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Awww canon lol

I’ve had this idea since season 1, but now that we’ve officially met Violet, I feel like I was truly able to channel her Diva Energy lol.

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BRIAN!

we've all done it

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A certain someone is absolutely COOKING with a fic concept, so I had to make fanart. @spookieee28

Y'all keep your eyes out for witches.

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Collateral Confession (9834 words) by RosileeJe

Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Buddy/Chase Hollow (Cinderella Boy) Characters: Buddy (Cinderella Boy), Chase Hollow (Cinderella Boy) Additional Tags: inspired by a writing prompt, Fluff, like so much fluff, 4am me was on something when they wrote this, Love Confessions, First Kiss, potion related mishaps, Buddy is going through it but he's fine, Fluff and Angst, actually, But mostly fluff Summary: In which Buddy's character is meant to drink a potion that will make her attack the people she loves, and Buddy assumes it won't affect him. After all, he doesn't love any of these fictional characters.

(hi hello I posted a new oneshot yesterday inspired by a writing prompt shared to discord and I'm really proud of how it turned out)

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GO LEE! Huge milestone 🫶

Hi hello so since I started posting fanfic again at the very end of December to today, I have posted 100k words of fanfic to ao3, which is like more than I've written in the past DECADE probably, and I'm making it a Moment, because life is about the little things, so i bought a little cake to celebrate

It's strawberry :3

(I'm at 105k actually and that's all Cinderella boy fanfic except for checks notes 1k that's a bsd one-shot lmao)

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AHHH! Bakery cuteness

I can't right now on digital. I've never done it much, and I haven't really drawn much in a while, so I'm just posting the sketches. But I had an idea of an au where Buddy owns a bakery and I think it'd be REALLY cute for Buddy to make a gluten free cake for Chase, I think it's really funny if he decides he won't--just to spite Chase.

Also, MAD respect to anyone who can just...rough draft pictures digitally...HOW do you do it?!

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AWW LOOK AT HIM

@nemizeiya thank you SO MUCH for this beautiful idea lmao

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ROYALTY AU WOOO

The countdown begins…

Princess Silver Libris of Clé has been described as many things. Beautiful, kind, graceful, loving, elegant, and regal, all things that one may argue describe the perfect princess. While the people of Clé do adore Ruby as their monarch, they cannot help but to wonder what type of Queen their youngest princess would make, if given the change.

"Oh gosh, that certainly is one way to describe someone like me."

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OMG. What Buddy dreamed of later/what they both secretly wanted to happen fr 😂

Hi~ I was really occupied with school and preparing the webtoon contest I just… disappeared. I couldn’t read Cinderella boy’s episode and I didn’t want to be spoiled so I just shut tumblr down for a long time but I read all the episode I didn’t have and WOW.

Enjoy my fanarts.

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SHEP ART. ANIMATION AHHHHH! Go Shep! It's beautiful!

WHAT?! TWO shepherd posts in a month?! AND ONE OF THEM IS ANIMATED?! That’s the power of summer break my friends…

I feel like I could have done better on this if I just spent a little more time on it, but I think I’m gonna lay off this one for a while. I had fun and that’s really all that matters I think!

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When writing toxic family dynamics

Toxic family stuff isn’t always screaming matches or broken plates. Sometimes it’s quiet control. The expectation to shrink, the pressure to be perfect, the guilt that rides shotgun. It’s complicated. And it’s deeply, deeply personal.

✧ Make the love real, but conditional.  One of the most damaging things about toxic family is the illusion of love. It’s not “I love you no matter what.” It’s “I love you when you obey.” Let your character notice that.

✧ Control shows up in micro ways... Who’s allowed to speak. Who’s allowed to feel. Who apologizes first, even when they’re not wrong. Control doesn’t need to be loud. Sometimes it’s a raised eyebrow or a guilt trip.

✧  Let them question reality. Toxic families are great at gaslighting. Your character might constantly wonder, Was it really that bad? Am I being dramatic? Let them doubt their own memories. That internal confusion is real.

✧ The guilt will be crushing. Leaving a toxic family doesn’t feel empowering at first. It feels selfish. It feels wrong. It feels like betrayal, even when it's survival. Show your character grieving the fantasy of the family they wish they had.

✧ Let them try to earn love. Your character might work their ass off trying to “be good,” hoping maybe this time they’ll be enough. Toxic families move the goalposts. Let that break them a little.

✧ Show emotional whiplash... One moment everything is warm and nostalgic. The next, it’s tense and full of landmines. That unpredictability is the dynamic. Use it.

✧ Don’t make the villain cartoonish. Even the abuser might think they’re doing what’s best. They might bake cookies and say “I’m just worried about you.” That’s what makes it so damaging. Write them like people, flawed, manipulative, real.

✧ Let your character unlearn in layers. Even after they leave, they still flinch. Still fold under pressure. Still crave approval. Recovery isn’t clean. But it’s worth it. And when they finally say no, even just once, let it be electric.

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Italian Compliments with ✨Flirt Potential✨

Use these in stories, flirty banter, or if your character has game (or thinks they do).

Sei uno spettacolo. – You’re a showstopper.

Mi togli il fiato. – You take my breath away.

Hai un sorriso che rovina la gente. – Your smile ruins people.

Ti guardo e dimentico cosa stavo dicendo. – I look at you and forget what I was saying.

Hai negli occhi un po’ di tempesta. – You’ve got a little storm in your eyes.

Fai sembrare tutto il resto noioso. – You make everything else look boring.

Non è giusto essere così bello/a. – It’s not fair to be this beautiful.

Mi fai impazzire. – You drive me crazy.

Sei poesia con le gambe. – You’re poetry on legs.

Hai l’aria di chi spezza cuori per sport. – You look like someone who breaks hearts for fun.

Scommetto che nessuno ti dimentica. – I bet no one forgets you.

Il mondo dovrebbe rallentare quando entri in una stanza. – The world should slow down when you walk into a room.

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When Should You Describe a Character’s Appearance? (And When You Really, Really Shouldn’t)

It’s one of the first instincts writers have: describe your character. What they look like, what they wear, how they move. But the truth is — readers don’t need to know everything. And more importantly, they don’t want to know everything. At least, not all at once. Not without reason.

Let’s talk about when to describe a character’s appearance, how to do it meaningfully, and why less often says more.

1. Ask: Who Is Seeing Them? And Why Now?

The best descriptions are filtered through a perspective. Who’s noticing this character, and what do they see first? What do they expect to see, and what surprises them?

She looked like someone who owned every book you were supposed to have read in school. Glasses slipping down her nose. Sharp navy coat, sensible shoes, and an air of knowing too much too soon.

Now we’re not just learning what she looks like — we’re learning how she comes across. That tells us more than eye color ever could.

2. Use Appearance to Suggest Character, Not List Facts

Avoid long physical checklists. Instead, choose a few details that do double work — they imply personality, history, class, mood, or context.

Ineffective: She had long, wavy brown hair, green eyes, a small nose, and full lips. She wore jeans and a white shirt.

Better: Her hair was tied back like she hadn’t had time to think about it. Jeans cuffed, a shirt buttoned wrong. Tired, maybe. Or just disinterested.

You don’t need to know her exact features — you feel who she is in that moment.

3. Know When It’s Not the Moment

Introducing a character in the middle of action? Emotion? Conflict? Don’t stop the story for a physical description. It kills momentum.

Instead, thread it through where it matters.

He was pacing. Long-legged, sharp-shouldered — he didn’t seem built for waiting. His jaw kept twitching like he was chewing on the words he wasn’t allowed to say.

We learn about his build and his mood and his internal tension — all in motion.

4. Use Clothing and Gesture as Extension of Self

What someone chooses to wear, or how they move in it, says more than just what’s on their body.

Her sleeves were too long, and she kept tucking her hands inside them. When she spoke, she looked at the floor. Not shy, exactly — more like someone used to being half-disbelieved.

This is visual storytelling with emotional weight.

5. Finally: Describe When It Matters to the Story, Not Just the Reader

Are they hiding something? Trying to impress? Standing out in a crowd? Use appearance when it helps shape plot, stakes, or power dynamics.

He wore black to the funeral. Everyone else in grey. And somehow, he still looked like the loudest voice in the room.

That detail matters — it changes how we see him, and how others react to him.

TL;DR:

Don’t info-dump descriptions.

Filter visuals through a point of view.

Prioritize impression over inventory.

Describe only what tells us more than just what they look like — describe what shows who they are.

Because no one remembers a checklist.

But everyone remembers the girl who looked like she’d walked out of a forgotten poem.

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“I’m Pretending I Don’t Love You” Behaviors

(for that beautiful, painful flavor of self-denial that authors LIVE FOR)

✦ Making fun of everything they do...gently. Like it’s the only way you can touch them.

✦ Telling them to be careful, but saying it like an insult.

✦ Correcting people who get their name wrong, then pretending it didn’t matter.

✦ Staring just a little too long—and then making a sarcastic comment to cover the slip.

✦ Showing up to things “coincidentally” wherever they are. All the time.

✦ Knowing exactly what food they like, but acting like it was a random choice.

✦ Volunteering to be on their team, share their tent, go with them, whatever excuse works.

✦ Looking away fast when they laugh. Too fast. Like it hurts.

✦ Caring for them when they’re hurt, but muttering, “Don’t read into this.”

✦ Being furious when someone else flirts with them and not being able to explain why.

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KRIS ART! It’s beautiful!!!

THE NEXT CINDERELLA BOY FIC I HAVE BEEN WRITING

Is a Royalty AU!!

I am so excited for this au, y’all don’t even know! AH!!! There is no date just yet, but I am hoping to have it ready to go before season 2 begins!!!

I hope y’all are excited!! HEHE

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Bakery AU fic! 

Sugar, butter, flour. Love. 

After losing their parents, 20 year-old Chase Hollow juggles odd jobs and late-night baking to care for his little sister, Prunella. He dreams of more — but dreams don’t pay bills. 

When a job opens up as a bakery assistant at the upscale Keysbridge Inn, Chase applies on a whim… and finds himself clashing with the grumpy, polished Assistant Manager with a sharp tongue and colder stare. 

But cookies and time have a way of softening edges.

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Tender Actions for Characters Who Are Yearning (But Not Together… Yet)

(aka: I crave you in silence, and if you notice, I’ll die and also be thrilled)

・❥・Letting their hand hover near yours but never quite touching. Every atom screaming: please reach back.

・❥・ Saving the last bite of something, “just in case you wanted it.” (They always do. You always remember.)

・❥・ Fixing their backpack strap, even when it’s not falling.

・❥・ Offering your umbrella wordlessly. Standing a little closer than needed.

・❥・ Sitting beside them at a group thing before your brain catches up. Like it’s instinct.

・❥・ Casually mentioning something they said weeks ago. Something small. Something they didn’t think you’d remember.

・❥・ Carrying an extra pen, just in case they forget.

・❥・ Letting them rant. Letting them ramble. Letting them be.

・❥・ Your eyes finding theirs in a crowd before your brain says, look away.

・❥・ Brushing against them “by accident” and apologizing even though it lit your whole nervous system on fire.