#wip: DoB

[hope-hopefully-writes]

The Departure of Blood

Rosalie Mills returns to the city of her birth, to bring her siblings home to say bye to their dying mother. Only to find herself embroiled in the mystery and politics not only the city but her interesting new friends hide. Time is ticking as her mother’s health declines back in the countryside, people are dying left and right, yet she knows not how to tell her siblings, and that reluctance may cost more than she thinks as the investigation grows more dangerous.

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Setting: Second World, Vaguely Victorian/Edwardian Era, The coastal city of Duskbell Port

Genre: Mystery, Supernatural Romance, Low Fantasy

POV: Third Person

Status: Drafting

Content Warning: Death, Burning Bodies, Suicide, Blood

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Rosalie Mills – Protagonist, Curious and Stubborn, Rosalie can’t help but get involved if something catches her interest. Despite being able to stand her ground, she folds when it comes to her siblings, being the youngest and out of contact with them for several years until now.

Theodore Nocturnus – Deuteragonist, A member of the Nocturnus family, he claims to hold no secrets, and presents that as true through his words. Yet his attitude and reactions suggest otherwise and his investigation into the deaths in the city may hold more significance to him than he lets on.

‘Cosette’ Yūgure – Deuteragonist, Songstress beloved by many who came from overseas a good while ago. Despite being a pillar of the community, rumour has it that the passing of her husband may not be the tragedy she claims it to be.

Griffin Isaac Adams – Deuteragonist, Official Bodyguard of both Theodore and Cosette, he is known to get in trouble off duty at times. The anecdotes of those who know him more contrast this, yet some doubt it with his silence and constant frown.

Taglist (ask to be tagged!):

@serendipminie-writes

Images are from unsplash and pexels, by Stefan Shulze (clock tower), Cottonbro Studio (mouth), and Edward Howell (Rose)

[iswateredible]

can't properly scan my sketchbook rn cause I'm traveling, but that also means I'll hopefully have more time to sketch!!

I wanna try and color this one and add dialogue, but can we appreciate the bicon siblings dressing alt even in summer, they're probably baking under the sun wearing all this black but ✨ it's about the commitment ✨

[blackforblue]

With the Dob painting started I'm officially halfway through the oxventure project!!!

And with this I will declare that I'll probably take my time finishing this and the rest of the paintings (as if I've been quick up to this point 💀) simply as I finish off my school work for this year and take time to recover my mental health after the very hectic couple of months I've had

[somario]

Dobbin around!

[randomthunk]

My color wheel meme so far, since we're at the halfway point and yesterday's post garnered some interest. The general idea when I started this was that I could only do one character per show/series/etc., to both force me out of my default zone and also to show the variety of things I dedicate brain space to.

[vairsmania]

trick or treat?

HIII SORUSHING! TY FOR THE ASK :D i love the lil drawing with the pumpkin basket WAHHH

i pick treat! i hope this is how the ask game works im not 100% sure but here are some WIPS :) )

a hiccstrid tribute that i'm currently rendering (4 pieces total)

a lil throwback to the rob/dob days (5 total)! the first one is hiccup and snotlout jumpin into a pond!! i wanna say it was done on impulse because they're both fully clothed but i just thought it would be fun to render them that way :)

the twins doing what the twins do

probably caused a mess at gobber's forge

tbh i haven't worked on the rob/dob one since september but hopefully if i pick it back up the future i'll be sure to finish it! there's three more pieces that go with it :)

happy halloween!

[arcturus-night-star]

wip folder game ⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆

Thanks for the tag @catjar91 !

Rules: name all the titles of your wips, no matter how random, people can ask about them, and tag the same amount of people as wips you’ve listed.

(I'm going to only tag ellipsus because most wips are there and there's already so many, I'm just going to tag some people)

Harry broken AU

dark potters live au

James Lives AU

Harry is Grindelwald

arcturus-looped

The Favor CZE (that's a translation wip)

balanced magic

Well-bred behaviour

Lucius/Harry Riddle

Barty/Hermione soulmate au

ASP & TMR

DoB

Technicalities

pathetic V 01

harrymort trauma bonding

Runaways

Equals, now and forever

harry & barty friends

Harry the Killer - post DoM fiasco

Harrymort - Lost and Found

severitus wbwl

DE Harry - uncle of Isaac (bwl)

pretty sure i don't even know enough people to tag damn...

@bambihs01 @aluxialookingatyou @lotta-words @inkyarcturus @disorganizedkitten @satineainsel @lightningant

... and i ran out of potter people that at least know i exist

[digital-chance]

Things to Include in Writeblr Intro Posts

I wanted to make this list because whenever I create a new story, I always scour tumblr and other people's posts for inspiration for what to include in my own posts. I always end up forgetting what I found and liked so here's everything compiled.

You don't have to include everything within this list for your own posts, this was just a general summary of everything I saw. The bolded items are things I strongly think you should include, but again it's up to you and your preference.

Below the lists, I've also included character development resources and writing advice. Hope you enjoy! Everything is beneath the cut.

─── wip

title

genre

audience / rating

pov

setting / location

plot summary / premise

aesthetic / vibe / tropes

content warning / tw / disclaimer

progress / wordcount

short character introductions

tags & taglist

moodboard & aesthetic banners

playlist

quote / excerpt

─── character

name

nickname / alias

pronouns

role in story

bio / summary / description

dob

sexuality

ethnicity

mbti

occupation

appearance

height

hair

eye

build / physique

notable features

clothing style

more

tag for your oc

aesthetic / vibe / tropes

traits / quirks

quote

fun facts / headcanons

hobbies / skills

likes

dislikes

moodboard & aesthetic banners

playlist

─── other resources

here's some links to posts and other resources to help with your story and character development. i believe that most (if not all) of the tumblrs below are writing blogs in some form.

writing

how to write convincing dialogue by @projecttreehouse

writing romantic subplots

how to write romantic love by @novlr

how to write summaries thread

writing advice

how to pick which pov to write in by @aethersea

how to level up descriptions by @writingwithfolklore

character development

blorbo character sheet by @bitegore

character quirks list by Reedsy

character hobbies list

list of talents and skills

how to develop characters by @referenceforwriters

how to write unique character voices by @novlr

fleshing out character relationships by @liv-is

questions to make your character unique by @lyralit

picrew database to create oc visuals by @needlekind

how to make charming characters by @novlr

other masterlist posts on tumblr

blogs to follow to flesh out ocs by @overwatchocweek

useful websites for writers by @nakajimeow

websites for writers by @2soulscollide

[theholmwoodfoundation]

SOME KICKSTARTER PREVIEWS/WIPS

We heard you liked the idea of Foundation IDs and sticker sheets? (Arthur's chilling out there in preview #1 as a placeholder. We've actually had this design saved since Head Archivist won first place in the job poll, but a couple of technical issues (coughWebsitecough) have meant we've had to keep it under wraps for a little longer)

ALT IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS:

Two work-in-progress previews of upcoming Kickstarter merch. On the left, a zoomed-in portion of a Holmwood Foundation ID badge, with reddish accents and a cropped illustration of Arthur Jones, giving his job title as Head Archivist and his DOB as 15/07/1985

On the right is a WIP sticker sheet, featuring simplified cartoon versions of five podcast characters, including Dracula's head in the middle.

[jjtheresidentbaby]

Tag Game - tagged by @auxxrat <33

new tag game: what is your DOH (Drink Outfit Hyperfixation) or DOB (Drink Outfit Book) of the day? i also accept DOHBF (Drink Outfit Hyperfixation Book Fanfic/Fanwork). the F can be something youre working on yourself or that youre reading/engaging with.

Drink: probably cranberry ginger ale or straight cranberry juice for the season

Outfit: sweats, t-shirt and oversized flannel cause I’m cold

Hyperfixation: 911 has come back strong despite me not being fully caught up on it and same with obx, I also need to start arcane since I keep seeing people talking about it

Book: I started reading heartstopper and I’m on the second book rn, it’s really cute so far and it’s fun to see the differences between the show & book

Fanfic/Fanwork: i haven’t been reading a lot but i have a few wips for 911 I’ve been working on and i really need fo go through my ask box to answer some of those

tagging - @muttreg , @berrymoos , @bebbie-bilinski , @aew-regression-cove , @agerefandomrambles , @thiamsxbitch and anyone who wants to join! no pressure ofc <3

[mereelskirata]

tagged by @arliganzey and @bladelei (I used to be riinoaheartilly~ hiii)

new tag game: what is your DOH (Drink Outfit Hyperfixation) or DOB (Drink Outfit Book) of the day? i also accept DOHBF (Drink Outfit Hyperfixation Book Fanfic/Fanwork). the F can be something youre working on yourself or that youre reading/engaging with.

D: Peach Tea

O: Eyeball shirt and black jogging pants

H: Still clones, but I'm back on my Fields of Mistria shenanigans since the update!

B: Still slow af on reading Triple Zero.

F: 900 fic wips and one doodle of Chicken's baby boy and his pair of weird dogs.

npt: @hurryupmerlin @serri-i @rooksunday @hastalavistabyebye @lesquatrechevrons

[within-infant-rind]

WIP Fic Poll

Rules: Make a 24hr poll listing the titles of every WIP you want to work on. (It’s fine if you only have one, still make a poll for the vote count). Whichever WIP title gets the most votes, write 1 sentence for every vote received.

Thank you for the tag @myth-blossom 🩷

I tag @cajunandfire @pinkcowqueen and @writersstareoutwindows

[firstprinced]

hi pretty people and happy pride month!

long story short - i read a lot of fics of alex and henry. all the ratings, all the lengths, au's and canon. now, this has been going on for a long time (don't ask me how long i will not confess). lately i have been just reading recent works and after sending another fic rec to the gc, i thought to myself, why not share them on tumblr. so this is just that. i will not limit my recs with anything but will write out ratings, wordcount, summary etc and give my own notes (spoilers not included).

SO! here are some of my latest fic recommendations from those i've read during the last week or so! ALL of these are posted between 31st of May and 5th of June 2024. bon appetit!

one more thing, everything not E is very pure in my eyes. all below E are marked with blue and all E fics are in pink.

but daddy, you love him by @theprinceandagcd rated M, 16k. tags: non-famous au, kid fic, mutual pining my comment: so sweet i was about to die. and i cried! minor angst i just cried over how pure it was. alex's daughter in the fic, brie, is the sweetest thing in the whole wide world.

author's summary Alex peers up at Henry’s face, the familiar tenseness in his jaw and mildly disinterested eyes nowhere to be seen. Instead, Henry’s expression is open and borderline delighted, like Brie used an extra strong shot of sorcery to draw Henry in and melt the ice that he usually stays locked behind.Suddenly, Alex’s vague crush on an unapproachable coworker feels realer, all because he’s standing there and looking at Alex’s daughter like she hung the fucking moon. He’s treating the most important person in Alex’s life—his entire goddamn heart—as if she truly matters to him, giving her fist bumps and smiling at her and telling her she’s beautiful like her dad.It’s doing weird things to Alex’s chest and making his palms sweat even in the air conditioned office, and he can’t decide if he’s okay with that development or if he wants to stick his head in Brie’s Easy-Bake oven.

the law of attraction by ao3 user bananamilks rated T, 6k. tags: non-famous au, fluff, no angst, henry is a flirt, bisexual disaster acd my comments: i can never get enough of a confident, flirty henry. alex didn't stand a chance. was giggling and kicking my feet and also full on LAUGHING

author's summary As he’s pulling out his textbook, a shadow crosses over Alex’s bag. Before he can look up, a warm, distinctly accented voice asks, “more exams?” “They never stop,” Alex says. He looks up at Henry, who is grinning down at him with his arms crossed over his chest. If Alex notices the way his shirt is pulled taught over his broad shoulders then that is no one’s business. Henry glances at his textbook, and Alex finds himself angling it so Henry can see better. “Criminal procedure. It’s about–” Henry leans one arm on the table, and his blonde hair flops down into his eyes. He’s studying the book cover like he’s the one with the exam, and this close Alex can see a tiny mole on his upper lip. “Uh… criminal… procedures.” The corner of Henry’s lip quirks up and – Jesus Christ. “You don’t say?” [or: Alex is a law student and Henry works at the library. Naturally, they're smitten]

playing to win (you're in my head again) by @anincompletelist WIP (but written and posting every day or every other day so no sweat)! rated E, about 30k finished, currently 2/7. tags: enemies to lovers, pining, friendship, getting together, dob/sub dynamics, kink negotiation, kink exploration, subspace, aftercare, post-college, masturbation, oral sex, eventual fluff my comments: NOW, i don't know how much i'll rec wips but this one i HAD TO. one, please do read this author's other work if you have not. two, this is everything i could dream up. CHOMP CHOMP. yeah that's my academic peer review.

author's summary Other than Nora, there’s Pez, the one that’d wrangled them all together in the first place and continues to plan their token themed brunches & bar crawls each week; Eliana, or Eli for short, ridiculously talented creative with a heart of gold underneath the leather jacket and the nose ring; and Mateo, their resident bro, all around hype-man and Alex’s fellow bisexual. And that’s pretty much the group. Except for Henry, of course. But Alex tries not to think about him if he can help it. + Or, Henry and Alex are practically perfect for each other. Once they get past the years long animosity and hate-pining, of course.

'we hereby conduct this postmortem' (or something along these lines) by ao3 user natoureuse rated E, 23k. tags: homicide detective alex, medical examiner/forensic analyst henry, character injury, blood and injury, mentions of murder/death/guns and so on, sexual content, feelings realization my comment: SO incredibly funny, beautiful, soft, sweet, FUNNY. i loved everything about it and this author writes so well oh my god! it, because of their occupations, involves some blood and dead people so if that's a hard no so be it but it is SO fluffy you wouldn't believe based on the tags etcetera. adored it.

author's summary “There is evident lack of blood around the wound.” “So that suggests he was dead beforehand?” “It suggests that the blood coagulated before the stabbing, which would mean…” Basically that he was dead beforehand, to summarize. Or; Homicide detective Alex tries to befriend his rude ass coworker, medical examiner Henry.

that's it for today! i'll see if i'll keep this a weekly thing and maybe i'll change the format in some ways but these are the fics i wanted to highlight! show love for new works and works by new authors - comment, leave kudos, all that good stuff 🩵

[crims0nheadache]

CHARACTER SHEET — WIP (this is under major co just wanted to get something out)

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NAME: Minako (美奈子) Nakamura (中村)

AGE/DOB: 28 / May 28

POSITION IN BONTEN: Honey trapper

PERSONALITY TRAITS: 

(+) Adaptable, versatile, communicative & witty, intellectual, eloquent, spunky.

(-) Tense, manipulative, inconsistent, cunning, resentful, quick-tempered.

APPEARANCE: Midlength, wavy hair. Bangs are a silvery lilac color. The rest of her hair is black but the ends ombré out to the same color as her bangs. Eye color is a dark grey. She is 5’2” with a curvier build. 

RELATIONSHIPS: She spends most of her time with Sanzu as he looks over her missions. He is deeply infatuated with her and consistently makes advances, which she typically turns down and doesn’t entertain unless she’s being playful. She has big feelings for Rindou as a result of sporadic hook ups from the odd times that he is paired up with her during missions. Most days he gives her the hot and cold. She’s close friends with Ran and Kakucho. Her relationship with Mikey is rocky at best. She finds Hanma amusing and is consistently finding ways to tease and challenge Kisaki for the fun of it, his miffed reactions always get a good laugh out of her (and Sanzu).

OBJECTIVE: Mina’s older brother, Shima Nakamura, is missing at the hands of Mikey. She is working as Bonten’s honey trapper to ensure her brother’s safety and buy back his return. Mikey won’t tell her where he’s at or what he did but so long as she cooperates he is gracious enough to offer status updates on her brothers physical well being.

RULES ~

I am an adult. If you are a minor do not interact.

If you are homophobic, transphobic, racist, or anything of that sort... Just don't.

This blog will contain dark themes, violence (canon and canon divergent), and heavy NSFW.

[hope-hopefully-writes]

Writeblr Re-Reintroduction

To pull off the riff from Spiderverse, alright folks let’s do this one more time.

About Me

I’m Hope! She/They/He, Canadian and in my 20’s

My main is @hopeeternia so I’ll be liking and following from there

I have been writing on and off for over a decade, have I actually finished anything? Next question!

I’ve been loosely active here for about 4 years or so.

I like Magical Girls, JRPG’s, reading (fantasy and urban fantasy and a bit of sci-fi is my comfort zones), listening to art videos and making plenty of playlists only to stop listening to them after a while and never deleting them.

I finished a library technician course! It was a fun course and I’m excited to get into the field… let’s hope the job market and lady luck all works out in my favour.

Don’t ask me about my tbr, I have so much on that list it’s not even funny anymore. I’ll maybe shove a link here to a list I’ll make in the future.

I’m also an artist! I’ll probably present some of my art related to my wips here from time to time.

Genres I write in tend to lean fantasy, be it urban or high or second world, with some sci-fi elements. Supernatural beings are also included and expect the influences of what I like to be present. Queer elements are a feature and will be present in some way.

I'm up for some tag games, just don't expect me to respond to them right away.

I’ll mostly be reblogging stuff here, I do have some wips and will be properly presenting them in the future, here’s some sneak peaks under the cut!

Works In Progress

Departure of Blood

With the passing of her mother, Rosalie Mills travels to Duskbell Port to be with her siblings and drag them back home to properly mourn their parents. But when she arrives, the city is soon engulfed in serial murders and her siblings are too occupied to give her the time of day. To get their attention, she decides to independently solve this mystery, only to gain the attention of other individuals with either similar or much different goals. Be careful where one looks, it might come back to bite you, literally.

Last year, I wrote this drabble about Rosalie leaving her hometown on a train. This year, I'm expanding it to hopefully try to write a novel? I have too many projects but I'm determined to at least write 10000 words of this one in November 2024. Family Drama, Drama in the City, Relationship Drama, Murder Mystery, vaguely turn of the 1900's inspired and Vampires. The tag is #wip: Departure of Blood or #wip: DoB

To Pierce the Sun’s Veil

Junie’s life has changed since her mother went missing, and it’s about to change again. Her search for her mother has gone nowhere and on the day she gets caught up in an incursion from across the Veil, a new path emerges. A deal with a fae called Iris allows her to transform into the Veiled Hero, Violet Sun. The problem? The fae are the ones behind the incursions. Now she has to work with a team while keeping her deal secret as she tries to accomplish both sides of the deal.

This started out as an idea of retelling Rapunzel but as magical girls, it has evolved since then but the initial inspiration is still somewhat there. The name may change at some point though. Name shenanigans are abound, as there are True Names and Public Names, as well as Veiled Names (this last one is specifically for Veiled Heroes). Urban Fantasy that holds inspiration from the magical girl shows I’ve watched growing up, featuring 18 to 20 somethings figuring out adjusting to adulthood on top of the magical fights. This is a story that has the potential to branch off into other stories for sure. It’s tag is #wip: To Pierce the Sun’s Veil or #wip: TPtSV

The World of Astral Rezellia

Adva Helio only wishes to find those she cares about and get away from the conflict that’s slowly enveloping the nations of Astral Rezellia. Yet as she finds one, she loses another and is forced to flee to find new allies and is forced into the very conflict she would rather not get that involved in.

Previous names include, The Nameless Constellation, Academy of Stars and Astral Sanctuary Academy. A fantasy story very much initially started out of spite towards Fate The Winx Saga’s choices and very much transformed into its own thing inspired more by a general love for the kinds of adventures found in JRPG’s. It’s on the back burner though as I go through yet another rework of things. It’s tag is #wip: Astral Rezellia or #wip: TWoAR

I also write fanfics, but I won’t be sharing them all that much except for some pieces of writing that I’m really proud of. They will be tagged #fanfic wip: [title of story] or #fanfic

And any of my older wips that I’m not working on will be tagged in a fashion like #old wip: [title of story] or #old story

[thedragon-and-hisboy]

the dagurviggo wip sounds very intriguing....

yessss i'm trying to make it a continuation of my timeline mixup fic, where viggo is around for the events of ROB/DOB! i cheated a little because that's also what Anyone, Anyone is lol. but there's a separate doc for it so on the list it goes!