#i crave violence mother

[nobodyexpectsthe]

okay most of my threads have been my dude getting softened up by compassion and love but i am craving his veilguard era where he's just been playing The Game for years and nobody can tie anything to him but you don't get good at the game by having spotless hands just superficially clean ones

wishlist:

pirith & the hero of ferelden having some serious clashes over how he's running things, especially regarding the banishment of the grey wardens.

working (potentially trying to blackmail, guilt trip, get on his knees and fucking beg for them to work with him beforehand) with any of the ancient elves to understand the truth of elvhen history and convince them to invest in the elves of today

any ship, but a transactional / potentially kind of toxic relationship where they're mutually using and/or lying to each other and are aware of it but are catching feelings anyway bc that is the game

fighting with any of the veilguard companions over his methods and the extremes he's willing to go in this hunt for solas

basically i crave conflict & if you want your character to have it out with someone who has become very 'ends justify the means' bc politics and war and constantly making impossible choices eat your soul, i'm here for you.

[wolfkcst]

Something troubles the wolf-kissed, but they are too stubborn to admit it aloud. This is their burden to hold - no one elses.

[smudgeandfrank]

Nux loves to help me draw... through violence 🤣💖🐱

[mayhemspreadingguy]

He aches to claw his way inside,

unaware the place is already his.

[paldogangsaan]

rhaenyra: i went to king's landing to talk to alicent. i may have also threatened to kill her until she talked to me

jace, who has spent literal weeks begging to be set loose, walks around gripping his sword and glaring at anything that moves, so pent up that he's started acting like his stepfather, is one chipped nail away from snapping, wants to kill someone or at least burn down one forest so so so badly that he is chewing at the bars of his enclosure and vibrating in place with the sheer amount of effort it takes to not pummel his fists into the first person wearing green he sees: oh

baela, is also so angry that she's started acting like her father, wants to kill something so so so badly but refrains purely bc rhaenyra said not to and jace would never forgive her if she got to kill something and didn't include him bc murder should be a shared activity: oh so when YOU get homicidal urges YOU get to GO—

[votapublica]

Achilles, after Patroclus died

[rumielisacat]

Mother I wish for flesh. I wish for the bones of thine enemies. Free me from this mortal cage and relinquish thy hands for pets. Show me the domain of the red dot.

[worldweaveralicya]

Writing Gore & Body Horror

!!!TW: Gore and Body Horror (obviously)!!!

Sometimes you just gotta let out your inner angsty teenager. And gore & body horror can be a fun way to do that and let your imagination run wild.

Of course, you should make sure it fits in your story. Don't just suddenly add gore if the tone of your writing was lighthearted and comedic up until now. That being said, let's get into how to actually write gore!

Specificity

Whether you're going with creative body horror or realistic injuries - Specificity is key. Describe everything in detail. For example:

Not that graphic: The man fell off the building and died on impact.

Graphic: The man fell off the building with a terrified scream. A sickening crunch could be heard when he hit the ground and his neck snapped. There he was, in a scarlet puddle of his own blood, his limbs twisted in unnatural angles. His abdomen burst due to the force of the impact, so his guts spilled out in a disturbing display.

Descriptive Verbs

A lot of splatter-y horror focuses on adjectives. But descriptive and/or onomatopoetic verbs can also evoke violent imagery! Here are some good verbs to describe gore-related actions:

slashing, slicing, slit

ripping, tearing

crushing, crunching, smashing

writhing, twisting, squirming

breaking, snapping, cracking

Sensory adjectives

Immerse your reader fully into a scene by engaging multiple senses. Readers are often desensitized to seeing and hearing violent scenes because of audiobooks and movies. But actually smelling a carcass? Feeling bloody meat wriggle underneath your fingers? Disgusting... therefore it's perfect! Here is some inspiration:

Tactile (touch) squishy, wet, warm, gooey, slippery, sticky, slimy, damp, smooth, juicy, jagged, fleshy, slick, blistered, bloated

Olfactory (smell) & Gustatory (taste) rancid, foul, moldy, sweet, rotten, acidic, burnt, metallic, spoiled, putrid, tart, sour, stale, gamy, bitter, septic, fetid, pungent

Reactions

Another way to make your scenes more intense is adding character's reaction to all the messed up stuff happening around them. Obviously, the way you go about this depends on the character's personality and/or experience. A professional butcher and a peaceful kindergarten teacher will have vastly different reactions to violent scenes. But either way, actually having them react in a meaningful way can level up your scene. Describe not only what is happening, but also how it makes your characters feel.

I hope this post was helpful. Have fun writing some horrifying scenes!

Until next time, keep weaving words!

[quinnwolfess]

I wasn't doing much of anything during an event today, so I made this bit of art and sent it to my mum.

Her reply was "Well, I know what you want for Christmas."

[baffledapple]

I'd like to state my predictions for the season 1 ending

obviously episode 7 is gonna be about gathering their resources - convincing the other overlords to assist in the fight against the extermination (vaggi subplot perhaps?) episode eight is of course going to focus on the fight, and hell is going to win. or at the very least succeed in driving the exterminators off, this is the only thing that makes sense in the narrative but AFTER the battle (or perhaps during) the REAL conflict is going to just be building up. Adam (or Sera?) CANNOT admit that they are wrong (angles don't make mistakes) so they have to double down. And word has gotten out about the extermination to the average angel right?

So Adam needs PROOF that the extermination is not only necessary but ALSO righteous.

And for the first time EVER - demons are going to be fighting back against the exterminators. This isn't going to be the one-sided slaughter. this is going to be a battle, and demons that have been living in fear of exterminators are not going to be gentle or taking non-lethal shots. They are going to tear angels apart with extreme gusto!

And Adam is going to use that against them. He can show what's happening in hell LIVE. (or recorded via his little spaceship?) And it will be so easy to sway heaven to his way of thinking! Look at all those sinners, tearing a part our people, our siblings in the heavenly host? Look at how they kill our holy soldiers painfully, drawing it out! Dismembering them alive! Look at their faces, the sinners ENJOY it. We couldn't let them go unpunished, this is an attack on heaven! And we have to make sure it NEVER happens again.

Hell may win this battle, but heaven is going to go to war.

[nosefacekillah]

someone do Sway a solid and fight him already

[suicidecircus]

I just need you all to see this ominous ass photo of my kitten Jinx

[the-wanderer-returns]

made a dumb thing. enjoy

the background is a screenshot from the game btw

[gravehags]

hazel just stared at me lovingly for a whole minute before grabbing my hand with both her paws (claws out) and chomping down on my finger. thank you baby.

[frogshunnedshadows]

In love with this Japanese shipping company's logo: a mama cat carrying her kitten.

[zerogravityinq]

This is the same as pissing off Superman like dude you are FUCKED

Source: XXX Buddy chapter 83