This Made my Day...

[nia_kantorka]

At work a few people know I'm writing fanfiction. Those women are not only my colleagues but friends too. Today I got feedback from my friend A on one of my fics. She hasn't read any of my stories before because A doesn't like fantasy- therefore she's not really interested in anything that's got to do with magic. I showed her the beautiful art sylvaticginger did for said fic the last time we met privately, A got interested and wanted to read the story too.

Well, today A told me not only that she really liked "this collar story of yours", but that she'd read parts of it aloud to her husband. Lets say I was delighted. And then it got even better. Mr A was astonished about the collaring and other D/s elements in the story and asked her if I'm active in the BDSM scene.
OMG, that's so cool. The biggest compliment ever. That my description sounded so real to him that he had to ask her such a question. Haha, I could feel A was curious too.

Well, I did a lot of research on the matter, read a lot of blogs from people who live their D/s kink proudly (so many great people are blogging about such private things) and I loved to get a grip on the topic, but I'm not participating in BDSM. Anyone who does probably recognises that at a glance, but nonetheless Mr A's question made my day. And as I'm still insecure about writing stories in a second language today has been a huge boost to keep going.

Comments

[smirkingcat.livejournal.com]

congrats!
so awesome!
and you can totally be proud of it- i'm so happy for you, i'm smiling like a loon
and that story totally deserves such a praise, its really an awesome story!
so happy for you!
(and btw mister and misses a are awesome!)

[my_thestral]

Heh, that's lovely! :D I guess when it comes to a compliment, it just doesn't get any better than that! :) Totally deserved, mind you. I know squat about BDSM scene, but you could have totally fooled me you were some kind of an expert, if not an active participant. It's that kind of comments that really give you the boost, isn't it?
I've also had one like that this week: a guy told me that he was re-reading my fics cause he always finds it inspiring and he was making a fan-art video/mix compilation based on one of them. I could totally kiss him, goddammit, why are all the good ones gay!? :)

[blithelybonny.livejournal.com]

That's such an awesome compliment! Love that <3

[capitu]

That IS a huge complement!

It's just that the fic has so many feels about what that moment means to them and it comes across in the fic perfectly. :D

[nia_kantorka]

Ah, thank you! {{{{squishes you}}}}

They really are! I don't even know him (saw him twice for around five minutes) except from A's tales about her family. But she is a darling and one of my favourite people to work with.

[nia_kantorka]

Yeh, it was (is) great. I didn't even know if she would read it at all. *grins like a lunatic*

A fan-art video/mix compilation based on your story. How cool is that! Congrats, darling! You need to show us when he's uploaded it somewhere. *nods eagerly*

Well, I'm not sure not gay/not bisexual men read much slash fics. It would be worth a years long discussion why a lot of het men seem to be frightened to read/talk/think about gay couples- no matter their gender.

[nia_kantorka]

It is. I'm still in awe about it. :D

[nia_kantorka]

It still makes me happy. :D

Ah, darling, thank you! *hugs tight*

[ladyprydian.livejournal.com]

That's quite the complement! Well done you!

[candamira.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful! :-) Well deserved. Your collar story really is intense and powerful, no wonder she thinks it has an autobiographical background. And yay for lovely colleages!

[nia_kantorka]

Oi, thank you! :D

[nia_kantorka]

Thank you, darling!

But on the other hand it's a disturbing image. Just think about me walking around naked with my collar (blurry imagination will do) between the little one, Mr Kantorka, the cat and our lovely neighbours all around. Do you get nightmares too?
LOL