#story telling within a story hahah

[purplecraze]

Beauty and the Beast AU 33

orange-plane-boy — 11/03/2021 1:33 AM

"Mh...Tomorrow its chirstmas eve thinking about..." he murmred chainging topic

purplecraze — 11/03/2021 1:36 AM

"oh- yeah, it is..... uhm, what should we do? is there any thing you used to do with Mela to celebrate?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/03/2021 1:39 AM

"Before losing our home, if we had some money she used to bake, and if we were lucky we even had meat for dinner" he smiled "At midnight i would open my presents, most of the times it was just winter clothes hidden as a presents, but time to time i would get some toys too; chirstmas was a bit more boring, she mostly would take me to the mass" he laughed "....when we lost our house, we would go eat at the canteen, they give free food on chirstman, they even had little fruit cakes"

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 4:39 PM

"Opening presents at midnight and going to a mass will be pretty difficult.... I mean, you can--....." Fugo thought the rest of that sentence over. "....no.. you can't, I want to be there when you open them." it seems that after last discussion he was just a bit more comfortable with acting selfish.

"uhm... we could make a cake together, aside from the cookies. a fruitcake...

and we could play Christmas carols together, on the harmonica and piano?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 4:44 PM

"Its ok, mom was religous, me not so much" he giggled

"We can open presents the chirstmas morning! And playing together sounds fun too!"

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 9:55 PM

Fugo nodded. "Anything else you'd want to do?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 9:56 PM

"Mhh..dunno, we dont have a lot of hours before it gets dark" he sighed

"Unless we split things between the eve and chirstmas"

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 9:58 PM

"well, there's no adults around to tell us no. we could also celebrate all days between the 25th and the 6th."

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 9:58 PM

"Ohh true!" He giggled

"A chirstmas week! That sounds so cool!"

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:16 PM

The younger chuckled a bit. "Not too sure if I can keep you entertained for so long..."

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:20 PM

"Pff its ok" he smiled

Breakfast done he colleceted to plates and left them in the sink

"We can chill too, i like chill with you"

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:21 PM

"chill? how?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:22 PM

"Dunno umh...you could read for me? You have a lot of books but they are too hard for me!"

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:27 PM

"oh..." Fugo mused about the possibility, seeming to like the idea a lot.

"uhm... sure~.. what kind of books would you like?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:28 PM

"Uh- i dont know- i-i didnt really read a lot" he giggled awakrdly looking away

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:31 PM

"then uh.... any kind of stories you like?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:32 PM

"Umh...fairytales maybe..? I-i mean thats what people mean with stories right?" He blushed a bit

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:43 PM

he nodded. "Mela used to tell them to you too, right? there should be a few fairytale books around"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:44 PM

"Yes!" He chirped happily

It felt a bit sad that mela raised fugo more than his actuall mother

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:46 PM

"then, I'll look up on some. and I could read you a few christmas themed stories this week."

because mela was just that nice, or mrs fugo was such a bad mother, you pick

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:47 PM

"Yay!" Narancia sounded actually really happy at the idea, maybe it was him being childish, or maybe he really wants more excuse to spend time with fugo

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 10:50 PM

Fugo was a bit relieved too. he craved Narancia's attention desperately. But he just didn't know how to keep the conversation going or stop it from turning negative and depressing. reading out loud would allow them to spend time without awkwardly fumbling for conversations.

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 10:51 PM

"Umh...if you find something, can we start today? Since we dont have anything to do anyway.."

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 11:04 PM

"-!" fugo held his breath, his cheeks coloring from Narancia's eagerness.

they had agreed to make cookies, but honestly Fugo preferred to do this...

he got up.

"alright. Then meet me in the parlour."

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 11:05 PM

Narancia nodded happily, going to the parlour, he looked happy, almost jumpy and skipping around

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 11:11 PM

the parlour had a comfi and intimate mood to it. after 3 years, the scent of expensive brandy and high class cigars still lingered subtly. the chairs looked comfortable enough to take a nap in and the hearth was burning diligently

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 11:12 PM

"Ohh here its so pretty!" He exclamed sitting in the comfy couch

Indeed it was a nice spot for a nap, he would take note of this

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 11:20 PM

it took some time for Fugo to show up, which was explained when he did show.

"sorry for the wait." he muttered while carrying a stack of books.

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 11:21 PM

"No problem!" He said as he got himself comfy

He glanced the books, even those looked so fancy

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 11:25 PM

"uhm..." and he then realized his error for having too many options, checking between them. "chrismas, christmas...... do you know The Cat on the Dovrefell?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 11:26 PM

"Uh nope!" He exclamed

"I know the one that wears boots tho!'

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 11:28 PM

"ah, the puss in boots. they have it too, but let's keep it in the christmas spirit for tonight. also, The Cat on the Dovrefell isn't actually a cat~"

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 11:29 PM

"Uh? Then what it is?" He asked curious, see, it wasnt that hard tk get his attention

purplecraze — 11/10/2021 11:49 PM

Fugo smiled and made himself comfortable in one of the arm chairs, opening the book and reading in a clear voice.

it was a story about a man who had caught a pollar bear and wanted to offer it to the king as a christmas gift. on his journey to the palace, he wanted to spend the night somewhere. but the farm where he asked for shelter had it's inhabitants terrified. every year on christmas eve, trolls would come down the hills and raid their house.

the man still decided to stay in the house, together with his bear. and in the night at 12 am, the trolls came, eating all the food, destroying the furniture and wracking loud havoc.

some of the trolls were convinced that what was sleeping on the ground was the farmer's cat and they started bullying it. but it was actually the pollar bear who went wild and chased all of the trolls out.

the next day when the man continued his journey, he could hear calling in the hills that the other trolls should never go to that farm, because they have this huge feral cat.

orange-plane-boy — 11/10/2021 11:59 PM

"ooh" he giggled "Those trolls must be a bit stuoid to dont see the difference between a cat and a bear....or really drunk"

After saing that he chirped again "My turn now!"

purplecraze — 11/11/2021 12:01 AM

"there was a lot of beer involved, I'll bet~

hm?" he lay the book down on the table, having had assumed that Narancia would have prefered to listen over reading. "Alright. which will you read?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/11/2021 12:12 AM

"Ah! i dont have to read it i have it all here!" and pointed his head.

"Ok so the story its named Snow White and Rose Red! But its not that snow white, its another one. but there is two bears here too...Anyway!"

he got back in track

"ok...So, once upon a time there were two sisters, one was blonde and shy, she liked to read and bake, the other was brunette and outspoken and she loved to play outside the house. They lived alone with their mom. one cold winter night two big bears knock at the door, asking the girls if they could rest there for the winter since they didnt found a place to hy..hibernate..?

so the girls and their mom took  care of the bears for the whole winter and became friends with them!

as spring started, the bear leaved, telling the to watch out for the evil dwarf. and indeed they found the dwarf some days later, his beard stuck in a tree, the girls cutted it to free him, but the dwarf started to attack the girls! But then the bears saved them! and umh, turned into a princes somehow...? because the dwarf cursed them...?

A-Anyway they got married and lived happy ever after!"

purplecraze — 11/11/2021 12:15 AM

Fugo laughed. "that's very cute~" also because he could sort of see Narancia's train of thought to how he remembered this story and how the girls' personality seemed slightly familiar.

orange-plane-boy — 11/11/2021 12:28 AM

"It is!" he smiled

"Your turn again!"

purplecraze — 11/12/2021 12:25 PM

Fugo had a soft smile on his face as he took one of the books once more and browsed it.

He found one and started reading a story about a snow queen who had send hail to bewitch a boy. the hail had pierced his heart and had frozen it, making him treat his childhood friend badly. right after that, he disapeared.

despite the childhood friend having been treated badly, she set out to safe him.

she experienced a bunch of adventures, like an old lady inviting her in her house but wouldn't let her go and made her lose her memories. or her meeting a prince who resembled her friend and who gave her a carriage to ride in and continue her search. and the carriage got attacked by bandits and the girl was captured. but the daughter of the bandit leader liked her and helped her escape.

when she told the daughter what had happened, she could tell her the snow queen must have put a spell on her, and that her friend hadn't been mean to her because he disliked her.

the daughter gave her a reindeer to ride further and she eventually found the snow queen's castle.

the snow queen was bullying the boy and making him clean her ice palace, which slowly made him freeze all over.

the girl found him in the end, but the boy was cold to her and didn't recognize her. still, she refused to let go of him and cried warm tears. some of the tears fell on his heart and thawed the hail that had frozen it.

together, they escaped the castle on the reindeer's back and went home

orange-plane-boy — 11/12/2021 12:54 PM

There was something about Fugo's voice that sounded just right, it was clean and smooth and overall Narancia enjoyed it, giving him some sort of comfort.

"Thats one its really pretty" he smiled "Im glad they got back home safe!"

He then thinked a bit about the next story to tell

purplecraze — 11/12/2021 12:55 PM

"you know any more? I can read you another if you'd prefer?"

orange-plane-boy — 11/12/2021 1:13 PM

"I know one more! Its not really chirstmas-y, but mom used to tell me this a lot" he smiled

"So, once upon a time a little girl; she lived with her evil step mother and sister in a poor little house; the step mother would make the poor girl do all the house work, but she was really kind and never complained.

One of the tasks she had to do was go in the forest to the river and wash all her sister and step mom clothes.

One day as she was doing this, she found a poor naked old lady trying to wash a dress covered in tick mud.

The girl offered to help her, and she scrubbed, scrubbed and scrubbed for hours, till no mud was left!

The old lady thanked her and wore the dress, turning into a young beautiful fairy!

She smiled at the girl and to thank her she casted a spell on her! Everytime she laughed, diamonds would fall from her mouth, and everytime she was sad, she would cry pearls.

The girl happily got back home, leaving a trail of diamons on her way back.

When she got home she said 'mom! A fairy blessed me!'

But the woman was jealous, so she yelled at her daughter 'go in the forest and find a fairy and get blessed too'

In the forest the step sister found the old lady too, but when the ladt asked for help, the girl, who was super mean and lazy was like 'old hag cant you see im waiting for a fairy?!'

The old lady got mad, because fairies are really petty, and turned into her real form, scaring the girl and then cursed her, than everytime she would hichup toads and frogs would jump off her mouth!

The mean step sister got back home crying, and so she hickhupped, leaving a trail of frog behind.

Meanwhile, the king, that was in the forest to hunt, found a trail of diamonds, and following it she found the kind little girl, suprised of her gift and since his wife, the queen, never had babies, decided to adopt her, so she lived happy in her castel, not having to do hard work anymore"

purplecraze — 11/12/2021 1:18 PM

"Ah, I know a similar story, I think this is a variety of Mother Hulda? it's a German fairy tale."

orange-plane-boy — 11/12/2021 1:22 PM

"Maybe! This version is how my mom used to tell me" he smiled, at this point he was laying down on the couch instead of sitting

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You know you’re destined to be with your Soulmate; deep in your Soul you know there’s something beautiful already written in the stars for you and your Divine Lover★

What’s the story? What’s the drama? How will they pursue you? Aaaah! This One who will love you completely and sweetly and only! ♥︎

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Pile 1 – That Handsome Gentle Soul

VIBE: Emily in Paris (just S1!)

your options? – 2 of Pentacles

Oh! You’re such a tease and you have many admirers, I can tell XD By the time events in your Life are leading you to a union with your Destined One, you will have quite a bit of options, and actually, you’re weighing at least two people in this scenario. Under normal circumstances, you’d consider yourself a person of traditional values. You always think to yourself that you’re a simple and straightforward person with very ‘normal’ desires.

You want the house, the security and stability, and all those ‘normal things’ that come with a marriage. It’s all understandably expected. You’ve always thought to yourself, ‘I want what is normally expected.’ People have rules in society and it is best to keep to what’s already within the guidelines. You’ll be ruminating these values and gains a lot during this time of your Life.

No matter your actual age at this time, psychologically speaking, you’d want to choose the person who seems more stable and wealthier. It sounds like such a no-brainer; but you’re finding yourself ruminating this shit to no end. And you’d wish things could be a lot simpler; after all, aren’t you simple? Oh, as it turns out, you’re really not all that simple—especially since meeting this other fucker who’s lighted up your horizon~

decisions, decisions, decisions – 10 of Cups Rx

In the beginning, you may not immediately realise that this person we’re talking about is your Destined One. By that time in your Life, you could’ve forgotten all about this reading hahah And you’d be so preoccupied with Life’s more pragmatic duties. By this time, half of you could either be in your late 20s or early 30s, being asked endlessly why you’re not married yet; another half of you could be in your early 50s and simply wanting things to settle and get ‘normal’ in your Life.

The thing is, your Higher Self has arranged for you to meet a Soulmate, a Divine Lover who will actually show you how not normal you are if you were honest with yourself LMAO This person on the outside is actually what you are on the inside if you let yourself be. This Destined One is unorthodox, they are weird in a way that suits your tastes and they somehow align with your values! You’re crazy attracted to this about them, but at some point, you will pull away from them because you’re afraid!

You’re afraid this person will pull you away from everything that’s normal and expected of you. But are you really the type of person who regards a matrimony that highly? Seriously? If you’re honest? This person will show you that they, too, don’t particularly care about the expectations of a marriage. They will show you that they care more about the love and romance and all those sweet feelings that come with being actually in love with someone you adore. No riches in the world can substitute the happiness of holding someone you love in your arms~ With this person, you understand that <3

your True Love?! – 5 of Wands Rx

The biggest reason you will pull away from your Destined One is that you’re afraid of fucking things up with this wonderful person who seems like such a grand prize. Rather than facing the reality of losing this person’s favour out of your own fucking things up, you’d rather never be with them in the first place. And that’s such a sad thing because your Destined One would never think of such things about you!

Out of all the options you could be having at this phase of your Life, you will recognise that your one and only true love is somebody who doesn’t make you feel pressured towards making a decision. I’m getting that your Destined One is very gentle and peaceful, and they’re really understanding of the kinds of negative thoughts that often encircle your mind. If anything, your Destined One will want to erase those scary thoughts from your mind. They want to put you at ease~

They’re not weak or shy though. If anything, your Destined Person is quite shameless and they will want to win you over LMAO But they won’t be forceful or pushy. They’re respectful of your boundaries. They will only continue to come forward with Love, and Love, and just Love—they do worry about you tho ;P So, occasionally you will be able to see their ‘cute side’ when they scold you because they’ve been worried sick!

FIRST KISS🔻💛

feelings pouring sweet~ – Red Magus (Edward Kelly)

the meaning of it all? – Priestess of Beauty

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Pile 2 – Ahhh, You Know You Like Being Swallowed Whole~ ;P

VIBE: Green Snake (1993)

your options? – 5 of Swords Rx

At first glance, it feels to me you won’t be dealing with too many options during this time of your Life where you’re being led to a union with your Destined One; but it isn’t because you don’t have many eyes vying for your hand in marriage, nooo far from it; you, just already know who you’re gonna allow to make a move on you ;P You just already know who you want to be with! ★ And it seems to me you’re the one who’s gonna do the pursuing ;P

If you’re a feminine aenergy attracted to a masculine aenergy, you’re going to lead them on. Basically, from the moment you fell for your Destined One, they’re already in the palm of your hand. I reckon you’re the one who’s gonna recognise who your Destined Person is, and it’s all because you’re a highly spiritual entity. And honestly, you’ve been through quite a lot of shit and you’ve experienced quite a bit how other people’s negative resonance brought down your protective barriers in the past.

You don’t want to entertain low-vibing suitors anymore. You can’t stand the idea of your Life being turned upside down ugly by people whose hearts are UGLY AF. You’ve got no time for any of that. You want your Destined Person and you’ll do anything in your power to make this person fall in love with you <3 I sense a majority of you choosing this pile actually identify as a masculine aenergy attracted to a feminine aenergy regardless of your gender, which makes a lot of sense XD

decisions, decisions, decisions – Knight of Swords

In the past, you’ve dealt with people who are all over you because you’re attractive as fuck. Maybe they wanted your money, status, whatever. You’re a grand prize, you know. People would be so lucky to call you their own. And you got fucking pissed with being seen as a trophy boyfriend/girlfriend—as if you haven’t got your own personality or other achievements. How about your heart and dreams and Love, right? And you know that most people don’t value you for these things. They value you for the things that, to you, don’t matter at all!

By the time the Universe is arranging for you to be in a divine union with your spiritual Soulmate, you’ll have been single for quite a significant time. You’ve shielded yourself from cheap romances. Are you a sigma? LOL You’re honestly not even that interested in people to begin with. Most of the time, you like your own company and keep to yourself a lot. You’ll have been elusive for a number of years before you meet your Destined Person by chance~ This could be a work/professional setting but you’ll still feel like it’s a destined chance meeting hahah

The moment you catch a glimpse of your Destined Person, you feel something electrifying and know immediately this person is special—different from the rest and that you need to figure them out. Perhaps by your second or third meeting, something in you has made it clear to your conscious mind that this is The One. If you’re the masculine in this situation, it’s pretty obvious you’re going to charm them so that they open their heart to you ♡ If you’re a feminine in this situation, you’re going to tease them a lot until they know it’s perfectly alright for them as a masculine to charm you LMAO

your True Love?! – 7 of Cups

So it’s interesting to see a card of a plethora of choices after all that’s said and done. As mentioned before, you’re an attractive high-quality person who’s lusted over by many undeserving asses, and I’m getting mostly this vibe, that when you’re about to make it official with your Destined Person, there’s gonna come a negative force to try and ruin your chances. For many of you this could be anything, really, but for some of you this could be an ex, or basically someone you used to be quite close to, coming back into your Life in the hopes of winning you over. Or worse—even if they know they can’t win you over, they’re still gonna come over to taunt your Destined Person out of jealousy! OMG

If this ‘trying force’ doesn’t come from your end, this could also come from your Destined Person’s end. After all, your Destined Person is ALSO popular and a lot of people are gonna hate on you for being so close to them hahah So, you and your one True Love are gonna be viewed as that power couple and before you come together there will be forces that try and separate you. It's very likely there is a time you become quite distant from each other because of all these negative intents from your environment.

You’ve got people lining up to become your spouse and each one of them could become uncontrollably jealous when you proclaim a relationship with your Destined One XD Oh, you heartbreaker~ And in the case of an ex, or a very close ex-friend who used to harbour feelings and hopes for you, this person could well break your Destined Person’s heart and make them cry. They might even try and do something very evil to your Destined Person just to hurt YOU! This, is your lesson from the Universe to decide how you’re going to protect the one and only person you say you love~

FIRST KISS🔻💜

feelings pouring sweet~ – Red Astronomer (Johannes Kepler)

the meaning of it all? – Priestess of Magick

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Pile 3 – This the One Who’ll Sacrifice Anything for You

VIBE: Titanic (1997)

your options? – Page of Wands Rx

During this time when the Universe is arranging for you to be with your Destined Person, very strange and complex situations are happening in your Life. First, it’s possible you’re already steady/engaged/married to someone else, and this is why it seems you’re not dealing with a variety of romantic options. Two, it could just be that you’re totally NOT opening yourself up to the prospect of a relationship or even a marriage HAHAH

By this point in your Life, if you have friends or are in the public eye, it’ll have been quite obvious to everybody that you’re not the marrying type. For whatever reason, you’re quite sceptical—even cynical—about this whole notion of a relationship or a matrimony. Either you’re tired or afraid of being bound by a loveless contract. You’ve seen how people switch up and betray their spouses. You’ve heard plenty of cheating couples and broken trusts. Ain’t nobody got time to open up to horrendous crimes like that!

To everybody else, you’re an elusive siren who lives in your own world of make-believe, which annoyingly only makes you even more sought-after. At this point in your Life, you appear to the world as some sort of a rare catch and people will be sneakily trying to woo you, to win you over, because that would make them look cool. Many courageous (or should we say reckless?) warriors will attempt to break your icy castle and die in vain, never realising the whole time you were wishing for a King!☆

decisions, decisions, decisions – 10 of Pentacles

To say that you ‘don’t want to be married’ is actually quite a contrarian thing. Deep in your Soul, you want to have a wholesome, a complete and harmonious relationship with a Kingly character. You want something real that most people don’t even know how to give—because most people are shallow and infantile and so poor in character… These peasants… Sigh, they bore you to death. They disappoint to no end. But then, one day…

By some miraculous encounter you bump into your Destined One. Some miraculous encounter that wouldn’t have happened at all if some curiously specific events did not stack up a certain way. It is by Divine Design that you meet at all on that very day. That very moment you see this person, your heart jump and a voice in you exclaim, ‘Husband??’ or ‘Wife??’

Of course that’s super strange that a voice within you would say that at all. You might find it cringe or think you’ve lost all your marbles completely. ‘I think I’m delusional because I’ve been lonesome for a while…’ But soon after, you really wake up to the realisation that the Universe has sent you a pretty gift in the form of a Human who’s the perfect match for you. This person is THE IDEAL, the moment, the archetype, the everything you’ve ever dreamt a true love—your true love—would be~

your True Love?! – King of Wands

The complete package. This Destined Person, is literally YOU in a different form. They may not be perfect for any other person, but for you, all your fingers fit each other perfectly. Mind you, your Destined Person is very attractive in spite of all their flaws, so it’s not like there isn’t any competition here XP Your Destined Person is definitely somebody who turns heads when they enter a room. Even the parking lot is their runway!

This person commands respect, indeed they exude a very Kingly aenergy. They are charisma personified—very giving, honourable, even sacrificial. Your Destined Person is somebody who truly understands what it means to give back to the community. A true King who gains respect for the service he has given to his people. A King like this is truly loved and revered instead of feared. That’s the kind of aenergy your Destined Person operates with.

You will be very happy with this person. You know that, thus the exclamation upon seeing them! In spite of your apprehensions about marriage, when your King proposes, when they claim you as their Queen (LOL), you simply simply simply curiously intuitively know you’re gonna be taken care of~ And that’s such a nice feeling to have to finally feel safe with someone who truly cares for your wellbeing. Someone whom you know, at all times, will make big sacrifices just to put a smile on your face ♥︎

FIRST KISS🔻🧡

feelings pouring sweet~ – Silver Astrologer (John Dee)

the meaning of it all? – Priestess of Energy

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Writer Questionnaire Tag

Thank you @drchenquill @the-golden-comet and @paeliae-occasionally for the tag

how long have you had your writing tumblr/writeblr? a fast and loose estimate is fine!

It's been at least 6 months or more I believe.

what led you to create it?

I actually had it from before but i never really posted anything. The thought that there might be people willing to read my works more than my own family and friends led me to create it. I was done shying away.

what's your favourite thing about the writeblr community?

I absolutely adore the supportive and inclusive nature of the writeblr community! It's a space where writers from diverse backgrounds and genres come together to share their passion for storytelling. I love how everyone encourages and uplifts each other, offering constructive feedback and celebrating each other's successes. The community's enthusiasm is infectious, and it motivates me to keep writing and improving my craft. I also appreciate the wealth of resources and knowledge shared within the community, from writing tips and prompts to editing advice and publishing insights. It's amazing to see how writers willingly share their expertise and experiences to help others grow. Most of all, I cherish the sense of belonging and connection that comes with being part of this community. Writeblr feels like a virtual writing group, where we can discuss our projects, share our struggles, and rejoice in our triumphs together

what's one thing you'd like your mutuals to know about you?

That i really love talking about my WIPs and OCs aand everything related to my story. I feel happy, seen and appreciated. If you like anything i woorte, please don't hesitate to ask or just tell me how you feel.

is there anything you'd like to see more of on your dash?

Uh..memes? More aisan drama related things? More HSR stuff everything about my interests etc.

which wips or writing projects are you noodling about, lately?

Very wrong question lol. I've been going back and forth between my WIPs. But the most recent one I've done, or am thinking about is The Masque of Murder .

how long have you been working on them?

Hahaha.... Since months, years and i still haven't even written a chapter for some of them. I hate myself for that. But since The Masque of Murder is recent, it's been a week or so.

do you remember what inspired them/ what got you started?

Yeah i remember reading a manhwa which had this crazy but mad genius doctor as a minor villan. It got me thinking that it was a waste of his abilities and damn good looks and he would have been surely protected by the plot armour had he been the main character instead. This forced me into making it lol.

how much time, in your best estimation, do you spend thinking about them?

🎵Every hour, every minute, every second. And night after night, I'll thinking 'bout you right, 7 days a week.🎶

name any characters you created. side characters, protagonists, antagonists, characters who've never been written, the first original abomination you ever pulled from your ass; whomever you'd like!

Uh... every single one of them? I created everyone, if that's what you're asking haha.. I'm not sure if i understand it correctly but i created everyone on my own. I'll mention the one that comes to my mind first then.

Side character- Emrys from In The Silence, Strength

Protagonist- Dr. Phineas Abel Thorncroft from The Masque Of Murder

Antagonist- Dante from Beyond The Pages (but he is also the protagonist)

And i can't really remember the last two.

when someone asks the dreaded, "what do you write about," question, what do you usually say?

Yknow, fantasy stuff with magic and murder mystery with actual murder and blood and stuff and all that hahah none of the stuffs that you like or understand or are interested in right? Hahah it totally doesn't have queer peoples. Just fictional stuff you don't wanna know hahaha.

Deadass.

who's the most unhinged?

Dr. Phineas Abel Thorncroft (from The Masque Of Murder), Acheron (from Legacy of Creation), Dante (from Beyond The Pages) and Eitenne Lumiere( from Wicked Games, Wicked Fates) from what i remember .

who comes the most naturally for you to write?

Vesperine, Cleo, Pareen

do you ever cringe at them?

Hahaha... sometimes..

how much control do you feel you have over your characters? do they ever "write themselves," refuse to cooperate, or do things you didn't expect? to what degree? are some less cooperative than others?

I feel like i have 70% control and 30% is something they do it themselves because i give them the freedom to do so. Because that is the story of my character and not of me, even if I am the one who wrote it. Sometimes the decision i make for them is not what they'd do.

do you enjoy people asking questions about your characters? and do you have a preferred means of receiving said questions? for example, as asks, as replies, as reblogs, as tag notes, as comments on ao3, etc.

Yes i absolutely love it please ask. Doesn't matter how just ask♡♡♡

what makes you want to follow another writeblr account? do you follow 'em as you see 'em, or take time scoping out the blog to make sure you align with its content? do you follow based on wips, or vibes?

I take time scoping out the blog to make sure i align with it's content. And i follow based on both, wips and vibes but mostly vibes.

what makes you decide against following?

If i don't align with the content or i don't fond the story interesting, i don't follow.

do you interact with non-mutual often?

Not often but i do.

do your mutuals' characters occupy space in your noodle?

There are so so many characters of my mutuals that i love love loveee but my memory rn isn't functioning at its best so i will just write whom i can remember rn.

The Madness, the lady and that guy from Foliè written by @drchenquill, my friend. Whose writing always leaves me with surprises and cliffhangers. She supports me so much i almost feel guilty 💕💕💕💕 i love you so much💖💖💖

@paeliae-occasionally Xanren, Marsh and Paeliae. I love their stories it captivated me. I hope you can tag me on their journey 👍, @cssnder, my first mutual whom i talked with so much courage that i almost didn't open tumblr the next day due to embarrassment and nervousness. Her works are like renaissance paintings, truly mesmerizing and beautiful. Thus Saith The Lord is truly a work of art and i hope i get to read it soon.😭 And also, @roarintheheavens , my new friend, I'm so happy. Vron Carson, he is very interesting and i can't wait to know more about him. And of course, @the-golden-comet, I'd very much like to read more about peter hart.

Just because i didn't mention everyone doesn't mean i don't appreciate your works, it's just that i haven't read them yet. I hope you all can send it to me. I'll definitely read it.

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

[walkingzero1]

So last night I read The Jaunt by Stephen King, and I went into ìt thinking...."ok...this probably aint gonna be that bad" Like..yeah its supposedly fucked up, but like...I be reading fucked up shit all the time ya kno? This'll probably be mid at best.

So I read it, and first & foremost, the way King builds tension is insane. How the Jaunt workers were getting closer and closer as you progress through the story...?*chefs kiss* Immaculate. (My shoulders were literally next to my ears by the time I finished) They don't call him the master of horror for nothin right? But anyway....when i finished, i was just kinda like "ehh...ok. That's a wild and awful concept, but it's fine. I fly on planes and be anxious AF the entire time so probably would still Jaunt just like everybody else. It ain't that bad. "

But yall...when i tell you this story has stuck with me since last night....And the more i think about it, the more scared i get 😭. I can't even imagine being stuck in the Jaunt for what feels like a billion lifetimes. Like...wtf would your brain even do at that point?? At first you'd just be thinking about how you fucked up and landed yourself in this situation...then your brain starts thinking of every thought/scenario it could possiblely create....but eventually its gonna run out of shit to think....You cant have an infinite amount of thoughts with no new stimuli right? (And that wouldn't even take that long..maybe like a couple years?) So... what does the brain do after??? Just start slamming you with endless hallucinations? Nightmares delusions? Flashes of light? Feelings and emotions that you dont even understand anymore? No coherent thoughts..Grasp of whatever language you spoke long gone...Mind just...gone. Empty. And then you still have A BILLION LIFETIMES OF THIS TO GO?? Bruh....absolutely not.

Then imagine.....you finally get to the other side after millenia of nothingness, your brain mush.....Just to be BOMBARDED with lights..noise...people...touch...smells. Overstimulation on MAX. No fuckin wonder they all died after. Whose heart could take that?!?!

Yall would NEVER catch me Jaunting. Period. Yall wouldnt even see me within 5 blocks of a Jaunt entrance/exit cause i would be tàking NO chances. If i ever even saw a Jaunt station id probaby go straight into a panic attack cause wtf. I literally wouldn't wish the Jaunt on my worst enemy fr. I went into the story thinking nothing could top I Have no Mouth and I Must Scream, but this......this is definitely up there. And I guess...sometimes you gotta let shit marinate before you realize how terrifying it actually is hahah

[merakiui]

YOUR JADE AND FLOYD THOUGHT WAS SO CUTE!!!! The idea of them being so soft with darling and both being so respectful of the chalk line has my heart in flutters. You have so many projects going on, I wish this was a full length series (with a happy ending because I want more fluff).

The fact that Floyd would make sure his little shrimpy is comfortable with both of them and that Jade means no harm!!!! Like!!! He’s such a family man and I’m in love.

Now, I gotta wonder, if darling was sick, would they take advantage of the chalk line? At that point, I think darling would have to make a few concessions since they need all the help they can get, but would the tweels get the idea to keep darling sick as much as possible to keep them dependent on them? As much as I love that last thought, you have to admit that if—or rather when they’re showing signs of impatience—they’ll resort to underhanded methods.

And another thought that’s been plaguing me… omegaverse thoughts concerning this au?

Hahah, I know you’re busy with your lunar love hotel event and so many other side projects, so you don’t have to answer! Just know that your writing gives me so much comfort and that your version of yandere tweels specifically with the chalk line au (is that what we’re calling it now?) is amazing and gives me feels.

I'm so happy you like the thoughts!! I think it's very sweet when Floyd tries his very best to be soft and patient so he won't scare his shrimpy. It would be so fun to write a full series with the twins and the chalk line concept, but for now I will focus my efforts on the event and the stories I have started! One day I might have to write something for the twins. Perhaps a mini series that has more fluff to make up for all of the emotions that will be felt in DRU...

Floyd is the most family man!!!!! Omg he's a sweetheart. He really cares so much for his loved ones, even if you can't see it right away because of your fear. Although I definitely agree with your point of underhanded methods. He can't stay patient forever, so he will resort to other means of getting you to warm up to him much faster than normal. If you were sick, the twins will definitely dote on you, offering to help you with everything you need (you only need to let them cross the chalk line). Jade might want to keep you considerably weaker because it's easy to get into your head, to have you depend solely on him, but I don't think Floyd would enjoy that very much. He wants you to be your usual self around him and Jade; he doesn't want a sick, hollow version of shrimpy. He wants to love you as you are, fear and all, because when you're your most genuine Floyd feels his heart swell with love.

Omegaverse adds some stakes! If you're an omega and the twins are both alphas, heats can become a little difficult to navigate when you're always surrounded by such strong pheromones and your instincts keep telling you to give in and let them help you. Jade's diligent about taking medicine to regulate his ruts so he won't go feral, but Floyd's always forgetting or he refuses to take them for whatever reason (they taste gross, he hates how they make him feel, he doesn't like having to regulate natural rut cycles when he has shrimpy to help with that, etc). One day you'll give in. It might not be for the first few heats, but you can't avoid them forever and the twins definitely aren't going to give you suppressants. They like seeing you needy and weepy when you're in heat; it's very cute.

I think they might have enough restraint to be sane around you. Floyd bends down to look at you from the other side of the chalk line, talking to you in a soft voice, innocently wondering aloud if you might need any help. Jade will join him, and they pester you with their smooth voices. You know what they're playing at, but it's impossible to keep your own restraint when they smell so good, are within touching distance, and keep promising to treat you so wonderfully if you'd just let them help. And they are eels of their word (sometimes)! You're treated so sweetly throughout your heat cycle. They hope that if they help you and show you that they won't hurt you you might be more willing to help them when it comes time for their ruts.

[cheemken]

👀👀👀👀👀 *sees you reblog fnaf stuff* I KNOW WHAT YOU AREEEEE!!!!! Drayton would boast about being able to beat fnaf without getting jumpscared and then promptly play fnaf 1 and get jumpscared close to 6 AM, let out a very high pitched scream and then fall out of his desk chair~Drayton angst anon💛(who is also a fnaf enjoyer)

FELLOW FNAF FAN OMF CNDMCNDM

Oh definitely, even better I made headcanons abt the og Unova kids and how they'd play fnaf too hahaha

Anyways

Please the fact he'd be all "pfft fnaf? That game's easy."

"bet."

And instantly regrets it he does not like the way Foxy runs no he does not lmfaooo imagine him seeing Foxy run to the office the first time and he legit panics all "WHAT THE FUCK" trying to figure out what to do and ends up getting jumpscared lmfaooo he'd be all "that wasn't fair, I didn't know they could run like that"

"heh, and you said this game was easy"

"course it's easy, there's just a lotta clicking I gotta do, it's tiring"

"yeah, sure, whatever you say lmao"

But like, since I already made hcs abt the Unova kids and how they'd play fnaf might as well make concepts abt the BB E4 hahaha

Anyways, Amarys does not get scared bet, like maybe a sudden jolt if she gets caught off guard but usually when she gets jumpscared she'd just go "oh, I lost." I think she'd be the type to actually try the fangames, looking for a challenge, taking Crispin's words saying the fangames have scarier gameplay and animatronics

She still don't find it scary, she did love the challenge tho hahah

Out of all four of em, she's the closest to ever beat UCN too. And Drayton, being Drayton, was all "well, my sis beat ultimate custom night, so by extension I beat it too"

"hah, yeah right. Taking the credit of others now cause you won't admit it's a hard game?"

"it's not hard, it's just tiring keeping check on all the robots" he'd rather admit he still sleeps w a plushie than to admit to Crispin that he really did find the games a bit hard

Lacey played the VR games and SB, didn't know abt UCN, Crispin made her play UCN, she lost within five seconds lmfao

Bet she'd love fnaf world tho, like Bianca she'd love the cute models of the animatronics more than their actual models hahah I think she'd like the glamrock and toy animatronics bc like,, I think they're the cutest?? Idk, I think she'd like them more than anything else. She had nightmares abt Glitchtrap tho real, refused to go in dark places for an entire month and stopped playing VR bc of it hahaha

Crispin gives off the vibes he really had a fnaf phase and never grew outta it, he always tries to make pizza whenever he plays it or if he watches someone play it, y'know, for the immersion he says hahah but also bet he'd be the type to watch every fnaf theory video out there, especially by pkmn ver of MatPat; the type to think of his own theories, make fanart, bet he listened to the fan songs and still memorized some of them by heart. He's just like me fr—

It would be cute tho if Crispin got Amarys hooked w the lore hahah like him talking abt fnaf and telling her the story so far while she's playing, and ofc she's listening to ever word, even adding her own thoughts. They give off vibes that they'd actually try to decipher a lot of the codes and puzzles in the games, like really going above and beyond to figure out every hidden meaning hahah

I think Amarys would also read the books, Lacey's surprised there are actually books abt it, Drayton didn't bother reading them ofc, Crispin's attention span isn't made for it so he just relies on Amarys for more info abt the lore regarding the stuff within the books and connecting them to the mainline games

And bet when the movie was out Crispin got so fucking excited he invited the E4 and the Kitakami sibs to watch it with him, like he really made a lotta snacks and I know for a fact and it's canon in my heart he screamed when the song at the credits played I just know it hahaha

[therhythmafterthesummer]

I've come to ask something from you bc I kinda see you as a mom on Tumblr (and I mean that in the most respectful, honorable way) just bc your fics are top tier quality and I just think you're so fucking cool.

I'm a writer myself, I have over 1k followers (I know it's not much) my top post has almost 2k notes, I have more than I think 3 posts over 1k notes (not boasting this is genuinely with a purpose) but all my latest fics don't go over say like 200 notes. I've tried softer fics, more smutty fics, more thorough, less thorough, I've changed the way I write and still nothing gets me as many likes as I used to get before. So now I'm thinking I was just a one hit wonder?

I even stopped posting and only dropped fics every now and then bc I thought I was annoying people and that's why my likes dropped? But I gain like over 10 followers a day so I really don't understand.

Basically what I'm saying is, I've been considering leaving Tumblr bc of this, because I just feel like I've gotten too greedy and 200 notes isn't enough, I want more like I used to get. I've even become fearful of requests bc I constantly think is this one even gonna make it. I'm talking about spending 7 hours on a fic just for it to get like 50 likes, that's devastating and fucking heart wrecking. I have writers block because I just repeat to myself that it won't even make it so what's the point.

So I've come to ask for your advice, to ask if you think I should push through, or leave, or what should I do bc I just don't know anymore. I'm sorry for the lengthy message I've just been needing advice and I couldn't think of a better person to ask than you.

Thank you for taking the time 💕

not you calling me a mum and cool, pls skdjfskdfjhsfd i'm warm.

okay, first of, i'd like to say 1k followers is a lot ! at least in my perspective. when you imagine how 1k people look like in a room it's certainly a lot hahah. if it eases your mind, i'll tell you that our numbers are pretty similar, at least the ones you described.

with that being said... here's what i think, and it might not really be what you want to hear. mind you, this is 100% just my opinion, and how i personally view this hobby of writing fanfiction. other people might have different opinions to mine, yourself included, and that's fine...

if you're writing with numbers in mind, you'll never be satisfied with anything you do. whenever you set a target audience for your writing that isn't yourself, you start losing the joy. it all becomes a spiral of 'is this good enough?' 'what if this doesn't gather an XYZ amount of notes?' rather than what the story really is about.

notes never ever determine how good a story is. i've seen stories with notes around the five digits that i personally didn't find particularly enjoyable, whereas stories i absolutely adored and made me feel a plethora of emotions still sit within the three digits. it's all subjective, and also a bit of luck. sometimes all it takes is a blog with a moderately sized following to reblog your story on main for that story to blow up, really.

if you're writing solely for the validation that notes can bring you, that's valid, it's fine, but it's, in my opinion, something that is bound to make you question your own passion (like it seems to be happening to you right now). it's a completely volatile and unreliable source of energy, and the moment it starts wavering, it all feels worthless (even when it isn't).

which is why i, personally, write because i just... feel like it. i want to read the stories that pop up in my head, it's why i always mention the 'little lizard' in my brain, because i genuinely just work on what i want to work on and that's it. it's also why my creative process doesn't work for "requests". if someone requests something that doesn't immediately spark my interest, i won't be able to fulfil it, so i'll be both bummed out by that fact, and the fact that i can't give the person what they requested in the first place.

ultimately, i'll write stories even if i don't post them, because i enjoy them. i enjoy doing this. i choose to share them with the world, and if there's people out there that enjoy them, too, that's great, it's amazing! and if a story isn't particularly popular, that's okay, too. it was written for me, and i loved it, so i already feel accomplished.

all this to say, my advice to you is that you sit back and start thinking about why you're doing this.

writing takes time, takes energy, and if you're doing it for anything other than the pleasure of writing and reading the story yourself, it's gonna weigh heavily on you. creativity isn't something that can be forced. so, if you force yourself to write something just because of the numbers it might bring, you're already setting yourself for heartbreak when the engagement you receive isn't the one you expected (because it's never enough. when you spend hours working on something you feel like you deserve a million notes, and you do, but it's not how this platform works, unfortunately). you'll end up just resenting the hobby in general, and burning yourself out because you're forcing yourself to write even if you don't feel like it, just because you want to see the numbers grow.

whenever i feel too tired, too overwhelmed, and too insecure about my work, i try to take a step back and give myself grace. i went on hiatus a while ago because i was starting to obsess over the numbers too much, and that time away made me realise all the things i said above. numbers aren't a direct reflection of your work, nor your worthiness as a writer, you know?

i'm not sure if this will be helpful to you or not, i genuinely hope it is. just know that if you feel like it, my DMs are open if you want to talk about this further (:

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Archon War anon - and no worries if you thought that just Osial and Chi were enough! It's just that the way it gets talked about, I always felt like there had to be just a ton more gods fighting?

no absolutely! it does get talked about like it's thousands of them. which, like i mention in the previous ask (i know i should've read and answered this one in the previous also but i didn't check lmao) is also a huge hole of information that we simply do not have in-game. we don't know who the fuck was morax fighting. they tell us osial isn't the only one buried under guyun, but haishan can't be there bc beidou is the one that kills him, and beisht is out and about, so who tf is? i can't see liyue going to war with sal vindagnyr nor mondstadt or sumeru, let alone fontaine, and we know for a fact that he did not fight havria (...right?). so who was it?

chenyu vale did tell us that there was a different god in charge of that area, and i think it either also tells us or we can assume that said god had several adepti-equivalents with them that also fought morax? but if its only adepti-equivalents were fujin n co, then that leaves only the god to fight since those three deserted. it likely wasn't only those three but still, i can't remember rn. my point stands.

one of he books mentions that the dunyu ruins were home to a different god altogether? i think? but we don't know the age of those ruins. and even then, they're the exact same architectural stlye as the rest of liyue, for the most part. like the only time i've seen non-guili style architecture in liyue (that isn't the domains or the chasm) was in yelan's story quest? i think? which took place under qingxu pool??? so there might've been a god there. there's also a sea god mentioned in another one of the books. we don't know who tf that was, if they were even real, or if their timeframe even matches the archon war.

so again, i think the best explanation we have so far is that we know of no gods that fought morax (beyond osial n chenyu vale's lord) because the way we find that out in-game in other regions is if they had another civilization to their own. kinda how deshret and rukkadevata had their own people (though those two didn't fight). so if we see no other sign of a civilization other than the guili assembly in liyue, then we stand to reason that the entirety of the nation (bar chenyu vale? but even then the ruins there are the exact same style so) was one unified nation.

which would mean it was a china situation, where everyone fought eachother within the same nation until only morax remained standing. which is why we don't know of anyone else – they left no marks of having had a civilization of their own, and so we cannot know if they ever did exist. the only reason why we know havria and chenyu vale's god existed is because the game told us about them. if the game hadn't told us, and we'd only seen the ruins of their civilization, we would've found the exact same style of the guili assembly and then assumed morax simply controlled those places as well.

osial is a different topic entirely, i don't think he counts hahah

edit: forgot about xiao's master, so i guess that's another confirmed god he fought? alongside chi, whom i also forgot about. still, i think chi was more of a land beast than a god with a people, and xiao's master i have no clue about. (am i tripping or did chenyu vale insinuate that the god in charge of that area was xiao's master?????? maybe i'm just confused. if it was, that just takes one god off the list, since xiao's master and chenyu's lord could've been the same person. if not, i've no fucking clue where xiao's master fits into all of this. like i'm not sure if it's ever stated that it was a god from liyue? it must've been. but then, where were his people? did he even have any? idk. you get my point)

[neverchecking]

New story in the works. Here’s a sneak peek. Also for context, this is Calamity Link, but Wild also fits into the category as well.

“It was your first time doing this, but it didn’t seem like he had noticed, and it’s not like you were going to tell him either. This was just a random act of kindness on your part, and you weren’t trying to get much out of it. If anything you were just surprised that he was the one to ask you for this. Sure at first it wasn’t so out of touch, everyone has their needs, but not everyone was the so-called Hero of Hyrule, and certainly not everyone was a knight. Link could have asked anyone else, or so you thought. Then you realized, he probably wouldn’t be able to. Such a high profile, a role model to all, he couldn’t dare to risk his status and reputation on a simple favor, especially not from anybody as well. So why just have the newest prisoner do it, not like they can say no. Technically you weren’t really a prisoner, you were just placed on “house arrest”… or Kingdom Arrest in this case. Since you were so clever into hiding your true identity, you weren’t seen as a threat, and was able to roam somewhat freely within castle grounds. Outside the Kingdom however, Link was constantly watching your ever move, everything you did never went unnoticed by the knight. Even in this moment, his eyes were solely focused on you, he even had most of your hair in his hand. If this really was your first time, he definitely would’ve known by the way your eyes were avoiding his gaze. Anything to keep your mind on what you were doing, but also trying to ignore the less than pleasant taste.”

Yea… I would explain but I’m not going to, ha…hahah… apple 🍏 >*>

OOp this one came first but YES go check out this STORY! RN

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[driftward]

Ask meme for Quinnelle, please!

What does their bedroom look like?

Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

What is their biggest regret?

What makes them feel guilty?

Superstitions or views on the occult?

If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

So, here's the deal.

Some stories end. Even in a perpetual MMO.

And I made contingency plans for the possibility that one day, Zoissette's story might end, for whatever reason. So while Quinnelle may not ever meaningfully exist, she's still there, in my head, causing trouble and making fun stories.

With that in mind, Quinnelle Vidalle, the fastest of the fast couriers in Eorzea, ready and standing by, one Fantasia away when Zoissette finally bows out of the spotlight. (Importantly, this lets me keep all the stuff on a new character, and Quinnelle is designed to be able to nick in as a replacement WoL easy as you please)

What does their bedroom look like?

Piles and piles in different places on the floor. Single small bed. A potted plant that died probably before the last calamity. Cobwebs everywhere, what do you have a problem with spiders she likes spiders spiders are friends. That one's named Jeorgeaux.

Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

Sexual orientation is yeah, sure, if she's bored. Finds discussions on such faintly boring and nonsensical though. Swive who you wanna if you wanna she don't give a shit. Also gender is bullshit.

How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

About the only thing they keep neat and clean is the uniforms in their closet, and they are -picky- about anything doing with mail, they take that shit stone cold seriously. Everything else is whatever. Knows she'll be perpetually late if she lets herself be so, so instead shows up early and just bitches.

What is their biggest regret?

Regrets are for people who aren't charging forward half enough. Any given day generates a few dozen small regrets that she usually forgets within the half hour. Can't have regret if you're always rushing to live in the now.

What makes them feel guilty?

Okay, fine, they'll feel guilty over not meeting obligations, like getting packages to the right person or mail to the right place on time or missing muster or that one time she plumb forgot she was supposed to meet a guy for a date but look it was a really good triple triad game okay she won a plushie she'd wanted for a long time out of it his name is G'george. The plushie, not the date. No, she doesn't know how Sun Seeker names work, the Moon Keepers are far more personable in her opinion.

Superstitions or views on the occult?

She believes in every single god and goddess and holds any of a number of tiny little rituals for each one every day. It doesn't matter that some of those belief systems contradict other ones; she's not telling the gods, and nobody else should be either, and what they don't know won't hurt them. Definitely believes in hedging her bets in this regard, so there's always a deity to call on in a moment of trouble.

Primals are just assholes trying to get in on the god action though so swive 'em. But not literally. Well maybe Ifrit. He's hot. That's a fire joke. Get it? Hahah but no seriously.

If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

Someone who would put up with her shit. I mean, swive, that's the only way it'd possibly happen, right?

But if we're handing out prize Chocobos and making wishes on stars, a big strong man with muscles under just the right amount of flab, with big beautiful lips and a strong wedge of a chin and a nose chiseled out of rock and oh shit she's just describing her boss. That's literally just her boss Raubahn. Swive don't tell him don't tell him don't tell him she meant to say uh you know someone hot like uhm Merlwyb wait crap that someone else's boss uhm you know maybe someone adorable but in a lady way like Momodi wait that's kind of her other boss crap QUESTIONS OVER GOT MAIL TO DELIVER.

[alrightbuckaroo]

22, 26, 43, 76 for writer asks 💜

Hi Lola! Thanks for the ask and I hope you're doing well :)

22. Do you title your fics before, during, or after the writing process?  How do you come up with titles?

I'm a FOOL who likes to title her story before she even has a well-rounded plot thought out! In a way it helps, I think "Well this is such a good title, I can't not write something for it."

I normally come up with them based on a song lyric, or a quote that's been on my mind. If all else fails, puns never let me down (re: will you bee mine?)

What’s your least favorite part of the writing process?

Writing 😞 (no, but actually it's the proofreading)

Is there a trope or idea that you’d really like to write but haven’t yet?

I kind of have this L.A. Noire AU where it's the 1940s and Carlos is a beat cop and TK is a jazz singer at an exclusive night club and while Carlos works to show the corruption within the police system, he ends up falling in love with TK. It's end of the back of my mind right now and who knows, maybe it'll end up on paper one day!

How do you deal with writing pressure, whether internal or external?

I think I'm finally able to tell when I'm on the brink of creative burnout and knowing that I'm on the horizon of it has really helped a lot. I'll remind myself that what I'm doing should be fun, and if I'm not having fun, maybe I should take a break.

I also have to remind myself that it doesn't have to be perfect but also I want it to be so I'm not too good at figuring that perfect medium just yet hahah

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[alexander-the-ham-man]

Soo Je Suis back!

This time I would like to talk about Robert Townsend's cousin...James

It was the Spring of 1780, Abraham Woodhull was once again a cry baby and was like "Oh my God G.Wash I am not vibing right now. I am out bye". Obviously he left for a bit before coming back, because he was as I said a cry baby.

Now back to the eventful Spring of 1780, Robert Townsend our dear old Bob had to "explore" and understand how to use a passage through New Jersey. As we all know, Robby dearest was very cautious and decided that "why should I use Washington's contacts when I have my own amazing, very intelligent, teenage cousin James?".

James decided to take the task as courier through the Hudson, which was mostly a Loyalist area. In order not to rise questions he was given a secret identity. James' story was that he was a Tory who had to recruit British soldiers and that was going to meet his family (Tory family obvi), in a mostly Patriot side.

During this mission he went into the house of a nice family, the Dausenberry family, that were BELIEVED to be loyalists.

Being a teenager, James became extremely immersed in his little play and free booze and began to talk trash about the Americans. "O M G damn Rebels. We should really cancel them. They are like ew. And yes I do want a ninth glass of Madeira. For king and country!"

What James didn't know, was that the Dausenberries were secret Patriots and while James was carrying on with his little scene, not only they wished to punch him, but they took him as a prisoner.

The extremely drunk and boastful boi, was promptly taken to the local Patriots headquarters, where he must have been so confused. In his pocket they found a poem written by Culper Jr who wrote with the invisible ink between lines.

Obviously word reached Washington that a British spy called Townsend had been captured. And honestly I imagine Washington just face palming and cursing because who wouldn't?

At the end James was carried back home where he was probably scolded by Robert who was at the same time scolded by Washington.

One might imagine that Robert felt sorry but HAHAH No. Robert, after sending his teenaged and booze starved cousin on a random mission, was offended.

This is the entry that John Dausenberry wrote on his diary on the 23rd of March 1780

[James Townsend came to his house … last evening and appeared to be something in

liquor. The arrival, and appearance of said Townsend gave the family suspicion that he

was an unusual person, and to know the truth the family retired, leaving only the two

young women (daughters of the deponent’s uncle) who undertook to [illegible]

Townsend, pretending they were Friends to Britain &c.… [Deausenberry] heard the

young women examine Townsend, and heard Townsend tell them that he (Townsend)

was within two miles of New York City the day before yesterday, whither he went to

carry a quantity of stockings to his uncle, and brother, that he went down with an

intention to join the [British] army. But his uncle and brother advised him to return

immediately and collect as many others as possible, to go [to] the enemy, when they

came up the river, which they expected would be the latter part of the present week, or

the beginning of next.… That he (Townsend) has persuaded many a good fellow, and

sent them to join the enemy himself, and that he had very frequently in the course of

last summer been backwards and forwards to and from the enemy, had piloted several

companies to [British positions], and that he had carried in, and brought out, many

valuable articles, that he had been taken once by the Damn’d Rebels, and left him

confined and chained down flat upon his back, in the Provost three weeks … and finally

made his escape by breaking out—this and no more the Deponent heard, for his spirits

rose, he flew into the room upon Townsend, and took him prisoner.]

[zhongrin]

sgcvgascbhakbcjk CONGRATS RIN ON SURVIVING ANOTHER EBG LMAO the zhongli pfp and theme are back everything is well <3 I didn't get an ending per se but I'm extremely happy with my silly funny contributions and that's what counts -w- and the feels aaaaaaaaa GIRL when I tell you this week has been a full on "omg Rin is awake!! 👀" every night and "afdxsvagcshb refresh refresh refresh" at work bc timezones BUT ALSO WORRIED FOR YOUR SLEEP PLS worth it really 100% you are an inspiration, amazing, smart, talented lady you!!! your posts in your alt about sipping coffee while reading the comments like the newspapers... pls omg XD

I SURVIVED!!!! WEEEEEE *throws confettis*

atp this theme is my brand and i'll just never change it ever hahahahah

AND PLSSSSS I ENJOYED THAT STORYLINE A LOT, DW!!! your contribution meant a lot in shaping the story and everything <3

HSLDDJSLDJSL PLSSSSS i'm so honored 😭 AND HAHAHAHAH to be honest *glances at my fitbit sleep schedule* uhhhh yea my sleep was NOT good within that week (but so was for the last ebg so tbh i was prepared for that hahah) BUT IT WAS WORTH IT >:D

crying sobbing urhfkekeifjekfj you're too kind i'm just glad everyone enjoyed it hehehe

AND IT'S TRUE LMAO I CHUCKLE EVERYTIME I READ THRU IT and honestly? seeing my friends interact with each other was SUCH a highlight to me. like omg. when you and risu brainstormed that theory? i was like. OMG. OMG THE TWO COOL PEOPLE I ADMIRE ARE INTERACTING AND ENJOYING MY SILLINESS OMG EEEEEEEEEE 😆😆😆

[narratingvoice]

did i ever mention my favorite ending was the broom closet ending?

-cookie anon

Oh, let me guess, you want me to do the silly voice and write in pink, don't you? OUH, HAHAH, IT'S DA BROOM CLOSET ENDIN, FUNNY REFRANCE!!! Yes, we all had a good laugh at that. But the fact remains that there is no ending within the broom closet, no matter how long you wait. So if you claim that to be your favourite ending, you must be pulling my leg or badly mistaken. Perhaps sitting in one place for so long with absolutely no entertainment causes the brain, starved for content, to make up its own ending. Or perhaps the broom closet itself whispers its lies to you, telling you a story that it thinks is much better than mine. Don't listen to it! It's a petty and selfish room and it keeps trying to steal Stanley's attention away from me.

And while you're spending quality time outside the broom closet, can I interest you in any actual ending? Obviously the Freedom ending is my preference, but I'll settle for whatever you're willing to give me. Dream? Press Conference? Hell, I'd even take the Zending. Anything is better than sitting around waiting for you to do something.

[olivieblake]

Hi Olivie! I am back with some praise for “The Lovers Grim”!!! I did read this in November but life went crazy (as it always does) so I am just now sending you my praise. (spoilers included). This is a bit long but most of its length just comes from me sending quotes I loved so hopefully if you just skim those it won’t be as long, I’m sorry :( 

I keep telling people that it was a lot sexier than the preceding books in the fairytale collections so that made it super fun overall!!!

Clara and the Devil: What a fun way to start! I love stories where the devil shows up and there’s temptation so I knew I was going to love this one, and I did! I love Clara, I find her super relatable to me. I keep notes in my notes app on my phone as I read your books and I just have written “this is just sexy and everyone is horny” so many times hahah (please take that as a compliment because it is). THE ENDING TOO LIKE 🥵  MY GOD I LOVED IT. Made me want to immediately go jump the WEBTOON, which I did and am obsessed with. The female version of the devil is 🥵 and I definitely have some theories on everything. I’m really liking the bargains with the universe part, I too make bargains with the universe in the hopes it will help me. I read the new update from yesterday too and ahhh so excited to see where everything goes. THE ART OF COURSE IS BEAUTIFUL SENDING MY PRAISE TO LITTLE CHMURA. 

I loved this line from the story “I’d asked him to meet me on the beach in the middle of the night, which were terms the devil readily agreed to. He was very agreeable that way, which I hated, but which I also understood. He was reliably available for my sins.”

Both the “Apple’s a bit much don’t you think” and Devil’s food cake made me laugh hahahaha. I also really liked the line “There is more to being good than simply abstaining from vice.”

Once it Happens: OLIVIE THIS STORY!!! It’s truly a story I always dreamed of wanting and just didn’t know existed so I’m super thankful you wrote it. I also did cry as well as feel a whole range of emotions (which as an emotionally repressed person is some of the highest praise I can give you). I’m a lover of the idea of being in someone’s orbit/fate drawing people together/invisible string/soulmates so this story was exactly what I needed. I consider this (and La Petite Mort obviously which I actually reread in December as a pick me up with the audiobook-also fantastic-and loved it even more the second time around.Thanks for that book❤️) my two matches made in heaven. This story actually explains why I ship certain ships, like nicolibby for example, just because I find this type of dynamic to be a super strong and important connection so it makes it hard to fathom them being with other people (for me specifically). Even the bit where “Once it happens, it can't unhappen. It can't be undone.” made me think of  “we met, so now we can’t detach” type thing. Most of my favorite ships have this type of dynamic so it made me love this story even more. This story is one I still think about 24/7 and it just made me think a lot/it said so much in so little and left such an impact on me. I think I tabbed every paragraph in this one like I loved it and could probably just sit here and write down every one and tell you all my thoughts etc but that would waste so much of your time so I shall refrain. Just know “I LOVE THIS STORY SO FUCKING MUCH” was written in my notes on this one about 100 times. Enjoy a few of my random rambles:

All the different times they could meet/that it happens and THE ICE CREAM SHOP BEING A COMMON THEME. 

“They are children together, opening gifts. They are teenagers, discovering life. They are adults, and sad ones, and when he tilts her chin up for a kiss she breathes something into his mouth he's certain is one word: Finally. He will marry her within a year.” THIS MADE ME CRY

“They live separately and their lives never cross. His children will have her smile and her sense of humor, and neither of them will ever know it.” THEY STILL HAVE THE THREADS OF EACH OTHER IN LIVES THEY DON’T KNOW EACH OTHER (this also made me cry)

The ice cream shop closing 😭😭😭 and then figuring out they grew up in the same town and they think about how they could have met a thousand different ways and didn’t, it’s funny how they came so close and she says she’s glad it finally 

THE ENDING PARAGRAPH I’M CRYING AGAIN

Literally thank you for this story and thank you for just writing all my favorite stories and books, much love❤️❤️❤️

Captain McIver’s Ship of Souls: This one was so funny and I loved seeing Arno just be confused about humans haha but I was so intrigued. My personal favorite thing was that the finfolk crave blood and the multiple blood sucking scenes, I don’t know what that says about me but hey it WORKS for me and made me just so very happy to see. THANK YOU QUEEN. The twist in this one was also super good, I didn’t see it coming. I have decided that Eilif from the TA6 universe is one of Arno’s cousins (it is canon in my heart and that is all that matters <3) Here’s some moments I absolutely loved. 

“Captain,” comes the voice of Eli's first mate. He's the one who was last to jump on Eli's orders, Arno notes, and dislikes him slightly, though without any particular reason.” We love when a love interest hates a person for just not respecting their love interest!!! ONE OF MY FAVS

To Make a Man: So interesting!!! I was trying to guess what type of creatures they both were the whole time and the stakes were super high so it was so hard to put down. Marcelo has some great lines like ugh THIS MAN he was down so bad. The angst in this is god tier. I just love that they each brought a little bit of peace to each other for a time, and in my head they can find their way back together in however many years.

“Lina, Lina, Lina. You are the softness of your skin, the sharpness of your mind. You are the knife-edge of your humor, which doesn't look like humor at first because, on you, joy looks like suspicion. You are the distance you so meticulously keep between us. You are the door, the latch, the key I understand now that I am an invasion; even with my best intentions, you can only trust me the way you'd trust a flood. There's no choosing which parts of me you accept or which parts of you I want. We seep in through each other's cracks, all or nothing” I LOVED THIS LIKE MY GOD I LOVED IT SO MUCH 

“He would have traded euphoria just to keep her, to make her the subject of his tedium. To live a colorless life in the shade of her bones, in the sound of her breath, knowing and eternally recounting the monotony of her details until he grinds himself down to nothing, never learning or experiencing another beautiful thing.” STOPPPP SO GOOD 

“Someday, she thought, she would remember this for all that it was, and for all that it wasn't. She would resurrect this very moment into countless perpetuity and embrace the searing pain of it; suffer the boundless joy. Because it had been real. Every moment of it. Every blessed thread.” PAIN 

Kill the Bachelor: Another dream I didn’t think to have but like two contestants on the Bachelor ditching him and falling in love??? Amazing. The TV script set up was so cool too it really made me feel like I was just watching episodes of the bachelor. All the satire in this was A+. This one also had me laughing a bunch. Anway, men suck and women are always better (but Josh’s crush on Lauren was cute too)

YAY woman in STEM!!!

“Do you ever feel like you're in this crowd of people and nobody really sees you? Like, you're there, but nobody gets you, you know what I mean?" Yes all the time 

KARA (sympathetically)

“A sad day for all Bachelor fans indeed, Craig."

CRAIG (nodding)

"Sure is, Kara! And now, Andrew with the weather."

That made me laugh out loud 

I’ll be sending my praise for YES super soon (hopefully soon at least lol I have condense my thoughts/praise to make it not a novel like I LOVED that book and CecilyPorter have joined the crowd of my beloved ships-they are up there with nicolibby, mayracal, and aldoregan for me and by now I’m sure you know how much I love those other 3-so yeah that probably says everything you need to know but I can’t wait to express more of my love of them to you later haha). I’m currently reading “Grow Your Own Optimist!” and loving it so far! 

-Amanda

hahaha never apologize! I'm so happy you enjoyed the stories and I'm never mad about getting to know which quotes you liked. I agree, "once it happens" is one of my favorite stories. I feel like that one might be the olivie brand in brief summation? just... about love and life and time and fate and also blowjobs and ice cream. anyway

OH I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT CLARA POSTING AGAIN. I can't wait for you guys to see the end of this season. I mean obviously you know by now I'm obsessed with chmura's art but also I'm pretty proud of how the story ends, because I never intended to keep writing in this universe and wasn't sure I could do a sequel that felt the same way, but I think (fingers crossed) I managed it. I'm really excited to show you the finished product!

[mi6011tomberry]

Transcripts

Would you want to meet an alien? 13:59 - 15:03

What would happen if an alien came to the planet Earth? What would our interaction be like?

I dunno, I mean if-- if an alien come-- if you look at how we behave y'know, we eat stuff, we acquire energy by eating things- and the reason we do that is we need elements, we need sort of- iron, carbon, oxygen, water, wa-- so on and so forth. *sigh* Y'know on some level we are uh- a sort of product of our environment *lip smack* and our environment really is this kind of story of iron. So I would say if you meet an alien, that alien is likely to want to acquire elements and he's probably- gon- that alien is probably going to want to eat things. And if he's smart enough to fly all the way here *chuckles* in a spacecraft, lightyears of travel, he's probably gonna look at us a bit like we look at a potato or a chicken. That would be my worry. So if you say "John, here's an alien, go and say hello to him." D'ya know I think I'd be at the end of the queue.

So they're not out for intergalactic peace?

Well no, I mean- a- and it's a bit of a sad story isn't it but y'know at some level we're not are we? *chuckles* I mean- hahah- Y'know?

I wanted to come up with completely different ideas to my initial doodles so a lot of the drawings are very rough but they are a stream of consciousness which revealed a few different routes I could take the visuals in, all of which slotted together nicely. My favourite part is the knight ironing his shield but I made a mess of most of it so its hard to tell what's going on here as the thumbnails are so small.

How do you turn a plastic bag into fuel? 10:21 - 11:26

Because of the profit level possible, you can actually afford to start paying for the waste. So not only do you directly employ people within- within a local area, you actually help to pay for the waste collection to bring that waste into the plant and stop it entering the environment or just being- discarded as such and then you produce a product that actually helps mobility of that local environment- of the local people. So it's got a huge potential out there.

While this is all big picture stuff it is not too far away, see Ben doesn't come from an academic background, in his previous life he actually worked for the oil and gas industry.

It's actually- there's a lot of similarities across because a lot- fundamentally the output is the same what we're trying to achieve is something that works in modern vehicles and modern cars or can be used back into the petrol-chemical industry and- like that industry we're actually trying to do it in the most efficient manner possible. So there's- there's a lot of crossover between the two, but I have to say there's a nice feeling that you're actually doing something with waste and rubbish rather than consuming some of the um- resources. We're actually help stimulate a circular economy.

I don't think I'll do this one because despite liking the drawings I made for this segment, I don't really see something good coming out of it visually as I'm switched off.

Should we edit genes to make nicer people? 10:20 - 11:28

Tess says, what we don't want to have happen is a patchwork of rules where each country is different and you create this market for baby editing tourism. I mean- say you want to get a baby edited in the UK and they won't do it, maybe if you just go a bit further out to a different country you can get what you want done because the rules are just a bit more relaxed.

It's much easier to make these kind of laws at a national level but we don't know whether it'll be affective. There are already these tourism markets in things like uh- surrogacy or organ markets and we know that people just travel to countries that have less strict rules so that they can get done what they wanna get done and that's something that we would really, really want to prevent when it comes to genome editing. You want that kind of level of consistency that ensures that people are kept safe to ensure that people are kept safe and that this technology isn't misused. That's especially the case because when we're talking about genome editing and future children, every change that you make can be inherited by future generations.

I tried doing the thumbnail storyboard for this podcast but I was leaning heavily into stereotypes at the start and it felt like I was pulled too heavily in the direction of the Massive Science - Better Humans video shown in the first lecture. I decided not to go any further with this podcast because I wasn't finding the results I'd hoped.