#but I'm gonna add two months to the plot so:) more building!!!

[piease-iove-me]

who wants to see my unnecessarily detailed list of character roles for the PacRim fic? uh? uh???

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[frenziedslashers]

The Supply Closet:

Warnings: Porn without plot, Rick is a slut, biting, PinV sex, transmasc reader because I say so, but it could be interpreted as just a Fem reader ig, lmk if I need to add anything more! This got a little carried away, it gets sorta sappy at the end.

Pairings: Rick x FTM!Reader

People who wanted tagged: @flufpufpuf @lanamiller @immortal-velociraptor @quicksilversg1rl

A/N: I tried to reread and proofread so I apologize for spelling mistakes! Also, apologies if this is messy, I originally wrote it at 3am and just went through and tried to make sentences flow more. I feel like my writing has been slackin' lately.

Prompt I found and CANNOT stop thinking about: “care to explain what exactly I did that caused you, after ignoring my advances for over two months, to have sex with me in a random supply closet?”

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Rick had been fighting with himself since the moment he saw you, but the weeks here at the prison only felt so much worse. You helped him any chance you could. Supply runs, guard watch, watching Judith and Carl, with the garden, he couldn't stand how much he liked you. The thought of maybe even loving you. It scared him, yet excited him all at once. It had been so long since he had someone to actually call his own.

Sure, he did have Lori, but that died the moment Shane manipulated her and pulled her from his grasp. She was a victim of his best friend's manipulation, and he knew that. Yet, he still couldn't love her after he realized she didn't love him the same. Their love died the moment the apocalypse started. The moment Shane convinced her that he was dead.

Now, all he could think about was you. How beautiful and contagious your smile was. The way you carried yourself through the crowd of people that inhabited the prison. The way you softly moaned when you stretched your arms above your head. He wanted you so bad, it hurt.

"Rick, mind helping me with something? I was gonna go on a supply run with Beth and Zach, but they've gotta stay back and help Maggie and Glenn with something," you spoke, and he couldn't feel more excited over the offer. Smiling softly towards you while nodding. "Yeah, 'course, just in town?" You nodded, "Yeah, gonna look for some more food and medicine. Maybe we can find you some candy," you winked, and he felt his stomach churn. Fighting to keep his feet still and not step closer to you. "Sounds like a plan, let me go tell Carl where I'm goin' and I'll meet you at the car." You nodded, heading for the vehicle and he parted the other way.

You drove yourself and Rick into the nearest town. Rick's eyes every so often glance over to look over your body. The way you sit slack in the driver's seat, one hand on the wheel, the other sitting on the center console. "You ever driven stick?" he asked, and you raised a brow, glancing at him through your peripherals. Noticing his eyes were on your hand that rested between the both of you.

You smiled softly as you averted your eyes back to the road. "No, never, why?" He shrugged, "Well, most people I knew that drove with just their left hand drove manual. That's why I drive that way," he spoke, trying to keep up a conversation. You chuckled lightly at the comment. "Yeah? I always wanted to learn. Never got the chance to. Even if this apocalypse didn't go down, I still probably would have never learned. Never had the time." He nodded, "I could teach ya, if we ever find a manual." You smiled at his offer, turning to pull up to a building since you had both reached your destination. "I'd love that, Rick," his smile only seemed to grow at that. Watching as you shut off the car and pocketed the keys. The both of you grabbed your weapons before climbing out of the car.

Rick stayed close to your side. Each of you walking in silence for a moment before reaching the back shelves. Scanning over the medical supplies that were left behind. His eyes drifted to your hands when he noticed you reached for a box of condoms to throw into the basket in his hand. Staring down at them with curious eyes. "You seein' someone?" He asked, and he hated that he asked. That shouldn't be any of his business, but he wanted to know.

When he noticed how shocked you looked by his words he nearly regretted asking. "What?" He was preparing for you to yell at him, but he was met with a laugh. "Me? Seeing someone? Rick, you're funny," you chuckled, going back to grabbing bandages and anti-inflammatories. "Maggie asked me to grab some for her and Glenn. Smart on her behalf, I'd hate being pregnant in this day and age." You chuckled, and Rick nodded. "Thought maybe you took a likin' to one of the newcomers," he chuckled, and you sighed. Dropping a handful of supplies into the basket before stepping around the corner to some other shelves. Just gazing over the items for anything good. "Nah, not me. Got my eye on somebody else, anyways," you muttered, briefly looking up to meet his gaze through the shelf with a soft smile, and he just stared.

Rick had no idea how to take what you were saying. He couldn't tell if you were implying that he knew who you were talking about. Or if he was who you were talking about. His heart raced in his chest and his body went numb. "Maybe I could meet this... Person. Make sure they're good enough for ya." You smiled more at his words before continuing your walk down the aisle. "Maybe," you hummed, picking up your pace when you saw some boxes in the corner of the room. Dropping to your knees in order to cut them open with your knife. You could tell they were for restocking and were hopeful it was something useful.

The gasp you let out had Rick racing around the corner. Eyes wide, worried that maybe you saw something that scared you. "Holy shit! Carl is gonna piss himself, look at this!" You shouted, waving him over, and Rick smiled. He loved how much you thought about his kids. Taking a few steps forward in order to meet you on the ground, peering into the box.

He saw a mix of books and comics in one box, and an array of junk food in the next box. "We gotta take these with us, he and I could read some of these books to Judith. Or Beth, I'm sure she'd love to," you added, and Rick nodded, but he didn't say anything. He was too in awe at the thought of you looking over his kids the way you did.

He wasn't even paying attention to you. When you stood his eyes were staring through you, zoned out in thought. You went to say something but lost balance of your footing, falling forward with a sharp inhale. One of your hands reached out to brace yourself on his thigh. The touch definitely worked at ripping him from his thoughts.

He was quick to look down at you. Your eyes shot up to his with a look that screamed 'sorry.' His hands braced himself with the wall beside him to keep the both of you from colliding with the floor. His eyes admired the way you looked knelt before him, your hand squeezing at his thigh, he couldn't take it anymore. He finally, after months of thinking about it, let his mind act out the way that he wanted it to.

You had apologized before, but it was ignored. The Sheriff already pulling you off the floor by your wrists. His expression was nearly blank, unable for you to read. You had no idea what to expect, bracing yourself for the worst. "Rick, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to," "Shut up," he muttered before smashing his lips against your own.

You had no idea how you were supposed to act, or what you should even do at that moment. Your hands braced themselves on his chest this time, but you were quick to melt into the kiss. A kiss you had both craved for a long time.

The both of you shuffled back. Rick pushed you towards the closet near the both of you before pushing you inside it. Parting momentarily to make sure it was clear before shoving you inside. Stalking towards you with a look in his eyes that you had never seen before. His eyes danced with a mix of love and adoration.

His hand reached out to run his knuckles over the side of your face lovingly. Blue eyes dart from place to place on your face. "I don't know how I lived without you," he muttered, and you wanted to make fun of his corny line, but he didn't let you.

He was quick to pin you back against the wall inside the tightly spaced closet the moment that door was shut behind the both of you. His body flushed with your own while his lips came crashing down on yours. It was near unbearable with how hot it was. A mix of the Georgia heat and the heat that radiated off both of your bodies. Your hands were quick to work at one another's clothes. "Wanted this for so long," he muttered as his lips trailed down your jaw to your throat. "Me too," you gulped, and that only seemed to make him want you more.

Your head was spinning with how dazed you felt. You couldn't believe any of this was happening. A sharp inhale entered your lungs when he lifted one of your thighs with his hand to grind against you. The moan that left his throat was enough to have you moaning in response. "Rick, please," you muttered, and he nodded, nose tickling against the skin on your neck.

He was fast to unbuckle his belt. His shirt was already unbuttoned and open for your hands to explore - your own shirt pulled over your head and set on the shelf beside your head in case you needed to grab it real quick. Once the buttons of his pants were undone he was pulling them down to his thighs in order to reveal himself. Your own hands working at undoing your own pants, but you weren't quick enough for him. Nothing was fast enough for him. He needed to feel you now.

His hands tugged your pants down your thighs just like his own, and you were about to pull them down further, but he stopped you. Pulling them down for you and grabbing your thighs to hoist you up the moment you kicked them off. Your shoulders ground against the drywall with a hiss. "Rick," you spoke with a groan, but he knew what he was doing. Tossing your ankles over his shoulders with strong hands so he could position himself, blue eyes darting up to meet your own.

Even in the dark you could see the question and worry behind his eye. "Ya sure this is okay? I didn't read the room wrong, did I?" He asked, and you sighed, a little frustrated that he wasn't inside of you already. "Rick, just fuck me before I get bored," "What about the person you have eyes for?" He asked, and you felt your body heat up. "They're pinning me against a wall right now," you spoke, a soft moan leaving your lips when his thumb brushed over your clit, his other hand reaching behind him to fish the condom he snuck into his back pocket out. "Well, ain't they a lucky man," he smirked, and you rolled your eyes, but you couldn't say anything in response since his digit was still rubbing rough circles over your bud. Head falling back with soft sighs and pants. "Rick, please, stop the teasing," you muttered, and he nodded, leaning in to kiss your collarbone after he got the condom unpackaged and rolled onto his dick. "Anything for you, darlin'," he cooed. "But this teasin', it ain't nothin' compared to what I could do. Yer just lucky I want this as bad as you," he snarled in your ear, nipping at the skin beneath it.

You had half the mind to challenge his words, but you didn't. You couldn't wait any longer. Plus, no need to have people think you both died out here when Rick was just pounding you in an appliance store.

Your breathing hitched when he pressed the head of his dick inside you. Tears prick at your eyes. The one that rolled down your cheek as he pushed inside he was quick to kiss away. "Shh, I got ya," he murmured, going slow as he entered you. Rick groaned into your ear as he kissed your shoulder. "Shit, haven't done this in a bit," he chuckled, and you let out a breathy laugh yourself. Your forehead resting on his shoulder. "Don't think I've done it since before all this," You commented, and he laughed lightly. "I'll be sure t'go easy on ya," He commented, and you nodded, kissing the junction of his neck and shoulder. Leaving a small mark on the side of his throat that made him groan.

The moment that you rolled your hips he couldn't help but roll his back. The both of you let out a soft moan at the sensations that sparked through your bodies. "Holy hell," he muttered against your shoulder, and you sighed. "Move."

You didn't have to tell him twice, he was too far into the act to be asking over and over again if what he was doing was all right. He was certain that if you didn't like something, then you would tell him. His hands grab at your thighs in order to get a better angle. Hips thrusting in and out of you while huffs and puffs left his lips. His eyes half-lidded, staring back into yours while he fucked you against the wall of the closet. His knees even wobbled a little from how good you just happened to make him feel. He'd make sure if the both of you did this again - when, you both did this again - you would both be in a bed.

When you asked him to go harder, he was a little hesitant. His eyes looked you over with a questioning gaze to make sure you were serious. The moment you reached to grab the back of his head and slam his lips against yours while growling out "now." He was no longer reluctant. His hips pulled back and snapped at a force that had you sliding further up the wall. Having to cling to him in order to make sure that you wouldn't get too far away from him.

His hips kept up a fast and rough pace. Hitting a spot inside of you that had you seeing stars. Heavy breaths leave both of you at the sensation. "Shit, ya feel heavenly," he moaned, leaning down to press a bruising kiss against your lips again before moving down to suck on your collarbone and the front of your throat a bit more. "God, never thought I'd get ya like this," his accent only seemed thicker in the heat of the moment. Squeezing around him with a moan.

You tugged at his hair again, which only seemed to make his hips fuck into you at an ungodly pace. "Rick, 'm close," you slurred, and he nodded, pulling back up to meet your lips for another kiss. "Jus' let go," He murmured, his hand coming in between the both of you to rub your clit and that was it for you. Snapping the coil in your stomach as it came undone. A cry ripped from your throat that only bled into his mouth. Rick's own hips stuttered while his pace faltered as your walls clenched around him. "Holy hell, handsome, gonna, fuck," He couldn't even finish his sentence before his hips were bucking into you. Fucking you further up the wall with his final thrusts into you. Finally reaching his orgasm, riding it out within you.

His forehead was against yours for a while. Neither of you really knew how long you both were slumped against the wall coming down for your highs. Rick finally pulled himself out of you, both of you cringing at the sensation. “Care to explain what exactly I did that caused you, after ignoring my advances for over two months, to have sex with me in a random supply closet?” you questioned as he put your legs back on the ground. Helping you pull your pants back up after you nearly toppled on top of him. He furrowed his brow at your question, though. "Two months?" He was in disbelief. You hadn't been coming onto him for that long, had you?

You chuckled, fingers reaching forward to pull his boxers and jeans back up his body after he removed the condom. The action made him grunt. "Yeah, ever since I asked you to take night guard with me nearly two months ago. Maggie was right, you are oblivious, idiot." You spoke, leaning forward to press your lips against his. Both of you smiled into the kiss as he held your hips.

"Well," he murmured against your lips, pulling back to kiss your forehead. "Guess Maggies not gonna be the only one receiving condoms this supply run," He added, brushing his knuckles over your cheek. "Cause I gotta make up for those two months and more," he added with a grin, and you felt your body heat up at the comment. Smiling back at the man while wrapping your arms around his neck. "Sounds like a lucky guy," you cooed, and he chuckled, his hands resting on your ass in order to pull you closer. "No, I'm the lucky one," he hummed, leaning back down to kiss you once more.

The both of you eventually parted from one another in the supplies closet. Rick peaking out after you were both fully dressed. "It's clear," he muttered, glancing back at you with a smile that you were happy to return. "Glad to hear it," you cooed, your fingers dancing with his own as the both of you headed back for the supply. Only pulling away to grab the supplies to take back for the car. Each having to make a couple trips back for the boxes and the other supplies you each found.

It wasn't until you were in the drivers seat, and Rick was back in the passenger seat that you noticed the way he was looking at you. Rick had never imagined that he would be with someone as amazing as you. You were smart, strong, you had this power to keep moving no matter how tough times got. He admired you for more than just your looks - those were simply just a plus.

You shifted a little uncomfortable under his gaze. Pulling the keys from your pocket with a sigh. It was a surprise that they had not fallen out during the supply closet fiasco. "What?" you finally blurted, and he only smiled more, shaking his head. "I missed you before I even had you." You furrowed your brows, looking over at him as you started the engine. "What?" You asked again, backing out of the parking spot before heading back for the Prison.

He sighed through his nose, reaching out to grab your hand with a sigh. He brushed his thumb over the skin on your knuckles with a sigh. "I'm not really sure how to explain it. It's just like... Like maybe I knew you before. I knew who I wanted to be with, someone like you, so..." He reached up with his other hand to rub his chin with a small smile. "So even in this fucked up world, I was brought to you." You felt your heart swell in your chest, it nearly ached. Glancing over at Rick again with a cheeky grin. "Rick," you hummed, and he hummed back. "Had anyone ever told you that you have quite a way with words?" He chuckled, pulling your hand up to his lips to give it a kiss. "You'd be the first, darlin'," you smiled. You hoped you'd be the only one he talked to like that from now on, too.

[themswritinwords]

Mostly!

I've been in and out of doctors offices and the hospital for the past 2-3 months, which is in itself exhausting and not really conducive to writing. Add in the end-of-year holidays coming up, at least four more appointments in the next month, my child's first ever dance recital and all the prep that entails (way more than I thought), a cross-country trip to visit family, and some other personal stuff on top of all that, and I might still be a bit absent. I'm hoping by the second week of January I'll be back to some kind of routine, which hopefully means being more active here too. (Gotta build that dying-platform social media, amirite?)

But! Despite losing approximately 1/3 to 1/2 of my blood volume in the space of a month (0/10 do NOT recommend), I did actually get stuff done. Important stuff! I did DVpit on Discord, got requests, and actually got those sent out before the major hospitalization adventures. I polished up a finished manuscript and actually got it out to some beta readers. Excitingly, I also got my first two full requests ever, and got those sent off with minimal freaking out and rethinking my entire everything.

No word on the fulls yet, but the beta readers are all coming back with the same kind of feedback:

"engaging," "couldn't put it down," "hysterical," "cinematic," "powerful," and my personal favorite, "WOW." (if i had a nickel for every all-caps WOW i got on this manuscript, I'd have 3 nickels; which isn't a lot but it's weird exciting that it happened 3 different times)

Okay, I lied. My personal favorite was the single, solitary, italicized, "Holy shit."

So for once I'm feeling pretty good about myself and my writing! And that's in spite of one of my worries for this manuscript coming true: I got some details wrong and the Car People noticed. And yet! Despite something being egregiously wrong, they said they didn't care because the story was "so engaging it didn't matter." (Still gonna fix it, though. Now that I know, those inaccurate spark plugs will haunt me.)

I also managed to dust off an old project-- my oldest to date that's still functional as a story-- and figured out how to fix all the problems that led me to shelve it in the first place. I have a plan. I have a workable outline. I fixed the stagnant characters and plot and the massive plot holes all at once with minimal scrapping and without trashing my most favorite (and compelling) aspects.

Most importantly, I'm excited to work on it.

After finishing this latest project and then having my whole body fall apart piece after piece for almost a full quarter of a year, it feels like I haven't wanted to write in a long time, let alone been excited to do so. But here I am, getting words down and dusting off Spotify playlists. It feels really, really good.

So here's to the next few months. They might still be rocky and stressful, but I'm recovering in more ways than just the physical. I hope the end of the year brings you joy and peace in whatever ways you need it most, and that the new year finds you well and, most importantly, happy. If not, please know I'm here for you and rooting for you. My askbox and DMs are always open. <3

[tenebriism]

GETTING TO KNOW YOU.

respond to the following prompts out of character. then, tag others that you'd like to get to know a little bit better!

ROLEPLAYER NAME: Christina / Tina

ROLEPLAYER PRONOUNS: She/her!

MUSE NAME: // gently gestures towards Muse List.

PREFERRED COMMUNICATION: It depends on the day. If I'm at work (which I am most of the week), I can't easily access Discord since it's blocked on the work computers and using our phones is grounds for suspension. So, as long as folks can be PATIENT and not spam me, Discord is the preferred medium. Otherwise, Tumblr IMs are okay, too!

EXPERIENCE: I've been writing pretty much all my life, but on Tumblr, I'd say I've been here... almost 10 years, if I've not already reached a decade?

PREFERRED ROLEPLAY TYPE: I adore fluff mainly. Too much angst makes things feel forced, and I don't like writing strictly negativity or tense situations. It's just not realistic, no matter how tragic a character's life/backstory is. I love fluffy interactions, I love writing domestic moments, and I love writing big developments. Moments that kind of... shift the dynamic and the world we're building together.

PET PEEVES & DEALBREAKERS:

People who are always negative, or who take things so personally to the point it becomes ridiculous. Vague posting, constant complaining, whining, etc... it gets to be too much sometimes, especially if it's untagged. We're here to write and to bond and vibe; how people manage to add melodramatics and high school drama to this, too, is beyond my realm of understanding.

Making big ship/dynamic decisions without asking me first. There's a difference between something being a surprise (like a marriage proposal), and just flat out moving forward with a big plot point without coming to me to see if I'm okay with it, because my muse(s) very well might not be, and I won't hesitate to state this (it kills the motivation, honestly). Roleplaying involves two, sometimes more people; this isn't a fanfiction, so all parties involved should be considered. Some of my muses don't want children, some of my muses aren't okay with sex, etc, etc. Communication, folks. It's not that hard, and most of the time, I'll be okay with it! Just ask first.

Constantly making blogs for muses and then abandoning said blogs, or remaking blogs multiple times a year. It's okay to want a fresh start from time to time, or to want to pick up a new muse, but I'm not about to keep switching up my tags because you need a new URL every 3 months, and I'm not gonna keep following if I notice you have a graveyard of abandoned blogs.

PLOTS OR MEMES: I'm not the BEST at plotting, especially if it's someone I've not been writing with for a long time, so honestly, memes are a bit easier for me to work off of. It gives me something to work with right from the start, and we can build from there and mold it as we go.

LONG REPLIES OR SHORT REPLIES: It depends on my motivation. I tend to take a very long time with my lengthier threads, so I like to balance it out with shorter threads, here and there, just to keep the muse flowing.

BEST TIME TO WRITE: Motivation tends to hit while I'm at work, annoyingly enough, but typically, late at night works best for me. It's when I'm most active, since I literally stay up all night, lmfao.

ARE YOU LIKE YOUR MUSES: Some of them, yes. Others? Not even remotely close.

tagged by: @serabellyms ;; Thanks, hun! tagging: @hyaciiintho, @ironbloodcd , @box-of-characters , @seeasunset , @r3ys-malt3s3 , @mystiic , @inyvat , and anyone else this may interest!

[gamergirlshelby]

Alright I just finished Chapter 1 of Rejuvenation 13.5 and I have many thoughts I want to ramble about.

I want to note that I have done 100% playthrough of version 13.0 a few months after it had initially released, so although my memory is a bit rusty, I will be talking a bit about some of the changes between the versions (i want to note that they're all positive imo)

Also should note that be wary of spoilers for new content for 13.5 as well as spoilers for story stuff since I want to talk about how good the writing in this game is. I've taken a lot of screenshots and will be adding them when i think they fit in my little rambles and stuff.

Without further ado my ramblings are under the read more!

To start things off I wanna just gloss over the beginning scene with Maria and the prologue on the SS Oceana. From what I can remember nothing really changed between those two sections but honestly I think they are as close to perfect if not as perfect as they can be. They give just the right amount of information to set up some of the first main mysteries and plot threads, and I think they do amazingly at setting the tone for the game.

Next I want to talk about how East Gearen has changed, having made some small adjustments to the city to help make traveling through it all the more easier. I'm happy that the changes were minimal enough that walking through the city I still knew where everything was, so everything felt familiar but it had been different enough where seeing everything game me the same sort of wonder and comfort that it had in my first playthroughs.

I think the biggest changes being to the designs for the Gearen lab and the Gearen Help Center (I haven't made it to Sheridan yet so I'm not sure if all of the help centers have been changed to be the same sort of layout, or if they all have a unique sort of look to them). The only change I'm not the biggest fan of is the starters all being lined up in rows as shown above. It definitely makes choosing the starter easier since they're all in one space, but having them all in their own little enclosures had this quaint sort of feeling to it. Still I do think that it was a good change overall, it just doesn't pander to me specifically.

Next change that I want to point out is the ability to take on quests right when you see the npc and not needing to go to the help center. Overall I think everything about quests has been changed to be much easier and more streamlined. The little quest notification does a lot in making finding the details for quests and even just finding quests a lot easier. Overall I'm a big fan.

I also adore the additions of finding some relevant story npcs out in the world outside of big story events and areas. It just adds so much to the world and helps make the world feel more alive, like its really worth saving. Whether its just small dialogue that doesn't impact anything, a conversation that can build up on your relationships with characters, or even having a quick battle, I love these small changes.

Next on the list is the completely new content, with the most notable being Mr. Luck's tent. I'm gonna be honest I am a big fan of him, I love this character archetype of just these mischievous tricksters (probably a more common term for this trope but. y'know the sort of characters I'm probably thinking of) Honestly the whole quest introducing Prism Pokemon was very fun! Melia also explains them later on during the Goldenwood Forest section with the fight with the Prism Nidorino, but I think being able to learn about it early through the quest is fun. Also I am just a huge fan of the contracts and items you can trade in. I'm gonna save a bit though for some of the more expensive items though, at least for now. If I can find a way to grind for the Black Prisms easily I'll probably grind for that ??? contract, but I have no idea what it could be (also 999 is a lot,,,).

Next up I want to talk about the update to Venam's gym! It definitely feels a lot more her than the last one, but I do think there was a bit of charm to the idea that she didn't really get a say in what her gym was like, to the point she made a gym grave yard to help preserve those old gyms. The factory is still there and I'm gonna be honest I kinda just walked there first when it was time to challenge Venam and I was very confused-- Not complaining just a silly thing I thought I'd mention.

Next I want to talk about the Zygarde quest. I think introducing it during the main story instead of pushing it to the side in the help center was a smart move, but I did not realize who Ayuda was at first when I saw him in Venam's gym. I'm gonna be honest though, I don't see myself going out of my way to work on completing the Zygarde quest this playthrough, mostly just cause I'm not the biggest Zygarde fan, but also its just very tedious to look for all of them.

Next I wanna talk about the Goldenwood Forest Section and I just. Wow I think how it was reworked was phenomenal. First I absolutely ADORE how instead of having it be a cutscene you can help out everyone in Goldenwood made the trip feel a lot more impactful. I adored that original cutscene but honestly I think having a few quick quests to help everyone in the area made what was once gonna be one of the best days ever into the worst day ever feel a lot more... real if that makes sense, telling a story through gameplay and not just cutscenes, something Rejuvenation never had a problem with, but I'm glad they made the change here.

Also the fishing quest. Oh my goodness the fishing quest. The mechanical Lairon encounter hinting towards the future mechanical Pokemon you have to fight later on even more intense cause like. This rusty old one can give you trouble if you're not prepared for it, and and the fully functional mechanical Pokemon found later on in the game can be pretty rough, especially since there are so many of them in some sections like in the pearl route of chapter 15. That said there was something really funny to me about the idea of this fisherman having the hardest time trying to get a Magikarp haha.

Next I love the information Melia gives about the mural, how she talks about how the squares couldn't be buildings, since the Garufans hadn't been very technologically advanced. Honestly there being so many differing interpretations for the Garufans and how they handled things is so cool to me, cause I feel like its just like how people who research ancient civilizations are in real life, especially when there isn't a lot of information available. This might be partly because I have this stuff on my mind because I am taking a World Civilizations class rn for my college classes. Karen talking about in the Missing Starly quest that the Garufa were a nomadic tribe that harvested the powers from Pokemon's souls to be able to cast magic. Then in the Hidden Library quest we learn that they hated Pokemon, seeing them as vile pests. Even the idea that their technology was undeveloped is something that gets disproved later on in the story. I just find it fascinating that nobody can seem to agree on what the Garufa were like. I may be pulling at straws here though I just think its cool.

Next is the whole redesign for the Silent Grove. First I think the name itself is new but tbh I may just be forgetting and I don't feel like looking up an old playthrough to check (tbh thats just me being lazy tho). I personally was a big fan of the grove being a small secluded area, but I think the big castle builds on the lore that was first established in the Goomy Kingdom quest, that being what the world was like all the way back before the calamity decades ago, and showing that there where even more castles. Also it just makes more sense that this would lead to the secret Garufa settlement that we explore in the Pearl Route for Chapter 15. Also I love the new statue design being based on the Ranger sprite for Arceus.

Lastly I just wanted to say I think the battle with Zetta being changed to take place in a crater instead of the lake front just makes sense. It didn't make sense to me that the park had been closed off for so long after the Rift Gyrados was dealt with. I know it's because the Gyrados wasn't completely gotten rid of, but before it was just overgrown, but still manageable. This level of damage I could see needing to have a full quest line repairing.

Anyways that's it for my thoughts on Chapter 1 and the Prologue for version 13.5 of Rejuvenation. Hope you enjoyed my rambles and thank you again for reading all of them :D

[boyfhees]

tagged by @koishua ! thank u for tagging me vie. i'm def gna read everything on that list, you bet

rules ; recommend 5 or more of your own works that you would rec to someone asking what they should read first & explain a little bit about the work. these can be the most popular, the ones you think are underrated, or your own favourites! then tag five other writers! 

tagging : @hyeque @sunkeiji @tetsuroes @luvbub @byeol-ssi @aelatus @satisfactooru u best believe this is my way to ask for recs so please recommend me some of your works :"))

unfortunately, i lost most of my works when my acc was deleted, but i guess i did repost some of my best works so here we go :)

love and other challenges ( akaashi ) : this isn't anything out of ordinary but it was my first long fic. you see typical romance, humour, angst— just anything someone's first long fic would sound like. as for why i'm recommending, well, maybe because i enjoyed writing it and i'm hoping you'd too? or perhaps, i want more insight on it since it's my first long fic? i don't know, don't have a particular reason to do so. the best reasoning i can give is that this fic sums up a lots of my firsts when it comes to writing, which gives it a free way into my rec lists

insouciance ( bokuto ) : look, i love angst, both reading and writing, and i think it was delivered well here. the build up, the story, the descriptions and lack of descriptions just makes up for the plot; the actual show don't tell, i might add. i love the spontaneity of this fic— literally, because i woke up and decided to write this after ghosting the plot for months, and because everything happens to suddenly, in the plot. if you read beyond the lines, i think this fic is something you'd like to analyse, despite the simple writing.

take two ( diluc ) : another one of the angsts that i recommend, another one of show don't tells, but this is way different than the previous one. they're not even close. this one focuses on second chances, an attempt at going back to what you lost. there's lot of reconsidering and confusions; y'know the feeling of wanting something even when you know you shouldn't? i suggest you read this when it's pouring. sets up the exact atmosphere. and why i'm recommending this, well, do you know i love angsts? i think it was so deliciously served in this one. there isn't a lack of context but there's also a lot of room to fit in your own imagination. additionally, i love the way it turned out, the writing style is exquisite, there's a fair share of views from both the reader and diluc; overall a good read, i'd say, but again if you ask me why you should read it, do you know i love angst?

more than roommates ( ayato ) : shit, i was crazy for this one. months of no writing and i come up with this in middle on my year 12 finals, had me crying and laughing. i do not recommend this if you aren't a fan of unsolicited humour. not even humour, it's crack. there's writing without a style, it's an inner monologue, had me venturing into unknown grounds, but it was fun. it's not some 'one look at him and all of a sudden, my whole world on fire,' instead, it's 'one look at him and i know i'm gonna have to take another look because what the fuck? where has been this guy all my life? i'm about to fucking bark,' literally. it's relatable, exactly what one's thought process could be if they have a hot roommate who's also a malewife. it's not poetic, not symbolic, not deep, just plain simping. read it if you need a good laugh because this delivers.

my love mix up ( iwaizumi ) : 22k works, easily my favourite. i usually don't pick quantity over quality, but believe me when i say this fic has both of them, and i don't mean to brag. i love the issues i picked here, the going back and forth, the no labels relationships, the descriptions, typical highschool problems or so, and a whole lots of fluff. it's also fav bc that's the first work i wrote after taking a month off writing, and it came out pretty well. i don't have a lot to say about this except that you should read it if you're down for some classic highschool love story with a pinch of fake dating, silly misunderstandings, and a male lead who sets the bar too high.

yee that's all ! that's a lot i guess :/ basically 60% of my works rip, but in my defence, i was given a chance to recommend my own works and i took it.

[demons-and-demigods]

Greetings, my darlings!

You can call me Eliot or Dean ^-^

I made this side blog to post about my spn/pjo crossover au!

This pinned post is gonna be two-fold: basic info abt the au (which I've named the Demons and Demigods Verse) and some basic info abt me!

Behind the Screen:

As I mentioned, you guys can call me Eliot or Dean! My pronouns are they/he and im nonbinary (transmasc) pan ace!

This is a side blog!!!!!!!!!!!! My main is @invalid-author , and I have a couple other side blogs as well. @water-you-doing-bro is my pjo side blog, @pretty-boy-baby-girl is my criminal minds side blog, and @demons-i-get is my spn side blog!

I'd like to keep this blog for just my au, so if you want to talk with me about spn or pjo not related to this au or anything else, please feel free to hop over to the corresponding side blog or my main!!!!!!

I'll come back and edit this if I remember anything else I want to add!!

And now,

Demons and Demigods Background!

Some warnings/preface before I get into the actual au: I have a potty mouth and therefore so do the characters. I love using the fuck word.

As the blog title states, I do put the characters through The Horrors arguably worse than canon. So. Please keep that in mind, also I am a big fan of dark!percy and making demigods a little eldritched (mostly percy tho) so expect a lot of morally gray (at the very least) actions on Percy's part and violence and gore more spn canon level than pjo canon level

Also, I do fuck around with timelines as I wish even if it doesn't make much sense bc I am the god of this world and Chuck's got nothing on me 😈

I make a number of changes to how spn s1 plays out and also smush the entirety of spn seasons 1 , 2, and most of 3 into the ~8-10 months during which hoo takes place. Like I said, I fuck severely with the timelines.

This au starts in the time between tlo and tlh where Percy has just gone missing, and picks up right after the pilot for spn

I haven't made it that far yet, but this au will be Destiel bc I'm down bad <3

Anyway,

Sally is Mary's younger sister. They were always close growing up, and both decided to quit hunting.

Percy is six years younger than Sam! (Sam is 22 in the pilot, and Percy is 16 when he goes missing.)

Percy disappears and Annabeth tells Sally that he's missing right after Jess dies. Oops. (Yes, I know the timelines don't match up but I don't care <3)

Everything else I'll get too into, so I'll post the rest of the set up separately!

I have some scenes fully written for this au and a lot of hand-wavey transition shit written down, too.

I'll work on getting what I've got so far posted over the next couple of days!

As I get stuff posted, I'll tag all fully written scenes with #dndv scenes and anything involving world-building or any kind of lore will be tagged with #dndv lore ! If I get any asks abt the au, they'll be tagged #dndv asks alongside #dean/eliot answers . All posts about the au involving plot or storyline at all will be tagged with #dndv and #demons and demigods verse . Anything like progress updates as I'm working on the next part will be tagged with #dndv behind the scenes

I'll include those tags in this post for ease of use, and if I decide to use other specific tags, I'll add them here as well!

[unolvrs]

uno i miss you so much you don't even know <//3 also when are we getting a new boo ( no pressure! take your time :) ily )

is this like 'new book' bc i'm going to interpret it like that.

and honestly... i have way too many drafts. look, my way of releasing stress is making ocs through wikia-formats, and making a whole ass timeline for the plot. in a span of a month, i've made a lot. and recently, i've been on a hardcore batfam phase, yeah? and recently, this happened too:

i have ... i may have hyperfixated which i'm working on and lost a couple of hours researching the timeline. so, yes, i'm working on not one, but two batfam fics: one's oc-insert found family with the batfam, and the other's a dick grayson/reader ... and i honestly want to add a third one that's going to be cass-centric and a marvel crossover but hnggg, do i really wanna indulge myself? yes. yes, i do.

pushing the whole batfam aside (and ignoring my venom!oc in batfam idea), i also have a very long-length avengers + xmen + oc fic in my drafts with the complete timeline and all ... i've been stressed the past few weeks and this is how i vent, mbmb.

AND if you guys were there during my 'shinto pantheon in pjo' ... don't even get me started. and i had another phase right after that which i call my 'angel phase' wherein i got really interested in nephilims and the book of enoch, and may or may not have made another timeline and world-building details for a nephilims (not supernatural nephilims btw) in pjo ... so, uh, there's that.

confirmed upcoming:

kimetsu no yaiba + jujutsu kaisen:

no 'missing itadori' this time! ... just 'itadori getting mistaken as a demon' angst. lots of angst, and first year bonding and found family!

tentative:

oc-insert batfam + found family

this one, i really want to write, mostly because of the religious imagery and roman catholic references. it's going to be called our father's venison, and i'm already excited just thinking about it but i still have no idea how the ending will go and that's stressing me out.

dick grayson + serial killer!cannibal!reader

now, the thought is very, very appealing. i can imagine how it'll go but i have no idea how it will work ... but i want to wing it. i really, really do. set in bludhaven, so i really want this to work out. i genuinely do, but for now, very unlikely any time soon.

cassandra cain-centric + mcu

i have no plans for this. all i know is that cass is my favorite batkid and i like mcu a lot ... more than dcu, but the batfam have a special place in my heart. and just thinking about cute, dimension-hopping misadventures? i love cass, bye. maybe it’s going to be a one-shot or a short story at best.

xmen + marvel + oc

least likely to be posted because it’s long and entirely self-indulgent. the plot is complete and the ending, the specifics, and the whole timeline with everything considered, and fixed, but no. it’s just ... so long.

shinto pantheon + pjo

ok,, this ... i want to wing. i have the worldbuilding fixed too, the characters, and how the meeting will go, and i’m screaming, that’s all.

nephilims + pjo

and by ‘nephilims’, i don’t mean supernatural’s nephilims (i love spn), but nephilims there are way too overpowered and this ones are going to be a bit more biblically accurate. just a bit, but i really, really enjoyed world-building for this. made me really excited. the plot for the meeting is also ... somewhat planned.

WAIT

i should just make a plot dump ... like those short drabbles in one book but i just dump plots. that would be convenient. and then i can just decide after if i want to keep them. okok, i’ll do that. brb, gonna write froggie and rain :DD BLESS YOU ANON

[ninja-knox-ur-sox-off]

as I go to reread take two for the like tenth time, I have to ask if u ever plan on returning to it ? I mean either way I'm gonna keep rereading it it's my fave felinette fic lol but I'd love an ending some day :')

You and me both my dude hGKLAMF;OWEF :'D

I think the main reason I paused on it was because I hit the main plot point and just wasn't able to push past that big reveal moment. Nothing was really working right, I started questioning what I had worked so hard to build up to, and then started thinking waaayyy to much about what others wanted to read and not about what I wanted to write. And it didn't help that I was trying to force myself to add like, four more arc's that I couldn't accept just wouldn't fit if I wanted to keep the pace, just cause I really wanted an excuse to have all the Quantic Kids get a miraculous hghgklsdm

So I took a step back, took a break in hopes I could gather some steam and get back to it, figure out what was halting me and finally finish.

I've gotten said steam a couple of times but never enough to get it going again unfortunately. It was never my intention to abandon it, and it's still not. It's my first real fic and I love it too much to toss it behind me all the way. It's always at the back of my mind lingering there, occasionally little plot pieces click and I'll scribble down a note or two.

It got hard for a little while because every comment I got was just some sort of "hey, when are you updating?" and I felt guilty every time I looked, so I just... stopped answering comments, and then I got dragged headfirst into the ninjago, and then Monkie Kid fandoms and, while I never forgot about it, it just got a lot easier to focus on other things.

I still get comments every now and then, and there are some really really good ones I have saved. It really means a lot to me that even two years later, people are still reading and loving my fic. It's definitely given me some incentive to keep thinking about it, and one of these days I will revisit it, but unfortunately it doesn't look like it will be any time soon as my life's really started hurtling into motion with a full time job, moving out (I'll be moving back in pretty quick here though) and then my mission coming up which means I'll be gone for eighteen months and I certainly won't be writing anything then lol.

I'm glad you like the fic, dude. And I'm so flattered and thrilled beyond words that it's something you can go back to and re-read again and again and still feel that same way about it. I love the fic, and I'm never gonna quite completely let it go, but I know I won't be working on it any time soon.

So, I'm not done with it, haven't abandoned it, but the little unplanned hiatus will probably continue for a while still, *gives sweeping bow* sincerest of apologies.

Someday it'll get it's ending. Just not this day lol.

Thanks for dropping by and giving me an excuse to drop some words. A privilege to know you like the fic, dear anon. I hope you have an incredible day, and that you're maybe able to find more fics out there you like just as much that update with more frequency *winks*

[pastpatientlywaitingforimagines]

in all of our phases soundtrack

Spoilers ahead! READ ME FIRST

Listen here

Tracklist:

We're Not Just Friends - This is the introduction not only to our characters, but the relationship they have. They’re friends, sure, but as we see in the med bay they also have a really special connection. One of the main themes of this fic is how Bucky recognizes that he’s in love with you but can’t figure out how to say it. Lyrically, this song is calling him out on that. Relevant Lyric: We don't need nothing/except each other

Golden - Sets the scene for the flashback to Tony’s gala, the moment when Bucky realizes he’s in love with you. The past few sections were mostly showing the audience how Bucky feels about Reader, but this really puts it into words because it’s such an introspective moment for him. RL: I can feel you take control/of who I am and all I've ever known/loving you's the antidote

Accidentally in Love - I love the juxtaposition of this upbeat love song being used for a fight scene. It shows that Bucky and Reader love each other in a way that they’re pushing each other to be their best selves. The audience gets to experience Reader’s skill and see how Bucky’s feelings are reciprocated and also revealed to other characters. We also get to break away from the whump from the first section. RL: Come on come on/turn a little faster/come on come on/the world will follow after

Vacation - If this was Bucky’s standalone movie it would totally be a rom com, hence this 80s pop vacation transitional song that goes with the jet scene. Lyrically it doesn’t completely make sense with the plot but it’s a fun way to show that Reader doesn’t go on vacation often and really wants to do this with Bucky. I picture this song being used during a “Reader and Bucky fly to Wakanda” montage. RL: Vacation, all I ever wanted/Vacation, had to get away

La Vie En Rose - This version specifically encompasses the entirety of Reader and Bucky’s relationship. The trumpets? The piano? The singing? *chef’s kiss* They’ve been through so much hardship, and yet find total bliss and love when they’re together. RL: When you press me to your heart/I'm in a world apart/a world where roses bloom

Brutal - This is a perfect fight song. I also like that it's a little bit sarcastic, and Bucky's been through a lot of war so like the Infinity war is just another one to add to his list. Musically, the strings in the beginning and end help transition from our previous scene to our next one. RL: If someone tells me one more time/"Enjoy your youth, " I'm gonna cry

Barton Hollow - Perfection of the name aside, the difference in vibe between this song and every other one shows exactly how unprecedented Reader's reaction to Nat's death is. This is where we get to see the dark side of Reader, and also how Bucky reacts to it. The male/female duet really shows that off. RL: Won't do me no good washing in the river/can't no preacher man save my soul

Bloom - This song is incredible. After the chaos of the last two songs, this one is just still and sweet. Almost every lyric reflects how Bucky feels about Reader. He really struggles in this scene to provide as much support as he can to Reader as she grieves and recovers. Also the plant theme? Immaculate. RL: Oh, the whole world, it is sleeping/but my world is you

I Hear a Symphony - A few things happen in this scene; Bucky and Reader reunite, Reader helps Bucky through a nightmare, and finally Bucky kisses Reader. The sequence of these events reaffirm to Bucky how in love with Reader he still is, even after so many months apart. The way this song starts out simple and sweet before building to a full orchestra parallels the hesitations Bucky has that turn into him actually confessing his feelings. RL: You took my broken melody/And now, I hear a symphony

Feelin' Good - This song goes along with the scene that essentially sums up all of TFATWS, and it does that well. Sure, Bucky has some insecurities, but we also get some of that grit as he's away on a mission. I also love the way 'you know how I feel' is a repeated lyric, like Bucky's mantra now that he's finally confessed to Reader. RL: It's a new dawn/It's a new day/It's a new life

The Letter - Just an overall good ending song. Bucky realizes he needs to make amends the right way, he finally has the relationship he wanted with you, he finally feels ok with himself. It's the kind of song that makes you feel like you're ready to get back out in the world. RL: Remember who you are love/It's time to let the sunlight in

Bucky Mixtape, Reader Mixtape - These won't have official tracklist write-ups, but they really add to the vibe. Read the descriptions before listening and you'll know what I mean.

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Okay while on the Strikers salt train, can we also bring up how iron man what's his face has like, the same damn concepts as themes as akechi, right down to the featherman references? It's already bad enough that akechi's stuck in spoiler character purgatory and can't appear, but to have a new character add nothing new and just recycle all of that feels like spitting in the eye of fans, especially akechi fans

Gonna be heading out on my 6 hour car ride back but....I wanna answer really fast.

Don't worry I won't be getting off the salt train for awhile.

I wanna state again, I haven't gotten to his dungeon yet (I just finished dungeon 3)......and while I have no hope left for the game (Sophia and Zenkichi are fun at least). So I can't really......bag on Tony Stark yet (not that I PLAN to, I don't WANT to....but it'll probably happen orz judging by the rate the game is going).

Tbf Goro doesn't have the monopoly on Featherman references. Jun and Ken (two chars that have similar key points to Goro), also have those as well (with Goro having the black theme and antagonist to party member in common with the former, and the more similar background and shared arcana and ironically similar looks, AND same birth year and month with the latter).

And iirc (it's been awhile) I thought that he wasn't a reference to Featherman but that the show was similar but not as popular (just another unrelated sentai anime). But it's been awhile since I read it and I'll keep an eye out for it when I get there to verify it.

THAT BEING SAID, I get it.

I think P5S would've been......it could've been better had Atlus waited. Not because I'm arbitrary in the right, and only I know what's best for P5 (heavy sarcasm there in case you didn't catch it). But because.......looking at the fandom, I think it's fair to say they wanted more.

I do think P5's spinoffs aren't planned well compared to P4's (let's be freaking fair, it was P3/4's >.> but I'll still say 4 out of laziness). I will argue that P4's quality is better for a number of reasons but for the biggest one is that they had a plan. You can see it. The melding of themes and a connection.

Arena had Labby, Sho foreshadowing, wondering why P3/4 trusted each other so easily, and questions on Labby's mom. Followed by PQ1, which explained the trust, added to P3/4 with it's B plots on both sides, and heavily hinted at Rei being the Labby mom plot (which connected back to Labby) (and ALSO it gave us a little taste of what the P5 dungeons would be like, with a treasure at the end, didn't know it at the time but it's cool looking back). WHICH THEN led into Ultimax (the glorious mess that it is), which finished the Labby (and her mom) arc (tbh it gave us some good closure on a lot of P3/4 kids arcs), introduced Sho, made Sho a great shadow archetype to not only Labby but also Yu and Adachi as well, and introduced Kagutsuchi (more what he represented rather than execution but he was like....fine, generic but fine). THen we have P4D, which is a big celebration of all the P4 music and one final send off, but the big thing is the straight up contrast between Kagutsuchi and Mikuratana. WHich is awesome for them to do, showing the exact opposite side of the bonds spectrum. Kagu being about "screw bonds, reject EVERYONE" and Miku being like "I want ALL the bonds, I don't care if I have to FORCE them." Which was really interesting (now if we can just have.....toxic bonds...or at least bonds used in a negative sense *glares at Goro and the Conspiracy/P5* You had such a good set up gdi).

P4 era spinoffs ebbed, flowed, and melded into each other. Building off of it. Miku being all about forced bonds is cool on its own, but having JUST come after the big bad who wanted to reject all bonds? It draws your attention just a biiiiiit more. It's not mind blowing, but couple with them mixing and mashing P3 and P4's themes at the same time? Building off each other? Some real thought was put into it.

P5's spinoffs.....aren't that. Which is a shame. Scramble, regardless if it had old game Persona users in it or not, could've been a great follow up for Goro and Sumi (or even Maruki).

I'm just hoping they don't dance and dangle Goro around like they do the P3MC (and whatever Liz is gonna do with him). Just do the arc don't leave it open for gd years. It's not building suspense, it's annoying the fans. It's really frustrating Atlus keeps doing a dick move after dick move with Goro I really feel sorry for his fans.

I didn't mean to go on that little P4 spinoff rant alkfjdsakfj it's almost 3 am and I still need to leave orz sorry it's a bit....uhh scrambled -shot- but I gotta head out now.

[ryukisanemochild]

struggling with your plot?

okay, I know I'm not the only writer who struggles A LOT with plot. like, I have the characters, worldbuilding is done, I also have a begging and an end, but what the hell is gonna happen in the story itself?

here's my tip for planning your whole story very easily! it worked incredibly well for me (I plotted in a week a very complex story that I’ve been struggling with for months). it might not suit everyone but maybe it will work for you!

(also sorry in advance if there are mistakes, I’m not fluent in english.)

okay, first, try to have a begging and an end. if you don't, it's fine, but having an idea of the end will really help. also don't put too much thinking into it, it's just a direction to help you know where you’re going. also you can totally change it later if you find a better idea.

now, think of your story as a series.

I mean a series like Games of Thrones, Sex Education, Rick and Morty or whatever you're into. don’t worry, you will come back to the novel format once you're done, but this should help you to build your plot.

first of all decide how many seasons you want your story to have. this means dividing your story into big parts. for this you only need to have a vague idea of your story. if you have none at all, make up one, even if it's poor. you can for example have something like “season 1: Anna and Lucie fall in love. season 2: they confessed to each other, agreed not to see each other again but fail every time. season 3: one of them is getting married, the other one decides to stop the marriage.” in this case the ending is the two characters finally getting together - or not. the most important is to know how and when each season begins and ends.

once you have your seasons, decide how many episodes you want in each one. it's better if every season have the same number of episodes, but it's not an obligation.

now let’s focus on the first season. decide how every episode begins and ends, and what happens in it - without to much details. again, if you really don’t know what could happen, try to make up a story, no matter if it’s good or not. example : Anna meets Lucie at the office, and they immediately feel attracted to each other. a few weeks later they go on a business trip together, during which they get to know each other better. on the last night of the trip, they’re both drunk and they kiss. that’s it, no need to be more precise! one sentence per episode is enough. do this for your whole first season and write everything down. for me it’s easer to plan this on paper. so i made a line for each season, and then divided it in five episodes because that’s what works for my story. i wrote the global event in one or two word (ex: ”they meet”, “trip part 1”, “trip part 2 + kiss” etc) on the top of the line, and how the episode ends (ex: Anna receives a text from Lucie: “we need to talk”). for me it looks like that:

now it’s time to add details. try to picture each episode it in your head as if you were watching it. this is really helpful to me; for example it’s easier for me to imagine the first scene of the first episode as if it was a movie than to write the first words. write down what happens in the episode, but with more details than in the last step. you can extend each sentence to a short paragraph. to get back to our example: how do Anna and Lucie meet? what is their first interaction? what happens next? this, again, is pure imagination. you can invent anything. and don't worry if it's cliché or not as good as you'd like to be. remember it's only a first draft of your plot! also think about the characters: how would they act in this precise situation? what situation could make them evolve? when in doubt, put them in uncomfortable, painful or any extreme situation. this should put a bit of action into the story. do this for every episode until the end of the season. also, try think of a cliffhanger for every episode's end. doesn't have to be a big one, small revelations are good. (example: Anna learns that Lucie is her new neighbor.) the last episode’s end should have a big cliffhanger. (ex: a few days after Anna and Lucie’s first kiss, Anna discovers that Lucie is engaged.) it can also be helpful to decide the approximate length of your episodes, so you know how much action you can put into each one. on paper, for me, this step looks like that:

congrats! you now know the big lines of your first part of the story. but it’s not finished yet.

once you've roughly plotted the first season, it's time to get to the subplots. subplots add action and complexity to your plot. (if you don’t want any subplot in your story, you can skip the next two steps.) each subplot should be based on one character or a group of characters. do the same thing you did for the main plot: just invent a story. of course it is easier to say than to do, but remember it doesn’t have to be good. you can even take a story from another book or movie, and you’ll change it later. write this story down. for example: Anna’s sister just lost her job, so she decides to go back to her childhood dreams and open a restaurant. you can then develop on and on about every difficulty she meets on the way to achieve her dream. make her have money issues, meet new people, argue Anna who doesn’t believe she can make it... it’s the same process as for the main story: make a short paragraph about the big lines of the story, and then expand each sentence to another short paragraph. remember it’s not your main story, but write it as if it is. you can write this subplot from begging to end, or only to the end of the first season.

then divide this new story into episodes. again, think of the begging of the episode, and try to have a cliffhanger or a complicated situation at the end. write down what happens in each episode just like you did for the main plot.

repeat the last two steps as many times as you want. i think having three subplots is enough; if you choose to have more it may take some focus off the main plot, and will also make your story more complex. but of course that’s entirely up to you to chose! to keep the example of our love story, you can add the story of Anna’s best friend, who has feelings for Anna’s sister, and as a third subplot, show one of Anna’s coworkers who is extremely jealous of her and would make everything to destroy her life. making links between your subplots will add tension to your story; and of course, each subplot will add interest to the main plot. the link between a subplot and the main plot doesn’t have to be obvious from the beginning, but they all have to get together at the end. (also, when you start a story, you have to finish it. so no matter if it’s a happy ending, a heartbreaking one or in-between, each subplot should have a clear end.) write everything down! looks like this for me:

now, last step. let’s go really into the details. make a timeline of every episode, and write precisely what happens, from begging to end, as if you were writing the script for this episode to be filmed. this is the moment where you decide which scene is following which scene, how many space you want your subplots to take... for example, write what happens in the first scene: we see Anna at the office, having lunch. her friend who tells her there is a new director. right at this moment, Lucie comes in. she’s the new director. her eyes meet Anna’s eyes. Anna blushes. “oh no, she’s hot”. cut. next scene. we see Anna’s sister, crying. she’s just been fired. but then suddenly a picture falls from her bag. it’s her, age six, a cooker hat on the head. she smiles when she sees the picture, and wipes her tears from her face... etc etc! do this to every episode, take all the time you need to do this.

now you already have a pretty good idea of what’s going to happen in every episode of your first season. yayyy! at this point, ideas should start to come more easily. links will appear between your different plots and different characters, and this will bring even more ideas for plot twists, secrets, revelations... this is a great moment to go back and read everything you’ve written, as your story probably evolved since you started. don’t be afraid to change what you wrote, cut off or add some parts. as always, when in doubt, think about your characters. what would they do? what could happen to them that would make them grow up and learn? what relations are the most interesting to develop?

once you’ve finished the first season, go back to the first step, and do it all again for your second season, your third etc. of course you can have only one or two seasons, or for example decide each season will be a book for your novel series. again: this method worked for me. take what works for you, leave what doesn’t!

now, it’s time to write. forget the series (unless you have decided to send your series to Netflix), go back to the novel format, and write. write! this is also a very difficult and scary thing to do, but it should be easier now that you know what happens next. also don’t forget that everything you’ve planed can be changed at any moment! this is just a tool to help you. so get a cup of tea/coffee/anything strong, stop procrastinating, and just start writing.

your story is going to be amazing.

[mimzy-writing-online]

I'm incredibly sorry for this ask , but I'd like the opinion of different writers. I have this story I have finished. It's has been re-read, edited, polished. It's technically done. The story is consistent, the pacing is okay. But what I don't like is how the characters are portrayed. They lack life, and I think it may be because during the years I improved my writing, and now I'm sure I'd be able to do better. What would you do? Would you rewrite the story from scratch? Thanks in advance.

First, no worries about asking for advice. That’s legit what I’m here for. And having been in the same position you are now, (twice) I know how impossible it feels.

Off the bat, advice I would recommend: 

Beta Reading: Get some fresh eyes to look at it, ideally someone who 1) reads books in that genre and that age range, and 2) has no obligation to worry about your feelings.

Thoroughly consider why you want to rewrite it: make an actual pros and cons list. It sounds silly, but it helps because you realize what decision you’re arguing for, what your instinct says.

Give yourself a shot at attempting a rewrite. Give yourself a set time limit to try it out. Your current book isn’t going anywhere and publishing takes forever anyway, so what’s another month or another three months?

At the end of this trial run you can ask yourself: Did a rewrite make it better? Do the characters and their world feel more alive? Even if it looks like a mess, given more time to finish and edit, would it look better than the original?

If you find you like the characters better, if you feel like you know them better, then you can consider going through the book and highlighting where they feel out of character compared to your new understanding of the characters

Watch Whispers of the Heart. I mean it! It’s a Studio Ghibli movie, and I swear to god it will inspire you and make this decision a little easier. The whole movie is about developing your creative craft. Its overall analogy is that of a geode. Your craft looks rough and sloppy on the outside, but with time, practice, and love you’ll find the beauty hidden underneath and make it shine. Amazing movie, it will change how you think about writing.

Now, finally, ask yourself: Is this the story I want to debut with? Is this the story I want to begin my writing career with?

This will be when you make your decision.

That’s the most objective advice I can give you. Since you’re asking a lot of writers for their stance, you’ll probably have a few different opinions, but I think running through this troubleshoot method will give you a chance to see for yourself.

My biased opinion?

It comes from my own experience with A Witch’s Memory. 

This is about to be a very long story, fair warning, but it’s my entire thought process over 7-8 years of working on and off with the same project. A big part of the reason why I’m going in depth about the experience is because I keep going back to what you said:

“I think it may be because during the years I improved my writing, and now I'm sure I'd be able to do better. What would you do?”

The same thing happened to be. I started the series when I was much younger, but in the 7.5 years since then I’ve changed a lot as both a person (not adult/not teenager) and as a writer (who’s had several projects since then). I’m gonna walk you through 7.5 years of personal development and how it affected the project.

I joke that A Witch’s Memory has three universes, and those universes are all different rewrites. I first started the series I was seventeen. I finished the rough drafts of three books in the series and got down to full on editing the first book after I graduated high school. Within a year I had a finished novel that wasn’t necessarily polished (not by my standards today) but at the time I was ready to move forward and publish. I sent query letters out to lit agents but didn’t get any bites back. I didn’t get to work at it for long due to health issues, my whole body kind of just crashed so for six months I was too sick to do much of anything, let alone stress myself out over query letters. I started community college the next semester and got more involved in school than in writing.

17 when I started, 18 when I started editing, 19 when I queried and got sick, almost turning 20 when I started college.

I put the book on hold for another year and focused on school. During that time I had a lot of personal development as a person. I got more experience being myself, being an adult who can make decisions for themself.

And I realized that at age 19 I’d developed a lot of insecurities about my book.

In my case, it was the world building. I love my characters, and at their heart they’re still the same, albeit a bit more realistic. I re-examined what about the world building I didn’t like.

It felt too much like Twilight to start, with the way vampires and werewolves were supposed to hate each other, and witches and fairies hated each other, because that just made sense to a 17 year old who had never read paranormal before Twilight changed the direction of the genre.

I didn’t like magic being a secret that no human could know about, so I changed that. I didn’t like my character’s backstories too much, so I tweaked that too. For the best.

At age 20/21 (it was right around my birthday) I rewrote the entire first book. After finishing the rough draft I looked at editing it, looked at starting the rough draft of the second book, and I realized I didn’t like this version either.

So I put it on hold for anther two years. I worked on two different projects, experimented with writing style, got to know myself as a person better.

At 23 I reexamined what I didn’t like about “Universe 2″ and I realized-

I wasn’t comfortable with the way the book was written now. Too many main characters meant to many pov changes and too many personal plot lines to plan. I could see from the beginning how much I favored Anna and Ulric and Felix over my other main characters, so I cut my cast of six main characters down to three, focusing on my favorites. I also saw that the setting wasn’t working for me and it would be a lot less stress for me to chance the setting to somewhere I was more familiar with, setting it mostly in America instead of the U.K.

And I decided to stop worrying about what my past beta readers would think if the book didn’t look the same in “Universe 3″ and to just run with my heart.

(For any wondering, the beta reader in question is my mum, who has been the biggest supporter of my writing since I was 14 and believed I would be published even when I was ready to give up writing and work at a different career. She’s very attached to “Universe 1″ but it’s not where I want to go, and I know she’ll love this new direction when she reads it)

I started the rough draft for Universe 3 in January of 2019 (almost a year ago to the day I’m writing this). I did it on a whim. I had a dream of Anna and Ulric flying to safety from a villain on a broomstick and I asked myself why witches never had broomsticks in my old world, and I was like “why not, let’s add it”

And I just messed with world building. I aimed it for a more whimsical feel than my older angsty versions. I’m gonna blame all the Studio Ghibli movies I saw that year. Some of my local theatres have been doing special weekends where they show the movies, and I’ve gone to see four in the last year or so. I saw Kiki’s Delivery Service a few months earlier with my best friend (A) and then a month after starting the new draft I saw Howls Moving Castle and Spirited Away (same week, I think, all in theatre) and then as I was finishing the rough draft I saw Whispers of the Heart for the first time.

(this was the moment I realized that specific movie would help A LOT on this decision making process, so I included it above)

Anyway, I just gave myself permission to go in a completely different direction with my book.

I should note, that at 23 I had been visually impaired/blind for some 3 years, although it wasn’t medically official until I was 22. I’d also fallen in love for the first time and broken my own heart. I’d also spent the last two years struggling with gender and sexual identity and really starting to understand that part of myself. 

So in general, the whole experience with those last two years of my life really changed the direction I took the book. 

I focused more on internal struggle as well as the outside “main bad guy” I’d always been planning to work with. It 

I kept the heart of my characters the same. Anna is still the kindest person you’ll ever meet, as well as sarcastic and brilliant and studious. Ulric is an anxious mess who is crazy loyal to his friends and who wants to gain his own independence. Felix is still a brat, but a loving one with the dryest sarcasm and a penchant for mischief.

Anna’s more cautious than her original incarnation. Ulric wasn’t disabled in previous versions (but at 23 I was disabled and I wanted to write a blind character, but I didn’t want blindness to be their only trait, so I took my most developed character and made him blind). Some of the characters are POC instead of white, I let myself have multiple LGBTQ characters (because 17 year old me thought the token queer was the norm because I only had one queer friend before that and we weren’t that close) and I changed some origin stories. It’s much better for that.

Growing up taught me how to put more life in my books, how to write more realistically less melodramatically, and what it feels like to have friends. Seventeen year old me didn’t have many friends in life, but 24 year old me has some wonderful friends.

Summary in Short?? (can I even do that?)

This advice post is getting long and I’m feeling bad, so okay, here I am: I’m almost 25 (in March). 17 and 23 year old me were very different people with different priorities and different levels of experience. And if I had to choose which book I would go with? 

I’d stay with Universe 3 (and Universe 1 will just be a thing my mum and I know and keep to ourselves, mostly)

I’m nearly done with the 1st edit. I still have days of self doubt, but they’re nothing like what I had years ago. I’m closer to publishing than I was before, mostly because I have a solid plan now and I’ll be self-publishing, allowing me to publish on my own.

In my case, rewriting was the best decision I could have made. I’m not everyone else though, nor am I you. You know yourself and your story better than anyone, and I know you are the most qualified person to make that decision. I have confidence in your ability.

[enkelimagnus]

🔥 about relationships in SH bc I'm emo and I really like reading about your thoughts/opinions.

Okay this is going to be a BIG answer because, I dunno what you mean by “relationships”

Romantic Relationships

When it comes to romantic relationships on the show, I find them relatively nice. If you forget that from 1x01 to 3x22 (year later not included) there’s maybe 3 months, and that as a result, Magnus and Alec got married 2 months into their relationship, Clary and Jace have dated for a month, and Simon and Izzy 3 days, of course. 

The romances are interesting. Though some parts are badly written (in season 3, every thing that Malec has a couple gains is done through Magnus as a person losing something), I find Malec especially very interesting. Clace has also a good dynamic, with a true development from Jace’s character, which is very interesting to see. And the third ship I’d say is probably in the top three writing wise: Saia. Saia is amazing, for some of the same reasons that Malec and Clace are, actually. Saia, Clace and Malec all have one interesting in common. Healing. 

Jace, Clary, Simon, Maia, Magnus and Alec all have an healing journey as they go through their relationship. They all grow, and heal old traumas and pains, and I find it very beautiful and comforting to me. Victims of abuse like Jace, Maia and Magnus finding trust and love and support and being able to open themselves to vulnerability again? That’s GORGEOUS. 

Family dynamics

I enjoy the family dynamics a lot too. Especially the Lightwoods. Though the Luke/Clary bond is amazing, it is often the only plot that Luke gets: something to do with saving Clary’s ass. And I find that sad. Luke tends to be only Clary’s dad, not his own character. 

You can have characters who put family first without it becoming their only personality trait. Because who is Luke if not someone’s dad? Maryse gets to have this growth, this enormous change in the way she portrays herself and the way she loves her children. Luke doesn’t get that. And you can probably peg this more on racism/people not knowing what to do with Luke, but it’s sad. 

As said before, I love the Lightwoods. I love the dynamic between Jace, Izzy and Alec, and the way Maryse, Max and Robert add to the trio. I find the maturing and the changes in that family the most interesting. And Izzy going from a daddy’s girl to a mommy’s girl is the best. 

Had it not been this outrageously incestuous, I would have enjoyed the Jonathan/Clary dynamic so much! I think there was a lot of wasted potential with Clary there, with the reasons behind her going dark. It’s a little too “the demon made me do it”. Too magic based, no matter what she says in 3x20. 

And of course the Asmodeus/Magnus relationship is GREAT. It’s one of the best and most fascinating parent/child relationships on this show, at least to me. There is such a history between those two, and a deep deep resemblance. it is BELIEVABLE that Asmodeus is Magnus’ son. 

They have a way of carrying themselves, a theatricality that is just similar. I love the way they move, and talk. Magnus gets some of that slow, deliberate diction sometimes, and I LOVE it. I love the feeling you get that Asmodeus raised Magnus. And I also love the enormous differences between them. It’s so GOOD. 

Ships (gonna go with canon ones here)

Malec

Obviously gotta start with Malec. The show wasn’t originally made for them. The show became theirs though, so easily. There’s gravity in that ship, and depth, and this sense of history-making. Not only in TV, but in the Shadow World. 

It’s far from perfect. Magnus gets the short end of the stick so very often, and the writing glosses over Alec’s flaws so often that it feels like they are actively trying to erase them. 

I very much dislike the way they went with Malec in season 3, even in 3A. It was just not what I wanted for them. Magnus losing his title, his magic, his home, all for Alec... this isn’t what i wanted. It’s what I got. 

And I got some very nice things with this. This building of them as a couple that happened, of them knowing each other’s habits and wearing each other’s clothing, and the wonderful, sweet domesticity of them. 

They are a ship that manages to be both extremely dramatic and extremely domestic at the same time. And it’s so nice to see, how complex it is. 

Also, like... Alec’s immortal. I’m not having it any other way. He deserves that. 

Clace

I don’t like Clace. I don’t think I ever have, and I don’t think I ever will. My dislike for Clace was born out of dislike for Jace, mostly, then was fueled by the way Clace fans tend to act.

I do get why it’s a good ship. I do get how nice it is for Jace to be able to be okay. Do I think it’s rushed? yes, of course it is, Jace deserves therapy but... yeah. 

Sizzy

Sizzy was built on friendship chemistry, addiction, and blaming Maia for taking care of her mental health. It was built out of nowhere in season 3, because the writers thought they needed to satisfy those who wanted to see them bang. I guess they are both hot and close enough to being white that it’s sexy. 

Simon/Maureen

Could have been very cute. That’s all? 

Meliorn/Izzy

In my top 3 Izzy ships. There is an understanding and comfort between these two, a deep caring, and just something that could have been so genuinely beautiful had it been given any chance at all. 

Climon

Cuter than Clace. They were sweet together, and honestly, I could have seen it become a real interesting ship had they been developed after the cute stage. These two share history, they share memories and interests, but they have this big break, when Simon became a vampire. It would have just been wonderful to truly see that history go further. 

Too bad it fell to both antisemitic tropes and the love triangle. 

Jocelyn/Luke

I don’t see the appeal to them? I think they don’t have much romantic chemistry at all. 

Izzy/Raphael

Canon them? Bad, worse than bad. It was horrible. Just something that was wrong on a lot of levels. 

I think it could be super interesting completely in another context. Especially in regards to Raphael being asexual and Izzy being a character known for being very sexual. 

Saia

Saia is just.... everything Sizzy wishes it was. It’s healthy, it’s sweet, it’s built on mutual understanding and trust. it’s built on two people finding each other. it’s built on two people who understand the other’s experience. Traumatic events and fear, anger and pain. it’s built on people who have the tools to build a future together. 

Saia is the kind of relationship you can see going far. They fit perfectly. They are different enough that it’s not like dating a copy of yourself. They are sweet, and fun, and they care about each other and RESPECT each other, and I love that about them. 

Saia is comfortable. It’s the kind of love that’s just... wholesome. That seems to be built from steady foundations. 

(yes I’m ignoring the hellfire that is 3B). 

Marcian

Luke and Maryse. What can I say? These two kinda came out of nowhere but... it works. Luke appreciates Maryse for everything that she is. Strong, smart and beautiful. Something I think Robert didn’t appreciate enough. 

And Maryse trusts Luke. She cares about him. They went through similar things, they have shared past and shared regrets. I love that about them. That they get to build what they deserved to have in the first place. 

Heline

I don’t get it. The only reason they are together is because they were written to. They seem to have 0 stuff in common. But I guess I would know more if they were more than blank slates with “science one” and “combat one” written on them. 

aaaaand. think I’m done.