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thinking about her (underdeveloped au that i love dearly and only exists in my head)

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¹⁾ arcade tickets

²⁾ red vinyl bus seats

³⁾ a missing persons flyer

⁴⁾ broken seashells

⁵⁾ the meerkat exhibit at a zoo

⁶⁾ €17

⁷⁾ creaking church pews

⁸⁾ a toxicology report

⁹⁾ feverish skin

¹⁰⁾ missing teeth

¹¹⁾ third floor

¹²⁾ a b-list actress

¹³⁾ an ajar window that was definitely closed the night before

¹⁴⁾ blue sterile gloves

¹⁵⁾ a rusty gas station bathroom faucet

¹⁶⁾ sweet orange lipbalm

¹⁷⁾ a bear-shaped bottle of honey

¹⁸⁾ the smell of fireworks on cool night air

¹⁹⁾ downtown

²⁰⁾ a broken ac unit

²¹⁾ tangled earphone wires

²²⁾ grandfather

²³⁾ two minutes on a payphone

²⁴⁾ smudged green eyeshadow

²⁵⁾ a flat back tire

²⁶⁾ last chance

²⁷⁾ a gold belt buckle

²⁸⁾ dried-up fountains

²⁹⁾ boxing ring ropes

³⁰⁾ a chair shoved under a door handle

³¹⁾ a floodlit motel pool

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Summer OC Development Prompts

Since it's summertime (in the Northern Hemisphere), I wanted to fill out some fun summer-themed prompts for Chloe and Ginger! Prompts taken from this post. I didn't answer all of them, so the numbers are out-of-order, sorry.

(05) Does your OC ever go to fireworks displays in the summer?

Chloe: She almost always watches the Independence Day fireworks with her family, like any red-blooded American 🦅❤️🤍💙🎆🎇💥🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. Sometimes, they'll even set off a few of their own at home. Her brother and some older cousins set off the big ones, but the kids get smaller fireworks, sparklers, and pop-its. She got to set off one of the bigger fireworks, once, but she held the match too long and burned her fingers, so now she just watches.

Ginger: She used to watch fireworks with her parents, but she stopped when she moved out. The rest of the gang convinced her to join them to watch the fireworks show the July after Celestial Shift. She enjoyed it very much. She had forgotten how beautiful they were.

(06) What is your OC’s favorite way to cool down on a hot day?

Chloe: She loves to swim. It always brings back memories of playing with her siblings in the family pool. She's a faster swimmer than Carrie (and maybe Caleb, but he often throws races to eat poolside snacks before she can get to them), and she can hold her breath longer than anyone in her family.

Ginger: When alone, she loves lying down on the floor in front of or on top of a vent. When there are other people or free-roaming pets around, she'll settle for sitting on the couch with an ice-cold water, or maybe a soda.

(07) What is your OC’s favorite frozen treat?

Chloe: Ice cream! She likes almost any form or flavor, but her favorites are chocolate and pistachio (sometimes she mixes them together).

Ginger: She also likes ice cream. Her favorite flavor is Cookies and Cream.

(08) Has your OC ever gone to a summer camp?

Chloe: She went to a family summer camp for a few years. Her swimming skills helped her team win any water-related games.

Ginger: She went to a camp once during middle school. She liked the activities, but it was her first time being away from home for so long, so she got pretty homesick by the end of the week.

(09) Does your OC ever go camping in the summer?

Chloe: No. She doesn't like sleeping outside.

Ginger: She vaguely remembers going on a few camping trips when she was a child, but not anymore.

(10) Does your OC take vacations in the summer?

Chloe: Her family almost always takes a big vacation in the summer, although her siblings are sometimes too busy to come along, now.

Ginger: No.

(12) Has your OC ever run a lemonade stand?

Chloe: She really wanted to, but it was illegal in her area.

Ginger: Twice. The first time was to save up for a new toy she wanted when she was 7, and the second time was to help with a school fundraiser when she was 15.

(14) What does your OC’s typical summer outfit include?

Chloe: A light blouse and capris, or maybe a flowey sundress if she's feeling fancy.

Ginger: A t-shirt, usually with a fun graphic, and jeans or denim shorts.

(15) Is there any summer clothing that your OC refuses to wear?

Chloe: Shorts and miniskirts that are shorter than her fingertips, mostly for modesty reasons.

Ginger: Flip flops. She hates having things stuck in-between her toes.

(16) What does your OC’s swimsuit look like?

Chloe: She has multiple swimsuits, but her favorite one is a red-and-white polka dot swimdress, which she may or may not have bought because it reminded her of Minnie Mouse's most famous dress (and Sun may or may not have bought a pair of red swim trunks to match her).

Ginger: She has a plain black one-piece which she usually wears black shorts with, although she's thinking about getting some blue ones.

(24) Does your OC ever get sunburnt?

Chloe: Occasionally, but she's pretty good about wearing sunscreen. Even when she doesn't, she tends to tan more than she burns.

Ginger: Yes, she burns very easily. This girl needs max SPF and/or shade at all times, and even then she'll usually end up with a pink nose.

(26) What would your OC’s novelty pool float look like?

Chloe: Watermelon raft

Ginger: Ridiculous Inflatable Swan Thing

(35) How does your OC feel when summer ends?

Chloe: A little disappointed, but still excited for fall.

Ginger: Relieved. Now that she's out of school, summer is mostly a blur full of heatwaves and huge crowds.

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some people think writers are so eloquent and good with words, but the reality is that we can sit there with our fingers on the keyboard going, “what’s the word for non-sunlight lighting? Like, fake lighting?” and for ten minutes, all our brain will supply is “unofficial”, and we know that’s not the right word, but it’s the only word we can come up with…until finally it’s like our face got smashed into a brick wall and we remember the word we want is “artificial”.

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Dead 😔

Beautiful wife, Ugly groom

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now that I think about it my entire writing process (fanfic, aus, Oc lore, doesn’t matter) boils down to either: “this was thought up in five minutes and somehow it’s worked” or: “hey wouldn’t this be hilarious” and there is no in between.

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The OTW is Recruiting for Tag Wrangling Volunteer, Tag Wrangling Volunteer (Indonesian), Tag Wrangling Volunteer (Russian), Internal Complaint and Conflict Resolution Volunteer, Support Volunteer and Support Volunteer (Chinese)

Would you like to wrangle tags? Can you read and translate from Indonesian or Russian to English? Would you like to help your fellow fans use AO3? Are you fluent in Chinese? The OTW is recruiting! Learn more at: https://otw-news.org/2p8su59h.

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Chapter 29 of The Life of a Star Has Been Published

Chapter 29 of my FNAF fanfic starring Sun, The Life of a Star, is here.  This chapter contains wholesomeness overload, as Sun and Moon are going to spend pretty much the entire chapter writing back and forth!

Chapter 29: Short-Distance Pen Pals

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Yet another AO3 bot situation - please spread the word!

Hi, it's me again, the person who wrote that viral post about fanfiction plagiarism! Today I'm here to warn you about abuse perpetrated by bots who have stolen AO3 usernames.

There's currently an epidemic of bots going around leaving (apparently random) horrible, hateful comments on people's fics. This isn't the first time bots have invaded AO3, but the big problem with this wave is that they're using real AO3 usernames to do it.

I learned about this when another writer contacted me after receiving the following comment on their story:

Now, while that is my username, I DEFINITELY did not leave this comment (and anyone who would leave something like that on a fic should be slapped! What an awful thing to post). This fic is in a completely unrelated fandom that I have never participated in, nor has that author participated in any of my fandoms, so the probability of it being some intentional fandom drama thing to make me look bad is also low.

The writer whose fic the comment was left on enlisted the aid of some friends and tracked down other guest comments with unrelated usernames attached, which is pretty strong evidence that they are being left by bots at random.

The TL;DR: If you receive a cruel comment from a (Guest) with an actual AO3 username attached, it's most likely from a bot. Please do not lash out at or dogpile the AO3 user who owns that name, and who in all likelihood has no idea that their name has been hijacked for evil.

If finding this kind of comment on a fic, even left by a bot, is likely to upset you, I would recommend changing your comment settings so that only users who are logged in can leave comments. To do this, edit your story settings, and under "Privacy," select the radio button that says "Only registered users can comment," as shown below.

Please spread the word to other AO3 users! And if you see mean guest comments on other fics, maybe let the author know that it's probably from a bot and not a real person who thinks their writing is bad.

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I'm bored so...

Absurd Character Quirks

Gives directions as limericks.

Doesn't trust anyone who doesn't scream when opening a can of biscuits.

Describes their work day in old english.

Consults magic 8 ball for all critical decisions.

Will only eat sandwiches cut into triangles, never - ever - rectangles.

Insists they can smell the color chartreuse.

Says "ow" even if they aren't actually hurt.

Convinced the spiders are watching them.

Does not like wednesdays.

Refuses to use GPS. Vibes only, thankyouverymuch.

Must. Sort. Skittles. By. Color!

Owns a top hat and a monocle. Wears them with bootcut jeans.

Always carries a kazoo. Uses it to signal boredom in social settings.

Does not say "bless you" when someone sneezes - says "it begins"

Favorite dish: oatmeal and lima beans.

Is afraid of geese.

Randomly stares into the distance and mumbles, "I can fix this."

Drinks five cups of coffee before going to bed and sleeping nine hours.

Wears a fake mustache.

Moves their entire head when brushing their teeth, not the toothbrush.

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there’s wip (active development) and wip (stuck in development hell) and wip (oh you’re not even getting funding for this one)

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If you had to brutally narrow it down to just one, who’s your favourite of your original characters?

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Please draw your oc x canon please be unashamedly loud about it please post it without embarrassment please make dramatic emotional edits of them please indulge yourself

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I think someone should give the Daycare Attendant one of those oversized novelty pencils.

They deserve a writing/drawing tool that fits their huge hands.

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Reblog to hit the person you reblogged from with the Calvinball

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Reblog to hit the person you reblogged from with the Calvinball