#is this just fantasy?

[lyss-butterscotch]

Yall im in a coffee shop rn and a lil kid thats probably 5 sat next to me and start banging on the table while shouting I PWAY WOBLOX EVEWYDAY

Bro am i insane?? Is this real????

[a-wandering-ghoulette]

It's 1am here and I can't sleep cause tomorrow I'm finally, FINALLY, taking a flight to go back to southern France, in my hometown, to stay at a friend's, potentially find a new job then never go back ever, E V E R, to my parents' (I mean, I might go back for holidays I guess) and I'll see Ghost in 10 days oh putain de bordel de merde de bon sang de bonsoir qu'est ce qu'il se passe dans l'espace please tell me it my plans won't flop for once JUST ONCE-

[daisywords]

One of my biggest nitpicks in fiction concerns the feeding of babies. Mothers dying during/shortly after childbirth or the baby being separated form the mother shortly after birth is pretty common in fiction. It is/was also common enough in real life, which is why I think a lot of writers/readers don't think too hard about this. however. Historically, the only reason the vast majority of babies survived being separated from their mother was because there was at least one other woman around to breastfeed them. Before modern formula, yes, people did use other substitutes, but they were rarely, if ever, nutritionally sufficient.

Newborns can't eat adult food. They can't really survive on animal milk. If your story takes place in a world before/without formula, a baby separated from its mother is going to either be nursed by someone else, or starve.

It doesn't have to be a huge plot point, but idk at least don't explicitly describe the situation as excluding the possibility of a wetnurse. "The father or the great grandmother or the neighbor man or the older sibling took and raised the baby completely alone in a cave for a year." Nope. That baby is dead I'm sorry. "The baby was kidnapped shortly after birth by a wizard and hidden away in a secret tower" um quick question was the wizard lactating? "The mother refused to see or touch her child after birth so the baby was left to the care of the ailing grandfather" the grandfather who made the necessary arrangements with women in the neighborhood, right? right? OR THAT GREAT OFFENDER "A newborn baby was left on the doorstep and they brought it in and took care of it no issues" What Are You Going to Feed That Baby. Hello?

Like. It's not impossible, but arrangements are going to have to be made. There are some logistics.

[polarsirens]

Blimey.

[monstermonger]

Melancholia

[septembersart]

the epic highs and lows of high school bloodrush...

[dunmeshistash]

Dungeon Meshi - Orcs

[chelfaust]

✦Flower Sword✦

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[selenekallanwriter]

Person: What's your book about?

Writers:

I'm both somehow 🙃

[venusmage]

Birth of a revenant.

[orionis13]

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[jq37]

You gotta hand it to Fig. All of the Bad Kids were given foils this season and they got to decide how much they wanted to engage with that part of the plot. Gorgug only interacted with Mary Ann in passing despite them both being on the Owlbears. Fabian noped out of chatting up Ivy once she crossed a line with Mazey. Riz was so busy that he truly had no time to engage with Kipperlilly even though she's obsessed with him. Kristen interacted a bit with Buddy but spent way more time verbally sparring with Kipperlilly. And Adaine was somewhat interested in Oisin but never overtly acted on it.

But Fig?

She's in Ruben's WALLS. She's in his DREAMS. She's faking her alter emo's death. She's got the Fantasy FBI after her. She's SO SO tiny. No one is doing it like Fig's doing it.

[colourmeastonished]

Body swap movie where one of them has invisible disabilities and when the other one lands in their body they immediately collapse catatonic on the floor from the pain and fatigue and the first one is like 'oh damn guess I don't have to worry that I'm faking it anymore'

[polarsirens]

the emo kids

[eyanin]

Seasonal bows 🌸🌿🍂❄️

[minionsuncle]

We’re haemorrhaging money on the groundskeeper, Jawbone!

Some of my favourite little bits. This is like the first time i fully color them ^.^ it was fun. Took wayy longer than it shouldve LOLL