#mere's writing rambles

[rweoutofthewoods]

I have decided not to dip entirely, but I will continue to be less active. However you should applaud this because it means I'M WORKING and I have quite a few lil things in progress lately I'll sneak peek for u

#mere's writing rambles

[all-seeing-ifer]

fred burkle is such a compelling and layered character if u exclusively watch the ats episodes that were written by women

#mere smith and sarah fain and elizabeth craft were like atlas holding up the sky with that woman's characterisation #the way they'd write the most devastating episodes in which amy acker gives the most incredible heartbreaking performance #and then the next episode would just be like idk. people like love triangles right #anyway ats making a great case for the necessity of feminism as a political movement as ever #buffyverse #angel the series #ifer rambles

[irondad-defensesquad]

“Peter.”

The boy can’t even look Tony in the eye. Not because he’s afraid, but because he’s tired. Defeated. The most he does is glance at his mentor like a sad, curious puppy.

Tony can only smile.

“You’re doing great,” he tells him.

Peter looks surprised to hear that, as he raises his head a little and actually gazes at the man.

“I know you don’t believe it with how much you’ve been dealing with,” Tony details. “You might think you’re failing, but I see your effort. You’re a hero both at school and at home… and well, everywhere. And I’m proud of you.”

It’s like Peter hasn’t heard these words in forever.

Because his eyes grow deep, his lips quiver, he begins shaking. Tony can tell there’s a lot of pain in there, as Peter covers his mouth once he starts sobbing, so he doesn’t make much noise.

Tony kneels in front of the kid, opening his arms. Peter immediately launches himself towards him, hugging him so desperately, and sobbing so much that it must hurt. Tony hates imagining how long Peter must have kept it to himself. How long has he felt like a failure?

Peter is so much more than “good enough”.

He’s doing great, amazing, even.

And the kid needs to remember that more often.

Tony will make sure of that.

#lotus speaks #irondad #fics #my fics #drabble #i might write a complete story. eventually #i wrote this bc my psychiatrist yesterday merely told me i was doing a good job #and i started crying #like #ppl often tell me i'm doing the best i can #and i get the intention #but sometimes i don't feel like that's good #so hearing someone say i was doing good or great #not just 'good enough' or 'the best i could' #wow. #that hit me like a ton of bricks #idk if this makes sense #rambling in tags

[etirabys]

IT'S STEPHEN KING SHAMING HOUR

#rambl #the giant watching me make this post: 'the sounds and expressions you're making. you're really tortured by this aren't you' #he doesn't know what the paragraph IS. merely that I offered to show him the worst paragraph I'd read this year #and then snatched back the book‚ saying that I loved him too much #but that I was going to put it on the internet. #stephen king #i may delete this. but for now... i must spread the pain around #i swore not to buy anything he'd written in the past decade – his writing has really deteriorated – but then I had a surprise hot springs #outing where the inviter recommended that I bring a paperback to read

[thatoneguy56fanfic]

So I had an interesting theory that I wanted to share.

What if going into the Spirit World is what made Kuvira snap back to reality? So, bear with me, but I think it’s pretty clear that Kuvira’s mental state was starting to slip towards the end of B4. Especially after she fired on the warehouse where Baatar Jr and Team Avatar were. Though I personally think her decline started even earlier. Think about it, one by one, the people she trusted most turned on her: Varrick, Bolin, Zhu Li. These were people who had been by her side for three years, as they stabilized the Earth Kingdom and even helping her plan out the birth of the Earth Empire.

But then once they announce their shared dream, suddenly she starts loosing their support. You can’t tell me that that didn’t affect her in some way mentally and emotionally. Anyway, I’m sorry for rambling, I’ll get back to my point now.

What if being physically transported into the Spirit World, surrounded by all that spiritual energy, is what made Kuvira come to her senses? What if it “restored her inner balance” so to speak? Because once she was there, she seemed to understand what she was doing was wrong, and eventually surrenders herself to Korra. Of course realizing what she did was wrong and actually accepting it is very challenging, which is why we see her pleading not guilty in Ruins of the Empire.

I personally think it’s possible, we’ve certainly seen spiritually energy do stranger things before. But I’m curious to hear what you all think too.

#legend of korra #kuvira #random thoughts with jay #and before anyone even tries to mention it #no I’m not trying to excuse her actions #I’m merely sharing what I think is an interesting theory #you can like a character without approving of their actions #forgive the rambling I was half asleep writing this lol

[ethereance]

Au where post canon Allura gets sent back in time to s1. Or so she thinks at first. But because she has no body in her own reality, her quintessence latches onto the closest alternative the second she can return to the universe. The differences are subtle. But as time progresses they grow more apparent. Her ‘future’ knowledge isn’t quite so handy after all.

#Rambling into the Ether #Coran thinks Allura is taking everything well. Considering they just lost their home. It’s an older wound for her. Painful. #But one she has grown with #It’s nostalgic seeing everyone like this. She realises how much they’ve all grown over their journey. Even her. #She remembers being a little discouraged and not best impressed by them as paladins. How long ago now. #She doesn’t pilot blue anymore. Lance does. She misses Blue. And she misses him. #Mere quintants ago she’d kissed him goodbye. Told him she loves him. And now it’s like it never even happened. #does she tell everyone this? or keep it to herself? I imagine Coran will be the first to know #but like. how does one go about revealing they’re possessing an alternate version of themselves. what happened to this reality’s Allura #? #is she able to talk to her in dreams? talk in her mindscape? #I know I sorta started writing something like this. #Except she keeps on getting thrown through different realities every time she goes to sleep. #It’s about finding the right one. Finding home. #vld #voltron #Princess Allura #s8 #time travel #reality travel #allurance

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

May I hand you an estrella (⭐) in these trying times? And...Hmmm...I, may or may not have something for you later...but character interactions...they are so hard. How do you plan them out? Does the welcome home crew simply live in your head and you repeat what they say? Or do you have to think on what they will say beforehand? Either way, I hope I get them close enough!

holding your offered and beautiful sternchen with a white-knuckled grip <3 it will get me through the day

also im looking so so hard at this ask. Something For Me? little Me? a Something? my curiosity is piqued....

#also im unsure if your questions were rhetorical But- #personally its a mix #if i know a character well enough its like they write themselves #im merely a vessel for them to speak through #but if i Dont know them that well? gotta think. gotta think real hard and evaluate if its in-characters #like currently for me writing barnaby is way breezier than wally #wally fights me. i do not know whats going on in his head #he's a mysterious character and so he remains an enigma #but barns? i get barns. he's easy. #rambles from the bog #But Anyway none of us really know them well enough to make them 100% in character i think #either way im sure you'd do great! #all we can hope for rn - the collective We - is 'close enough' <3

[dueling-jesters]

i actually think its really cute how Black Spy seems kinda open with his sexuality meanwhile White Boy,the "put-together" one, has this incredible closeted vibe. something magical is about to happen

I've always seen it as both initially being closeted, both trying to appear as straight as possible.

I think Black Spy puts a lot of effort into appearing to be attracted to women, especially if he thinks someone is making a move on him. It's so unnatural for him that he comes off as too exaggerated, as if he's trying so hard it becomes obvious he's playing an act. Whenever he attempts a romantic interaction with a woman, it *always* goes wrong for him. Even after a failed attempt at a relationship with a woman, he builds a robot to appear to have a girlfriend of some sort, and it still doesn't work out. Perhaps, eventually, he becomes more comfortable in expressing his true self... At least, as much as he can in an unaccepting environment. Perhaps in subtle ways, such as flagging in bars, i.e., the pool table title illustration.

White Spy, on the other hand, might be bisexual, and therefore, it's not as difficult for him to pretend to be attracted to women. There's actually a sense of genuineness in his edeavors. However, he might not have his heart set on any particular woman but rather for his enemy. Take, for instance, when he agrees on one of the causes for his dreams of Black Spy being his own repressed sexuality. (This could have also been a case of projection, as Black Spy was the first to even mention it whilst in disguise.) The tension he feels may build up over time, eventually coming to his undoing. He's so put-together on the surface, but once confronted with his attraction, he might become a total mess. Perhaps the opposite may be true for Black Spy.

It may start out as a Distaster Gay vs Distinguished Bisexual situation, slowly growing into a Distinguished Gay vs Disaster Bisexual one. Only relatively speaking. They're both absolute messes of men.

The two may be stuck between wanting to be themselves and express their true feelings towards each other and not wanting to be outed to their embassies and society at large.

It becomes more difficult with the added layer of them not only falling for a man in a homophobic society but for a man working for the enemy. Even if their environment becomes more accepting over time, they'd still be at risk of being charged for treason over their relationship.

#spy vs spy #black spy #white spy #spy x spy #headcanons #ace's ramblings #some of this is interpretation of the comics and other parts are mere speculation #but in my heart it is all true #ace's answers #thank you so much for sending this in!! #i actually ended up combining the post i was already writing up with my answer to this

[interestinnggg]

My favorite snippet from "Heartache" chapter 3 that I can't post no matter how finished it is.

#I don't know #I hope to figure it out today #Something is just wrong with it #Sue me #Maybe editing one big drunken rambling was a mistake #I just love making a mere touch this big of a deal #It's fun #I have vented now #Thanks #shikatema #temari #shikamaru nara #naruto #fanfiction #writing is hard #ao3 fanfic

[borathae]

i had such a horny idea for an aaol oneshot last night, you guys. it involves a double ended dildo. that's all you're getting for now

#i feel like i wont be able to write it because the mere thought excites me so much that i can barely form words #jfajdfja #besties pray for the sanity of my pussy hahahah #rambling

[alexgalaxyboo]

Ghoap tangled au.. but when they almost drown..

Ghost is actually.. surprisingly content with it. Fine he's lived a life. Not that good of a life but it sure was something. He's okay with it ending. He glances over at Soap though, and feels an ache in his chest. He wants to do something, say something, suddenly he feels like it can't just end like this.

"My name is Simon Riley." He blurts out. Stupid, why did he do that, that sounded so fucking stupid.

"What?"

"My name. It's not Ghost. It's Simon Riley."

Soap just looks at him bit weird and scratches his neck.

"Well.. me hair glows when I sing."

Ghost's turn to gawk, "What?"

"Y'know. Me hair glows when I sing. 'S been doing it since I was a wee lad and- oh my hair glows when I sing!" The water is up at their necks at this point.

And so sing he does. As quickly as he can, he chews through his words and in his hurry it doesn't come out good, or smooth, or anything nice but the water fills the small cavern all the way up and there's no chance to try again.

They hold their breath, waiting. Nothing happens. They're gonna die here.

And then everything around them lights up.

It's a struggle to the surface but they manage and set up camp for the night. Ghost doesn't say much, just like most of their adventure so far, so Soap goes back to filling the silence with idle chattering about this and that, settling for the occasional hum in acknowledgement from him.

#blah blalex #I'm loving this au so mucj #djshsga #hsgagakahaaaalakahafdkall #ghoap tangled au #ghoap #ghostsoap #ghost x soap #soapghost #soap x ghost #simon ghost riley #john soap mactavish #johnny soap mactavish #cod mw2 #call of duty #cod modern warfare #i don't consider these writing not even really drabbles hence why im tagging them as mere rambles #one day ill write something proper for this to quench the brainrot i promise

[bones-of-a-rabbit]

I love how it's not a fic/ story of the reader isn't stupid/ dumb. Like it's just the rule of thumb for you and I love it. Like they just have to be at least somewhat dumb.

It is FUNDAMENTAL to their character for them to be denser than a gotdam neutron star. If they aren’t dumber than a brick then what is even the fucking point

(Also it’s very fun to write AND I get to make some Stupid People Representation for my fellow “fairly smart but also dumb as hell” persons out there)

#asks #hungrywanderingwendigo #bones of a rabbit #it was in reality not fine fic #not fine fic #bones of a rabbit fic #fnaf fanfic #fanfic rambles #fanfic meme #reader is stupid tag #“wow babbit how do you write a dumb character so believably? #you merely adopted the stupid. I was BORN IN IT #aka i am also dumb lmao #it’s nice to see ppl enjoying a character as dense as reader tbh #bc most of the time ppl think it’s annoying when ur slow on the uptake ahdhdhs

[eddiebabygirldiaz]

went from analyzing eddie's need for control to his complex feelings about marriage (and shannon). jesus christ what is this fic

#truly have no idea what is happening #i am merely a vessel #this is why i dont write in eddie pov so much cause i get so stuck in his head 😂 #and this is supposed to be aboit PAINT SEX #WHERE IS THE PAINT SEX #WHEN WILL SHE COME TO ME #ryan rambles #buddie wip #paint sex fic

[gendervapor14]

too tired to write, too tired to edit, too tired to read, but not too tired to draw!! saw some anime screenshot redraws going around and that got me thinking of this iconic scene:

which i combined with a little moment the sorabelle fic to create…

a new disastrous wip!! nothing like having a stack of wip illustrations to go with your wip stories, right??

haha! ha. right? this is normal. everything is normal. everything is fiiiinneee

#kind of a pain because sora is taller than genzo #also she looks. just a little different #BUT for all the bad luck i’ve had today #this seems okay so far #i finished that other bell-mere sketch btw #so at least SOMETHING is finished #just have to polish off the end of the first draft of ch.3 #then write chapter 4 #then do some heavy edits #BUT then it’ll be done sorry i’ll shut up now #gensart #one piece fanart #bellemere #bell mère #one piece original character #one piece oc #fanfiction fanart #wip rambles #current wip #wip wednesday #digital sketch

[fragmentedblade]

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#Honestly don't get people who follow me here and even less so that interact semi steadily with my posts #I literally don't follow myself on this sideblog lol #Thanks though. It feels a bit validating haha #I feel my overall opinions are so unpopular in the general fandom that I never end up writing them down for safekeeping #because I would want to find them in my own blog but with tumblr's tagging system that would mean them potentially reaching other people #and thus potentially getting blocked by blogs‚ and as a consequence not getting to see many posts I would love #So yeah it feels like a cordial *pat pat* at times #I am never really insecure at all about my reading capabilities because that's my whole thing but it does feel lonely somewhat #and makes one wonder about some things like whether something is escaping me or if really that's the state of things out there #And lonely even in the mere appreciation of dynamics‚concepts‚ characters‚ motifs‚...that are often dismissed almost entirely by the fandom #This post and this rambling has no telos really #Just how baffling I find to have people follow this blog and even like my posts #And how baffling too the realisation that it can be kind of sweet #Like that line of Benedick '(...) is not that strange?' and Beatrice's reply 'As strange as' #I reread that play yesterday night and truly that line is amazing. One of the love confessions of all time. I love their dynamic #And still is the active/passive roles linked to gender‚ bastardy and the assertion of one's existence and life #in the characters of Hero and don John which always obsess me the most about it #Ahfksjkd but I'm rambling again. If anywhere at all I should write those thoughts on my main blog. Definitely not here #I talk too much #As usual #I should probably delete this later #How do I always end up rambling and about things barely or straight up absolutely unrelated to the initial topic? Ugh #I can't even begin to tell how annoying I am in my first language

[i-am-but-a-beta-fish]

i have a lot of problems with skyrim's writing in general but if there's anywhere they nailed it it's with urag gro-shub like yesss baby give us a character who subverts like all the norms of his culture but whose most prominent trait is threatening to magically kick your ass if you so much as think about his fucking around in his library i love him SO MUCH

#he's a MAGE he's UNAFFILIATED WITH A STRONGHOLD he's fuckin OLD #all of these things! all of these things the game establishes as frowned upon in orcish culture! #and they don't bring it up! it would be so easy to bring it up! but they don't! you gotta listen and intuit that stuff on your own! #it would be so easy to write a character like that as nothing MORE than what elements of their setting they subvert #to poke at the player and go 'hey look cool lore!' and have that be the WHOLE character #but they don't! they don't! they don't draw attention to it he just gets to be the grumpy-ass librarian! #and he feels so three-dimensional for it i fucking LOVE IT #probably also smth to be said abt having characters who don't give a shit abt how special you are in power fantasy type games #just like. ppl in the corner concerned with their OWN shit thank you very much #great for immersion also funny as hell #skyrim #urag gro-shub #i seek a place to ramble merely