#greye writes

[grey-sides]

On a Monday morning, Steve's dad frowns at his paper and throws Steve a sidelong glance. On the entertainment page is a black and white photo of Bruce Springsteen kissing Clarence Clemons.

Steve swallows his toast and shifts in his seat. But his father doesn't say a thing and Steve doesn't know where to begin. He's not asked to get rid of his Springsteen tapes. But he does find the paper later, tossed on the pile to go in the trash and clips out the picture.

It's not the first time he's seen this exact scenario with Bruce Springsteen. But it is the first time in a long time he's been interested in doing it himself.

He tucks the paper clipping away in a book under his bed. And he thinks about the cash he has saved up and how much longer Robin has to be in school for.

On a Friday evening, he fixes his hair and kisses his mom's cheek on his way out the door. The newspaper clipping under his bed is delicately frayed already, the thin paper worn thinner by his eager fingers.

He picks Robin up, waves to her mom and drives them just outside of town. Eddie's van is already there, quiet and dark because he and his band are already inside.

On a Friday night, Steve tucks into a beer and looks up at the stage. He smiles despite himself and thinks of Bruce and Clarence when Eddie and Jeff lean into the microphone together.

His palms sweat and he presses them to his bottle. The edges of the label are peeling like the newspaper clipping. He taps his toe to the music and smiles wider when a woman takes Robin by the hand to show her how to rock out.

On an early Saturday morning, so early Steve would call it late, he helps Eddie put the instruments away in the back of the van. He watches as Eddie stacks each piece carefully and curses when a cymbal crashes against an amp.

And he thinks about his newspaper and the judgement in his dad's eyes. He twirls his keyring around his finger and thinks of another life where he kept up with his piano lessons instead of baseball.

On an early Saturday morning, Steve closes the van doors just enough to block people from seeing them and he pulls Eddie close. And he wonders what it would be like to do on a stage.

And Eddie is not Clarence Clemons and he is not Bruce Springsteen. But his heart still races and his palms still sweat, and he knows he could bellow out of his lungs with joy if he was standing in front of a crowd.

And later still on that early Saturday morning, Steve feels the calluses of Eddie's guitar worn fingers on his cheek. And he listens to his halfway to hoarse voice tell a story. And he tastes cheap beer and song lyrics on his lips. And he thinks next Saturday, he might join Robin dancing in the dark of the bar.

#steddie #stranger things #greye writes #its short and sweet #thank you for reading!

[fromtheseventhhell]

"It's powerful, it's visceral, it's dark, it's like a Shakespearean tragedy. There’s no Arya — a character everybody's going to love. They're all flawed. They're all human. They do good things. They do bad things. They're driven by lust for power, jealousy, old wounds — just like human beings. Just like I wrote them."

Seeing people debate which grey characters can still be considered "morally good" and somehow Arya never makes the list, so it's the perfect time to bring back this quote from George which shows exactly how he views her character 🫶🏾

#arya stark #asoiaf #george rr martin #it truly couldn't be clearer that he cheats with making her a grey character by having all of her killings be justified but then he #comes outright and says she's different then characters who're flawed + going to do bad things at times 🤷🏾‍♀️ #but then he actually acknowledges her trauma and the things she's been through so that really isn't shocking #ultimately fandom is a very small portion of the fanbase and how they perceive her character doesn't matter #I'd much rather have the same opinions of a character as the author...good thing George is an Arya stan to the core 🤭 #if we ever get TWOW people are going to realize their obsession with /purity/ has nothing to do with what George is writing #cause it's obvious people come to these conclusions based on their personal feelings instead of the actual story #the way Arya stans get called delusional for having the same views on Arya as George does...peak comedy #people always want to debate her greyness without looking at the context of her actions which defeats the whole purpose

[dipplinduo]

Ladies, Gentlemen, & Folks, May I Present:

THE NEXT INSTALLATION OF SWEET & SOUR DIPPLINS - "WHAT IF" SERIES: What if we had Drayton's POV?

This is a special edition chapter for a few reasons:

1 - Drayton x iconic, obv. B)

2 - I accidentally basically wrote a double chapter's worth because I had fun and also literally pulled from 4 different chapters for content.

3- Unlike other "What If" spinoffs, this particular chapter can be considered CANON, as you are reading a different POV on unchanged events. And you may find some important information that has yet to be addressed in S&S D or will never be addressed again S&S D, but is canon! LOL.

Important complimentary pictures to accompany this special occession:

Hope you enjoy! B)

#my fics #dipplinshipping #kieran pokemon #kieran x juliana pokemon #juliana x kieran pokemon #juliana pokemon #kieran x juliana #juliana x kieran #drayton pokemon #drayton being iconic #your honor this character has a chokehold on me with his strategies and moral greyness #it terrifies me how easily writing him came to me #my struggle with Juliana often revolves around flushing things out #my struggle with Kieran often revolves around the tediousness of depicting his oddly poetic brain #my struggle with drayton? #nonexistant #LOL

[ilynpilled]

i can fully understand the gripes with certain misogynistic tropes/writing issues that are present in the execution of some of cersei’s writing, but i will never understand the “she should have a redemption arc” or “she should be more likeable/less morally dark” perspective. that is not what her character is or has to be to make it great. wanting more female anti-heroes or “redemption arcs” with moral greyness and complexity of the level that asoiaf gives to primarily male characters is entirely understandable, but do some of you people even like cersei as a character, like at its core? like this is not about criticising the execution of certain things when it comes to this character, this is about taking issue with her as a villain fundamentally, which i just do not agree with at all

#i also do not understand why she is juxtaposed only w her brothers #in this respect #like if u wanna take issue w not as many female anti heroes that r allowed the level of true moral greyness of j theon etc i get that #but thats a whole text problem like a family isnt a monolith they r different characters with different drives its not a competition between #them #all three r dealing w some very very diff things too like they r distinct characters #and i honestly dont think cersei’s character set up works with a redemption story like she specifically is way more interesting as she is #she is a discussion of tropes when it comes the ‘female villain’ and u can take issue w the execution but i like the concept a lot #like she is written the way she is for a reason why do u want her to be a different character entirely #like if u want this why not advocate for george making a female character whose story would actually work with the redemption trope instead #of making their writing weaker and less trope busting #ig i just really like with cersei the idea that her being an evil perpetrator doesnt erase her being a victim of misogyny and vice versa #like i like that challenge that she is deserving of sympathy for these things without the need to redeem her or make her ‘likeable’ #patriarchal violence will affect all women #and the story deserves to work just as well with someone u r not supposed to root for #its about the humanization of these people #evil doesnt exist in a vacuum #and it makes perfect sense that these specific systemic conditions create it #and then perpetuate it

[reel-fear]

Susie designs that have her as a black woman >>>>

Susie designs that have her plus sized >>>>>>>

Susie designs that have her with freckles, stretch marks, with scars or crooked, wide or hooked noses >>>>>>>>>>>>>

Versions of Susie that struggle with her self image due to not looking like the spitting image of an "ideal woman" that existed in the 1930's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

VERSIONS OF SUSIE THAT TIE ALL THAT INTO HER NEED TO BECOME ALICE ANGEL, WHOSE OBSESSION WITH ALICE COMES FROM ALICE FITTING THOSE BEAUTY STANDARDS BETTER THAN SHE DOES. HOW SHE WOULD DIE TO BE AS "BEAUTIFUL" AS ALICE AND NEEDS TO LEARN THAT SHE IS, TO BE ABLE TO MOVE ON FROM JOEY CONVINCING HER SHE WASN'T!! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Versions of Susie who do some or all of the above but don't demonize Allison when they do it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

#ramblez #susie campbell #batim #batdr #bendy and the dark revival #bendy and the ink machine #I like susie can ya tell #and have a lot of fun ideas for places u could take her character esp with her need to be perfect and become alice #thats not to say any susie that doesnt fall under these is bad just that I love these kind of takes on her particularly #I mean unless u like make susie evil just to elevate the male characters or make them victims #or just in general make ur susies like super evil abusers then I might have some problems since thats just straight up misogny #btw if u read this and think hm my susie is kinda like that just so u know no dont send me ask #just rewrite her to be better and reconsider how ur biases affect the writing of ur male characters vs female ones and think on how to #improve that n such #esp if u also have male characters who are bad people but write them with compelling reasons why or moral greyness meanwhile dont do #the same for ur female characters who are also bad people #kinda vaguing some aus n bits of writing I have seen can ya tell- #anyways yeah thats it I love susie and be nice to her or else seeya-

[51ft]

all the bg3 companions have this really well realized conflict between 'want' vs 'need' and it's really cool to see how they get rly nice satisfying arcs with both their 'good' and 'bad' endings

' i just wish the game itself didnt so heavily disincentivise less-good playthroughs by barring you from so much content and making everything you could do so cartoonishly evil it just doesnt make sense

#bg3 spoilers #like as silly as some of the discourse became it was really cool to see the insistence that ascended astarion was a 'good' ending #and honestly all the character writing for the other characters also had that same level of nuance imo #in a different game gale fighting god or shadowheart becoming a dark justiciar would've also counted for a 'positive' ending #but bc the player character themselves can only pick the stupid evil options it makes exploring that stuff feel so much clunkier to me #it would've been cool to do a more morally grey playthrough to have parity w/ the moral greyness ur companions get... #durge is cool but they are also stupid evil bc everything they do is the murderhobo option #they get a better motivation to do those things but its still not the same... #my flavour......... #but im just ranting in the tags bg3 is still the video game ive been wanting my entire life and nothing will change tha #also we dont talk about the lack of any real endings i look away

[fazedlight]

Achievement unlocked: Wrote a ficlet in the 10 minutes it took for me to wait for my bus

#not what the fandom is looking for but I do like Max's character and wish we had him for longer #(not for the romance with Alex but for the moral greyness) #also it's just fun to write a bit of Cat when I can 🤣 #mel stuff

[moony-to-ur-pads]

regulus was given the middle name arcturus at birth and arcturus is the fourth brightest star in the night sky and THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE BECAUSE as a trans man, he was the fourth in his generation to be afab and so they were essentially like ‘oh shit. we have another one ig’ because sexism, and this absolute bottom-of-the-black-house-barrel situation that regulus found himself in was what eventually turned him into such a strong slytherin, and then into a power-hungry death eater, going so far as to turn his back on the brother he loved for the sake of reputation and duty and most importantly the power he was never given, AND IN CONCLUSION basically trans!regulus makes more sense to me than the canon one in every way shape and form so thank you and good night <3

#poor regulus in his childhood was never first never brightest never best :( #im so obsessed with #trans regulus black #rn #regulus black #trans!regulus #marauders headcannon #regulus black headcanons #im sure this isn’t even news to most people but i felt like a genius putting it together #(i’ve connected the dots / you haven’t connected shit!) #to be clear im certainly not excusing death eater regulus i just love exploring character motivations and how they end up where they do and #regulus black’s moral greyness is so interesting to me #and this makes more sense to me than canon :) #im meant to be writing theses for King Lear rn somebody save me #this paragraph I wrote about a dead gay wizard from the 70s is somehow stronger than anything I have ever produced for my English teacher

[imaginethosedragons]

the vampire diaries really thrived on the the show's concept/premise and striking gold with an insanely talented cast (particularly nina, ian + paul) because the writing was as sloppy as hell and the cast could have done so much more with better writers who actually bothered to plan ahead, like it actually hurts me to think about it.

#the vampire diaries #elena gilbert #damon salvatore #stefan salvatore #imagine writing a character like damon salvatore and having him played by ian somerhalder so perfectly like that #and not fully embracing the supernatural and horror of vampirism #and moral greyness #and having fully developed character and relationship arcs #pls i'm suffering

[perpetualcynicism]

oh, the urge to make dark fairytale sorcerer!cyno slightly morally grey…

after all, he wears the souls of stars in his chime— and did those stars fall, or were they pulled down?— and traps the spirits of the deceased in his lantern to use as a light source…

and perhaps he’s a little selfish, too. something within him wants to keep you to himself and by his side (and he possesses power enough to do that)— but he holds himself back, for as much as he wishes it to be true, you are not and never will be his alone to keep, and he knows better than anyone else that he must respect that fact.

he definitely is still selfish, though— the things he would sacrifice for you and to be with you some would say are too great a price to pay. (but no great romance can come without sacrifice, and in his mind, if that means the sacrifice of other things, so be it.)

for he would tear down all the stars in the sky for you, and offer them to you, one by one, and let you pick and choose your favourites; and then he would discard the rest, because he sees no need to keep in the sky that which you deem unnecessary.

#you can’t have a dark fairytale without a bit of moral greyness from the protagonists #and i like writing moral greyness #hehehehehehehe #cyno #cyno x reader #dark sorcerer!cyno

[grey-sides]

The year they get together, sometime in November, Billy starts to get irritable. He perks up for Steve's birthday and briefly for Christmas, but it lasts well into the new year.

He's usually cranky early in the mornings or when Steve makes him stay up too late. But it seems like he's easily set off, angry at anyone and everyone who tries to talk to him.

Steve does his best to keep Billy level and learns to walk away when it gets to be too much. And Billy will find him and curl around his back with an apology. An explanation about how he's feeling off and tired, even when he gets enough sleep.

Steve assumes it's a cycle, kisses his cheek, promises to close the bathroom door quieter in the morning.

Daylight Savings comes and Steve starts to moan. He hates losing an hour, feels like he doesn't make up for it for a week.

But the days get longer, the mornings brighter, the evenings more pleasant. March into April and Billy relaxes. Begins to unwind his shoulders. The air warms up, the trees start to flower and Billy softens.

"Sunflower," Steve coos. He's laying on a picnic blanket in the backyard. Billy's tanning beside him, arms outstretched.

"Fuck you call me?" he grumbles but there's no heat.

"My sunflower," Steve replies. "You just need a little sunlight and you feel better."

It's hard to tell through his shades and the sheen of sweat on Billy's skin, but Steve's pretty sure he's blushing.

Maybe next winter they can take a trip down South, where it might be a little warmer, where Billy might be able to loosen up a little more.

#harringrove #greye writes #the weather here has become beautiful #so i imagine billy is more pleasant in the spring #stranger things

[inkykeiji]

Clari baby…. sometimes I literally have no idea what ur talking about bcuz I don’t watch bungo stray dogs but I too am a slut the moment I hear a character used to be/is currently a high ranking member in a gang lmaoooo

HAHAHA ANON eeeee stop i love u hehe <333 no seriously tho!!!! i read that and i was like wHAT he was A WHAT????? and suddenly, i was in love and my legs were wide open n waiting <3

#it made him 100 times sexier #and i was like ooooh ur extreme sadism makes so much sense now LMAO #literally added him to my lil ‘who i’ll write for’ section purely because of this fact #i dunno honestly it just make him immensely more interesting to me too #like okay so he isn’t just a sadistic cop #he’s got a whole backstory and i am such a sucker for characters who make that switch from evil to good because they always retain some of #their moral greyness and old habits yk??? #anyway <3 he’s hot now #hope tuesday is treating you fabulously anon bb <3 #stay safe n drink water!!!! i’m gonna go make a salad now haha #inky.bb #clari gets mail

[judyalvqrez]

the way people are once again removing all the nuance and moral greyness and complexity out of the last of us, but especially joel miller’s character is kinda concerning lol

#i told myself i wasn't gonna get into the discourse but i was reading through some of the posts and comments in the tlou tag and... oof #like i get it i could write whole essays about my feelings on this story and its characters and the ending ect. #but a lot of people are already getting annoyingly defensive of every single one of joel’s actions #literally stripping him of all of the flaws and complexities and moral greyness that make him such a great character #why are yall turning him into a clean cut selfless hero that did everything right like that's so boring #what’s most frustrating is how people are completely ignoring ellie’s perspective in all of this #some even just pushing her entire character aside in favor of joel #only bringing her or her trauma up when they’re trying to justify something joel did #and treating her like an accessory to his character when you should be reflecting how his actions are gonna affect HER #i hate to break it to yall but if you bring this highly romanticized version of joel into the next season #yall are NOT gonna have a good time #it happened once and it will happen again and i know the inevitable backlash is gonna be twice as bad this time that’s why im concerned #anyway those are just my two cents that no one asked for if you see me posting any type of discourse again pls shoot me lol #and please don't think i'm a joel hater either those people are just as annoying they're just in the minority i think especially on tumblr #why can't we just enjoy joel for the morally grey complex and honestly fucked up and tragic man that he is #it's like joel defender this joel hater that let's just be joel enjoyers #or joel lovers that'd be me because i love him with all my heart 🥺 #especially hbo joel like his characterization was so good he just hits different and honestly i prefer him over game joel #and i do enjoy the occasional ''joel is innocent/did nothing wrong' memes/jokes i think they're hilarious and ultimately harmless #(also the joel/abby memes but that's another story sjafhksaf) #this was more about the people writing almost whole ass dissertations or actively starting arguments in their fervent need to defend joel #okay im done lol #lucy rants #i tried to keep this little rant as spoiler free as possible because there's no way in hell im tagging this asjfknsa this was more for me #if you read this whole thing through the end: hi i hope your day was good and if it wasn't i hope it's great tomorrow :)

[chryzure-archive]

i personally think that oswald was an excellent uncle to alice. because i want them to be a happy family.

#memorie.txt #i know that oswald is not a phenomenal person but i like the moral greyness of him. he cares abt those close to him + the world #it’s jst a question of his methods to fix things #but there’s this one person that writes alice perfectly—and then turns around and makes oswald abusive towards her #noooo :((( that is lacie’s daughter!! he cherishes her and alyss!!!!!!!!!! those are his sister’s kids!!!!!!!!!!!! #alice literally loves spending time w oswald + named oz after him!!! he’s a good uncle!!!!!!! #plus he would absolutely officially adopt alice (and alyss) and make them his daughters!!!! #PLEASE LISTEN TO ME. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. OSWALD IS A LOVING PATRIARCH I SWEAR

[ubyr-babaj]

#this author doesn't believe in moral greyness! #this author doesn't believe in redemption! #bitch I treat myself like an absolute bastard over the shit I did years ago #why do you think it wouldn't extend to my characters? #there's no greyness there're just spots of black you're willing to ignore #sanya #writing

[arrozaurus]

reading at childhoods end (doctor who), i didnt know sophie alfred could write

#she gets the voices of the characters very well #too well. thirteen is as annoying as ever lmao #i like that it brings up the doctors moral greyness into show #the warmth of 13 has always felt uncanny to me. like a farce #its weird how every other character ends up revolving around her in the show #its because the writing is not very good but if it was you could make something interesting with that #anyway i hope ace drags the drs ass