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Featured Fic #2: Might As Well Do It Properly

Today's featured fic is "Might As Well Do It Properly" by @suspiciouscharacter1895

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Aziraphale is a perfectionist. This sometimes means that, because he doesn’t want to do a thing until he can do it perfectly, some things never get done at all. He has been meaning, for example, to organize and shelve all the books piled haphazardly in his bedroom, or in the back room, or in the kitchenette, or on the stairs. But to do that he would have to be in just the right mood. He would need to have just the right beverage at just the right temperature. He must have the right music at the right volume during the right kind of weather. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to do the job properly, and so why bother to do it at all?

The more important the task, perversely, the more difficult it is to start because it is doubly necessary to do an important task perfectly. So some things, things that Aziraphale desperately wants to do, remain undone for years because he doesn’t believe he could do them just right. This situation was exacerbated by the fact that Aziraphale would live, provided he didn’t do anything silly, forever. When you have forever to do something, and that thing is important enough to require flawless execution, it is very easy indeed never to do it at all.

This goes some way to explaining why Aziraphale had never kissed Crowley.

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and this is why i will forever be a little bit mad at the end of david tennant's doctor who run

I find it kind of stupid how 'half full' vs 'half empty' is framed as an optimist/pessimist thing. If it starts full and gets halfway drained, it's half empty. If it starts empty and gets halfway filled, it's half full. If you don't know the starting state it's both simultaneously.

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only two degrees separation from good omens

Currently trying to make an irl friend Kyomi (the one from this post) join tumblr properly.

I told them the benefits of tumblr are:

Indulge in the power of knowing you are the most cursed part of someone's day.

You get news the good way (through the destiel meme)

Whatever weird shit you say, there's always someone to make it weirder

You will get brainrot from fandoms you are not a part of, and you can brainrot everyone else, flooding their dash with things they never wanted to see

Every now and then a post from 2016 shows up that you've only ever seen in screenshots and gives you an existential crisis

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now that i'm not using twitter but it feels too soon to use bluesky for my sad girl complaints, i will be subjecting you all to them

i'm so fucking tired and sad

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On the road to GO FInale - Day 21

Always amazed at the little moments of Crowley's casually reassuring Aziraphale.

Master post : here

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10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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hey fellas is it gay to smack rats?

Would being called big dog fix me? Who knows?

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my childhood crushes

Kida and Milo 💙

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I need to be clear: part of me hates Armand. Part of me feels bad for Armand. Part of me blames Armand. Part of me thinks Armand was trapped in a bad situation with few choices and did the best he could. I fervently ship Loustat and I think Loumand was unbalanced like a see saw the whole time.

NEVERTHELESS

I love Devil’s Minion with a rabidness that should be studied.

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Same but with washing your hands before you eat

in the vein of "how do you stay safe from getting sick", I wanna say that something I always noticed as a kid was that a lot of the time when I went to people's houses and we would leave at some point to the mall or the park or something and then come back home…I don't remember any of them washing their hands when we got back inside. they'd just immediately lead me back to their room or the living room or something, and then I'd feel incredibly self-conscious about going to their bathroom to wash my own hands. and I always thought it was absolutely bizarre because the way I was raised, the first thing you do when you come back home after taking your shoes and jacket off is go wash your hands. it's common sense. why on planet earth would you not wash your hands. you've just been touching a hundred public surfaces that could have anything on them and you think as soon as you set foot in your own house all the germs you've picked up just evaporate? it's absolutely insane to me to know that so many people don't bother washing their hands. WASH YOUR HANDS.

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LQJSNAGSLAHDJ YOU CANT HIDE THIS BRILLIANCE IN THE TAGS @tenok

good omens / iwtv crossover would be like

lestat: *bites aziraphale* aziraphale: *sighs* this is going to be so much paperwork

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loving men has never stopped them from killing, assaulting, or otherwise harming and degrading women, so clearly loving them enough was never the problem.

I couldn't have said it better myself.

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good omens / iwtv crossover would be like

lestat: *bites aziraphale* aziraphale: *sighs* this is going to be so much paperwork

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"I will lie down," he says, guiding me toward his enormous bed. Once there, he does not let go of my hand. "If you will lie with me."

The Wicked King Holly Black

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Lovers of Elfhame by Frostbite Studios

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Well I’m certainly not gonna eat the dove when it’s alive

It’s a content warning to you. To me it’s the reason it’s on my reading list