#why cant the writers come up with new stuff

[islanddboyy]

WHY DO TV SHOWS FEEL THE NEED TO UP THE ANTE EVERY SEASON. IT DOESNT MAKE IT BETTER. IT DOESNT MAKE IT MORE APPEALING TO AUDIENCES. IT BREEDS LOW QUALITY WRITING, CHARACTER INCONSISTENCIES AND OVERALL SHITTY WORK. STOP DOING IT!!!

[mischiefmaker615]

Chef's Choice

Over the past time of having tumblr, i have collected my personal favorites- stories that i always get drawn back to when i need inspiration, something to read, and/or something to enjoy with whatever mood or situation that needs tending LOL (not in order and there are so many others i love!!)

Thought it be best to introduce you to some of the greats out there :D

“Seems like the prince of Asgard is seduced by a mortal woman”

By: @fictive-sl0th

(OMG i absolutely LOVE the doctor themed stories with Loki XD ya never know what direction it's gonna end up ;) )

A Coveted Bride

By: @magicbystarlight

(i absolutely LOVE jealous Loki, anything in the realm of dark theme and possessiveness XD we don't judge here. it's an enquired taste and darling, you cooked!!)

Duplicitous *Long Snake Moan*

By: @darkficsyouneveraskedfor

(everything you write, i got to read! truth be told, we didnt ask for but we absolutely needed!!)

Pinned Down The Rite Liberties

By: @lokisgoodgirl

(come on, just by the titles alone you know it's gonna be good! everything you've written, i've fallen in love with each detail, nothing is rushed and personalities are captured beautifully! i've caught myself gasping out loud in public with some of the stuff you bring us and i absolutely love it!)

Overstimulation Welcome Him Home More Between His Thighs

By: @sarahscribbles

(had me drooling in kinktober!!! just the title alone, i hit favorite so i could read it when i got time and darling, you didn't disappoint! so many stories just draw my attention and every aspect of them is truly perfect!!! i need more!!!)

thirty seconds

By: @muddyorbsblr

(what i would give to be in the readers shoes!! omg i loved this!!! hit all the right feelings and i cant help but reread this far more than thirty times LOL)

The Chambermaid

By: @wheredafandomat

(i want Loki to step on me!!!! i wouldn't mind slave life if it meant serving him LOL gods this was perfect!! i always loved maid x Loki themed stories, keep them coming!!)

Kinktober Day 16

By: @suguru-getos

("we listen and we don't judge" *cough* i love me some CNC! seems like a very hidden kink topic so i got positively excited when i saw this mentioned in your writing and just HAD to read it Lol kinky indeed!!! truly my favorite fic of yours so far!)

Overtime Safehouse Conquer Close Quarters

By: @cleo-fox

(I'm pretty sure all of tumblr knows who you are Lol i have enjoyed EVERYTHING you've come out with; your plots, details and character embodiment, Loki is on point!! i cant even fathom where to begin on making storylines this deep with all the bells and whistles. you are truly an incredible writer!!)

"I can do….terrible things to you."

By: @oh-look-at-her

(i can't literally do anything but bow down to you and get up only when given permission LOL truly a damn good time reading your work!!)

Firestarter

By: @delaber

(who doesn't love a good enemies to lovers story Lol can't tell you how many people i've shooed while i was in the middle of reading this XD)

Frozen Stiff Happily Never After

By: @simplyholl

(tbh i struggle finding REALLY good Jotun Loki fics and absolutely fell in love with this one!!! thank you for letting me die in peace now Lol had me giddy and blushing!!)

Have Mercy

By: @mochie85

(you captured his hot and pain in the ass personality so well!!! i LOVED this went through all the emotions on this one!! kinda like an enemies to lovers story Lol why cant it be me!!!)

A Tales of Tangled Desires

By: @angelremnants

(i fell in love with the part one, not expecting for my request to be answered but i got a part two and absolutely have become obsessed!! i love your writing so much and thank you for the prayer being answered! Lol)

And The Gods Made Love

By: @thefairywithboots

(thank you for my request being answered!! anything you publish, i cant get enough of and love the pure art like pace you take to form every inch of your story!!)

Plus One

By: @societyfolklore

(EXACTLY what i needed to start the new year ;) thank you!)

Mission Accomplished

By: @asgards-princess-of-mischief

(i love the whole "there's only one bed" scenario LOL this was absolutely perfect!)

Handcuffed Together

By: @anonymousfiction211

(it's in the title LOL this had all of my emotions :D it was fun, hilarious and incredible sexy!! truly loved this!)

[juyeoz]

XO KITTY S2 IS OUT‼️‼️‼️ pls share your thoughts when u watch it 🙏🏻 i NEED someone to talk about it

I JUST FINISHED THE SEASONNNN, XO KITTY S2 SPOILERS AHEAD

First off. family reunion was so cute i’m so happy for them. Now second off……

YOO I FUCKINNG HATE STELLA. IVE HATED HER SINCE SHE ASKED KITTY TO HELP HER WITH MINHO BROOO I WAS RIGHT FROM THE BEGINNING SHES SO WEIRDDDDD AND MENTALLY INSANE.

but jin and q were the cutest omfgg i acc lived for their scenes. also juliana and q forever being my fave duo they’re so silly with each other

THEN THEN THE DRAMA???? THE SKI TRIP?????? PENIEL BEING MINHOS BROTHER??? Life was hectic. so much stuff happened😭😭😭 BUT MINHO AND KITTY’S SCENES WERE SOOO CUTE UGHH THE RAIN SCENE YOYOYOY THE DREAM???? HE LOOKED SO FUCKING GOOD

Yeah i was drooling looooll………. BUT THEN KITTY AND YURI?????? I WAS BAFFLED THE WHOLE KISS CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD 😭😭 then juliana and yuri and kitty??????? Lord. im glad yuri and kitty made up in the end tho!!!!! if they didn’t yall would’ve seen me on the news❤️ (POOR YURI THO OMFFGG)

the moment i heard like me better playing i paused so fast CS THATS LJ AND PETERS SONGGGG SO IM LIKE YOOO HOLD ON IS HE COMING??? AND HE APPEAREDDD I WAS LIVID I LOVE HIM SM 😞😞😞 him and kitty, their scenes were a nice break from all this drama BYEEE

dae and eunice they’re so cute (just watched the scene where they lwk had a fight omg??? NOOOOOO) but poor dae’s dad bro i felt so bad HES SO ADORABLE🙁

back to minho and kitty HE FELL FIRST SHE FELL HARDER???? OH MY GODDDDDDD IM TWEAKING OUTT SHE WANTS HIM SO BAD PLEASEEEE PLEASEEEEE flashback to when minho saw kitty at the party last year and her looking at him now???? yo 💔💔💔💔💔 but love q for setting them up like OOUUHUG YOOOO NOT STELLA SEEING THEM DANCING ESP AFTER KITTY SAYS I MISS YOU???? (yeahhh i’m kms this scene is abt to wreck me she’s such a manipulative little SHIT BRO) AND KITTY SAYING THE SAME WORDS FROM MINHOS CONFESSION AT THE END OF EP 7?????? YOOOO THE WRITER KNOWS WHAT THEYRE DOINGG SORRY I LOVE THIS SHIP SM

ps. alex (forever my love) and dae is acc so bad……….. he and minho look so good this season like Hello??????? their beefing moment hurt me but i’m so happy they’re warming up again anddddd im going to binge minho edits and add them to my minho collection…. It’s been dry…..

DAE PERFORMING SEVEN??? AND THEYRE OUT HERE DANCING W HIM??? ITS GIVING CAMP ROCK I CANTTTT (sad that he didn’t win tho….) AND THE PROPOSAL AWWEEEE THATS SO CUTE im so glad the family is good again

WATCHING THE SCENE OF KITTY AND MINHO AFTER THE TALENT SHOW RNNN LIVE REACTIONN PLEASEE PLEASSEE oh. K. They didn’t kiss K. I see how it is.

Okay… watching the last scene now….. live reaction. not the long walks in the sculpture garden BYEEE YOO HE LOOKS SO GOOD IN THIS RED OMFOFMFOKFGOKG hes so fine God. Uhhh stop whys he leaving WHYS HE LEAVING STFU STFU BUEE NOT BETTER OFF AS A PLAYBOY… TELL HIM KITTY PLEASEEEE PLEASSEEEEEEE I DONT GOT THAT LONG. Yo. ISTFG IF THEY GIVE US ANOTHER SEASON PLEASEEE JUST YOOO I CANT DO THIS OH KY GODDDDD YOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOTHING???? NOTHING????????? Awww at least a hug. that’s cute ig MINHO NEEDS TO SAY SKEMTJING YOO YOOO YOO WHATS HAPPENEIGN WHATS HAPPENIGN YOYOYOYYOOYOY ARE THEY GNA KISS YOOO YO….Uhhh guys he walked away? you’re seeing me on the news 7:13 pm jan 19th. WAIT WAIT SHE CALLED FOR HIMY O WAIT WIAITJTITITI OMGGOMFOFMG ASKING TO JOIN HE SAYSSSSSSSSSSSSZSZSS UESSS OKAYYY DEF A S3 DEFINITELYYYY OH MYOGDDD YEYSYAYSHSH

best believe i’m going to work on something based off of this show guys……😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[domm1etae]

sent to tempt me - chapter thirteen

chapter thirteen: he said this

chapter summary: Yunho recounts how mingi, after heroically standing up to dangerous drug dealers, casually drops a flirty line that leaves everyone in shock

pairing: yunho x mingi

genre: smut (not yet but there will be eventually), angst, fluff, romance, m/m, non!idol!ateez, sub!yunho, dom!mingi, drama, coming of age, collage, religion

rating: 18+ (for the whole series bc there will be smut eventually) | mdni

word count: 928

warnings under

collage, roommates, sub!yunho, dom!mingi, bad boy mingi and religious church good boy yunho, same-sex attraction, m/m, teasing, dark themes, homophobia, self discovery, pet names, strangers to lovers, religion and religious topics, aaaand more will be added soon hehehe

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author's note: look guys dont hate me okay i know this chapter isnt even 1k words long but i decided to split chapter 13 into 2 because i have a MASSIVE writers block and i just cant write right now since it takes me hours to come up with anything. but i felt super bad because i know youve all been waiting for an update for like 14+ days and i also got a lot of new readers from twitter (follow me if you dont already!!) so the pressure is on!!

anywaaaays, stopping the excuses, here’s a short update and TOMORROW chapter 14 following what happened in this one is coooming!

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“…You what?”

Yunho swallowed, shifting uncomfortably in his seat. “…Yeeeah,” he muttered, rubbing the back of his neck.

Jisung suddenly shot up from where he was sitting, dramatically waving his hands in the air. “Wait, wait, wait—” he gasped. “When you texted me, it didn’t sound so serious! But Yunho—THIS? THIS is big news! OMFG, YUNHO!” He grabbed his head like he was physically holding his brain together. “You cannot just drop all of this on me at once! I have so many questions—”

Seonghwa cut him off, raising a hand. “Jisung, let him finish the story first,” he said firmly. “I bet he’ll answer all your questions anyway.” He turned back to Yunho with an encouraging nod. “Please continue.”

Hongjoong, who had been listening with narrowed eyes, suddenly leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. “Yeah, please,” he added. “So, what happened to Mingi? Why was he bleeding and everything?”

Yunho sighed, rubbing his temples as he tried to collect his thoughts. “Well… he wasn’t really talking at first,” he admitted. “But then he told me that he got into a fight with some guys from his past—said they were trying to sell drugs to some underage kids. He stepped in to stop them.”

Seonghwa gasped, his hand flying to his chest. “Oh god, that’s horrible.”

Yunho nodded. “Yeah… and apparently, he wasn’t alone at first. There were two other people with him, but they bailed the second things got ugly. So, in the end, it was just him against, like, five to seven guys.”

Jisung whistled lowly. “Damn. This is probably the first time I actually feel sorry for Mingi.”

Hongjoong, however, had gone eerily quiet, his expression unreadable. Then, after a few beats, he let out a sigh and muttered, “I know who you’re talking about.”

The entire room went still.

Seonghwa’s eyebrows shot up. “Wait, what?”

Yunho blinked. “You do?”

Jisung looked like he was about to pass out from shock. “Hold on, what?”

Hongjoong chuckled at their reactions, shaking his head. “Ah, don’t worry. I don’t know what they look like, but as I’ve already said, I know a lot of people. Not as many as Mingi, but I’ve lived around here for a long time. So yeah, I know who you’re talking about. And yeah… they’re total jackasses.”

He leaned back, crossing his arms. “I remember one time they sold LSD to a friend of a friend when she was only seventeen. She ended up in the hospital.” His jaw clenched. “She almost didn’t survive because she didn’t know how much she could take. She nearly overdosed.”

Seonghwa’s hand flew to his mouth, eyes wide in horror.

Yunho’s stomach twisted. “…Wow, Hongjoong, I’m so sorry to hear that.”

Hongjoong shook his head. “It’s in the past, but hearing you say Mingi actually stood up against them? Damn. Points for him, honestly.” His lips twitched slightly. “Warms my heart in a way.”

Yunho exhaled. “Yeah… it made me look at Mingi in another light too. It was really hero-like of him, in my eyes. Except for the part when he told me he used to do drugs as well. That’s how he knows them.”

Jisung hummed. “Oh?”

“He told me he quit, though,” Yunho continued. “Now he only smokes weed, cigarettes, or drinks.”

Jisung let out a dreamy sigh. “That’s hot.”

Seonghwa nearly choked. “JISUNG?!”

“What?” Jisung shrugged dramatically. “Mingi is hot as hell. And just imagine him with a blunt, all high and —uuuuuugh.” He groaned dramatically, flopping back onto the couch. “Guhhughuhguhguhguh.”

Hongjoong rolled his eyes. “You need to hook up with someone ASAP. You’re very much sex-deprived.”

Jisung gasped. “Excuse me?!”

“Not an insult, just a fact,” Hongjoong said, waving him off. Then, he turned back to Yunho. “Anyway—please continue. We keep interrupting you.”

Yunho exhaled, shaking his head. “Yeeeah… actually, while you’re at it—after a while, Mingi just casually drops, ‘Really, don’t take it personally. I mean it when I say I like having you around.’”

Seonghwa let out a soft aww, but Jisung was already gripping his seat.

“And I didn’t know what to say,” Yunho admitted. “So I just kinda nodded and kept focusing on his wounds. But then—then—Mingi suddenly goes, ‘And you’re actually pretty cute.’”

Jisung choked. “WHAT.”

Yunho nodded, still looking bewildered. “Yeah. And then he smirked at me and said, ‘I like your kind.’”

A second of silence.

And then—

“OMFG NDFGIUWEHFQÉÍEADSFIPSEQJFÚOASDJWFOEQADS.” Jisung practically screamed, flailing so hard his chair nearly tipped over. “YUNHO. YOU ARE SO STUPID. OMG. ARE YOU SHITTING ME. WHAT FANFICTION IS THIS. I AM GONNA DIE.”

Seonghwa’s hands flew to his mouth in shock, eyes as wide as saucers. “Mingi said that? To you?”

Hongjoong just stared. “Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.”

Jisung wasn’t even processing them anymore. He was pacing back and forth, full-on malfunctioning. “I SWEAR TO GOD. I SWEAR TO GOD, YUNHO. YOU ARE ACTUALLY DENSE. HOW ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS SO CALMLY.”

Yunho blinked. “I mean… what?”

“YOU DIDN’T—!!” Jisung clutched his head like he was about to pass out. “YUNHO. HE CALLED YOU CUTE. AND SAID HE LIKES YOUR KIND. YOU. YOUR KIND.”

Hongjoong exhaled, pinching the bridge of his nose. “This is insane. Mingi is flirting with you and you just sat there nodding like an NPC.”

Yunho looked at them, still confused, flopping back. “Wait… what do you mean, flirting?”

Seonghwa grinned, shaking his head. “Oh my god, Yunho. You’re in so deep.”

Jisung gripped his heart. “This is the best day of my LIFE. Nothing can top this!”

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[stellariders]

ok i finished my exam for today so now i can explain my scattered thoughts of the fall finale/ the season so far:

i liked the episode but it did not feel like a fall finale whatsoever. it was very underwhelming. having taylor miss this episode was severely dumb imo.

i’m intrigued by the cruz flacko storyline but at the same time, why cant they come up with a new storyline? plus, it feels like retcon having flacos cousin know about what cruz did when i thought it was said the the building was already clear.

it feels like the major storylines this season come from preexisting storylines or have just been retconned from past storylines. kelly already had a secret half sibling storyline so damon coming into the picture was dumb. and then they didn’t even execute it correctly because he left and isn’t even brought up anymore. this flacko storyline is again just a past storyline.

also, storylines are just being dragged out. that tory and carver stuff did not need to last half a season. especially since it didn’t really do anything for carver. he didn’t come out of that relationship a changed man or having any typer of realization. he’s the same guy that he was before he went to texas. tory was just a bad influence on him really.

i’ve got no clue what they’re trying to do with pascal and monica and the miami stuff but it seems like in 8 episodes, they’ve gone nowhere. i’m convinced the writers don’t even know what happened in miami.

then there the stellaride baby talk. we got one conversation in the first episode and nothing after that. not even a moment of stella just by herself and just talking about a family with violet or novak. there was absolutely nothing. which is so dumb because andrea said at the beginning of the season that it was a journey for them. but it doesn’t feel like it since they haven’t talked about it again.

i’m excited to hear about novaks past but why couldn’t they have started it earlier in the season? why the fall finale? also, where the hell is stella’s backstory? andrea said we’ll get it but it’s been 8 episodes and nothing.

i think andrea is a good writer and she’s written great episodes but i really don’t think she’s a good showrunner whatsoever. this first half of the season has just been so scattered and storylines haven’t been executed to their fullest potential. and the storylines we do get a recycled storylines.

i think the show still has so much potential but andrea isn’t doing a good job as showrunner and i really think getting a new showrunner would be the best thing for the show. med got a new showrunner this season and im truly so happy with the new season and i love this new showrunner. and i know other people have said the same thing

[astro-in-prog]

theory on the new stills

so based on some of the metadata pulled for these stills - it seems that Polin at the Ball and Angry Colin take place in the same episode!

so heres my take on the chain of events!

After episode 1 which I am guessing will include Pen and Colin coming back to town, Colin and Pen running into each other at the market(not so sure about this) and potentially the first ball of the season, the scene with Pen at the window and Colin and Pen in what look like a dark garden maybe standing super close, Pen failing spectacularly on the marriage mart and Colin offering his help - Whatever the included scenes my guess is they would set up the lessons and have the first episode end with Colin and Pen being on friendly terms.

As with every episode, EPISODE 2 will start with a LW monologue and potentially cover some of the EP 1 stuff. This leads me to think that Pen would probably have written something not too kind about herself and Colin would be pissed about it.

This anger would then boil over in the famous Letter Opener Scene from RMB. I don't want to spoil it but the still of the 2 of them together later in the episode and Colin's bandaged hand has me convinced we are getting it.

Colin being angry at LW would boil over in his conversation with Penelope who I think he's staring down in this scene. Note - there are no other bridgerton's around while Colin looks pretty unruffled and definitely angry. I personally dont see why the writers would choose to make Colin angry twice in the same episode for 2 similar reasons. It flows better if its all compounded into 1 scene especially since we as the audience know Penelope is LW.

BONUS - Penelope sees Colin looking like THIS and they also share a super-close-pretty-angsty-eye-contact-heavy moment.

Following this if Pen does storm out and Colin realises he needs to apologise, he finds Pen at the ball to talk to her and this scene happens.

Pen and Colin ignoring propriety and standing so close together... LIKE THEY ARE LITERALLY TOUCHING?! ZERO PERSONAL SPACE BABIES! The Lord and Lady Whistledown vibes are so strong with this one... like i cant wait for scenes with these two just gossiping away in the corner of a ball and sharing barbs and making each other laugh😭

[lilacmilkshakesx]

i’m bored so thoughts on episode 5 of pjo !

spoilers possibly (?)

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omg the hug was actually insane like and the way percy relaxed when annabeth hugged him omgsjgdhd

was screaming for him to hug her back, like why r u js standing there 😣

grover has to be tired of them like genuinely

”it doesn’t have to be a thing, you know. that you hugged me.” it’s embarrassing how i cackled at that

their heads peeking up behind the barrier on the side of the road, they’re so cute

ares twitter beef is realest ever

annabeth saying she never watched a movie (did chuckle, icl) and percy basically offering for them to go to see one, oh em gee

”why would hephaestus make an amusement park?” “maybe he finds them amusing?” annabeth, the comedian u are 🫶🏻

annabeth getting distracted by the gears, i luv her

i must be stupid bc i will be so serious, i was lowk lost w the grover and ares interrogation stuff 😭 like its not that i didn’t like it bc aryan is such a good actor and edge is a good fit for ares, but the dots were not connecting in my head to how we got from point a to b

props to grover tho, he was sherlock holmes fr

[“What is Love” starts playing] i screamed.

the ride had me scared w them 😭

the entire scene before the golden throne, i sobbed. annabeth calling him ‘seaweed brain’ for the first time, them fighting back and forth

”you’re better at this than me. you just are. and you know it.” sick.

annabeth promising to save his mother and him asking for her to come back for him and HER SAYING HE DIDNT EVEN NEED TO ASK IM SO ILL I CANT ANYMORE OH MY GOSH

leah and walker r such good actors omg

”it’s okay. it’s okay.” percy reassuring himself and annabeth, the amount of emotion put into it, u would think its final season and he’s at his last breath and tbh, wouldn’t have it any other way ! anyways percabeth soulmatism and best at making me sob !

lowk had me fooled bc i thought in the silence, it would pan back to percy js like not being affected for some reason but then it pans back and he’s fully gold, i was bamboozled

annabeth’s speech omg

even the gods know athena was sick for allowing echidna and the chimera to go after annabeth

”he isn’t that way. he’s better than that.” oh so i’m in a ball on the floor

lowk thought she was abt to solve that thing, mechanic annabeth realness

after that whole tunnel of love thing, i can say these writers r sick and i was ripping my hair out whilst sobbing ☺️

oh em gee does grover know who stole the bolt ?!?! 😧

cannot wait for next week omgg, this show has not disappointed me yet and every new episode becomes my fav

also.. if this is what tlt season is like.. tlo is gonna leave me in shambles

side note: what is it w this show and flights of stairs metaphors or whatever ?? #foreshadowing..?? /j

[waywardsalt]

2, 7, 19 and 29 for the writer ask thingy?

2 (a character whose POV you’re currently exploring): Bellummmm i’ve jumped ahead slightly in a fic to do a scene from his pov (cant remember if it was originally in his pov or not) and i do enjoy trying to figure out his pov in general, this current one is in the ship oneshot so its both trying to write and figure out how he thinks/speaks plus the challenge of him being nonhuman and figuring out how to describe movement. otherwise i have an eldin ring and a smt iv fic both rotting in my wips somewhere that take a look at the povs of my tarnished and flynn where the neutral route splits off respectively.

7 (your preferred writing fonts): i dont really pay a lot of attention to fonts, i just start up a new word doc and the only thing i might tinker with is the line spacing- i usually end up in some sort of calibri or aptos or whatever the default font is.

19 (the most interesting topic you’ve researched for a fic): yeah im gonna be totally honest here and admit that i havent done a whole lot of research for most of my fics. i looked up how to block a knife yeaaaars ago and some light stuff about. um. yeah honestly i havent done a lot of research specifically for a fic, i generally look into stuff when it comes up and i deem it important enough to the fic, and since i put the most focus on the characters it generally doesn’t come up. more often than not, i tend to use past, unrelated research and my own existing knowledge, anyways, and play into that more. i do, however, do occasionally smatterings of research into injuries and illnesses and mental illnesses and all of that, partially out of general interest, but also because i like to keep it in mind for fic purposes. i have genuinely considered looking into taking an anatomy class primarily for fanwork purposes (but i do think the subject is genuinely interesting too)

29 (how easy is it for you to come up with titles?): coming up with titles is my achilles heel it SUCKS its a hell of my own creation i struggle with it so bad that’s why half of my loz aus have little placeholder names and why half of everything else is a song lyric or some quote. i only have a handful of original titles and any of the good ones likely took me ages to come up with. i tend to fall back on some flavor of pun.

[blkkizzat]

Barb anon is backkk did I end up procrastinating to reply yessssss has it been whole month into the new year yah but we aint gonna talk about that but since your going on your hiatus wanted to sent this in FIRSTTTT OFFF GIRLL YOU GOT THIS MAKE NICKI PROUD CUZ BARBZ STAY IN SCHOOLL AND SHOW HER YOUR MBA 🤭🤭🤭 but yah school fr be annoying as hell especially when your also working and have extracurriculars so it’s understandable that your taking a break from on here

Also I am not sure if these emojis are take so I will instead just give an emoji combo 🌙🎱

I just remembered u had recently went to whistler as someone from the metro Vancouver area all imma say is I was kinda confused (me fr:😨🫢😗) since I was pretty sure your from the states and then I saw the tiktok ban post u made which confirmed u weren’t Canadian and I was pretty gagged that my fav writer is fr 2 hours away rn and i am at home (idk why I can’t fathom stuff like this like I fr couldn’t sleep when I realized during renaissance tour Vancouver date that Beyoncé is 40 mins away from me and I was going to the show so I was gonna see her as well 😭😭😭) so I wanted to ask is whistler known as a tourist spot in the states cuz I mainly thought whistler was Canadian spot and maybe Australian/uk spot since so many people working in the village are from there

Anyway good luck with school sending loads of love ❤️❤️❤️

AHHHHH BAEEEE Barb nonny boo!! 💕💕💕

aweee thank youuuu sweets! haha i need to go over to stationhead and get a nicki scholarship lmfao XD.

yeah im just stressing, ive been stressing all week so i havent really been able to relax and enjoy writing anything. plus searching for an apartment is STRESSFUL! like i put in a app today and then when it confirmed the price went up $250! Like how you gonna change my price mid application!?!?! im ded.

Ooh yeah! I've gone up to whistler for the past 2 years with my MBA friends and we are gonna make it a tradition haha. I'm in WA so I'm just below y'all!

Yeah I think in the PNW at least its popular. I was surprised how many UK/Aussies are there, especially Aussies, everyone working there is Aussie istg haha. I really like it there and I dont even fuck with snow like that haha, but the vibes are so fun and I like going to dance at Buffalo Bills. We rent airbnbs like right across the street from the village cause its better than the hotels imo.

Thank youuu barb anon love u boo tysm for the support. Reading this helps me keep going cause its way too much on my plate that i just kinda panic and freeze lately lolol. Then i take a puff of my vape and pull my shit together but I feel like i have a freak out moment everyday lolol.

but miss y'all alreadyyyy i cant wait until this school year is over and i can go to portugal then come back to y'all!🩷🩷

[myymi]

ohh if you can i would appreciate some tips!! honestly writers are so admirable we dont give yall enough credit🙏🙏🙏

well, for me to give you the absolute best tips i can to help out, i need to know what exactly you're struggling with when it comes to writing. there are about a million different tips i can give you for about a million different things and some of those tips will be completely useless to you

for now though, i'll give you the things that help me getting into a writing mood + general tips i give to new writers and if you still need further help you can explain what exactly you're struggling with and ill do my best to help out;

1) whatever you learned about formatting essays; forget it.

a common thing i see in new writers is they try to write it like an essay. which isn't a bad idea really, but it is restricting. your paragraphs don't have to be four or more sentences. they can only be one if you want. it's your story, format it however you want. you don't need to follow rules

2) listening to music

this is mostly for when you have that one specific scene in your head but have no idea what to do for the rest of the fic. listening to music and connecting the lyrics to the characters you're using is a great way to get your mind thinking. one song can give you several different ideas depending on how you interpret it

3) make sure you are in a good mood

personally, i cannot write to save my life if im upset or just generally having a bad day. i know some people can use creating as a way to cheer themselves up, but it just doesn't work out for me lol

4) if you don't need background noise, don't use it

it's pretty easy to get distracted when writing, especially when you have something new playing. if you do need background noise of some kind, i would advise playing instrumental music or that one movie/show that you've seen a thousand times and could quote in your sleep. keep your focus on your writing

5) brackets will be your best fucking friend when writing

one of the most important things about writing is keeping your flow going. if you find yourself writing sentence after sentence for a good while and then you suddenly hit a stop because you don't know how to word what happens next; throw it in brackets and write the scene after it. its the same reason why you're told to skip questions you get stuck on when taking a test. let your brain do what it knows it can and come back to the tricky stuff later.

6) you don't have to write anything in order

you don't have to write a story exactly start to finish. you can jump between any scene you'd like and find out how to connect it to a different scene another time. this kinda ties into the last tip in the sense that you gotta let your brain do what it knows. if you only know the beginning and the end then write those first and figure out the rest as you go. if you need to edit either one of the previous things then that's okay. there's no shame in changing things around, it's just how creating things go. sometimes change is needed

7) writing prompts

for new writers, i like to tell them to find a prompt online to write a story for before they start their own. using a prompt someone else made keeps your brain from getting overwhelmed, allowing you to focus more on finding a writing style that works best for you. using writing prompts also lets your brain find ways to contribute to a story without having it make everything while also figuring out how to put it on paper. it's easy to overwhelm the brain, so let it get used to writing before you start creating your own ideas. (this is also something i advise to people who experience burnout or just cant think of anything to write. your brain just needs a break from creating ideas right now, go and find a prompt for it)

8) word count

listen to me because this is so important; ignore the word count. you need to focus on learning, not how much you're writing. it doesn't matter if you only wrote 50 words when other people have fics well over 50k. ignore it. you are learning, you'll get there eventually. if you focus too much on how much you're writing you're going to stress yourself out and ultimately drive yourself away from ever writing again. treat word counts as milestones. start with 50, then 100, then 150, then 200, etc. let yourself work towards it slowly rather than push yourself too hard right out the gate. you can't expect to draw the mona lisa the first time you put a pencil to a paper, so don't expect to write thousands of words the first time you write a story. it'll take time, and that's perfectly okay.

9) analyze the shit out of your characters

this is easier when writing fanfiction, but take a few hours to learn your characters. find the content they're in and hyper-focus on what they're doing. pay attention to their speech patterns, their body language, their relationships with others, etc. if they're not in a scene, try to imagine they are and what'd they do and/or say if they were. it'll help out with keeping them in character when writing

10) if you get to a point where you can't write anymore even when using brackets; stop writing for the day

we have our limits. you will get to a point where you can't get another word down and that's okay. it doesn't matter if you've only written a handful of words, close your program and wait until you feel motivation hit you again. if you keep trying to force yourself to write when you just can't then you're going to burn yourself out. the most probable reason for this is writer's block, which means you need to focus on other things for a while. give your brain time to recollect itself. it's annoying, i know, but it's better for you if you just let your brain do what it needs to. it knows how to take care of itself, so let it.

i also have a tag i use whenever i give tips, so you can check those out as well to see if anything helps! it's just writing tips

[castlebyersafterdark]

i've been writing more of my cabin fic where mike and will are finally coming together. and it made me realise just how difficult they are to write! theyre so harmonious that its really hard to find the adversarial conflict in their dynamic unless theyre specifically fighting, and you always need a bit of adversarial stuff to make a scene move along. not fighting but just... each character on their own 'script', their own train of thought and motivation.

i can vaguely see why some writers resort to making will super sassy or poking fun at mike - somehow mike is easier to do this to, because for mike to do this to will feels too cruel. but will does have his little edge, so i think some writers find themselves pushing that too far. it can be fun, but it's not will - to me anyway.

but writing will is hard! you always say he's easier, but finding who he really is beneath it all, outside of the supernatural stuff, is hard! because while all that informs him, it doesnt inform who he is on regular days, or who he was before it happened. i remember being really surprised to see s3 will when i first watched it - seeing him in summer clothes and just hanging out with his friends was so alien. but of course, will is more than his trauma.

and so i think that to find the balance where he and mike aren't fighting but arent finishing each other's sentences either (they cant do those things ALL the time) is tricky. theirs is such a tender friendship. i'm having such a new appreciation for the writers and how much effort they've put into the complexity of byler's storyline.

Firstly, so excited for your stories 😁😁

And oh yeah, they can be quite troublesome, certainly certainly. Because you don't want them to sound the same - a problem found in a lot of modern fiction I find, and certainly fanfiction. The need to make sure that each character has their own voice and thought processes and personality through the written word and it's trying to connect trains of thought and mental synapses and word choice and expression and how they react to lines of dialogue in conversation.

Some say that writing fanfiction is easier because these characters already exist and you are drawing from an established place - I disagree. In some regards. Because in original writing, that's all you! It's at least something of which you can create and make up personality traits and mental processes and emotions as you please, as long as your writing supports it and you can justify things to make sense in your narrative. The puzzle already exists for fanfic and "borrowed" characters, but some of the pieces are missing and the picture on the box might not be the correct image.

So... resorting to cliche comes in, sounding like a copy of a copy of a copy because you read a lot of other fic (why I have to only read fic in sporadic breaks now as to separate my creativity and existing fic. I don't want to absorb writing style too much which I find I can do when I'm beta reading or binging too much fic). Stereotypes (and not the true, realistic depictions) but fandom stereotypes.

I think it is a pretty easy crutch in conversation to make them hmmm bicker too much or resort to sarcasm. These can be easier to write because yeah, it adds some tension or conflict, however small. But it doesn't always apply. I've read some stories and I just feel... well, why do Mike and Will even like each other in this fic 'verse? What is this? And not for lack of writing skill. It's tough!! You gotta depict BOTH these guys who are long time childhood best friends and also romantically involved, or almost romantically involved, or thinking they cannot be romantically involved.

I still find Mike much more difficult to write and different characters click for different writers!! Hard to parse why. Understand all you mentioned about him, and I don't know. He just takes over so as much as I adore Mike, and as much as he's the leader - Mike rarely leads my way. The capital letter Writers get it, we're let spinning and pacing in the sandbox a whooooole lot.

[gadriezmannsgirl]

So im the anon who asked when you'll publish again cuz I missed it and I just wanna say sorry im so late but i jus saw ur post. BESTIE i dont even know where to begin. so first im gonna say i just read the new fermin fic and it was INCREDIBLE. SO CUTE. AND I LOVED IT. second, i want to give you my complete understanding. of course im not a writer but it takes very little empathy to understand why a lack of engagement would make you demotivated to write. im so sorry and im sure others here too that we dont give u the appreciation u deserve. for me personally, its the fact that im afraid to come off on anon and comment with my account, but i realize even i can give feedback through anon. whenever you are ready to come back, even sporadically, i will talk to u more here because u deserve to hear what we think of the fics u so cutely write for us to enjoy. let me just tell you for now that i have never found someone that does non smut in such a mature way. i cant even explain what i am thinking so bare with me i hope you get this. often i just want to read reality and what a real relationship with these boys are like. that's the stuff that makes me kick my feet and giggle fr. but you are one of the only ones that can do that in a way which is perfectly descriptive and realistic. your fic with Gavi for the fight after he waves a sandwich in your face??? BBG. i cant believe i never told u how much i loved that detail. of course it was a shit thing for his character to do but that is the kind of stuff that realistically happens in a relationship fight and leads to a silent treatment and argument -> discussion -> solution like in ur fic. i was reading it with my mouth covered like damn she got it JUST RIGHT. i legit read ur fics over and over they are so SO good and SO well crafted. i really feel like i am in these stories. and i know it wasn't your intent so please dont feel bad for your well deserved post to my anon note, but i feel so embarrassed that i never gave u the credit u deserve. please dont look at this anon and let it pressure u into writing again because that is nowhere near my intention. i just want to say take your time, relax and also GET READY. cz im gonna talk to u more and more like i should and all ur followers should. te queremos!!!!!!!!!!! i even learned some slang from ur culture clash fics

Hello dear anon! I hope you're doing great! :) First of all, I'm truly glad you liked the fermín fic and thank you for taking your time to write this lovely message, it means a lot💖

Thank you for also understanding my point of view, I don't really want to come off as rude or ungrateful, that's not my intention and it will never be. It's just really hard to come, write for hours, wanting to do something enjoyable for others and not get any feedback (I know it is not mandatory but it would be very nice for me and I can take constructive criticism to improve in new writings), but it's also something that it's going to the point where I reblog any ask game or tell you guys that I'm bored and wanna chat with any of you and only two or three asks pop up in my inbox (And I don't even know if those two-three asks are from the same person😭🤷🏻‍♀️) however when I post that my requests are open, I can assure you that my inbox can be 0 but once I come back +20 asks are in there and it makes me kinda feel like I'm just here to write. write. write. write and write😭

I also understand you, if I wasn't a writer here I would also go to my favorite writers inbox and tell them my thoughts as anon but like you said you're writing on anon, which means I don't know your account (or anyone who writes on anon) you could be also commenting on my post/reblogging/etc and I wouldn't even know it's you! Either way I respect that🙏🏻and I appreciate the fact you'll be on my inbox more often either if it's to rant about your day, talk about a fic or anything, even if I'm not as active with writing as I used to be, you can still sent me an ask and I will gladly answer you!🌻✨

I try my best to do the fics as realistic as possible, obviously I don't know the guys (sadly😭) but I try my best to imagine how they can be outside the pitch and insert that into a real life couple with ups and downs but gurrrllll you even made me go back and read the sandwich fic 😂lol. Anywho, I'm really glad you like my fics and go back to read them again when I'm away for a bit. Slang🇻🇪 is very chevere, hopefully I get to do once again Latina!reader😌 Once again thank you for your message and once more I don't want to be rude or ungrateful. 💜 yu guys too, hope you're having a great day/evening/night!

[terraliensvent]

Definitely agree with you about the lore plot holes and what their focusing on,, like sure the new stuff is cool but there’s so much already existing species stuff that have been here since it’s inception without an explanation…

Synthetic and edible terras are apparently man made so does that mean humans live on Terrah?

What even is a terralien and why are they the way they are?

There’s so many great opportunities for world building that would be many talented world building writers dream to work with but we don’t really get anything..

Also a lot of places in my explanation I was intentionally vague because there IS nothing to specify

Why did Lydia’s attempts to contact her parents not work? I dunno.

How did the planetary terras get separated from the rest of the species? Who the hell knows.

I get the lore is incomplete but like I feel like these may or may not have a good chance of being explored because it seems they aren’t willing to back track and work on the lore of things said previously..

And definitely the worst part is how the lore is found out. I 100% agree with your point about saving the silly codes and puzzles for less important lore like… I get they’re trying to do the whole web ARG thing but it just doesn’t work when everything is so vague… like imagine if the gravity falls ARG was like this😭

Like the show just info dumps a bunch of seemingly random shit and the ARG has all the important shit you actually need to know… but since gravity falls is actually competent you don’t even need to know they HAVE an ARG site to understand the show

All in all this just goes to show like how many people have been saying, how half-baked the lore is rn..

Also noticed people in the terra uprising server found my synopsis of the lore very informative and accurate so uh thanks and glad I could help! :]

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youre right, the plot holes here really distract from the "narrative," and again they really should have focused on GENERAL species lore first because now theres the chance things will need to be retconned once they actually do come up with the species lore

the web arg aspect of it can be done well, but not for major parts of lore. tell me about your world and species UPFRONT, dont make me dig around in the files just to find out what the hell a terra even is. save the puzzles and games for minor lore, like personality info about the NPCs. thats a fun way to engage the community while also not taking away from the experience of members who dont know/cant figure out the puzzles. the gravity falls comparison is also really good here, since you can watch the show without engaging with any of the ARG aspects and still have a fully formed narrative, a 10 year old watching the show for the first time can understand the world and events perfectly fine without digging through reddit to read backwards codes. this just reminds me of those people who will give important story details OUTSIDE of the story, like jk rowling tweeting dumbledore is gay, or vivziepop giving important details to the hierarchy of her world in podcasts.

its just another example of how terra staff's priorities are really out of whack, you release yet ANOTHER new subtype when your design approvals are still a mess, you make lore for the new subtype BEFORE the lore of the actual species, and you dont fully deliver on either front because theres next to no actual info on the design guidelines of the planetary subtype and there are really weird restrictions (like only being able to have circular planets) attributed to "lore," then we find this lore out and its got major plotholes and still doesnt explain why the planetary subspecies is only allowed to have planets in the visor and not other celestial bodies

in my ideal world, i think the planetary subspecies could operate the same as the fossil subspecies, where theres a "sub-subspecies" for planets, one for stars, one for galaxies, etc. etc. and then you can have your cake and eat it too. you can make your lore around the "planet" sub-subspecies while also not imposing weird and illogical design restrictions. and of course, this would all be done AFTER the general species lore is completed (and given in an EASILY ACCESSIBLE page on the website none of this ARG bs) because really that should have been done a year ago.

[strangeauthor]

heyy if multiple are allowed for the writing post, 2, 4, 7, 10, 18, 22?

i love talking and i have the inability to stop talking so multiple are welcomed

2. What are some common elements of stories you are tired of seeing? What would you avoid writing about?

light=good and pure and dark=bad. so i intentionally subvert in my stories. you can see this in Chaos where B'trayed is potrayed with white and are the Bad Guys and the heroes mostly wear darkerish clothing and are the good guys, or, to be more specific, Nick's uncle eventually gets the power of darkness but is the biggest dork of the cast and has a cat named Pancake

4.In your works, is blood thicker than water or is the blood of the covenant thicker than the water of the womb? (Are familial ties or friendship ties more important?)

its a mixture of both and it depends on the characters, though honestly i like leaning towards the latter.

7. Favorite description in your wip? (If asked more than once, respond with a new piece each time)

this is from my last draft but a lot of the stuff i written in it will be carried over in the final draft because i'm just that iconic

“I said no, Nick.” Amandus stood up, “You just got out of a damn fight with one of them, and now you’re going to a party with them afterwards? Are you serious?” “It’s a chance!” Nick stood up, glowering. “It could be the only other thing in this damn search that can give us clues about dad! All I’ve done is stay at your house!” “Nick, it’s not that simple---” “If we just started the damn search already, maybe none of this would’ve happened!” Nick clenched his fist. “Do you want me to find the truth?” “I do! But here’s the thing, as far as I know, you’re the only person I have at the moment! I can’t lose you! I already had to bury one nephew and I don’t want to bury another!”

man i really like this one the most. there are others of course but this one always gets ppl lol

10. What scene was the most fun to write for you and why?

i think it's the gala scene to be honest, mostly because i had fun describing what the characters were wearing and how it (mostly) correlates to their characterization (except for poor Nick because he hates suits lol)

in the final draft im gonna expand more and actually have them dance and maybe even fight dance at some point. yes i loved that scene in owl house why'd you ask

18. What writers have inspired you with their use of language? What are some of your favorite quotes?

aw man this one hurts because a long, long, long time ago i would've told you it was rick riordan and how he's the literal reason why i'm a writer because of how he described the world in the stories he write and how his characters influenced mine with his language (i dont have any quotes because memory problems lol) but i cant. cause he's a zionist. and it fucking hurts. so i gotta try to find more people to get inspired by so i can answer this one properly.

22. How do you come up with character names? Do the names have a special meaning? If so, what are they?

imma be real with you. i just go on behind the names and try to find the ones that are the most fitting for the character's personality lol there are some that fit; once again, Amandus, his name means worthy of love which i think its nice.

[oh-bonerline]

hi!!! im super late sending this cos i had a super busy weekend and start of the week and it took me AGES to read ur new chapter and to get my thoughts in order but omgggggg it was absolutely stunning

the way u flashback inside the flashback bits is so clever like wow... it took me a while to figure out what was going on at first but when i finally got it (not an issue with ur writing im just fuckin slow lol) it like blew my entire mind fr especially the looping around to waughy asking “what happens next” like girllll ur a genius

also i just rly love these two together like can we please please pleeeeease admit that theyre perfect together or are we gonna keep pretending... ross and matty have history yeah but theres a reason why ross is going back to waughy now and yeah okay its bad that hes cheating on matty but it also feels good idk like it feels right u know?? been a raughy shipper since the iliwys days and im so glad someone is finally writing about them and doing it well ur such a blessing to us i swear

and one last thing before i go i wanted to mention how much i love that waughy is the top in this relationship like... yeah looking at him and then looking at ross and seeing them together you wouldnt assume he would be the one topping but omg thats something else that just makes sense to me??? cant explain why it just does and as much as i love ross being dommy for matty i think i love him being subby for waughy 1000 times more like please thats so hot and i need more

ok i swear im done now i just wanted to let u know ur incredible and this story is so great and raughy is endgame in my heart xxx

Hi!! Thank you so much for sending this in! No worries about the delay, I get it!

I had a lot of fun going back and filling in the Ross gaps from the previous chapter and then looping it all back around again. Extremely satisfying as a writer tbh. It did give me a headache sometimes and I did worry it would be a bit confusing but I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it! At one point I even had a mini flashback within a flashback within the main flashback. I stopped myself with that though lol

John and Ross really are perfect together. I'm quite attached to them at this point. Not only are they a joy to write but there is so much canonical shippy stuff with them. Like how many romantic and wistful photos of Ross are on John's instagram? A LOT is the answer. Anyway, happy to have you on board with Raughy because there is a lot more to come for them in the next part of this chapter 👀

And I will again defend Ross on the cheating allegations. Matty is categorically and adamantly not his boyfriend at this point so????

I love that you bring up the different dynamics between Matty and Ross and John and Ross. One of my absolute favorite things honestly. Like not only do I love dommy John, which does somehow just make sense??, but I also love how Ross gets to be a lot more versatile in this relationship. John is mostly in control but they can also switch it around sometimes, you know? Depending on their mood/vibe. They're just like incredibly compatible in that way.

Raughy might not be endgame in this story but they are absolutely endgame in my true heart. In the meantime, I'll do my best to bring you around to Matty and Ross by the end of this one. I hope.

Thank you again for sending this and for reading and enjoying my story! I appreciate you greatly! ❤️

[paperstorm]

This is gonna be absolute word vomit so please feel free to ignore- but I saw the ask about missing moments for Tarlos being drugged and I have SO MANY THOUGHTS related to this. Like - missing moments is one of my FAVORITE series b/c of how much you focus on Carlos’ mental health/anxiety. The show does NOT let that man deal with his issues lol - I feel like they are always just side stepped, which feels weird because they do a good job showing TK and his own mental illness and actively show how he deals with it (therapy, grief group, meetings, cooper) No one has sent poor carlos to therapy or put him in a support group and THEY NEED TO lol.

What support systems does he have in place besides TK? Does he talk to Paul? Or other friends? I feel like family is obviously off the table, so WHO? I think we all know the answer is probably no one - people always have to come to him when he’s having trouble/needs to have a big convo (my poor anxious avoidant baby, it’s so relatable lol) but I think season three and his reaction to Cooper in particular can be read as Carlos having a problem accepting TK needs help besides him because he has no experience in what it’s like to have someone else. The first person (that he didn’t grow up with, like Michelle) who doesn’t leave him floundering to work through stuff on his own is TK! And I think he’s like SO GLAD to finally have someone whose supporting him at all, and it’s so new that if feels like enough. And poor guy thinks he’s doing fine, and that TK is enough for him so why isn’t he enough for TK? And I would just LOVE for someone to say to him “hey you know YOU ALSO NEED MORE” and like for him to understand that healthy relationships don’t mean being 100% of what a person needs. And that he could be getting more too, from people outside of TK.

And I just think you have set up a way to explore that perfectly in missing moments. Because Carlos’s reaction to Cooper in 3x13 threw me off at first, but now I just need someone to acknowledge that maybe it wasn’t about TK needing his help. Maybe he desperately DESPERATELY needs some help himself because he FAILED AGAIN at protecting the person he loves, and how his home was once again violated, and how he’s not good enough, etc. all the stuff you’ve done such a good job of exploring already. But he has no one to ask, because TK is the only person he has ever willingly gone to when he is not okay but TK is floundering so he CANT ask for him to help. His reaction to cooper I think is very much about THAT. Not about how TK needs someone else and that makes him insecure but about how Carlos needs support at that moment but he feels like he can’t ask TK and TK is too busy keeping his head above water to catch on like he usually would. So Carlos throws himself at TKs problems to try and have some semblance of control and prove he can be good and helpful and get TK through this. And then maybe he can ask for help after. Except it doesn’t work - because TK doesn’t need him for this and it makes him feel adrift and takes away the one part of the situation that he thought he could research and learn about and take care of. And TK isn’t even coming home for dinner so that part of taking care of him is gone too. And if he can’t even take care of TK, then how can he feel comfortable enough to ask TK to take care of him??? And like - idk I just have so so SO many feelings about that episode in general and specifically how it relates to how you write Carlos and them as a couple. The writers could have done that arc alone for a season with the amount of potential it had.

Hi and thank you so much for the word vomit I adore it 😍 The show doesn't really let most of the characters deal with their problems lol, they don't really have time to send every one of their traumatized asses to therapy. So yeah, I think the true answer to the question 'who is Carlos's support system other than TK' is no one. I like the idea that he talks to Paul or Marjan sometimes because I feel like they would have a lot in common and really be able to relate to each other's experiences (queer men of colour trying to navigate how to be masculine in a non-toxic way and exist in a space where racism is sometimes rampant but ignored by white queers etc, and with Marj the fact that they both come from religious families who subscribe at least in part to traditional old-world cultures that don't always leave a lot of room for people to live outside the accepted norms). But that's a headcanon, we don't explicitly see either of those things being true in canon. I get the feeling that Carlos talked to Iris, while he still could, but then once she was gone he spent a lot of years like a shaken up bottle of Coke, swelling and fizzing but never actually bursting because the lid was on too tight. And then in swept Hurricane TK with his big emotions and his massive heart and his being raised by two parents who talk about things in ways that Carlos's never did, and he gave permission for Carlos to actually feel his feelings for the first time in maybe his whole life and little by little Carlos is getting better at that, but I don't think he feels safe doing it with anyone but TK. And I don't know that he ever will, which is not necessarily a terrible thing, it just is who he is.

I like your analysis of the Cooper situation!! I think that's definitely part of it for sure, feeling like he needs help navigating this situation but the one person he would ask for help is the one person he can't ask. I also think our lovely Carlos is - both because he's an acts of service person and also because of his learned coping mechanisms - someone who equates his worth as a person with whether he's able to be everything that TK needs. Think about his reactions in the past, to blaming himself for the fire because he didn't have an extinguisher in the bedroom, to blaming himself for TK being on a plane that almost crashed because he booked the tickets. If he can't easily fulfil every one of TK's needs and keep him safe and happy in all situations, he spirals, because he has linked his value as a human with his ability to do those things. And when TK has a need that he decides CArlos can't fill and reaches for another man, Carlos's sensitive heart just doesn't know what to do with that because of what he feels it says about him. It's all so interesting, for a silly wee-woo show they really do character intricacies quite well!