#plasticdodecagon

[nat-seal-well]

Fixed it for this blog :) (feel free to ignore this if you don't want this on this blog hahaha)

The sound that I just made oh my god. Thank you hahaha this is perfect!!

#she deserves to have her hair pulled #by Ava specifically #<33333 #thank you friend hahaha #sealy answers #plasticdodecagon #ava/nat #nat/ava

[nabulsi]

lots of love to you beloved nairuz ❤️❤️❤️❤️

a snow elephant to you

DFHDSLJFH PD I LOVE AND ADORE YOU😭😭😭😭

That's so cute. I wish it was snowing here.

#pd 💖 #paptalk #plasticdodecagon

[grapecaseschoices]

I love them too!!!! 🥺 is Pierre a poet?? Does he write poetry for Felix??

Hehe. He is NOT a poet but he does love literature! He reads poets and probably recites to Felix. He probably has favorites he wants to share with him.

#pierre x felix #plasticdodecagon

[thee-morrigan]

I'm so curious about "you're on your own, kid" and/or "from one spawn to another" 👀

YOYOK is the "Holland's mommy issues" fic I've been working on intermittently for, like, ever haha. Here's an angsty snippet:

“I meant it, you know. I can’t tell you how much I hated all of the times I had to choose between you and a mission. How awful I felt about it. I still feel awful about it.” “Good! So do I!” Holland felt the acidic fizz of frustration bubbling up in her throat, the thousands of tiny, violent pops like bubbles in champagne. She wasn’t sure if she was more irritated with her mother for digging up the grave of their relationship yet again or with herself for never being able to keep her goddamned mouth shut.

OSTA is another thing with Faeryl, featuring her Worstie (bc bff!Astarion on a durge route is *chef's kiss*). She's still sad about her girlfriend, but at least she has someone to talk to about it:

“Have you asked her?” “I can’t. You know I can’t. Even I couldn’t be that selfish.” “You really are a terrible Bhaal-babe, you know. All this heroic suffering you insist upon.” “Fuck you.” She laughed, and the sound was rich and genuine, enough so that it almost convinced Astarion he could worry a little less for his unexpected friend. But a heartbeat later, Faeryl’s bark of laughter faded into hollow silence once more, her face turning distant and shadowed as she went somewhere he could not follow — just as, he supposed, Karlach would one day, sooner than any of them would like, go somewhere Faeryl could not follow.

#thank you for the ask! <3 #I've been almost-done with yoyok for awhile but working on it bums me out lol #I add bits and immediately feel like i need to call *my* mom and thank her for the most bare minimum parent shit lmao #like 'thanks for never forgetting you had a kid!' xD #kt wips #answered #plasticdodecagon

[dumortains]

omg saw your grey's anatomy posting 👀 specifically the post about Alex and Meredith's friendship. literally will never forgive the way Alex left the show. (sorry this isn't an ask as much as just rambling in your inbox, please think of this as an excuse to ramble about Grey's Anatomy I am all ears 👂)

ME NEITHER i'm so mad about the way they butchered him. just threw all his character development out the window. no way alex would've just left mer like that (KNOWING SHE HAS FUCKING ABANDONMENT ISSUES and shit) or ended things w jo like that...

like i could've accepted him leaving to be w izzie and their kids if they had handled him leaving properly. honestly would've preferred they had just killed him off instead of the shit they gave us (also cuz been a while since they had a death that i really cared about and it just doesnt feel like greys without it 😞)

#they did my specialist little babygirl so dirty #pearl answers #plasticdodecagon #alex leaving was like. the last straw for me. could not bring myself to care about greys anymore after that #like it had been boring for a while before that but after he left there were barely any characters left who i actually cared about #i can barely tell you what happened in the last couple seasons of greys cuz it just could not hold my attention #also am 2/3 seasons behind #but rewatching rn and then i plan to catch up w the newer seasons #mostly for amelia #and addison who seems to be coming back?? #oh and for helm getting a gf #also you're very welcome to tell me your greys thoughts!! #grey's anatomy #alex karev

[lykegenia]

For the commentary track, I'm so curious to know about your thoughts during the Chapter 12 interrogation scene in Like Glitter and Gold :) (-wayhavenots)

Chapter 12 gave me such trouble XD I'd love to talk about it!

The difference between Samantha and her husband is stark as she sits on the far side of the table in the interview room, prim in her work blouse and heels, defiant rather than cowed. Leah watches in silence from the observation gallery, chewing the inside of her cheek. Mason and Rebecca work seamlessly together in their questioning, like a pair of collies herding sheep towards the inevitable gate at the end of a field. It must have taken them years to become so used to each other, and the thought sparks an unwelcome resentment in her chest, a twitch like a phantom limb. She stamps it out before it can fully form. That Rebecca’s colleagues know her better than her own daughter isn’t news, even if this is the first direct evidence she’s seen of it; the disappointment should have worn off long ago. Besides, she should be paying attention to the interrogation. Next to her, Nate stands poised, utterly still in the way she’s noticed vampires go sometimes. They don’t need to breathe, or fidget, but he at least only forgets to do so when something has captured his full attention. His arms are crossed, the knuckles of one hand pressed against his mouth as he frowns through the glass, as if it’s an effort to bite back whatever is on his mind. She spares a glance to look at him properly, but he doesn’t meet her gaze, and it worsens the discomfort dancing like static down her arms. Unaware of this small drama, Rebecca slides the photo of the murder weapon across the table. “You know what this is.”

So, first off, this whole fic was very inspired by crime dramas so there was a very cinematic quality I was envisioning when writing. In this scene especially, I was trying to split the focus between Rebecca and Mason doing the interrogation, and Leah and Nate reacting to it. There's not much to say about Rebecca and Mason because the emotional weight of the scene is with Leah, seeing how practiced they all are at this sort of stuff. In a way, the cuts back and forth were meant to feel disjointed because there's a lot of emotional turmoil going on: Leah is worried about the shadiness of the Agency (which I don't dismiss as easily as Mishka) and Nate is hung up on the fact that relationships between humans and supernaturals don't always end well. And of course there's the lowkey jealousy Leah always feels when one of Unit Bravo shows they know Rebecca better than she does - she doesn't want that familiarity, but she recognises that it's just a little bit fucked up.

“This is taking too long,” Mason huffs, and leans forward, reaches out. “Why don’t you relax?” A cold shiver crawls across Leah’s shoulders. The sterile scent of a blood lab, an iron grip around her forearm. Without meaning to, her thumb strays to the silver bump of scar tissue on her left wrist.

Leah likes to pretend Murphy doesn't affect her, but he does. I specifically went back to Book 1 to find Murphy's exact words to properly freak her out. It's not just her reaction to the pheremones that's important here, though, it's that Mason is so casual about using them to get what he wants. Is it simpler than due process? Maybe, but the ethics of it don't square away with her sense of justice.

“He thought I loved him. He thought I could love him after I found out what he was. How could anyone? I had to do it. God, I let him touch me. And the chain – when I –” Her hands come up clenching around imaginary iron links. “The chain was stuck to his skin. His eyes were so dark, just… staring. But I had to do it. I had to.” By now she’s nodding to herself, rocking on the chair as her lips press together and her arms snake around her middle as if otherwise she’ll shatter.

The whole process of weaving together the details of the mystery took a while, and I'm not sure when I decided who the murderer should be. The most important thing was the thematic parallel between that relationship and the one between Leah and Nate. There are obviously Dark Tragic Backstory things about Nate that we don't know about yet, but the idea of secrets and revulsion leading to rejection is something that's clearly on his mind.

This particular bit was tricky to get right, because I couldn't quite find the right level of despair in Samantha without her seeming to lack remorse for what she did. She's horrified by Russell, by what she did, and by what the aftermath looked like, and that was surprisingly hard to convey.

“Are you ok?” Leah asks. He glances up from the floor, but can’t quite break his face out of a grimace. “I can’t believe she did it.” “It’s not so surprising. People have committed murder for less.” “For less?” He says it like an accusation. “Leah, you don’t… you cannot think as she does.” “I can understand her motive,” she retorts. “Isn’t that the whole reason all of this is secret? Finding out there’s an entire world of supernatural beings hiding in plain sight isn’t something everyone’s going to be happy about, even without insane vampire serial killers wanting to hunt you down.” She thinks of Verda, of the way he hunched over his desk in the morgue and the deep, exhausted shadows under his eyes. “He hid a lot from her – lied to her. All I’m saying is I understand why she was angry.” His hand drops from her waist, leaving a cold echo behind. “Her reaction goes a little beyond anger.” “Yeah, well, maybe if Russell had told her what he was instead of letting her find out through someone else it wouldn’t have gone that far.” It’s a bitter point, spiteful, but the day has gone sour and he’s the only person left to take it out on. For a moment he just stands there, searching her face for something he cannot see. She recognises fear in his eyes. “Sometimes people have reasons for keeping things to themselves,” he replies at last, quietly, looking away. “And he did tell her in the end.” “Only when he was forced to,” she snaps. “Pretty familiar, don’t you think?” He reels at that, like it’s a physical blow. “It almost sounds like you blame him for what happened.”

They're misunderstanding each other so much here. The real point of the argument is so I can have them make up in the next chapter, but the heart of the problem is that they're talking about different things. As already mentioned, Nate is thinking about the things in his past he's worried about sharing, but Leah doesn't know that exists, and instead she's seeing parallels to Book 1 and the fact that it ended badly partly because everyone around her was so determined to keep secrets. The body language between them is important here as well - most of the time, Leah isn't a very touch-y person, but Nate is the exception, and it means something when he pulls his hand away. It's a fine line to draw between letting the dialogue speak (haha) for itself and detailing every little gesture, but I wanted to get the broad strokes of how they move towards or away from each other.

#commentary track #plasticdodecagon #the wayhaven chronicles #detective leah kingston #nate sewell #nate x leah

[sunshineandviolets]

19, 37, and 51 please! :)

hey!! thanks for the ask <3

19: This Hell - Rina Sawayama "Walk a mile on these coals, busy cleansing my soul Getting ready for the night Damned for eternity, but you're coming with me Into the afterlife"

37: The Ghost Who is Still Alive - Beth Crowley "I am the whisper of a memory I am the fear you might have lost your mind I am the face you don't remember But you have seen a thousand times The ghost who is still alive"

51: Nobody Else - Em Beihold "And I wish that I could help it But I get too satisfied With the idea of this perfect life For I don't cry But I mean it, 'cause I try, and I try, and I try"

spotify wrapped is HERE! send me a number 1-100 and I’ll tell you the song it corresponds with on my top 100 playlist

#Em's voice is so heavenly sounding #also that song gives me warm feelings #also i believe its on Shivani's playlist #thank you!! #plasticdodecagon #spotify wrapped #asks

[kittlesandbugs]

"ache" and "sour" for the word search 👀

Ache got a bite on something that is so horribly redacted about Lady Argent that I'm absolutely dying to share and I absolutely can't until Retri drops, I'm so sorry XD

Sour got a bite on something I haven't looked at in FOREVER and that is double Riley shenanigans lol On one hand, she could just leave it. Riley is Reckoning, an active villain far outside this two-bit's league. Hell, they aren't even playing the same sport. Even restrained and potentially telepathically neutered, she could probably get away given time. And time she spent trapped was less time wreaking havoc in the city.

But it wouldn't be the heroic thing to do. And she does claim to be a hero. And leaving Riley to sit with this jackass just makes her stomach sour. Not to even mention she'd never hear the end of it if Ricardo found out.

#wip whenever #wsw #plasticdodecagon #thank friend!!! #will i ever finish double riley??? #who the fuck knows lol i half forgot it existed

[thedeadthree]

7, 8, and 36 for any ship that sparks joy :) (7- What annoys them the most about their partner? Would they change it if they could? 8- What do the like best about their partner? 36- What’s their greatest strength as a couple? Their weakness?)

HII DEAR! i hope that ur doing well! ty so much for the ask ur a dear! for this i went with my defiled hearts fools in love beloveds because these are such fitting ones to answer for them! and also bc they’re the ones occupying the headspace the most as of late hehe!

send me a ship number and i'll tell you

7. what annoys them the most about their partner? would they change it if they could?

that he’s the most irritatingly gorgeous person shes ever met and to top it off he’s her archenemies and it INFURIATES her to no end sajknsak.. also how he COULD have informed the legate (his father) of her identity, he COULD have k*lled her himself especially with knowing that is what she’ll do to him at the first chance! he’s had every chance under the sun to finish her off once and for all so... why in the twins hasn’t he? and to add salt to the wound! as has she when it comes to the opportunities she's had to k*ll him! she's been alone with him in his office.. she could have then. she was DANCING with him at Samhain and she could have then. so what has been stopping her? she knows but she’ll take to her grave before then jasnxaks.

now if they could change things if they could? oh yea. on her end she wishes she could stuff her feelings in a box, lock that box, light it on fire and end him like she CAME there to do so she can go home.. right? in more selfish reasons feelings be damned though, hati would wish the circumstances were different. that she WASNT there with the intention of k*lling him, that she could fall for him and he for her in the more organic sort like two people meet at a gathering and its love at first sight? but alas, the twins have a cruel way of setting to people who by destiny, were meant for one another i guess!

8. what do they like best about their partner?

shes really....... REALLY pretty and the gods took their time on him ajsbjha OKAY. so i think that’s shes so fascinating to him.. that shes so alluring not just in appearance but who she is, her ambition, her wit, her ability to keep up with him in that and return his with her own that bests his by a long shot? that she intrigues him is what he finds most alluring about her? and for her, it’s that they’re so alike? that he is more than what she took at face value when she met him? that he’s attentive to her, it seems he knows her better than she knows herself..? now how in blazes do these two have so many things they like about the other when she’s so driven to despise him (she SAYS) is anyones guess! its bc they’re soulmates asjkn.

36. what’s their greatest strength as a couple? their weakness?

the two are both INTIMIDATING which would make them absolutely a threat on any battlefield or diplomatic setting and i think that’s so lovely for them..! hati is a triple scorpio (scorpio sun, moon and rising! shes a scorpio as it gets!) and given his status, title, the scar, this is definitely an advantage hehe! optio wants to give hati a hard time? he cant do that anymore! some noblewoman of rome wants to make flirtations? by that death glare of hers and WICKED grudge streak they won’t! its perfect! another strength of theirs more so in the romance once they get there!

and as for their weaknesses, especially at the moment this is the most apparent, is the constant back and forward between hating the other (this is more hati than marcus though) and longing? the fact the two have such a CONSTANT battle within themselves between duty, that he k*lled her father, and that they’re both infuriatingly infatuated with each other this sort of thing is what is hindering them the most as a couple?

#⌛️: pd #plasticdodecagon #tried something new and made my own banners for the first time with their own coloring! :) #a LOT of this is more of what things will be once these two get their ACT together and fall in love jasnxjkas but! I LOVE THEMM #this is once more of yours truly PLEADING and encouraging (but mostly pleading aksnma for all of u to read defiled hearts! <3) #leg.asks #leg.txt #leg.ocs #oc: caitrìona mac cathmhaoil #x: caitrìona x marcus #x: veni vidi cedidi ad vos #these darn beloveds poking my brain at any chance they get ashjsbd the WAY they are occupying the old brain atm! #its also a bit delving into spoilers for the new update and hc territory but from that last-ish scene? maybe he’s not so okay he -> #k*lled her father? like reading that I was like IM THINKING IM SEEING and THAT SCENE HASNT LEFT MY MIND SINCE..? #was it a moment he’s coming to regret? or is it not IM SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT UPDATE IM GONNA LOSEE IT :’) #but yea! they’re my loves! they’re occupying the brain and ordering luxury room service! its a whole thing! they make me crazy! #OH and the latin translation for their ship tag is ‘I came I saw I fell for you I believe! #its ‘I came I saw I surrendered to you’ but yea! <3 #nobody TALK to me about what she would have wanted had the circumstances have been different I AM FINEE :’)

[nat-seal-well]

Morgan fic, if you want to share 👀 Intrigued by everything else too but I think I know least about the Morgan fic :)

hehe the morgan fic is one I have been working on kind-of without saying much about it. It's gonna have angst and whump and a very frustrated Morgan who doesn't understand her feelings <3

The scent of Arlene’s blood in the air is an intoxicating blend of the promise of power and the sweetest temptation. Morgan has never liked human food, but she imagines that this must be what dark chocolate is to mortals; she breathes through her mouth when the scent threatens to overwhelm her, but all that means now is that she can taste it. A taste of a taste. A glimpse of what could be.

Morgan’s fangs drop, and the sharp points they end in press against her lip, but she refuses to give in to the thirst that sets her throat on fire. The spell is broken the second that Arlene groans.

Alive, Morgan thinks, and that one word is so powerful it feels like it steals all the air from her even though she doesn’t need it. Oh, thank god. She’s still fucking alive.

But of course she is; Morgan can hear the beat of her heart and the shallow rasp of her breathing. They are the most wonderful sounds.

#sealy answers #plasticdodecagon #wip roundup

[nabulsi]

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

for Nayzak, Ayat, Anya, and Areen please :)

<3 TY for the questions darling

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

Nayzak

Answered Here <3

Ayat

She kept a pocket watch that she likes to disassemble and then assemble again.

Anya

Answered Here <3

Areen

I've mentioned that she isn't Rook and Rebecca's child/not a detective. Her parents are both very much alive. They live in Wayhaven and she visits them often. Her dad gave her his car though!

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

Nayzak

No. Even if her vampire partner begged. She would not. Living is already difficult with a mortal lifespan. The burden of eternity is not one she wants.

Ayat

Yes. 100% Not having to worry about her mortality all the time would be great actually.

Anya

Also would become a vampire. She doesn't want to run out of time to do all the things she wants to do. And to have the chance to spend an eternity with Nate? Yes, please.

Areen

She would definitely agree to become a vampire. But not without hesitation. She has a lot of family that she would have to watch die. But she also loves Farah and knows it would be agony for Farah to outlive her.

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The Wayhaven Chronicles | Ask Game

#oc: nayzak #oc: areen #oc: ayat #oc: anya #twc #paptalk #pd 💖 #plasticdodecagon

[grapecaseschoices]

humbly asking for your detectives please :)

Kendis: I don't think Kendis looks like either but she looks more like Rook's side of the family. Strangely enough, a lot like his cousin. So much so that more crude family members would make jokes about Rebecca a nd one night stands [no one believed it ofc bc they knew how much Rebecca was into Rook].

Val: Favors Rebecca's side of the family. To Rebecca's annoyance, they look a lot like Rebecca's parents -- more her father.

Andy: Looks most like Rebecca [which has it's own issues. Because in certain ways he is most like her. But he also has the best relationship with her of all of mine. Andy = a study in masochism]

Pierre: I WANT to say Pierre looks like Rook most, but like was stated, I don't think she could tolerate that and they had a good dynamic. So maybe he looks like Rook's dad, enough that it is bearable -- but in certain lights .... but I also think he has enough Rebecca in him to offset. Maybe he's a mix. I think Pierre is one of those where makes a face and it's like OH THAT RELATIVE!

Kai: Rook without hair.

#thanks for the ask bb! #twc detective #grapecase answers #im not awake enough to dive into these feelings #but know. there are feelings #ask: kendis crawford louel #ask: val montemer #ask: andy yasar #ask: pierre lin #ask: malakai baines #ask: twc #rebecca twc #plasticdodecagon

[bansheeheart]

for Greer and Rowan!

9. What is their relationship with their mother like?

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

9. What is their relationship with their mother like?

Greer: Bad. Her mother is the root of her abandonment issues and why she constantly avoids having serious relationships. She won't be left alone again.

Tzivia: It's not good but it's not bad either. She doesn't feel much for her mother. Indifference, basically.

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

Greer: I can see her keeping some of his clothes and wearing them, maybe some flannels and jackets.

Tzivia: A Star of David necklace that she wears under her shirt and a chessboard that he tried teaching her to play on when she was a baby.

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

Greer: Hmmmmmmmmmmmm for her it could go either way. I can see her making the decision in the moment, she can be super impulsive.

Tzivia: No. Full stop, no she wouldn't. She's Jewish, so it would be extremely complicated and wouldn't be able to keep kosher. Yes this is her reasoning, it's that simple. Her religion is super important to her.

The Wayhaven Chronicles Ask Game

#mourning.inbox #plasticdodecagon #oc: greer #oc: Tzivia

[coldshrugs]

Happy birthday!!! Hope your day was great and your year as well!!!

THANK YOU PD!!! i'm looking forward to it 🥺💗💗💗

#asks #plasticdodecagon

[koddlet]

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[serenpedac]

Tag people you want to know better!

Thank you @plasticdodecagon for the tag 💞

last song: ehm, I suppose the song that's playing in the café where I'm sitting rn, but no idea what it is.

currently watching: not right right now, but Drive to Survive! And starting from this weekend, the regular F1 season as well.

three ships: Yael x Nate (always <3), Gabi x Farah, Neria x Alistair

favorite color: red and blue

currently consuming: yoghurt with fruit, because it turned out the leftovers that were supposed to be my lunch were... not enough

place of birth: a hospital

current location: Germany

first ship: I got into fandom quite late, so my first time shipping while knowing what it was would be Warden x Alistair in Dragon Age. Before that, I did kind of ship Atla's Katara and Zuko.

relationship status: married ^^

last movie: It's been quite a while since I last watched a movie, but maybe it was Nimona? Loved it!

currently working on: a project at work that can't end soon enough sdsgsda

Outside of that I'm slooowly working on the next chapter of 'when words'. And I'm starting a small "garden" now that we finally live in a place with a balcony, so I've been making preparations for that. Very excited about it!

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