#words: 1k to 5k

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[sewercentipede]

honor thy mother and thy father

[fagdykepearlescentmoon]

neither a morning or night person but a secret third thing (always tired)

[freitag1607]

1.05 / Battle of the Labyrinth

[camillamaecaulay]

graves grow no green that you can use.

gwendolyn brooks

[okletsgetnuts]

[morepeachyogurt]

Cain by José Saramago translation by Margaret Jull Costa

[inkedmyths]

One of the hard parts about being a writer with a vivid imagination is that there are So Many Ideas, and they fall into so many categories, such as

Fics I want to write

Fics I want to read

There is just One Scene and I could write it but it would be waaaay more cool if I had all the build up to the scene but unfortunately. I can only figure out the Scene

I keep changing my mind. Where am I going with this

This has been done a million times before. But. Hear me out

I will 100% Never Write This. This is just my Emotional Support Idea no one can ever know about bc it makes sense only to me

Would be better as a comic...

This will be my magnum opus if I can just get my 50 pages of ideas into a coherent narrative

All I have are vibes

And, of course

WIP I started and haven't updated in 2 years and oh god its beEN TWO YEARS???

[n7punk]

one thing i love about mass effect (1) is that it starts with this shot where you just barely see your shepard’s reflection in the window and then a long tracking shot of their back as they walk through the CIC, and then the music swells as it swings around to reveal their face, like the big introduction to the main character at the start of the movie… only you just spent twenty minutes customizing your shepard and looking at them from all angles as you selected their backstory, so theres absolutely no reveal to it

[abandoned-quiche]

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[lycheeteeni]

⭐️🌕⭐️⭐️🌕⭐️ ⭐️🌕⭐️

Twilight Dreams💤

✨🌙

In the stillness of night, as respite is due,

I slip into a world where dreams imbue.

Escaping a realm where our love’s torn asunder,

Into a land where mysteries softly plunder.

Dreadful is the light that calls me from my dreams,

As dawn breaks, its harshness gleams.

But in the twilight hours, I hold tight,

To the fading whispers of a dream's flight

A universe of wonders, a sanctuary divine,

Where realities blur and fantasies entwine.

In those enchanted moments, possibilities unfurl,

A dance of shadows and light's gentle twirl.

I cling to this refuge, my haven of peace,

Where time suspends and sorrows cease.

For in the realm where dreams hold sway,

I'll linger until the break of day.

JI

04-26-24

[warcorrespondence]

review: improvise, adapt, overcome

T'is I, @gorgeousundertow/Nikki, back to once more tell you about Brad/Nate (I promise you, we're not a Brad/Nate blog, it's just that Lenora and I and also Bel are having A Moment. As the Hot Priest says, it'll pass).

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome by @dsudis/Dira Sudis

fandom: generation kill

pairing: brad/nate

explicit, 4449 words

For a fic about erectile dysfunction set in the world of GK, this is shockingly sweet.

It's Nate, folks. Nate can't get it up, and it's not because of anything psychological - it's that he's found meds that work for his depression, but the side-effects Aren't Great.

He couldn't manage to explain all that to Brad while he was deployed, so Brad comes home and finds Nate is...apparently disinterested?

But that's not at all what this fic is about, actually. It's about how fantastic their communication is, because despite what is an objectively awkward and unmanful (in toxic masculinity terms, which I think we can all agree GK absolutely subscribes to) situation, Brad and Nate talk about it, get clear on the situation, and proceed to have Very Excellent Sex regardless.

Brad's hand closed on his dick, engulfing it easily in its totally limp state. Brad was looking down at his hand, at Nate's dick. The lack of eye contact, and the way Brad's sudden palpable calm felt like combat, made it paradoxically easier for Nate to sound calm when he spoke. "So when I told you that the new medication was working really well and I was feeling a lot better," Nate said lightly. "I neglected to mention a couple of side effects." Brad's eyes flicked up to his, but the carefully steady look didn't ease. "Occasional dizzy spells," Nate explained. "Until right this second, that was actually the most annoying one."

[fellow-travelers-fic-recs]

Me too by @alorchik | alorchik

T | 1K | Hawk/Tim | Cozy Corner AU | Fluff | 50s Era

Hawk feels he can afford it now, here, with Tim.

Week Two: for the ‘How do I love thee, let me count the weeks…’ Valentines Celebration.

Hosted by @fellow-travelers-events

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: Mating Rituals by Velvedere

Title: Mating Rituals Author: Velvedere Canon: Rebels | Star Wars Pairing: Alexsandr Kallus/Garazeb ‘Zeb’ Orrelios Rating: Teen [🍋] Word Count: 4,704 Summary: Zeb has been acting weird lately. Kallus vents to Sabine about it. Continue reading Rec: Mating Rituals by Velvedere

[mostremote]

i'm at 115k words total for the shivering season draft, and i have at least 20k more to write just to get it to the shortest possible finished version. and there's loads of other stuff i want to include so, jesus, this could end up hitting 150k.

ive written long stuff before but nothing anywhere near this length... my published books are only like 80k... but good god damn i just cant stop writing about eversnow disaster marriage trauma train

[morepeachyogurt]

chen chen, nature poem in ‘when i grow up i want to be a list of further possibilities’