#ok that's it

[stars-n-spice]

I have a vision:

Bonus:

[enderina]

I GOT AN ANXIETY PLUSH AAA LET'S GOO

No way now i have the plushies of my three f/os!! I feel powerful/pos 😈😈

[demonstars]

joy, joy, joy

Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol // Dream, Dream Team Christmas // dream's stream // K.C CRAMM, christmas eve forever

[m30wk1ttycat]

the girl who i'm lowk in a situationship with just told me she loves me !! i feel like i won in life :3

[sharky-the-idiot]

Here's some Cookie headcanons I have... And also Pitaya Dragon's canon gender

:3

LOUD NOISE WARNING BTW

[frankiefreakazoid]

other people's doubts and limits are not your problem

y'all are 10x more quick to believe somebody's limits than you are somebody's success, that's why you're still stuck where you were last year

[ninicaise]

laurent, loudly within nikandros’ earshot: akielons didn't build the kingsmeet. those big pillars are way too heavy for humans, how'd they get those just standing up there? no way. it was the beasts

[raiiny-bay]

dusty's camera roll <3

[daz4i]

thank you! and yes ofc, any input is welcome! okay, so i've seen some people talk about how many fics get chuuya and dazais dynamic wrong, but i've not actually seen any specific critiques, so i was wondering if you have any tips to avoid, for lack of better term, to write one of the "bad ones"?

also, i don't have money for the light novels, is it generally frowned upon to write skk without having knowledge of how they are in the light novels? i don't if they're that different, but i've seen comments like "if you just read stormbringer, you'd understand" so just wondering if i'm missing out on A Lot.

and for fic posting, this is not that important, but is there some popular fic boosting tags if i wanted to promote it on tumblr?

oh these are great questions!! lemme try to answer it in an organized way (edit from myself after typing the answer up: i am so sorry for this monster of a post askjdfgh hope it's not too overwhelming 😭🙏)

skk dynamic:

one thing i think is important to keep in mind is that it has layers, and that they're not quite honest in their interactions. a good example for what i mean is like when they're rescuing q and chuuya talks about how he can't stand dazai, but then later when dazai is attacked by lovecraft chuuya is immediately concerned and runs after him to make sure he's okay, being shocked and worried when he sees his arm missing, etc. (dazai is even worse in that regard lmao)

i can speak on my own personal pet peeve with skk fics is where their personalities are flattened, and thus their relationship is as a result as well (for example, reducing chuuya to a tsundere, or making him stupid, while making dazai some dark edgelord etc) this can lead to missing one key thing in their relationship: they're equals

soukoku even just as a fighting duo isn't just "dazai thinks up strategies and chuuya fights", the whole reason they're considered unbeatable to their enemies is because they're both strong - they can both fight, and they're both smart and good at thinking quickly on their feet. it's just that chuuya is better at fighting, and dazai's strategies are more airtight. this way they're enhancing each other's abilities. so, translating that into their general dynamic is also important

another way in which they're equal that i think shows this last part^ even better, and smth that i think ppl tend to miss, is that dazai never really manipulates chuuya or forces him into situations he doesn't want to take part in - he always asks for chuuya's final word on the matter. chuuya follows his plans because he too knows they're likely the best option. this is how they maintain their trust in each other

(honestly the only time i think you can argue dazai tries to manipulate chuuya is in their reunion in the dungeon, but really it's more for shits and giggles on his end, no real malice, and chuuya probably knows that too, i think)

light novels:

first off!! even if you can't afford them, bsd-bibliophile has them right here!!! i really recommend checking it out :)

i don't think you HAVE to read them but like. it's good to know what happens in them at least generally, and it can definitely help the nuance of their dynamic. the sb comment is kind of right bc it helps figuring out one of those layers i mentioned in the beginning

i actually haven't finished strombringer myself hehe but one thing i got from it so far and from reading analysis of it (which can also help if you don't mind getting spoiled!) that i think is important, esp if you're writing about their mafia days, is that chuuya does hate dazai in the early stages of their relationship, but like. because he sees himself in him. and he sees despair he doesn't want to give in to. at least back then, dazai kind of embodies his negative thoughts about himself, even if not literally and just in his mind.

also on a more basic level both of them (tho esp fifteen) offer some shenanigans of them being silly teenagers. also dazai cringe compilation. actually this is an important part of it i think dazai should always be at least a little bit pathetic when chuuya's around (but that might also be just my own personal take :P)

tldr for the light novels thing, i think it really depends on what sort of fic you're planning to write. canonverse, and esp mafia days, i'd say it's fairly important. aus, not so much, but it can help. relationship explorations, probably. silly fluff or pwp, not really. yknow :?

posting:

hmmmmm i don't know any particular tags (except like, basic stuff, fandom / ship / main characters / "fanfiction" / maybe key tropes you're using? tho it's def not a must) but some general tumblr hacks:

posting at the right hours and days helps; around the afternoon or early evening in american timezones, on the weekends, is probably the best time to gain most traffic

use ao3's automatic sharing or post the fic as the link post format, rather than a text post or picture with a link inserted into the text. idk if it still exists, but it used to be that posts with links in the text would be hidden from search results, especially if you're a new blog (i think it was mostly removed but the new blog thing might still be relevant)

don't use swears and esp not "fuck" and its variations in the tags. hides posts from search results (i think "shit" and such is okay?? but i'm not entirely sure so. to be on the safe side, better to avoid) also don't use "nsfw" or any other possibly nsfw tags even if it's needed

speaking of. while it's probably responsible to use community labels. i'm p sure tumblr hides mature posts from search results 😭 i saw artists complaining abt their posts getting flagged and even getting shadowbanned over it iirc so. unfortunately it's probably better to avoid 😔 save the warnings for the fic itself

this might be a bug only i have lol but after making a post with quite a few tags, wait a few seconds before refreshing the tab or moving to another page. i noticed that otherwise it can hide the post from everywhere except your own blog (it might also be only relevant to image posts? but again, to be on the safe side, it won't hurt to do it)

okay i think that's all. i will say that everything i said abt skk might be just my own personal interpretation hehe so don't take my word as gospel!!! i'm sure there are many other fans and writers who view them in an entirely different light, and at the end of the day, it's up to you to choose your own version to write

and with that, i'm also turning this post to my followers, if you want to add anything, or if you have links to good analysis posts that could answer one of these questions, please go ahead! :D

as for you anon, i wish you good luck with writing, and mostly i hope you have fun with it!!! :3 just bc you see some of us complaining abt fics sometimes doesn't mean you should walk into it scared, actually please don't!!! you can do whatever you want really, and i'm sure there will be an audience for your work no matter what you create! <3

[kr9vorebeazt]

So, this is a Dtiys(Draw This In Your Style) cuz I wanna make another dtiys lol

Anyone can join especially my mutuals! :D

Click more for the rules

👇

Rules:

1. No porn

2. No trace

3. U can make it more gory

4. U can change the bg than just leaving it blank

5. U can change the pose but keep Renegade!Aiden show his bloody grinning smile>:)

6. "He he he" part is optional

7. The 3rd pic is his outfit

8. The 4th pic is tattoo guide

Here's the gift:

1st place: Fullbody art(OC or Fandom characters)

2nd place: Bust-up art(OC or Fandom characters)

3rd place: Halfbody art(OC or Fandom characters)

4th place: Headshot art(OC or Fandom characters)

For honorable mentions the gifts are Doodle art!(also OC or Fandom characters)

For more information about this dtiys, u can DM or comment

REMINDER!: THE DEADLINE IS uh... Idk, maybe, 9 September or 13 September but y'all must finish the Dtiys if u already joined

Ok bye :3

NOTE!: To cancel the dtiys, gimme the reason why you couldn't do the Dtiys in DM. MUST HAVE valid reasons. If u cancel it without reason or making unvalid reason, You'll be still count joining the Dtiys until the deadline

Another note for the gift!: Preferable drawing the OC or Fandom Character that have simple design. Complicated design will affect the time of me to drawing ur gift

[kartsstuffig]

i don't think i actually care that much about the game awards in a genuine sense outside of now like. don't harass anyone?? the 90%-10% thing kind of sucks but guys it's video games

[eeli0r]

just figured out i write gay better than straight

idk just putting that out there

[the-13th-battalion]

read one too many zosan fics

as a fic writer myself and a notorious hopeless romantic, this is dangerous

help

[catboydogma]

In the Blackness

PART II OF III

PART I: THE BRUTE DIVINE

body horror, hanahaki, and canon-typical violence. comprehensive tags and warnings on ao3.

feat. art from the amazing @olives-and-lilies !!

wc: 15,411

“Master,” Obi-Wan called out, eyes wide. There was something in his throat. He swallowed once, twice, and it only lodged further up. “Ma—” When his voice broke he started coughing, the lump in his throat getting sharper and harder.

Qui-Gon was at his side when he next looked up, one hand steadying Obi-Wan by the shoulder as he started to sink to his knees. “What is it, Obi-Wan?”

Dark spots crowded his vision. Obi-Wan could only just barely take short, shallow sips of air, even as he coughed and coughed and coughed, even as Qui-Gon rubbed one hand up and down the quivering length of his spine and did something with the Force to try and—he didn’t know.

He couldn’t breathe.

He couldn’t breathe.

Obi-Wan stared at his hand fisted in the front of Qui-Gon’s tunics. His knuckles were white with pressure. He couldn’t quite feel his hands, all the same, vision dimming and dimming at the edges. Qui-Gon’s deep voice was a rumble just at the edge of hearing. The hand between his shoulder blades—unmoving, now—burned like a brand.

He couldn’t have caught some sort of virus or flu originating on Mandalore. That was just preposterous. Obi-Wan’s biology was perfectly compatible with—

Obi-Wan doubled over and hacked a crimson spatter of blood and matter onto the shining durasteel floor. It was ugly and dark, half clotted blood and the soft tissues of Obi-Wan’s throat and mouth, half—something else. He kept coughing—and coughing—and coughing. Another trail of thin roots, hairy with offshoots and rough with half-dried dirt, followed onto the floor. By now his coughs had taken on a distinctly hoarse sound and they were great, agonizing things, like they were turning Obi-Wan’s lungs inside out with each heave.

read more on ao3!

[impmansloot]

also not going into details on fiction vs reality but i'll just say that it's dumb to deny that fiction absolutely can and does affect reality, people who say otherwise just want to avoid any responsibility for content they make/consume