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Daaang I didn't know that, that is honestly so fair lol

Crazy to think that I'm writing two made-up languages and two/three books because I got too invested in a daydream I had two years ago and a fandom whose creator thinks about the lore less than the fanfic writers do

I'm not complaining, to be clear, it's just funny

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Crazy to think that I'm writing two made-up languages and two/three books because I got too invested in a daydream I had two years ago and a fandom whose creator thinks about the lore less than the fanfic writers do

I'm not complaining, to be clear, it's just funny

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Ayy reblog if you want WBW asks ✨️

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Some writers set their stories in the real world so they don't have to worldbuild and some set them in made-up places so thet they don't have to research and they're both equally valid (lazy)

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I'm intrigued by the merfolk in yr blinding night verse especially by the fact that you're creating your own language for them? how would u go about working that into the story, e.g. w translation and stuff? my friend is super into conlanging but I've always found it to be pretty daunting so I've never had an interest in it

also just want to say I love merfolk so 😭 I will want to talk to anyone who's got them in their stories

Ok so I'm gonna be honest, I don't have a whole lot built up for the mer yet lol and they're really only gonna appear in the Solstice Collection. They're very secretive and secluded, like there are debates among the humans and dragons as to whether or not they even exist cus the mer really just prefer to keep to themselves. There are also different types for different ocean biomes, such as cave mer (smaller, thinner tail, slight bioluminescence), reef mer (colorful, smaller), open ocean mer (countershading, larger), and deep mer (very bioluminescent, way too many teeth).

As for the conlangs, you're right they are super daunting lol. For both the Mer and Dragon languages, I'm really working from the ground up, starting with their culture and history and trying to parse out how it would make sense for them to communicate. It's a lot, but it's really fun! In the actual story, words only pop up every now and then, mostly when the multilingual characters slip up or get frustrated by the lack of very detailed words in English. The Dragon's language specifically has a looot of words with very specific, elaborate meanings, such as Tripteseun, which describes something which is otherworldly beautiful, in a heartbreaking sort of way. There is a reason they have a lot of words like this, and I'd love to explain, but that'll probably be a separate post lol.

When conlang words come up in the story, how I deal with them would depend on the context. If it's one or two words spoken to a person in a mainly English setting, then I would spell it out in the phonetic alphabet and italicize it, like I did with Tripteseun. If it is spoken to somebody else and the main character in that scene is not meant to understand, I'll want to write it using the alphabet of that language- I can't do that yet, but I'm working on it lol.

I'll make sure to update on my progress with the Mer, since I'm so early in the development portion of that culture and language. I'm open to suggestions, too, if u want to give them! :D

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Prompt #503

“You can’t adopt a child!” [Hero] sputtered.

“Why the hell not?” [Villain] frowned, offended.

“You’re a villain!”

“So? I'm not hurting them, nor am I judging their worth and giving or withholding affection based on their power. I’m caring for them like any good parent should. I think that makes me better than most heroes in that regard.” [Villain] defended themself as [Child] hugged their leg tighter.

“What’s that supposed to mean?!”

“Ask [Super Hero].”

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writeblr introduction

hi there <3 call me pixie (they/them) im a wasian 20 yr old uni student. i made this blog bc i wanted a community to share my writing with on every step of its way. i also love to read, watch films & illustrate.

my favourite genres to read are fantasy, thriller & literary fiction but im not picky as long as its good

my favourite tropes are found family, childhood friends to lovers & mutual pining

i love to write fantasy & romance and incorporate elements from fairy tales, folklore & mythology

looking to meet like-minded people to talk about wips etc.

interact with this post so i can follow u!

xoxo

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Hi. If you see this please use it as an excuse to give me a brief summary of your wip or just scream at me about what it’s about

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actually [unwritten project] is my greatest accomplishment in life

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Writeblr Intro

Hello! I'm new to Tumblr so I don't quite know what I'm doing but I love the writing community here and I wanna join in!

My name's Toth, I'm agender and use they/them and xae/xaer pronouns. I tend to write low fantasy / cross-world fantasy, as well as short stories to go alongside the longer work(s) I'm writing and short poems sometimes having to do with the stories as well.

I adore worldbuilding and characterbuilding. I do too much of it myself and would love to help people do it for their own stories, so please feel free to message me if ur stuck on a bit of worldbuilding and want help figuring it out!

Current Wips:

The Sun, the Moon and the Blinding Night

Follows the story of a young hero, Arryn Dames, in an urban low-fantasy world, sent on assignment to spy on the two most powerful supervillains of the modern world. Not everything is all that it seems with the villains, though, and as Arryn races the clock to figure out what's true and what's an elaborate lie, they discover something that flips their entire worldview upside-down.

This one's super undeveloped atm, I have the plot points and outline but I haven't focused on writing the story itself enough.

The Solstice Collection

A collection of disconnected stories following the villains from Blinding Night; their stories, backgrounds, interactions, relationships, etc. It is formatted in a chronological order but is separated into short stories following specific events.

Examples:

The Days-Makza Case: The reports of a policeman on two teens (Zenith and Nadir) who are running away from their abusive family.

Manhattan's Day: Foolish and overconfident heroes intercept a heist. They capture two of the villains, and in an attempt to subdue them, accidentally trigger an atomic-level explosion. This story also deals with some heavy emotional fallout from this accident, as the two were in a relationship with each other and a third person (Nadir) who now has to cope with xaer partners being dead.

The Incident: Details an accident involving Zenith and way too much snow which left permanent scars on everyone involved, in the physical, invisible, and mental senses. Heavy TW's for a smidge of insanity, death (not permanent), triggers triggered and massive ammounts of PTSD. :)

The Eukaeda Chronicles:

In a different universe but with some of the same characters as Blinding Night, Zenith acts as a lonely guide to lost and troubled souls, helping them find a bit of peace before they return to their world.

This was my first WIP, and while I don't like to say it, it's practically abandoned at this point. If it ever gets picked back up, it'll be roleplayed D&D style.

Worlds Built:

Blinding Night-Verse

An urban low-fantasy world. About 1/10 of the population has some sort of superpower (I made a list of approx. 175, suggestions welcome). There are three sentient species: Humans, Dragon(born)s, and Merfolk. I am in the process of creating two languages, for the Dragons and Mer. Each has their own culture, instincts, and histories, which I have mapped out for the Dragons and am working on for the Mer.

Eukaeda

While both Blinding Night and the Eukaeda Chronicles have a "Eukaeda," this specificly is referring to the universe Eukaeda in the Eukaeda Chronicles. Eukaeda, meaning "Elsewhere," is a place, inhabited solely by one dragonborn, where the souls of lost, hopeless, and troubled people are temporarily transported, in order to give themselves a rest while they figure out what they need to do when they go home. This is based off the Minecraft world, with some changes such as the Dragonborn Guides and their culture, and the Creator Gods of the universe.

TL;DR I have too may ideas and I don't write them down enough :)

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The sun, the moon, and the blinding night

Dance on the graves between wrong and right.

Suspend disbelief, step into the light,

See their souls and let yours take flight.

Burn down those who inflict on you penance.

Any disrespect gets met with a vengeance.

Show them teeth, let them fear your presence,

You are the god, here, pure independence.

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Toth's Character Dump

To be expanded upon later

Zenith Ezra Days / Equinox

Nadir Emmett Makza / Eclipse

Cypress Vail Aitaka / Tidal

Molly Eli Gold / Kronos

Rufus Alexander Lane / Manhattan

END

Avis Octavius Nocturne / Stepping Wolf

Kippa

Arryn Myeni Dames / Angel's Grace

Cyra Tantris Newton / Veritas

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Me with my older OC's: Have a cookie and a warm blanket. I love you so much.

Me with my newer OC's: Look, I know I've put you through so much shit lately, but just hear me out; hypothermia.

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“it’s for the character development!” says every writer ever w/ their traumatic backstories, heartbreaking dialogue, & the character arcs that are painful & difficult to watch for their beloved characters to go through.