#baku answers

[tornadoyoungiron]

I know this isn’t part of the writer qna thing but I need to ask.

Do you have any advice on how to write interesting characters? What do I need to put in a profile to make them interesting?

I’ll be blunt and honest. 

I see so many people, no matter the fandom, just focusing on character profiles, their appearances and getting their personalities down in those fancy profile sheets which is great, it’s a good resource and reference BUT here’s the thing. 

You need to write them into scenes, even of it’s just a paragraph of something. You need to put them in situations and conflicts because believe it or not, your characters will surprise you. You need to write them to actually get to know them. 

The amount of times I’ve planned scenes out in my head and then when it comes to writing them in the story and realise: ‘wait, this character wouldn’t act like this, I need to change this to fit them’ is surprising. 

A profile is like a photo. You know what they look like, you know their history and personality but you don’t know who they are until you write them.

Writing a character is getting to know them on a personal level. You are after all, putting yourself in their shoes and getting to know them intimately. 

So please, if you are creating characters, write a scene for them, don't just create a sterile cookie cutter profile. Get to know the people you’re creating. If you do, they'll start to feel a little more real and convincing.

TLDR: Writing characters into scenes is far more important to developing them than character profiles. Write them not about them. A profile can't develop or imteract with the story/world you create.

[b4kuch1n]

hahaha wheee haha

[fcaruana]

alex and franco about each other 🫶

[lsdoiphin]

Hares, as you may already know if you've been following my better half @broncoburro or @forevergoldgame (if you're following neither, you're missing huge amounts of context for the setting!), are nothing like the hares of the real world. They are massive leporids from Northern Vestur and one of the few meurian animals remaining after a historic event known as the Great Hunt where humans wiped out most of the planet's remaining meurian species in order to harvest their meur for relics about 350~ish years ago. They are obligate carnivores and known to hunt humans when the opportunity arises.

The baku is a large, lumbering omnivore with a similar ecological niche somewhere between a panda and a regular bear. They're a rare species, endemic to a single far-flung region of the world, having only just barely escaped extinction. See, while the Great Hunt was headed and funded by the Tri-Kingdom, its reach spanned the entire known world - but the further from Vestur it travelled, the less discriminatory the hunts became. The local peoples who were paid to hunt on the Tri-Kingdom's behalf had little idea of what meur was and what meurian animals were actually useful, leading to mass to mass culling of "useless" meur-touched animals like the baku, whose unusual sleep-inducing abilities cannot be wielded by humans. Regardless of their uselessness, the damage had been done to the species, and only the mundane offshoot survives - though rumors persist about meurian baku.

Sphinxes are scavengers that can be found across the deserts and savannas of the mainland. Unlike their meurian cousin, the manticore, they never evolved meurian flame breath, and their 'stinger' is no more than a vestigial sickle buried beneath the fur of their flowing tails. Instead, they specialized further into human mimicry, using their ability to copy human speech to hunt domesticated animals, naive children, and drunkards.

Now you might be thinking: "why would a teenage girl want to own any of these as pets? None of these sound like animals that should be pets." Well, first off: you'd be hard pressed to find a young girl that doesn't want a wolf or a tiger as a pet, that's just how they are, c'mon.

Second, there are three primary reasons Rhea thinks this is a more realistic idea than it is:

Exotic "pet" owners among the upper class: While exotic pet ownership isn't big in Vestur as a whole, it has a notable presence among the Southern upper class, both noble and common. Rhea is the duchess of the Southern Kingdom so she is well aware of every instance of somebody paying excessive amounts of guilder to import something they shouldn't and stick it in their courtyard. As I've mentioned before, this is a sin Ancha is guilty of, having gotten swept up in a past "teacup baku" craze/scam some 4 decades ago. Unlike her peers, however, she kept her baku, Fig, even after he outgrew his alleged "adult size" of 1'9" at the withers. Others culled theirs once they became large enough to cause mass property damage. Ancha knows Fig is a massive, terrifying wild animal and does not recommend anyone repeat her mistake, but being raised in captivity he cannot be returned to the wild and so she's committed to caring for him for as long of his estimated 70~ish year lifespan that she's here for.

Haretouched Northerners: The "haretouched" is a strange phenomenon that exists in the North. Now, we haven't posted a formal explanation of what exactly being haretouched means yet - I'll save that explanation for Dan to write at a later date. In the meantime, to very briefly summarize what it means: occasionally, a hare will bond with a specific human. Those who have bonded to a hare are said to be "haretouched" - or more bluntly, cursed. The haretouched are treated as pariahs by broader society, though they are begrudgingly tolerated in the North itself and destigmatized by Northern nomad clans. While Northern nobility has done its best to keep the haretouched out of their bloodlines (save for the Lord of the Nomads, who is seldom acknolwedged, much less counted), occasionally a fluke will occur regardless and you end up with someone like Quincy or Lamonte. Rhea, of course, is just a Southern bystander who thinks the idea of having a murder-bunny for a friend would kick ass.

Captive beasts performing in circuses: Self-explanatory. Sphinxes especially are a popular choice for exploitative entertainment because of their mimicry abilities, and are often trained to have "conversations" or "sing."

[wejustvibing]

fun times ahead 😀

[its-all-papaya]

Omg Landoscar and I can’t remember the number but “in relief”, maybe one of them gets in a bad crash and the other rushes to the hospital/thinks the other is dead, thought they didn’t get to confess their love 👁️👁️

hi bestie, i fucking did it again. have 3.3k of honestly kind of ouchy landoscar? the relief is there, but there are other things too. it got out of hand.

send me a ship and a number and i will write a kiss

29. in relief | landoscar | 3.3k

Oscar’s in the garage when it happens. His engine’s acting up, and it’s a miracle they’ve made it this far into the season without a flukey mechanical failure, but it doesn’t save the frown he directs at his mechanics anyway. It’s free practice, someone is saying to him, we can fix it before tomorrow, and Oscar is halfway through crossing his arms over his chest like a petulant child when someone says oh, shit loudly from behind them. It’s worse than they realized, he thinks, he’s going to have to sit out qualifying and start P-fucking-20. And of course it’s his car, because it’s always Oscar’s things breaking lately – his rib, his engine, his-

“Jesus,” someone else says, and Oscar finally checks over his shoulder to see what the fuss is about.

The pit wall is gathered around a screen together, everyone’s shoulders overlapping, and there’s- god, he can’t quite see, but there’s definitely too much smoke to be routine. His brain is almost through sorting the chaos when he realizes, “That’s-”

“Oscar,” someone says, a hand low on his back, hooking around his waist, guiding him back the other direction, “don’t-”

“I’m not,” he says. And he’s not. His eyes are already squeezed shut, chin tucked against the high neck of his fireproofs like he can hide away from it. Because through the smoke there had been a lot of orange, too much to just be flames. And the only other papaya car is a foot to his left.

read it all on ao3 <3

[f1amboyant]

i need hours of commentators saying it wasn’t carlos’ fault asap. leclerc fans are already tearing him apart

Truth be told, I cannot say it wasn't Carlos' fault at all. I mean. He did close the door on Checo just slightly 🤏 But it was so close it was enough to make a big crash. They are probably both at fault, it's a race incident

But why would Charles' fans tear him apart? He probably saved Charles' 2nd place (with eliminating both himself and Checo who were both faster than Charles and could have overtaken him before the end of the race, no?)

Anyway. I'm still happy for my pookie Oscar 🥹

[vicsy]

currently sitting in Baku airport and letting the past weekend sink in. wanted to share with you my many notes and emotions ♥️

Azerbaijan GP in general:

- in my opinion, perfect place to kind of get introduced to going to actual races. I met many people who’s first gp was this one.

- great organization overall. probably the only downside is the amount of walking you have to do because of street closures.

- price range is rather compared to the seats/options they offer is pretty good actually! especially if you book in advance. they also release GA tickets about a week or so before the gp, so anyone could enter the fanzone without having a grandstand seat. although there aren’t many places you could see the track from but there were many screens around!

- Baku is a rather small city, not too complex to navigate. I really liked it tbh.

- merch prices felt illegal but what else is new? they accepted catch (local currency) and any and all credit cards.

- volunteers were really fun to hang around with! I made friends with a couple of them for next year.

- the entire area was huge and had so much to offer for adults and kids alike. many options for food and drink.

- +30 degrees Celsius was a bit harsh but I’m good at surviving heat. you definitely get an extra tan on the grandstands ahahahah

Drivers:

- to me Daniel was taller than many people say he actually is. and broader? very solid. very beautiful. very…. beautiful….

- Charles up close was like a deer from a magical forest. very nice. was seen sprinting to the hotel on Sunday cause I think he was running late.

- Fernando did not approach us but I felt his aura even from a distance. he’s also very square and small but stocky. and super handsome.

- Liam smelled nice when he stopped to take a selfie with a couple of us standing at the gates on Sunday.

- Carlos was very present, signed a lot of stuff to so many fans, sometimes had his dissociating face while doing so. also smelled very nice. his hairy arms….. I shall not speak.

- Alex was a sweetheart <3 tall and smiley. very welcoming even if some people tried to swarm him. very friend shaped.

- I will protect Jack Doohan with my entire life, he’s so sweet and shy. will kill and maim for him. he’s also really tall but somehow tiny. saw him in his biking gear that left nothing to imagination.

- also saw Valtteri biking in his lycra (?) suit, 10/10 ass right in front of my face.

- also saw James Vowles exiting the paddock. he got swarmed by so many kids asking for his autograph, it felt like he was there to sign them to Williams. which is ironic.

- Jonathan Wheatley was in his phone while going out, wheeling out his little suitcase. I looked at him longingly. silver fox indeed.

emotionally it felt… like nothing else. I’m very keen on preserving the child-like wonderment inside of me and seeing F1 cars on track live for the first time reignited that unadulterated happiness that many of us are constantly chasing. it may not have been the best outcome of the race but I understand the appeal of watching a gp in person. it truly feels differently and, to each their own, somehow it’s better than just watching on screen.

the entire ordeal with getting to the fanzone stage first was worth it. and getting a card signed by Yuki and Daniel + Aston Martin posting me twice on main is just proof of that ahaha but honestly. great way to see the drivers up close for the first time. they felt so real.

Monday felt weird because I got used to only wearing f1 merch and constantly sprinting to get myself places. the comedown from such high intensity emotion even knocked a couple of tears out of me (allegedly). I definitely want to try and attend races more often now.

to be very honest with you, I wasn’t done being happy. and I really want to go back to the beginning. but we go on. so vicsy gp is signing off (for now). hopefully not for too long!

[tornadoyoungiron]

B and S??

B:  What was the first fandom you read fic in?  Which was the first you wrote fic for?

I want to say Doctor Who but I was doing stuff in fandoms before the reboot in 2005. I'm not sure, but i do remember smeaking into the school library and using the computers to read fanfics about Daleks because we didn't have smartphones back then.

First fandom I wrote for was... Yu-gi-oh. 🫤

S: How do you feel about fan art inspired by your writing?

This also applies to fanfics:

Gimme. I'll be all over that. I love that stuff so much.

[celestiall0tus]

So, what weapon does your Baku kwami have?

you're the third person to ask today. Guess it's finallly time.

The weapon of the baku is a lantern, inspired by my dream defenses when I have an unwanted visitor. When a demon comes a knocking, I find myself in a lantern type house with large pane windows lining the walls.

And because someone is bound to ask, the jewel is a dreamcatcher amulet. Thank @gamerknight7310 for that one

[dxliqhted01]

I'M TRYING TO LIMIT MYSELF ON POSTING BUT I'M HAVING AN ACTUAL CRISIS HERE SOMEONE PLEASE ANSWER MY QUESTION, IS TOBI CRUSHING ON SHIRITAMA IN THE LIGHT NOVEL?! OR AM I MISSING SOMETHING?!

[baku-links-the-weirdo]

Ask game! List 5 things that make you happy and send it to the past 10 people who've reblogged in your activity!

Ask game time @hikikomori-route @azucarino @glassvase @evelyn-princeofmelancholy @cassia-c @its-a-fiasco-bratan @eldritchcorvus @mathemon @kinnikubustanut @fate-gay-night (sorry for ping)

[dnangelic]

*shakes a bag of birdseed in his face menacingly* >:/

@deathonate

it's going to take a lot more than birdseed to menace the great dark mousy . the great phantom thief blinks slowly ; glides an aloof gaze from the red little pinpoints of bakugou's eyes to the bag in their hand . as he tilts his head , a smile as comfortable and pleasant as if he had been just been flashed the world's finest invitation stretches itself across dark's lips . ' --- i prefer to be hand-fed . '

[nitronapalm]

Unprompted Asks

@heterochromatica asked:

"Bakugo, are we friends now?"

"Fuck no! Why the fuck would we be friends?" Ex-rivals. That was what they were.

[fiveredlights]

I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT MONZA CRASH WTF

did i not say matthew and callan are coming back with a bang?! did i not say monza was gonna be fun (for me, and possibly the only person to find it fun)?! drivers underneath the fiveredlights hand are not safe from a little bakuing….

[f1amboyant]

i feel like i’m going insane with people blaming carlos. at best it was an equal racing accident, at worst perez was behind carlos’ wheel with tons of room to his right he didn’t take

People blaming Carlos, is it really something new? 🙄 But I have one word for you, dear: block. Anyone who spreads hate gets immediately blocked from me. I'm here to have fun, as much as I can, I don't have time for hate.

But yeah, I get how tiring it can feel. Let's all gently hold hands, close our eyes and be nice with each other, okay? 😔

(Also, you meant tons of room to his left, no?)