#now I'm just trying to remind myself to chill out 😂

[yourimaginarycupcake]

Got Roots of pacha and it's really just makin' my brain go brrr.

[guqin-and-flute]

Do you have any tips for writing Jin Ling?

SORRY THAT THIS IS A MILLION YEARS LATE AHH!!

So, it's interesting because, now that I'm thinking about it, I don't think that I actually write canon!Jin Ling very often. Most of the things that I write where Jin Ling shows up, it's an AU where his circumstances have either changed drastically or he just doesn't exist (as in Peony to Lotus). Writing a Jin Ling whose parents lived will be a very different kid to the Jin Ling that we all know and love.

I suppose I would say start by looking at themes that continuously come up for him in canon--his parents and their absence in his life, not wanting to be looked down on, being independent, being seen as competent, argumentative, fearing vulnerability and people who invite him to be vulnerable, Fairy. Can act aggressive when he is caught off guard or embarrassed (WWX saving him from the cursemark) but doesn't actually seem to be too invested in his reputation being hurt (not being shamed when he's asked 'you named your dog FAIRY?' His response was basically 'Yeah, and what of it?') He is brave, even sometimes foolhardy and will often rush into situations, both social and otherwise, without thinking first. His respect is often grudging unless it's for his Uncles and he's not too interested in being polite, though he is not unnecessarily cruel. Also keep in mind that different people will see different things in Jin Ling!

When I'm trying to be consistent in my characterization of people, I often keep a list of traits, quirks, and reminders for myself about them. Usually I derive these from watching their source material again, but also other places--like other media or things I experience in my day to day. For example, if someone has a really different way of looking at something than I do--like a situation or conversation or even just a movie--sometimes I think about what sort of character might have that same outlook (not immediately, generally, I can finish conversations 😂).

Example: this is currently my list about Lan Qiren in the A-Fu Verse:

LQR

Can be physically affectionate when worried

Chills out a little after LWJ was punished in CQL/future

Canonically ‘instructed [twin jades] in an extremely strict way’ and ‘hates people who misbehave’

Shows care by pointing out the thing that can go wrong--caution, pessimism

It's not all encompassing because I'm mostly writing down the things I want to make sure I don't forget about the character.

[lightlycareless]

Chapter 33 - thoughts.

Hello everyone!! I'm here... again... after disappearing for like 2 weeks lol.

Allot of things happened, between my birthday, surprise visits, me getting sick, me getting sick again, and con's... yeah, I was quite busy (and good thing I postponed the next update lol am I jinxing myself tho?) but I didn't forget writing them notes!!!

I'm sorry it took a while for me to post them, but they're finally here! They're quite short since there isn't much for me to expand on this chapter :> (which you can find over here.... hehe) but I still hope you find them interesting!

Per usual, this post has spoilers so I recommend reading the chapter first, unless you want to get spoilers with no context lol. Also, this is briefly, (mainly not) proofread so I apologize for any mistakes 😭

Now, without any further ado, here are the notes!

As some chapters in the past, I had some issues figuring out what I wanted for an introduction.

I already knew what points I wanted to cover, but there are moments where I have issues connecting those points, so after a while thinking about it, I finally decided to go with the one thing I had talked about in the past, but never really show, that being: Y/N’s letters to Hinata!

Now, it goes without saying that these letters had to be treated carefully since Y/N is meant to be locked away from the world and all that stuff. So, there wasn’t much to be written in that sense, Y/N wouldn’t go ahead to literally write down all of the things she had gone through while on the estate.

Of course, that soon changed when she began to feel some kind of cathartic release while writing them, as well as a feigned sensation that she was actually speaking to Hinata.

 Going back to those letters after I was done writing them was bittersweet. After knowing all that happened all I could think of is “NO, THAT’S NOT TRUE AT ALL!!” 😭😭😭 (on the fabricated ones right) and the way that Y/N was trying so hard to act as if she was living a normal life, like she was contacting her sister as she always did because they couldn’t meet due to her job… ☹ It’s nothing but a lie, a longing for a happy life, in a happy marriage, maybe where Naoya wasn’t her husband but instead anyone else lol.

Ugh, he’s a terrible, poor excuse for a human being. I’m excited for next chapter 😊

Anyways, I added a few details I thought would fit Y/N’s personality, how she would normally “text”, for example, kaomoji’s. It might be a bit… redundant I guess, but it’s the small things that help remind me she’s just 18, super young and already having gone through all this. (Also the first letter made me think that maybe I’m being too serious/dramatic with certain conversations, you know? Like chill, that’s your sister you’re talking/writing to lol)

My favorite letter would have to be the “I hate Naoya” one, inspired by a segment found in the Twilight saga, specifically on New Moon, right after Edward leaves Bella and there’s just chapters that only October, November, that kind of stuff. At one point I was tempted to upload a chapter that only said “I hate Naoya” over and over again and call it a day 😂 (I would’ve posted the rest of the chapter immediately after, but damn … I just might do that later on)

When doing the final editing on the ao3 page, just to check how the chapter was going to look published, I was very surprised to see that segment wasn’t very long… I ended up extending a few “I hate Naoya’s” just because, but I still wasn’t satisfied, considering it was one whole page on my google doc, but I think it still got the point across lol.

From there, the other thing that I wanted to show (and the one that seems to have yall divided 🤭) is Naoaki! And how their dynamic has changed. The staff and Ranta have stated that the two (mostly Naoaki tho) had become a bit bolder with their interactions, and I wanted to show just what they were doing for them to come to that conclusion—cause we’ve seen how they be acting inside closed doors AMIRITE? AAHHAHA

This part was particularly… well, I don’t know if hard is the right word, but I was heavily debating whether to write it in or not because, (I think I stated this before) I don’t want to cross certain lines with the two just yet. This is a Naoya/Reader fic at the end of the day, and reader being with someone else that’s not of the main pairing is…. Well, idk how to say it, a trope that if not handled carefully might sour the story for me lol.

Ahhh, I still want the harem experience though 😂 I can’t seem to understand myself. We’ll see.

My initial notes portrayed Naoaki to be a bit more insistent on the… you know, implications given throughout the whole the grape feeding thing. I supposed it made sense he’d want something more since the two had been going at it for a while, however, I do not think he would’ve been that adamant after her initial rejection.

Sure, he’s been a bit more comfortable with her as days went by and there’s many things that already happened between the two to build a stronger trust, but this specific desire might be a bit too much in this context, so he respected her decision and stopped insisting.

Also, let’s be real, Y/N has too much in her mind to go through with it. She might think of it, cause she’s human at the end of the day and who doesn’t like being doted by a nice, kind and handsome person???, but all that Naoya has done to her is still taking a toll on her.

I haven’t explored much about this topic, but most sexual acts disgust her at this point—it brings her back to the moments she was absolutely miserable with him. So yeah, at least for now, we can rest knowing Naoaki and Y/N are occupied thinking of other things (for now, for now mwahahah)

From there, Mariya’s secret makes its return. It’s here that I realized this is probably the most Mariya has spoken of her relationship with anyone outside her parents (More on that later) thus… it’s only natural that someone would overhear of it eventually.

All things considered, perhaps Hitomi being the one to hear about this wasn’t as bad as literally anyone else, but it’s the emotional value of their connection that worries her!! Hitomi is very… strict when it comes to following the rules, looking up to Mariya as a role model because of such thing—she wishes to have her work ethic, her determination… And Mariya knows that. It’s why she feared telling anyone from her close coworkers to begin with.

Haruko would be somewhat ok with her having a relationship with a fellow employee, after overcoming her surprise of course, since she never, ever, imagined Mariya would break the rules lol. At the end, I imagine both sisters would be very supportive of her, just… not right away.

I find it funny how Hitomi was quick to become suspicious of Mariya as soon as Tatsuro was mentioned. It’s not the first time she’s heard her talk of a man, but rather… her use a tone that would be comparable to excitement. Now THAT’S suspicious.

But she’s unable to confront her since there really isn’t evidence of anything, it’s all in her mind right now. Also, Mariya isn’t known for being a so… yeah, still, very funny indeed. What do you think? Think she’s going to find out who Tatsuro is to Mariya? Or will that remain a secret 👀? (I don’t want Hitomi to know… I fear the reaction she’ll have :’) I actually wanted to develop more that whole scenario in this chapter, but it was getting a bit too long so I decided to postpone it ahaha)

Moving to something happier, Hitomi preparing Y/N a gift because she’s super thankful of her sweets?! Ajkajkgajkjga Her and her sister really couldn’t get any sweeter…. I want them to be happy, just go with Hinata and leave all this shit behind. 😭

Aw man, now I want to write something with all of them together, explore what kind of dynamics they would have and all that. (Well, I do have some pending one-shots… so who knows?)

Honestly these scenes are just excuses for me to live my slice-of-life, fluff fantasy in this nightmare I have written lol.

Now lastly, but not least… the mystery that plagued the last chapter… what the hell was Naoya doing the moment he briefly left Y/N on the record store? We only see him shove something in his pocket, but what is it?

Well, now it’s finally revealed… the thing he was hiding in his pocket was… a receipt! For the things that eventually got delivered to her :> Guess Naoya did pay attention to what Y/N was saying after all, although there’s another motive behind those gifts that will be revealed in the future. Oof, excited for what’s to come.

Y/N’s reaction regarding the discs was something I was the one thing I knew had to be in the chapter, if anything, all was written around that particular detail, there’s no doubt about that.

The way her reaction happened was the only way I envisioned it going down honestly 😂 blatant anger seemed to be… a bit too on the nose I guess, but if you think about it horror sometimes starts from there— So yeah, I couldn’t see her reacting any other way: Naoya has been nothing but piece of trash since they got married, and suddenly he cares for her and what she has to say? Naaahhhh.

It felt like a mockery to her, a way for him to taint whatever good memories she had of her family, so yeah. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sad that she’s unable to react any other way 😣 wishing she wouldn’t have to get emotionally exhausted all the time, but in a place where she’s constantly attacked by everyone around her, and without the appropriate guidance to deal with her emotions, a completely different environment to the one she grew in… yeah, Y/N’s doing the best she can I guess.

Y/N’s decision (or more like approval via Mariya) regarding the relocation of the discs is one we’ll see further developed immediately in the next chapter, how it will affect her relationship with Naoya, as well as what he was doing during these days they didn’t speak to one another!

I’m really excited to post the next chapter, it’s one that I’ve been literally dreaming about!! I just hope I’ll be able to deliver. Agajkgvjkagja!!!!

Anyways, these are the notes I have for this chapter! They’re quite short, since it was straightforward and settled down some points that will affect the future of the story and I don’t think there is much for me to say outside what inspired me, but if there’s something I missed out on please let me know! I’ll do the best of my ability to respond ❤️

As always, thank you so much for coming back for another update! I’m eternally grateful for all of your support 😭❤️ I hope you have a wonderful week, take care, and hope to see you soon!!!

[crowscommunion]

I'm so excited, I have more money then my car loan is.

Like, if I really wanted to, I could just pay it all off right now and call it a day.

I have to keep reminding myself that I have a game plan and we're doing things step by step, because the urge to pay it all off is killing me. 😂

Once it gets down to like $1,000 I'll probably just pay it all off in one sweep, I know this feeling of wanting the loan to be paid off is only going to get more intense as the loan gets smaller and smaller. It'll get down to like $3k, and I'll be gritting my teeth, trying to stop myself from knocking it out all at once.

WAIT. YOU ONLY HAVE LIKE A YEAR LEFT. YOU DON'T NEED TO PAY IT ALL OFF RIGHT NOW.

We want to redo the flooring in the house.

We want to install a fire pit and get outdoor furniture.

We both want new computers and we're doing that in a couple months.

Gotta chill, I have so much I want to do in the next year.

[withleeknow]

oml I'm glad you had the best timee - the COLOURS, the ENERGY, it looks so pretty 😭✨️ the way I would've started bawling at my universe, you're a stronger soldier than I am 🫡

igwym abt heeseung - I literally tagged one of my posts “the embodiment of hot girl summer” (but really he's also the biggest dork and gives major 🥟 vibes. exhibit a: https://tinyurl.com/258ywev7 oh his smile:')) oh and that hair colour? he fckn owns it and I want it immortalised, like how our felix is now a natural blonde 🐥

also my algorithm was on one today: https://tinyurl.com/mr28ua3e - idk if you've seen how pretty the concept is for enha's new album package (I've yet to press the “preorder” button but it's so v tempting) and to be completely honest I'm battling with the contrast of emotions I'm feeling towards their cb vs. skz's 😟 confession time: I started stanning just before the run-up to their 5-star era and the energy was unparalleled; as fun as this teaser was and knowing how hard the boys tirelessly work to produce the content they do for stays, my heart's just not in this season's lead-up in the same way. your thoughts? ♡ it's a massive ick I can't just ignore sorry for the vibes here, have our resident dumb and dumber's single braincell as tax https://tinyurl.com/3nu5m8dk 🩷🩷

have my universe !! it was one of my favorite things that they performed that night and also one of the only two performances that i filmed from start to finish !! god it was just so amazing, truly an unforgettable experience and i'm still not over it. please excuse the shaky camerawork lol i was trying to contain myself 😂

heeseung really does own that hair color !! and especially when it's styled ?? OOOOF my guy chill 😭😭😭 yesterday i came across a jayke video (wish i could attach here but i lost it alsjjdjs) and it made me wanna start en-o'clock so bad just to witness their chaotic asses

ooooh i didn't know that enha is having a comeback soon! i LOVEEE anything that has to do with (love) letters sign me up 😩

honestly i get you. i usually don't get that excited about album releases anyway - bc there's still a chance that i won't like it when it comes out so in that case the excitement would be for nothing yk? but yeah with the upcoming skz comeback i'm feeling some type of way about it. i still feel a little out of place on skzblr (even though it'll be one year for me in october) and there are things that i feel like i'm not entitled to have an opinion on, but i did sort of fall out of them a little bit after the met and the [redacted] collab. it was starting to get better again but then after the cb announcement and the reminder that the collab will likely be on the album, i'm feeling 🥴 again. it's weird idk, i just hope it comes and goes quickly so we can put it behind us for good lol

HIS LAUGHHH i am obsessed with his stupid laugh 😭 hyunjin's laugh is one of my favorite sounds fr :((((( god they really are our dumb and dumber

[lonelywhalien22]

Based on your user and your post saying you were trying to stay up for Jimin on Jimmy, I'm going to assume you're an ARMY . . .???

Thoughts on Jimin's new album? 👀 I'm dying to talk music with someone 😂💜

Cheers! I hope all is well.

@twogyuu hey friend!!!

yeah i'm an army lol (the chill kind so don't come for me yall 💜😂) little backstory i found out about them back in 2018. i was just about to graduate high school at the time and was freaking out about the future, as one does, when i stumbled across their fake love mv. my curiosity was peeked and it was over from there. their songs and lyrics got me through literally some of the hardest times of my life, and whalien 52 will always symbolically be my favorite track from them because, besides being nice to listen to, it really spoke to me at the time and i would play it a lot whenever i would be hard on myself or feel upset over my circumstances. that song (and others like so far away by suga) was like a comfort - like an acknowledgement of my feelings and a reminder that i wasn't alone, that i wasn't the only person who has felt lonely or struggled in some way. and bts was my gateway into kpop so they'll always hold a special place in my heart (although now i have to suffer from being attacked everyday by a different kpop group and its members so idk thanks i guess??? lololol) ok sob story about my username is over lol.

this post is getting long so album thoughts are under the cut.

thoughts on jimin's new album - idk if i'm gonna get flamed for this but it wasn't really my vibe (no pun intended) if i'm being honest and i say that lovingly/respectfully. he is my bts bias and the first bias i ever had so believe me i am being honestttt lol. his dancing is what he's known for obvs so it didn't surprise me when the first release was set me free prt 2 which had more of an anthemic, powerful vibe to it. that was definitely fun to watch but it was that kind of kpop release where i get this feeling of like, this is a great performance to watch, but not a song i'd necessarily wanna hear again. and then i listened to the rest of the album and the other songs didn't do it for me personally either *with love*. Like Crazy was definitely my favorite, with the soft 80s vibes <3, but I'm not sure I'm gonna be playing it all that often. There wasn't a stand out point for me in it where I was like 'ah i wanna hear that part again' ya know??? For ref i really liked the song he did with taeyang (Vibe) and I still love the heck out of Serendipity from the Love Yourself days so I know jimin is capable of greatness...this just wasn't it for me personally. i keep emphasizing that b/c i'm not tryna receive any army hate 🤣. of all the member's releases so far, my favs were rm's indigo album (such a vibe ugggh + his features were fantastic), jin's the astronaut (was meh the first time i listened and then i heard it again in the middle of the night and it broke me???) and jhope's song on the street with jcole (not much of a rap girlie but i loveeeee jcole's music in particular for his incredible lyricism - he's a goat and one of the few i listen to - so i screamed when i saw the collab and the song was so freaking good 😭). I am incredibly excited for V's release whenever that comes because I'm convinced it's gonna be full of kdrama tracks that will make me cry (have you heard sweet night??? christmas tree??? winter bear??? bruh) and then Jungkook is such a stunning vocalist that i know I'll enjoy whatever he releases (euphoria is set as my phone alarm and ringtone and it still makes me cry to this day 🥹).

i loveeeee music so much (she says as if she didn't make that obvs by writing a whole 35k fic based off one dang song) - i am that person with a specific playlist for every possible feeling/vibe imaginable, i do indeed listen to/find gems from the songs writers list as inspo for their fics, and i am constantly on the hunt for new music so please reach out to me anytime about songs/releases, non-kpop included of course!!! this post was long af but hope you enjoyed <3

[bigboxcar]

Mugshot Monday - "Let That Shit Go" coffee mug with Morning Glory Signature Roast by Peace Coffee

My sister Erika has three super awesome and very chill cats. I'm a dog person 100%, but I do enjoy hanging out with a cool cat.

Of the three, I tend to bond most with George. Last weekend when I stayed overnight, he met me in the morning when I was pouring coffee and we had a great chat.

This "Let That Shit Go" coffee mug is Erika’s and it kind of resonated with me because...well, there's just a lot of shit going on right now.

So she let me borrow it for my Mugshot Monday today.

I asked her to send me a photo of George to include with the post, and she sent me this fabulous photo where he's striking a chill pose and looking so serious.

I swear George was trying to tell me the same thing when we were talking in the morning:

😂

I may need to make myself a coffee mug with his picture on it to remind me.

Thanks for letting me borrow your mug, Erika! And I love your cats.

Cheers everyone! ☕️ 🤩 🐈‍⬛

Btw, reach out if you happen to know the maker of this coolio mug! I'd love to give credit and link to where to buy.

See also also my 650+ photos from the Mugshot Monday project here: www.MugshotMonday.com – Every Mug Has A Story

[mrskurono]

Hi Three! Thanks for replying to me. I hope your week is going well <3

I really just wanted to have a more clear mind and “detox” because my last job was so toxic. I didn’t even realize how much I needed this break until I realized how catty my former supervisor was. Anyway, I’m currently at home trying to plan ahead for getting into grad school but I’ll apply to jobs again. You’re right! Personal wellness is so important.

Ugh, I can imagine that once I’m married to Bokuto it gets worse because he has pictures of us on our wedding day, pictures of our kids, etc. His teammates have to deal with him showing off all the time XD Oh gosh, I forgot that Iwa was an only child but I totally agree with you! That warms my heart that he cherishes time and attention.

Kageyama is a cutie! I only selfship with 3 Haikyuu men but I can never forget the ones I liked First so I feel that 😂

I’m so close to finishing season 1 but I love the show! It’s really interesting plot wise and I have such soft spots for some of the characters. I haven’t read the manga yet! The main reason I started it was because you and Rae started talking about it. But when I saw the “mommy milkers” or muscles of characters in one of your posts/Rae’s(?) posts I knew I was done for. I was like “I must watch this” but it took me a few weeks to finally do it aha

Ugh, Obi is one of my types but I didn’t know he’s an Aries! Yeah, I love that he’s so important even in the first season. He’s so jacked! It’s crazy! I will say I would also like to be strong as hell like Obi! It’s okay Three, I’m only 5’0 so I’d look like a child next to him 😂

Aww, I totally agree! I can see him sobbing because he really didn’t expect it but he’d be so sweet about it. He’d be telling everyone about it aha. I’d fall for him because of his dad energy. The moment I see him talk and interact with kids, I’ve fallen for him. He definitely respects his significant other.

Wah! I’ve seen Kurono but not in the anime yet! I will say the other Fire Force man I’m interested in is Waka but Obi is my main one for now lol

I hope you have a great day and take care Three 💕

-😊 anon

Of course ♡ And honestly not to bad, the mom rage is only mildly simmering aside the pms rage. I hope your hump day has treated you well!

Toxic work environments are soul sucking. I mean jobs as a whole are soul sucking but it's worse day in and day out with coworkers who make it worse. I didn't hate my coworkers but I'm also not sorry to not go back to work either bc you can only deal with drama so much. So I'm glad you've put yourself first! ♡

Bokuto is borderline annoying with photos I think we can all agree on that 😂 But its a good thing he has a certain charm to him that keeps people from wanting to strangle him every time he rolls up with a photo album of the last six months of your family life 😂

Kags was far from the first one I liked (RIP sorry Hinata) but he's definitely stuck with me as my fav even over Atsumu shhh

That was me and the mommy milkers thing 😂😂😂 The irony? I hate the bara body type on dudes I can't see Obi or Vulcan sexually at all 😂 But to be fair...once you get more Vulcan, I'm pretty sure you and Rae will have a lot to talk about for that man 😂😏 But Fire Force is still one of those shows that you literally enjoy everyone. I've yet to encounter a character I don't enjoy to some capacity. And the writing is <333

I might be 5'8 but damn well I'm gonna take on Obi, it's in my Aires blood to do so

Obi oozes daddy energy but like in the purest way possible so he gets my seal of approval. I adore Obi as a character. Not sexually attracted to him but him and I can chill in a hot tub five feet apart bc we're not gay 😂

Shhh....just...just ignore Kurono he's....something....I still can't explain myself, that's just my husband and I love him more than any 2d man ever >.>

Waka has a soft spot. He reminds me of Rae so I do still kinda have a soft spot for a tiny lil angry pisces of a man <3

[clumsyclifford]

This is gonna be a mess to explain but here it goes. So in school we took these tests where you'd be given various examples of sentences and somehow that put you in a visual learner category or the other one I forget what it was called but one was you had a very straight forward manner of thinking and the other let administrators know you were creative or some sort. That is what I mean when I said seeing perspective. It's the way words paint a picture instead of you just reading it as it is. As words. I already know that was a ghastly explanation but yeah you were on the right track. We just said it differently 😂.

So hi again! I am indeed back from the errands. It was quick then I got to read the newest chapter which had me 🥺 the entire time I had to talk business and that was very fun. But I loved it. You know, there's never really an unproductive day. Technically yes but you're also listening to music and thats not not doing nothing. That hardly made sense but it is still true. What do you usually do on Saturdays? I am going to be on my way to read the psycho fic. Prepare for me to come back and give you thoughts. Acoustic anything except for one song really hits different so I completely agree. A fun fact i like reading your tags. It's almost an inside look into your mind and it's fascinating. Yes! That exactly like that. It was just the first word to pop up and thought yep this is it. This is a nickname. I swear at times when I am writing in your box I am tripping out thinking what the actual fuck im literally having a conversation with you. Not that you're scary it is only my own inner anxiety about bothering people. Which happens often. I am curious to know what are your favourite acoustic songs? Now that your tags reminded me of that. -🧚‍♀️

oh is this like type A and type B or is that a different thing? btw learning styles are all bullshit it has to do with the subject not the learner which probably isnt even what we're talking about but as a psych student im contractually obliged to inform you

hello! slightly delayed response soz but welcome back im glad you liked the new chapter <3 i mean there are definitely unproductive days for schoolwork, or in general when i have things i should/need to do and then i don't do them, but. yesterday i managed to get a bit of stuff done that i needed to do, and today i have done...my best...all things considered...so. that's. yeah. i mean typically saturdays are my chill day and sundays are my homework day, but i also try to use saturday to get a little bit of work out of the way so that i don't have quite as much for sunday. i've been surprisingly terrifyingly unexpectedly on top of my stuff for the majority of this semester so at this point i'm just waiting for that to go down the drain lmao. but yeah saturday is my day to sleep in

hell yeah!! please do give me thoughts. you could also send your thoughts straight to meghna i bet she would appreciate hearing them. i should reread psycho fic im gonna do that after i answer this, reward for getting it done even though what i really need to do is read chapter 12 of my methods textbook. but. i just finished one assignment and. anyway. i haven't earned it but that is not gonna stop me.

oh no it's the opposite way round, it was all bangers except for one acoustic song, which DOES hit different. in general all of One Vibe and then one song of the Opposite Vibe always fucks. actually i have a playlist for that ! would you believe ! lmaooo

ahahaha well thank you my tags are my secret thoughts except not really secret just quieter just like me muttering under my breath talking to myself but also if anyone else is listening then talking to them too. so i'm glad you enjoy reading them gsdlfkhgj

i get it dude!! anxiety is a bitch. but i'm glad you're here anyway!! so that we can be homies!!!

OOOH big question. i mean let's start with everything noah kahan has ever done ever. loml. i actually have 2-4 playlists for this (maybe you have noticed i have a concerning playlist habit). okay here's some answers: most of room for squares or continuum (these are albums) by john mayer. dear winter by ajr. around the world and back by state champs (there are a few other champs songs as well, the unplugged EP is very good). grow as we go by ben platt, naive by andy grammer, a fair few maisie peters songs, all about you & walk in the sun by mcfly, honest by mali-koa, i could keep going but i. will not. but. i could. I Could.

[world-of-fire-and-flight]

The good news is that there was like a solid three hours for me to compose myself again after that ending (and also to eat breakfast because that's part of the reason why I was awake so early...that and my weird dream) and when I actually managed to respond (mobile formatting vs. browser formatting experience lmao). And by then I was laughing hysterically again so it's all good :) /lh

Show off your covers to your heart's delight! I love just staring at aesthetics for a good while lol 🤩

One day I will...first I gotta tease book two's title and then the cover reveal + repeat the cycle for book three😈

Oh. Well. I've been saying it wrong. 🎶I will hear their every story / take flight of my own dream / be as fierce as the seas are stormy / as proud as an eagle's scream🎶 I like my version better anyway 😋 Hehehe, accents are fun!I've sent my sis a few voice notes of me talking in a British accent hehehe "A Bri-ish ki-y" (coz they don't do Ts)

I cannot tell you how many song lyrics I've gotten wrong only to find out what they really are much, much later. I can't think of any specific song atm but there's been loads-OH no wait I misheard "and I'll want nothing else til I die" as "and I'll walk up the aisles til I die' in The Wizard & I from Wicked the Musical.

I can't say anything about British accents erasing ts because mine sometimes does too😜

Yeah, I meant and did assume just her immediate family died :P

Shhh I'm tryna dig myself out of the hole I dug LOL. It's bad because my sister texted me to ask me if I'd "based a deceased F&F character off of [her]" and I responded with something like "you're gonna have to be more specific because there's like 9 deceased F&F characters" (the answer, for curious minds, is no. I did not *technically* base a character off of my sister. And I'm only saying 'technically' because, well, things happen so it's possible i did it subconsciously.)

So basically between you and my sister, I've been well reminded of my Writer Whumper status (legit might print myself out a certificate. I've earned it 😂)

Lol, you were so into your fantasy world, you forgot it was fantasy 😅

The sad part is that's not the first time it's happened either, just the most notable imho

AGREED! I tried being extroverted but it was so tiring. I'm never doing that again.

I want this on a t-shirt. 1001% TRUE.

Well… now I feel bad for the ending GIF and parody.

DON'T! I LOVED IT (even if that scene in Mulan always gives me chills but that's how you know the writing did it's job😆) I might need to start printing these out and keeping them on my wall for rainy days or when I need a pep talk (or pick-me-up after writing scenes/backstories that involve murdering an entire household in cold ink🤪)

Oh no no. I just meant I like magic tech, but don't try to overburden yourself by trying to write everything your readers wanna see 😅

It's cool :) - I love worldbuilding and I do wonder what more I could do to help bring Tenebris to life quite often🧐

But I'll still stay very very clear of them, if you don't mind.

IRL, yeah absolutely. But in my fantasy world, bugs don't bother people (in all seriousness I don't like bugs either but I do like listening to cicadas and stuff...from the safety of my house where they can't get to me)

That's just how I roll 😎🛹

*mic drop*

World of Fire & Flight Masterlist

Every worldbuilding and introduction post for my YA Fantasy/Fantasy Adventure/Gaslamp Fantasy novel, Fire & Flight, right at your fingertips! Go ahead and dive into the world of F&F!

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Character Intros

Nyla

Delhart Family

Xander

Shamira

Kingdom of Tenebris: Culture, Country, and Fun Facts

Harvum

Serenmae

Myths of the Shadow Forest

Government & Politics

Animals of Tenebris

Pollies

Shadowjays

Pumpkies

Pumpkie Clans

Helloxes

Aquaerials

Pyrosas

Niphonies

Chirpets

Sagittarii

Taddles

Raverins

Religion

Overview

Helpet

Corruptio

Balmae