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how to write endings that don’t let readers sleep

✦ killing everyone is lazy. corpses are boring. the real cruelty is survival—but the kind of survival where the character will never sleep right again. give them trauma, paranoia, scars that don’t heal. it’s way worse than a clean death.

✦ horror endings should feel unfinished. neat bows are for romance novels. if your reader closes the book thinking “oh good, it’s over,” you’ve failed. the best endings itch. they should feel like there’s still something lurking just off the page.

✦ leave something unresolved. don’t describe the monster’s body—describe the mug it left behind. the voicemail still playing. the dog still waiting at the door. absence is scarier than closure.

✦ the last line is everything. it should feel like a splinter under the skin. short, sharp, unforgettable.

examples:

“she turned off the light. something else turned it back on.”

“the baby monitor crackled: don’t forget to feed me.”

“his reflection waved first.”

“she tucked herself into bed. then felt the blanket tuck tighter from the other side.”

✦ horror doesn’t end when the book closes. horror ends when the reader stops thinking about it… which should be never. the goal is for them to set your story down, turn off the lights, and then immediately turn them back on again because something in the silence feels too heavy.

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how to write monsters that actually scare and not sparkle

✦ first rule: don’t over-explain. once you give me the monster’s exact height, weight, claw count, and dental record, it’s not scary anymore. it’s a pokémon. mystery is the muscle. a shadow that almost looks human will always hit harder than a full description of a swamp beast. leave gaps. let the reader’s brain fill them in with their own worst fear.

✦ physics should not apply. horror monsters are terrifying when they break the rules of the world we think we understand. a body folding in ways it shouldn’t. joints bending the wrong direction. silence in a place that should echo. footsteps that sound like they’re coming from the ceiling instead of the floor. once you warp reality, the reader doesn’t feel safe in their own.

✦ chasing is fine. but waiting is worse. scarier than claws, scarier than snarling—try a monster that just stands in the corner and watches. even scarier? it smiles. because predators don’t smile unless they know something you don’t.

✦ let it act like it knows you. a growl is scary, sure, but a whisper of your name in the dark is worse. a hiss of your birthday. a laugh in your mother’s voice. monsters are no longer “other” once they feel personal. they’re invasive. they’re inside your head.

✦ bonus tip: give them wrong appetites. a monster that eats flesh is cliché. a monster that eats wallpaper? horrifying. one that eats memories, so a character wakes up without knowing their own name? disgusting. one that eats reflections from mirrors so you don’t see yourself anymore? revolting.

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Prompts: 20 Quiet Gestures of Affection

Hooking ankles underneath the table

Pulling them into an alley or hidden alcove for a quick kiss and check in

Whispering jokes in serious situations

Wrapping arms around them from behind and pressing forehead against their back

Scattering tiny kisses over their face until they laugh

"I know you can do it, but let me help."

Removing their make up after they pass out exhausted/drunk

Waiting with their favorite meal after a long day

Resting head on their chest to listen to their heartbeat

Visiting at work just to see them and grab lunch together

Sneaking into a garden because flower stores are already closed but they deserve a bouqet today

Keeping track of their likes and dislikes, regular orders at certain places, …

Massaging their head to get through migraines

Taking them to jewerly stores to get to know their taste

Throwing a giant birthday party for them, especially if they acted like they don't care for birthdays

Looking forward to growing old with them

Doing everything together, even mundane tasks: dishes, laundry, cleaning, walking the dog, …

Impromptu karaoke while doing chores

Always reaching for their hand on instinct and getting twitchy if it's for some reason not possible

Learning to love - and be loved

For 20 Loud Gestures of Affection, see x

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im laughing so hard because no matter what song you listen to 

spiderman dances to the beat

no matter what song ive been testing it and lauing my ass off for an hour

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The BlackHawks football champions for @avalencias 🤭

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yelena + blue eyeliner

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i feel like the youth should be reminded that the point of shipping is not for a ship to become canon. the point of shipping is to collect all the canon crumbs like starved mice, run away cackling and make some fun little scenarios with them just for the hell of it.

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thunderbolts came out on streaming yesterday and i miss them

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Are the events of the Harry Potter books canon in your fic? And if yes, does your story take place before or after HP?

Hello!

There are two different ways I think about the timeline for this story and I also specifically leave the exact timeline of the story to be as vague as possible.

The simple answer; it's up to the readers.

The longer answer is that I usually think of this story as an alternate universe of an alternate universe haha. It's a completely different time/world with different people and enemies but the HP setting is the only thing that connects the two worlds together. So, a story that just happens to take place in the same magical world as HP.

However, I think having this story take place way before the events of the HP books would also work for the story and it's timeline, with Kate and her friends replacing some of the lore.

For example: Kate making the wolfsbane potion while in the HP books Damocles Belby is the one who invented it.

Granted, in story 2 the timeline may become more clear. I honestly haven't decided yet lol but I kind of like the idea of this story being in its own little bubble.

I know that was a bit of a ramble but I hope that answered your question!

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In Starlit Nights I Saw You

Chapter 12 (final chapter)

You can give the chapter a read here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64222798/chapters/172802344

With the stress of their final exams fast approaching, Kate is having difficulty preparing her next potion. The threat against her sister isn't helping her nerves either, nor is Natasha's constant reminder of the Super Blood Moon.

When the Prophet prints an article about several Hogsmeade stores being broken into, her stress catches the attention of both her friends and Yelena.

Thank you to everyone who has read and followed this story. It's really meant a lot to me.

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1. 4/5 (I always have room for improvement but I can also recognize that I've improved a lot over the past three years)

2. I saw Bishova interact for the first time in Hawkeye and wanted to read an Omegaverse fic about them. But there weren't any so I simply couldn't help myself and started writing.....now I have the fanfiction bug)

3. In terms of type of fanfiction? Not many people write Omegaverse. In terms of writing in general? Not sure, perhaps the descriptiveness of it?

4. In fanfiction: all the writers in the community. They each have such a unique spin on the characters and their stories. In Published Authors: Suzanne Collins, Cassandra Clare, and Rick Riordan to name a few.

5. When Tomorrow Starts Without Me

6. Writing action and dialogue

7. Descriptive writing and writing smut

8. Kate, Peter, Clint

9. Yelena, Riri

10. Omegaverse

11. ..... Omegaverse and AU's

12. More of an idea for a WIP but I'd like to do a Halloween fic

13. Bishova

14. First read Clexa, now write/read Bishova

15. Read: a Disney one that i won't name.

16. ......does Omegaverse count?

17. SA.

18. Probably the Destined fic

19. Depends on the story honestly.

20. Depends on my mood.

21. Romantic: Bishova. Platonic: Kate and Peter

22. Depends if I need motivation for a really emotional or action packed scene. Otherwise, music can actually be a bit of a distraction.

23. Usually independent

24. Depends on the story but i usually write one shots.

25. All the time. They usually turn into sequel ideas......hence a few WIP im planning for the HPAU and the OAMA continuation.

26. Not really, but I am selective on stories that I want for fanfiction versus stories I'd like to keep as an OG creation.

27. I've been lucky enough to receive several lovely comments. But a series of comments was from someone who I believe was suffering from a medical condition and they said my fics were one of their favorites. That hit me very hard and I think about them constantly.

28. Usually pretty well....as long as it's actually criticism and not someone in the comments being dumb.

29. My comfort zone is quite large, but I was extremely nervous how When Tomorrow Starts Without Me would be perceived. I'm thankful a lot of people liked it.

30. A good balance of both.

31. I made a few OC's for my villians in my OAMA series. Was pretty proud of them...... actually yeah, my OC's usually turn out to be antagonists lol

32. Kate and Yelena go to a karaoke bar. Sexy shenanigans ensue.

33. It can take me a long ass time to write because I want every sentence to be perfect. Sometimes I stare at my computer screen for hours just thinking about HOW I want to write one sentence.

34. I'm fond of all of them

35. I am anti-censorship and it's not up for debate.

35 Questions for Fanfiction Writers! ✨

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35 Questions for Fanfiction Writers! ✨

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this is how it feels to take a fall - chapter 2/3

Pairing: Kate/Yelena Rating: M Chapter word count: 12k

Yelena is not sure what she is expecting, but it certainly isn’t to open the door to find Kate in a threadbare Columbia hoodie and ripped jeans. No injuries or body armor. No CEO suit. Just… Kate smelling like rain and coffee. This is the most disarmed Yelena has ever seen her and that's a problem because this Kate—the one with hair loose around her shoulders and casual clothes—makes something a little too close to affection sit uncomfortably on Yelena’s chest. She doesn’t get a chance to examine the feeling, though. “Yelena, you are a beautiful Russian,” Kate remarks brightly. “Impressive observational skills, Kate Bishop.”

or, In which Kate is a vigilante with too many injuries to count. Yelena is a former assassin with some questionable first aid skills—that’s almost the same as a doctor, right?

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Meet Susan Bishop

Susan is a fifth year Gryffindor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. She is Kate's younger sister, and as the youngest, desperately wants to get out from beneath her family's shadow.

She and Kate have a tempestuous relationship but they do share a few sweet moments together.

She is a Gryffindor Prefect.

Her favorite subjects are Ghoul Studies, Divination, History of Magic, and Transfiguration.

You can read the story here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64222798/chapters/164826679

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Kate *nervously rambling*: What I am saying is I really like your daughter. By like I mean love. I'm so lucky to have her in my life! She's so cool, funny without even trying, super pretty - no, scratch that, gorgeous, absolutely perfect! And she's great in... Uh... Melina: Hm?

Kate: ... Great in anything she sets her mind to!

Melina *looking over at Yelena*: ... Yelena: … Kate *clearing throat*: Anyway! It's so, so nice to meet you.

Yelena *sighing*: I knew this would happen.

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this ate so hard i had to repost here such a good kate x yel edit

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In Starlit Nights I Saw You

Chapter 11, Part 2

You can give the chapter a read here:

Kate recovers from Lylla's attack. While in the hosital wing, she and Natasha have a heart to heart, and she discovers more about Yelena's older sister than she ever expected. After Grills deems her well enough to leave the infirmary, Kate and Yelena have their long awaited chat, and Kate employees Peter's help in finding her next potion ingredient.