#mae muses

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Re-sending here to do it right: share something about "Pink Astronaut"!

Cannot believe I forgot to open my ask box omg.

"Pink Astronaut" was a shorthand title I was using for a Danny Phantom fic because that's the phandom's ship name for Danny Fenton/Paulina Sanchez. ("Pink" because that's Paulina's favorite color, and "Astronaut" because Danny wants to become one when he grows up)

Back in April, during Phic Phight (fandom event where two teams race to fill more of the opposing team's prompts) I wrote down a lot of prompts that I wanted to use, but knew I couldn't get to all of them. One of them was about Paulina deciding to go to Danny Fenton to learn how to fight ghosts so she could get in with Phantom.

I wrote about 700 words of it before realizing I couldn't finish it in time, so it's been sitting in my WIPs folder ever since!

A brief snippet~

There was a fight going on just above Paulina’s house. She would recognize the sound of ectoblasts anywhere. She rushed to the window and looked up. Not even thirty feet above her, Danny Phantom was duking it out with Technus and his swarm of stolen appliances. Phantom punched the daylights out of the tech-nobody, knocking him into the stratosphere. “Ghost boy!” Paulina shouted at the sky. She leaned out her bedroom window, waving a scrap of paper like a bright, floral-printed flag. “Over here!” Was he looking at her? She could swear she saw his big, beautiful green eyes looking her way. Then Technus came barreling out of the upper atmosphere, slamming the ghost boy out of her field of view. Paulina sighed. What would it take to get the ghost boy’s attention around here?

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If you could write any scene to add to the Hobbit movies what scene would you write and why?

Ooh that's a good one! I think they're pretty good as they are. I've been reading the book and while there are things that are left out in the movie, there's also a lot of things that the movie adds that makes the background dwarves feel more real and fleshed out. I don't even care if they're like, every basic character trope at once, it's so fun

One thing that always makes me mad is how Fíli is overlooked so often and sometimes it seems like they give his lines to Kíli just because he's "the cute one" (he is but so is his brother!!!) and they want him to have more screentime. The instance that always sticks in my head is Kíli confronting Thorin shortly after he's been freed from the dragonsickness, like Kíli has every right to say that but Fíli doubly so, considering he is the heir to the throne of Erebor. So I would add more Fíli content (speaking of which I should write more fics exploring his personality since none of the writers wanted to give him any apparently).

I might add something about how often Bilbo ends up having to be carried on someone's (often Dori's) back, or a glimpse into the society of the Eagles like we get in the book. If and when I finish the book, I'll reblog this and let you know if there's anything else I want added lol

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I try really hard to do this. Do I do a good job? This is all for my readers, so please be honest with me, I want you to have the best experience possible!

Being inclusive with your reader insert fic is a kindness. It tells people of color (poc) that you are considering someone who does not look like you in your fic. It shows love and dedication to our craft. It tells poc that they belong here too and they can see themselves in your story.

Poc aren’t look for activism in fic, we know fandom isn’t that serious, but we should be able to have that same level of escapism when we turn to fic and fandom. We belong here too. This space is for everyone, not just one group of people.

Just to give a few examples of how simple it can be: say “skin warmed” instead of blushed, say “cradled your head” instead of running fingers through hair, say “angles yourself to kiss” instead of standing on tiptoes, use italics to indicate Spanish to take out a throwaway line of “you didn’t understand Spanish” things like that. Small changes that do not impact the fic at all but make a world of difference in inclusivity!

And for anything you can’t/don’t want to change, simply add warning in the beginning. Things like hair descriptors, anything reader might wear, some backstory for reader (especially involving family or where the story is set), readers job, things like that. A lot of times just having that heads up before the fic makes a world of difference!

And one example of kindness we as writers always worked to change: until recently (just a couple years ago) it wasn’t common to label the gender of the reader. But those who aren’t female asked writers to label it so they know which to read and which to avoid, and now it’s common to label the gender/pronouns of the reader. So it is possible! It just takes effort! And I’m a writer myself so I know it can be done!

We can pretend to be a bartender or a bounty hunter or an actress or anything else. But we shouldn’t have to imagine we’re a white one.

[shield-and-saber]

u know what would be really fucked up and sad?

if osha kills sol the same way that sol killed her mother - a saber to the gut, out of fear and instinct, thinking she's doing the right thing bc she was misguided

if osha kills sol the same way that sol killed her mother, and mae is forced to watch it happen all over again, forever trapped in the cycle of death that the jedi bring

[butcharium]

Present from my father which he got for me in the states!

[imarvelatstars]

so the solmae x reader fic went over better than i thought it would!!

how do we feel then about philosophy professor sol x his jaded ex TA mae x mae's dorm roommate reader

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[ open to m + f ]

── she may be getting drunk, if anyone wants to join her

[heroicmultiverse]

//New muses added:

Byrdie the Duck from What If...?

The Bride of Frankenstein from Creature Commandos (2024)

Nina Mazursky from Creature Commandos (2024)

Lisa Miller from Scott Pilgrim

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[ Ryan Destiny , cisfemale, she/they ] — spotted in the streets of brooklyn, it’s BILLIE MAE HARPER. they have lived in the city for A YEAR. working as a TALENT AGENT/SONGWRITER. the 28 year old will probably be seen around WILLIAMSBURG a lot, seeing as that’s where they live. people say they can be a bit STUBBORN and CRITICAL, but friends know them to be OPEN-HEARTED and RELIABLE. you know for sure you’ve found them when you’ve come across THE FEELING OF FINDING A NEW SONG, EARLY MORNING SUNSHINE, AND THE ENERGY OF A PACKED VENUE. welcome to brooklyn, it’s been waiting for you!

Backstory

Harper has always been a big name in LA. If you ask Billie how it all started? She'd give you the short and simple. Some Hollywood guy found her great grandmother really hot and told her she could be a starlet. And she was. Elizabeth Harper took Hollywood by the balls and ran the damn thing. Movies, music, she was everywhere. So began the Harper legacy. Elizabeth gave birth to five children who planted roots in every media possible. Director, Actor, Writer, Musician, and Photographer. Much like their mother, every Harper child excelled in their field. It became a running joke that ambition and creativity ran in the Harper blood. Billie's grandparents met on a red carpet. A totally normal meet cute. Victoria Harper and Alexander Maze. And before you ask, yes, Alexander took the Harper name. Infamously explaining to reporters that "a legacy like this needs to run its course." Her parents met at their local performance arts high school. Simone Carter and Edward Harper. Her mother born with the voice of an angel and her father born with an ear for melody and tune.

Billie has always known that she has something to live up to. And what would probably be a crushing weight to some, is what fuels her fire. She's proud to carry the Harper name. As soon as she could walk, she was getting into creative projects. Asking for dancing lessons, vocal coaches, watching her mother and father go through the songwriting and producing process from start to finish. It wasn't until she was in college that she realized where her true passion lay. She had been chilling at the studio with a few friends, just shooting the shit. When one of her friends nervously handed her a demo. She had simply stared at it for a moment before asking what the hell they wanted her to do with it. She was braced to hear the typical. "Oh, well, show it to your parents," chorused by "Yeah, y'all know people, right?" Billie was pleasantly surprised when her friends explained they wanted her expertise. Her eye. Her approval. Her guidance. That was her first real project. And that friend? They were the first talent she was able to help sign to her father's record label. It became apparent rather quickly that her passion was found in helping others get their foot in the door of the industry. She signed four more artists before she received an official offer for talent management at her family's company.

Billie has spent the majority of her adult life learning the in's and out's of the entertainment industry. When to manipulate, scheme, and plot. No one was surprised when she got good at playing the fame game. But doing it from the sidelines? Was even more impressive. All sugar and spice. She knew exactly how to push and pull to get new talent the things they needed to get on the map. She traveled seeking small artists and plucking the best of their shiny new energy into singles, EPs, and debut albums. She'd never tell anyone but every new artist/band was treated like family. She would go to bat for them professionally and emotionally. She held their hand while they navigated becoming a star. The anxiety, the excitement, the fear. Billie was the guiding light. And she relished in it.

Billie had purchased a small home in Brooklyn almost a year to the day her father suggested that she set up her own homebase in a bustling city. Traveling is fun for the first few years, but it does start to take a toll. Edward and Simone began to see the telltale sign of that toll starting to show. They scrambled to find a solution for their only daughter, knowing good and well she wouldn't give up on the career she had built. With a thinly veiled excuse of 'wanting a steady flow of talent', Billie Mae was on a flight to Brooklyn. You'll often find her in her home studio or out and about with her business cards tucked carefully into the front pocket of her purse.

Basics

Name: Billie Mae Harper

Nickname(s): Spice (known as professionally).

Birthdate: November 5th, 1996

Zodiac: Scorpio Sun, Virgo Moon, Taurus Rising.

Sexuality: Lesbian

Personality: INFP

Physical

Height: 5'4

Eye color: Brown

Distinguishing mark / features: a wide variety of patchwork tattoos, one scar on each knee cap.

Headcanons

makes playlists to express how she feels // has a particular sweet spot for acoustic records // has a raging sweet tooth // style is either hyper fem or street-style masc // GIFT GIVER // loves Christmas // picky eater // has a comfort blanket from her childhood // physically writes all of her notes down, if you tell her to use her phone, she will tell you to fuck off // has really pretty handwriting and will write on literally anything // forgetful // always has at least one airpod in // music taste varies on the day // adrenaline junkie // philanthropist

Wanted Connections

clients ; new , previous, idc! i would love to see both old and new clients for her.

best friends ; people who will let her entertainment outer shell slide off. friends who let her just be another person.

flings ; old , messy, ended mutually. literally whatever. give me some tension.

girlfriend ; PLS I LONG FOR THE SWEET LESBIANS. someone who will melt her down a little bit, but still lets her have the control she needs without feeling burnt out or overwhelmed.

playlist // pinterest

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Yeah I totally forgot it was closed, that was my bad ^^;

~Ask from @darethshirl~

Both of these are Danny Phantom fics! (Honestly, I fell in deep over the past 18 months.)

Don't Look Back

This one is a sort of a mix of a psychological thriller/found footage fic where Danny is on the run from his ghost-hunting parents when they find out he is part-ghost.

I have the first few chapters posted on ao3, but realized at some point that I would need to rewatch the show between chapters to match up the found footage with what happens in the episodes. The currently-published chapters cover events preceding the show and the pilot episode. I'm honestly totally game to rewatch, I just haven't had the time.

For a taste of the general feel, here's a snippet from the action following the present--

“So, what’s yer name, kid?” Barbra asks while she buses tables from the scattered, late night patrons. Danny sits silent, back tensed. “No name? That’s all right. Where are you parents?” “Oh, not too far, I’m sure.” His fingers twitch on the water cup as he lifts it to his lips. “That’s good t’hear.” Barbra gathers her tray of dishes and carries it behind the counter for washing. “Dangerous being out on the road by yerself at your age.” Danny keeps drinking and doesn’t answer.

And a snippet from the found footage--

“Uh. Okay. So, I’ve never done one of these before, but I can’t—I can’t just—I don’t know who I can talk to about this. My parents?” Danny laughs, though he isn’t smiling. “Not a chance. They’d have me on the dissection table in ten seconds flat.” “Jazz? She'd have a field day if I told her about this. I don’t want her hounding me with all that psycho-babble about how I'm dealing with these changes, no thank you." His gaze slides down to the floor for a moment before he looks back into the camera. "Plus…there’s a good chance she’d tell mom and dad. Not that she’d do it to be mean, but…y’know…” Danny sighs. “Anyways, I—Wait. Wait, wait, wait—!” The camera suddenly lurches sideways and falls to the floor, emitting a muffled thump. The view is now angled at Danny’s feet, which appear almost translucent in the camera’s feed. They start sinking into the carpet. “Ugh. My hand is going hazy again. Hold on a sec.” Static emits from the camera as the screen fuzzes. The last image before it goes black is of Danny, up to his torso in the floor, hand reaching for the device.

Hades x DP

I don't normally write crossovers. In fact, I don't know if I have ever published a crossover fic to ao3. But I really love the Hades video game, and I really love Danny Phantom.

And I especially was intrigued by the idea of Danny accidentally getting sent to the House of Hades post-accident instead of waking up inside the portal.

This fic was meant to be a short romp in Hypnos' POV (my beloved child), wherein Hypnos helps Danny fight his way out of Hades, like Zagreus does every night.

I only got as far as Danny showing up in the house.

The conversation between Danny and Hypnos:

Hypnos had seen this time and again. Shades recalling the moment of their passing as they tried to make sense of their deaths. It was only natural that Danny would be so worked up after dying so suddenly. However, that wasn't what Danny was thinking at all. "Of course! The portal! It works! The portal must have sent me here!" "The what now?" "Listen, I just need to get out of here and back to my dimension. Do you guys have your own portal?" "Nope! Just a boat." "Can I take the boat?" "It's a one-way trip, and I don't think my brother would be too happy if I asked to send you upstream."

I would almost certainly not be writing so many Danny Phantom fics if the phandom weren't so unusually active (and admittedly a bit feral), but the childhood fixation has definitely returned in full force.

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Concerning Dwarvish Eyesight

I'm aware that Thorin's eyesight is a bit of a joke (I just got to the point in the Hobbit where he says that he thought 12 yds was 30 at least, yadda yadda)

But it got me wondering about dwarvish eyesight.

To me, it would make sense if they had poor distance vision and possibly poor color vision, but excellent night/low light vision and excellent ability to detect motion. I could also see them seeing into the infrared or ultraviolet spectrum, I'm not sure which would be more useful for living underground, foraging, and mining though.

Thoughts?

[lxmitlxss]

" what even is going on. "

[ruindgod]

go through a morning routine, and i'll tell you WHAT KIND OF NPC YOU ARE QUIZ

DOLLY KEMPER IS : the goofy but well loved bard

you are here for a good time, dude, and the rest of us are right there with you. you are very well liked, whether it be by the masses or just by some odd party of adventurers who met you and immediately decided that you were their favorite person ever. you are very talented at a specific craft and are either willing to forgo more traditional paths to pursue it or desperately want to. i feel like there's a good chance that for the sake of the plot and emotional poignancy, you might get killed off, but just know that it was done because of how much people love you. don't know how much of comfort that second half might bring, but do with this information what you will. if your storyteller decides that you do get to live a long and happy life (as you deserve), know that the resolution to your story and the knowledge that you get a happy ending is the thought that brings a sense of comfort and definitely a tear or two to the eyes of those who care about you the most.

tagged by: @yearnstarved <3 tagging: steal it...

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Safe in Hell (The Lost Lady) (1931) William A. Wellman

May 16th 2023

[outofangband]

follow up to my post on BoLT Aerin I just wanted to add that I was actually wrong about Tolkien describing Airin (her name in BoLT) as “of the long hair” as being without reason. I checked the appendix and Aerin has a name in BoLT from Gnomish, that is, proto-Noldorin*

the name is Faiglindra meaning having long hair, especially used of women. The relevant parts are also used primarily in given names. 

Aurfaiglin** by the way means “the sun at noon” and is a word specifically listed in the appendix as relating to Aerin’s Gnomish name. @that-angry-noldo I thought you might like that bit. 

In my defense SO much of BoLT is just completely wild anecdotes and scenes that are never mentioned again or elaborated on (some fun examples being -Húrin successfully praying to Manwë once when Túrin is captured and Manwë intervenes only for this, this is one tiny paragraph, Brodda being Húrin‘s evil second cousin or something who is simultaneously extremely popular but also everyone hates him/the whole cow thing, Maedhros’s bizarre capture and release and his being tortured over making jewelry, etc Thanks, Tolkien)

ANYWAYS, I was wondering recently how many of the Hadorians spoke Quenya, Húrin at least speaks some but I don’t think it was widely spoken among their people. I was wondering this because I found a great name for the baby goat I gave Aerin but I can’t make a Sindarin translation :/

*unlike later Noldorin, Gnomish and early Noldorin are actually more similar to Beleriand Sindarin than Quenya 

**you can see some mild relations to Faelivrin there, ai being more commonly used in proto Noldorin/proto Sindarin/early Quenya where ae is later for example Maidros in early Quenya and Gnomish becoming the Sindarin Maedhros 

Related post of Aerin’s name

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