#it’s actually the main reason I got it done lmao 😅

[slythernnn]

My favorite thing about having my tubes removed is that when my period is really late I’m no longer worried I’m pregnant lol

[melodyatlas]

i know about the dating aspect but very little about the actual plot of the actor au show

what's it about?

ah see, the reason you don't know about the shows plot is bc,, ,, , neither do i

no, but honestly the original idea was for it to be a drama that centers around batman and the robins with the starting point either being when damian has already shown up, or perhaps right when tim is about to take the mantle so there can be the drama of damian showing up and making it a seasonal arc for him to integrate

the thought process in skipping over dick and jasons times as robin was simply logistics, i want a decent cast already there and established, but not too big of a cast so it can expand into later seasons

i also wanted the show to be a pick and choose of canon events, kind of a patchwork of things in various canons that i like or just find interesting, so the plots would be similar to certain comics but not necessarily the same (i haven't worked out any real timeline past a few notable events)

and that's about the only thing i rly thought of the show itself bc my brain was a little more focused on the actors rather than the characters. but since you've asked this i can't get it out of my head, toying with various ideas based on major dramas from our world

is it an insane run that lasts way after it should have died and has genuine cultural effects like supernatural? since i skipped over so much backstory does that get included as flashbacks a la the Lost format or more interspersed flashbacks? hell, do they release tie in novels or comics for the fans who latch onto dick or jason and want real stories from when they were robin beyond the necessary flashbacks for storytelling purposes?

i think ive officially decided the show starts out with tims origin, so damian wouldn't show up until season 2 or 3 (logistically it makes more sense to wait until s3 but it makes me sad to have him missing for 2 seasons lmao, so ill circle back to that)

this way we have a decent sized starting cast but not so large that we'd have to kick people off screen to make space for the characters that come later. this means ill actually make jasons debut as red hood is the main plot point for the first season, there's no pit madness here, and things definitely won't play out the exact same as the comics (though you wont catch me changing much about utrh here, just adjustments to make it more of a tv show thing) i will elaborate about this arc Very Soon cause im giving myself all sorts of ideas right now

and this got a little away from me lmao, ill be posting more details hopefully some time this weekend now that ive been giving it more thought 😂 (no actual writing yet tho as i have to wait for my temp computer to get that done, just more of my rambling like this 😅 and maybe some bullet point lists lmao)

[skywalking-through-life]

Much delayed, but for the truth-or-dare ask game: 🍓🥑🥤🧃 (🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷)

My friend! 💙💙💙💙💙

These are such good ones, omg. Sorry in advance for the word vomit, lolol

���� - How did you get into writing fanfiction?

Okay, so I've kind of been writing fic in my head (and sometimes in notebooks/random word documents) since I was about 8 years old, and I first realized that 'writing stories' was 1) a thing ANYONE could do, and also, sometimes, 2) a job that required refined skills, lol. When you're a kid you're told (if you're lucky) that you can do anything that you put your mind to, and little Sky loved stories more than most other things, so I couldn't imagine doing something with the rest of my life that didn't involve them! So I started practicing. The first fanfic I ever wrote was in a journal, and it was only a few pages long because I did not have great penmanship and was impatient with own slowness, lol. I'm fairly certain I was embarrassed by my efforts and threw them out. For a long time I wrote elaborate stories in my head instead, and didn't start actually doing the (MUCH harder) work of putting them on paper until high school. But I was also having a complex at that point in my life around acceptability/popularity and anxiety around being perceived as a nerd, so I was way too terrified to tell anyone I was writing it. And then I was so disillusioned by the meanness that I saw in online fandom spaces that it still took years before I got up the courage to post any of it publicly! I've had an ao3 account for the past decade, and was a lurker for a good five years before that, but I didn't start posting my own work until just under two years ago. That ought to say something, I think. 💀

🥑 - you accidentally killed someone, which mutal(s) do you text for help?

LOL, heaven forbid I ever find myself in this situation, but if so...honestly probably you, lmao, and some other folks on here that I don't think have ever been involved in crimes, but are otherwise competent, functioning adults who don't shy away from difficult/grey situations - at least in fiction, lol. @60sec400 @darkmagyk @phykios @deerlie-main , I hope you are not insulted by this. 💀

🥤- recommend an author or fanfic you love

I just did this the other week - and apparently y'all really needed recs, wow! - so I'm kind of wracking my brain here to rec something I haven't already recommended recently...there are a LOT of good options to choose from! I guess I'll go with 'percy jackson and the scrutiny of his coworkers', which is an absolutely BRILLIANT outsider pov fic by pqrker on ao3. It's popular for a reason, and the reason being that it is perfect. 🥹

🧃- share some personal lore you've never posted about before

Ooooo, hmm, what to pick, what to pick...hmm, okay, I'll go with this. A segue from my first answer, lol. I was nominated for Homecoming Queen in high school, and was the first runner up, so - hilariously - became the Homecoming Princess. It was my teen movie Cinderella-story moment, because I had always been the shy nerd in the back of the classroom, but then all of a sudden was in a fancy dress on the football field getting a crown and wondering what parallel universe and/or Taylor Swift song I'd just fallen into. And weirdly enough, knowing that I hadn't done anything special to be nominated - that people had just liked me - went a long way towards me being able to accept myself more holistically. Maybe if they liked me enough for that, I could like me enough to try and see what they saw, you know? It was years ago now, but it is a fond and bizarre memory, and was very helpful to a confused and anxious 17 year old! 😅

You may have gotten more than you planned with this ask, lol, but thank you for asking, my friend. 💙

[thetypingpup]

i definitely feel like the development of the relationship between kitty!yangyang and puppy!you is sth i want to visualize better, but i'm not sure how. but i do see sweet friendship moments like seeing each other in little study spaces/alcoves on campus, the first time you deliberately bring each other snacks while working on that project, a pre-midterm breaking point when one of you can't get material to stick in your head for the life of you and the other one comes for a break.

the way this was the exact thing i was stressing about lmao. i have a huge doc with a layout and mini drafts for the way i want things to go, and i have a pretty good grasp on the overall direction of their dynamic shift over time, but trying to write like a full thing or even a collection of chronological scenes is frankly sucking the fun out it for me a bit. it’s the exact thing i didn’t wanna do when i came back to tumblr i just wanna write what comes to mind when it comes to mind yknow? i have ideas in mind for how things develop over time, little scenes here and there. but again, trying to write all that out as a full fledged cohesive thing has me hitting a wall and i’ve been in this rut for weeks now. all i can think about is making sure things come across in exactly the right way yknow? like i’m more concerned about consistent characterization and making sure the banter is funny enough than actually getting lost in it and having fun with these characters. same thing happened to a ton of the other running aus i got so wrapped up on trying to make a big story out of them that, well, there’s been no story for quite some time now. so for now i’m just gonna stick to writing little scenes here and there and talking about it bc i miss them very much and just wanna write them without doing all the extra work 😅. this is like the main reason i do a lot of established relationships, and the work to get them to the point where they start the story was basically done off screen. i just wanna play in the sandbox. trying to put the sandbox together is usually where i hit these dead ends.

[quinnfebrey]

hi i just have to ask, what specifically do you like about first kill? i think it’s a cool concept and all and the girls are cute but i just feel like the acting wasn’t that good and it was just really cheesy. i’ve watched up to when they run away from their families. does it get better? i’m still going to watch the whole show i just don’t really understand the hype like what am i missing

okay let me preface by saying that this got really long and i don’t at all mean this directly @ you it just seemed like a good opportunity to brain dump every thought i’ve had about first kill 😅

i didn’t think the acting was that bad (and im usually really picky/sensitive to shit acting which is like 60% of the reason i hate mike wheeler from stranger things lmao) so i don’t really have a rebuttal for that but it definitely gets better after that ep though. the finale is what cemented it for me interestingly enough. i was on the fence until then and then on my second watch i liked it so much more idk why!

but i don’t see cheesy as a bad thing if it’s well done though? which i think it is? i mean it’s vampires like. there’s always going to be some amount of that. if “cheesy” things didn’t exist we wouldn’t have some of the most beloved media. twilight, teen wolf, friends, gossip girl, to all the boys i loved before, heartstopper, buffy, the office, greys anatomy, scream queens. hell, even star wars is cheesy as shit, so is pretty much everything marvel like…??

we should ask ourselves why sapphic media is held to such a high standard in comparison. not everything has to be a work of art, sometimes it’s just fun. i also don’t think first kill falls into the “settling for” category, i actually think it’s a lot better than people are giving it credit for, BUT for those who do see it that way, it should be recognized that if you (as a general collective) ever want “better” sapphic content, you can’t just disregard every sapphic thing you DO have because it’s not perfect

anyway onto what i actually liked about it:

the representation alone in the fact that there’s a dark skinned black lesbian as the main character is practically unheard of

being gay is not the subject of the plot, not a metaphor for the vampirism, but also not glossed over. i cannot name ONE single other lesbian tv show in which their sexuality or homophobia isn’t the primary plot or character development that they go through

the friendship between ben and juliette is SO cute and one of the best teen friendships i’ve seen realistically and enjoyably on tv

cal’s relationship with her family is also beautiful to watch, especially as it would be SO easy to feed into the “black girls are more mature/older” but no! she’s a teenager! she’s a CHILD. and her family treats her as such

theo as an adopted member of the family is one of the best representations of adoption i’ve ever seen except maybe randall pearson on this is us. very rarely do adoption stories ever get right the line between being part of the family but not abandoning where the child came from, and they just get it so well

elinor is an interesting villain (but i won’t spoil it for you), and even while she’s being a god awful person she manages to do it while still being objectively likable enough that you’re actually invested in what she’s doing. most often i hate the villains of anything because they’re just Bad, there’s no reason or logic or anything else besides I Am The Villain. i loved elinor as an antagonist because that’s NOT the case. you see several different sides to her and can understand where she’s coming from even if you vehemently disagree (which, you definitely should disagree lol)

adding onto it, all of the mistakes or “bad decisions” made by any of the character are done in a way that’s very in character, not just a plot device handed to that character for no reason

cal and juliette’s relationship might be one of the only examples i’ve of a lesbian teenage relationship that’s allowed to be unabashedly sexual without being sexualized, which is so important. lesbians are too often either hypersexualized for a straight audience or practically sterile for a straight audience, but first kill finds the balance between allowing them to be realistic in their sexuality while still protecting the fact that they’re minors

the racial metaphors within the legacy/guild are very well done without being on the nose

cal and juliette are the main characters that drive the ENTIRE show. when has that ever happened with two lesbians in an actual full scale tv show?

juliette and cal aren’t roped into masc or femme boxes, and instead are both allowed to wear and present themselves in a wide variety of clothing that’s still in character

the relationship dynamics are what make the show imo. talia & theo, juliette & elinor, cal & apollo margot/sebastian, talia/jack, ben & juliette, cal/jules obviously. they’re the heart and soul of first kill and they managed to flesh out numerous disagreements (of varying degrees) without just making one person start an argument for no reason; again, it’s in character, and never used to demonize one person. you can almost always see the other side with grace even if you personally have an opinion

it’s funny, cute, hot, sad, and a whole range of other emotions all throughout the show, and yeah maybe it’s done a little messily, but it’s pretty rare for me to find a tv show that actually makes me audibly laugh AND legitimately cry actual tears

the chemistry between the actresses for cal and juliette is off the charts and really makes them shine in whatever scene they’re in

calliope is devoted to her cause and depicted as a passionate, determined hunter, but does NOT fall into the angry black girl stereotype (joss whedon take notes please?)

in fact, none of the black characters fall into any stereotypes. it would be so easy for them to make talia some independent woman girl boss but they allow her to be a strong individual while still having the softness and tenderness in her relationship with her kids and her husband

there’s nothing annoyingly stereotypical about the family either. it’s not a feel good story about over coming poverty or racism, there’s no absent father or drug addict brother. it’s just a family, that loves and fights and happens to be black

the writers room is SUPER diverse. this is coming from someone who was previously obsessed with the wilds, a show with a very diverse cast but a bland as hell writers room and it showed. a diverse character list means NOTHING if the people writing them aren’t also diverse, and first kill understands that

the fact that the show can have lines like “it was no match for the gods of olympus, so why would i be immune to the insanity of first love?” and “you are my mother?” in the same show and neither feel out of place is something to be commended

calliette isn’t just a side plot sprinkled in throughout the show in 2 minute increments, they ARE the show

the soundtrack slaps

and this is just off the top of my head

additional thoughts on this topic (i’m sorry, but i warned you it got long😅):

i think people are forgetting that it’s a pilot season of eight episodes with a budget of about $3

pulling characters out of archetypes, fleshing out lore, complex plot, deeper character dynamics, better budget, more nuanced script, etc. all come AFTER the first season. tv shows aren’t what they used to be; you don’t get 22 episodes to make your case. when you have to introduce an audience to an entire world in eight hour long episodes, you’re going to have to fall into some predictable storylines, some cheesy writing, some basic character layouts

“this line was cheesy” sure, but did it tell you what it was supposed to about the characters in the scene? will you remember that for future episodes? “the plot was boring” okay, but which characters did what? did that teach you about them? did you figure something out based on decisions they did or didn’t make? “this character annoyed me/wasn’t developed enough/needs to learn xyz” okay, what do you think season 2 and beyond is for?

unless a tv show is intended to be a standalone series, such as the haunting anthology, very rarely do you come to a conclusive and complicated character arc and plot line all in one season. i feel like the popularity of that tv style has created this false sense of what tv is actually like; you’re supposed to leave a season wanting more. if you’re completely satisfied, they don’t have any reason to make another

a great example to me is brooklyn 99; i loved the pilot season the first time i watched it, but after finishing the show it’s one of the worst because of how stereotyped every character is. but… it works. yeah, jake in the pilot season was annoying as shit in hindsight, but it built him quickly and consistently and set him up for five seasons of additional depth and development

point being, it is extremely difficult to convince people to care about and differentiate several brand new characters in 8 hours of content if they aren’t boxed up a little bit

if you’re expecting killing eve, you’re going to be disappointed. if you’re expecting heartstopper, you’re going to be disappointed. if you’re expecting anything at all, you’re going to be disappointed. if you allow it to be what it is, that’s when you’ll really enjoy it

[kjhmyg]

Hey, Ive been a fan of your works for quite a while now and been reading bts fan fiction even longer. I absolutely love it and that I've been wanting to write a ff of my own

Since I have absolutely no experience writing something, Ive been having trouble building a storyline and characterization and there's so many other things 😅

So do you have any tips for someone like me

BTW love love your works. Much love ❤

hello love! ah i'm so honoured you came to me for advice, although i must admit i'm not the best at those things either but i'll try!

firstly, it's alright to take your time w the storyline and characters. don't rush, ultimately you want to be happy with it.

as for characters, one of the many reasons why idols and celebrity figures are written as main characters is because it’s easier to work with a character that technically already ‘exists’. meaning to say: it’s easier to reference from real life than to come up with the details for a character i.e. hair colour, age, personality. so you can always reference a celebrity as a muse while you get the hang of writing and creating your ocs. 

secondly, coming up with a plot can be difficult, so i highly recommend using prompts. just search for prompts on tumblr and choose one you think you can work with. you can start out with member x member, then member x oc once you’re ready. or whichever you prefer, it’s fine! 

thirdly, it doesn’t have to be a long story. start with drabbles to get you going. the good thing about drabbles + prompts are that you don’t have to go into detail about each character. you sort of just insert the characters into the story! 

e.g. if you look at my fic mutual, i got the idea off the prompt mutual drunk friend called both of us to pick them up from a party well this is awkward.

the plot is there. all i did was insert reader (oc) as the main, namjoon as other friend and tae as mutual friend. from there, as i got writing, i got the inspiration to include how oc and namjoon have always had a thing for each other. it’s an awkward because of that. and at the end they eventually get together thanks to mutual drunk friend tae. (i know i included other details like tae’s breakup and some stuff about school but honestly even without those, it would work!)

now, for longer stories, it really depends on how you work best. you know me, i only write as i go, so i hadn’t really planned out the entire storyline for rough edges for example until a few chapters ago. but if you’re more organised and structured, you can pen down your thoughts and organise the story into different chapters. i only did this for the last 10 chapters of re and honestly it made writing a little easier because i’ve penned down what i want/need to write about so i just need to actually write it lmao. 

there are authors who write the entire series in one go and only after they’re done do they upload the chapters. and there are also authors like me, who write as the story goes along. do what’s best for you! there’s no right or wrong way to do it.

for longer stories, i feel it helps to first settle on the genre and characters. so is it a college!au, or supernatural!au? is it fluff or angst? then you think about who you want in your stories. from there, you can slowly build your own world (you can still use prompts here, as inspiration. then tweak it here and there to create your own story). 

some other things to remember:

it’s okay if the story doesn’t go exactly as planned. changes in storyline happens to all of us! 

it’s okay to not be able to write everything in one go. some of us (me) write several sentences and call it a day heh.

it you can’t think of anything to write, it’s alright, don’t be so hard on yourself. take a break and try again tomorrow. 

writing styles can differ, don’t compare yourself to other writers on here :) you can, but you don’t have to.

umm...i might add on to this list when i come up with more things. 

i think that’s about it! sorry if this is too wordy, i really hope that this helps you in some way. the biggest advice i can give is to not put pressure on yourself. do what’s comfortable for you! please feel free to ask if anything i’ve said above is unclear, i’d be happy to try and explain further hehe. all the best in your writing journey! <33 and thank u for your support, love u 💛

[fereldanwench]

CyberAsk 2077

I was tagged by the lovely @pheedraws! Thank you!

1. When did you buy the game? July 2. It was my gift to myself for getting a job in late June--It was during a Steam sale. I got a few other games, like Disco Elysium, as well, but I haven't really been able to get into anything other than Cyberpunk since I got it.

2. When was the moment you knew you loved the game? I think the moment I realized it was something really special was when you met with Jackie at the noodle stand after the scav mission--I remember being really enthralled with how alive he felt with his subtle animations, like wiping his mouth as he ate and the way his jewelry moved. I almost felt like I was talking to a real person--Not just a well-written and designed character, but a person.

But the moment I knew I loved the game was probably after things go to hell during the Heist. The music and the tension and the atmosphere were just unparalleled to anything I've experienced in a video game.

3. Which character did you romance in your first playthrough? As far as I'm concerned, I romanced Goro. I just didn't get an awkward first-person POV sex scene, lmao.

(I did technically do both River's and Judy's romances just because they were available to me, but I reloaded after I finished them and officially took the platonic route for both.)

4. Whose your favorite NPC? I mean. Obviously, it's Goro. 🥰 But shout-out to (in no particular order) Jenkins, Jackie, Misty, Vik, Evelyn, Judy, Panam, Hanako, Oda, Rogue, Johnny, Regina, and Wako because they all inspired and compelled me in some way and contributed to an amazing experience.

5. Did you have inspiration in mind when designing your V(s)? Not really. I knew I wanted her to have cyberware and scars, and I knew I wanted to give her an unnatural hair color, because I've never done that before--In most of the RPGs I've played, I've always found it kind of immersion-breaking, but it made perfect sense in a cyberpunk world. But other than that, I was just letting the CC options guide me, basically.

I haven't really redesigned Valerie (just different hairstyles and cyberware) since I officially made her, but she is technically version 2.0. The first V I made I was trying to get her sharper features to make her look more like an intimidating corpo baddie, and then I realized the nose/mouth combo I liked in the CC didn't really translate how I thought it would once I got in-game. I kinda I ended up making her look "softer" than I originally intended, but as I got more of a feel for her character, that actually worked better for me.

6. What’s your go-to vehicle? Jackie's Arch and the Caliburns. I do have a soft spot for V's car, if only for the personalized dash I don't even see that often because I drive in third-person.

7. What’s your favorite gig/mission/job? As far as main missions go: Down on the Street, Gimme Danger, Last Caress, and Totalimmortal for obvious reasons, I would think. And I love The Heist--I get chills every single time Yorinobu attacks Saburo and You Shall Never Have to Forgive Me Again kicks in.

For side quests/gigs: I really like both quests with the Peralezes. I like rescuing Saul. I don't really like the gameplay of the Delamain mission but I really like the story and potential outcomes for it. And there are a lot of gigs I like, either for gameplay (I like doing stealthy raids a lot) or lore tidbits, but I can't for the life of me remember any of their names.

8. Which NC radio station do you switch to the most? I listened to Body Heat and Pacific Dreams a lot, but I'm honestly kinda sick of all of the radio stations at this point. 😅 I've considered downloading some of the custom station mods to get some more variety.

Tagging @accalia--wolf, @xnever-fade-awayx, @sarasa-cat, @aniston0-0, @roads-rise-to-meet-me, and anyone else who wants to participate! ♥

[shuaberriez]

no worries! no harm done 😅 and ooh, fear era? that's one of my fave eras 😩👌 home is such a comforting song too ;-; ttt! they get to unwind and joke around and be even more chaotic. it's always a bonus when a group has good songs AND they exude absolute chaos hislgkes "i can be your angle.. or your devil" - probably joshua LMAO JK. oh god hoshi in don't lie 1, mans was so bold and carefree after he exposed himself 😩 jeonghan is both beauty and brains you are absolutely right - sc 🎁 1/2

my bias is jun! i think it was mostly the carries himself? amazing 😩 wish i was that confident! but then i noticed how he's always so caring when it comes to his members, even the little gestures are so heartwarming 🥰 he seems very lowkey about it but he's just very soft in general my first bias was actually woozi, but he's more of a bias wrecker now than anything. i was in awe when i heard he composes and writes 🤩 - secret carat 🎁 2/2 also there's a bonus part because chara limits HOLLUP

ahHH sorry for the 3 asks shigelsgk i couldn't calculate how many parts this would end up being so i put x/2 at first ;-; i'll try to shorten the future asks so ur not spammed!! but anyway if you have spotify, what were your top 5 songs this year! and if not, then which songs would you rate as your top 5 for 2021? it doesn't have to be released in 2021. even if it's just a song that you found out about in 2021! - secret carat 🎁

omg!!! hello!! i love long asks so don’t even worry about it !!!! fear era is where they popped off fr fr. tbh brunette shua will ALWAYS have a place in my heart <3 you’re right about home omg it’s so sweet. honestly all the songs where jihan open, i adore </3. i love ttt, honestly!! however i think my favourite was the 2020 one because that was just… drunk karaoke and foot volleyball 😭😭 and HOSHIIIIIIIIII HE WAS SO CUTE. what’s your favourite ttt? love me chaotic groups honestly ahfjekdjr that’s the main reason i stan svt — they’re talented AND chaotic! do you stan any other groups? i can be your angle or devil 😭😭😭 for some reason i instantly thought about txt’s ‘angel or devil’ AND THEN THE MEME NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND 😭😭😭 every time hoshi goes insane in don’t lie, i feel like years are added onto my life KSJSJSJSJ i love him HAHEUSJ. and jeonghan makes me want to fight him whenever i see him JJWHEJEJEJEJ

JUN IS AMAZING I LOVE HIM honestly jun biased people are so cool 💞 he’s effortlessly funny and adored by all the members bc he’s adorable ajshdjejen. AND WOOZI!!!! man is so talented. i’m always in awe of him tbh!! and he won producer of the year at the aaa’s this year which i’m so incredibly proud of him for bc deserved <3

AND OMGGGGGGGGG i love asks so don’t even worry about spamming!! my top five songs were:

1) all my love - seventeen

2) same dream, same mind, same night - seventeen

3) pinwheel - seventeen

4) hello, sunset - red velvet

5) heaven’s cloud - seventeen

as you can see, i really love ballad songs kajejwkeb. what about you? what were yours hehe? and I’d love to know your 10th, 6th and 96th song from the wrapped playlist ^^

this got really long KSJDJD i’m so sorry