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Can I hear it up for freed whumpee developing emotional issues as a result of their captivity? Being unable to form friendships and seriously hurting the people around them in ways they don't understand?

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Blood dripping from a character's fingers which clearly originates from an injury far higher up their arm or shoulder but has run all the way down as their arm dangles loosely, their hand wetly stained with blood but uninjured beneath.

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Why does ao3 allow gen-ai?????

Write it shitty, write it scared, write it without a clue but don't you be so spineless and have an AI write fanfic for you.

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“Should I post this fic-” literally always yes. Always YES!! You wrote something that you WANT to share with the fandom because you, despite whatever writing experience you may or may not have, sat down and loved a story so much that you WROTE IT!! If you want to share it, then yes, you should always post it. You don’t need permission!!

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Your story is still worth writing even if it veers off from what you planned originally.

It’s still worth writing even if you aren’t feeling it right now.

It’s still worth writing even if it’s fanfiction.

It’s still worth writing even if you don’t think anyone else would ever want to read it.

It’s still worth writing even if it doesn’t get published.

It’s still worth writing even if it doesn’t get adapted into a huge blockbuster movie.

It’s still worth writing even if you can’t have fancy illustrations at the beginning of chapters or a map of the world at the beginning.

It’s still worth writing even if someone you trusted told you to stop.

It’s still worth writing if you just rolled your eyes at me.

It’s still worth writing, SO WRITE IT.

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“you’re a writer, right?”

me, staring at the one sentence i’ve managed to add in the last hour and the 12 open tabs on the specifics of shoes in 1845 Ireland: In theory.

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The Alternative Limb Project has brought this sci-fi to reality! I'm continually in awe of what they come up with.

A light up leg, and dead sexy, too!

Flower power!

The Snake Arm, or Snarm...

I have been fascinated and inspired by these artists since I discovered their work. It would be awesome to see this kind of thing in fiction!

What able bodied authors think I, an amputee and a wheelchair user, would want in a scifi setting:

Tech that can regenerate my old meat legs.

Robot legs that work just like meat legs and are functionally just meat legs but robot

Literally anything that would mean I don't have to use a wheelchair.

If I do need to use a wheelchair, make it fly or able to "walk me" upstairs

What I actually want:

Prosthetic covers that can change colour because I'm too indecisive to pick one colour/pattern for the next 5+ years.

A leg that I can turn off (seriously, my above knee prosthetic has no off switch... just... why?)

A leg that won't have to get refitted every time I gain or loose weight.

A wheelchair that I can teleport to me and legs I can teleport away when I'm too tierd to keep walking. And vice versa.

In that same vein, legs I can teleport on instead of having to fiddle around with the sockets for half an hour.

Prosthetic feet that don't require me to wear shoes. F*ck shoes.

Actually accessible architecture, which means when I do want to use my wheelchair, it's not an issue.

Prosthetic legs with dragon-claw feet instead of boring human feet or just digigrade prosthetics that are just as functional as normal human-shaped ones.

A manual wheelchair with the option to lift my seat up like those scissor-lift things so I'm not eye-level with everyone's butt on public transport/so I can reach the top shelf by myself.

A prosthetic foot that lights up when it hits the ground like those children's shoes.

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"Fictional high school that's basically a miniature university because the author doesn't actually remember what high school was like" versus "author who really wants to write a high school sex comedy, but doesn't want the cast to be underage, so they invent a university that inexplicably operates like a high school".

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pausing torture to let the victim know i don’t personally get anything out of this sexually and if i did get off on torture they are nottt the one i would pick bc i find them kind of repulsive lol but anyway yeah i’m not like some kind of pervert this is old fashioned love of the game. you know you’re like kind of unresponsive and shitty to talk to. like i’m giving you information about my life this is a conversation. you should work on that it’s really unpleasant. Anyway so this one is called the “scavengers daughter”

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Ways I Show a Character is Emotionally Burned Out (Before They Even Realize It Themselves)

I love writing characters who think they’re fine but are actually walking emotional house fires with bad coping mechanisms.

They stop doing the things they used to love and don’t even notice. Their guitar gathers dust. Their favorite podcast becomes background noise. Their hobbies feel like homework now.

They pick the path of least resistance every time, even when it hurts them. No, they don’t want to go to that thing. No, they don’t want to talk to that person. But whatever’s easier. That’s the motto now.

They’re tired but can’t sleep. Or they sleep but wake up more tired. Classic burnout move: lying in bed with their brain racing like a toddler on espresso.

They give other people emotional advice they refuse to take themselves. “You have to set boundaries!” they say—while ignoring 8 texts from someone they should’ve cut off three emotional breakdowns ago.

They cry at something stupidly small. Like spilling soup. Or a dog in a commercial. Or losing their pen. The soup is never just soup.

They say “I’m just tired” like it’s a personality trait now. And not like… emotionally drained to the bone but afraid to admit it out loud.

They ghost people they love, not out of malice, but because even replying feels like too much. Social battery? Absolutely obliterated. Texting back feels like filing taxes.

They stop reacting to big things. Catastrophes get a blank stare. Disasters feel like “just another Tuesday.” The well of feeling is running dry.

They avoid being alone with their own thoughts. Constant noise. TV always on. Music blasting. Because silence = reckoning, and reckoning is terrifying.

They start hoping something will force them to stop. An accident. A missed deadline. Someone else finally telling them, “You need a break.” Because asking for help? Unthinkable.

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hey queer disabled folk, I wish you access for all the events you want to attend this Pride month (and every month). Not just the parades, rallies, picnics and socials, but the clubs, bars, kink events and hook ups too. Y’all deserve to enjoy, express and participate in queer sex and sexuality as much as anyone else <3

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What if the Warrior Jars in Elden Ring moved like this?

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Medical whump on a boat 👀

My partner and I went to the Maritime Mueseum today in Darling Harbour, Sydney and explored the ships docked there. Wandered around and I found the infirmary which was very cool and my whump brain switched right on. Had to grab some photos for those whom this might inspire!

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Coming Soon:

I have a number of posts planned in the category of STOP GETTING MY STATE WRONG I WILL EAT YOU

Civic pride edition: The State Fair is in DALLAS. Not Austin... And other things our cities are known for.

Etiquette: It's not just "yes ma'am" and "nossir"... there is a complex and time-honored code of polite behavior down here, especially among older adults.

Culture: Pecos Bill, Six Flags, and jackalopes! Oh my!

Politics: We were not always a red state. Texas was quite blue as recently as my own childhood... understanding what changed and why is important for you as both a writer and an outsider who wishes to not be an asshole about the whole thing.

Environment: Exactly how hot (and how cold!) it gets and where... aka "why I am still down here and have not fled north like everyone tells me to." Bonus feature: inventory of our wildlife.

I'm also trying to make a masterlist of my whump references, since I post more content in that department than any other. AND because I'm a masochist who wants her writing to be a blog feature, I will also be posting a masterlist of my writing, which is otherwise sprinkled extremely unevenly throughout this blog.

AND I'm working on my Big Bang piece... because I hate myself. Apparently. Good times.

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This pride month don’t forget your disabled and immunocompromised peers. Wear a mask. Stay home if you’re unwell. Get vaccinated. Take a covid test.

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Crazy thing about #healing #recovery Small Victories is when you'll have some shit going on that's like, saying this would involve admitting how you used to be doing. You know? Like hey guys good news I'm gonna change my bedsheets this year