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Rand0mSmil3z
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Hello! Welcome to my profile, where you can find my latest writing updates and whatever else has made me happy 🌻

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rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
A small preview of Chasing Shadows: chapter 7

Did I not promise last chapter that I’d try to be better at posting updates???? So this is me trying 😭 Thanks for being so patient—you all are the best🌻

#FF7 #FF7Fanfic #Cloti #Zerith #ChasingShadows #HalcyonDays
Preview of an untitled chapter. Apologies for any typos. Nobody lowered her binoculars with a faint sigh. The robed figures she had been tracking across the eastern continent had finally arrived in Junon, though not without losses. The mining system between the grasslands and the Junon region had been especially treacherous. Even though she had tried to interfere directly, which was in clear violation of Tseng’s orders, several of them had slipped off the thin ledges and to their deaths. Despite being an ex-Turk, she still woke up with nightmares about it. But the other robed figures hadn’t seem to care. They had only shuffled on, their booted feet hardly leaving the ground with their gait uneven and wobbling, and their moaning was nearly as constant. Without a doubt, this was the worst mission Tseng had ever sent her on. Yet the moment the thought crossed Nobody’s mind, she knew that wasn’t true. The worst mission was Nibelheim, or perhaps the worst only occurred on the days that followed: tracking Zack through the wastes, forcing him a corner, telling him that he needed to listen to her or else. In the end she had helped him and Cloud, sure, but not before both men had nearly died out on the Midgar cliffs.
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
Chasing Shadows - Chapter 6 is available on Ao3! This is a shorter chapter that will wrap up The Longest Night arc ☺️

➡️ archiveofourown.org/works/552673...
October 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
2000 words later 🤍 first preview is included below

#Ao3 #ChasingShadows #FF7 #Cloti #Zerith
Chapter 5 The Longest Night Part 2 The Present Day “Eventually, we went back to the inn,” Zack continued, “but when we got there, Sephiroth locked himself in his room.” Everyone—Aerith, Cloud, Tifa, Barret, and Red—watched him with rapt attention. Or most of them did, anyway. Cloud’s gaze was downward, their faint maki glow illuminating his clenched hands. Tifa’s eyes, like usual, were on Cloud. Zack turned away. Throughout his recounting, he had been pacing around the room, but now he leaned against the wall, his arms crossed tightly over his chest and his fingers drumming against his forearm. He hadn’t minded telling everyone the story of Nibelheim—at first, anyway. They deserved to know what they were getting into. Now, his every inhale tasted bitter with dread. This story didn’t have a happy ending, and he was one of the lucky ones. He hadn’t lost anyone except himself. Tifa and Cloud, on the other hand… (additional text is included in the screenshot)
February 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
I’ve been distracted long enough!! Finally starting chapter five of Chasing Shadows 🌻 let’s see how far I can get today!

#AmWriting #Fanfiction #FF7
A photo showing a word processor on a laptop, which is currently displaying Chapter 5: The Longest Night Part 2. Beside the laptop is an iced coffee that looks better than it tastes, and the background includes colorful floral bouquets.
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
Wordstream supposedly took down my fic after many reports and emails, but as you can see, it still shows up on their website with a simple google search:

Basically, they actually didn’t remove it—they just hid it from view. Really frustrating.

Who else had their work stolen?

#WordStream #booksky
Screenshot of a google search result showing Halcyon Days by Random Smiles on word-stream’s website.
December 25, 2024 at 6:02 PM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
Well, it finally happened--my *free* fanfic was scraped off of Ao3, placed on a shitty AI-generated app, and hidden behind a subscription paywall. Here's the website: word-stream.com

Worse, I have no way to get my story taken down. This is so disheartening. Anyone have any suggestions? 😢

#booksky
A screenshot taken from https://word-stream.com, which depicts AI-generated cover art of the fan fiction "Halcyon Days" by RandomSmiles.
December 23, 2024 at 10:06 PM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
Chasing Shadows: Chapter 4 has just been posted! 💐🥳🥰 It's a monster of a chapter--just over 15k words--and covers part one of the Nibelheim flashback 🔥 Enjoy!

➡️ Ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/552673...

➡️ FF: TBD

#cloti #zerith #cloudstrife #tifalockhart #zackfair #sephiroth #ff7 #fanfic
Chasing Shadows Rand0mSmil3z (Random Smiles) Chapter 4: The Longest Night: Part 1 five years ago It was raining. The covered military vehicle rumbled down the road, lurching through the many potholes and spraying mud behind it. The sky outside the rain-streaked windows was the color of slate--heavy, moody, and impossibly dark, up until a bolt of lightning set the clouds ablaze. Zack tottered up and down the truck's thin aisle, already accustomed to how the car rolled beneath him. A particularly bright bolt suddenly crashed across the sky, bleaching the truck's interior, and he let out a low whistle. "It's really coming down, huh?"
December 7, 2024 at 7:15 AM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
A short preview of Chasing Shadows: Ch. 4 🌻

Ch. 4 will be part 1/2 for the Nibelheim Flashback scene 💐 CS is the sequel to Halcyon Days; if you're new to the series, I'd start with HD first!

➡️ Ao3 Ch. 1: archiveofourown.org/works/552673...

➡️ FF: www.fanfiction.net/s/14347954/1...

#cloti #zerith
November 25, 2024 at 1:16 AM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
so I got married last weekend 🤍

we honestly couldn’t have asked for a more perfect, beautiful day 🥰 the weather was perfect, the cake was amazing, and it was so nice to hang out with family & friends and celebrate together 😌
November 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
A sneak peak of the one shot I wrote for @theclotizine.bsky.social 💛 A lot of love went into this little story--I hope you all enjoy it 🥰

You can order a copy of the fanzine here: shop.theclotizine.com

#cloti #cloudstrife #tifalockhart #ff7fanfiction #tendermemories
November 6, 2024 at 3:52 AM
rand0msmil3z.bsky.social
Kicking off this account with pictures of my happy, derpy void 🥰
October 21, 2024 at 5:34 PM