#Jade of Indigo Cloud

[rjalker]

The

~we originally let you into our group with the explicit purpose of exploiting you in some way, and only got you in here in the first place by lying to your face, but now we've gotten to know you, so we don't want to exploit you anymore, and we want you to stay because we actually care about you as a person~

trope does, in fact, require that the group prove, in a real meaningful way, with permanent negative consequences of some kind for that group, that they're not trying to exploit the outsider anymore.

You cannot just tell us that they never intended to exploit the person at all when...we literally all know that's not true?? Everyone in the audience knows that’s not true. And all of your characters are also painfully aware of it. That is not how this works.

Don't insult your audience by trying to convince them that the group was never trying to be exploitative when that's literally the entire basis for the relationship between the group and the outsider existing in the first place.

Attempting this doesn’t make the group look better, it makes them look worse. Because instead of coming clean about everything...you’re having them double down on the lying that established the exploitative relationship in the first place.

You cannot make this trope work if you’re just going to lie to your audience, both within and without the narrative, about the relationship between the group and the outsider.

You have to actually have the group prove that they care about the outsider as a person now, and not something that’s there just to be exploited like they did before.

To prove this, the group must *willingly* and *knowingly* give up whatever it was that they hoped to gain from the outsider.

It must be a move that unquestionably has negative impact on the group in some way. This is how they prove that they actually want to accept the outsider for who they are, and not just what they gain from their presence.

They must give up something they can’t get back in order to prove to everyone involved, including the literal audience, that they’ve actually changed for the better and are actually doing the right thing now, even though it doesn’t benefit them.

If it's clear to everyone reading that the group has everything to gain from keeping the outsider with them, and no downsides to doing so, then you're not proving that they actually like the outsider for who they are.

You're just providing further evidence that the group is still being exploitative and still views the outsider as a resource to drain and not a person who they care about.

And simply telling us this ~isn't what's happening~ does not make these facts any less true.

You cannot have the outsider be explicitly tricked into joining the group for the explicit purpose of being exploited, and then have them stay with the group to continue being exploited, while the group gives up nothing in return, and expect us to believe that they're there simply because they're wanted, and not just because they're still literally being exploited.

And no, the outsider being aware they’re being exploited does not make this better, it makes it even worse.

Especially if the outsider in question has severe abandonment issues from repeated trauma and abuse and is starving for any sense of belonging or community they can get their hands on, no matter how thin the veneer, and no matter how much holding onto it hurts them.

Having the outsider be aware that they’re being exploited by the group does not mean they’re not being exploited. It just makes it worse, because they now have to live with the fact that they know, for a fact, they’re not actually there because they’re wanted, they’re just there to be exploited.

And if the outsider is aware of this fact, and you decide to write the group constantly denying this fact when they’ve never done anything to prove it wrong...that’s once again literally just making the group even more abusive. It’s not making them look like better people.

Doubling down on the abuse and exploitation does not prove that the group isn’t abusive and exploitative.

If you are not willing to have the group actually make any sacrifices to prove they really care about the outsider as a person, and not just a resource to be sucked dry, then flat out, do not even attempt to write this trope. You’re going to fail. Miserably.

If you refuse to do it properly, don’t do it at all. Because if you fail to actually condemn the exploitative practices of the group, the only thing you’re doing is upholding abusive power structures and normalizing them, and insulting your audience at the same time.

You cannot expect us to believe that the group isn’t actually being exploitative when you’ve gone *out of your way* to write it so that flagrant, open exploitation and lies were the foundation of the relationship, without ever once doing anything to change that after the fact.

If you want to do the trope of “a group wants to exploit someone, but then changes their mind when they realize like them for who they are, and they become a found family”, you have to actually prove that the group has stopped being exploitative and abusive.

Otherwise your found family is literally just another abusive family that needs to be escaped from.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Writing Notes: On Colour

Describing Colour in your Poetry and Stories

BLACK Shadow Black, Dusk, Midnight, Blackbird, Blackberry, Ebony, Black Honey, Darkness, Jet Black, Ink Black, Soot, Onyx, Licorice, Ivory Black, Pitch, Char, Gloom, Outer Space, Creosote Black, Melanite, Goth Black, Gunpowder

BLUE Blueberry, Sapphire Blue Metallic, Tiffany Blue (Pantone 1837), Cobalt Blue, Denim, Aquamarine, Turquoise, Sky Blue, Topaz, Ultramarine Blue, Azure, Cerulean, Oxford Blue, Periwinkle, Electric Blue, Baby Boy Blue, Pthalo Blue, Robin's Egg Blue, Persian Blue, Marino Blue, Prussian Blue

GREEN Leafy Green, Olive, Moss Green, Jade, Lime, Sour Apple Green, Emerald Green, Mint, Kiwi Green, Phthalo Green, Praying Mantis Green, Viridian, Greenback, Shamrock, Sap Green, Chartreuse, Sea Green, Pistachio, Teal, Bamboo, Sea Salt, Celadon Green, Celery, Asparagus Green, Fern Green, Neon Green, Jungle Green, Pear Green

ORANGE Pumpkin, Burnt Orange, Carrot, Sunset Orange, Tangerine, Persimmon, Salamander, Tennessee Orange (Pantone 151), Jack-o'-lantern Orange, Florida Orange, Summer Squash, Pale Daffodil, Smashed Pumpkin, Saffron, Autumn Orange, Macaroni and Cheese, Cadmium Orange

PINK Pink Flamingo, Neon Pink, Bubblegum Pink, Salmon, Peach, Fuscia, Cotton Candy Pink, Rose, Carnation, Thulian, Apricot, Atomic Pink, Barbie Pink, Hot Pink, Amaranth, Flushed, Glitter Pink

PURPLE Lavender, Purple Haze, Grape, Eggplant Purple, Plum, Violet, Orchid, Psychedelic Purple, Amethyst, Lilac, Boysenberry, Mulberry, Wisteria, Bruised Plum, Indigo, Mauve

RED Blood Red, Copper, Maroon, Strawberry, Watermelon Red, Crimson, Candy Apple Red, Tomato, Brick Red, Scarlet, Cardinal Red, Cherry, Ruby Red, Coral, Sunburn, Hot Lava, Cadmium Red, Auburn, Blush, Alizarin Crimson, Fire Engine Red, Raspberry, Vermillion, Lipstick, Burgundy, Magenta, English Vermilion, Mahogany

WHITE Dirty White, Albino, Chalk, Alabaster, Cotton, Titanium White, Vanilla, Bone White Egg Shell, Marshmallow, Ivory, Pearl White, Almond, Champagne, Blond, Cream, Milky White, Corn Silk, Bleach, Navajo White, Ghost White, Light, Cloud White

YELLOW Canary Yellow, Lemon, Banana, Egg Yolk Yellow, Mellow Yellow, Chanterelle, Mustard Yellow, Corn, Goldenrod, Amber, Pineapple, Metallic Gold, Cadmium Yellow, Wheat, Tuscan Sun, Butter, School Bus Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Citron, Dandelion

BROWN Mud Brown, Beaver, Caramel, Rust, Macaroon, Toasty Brown, Coffee, Sandy Tan, Cocoa, Honey, Chocolate, Burnt Sienna, Mocha, Seashell, Antique Brass, Bronze, Brown Sugar, Chestnut Brown, Taupe, Burnt Umber, Khaki, Dark Sienna, Light Chocolate, Sepia

GRAY Stone Gray, Ash, Metallic Silver, Platinum, Smoke, Concrete Gray, Mercury, Steel Gray, Mist, Titanium, Charcoal, Slate, Sterling Silver, Tungsten, Old Coin Gray, Iron Gray, Chrome, Magnesium, Overcast

MIXED Candy Cane (red and white), Zebra (black and white), Chameleon (many different colours), Ladybug (black and red), Wildfire (yellow, orange and red), Tiger (orange, black and white), Yellow Jacket (black and yellow), Christmas Lights (red, white and green), Rainbow (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet), Black Pepper (black and gray), Leopard (spotted gold and black), Creamsicle (orange and white), Candy Corn (orange and white), Iceberg (a bluish gray), Marbled

COLOURS: Symbolisms, Associations & Psychological Effects

Black. Especially in Gothic literature from the West, a black colour choice often represents death, evil, grief, and depression. Associated with fear, the unknown and often has a negative connotation. Black clothes can make you look thinner. A black background severely diminishes the readability of most type. Often the go to colour for funerals and grieving. It symbolizes stability and power, which gives a sense of authority. Thus, the black colour often represents professionalism and expertise.

Blue. Has positive and negative connotations in colour psychology. Some writers may use blue to represent serenity and tranquility, instilling a scene with a calming effect. Blue can also signify sadness, melancholy, or isolation. People who find someone very loyal and faithful are often called "true blue". Blue is often considered to be more masculine which is why it is often the colour of choice when choosing a suit. Lighter blues are associated with tranquility, softness and healing. Darker blues are associated with power, knowledge and seriousness. Blue is actually shown to suppress appetites a bit. The colour blue symbolizes wisdom and hope. It’s the colour of peace and confidence. Blue has been shown to reduce blood pressure and pulse rate. It fosters serenity and a sense of belonging.

Green. The colour green often symbolizes rebirth, growth, peace, jealousy, and greed. Green colours may also represent spring and renewal. It is a colour that is very easy on the eyes. Dark green is often associated with ambition. Green suggests stability, safety and hope. At the same time, it may denote a lack of experience in a particular field. Green symbolizes peace, growth, and nature. It is the colour of success, promoting healing and tranquility.

Orange. The colour orange often represents energy, excitement, joy, and creativity. Since orange is the colour of fire, it may also symbolize heat. Since orange is not as aggressive as red, it can actually stimulate brain activity. It is very useful to catch someone's attention, which is why it's used a lot to advertise food and toys.

Pink. The colour pink symbolizes love, kindness, femininity, innocence, and playfulness. Certain shades of pink can limit aggression. Pink may be associated with unconditional love and caring.

Purple. Often associated with royalty, the colour purple symbolizes bravery, spirituality, and luxury. Light purple usually brings up romantic or nostalgic feelings; while a darker shade can make you feel gloomy or sad.

Red. The colour red symbolizes some of the most powerful human emotions, like passionate love or lust. On the other side of the spectrum, this warm colour is also the colour of blood, often symbolizing anger, danger, and violence. It stimulates the appetite. Red is an emotionally intense colour associated with energy, danger, anger, passion and determination. The symbolic meaning associated with the colour red is passion, excitement, and love. It’s the colour of urgency, power, and desire. Red is said to boost hunger and is believed to inspire confidence and excitement. This colour has also been found to increase blood pressure and heart rate.

White. This primary colour traditionally symbolizes innocence, peace, and cleanliness. In Western cultures, the colour white also represents purity and virginity, while it symbolizes mourning in some East Asian cultures. Usually has positive connotations when used and thought of as safe. Associated a lot with healing, simplicity and sterility, which is why it's used in hospitals and healing centers as much as it is. The symbolic meaning of the colour white is truth and sometimes even indifference. It encourages feelings of safety and cleanliness. Clean, white clothes and linens show sterility since stains are easily visible. That’s why doctors and nurses frequently wear white lab coats and scrubs.

Yellow. Writers may use the colour yellow to symbolize creativity, happiness, optimism, and warmth—think of a yellow ray of sunlight poking out from a dark cloud. A common negative connotation of the color yellow is cowardice, popularized by the phrase “yellow-bellied.” Warming effect which stimulates body and mind. Gold is associated with the highest of luxury. When bright yellow is used with black it's one of the easiest colour combinations to see from long distances; when uses with lighter colours it's not so easy to see. Yellow ribbons are worn as a symbol of hope and used quite often to welcome home loved ones. Yellow is the colour of warmth, kindness, and happiness. It’s often associated with optimism and well-being and promotes energy.

Brown. This warm, earthy brown colour may symbolize dependability, comfort, and a sense of being grounded. Brown is also a neutral colour, and writers may use it to represent dullness and predictability. Brown is a colour that is related to very grounded traits such as simplicity, practicality, common sense and hard work. Can also be associated with those that are frugal and not too flashy.

Gray. Lighter grays are often thought of as more feminine while darker grays more masculine. Gray is considered by many to be a neutral colour; the perfect balance between light and dark / good and evil. Pop up the lighter grays and add a little shine to it, and thought immediately turns to silver, which correlates to wealth.

Sources & related articles: 1 2 3 4 5 ⚜ More: Notes ⚜ On Colours

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[nikosaki]

“I want to use specific names for colours/shades but I don’t know many!” Hahaha sakira has got you! If you want to add colour to the objects or stuff in your writing you shouldn’t just write it like this

“Her dress was red” “His eyes were purple”

That makes your writing bland, it dumbs down the readers imagination during reading. Instead describe the colour like this

“Her dress was like a cup of Rooibos tea under a sunlit day”

“His eyes could be compared to that of a raven’s deep violet eyes”

(tip: amethyst is an overused word, there’s a list of other purple words below you should check out)

You can describe colours using objects because it will give shape to the sentence but don’t always go too detailed. If you make one sentence with a lot of adjectives and everything then don’t over use it in the other sentence that’s is.

But remember to use a simile like “as” or “like” if you do use objects.

I already wrote “Her dress was like a cup of Rooibos tea under a sunlit day” so next time when I mention the dress’s colour again I am going to write something like this

“Her garnet dress flowed in the wind”

Why? Because simple sentenced always enchance the writing and gives reader a feeling.

now that we are done with how to write colours let’s see some synonyms!!

white- bleached , colourless , pearly , milky , snowy, ivory , salt , Lacey , linen , frosty, daisy parchment , porcelain, cotton , rice bone

black- ebony, midnight, jade , spider , coal , pitch black, void , empty, sooty , obsidian , metal, onyx , ink , crow

grey- shadow, ash , graphite , foggy, dove , silver , dull, cloud ,slate, iron, smoke, pebble

red- garnet, blush , Merlot , cherry , crimson, rose, sangria, bloody, berry , currant, terracotta, jam , merlot

orange- tangerine , ginger , apricot, autumn , spice , amber, rust, marmalade, pumpkin , carrot , clay, golden , copper , ochre

yellow- gold, canary , light , butterscotches, dandelion, honey , blonde, corn, saffron , ocher, buttermilk

green- beryl , viridescent , olive , emerald , pickle, leafy , sage , lime , pear , mint, mignonette, glaucous

blue- ocean , aqua , cobalt, navy , sapphire, admiral, denim , cerulean, indigo , lapis , peacock, aegean, azure , turquoise, cyan , arctic

purple - amethyst , raven , violet ,lilac , lavender, plum , magenta ,orchid , mulberry, heather, raisin, amaranthine , eggplant , iris , periwinkle

pink- blush , cherry blossom , taffy , peach, flamingo , rosey , salmon , fuscia, rosewood , pale red

IMPORTANT : remember to do GOOD research on shades!! You need to know which one you can use as an adjective and which one is a noun. If it’s a noun turn it into adjective, if it cannot be turned into an adjective then use a simile.

There’s more and if you know put it in the reblogs

[loser-pet]

hey, what’s up, it’s me, ur creature Flax! I thought I’d share my giant namehoard with you all. they’re pretty much all nouns/adjectives (although K may do a part two with human names). any of my FAVOURITE names will have a star beside them (three stars means it’s a top favourite)

hope you all enjoy, and feel free to use any of these for yourself; we don’t mind :3

-🌿🪲

putting it under the cut because holy crap it’s a lot

Nature related

Willow

Clover ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reed

Birch ⭐️

Aspen

Mangrove

Oak

Hickory

Pine

Fern

Ivy

Thistle ⭐️

Rose

Orchid

Primrose

Buttercup

Bloom

Lily

Brook

River ⭐️

Rain ⭐️

Thunder

Cloud/cloudy

Sun/sunny

Blizzard

Flurry

Frost

Hail ⭐️

Torrent

Reef

Meadow

Ridge

Fen ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Marsh

Bog

Forest

Boreal

Conifer

Deciduous

Animals

Mouse

Rabbit ⭐️

Bunny

Rat

Puppy/Pup

Kitty/Kit

Tiger

Leopard

Ocelot

Sheep

Cow

Macaw

Pigeon ⭐️

Hawk

Owl

Dove

Chickadee

Lizard

Gecko ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Manta

Orca

Beetle ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Bee

Lepidoptera

Hymenoptera

Spider ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Weevil ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Objects/clothes

Button ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Jacket ⭐️

Mittens

Mug

Novel

Hoodie

Plush

Cottage

Monocle

Mannequin

Doll ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Acrylic

Tupperware

Socks

Toque/beanie (they’re the same thing so I’m grouping them together)

Patch ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Miscellaneous (aka me mixing a whole load of small categories together)

Mono ⭐️

Four

Five ⭐️

Six ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Seven

Eight

Nine ⭐️

Eleven

Liar

Handsome

Dreamer

Shade

Mercury

Venus

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Neptune ⭐️

Amethyst

Garnet

Pearl

Bismuth

Tourmaline ⭐️

Moonstone

Jade

Yellow

Green ⭐️

Blue

Lavender

Indigo ⭐️

Taupe

Mauve

Grey

Ivory

[aposematic-jessica]

okay it’s been a hot second since I’ve read the books last (probably like six months) but ive been thinking about Frost of Indigo Cloud like. oh my god. like i know we all talk about how traumatized she and the rest of the clutch are but also she’s such a good girl?? she’s such a responsible and protective young woman? and that one scene where she’s like “fuck this we need more queens for this diplomatic discussion (read: fight)” and just shows up and sits down and is just so responsible and ready to do her part for the court? I’m fully projecting onto her btw but i just. I mean her socialization has to be shit just like:

the rest of Sky Copper fucking kicked it + being briefly kidnapped by Fell + no other children in Indigo Cloud + fleeing their new decaying home + entire court in panic about the NEW new decaying home + their adoptive father and his wife have to go on numerous perilous journeys

like yeah Frost is probably going to be a more prickly queen than anyone really wants. but like what is her other option?? it’s not like she has any great role models. moon: most feral consort ever. stone: truly ancient line grandfather. pearl: Like That. jade: actually probably the most normal. Like child psychology and development is a pet interest of mine, right? And looking at Frost and her (remarkably well adjusted) brothers i simply cannot stop myself from musing about how they would be as adults!! What kind of daughter queen would Frost be? How would she handle Thorn and Bitter growing up as consorts and being claimed by various queens? Also like her adoptive father is Moon her understanding of consort behavior is gonna be FUCKED.

but god I just really love rolling around Frost in my head. Her and all the other queens are so fascinating!! i wanna see her with the new clutches and new kids and see her really become a queen!! got 2 know everything about that girl. may be worth rereading & writing shorts about it. I fucking love these dragon bee people they’re soooo insane in my brain.

[honey-minded-hivemind]

⚔Wouldn't You Like🏛 AU, The Gods of Genosha, Krakoa, and the Human Kingdoms:

Charles Xavier/Cerebro: one of the kings of the gods, is the god of the mind and learning, can control minds, influence thoughts, heal inner pain, cause hallucinations, and puppeteer others; has a moving throne of metal and stardust; sometimes wears a helmet with an X on it; is married to Erik/Magneto, the other king of the gods; his symbols include: twined branches, mourning doves, ravens, and peridots, jades, and emeralds...

Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto: the other king of the gods, is the god of metals and justice, can control any metal, make anything from metal, is immune to certain powers, can manipulate iron in the blood, and uses metal to summon or throw lightning; has a helm of metal, a cape of silver, and usually his face is unseen; is married to Charles/Cerebro, one of the kings of the gods; his symbols include: shields, helmets, crossed spears, eagles, and titanium, iron, and silver...

Ororo Munroe/Storm: is the goddess of all weather as well as motherhood, can summon any kind of storm (snow, sand, thunder, etc.), can control lightning and the winds, can make the sun shine or make it rain; has a cape/cloak of clouds, hair of mists, and fastenings of gold; her symbols include: clouds, raindrops, lightning bolts, cranes, and blue/yellow topaz, aquamarine, and diamond

Raven Darkholme/Mystique: goddess of trickery, deceit, and secrets, can turn into any person or animal, is able to spy in any form, and is the wife of the minor goddess Destiny, who sees the future; appears naked, but is always blue, wears a belt and loincloth of white or black silk, sometimes a top of white or black; her symbols include: blue snakes, blue moons and stars, tragedy/comedy masks, and sapphires and garnets...

Logan Howlett/Wolverine: god of the wilderness and protection, as well as small woodland predators (ex. wolverines, badgers, foxes, wolves, coyotes, etc.), can go into a berserker mode, has six sharp, gleaming claws of poisonous metal, can take on an army of hundreds of soldiers, can bring out the protective side of others, can make a person become like an animal; wears a jacket or coat of brown leather, and pants or a loincloth of faded blue or black; is the brother of the older (and dual) god of nature and the wild, Victor/Sabretooth; his symbols include crossed claws or swords, badgers and wolverines, and howlite, hawk's eye, and jasper

Victor Creed/Sabretooth: dual god of nature and the hunt, as well as large predators (ex. smilodons, tigers, lions, bears, etc.), can fall into berserker mode, lives by his instincts, can drive men into insane rage/bloodlust, can destroy an entire kingdom barehanded, is also a god of protection; is the older brother of Logan/Wolverine, the autumn side of nature to his winter; wears large furred coats and jackets, or loincloth of golden or brown; his symbols include: tigers, lions, fanged skulls, curved, clawed footprints, and tiger's eye, amber, and gold + pyrite...

Hank McCoy/Beast: god of science, teaching, medicine, and literature, possess great strength of body and mind, knows the secrets of medicine, has scrolls and stone tablets of ancient texts, has taught medicine and shared written language with kingdoms past, and is both a lover and a fighter; is fluffy and dark blue/indigo, has little need for cloths, but will wear dark blue/black pants or cloths; his symbols include: gorillas, lions, scrolls, quills, medicinal herbs, and labradorite, obsidian, and turquoise...

Kevin Sydney/Morph: deity of cunning, mirth and merriment, comedy and tragedy, and change, can take any form and any power, can cause madness, is a master trickster, tends to help down-on-their-luck mortals; is a good friend of Logan/Wolverine; wears a cloth/toga, can be naked or covered in a jacket or clothes, usually in shades of brown, yellow, or blue; their symbols include: chameleons, vipers, butterflies/moths, caterpillars, masks, and opals, color-changing sapphires/garnets, and pearls

(They all had once trained and given a gift/blessing (a mutation) to Reader, but after The Fight, they rarely speak of them... no one can ever speak ill of Reader in their presence or where they can hear, lest they earn the wrath of any of them... they try to be better mentors (read: parents) to the new demigods...)

[brightlotusmoon]

From Doxie Simone on Facebook:

"You make fun of ONE non-binary person, and here come Basil, Moonshadow, Sock, Plum, Fang, Tofu, Crow, Patchouli, Cupid, Shade, Snow, Flannel, Brick, Daffodil, Quinn, Wildflower, Leaf, Lichen, October, Ink, September, Clover, August, Bone, Driftwood, Bread, Aspen, Spirit, Jasper, Lightbulb, Glitter, Tuna, Nebula, Zamboni, Cloud, Pickle, Starlight, Pancake, Jellybean, Twister, Toothbrush, Denim, Lava Lamp, Moonbeam, Disco, Apricot, Banjo, Fork, Sock Puppet, Fern, Ghost, Dune, River, Galaxy, Fig, Echo, Storm, Velvet, Rain, Phoenix, Stone, Feather, Indigo, Moss, Bunni, Ember, Ocean, Paperclip, Lotus, Birch, Compass, Button, Marshmallow, Cactus, Comet, Skye, Lavender, Cedar, Thorn, Breeze, Astral, Beer, Cricket, Horizon, Marble, Canyon, Timber, Shadow, Prism, Link, Willow, Fable, Solstice, Haze, Orbit, Bubbles, Trinket, Sapphire, Jayson, River, Skyler, Rowan, Taylor, Finley, Casey, Morgan, Avery, Reese, Harper, Charlie, Sage, Quinn, Alex, Riley, Jordan, Cameron, Dakota, Ellis, Bailey, Parker, Emery, Peyton, Blake, Drew, Avery, Logan, Devon, Jamie, Ashton, Kendall, Hayden, Blake, Jules, Tegan, Cassidy, Marley, Blair, Micah, Sam, Kai, Sawyer, Lennon, Sky, Dakota, Elliot, Lane, Arden, Ezra, Spencer, Emerson, Jude, Kieran, Harper, Ryan, Bailey, Brooks, Sage, Riley, Avery, Jude, Taylor, Avery, Sam, Logan, Alex, Kai, Quinn, Rowan, Casey, Alex, Drew, Jordan, Charlie, Reese, Wren, Cameron, Blake, Bailey, River, Skyler, Ashton, Kai, Devon, Elliot, Spencer, Marley, Kendall, Quinn, Taylor, Jordan, Parker, Reese, Hayden, Sage, Sky, Sam, Cameron, Emerson, Logan, Drew, Nimbus, X, Acorn, Sparrow, Rohan, Drift, Tinsel, Frost, Bramble, Ajax, Worm, Kay, Strigoi, Helios, Phalanx, Lee, Leo (short for Leonidas), Drayden, Angel, Alexander, Salem, Athena, Ajax, and HildaOliver, Sunny, Sage, Quasar, Jade, Jude, Bug, Mouse, Toro, Spark, Rocks, Moth, Roan, Sage, Bear, Pill, Banshee, Tooth, Nail, Lumia, Mutt, Rue, Roo, Ru, Rù, Thunder, Pyrite, Petal, Aurora, Lagoon, Pixel, Raven, Zephyr, Moth, Lyric, Wish, Atlas, Charm, Pocket, Lilac, Rune, Vapor, Dusk, Opal, Dusk, Dawn, Autumn, Stream, Halo, Tempest, Mist, Poppy, Gem, Nova, Quest, Dusty, Osprey, Orchid, Jinx, Flare, and Candle to jump you in the Whole Foods alley!"

[abigailspinach]

“Sort of.” At Stone’s expression, he explained, “Tempest hit me in the face. But I threw a kettle at her and made a joke about her dead sister, so I was asking for it.”

“That’s all right.” Stone resumed pacing. “But don’t tell Jade. We’ve got enough to worry about.”

“She’s really coming?”

“Of course she’s coming—” Stone stopped pacing again, frowning. “You didn’t think she was.”

Moon looked down at the hearth. His throat went tight. “We had to stop when one of the warriors was hurt, and we were three days late. Jade said she’d start the day after we left, and when she wasn’t here when we arrived...”

He was still having trouble believing this was really happening. He had been trying to make himself accept the fact that he had been discarded again, that he would never see anyone from Indigo Cloud, and then Stone had walked in and the world had changed. Not very different from how the world had changed when Stone had first found him with the Cordans in the eastern jungle. Stone sat on his heels so they were closer to eye level. “Why did you think she wasn’t coming?”

“I told you, she wasn’t here.” That didn’t really answer Stone’s question, but then Moon couldn’t answer it. Not in any way that made sense to anyone other than him. “And she had Ember.”

Stone looked honestly baffled. “Who?” “The consort Emerald Twilight gave her to replace me!”

“Oh, the kid.” Stone dismissed Ember with a wave of his hand. “He’s your problem. I’ve raised enough kids, I’m not doing another one.”

[koisplosion]

★ Qingque Id Pack ★

Names:

Aqua, Algae, Aquamarine, Avocado, Amulet, Augury --- Blue, Bamboo, Bice, Beryl, Bird, Birdie / Birdy, Bagua, Bowenite

Cloud, Cyan, Cobalt, Chartreuse, Cod, Charm, Cajole, Clair / Claire, Clarvoy, Clarvoya, Clairvoyant, Clairvoyance, Clairvoyancy, Chade

Divine / Devine, Divina / Devina, Diviner / Deviner, Divinia / Devinia, Delight

Emerald, Erudite, Enamor --- Fish / Fishe, Fishie / Fishy, Fortune, Fortuna, Fulu

Green, Gamer, Glaucous, Gamble, Gyoku, Goku --- Horo, Horoscope, Horoscopy --- Indigo, Ilia

Jade, Jadeite, Jalda --- Khaki --- Lime, Lincoln, Librara, Libraria, Librarian, Luck, Luckie / Lucky

Mahjong, Moss, Malachite, Marine --- Nephrite --- Olive, Oliver, Olivia, Oliveira, Omphacite

Player, Plantile, Planchet, Peacock, Pine, Pea, Pendulum, Palm --- Qing, Qiang, Quang, Quantum --- Rite

Sparrow, Surf, Sea, Sage, Scroll, Sooth, Soothsay, Script, Serpentine --- Turquoise, Tile, Talisma, Talisman, Trinket, Taois, Taoi, Taoist, Tama

Vert, Verta, Virescent, Viridescent, Viridian, Verdigris --- Willow, Whimsy, Ward --- Yaud, Yu

1st p prns:

I / me / my / mine / myself

Bli / blue / bluey / bluine / blueself

Di / de / divy / divine / divinerself

Gri / gree / greeny / greenine / greenself

Ji / jade / jady / jadine / jadeself

Ti / tile / tily / tiline / tileself

Qi / qinge / qingqy / qingqueself

2nd p prns:

You / your / yours / yourself

Blou / bluer / bluers / bluerself

Do / diviner / diviners / divinerself

Gro / greener / greeners / greenerself

Jo / jader / jaders / jaderself

To / tiler / tilers / tilerself

Qo / qingquer / qingquers / qingquerself

3rd p prns:

They / them / theirs / themself

Blu / blue, blue / blues, blue / jade, blue / tile

Di / vine, di / divine, div / ine, div / divine, divi / divine, divine / divines, divine / diviner, divine / divination

Gre / en, gree / green, gre / green, green / greens, green / jade, green / tile

Ja / de, ja / jade, jade / Jade's, jade / jaded

Ti / le, ti / tile, tile / tiles

Qing / que, qingque / qingques

Titles:

The young diviner, the gambling diviner, the lucky diviner,

the divining gambler, the diving lybrarian

The divination commissions librarian

The lucky gambler

(prn) who exceeds in tile games, (prn) who reads fortunes by tile pieces

Coinings:

Astromancic

Crystamancic

Divine Lesbian - DissoGambler

Gendermancic

Jadigem - Jadedlexic - JadeBloodStelic - JadeMineric

Qingquecharic

Runeomancic

Sigilmancic

Tarotmancic

Requested by anon

Tagging:

@sanguinaryfreaks , @hewasanamericangirl and @the-church-of-strabismus

Please read the byf linked in fox's pinned post

[juliaqueendragon]

Full List of Names Pre-2025-02-12

Comparison (Names only in 1st or 2nd Position down Below)

A 

Abyss 

Acacia 

Ace 

Agate 

Air 

Alpha 

Amber 

Amethyst 

Ancient 

Angel 

Anti 

Apocalypse 

Apple 

Aqua 

Aquamarine 

Arch 

Arctic 

Ash 

Attack 

Aurora 

Autumn 

Azure 

Baby 

Ball 

Banana 

Basalt 

Bat 

Bay 

Bear 

Beat 

Bee 

Berry 

Beryl 

Big 

Birch 

Bird 

Blaze 

Blind 

Block 

Blue 

Bold 

Book 

Botanic 

Bottle 

Boulder 

Bow 

Box 

Brain 

Bramble 

Brass 

Brave 

Bread 

Breath 

Breeze 

Bright 

Brilliant 

Broken 

Bronze 

Bubble 

Bullet 

Bumble 

Butter 

Butterly 

Cactus 

Cake 

Candle 

Candy 

Caramel 

Carrot 

Cash 

Castle 

Cat 

Chance 

Chaos 

Charcoal 

Charm 

Cherry 

Chestnut 

Chip 

Chocolate 

Chunky 

Cinder 

Cinnamon 

Citrine 

Clash 

Class 

Classy 

Clear 

Clever 

Cloud 

Clover 

Club 

Coal 

Coco 

Cocoa 

Coconut 

Coffee 

Cold 

Color 

Cookie 

Cool 

Copper 

Coral 

Core 

Corn 

Coyote 

Crazy 

Crescent 

Crimson 

Crow 

Crown 

Crystal 

Cup 

Cupcake 

Cute 

Daisy 

Dance 

Danger 

Dark 

Darkness 

Dash 

Dawn 

Day 

Deep 

Deer 

Demon 

Depth 

Desert 

Dew 

Diamond 

Dice 

Dip 

Disco 

Dive 

Divine 

Dizzy 

Doctor 

Dog 

Dollar 

Dolphin 

Domino 

Donut 

Doom 

Double 

Dragon 

Drake 

Dream 

Drop 

Druid 

Drum 

Duke 

Dusk 

Dust 

Dusty 

E 

Eagle 

Earth 

East 

Easter 

Echo 

Eclipse 

Egg 

Elder 

Ember 

Emerald 

Epic 

Evening 

Ever 

Extra 

Fairy 

Faith 

Falcon 

Fan 

Fancy 

Fantasy 

Far 

Farm 

Fast 

Fern 

Field 

Fire 

Flame 

Flash 

Flower 

Fluffy 

Flutter 

Fly 

Force 

Fortune 

Fox 

Freedom 

Frenzy 

Fresh 

Frog 

Frost 

Fruit 

Future 

Galaxy 

Game 

Garden 

Garnet 

Gem 

Ghost 

Giga 

Ginger 

Glass 

Glitter 

Globe 

Gloom 

Glory 

Glow 

Gold 

Grace 

Grand 

Grass 

Gray 

Great 

Green 

Griffin 

Grim 

Ground 

Guardian 

Hair 

Hall 

Hand 

Harpy 

Hawk 

Hay 

Hazel 

Heat 

Heaven 

Heavy 

Hero 

Hollow 

Holly 

Home 

Honey 

Horse 

Hour 

Humming 

Ice 

Illusion 

Indigo 

Iron 

Ivory 

Jade 

Jasper 

Jazz 

Jelly 

Jewel 

Juice 

Jump 

June 

Jungle 

Juniper 

Jute 

Kangaroo 

Key 

Kick 

King 

Kite 

Knight 

Koala 

Lady 

Lake 

Land 

Lavender 

Leaf 

Leather 

Legend 

Lemon 

Life 

Light 

Lily 

Lime 

Lion 

Little 

Live 

Lost 

Love 

Lucky 

Luna 

Lush 

Magic 

Magma 

Marble 

Maroon 

Marzipan 

Masked 

Master 

May 

Maze 

Mega 

Melody 

Melon 

Memory 

Metal 

Meteor 

Midnight 

Milk 

Mind 

Mini 

Mint 

Miracle 

Mirror 

Mist 

Mocking 

Money 

Moon 

Morning 

Moss 

Mountain 

Mouse 

Movie 

Music 

Mystic 

Myth 

Nacho 

Nature 

Nebula 

Night 

Ninja 

Noble 

North 

Nova 

Nugget 

Oak 

Obsidian 

Ocean 

Octopus 

Old 

Olive 

Onion 

Onyx 

Opal 

Orange 

Orchid 

Osprey 

Owl 

Paladin 

Pale 

Panda 

Paper 

Park 

Party 

Peace 

Peach 

Pearl 

Penguin 

Pepper 

Peridot 

Phantom 

Phoenix 

Pie 

Pine 

Pink 

Pirate 

Pixel 

Pop 

Posh 

Potato 

Power 

Proof 

Pumpkin 

Purple 

Purpur 

Quail 

Quartz 

Quest 

Quick 

Rain 

Rainbow 

Ranger 

Raspberry 

Raven 

Red 

Rich 

River 

Robin 

Rock 

Root 

Rose 

Row 

Royal 

Ruby 

Rune 

Sad 

Saddle 

Salt 

Sand 

Sapphire 

Scarlet 

Scary 

Scroll 

Sea 

Sequoia 

Set 

Shade 

Shadow 

Shark 

Ship 

Sienna 

Silent 

Silver 

Sky 

Small 

Snake 

Snow 

Soft 

Solid 

Solo 

Song 

Soul 

Sound 

South 

Spark 

Sparkle 

Spell 

Spider 

Spirit 

Sporty 

Spotlight 

Spring 

Spruce 

Squirrel 

Star 

Steam 

Steel 

Step 

Stone 

Storm 

Strawberry 

Sugar 

Summer 

Sun 

Sunny 

Sunrise 

Sunset 

Swamp 

Sweet 

Swift 

Table 

Tea 

Thorn 

Thunder 

Tiger 

Time 

Tin 

Tiny 

Titan 

Tooth 

Topaz 

Town 

Trail 

Tree 

Trouble 

Truth 

Tsunami 

Tulip 

Turtle 

Tuxedo 

Twilight 

Twin 

Twinkle 

Ultra 

Umber 

Un 

Unicorn 

Vanilla 

Violet 

Voice 

Void 

Wall 

Walnut 

Walrus 

Water 

Wave 

Way 

Weather 

Web 

West 

Wild 

Willow 

Wind 

Wing 

Winter 

Wish 

Witch 

Wizard 

Wolf 

Wonder 

Wood 

World 

Yam 

Yellow 

Yoga 

Youth 

Yule 

Zap 

Zebra 

Zombie 

Ace 

Agate 

Air 

Amber 

Anchor 

Angel 

Anthem 

Apocalypse 

Apple 

Apricot 

Aquamarine 

Attack 

Aura 

Away 

Bag 

Band 

Bank 

Beach 

Beam 

Bean 

Bear 

Beat 

Beauty 

Bee 

Bell 

Belle 

Berg 

Berry 

Beryl 

Bird 

Birth 

Biscuit 

Blaze 

Block 

Blood 

Blossom 

Blue 

Board 

Bolt 

Bone 

Book 

Born 

Bottle 

Boulder 

Bow 

Box 

Boy 

Brain 

Bramble 

Brass 

Bread 

Break 

Breath 

Breeze 

Broken 

Bronze 

Brook 

Brother 

Bubble 

Buddy 

Bug 

Bullet 

Butter 

Butterfly 

Cactus 

Cake 

Candle 

Candy 

Caramel 

Care 

Cash 

Caster 

Catcher 

Cave 

Chain 

Champion 

Chance 

Charm 

Chaser 

Cherry 

Chestnut 

Chief 

Child 

Chip 

Chocolate 

Chunk 

Citrine 

Clash 

Class 

Clear 

Cloud 

Clover 

Club 

Cocoa 

Color 

Comet 

Cookie 

Copper 

Core 

Corn 

Craft 

Crasher 

Crescent 

Crimson 

Cross 

Crow 

Crown 

Crumb 

Crush 

Cry 

Crystal 

Cube 

Cup 

Cupcake 

Dale 

Dancer 

Danger 

Dark 

Dark 

Darling 

Dash 

Dawn 

Deep 

Deer 

Demon 

Desert 

Desire 

Destiny 

Dew 

Diamond 

Dice 

Dip 

Disco 

Diver 

Divine 

Dollar 

Dolphin 

Dome 

Doom 

Dove 

Dragon 

Drake 

Dream 

Dreamer 

Drink 

Drop 

Druid 

Drummer 

Duck 

Duke 

Dusk 

Dust 

Eagle 

Earth 

Echo 

Eclipse 

Effect 

Egg 

Escape 

Eye 

Fairy 

Faith 

Falcon 

Fall 

Fan 

Farm 

Father 

Feather 

Field 

Fighter 

Film 

Finder 

Fire 

Fish 

Flake 

Flame 

Flash 

Flight 

Floor 

Flower 

Fly 

Flyer 

Force 

Form 

Fortune 

Frame 

Free 

Friend 

Frost 

Fruit 

Future 

Gait 

Galaxy 

Game 

Gap 

Garden 

Garnet 

Gate 

Gaze 

Gazer 

Gem 

Ghost 

Gift 

Girl 

Glass 

Glimmer 

Globe 

Gloom 

Glory 

Glow 

Goal 

Goat 

Gold 

Grace 

Green 

Griffin 

Ground 

Growth 

Guard 

Guardian 

Guest 

Gum 

Habitat 

Hair 

Hall 

Hand 

Harmony 

Harpy 

Hat 

Hawk 

Hazel 

Head 

Heart 

Heat 

Heaven 

Herb 

Hero 

Hill 

Hollow 

Home 

Honey 

Honor 

Hoof 

Hope 

Horse 

Hour 

Humming 

Hunter 

Hurricane 

Hype 

Ice 

Icon 

Idol 

Ie 

Ivory 

Jasper 

Jazz 

Jewel 

Joke 

Joker 

Joy 

Juice 

Jump 

Jumper 

Jungle 

Juniper 

Kangaroo 

Keeper 

Key 

Kick 

Kid 

King 

Kiss 

Kite 

Knight 

Knock 

Koala 

Lady 

Lake 

Land 

Lavender 

Leader 

Leaf 

Legend 

Lemon 

Less 

Letter 

Liberty 

Life 

Light 

Lily 

Lime 

Lin 

Ling 

Lion 

Live 

Log 

Loop 

Lord 

Love 

Luck 

Lucky 

Lush 

Ly 

Machine 

Madness 

Magic 

Man 

Mane 

Maniac 

Mare 

Mark 

Maroon 

Mask 

Masked 

Master 

Matter 

Maze 

Meadow 

Melody 

Melon 

Memory 

Metal 

Milk 

Mind 

Mint 

Mirror 

Mist 

Mocking 

Mode 

Moment 

Monster 

Moon 

Mother 

Mountain 

Movie 

Music 

Mystery 

Mystic 

Myth 

Nature 

Nebula 

Ninja 

Nova 

Novel 

Nugget 

O 

Oak 

Oasis 

Ocean 

Octopus 

Omen 

Onion 

Orange 

Orb 

Orchid 

Osprey 

Owl 

Pair 

Paladin 

Panda 

Paper 

Park 

Part 

Party 

Path 

Peak 

Pearl 

Penguin 

Pepper 

Peridot 

Petal 

Phantom 

Phoenix 

Pie 

Piece 

Pine 

Pink 

Pirate 

Pixel 

Place 

Plan 

Planet 

Plant 

Play 

Pop 

Potential 

Power 

Price 

Prince 

Princess 

Promise 

Proof 

Pumpkin 

Punk 

Purple 

Purpose 

Quake 

Quartz 

Queen 

Quest 

Quiver 

Rabbit 

Racer 

Rain 

Rainbow 

Rambler 

Range 

Ranger 

Raspberry 

Ray 

Reader 

Rebel 

Red 

Respect 

Rest 

Rich 

Rider 

Ring 

Rising 

River 

Road 

Robin 

Rock 

Rocket 

Role 

Root 

Rose 

Row 

Royal 

Ruby 

Runner 

Saga 

Sand 

Scout 

Scroll 

Secret 

Seeker 

Sequoia 

Set 

Shade 

Shadow 

Shell 

Shelter 

Shimmer 

Shine 

Ship 

Shore 

Shout 

Shy 

Signal 

Silence 

Silver 

Singer 

Sister 

Sky 

Smash 

Smoke 

Snap 

Snout 

Snow 

Solid 

Solo 

Song 

Soul 

Spark 

Sparkle 

Spell 

Spice 

Spider 

Spirit 

Splash 

Spot 

Squirrel 

Stallion 

Star 

Steel 

Step 

Stone 

Storm 

Strawberry 

Stream 

Strider 

String 

Sunrise 

Sunset 

Surfer 

Surprise 

[rogue-of-heart-classpecting]

could you please analyze a session for a fanvventure im plannin? i just wwanna see if its vviable lmao knight of breath (prospit dreamer, rust) rogue of rage (derse dreamer, bronze) bard of vvoid (derse dreamer, gold) prince of life (derse dreamer, mutant) sylph of time (prospit dreamer, olivve) seer of doom (prospit dreamer, jade) heir of space (prospit dreamer, teal) maid of mind (derse dreamer, blue) rogue of heart (prospit dreamer, indigo) mage of hope (derse dreamer, purple) witch of blood (prospit dreamer, vviolet) page of light (derse dreamer, fuschia)

sorry theres a full cast of twwelvve lol

looks good. you do have two rogues and are missingggg... the thief. this means two people have basically the same purpose in the game (and story).

Lack of breath in the session. Rage and heart would be kind of everywhere and needing to be organized. There will be a big fucking problem involving void at some point. There is a naive life element clouding the session that has to be killed to get it out of the way. Time needs to be noticed and addressed. No one understands doom. There is a lot of space that needs to be tamed. An external force is controlling the mind in the session and it will need to be stood up to. There is a lot of hope in this session and a lot of action has to be taken to manage it. Everyone needs to stop thinking of blood in the usual way. There is more light than the players realize.

[rjalker]

I've said this many times and I'm saying it again. Moon should have been legitimately, for real, not just anxious about it, actually infertile. Completely unable to father children. No cure available.

Because it's easy for the Indigo Cloud court to say they keep him around because they like him for who he is, and not so he can make babies for them, after they've taken him in for........the sole explicit purpose of making babies for them....

But literally everyone knows that's not true. Everyone.

And if it was meant to be true, especially because Martha Wells apparently didn't want to write anything about his kids at all, then he should have actually been infertile the way he feared.

Completely, by Raksuran standards, absolutely fucking worthless as a consort. Because consorts are only valuable because they can bring in fresh blood and make babies for the colony.

Assurances that they like him for who is is fall really fucking flat when literally everyone there, including Moon, knows that literally the only reason he's with them is to make babies for them. That's the only reason they let him in the front door and the only reason they kept him around. They literally had zero other choice. No other colony would send them one of their own consorts because that's just how shitty their colony was when he got there. Literally no one in their right minds would send them a consort.

Literally the best they could do was some random violent feral solitary Stone picked up out in the woods.

Literally the only reason Moon is with them is because he can make babies for them and that's why he's valuable. They know this. He knows this. That is literally the entire reason Stone rescued him. If he were some random infertile warrior or even an Arbora Stone would have left him for dead Because We All Know Solitaries Are Mentally Ill Serial Killers™.

But no. They were literally so desperate for a consort to make babies for them that Stone was willing to take the risk of bringing Moon home. Even though the level of atrocity a fucking consort would have to commit to become exiled is literally unimaginable and absolutely unspeakable.

Saying that they like Moon for who he is when literally everyone knows he's only there to make babies for them is so fucking weak and meaningless when it's objectively not true.

The only way that'd mean anything is if they confirmed he was, in fact, infertile, and that it is literally impossible for him to fulfill his Biologically Assigned Role™ for the colony....

and they still fucking keep him around. Because they do genuinely like him as a person for who he is, not the fact that he can give them babies, and not because they had literally no other options.

And this once again ties in with the fact that Moon and Jade were literally forced together because they Literally Had No Other Choice. But that's another post.

[zzz-keystuck]

My Little Pony: Right By Your Side - Chapter 2

The young blush unicorn read her history book with an expression that showed she was clearly lost to the world around her. Unicorn eyes were often glossy and had poor eyesight, but thanks to a nearby human village, a librarian with dark, straight hair and pretty pink streaks gave her some glasses and books to read. Having lived a very, very long time, Celestia knew how to read, and so she taught the young pony how to as well, and now that pony was showing her books Celestia’d never read before, such as this one, the story of her little sister’s unjust banishment. It brought a deep pain to explain to the little pony that it was her, but she figured it out, so Celestia had no need to.

Nestled against the older mare, Twilight read her book out loud with some struggle as she recounted the harrowing tale. “My, I had no idea humans would keep this story alive.” Twilight looked up at her queen, glasses slipping slightly from the movement as her curious eyes scanned the white horse's solemn expression. Celestia sadly looked with shame in her heart at her pupil and began to explain. “No pony has the hands to write, and using our levitation to is tricky. So, with the help of a trusted human many moons ago, we wrote this together. This tale is meant to be a warning, Twilight. Do not ever ignore the plights of those you love, do you understand?”

The small, pink pony nodded, her white, straight bangs bobbed lightly as she did. “I am not much for friends though, my Queen. They all want to play in the day, but I want to read, and learn all I can. I know of our kind who can is sparse, and, I’d like to become a wizard myself one day!” Twilight excitedly said and tapped her front hooves lightly a couple times in front of her. Celestia’s expression softened up with a giggle, and she placed a golden hoof upon the pony’s back. “In time, Twilight. Don’t you think though, that making friends could bring you something wonderful? Something present in many books, but can only be understood thoroughly by experience?”

Twilight tilted her head up confusedly, her eyes still bright and curious as she stared up at the sun bathed queen. “Friendship, Twilight. I speak of Friendship. Why not give it a try?” Her little pink face scrunched up in distaste at her mentor's repeated attempts at getting her to try making friends, and with a defeated sigh, she used the magic in her pale purple horn to levitate her glasses off her face and onto the book between them. “I don’t know where to start, there’s so many ponies, and they all already look so happy, they don’t need me or want me…”

“They don’t know what they’re missing. Show them.” Twilight looked up at Celestia’s certain and loving expression, and with her ears flopping down, she stood, and levitated her things into her indigo saddle bag, her lilac hooves meeting the flowery grass they lied on. Feeling unsure and scared, she gave Celestia one last pleading look, only to be met with her Queen’s ever encouraging expression. She sighed, and realized, there was no way of getting out of this.

Giving it a go, she slowly trotted out of the jade grove where her Queen resided, and out of the forest they called Canterlot, a forest where many unicorns resided and secluded themselves from society. After a long time of walking and passing many ponies as she went, she wound up in a land known as Ponyville. It had many ponies out and about, the area hilly and not nearly as flowery or filled with trees, but that’s not to say there were no structures. There were fluffy clouds above the land with a fountain and some structures sprinkled about. There were no homes, for ponies slept wherever they liked, but there were things like a barn, a sweets stand, a pen made of flowered bushes, a carousel with beautiful clothing, and more. The place was very odd and intrigued the young unicorn with it’s color and variety.

She hesitantly approached the town, only to need to look up at hearing a warning from above. Crashing into her with a rainbow trailing behind was a baby blue pegasus, white feathers and fluff covered her wings and hooves that were currently in the air as she laid on her back, Twilight flopped on top of her. She groaned and stood up, dusting herself off as the pegasus pony rolled onto her front and looked up at her with intrigue and excitement. “Hey, I don’t recognize you, you're a unicorn! And, what’s that?”

Her fluffy hoof pointed to her satchel and Twilight looked back at it, seeing that there wasn’t much dirt on her beloved gold threaded carrying case. “Oh, this? It’s just a book. Don’t you know what that is?” With an oblivious grin on her soft face, the rainbow maned mare shook her head and got up. “Don’t know what a book is, but I’d like to! Can ya tell me?”

Twilight just looked at her dumbfoundedly, unable to believe that other ponies didn’t even know what books were. They weren’t highly common among unicorns, but she figured other ponies interacted with humans more often; perhaps her perceptions of others were wrong and would be disproved as she came to know more of this town’s inhabitants.

[harocat]

ao3 wrapped 2024 [writers edition]

How many words have you written this year? 55,308 published. God knows how many in WIPs.

How many works did you publish this year? 12 (+3 if you include that a couple of those are oneshot collections)

What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)? Maybe Little Black Rain Cloud for Oh No! Here Comes Trouble. A new fandom that was a bit outside my comfort zone, and I'm content with the results. Also Piece of the Dream for Till the End of the Moon and Don't Stop Me Now ('cause I'm having a good time) for Yuri on Ice. They were both for the Gotcha for Gaza events, and it was just really nice to be able to participate in something like that. Is that cheating for an answer? Oh well lol.

For the TTEOTM one, I like that I was able to work with a canon where the last part of it was overall unsatisfactory to me and instead of just going 'eh canon divergence' (which I've done multiple times before), try to use what exists create something I'm pleased with. I also like that I was able to give Sang Jiu a relevant role in it, because it annoyed me that Ming Ye was important in the last arc, but it was like she didn't even exist. For the second, it's just something I've thought about for a long time so it was nice to get a story about it written.

What work of yours has the most hits?: Every Story (is a love story) with 2,986 hits. Love Game in Eastern Fantasy fandom needed that reunion extension, and I ended up the first one to write it.

What work of yours got more feedback than you expected? See above. It hit at the exact right time. I wrote it the night after the finale aired, and I was the first fic posted in the fandom. I did expect people would be happy to read it, but I did not expect the link to get passed around that much. I do hope some of those people come back and check out other LGIEF fics I plan on writing/have written though. 😉

Favorite title you used Don't Stop Me Now ('cause I'm having a good time) for Yuri on Ice because it sounds so FUN (also Queen lyrics). It captures Yuuri as a skater to me so well. I also love Wonderful and Ordinary Moments for LGIEF, because it describes the exact vibe I want for post-canon Miaoqi (it's lyrics from Esther's Surge btw) and Piece of the Dream for Till the End of the Moon because it came to me before I even started writing. I love how it has multiple meanings (the literal dream arc, LSS's dream of bringing TTJ back, etc., the dragon scale, the world overturning jade, Zimi herself, Qingyu's dream, etc).

If you use song lyrics, which artist’s songs did you pull from the most? I used the following artists- Alan Menken and Matt Sullivan, Florence and the Machine, Squad Five 0, Queen, The Indigo Girls, Elton John and Tim Rice (Aida), Esther Yu, and uh... Winnie the Pooh technically (so, the Sherman Brothers). I didn't use anyone more than once.

Pairing you wrote the most for this year? Dongfang Qingcang/Xiao Lanhua ♥

Favorite pairing you wrote for this year? Canglan again, and it may very well be the same this year.

What work was the quickest to write? I feel like this is kind of hard to answer, because obviously it depends on length. There's a few I wrote in one night, so it would be those.

What work took you the longest to write? Like of course it's Desert Moon (Light the Way) for Love Between Fairy and Devil because it's by far the longest.

How many WIP’s do you have in your docs for next year? Nine that I am certain I want to finish. One continuing, eight new.

What’s your longest work of the year? Desert Moon (Light the Way) for LBFAD. It's 27k posted, many more in WIP.

What’s your shortest work of the year? This short MDZS Wangxian fic. It's 206 words.

What WIP are you taking into next year with you? Of posted fics?Desert Moon (Light the Way)

What’s your most common “Additional Tags” tag? Romance. Literally everything I've written is tagged this.

Your favorite character to write this year? I looove writing DFQC and XLH. DFQC is especially delightful to write. He's such a weird little cutie pie. Ziqi is fun too because I am such a mush for writing characters who are brusque with insecure, soft centers. I loved writing the ONHCT trio as well. They are so funny.

The character that gave you the most trouble writing this year? To a degree, Victor Nikiforov. Obviously I've written him plenty of times before, but it has been a few years and I was just really worried about getting his voice right again. I felt okay with Yuuri, but very insecure about Victor at first. Also Ye Qingyu because I don't feel he has a very distinct voice so I was just kind of like 'uhhhhh'. I love him though.

What’s one pairing you want to explore next year? Dongfang Qincang/Xiao Lanhua and Ling Miaomiao/Ziqi.

Which work of yours have you reread the most? Uhhh not sure. Probably just the fluffier oneshots because they don't take long and can be a good mood pick me up.

How many kudos in total did you get this year? 1,130

Which work has the most comments? Desert Moon (Light the Way). It is a chapter fic though, and I've replied to comments. For oneshots that I have not yet replied to comments, by far and away Every Story (is a love story) for LGIEF.

Did you do any collaborative works this year? Desert Moon (Light the Way) is collaborative for @lbfad-minibang, with amazing art by @sir-raina-art

Did you write any gifts this year? Yes, so many for exchanges, gifts, and gotcha for Gaza events: Don't Stop me Now ('cause I'm having a good time) a (Yuri on Ice fic for @yuri-on-ice-action), Piece of the Dream (Till the End of the Moon for @cdrama-action), Shades of Pink and Red (Love Between Fairy and Devil for @honeysbunchesofoats), Cherry Lips (Till the End of the Moon for @hystericblue), I wish I could hate You (MDZS for @prolestari), Wait a minute, are you jealous? (TGCF for @abarero), Like a Kitten Kiss (Magia Record for @abarero), Love in Between (Samurai Flamenco for Yuletide), and Little Black Rain Cloud (Oh No! Here Comes Trouble for Yuletide).

Did you receive any gifts this year? LITERALLY SO MANY. laws of physics lose their way (for Oh No! Here Comes Trouble), 花好月圆 | Blooming Flowers and a Full Moon (for Love Between Fairy and Devil), i'm a fox and you're a burrow (for Mysterious Lotus Casebook), double trouble (for Love Between Fairy and Devil), drag you to the shore (for Mysterious Lotus Casebook), Renewal in Self-Destruction (for Till the End of the Moon), XLHxDFQC f/f 🔥🔥 (for Love Between Fairy and Devil- NSFW text), Paws for Thought (for MDZS), to finally begin (My Journey to You), Exceptions (Slayers). This does not touch on all the amazing fanart.

What’s your most common category? M/F lol

What do you listen to while writing? Depends on the fic! I have a playlist of figure skating music, which tends to be classical, movie scores, etc. that I use a lot. I also listen to a lot of very atmospheric music like Florence and the Machine, Loreena Mckennitt, etc.

Favorite work you wrote this year? I think Desert Moon (Light the Way) for LBFAD just because it's a chapter fic that means a lot to me. And it WILL be finished. So much more of it is already written.

Favorite line/passage you wrote this year?  

Probably this passage from when Dongfang Qingcang and Xiao Lanhua first see Silent Moon Palace again in Desert Moon:

They drove east, past the singing sands and through the craggy peaks that separated the rest of the desert from what used to be the capital of Cangyan Sea. They drove east, through what must have once been woods where widows wept and through a valley where, if you looked up, you could see what remained of what must have been the last version of Love Lock Bridge. They drove east, through ruins of the city they’d once known and loved, and then, on the horizon, there it was. It reigned high above the rest of the land; the towers and spires, the majestic spiral steps, the sheer scale of it. Untouched.  Xiao Lanhua stopped the motorcycle and took off her helmet and goggles, and Dongfang Qingcang did the same. She bowed her head. This moment felt almost like mourning. Mourning a friend, the world she’d known and come to love in her time with Dongfang Qingcang so long ago. The Cangyan Sea that had become her home; the days they spent in the market buying whatsoever the other desired; the mornings in the courtyards of Silent Moon Palace, watering her flowers. Sometimes Daqiang would lift her up onto his shoulders so she could trim the low hanging branches of the magnolia trees. There were so many ghosts visible. How many more lay beneath the sand?  She glanced over to him, out of the corner of her eyes. His head was bowed as well, and his hands were clasped around the strap of the helmet and goggles.  Xiao Lanhua lifted her head toward him. She gently placed her fingers under his chin and pushed it up, turning his face toward hers.  Anything they could say, they said in silence. Neither of them wept. This moment was not for them, but the memories that they’d never be able to relive—fleeting, ephemeral, and so long ago. Being an immortal meant comprehending the passage of time on a completely different scale than anyone else in the three realms, so how was it that against the passing of the eras, even they were powerless?  Silent Moon Palace gleamed in the distance, beautiful as ever but strange in this landscape, like a spirit that still haunted this land, an elder god ruling over a forgotten realm.  Xiao Lanhua felt his hand slip into hers, and he pulled her toward him in an embrace. Dongfang Qingcang buried his nose in her hair, taking in the feel of it and the smell of it. It may have been trite to say, being that she was the Xishan goddess, but she always smelled of life, of flowers, of a green spring day when everything has just started to bloom. Even now, over four shichen into a drive across the hot desert, he could still smell that on her. He grounded himself with it. This was real. This was not a memory, not a dream. This was not a ruin or a legend or a ghost.  Xiao Lanhua was here; she was rubbing his back, and he could feel her breath against the hollow of his neck, and she was not going anywhere.  “Let’s go, Xiao Lanhua,” he near whispered. “Our home awaits us.” 

This is also the scene that Raina drew!

30. Biggest surprise while writing this year?  That I was able to write SO MANY different fandoms (literally nine fandoms wtf). I've always been a very one fandom at a time girlie.

Some of these questions I'd already answered, so I just copy pasted those answers. lol.

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Name: Tomcat Wilwud

Caste: Rust

Classpect: Page of Doom

Strife Specibus: Guitarkind

Fetch Modus: Dufel Bag

Land: Aimlessness and Crossroads

Trollian Handle: unortodoxArrangement [UA]

Typing Quirk: Replaces all As with 4s and all of the Ts with 7s (Unlucky/Lucky numbers)

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Name: Random Letter

Caste: Gold

Classpect: Seer of Void

Strife Specibus: Skateboardkind

Fetch Modus: Inventory Tab

Land: Mysteries and Clouds

Trollian Handle: ghostlyTypewritter [GT]

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Caste: Olive

Classpect: Witch of Rage

Strife Specibus: Fireskind

Fetch Modus: Pocketkind

Land: Souls and Importance

Trollian Handle: unimitablePassion [UP]

Typing Quirk: B3 *dareal describes every thing she says as if they were her thoughts*

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Name: Munlit Nights

Caste: Jade

Classpect: Heir of Hope

Strife Specibus: Boomerangkind

Fetch Modus: Comicbook

Land: Compation and Corruption

Trollian Handle: spaceWatcher [SW]

Typing Quirk: Repl^ces every A with ^ and every O with *

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Name: Gimeur Paspor

Caste: Teal

Classpect: Bard of Space

Strife Specibus: Passportkind

Fetch Modus: Suitcase

Land: Revolution and Cities

Trollian Handle: passportGuardian [PG]

Typing Quirk: Starts every message with [I.D] < and makes noises like uh, err, em, and hm randomly.

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Name: Blaike Syntus

Caste: Cerulean (Mutant)

Classpect: Prince of Blood

Strife Specibus: Sniperkind

Fetch Modus: Toybox

Land: Searching and Rivers

Trollian Handle: trollianClawbeast [TC]

Typing Quirk: Replaces D with ), C with (, and T with +

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Name: Lalace Angels

Caste: Indigo

Classpect: Rouge of Light

Strife Specibus: Argumentkind

Fetch Modus: Zipbag

Land: Judgement and Statues

Trollian: aceAttorney [AA]

Typing Quirk: Remarks !Important things! With exclamation points and puts extra thoughts in parentesis (like this)

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Name: Graape Souhda

Caste: Purple

Classpect: Knight of Breath

Strife Specibus: Axekind

Fetch Modus: Puns

Land: Help and Halls

Trollian Handle: funnyBusiness [FB]

Typing Quirk: Replaces I, S and A with the valentine's day date (2, 14) and Os with <3

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Name: Aquama Rinnah

Caste: Violet

Classpect: Thief of Mind

Strife Specibus: Rapier

Fetch Modus: Hierarchy

Land: Leadership and Royalty

Trollian Handle: fishbonePicking [FP]

Typing Quirk: Types everything in upper case except for words that reffer to other people or names.

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Caste: Fuschia

Classpect: Maid of Heart

Strife Specibus: Spearkind

Fetch Modus: Aquarium

Land: Mirrors and Love

Trollian Handle: underwaterValentine [UV]

Typing Quirk: Replaces Is with ! To show her excitement

AAAAAAA I LOVE THESE gotta love Lalace's handle and boomerangkind is super creative!

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aesthetic.

what are your muse’s aesthetics? BOLD any which apply to your muse! remember to REPOST! feel free to add to the list!

[ COLOURS ]  ~  burgundy. red. crimson. scarlet. maroon. mahogany. copper. amber. chocolate. brown. tawny. tan. bronze. brass. orange. gold. saffron. yellow. chartreuse. spring green. lime. mint. green. olive. forest. turquoise. teal. cerulean. blue. navy. cobalt. periwinkle. indigo. pewter. plum. purple. magenta. fuchsia. lilac. lavender. pink. coral. peach. ivory. cream. white. silver. grey. smoke. charcoal. ebony. black. pastels. vibrant. matte. metallic. muted. dark. light.

[ BODY ] ~ mutations. claws. fangs. wings. tails. feathers. webs. spikes. scales. fur. stripes. spots. freckles. acne. bruises. scars. scratches. gashes. lashes. wounds. amputations. burns. brands. teeth. gums. tongues. lips. beards. mustaches. cheeks. noses. ears. eyes. eyelashes. eyebrows. hair. heads. neck. shoulders. collar bones. arms. elbows. wrists.  hands. fingers. breast. back. ribs. abs. belly. hips. curves. butts. legs. thighs. knees. shins. ankles. feet. toes. nails. sweat. spit. tears. blood. heart. stomach. lungs. liver. veins.  guts. bones. spine. muscle. skin. feline. canine. masculine. feminine.

[ WEAPONS ]  ~  bites. fists. sword. dagger. spear. arrow. bow. crossbow. hammer.  shield. poison. guns. axes. throwing axes. whips. knives. throwing knives. pepper sprays. tasers.  machine guns. slingshots. katanas. maces. staffs. wands. powers. magical items. magic. rocks. mud balls. bombs. missiles. boomerangs. lethal pets. lasers.

[ MATERIALS ]  ~ metal. gold. silver. platinum. pewter. titanium. iron. steel. copper. bronze. brass. tin. bismuth. diamonds. pearls. rubies. garnets. sapphires. emeralds. jade. peridots. alexandrite. opal. topaz. jasper. quartz. rose quartz. smoky quartz. amethyst. citrine. fluorite. amber. malachite. turquoise. lapis lazuli. sodalite. pyrite. labradorite.  moonstone.  petrified wood. wood. paper. parchment. hemp. canvas. burlap. oils. skin. muslin. rayon. faux. wool. fur. lace. leather. skins. suede. corduroy. silk. satin. chiffon. velvet. denim. linen. cotton. charcoal. clay. stone. rocks. flint. asphalt. brick. granite. marble. dust. rust. glitter. sand. dirt. mud. smoke. ash. carbonate. rubber. synthetics. nylon. polyester. plastic. glass. porcelain.  bone. shells. coral.

[ NATURE ]  ~ grass. leaves. trees. bark. flowers. roses. daisies. forget me nots. tulips. lavender. petals. thorns. seeds. hay. roots. ocean. pond. river. stream. waterfall. creek. meadow. forest. desert. tundra. savanna. rain forest. tropical. jungle. marsh. moors. swamp.  plains. hills. highlands. caves. underwater. coral reef. beach. waves. space.  clouds. mountains. fire. lava. ice. frost. water. air. earth. rain. snow. wind. moon. stars. sun.  heat. cold. steam. lightning. sunlight. moonlight. dawn. dusk. twilight. midnight. sunrise.  sunset. dewdrops. shadow. tornado. hurricane. water spout. thunder. hail. twisters. humidity. dryness.

[ ANIMALS ]  ~ birds. penguins. eagles. owls. falcons. vultures. hawks. swans. parrots. parakeets. doves. pigeons. ducks. robins. cardinals. blue jays. bluebirds. blackbirds. crows. ravens. magpies. mockingbirds. flamingos. ostriches. seagulls. albatross. peacocks. condors. finches. pelicans. chickens. geese. quail. bats. sheep. cows. buffalo. deer.  hedgehogs. elephants. horses. giraffes. cats. lions. tigers. pumas. cheetahs. jaguars. foxes. dogs. wolves. coyotes. bunnies. mice. rats. monkeys. apes. bears. pandas. polar bears. snakes. iguanas. chameleons. alligators. crocodiles. turtles. lizards. frogs. toads. whales. dolphins. fish. sharks. stingrays. octopus. lobsters. crabs. bugs. spiders. ants.  moths. butterflies. flies. maggots. roaches. ladybugs. beetles. cicadas. dragonflies. fleas. termites. leeches. worms. snails. mosquitoes. werewolves. unicorns. pegasus. dragons. dinosaurs.

[ FOODS/DRINKS ]  ~  pepper. salt. sugar. honey. syrup. caramel. candy. bubblegum.  mints.  candy canes. gumdrops. lollipops. chocolate. vanilla. cinnamon. ice cream. cake. cookies. brownies. biscuits. pie. tarts. lemonade. soda. champagne. wine. brandy. rum. whiskey. vodka. tequila. sake. beer. soju. gin. crema de cacao. cocoa. latte. coffee. tea.  spices. herbs. fruit. apples. oranges. lemons. cherries. strawberries. blueberries. raspberries. cranberries. watermelons. cantaloupes. bananas. coconuts. grapes. kiwi. pomegranates. tomatoes. vegetables. potatoes. cucumbers. carrots. turnips. onions. leeks.  celery. broccoli. cabbages. lettuces. roots. nuts. white meat. red meat. raw meat. veal. pork. chicken. beef. venison. fish. lobster. oysters. pizza. ambrosia. pasta. sandwiches. soup.

[ HOBBIES ]  ~  music. piano. flute. woodwinds. whistles. drums. guitar. cello. synthesizer.  violin. lute. harp. fiddle. harmonica. trumpet. brass. singing. composing. folk.  classical. bluegrass. blues. jazz. big band. pop. country. rock. punk. metal. electronica. hip hop. reggae. ska. rap. vinyl records. cassettes. cds. soundcloud. itunes. spotify. art.  sculpting. pottery. painting. watercolour. drawing. pastels. charcoal. sketching. graffiti. printing. inking. collecting. fighting. martial arts. self-defence. boxing. fencing. sumo. wrestling. jousting. paintball. lazer tag. duelling. hunting. fishing. climbing. weight lifting. training. sports. football. football (usa). rugby. baseball. cricket. lacrosse. volleyball. basketball. tennis. badminton. skating. cycling. sailing. rowing. hiking. running. gymnastics. dancing. ice skating. hockey.  reading. writing. cooking. sewing. acting. photography. video games. horseback riding. gardening. smithing. shopping. traveling. movies. theatre. libraries. books. magazines. playing cards. poker chips. chess. dice. science.

[ STYLE ]  ~ nudism. perfume. cologne. piercings. tattoos. henna. body paint. war paint.  make up. lipstick. mascara. eyeliner. eye shadow. powder. beauty marks. blush. nail polish. lingerie. fishnet. pantie-hoes. socks. stockings. leggings. long johns. under armor. corsets. sports bras. bustles. camisoles. blouses. button ups. tunics. vests. waistcoats. leather jackets. ponchos. sweaters/jumpers. hoodies. skirts. jeans. kilts. breeches. scarfs. cravats. ascots. belts. sashes. gloves. heels. sandals. platforms. tennis shoes. penny loafers. jordans. slippers. boots. cowboy boots. rain boots. army boots. armor. justaucorps. trench coats. capes. cloaks. burqa. suits. tuxedos. kimonos. saris. sun dresses. gowns. jewelry. earrings. nose rings. lip rings. tongue piercings. belly rings. gauges. eyebrow rings. necklaces. pearl strings. leis. bracelets. bangles. cuffs. watches. friendship bracelets. rings. pendants. lockets. broaches. boutonnieres. pocket watches. cuff links. hats. crowns. circlets. flower crowns. helmets. hijabs. turbans. baseball caps. cowboy hats. brocade. doublet. gorget. bracers. masks. cowls. braces. glasses. sun glasses. eye contacts. pyjamas.

[ MISC ]  ~ balloons. bubbles. candles. battle. war. diplomacy. peace. money. power.  clocks. photos. mirrors. pets. diary. fairy lights. madness. sanity. sadness. happiness. optimism. pessimism. loneliness. family. friends. assistants. co-workers. enemies.  loyalty. smoking. drugs. kindness. love. sex. hugs. duality. sin. lust. greed. wrath. envy. sloth. gluttony. pride. virtue. chivalry. honour. piety. charity. diligence. chastity. gentleness. aggression. romance. hatred. grief. pity. success. bitterness. sorrow. joy. fear. anger. good. evil. relativity. vampirism. sapphism. life. birth. time. death. illusion. silence.