#i like writing it

[starsandnoodles]

The following is going to be really weird for me uh

I’ve been writing this thing called “The Magologs” since February. I have literally over 40 of these now and after much debate and anxiety about it I’ve finally started posting them on A03!

Currently the first 3 are up! I’ll be posting them daily until we get caught up with what I already have written! So if you like Magolor you MIGHT like this thing (especially assuming you like stuff written from a characters perspective hehehe)

[epickiya722]

Already wanting to write a third part to that "Eldritch-like Midoriya and Miruko, Midoriya is Yoichi's grandson and Miruko is AFO's granddaughter" AU...

[writing-all-over-the-place]

yeah, so I don't know how to title stories.

So here's kind of my "testing out the characters and their voices and how they interact with each other" kind of thing. I don't really know if it's related to the plot it's just writing for writing's sake. So um yeah it's a little long. And by that I mean there's not a lot of breaks in it. Also originally I wrote two different story things that aren't really related other than, like, characters. I didn't love the first one I wrote so I switched over so that's the one that you're seeing. I might incorporate themes from the first one later I just wasn't loving it. And I'm sorry about the whole writing voice thing I feel like I kinda suck at writing but I do it anyway because I think it's fun. So um yeah if you're wondering this is rooted in this post and uh feel free to go back to that. Now I'm tagging my lovely friends. @dysphoria-things @allnaturalgenderfluid @scarafrisbee @emreadsbooks17 @maia-isnt-real @bylerloveswaffles @webboygirl @queers-of-marybelltownship @moiistdirts @giant-clown and if i forgot to tag you just tell me. I literally have a list in my notes app that i have to keep track of this. So um anyways the story yeah I should get to that. Just warning you, line breaks aren't really my thing so sorry if that's like not how it should be or if you don't like that or something.

I actually love the phrase "fluffy socks and birkenstocks" because i feel like it's such a vibe so i roped that into this so yeah.

The thunder rumbles, but as I look out my window, it’s bright and cloudless. I turn back to my computer and continue working on my history essay. As much as I love history, I’ve been writing this essay for over a week, and I’m really just sick of it. I get up out of my chair and walk to the kitchen. I start boiling some water in the kettle. Right now, I’m really feeling that green tea vibe. Knock, knock, knock. I walk over to the door and open it.

“It’s your laundry in the washer, right? I really need to wash mine, and I’ve been waiting for you to show up. You also left your key over there; I’m not really sure how you got back to your apartment without it and that’s why I thought you’d be back soon but you didn’t come back and I switched your wet clothes to the dryer and I was about ready to take those out but then I thought I’d be a nice neighbor and come talk to you first and I feel really bad now because you were probably busy and just forgot because I do that all the time and I don’t want to come off as a mean person. I reached up and put my hand over his mouth.

“Shut up, would you?” He nods, and I take my hand away. “First off, I’ll take that,” I say, pointing to my key in his hand. “I have boiling water on the stove, so let me go turn that off, and then I’ll go get my laundry. He nods and opens his mouth to speak. I raise my eyebrows at him, and he closes his mouth slowly. I take a good look at him as I’m backing myself into the kitchen. He’s wearing green low-rise, probably off-brand, Converse, wrinkled jeans, and an earthy orange linen shirt. He’s got dark brown hair, round aviator sunglasses on top of his head, and really cute freckles. I look away because I’ve definitely been staring too long. I turn off my boiling water, and my heart sinks a little bit, knowing I have to wait much longer for my tea. “Did I leave my hamper over there?” He shakes his head. I do the fast little walk to get my hamper and then come back. He’s still standing there, looking at me the same way I was looking at him. I look down and make sure I’m not dressed horribly. I’ve got on my big oversized blue knit sweater and black slacks with my favorite fake snake-skin belt that has a gold belt. I’m wearing Birkenstocks and fluffy socks, but that’s fine because I feel like it would be weirder for me to change out of them.

“I’m Sammy.” He says this as I’m locking my apartment door.

“Oreo,” I reply. 

“Oreo…?” He raises an eyebrow. I shouldn’t be finding this complete stranger attractive, but I definitely am.

“Rory. My name is Rory. I go by Oreo. That’s what most people call me, except, like, the government.”

“Ah, gotcha.”

I think we’re going to have a nice walk in silence, but then he continues talking.

“Again, I’m really sorry about this. I promise I’m a nice human, and I’m not just being an asshole. Well, I guess I am. What I’m trying to say is that I don’t have a bad intention, but today is just one of those days that I need to get my laundry done because I’ve been procrastinating for a while and I’ve just been buying clothes the last couple days because I really didn’t want to do my laundry because I didn’t feel like human interaction, but then again, I probably got myself into more interactions between the bus rides and going to the store. And I know I shouldn’t be scared of my neighbors; I’m sure they’re all really nice people, you included, of course.” He pauses there. “So…Oreo.” He says it again. “Oreo.��� I look at him sideways. “It’s a cool name! I like the way it says it. Sorry, uh, brain fart. It feels nice in my mouth. No, that’s weird.”

“I get what you mean, Sammy. But uh, I want to get back to my green tea making, so I’m just going to get my laundry and walk back to my apartment in my fluffy socks and Birkenstocks, and I will see you again, eventually.”

“Right, right. Sorry. Sorry. I, uh. I’ll see you later, I guess.” He turns and leaves, but I call after him. “Are you gonna get your laundry?”

“Right, right. Yes. Sorry. Sorry.”

“Stop apologizing. You’re fine. I think it’s funny.”

[lesbinewren]

we need to make using chatgpt embarrassing bc sorry it really is. what do you mean you can’t write an email

[tenderwatches]

sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

[clonerightsagenda]

I was rambling on the issue of museums and human remains and how certain populations are more likely to have their bodies put on display to be gawked at and then went "well I guess the Pompeii casts were of Europeans. there are bones in there right?" and Googled it to make sure, at which point I confirmed that yes there are bones in there, but more interestingly DNA testing revealed that a cast of an adult holding a child everyone assumed was a mother and child were, in fact, a man and a kid entirely unrelated to him. Honestly that's more moving to me. Maybe they were connected in a way other than blood, but maybe a stranger saw a child when the world was ending and thought the one thing he could do was hold them.

[bookwyrminspiration]

sometimes a theme recurs in your work without your permission. and sometimes it reaches a threshold where you're like. well now i think this is saying something about me against my will. don't know what though

[charbroiledchicken]

if it's good enough for you, then it deserves to be made. don't let anyone else decide if your story is worth it or not.

[arynneva]

wait do people read first person stories and think they're the ones in the story???

Saw people talking about not liking first person, which is fair, but their reasoning was like "I would not do that" and I don't understand that mindset.

First person stories are still about a character. A character making their own decisions. First person isn't about you???? At least I thought it wasn't. What am I missing? I've always seen first person as just a more in-depth look into a character's mind and stricter POV. Not as a reader stand-in.

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[snowstories]

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

[incandescent-creativity]

Do you ever write a sentence and then realize “Nah, that’s too self aware for you” and backspace a bunch of times.

[evidently-endless]

i think we should remind musicians they can absolutely make up little stories for their songs btw. it doesn’t have to be about them at all. you can invent a guy and put him in situations to music. time honoured tradition in fact.

[kriz-smthn]

[fromcainwithlove]

author’s notes today: hey guys so just a warning there isn’t 100% explicit verbal consent even though they’re both really into it so remember this is FICTION, also they don’t use a condom :((( but in real life safe sex is important!!! please be safe out there everyone

a/n back in the day: kept thinking about ____ stabbing knives through both of _____’s hands to pin him in place while they fucked so here you go lol =P