#elena’s i feel is a bit more self explanatory

[fortyfive-forty]

Can i ask for Andy and Elena for the blorbo bingo 😊

i tried to chose minimally based on strongest vibes bc i feel like a lot of the squares could have applied :’)

andy:

lena:

[danitm]

wait, is that DANI CORDOVA? they kinda look a lot like LIZETH SELENE, don’t they? i heard the TWENTY-ONE year old is known as the RUNAWAY around mckinley. it seems like they auditioned to be in THE TROUBLETONES which is so lame? people at campus have said they’re MELLOW, but don’t be fooled since they’re also AIMLESS. rumor has it, you can find them at GAY/STRAIGHT ALLIANCE when they aren’t belting show tunes. their entire vibe revolves around SMUDGED EYELINER, THE SOFT STRUMMING OF AN OLD GUITAR, & A BODY LITTERED WITH TATTOOS OF UNSPOKEN MEMORIES but no one pays attention to that here in ohio.

auditioning with: good luck, babe! by chappell roan 🎵

stats.

full name: danielle elena cordvova

nicknames: dani

gender: gender fluid

pronouns: she/they

sexuality: lesbian

age: 21

date of birth: january 23rd

zodiac sign: aquarius

clubs & teams: the troubletones, gsa

major: music performance

headcanons.

at the age of seventeen, dani's life was abruptly turned upside down when her parents discovered one of the many secrets she'd been keeping from them, before she had a chance to even consider opening up about it herself. rather than stay behind and deal with the consequences, she packed a bag, left town, and finally opened herself up to the freedom of being her true self.

along that journey of self discovery, danielle became dani - a name that feels just far more her, and along with a new name, began to freely label themselves as both a lesbian and gender fluid, refusing to let the opinions of anyone - including those she once loved - get in her way of happiness.

it's been almost five years since she first left her family, and though she still isn't quite sure she's really found her true home just yet, mckinley has been a pretty solid temporary one. she's managed to make friends, ones who accept her for who she is, and though she hasn't managed to work through everything her parents put into her head... it's a work in progress, and every day that she gets to live life without feeling like she has to hide is a million times better than the closet she'd been trapped in for so long.

wanted connections.

ex (open to f/nb) - could be messy, or could be on good terms! 0/1-2 taken 💔

crush (open to f/nb) - could be either sided or mutual, i'm down for whatever! (could also be open to a male muse if it's one sided on their end and you want their heart to be broken lol) 1/1-2 taken ☺️ jane hayward

best friend (open to anyone) - probably someone chill, though it could definitely be a thing where they sort of balance each other out! 1/1 taken 👯 brittany pierce

band (open anyone) - i would love for dani to be in a little garage band! i'm thinking it'll be a new thing that's just getting started, probably somewhere between 4-6 members total, but there's also room for things like a manager role/artistic director/etc. dani would be on guitar and backing vocals, but all other parts are up for grabs! 1/4-6 taken 🎸 noah puckerman (bassist)

enemy (open to anyone) - enemy might be a little bit of a strong term here, but basically just something where, for whatever reason, these two just don't get along. maybe they just got off on the wrong foot, maybe there was some sort of misunderstanding, whatever! there can definitely be reconciliation later down the line, and maybe even a friendship can blossom out of it. 1/1 taken 🤬 finn hudson

one night stand (open to f/nb) - maybe it was something that went poorly and now they avoid each other in hopes of not having to deal with another awkward interaction, or maybe they both realized the connection simply wasn't there and it never went past that one date, but it's something they can laugh about now! 0/1 taken 🫠

friends with benefits (open to f/nb) - pretty self explanatory. maybe there's something more there, maybe not! 1/1-3 taken 🔥 bree brown

roommates (open to anyone) - note: i'm not sure if the campus allows co-ed dorming so this might just be for f/nb muses. dani dorms on campus. i'm cool with this being something where they signed up to room together, or randomly assigned. now in an off campus apartment with bree! 1/1-2 taken 🛏️ bree brown

[slutisnotabadword]

Top 10 TVD Characters I Love

This is fact, because I can never be wrong in MY OPINION!!!

(This list is also subject to change)

1. Bonnie Bennett

Self explanatory. She’s the baddest bitch and a powerful bitch. I love this girl and I will stand by this girl. Plus she’s black, and we gotta stick together.



2. Damon Salvatore

Let’s not act surprise. He’s my man. I will ALWAYS defend him (even though I will always admit he’s done some terrible shit). But that’s still baby boy. I connect with Damon more than anyone on the show tbh. Simply because we share the same trauma (trust issues, abandonment issues…). And we have the same humor. And I love how he’s not afraid to be the bad guy when needed and he says what needs to be said, no matter who’s feelings get hurt. Brutal honesty. Love him.

3. Katherine Pierce

Listen, listen. She’s just a bad bitch, idk what y’all want me to say. Her aesthetic is just good! Shes a survivor which is something that we look up to in some degree. And I have to give props to her for never turning off her humanity. Although I hated how they gave her that obsessed with Stefan storyline in S5, like girl, stand up!

4. Elijah Mikaelson (on TVD)

Honestly, I have no idea why I ranked Elijah this high. All I know is that whenever he’s on screen, I giggle a little bit.

5. Klaus Mikaelson (TVD)

Same with Klaus tbh. Klaus annoys me but I also wanna be friends with him (*cough* with benefits *cough*). Everyone loves a tortured soul, am I right?

6. Elena Gilbert

Don’t come from me. I love Elena and she’s literally not so bad that everyone makes her out to be. I especially loved her from S1-3.

7. Rebekah Mikaelson

Another bad bitch.

8. Lexi

I actually almost forgot about Lexi. But she would be in the top three if she didn’t die so damn soon. She could’ve added such a good dynamic with the main characters. Such wasted potential.

9. Rose

Another wasted potential. I loved her and Damon’s relationship, and it added a bit more maturity to show in my opinion. Idk, loved her.

10. Caroline Forbes

Now… I have a hate/love relationship with Caroline. But more love than hate. I just… simply don’t agree with her personality 💀. I just know if she was real, me and her would NOT get along. Caroline just has a very nosy, judgmental and loudly opinionated personality that I just don’t fw. But I know she does this because of love and because of how much she loves her friends. And she can be adorable. She’s annoying but in a tolerable-cute-annoying way. Like a sibling.

[kiss-my-freckle]

What do you think of the argument that Stefan was a vampire in transition and his body was pushing him to feed so him murdering Giuseppe wasn't his fault? I've seen people say Stefan grabbing Damon's throat and trying to get him to feed on someone doesn't mean Stefan forced Damon to become a vampire and that Damon should've controlled his bloodlust even though as a vampire in transition his body was pushing him to feed. That argument doesn't make sense to me as Bill Forbes didn't feed to complete the transition and Stefan didn't see blood and feed until after he killed Giuseppe. Stefan already completed the transition, he didn't need to coerce Damon into doing it by grabbing his throat and moving his body towards an innocent girl, knowing him biting that girl on purpose would push Damon's body to feed at the sight of blood. And Stefan objectifying that innocent girl by calling her a "gift" instead of a person to push Damon to feed and telling Damon "She doesn't exist for you to feed on," in 1x3 was contradictory. I also found it weird how after Stefan fed he reveled in being a vampire and called it power and said he felt amazing when he tried to talk Damon into transitioning but after Damon fed he was less monstrous and expressed unhappiness over being a vampire. I think the reason why Stefan was out of control after he became a vampire was because out of the two brothers he had a stronger sense of entitlement and more toxic masculinity. I think his toxic masculinity was why he called the girl as a "gift" and even when he later called Elena a slave and Andie an it. Katherine preferring Stefan seemed to do with his sense of toxic masculinity, like when she described him as playing rougher than Damon and Damon as the innocent one, as well as Stefan being exclusively sexually dominant until Katherine bit him and started compelling him. Whatever Stefan said in 1x3 that fans use to exemplify Stefan, "She doesn't exist for you to feed on," "She doesn't exist for your amusement," and "They're whatever I want them to be. They're mine for the taking." was contradicted by Stefan in the show. The first quote is self explanatory since he is a vampire with bloodlust shown through examples like him biting Amber. The second is contradicted when Stefan called abusing women in 1864 as having fun and told Damon he had his fun using a woman in 1x3. The third when he told Damon the women he was abusing are helping him be all that he can be. Stefan stans say he preyed on women because they're easier to attack and not because of sexual gratification even though there's ample evidence that it was cause of that. They say that about women and hypocritically criticize Damon for saying a human woman like Meredith can't easily stab 3 grown vampire hunters even though Damon viewed vampires like Rose and Lexi as stronger than him and trusted Elena to protect herself more after she became a vampire. Stefan believing he "stole" Katherine from Damon and feeling entitled to her without considering Damon's feelings and saying "Turns out she wasn't ours to steal suggests why he had entitlement that led to control issues as a vampire.

Killing their father was entirely Stefan's fault. He knew they were being pushed to transition. "It's part of it. The muscle aches, the sick feeling. Emily says it's our bodies pushing us to feed, to complete the transition." That's like saying a drunk isn't at fault if they kill someone while driving when they know drinking alters their mental state. Just being in the same house with his father was enough to make him feed because his father was human, so yes, it was his fault.

Damon was forced to transition, period. Stefan didn't just grab his throat and coax him. Damon was weak and as near death as Elena in 4x1, and Stefan was shoving his face into the woman's neck. That's why Stefan's hand remains on the back of Damon's neck. He's forcing him to feed. He doesn't move his hand from the back of Damon's neck until his mouth is on her. Damon, Stefan, Lexi, and Sybil all speak to this truth... so fans can debate it all they want, it's in-show canon. They also made it pretty clear that Stefan is the voice of Damon's vampirism as Elena is the voice of his humanity. That's why he doesn't forgive Stefan for turning him until the 8th season.

Damon and Stefan are both vampires, and like all vampires, they're predators that prey on men and women for whatever they want. And I do mean whatever they want. Damon can imagine a woman killing a man, that's why he suspects Meredith at first. She's his number one suspect. What he can't imagine is a woman being a serial killer unless she's a vampire, and it's more of an emotional thing for him rather than a physical one. Most serial killers are men. That's not to say women can't be serial killers, but they are emotional and there's guilt to carry with killing.

[terapsina]

hi :)

just came across „questions for fic writers“ and I’m loving the questions! I really have to pace myself here: would love to read your answers to 1, 3, 7, 10.

(was this post a sign to read the bamf!elena fic of yours I’ve bookmarked forever ago & still love the premise of 🤔)

(I mean if you want read it I would not at all oppose it 😁 (I really am proud of my angry bamf!elena fic, it's ongoing but fuck if I haven't ended up stuffing it full of all my TVD issues and how I'd like to fix them (the story actually also includes caroline's road to healing, bamf!bonnie, revenge against the salvatores, elejah with pining, bit of klaroline, rebekah getting friends and perhaps moooore *cough*bonnie*cough*)).

But as for the actual questions.

1. What fic of yours would you recommend to someone who had never read any of your work? (In other words, what do you think is the best introduction to your fics?)

Well that obviously depends on what kind of fandoms a particular person enjoys but... I guess as something that would work as an introduction to my writing style and figuring out if it's something that is to the reader's taste? It should probably be one of my 5+1 type fics.

Because they're longer you'd get a proper read but because it's basically a small series of related short scenes you'd also see if you'd be interested in my shorter one shots (I have wayyy more fics that are 300 to 1500 words than the longer stories).

But to narrow it down to one story.

5 Times The Doctor Talked About River Song With Graham (+1 Time The Fam Finally Met Her)

The title is pretty self-explanatory I think. But basically Graham finds the Doctor's wedding ring and it opens up the way for the Doctor to actually talk about her wife.

And the fic contains both angst and fluff (both of which I tend to juggle on equal basis), grief and some bonding between two widowed people. And outsider POV on the romance (also something I've done a few times).

3. What are some tropes or details that you think are very characteristic of your fics?

Oh boy. I think I tend to write with a very deep focus into the emotional and mental space of the character. I tend to focus a lot on describing how a character feels during the scene.

Okay, so as an example from that bamf!elena fic.

One thing, one thing. Just one thing, so that she could take another breath and not have it scorch her lungs to ash.

It was like trying to build a sandcastle during high tide. She didn’t have anything to use that wouldn’t wash her away spinning into the next wave of awful flashbacks.

Nothing. Nothing except-

She’d been free. Freed from a conscience she couldn’t afford to give up again. Free from the grief she’d never actually wanted to abandon, not until the choice was taken from her. But also free from the two brothers that had been taking choices away from her from the moment they’d come to town.

And she didn’t want to give that freedom up. She wouldn’t. Not ever again.

She gasped in a deep, cleansing breath free of pain, - just one moment of utter clarity - and moved before either Stefan or Damon expected it. One of them too intent on coaching her through her returning humanity, the other with his arms holding her in place and his head within easy reach, neither of them saw her coming before it was too late and they’d already joined her first boyfriend on the ground with their necks in the same state as his.

Then she staggered in place. Feeling the starvation that had been inflicted on her these past few weeks as the Salvatore brothers tried to get their Elena back.

Her eyes strayed toward Damon again without her consent and she felt a moment of reignited terror at the tug within her, the encroaching pull to not hurt him. She could still feel it. Weaker than she remembered, frayed copper wire instead of hard steel cuffs, but still there. The sire bond wasn’t gone. Not entirely.

“No,” she choked out and after only a momentary stop to take back her ring, was running toward the one place that might hold the information that could sever that last piece of chain. Because she couldn’t live with it in place, she’d rather go back to burning alive.

Other than this focus on the inner dialogue of the character from whose point I'm writing.

I write a lot of pining. A lot of angst that's mixed with comedy. And fluff that's mixed with comedy. And fluff that's mixed with angst.

Also. I guess I have a particular weakness for fix-it fics maybe? And I think my best stories are probably the ones that involve at least some gen elements that twine through the romance stuff.

7. Any worldbuilding you’re particularly proud of?

Well, I mostly tend to write canon universe/canon divergence stories which don't include all that much world building on my part. But there is one AU fic I'm rather proud of.

Royal Marriage Agreements and Cursed Princesses and Dragons Oh My!

It's my 'feminist fairy tale Clizzy with a touch of Malec' fic. Where Izzy's a princess who's supposed to marry against her wishes and instead goes 'fuck that' to go wake up the cursed to sleep princess and get out of it. I enjoyed coming up with some fun world stuff for that one (Magnus is the dragon btw).

10. How do you decide what to write?

Hell if I know.

My writing habits are made out of pure chaos. But stuff usually starts out with a concept or a scene.

Stuff like: what if Elena's sire bond didn't get broken but she wants it gone and what if Elena actually found out what Damon did to Caroline?; what if Henry found the ring before Hook could propose and stole it to buy his moms some time to figure their stuff out because clearly Emma and his mom are in love?; what if Kate got badly injured and Alice brought her to Mary still dressed as Batwoman? (I wrote this before Mary found out in canon); what if I go through six seasons worth of times Bellamy tried to stop being in love with Clarke while failing miserably and then gave them their freaking happy ending?; what if I tear out my own heart by writing through Monica's POV all the times she and her mom talked about Auntie Carol and what if I also add some matchmaking parent trap at the end there?

After that. There's one of two ways it could go. Either I come up with the dialogue and then add the inner monologue and description of scene around that OR I do the inner voice first and then build the dialogue around that.

And then I forget everything I ever knew about writing until new 'what if' arises and I write and rewrite stuff till out comes something I don't entirely hate.

[freddieslater]

I really dislike the fact that more than half the characters on legacies has a thing for Hope. It’s ridiculous. She’s already all powerful, Julie was like “let’s make everyone be in love with her too.” It wasn’t even this bad with Elena 🤣🤣

I mean...I get it, to be honest. I'm in love with Hope as well. It actually does make sense when you think about her in terms of people in high school. Yeah, she was a bit of a loner and isolated herself before, but now she's out here taking down monsters, being badass.

It makes sense for Landon, because he's liked her since they danced together, or maybe even a little while before. I can't even blame Rafael for falling for her, because it started in one of his dreams, and honestly, I've gotten feelings for people before because they popped up in my dreams like that.

Josie had a crush on her in the past, when she was twelve. We can't be sure she still has feelings for Hope now, which I doubt at the current moment because of everything going on. Could happen later on, but right now, she doesn't. Right now, it was just a crush she had when she wad younger, which I think we can almost all relate to.

Ethan? I mean, come on. Pretty self-explanatory. New girl shows up at school on your first day as well, she's super pretty, super confident, and has a good sense of humour. Yeah, that doesn't necessarily mean a crush is automatically gonna come from that, but it did, and that's pretty normal. Same for Maya. Meet a mystery girl in the bathroom? You give her a makeover because she's crying about some troll of a boyfriend? Don't know her that well but she shows up to the hospital to see if you're okay after your brother gets hurt? Yes, all fairly friendly things to do, but at the same time, also things that could make a person catch feelings. I certainly would have.

EDIT BECAUSE I FORGOT ABOUT ROMAN: He started off using her, but it ended up one of your typical tropes where he ends up catching feelings, because how couldn't he? I've already listed all of the reasons someone might have a crush on her, and Roman was literally trying to persue her, so of course he saw a side of her he wasn't expecting ans statted to enjoy being close to her. Mix that with a huge dose of guilt he's never quite going to get over, and his feelings for her aren't either.

The reason Hope has more characters who have a thing for her than Elena did is because it makes more sense. Elena had Matt, Stefan, Damon, and Liam, which, I would like to point out is the exact same amount of love interests that Caroline had. Just saying...

Matt was her best friend and they went out, and he got his heart broken. Of course feelings linger.

Stefan started liking her because she looked like Katherine, then fell in love with her when they started talking because she was funny and sweet. Damon...okay, don't get me started on him because I don't actually believe he fell for her, so I usually don't count him. But he mostly did because it was his brother's girlfriend, she looked like Katherine, and she was just all-around unavailable. Perfect for him.

And Liam was literally just a back-and-forth flirt, which, if someone is snarky and witty and teases you the way that she did with him and tells him straight to his face that everyone has a nickname for him he didn't know about, he's more than likely gonna start liking her because she challenged him to his face when no one else would. Even if she was trying to set him up with Caroline.

It just makes sense, at least for me. Hope is one of the popular girls in school, who's slightly unavailable but super gorgeous, super smart, and is a freaking tribrid. You saw what people were like with Landon just because they thought he defeated Malivore! Of course everyone (five people) is going to have a crush on her.

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That Hypable article was so interesting! Your thoughts?

calltomuster said:  The bonus hint in the Hypable article is “Bad Horse”. This might be a bit of a stretch, but in the internet musical that Jed and Mo wrote called Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog, there was a character called Bad Horse who was the head of the Evil League of Evil (actual name). Maybe Coulson makes a quip?

Anonymous said:  what do you think it means the last paragraph on the hypable article? 

Okay combining all the Hypable asks I’ve got so far.  And yes, it was a really interesting article.

Captain Daisy

With Coulson MIA, it’s finally Daisy’s turn to take command of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s threadbare assets. But you didn’t think it would be easy, did you?

The growing fissures within the team, spidering out from Fitz’s drastic actions, lead to significant push back against Daisy’s leadership in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5×16. But don’t look for any resolution just yet — only May is even attuned to the degree of the problem. Not that she has much time to contemplate the issue; Daisy’s plan brings young Robin Hinton back into the fold, and in addition to seeing the future, Robin’s gifts include a knack for drawing everyone’s attention.

Oh, and reminding us of how dire her freaky drawings are. That, too.

The splintering of the team is no surprise to me, I’ve been predicting it and the Hydra return for a long time.   Thanks to the Peek we know that Jemma is at the top of the list with disagreeing as to how to proceed.  

I am braced for a Jemma/Daisy argument that was bad enough for Daisy to revoke Jemma’s access to Fitz’s cell.   She was able to get in in 15 to take him tea so something has definitely shifted. 

Elena is also at odds with at the very least Mack as to how to proceed.

May isn’t crazy about going after Robin, is the one that realized just how bad things are getting, but is also desperate to get Coulson away from Hale before something happens to him.  

With Robin back she’ll have some new drawings that will scare and confuse the heck out of us and the team.   

I’m watching for it to be someone meeting a icky end:  Coulson (this the agents life on the line in 17′s synopsis). Someone(s) in mortal peril:  FItzsimmons or Elena  Something new:  Perhaps Deke  Something to show the loop has been broken therefore team invincible isn’t invincible. 

Coulson is not here for drama

Meanwhile, trapped within the halls of the Hydra School for Aspiring Evildoers, Coulson is more concerned with the present than the future. Fortunately for him, Hale also has something occupying her attention in “Inside Voices” — the gravitonium, her plans for which roil the waters of loyalty and ambition within Baby Hydra.

But true to form, Coulson is unimpressed by the family drama. Instead, he tries to turn the situation to his advantage, sounding out allies and enemies in classic Coulson fashion. It’s a fraught prospect however, as the elements within Hydra grow increasingly unstable. And after all, Coulson himself has to play this game what you might call a significant handicap, which makes itself very powerfully known over the course of the episode.

Coulson is going to have a relapse at some point in the episode as his condition flares and makes itself known.  

Hale will have her hands full trying to put the final pieces in place and Ruby’s little revolt that is coming.  

I’m also guessing the Gravitonium is proving harder to handle.

Coulson will already have Talbot but I imagine he’ll be working on Hale and Creel as well to try to stop this from all blowing up in their faces…literally.  And Hale may have no choice once Ruby sets out to claim her birthright.  

Quite possibly the craziest plan yet

Speaking of handicaps, Elena is coming to terms with her own overcome handicap in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5×16, a process that leads to some surprising conflict with Mack. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Inspired by Elena’s reports from the future, Simmons cooks up a scheme that almost rivals Dr. Fitz’s for diabolical craziness. Bound together by confidence in their own invincibility, Simmons and Elena take steps to grab the future by the scruff of its uncooperative neck. But it’s hard to see this as anything other than straight-up playing with fire, and in the sandstorm of variables that fate has become, viewers will be hard-pressed to tell if any path leads somewhere other than destruction.

Thanks to the peek this one is pretty self explanatory.  Fitzsimmons and Elena decide to try to get to the Machine before Hale, unknowing Talbot gave up the location and that Ruby is about to set off her own power play that will no doubt lead them to crossing paths.  

Mackelena finally have a bit of a blow up that has been simmering for a long time.  Mack wants to protect her by any means necessary….Elena doesn’t feel she needs protecting especially with her new arms and the feeling she is invincible.

Elena is trying just as hard to protect him.  While Mack is worried she’ll get hurt or killed, Elena KNOWS Mack didn’t make it in the previous loop and is going to do everything she can to make sure he stays safe.  

This is setting off the series of events that will land Fitzsimmons in Ruby/Werner’s clutches in 18.  

A stinger for the loyalists

I won’t say much about the final moments of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 5×16, but it’s clear that this is one for the superfans. The stinger for “Inside Voices” puts one or two long lingering questions to rest, in a style that we haven’t been able to enjoy in a very long time.

WHAT HAPPENED TO DOCTOR HALL!  That is one of the biggest outstanding questions and mysteries of the show since they left it way back in 1.03 with his hand reaching out of the Gravitonium.   

Option 2 is something in the it’s all connected vein maybe died to one of Robin’s drawings/prophecies.  

Bonus hint: Bad Horse?

Yeah my best guess is a reference to the Dr. Horrible Sing along too!  Maybe Ruby being rejected as the Destroyer subject by her mother.

He rides across the nationThe thoroughbred of sinHe got the applicationThat you just sent inIt needs evaluationSo let the games beginA heinous crime, a show of forceA murder would be nice of courseThe Evil League of EvilIs watching so bewareThe grade that you receiveWill be your last we swearSo make the Bad Horse gleefulOr he’ll make you his mare…You’re saddled upThere’s no recourseIt’s Hi-Ho SilverSigned, Bad Horse

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Your outlining questioned answered + my personal outlining process.

Hey everyone! So today I am going to be covering your Most asked outling questions in addition to a step by step walk through of my personal outlining process.

So, first of all the #1 question people always ask me! What form of outline do I use?

Now, here's the thing guys. I actually don't use a certain form of outlining in particular. However, after reading this chapter about how I outline and you don't think this way is good for you, their is a video above by one of my fav YouTubers Kim Chance (she gives amazing writing advice and she is releasing her debut novel Keeper in January, 2018!) that includes some info about five popular methods of outlining which include: the snowflake method, the three act structure, the cork board method, fray tays pyramid, and lastly the goals stakes and motivations method. (At the end of this chapter I will also be leaving some amazing YouTube videos that you should definitely check out about outlining)

Alrighty, so now imma talk about how I outline. So, when we are talking about an outline for just one story these are the main parts/categories that I have.

I. Basic Story Information

II. Thought Process

III. Character Profiles

IV. Chapter Outlines

V. Goals|Stakes|Motivations

VI. Plot Diagram

VII. Final Chapter Outlines

VIII. Final Plot Diagram

So I personally have eight parts to my outline, and now I am going to break it down for you guys.

I. Basic Story Information

This is the very first thing that I do when outlining. Now, before I start explaining it I wanna state one simple thing: for my entire outline, I just use normal lined paper. Honestly, I just get it from the 99¢ store.

Alrighty, so now that I've made that disclaimer imma state all the info I include. Under each category if i believe that it's confusing/unclear I'll explain it a little. I will also include an example even if it's self explanatory.

i. Title

(Eg. Twilight, Scintilla, The hunger games, etc)

ii. Genre

(Eg. Mystery, Romance, Paranormal, etc)

iii. Plot

(The way that I think of the plot is this: what is the one sentence that can describe your entire story and it also drives the story. That's the plot. Eg. an entire town beginning to die because of a mysterious plague, a romance between John and Mary, etc.)

iv. Sub-Plot

(Sub-Plots are one of my favorite parts of a good book. Sub plots are the side things that directly impact your plot and their very important and impactful, just not as much as the main plot. I think of this like this: Let's say the main plot is about a girl fighting to save her kingdom, but along the way she meets a prince and falls in love. To be honest, a lot of sub plots are romantic subplots, but of course yours doesn't have to be.)

v. Main Character

(Your main character is the main person that your story is about. This is usually pretty easy to identify. Eg. Elena Gilbert, Bella Swan, Harry Potter, etc.)

vi. Main Characters

(Now don't confuse main characters with your main character. Your main characters are characters in the story that appear in at least 50% of your novel. This is my general rule of thumb, but you of course don't have to go by this. Eg. Rosalie Cullen, Damon Salvatore, Lydia Martin, etc)

vii. Supporting Characters

(These are basically the characters who appear in your novel for less than 50% of it, but they still make some sort of impact on it. Eg. Lucy Bennett, Raphael McCall, Billy Black, etc)

viii. Rating

(Your rating is basically what target audience you are shooting for, not just if your book -on wattpad- would be considered mature or not. However, if you plan on posting this on wattpad, then feel free to include this information as well. Eg. Young adult, New adult, Adult, Children, Teenagers, etc.)

ix. Any Additional Information

(For me I typically use this section to state something that I wanna make sure my story has. You of course could include anything that you would like. I just like having this to have a spot where I can put 1-3 things that I just have to have in my novel. Eg. The love interest must appear perfect and lovable because their really the bad guy, the real villain can't be revealed until the climax, my main character can't get their memories back until the falling action, etc.)

II. Thought Process

So this part of my outline is pretty self explanatory and basic. Basically, I just skip a line on my paper, label it Thought Process, and then make bullet points with any ideas I got for my story. This could be a Characters backstory, a line of a dialogue, an entire conversation, a certain scene idea, etc.

III. Character Profiles

My stories often Showcase a lot of characters, and they change and progress as the novel goes on. So because of that my character Profiles are usually pretty detailed. This is the info I include:

i. Name

ii. Age

iii. Nationality

iv. Social Economic Level as a Child

v. Social Economic Level as a Adult

vi. Hometown

vii. Current Residence

vii. Occupation

ix. Significant Others

x. Relationship Skills

xi. Height

xii. Weight

xiii. Race

xiv. Eye Color

xv. Hair Color

xvi. Skin

xvii. Build

xviii. Face Shape

xix. Attire

xx. Mannerisms

xxi. Habits

xxii. Health

xxiii. Strengths

xxiv. Weaknesses

xxv. What species is this character (I tend to write fantasy so most of my characters aren't normal humans if that makes sense. If this isn't your case, then just don't include it)

xxvi. What does your character want out of life

xvii. What motivates this character

xviii. What frightens this character and what is the root of it

xxix. What angers this character and what is the root of it

xxx. What makes this character sad and what is the root of it

xxxi. How does this character deal with anger? Sadness? Death?

xxxii. List some favorites of this character

xxxiii. What is the characters role in the story

xxxv. Describe relation to other characters and include how that came to be and how it changes as the novel goes on. If they are related also include information about that.

xxxvi. How does this character change as the novel goes on

xxxvii. Does this character have any family? If so, name the family members and how they are related along with their relationship with them. If the character doesn't have any family explain what happened to them and what their relationship was like before they died or left or whatever happened.

xxxviii. How does the character impact the main plot and/or sub-plots.

Yeah, I know it's pretty long. However, I advise anyone who is making a character profile to look at several and then decide on what information you think you should include. I looked at several character Profiles before deciding what information I wanted to include.

I would also advise to look at famous people who you could picture as your characters. This makes it a lot easier to fill out certain parts of this. But, I beg you don't put in your book 'he was the spitting image of Dylan o' brien' that is lazy! Freaking describe the celebrity you picture your character as. Trust me, your readers will thank you.

IV. Chapter Outlines

So when it comes to my chapter outlines what I like to do is just sit down on my bed with my paper and first decide this: am I going to include a prologue?

If I decide that I am going to include a prologue then I write: Prologue:

And I basically just write what I want to happen in the prologue. Once I'm done I go on to chapter one and so on.

When deciding what I want to happen in each chapter I look back at my thought process part of my outline and then I try and decide what I want to happen. Keep in mind that I only write 2-10 sentences and I try to leave lots of room for creativity, but at the same time like to have a game plan.

V. Goals| Stakes| Motivations

So, for this part I make one paper per character. Each page has that characters goals, stakes, and motivations and of course how they change as the novel goes on.

I do not include this in the character profile part of my outline just because I think it's better to be able to compare each characters goals, stakes, and motivations if the papers are right next to each other if that makes sense.

VI. Plot Diagram

For this, I look at my outline so far and I determine all the parts of my plot diagram to fill out. The exposition, The rising action, the climax, the breaking point, the failing action, and the resolution.

I do this because it gives me a good solid idea about how my story is going to go on as the book goes on, and it's a source I like to go back to later.

VII. Final Chapter Outlines

Okay so this is something that I don't add to the outline until after the chapter is written. Once the chapter is written on a piece of lined paper I put a small sticky note indicating what chapter it is and then I write a quick 1-3 sentence summary of the chapter.

For me, this is done for two reasons. The first is that it's pretty cool to see how the story develops as each chapter is written. The second (and more important reason) is because this is typically how I check the overall pacing of my story. Based on what I have written for my quick 'summary' it's easy to feel if that chapter is a boring one or if it's super action filled. This makes the revision process so much for easier for me.

VIII. Final Plot Diagram

This is the last part of my outline, and again it is something that doesn't get added until later. Actually, it doesn't get added until I am around a week away from publishing the book on wattpad.

So, I do this final version of the plot diagram for one reason: it's easy to tell if the events are clear. If I the writer can't tell where the climax is, well that's a problem. Or (a more realistic situation) if it's really hard to tell the actions that take place for the rising action I might wanna make it a little bit more...easy to identify.

[kimishima-naomi]

Okinawa, June 2029

Thanks to @devildoctor for the inspiration.

This one is more of an AU, albeit a self-explanatory one.

“You’re not going in the water?”

Elena shook her head, hoping that it would come across as indifferent. “Probably not.”

“It’s very warm this time of year.” Kimishima picked up a pebble and tossed it into the clear waves; circles spread on the water. “30, maybe. That’s approximately 85 Fahrenheit for you. Then again, I wouldn’t know or mind. Used to spend my entire winter holidays in the ocean.”

It was hard to imagine that her chief was once a schoolgirl, even as she was sitting cross-legged on the shore next to Elena. She still found doctor Kimishima more than a little intimidating, to be honest, despite spending some time outside of work with her. Markus and Valerie were much more approachable, and nowhere as renowned – well, not before the epidemic.

“You must be a very good swimmer, Doctor.”

“Fairly good.” Kimishima gave her a brief smile. “Well, at least I once was. Used to swim up to that rock,” she gestured to a jutting stone a fair distance away.

“Impressive.” Elena never quite learned to swim. She could stay afloat but never ventured from the shore.

“What’s impressive is that it’s still there. I haven’t been to this country for a very long time. The rocks are the only thing that stayed the same.”

She nodded, wondering to herself how California would change in her absence. It hasn’t been long, yet, but plans tended to go astray.

“How are you finding Okinawa?”

“It’s… welcoming.” Elena picked a flat stone and tried to skip it. It didn’t travel far.

“Welcoming.” The doctor seemed skeptical, for some reason. “Yes, she certainly is.”

Wind was picking up slightly, rustling the leaves and playing with her hair.

“Do you ever get homesick, Elena?”

She didn’t miss her parents much, or any of the places she had lived in. It was just the small things – warm California sun, northern lights of Alaska, the grand building of Caduceus; Leslie, always friendly, Markus’s jokes, Valerie’s spirit; English spoken in the streets, familiar food and customs…

“Not really. I expected to be, but people have been very kind and helpful. Thank you.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

Kimishima chose a stone of her own, weighing it in her palm for a moment, and threw it against the approaching wave. Elena watched it fly down the surface of the water.

“See,” the doctor continued softly, “I was homesick and I still am. I left a life behind. Family, friends, coworkers. And I came to nothing. I might speak the language, but they will not accept me back, not any more that they’ll accept you.”

Elena glanced at her chief cautiously – she was gazing in the distance, letting Elena take a closer look. Her face was fairly young but for a few lines; on her hands, though, blue veins stood out like trees.

“I’m sorry to hear that.”

“No need. Caduceus required a surgeon with the Healing Touch who’d work in Japan, and there was no better candidate. What about you? What brings such an accomplished nurse here?”

It was quiet here, on the rocky stretch of the shore that few visited. It was quiet in the town, despite the fairly large population. It was quiet in the hospital, away from Stigma, from war, from press – from everything.

“I’ve dealt with Stigma, doctor. I can be of a great deal of help.”

“Without a doubt. But, if I may, that’s the pretense and not the reason. Other hospitals are in more dire need of your expertise. Not to mention the doctors who are accustomed to an assistant. Why did Irene reassign you?”

As long as you’d like, the director said, after going over the necessary documents. As long as needed for the publicity to die down. Take your time to recover.

“Director Quatro must have decided that I would be necessary here.”

The waves were almost licking her sandals, and she drew her legs in more, knees to chest.

“I see. If anything comes up, please bring it to my attention.”

“Of course, Doctor.” There wouldn’t be anything to bring up, though. She’d dealt with things before; no need to disturb her chief with trivialities.

Elena might have bothered doctors Vaughn or Blaylock – well, to be fair, they still called each other nearly once a week. But it was a good while ago, when she wasn’t nearly as experienced. This was different, and she wasn’t going to let herself be helpless again.

She wondered then what Naomi Kimishima would have thought of her. Well, she’s been trying to make a good impression, and her work so far got no complaints. Still, to be working with the Devil Doctor herself… Some of the older staff still brought the nickname up, with a look over their shoulders.

How had the epithet come to be? It definitely wasn’t something she could ask. Maybe…

The water lashed at her.

 The wave, raised tall by a gust of wind, came down on her, and Elena startled back, with a yelp, clumsily, not thinking it safe.

“Careful.” She flinched – then saw Kimishima standing above her. “Weren’t you…”

But then the doctor, stopping short, reached a hand out to her. Hastily she took it, managing herself up without looking at the ocean.

“Are you alright? Child…”

“I’m – fine, really, just – only a little – a bit surprised.”

“You’re scared.” Elena felt the doctor’s arm around her shoulders, urging her away from the shoreline. “Let’s go. Why didn’t you say that?”

“I thought… It should have been fine.” She stopped; they were far enough.

“Do you need to go elsewhere?”

“I’ll be fine.”

The ocean was safe from a distance; serene, soothing. The breeze was nice on a hot summer day. Trees stood tall at a distance, hiding her from the rest of the world. And yet…

“Everything is ‘fine’ with you,” Kimishima remarked, her arms folded across her chest. “Had something happened? This is more than a startle reflex.”

Her throat was too tight to speak; she managed to shake her head.

“Right.” Her chief didn’t seem to believe her. “Well then…”

They stood in silence for a while, watching the waves crash against the rocks. Elena was considering excusing herself; she needed time to think. Or to calm down.

“When I was fifteen, I nearly drowned.” The doctor was nonchalant, like she was talking about a breakfast she had. “It wasn’t here, though, but at the opposite side of the island. The water was deeper than I thought, you see. I went for a dive, and – the bottom just wasn’t there. My air ran out close to surface. Breathed in a lungful of water and blacked out.”

She shuddered, imagining that vividly – the green haze surrounding her, the cold, the panic, and the suffocation.

“How did you…”

“Friends managed to pull me out. Spent a week in bed. Twenty-five years since, and I still remember the sheer terror I felt then. Fear is a powerful emotion.”

“Yeah.” Elena barely recognized the sound of her voice. “Why are you telling me this?”

“Because someone has to be open.” Naomi turned to face her. “And you won’t be. You are an excellent assistant, but, child, sometimes I feel like I’m talking to a mirror-”

“I am no child.” Not anymore.

“How old are you?”

“Twenty one.”

“…My daughter turns eighteen.” The doctor’s voice was quiet but furious. “And you – they sent you to, what, Costigar?”

“Culuruma.”

“A hellhole either way. And you are barely old enough to drink.”

“I’m not interested in drinking.” She wouldn’t be able to, anyway, with her pancreatitis.

“Still, the proverbial round is on me. So if you… Elena. Look at me, please.”

That, she did. Kimishima was disquietingly taller.

“I’ve seen more than my share of things, myself. I cannot promise that I’ll understand, but nothing you tell about is going to faze me. You don’t have to talk, of course, but the offer is here.”

Elena managed a smile. “Thank you… doctor Kimishima.”

“Don’t mention it. Irene had the nerve to ask me to keep an eye on you. As if I wasn’t going to.”

Waves were coming and going with soft rustling, leaving white foam behind.

“I – I’ll probably…” She walked towards the shoreline, stopped a few feet from it, and started taking off her sandals. “If you’re not far away. Please?”

“Of course.”

She couldn’t bring herself to actually step in the water, though. Not after… that time.

“For Pete’s sake…” Naomi tossed her shoes off, as well, and began rolling her trousers up. “And I’ll need to get back to work, too. Come on in, the water isn’t cold. Just watch your step here.”

The first few steps weren’t bad, and she managed to go in up to her knees. Another wave rocked her slightly, then, and she gasped and grabbed her surgeon’s hand.

“Years ago, I was teaching my kid to swim. She was this tall then,” Naomi indicated about a hip’s height. “We were in shallow water, and each time she needed a break, she’d latch onto me like a marmoset for a good few minutes. I joked that, at that rate, we’d learn climbing instead.”

Holding the doctor’s hand, Elena managed a couple more steps. The ocean was at her hips, now; water sloshing against her, like then, but she managed to keep the fear at bay. Still, she almost ran back to the shore, sighing in relief when she was there.

Water felt cold on her skin, and Elena swiped the droplets off the best she could. Naomi was unrolling her trousers, muttering, in Japanese, something about getting them wet. Elena noted, out of the corner of her eye, a faded scar on her knee. Somehow, that made the doctor more human.

“You said your daughter was going to be eighteen?”

“In a week, on Tuesday.” Naomi smiled again; this time, the smile lingered, softening her stern features.

Elena thought that she’d need to do something come Tuesday. Maybe pass some congratulations on.

“…Tell me about yourself, please?” It was a personal question, and she regretted asking it.

Naomi slipped her shoes on, glanced at her watch and started walking. Elena hastily fastened her sandals and hurried after.

“If you say so, but I wouldn’t know where to start.”

[pokemonruby]

❤️💕 🕊 🌼💐 for Jevon !

❤️ What would your OC’s ideal lover be like? Appearance, personality, voice? Would their family approve or would it be civil war?

well, jevon is already in a relationship, and i can easily say that his partner is everything jevon could ever hope for and more. though roxxy initially came off as a pompous, impudent, and overall spoiled nobleman (AKA the very characters that he typically resents), it’s only due to his background that he acted in such a way. it’s because of jevon that he was able to change for the better... or, rather, he was finally able to be himself. and it’s the person that he’s been hiding from the world this entire time who jevon fell in love with: a kind, strong, and dependable king. 

💕 How is your OC like with physical affection? What are their boundries? Do they enjoy being touched or is that a no-go? Is there any reason behind this?

jevon is a bit shy when it comes to physical affection. though he is a generally affectionate person, he only feels comfortable around his friends and/or family. he’s beginning to overcome this, however, as he and roxxy are exceptionally PDA. he simply cannot resist the urge to hold his hand or kiss him, even when they’re in the middle of an important meeting or something else that calls upon the king’s utmost attention... 

🕊️ Would your OC ever get married or are they already wed? If they’re married, describe what their wedding was like! If not, describe their ideal wedding (or do this if you feel like it anyway!)

as you already know, jevon and roxxy have been married for several years now! their wedding - considering the fact roxxy is the heir to the throne and all - was large and extravagant. the cathedral was thronged with rows upon rows of adoring subjects, dressed in their nation’s colors of gold and violet... and jevon and roxxy were garbed in full regalia, adorned with beautiful flowers... 

... maybe i should write a short story involving their wedding at some point. i feel like i’d have a lot of fun with the descriptions haha. and it would be super sweet.

🌼 Write a short drabble from your OCs POV meeting their LI (or if they don’t have a love interest, their best friend. If you don’t want to do a drabble, describe their first meeting instead!)

i’m not really in the mood to write a drabble at the moment, but i can describe their first meeting at least! 

jevon attended a prestigious academy (sort of like garreg mach from fe3h?) along with his older sister, elena, when they were teens. elena was invited personally to enroll because of her unparalleled intellect and overall talent. she specifically requested for them to enlist her brother as well, and they complied with her demands. they happened to arrive at the academy around the same time as a young prince from the kingdom of igerene - who is, of course, roxxy. he and elena immediately formed an intense rivalry and competed with each other over every little thing you can imagine... while jevon opted to watch from the sidelines and cheer his sister on... his first impression of roxxy, as you can probably imagine, wasn’t very favorable. 

jevon had a tendency to neglect his studies as... well, he isn’t the academic type like his sister and found it difficult to remain on task. so, he would often slip into the gardens on late evenings in order to distract himself, usually with singing. it is one of his passions, after all, and he was certain that a single soul would not catch him out here at such a late hour... little did he know that a certain prince had been spying on him all this time.

though some may question whether “love at first sight” truly exists or not, roxxy was instantly enamored with him. and it was not merely because of his awe-inspiring performance, no... as moonlight streamed down from the heavens and irridiated jevon’s silver hair, comparable to a halo - he sincerely thought that jevon must have been an angel of some kind. while jevon did not fall for his half-baked attempt at flattery afterwards, he offered to help roxxy improve as a person - kind of like in beauty and the beast. and the more time they spent together...  the feelings he bore for jevon only grew stronger. that also applied to jevon, whose opinion of him changed from distaste to... well, they’re married now. you can imagine what happened next. 

💐 Does your OC like flowers? What are their favourites? Do they keep a garden of some sort? What flowers would they use in a flower crown? (and if you like, research the meanings behind those flowers!)

while he may not be as obsessed with flowers as his brother, wren, jevon does appreciate them. his favorite flowers include forget-me-nots, hydrangeas, and daffodils. forget-me-nots are self-explanatory; they symbolize true love, as well as remembrance. daffodils symbolize rebirth and new beginnings - which he can relate to after being able to leave his past behind him at last and start anew as a happier person. moreover, hydrangeas are associated with a plethora of different meanings, depending on the color... but he just finds them pretty. 

and as for a flower crown, he would probably use the roses found in the castle’s garden, coming in hues of white and gold primarily. and he would make one for roxxy, of course.