#the gap years

[winterpinetrees]

I made a uquiz! Behold!

It’s the gap years cast. i don’t know why the share image isn’t visible.

[winterpinetrees]

Reblogging this as an epigraph quote of sorts for an original story that will be making its way into Tumblr this year. My New Year’s resolution was to be Cringe but Free, and this seems like a great way to start.

one of the reasons why "what if people went on a road trip and it was weird" is one of the oldest story types is that a lot of sense of personhood has been, historically, tied to place. the weird road trip says "what if we went somewhere else, where no one knows us, and tried out being a different person".

Odysseus, the famous liar, goes on a weird road trip & over the course of it becomes several different people, and then comes home & is all those people as well as himself, wearing the echoes of those other people

[woodsteingirl]

starting a collection. pierre talking to natasha in war and peace

[zillychu]

everyone sh. shutd up im cooking smthn

[winterpinetrees]

Behold! Nearly every character in my oc story. This is what happens when the story is based around plot and symbolism and things that seem cool to a tumblr user. You get an ensemble cast that sprawls a bit.

The nobility do not teach what PTSD is. Ryn and Arjuna have figured it out though and they’re trying to explain it to the entire palace staff.

Stop equipping every character with therapy speak and instead consider placing them somewhere on this chart

[snailianz]

untimely reunion

[tinkerbiird]

glasses

[jakeperalta]

companion to this poll! feel free to add which book it is in the tags :)

also plays etc and translations count (I'm not expecting people to only include it if they read the ancient greek or something!)

[winterpinetrees]

I’ve never done one of these before! Send me questions if you have them and feel like it, and I will answer.

GET TO KNOW THE OC ASKS

1. What kind of person is your OC in a crisis? Are they calm and collected? Do they panic? Or are they chronically the cause?

2. Is your OC a loner or a social butterfly? Are they satisfied with how they come across to other people?

3. What is your OC's financial status? Are they just scraping by, making enough to live comfortably, or wealthy? Has there ever been a drastic change in their status? If so, what happened?

4. Does your OC have a failed friendship or relationship they still think about? What happened? Is it an unresolved regret or is there a chance for reconciliation?

5. Does your OC have a signature weapon and/or attack? How long did they train to master it?

6. Does your OC know magic? Were they born with magical ability or did they train to acquire it? What is their favorite type of magic? Least favorite?

7. Does your OC like their natural hair color or do they dye it? What styles do they prefer?

8. What was your OC's most embarrassing moment? Does it still bother them or are they able to shrug it off?

9. Is your OC laid back or do they thrive on drama? What role do they play in their group of friends/associates?

10. Is your OC sentimental or pragmatic? Do they keep mementos or only what they need to survive? Have they always been this way or did something happen to make them change?

11. What does your OC believe in? God(s)? Monsters? Love? The power of unbreakable bonds of friendship to overcome any obstacle? The ability of money to open any door? Or are they indifferent?

12. Is your OC cynical or optimistic? Who or what shaped their outlook on life?

13. How important are romantic relationships to your OC? Do they prefer casual sex, short flings, or long term relationships? Do they want to get married or are they content with what they have? Or do they have no interest in romance whatsoever?

14. How important is friendship to your OC? Do they prefer to have one or two close friends or a large group of casual friends? Or do they prefer their own company over that of others?

15. What places hold significant meaning or memories for your OC? Do they have a positive or negative association with those places?

16. How does your OC make money? Do they have a respectible profession or work a series of odd jobs? Are they a criminal? Or do they get creative in the pursuit of coin?

17. Does your OC have an enemy? What happened between them? Is it mutual or one-sided? Is it petty or serious? Is one party seeking revenge? Does one person want the other dead or are they content to hate them from afar? 

18. Has your OC ever had a prophecy made about them? Was it a big deal or did they ignore it? Was it straightforward or cryptic? Did it ever come to pass or did they circumvent it?

19. Has your OC ever had an experience with the paranormal or the divine? What happened? Was it a one time encounter or is it a normal part of their life? Did they find it terrifying or thrilling?

20. Has your OC ever done something terrible and lied about it? Did they run away or blame someone else for it? How long did they maintain the lie and did the truth ever come out?

[winterpinetrees]

It has officially been one year since I started writing and posting it online, and somehow, without my realizing until it was done, I wrote the awful first draft of an entire book.

I am immensely proud of myself and not stopping. Happy birthday The Gap Years. You’ve technically existed for much longer but whatever.

[lungthief]

seven year gap smoke breaks & breakdowns (aka phoenix wright and ema skye’s friendship is very important to me)

[arealtrashact]

Are ya madferret?

[winterpinetrees]

And now there have been people in orbit at all times for the past twenty four years!

On this day in 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space.

[notruevampire]

Deep Space Nine was not afraid to say it.

[magic-metamato]

He found out that Phoenix still has dinner with Kristoph on a weekly basis

[thirstywaffles]

A friend dragged me into rereading sv 🧍