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"Imagining the worst case scenario has kind of become my thing, but I'll admit that not even I could have predicted that."

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Okay. I mean it this time. Going to make and maintain a list of writeblrs open to being tagged in tag games. Because I was on an unplanned hiatus due to being Ill and have forgotten who all to tag … so go on, comment, like or reblog if this applies to you

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Hi! Not gonna lie, my brain has been in a bit of a life-induced shutdown for the past little while. I only just thought to myself, gee, maybe I should update that one poll.

I loved reading about everyone’s thoughts and theories on this, ranging from “how would an approval rating be measured in this Clearly Very Serious fantasy world?” to “Why would Ignacio be able to drink alcohol?? Dragon fire + booze = a bad time for protag.”

It was so nice to have someone else’s feedback on this little project, and I love each and every one on you for this. Some of your responses made me look closer into the themes of friendship and family in my story, and I’ve been brainstorming more with Iggy than I have in a while. I also had to sit down for a while and come to terms with the fact that while our reluctant dragon slayer doesn’t love the nickname Iggy, he vastly prefers it to Nacho, which was the only other option. I could type his full name out each time, but one of the greatest joys in writing is annoying your characters like you would your pet cats. These are things I had never given such focused thought to before, so thank you so much for all of that!

NOW, THE LONG AWAITED RESULTS (IMPORTANT BITS ARE BOLDED AND IN CAPS):

First, Ignacio was absolutely a ye olde frat boy before his curse. He loved to have a good time, and for him that meant drinking, flirting, and doing stupid things for booze or attention. You can imagine that he was more than a little shocked when he woke up after being dragon-cursed to discover that even getting anything but the most watered-down of ales close to his mouth would result in unintentional fire breath. On the plus side, he literally can’t drunkenly brag about anything that could get yet another curse placed on him. Unfortunately, his social life is kaput.

To clarify: IGNACIO CAN NOT DRINK ALCOHOL. Kudos to those of you who sussed that out!

Second, the Witch King might be involved in the darker side of the magical arts, but he hasn’t led the kingdom into a war, or caused a famine, or raised taxes, or angered the gods, or gotten the land cursed by a malevolent fairy who turned his entire castle staff into talking furniture, and he even takes constructive criticism and travels regularly to check on how things are running, so he’s doing pretty well. There hasn’t even been a plague of either the magical or non-magical variety. There might have been a few sketchy rituals when he was just a Witch Prince, but since then he’s grown as a person and he takes his job very seriously. Depending on the day, it wouldn’t be unheard of for about 86% of his citizens to approve of him, if you bothered to ask.

So: THE WITCH KING WOULD HAVE A HIGH APPROVAL RATING.

Which means…

THE LIE WAS THAT IGNACIO AND JACK WERE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS.

The two of them never even knew each other as children. There isn’t any personal reason for Jack to be opposed to Ignacio, just Jack’s adherence to the classic fairy tale trope of Good vs Evil. As far as he’s concerned, Iggy is an Evil Dragon Necromancer Villain and the perfect to Jack’s Poor Farm Boy Hero shtick. You would think this would make it easier for Iggy to plead his case, but Jack has a very firm view of right and wrong and has placed Iggy firmly on the side of wrong, so he won’t even hear the guy out. As if our boy doesn’t have enough problems.

So that’s that! If you want to hear more about this little world, feel free to send me an ask or tag me in more writeblr games!

Two Truths and a Lie

My first writeblr game! Thank you to @new-royston-cursebreakers for the tag! His poll is here.

I'll put a little bit about my wip first, since I haven't actually talked about it here.

Protag: Ignacio, adventurer dragon fighter blaggard and reluctant necromancer.

Background and motivation: He's been cursed with burning blood, scales, and other dragon-related suffering by a witch king. The curse can only be broken when Ignacio slays the dragon that had been tormenting the realm. This would be difficult enough, but to top it all off, the dragon died on it's own before Ignacio could get to it. Now Ignacio is searching for some way to bring the dragon back from the dead so he can kill it again and finally get back to his old life.

Setting: The world functions on fairy tale logic, where strange and disturbing things are considered normal and almost everyone who could be helpful is unnecessary cryptic. There're plenty of classic fairy tale characters, including talking animals, pixies, trolls, knights, princesses, witches in disguise, and many more.

Antag: Jack, a simple farm boy who's strangely proficient with a sword. He's the classic hero, chosen by fate to stop Ignacio from resurrecting the dragon that laid waste to their kingdom.

Now, on to the game!

I'm tagging @thegrindingwheel, @luminary-lines, @revenantlore, @storyteller-kara, @wintherlywords, and @zinabug-writes (or @zinabug if your side blog isn't linking properly).

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"Promise me you'll never hurt them."

"There's no one on earth who can promise that."

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Two Truths and a Lie

My first writeblr game! Thank you to @new-royston-cursebreakers for the tag! His poll is here.

I'll put a little bit about my wip first, since I haven't actually talked about it here.

Protag: Ignacio, adventurer dragon fighter blaggard and reluctant necromancer.

Background and motivation: He's been cursed with burning blood, scales, and other dragon-related suffering by a witch king. The curse can only be broken when Ignacio slays the dragon that had been tormenting the realm. This would be difficult enough, but to top it all off, the dragon died on it's own before Ignacio could get to it. Now Ignacio is searching for some way to bring the dragon back from the dead so he can kill it again and finally get back to his old life.

Setting: The world functions on fairy tale logic, where strange and disturbing things are considered normal and almost everyone who could be helpful is unnecessary cryptic. There're plenty of classic fairy tale characters, including talking animals, pixies, trolls, knights, princesses, witches in disguise, and many more.

Antag: Jack, a simple farm boy who's strangely proficient with a sword. He's the classic hero, chosen by fate to stop Ignacio from resurrecting the dragon that laid waste to their kingdom.

Now, on to the game!

I'm tagging @thegrindingwheel, @luminary-lines, @revenantlore, @storyteller-kara, @wintherlywords, and @zinabug-writes (or @zinabug if your side blog isn't linking properly).

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“Allow me to explain. I was dying—”

“Not a good start.”

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”You are incredibly capable and intelligent, but you aren’t always wise.”

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i'd love to respond to more writeblr games, but i'm a little unsure who to tag nowadays, so please interact with this post if you're tag game friendly!

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“How are you here?”

“My death was temporary and underrated.”

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"I don't need your permission, but I want it."

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I've had this little idea in my head for a while now, so I decided to sit down and plot it out.

Disclaimer: This isn't meant to be some sort of One-Worksheet-Fits-All situation. This is meant to be a visual representation of some type of story planning you could be doing in order to develop a plot!

Lay down groundwork! (Backstory integral to the beginning of your story.) Build hinges. (Events that hinge on other events and fall down like dominoes) Suspend structures. (Withhold just enough information to make the reader curious, and keep them guessing.)

And hey, is this helps... maybe sit down and write a story! :)

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Random + angst prompts:

By @me-writes-prompts

Yearning prompts

Character A gets hurt/injured ft. Character B’s feral response

Situationship prompts

Reuniting angst prompt

“What are we?” Prompts

Ghost x vampire prompts

More ghost x vampire prompts

Close proximity prompts

Crush prompts

Navigating through new relationship prompts

"Please don't leave me" prompts

Lovers in "denial" prompts

Reunited lovers prompts

Grumpy x sunshine prompts

"You're too good for me" prompts

"I think...I'm in love with you" prompts

Fake dating prompts

Betrayal prompts

"What would I do without you" prompts

Roommates to lovers prompts

Ice cream prompts

Underrated trope list

First date prompts

Oblivious x pining prompts

Break up prompts

Marriage of convenience prompts

Jealously prompts

OTP bonding with their children prompts

Secret relationship between two boys prompts

Denial of feelings prompts

Internalized homophobia prompts

Sunshine vampire x grumpy human prompts

Party game prompts

Family fluff prompts

Hero/warrior prompts

Lovers to friends prompts

Childhood friends prompts

Self-esteem issue prompts for your ocs

Nervous/awkward couple prompts

Forced proximity but one of them is claustrophobic prompts

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Person A: "You just stabbed them!"

Person B: "Yes, I can see that."

Person A: "Why?!"

Person B: *aggressively gesturing to their own stab wound*

Person B: "Do you think I was just born with this?"

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How to show emotions

Part IV

How to show bitterness

tightness around their eyes

pinched mouth

sour expression on their face

crossed arms

snorting angrily

turning their eyes upward

shaking their head

How to show hysteria

fast breathing

chest heaving

trembling of their hands

weak knees, giving in

tears flowing down their face uncontrollably

laughing while crying

not being able to stand still

How to show awe

tension leaving their body

shoulders dropping

standing still

opening mouth

slack jaw

not being able to speak correctly

slowed down breathing

wide eyes open

softening their gaze

staring unabashingly

How to show shame

vacant stare

looking down

turning their head away

cannot look at another person

putting their head into their hands

shaking their head

How to show being flustered

blushing

looking down

nervous smile

sharp intake of breath

quickening of breath

blinking rapidly

breaking eye contact

trying to busy their hands

playing with their hair

fidgeting with their fingers

opening mouth without speaking

Part I + Part II + Part III

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Sad Sentences, Vol. 6

(Sad sentences from various sources. Adjust phrasing where needed)

"How can I tell what's real and what's not?"

"Do you remember how many times you said you loved me?"

"It was my fault he got shot!"

"You said I could be whole, but how can that happen now?"

"Love is something I can never feel again."

"I'm so sorry for what I've become."

"I'll get better. I always get better."

"I had to do what I thought was right."

"We're all alone in the world. I have you, you have me. Only for a little while, I mean."

"It's not really letting go of the past that sticks with you. It's coming to terms with letting go of the future that'll never be."

"You get distracted by pain. It leaves less room for the things you don't want to think about."

"The world is divided into two parts - those who have friends, and those who are lonely."

"A man lost his life, and I took it. You don't want to know how that feels. You don't ever want to know how that feels."

"I know you didn't mean to hurt me, and that should count for something, but it doesn't. It just doesn't."

"For me to be loved for the first time ever... You can't imagine what it's like."

"They say I'm the smartest man in the world, but the truth is I've often felt stupid at being unable to relate to anyone."

"The only difference between me and you is that I made some bad decisions, and you made some good ones."

"Relax. You can't see everything coming."

"I don't exactly know where I fit in."

"I have to tell you some news that's pretty bad..."

"Why are you doing this?"

"My life is just one big joke."

"I'm packing to leave, and I won't be coming back."

"You're the only human being in my entire life who ever gave me hope."

"You wouldn't want to spend your future on a man like me."

"I'm glad that you came into my life, even if it was only for a little while."

"If you put your faith in people, eventually they're going to break your heart."

"I'm tired of being afraid."

"Do you regret marrying me?"

"You can either have a life with me, or you can have a life with him. It can't be both."

"I thought we were going to grow old together..."

"What did I do that filled you with so much hate?"

"You're my only remaining link to the world."

"What value is money, or even life, without love?"

"You know, you don't have to keep humouring me like this."

"Hope can be a horrible thing."

"Some relationships aren't meant to happen."

"I was in love once."

"At some point, you'll need something more. You'll need someone who can give you something I can't."

"I hate feeling like a victim! I don't like it!"

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kiss prompts <3

HI. i’ll probably do another part so feel free to req diff types

first kisses: a little unsure, a little nervous. lips lingering over each other but not touching. overthinking, almost pulling away, but then looking into their eyes and just going for it. it’s soft, gentle.

“i need you now” kisses: them fisting your shirt into their palms, your hands under their shirt, cold fingertips against their skin, and panting, moving down from their lips to their neck, soft moans that turn louder, shirts being pulled off haphazardly

“come back to bed” kisses: tugging on their hand when they get up, pulling them in, them slowly waking toward you and lean in, a soft peck on their jaw while you whisper the words

“are you sure about this?” kisses: pulling away from the kiss, their hair is in a mess and cheeks are red, lips slightly parted and longing eyes, waiting for what’s going to happen next, god they look so pretty

“ just fuck me already” kisses: hands in their hair, tugging slightly, heated and breathless, grabbing their clothing to pull them closer, but it’s still not close enough, ending up on the bed, hovering on top of them and kissing their jaw, going down to their neck and their whimpers are so cute

“can we do this forever?” kisses: getting pulled by your collar/tie, slightly surprised, but smirking too, “i love you” “i know” rolling eyes, “i love you too” and putting your arms around their waist, leaning in again

“maybe, in another life” kisses: knowing that this is the last time you’re going to kiss them, and making it count. pulling them in and then away. parting, your lips lingering for more.