casewriter wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:26 pm
I'm not really into shipping, but this was pretty great. The characters acted exactly like themselves as they were in the games, and I especially liked Athena and Klavier sharing a lot of German language together. Your writing is clearly your strongest suit. I also noticed that your editing in fade-ins and fade outs and such have gotten better, and are more automatic. Just a lot of improvement all around, which is welcome. I'm excited for the rest of Overcaffeinated, but this is a great few stories.
I really appreciate that, thanks for taking the time to watch. As with my other project, my highest priorities were replicating the AA "feel", and portraying the characters accurately, so to get those "wins" and put together something that people like is really satisfying.
These two projects have highlighted for me that my writing style is better suited to these bite-sized pieces, snapshots etc., as opposed to longform, but that's just something I need to grow into.
It's funny, of the three, Athena & Klavier were the pair I had the least inspiration for going in, but when I sat down to write it, everything just started flowing out of me. I knew that I wanted them to meet for coffee, and to have them agree to keep things between themselves, but outside of that I didn't really know what I wanted them to "do", per se. The circus scene in particular was spur-of-the-moment... I was ready to end it at Tres Bien but figured it was too short.
Their interests, chemistry, and vibe are just so specific that it's becoming harder and harder for me to separate them in my mind. They're a fun pair to write for.