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ROYGBIV tag

Thanks to @indecentpause for the tag!

📝 Search your WIP for the colours of the rainbow and post the excerpt.

These are from Name From Nowhere...

RED

Then the gate room opens and fuck, I’ve never seen anywhere this fancy. It has vaulted ceilings and a literal red carpet.

ORANGE

YELLOW

GOLD (I'm trying, OK?)

He’s in head to toe black, nails still painted gold though, and he looks very I’m going to fuck you up, but fancy.

GREEN

A stained mattress slumps in one corner next to a broken window and a single strip light casts a dim green glow from the ceiling, just off-centre enough to be annoying.

BLUE

A barrage of ice, an explosion of blue, and the floor punching me in the face.

INDIGO

VIOLET

PURPLE

Above me, around me, the sky fades from daylight to sunset to deep purple night.

Tagging @drippingmoon, @duckingwriting and @dyrewrites if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in 💗

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

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ROY G BIV

tagged by @willtheweaver to share lines with the colors of the rainbow!

red:

It’s crowded when you get off the bus. Not as bad as weekends. Not as bad as it would be downtown. But people swarm everywhere, crowding the sidewalks, driving like maniacs, running red lights and stop signs and nearly smashing you into the asphalt like a rabbit in the wrong place at the wrong time. Your hands tremble. Your whole body trembles. If you were to try to stand still, the vibrations in your body could probably still keep you moving forward.

orange:

One by one, pieces of clothing come off. Piece by piece you bare your bodies to each other, intimate, vulnerable, safe. You finally get to see the entirety of the tattoo on his hip. It’s monochrome black vines, snaking from his hip down his thigh, with small splashes of watercolor work where each flower there blooms. An orange, cut open and segments bared, sits nestled in the middle.

yellow:

“Meara,” Danny says gently. You look up from your fingers. You’re wearing yellow nail polish today. Chipped as usual. “It’s okay. It’s just me.”

green:

Morgan is tall, though not as tall as Josephine or Austin, and he’s thin and waiflike like you are. His hair is the same color and texture, and if he had green eyes and glasses, he could pass for your brother, or even your twin. He grins when he sees you and says brightly, “Hey, look at us! We match!”

blue:

You stand there, dumbstruck, as they start walking in the direction of the blue line. When they reach the corner, Josselin and Frankie turn around and wave, and then they’re gone. For a few long moments, you stare at the empty corner, until Danny gently bumps his shoulder against yours. “You’re gonna e-mail him, right?” he asks.

purple:

“Bad day?” You nod again. Then the only noise is her lunch bag unzipping. Something crinkles. You finally look up when she slides a little purple packet in front of you. “You’re vegan, right?” she says. “I think those are. There’s no gelatin.” You pick up the little bag. It’s gummy bunnies. You sniffle, and your mouth tightens, and you can’t stop the tears once they start falling, because she was thoughtful enough to share something with you when you’re sad, and if you lose this scholarship you might lose this job, and she’s like the big sister you always should have had, and what if you can’t work with her anymore, and and and–

indigo

have a couple extras!

white:

Then he crawls into your lap and your mind goes white and fuzzy. He flings one leg over you, pressing in close. Your hands fall to his hips, which you didn’t notice before, but they’re really, really nice. He sighs into your mouth and goes boneless against you. You wish you could do the same, but even though your brain has turned off, your body is still tense and ready to run.

black and gray:

“Here, you animal,” Danny says, handing you a gray and black checkered handkerchief. “Use this. Uh. Don’t put it in your pocket, though.” “Do you think I’m stupid?” you laugh. “No, I just don’t think you share my kinks,” he grins back, ruffling your hair.

tagging @revenantlore @winterandwords @oh-no-another-idea @athenswrites @magic-is-something-we-create to share lines with the colors of the rainbow too!

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snippet of the day

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✨ WIP intro

🔖 tag list: @winterandwords // @revenantlore // @space-writes // @indecentpause // comment to be added or removed!

📝 all posts from WIP: gay crime bdsm story

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Excuse you, but this is excellent and I would've been gutted if I hadn't got to read it. The emotional and spiritual done-with-it-all-ness from the hunter is so well captured in that little reminder that this is a victory...even though it doesn't feel like one.

Out of Context Line

Tagged by @ahungeringknife here!

Tagging: @winterandwords @dyrewrites @athenswrites @writingmaidenwarrior @clairelsonao3

A spooky out of context line from TFE:

Into the fire the gaping face went, no more than fuel for the flames.

TFE tag list: @cilly-the-writer @writernopal (please ask to be +/-)

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She has a loving home already, I promise, with someone much better suited to dog parenthood than Brett and Noah. They can have a pet for two weeks but I wouldn't even trust them with a houseplant long-term.

Also, since I will literally never stop writing about these guys, it's very likely that the dog will show up again in future stories.

My version of self-insert characters is putting my dog in books. She has a very brief, like blink-and-you'll-miss-it brief, cameo in Name From Nowhere too.

Last line tag

@words-after-midnight, @sparrow-orion-writes and @talesfromaurea tagged me to share a last line. Thanks, friends!

This is a last chapter line from Spin Cylinder (Brett's POV)...

People feed them and claim ownership, but do dogs feel owned? Do they know what that means? Do they see the situation the way we do? And outside of that, she’s only here temporarily. Aren’t we all though? And isn’t that exactly the problem?

Tagging @calicohyde, @cherrybombfangirlwrites, @clairelsonao3 and @cowboybrunch if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to share a last line 💙

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

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Do you ever just start writing and then it's a few thousand words later, and you're just like, 'Where the hell did any of this come from? This was not the plan. Wtf?'

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i don’t know how to tell people that deriving pleasure - sexual pleasure included! - from art* is good actually, and that creating specific kind of art “just” because you find it hot or whatever is just as good a reason as any, and you don’t actually need some “deep and meaningful” reason to create art about things. pleasure - sexual pleasure included - is not the devil, it is not Bad and shameful, and it’s not any less valid of a reason to create something than because you want to, idk, explore the depths of the human consciousness or something

* art here includes writing

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I had a nightmare about marketing ghost punch sooooo

Buy my book! Review it!

It’s really good I promise!!

It has a Victorian era amnesiac ghost and spoilers but do you like rat kings. Do you. Just keep reading

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not including “directly into ao3 text editor” because i think you need help and i refuse to enable your sick and twisted lifestyle

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Badly Summarized WIP Game

thanks for the tag, @mrbexwrites :D

Rules: Summarize your WIP in 15 2-5 word bullet points (as if you were trying to summarize it in 15 seconds).

minitag 2: @fortunatetragedy, @autism-purgatory, @winterandwords + open tag to anyone who wants to give it a whirl!

Let's do this for Cycle's End without spoiling it too much:

Newly nonbinaried self-discovery solo run

Homing pigeon lodestone people

Animal feet token society

Starstruck by a Bearfoot

Get poisoned, idiot.

Welcome to your new home!

You are stuck here

Axeless and rizzless

At least you have bread

Don't ask about the meat

This dude's fucken crazy

This dude's not a dude

You know werewolves? Dragons now.

Oh no. Ohhhh no. Fuck.

Good luck surviving winter!

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Personality through quote tag

Thanks to @kaylinalexanderbooks for the tag! This is a new one for me.

📝 Have your OCs respond to a given prompt then give the people you tagged a prompt.

My prompt was "A quote about a weird habit they/someone else has" and I'm answering for the guys from Spin Cylinder...

NOAH

Brett buys multiples of clothes he likes. The latest was ten pairs of identical black vicuna wool socks that he bought at the same time because he was high when he went into the shop and decided his other socks would never be soft enough again.

BRETT

The compulsive tidiness. Noah's, not mine. I don't give a shit. I might even mess things up for entertainment purposes because he gets so twitchy about it.

Tagging @deanwax, @diphthongsfordays and @drabbleitout if you'd like to do it with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in.

The prompt for your characters is "A quote about something comparatively trivial that disproportionately annoys them" 💙

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

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Personality through quote

Thanks to @elsie-writes here and here and @leahnardo-da-veggie here!

Rules: have your OCs respond to a given prompt then give the people you tagged a prompt

Got long, below the cut :)

[A quote about feelings]

Lexi: "I have a lot of feelings...they all are pretty intense. Every emotion is like that for me. When I'm happy, I'm ecstatic, exhilarated. When I'm sad, it's like I'm depressed. I get just a little stressed and my anxiety flares up, and I start crying. It's a lot, honestly."

Maddie: "Feelings are fine and cool, I guess. I like my feelings toward Lexi and Kelsey. Don't really like my feelings toward someone like Brycen. Not sure how I feel for others, though. They like me, which is cool. I dunno. Feelings are super weird."

Ash: "I think I'm starting to understand feelings of others better now that I've discovered my telepathy. It's interesting, seeing how I experience other's emotions. It gets a little metaphorical. Fascinating stuff."

Gwen: "I mean, Lexi was once upset and I was sent to comfort her because I was apparently the most empathetic there. I'd say I'm in touch with my emotions. I get a little too emotional at times. I hold back a lot more than people think, though."

Robbie: "Dude, feelings are kinda dope. Like our brain just feels sad and our chest physically hurts. Doctors can't explain it. [Pause] Okay, both of my parents are doctors and they kinda can, but it's cool regardless."

Akash: "Huh. Well, it's important to feel feelings, and it took me a while to face them. I'm good now, though. I think it's important to face them."

Jedi: [silent for too long] "Well, *rubs back of neck* "I like to...think of myself as someone in touch with his own emotions...."...*nods*

Carmen: "No."

[A quote about their thoughts on NFTs and/or cryptocurrency]

None of these guys would like it but this is a fun prompt!

Lexi: "Isn't crypto a scam? I don't like the idea of that. Just stick to regular money."

Maddie: "NFTs don't make any sense. Just right-click the image. Downloaded."

Ash: "Honestly, I feel like owning an image sounds fun in a silly way, but I'm not that reckless with my money. Would rather spend it on tangible things."

Gwen: "I'm uncomfortable with the idea of people charging you to own an image, fake money or not. I mean, why not make actual art?"

Robbie: "Oh my God did you see the NFT ape movie? Dude, it's so bad. I can't believe there are people this stupid."

Akash: "Not only is it unethical, it literally makes no sense. The money isn't real? Why would you do that? Like, have you looked at the value of crypto?"

Jedi: [intently listening to someone explain crypto and NFTs] "Well, now that is just ridiculous. How in the world do they expect to regulate that?" [A few more minutes of baffled rambling]

Carmen: [also had to have someone explain it to her, but she interrupted more] "Are you kidding me?! Is stupidity a common genetic trait among Ceters?!" [More ranting]

[A quote about remembering the ones they lost]

Well uh I'm not gonna go into any major spoilers so I'm gonna expand the meaning to more than just death.

Um, gradually gets sadder because my first few have not experienced their main trauma yet >:)

Lexi: "Oh, I had so many friends in elementary school! I mean, I still have a lot of friends, but I miss those who went off to different intermediate schools. It's okay, though! I found them on social media, and a couple had phones by fifth grade. I should totally hook up with them again! Thanks for asking!!"

Maddie: "I guess Brycen. He was my friend before he became a jerk. I would like to be friends with him again. Like, then him before he was a jerk."

Ash: "I miss the friendship I had with Shelby. I don't know why, it was literally only for a week or two. But there was...something about her friendship that sucked me in. I still have Lexi, so I think I'll be okay. Then there's my ex-stepdad, Frank. He was sometimes fun. Toward the end he became rude. Before that, though. I miss when I felt like he was a dad, I guess."

Gwen: "My grandfather died when I was very young. He was amazing, though, and I am just glad I remember him. He read stories to me and played with me. And then there's my cat, who we lost a few months ago. She was really sick. I still miss her."

Robbie: "God, I miss Lalika, Akash's mom. She was basically a second mom to me. I talked so fast around her as a kid. She was just starting to learn English when we met, so I don't know if she got everything, but she would always smile and laugh when I did, paying attention to my emotions so she could respond appropriately. But I also loved to read aloud my favorite books to her, so I helped in that regard I guess. She went to all my plays. She made sure to get something for my birthday, and Sam's, separate from Akash's gift. She was amazing."

Akash: "My mom. Every day, I miss her. It's...hard to move past it, I guess. She would listen to you. I still remember her songs that she'd sing, and I still listen to them. She loved taking pictures and filming everything, which I am so grateful for now. She fought for me, when the school district dug their heels in about something. Made sure I had everything I needed to succeed. She was the best."

Jedi: "My mother fought for me my entire life. She pushed to get me an accelerated academic program, fought to drag me and my sister to a better place where I could thrive. Fought my father when he...let us say, went too far. She was fiercely protective. I owe her my life. I just wish I could have repaid her."

Carmen: *scoffs* "I knew Atsila my whole life. Why wouldn't I miss her?" [Yeah sorry that's all you're getting out of her]

Tagging @dyrewrites @ceph-the-ghost-writer @elsie-writes @mk-writes-stuff @aalinaaaaaa @sam-glade @thebejeweledwatercat @winterandwords @mysticstarlightduck @somethingclevermahogony + anyone else ;)

Prompt: A quote about a weird habit they/someone else has.

TSP intro

TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites

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Hi frost

I'm hugging you! Which of your blorbos needs a hug the most, and will you give it to them?

Hello lovely! Hugging you right back 💜

My blorbo most in need of a hug right now is Aria. I would definitely give her a hug if she wanted one but she doesn't do well with physical contact and she'd probably prefer I helped her kill some people who'd pissed her off.

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Five Four Lines tag

Thanks to @revenantlore for the tag (and an opportunity to devour more lines from Neon Bloodlust)!

📝 Find a line in your WIP (can be dialogue or not) that fits the parameters given by the person who tagged you. Then change one of the parameters and tag five or more people. Lines can be from multiple WIPs.

These are from Spin Cylinder...

a line about an animal (Brett's POV)

She’s Perry’s dog but we’re looking after her while he’s on holiday. She’s a rescue and he doesn’t want her to be in a small enclosure again in case it triggers the PTSD he’s sure she has, which is why she’s staying with us instead of going into kennels.

a sad line (Noah's POV)

I can’t shake the feeling that some internal part of me locked down with the rest of the world and it never completely opened up again even when everything else did.

a line with an exclamation (Brett's POV and the only exclamation point in the entire book)

“Boss. Boss-in-law,” he greets us and throws me a wink. Then he crouches on the ground with open arms. “Lena!” The dog throws herself at him and nearly knocks him on his back, licking his face, only stopping to spin in excited circles and whip the surrounding furniture with her tail.

a line about family or a friend (Noah's POV)

Max is doing some kind of breathing exercise on the other end of the phone. It’s what he does. Counting to ten in his head. He’ll start cracking his knuckles if I don’t give the right answer soon.

Tagging @clairelsonao3, @cowboybrunch and @darkangel319 if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in 💙

The lines to find in your WIP are... a line about sleep a line about drinking a line showing fear a line that happens outdoors a line about a bad habit

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

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not sure what this game is called

@eccaiia tagged me to share a line with temperature, a line with fear, a funny line, a line with color, and a line i’m proud of … all from neon bloodlust

a line with temperature :

It’s hot, bordering on suffocating, in the club. Ropes of glaring red light wrap around the edges of the ceiling and hang loose like disembodied intestines. Bodies swell like fish in a current, swaying and weaving to the thrum of music blaring loud overhead. Impossible to tell who is who, what is what, when most everything is bathed in red and shadow.

a line with fear :

“I don’t suppose you have spoken to your partner recently?”

“Not since he left to investigate the premises of Club Bloodlust.” Three hours ago, without a single word, no indication of his safety or location or when he might return.

“I see.” She moves something on her desk. Nails tap against wood. “Were you aware that he is fraternizing intimately with, I presume, strangers … in public, no less? On company time.”

“Frater—“ Detroit pauses long enough to assess the word, and the spoon falls from his hand. Clatters to the floor. “No. He isn’t.” Is he? “He wouldn’t.” Would he?

“I have the recordings of our last conversation, if you would like to see for yourself.”

Detroit shakes his head. Grasps onto the counter. “No …” But he reconsiders it, because surely Haskel is making something out of nothing. “On second thought … yes.”

a line with a color :

The first of the other sites is vacant, now, crisscrossed with yellow tape meant to keep the curious at bay, but there’s little anyone can do to really stop them. Vex doesn’t think it’s such a big deal, anyway—less of a crime scene now than it was before, just an empty plot of land outside an equally empty structure that could have easily been a barn or a church.

Few of the latter are left standing these days, and what are have been warped into nightclubs or empty gravesites of a time forgotten.

a line you are proud of [i’m not presently feeling much positivity towards my writing so just grabbing the most recent lines from neon bloodlust] :

The door to apartment C-03 slides open with a groan that scrapes along Vex’s brain like a splintered fingernail. His teeth gnash together in protest, eyes squinting at the glare of overhead light as he ducks into the unit.

“Detroit?” His voice comes out raspy, carrying the weight of fatigue lodged in his limbs and swelling across his brain. “You here?”

No answer beyond the familiar whir and buzz of electronics. He presses a thumb to the button beside the door. Winces at its creaking descent and delves deeper into the apartment.

tagging @winterandwords , @indecentpause , @cwritesfiction , and @wintherlywords

i have no idea on the rules here exactly but here’s what you get : a line about an animal, a sad line, a line with an exclamation, and a line about family or a friend

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ROYGBIV tag

Thanks to @romances-not-tragedies and @willtheweaver for the tags!

📝 Search your WIP for the colours of the rainbow and post the excerpt.

These are from Spin Cylinder...

RED (Noah's POV)

You, looking at me with eyes like fire and that smile, all threat and seduction. Jeans hanging low on your hips. The sculpture of your collarbones and the vibrant red drenching your shoulder and chest.

ORANGE (Brett's POV)

The streetlights don’t reach as far as where we’re standing, so there’s only a dim wash of orange around us and you’re a shadow among many, quiet in a way that transcends focus.

YELLOW

Not a single yellow anywhere in the entire WIP!

GREEN (Noah's POV)

And we drink as the clouds relinquish their burdens and curtains of rain blur the world outside into smudges and shadows of green and grey.

BLUE (Noah's POV)

The colours around us are eclipsed by the vibrant blue of the sky and the water in the pool with electric white sunlight skating across the ripples.

INDIGO VIOLET PURPLE (Brett's POV and yes, I cheated, shut up)

The first joint becomes the second becomes the third and my eyes are closing themselves, so I let go and lie back, falling into the swirling purple galaxy in my head that carries the pattern at the centre of everything.

Tagging @calicohyde, @cheerfulmelancholies and @cherrybombfangirlwrites if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in 💙

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.