I'm surprised more people don't describe writing as connecting the dots. I typically plan out my short stories and professional writing more thoroughly but I find for fanfic (Or when I'm otherwise just having fun), it's basically just a game of "this is what I want to see. How can I make it happen in a way that makes sense?" And then just... connecting them.
Okay, the whole point of this fic is this dude dealing with a head wound? Great, then this, this, and this can happen to explain why and how he got it. Then this, this, and this can be the consequences.
And then it just... all kinda falls into place from there?
Honestly that's how I've been able to figure out the underlying issues or connections I want to include.
The current piece I'm working on is Kaz whump with some angsty undertones, which I only decided to include because I needed a reason for Kaz of all people to end up with a headwound. Okay, he was distracted. Why? Because Jesper shot him (Just a tiny bit) by accident. Great, okay. That ties in with Jesper ending up as the caretaker later on. It's basically just that one "ah yes it's all coming together" meme.
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The BOLD THE FACTS tag
The Rules are simple! Tag people and name a character you want to know more about! If you want to let the person you tagged decide who to showcase, then don’t name a character and they can pick somebody. Easy! The person who is tagged will then bold the remarks below which apply to their character &, if they want to, include a picture with their reply!
I was tagged twice :D blame this one on @mosneakers
Maru Honda!!
$ Financial: wealthy / moderate / poor / in poverty
✚ Medical: fit / moderate/ sickly / disabled / disadvantaged / non applicable
✪ Class or Caste: upper / middle / working / unsure / other
✔ Education: qualified / unqualified / studying / other
✖ Criminal Record: yes, for major crimes / yes, for minor crimes / no / has committed crimes, but not caught yet / yes, but charges were dismissed
[ FAMILY ]
◒ Children: had a child or children / has no children / wants children
◑ Relationship with Family: close with sibling(s) / not close with sibling(s) / has no siblings / sibling(s) is deceased
◔ Affiliation: orphaned / adopted / disowned / raised by birth parent / not applicable
[ TRAITS + TENDENCIES ]
♦ extroverted / introverted / in between
♦ disorganized / organized / in between
♦ close minded / open-minded / in between
♦ calm / anxious / in between
♦ disagreeable / agreeable / in between
♦ cautious / reckless / in between
♦ patient / impatient / in between
♦ outspoken / reserved / in between
♦ leader / follower / in between
♦ empathetic / vicious bastard / in between
♦ optimistic / pessimistic / in between
♦ traditional / modern / in between
♦ hard-working / lazy / in between
♦ cultured / uncultured / in between / unknown
♦ loyal / disloyal / unknown
♦ faithful / unfaithful / unknown
[ BELIEFS ]
★ Faith: monotheist / polytheist / atheist / agnostic
☆ Belief in Ghosts or Spirits: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✮ Belief in an Afterlife: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✯ Belief in Reincarnation: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
❃ Belief in Aliens: yes / no / don’t know / don’t care
✧ Religious: orthodox / liberal / in between / not religious
❀ Philosophical: yes / no / in between
[ SEXUALITY & ROMANTIC INCLINATION ]
❤ Sexuality: heterosexual / homosexual / bisexual / asexual / pansexual
❥ Sex: sex repulsed / sex neutral / sex favorable / naive and clueless
♥ Romance: romance repulsed / romance neutral / romance favorable / naive and clueless / romance suspicious
❣ Sexually: adventurous / experienced / naive / inexperienced / curious
⚧ Potential Sexual Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all
⚧ Potential Romantic Partners: male / female / agender / other / none / all
[ ABILITIES ]
☠ Combat Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
≡ Literacy Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✍ Artistic Skills: excellent / good / moderate / poor / none
✂ Technical Skills: excellent / good /moderate / poor / none
[ HABITS ]
☕ Drinking Alcohol: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / Alcoholic
☁ Smoking: tried it / trying to quit / quit / never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / Chain-smoker
✿ Recreational Drugs: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / addict
✌ Medicinal Drugs: never / no longer needs medication / some medication needed / frequently / to excess
☻ Unhealthy Food: never / special occasions / sometimes / frequently / binge eater
$ Splurge Spending: never / sometimes / frequently / shopaholic
♣ Gambling: never / rarely / sometimes / frequently / compulsive gambler
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Tagging @pralinesims (you got more ocs there i know....) @infiniteraptor @zeussim @momtrait @cinamun @latteaki @northernsiberiawinds @rentbunny and (FOR REAL) if you see this post going around and is not being tagged, THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. IM TAGGING YOU RIGHT NOW. IN YOUR HEART.
Yes, you guys are being tagged twice. BINGE FUN :D
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Story time
when I saw a compilation of Stephanie J Block moments and there was one line from a musical I wasn't sure what it was. I guessed 9 to 5 even tho I hadn't seen it but guess what I was right. However I didn't know where the line was so I found a boot and decided to just 10 second skip through until I found it. Little did I know it was like the 4th to last scene. So on the journey there I came across SJB wearing a sparkly black dress and like
You know so I was like hold on hold on what is happening let's check this out for a second.
So I go to the beginning of this song and watch it like. 7 times. It's like 11pm at this point and I only know dance of death is happening I have no idea what this musical actually is (I hadn't seen the movie at this point either ik sue me)
So I fall asleep. I wake up at like 6am the next day and just go. Yeah I need to watch that. So I watch the 2hr boot twice in a row early in the morning all because I thought Stephanie was attractive. And I Was right. So, naturally, i go onto ao3 and oh hey they made it gay lets fucking go. Theres like maybe 10 fics in total at this point. So that's one of my joining a fandom stories and how i became a Bernstead stan. Thank u for listening.
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