#ok back to work...

[spacedlexi]

Hey lexi, was just reading into your profile cause Im bored as hell doing 50 different assignments, and noticed that you read someone's ao3 story, and now I'm not asking you to check my nonsense out (mainly because I write most of it at 4am living off an iced coffee I had 12 hours ago), but like what advice would you normally have for someone writing a twdg modern au? I did a first part from Lee's world, but I fear it'll be a bit different with an obv now teenage clem's side of things, mainly cause I felt like I was good at writing Lee, but that doesnt range with every character. I try to read different people's styles and that kinda stuff to navigate mine, as Ive only recently started. I think im writing too much I think so um yea, any advice? :D

when it comes to a modern au specifically i guess its really just about how dialed up on the trauma everyone is lol

the apocalypse has not happened and you as the writer get to decide what that means. people are shaped by their life experiences. what experiences have these characters endured and where has that put them emotionally? (are clems parents still dead? did lees wife still cheat on him? did anybody get sent to ericsons? etc)

although youve thrown them in a new setting, characters will still have general defining traits that make them recognizable And guide their actions (try to get at Least 3 traits because it gives them room to be influenced by each other Plus keeps them from being one note). be mindful of how these traits are balanced

going back to the source material is my only method for trying to nail down a characters voice/general vibes. why do they think and act and speak the way they do? what vocabulary do they use? whats their body language? unless youre talking about improving at descriptive text i wouldnt use other peoples fic for character inspiration (like example idk why people keep giving vi a southern drawl :/ i know shes from texas but she doesnt talk like ruby does... little things like that can make the character get lost in translation)

the fun part about modern aus is that you can do a lot with them since you decide which versions of these characters exist in that world :) really i just treat the source material like a character bible and have fun with it. all the info you need is right there

[frownyalfred]

love the idea of the Batfamily getting stopped and searched in the family car on the way back to the Manor and everyone’s tense expecting Jason to be the one packing like twelve guns but it’s Alfred? Alfred is absolutely unbelievably strapped up to high heaven? And he somehow manages to talk to the cops out of arresting him or even giving him a ticket?

Bruce is just standing on the side of the road pinching the bridge of his nose. Jason is grinning so widely his face is about to rip. Alfred’s guns are all sitting on the hood of the car and there’s at least three there that Bruce remembers taking away and destroying. Dick is taking pictures on his phone to send to Barbara and trying not to laugh. Tim has Kon on speaker narrating it…

[smileyobrien]

I really don't care where we end up as long as we're together.

[hinamie]

spins him around trying to understand the pink mop he calls hair

[clownowo]

been replaying the Portal series I think this is where its heading

[hyolks]

al's the kinda guy to wear sweater vests and oxfords <3

[imlostinmy20s]

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An art piece I started almost a year ago!

been working on rendering for the last three days

[dog-in-shining-armor]

[kitamars]

hhhnhhghgjjghgugujgutuutghn piskin……..

[ping-ski]

i miss my boys... i miss them a lot </33

@lilakwii i offer EBY eclipse in these trying times (i think he taped the rose to his faceplate because he can't actually bite down)

[innerchildabortionclinic]

people hating single mothers is so strange like that's the parent that STAYED and everyone is like "wow red flag" i'll never understand it

[bacchuschucklefuck]

class swap design masterpost for convenience (from top to bottom: bard!riz, cleric!gorgug, sorcerer!kristen, barbarian!fig, artificer!adaine, and rogue!fabian)

[whenthelightisrunninglow]

literally cannot stress enough how much i like drawing ingo sleeping. can we HEAR IT for "don't let yourself be lulled to sleep by the afternoon sunshine" ‼️‼️ CAN WE GET THREE CHEERS FOR ONE OF THE REAL NAPPERS OUT THERE!

i also personally think that emmet is a guy who likes to work out. in my mind his love of battling translates a little as him being a guy who cares about getting good exercise LOL. his team puts so much energy into training and being the best they could possibly be! and as their trainer and the man who's working with them, he should put in that effort too! because it's something he's very passionate about! + i do just love drawing him holding his pokemon and they are heavy LOL

[frownyalfred]

having Bruce learn, understand, and speak Kryptonian is such an interesting and heartwarming development, but it’s also kind of a huge liability?

Lex Luthor doesn’t speak Kryptonian, but if he ever found out his pal Bruce Wayne did, somehow? That’s a kidnapping.

Supers are all off planet/out of contact and someone comes looking for them speaking in Kryptonian? Bruce is up on the Watchtower negotiating in fluent Kryptonian.

Someone needs to go handle the Fortress AI while Clark is gone? Bruce gets locked in there for a few days. Even though it can speak English, it prefers Kryptonian. (He’s fine…probably)

[xxplastic-cubexx]

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[wavesoutbeingtossed]

Hits Different is the musical equivalent of the Barbie "do you ever think about dying?" meme because it's a glittery bubblegum certified banger of all time but it's actually devastating lyrically lol