#very very glad of that cos i honestly don't even understand the concept of one piece beyond???

[skyriderwednesday]

Very glad my mother was distracted by convincing me to go ask a question about a job vacancy and I didn't have to fumble to try and explain One Piece to her as a result of a collaboration with Lush...

[exhaslo]

Ahhhhh omg ty for writing my request of Pornstar!Miguel x Pornstar!Reader it was so cute and sooooo great <33 I loved it very much !!

IDK if you wanted to write a part 2 for it, but since you ended it off like you did, I was wondering what would happen when they meet outside. I kind of want to see a Jealous!Reader who gets jealous seeing Miguel work with someone else for a shoot cuz it looks like he’s having a great time with his co-star. But Reader takes him back to her place and gives him the night of his life? I appreciate a Dom!Miguel, but I was wondering if the roles can be reversed this time with a Dom!Reader? Not necessarily a Sub!Miguel but like more body worship and Reader trying to prove that she’s the only one for him. Get him pussy drunk >< Thank you again, and I hope the holidays don’t get too hectic for you ;-;

Ty & you're welcome!! I'm glad you liked the first request!!! I hope you enjoy this one too!

PT 1

Warning: MINORS DNI, Smut, riding, overstimulation, creampie

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It had been a few weeks since you and Miguel started working together. The chemistry the two of you shared was nothing you ever felt before. Honestly, you might even call this love. You weren't quite sure, especially since the type of work you did made you question the concept.

But sure enough, Miguel gave you reason to believe. Every time the two of you shared a screen, you had to compose yourself and remember that everyone thought you were acting. Hell, they were fully convinced that you were a star.

You were good, that much was true. The only time you could let yourself go and be free was when you and Miguel met at either his place or yours. Miguel was absolutely destroy you, making you question if sex work was the kind of job you were good at.

Sex was different with him. Everything was different with him. Part of you wanted to tell Miguel that you wanted to quit working as a Pornstar and just be a normal couple with him, but you were scared. Part of you wondered if Miguel even liked you back. If he even shared the same feelings that you did.

"(Y/N)!" Miguel called out, waving towards you. You hurried to his side, nuzzling your head into his chest to hide from the cold,

"Gosh! I didn't expect it to be this windy today."

"Yep," Miguel wrapped his arm around you, keeping you sheltered from the wind, "Before we get to our movie, I want to tell you something. I got a gig with another person. My manager told me to take it, b-"

"I understand, it's the job." You forced a smile, resting your head against him, "As long as we still have these moments to ourselves, I don't...mind"

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Oh you gave so much shits.

Literally the next day, you went to work and couldn't help but poke your head into Miguel's studio. There were butterflies in your stomach. This was a bad idea, but you were curious. You wanted to know who dared tried to steal your man er, partner, no, coworker. Yes, coworker!

You felt your heart sink as you watched Miguel smile towards your competition. Of course, it had to be your rival. The two started to shoot and it just kept getting worse for you. Miguel looked like he was enjoying himself with her.

Unable to watch as your rival started her horrible moans, you hurried home. You claimed that you were sick.

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Miguel stepped out of the shower after his shoot, sighing softly. He glanced at his phone, seeing a message from your manager. Miguel furrowed his brows as he read that you went home. Sick? You always gloated that you never got sick.

"Wow, Miguel, that was amazing. You know, I think we make a pretty good team. Why don't we-"

"No," Miguel said as he quickly finished to get dressed,

"Awe, don't be so mean~ How about I take you out on a date?"

"No. Got me a girlfriend," Miguel said firmly, packing his bag. Your rival just huffed,

"And she's okay with your job? She's okay with you fucking another beautiful woman?"

That was it. Miguel felt a light bulb appear above his head as he hurried out of the shower room. Leaving for the day, Miguel stepped out of the building and saw you in your car. He approached, wondering what you were doing.

"Get in," You huffed, rolling down the window.

"(Y/N), are you okay?" Miguel asked, sitting down. You started to drive to your place,

"Yes." You lied.

Miguel smiled softly towards you, enjoying your cute jealously. He went to reach for your hair, playing with it as you drove.

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You were mad. Once you entered your apartment, you pushed Miguel onto the wall and started kissing him. You didn't want Miguel to enjoy working with other women. You want him to want you only. Who cares about what your managers wanted!

Pushing Miguel onto your couch, you sat on his lap and started to furiously grind against him. Your arms wrapped around his neck as you deepen the kiss. Miguel just held your waist, moving his hips along yours.

Gosh, if you weren't taking charge of this, you'd let him fuck you dumb right now. Feeling the friction starting to hurt, you quickly took off your skirt and panties. Miguel helped with your shirt, before you returned to his throbbing dick.

Taking off his pants and boxers, you grabbed his dick and started to stroke it. You were going to have Miguel burn this night into his memory. Have him remember that you are the only one for him. Hopefully he thought that.

Sucking against his tip, you moaned lowly as you played with yourself. Miguel's dick was far too big for you to take in your mouth. You tried several times. You whimpered, trying to take more of him in as you stroked his dick faster.

"(Y/N), don't....force yourself," Miguel groaned lowly, gripping onto your hair.

You muffled in protest, causing Miguel to moan. With one more lick, you watched Miguel twitch, ready to burst. Precum already dripping from his dick. You resisted a chuckle, unable to hold out much longer either.

It was funny how good the two of you were when working, but when it came to being at home? Oh, you both let yourselves loose and gave into the lust.

"I hope you're ready for a long night," You told him.

You whimpered, moaning lowly as you slowly sat on his cock. No matter how many times you fucked, his dick would always stretch you out and fill you. You almost cam on the spot. Resisting a moan, you started to bounce against his dick.

The sheer size of him was going to make you tap out for the night. Your pussy kept sucking him in while his dick twitched inside of you. The sounds of his moans were turning you on more. Resting your head against his shoulder, you whimpered a moan as you cam hard.

Miguel was not long to follow. His tight grip against your waist made you weak in the knees. You kept bouncing on his dick, becoming a slightly moaning mess as he filled you. This wasn't enough. You weren't going to let him go so easily.

"Let me take over, (Y/n)." Miguel whispered, kissing your neck. You gently pushed him back onto the couch,

"N-No! I'm taking control tonight and...I'm not going to let you rest until you learn your lesson." You huffed. Miguel just chuckled, cupping you breasts,

"Very well. I'll just ruin your pussy by sitting still."

You moaned lowly as you began to shake. Your vision was blurring as you felt your burning knot about to burst again. Your gummy walls squeezing the life out of his dick, making your mind hazy. With another bounce, you cried out as his dick rubbed against you g-spot, causing you to orgasm.

"Such a beautiful sight," Miguel hummed. You were breathing heavily, unsure how much longer you could keep going,

"Not...yet."

Eventually, you gave Miguel permission to move you to the bed. He laid down, moaning and groaning to your uncontrollable lust. You were milking him dry. Bouncing against his dick as if him cumming inside you four times wasn't enough.

Miguel was breathing heavily now as he watched you cry out from overstimulation. You were struggling to fuck him, probably because your legs gave out. Sitting up, Miguel swapped positions, pressing you against the bed,

"(Y/N), you're so fucking beautiful. Of course I know that his pussy is mine and mine alone. Think I don't get jealous thinking about all the men who had a taste of you?" Miguel groaned into your ear, snapping his hips into yours.

"A-Ah~ M-Miggy~" You whined, feeling weak. Miguel grunted and moaned as he fucked you roughly,

"You're mine. Only I get to enjoy this pussy like this. Only I can have you like this."

"I...I'm going to quit..." You admitted, squirming as you felt another orgasm coming, "I-I only want you!"

"Then I suppose I'll have to quit too,"

Miguel pulled you into a kiss, shaking as the two of you cummed together. Miguel groaned as he pulled out, watching his cum spill out of your abused cunt. He pulled you beside him, nuzzling his head into your neck,

"You did well...I'm exhausted." He muttered. You rolled on top of him, smirking as you slid his dick into you again,

"I said I...was t-taking over for the night. I'm n-not stopping until you get drunk off me."

Miguel just chuckled weakly in response, already pussy drunk. He held your hips, watching you cry out in pleasure. Perhaps you were just trying to get pregnant, but whatever the reason, Miguel gave you want you wanted.

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You both had a goddamn good reason to call out the next day.

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Hope you enjoyed~

[christlois]

//I just wanted to say, back in my Black Butler days (Which was WAY back like 2009-2019) I used to be a HUGE fan of Ash/Angela in particular, they were my first muse and for that, they still hold an EXTREMELY special place in my heart and sometimes I honestly kinda wanna go back to writing them lol //They were my favourite chracter, and Alois is/was a close second, I wrote cringey fanfic, had based and created a whole OC off a kinda "Combination" of them who I still use today, and also RPed him for a time back on a few ancient forums and Google+ when that was a thing still (I'm ancient lmao) //but overall the former ESPECIALLY barely had ever gotten any content - especially good, genuine content made from love rather than half spite "Look at this asshole" - and putting aside my surprise that the Black Butler fandom is still alive and kicking, i just stumbled across your blog and while I'm not sure entirely what Christlois is about (Please do feel free to give an explanation!) I just wanna say, a combination of my favourite things from my Black Butler days: Being Ash/Angela, Alois, THAT SEASON ONE AND TWO GET SOME ATTENTION, SERIOUSLY THEYRE STILL SO FUCKING GOOD!!!! ill be honest the direction it took with season three onwards kinda was a part of why i fell out of love with the series and just the existence of catholicism/priest aesthetics as a whole lmao) //For the longest time the memory of the Black Butler fandom had left a VERY bitter taste in my mouth since being around in it's heyday as an Ash/Angela RPer was certainly an experience lol, but just looking through your blog, though I don't exactly know what it's about, is such a sweet taste of nostalgia that while I don't exactly find myself missing the community, I miss the characters and story established by the first two seasons greatly. :,) It's kinda odd to say but I was almost certain that Ash/Angela would just fade into obscurity with offhand mentions at best, no one to love and care for them, and so glad to see that someone is caring for them where I couldn't anymore! //While I still find myself coming back to the priestisms (Leonard's 1.3 verse.... *Cough*) after all these years, it's honestly been a nice reminder on just how much these Ash/Angela and Alois have impacted my writing, both in muse writing and creative! Either way, thank you so much for your care put into this and please pardon the long message sfkdhbfkhkdfh

HI HELLO THIS IS SO SWEET OH MY GOD!!!

Where do I even begin? First of all THANK YOU!! I love these angels so bad, and YOU understand. They're a fascinating evil and a very interesting character concept. It's really cool that you roleplayed with them and I bet you had a ton of interesting headcanons and developments, more so than we got from the show! Because the thing is there is not a character as neglected by the fandom and the media as Ash and Angela. For their presence in Season 1, they are never talked about...

And that's not fair! They're so fascinating!! And thank you so much for the ask, genuinely, lenght doesn't bother me at all, and it's nice my mildly sacreligious blog brought some feeling of nostalgia.

ONTO THE INFO DUMPING! You're going to love this!

So Christlois is basically the universe of one specific fic, that being this one , written by me and co-written by @eemoo1o . It's basically a story about Alois turning his back on Claude and instead being swayed to Ash's side, becoming Ash's little puppet as opposed to Queen Victoria. It's mythological, theological, philosophical, and also really really disturbing JFJKSDF there's sebaclaude, sebastian being ciel's weird dad, alois being in-characteredly toyed with (poor boy), and ashgela being a total bastard.

here are some other goodies you might have seen, some animatics about it: part 1, part 2, and an anime opening, and an original song piece (I know...I'm very intense about this hgshdf).

Oh, and this! its unrelated but also I think you'd enjoy it!!:

[pixelchills]

This is not a dump on your story, I love it very much. I just have a visceral reaction to any character I like getting treated horribly like the animutants being treated as sub human. It angers me cuz I have the same reaction to that irl with my fellow medical co workers of color and different ethnic backgrounds n they are some of the nicest people I've ever met like why?? I just want to get the characters out of there and show them they aren't lesser than and protect them 😭

I know the direction this story is headed and it's gonna kill me to read but I will! I'm usually only into soft, found family, happy endings, just straight up fluuuuff...I was like that alot with undertale too 😆 but your story just has me by a hook and won't let me go!

Ah yeah, I understand your reaction 100% and honestly, I don't blame you for feeling that way, as I feel exactly the same lol. Just wanna jump into the universe and save all of those poor mutants treated so unfairly in the world they're living in.

One of the reasons why I've promised a lot of fluffy chapters between the action as well is because, besides all the unfair horror and drama, I feel that the characters deserve good things too. Who said I wasn't going to write a happy, family-oriented ending? Hehehe... There is a chance.

I'm glad you enjoy my story even if it's not exactly your cup of tea. The Animutants vs Humans idea comes from some of my favourite anime/manga series; The Promised Neverland, Shiki, Tokyo Ghoul etc. All of them have the concept of humans vs. monsters, and the main characters trying to survive in the world that seems to be built against them. And which side exactly is 'the monster' there?

Shiki's soundtrack has been, especially, a big inspiration and I tend to listen to it when brainstorming for the story.

Have a listen and settle for the unfair universe I've created for them yourself:

[cobrrastyle]

Same anon from the billy and the person who treats them like an advrage joe here, im requesting this mostly as a reference for how he may react with an oc of mine so if you don't wanna do this one i understand, but alive billy with a person that had bad abandoment issues because if people suddenly leaving them in the past. Can be either romantic or platonic, whichever you feel more comfortable with, but again you don't have to do this one if you dont want to

a.n. hello, anon! glad to hear from you again!! i'd be happy to do your request. i've decided to try out platonic hcs for a change, hope that's okay! ofc, theres no explicit mention of it being platonic so feel free to read this and interpret it however you'd like. sending much love to your oc, they deserve the world! <3

𝗔𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀

𝅘𝅥𝅲  gn!reader

𝅘𝅥𝅲  relationship. platonic leaning

𝅘𝅥𝅲  warnings. none

𝅘𝅥𝅲  edited. n/a

• contrary to ghost!billy, alive!billy is extremely unfamiliar with what's it's like to be abandoned. there will be a bit of a disconnect when it comes to empathizing with you, but don't let that steer you away from the fact that he DOES indeed care.

• tell him about your past and the cobra will be mad and sad for you all at once. he never really thought about it before, but being left behind by the people you thought cherished you sounds beyond terrifying to him and he can only imagine what you must feel.

• he's quick to tell you that you're 100x more than whatever those bozos were and assures you that he would never do the same thing they did. he means what he says, but sometimes, his words end up sounding a little more harsh than what he originally intended to get across.

"they were total d-bags anyway! if anything, it's good they left y—!"

• and there he goes, seemingly missing the point entirely. (we do not phrase the second half like that 💀)

• he knows he's screwed up once you look at him with a pained look in your eye and he immediately tries to backtrack and fix his mess-up.

• then, he's at a loss for words and doesn't really know what to say. he honestly feels really guilty and he can only sit next to you as none of you utter a thing.

• leave it to the cobra to get you and him back on your feet though! if there's anything he despises more, it's pessimism and gloom, especially when he's the one being a major kill-joy.

• that being said, billy places a firm—and a tad heavy—hand on your shoulder which catches you off guard. turn your head and you'll be faced with a beaming smile (it's blinding, even!)

"hey, i know just what you need." your silence prompts him to continue. "confidence!"

• there he goes again, and atp, you're inclined to think he's not taking this seriously. you're more than ready to leave until he stands right in front of you, preventing you from going anywhere.

"c'mooon. look, you gotta recognize your own worth. show em all what you're made of! trust me, the cobra sees it in you. we just gotta get you to see it. now you're gonna need a shot of it—a lot of it actually. lucky for you, doctor billy is in!"

• and just like that, billy will take the 'love yourself' concept to extreme mode! he's gonna be super supportive <3

• any form of self-deprecation from you will be met with opposition, STAT. mf is going to be your no.1 hypeman fr!

• surprisingly, jammin' out to his music is a huge help and is something he loves to initiate! he loves doing this thing where he strums his guitar and has you repeating lyrics after him (many of them on the spot, specifically made for you). the fact that most of his songs are in first person gives you the chance to insert yourself into the music. plus, it gets you to smile!

• will spoil you rotten, regardless of what you say. for crying out loud, you're tight with the b joe co! it takes a special kind of person for that and he's only gonna want high level stuff for you!

• distancing yourself will be very difficult. wherever you go, he goes (unless his stardom doesn't allow for it like when he's on tour).

• it's at times like these where you're more likely to overthink, but rest assured, billy plans on keeping a stable connection with you through call!

• act differently around him in the hopes that he sticks around longer and he WILL notice and WILL call you out on it. this isn't you and he's not gonna wanna play dumb. he won't just "stick" around—he doesn't like it when you put it that way—and he'll clarify that he just likes being with you, the real you.

• for as much as billy gets sidetracked with other things, he genuinely does care about you and feels terrible when he realizes that he’s been getting too carried away with stuff. out of everything, you’re one of the only constants in his life and he is willing to pull out every trick in the book to help you feel less alone and loved <3

• if you need words of affirmation, he'll do it in a heartbeat, but he does get kind of hurt that you would ever think that way of him—that he'd leave ever you. throughout his life he's been a dick, sure, and he still may be a jackass, but ever since you came along, you've influenced him for the better, which is something you may not always realize.

"i'm better than that! you know that... right?"

• it's hard trusting someone's word when you've had such a rough history, but take a bit to search for any shred of doubt in his eyes and you'll only be met with sincerity. realize that this is good for you, that you're not alone in the healing process. after that? crack a smile, whatever the size, and affirm it. you're not where you stood back then, things are better.

"now that's what i like to hear!"

[binaryeclipse]

I’ve been reading ur fics &can I just say I LOVE how u always draw attention to how powerful anakin is cos honestly if I had to criticise 1 thing abt the movies/clone wars it’s that they always allude to how powerful he is/how he’s the chosen one but they rarely ever properly show it in all its glory. I understand cos in a way it’s kind of deus ex machina but u prove it’s possible to find that balance of showing he’s one badass mf but also not using it as a get out of jail free card plot device

Omg thank you so much 💖🧡💛💚💙💜

Anakin's status as the Chosen One is one of my favourite things to explore.

I think in the canon text it's meant to be ambiguous. The Council is wary, rightfully so I might add, that this random child Qui-Gon shows up with is the Chosen One. So they try to treat Anakin as just any other Jedi. It's difficult though, because there is a lot that's extraordinary about him—not that the Jedi haven't had extraordinary members in it's long history because of course they have but amongst his peers he is singular in a way—with mixed success.

And of course ROTS happens and well, I don't think anyone except some weirdos on the internet would call that "bringing balance to the Force".

Even within the Original Trilogy it's still ambiguous if Anakin or Luke is the Chosen One. You can really look at it as either one of them and I think that's something that's very beautiful and also Lucas winking at the inherent confusion that comes with prophecy. I choose to believe Anakin is the Chosen One because it makes his arc a really beautiful one since it's his coming back to the Light and destroying the last figure of the Dark that brings the balance. Luke just gave him a reason and the non-judgmental permission to do so.

There's also a bunch of stuff in Legends where Darth Plagueis' deep dive into bioengineering and the midi-chlorians ended up producing Anakin, which is wild and also I'm kinda glad that's not canon anymore 😂 but it is, again, an interesting take. An artificial Chosen One is a fun concept!

But when it comes to fanfic I really love to lean into it. In fanfic I can say "okay he is the Chosen One so what does that look like?" I want to see the raw power that comes from being essentially a Force Entity crammed into a fragile human body with all the limiting factors that comes with that. The play of the divine and the mortal is so fun.

In the end the mitigating factor on Anakin's power, in canon or otherwise, is himself. Whether you think he's the Chosen One or not, he's still a person with a lot of issues which tend to get in the way of him realizing his true potential. And that's so fun to play with.

Fantastic Cosmic Power meets Depression™ and Anxiety™

[thiscrimsonsoul]

You treat PTSD with so much respect and care, and I admire and appreciate that beyond words. Sadly a lot of people don't believe it's real, because they can't see it. My grandfather was a child in London during WW2. No explanation is needed. After all these years, he still experiences panic attacks and he's waiting for a bomb to fall on him in any minute. Children were evacuated, but the noise and death were still there... PTSD is real and it haunts people. You show that so well through Wanda!

{out of paprikash} Thank you so much for saying this, it really means a lot. I actually strive to portray PTSD and all mental illness with as much realism and basis in fact as possible. It is extremely important to me that I do not sensationalize or romanticize it at all. I often worry that I am not living up to that standard, but I would like everyone to know that I strive for it in everything I write.

It was difficult for me at first to write a character with PTSD specifically. I myself am an introvert and have or have experienced generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety, germophobia, OCD, emotional co-dependency, misophonia, and agoraphobia-like fear of certain public places and situations. So I feel very comfortable writing those things because I have firsthand experience with what they are and how they affect someone’s life. I can describe them from a first-person point of view and can easily relate the physical and psychological effects of any one of them being triggered in some way. But PTSD is not something I have, nor do I know anyone who has it, so when I began to write characters with it, I quickly realized I needed a better understanding of what I was writing about.

I am more used to performing research on a topic before I write than just jumping into something. This is because I am more used to writing novels than rps. For novels, even fiction and even high fantasy, require a certain level of consistency and realism, especially for real human afflictions like PTSD. It doesn’t change because your muse can wield magic, for example, heh. So for things like that, one really needs to make sure that one has the necessary factual information at hand to be able to write accurately and realistically. Someone with PTSD should not only recognize what a character is going through without you explicitly telling them that they have PTSD, and should be able to relate to their experience. Now, to be fair, PTSD is a multi-faceted condition and not all people experience all facets, and not all experience them in the same way. Each person is different, and to some extent is depends on why they have PTSD in the first place. Something like being on the front lines of a war vs. being in a traffic accident vs. being the victim of an assault or chronic abuse situation, those could all produce PTSD in people, but it will manifest in different ways.

So… right now I currently have seven muses on Tumblr with some form of PTSD. One was a victim of child abuse and mental conditioning (Luther), one is a war veteran and torture survivor (Raiden), three were experimented on and lived through traumatic events (Matt Addison/Nemesis, Wanda, Pietro), one lived through a specific traumatic event (Aryx), and one was imprisoned and forced to watch family members be executed (Carlos). Luther was the first of these that I started writing, and shortly after I set up his blog I also began working on a novel the main character of which was an Iraq War veteran. He was a sergeant had PTSD from being captured and witnessing the executions of the men in his platoon over a two-year timespan. When I began the novel was when I became really concerned about sensationalizing or romanticizing PTSD, and I was especially nervous about it because I had no experience with it whatsoever. I also did not want to disrespect veterans at all. The events of the character’s past were not to focus of the story, but they do drive many of his motivations for certain decisions he makes and result in nightmares and flashbacks. Anyway, I decided before continuing any further to do some research, but reading about PTSD was not enough for me. reading about any kind of mental disorder doesn’t tell you what it’s like to have it, or what a person sees, hears, feels, etc. when certain symptoms arise. So… I decided to conduct a few interviews.

I interviewed a couple of my dad’s friends who were war veterans and then I chatted with a few people online who responded to a post I made about wanting to learn more about PTSD. That was very helpful because  had no concept of what being inside a flashback is like, what it’s like when it begins, what it’s like when you come out of one, how long or short they can be, and the types of things that can trigger them. I learned about all the different symptoms and how some people can have one persistent symptom or many that come and go. It was very eye-opening and I really gained a respect for the disorder as well as for people that live with it. It is something that can affect sleep patterns, which then can translate to a lower quality of life overall if sleep is disrupted to enough of a degree. It is something that can be debilitating, dangerous, embarrassing, etc. if flashbacks occur in public or while driving. SO there were a lot of things that I hadn’t considered at all before I began writing and I’m so glad that I spoke to people who had firsthand knowledge of this so that I might learn the reality of it, and not just what is shown on TV.

I ended up scrapping the book anyway because I just had this nagging feeling that I was somehow being disrespectful to veterans or people with PTSD. Whether I was or not or whether it was just my own insecurities as a write, I don’t know. It just didn’t feel like it was my story to tell. But I did continue to write Luther, and I have always enjoyed tackling characters with complex emotional and psychological issues. I like to take them from the depths of their worst times through recovery and redemption arcs and through to the better times. That, for me, is the most fun I can have with a character.

So after Luther I picked up six more characters that I write with PTSD, and I feel I have a very good understanding of the causes of it and the sorts of triggers that can result in symptoms. The characters specific personality comes into play as well. If they are already an anxious character, they may experience more panic attacks or lost time than other characters. If not, their anxiety may manifest in other ways, like excessive anger or dissociation. I can honestly say that no two of my seven muse babies with PTSD experience it the same way, nor do they present with the same symptoms. So it is a challenge to write, but I enjoy taking them through that healing and recovery process. PTSD can sometimes be lessened in severity for some people, but for others it lasts a lifetime, so approaching a “new normal” is often necessary for the characters. Learning to manage it, getting help from other muses, or even just discovering that they have the disorder in the first place are all issues I’ve tackled with my muses.

So I do take it very seriously, as it should be taken, and it means a lot to hear that someone thinks I am handling it well and not in the over-hyped, romantic, TV sense. Thank you for sending this in! =)