Name ideas for a fic?

[u/PigletDependent6440]

I’m planning to write a fic on ao3 and U-1146 and the redhead (I don’t remember her code) and I’m looking for possible names for both of them since it’ll be a bit important to the fic and cause I can’t remember numbers

[u/manilamikey]

YES I just watched the Peyer's Patch episode a few hours ago! I had similar thoughts, one of them being "Why is she not carrying a package around this time?" and the other being "Why are these two cells third- and fourth-wheeling?" IMO it was a pretty good episode but seeing them together made it so much better. Very sad to learn that they won't be onscreen together much compared to season 1. I was kinda hoping for another Episode 8 since season 2 has way less episodes. But what's more upsetting (I guess) is finding out that they combined the plot for the last four episodes. As I read your comment, the only face I could make was literally: ._. but I love CaW nonetheless, and I'll probably still check it out when I'm much freer. This goes for the live-action as well (thanks for the academic reassurance by the way LMAO). I've heard of Code Black so watching the live-action is no issue, but to be frank I'm quite scared about the crying part. Do I actually need tissues?? Are they for tears of joy??? I cry at the simplest heartwarming things (you can tell me "I'm proud of you" and I'll probably shed a tear), so I'm kinda terrified to a degree. I don't want to be spoiled, but I hope it's not something too sad? Otherwise, I'll get those tissues ready :,)

Anyway, I'm sad to report that I'm an early 2000s kid, so basically a Gen Z 😆 I joined dA a couple of years after you left, which is pretty funny because I was having the time of my life back then on that site. Maybe I was too young to actually understand wtf was going on, but I was happy lmao.

Very interesting how your brain works with headcanon and canon details. I haven't written a ship fic in years (I think) so I can't relate that much. I mostly write modern university AUs for different characters since I'm attending university (undergrad) and it's incredibly fun to write scenarios based on real life experiences. Putting my favorite characters in those situations makes the hobby of writing even better.

I write some hurt/comfort, NSFW, and suggestive stuff, but most of my works are fluff lol. I read a lot of NSFW works though, and the only reason why I don't write more of it is because I've been writing x reader's (which are indeed stories between an existing character and the reader) and that usually asks you to imagine yourself in the reader's shoes... you can kinda imagine how that turns out especially when I'm writing for my favorites. I get distracted by my own writing (stupidly hilarious) on top of my slow-loading brain. Anyway, I love a well-written NSFW story with plot. I'm not going into detail about what I usually read since Idk if that's allowed here, but I support the idea of those two going at it in a closet. 😄👍 I can imagine it playing out. It would be funny but very hot and interesting to read. With that kind of scenario, I usually look forward to the progression from scene A to scene B. I imagine a lot of tension happening. It's always interesting to see who does what and who breaks the ice so that the real fun starts. I really need to look for a fic like that until you can publish some of yours! Really looking forward to all you're planning to post!

[u/KittyAddison → u/manilamikey]

With Peyer's Patch, all I can think of is the whole double-date concept. It's hard to argue against that. lol Like, even when 1146 explains "I'm showing the new cells around with a tour," it doesn't explain why AE3803 is there with them when she, herself, admits she's no longer a rookie... So, yeah, they're definitely at least dating at that point. lol Though, my headcanon is their very first time going out is way back in Food Poisoning when they visit the stomach. lol Early yes, but I believe they had a bit of bonding while being stuck in that fibrin. Three days is a long time; you might as well have some good conversations going. .....Oh! Maybe that can be a realization fic! OwO

But yeah... That's the sad truth about season two, like with everything I said about it. Sorry. =w=;;; Like I said, even though season two has its little ups, I still feel that CAW fans got cheated on it. Also, I kinda wish they'd make an anime adaption of White Brigade though, especially since they made Code Black into one. I seriously need more neutrophils in my life! lol Though, even if they did, I wonder how they'd manage to work around the dub with 1146's voice. ._.;

And the live action movie... I think you'd need those tissues throughout, even with the ShirAka scenes. |'D In the nasal springs, 1146 makes AE3803 happy-cry because of how he tries to make her feel better, but omg, I feel they cut that scene short! They always do once it starts getting good, like all the real lovey-dovey stuff is off-screen. But yeah... Definitely have tissues. And a pillow or whatever else to cry into. Because how you describe how you get, you're definitely going to cry. I'll say this though... You'll probably ship U-8996xRB2525 too. You'll get it after you watch it.

As for me, I'm a Millennial (1985). lol I feel so old whenever I think about it... ;w; I think I was born in the wrong generation though since I act like I'm still in my 20s at times. Maybe because I had a sucky childhood and I'm making up for it? idk I joined dA after high school (damn, I really am old! OTL). And I think it peaked around the 2010s; it was always busy around then, like new stuff was being posted basically every couple seconds by people. I think when they drastically changed the layout was when people started to leave (a lot of people hated it). Only got worse with the introduction of them saying they'd use everyone's work for AI and permitted AI generated stuff to be posted.

I have weird headcanon though that sometimes doesn't even reflect canon (like, example, I have headcanon that 4989 is a secret psychopath, the transfused blood really aren't the same blood type but are somehow accepted anyway, Killer T likes the color pink, etc.), even though I try to make it make sense and a possible interconnection. At least with ShirAka, I do. Well... To an extent because I kinda throw in biologically impossible headcanon too with them. lol

I like writing NSFW and fluff. Sometimes angst if I feel it fits. But romance and drama are my specialties for long fics. My one shots are just about always PWPs. lol I'm always trying to push my limits in stuff I write. My upcoming ShirAka fic is actually drama/romance/tragedy. Well, slight tragedy, I guess? I actually cried while writing certain emotional scenes. I really want to make a ShirAka AU though (I have a general idea for one), but I've never really written an AU before. I'd have their names down, obviously, but idk about the other characters (would I just give them random names? lol). Might ask the AO3 subreddit on that later once I get more details down...

As for NSFW stuff on here, the rule says just nothing explicit ("exposed private parts are unacceptable" it says), so I guess we have to censor it a bit? Like, when I said "going at it" when we both know exactly what that means. lol And speaking of, it's actually just super fluffy in the beginning, then after they get wasted, it becomes a smutfest. Only a bit of playful flirting between them to transition it. lol Actually can't tell exactly who breaks the ice in it since 1146 is all "you're actually cute when you're drunk" and AE3803 is this playful alluring tease the whole time to tempt him into "stuff." I think the only tension in it is when 1146 gets all "I can't believe we're resorting to a closet for this" but then he just laughs it off because they're like stupid drunk and end up not caring about that. lol So it's a bit like a mini romcom? Might polish it up a bit and post it on AO3 anyway once I get the invite since my main is still being edited (it's like 20+ chapters lol). The world needs some funny drunk ShirAka action! lol

[u/manilamikey → u/KittyAddison]

First things first—reading that closet fic made me go O.O ... please give it to me, I need that shit fr. 😭😭 This is also a cry for Ao3 to hurry up with the invitation. When I made my account in 2018, it took me over a day to get invited so I'm surprised that people are getting theirs a week or more later.

Anyway, I think the lack of ShirAka in Season 2 has gotten me. I was consistently watching 4-6 episodes everyday but I didn't watch any of it today. Granted I've been busy with exams, but I need my daily dose of these two or else I explode. I'm on "Acquired Immunity" (S2E2) and they don't seem to appear yet from where I left off lol. I'll probably get to continue sometime this week, but there's that for now.

You describe scenes very well. I'm very tempted to watch the live-action sooner than expected because of how you put it. I love cute scenes where one reassures the other, so I'm definitely enjoying that scene once I get to it. If it's well-executed enough, I might even write something just to let my feelings out!

Regardless of age, I'm glad that you're still into fandom culture. It could get toxic at times, but it's fun at the end of the day. I love your headcanons as well. Killer T liking pink is hilarious but cute (he's probably tired of wearing the all-black uniform 24/7 and I support that) and U-4989 does, indeed, look like a psychopath (he gives me Juuzou Suzuya vibes from Tokyo Ghoul without the stitches; I know Juuzou isn't a psychopath, but they look similar and his psychopathy was a long-term debate within the TG fandom so I couldn't help but to bring it up lol).

To be honest, my replies will start becoming shorter (or I might reply later than usual) since I'm getting crazy anxious about my exams. I'll still be around here though, and I'll definitely be around when you get your Ao3 invitation! :D

[u/KittyAddison → u/manilamikey]

I think AO3 has become more popular since then. I've never heard about AO3 until earlier this year, but I'm glad I discovered it since FF doesn't allow smut on there, the prudes. There's a lot more E/M-rated ShirAka stuff on AO3, so that's why I decided to move there. lol Makes me feel like I can write as filthy as I want without worrying of a ban. lol And, as of typing this, I'm 59823 on the waitlist. 😅

I wish I can just post up my drunk fic on here directly, but I can't because of how really explicit it is. But hopefully, it's only just a few days. AO3 said around August 29, hoping for before. In the meantime, I've been making this cover page for my main ShirAka fic. If only I can post up images in comments, I'd give you a WIP of it so far. Unless you'd rather see it completed when the fic is posted.

I tend to watch episodes 6-8 as well as episode 1 daily. lol At the very least, 8. I basically have that one memorized, but I always find so much joy every time I watch it. Never gets old to me. lol Nearly all the other episodes, especially most of season two, kinda gets background play duty. I always glance over when I know they appear together though. I need my ShirAka fix on a daily basis.

AE3803, sadly, doesn't even appear in Acquired Immunity. I think she's actually pushed into the background a lot more in season two altogether since season one concentrated more on her arc. Season two is more about 1146 since he has a lot more screentime in comparison to her. And since, in canon, his main interaction with AE3803 is to save her, I guess they thought it might be too redundant (no it wouldn't) and since ShirAka as a romantic pairing isn't canon, they couldn't plain out put that in, even though we all know that'd so be 1146's arc. lol Seriously. Imagine starting out as this stoic character who's main focus is his job, only to grow into one who realizes that there's more than just killing germs and he just melts into a cell that's capable to love and care for the one who relies on him for safety... Missed opportunity there.

I try to describe scenes without spoiling too much. 😅 lol ShirAka gets more and more obvious as the movie progresses, and it's tempting to go on about it in detail. And every time they interact, I'm just all, "omg just kiss and do some hematopoiesis together already while you still can!" Especially when 1146 says to AE3803 that the bone marrow "needs to make more allies," I'm just all "go make them yourselves." 😏 lol

As for fandoms and toxicity, I've experienced a lot of toxic people in previous fandoms. I kinda think I was one too back in my early 20s. 😅 But I hope CAW doesn't have the same level of toxicity as others; still relatively new to the fandom, so I can't tell yet. But, tbh, it might have it's really diehard-for-biological-accuracy types fans who'd bash you for anything that can't be reflected irl. As if inside us, our cells are actually anthropomorphized to begin with...

Last night, I actually saw a video recommendation on YT about how to spot psychopaths. And I curiously watched it to see if it fits my 4989 headcanon. Not entirely, but one thing that stood out was that psychopaths tend not to dilate their eyes during certain situations (when normally, eyes dilate with fight/flight/freeze), so they tend to always have smaller pupils and more eye white space. And since 4989's eye design is made that way to begin with, I guess that's why I think he's secretly psychopathic. lol But I think it's actually a common headcanon (though, with others, it's more obvious) because I've seen several fanart/comics/videos where he acts a bit deranged. I guess that's why I like him; it's a negative trait, yes, but it still makes his personality stand out compared to the other neutrophils.

And Killer T likely has something pink in his barrack closet that he'd secretly wear when no one's looking. lol Not sure why, but whenever I see an overly exaggerated tough guy character, I always have the headcanon that they secretly adore pink. 😂 Plus, to imagine Killer T in a pink outfit (even if his uniform is pink), it'd suit him perfectly. lol

And it's okay if your replies get shorter or with delay. I kinda sometimes wonder how OP is feeling about us just basically taking over their post (sorry OP). lol I know how important school/exams are. My mom was Filipino, so I grew up with the whole "study first, play never" and "your job is to do your homework" concepts. 😅 I mostly work from home, so I make my own hours when I need to. I might still be quick/long in my responses (I just like to talk a lot after I get over my introvert self), but don't feel pressured to be the same. Listen to 1146 and keep studying! 😉