soooo sexy that michael put up this whole āidgaf the future has been pre written and iām going to die so nothing mattersā facade and then alex dead serious is like ācut that shit out i know with complete certainty that premonition of your death is entirely false because if you were gone from this world i would not go on with my life i would not let your death be hidden or forgotten or inconsequential in fact i would never stop avenging youā love as a kind of psychic forceā¦as a way of altering what is believed to be predestinedā¦.i gotta sit down
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vampirism poses the question "what if there was a fundamental, horrible, unending well of want in your soul that, if truly satisfied, would lead to great pain for all those you hold closest and, in turn, their absolute and total revilement of you?" and naturally as a person with no problems I don't relate to this in any way at all.
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3 components of worldbuilding:
1. The authorās kinks
2. The authorās power fantasy
3. The authorās political agenda
Plot and logic optional
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I think one of my favorite creative joys is seeing how many different things people can do with the same concept. give ten writers the same starting point, or basic plot, or set of tropes to use and you're still going to get wildly different end results
the details you focus on, the ones you omit, turns of phrase, tone, and framing, the cadence and tempo of the sentences themselves, all the little fingerprints you've left littered across the prose ā how you tell the story matters, and your personal voice is what makes it unique
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when parasite said the rich can afford to be kind, when parasite said global warming is most catastrophic for those least responsible, when parasite said the rich are the ones with access to sunlight, when parasite said the efforts of the working class are invisible to their exploiters, when parasite said water only ever flows from the rich down to the poor and never in reverse, when parasite said the rich are the real parasites for leeching off of their workersā labour
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not to be controversial bc I know this is likeā¦not in line with shifting opinions on fanfic comment culture but if thereās a glaring typo in my work I will NOT be offended by pointing it out. if ao3 fucks up the formattingā¦I will also not be offended by having this pointed outā¦
ālooking forward to the next updateā and āI hope you update soon!ā are different vibes than a demand, and should be read in good faith because a reader is finding their way to tell you how much they love it. I will not be mad at this.
āI donāt usually like this ship but this fic made me feel somethingā is also incredibly high praise. Iām not going to get mad at this.
even āI love this fic but Iām curious about why you made [x] choiceā is just another way a reader is engaging in and putting thought into your work.
I just feel like a lot of authors take any comment thatās not perfectly articulated glowing praise in the exact manner theyāre hoping to receive it in bad faith.
fic engagement has been dropping across the board over the last several years, and yes itās frustrating but it isnāt as though I canāt see how it happens. comment anxiety can be a real thing. the last thing anyone wants to do is offend an author they love, and that means sometimes people default to silence.
idk where Iām going with this I guess aside from saying unless a comment is outright attacking me Iām never going to get mad at it, and I think a lot of authors should feel the same way. ESPECIALLY TYPOS PLZ GOD POINT OUT MY TYPOS.
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It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!
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"Come home to me" kind of love
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meet cute: it's raining and I see your battered bleeding body lying in the mud and I kick it slightly to see if you're dead
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requested by @ub-sessed
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