#ooc ;; I am making this all up this is a fictional disease

[mxchineherald]

miner’s disease

The name is a blanket term for the conditions and disorders caused by exposure to gasses from the mines in utero. These disorders focus primarily on three parts of the body: the lungs, the spine, and the blood vessels. While it is rare, it is possible to have all three varieties of Miner's Disease at once, referred to as Complex Miner's Disease.

The Lungs

The effects on the lungs are noticeable from birth in what is known as “Miner’s Breath”, where an infant will present with a noticeable wheeze and pale, clammy skin. This is treatable with clean air, though few in the Undercity have access to such a thing. As the infant grows into a child, their breathing may improve, but experience flares of pneumonia-like symptoms during poor weather or air conditions. Coughing may become so severe that it causes nosebleeds and dizziness. Often, these children will be lethargic and weak, making it difficult for them to socialize with their peers.

As the child grows to a teenager, hormonal effects on the body may further strain the lungs, causing more flares and episodes. Further aging has shown a steady increase in these flares until adulthood, where the lungs begin to degenerate due to chronic inflammation and strain. Flares of symptoms will begin to occur under situations of stress, poor weather, or viral infection. Severe coughing, wheezing, arrest of breath, and feeling faint are the most common symptoms in adults in the early stages of a flare. Increased bloody sputum and proclivity toward infection follow thereafter. Bed rest and inhaled medications are recommended at this stage, but there is no shown way to reverse the degradation of lung tissue from recurrent infection and inflammation.

Patients with these symptoms of Miner’s disease rarely live into their twenties if not taken to clean air. If brought to a cleaner environment, they have a chance at making it into their mid-thirties.

The Spine

The effects on the spine become noticeable upon walking age in most children. They will take longer to learn to walk, experience difficulty walking, and almost always present with a noticeable limp. It is not uncommon for children with these spinal issues to experience balance problems, often leading to early injury of the effected limbs. With proper physical therapy, a child may learn to walk without a limp, but few people in the Undercity have access to such physicians, and instead rely on old traditional stretches and exercises.

Children going through puberty may experience severe back pain as the spine begins to grow crooked in sections. It is recommended that children with these symptoms be given medications to dull the pain and ensure some activity through careful, low impact motions.

Growing into young adulthood, those with these symptoms may experience acute and chronic pain due to the vertebrae pinching nerves and segments of the spinal column. As the spinal column is effected, limps may grow more severe and require a brace to keep straight.

Many of those with these symptoms lose their ability to walk by their thirties. Corrective surgery on the spine is an experimental field, but has found some success in preserving mobility for patients.

The Blood Vessels

The most rare of the types of Miner's Disease, this variety only seems to develop in those exposed to gas from the fissures in the Lanes. Most commonly observed in the families of fissure scrappers and miners, symptoms present in adults around the age of 20-25. Due to its rarity, little is known about this variety or its pathology.

Initial presentation is a feeling of coldness regardless of temperature, dizziness while under stress, bruising easily, and dizziness upon standing too fast. This seems to be due to weak circulation and poor iron absorption.

As they age into their late twenties, someone with this type of Miner's Disease may begin to suffer from sporadic muscle cramps in their legs, hands, and feet.

[prosaicpedagogy]

//OOC Post - real world stuff + Fictional

Censored so it doesn't show up in tags

Normalized Behavior:

So with the current stuff happening in Pales/tine, and how closely I relate to it as a black American. With how Isra/eli people are treating Pales/tinian people across social media, if you have Twitter, TikTok,

or even go through the tags on tumblr. You have SEEN the horrible things happening right now. You have SEEN the boycotts, you are SEEING how HORRIBLE things are and how people are. It's been going around that Isra/eli content creators are posting tone-deaf, horrible, racist content. Making fun of Pales/tinian people who are being murdered and killed. In Isr/ael, it has been normalized. This behavior has been normalized. Back when Jim Crow laws were a thing, and lynching black people was normal, it was NORMALIZED, and the behavior of it was NORMALIZED.

What does this have to do with Fiction:

How does this tie into fiction? I need to speak on how people RP fantasy racism in Homestuck, and just general fantasy racism.

Please keep in mind the hurtful things you say to fictional marginalized groups, are things REAL PEOPLE say and do to REAL MARGINALIZED groups.

The lusting after other species or other blood colors, it's fetishizing. You see that happen to real minorities, Asians, Black people, Hispanics, etc. It's fucking weird! It's creepy, even when it's fictional. It's uncomfortable!

"I think this blood color sucks for xyz" Is just RACISM. "Purplebloods are violent, aggressive and they do a bunch of drugs" Do you literally not hear yourselves???

These are things said about REAL PEOPLE and REAL MINORITIES. It's uncomfortable!

I get some characters are just racist and awful and horrible people, but a lot of RPers have normalized this behavior and we see characters improve or grow but they're still racist! Or in this case Hemoist.

Comments like: "Trolls are all like this" and "humans are a disease" is deeply troubling to me. It's so normalized, these deeply eco-fascist, and racist ideologies.

I KNOW that not everyones muse is black-coded or POC-coded like my own are. However, there ARE POC-coded characters, and sometimes you guys are just being racist.

When POC talk about being uncomfortable and go to you, it's not drama it's dangerous.

I am not calling anyone racist btw. This is literally just a vent/rant.

[hinacu-arts]

Tags That Made Me Smile 2023 — Part 1 (Jan-June)

Ive collected so many of my "Tags That Made Me Smile List" that i wont be posting it annually this year, its going to be at least biannually (although a good portion of this list is actually random comments in the author notes/lines and not tags 🤣)

[2022's List] [2021's List]

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Not Fandom Specific

if they seem ooc at times (to YOU) just ignore it... i know Them

“It’s impossible to figure out comic book timelines” - people who are not me and who I cannot relate to

im ace but i tried my damnest to emulate allo behaviour

canon is nothing more than the sandbox in which I choose to build my castle

Not canon, not fanon, but some other third thing (my love for extravagant world building)

fan fiction vs foe fiction

bro we are teens its ok to be vunerable in front of me #now we are kissing bro dont stop

They have my mind on fucking speed dial i stg

intentional miscommunication in the name of fuckery

Cheesy romance taken seriously

The universe frantically consults the rule book while fate runs off with their action figures

getting a toddler dumped on you by your ex’s ex

“I’m not dying without kissing you” #And then they don’t die #And It’s all quite awkward

"Now if you'll excuse me… Tonight's bad decision isn't going to make itself."

“What’s a ‘boyfriend’? And why am I yours?”

“It has come to my attention that you are, unfortunately, my favorite person on this planet.”

i’m staring at the ceiling fighting the urge to kick you -a love story

Accidental Soul-Bonding oops

Enemy to Caretaker

Wooing via Prank War

Allegedly Platonic Kissing

Fandom Specific

These are ordered by the chronological order of which fandom i was reading at the time

Wednesday

werewolves mate for life

The Gomezification of Wednesday Addams

Legend of Zelda

Hi my name is Link and Welcome to Jackass

Link and Sidon both get a little bit gay: The Chapter

Gerudo Vai Outfit shenanigans

DC x Danny Phantom

Danny is the Tom Bombadil of Superheroes

Jack Fenton’s ability to casually Cool-Aid-Man his way through walls is a symptom of ectoplasm exposure

Skulker, No Skulking!

Danger Twink!Danny Fenton

Red Hood: Civilian Edition

inception—magic school bus version

a guy on staff so adorable it triggers Jason’s fight or flight response

Jason gets diagnosed with "bro your ectoplasm is fucked up" disease

Inspired by Hallmark Christmas Movies #But make it Halloween #where Tim Drake finds out the true meaning of love and Halloween #a true Rom-Com that's just a lil spooky

keeps the Hallmark themes of anti-capitalism #Vlad is the capitalism

pit is gone #raging anger has been replaced with raging hormones

All the (pit) rage he felt at the Joker for killing him is now being redirected and funneled into admiration/gratitude for the guy who did kill Joker

What is a murderer, a maker of ghosts, to the king of ghosts, but a faithful servant?

“Hood, your boyfriend's haunted!”

batman looked at gotham and said "i can fix her" #gotham looked at batman and said "i can make him worse"

Various DC Media

DC stands for Disregard Canon

Pining batman? more like Down Badman

Fortress of Sulkitude

Hurricane Dick and smaller Tropical Storm Damian

Tim finds his missing spleen #:)

just two dudes chillin' in a sleeping bag zero feet apart because Bart stole the other one

Kon's jacket #(it's made from boyfriend material)

Batfam? Bat colony? #how exactly do you to refer to the fascinating taxon that is Tim's family

Breaking the laws of Nature with sheer fucking will and bullshit circumstance (Time and Dimension Travel)

"Ha! Ive been sleeping in his bed for years, i no longer register as a threat"

Let it not be said that Bruce Wayne is a coward. A fool, perhaps, but never a coward.

"This is not very slay of you Tim" Bruce said

[kiribaku-queen]

Poor Kiri. He unknowingly fathered a child with fucking Satan.

Here's hoping Baku finds that out and he leaves them. He's raising a child that isn't his for absolutely no reason. Technically he doesn't need to stick around anymore. And I have a feeling he knows deep down that that isn't his kid. He even mentioned it earlier. She's 5 weeks but he hadn't touched her in months. He knows. Hes just waiting for the perfect moment to discard the fucking disease.

Can you tell I hate the queen? I've never despised a fictional character more holy shit. I've also never wished for a fictional characters death before but this bitch is making me reevaluate my thought process. I hope part of that ending is queen fucking perishing, and kiri getting to raise his son himself to try to rid him of evil!

I've also had like 6 shots of tequila so let's see if I remember writing such ooc shit in the morning lmao 🤣

Fuck I love your writing. You are ridiculously talented and I can't believe I've been blessed with such an amazing story

GAHHHHH WHOEVER WROTE THIS IM LITERALLY IN LOVE WITH YOUUU! this made me laugh! godDAYUM 6 shots??? girlfriend... one time i got drunk off of 3 shots and i literally thought i was about to BLACK OUT!

omg but thank you for falling in love with this story! it is such a rollercoaster of emotions and i have made so many lovely anons, fans, mutuals. i just feel so loved gahhhhh mushymushy but i love you all! <3 and if you still want to interact with me PLEASE DO BECAUSE I WANT TO INTERACT WITH ALL OF YOU AND SHOW YOU MY APPRECIATION!!!!

SPOILER ALERT:

don't we all hate the queen? but we LOVE a good antagonist!

sooooooooo i am making an alternate ending :) but it'lll probably take me a while to write just because i might make it all into one chapter and it'll start back up from a few chapters back. so yeah thats going to be alot! AND YOU ARE GOING TO HATE THE QUEEN EVEN MORE. TRUST!

[art-dump-for-avery]

There's A First Draft For Everything

Genre: fluff

Ships: Queer-Platonic Demus (Remus has romantic feelings for Janus, but not in an angst-y unrequited way)

Characters: Remus (genderfluid he/she/they, but using she/her for now); Janus (they/them)

Warnings: talks about trading eyes, let me know if i need more

Summary: Remus is usually very impulsive, unfiltered, upfront, and honest, especially with Janus, her platonic partner. Except, just this once, she thinks before speaking, and ya know what? That's probably the most ridiculous idea she's ever had.

(this is basically the fluff equivalent to a vent fic, so Remus may be a bit ooc.)

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Of all the things Remus was known for, thinking before acting was not one of them.

You'd think that having an ever flowing river of anxiety in her veins would have kept her from doing things that could get her in trouble or made fun of, but that anxiety was often overruled by a little thing she liked to call the "YOLO" instinct. ("Me here for good time, not long time." - said by some guy on TikTok). This was especially true with Janus, her platonic partner, who seemed to be unaffected by her weirdness (- and boy did that take some getting use to.)

Janus. Their name alone could make Remus crack a smile, even at her worst. Janus, who was sugar, spice, and everything nice. Who was confident and smart and oh so clever and witty, who liked Star Trek, Hershey's, and space, and who was so independent compared to nearly every friend Remus had ever had that it left her feeling like blankets and hot cocoa on a cold day.

They had met officially in the high school's advanced chorus class, but it was the school newspaper class that got them talking, seeing as Remus felt too much like an outsider to talk to anyone else in the class and she was the only one there who Janus was actually familiar with. They quickly found common interests, though, and went from acquaintances to friends in less than an hour.

It was the little things, really - the way Janus would listen to Remus' ideas and ramblings, how they seemed to carry themself with pride, how they smiled, how they spoke, how they didn't sugar coat anything - and soon Remus had a crush on them. Which was fine, Remus developed crushes on all of her friends at least for a little while (a side effect of neglect and bullying probably), it would pass and be no big deal. Besides, they were aro-ace so there wasn't really a chance anyway. She was cool with that too.

Except the feelings didn't fade, and each day it grew harder and harder for her to contain those feelings. No matter though, she'd just have to bump up the weirdness. That usually did the trick, people never hesitated to avoid the weird kid who wrote fanfiction, referenced obscure Tumblr memes, and talked about very morbid and gruesome imagery. Janus would drift away and it would hurt but it would be better than pointlessly pining.

So when Janus showed no signs of leaving or being even the slightest bit perturbed, they threw all expectations out the window. Remus was now both jarred by the realization that someone might actually enjoy her company and falling so fucking hard that it was like trying to escape the pull of a black hole. (At this stage she was often grateful that hanahaki disease was fictional because otherwise she would probably have been on her death bed. Would've been pretty interesting though.)

With all her usual tricks exhausted, she decided to at least tell Janus the truth and hope she wouldn't make them uncomfortable. She so eloquently told them "I am so gay for you," and shockingly, they didn't mind.

"If it were anyone else," Janus had said, "I'd be uncomfortable. But it's you, and for some reason, I'm totally ok with that." (Remus had never felt more blessed in her whole life than she had in that moment.)

After several days of careful thinking and consideration, she approached them again with the offer of possibly having a queer platonic relationship. They both could give and receive affection without all the romance, and so, after some discussion, they decided to give it a shot.

And here it was, four months later, as they sat at their side-by-side desks, talking and being affectionate as they always did, that the real point of this story takes place. (Everything else before this point is context, but still important.)

Janus had taken to holding Remus' hands to the sides of their face, and the little gremlin was more than happy to oblige, no matter how tired her arms might get. She had originally been trying to tell them about an AU that she'd been thinking about, but looking at them, so content to just be and to listen, all thoughts were lost to the wind.

So here's the thing: in Remus' head, everything she says has a first draft. It's the first version of whatever she says, and most of the time, they are the only versions, because it's not exactly that she doesn't have a filter, it's just that it only catches the most risky phrases, and those first drafts stay behind. And, at this particular moment, a first draft has gotten caught in the filter.

'Do you wanna go to prom with me?'

It's a good question, and not an unreasonable thing to think about. And she almost says it, but that filter reminds her that Janus doesn't like the idea of prom. She thinks on it for a minute, hesitant, before filing away that first draft. She wouldn't want to make them uncomfortable. So instead, she settles for something less intense.

"I wish I could trade an eyeball with you."

Janus only looked a little confused, but their expression was full of amusement. "What?"

"I mean, doesn't that just scream devotion - you get one of my eyes and I get one of yours," Remus smiled. "Pretty neat if you ask me."

Janus quirked an eyebrow at her. "Sweetie, we both wear glasses with vastly different prescriptions."

She shrugged and said, "They can't be that different."

"Mmmmmhmm." They rolled their eyes fondly, and the conversation shifted. It was fine. No need to bring it up again now, if ever.

Then Janus was showing off a word search with the words highlighted so neatly, and Remus did appreciate at least some straight things.

There was an image of a woman in the corner. Janus pointed to it and stated, "This woman wishes she was as pretty as you." And really, how does someone respond to that??

Apparently by saying, "You know what? I wasn't gonna tell you what crossed my mind earlier but now I am."

And now that she'd started, she wasn't about to stop. "I was just looking at you and my brain just decided 'hey look, here's this' and so i thought about asking if you would go to prom with me-"

"Yes, absolutely."

They say it, without missing a beat, but Remus is still going and it doesn't process.

"Yeah, cause you said you didn't like prom and so I just kinda tucked it away."

"I have a prom dress already."

"Nice." Remus pauses then, and finally, it clicks. "...wait, rewind and run that by me again."

Janus looks at her, confused. "What, that I already have a dress?-"

"No no no, before that."

"Yes, I would like to go to prom with you."

"...Really?" She asks, so quietly, but Janus doesn't seem to realize that they've flipped her entire world upsidedown yet again.

"Yeah, of course. Hun, I've kissed you on the lips, you really think I wouldn't go to prom with you?" They continue talking, but Remus is still reeling because they said yes - they actually said yes - and they say it as if it's the most obvious thing in the world and good lord it's such a good thing -

"Oh you're crying!" Surprise is evident in Janus' voice. "Oh dear you're crying-"

"They're happy tears, I promise," Remus reassures them as she wipes them away. "Just overwhelmed, but in a good way."

Janus takes her hands again, and Remus holds theirs right back.

So maybe Remus a little impulsive, but it's outcomes like this make her think that, maybe, it isn't such a bad thing after all.

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(so yeah that's the story of how i accidentally asked my platonic partner to prom)

[uhhdenki]

ITS FUCKIN UHHHH kiribaku fic rec time

they’re all sfw i think, listed in no particular order. none of them are unfinished, most of them are mutual pining because i’m a sucker for that. if there’s angst it won’t be too heavy and if it is i’ll give a warning :)

1) 2am knows all secrets by Unbreakable_Red_Riot on AO3, 15/15 chapters, 59k words

okay if ur searching for a list of kiribaku fics it’s more than likely that you’ve read this one. it’s a classic, it’s a fave, it’s very popular BUT FOR GOOD REASON. basically bakugou suffers from nightmares, kirishima is a good bro, it develops from there

2) ‘Cause The Dark’s Not Taking Prisoners Tonight by imatrisarahtops on AO3, 10/10 chapters, 52.4k words

very similar concept to the previous one but written differently, more focus on what they do to combat the insomnia (dear god that makes it sound like it’s gonna be nsfw it’s not). quality platonic affection between kiri and kami, quality dadzawa, what more could you want? ALSO each chapter starts with a twenty one pilots lyric about sleep and as the biggest clikkie i appreciate that

3) winter doesn’t linger here by drifting_i on AO3, 1/1 chapters, 14.1k words

some sweet domestic winter kiribaku. plenty of mutual pining, staying at kiri’s for christmas, kirishima has lesbian parents, the whole shabang

4) fatal flaws by poetic_leapard on AO3, 1/1 chapters, 13.7k words

a common trope that i LOVE: mutual pining while bakugo tutors kirishima. eventual getting together, bakugo is bad at words and feelings (bless his heart), 1A has to figure out their fatal flaw (you’ll NEVER guess what kirishima’s is)

5) Ready To Climb This Mountain Inside by cherryredriots on AO3, 1/1 chapters, 5.8k words

i think this is the shortest of the list? the boys go mountain climbing, ends up with a few confessions. straight up fluff and kiribaku quality time, really nice sweet ending and read overall

6) houdini by chonideno on AO3, 1/1 chapters, 14.1k words

another fairly popular one but GOD i love it. a late night in the dorms leads to kaminari suggesting a game of spin the bottle seven minutes in heaven - guess which pair it lands on! it’s basically fourteen thousand words of the boys making out but it stays completely sfw, if you were worried

7) Love Notes by PurplePersnickity on AO3, 1/1 chapters, 5.5k words

a short but cute story of bakugo Not being able to communicate like a regular human so instead leaves a series of anonymous notes for kiri to find. sliiighhttllyy ooc bakugou if you squint, only putting that there because i know some people have a problem with ooc :)

8) ‘cause i love you for infinity by multi class maps on AO3, 9/9 chapters, 23.2k words

ONE OF MY ABSOLUTE ALL TIME FAVES FROM ANY FANDOM. criminally underrated. no quirks au, demon (but not technically demon more like spirit) bakugo au, reincarnation au. an absolutely beautiful fic. features tokoyami and yaoyorozu as central characters, which is rare. slight angst with a happy ending, mentions of death but nothing graphic

9) Tonight, We’re the Sea by idratherhaveyou on AO3, 11/11 chapters, 60.7k words

pretty popular fic but omg do i love it. no quirks au. kirishima’s grandmother has a bad fall so he moves to a quiet seaside town to take care of her where he makes friends with ashido and kaminari and falls in love with the artist bakugo, who’s studying under the famous artist Yagi Toshiniri. i LOVE kiri’s grandmother in this. slowburn, pining, hurt/comfort, angst if you squint.

10) The Beauty of a Beast by starofjems on AO3, 15/15 chapters, 101.6k words

okay i’m not usually the biggest fan of fantasy aus but FUCK this is the exception, i’m so in love with this fic. beauty and the beast au, kirishima is the prince cursed by a witch that wanted to punish his father for his selfishness. bakugou is a kingdom-renowned monster hunter who hears about this apparently vicious beast. no quirks but still powers, both bakugo and kirishima need true love to break their curses. fairy mina, wizard kaminari, knights uraraka, midoriya and iida, dragon tetsutetsu, prince todoroki, monoma and kendou are in it too but i can’t remember what they are off the top of my head - guess you’ll have to read and find out!

11) heart stains on the carpet by cityboys on AO3, 4/4 chapters, 25.9k words

a lovely fake dating turns real dating fic. no quirks au. bakugou is a chemistry student working on nitroglycerin based products that someone is trying to steal and weaponise. kirishima is assigned to be bakugou’s bodyguard and has to be by his side 24/7, including moving in. technically college au, platonic kacchako, a really good read

12) the fool’s rush by chonideno on AO3, 4/4 chapters, 40.7k words

same writer as number six on this list! i ADORE the vibes of this fic, it’s lovely. after UA, fresh on the scene pro heroes kirishima and bakugou get an apartment together and try and work around the unresolved feelings between them. slowburn, fluff, mutual pining, a LOT of hurt/comfort because i love it. mentions of blood/wounds and mentions of alcohol.

13) neon season by chonideno on AO3, 1/1 chapters, 26.3k words

another chonideno fic! the vibe of this fic is just gorgeous. kiribaku road trip fic. the boys share a car, food, hotel rooms, beds, and each other. mutual pining, denial of feelings, happy ending. there’s also implied sexual content but nothing major. this is probably the most angst-heavy of the list because of miscommunication and general dumbassery but it has a happy ending.

14) quote love unquote by newamsterdam on AO3, 28/28 chapters, 135.7k words

this is a LOONGG one so buckle yourself in. fake dating turned real dating trope again. celebrity au where bakugo (among other bnha characters) is a famous actor and kirishima is in a small rock band and has been a long time fan (as well as having an intense crush) of bakugo for years. when kirishima bumps into bakugou at a party, the press take pictures and rumours about the two of them spiral, kicking kirishima’s band into the spotlight and helping them reach new levels of fame - with one exception. bakugou’s manager sero hanta insists that they fake a relationship for the press, and we all know where that’s bound to lead.

15) This Song is Dumb (And So Am I) by notoraeous on AO3, 6/6 chapters, 50.1k words

lord okay i haven’t read this one in a while and it’s very late night let’s see what i can remember for the summary. kirishima and bakugo and kaminari move in together after graduation, kami moves out for his career. unrequited but not really unrequited love, kirishima almost gets married to a woman, UNBELIEVABLY jealous bakugou. this is actually fairly angst-heavy, but i promise there’s a happy ending. i only cried a few times, promise

16) Roses are red and they taste like shit by Unbreakable_Red_Riot on AO3, 6/6 chapters, 47.8k words

a GORGEOUS hanahaki au. if you’re not familiar, hanahaki (literally translates to like “to cough up flowers) is a fictional disease often used in fanfiction where the sufferer painfully coughs up flower petals when they think they have an unrequited love. bakugou starts coughing up petals and it only gets more intense. kinda angsty, happy ending. tw for mentions of improper use of medications, depression-like symptoms, obviously several descriptions of throwing up

aaand that concludes my list for now!! there’s definitely ones i’ve missed off that i must’ve forgotten to bookmark so i’ll likely be adding to this over time or maybe posting an updated version. i hope you enjoy!!

[absolutelaw-blog]

ANOTHER MUNDAY PROMPT. *  remember to repost, not reblog!

name:   billie.

preferred pronouns:  they / them ! 

selectivity:  i stick to mutuals, but i do tend to follow back most people who follow me  ;  generally, i’m good with writing with people as long as they’re nice to me. be as mean to kris as you want (   he deserves it   ) , but if you’re mean to me ooc i’m gonna drop you. also, this is only kinda related but it’s something i’ve been meaning to say  :  i do my fancy formatting and stuff because i like it, but i promise i don’t judge anyone who doesn’t bother with that shit. i always worry that people will think i’m judging them for not being Fancy and it’s like, nah, just bc i’m a slave to aesthetics doesn’t mean you gotta be. be free 

favorite animal:  i love every dog in the world so fucking much. do you understand me. every dog. all of them. every single dog. there is not a dog in existence that i do not love with all of my heart 

favorite muse you’ve had so far ever: kristoph is up there, tbh. he’s the worst, but he’s so much fucking fun to write. other than him . . . i wrote the eleventh doctor for a long time, i know doctor whomstsoever is ‘ cringey ’ or whatever now but i’ve still got a huge soft spot for the show. i also wrote par/ty poi/son bc i’m a dumb emo and always will be. i’m thinking of bringing him back for 2019 tbh. but i’d have to make a theme and that’s work. 

muse you kinda wanna pick up: [ stares at my dear sweet simon blackquill wistfully from a distance ] you are so valid 

most identifiable fictional character:  what do you mean by identifiable ?  like i identify with them or i recognize them quickly or what ?  i really do not understand this question

what color your aura is/think it is: bright red babey 

personality stuff you agree with (astrology, mbti, hogwarts house, etc. be as specific as you want): aqua sun leo moon virgo rising, intp, switches between ravenclaw and slytherin depending on my mood 

do you think you’re a good driver:  i’m almost 21 and i still don’t have my license because i’m too anxious. what do YOU fucking THINK 

favorite minor discourse:  what does this mean. does it mean small stupid discourse. we’re going with milk vs. anti-milk. every anti-milk post fuels my milk drinking ways and my bones are stronger than yours good night 

favorite vine and/or meme: my favorite vine will always and forever be judas no. u cannot change this

why did you choose this muse:  fun fact, i went into aa : aj fully expecting to come out of it musing klavier. all i knew about the game before playing it was 1) that it had a new protag who wasn’t nick, and 2) that the prosecutor was a rock star. and ‘ edgy rocker ’ is actually one of my muse tropes ?  so i was like. ah, i’ll probably pick up this guy. then i actually played the game and HE HAD A BROTHER ?  [me voice] TWO OF THEM ???  and said brother happened to be a combination of several of my muse tropes, including ‘ pretentious nerd  ’ and ‘ ambitious villain, ’ and i was like. well. this dumb idiot is mine now because i have bad taste disease i guess. nothing we can do about it. so here i am 

favorite rp memory:  oh gosh i have. too many. i don’t rly have a specific one but tbh just ?  all the amazing friends i’ve met on this blog, and through rp in general. i’m seriously really grateful for the people i’ve met bc i picked up this hobby, i’ve made some truly incredible friends and i’m so so glad for it 

give a shoutout to someone: @justicedefended / @truthserenade immediately popped their head up when i did and that’s tru fuckin friendship right there. i would die for lex at any time and i need all of u to know that 

tagged by:  @burstbombbitch (   who i also love with all my heart ?  wow ??   ) 

tagging: whomstsoever wants to do this tbh. i am very tired and too lazy to think of people so please just steal it from me 

[unfortunate-rp]

Congratulations, ASH! You have been accepted as your desired character, NORA SANDERS with the approved FC change to Ivory Aquino. I am so excited to have Nora here and I love the headcanons you came up with. I can’t wait to see what happens next with her character. Please be sure to complete the steps listed on the NEW MEMBER CHECKLIST and send in your account within the next 24 hours.

Well, young lady, have you been good to your mother?

OOC INFORMATION

Name: Ash

Age: 26

Pronouns: She/Her

Time zone: AZ (we’re our own time zone due to not observing daylight savings time so currently we’re on PST but on the next time change we’ll be on MST)

Activity Level (Please give a number from 1-10 and an explanation): 7 – I work full time and then I’m also in grad school, so those take up my time before rping.  That being said, I should still be able to do at least one round of replies per night, if not more.

Tumblr account (for contact purposes): REDACTED

How did you find us?: The Bob Morley Tag

Triggers: REDACTED

CANON CHARACTER APPLICATION

Desired Character: Nora Sanders

Why did you choose this character?: I know that this sounds kind of cliché but I feel like I was drawn to Nora.  She was the first bio that I noticed on the character page, she was the bio that I kept reading and rereading over and over.  I like the way that she’s oblivious (for the time being) to all sides of the VFD. I love that she’s a psychologist and a writer and is able to do both.

Gender & Pronoun: Trans Female, She/Her

Sexual Orientation: Panromantic, Demisexual

Secondary Character Preference: Rebecca Leghari

What headcanons or plans do you have for this character?:

Nora’s series of novels are all psychological thrillers.  Each one takes place in the same worlds, however each one also has a different main character.  Typically the main character of a book will be a minor character in the book before it, and Nora tries to give hints as to which of the minor characters it will be.

Due to the fact that she works two different jobs, Nora has become a bit of a coffee addict.  Most of the time she averages four hours of sleep a night, as she’ll come home from a day working with clients to writing as a way of relaxing for the day.

Nora chose her name because she saw it on a patient file once and fell in love with the name.  However, it was after she transitioned that she found out that it means light.  She finds it ironic, because she doesn’t exactly see herself as a light to anyone and thinks that the name might be too cheerful – and yet knows at the same time that it fits her perfectly and she wouldn’t want to change a thing.  

Nora may have based her first novel on her time at the Heimlich Hospital and her time working with the Volunteers Fighting Disease. It also happens to be her best-reviewed novel to date.

Nora absolutely loves crossword puzzles and tries to do the one in the newspaper every day. It’s the only part of a newspaper that she actually enjoys.

Do you want any additional connections for your desired character that you’d like us to add to their bio?: N/A

Anything Else?: I would like to use the alternate FC of Ivory Aquino.

WRITING SAMPLE

The clacking of the typewriter was such a familiar sound to Nora that sometimes when she stopped typing, she could still hear the keys as if they were narrating her life.  And at the moment, the keys were telling her that it was time to go to bed, and the clock that she kept on the wall of the writing room in her house was ticking in agreement.  She was well aware that it was two o’clock in the morning, just like Nora was well aware that she was going to have to wake up at 6:30 in order to get to her office on time.  With a sigh (or was it a yawn?) Nora glanced at the page and the unfinished scene that she was working on.  It was common that she got wrapped up in the stories that she wrote, just as if she were living in them herself.

And now she couldn’t stop.

She couldn’t stop writing because the adrenaline was coursing through her veins, because her heart was racing a thousand beats per second because despite being the writer she had no idea what her characters were going to do next.  And she needed to find out.  That was all that writing was to her – a mystery that despite being formed in her mind she had to write in order to find out the ending.  Nora knew that it would have some sort of tragic ending – it was the same with all of her books – and yet she still didn’t know what the tragedy would be.  And Nora was itching to find out.

Except once she looked again at the clock she saw that it was now three o’clock and with a sigh, she finished the paragraph that she was typing and started making her way towards the bedroom.  Each step brought her down from her rush and into the typical melancholy regret that greeted Nora every time that she started to get ready for bed.  Once again, she didn’t review her patient files the night before so that she’d actually be prepared in the morning.  Once again, she had thought that it was an excellent idea to brew a pot of coffee at ten o’clock at night and was still feeling the buzz of the caffeine.  Once again, she hadn’t written as much as she had wanted to write and was left uneasy at what might happen next in her fictional world.

Sighing, Nora slipped on the oversized shirt that acted as a set of pajamas and slid into her sheets, her eyes focused on the ceiling as she tried to let her mind shut down for the night.  Logically she knew that she was going to be feeling this writing session in the morning.  The human brain needed at least four hours of sleep a night to fully function, and she wasn’t about to get that.  But it wasn’t the first time, nor would it be the last time that it happened.  And while it was true that she could sleep in another hour, Nora knew that it was necessary to review her notes and her patient files before going into the office.  She could put her own self-care on the back burner until the weekend because everyone that Nora worked with had more to worry about than she ever would.  And with a true yawn, Nora allowed herself to go to sleep – knowing that the morning would be coming all too soon.

[kaoru-chibimaster]

Ignore me, I’m ranting about Noctis.

No, seriously, ignore me. I just need an outlet for my thoughts (and let’s face it, a blog is a perfect place to do so). Herein lies my personal feelings and opinions on how I think the fandom flanderizes the hell out of Noctis Lucis Caelum.

I think it all started with Cloud. I honestly do. And the flanderization with Cloud started -and it hurts me to say this- with Kingdom Hearts. And then with Advent Children. And then from there, Cloud suddenly became “emo”. To put it in perspective, KH is first of all non-canon to FF so why people cite his personality there as fact is beyond me. And he was essentially Vincent in Cloud’s skin anyway. In AC, Cloud was actually depressed. He had a disease that was incurable and would likely kill him slowly and painfully. And Denzel had that same disease. What we saw was Cloud giving up after he had frantically tried to find a cure for Geostigma and was left with no results and no hope. I think people take this down-point in his life and use it to define Cloud completely. It would certainly explain why I always see in comments and forums and fanfics, etc. how Cloud is consistently referred to as “emo”. It doesn’t help that he was wearing all black in the mid-2000′s either.

That also didn’t help Noctis. Everyone thought he was black-haired Cloud, which was ridiculous because Cloud wasn’t even as bad as the “fandom” thought he was, and not many people paid much mind to Nomura’s statements that Noctis only “tried to look cool but was actually shy and quirky”. Not until FFXV was actually released, that is. (Or Episode Duscae I guess, since that’s our first hands on experience with him). I think the fans get the picture that he is in fact “shy and quirky” on the inside while he tries to pull off cool and aloof on the outside.

But then I start to see the same issue that I’d always seen with Cloud happen again, except in a really weird and...different way. Now it wasn’t one aspect of his character that was drawn out, it was different pieces of his character that were drawn out individually. I see this a lot, where people draw, or write, or talk about Noctis as if he’s always quirky, or always aloof, or always lazy.

That last one is the biggest offender by the way. And no, I don’t think that the entire fandom treats him this way, not at all. I know that I’m seeing a vocal minority, but it’s still frequent enough that I had to get out my feelings about it (again, this is my rant and I’m not trying to call anyone out, I just find this entire situation, small and insignificant as it is, odd). It’s strange to me that I frequently see Noctis portrayed as the poster boy of sloth. He’s a twenty year old guy who likes to nap. Yes, he’s lazy. Why do people treat him like that’s all he is? Did they not play the game? Did he spent the entirety of it being carried around while he whined about life? (Don’t get me wrong, this boy whines a lot, but he does while he’s getting off his ass and doing shit so he’s really not that lazy). Why do people write him like he completely blows off every aspect of his life to play video games? I can’t imagine how someone who has complete mastery of multiple weapons and has clearly worked out enough to be able to fight proficiently would be the type to frequently skip training with Gladio (or anyone else because I doubt he learned how to use all those weapons from one guy). I can’t imagine how someone who graduated top of their class and was often noted by his classmates as being part of volunteer work and had a part time job would be a total couch potato who was barely passing his classes. Honestly if he started that sort of behavior at any point, I doubt Regis would have let it continue, after all he has been shown disciplining Noct.

I feel like people saw that one episode of Brotherhood and thought that Noctis’ brief expression of stress and frustration was his entire personality. He was fifteen and he was angry. He was angry that he was watching his father die slowly and that it meant he would soon have to be king, and he wasn’t ready for that. He also, notably, wasn’t slacking off on school, he was slacking off on royal duties because he was being rebellious. Also...he was fifteen and pampered all his life, so yes he left trash everywhere. Again, I’m not saying he’s not lazy, but he’s not nearly as bad as I see people make him out to be.

And I really want to stress that I know this isn’t the entire fandom. I’m only venting because it’s still something I see often enough. It feels almost like character bashing how often I see people try to argue that Noctis is a lazy, whiny brat and literally nothing else. And I don’t enjoy character bashing. Not even for characters I don’t like. I don’t like Claire Farron but I won’t write a fic emphasizing her obnoxiously belligerent personality and ignoring all of her good traits, of which I can admit she does have. I definitely don’t want to read a bash fic about a character I like, even when it seems strangely unintentional and the product of flanderization.

None of this even matters, he’s a video game character. This entire rant is wholly unimportant. No one’s going to stop treating Noctis like a lazy, whiny brat and nothing else and in the end I don’t really care how other people want to interpret a fictional character in there own way.

I’d just like to be able to get on AO3 and not immediately want to close a fic out after just starting it for once. OoC takes me out of a story so easily, and it’s reached a point that I actually put the effort into ranting about it on tumblr because I honest to god am not sure if these apparent fans actually paid attention when they played the game (though I guess they can maybe be forgiven for not watching supplemental material - why tho? Brotherhood is free).

What the fuck am I doing with my life. Bye.

[pearlcrysta]

How I Create Fanfiction Using MysMe as Example (Method and Advice)

I am not coming close as a great writer.

Fanfictioning is purely done for my own enjoyment and amusement whenever i fall in love deep, DEEP, with a story, char, setting etc, whether it’s related to anime or other works of fiction. Ideas keep clinging onto my brain and those ideas need their release onto either an art medium or writing. 

Anywho, probably a long ass text coming here, so here I present to you the steps my brain takes in order to regurgitate writing content. I’ll be using my Night-Owl Romance hiatus fanfic as an example for some steps. If you don’t wanna read all the text, just look at the bold letters. 

PREPARATORY STEPS

 1) First of all, as a general rule to have in mind before starting, it is NOT ENOUGH to see an anime or read a book/manga only ONCE and then establish a story based on your first impressions. I mean, you could - but you would surely miss out on a lot of info and context about the characters you wish to play with and not realize the full depth of their impact within the story. Or why they might do questionable things or actions u may not understand the first time.

 For a game like Mystic Messenger, it’s important for you to have gone through all routes a few times and then keep on researching about the character you wish to base your subject on. If you don't have that much time on your hand to be thorough, then it's ok. XD But it's a recommendation if you want to strive to have less OOC'ness in your writing.

 (OOC = Out of Character)

 In my case, I chose to focus the story around the developing relationship between MC and Zen (slow, SLOW romance) and his route is not nearly enough to establish the complexity of his char and the dynamics he has with the other members. For example, if I’d have stuck with just his route and had not gone through them all, then I’d probably DISLIKE Jaehee quite a lot and confuse her with a jealous fan/girlfriend and not realize the level of rudeness Zen can have against Jumin - even without being provoked. Zen really doesn’t like being around Jumin, always seeing him in a bad light. Like, I love this handsome actor, but sometimes he can be a big jerk. 

 A major plus is if you manage to get the call cards, in order to reach out to the RFA members – extra content is given there too. ^^

 2) Research is vital because it can help you better understand the complexity of the character. Not only the events in the game, but real life situations too. 

Research a bit about Korean lifestyle !!!

You can find a lot of subtle things you might have missed - or unsubtle ones. 

 a) In Zen’s route, you’ll realize that Jaehee is actually looking up to his wellbeing and trying to protect the actor from career-ending scandals. Jealousy is not the issue. Jaehee doesn’t hate the MC, but is weary of her intentions of dating Zen because it can ruin his dream if the relationship comes into the spotlight.

In Korea, celebrities dating can become a huge, huge PR disaster if handled poorly. Career ending even, to the point even idol groups can disband over one such scandal and you ruin not just your own life, but other people as well who depend on this job to survive. Some people train their youth away and have such a moment ruin all they've built...

It's just horrible. 

 b) The boys asking you constantly whether you ate or not is not them thinking you are a dumbass adult who cannot feed yourself and need a protective mother to remind you day, after day. It’s almost mechanically said to you, like how people ask someone “How are you?”, but not necessarily asked out of intense care of your wellbeing. It's just a habit that requires “I’m fine” even if not meant to be true. In the eating case, one usually expects “Yes, I ate.” as answer.

 c) Kimchi is not the only korean food. Try to explore other parts of their cuisine if you are mentioning foods.

 d) I don’t think cereals are that common to eat in the morning there. Like SUPER common. Or waffles. Or peanut butter and jelly on bread. 

... Or bread.

Rice is the equivalent of westerners’ bread in terms of importance in a meal.

 e) Driving can become an 'interesting' experience in Korea. I've seen many Youtubers living in Seoul that point out the chaos on the streets thanks to reckless drivers that rush through traffic like there's no tomorrow.

 So when Zen is out on his motorcycle, people can only become super worried about his safety for a good reason. Especially since he had a nasty accident in the past, it can always repeat itself due to the unsafe conditions on the road sometimes. And humans are squishy beings, so if a car hits you on a bike while you aren't wearing proper outfit protection then... RIP.  

f) and many other.

3) Make sure you got the essence of the plot figured out and pin point any storytelling holes or flaws you may notice within the canon story. 

 It is highly recommended that you note down these observations or questions you may have about what’s going on in this story. You may even use these particular things to help you create the intro of your story. ^o^ 

 Ex: Find a logical reason why MC would so willingly ignore the ‘stranger-danger’ factor at the beginning of the story. ((Daredevil MC? Lulz, sure, you could try this angle, but I’d question how she survived unharmed so far.))

 Or why she has food, water, clothing in an apartment where she is supposedly stranded within, unable to leave. Or...is she unable to leave it?

 Or where are her parents and why is nobody worried about her missing?

 Does she have a workplace? Is she a student at school? Homeless? 

 A lot to interpret ^^

4) Plan your plot points, but don’t overdo it or sob when plans change while writing.

I don’t really plan chapters ahead much, since I tend to change my mind a lot about things. It depends on my mood and emotions. But it is important to set goals for the near future to reach for your story --- like, you may want X event to happen in Day 1 or Y action on Day 2. 

And from these thoughts, you can start sketching situations that can lead your char up to the desired points.

But the road to X or Y can change and not remain static. Heck, even the Y event can happen in another moment of time --- the planning doesn’t have to be a rigid one and must be open to changes, befitting the flow of the story. If an idea you wanted badly to write in a chapter doesn’t seem like it fits in a spot anymore... 

Then, don’t put it in. It’s simple as that.

I personally have over 60 pages worth of content of Night-Owl Romance that are unusable because I kept going in different directions than what I had initially wanted.

Ex: For my story, I really wanted MC to have moments where she’d interact with the RFA outside the messenger. But I still wanted MC to meet up with Zen - officially, make him be the one she meets the first properly. 

 Close-encounters scenarios were fun to add and, at one point, I even wanted MC to see Zen rehearse on stage, without him realizing it was her in the crowd, watching him from the side. Pages about her reactions while seeing Zen on stage were later on discarded. Because I was stuck. It would have caused a nasty rift between them if he was to discover that MC had not bothered to greet him after rehearsals.

 I did not want them to have their first official meeting there.

 But I DID want MC to go to his workplace.

 So I used a trope, to have MC leave the theater without attending the actual rehearsals as a member of the audience, thus the girl remained completely unaware that Zen was working there. And the reason why she did not see him perform was because she would have felt uncomfortable being surrounded by the people in the audience, whom she'd known from her time in University.

 They did not get along.

  5) Try to write characters in a way that doesn't surpass the boundaries of OOC’ness (Your own characters included). To avoid the OOCD (Out of Character Disease), try to make notes about the chars you will write about. Or just keep in mind certain personality traits and you should do fine. In the case of Mystic Messenger, I often use info online about the characters from their data book, wikia, chats etc and create mini summaries about them.

 ...

 Lol, not really creating mini summaries, since I can remember small stuff, here and there, but if you aren't the type to hold up a lot of info and are forgetful about details, you can write them down in order to ease your work.

 Here's an example ^o^:  

  Jumin – uses a lot of formal language. And only when being quite tipsy with wine may he become less rigid in speaking online. Even 'funny', depending on his soured mood caused by the distress he may have with his father and the women he is dating.

Jaehee – also uses formal language, but somehow it seems to me that she drops into informal tones when she goes in her fangirling mode about Zen. Or when she points out why Yoosung cannot find a girlfriend, (Lolz, poor guy) Or when she points out things she finds wrong about Luciel (name included)

Yoosung – uses a lot of informal language.

He is traumatized by the loss of Rika, but not to the point he can't go a second without mentioning her to the MC. ^^;;; I think some fanfics can tone it down with the Rika, and just write glimpses from time to time. Like, if MC is really hardworking, he may do some parallels and notice similarities – at the same time, acknowledge the differences. For example:

Rika seemed like a serene, wise being, almost like an idol for Yoosung.

MC in Yoosung's route seems a bit more... grounded. Like he doesn't put MC on such a steep pedestal.

 Zen – also, more on the informal spectrum of speech, unless he is talking to directors, producers etc.

 His narcissism stems from the fact that he wants to be acknowledged by the world and recognizes that he has the potential to be seen and reach greatness in his craft. At the same time, this has become a double edged blade for the actor, since many ppl offer him work that rely on his looks more than skills. Or people like to shove away all his hardwork and point out how he could never had achieved this without his good looks and body.

 Basically, his skills are overshadowed by his handsome features a lot of time.

 Which is why he doesn't like modeling jobs very much, or that was the impression he gave. When a folklore group wanted him to wear a hanbok for a shooting, Zen refused. When Jumin offers him money for contracts that make good use of his looks, rather than talent – he refuses.

His route's deep flaw: he falls in love too easily with the MC.

Realistically, if MC was a despicable human, Zen would be trapped in a hurtful relationship if she were a manipulative ****. Which shows how lonely and desperate for companionship he truly is at times – 5 years without having someone to share his life with, must be difficult.

   707/Luciel – first impression: he is bat-shit crazy, but in a fun way. Cosplayer, so must be good with costumes and make-up. Perfect Trap, who makes people question their gender preferences.  (Lolz, I can imagine this to be so true).

 He probably had to learn to go undercover as both throughout his days as a secret agent.

 His speech is informal and secretly-mocking, especially when he's talking this way towards his superiors. Really, in Korean culture, if you speak informally to someone higher ranking than you at your workplace and you aren't necessarily best of buddies --- you are branded as a rude ass **** and can even lose your job. And the potential to find other jobs if you pissed off the wrong people.

 So, 707 plays with a lot of fire and knows he is THAT important to his organization – it's enough to have them accept his flaws.

 -  second impression: Saeyoung: Well, the funny guy was just a persona he uses to mask his deeper, , hurt and raw self. But that doesn't mean the funny, quirky personality was all just a lie, even if he tries to tell MC this in his own route – more, to me it seems like 707 is the person he wished he could be day, after day. And not the secret agent who may have killed people in the past or helped his organization in missions to achieve such cruel things.

 We can only imagine these things ^^

 Serious Saeyoung seems more formal in speech, compared to his 707 persona.

 - third impression: I think that after the story unfolds with the whole Saeran thing, who is back into Saeyoung's life, the red head's personality becomes a mixture of both with the fall of his organization. He still has quirky, crazy moments, but is more freely expressing himself. Especially with MC, adding jokes here and there when he is in lovey-dovey moments.

 V – is incredibly formal and super respectful, more so than Jumin, to the point he overly apologizes for things he had no control over, but considers himself to be solely to blame. ;=;

 6) Don’t be afraid to give your characters flaws. Keep a balance of skills vs. flaws and try to stick to it in a realistic manner. (Of course, there's always room to improve one's flaw or skills, but – same thing – keep it realistic)

 Also, canon characters aren't superheroes – Mystic Messenger ones aren't superheroes, they are humans with their own limitations. Don't give them God-mode unless you do it in LOLOL.

  7) It's OK to imagine your own reactions regarding certain situations in life and write them down from the perspective of your char. If it fits.

 Same thing when writing happy scenes or emotionally sad ones – if your mood reflects the vibe of the story you wish to convey, you can portray it better. This, however, doesn't mean u can't write a sob story when your life is all sunshine and rainbows.

 This is why humans have imagination ^^

 Just picture how you felt when hearing saddening news or when you had a moment you were not feeling cheerful. Step in your characters' shoes and imagine how you'd have felt in her/his situation.

  I also change my music playlist if I cannot write a certain feeling down – it usually improves it. ^^

 8) Don't worry about choosing a title/chapter names. 

You’ll come up with one as you start planning the plot you wish to pursue in your story. Sure, a catchy title can make people wanna start reading your fic, but if your story is boring and goes nowhere, then don’t expect much feedback even if your title and story summary are engaging and make people curious. (I should listen to this advice too TwT)

For example: In my MysMe story, Zen x MC pairing, I wanted most of their chats and conversations to take place during nighttime. Or, at least the ones where they bond more closely together.

And what do you call insomniacs who cannot sleep at night? Night-owls.

What do I want to happen between Zen and MC? Romance.

Story title: Night-Owl Romance (ikr, very creative, but it's a decent title. TwT)

And the same mindset I have with chapter names too. I see what is dominant there and then try to summarize it in a title. Sometimes it fits, other times it's just weird.

Also, my Insomniacs, Insomniacs Second, Insomniacs Third etc --- i choose these titles for certain chapters from my fic in order to help me remember what Day is in the story. ^^;;;;; Needless to say, I needed a better system since I mixed up the days LOL.

 9) I love cliffhangers. You should as well. OwO

Cliffhangers are basically a device that fanfic writers use in order to make sure that their engaging audience keeps being curious about the following chapters and want to find more. Feed in their addiction to know what will happen and if the outcome will go to their imagination.

ACK!!! Is everything going to be ok??? 8D!!!

But, also, try not to be sadists with your cliffhangers.

 10) Synonyms are your friends. So are linking words (connectors). So are online dictionaries. And spell check.

Example:  but – however, yet, nonetheless, nevertheless, still, though, although.

Already you can stop using all these but(t)s in your writing by just replacing the over usage of one word with a similar one. Every time you see a word being repetitive to the max in a text that's not even 2000 words long, you should really, REALLY check whether it has a synonym or not. Because it can become quite tiresome to read after a while.

I personally use thefreedictionary website.

11) Don't over explain things in your writing (like I do)

Try to alternate between dialogue and texts as much as you can. Offer variety. Try to stay relevant and not stray far away from the plot points you wish to achieve by including 32432464 scenes and scenarios that might make readers forget what you wanted to do/achieve in the first place. Or else, you may end up with a chaotic storyline that doesn't seem to have any clear steering.

 12) Try to write chapters in advance!!!

I find this step to be very, very important.

You should aim to have written chapters ahead of posting schedule (at least 2-3), in order to observe whether your idea has a place to grow from there onwards or you might hit a nasty dead end with the proposed scenario. If you end up in a point in your story where you are nearly convinced that you need to rethink the direction your plot goes, perhaps finding a better solution on the way... it's much better to have a 'backup' in chapters and not having instantly published everything you had done.

Like I pointed out earlier, I have over 60 pages of written content for my fanfic that are unusable. Because I ended up not going on certain routes and changed directions "off-camera", which could not have been possible so easily had I just posted chapters as I finish writing them.

But hey, this is just how I do it. :D

 13) Sorry to say this, but your first ever written fanfic will SUCK for sure, especially if you started as a kid.

I'm not trying to piss anyone off by mentioning this so harshly or discourage any potential writers. ^^ But, if writing, in general, is not a hobby of yours or if you don't have any affinity to it prior to starting planning a story (like role playing with friends/groups), then expect lots of criticism to pour down your story, many which may point out your writing mistakes.

It can be awful... TwT

But really, you can't be a pro at it from the beginning and you need to understand that there is a step one you need to take in a long, long journey in writing. Heck, I'm not even a pro myself and my skills are relatively decent.

Seriously.

Guys and Girls.

DON'T BE DISCOURAAAAAGED~!!!! <3

Just, write to your heart's content and try to always perfect yourself. ^^ Keep an open mindset and appreciate those people who comment on your work, who try to offer you constructive criticism and feedback.

You'll know when that person is doing it with good intentions.

Don't be upset or angry at people pointing out the faults they see in your story. You're not baby Tolkien. Sometimes, you don't even realize it's something you need to work on to improve. ((For example: in my Night-Owl Romance, someone pointed out to me that I was using ellipses far too often and, at first, I did not think it was the case until I re-read the text and realized... oops, yeah. I kind of over did it. And then, I tried using them less frequently.))

Bonus PearlCrysta Trivia: I started writing fanfiction after my school ex-friend stopped RP-ing with me frequently, so basically, I was probably... 13-14 years old when I started doing it. Quizilla was the monster site with fics and tests I would do daily during my summer holidays (do you guys remember that site? X'D I still do lol.)

At the time, I was super into Yu-Gi-Oh that I needed to write a romance between my god-mode OC and Marik/Malik Ishtar.

Now, I am 25 and I cannot find the power to read my story from scratch ever again.

...

The level of cringiness will make even 707 shudder.

 See guys?

SEE?!!

Yeah, I know what I'm saying when I say that your fanfic will suck.

But there's a remedy for it. OwO

 14) Practice makes it perfect. ^^ (10 years+ with obvious breaks in between) 

And this isn’t everything. Some are snippets, others have over 300 pages.

15) Reading enriches your vocabulary! 

And by reading, I mean reading literature books or whatever tickles your senses. But has to be of quality. And keep that dictionary close by in case u meet expressions or words you do not understand.