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How to write hospital scenes 

From someone who’s definitely been in too many and would very much like a refund...ツ

⊹ Waiting rooms are emotional purgatory. They’re too bright, too quiet, and weirdly timeless. Fluorescent lights buzzing, TVs playing muted news no one watches, coffee that tastes like burnt stress. People aren’t relaxing in there, they’re just existing, awkwardly pretending their phones are interesting while dissociating at 40% battery.

⊹ Everyone talks in a whisper, but not because it’s respectful, no, it just feels wrong to speak normally. Like the walls might be listening, like if you talk too loud, something worse might happen, even the loud people get quiet in hospitals.

⊹ Overnight stays are hell. hospital chairs? medieval torture devices with upholstery. even if someone’s trying to nap next to a patient, they’re not sleeping. They’re half-listening to the symphony of beeping machines, nurse shoes squeaking, the occasional cough, and distant Code Something crackling over the intercom. it’s anxiety with a blanket.

⊹ The smell is unforgettable, like it’s not just antiseptic. it’s plastic and cafeteria meatloaf and sweat and fear and the smell of a place where people are very much not okay. the first time your character walks in, it’ll hit them like a wall. later, they might not even notice, or maybe it’s the only thing they can smell for days after.

⊹ Talking to doctors is a weird performance. You're trying to be calm, they’re trying to be calm. But no one is calm, your character wants to ask 47 questions and not sound desperate. The doctor explains things like they’re narrating a science video, and when they leave, someone will immediately go “wait... we forgot to ask” every. single. time.

⊹ Monitors beep constantly. half the time, it’s nothing. A wire got loose, someone rolled over. But the second it is something, the vibe shifts fast. Nurses appear like ghosts, machines start going off, and everyone starts moving. And your character? they might freeze, or panic, or forget they have lungs. Go with whatever makes sense for them, but make it visceral.

⊹ Time goes full funhouse mirror. Ten minutes waiting for test results feels like a year. A full hour stretches into eternity, meanwhile, three hours can pass without anyone realizing it. You can use this in your pacing, make it drag when the waiting is unbearable.

⊹ Hospital cafeteria food: Garbage. It’s either offensively bland or stupidly overpriced. The grilled cheese is six dollars and tastes like regret, and someone will 100% cry into a cold sandwich at 3am, because grief doesn’t care where you are.

⊹ People start fixating on tiny, random things. They can’t control the big stuff, so their brain zeroes in on a sock slipping off, a crooked IV pole, the repetitive drip-drip-drip of medication. Let them obsess over something small, it’s how the brain copes with being completely powerless...

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good smut is really a character study and that is final. i need it to be about vulnerability i need it to be about trust or lack thereof and most of all i need it to be emotional agony. thats what sex is for

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A Second Generation Comedian and a dream demon walk into a dreamscape….

(Watchmen + A Nightmare on Elm Street)

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(Characters: Comedian 2!OC, Rorschach, Freddy)

(A/N: This fic…requires Avengers level amounts of fourth wall tomfoolery. Also the poem in this is called ‘The Changeling’ by Rudyard Kipling

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Comedian awoke to the sound of knocking on their apartment door. It had to be past midnight… who on earth would be here at this hour?

“Hold on! I’m coming!” They called, scrambling to throw on a pair of pajama pants and their robe. They rubbed the sleep out of their eyes, opening the door.

To their immense surprise, they were met with Rorschach, an uncharacteristic grin lighting his features. He was wearing a striped sweatshirt they’d never seen him in before. It must have been new…

“Hey, Commie.” He chirped. “I was hangin’ around, figured I’d stop by. You don’t mind, right?”

Rorschach didn’t chirp. And Comedian had never heard him sound so eloquent in the entire time they’d known each other. It was one of the little quirks they loved about him. This was getting strange…But they stepped aside, ushering him in.

“Sure, Rory. What’s up, late night or somethin’? Want some coffee?” Comedian asked.

They watched as he hung his hat by the door, which was also unusual.

‘Looks like my Rory… but where is this new attitude coming from?’ Comedian thought.

“Coffee sounds great. Black as night. And yeah, I guess I was just lonely after patrol. Needed some good company.” Rorschach said absently, following Comedian into the Kitchen and over to the coffee pot.

They rummaged around, gathering mugs, and the coffee grounds. All the while they felt Rorschach’s eyes on them. It wasn’t unusual for him to be watchful, but something felt different.

‘It’s late and his visit caught you off guard. That’s all.’ They told themself.

“So, I was thinking…” Rorschach’s voice was suddenly much closer than Comedian anticipated, and they nearly dropped the water they were pouring into the back of the coffee machine.

“About what?” They replied, regaining their composure and ignoring their heart threatening to thunder out of their chest.

“About us. We should spend more time together. It’s like we’re practically strangers. We aren’t as close as we should be.” Rorschach replied.

Comedian placed the coffee pot back into it’s place, turning to face him. He was already standing close, and took another small step, pinning them against the counter. Their eyes widened, and Rorschach stepped back with a grin.

“What’s gotten into you, Red?” They asked.

“Weird night I guess.”

Rorschach’s clipped tone was the first normal thing that had happened so far that night.

Comedian filled two mugs, handing one over to Rorschach. They topped their own off with copious amounts of sugar and pumpkin pie flavored creamer.

The pair sat on the plush sofa, sipping their coffee for a moment.

Rorschach noticed one of the many books scattered across the coffee table, picking it up.

“Oh, That’s one of my poetry books. You’d probably think they’re silly.” Comedian began.

“Silly? Why would poetry be silly?” Rorschach muttered absently, flipping through the pages. He landed on one, his eyes lighting up a bit. He looked back at Comedian, his eyes softening “…You look tired.”

He put an arm around Comedian, pulling them close. Every mental alarm known to man should have been going off in their head, but something about this was so oddly comforting. And it WAS late…

Rorschach started reading aloud, and with every word, Comedian’s eyes felt more and more heavy.

“Or ever the battered liners sank

With their passengers to the dark,

I was head of a Walworth Bank,

And you were a grocer's clerk.

I was a dealer in stocks and shares,

And you in butters and teas;

And we both abandoned our own affairs

And took to the dreadful seas.

Wet and worry about our ways--

Panic, onset and flight--

Had us in charge for a thousand days

And thousand-year-long night.

We saw more than the nights could hide--

More than the waves could keep--

And--certain faces over the side

Which do not go from our sleep.

We were more tired than words can tell

While the pied craft fled by,

And the swinging mounds of the Western swell

Hoisted us Heavens-high...

Now there is nothing -- not even our rank--

To witness what we have been;

And I am returned to my Walworth Bank,

And you to your margarine.”

Comedian was very nearly asleep by the end of the poem, their eyes heavy. Rorschach really had a strangely eloquent side he’d been hiding.

“Hey, Com…” he asked, his voice still soft.

“Hmm?” They replied.

Rorschach absently traced circles along their back.

“D’you ever hear back from your cousin in Ohio?”

“Nancy? Yeah I actually talked to her a couple of days ago. She said she hadn’t been sleeping well but I guess she figured it out. She wants to come stay with me for a while. I think it would be nice. I haven’t seen her in a long time” Comedian babbled sleepily, their eyes drifting shut.

The feeling of lips pressing firmly against their own was enough to stir them awake, though.

Even if Rorschach had been weird tonight, he would NEVER, EVER do something like that.

Comedian shoved away from him, and the person they saw now was definitely not Rorschach.

He was horribly burned, his right hand adorned with razors on each of his gloved fingers.

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Comedian bolted upright in bed, screaming.

They grabbed their phone, hitting Daniel Dreiberg’s number.

“Comedian, Hi! How are you?” Dan’s cheery voice rang through.

Comedian’s face was already streaming with tears.

“Dan… can I come over? I really need someone to talk to.” They choked out.

“Woah… are you ok? Did Rorschach do something? Do I need to have a talk with him?” Dan’s voice grew serious.

“No, nothing like that. I um… I just had a really awful nightmare.”

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Well okay then, Creeper. Are you going to explain why tho?

Alright... So Superman Unlimited is going with the explicit split personality version, so far so good.

But um...

Not sure what to think about Creeper's face having no major differences from Jack's. Like, is this going with the yellow face being make-up and he failed to put it on this time or did I miss something? Looks rather off for me.

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Alright... So Superman Unlimited is going with the explicit split personality version, so far so good.

But um...

Not sure what to think about Creeper's face having no major differences from Jack's. Like, is this going with the yellow face being make-up and he failed to put it on this time or did I miss something? Looks rather off for me.

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Writing Description Notes:

Updated 9th September 2024 More writing tips, review tips & writing description notes

Facial Expressions

Masking Emotions

Smiles/Smirks/Grins

Eye Contact/Eye Movements

Blushing

Voice/Tone

Body Language/Idle Movement

Thoughts/Thinking/Focusing/Distracted

Silence

Memories

Happy/Content/Comforted

Love/Romance

Sadness/Crying/Hurt

Confidence/Determination/Hopeful

Surprised/Shocked

Guilt/Regret

Disgusted/Jealous

Uncertain/Doubtful/Worried

Anger/Rage

Laughter

Confused

Speechless/Tongue Tied

Fear/Terrified

Mental Pain

Physical Pain

Tired/Drowsy/Exhausted

Eating

Drinking

Warm/Hot

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When writing a character struggling with shame

Shame isn’t guilt. Guilt says I did something bad. Shame says I am something bad. It’s corrosive. It rewrites self-worth. And most of the time, it whispers, not screams.

✧ Start with silence. Characters carrying shame don’t confess it on page one. They avoid. They deflect. They joke. They become perfect. Shame thrives in secrets. Let it fester before it speaks.

✧ Show the disconnect. They don’t feel lovable, even when they are. Compliments bounce off them. Praise feels like a setup. They think kindness is a trick. Show them flinching at affection.

✧ Give it a backstory. Shame doesn’t appear from nowhere. Maybe they were told they were too much. Not enough. A mistake. Shame is always planted by someone else, then internalized. Find that origin moment and make it hurt.

✧ Let them sabotage good things. They get a healthy relationship? They run. They succeed? They downplay it. They get seen? They shut down. Shame convinces people they don’t deserve good things and they’ll act accordingly.

✧ Body language matters. Hunched shoulders. Arms crossed. Averted eyes. Shrinking into themselves. Shame has a physical posture. Write it.

✧ Watch their inner voice. Shame doesn’t sound like “I’m the worst.” It sounds like “Why would they care about me?”or “Of course I messed it up.” It’s casual. Constant. Cruel.

✧ Make healing slow and clumsy. Shame doesn’t vanish after one pep talk. It takes safe spaces. Relearning. A lot of awkward baby steps. Let your character accept one small good thing and then panic about it later.

✧ Let them rewrite their own story. Eventually, they’ll have to look at who they were and say, “Even then, I was trying. Even then, I deserved love.” Let them get there. Let it be earned. Let it feel impossible and then let it happen anyway.

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Wanted to share some magazines I found while thrifting awhile ago now, I particularly like the one with the fullbody Freddy picture :⁠-⁠)

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Renato is an easy victim for all killers

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Time well spent.

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made some art for all of the two other people who ship these mfs

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Greek Mythology Sources

Interest in greek mythology rises anew with the new number of retellings and adaptions...and misconceptions all around...

Claims like "that never happened" or "that's the roman version" are around a lot...but even if you wanted to learn more, where would you even start looking? Where do you begin your research for your next fic, or next discussion? Well...That's for you!

Here's a list of source names, links to access them, maps, family trees & more

Where to access the texts:

ToposText

Database, interlinks all names and places, has almost all sources translated, can find all name mentions of place or character in the sources, has a map with the places

Perseus Collection Greek and Roman Materials (and Scaife Viewer)

Digital Library, nearly all main greek and roman sources, including OG language text and dictionary for those languages (is instable at times, try coming back a few hours/days later and it should be up again)

Theoi Greek Mythology

Database, has summary posts for individual heroes, creatures, gods and events, as well as many translations, has a search function

List of Ancient Sources

Homer's Iliad (8th BC)

Homer's Odyssey (8th BC)

Epic Cycle (and Theban Cycle) fragments (8-6th BC)

Homeric Hymns (7th BC)

Orphic Hymns (2nd BC/2nd AD)

Quintus Smyrnaeus’s Posthomerica (3rd AD)

Tryphiodorus’s Taking of Ilium (3rd AD)

Apollonius Rhodius’ Argonautica (3rd BC)

Nonnus’ Dionysiaca (5th AD)

Hesiod’s Theogony, Works and Days, Catalogue of Women (8th BC)

Statius’s Thebaid, Achilleid (1st AD)

(More under cut)

Virgil’s Aeneid (1st BC)

Valerius Flaccus’s Argonautica (1st AD)

Colluthus’s Taking of Helen (6th AD)

Pindar’s Odes (5th BC)

Plays by Sophocles, Aeschylus, Euripides (5th BC)

Fragments of lyric poets (8th-6th BC)

Athenaeus’s Deipnoshists (2nd AD)

Lycophron’s Alexandra (3rd BC)

Pausanias’s Description of Greece (2nd AD)

Strabo’s Geography (1st AD)

Scholia on Homer (~ 5th BC - 11th AD)

Scholia on Pindar  (2nd AD?)

Scholia on Sophocles, on Euripides (1st BC-15th AD)

Maurus Servius Honoratus’ Commentaries on the Aeneid (5th AD)

Corpus Aristotelicum (4th BC)

Fragments of Hellanicus’s works (5th BC)

Diodorus Siculus’s Bibliotheca Historica (1st AD)

Herodotus’s Histories (5th BC)

Dionysius Halicarnassius’s Roman Antiquities (1st BC)

Plutarch’s Quaestiones Graecae (1st AD)

Eustathius’s commentaries on Homer (12th AD)

Apollodorus’ Bibliotheca, Epitome (2nd AD)

Hyginus’s Fabulae (2nd AD)

Ovid’s Works (1st AD)

Antoninus Liberalis’s Metamorphoses (2nd AD)

Conon’s Narrations (1st AD)

Dictys Cretensis (4th AD)

Dares Phrygius (5th AD)

Malalas’s Chronography (6th AD)

St.Jerome’s Chronicon (4th AD)

Eusebius’s Chronography (5th AD)

Philostratus the Athenian’s Heroicus (3rd AD)

Seneca Plays (1st AD)

Suda (10th AD)

Tzetzes (12th AD)

Duris of Same (4th BC)

Ptolemy Hephaestion (2nd AD)

More Sources:

WordHoard

(Software/Java Document for Scholia on Homer, commentary on the Odyssey & Iliad)

About This Book – Euripides Scholia: Scholia on Orestes 501–1100

Scholia on Euripides

LacusCurtius • A Gateway to Ancient Rome

Roman Sources and History

https://web.archive.org/web/20050625081727/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Hesiod/iliad.html

Little Iliad Fragments

Most of these places have older translations for the epics, poems and hymns (with older language), places like Poetry In Translation and https://www.gutenberg.org often have newer translations available for free, though…with a bit of digging most translations even recent ones can be found online :)

Comparing several translations is also good if you want to make any arguments about what a text says without being able to read the text in the original language, does the text really say that or is it just this translation?

It also doesn't hurt to research a little about the author of a work as well to get context for which time and sociopolitical and personal situation they were writing in (it helps to do a quick search into the history of ancient greece too, i.e. epic writers writing during the 7th century BC had different agendas than playwrights of the 5th century during the persian wars, athenians during the conflicts with sparta, or later hellenistic writers after Alexander the Great)

Wikipedia: CAN be used, it's a good starting point, but check the sources cited as much as you can, rather than believing what the page itself says

Links to Maps

Ancient Greece Maps – Ancient Greece: Φώς & Λέξη

User:MaryroseB54 - Wikimedia Commons

Cyowari - Professional, Digital Artist | DeviantArt

Some of the Realms of Greece in the Heroic Age by Yaulendur on DeviantArt

Late Bronze Age Mediterranean Trade, c. 1400-1200 BCE: Empires, Merchants, and Maritime Routes of the Ancient World - World History Encyclopedia

Translators:

Translate to Ancient Greek Online

https://logeion.uchicago.edu

Wiktionary

Ancient Art 

Resources

Harvard Art Museums

Family Tree: 

(Compiled by a friend, not exhaustive) - Note that there are often various different versions of lineage for many characters, so this only represents ONE of many possibilities)

Family Echo

Books

Oxford classical dictionary.pdf

Brief History Of Ancient Greece.pdf

168679208-Ancient-Greece.pdf

Complete Greek Drama

The Ancient Epic Cycle and it's ancient reception A companion.pdf

Final Note

These things should not be gatekept, its time to share them freely

I wish I could offer even more sources via academic books and papers but I fear this would exceed my abilities considering the vastness of the topic of Greek Mythology! But this is a starting point :D Have fun! 

Google Scholar has a lot of secondary sources (scholia commentary & theories), books about history, society, politics, flora & fauna, religion, culture, etc. of the time both of history and mythical history…if you have a friend in academia with university access (if you don’t have it yourself) you can ask them to check if they have access to the papers/books otherwise hidden behind insane paywalls, because a LOT of them are available as pdfs!

I also wish I had more visual/audio sources but this is smth I cant change :") I'm sure there's some good videos on youtube out there...somewhere x)

Feel free to contact me if you have more sources you want to add or any links don't work

Here is the Post as DOCs to share outside of tumblr

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So i have this stupid hand draws 😭 they're kinda old like alo the thing i post here ahahahs, they're the og one with his daughter Maggie (or Katherine) the remake one (i don't really like this one but i like the actor bc he also played Rorschach so-😞) and the both together

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I think its robert englunds birthday today. silly man

IT IS!! I was gonna draw something cool but I only had this doodle..

HAPPY 78TH BDAY ROBERT ENGLUND. Ily…