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Man of Steel ‧ 2013 Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice ‧ 2016

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EYES WIDE SHUT (1999) dir. Stanley Kubrick

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His love could burn against me like a bonfire

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‘Where we thought to stand alone, we will be with all the world’ ─ Joseph Campbell

Man of Steel (2013)  Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice (2016) Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

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I realized that I could easily do the same to DAI's script, and I did that, but then I immediately created my magnum opus:

A Text File of Everything Solas Says In Inquisition and Veilguard, The Ultimate Fanfic Resource For Writing Solas' Voice

and I fell on the floor because it made me happy.

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after veilguard, the briala and solas parallels are making me rattle the bars of my cage

briala being in the service of celene, a ruler who used her as a weapon to further her power, like solas with mythal

briala primarily using her wits and sneakiness to overcome the power imbalance with her enemies

gaspard being genuinely scared of her because of her wits, calling her dangerous, the way evanuris are scared of solas

briala discovering that her blind loyalty to her empress is a weakness and recommits herself to the elves above all else, as solas did with his rebellion against mythal and evanuris

felassan accompanying briala as he did solas and giving advice. felassan encouraging her to think more like fen’harel !!

briala listening to him and gaining control of the eluvian network through trickery and turning two sides of the war against each other just like solas with the crossroads

felassan refusing to give briala’s eluvian network back to solas because her cause is so similar that he, an ancient elf, sympathizes !!

felassan saying “she reminds me of you” before solas kills him!!!

solas later gaining respect for briala after getting the eluvians back from her control!!!!

WOULD SHE HAVE BEEN AN AGENT OF FEN’HAREL?? WOULD SOLAS HAVE MADE HER HIS SECOND IN COMMAND IN PLACE OF FELASSAN, REALIZING HE WAS RIGHT !? they would’ve been unstoppable GOD I NEED IT

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i kinda missed drawing tarot cards

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inquisitor tarot cards for @eliwas-here ♥

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more colorized fade prison since you guys enjoyed the last one

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Dragon Age: The Veilguard | ▶ dev. Bioware

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— What’s the S stand for? — It’s not an S. On my world it means hope. SON OF SUN AND KNIGHT OF NIGHT (2016) directed by Zack Snyder | written by Chris Terrio & David S. Goyer

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I want you to meet our new stringer. This is Clark Kent. MAN OF STEEL (2013) dir. Zack Snyder

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You will give the people of Earth an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun, Kal. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders.

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Man of Steel (2013) dir. Zack Snyder

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I wanted to stary of by saying I love your graphic blog as well, and also your writing. Top tier. I was wanting to know if you had any tips for writing smut? You do it so well, please teach me!

hi anon, you are too kind and I am so honored that you asked me! I actually have a list of resources that have helped me linked below, and then I added a couple more personal tips under the cut (and if any writer moots see this & want to add on, please do! I am always looking for tips and ideas!) 💖

— Smut Thesaurus by @/prurientpuddlejumper

A collection of words to describe body parts, sexual acts, and types of dialogue

— Writing Tips & Pointers by @/prurientpuddlejumper

Tips for choosing words and describing actions and emotions

— The Ultimate Guide to Writing Smut by QuinnAndersen

I have this bookmarked - includes an expansive list of body descriptions, actions, feelings and is so helpful!

— 6 Tips for Erotica by S.A. Crawford

Covers the basics - has some good tips about setting up scenes and descriptive writing 

— Writing a Smut Scene by @/youneedsomeprompts

Great quick reference of prompts, descriptions, and words you can use to set the scene 

— 10 Tips for Writing Good Smut by @/saltyshiro

Love the tip about reading other fic and writing empathetically! 

— Smut Words by @/hollandsmushroom

a collection of nsfw-related words

and then some of my own thoughts are below:

For smut, I love the build-up and setting the scene - establishing where they are and how they got there, the longing, and all the emotions that come with it.

And then using that to get into the characters heads. Even when it’s pure or short pwp, knowing what kind of scene it is, how they got there (are they finally giving in after weeks of flirting? or is it a lazy, early-morning indulgence?) helps establish the mood and what sort of feelings and pacing I should be thinking about.

I feel like the “show don’t tell” advice works really well here (or, a version of it). Blend their inner thoughts and how they’re feeling with what’s physically going on - lean into the five senses.

I like adding desperation, too - gruff characters letting go when they finally can lean into their desires, that “can’t get enough” is so fun to write (while keeping in mind characterization).

Writing smut can get repetitive - to switch it up I make notes of different positions I think would be fun to try (something that’s been so fun in my poly wade/reader/logan series). You also don’t have to write out every single beat of what’s happening.

Don’t be afraid to add dirty talk - mix it in, use it as a reaction to what’s going on. And don’t be afraid to get filthy if that’s what you want to write!

If you happen to feel a little embarrassed while writing, that’s totally okay and don’t let it get to you! It’s tough to put yourself out there, but just keep putting words down! We’re all out here peddling smut and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about.

Most important is to write what you enjoy!! And what you are comfortable with - never feel like you have to include a certain kink, etc, for your writing to be enjoyable. As long as you’re having a good time writing it, then that’s really all that matters.

And when I was starting (and even now) I return to fave fics and books and see how scenes are paced and how certain acts are worded, or what made me like that moment so much (and then how I can incorporate similar vibes using my own words and writing style) 💖

I hope this helped a little bit! If there’s something specific you’d like to know or if you have more questions, my inbox is always open!