#creating a plan B

[keferon]

“Mistakes on mistakes until” ch 69 spoilers below!

Ahahahahahahah here I go again

Mistakes on mistakes until until I can draw Jazz with my eyes closed

I woke up, checked my phone, woke up for real and decided that whatever plans I had for this day yeah no they can wait a little bit kfkgnfk

Also. Consider listening this while reading. Or don't who am I to tell you what to do~

[unforgivingchorus]

I’ve been deconstructing my ideas of Tim to separate fanon from canon for the purpose of my solo run idea. What do you mean Batman calling him Jason was a canon event. I understand fanon has a basis in canon but I thought that was a development of fanon maybe. Eye is twitching I’m bringing back all of my deconstructed emotional disconnected mentor Batman thoughts

[incomingalbatross]

So after seeing your posts about City Between, I decided I had to give it a try - and having finished book ten today, I am so glad I did! I love how so many of the fae aren't used to anyone else caring about the people they care about (North's comment in one of the later books about Sarah having to live and telling Pet to "add that to your plan" because even after how much she's seen from Pet she STILL can't trust that OF COURSE saving the twelve year old is automatically part of the plan), I love the growth so many of the characters go through, I love Pet's stubborn morality, I love the twist at the end of book ten, and I love the complicated situation with Athelas.

However, having read it, there is one thing I felt I had to rant about:

Zero's dad is so *stupid.*

I mean, he's clever! He has very clever plans! And he has goals that even if they aren't sympathetic, they're understandable - lots of people throughout history have tried to get their relatives on the throne.

But the whole point of that is supposed to be that once they are on the throne, they'll do you favors! Protect you! Get you more powerful!

And here Lord Sero is, having spent Zero's entire life making sure Zero will thoroughly hate him.

I guess he assumed he would know Zero's weak points and be able to manipulate him? Use his name, maybe?

But given how well that worked for him leading up to the Challenge . . .

Even if he didn't love Zero, he really should have tried to make sure Zero loved him. Because if Lord Sero's plan HAD worked, and he'd ended up, say, murdering Pet and getting Zero on the throne . . . I don't think that ends with Sero getting the reward he wanted.

The reward Athelas wanted, maybe. But not the one Sero wanted.

Oh I'm so glad to hear you liked it!! :D

That's such a good point about the fae - they're often bad at generalizing "caring for people" beyond their own in-groups, but they're ALSO definitely bad at imagining anyone else might do that. Because right, obviously Pet is going to take care of the twelve-year-old, but that's not a given in North's world, even after everything up to this point. And yes, I also love all of those things!

But man, you're very right about Sero.

Presumably he was planning to somehow dominate Zero through fear/force after he got him on the throne... but yeah historically that has not worked well for him, even with Zero NOT, you know, King of the World Behind. Any power he's had over Zero has always had to be very brute-force - I know Zero himself thought he'd be stuck as a puppet of the Family, but honestly there wouldn't be a lot left for them to hold over him at that point, right?

Certainly by the end of the series, if his dad had killed Pet, I think Zero would be much more likely to break than to bend. Not a good future for Zero but also DEFINITELY not a good one for his enemies.

...best route I can imagine is that Sero was figuring he'd use Athelas as an inside man to influence the new King? That could have worked. If, you know, Athelas had ever for a second been up for doing that.

[dapiando]

what I want to know is, now that the villain can create a portal into camp whenever, are we planning on just skipping books 2 and 4 entirely, Richard?

Ik it's an easy thing to forget (esp if you haven't read the books in a while, cause why would you? you're just writing a whole show based on them who cares abt knowing what happens), but the entire plot of those books is finding a way into camp. They poison the tree to weaken the barrier and they use the labyrinth door to get in regardless of the barrier, so ??

[charles-rxwlands]

anyone making dead boy detectives content send them to me or tag me and i'll go hype it up and reblog

[comediakaidanovsky]

okay i still think about wembley all of the time, but like, they OBVIOUSLY had so many storylines set up that were hastily scrapped because of injury. hayter, saraya, pac, nigel vs bryan. they just keep fucking over their biggest events and culmination of storylines because they can't keep their roster safe, and they can't write long-running stories with pay-offs months away because with this track record they Know people will be injured by then. not to mention all of the workhorses that shoulder the belts for a week or two just to drop it to someone "important", needing to cover for everyone who's injured over and over. the way they'll give the belt to someone for a cheap pop not caring that it fucks up most ongoing storylines, and then resort to them dropping the belt immediately afterward. it's insane to me that they don't do more about it because at this point it's actively hurting business - why get invested in the set-up of a new story, why buy tickets to the biggest event of the year, when it'll fizzle out like the outcasts, the devil and literally everything else

[marsbotz]

ooooohhh thinking vaguely abt going back to uni to do animation or some shit and realising id have to put together a portfolio. when i draw like twice a month and do exclusively gay ass fanart LOLLL

[cerbreus]

theres a lotta things i wanted to do this year but I think the thing that would help me the most is to like. start personal projects that make me enjoy my work again. x( i wanna be excited about game development and making games again, it really helped me push myself to learn and get better and this stagnating just feels terrible. Knowing what I'm capable of but not being able to set on the path to getting there.

[aizawashuichi]

yagamane but it's killer by tiziano ferro and baby k

[audiovisualrecall]

Me: okay, today I am Actually going to fold and cut down paper for more sketchbooks, And I'm going to work on a painting

Also me: *catches mom's cold-thing*

I did get some paper folded and cut down.... not a Ton but some... I did 8 signatures if 3 pages each, of the 12 needed for one book.

And... I poked around working on narrowing down plants options for the front yard again... which is not what I meant to do...

[inklingofadream]

Also in today's writing I discovered a new twist in the Gerry/Julia fucked up childhood parasocial relationship.

So for several years between Robert turning and Mary turning, Gerry was living his happy little life occassionally hearing the adults around him discuss Robert and express concern for Julia and hope that they could find and save her.

And then Gerry was suddenly in the same situation as Julia. Except it wasn't a mystery where he was. They were still living at the same house! So surely, if their circle of slayer friends had been that concerned about Julia, they would feel similarly about Gerry? Surely someone would come help him, right?

😭this ask is bullying

[holyharpiess]

My favorite thing about having my tubes removed is that when my period is really late I’m no longer worried I’m pregnant lol

[ilycosy]

how would u guys feel abt a smau where there's ocs as the readers friends ??

[thedeadthree]

-`. i need to be more unhinged about her so here is yana in this picrew. 🥀🌸<3💀

[moomoorare]

Drawing for the 3rd prompt

[hayatheauthor]

10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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