here's Chapter 6, written with my signature mix of humor, warmth, and a little chaos. This is the "get to know me" chapter in its most real form — where my quirks and little joys are as much a part of my storytelling voice as your characters are.

"I am composed of 40% emotional playlists, 30% late-night spiraling, 20% unhinged drafts, and 10% iced drinks I forgot I made."

We've talked about the stories I write.
But let's talk about the weird little things that leak into them — sometimes on purpose, sometimes because I am simply built like this.

This chapter isn't deep. It's personal. It's ridiculous.
It's the quirks, chaos, and soft spots that make me, well... me.

✦ Weird Writing Habits I Will Not Be Changing

I write dialogue first and then go back and build the world around the characters like I'm placing plants in a conversation jungle.

I use [ALL CAPS BRACKETS] for emotional chaos I will "fix later" (I never fix them).

I reread my own work like I didn't write it, then cry at my own lines.

I write entire scenes out of order and emotionally regret it later when I have to stitch them together like a wounded Frankenstein.

I name WIPs after songs, vibes, or ✨unrelated feelings✨ (e.g., "Spilled Soda," "Velvet Knife," "It's About the Hoodie").

✦ Harmless Hot Takes (I Stand By These)

The "grumpy x sunshine" trope is elite and I will never shut up about it.

If a character says everything but what they feel, I will root for them until death.

Slow burn > instant love. Always.

I want at least one character to be emotionally repressed in every story.

If the fictional man isn't emotionally damaged with great hair, why is he here?

✦ Small Joys That Keep Me Human

That moment when it starts raining and you're already inside.

Rewatching a comfort show while writing — with captions on but volume muted.

Getting coffee orders right for fictional characters.

Saving memes that I swear I'll use later (I won't).

Wearing cozy hoodies while writing angst.

The dopamine rush of formatting a title just right.

✦ Hobbies That Feed My Chaos

🩰 Dance

I've trained in Bharatanatyam, which taught me discipline, storytelling through movement, and how to hold still with intensity

I also dance contemporary/western, where I get to let go and be dramatic and free

There's choreography in my brain and it leaks into the rhythm of my writing

Yes, every emotional beat drop deserves a spin or head toss.

🎵 Music

Genres I vibe with: a little bit of everything (and a whole lot of emotional damage)

Currently learning guitar (a slow, slightly painful journey but I love it)

NGL? I'm not bad.

Songs shape how I write. Sometimes I write just to fit the mood of a song.

My brain makes playlists before it makes outlines.

🎧 K-pop Brain (Unapologetic Stan Section)

Bias-wrecked by: &TEAM, Enhypen, TXT, ZB1, BOYNEXTDOOR, Twice, Itzy

I rotate between writing fluff and imagining idol AU chaos

My favorite tropes show up in their content all the time and I eat it up

✦ Signs You're Me (or Could Be)

You overthink a three-line text but write 10,000 words in one night like it's nothing.

You write full character backstories but forget to name the side characters.

You keep random screenshots of quotes because they felt like you, even if they don't make sense out of context.

You create playlists for your fictional ships that no one else listens to — but you treat them like sacred documents.

You have a notes app full of chaotic WIP names like "oops he's hot", "café angst draft 2", and "the one where they don't speak but fall in love anyway."

✦ Fun Facts (Unnecessary, But You're Already Here)

1. I sometimes write better when I pretend I'm writing a secret letter to someone.

2. I treat moodboards like emotional puzzles. If one image feels "off," I scrap the whole thing.

3. I love watching reaction videos of people listening to emotional songs.

4. I have cried at fanfiction. My own fanfiction.

5. My playlists are labeled like FBI case files: "DO NOT OPEN UNLESS YOU WANT TO SOB."

6. I name my Google Docs like they're Tumblr posts: "this hurts but in a fun way"

7. I judge characters in other books like they're in my friend group

8. I've cried over fictional goodbyes more than real ones

9. I will reread one good paragraph 50 times and ignore the rest of the doc

10. If I tell you "it's just a silly little story," it's a lie. It absolutely wrecked me.

All of this — the jokes, the rituals, the obsessive coffee-fueled character deep dives — it's what makes me feel like I belong to the worlds I create.

Because before anyone else believes in what I write, I have to be the first one who does.
And weirdly enough, all of this helps.

Coming up next: A more serious turn — the challenges I've faced along the way, the creative blocks, and the times I almost gave up... but didn't. 💭