the-blind-assassin-12 - Tumblr blog

[the-blind-assassin-12]

My brain this morning*, upon checking the appalling hour it chose to wake me up at today:

🎶it’s four o’clock in the FUCKIN MORNINGGGG!🎶

*And literally every other time I’ve been awake this early since 2002.

[the-blind-assassin-12]

i was just curious what it would look like, and now i fear i’ve started something i just—

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Trying to summon motivation but something must have gone wrong because all I got was pollen. 🤧

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Happy 420 to all who celebrate. I wish I was getting baked with this man. That is all. ✌🏻

Related One Shots:

(should be read in order)

A Bad Idea

Vena Amoris

What Fools

Out Loud & On Purpose 

The Purest Element

[the-blind-assassin-12]

• Friday Five •

Hi friends! I hope everyone’s weekend is off to a fantastic start! Mine is starting with indecision! (Not that this is a surprise or different from any other day, it just happens to be Friday.) Want to help me pick what to work on this weekend?

Here are snippets from 5 of the wips I’ve been working on lately. If any of them seem particularly interesting to you, please do feel free to weigh in or ask about them!

Petrichor - long overdue follow-up to Point of No Return - Ezra x OFC Clara - the rainy season is here.

Leaning her temple against the cool pane of glass, she looked out and up at the sky, at the endless churning of slate gray and deep purple clouds. The occasional rumble of thunder tumbled down as one cluster crashed into another. Sometimes it was low and distant, drumming out a slow beat. Other times it sounded like it was right over their heads, shaking the walls and rattling things on shelves. The first truly loud boom had made her jump and gasp, her eyes widening before they rushed to find Ezra’s across the table, frightened for a second that the roof might cave in or the ground would collapse.

“Not to worry, little bird.” He’d said it with a wink. “We’re safe and sound in here, I guarantee it.”

Recall - Part 3: Un(f*cking)believable - Jack Daniels x F!Reader - Jack finally opens his big brown eyes in this one.

A metallic taste filled your mouth as you glanced over at him and finished your thought. I don’t know how yet but it’s connected. It has to be.

“When did you last hear from Merlin and the Galahads?” Champ asked. “And what’s the status of their mission?”

Their mission. Right.

In the chaos of dealing with Jack you’d almost forgotten what had preceded his arrival in the lab

Unfinished - Part 3: They Haunt Me in The Night - Marcus Pike x F!Reader - Ghost AU - taking on a trope I’ve never done in this one.

You turned into the hallway just in time to see Marcus open the door to the guest room. As he froze in place, head cocked to the side in confusion, you realized you’d forgotten to address the one logistical hang up of his visit. He spoke your name, a hint of amusement in his tone. “Am I missing something?”

“Shit.” You winced, fingertips coming up to rub at your closed eyelid before dragging your palm down over your face. I completely forgot about - you groaned. “I’m sorry, Marcus. I forgot to tell you. Bill took the guest bed when he moved out.” You gave a pathetic little shrug. “It was technically his, so…”

Trailing off, your eyes widened as another realization hit you. Oh, fuck. Because of how the night had gone, the sheets for the pullout couch that you’d thrown in the wash that afternoon had never made it into the dryer. “Shit!” You half sighed, half hissed through another wince. “I fucked up, Marcus. I left the sheets for the pullout mattress in the wash and now-“ You clicked your tongue and threw up your hands.

Untitled ACR one shot - Nico x F!Reader - angst x comfort - a dinner party goes a little sideways in this one.

Since you’d been reunited, the tether rarely stretched farther than the confines of your home. When it did, when Nico had to go into the office for work or when you had meetings with your editor, it didn’t ache like it did when you had no idea where to find him or if you ever would again. You felt it, sure. But you knew that by the end of the day he’d be right beside you. That you’d fall asleep coiled in his arms with the tether so relaxed that the hook in your ribs could latch right onto his without the elastic between them.

Now, as he finished closing the distance from the house to the pool’s edge, the hum of his proximity soothed the unease leftover from Petra’s comment at dinner. Somewhat, anyway.

“Mind if I join you?”

You didn’t look up as he spoke, your eyes cast down at the water as you watched the way it shimmered in the beams from the submerged light. “Sure.”

Aphelion - Part 12 - cowritten with @something-tofightfor - Oberyn Martell x F!Reader - Vampire AU - girl’s night feat. Toban

The past two weeks had been surreal in every way. Just fourteen days ago you were at Golden Lion’s Halloween party, and the biggest shock had been the fact that Oscar, the alluring and attractive stranger you met in a chance encounter a few days prior, was also in attendance. Since then you’d been attacked, watched that same stranger wield what you thought had been a prop blade in fight in an alley as he saved your life while risking his own, and learned that his name was not Oscar but Oberyn Martell - Prince of Dorne and one of the immortals known as Others that you always assumed were just the stuff of ancient folklore.

All of that would have been enough to fill your Bingo card of things you never even dreamed were possible. But it was only the beginning.

•••

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Hi!! The links for Third time's the charm are broken 😭 Do you think you can repost the fic someday?

Hi! Hope you’re having a good week so far! Thank you so much for telling me that the link wasn’t working. I have no idea why that happens, but this is the second link I’ve had to fix this week which is frustrating because dumblr, but I very much appreciate you letting me know so I could fix it!

From what I can tell it was just the link for Happiness Looks Good On You that was broken, but it should be working now! If you still want to read it, I hope you enjoy!

If anyone else ever runs into a problem with a link on my blog, please feel free to tell me so I can fix it!

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Talk shop Tuesday question coming at you (sorry if you've already been asked this before 👉👈🥺) : so, when you think of a fic plot, at what point do you think of the Pedro Boy/love interest to go along with it? Do you ever change that character as the idea develops?

Hi Rae!! Hope your Tuesday has been good to you! This is a great question, and one I haven't been asked, so thank you for sending it in!

It's actually sort of hard to say which comes first for me, the character of the plot. I think it usually starts with the character - I'll be sitting there daydreaming about a specific character, picking out details about them that stick out to me or things about their canon story that I wish I could change, and then I'll start thinking about ways to highlight those details or make those changes. With Point of No Return, for example, I was thinking about what Ezra's life before the Green could have been like, and who or what he was talking about when he said "no love too intimidating", and then I drove by an old farmhouse on my way home, et voila. The farm and the old flame came along due to the fact that I wanted to give those things to Ezra specifically.

OR I'll be listening to music or watching a movie/show or reading something that makes me think of a character, and I'll see where that leads me. Like with A Clumsy Romance. I was thinking about the Before Trilogy (because those movies are stamped on the inside of my brain and I wouldn't have it any other way) and - Before Sunrise, especially - just made me think of Nico because its this very ephemeral, romantic take on love.

In a way the love interest character, whether its a Reader insert or an OC, also comes rolled into the plot idea. I'll choose a profession or backstory or main character trait for them based on what I think would work best in terms of the story or in terms of who/what I think would work well with the chosen Pedro character. Many moons ago I wrote way more OC love interests than Reader inserts, but every now and then I still like dipping my toes back into the OC pool if I have a VERY clear and defined idea of who this character is. Like with Clara in PONR. I also have a very chaotic wip (I call it chaotic because the thing is currently in more pieces than an unassembled IKEA bookshelf) featuring an OC named Emma who will hopefully turn up sometime this year soon, and she is very much Emma in my mind, like she's a whole fully formed person in there.

RECENTLY HOWEVER! For the first time that I can remember! I started getting ideas for a new story, but the starring role is a toss up between 2 characters. I have the sort of overarching main idea (it's a monster story! a dark one!) but depending on who I decide to go with, it could kind of stray into a few different directions. So I feel like I have more musing to do with that one before it takes flight.

TLDR: I'm not in charge, really. The characters show up and say "This is what we're doing. Make it happen, bitch."

Thanks again for this!!

Talk Shop Tuesday

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Talk Shop Tuesday: What are some little habits or things you do as a part of your writing routine that are "unnecessary" but are a part of the experience for you? (i.e. always making a cup of tea before you write, making mood boards for inspiration, needing certain music playing, etc.)?

Thanks <3 -@fieldsofview

Hi @fieldsofview !! I hope your Tuesday is treating you well! Thank you for sending this in!

I love this question because it implies a ritual, like I'm preparing to summon something by gathering offerings. Which is precisely what I'm doing when I sit down to write, actually.

I do always make myself either a coffee or a tea, and I grab a bottle of water before getting started. Because getting up in the middle of a creative burst to take care of my hydration needs is a buzzkill. Also, I have a dog who thinks he needs to stand at attention and follow me whenever I get up to go anywhere, so preparing before I sit down means that he'll also remain seated/sleeping while I'm trying to write.

Sometimes, if I have a fancy candle that somehow fits the mood of the story I'm working on, I'll light it. It's a relaxation thing, I guess.

Music. I always make story specific playlists for multi-part series. They're either songs that keep me in the right mindset for what I'm writing, or they're songs that inspired the idea for the story. I will also make character playlists if there are songs that remind me of a certain character but might not fit the vibe of the story soundtrack.

Moodboards usually happen when I want to write but can't make the words do the thing so I just end up looking for visual inspiration. I used to pick color palettes for stories before starting, which I think I'm gonna go back to. It sort of gave me direction on which colors/tones I want to highlight throughout.

Last but definitely not least, if I'm returning to a wip, I'll re-read a few pages/ as far back as I need to in order to situate myself back in the setting and feeling of where I left off. This is the only step that is 110% crucial for me, the rest of them are just extras.

Thank you again for this!!

Talk Shop Tuesday

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Talk Shop Tuesday

Talk Shop Tuesday: the day of the week where you send fan creators (fic writers, fan artists, anyone that creates things for your fandom) questions about what they do! It can be fic-specific or general but either way: send them a question talking "shop" about the things they create! You never know what you might learn!

Rules:

send asks to creators in your fandom

share this post

have fun

[the-blind-assassin-12]

👽🛸👽🛸I *might* have started a little something for this last night. 🛸👽🛸👽

Join us in a Dieter Bravo drabble challenge!

We would love to extend our May drabble challenge out of server for anyone who might like to participate!

PROMPT: “Do you believe in aliens?”

TROPE: meet-cute

RULES:

-Fic should be 1k or less words.

-Must feature Dieter Bravo.

-Other characters can be included (e.g. reader, oc, other Pedro characters).

-Post to tumblr and/or ao3 any time in the month of May.

-Please appropriately tag any warnings when posting.

-Tag us at @dieterbravobrainrotclub or send us a link to the work so we can reblog and share it!

We look forward to seeing your creations!!

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Ah this was so silly and fun! And… eerily accurate? Thank you for the tag @practicalghost !!

“Confused and confusing” as a weakness 🤣 Never was there ever a truer statement made about me.

Not sure who has done this yet or not, but tagging a few: @something-tofightfor @valkblue @alraedesigns @burntheedges @lowlights @thosewickedlovelies & anyone who sees this and wants to play along 🪐☄️🚀

cosmo persona tag game

Thanks for tagging me @katareyoudrilling and @sugarcoated-lame 💚

Here's the link to this funny little quiz!

@oonajaeadira @writeforfandoms @insomniamamma @pikapuff-316 @prolix-yuy @practicalghost @littlemisspascal @fromthedeskoftheraven @yourcoolauntie @honestly-shite

AND YOU!!

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Get attacked!! ✨🌈SEND THIS TO OTHER BLOGGERS YOU THINK ARE WONDERFUL. KEEP THE GAME GOING🌈✨ 💗💗💗

Kate! 💗

I’ve kept this in my inbox for like a week because every time I saw the lil rainbows and sparkles and hearts, it brought a big smile to my face.

Thank you so much for thinking of me!!! I happen to think you are wonderful. I love seeing your posts and reading your stories and seeing the kind comments and asks and things you send others. Thanks for being such a peachy, positive, lovely person!

[the-blind-assassin-12]

WIP ask game: 11, 17, & 20!

Hi! Hope you’re enjoying your weekend! Thanks so much for sending these in!

I’m going to answer these for Survivor Blues.

11: Which character do you have the most in common with?

SB Reader has A LOT of me in her. Probably more than any other Reader character I’m currently working on. She’s very protective of her family, she puts others ahead of herself, she’s a baker (she’s better than I am, but I’m pretty decent for a hobbyist) she was a runner (which comes with it’s own inherent psychoanalysis of what are you running from? but that’s a whole different post) she loves really hard.

But in terms of a canon character that I’m most like? Probably Maria. She’s also very protective - to the point of coming off a little harshly when she thinks someone could potentially be a threat, and very harshly when she decides that they in fact are one. I’d literally never stop my husband from talking to his brother on the radio, though. (Throwing some shade for that move, Mrs. Miller.)

17: Does your WIP have any themes or motifs?

It does! The main theme is learning how to live once you’ve survived. Also, healing from and processing grief, as well as forgiving yourself for who you had to be to get through the things that could have killed you. And love. Love as the reason for everything.

The motifs that go along with those themes are Reader’s (and Gavin’s) wedding rings, Joel’s watch, the Wyoming magnet, annnnnnd a few things that haven’t come into play yet 🤐

20: Post a brief excerpt.

This is actually from part 8. I wrote it a while ago thinking it would be in part 7, but then I rearranged the outline a little bit. So it’s an upcoming part… just not the next upcoming part:

[the-blind-assassin-12]

WIP ask game: (I picked random numbers, so lmk if I need to specify something)

Numbers 2, 8 and 17. 😊

Hi! I hope you’re having a great weekend! Thanks so much for playing along!!

I went with Recall for these.

2: Post a line from your WIP with no context.

His voice cracked on the word, and you watched the daggers he’d been shooting from his eyes clatter to the ground as he shifted his focus to you.

8: What is your biggest challenge?

With this story? I think so far it’s been execution. I’ve had a very clear idea of what happens from start to finish in this story since I started writing it. And to some degree, I think it’s holding me back because I’m trying to write everything exactly as it is in my head and somewhere along the way I’m running into a wall. But I think I’m about to bust through it, so fingers crossed. 🤞🏻

17: Does your WIP have any themes or motifs?

It does! I would say the themes are memory, and the way that emotions become fused with memories, as well as love as a motivator. And the motifs are aster flowers, Reader’s necklace, and that photo in Jack’s file.

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Happy weekend! For the WIP ask game, 16 and 19, please and thank you

Brown Eyes tax

Hello and happy weekend to you too, Miss Mayhem!! I hope you’re enjoying it so far! Thank you for these!

Also, hi there, Brown Eyes. Gosh I love that tin can man. 😍

I’m gonna answer these for Unfinished, because your choice of questions was very fitting.

16: What would your characters be for Halloween?

So this question is perfect because in Unfinished, Marcus and Reader meet at a Halloween party back in their college days, and in part 3 we get a flashback to that party.

Marcus, because he was a last minute guest at this party and didn’t have proper prep time, comes as a traditional white bedsheet ghost with eye and mouth holes. And yes, he’s fucking adorable. Don’t worry though, you get some actual face time sans sheet, too. 👻

Reader’s costume is very clever and even if you weren’t the one opening the door for him (it’s your roommate’s party) it would have gotten his attention right away. You, a fine arts/art history double major, have painted your face with an abstract design, and are carrying around a frame that you can hold up. Because you’re a work of art. 🖼️

19: Post a picture or gif that describes your WIP.

How about both?

&

(Not Reader. ☝🏻 That’s Eliza. And she is Mad.)

Spooooooooooky.

[the-blind-assassin-12]

Gonna be working on a few things tonight and definitely wouldn’t mind answering a few of these while I’m at it, so ask away!

WIP Ask Game

1: Summarize your WIP in 10 words or less.

2: Post a line from your WIP with no context.

3: Does your WIP have a title? If so, explain its significance. If not, what are you calling it for now?

4: Describe the setting of your WIP.

5: Search for the word "knife" in your WIP. If you find it, paste the line and explain the context.

6: Search for the word "dream" in your WIP. If you find it, paste the line and explain the context.

7: What are you most proud of?

8: What is your biggest challenge?

9: How would you describe your writing style?

10: How would you describe your WIP's narrative style? (1st person, 3rd person, multiple POVs, single POV, alternating chapters, etc.)

11: Which character do you have the most in common with?

12: Which character do you have the least in common with?

13: Your characters are stranded on a deserted island. What happens?

14: Have you chosen birthdays for any of your characters? If so, when are they?

15: Do you know your characters' MBTI personalities?

16: What would your characters be for Halloween?

17: Does your WIP have any themes or motifs?

18: What's easier, dialogue or description?

19: Post a picture or gif that describes your WIP.

20: Post a brief excerpt.

[the-blind-assassin-12]

For the made up fic title: Cracks in the wall

Hi friend! Thanks for playing, this is a good one! I was all set to answer it last night, but then I got so fucking sleepy and couldn’t hang. Upside? (Sorta) I had a dream about this scenario:

Cracks In The Wall - Joel Miller x Tess Servopoulos

AKA: When stoic smugglers fall inconveniently in love. Could be connected to any of my previous JxT pieces. Could be connected to anything at all that I’ve ever written for Joel for that matter. Dual POV, Told through a series of vignettes of the two of them on several smuggling jobs through the years.

Joel laid the first brick the moment Sarah died. For Tess, it was the same when she lost her husband and their son. With every step each of them took towards Boston came another brick, cemented with pain. And they kept building until the walls around their hearts were just as high as the one around the QZ.

When they met they immediately recognized the masonry in each other. Ah, I see you are a wall builder, too. This will work out just fine as long as we stay within these walls. And for a few years, it did work out. Just fine. Walls are what make things safe, after all.

But even the strongest walls crack over time. I mean, that’s how Joel and Tess are able to come and go from the QZ, right? But what happens when the walls they started building 20 years ago start to show their age? What will start to show through the cracks in those walls?