02/04/2021 8:16:28 ¶ ● ⬀ ⬈

arquiving:

> sneezymcphlegmlord:

> > I couldn’t stop thinking about that one part in your cold bare hands, they hold too tight where john is a lil drunk and holds dirk’s face, and he feels warmth for probably the first time ever ;w;

> > This was uh, really ambitious and I messed up so many times, but I guess I can finally consider it done now.

> > @arquiving thank you for writing this fic; It’s really inspiring and I’m glad (and amazed) that it updates so often haha

> > Edit: I can’t format for shit and also can’t tag them whoops

> Oh my god?? OH MY GOD??

> First off, like. I don’t know why the tag thing isn’t working, but I’m sure tumblr’s privacy stuff has something to do with it, so sorry about the struggle there.

> Second, it bears repeating: OH MY GOD. I love every single little detail about this piece, and I’m currently dropping a reminder to myself to link it when I update on Sunday. Holy fuck. I’m honored that my fic managed to inspire this masterpiece. Like, the lighting is so good, I love how it plays against John’s skin and Dirk’s hair and shirt, and even the reflection in John’s glasses is so well rendered, aaaaaaah! And Dirk’s little freckles! And their expressions!! The way John’s looking at Dirk, all adoring and open, and the way that the viewer gets to see Dirk’s eyes so we know he’s not Quite looking back? This honestly captures the mood of that scene so well from Dirk’s perspective, and you did an amazing job, thank you so much <33333

Oh my gosh thank you I look up to your writing so much,, like,, all these little gestures of affection Dirk thinks about later and can’t make sense of because of his upbringing?? The fondness in their banter and teasing??? And him opening up slowly in the newer chapters and watching mlp for the first time and being the dork he was always meant to be???? Your writing has slayed me and I look forward to every update >//////< And the lighting in this scene is just Dirk equating the emotional warmth he feels to actual physical warmth because he’s a poor fool xD

*Ahem* thanks bro this fic is really inspiring and I’m glad my art could reach you despite the weird Tumblr privacy stuff. ^w^