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Unfortunately growing up a percy jackson kid means I still assign my blorbos their godly parent in my head

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Passing out ontop of f/o...

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The little-known 10th circle of hell, known as "Favorite character is extremely popular but you are also extremely particular and everyone is wrong".

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writing is so fun

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The fic I’m writing is even inspired by all-inclusive obedience ;-;

I tried to do an outline but i am like ridiculously bad at planning my stories- a lot of what i write is original work and istg everytime i look at it it just gets more complicated hahah but this one is still perfectly manageable i am just not used to writing fic so im still getting used to writing ccs hahah

Honestly just getting the acknowledgment that this also happens to you does make me feel better so you were plenty helpful:)

And yes you may refer to me as such :3

H o w do you keep ur fics in a manageable length? I swear i had a short little cute idea and now im 2.5k words in and im not in 1/4th the way through what i have planned and ive only planned the first half ;-;

Bro (if i may refer to you as such), I am not the responsible person in this situation. All-Inclusive Obedience was supposed to be 5k max and spiraled out of control to like 23k.

Really, though, maybe just outlining what your entire plan is so you have a proper direction. That's more or less what I do, though, I'm usually kinda vague in my notes (not good of me and makes life difficult for future me).

I think if it's taking you along for a ride, let it. As long as its not getting away from you, you can always edit out what doesn't feel right later.

I'm sorry I'm not more helpful 😭 There may be writing blogs and such that likely have better advice ❤️

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Edit/partly rewrite of an old selfship fic I posted last year!

Summary : Sei hesitates about continuing to dye her hair so often. John encourages her and uses it as an opportunity to do it for her (again).

WC : ~1000

Sei was sitting cross-legged on the bathroom floor of her flat, warm skin against cold tiles as she wore one of those small shorts she could only ever wear on leave.

A towel was draped over her shoulders as her usual hair dye was resting on the edge of the ivory sink. She looked at the small pink bottle, brows furrowed and eyes squinted as if its existence had personally offended her, before lowering her gaze back to her phone where multiples tabs about hair damage were open. Her fingers absentmindedly ran through the strands of her pink and brown hair, tugging gently at one and frowning when it didn’t feel as soft as it used to.

"Lass ? Ye in there ?"

Sei flinched, the sound of the familiar voice startling her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah, come in," she finally answered. Putting her phone on the ground as Soap stepped in, carrying a mug of coffee in one hand and his usual easy smile.

"Brought ye somethin' to drink," he said, setting the mug down next to the dye bottle. Before looking at Sei's frame on the floor.

"What's all this?", he gestured at the dye and the towel with his hand, "dyein' your hair again ?"

Sei hesitated, a slight pout forming on her face, looking at the ends of her hair, what used to be bright pink now softly fading into the messy blond underneath.

"I was thinking about it," she admitted, finger curling around one of the strand. "But maybe I should stop. I feel like it’s starting to… I don’t know, ruin it ? What if I end up with straw for hair ?"

Soap crouched in front of her, tilting his head to study her.

"Straw ? That what's got ye all worked up ?"

She rolled her eyes, "I’m serious, Johnny. What if I’ve been overdoing it ? Maybe I should just let it. Cut the bleached parts and go back to plain brown... At least until my hair is healthy again"

His gaze dropping to her hair while he made a contemplative noise, a soft hum coming out of his throat as if he was deep in thought. One hand resting one his knee and the palm of the other under his jaw, supporting his head. Then, he reached out and carefully gathering a lock of almost faded pink between his fingers.

"Plain brown, eh ?" he murmured, his familiar Scottish accent softer than usual.

"Nah. Doesn't suit you.", he added. Slowly bringing the lock of hair to his face before pressing a gentle kiss to it.

"Why not ?" she asked, her cheeks warming up both from the action and his scrutiny.

Soap grinned, letting the lock of hair slip through his fingers back into its usual place.

"Because ye're not plain, lass. The pink suits ye. Bright, bold, a wee bit stubborn, just like ye."

"That's sweet, but it doesn't solve the problem. What if my hair can't handle it anymore ? I'm not really keen on going bald you know."

Soap sat back on his heels, arms crossed and back hitting the small cabinet behind him as his expression turned serious for a moment.

"Then we find a way to make it work," he said simply. "Get better dye, use those fancy treatments, whatever it takes."

She stared at him, a genuine smile creeping onto her face against her will. "You're really not going to let me give this up, are you ?"

He smirked back at her, reaching out to ruffle her hair. "Not a chance. Besides, I like helpin' ye with it. Gives me an excuse to play with yer hair. Now, come on. Let’s get this sorted. I'll even help you pick a new shade of pink if you fancy a change."

Sei looked back at the bottle of hair dye that was still abandoned on the sink behind him.

"I fear we don't have much shades to choose from, just the usual one".

He smiled as he reached for the bottle, "the usual one is good too. Your signature look suits you the best, lass".

He played with the bottle a bit, spinning it in his hand before reaching for the rest dyeing kit and setting behind her, "let's do this. Can't have you runnin' around with a washed up pink, right ?".

He started applying the dye onto her hair with a dexterity that showed it wasn't his first time doing this. Carefully spreading the dye on each small strand.

"You know, Johnny..." Sei started, a playful glint in her voice even as she stayed still to facilitate his work, "you should probably be using gloves".

"Don't worry, love. I’ve had worse things on my hands than hair dye," he said back, half-joking half-serious.

"It won't stop you from having pink hands for the next week though," she giggled.

They continued like that for a while as the dye worked its magic, discussing about everything and anything. Work, drama, upcoming dates they'll go on once they're finally on leave... Both smiling even if the other couldn't see it in this position.

Once it was done, Sei looked into the mirror while drying her now wet hair with her towel. Soap stood against the wall behind her, intently looking at her with both affection and pride for his handy work. The rare domestic moments slowly but surely becoming reason for his happiness.

"Do ye like it ?"

Sei looked at the dyed ends, the way the pink reflected the last rays of the day's sun. Before turning around, eyes crinckling in happiness while she came closer to kiss his cheek.

"I love it."

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Best things for a ship to have or be:

Horny

Insane

Religious/spiritual themes

Obsession

Age gap

Doomed

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a funny thing about having a Problematic Blorbo is that you'll periodically come across a post along the lines of "um let's not forget that [Blorbo] is a bad person..." listing their various crimes, and if you have a modicum of intellectual honesty you find yourself nodding along and saying yeah it's true... but it's the greyness of their character that makes them so compelling... At the same time though you have a little Saul Goodman in your ear going "your honor in their defense: who cares like omfgggg who caresssssss like come onnnnnn"

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i feel strongly about this

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"Oh you like [x character] a lot!! What's their lore/your favorite thing about them/other questions to ramble about your fav? :)"

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House drugged that coffee btw

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think think think

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Paint’n studies I did on my Wii U gamepad earlier in the year.

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Hit 2k words on the aaron x omc fic lets gooo

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i only want you 2 think im fantastic (҂ × ཀ ×)

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Across 2 different projects ive written 2k words today (1600 on one and 400 on another) be proud of me 🔫