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yes researching for fic is fun but did you know you can make things up and no one can stop you

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what's in my bag: dark academia edition

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they call me an undercover agent. the way i’m. under the covers :) cozy in bed :)

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I love a character raised to be a weapon as much as the next guy. But what really gets me is a character raised to be a shield. Who can’t fathom being needed—or even being wanted— beyond keeping others safe. Who believe they are alive only to insure someone doesn’t die. no matter the cost. Characters who self-sacrifice not because they think they deserve it, but because no one else does deserve it, and it’s their job to protect.

Characters who’ve been told that’s why your important. Your worth something because this other person/ thing is important, and you are here solely to keep them safe.

Bonus points if it’s not a legitimate job they’ve been given. Maybe at one point it was, but now that they are free from it, they haven’t given up that mentality. No one is forcing or asking them to do this, but they need to. They need to in order to be deserving.

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One of the coolest parts about being a fan of fanfic is you can actually contact the author. And they will respond. And then you can message them nonstop until they allow you into their lives and then you’re becoming their beta reader and suddenly you know multiple authors of all types of fiction books and fanfic authors who will drag out their deleted fics for you to read at a moments notice.

Anyway. Comment on fics and message authors. It’s absolutely worth it.

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congratulations on 10,000 hits, nova!

I’m so glad 150 bullets brought you just as much joy as it did to us <3

thank you anon!! I appreciate it!! <33

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Hey Nova! I just wanted to say congrats on 10k hits!! Woooo I'm so proud of you ♪⁠ ⁠\⁠(⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠\⁠ ⁠)🎉🎉

I've been following you for a good while now and I always look forward to every new chapter of 150 bullets and even your other AU writings (still patiently waiting for that Merman!Vash x LighthouseKeeper!Reader story👀👀) I love them all and I really enjoy your comforting writing style. I'm so glad to hear that Trigun helped you to pull yourself out of the negative space because it did the same for me. And your writings about the beloved silly alien man helps me even more hehe

Sooo yeah. Keep doing what makes you happy and always make sure to let yourself rest. We are here to support you and enjoy what you create. Much love ✨❤️

Ari.......Ari you're going to make me cry.......😭😭😭😭

THANK YOU for sticking around so long!! Seriously, it's readers like you who keep me afloat and going!! this might be a bit lame to admit, but i sit around after every chapter is posted just waiting to see others' reactions to it LOL i just love you guys and want to contribute to you having a good day!!! I'm so glad to hear that trigun did the same for you as it did me. how funny that one little show/manga can do that, huh?

Also I am......tentatively planning on releasing the Merman!Vash x LighthouseKeeper!Reader story during MerMay........keep ur eyes peeled 👀👀

Thank you again for sending this in, Ari. You have no idea how much it brightens my day to hear from you!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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me: I have GOT to get weirder!

also me when I do get weirder: *visibly shaking* I'm going to be killed with hammers by everyone for being a freak.

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Becoming a writer is great because now you have a hobby that haunts you whenever you don’t have time to do it

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Something that's been knocking around in my head for a while: I think a lot of new writers get thrown off by their assumption that writing will be anything like reading. Reading is a dreamy, passive experience--scenes, dialogue, and description flow over you as you are taken under the writer's spell. Writing, on the other hand (with the exception, sometimes, of the first draft), is the laborious, almost mechanical-like task of putting narrative elements together so that the reader can lose themselves in your story. In short, reading and writing are very different experiences, and the assumption that they will be, or even should be, the same, is cause for much angst among new and experienced writers alike. It's a frustrating thing, because a love of reading is usually what gets people interested in writing in the first place. I've been writing for several decades and I still feel confounded by this clash--it's part of why I don't read much when I'm deep into my writing, and vice versa. And when I am writing, I constantly have to remind myself: Writing is not watching a magic show. Writing is figuring out how to smuggle the rabbit into the hat.

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i love tumblr because sometimes i get an urge to rb posts about something nobody likes and everyone just politely ignores me. everyone's like oh he's fallen into madness again, he'll be fine later i guess

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Tiny friends

Photographed by Miles Herbert

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Doechii Best Rap Album acceptance speech at the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards | February 2, 2025

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Here's my Trigun paper illustration made for the lovely @lovepeacezine! Leftover sales are closing soon so grab a copy here while you can! https://lovepeacezine.bigcartel.com/ Tons more photos and behind the scenes after the cut.

Close-ups of Vash and Wolfwood! I really pushed myself with this piece in terms of posing, depth, and materials, and am really proud of the results.

Close-ups of Milly and Meryl! I searched far and wide and pored through episodes to find good references for those Thomas mounts.

The true star of the piece, Kuroneko.

Here are the sketches for this piece- the idea was to show the characters' personalites through a story, so I chose to show Wolfwood & Vash hiding from Meryl & Milly, about to be caught due to Kuroneko's presence. In the final sketch, I pushed for stronger depth and posing.

The final template! Sometimes I'll make changes even after this step, as you can see with the previous Kuroneko design here, who is looking towards the girls instead of the guys as in the final piece.

I don't have many behind-the-scenes photos of this piece, unfortunately, but here's the uncropped version in the sun where I took photos and video. The sunlight made the piece brighter and has given it harder shadows than in the final photo.

I documented the framing process for this piece which I'll share a little later as its own post- it's super in depth and probably very boring to most people. 😅

I was really excited to finally use this paper that looked like wood, haha. I used it to build the crates behind Vash.

Framed! I'm really happy with how this piece turned out, especially getting out of my comfort zone to push the depth, paying more attention to the background, and telling a story with the characters.

Here's the video tour to show depth and detail:

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just your regular sibling fight

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150 Bullets hit the milestone of 10,000 hits today!! Woo hoo!! 🎉🎉

My thoughts are under the tab.

i am truly proud of myself for writing so much this last year. after having a dearth of writing for the past 2 1/2 years before that, i felt like i had lost my touch, my inspiration, to write. i thought i might never write again. even told my therapist "i don't care to write anymore," and even then, it sounded hollow, like i was giving up a huge part of myself.

and i was!! i was giving in to the despair of being uninspired and unhappy. but then, for some reason, i latched onto trigun, to vash, and it just all took off. it wasn't easy all the time - there were weeks that would go by where i wouldn't write a thing, where i would doubt myself, if i belonged in the community, etc. but i felt a need to write. so i did. i made myself write whatever i wanted with this strange alien man i'd come to enjoy and love. and somehow, people enjoyed it! they sent/send such sweet messages about my writing and how it effects them, their own writing, and I just...i can't handle it sometimes. how is it possible that i, weak as i am, am helping others through my writing?

now, i'm almost halfway done with the prompt challenge!! i can't believe it; i haven't written this much since To Catch a Fish (i won't look at it, i won't. i can feel it's glare on me for not finishing it lmao). i hope to continue further this year with 150 Bullets and hope my writing will continue to improve and inspire and uplift others. that's truly all i want out of this story - to uplift people, especially when they need it.

thank you to everyone - every single one of you - who have glanced at my story over this past year. i don't think i'd get this far without all of you cheering me on. every one of you is a star in my eyes 🌟🌟🌟