#Competition deadlines

[aquanutart]

desert flygon

[hella1975]

a post about fic updates!

once again the winter-to-spring season has really tanked all my writing motivation this truly is an annual thing im noticing in myself. i'm staying positive by reminding myself i've still written (and posted!) tens of thousands of words during my HARDEST writing period, so the uphill from here is looking pretty promising. but still, the only way i ever seem to get my shit together again isssss !!!! stupid unhealthy writing goals!!! these are, of course, not set in stone and i'm not tolerating anyone hounding me about potentially missing a goal. i am an adult with a job and a social life and sometimes shit just happens - fanfic will not be my priority, but this is the closest to a guarantee as i can give you guys esp bc i rarely ever miss one of my self-imposed deadlines <3

so! my currently updating fics are dog teeth - the miracle mile, tams, and taob. they all have different priorities in my head based on which ones im most passionate about writing atm, which ones i dont mind having slower updates, and which ones take up the most time/energy to write, and that will be reflected in the deadline i give myself.

dog teeth: im giving myself a target of having the next chapter posted by next friday (04/04) and the entire fic finished by the end of may.

tams: between april 20th-30th. kinda vague bc while tams usually comes very quickly once i actually crack on (bc i <3333 her) i also want to give myself space so im not rushing it and butchering the quality for the sake of a quicker chapter.

taob: may :)

original works: this is for my tbostuals but also anyone just generally interested; i have an original work that i have been SLACKING on these past few months, and i figured i might as well give myself a deadline here too. i want ch1 of the prequel done by april 20th 🫵 MUTUALS HARASS ME ABOUT THIS 🫵 I NEED IT OUT OF MY FACE BEFORE I GO CRAZY 🫵

[markhellyarchives]

Adam Scott saying that Helly is Mark's girlfriend vs Dan Erickson saying that Helly is Mark's wife

(x)

[erikkarlsson]

to all the sports “writers” mad that sharks winning the lottery proves that “tanking works,” i regret to inform you that this team actually tried very hard to win every game. they just suck.

[geospiral]

“I want to be someone’s stepping stone; I want the memory of me to haunt that person so that I may live through them and be beside them without having to stay. I know that's selfish and cruel, but if the path has already been laid out for me and I have no choice but to die, then I want to at least be able to choose who I die for. And to be honest, I will probably regret this decision when I’m lying there and spitting up my own blood, but at least it will be mine… and I think I can rest easy knowing that.”

Moran, a top student when it comes to all things excluding singing, can best be described as being Anakt Garden’s very own “Thinker.” Often found sitting on the very left edge of the garden’s box, she is willing to lend an ear to those in need.

Alien Stage OC Base made by @shakingparadigm

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Anakt Garden:

Moran is not a person who will intentionally seek other people out, but she does enjoy when others come to her, usually in the form of seeking guidance. This guidance can range from simply helping a fellow student with their class work to teaching others some of what she knows about the Segyein’s entertainment industry, a topic that she is familiar with due to her upbringing. 

She likes talking about philosophy, giving general worldly advice, and being a mediator to her fellow classmates, trying her best to be an impartial judge.

Moran also likes “reading” other people’s fortunes as a kind of game. It’s not anything serious; you ask her a specific topic about the future, such as “Am I going to pass the test?” and then give her as much information as you can about your chosen topic in order for her to make an educated guess. If she guesses correctly, you have to give her something, and if she doesn't, then she’ll give something to you. The items are nothing big, just small treasures like a pretty stone from the stream or an Anakt Garden lollipop. Moran also keeps a small collection of things she finds or is given in case others would just like to do general bartering with her; however, she doesn’t hold any real attachment to the things she collects and will usually trade her items away in exchange for short-lived treats such as candy, drinks, or a bubble wand.

Moran gets along fine with the other students, and although she can be pretty blunt at times, to the point of unintentionally seeming rude, she does her best to stay on everyone’s good side. She was raised with many others under her Guardian, so she has always been used to living alongside her fellow humans; however, the experiences were not great, causing her to have trouble telling when others genuinely like her or wish to be her friend. It doesn’t help that it only seems that her classmates come to her when they need something.

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Background:

Moran’s Guardian, Rheya, is a well-known and respected theater director with a theatrical troupe composed of the many humans under her, raising them from a young age to be her personal actors. By having her plays consist of an entirely human cast, Rheya is able to push the limits of her plays' theatrics in ways that she simply could not when working with her fellow Segyeins. Her plays are touted for their stories and visual spectacles; however, they can tend to be extremely dangerous for the humans involved, with many sustaining real injuries throughout their performances.

Despite the humans of the troupe referring to Rheya as their "mother,” they do not view one another as family but rather as competition when it comes to gaining their Guardians' affection. Bullying amongst the group is commonplace; if one person is punished, everyone is, which leads to that one individual being viciously humiliated and outcast by their peers and being sent down levels in the troupe’s personal social hierarchy.

(Note: The troupe’s hierarchy is loosely inspired by that of the video game Rule of Rose; I haven’t played it, and it's basically impossible to do so without pirating, but I got the idea from the video analysis of the game by RagnarRox.)

Rheya did not want to stop her storytelling at just theater production; however, she wanted to extend her reach further and saw Alien Stage as a chance to do just that, devising a long-term plan to craft what will hopefully be one of her best stories. She wants the story to go like this: she will choose two of her humans, one to send to Anakt Garden and the other to stay with her, molding him into the next big celebrity pet. The one sent to the garden, Moran, would be used as fodder in order to boost the fame of the other human pet, Adam, under the guise that the reason she trained for and performed in Alien Stage was to gain the other’s attention, subsequently dying in the competition. Upon finding this out, Adam would then go on to perform in the next Alien Stage season after her to avenge the women who loved him, winning in the process.

Rheya doesn’t have any faith that Moran can survive her Alien Stage season, and neither does Moran herself, but while Moran is in the garden, she hopes to find someone who she can truly die for in the competition, someone she actually cares for, unlike Adam, whom she barely knows and has never loved. If Moran must die, she wants it to be meaningful to her and the one she adores. She wants to make it her own choice.

[significant-narratives]

group projects in higher academia are only as good as your group’s designated perfectionist eldest daughter is strong. mama wasn’t perfect but she did raise a bitch who will secure that A at all costs.

[kangaracha]

thoughts and prayers for me trying to finish this 7k fic in one day. it is 7pm. i have written 4k.

[unnamed-atlas]

Who wants to bet I can finish this thing before Friday without throwing everything else in my life into complete disarray

[blog-on-a-log]

log here! i've written a short script for a writing competition and i was wondering if any mutuals or followers would like to read it and give me feedback on it! dm me, and i'll link you the doc!

[godreallyisawoman]

self portrait as the sun

I am warm and burning. I am bigger than you can conceptualise / and small enough / to hide behind your finger.

I provide for my plants and watch as they turn to face me. I am scorched and scorned and revered as spiritual.

I am cracked pavement and hissing rain. inquisitive, curious, cowering in the dark.

I want more than this / I watch her curve across the sky / that luminous space wreck

I am causing shadows that fall onto people I have come to care about; time slips away from me. How long have I been here?

I become more of myself around her, I recognise we are made of the same magnetic field, the same electricity, the same dust

I am lost, floating / I am collapsing in on myself / in time I will turn cold

[elvendorx]

regulus being a bitch to james who's trying really hard to be friends with his boyfriend's brother just writes itself. james can tell regulus is being a dick but that just makes it funnier for him and means that he can say mean things back without looking like an arsehole. sirius tunes them both out but occasionally catches an insult and laughs regardless of who says it so neither of them feels left out (he lets james get away with more/worse tho)

[reitziluz]

the hard part about this round of apartment hunting and moving places isn't the actual apartment hunting and moving places.

it's how none of my conditions like any of what's going on whatsoever.

(wish me luck)

[merevide]

i really don’t gaf about the emmys (if none of the yellowjackets cast are nominated for anything i will destroy the academy by hand)

[cloudedmydude]

Yessir/maam/theythemequivalentforsir

hey can you do me a favor and start that project that you wanted to work on please I am begging you to do the first step

literally only the first step

you only have to do the first step

PLEASE PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU SO MUCH

like if it's an art project open your art software or gather materials

If it requires reaching out to someone just send that email or whatever

If it's writing please make an outline

etc etc you know what the project is please start it please PLEASE

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA PLEASE

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

[gabrielsantar]

james swallow save me.

[luvlinkd]

" if you think you're going to work like this, you better think again. " raf said no going to work if sick :pensive:

     SHE  HAS  BEEN  SLUGGISH  EVER  SINCE  BEING    summoned over.    reiko is always competent, nothing short of talent.    she is a huntress, someone whose determination never    WAVERS    in the slighest when encountering formidable opponents.   yet somehow, a mere fever is getting her to mess up a bunch of things in his studio.    she thinks she    TRIPPED    over the same empty paint bucket that she moved countless of times already, wandering aimlessly as though his place is new.   it is not.    of course, it took no less than a few mishaps for rafayel to pick up on it    -    of course he would, she was a    BLUNDERING    mess who kept messing things up.    she thinks she has been sniffling and sneezing up a storm too  !      yet, she has the capacity to grunt    &    shake her head.    while he may be her boss in this instance, it is not like he is making her do    ANYTHING    rigorous.    

"  raf, it's okay.  "     she reassures while    MASSAGING    her head.    the more that he fusses over her, the more restless she feels.   at the same time, she supposes she can appreciate the fact that he is being     STERN    about her well-being.     "  s'just a minor setback,  i can work just fine.  "    besides, thomas is    COUNTING    on her to make him leave the house even just for today.    said he needs some enrichment so he could churn out a    PAINTING    faster.    she does not want to be a thorn on the man's side all because she is feeling slightly worse for wear.    

perhaps their similarity lies in the fact that rafayel is also    EQUALLY    as stubborn as her whenever he is not feeling his best.    at least he is able to see a reflection of his bull-headedness through her like this   (  ...  )    though she is notably    LESS   irritable than he is.   "  i've experienced worse.    besides, didn't you say you needed some help today  ?  "

caring for the sick prompts.