hisbutterflywings

[hisbutterflywings]

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hello everyone! my name is apollo, i'm 18 years old, and I go by she/her but they/them is okay. i love angst, drama, and romance. friends to lovers is my favorite trope, but i also like second chance and mutual pining. i've been writing stories since 3rd grade, but they are much better than before. seriously, in a 5th grade writing project, the tempature dropped to negative 50 Fahrenheit in a minute and the characters didn't get hypothermia. my story is called butterfly wings and it's currently being written. it's going to be uploaded here on tumblr and on wattpad (also as hisbutterflywings). my other account is @cuzimitaliano. feel free to dm me, send me an ask, or tag me in anything! i'm look forward to being in the communtiy! <3

[hisbutterflywings]

A: "what? why are you smiling?"

B: "you called me pretty"

A: "so? everyone knows you're pretty"

B: "yeah, but you've never said that"

A: "i don't? well, appearance wise, you are very beautiful"

B: "that's not how you compliment someone"

A: "good, that's not my intention"

[hisbutterflywings]

If your plot feels flat, STUDY it! Your story might be lacking...

Stakes - What would happen if the protagonist failed? Would it really be such a bad thing if it happened?

Thematic relevance - Do the events of the story speak to a greater emotional or moral message? Is the conflict resolved in a way that befits the theme?

Urgency - How much time does the protagonist have to complete their goal? Are there multiple factors complicating the situation?

Drive - What motivates the protagonist? Are they an active player in the story, or are they repeatedly getting pushed around by external forces? Could you swap them out for a different character with no impact on the plot? On the flip side, do the other characters have sensible motivations of their own?

Yield - Is there foreshadowing? Do the protagonist's choices have unforeseen consequences down the road? Do they use knowledge or clues from the beginning, to help them in the end? Do they learn things about the other characters that weren't immediately obvious?

[hisbutterflywings]

Everyone knows that Hannah’s birthday party is the event of the school year. Every year since 8th grade, she’s thrown this big party. Her parents are loaded, so every party she’s had was at some fancy venue. This year, her parents are out of town on a business trip and it’ll be just us kids. Hannah said her parents will let her do anything, but she “has to make sure the cops don’t come.”

The party is invite-only, that’s what Hannah says. “Invite-Only” really just means you have to play a sport or you have to be popular. But kids will sneak in anyways. She’ll only kick out goths or any of her crazy exes. Her words.