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You see Imogen wearing all black, her head is freshly shaved and her hair dyed dark pink, seven daggers are strapped to her body and she looks ready to hit someone, hopefully not you.

For some reason you don't know, she bends down and starts to unlace her boots. A colorful sock peeks out, made of rainbows and all its colors. She catches your eye, sending you a death glare, daring you to comment anything.

Smart person that you are, you quickly avert your gaze, noticing a smile at Quinn's lips as she looks down.

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today I was running, listening to early 2000s pop songs that I used to have on a tiny mp3 player twenty years ago, and the nostalgia was so strong it made my heart hurt (in the best kind of way).

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when a thunderstorm makes you think oooh Violet’s having a good time but also oh I should pack my grab bag where is my passport

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in honour of solstice week, here’s one of my favourite things I’ve written that also happens to be set on the longest day of the year :)

I Belong In Your Arms

Imogen Cardulo left Tyrrendor four years ago in an attempt to get over Garrick Tavis (spoiler: it didn't work.) Now she's back, but is she too late?

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shocking how much of writing is putting down a sentence and then thinking, "okay, but now a less shitty version of that"

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good god I love an elusive half smile

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daily affirmations:

i am kind

i am in control of my emotions

it does not bother me when someone is in the kitchen while i was planning to be in there alone

everyone in the house has the right to be in the kitchen

i am kind and in control of my emotions even when someone is in the kitchen while i was planning to be in there alone

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today a woman came into the bookshop who had just read the Knight and the Moth and I was like DID YOU LOVE IT and she yelled BARTHOLEMEEEEWWWW and I just really love my job

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garrick seeing imogen at the ball

@daydreamsandcaffeine I had to make this a post hehe 😛🐻💖

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where does the good go, chapter 16

imogen's pov 💕🫶🏼

lots of feelings and the *processing* of feelings, quinn is the best, and garrick talks dirty (but sweet?) because of course he does.

(I did not take the poetic route, if anyone was wondering)

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as we paddled down the river today my husband asked me, "what are you thinking about?"

me, trying to decide if i want to write slick c**t or hmmm something a little more *poetic*

"oh, you know. books and things." 😇

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live footage of me yesterday evening

*Me sitting down to write smut.*

But first! We must thoroughly understand this man's fractured and devastated sense of self. Only then can we truly appreciate how connected he feels to her while finger-banging the soul from her body.

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You can and should write fanfiction that isn't perfect. You can and should write whatever fanfiction you want. You can and should write fanfiction that brings you joy even if it's silly or goofy or weird.

Except for me. My fanfic has to be perfect and read like a novel and ruin at least one person's sleep schedule.