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Well, work is a pure dumpster fire today. Missing orders, computer stuff not working right, and my brain is still trying to wake up. I don't feel like myself today.

And I haven't even written anything remotely crack-based... what's going on? 👀

Work is haunting my narrative and my dreams, apparently. I fell asleep absolutely exhausted at 9:30... woke up at 5:45 and I still feel tired 🥱 😪 then I find out my phone is going crazy and not getting messages, apps aren't working... since I ran out of space on my phone.

Yup, if this is any indication of how work is going to go today... I am cooked.

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You’ve heard of dead-eyed Childe, but consider dead-eyed Diluc

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I initially had a full on pretty drawing for diluc's birthday T_T but couldn't finish it in time, and I really wanted to participate in his birthday this year, so these are recent doodles I have of him

HBD to one of the standard 5 star i still yet to have🎉🎉

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Work is haunting my narrative and my dreams, apparently. I fell asleep absolutely exhausted at 9:30... woke up at 5:45 and I still feel tired 🥱 😪 then I find out my phone is going crazy and not getting messages, apps aren't working... since I ran out of space on my phone.

Yup, if this is any indication of how work is going to go today... I am cooked.

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To be completely honest, I had forgotten about this piece and what I had written (no, I don't understand french; I had used Google Translate).

All I could recall was that, I believe, Clorinde served as the inspiration.

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@chaotic-snowflake I can't wait to read this when I'm less tired lol

The Simple Science of Mutual Abhorrence

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by chaoticsnowflake

After seven minutes of uncharacteristic silence—yes, Diluc counted—Kaeya clears his throat and sets down his drink, swirling the liquid around in his glass and carefully avoiding Diluc’s gaze. “Hey, so I want you to meet someone.”

His attention preoccupied with the inventory clipboard in his hand, Diluc doesn’t bother taking much time to formulate a response. “What,” he tosses out absentmindedly, almost as a joke, “you want me to meet your boyfriend or something?”

Kaeya blinks, his posture visibly stiffening. “Huh,” he remarks. “Didn’t know your informants were that adept.”

“Of course they are; I only hire the best of the—” Diluc stops dead in his tracks as his brain finally catches up and processes Kaeya’s words. “Wait. You have a what?”

Alternatively: A grave error in judgement on Kaeya’s part leads to the introduction Diluc and Albedo to one another. Saying the two dislike one another would be perhaps the greatest understatement the nation of Mondstadt has ever heard.

Words: 6287, Chapters: 6/6, Language: English

Fandoms: 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: Gen, M/M

Characters: Albedo (Genshin Impact), Diluc (Genshin Impact), Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Klee (Genshin Impact), Lisa (Genshin Impact), Jean (Genshin Impact)

Relationships: Albedo/Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Diluc & Kaeya (Genshin Impact), Albedo & Diluc (Genshin Impact)

Additional Tags: Humor, Attempt at Humor, Shovel Talk, Light Angst, Domestic Disputes, mutual hatred, Bribery, First Meetings, Dysfunctional Family, Dysfunctional Relationships, Passive-aggression, Fight Scenes, Chaos, Darknight Hero Diluc (Genshin Impact), everyone is so done, Don’t Examine This Too Closely, No beta we die like Crepus

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My husband coded... when he does the leans to dodge as he's doing Spiral Abyss and Stygian Onslaught lol

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Husband showed this to me today, said he thought of me.

It's totally me... 1,000%

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Random prompt : Red-headed beauty

Day xxx (bla bla) of being diluc-less.

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The Mirrored Moon Fractures in the Water

"Under our Moonchanter's most benevolent watch, no innocents or animals shall come to harm... *sigh* Or so I would like to say, but should the law of the jungle fall away, some sharp-fanged beasts will surely be starved the taste of flesh."

— Nefer

◆ Name: Lauma

◆ Title: Evermoon's Sacrament Song

◆ Maiden of the Grove

◆ Moon Wheel: Dendro

◆ Constellation: Cerva Nivea

Though they are the indigenous residents of the land, the Frostmoon Scions do not seem to fit in with the Nod-Krai of today.

They are too ancient, too stuck in their ways, too rooted in worship of a god that they have never seen.

They believe that the wintry woods are their shield and sanctuary, and that the light of the full moon can dispel all that ails.

They pray to the moon, on their lips an eternal refrain: Oh, Goddess of the Frost Moon, when will you answer our wishes?

And when they receive only silence, they turn and ask again: Oh, Lady Moonchanter, when will the Goddess of the Frost Moon answer our wishes?

Thus did Lauma step out from beneath the shade of the trees, into the light of the moon.

Thus did the congregation bow before her radiant antler-crown and silver-blooded totem. Thus was she anointed the agent for an absent god.

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I really want Flins and Diluc to be friends they both have that dead look

And while I'm not sure how true it is I read that Flins has to fight against the abyss and hates the Fatui if it's true you know who else does?? DILUC

I need them to be a sleep deprived goth emo duo

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Why I Edit As I Write (Even Though Everyone Says Not To)

hi. it's me. the writer who edits mid-sentence. the writer who literally cannot move on from chapter one until chapter one feels right. the writer who rewrites the same paragraph fourteen times before letting themselves move to the next. yes i've seen every single "just write, fix it later" post. yes, i love the idea of messy first drafts. and no i will not be changing

okay so listen everyone, here's the thing: i DON'T think editing as you go is inherently bad. it's only bad advice when people try to universalize it. writing process is personal. maybe for you it's a fast draft in November and editing in february. maybe for me it's hyper-fixating on every single sentence until the scene flows like water and then moving on with peace in my soul. BOTH ARE VALID. BOTH CAN WORK. both get the book done.

people love to say "don't edit while you draft" because, yeah perfectionism can slow you down. listen, i'm not editing for perfection, im editing for immersion. i need to feel like i'm inside the story or I'LL SPIRAL! if i know the voice is off, pacing is weird, or the character feels flat, i can't pretend i don't see it and continue. i can't push through. my brain physically will NOT LET ME!

when something sounds wrong or looks wrong, it breaks the spell. it kicks me out of the scene like a bad special effects in a movie. no seriously!! and once i'm out it's really hard pt get back in.

also, i'm gonna be real, i hate the feeling of finishing a draft and knowing the entire thing is a flaming wreck i now have to sift through. i HATE that feeling. it makes me never want to open that doc again. i need to be able to re-read my work and go, "okay yeah, this slaps a little." that's how i keep going. a little dopamine hit every few pages. if you call that toxic? i call it necessary.

side notes: there's a weird gatekeeping vibe around speed in the writing world. people act like if you're not cranking out 50k in 30 days, you're "not disciplined." but i'd argue that forcing yourself to write in a way that actively hurts your process isn't discipline. it's sabotage. if editing as i go keeps me working on a project long-term, keeps me engaged, keeps be BELIEVING in it, then it's a valid method

my best scenes? the ones i took slow. the ones i sculpted sentence by sentence. the ones i paused to read out loud, rework, and reimagine until the tension finally clicked. yeah it took hours. yeah it was annoying. but that scene still holds. it still makes me feel something. and that’s worth more to me than blasting through 10k of filler.

edit while you write. reread the last paragraph twelve times. fix that one clunky sentence before you let yourself go on. obsess a little. it’s fine.

rin t.

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Like a ribbon in the wind.

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Say what you mean as kindly and clearly as possible.

You might have the urge to hint at what you want instead of saying it outright.

You might want to withdraw and hope someone notices. Or perhaps to act cold or upset and hope they’ll ask what’s wrong. This is testing if they care by making them guess, and it isn't really fair. To you or to them.

You deserve to ask for what you need.

Not through guilt, not through silence, not through passive aggression.

Those behaviors aren’t necessarily “bad” but they’re often survival responses we picked up along the way.

They don’t build the kind of connection we actually want. And they can damage our relationships.

Being direct can feel terrifying.

It can feel like rejection is guaranteed the moment we ask.

But healthy communication means giving people a real chance to show up for us and giving ourselves a chance to be heard.

You don’t have to be perfect at it.

Here are some examples:

“I feel off today and could use some support.”

“I’m feeling lonely. Can I call you?”

“I’m feeling insecure. Can you give me some reassurance?

You are allowed to speak clearly.

You are allowed to ask.

You are allowed to be understood.

You deserve to have your needs met. And your loved ones deserve to not have to guess at it.

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Yes this character is evil but have you considered that the song that plays while they commit atrocities is a fucking banger

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This has gotta be my favorite offical art

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the point of fanfiction is that you can write whatever the fuck you want forever and no one can stop you. #thepower