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You die on a Monday, quietly? :)

this one is original fiction! it'll be a short story if i get it done.

But: death in your sleep. Not a bad way to die, not for you. You don’t even notice when it happens. You don’t notice a lot of things. When you wake up, it takes an entire loop for you to realize it should have been Tuesday.  

I'm going to take a stab at a kind of time-loop story. sort of. maybe.

i just started playing with this today and im not sold on keeping second-person beyond the introductory 200 words but 2nd person is how the idea came to me, so i wanted to honor that at least in the beginning.

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some more details on "drank all the blood that i could" and "devotion as a bruise" please? <3

absolutely!!

drank all the blood that i could

Astarion can tell that Kira started her period on the road to Baldur's Gate. He offers her some assistance.

Kira’s breath catches. “You don’t mean that.” “Oh, but I do.” He stares down at her, and she’s never—for all the times that he’s snarled at her, drunk from her, flashed his eyes or his teeth at her in the dark—she’s never felt as much like caught prey as she does in this moment. Her heart pounds in her chest with the feeling: she’s exactly where he wants her to be, and he’s so damn pleased with himself. Slowly, deliberately, Astarion says, “Let me between your thighs, darling. A feast for me, an orgasm or two for you—we both win.”

devotion as a bruise

I'm still not sure if this will be the title of the fic or if this will be the series, because id like to write more than one story, but: Ophelia, cleric of Ilmater, and how she fell in love with a cleric of Shar. (the same Ophelia as mentioned in homing instinct) the fic takes place entirely in act 1.

Mildly, Ophelia says, “That was more than a wince. And it’s happened several times now.” Once in the Grove. At least twice in camp, and once more leaving it. This is the second time today and Ophelia hasn’t been able to pick out a pattern. She isn’t sure there is one. She isn’t even sure what’s happening, because Shadowheart wont talk to her, all she ever says is— “My pain is none of your concern, Ilmatari.” Shadowheart rises to her full height, glaring, but she’s inches shorter than Ophelia. The defiant effect is undercut somewhat by the subtle motion of her hand edging out of sight. The tiefling allows this with a nod, her horn chains clinking softly together. “But it could be.”

thank you for asking!!

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🎉 Time for some Self-Positivity! 🎉 🌟 What's a scene or line you wrote that still makes you smile when you reread it? ✍️ What's something you've improved on in your writing journey? 👀 Share a link to a fic of yours that you think deserves more love! Answer these questions, and send this to 5 writers who inspire you ❤️

you're wonderful gay girl

i love you

there's a lot out of troubled thoughts (a bg3 modern AU) that i love but this joke about Auri's ( @aevallare 's borrowed tav) email inbox is still special to me:

Her spam folder is no better, boasting nothing but the most ridiculous garbage: Could you be a Chosen of the Gods? Click now for your free aura reading! Don’t open this at work: Hot elven singles in your area want to fuck you NOW!

I also love looking at Kira and Auri's text conversation's from the same story.

I've improved on making my stories feel lived-in! I put a lot of work into my worldbuilding and crafting relationships between characters. I think you can tell that when you read my writing.

As for a fic that deserves more love, you can always check out my new one, the regency au: the only meaning as I knew it, with incredible art by @megthemariner !

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if kira was a nail polish what color would she be

I associate Kira with greens and whites, and while I don't think SHE would go with a sparkly color in most of her incarnations, I do think emerald city by holo taco is very her. (this one)

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Fanfic WIP Guessing Game! Tender

i was shocked that "tender" wasn't coming up as i searched other pieces, so i must go with this instance from a rook/emmrich piece im playing around with as i work through veilguard, titled obsequies.

His voice is so tender as he speaks that she opens her eyes again, Emmrich Volkarin’s own achingly warm and soft above her. “I refuse to lose you, darling. Even if your soul parts from your body, I will snatch it up. You will hover at my shoulder as I prepare your bones for the Necropolis, and once my work is done I will lay your wisp back inside, gentle as tucking you in bed.”

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love for the ask game!

from chapter 2 of ephemera!

“Yes,” Kira says, with his voice, and opens the door. “The ward is destroyed. Cazador should have no idea.” Should, oh, that’s encouraging, I love to hang my hopes of a clean escape on should.

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for the guessing game: "home"

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from the only meaning as i knew it, my upcoming kira/astarion regency au:

Nyrissa has only ever been concise when delivering bad news. Kira breaks the wax seal with a claw and braces for the worst. Sister, I write to tell you what no one else in the family seems willing to: it is time for you to come home. You’ve played druid plenty, and I’m sure it’s been very fun, but Vilryn has found the marriage market impossible to navigate with the eldest in the family unwed, and the Gate takes a dim view of us already for our proximity to the hells—this all to say, come home at once. Marry, and well. If you, the so-called pariah of the family can make an advantageous match, there is hope for the rest of us, yet. Don't tell Mama about this letter. All my love, Rissa

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'Burden' for the guessing game!

thank you my love! from chapter 2 of ephemera:

To destroy a fraction of Cazador and feel peace is right, of course it is, but she feels relaxed. Like she could put her burden down and walk away into the spiraling white distance, and that thought is—

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✨Let's talk about OCs!✨How would you describe your OC's personality/aesthetic? What's your favourite thing about them? Tell us a fun fact(s) about your OC or their creation!

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omg kim hiiiii ❤️

okay ill do kira and ophelia. and i made moodboards.

so. Kira. Kira Tavena is the eldest of five siblings, a sorcerer by birth and a druid by choice, and she wants to help so bad. she'd burn to keep someone else warm. being needed is the next-best-thing to being wanted but she doesn't dare hope for that, so being needed will do. it will.

I have more to say about Ophelia in this moment because ive written Less Fic about her, but Ophelia Vemot was created for a dnd campaign and I originally played her as a druid! In her home campaign, she was a deeply religious cleric who refused to have a crisis of faith when the gods literally vanished but she had to learn how to do magic some other way to keep helping people because the cleric magic dried up, so she turned to earth magic. Thinking through how to translate her into BG3 was so fun. Her wife, Lily, died 20 years before the events of the game and Ophelia spent some of the following years being a nomadic cleric, trying to Do Good away from the structure of the Church of Ilmater.

My fun fact about my girls is that Kira briefly considered taking vows in the Church of Ilmater when things were Very Bad, but now that she's doing better she's real mad about the whole thing. She would hate Ophelia on sight. Ophelia has her own issues with the structure of the Church and would think that was totally fair.

If they talked for 5 minutes they'd like each other immensely. Also not obvious from the moodboards but they are both tieflings. I have a problem and that problem is i fucking love tieflings.

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Send this to ten other bloggers that you think are wonderful. Keep the game going, make someone smile!!! ♡♡♡

i forgot about this in my inbox while i was traveling, thank you so much!! <3 <3 <3

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💌 Post 4 pictures from Pinterest that describe your OC. Send this to 3 other blogs to keep the chain going! <3

thank you beloved kimothee

for Kira:

i cant remember if ive said this publicly or only in discord calls or what, but this image of ophelia is really at the core of Kira's characterization--i went, what if that but her being in the water was good. what if it was helping her. and Kira and the Circle of Calm Waters sprung from that thought. :)

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16 19 35!!!

thaaank you for the get to know your fic writer asks!

16. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Share one of them?

you hate me

it is. 25. :^) i dont think any of these would surprise you but one that i dont believe ive talked about much on tumblr (and which is languishing on the back burner) is a story where Wyll knew Mizora when he was a child, when she was in human disguise and working as a Flaming Fist guard for his father.

someday, sweet baby Wyll. i will come back to ruin your life.

19. What is your most-used tag on ao3?

you mean besides "other additional tags to be added"

its "Tiefling Tav" at 5 uses, followed by "blood drinking," "body horror," and "vampire bites," each with 3 :) which seems low! gotta get those numbers up

35. What is one essential thing to remember when writing a villain?

one thing, though by no means the only thing, is that their motivations have to make sense--to them. for the kind of person they are. they dont need to make sense to the protagonist. they sure as fuck dont need to explain their motivation to the protagonist. but you need to know why they're doing what they're doing, and the internal logic for the villain needs to make sense to the villain.

there's room, naturally, for villains who act and dont quite know why they're acting. but if you've got a character who is amassing power and has henchpeople-- or just, like, employees-- there's a reason they're able to gather that power or employ those people. how are they able to do that? that needs to make sense.

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11, 27, 52 for the ask game? if you want to of course!!

thank you for the get to know your fic writer ask!

11. link your three favorite fics right now

im going to lean hard into AUs for this one but i endorse all of these authors' works

pour one out by @aevallare is the bg3 modern AU that first sold me on the concept-- Astarion finds Auri again, a thousand years after her death, and she isn't exactly the same. But she's still Auri.

midnight call by @again-please if you want to see Neve called to the Lord Ancunín's palace to make a delivery and falling under his spell in the bargain (and I do)

Cooler Than Me by @wetcatspellcaster for Rosalie with her PHD, guiding Actor Astarion through his possibly-doomed attempt to portray a historically terrible, awful (but gay!) man

27. what is your most and least favorite part of writing?

most favorite: coming up with the idea, doing the set-up, developing the backstory

least favorite: when i realize that doing the previous stuff has left me with 1k+ of fluff that doesn't serve the narrative, and i must cut it out.

52. Do you respond to comments? why or why not?

i do, but i get very in my head about how long it has been since the comment was left and also how long it has been since my last update-- i often prioritize working on a wip over answering a comment if the comment was left on something that hasn't gotten my attention in a while. know that if i havent responded to your comment, it is because i am a deeply anxious person who is experiencing anxiety about my update schedule (or lack thereof) and it is not because of you or your comment!

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2, 26 and 56 for the ask game?

hiii thank you for your patience, i was out of town! but now i am back. answers for you from the get to know your fic writer asks:

2. Do you plan each chapter ahead or write as you go?

I have a plan! The plan is somewhat flexible, but if I'm writing a multi-chapter fic I have a pretty solid idea of what I need the chapter to do and where I'm going next.

26. Which of your fics would you call your wildest ride?

Maybe ephemera? This could be recency bias but I know what I've got in store for that fic and I think its really going to be something, guys.

Failing that, innatism. Second Person POV, Dark Urge--not my usual thing, but very fun to try out.

56. What's something about your writing that you pride yourself on?

I think my character work is always pretty solid. I agonize over everything, but that always feels right to my understanding of the characters or I don't let the work out the door.

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oh thank you!!!! <3

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some regency au for you <3

“I need air and refreshment and I will be well, please.” Kira beams when Karlach finally nods her assent and slides their reticules off her wrist. The two women switch places—Karlach opposite Wyll at the end of the line, and Kira out of the dance entirely. “Enjoy yourselves, both of you.” She comes to stand beside Astarion and he, poisoned by Wyll’s politeness as he is, offers the lady his arm. That isn’t true, though. He doesn’t do it to rescue a lady in distress. He doesn’t do it to be polite, or gentlemanly. She’s flushed and pretty and he offers his arm to feel the tease of her hand’s heat through their clothes. Her breath is labored, still, though it’s clear she makes an effort to hide it despite how obviously her breasts heave in her stays as she fans herself. Kira watches Karlach and Wyll begin to re-enter the dance with a smile. “They make a pretty couple, don’t you think?”