lyriablackfrost

[lyriablackfrost]

Trying to write a little and work on my current bingo cards since I have some free time until later this afternoon, but the brain is going through The Struggle™ really hard right now.

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Hear ye, hear ye! Ye AU-gust 2025 prompt list is here!

What is AU-gust? It stands for Alternate Universe August, and it is a creative challenge for everyone. Writers, artists, fans; anyone can join! Be sure to check out our FAQ for more answers! Join us on Twitter, AO3, Discord and under the tags #au gust and #au gust 2025.

Special thanks to @yaoyorozoops for creating our wonderful graphics!

[lyriablackfrost]

That Re:vale retrospective video did something to my brain... And then there's Tenuto and those two declaring their undying love for each other for the 1000000th time and I'm going insane. Hoshikuzu Magic hug followed by those 10 seconds of animated Binary Vampire, they are KILLING MEEE 💚💗💚💗

I want to scream about them to everyone I know, but I don't know anyone who cares about i7 so I guess I can only roll on the floor, punch the walls, bite my furniture, and drown in my own tears.

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Finally found the time and mental energy to reply to my AO3 comments, but AO3 won't let me... ;-;

(I understand why they limited it, especially with all the bots and scams going around, but if I don't do this when I have the energy to I'll spend another week without replying and AAAAA)

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Did You Miss It?

If you haven’t been around Dreamwidth recently, you may have missed a great post at GYWO!  All links are member-locked, so if you’re not signed up for the challenge, you won’t be able to access them.

Challenges

Roll the Dice Challenge: Roll a word count goal for a 2-day challenge

Bob, the Plot Monster Challenge: Request a random prompt from Bob, the Plot Monster

Discussions

Celebrating Black Authors: Join us in reading Black authors! Check out the recommendations already left or leave your own in the comments

Digging into a Character's Mind: How can we best understand a character we want to write?

What Is the Purpose of…Purple Prose?: Explore why purple prose is not usually an effective writing element by exploring how its various elements affect a piece of writing

Writing Tools: Trackbear: Need a new writing tracker? Take a tour of Trackbear and join the GYWO 2025 year-long leaderboard

The Duck Pond: Are you stuck on a concept? Not sure where to go with a character? Just need help making a decision? Talk to a rubber duck and find a solution!

Trope Spotlight: The Meet Cute!: Let's explore the Meet Cute as the reader’s introduction to what these characters could be together

Getting Out of Your Head: What to do when writing feels like a chore

Support

Chronic Illness Support Post: Task management for when you want to do everything

The Five Ws+H of Your Writing Life: Answer 6 questions to get an overview of your current writing life

Pep Talk: Permission to suck

Share Time: Share your work and get positive reinforcement

Events & Announcements

Writer’s Valentines: Post a thread to receive feedback or encouragement, and be sure to support your fellow writers, too

Monthly Check-In

February Check-In: Don't forget to check in for February! Check-in closes March 5th

[lyriablackfrost]

I'm really happy about this. It's such a tiny pair, and I know my fics aren't the most popular but... I wrote 100 fics of a ship I love. Holy shit, that's amazing!

100 fics for the OTP!! I never wrote so much for a ship before, I'm so proud of it. 😭

Brainrot still going strong... Not sure what will be my next writing goal, but I'll come up with something.

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100 fics for the OTP!! I never wrote so much for a ship before, I'm so proud of it. 😭

Brainrot still going strong... Not sure what will be my next writing goal, but I'll come up with something.

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Different Types of Love Confessions

Public Love Confession

Desperate Love Confession

Romantic Love Confession

Casual Love Confession

Shy Love Confession

Accidental Love Confession

Nervous Love Confession

Song Love Confession

Long-Distance Love Confession

Drunken Love Confession

Angry Love Confession

Written Love Confession

Creative Love Confession

Unexpected Love Confession

First-Date Love Confession

Sleepy Love Confession

Anonymous Love Confession

Dramatic Love Confession

Late-Night Love Confession

Spontaneous Love Confession

[lyriablackfrost]

Touching

Feeling another human’s touch.

touching foreheads

running fingers through hair

hiding face in neck

caressing the other’s hand

feeling their pulse

patting the other’s head

holding hands

shielding the other one with their body

listening to the other’s heartbeat

spooning at night

laying their hand on the other’s neck

pushing a strand of hair behind their ear

nudging the other one

putting an arm around the other’s waist

hugging each other

massaging them

holding the other’s chin up

squishing the other’s cheek

high fiving

bandaging/stitching up an injury

kissing the other’s brow

falling asleep on the other’s shoulder

carrying the other one in their arms

whispering in their ear, lips touching the skin

stroking the other’s arm soothingly

kissing the top of their head

pulling the other one towards them

feeling for each other in the dark

tickling the other one

grabbing onto their arm

doing a pinky swear

caressing the other’s back

tasting their smile

washing the other’s body

kissing their bruises and scars

lifting the other one up

putting their head on the other’s chest

stroking their leg

leaning into the other’s side

patting them on the back

sitting close and knees touching

braiding the other’s hair

giving them a piggy-back ride

sitting on the other’s lap

feeling their temperature

linking arms with each other

touching their elbow to get their attention

dancing with each other

holding onto the other’s shoulders for support

putting a hand over the other’s mouth to shut them up

caressing the other’s cheek

gripping thigh

holding the other’s jaw

touching cheek to cheek

tracing the lines on the other’s hand

Hand-holding|Hugs|Kisses

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short & impactful

"Stay."

"Just go."

"I hate you."

"Because I love you."

"Don't leave me."

"Leave me alone."

"I need space."

"Don't go."

"Talk to me."

"I want only you."

"You need to move on."

"Please, speak to me."

"This will end now."

"I want to forget you."

"Hate me."

"Why?"

"Lie to me."

"I can't do this."

"Tell me."

"I'm just afraid."

"Please, leave."

"You can't leave me."

"I need you."

"Don't do this."

"Just stop."

"It's over."

"Tell me the truth."

"I can't lose you."

"We're done."

"Please."

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Polyship Week 2024 - Daily Prompts

[ID: Poster for Polyship Week 24, taking place 17–23 November, listing the prompts for each day. /end ID]

The prompts for #PolyshipWeek24 are here! As with last year, the final prompt of each day links to an image — feel free to use the phrase or the image itself for inspiration, and please credit the original creator if you remix their work.

Day One

Team as Polycule

"Is that my hoodie?"

Breakups

Group Hug (smolmoss)

Day Two

"Blorbo Has Two Hands"

Gift-Giving

Thunderstorms

Stair Cuddles (adorkastock)

Day Three

Queerplatonic Partners

Beach

Reverse Tropes

Through the Years (shutterstock)

Day Four

Aro/Ace & Polyam

Promises

Time Travel

Let's Dance (shutterstock)

Day Five

Relationship Anarchy

"You're burning up!"

Arranged Marriage

Only One Bed (House promo image)

Day Six

Queer Disabled Polyam

Parties

Kink Discovery

Tight Squeeze (Sailor Moon, gif by xbuster)

Day Seven

Free Day! Happy Polyamory Day!

Event Guidelines

Works featuring polyamorous characters and relationships of all kind are welcome — any characters, ships, fandoms, and OCs too!

Queerplatonic relationships, as well as asexual and/or aromantic characters are explicitly welcome on ANY day!

Works may be in any medium — fic, art, gifsets, podfic, vids, and more!

Participate in as few or as many days as you like. Choose your favorite prompt each day or mash them up — whatever sparks your imagination!

Please tag us @PolyshipWeek or use the hashtag #PolyshipWeek24 so we can reblog your creations!

Need even more inspo? You can view the entire list of suggested prompts here.

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[lyriablackfrost]

The best thing about rereading a story you wrote is the feeling of "wow, I wrote this". Like, it's not perfect, but it makes me so happy that I wrote it. I'm so proud of myself for giving shape to my ideas and creating something out of nothing.

Man, I love writing.

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@kazuma-week - Day 7: Free Day

Title: Confession

Fandom: The Great Ace Attorney

Relationship: Kazuma & Ryunosuke

Rating: T

Tags: Canon Divergence, Friendship, Comfort, Confessions

Words: 626

Synopsis: As scary as it was to open up to his best friend about that subject, Kazuma decides to finally tell Ryunosuke the truth before they arrive in London.

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@kazuma-week - Day 6: Future

Title: A Promise Fulfilled Fandom: The Great Ace Attorney Relationship: Kazuma & Ryunosuke Rating: T Tags: Fluff, Comfort, Friendship Words: 867 Synopsis: After being reunited four years later, Kazuma and Ryunosuke talk about something important.

[lyriablackfrost]

I guess I'm officially not normal about Kazuma now. :')

Also, 100% participation. 🎉

[lyriablackfrost]

@kazuma-week - Day 5: Birthday

Title: Special Day Fandom: The Great Ace Attorney Relationship: Kazuma & Barok Rating: G Tags: Fluff, Birthday, Gift Giving Words: 788 Synopsis: Kazuma tries to think of a birthday present to give to his mentor.

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@kazuma-week - Day 4: Fate

Title: Compass Fandom: The Great Ace Attorney Relationship: Kazuma & Sholmes Rating: T Tags: Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Family Words: 1587 Synopsis: Unable to hold back his anxiety, Kazuma opens up to Sholmes about his fears of losing the battle against his demons.