#places that speak to the writer in me

[lornabassiswrites]

Roosevelt Island's Smallpox Hospital

There’s just something about a ruin. I don’t think I’ve ever walked past one and not wanted to stop and write. In a way, the story practically writes itself. A ruin is a testament of years gone by, of lives often untouched by technology, of untold dramas and joys. A ruin makes you feel small. It is a humbling reminder that billions and billions of people have walked the Earth before us, and the…

[violettierre]

My haitani father Shio headcanon is just a bit too funny cuz of how well it works that it sounds like a waste of perfect canon idea and crossover for both of wakui's works.

Aside from the obvious physical features very very obvious, identical eyes, nose, blonde eyebrows, rindou's face form, ran's hair color palette and (arguably) bonten hair style, blah blah i mean just look a the pictures below, you can also bring up any fact from either manga and add it to the hc and it fits in just SO WELL, i'll give the first example, The Haitanis are very obviously rich spoiled kids like have you seen their apartment? They have a fucking dj set, only rich kids with neglective powerful parents will have no problem paying for that, just saying, and even though i love him let's be real Shio is the type to be that parent, i mean cmon he's rich like crazy rich (filthy yakuza money yum yum) he tots would give his children WAY more than enough allowance so they can leave him alone, also the way they act, i've always the Haitanis were the type of kids that think they own the school cuz their dad is rich .

Nvm if this never becomes canon or both universes don't collide, it's just so entertaining to keep connecting the dots that were likely never there, like how Rindou is a heavy drinker cuz his father drank alot with the rest of the Yotsurugis and he tried to imitate him from a young age that it became an unhealthy habit or if you want to add more drama he only drinks cuz he looks up to his father but Shio favors Ran cuz he can posssibly succeed him (canon power complex) so Rindou resorted to drinking cuz it's the only thing like his dad that he can do. Heck yeah i made it angsty!!!

You can also add great context to his fear of Yakuza, picture this, when he was a kid he got up in the middle of night after hearing a loud noise to search for his parents and witnessed Shio (canon Yakuza) pew pew-ing some poeple and surrounded with scary men, that probably scarred him for life that he was so terrified when Kakucho got them interfering with some, OH OH something just came to mind, if he's the son of a yakuza yeah he didn't wanna clash with other yakuza families cuz it can end in a blood shed and risk his and his family's lives.

And i'm gonna add this one not very small detail and i swear i'll shut up (for now), i know it's just a stupid headcanon that is very far from becoming reality and i don't have to take it this deep but hear me out, why their last name is Haitani and not Yotsurugi like their dad, Shio is powerful and have many enemies right ? So he simply decided to protect his children and their identity by giving them another last name likely their mother's (yk like minato with naruto style plan ?) So Haitani is actually their mom's family name. I rest my case. Thank you for coming to my useless ted talk.

[snakes-of-the-undercity]

Vi is gifted kid burnout but in the english major way

[cherrygummybears]

waking up and checking the scarnash tag this morning

[basil-does-arttt]

If there’s one thing you could change about the DMC story, what would it be?

Hmm.. theres not much story-wise i think i'd like to change, to me it feels pretty solid as-is. However there are a couple things.

First, i would have Credo survive. His death felt a bit useless to me. It serves no story purpose, after its all said and done its like Nero and Kyrie have just forgotten it entirely, and tbh there was really no reason to kill him off in the first place other than to further push the point that Sanctus was evil (which didnt need pushing.) He would be a background character in later entries much like Kyrie yes, but having him live i think wouldn't change the story at all compared to if he died. So better to have him live, i think.

Could also lead to future angst because of his "angel" form.

Second, Nero doesny regrow his arm back. I think its a little silly, and considering how much effort the devs put into the devil breaker system, i think it would make sense to have him keep the prosthetics. Making the devil-breakers attach with weird demon magic because he has his arm back seems cheap to me, again it would make more sense if Nero has to keep his devil breakers, to keep his missing arm. And, it gives some disability representation too.

Lastly, Kyrie's parents never canonically adopt Nero. They just take care of him and he stays at their place like a friend sleepover or whatever. That, or Kyrie and Nero stay just friends/adoptive siblings and Kyrie gets together with Nico.

Now what i would change in DMC as a whole?? i think it would have to be the erasure of more gothic/horror elements in the series over the years.

DMC 1 is my favourite game in the series because of the atmosphere and environment of the game, it wasn't scary of course being a hacknslash game but it did have this unsettling vibe in a lot of places i think works perfectly for DMC's supernatural and otherworldly settings.

All that was likely unintentional of course, it was just a by-product of the game beginning as RE4, but i really do wish all the more darker, creepy and weird elements seen in DMC 1 and even DMC 2/3 were carried on in later entries.

[gingermintpepper]

In honour of finishing my hellish academic semester, I present to thee:

A Brief Introduction to 'In Pursuit of Daybreak'

First things first: What is In Pursuit of Daybreak?

A post-apocalyptic fantasy reimagining of the story of Hyacinthus and Apollo! Set in a world thrown into chaos after the sudden disappearance of The Radiant God, it follows three sons of the Radiant as they try their best to bring light back to the world.

Sons of the Radiant? Meet the leading men!

Aristaeus: A pastoral god and eldest of the brothers. Due to having a strained relationship with his venerated father, he is not exactly eager to track him down and have him return to clean up his mess. After being tricked by Asclepius however, he has only one choice: protect his brothers at all costs.

Orpheus: The grieving bard and second son; with the wounds of losing Eurydice still fresh, all his songs have become bitter sorrow. Coaxed by Asclepius to help restore the beautiful world Eurydice loved, Orpheus embarks on this journey in the hopes of rediscovering himself after his greatest loss.

Asclepius: The world's best healer and the youngest son; he is intent on healing the world of its ailment for the sake of his wife and children. Though others might curse his father for abandoning the world to the beasts of Erebus, Asclepius knows better and he will cure this malady even if it costs him his life.

(Hyacinthus: The long-dead lover. Slain by The Radiant's hand, he is a vengeful wraith brought back by Asclepius' dark medical rites. He too wishes to find the Radiant - not for love's sake but for the sake of his burning wrath.)

Genre?

In Pursuit of Daybreak is a fantasy/drama piece with strong romantic themes. It also has themes of family, sacrifice, self-discovery and death.

Production Status

I've been working on this project seriously for about two years! Despite not being historical fiction, I worked very hard on research and development of the concept and characters to retain an authentic feel of the mythology and traditions they come from. I'm still in the process of writing the novel but I also want to get in the habit of speaking openly and confidently about my work, so I definitely also want to talk more and more about my children and their adventures.

Thank you very much for reading this :D Any questions or comments about the concept or my interpretations of these characters is warmly welcomed. Have a wonderful day <33

[thebraxiatelcollection]

We're halfway through the new series of Doctor Who, and I'm really unsure of how I feel about it all.

Do I think Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson are brilliant? Absolutely.

But the actual stories?

I have so many mixed feelings. I just feel it tries too hard, and it doesn't reach it's full potential and I just have a lot of mixed feelings about the series and the 60th as a whole with the more I think about it.

[sophiethewitch1]

shout out to forgiving yourself for your past sins its one of the best things you can do and it is so so so so hard :')

[hawnks]

As a general tumblr rule of thumb: if a post has 1,000 notes or under, when you reblog with commentary you are speaking directly to OP. They will most likely see what you say. Please behave accordingly 🙏

[stealingyourbones]

Just read the entirety of the New 52 LoBo run out of spite… it is somehow even worse than Heroes in Crisis. Not as bad as The Boys but maN did I have debate if it was or wasn’t for a few moments.

[sun-marie]

It's been a while since I last thought seriously about Dr*gon A*e (even prior to falling in love with BG3) and I think a big part of that is I'm not as big a fan of the setting and the worldbuilding as I used to be. Like to me it really does feel like BW looked at typical fantasy settings and went "hmm okay but what if there was Catholic-enforced racism and abelism". And like. Cool thought experiment bro. Do we really need three games made by primarily white guys about that.

[writerfae]

I’m currently doing God’s work (labeling LGBT books in my library)

[dennisboobs]

one day i will properly compare dee made a smut film and ptsdee and the differences in the way they handle their very similar subject material but i have shit to do early tomorrow morning so. for now.

do you ever think about how RCG-written episodes, no matter how bad (both character morality-wise and writing-wise) they get, will always have a degree of humanity to them. like. 11x04 has dee doing something that is So incredibly wrong and horrible to dennis. but the reactions to it don't match its intensity. 12x07 again has dee doing something absolutely fucking deranged, and the gang tells her how fucked up it was. there's actually an acknowledgement both from her and from the others that what she did was awful, but her motivation, charlie, dennis, frank and mac's motivations throughout the episode make sense. dee's insecurity is the root of it, she can't handle being someone's "rock bottom", and she needs to prove that it can get worse. 11x04 dee just decides she's going to be a bastard and tell everyone that dennis was raped at 14. we don't know why she does this, and she really has no reason to, other than to be an asshole.

[g36a2]

not the worst of lapham's crimes but tommy's short hair being a symbol of recovery was evil.

[acesammy]

can i say something?

The fact that sam is not focused on in the later seasons is actually fucking amazing if we consider the alternative to be what happened to dean.. which was character assassination if anything.

[autisticlee]

If things for non-verbal communication helps you I'd say go for it. Others saying you're not suffering enough to make things easier for you aren't living your life. Do what helps you.

even if I did, the world around me isn't very accommodating. I know all people in my life wouldn't be accepting of it. I don't go out much or have many friends. don't talk where I volunteer but I told them on the form I signed up on that I wouldn't talk and they're surprisingly accepting of it. don't talk at work, but work with my mom so she talks for me basically. the times I would need it would be very hard to use. not sure if I could do it with phone calls or video calls. am known to not call back for important things because dont answer my phone and will try to email them instead and no one wants to answer emails. will beg them not to call in message. they leave voice mail saying they got my message so call them back..... have video calls with my therapist and don't know how i'd use it for that. could help for in person doctor appointments but doctors are so impatient and want me in and out fast, don't know if it would improve much. I already never get to say all I need and non verbal communications is slow. don't know how twitch chat would react, so might be the only viable option...people that know me might be weirded out but whatever. new people might make fun of a robot voice but whatever x2 if I make it part of my "thing" they can deal with it especially if I cam finish making a vtuber and make that their "voice" maybe.... would be hard when playing games having to stop to type and won't say things enough so kinda same problem.....hmmm. could maybe at least work for art streams? 🤔