#And like I know that taking my word for it might be HEHEHE difficult bc I'm ...well

[sebille]

Zenos is haunting the whole game right now.

He's no longer there in person but his presence is still felt if that makes sense - or his mark on the WOL.

[i23kazu]

ying!! it's writing anon again!! ......realising that maybe i should have asked about writing stuff on your writing blog ( 〃．．)

i saw your reply, tysm for taking time to do that, i really appreciate it!! you're the best  ໒꒰ྀི  ܸ. .ܸ  ꒱ྀི১

hii ying..... a little too shy to ask this on my main blog so anon it is....... i was wondering if you had any tips or advice for starting a writing blog? specifically for genshin x readers, i wanna get back into writing but i don't really know where to start ( ;´ - `;) i really look up to you as a writer and as someone in the genshin writing community in general, so i thought you'd be the best person to ask for something like this..... i'm sorry if this is a difficult question to answer (,,>﹏<,,) have a nice day/night!! -writing anon

WAHH HI DARLING !! thank you so much for all your kind words :") please don't worry about it, i gotchu i gotchu mwamwa. here's some tips from me! without further ado, welcome to:

ying's pretty cool tips on making a writing blog!

on starting a writing blog:

make a pinned post !!! this helps people to get to know you more <3

if possible – try and keep the theme for as long as you can; and if you're going to change your theme, it might be helpful to borrow an outstanding element so that people can recognise you immediately even after changing the theme !!! but of course, do whatever you like hehe.

have a consistent tagging system !!!

reach out to other people !! either as an anon or as a friend – you can extend the invitation to be mutuals hehe. or, you know.. you can join communities (just like my discord server) to get to know people within genshinblr !!

you can join networks too !!! (wink wink @astronetwrk applications are opening in three days) this helps you to connect and make friends with other writers heheh

JUST BE YOURSELF !!!! you will attract the people who are meant for you!

on writing genshin x reader posts:

here's some of my observations from over the last few years:

simple formatting with things easy to read has always worked better for me !!! consistent formatting too!

typically, posts with 5-7 characters tend to get the highest amount of notes. but please, don't force yourself to write for so many bc it does get exhausting after a while !!!

if you're in GMT+8 : the best timings to post are from 10:30-1:30am hehee

consistently checking the notes count will not do you any good :") your works are great, even if they don't reach a large audience!

looking through the genshin x reader tag for inspiration is always wonderful! i think it goes without saying to not plagiarize though HAHHAH but reading genshin x readers has always helped me to fill my brainrots !!! and discussing things with friends, yes yes!

this is all i have for now, but if there's anything more i can help you with, please reach out again !!! i'll be more than happy to help hehe <3

[willowistic22]

ok im gonna say it, what taylor swift song is romeo besides love story

Haha was waiting for this one actually. Can’t believe I can’t use love story grr. but yeah i get it. though plsss gimmie the chance to add a little bit of love story? I just love that song yknow. And jfc when I say ‘love’ it doesn’t always mean the romantic kind, aight? N e wayyys lesgo !

Love story. Pretty self explanatory actually. ‘We were both young when I first saw you’ I feel that him being a hopeless romantic started pretty young. He was young dumb but in love and that’s basically how he is when he’s in love. He loves the feeling when he first falls in love, when a love is still young. You don’t really know what you’re doing but you still act like you are because you can’t help it. Romeo mostly embrace the the whole being young and in love just because he loves the feeling and believes that PDA isn’t as bad as ppl might think. Well, not entirely but just enough yknow.

Invisible String. The song is basically the soulmate trope in a song form. And he does believes in soulmates. Let me crack into the... angsty stuff heheh >:). He has a long history of loving himself and sometimes doubt that there are ppl out there that would actually like him yknow. So he pretends there’s like this invisible string that connects him to others. Like destined to meet these few certain ppl. That’s what has kept him afloat all this time. Not many ppl would know it but it’s the truth.

Wonderland. ‘Didn't they tell us don't rush into things?’ and also ‘We found Wonderland, you and I got lost in it’ Now this one is more towards his mentality in stuff. Sometimes when he’s clouded with love (romance or otherwise, take your pick) he gets too easily excited like ‘woah!!! someone likes me!!!’ and goes a bit too quickly. Many ppl were scared off by how clingy this kid can get. Romeo has learned to calm himself yknow, but sometimes he gets too lost and forgets all about it. The second one is mostly because, in plain simple words, he thinks the world is full of shit. His mental health has been hit hard and some days just seem so plain and boring and he’s tired and he didn’t even know why he got up that morning. Sometimes he closes his eyes to pretend he’s somewhere he wants to be. Where he’s wanted and it’s acceptable to cling on ppl. Where he’s not tired and the world around him is in fact wonderful to be in.

Blank Space. Some ppl will describe him of having an endless list of ppl he was once associated with. Call it lovers, friends, whatever. Mostly they get scared bcs the more time they spent with Romeo, more of his true colors are being shown. Some impressions Romeo left them was ‘annoying’ ‘clingy’ and ‘too serious in stuff’. It’s only because Romeo just wants to find a connection. He likes stuff with meaning behind it. Not those meaningless relationships or small talk. He wants to find someone to give his all. Obv these ppl has shown him that when Romeo is proper and polite, just like the way he usually presents himself towards strangers, they like him but not when he’s being his passionate self and so they don’t deserve his heart. ‘Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane’ Lots of ppl misunderstands his passionate self as ‘crazy’. But that’s just how he feels his feelings. Whether he’s sad, happy, or angry. It’s all because he has all this passionate energy to use up. Now here’s the kicker: he doesn’t give up to find that connection. He knows he’ll most likely get his heart broken again but he’s resilient. 

Lover. Yes, yes, we’ve made it perfectly clear that he’s a hopeless romantic. But this song specifically resonates with him. ‘Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?’ Romeo never half asses anything when it comes to getting to know others. He will go out of his way to listen to your laughter and sorrows because he loves the human personality. He thinks it’s so complex and amazing. Sometimes in one conversation he can really get a lot of information from someone. ‘With every guitar string scar on my hand, I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover’ After all that disappointment he is still determined to love. Like I said before he’s resilient when it comes to these things. ‘Can I go where you go? Can we always be this close forever and ever?’ Once you got his love he will stick with you forever. This might be in a way calling him clingy and maybe he is. But that’s just how he shows his loyalty towards someone. And the rest of the song is basically what it’s like for Romeo to be in love and to be loved by Romeo. Beautiful and at peace, like you’re floating on clouds and everything in the world doesn’t matter anymore.

...Ready For It. Haha yes this sounds like a stretch but bare with me. ‘But if he’s a ghost, then I can be a phantom. Holding him for ransom, some’ I feel that despite the ‘bad impression’ he’s given ppl that left him, he did left some form a good mark on them too. Some have tried to insert themselves back in his life, realizing that maybe Romeo isn’t as bad as they thought he was. Of course, there are others that don't, which is always fine for Romeo’s end because he does understand that he’s ‘not for everyone’. ‘In the middle of the night, in my dreams. You should see the things we do, baby’ Despite his openness to love anyone, he does have his own standards. A vivid version of the kind of ppl he would like to share his heart with but he doesn’t over stretch himself to get them to like him other than maybe the usual meeting a person for the first time.

Don’t Blame Me. ‘Don't blame me, love made me crazy. If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right’ Let me tell you that when it comes to forming a connection/relationship, it really brings out Romeo’s true colors. And I’ve said before that that’s when ppl start leaving him bcs he doesn’t like his passion being executed in a lot of aspects of his other personality. He’s considered ‘crazy’ for that. ‘Lord, save me, my drug is my baby, I'd be using for the rest of my life’ But when it comes to connecting to the right ppl, he will shine and thrive. Maybe he’ll use this opportunity to finally be himself without fearing that these ppl will leave his as well. ‘For you, I would cross the line’ and then there’s the priceless loyalty towards those ppl that I've mentioned. Yeah, Romeo will do anything for the ppl he loves.

This Is Me Trying. It’s how I think Romeo in his low would look. I’ve mentioned before that his mental health sometimes hits very low that he can barely do anything. It looks more like everything that he does is so tiring and all he can do is just stay in bed. He wants someone to know that he’s trying his best to get up just to brush his teeth or get some food. He wants someone to know that he’s trying his best. As much as he wants to, he can’t get through a day like that all alone. He needs someone else to be the one telling him to do things because days like these are usually when Romeo can’t bare to listen to himself. A simple ‘I’m proud of you’ from someone else can be enough to get him to other things that seems difficult. But hey, he’s trying.

To quickly sum it up: Love story is how he views love to be (young, beautiful, yet stupid in the same way) and he proudly embraces it. Invisible String is how he believes in soulmates to cope with the disappointment he faces from ppl that don’t like his true colors. Wonderland is how he tends to get over excited when it comes to ppl that show any form of attention towards him that can be viewed as affection plus how he likes to pretend to be in a world where it’s okay for him to be clingy. Blank Space is how his passionate soul somehow turns him into a crazy person that can’t make a connection with others last. Lover is for how he feels/looks when Romeo does love. ...Ready For It is for how he leaves different kinds of marks on the people he had once connected in the past. Don’t Blame Me is for how the people he wants to connect to brings out his true colors and how he will thrive when the person he connects with is the right one. This Is Me Trying is how Romeo looks like when he’s in his lowest moment and needs someone to support him.

If this doesn’t make any sense then I’m sorry just ignore this pls:)

[imagining-in-the-margins]

Reminder to everyone that my updates will be slower now that my Bar Exam Prep Courses have started! Thank you for your patience and understanding! I love you all!

1. Whew, lord, don’t get me started again. I thankfully don’t get them often, but I do occasionally get rude messages from people pestering me. The duplicate requests bum me out so much because sometimes I’ve written a bunch before I see someone else post it, and I realize I wasted the time of someone who ONLY asked me. It makes me feel SO guilty.

2. Aaaaa you are too nice to me 🥺 Thank you friend.

3. Hrmmm I’m not sure. I’m glad you’re enjoying it so far! I have the scenes planned out, I just need to write them. It’s only been about 5 days, and my Bar Prep has started, so my updates will be closer.

4. Lmfaaaooo I’m so glad someone thinks I’m funny! You might be the only person who reads my Author’s Notes! I hope you have a wonderful day, too! 🥰

5. I do not! I think about it a lot (I get this question a lot lol!), but SO much would change, it would be so difficult to incorporate. I plan on “ending” the series at the beginning of Season 10 (with an epilogue with a very large time skip).

But just know she would fuck her up lmfao. Like, they would definitely get in a fist fight.

6. Hehehe I’m glad you enjoyed it 🌝 It certainly was a change of pace.

7. I currently have a fantasy from Spencer’s POV planned for The Birds & The Bees. I’ve been considering it lately, I just get nervous, lol. I’m not a guy so I don’t know how if it’ll be any good!

8. (Ripped from Fanlore Wiki bc they explained it best)

“Dead Dove: Do Not Eat is a warning or tag used to indicate that a fanwork contains tropes or elements that may be deemed morally reprehensible without explicitly condemning the sensitive aspects.” 

It comes from this scene in Arrested Development:

9. Hmmm. I’m not sure about general writing tips, I’d need a more pointed question. The best advice I have is the same one everyone says: Just write it. Just do it. Do it terribly, do it quickly, do it because you want to and no other reason. Write it because the words are stuck in your head and won���t come out any other way.

Share it because someone will read it, and it will make someone happy. Share it for feedback and to experience something with someone else. No one starts out a good writer. You’ve gotta make mistakes and practice. So just do it. Write the words down and see where they take you.

I feel very much like Matthew Gray Gubler does on the topic, which is that if you want to do something, just fuckin’ do it. Like, no one can stop you except yourself. If you want to make something, make it. Don’t wait for permission or try to learn all the rules. He was the reason I learned that Amateur means something similar to “for the love of,” like, someone did something without the appropriate training because they just loved it that much. That’s the most inspiring thing I’ve ever heard on the topic.

Feel free to DM me or ask any other specific questions and I’ll give me thoughts/experiences!

[huberts-private-counsel-archive]

Do you take crack ships for the writing prompt? If so, can u do Felix/Hubert, Fog? Tysm.

DeHope you don’t mind me hijacking this prompt for my lil Hulix AU, hehehe (the one that i answered @/stag-of-almyra’s prompt (so this would be...right when they’re storming Shambala and find Felix)

Uh...tw for implied torture and experimentation?? It isn’t gone in-depth about, but juuust in case

also using another read more bc...this long

Hubert can feel any words he might’ve had completely die in his throat. Every time he attempts to pull them out, to try and say something, anything, he feels them crumble to dust. Behind him, he can hear Mercedes gasp as Caspar whispers out an honest “what the fuck?”

But really, what other response could there have been? What other response could any of them have had to the sight of Felix - Felix, who Hubert thought dead, who he mourned, whose sword he’d kept by his side since that awful day he’d been informed of his death - the sight of Felix chained up in one of the cells. And Felix...barely looked like himself. His hair, which even during the war had been so well kept, was now long and tangled. He was thin, far thinner than what was healthy, and there were scars - new scars - and fresh wounds littered across his body.

Hubert had seen many people be tortured before - in fact, he was usually the torturer. So this was not a sight that should have made him sick to his stomach. But with how his mind kept betraying him with thoughts of Felix’s time here, of what must have entailed not to mention the memories Hubert hoped to bury long ago...

Hubert forced the bile back down his throat, instead rushing forward to try and free Felix from his shackles. As soon as he got his hand on the cuff to try and break them off - because he really did not have time for the process of trying to actually pick the lock, Felix’s eyes snapped up to look at him.

They were cold. Cold with a fury that lighted itself as he began trying to thrash away from Hubert with a snarl on his face; more out of shock, and perhaps hurt, than anything else, Hubert let go and stepped back.

“I told you to just kill me dammit, you aren’t getting anything else out of me,” Felix gritted out, and momentarily Hubert was stunned. What on earth was Felix talking about?

Then it dawned on him why Felix would be talking to him like that, and a cold stone made its presence known in his stomach.

“What the fuck Felix, it’s just us! We gotta get you out of here!” Caspar said, stepping forward as soon as Hubert stepped back. Hubert grabbed him by the shoulder before Caspar could get any closer.

“...They probably used our images to torment him further,” Hubert said quietly, a pained expression appearing on his face as a horrified, if not angry one appeared on Caspar.

Mercedes approached slowly, Felix watching her carefully with a guarded gaze. “Felix, I know it’s very difficult to believe, but it truly is us,” she said quietly, a sad expression on her face as she spoke. “Would you like it if we proved it to you?”

“Tch. Stop trying to prolong this stupid facade, I know it isn’t you!” Felix spat, venom dripping from his words.

To her credit, Mercedes seemed largely unaffected. Hubert wished he could say the same for himself. She looked into Felix’s eyes, making eye contact with him as she spoke again. “Please watch carefully Felix, I hope this will be enough to convince you that we are who we truly are.”

She went to go heal Felix from where she stood, and as she did, the Crest of Lamine appeared, its glow temporarily lighting the dim cell. Despite that, Hubert could still see Felix’s eyes widen. 

Hubert wished he had thought of it sooner. Of course. None of the copies that those Snakes would have created could bring up the Crests of the people they were attempting to copy. Felix stayed silent for a while.

“...a-are you really here?” His voice was so quiet, so weak and so unlike Felix that Hubert wanted to never hear him speak in that tone again. 

“It really is us, Felix! I swear, I’m gonna go kick those Snakes’ asses when I get ahold of them!” Caspar spoke fiercely, fury infecting his words. Not that Hubert could really disagree with his sentiment - right now though, his concern was getting Felix to safety. As soon as the cuffs were broken from their chains, Hubert caught Felix as the latter practically fell into him and held him close.

As much as he hated these circumstances...Hubert couldn’t deny how glad he was that Felix was alive. His desire to get Felix out of these dungeons to a much safer area must’ve shown on his face - Mercedes cast another healing spell to try and close up the last of the fresh wounds, before instructing Hubert to get Felix out of these as soon as possible. Hubert nodded, and proceeded to run out of the dungeons with Felix held tightly in his arms.

Hubert was filled with so many emotions, all of them swirling about his head as he ran out of the dungeons in order to warp back to base. And as selfish as it might be, among the strongest was relief - relief that Felix was alive at all, and not dead as Hubert had thought. 

Another part of Hubert hated himself for being so relieved, because at least if Felix had been dead, he wouldn’t have had to deal with the horrors those Snakes must have put him through.

He could feel Felix shaking against him, though whether it was due to a storm of emotions or simply the chill, Hubert couldn’t tell. Regardless, Hubert managed to maneuver his cloak enough to wrap it around Felix.

“Please stay awake,” Hubert found himself staying, his attempts to keep his voice level completely failing. “At least until we get back to base. Just....please don’t fall asleep yet.”

Or you might not wake up, and I can’t go through losing you when I’ve just found you again, went completely unspoken.

Felix nodded against him, a dazed expression on his face - at least he was awake.

Well, there was one thing Hubert could say for sure. He would not be leaving Felix’s side until the latter was recovered. Apologies Lady Edelgard, but...he wouldn’t be able to choose duty over the man he loved a second time.

(Despite his efforts, and he honestly did try, Felix ended up falling asleep again, the thumping of Hubert’s heart being what finally lulled him to sleep. When he opened his eyes again, he was in a cot with Hubert asleep in what had to be in an uncomfortable position. He was almost sure that he was dreaming, or that some new torture method by Those...whatever their name was. 

As soon as he so much tried to sit up - not that he really could, his whole body felt heavy and numb - Hubert shot up from where he’d been sleeping. There were darker bags under his eyes than Felix could ever remember seeing, and somehow Hubert looked paler than usual. In short, he looked like shit.

But when Felix said as much, Hubert simply smiled, as if he was just glad to hear him speak, and said that’s what a couple days worth of staying by a bedside would do. Maybe this really wasn’t some kind of twisted dream after all.)

[kpopsinarios]

hehehe u can write anything for wonwoo ily bby good luck on ur sat ur gonna kick ass 💓💓💗💗!!!!

Okay I promised you no angst, and I will hold true to my word bc I am a good noodle. :)))))))))) but there will be wonwoo angst eventually, you can’t stop me! And I’m 200% sure your love helped me through the sat!!!!

He had less than an hour to get to the plane before he was left behind.

“Hurry,” Seungcheol had warned, giving him a worried look, and that was all the approval Wonwoo had needed. He rushed through the airport, narrowly avoiding crashing into people and almost tripping over a large pile of luggage.

As soon as the photographers noticed he had left, the manhunt was on. Wonwoo tried his best to hide his identity, but a random guy running through the airport at nearly top speed was pretty attention-drawing. One of the photographers saw him, and the chase had begun.

Seriously, he thought, isn’t this the type of thing that only happens on tv shows?

And sure enough, a large mob was chasing after him, cameras clicking. Wonwoo groaned, and pushed himself to run faster.

You were unaware of the whole thing, keeping your head low and furiously wiping at the tears that were streaming down your face. Stupid. You felt stupid.

The boys had assured you that it was perfectly fine for you to go to the airport with them, and Wonwoo himself had seemed particularly eager to have you around. Excited at the thought of spending a few more extra hours with your boyfriend and the rest of seventeen before they left on tour, you happily hopped in the car along with them for the ride.

Seungcheol warned you that it could potentially get crazy, but you laughed and waved him off. “I’ll be fine!” you told him, and he shrugged, grabbing his bag and leading everyone inside the airport.

The group had managed to get about halfway through the building before the cameras found them. You were instantly shoved to the middle of the boys, completely surrounded.

“What’s going on guys?” you asked quietly, and Wonwoo shot you an apologetic glance.

“We’re keeping your identity hidden, they can’t know you’re with us,” he stated.

Soonyoung nodded. “If they knew that you two were dating, who knows what would happen!”

“Well why can’t we just tell them and find out?” you said mostly to yourself, but the glances you got from the boys were enough to make you wish you hadn’t opened your mouth at all.

“Fine, I’m leaving then.”

You pulled away from the group and they kept walking, almost as if you weren’t even there. And that’s when the tears started. Sure, it might have seemed a bit dramatic, but you had been dating Wonwoo for over a year, and keeping the fact that you were dating a secret had gown increasingly difficult, to the point where it was exhausting.

You snapped out of your thoughts at the sound of your name being yelled. You turned around to see your boyfriend running towards you, and you stopped, waiting for him.

“God y/n, how do you walk so fast I’m- oh my god you’re crying, oh god, oh shi-” Wonwoo panting, struggling to catch his breath. He wrapped you in his arms, and you resisted the urge to start crying again. “I’m so sorry, y/n. I really am. I just get so worried that people will attack you just because we’re dating or something like that, and I can’t stand the thought of it.”

“I know you’re worried, but it’s just so hard to stay hidden and-” as soon as the words left your mouth, you heard screams.

The two of you were surrounded by cameras, and he pulled away from you slightly. “Wonwoo, who is that?” you heard someone call, causing the photographers to all start shouting questions. It was honestly dizzying, lights flashing and voices calling to you. “Are the two of you dating?” “Who are you?” “Do you know Wonwoo?”

His eyes were wide. Blankly, he faced you, a small smile starting to grow on his features. “Let’s tell them.”

“What?” you asked, bewildered. You almost wondered if he had gone crazy.

“Your picture is already gonna be everywhere tomorrow anyways. Might as well make sure everyone knows you’re with me.”

“Yeah but weren’t you the one worried about it?”

He shrugged, pulling you closer to him. “Not anymore. Let’s give ‘em something good to take a photo of.”

Before you realized what was happening, his lips were against yours. All the noise faded from your mind as you kissed him back, like the whole world had stopped. At least until his phone rang.

Wonwoo pulled away with a groan. “Yes Jeonghan?”

You could hear the frantic yelling through the line, making you cover your mouth while resisting the urge to laugh.

“We gotta go, y/n, I missed my flight!”

Grabbing your hand, the two of you ran towards the exit, pushing past the crowd of people. You knew that you would have your face plastered over all types of websites within the hour. But with Wonwoo by your side and his hand in yours, you had a feeling it wouldn’t matter too much to either of you.