#nyssa rambles in the tags

[nyssasorbit]

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[dyscalcoolia]

oh speaking of abandoning chronology, I'm doing that for classic who too. there's So Much to slog through so I'm jumping around based solely on vibes. watched a few serials w 4, but right now I'm obsessed w 5 and his whole deal and his terrible children

[faydingrain]

Fanfiction Writer Bingo

Was tagged by @caelumsnuff once again~

idk who to tag besides @rensply, so I tag U, viewer ヽ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ

To clarify on some: I guess I kinda had a Wattpad phase?? I saw some other authors post their rough drafts on there, so I started posting mine before they nuked the forums. Then the forums got nuked, and I couldn't really advertise anymore, my readership died, and I got rid of my account. I did actually open a new one so I could read things here and there though.

I am a sucker for fluff, but I guess it depends on what characters. Like I'm fucking sick of Redacted fluff fics, and there are specific characters I don't care to read for like Tsuru/Youran (sorry, I'm not huge on that ship, lol).

Not sure if the "fic that deserves more attention" is supposed to be mine or someone else's, but I definitely know others that deserve more attention! All my ao3 bookmarks for sure at least.

I am currently trying to make it as a pro writer!! Going to start editing my first novel in February, and currently going through the hell of marketing, starting on Twitter (it's not going well, lmao)

Blank template below for anyone who wants to fill it out:

[braveheartstoryteller]

It definitely makes it easier to enjoy the set design of the levels, when you're just watching a walkthrough. There are a lot of details they put in, while keeping the aesthetic and style of the original sets or worlds. I've done theater both as an actor and stage crew, so I tend to use the term "set design" instead of other terms. Anyway, they are certainly pretty to look at. :)

[daughterofthemuse]

He literally skips like half of the gathering after Solstice meetings to tinker by his throne. His kids have yet to come and join him.

“Do you think god stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what's he's created?” but it’s Hephaestus hiding from his kids in his forges because he’s scared of awkward small talk

[nyssasorbit]

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[faydingrain]

20 Questions for Fic Writers Game

Got tagged again by @caelumsnuff! Thank you for the taggeroony toony~

I've never spoken to them before, but I see them around a lot and happen to know they have a tumblr, so I tag @aroseandacross if you want to do this! And anyone else that stumbles across it, I tag you too! :p

1 - How many works do you have on AO3?

37...oh wow

2 - What's your total AO3 word count?

147,476?! Good night!

3 - What fandoms do you write for?

Redacted Audio, Owari no Seraph, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Funamusea Universe, Hollow_ VA, Tokyo Ghoul, and D.Gray-Man by technicality though that oneshot isn't done or posted yet, lol. The ones I write for on the regular honestly vary depending on my mood and current devotion to the series, including the possible spite I feel towards that series, lmao. There are way more brief fic sparks I get for other series, but just never get the inspiration to go through with and end up forgetting.

4 - What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

5: A Quiet, Peaceful Night 4: Vice Versa 3: A Little Help from P[izza]-chan (which literally rose to my top 3 practically overnight because the Guy fans escaped containment I guess, lmfao) 2: Branch, Like a Tree 1: Yours in Eternity, My Dearest All for Redacted Audio

5 - Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes! I love giving love back to the love I recieve! Admittedly though, the only comments I haven't responded to seemed more like musing aloud, and I genuinely wasn't sure how to respond, lol. Now I feel like it's too late, so I feel awkward trying to respond now, but I feel bad not doing so all the same....

6 - What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Probably Inversion: Another Story considering all the death and bad things it leaves off on, lol.

7 -What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

To Date a Vampire, though it's more like...reader-self-insert-y I guess? But is basically pure fluff, lol.

8 - Do you get hate on fics?

Not yet! I expected to get more hate for how many OC and OC/Canon fics I write, but my fics don't tend to garner much attention over all anyways I think, so it can't reach the loud haters, lol.

9 - Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Nope!! I hate writing smut, I don't like reading smut that much either. I'm a fade-to-black type writer. The closest thing I'll get to writing smut is maybe writing brief instances of the off-screen smut, and there'll be a graphic sexual assault scene later in EIC (y'know, for the therapeutic aspect).

10 - Do you write crossovers?

...Technically? Lmfao. Though unfinished, Our Solemn Hour is a crossover with Tsubasa and X/1999, with many of the X characters appearing in it mostly as cameos. Embers of an Iridescent Cage is maybe a crossover between stories? Though, Decem: Anges et Demons does exist now. Burning Wings is a crossover-ish with characters from Tsubasa in a setting inspired by The Last of Us, though I didn't crosstag it in the latter fandom since the only similarity is literally just the setting. And that's all.

11 - Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I better fucking not. (No one wants my trash lmfao.)

12 - Have you ever had a fic translated?

No, but that would actually be incredible if it happened.

13 - Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, I am a selfish, haughty bastard and I need full reign over my stories, lmfao. Unless the other person was a similar writer with very similar ideas to me, it would never work. (Plus...I write about my FCs so often, so, lol. I personally find it very difficult to write stories about characters that aren't my own, hence the large volume of OC fic.)

14 - What's your all time favorite ship?

That's a great question. (It honestly varies depending on my mood. Mostly OC/Canon ships probably. I do still adore SuzuFeri.)

15 - What's a WIP that you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

Don't make me call myself out like this-

16 - What are your writing strengths?

Hell, I don't know...I've been told I'm humorous

17 - What are your writing weaknesses?

I've been told I'm bad at making characters not suffer, lmfaooo

18 - Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I mean, if you know the language or do your research, go for it! Maybe add a footnote mentioning what was said for non-speakers if it wasn't brought up in the fic? (I don't personally ever plan for this myself for fics, but it is a small thing I plan on doing research for in my novel series, and I feel the same about original work too.)

19 - First fandom you wrote for?

OKAY SO, I think my actual first fanfic ever was a Kingdom Hearts fanfic, but the first one I posted on ao3 was for Owari no Seraph.

20 - Favorite fic you've written?

Probably Yours in Eternity, My Dearest!! I'm not saying Kalila is totally 100% a self-insert, but I mayyyy or may not have written that series just because I want to feel like Will was writing fancy love letters to me 💕

[braveheartstoryteller]

There is a certain amount of immersion lost, when Sora doesn't grow up while going from story to story in MofM. It is often the little things.

[nyssasorbit]

Hey look! I opened a Redbubble shop!! ✨

I have no idea how this may go over, but if you've ever wanted to purchase my artwork in some form or fashion, now you have that chance!

If I continue to add things, I'll probably be focusing mostly on stickers and postcards (the two products that I've actually been wanting to sell for a while now, lol)! However, I do have one travel mug on there purely because the fact that it fits on there so well is funny to me 😂

[faydingrain]

I'm writing a fic about Fumus being possessive/mildly yandere? and it's an absolute mess

[braveheartstoryteller]

Perhaps people have noticed, perhaps not, but I am more likely to do a deep dive into characters, not the lore of a story. Lore is fun, I am likely to sit down a watch a video or read a post about such things. However, characters matter most to me. I want to get into their heads, understand how they tick, and then sometimes write stories for them. That probably makes me a character writer. The point is here though, that I'm more likely to write a piece on characters than anything else on here. My most popular post, which sort of came at a surprise, was a piece on the connection between Wild and Twilight of Linked Universe. It showed how that while the connection was odd in a way, (them being polar opposites) it made sense because of their backstories. I love comparisons like that, and it was pretty fun to write. But...it took I think maybe an hour to write? It wasn't long, and I honestly didn't spend a whole lot of time on it. It was just my thoughts that I threw together. It's what I usually do, and it probably shows. But I write like I speak in many ways, which makes the posts probably disjointed at times, and not as well written as it could be. But I do like the more, chaotic, and slightly organic way of doing things. I'm weird okay?

Still though, I can't help but think that most people are intersted in just lore stuff, not the stuff that people usually just "project" on, like characters. Personally, I like to come at things a bit differently. I don't think: how do I see this character? I think: what does the story tell me about this character? Not that I don't ask the former question, for it is important one due to my own heart. All of us project on something, especially characters. I do all the time. However, due to who I am, It is actually important to me to see beyond that, as I would do with a human being. Characters are figments of a real human in a way to me. They are someone's creation, or multiple people sometimes. I want to see who they are created to be, not what I think they should be. This is sometimes difficult, and can even hurt at times. But I find the excerise helpful, for I learn through it. Like a human, the clash between me and the character can reveal something about myself, or the story I am exploring, or something else important. Something that I wouldn't have if I hadn't made the choice to look beyond my perceptions. And from that, for some reason, I have a desire to share what I've learned through that deep dive. While I'll never get rid of "projection" totally, I still try. Even though, yes, all of this is still very subjective. Just like any lore theory. For that is what it is, a theory. A view of a character, just hopefully well supported. So, in the end of writing all this (thanks if you got this far) my question is this: does anyone out there care about these types of posts? Ones that focus on characters, their motivations, and the connections with other characters as well as the stories they are in? Because sometimes I wonder. But I also know this is my heart. I want to understand someone else, walk in someone else's shoes, if only for a little while. Because, in the end, sometimes all I want to understand is: "I just wanted to know why she was so sad."* *Sora in the scene Read the Room Kiddo, from KH3

[x-nephophile-x]

I’ve been up like 28 hours, and playing with picrews. Have Cordelia, Nyssa, and Karina Shepard And then Abigail Walker, my FNV Courier, and Aurelia Venia, my FFXV Kingsglaive, because these two bitches are my constant brainrot OCs apparently. (link to picrew for anyone who wants it)

[bunkernine]

Demigod Tracker 🧭

Filed Under: Safety

Status: PENDING

The purpose of the tracker is to quickly be able to track any missing or injured demigods through an app in case of an emergency of a quest gone wrong.

When a child is claimed, they are given a bead marking their heritage. For example, here is the Iris bead:

With each kid having a bead, the head counselor of each cabin can track their siblings with the DT app on one of the demigod-safe devices in the Big House, or a personal demigod-safe device.

Head counselor have their own secured pin to access these details. Here is what can be viewed:

General Location (within range of 150 ft)

Heart Rate and Condition

Allergies and Illnesses

In addition to location, condition is another vital feature. Based on heart rate and other magical nonsense, the bead assesses if a camper is potentially hurt. Here are the possible conditions:

GREEN: Stable (Demigod is relatively safe and healthy)

YELLOW: Injured (Demigod is injured, but will be safe)

RED: Critical (Demigod is in imminent danger)

[Not shown] BLACK: Deceased

The moment a demigod's status turns red, the head counselor is alerted. An alert is also sent for yellow, but this can be manually switched off by the head counselor after assessing the injury.

🧭 Things to consider of the DT:

→ It's creepy and an invasion of privacy to track someone's location. Additionally, this can have horrendous effects if put in the wrong hands.

→ Should demigods outside of the head counselors be aware of their bead's true purpose? Will this be kept a secret or be known?

→ If a camp necklace is lost, there is no purpose.

Main Take-away:

🧭 The DT should be used only to quickly assess the health and status of questing or missing demigods. If a situation grows uncontrollable, the head conselors have easy access to a location and can run to the scene instantly.

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((hehe thank you @blackgwenstacy, @louellens, for names, and @nancybobofit for robert angst 😭😭😭... also 😳 sorry about esme))

[flower-queen-of-the-internet]

why is it so cute when Nyssa calls Oliver “Husband” and Felicity “Sister-Wife”.

[blve0]

Ship Themes Tag

@tiredbard tagged me in a post a bit ago, and I’m FINALLY answering it (sorry for the delay)

Rules: bold the themes that apply to your ship, within your story, then tag any amount of writeblrs of your choice!

Soheila/Nyssa

height difference (Soheila is tall...er) / mutual pining / first kiss / wedding / in-jokes / lgbt+ / family disapproves / would die for each other / would kill for each other / fake relationship / arranged wedding / cuddlers / pda friendly / and they were room mates / holding hands / secret relationship / opposing world views / getting a pet / have kids / want kids / grow old together / relationship failures / rests head on shoulder / share a bed / token dummies / relationship doubts / they have a song / first date / sharing a blanket / mutual interests / study buddies / bathing together / crash into hello / accidental nudity / laundry / same hobbies / cooking for each other / big fancy gala (au) / sibling rivalry / hair stroking / sitting on each other’s laps

Brana/Luka

height difference (Luka is tall) / mutual pining / first kiss / wedding / in-jokes / lgbt+ / family disapproves / would die for each other / would kill for each other / fake relationship / arranged wedding / cuddlers / pda friendly / and they were room mates / holding hands / secret relationship / opposing world views / getting a pet / have kids / want kids / grow old together / relationship failures / rests head on shoulder / share a bed / token dummies / relationship doubts / they have a song / first date / sharing a blanket / mutual interests / study buddies / bathing together / crash into hello / accidental nudity / laundry / same hobbies / cooking for each other / big fancy gala (au) / sibling rivalry / hair stroking / sitting on each other’s laps

Tagging

@blurrywhitelies @monstrouswrites  @griffinwriting  @writerproject

[sunflowersandscreams]

hard times (gonna make you wonder why you even try)

read on ao3

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, The Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Nico di Angelo/Leo Valdez Characters: Nico di Angelo, Leo Valdez Additional Tags: Fluff, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Nico di Angelo Needs a Hug, Sad Nico di Angelo, nico is having a bad day. thats it thats the fic., Mild Angst

Summary: Nico isn't having the best day, but Leo's here.

Nico hadn’t done much today. It just got like this sometimes – the depression would build up over the course of a week or so until it burst out to incapacitate him for a day or two, after which he would be fine for another while. Nico knew it probably wasn’t healthy, but he didn’t really have the energy to care about that right now.

There was a deep heaviness in his bones, weighing him down and burdening him with the feeling of it. These sorts of days tended to be like this; everything got to him too much and he wanted to crawl into a hole and never come out. Today, Nico was doing just that. He’d woken up like this and had stayed in the same position for almost the whole day, besides to go to the bathroom and take a couple bites of a stale energy bar left in a drawer in his bedside table, despite his nausea.

He was lying on the bed, on his left side, his eyes gazing into the distance and his fingers limp and unmoving on the blanket he’d covered himself with. Nico’s mind was stuck, a vicious cycle repeating itself over and over. He wasn’t good enough; was he ever going to be good enough? He’d never be good enough. The thought was affixed in his mind, like a pervasive piece of gum that you couldn’t get out, no matter how hard you tried. And Nico had tried, he’d tried so hard, but it never mattered in the end, did it?

“Hey, bats!” Leo’s upbeat voice sounded suddenly from the doorway. Nico glanced up from his little cocoon of misery to see his boyfriend standing there, bubbly and a little greasy. Nico must have not heard the door open. “What’s up?”

“N’much,” Nico mumbled, throwing the blanket over his head.

“I made something super cool with Nyssa, you should definitely come see it,” Leo continued, shutting the door behind him to come bounce on the bed next to Nico. “It’s a coat stand, but it’s got all these extra functions, and it’s got mini heaters for wet clothes, and it can change length and height depending on…”

Nico zoned out, listening to the sound of Leo’s voice rather than the words he was speaking. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to listen; he was just so tired and distracted, and he couldn’t really keep up with Leo’s rapid-fire rambling.

“-Neeks? Are you asleep?” Leo asked, concerned. Nico jolted, alerting Leo to the fact that Nico was awake. He pulled the blanket away from Nico’s face, looking down as Nico stared up at him blearily. “You good there?”

“Mmmm,” Nico hummed, burying his face into the blanket despite Leo’s attempts to keep his face in view.

“What’s up?” Leo said, his voice turning sympathetic and a little quieter. He and Nico had been together long enough that he knew when Nico wasn’t feeling well, and Nico knew the same about him.

“Jus’ tired. Bad day,” Nico said shortly, his tone coming off as monotonous. He winced, aware of the fact that he sounded rude and uninterested. “Sorry, I’m-”

“You don’t have to be sorry,” Leo said instantly. “You’re tired, that’s no big deal. We all need some sleep every once in a while.”

Leo’s joke almost coaxed a smile out of Nico. “Not that kind of tired. Like… mentally. Exhausted.”

“Ohh, I get you.” Leo nodded, his hands fiddling with the edge of the blanket he held. “Would anything help?”

Nico went silent. He knew of something that often helped to boost his mood, but… he was annoying, and weird. Who would ever want to do something even close to that? Never mind the fact that Leo was his boyfriend, and he should be more caring about him-

“Bats, I can hear you overthinking from here.” Leo settled down properly next to him, still fidgeting. “Anything at all, I’ll help you with it. That’s what I’m here for.”

“If you could just…” Nico trailed off. “No, it’s stupid, I’m sorry for not being normal, and a better boyfriend-”

“Nico.” Leo cut his panicked blathering off with one gentle word. “It’s not stupid. You’re doing the best you can with your mental health right now, and I get that. I can wait. Right now, you’re my priority. What do you want me to do so I can help you feel better?”

Oh.

Even after all this time with a more stable friend group, and a home now, Nico still sometimes forgot that people loved and cared for him. “I guess… if you’d. I don’t know. Play with my hair or something.”

Leo smiled. “I can do that.”

He sat on the bed and guided Nico’s head into his lap, settling him so he was half-spread across Leo’s legs. He draped the blanket back over Nico and partially over himself, then wove a hand into Nico’s hair. Nico hummed, letting out a sigh of comfort as Leo began to run his fingers through his hair.

With his other hand, Leo interlocked his and Nico’s fingers, tracing small circles into the skin there. Nico was quiet, immersed in the sensation of Leo, his hand in his hair and his quiet voice humming off-key in the background.

“Alright, bats?” Leo murmured, pressing a quick kiss to his head.

“Yeah,” Nico sighed, relaxing slightly. “I think so.”

“I love your hair, y’know. It’s so… shiny. And fluffy. And kinda curly. And dark, but not dark enough to be black, but such a dark brown that you can only tell now.” Leo considered it for a moment. “It’s like… a secret. Only for us to know.”

Nico huffed, barely an exhale, but Leo took it as the laugh he knew it was. They knew each other well that way.

It didn’t fix everything; Nico was still a long way from healthy. But having these small moments of comfort helped to fill the cracks.