#back to the writing board we go

[fragrantpines]

Heartless remembers every single thing about you. Your favourite color, your favourite food, your least favourite time of day, what you ate for lunch last week, how many nuts you still needed to farm for the next food soul– he knows it all like the back of his hand. 

Being the young master of the Meng Po manor has taught him a thing or two about being observant. Although his mother is an amazing woman, she tends to be more on the forgetful side, a side effect from brewing her infamous Meng Po Tea for centuries by herself. Thus, the responsibility of keeping note of everything important and unimportant falls onto his shoulders.

However, even he can tell that he's been observing you far too much. Why does his attention always turn towards you the moment you enter the room? Why does his gaze always wander to your side even when there are more important matters in front of him? Why does his chest swell with an aching feeling that grips where his heart should be whenever your eyes meet his whilst he is spacing off? 

He didn't have an answer to any of those questions, nor did he ever want anything to change seeing how bright your smile became whenever he was attentive towards you. 

“How did you know that I've been craving these cookies for a while?”

You blink owlishly at the basket of cookies on your table, poking it with one finger to make sure that this wasn't an illusion conjured up by your empty stomach. 

Heartless stops, pondering on how to answer your question. In the end, he simply shakes his head, letting a small smile surface onto his lips.

“I don't, I just know.”

[moghedien]

Shipping Cassandra and Leliana is so funny because I feel like the only people who actually do it have either only played Inquisition or don't think much past "Well they're the Left and Right Hands of the Divine" because you KNOW they only get along to the extent they do in Inquisition because they've never had an actual conversation because the second Leliana opened her mouth about her theology in front of Cassandra, they would have been trying to strangle each other

[glasswingowl]

caught in your own web, just like your mother

[lith-myathar]

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[stormyoceans]

HAPPY DAY WEARING MORK'S WORKSHOP SHIRT DAY FOR US WHO OBSESSED WITH THIS IDEA I'M SO HAPPY. MONICA CONTINUE TO MANIFEST YOU KNOW WHICH SCENE(S) PLEASE

Y'ALL NEED TO PROMISE ME RN YOU'RE GONNA COME VISIT ME AT THE PSYCH WARD BECAUSE WHEN I TELL YOU TODAY IS THE DAY MY COWORKERS FINALLY CALL AN ENTIRE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM ON ME IM NOT FUCKING KIDDING I STOOD UP FROM MY DESK SO FAST I SENT MY CHAIR FLYING ACROSS THE OFFICE AND BARELY STOPPED TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE BEFORE LOCKING MYSELF IN THE BATHROOM LIKE

THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHAT SENDS ME OVER THE EDGE. MY GRASP ON THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS TOO LIMITED TO EVEN ATTEMPT TO PUT INTO WORDS THE DOWNWARD SPIRAL INTO MADNESS IN GOING THROUGH RN NO AMOUNT OF SCREAMING SHAKING CRYING FROTHING AT THE MOUTH THROWING UP BLOOD SPINNING COUNTERCLOCKWISE ON THE FLOOR BITING BARKING HOWLING CAN EVEN COME CLOSE TO DESCRIBE IT

NOT ONLY WE'RE GETTING DAY AT MORK'S GARAGE BUT HE'S ACTUALLY HONEST TO GOD FOR REAL WEARING MORK'S SHIRT. WITH NOTHING UNDERNEATH. IM BEING PLAGUED BY VISIONS LIKE WHAT IF. what if mork and day are out for a walk and they get surprised by a sudden downpour so mork takes day to his garage until the rain stops since it's close by, but by the time they get there they're both absolutely soaked so mork lends day one of his work shirt to change into. cue mork having to look away from day because all that skin in display is making him feel stuff and day getting home still wearing mork's shirt and he didn't really pay attention to it while he was still with mork, but in the quiet of his own room the smell of motor oil and cigarette smoke that clings to it is so strong it feels like mork is still standing right next to him and then. AND THEN!!!!!!!!! [GETS SNIPED OUT OF EXISTENCE]

[sohmasecret]

My coworkers went too far with something and now I'm getting texted and punished for it when I wasn't even there ( ＞Д＜；)

[unnonexistence]

an important writing question to ask yourself is "how much time and effort do i want to put into figuring out what this character's legal documents would look like"

[kellystar321]

i think i might have been too friendly in my discussion board introduction, because two of my classmates have emailed me questions about finding the textbook and where i got mine.

on the plus side, i love going "hey lil guys. lemme tell you about. pirating textbooks. on libgen. :)"

[nyoomfruits]

not me coming up with most of the prompts for the lestappen week and now not having any ideas for ANY of them

[ladyseidr]

okay i've been having fun lately so! send me 🎨 for a pinterest board based on one of our dynamics! please specify said dynamic(s). feel free to request 1-3 in the same ask!! these can be any dynamic, not just romantic. these will obv be mutual-specific, so these boards will be separate from my character boards ( so that i can give them sections!! )

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

....honestly i think part of the reason i don't give readers the version of my manuscript i intend to Query is because at that stage i absolutely cannot stomach the idea of making more revisions based on feedback lol

[pens-swords-stuff]

hello miss! I want to ask if you have any recent brain worms in regards to Always the Bridesmaid? the synopsis and characters are so ✨✨✨✨✨

Thank you so much! I saw the tags that you left on the reblogs today and I was so stunned since I didn't think people actually were still interested in that project. It meant a lot and I really appreciate it!

Always the Bridesmaid is technically still in the pre-drafting stage since I decided that I need a stronger foundation and a better understanding of the characters before actually attempting to start drafting, so it's mostly just been a lot of thinking and some experimental writing, just to grasp and develop voices.

Recently, I've been toying with the concept of Victoria saying "you love it" in regards to her doing something that Nathan absolutely does not love and the evolution of his response as their relationship shifts. I don't want to reveal my hand too much here so I won't discuss the actual responses, but something along the lines of the first time Victoria says "you love it", Nathan responds with a flat no. When Victoria says it again, once they're in their fake marriage, maybe it's a sarcastic response abotu how as her fiance he most certainly does (when he clearly doesn't). When they start getting a little closer, maybe the response becomes a little embarrassed or teasing. So on and so forth, until eventually the response morphs into a startled, unwitting confession of love. (And then in a full circle ending, when they're actually together and in love, obviously the response to it is the exact same as the very first response Nathan gives, the flat no or whatever it ends up being).

Or like, maybe there'll be an inversion of the dynamic there too, where Nathan mocks her by copying her and saying "you love it" and how Victoria's response also evolves from indignant to something more laid back? We'll see what happens.

I've been thinking about writing a one shot that's a series of vignettes that illustrate the evolution of this particular exchange. I don't know if it'll actually end up in the draft someday, but it'll definitely be an exercise in helping me find Nathan and Victoria's voices (and maybe some of the other characters, depending on the scenes) and smooth out their dynamic.

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It’s Sleepover Sunday: Come chat with me!

[fruitbatvampiresociety]

get you a partner who hypes your work up so much that they delight in helping make critiques and listening to your frustrated editing process

[the--highlanders]

I would just like to thank james drummond for dying so conveniently he solves so many problems <3

[pepper-steam-milkshake]

my agenda of the angels being dilf-lovers continues <3

[allovertheplace-writing]

Smh not dbd dragging me by the ankles so I write about it smh

Wdym I have kiss hcs in my drafts? No I don't, haha