#sometimes also i really have to be in a certain mood to write certain scenes

[wixenforever]

Hey Wix! Two questions today. 👀👀👀 One botl related, the other about your writing and planning.

The first is related to how Harry and Theo might want to keep each other at arms length, in case they get caught in each others issues. Now that Hogwarts is starting, is there a chance that Harry will be worried about how being involved with Theo might affect Theo? Theo already told Snape his thoughts about it, but maybe Harry DOESNT know that Theo is cool with them still being seen together.

if its spoilers, its fine if you dont answer. Im mostly curious whether any of it will be discussed.

and the other question is about your storyplanning. How did you plan everything? The plot and the arcs? I tend to have issues with building up a plot, and your world has quite a lot of worldbuilding, and themes, and characters. Did you get inspired by anything in particular and it all snowballed, and then you kept adding stuff down the line, or did you have it all planned since the beginning? Like, where did the idea of John come from, for example?

Have some art for your troubles :)

⬆️ Me usually when I'm writing

Answering this will have a lot of spoilers for stuff that's already happened in Burning of the Library so I'ma put it below the break for anyone scrolling by.

💕Thank you for even asking these questions! I feel so special hah. Okay - first thing's first, you're right that Harry DOESN'T know that Theo is cool with them being seen together as friends. He doesn't even know that Theo has already decided This Is A Thing That Will Happen.

That will get settled pretty quick in the next chapter or two, but without going too deep into spoiler territory, it won't be that easy in practice. For reasons.

Some of the reasons are obvious (Umbridge stress, judgmental housemates, friendship drama) but the biggest reason is that, basically, Harry will bottle up his issues and hide them from Theo because he thinks Theo has enough to deal with and shouldn't have to put up with Harry's problems. This whole conflict is what I would describe as the next "arc" in his and Theo's friendship.

It's a short arc. I am not a fan of like, misunderstandings and miscommunications being drawn out for a long, long time, but it does need to happen. And it's not really miscommunication as it is a deliberate withholding of communication...but that whole little arc is so good! It's full of angst, anger, drama, revenge, hurt, comfort, all the good stuff that makes me itch to skip ahead and write it right now!

Now - as for Theo...Theo's going to have a very unique hangup about his "closeness" to Harry that I'm sure you'll be able to guess once a certain thing in the plot gets revealed on the train.

The Writing Process

This gif is how I feel about my storybuilding sometimes. OKAY! Going back in time to September 2023, I created the very first document file for "Burning of the Library" (the name never changed, btw!) And I only had ONE idea, which was that Theo's house would be burned down by fiendfyre, and Harry and Sirius would find him surrounded by a mysterious bubble of light that was sentient and asked Harry to protect him.

So, I wrote that, because I could not get it out of my head. From there, I tried to write backwards to create some kind of plot. I wrote a lot of scenes of Harry being rescued from the Dursleys. Stuff about Houses and Lords and Ladies and old magic. Stuff about him not trusting Dumbledore. Stuff about Sirius fixing his mind. All things that changed (mostly).

At the time I was working on a Powerpuff Girls fic and also my original work, and so I would just kinda take breaks in Harry Potter because it was easy to write.

Anyway, the moment when the story became a Story and not a collection of scenes was when I thought about something I think of often - which is One Piece (my other great obsession and love). Oda famously KNEW how he was going to end this insanely long story right when he started writing it. And I have always, always, always had a problem with endings in my stories, so I basically had this thought experiment where I tried to figure out how I would end this HP story that I had no investment in whatsoever.

And, it worked! I came up with an ending! Or a "final scene", I guess, that led to an idea for a sequel. And then I was like, well fuck, I guess I have a "complete" story idea, I should try and write this.

As far as outlining plot and story arcs, right when I started writing I built waypoints in the plot to basically help me get from "Library Burning Down" to "Wixen's Classified End Scene". They live in my notes as vague titles: "The Train", "Cheering Charms", "The Apology", "The Forest", "Yule", "Quest", "Quidditch", and several more.

But my writing process is entirely character-driven. Sometimes, unexpected POVs will be written to expressly move the plot along, but I love developing these characters so much so I try to incorporate some kind of growth or conflict or revelation in their POV section, if I can. I basically let the characters take me from point to point, which is why my estimate of when we will finally escape summer is always wrong lmao. These people just have a lot to say!

John is kinda funny - he was a totally unexpected and late addition to the story. Originally, when I published the first chapter, John was a TEMPORARY character! He was meant to drop lore about druids and mages and then exit stage left after bringing Harry to the bank. But, I knew I wanted Harry to have a familiar in the story - I just hadn't decided what kind or when. And I hadn't ever seen Harry with a cat in a fic before, so I thought it was a unique idea that might be fun to play around with.

Developing John's character was really fun. I knew he would be a cat-sith almost instantly, and from there I created this life he had with Johanna and then, later, Desmond to figure out WHY he would choose to hang out with Harry.

As far as themes and stuff, I guess I have certain sensibilities in HP fic I wanted to write but don't often read? Like an honest exploration of the Order's actions as a resistance group. And giving Harry more agency, and dreams. I feel like Harry never has a dream in canon. He just...moves from crisis to crisis. I want my Harry to WANT something, something bigger than revenge.

That's how I am for most of my fav characters, Sirius namely. The Slytherins, of course, all have developed backstories and motivations because I think they're criminally underdeveloped. But most of all I wanted to write a story that was not strictly good versus evil - I wanted it to be messy.

Characters WILL do things they think are right but for terrible reasons, or make mistakes, or do the wrong thing that they KNOW is wrong because that's simply the choice they made...yeah. I don't like sanitized stories, I guess lol. Part of my horror background bleeding through I think.

Last thing I'll say...[I'm so long winded...no wonder I wrote 300k words already 🙈] some characters have fates or character arcs I've already decided on. Like Bill, Sirius, Snape, Remus. Others are undecided - mainly Ron. He's a real problem for me right now because I can't decide where he fits in further along, unlike Hermione. Harry and Theo - their WHOLE relationship is planned out. Oh boy. That's the part I spend the most time on, to be real.

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ You art is PERFECTION as usual! And I loved your whole thought process on your Blaise comic, that was really awesome to read. You're so thoughtful in your work and it really shows!

[altruistichellhound]

Could you write about beastars characters taking care of a sick (or on their period) partner? Do any characters you want✨

I love this suggestion! I went the period route because why not?

Beastars x F!reader on their period

Legoshi

So very sweet and cuddly! The first time you got your period with him he immediately went into learning mode.

Understands the mood swings, pain, cravings, everything going on inside of your body, etc. Makes sure you have a heating pad and likes to prepare you baths with nice candle light.

Doesn’t matter what time it is, you have a craving he’ll be right back with it.

Rubs your stomach without really thinking about it. Will rub your chest if you are okay with it.

Babies the hell out of you if you let him. If you feel more independent and like being babied is more of a punishment than anything he’ll back off and let you do your thing.

Louis

Takes care of you but also just kind of treats you like normal. Makes sure you have a heating pad and encourages hot showers.

Has medicine and your favorite craving stacked up to the max.

Listens when you complain and doesn’t make you feel weird or awkwardly about it.

Doesn’t think it’s that big of a deal because it’s something natural and perfectly normal, thus he doesn’t see a reason to fret over it.

Gohin

Period cramps? What even are those? The tea he makes you somehow magically either completely gets rid of cramps or you barely feel them.

Has all the solutions to your pain, cravings, all around problems.

Keeps pads and tampons EVERYWHERE. Even keeps extra clothes in his car for you just in case.

Very nonchalant about all of this. Doesn’t think what he’s doing is anything special, it’s his job to take care of you so why would he make it a big deal?

Gives the best massages ever. Those hands are godly.

Jack

The sweetest of the sweetest boys.

If you need anything he doesn’t come running, he comes sprinting.

Hates seeing you in any type of pain and thus does anything to elevate that.

Tells you about stuff that he’s read online that might help you. Has you lay in certain positions, massages pressure points, makes sure you drink plenty of water and eat a balanced meal.

You bled through your pants one time, to keep you from being embarrassed he made a whole big scene of himself so everyone’s eyes were on him. Brought you new pants and underwear once you escaped to the bathroom.

Anything you want is fine, go out, stay home whatever you need! He lives to please you.

Melon

Yeah he doesn’t care. (LMAO)

You’re on your period. Okay? What does that have to do with him.

You need his love and attention? Ohhh okay! Gives you an annoying amount of attention but you do feel better so.

He’ll buy you pads or tampons but you have to ask. Doesn’t get embarrassed by buying that stuff because why would he?

His behavior doesn’t change much at all…

Gosha

The man to top all men.

Anything positive you can think of for yourself he has made sure it is done.

When on your period he expects you to relax and do what you want. He takes care of the house, dishes, kids (if you have them), really whatever needs to be done.

You’re more than welcome to help if you want to but you absolutely don’t need to. The chores are done to perfection too, no error or incompetence. The man knows what he’s doing.

Makes sure to give you full body massages and keep you nice and warm.

Loves to use this as an excuse to lay in bed cuddling all day and watching the tv.

No matter what he’s always kissing you.

Yahya

You’ll be taken care of, that’s for sure. Even if he’s busy (which he mostly is) he has his staff fetch you whatever you need.

When he comes home at night you get to pick dinner and then he’ll lay with you until you fall asleep. He does this on most nights anyways but especially when you aren’t feeling all that well.

Sometimes gets you weird things. New period products, weird foods that look funny but are supposed to help with cramps. They always taste good but half of the time they don’t help much.

With him it’s really the thought that counts…

He expects you to speak up for yourself so if you need him to step up and do something you need to ask. He’s never mad and will always move heaven and earth to make sure it happens.

[insociometry]

I absolutely loved this last chapter!

I was the one with the question about the crushes a while ago 🤭

The time with Seungmin in the kitchen was so fun! I loved mc’s bratty streak and the light roleplay that took place and it got me thinking.

Mc has previously alluded to feeling compelled to bully(affectionate) some of the boys.

It is absolutely clear that she is a brat(💕)

This might be spoilery but I’m dying to know where the boys fall on the kink scale?

Who is a service switch? Who is more primal? Do they have dynamics with each other? Who plays well with others and who doesn’t?

This may have been asked before, I’m just nosy as hell, kink is one of my special interests, and I’m lowkey(completely) obsessed with the Ronverse pack

Hi, hi! Thank you for your asks, and I’m so glad you liked the chapter! 😊

I got a little carried away again answering this (I love talking about smut and kink; I played myself writing a slow burn) so this is… pretty long! Maybe too long!!! Probably-spoilery (and NSFW, obviously) answer below the cut:

First off, like your ask says, this is more about kink than vanilla dynamics! Obviously there's bleed-over, but you know. Also, everyone including our MC is a switch, though the degree or lean might change. And you're totally right that MC is a brat, so I included vague reactions to that as well 🫶 All this info is pretty general, so you might see scenes in RON that don't match these exactly. They're a kinky opportunistic experimental multifaceted cast!

In terms of within the pack, MC excluded: there are definitely some dynamics specific to certain combinations of members, but we should see a bunch of them, so I won't spoil it! Generally though, I think there actually tends to be less formal kink between the members; it's all a little more casual and less intense — lots of sleepy handjobs and competitive frotting hahahaha. And I think everyone plays pretty well together, honestly; even those who might not fall into bed together one-on-one would probably be down in a group setting if the vibe was right.

Okay, now specifics!

Chan:

Switch; sadist and masochist

Pleasure/daddy dom; strict but indulgent. Likes taking care of you; has to be in the right mood to be rough and selfish, no matter how much you ask. Loves brats. Sometimes just wants to get you off and not be touched. 100% a "sex as stress relief" guy

Whiny sub, especially if you tie him up. Tries to keep his head but cracks pretty easily. Really into praise and degradation. If you call him daddy while domming him he might break a little

Goes into full subspace less often with the other guys; both a little less indulgent and a little less mean with them than with you

Lino:

Heavily dom-leaning; sadist! sadist! sadist!

Mean dom by default. Likes to psychologically torment his subs a little. Really into power play but pretty ambivalent about titles (sir, etc). Not-so-secretly weak to baby-doll eyes and a well-timed "oppa~~" though

I think he might only regularly sub for one pack member…? 🤔 When subbing, actually likes to be praised, be told he did a good job, be handled sweetly, etc

Treats MC a little more gently than the guys, as long as she tempers her brat tendencies

Changbin:

Switch; dabbles in S/M

Gentle but dirty when domming; has a mouth on him. Likes to direct you. Not super affected by bratting, but if you take it too far, he'll get mean. Kind of condescending during punishments. Pretty indulgent with himself but also with you; there to have fun

Very complimentary sub; blushy and cute. Not into hard masochism, but likes when you're rough with him; tears up and goes red easily. Very obedient; if you tell him to stay still, he will. Will still complain if he doesn't get enough of you, though. Babygirl-coded

A bit brusquer and rougher with the guys; generally less kinky, but it depends

Hyunjin:

Switch; dabbles in S/M, but it isn't an important part of the play

Primal element when domming: chasing, scenting, grabbing, biting. Fairly unaffected by bratting unless you hit a certain nail on the head* (*jealousy and related fields); otherwise, just thinks it's cute. Likes spontaneity instead of planned, structured scenes

Sweet and eager service sub; a little clumsy. Extreme praise kink; "good boy" makes him go cross-eyed. All happy sighs and big adoring eyes when his head's between your legs. It's rare for him to want you to punish him

With the other guys, he's much less eager to please; when subbing, he can be a bit of a brat

Han:

Switch; very into domination loss/mid-scene switching. Masochist and guilty sadist

Pleasure dom in a corruption kink way; thinks the brat thing is cute, mostly. Not that interested in punishments. Wants to empty your head and have you think of nothing but him; cocky but still kinda desperate

Extremely eager sub; wants to do everything for you. Very bullyable and reactive; loves degradation. Kind of a munch, but gets pussydrunk so easily he doesn't really do it while domming. DESPERATE!

A bit subbier and lazier with most of the guys, unless he gets into a competitive mood

Felix:

Switch; likes a bit of S/M, but it isn't usually the goal for him

When he's in control the whole time, he's kind of a tease, but mostly a pretty indulgent dom. Can get ticked off and mean; love-hate relationship with bratting. If he gets control from you mid-scene, he's a little messy and rough with it. Loves exhausting you

Needs your okay for everything when subbing, and absolutely cannot take what he dishes out; needs you to touch him; shatters when ignored; cries and begs, all cute and sniffly

More casual and less desperate with the other guys

Seungmin:

Dom-leaning switch; heavy sadist and masochist

Fairly traditional dom; likes structured scenes. Pretty focused on your pleasure, but his niceness during the process is based on good behavior. Subsequently, loves brats. Can be pretty mean; tears are an instant-nut. Sir kink

Totally lets go while subbing; takes it as good as he gives. Degrade him, objectify him, hurt him, treat him like he's not there; he loves it. Super clingy after. Ma'am kink…?? 👀

Less kinky with most of the guys, but it depends. Mostly subs for one pack member in particular, occasionally for others

I.N:

Switch; very into wresting control; sadistic-leaning

Relatively gentle dom, but mean; kind of gets off on making you uncomfortable, physically or psychologically. Weaponizes compliments; likes to embarrass you

True Innie sub mode (rare): eager, sweet, a little useless, you kind of have to tell him to do every individual thing; likes to hear that he's yours

Usual Innie sub mode: just a wolf in sheep's clothing biding his time; the second he says "please?" and you say "okay", you've already lost. Rough and primal once he gets the go-ahead; punishment vibes

Hasn't slept with the other guys since his instincts started going crazy (he's backed up 🤭)

Bonus: MC:

Switch but kind of a bottom; sadist and masochist. Pretty adaptable, kink-wise. Good at figuring out what makes people tick sexually and exploiting that

Can be really mean domming; gets off on desperation. Loves a begging, blubbering mess; loves men on their knees. Into praise and degradation.

Total brat. Loves rough treatment. Size and strength kink.

[ripplespate]

Chelley fanfics worth a read

Do you have a Blue Sky shaped hole in your heart after finishing the fic? Maybe you're struggling to branch out from the mainstream, most popular fics of these two and want some diversity from multiple writers? This blog post will keep you occupied from feeling that despair once again! I will refrain from advertising my own fics in this and focus solely on fics other than Blue Sky or any branching out from that story line, meaning no All That Never Glittered or How to Tame Your Fear despite how adorable those are! Here's how this is going to work:

Each fic will be hyperlinked and assigned a rating from 1-5 stars. This isn't indicative of any judgement of the writer themselves, just my own bias of how much I was invested in comparison to others. I will also take the time to try and place them in order of most recommended first, but I do in general recommend them all!

I'll assign a few emojis to tag certain things in each fic, like 🟧 to mean incomplete for the time being, I may update this later

I may update this if necessary but I feel like I've read a majority of chelley fanfics there are out there, but if anyone else would recommend something the comments are open for that too!

Okay lets begin:

After Aperture (and it's sequel) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Beautifully written and a series of realistic vignettes for a life after the main events. It's an android Wheatley fic, with a sweet relationship/friendship between the two and I can't stress enough how amazing it is.

Sing, Nightingale ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

Yes, it's unfinished. No it's not a waste of time to read just because of that. It's a worthwhile investment of time, is moderate length, and fleshes out human Wheatley's past from before Aperture as well as giving him something to offer Chell, that being singing lessons to bring her voice back.

Lay the Past ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Very cute fic, although can feel a little ooc at times. Essentially, Chell finds a battered and badly injured test subject who escaped the facility, and it's going to take him a bit of courage to explain who he is once again.

I Loved You First ⭐⭐⭐⭐

If you need a good (or bad?) cry and hate yourself so much, read this one. It's short but it doesn't need many words to crumble your resolve, and I didn't even cry in any of these other fics I've read. This one got me badly.

Pieces ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Very cute but also a bit angsty fic (with a happy ending). It's a human Wheatley one and has some very sweet moments too. Sometimes feels a bit out of character for some of them, but thats often the case in general when exploring fictional characters in new settings.

Previous Lives ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

It spends a lot of it's time hashing out Wheatley's past from before Aperture, and thats pretty much the whole fic but the author writes him so well in these scenes, as well as Chell's gradual process to forgive him. They don't meet in this fic where it ends, but it's very well written.

Science, Science, do as You Will ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is inspired by another work of fiction in it's story, but you don't need to have read it to understand this or love it. My goodness, even though it's quite far removed from the reality of the main game, it's written so well. It's Wheatley having an existential and identity crisis, the novel.

Step by Step ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

I read this a little while ago and saved it to reread at some point because I did thoroughly enjoy it, but I can't say I recall too much from it. What I did really like though was how it fleshes out human Wheatley's discovery of the outside world through small steps while they both get ready to get back on their feet and survive, together this time.

He Never Really Left ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

A short but good read if you're in the mood for some one sided/in denial Chell. I adore how her thought process for android Wheatley is written, it's so amusing. It's got a bit of some dubious consent in one chapter but it's sfw really.

Band-Aid ⭐⭐⭐⭐

It's kind of out of character and diverges from the cannon when it gets to GLaDOS, but it's a lovely short read that blends Half Life elements and Portal together, as well as exploring their complicated relationship, raising questions of whether they're in love out of emotional dependence or choice.

Target Aquired ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

This is a long fic to commit to, especially with how it's left off, but if you're into cannon divergence and action/adventure, this fic goes about giving Wheatley a chance to redeem himself rather than float endlessly in space.

Everyday, Since Leaving ⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

A cute one with a moderate length, basically Chell escapes and wakes someone up from stasis to be a little less lonely, but it seems like introductions will be the first thing on their agenda.

Tabula Rasa ⭐⭐⭐

This is definitely a cute fic, and although it does things fairly similar to a lot of other post Aperture fics, it's quite well written and elaborates on their relationship in a very raw and realistic way. I do quite like it, it's just not the first I'd recommend- much like some other fics here.

Come Downstairs and Say Hello ⭐⭐⭐

Now, this one can depend on the person. Myself, I adore the writing of this author, and the action and storyline is quite engaging, although I guess I'm not the biggest fan of the age gap between Wheatley and Chell from before Aperture, although given their extrodinary circumstances of meeting once again, it's as if they never really knew each other anyway, so I guess it's not the worst. They seem to like each other before their back story is revealed, so I think it's still worth a read.

Tell Me ⭐⭐⭐

This is sweet, he tried to hide his identity from Chell after she finds him at the edge of her property. It's got forgiving Chell, human Wheatley, and some fluff throughout.

Not Quite Tangled ⭐⭐⭐

Now this is just adorable to read, it's an AU where they're essentially in the storyline of Tangled, and mirrors the plot of the movie with the Portal characters. A really feel good, on the shorter side kind of read.

The Amazing Alliance of Aperture Science ⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

An interesting post Aperture fic for the direction it takes, although it sometimes feels very tangential to the cannon story. Chell and Wheatley essentially escape, but they aren't ever truly free from that place, even on the outside. This would be higher if it were finished, and it lacks a lot of chelley content, but it's still good!

Testing the Waters ⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

This one was cute, it's fleshing out their lives from before and after the main events and switches from the two each chapter. Unfortunately, it's not done which is a shame!

Timeless ⭐⭐⭐ 🟧

Very cute fic, I'd rank it higher if it had more written, but it's left at a bit of an awkward spot. Essentially, Chell is tasked to go back in time for all of their sakes and stop Wheatley from becoming a robot. She meets an old friend along the way too.

It's not the most thought through list and ranking, it's kind of hard when you're trying to recommend all these really good fics, but this is my own ranking personally!

[cerezzzita]

🍓 ˖ . ᵎᵎ Sugarcoating ✦ 3Dante x Fem!Reader

⌕ summary: Dante purposes that you two should kiss, and is not a big deal. After all, friends does this, too.

notes: to start the month with some goodies, let's have some smoochies! (Jesus Christ, why am I like that) hello y'all, how's it going? so, yeah, was feeling in the mood for writing a kiss/making-out scene and, well, no one better than Dante, right? right! in advance, I apologize because I tend to suck at kiss scenes and so so sooo sorry for the end being sorta turn-off. really, i was just excited to post it already after the feedback I had with the sneak peak. anyways, enjoy the reading!

♡ word count: 970

♡ tags: fem!reader, no use of pronouns (you/yours only), no description of reader's appearance, use of pet names, kissing, making-out, slightly suggestive but nothing explicit (it got hottie hottie at some point, i think), Dante tastes as strawberry and vanilla because I said so, 3Dante my beloved bf and mentions of friends with benefits.

ⓘ gif's not mine!!

"What if we kissed?"

Your irises, focused before on the vast pages of the magazine, took an interested route to the owner of the question. Usually sitting with his feet up on the shop's wooden table, Dante's heavenly eyes gazed at you, curiously, brow arched and a wolfish grin summoned to his lips.

"What?" Your voice had come up with a high pitch.

"You heard me, angelcake," now the jovial Devil Hunter propped his chin on one hand, blinking both eyes with a certain air of grace. "You're a babe, I'm a hot stuff; I only see the pros." Dante shrugged as he finished his sentence.

Your reply was a short, airy laugh. Closing the random magazine in your hands, you adjusted your body on the sofa that was in front of Dante's desk, with your legs duly intertwined and, smiling a little, imitated the chin placed in the palm.

"Until yesterday, we were just friends considering — in your words — your bad luck with the ladies."

"Bingo," he snapped his fingers, not avoiding his turn to chuckle, "However, you are one of the few ladies to have ever shot me in the forehead."

"Really? Because the way you piss me off sometimes…"

"Ouch, baby, it's part of my charm. Anyway, what if we really kissed?" This time, Dante's inquiry came with an edge of seriousness, and you engaged in debate with your train of thought and the stations through which it passed.

Okay, Dante was eye candy without a doubt. Dangerously attractive and even if inconvenient in certain situations, you had to admit that he had an undeniable charisma and a generous heart.

Maybe he was also nice to kiss.

So why not?

It wasn't like the friendship between the two of you was going to end or wither because of a mere silly kiss…

You cleared your throat and rose from the sofa, tracing steps towards Dante, who was now smirking like he was the Cheshire Cat incarnate. Gone was all shyness and hesitation from the moment you walked around the table and placed yourself on the Devil Hunter's lap and wrapped your arms around his firm neck; cheeky, he let out a low chuckle of contentment.

"Is that a yes?" Dante's hands snaked stealthily up to grip your waist, an act that sent a rush of heat and shivers through you, and he felt it all too well, so much that his fingers began to caress your skin.

"Let's see if it is," determined, you calmly moved your face closer to Dante's until you felt the subtle brush of the tips of your noses and the warm breath against yours.

Quietly, you initiate the kiss. Sparda's handsome son made a sound akin to a pleasurable growl, moving his hands to your back and then lowering them to your thighs. You sighed. Until then, the movement of your lips had been carried out slowly and without much haste.

As if it were the beginning of a tasting.

Your fingers unconsciously tangled in the pale silk strands that were Dante's hair, he seemed to enjoy the touch. His lips were like velvet, a certain strawberry and vanilla flavor that when fused with the soft texture of his mouth, made you want more.

Dante, with some efficiency, had taken a slow nibble on your lower lip. The sensation was beneficial enough that your mouth opened, accompanied by a low, surprised moan, and then his smooth tongue darted in and involved with yours. Once a simple kiss, now it became hungry and voluptuous.

The half-demon greedily squeezed your thighs, grinning as another groan came from you; Dante stiffened and shivered as the scrape of your nail tips traveled down the back of his neck. He groaned too and then led the grips down to your ass, having the audacity to even give it a silent pat there.

You gasped from the lack of air and Dante's fiery acts that made your insides crackle like you were on fire. As you gasped, your mouths peeled off.

"Dante…" your bashful sigh brought another grunt of delight from the young Devil Hunter who was now finding refuge for his fervent mouth on the skin of your neck, gifting the curve with soft nips and lazy licks. "D-Dante…"

"Aw, baby…" you heard him suck in air through his teeth before giving you another lick, Dante was so caught up in the moment as you were that he started babbling disjointedly, "... Just like I imagined, you're sweet as hell, just the way I imagined it... So sweet, so delicious..."

His voice, husky and sly, made your muscles quiver and instinctively your thighs clenched together. Dante looked up and saw your irises hidden by your lashes and your head tilted back with brows positively twitching. He laughed, his eyes now blue like hellish flames and luscious.

You looked at him with half-closed eyelids and silently, flattening your hands on Dante's firm, strong chest. Much to your glee, he gave you a satisfied 'ooh'.

"Dante…"

"Yeah?"

Again, you sighed, more calmly than a few minutes ago.

"I…" you bit your lip, feeling abruptly self-conscious at the way Dante's ice blue colored orbs roamed over your figure. Worth mentioning, the young son of Sparda's hands were still placed on your ass. "Hm…"

"Lost your tongue all of a sudden, angel?"

"Hm, maybe she's still tangled up in yours," you shrugged, putting on a petit smile.

"Naughty," Dante chuckled, "Want to see if she's really tangled up in mine?"

"Now that you mention it, I do."

On this specific time, it was the half-demon who had kissed you passionately, with you again moaning in delight as you savoured his sweet tongue inside your mouth. You both smiled over each other's lips.

If your friendship continued sugarcoated like that, so be it.

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[aylish91]

I don’t know if you’ve answered an ask like this before, so sorry if you have, but what does your writing process look like? Is there a certain space you like to write in? A time? Music? Do you have an outline that you follow or do you write more according to your mood? Do you have to plan to write or do you jot things down as they come to your mind?

I’ve found that I need to like write out a bunch of garbage - like at least three chapter’s worth - and sit on it for a bit before I tear into it and rearrange it and I’m just wondering how writing looks for other people.

Thanks in advance, I really admire your writing and how lovely your descriptions always are :)

Thank you so much for the ask and for liking my writing!!! It really means a lot!

Brace yourself, it’s a bit of a long one. It’s got some peeks of things though~

~~~

I have two places that I like to write at the most: Shoved in the corner at the table with my laptop and in the corner at my computer desk on the desktop. (I like to have notebooks or paper around to write down random thoughts. Hehe.) Time of day usually doesn’t matter, just whenever I am not desperately busy.

Unfortunately, my brain gets distracted remarkably easily. I cannot have music on while I am writing, otherwise, I find myself unable to think about what I’m writing and only about the song. It also gets me sucked into YouTube or doomscrolling.

As for my writing process… It really depends on what I am doing or writing.

For example, a lot of the requests I have written have been “in the moment” type of things. I get an overall sense of what I want it to look like, start typing, and see where the words take me. These take a lot of, what I like to call, “daydream time”. The story stews and rolls around in my brain in bits and pieces until the right combinations make their way into one coherent piece. As you can imagine, the amount of time that takes varies. Sometimes I can crank it out after thinking about it, within a day or two. Sometimes what my mind wants doesn’t end up working in the document and it takes several chunks written, sliced, and completely redone before it starts to form properly. (All versions or thoughts I don’t want to forget or that I might still use, get put at the end of the document.)

*** A tip I have been implementing a lot more lately is: It is perfectly okay to start over. It could be a scene, an opening, or an entire document. Sometimes what you want, is not necessarily what it needs. If it’s not working, don’t force it. It never turns out to your “standards” and just ends up wasting a lot of your time. If you need to, work on the next part or something else until your mind settles enough to figure it out. ***

For other projects or WIPs, my imaginings fester long enough or hit hard enough that I write down everything I can about it so I will remember. It is all chaotic. More serious works get vague chapter outlines or fully paraphrased if I have more in-depth musings. My favorites even get background information for future chapters~ (There are even times I write a whole scene on paper.)

Now, keep in mind that I am all over the place and very disorganized. My notes can and have been done on random bits of paper, written in a document or notebook, or scribbled on anything I can physically get my hands on. Many a quote has been put on random doodle pages because I didn’t want it to disappear once my squirrel mind flitted away. Guardians of the Deep was paraphrased on an old stained paper on my nightstand/dresser at 3:00 in the morning because I refused to let the dreamed inspiration leave me…

With all the information I store, I eventually write based on the information and what the visions have left me. I only get about a chapter or one short done before I too am leaving it for a bit. Depending on how fast I want to get it out or how busy I am, it might be for several hours or a couple of days. I find that time helps me spot things that could be better, fixed, or that I have missed (After all, all first drafts are going to be a little bit awful and I still manage to miss stuff after the go throughs… Sigh. Hahaha!). It also helps get my mind out of it’s tunnel vision. After that, I simply try to edit the best I can and post.

It’s wonky and all over the place, but it seems to work for me.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I'm not sure if I asked this question before 🤔 (I've been thinking about asking for a while but I genuinely don't remember if I already did), but do you have any favorite authors/authors whose work you think influenced your writing style?

One thing I love about your writing is just... how the words flow. I don't know the proper term for it but the way you construct scenes and just... lead the reader through them is so nice and it has a certain charm to it. So I ask this to try and understand more were you might've gotten some of your writing style from, since I want to push myself to read and write more this year and I'm going around asking this to people whose writing I admire (will I actually end up doing it?? Who knows. New years resolutions... 😭)

(But don't feel pressured to answer right away or answer at all! I'm aware you have a lot of things on your plate right now. Just answer if you're in the mood for it)

I don't think I've actually been asked this before, so no worries ^^;;

First of all, thank you for the writing feedback! Really appreciate it. I'm so happy that it sounds like I've been able to replicate that casual "fairy tale" ease and charm in your eyes :> When I write my analytical posts, I try to structure them "like a garden stroll" where I take the reader by the hand and systematically guide them through a garden and point out the various flowers and plants along the way. When it comes to creative writing pieces, I try to convey the feeling of sitting someone down to an afternoon tea. There's different courses on the menu, but each is designed in such a way that one leads into the next and the flavors and textures don't clash with one another. That way, the reader has a smooth, connected experience throughout the "meal" and the words flow almost like a freshly brewed tea. Very quaint, very cottagecore-y.

Mmm... When it comes to inspirations, I'm not loyal to specific authors. I honestly don't even remember the names of most authors I read. Part of it is I want to avoid developing my own overly parasocial relationships, and the other part of it is that I want to judge an author's individual works rather than let expectations of their usual quality cloud my judgment for newer things they put out. I also feel like there's more room for growth by diversifying what I read rather than sticking to the same people (even if those same people are great at their craft).

I think there's value in not just "good" books or books you like, but also "bad" books or books you didn't like too! Maybe the characters or plot aren't great, but you liked how they described scenery. You can look at various works and pick and choose what aspects of each one you like and then smash them together to form your own style. Sometimes the most interesting things I've read aren't even from traditionally published authors, but from fanfic writers or people just talking off the cuff. Different genres have different strengths and weaknesses too! As for myself, I developed my own style by absorbing a lot of visual novels, romantasy books, food essays, short stories, fanfiction, and fairy tale content. What I'd recommend is always keep your eyes and ears open! Be willing to explore new things. Break things down into smaller components and ask yourself, "What can I learn from this?", "What do I like about this and why?", etc.

I hope you find this helpful on your own reading and writing journey~!! Good luck.

[yanderemommabean]

Stupid question, but where do you find the inspiration for spicy scenes in your stories? I tried writing smut for the first time recently and was completely blank for ideas despite reading smut for 15 years.

Is it a "lay in bed, close eyes, daydream" kinda thing? Do you just come across stuff online that inspires you? Is there like pinterest boards for these kinds of things? If you have any advice for new smut writers I'd appreciate it.

I am now painfully aware of my lack of experience in this topic. I can write a 100k longfic, but not even 1k of spicier stuff lmao

It takes a lot of mental strength for starters, because sometimes your brain refuses to write anything but you want to create /something/. Or you have some things you're squicked about at first until you dig deeper and become more familiar, like certain scenarios or certain kinks. (EX: I used to be against pet play for a while due to the truama I was in with an ex and now I'm like "lol fuck yeah it's actually hot now" )

I just love to maladaptive day dream. I think of my favorite ships, and go from there. Other times I think of what you guys would like and go "Nyeheheheh" while rubbing my hands together before posting.

In all seriousness it takes a bit of everything from having on yandere asmr erotica audios, reading old stories to gain that spark, obsessing over dark fics with your favorite ship/characters, and day dreaming with never medicated ADHD.

You also have to find your own way to write it! My flow didn't really come out of nowhere, I had to nit pick what I actually liked, what flow seemed better with my followers, and what really made me go "Hm...yeah. I like that." If it helps, I assure you, description is needed, but too much kills the mood. That's not just with sex scenes either. I've come to find people love to fill the gaps themselves on some scenes!

It's truly just a method of taking your time, finding your flow, but not being scared to just create anyway.

-Mommabean

[jcollinswrites]

I want to ask which part of the story the author enjoy writing the most (ex: intro, training, investigation, romance, etc) and which one of the background is the author's personal favorite and also which TO is personal favorite.

if the author not sure can name two.

I really don't have favorites :D Some parts are sometimes easier to write, but this usually just depends on my current mood. Some scenes are easier to develop from a certain character's perspective, so I usually start writing those scenes and add the others later.

But honestly, it's just what strikes my fancy at the moment. There is no 'go-to' character or path that I always choose first. It's the same for story elements. Sometimes action is easier. Sometimes downtime is easier when I'm more in a relaxed mood.

I always like writing dialogues and the way characters interact with each other. So you could call that a favorite, but I try to balance it out as much as I can with other parts as well.

[seirindono]

two questions.

one, HOW DOES ONE COMIC/STORY BOARD??

IM OBSESSED WITH HOW YOU DO IT ITS SO BEAUTIFUL

two, HOW DO YOU SO IT SO FAST( that’s question is more just me being super impressed oh my goodness)

you’re very good😳

Aw, sweet, a board question *puts on serious glasses*

Ok, bring it on anon.

So, the first thing to ask yourself when starting a comic, as I see it, is what type of board are you dealing with. Webtoon? A4 pages? 4 panels? There are many ways to go about it, and each involves different processes. For example, pages will allow for more superfluous scenes, whereas the webtoon format has to be super succinct because of the reading direction. I personally think that's the main reason I do pages, among other advantages: •narrative density •variety •Tumblr-friendly format

There are quite a few disadvantages too but you have to go through the process of trials and errors to really find out what suits you best!

Then there's the ambition of the sequence you're boarding for. And it goes from 1. how used I am to boarding this kind of sequence/drawing these characters/setting and backgrounds, to 2. is it an emotional sequence? Dialogue-heavy? Or more contemplative?

It changes the way you work and how you should approach your board! For example, in TMS, the very wordy chapters (4 and 5 for ex) generally called for simple and narrow framing. Of course, you don't want to bore the reader so you can spice things up to match the characters mood and reactions once in a while, but you have to bear in mind that the sequence aims to provide dialogue and information = the text bubbles are key and WILL take a lot of place. So let them.

( then again, it's all about pacing and balance. A page full of dialogue and one with too much happening are equally hard to read and boring to do)

Only dialogue, simple squares, no compostion, the focus is on Mel's reaction

On the other hand, parts 7 and 8 are all about action and atmosphere! This makes for wider and more varied shots!

They're fighting, things are going fast so why not use a single line to show many actions! They're still basically squares and rectangles but the pacing is totally different!

Or why not give the action a full page to really show its sheer impact

You can also split things, with a zoom or small time gap, depending on if it's a gag or if you want to put the focus on a reaction. Here, the asymmetry helps reinforce the unstable, jerky aspect of the scene. The situation is getting out of hand, and visually, the pages are affected too.

Now, these are case-by-case examples. And I never work on my pages separately.

For context, this-

-is the "first" board I did for part 8.

The drawings are very small and frankly difficult to make out, but the intention is what matters at this point lol I have the script (very important) next to my canvas, and I scribble the pages one after the ither. This allows me to see if the actions flow well, if the compositions are varied and also whether certain passages are too long or too short in regard to their importance. Which scenes can be merged? Removed? Toned down or if they deserve more bite?

This is a really fun and creative part but, I'll say it again, made a lot easier with a solid scipt. And I'm talking about a text document with clearly defined dialogues (or at least outlines) and actions.

I can't really explain how to write a script, it really depends on your work flow and how confortable you are with writing, but it's too important to just rush through it. No matter how much it changes before, during or after your finish boarding (cuz you gotta break your own rules sometimes and you'll often realize some things don't work as well once you put them on paper/sometimes art block can be resolved by writing the scene and just taking the time to imagine) but it's still your one guideline.

Aaaand, that's about it.

Other than that, I can only highly recommend reading lots of comics, Webtoon, books, watching movies, paintings, illustrations, animatics or listening to music, to inspire you and expand your own "personal library of references". Professional or not, anything your find inspiring and well executed. Boarding is at its core, telling stories. No art skill involved, just pure subjectivity. At the end of the day, it's all about squares, rectangles and bubbles so you gotta work on your creativity. The rest is gut feeling!

Constantly ask yourself how to tell this story, and how you want to tell it. How this sequence should be perceived? What do you need to show to make pages and pages of words appealing and interesting.

Be patient, be bold. Start with easy stuff to get some confidence if you need to. Accept that "boring" pages are smt necessary and that it's up to you to build up tension for a scene to really pop. Try new ideas and be ready to scrap many of them, the result will be worth all the work!

Now, concerning the "fast" part, I'm flattered but I personally think I'm super slow xD You prbly get that impression bc I finish the whole chapter before posting it, but behind the scene, I'm just working at a very regular pace.

Thank youuu anon ♡( ◡‿◡ )

[jumpywhumpywriter]

do you have any tricks for getting your brain to listen to you and Actually Write

YES! There are several useful tricks I use to get motivated or jumpstart my brain into writing mode (because brains have a mind of their own sometimes and are incredibly stubborn). It doesn't work 100% of the time but here's all the stuff I try that can increase chances of successful writing by a large amount:

1. Listening to music scientifically stimulates the parts of the brain that control imagination and creativity, which can really help get you going. For me, I like to find songs that represent certain characters or particular moods based on what scenes I'm writing. This has helped me a TON in writing. Example: if I'm writing a sad death scene, I like to listen to sad/melancholy music to help bring me the emotions that I can then transfer to the characters I'm writing, or giving me the right "mindset" for certain scenes. Action scenes would be something like adventurous or rock music. (If you'd like, I have an awesome list of perfect music for different moods I could share that you can try out and see if it helps -- songs that are like "saying goodbye to someone" themed, etc.)

This has literally saves me so many times, and is my #1 go-to method above all others.

2. Try writing something different or unrelated to your main story, just to keep your mind sharp and active until the inspiration comes. It could be a random funny/fluff scene including your characters, OR it could be completely unrelated -- you'll see this in a lot of my writing I've posted on Tumblr Almost 100% of the stories I've posted here are ones I made completely unrelated to the fantasy trilogy I'm writing (located in Masterlist #2). Because I have learned about myself that my best work comes from when I'm "in the mood" for it. If I try to force myself to have a certain amount of chapters I write each day for my main story, I tend to burn out and the quality of my writing declines very obviously. So I write what seems fun in the moment, just to keep my imagination active until the creativity comes and I can switch back to my fantasy trilogy. Try not to limit yourself with the "I have to write every single day", it's perfectly fine to take breaks and write other short stories and snippets, or even take a break from writing altogether.

3. Okay, this one is going to sound kind of weird and quirky, but PROTEIN. For some odd reason, I think better when I have plenty of protein in my system. So eating foods high in protein (or even just using protein powder for a quick boost) an hour before you plan to sit down and write can actually make a noticeable difference in your mental energy. It's so weird, but it surprisingly works for me, so I just thought I'd throw it out there as another option.

4. Getting fresh air. Literally a lifesaver. You can take your phone/whatever electronic you write on outdoors, find a nice shady place to sit down and write away. This helps in particular with writing scenes where characters are outdoors as well, because you can use your own senses to observe your surroundings and weaving it into writing (like "the air was crisp with the scent of fresh-cut grass" or something like that.) It's also scientifically proven to boost mood, and can help your mind wander until it stumbles upon inspiration.

5. EXERCISE! it releases a bunch of dopamine into your system that makes you feel happy and has many mood-boosting effects, great for creating a solid foundation to let inspiration flow in!

I hope all this helps! (And if it doesn't, or you need advice on a particular area of writing, feel free to ask for more!)

[she-who-fights-and-writes]

How to Get Inspired to Write and Regain Creativity

The muses are fickle, especially when it comes to writers. Sometimes inspiration strikes at the worst of times—while working, in the middle of the night, etc.—and other times it refuses to strike at all. How do you get inspired to start a project, especially when you haven’t written in a very long time? 

Here are some tips and tricks that may help you get back into the writing groove.

1. Is It Writer’s Block You’re Worried About?

This post is meant to be a resource for people who don’t have any current projects or haven’t written/worked on their current projects in a very long time due to lack of inspiration and motivation. 

In contrast, “writer’s block” is usually used in reference to having a load of inspiration and motivation to write but struggling with a mental “block” that prevents you from doing so. 

These two overlap a lot, though, so if nothing on this post is working, you can find my post on combatting writer's block here!

For some extra help to get the ball rolling once you've regained inspiration, also check out the "Getting Started" section of my FAQ!

2. Set Aside Time to Be Creative

Oftentimes, creativity and inspiration can be lost due to a busy schedule. Life happens! Work, school, and a variety of other things could be restricting your ability to write or do creative things consistently. All it takes is one busy week, or month, or year, and now you feel like you’ve been thrown off of the carousel of creativity and can’t find your way back on again!

The key to combatting this is blocking out an hour or two (every day or every week) that you can use to spend time writing. Set a timer or alarm and put your phone aside (it is your enemy! It can and WILL distract you!) and sit down with the intent to write. Even if you get nothing done, getting in a creative headspace is still incredibly helpful! Baby steps!!!

By blocking out a specific length of time and putting it in your calendar, you can mentally prep to be creative and also can assure that you have ample time to get the juices flowing without worrying about being interrupted.

3.  Check Out Some Writing Prompts

Sometimes, it can be easier to start writing if you’re told what to write. A lot of writers find prompts helpful as warm-up exercises, and use them for projects on the side when they’re taking a rest from their current WIP.

It could be helpful to find a couple of prompts and see what cool things you can come up with! Even if they don’t seem like something you’d want to work on long-term, the very act of writing in and of itself will wake your “writing muscles” back up and get them in the groove of being creative again.

You can check out #writing prompts on my blog, or check out these amazing prompt blogs:

@writing-prompt-s

@creativepromptsforwriting

@promptsforthestrugglingauthor

@daily-prompts

@promptsonpaper

4. Write Fanfiction (If you’re just struggling with original works)

Fanfiction is a great way to get back into being creative because all of the hardest parts about getting started (character creation, setting, lore, etc.) have already been done for you. You don’t have to post your fanfiction or even complete your fic, just write a short scene or story about two characters with pre-established backstories, personalities, and dynamics. It’ll get you back into the basics of describing setting and writing dialogue. 

5. Make a Fun Playlist or Pinterest Board

Making fun playlists or Pinterest boards based on a certain genre, character, or piece of media you like can really get the creative juices flowing! After all, having a playlist to listen to that perfectly encapsulates the mood, tone, and pacing of your scene or story can really get you inspired! And with a Pinterest board for visual references to back you up, descriptions can come a whole lot easier!

I don't really use Pinterest except for art references, but if you don’t want to make your own writing playlist, feel free to borrow some of mine! Just a note: I find words in music very distracting when I write, so all of these are instrumental. Sorry if it’s not your cup of tea! 

Here’s a link to my master list of instrumental playlists.

6. Read!

I know. It’s hard. And I can’t even talk; I haven’t read a proper book in a year, probably. For me, the hardest part is starting; I drag my feet for months before finally picking up a book, whip through a good chunk of it in one or two sittings, but once I put it down, I never return to it. But reading is an excellent way to get inspired as a writer, and to improve your way of writing! 

By learning and getting inspiration from fellow writers, you not only get an idea of the creative possibilities, but also learn how different writers work their process. Fanfiction counts, too!

7. Get a Writing Buddy!

Sometimes, creative things such as writing can be hard because they’re traditionally a “solo sport” so to speak.

But having a writing buddy, someone to just be in the room or on call with you while you both be creative together, can do loads for your inspiration. Sure, there’s a chance that you’ll just distract each other and fool around, but if you really work to hold each other accountable, even getting into the creative headspace is a great way to start.

Also, you have a partner to bounce ideas off of!

Hope this helped, and happy writing!

[restinslices]

If requests are open how abt teens lin kuei brothers x brat male reader? (Also teen)

I tried my best but I’m actually so bad at writing dom characters, it’s insane. After Bi-Han, my brain shut off. If this was a paid service, you’d need a refund gang. You said teens but I kept them as adults cause although ik minors engage in those activities aswell, I’m an adult soooooo😃

Bi-Han

Some people are probably expecting me to say some wild shit like he's the worst, he doesn't respect boundaries, he's always angry at you, doesn't listen to the safe word, ect ect. 

I don't think that's true 

Am I saying he's all soft and squishy? No. But Bi-Han is not a terrible dom. 

Bi-Han is a perfectionist so any precautions beforehand are definitely gonna be dealt with. What he wants outta this, what you want, limits, ect. 

Onto dealing with a brat though, we already know Bi-Han has a short temper so any bratty behavior would noticeably annoy him 

Smth that would guarantee a punishment would be acting out in front of other Lin Kuei or just in public. It'd be discreet enough that no one would really notice what's going on, but obvious enough that he'd know you're being a brat on purpose 

Questioning certain orders, doing things extremely slow, talking over him, the list could go on. Being bratty around people especially when he's supposed to be “professional” is the quickest way to get a punishment 

I kinda see it as a storm. You know it's coming, you see the signs, but when it happens you still go “dammit. I can't believe it's raining like this”

Does he warn you? Yes. But he only does it once. If you keep going, he mentally writes it all down 

Now Bi-Han doesn't strike me as someone who particularly likes physical touch all the time but punishments don't have to be the typical spanking or harsh fucking. He can be more creative 

I feel like he enjoys punishments that have to do with humiliation. There's so much control in telling you to do something and you just follow it. 

Very much a “ride my boot” type of guy 

The type to make you orgasm over and over again and you don't stop until he's satisfied (obviously keeping your safety and what you can take in mind though)

Takes bratty behavior seriously. He's not making funny little jokes or nothing of the sort. He's putting you in your place 

His punishments would linger. For example he'd tell you to tell him whenever you got horny and why for like, a solid week. This seems small but if you get hormonal easily, you're going up to him a lot and he's shaming you everytime. 

His arms? You're that easy? How could you even survive without him?

The best part of this is you don't have to tell him any of this. Realistically you could ignore this or not tell him every time you're hormonal, and he makes sure to taunt you and remind you of this. 

Humiliation punishments are his go to

Rewards would probably be allowing you a bit of control, like picking any toys you'll use or letting you pick the scene 

A brat would probably fit him well cause he gets to constantly put you in your place, which can be a good way to relax for him 

Kuai Liang

Is also very organized. So organized I think he'd have a secret way to tell you he's actually not in the mood or too busy for you. 

“Go take a walk” means “not right now” 

Bratty behaviors that would bother him the most I think would be doing dumb shit. Like, below average IQ type of things. 

It bothers him because you're not stupid so stop acting stupid. If he says do A, don't do B

But it's fine. You wanna play stupid? He can do that. 

I know I said Bi-Han’s punishments sometimes linger but it really ain't got shit on Kuai Liang’s

If you wanna act like you don't understand basic orders because you wanna act out, then he's gonna act like he doesn't understand anything you want. 

You say “I need you” but he goes to do something else. What's the problem? Clearly you were saying you needed him to do laundry that day. 

You say “touch me” but he touches you everywhere except where you really need him 

You could say something as clear as “please make me cum” and he'd bring you close, but would stop. Why are you upset? You didn't say what day to make you cum. You'll do it later. 

Every single request you have for him turns into something you didn't want and he watches with satisfaction as it slowly drives you insane. 

And doing other bratty behaviors to try and get a response outta him doesn't work because the more bratty you act, the longer he's gonna keep this up. He has the patience to do this too. 

This won't stop until you're on your knees begging like a madman for him to do anything to make you feel good and promising you'll behave from now on. 

And even then he's not satisfied. You have to actually show you're gonna start behaving. He won't actually give you what you want until you behave for at least a week or two straight. No problems. No complaining. No issues. 

You both know you'll act out again but for a good chunk of time, he's enjoying his peace 

Tomas Vrbada

I honestly cannot imagine this man as a dom but for you, I will try 

Tomas is a nice guy and this nice guy shit is how the problem would start 

Taunts would be the way to get to him. So when you say “can't you do better or are you too soft?” it gets to him 

Tomas’ version of punishment would be doing nothing at all. 

He's too soft? Ok. That means he's too soft to touch you, to whisper any dirty things, to tease you, ect. 

Kuai Liang is interacting with you but is doing the exact opposite, Tomas is straight up refusing to do anything. 

You can try to seduce him all you want, you're getting a smart ass “we can't do that. I'm too soft for all of that”

Legit becomes the biggest prude when it comes to doing anything with you. Has no problem touching himself and telling you you can't touch cause he “couldn't handle it”

He takes taunts literal. “I could fuck myself better”, ok then he won't touch you at all for awhile. You got it. “You could do better”, you are completely right. As a matter fact, how about he practice on himself or using a toy and making you watch. Ya know, just to have a third party to inform him if he's doing well. 

Just a real petty bitch in a cute package. 

Probably needs the most breaks when it comes to a brat though cause sometimes he's fr not tryna hear that shit and just needs someone to be there. Which is fine. 

I also imagine he’s possibly new to being a dom so this whole thing is trying shit out. He’s willing to experiment with different kind of punishments, rewards, schedules, all that shit.

When dealing with a brat Bi-Han is strict, Kuai Liang is patience and pettiness wrapped in one and Tomas is just petty 

Looking back there’s no mention of male anatomy and it’s so short. Idk why dom characters make my brain short circuit. We will attempt dom characters at a later date but for now, this is all I got.

[deadsetobsessions]

Do you think that you’d be willing to post your multi part fics(specifically referencing the alley drunk!danny here) on ao3? Like I don’t know what your criteria is for deciding that! But if you did I’d love to subscribe to it so if-ever/whenever you post a new part I’d get a cool little email ya know? Even if they chill out as like “2/?” chapters for years or eternity it’d be awesome!

Not intended to be pressure or anything!!!! I just really like your writing and sometimes miss updates you do in the flood of tumblr notifications, and then see that something has 2 extra parts I didn’t notice(which is always a pleasant surprise too, just like a surprise bonus part lol)

Anyway I love your writing and just wanted to ask if you might post more on ao3? And if you have like a certain line on what stays on tumblr and what you choose to cross post?(even if that line is just a “eh too much work”-which… Big Mood)

Hi!

Thank you for the ask and liking the writing enough (AHDJSJDHS you like my writing!!!) to ask, you know?

I’m actually working towards putting that one on Ao3, actually! I’m hunting for a title for it lol, because just titling it Alley Drunk Danny doesn’t encompass what I have in mind for him? Anyways it might take a while but it’ll get up there :)) (feel free to suggest a title) (I so don’t want to take it from a poem again but will if I have to)

My criteria for putting up works is kind of arbitrary? It’s mostly depending on whether I have inspiration for it and which ones I have the time to put in towards editing and actually stringing together a story line instead of just grouping together relative scenes. The stuff I post on here is honestly horrendously unedited and it’s mostly written on my phone at asscrack in the morning so it’s like half fever dreams half zero-research. Like it’s post and don’t look back, right? And every time I find a spelling mistake I didn’t intentionally make (+ when it gets reposted with that mistake??) it kills me a little inside lol

Like the IOU Danny wasn’t meant to be turned into a full fix, ever, but then I got a plot idea and it moved up to the “to be cont. into a fic” list. Then Alley Drunk kind of snuck up on me so that’s also happening.

TLDR: yes, I’ll post alley drunk Danny on Ao3 soon and I adore you, whoever you are, for asking ✨

[pamsimmer]

Thank you @charmfamily for tagging me into the "Ranking the Process" ask game for storytellers!

"As storytellers, there are so many pieces of our craft and I'm curious how you would rank each step of the process. Rank each of the following on a scale of 1 to 5 (1 lowest, 5 highest):

Setting up the scene (building sets, decorating, etc),

Posing the sims (creating / find poses, and setting up the sims),

Styling the sims (cc hunting, time spent in cas),

Writing the dialogue/story,

Editing the photos.

Send to three other story simblrs and get to know more about each others favorite and least favorite part of this crazy process!"

Alright! Let's get into it!

SETTING UP THE SCENE: ⭐️ (1 out of 5 stars)

I'm not a builder and I really hate setting up scenes sometimes hahaha I'll do whatever as long as it's telling a story and not look that bad (sometimes it will) I'm okay with that. I know it could make my story look better and all, but I think I'm just wasting time that I could be playing/writing.

POSING THE SIMS: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ ( 4 out of 5 stars)

I say 4 because sometimes I just wanna play the game. I often say I'm a mere narrator to what the game throws at me. Of course I plan a lot and I find poses useful sometimes for something that happens in game and sometimes sims animations are too goofy for my liking haha but I do like to spend time looking for poses, sometimes it also gives me ideas for a certain plot.

STYLING THE SIMS: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3 out of 5 stars)

I put 3 because I don't look for CC exactly for the story. I just love doing it when I'm bored lmao or when I feel like I want to play sims, but I'm in that funky mood that I actually don't want to play, if you know what I mean. So, I just go CC hunting and hopefully it will bring joy to open my game.

I spend a lot of time in CAS because I really like giving details... Like one of my favorite things I did for storytelling it was super simple... it was Avery taking his dad's watch. It's an in game watch (from get famous) and I just love it. Like Freya having now another ring in her right hand, since Collin also have a ring in his right hand. Or when Aurora got on fire and I hunted for scars. I like those details, but I don't spend too much time thinking or hunting for them.

WRITING THE DIALOGUE/STORY: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4 out of 5 stars)

I tend to say that I let my character tell their own story. I even joke that sometimes I feel like I dissociate and it's like I'm just watching my body typing while my character is saying whatever they are saying. I don't plan too much in advance because 1- I noticed it kills the joy of the game for me; 2- sims will do whatever they want and it will change plans often and it will lead to frustration.

Like I said before, I'm a mere narrator to what my sims are doing. I only plan for a big plot for each gen and that's it.

Malcolm and Cassie: the minute they were traveling in Mt Komorebi, how she reacted to the graves there and her gloomy trait, it made me think that I wanted her to be a widow. Then I realized that Avery needed a breaking down point and I could use Malcolm's death for that, too.

Malcolm II: I thought he had too much of a happy childhood and he wasn't a grey character like I like to play with, i don't like too perfect sims, I like them flawed and I needed a reason for that. I also wanted to play with a solo parent (and this comes to how planning kills me, because Collin became a solo parent and even if he wasn't the heir, it made big part of this. But I really wanted the heir to feel like this too, so I kept the plan). I thought Malcolm being a solo parent and losing a fated mate would make him more interesting and more conflicted (we'll see more of this when he falls in love again) with his emotions.

EDITING THE PHOTOS: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3 out of 5 stars)

I tend to be lazy haha I have a preset for my pics. But I do like to do some fun editings sometimes or even movement editings for sims and such. But overall I don't do nothing too grandious. My main focus is telling a story and play the game.

Tagging: @lilith--simmer @maiawesims @fallincloversims

[howlingmoonrise]

How do I write as good as you? Where do you get inspiration to weave your words as beautifully?

Hello sweet anon! Thank you so much 💖💖💖

Answering the second question first because it's shorter and it's also a part of the first: mostly, I get inspirations from other stories. Take the things you love from them - why do you love them? What resonates with you? Which scenes/characters/quotes come to mind and why did they leave such a mark? How can you make it so that yours come close to that? Dissect them and figure out what about them makes you tick, and how you can adapt it to the genre/voice/ambience you want to write.

As a more concrete example, I love the writing styles of Juliet Marillier and everythursday (the latter used to write for the HP fandom, you can still find PDFs/EPUBs of her work floating around). While you're reading for pleasure, if you come across passages that you feel that sound interesting, analyse them and try to figure out how you would write a sentence like that.

I'm still trying to figure out how everythursday uses verbs so deliciously - instead of the most logical choices, she often picks verbs i'd never even have thought to associate with a certain action and make it so much more vivid/real, and I'm insanely jealous of however she manages to do that. Every time I reread her writing I take mental notes of when/how/with which verbs she replaces more common ones with; another thing that endears me greatly in her writing are the tiny details that humanize the characters such (the MC noticing that there is "a freckle or perhaps a fleck of dirt" on the knot of the ML's wrist, or that he's wearing a black sock and a navy one because either he didn't notice or didn't care enough to match socks - and these are actual tidbits that are on her fic Finders that were so vivid that I just remember them off the top of my head like that).

More concrete writing advice (that specifically works for me, YMMV):

Vary it up. Don't start sentences and paragraphs always in the same way. Change paragraph lengths instead of keeping to consistent blocks. Change sentence length too - and sentence structure! - or the brain will get bored and start skipping ahead because it's always the same old rhythm. The image below is the best example of this I've seen yet:

Riding on the coattails of that one, I'm a fan of using different kinds of punctuation to change up the rhythm and sentence structure, but it's good to know whether you're actually using them correctly or it's bound to get distracting to the reader. This is very much a personal taste one though, even more than the others.

"Said" isn't dead! "Said" is very much alive and kicking! "Said" is the default verb your brain will basically ignore and won't be bothered by, and that means you should use it the most often. You use the others when you want to emphasize certain dialogue bits or want a particular inflection (like when there's a question), but it's going to get distracting if you use too many variations in a row.

Adverbs also aren't dead and this is the hill I die kill on. "Said softly" is very different from "whispered" and on many occasions it's less jarring. Much like the above, though, you don't want to use too many in a row unless it's for specific stylized sentences/emphasis (e.g.: "completely and perfectly and incandescently happy").

Mood is important. So important. And which words and sentence structure/lengths you use influence this greatly! You want a higher frequency of short and snappy words/sentences for fast-paced scenes; languid, longer sentences and more flowery words for, say, painting an idyllic day on a Victorian era parlour where the most they do is enjoy the sun and write correspondence. The places and ways you work in the descriptions also works to build this up.

Simplify. Sometimes you have this one specific habit/description/colour you really want to work in! But sometimes, idk, "as blue as the lake waters by the spring morning sunlight", or "her pacing habit that had existed since she was a kid living in the old foster house in Mulder's Lane" will absolutely clog up and wreck your sentence/paragraph, and despite loving that particular description you might have to simplify it to "spring morning blue" or "her pacing habit".

Kill your darlings (yes, I hate some interpretations of this too). This one follows up a bit from the point above: remove the bits/characters that are ruining your scene/story, even if you really like how they sound when examined on their own (you can move them to a scraps document for if you want to add them back in later and/or hate deleting stuff like me).

I hate this one but. You're gonna have to delete stuff. If you're stuck and have been despairing for days over how to continue a scene, the solution is very likely in deleting the last few paragraphs, or the whole scene, or perhaps more. The issue is rarely in the last sentence you wrote. Figure out where the scene started going off the rails and go from there instead of trying to fruitlessly continue a scene you're not enjoying and that isn't going anywhere.

Mix in description with dialogue/action. Unless I'm writing-- idk, food? I don't really like to do huge descriptive blocks. We all hated reading four entire pages describing some curtains in high school, right? So for me what works is to work in little bits of description amidst the rest. "She had long raven hair tied up in a ponytail" is far less engaging than mentioning the way her ponytail bounces when she does a quick jog for the bus, and at some later point saying that she brushed back her dark hair, for example.

Break up dialogue, actually. Going from the above and also the very first point, you want to vary up your rhythm, and a huge block of dialogue is one of the things this applies to. Also having only quick dialogue exchanges with no tags can be fun for a portion of a scene (or a specific genre of fic) and it's perfect for humour/snappy banter, but you rarely want to read a fic where all the dialogue is only that. Throw in some action/descriptions between dialogues bits, or even in the middle of a sentence a character is speaking, and give it some oomph. Take care not to overdo it and make the reader forget how the sentence started, though!

Pacing. Working with the above, but adding "description" (word used loosely here) to a place where you feel like things are going too fast is going to help you make it feel not as abrupt and give it some breathing room. Conversely, removing all the interim action/description is going to make it feel like the next bit happened right after.

"Write the same way you speak" is bullshit. I know several of my friends defend this but. Nope! Sorry, you can't sell me on that one. If you're writing an atmospherical story you're not going to write a character going "Uh, no, but wait, actually, I said like--" all the time unless that character is either shy or nervous. You also don't usually use people's names all the time in real life conversations, for example, but in dialogue it can help the reader situate themselves regarding who's speaking and make it feel more intimate/pointed depending on the scene.

Love the words you use. Note that this is different from loving your writing: what I mean is that if you use a series of words you find unpleasant (and this is especially noticeable with smut and words referring to genitals, which people usually have very strong feelings about) in places where something is supposed to be nice and flow prettily, it's not going to sound nice or pretty. Nice words can be "sing", "mulled", "cruel"; not so pleasant words can be "warbled", "groin", "odoriferous" - not so much due to their meanings, but due to how the word itself sounds to you, especially in the context of the sentence. There are ill-meaning words that can sound pleasant, and vice-versa. But "her body sings as she stretches" hits much different than "her body warbles as she stretches" - which can absolutely be used for humour and in other situations, but you need to be conscious and aware of how your specific word choice will hit. I personally agonize over word choices for hours, because for example I will want the specific implied meaning of "sussurred" but I will hate the sound of it in the context of that particular sentence, and no synonyms are working in a sufficiently pleasing manner (and I will often end up rewriting the sentence because of this).

Try to stay in-character, especially in dialogue. Characters don't all speak the same. A character that canonly only says "Mm" and short sentences suddenly dropping a huge speech will be a hard sell. Similarly, a character that speaks formally isn't about to drop slang and "yeah" left and right. A Fantasy Medieval Era character will speak far more formally than a modern day one - unless that's the gag on the canon media (or your original stuff) - but a commoner will generally not speak the same as a king, and neither of those will speak like a modern person at all.

Also, the one things everyone hates to hear, myself included: practice. I've been writing for... a pretty long time, oof, and I was very lucky in my first forays into fic writing, with a very chill and supportive fandom (Danny Phantom in like... 2007-2009 or so) - and back then my writing was terrible. But I had the space to experiment and commit all manners of writing atrocities, and getting that out of the way allowed me to understand a lot of what works and what doesn't. It's kind of like drawing: just because you can picture something perfectly in your head, it doesn't mean it's going to get translated well to paper, and to get better at that you're going to have to study and practice anatomy, shading, folds, etc before it starts getting anywhere near what you have in your head. It's much the same with writing, though the equivalent notions feel a lot more abstract and aren't as easily categorized.

This got a bit long (to no one's surprise), but I hope this helps! Let me know if you'd like me to explain any points further, and once again thank you for you lovely words 💖