#wip: stars and ships

[oh-no-another-idea]

OC in fifteen

Thank you for the tags, @mysticstarlightduck and @space-writes! Today I bring you Jax Castle, captain, junker, older brother, and bisexual goof, from my WIP Stars and Ships 💙

Rules: Share 15 or fewer lines of dialogue from an OC, ideally lines that capture the character/personality/vibe of the OC. Bonus points for just using the dialogue without other details about the scene, but you're free to include those as well!

“I love a good view,” Jax said, completing the code they’d agreed on. He’d written his own line and adored it. “But I love a wheel of blue cheese more.”

“What’s with the dead guy out there,” Jax hissed, trying not to be judgmental about it.

Jax ahem-ed importantly, winked at unimpressed Quin, and said, “Step one is definitely buy some ices. Ice cream, maybe. Or a pop. An argument could be made for lemonade too, if it was a well put together argument—”

“Fine. Just rain on all the parades,” Jax said, turning on the communications system. “I guess I’ll just stop trying to be the glue that holds us together here. Who needs that, right?”

Jax nudged Aaliyah’s foot. “Your ten ‘o clock,” he muttered. “Short, pale, suspicious.”

“Defend you? Kid, I’d sell you to the law in exchange for half a liter of free fuel!”

That got Jax’s attention. “Big money, you say?”

“First of all, chill out,” Jax said sternly. “I do not have the emotional strength right now to tenderly assure you everything’s fine. And I don’t believe in lying unless absolutely necessary.”

“What was that?” Jax called. “Either this sound system is old enough to be our great great grandmother, or I heard a real life pig.”

“You’re the boss,” Jax said. “Let’s get out of here first and you can send him a little message.”

“Hey, someone’s gotta do it,” he joked. “You’re…well, you, and Quin wouldn’t know feelings if they walked up and kissed him with tongue.”

“I love you,” he said against [Aaliyah's] mouth, and felt her smile. “I just thought you should know. In case Thresh is as dashing as I am and steals you away from me.”

“My boy,” Jax said, disgusted. “When is the last time you cleaned this dump?”

“That sounds odd,” Jax said. “Aren’t we pirates? Of a sort?”

Jax grinned cheerily, turning his gun up a notch, energy humming. “We’re actually just here to rob you, dick-for-brains.”

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[zeearts]

wip; yaoqing trio do not separate

[lucabyte]

sometimes everything just sucks real real real bad

[julia-jck]

WIP for a short thing I'm doing

Showing this now as I know I won't have anything finished for a long while cause job

A 4th character will join in this, but I'm not sure who yet. Probably Cross tbh

[starwarjotta]

morning kisses <3

[chyarui]

I can’t stop- I love these two so much they make me so mad

another quinobi work in progress. starting to see a trend yet?

Im not 100% happy w their faces yet, and obv quinlan is missing his whole lower half, but hey that’s a problem for future me

[omaano]

I've learned how to do lineart, and the colour green no longer terrifies me so I'll only take another half a year to figure out how to shade this drawing for Mereel & Family Booksellers chapter 2 by @sidhebeingbrand and @toughbreaks :D

[invisibl3museum]

Whats ur opinion on Argenti x Boothill?

They mean everything to me

[happy-thou9hts]

sssssilly things and wip ehehe (๑>◡<๑)

[royxart]

local lead researcher arrested for spending too much 💸

[oh-no-another-idea]

I've been tricked! 🧡🍂🎃 Here's a tiny bit of Stars and Ships for you:

Nearest seemed to be in the midst of its rainy season, the dust on the streets tamped down, and huge awnings covering the main thoroughfare leading from the docks onward. A light drizzling immediately ruined Jax’s hair, and Sepia following him quickly ruined his mood.

🎃Trick or treat!👻

--@oh-no-another-idea

TRICK! 👻

🎃my porch light is on for trick or treating🎃

[oh-no-another-idea]

WIP Update Tag

Tagged a long time ago by @thewritingcoroner -- thanks, friend! Sharing a little about some WIPs sounds like a lot of fun--and I will try try try to be brief :)

The Invisible Girl

Operating out of the first half of draft 2, we are moving very slowly, because draft 2 is really about tightening the plot, and in some places, there is very little plot to be found! (this is clearly a place where I thought previous oh this is a problem for later Cass. Later Cass is here, guys. this problem still is too) I just need to tighten up motives and...figure out the plot. ughhhhhhhhh ;)

Here's a bit of the last written scene:

“Do you paint?” Paris’ lips twitched. “No. Paint is expensive, you know.” Antonio ducked his head. “Ah, yes. Of course.” “Charcoal,” Paris said. “Nice pencils, on occasion. I’d like to get a set of watercolors sometime.” “Are you good?” Paris held up his hands. “Well, I don’t know—” “I’m sure you are,” Antonio blustered. “You’re excellent at the violin.”

Stars and Ships

Very much on the back burner right now, our space crew is also stalled in draft 1 due to my biggest enemy, and if you're guessing that it's plot, then you are correct! I know where they're going. I know how they get there. I just don't know why, yet. But I'm still writing ideas that come to me about how the characters interact :) that's the most fun part.

Jax swiped and grew more bored by the second. If he saw one more diagram of an engine room he was going to scream. Too bad. Someone else could deal with the problem when the engines overheated. Surely Sepia would whip out some clever anecdote, like oh, the engine rooms are equipped with service bots that cater to their every need.

Bonus: Bent Nails or Something

Currently still quite excited about this one! We are in our zero draft phase of slinging out scenes like our lives depend on it, and praying they'll string together soon. Since this is a quieter slice of life story we don't have to worry about plot as much--we just point the characters in a certain direction and then try to get them to cry. Haha but also seriously. ;)

“Are you knocking it down?” Michael said, unable to keep his vows when faced with the calamity of the porch they were standing on, Sutton supposed. The boards underfoot were of dubious disintegration. Jacob had been waiting for it, apparently. “Nope,” he fired back, hands in his pockets. “Ain’t getting paid for that.” “Who’s paying?” “Owner,” Jacob said. “Wants it spruced up, doesn’t care how I do it. I get free rent while I’m here.” Michael looked affronted. “Why’d he hire you?”

Congrats if you made it all the way down here! (and thanks for reading) Passing on the tags to @charlesjosephwrites @writernopal @zmwrites @sparrow-orion-writes @dontjudgemeimawriter and anyone else who'd like to report in!

Putting some taglists below here 🥽

Invisible Girl Taglist: @a-sunflower-at-night @blind-the-winds @drippingmoon @elgringo300 @thats-my-type-writer @sleepy-night-child @writing-is-a-martial-art @viskafrer @croctears @talesfromaurea @necros-writing-stuff @ashen-crest @conundruminprogress @teaflint @princeofthecactus @imaginationxlost @fiercely-raging-writer @memento-morri-writes​ @josephinegerardywriter @stuffaboutwriting @outpost511 @reneesbooks  @jellybeanswriting @charlesjosephwrites @yejidoesthings @sparrow-orion-writes @somealienquill @theunboundwriter​ @lady-grace-pens​ (ask to be added or removed!)

Stars and Ships Taglist: @indecentpause @memento-morri-writes @jellybeanswriting @blind-the-winds @outpost51 @cilly-the-writer @charlesjosephwrites @yejidoesthings (ask to be added or removed!

[bibi-likes-to-draw]

Don’t mind me! Just making concept stuff for Trollex’s moms!

Reblogs greatly appreciated!

[kajira-kreations]

Spent way too much time on this so-called "rough sketch" OMG

Anyway a little WIP of the cover art of a possible TechPhee doujinshi adaptation based on the fanfic of the same name written by fennecsrifle over on AO3 !

[jack-crow-lantern]

I think Mabel and Ford would have matching tattoos when Mabel gets older.

[zephhhhh]

touched up old wip bc fluff