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*frothing at the mouth*

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Sick of characters who are simply Cool or Badass or Horrifying or Edgy all the time. They need to be pathetic too. It elevates them. It’s like adding a bit of salt to a sweet dish to bring out the flavour. Tbh, I think a character can only be truly horrifying, badass, etc. WITH a lil bit of pathetic in 'em.

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reminder that coming up with some fake little dudes and creating intricate storylines in your head is a completely free and fun way to pass the time and the government can't stop you

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Feels like it’s been forever since I made art of the flags..ignore how half assed it is

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not to be slutty or anything but i'd listen to your problems and run my fingers through your hair

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Two cats on a window sill, 2020 - photographer unknown

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staying up late for no reason is just bonding time with my loneliness

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One day you think: I want to die. And then you think, very quietly, actually I want a coffee. I want a nap. A sandwich. A book. And I want to die turns day by day into I want to go home, I want to walk in the woods, I want to see my friends, I want to sit in the sun. I want a cleaner room, I want a better job, I want to live somewhere else, I want to live.

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i miss them (fictional character i think about literally every single day)

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no cus like idrc for romance in media but hear me out... if it's the trope where one character is absolutely broken and deranged with a warped moral compass and the other character is standing on the sidelines, watching them in awe as they level cities, thinking "scary? my god, you're divine," i will FOLD. i will go batshit crazy over that

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happy birthday charlie spring!!!

wish you the best forever n always🤍💫

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the drowned lover

"With the moonlight as my blanket and the ocean as my bed

May my slumber be forgiving and eternal as the sea

May my sins and plaguing worries, they be purged from in my head

And may a flower that rots gently urge your thoughts to think of me"

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ooooh i like late night train and hiyayakana jokei :))

(also) YOU LIKE LAMP??? THE BAND

YES :D I DONT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING THEY SAY but the vibess aghhh i love them sm

and the lyrics are so lovely too (i search them up on genius lyrics 😭😭)

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THAT IS SO COOL

im alrdy SO invested in the smart planner character (how could i not be?)

likeee

what is their name? what is their gender? what colour is their hair? do they have any controversial hot takes? what is their favourite beverages? do they prefer warm tea or iced tea? whats is their moral compass like? 😵‍💫

also i think its so cool that you're writing a fantasy story with fairies because world building is so so hard like ive tried writing fantasy but idk man thinking of the power systems gets too dense sometimes

if u post anything abt ur story be sure to @ me :) im not an expert in writing so i wont be able to give u any writing advice or stuff like that but i uhhhhhh i know how to read :p and im sure i'll love it

What would your ideal book be like (as in, what theoretical book would be your absolute favourite) what genre, page count, setting, characters, etc would it have?

oohhhh this is such an interesting ask. hmm i'll have to lay this out in dot points

BE READY FOR LOTS OF TEXT!

also i am indecisive and messy so my opinions will probably change idk T-T

alr here we go

- genre: psychological novel? im not exactly sure what the genre is but i love when books follow a mentally ill character that's just trying their best to navigate through life, and the book is about the way they interact with their surrounds and respond to issues and cope with their past and come to decisions, iykwim?

BUT I WANT FANTASY in it too so it will be epic. i love fantasy world building and i love when it makes so so so much sense. it would be cool if they had elements and got sorted into elemental groups too- that is so satisfying and fun to read.

- page count: probably 500. personally i think a normal book is 300, and it seems daunting when it's got like 700 pagesz but considering that this is my ideal book, i think i'd be sad if it had less than 400 pages (cus the story would be over soon) so i'd say 500 pages is the perfect amount.

- setting: in terms of time, i never really cared for it. i realise that i should probably have a preference on which century i like to read, but i find that characters can be mentally ill and epic no matter if they are from the future or the past.

in terms of location, hmm i wouldn't want to read about a character being anywhere with tropical or summery vibes. i like my characters knee deep in snow and drenched from head to toe in rain. it keeps them depressed and relatable ^^ (/hj....?)

oh also it would be cool if the country and places were mad up, since that this is a fantasy.

WAIT OR asia. i am obsessed with books that focuses on/is based off asia :)

- characters: trios are the best and i will die on that hill. ok like i dont need the trios to be together 24/7 but i need there to be THREE main characters if you know what i mean. one of them can be an antihero idc. it just has to be THREE.

oh also i love to read in the perspective of characters who are ambitious and feisty and impulsive because they're the opposite of me. but also i'd like them (idc abt gender) to be cunning, witty and good at making plans.

another character that i need in the trio is the smart one. there HAS to be a smart side character or else i will NOT fall in love with the book. i need the character who makes all the entensive plans. i need the character who is a walking dictionary. i need the character who hates to fight and would rather be learning but is somehow good at it and therefore forced to fight alongside the makn character. (oopsies im just describing the poppy war. but that is not a crime ;])

if its a soldier poet king trio i will be obsessed with it forever and ever

ok so for the stuff that u didnt ask but im gonna include:

-writing style: advanced. work my mind to death but enrichen it at the same time. i dont mind a difficult and layered magic system- in fact i LOVE THOSE, as long as they make sense and they are creative. do not give me that "she let out a breath she didnt know she was holding" bs.

i want "the night circus" level description when it comes to settings. i need to see taste hear smell FEEL the fucking surroundings

-vibe: doomed from the start. i dont want my characters to be happy. make me fall in love and then break my heart and do not apologise for it :,) (shit am i masochistic? damn)

- others: it would be cool if it is somehow relevant to our present irl current political state/ real world problems. it would be even cooler if it somehow fits a ton of mitski songs. also gayness is very welcomed

yeahh thats all i got for now. oops i wrote alot. at the start of my reply i was thinking along the lines of solitaire and crime and punishment and no longer human, but then it was all scrapped and i based it all off of the poppy war trilogy because it did fantasy and character dynamics/personalities/backstories SO RIGHT.

tysmmm for this ask. i would love to ask it right back, but i dont know who you are :(( ahsvsj feel free to tell me anyways tho in my askbox as an anon !!

*this was not proofread

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“men aren’t pretty” wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong bad incorrect stop talking

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