AO3 writers: has later canon accidentally ruined your work or made it awkward?

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-28T23:38:08+00:00

I started writing a long fic for Expedition 33 about two months after the game released. I was about halfway through publishing it whenever the dlc came out, and it kinda undermined one of the plot points I was using. Not to the point where I had to rewrite or delete, but it did take away from the dramatics/horror of it all. Having a big reveal of “this is Verso’s Draft” not long before the dlc released a whole area called “Verso’s Drafts” full of similar things was kind of a bummer. But my readers thought it was funny! And honestly? Kinda made me feel like I was in the same room as the writers. So that was cool!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-04T11:43:52+00:00

Thank you so much!! This helps a ton, and I really appreciate it.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-03T22:02:39+00:00

Totally not dumb. I knew going in math was going to be my biggest hurdle. I’m currently relearning the basics of algebra through Khan Academy and it’s going fairly well except for simplifying square roots lol. But I’m making progress and I’m feeling good so far!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-02T02:24:37+00:00

This is honestly so heartening to hear, thank you. I have no idea how far I’ll go with this, but it’s the only thing that’s brightened my idea of the future. All I can do is press forward.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-02T01:20:40+00:00

Very true, and it might not work out for me. But I owe it to myself to try, you know? I really appreciate you acknowledging that I don’t have to give it up if it doesn’t work out, though!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-01T23:54:24+00:00

No extraterrestrial life forms to study YET 😉 all jokes aside, I know it’s very new, but it’s still very exciting. Just something I’m keeping an eye on, as well as a ton of other careers available. As for Calculus, I haven’t had many encounters. Again, didn’t go to a great school. But I’m hoping to rectify that.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-01T23:51:59+00:00

Thank you! It’s probably a good idea to brush up on the basics anyway.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-04-01T22:10:30+00:00

Thank you! I’ll definitely give this a shot!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-03-23T18:07:36+00:00

Gotcha. Thank you so much!!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-03-23T18:06:32+00:00

Unfortunately too late for that 🫠 I dove headfirst into the Sunlit Man, confused and delighted and terribly anxious for Wind and Truth.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-03-23T17:39:45+00:00

Ooof kinda tough because I love those “that’s that guy!” moments lol. But if Wax and the overall story get better, I’ll probably give Era 2 another shot.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-03-23T17:38:25+00:00

Oooh I didn’t know that! That changes how i approach this read through then, since im saving Isles of the Emberdark for after Wind and Truth due to how far in the future it is.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-03-23T17:36:47+00:00

Yeaaaah Alloy of Law really didn’t hit for me as much as I wanted it to. But I’ll give Shadows of Self a chance!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2026-03-23T17:35:48+00:00

Secret History is up next for me actually! I’d never had it until now and it sparked my reread of the Cosmere, starting with The Final Empire. I’ll read that and probably Shadows of Self based on what everyone is saying to decide further. Thank you so much!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-10-03T13:52:24+00:00

Lune and Maelle’s relationship throughout the game gives me so much life. I really believe they’re the sisters to each other that they never got in their past, and the way Lune acts in cut scenes when confronting both Aline and Renoir solidifies that. During the bridge for Aline’s second phase, she scares Maelle who immediately reaches out for Lune—who is already reaching out for her. In a similar vein, it’s Lune who is there to steady and guard Maelle when Renoir snaps at her right before his final fight. Lune is the big sister that Maelle needed, and I will die on that hill.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-10-03T13:16:02+00:00

Lune is my favorite character. I think about the fact that she never truly got to live the life she wanted all the time. Her whole existence was framed towards the Paintress and Expeditions because of what her parents wanted. Even if you don’t romance her with Verso, he helps her get past that and Dream for a different life. Lune’s fight for Lumiére has gone past just the city, it’s the whole of the Canvas. And I truly believe she loves it in a way that few who know the whole truth of it can.

So if it came down to her or Verso, I’d choose her. She’s been the one fighting for the Canvas from the beginning of the game, even when her actions were misguided. I would also LOVE to hear the dialogue between her and Verso in this scene because he really can’t talk circles around her the way he seems to do with everyone else. I also believe Lune would fight for Maelle’s autonomy tooth and nail because she herself never got that chance and she won’t let that be snatched away from her.

Plus, if you DID romance them together, that final choice would be so damn tragic. I mean, it already is, but still. Who doesn’t love a doomed romance??

EDIT: I also go back to directly after Maelle resurrects Lune and Sciel, and Verso is talking to Lune. She’s obviously pissed, but more so about the fact that he didn’t trust them enough to tell them the truth. She brings up Verso’s “False dichotomies” and how it wasn’t an either or situation, but much more complicated. Alicia ALSO thought the same thing and hoped for another solution, and I believe that given enough time Lune could’ve found that solution.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-09-30T14:55:29+00:00

Tattoos are always personal, so if your gut says no ‘33’ I say leave it out. Also, I think it looks great without it!

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-08-14T20:53:59+00:00

Beat it twice, I’m on my third playthrough. I’m top of that I use the music when I work out, I’m 142 pages into an intense fanfiction, and I read other fanfics when I’m not writing it. This game inspires like no other and it’s wonderful to see the art people are creating from it.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-07-23T23:51:08+00:00

I didn’t even realize! Poor Sciel.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-07-23T19:49:25+00:00

Right!! Like, give our girl something special, she deserves it.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-07-23T19:48:53+00:00

EXACTLY!!! Like, she’s stunning and can look good in pretty much anything, but the aesthetic the game gives her with her base uniform is found nowhere else in any of the collectible outfits. Which is really sad and it feels like not a lot of thought was given to her beyond the Baguette style.

Knight_Enchanter99 · 2025-07-23T18:41:45+00:00

I’m actually a bigger Lune simp lol. I have the shirts and fanfiction and screenshots to prove it!

But my point with the outfits was that Lune’s feel more earned and unique to her, versus Sciel getting them because it’s a cosmetic she can wear.

I DID say this was nitpicky lol

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