My god how is it already that time of the year? Not only is the school year almost over for me (I graduate in June YIPPIE!), butβ¦
πππIβm officially another year older today!!πππ
But seriously where did the time go why does it feel like this year is just flying by and so much has happened or is happening that I almost forgot what today was wth
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Hey bitch, it's @chipmunkery <3
13, 32, 40 (no reason in particular π), 63, 64 for the ask meme
HEY BESTIEEEEE!! Thank you for sending me an ask even though I'm sure you know the answer to like. half of these questions lmaooooo ππππ
13. whatβs a common writing tip that you almost always follow?
ooh I actually have to think about this one for a second, hang on
maybe using sensory details and actions to break up dialogue? Sometimes if I think there needs to be a moment between two lines of dialogue but I'm not actually giving the reader a chance to pause by using an emdash or an ellipses, I'll throw something in there to break it up. I have some examples from the damitim fic:
βYouβre not talking?βΒ
βNo.β
βIs that your call?βΒ
Damian puts the teapot on the stove with slightly more force than required, flicking on the burner in the same fashion.
βNo,β he says flatly.Β
okay yeah so in this bit I put that action with the teapot in there as a substitute for a line about Damian pausing, because "he paused" looked boring and felt wrong, so I gave him something to do in that time. This also uses the other bit of advice I posted about the other day about avoiding just saying how a character feels. The action I gave him tells you how he's feeling about it: he's frustrated. But also, he says no flatly, because he doesn't want his words to show that he cares.
Sometimes instead of an action I'll throw in a train of thought because like. If the character has time to notice a smell or to feel something, it creates the breathing room I need to emphasize the dialogue. like here:
βNo, I fucking donβt! Damian,βΒ Tim scoffs, as if heβs explaining this to a child,Β βIβve been living with Raβs Al Ghul for the last six years, do you honestly think that Bruce is going to trust me after that?βΒ
And Damian hadnβt thought of that.
Hadnβt thought of not trusting Tim, or forgiving him, for even a second.Β
He is not a fool. He does not think that Tim has spent six years lounging around like a prince in a castle, living in luxury.Β
That Tim spent six years there and kept his hands clean.Β
He pretends he does not feel like heβs begging.Β
βThat does not mean you have to leave.β
the time it takes to get from the sentence to the response creates the feeling of the pause even though it's not written anywhere that there is a pause. It just feels like there was a pause while he processed that, and the dialogue is emphasized because of that. Honestly, this is probably the most common thing I do in editing. This actually might not be a common writing tip but I find it works for me and I already wrote all this out and I couldn't think of any common writing tips lol
32. Name three of your favorite fanfic writers.
@kieran-granola, @yasmindifference, and @jpeg-dot-jpeg fr this was so easy to answer, everything they write is fucking amazing go read their stuff rn if you haven't already
also honorary mention to you because your stuff is also fucking amazing and I'm EATING IT UP I'VE BROUGHT UP THE JAYBART FIC IN LIKE 4 POSTS AND I'M GONNA DO IT AGAIN RIGHT NOW ADJFAGNAJGLKJF THAT FIC HAS A HOLD ON ME
40. If someone were to make fanart of your work, what fic or scene would you hope to see?
NO PARTICULAR REASON?? NO PARTICULAR REASON, LIKE I HAVEN'T BEEN TELLING YOU HOW HARD I WOULD LOSE MY SHIT IF YOU MADE ART TO GO WITH ONE OF MY PIECES???? YOU THINK I LOSE MY SHIT ABOUT YOUR ART NOW??????? JUST WAIT OKAY JUST WAIT!!!!
Alright well first off anything from this list, but also specifically anything where any of them are covered in blood. The way you draw blood is gorgeous and I'd lose my MIND to see one of my ideas with it π I actually once said to you (half-joking) that I added so much blood to the DamiTim fic because I was trying to lure you into drawing it π
So, for you specifically:
that one scene in I Know What My Brother Is where DamiTim (TimDami? I don't really like the order of the ship name mirroring top/bottom dynamics but whatever) are on the bed and Damian's resolve is about to break again
jaytimkon cuddling from the first chapter of Bad Days
that scene in scars & stitches where Tim is leaning Jason back so he can stitch him up and Jason leans back way farther than he needs to
oh my god something from You Hear His Voice Once and You Know It Again like. I'd lose my MIND if you drew lazzied Tim akdjfajkf OOOH YEAH MAYBE THE SCENE WHERE TIM IS HOLDING JASON'S JAW AND JASON IS HOLDING TIM'S WRIST AND IT'S RIGHT WHEN THEY BOTH GO GENTLE FOR A MINUTE
I just really love the way you draw intimacy πππ all of these moments are SO intimate you know? Also no pressure to draw any of these, and also anyone is welcome to draw any of these too!! It's just easier for me to pick out specific ones for someone whose style I'm familiar with (and also the ones I'm like. I know for sure I would lose my shit if you drew these lmaooo)
63. Something you hate to see in smut.
I hate the word lover okay I just don't like it I hate it SO much adkjfjafurghgurhgaurhgauhra it upsets me okay it's a me problem whatever
I also don't love the whole 'the older one' 'the younger one' etc. thing, but that's more of a general writing pet peeve than in smut specifically. (It doesn't bother me if it's intentional and like. a kink that someone is leaning into? But it does bother me when it's clear that someone just didn't want to use names again)
64. Something you love to see in smut.
emotional intimacy of any kind. even if it's two characters who are hatefucking instead of being deeply in love. I just. I need them to have feelings about each other it's SO much better that way
also praise kink lol "good boy" are you kidding
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today is my favorite personβs birthday :D @bloodwrittenballad my most beloved angel imma write you a little something on here as well bc i can type more !!!
i cant believe that i get the honor of knowing you for another year i truly cant find any words in any language to describe just how much you have changed my life and me as a person. weβve both grown so much since we met and iβm so incredibly thankful that we get to do it together you are truly the shining light in my life a beacon of hope that keeps me going
you are truly my other half my soul didnβt feel complete until i met you and god i am so thankful that we met on that fuckass bird app itβs truly not the same without you on there thatβs for sure
iβm so sad iβm again not able to celebrate this birthday with you but i promise you i will be making my way up there to you sometime this year idk how but iβll pull it off i cant wait for the day i can finally hold my best friend in my arms and squeeze you with all my might !!!
happy 22nd birthday my beloved parker jude you make my word so much brighter by just being you i love you so so so so much <333
-yours
charlie <3
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