#paeliae-occasionally

[friend-crow]

What is your favourite crow fact?

Not so much a fact as a thing that I have observed:

Crows can be kind of competitive about food. There seems to be a crow food snatching instinct that compels them to snatch food away from one another.

Juvenile crows also suck at feeding themselves. They'll learn to pick up peanuts before they learn to shell and eat them without help from an adult.

At least some of the time juveniles develop the "snatch peanut" instinct before they learn to open peanuts. This results in scenes in which they pick up a peanut, take it to an adult for help, set it down, then the "snatch peanut" instinct kicks in and they snatch it away. They realize that they still can't eat it, so they put it back down, but as soon as the adult goes to open it the self-defeating "snatch peanut" instinct kicks back in.

I have watched this play out on repeat for 5 minutes at a time as the very patient adult waits for the juvenile to get its shit together so it can eat.

Also worth noting: groups of juveniles will be left in the care of one or two adults (always funny to observe), so it's not always even the juvenile's parents who have to deal with this behavior. It could be an aunt or an uncle or an older sibling from the previous year who got roped into babysitting.

[aintgonnatakethis]

9 8 lines, 9 people tag!

Thank you @paeliae-occasionally for the tag! 😄 I'm afraid I'm 100% cheating on the number, as when I looked through the doc I have set up for writeblr games - instead of having to search for excerpts I stick good ones in there as I write them - and could only find an 8.

This excerpt is literally a Nicholas Rush Character Study 101.

The easy way Telford was sharing his past amazed Rush. He imagined telling Telford about Glasgow – the pain and the docks and the fish – and couldn’t picture it in any way that worked. He didn’t think he’d be able to get the words out, and yet sharing your past obviously didn’t have to be that way. He wondered if Telford would tell him about where he'd grown up, if Rush was even allowed to ask questions not pertaining to war. Had Telford been a person before the Air Force? When he’d just been David and there'd been no blood on his hands. Rush wanted to see the blood, wanted to see it spread onto himself, because if you were bloodied then it meant you’d fought. Even if you lost, people would know you’d fought.

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[satohqbanana]

EDIT:

Okay, hello, Pae! Naveena (@thecomfywriter) led me to you.

This is almost the same as my ideas, with a few twists and turns here and there. (On my side, we'll get to that soon if the types of magic thing gets voted as the lore/worldbuilding people would like to see. If you'd like to see a preview, I kinda wrote a tiny bit of it here.) But let me just tell you I'm all for this body/soul/magic reserve scheme.

Runes being the language of magic is also the concept behind my conlang Shruysi. Yes, there were gods involved. Not just in the same way you wrote them. I think it's neat that you have multiple people working on this; says a lot about their own abilities. Xaeren's so STRONK if they're just a mortal kid who just. Wanted to be spiteful.

Sorry, I got confused with the casters, mages, and runics. Are these just categories of magic users? Are magic users born? Can they be created (the art of magic taught)?

Beautiful runes, though. Very alchemy. I think it's a good way to easily communicate certain spells (e.g. "amplifying" + "life" could be a basic healing spell). My runes are just an alphabet; the language is something else.

OG Message: We have a lot of similarities hehe! Will go back to this post later to really look into some things, and LOVELY rune writing system BTW (I'm not good with languages so let me just look and go "I think this is neat" and not give a clear reason why while holding your stuff)

@kingragnarok-writes This might be of interest to you, My Liege?

Magic Systems

Overview of how magic works in my world (:

So every creature in the world has some mix of a form, a soul and energy.

Form - a physical body

Soul - a creature channels magic through their soul.

a creature with a form but no soul is called a fendra, they cannot cast magic.

A creature that is just a soul is called a fragment, they can cast magic.

Energy - energy is a personal store of magic.

Sorcerers are casters who cast from their own magic store. This is exclusively genetic and hereditary.

Gods also cast from their energy, but they have significantly more energy.

Magic is a type of matter that permeates the whole world but it is more concentrated in some areas. This matter is called ‘Ike’ after the Illeran word for dragon power. This occurs naturally in ‘strands’

Casters who just cast the strands as they naturally occur are called druids or naturalists. They have to be taught, but it doesn’t take as long as a mages training.

Mages cut peices from strands and combine them for more versatile magic. They learn after years of training. Mages make up a large portion of the modern government and there are specialist schools for genius kids to learn magic.

Runics break down naturally occurring strands into the smallest form of Ike, the simple components. They have to use a rune symbol to do this. This makes their magic incredibly powerful and adaptable. There are 47 total runes in the modern day. The first 5 runes were originally created by Ez, the god of refined magic. When his boyfriend Rin was murdered by mortals, he cursed the runes so in the modern day children have to go through loss and pain to be broken enough to learn runes. The other 42 were made by Xaeren, a gifted kid trying to greatly annoy and inconvenience the goddess of unnatural deaths, Schaeres.

This is the table of the simple components. There is lore about how they came to be discovered but that would take hours.

These are the alphabetically first 13 runes, to demonstrate how they are constructed.

Feel free to ask questions, I would love to clarify! (:

[the-ellia-west]

HOW TO WRITE ROMANTIC ATTRACTION FOR DUMMIES

For anyone who wants to learn, (especially aro/ACE, aspec, ect.)

Requested by the lovely @darkandstormydolls

Alrighty! Welcome back or welcome to my blog! I'm dipping my toes back into the category of posts that gained me my exposure!

So if you're here, you want to know how to write romantic attraction/romance!

Strap in and let's begin!

(Pls spread this to people you think would benefit from seeing it, or anyone who requested it bc I forgot, ANY ASPECS)

Step one -

Your characters must admire one another at the beginning, Romantic feelings usually do not present themselves as obvious until you really think them through, meaning your characters may not notice they have a crush until it's too late

These are general statistics and light stereotypes. So feel free to not use this tip:

Male characters usually tend to notice physical things first, like body shape, hair, skin, clothing, the way their lover moves, ect

And Female Characters Generally tend to notice more small things and personality-based traits first, like their lover's humor, speaking mannerisms, shifts in expression, ways they fidget, emotion in their voice, ect.

And someone who is in love will generally show more interest in this particular person's movements, actions, words, and anything in general.

Step 2 -

The character will show more interest in sharing their love language with their lover/crush

Physical touch - People with physical touch love languages may want to hold hands, cuddle, hug, or just lean on their crush whenever they are close to them moreso than they want to with others

Gift giving - Gift givers will want to get more gifts more often for their crush, probably thinking of them whenever they see little trinkets or wanting to get them big gifts for special occasions or signs of appreciation

Acts of Service - Acts of service people will offer to do extra favors and a bunch of extra stuff they don't have to do twice as much as normal

Words of Affirmation - Flattery, they will generally flood their crush with kind words and compliments

Quality time - Quality time people will want to spend time with their crush at almost every turn, and when they want company, will turn to their crush first

Step 3 -

After a while, these urges while become very prominent and more noticeable to the person having them

They may find themselves fantasizing about their crush or having them show up in their thoughts more and more, feeling nicer and happier when they're around, or when they're thinking about them

Smiling when they think about them, cutsey little fluff thingies like that

A crush is essentially: I want to date that, I want to be near that always, I want to marry that, I want that to snuggle me (or other love languages)

Or in simpler terms: if that asked me out, I would say yes (or at least want to say yes if your character is in denial)

Step 4 -

The character's urges to be close to this person grows strong enough that they do smth about it, whether prompted by another character. Or they just don't know I how to not anymore (like when you wanna eat candy and you don't want to, but you do anyway bc I JUST NEED THE CHOCOLATE OKAY?)

(Or for Aro/Ace, garlic bread)

People who are in love are generally very prone to be all dreamy and poetic and VERY EXTREMELY BIASED towards their crush

Then Yada Yada they kiss & shit

You're welcome, BYEEEEEEEE 👋

Happy writing!

Love you! Thanks for reading, And Ghost Tumblr Mother says go drink some water and have a snack, you've earned it, and you are beautiful <333

Have a good day! :]

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[willtheweaver]

Get to know me tag

thanks for the tag @honeybewrites

Rules: Answer the questions because I want to get to know you better :D

Do you have any pets?

I have cats.

Comfort food?

Ooooooo…that’s a hard one. Ice cream is always a good choice.

How many languages do you speak?

Native English speaker. Took Spanish in High School, but forgot most of it in the intervening years. I know enough French that I can ask for directions, hale a cab, or order a meal. I know a few words in Latin, German, Gaelic, and Hawaiian.

Random fact about yourself

I enjoy archery.

Something you’re proud of?

Finally getting a WIP done. Always struggled with seeing writing done from start to finish. Now A Feather in the Forest is nearing completion, I feel accomplished.

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[leahnardo-da-veggie]

To My Friend: Or, a Letter From a Villain

My dearest,

I am sorry. For everything that has passed between us. I am sorry for the fights we have had, for the scabs on our knees and the pranks we have played. I am sorry we did not do more of it. 

I remember we used to sit on that tree. We carved our names on it. It was not romantic. We didn't know what romance was. It didn't matter, even if it was romance. We were just having fun. 

We had a challenge to climb it all the way up to the top. It was the highest tree in the forest, or so your sister told you. I'm sorry that I never did reach that top branch, and even more sorry that I never helped you up there.

I pushed you off once. Your knee was fractured, and you yelled so loudly the weird girl from the next village over came to investigate. She helped me carry you all the way home. Mother and Father yelled at me so afterwards. I remember having to do your chores for weeks afterwards. I am sorry for that. Your tears made my heart ache so badly. I cannot believe you still let me draw on the cast. Did you like the flowers I put on them? I do not know if you could tell, but they were supposed to be lilies. Your favourite.

How are you now? Did you manage to start the shop you always wanted to man? I know you told your mother about it, and she slapped you and said to dream bigger. She told you that you would be great one day. I hope you are not. Greatness really is not what it was cracked up to be.

I am sorry I have not spoken with you. I did not think you would want me to, what with what has happened since. I do not think you would be happy to see me. I am everything I ever wanted to be, and I hate it.

We dreamed as children, did we not? I dreamt of a crown of jewels and a throne of bone, a foolish thing to want for a boy such as I. You dreamt of a quiet butchery at the heart of the village, leaning on the counter and bragging about being the one to provide the Emperor with freshmeats. What kind of whelp dreams of being a butcher, anyways? I am sorry I did not mock you for it.

How silly we were there, little kids playing a wild game of pretend. How different we were. How foolish.

I do not eat freshmeats from a butcher. No, I feast of flesh right from the bone. It tastes fresher, sharper, like the memory of you carving into my heart. Do you like carvings, still? You used to make the most adorable birds out of called branches. I would scour the forest after a storm and bring the best pieces just for you.

I would give you all the branches in the world to have you by my side. You could be my lady, my advisor, my butcher. Whatever position you want, my friend, you could have it. Just come back. Please. I am sorry for what I have become, for the monster I see in the mirror.

That tree we used to sit on is fallen now. I had it cut down after I took the throne. I am sorry for that, too. Nonetheless, it sits in my trophy room now. We could sit on it together again. I could have servants push the both of us up onto its topmost branches.

What do you say, my friend? Will you come back to me? Will you accept my apology, and renew what cruel fate tore apart? Will you be my friend again?

Remember: I know where you live. And I can bring you back to me, whether you like it or not.

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[somethingclevermahogony]

The Cycle of Reincarnation is experienced by the "Awakened Peoples of Kobani" (which beings are included in this is the topic of much debate).

An important aspect of understanding death in the Universe of Kobani, is its inherent impermanence. Nothing that dies, will stay dead. Ultimately all living things reincarnate; mortals, animals, plants, and even some non-living items like mountains, forests, houses, and ships. Spirits reincarnate in their own sense, though in their case it may be more accurate to refer to this as "reforming". Mortals, those who are among The Awakened, have the potential to eventually, after many mortal lives, enter the Divine Realm, something that Animals, Plants, and even Spirits, cannot do. There is no specific order or number of worlds/lives which a soul must be reincarnated into before it is allowed into the Divine Realm and this will vary from soul to soul.

The Cycle defines the boundary between spirit and mortal; where the former exists exclusively as a spiritual being with an indefinite and/or malleable form, the latter exists as a soul inhabiting a defined, physical body. When a mortal body dies, the soul receives judgment, a process by which, through their own judgment, it is decided if they should be reborn again in the same world, or continue on to be reborn in the next, each life coming closer to divinity. If reborn on the same world, the soul will not be burdened with the memory of the rejected life. A life may be rejected for any number of reasons: most commonly, the soul was too young to move on in the cycle, the soul was not satisfied or happy with that life, or the soul believes they did more harm than good during that life.

It is the duty of the deity, known in Kishite as Nahulpaha, to guide the dead soul, to help them with judgment, to act as a mediator between the different aspects of the self. While called the Judge, Nahulpaha does not actually provide a sentence, as this is ultimately the place of the deceased soul itself. It is rather the job of Nahulpaha to ensure that the soul remains honest with itself during its time of deliberation and judgment.

A soul which reincarnates into the next world will not remember its past life, however this does not mean that its past-life will not shape that individual's personality in some sense. Dreams, irrational fears, gut-feelings/beliefs, even tastes are often informed by previous lives. For this reason, while each reincarnation does represent a new person, there is typically some level of continuity when it comes to things like personality between all the lives experienced by a soul over the course of its journey through the Cycle. It is only upon reaching the Divine Realm, that the experiences and memories of all the lives are combined into one being, the ultimate expression of that soul and the culmination of its journey.

This final expression/being is not several souls/beings in one body, existing still as distinct entities, but is rather the combination of them all into a new entity.

To illustrate this imagine two glasses of wine, a red and a white, these represent the lives experienced by the soul. By pouring both of these glasses together into a bowl, you create something new. While this new concoction may express traits from both wines, ultimately neither of those old wines exist any longer, instead they have been replaced by an amalgamation, one which cannot be undone. The same can be said of reincarnated souls. While some part of each life and thus each person may live on through the Cycle, ultimately upon death marks the end of that individual as their own distinct being. 

Happy spooky WBW! I wanna focus on ghosts today. Ghosts and/or the afterlife are super important in most worlds. What are spirits like in yours? Real or imagined? Good or evil? Sacred or common? 👻

Hello and thank you for the ask! Sorry it took me a few days to get to it!

Ghosts and Spirits in the Lands of the Green Sea

In order to understand the nature of spirits and ghosts throughout the lands of the Green Sea it is important to lay out a few definitions.

Spirit

Spirits are real entities within the world of Kobani and the wider universe.

Fun Fact: The words used to refer to spirits throughout the Green Sea seem to be related, suggesting an origin which stems from a Pre-Calamity language, making said tradition thousands of years old. Kishite: Baba, Shabalic: Baba, Ikopeshi: Bebi, Apunic: Bap, Korithian: Buwa, Arkodian: Buwa, Pyrian: Pa, Various Western Makuric Dialects: Bama/Maba/Ma, Makorian Dialects: Bata/Pada The word for soul, Kishite: He(e)t, shows a similar level of continuity between languages.

Spirits are distinguished from beings like humans and animals by their dynamic nature. Their forms are not static in the sense that the human form is static, rather the size/shape/appearance of spirits may fluctuate typically in reaction to their mood or their environment or by conscious effort.

Spirits are broadly categorized into two categories Naturalistic and Celestial. Naturalistic spirits are born on Kobani itself and function primarily as personifications of certain objects, places, or phenomena, such as a tree, forest, mountain, the winds, fire, etc. Celestial Spirits on the other hand are born in the so-called "Celestial Spheres" or "Spirit Worlds" before finding their way to Kobani by some means. These spirits are not tied to specific locations or phenomena in the same way as Naturalistic spirits, as a result these spirits tend to be far more wide-roaming while also being far more alien, both in their nature and personality.

Great Spirits and Demons also fall under the category of Spirits. Both of these designations are human inventions. A Great Spirit typically refers to a particularly powerful spirit, typically one which is sapient (Spiritbloods are typically the result of a pairing between a so-called Great Spirit and a human.) Great Spirits often act as the personifications/guardians of large natural features such as mountains, rivers, or lakes. In the Kishite culture when a Great Spirit is prayed to or treated as a city guardian they are referred to as a Mountain Lord/God. Demon or Kosubaba, is a term used to refer to a spirit which is actively hostile towards humans in a way which is actively malevolent. Kosubaba are always sentient. This is not the same as territorial spirits or non-sentient species which may act violently or unintentionally cause harm. Demons typically hide in their lairs, still fearful of what few magical weapons remain, and from there they manipulate and play with humans. Demon/Kosubaba is not a true scientific classification, but a title. There are many hostile and territorial spirits but a demon is different, a demon wants mortals to enter their territory, like a spider waiting to catch a fly.

Souls

The Kishite word for the soul is he(e)t. The soul is the animating force within mortal beings, the purest embodiment of primordial creation within the living form. The soul is also the part of the being which carries on during the Cycle of Reincarnation, being reborn in new bodies throughout different worlds until the full development of that particular soul is considered sufficient to continue on to the domain of the divine. The soul is not necessarily tied to the mind or the state consciousness, as such the soul does not "degrad" or "decline" in time with the natural decline of the mind/mental function due to aging or injury. The soul is innately magic. Spirits do not have souls, at least not in the sense that mortal beings do. This is because, unlike with mortal beings, there is no distinct delineation between what is and isn't magic within their build-up, put more simply the form of the spirit is in itself "the soul". This means that if a spirit does reincarnate it is as itself, rather than forming a new entity and thus spirits do not progress through the Cycle of Reincarnation.

In the English language spirit and soul can sometimes be used interchangeably. This is not the case in Kishite, which brings us to the question of...

Ghosts!!!!!

So are ghosts real in Kobani? The short answer is no. The longer answer is sort of.

In the traditional sense a ghost is understood to be the lingering soul or a fraction/shadow of the soul which remains of a being after its death. In this sense ghosts in Kobani are not real.

The Cycle of Reincarnation is a phenomenon directed by and overseen by both the gods and by nature itself, it is not something which can be resisted or circumnavigated by mortals in any sense. When a mortal dies their soul will be reincarnated, either in a new world or once again on Kobani, no matter how much "unfinished business" that soul may have.

This of course has not stopped many myths from forming regarding ways in which the soul may become lost on the way to judgement or else shut off from reincarnation (Curses, heresy, etc.) but these are all fictional. Kishite children are often told scary stories of haunted battlefields and the souls of murdered wives stalking streets and abandoned homes, too filled with hate and sorrow to be reincarnated.

However, there is a phenomenon which may be mistaken for ghosts at first glance, spirits. As was previously mentioned, spirits often change their forms, sometimes in response to their environments. It is not unheard of for spirits which are in regular contact with humans, particularly with sages to adopt characteristics of those humans, sometimes even after those humans have passed on. As such it is not unheard of for the homes of recently deceased sages to be haunted for a short period of time by spirits imitating their voices or even hazy versions of their forms before moving on to better things.

Far more rarely but far more sinisterly, there have been several instances when spirits (often demons) have possessed the bodies of the very recently deceased, using said body as a mode to interact with and often to harm humans. In one particularly dark tale from the city of Chibal, a demon possessed the body of a recently deceased midwife and then used this macabre disguise in order to runaway with the new-born of the family that had hired that midwife, never to be seen again. Stories like this are one reason (among others) why it has become tradition in Kishetal to stand vigil over the deceased until their bodies show the first signs of natural decline/decay, lest a spirit/demon use the body for nefarious purposes.

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[kaylinalexanderbooks]

This is different from my usual posts but I've been trying to get into more music. Does anyone have any underrated bands to recommend?

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[theink-stainedfolk]

✨OC Moodboard/Pinterest Tag✨

Thank you @the-golden-comet for the tag ♡

Rules: make a collection of 5+ images that represent or symbolize one of your OCs! It can be in any way, for any reason! Just have fun with it! ☺️

I will take Acheron from Legacy of Creation

I'll tag @finickyfelix @willtheweaver @ascotwriting @agirlandherquill @leahnardo-da-veggie @illarian-rambling @winglesswriter @paeliae-occasionally @graveyardshift111 @drchenquill

[the-letterbox-archives]

about tag lists - update!

alright, so the poll came back, and it was very close win for no (keep so i can be alerted to posts), with yes (i will find the content regardless) close behind. this has posed a dilemma to me - my original reservations about holding a tag list are still relevant, but so are my concerns about engagement.

BUT! the amazing and intelligent @gioiaalbanoart suggested something i view as a way to get the best of both worlds. to stop flooding people with tags and getting random hollow likes due to obligation, but remind those who are interested in the archives of new content, @.gioiaalbanoart proposed a newsletter of sorts!

the way i'm picturing it is i'll collect a master tag list of whoever wants any kinds of story or tag game updates and release a fortnightly newsletter of anything i see relevant enough to advertise and remind people of! stuff like chapter updates, significant tag games, archival updates, and maybe small bits of exclusive content (suggestions open for that)! so i'd like to ask whether that's a good idea or not - if you have other ideas please don't hesitate to bring them to my attention! this would replace my normal tag lists, and though it would be a fortnightly update (well. i'll try ;-;), i believe it could declutter people's dashes and get information out!

so... another poll! (i am clinically obsessed with polls it's an illness-)

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[the-golden-comet]

Thank you so much!! I love writing dialogue and character dynamics, so I’m very happy to see this comment! 💫✨

💫Character voice tag💫

Thank you to both @drchenquill and @paeliae-occasionally for this tag!! ✨

My lines: trying to get out of a conversation, without being rude to the speaker, and "Don't you think you are overstepping?"

Because I like a challenge, I’m gonna combine these two. And wouldn’t you know it? There’s an exact part in Peter Hart that utilizes BOTH of these ideas ✨

Spoilers below the cut, for those who want to read it yourself ✨

+open tag! 💫

Your line: “Whose idea was this, anyway?”

“How is your mother these days?” The Duke questioned curiously.

“She’s quite well, thank you.” Peter raised his eyebrows, playing it cool as he changed the subject. “I heard what happened to your son. My apologies.”

Benjamin grit his teeth in appalment. ‘This fucking…..!!’

“Oh, word does travel quickly, doesn’t it?” Duke Matthias sighed low. “Do you know anything more?”

Peter shook his head and shrugged, thoroughly enjoying the power play internally, but externally keeping a chill posture. “Can’t say I do. But, he’s a clever one. He’ll be alright.”

The Duke of Port Mayor nodded in thanks as his son hid his face in chagrin nearby. Once again, Matthias struck up a conversation. “I heard you were entering the dance competition. I never knew you to be a dancer, Peter.”

Captain Hart nodded. “Indeed…” he glanced up briefly at the rafters, checking on the progress of his mateys while trying to remain unsuspecting. So far, so good. “….Did you ever get Benjamin into ballroom dancing?”

“I tried, but my son’s a stubborn one….” The Duke shook his head in disdain.

“He is that….” Peter smirked.

Benjamin couldn’t believe how dangerously Captain Hart played the game. ‘He’s going to blow our cover….! This moron is actually going to get us caught, all because he thinks he can one-up my father….’

“…I was curious where all of Benjamin’s friends went off to….” The Duke sighed. “….Dominique he—Uh…. disappeared about a decade ago as well. Glad to see one of them is doing well, at least.”

The blonde shrugged. “As well as could be.”

“So, who did you bring to dance with you?” The Duke inquired.

Benji gripped his wine glass tightly as the Captain craftily navigated the situation. “Her name’s Beth. She’s a bit timid….” Peter chuckled as he lied as effortlessly as he breathed. “….Paid a few extra coin to the tavern keep for this one.”

‘Ew, yuck….gross….’ Benjamin swallowed back his bile.

The Duke laughed heartily at Peter’s boldness. “Is that so? You know, I met Benjamin’s mother similarly….she was a castle maid I paid good coin to have….”

‘GROSS. GROSS. DISGUSTING.’ Benji had to physically restrain himself from dry-heaving.

Peter quickly redirected the conversation, sensing Benjamin about to vomit from nerves. “Turns out she’s a great dancer. Well enough to win it all, I’d say.”

“Is that so? Well…” Duke Matthias chortled. “….Good luck to you both then.”

“Thank you, and…” Captain Hart wrapped his arm around Benji’s waist, pulling him towards the dance floor as he called to the Duke of Port Mayor over his shoulder. “….Best of luck to you ….with finding your son.”

As he turned away, an evil smirk cornered Peter’s lips. Benjamin was shaking his head, pale and short of breath, as his shallow panting made him a bit dizzy.

“I can’t believe you DID that.” Benjamin whispered harshly under his breath, directing his ire to Peter.

[ominous-feychild]

NEW “POST GENRE” ANNOUNCEMENT!

As my longtime mutuals/followers fans are probably aware, I have a habit of creating “post genres”—aka, where I create a series of posts along the same themes or using the same system.

For example, we have: #oc questionnaire #oc in three #oc moodboard tag #oc voice tag

WELL GUESS WHAT!

Announcing the arrival of a new “genre”:

OC INTERROGATION!

In these posts, I will select questions that will elicit an interesting answer or reaction from individual characters and interrogate them!

These “OC Interrogations��� will be written assuming the character is locked into a room—under magical “truth serum”-esque effects—until they answer the provided questions! They'll be written in a format similarly to my outlines, but they'll be continuous until I get through all the questions!

(Examples provided toward the end of the post)

HERE'S WHERE YOU COME IN!

If you'd like to ask any questions of the characters, feel free to!

(Similarly, you can also ask me any questions about them, lol.)

Either send in an ask with your question(s) and the character(s) they're for, or feel free to comment it here! I will collect the “requests” for each character and eventually post the interrogation alongside a tag for those within their respective taglist... and whoever asked the question(s), lol.

Naturally, I reserve the right to deny any questions that will bring up spoilerific answers, but I will one way or another share those questions with the class for prosperity!

I'd prefer if we focused on RFtA or Waves, but feel free to pull from anything! It'll just take longer for me to get to things outside of them! (Also, I have a special preference for RFtA, as it's my main project rn, but feel free for either or any!)

CHARACTERS AND WIPS:

Rising From The Ashes

Carmin Lévêque Kieva Caron Sammy Bardales - moodboard || crimes Mei Li - moodboard(s) Kieran Caron - moodboard || crimes Sebastián “Tián” Caron Guqayya Latifi - moodboard(s) Roman Lévêque - moodboard Elazi Adlani

Waves of Misfortune

Zarina Baudelaire Hugo “Cricket” Tinoco Flavie (the amnesiac) Benjamin “Benji” Aikawa Yesval González Zhihao (the familiar)

WIP EXAMPLE:

So, we have a few questions for you, Carmin! [face empty beyond the slightest hint of bitterness] (voice hollow, but hoarse from disuse) “... of course you do.” Right, haha. So, if you're ready to begin? (still hoarse and empty) “I don't have a choice in the matter, do I?” I guess not! Well, to begin with: Are you scared of the dark? Why or why not?

[as she spoke, slowly stopped trying to fight the words escaping her. Just stared dead-eyed at the camera by the end] (finally, finishes numbly) “... it's just... easier to let them think that.” Hmm... I see. That looked like it was hard to admit, Carmin. [eyes narrow slightly on the camera, but otherwise looks just as dead inside as before] (flatly) “Fuck you.” She bites! >;D [doesn't react. Just crosses her arms, leans back in her seat again, and shakes her leg impatiently as she waits for the next question]

Tagging E V E R Y B O D Y:

@honeybewrites @the-golden-comet @illarian-rambling @ashirisu @urnumber1star

@the-letterbox-archives @48lexr @aalinaaaaaa @thecomfywriter @an-indecisive-nerd

@leahnardo-da-veggie @world-of-iridensia @paeliae-occasionally @pluppsauthor @thelovelymachinery

@sm-writes-chaos

[oliolioxenfreewrites]

introducing the mistskin walkers

take a read and let me know what you think!

writing share tag list; express interest if you’re wanting to join 🤟🏾

@drchenquill @illarian-rambling @kaylinalexanderbooks @leahpardo-pa-potato @slenders1ckn3ss

@somethingclevermahogony @inky-duchess @sassystyl @rotting-moon-writes

@avaseofpeonies @oc-atelier @ceph-the-ghost-writer @paeliae-occasionally @davycoquette

@rirori-jeorgiarn @spookyceph @enne-uni @the-golden-comet @wyked-ao3

@unforgettable-sensations @hissorrow22 @boredwritergirl @thewrathoffemalerage

[satohqbanana]

I really like the chemistry approach! I think this is the first time I've seen someone do it this way. I love that you added little illustration of the strands as well. Though last question - as a fun follow-up - can scientific elements bond with strands too?

I appreciate that you took the time to explain this to help me (and others) understand your magic worldbuilding better! Thank you!

Strands and Simple components

Thank you @satohqbanana for asking about this!

Ok so it has come to my attention that I have a lot of strand and simple components lore that I have not fully explained so let’s get on that.

Alright so firstly:

In my world magic acts essentially like a different form of matter. It has no physical mass but can be measured and quantised like a particle. Creatures with a soul can interact with this matter, creatures without a soul cannot.

So what are strands and simple components?

Ok, so imagine the air around you. It is everywhere but if you zoom in close enough, you can see it is made up of compounds like N2 and H2O

Strands are like compounds.

A bunch of magic atoms with bonds between them form larger molecule called a strand.

In the same way, simple components are like elements. They bond together to make strands, and you can imagine the table in the magic systems post here like the periodic table of elements.

You can also think about it like a strand of DNA and the simple components are like bases.

————The types and mechanics of bonds are still under development. ————

So to recap, Magic is everywhere but at a base level it is made up of strands (compounds) and simple components (Elements) .

Refined and Unrefined spells:

So Unrefined spells cast full, naturally occurring strands (Druids)

Refined spells perform a ‘Reaction’ first to break off either a portion of a strand (Mages) or an individual simple component. (Runics)

Ok, so going deeper into the lore:

What makes an ability require less or more power?

This is actually a really interesting one.

It depends on 3 factors:

weight of the components

stability of the components

The strength of the bonds

Weight

Ok so when I say weight in reference to magic, I don’t mean physical as they have no mass, it just means how that component reacts to magical fields.

So in the ‘periodic table’ weight increases down the group and across the period. Particles that have a higher weight are more likely to exist in shorter strands or alone. It is easier to break bonds between heavier components to remove them from their strands.

It is however harder to cast heavier elements as they are harder to manipulate with your soul.

Stability

This means how likely a component is to decay. Stability decreases with weight, so the heavier a component is the more likely it is to decay.

Heavier components are usually more powerful because they release energy when they break down which can add power to the spell.

Less stable components are much harder to cast as you need a lot more control so they don’t decay when you interact with them.

The strength of the bonds

Typically lighter components form stronger bonds. Bond strength only matters for the types of casters who break bonds. (Mages and Runics)

Again the details of bonding are still under development so I will leave it here for now.

Mages usually only break 1 or 2 bonds to get a specific section of a strand. They don’t have enough power to break every bond in the whole strand.

Runics use runes as a sort of catalyst so they can break every bond by an alternate route that requires less energy.

Hope this answers the question. Let me know if anything doesn’t make sense.

@thelovelymachinery, @an-indecisive-nerd, @the-letterbox-archives, @oliolioxenfreewrites, @winvyre

@happypup-kitcat24, @wyked-ao3, @leahnardo-da-veggie, @alnaperera, @dearunreliablenarrator

@rumeysawrites, @urnumber1star, @seastarblue, @thecomfywriter

[the-golden-comet]

✨Friday Kiss Tag 💋✨

Hello, lovelies! Happy Friday to you. ❤️

I hope you are all gave yourself kindness and support this week, just as our kissing characters have done. Keep spreading the love, and treat yourselves well so that you may treat others with respect and care 💛💫✨

Thank you to everyone who has tagged me this week: @noxxytocin for a favorites tag, @justabigoldnerd , @jev-urisk , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @aalinaaaaaa , and @pippinoftheshire for a WIP Wednesday tag, @the-inkwell-variable for a Last Line tag, @wyked-ao3 , @gioiaalbanoart , @theink-stainedfolk for a mixed fried writing share, @willtheweaver @ominous-feychild @cowboybrunch and @mysticstarlightduck for your multitags, and @drchenquill for a writing share tag! I appreciate you all 💛✨

For everyone who tagged me this week that I may have missed, thank you so much again! 💛✨

Now, onto the smoochin 💋✨

Rules: From your Story/WIP, share a kiss. It can be any kiss, from familial pecks on the cheek, forehead kisses, platonic smooches, to full-blown makeouts. Spread the love! ❤️

For those of you that don’t have a kiss ready, no worries! You can treat this tag as a writing share instead! 💚

Rules: Share a snippet of your writing!

Draft 2 of YWIMC is almost complete, so I figured I’d celebrate with a smooch from Ali and Noah 🧞‍♂️✨

“‘Uhibuk….” Noah closed his eyes as Ali leaned in for another gentle kiss.

“‘Uhibuk….” Ali whispered against his lover’s luscious lips, connecting them in a slow, methodical rhythm.

‘Ali….’ Noah hummed in his mind as he moaned into the kiss. ‘….make me yours.’

Ali smirked into the kiss as a low rumble escaped his own throat. ‘Is this a wish, Noah, or a command?’

‘A command.’

‘In that case, who am I to refuse?’

Leaving this tag +open and gently alerting the tag list. Happy smoochin, and spread the love far and wide 💛💫✨

✨👇Tag List for writing snippets below. DM me if you’d like to be added👇✨

Tag List for writing tidbits (lmk if you want + or -)

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@glasshouses-and-stones , @alinacapellabooks , @gioiaalbanoart , @tragedycoded , @deanwax ,

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@nczaversnick , @greenfinchwriter , @oliolioxenfreewrites , @lavender-gloom , @smellyrottentrees ,

@aintgonnatakethis , @thecomfywriter , @pluppsauthor , @michellekarnold , @flurrysahin ,

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@worlds-tallest-fairy , @rhikasa , @eccaiia , @theink-stainedfolk , @theverumproject ,

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@winvyre , @speaknowbuckley , @lamuradex , @wintherlywords , @sharkblizzardblogs ,

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@paletteofseaglass , @basketcase1880 ,

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@iamwhimsy , @beansmakesthings , @birdycage , @tiagems , @narkaholic ,

@irolynn , @petitprincess1 , @macinchiz , @owlsandwich , @stephtuckerauthor,

@sarandipitywrites , @mauvecatfic , @finchwrites , @aurumni-writes , @uiraya ,

@justanotherchangeling , @ahopelessnecromantic , @ryns-ramblings

[wyked-ao3]

Announcement

I am changing things up and while everything I haven't removed yet will be staying, I am changing things going forward

About my blog:↪ This is the blog for interactions and reblogging others works and ask that I send since I tend to get carried away and tag games, etc

↪My interest and writing memes will be posted on @wyked-rebellion as writing is an interest as well I'll try to keep the memes over there

All fandom related stuff will be contained to @wyked-fandom

I write mostly fanfiction multi fandom and have a blog for it here @wyked-fanfiction

I'm currently writing my first original work the TPCG series and all lore and a majority of writing shares and ask will be shared on this blog @wyked-original-writing

If you send an ask to the wrong one no biggy I'll just tag you and move it over to the correct one 🫂 I believe that sorting it out so I don't feel bad cluttering people's dashes will help with some of the anxiety I have been dealing with recently. Thank you for understanding and i look forward to seeing y'all on whichever ones you were following for.

@thatuselesshuman @gioiaalbanoart @lychhiker-writes @thecomfywriter @evilwriter37

@saebasanart @the-golden-comet @mauannacreates @kind-lion @alinacapellabooks

@kuebiko-writing @kaeru483 @theink-stainedfolk @unstableunicornsofasgard

@mysticstarlightduck @demon-sneeze @fromthenortheast @smellyrottentrees @honeybewrites

@the-letterbox-archives @illarian-rambling @paeliae-occasionally @ruvastuon