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4, 19, 28, 35?

Thanks so much for the asks!

4. Post a screenshot of one of your favorite comments. That's so hard! Here's a few off the top of my head:

19. What headcanon do you always include in your stories?

That despite having an implant, Zero's understanding of most basic concepts is incomplete due to a lack of natural instincts and because he wasn't raised or taught anything at all; he just got left in his glass box to develop alone by watching technicians and reading whatever thoughts/memories he had access to. This is most notable in my fics as both unusual sentence structure or vocabulary when he speaks (he substitutes words often when he hasn't learned the correct term) and a slight limp, as he learned to walk solely by watching someone and copied them incorrectly.

28. What fic is closest to your heart?

Oh another tough one! Hmm... for now I'd say it's probably Hunger, a Zero-centric fic based off of "Endler's steps of predation." It's basically a biology concept discussing the steps of a predation event and how the prey can intercept each step; I wrote this fic around the time I was finishing my senior project, and I had to research the concept for that too. Plus, I'm really proud of the way I framed Zero's headspace, as it felt like I was representing the character the way I see him. Very fun all around! 35. Have you ever written a fic because you were inspired by a title? Alas, I don't think so- I usually title my fics after they're written as an afterthought. The closest I've come is Your Eyes Were Lovely, Dark and Deep, which is actually a song lyric from The Woods by Sam Fermin, which inspired the fic.