#(or let the inspiration flow and just do things that fit the vibe of the song)

[queensaba]

eurovision 2023 poster series [1/37] ● albania: albina & familja kelmendi, duje

[creation-help]

How to get in the writing mood and keep at it

(Not all of these may work for everyone, find what motivates you)

- Read something, especially something you enjoy or find very interesting

- Already have an idea? Write an elevator pitch about it. Or a summary as if your writing was a fanfic. Or a synopsis, or an "Out of context" description. Or an advertisement

- Start narrating things you do. Either outloud or mentally, but I find that in general this gets you out of the daydreaming mode, into writing mode, if you just start going "and then they swiftly sat down to look for that one thing they knew had to be somewhere around here"

- Get some music and start really imagining some scene. You can try to find something fitting for what you wanna write or try different moods and vibes and see which one inspires you

- do something that casually occupies your hands or body but lets your mind run free. For me this is car rides or bike rides (with music), but any sort of little tinkering or Stim toys for example can help crafting up ideas

- Scribble, write random words, gather sentences, they don't need to be related to anything you're writing, but get some word production going and you're already closer to getting started. Just write whatever your mind brings you and let your hand run free, loosen it up ykno

- Write about something very easy. This is like the narrating your actions part, but instead of mental or verbal it's just writing. Write "Then I wrote a sentence. Then I wrote another sentence, and another sentence after that" and so on. Just start with something mundane, obvious or easy and work your way from there

- Write character or environment descriptions. It's also an easy start. Or text a friend and tell them what you're thinking of writing. Or talk to them about your ideas or lack thereof. You can also use the rubber duck method (explain what your problem is to an object, like a rubber duck, as if it was your listener. Having to teach or explain something to a third person can often help solve what you're struggling with)

- Move your ass. I don't mean that you have to exercise, I mean that when you sit in the same spot for too long your brain can start stagnating. Move from one place to another and get some blood flowing, maybe do some stretching too, that's good for you

- Self care. Tired? Out of focus? Hungry? Aching? Been working too much already? I know these can be hard to figure out but personally for me, I find that if I feel really impatient about wanting to complete something but finding the process of doing so really stressful, wanting to take shortcuts and so on, I just need a break. Look for any signs of fatigue or irritation or any potential emotional stress that you might wanna take care of first, trust me it helps, I know it feels lame bc you just wanna get productive but rest is productive I promise.

Tangent: if you just really really wanna write some specific thing, but feel like you can't just start there, Just Start There. Don't torture yourself by forcing yourself to make or do more than what you're actually interested in, when you feel like doing more, you can do more, but if there's this ONE SCENE or something you REALLY WANNA get down, do that. The rest can come later, or never. That's completely fine. Make sure you're actually enjoying this

[ihopeinevergetsoberr]

At cane’s length

this song owns my heart, and i’ve been thinking about writing something with soft dom vibes for a while sooo. here you go.

cw: viktor x reader, smut, viktor is an unbearable tease, gn reader, gn pronouns for reader

word count: 2k~

art cr: @arcanescribbles. my inspiration for this fic, actually.

*standard ‘eng is not my first language so please don’t be mean to me’ bullshit i put before posting every single one of my fics*

reblogs and comments are highly appreciated <3

Viktor is handsome in a cruel way. In an untouchable, ‘tease all the remaining sanity of you’ one, to be precise.

Cruel.

That short, plain word spins on your tongue, threatening to roll off it any second. You audibly gulp, desperately trying to swallow the harsh adjective, and the longing flows down your throat, leaving you breathless — almost too turned on to think straight whatsoever.

You can’t call him that. Even though he’s not exactly opposed to the idea of being relentlessly cussed out by you. It’s the consequences of your boldness that attract him: after all, he gets to watch you all tied up and needy, doe-eyed as you desperately ask to be touched… And then wide-eyed as you switch to being utterly unfiltered and vulgar, trying anything and everything to make him fuck you tonight. Spending the whatever’s left of your wits on those incoherent mumble-like sentences, pleading mewls mixed with the sounds of your knees scraping on the floor from all the squirming you do. Completely and utterly adorable in this state of raw desire, and it figuratively makes your brain slip out of your ear, replaces it with debauched thoughts, with inability to feel anything except for the lust — so intense, that it’s almost painful.

The ingenious, irritatingly smug man or, as you so kindly dubbed him, ‘kinky bastard’ is seated above you, the corners of his mouth curled into a wicked smile, legs spread in this tauntingly inviting manner — testing your limits, mocking you deliberately. He knows that you crave to be between those legs, struggling to fit the aching swell of his cock into your mouth, to let it stretch your slick, heavenly warm throat — or even to be split in twain, fucked over his desk like the horny mess you are — desperate, sobbing, charming in the tantrums you throw just for him, begging to be taken care of. Well, not only begging, to be frank. It’s a full-fledged demanding now, which, decidedly, did flatter Viktor, but being a brat never works on him. You have to be good to obtain his mercy. Negotiating, perhaps. Even when your sanity is gone, even when the only thing you can think of is choking on his dick. Those are the unspoken rules of earning Viktor’s touch — the sweet in its unattainability treasure. And you’ve learned it the hard way.

Viktor thinks it’s only fair, since he can’t be rough with you physically. His body might be sore, but his mind? God, you wish it was sore at least once in a while. Yes, he might not be able to frantically pound you into the mattress, but he’s perfectly capable of coming up with new ways to edge you. Which you loved, of course, but fuck would you prefer the first option so much more. But he’s an incorrigible inventor to the bone. Even in the sheets. Well, more precisely, now — in his lab.

The ropes on your wrists are rubbing the skin, keeping your hands tied reliably behind your back. They serve as one of the numerous reminders of this embarrassingly unfair position Viktor had put you in: you can’t move unless he’s kind enough to let you — he’s not restricted in his movements at all, you’re kneeling in front of him with a vulnerable expression — he’s leaning in his chair with a shit-eating grin, legs spread, head thrown back as he looks down at you in a way a master looks at his servant. You’re fully naked — he’s fully clothed. Viktor calls it ‘the perfect balance’. You call it ‘please, just take that damn thing off’. The idyll.

“Viktor, why are you doing this to me?” you mutter, glancing at him with a weak sigh. He quirks an eyebrow, unbothered, divine-looking with those rays of sunlight peeking through his dark hair, forming a figurative nimbus. ‘Like a god,’ you think, and for the briefest of moments your gaze changes from desperate to enamoured. But then you remember that your god refuses to be worshipped. That he would rather watch you suffer, disregarding your every prayer. And so you frown again.

“Funny, you should ask,” he purrs, the thickness of his accent matching the thickness of sexual tension between you. “As far as I’m concerned, you’re supposed to keep your enemies at arm’s length.“

You scoff, ignoring the painful tingling in your knees, the once cold floor beneath you warm and sticky in the places your hot skin touched it.

“I’m no enemy of yours,” you mutter, sounding almost genuinely offended. But Viktor only laughs, mouth open in a silent, amused ‘oh?’. Your only response is a frustrated moan.

“I wouldn’t be so sure about that, dear,” he demonstratively clutches his cane, the sexy bend of his long fingers so tempting it nearly has you cumming on the floor. “Didn’t you mention hating me earlier?”

Of course you did. How couldn’t you, when you wanted so badly to open wide for him, to bite on the calloused thumb, the undefinable salty, with a mixture of something metallic taste of his skin so familiar you could easily make it out. Oh, and with accuracy sharp enough for its savour to become a phantom sensation on the tip of your tongue. However, the same tactic never worked for his cock. Whenever you tried to imagine him abruptly pushing it inside of you — the craving would just become stronger, more unbearable. Fantasies were never enough. You needed the real thing.

“Not that I care what label you’ve decided to put on me tonight,” he continues, obviously hinting at the ‘kinky bastard’ incident. “A lover or an enemy — you’re staying at arm’s length.”

“More like at cane’s length,” you mock, angry eyes swirling that white tie oh his slender neck, but the rope around your wrists stops you from tugging on it to angrily steal a kiss.

“Cane’s length?” curious, Viktor leans over you in his chair, and for a second you’re deceived, rejoicing at the proximity, but he’s quick to remind you what a fool you are, his unhinged expression turning into an entertained one. “You have quite the brilliant mind, darling. We should probably test that out.”

Your teeth instantly sink into your tongue, instinctively scolding yourself for the inability to watch your mouth. Why, just why would you say that?

“Test that out?” you mumble, as your gaze drops to his shoes, unable to handle the intensity of his amber eyes lancing through your face.

“Exactly,” Viktor confirms, slyly biting his lower lip. “You see,” he utters, as his crutch loudly taps on the floor, causing you to shudder, “I don’t think the distance between us is equal to the length of my cane.”

“You can’t be serious,” you snapped at him, sobbing frustratingly. “Viktor, it was just a metaphor.”

“I’m a scientist, my dear. I don’t do metaphors. I do calculations and proven facts,” he utters, placing the crutch into his lap, and you find yourself shamefully jealous of that stupid stick, wishing terribly it was you resting there instead of it.

Viktor gives the cane an evaluating gaze, as if trying to measure it with his eyes, cruel grin never leaving that sharp, currently reachless for you face.

“So, supposedly,” he clears his throat, hoarse voice unbearably seductive as he pensively looks you up and down, taking in the debauched arch of your back, the redness on your aching knees. “I believe that my cane is around… say, thirty five inches long. And you, my dear,” he grabs the cane by its handle again, pointing at your face, left eye closed as if he’s trying to measure something again, torturing you shamelessly, “are still too close.”

The annoyance is impossible to hold in anymore. It’s a pure torment — incredibly hot in a certain perverted way, if you were to be frank, but god did you hate him with every fibre of your being right now, dreaming of fucking this mocking sass out of him, of teaching him a lesson. Viktor deserved to be ruined purely for the way he keeps those skilled hands to himself right now, denying you the oh so craved pleasure.

“Well, I don’t think I’m close enough to you” a protest escapes your pouted lips, but it appeared to have fallen on deaf ears, just like all of your previous, hopelessly useless pleas.

“Eh, debatable,” he utters casually, driving you even more mad with a playful shake of that insufferably smart head. You bite back an angry ‘tsk’, followed by a pissed-off roll of the furious eyes. Viktor is quick to notice the bratty demeanour.

He’s smooth in his roughness. In testing your patience with the insatiability of his own. Something cold quickly brushes your chin, forcibly tilting your head up again, and you huff at the audacity, eyes snapping open as you realise that he’s coaxing you to look him in the eye with his fucking cane.

“The fuck?” you hiss at the cocky jerk, but the way he holds that crutch to your face disarms you, adds even more arousal to the mixture of intense feelings building up inside of you.

“Language, my dear,” he purrs, eyes sparkling with malicious pride, “we‘re in a respectable place.“

He bares the upper row of his teeth, smiling at his own witty remark, and you can swear to god that never in your life have you wanted to wipe a grin off somebody’s face so badly. With a kiss, preferably. But a fist would work just perfectly fine too.

“Oh please,” you hitch in breath when the same hard edge of the cane slips off your chin to fleetingly press into your neck, but something about the uncertainty of Viktor’s movements tells you that he’s not done with you yet, that there’s more ‘foreplay’ to come. “Your lab is not a church.”

“Oh yeah? Why are you kneeling then?” he teases, poking you with that sharp sarcasm. As if a goddamn crutch against your throat is not humiliating enough already.

“I want to slap you.”

Viktor hums, and the tortuous cane traces the curve of your shoulder, causing your breath to hitch in anticipation, the contrast of the cool material with your hot skin stealing a dreamy gasp from you.

“Slap me?” he murmurs, enjoying the way you suffer for him. Because of him. “Well, too bad I’m that good at tying knots.”

“You’re an awful person.”

“Oh, don’t flatter me like that.”

“No, seriously, why don’t you just allow me to make you feel good?” you practically cry out, arching your hips in a desperate attempt to get closer to him. But the cane is still there, gently dipped into your collarbone to keep you in place.

“You’re already making me feel good,” he whispers, pushing you away, and all you can do is groan, squirming like you’re facing grim death. But considering the current intensity of your overstimulation, that death might actually turn into quite the real one. In the guise of this devilishly handsome tease, which would make it the worst and the best way to go at the same time.

“But I can make you feel even better,” you beg, half-lidded, exhausted and so beautiful in this perverted state of such earnest vulnerability. Just precious. Sacred even, if the situation wasn’t so sinful. “Viktor, please. Aren’t you done torturing me? I could do so much better than just grovel here.”

“Perhaps,” he presumes, but you know him and his undying love for the eye-fucking too well. Hell, he might just adore this humbling staring even more than having actual sex with you. “But I would rather enjoy the exhibition for a little longer.”

You roll your eyes again. A rather dangerous choice of a reaction, because the crutch in his hand abruptly taps on your shoulder, drawing your attention back to his glistening eyes.

“Roll your eyes at me again and I’ll make it two cane’s length,” he threatens, and you bite your lip to suppress a pitiful moan so hard, that your teeth leave two crimson marks on it’s tender flesh.

And that sexy, secretly favourite torture of yours starts all over again.

[tippenfunkaport]

Introducing MAYbe I’ll Make This, the easiest month of prompts you’ve ever participated in happening this May 2023.

It’s a chance to share all those ideas you’ve been toying with that you might draw or write someday with no pressure to actually commit to finishing anything!

Participation can be as little as sharing a few words or a single sentence or as involved as a sketch or plot summary, it’s up to you! 

What’s the point?

To fill our fandom tags with fun new ideas and stimuli to get everyone’s creative juices flowing. For fan creators ourselves, it gives us a chance to talk about our ideas with no pressure to deliver. And who knows, hopefully seeing people excited about our ideas might give us extra inspiration and motivation to maybe even work on them someday!

Here’s how it works:

Throughout May, post anything from a few words to a snippet from an idea you’ve been kicking around that you MAY draw or write someday and tag the related fandoms, if any. (Ideas that you've started, have actively in progress or have even started but abandoned are also welcome!) A few sentences about a fic you might write, a sketch you’re still figuring out, or even a long infodump about the AU of your heart, share as much or as little as you want!. It’s not a commitment to make anything, just a fun excuse to talk about your ideas. 

Don’t have any ideas of your own? No problem! You can still participate by boosting the ideas that others post, asking questions and expressing your excitement about the ideas that appeal to you. 

Anyone from any fandom is welcome to participate as well as original writers so please spread the word!

We’ve got 30 days worth of prompts to get you started that you can interpret anyway you like… or ignore entirely and do your own thing. Do all 30, pick and choose, do them out of order, whatever you want! The point is just to have fun and share your ideas! 

That’s it! Just a super chill, low effort way for us all to celebrate those ideas taking up space in our brains that we aren’t quite ready to commit to making yet (or maybe ever). 

Notes

Participants retain all rights to their ideas and first dibs on the writing / drawing of them.

Want feedback on your ideas? Encourage brainstorming? Happy to let someone else take your idea and write it themselves? Add a note to that effect to your post so people know what kind of interactions are welcome. 

Please be supportive of others' ideas and keep overly negative opinions to yourself (especially if they did not ask for feedback). If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all!

You’re welcome to tag your posts with “MAYbe I’ll Make This” or link back to this post to explain the challenge but your host (me) won’t be sharing every post related to this challenge. This is just something I wanted to do for my own purposes to share all the ideas I may never get a chance to write but I’m opening the prompts list to anyone who might like to do the same. 

Questions? Drop me an ask! 

May 2023 Prompts

No Plot Just Vibes

Lives In My Head Rent Free

Sometimes One Must Torture The Blorbos For Enrichment

Completely Self Indulgent

I Just Want Them To Be Happy 😭

Canon Divergent

Inspired By A Movie

Galaxy Brain Of Me, Honestly

No One Wants This But Me

All The Tropes!

Where We’re Going, We Don’t Need Canon

Idea Fueled By Spite

Shameless Excuse For Hurt / Comfort

Inspired By A TV Show

Slaps Idea: This Baby Can Fit So Much Projection!

Yes, I’m Cringe But I’m Free

One! More! Time! 

Totally OOC But Hear Me Out… 

Role Swap

Inspired By Someone Else’s Au

I Hurt Myself With This Idea

Old Tropes, New Tricks

Pretend I’m Good Enough To Pull This Off

It’s Really Just All About This One Scene… 

Crack Treated Seriously 

Seriousness Treated Like Crack 

I’ve Actually Started Working On This

Yes It’s Been Done But Not By Me So

More Of What You’d Call A Character Study

Casually Slides in My OC

Inspired By A Book

[indignantlemur]

Writing process question: With a story as long and involved as Emigre, do you have a master plot plan with an idea of where things will go all the way till the end, or are you sort of making it up in sections as you go? Or somewhere in between?

Hello! I started out, some 12 years ago, with a nebulous plot idea and a bunch of characters with a broad idea for an actual story in the background. I knew where I wanted my characters to go, the big scenes I wanted to write, and I had only a vague notion about the ending.

That worked for me for the first little while, but then my computer died and I lost my vague guideline notes. After that I was completely lost and totally disheartened. Regrettably, this coincided with some very unpleasant happenings in my personal life, and ultimately I ended up stopping my writing entirely.

Since returning to writing, I've salvaged all of the plot points I can recall and I've actually sat down and written out a point-for-point roadmap. I've patched as many plot holes as I can with this roadmap, tried to account for all of the characters that have been mentioned even once, and have a very thorough accounting of what happens from now until the end of the story. This has actually been hugely helpful, and I find it a lot more productive than my old, off the cuff method of writing.

So, for example, I'll usually set up something like this:

Bulreeng Taal: Dagmar and Thelen go to the local festival. Mixed results. INCLUDE:

A. First Vrath-Thelen encounter, goes poorly ; "I just wanted to talk to her and walk her home -because I thought she was in danger- and I was an idiot. I forgot how words worked and came off like an ass." B. Differing reactions to Dagmar, nice positive feels and disappointing negative reaction C. Draw from [inspiration 1] and [inspiration 2] for the festival but keep it alien! Figure out colours/themes, traditions, lore! D. Themes of healing and moving on/letting go throughout E. Enemies-to-loves starting vibes? See if it fits. F. Dagmar and Thelen have a conversation about boundaries, Tha’an/Sannev politics, and making an effort. Establish bestie-dom! IMPORTANT SUBPLOT INFO: Plant seeds for Dagmar/Thelen, maybe Vrath/Thelen where applicable but don't break the chapter for it

2. Date with Shral! (NOTE: Same day as BULREENG TAAL.)

A. Shral and Dagmar chat; expand upon dynamic, emphasize themes of calming and settling each other. B. SHRAL LAUGHS. Great maple syrup heist, ridiculousness. C. Constellations and lore! Write up a draft of a creation story, figure out themes and tidbits. Contrast the Star Thief with the Great Maple Syrup heist? Skip if it breaks the flow. D. Dagmar's gear failure - look up details for hypothermia, cold shock, and reactions to sudden, extreme temperature drops. Make it realistic. Gear fails gradually, a little at a time, before abruptly cutting out. E. If it fits, revisit intimacy between Dagmar and Shral. Consider realistic hesitation and reasons for caution - for Dagmar especially. Work with limitations from that perspective. F. Character development point: Shral is more open during intimacy, versus closed off and stoic otherwise. Contrast important! G. Ruin an arbiter's day, drop hints about Shral, make Dagmar oblivious. INCLUDE: yellow flash, identification cards, autopilot. “What’s wrong, Esheth? You look like you’ve seen a sea spirit.” / “I think I pulled over an Am Tal operative for speeding today.” / “...Oh shit.” / “It gets worse.”

The important thing about setting up my notes this way is not to hold them up as hard and fast rules but as guidelines. Sometimes the dialogue I'd like to include doesn't quite work, or the scene progresses more organically if I skip a bit here or leave some exposition for later on.

Currently, I have the entire story mapped out until the end, with two story arcs to complete and a bunch of additional chapters as well for various bits of lead-up, lore, exposition, and development. I also have about a dozen side stories tentatively mapped out in a similar fashion, too!

Cheers, and thanks for the ask! <3

[microwaved-spoons]

delusional - il dottore

This spawned from the dusty writing desk in the far corner of my brain. Be warned. Inspired by this playlist :  “ pov. escaping dottore's lab; a yandere/obsessive playlist”

Mentions of: Il Dottore (and clones), implied imprisonment, escape, allusion to nonconsensual human experimentation, meat lockers, general uncomfortable vibe, use of pet name ‘doll’, (not intentional but could be perceived) yandere undertones

Additional note(s): Lazy formatting. Gotta get used to uploading on this hellsite again. Also I have no real reason for this title, just thought it was a good pun because see, the Fatui manufacture these fake visions which are called delusions, and the definition of delusion is ‘a state of being misled’, which this protagonist is. See, see it’s funny, right? Right? (: and yes, this was purposefully written in vague first tense, because I thought it fit the flow better. Not beta read this was a youtube comment

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'...Why were they doing this again?'

Their delicate feet burned as they ran barefoot through the cold labyrinth of Zapolyarny Palace.

'They'd only be caught once more.'

With each twist and turn of the halls, things began to look more and more the same, dizzying to their already swaying mind. Despite this, their steps never faltered, nimbly dashing down a steep flight of stairs. All their mind knew was fear-- fear of being caught, of what they risked returning to, and of what dangers might lurk beyond the familiar ones they currently denounced.

They slunk past heavy doors set ajar before realising; things were unnaturally still around them.

'Where were the soldiers? Was no one coming for them? Was this finally it?'

A deep chuckle echoed through the chamber. Now standing in the very center of the room, they stiffened and glanced frantically around. Upon catching a hint of movement behind a pillar, they took off again, chest slowly growing heavy from the despair trickling in.

That voice. They hated how it had such a hold over them. The particular timber of it was infused in their memory, woven through their shaking bones.

Now nearly at the other end of the room, another mocking laugh came from a pillar just to their right. A raspy, shrill squeak forced itself from their lungs, and on instinct they lunged toward a large vase on display. Through sheer panic alone they managed to shove it towards that same pillar, before quickly darting towards the set of doors. Wrenching them apart, they took only a brief moment to glance back, and their eyes met his. They shrieked again and shoved the doors closed, trapping him in with the bar. The doctor let out a growl, an inhuman sound escalating to an enraged yell. One body pushing against the doors then became two, as another doctor mirrored the actions of the first. Both clones were trapped in that room, but more were sure to appear, so they set their sights on heading to lower and lower floors, certain they were expected to try and find the main entrance.

-

'This is utterly dreadful.'

The kitchens were stale, the scent of fine foods washed out with the dreary atmosphere. With four workers stationed around the area, they ducked behind a cluster of barrels, searching for any sort of opening to freedom. Without windows, it was not an easy feat, but their eyes caught a pale glow emanating beyond the door but a few steps away.

'Surely this was it! They'd finally be saved from this life, freed from this torturous existence. Whatever came next, they'd face with open arms. It was their life to choose.'

They slipped through the door, shutting it delicately behind them. A beat of silence passed, and when no outrage was heard from the kitchen, they let out a breath into the chilled air. This cold was unmistakable, even for someone as isolated as they'd been. The ice against their feet burned, but it was nothing compared to the emotion they felt as they turned to look out into the new environment.

Icy it may have been, but this was no open land.

As they gazed ahead, they found all that they could see were rows of red tinted, hanging slabs of ice. These hooked sculptures had them retching, covering their mouth and pressing their back against the door. The meat locker reeked of death, of misery and of failure. All the hopelessness they'd battled till this moment came crashing down around them as their legs gave out. Boneless, they slumped on the slippery ground, feeling the sheer cold envelop them. As their brain succumbed to the exhaustion, they smiled, knowing that even this was an escape. This ending was of their own creation; they'd taken their life back.

Minutes later, controlled footsteps approached the locker, as a kitchen maid pushed open the heavy wood. Pointed shoes approached the small, slouched figure, gently scooping it up with steady hands.

Il Dottore smiled down at their peaceful face, brushing stray snowflakes from their lashes. "Now then, doll, let us observe the effects of the regenerative serum, shall we?"

-

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Alright, I haven't written anything of substance for the past several years, so I hope this at least comes across as legible. I started off vaguely reinterpreting the audio cues as I went, writing without any real direction and then it just sort of spiralled from there. The ending sort of reminds me of a fairytale I grew up with: the little match girl. A rather vague reference, but writing in a Snezhnayan setting had me reflecting on my own Russian-Ukrainian heritage and therefore my upbringing(note: uh, yeah, we're doing greattt), so that's my reasoning for the unhinged direction it went.

[inklore]

can you give any advice on writing dialogue? preferably quippy/funny ones?

sure!! but before i get into it please remember that i am not an expert at writing, i don't think anyone really is. degree, published, or not. everyone writes differently, everyone likes to read different things, prose, formatting's, etc. so we are all learning as we write and explore what our own 'writing vices / voice' is. what i say may not work for someone else because it doesn't mesh with how they write and that's fine, great, not bad at all. so keep that in mind lovey, how i write is not how you write so you have to take this information and mold it to fit how you need it to, for your own writing. i hope some of these help though <3

watch movies, shows, any form of media. study how the character's act (mannerisms, facial expressions, how they laugh, how they don't laugh, body language etc etc). pay attention to how it all flows so easily and carelessly + as a writing exercise you could even write down what you see as you watch.

read romcoms!! there are so many traditionally published romcom books out there that you literally have so many to choose from. pay attention to how the sentences flow, the scene, the situation the characters are in, how it makes you feel, do you like the vibes it's giving off? would these vibes work for your writings? how can you make that your own? remember you're gathering inspiration though, not copying.

act as if you're there but you're a bystander. put yourself in the scene, close your eyes, listen to music or ambience that helps set the scene. immerse yourself in what you're writing. or if it helps better to put yourself in the characters shoes/imagine yourself as them that works as well.

would you laugh at that? do you find that funny? what would make you blush, giggle, twirl your hair like a school girl or make you roll your eyes?? make a list, write it down in a notebook, your phones note app, just write it down!!!

map out the dialogue. 'person a says this' and then 'person b says something like this' literally write an outline, bullet point each sentence. this helps to visualize it a bit before you get 1k words in and hate everything you just wrote. having a guideline really helps sometimes.

"you're insane!" she screamed vs "you're insane!"; some people will tell you to add the 'she screamed' and some will say it's not needed because we understand that the yelling is happening from the !. it's a personal choice i think, but for me writing dialogue where it's less adjectives, verbs, he said, she said, yada yada, and JUST what they said help me feel like it's in the moment. i'm there. i'm feeling what they are, i'm using my imagination with what they're doing, their facial expressions. AND sometimes i like to be extra and add poetic feely detail after the dialogue, it just depends on the piece and my preference that day.

there's no wrong or right way to do any of the above, to grow, to learn, to make your writing better. that’s whole point of writing, telling a story, growing with it. learning from it, having fun with it.

don't let writing dialogue scare you. you're literally writing a conversation, something each of us have every day, second nature, it's not as scary as you think (and simpler than your brain may be letting you think, dialogue can't be bad unless it's super cheesy and giving ‘written childish’ in the sense that it's giving baby talk lmao, which unless you're writing from that headspace, is easy to avoid).

here's a good post to also peek at if you need a little bit more help, or what i said didn't itch that helpful scratch.

[sourwormsaresour]

Can I ask what it would be like to get married to La Squadra? What would a wedding with them be like? :3

I love this! Regardless of any cultural traditions that might entail between you and the La Squadra member you're marrying, here's how I think it will go.

Let's assume the boys have actual money to do this.

Formaggio would definitely leave most of the planning to you. Your wedding would most likely be at a hotel or venue where everything could be done at the same time for convenience sake and he’ll just go with the flow on what you plan on doing. However, don’t expect things to be completely serious or fancy. Even if you go with white-tie fine dining vibe, Formaggio will add his humor and style to it. That doesn’t matter though; this was the man you fell in love with and he will run it by you first. You can put him in a stiff suit and make him take etiquette classes, but he’s going to to break the tension in his own way at least once and remind you to enjoy your wedding. Whether that be his very sappy and funny vows, having soccer merch as part of the wedding favors, or using his cats as the ring bearer, he’s going to make your wedding memorable to guests one way or another. Most importantly, he’s making sure you’re enjoying yourself and constantly feel his love both in front of the wedding guests and in private, so expect a butt squeeze and some funny wedding photos during the reception. He’s the guy that’s going to be parading around and being like “that’s my spouse! I love my spouse!” and getting hyphy as the wedding progresses with his groomsmen. Rest assured he will still be on his best behavior regardless. 

Illuso wants a destination wedding. It could be somewhere in the snowy Alps of Switzerland, the hot deserts of Egypt, or maybe as far as the tropical islands of Oceania. Wherever it is, regardless of whether the location fits the theme, you know it’s going to scream luxury. You want a diamond encrusted crown to wear with a cathedral veil? He demands it must be custom made. You want the groomsmen to wear velvet suits in the desert? The boys will have to suffer for you. You want a 20-foot flower wall consisting of all your favorite flowers? The florist can figure out how to make sure they don’t wilt in the tropical heat. Your wedding takes inspiration from high-profile celebrity weddings and he’s deeply involved in making sure the vision for the wedding matches the reality. Not only that, he wants to show off and this wedding is merely an opportunity to rub it in his team’s face that he has the best wedding and the best spouse. He might be all smug and bragging about how amazing the wedding has been cordinated but his persona immediately drops once he sees you walking down the aisle. This man who claims he won’t shed a tear is going to be a crying mess once you step out.  

Pesci would keep it small like a backyard micro wedding and reception. He prefers this mainly because he wants this to be something shared with just the people you and him love in addition to it being budget friendly. The wedding itself feels more like a get-together, with the reception being more of a potluck and everyone contributed to helping out regarding that, decorations, or other costs. If you want something a little more extravagant or slightly bigger than a backyard, he would be down to do a simple beach wedding at a nearby bed and breakfast just out of town that he rents out so it would be easy to perform the wedding and have some privacy as well. Pesci is down for a DIY wedding; he likes the arts and craft aspects and doesn’t mind spending nights helping you buy materials and assemble them as the day approaches. It’s another way he could spend time with you and he likes getting himself involved in the wedding planning if you let him. He’s a nervous wreck seeing you walk down the aisle for the first time but he’s able to hold it together after reminding himself to only focus on you. For the rest of the day, he doesn’t want to let go of your hand. If he wasn’t so shy, he would be shouting from the mountains saying how happy he was marrying you.

Prosciutto is all about that old money glamour. If you’re into the academia/royalty-core/east coast rich aesthetic, this wedding is for you. He’ll rent an entire estate villa and make great use of the gardens and ballrooms to fit your fairytale or vintage fantasty. A special wedding coordinator will be with you the entire time to make sure everything is running smoothly and properly. The guest list is big but also vetted to ensure that everyone is following dresscode, manners, and security is even there to make sure those that try to ruin your special day are “escorted” out discretely. Hours were spent on meetings, rehersals, dance practices, and even etiquitte classes to make sure your wedding rivals that of today’s royal families and other high-society members. No expenses were spared, and everything was done in what he believes is tasteful yet luxurious. Prosciutto also makes sure everything is preserved post-wedding so you both can look back on it one day, whether that be photo-ops, your vows, anything that can have both of you look back fondly on after the celebrations. Even with the enormous multi-tier cake, ballet dancers twirling at the altar, and bright fireworks to end the night, his eyes will be on you and only you. Throughout the whole wedding he never let go of your hand. His team mentions how this is the only day you would see him smile the biggest. 

Melone prefers to straight up elope if given the opportunity. He wouldn’t mind if you prefer having a proper ceremony and reception planned out but know that he’s the guy who would be down to just get married without the frills and bells. It could be a simple Tuesday afternoon at home when he will pop the question while you’re making lunch and then one hour later you’re at a local courthouse both wearing your Sunday best, exchanging vows, and having random strangers you just picked from the streets as your witnesses. It’s like a movie montage: two lovebirds running down the street, picking up a bouquet from a flower stand, before catching the last appointment with the justice of peace and then driving off to the sunset on a motorcycle. Even though it’s very simple and straightforward, it doesn’t mean Melone is doing this as a one and done thing. In fact, he already planned his vows in advance and had that ring in his pocket for weeks before he popped the question. During your short ceremony, he tells you that being married isn’t just for a piece of paper or to perform some procedure but to show you that he is completely committed to you and promose to continue loving, honoring, and caring for you as long as he lived. He doesn’t need a flashy event to show you that; this is enough for him. 

Ghiaccio is a simple man, albeit would complain about certain traditions if his mind doesn’t get why they need to be done. However, he is still respectful nonetheless and spends much of the wedding planning worrying about whether things are going the way you want it. His wedding is small and simple but consisted of your closest friends and family attending a  courthouse ceremony followed by a reception from a rented out restaurant of both your choosing. Throughout the whole planning process, he’s mostly hands off but would end up arguing with caterers who either disrepected you or refuse to not do what you wanted. He looks extremely awkward and stiff in his suit and is constantly a mess ever since your engagement to the point that you think that maybe he’s getting cold feet. But once you’re holding his hand at the courthouse and it’s time for vows, his face suddenly softens and his voice is steady for the first time in several months. In the clearest, most sincere voice he promises you that he would love, cherish, respect, and honor you until the very end, and you were reminded once again why you fell in love with this man. His team teases him for acting rather sentimental, but he surprisngly doesn’t argue back. Instead, he’s quietly watching you the rest of the day with the warmest smile in the world. 

Risotto has a similar wedding to Prosciutto’s but that’s mainly becuase he is a mafia leader who needs to present himself to society and the rest of Passione a certain way, and having an extravagant wedding is one of the many ways to do so. The wedding itself would also scream luxury and regal while following the most current wedding trends in order to be considered on par with what is expected for a mafia wedding. Unless you want to be directly involved in plan, he’ll handle hiring the best planners, caterers, and whatnot to ease the stress and know what is needed to meet or exceed all  expectations for a man his status. However, he is still a rather private man and would throw a secret civil wedding ceremony with just you, him, and the officiant so that you could have that simple single moment of privacy together before the more grandiose ceremony to get over with. The two of you are only wearing your favorite outfits, sharing vows that only you and he would know, and enjoying the night alone with only him soon after. He’s stoic throughout the big wedding celebrations, occasionally baring a smile for cameras and for appearances, but you had the luxury of seeing his actual smile during your secret ceremony.

Sorbet and Gelato have a rather normal, ordinary wedding. I’m not going to do one about what it would be like to marry both because I think they would only want to marry each other. Typical wedding at a venue where the ceremony and reception would be held with their closest friends and families. I like to think they’re going to wear matching designer suits with equally expensive designer rings to exchange and very polished shoes to dance in soon after. The only bizarre thing that would happen is how the wedding is officiated. That one headcanon someone made about the two of them coercing a Catholic priest to officiate their marriage in good o’l Catholic 1990s Italy because they wanted it it be legal “in God’s eyes” lives in my head rent-free and I absolutely think Sorbet and Gelato would do this one way or another. Seeing them together would be no different than how they show PDA to their team, albeit way more than usual. It’s a bit annoying to their teammates but they let it slide- it’s their big day. Plus, they can handle a few hours of this for a few weeks of peace and quiet when the lovebirds go on their honeymoon to God-knows-where. 

[sibyl-of-space]

what inspired the character designs in amadeus?

What a fun question! With the caveat that specific things can't be discussed without spoilers (and therefore won't be discussed), I'll try to talk about them to the best of my ability.

Amadeus:

I made the first sketches of his design so long ago I barely remember what the initial vibes were. I do remember that his long straight hair and rich boy vibes were kind of meant to be Lucius Malfoy-ish (Prisoner of Azkaban was a huge reason I initially became obsessed with werewolves, so that's where this inspiration came from. I don't want Amadeus to have anything to do with HP beyond this, for obvious reasons; but I should admit this influence).

As far as his actual clothing, Amadeus's weird shirt-coat thing is actually largely drawn from the cape I made for a DGS Sherlock Holmes cosplay. Hound of the Baskervilles is another huge inspiration for the game, and I find it way easier to draw clothes that I have made or worked with in some way, so I drew from that.

(this is the only photo I have easily on hand, lmao)

The pants for his full design are based off of pants I made for a Lloyd Irving cosplay, and the boots kind of are as well. So well, pretty much, cosplay gave me a ton of experience interpreting weird clothes into IRL fashion and making them, so now I get to do the opposite thing where I have a ton of weird clothes I've made that I can pull from when thinking about what characters might wear.

The most iconic part of his design, the arms, well... to put this in vague terms because of spoiler reasons: that was an example of the design actually being revised to fit plot details. It has resulted in a way cooler and more interesting design, but it wasn't originally there. I had to realize some plot things before I could reflect them in the design, and now the design would be unrecognizable without it.

Solea:

Solea went under drastic revision since my first version of her, because her character also underwent drastic revision and the OG design no longer felt like her. I wrote about this a little bit in a devlog, but in order to draw a hairstyle for her that I liked, I spent about 3 hours watching Black haircare videos on YouTube to get a feel for different typical styles for her hair texture and variations on those styles, and bookmarking the ones that felt like they had the right vibes. After that, I drew a mockup and sent it to a friend who has similar hair texture to Solea, and asked "does this hairstyle make sense?" and she said "yep!" so it was a go.

In terms of the rest of her design: I'm being intentionally vague here, but there are reasons she looks the way she does, and it took a lot of tweaking to get it to feel right. My favorite part is the ugly ass gardening gloves she's got on. Without those it still felt too Disney's Hercules-esque (especially the top half - her bottom half design fixes this somewhat, but you can't see it in the talksprite). But the big ugly functional gardening glove contrasting with her pretty flowing fabrics I think results in the right aesthetic for her.

The Witch:

It came to me in a dream.

OK, not really, what actually happened was I was thinking about Amadeus while lying in bed about to go to sleep, and for some reason imagined the witch who lives in his home now descending from the second floor banister looking like some abstract weird ass orange-red creature. It was one of those things where I was just like "that's weird as fuck. Kind of creepy. ...Let's do it." I remembered the head was circular with square "petals" protruding, and the bottom was kind of triangular, but since it was all made up in my head it wasn't that concrete. So when it came time to actually draw her, I drew from the stylized and very Shaped designs in Super Paper Mario, and tried to get it to feel close to the image in my head.

...It was only after coloring it that I realized it looks very, very Homestuck. This was probably a huge subconscious influence, but not for a second did I consciously consider it. If anything I think my initial daydream was inspired by an enemy from Final Fantasy VIII.

Anyway, hope this was somewhat interesting! Thanks for the ask!

[mud-castle]

I haven't followed you for long but I used to dig in your archive for years old posts about your AUs. It inspires me how you let ideas come to you and let them naturally find their place in the world building over time without picking over them and worrying since their conception. That's something I struggle with and I aspire to be more like you in that aspect. Love the DMAU btw <3

Awww <3

I'll be real with you, I 100% pick at and worry over details. I just do it less now vs a couple of years ago. I go into most AUs with a strong idea of the concept and vibes, but very little in actual story and details. Things find their place because I'm not afraid to change things, whether small or major, if I don't think it fits with the story I wanted or if I don't vibe with it anymore.

I'm constantly having to remind myself that I make these AUs for fun. They're for myself and it's a bonus if other people like them and are willing to share their own ideas or questions. So, when I find myself worrying too much or when an AU is giving me too much stress, I just leave it and come back later. When it's not fun anymore it's time to stop for a bit. Though, it still takes practice for me to recognize when I'm done. Usually I move onto a different AU (it helps that I have multiple, so my brain likes to switch between them randomly), but sometimes I go to a different fandom for a bit.

The only time I genuinely feel ideas flow is when I'm in the shower, when I'm listening to music and the vibe hits just right, or when I'm sketching in my notebooks instead of studying. Asks can also help indirectly. Since I like answering them, sometimes they put me back in the mood to think about an AU. Hope all of this helps!

(Thank you so much! I'm so happy to see so many people like the DM AU cause I was very nervous to share it at first.)

[sloppy-sybarite]

This is going sound crazy but let me introduce you all to an old friend: the blend.

Every woman has her own blend but most people don’t want to admit it; what I’m saying is that it’s not groundbreaking because it’s something that’s been done for centuries (Marilyn Monroe became her own version of Jean Harlow) and it’s hard to pull off if you’re not able to put in the work to create a blend and find what works for you. I’d spend my nights making friends with the girls when I was a dancer and the blend was something that was commonly talked about; each woman had a persona and was able to easily put it on but some women would recreate themselves completely, live that way, and it worked for them. Everyone wants to be someone else and I think it’s rare to meet a woman who hasn’t looked at another woman with envy; I know that there are women who I’ve aspired to be and I know that the thought of being anyone I’ve ever wanted to be tempts me. That’s what the blend is, an elaborate mask, and you can be any woman you could ever dream of once you put it on.

I remember making the trek to Target a few months ago, buying a notebook, getting home and openingcracking my up the case I keep filled with markers and pens to get writing. There’s a lot of writing involved, a lot of looking for inspiration and taking the time to better yourself, and a lot of hard work but it’s not a process that isn’t worth it. I spent a month going to burlesque shows, watching old movies and reading about the famous vintage vandals of days past, and getting my knowledge up before I even stepped on the stage and I was more confident than I’ve ever been when I did. It takes a lot to put the work in to change and you have to be willing to undergo change before you can succeed, you have to be willing to work and to read, you have to be willing to save, and you have to do what will work in the long run and forgo immediate pleasures in order to get what you want. I love hard work and I love being able to enjoy myself at the end of the day but I’ve worked hard to build an image of myself and, while it can be hard to maintain the image, it’s worth it at the end of the day and it feels so good.

Icracking my started on Pinterest and made 14 sections, I labelled some with people who I admired and others with general vibes. Sophia Loren, Cher (<3) Monica Bellucci, and Ava Gardner are just some of my sections and I went ham on filling them with pins; I have pins dedicated to cities, makeup and nails, specific perfumes that I love, and outfits and more but the only thing that matters at the end of the day is the fact that I was able to create a cohesive blend. You want everything to flow together smoothly and look good; the blend doesn’t work if pieces of the puzzle don’t fit and there’s inspo that sticks out like a sore thumb. You also have to use a notebook (writing is SO important) and take inspiration from your own surroundings so that things don’t feel artificial or overdone; I filled an entire notebook back to back, started drawing and then gluing my drawings into my notebook, made a pocket to collect perfume samples, had a page full of makeup and colour swatches, and went back for more time and time again because I knew what I was doing and I knew how I wanted my personal blend to flow after a few weeks of me sitting on the ground and watching Baby and Hilda Furacão as I worked on my pins, my notebook, and my inspiration boards. I also utilised instagram and actual books during this phase and I think being able to used media changed the results that I made for myself.

It’s not all about a look or being cosmo though, it’s about personality too. I think a lot of people feel like they have to remain the same forever because *gasp* what will people think of them if they change but we fundamentally change as we age and it’s important to undergo change and understand that not all change is bad. I was talking to Oma the other night and really lamenting the fact that I felt as if I’d let her down in ways and she told me that letting myself down and having to live with that was worse than letting someone else down. I have changed for the better and for the worse in so many ways since I became an adult and I don’t think 14 year old me would recognise 24 year old me at all; we change and we change and we change and that’s the way of the world. Change isn’t inherently bad or something to fear and we do better when we accept change into our lives. You should fear being stagnant instead of becoming the woman you want to be and you should eagerly be jumping into the water instead of standing on the shore and wondering why everyone else is already on a boat heading towards the horizon. This is a good journey, it doesn’t have to be bad and you don’t have to fight yourself or go against the world to get to the place you belong.

Let’s get blending.

[quotidian-oblivion]

P for the ask game?

P: Are you what George R. R. Martin would call an “architect” or a “gardener”? (How much do you plan in advance, versus letting the story unfold as you go?)

~

I am. literally. both.

Like- I was just going through my old ass docs (the 20+ multi-chapter ones) and damn, i planned so much! I have a section for notes for myself and for the readers, chapter summaries for my understanding either one sentence long or a whole ass paragraph, i got chapter lists, rants about how the characters weren't showing development and how to fix it, footnotes for canon incidents to help with accuracy, research section to stay true to irl while staying true to the characters too, inspiration sections from pinterest and other media and-

Just, yeah, a lot. I'm working on another multi-chapter fic with @mispeltnostalgia and she can attest to the mess of a document i created XD Lmao, i gave her a heart attack in class. My friendo was shooketh. I'm also working on a multi-chap with @wakkoroni and she can voice out the detailed steps we both got too. And before i took over another fic @cygnusdoesthings also witnessed my mess, but that fic was mostly just "vibe along with these ideas" sort of thing, but she also has worked with me on another fic. So Tris, i'm giving a pre-warning right now before i go into the fic we got as well esp since this one is a multi-chap one XD (i just like writing with different ppl k? They all have amazing and beautiful ideas and writing styles and just- yeah)

But I also just go along with the plot cuz i usually have "Extracts" where random scene ideas appear in my head and i quickly write them down before they disappear forever (which really is how my sleep-deprivation started cuz i was paranoid that my ideas would float away for ever which is true on the most part!) So i stick those extracts in wherever possible, and if they dont fit, then i make them fit. Which really is how chapter 18 of my school's local mafia boss was created.

And if my writing is straying from the chapter outline i had made, i just go along with it until it somehow comes back to the outline then continues writing.

My writing is sometimes a cat, doing its own thing and just purring on plot bumps, but it's also sometimes a dog, pulling me away into entirely new subplots and excitedly bounding into new ideas. And I'm the paranoid owner of both who overthinks.

In terms of oneshots though, i just go along with the flow.

In summary: with multi-chapter fics I'm mostly and architect, but in term of oneshots or short fics, I'm mostly a gardener.

Tysm for the ask tris!

[nilonne]

Bello Legacy to The Key of Happiness

If you followed me before the great deletion, Kiara’s adventure was once a gameplay legacy. I didn’t have plan, was going with the flow - No thoughts just vibes - but when I started to switch to a more story vibe, I realized there was plot holes everywhere. I even regretted doing the big wedding. Apart from Kiara, other characters didn’t have personalities (except Venessa maybe ?) or a purpose, they were just sims to me if that makes sense. Even Kaiden, he was just Kiara’s supportive boyfriend no matter what she does and that’s it. Answering OC’s questions was impossible for me because I had no idea of who he was. It was so frustrating that one day I deleted the whole legacy on here except my favorite posts. Then my game got corrupt and I lost my save. I had to rebuild everything, a good thing because I could make the changes that were needed.

What’s up with the story now : Everyone got a past and a personality even zodiac signs lol and that’s how I realized that Kiara and Kaiden are not compatible 👁️👄👁️ Like... what was I thinking ? My girl is an only child and lost her parents before turning 18 years (we’ll deep into that later), self-absorbed, ambitious and stubborn. Kaiden was raised by conservative parents, is selfish, a bit possessive and on top of that a big mama’s boy and the youngest sibling, a match made in hell. There’s no way they could be fine hence Kaiden’s behavior very different from the gameplay. Also working on the timeline, they got married very quickly because in the gameplay they did (their meeting to the wedding = 6 months) so now their relationship is ~ 1y and half.

I also made some changes to the timeline and relationships to fit the narrative. (got inspired by my save actually lol)

Kat, Flora and Armstrong (???) do not exist anymore - who remembers them anyway ? - mostly because I lost them and I’m too lazy to redo them lol

Kion relationship : Don and Kiara were good friends and used to f*ck from time to time - city girlzz 💅🏾 - but when Kaiden found out (they were not official, keep that in mind lol) he asked her to stop and she did but stayed friend with him. Nothing wrong there, right ? Well, Kaiden was still bothered by Don (he stays on his mind he got condos in that b*tch head lol) he gave her an ultimatum and dumbass Kiara agreed to it (Don didn’t help either because he hates Kevin aka Kaiden and was bad-mouthing him all the time). They made up, went official and got married not long after. 

Kainny relationship : Kaiden and Penny were neighbors and became good friends but the friendship turned into a situationship while he was in a thing-ish with Kiara (BOO ! BOO ! 🍅🍅🍅)  and she doesn’t know about any of this (too self-centered to notice lol) because men always LIE !!! Penny got tired of it and also gave him an ultimatum and he chose Kiara but never closed the door with Penny and he’s the one who introduce her to Kiara btw 🤭

KeyxNessa relationship : In the gameplay they were neighbors and then became bbf. I changed that : they’re BFF since highschool and Nessa grandma took care of Kiara after her dad died. They’re basically sisters.

Brent and Kaiden are still BFF. Kasen and Ida are friends with everyone. Penny too but for how long ? 👀

I said Kaiden’s family was fine with Kiara because I didn’t want my girl to suffer too much but that make no sense here so they’re still not fond of her except Marcus who hates her guts lol

Let’s just say : What happened before the wedding day isn’t canon.

Outcomes will be influenced by the gameplay tho so who knows how it will end 👀

In conclusion : I don’t want peace, I want problem always 

[jadeacereigen]

sooo... jade's 80s jp songs playlist for serirei when? :3

Urgh I greatly appreciate the interest anon but I definitely don't know enough songs for a full playlist. I really just listen to one band/singer that my mom really liked back in the day, so there's no variety either 😭

The band in question is Off Course and the lead singer was Oda Kazumasa, who went on to sing solo after the band broke up. Their vibes just remind me of Serirei even when the lyrics don't (and I don't know Japanese so it's easier for me to just feel the vibes when listening).

Two of these songs in particular are among The Serirei Songs for me though! At least, judging from online translations of their lyrics. Apologies for the long ramble, this is embarrassing:

Oda Kazumasa - Tashika na Koto

(oops apparently this is a 2000s song sorry for the lies)

(YouTube Link)

(Lyric translation)

I feel like this song really fits how Serizawa sees Reigen and wants to be with him no matter what. Especially these verses:

As time goes by, can I love you? Can I really protect you?

As I looked up at the sky I thought, what can I do for you now?

(This one reminds me of how Serizawa probably felt when Reigen walked away from him during Mob's storm 😭)

Never forget, because no matter when, I'll surely be beside you

That's why we're here now

Being blown by the same wind, living in the same time

I'd rather trust than doubt, even if the wounds in my heart never go away

Let's go looking for the things we've lost, I'm sure we'll find them someday

(...Do I need to explain these)

Off Course - Yes-No

(YouTube Link)

(Lyric Translation)

This one makes me think of how Reigen feels about Serizawa! I think the lyrics kinda speak for themselves here but I'll paste the last three.

Aa, time embraces two of us and flows without a sound.

Aa, you're right. It is getting cold. Thanks for today.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Don't listen to anything, don't look at anything.

Don't look at anything that makes you sad.

Can I just hold you? Whereabouts is your heart?

Can I just hold you? Can I just love you?

Sorry, can't resist pining Reigen. I'm sure Serizawa would say yes if the man just asked these questions out loud...

Idk if anyone will read this far/actually listen to these songs but ahh I appreciate it if so? Anyway, those are the best for Serirei that I've got so far. I should try and listen to more Off Course songs someday cuz they really do inspire me to write Serirei 😭.

As a bonus here's the cover of Yes-No that Oda Kazumasa later sang by himself. I like this one because it feels more personal, it seems more Introspective Reigen to me if that makes sense.

(YouTube Link)

[dannyphantom-justiceleauge]

H2O AU Sam anon: love everything you came up with~ but may I raise you, instead of lake Michigan, the canon Lake Eerie in Amity Park? With a name like that I would ABSOLUTELY believe a mermaid transformation on a full moon can happen. There's even a secret cavern behind a waterfall where a weird magical pool could possibly be hidden. Also I love the idea of her being a different TYPE of mermaid than saltwater mermaids. Like H2O mermaids all have orange tails (and like, that one dude who has a green tail for some reason?), if you really wanted to you could decide freshwater mermaids all have, like, black or purple or blue tails or something to soften the aesthetic for Sam to be slightly more tolerable lol (she would HATE an orange tail haha).

The hair growing thing is probably canon actually, I think in H2O:MA no matter what hairdo they have, when they turn into a mermaid their hair becomes all long and pretty? but it goes back to normal when they turn back to human so like... Sam might be mad about it if it were permanent, maybe let her have a bit of reprieve and not make it permanent lol (I mean, Danny's and Tucker's changes aren't permanent y'know?). Tucker growing big in his other form as a parallel to Sam growing small is great, and the "purify water" power makes her unique from the canon H2O mermaids :D Also the mermaid ghost zone bit, that sounds fun, as well as fishing out shenanigans. I'm just imagining she's mad about having to use straws to drink anything for fear of getting wet, because using straws is bad for the environment (she quickly gets a reusable metal one she can use anywhere she needs it. it's a Fenton Straw and it doubles as a hair stick and a weapon I guess because that's just how stuff goes in DP when they need something normal and the Fentons get inspired and make it a weapon instead XD).

I don't think she necessarily needs to be a princess (also I'm not understanding how exactly other than "you're the chosen one"?) since by virtue of her already activist personality she'd probably take on all those responsibilities anyway, just because it's the right thing to do. I can see her BECOMING a princess by doing all this though (along with unlocking more powers along the way and becoming OP in her own right), not really doing that from the start tho (could be a plotline to take for sure! similar to how Danny doesn't start out as king!).

Anyway loving the Valerie and Jazz bits too!! Full set go :D though they also need a transformy aspect to really complete the set lol. Jazz transforming into something with wings and pointy ears sounds cool tho! So now we've got dimension/space, land, sea, sky, and manmade creatures (Danny, Tucker, Sam, Jazz, Val respectively). There's a lot of faerie stuff out there if you wanna continue the route of basing this stuff on existing media (like Teen Wolf and H2O)... the only fae things that come to mind right now are Winx and W.I.T.C.H? Though I don't know much about them.

yooooo. erie works so much better and it would move what stat they're in but i don't care. it fits. i'd also like to note that all the lakes have different mer cultures and vibes. for instance lake superior is the biggest and deepest and has a lot of ship wrecks. erie on the other hand is the smallest and shallowest and has the greatest water flow. it also has issues with pollution and over fishing so it likely has the smallest population of mers and the smallest sized mers in general. they have a hard time with hiding and maintaining a population so they stake a lot of hope on sam and her abilities. there's also a lake monster named bessie in erie that's going to be a friend. the lakes are all attached to each other and have access to a lot of rivers so there's room for travel.

i'm tempted to make sam's tail pink just because she would hate it, but morphology wise it would make more sense if it was a brownish-green, similar to the fish in the area/ the mud on the lake floor. true greens are also an option. my main thing is that these mermaids would be concerned with blending in so they'd want to have camouflage. i'm also now tempted so say all mermaids have a full fish form for camouflage. tucker is going to mock her for this like being a glorified pooch is so much better

i'm down with it being a mer form only thing. she'd still be annoyed because she finds the length inconvenient but at least she can control how she looks on land. it also just occured to me that she needs to invest in water proof make up and the first few times she transformed without it were messy. she played the dripping off as an intentional look. but that 'intentional look' stopped happening within a couple of days.

she'd immediately switch to a reusable metal straw though i'm hesitant to have it double as a hair chop stick purely because that's gross to me and would lead to getting your hair and it's oils in your drink. she could probably have it as a different accessory though.

my mind also made a jump to paulina trying to be mean and 'accidentally' dump her drink on sam and danny and tucker having to step in and take the splash to protect her secret. i think it's safe to say that they'll all end up doing embarrassing things to protect each other secrets. they're loyal like that.

that's fair and the nature of plot development. sam accidentally earning the princess title is better than her just randomly getting handed it by pure chance. it would be nice to see her earn the eerie mer's loyalty and admiration. though she'd still be considered weird as hell due to her company.

and finally i don't know much about winx or w.i.t.c.h. either. it kinda missed me. i'm more inclined to lean into the existing lore for fairies. though it is extensive and often contradictory. how jazz will look depends on what kind of fairy she is. i saw a comment talk about how she might accidentally trick a fairy into giving her their name, when they were trying to steal hers. i wouldn't mind there being an ongoing plot where because she stole that fairy's name and therefore their power, the former fairy is following her around trying to get their name back and cause mischeif for her. only to find they've bitten of more than they can chew because jazz's life is chaos and the fairy isn't the weirdest thing to happen in her day. she probably ends up quite affectionate towards the fairy as she goes about learning how to use their powers. the pranks can become pretty mean spirited. but danny is a lot less nice and willing to threaten them to protect his sister. it's a whole thing. the fairy is very tsundere next to jazz's happy optimism. it should be noted that jazz did try to give the name back, but gifting names is different the stealing names. if anything she just ended up having more power over the fairy. which they aren't happy about. it's a mess. but eventually they reluctantly come to love jazz and her weirdo family. - Hestia

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Ahhh! How I love your writing!! Let me count the ways!!

1. I love the whole idea of your new series, I love that it came out of a fan art piece, which was super cool btw!! Kudos to that artist!! And I love the story, it’s new and original and I personal vibe with it from my experience in the food industry. The whole story is just super cool overall.

2. I love how you characterized Simon in this one, he’s mean, he’s hard headed and I dig it. I can’t wait to see how he interacts with the main character in the next parts, if he’ll come to be a little more compassionate and caring or if he just doubles down on being harsh because of the circumstances and tries to maintain their work relationship by pushing her away more.

3. I loved the inclusion of Soap! Super cool to see him pop up, even if he’s clueless to what’s going on at the moment haha I loved that whole bit in the second part about everyone getting some but him and he doesn’t put two and two together because there’s just no way the main character would be sleeping with boss right? 🤪 I can’t wait to see if more characters pop into the story!!

4. Obviously the smut is 🔥 as always!! You always do it justice and it never comes off as repetitive or too much. I applaud you on that for real because I know that is not easy!!

In conclusion, I am super upset tumblr didn’t recommend this to me sooner! But, everything has silver linings in that it’s Saturday and I’m just in time to get to read the next part!! Your work is always original and on point with everything, the grammar, the story, the flow of the piece. You never fail to enthrall me with your works. Please keep them coming and I hope you’re having a fantastic weekend 💜

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I just want you to know that you have absolutely made my day, I just CANNOT for the life of me fathom how my chaotic writing can make you feel like this but oh my gosh, thank you SO much 💜

The original fan art that inspired Alford Plea is FANTASTIC and just so so horny (there's something about the tilt of the Reader's head slightly upwards, like she's anticipating some sexy touching that gets me fr fr) and the horny comes entirely from the implication and innuendo of it all.

I am so so glad you enjoyed it-I was beyond nervous about posting this series. It is so far removed from the MW2 canon, that it just feels like it's own thing, but for the life of me, I can only imagine our collective boyf and lord and saviour Ghost being the sexually competent dirtbag™️ that fits this series best 💜💜💜