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CHAPTER 9 - CONVINCING ENOUGH TO WRITE

October 2nd, 1942 - 1800 Camp Toccoa, Georgia, United States War Correspondent Esther Armstrong

Resentment of another within a company will benefit no one else other than the enemy. That was simple enough to have learned in basic classroom instruction in training or read from a textbook; to actually apply it was another. In war, pushing your differences aside or not, meant life or death in many cases. In basic, I could feel half the men take one look to me and assume they would never like what I was doing or who I am. Yet, when we ran nighttime maneuvers and I'd take point, we all trusted one another with our lives. Any man in that squad could've taken the second to dislike me for who I was and what I did, but there was always something greater than that. We had a war in front of us and a fight that was only being fed more wood to brighten the flame. It might have taken over two months for that to get nailed through all of our heads, but realizations like that grow you right up and make you realize there is greater things than the hatred of someone just like yourself. - Esther Armstrong, in her book, Stroke of Luck

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hey friends! i'm interested in doing this today! :) taking a break from research proposal writing for this and i really want to see what i can do with some OCs from ATTDC! they'll be listed in tags or check out my and then the dawn came tag! :D

details about ocs!

send an emoji/description of emoji to learn more about a writer's oc! many of these are taken from my munday asks meme, because i thought it would be fun to make a version for characters too! the prompts are categorized by emoji type and given descriptions in case anyone can't see the symbols. can be used for roleplayers and any general writers alike! for roleplayers, these can also be used for your interpretations of canon characters if you so desire as well!

𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒. 💭 THOUGHT BALLOON — what is your oc's MBTI, enneagram, and/or other personality aspects (if known/interested in)? 🚗 CAR — does your oc have a driver's license? can they drive/operate any automobiles/machinery besides cars? ✈️ AIRPLANE — does your oc like traveling, or do they consider themselves a more homey person? 🎮 VIDEO GAME CONTROLLER — what are three of your oc's favorite hobbies? 💍 RING — does your oc have any piercings? do they want any (more) piercings? 🖊️ BALLPOINT PEN — does your oc have any tattoos? do they want any (more) tattoos? 📚 BOOKS — what level of education has your oc most recently completed/is currently in (GED, undergraduate, grad school, phd, etc)? 🎻 VIOLIN — does your oc play any instruments? what is their skill level (beginner/intermediate/advanced/virtuoso/etc)? 🩹 ADHESIVE BANDAGE — does your oc have any physical and/or mental disabilities? 🩸 DROP OF BLOOD — what is your oc's blood type?

𝐒𝐘𝐌𝐁𝐎𝐋𝐒. 🎶 MUSICAL NOTES — what type of music does your oc like? do they listen to music very often? 💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know. 💤 SLEEPING SIGN — is your oc a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? how are their sleeping habits? 🔱 TRIDENT EMBLEM — can your oc swim? do they enjoy swimming? 🔺 RED TRIANGLE POINTED UP — does your oc know how to use any weapons? 🔶 LARGE ORANGE DIAMOND — does your oc know cpr? do they have any other medical expertise? 🚫 PROHIBITED — does your oc drink/smoke? do they do it regularly, or is it more on occasion or for special events?

𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄. 🌈 RAINBOW — what is your oc's sexual orientation/gender identity? what pronouns do they use? 🎄 CHRISTMAS TREE — what is your oc's favorite holiday? 🐶 DOG FACE — does your oc have any pets? ��� CAT — does your oc prefer a wide circle of friends or a few close friends? 🐷 PIG FACE — what is your oc's favorite animal? 🐉 DRAGON — what is your oc's favorite mythical creature? 🍃 LEAVES FLUTTERING IN WIND — what is/was your oc's favorite subject in school? 🌴 PALM TREE — does your oc have a green thumb? do they enjoy gardening? 🍎 RED APPLE — where was your oc born? do they still live in/around their place of birth or do they live somewhere else? how do they feel about their birthplace?

𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒. ❤️ RED HEART — what are three of your oc's positive traits? 🤍 WHITE HEART — what are three of your oc's neutral/questionable traits? 💔 BROKEN HEART — what are three of your oc's negative traits? 💘 HEART WITH ARROW — what and/or who do(es) your oc consider the most important to them? 🧡 ORANGE HEART — does your oc tend to prioritize family or friends? 💛 YELLOW HEART — how many languages does your oc speak? what language(s) are they learning, if any? 💚 GREEN HEART — does your oc prefer being inside or outside? 💙 BLUE HEART — does your oc have any cool/special powers and/or abilities? how are they with magic, if it exists in their world? 💜 PURPLE HEART — what is your oc's ancestry/genetic background? 🖤 BLACK HEART — has your oc killed or seriously wounded anyone before? have they broken someone's heart and/or broken someone's trust?

𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐒. 🎂 BIRTHDAY CAKE — when is your oc's birthday? how old are they? what are their sun, moon, & rising signs (if known)? what about their tarot card, ruling planet, & ruling number (if known)? do they fit the typical traits of these sun, moon, & rising signs? 🍝 SPAGHETTI — what is/are your oc's favorite food(s)? 🍰 SHORTCAKE — what is/are your oc's favorite sweet(s)/dessert(s)? 🍦 SOFT ICE CREAM — what is/are your oc's favorite ice cream flavor(s)? 🍔 HAMBURGER — is your oc good at cooking? are they good at baking? which one do they prefer? 🥯 BAGEL — what does your oc's typical breakfast look like? do they usually eat breakfast? 🥪 SANDWICH — what does your oc's typical lunch look like? do they usually eat lunch? 🍛 CURRY AND RICE — what does your oc's typical dinner look like? do they usually eat dinner? 🍸 COCKTAIL GLASS — what is your oc's favorite alcoholic drink, if they can drink? ☕️ HOT BEVERAGE — does your oc prefer coffee, tea, hot chocolate, milk, water, or some other drink? how do they like to take this drink (ex. coffee with milk, hot chocolate with whipped cream, a specific kind of tea, etc)?

𝐏𝐄𝐎𝐏𝐋𝐄. 😊 SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES — what are your oc's career/general life desires? what do they want to get the most out of life? 😖 CONFOUNDED FACE — is your oc an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert? do they let people in easily, or are they more reserved? 🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms? 🧐 FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional? 🤓 SMILING FACE WITH GLASSES — is your oc chatty or quiet? are they at ease in social situations, or are they more shy? 🤩 FACE WITH STARRY EYES — is your oc a planner, or are they more spontaneous in their actions? 😥 SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool? 😓 DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge? 😞 DISAPPOINTED FACE — does your oc attract others, or do they tend to be left alone? 🤒 FACE WITH THERMOMETER — does your oc get sick easily? 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 FAMILY WITH MOTHER, FATHER, SON AND DAUGHTER — how many people are in your oc's immediate family? how many people are in your oc's extended family? do they have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc? who in their family are they closest with? are they close with their birth family, or do they have a found family?

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im bew 😕 n e ways. hae you sene theose picthres or baby ols in attdcs?

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yeah they look funky i love them

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why hello friends - since my last post a few days ago, i’ve seen finally gotten to thanksgiving break AND am nearly done all applications for grad school! and with my brain having time to actually ya know…breathe, i’ve rekindled my excitement with ATTDC for band of brothers….not sure if i still have people interests in that (or remember that fic lmao) but i have some good ideas and some of what i’ve written but yet to publish just really makes me happy i wrote it so…more of that in the future :)

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AND THEN THE DAWN CAME

OC masterlist for the band of brothers fic

tags to look at: #attdc #and then the dawn came #esther armstrong #mercy codona, etc….

ESTHER ‘ESSIE’, ‘FUBAR’, ARMSTRONG

-> war correspondent for the us airborne (101st, company E), trying to make a name for herself in this world by telling the stories that no one wants to tell

MERCY ‘HALF-PINT’ CODONA

-> war photographer for the us airborne (101st, company E), esther armstrong’s most trusted companion, running from her past into a future that’s nothing more than a blur. at least a camera can keep her in the present

MARGARETA ‘MARGOT’ GERINGHER

-> double agent for the SIS in britain, proclaimed legally dead by the world it seems, but is doing everything she can to get back at the germans, even pushing herself to the breaking point to get revenge on her mother

LUCY GARDNER

-> rogue SOE agent with a foggy past, previously having graduated from oxford, having been stranded in both the desert in north africa and the bavarian alps, now running with the red devils to invade normandy

ROLANDE PELLETIER

-> member of the maquis with ties to a few prison cycles in marseilles, partaking in the normandy operations, paired with a stubborn oss agent who does nothing more than sit quietly

MILDRED ‘ MILLIE’ CARTER

-> oss agent with a traumatizing history in berlin, now freed and escaped, but with a heavy burden on her shoulders, trying to make up for something or other without getting too close to the sun

YVETTE ST. CLAIR

-> ex maquis member, previously on the run, who lost everything but a wrist watch through the war, and is doing nothing more than trying to save the lives of people she can still save, having found herself in normandy

JEANNIE DESCHAMPS

-> maquis member, who works covertly as a translator, knowing 5 languages, trying to save the life of a russian sniper after a freak break-out from a prison cycle in marseilles, who says knew her missing brother

MIRIAM ‘MITZI’ ZAKHAROVA KASATKINA

-> russian sniper who found herself tangled in the lives of vichy, france, and was tried for far too many counts alongside the brother of a maquis member who helped to get her out

PADMAVATI ‘PUJA’ SOLANKI

-> member of the british 8th army, working as a translator of 5 languages, who has a chance run-in with a few people from her past and a fellow oxford graduate

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haven’t been around much, been doing a lot of school work and not a lot of writing; however it is a rainy morning and i would love nothing more than to do a few of these for my new bob fic, ATTDC! :) feel free to send stuff in!

Talk to Me About the WIP I’m Currently Writing

I really wanted an ask game that was going to motivate me towards completing my current chapter and thought I would share.😊 

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mercy codona (of and then the dawn came, a band of brothers fic ) — chapter excerpt

Sometimes on weekends, when they weren't in training or there weren't long 3-day overnight training sessions, Mercy would usually go for a run as the sun was rising. By mid-November, the runs were filled with cold puffs of air floating to the sky, her burning throat, aching muscles, and her red, crimson cheeks shining on her face. If anything, it usually gave her a lot of time to think.

Almost too much time.

She'd think about her youth, her mother, her father, a past she no longer was connected to, but would think on and breakdown over when the time was warranted.

She wondered if in another world, her father was proud of her.

She wondered if he would've cared.

She wondered if he would've been there to send her off, to give her a hug, a farewell. In another world.

In reality, she'd gone to that train station alone, with a poor excuse for a satchel and disappeared from Fort Wayne, Indiana for good.

It sometimes choked her up - she was never good with emotions - explaining them, feeling them, knowing what they meant. No one had told her that growing up the way she did would leave her with that lacking capability. No one told her the lasting effects it'd leave or the emotions she'd have to grapple.

Mercy came to a small clearing where her and Esther had gone sometimes to sit and stare at the sunshine or the grey clouds, covered in wavering fields of overgrown grasses, and willow trees hanging over small ponds or bushes. Slowly, she settled on a rock and let her heart rate come to a normal speed, before letting out a deep breath.

" Half-pint?" Mercy looked over her shoulder and found Joe Toye there, hands on his hips, out of breath, hair sticking to the sides of his face and forehead, walking towards her with a raised brow.

" Hey," Mercy said, wiping a hand across her forehead," didn't think anyone else was out here." Joe shrugged and let out a cough before clearing his throat to sit beside her.

" Ditto."

ie: my most favorite chaotic smol character of attdc who needs so many hugs and so much gentleness, and one i will protect with my life + she gets multiple chapter POVs throughout the fic and some of her moments in the fic are my fav hehe :) so enjoy!!! her chapter will be in the future!

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i think i’m going to try to get back to writing and posting ATTDC ….. i feel the BoB wave coming to hit me again

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CHAPTER 7 - A DEADLY CALM INSIDE

August 29th, 1945 - 0600 Camp Toccoa, Georgia, United States War Correspondent Esther Armstrong

I remember when Marty had gotten into a fight at school; busted lip, black eye, bloody knuckles. Daddy wasn't happy about it by any stretch and even Ma, who had taken him into the kitchen and sat him on the counter to clean him up, was beyond displeased. I had watched from the other room, through the open doorway and silently listened, pretending like I was actually interested in the book in front of me. They made Marty apologize to the kid the next day. I had not seen the fight, but when Ma was done lecturing him on why we don't do that in this house, I remember finding him outside on the back porch crying. He told me why he did it, he told me why he had to; he was the shortest, the smallest of the grade, he had to fight back! Whether that provided a legitimate reason for the fight, I was just glad to see that he stood up for himself, even if our parents didn't necessarily see that. Being able to stand up for yourself seemed more important in that moment.

- Esther Armstrong, from Stroke of Luck

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tags: @mads-weasley @icantdecideofthename @thoughpoppiesblow @cetaitlaverite @sergeant-spoons @vintagelavenderskies @ronald-speirs @easycompanys @hinkel-im-home

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i’m open for this for my oc’s from and then the dawn came and the bob boys if anyone wants! got back from work and all the cozy vibes make me want to just sit down and write, so feel free to send some in!

Character Dynamics Ask Game!

Send an ask with two names of my original characters and I’ll give a summary of what they think of each other! (Or, if they never interact in canon, I’ll tell you what they would think of each other if they were to meet!)

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" You were the one that interviewed Eisenhower."

Esther quickly turned her head upwards to find an officer - she didn't miss the Lieutenant's bar shining on his collar nor the bar hidden on the cover slipped through his belt - his face aglow with the only light of his cigarette, eyes darkened with an evening shadow and his voice rough, like gravel, yet sharp, like a knife. It demanded to be heard and to be listened to. Esther took a moment to look at him; he wasn't looking at her, instead his eyes appeared off towards another part of the crowded PX, but she slowly reverted her own gaze forward again and let out a deep breath. If he heard, she didn't bother. It was Lieutenant Speirs. Who had yanked Private Kavanagh from training one morning and let Colonel Sink tear him a new one with a worthwhile amount of latrine duty on top of it.

" I did most of the talking, less of an interview, more of a debriefing, sir." Esther offered, sipping the beer bottle in her hands thoughtfully, her eyes crawling out to the crowd; Mercy with Bill and Joe at the dartboard, heavily improving - she promised one day to teach Esther. There were a few Easy men milling about at the bar and at tables filled with laughter and smiles. Esther sat like water ready to boil. She briefly heard Lieutenant Speirs let out a low chuckle and rounded on her and leaned against the chair in front of her where her legs were kicked up.

" I think we've met before." he said, catching her gaze and she gave him a nod.

" Told a man that he either speaks or you'll make him." Esther said," A fine 'how do you do'." Lieutenant Speirs smirked at her.

" Yeah, I can promise you that he's been gone for some time already; couldn't take the feel of dirt up his nose." Lieutenant Speirs said," If you catch my drift." Esther slowly nodded as she took another sip of the liquid, letting it run down her throat.

" Officers don't usually come out Friday nights." she said to him, watching as he flicked his eyes to her and then took a sparing glance around the lively bar.

" Heard something about a move to Benning, figured I'd get my last sip of beer before I start jumping outta planes." Lieutenant Speirs said cooly before placing his cigarette back onto his lip. A smirk rose on Esther's features the slightest bit.

" How the hell you get an interview with Ike?" he asked her, challenging her gaze for a second of time as she took another sip of beer," You don't just sit down with the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Forces."

" He was Chief of Staff at the time." Esther said with a casual look his way," If that matters any." Lieutenant Speirs smirked.

" You sat down with Ike." Lieutenant Speirs said with a casual shrug," That's enough to be curious about."

" Seems I was persistent enough." Esther said, tapping her fingers against her beer glass, noncommittal," Whether that mattered, I'd ask Eisenhower himself if he were here."

" I'll take your word for it." Lieutenant Speirs said with a nod, before looking at her fully again," Supposedly your face's been in the paper more in the coming weeks."

" So you've been keeping tabs on me?" she pondered as she finished off her beer and sat back in her chair and watched him with a tense gaze, challenging his word nearly against her own. Lieutenant Speirs watched her for a minute and then let out a dry chuckle and pushed up off of the chair back and crossed his arms.

" Tabs is a word for it, more like these people sitting at their desks gotta whole lot to say about someone whose actually going out and doing something for the war effort." he told her and she sent him a look. He had a point.

" They'll do their job and I'll do mine, sir."

Esther Armstrong and Ronald Speirs in an [Upcoming] excerpt of Chapter 11 of And Then The Dawn Came

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CHAPTER 8 - HELLUVA FIGHTER

September 21st, 1945 - 1100 Camp Toccoa, Georgia, United States War Correspondent Esther Armstrong

Floyd Talbert was someone I could not quite understand. He had me smack down on my back in hand-to-hand training on one occasion and could hardly meet my eye and then the next, he was offering these seldom words of advice my way before some of Sobel's crazy runs, like when he made us run Currahee in gas masks that we couldn't remove until we were in his presence again. I always supposed that was Floyd's method to gaining trust from either Mercy or I, but it was still confusing nonetheless. He was definitely one of the first people though to extend that olive branch forward, besides Shifty Powers who was as sweet as a peach to anyone it seemed. I would have not guessed Floyd Talbert of all people would be the one to do that, but it was a welcome surprise.

- Esther Armstrong, on Floyd Talbert, from Stroke of Luck

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CHAPTER 5 - POINT OF INTEREST

August 10th, 1945 - 0600 Camp Toccoa, Georgia, United States War Correspondent Esther Armstrong

I was surprised to discover how fascinated the men were with the fact I could shine up my boots. Daddy always made sure to teach Marty and I stuff like that; how to shine up your boots, change a car tire, how to discipline yourself, the works.....he never left a stone unturned. He never sugar-coated or tried to cover things up with a pretty bow. Daddy was an honest man and now, as I stand in Camp Toccoa, I thank him for the honesty he provided me with for the future. Life will not always come in all the fairness it seems to offer and the surprises that arise may pique the interest of the least suspecting.

- Esther Armstrong, from Stroke of Luck

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CHAPTER 10 - VALIANT AND PATRIOTIC SHOWMAN

October 16th, 1942 - 1700 Camp Toccoa, Georgia, United States War Correspondent Esther Armstrong

In my mind, to say I had trouble writing during my time at Toccoa sounded pathetic and I hated to have to admit it aloud. I had been going so hard for so long that coming to this screeching halt all of the sudden without a thought in my mind, enamored me entirely. Winters seemed the only person to knock a bit of sense into me, though whether on purpose or unintentionally, I think back to that moment and thank him from the bottom of my heart. The honest truth and what was happening around me and what I felt in my heart were what mattered. Speak to the American people from the perspective of where so many of the children now were, heading off to fight a war that had no end in sight. The men of Easy Company might've had an equal share in such....I may never see maps the same again...... - Esther Armstrong, in her book, Stroke of Luck

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tags: @mads-weasley @icantdecideofthename @cetaitlaverite @sergeant-spoons @vintagelavenderskies @ronald-speirs @easycompanys @hinkel-im-home

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[wexhappyxfew]

esther armstrong remains the most relatable character to date i’ve written because i too (1) overthink every situation ever to exist, (2) take wayyyyy too many notes for my own good (with the promise of ‘i swear i’ll need this in the future’), (3) swears she has off-put every single person she’s ever met and (4) thinks she’s too independent for any sort of love at time.

like girl i GET IT!!!!

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friends we have hit the writing era of ATTDC with D-Day and the introduction to all the other OFCs that i’ve been alluding to here and there (margot, lucy, rolande, millie, yvette, etc…. WOOOOOO!!!!)