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sweettjrose · 11 months ago

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So an earlier post by @memelordotherblog made me think about a group chat for Mickey's rogues gallery and I got too excited about that idea and had to share what I came up with. Please feel free to add ideas!

Pete - The one who started the group chat. It actually took a lot of effort to get the other villains in on it, so he is really proud of it. He uses it the most frequently for both business and fun but also moderates. He tried to get the others to call him "Captain Pete" since he "leads" the group chat, but it never works.

Trudy - The other moderator. Also uses it pretty regularly, though sometimes Pete and her flirting tend to spill from their private chats into this group chat, much to everyone else's dismay. She is usually the one actually moderating the others and preventing or stopping any fights. However, the others know to not start any fights with her as she is the best roaster and will decimate anyone who gets on her nerves.

Sylvester Shyster - Also a moderator. He uses the chat mostly for actual business though he will share a funny moment or story every once in a while. Unfortunately for everyone else, he is the type of person to write giant paragraphs for every single message taking up most of the space of the group chat.

Phantom Blot - Is a moderator, but only because it was the only way he would join. Was against the idea of the group chat, but actually finds it very useful. He actually doesn't really message much in the chat but does lurk around quite a bit to keep track of the other villains. The few times he would message would be if he wanted to influence the group in some way or if someone typed out something really stupid and he was compelled to call them out.

Scuttle - Asked to be a moderator but Pete told him that he didn't know how to add someone as a moderator. He mostly posts memes, shares pictures of weird things he saw, and asks random questions. To be honest his memes are actually pretty funny and up to modern trends... Unfortunately, the chat is filled with middle-aged adults so they don't get them at all.

Portis - Doesn't really post in the group chat a lot, though he does lurk. When he does post it is usually about his latest invention or scientific discovery... or him insulting and/or correcting someone he thinks is wrong about something. He will even respond to week's old messages to correct them. Definitely will get into a fight or debate about scientific facts. Most of his scientific debates are with Triplex (or Miklos trolling him) and they can vary from calm discussion to raging insults.

Miklos - The troll. Whenever he messages it is usually to get a rise out of someone, start a fight, or post a nonsensical meme that even Scuttle doesn't get. Trudy hates him because she usually has to be the one to break up the fight he starts. The only reason Pete hasn't removed him is that he thinks some of the trolling is funny and he doesn't know how to remove someone

Eil Squinch - Uses it very much like a stereotypically elderly person online. It's a miracle he manages to use it at all. Will often accidentally send blurry pictures or post gibberish by accident. Also tends to mix it up with Google at times.

The Rhyming Man - Doesn't really use the chat at all. Not even to lurk. How Pete managed to get him to join is anyone's guess. If he ever does message it will usually be some kind of cryptic riddle... or to mock the Phantom Blot.

Side Note: If the chat truly gets out of hand, Trudy will just post a picture of Mickey and it will unite the entire chat into ranting about how much they hate him. Truly a bonding moment.

#disney comics #peg leg pete #trudy van tubb #sylvester shyster #phantom blot #scuttle #portis egmont #miklos the gray mouse #eil squnich #The rhyming man #disney memes #what I would pay to be in this group chat

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the-mirage-forest · 3 months ago

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Short Story Time!

Wrote a short story last week about Shi and some of his backstory + the aftermath, here's a link: Google Doc

I'm not sure if I'll publish future ones also in google doc, making one long post with it is probably unviable for them, archiving them on Ao3 feels like a decent option but I don't know how tagging would work.

Anyway, because I haven't posted the bios for some of these characters in a VERY long time-some bios getting edits and the almanac unintentionally being hard to access (oops)-Bios and context below the cut! I'd highly recommend at least reading Shi and Saturn's at least.

CONTEXT CUT

SHI & DEATH WELLS

One of the 11 Wielders of The Mirage, Shi is the Wielder of Death. Wielding death itself both metaphorically and literally. Unlike other Wielders, Shi’s scythe is sapient.

On one hand, Shi is a clean freak, judgemental, but intelligent and greatly caring of his family. Usually keeping Death in line and keeping the house where he and his siblings live clean, sometimes babysitting the rest if Saturn is out in public. Spending the rest of his time with Scuro, tends to flub up his english, though Scuro will always be there to correct him.

On the other hand, his scythe is also judgemental, bossy, mocking, and just the (literal) tool embodiment of an a-hole. He can talk and communicate both regularly and telepathically to Shi, usually giving snarky comments and insults towards his siblings.

Shi’s story begins in Mexico around the 1940’s-1960’s, living in poverty and by himself. Shi sees an odd creature, mouselike but not quite. And chases it into a Mirage portal. However, this particular portal was unstable, sending him back thousands of years into the Mirage. as much as Shi wanted to leave. There was a pull that was keeping him there, something was calling him.

So he followed that pull to an old, crumbling crypt. There was where Shi would meet his soon-to-be best friend, Scuro. The Wielder of Shadows, was guarding the crypt. Despite the goo monster at the crypt speaking English (Which Shi didn’t understand), Shi continued on almost robotically. With Scuro threatening to use their powers to throw him back where he came from, but never actually doing so because they don't have the heart to. Quote:“Hey! Go away! I’ll kick you right out of here! I will! I’m not kidding! I will!”

Reaching the crypt, there’s a looming ominous scythe standing by itself upon a pile of rubble. Scuro, quite tired of seeing things die from this scythe. Tackles Shi as he grabs it. Sending off an explosion threatening to collapse the crypt and sending Scuro into a wall. This was Death itself, the Last Trial Scythe. Though accomplishing the impossible of not being turned to bones the moment he touched the scythe unlike those who came before him. It was coming up on Shi, upon being called reckless by this angry scythe. Shi becomes something of a verbal dagger and starts sassing an ancient object until the object asks him to “Take responsibility”. To which Shi, not understanding what this actually meant, said yes. So, Shi got up from this whole ordeal. Becoming the Wielder of death, accomplishing what even The Overseer thought was to be a fruitless waste of time.

SATURN WELLS

I’m not sure why it took me so long to write about the Overseer himself, but it did. This is Saturn Wells, the only Overseer of The Mirage. Very old, very anti-social full-time Overseer and parent. Doesn’t really sleep much, but it’s usually only a few hours long when he does.

5’, birthday unknown, weighing 186 lbs. Saturn’s extremely wise and intelligent at his job. But also a very caring stay-at-home parent, we’re not sure why he cares so much about his own kids. They’re adopted, and he knows they might die and he’ll have to start all over, so why does he even try? According to him “I don’t care if I’ll have to take care of them forever throughout every life. I still want them to live happy lives, every time.”.

His care for the Wielders and the two Starborn are still odd by an Overseer’s standards, though. Most of the time they’re left in someone else’s hands.

It’s worth noting that he didn’t create the Xiilunes, while only he knows of their origins he simply gains a mortified look and never speaks. Although in the few cases we’ve seen him with the goo(s), he’s unable to control them, much less make them spread.

As said before Saturn’s extremely wise and intelligent. However his knee jerk reactions definitely aren’t the best in the world, often leaving him with large problems. Such as when he took the starborn in without realizing he would have to parent them, though he doesn’t particularly regret that one. He does however, have a tendency to become anxious and reacts very poorly to stress. Even small things tend to put him on edge, while very soft and caring for his family. He hates having to interact with the public otherwise, social anxiety and all that.

Lives in a house out in a secluded area, like a hermit and opposed to going out in public. The house has a special spell on it, whoever walks near it in a three-mile radius is unable to leave without his permission. Instead just walking right back to it.

Has pretty bad stress-eating habits and feather-picking habits, and a fear of abandonment, which has gotten bigger in the last few years. Compared to most Overseers, his poor health has led to his magic being a bit weaker than it should be…

SCURO WELLS

WATAWNA WELLS

The “younger” of the two Mirage starborn, Watawna Wells is technically the 2nd-to-eldest sister to the Wielders despite not being one herself. Despite this, they still treat her more like an aunt figure. As she seems to have picked up on her father’s (Metaphorical) softer side.

7’2”, born a few milliseconds after her sister (Something that’s frequently fought about), Watawna spends her days as a pediatrician (focused on the magic side of things). She seems to have her interests drift from place to place and then loop right back around, unbeknownst to anyone. She was a poisoner for a short time, but quit because unlike her sister, she has a better moral code.

Watawna’s something of a kooky aunt figure, the type of person who collects shiny rocks, the type of person who’d get distracted by all the lost stuff they found while cleaning their room. Yes, she’s those types of people with a side of care and bubbliness. Probably intelligent, but really doesn’t act like it. Personally I think she’s a bit oblivious sometimes…but I’ve heard that if she does get mad she crawls along the walls/roof chasing people like a demon in an 80s earth horror movie. Sadly, I can’t say if this is true because it’s literally impossible to annoy her at all that it's annoying in itself

Being a starborn, she’s extremely powerful in her abilities. Most of her abilities makeup what we all know as Hollowlantern Magic. Just like regular Hollowlanterns, she also needs leaves to power said magic.

The relationship between her and Tempest certainly isn’t tense, they may not act like it but they stick together through and through no matter what. It’s impossible to see one without the other nearby, although fights have certainly happened. Some leaving lots of damage and in some cases, casualties. Both are also of equal strength, although neither really show it. In fact at first glance it may seem more like Watawna is the weaker of the two siblings, but no matter how you cut it. They’re the same in their abilities.

Lives in a house with Tempest that’s nearby Saturn’s house, roughly 4 miles away.

TEMPEST WELLS

This is Tempest Wells, one of the Mirage Starborn. Being 0.00000561 milliseconds older (And more responsible in general, but how petty do you have to be to figure that specific number out?)than her sister, she’s considered the older of the two. Standing at 14��1, Tempest’s just an inch above the average Hollowlantern height.

Born sometime around October 22-24th alongside her sister Watawna. She’s one of the few starborn to still exist in this universe, starborn are beings born from magical forces getting caught in a supernova. Resulting in one or more beings of various forms to be born, however, they’re often highly deformed and weak at birth. Tempest and Watawna were extremely lucky, only being born without faces. Something easily fixed from Saturn’s knee jerk reaction of carving their faces, which (somehow?) didn’t kill them. Out of the two, Tempest is considered to be the unfriendly one. Unlike Watawna, Tempest really doesn’t care about others, not that she can’t. She just doesn’t like to. While definitely brash, gruff, and a bit quiet. She has shown to be much calmer and sometimes has a heart. A much better listener than speaker for someone who needs to vent, as opposed to Watawna, who’s version of comfort is…all over the place.

While not extremely aggressive of everyone around her, she most certainly doesn’t like them, letting her pessimism and lack of tone control. Well, control how she speaks. As you can tell, Tempest has a very pessimistic outlook on life. With Watawna there to “remind” her.

Moving on from her personality, no one really knows what’s underneath Tempest’s hood. It’s so old, and well kept, still holds together pretty well from what I’ve seen. Supposedly she got it as a birthday gift and hasn’t been seen without it since, hell even Watawna’s curious. We’ll probably never find out, because even if it goes down to her ankles it’d still be impossible to sneak up on her much less yank it off.

(I’m not sure if I’ll be in trouble for saying this, but while Tempest is a surgeon at O’Ghost General Hospital, I’ve found some evidence she may be a hitwoman on the side…so if you never hear from me again randomly, that might be why…)

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harlequin-hangout · 2 years ago

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A note, to everyone who feels the need to correct fan fiction authors on tenses and point of view . . .

Loki clicked his tongue, appearing out of thin air.

“Now, that’s not very nice, is it?” You spin around, completely shocked. How did this man get into your room?? Not that it mattered. There was no getting him out.

“What-”

“No. Don’t even start.” Loki held up his hand, cutting you off. “My little army puts out content that can take days, weeks, if not months to create, and you felt the need to correct one of them on something that was done correctly.” The god’s eyes are dangerous, and you decide to stay quiet. “Allow me to educate you, as your mortal system seems to have failed to provide you with the basics of your own language's grammar.If you want to write in the first person, you use words like I and me. The character is talking to themselves about their own thoughts and opinions. The second person is written with words like you, yours, and yourself, as it is written about the character without actually being in their head. Like a narrator telling a story about you to you. Are you keeping up? Lastly, third person. Third Person uses he, she, they, it, so on and so forth. Like a narrator telling a story to people who aren’t involved. NONE of these are indicative of point of view. To write from someone’s point of view, you use one of the above perspectives to explain what a specific character is thinking and experiencing.” Loki turns, readying himself to leave. Before he does, he looks back over his shoulder and flashes you a dangerous look. “All of that aside, it is perhaps the rudest and most disrespectful thing I’ve seen to insult and correct my little army about content that they put out for free. If you want to correct people so badly, perhaps you should first learn the intricacies of your own language.” And with that, he vanished, leaving no trace that he’d ever been there.

Honestly though, just don't do it. This was inspired by this anon ask that @vbecker10 received. Take Loki's grammar lesson well, it's going to save some of the anonymous warriors from sticking their heads in their asses.

#loki #loki drabble #grammar lesson #anon ask #do not correct people without them asking you first #fucking hell #vbekcer10 #loki grammar lesson

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daisyvramien · 7 months ago

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Idk who needs to hear this but- [Hot Take]

I don't know about you, but I'm getting real tired of these armchair critics who think they're the rulers of the writing realm. Newsflash, buttercups: your opinions are about as valuable as a dragon's hoard of fake gold if all you're doing is spreading negativity like a contagious plague. You're not the High Lords and Ladies of the Court of Correct Opinions.

The loudest barkers are usually the ones who haven't even stepped foot in the ring. They're the scaredy-cats hiding behind their screens, too afraid to face the music because they know deep down they couldn't write a story if their lives depended on it.

But you ? You're different. You're here. You're trying. You're showing up. You write and write and spend days and nights, weeks, months, years on your works making sure you get it "right". So why on earth would you let the peanut gallery of haters rain on your parade when they can't even get a correct word out unless they're insults ?

It takes fucking (excuse my french) guts to put your heart and soul out there for the world to see. To be vulnerable. And to be like: "Here, I put my entire soul and being into this" and then show it to the world. And those who try to tear you down ? They're just jealous they don't have the goolies (excuse my french again XD) to do the same.

"Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you." as Tyrion Lannister said. You are so worthy of praise and support, those people are not. They could have been anything, from curious to inspired, to interested, but they chose to be some mean high-school girlies and they do not deserve even just a second of your time.

It's perfectly fine to dislike (or even hate) tropes, characters, ships, or whatever else floats your boat. It's never okay to bully. So how about we all grow the heck up and learn to express our opinions without resorting to childish behavior ? It's called being a decent human being, look it up.

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aprillikesthings · 8 months ago

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Now that I've spent a good day thinking about how hot it is when Catra is a terrible person corrupted by setting off a portal, I'm ready to go back to (re)watching her try to be Good lolol

well okay more than one day.

I mean I literally spent the last four? five? days listening to songs off The Downward Spiral over and over while thinking about Catra and practicing my makeup for my Catra cosplay and ordering more of the things I need for it; like literally just staring off into space at work between phone calls thinking about Catra

I'm totally a well-adjusted middle-aged adult, thanks for asking!

Shit where did I even leave off

Oh right

SO HEY if you're new here, I've been rewatching all of the 2018 She-Ra, and I started doing it for fic-writing reasons but predictably I have become deeply obsessed. Anyway these posts sometimes have a lot of asides and commentary and references to other stuff and dumb jokes among a ton of screenshots, also (and it feels odd saying it this close to the end of the show) it's a RE-watch, so there's often spoilers for later bits of the story, also I keep trying NOT to just describe the entire plots of the episodes but I keep failing lol

s5 ep7 Perils of Peekablue

Adora's trying to become She-Ra (without an immanent threat) and then Bow and Glimmer distract her, and then the door opens on Catra and

I literally did a YES YES YESSSS AHAHAH out loud bc this is the point at which Catra just starts OPENLY FLIRTING, as opposed to just uhhhh flirtatiously taunting I suppose lol

like you're SITTING IN HER LAP

Also while rewinding it to watch again I paused it at the most hilarious moment

look at Catra's FACE

help I can't stop laughing but also look at Bow's expression

Glimmer: omg I'm gonna get to see my dad Catra: *gets up and leaves*

But also I make this face when a cat leaves my lap before I wanted them to:

Anyway they're a day out from arriving at Etheria

Adora's trying so hard

BACK ON ETHERIA

YAY IT'S THIS ONE

the intro finally changed!! I can't get a good screenshot but now when Catra (with short hair) and Adora (in She-Ra's new get-up) are fighting they stop much faster and they're both smiling omgggg

and there she is!! with everyone else!!

okay I'm going to take way less screenshots etc of the underwater speakeasy thing because let's be honest: that part of the plot isn't what I'm here for lol

But yeah they're going to the speakeasy thing to get Prince Peekablue who can see to the edges of the galaxy and can maybe tell them where Adora and the others are because they don't know what happened

Oh also Spinarella is chipped and Netossa is realizing something is off/weird about her but doesn't know what

Oh hey! You used to work for Huntara in the Crimson Wastes

Sea Hawk has pissed off approximately half the people in the room it seems (by lighting their ships on fire at some point)

Scorpia and Perfuma are the cutest and I can absolutely see how they end up together

In my fic I originally had Adora talking to some kind of therapist but I wasn't sure they existed on Etheria, and last week I edited that bit so Adora is talking to these two (which makes the conversation more fun AND easier to write anyway)

Perfuma: "Scorpia. You should do things not because you're good at them, but because they make you happy." THAT IS ONE OF MY LIFE PHILOSOPHIES thank you Perfuma you're 100% correct and I tell people this ALL THE TIME

Mermista: "I might've set their boat on fire. Just to see what it felt like."

Sea Hawk:

lolol

YESSSS I love this scene

Perfuma makes a flower, throws it to Scorpia as she sings, and she blushes and tucks it into her hair, these two are so sweet and cute

oh god I forgot that when "Prince Peekablue" get stung by Scorpia they go through the last half-dozen shapeshifts before turning into a (passed-out) Double Trouble.

lolol instead of "cash cow" it's an insult to poor Catra

Anyway they have the info the Rebellion wanted!

Horde Prime is pissed and has blockaded the planet, also half the people at the speakeasy were chipped....and now so is Mermista, though nobody realizes that yet

But also the phrasing of "She-ra stole his little kitten away" is just amazing

But also the last they heard, Adora and Bow and Entrapta had left to rescue Glimmer, do they think Double Trouble is talking about Glimmer here or what

(which. they did. they just also went back for Catra.)

Netossa realizes her wife (and most of the people around them) are chipped D:

And a chipped Mermista is gonna drown them all

oh shit Micah is also chipped

Entrapta gets the comms working!

"The Rebellion's been compromised! Horde Prime has them! We lost, I'm so sorry! We lost them!" --and then the comms go to static

AND CREDITS!

#april rewatches spop #perils of peekablue

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areyoudoingthis · 1 year ago

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Im sorry about this i need to rant. I thought things were getting better but Izzy stan Twitter is at it again with their whining, truth bending and self-victimising.

'Do you like OMFD but wish the queer disabled hero didnt die?' IZZY IS NOT THE HERO OF THIS SHOW!!!!! He is at best a reformed antagonist. What an insult to the other disabled characters, and what about the actual heroes of the show??

'We've been betrayed by straight man writing queer stories'. First of all, way to dismiss the other writers. Also, its not his fault you project your personal traumas and mental health on a fictional character on a show with death in the title.

'GB's ending is comphet (?????) because 'we only need eachother' and theyre breaking away from their queer community' ED HAS BEEN WANTING TO LEAVE PIRACY SINCE LAST SEASON!!! also, its progress that Stede was able to resist basic flattery. And David made it clear that they still have work to do. This one truly broke my brain.

Im just sick of all this. Izzy stans have been coddled for the past week, being told its ok to grieve, but theyve crossed multiple lines. I do wish some things had been more explicit in this finale, only because David overestimated the maturity and media literacy of some people.

Sorry for this but i needed to talk to people here. Its beyond annoyance at this point. Im angry and sick of petty crybabies actively working to poison what we've built.

YIKES. sorry your fandom space has turned into this anon. you can absolutely talk to me about the show any time you want, I'm on loving s2 lockdown for the next two years

i know that the atmosphere is completely fucked in some spaces, but personally, i've opted to block everyone with a bad take on sight and focus on the things i love about the show, because i realized that three days after the finale of one of my favorite seasons of tv ever made, the izzy ferals were completely taking over the conversation and i was hearing more about their deranged rants than about the things I'm actually here for (ed, stede, ed&stede, the crew, the wonderful season of tv we somehow managed to get in spite of hbo being horrible)

i get that it sucks that these people are out there harassing the writers and other fans because of their fixation with the one white guy they don't even really understand in the first place, and that their interpretations of the show overall are absurd and annoying, but this is the internet, unfortunately those takes aren't likely to go away any time soon (i've even heard they're starting their own conspiracy theories about how izzy isn't really dead, which brings back sooo many memories from so many different fandoms)

the point is they're not going to change their minds no matter how angry we get, so why waste our energy on yelling back at them when they're not even capable of hearing. let's make our arguments for ourselves, to reaffirm our love for the show, to have fun discussing our very sexy correct takes, to praise the writing and the acting and the costumes and the music and every bit of work that went into making this season. allow me to be cheesy and quote my guy here: let's turn the poison into positivity

#i am at heart someone who wants to be happy #so i married the block button early on in my ofmd days #i also only ever went on twitter to fight to renew shadowhunters and ran away from it as soon as we got a proper ending #that website is fucking nuts #i do not understand how any of you survive there #mentally these days I'm holding hands with my mutuals going “remember when” and mentioning every bit of s2 that comes to mind

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jewishdragon · 2 years ago

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#maybe i just havent gotten there yet but also is there a reason why he and sherlock always despise each other#in adaptions. does their autism clash. i understand if it does#i also think though that sherlock is just Saying That about him being more brilliant#maybe mycroft is but i don't think he'd be able to apply it as well as sherlock does

So I made this post because I was in the moment re-reading the story where Mycroft is introduced and I can say with some confidence that this is another mischaracterization. Sherlock regularly consults Mycroft and the only criticism Sherlock has for Mycroft is that it's unfortunate that Mycroft is so anti-social that he cannot apply his brilliance to better society. So you are correct, he cannot apply it as well as sherlock.

And yet this anti-social Mycroft was extremely well spoken and carried a normal conversation with Sherlock and while the writing makes a lot of interactions in Sherlock Holmes stories a little dry, their interactions are completely in synch. Their autism has a synergy, it does not clash in the least. It's frankly adorable. If I had to say, Mycroft ADORES Sherlock and actively wants to have his brother in his company. His first statement to sherlock was "By the way, Sherlock, I expected to see you around last week, to consult me over that Manor House case, I thought you might be a little out of your depth."

Now perhaps that is one of the lines people transform into their adversarial relationship, as Mycroft gives a minute insult to sherlock's talent. But to me it reads that Mycroft was looking forward to seeing his brother and help him with a case! He just phrased it in a very Autistic Manner (TM). They go on to have a very Autism to Autism moment observing people playing billiards, an interaction that felt like an epitome of enjoyment for them both. This perhaps is another spot where the adversarial nature is adapted from, because perhaps it seems like they were trying to one-up each other. I say nay, they were having fun. In fact the conclusion of this moment is Sherlock turning to Watson to smile at him to convey 'look at how amazing my brother is!'

Also the reason adaptations make Mycroft this powerful government agent is because... OG autistic Mycroft is one of those brilliant mathematician autistics. He loves nothing more than to be a budget/financial auditor/consultant for the government. He gets books and files and folders of figures and takes them to his apartment and just does his thing with no one to bother him. And the government pays him a shit ton of money to do this. He is living his best fucking life.

Also Mycroft smiles when he sees his brother :D

TL:DR the Holmes brothers fucking adore each other, enjoy each other's company, and regularly work together to great effect.

On the discussion of book accurate depictions of Sherlock Holmes, one thing I really want is accurate Mycroft. In the books Sherlock is very… autistically coded. At least to me, an autistic person. And Sherlock basically states that Mycroft has more “severe” autism. Sherlock says his brother is more brilliant than he is but absolutely cannot function in society and hates social interaction so much he founded a society for the purpose of minimizing it as much as possible. In addition it’s implied he becomes overstimulated so easily he has to curate his environment to be devoid of disturbance and noise.

Give me the autistic brothers but one has it much much worse

Enough of this Mycroft as the more sociable of the two who is a powerful politician. This man would have a meltdown if he had to be that social!!!

#wow i had a lot ot say #there is a reason people LOVE the sherlock holmes books folks #they are fucking GOOD #and we have so much to say about them over a century later #hot damn #sherlock holmes

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tinyboxxtink · 3 years ago

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"Weird Secret Friends" *Chapter 9*

Chapter 8

Chapter 10

Aw SNAP, an early chapter?! Yes children, I woke up and I just wanted to write. This story really does mean a lot to me, and I have been neglecting it for the last few days. So I decided to give you one today, and one tonight. I just have so much to say, and I wanna get it out there as fast as I think of it! I know y'all want that too.

So I don't know if these actually need warnings, but there is serious discussion about alcohol and addiction. If you're sensitive to that, read with caution. I'm really sensitive to it and I wrote it, but it's more therapeutic to me. I don't know how others feel about it.

Also-- I did my best to fix the continuity issue in the last chapter about the Sonny crying at Y/N's mom's funeral, AND I think I did a good job at fixing the continuity with the fact that I literally started this story with her drinking an appletini. Like a moron.

And if you think my explanation is 'unbelievable', I actually do the same thing so I know it's a thing! Don't @ me.

Also Also-- This chapter is all Y/N and Sonny, some cousin bonding time. I hope y'all appreciate it.

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You rode to the train station in silence, but when you got out of the Uber to walk in by yourself, Sonny quickly trailed behind you.

“I’m a big girl Sonny, I don’t need you to hold my hand,” You rolled your eyes.

“I-I know, but it’s an hour until your train leaves, and--” He nervously explained.

“Afraid I’ll go to the bar and just derail my life in twenty minutes?” You crossed your arms.

“...No…” He softly looked at the ground.

“Well, you're right. I'm just gonna throw it all away right now,”

“Y/N don’t do that--”

“I’m not kidding, Sonny!” You looked at him seriously.

“...What?” He was stunned at your admission.

You looked around the train station, people were bustling about running to their trains and finding their people, it was a madhouse. You needed to talk this out seriously; so you pulled him to a waiting area and sat down with him.

“Well as you so nicely pointed out, I am basically on the verge of breaking my sobriety every fucking day. And now I know why you wanted me to avoid Rafael, but I didn’t listen and as much as you didn’t want it to, it already broke me. Last night I broke, and now that-- now that he’s gone, or run away, or whatever-- All I can think about is making this pain go away!” The thoughts that had been running through your head since you left Rafael’s apartment just came spilling out of your mouth.

“Sunshine…” He sighed.

“And you’re right, I don’t have anyone else. I don’t have anyone else to lean on, except for you. And I can’t keep doing that, you’ve done it long enough,” You started to feel tears catch in your throat.

“Wha--but I don’t mind, I--” He protested.

“Really? Because the way you were telling Rafael, it sounded like you were sick of it,” You tried to keep your voice steady.

“I’m not--” He ran his fingers through his hair. “I’m not sick of it. It’s just--”

“A lot,” You finished for him.

“Right,” He looked at you sadly. “But-- I don’t understand, then what do you wanna--”

“I need to go away,” You interjected with a very somber look.

“What?” He half laughed. “Go away? What does that even--”

“I need to go...away,” You repeated, not wanting to say the words out loud.

“Like...a facility?” He asked; you nodded. “Y/N I didn’t mean you had to--”

“I know you didn’t mean that Sonny, but I don’t see any other way,” Tears filled your eyes.

“I don’t-- I don’t wanna do this again! I don’t want you to have to take days, weeks off work watching me, moving to Jersey, checking my room and my apartment, you’re too old for that shit now!” You looked up to the sky, willing the tears to stay in your pupils.

“I mean, Y/N come on I’m almost 31, I’m not ancient--”

“But you’re a grown up, with a grown up job and a career, and a life. And I can’t just-- make you put your life on pause because I’m a fuck up,” You barely whispered.

“You’re not a--”

“I am,” You shook your head. “I am, and I accept it. I can’t have-- normal, things. Like friendships or relationships. This absolutely proves it,”

“No, it doesn’t,” Sonny took your hand. “Look I told Barba and now I’m telling you: This...this might be on me,”

“No it’s not,” You took his hand this time. “Don’t do that,”

“No, it really might be,” He insisted. “You’ve...you’ve never just opened up to someone like you did with Barba. Not once. Not with anyone but me,”

“Yeah well clearly that was some kind of fluke,” You rolled your eyes with a tear filled laugh.

“Was it?” Sonny asked you sincerely. “When’s the last time you approached a guy or girl for that matter, sober?”

“I mean, I was sipping an appletini…” You looked at the ground in guilt.

“Y/N…” Sonny rubbed his temples.

“What?” You shrugged. “It’s not like I’m the Hulk, Sonny. I don’t take a sip of alcohol and ‘Hulk Out’. I like to at least attempt to feel like a grown up, so I order ONE drink and nurse it for hours. You know this. It’s just, when I get upset…”

“You lose it,” He finished for you.

“...Yeah,” You looked back at the ground.

“So why don’t you just come stay with me for a few days, until this whole ‘Barba’ thing passes, and you can be...normal, again?” He put a hand on your knee. “You don’t need to…’go away’, like a mental patient,”

“...Because I don’t know if it will pass, Sonny,” You admitted. “I’m not kidding when I say this broke me. It...it broke me. And he wasn’t even my boyfriend! We fucked one time and all of a sudden I was going through his stuff like a crazy girlfriend,”

“...Didn’t need to know that, but alright,” Sonny shuddered at the thought of you in the throes of passion with Rafael.

“Whatever,” You sighed. “The point is, I-- I lost it, with him. That’s never happened, not once. I’ve never…’cared’ about someone like that. I just bang them then leave,”

“Wasted” Sonny added.

“....Well yeah, obviously,” You laughed sadly.

“Which brings me back to my original point,” He replied. “You may have had some liquor in your system, but were you drunk when you talked to Barba?”

“...No,” You shook your head.

“Were you tipsy?”

“....No,"

“Did you get drunk while waiting on me and talking with him and then decide to go back to his place to...do stuff?”

“No!” You hit him softly.

“And last night,” He continued. “Last night when I walked away and left the two of you. Did you run back inside and drink yourself into a stupor because you hurt me?”

“No!!” You shook your head. “No, I-- I might have wanted to, but then Rafael took me inside and he-- well, first of all his friends humiliated me--”

“They what?” Sonny’s fists began to clench.

“Calm down, Son,” You took his hand. “Rafael defended me, he even punched a guy for insulting me!”

“He WHAT?” Sonny gasped. Rafael would never do something like that, not for anyone. He was always so cool, calm and collected, always the epitome of decorum. If he had lost it on someone in public, that really did mean something.

“...So he defended you, then took you home?”

“Well, I---” You looked down in shame. “I asked him to,”

“Ah,” Sonny nodded. “I see,”

“But only because you said you didn’t wanna see me! I...I didn’t think I had anywhere else to go,” You explained.

“But he let you,” He added.

“He wanted me to,” You shrugged. “But Sonny I swear, nothing was supposed to happen. I just wanted to crash on his couch until I could talk to you. But...I don’t know, we-- he washed my clothes, and then we were watching BoJack, and then we were laughing and he was tickling me, and it just-- happened,”

“Organically,” He clarified.

“...Not the way I’d word it but yeah,”

“And you didn’t drink anything?” He raised an eyebrow.

“No!” You cried. “No, and I didn’t want to hurt--”

“Sunshine I promise you, this isn’t about my feelings at all right now,” He assured you. “I’m just pointing out that you have never just...accidentally slept with a guy,”

“Meaning…?” You quirked an eyebrow curiously.

“Meaning your MO is get drunk, get laid, and leave. Correct?”

“...Well when you say it like that…” You shifted uncomfortably.

“I’m not trying to guilt you Sunshine I’m making a point. Now, am I right?”

“....Yes,”

“So you genuinely had feelings for Barba. Real, unaltered feelings,”

“....I guess so,”

“And I’m not blowing smoke up your ass when I say that Barba would never, ever punch a guy for anyone. Especially not someone he worked with, in front of a bunch of colleagues. I mean, his ‘circle’ is probably buzzing right now with talk about how ‘barbaric’ he was, for some girl he just met,” He explained.

“What are you saying, Son?” You studied his face curiously.

“I’m saying like I said before, that this might be my fault, Sunshine,” He sighed, once again running his hands through his hair.

“If I hadn’t been so...against you and Barba, I wouldn’t have spout off my mouth about his--- usual way of dating. Because it sounds like with you, he’s anything but his usual self,” He explained.

“...And then you wouldn’t have gotten upset about it and responded the way you do when you’re upset, and then you wouldn’t have ended up a mess last night, and you two would still be in your happy little bubble of bliss,”

“Sonny,” You sighed and put a hand on his shoulder. “I appreciate the sentiment, but I think we both know that this...’beast’ inside of me, is always gonna be there,”

“Well…” He murmured.

“You said it yourself! I’m still an addict, I’m still battling it everyday, even though I’ve gotten so much better at it. Even though most days I am perfectly fine; I’m not normal. Normal people don’t end up at the bottom of a bottle of vodka whenever they have a bad day, or stress out,” You cringed at the memory of that constantly happening back in the day.

“Yeah I know…”

“And it’s not fair for me to put that on someone. Especially someone I barely know! Especially someone who is not used to, or even ready for any kind of normal commitment! I mean, honestly I’m glad it happened now, because if we had gotten any deeper and the inevitable happened, the blow out would have been much more...messy,” You looked away in shame, just imagining the chaos your drunken alter ego could cause.

“...How so?”

“Sonny, if I lost it like I did last night after spending one night with Rafael, can you imagine the kind of havoc I’d wreck if we had been dating for a while? If we were married?” You half laughed sadly at the thought. “Cops would be called, I’m sure,”

“Sunshine….” He spoke softly, hating to hear you degrade yourself so much. He'd heard it so much in the past, he knew if you were going into the dark place, the damage was bad.

“Somehow or other, the monster would have shown herself to him. And clearly, whenever it was gonna happen-- he wasn’t going to respond well,” You shook your head with the same sad smile.

“But maybe if you had gotten closer, maybe he would have changed. Maybe he wants to change-- he’s just...freaked out right now,” Sonny pointed out.

“Don’t,” You shook your head while looking at the ground. “Don’t do that,”

“Do what?” He asked you quizzically.

“Give me false hope,” You looked up at him with tears once again welling up in your eyes. “You know that’s the most dangerous thing for someone like me,”

“But that’s just it Sunshine,” He put both hands on either side of your face. “I really don’t think it’s false hope,”

“Yeah well,” You scoffed with a sarcastic laugh. “I won’t hold my breath. And the bottom line is-- if that ever happens, then it will. But I’m here now, and right now all I want is to drink until I forget this weekend ever happened,” You wiped tears from your face. “So I need you to--”

“I’m not sending you away,” He said sternly.

“Sonny!” You stomped your foot. “I’m not kidding! You can’t--”

“Look Y/N,” He started. “You have done so well these past few years, better than I’ve ever seen you. I am so proud of you. You’re in school, you’re thinking about the future, you have dreams. And if you just...abandon that for even a month or two, you’ll have to drop your classes and start over,”

“Yeah but--”

“I know you think that going to rehab is the thing you’re ‘supposed’ to do when shit like this happens, but honestly I think it will only send you three steps back, not forward,” He looked at you with very genuine eyes.

“...Y’know the old ‘monster’ wouldn’t have even told me any of this,” He pointed out. “She would’ve gotten on that train and headed to the liquor store at the Jersey train station,”

“...That is true,” You nodded with a soft smile.

“I think you’re more in control than you think, Sunshine,” He put a thumb on your chin. “...But, maybe to make us both feel better, I’ll put a limit on your card for a bit,”

“...Yeah, probably for the best,” You gave him a small smile. Just then you both heard the speaker announcing your train was boarding.

“Well, I guess I better go,” You stood up with your duffel and gave him a long, hard hug. You really did love him more than anyone in this world, and knowing he wasn’t mad at you and still loved you meant everything to you.

“Alright Sunshine, you call me when you get back to the apartment, yeah?”

“Yeah,” You nodded; he gave you another hug, scared to let you go.

He was being supportive and brave on the outside for you, because he really did want you to keep going on the path you were on. But something deep down inside of him was constantly worried about the monster inside you. He wanted to protect you 24/7, but you were right-- he had a life and a career in the city, he had to trust you to be on your own.

“I love you, Y/N. You know that, right?”

“Yeah,” You nodded with a bigger smile. “I love you too, Sonny,”

You gave him one last kiss on the cheek before heading to your platform, leaving Sonny alone in the station. He waited until he couldn’t see your figure headed towards the distance before pulling out his phone and dialing a number.

“Barba,” He said seriously. “We need to talk,”

#rafael barba #sonny carisi #rafael barba imagine #sonny carisi imagine #rafael barba x reader #rafael barba x you #law and order svu #rafael barba angst #weird secret friends #tw addiction #tw alcoholism

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galaxythreads · 4 years ago

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Suggestions on how to improve fanfic writing:

I was talking with @angelfishofthelord recently (not that recent, time is a concept that escapes our collective grasp) and I jokingly suggested that I make this post. I am in the middle of an insomnia night, so. Here be us.

Characters use the same nicknames and phrases inside their head as speaking. This doesn’t necessarily mean they’re sharing the humor they’re speaking. I.g.: For SPN, I see a lot of people write Dean as a little careless in his POVs, because that’s just how he portrays himself, but Dean, I think, while having a dark sense of humor, isn’t actually very funny in his head. Same goes for MCU and Tony Stark. Funny characters does not always equal happy head space. :)

Nicknames--this used to bother me to no end, because nicknames were never something in my family, and people shortening down the names felt wrong. But you nickname what you love. If someone has given a nickname (and not in mockery) to a character, chances are, they call them that in their head. Like in MCU Clint calling Natasha "Nat", or SPN Dean and Sam calling Cas "Cas" however, with that said, unless the nickname is self chosen, most people will use their full name when narrating. Castiel, Natasha, etc.

Headcanons! This is going to sound a little backwards, but headcanons have always helped me sort between characters. I know that some fic authors are very against headcanons, but to me, you HAVE to make these characters and their world your own, at least a little. You need to understand how their brain functions, and headcanons are a wonderful, wonderful way to do that. So long as you can conceivably fit them into canon, I think you’re good. One of the ones I have about SPN Cas is that he doesn’t actually give off body heat, so he’s constantly room temperature. It’s a detail for people that’s not Cas’s POV to notice. So getting some headcanons like that will help differentiate between POVs because it’s different things for characters to acknowledge.

Mimic writing that you admire. (And ask yourself WHY you like it) I really, really love the way that TFW/avengers team is portrayed in some stories, in others, I’m like “meh.” Write to please yourself, first and foremost, on how to read these characters thoughts. Those who agree with you will flock to be your audience, and they’re who matter.

Language/word choice is really important for POV change. Again, people talk like how they think.

POV change? Treat the character whose POV it is like they are THE most important person in existence. Their reactions get a front seat. Their five senses are your concern. What they notice about a character may not be true, but it's what they notice. They are human, not omniscient, ergo, they'll get things wrong. Even if the story is written with a completely different character in mind, this character is still the most important. POV's time to think, talk, panic, angst, express, etc. That chapter was about how they felt. That’s why sometimes, even if I really do want them to talk or something, a character might think “please don’t say xyz” because THEY don’t want that, and how I feel as an author isn’t relevant here. Remembering that they’re human, and need time to process/react to things is huge.

Practice, practice, practice. It does get easier with time, and effort. I promise. All of you would laugh at my first few weeks of diving into fandoms. That stuff is garbage.

Conscious stream of thought is generally the best way to engage readers, and the most enjoyable. This is how we immerse ourselves into the story. We become a part of it because we follow their thinking. It is always ideal to start where you are the most comfortable, whether that's 3rd omniscient, 2nd person, etc, but, in my opinion, you don't get that true "click" with the characters until you've conscious stream of thought them.

Research. Lots of research. Don't know how long battieres could last in 2002? Look it up. Don't know how to do stitches? Google it. Try to avoid making things up.

Look guys. Everyone understands that you are most likely NOT a doctor or have any semblance of a medical degree. This is fiction. Research what you can, and move forward carefully or vague it out with the rest. The worst that can happen is someone correcting information you got wrong.

Please, please, please stay within the range of human limitation. (Or whatever creature/being you are writing for) You can't lose more than five pints of blood. You CAN die from pain. Infection spreads quickly. I'm sorry. I just. Have read so many fics from newbie writers who push their characters past extremes that is almost impossible. You want to hurt them that bad, break a bone or something. Just. Please try to be realistic. (Don't misunderstand here, I love me some well-done whump.)

Again with the "you are not a professional thing." Those diagnosed with mental illnesses know that you may not be writing from true experience. This is okay. But please, please do not avoid using any words or phrases common with the illness as you try to "vaguely" write it. The more authentic you are, the less likely you will offend someone. Look. I would be so frustrated if someone tried to write about an ED and just... Avoided words like "starve" "binge" and "hungry" because they didn't want to trigger me. Like. Sweeties, I appreciate the thought, I do, but it's more frustrating that you can't even SAY it than actually putting it into your writing. So. Please just. If you're going to write about a mental illness, do so with the intent to WRITE it, not skirt around the bush.

With that, if you are not diagnosed with the mental illness your writing for (or suspect that you have some form of it) that's okay! Google symptoms to get a basic idea, and search for first hand accounts. People's experience is a lot different than the definition. For example, some of the most hilarious people I know are severally depressed, and Google will just tell you they are sad.

Write write and write. You are building a skill. You have to practice that skill frequently.

Do not be afraid to ask for feedback. Betas are wonderful. Asking for advice is wonderful. Being too shy and afraid of criticism for asking for help is perfectly okay. (Hello fellow traveler)

If your search history doesn't have you being watched by government organizations in the next few months, you aren't researching enough. ;)

Take your time. Quality over quantity. Do NOT conform to the update fairy that demands updates frequently. Look. I love my readers. I do. But you HAVE to take your time to finish things in order for them to be worth reading. If this is six hours or six years, that's that.

Do not give everything away. Stop answering questions. We keep reading because we have unanswered questions. Anticipation = good. Knowing everything at once: bad.

Do not put in funny for the sake of funny.

Insults should be insulting, not make people want to cringe and duck their heads.

Dialog should serve as people communicating... Like actual people.

Siblings (unless otherwise said so by canon) DO NOT address each other as "bro" and "sis"

Not a native English speaker? Cool. Natives would love to help you learn their language. :) English grammar sucks.

Analogies should make sense. They should flow smoothly into the writing. If they pop out, you've lost the attention of your writers.

please, please don't glorify rape, racism, homophobia, mental illness shaming/glorification, abuse, sexism, and other crappy things. Thanks. People came for a story, not to get their souls crushed.

#fanfiction #fanfics #fanfic writing

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fandom-writer642 · 5 years ago

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Stone Skipping Final Part

Summary: The Batfamily has always been so crazy that no one notices the silent sister. She’s made her way through college with no one else realizing, sometimes forgetting about her completely. How many times can she bounce back before sinking?

Warnings: Angst?

Request: Part one wasn’t.

Pairing?: Family; Batfamily x Sister! Reader a small bit of Bart Allen x Reader at the end.

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The CCPD was calmer than normal, no crimes from any of the rouges but it could not be said by some of the other cities in the country. Work was simple, a catch up day of reports for most. (Y/n) Wayne was looking through a few cases that were thought to be linked. She had been working for the CCPD for the past two years, starting the job in her last year of college.

It had been five years since Damian and her moved to Central City. Damian worked as a veterinarian not too far, though (Y/n) said he would’ve been a good asset to the Police Department as a detective. Both left the lives they lived in Gotham behind, not wanting to go back. They may be the biological heirs to the company but they knew Tim could handle it just fine. Neither (Y/n) or Damian ever made a move to talk to their dad or brothers. Alfred was the only one allowed to stay with them.

"(Y/n), there are two men asking to talk to you," an officer stated.

"What are their names? Because if it's my dad or brother's I don't want to speak with them."

The guy nodded and walked away to go talk to the pair that wanted to talk to her. Quickly she compared fingerprints and weapons from a recent case to one that happened a few months back. The crimes were very similar, too similar in the way they were planned, they had to be connected in some way or shape.

“(Y/n), they said their names were Bart Allen and Jon Kent. Do you still want them to come in?”

A smile graced the young woman’s face and she nodded, “Yes right away.”

Jon, Bart, Damian and (Y/n) were all close friends. They helped each other out and helped each other through school. More often than that they just hung out like normal people and lived normal lives. Inside jokes and random visits were a normalcy among the group, not one falter was possible between them. (Y/n) was going to guess that the man was new to the station since everyone knew who Jon and Bart were. Looking up as two figures she stood up sharply a glare in her eyes. Now she was certain the man was new or paid off, no one would let those two in to talk to her. It was common knowledge that the (Y/n) and Damian Wayne didn't talk to the rest of their family and everyone knew who was in the group.

She tapped her bracelet that went unnoticed at the sight of the two. Damian would come as soon as possible, as would Bart and Jon. She needed to get away from these two, now.

"Sit down sis, we just want to chat."

"There is nothing to chat about Timothy. Why did you and Richard come? You know I want nothing to do with Gotham or the rest of our family. So why are you two bothering me while I'm clearly working?"

Both men frowned at her, "Look we just wanted to apologize about-"

"About what?” (Y/n) cut off. She was well aware that her co-workers were getting ready to move the two young men if needed. “About forgetting my existence for all the time you’ve known me? Only showing you cared when I left for Central? Richard, Timothy, if you wanted anytime to apologize then it should have been soon after I left. It’s been five years, not five weeks, five years. I’ve made a life for myself and so has Damian, we don’t plan on leaving our new lives.

“If you wished to apologize then go ahead apologize, that doesn’t mean a I’ll be forgiving you for what you did. You can talk to Damian, that is if he doesn’t punch you first.” She nodded as she looked past the two and to her friends and little brother. None of them looked happy, in fact Damian looked ready to murder both of them, Tim mostly.

“Honestly, don’t you remember when we skipped stones?” Dick tried to get to her. All he got was a blank look and a nod. “We had fun and we were siblings.”

“The key words in that sentence are had and were. Dick, you have no right to come here and make sure she talks to you.”

Dick looked at Bart in surprise of what came out of the young speedster’s mouth. Jon nodded in agreement and Damian was faster than you could blink. One second he was next to Jon and the next he was in front of Tim. The only things holding back were his morals and Jon’s grip on his arm.

“(Y/n) we can remove them from the premises if you wish.”

“That won’t be necessary Captain. I’m sorry for the disruption, may I leave early?”

“Of course.”

The woman packed her things and grabbed Tim’s and Dick’s arms before dragging them out with her three boys behind her, all chuckling in amusement. Soon they reached a small diner where the six got a table.

“Why are you two here?” (Y/n) questioned. She looked Tim dead in the eye and he couldn’t help but remember the night she had left, the day right before Damian’s graduation. Dick couldn’t believe how much his sister had grown from when he last saw her on Christmas about six or seven years back.

“We wanted to talk,” Dick replied, he was trying hard to stay calm but couldn’t as Jon sat next to him, giving him pointed glares.

Damian rolled his eyes from across Jon, “Well, we’re talking. You better say what you need to by the time this early dinner ends. We have places to be.”

“The winter festival,” Tim guessed. “We know what you four have been up to for the past few years. You all volunteer at homeless shelters, help out where ever your needed, only as your civil identities. You four are like everyday heroes that help with the small stuff.”

“While that is all correct, why have you been keeping tabs on us in the first place?” Damian questioned, his eyes zeroed in on the older men.

Dick shrugged, “Wanted to make sure our little siblings are well and safe.”

The two Waynes scoffed and rolled their eyes, glancing down at the menus. They both doubted that was the reason why they tried to corner (Y/n) at her job. The waitress took their drink orders and hurried off but the tension still stood.

“Look, why are you really here? What could you possibly know?”

“Enough,” Tim said causally. “Damian’s a veterinarian, not that I’m surprised by that. You’re a forensic sciencetist, that was a little startling seeing as you went to medical school. Jon’s a journalist like Clark, one of the best actually which is surprising, I always remembered you as a goof ball. Bart is also a scienctist that specializes in physics. All four of you live in Central City, right across the hall from each other in fact. (Y/n) and Damian live in the same apartment that the had moved into and Jon and Bart live as roommates right around the hall. However, Jon and Damian spend more time with each other while Bart and (Y/n) spend more time with each other. Should we be worried about that?”

“Should you even care?” Bart snapped. “These are our personal lives and no offense Drake, we don’t want you in it. You had your shot and you missed it.”

“Look, we just want to set a new play field,” Dick began. “We don’t have to be friends though we’d prefer it. We know being siblings is out of the question so friends?”

“Acquaintances,” Damian spoke up. “We’ll see about friends in the future but we’re acquaintances. I don’t forgive you for what you’ve done and by the look in (Y/n)’s not forgiving you guys either.”

“Damian’s correct, I don’t forgive you and nor will I be your friend at this time. We will only be acquaintances and nothing more. I have not intention on being your sister in any time.”

The six sat in silence, a little less tension than before. Soon after dinner was over they went their separate ways. Though Dick and Tim were not Damian and (Y/n)’s siblings and would never be, perhaps becoming friends would be better. The pair went back to Gotham and informed everyone of what had happened, no one was overly pleased. The group of four however enjoyed the rest of their evening laughing and talking all happy that the festival was taking place.

There were things that had changed over the past five years like stones being skipped.

First, Damian stopped being so serious and stiff. He would talk, laugh, and joke like most people his age would. He enjoyed his life as he lived it and didn’t insult people unless they deserved it. The press and media saw the change of the Past Gotham Prince and people saw him as he had truly become. A young man with a love for animals who was actually a truly caring person that would help anyone and everyone.

Second, (Y/n) had let her emotions take more control over her thoughts and actions than she normally had. She was able to help as many people as she could both in and out of her job. She was great at her job and people seemed to recognize her as more than just a silent and pretty face. She was a smart woman and was ready for most anything and to help those who needed it. She wasn’t Gotham City’s princess anymore but a Central City Hero.

Third, Jon had indeed moved to Central City and followed Clark’s footsteps as he became one of the best journalists known around the nation. He gave his adoptive parents a run for their money as he wrote and got his stories published. His powers helped him, especially his super hearing which could pick up most conversations that he wanted to hear. He was a favorite in Central City for his writing, it was something that surprised those closest to him but he had a natural talent for it.

Fourth, Bart gave up the superhero gig and started a normal life. He’d get called in about once every year for an extreme emergency and that was all he’d listen to. He didn’t have an easy job as a physicist as it was a complicated task but he enjoyed it none the less. He was one of the best in the city.

Fifth, Bart and (Y/n) had gotten together, but they didn’t go public. Last thing they wanted was for the press and media to find out so they just acted like good friends in front of people. It hasn’t changed the group’s dynamic at all, they were all great friends and that would never stop.

They had changed into people they never thought they would be. All four were happy, glad to have each other and glad to have left.

“Stone skipping?” Damian asked as they got hot chocolate.

“I was naive, thought it was fun. I liked to see how far I could get it to skip before sinking.”

The group smiled and joked around, teasing each other as the winter festival brought joy to everyone there. Even so, Damian couldn’t help but think that people themselves were like skipping stones, they could only go so far before they sunk to their lowest point. It was only a matter of time before someone went to pick them back up again and test how far they could go once again and doing better than before, perhaps even reaching the goal that was set. It was a never ending cycle and he couldn’t help but smile even more as he realized that his sister was like an embodiment of that cycle.

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Note: I don’t know why, but writing the last part made me very emotional. When writing this chapter I realized what Damian had and I hope I’ve entertained you! You can message me request if you want me to write something but I hope you all have a good day and enjoyed what I wrote. Also shoutout to @lizlil for being so kind and writing what she had. But shoutout to everyone that liked the story or commented on them.

#tim drake #damian wayne #reader #batsis imagine #batsiblings #batfam x batsis #stone skipping #bart allen #jon kent #change #life #dick grayson #apologize #don’t always forgive

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lorirwritesfanfic · 4 years ago

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fanfic friday! what is your overall writing process like?

Hi Jen! Thanks for asking 😊

My writing process usually work in four stages:

1. Outlining

When I have a headcanon or an idea comes up, I write a paragraph about the main plot or a text on bullet points to plan how the story will be written. Sometimes it has a specific scene or an action with more details or a sentence/a dialogue I want, but it doesn't happen often. It's mostly a guide I check sometimes while I write.

2. Writing

This stage depends a lot on how much research I have to do to write a story. The less I know about the main theme of the story, the longer it will take for me to write it. From the first draft to the last one, it can take days, maybe weeks if I feel stuck or burnt out.

One thing I learned in almost three years as a fanfic author is to take some time off to sleep/nap between drafts and between writing and editing. Sleeping gives my brain time to process everything I did until I went to bed. When I wake up, I re-read the draft and see if there's anything else I can add, alter or rewrite something. It always works for me. I only skip naps or sleeping if I'm writing on schedule (for a challenge or an appreciation week).

3. Editing

I actually start editing the story after the first draft and I keep doing it as I go. But once the story is finished, I re-read one time out loud and use online editors (Editminion, Hemingway app) to check the grammar. Then I re-read one last time. If I ask someone to alfa or beta read it for me (which is rare because I don't want to feel like I'm bothering anyone 🤦🏽‍), I'll read twice to make any corrections and see if the story has any more room for improvement.

4. Posting

I post here on Tumblr first, reblog to add tag lists, masterlists, reblog on CFWC. Then I post on AO3/Choices Fanfic Archive. It's astounding how many mistakes I find in my fics after I post them, which means I end up editing the post again and why my writing process never truly ends after posting. But whatever 😅

I know some people just sit down and write an entire one shot or a chapter, others post unedited stories and I was baffled (and low key insulted 😑) when I saw a mutual's post about how outlining is stupid. I could never do that. Writing may be just a hobby, but I don't want my stories to be anything less than great (at least in my opinion, given that I write for myself). And developing this routine for my writing has made a significant impact on the quality of my stories.

#lori answers #oxjenayxo #fanfic writer friday #fanfic writer ask #long post

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hms-chill · 5 years ago

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Hey! I absolutely love your writing and saw you wanted a prompt or two. I found this one and it would be adorable with Alex and Henry so here: “You sat next to me on the airplane and fell asleep on my shoulder and I don’t want to move you cause you look so comfortable. Oh and you’re hot.” (if you want to write it of course but you totally don't have to I just thought it would be cute) 💕💕💕

Hello! Thank you so much! It’s been like a week but I just turned in my last midterm for the week and I finally have time to post what I wrote!

(also, I wrote this twice because I had two ideas. The second version will be another post soon)

“Variations on a Plane: Meet Cute”

Alex hoists his carry on into the overhead bin, then does an awkward shuffle down the row and into his window seat, stuffing a backpack below the seat in front of him and shoving it back as far as it will go to make room for his feet. He’s already started to browse the in-flight movie options when someone sits down next to him. From the corner of his eye, Alex sees jeans rolled up at the bottom kicking a bag with a pronoun pin further under the seat. From what he can tell, his gaydar has been working decently in the UK, and those are both good signs.

“Anything good on?” the other boy asks, and Alex realizes he doesn’t have his headphones in. Not that it matters; he would have wanted to talk anyway. He notices suddenly that the other boy smells good. He’d been worried about his seat mate smelling bad, but he’d completely forgotten to consider the possibility of the opposite, which may be even more unsettling.

“Depends what you like. There’s a few superhero movies, some cartoons… it looks like a decent selection.”

The stranger nods, turning to his screen. Alex goes back to browsing until, a few minutes later, the in-flight safety demonstration pauses their screens. Alex sighs and rolls his eyes, but the stranger leans over to ask, “Have you seen this?”

“What, the safety demonstration? I flew over here, didn’t I?”

“No, this movie. I’m trying to decide if it looks good.”

Alex cranes his neck to look at the other man’s screen, ignoring the notice telling them to watch the flight attendant buckle and unbuckle a seatbelt. “Yeah, it was good. Not like… jaw dropping, best movie I’ve ever seen good, but I liked it.”

“Thanks.”

The safety demonstration ends, and their screens unpause as they begin to taxi. Alex browses until takeoff, when he turns to the window. He leans back a bit when the boy beside him looks over his shoulder, and together, they watch London fall away below them.

“This bit never gets old. I’m always a bit sad to see it go, but the city looks so beautiful.” Alex has to agree. They’ve got a horrendously early flight, but seeing London all lit up from above almost makes it worth it.

“Have you flown out of London a lot?”

“Whenever I fly it’s from here. My family lives nearby, and I went to Uni in London.”

“It’s a nice city.”

They watch together until London becomes merely a bright dot against the darkness of the English countryside. The other boy pulls away first, putting in earbuds and starting the movie Alex said was good. Alex starts his own moving not long after, trying to ignore the handsome boy next to him, resisting the urge to make sure he’s liking the movie. The stewardess comes out with snacks, and Alex gets coffee, hoping the second dose of caffeine will turn him into a being who is more human than simply an embodiment of exhaustion. The boy next to him gets tea, which is very British, and Alex tries not to find it at all endearing.

The in-flight map shows them just leaving Wales when Alex feels a weight on his shoulder. Something soft is tickling the side of his jaw. He turns slowly to see the other boy asleep, his head flopped onto Alex’s shoulder. His movie’s still playing, and Alex knows there’s an explosion coming. The loud noise could wake the other boy up, so Alex leans over to pause the movie, careful not to jostle his new passenger too much. If this stranger is tired enough to fall asleep on someone else on a plane, he deserves the nap, and letting him sleep is the least Alex can do.

He sleeps through most of Alex’s movie, and Alex finds himself humming softly when they hit some minor turbulence. The other boy starts to wake up a bit, but he settles down with Alex’s humming, letting out a soft snore. Alex just smiles, counting it as a success. He sleeps until the cabin staff start wheeling the breakfast carts down the aisle, when Alex shakes his shoulder gently and says, “Hey, they’re bringing food. You’ll need to let them know what you want.”

“Huh? Oh, oh no, I’m… I’m so sorry.” He’s turned a fantastic shade of red, but Alex shakes his head.

“No; it’s fine. Don’t be sorry. I’m glad I make a good pillow, though I have to admit, I’m a bit insulted my movie suggestion wasn’t good enough to keep you awake.”

“I’m so sorry. It’s… I’ve been up late recently, and it was an early flight, so I got like two hours of sleep… I’m so embarrassed.”

“Don’t be. We’ve all been there, and I didn’t mind. If… if you still need sleep after breakfast, and if you only got a couple hours last night you definitely will, you’re welcome to use my shoulder again. We can even use one of these mini pillows to make it more comfortable.”

“I’ll… I’ll try my best not to take you up on that, but it’s been a lot recently, so I can’t promise anything.” He might be trying to make a joke, but it’s not convincingly light-hearted enough.

“That’s okay. If… Would it help to talk about it? Whatever’s been a lot, I mean. If you want, I’m here, you can just unload it all on me and then we’ll get off this plane and never see each other again.”

“It… it really is a lot. I don’t want to overwhelm you.”

“No; go for it. I’m in a gap between stressful things. I can handle it.”

So they get their meals, and the other boy tells him that he’s traveling to do research on queer history. He’s gotten an incredibly competitive grant, and the whole application process was stressful. His family’s been waiting for him to do something with himself since he graduated a few months ago, and that only made the application and waiting process more stressful. Then, in the midst of getting his travel plans and documents together, he came out to his family, and his grandma through a fit. His mom was nice about it but hasn’t been close to them since his dad died, and his older brother stormed out of the house and hasn’t been answering any of his texts or calls. He’s still got his big sister, but he’s terrified he’s lost half his family. He almost gave up the grant to stay home and work things out, but his sister made him keep it, so he left them all behind, and he’s terrified that he did the wrong thing because what if he could have fixed things by staying? Should he have come out at all? Was breaking apart the family he has left really worth it?

By the end of his story, there are tears in his eyes, so Alex offers a shoulder and he sniffles, forcing a bit of a laugh as he hides his face. Alex hands him the breakfast bar that came as part of the meal service and talks about his own coming out, about how scared he was that his Catholic dad especially would be upset, but how they’d taken it well and they love him. Then he hands the other boy his own breakfast bar and talks about how coming out was really the only way he could be close to his family, because you can’t really have a relationship with someone if you’re hiding such a massive thing from them. By the time he’s starting to get into how things are going to get better, the other boy has fallen asleep again, and Alex just smiles as he turns back to his movie, stealing a muffin from the other boy’s breakfast tray.

When the stewardess comes to collect their dishes, she tells Alex that they make a cute couple. There’s really no point in correcting her.

A movie and a half later, there’s an in-flight lunch. The other boy wakes up more easily this time, though he still turns bright red when he realizes he fell asleep again. Alex just grins and makes sure he actually eats most of their lunch, since his breakfast was small. He vows to stay awake and actually watch the movie Alex suggested, and as a joke, Alex leans over to watch with him. But then, well, his shoulder is nice. He’s wearing a soft sweater, and the ball of muscle below it makes a nice pillow. And, well, it was an early flight. Alex was up at 1:30 to make it to the airport by 2:00, and every coffee he’s had since has worn off by now.

The next thing Alex knows, someone’s shaking his shoulder, and his head is bouncing a bit. He opens his eyes to see the other boy chuckling.

“We’re landing soon; I thought you might want to watch. I at least hoped you’d open the window so I could. I hope I was as good of a pillow for you as you were for me.”

“You’re a great pillow,” Alex says, yawning and stretching a bit, then turning to push the window open. “Is DC your final stop?”

“No; I’m on to New York for research on the Stonewall riots. What about you?”

“I’m headed to New York for school. Uni, I guess, for you fancy brits. I’m starting my law degree. Hang on, I’ve got my flight number somewhere. It leaves at like… 9:15ish?”

“So does mine! What a coincidence.”

“Here; give me your number. We can find each other after customs and get coffee or something? Will your phone work in the US?”

“It should connect to the airport’s internet.”

“Perfect; we’ll meet up after customs and get coffee or overpriced food or something.”

They exchange numbers, and on the ground, Alex texts the other boy (‘Henry’, according to the name he put in Alex’s phone) to complain about how long customs is taking. Henry tells him to be patient, and Alex rolls his eyes.

They meet up at a Starbucks near their gate, then again at a coffee shop near Alex’s apartment their first week in New York City. Then again at a coffee shop near where Henry’s living. Then they meet up for dinner and a movie, and when Henry falls asleep in the Uber on the way back to Alex’s apartment, Alex pays the driver to make four trips around the block so he can wake his boyfriend up slowly, reveling in the way Henry’s face is squished against his shoulder and the softness of Henry’s hair on his jaw.

Really, when Henry falls asleep on him looking so good, it’s no wonder Alex fell in love.

#FirstPrince #alex claremont diaz #henry fox mountchristen windsor #henry fox mountchristen windsor x alex claremont diaz #rwrb fic #rwrb #my fic: rwrb #rw&rb #red white and royal blue

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its-ashehausen · 1 year ago

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Why not!

1. Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi chapter fanfics? For me it depends. Sometimes I like to write just one-shots, get all my thoughts and shift into one lengthy chapter but sometimes I find myself being lazy and having the desire to separate sections. So I guess it depends on how I'm feeling, and the ship itself.

2. Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go? I definitely plan things out, or otherwise I'd get writer's block easily, since I hop from fanfic to fanfic.

3. Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic? I often have a playlist for that specific fanfic on spotify, and gather my plots/ideas and immediately start writing. However it usually takes me weeks, if not months, to get my chapter to the exact way that I want it.

4. Where do you find inspiration for new ideas? Playlists, Moodboards, Anime, C-Drama's, etc.)

5. Do you like constructive criticism? It depends, as long as you're not insulting my entire writing, I'm okay with it.

6. Do you have your work beta'd? How important is this to your process? No everything I write is 100% my writing, I tend to fix some of my mistakes that I catch while re-reading but not everything will be grammatically correct which I'm fine with.

7. How do you choose which POV to write for? I usually know which one I want to write for, prior to what happened in the chapter before

8. Do you prefer the beginning, the middle, or the end in a story? When I'm reading other people's works it's all about the development, storyline, and the characters. So it really depends, whilst for me when I'm writing something, sometimes I like to write the ending beforehand, so I know that's the goal, that even if I don't know what to write next, that ending will keep me invested into the story. However most of the time I like starting from the beginning.

9. Do you comment on the stories you read? Sometimes

10. Ctrl+f "blinks" on your WIP & copy and paste the first sentence/paragraph that comes up? I'm not on my chromebook so I won't be able to do that

11. Link your three favorite fics right now? I will once I'm finished with this xD

12. How does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you? I usually don't get that much feedback as it is, which is fine with me, however at times I do wonder if people are enjoying what I'm writing so far, and I do wish sometimes people would comment and give me advice for how to make my fics better for the readers

13. What's a common writing tip that you almost always follow? I always try to build a connection with the characters that I'm writing for, then let them all develop on their own pace.

14. How do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences? A mix of both, but having music in the background that fits that exact scene helps.

15. How do you write smut scenes? Do you get very visual or detailed? How important is it to be realistic? I rarely ever write smut, mainly because I'm asexual but I do enjoy reading it, if I were to write it, I wouldn't necessarily want it be very visualizing but I would try to get as detailing as I would like for the story.

16. How many fanfic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them? I have a few, but the one inside my head currently that I want to write once I finish some other Ulquihime fanfics is a fantasy/Enemies to Lovers fanfic with Ulquihime from two separate wealthy families, they immediately hated each other from the moment they've met, but unfortunately for the both of them they're tied in a forced marriage, but as they're forced to spend more time together they start to think differently of each other

17. What do you do when writing become difficult? (Maybe lack of inspiration or writer's block) I usually lay in bed and listen to music or take a shower to see if I get an idea for a fanfic

18. Do you title fanfics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come with titles? Songs or a title generator

19. What is the most used tag on your Ao3? Angst/Hurt And Comfort

20. Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/Expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc? I often use the same tropes in some of my fics

21. Would you ever collaborate with another writer for a story? I'm not sure given how it takes me months to update xD if I can improve on that, then maybe

22. Are their certain types of writing you won't do? (Style, Genre, POV, Tropes. Etc) The only thing that comes to mind is the throuple fics (I do enjoy reading fanfics with that trope especially with UlquiGrimmhime since they're my ot3, and amongst other ships,) but I personally don't see myself writing it, unless it's a love triangle plus I wouldn't know where to go about writing it.

23. Best writing advice for other writers? Don't worry about being perfect when you write, do what makes you happy, explore your characters and their dynamic at your own pace.

24. Worst writing advice someone gave you? When I finished my first Ulquihime fanfic I believe in Sophomore/Junior year, someone criticized me for my grammar and assumed that I wasn't good at English. Which English is my first language, with Chinese being the only language I'm really learning currently, it kind of made me feel disrespected and insecure about my writing for quite some time

25. What fic do you wish you got more responses on? I Get To Love You (Methan One-Shot)

26. Which of your fics would you consider your wildest pride? Tear Into My Soul (Fiend/Alexa/Braun Fanfic)

27. My favourite part of writing is going back to my favorite pairings and exploring their dynamics and imagining "what if" my least favorite part is getting writer's block

28. On average how much writing do you get done in a day? When I'm not taking breaks, I usually can get 1,800-2000 words a day depending how I'm feeling

29. What's your revision or editing process like? I skim through my writing and rephrase some of my wording and work on my punctuation to my best capability

30. Do you share rough drafts or wait until it's all polished? Sometimes I'll share a paragraph or two on here or Facebook but most of the time I'll wait until it's finished and perfect in my eyes

31. Do you start with the characters or the plot when you write? Both

32. Name three of your favourite fanfic writers? @perhapswhoknowsvamp @aerodaltonimperial @jkrobertson

33. Do you want to be published someday? Yes

34. Five years from now where do you see yourself as a writer? Hopefully getting better at my fics especially my Ulquihime one's

35. What is one essential thing to remember while writing a villain? Storytelling and how it'll impact the other characters they interact with

36. How do you write kissing scenes? I go based on both characters perspectives and how they feel about each other, and listen to music that I'd envision would be played in the background of the scene

37. How do you choose where to end a chapter? The classic leave a cliff hanger

38. Would you ever write commissions? Maybe

39. Share a snippet of a wip? N/A

40. If someone were to make a fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you like to see? Any of my Methan one-shot kiss scenes

41. Do you tend to re-read fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person? It depends but I often like to go back and re-read some fanfics especially Ulquihime one's

42. What's the last fic you read? Do you reccomend it? Crush by Isharaine on A03 which is an Ulquihime fic. I definitely recommend 😊

43. Do you take sadistic joy in whumping your characters or are you more the "if you hurt them, I'll kill everyone and then myself" kind of person? I've never once written whump, I think the only ship I could envision writing for whump is Kishigo but from Ichigo's POV maybe, but yes mostly I'm protective of the characters that I write for

44. What mistakes do you keep making no matter how many times your beta keeps correcting you? I don't have a beta

45. Do you want to break your readers heart or make them laugh? Both

46. How would you describe your style? (Character/Emotion/Action Driven?) I don't really have a style, I usually just go with the flow but most of my writing is on the Angsty side especially with my characters

47. How many times do you revise your fic/chapter before posting? I usually just skim through it and rewrite things but when I'm writing a chapter that I dislike, I often get rid of multiple paragraphs or the whole thing and rewrite it to the way I want and then I post it

48. What do you look for in a beta? Not looking for one

49. Do you ever get rude reviews? And how do you deal with them? I rarely get reviews at all, but if I get hate comments about something I usually either ignore them or I use it as motivation

50. How long is your longest fanfic? It would be my first Ulquihime fanfic that I wrote during Middle School to High School, which is a total of 24,197 words

51. What's your total of Ao3 word count? If I add every fic I've written so far and working on that's, 102,971

52. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not? I don't get much comments as I said but if I did I would respond

53. How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer? Or a perfect split 50/50 of both? Both

54. What's your favourite part about the fanfiction writing process? Probably already said this but evolving the characters development and dynamic with other characters and also exploring alternative universes with those characters from various shows or anime

55. Of the characters you write for which is your favourite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers reactions to certain ones? Ulquiorra and Nnoitra, they're the two most well written characters in Bleach in my personal opinion and I just love to write for them the most. Again as I said lol I haven't got much reviews, but I'm certain that some would agree with me

56. What's something about your that you pride yourself on? For me it's how my writing has evolved the last 7 years.

57. Do you prefer editing as you write, or waiting until it's finished? I like to edit as I write

58. What part of the writing process do you enjoy the most? (Brainstorming, outlining, writing, etc) My favorite parts are the Brainstorming for sure! I enjoy planning everything out weither if it's on sticky notes, on my wall or door lol, on my notes app on my phone or, on google docs on my chromebook. I also enjoy the writing part and editing

59. Does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? If not, would you tell anyone? Yes my mom, dad, boyfriend, friends, and amongst others do know

60. Had you ever had a writer that you admire comment on your fic? What was that like? Hasn't happened yet

61. Why do you continue writing fics? Because it's my passion

62. Thoughts on cliffhangers? I love to give my readers suspense so I enjoy them

63. Something you hate to see in smut? No storyline behind it

64. Something you love to see in smut? Details, storytelling and how it effects those characters and their relationship

65. Tell us about what you're most looking forward to writing - in your current project, or a future project? Definitely looking forward to writing interactions with Ulquiorra and Kisuke, I think it'll be fun :)

66. How do you deal with writing pressure (ie. Pressure to update, negative comments, deadline, etc) I usually ignore them or do it when I'm ready to.

67. Do you prefer prompts, and challenges or completely independent ideas? Independent ideas

68. What, if anything, do you do for inspiration? As I said to a question similar to this, I would create a playlist for ideas, watch some romance anime, make a mood board, watch Chinese dramas to see if I can get inspiration

69. What work of yours if any, are you the most embarrassed of? None

70. When asked, are you enthusiastic or embarrassed to tell people that you write? Mostly enthusiastic

71. When it comes to more compilcated narratives how do you keep track of outlines, characters, developments, timeline, etc? I have an app called story plotter, where if you're stuck with coming up a fanfic or stuck in the middle of it, you can create/figure out the plot, setting, problem, solution, characters, etc) it's a very useful tool for writing! It has helped me quite a few times

72. What order do you write in? Front book to back, chronological, favorite scenes, something else? I mostly do from order, other times I like to write my favourite scenes first.

73. What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works? I'm not sure, my style of writing maybe?

74. You've wrote a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you've written it? I'm not sure lol, it's just something they would have to figure out 🤷‍♀️😅

75. What scene in [fanfic name] took you the longest to write? The current scene I'm working on Ulquihime: Drowned In Humanity *remake* where Ulquiorra asks Orihime about her brother

76. Did you have any ideas from [fanfic name] that didn't make the final cut? Nope

77. Do you have a favorite scene you've written from [fanfic name] story/chapter? Oh definitely! In my Nnoinel fanfic: I F*cking Hate You, the ending is my absolute favourite but unfortunately I can't share it until I'm officially done with the fanfic

And as promised, my three favorite fanfics!

Get to know your fic writer!

Do you prefer writing one-shots or multi-chaptered fics?

Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

Describe the creative process of writing a chapter/fic

Where do you find inspiration for new ideas?

Do you like constructive criticism?

Do you have your work beta'd? How important is this to your process?

How do you choose which POV to write from?

Do you prefer the beginning, middle, or end of a story?

Do you comment on stories you read?

Cltr+f "blinks" on your WIP & copy paste the first sentence/paragraph that comes up

Link your three favorite fics right now

how does receiving or not receiving feedback/support impact you?

what’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?

how do you write emotional scenes? Do you ever feel what the characters feel? Do you draw from personal experiences?

How do you write smut scenes? Do you get very visual or detailed? How important is it to be realistic?

How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them?

What do you do when writing becomes difficult? (maybe a lack of inspiration or writers block)

Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process? How do you come up with titles?

What is the most-used tag on your ao3?

Have you noticed any patterns in your fics? Words/expressions that appear a lot, themes, common settings, etc?

Would you ever collaborate with another writer for a story?

Are there certain types of writing you won’t do? (style, pov, genre, tropes, etc)

Best writing advice for other writers?

Worst writing advice anyone ever gave you?

What fic do you wish you got more of a response on?

Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

What is your most and least favorite part of writing?

On average, how much writing do you get done in a day?

What’s your revision or editing process like?

Do you share rough drafts or do you wait until it’s all polished?

Do you start with the characters or the plot when writing?

Name three of your favorite fanfic writers.

Do you want to be published some day?

Five years from now, where do you see yourself as a writer?

What is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain?

How do you write kissing scenes?

How do you choose where to end a chapter?

Would you ever write commissions?

Share a snippet from a WIP

If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?

Do you tend to reread fics or are you a one-and-done kind of person?

What’s the last fic you read? Do you recommend it?

Do you take a sadistic joy in whumping your characters, or are you more the "If you hurt them I would kill everyone and then myself" kind of person?

What mistakes do you keep making no matter how many times your beta corrects you?

Do you want to break your readers‘ heart or make them laugh?

How would you describe your style? (Character/emotion/action-driven, etc)

How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?

What do you look for in a beta?

Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?

How long is your longest fic?

What’s your total AO3 word count?

Do you respond to comments, why or why not?

How do you spend your time when it comes to fanfiction? Are you primarily a fic reader, writer, or a perfect 50/50 split of both?

What’s your favorite part about the fanfiction writing process?

Of the characters you write for, which is your favorite? Has that choice been swayed at all by your followers/readers’ reactions to certain ones?

What’s something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

Do you prefer editing as you write, or waiting until it’s finished?

What part of the writing process do you enjoy the most? (Brainstorming, outlining, writing, editing, etc)

Does anyone in your personal life know you write fic? if not, would you tell anyone?

Have you had a writer you admire comment on your fic? What was that like?

Why do you continue writing fics?

Thoughts on cliffhangers?

Something you hate to see in smut.

Something you love to see in smut.

Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project

How do you deal with writing pressure (ie. pressure to update, negative comments, deadlines, etc.)?

Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?

What, if anything, do you do for inspiration?

What work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?

When asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?

When it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?

What order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?

What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?

You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it?

What scene in [Fanfic Name] took the longest to write? What was difficult about it?

Did you have any ideas that didn’t make the final cut of [Fanfic Name]?

Do you have a favorite scene you’ve written from [Fanfic Name] story/chapter?

#get to know your fanfic writer challenge #Ulquihime (mentioned)#Hookhausen (Mentioned somewhat)#Kishigo (Mentioned)

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anewp0tat0 · 4 years ago

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I hope it's alright if I write a little of my own thoughts(which can very much and very easily be ignored especially since no one asked for my opinion😅 so do so if you wish!!) and add on a bit.

what's being said is interesting, however I would like the bring up one of the most commonly known facts on Yana Toboso's kuro demon(s???). the fact is that demons view humans as simple farm animals, or insects. like I said I know that most, and especially OP here, know this fact, though I feel it would be a relevant point of view in a possible answer to this question. the anon mentioned the demon witnessing all types of wondrous and very very horrific human behaviors throughout the years, and I agree with what they say. if an immortal human had to witness all that, I don't think any type of therapy would save them(unless they were psychotic or sociopathic). however, while OP is correct that our clad butler does experience a range of human emotions, which I do believe can grow as he learns, I don't believe that would make him take a mental toll on watching centuries of humans do horrible things. to try and sum it up, it's like watching a very dramatic and sad movie with ants and ants only. we can feel for them and feel sorry for them to an extent... but in the end, it's a movie. sure the main ants whole family drowned and their only hope for refuge got swallowed, but to us watchers, we get to live another day. well cry over the movie for a day at most, and eventually forget it. now, let's say it wasn't a movie, but you actually watched a pack of dogs go to war, and you could hear their thoughts and speak their language. dogs are great, so if I had to watch that I would cry for weeks and morn them. but because there's a species barrier, you can't feel them and their loss on a personal level. though the gorey images of the battle field may stay with me for years...

when you're an immortal demon, I imagine such wars and disasters get repetitive, when they're from a distance. as OP said, I don't believe eternity is pleasant even if you are Sebastian.

and to cover what OP said about past masters, I do agree it would be quite dreadful and irritating at times. however to bring back the weird animal analogy, I imagine that for canon Sebastian it could be compared to being enslaved by a puppy who nibbles and barks at you whenever you do something a little wrong. annoying, exhausting, kinda funny, maybe, but you can't exactly take it personally cause it's a puppy, what does it know about me, it can't insult me, it'll die before me and it's nibbles barley hurt. ofc that's just my perspective, and I could be wrong.

but now focusing on what OP mentioned about the undertaker. because that is an up close and personal conflict, that affects and dangers him as a species, I think there's every reason for that to leave a scar in their memory. as OP said, I doubt it's the equivalent of human PTSD, but remembering such a time of desperation must not be pleasant at all.

so, ugh, yea, I wrote so much I'm sorry😂😭 to conclude, I think what I'm trying to say is that while the canon demon will remember and understand the pain, it will not affect then on a personal level(unless the threat is personal, ofc. so who knows maybe this story specifically would give him some form of PTSD. and honestly I hope i does- not PTSD ofc, that's awful for anyone, but it would be nice is sebas could feel or learn something once all this is over. )

(I think it's also worth noting that I am no expert of PTSD or psychology so yea everything I just said may be incorrect)

all that being said,

for fanon actually-feels-something-sebas...

heck yea LET'S GET SOME NICE HEALTHY ANGST

another thing people never think to explore, the demon? who has seen the world change and evolve over a million times, dynasties fall, powerful amazing towns or civilizations just get destroyed or something (like maybe he saw atlantis on the surface world!!) and everyone thinks no way can a DEMON have ptsd or something like it, even though hes lived through SO MUCH, seen SO MUCH DEATH. like we could never handle what he has seen. but can HE handle it?? Really??

This is an excellent point, and one that is often ignored in fic and canon alike (dang it, Yana). Sebas is cold, arrogant, and generally lacking in empathy, but he’s still capable of experiencing emotion. What about instances where he might have been abused by past masters (since a demon under contract is obligated to fulfill their human’s every whim)? How might that have impacted him...especially since demons probably don’t have access to anything remotely resembling therapy in hell? And we see in the manga that Sebastian was badly shaken by his experience with Undertaker aboard the Campania. In the Weston arc, for example, shortly after learning that the headmaster is actually Undertaker in disguise, Sebastian begins panicking, worrying what might happen if the reaper snatches his young master away like last time. Notice how similar these panels (Sebastian rapidly playing out a detailed what-if scenario in his head)...

...are to these panels from the Campania arc.

While I’m not sure this would qualify as a full-blown PTSD episode, that painful battle has clearly been etched into the demon’s memory. Little wonder the butler looks so distraught!

Although Yana’s demons appear to be eldritch entities that were never human to begin with, I also wonder what their experience of eternity is like, and whether they (or the reapers!) grow weary of the relentless cycle of change and destruction and rebirth among mankind. To jump series, it makes me think about the psychological toll of immortality on Anne Rice’s vampires, and how some eventually sought death because they couldn’t endure the eroding away of everything they once knew. Just because a creature can live forever doesn’t mean that their eternity will be a pleasant one...

#apologies for my useless ranting again #this blog is basically just my venting jeournal that occationally interacts with me #also seeing atlantis is hecking cool and i accept that headcanon #anyway please don't take what i say to heart #love the thinking that this question was made of!#guess im just a tad interested in psycology #human or demon

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