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ithinkthiswasabadidea · 6 months

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WOW

What a game, holy shit 😭❤️

After all that, I was still so convinced there was going to be a way to save Constantin at the end.... he didn't deserve going through all of that. I truly don't believe that Constantin began the story with malice in his heart, or the goal to become the kind of ruler that he ended up being

Poisoned with the disease he escaped from by the people he was told to trust, a coup against him arranged and carried out, again, by people he thought he could trust, and his corruption stemmed from someone just wanting to help him be healed

And finally, De Sardet, the one last person who was meant to be there for him and help him when all other hope was lost..... was the one to end him 💔

Ugh. What a gorgeous story, I'm so so happy I got the 'best' ending possible 🥺 and I'm going to be replaying that last goodbye scene with Vasco for the next 3-5 business days, it made me so emotional 😭

De Sardet was a wonderfully done protagonist, the way he interacted with friends and enemies alike, almost always keeping a level head, with the goal to do whatever he could to foster good relations and repair damages as they were caused. I LOVED his personal journey, finding out about his own heritage and more about his people

Vasco obviously was a fast favourite companion and Kurt and Siora were also both done equally well. I feel like I enjoyed Kurt's personal missions best, honestly, they felt extremely important. Aphra and Petrus were underutilised, in my opinion, as it was clear that their differing opinions and methods were more at odds with De Sardet than the other companions

I also felt that certain side quests would have been more impactful as main missions, especially if they were also mandatory to explore in more depth. My own need to do everything I possibly can in a game, meant I didn't even think twice about doing all of the side quests, not even considering leaving them behind in gameplay

Otherwise, playing on easy mode made my experience much more enjoyable as I didn't have to worry about dying or consequences as much. While it was a bit of a speed bump to get used to controls and movement, I only initially found them a tad janky compared to larger studio games. The map system was a tiiiiny bit annoying, but nothing I didn't just get over

I chose a magic build to begin with, later utilising melee and firearms a bit more liberally. I definitely dont think I was very efficient in how I played, but the main thing was that I really enjoyed it and had fun. The combat felt really nicely done, and the Nádaig boss fights were a really awesome and impactful spectacle to engage in every now and then when the story called for it

I went into GreedFall with minimal expectations, not knowing a single thing about the story, and came out of it with so much love. I'm so fucking glad I gave this game a chance ❤️❤️❤️

#GreedFall #greedfall blogging #de sardet #captain vasco #constantin d'orsay #captain kurt #siora #petrus #aphra #i have a subjective rating system for video games i play and this game gets a solid 8.5/10 from me ❤️

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thelovelyghostwriter · 1 month

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Answers are below:

AO3 Handle

This is easy. Numbkid.

It has been a pen-name since I was a kid. I was an emo kid who liked Linkin Park's Numb.

2. Ships I write

Currently, mostly Kuraneon. Occassionally there are other HxH pairings like Hisomachi, Tserriednich/Theta, Chrollo/Neon and Ponzu/Pokkle.

3. Ships I read

Pretty much anything I get curious about.

4. When i started writing

11 years old. That was more than a decade ago, even before AO3 was founded.

5. First fic I wrote

I did write something when I was 11 on FF.net. I did delete it because of the poor language use and the fact that it was cringe.

I did remember the title, it was "Can I heal your broken heart" which was a CoAi fanfic.

6. Favourite fic I wrote

There are a lot that I have written over the years. Just to name a few:

I like writing angst, so this is probably the most painful one. Also the longest one-chapter fic I have ever written (13K words).

I think this is my favourite Hisomachi fic. I really enjoyed writing them in a whimsical fantasy setting. It was also pure comedy and fluff.

My very first Tserriednich/Theta central fic, with Hisomachi and Kuraneon pairings as well. I had fun writing Tserriednich in a very psychological thriller type of way.

I loved writing Kuraneon hate-sex. There was something raw and hot about this.

7. Hardest fic I wrote

There were a few fics that were written with much difficulty, for various reasons.

The longest, completed fic I have ever written. It was difficult because half-way because I lost interest in Detective Conan as a series. I have always liked the CoAi pairing, but grew frustrated with how the series was going. Add on to my depression in the 2014-2016 era (this was written from 2015-2018) + adolescent teen angst + readers pressuring me to continue, and you get a recipe for disaster. Incredibly difficult for me to write given the circumstances. I also didn't think it was good and there were people complaining on Wattpad so I thought the efforts were in vain. I was so frustrated that I vowed never to write for this series ever again. Don't know if I'm gonna hold up to that promise but it has been 6 years, so I'm not sure if I'll love this series enough to write for it again. Maybe a one-shot, who knows.

8. Most research-intensive fic I wrote

This one is very obvious. The amount of stuff I had to learn to write how the mafia works in HxH and also how Nen works. Also the HxH world building. Whew. Very heavy stuff. It is paying off though.

9. Fic that is most dear to me

I am going with the first fanfic I have ever discovered.

This fic was first written in 2005, I discovered it just a tad a few years later. I was mindblown by the fact that people could just write about established characters and make up scenarios, lmao. It fulfilled my shipper desires that Conan and Ai would get together! Somehow after like a while, it inspired me to write my own fics. So this was the start of everything.

10. Favourite trope to write

I don't know, I don't really have a trope. There are common things I liked exploring:

Mafia theme

Greed and money

Desires and Death

Sexual temptation

Psychological thriller

Occassionally I do write the happier fics and I think I can pull it off, but that's not where my interests lie.

11. Something I wouldn't write

Hmm... I don't have boundaries, I think? I love exploring different genres, themes and even the most messed up situations. I like dark fics, I do want to write thrillers.

Probably just fics about real people. Like those celebrity fics, like those "my mom sold me to One Direction" or something. It's just weird writing about real people for me.

I also don't really do requests anymore. I would hate to write a ship that I wasn't 100% on board with.

12. Favourite scene I ever wrote

Hmm, this is quite tough. Probably the part where Theta reads a letter from Tserriednich in "Like Turkeys Voting for Christmas".

Dear Theta, The newspapers told me about your tremendous error that led to the chaos during Sara’s winter concert - how an exhilarating event had burst into madness. Pity poor Sara though. Once was a bright star among the upper echelons, had fallen so gracefully in a blink of an eye. I fantasise that you wonder before going to bed if that error was an unfortunate anomaly, or had been stuck to you like an inherent gene. Like Sara, millions of individuals undergo their life like an inverted curve - the struggle to go up and then come rolling down the hills. Do you find it humiliating that you, once a trustworthy royal head bodyguard, had been demoted to a security for a talentless celebrity rumoured to had fucked her way up to the top in Hollywood? And more so that even in this meagre position, you had failed? Do you believe that failing your career in protecting your client, would be equivalent to having failed to save the inner child wailing deep within yourself? I would reassure you, my dear Theta, that you are competent. A fine specimen of the female human species. Which is why I had no doubt of choosing you to watch my back. It is unfortunate however, that you chose to stab it. Why would you do that, my dear Theta? We were having so much fun - our intimate bantering had been forever etched to my memories. I had often backtracked at which pinnacle moment my behaviour became intolerant for you: you had always turned the other cheek whenever a new collection of mine was delivered; and the personal matters of my fucked up royal family had been more or less familiar with you. The screams of women getting out of their shells never fazed you either. Somehow, you believe that me unlocking the powers of Nen would be a Pandora’s box; and that was where you drew the line. But really, who are you to deny me my potential? That is the riddle that has perplexed me. The temptation to open your mind and pick on the neurons for an answer is too high, but I digress. Needless to say, an utter disappointment when you decided to take the role of Delilah, attempting to defeat the lion that she feared would devour the world. Has it ever occurred to you that your role in the narrative would not be against me, but besides me? Did you fear that I would have disposed of you after learning Nen from you, dispose of you like the poor trash that you think you are? If that is so, you have greatly underestimated my generosity. With my sibling, the self-proclaimed winner, had met the untimely death, the Kakin throne had been left vacant. I think it's time for me not only to rule, but my bloodline for eternity. Join me, Theta, this is my offer to you. Since this time of the year is to celebrate generosity, companionship and forgiveness, I propose both of us do the same. Allow me to show my generosity by giving you something that few had done: justice. The King might be the most important piece, but the Queen is his most prized protector. Once somebody has offended you, they have done the same to me. You spent Christmas by yourself last year. I will be sure that this year will be different. Until then, please enjoy the gift I have sent you. Some animals really need to keep their hands to themselves. - Prince Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou

Then she finds a severed hand inside the gift box sent to her. The hand belonged to a man that tried to molest her earlier in the fic.

13. Where I get inspiration from

Pretty much anything, depending on the topic. Sometimes I just go like "hey I got an idea!"

14. Hardest scene I ever wrote

So far the argument between Kurapika and Neon in the latest chapter Glam Gas Land in Strange Bedfellows. I wanted to write an argument where both of them had a valid point.

15. Favourite characterisation I wrote

Always Kurapika. He is SO fun to explore. I love writing him a good ol' angst scene. I think the angstiest I have him in is "The Rabbit Died".

16. Sequel I would write, if I had the time

There are two.

One was the "Neon Nostrade is a Pop Star/Idol AU". I wrote "In Star-struck Awe". The sequel was supposed to be this:

I only wrote the first chapter. But this sequel was supposed to be the story where the media finds out that Kurapika and Neon are dating. I plan to make changes to both fics and set it to the 2000s. I want to make references to the 2000s music industry scene, mixing up Neon's Pop Idol character with Britney Spears, Paris Hilton etc. The 2000s were also very brutal to famous female celebrities, so it will be a fun fic project.

Another sequel I planned to write was from "Black Veil". I have not posted the fic sequel yet, but I plan to expand from this. Since in Black Veil, Kurapika finds an alternate universe where he got married to Neon and had kids, with the Kurta clan still alive. Since he got back to his own world, he explains that Neon is actually in the ICU where nothing can wake her up. There is a plant in the Dark Continent to cure all diseases. So I want to write a sequel on that.

17. Story I wanna write, but don't think people will enjoy reading

I think just really dark fics. For Kuraneon, I kind of wanna write another dark fic with the tag "infanticide". Go figure.

I also am tempted to write a Gin/Sherry fic. I don't know, I think this ship is dark and interesting.

18. A line from a WIP

"Kurapika had enquired to one of the townsfolk for The Owl's location"

19. A recent comment that made you smile

Pretty much any comments from @anotherworldash ! She has very long comments that made me smile so much!

20. A discontinued work that I would have loved to finish

There are two.

Of Marigolds and Dragonflies.

This fic was a Hiei/Botan fic that I have abandoned. I made the mistake of having to post more chapters, when it could be a standalone one-shot fic. It begins after 1 year of death anniversary of Hiei and Botan's unborn child, and they have broken up over it.

I actually had a good vision for this fic, but I kinda moved onto another fandom. Perhaps I can just post the first chapter of the fic, I think this is a good standalone.

The Outsiders.

The other fic is this one. It's a crossover fic between Detective Conan and Tokyo Ghoul.

I had this idea of Conan being a detective and going around to solve ghoul-related cases. But alas, I kind of got tired of Detective Conan; so I dropped it. Once in a while I see CoAi content for my own amusement, but I'm sort of done writing for it. Don't know if I'll pick up this idea again.

21. Fic writers I admire

I think I admired a few of them back when FFnet was still the norm, but they stopped working on fanfics.

22. A story I recommend

After Hours by Cb_w.

A story by @anotherworldash

A Vampire AU where Neon is a vampire and Kurapika is a vampire hunter.

The Sleeping Beauty in the Bathtub by Cb_w.

Definitely one of my fave darker Kuraneon stories.

#kuraneon #kuraneo #most fics are kuraneon but some are hiei/botan and coai

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i-aint-here-man · 3 days

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Donna-Roy's Date

Donna and Toy's Date - a thing that was subtly incorporated at the end of Teen Titans #19 [1967], but wasn't much explored till

Teen Titans: Year One #5

The issue delves into details of their first date. Donna has greatly fallen in love with Roy, to the point when she has even a poster with him. Perhaps it seems a tad childish, but it's accurate taking into account her approximate age & her fascination with mankind.

Roy, on the other hand, has a crush on Donna, while being as 70s-manly romantic on their date as it's possible. He borrows the Arrow Car, shows Donna his favourite place; damn, he even does the "putting-hand-on-back-of-the-seat" gesture. It already looks adorable, but Donna makes it even more cute, 'cause she doesn't know the pattern that Roy tries to follow, so when they go on the beach, she just jumpstarts her "super-speed". She's so in love that somehow she creates a heart out of clouds.

Alas, the ride gets stolen by Ding-Dong Daddy. Not only does this jeopardise the car [&prob Roy's allowance too], but also Harper's masculinity. A perfect date, everything was going according to the plan, but no - sth had to go south. Donna offers calling the Titans or carrying Roy in order to quicky find the car, but no - Speedy doesn't need anyone's help, although [as we find out later] it would certainly be a better alternative.

From here on out, Roy's solely focused on finding the car, forgetting simultaneously about his date

Even while fighting DDDaddy, Roy struggles to maintain his "pride"

As Donna saves Harper from becoming a roadkill, Roy instead of showing gratitude lashes out at her

Yes, he acted like a jerk. He tried to pull a perfect 1st date: he borrowed the car, he behaved romantically; he had been so focused on perfecting it, that once he lost control he ignored the reason why he had done it all in the first place - Donna.

Wonder Girl returns to her room in tears, rips Roy's poster off the wall, desperately trying to understand what went wrong

We never got a follow-up to this story

...

Well, not until

Titans #23

Who knows then knows about this issue's correlation with "Justice League: Cry for Justice", which is a massive red flag if you hated Arsenal's plotline in the aforementioned story.

"Different memories" stands as the main theme of this issue, as it delves into how Roy's inffluence and relationship with the team.

To say it was rocky at times would be an euphemism. Exemplary, Wally believes that it's Roy who taught the rest how to fight dirty.

The thing is - either Donna or Dick points out that Wally tends to romanticise the past. It stands in opposition to what the reader sees here; not only does Kid Flash act like a jealous, over-protective person, who's ready to "beat up anyone who hurts his crush, no matter the reason", but simultaneously Dick isn't too fond of Roy, as he kicks Harper out of the team;

And all of this happens right after that 1st date

You see the connection now, don't you?

This whole situation looks like an allegory to the infamous "teen romance movies/shows", where Roy clearly reffers to "the bad boy with issues, who sincerely loves the polite girl, but everyone around them disapproves it", whereas Donna is "the girl that sees in this bad boy more than anyone else"

The following pages show how Roy's life changed; from hooking up on drugs, to becoming this special agent or-what-not. While Roy handled his life, Wally still remained protective over Donna and antipathetic towards Harper [fortunately, he got his ass kicked for that].

Eventually, the issue ends with West's statement and one final memory, when Wally finally made peace with Roy. The statement, however, underlines how much more important it is for Wally to cherish the happy memories than to remember the whole picture

So, what's the point? That Teen Titans had worse days sometimes? Perhaps, but then: was it really necessary to write Dick and Wally as jerks in order to make Roy play the role of "a troublesome kid who got out"? Maybe, maybe not...

Anyway, the funniest part - Eddie Berganza who has written Titans #23 had been an editor on "Teen Titans: Year One" #5, whereas both issues were more or less about Roy's relationship with Donna

...

what a coincidence

La-li-lu-le-lo

#dc comics #roy harper #donna troy #red arrow #wonder girl #dc titans #teen titans

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kimjimagery · 1 year

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Tad AU Comic Experiment 1 / 5

This is based on the Jaguar Tad concept I had. I wanted to see how it looks in comic form. and I finally finished the first page!

I had to do a lot of redrawing on characters and re inking but it came out okay this is one of five pages.

I may come back one day to redo this as a storyboard but until then enjoy the comic.

If you don't know who these characters are, look up “Tad the Lost Explorer” or “Tadeo Jones” and do some research.

Do not use or edit!

#tad the lost explorer #Tadeo Jones #sara (tadeo jones)#mummy (tadeo jones)#Ra Amon Ah #comic #my art #fanart #digital art

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wily-one24 · 6 months

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20 Questions for Fic Writers

Tagged by @rowark (If "anyone who wants to" counts as tagging, and I am going to, so there. If that makes you angry, perhaps you need a nap?).

1. How many works do you have on AO3? 56.

2. What's your total AO3 word count? 1,248,713.

3. What fandoms do you write for?

The main ones I have written for include Profiler, Buffy, Firefly, Veronica Mars, Once Upon A Time.

And most recently Law and Order: SVU.

I have delved into other fandoms such as The Inside, Rizzoi and Isles, Supergirl, and Heroes.

4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

Memory Cloud - 1,413

Paint It Black - 1,320

The Blue Moon - 811 (it's the smut, isn't it? I know it, you pervs).

The Waning Moon - 783

Elmo's ABCs - 744

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to. I respond to as many as possible. Especially if the fic is fresh. But I have responded to comments on fics that are months/years old. I do miss some comments, sometimes I'm busy and my brain says "I'll get to that later", but then my brain is... not perfect... and it forgets.

However, I love responding to comments. I have made friends in the comments. I have the best discussions in my comments.

6. What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh, geez. Like, you're asking me, the Queen of Angst? There were LJ icons with "Jacqui + Angst = OTP". Maybe if I go by fandoms? Firefly's angstiest ending was "DIdn't Mean Nothin'", but also "Pieces" had a super angsty epilogue.

Veronica Mars' angstiest ending? I mean, they were mostly angst middles, weren't they? Super dark middles with hopeful endings. Veronica did bring out the optimist in me. She was so young, she deserves her life to improve after all the shit canon put her through. I guess if I had ever finished "Bitter Revenge" it would have been a tad angsty? But there would have been hope, becauses he would have had the baby!

Swan Queen, whoo. Um, OH YEAH, "You and Me (We Wanted It All)". HA, that was angst a'plenty. Even PIB and Memory Cloud had hopeful (if not happy) endings. But that one was... just some light angst for angst sake.

I mean I only have three fics with SVU, (two of which form part of a series), and only one of which is finished. BUT, I can with confidence say that "Wicked Game" ends pretty fucking bleakly and angstily.

(okay, so I went back to my VM fic masterlist on LJ, and whew, okay, so there's a whole bunch of "exploration" fics that don't necessarily change canon, just delve into it like "Neptune CA Mother's Club" deals with the shit poor mothers in Neptune, "Courting Disaster" devles into Logan's abuse, "The Tender Bruise" and "Bruises In the Mirror" were both angst fests that didn't end happily per se. Also, "The Ghost and Mrs Mars" was... not hopeful at all. Man, I *forgot* a LOT of them).

7. What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

🤣🤣🤣

Ok, let me think. I'm assuming we're not talking smut fics? LIke, happy endings? 'Cause I have a bunch of PWPs which could be considered 'happy'. But... let's say what a reasonable person might be called happy...

I think "Sleep Perchance" was pretty optimistic and its sequel "... To Dream" was set to end in a much more positive place than it began. "Whisky Bears" was just a fun fic, drunken fun on a spaceship. What more do you want? And "Boobs" was just silly.

"The Best Deceptions"!! That was such a good fluffy sweet fic. It's a WIP, so no ending, but still. OMG, I forgot this one. It's my only real non-angst fluff fic.

8. Do you get hate on fics?

I used the laughing so hard I cried emoji too early, didn't I?

I mean, I would say usually not. I have spent decades in fandom and Once Upon A Time was the only fandom I got hate in.

A small amount for "The Blue Moon", because apparently there was a second 'Emma as a stripper' fic and I was accused of plagiarising, but this was later rescinded because the fics were totally different.

And also when someone decided to get really spiteful and tell me they lost all respect for me because I dared to find Emma sexy instead of fetishisizing Regina for all eternity.

OBVIOUSLY, the most intense hatred I got was for Paint It Black. The vilest, most bitter things were thrown at me. In the comments, in private messages. I got death threats. I had rape wished on me. I was told my kids should be taken away. I was accused of trying to lure in lesbians only to give them 'straight cock filled depravity".

Because there was a man in one sex scene. Meanwhile, it was never listed as a purely lesbian fic, and the two ladies have canonically HAD male romantic and sexual partners in the past. So... not sure what the huge vitriol was about.

I sure did learn to TAG PROPERLY after that, though. My god.

Get a grip, fandom, get a grip.

No other fandom has been that unhealthy. At least, not for me.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes, I do. I have written both F/M and F/F. I have also written F/M/F, M/F/M, and F/F/F.

There's usually at least ONE woman involved. I have not, nor am I interested in writing M/M fics (boy parts iz icky).

Most readers find the scenes pretty hot. I tend to be descriptive and emotional when writing smut. Unless it's a PWP, there's usually a whole bunch of motivation and emotion involved. Even when it's a PWP there's usually a whole lot of characterisation in there.

10. Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

I tend not to?

That said, I have written one.

It was a Heroes/Veronica Mars crossover, in which Sylar mistakes Veronica for his recently murdered (by his own hand, natch) girlfriend Elle and perhaps loses his very unstable mind over it a little. Leading to a slight case of kidnapping, Keith and Noah coupling up Buddy Cop style for some cross country chasing, super powered hijinx, and UBER ANGST. The tag line reads "What Happens when a Serial Killer and a Serial Victim Meet".

To be honest, it was kind of amazing and I loved it. It was working up to be Super Dubcon, but hadn't quite gotten there yet. I am sad that this remains a WIP. I would have loved to have finished this.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I've had some fics put on GoodReads, but they took them down when I asked them to.

I did have one of my fic scenes pretty much plagiarised in Firefly. What makes it worse is that they used it for a couple I hate. I let it go, though. That fic never quite got the same steam mine did. There was no point giving it attention.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not that I know of. I think it has been asked before, but I am a little wary of that sort of thing. I lose control of it if other people change it.

That said, I have had comments on my fics in a completely different language and I used Google Translate to both understand and reply. I will make the effort.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No.

I am jaded. I am very particular about my fics and, as said above, I do not like to lose control over them (what, control issues? Who? Me?)

I am also heavily jaded for things like fic swaps. It's my own fault, I realise this, because I would put so much effort and write thousands upon thousands of words of fic and get a 500 word piece back and it really put me off. Again, I know it's my fault, I chose to put that much effort in, but still.

Wait...I am having vague recollections of something like a fic round-robin? I could not tell you what fandom (I assume Firefly, but not sure), and certainly could never link back to it or even know how to google for it. I guess that counts? BUt I doubt it, because I can't even tell you what the fic was about or what my contribution to it was. So... no.

Hmmm, I was also involved in a Season Rewrite for Profiler back int he day, but all those fics are lost to the internet heyday and you'll never find them. Huh, I htink my episode was called "Lady In Red". (omg, THE MEMORIES).

14. What's your all-time favorite ship?

Geez. Asking the hard questions. I don't know. All my ships hold a place in my heart, that's why I write them. So, the answer is... I guess... if you've seen me write for that couple, then THAT couple is my favourite in that moment.

(I like, I have had a few fic requests that I've filled that haven't really been my cup of tea, Veronica/Lamb for instance, or Jayne/River, or Simon/River. I don't like them, but I have written them).

15. What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

All of them. ALL OF THEM. I mean, "Adam's Rib" had so many stories to tell and I could have gotten lost in "The Best Deceptions" world. Omg, that was such a happy, schmoopy fic. Let me go back up to happy fics for a sec...

"... To Dream", "Bitter Revenge", and "Girl int he Mirror" will be my sadness from VM.

and ALL my SQ WIPs. "The New Moon", "A Swan Is A Beautiful Creature", "The Girl of My Dreams (Is Giving Me Nightmares)", "Subject 3662", "Blooding the Water". *sob*. I'm sorry!!!

16. What are your writing strengths?

Angst.

Detail.

Lots of people comment on my phrasing and pacing. The way I string words together and have breaks and just bring forth the imagery. It's never just "and then this happened and then this happened and he put his hand here and she put her mouth there".

No matter where I am planning to go with a fic, i always start from a canon point and keep that canon history. I try to keep characerisations believable. They may get into plots and situations that they would never in canon, but I like to hope I keep their reactions believable and true.

I like to delve into the emotion of it. You know the tumblr meme "Put that guy into situations". THAT'S what I do. And then I examine the ever living fuck out of it.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

I don't have a beta reader.

Which is troublesome, because my hands don't work properly anymore. At least, not as well as they used to. I have what's called dupuytren's contracture. It's a thickening fibrous band around the tendons of the hand. My hands aren't restricted, so much at the moment, but it does slow down my pinkie fingers. Which means when I touch type, there are so many mistakes. And I can't NOT touch type.

These come out mainly in things like double capitals (ever wonder why so many times in SVU fics I have the name "LIv" and not "Liv", it's because that capital 'i' is harder to spot. If I type "THe" I see it and fix it. But my eye seems to skip over the "LIv" and "HIs" words.

It also comes out in the spaces in the wrong place. I will type t he instead of 'the', or 'ith appened' instead of 'it happened'.

I spend A LOT OF TIME, going back and editing sentences I have just written. The amount of times I have had to go back and delete/edit words just in this post alone is staggering. It makes things take twice as long.

I have had to work really hard to get back into writing. I stopped for a great deal of time, many years, because I was so bothered by this.

Add to that, the kidney failure gives me brain fog, so I have to spend a lot of time trying to remember the specific words I want to use. For someone who uses words INSTRINSICALLY, knowing there is a specific word I want and not being able to access it in my memory? FUCKING FRUSTRATING, I Can tell you.

Another great weakness is starting a dozen fics at once and being unable to keep up and then being overwhelmed and losing momentum.

This is how I have so many WIPs.

I keep that in mind now, which is why I am limiting myself to two ongoing SVU fics and THAT IS IT. No more until they're finished.

THough I have actually been writing SO MUCH lately. At least once chapter a week. So this is good. Makes me happy.

I get the feeling that I tend to homogenise my characterisations a little. But this doesn't seem to be a complaint of any commenters, so I try not to let my imagination run wild with me.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I have done it.

Firefly fic, by necessity, uses a lot of Chinese. I used to know the html to do the hover type and would have Chinese dialogue with hover type translations. It was fun, because as is the Firefly traditions, you could have the filthiest things in Chinese and the censors wouldn't pick it up. (My favourite thing I wrote translated to... something like "Your mother sucks rotten beef sticks in hell" if I am remembering correctly).

Alas, I have forgotten the html for that. I am sure it's just a google away, but... I don't really need translations for English fics.

I also did a bunch of research for Trigidasleng. I never really wrote The 100 fics, though I did write some drabbles. I probably did more research that necessary for the mount of fic I actually wrote.

But, yeah, I think if the source material calls for it, you should definitely put the effort in.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Who wants a laugh? When I was in primary school, 3rd grade I think, we wrote books. We got to type them on a computer, the teacher printed them out, then bound them and we drew the pictures and coloured them in.

I still have mine.

It's called "Bugs Bunny, Brooke, and the Giant Banana", which was a combination of Bugs Bunny (natch), mary sue insert of my friend Brooke, and James and the GIant Peach.

BUAH HAH HAH.

But truly? My first fandom was Profiler. This is the show that got me ONTO the net, introduced me to fandoms and message boards and fics. If it weren't for those people, I wouldn't be here now.

20. Favorite fic you've written?

Don't ask me to choose a favourite child!

Are you kidding me?

I cannot. I can't even do it per fandom. I love them all, which is why I wrote them.

How could you be so cruel?

Tagging: YOU, if you want to.

#fic meme #jacqui writes fic #interesting thoughts #introspections on jacqui's mind

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khwabb · 4 months

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Awakening Affection: 10 Romantic Good Morning Messages for Your Love

An early morning text message serves not only as a notification; it can be a bridge, a spark, a gentle sunrise that nudges your special someone from their dreams into the day. Particularly for those in love, sharing a romantic 'good morning' message is a beautiful way of saying "I am thinking of you." With the following “Awakening Affection: 10 Romantic Good Morning Love Messages for Your Love," let's explore the art of crafting love-filled morning wishes.

1. Poetic Impressions

Borrow from the romantic wordsmiths of old. “Good Morning, my love! Awake and arise, for the world awaits your delightful charm just as I yearn for your enchanting company.”

2. Tying Dreams to Reality

Frame their dreams into reality. "Wake up, sweetheart! I hope your dreams were as beautiful as the love that lights up my life every day."

3. With a Twist of Humor

Who doesn't fancy a morning chuckle? Try this wish for size: "Rise and shine, sleepyhead! The world and I are equally competing for your attention."

4. Sunrise Comparisons

Compare their brightness to the sunrise. “Good Morning, my ray of sunshine. Even the sun itself is jealous of the light you bring into my life.”

5. Adoring Their Idiosyncrasies

A tad bit humorous, yet filled with love. "Good morning, darling! Can't wait to bicker over breakfast choices with you."

6. The Picture of the Day Ahead

Paint a picture of the day to come. “Good morning, love. I hope your day unfolds as beautifully as you are.”

7. Incorporating Shared Interests

Speak in your shared language. "Good Morning, LeBron to my hoops, the coffee to my mornings! Looking forward to another day of shared antics."

8. Building Up the Day's Excitement

"Good morning, darling! Can't wait to see you shine brighter than ever today. Here's to adding another beautiful chapter to our love story."

9. A Throwback Reference

Remember a shared memory. "Good morning! Woke up reminiscing about our cozy date last winter; feels like yesterday when we were sipping hot chocolate, lost in each other's eyes."

10. A Message from the Heart

Sometimes, simplicity does the trick. “Good morning, my love. Just wanted to start your morning with three simple words – I love you."

These tips for "Awakening Affection: 10 Romantic Good Morning Messages for Your Love" should get you off to a good start, but feel free to veer off the script. What matters most is your authenticity and the raw emotion behind your words—lacing a sweet good morning wish with a dose of romance can do wonders. It can be a reminder of shared dreams, a gentle nudge of affirmation, a broad sentiment of adoration, or an eager anticipation of what lies ahead. Your words have the immense power to evoke a warm dawn of affection in your partner's heart. So, go ahead, and awaken affection in your beloved's heart with your heartfelt good morning message. Let your words leap across the phone screen to greet them hello, I care, and I love you—in no particular order.

#wishes #good morning #good morning love #love #messages

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thatcrazycrowgirl · 11 months

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Hi Crowie ^-^ Sorry for the long delay. Here are my gaming asks for You <3 Have fun

1 - 2 - 3 - 10 - 18 - 28 - 30

Tight hugs

🦋 Rumor Imbris 🌧️🎵⛈️🎶

@rumor-imbris! Hello! *hugs back* Don't worry about the timing, I was still happy to receive this from you! I hope you're well! <3 Anyway, allow me to finally get back to you with my answers! ^_^

(Also, sorry this got so gif-heavy, but I'm addicted to using them lol)

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1. Last game you finished?

Uncharted 4, baby! Loved it! (Nathan Drake has my heart)

2. Game(s) you’re currently playing?

For a while there, I was keeping on the Uncharted train and working through Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. However, I recently booted up Resident Evil: Village for the first time and have switched my focus over to that. (Chris Redfield also has my heart)

3. 1-3 games you’ve played in the past 12 months that you really enjoyed?

Hmm, let’s see...in no particular order...

1. Bioshock Infinite, for sure. I’ve literally have beaten the game 5 times now, with my most recent completed run being on the hardest difficulty, “1999 Mode” (complete with the tough ‘Scavenger Hunt’ Achievement’ #humblebrag), and I STILL enjoyed the heck out of it. (Booker DeWitt also, also has my heart, and Elizabeth is precious and needs to be protected at all costs)

2. Red Dead Redemption 2. I’m far from completing this game, but I love the world so much. It fun to just run around and explore and visit the towns, and such. AND THE DETAILS. THE AMOUNT OF DETAILS IS INSANE. (Arthur Morgan also, also, also has my heart)

3. Alan Wake/AW’s American Nightmare. THIS. GAME. THIS GAME LITERALLY CHANGED MY LIFE. No joke. It’s not just a game, it’s an experience. Gosh, I cannot praise it enough. The writing is just... *chef’s kiss* (Alan Wake himself may or may not also, also, also, also have my heart)

10. A console and/or handheld you’ve never played but would like to try?

There are some more modern consoles that I’ve yet to try, but since they play basically the same as some previous generation ones, I think I’m going to cheat with this question a bit and not necessarily highlight a console, but an arcade cabinet instead. There’s this one called “Carnevil”, which is basically an on-rail shooter type of game, but it takes place in a haunted, resurrected, and obviously evil carnival, run by a mad professor. (That aesthetic is just my jam, really.) It sadly has never been officially ported to any consoles, so chances of trying it are very low, but if I ever get the opportunity, I’d be one happy gal!

18. A game location you really like

Because I won’t shut up about Bioshock, I’m going to highlight the “Battleship Bay” section from Bioshock Infinite. It’s absolutely GORGEOUS and was one of the things that attracted me to the game in the first place. Seriously, that soft color palette is EVERYTHING.

28. Pick a series you like. What was the first game you played for it? Was it a good starting point? Would it still be a good starting point now?

Since I spoke about Bioshock in my last ask response, let me bring up an older series that was a HUGE staple of my late childhood/early teens: Sly Cooper (or Sly Raccoon, if you’re outside of the U.S.), I started with the first one when I was only 10, and was totally hooked! While most claim the 2nd game, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, is the best in the series, I believe playing the first one was the best starting point, and still think it is, even now. Sure, the other games may be a tad easier, and the first one may not be the most polished, it still has its charm, and sets up Sly’s motives and family history from the get go. (I still haven’t played the 4th one yet, but if I ever get my hands on a PS4 or PS5, you know I’ll give it a try!) Overall, I highly recommend this series!

30. Game you think you’ll finish next?

Given that they’re both what I’m currently focusing on, it’ll likely either be Resident Evil: Village or Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. I'm enjoying both so far!

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Thank you so much for you ask, and your patience! These were really fun to answer! ^_^

#I also realized that this turned into a thirst post for several fictional men and I'm somewhat sorry lol #ask replies #non ac related stuff #general video game stuff

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2022 Writing Year in Review

thank you @flameohotwife and @chocomd for the tag! great way to start a new year of writing is to look back

1. Number of stories posted to Ao3: 15! most oneshots and drabbles, 1 that is a multichap still in the works

2. Word count this year: 75,791

3. Fandoms I wrote for: Avatar: The Last Airbender

4. Pairings: Aang/Katara

5. Stories with the most:

Kudos: i lost it all again (can you help me find it once more?), the second fic in my Katara-centric series

Bookmarks: dreamless dreams

Comment threads: see the sky and sea (and remember me)

Word count: see the sky and sea (and remember me)

6. Work I’m most proud of (and why): there’s a lot, but i guess i will have to say dreamless dreams, my platonic zukaang fic, since i really don’t like Zuko that much lol. he’s definitely not my fav, esp because of fandom, so it was a surprise to write this, and i’ll admit i was a tad worried i would write him ooc because of my own bias. but surprisingly enough, i’ve been told the way i portrayed Zuko in this fic is very very in-character for him and serves as exploration that most fandom would avoid, and the platonic zukaang was also something i never thought i would write but seemed to execute well haha. overall, i guess i’m proud of this fic because it’s a concept that’s out of my comfort zone that i think i’ve executed pretty well, haha

7. Work I’m least proud of (and why): protecting you, which is a prequel to where we're meant to be. i had a kind of hard time writing this, and if i look back on it now, it just seems... cheesy, almost? idk it’s just Aang whump so maybe i just feel it’s a little senseless lol.

8. Share or describe a favorite review you received: i think my favorite review this year was actually from @chocomd and pertained to dreamless dreams! choco managed to understand all the underlying parallels i wrote into the fic and gushed how much she loved the way i wrote the platonic zukaang 🥺 before her review, almost no one was kudos’ing the fic, so i was wracked with so much doubt that i wrote it well, and with her review, it really helped ease my worries of oocness for Zuko & Aang.

9. A time when writing was really, really hard: while i was in school as a STEM major lol. that should be self-explanatory.

10. A scene or character you wrote that surprised you: i already mentioned Zuko, but there’s actually two more characters i was surprised to write. one of them was Iroh from my Iroh & Lu Ten fic leaves let go (to fall from the vine). i never ever ever thought i would ever write Iroh, and he kind of intimidated me because he’s such a wise, complex character--there was no fathomable way i could write him well, or so i thought. i seemed to manage okay for this fic tho haha

the other character is Hakoda from my Hakoda Adopts Aang fic these sleepless nights we spend (waiting to come home). also a surprise because in canon, we don’t really see much of him on-screen, not to mention there’s a lack of interaction between him and Aang. again, never really thought i would ever write him, but here we are.

11. A favorite excerpt of your writing:

i have quite a few (and i’ve used them for other asks), so i’ll choose something a little different this time!

this excerpt is the ending section of going back, moving forward:

When Gyatso releases him and Aang finds himself at the doorstep of shadows, he only glances back one final time to see Gyatso nodding with approval, pride shining in his gray eyes.

(i will always wait for you)

When he finds himself walking down the dark hallway, he hears his friends, his family, all calling his name, all pleading with him to come back, come back, and he picks up the pace, rushing towards them.

(i'm coming, i'm coming)

When he sees the differently colored threads (green red navy cerulean) weaving their way towards him as the world falls away into darkness and shadows, he reaches for them, knowing that they're reaching out for him.

(i'm coming back for you)

When he wakes up in his friends' embrace, he lets himself melt into their love and worry and berating because they care, they care, and he almost can't believe he ever doubted it was the right thing to do.

(i'm here)

And when he grows and makes mistakes and matures and builds his own family and learns to live and laugh and love again, Aang finally understands what Gyatso meant all those years ago.

And it feels like coming home.

12. How did you grow as a writer this year: i definitely stepped out of my comfort zone a bit and wrote for characters i never thought i would write for haha. i’m also improving on describing scenery, especially as needed for my multichap lol

13. How do you hope to grow next year: to keep improving on describing scenery. i’m improving right now, but i still have ways to go. also to keep writing characters i never thought i’d write, step out of my comfort zone even more.

14. Who was your greatest positive influence this year as a writer (could be another writer or beta or cheerleader or muse etc etc): @chocomd. we found out we have very similar tastes in the kind of stories we want to read & write, and so she’s been a huge encouragement, especially in a fandom where our specfic tastes aren’t exactly common. her comments especially on see the sky and sea (and remember me) and her eagerness to see its conclusion is really the only reason why i’m still writing this fic.

15. Anything from your real life show up in your writing this year: not really? i mean i lost it all again (can you help me find it once more?) stems from my own feelings of assimilation and not knowing my own culture. other than that, there aren’t any i can think that are truly from my core self; every other fic is just my exploration of canon content or mirroring of things i never have personally experienced. all of my fics have some form of myself in them anyways tho, so

16. Any new wisdom you can share with other writers: don’t be afraid to experiment and break rules of syntax, so long as it makes sense for the themes of the fic. i find the fics i love reading/writing the most are the ones that experiment to reflect the themes of the fic, the state of the character’s mind, etc. (also you can use that as an excuse in case someone gets mad at you 😉)

17. Any projects you’re looking forward to starting (or finishing) in the new year: definitely hoping to finish see the sky and sea (and remember me) this new year, but with the way the climax is playing out and the limited time i have, it could take a while lol. depending on if i get that done, i’m also looking into my 5+1 Aang fic about loneliness, a Katara MCD fic, a Sokka-centric fic that deals with masculinity, and a 5+1 Zuko-centric fic that deals with Zuko beginning to understand the effects of imperialism on the little people.

18. Tag some writers whose answers you’d like to read: @itsmoonpeaches @thinkingisadangerouspastime @justoceanmyth @shameaboutthedilettantism @kataangisforlovers and anyone else!

#northern's fanfiction #northern gets tagged #tag game #tag game answer #writing year in review #2022 writing year in review

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paulinawoodpecker · 4 months

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Tad The Lost Explorer and the Crystal of Atlantis characters/ cast

Tad: Trevor white (singing: ZAYN )

Sara: Alex Kelly (singing: Tori Kelly)

Mummy: Joseph Balderrama (singing: Joseph Balderrama)

Tiffany maze: Gemma whelan (singing: Taylor swift)

Ramona: pippa Bennett warner (Bebe wood)

Victoria: Elena Sanz (singing: auli’i Cravalho)

Ramirez: Elena suarel (singing: auli’i Cravalho)

Reena: Olivia Rodrigo (singing: Olivia Rodrigo)

Lukas: Patton oswalt (singing: Justin Bieber)

Amy Jefferson: Eden Riegel

Jasmine Jefferson: Ciara bravo

Princess kida: Jenny slate

Roca: Travis Scott

Wawa: Jenna Ortega

Prya: Anna Kendrick

Luca: James corden

Anne: phillpha Alexander

Queen Rosalina: Christina apple white (singing: Jennifer Lopez )

Shanlina: Nicki Minaj (singing: phillpha soo)

Sarafina: Catherine Keener (singing: Maya Rudolph)

Max: Adam james (singing: Adam Sandler)

Jack: Ramon tikaram (singing: James Arthur)

Pickles: Gary Martin (singing: Andrew rannells)

Tiffany: Sheila Victor (singing: Renee Rapp )

Blair: dove Cameron

Ying: Constance Wu

Andrea: Cristina V

Riña: Brittney spears (singing: Brittney spears)

Ruth: snoop dog

Charlie: Jack Harlow

Ninja: Cathy Ang

Agent nick : Chris pine

Agent Lou: pitbull

Agent Justin: Lukas Gabriel

Zulo: Samuel L Jackson

Zula: china anne McClain

Joya: Becky hill (singing: Becky hill)

Other voices:

Elena: Aimee Carrero

Isabel: Jenna Ortega

Naomi: Jillian rose reed

Mateo: Joseph Haro

Gabe: Jorge Diaz

Felice: Elle fanning

Victor: may wolff

Camille: Maddie Ziegler

Odette: Carly Rae jespen

Eep: Emma stone

Dawn: Kelly Marie Tran

Guy: Ryan Reynolds

Thunk: Clark duke

Princess peach: Anna Taylor joy

Mario and Christopher maverick: Chris Pratt

Sonic: Ben Schwartz

Tails: Colleen o shaughnessy

Knuckles: idris Elba

Claire: Lexi medrano

Sam S: Anna faris

Winnie: Geraldine viswanathan

Alexandra: Aimee Garcia

Jun: Ashley Liao

Asha: Ariana debose

Mavis: Selena Gomez

Tulip: Katie crown

Queen Amaya: Angelique carbal

Dahlia: Jennifer kumiyama

Simon: Evan Peters

Hal: Niko vargas

Gabo: Harvey Guillén

Safi: ramy youssef

Bazeema: Della saba

Dario: Jon rudnitsky

Kenny: Ken jeong

Kevin: Kevin hart

Ryan: Roger Craig smith

Jessie wakins: Tiffany haddish

Flora peace: Ariana grande

Minnie wakanda: Kiki Layne

Snowy Moscow: Taylor swift

Chai Ming Kong: awkafina

Kelsey swells: Ariel winter

Nagham hugh: Beyonce

Song list:

All I want: Olivia Rodrigo (Rini wants to ask Lukas to be her boyfriend)

Watch me work: (joyas villain song ft. Her henchmen; takes place when she steals every singers and rappers talent)

Blue: Zayn: (Lukas gets worried about joyas and his dad’s remarriage)

Mount rageous: (joyas villain song 2.0 ft her henchmen)

Better place (family harmony): (Tad’s team frees all the singers and rappers)

Just sing (world tour): (all the singers and rappers freedom)

Marry me: (tad and Sara’s wedding aka epilogue)

Most wanted: (Beyoncé and Miley Cyrus): (end credits)

(All the singers and rappers will be able to be in this film)

#tad the lost explorer #tadeo jones #tadeo jones 5 #tad the lost explorer 5

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alphaflyer · 1 year

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WIP Meme: Ooo what is Proof of Life? (Who is asking for it? And proof of who's life?? And what proof are they gonna get???)

*cough with embarrassment*

This one is my Big Failure, my Waterloo, my Semi-Eternal Writing Shame. That time I started posting before having most of the story at least partially written, and then lost the voices...

It's a Star Trek Voyager story, part of my post-Endgame (end of series) world for the characters, focused on Tom Paris, and was intended as the third in a trilogy involving the Orion crime syndicate. The first two, I thought, were pretty good, even though they were written close to the beginning of my writing journey. (They're called Off the Shoulder of Orion and After the Ashes.) Naturally, I started a third...

You will remember I had issues with the third in my Avengers/Bond series - this time, though, I didn't have an @inkvoices to make me an inspirational video! :P

So by the time we get to Proof of Life (I won't link to it because it's only on FFN and the last thing I need is more plaintive "ARE YOU EVER GOING TO FINISH THIS THING??" PMs), Tom Paris has seriously pissed off the Orion syndicate. They abduct his Dad, Admiral Owen Paris, mostly so they can lure him somewhere where they can take sweet, slow, nasty revenge for his interference with their business model. So it's Owen's life we need proof of. What proof are they gonna get? Well, that would be telling... :P

I've posted 4 Chapters; here is an excerpt of the unpublished, unfinished Chapter 5 - proof of life, as it were, that the thing is still "in progress" and may one day see the light of the Alpha Quadrant (yes, my pseud is based on Voyager!) Note I was still writing in the past tense then, which frankly is part of my problem in recovering momentum, and using rather more adjectives than I do these days:

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“So what do you plan on doing then, Tom?”

Ah, there it was. Somehow he’d hoped she wouldn’t ask, but of course that had been a tad optimistic. On the contrary, B’Elanna’s fiery dark eyes had not left his face; she studied him intently, looking for a crack, a weakness that she could explore.

“Talk to them in a language they understand, I guess,” Tom finally replied, his lips tight and his hands clenching into fists. There, he’d said it. “Take something they value as much as they think the Federation and I value my father. Offer a trade.”

#fic writing meme #fic meme #answers #star trek voyager fic

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sterling-canary · 1 year

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for the ask game!! 🦅🤩🛒

Do you outline fics or fly by the seat of your pants?

I do tend to outline my fics. Here's an example from something I'm working on (not Bully, its for the 1.3 Corporate Clash update)

1. Multislacker hanging in his office, being lazy, as usual

2. He sees the Pacesetter coming in through his security cameras, and sighs

3. This fucking yutz again

4. Bursts in through the door, leaving a hole like he does in CC Comic 11

5. “I’m challenging you to a race! You, me, tonight, 9:00!”

6. “Why?”

7. “Because!”

8. And he’s gone. He leaves another hole in the process

I have a whole folder in my drive for notes, though there aren't a lot of them. I mostly outline by thinking about it and knowing where its going to go...which leads to a lot of stuff getting lost, heh. I'd say I write down 25% of my outlines.

Who is your favorite character to write?

Tad by far (though I haven't published much with him). I just think he's super interesting. There's a lot of facets to explore with him.

What are some common things you incorporate in your fics? Themes, feels, scenes, imagery, etc.

You know, I've thought long and hard about this, and I'd have to say friendship. I've written a lot of Gen fics, and even fics that are more romance focused still include friends. I care a lot about friendship, it's very important to me, which I guess you can see in my fics.

Close second would be stargazing and stars, for some reason.

Thanks for asking!

#I'll ask you something later #Quickly answered this one in class #I like questions and I like answers

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signedeclipse · 2 years

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Hello! Can I please get a romantic match-up? I just finished season 2 so im so fixated on demon slayer now 🤣

i have pale skin, hazel eyes, blue hair/silver hair (I dye it every few months), im 5"4, a bit chubby, I got big cheeks that give me baby face 🤣 its such a blow to my already non existent ego

- my pronouns are she/her/they/them , I'm demi and pan, im nonbinary, my preferred nickname is M. Im pretty open so I wouldn't say no to a polyamorous relationship as long as its all mutual.

- I'm both a scorpio and libra (born right on the cusp) and im an INFP. I border being an ambivert but i lean a tad bit more on the introvert side. Im a pretty intense person especially when it comes to close relationships. I'm obsessive and overprotective as well but in more subtle ways. Im quite the gremlin as well, I can be a bit wild. Im sarcastic but I mean well. I use humor to cope with depression. I have a small history with suicidal thoughts and tendencies but for the time being im doing quite well.

Im an artist and a writer. I love sketching and coming up with story lines. I also love music my go too music is usually 70s rock. Im a fan of alternative music to as well as indie. I love cryptids and otherworldly things ( I love mothman).I have daddy issues (just gonna sprinkle that in here). Im a navy brat so im used to moving a lot and due to that staying in one place to long gets me agitated. Im a very neutral person when it comes to good vs evil because i can see and feel for both sides. Usually I won't get involved in the fight but more so with the people in the fight.

Thank you~

You got…Susamaru!

You think you are overprotective? Susamaru is about to defend you with not only her life but anyone else’s.

Because of her job she travels a lot, having to follow Muzan. She brings you with her, all across japan. Some places for a few days others for a month or two. You rarely revisit the same place but when you do it is always a new experience.

The places you stay are usually lavish hotels or gorgeous cabins all for you and her. Sometimes in more rural missions you might do some camping in a tent and explore the beauties of the world.

When on her missions she will bring back all sorts of colourful materials for you to turn into dyes and then into paint. Its her way of contributing to your creativity. She might ask you to dye some string for her to make more temari balls.

Susamaru isn't very emotionally available, but when you are going through your tougher emotions she just sits right by you or makes you follow her on missions. Her love language is quality time, but her definition of ‘quality’ is anything. Even a hostage situation.

Might ask you to play bait with her a few times, but you will always remain safe so long as she is there to protect you.

Your sass mixed with her quick replies always made for great play-fighting. Its practically impossible for people to intrude on your conversations because of how lost you get in them.

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Authors Note - She was literally so cool and I remember vividly when watching the anime how horrified I was of her. And her end was so sad ahhh I felt so bad... I hope you enjoy <3

#demon slayer #matchup #susamaru

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gertlushgaming · 9 months

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Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Review (PlayStation 5)

For this Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Review, where It's not about saving the world. In this "leisure adventure RPG," failing student Marie pursues alchemy, adventures, and quests while aiming to graduate in five years. "Atelier Marie," the origin of the Atelier series, has been remade with new elements!

Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Review Pros:

- Beautiful graphics. - 10.24GB download size. - Platinum trophy. - You get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game. - Two free DLC packs in the store. - Three difficulties - Easy, normal, and hard. - Can set how to fast forward works for interactions (toggle/hold down the button). - Text scroll speed - 1 to 10. - Cursor speed. - Invert axis. - Sprinting can be set to the toggle or hold button. - Two soundtrack options - Remake or original. - Autosave on/off. - Two play mode choices - normal and unlimited. - Tutorial pop-ups as you play. - A mini-map can be brought up, leave it solid or press again to have it faded but visible. - The Sky Tavern is where you go to get additional quests from villagers. - Quests are called agendas and you can set how many progress boxes you see for them. All agenda are time-based and finishing them late lowers the reward. - The academy shop is where you visit to buy and sell items. - Party members can be hired (you pay a wage) and increase your friendship with them to lower wages. - World map locations that show party members' wages, recommended level, and what resources and enemies may be encountered. - Turn-based combat. - After exploring an area you get bonus exp based on the trip's length. - Synthesize is crafting and combining items. - Synthesize success is based on your level and the level needed for it. - Fatigue is a mechanic that is used in many parts from traveling to crafting and affects your performance/success rates. - The Town map locations are all fast-travel. - The simple gathering allows you to just press a button and get random materials. For a more direct gathering of materials, you do it all manually. - Combat can be manual or you set it to auto. - Earn EXP and level up to increase your stats. - Play how you want. - The whole game is time-based in that overtime you use up a day and you have X amount of years. - Members you recruit can have different levels and even be super strong., - You see the enemies walking around. - The desk allows you to have/load, change the soundtrack, and edit costumes. - Resting in bed refills all mp and HP. - You have no control over the world map, only in the destination but you can get random encounters on the way. - Fairies can be hired to go on scavenging missions for you and do all the crafting/mixing. - Hit the enemy first in the open and you get to attack first. - New areas uncover as you play and fill in the world. - Play how you want. - A very satisfying gameplay loop. - Boss/dungeon-like encounters. Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg Review Cons: - So much information to take in. - Cannot rebind controls. - Slow starter as you go through each task to show how it's all done. - Unlocks (usually from real DLC) are available in every game. - The auto-battle has to be turned on every session. - Takes a while to get going as you can only hold such a small amount of items so getting bag upgrades is a must but also a tad slow. - Triggering battles is not always easily done. - Lost a load of progress as it kept saying I had insufficient funds for wages but I couldn't move anywhere or do anything. Related Post: Stack Stones Review (Steam) Atelier Marie Remake: The Alchemist of Salburg: Official website. Developer: KOEI TECMO EUROPE Publisher: KOEI TECMO EUROPE Store Links - PlayStation Read the full article

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10 Ways to Be a Better Chess Player

If you want to be a better at chess as a beginner, it’ll take lots of learning and lots of practicing. Here are 10 tips to get you started:

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1. Set a GOAL

You will never be able to hit a target that you cannot see. Yes, setting a target/goal is the first thing you have to do. It can be the target of attaining a norm, increasing ‘X’ ELO points within ‘Y’ time, beating titled players, or even becoming a world champion! Be aware: set and work for one goal at a time. Overloading yourself will not be productive.

2. Start by memorizing a few famous games- Memorize your games!

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The internet is brimming with many games that some of the most prominent chess players. There is plenty of research and analysis available for your purview too. The more you try and read the games, the better equipped you are with strategies, tactics, and even unconventional ways of playing and winning the game.

Another way of looking at the games is to memorize your games. Playing your games in your head gives you a chance to learn from your mistakes and set your winning moves in stone.

3. Remember to review and analyze your games!

A chess game played and not analyzed is a game that’s wasted!

Every game gives you a chance to understand your opponent’s moves and check your responses. By avoiding studying a game, you are giving up the opportunity of getting in the depth of your play. You may have won, but was it because of your strong moves or your opponent’s rookie mistakes? You won a game against one player but lost against another with a similar strategy?

Let’s put it in the right perspective.

Only analyzing it to pieces ( pun intended ???? ) will help you! You can explore your games by yourself, with a friend or your opponent, with a coach, a family member.

4. Be open to criticism about your games.

Listen to your coach (if you have one) when it comes to analyzing. Try not to be defensive and just accept that there are different perspectives, and your coach is trying to help you by pointing out where you went wrong.

If you don't have a coach, try to criticize your games yourself. When a blunder occurs, take responsibility for it!! This will help you in the future, I promise. (Basically, with every mistake you could make in life! Own up to it!)

5. Use all your pieces.

After developing, get your pieces to better squares. Use your pieces harmoniously in an attack. Teamwork!

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6. Ask for advice from better chess players. Then, take it or leave it!

Ask things like, "What's your favorite chess book for my playing strength?" Or, "What do you think I should I study if I am good at X and bad at Y?" Or, "Whose games should I be analyzing?" And, "So, what are those critical endgames I should know?" Etc

7. Practice tactics – and then practice some more!

Theoretically, you may know your Sicilian from your Queen’s Gambit.

But are you able to apply the tactics at the right time and a favorable conclusion?

You may find it a tad challenging to act upon if you have not practiced your tactics in various situations.

How often do you work on puzzles?

A typical player should work on at least ten puzzles a day. The point is, Chess is 80% tactics, and if you are not practicing enough, you may

I many players have reached admirable heights in chess. By their interactions in our chat rooms, we know that these players are sharing a lot of insights and ideas to improve the game. These chat rooms are a treasure trove of information for any beginner, which is very helpful. We encourage our students to take advice from better chess players.

But here is a catch, no two players play alike, and we would still want you to encourage your natural game! Take advice from everyone, but whether you take it or leave it is up to you.

How should you seek advice then?

Instead of asking them what “they” did, ask them about their favorite chess book or whose game should you be analyzing.

8. There are still ghosts lurking about – don’t be scared

Even after you have done everything to improve your game, there will always be certain weak areas, and it is only natural to be scared of losing or trading pieces at the wrong juncture. You may not have an attacking game at all, but in the end, remember that it’s not over till it’s over.

You must learn to stay calm and not be afraid of a threatening opponent with an upper hand. You have worked hard for it. Your losses may haunt you into the next game.

Now is the time to brace yourselves and not give up!

9. Take care of your health and fitness

A healthy mind resides in a healthy body, and nutrition is essential for chess as for any other game. If you are not fit or have not been taking care of your health, it will reflect on your game. Well-known chess players are known to follow a strict diet and exercise regime that helps them focus better on their game. In a sedentary game like chess, it is equally important.

10. Never, ever give up! Always work hard

You can't win if you give up!

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