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on usefulness. on becoming both the blade and the lamb

tumblr user @/divorcefemme // Anaïs Nin // tumblr user @/willowcrowned // Mitski, “I Don’t Smoke” // Lilith Kerr, "bite back" (from unloving the knife)

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WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #3: MECHANICS

KNIGHTS ; the true empire of strength behind arkridge city ↳ the inner workings of the round table

The Round Table is an underworld criminal organisation and secret society created by the Clemonte family. The Table has existed since Arkridge City’s early founding years and is completely unknown among its general population outside of an urban legend centred around their reputation of grisly assassinations and political prowess. Each member of the Table is called a Knight. The Round Table has been crafting Arkridge’s elite playground for the rich and powerful for centuries and they pull the strings from within the shadows. Behind the facade of everyday politics and colourful metropolitan life, the Round Table rules Arkridge City from behind perfect masks and gilded thrones — King Arthur spearheads the multigenerational grand scheme of puppeteering the city’s political and criminal world as its unspoken corrupt backbone that helped build arkridge into the megacity it is now.

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WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #2: USERS (psd by @destimnesia)

KNIGHTS ; one of four arkridge city founding families ↳ the clemontes

The Clemontes are an extraordinarily influential family of philanthropists with a corporation that spearheads business, technology, weaponry, and chemicals. With unprecedented power and access to Arkridge City, the Clemontes started the secret organisation called The Round Table that blossomed from the early years of Arkridge City’s establishment. Throughout the years, they have embedded themselves in the megacity’s political and criminal world. The Clemonte family’s multi-generational inheritance plays a significant role in passing down the family’s legacy, highlighting themes of power and ambition that drive the family. They operate under a cutthroat system where siblings often compete against each other to prove their worthiness, leading to betrayal and conflict. The 39th generation of the Clemontes have shown drastically different personalities and they are persistent in maintaining the Clemonte family in society and in the limelight.

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WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #1: ORIGIN (psd by @destimnesia)

KNIGHTS ; dazzling opulence and decaying survival ↳ a look into arkridge city

Arkridge City is built in the rubble and scraps of an abandoned land along the coastline near new jersey by five old money families: the Clemontes, the Hardys, the Gartrells, the Bishops, and the Xus. This city is completely detached and in its own league, a medley of modern and gothic architecture with a sense of otherworldly timelessness. 

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MEET ME AT THE BRIDGE / an introduction

🚓 young adult, mystery, thriller 🔪 death, violence, suicide 📱 currently outlining 🌲 childhood enemies, small town fun, revenge, toxic friends, dual timeline, murder, death, and violence everywhere 🔍 pinterest / spotify

Not much happens in Whitebridge and what does is usually never good. When Avery Moore turns up dead by the river a year after graduation, everything she and her friends have done comes to the surface. Avery, Sophia, Genevieve, and Chloe once ruled their school-or so it seemed. The power may have shifted, but it always those four in the end. They were always wrapped up in something-drama, fights, worse. All of them had more than enough enemies long before they'd even graduated high school. But was anything they did really bad enough to warrant a brutal killing? According to most of Whitebridge, the answer is yes. Avery's murder forces Sophia to return to the town she swore she’d never see again, drags Chloe out of whatever hole she disappeared into, and leaves Gen struggling to hold together what remains of their shrinking circle. Because Avery left them something-a final, unexpected gift. One that might lead to her killer… if they’re willing to unearth the secrets they buried or die with their mouths sewn shut.

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this website lets you listen to the sounds of all different forests around the world 

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Stretched on the Loom of Its Talons

Still, he watches as Kholeg steps out of the shadow of the gestalt piecemeal, and the bone-eater, too, pulls itself from Kholeg’s light.

Uncensored version on deviantart.

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WELCOMETOWRITEBLR POWER PROMPTS / day 1. origin

DIRECT FROM THE ◼◼◼◼◼◼, A STUDY ON SUPERHUMAN ORIGINS AND FUNCTIONS [THIS VERSION HAS BEEN EDITED, OVERSEEN BY THE POWER OF THE SEA HISTORICAL REVISIONS COMMITTEE] — “superhumans have been recorded all throughout history; stories of children with unusual abilities and people overtaken by their powers. these people were seen as gifts from the gods [⒊ by small, unorganized communities with little known history]. many were bought by royalty and the rich to use their powers, or bought by others to ◼◼◼◼◼◼ [help] them. in the early days of the world, many superhumans did not live past young adulthood. their powers were not understood and used in the wrong ways, leading to their own deaths and other humans.” “according to the ◼◼◼◼◼◼, the first recorded and officially known superhuman was ‱⁇, better known as the 'ina', who was a [⒏ it is uncertain what her ability truly was] superhuman. she died as a child, but was revered around her village for ◼◼◼◼◼◼ them from starvation.” “at some point there was a shift from superhumans being seen [⒄ this section has been removed due to debate] ... many superhumans were hunted if they were discovered to have powers, particularly in regions that seemed to spawn more ['dangerous'] powers than others, leading to a [knowing feeling] for what they were capable of.” “as the world progressed, it seemed superhuman powers did, as well. constantly ahead of the game against technology until one day- they weren't.”

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WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #3: MECHANICS

KNIGHTS ; the true empire of strength behind arkridge city ↳ the inner workings of the round table

The Round Table is an underworld criminal organisation and secret society created by the Clemonte family. The Table has existed since Arkridge City’s early founding years and is completely unknown among its general population outside of an urban legend centred around their reputation of grisly assassinations and political prowess. Each member of the Table is called a Knight. The Round Table has been crafting Arkridge’s elite playground for the rich and powerful for centuries and they pull the strings from within the shadows. Behind the facade of everyday politics and colourful metropolitan life, the Round Table rules Arkridge City from behind perfect masks and gilded thrones — King Arthur spearheads the multigenerational grand scheme of puppeteering the city’s political and criminal world as its unspoken corrupt backbone that helped build arkridge into the megacity it is now.

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WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #2: USERS (psd by @destimnesia)

KNIGHTS ; one of four arkridge city founding families ↳ the clemontes

The Clemontes are an extraordinarily influential family of philanthropists with a corporation that spearheads business, technology, weaponry, and chemicals. With unprecedented power and access to Arkridge City, the Clemontes started the secret organisation called The Round Table that blossomed from the early years of Arkridge City’s establishment. Throughout the years, they have embedded themselves in the megacity’s political and criminal world. The Clemonte family’s multi-generational inheritance plays a significant role in passing down the family’s legacy, highlighting themes of power and ambition that drive the family. They operate under a cutthroat system where siblings often compete against each other to prove their worthiness, leading to betrayal and conflict. The 39th generation of the Clemontes have shown drastically different personalities and they are persistent in maintaining the Clemonte family in society and in the limelight.

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WTW POWER PROMPTS - DAY #1: ORIGIN (psd by @destimnesia)

KNIGHTS ; dazzling opulence and decaying survival ↳ a look into arkridge city

Arkridge City is built in the rubble and scraps of an abandoned land along the coastline near new jersey by five old money families: the Clemontes, the Hardys, the Gartrells, the Bishops, and the Xus. This city is completely detached and in its own league, a medley of modern and gothic architecture with a sense of otherworldly timelessness. 

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When Comes The Dawn | The Agonia

When Kaelstansa the Great felt the gaze of the Lantern Bearer turn to him, he looked upon his children and wondered which of them would have the means to continue his legacy. That night, when he laid his weary head to rest, the Fortune Weaver appeared in his dreams in the guise of a golden bird. “Set before them three challenges, beloved-of-mine,” commanded the goddess. “One for strength, one for guile, and the last to test their character. The one who passes all three will have my blessing, and your kingdom shall reign forever in glory.” — The Aetieriana

The Agonia: a colloquial term in the Aetierian Empire, referencing the endless battle between imperial heirs for the right to ascend to the imperial throne. Though having evolved from the King’s Game, this term is neither used nor referenced in any codified works of law.

THE KING'S GAME

Unlike the majority of kingdoms in Raia, the Empire of Aetier had no official rules that dictated the succession of the crown. Its founding ruler, King Kaelstansa the Great, set the precedent of the monarch choosing their heir regardless of birth order, forgoing the standards of male primogeniture and decreeing that only the most capable of his children would succeed him on the throne. He determined this by devising a game: a set of three challenges designed to test his children’s mettle, known by historians today as The King’s Game. While the exact nature of these challenges have been lost to history, the concept of testing each vi Aetier scion carried throughout the generations until—

THE DECADE OF BLOOD

The reign of Vasilier Belisarius II saw a great upheaval in the imperial court, owing in part to the increasing political power of the Serarium—the members of the imperial harem. As the primary parental figures of imperial heirs, members of the Serarium had a vested interest in the line of succession, often using their own families to advance their child’s position in the Vasilier’s eyes. However, the latter half of Belisarius II’s reign saw this struggle for power turn deadly. For years the imperial court was plagued with a string of murders, stillbirths, and conspiracies as consorts and heirs sabotaged one another to increase their chances of winning The Agonia before an official challenge was even designed.

In an attempt to end the tensions at court and the bloodbath in the Harem, Belisarius II made plans to hold an official Game to finally pick his heir. But before he could issue the challenge, tragedy struck when Belisarius II perished during a hunting a trip. With the Vasilier dead and no official heir appointed, the fight for the throne became a free-for-all.

Belisarius II’s consort-prima managed to quickly seize the imperial throne and the military surrounding Reanopoli— the old capital of Aetier—eliminated rival heirs within the capital, and crowned her twelve-year-old son, Atreus, the new Vasilier. She, along with her family, the House of Thysestes, formed a regency council and attempted to wrest control of the empire from the House of Aetier.

However, the House of Thyestes’ rule would not remain unchallenged as one of Belisarius II’s surviving children, Imperessor Leo vi Aetier, quickly returned in the middle of his Venusian Campaign upon hearing of his father’s death. The ten year civil war—the first since Aetier’s founding—saw immeasurable casualties on both sides, and eventually culminated into Imperessor Leo’s victory. After he was coronated as Vasilier Leo III on the summer solstice, he ordered for all mentions of Atreus and the House of Thysestes to be eradicated from history. Atreus was stripped of all his titles and his family name, and was executed along with the remaining members of House Thysestes at the age of twenty-one, a few days shy of his birthday.

THE ERA OF THREE CROWNS

Since the Decade of Blood, Aetierian history has been plagued by numerous civil wars, but none have had greater impact on the wider geopolitical landscape and the rules of the Agonia than the Era of Three Crowns.

Among Vasilier Arsenios I’s vast brood of children, three stood above the rest: Reilma-Imperessor Justinian, Kaisarim of Paros; Reilma-Imperessa Athanasia, Kaisarim of Iorousia; and Reilma-Imperessor Valens, Kaisarim of Kelainai. Equally talented, equally powerful, and equally backed by strong supporters, the Empire held its breath as the question of which among the three scions would inherit the imperial throne. Despite knowing that each of his three children were poised for another civil war, Arsenios I was reluctant to formally declare an heir, insistent on keeping the delicate balance of powers at the Imperial Court for as long as possible.

Only after his death did Arsenios I declare his chosen successor in his will— Justinian. But Justinian’s appointment was quickly contested by his half-siblings, accusing him and his family of conspiracy and forging an imperial edict as Aresnios I’s will was “found” by Justinian’s supporters.

The empire was quickly plunged into another civil war as each imperial heir declared themselves the true Vasilier and accused the others of being usurpers. From there, they split the empire into three territories: Justinian ruling from the Aetierian capital of Kaelstanopoli, Athanasia ruling to the east from Iorousia, and Valens governing the western territories from Kelainai. Eventually, Valens will move his seat of power to the province of Isidore, where the old capital of Reanopoli resides.

The repeated deadlocks and stalemates between all three sides had Aetier cracking at the seams. It was only when a fourth party—the kingdom of Leohthal—attempted to invade Valens’ territories to the West did the balance of power shift. With Valens distracted by the threat to his borders, Athanasia took this opportunity to push straight into the heart of Justinian’s territory, surprising his forces, capturing him, and then shaking his supporters by publishing the Artensian Papers. These papers were a confession, allegedly handwritten by Justinian’s mother before her death where she states that Justinian was sired by a knight errant. For Justinian—who already did not possess the trademark vi Aetier silver eyes—the Artensian Papers marred his reputation in a way that it could never recover from.

After being through the streets of Kaelstanopoli as a bastard pretender and usurper, Justinian was sentenced to death by beheading. Athanasia hung his severed head outside the walls of the city as a warning to Valens of the fate that would await him.

THE GREAT SCHISM

However the aftermath of Athanasia’s victory against Justinian and Valens’ successful repelling of the Leohthalian invasion left both sides severely weakened and unable to continue their conflict with each other. After a series of intense negotiations, Valens reluctantly agreed to relinquish his claim over the Aetierian throne and acknowledge Athanasia as the rightful Vasilier. In exchange, Valens was allowed to secede with his current territories in the west, creating the kingdom of Hesperia and establishing the House of Deominos as the ruling line with himself at the head.

Though Valens did not succeed in gaining the Aetierian throne for himself, he did manage to claim Kaelstansa’s ancestral lands in Reanopoli, as well as Kaelstansa’s burial grounds, which was a great blow to Aetierian pride.

THE SCION'S CODE

Seeing the devastation their civil war caused, Vasilier Athanasia I wanted to find a way to prevent competing claimants for the throne once an heir had been chosen. Her grand solution was instituting the Scion’s Code, an imperial edict that makes it lawful for the ascending heir to execute their siblings under the pretext of maintaining stability for the empire and the benefit of its citizens. Though kinslaying had thus been an age-old tradition at this point of the House of Aetier, this Scion’s code now made it legal and acceptable without having to find a more justifiable cause.

“The Agonia” as a term saw a resurgence after the Scion’s Code was passed. Instead of referring to the original King’s Game, or even the many great civil wars of the past, the Agonia now referred to the deadly games of succession played between imperial heirs, the harem, and the imperial court. No longer are the games of succession done for the sake of ambition, now it was one of survival. An empire or an execution. A crown or an axe. Victory or Death.

The Agonia is bloody. The players are ruthless. And for most imperial children, the game begins at birth.

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WTW PRESENTS OUR 48TH EVENT!

WelcomeToWriteblr brings you another prompt event, this one focused on helping you flesh out your WIP's magic/superpower systems! Is power inherited, gifted, or cursed? Is it a keystone of society? Does it lean more hard system or soft system? Come along and share with us! From MARCH 25TH TO MARCH 31ST create something in response to that day’s prompt and post it. You’re welcome to do absolutely anything for the prompt of the day, whether it be a drawing, an excerpt, a playlist, or a moodboard. This event is aimed to get everyone involved and we will accept all submissions! 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Tag your posts as #WTWEVENT and #WTWCOMMUNITY

Format your posts with the heading: WTW POWER PROMPTS - CHOSEN PROMPT

Wait for your post to be added to the queue!

NSFW content will not be posted to the blog. 

OPTIONAL: Join our discord server if you would like to ensure your post makes it onto the blog! Tumblr’s tagging system can be unreliable and we want to make sure everyone’s creations are shared! Please note, you must be 15 OR OLDER to enter our server! 

PROMPT LIST 

Day 1 - Origin

Day 2 - Users

Day 3 - Mechanics

Day 4 - Symbolism

Day 5 - Culture

Day 6 - Banes & Boons

Day 7 - Wilcard

WITH GREAT POWER, JOIN OUR SERVER HERE! (discord.gg/earlgrey)

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the skill of going "jesus i just dont fucking care" and scrolling on

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WTW PRESENTS OUR 47TH EVENT!

For the month of February, we will be opening up our inbox to let writeblrs anonymously (or not!) send in appreciation letters to their favorite writeblrs through the blog and encouraging everyone to send in asks directly to your favorites.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Throughout the ENTIRETY OF FEBRUARY we hope you all will make use of WelcomeToWriteblr’s reach to shoutout your favorite blogs that you think deserve some spotlight and appreciation. These blogs can be your friends, your favorite writer, or even your favorite meme provider. As long as they are a writeblr—feel free to shout them out in our ask box! You're also free to submit multiple letters throughout the month, but remember that you can fit multiple blogs into one message. And don’t hold back your gushing! The whole point of this event is to share your appreciation, whether you do it anonymously or not. We hope you all take advantage of this event and we look forward to sharing your favorite blogs with everyone! 💘

GUIDELINES

Please don’t spam our ask box with the same exact message.

Be kind to every creator in your submission.

Hateful messages will be deleted.

NSFW content will not be posted to the blog.

Please be patient! We cannot predict how many submissions we will get, but it will take us time to answer them all regardless.

Appreciation letters will not be accepted after the END OF FEBRUARY, so get them in while you can.

But most importantly: don’t shoutout yourself! Spread the love!

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picks you up

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WTW DELIVERS OUR 46TH EVENT!

WELCOME TO 2025! To ring in the new year, we will be hosting an event based on setting your writing resolutions/goals for the next twelve months. Whether it's to work on dialogue, to finish a WIP, or simply to reach a set word goal each day, we want to make sure you stay accountable! And keep an eye out for future events - we'll be revisiting your goals later in the year.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

Download the attached template and fill with your 2025 writing resolutions.

Over the next twelve months, cross items off as you complete them and achieve bingo!

Format your post with the heading WTW 2025 RESOLUTIONS - “DATE UPDATED”

Tag your posts as #WTWEVENT and #WTWCOMMUNITY

Wait for your post to be added to the queue. 

NSFW content will not be posted to the blog. 

OPTIONAL: Join our discord server if you would like to ensure your post makes it onto the blog! Tumblr’s tagging system can be unreliable and we want to make sure everyone’s creations are shared! Please note, you must be 15 OR OLDER to enter our server! 

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