rainyleafs

Anonymous · 1d

Hi Rainy! I'm a huge OYH fan and I would love it if the series went on forever, but realistically I know that would be unlikely. My question is - do you have any other (unrelated to OYH) SKZ works / plots / ideas that you hope to write at some point? If so, what would they be <3?

hiiii aww thank you!!! I get your wish and I don't think you're the only one! OYH's main story will indeed come to an end eventually, but if I don't write a sequel, at least the bonus scenes will allow me to revisit the pack as often as I like! I can come back any time.

I do have more skz drafts on my computer though, and I'm excited about those too. I have like, around 20k words written for some of them, and I'd love to explore them further! I can't tell you much yet, but I can say that any long fic I write will almost certainly be OT8, and that it'd still focus on that shared bond/pack/family feeling. It's just what I love writing the most!

rainyleafs · 15h

Anonymous · 1d

Hi! In your universe, do omegas have the instinct or urge to purr when they are relaxed or feeling safe? I'm asking because I am completely in love with Felix in your story! I love how sensitive, delicate, and cuddly he is. Since there was that extra chapter where he was compared to a kitty, I couldn't stop thinking about how it would be the cutest thing in the world if he actually purred like one!
I also have another question out of pure reader curiosity, haha. We all know the pack is completely crazy about Felix, that the desire is there, and they’ve even talked about it before. But now that they are in the sweetest courting phase and sharing more intimate kisses, how much are they having to hold back from intensifying things?
On a scale from 0 to 10, what is everyone's self-control level? Since Seungmin is asexual and doesn't feel desire with that same intensity, I imagine it’s super easy for him and his focus is purely on affection. But what about the others? How much are the rest of the members struggling to keep their cool? I know they would never force anything and will respect Felix's pace above all, it's just a silly question to know how big the spark of that desire is, haha!

hi!! awww yes that would be very cute right? I can only say that in OYH, omegas don't normally have the ability to purr!
As for your second question, lolllllll yes know that they're definitely interested in taking things further! Felix is very attractive and smells amazing and is glued to their sides pretty much 24/7- other than Seungmin, they've all had moments where they've had to take a minute to breathe and cool off (including Felix himself). You might see a mention of that here and there, butttt the truth is that I don't typically write too much of this for the simple reason that I'm asexual and focusing too much on their sexual desire would make me uncomfortable (aside from the rare moments when the stars align and I'm okay with writing it!). So please be gentle with me, I'll try to give you more of his exploration eventually but I do need to keep my mental health in mind <33

rainyleafs · 16h

Anonymous · 2d

Okay........ I really hesitated to ask this question because I ABSOLUTELY KNOW (and still absolutely adore your story despite this) that what I'm about to ask is not at ALL a point of the story, nor the purpose of the story, but I'm just.... I'm SO curious on whether or not we'll get any explicit (of the horny variety) scenes between Flx and his pack? Whether in the main story or in the extras? Gosh, this question feels so shallow, it does NOT express my love for your story enough, it truly is one of the Best™. I reread it often because the Hurt/comfort is PEAK hurt/comfort, I love it, it has been getting me through the ao3 shutdown 🥺

aww thank you for the reassurances!! that's so sweet. you might!! i'm ace, so i need to put my mental health first and make sure i stay comfortable writing this story, but as you've seen, sometimes (on a rare night when the stars align) i do enjoy writing explicit scenes! so my hope is that you'll also get some for felix with the pack. i just can't make promises, because it would make me anxious to have that expectation be out there, you know? but i hope so!!

thank you for showing so much love for the fic though, i'm really glad you love it so much!! <3

rainyleafs · 1d

Anonymous · 2d

i know all of the explicit content has been bonus scenes because a.) they’re not in felix’s pov and b.) i’m assuming for some kind of censorship so that the story can be read without it if you’re not into that. have you decided how/if you’re going to handle any explicit scenes in felix’s pov? wether they’re going to take place in the main story or as bonus scenes?

I'll be honest with you and say that actually, this story doesn't contain many explicit scenes because I'm ace, and I want to make sure I stay comfortable writing it. I wrote it for me first, so that's really the only reason! No intentional censorship; just me making sure I won't hate myself while writing it.

I can write explicit scenes sometimes, and when I feel like writing them, I will! You've seen those before. I hope to give you explicit scenes from Felix's point of view too, but whether I'd include them in the main story or the bonus scenes would depend on the contents of the scene itself, and on what I feel would be most fitting at that moment. So I can't really answer your question yet, but it could be either!

rainyleafs · 1d

Anonymous · 2d

Hiya hiya :3 This is a short snippet request for maybe like a line of angst for the soul :3 No worries if not! Hope you’re doing great and coping with the loss of our beloved archive :( much love!!

awww of course you can!! here you go:

"He curls in on himself, burying his head in his knees and clutching his hands to his chest, his breath coming in shallow little gasps."

rainyleafs · 1d

Anonymous · 4d

hi rainy! i love this story so much, it brings me so much comfort and i’m so so greatful you’ve written it. i was wondering if you studied some form of english language or literature in school or if writing just comes naturally to you? (sorry if that’s too personal, i’m just curious because i study english literature and i’ve noticed it helps me a lot with my own fic writing) 🩷🩷

awww hi anon, thank you so much!! that's so sweet <3 you're right, I did! I studied English literature and linguistics in uni. And I must admit I picked linguistics courses over literature courses wherever possible, but literature was still a compulsory part of my degree so I studied that too. it definitely helped me become a better writer too, even though at the time, I didn't write as a hobby at all. I've always read a lot though! I think every writer should also be a reader in order to improve (and I think pretty much all of us are? we're here because of our love for stories and words, after all!)

rainyleafs · 4d

Anonymous · 4d

Hello Rainy! how you doin? I want to ask if you will upload first the innie's prequel or the new chapter!

hello hello I'm good!!! and that is a great question. I'm not sure yet! I was going to upload Innie's 5th prequel first, because I had an ao3 draft for his story (to work on the title/summary/tags etc., don't worry, i don't write in the ao3 text box lmao) that was going to expire on the 9th of November. So I figured I'd just make sure I could upload his prequel before that, so I wouldn't lose it. But now we've (temporarily) lost ao3 and I have no idea what will have happened to that draft deadline by the time the website goes back up. If it's still there, I'll upload Innie's prequel first. If I've lost it, who knows. I might still choose to share Innie's next prequel first, or you might get the next main story chapter first instead. It just depends on what I'll be in the mood for when it comes to editing! <3

rainyleafs · 4d

Anonymous · 5d

hello i love ur story so much and want to commend u on how well youve written OYH because writing a fic about so many characters and balancing everyones story is SO hard. im currently working on my own ot8 au and its been really difficult to plan out everyones life and stuff like that. i wanted to ask how you came to formulate everyones as characters!! at what point in the story did u start formulating their backstories? what key parts of their characters did you map out, and when? especially with some of the characters in school, how did you decide what career they would go into?

aah thank you so much!! I completely get that being difficult! and I can tell you I definitely didn't start with their backstories. Every writer is different of course, so I can only tell you what works for me. You'll have to take what resonates and leave the rest! I didn't start with their backstories; in fact, when I started writing, I knew as little as Felix did. Everything (and everyone) slowly took shape as I continued to write. It definitely helped that Felix didn't meet them all at once, so I didn't have to introduce them and their jobs/studies all in one go. I think I just picked things that I felt made sense for their characters at the time. They're not even the most original jobs; we see them for these 8 men in plenty of other fanfics. But they felt right for the silly little story I was writing for myself at the time, and then it grew from there. Sometimes their jobs were just a fun choice (like Hyunjin being a painter) and I explored how it would fit into his backstory later, and sometimes their jobs/studies were plot-based (like Seungmin studying medicine). I did like the idea of him being a student though, of him not having all the answers on his own yet, and so that's what I wrote.

I'm not sure I'm giving you any answer at all lol, but I hope some of it is useful anyway! I guess the long and short of it is to just pick something that seems fun to write, or fun to explore when it comes to their backgrounds or your plot. And if you have an epiphany 4 chapters later and realise that one of them should really be studying X instead of Y, you can go back and change it! It's your story, just have fun writing it! <3

rainyleafs · 4d

Anonymous · 5d

Hi, I will send you a virtual hug after the today's announcement...hope you had a good day...

aww anon! I'm okay, thank you! we knew this was coming, even if the announcement is a little unexpected! we'll miss him, but like he and the members keep saying, please don't worry too much! just keep supporting them and they'll all be back in no time <3 my only wish is honestly for him (and all of them to follow) to hopefully get to enjoy the break from the spotlights in some shape or form, even if i wish compulsory military enlistment wasn't a thing. may their enlistment periods go as smoothly and safely as possible <3

rainyleafs · 4d

Anonymous · 6d

Hi! Hope you're doing well! We all know the main story is entirely from Felix's point of view, and we are absolutely loving it! But I was a bit curious about something: in the future, once OYH and Kwang-ho’s arc come to an end, do you ever think about writing another main story centered around a different pack member?
My question is more about whether you'd have any interest in exploring this universe further with a new protagonist at the center of it. For instance, if there could be a possibility in the future for a main story focused on Minho, showing his journey through therapy and dealing with his past traumas. Do you have any plans or the desire to go down that path?

Ooo interesting question! I truly don't know! I've been telling my betas that I'm definitely glad I've got the bonus scenes, because those mean I can add scenes indefinitely if I want. I can't say if I'd ever write a sequel. If I did, it would not cover the same timeline as the main story, and since Minho's therapy will start there, a sequel won't be that. I really can't tell you if I'd write another full-length OYH main story after this, I think that chance is small. At the moment, I plan to add shorter scenes or one-shots in this universe after the main story ends, and possibly write a new fic! But we'll see, nothing is set in stone!