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[the-blind-assassin-12]

WIP Wednesday...

...12 Days late and on a Monday (oops)

I was tagged by the lovely @sixhours - thank you so much! - to share a snippet from a wip, but here's the thing: I'm just working my way back into regular writing after unintentionally taking like two months off and after finishing up the latest Aphelion chapter with @something-tofightfor, I'm not even sure which wip to pick back up. So here are a few snippets from the things in my twisted wip heap, I would love if you all could weigh in on what I should focus on next!

*snippets and poll under the cut*

from Part One of The Grove, an Ezra x F!Reader series:

Shit, shit, shit. 

You crashed through the brush, desperately seeking the same path you took into the heart of the forest so that you could find your way back out. But even though it had been less than an hour since you’d trekked through those very same trees, you couldn’t find so much as one of your own footprints or a bent twig to point you in the right direction. Heart pounding, you spun in a slow circle, scanning the dense greenery around you. 

No, no, no. There’s gotta be… something. I’ve gotta be missing something. 

You squinted, straining your eyes against the dwindling light that made it down through the canopy. Trees and vines and short, leafy bushes were all that you could see, like the forest had grown around your footsteps to swallow up any trace of you.

from Part Four of Recall, a Jack Daniels x F!Reader series:

“Please, listen to me.” You have to listen to me, Jack. You took a shaky breath, trying not to move as you let it back out. “She wasn’t-” 

“Real? Yeah, you keep sayin’ that.” He gave the lasso a tug to tighten the noose around your arms and torso. You felt the synthetic threads of the rope biting into your biceps. “You say it one more time, darlin’ -” His top lip curled as he coated his words in venom. “And I’ll show you what else this thing can do.” Giving the grip another sharp yank, he pulled you a few steps closer. 

from Part Three of Unfinished, a Marcus Pike x F!Reader series:

You turned into the hallway just in time to see Marcus open the door to the guest room. As he froze in place, head cocked to the side in confusion, you realized you’d forgotten to address the one logistical hang up of his visit. He spoke your name, a hint of amusement in his tone. “Am I missing something?” 

“Shit.” You winced, fingertips coming up to rub at your closed eyelid before dragging your palm down over your face. I completely forgot about - you groaned. “I’m sorry, Marcus. I forgot to tell you. Bill took the guest bed when he moved out.” You gave a pathetic little shrug. “It was technically his, so…” 

Trailing off, your eyes widened as another realization hit you. Oh, fuck. Because of how the night had gone, the sheets for the pullout couch that you’d thrown in the wash that afternoon had never made it into the dryer. “Shit!” You half sighed, half hissed through another wince. “I fucked up, Marcus. I left the sheets for the pullout mattress in the wash and now-“ You clicked your tongue and threw up your hands. 

Now it was two in the morning and far too late to rewash and then dry a load of laundry.

from Kiss Me & Smile For Me, a Joel Miller x OFC series:

“I mean,” Emma went on, tongue flicking out to wet her lips as she playfully rolled her eyes. “It’s pretty much my fault that she’s so into this band anyway.” She laughed through her nose. “I was always playin’ their songs for warm ups, and then-” 

“You’d do that?” He breathed out the question, cutting her off. “You’d…” Swallowing, he hooked his thumbs into her belt loops, head shaking from side to side to send his hair askew. “You’d go with her? You sure?”

Emma’s answer came without hesitation, her fingers coming up to rake the rogue strands of his hair back into place. “Of course, Joel.” She smiled, cheeks rounding out and eyes shining up at him. “I know how much it means to you to be able to do this for her. And I want her birthday to be special, too.” She nodded. We’ll make sure she knows the tickets are from you, and that I’m just going with her. Besides, I already got her a gift, so- ” 

Joel didn’t let her finish her explanation though, suddenly overcome with the need to kiss her. Bringing his hands up, he cradled her face between them and swallowed the small surprised sound she made. It only lasted a few seconds, neither of them deepening it but both of them letting it linger so that when it ended and Joel spoke, his lips moved against hers. “I love you, Em.” 

[menlove]

since I'm not subjecting that blog's followers to this by submitting it as a request.......

would gay sex have fixed them?

[ifuckedyrmum]

The brain when AO3 goes down:

[graciehart]

tagged by @sitpwgs 🤍 thank you love! <3

rules: choose 4 of your favorite characters from 4 pieces of media as options and let your tumblr pals decide which one most suits your vibe

tagging @strideofpride @unorthodox-oblivion @queenofinys @mauraeyk @sofia-curtis @sharpesjoy @burningblake @robntunney @robintunney @isitcasualnow @spencereid and YOU reading this <3

[rosetta-j-stone]

The first three names are from the latest Joker Out Subs video: https://youtu.be/OzQAUP9ITsQ?si=pa5WM_nuAm4sjWZc

The fourth is from this interview (NB: it's from last year's Eurovision): https://youtu.be/0xdcex6ESyo?si=tZK2Plb1iT67ltjG

[dreamonminecraft]

she also said she hung out with george and dream after the fact but she says she knew caiti was uncomfortable so im confused because that’s a shitty thing to do

And lied to Dream about it too like either her moral compass is fucked, she's a clout chaser, she's a bad friend, or she's lying

[crowleys-bentley-and-plants]

i wanted to finish the Aziraphale pov fic that ties in with this fic before new years but i wont be able to so the question is...

[mothzarellaman]

i feel like tumblr would appreciate these theoretical thumbnails for kieran animatics

(ATP would be focused specifically on the teal mask, because, you know, it fits the story. and its los campesinos! for. obvious reasons.)

(Whereas this one would be more focused on Kieran's entire character arc. ofc all the important character to his story arc are represented by celestial bodies (with kieran being the moon and carmine being the sun, for example)

[gynandromorph]

Hello! Do you have any advice for someone who can't draw, who's looking to write a comic? I'm fairly confident in my ability to produce an at least semi-competent script & layout, but I just don't have the artistic ability to make it look decent without years of practice that I'm missing. Am I just pretty much hamboned?

i'm not sure if i have a good answer -- comics are an assload of work with a specific skillset required, which means the majority of artists won't mesh well with drawing a comic. artists who bothered to learn the nuances often aren't interested in making them if it isn't for their own ideas -- they probably learned just by drawing a lot of their own short comic ideas over the years. some have this skillset but they developed it for occupational reasons, so they'll need to be paid to do it, which would also be a lot of money due to the labor involved. the artists who don't have the skillset generally also look for payment. it sounds like you want an artist for a longer story, but if you're only looking for a few pages, the price of paying someone is a lot more manageable. i think your options are: 1) write it as a book to remove the art dilemma entirely 2) adapt the story to work well with a simpler, more "amateur" art style, then learn and draw that style 3) pay an artist to draw your script (this would be most feasible by dividing the story into chapters or small chunks and paying for a portion at a time and providing layouts to an artist who isn't very experienced with comics) or 4) win Partner Lottery and convince them to draw your writing free of charge as a collaborative bonding thing

[sixpillarsofgenesis]

Here's one for all of the Giangio lovers out there. I have added a gif for you to refer to in case you don't recognise the local wet cat of a human being.