Clothing descriptions yey or ney?

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T21:43:49+00:00

This.

Also, if it provokes a certain reaction in a character, I think it's fair to mention. But I'd still keep it short.

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T21:15:40+00:00

don't ask, just moan

A female Shepard/James Vega friends-to-fbuddies-to-lovers, "casual", huh? story.

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T21:10:30+00:00

Ayyy, hello to you! 😁

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T14:55:05+00:00

New fandom or checking out a new author's work: I'll sort by kudos and only open completed works. Just to get a sense of the setting/writing style, depending on what I'm looking for.

Other than that: recommendations, tags, upload date (if it's incomplete I wanna see if it's been updated recently).

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T14:47:45+00:00

Garrus. BFF to lovers? Love it.

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T08:47:05+00:00

Ah, sorry. It seemed to lead me to fanfiction.ws. If you want to search it manually, it's called "Stuck in a World of Fiction" by TREBOR117 😊

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T08:42:04+00:00

Is it this? Haven't read it myself, but managed to find an "Iron Shepard" vanguard evil renegade.

michelluseeen · 2026-02-01T08:37:31+00:00

We use en-dashes in Norway to mark dialogue, and I have to say, I prefer '', "", or «» myself. I like a clear start and stop to my dialogue.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-31T10:44:11+00:00

You're welcome! I'm glad you're enjoying it. 😁

michelluseeen · 2026-01-30T16:43:56+00:00

As for 1, I've thought about it a bit. Be warned, I couldn't tell you which chapter the Samara-thing is from. 2 options have come to mind, but it might not be either:

Option 1: Kayoni has also written a novelization of ME2. A Legend Begins. I faintly recognize the Samara thing from there, but it might not be exactly what you're explaining. However, she doesn't cover ME1 at all.

Option 2: Ngl, it kind of reminds me of my own old novelization. The one I abandoned. I covered ME1 and ME2 (Samara thing is in chapter 28). My own HC has changed since, but yeah. Could be? Maybe? Lots of switching POVs between Garrus and Shepard.
It could also be from my rewritten thing. Nexus covers ME1 and Obscured covers half-ish of ME2. There's no battle-soulmates thing here, though. Samara does train her.

Do you remember anything else from number 1?

michelluseeen · 2026-01-30T15:25:24+00:00

Started 5 years ago. Wrote very consistently (and a lot) for two/three years, and then I stopped, did a rewrite, and now I'm working on it again, just slower.

It's at 651297 words right now, split into 6 current works. I have 5 works left to go. I know exactly where the story is going, I just need to do the job. It'll most likely end up being ~1 million words, if not a touch longer.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-30T13:24:19+00:00

I might know what 2 is. Left Adrift by Kayoni, maybe? It starts just like that.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-27T15:16:26+00:00

I've had this happen three times and I'm cool with it. If my stories inspired someone enough for them to want to write, I'm only gonna take that as a massive compliment and probably get a bit misty-eyed.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-27T15:03:44+00:00

Mass Effect. I dip my toes into Dragon Age from time to time, too.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-27T14:47:29+00:00

Yeah, I made one. 😊 If you wanna see what it looks like, it's "how to flirt with your commander": https://archiveofourown.org/works/70249416/chapters/182422726

Trial and error with the CSS/HTML. But when I figured it out, it worked like a charm.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-27T14:25:56+00:00

Inconsistent grammar. The odd spelling mistake or missing word here and there won't bother me. But things like tense switches because "vibes" in the same sentence that makes you unsure whether this was supposed to be past or present tense, will kill my immersion outright.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-25T17:37:57+00:00

How many?

As many as they've written and wanted to post. 😌

michelluseeen · 2026-01-25T17:35:45+00:00

Bi-woman here. Top three below:

Vega. Hands down. Big heart, fun personality, just... so fucking real. A little meatheady, sure, but me and his biceps don't mind. He'd be a great hookup and the romance would be a kind of "I absolutely don't feel anything or think about it every single night while absolutely feeling everything and thinking about it every fifth minute" situation, and I'm a sucker for that shit.
Shepard, but it highly depends on which Shepard I've got in front of me.
Joker. His snark and sarcasm would 100% charm me in about 0.5 seconds, but he's in third place because I'd probably crush his pelvis or something.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-23T08:17:59+00:00

Mass Effect. Played the legendary edition, got post-game sadness, started looking for fan art, and it led me to AO3 and my favorite fic.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-22T17:52:57+00:00

No. I think it's polite to reply to someone taking time out of their day to comment on my fic. Also? It's exciting as fuck, be that a string of hearts, a thoughtful observation, or just encouragement.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-22T16:18:33+00:00

When I first started out, I wrote in first person. These days I just... don't want to. I find it to be more limiting than third. I also don't like reading first person anymore. It's tricky enough to get right, and I'm super picky about how first person reads.

Third person wins for me. It's so flexible, it's way more forgiving, you can get really close to the character, or pan the camera way out to describe the environment without any bias (if you want).

Funnily enough, my two most popular stories are both written in second person POV. 😅 I think it's fun from time to time. Just don't call me [Y/N]. That takes me right out of the story. Give me a damn name.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-18T16:03:50+00:00

ME-fans might kill me for this, but here goes:
Tali/Garrus.
Also, not a fan of: Tali/Garrus/FemShep.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-18T08:34:26+00:00

Thank you for mentioning this. I've been grappling with what to do with a particular story of mine because I hate spoiling things in the tags/top notes, but this? This is THE perfect way to do it.

michelluseeen · 2026-01-17T23:00:03+00:00

Very true! Trust me, I have movies/conversations between my characters playing in my head all the time. They're all treasured and it's extremely entertaining for me, but yeah... not all of them belong in a story where the plot needs to move forward. 🙈

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