CMC vs CMC backstory: covering 2018, 2020, 2021, and 2022 · 1:11am Mar 10th, 2022
So basically here's the backstory behind why I wrote that story. It gets weird.
So let's start with the oldest events, shall we?
Code:
Green: Related to fanfiction writing
Red: Related to the fandoms I'm in
Blue: Related to real life events
YEAR: 2018
Unknown Month: I meet the friend who would eventually cause the chain of events that lead to the shower thought which lead to this story. I also meet a good friend of mine who introduced me to creative writing
YEAR: 2020 (this part isn't really that interesting)
March: I discover The Flash on Netflix due to the pandemic and dive deep into the rabbit hole of the Arrowverse
June: I catch up to the entire Arrowverse available on Netflix (and some not available on Netflix)
August: I begin writing my first fanfiction ever. I also discover Fimfiction around this time.
September: I find My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic on Netflix and watch the entire series, I officially become a brony after three years of will-I-won't-I
October: I officially join Fimfiction
YEAR: 2021 (skip to October for the interesting stuff)
January: The idea for my first good creative writing project is planted within my head.
February: I begin writing Worlds of Destiny, my first published fanfiction
April: Worlds of Destiny is finished
May-October: My writing skills are improved partially thanks to my other stories Equal and Opposite and Shark Wars: Razor's Edge
October 31st: The Event happens which caused me to cry myself to sleep. The first friend I mentioned is no longer friends with me.
November 1st: The server where I came up with the idea for this story essentially puts me into a gulag.
November 2nd: The first friend is assaulted by me (wasn't really that bad, I just hit him like five times with my fist and once with a chromebook)
November 15th: Another friend and I fight in the cafeteria. It went onto snapchat and that's my biggest claim to fame. Also solidifies me in the gulag permanently.
December: I watch the Legends of Tomorrow episode Bay of Squids, which was a major inspiration for the story
YEAR: 2022
January: I begin to rewrite my first published fic, which makes me feel more confident in my abilities. I also get the idea to write a story not connected to the au I'm making.
February: I make my first TED talk in the gulag of the server. I realize that CMC stands for Cutie Mark Crusaders and Cuban Missile Crisis (and Canadian Medical Center, but that's not that relevant unless I write a sequel)
The week of February 25: I write the story after telling the idea to the Adventurer's Guild server. People seemed to like it.
February 25: I finish the story and submit it due to the CMCs barely doing anything in the story
Today: The story makes it through the queue and now we're here.
Sequel about A.K. Yearling vs an AK-47, anyone?