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[the-astrophel-system]

Why is writing so hard?

Any tips on writing block? I've got story/character associated music, I'm not focusing on it being perfect, I'm allowing mini time skips where I can fill those scenes in later.

Help lol

Also, how does one find the balance between dialogue and description?

[the-crayonchomper]

various characters: you are a disgusting individual, barely even human at this point. I wish you never woke up from that coma and I honestly think you'd be doing everyone a service if you curled up and died right now. don't ever touch me or talk to me again unless it's absolutely necessary, you fucking prick.

Jon:

[eggyulksart]

i love star-lord mains they're always nice to me tbh. the fact that i ship these two is a direct result of the few star-lords i see that keep sticking to me (adam main). also i usually play in a stack (who doesn't use star-lord) so these interactions are really refreshing to me ♥

shoutout to that one star-lord who complimented my gotg 3 adam skin (he called adam pretty!!!) and then followed me around the map like a puppy... bless you, you kickstarted all this

[5-turtleducks-in-a-trenchcoat]

I was thinking about episode 174 again. I'm absolutely fine in case you can’t tell.

[crustaceousfaggot]

Hey did anyone else notice like a weird amount of parallels between the Arcane ending and the RQG ending or was that just me

Takes place in a magi-tech society that blends elements of sci-fi and high fantasy with elements of British industrial revolution aesthetics. The bulk of the story takes place in a city which is divided in two - a wealthy and entrepreneurial upper city, and a poor and dangerous undercity ruled by organized crime.

One of our protagonists is an emotionally volatile young woman, raised in the lower city by a powerful crime lord who acts as her surrogate father. She believes that her only worth to the world is her talent for violence, and over the course of the story learns to trust again and care for (an) adopted kid(s). This character has a natural talent for engineering and makes her own bombs.

Another of our protagonists is a nepo-baby from a powerful family who eventually learns that they're a sorcerer with a hidden magical bloodline. This bloodline manifests, among other ways, with their skin becoming more metallic. As this is happening, the character decides to step away from their family legacy and inherited power to become their own person.

The catalyst for the plot is a brilliant scientist pioneering a new kind of magi-tech which he believes will revolutionize humanity and make life better for everyone.

Through a bizarre series of unintended dominoes, this magi-tech (which just so happens to be blue) entirely loses control, leading to the creation of a spreading gestalt hivemind which threatens to overtake the entire world.

Quick break from this to watch a couple of our characters get thrown into another dimension. They'll be fine don't worry (lying)

The final battle involves a very large cast of characters doing cool shit but essentially revolves around "we need to kill the center of the hive mind". Part of this involves taking down a Big Powerful Beast that got infected.

Despite this, the conflict isn't resolved just through combat, but through a scene where a character gets sucked into the Hive Mind Dimension and has a conversation with the entity controlling it. The entity genuinely believes that what it is doing is for the betterment of humanity, and has to be convinced that human weaknesses and differences are something to be embraced rather than eliminated.

Also idk the parallels between the "we'll finish this together" moment and the "we've got this" moment.

From a thematic perspective, a lot of the really interesting stuff set up early on about societal inequality, corrupt but well-meant leadership, and growing tensions between the upper and lower cities gets kiiinda overshadowed in the end by the whole "we all need to band together to deal with this goddamn hivemind" thing, and (in my opinion) doesn't get an especially satisfying conclusion in either case.

Smaller stuff

Amputees with magi-tech prosthetics

Magic Twink that dies and gets revived multiple times (at least once by his partner) and ends up with cool white hair.

"What If We Had A Gay Love Confession In Your Post-Death Mind Palace"

Kooky old mad scientist side character who actually ends up being pretty plot relevant and having some surprisingly solid emotional beats.

Moral debate over whether or not it's worth it to shut down the Very Sketchy Dangerous Machine that also supports a huge chunk of this world's economy and infrastructure.

Various orbs

Evil (?) magic flower

Post-canon lesbian domestic bliss!!!

"It's fun when a Lawful Good character edges over the line into full-blown fascism"

Zolf is Vi but I can't explain that one. It just is

Rqg still wins because Arcane doesn't have Mr Ceiling or Bertie MacGuffingham. And frankly I'm disappointed by the lack of blokes

[ziggstheenby-2]

Current painting sneak peek 👀

You guys remember when Hamid got really really drunk that one time and invented disco?

[darcydoescosplay]

Rule 1 of RQG: don't get attached to anyone. They will die the worst death imaginable.

[multifanrae]

I will never be free. Not even on my own goddamn campus

[martinhyperfixates]

just finished relistening to RQG 125 no one talk to me

[florals-cardigan]

Everyone @ Sade: stop writing smut

Sade:

[thedndgoblinwholivesinyourwalls]

the idea of an evil twin version of you showing up is actually rlly cool in fiction i can cook with this

[the-astrophel-system]

hey, one of our alters is gonna go write a fantasy book right. there's this one girl, shes mid size, maybe autistic coded (still deciding if we are able to represent that), and disabled (she has chronic pain which leaves her unable to fly for long periods of time).

if you are autistic, disabled, or someone who is not skinny. please interact and give us tips on what to add, what to avoid, some stereotypes we should avoid, things you'd like to see represented, or anything else!

any terms i should use or avoid, specifically terms like "fat" and so on. i know its not a bad word, but we'd like to know how to describe our beautiful girl without coming across rude. we've been calling her curvy so far, if that helps!

thanks! if you need more info i can provide it!

[padchai]

I just found the drawing I made last New Year’s Eve, and this is hilarious. I need to draw something else to keep the tradition going now ~

[whrrlwind]

aw yeah............... its all comin together

[swordmaid]

thinking about if shri'iia were to have her own tent i kinda like the idea of her having a little canopy similar to karlach bc she's taken a liking to the surface night sky and she wants to see the stars at night..! otherwise it's those medieval pavilion/knight tents but a section of the roof has been cut open so it's a makeshift sun roof (to see the stars). and inside she has her bed roll, some books and a bunch of weapons that she's polishing. also i like the idea that she has her little underdark plants and a little poison brewing station hehe... maybe some paints too and a small canvas/notebook that she's painting on. would be so cute if she has a painting on display but her paintings are like monochromatic/looks like heat vision bc that's what she sees with her darkvision lol

[writing-corner-of-my-quill]

10 first lines

Rules: Share the first line of your ten most recent fic (or however many you wrote, if it's less than 10), game taken from @terresdebrume in this post and it looked fun. It’s been a bit since then, but hey, better late than never amirite?

I’ve only ever published 10 fics on Ao3! So this is essentially everything I’ve put out onto the internet haha.

Organized from oldest to newest by the day I updated it.

Zoom Call (Hetalia - 2020):

The world meeting was decided sporadically. America set it up, so — Canada shook his head, berating himself for chuckling — it was going to be a disaster. How did Matthew know it was going to be a disaster? Multiple reasons actually.

^ Oh my gosh I was a child when I posted this LOL what a blast from the past

After the Computer Lab: Early Fall Mornings (Hetalia - 2021):

“Fuck. This.”

We'll Wait for Dawn (Hetalia - 2021):

The sky wavered between navy blue and black when Lithuania arrived at Greece's place. Greece sat and smoked outside his porch when the other immortal nation representative arrived. Most people who came to world meetings flew in by plane, but the Baltic country drove his old secondhand car down to Athens. Now, he decided to park it on the side of the street. He got out of the car, his keys rattling in his hands as he shut the door down.

If We Go Down, We Go Down Together (Unprepared Casters - 2022):

The treacherous path they traveled was near its end.

At least, that was what Beryl Hatebad thought to herself. The wind howled in her ears, and she was unbelievably cold. But she couldn’t help but admire the giant towers of Glaceria from afar. Now, if they could just last through this challenge, they would make it.

Start It Off With A Bang (Unprepared Casters - 2022):

BANG.

The sound, piercing fast and loud, halted Helga Hatebad in her tracks.

Escape (My Hero Academia - 2021 to ‘23):

Izuku felt the sensation of getting lifted off his feet by a pair of strong, secure arms. Wind rushed through his hair as he was carried upwards.

“Wha—?” He managed to gasp out.

“I am here!”

^ This is on permanent hiatus now. I know. I miss it too, just kinda got too much for me to handle and I didn’t even ship the pairing it’s for.

The World Orbula Cup (Unprepared Casters 2022- ‘23):

“Ace?”

At the sound of their name, Ace looked up.

“Ace!”

^ On hiatus. Turns out writing about death is difficult, who knew?

The Final Charge Tonight (Do You Have Anyone You Love?) (Unprepared Casters 2023):

Suds loved putting himself into Scenda.

You're the Boss (Unprepared Casters 2023):

Soft moonlight trickles through the windows and pulled curtains of The Last Stop, a functioning bar and also the unofficial headquarters of the revolution.

Be Better, Batters (Unprepared Casters 2023):

“Hey—”

Bishop and Marigold said the greeting at the same time. Both stopped abruptly when they realized their voices clashing against the other’s.

Tagging: Nobody because I’m lazy, but hey if you see this feel free to play the game