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comfy-whumpee · 4 years

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Whumping Safely 101

Many people in this community have mental health problems, face various types of discrimination, and have complicated relationships with some parts or types of whump. In particular, I aim this at people who care about the experience of survivors and others with triggers – partially because I am an abuse survivor who often flirts with triggering content as part of my love of whump.

Keeping your blog safe is difficult, takes effort, and is never a perfect process. But as the community grows and grows, it’s really important that we hold ourselves to a high standard. I would argue that this is a responsibility of all content creators, but especially those of us in the messy playground of whump.

I’ve got three sections in here: content warnings, writing with care, and community interaction. I’ve tried to make it navigable. It’s about 1.8k words. Shorter than a lot of drabbles! I welcome good-faith criticism on this topic and further questions on my own views.

Content Warnings

The biggest responsibility, in my opinion, is empowering your reader to make their own decision on whether they want to expose themselves to your writing. This also happens to be by far the easiest way to help people whump safely.

What to warn

This is a big and ever-changing topic. Some things you should warn for as a rule of thumb are anything NSFW, pet whump and box boy whump, drugs and alcohol, medical and hospital content, graphic gore, intimate partner violence, and animal harm. It can be tricky to draw the line of what counts – what needs a warning? If you’re in doubt, just warn it anyway. It doesn’t hurt.

If someone requests a trigger be warned for, even if it’s something that feels obscure or tame, show compassion and agree to the request. This is someone who cares enough about being able to read your writing that they wrote in! They want to be able to read it and enjoy it. You’re being complimented.

Otherwise, look at what other blogs tag for. You’ll see some variation in styles and levels of detail, but it’s a good way to gauge what people think is warn-worthy, when we’re often writing stuff that would already be R-rated in mainstream media.

The easiest way to make sure people don’t see your triggering content is to use a cut. Tumblr is not a very functional website and likes to delete cuts, but a cursory check of your posted content will usually tell you whether it’s worked. With asks, cuts are very spotty, so don’t be afraid to post an ask response separately with a screengrab of the original question. People often then respond to the ask itself with a link to the post, especially if it’s a whole drabble. Tumblr is weird and bad so just do your best.

Content notices

I.e., a quick summary before the drabble, usually in bold, to state what will be coming. I like to distinguish between using content notes (CN) and trigger warnings (TW) to indicate severity. Others might use the old phrase ‘dead dove do not eat’ to indicate this is a heavy piece, and often you will see qualifiers like ‘intense’, ‘mild’, ‘mention’, ‘referenced’ (i.e. it is discussed but not actively happening), and ‘implied’ (as the opposite of ‘explicit’). I’ve also seen a couple of people use ‘vibes’, which is a really nice way of demonstrating that it’s there, but not the focus. A quick paragraph like this, or just a line, lets people make a quick risk assessment on their reading.

This is also important if you’re sending in asks or requests to people. If you want to ask about something triggering, send an inquiry first about whether the blog is okay to hear it.

Tagging

Tagging is a chore, but it’s your primary way of warning people about your content. The main benefit of tagging is that you can be as detailed as you want, because can be tagging for content in general, not just triggers.

In a best case scenario, you’d tag the kind of whump you’re doing, tag triggers, tag characters, and even your ‘verses, because tagging is your index for your blog. If you tag reliably, you help your future self and your readers find stuff, and you also make your blog really dang safe. People who have unusual triggers can blacklist tags, and will pick up on your content tags to help them.

Don’t just tag your own writing. Tag your reblogs, tag your prompts, tag your asks. Yes, edit your asks to add the tags. Tag your images and gifs. Tag your images as images and your gifs as gifs.

If you aren’t up for detailed tagging for whatever reason, just tag for triggering content, and add stuff to that list if you’re asked to. My usual technique is to make a mental note of tags while I’m formatting and editing before posting.

Be aware that your first five tags will be used in search results. If you’re using tags that are associated with kink too, such as ‘shibari’, you might want to rethink your tag order if you don’t want interaction from those blogs. Also think about what tags might come up in non-whump contexts, such as ‘collar’ or ‘PTSD’. Some tactics for getting around this I’ve seen are adding ‘whump’ after the content or writing the tags in past tense (i.e., ‘collared’).

It is also a good idea to watch out for when you might be reblogging something whumpy that is intended as kink / porn / fetish, especially in images. Tagging these as spicy / nsfw / kink is a sensible move.

Writing with Care

Okay, now for the harder stuff.

I mean here to lay out some guidelines for how to write in a way that helps your reader build good faith. This is a much more nuanced topic, and it’s different for everyone. There will always be differing opinions on what should and shouldn’t be written about, what a good depiction of a sensitive topic is, and how to discuss that topic. I tried to strip this back into absolute basics that I hope we can all agree on.

Maybe your whump involves abuse. Maybe it’s gaslighting. Maybe it’s severe mental health problems, or addiction, or slavery, or you write about or analogise real-world issues. Whump deals with the dark stuff, and that’s a big part of its appeal. But don’t ever forget you’re writing the dark stuff.

(Try to) Know what you’re doing

Some of us play fast and loose with plots, medical accuracy, worldbuilding, and other things that get in the way of the pain we crave. This is all well and good, but when we start using whump that speaks true to people’s lived experiences, we shouldn’t be careless with it. I’m particularly talking about things that get represented poorly in mainstream media, such as abusive relationships, issues around marginalisation, mental illness and disability.

Be critical of media that you’ve consumed. Think about how its depicted things that you want to depict in turn. Look for opinions on fictional representations of those issues. Be aware that you might be more ignorant of things than you realise.

Look at how others are writing these issues, particularly if they’re writing from a perspective different to yours. If you haven’t personally experienced what you’re writing about, e.g., if you don’t have PTSD and you want to depict a character who does, seek out stuff written from or with experience. Listen to the experts.

If you’re looking for stuff about representation specifically, I recommend this collection of posts about ‘Braving Diversity’ cultivated by Writing With Colour, who are in themselves a fantastic resource for this topic, and have recommendations for other blogs that deal with intersecting issues.

Listen to others

Missteps are inevitable. Nobody is perfect. If constructive criticism is offered, that’s also a compliment to your writing. Someone read your work and thought about it, and thought you’d care about improving it. They’re offering themselves as a resource for helping you see your work in a new light.

Criticism is hard and sometimes hurtful, but even if we don’t think it’s accurate, there’s often a grain of truth in it. If someone tells you that your writing is harmful, think about why they’ve said that, not whether or not they’re correct. This is an opinion! Opinions are subjective! But what drove someone to send that in?

You don’t have to respond to all your criticism and definitely don’t respond straight away. Being respectful to those who are trying to help you means taking the time to consider it properly. Sometimes, they don’t need a response. Others, you might want to learn more about what they think before deciding. You might have already discussed the topic, in which case, you might just want to reblog your previous posts.

If it’s sent in bad faith or is outright hateful, you’re well within your rights to just delete it and move on. You might get the same criticism over and over again, and that’s exhausting, and you don’t have to retrace your steps for everyone.

But if it’s new, even if it puts your hackles up, you can always stop and wonder why someone felt that strongly about your work.

Take a step back

One of my better-known characters is a pet whumper who conditioned his victim to adore and depend on him. It’s not always easy to represent how deeply messed up that is within the text – though I think that’s part of the challenge – but in meta-commentary, I am always describing him as a creeptastic bastard lacking compassion and self-reflection. I hope to always give the reader the confidence that I know just how wrong it is.

This is a really simple thing you can do just to give readers good faith in you. Show that you know what you’re writing is dark and messed up. Show your understanding for the issues you’re handling and that they’re complicated. It might seem self-evident, but when you’re writing the really dark stuff, or unhealthy relationships, or institutionalised whump, you can inadvertently create the impression that you just think it’s fun. The fact that it’s fiction does not automatically absolve you. Show that you care about doing it right.

Community Interaction

I’m going to keep this one short and sweet because I will almost entirely be preaching to the choir here.

Be polite to others. Imagine saying what you’re saying to their face.

Don’t send anon hate. Just don’t. If you can send criticism off anon, do so.

Nobody is obligated to interact with you.

Nobody is obligated to monitor their own reader base.

If someone says do not interact, do not interact.

If someone says do not interact, why they’ve said that is none of your business.

You don’t need to spread the word about someone’s bad politics.

Ask yourself if your input is needed, or if what you’ve said has already been said.

You don’t have to take a side.

Take care of yourself. Take breaks. Remind yourself that whump is a small part of the world.

That’s all from me, folks. Stay safe.

#discourse...adjacent?#whump community #whump etiquette

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serodev · 3 years

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Hey, not a req but how do you insert paragraph breaks into asks? I've tried searching before and all I got was you can't change it? Just asking bc when I saw the match ups, most of them had paragraph breaks and I really want my asks to be readable and not intimidating. Thanks!

I'm going to put this under read more because I have a lot of small tips and tricks I can share with you! (Plus, I can't shut up.)

Okay, I'm probably going to sound really old when I say this, but I've used Tumblr since 2012, and a lot of things have changed over the years.

There used to be some sort of paragraph breaker if I remember things correctly (and I think that you can still find old tutorials on how to use it), but it's been since deleted (which I'm kind of sad about).

That said, I have few tricks on how I break my paragraphs!

As you've probably seen, I use these extremely thin breakers that I've done in my fav drawing program (The size is ridiculous. It's 2048 x 44 pixels). I use them to separate the headcanons/drabbles/etc. from Author's notes.

The new text editor that Tumblr has is also extremely handy (even though I don't use it too often) because it can help you break down your paragraphs as well.

The other thing I like to do is to spam the enter button.

I don't know if you know this, but if you press alt + enter - The next line goes right under the previous text

but if you press only enter

- It goes entirely onto a new line, separating it from the previous text/paragraph. (I don't know if there's a workaround for the mobile version of Tumblr because you can only press enter on it and not alt + enter.)

When it comes to the size of the paragraphs, I usually go with what feels natural and what looks good to the eye. I've read a ton of fan fiction during my life, so I've learned what looks good and what looks bad (to my eye).

For example:

This is a paragraph. The sentences aren't long.

There is also a lot of space.

It can make the reader uncertain.

Is something off..?

Should the reader be worried?

And for another example:

This is a long paragraph that flows naturally, and it doesn't matter that there isn't a period for a long time.

The spaces between these sentences are even, and they don't change a lot during these texts.

Oh.

But maybe they do? Maybe the reader realized something, and there's usually that small pause between realization and action.

Things usually boil down to few things in my opinion.

What kind of feeling do you want the reader to feel? If you use a lot of space, it can make the reader feel uncertain about every little move that you as an author can do. It's also good for writing angst because the sentences feel empty.

Make sure that the text flow is natural. If there are a lot of unnecessary stops, spaces, etc., it can make the reader feel overwhelmed.

I hope these helped you out at least a little bit! Writing can be a challenge when you've just started to learn how to do it, so learning about things like these can be overwhelming at first.

#long post #ask #sero speaks

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alexseanchai · 4 years

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Fanfic 2020 in Review

I got tagged by @kasienda @noirshitsuji and @marvelousmsmol and I am tagging whoever wants to play!

1) List of fics completed this year in the order they were finished:

*filters own works to complete and updated in 2020*

1 - 20 of 57 Works by AlexSeanchai

nope. *adds filter to include only works of at least 1000 words*

unless otherwise indicated, these are all Miraculous Ladybug:

“don’t bake it lying down”, post-reveal Marichat vs Felix Graham de Vanily

“veracity”, canon divergence from “Ladybug” featuring Mister Bug and Verity Queen (so also Marichat, I guess)

“(no request is too extreme, if) your heart is in your dream”, in which Hawkmoth wins, for the thirty seconds or so before Emilie saves Ladybug and Chat Noir’s lives

“tell me you love me and make me believe it”, in which trans girl Chatonne Noire ropes Ladybug into helping plan her civilian self’s escape slash social transition

“kingmaker, oathbreaker”, in which Hawkmoth wins and Emilie watches her son remove himself from the family

“stay and let me watch you break it down” (Twelve Dancing Princesses), a modern setting

“set a course for winds of fortune”, in which trans girl Chatonne Noire has already escaped and Gabriel and Nathalie are trying to bring Gabriel’s son home

“we ground love in a hopeless place”, in which post-reveal Marinette’s attempt to remain resolutely not in love with her partner dissolves like sugar in coffee when they start a pun war

“ring the bells that still can ring”, in which Alya is deeply confused about why Adrien and Marinette are planning a wedding when last night both were single

“burning wishes at both ends (the cold wind and long loud wail remix)”, in which Gabriel made a monkey’s paw wish and Emilie makes another

“words cannot espresso”, in which Marinette’s OC roommate is justifiably worried for Marinette’s safety, and meanwhile Adrien takes care of Marinette

“the compromise of truth” (the chronologically second-earliest part posted to date of nine lives, snake’s eyes), in which Adrien tells his friends how he won some freedom and respect from his father

“At The Present Time”, the Ladrien/Ladynoir marriage proposal follow-up to @art-deco-shrimp‘s “Your Presents Required”

“j'ai rêvé (so I don't have to dream alone)”, in which the events of canon must just have been a series of dream sequences, Marinette and Adrien both think, until they both arrive at Chloe’s Halloween masquerade dressed as themselves from the dreams

2) Number of words written:

ahahaha no. I am not counting all my scattered fic drafts and trying to figure out what I did and didn’t write in 2020. I refuse.

AO3 says I posted 162K in 2020. it is counting all of keeps you guessing (like any real love), which (a) I started posting in 2019 (b) is co-written by @galahadwilder; it is counting all of my meta snippets collection, much of which was written in 2019; it is counting the Vimeo passwords for my vids. but I probably cleared 150K by a safe margin.

3) Your most popular fic:

“veracity” has a four-digit kudos count, wow, when’d that happen? this is also the 2020 work with the most hits and the most bookmarks, but “tell me you love me” has four-thirds as many comments as its nearest competitor.

4) Your personal fav:

“cannot break us, not with a thousand swords”, no question about it. this is the one in which Ladybug proposes marriage to Chat Noir via Princess Bride meme on Tumblr. (if you intend to download the work or otherwise to consume it with creator style off, you want the accessible version instead of the primary version.)

5) Your fav scene:

aaaaaaaaa

—okay so this is cheating and I know it, since Uncertain Humors (the one where Marinette/Adrien is both Orpheus/Eurydice and Theseus/Ariadne) is nowhere near finished, never mind posted (maybe I'll get “Sanguine” done to post on my birthday?)

but it is still my favorite of the year. as you might guess from that description of the story, this scene has content notes for character death:

Hell is a maze. Marinette walks.

This acrid passage has little to see but damp stone, seeming blood-stained in the dim carmine light. At about the height of her heart, the faintly glowing thread cuts through the not-clammy air; it ought to be pulsing at the same rate as the heart it's bound to. She might be able to see her own reflection if she looked down at the open sewage pipe, or at one of the puddles that now and again she splashes through, dampening the canvas of her shoes. She might see reflected what's behind her.

She remembers Mme. Mendeleiev lecturing on human physiology. In healthy humans old enough to have learned how, urination is a voluntary action: one may not know which muscles one tenses and relaxes in order to do so, and probably isn't paying attention to those details when one is doing, but one has conscious control over whether one does. Usually. Stress and anxiety mean some people are unable to relax the relevant sphincter muscle and others are unable to stop themselves. It's voluntary for cats, too: it's one way they mark their territories. Cat-boys have other ways.

There is a moment in every human life when all one's muscles relax at once. Some Parisians have had several such moments.

The thread is braided with itself around her left fourth finger, rows of tiny red half-hitch knots, and falls loosely over the back of her hand to loop twice around her wrist. She holds it wrapped between the fingers of her right hand to keep it at a constant tension, as though knitting with this insubstantial thread, so fragile for something two (two dozen, two million) lives hang from—too thin to sew with, no thicker than one strand of his hair. As she walks, she winds it around and around and around her wrist.

Between her ring finger and her right hand, it loops twice.

Marinette's shoe lands in a puddle she didn't see. The rainwater splashes soundlessly onto her bare ankle and on the stone.

(With cat-like tread, upon our prey we steal— It's a very loud song.)

She walks on.

6) A fic or scene that challenged you:

where the firelight fades, no contest. this is the second story I’ve ever been able to stick with more than a couple hundred words past the 20K mark, but it’s easily the twentieth novel-length I’ve begun. (though also, you know that kedreeva post? well, 90K later, I’m less than 15K from completing this 10K fic! I think.) and I have been learning so much about long-form fiction.

there has also been a lot of weeping and tearing my hair. case in point: I just trashed the chapter 15 draft because I figured out the reason it wasn’t going anywhere! I can probably keep the first few hundred words of that draft without any editing, and another few hundred with some revision...

7) A line of writing you’re proud of:

from “j'ai rêvé (so I don't have to dream alone)”:

Everything about their partnership is fragments of sentences in the dream diary Adrien writes in ultraviolet pen. Disjointed flickers of thought even when examined under the black light he hides in the snack cabinet under packets of Super Yoyo sandwich cookies and bags of cheesy Monster Munch potato chips and boxes of petit écolier butter cookies (chocolat noir)—none of which explains the gym-socks smell. All fleeting incoherent flashes, invisible between the mundane lines of La Modification shelved at his bedside between Leroux and Dumas. None of it is solid. Adrien has more proof his room's haunted.

okay let me break this down for you!

* Adrien started a dream diary to make sense of the memories

* in invisible ink, in a book that (according to Wikipedia) is thematically appropriate and won’t (if Gabriel sees it) look like anything other than Adrien developing an interest in French literature

* shelved between Phantom of the Opera and The Three Musketeers

* look I didn’t come up with the name “black light”

* or “chocolat noir” for what English speakers call “dark chocolate”, or “petit écolier” (that is, “little schoolboy”) for that sort of butter cookie

* also not my fault that “chocolat noir” sounds remarkably like “Chat Noir”, which, attentive readers may have noticed, is not a name that appears in the story after the header and before Miraculous Cure

* I found the website of a store in Boston, Massachusetts that caters to French expats, and the yo-yo cookies and the monster chips were right there in the photos, y’all

* the snack stash and the black light live in the cabinet where, in canon, the Camembert lives; yes, that cheese smells in the real world like gym socks

* this story’s akuma was not able to affect anything but squishy human memory: nobody affected remembers anything about Ladybug or Chat Noir or Hawkmoth, not in any solid way, not even when they read news articles about the subject, and this includes Marinette and Adrien not being able to see or hear or remember their own kwamis—but you know what Adrien’s Insta post about his poltergeist and Adrien’s Insta post with the floating sock don’t show and don’t explicitly refer to?

* I love this paragraph so much (my housemates may have been lovingly mocking me over it)

8) A comment that touched you:

there are people (y’all know who you are) who said y’all are studying my style. I ded of blush.

9) Something that inspired your writing:

by volume of fic drafts that can be blamed on any particular person, the winner is probably @norakwami

10) Your proudest accomplishment (that one scene; finally finishing that one fic; posting your first fic; etc):

so that longest-story-ever-written record I set in 2007 with the 89.5K story that, till where the firelight fades, was the only story I’d gotten much past 20K?

I broke that fucking record!

and then I deleted the draft of firelight chapter 15 😭

11) Do you have any writing goals for the next year?

I’m starting work on a fantasy novel, a Sleeping Beauty retelling in which I explore (among other things) the economic consequences of the king’s ordering all the spinning wheels burned, and I want to make significant progress on that. and I want to not make my hands any worse; I kind of need those!

(breaking news alert: bodies fucking suck. so does giving yourself repetitive stress injuries in doing one and a half to two people’s worth of work for an organization that was never ever going to pay you more than one person’s worth of pay.)

#by alexseanchai #miraculous ladybug #tag game

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heloisedaphnebrightmore · 4 years

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Which of your fics...

I was tagged by @aprilsrant but the post was too long so I created a new one, if it’s not a problem.

Which of your fics…

…did you think would get a bigger reaction/audience than it got?

The Unknown [Minho x Reader]

This is a Maze Runner series of mine which have been doing amazingly on wattpad so I thought it would get the same popularity here, but it has flopped. I am not surprised as it was one of my first fics I have uploaded here and I didn’t have many followers back then, but it was still interesting to see.

…got a better reaction than you expected?

Fancy you, love! pt. 1|2 [Cedric x Reader]

It shocked me how popular it became. It was my first ever Cedric writing and I was ashamed of writing such a bad fic, I actually planned to delete it 5 minutes after uploading it. I was gobsmacked at how well received it was at the end. I guess my opinion and my readers opinion is completely different.

…is your funniest?

Busted [Sirius x Reader] (18+)

I wouldn’t say it’s funny in a hilarious way, but it’s awkward and makes people smile. Obviously we are not talking about the smut scene, but the ending of the story which was requested by a lovely reader of mine.

…is your darkest/angstiest?

Numb Love pt. 1|2 [James x Reader]

Up until today many of my readers has come to me to tell me that the amount of angst in my James fic is heartbreaking and as much as I want to apologise, I am happy it made people feel, even if it was an unhappy feeling.

…is your absolute favorite?

Mine [Oliver x Reader]

My favourite is always changing, depending on my mood, but for a while now it has been the above fic. I usually put angst into my fics, even if in a little part only, but this is just so Oliver and so fluffy and so loving. I am very happy with how this fic turned out and it’s very close to my heart.

…is your least favorite?

Wrong approach [Fred x Reader]

At first I loved it and I was so proud of it, but I like to reread my fics to see if there’s any mistake in them and after reading it again and again, even though it has become one of my most popular fics, I do think I could have done a better job with it.

…was the easiest to write?

Cuddles [Sirius x Reader]

It has to be Cuddles, which I wrote to @firewhisky-kisses ‘s writing challenge. I was just casually scrolling through tumblr while I was in Hastings eating fish and chips and I saw her prompt “If I kiss you right now, I won’t be able to stop.” and I fell in love with it immediately. It took me about an hour and it was already posted.

…was the hardest to write?

Relying on [Marauders x Reader / Platonic]

I loved the request, but I just didn’t think I could write it. I was sitting on the request for weeks if not months really. I wanted to do it, but I couldn’t get a hold of it, until one day I did.

…has your favorite line/exchange/paragraph? (share it) - Am I supposed to remember? (I had to go through some of my fics to find some things xD)

I like me better [Draco x Reader]

“I just want to know when this feeling will fade. I know it will never disappear, but I feel like it’s haunting me in my dreams and even when I am awake.” He closed his eyes with a pained expression across his face.

Waiting for you [Neville x Reader]

“I am trying to help you here, don’t act like you are doing me a favour.” You raised a questioning brow, making him roll his eyes. Your eyes grew wide at the sight, completely shocked at the boy’s behaviour. He was nowhere near the shy little boy you were chasing after.

Misunderstood feelings [Sirius x Reader]

“I love him, James. Every part of my body, from my heart down to the last bit of nerve, want to be with him. But I can not stay close to him, when he doesn’t see me in his future.” You sighed, feeling useless in your own situation. “I know he likes me, or he did at least. I know he cared for me, he was there whenever I needed him and he was always down to participate in my stupid ideas, even if it meant detention at the end of the day. But I can’t stay by his side if he can not commit.” You smiled sourly thinking back at the memories you have experienced together.

…have you re-read the most?

Make me [Sirius x Reader]

My first ever Harry Potter one shot and it has a special place in my heart. it’s not my favourite fic, but it did turn out quite well for a first fic so I love to occasionally reread it.

…would you recommend to someone reading your work for the first time?

for fluff

Cookies [Sirius x Reader]

Hey James! [James x Reader]

Disgustingly in love [Ron x Reader]

for angst to fluff

Pain of reality [Remus x Reader]

Your time [Oliver x Reader]

for angst

Numb Love pt. 1|2 [James x Reader]

By your side [Draco x Reader] [x] (It has a happy ending, but it’s still angsty angst)

…are you most proud of?

Teacher’s pet [Sirius x Reader]

I don’t condone teacher/student relationships and exactly because I could refrain from breaking any ethical code in this fic, I am very proud of it. I was very scared of writing this, but I think the way I played around all the wrongness of a teacher-student relationship, makes me feel that it deserves to be proud of.

Tagging friends!

@nebulablakemurphy @acciotwinz @kalimagik @iliveiloveiwrite @leahstypewriter @padfootagain @accioxreparo @wlntrsldler and anyone else who wants to participate! (If anyone has already been tagged, just ignore it.)

#tumblr game #harry potter #maze runner #the maze runner #sirius black #remus lupin #james potter #fred weasley #draco malfoy #Oliver wood #neville longbottom #Cedric Diggory #marauders era #minho #tag game

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taeken-my-heart · 5 years

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Moirai Chapter 8

Summary: On your 18th birthday a name appears on your wrist. The name of your soulmate. It’s a momentous day that everyone looks forward to, but you’ve always brushed aside; refusing to believe in a fickle mistress called destiny. But what happens when on the morning of your 18th birthday you wake to find the name of your mortal enemy? Jeon Jungkook.

Pairing: Jungkook x Reader Genre: Soulmates au/ Enemies to lovers au. Angst, fluff, bickering, romance, eventual smut.

Word Count: 4790

Notes: There is a read more placed after the first paragraph, but we all know tumblr is weird so if it doesn’t show up I’m sorry :(

This chapter is a big one in terms of what happens, but the next one is even bigger. This is a very brief reprieve from big angst so enjoy it while it’s here, my loves.

“No, see, you can’t put a comma here because that would be a comma splice.” Jungkook said, taping the delete button on your computer and you frowned.

“I’ve never even heard the term comma splice; I think you’re making it up.”

Jungkook chuckled, shaking his head and turning to look at you, “just because you weren’t paying attention in class doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. A comma splice is when you take a comma and try to use it to connect two independent clauses. It happens often when people are trying to write something in their tone of voice and they put commas where they naturally pause, but that’s not always the right place for a comma.”

“The only Claus I know is Santa.” You deadpanned and Jungkook laughed; exhausted.

“Y/N!” He smiled and you shrugged up at him, lips peeling upwards into a grin.

“Unfortunately, I’m dead serious. I told you I’m not good at English!”

“Well you could be better if you just listened in class.” He scolded, scooting further up in his seat and you scowled, “don’t give me that look, I’ve seen you in class. You doodle a lot or read the posters around the room. You’re never actually paying attention.”

“Ah!” You clutched at your heart dramatically, “I’ve been caught!”

Jungkook laughed, leaning over to pull a notebook from his bag and you watched him curiously, the muscles in his back tightening as he dug through. “So,” you murmured as he sat back up, flipping open his notebook and glancing at you, “did you ever ask Ella out?”

He looked up at you in surprise, clearing his throat. “Ah, no, I,” he rubbed awkwardly at his wrist underneath the fabric of his sweater, “it didn’t feel right…right now. Timing, I guess.”

You frowned, shifting in your seat to face him, English assignment forgotten. “She knows you like her though, right?”

He blushed, ducking his head further into his chest, flipping to a fresh page in his book, ready to take notes. “Ah, yeah, she does.”

“So, I don’t get it, what’s the hold up?”

“It’s just…it’s complicated. Don’t try to distract me, missy, you still have to finish this assignment and I’ve only got 30 minutes left to help you, so less chatting and more working!” He scolded, glaring over at you and you rolled your eyes with a smile.

“Sure, sure.”

Once Jungkook had left for the night, you saved your assignment and left the office, heading up the stairs towards Ella’s room. She was leaning against her bed, headphones slid over her ears playing Snow Patrol loud enough that even you could hear the words and for a moment you felt concerned for the health of her ears.

You ventured into the room and she looked up at you from the homework in her lap, smiling and pushing her headphones off. “Hey, what’s up?”

“Mind if I join you for a minute?” You asked, fingers still on the doorknob and she nodded, patting the carpet beside her.

You made your way towards her, flopping down beside her as she turned off her music. “What brings you to my bedroom floor?” She teased and you smiled.

“I was just wondering what’s going on with you and Jungkook?” You shrugged and she smiled, lopsided and goofy.

“Oh, I mean nothing much,” she admitted, bashful, “he admitted that he likes me, but said he feels a little weird now that he’s got his soulmate tattoo. What a romantic, right?”

You laughed, rolling your eyes. “He’s so dramatic.”

“Right?” She laughed, “Anyway, I told him we can just be friends for now, but I think once the tattoo settles and stops hurting, he’ll kind of forget about it and we can date. It’s not like he even knows her.”

You nod, picking at the carpet. “True. Plus, the whole soulmate thing is stupid. The universe dictates one person to make you happy forever? What a load.”

“I don’t know,” Ella smiles, “I believe it. That doesn’t mean I don’t also believe someone else can make you happy in the meantime, until you find your soulmate.”

“That’s awful, though. Then you’re just a place holder. Wouldn’t you hate that? You know Jungkook is a romantic, he’s said he definitely wants to be with his soulmate when he meets her so then where does that leave you?”

Ella pouted, drumming her fingers on her book. “I know, but it would be fun while it lasted.”

“Trust me, the pain isn’t worth it.” You smiled tight, mind flashing to Lucas. Time was like a balm and it had already been two weeks since you and Lucas had broken up. Why you and your sister hadn’t talked about this earlier was beyond you and you began to realize that Jungkook was probably right, the two of you didn’t talk enough.

Ella frowned, grabbing hold of your hand. “I’m sorry about Lucas. You’re right, the pain probably isn’t worth it, but I just really like him!”

“I know you do,” you nodded, sighing and leaning your head back against her bed, “When did Jungkook tell you he liked you? Two weeks ago?”

“Well, that’s when he admitted out loud that he liked me, but he’s been hinting at it for a while. I think I started noticing at the beginning of the school year, he was just paying me more attention, talking to me more. When we started hanging out, he started confiding in me. Did you know he broke up with Rachel the night of his birthday party?”

“Oh?” You hummed in surprise, lifting your head from her blanket, “I didn’t know that, actually.”

“Yeah, I don’t think a lot of people knew because Rachel’s whole family was out of town for like a month after and he didn’t really talk about it. After they broke up, Jungkook came over and asked if we could talk on the porch. It was just before 11 so the rest of you were already in bed, I think. I snuck outside and we talked for a while and he told me all about it. She’s kind of horrible, said all sorts of mean things to him.”

“Really? Like what?”

Ella sighed, pushing her books off her lap and folding her legs underneath her body. “Told him he was boring and stupid, that kind of stuff, but then she started dissing his family, too. I don’t think she’s ever been broken up with so she just kind of lost it. Insulted his dad’s broken English, which is just such a low blow. Uncle Jinhyun has worked really hard and he speaks more languages than her crusty ass!”

You chuckled and she smiled softly, shrugging. “Anyway, he was pretty upset about that so we talked about it and he held my hand and told me how I was smart and pretty and any guy would be lucky to have me and then he kissed me on the cheek and went home. I kind of knew then that he was interested in more than friendship, but he’d just broken up with Rachel so he needed time to get over that, you know? Plus, then he got his soulmate tattoo like half an hour later so I think it was just a lot.”

“Yeah,” you shrugged, “but, to be fair, he wasn’t devoted to Rachel or anything. He told me a little while ago that she was kind of a rebound so he probably wasn’t too upset about the breakup. Especially since he’s the one that did it.” “That’s true,” Ella admitted, dropping her pencil into her lap and stretching her fingers absentmindedly. “His feelings were hurt, though. By everything she said, I mean. I feel really bad for him. Don’t tell him I said anything, but I think getting his soulmate tattoo kind of scared him.”

“What do you mean?” You asked, eyebrows furrowing.

“Just,” she paused, attempting to gather her thoughts. “His whole life he’s hearing about soulmates and about how his parents are so happy and he wants that too, right? Then he gets his tattoo and it’s just shocking, it’s probably nothing like you expect, you know? And then you’re faced with the reality; a real person’s name on your wrist and sometime during your life you’re gonna meet them and that’s it forever. Kind of scary, I guess.”

“Didn’t know Jeon Jungkook could scare.” You teased and Ella smiled softly at you.

“Everyone scares sometimes, even Jungkook.”

You stared down at the ground, fingers twisting together in your lap. “Yeah, I guess.” You sighed, standing up and stretching your legs. “I’m gonna head to my room now. Maybe read a book before bed or something.”

“Adventurous.” Ella teased, winking at you. You smiled, nodding and walking from her room, closing the door just as she slipped her head phones back over her ears.

Sometimes your life was like the movies. Not in the fun ways, though. No mysterious, sexy, and broody stranger to whisk you away on his motorcycle while the screen faded to black. No, more like you played the tambourine in music class because you were musically challenged and Mr. Sabisco didn’t want a repeat of last year’s Christmas concert.

You didn’t blame him, honestly.

It wasn’t all bad, either. You got to mostly sit in the back and slap the tambourine against your hand to a 4-count rhythm so no harm no foul. You spent most of the class day dreaming and letting muscle memory take over. There was only one week left until your birthday and you were becoming more anxious at the thought. Your mom desperately wanted to throw you a soulmate party and stay up until midnight to watch the name appear, but honestly, you’d never heard something more unappealing in your life.

If you were forced to have some rando’s name on your wrist, you at least wanted to have the moment be a private one. It wasn’t really a celebration for you, though you couldn’t lie to yourself…you were at least a little curious. Everyone you knew who was with their soulmate was happy.

It was hard to imagine just getting together with a person whose name matched the tattoo on your body and being happy…but you supposed the odds were in your favor, considering the rest of the world seemed to be doing just fine. Still, you didn’t particularly like it.

The song ended and you let the tambourine rest in your lap, Mr. Sabisco prattling on about the details of the upcoming holiday concert. It was going to be even bigger than last year, with all the music classes from every grade level performing the same songs together as well as the students he private tutored having a song of their own.

You could see Moira Smith in the front row puff out her chest with pride at the mention of her name as the grand finale with the choir to back her up and you wanted to roll your eyes. She was a snob about her singing and not one single person cared.

After class you made your way towards lunch, meeting up with Noelle in the hallway at her locker. Lillian’s class was on the other side of the building so the three of you would just meet up in the lunch line. “Just a few more days until your birthday.” Noelle commented, slamming her locker closed and popping her gum.

You flinched and glared at her. “How do you always get away with chewing gum in class?”

“I’m really good at hiding it under my tongue.” She shrugged. “You sure you don’t want to have a party? It doesn’t need to be a soulmate party like your mom wants, I get it, it freaks you out. But don’t you want to just have a regular party with your friends.”

“Wow, party of three, sounds fun.” You scoffed and Noelle smacked your arm, pushing the doors to the lunch room open and you followed her over to the line. Lillian was already a few people ahead of you and she smiled and waved before turning forward again.

“Don’t be rude. It’s always just the three of us and you’ve never had trouble having fun before.”

“I know, I know.” You sighed, grabbing an aging blue, grey tray and stepping forward in the line. “This one just feels different. There’s a lot of pressure and I just kind of want to be left alone.”

“I mean, I don’t really get it, but I respect it. If that’s what you want to do, then that’s what you should do. It’s your birthday so you should have things the way you like them.”

“Thanks, Noelle.” You smiled. Lifting your tray so the lunch lady could give you your pick of lunch for the day.

After the two of you had met Lillian at your usual table, you mostly sat and ate quietly while your two friends chatted about whatever had happened in their last class. You scanned the room, taking note of the fact that Ella was sitting with Jungkook and his friends while Rachel had moved a few tables away with her own friends, scowl drawn across her features.

You felt a little bad for her, it wasn’t really her fault that she’d mostly been a rebound. Sure, she was witchy and a little bit of a ditz, but it must have hurt her to watch her ex-boyfriend move on so quickly. Not that Jungkook and Ella were even dating, but to Rachel, you imagine even sitting with another girl was in the same sphere.

You knew what it felt like to lose someone you cared about to someone else and it sucked. You wouldn’t wish that pain on anyone.

A few days later, after depositing your bag in your room and making your way to the kitchen for an afternoon snack, your mother stopped you in the hallway, clasping an earring in one ear, head tilted as she looked at you.

“You have tutoring with Jungkook soon, right?” At your nod, she continued, “Will you take this over to him, it’s something I’ve been meaning to give to his mother. Also, remind him they’re coming over for dinner. His parents will be coming here straight from the office so I don’t want him to forget and be alone.”

“Ay ay, Captain.” You nodded, taking the small bag your mother handed you and skipping down the stairs. You didn’t want to eat anything too heavy because you would be having dinner in a few hours anyway, but a sandwich couldn’t hurt in keeping the hunger pangs away for a little bit.

You made yourself a quick sandwich before making your way to the office to grab the stuff you’d left there from the day before and out the door into the late afternoon, coat bundled tight around you as you made the two-minute walk to Jungkook’s house.

He greeted you at the door in a grey on grey sweat pant combo, hair swept back from his forehead and looking more handsome than should ever be allowed. You swallowed a bite of sandwich, way too large to do so comfortably and you coughed, beating your chest as it burned its way down your esophagus.

“You ok there?” Jungkook asked, eyebrow rising as he watched you struggle your way through a task as blindingly simple as chewing your food.

“Fine.” You rasped, throat constricting painfully around air and you waved him in, following after him into the house and closing the door behind yourself.

“Did you do what I told you to last time?” He questioned, making his way into the living room where he’d set up a make shift office with a foldable table and his laptop.

You reached into your folder, pulling out the paper you’d printed last night and sat next to Jungkook as he flopped on the couch, scanning the paper quietly while you waited. As much as you hated to admit it, his help in English had been invaluable. Not only were you passing the class, but you were actually doing really well and you had him to thank for it.

“This is really good,” he said after a while, sitting up straighter and placing the paper on the table next to his laptop, “I’ve got just a couple more corrections but then I think it will be ready to turn in. You’ve got the USB, right?” He asked, holding his hand out towards you. You grabbed the USB from your pocket, handing it to him and he slid it into the computer, loading the paper on his screen.

“When we’re done with this, we should celebrate.” Jungkook said, sliding his finger along the mouse pad as he moved the word document to where he wanted it.

“How?” You asked and he shrugged.

“We’ll figure something out. OK, so I’m gonna mark the things I want to work on in yellow and then we’ll get started talking about how you think it could be even better and we’ll go from there.”

After spending the next hour going through your work and ironing out the kinks, you were actually excited to turn in an assignment for once. This was probably the best paper you’d ever written and aside from Jungkook’s (admittedly invaluable) guidance, you’d written it by yourself. You didn’t think there’d ever been a time before when you could say you were proud of something you’d written.

Jungkook stood up, stretching and walked to the other side of the room, searching through the bookcase while you put your paper and USB away. It was nearly time to head home and help your mom make dinner.

“Hey, do you like music?” Jungkook asked, walking back towards you as he stared down at one of his father’s old records and you frowned.

“What kind of a dumb question is that?” You scoffed. “Of course, I like music.”

“I’m not talking about today’s stuff; I’m talking about real music.”

“OK, snobby.” You laughed and he grinned, holding up the record for you to see. “The Temptations? Never heard of them.”

“Shut your mouth!” Jungkook gasped, making his way to the record player. “Don’t you worry, we’re gonna right this wrong right now.”

“I wasn’t really worried.” You mumbled, watching as he placed the record on the turntable and grabbed the needle to start the song. You stood up, making your way over to where he stood.

The record player scratched to life, an upbeat tempo filling the room and Jungkook closed his eyes, body swaying to the beat. “This song is my favorite of theirs. It wasn’t their most popular, which I don’t get because it just makes you wanna dance.”

“What’s it called?” You asked, dragging your finger idly across the desk as you watched him sway and his eyes blink open to look over at you.

“It’s called “Get Ready.” Here, dance.” He said, coming around to your side of the table and grabbing your hand.

You frowned, shaking your head and trying to pull back. “I don’t dance, Jungkook. I’m bad at it.”

“Me too.” He grinned and you glared at him.

“You’re on the schools dance team. Don’t lie.”

He laughed, shaking his head and pulling you further into the center of the living room. “Come on, there’s nothing to it. Just throw your hands up in the air and move your hips and feet.” He pushed your arms above your head and grabbed at your hips, making them twist as you tried to awkwardly sway back and forth.

“I feel like an idiot.” You pouted and he grinned.

“Just close your eyes and pretend like no one’s watching.” He said, twisting his hips in a way that made you giggle.

“You’re watching.” You insisted and he smiled, eyes slipping closed.

“Better?”

You sighed, shaking your arms out nervously before starting to twist your body in earnest, trying to find the rhythm in your hips. You closed your eyes tight, lips clenched together as you concentrated on the music. It was lively and fun, a song you’d definitely heard before, though not often and you’d not known who sung it. Your arms rose above your head subconsciously and you could feel your lips peeling slowly into a smile. It felt nice to let loose; at least for a moment.

“There you go.” You could hear Jungkook’s smile before you opened your eyes to see it. He was dancing in earnest now, arms flung in front of his chest as he shook his hands back and forth and you laughed, continuing to dance along to the music until the song ended and you stopped to catch your breath.

Just then you heard your phone ringing from the couch and you ran to dig through the pillows where it had fallen, pulling it out and sliding to answer.

“Hello?” You asked, holding the phone close to your ear as you watched Jungkook take the record from the record player and delicately put it back in its sleeve and on the shelf with his dad’s other records. “Yeah, I’ll head back now. OK, bye.” You hung up, sliding your phone in the back pocket of your jeans.

Jungkook looked over at you, shaggy hair hanging over the edge of his eyebrows and he smiled softly. “Your mom?”

“Yeah, I gotta go help her get ready for dinner.” You grabbed your folder, sliding it into the crook of your elbow. “You’re still coming, right?”

“Wouldn’t miss it.” He said softly, coming to stand in front of you. “I’ll walk you to the door.”

Once the Jeon’s had arrived, both of your families made way into the kitchen to grab plates and pile them high. You let the greed of your eyes decide for you, piling your plate far higher than necessary and Jungkook smirked at you from across the island.

“Hungry?” He grinned and you frowned.

“Don’t judge me, Jeon!”

He held up a hand as surrender and Ella giggled from beside him, her plate practically empty next yours as she plucked a few spoonfuls of rice onto it.

“You’re so dramatic, Y/N.” She teased.

“All I’m saying is let me live my dreams.” You huffed, finishing off your plate with a roll and Ella laughed, following you to the table with Jungkook traipsing behind.

“So, Y/N” Jieun started, as everyone finally sat down to eat, “It’s almost your birthday! Are you going to have a soulmate reveal?”

A loud crash ripped through the air from the end of the table and you all looked at Jungkook who hissed, rubbing at his knee. “Uh, sorry…hit my knee.”

His mother chuckled, swatting at him, “be careful, you big lump.” She then trained her vision back on you and you pushed at your mashed potatoes in discomfort.

“Actually, I just wanted to have it be a pretty private thing.”

“Oh, so just your family and us? Well, that’s OK, you don’t need to have a big party to celebrate. We can still be there to cheer you on all the same.”

“Mom.” Jungkook whined softly under his breath and she glanced over at him, “leave her alone. She wants to spend her birthday in private. As in by herself.”

“Well surely not without her family?” She asked in surprise, turning to look at her best friend and then back at you, “your family will be there with you at least? It’s a very special moment in a person’s life, after all.”

“Yeah,” you sighed, “actually, I just want to be alone during that moment. I don’t really believe in the soulmate thing, I guess. I mean, I know it’s real and that a name will appear on my wrist, but I think it’s pretty contrived that, that person is just supposed to magically be everything I’ve ever wanted.” You shrug as your voice quiets, taking note of the shock on both of Jungkook’s parents faces.

He himself had gone eerily quiet, chewing absentmindedly on his pot roast, eyes shifting anywhere else in the room and you realized with a sigh that he was done helping you try to distract his mother.

“Y/N’s always been peculiar about this sort of thing,” your mother chuckled good naturedly, “Never really liked the whole soulmate birthday party thing, though we’ve definitely tried to pique her interest.”

“It’s OK if she’s not interested!” Ella insisted, smiling as all eyes shifted to her. “I think it’s kind of cool that she wants to keep it private, like her own special little secret.”

You smiled over at your sister as a thank you and conversation resumed on new topics, though Jungkook was oddly quiet for most of the dinner, only really speaking when spoken to. You wondered what his parents thought of him getting his own tattoo. As far as you knew, no one but him even knew the name on his wrist. He was private about it for a different reason than you wanted to be private about your own. It must have made them sad to not share in that moment with him.

Perhaps your parents would feel sad too. You just couldn’t bring yourself to change your mind, though. If you could, you’d make sure the tattoo never appeared; that way you could choose completely for yourself how you got to live your life. If you could.

The night before your 18th birthday probably should have been more exciting than it was. This year your birthday fell on a Saturday and as such, you were wearing the fluffiest pajamas you owned, curled under a blanket with your laptop balanced on your lap, pulling up Netflix to binge watch a show to take you into the early morning hours of the weekend when your life would suddenly change completely.

It was an interesting juxtaposition, turning 18. You were about to have a name appear on your wrist that would impact the rest of your life, but until you met that person, your life would stay exactly the same. It was terrifying and comforting all at the same time. You had half an hour until midnight and currently your parents were in bed and Ella was downstairs in the kitchen having a late-night snack.

You rubbed at your wrist anxiously, skimming through the titles of the movies you could watch. You needed something light hearted and funny; something that would take your mind off this stupid soulmate situation.

Twenty minutes into the movie and with only ten minutes until your birthday, your wrist began to tingle. You frowned, covering your wrist with your hand and trying to ignore it. Your parents had told you that it would hurt a little when your tattoo first came and that the ache would last a few days. Just a nice little reminder of the situation you had no control over. Every minute that ticked by, your heart raced faster and your wrist burned more.

You were so anxious you almost couldn’t sit still; a wave of anxiety building so high you thought you might scream. You’d never felt what claustrophobia was like, but you could imagine it was much like this. Just trapped in a situation you couldn’t get out of.

You wanted to cry by one minute to twelve. The stinging was intense and your anxiety was through the roof. You hadn’t bothered to look at your wrist yet, you knew that the black of the tattoo was already starting to show but you were terrified to see it. Eyes bleary from pain, you tried to focus on your breathing. This was not at all what you were expecting. Staring up at the ceiling in the dark, laptop now abandoned on the side of your bed, you laid back against your pillow, blinking away the tears. At 12:01 the pain began to dull and you sighed, breath shuddery as you wiped the tears from your cheeks.

Sitting up sluggishly, you pulled your laptop back into your lap, allowing the light from the screen to illuminate your area. Releasing a deep breath, you lifted the sleeve of your pajama top and felt your stomach drop, room suddenly tilting on its axis.

You’d never felt more nauseous and confused in your life. It must have been incorrect, there was no possible way. Blinking down at your wrist again you felt like your world had shattered, a million pieces dangling in the air around you as you sat frozen. A nightmare you didn’t know you were living.

The only name you’d never expected to appear on your wrist was there, blinking up at you in a crisp, black scrawl.

Jeon Jungkook.

Oh my gosh! This was your small reprieve, haha, next chapter is gonna be a big one (obviously) so strap in! I’ll be writing a mini chapter from Jungkook’s point of view when he got his tattoo starting immediately and then get working on chapter 9. I can’t wait to hear your thoughts and opinions. <3

Chapter 7

Chapter 9

#jungkook scenario #jungkook smut #jungkook angst #jungkook fluff #BTS jungkook

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moonymartell · 5 years

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It’s honestly impressive, but mostly just really sad how many times this needs to be said across all fandoms. Stop stealing gifs and claiming them as your own! And no, just cause you crop out a watermark or delete a couple of frames, doesn’t mean it’s now your gif. I just reblogged a very nice post that made some very good comparisons between reposting fics (which people seem to be able to see is wrong) and reposting gifs and art (which more people seem to think is fine), so I will continue in using this comparison. So just like changing a few words and deleting a couple of paragraphs from a fic, doesn’t suddenly mean you wrote it, cropping a gif and deleting a few frames doesn’t mean you suddenly made it.

Also any gif maker worth their salt will more than likely still be able to recognize their own gifs (and sometimes also the gifs of other gif makers in their fandom) even if you crop it a bit, and the fact that you seem to think they won’t be able to do that, just shows how little you understand of how much work goes in to making those gifs.

This is to show the difference between an unedited gif (at the top) and one that has been sharpened and coloured (at the bottom). This is how we can recognize our gifs, cause very few people will colour exactly the same. Some might be very close to each other, but that will usually be people that have been giffing for a while, and it’s somehow never really those people that go around stealing other people’s stuff, because they understand the amount of work it takes to make those gifs.

Now after tumblr made the change to use gifv another challenge in recognizing stolen gifs came about, and it was something that honestly threw me off at first. Because the thing is that sometimes, but not all the time, saving gifs from tumblr will result in a compressed version of the gif being saved, which means there is a significant loss of quality.

These are both the same gif, the top one is a compressed one saved from tumblr and the bottom one is original quality. As you can see, not only is there a significant loss of quality, but the colouring gets harder to recognize because of the pixelation. Well, this was mostly just to show that even if there is a difference in quality it can still be a repost.

Yeah, so I can feel I’m kinda losing the consistency of this post, like I had a bunch of more points I originally wanted to make in this post, but I’m just so fucking tired of keeping seeing people do this shit. Like, reposting a gif without credit is just bad manners, but going from that to claiming you made something you stole from someone else, is a whole other level of shitty behavior. And if you do that shit I am gonna block you.

Honestly, just, content creators on this site spend hours making all this stuff for you to enjoy, for free, can you please just have the bare minimum of decency and not claim you made something you didn’t make? Otherwise people are gonna stop sharing that content with you.

#reposting #gif stealing #the flash #the flash fandom

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foreveralwaysanauthor · 5 years

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As previously warned, I have a huge number of questions for the fanfic author ask thing. So, here we go: 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37 and then, if that wasn’t already enough, and there is anything you want to answer that I haven’t already asked, then pick one of your choosing to answer as well! 💕

Holy crap you weren’t kidding! lol this is gonna be so much fun!

4: What made you start writing fanfiction?

My 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Gula, gave me a challenge to write out my own ending to my favorite movie or TV show. As I was never really one to back down from a challenge, I went home and wrote out my own story about the first Transformers movie and another one about what I would do if I had been in HIgh School Musical. Yeah... needless to say, I was the Hermione of my grade.

5: Favorite pairing?

I know I don’t write for them, but my top is probably either Dee Dee and Frankie from the Beach Blanket Bingo, Bikini Beach, and Muscle Beach type movies or Seaweed and Penn from Hairspray. Something about those types of romance are sort of sweet to me. Guess I’m just an old soul. I also adore Cory and Topanga form Boy Meets World, but I’m mostly here for the older romances.

6: Least favorite pairing?

I’ll probably get flack for all of my answer, but I’m a little bit opinionated about this lol. The way Ginny and Harry’s relationship in the films was, was just confusing and so not what I had expected from them. The books gave them so much more than the movies ever did. The books were way better. Another case I don’t like was Bella and Edward/Renesmee and Jacob from Twilight. I think the other relationships in Twilight were better (Jasper and Alice are so sweet!) and Stephanie Meyer just kinda tossed Bella and Edward and Renesmee and Jacob together in the hope it would work and it just didn’t.

12: What’s the weirdest fic you’ve ever written?

I can’t believe I’m admitting to this.... I used to write full stories about One Direction. I had a full Niall x OC story I posted on a 1D Imagines group on Facebook that got almost 2,000 likes. It was silly, but, my word, it was almost as long as Broken Record. It spanned over the month of October 2014 and I can’t believe it ot the attention it did. It wasn’t all that good, but I guess it was good enough for people to like it, so that’s alright by me lol

13: Weirdest fic you’ve ever read?

I don’t believe it’s on fanfiction anymore, but I remember the basic info on it. It was Make a Wish by FireBladePrime. It was pretty much a girl made a wish on a shooting star and it made her favorite toys come to life as full size humans. I believe she ended up falling in love with one, but I’m pretty sure it just ended up being something that she came up with in her head when she was in a coma due to a car accident. Definitely a weird one, but it was pretty well written as far as memory serves.

14: Do the people in your life know you write fic? How do they feel about it?

Well, quite a bit of my family knows, actually. It started with just my parents, but my dad was always wanting to show off whatever his baby princess did (I was his only biological child, my older siblings were from my mom’s ex-husband). Dad shared with his siblings, mom shared with her siblings and my grandfather. My nieces and nephews know as well, but I believe that’s it. As far as I know, they are all very supportive and have no problem with it. My neice, Lorali, and nephews, Erek and Drake, have read all of my Teen Beach fics and quote things from them daily just to see if I’ll react, but they mostly just like reading them or having me read to them. They’re very loving and supportive of my writing.

15: Favorite fandom to write for?

I don’t know if I could pick one! I love Teen Beach so much, but I also have a certain affinity for writing small oneshots or “x Reader” style stories for Avengers and Harry Potter which can be found here and here. I do share the Harry Potter page with my sister, but she handles reblogging things to our page. Anyway, those would probably be my top fandoms!

17: What is the harshest criticism you’ve ever gotten on a fic?

Holy crap. Okay, I may or may not have repressed this for a long time, but I have more than one that I can’t decide between. The other one was from a girl in my class who stole my writing notebook and read my writing. Fuck you, Ashley She gave it back to me later that day with marker scribbles all over my writing. She said that I was horrible. The next day, I stole the makeup bag she had brought from her mother’s bathroom and buried it on the playground.

I was a good child that believed in getting even. Nobody found out about that btw.

Anyway, the first real criticism I had on a fic was someone who said, “You have no talent and you shouldn’t be writing. It all sucks and you’ll never go anywhere as an author.” I had actually written this down and, when I felt it no longer mattered to me, I burned it. It took me a couple of years to come to the realization that their opinion didn’t matter to me.

20: What’s your biggest struggle when it comes to writing fic?

Having time to sit down and write, probably. I usually have great ideas, but, in order to write them out and have them come out alright, I would need to sit down and feel it all come together while I write. I need time that I just don’t have most of the time.

21: Your biggest strength?

When I sit down to write, it all just flies out of me. Once i start, I don’t stop until my idea is all out into either m notebook or my computer. I can have a simple idea that somehow spirals into an eight page chunk that I never thought was possible. I like to think of that as my biggest writing strength.

24: What’s your process?

Write out the “backbone plot” (The stuff that has to happen, no matter what)

Decide on characters. Figure out appearance, personality and basic traits. (Sorta like a sim, I guess)

Bounce ideas with whoever will listen/listen to music (Gain ideas and write them in a small notebook)

Wait for inspiration and time to line up accordingly.

Write as much as I can.

Go back into that later on and edit what needs to be there and delete what isn’t necessary.

Publish!

I hope that’s what this means, at least.

25: Of all the fics you’ve written, which is your favorite?

Most definitely Broken Record and Creating a Rift. It was one of my first published stories and I just adore them.

26: Which of your fics is your least favorite?

I don’t even know how to find it anymore, but it was called Life’s a Rollercoaster. It was a Transformers fic that I had written when I was 11. Never finished it bc I lost the login stuff and it, now that I remember it, sucked hard.

27: What’s your most popular fic? Do you think the popularity is warranted, or is there another fic that you think deserves it more?

Any of them really! I love that Broken Record has had almost 10,000 reads, but I don’t believe it. As I go back over it, I wonder how on earth it gained popularity in the first place, but I couldn’t be happier that it did!

29: Which of your fics was the hardest to write?

My book. Probably the Christmas one, tbh. I only feel the pull to write it around the holidays and that kinda sucks lol

30: Favorite fic writers?

You better know you’re number one, girlie! For those who don’t know, Eleanor here is one of my closest internet friends and she’s practically family to me at this point!

As for other authors, I love Ulurnaga’s Primary Mechanisms story (Transformers). I know she hasn’t updated it since 2014, but it was so good that she could’ve left it at multiple parts and it would’ve been fine. I think it has abot 118 chapters to it. I have a few favorites from AutobotGuy710 who does a lot of Transformers stories basing around adoption (helps for my references and also a better understanding of what goes on a bit in adoptions/foster care). On Tumblr, I have a few faves, but not a ton. I like imagine-and-marvel and potterlyimagines fics a lot, but that’s about it at the moment as I haven’t sat down to read fics in a little while.

31: Do you write just for fun, or would you ever consider pursuing writing?

A bit of both, actually. I mostly enjoy writing my fics as a bit of an escape from reality. I enjoy being able to place myself in a world that doesn’t exist and sort of play around a bit. However, I do actually write as a job. I was working for my county newspaper for a while and that spiraled into me writing my first book, Feather Picked. I am currently writing one of the sequels to Feather Picked which takes the focus from my original main character, Melody, and moves it to her best friend, Roxy. I am planning on publishing a total of at least 5 books, the first four being the chronological 4 that take place over the course of a full year, each taking one season. The last one will be a look into the future, hopefully.

My first book can be found here!

33: Fanfiction pet peeves?

Goodness gracious. As someone who loves English classes, when people don’t place paragraphs correctly or spell simple words correctly, it reeeeeeally grinds my nerves. I will still sit through a story if it’s a well plotted story, but, come on people, at least do proper paragraphing!!!

Also, when people spell “definitely” as “defiantly”...... uuuuuuuuggggghhhhhhhhh

36: Which charachter(s) would you never write for?

For this one, I don’t really have much to say.

Probably characters from shows like soap operas or shows that never seem to end. If I can’t grasp the character’s backstory or personality after watching it because it never stops changing whenever it benefits the story or what the writers have planned, I refuse to write for them.

Mary Sue types like Bella Swan who are merely the damsel in distress and are only there to play out the author’s wish to be put in some type of scenario where everyone fawns over them constantly (can be applied to male characters as well).

37: Which character is your favorite to write for?

Out of already made characters: Butchy, Lela, Cheech, Evie, Ben, Harry Hook, Bucky Barnes, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood.

Out of my OCs: Mick, Malina, Roxy Madden, Candi DiMaggio

Since you said I could pick one if I wanted, I’m going to pick #40.

40: Imagine yourself 10 years in the future; do you think you’ll still be writing fic?

I think I will be, yes. I don’t think my ideas for movies and books will ever stop. Especially knowing what I have planned after Creating A Rift is done. But... that’s a story for another time, lol

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themagiciansreccenter · 6 years

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Author Spotlight @cldfiredrgn

Every week we are going to be interviewing a writer from The Magicians fandom. If you would like to be interviewed or you want to nominate a writer, get in touch via our ask box.

First things first, tell us a little about yourself.

I’m cldfiredrgn on Tumblr, Coldfiredragon on ao3

Well, I’m in my early-thirties. College consisted of a combination of political science, english, and psychology. (not a combination I’d recommend unless you want to take it to grad level or beyond), though it is useful for writing. I’m a gamer who grew up on comics and anime. I’m an all around geek who listens to EDM, electro industrial, jazz, electro-swing, and punk. We have 2 cats, no kids, and a spare bedroom dedicated to our toy collection.

How long have you been writing for?

I started posting fic in high school. I wrote a few original pieces for 4-H projects, because mom wanted me to participate but I wasn’t the ‘get dirty/hands on’ kind of kid. I made it to state one year for my writing. I floored the regional judges with something that was more anime inspired and adult, they loved it.

What inspired you to start writing for The Magicians?

Watching the first episode, shortly before season 2 premiered, and my jaw hitting the floor that Quentin and Eliot seemed to be flirting! I was hooked from the first episode. I hadn’t written anything in a couple of years. It was so nice to have a fandom again.

Who is/are your favourite character(s) to write? What it is about them that makes them your favourite?

Eliot and Quentin, but Eliot is the character that hooked me. I kinda share his backstory. I’m the rural farm kid from a heavily Christian family who got out. Thankfully I still have a good relationship with my parents.

Do you have a preference for a particular season/point in time to write about?

I prefer either season 1, or season 3. I’m absolutely dreading when ‘Shoulder to Shoulder With You’ reaches season 2 material and having to fit Eliot’s season 2 arc into that universe.

Are you working on anything right now? Care to give us an idea about it?

I’m also working on ‘Shoulder to Shoulder’ (StS). It’s my monster and my baby! We crossed 100,000 words together 2 chapters ago. Hmm, an idea about it? Well, I hate to give too much away, but a few things are coming up.

My version of the Virgo blade storyline is just a few chapters away! The resolution of that will be the end of the current ‘Fall’ arc….

Wait? You still want a Spoiler? I can I can give you one… Arc 3 is titled ‘The Chatwins’ and will focus on the group finding out about the time-loops and the roles that Jane and Martin play in their lives. Then they are off to Fillory!

How long is your “to do list”?

I have a lot of ideas on the back burner. Officially though:

The next chapter of my Queliot soulmate AU -- ‘My Hands Pass Through’

Never Ending StS chapters

My Trials project, which I’m not 100% decided on yet.

What is your favourite fic that you’ve written for The Magicians? Why?

“Shoulder to Shoulder With You’ is the story I’ve put the most work into ever. It has to be my favorite or I couldn’t continue it. I love the universe. I love how it’s already diverged from canon, I love where it goes and how I’ve been able to put my own spin on the arcs from the show so they will be fresh for readers of my story. Quentin and Eliot, the whole group, they continue to surprise me as the story evolves.

Many writers have a fic that they are passionate about that doesn’t get the reception from the fandom that they hoped for. Do you have a fic you would like more people to read and appreciate?

‘All Part of the Deal’ The summary doesn’t do it justice. The fic started as a response to a kink meme but truly is an exploration of Eliot’s relationship to his telekinesis. It explores how he quietly hates his powers even as he clings to them because they’ve given him the only family and home he’s ever had. It’s also a subtle commentary on his addiction and how he’s sought out this thing that he thinks he needs, even if inherently destructive.

What is your writing process like? Do you have any traditions or superstitions that you like to stick to when you’re writing?

Once I write something it tends to be written. I edit and tweak it once its on paper, but the majority of major edits are mental. I’ll think through a series of events a dozen times but the version that gets typed is usually the version I adhere to.

If something gets deleted on accident it tends to be gone. I’m never as happy with a document I have to recreate from scratch as I was with the original.

Do you write while the seasons are airing or do you prefer to wait for hiatus? How does the ongoing development of the canon influence and inspire your writing process?

I write during the season and all through the hiatus. With ‘StS’ I watched season 3 while constantly editing how the events would shift the story. StS is at its core an alternate 40th loop, so the general rule of thumb has been ‘if it happens in the show, then some version of it will happen in StS’

What has been the most challenging fic for you to write?

“Shoulder to Shoulder’ because it has so many moving parts now. Every change I make to canon is a domino effect. Penny and Alice dating now effects Penny’s arc with Kady and Julia later, Eliot dating Quentin before Fillory impacts his ‘marriage’ arc(s). I had to completely change what happens with Loria because he and Idri would never end up engaged. I had to re-arrange who found certain keys because certain people are in different places. It’s a never ending cycle of cause and effect.

Are there any themes or tropes that you like particularly like to explore in your writing?

I like to use music when I can. I have a weird relationship to water and rain. I love the theme of soul-mates and chosen family. Exploring emotion is something I embrace, as most of you know I’m a great lover of angst.

Are there any writers that inspire your work? Fanfiction or otherwise?

Lev obviously inspired me. He gave me my current fandom, but he’s inspired my personal writing too. I love how he can breeze through large amounts of time in a few paragraphs. Herman Wouk is inspirational because of his scale. ‘The Winds of War’ and “War and Remembrance’ managed to put the reader into every phase and conflict of World War II.

J.K. Rowling, I was a huge Harry Potter fan writer for a long time.

Alan Moore for ‘Watchmen’ Dozens of comic writers

C.S. Friedman’s ‘Coldfire Trilogy’ (where my main username draws influence)

Fanfic writers: EdgarAllanCat ( @goddessjuliawicker) Lexalicious70 ( @all-hale-eliot) , Rays ( @under-the-shady-tree) @gwendolynflight, @oneeyeddestroyer, Sullyandlulu ( @highestkingbambi) , LadySilviana, @highkingfen , @echomoon , dozens of others. This has been the best fandom I’ve ever been part of, all of you make it amazing!

What are you currently reading? Fanfiction or otherwise?

I devour fanfic! I’m finishing ‘The Magicians Land’ I follow real world news despite how depressing it is.

What is the most valuable piece of writing advice you’ve ever been given?

That my whole body of work was horrible. I wrote for a comics fandom for several years, and found a rant post on a blog site that tore a lot of what I did to shreds, but ultimately at lot of points they made were valid. I wrote volume instead of quality, to fill challenge tables with poorly executed AU scenarios. They weren’t good, they were dark for the sake of the challenge prompts. It made me stop for a while, and get back into writing with focused projects.

Cringe time:

Are there any words or phrases you worry about over using in your work?

I’m sure there are, and you guys probably know them better than I do.

What was the first fanfic that you wrote? Do you still have access to it?

It was a Gundam Wing fic, and I don’t.

Rapid Fire Round:

Self-edit or Beta? -- Self-edit with an editing program

Comments or Kudos/Reblogs or Likes? -- Comments

Smut, Fluff or Angst? -- Angst

Quick & Dirty or Slow Burn? -- Slow Burn

Favourite season? -- 3

Favourite episode? -- ‘A Life In a Day’’

Favourite book(The Magicians Books)? - 'The Magicians'

Three favourite words? ‘Symmetry, cacophony, sisyphean

Anything you want to add?

My ask box is always open, I love to talk about my writing, and I love user feedback

Want to be interviewed for our author spotlight? Get in touch here.

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dear-wren · 6 years

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Get to know the writer tag

Thank you @a-sundeen for the (sorta) tag!! Please make sure to check out this babes blog!!

1. At what time of day do you usually write?

I rarely write on the weekdays, it’s usually mid-afternoon on weekends probably.

2. Do you outline or wing it?

A weird mix of both lol. I outline my big stories that I get really invested in (J+O) but if I’m writing a smaller story bc I’m bored or as a challenge, I’ll usually dive right in.

3. What author(s) do you admire most?

Leigh Bardugo’s characters and story, C.S. Pacat’s word use and flow, and really everything about Rainbow Rowell’s writing (I’ve reread Fangirl fifty times).

4. What’s your least favorite genre to write or read?

My first instinct is to say nonfiction because I immediately associate that with science, but I really enjoy writing nonfiction about history or things I’m passionate about.

It would probably be chick lit or science fiction. I just haven’t read (and don’t know how to write) a chick lit that’s deeper than the surface, and spaceships or aliens aren’t my thing.

I’m willing to make any exceptions though!!

5. Do you want writing to be a hobby or is it a goal to write full time?

I would not at all enjoy being a full time author. I am actually pretty good at time management, but not when it comes to my writing. I write when I feel the inspiration to write, and I can’t write any other time.

I would love to be a book publisher or editor though!! And I definitely want to publish a book in my lifetime.

6. What’s the hardest part of writing for you?

Writing a lot. I’ll often find myself writing maybe 6 paragraphs then running out of steam, hitting some kind of writers block, or just simply unhappy with my work.

7. Do you have a writing routine?

Not really. I’ll sit with my computer and just type until I feel like stopping. I’m really bad with routine when it comes to writing lmao

8. What’s your solution to writers block?

I scroll Pinterest or tumblr usually, either looking at writing prompts or just cool fantasy pictures for inspiration.

9. How long have you been writing?

I officially consider it fourth grade. That year, I wrote four “books” (the longest was 9 pages, but the others were not nearly as long) about a spy named Lydia. Then it got deleted because it was on my school account :)))

10. Do you think having a writing blog has helped your writing in any way?

100%. Mostly because other writers are so supportive and masterposts are gOD.

I really enjoyed doing this, but now I need sleep. I am gonna tag @mybookisbad (if you haven’t done it already) for this one :)

#my post #writing #writblr #tag game #writeblr #wrenspost #me #tag

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creideamhgradochas · 6 years

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Thanks to the lovely @marvelmom for taking the time to answer these! Get to know more about her, go give her a follow and then show her some love!

These questions are from this list. You should check it out, there’s 50 questions all together and they’d be great to ask your favorite fic writer!

1) How old were you when you first starting writing fan-fiction?

A woman never tells her (fanfic) age ;)

2) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.

I can't honestly say that I prefer one over the other since I've never written a fic for an OC. I guess my style of writing is better suited to allowing readers to insert themselves into the narrative. I like the challenge of writing a character that allows the reader to flesh out in their own image but still have some substance on their own within the story.

3) What is your favorite genre to write for?

Is smut considered a genre? LOL. Seriously though, I love humour so you'll find most of my stories have an underlying comedic thread. I have a really dark sense of humour and I'm sarcastic af so I love when people respond favourably to it in my writing.

4) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?

Wow, this is a really good question! I think it would probably be the very first fic I wrote called "Marked." I wrote it for a friend when I was deep in the Cumberbatch fandom. She was complaining about the lack of Khan fics so I wrote one for her. It's on Ao3 and every now and then I get a kudo and I cringe. The writing seems so basic and stilted compared to my newer works. If anything it shows how much I'm improving.

5) When is your preferred time to write?

I find I do my best work late at night. I'm a single mom with a full time job and busy teenagers so I don't usually get to sit down at my computer until after 11pm. I love being able to leave the day behind and just focus on my writing without any interruptions. I typically go until 2am. It's a little crazy but writing relaxes me and helps me sleep better. And it inspires some really great dreams ;)

6) Where do you take your inspiration from?

Most my inspiration comes from real life, my experiences and passions like music, film and literature. I like to daydream and I find I'm constantly having conversations with characters or constructing scenes in my head. I'm a little crazy I guess lol

7) What’s your favorite scene that you’ve written?

Another great question...let me think. I have one in my head that I haven't written yet that I know will eventually be my favourite but at this very moment it's the scene in Chapter 10 of The Contest where Bucky and the reader are dancing in the antique store and they finally kiss. It was the very first scene that came to me when I started to think about this story and to finally get to write it was incredible. But man did I stress over it...I wanted it to be perfect. Exactly like I had pictured it in my head.

8) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?

Hasn't happened yet. I'm very stubborn and it would take a lot for me to deviate from the vision I have playing in my head. My muse won't let me rest until I've captured a scene note for note on paper.

9) Who is your favorite character to write for? Why?

Bucky! I can't seem to get him out of my head. For me, Bucky is the most fascinating character in the MCU. His story arc has brought him from one end of the spectrum to the other and back again in so many facets and I love exploring these layers of his personality,

10) Who is your least favorite character to write for? Why?

Thor but only because I stress over his speech patterns when I'm writing his dialogue. I want to make sure I'm doing his character justice and capturing him accurately on paper.

11) How do you come up with the titles for your stories?

For one shots, I usually wait until I'm done and then riff on a major theme in the story or what inspired my to write it in the first place. The title for "The Contest" series came from the Seinfeld episode of the same name that inspired the story.

12) What do you think is the best idea you’ve had for a story so far?

Considering that The Contest is my very first Bucky fic (and series) I would have to say this is my best story idea so far. More to come I hope ;)

13) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?

Thankfully none yet! I find that when story pops into my head I can't move on until I get it down on paper and out in the wild.

14) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?

I get a lot of requests for part 2 of "Three Creams, No Sugar". Everyone wants that shower scene ;)

15) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?

Yes, Infinity War. Oh wait....do you mean one of mine?

16) Tell me about another writer(s) who you admire? What is it about them that you admire?

Oh wow, there are so many incredible writers in this fandom that it's hard to pick just a few. I'm grateful to have fallen in with amazing writers such as @evansrogerskitten, @Thewife101 and @avenger-nerd-mom on Twitter. Their support and guidance are the reasons I gathered up the courage to start posting my fics on Tumblr.

Writers like @unicorns-and-fairy-dust-blog own my emotional ass....Dre is the master of angst. I love the wit and humour in @tilltheendwillIwrite 's stories - I think it's a Canadian thing born out of bitter cold winters and ketchup chips. @lovelynemesis has such a great style of writing, very flowing and descriptive. The depth of talented creators in this fandom is insane. There are just too many to mention!

17) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?

Definitely "Marked"

18) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?

Complete silence. If I have music or Netflix playing I start to daydream and boom, a whole new story.

19) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?

Not while writing but as I listened to a song and imagined a Bucky one shot to the words. I was ugly crying by the end. I may get around to writing it one day..

20) Which part of your fics have been the hardest to write?

I would say the first few starting paragraphs of a new story or chapter. I take way too long with the beginning sections.

21) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow?

I pretty much have the whole story plotted out before I get started. "The Contest" has been in my head from beginning to end for over a year now.

22) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fan-fiction?

I wish I had known about Tumblr to be honest. It's a great outlet for fanfic and the source of so much inspiration and support.

23) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?

I'm always in awe of the fact that people want to read my stories period so I appreciate every single note, comment and message whether it's 4 or 400 :)

24) In contrast to 23 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?

I'm always in awe of the fact that people want to read my stories period so I appreciate every single note, comment and message whether it's 4 or 400 :)

25) Are any of your characters based on real people?

Not so much characters but personality traits. I find that I project my style of humour and sarcasm (plus my lack of filter) onto characters all the time.

26) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?

I must be the slowest writer in this fandom. I seriously don't know how you all put up with me. I've had so many incredible compliments but it always amazes me to hear readers tell me that a new chapter was worth the wait.

27) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?

One that really stands out is someone telling me that I was going to lose all my followers if I didn't update my fics faster. That one really hurt because like most writers here, I really beat myself up knowing that I can't turn around stories or chapters as quickly as I would like.

28) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?

I have a few writers here that I talk to regularly and we feel comfortable enough to share our ideas. Some of my favourite messages have been from other writers wanting to talk through an idea or ask for some help with a scene or ask for some help with a scene or some dialogue.

29) Do people know you write fan-fiction?

Aside from a few twitter mutuals I have met, no one in my "real life" knows I write fanfic. Though I think my kids may have their suspicions...I have a writing degree and my friends and family are always telling me that I should write more. If they only knew LOL

30) What’s you favorite minor character you’ve written?

I can't tell you because they are about to make an appearance in the next chapter of "The Contest" and I'm excited to write their scene.

31) What spurs you on during the writing process?

The incredible feedback and messages I get from readers like you (I live for your chapter summaries....seriously), pictures of Sebastian Stan, reading all the amazing fanfic out there, Bucky's thighs, Marvel, eating chocolate....eating chocolate off of Bucky's thighs.... (Need to add that to my list of future fics)

32) What’s your favorite trope to write?

Definitely slowburns. I love the flirting, the teasing, the witty dialogue as the sexual tension builds....it's delicious.

33) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?

This is going to date me....please no judgment. It was a 'NSYNC fic. Wish I could remember the name but it was a JC x reader. I was obsessed with JC back in the day...ok, stop laughing.

34) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?

SMUT with my fucky Bucky and my side boo Sebby ;)

#milestone celebration #ask the author #marvelmom

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artizapander · 7 years

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Cheerleader.

Pairing: Stan x Reader x Bill.

Warning: swearing

A/N: I'm not even a writing page/blog, but like no one wrote this, I decided to do it by myself. Also, my grammar is bad, since English is not my mother language, also I had to delete some paragraphs because tumblr is a shit and I exceeded the 100 paragraph limit.

Words: 2257

Summary: reader is a popular cheerleader, who is loved by everyone, but her eyes are into two boys of the loser's club.

Another game is coming up, and you and your crew were practicing the choreography for the cheerleaders. You were the leader of them, so you have to mostly do everything, although your friends help you too, it is somewhat embarrassing.

You were in the gymnasium, practing the routine with your other friends, jumping and dancing to the music. Beverly was watching you from the bank, with a smile on her face, she always stayed a little while after school so she could watch you dance. Sometimes when the training is too tough/harsh, you organize to go to the quarry together. Only the two of you. Not even both your friends knew about that. Other times you would go with the whole loser's club, and this is one of those times.

You grab your bike, saying your goodbyes to the other girls, riding off to the quarry along with Bev. It was a quiet silence, until she talked, "Good."

"What?" You looked at her for a moment before turning your gaze back to the road. She giggled. "What you did there, the training. It was so good, you were good. I know of two certain boys that would've like that too." She imitated your action, and let out a laugh when you blushed.

"Stop saying that. I don't know why they like me though, I'm not that good." You smiled slightly, not really looking at her. She smiled back, "Well, you're beautiful and had a great personality, so I don't see why not." Before you had time to reply back, you already got there. She was fast to leave the bike there and take off her dress.

"I'll go." She said, and already ran forwards, passing through the boys and jump off the cliff. And then a loud splash into the water. They look at you, like waiting for something, you realized quickly and stripped off your clothes painfully slow.

"You're too slow! I'll go." Richie said, preparing himself to jump, but you stopped him by yelling at him, before pushing him back and jumping off the cliff, "Too late!" You ended with a loud splash too, landing near Bev, and the boys didn't last long to come either. She winked at you, and nodded towards Bill and Stan, you blushed but thank god you were in the water, so it can not be noticed. You swear, whenever you could get an alone time with her, you'll talk about this.

Sure, you loved Bevy so much, but sometimes she just pressed things that should not be, and this was a good example. She knows how frustrated it makes you talk about them, and loves it.

You were talking to Richie, more like him flirting with you, like if you were some new hot girl into their group. Truth is that you were one of the first loser, but still he keep doing that always. He could be in love with you, but he didn't seem to specialist you, or at least not like Bill and Stan does. Besides, Richie is known to flirt with any girl he finds hot himself.

Stan knew that he liked you, when he was birdwatching and nobody wanted to accompany him, but you were the only one who stayed with him all afternoon. And so that tradition was maintained: after going to the quarry, you two stayed a little longer, mostly to accompany him, since you didn't have as much appreciation for birds like him. Since that day, Stan couldn't help but feel weird every time he was around you. Although he hated it when you hugged him or had some affection that he goes instantly red. Stan was scared that someone could find out his crush on you, but poor boy. Everyone already knew that, including you. Though he didn't know of Bill's crush.

But Bill did. Bill was jealous of his best friend. He was scared that you would choose Stan instead of him. He hated it too, when you would go and kiss Stan in the cheek, he couldn't help either, but feel anger, and jealousy, but he was very good at hiding his emotions, that's why he was never got caught.

Bill actually tried to forget you by being with Beverly, but she didn't seem to show interest on him, she was secretly in love with Ben. Plus, even if she didn't like Ben, she wouldn't be with Bill either, cause she knows that you like them, only that don't want to accept it. And Bev would never do that to a friend.

"You're hot as fuck, (Y/N), why do you even hang out with us? You should be in a popular group." Richie said, dragging the attention to the two of you. You grimaced and shrugged, thinking for a few seconds.

"I don't know. When I first get here I was alone, but Eddie managed to add me to their group. I guess I gained popularity when I entered the whole cheerleader thing." You said softly, not minding much importance into that. Richie frowned. "Yeah I don't understand why did you went into that. All you do there is open your legs and be preppy." He responded. You know that he has zero intentions to offend you, but it did, like any girl.

"Excuse me?" You started, which got the attention of all again. "Do you think that what we do is easy? You should try one training and see how it goes." You didn't want to sound rude, but he had it coming. Beverly nodded. "I even get tired and I'm only watching." You nodded back. Richie stood there for a moment, before nodding too. "Alright." He took it as a challenge, seeing your intimidating look. He swim near Stan and Mike, as you went to talk with Eddie and Ben.

Stan didn't take his eyes out off you in any moment, and Richie noticed, and a certain stuttering boy did either. "Wow, shit. The girl does have character." Mike said. "No wonder why do you like her." Stan glared at Richie. Mike was looking intensely.

A few minutes passed away and Richie suggested (more like shouted) a chicken fight. Bill got Richie on his shoulder. "Come on Stan, you should get (Y/N) in your team." Beverly said, pushing you forward to him. You shrugged and nodded. Stan hesitated a few seconds before giving up. You went behind him and supported your hands on his shoulders. "Do not make me fall, okay?" You said giggling, blushing a little, before hoping onto him. Stan started to walk towards the other team, and he couldn't help but blush too, before he realized that he was actually having you, (Y/N) (Y/L) in underwear, in his shoulders. Just the thought of how beautiful you should be looking in that position make him go tense and blush even more if possible.

The fight started, and you were surprisingly good at it, almost making Richie fall, but he returned and pushed back.

Bill didn't mean to, but he actually glared at Stan instinctively seeing you in his shoulders. He was feeling bad for being jealous of his best friend. He knows that he shouldn't, but his heart tell otherwise. Stan didn't saw him, or simply ignored it, or tried to. He was more concentrated on the fact that you were almost nude and on his shoulders, trying his best for you not to fall, gripping your thighs tightly.

Then, Stan turned his eyes forward to be met with a pair of green ones, he shocked in that position, analyzing what his friend was trying to tell him. Why was Bill glaring at him? Was for something he said? Was to deconcentrate him?

If it was because that, he did it. Stan lose balance and his hands on (Y/N)'s grip softened. Richie pushed and eventually kicked her out of place, making her fall to the water behind her. Stan turned around and looked at her brushing her hair back.

"I'm sorry! Are you okay?" He was red, and displeased with himself with the fact that he actually dropped you. You started laughing and hugged him, which made him tense, feeling your wet skin.

"It's okay Stan, I'm fine. It was fun, actually." You said, separating from him, and started to swim until you got out of the quarry. Beverly following behind.

Stan turned around, meeting with Richie's eyes. He was having a shit eating grin on his face, nodding towards you, who already was out of the water, standing in the land/dirt, brushing your (H/C) hair back, the sun rays making it even brighter.

Stan blushed, and so did Bill.

(...)

Beverly was laying on the ground, with a towel, face up to the sky, with sunglasses on, while you were upside down. The boys were already used to the two of you doing that, since it wasn't the first time you go to the quarry, but damn. They -even Beverly- cannot stop admiring your body, not in a sexual manner, (or maybe Richie does but who knows what happens in that boy's head), but with compliments, like "you have a beautiful body; I wish I had your body" Being a cheerleader does have their pros.

"Hey." Beverly said, making you look up from your position. "Why don't you talk to them, and tell them what you're feeling?" You frowned. She, waiting for that reaction, giggled. "Don't look at me like that, you know exactly what I mean." You sighed. She smiled and sat down, taking off her glasses. You smiled back, and imitated her action awkwardly.

"I'll wait until everyone go. Still I don't think they'll agree... But wait- what should I say?" You said, very nervous, playing with the strap of your bra. She let out a breath laughter, and lean towards you, to start whispering things so the others wouldn't hear.

Almost an hour passed that everyone started to go, one by one, but luckily found the moment to tell Bill to stay a few minutes more. Beverly was the first to go, and she winked at you, mouthing a "good luck".

Now it was only the three of you. You knew that they were very good friends. And it scared you the most to ruin their friendship. You both stood there, awkwardly. You sighed and stood up, facing them.

"I know we are supposed to be birdwatching, Stan. But there's something I want to tell you both. It's really important for me." They nodded, Bill probably knowing what's coming. "Well, uh... I-um, all the time I've been here, as a friend and part of the group, I've noticed all the affect I've been having, being a cheerleader. And I know that there's many other boys that would die to be with me. But I sincerely couldn't care less." They looked up at you, then at each other then back at you. You were so nervous you can barely breath, your hands shaking, grabbing a lock of your hair, curling it around your finger.

Bill sighed, finding an interest in his black shoes. Stan seemed to barely understood, but he was very aware about it. You looked down, before taking a calming breath, ready to let it out.

"I like you both. And I know that you two like me back, since a not-very-long time ago. I didn't want to say anything, because, I wasn't sure about it, and I didn't want to ruin your friendship. You two are best friends, and I'm scared. I- I don't.... I don't want you guys separate because of a girl, you know?" You said, feeling like you had a hole in your chest.

They weren't answering. Just looking at you. Though you knew they needed time to think and analyze what you've just said. It was getting you really nervous, and if it wasn't cause of your nerves, you could have felt the awkwardly tension between all of you.

Before they had time to respond, you said, "I don't know if you'd like this idea, but... I was actually thinking on being together, all of us."

"I-I do n-n-not have any proble-ems with sh-sharing." You froze. You were okay with this, as long as it didn't affect their friendship, but damn. You'll look like such a slut.

Stan nodded after thinking about it twice. He looked at you the same way, before saying, "While the others do not find out, there's no problem."

"W-Well, I'll let you-u be with her right n-now. I-It's your time of having her." Bill said, talking about the birdwatching tradition, standing up to grab his bike, since he was already in most of his clothes. Stan nodded, but you stood there, eyes widened.

"Wait, what?" They turned the attention to you. "I'm sorry but I'm not some kind of object you're referring to." You said offended.

"(Y/N)" Bill laughed, and hopped onto his bike, riding off the quarry, before saying, "You're m-more th-than that. Stan c-can tell too."

#bill denbrough x reader ric #richie tozier x reader #stanley uris x reader #beverly marsh x reader #mike hanlon x reader #ben hanscom x reader #eddie kaspbrak x reader #it movie 2017 #pennywise #the losers club #losersclub x reader #stan uris #eddiekaspbrak #beverlymarsh #billdenbrough #mike hanlon #richie tozier #ben hanscom

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interview-with-a-creator · 7 years

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Cosplay: GreenRiderGlen

Thank you again for the amazing response. I’m now up to 41 interviews! Enough to move up my posting schedule! Remember, the interview is still open for any creator still on the fence.

For those of you who have answered, I’ll be picking the interviews through random selection, so please don’t get discouraged if you don’t see yours pop up right away!

Now, without further ado, on to one of our newest (returning) members of our fandom!

Author/Artist Name *

GreenRiderGlen

What content do you create? (If more than one applies, please select your main focus) *

Cosplay

What other content do you create?

Fanfiction

Where can fans find your content?

greenriderglen.tumblr.com, AO3 account once activated (05jan) (Account is now active!)

How did you find Gundam Wing?

I started watching Toonami from the day it began. The initial teaser trailers piqued my interest and I started watching it as soon as it began playing on the afternoon block. Once it started playing the midnight sun block, I watched it unedited (gasp! Blood and mild swearing, how racy!) and never looked back.

How long have you been writing or drawing/painting in this fandom?

16 years. I made my first Duo cosplay or Halloween in 01. No pictures survive, it was a scorched earth policy on old costumes. My first OZ uniforms, Treize and Une, were made in 06. I wrote a few absolutely awful fics when I watched in high school and college, but its been well over 10 years since the last fic.

How long have you been in the fandom? (Not necessarily creating for it)

17 years at large in the world, about one year on Tumblr

What has kept you in the fandom? Or kept you coming back?

The fandom has been a massive part of my life. My first Treize was a guy I dated for several years, and the show was a part of our relationship (costumes, friends made through mutual love of the series, evenings watching it and arguing over interpretation of characters, etc.) After an extremely bad breakup, I was in a Very Dark Place. I didn't want to stop cosplaying but had no idea how to find the passion for it again. So, like Lady Une, I soldiered on alone to conventions trying to find my way. At one show I met a group of pilots who became solid friends. They helped me put my life back together and move on from the wreckage that it was. I’ve met so many good people through this fandom. It really just feels like home, that's what keeps me coming back.

Is there a go-to fic or art piece that never gets old? What is it?

Past Tense by Ginnybag Lifeaftermeteor @lifeaftermeteor

Its one of the high points of my Saturday reading

Please recommend one fan work you believe everyone should see.

I don’t have the URL, maybe someone can help me here. There’s an art piece of Quatre, holding a machine gun, he looks sad, but resolved. His father and Iria are in the background. Its powerful and sobering. We have spent so much time breaking down, building up, telling our own stories of the series, but this sad determination of a kind hearted boy doing what he feels he must. It just gets a reaction from me and makes me remember the boys were likely scared at times, but were doing what they thought was right.

What piece of advice would you offer your younger self, in terms of creating?

Just get it all out on the paper now. Keep going. You can always edit later.

What type of content do you create?

Costumes, serious writing, maybe with a bit of humor. I'm so new to writing i don’t have a favorite type yet

What programs do you use?

Google docs, memo on my android, voice to text programs so I can get an idea down while I'm commuting to work.

Describe your work process.

Scattershot at best. I try to do one creative thing a day. Sometimes that's sewing for an hour, sometimes it's opening a program and writing a paragraph. Then there are the rare times I get a whole day to sit and write or sew.

What challenges have you encountered while creating your piece?

I'm my own worst enemy. I will pick every word apart until I decide it all looks AWFUL and has to be started over again. I try to not delete it, but start on another new document. I'm not always successful there.

How long, on average, does it take to complete your work?

Cosplay? 3-4 weeks if i block out time to do it daily. The majority of the time is spent doing hand sewing details. I’m still new enough to writing I don’t have an average

Are you self taught or attend schooling/classes?

Mix of both

Do you feel your works receive more or less attention than the more common fanfiction and fan art?

Difficult to say

Is it more or less difficult to receive feedback and/or comments on your work?

I love feedback. I want to know if I'm doing something right or if I should go back to just reading and not creating.

How can fans reach out and/or comment on your work?

Tumblr, AO3 once it's active

Cosplay Examples:

His Excellency Treize

Treize Detail

Lady Une

Favorite pizza?

Margherita!

Do you ride roller coasters?

Yes

Pet peeve?

Chewing with an open mouth and inconsiderate jerks who talk on a phone through the checkout line.

What do you do to relax?

Go to the farm and climb on a tractor or ride a horse. Also mermaid swimming during the summer months. You have to be unplugged to do any of that.

Name one cool/fun fact about where you live or somewhere nearby (if you don't want to be specific).

The Natchez Trace tracks behind my property. There's this massive waterfall that people love to take photos of. I love it too, but get a laugh at the fact my great grandparents used to do their laundry on the rocks where people are taking their engagement photos.

Which of the Seven Deadly Sins best describes you, and why? (Pride, Sloth, Lust, Envy, Greed, Gluttony, Wrath)

Sloth. If I don’t constantly prod myself to get up and do something, I'll easily slip into "I’m going to sit here and scroll through Facebook" and that’s a rotten way to spend your life.

@thisweekingundamwing @greenriderglen

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minikasblog · 3 years

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FIVE FINGER BOOK STACK CHALLENGE

Bookstagram @minikasbookcorner

Inspired by @eliseinwanderlust and @storysnug please go check out their posts too on Instagram ❤️

👍 THUMB A book I give thumbs up to: Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo, this book is beyond amazing, I loved Six of Crows but I have to say the sequel is even better, I highly recommend reading it!

👆POINTER FINGER A book I always recommend: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewsi, this book will and forever be my favorite, the one and only story that reignited my love for reading. I am also a sucker for books written not in the traditional type of way (I’m talking about pages left empty, needing a mirror to read certain paragraphs or needing to flip back and forth and flip the book upside down). If I had to choose one book, it’d be this one. And if I had to delete all my posts and only post about this one book to convince you to read it, I’d do it without hesitation.

🖕MIDDLE FINGER A book I did not like: A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas, and listen I am not saying I disliked it a lot, but this one was just ‘meh’ especially compared to the rest of the series. SJM is beyond talented but I honestly think this book was not needed, there’s no reason for it to exist in this form. It’s basically a 200 pages long epilogue. One that could have been shortened a bit and added to the end of Wings and Ruin. I liked the different POVs and I get that this is supposed to be a ‘bridge’ between ACOWAR and ACOSF but it just didn’t resonate with me, I’m sorry Sarah.

☝️💍 RING FINGER A book with a character you’d marry: Crescent City by Sarah J. Maas. Let me just get straight to the points. Aidas, sweet Prince of Hell appeared in the first book for around .2 seconds and I’d give up my soul for him.

🤞 PINKY FINGER A book I promise to read: S. by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. I got this book last summer, started reading it and the story was already really intriguing. It’s also one of those not-so-traditionally written books like House of Leaves. I had to stop, because I was not in the right state of mind to read it, and to give it a fair chance, I promised to get back to it when I am ready.

#fivefingerbookstack #bookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CP0In44n8y_/?utm_medium=tumblr

#fivefingerbookstack #bookstagram #acourtofsilverflames #crescentcity #crookedkingdom #shipoftheseus #acofas #sjm #sarahjmaas #leighbardugo #jj abrams #dougdorst

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jkspn · 4 years

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The most obvious reaction to fixing 'dopamine addiction' is to quit cold turkey, but maybe you could give it some more thought and apply a more nuanced approach. Personally it depends on the situation/platform, and here's how I try to limit access to overstimulating social media websites.

First off, Facebook and Instagram are networks I've deliberately decided not to participate much of. Facebook right now is just a pit of people saying things that I would want to respond to passionately, and most of the time it's not the most productive or constructive use of the platform. I daresay it's also where people are most pre-dispositioned to 'judge' other people, it's as if you're there to evaluate the life choices of people that you know. Lol. So I'm permanently logged out (deactivated now, though I keep Messenger).

Instagram on the other hand is where I go to feel sorry for myself? LOL it's actually a useful platform (for work) but as I can't really go there and not feel bad at myself and life choices after ten posts down, I just stopped using the network casually. If Facebook is where we're disposed to judge other people, Instagram is where I'm disposed to judge myself. 🤷‍♂️ So I'm permanently logged out except if I'm using it for work stuff.

Twitter is where I'm overstimulated 💀—Twitter is just a short ⌘-N t for me regardless of what I'm doing. Out of habit muscle memory just opens a new tab/window by default and types in 't'. Google would know how many times I've had search queries for 't' because sometimes the twitter suggestion on the url bar doesn't even load that quick (and I have a decent internet connection most of the time). That's how much of Twitter-trigger-happy-person I am. 🤡 I check it randomly in anticipation of finding something cool—and most of the time I do find cool and productive stuff. I work mostly in design and development so I do get a lot of ideas, inspiration, advice, and intersting things through Twitter because I took the time to trimmed the people I follow, I've muted most things that would lead me to doom scrolling, and generally I find interesting content that could actually benefit me.....but the same would also lead me to spend so much time on Twitter. It feeds me so many things that I could actually benefit from, but the act of being on Twitter itself is what's really harmful! The way I've dealt with this is actually just using Twitter on a specific device (in my case, my iPad), and not anywhere else even on the computer. This allows me to triage things I will have to check out later on the computer, while intentionally creating a mental and physical barrier to accessing Twitter—while at times I do have my iPad in bed or on the couch it's usually when I'm watching or reading something—activities where I most of the time put the iPad away back to a proper table. Having it on my phone would make me tempted to just scroll and scroll anywhere I can be comfortable. (Continuing on the theme for the past two paragraphs, Twitter is where we judge everyone.)

YouTube, I do watch videos, but often there's a limit of two-three videos simply because the thought of having to spend time sitting and watching a video can be daunting—I'm watching this video as my leg is fidgeting restlessly (even though it's a welcome reminder). This is why I'm really putting an effort into commenting on this video (on many videos actually) so at the very least I spend time to think about what you've said and internalize it in my life, and have valuable practice time to being able to work out my thoughts into writing. As I'm typing this the fidgeting went away, and it kind of tricks my brain that I'm YouTube satiated. And I have a sort of obscure Tumblr blog where I post most of the things I write just to have the satisfaction of publishing something. Engagement on YouTube (or even that blog) isn't something I'm really looking forward to, and replies often come sparsely, so I'm able to manage YouTube time better than anything. (Again, following the theme, YouTube is where I look forward to be judged—watching self-improvement videos or even just videos about my interests really challenge me to do something about it, or make something of it.)

But in general the way I deal with overstimulation is to think of how to set it up in such a way that I have to create something constructive/productive in return—whether it be long YouTube comments, a blog post that no one reads, or making copious notes out of it for reference in much larger projects.

This is why I agree that making lists of things that you can do when you want to be stimulated is a very good idea. Interesting things I find on Twitter that I deliberately store away for checking out on the computer allows me to have time and space to explore the ideas further. Marking things you need to watch on YouTube is a good way to stop simply scrolling down the homepage for stimulation. I've also taken advantage of all the free two-months of Skillshare from countless YouTube creators by bookmarking courses I want to take so that when I have another account (after deleting the old one), I can just get right into the next class I have to check out. Anyway, you get the idea.

And well, most importantly it allows you to actually do the things you need to do—sometimes all you need is a prompt—and feel good that you've been able to accomplish something even in your down time.

So, really it's about being intentional with how you consume things, and thinking how best to approach the thing that overstimulate you. This has been another long YT comment (LOL), but if you've made it this far, tell me what you think!

#productivity

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