#she'd also 10/10 be the kind to ask what kind of lining they use and how personalized is it?

[noblehcart]

only marguerite would be the one to ask the vampire the most obvious question unashamedly and mostly bc she wants to see how creative they are in answering it.

[rubra-wav]

how do you think Hazbin Hotel characters would react to a demon with butterfly wings?

The main Hazbin cast x Butterfly demon reader

Part 2 >

A/N: This wasn't really specific with what charas specifically, so I'm just doing the main cast. I'll do a part 2 with more characters, though, if it's wanted (sorry)

Reader's wings are written as colourful and proportionate to their body, so they are pretty big.

Realised there's a 10 image limit per post, which is bs. Isn't how i normally would have liked it to be aesthetically bc of that 👎

Cw: Sfw, slightly suggestive stuff in Angel's, reference to decapitation and cannibalism 💀, kinda a bit angsty in Angel's and Vaggie's, gn! Reader

Charlie

- Charlie would be absolutely delighted by you, no doubt about it.

- She wants nothing more than to be in a place that's vividly colourful and (assuming reader is a somewhat colourful butterfly demon) you'd be that for her.

- She also probably just really really likes butterflies in general though, let's be real.

- I can imagine her just staring at your wings with absolutely starry eyes while complimenting them.

- "They're so pretty ohhh my gosh!"

- I imagine her being lightly jealous, she'd love to have wings like a butterfly.

- Would probably ask if she can touch, and look somewhat sad when told no due to how it would cause your scales to come off. (Assuming reader's wings are the same as normal butterfly wings)

- It may get somewhat uncomfortable if you don't like attention, she would definitely fixate heavily on them. Tell her to stop though and it's making you feel weird and she will tone it down though.

- If not, though, enjoy the attention you're gonna be getting from Charlie over them.

Vaggie

- Vaggie would likely be a bit uncomfortable about seeing demons with wings in general due to her history - let alone you with beautiful, delicate ones.

- I think she'd secretly be hiding some angst and jealously about your wings ngl.

- When she sees Charlie fawning over them though oh boy.

- Yeah she's not gonna be happy about them then. She doesn't blame you or anything for how she's feeling as it's her issue and she knows that, but it still hurts quite a bit - especially in the beginning.

- It gets less and less bad though the more she gets used to it, she kind of just becomes 'meh' about it - especially if you ask Charlie to stop being so gaga about them.

- When she gets her wings back, though, I think she'd come to think they are cool. A normal level appreciation though.

- I can half see you two helping each other out with your wings down the line if you two get closer though.

- There are some things that come with upkeep so wings don't become damaged and stuff, so the people who also have wings? Allies 100%.

Angel

- I'm gonna be fr, the first time your wings come out he's probably gonna be panicked due to his baggage.

- Especially if it happens when you're angry.

- He's probably gonna need reassurance you aren't gonna try hurt him tbh.

- As sad as it is, his trauma would definitely play a part in his initial perception of them.

- After he recovers a bit and stops immediately going into fight or flight and seeing you =/= Val though, the switch up is insane.

- He would be all over you about them.

- I can imagine him calling you a bunch of butterfly related petnames.

- If you remember the 'make those wings flap' comments he made about Husk, its gonna be that on a hundred.

- Even if it's just joking flirting about them, it's gonna be constant because he thinks they are beautiful and it's a lot of material considering you're a butterfly and he's a spider.

- I feel like he would touch them at some point without really thinking and pull his hand back to see your scales have rubbed off onto his hand and go ''oh shit.''

Husk

- I don't think he'd have much of a reaction to it at all - at least not initially.

- Of course he acknowledges that they are very pretty, but he won't comment upon it much at all unlike the others.

- Possibly may make reference to it when crafting bitter statements directed towards you, though.

- Down the line, if you grow closer to him, I can see him as actually being concerned about your wings.

- They are extremely eye-catching and unique for a being in hell, and due to that, it could lead demons to actively target you

- Whether with overt aggressive intentions to take your wings and sell them, or with more covert problems like you being scouted for modelling (ie. By Velvette)

- I can see Vaggie and you trying to set up a wing maintenance group and trying to include him in it. Him being vehemently against it to a level that's almost comedic.

- You eventually convince him even though he's complaining the whole way through it. (He is lying and actually enjoys it).

Pentious

- He wouldn't like them at all in the beginning.

- They're big and bulky and get in the way of everything, including him.

- The amount of times he's accidentally fallen due to 'tripping' on your giant ass wings is greatly irritating and embarrassing to him.

- Possibly thinks you keep trying to kill him by tripping him.

- Could also see his 'hair' (idk how to properly refer to it, haha), accidentally brushing up against your wings with how expressive it is and getting your scales all over him.

- Basically, he doesn't like them because he's clumsy but will take it out on you.

- I also get the vibe he'd be jealous because of how eye-catching they are.

- In his mind, if he had wings like that, then he'd surely have been acknowledged by the Vees in some way.

- If you change your habits with your wings to be conscious of him not being able to walk normally and start getting onto better terms, though, he will likely become appreciative of them and stop being so pissy about them.

- They are very cool looking to him, and once his poor attitude wears off about them, he'll come to admit that.

Alastor

- He'd actually be somewhat weary of you in the beginning.

- It's nature's law that creatures that do not bother to hide themselves are not to be messed with - especially in a place like hell of all places.

- When he sees that you just happen to be particularly colourful, he drops that, though.

- He'd honestly probably be thinking of what it would be like to eat a demon like you after confirming you are, in fact, not poisonous or dangerous at all.

- He doesn't much care all that much for the intrinsic beauty of things as long as they aren't utterly ugly, and as long as they aren't obnoxious and in your face.

- Depending on how bright and vibrant they are and how much attention you bring to them, he may actually dislike them.

- If not, though, he acknowledges they are nice to look at, but again, doesn't really care about them outside of theorising how they would be to eat.

- Would probably make comments about how he could "just eat your wings up," or ask you about how you taste just to try to freak you out.

Niffty

- When she sees them, her eyes grow wide in a mixture of surprise and awe. At the exact same time, an unhinged smirk spreads across her face.

- She then proceeds to leap at you, scissors or whatever sharp object is closest to her raised at your wings.

- She'd be absolutely trying to take a piece out of them for her 'collection' 💀

- You're gonna need medical attention after she's done with you because she's hellbent.

- Her obsessiveness over your wings would vary depending on your gender but either way, she'd be trying to get a piece of them for herself.

- Definitely abnormal level of appreciation of them in the absolute worst way.

- If you can get her to stop instantly trying to cut off parts of them, she's still constantly trying to touch them. You need to complain about your scales every damn time she tries to reach out to touch it without fail.

- it's like your wings are a beacon, and she's the insect gunning for it ironically.

[venomous-ragno]

Writing advice...

... About military things by a soldier :)

You wanna write a story with a militaristic setting, like CoD or R6S? You wanna create an oc with a military background, but you don't know where to start?

Well, lucky for you or not I know what that feels like and I've also got the combat / real life experience to help ya out!

Feel free to hop in my askbox or dm's and ask questions. I'll gladly elaborate and do my best to answer in full and plenty:)

Disclaimer: My experiences and knowledge are mostly based on the German military, the Bundeswehr. They may differ from those of other countries.

Happy writing y'all :)

Pt. 4 / ?: Habits a soldier most likely has (due to the military)

1. Never wearing parts of their uniform in combination with civilian clothing. Not only is it forbidden by military law, it also just feels wrong. Superiors go feral when they see it.

2. Sleeping absolutely everywhere and anywhere, likely huddled up with comrades. 48h work days exist. You can't be picky about where or when you sleep - your body needs it and you need your body. A comrade of mine used to have a blanket she'd carry around at all times. It wasn't particularly thick or fluffy, but it made sleeping cramped in some dirty back room propped against a wall just a bit more comfortable. Yes, we all cuddled.

3. Staying awake no matter how exhausted you are.

4. Being a neat freak. Our uniform and overall appearance must always be flawless and in line with current standards. Gear must be cleaned and polished after every use. Not only that, but needing things to be in one exact place and knowing by heart where everything is. God have mercy on those that mess up our patterns.

5. Nicotine or caffeine addiction. 9.9/10 soldiers are addicted to either one, most likely both though. Chugging a 0,5l monster energy at 5am is normal.

6. Ignoring non lethal wounds and ailments until it's no longer possible or a superior forces you to go see the doc. Pretty self explanatory. You just get used to being all in even when your whole body aches and you've had a combined 30mins of sleep that night - heck, it's what we're trained to do. Tough to admit to yourself that you need a break though.

7. Using the NATO alphabet to spell words, no matter the context. You'd make a call somwher, they ask you to spell your name and you do just that - most often gaining confused reactions by civilians. Similar to this: Using military phrases like stand by and good to go no matter the environment you're in. (Not to mention the phonetic alphabet)

8. Being a fast eater. Sometimes you got about 5 minutes to wolf down an entire meal.

9. Learning to observe before chiming in. If you even chime in at all.

10. Taking hats off when going inside any kind of building.

[quiveringdeer]

Camera Roll Challenge: Dating Jean Kirschtein

I dunno what it is about Jean but this man reads hopeless romantic to me. Maybe the whole being an artist thing. Especially when he's older. Breakfast in bed just cause you deserve it. Probably did the thing where he wrote letters to his future self to open at certain life milestones. Some of them are to his future significant other. When they get engaged. When they get married. When they've been together 5, 10, 15, etc years.

It's something he keeps up with as he gets older too. So they aren't always just from his super younger self. Maybe he wrote one to his future partner in high school then after going through lots of growth and experiences he decides to write another one to that same person. It'd be really interesting to read how much he changed in-between those years. I think he'd also make ones for partners that are like, what I was thinking in the moments before our first kiss. when I knew I'd fallen in love with you. other ways I thought of proposing. (Man, I'm so smitten for this man, I can't believe out of everyone I'm writing the most in depth for him. lol)

I don't know if he ever reaches the smooth or suave level when flirting or asking folks out --tho he thinks he has lol. He's so corny but it's really sweet and cute. Probably continues to use ridiculous pickup lines on people as a way to break the ice.

He can dance-thanks to Connie! He's a got pretty good rhythm and is a quick learner when someone takes the time with him. So thanks to his bestie Jean can salsa, batchata and merengue. He's always up for going out dancing and would take the time to teach his partner. Along with that, he's also the type of person that feels a big urge to wine and dine his partner and take them out on regular dates no matter how long they've been together.

Also the dancing wouldn't just be when yall are out on the town. Saturday morning cleaning days often lead to some kind of dancing and sometimes dance-off shenanigans. Depending on the music selection.

Like Bertholdt, I can really picture Jean being into theatre. Though, unlike Bertie, he very much thrives being the center of attention on stage. Related to the hopeless romantic thing, I can see him memorizing monologs, sonnets and poetry to recite to his partner.

Also, while there is that one OVA of him being a lil shit to his mom, I feel like once he gets over that teen "too cool for my mom" era he's a great son. His mom is so accepting of you and the first time you come for dinner she's totally the stereotypical mom who breaks out baby photos of her Jeanbo! I feel like she'd be such a great mother-in-law and is just so thrilled that Jean found someone to give his heart to.

A few photo thoughts below the cut :)

Top middle: Random morning with him bringing you breakfast in bed. And then also cleaning up the dishes afterward! Definitive husband material right here. (not that the bar should be that low but it's a green check) And you can't help but wanna catch a photo of those pretty legs of his as he's heading out.

Middle left: Okay I can't make a Jean post without bringing up horses. lol I feel like he grew up in the burbs and never really interacted much with them. But being besties with Sasha he ends up tagging along with her and Connie when she starts learning to ride from friends at the Ren Faire she works at in high school. Also, can you imagine how dreamy this man would look dressed up as a knight? Then waxing on poetically about how much he's in love with you? Corny as hell but my heart would definitely be doin flips.

Middle center: Why did he take a picture of himself pretending to sleep and send it to you?? Who knows with this boy. But at least he's cute. And he does seem real snuggleable.

Middle left: Booooooooooooooooy. I don't know bout yall but this photo got me feelin some type of way. Not just the tongue but the beanie and the earring too. 😮‍💨 Just feels like our boy's whole vibe in a nutshell.

[ughgoaway]

it really is a mental health dip kind of a month i swear seasonal depression is mf real 😔💔 but while you take a backseat on writing etc (idk how you guys write so often like burn out would hit me after the second sentence 😭💀) here's some insane brainrot and perhaps inspo but mainly just blurb like comfort to think ab bc honestly why lie matthew may be a headache but he really is the best of distractions in such times <3 (here's to hoping some serotonin will roll its way over to both of us)

(dad matty universe ofc bc well-)

- matty singing his songs to baby annie and absolutely dying when she'd giggle to it

- babysitting annie mid studio sessions like can you just imagine the boys producing and recording and annie taking turns sleeping in each of their laps etc 😭😭

- matty calling adam at the randomest times to ask for parenting advice (crying)

- the very idea of matty holding a sleeping annie in his arms as they both doze off will actually kill me i swear

- any thought remotely related to dad matty doing dad things honestly

- like imagine him packing her school lunches etc and including little notes for her kms

- the boys taking annie on trips etc like imagine them all at the zoo gn

(honestly a pre-reader blurb list/prequel may be a need somewhere down the line-)

anyways yes I totally do not.... think about dad matty......like at all......

bff anon is going to run away and disappear now 😍 xx

(late to respond to this bc I am still violently ill lol)

YES BFF HI!!!! seasonal depression is EARLY this year!! honestly, I don't get it either. Some writers literally write every day... if I did that, I'd die. I don't even write that much, and I still burn out so quickly

okay I don't have the mental capacity rn to discuss each idea in depth but let me just say; YES YES YES YES YES I LOVE IT.

(not very) brief comments on each one below the cut;

- matty singing people to baby Annie and she is just laughing like crazy... yes.

- do not even put this into my head. the idea of baby Annie sitting in Ross' lap while he plays bass. Or Adam takes her from matty when he needs to record a little vocal take, and he and Annie wave from the other side. Matty promptly messes up that take because he's busy making heart eyes at his beautiful baby (and after much pressure, he reluctantly says he was making heart eyes at hann too...) Or she's sitting in George as he produces something, she giggles and presses a button. at first George is like, "No!" But then he plays it, and he's like, "...wait that kinda bangs, " and annie gets a producer credit!!!!

(side note imagine them including an accidental take at the end of a song of Annie babbling or laughing... people are like "what is that cute laughter at the end?" and matty is like "💞❤️💖my baby girl💖❤️💞")

- it's like 12am, and Adam is just getting into bed when he gets a facetime from matty who is PANICKING. Adam is immediately like "bro, what's up", all he can hear in the background is SCREAMING bc Annie is clearly unhappy. matty is freaking tf out because "I can't find her stuffed rabbit Adam. it's been 2 hours. she won't stop crying. I don't know what to do and -" and Adam cuts him off like "matty, calm down, it's okay. didn't you put it in that weird pocket of your bag in the studio today?" and matty looks like he could literally cry of joy and just is like "YES I LOVE YOU BRO. BYE. SLEEP WELL." and abruptly hangs up, leaving Adam laughing and carly asking."oh god, what did matty need"

- perhaps a long day in the studio and matty is like "I'll just rock Annie to sleep on the sofa in the other room, be back in 10" and he simply... does not return. George comes in prepared to have a go at matty for being a helicopter dad when he sees them both open mouth snoring on the sofa lol.

- the idea of messy hair 3am matty trying to test the temperature of the milk on his wrist but getting confused at what it's meant to feel like. simultaneously rocking a screaming Annie and just trying not to also scream.

- OHMYGODDDD. like she's a little older, and it starts with a little note explaining something in her lunch, and she comes home SO EXCITED because "it was a note from you, Daddy!!! it's like we're spies sending secret letters!!!" And obviously, matty is now in full spy mode. they create a secret code, and he decorates them to say "top secret" on the outside. the notes are always things like "love you peanut! have a good day!" But we can play pretend okay.

- maybe Annie has become obsessed with penguins recently (Ross is obviously encouraging this and loves her giggles whenever he shows her his tattoo) and matty wants to show her irl penguins. matty offhandedly mentions him and Annie are going to the zoo tomorrow for the first time and the other boys are like "HMM??? WITHOUT US???" especially Ross bc like... hello he got her into penguins... the audacity from matty to be silent??? so they all are like "we're coming." thus a group trip to the zoo happens, and hann brings his little one and its just a family affair. sooo many pictures, especially Annie seeing her very first penguin and a group shot that a very confused old woman took for them (seriously, why are there 4 grown tattooed men with two children crying at penguins???)

these thoughts became much less concise as time went on...

I might have to do some prequel/early dad matty blurbs... if yall are interested???

[abronzeagegod]

ETS WIP Chapter 10: Everything Has Gone Wrong

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Lyta had been feeling good the last couple of weeks.

Actually, no, she'd been feeling amazing.

Alive, awake, and sure she'd been angry and testy and short-fused but that was a price she was willing to pay to feel this good, this consistently.

However, there was a big downside to this whole "everyone is angry all the time" thing, and that was that Aeth seemed to be mad at her all the time.

That, made Lyta feel worse than anything else.

She was concerned for her friend. They had gone through a lot, and things hadn't really been better for them since everything was more-or-less resolved.

For some reason, when Aeth started sending her lots and lots of videos on Swwarm, that put Lyta's hair on edge. There wasn't anything specific that Aeth was doing or not doing that made Lyta concerned, but there was a break in some hidden pattern, something was off and she couldn't tell exactly what it was.

Their days off didn't line up properly for a little bit, and with everything, Lyta had to fight against herself to offer Aeth some space. So it wasn't for a few days until Lyta saw Aeth.

And when she did see them she instantly knew something was wrong.

Aeth, like anyone, used their phone a fair amount.

But they were all but tied to it, barely looking up from the device as they walked into the office.

Lyta went over to talk to her friend and Aeth had a full conversation with her without looking up from their phone.

This was extremely unusual and not at all like Aeth.

"Are you ok?" Lyta asked, reaching out for her friend.

Aeth pulled away from the touch, very unlike them, and then responded. "I'm fine. Nothing to worry about."

Lyta was concerned at the answer, so unlike Aeth.

"What's happening?"

"Nothing. I've been practicing some meditation and mindfulness things I found on Swwarm. I can send them to you."

"No, that's fine," she said but she already felt her phone vibrating in her pocket as Aeth sent her several videos. "We'll talk after work."

"Sure."

The whole thing left a bad taste in Lyta's mouth, and that feeling carried her and fueled her through the rest of the day.

Lyta worked the phones for the rest of the day, biting back comments and angry reactions even though she desperately wanted to. Everything around her was pushing her buttons and pushing her to reaction.

She felt the itch at the back of her wrists, the clawing and itching for release and power, but she had long ago learned to push that down and away.

When she finally managed to clock out and leave, she found that Aeth had already left.

"They had some kind of personal emergency to take care of," one of her boss' heads told her as she looked for Aeth around the office.

That only put Lyta in a worse mood.

She grabbed her stuff from her locker, and stormed off back to her home. If it was a real emergency Aeth would have told her, Aeth would have come to her. Everything here was deeply and irrevocably fucked.

Once she was in her apartment, Lyta angrily poured herself a drink, and reluctantly started to make food. She was pissed and the last thing she wanted to do was keep having to do things, to put forth effort just to live in this stupid bullshit day. But objectively she knew that she needed to. That her anger was not her, that the rage she was feeling was only being perpetuated by the needs of her body.

After things started cooking and Lyta was feeling a little better, and also a little drunker, she checked her phone to see if there was any new content while she waited for things to cook.

She ignored the seventeen messages from Aeth about mindfulness and getting in touch with your inner master. If there was one thing she absolutely could not stand it was that bullshit. It meant nothing to her because she had already waded through that sea to find the few things that weren't scams and did help her, she didn't need any more of that Ascension crap.

The first video she saw was some religious-fascist crap about how there were too many faiths and gods to keep track of and it was the duty of every native born in Reakonfall to push out the gods by whatever means necessary.

Lyta hated that shit even more. She didn't respond she just hit the report and block button.

But the next video was even worse.

The algorithm saw that she had watched the entire video previously, and so it had queued up this next one. It never accounted for the fact that she reported it for enticing violence, it just saw the interaction.

The video was of an attractive looking man, with the kind of features that would place him on a daytime soap opera. Lyta started to watch the video and quickly started bristling with anger.

The man stated, "You know that there are certain people out there that can create new beings? New gods even! They can slip dangerous creatures like this one right behind our carefully constructed wards and gates." The video shifted to show some horror drawing of a terrible creature that Lyta was fairly certain was concept art for the failed game Twin Houses.

He continued talking about how these people could simply make dangerous creatures appear and there was nothing we could do to stop them. There was no defense against these terrorists. He even went to show a picture of someone who he claimed was one of these 'terroristic summoners'.

The anger that was clouding Lyta's vision saw Aeth in the video and she snapped.

It felt like she was putting a piece of cold wire from a broken bone in her arm. The feeling lasted forever and no time at all.

The hilt of frozen ash was in her hand, and the blade of fractal wildfires was brought down hard on to the phone screen.

The magic blade fueled entirely on Lyta's anger, pushed through the electronics and the stone counter-top with no resistance until the frozen ash handle met with stone.

A moment of deep breathing later, of feeling the cold biting at her lungs, Lyta snapped out of her blind rage.

"Fuck."

She couldn't banish the blade, she was stuck with it for a little while, at least until the temperature in the room returned to normal.

Drawing the blade, using her magic, almost always snap froze everything around her. And Lyta had been extremely angry for a while and so her entire kitchen was frozen solid, and there was a giant hole in her island.

Lyta opened some windows and tried to let the warm air circulate in so that the angry blizzard she'd caused would dissipate faster, but she knew that the only thing that would undo the snap freeze was time.

Dinner was ruined.

She could order food, though, but as she reached for her phone she realized that she had cut it in half.

"Fuck!"

Lyta knew herself well enough that now she recognized how wrong everything had been the last few weeks.

She was angry all the time, she had been worked up, but the anger wasn't truly her's. She didn't feel the all encompassing rage that covered and consumed everything like a blizzard, or the white-hot instant anger that snap froze everything around her like an instant wildfire but made cold.

Something had been manipulating her.

She also knew her magic well enough, for better or worse. It was something she'd had for years, before she even moved to this city.

It had been weeks of constant, building anger. She should have had enough magic bursting out of her to summon three swords, a halberd, two great clubs, and a morning star. Lyta should have encased the entire building in a snowstorm that lasted a week and reduced everything to a even, white, samey nothingness.

Something had been manipulating her. And something had been sucking away at her magic this entire time.

She looked at the phone, cut in half and frozen to the kitchen island.

It couldn't be, could it? Could it be that simple?

Could that stupid app be behind this?

The anger started really building when she was Swwarming. The entire thing stopped when she destroyed the phone.

Now that Lyta thought about it, the video she was being shown was terrible, it should have been banned. It seemed directly targeted at her for maximum outrage.

The face she saw at the end couldn't have been Aeth. There's no way that anyone knew anything about what Aeth had summoned, there was no way that there were any records or anything for anyone to even find.

It had to be that app.

Something bad was happening.

Lyta needed to call Aeth.

But she had cut her phone in half.

"FUCK!"

i have a kofi where you can read these early if you've supported me at any time

[macabremoons]

Writeblr Positivity Tag

@hallwriteblr did a post of this tag, and I knew I had to try it out! Doing what they did and putting the blank format underneath the cut!

Gently tagging: @squarebracket-trick, @leisoree, @serenanymph, @immortaladrien, @thesoftestofpetals, and anyone else who wants to join!!!

1. What motivates you to write?

The plot threads I have later down the line in my wips and my characters. Both of these points are really the same. I am excited about the things I have planned because they highlight the characters, and I am excited because my characters for the things I have planned.

2. A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

I have to pick just one????? Oh lord.

Undead things aren't supposed to grieve other undead things, and yet so many vampires were now without fathers, mothers, brothers, and sisters.

3. Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

@mouseinthegreenhouse's Maximilian. They have to put up with my simping sm HIOEWHOIW. It's hard to describe Max in a way that does not boil down his character. He just has this presence that you feel in every page, this captivation. A slow, measured way of speaking where he knows no one would dare interrupt him. Love him to bits.

4. What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

I haven't really gotten to the editing phase with any of my OG works, so I guess I have to say drafting?

5. What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

Character. I try my best to write characters that are analysis worthy. That have a deeper meaning in their existence and that have a lot to say about the world. Of course not all of my characters are as well thought out as others, but when I do put my all into it there is so many intricacies that go into them.

6. What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

THE PEOPLE. I LOVE YOU GUYSS. I love seeing your works and hearing your feedback and the tags and the asks. And the mutuals. The mutuals. Getting to know other writers and getting to talk about writing more deeply with them is so much fun.

7. A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

I use WPS Offcie for my more serious projects. It's like Word, but free, and also not owned by Microsoft. This helps me not write in the middle of the night on Daycycle and work on it healthily. It is the bane and boon of my existence.

8. A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

Why must you continually make me choose a favorite child? I like how I tackled the elements on daycycle, I suppose. The fact that every element has it's own ideology behind it gives me a lot of freedom with what I can do with it. It also helps me say a bunch of stuff with it! And I enjoy making none of the elements good or evil but keeply neutral with their own psychological behavioral patterns.

9. What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

People are going to tell you to just keep going and you're going to think that it's impossible. I'm sorry to tell you that it's hard, but it's possible. I believe in you and your ability to write through this.

Unless you are going through writing burnout TAKE A BREAK. TAKE A BREAK. TAKE A BREAK. "But what if--" NO. BREAK. NOW.

10. Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

@squarebracket-trick for her amazing writing. I really feel like I could have a discussion about any form of writing with her and she'd have something to say. @sugar-phoenix, @lyra-brie, and @leisoree for listening to my rambles and sharing their gorgeous juicy ideas to me. @wipsbymor for RJ. What I have to say more? Sigh, also for her continued support and kindness. @hallwriteblr, yes tagging you again, for being such a kind person in this community and for writing that sage one shot. @serenanymph for being one of my first mutuals and a talented writer to boot. And to everyone who is my mutual! I love you all!!

1. What motivates you to write?

2. A line/short snippet of your writing that you are most proud/happy of. If not maybe share a line of someone else's work you love (just please credit them)

3. Which OC makes you smile every time you think/talk about them and what are they like?

4. What process of writing do you enjoy the most?

5. What part of writing do you think you are the best at? (Yes stroke your own ego it's okay)

6. What is something in the writeblr community is most enjoyable?

7. A writing tool/device you use that helps you with writing? (It could be speech to text, a writing program etc)

8. A piece of worldbuilding that you like in your own story? (It could be the magic system, a particular place in the story, a law etc)

9. What piece of advice would you say to encourage others to write if they are having a rough patch?

10. Tag some people whose works you love/have been your biggest supporters

[praazlwurm]

Magpie’s design is SO good oh my gosh! I’m curious, what would their Pokemon battle quotes be? Things like victory, defeat, their Pokemon landing a super effective hit, their Pokemon taking a super effective hit, Pokemon on low HP, Pokemon fainting, low HP victory, stuff like that?

Oh! Thank you so much for asking (❁´◡`❁) I haven't thought about this in a hot minute but wayyy back when I first developed her I actually did have some things in mind!

You would first encounter Magpie w/ just Irony the unown on some mid-level route and like I pitched in a post a while back she'd be an eldenring-style Vigor Test with a guaranteed super-effective hit (afaik Hidden Power doesn't work like it does in PLA but lets play in the space asdlkfjsdfl)

In that battle she has limited responses, but she's supposed to be an isekai/Aware™ kind of character she would have a jarring intro and hints toward her unown-ties and abilities: First challenged: "You look like protagonist material." (Lands Super Effective) "Let me spell this out for you!" (Hit w S.E.) "I knew that spelled trouble!" (Win) "Hold your goal in your minds eye and keep working towards it!" (Loss) "You'll be one to keep an eye on." *taps eye pin on lapel* After defeat she'd only say something along the lines of this before walking off: "There's no such thing as a perfect world, but by working together we can improve the one we have."

And while I haven't put much thought into plot, here are some of the specific phrases you would trigger in battle:

On second encounter: Greets with "I had a feeling I'd be seeing you again!" (Otto is her ace but her toughest mon so she doesn't send him out first, but when she does) "Do you like little Otto? I made him myself!" (Otto the golurk defeated) "I thought I had accounted for that when I built him…" (Last Pokemon low health) "I suppose I can see the writing on the wall. But let's see if I can carve a new fate!" (With any/each subsequent enemy KO) "Didn't see that coming?" / "Oof you hate to see it." / "That's rough, buddy." (sick tumblr references, magpie you weeaboo shit) (Win) "Don't take it too hard kid, I've had a lot of experience through the cen… let's just say over the years. Try again later and I'll give you something to help in your travels." (Loss) "I'll be happy to let someone as strong as you handle the hero-ing for a while - but I'll be around if you need any, let's say, unconventional help."

And this is the part I had thought up before; in the future she carves charms the way Lucille in jubilife village did in PLA, but for modern games they'd be tweeked. So after defeating her, she'd become a static npc who gave you these charms for rewards on the pokedex. She'd start with, "Understanding Pokemon is the key to helping this world thrive - if you've been working hard at that, I'll help you out with some handy items. Made them myself ;) "

(20% dex filled) "Take this - it will keep you safe for a while." (Charm that reduces the damage of SE hits, runs out after 10 battles, can be replaced 2x)

(50% dex) "You're doing great work! Here, this might help you." (Catching charm)

(100% dex) "Incredible! You know, I hate to steal the professor's thunder, but you've helped save me time here so I'll save you some time - your choice of charm, and I'll make it up right now." (Choice of Oval/exp./mark charm) (After choice) "Great! Now, watch the Carver work!"

Also I ran to picrew to do up a sprite using this creator. With this she looks so much like anabel tho rip i miiight try to do one of my own down the line 😅

Again tysm for asking! Magpie is silly and gamebreaking but she's fun to put in Situations and I really appreciate everyone who shows interest!

[wisteriasymphony]

10 for the eyes on me prompt

Prompt list by dumplingjinson

10. “You have all these people who’d literally die to be with you, so I just don’t understand…” “Well, they aren’t the ones I’d want to die for. And also… They aren’t you, are they?”

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There was something to be said about Claudia's broken heating system having a silver lining to it; For the whole night, they had been practically inseparable, piling on blankets and anything else they could find like turtles in wooly shells, clutching onto each other to share that oh-so-precious currency of body heat, wading in and out of sleep by each other's sides. It had been a particularly uneventful affair, and those were the best kind. Claudia had even pulled out her laptop so they could watch all of the terrible B-movies she'd torrented. ...But the audio quality was demonstrably horrible, in Adrien's own opinion, so he much preferred to watch Claudia rather than pay attention to Cronenberg's Frissons.

"Have you ever really noticed the fact that you have freckles?" he asked, staring at the way the laptop flashed diaphanous veils of light over Claudia's face. Sometimes greens, sometimes pale yellows, sometimes other beautifully sickly shades that couldn't be described as one or the other. Adrien lightly poked the roundest part of Claudia's cheek, right where one of the most prominent freckles laid.

Flinching in her seat ever so slightly, Claudia turned her attention away from the movie. "Not really," she said. "Does it matter?"

"I just think that they're beautiful." Adrien paused for a moment. "That you're beautiful."

Claudia just sighed and rolled her eyes at the compliment, just like she always did. He'd think that getting a compliment from the so-called "Most Beautiful Boy in the World" would only make the sentiment more sincere, rather than less. And yet she thought the exact opposite.

"You really don't have to lie to me to justify us being together, you know." Claudia was back to watching Frissons again, drawn in by the ghostly noise of violins picking up in the soundtrack. "I just don't think I'll ever get it no matter how you try to word it to me."

"Get what?"

"Why it was me, of all people." The glance she shot back at Adrien was sharp and bothered. "You have all these people who’d literally die to be with you, Eddí," she huffed. "So I just don’t understand…"

"Well," Adrien said, one of his hands finding his way to Claudia's shoulder and pulling her closer to him. "They aren't the ones I'd want to die for." Once his arm was around her, Adrien leveraged his own body weight to roll the two of them further in on her bed, trapping Claudia flat on her back and her attention solely on him. "And not only that," he laughed, "But they aren't you either, now are they?"

No matter how she tried to crane her neck, Claudia was unable to follow Frissons any longer, despite the wretched garbled screams seeming to imply something considerably interesting was taking place. It also didn't help that Adrien was too cute in those dorky reading glasses of his to ever truly be mad at. What an asshole.

"First of all," Claudia said, pausing for a moment to purse her lips and think, "You wouldn't be the one doing the 'dying' part. You would have known that if you had actually paid attention to what I was saying."

"I was. And I'm frankly offended you think I would ever do the contrary." He took the opportunity to give her a kiss on the forehead, as if he was the gallant hero of a fairytale sealing a promise to a fairy queen. "To hear your voice is that which my very soul subsists upon, my heart a slave to your whims—"

Claudia mouthed his words mockingly, punctuating it with a stuck out tongue.

"You're insufferable. You know that, right?" She asked.

"I'm as insufferable as you are gorgeous. Can we agree to that?"

Claudia very nearly did, but stopped herself right before she said something Adrien could hold against her.

"Maybe the real reason you chose me is because I put up with all your wordy bullshit," she muttered, cheeks tinted the lightest shade of pink from embarrassment.

"Sure. Let's go with that."

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[fizzyxcustard]

Betrayal (14)

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13

Masterlist of fan fiction

Fandom: Crossover of Spooks and Pilgrimage (Modern AU)

Pairings: Lucas North x OC/Raymond de Merville x OC

Warnings: Love triangle. Angst. Language. Sexual references/language. Cheating. Stalking. Some spoilers from season 9. 

Summary: Amy Holland is Lucas North’s girlfriend of six months. Amy is aware of his job as an MI-5 agent and supports him. However, Lucas’ cousin, Raymond de Merville, has always loved Amy and uses their one night stand together as leverage for something more.

Comments/Notes: If you wish to be tagged in any of my tag lists for fics or characters, please let me know, and stipulate what you want to be tagged in. I’m gradually removing people from my tag lists who do not interact.

I also want to thank everyone who has stuck with me so far through this fic. I know it’s probably very different from my normal kind of work and it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but your encouragement and support has been amazing, those of you who have shared in this writing journey with me. Again, thank you. 

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The journey time on the train from Coventry to Manchester was just over two hours. Every second felt like an eternity for Raymond as he kept hold of Amy's hand. He studied everyone who walked past, excusing themselves up the cramped aisle of the carriage. If Vaughan had been aware of Amy's location and told Lucas, then he obviously had eyes in various places. Between them, Vaughan and Lucas had a number of cards to play which would get them the whereabouts of Raymond and Amy.

"Are you okay?" Raymond asked suddenly, turning to Amy. He noticed that she'd been quiet since boarding the train. He squeezed her hand for emphasis and nudged a little closer to her.

"Yeah," Amy replied in a quiet voice, adding a weak smile. She looked at Raymond and couldn't help but feel something swell inside her chest and stomach, something intense and not quite the same that she had felt with any other partner. It was almost an ache in her gut that spread upward into her chest, a knowing somewhere that this man in front of her was true.

Amy leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on Raymond's stubbled cheek. "I'm sorry," she told him.

Raymond cupped her cheek and kissed her small nose. "Don't be sorry, love. There's nothing to be sorry for."

A short while later, about half way into the journey and Raymond brought himself and Amy a coffee each and some chocolate.

He noticed that she had nudged closer and was now sitting with her head on his shoulder. Her could feel her jaw moving against his shoulder, eating a piece of Twix.

Had Amy ever felt like this with Lucas? Content, protected, truly wanted and loved? Perhaps to a certain degree, but nothing like this. There was a longing in Raymond's eyes, a want for love, a yearning. She silently thanked him for not giving up on her, despite all her attempts to push him away. He had always remained in the shadows, waiting to catch her, knowing there would be a fall. Raymond was prepared to watch his cousin fall and succumb to the consequences, but never Amy.

Once the train pulled into Manchester Piccadilly, Raymond and Amy waited for the majority of passengers to disembark first. Then they walked with Raymond in front of Amy, his hand still in hers. His gaze flitted back and forth, checking across the platform, just in case anyone was there who looked suspicious.

***

Manchester Piccadilly was the last place that Raymond had been seen on CCTV. Tariq remained in contact with Lucas, texting him the whereabouts.

"John. Oh, John," Vaughan's manipulative and sly voice came, slithering down the phone line. "I know you want to keep up with that little girlfriend of yours, but our agreement still stands. The Albany file. My advice is that you bring me the file and nothing will happen to Miss Holland. She's in the safe hands of Mr de Merville from what I've been told."

"You fucking bastard!" Lucas spat.

"It seems as if she's taken a liking to your cousin, John. Your position has been filled."

"Fuck you!"

Lucas terminated the call and tossed his phone on the passenger seat of his car. His hands gripped the steering wheel, knuckles turning white. He needed to get to Amy, to protect her no matter what happened. Surely Vaughan wouldn't stay true to his word; Amy would still suffer.

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Amy took money from her bank account, accessing an ATM around the corner from a hotel that was just two streets away from the train station. This was now the only access to her money and was traceable. Everything that she and Raymond did was traceable. CCTV, bank account activity, ANPR data; nothing was scared. Every step was identifiable.

"He'll find us, Raymond," Amy said. "You know he will. Lucas is resourceful, clever. He's got the means that we don't have."

Raymond looked up at the towering hotel block which was easily ten floors. "We can't stay at this one now that you've taken money out here. He'll know. We need to walk. Try and get out into the outskirts of the city."

***

Lucas finally made it to Manchester. The sun was disappearing, casting a great shadow on the land. Tariq confirmed that Raymond had last been spotted walking past a department store and was accompanied by an unidentified woman.

He scoured the city, glancing up and down murky backstreets as he walked. Still keeping his phone in hand, checking messages that Tariq sent through. By the time that it turned 7pm, Tariq text that Raymond had not been seen now for an hour and a half. He must have stopped.

Lucas took that last location, following a map on his phone. To everyone around him, he looked like a tourist maybe, someone unsure of their way around. Definitely not someone who was conducting covert activities. Blending in had become second nature.

The last location Raymond had been seen was at a junction, crossing the street and disappearing behind a hedgerow. In that same vicinity were three hotels, all of them approximately half a mile apart.

One by one, Lucas enquired with the clerk at the main desk of the hotels. The only way he would be able to get the information was to introduce himself as security services. And then, at the final hotel, Lucas held up a digital photo of his cousin on his phone, asking the middle aged man on reception if Raymond had been seen.

"Yes, I do believe I've seen him. May I take his name?"

"Raymond de Merville."

"There is no one by that name here," the clerk explained.

"You bastard," Lucas whispered. He was almost certain that Raymond wouldn't be dumb enough to use his real name. "I need to locate him. It's a matter of national emergency. Even if it means going to each room one by one, then it must be done."

"I understand. I believe if my memory serves me correctly that he checked in with a young woman and she was the one who paid."

"Amy Holland?"

The clerk tapped away on his keyboard. "No, I can't find her name. But I believe she was sent up to floor eight."

Lucas would wait however long was necessary and tear every room apart.

***

Amy sat down on the bed, her hands shaking. Raymond was sat across from her in an armchair, his gaze locked on the window. Raindrops were hitting the pane and dripping down, collecting on the ledge.

There was a sudden beep as the door lock activated and opened.

Terror hit Amy square in the chest as she saw Lucas staring at her, his jaw clenched.

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[vinxwatches]

the bad batch season 3

well the fallout show was shit. hopefully the bad batch is better. getting back to Omega who i 100% head cannoned as trans will be nice. last season ended with the death of Tech, but i still call bullshit on that.

episode 01 confined

of course Omega is her usual optimistic self. but did Crosshair lose his sharpshooting ability? that's can't be good for his psyche.

aggressive paragoning. i love it. she's growing into the roll of leader.

she really is the goodest girl.

damn, an entire episode of setting shit up. and showing the the work method of both Omega and the people she's up against, and demonstrating who will win.

also damn i missed that music.

episode 02 paths unknown

this is something you can only do with a big multiseries world like starwars. crossing the pikes means something. you can just say it, tell don't show, but it works because of all the setup for it.

insane number of last seconds, i love it. WAIT?! the carlack pit?!

setting up a clone savehaven. nice ultimate goal for the series.

ep 03 shadow of tantiss

kind of odd general grievous is in the opening considering how he's dead and irrelevant.

damn, are we going to find out what's wrong or right with Omega? i'm still thinking jedi, even if the series has shown no sign of it, it's the only thing that makes sense.

"we were in need of a shuttle, thanks so much for bringing one to us"

is it just that she's a perfect clone? didn't we already know that?

ep 04 a different approach

wait... m count transfer? m for midiglorian? so i was right?!

a confrontation that happened multiple times, finally on the same side again (sort of)

ep 05 the return

i love the Omega Crosshair banter.

time to relive some Crosshair trauma.

ep 06 infiltration

energy crossbow is cool, but i miss the energy bow.

i'm beginning to think Tech may actually be dead. since no one talks about him anymore. they moved on, and that stage of grief is rare if he's alive. but why kill him? too powerful? group too big? i don't understand. especially since he seemed to be in the middle of a romance arc.

well shit. the resistance v0 is about to die a quick death. NO YOU CAN'T END AN EPISODE THERE AT 0.07 FOR ME!!!

ep 07 extraction

you know when clones are around people are going to die.

i love some convincing the enemy to not act simply because it's the right thing.

OH SO HE GETS TO SURVIVE A FALL FROM HIGH!

ep 08 bad territory

they keep mentioning Tech. now in part this makes sense: he was one of the central cast that had a huge impact on every other main character. but on the otherside it gives the vibe that they don't want us to forget the character for one reason or another.

oh love the personal mission Omega gets.

"you don't like anything" "true" such great lines

betrayal? or asking someone to deliver info in person? probably the former.

ep 09 the harbinger

ventras? IT IS! i like her redesign. and i like that she didn't disappear from the universe, as we now see she found a new life.

like how she started not lit, but now is half lit, i wonder if that'll continue.

guys, seriously? stop it.

she and crosshair would be a fun pairing.

but surprisingly few answers for an episode that seems so set up to give answers. it seems to suggest that yes, she is force sensitive, but is lying to her about it. but not quite?

ep 10 identity crisis

is this Omega being in crisis between being a clone and a jedi? also if this is about Omega add it to the pile of Omega is trans.

oh this suddenly feels a lot more star wars rebels, the episode of protecting a kid from the empire going after those force sensitive.

we have seen her softer side, so her getting a higher position is quite positive. wait... that was behind the big ol vault door? also what's "project necromancer" about this?

do, it's not that Omega is force sensitive, but she can replicate it. in the creepiest way she'd the perfect host... the perfect artificial jedi mother.

oh no, not him.

got to love that they made the stormtroopers bulkier to make the clones we've grown to see as friends evil again.

oh. it's just an entirely grim episode. also not about Omega, but about the other female clone, so my trans reading persists (even if it was about hunter it would still persist)

ep 11 point of no return

that title does not instil confidence.

haven't seen Omega's girlfriend in way too long, and that was way too short.

well... fuck. they really just blew up the ship. their home.

oh this is weird. these aren't the new ships. this is the old, the stuff the good guys used to have.

i remember seeing a clone trooper with that big gun and thing "fuck yea big gun" and now it's terrifying. it's so cool how everything transitioned.

well... fuck. everything is awful now. they don't even have a ship to hunt for Omega anymore.

ep 12 juggernaut

they won't have Omega be stuck for 3 episode until the end of the finally... right?

"they'll detect our electronics if we got close" "not if we turn of all electronics" "but... we're flying in the direction of a planet?"

they used to be 5, often 6. now they are 3, and it feels so small for them to be able to do things.

the terrifying thing now is that wrecker can totally be killed. like Omega is save, hunter is the leader which makes him really hard to kill, and crosshair has an arc to complete. but wrecker? he's in the same position as Tech, and well.

also i was fully right on my last hypothesis on Omega

ep 13 into the breach

ok, i Love this Omega. like how her blood can grow with the midiglorians of others she has grown with the power of the team. she's now a leader like hunter, exploring smarts reminiscent of tech, and is likely going to hack into the droid controls like echo can innately. but where will we see wrecker in her?

don't make me hold my breath like that, i only have so much.

ep 14 flash strike

god i love the absolute trust in echo.

half way through, and it's now i learn that this isn't the finally, that's the next one, which doesn't appear to be out yet... fuck

ends in an evil laugh from me.

ep 15 the cavalry has arrived

final episode hype. please let it end on a positive note for once.

50 min episode? that bodes really well. that means they have time for a more complicated story, or a larger victory.

and setting up wrecker for death... please no? longer episode can also mean more complete defeat.

fuck, multiple escape plans at the same time resulting in some failing.

ouch the self condemdantion. and more setting up death with plan 99. "echo's handy work? or Omega?" in unison: "Omega". such good lines. same with Echo's line "because that's exactly what i would have done."

i don't like how calm he is. what is your plan that hasn't been countered? a clone? what could make these clones that good?

oh no. they have their own clone force 99, i guess clone force 100.

god damnit i came to this show to get away from living amputation. i get it, it's star wars. it's tradition at this stage. but still WHY!!!!! (echo may have a spare hand for you to use.)

Echo doesn't argue with Omega not leaving yet.

oh no i know what you're going to do with one of those. and why are you still with the empire. you could have joined the injured and left.

fuck yea Omega will stab a bitch.

the end of this project will mean the start of the death star. but it means clones will probably be left alone. those that are left that is.

the message of the show is that it's good to be able to be whatever you want. with that as message/theme of the show it only makes thematic sense for Omega to be trans and/or lesbian. to go against conventions, to go against what the while old men want you to be.

FUCK YEA ADULT OMEGA!!!

[nightcall99]

Dreams from 8.3.24

Dream 1: AL and I waiting in line to order food at a vegan Asian restaurant that's inside of a shopping centre. The line is moving quite slowly. I feel impatient and uncomfortable with the waiting. It's not that I'm starving, just anxious with getting this over and done with. After we've ordered, it's some more waiting to get our food. I have ordered the imitation fish and chips but I was looking at the menu over and over while waiting for it to come, second-guessing my choice. I was staring at the workers, as if that would make my food appear faster. Finally AL got her food, but I was still waiting for mine. One of the female workers said it would be another 10 minutes for my dumpling noodle soup (looks like I'd ordered something else entirely and forgotten). But even as she said that, it was in fact already ready and she was handing it to me. Once I retrieved my food, we went to sit in the dining area. As we are eating, the surrounding energy was weird and awkward. I don't like the plastic seats and chairs and the general lack of atmosphere.

At one point, the 'internet' stopped working on everyone's mobile phones (I guess there was a phone tower fault). Also, it was registering that our location was a few suburbs away (I saw Balwyn on my phone, which is a 15 minute drive away) from where we actually were. And it seemed that as time passed, it was going to keep indicating that our location was further away and further away if nothing was going to be done about it. This all seemed to be happening because I had wandered away from the restaurant (at what point I don't know). I remember trying to run back as fast as I could so that it would stop doing this (as if it was all up to me). As I was running, the impression is that this restaurant was on the highest floor of a tower. As if on a 'summit'. When I made it back up, the phone glitch stopped as soon as my body was over the threshold.

Another scene interspersed somewhere within this dream is that suddenly I just knew that AL had been on a dinner date with some guy and hadn't told me about it. But I didn't care. Nothing mattered anymore. Usually I'd be pissed she'd kept this to herself but the game of caring is over. After AL and I finished eating we got up and left.

Dream 2: There is some grand seating arrangement in a huge theater. I don't think I have a ticket like everyone else but I've snuck in with the crowd. I don't sit down, I just walk back and forth in the dark space behind the seating, inside of the passageways that one uses to get to their seating. A movie is about to start. I don’t know that I stay to watch, I think I leave.

Dream 3: I am trying to find a toilet in some kind of public space but they're all occupied since suddenly everyone wants to use the toilet too. I'm busting to go. I'm walking around for ages trying to search for one. Randomly there is some chick, like a child, who is following me and it's like we're versing each other to find the closest empty cubicle. It's a bizarre race.

After awhile I do find one but it's a smaller toilet than usual and I realise it's for children. I dunno where the chick went off to, she seemed to have disappeared but I wasn't about to offer it up to her even if she's a kid because I'm mean like that. I lock the door behind me and go about doing my business (taking a shit). I realise that in place of where the engaged/vacant indicator usually is on the door, there is a timer that is counting down. It is counting down in seconds, and it's in the triple digits but the feeling is that I only have around 3 minutes to use this toilet. I have to rush. Once the time is up, I haven't finished so I have to go find another toilet (I asked for a more entertaining countdown dream and this is what I get).

When I find another toilet, this time it's a regular-sized toilet for adults which apparently constitutes a bigger time allowance. Perhaps double. Again, it's was counting down in seconds, and the feeling was that I had double the time compared to before, like maybe 6-9 minutes. This was a rough calculation I made from the energy of the numbers I was looking at. The feeling is that if you don't finish using the toilet by the time it goes to zero, it will just open and anybody can get inside the cubicle. Also it's stressful while you're in there because you're just staring at the numbers counting down while in a vulnerable position. The style of the timer reminds me of those retro alarm clocks with the manual flipping numbers (lol).

[distortedclouds]

for the fanfic writer emoji ask:

🥺⛔️🌞🦅👀⌛️🛠

i could ask about all of them really but do we have that kind of time

Hello there!!

🥺 Is there a certain type of moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

This questions is kinda vague, bc are we talking canon moments or something I like to write... so I'll do both!

Canon-wise I'm excited to see them meet again, yeah on Annie's titan hand, but also after it's all over, because then they'd be sure they actually made it out and have each other. The relief on their faces is what I'm anticipating to kill me

Fanon-wise, I like aurani hugs. Just big warm bear hugs because even super early on in their relationship, I think those would be Annie's weakpoint and she'd always relax into them

⛔ Do you have a fic you started, but scrapped?

I answered it here previously, but if I were to think of something else... I may or may not have seriously considered (and planned to some extent) a modern AU following the plot of the k-drama: Healer. Annie would be the notorious night courier, while Armin is the aspiring journalist who eventually joins the Survey Corps newspaper (Someday News) started by renowned senior Journalist Erwin Smith, so they can expose political corruption without being silenced.

On a side note I'd 10/10 recommend it! It's only 20 episodes long and the characters are a blast!

On a second side note: why did I scrap this, it sounds so good :|

🌞 Do you have a preferred time of day to write?

Preferably as soon as I wake up, early in the morning. I had my best writing days preparing the word document while eating my breakfast. But on occasion, I'll stay up late writing or put down something real quick in the afternoon

but yeah MORNING!

🦅 Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

To various degrees of detail, yes! I do like keeping it minimal so I don't constrict myself, but even for oneshots, I like having a bullet points outline of just the events that'll happen in 1-2 lines each. (though I very rarely do a rough first draft unless I'm desperate and resorting to the Most Dangerous Writing App)

👀 Tell me about an up and coming wip please!

I'm looking to go back to Slow and Steady with more one-shots, and here are the prompts I've already planned on using:

⌛ How long does it take you to write a fic, or a chapter?

depends! oh my god does it depend! I've thrown together 4k one-shots and smut one-shots in one afternoon, but some chapters I have to force myself to just write around 400 words every day.

so:

🛠What tools/programs/apps do you use to write?

For writing: WPS Office docs, comic sans at size 12, 0.5 line spacing between paragraphs, page color set to dark gray. (I know this sounds hyperspecific, but I can't write in any other setting)

For notes: Google Keep on my phone on dark mode with the live widget so I can write something as soon as I get an idea for it. I've written thousands of words worth of scenes for BW and other fics just on this

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Hope this was good :D

[redstringraven]

10 and 21 for cassia, if you're still looking? love your work <3

\;-;/ always looking and extremely appreciative, omg. thank you so much i just--[skitters toward you with a plate of cookies] <3

oc ask game

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10) what kind of music do they enjoy?

cassia enjoys a HUGE range of music, but her favorites are probably classics from the 70s (likely stolen from her mom and dad's collections) or modern bubblegum pop. it's a bit of a stereotypical answer, but she'd definitely be a huge fan of lady gaga in 'the future' (since i think gaga was closer to the 2010s than the 2000s). but yeah, music you can move to. music where the music videos have elaborate dances she can learn and memorize and perform at 2am in her bedroom when she should be doing homework or sleeping, but she's restless and just needs to MOVE. music she can shove into her boombox or discman and rollerskate to. stuff that gets the blood going, gets your groove on, makes you wanna wiggle. girl's all about that energy and movement! ...she can definitely dance thriller and smooth criminal in her sleep.

21) hobbies your OC enjoys?

rollerskating and street art!! cassia rollerskates just about anywhere she's allowed to. she has a set that're green with pink wheels (affectionately called her 'watermelon wheels') that she takes just about everywhere she can with her--constantly swapping out her sneakers for them--and she'll use them casually on the sidewalk or spend time in local skate parks doing actual tricks and stunts. sometimes she'll go to an actual rink but, for the most part, she prefers to do her skating outdoors. it's not only more open, but she feels it allows for more creativity, exploration and expression. she's also very into street art, be it tagging small things with spray paint or markers OR turning a dented trashcan into a cute little trash-monster ready to gobble up your trash. she'll make a sunflower out of a manhole, parking space lines into dandelions, a fire-hydrant into an octopus, a tiny troll out of grass growing between sidewalk cracks--the possibilities are just endless! she's also, much to her mother's fear and dismay, made a small habit out of painting over purple dragon graffiti. ...hopefully THAT habit won't stick around. for esme's sake.

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Ranking my teachers' responses to me asking them to address me by my chosen name or my last name

English [8/10]

She was the first teacher i felt comfortable enough around to ask her so she gets bonus points for that.

She did slip up quite a bit in the beginning (one thing to note is that that was my first year at that school so they couldn't have been that used to my deadname) but made an effort and i appreciate that.

By now she consistently calls me by my chosen name but often slips up with pronouns.

Physics [6.5/10]

Her first response was something along the lines of "i'm curious as to why but that's your business i guess".

She doesn't call me by my chosen name but usually remembers to use my last name (i'm the only one in my class she doesn't call by their first name).

When she does happen to slip up and call me by my deadname she sometimes ignores me correcting her and proceeds to use my deadname in the next sentence without batting an eye

German [7/10]

She refuses to call me by my chosen name not because of transphobia but because she just hates my choice of name?? She pretty much said "i wouldn't call anyone that name" because she thinks it's ugly?? I mean i believe her cause she's the kind of person to do that but what??

She now calls me by my last name (again i'm the only one she doesn't call by their first name) with very few slip ups.

History [7.5/10]

With this one i'm not sure 'cause he doesn't call me by name often. I made the request at the end of the last school year so it wasn't a surprise that he'd forgotten by the beginning of this one but i'm pretty sure he uses my last name or chosen name now.

His first response to me was that he'd try to remember that and he added that he had "nothing against people like [me] by the way" so that's good?

First language/literature/class teacher [3/10]

I wasn't there when she said that but apparently she'd told my friends that she'd call me by my chosen name once i've legally changed it 🙄

When i asked her to at least call me by my last name she was hesitant because "i usually only call only boys by their last name" (i'm a trans guy...) (that's not even true she calls some girls in our class by their last name too) but she mostly uses my last name instead of my deadname by now. She does use my deadname when she thinks i'm not paying attention though which is lowkey infuriating.

Russian [7/10]

I was surprised when she went "okay" and wrote down my chosen name with no fuss cause she seems like a very traditional person. I told her she could also use my last name and she said that she would then have to call me Miss [last name]?? Like who's forcing her to do that?? But okay i guess

She hasn't used my chosen name but at least she calls me by my last name without the miss.

Maths [10/10]

I love her. I never talked to her about my name 'cause she usually doesn't call us by our names in class but apparently she heard about it and one day casually mentioned that i can write my chosen name on the test without me even asking her.

When she does call me by my name she again uses my chosen name without even mentioning it and that's so nice of her <33

PE [7/10]

She's also one i didn't talk to about my name but who heard about it somewhere herself. For a while she just used both names at the same time ("[chosen name] [deadname] come over here") for some reason but she asked me which one i preffered for her to use at the beginning of this school year(!!)

She uses my chosen name when she absolutely has to but most of the time just awkwardly points at me.

Honorary mentions:

My art history and music teachers, who just don't care what our names are

My biology teacher who calls us all by our last names like a proffessional King

My new literature teacher who i introduced myself by my chosen name to and impressed enough with my knowledge of Carmen that she liked me enough to call me by any name i wanted

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8, 11, 22 — inquisitor asks :)

hello!! thanks for asking <3

inquisitor asks ~

8. Which advisor does your Inquisitor like best? Which do they trust the most?

Mori'na gets along with Josephine the most! It took awhile (distrusting of humans thing) but she feels like she can open up to her the most and not be judged for it. Leliana is more the advisor that she agrees with tactics wise, it would be how she handle things, but she definitely doesn't trust her. Cullen she gets along with and is probably the one she trusts the most because he's very upfront and honest, and she enjoys the chess games, but there's not really the same connection she has with Josie. Cullen's more of a work buddy than a friend.

11. Where is your Inquisitor’s favorite region to visit?

It's between Frostback Basin and no surprise, the Emerald Graves. She likes being surrounded by forest, it's where she feels most at home. Graves because of history and culture, Basin because she likes the Avvar (they gave her a bear god (kind of), how could she not like them? also the throwing a goat at the Skyhold Gates, 10/10, found it very amusing)

22. What mount does your Inquisitor use? Did they name it?

I'm going to be honest, I didn't use the mounts in the game ( I kind of picked up on the anime speed lines when I first played so I didn't see the point ) BUT if I had to choose one for story reasons and the fact it would take forever to get anywhere just on foot, it'd have to be one of the harts. Most similar to halla, without having to put a halla in human hands. It'd be the Brecillian Sure-Foot and she'd name it either after food or one of the flora that she's jotted down in her notebook.