✔
quick & easy plotting guide
My muse(s): Ashton D. S.
Do I know your muse(s): yes | no | a little | tell me about your muse
Setting: our verse | my verse | your verse | modern | alternate universe | other
Pre-established relationships? yes | no | depends on the relationship
Possible relationships: friends | classmate | co-worker | roommate | family, real or adopted | dating or blind date | married | friends with benefits | unrequited love | lending a hand | teacher - student | rivals | allies | partner-in-crime | enemies | protecter - guarded | business partners | spy - infiltrated | manipulator - manipulated | star-crossed | first meeting | other
I’m in the mood for: fluff | angst | horror | romance | humor | crime | hurt / comfort | action | supernatural | slice of life | crack | dark threads | light threads | any genre | multi-para | shorter para | one-line | any length | plotted threads | unplotted threads | other
Feel free to: message me ooc | message me ic | tell me your ideas | write a starter | answer one of my opens | send a meme | reblog this with your preferences - let’s find common interests!
1 note
·
View note
Fantasy Guide to Building A Culture
Culture is defined by a collection of morals, ethics, traditions, customs and behaviours shared by a group of people.
Hierarchy and Social Structures
Within every culture, there is a hierarchy. Hierarchies are an important part of any culture, usually do ingrained that one within the culture wouldn't even question it. Hierarchy can be established either by age, gender or wealth and could even determine roles within their society. Sometimes hierarchy can may be oppressive and rigid whilst other times, ranks can intermingle without trouble. You should consider how these different ranks interact with one another and whether there are any special gestures or acts of deference one must pay to those higher than them. For example, the Khasi people of Meghalaya (Northern India), are strictly matrillineal. Women run the households, inheritance runs through the female line, and the men of the culture typically defer to their mothers and wives. Here are a few questions to consider:
How is a leader determined within the culture as a whole and the family unit?
Is the culture matriarchal? Patriarchal? Or does gender even matter?
How would one recognise the different ranks?
How would one act around somebody higher ranking? How would somebody he expected to act around somebody lower ranking?
Can one move socially? If not, why? If so, how?
Traditions and Customs
Traditions are a staple in any culture. These can be gestures or living life a certain way or to the way a certain person should look. Traditions are a personal detail to culture, they are what make it important. Tradition can dictate how one should keep their home, run their family, take care of their appearance, act in public and even determine relationship. Tradition can also be a double edged sword. Traditions can also be restrictive and allow a culture to push away a former member if they do not adhere to them, eg Traditional expectations of chastity led to thousands of Irish women being imprisoned at the Magdelene Laundries. Customs could be anything from how one treats another, to how they greet someone.
How important is tradition?
What are some rituals your culture undertakes?
What are some traditional values in your world? Does it effect daily life?
Are there any traditions that determine one's status?
Values and Opinions
Values and Opinions are the bread and butter of any culture. This is the way your culture sees the world and how they approach different life hurdles. These may differ with other cultures and be considered odd to outsiders, what one culture may value another may not and what opinion another holds, one may not. There will be historical and traditional reasons to why these values and opinions are held. Cultures usually have a paragon to which they hold their members to, a list of characteristics that they expect one to if not adhere to then aspire to. The Yoruba people value honesty, hard work, courage and integrity. Here are some questions to consider?
How important are these ethics and core values? Could somebody be ostracised for not living up to them?
What are some morals that clash with other cultures?
What does your culture precieved to be right? Or wrong?
What are some opinions that are considered to be taboo in your culture? Why?
Dress Code
For many cultures, the way somebody dresses can be important. History and ethics can effect how one is meant to be dressed such as an expectation of chastity, can impose strict modesty. While other cultures, put more importance on details, the different sorts of clothes worn and when or what colour one might wear. The Palestinian people (من النهر إلى البحر ، قد يكونون أحرارا) denoted different family ties, marriage status and wealth by the embroidery and detailing on their thoub.
Are there traditional clothes for your world? Are they something somebody wears on a daily basis or just on occasion?
Are there any rules around what people can wear?
What would be considered formal dress? Casual dress?
What would happen if somebody wore the wrong clothes to an event?
Language
Language can also be ingrained as part of a Culture. It can be a specific way one speaks or a an entirely different language. For example, in the Southern States of America, one can engage in a sort of double talk, saying something that sounds sweet whilst delivering something pointed. Bless their heart. I have a post on creating your own language here.
Arts, Music and Craft
Many cultures are known for different styles of dance, their artwork and crafts. Art is a great part of culture, a way for people to express themselves and their culture in art form. Dance can be an integral part of culture, such as céilí dance in Ireland or the Polka in the Czech Republic. Handicrafts could also be important in culture, such as knitting in Scottish culture and Hebron glass in Palestine. Music is also close to culture, from traditional kinds of singing such as the White Voice in Ukraine and the playing of certain instruments such as the mvet.
Food and Diet
The way a culture prepares or intakes or treats certain foods are important to a culture. In some cultures, there is a diet yo adhere to, certain foods are completely banned. With Jewish culture, pork is prohibited along with fish such as sturgeon, along with shellfish and certain fowl. Meat must also be prepared in a certain way and animal byproducts such as dairy, must never be created or even eaten around this meat. This is known as kosher. The way one consumes food is also important to culture. In some cultures, only certain people may eat together. Some cultures place important on how food is eaten. In Nigerian culture, the oldest guests are served first usually the men before the women. In Japanese culture, one must say 'itadakimasu' (I recieve) before eating. Culture may also include fasting, periods of time one doesn't intake food for a specific reason.
What are some traditional dishes in your world?
What would be a basic diet for the common man?
What's considered a delicacy?
Is there a societal difference in diet? What are the factors that effect diet between classes?
Is there any influence from other cuisines? If not, why not? If so, to what extent?
What would a typical breakfast contain?
What meals are served during the day?
What's considered a comfort food or drink?
Are there any restrictions on who can eat what or when?
Are there any banned foods?
What stance does your world take on alcohol? Is it legal? Can anybody consume it?
Are there any dining customs? Are traditions?
Is there a difference in formal meals or casual meals? If so, what's involved?
Are there any gestures or actions unacceptable at the dinner table?
How are guests treated at meals? If they are given deference, how so?
8K notes
·
View notes
pda/general affection hcs | i.
ft. hobie brown & miles morales
request?: yes
request: “Hiiii!!! I am absolutely IN LOVE with ur the clash series and I can't wait to see how it progresses!!! Could u do some pda/general affection hcs for the spider verse characters? I would love to see Miles and Hobie hcs but it's rlly up to whatever characters u would wanna write for. Endless thanks!!”
warnings: language, cuteness, mentions of dying, mentions of injuries, mentions of throwing up, mentions of being overwhelmed
a/n: i love hcs lol this was actually how i first starting writing and it’s so fun bc i can be my sarcastic self without having to change any of it teehee, thank you for requesting anon! thinking of doing this for other characters to, what does everyone think?
i’ve made a pt ii. to this with gwen and pavitr if you wanna check it out!
───────────────────────────────────
hobie brown | spider-punk
pda
- he’s kind of a middle ground
- not crazy about it
- not against it at all
- he just
- hold onto your hats for this one
- ✨he does what he wants✨
- ofc it also depends who’s company you’re in
- if y’all are with Miles, Gwen, and Pavitr, he’s super comfortable and a part - of his body will always be touching yours
- but it’s not like he’s goin out of his way to be like LOOK AT MY PARTNER
- HOWEVER
- if he’s ANYWHERE where there are authority figures?
- *cough* miguel *cough*
- he will just start to make out with you
- LMAO
- “Hobie, can you stop kissing your partner and listen to me.”
“No.”
“You’re aware of how rude you’re being?”
“Good.”
- if you don’t like it ofc he won’t but he WILL be touchier with you in those moments
- because it pisses people off
- and he loves that
- also if he felt threatened?
- he’d probably get a little touchier than usual
- but honestly he almost never feels threatened so who knows if you’d ever experience that
- and if he did ever feel threatened he would feel better knowing that you always wear one of his studded bracelets
- ppl will ask where you got it and you’ll be all
- “Oh! My boyfriend Hobie!”
- he loves seeing the hope drain out of anyone’s eyes when he appears behind you after that statement, he finds it so amusing every time
- he’s only obsessed with a few things
- like there is something he will ALWAYS do
- he is OBSESSED and i mean OBSESSSSSEEDDD with having his hand in your back pocket
- at all times
- only if it isn’t around your shoulders (another obsession of his)
- like y’all are going to one of his shows?
- you enter with his hand in your back pocket
- after gets offstage?
- hand in back pocket
- walking home?
- hand in back pocket
- sometimes y’all will walk instead of him picking you up and webbing back home JUST BECAUSE he wants to put his hand in your back pocket
- he also LOVES using you as an armrest
- if you’re short, he places his arm on your head like an armrest
- if you’re average height, he’s still using your head as an armrest
- if you’re tall or as tall as him he will climb a wall to use your head as an armrest
- it gets you flustered and he thinks it’s adorable!
- and eye contact?
- he will keep his eyes trained on you at all times
- he’s always looking at you
- or else he’s looking for you
- only looks away SOMETIMES when he’s talking to other people
- “Hobie, I’m over here.”
“Yeah, I know.”
“So stop looking at them, I’m the one talking to you.”
“Yeah, but you ain’t the fittest person in the room so piss off, eh?”
- that being said
- there is something he just doesn’t do in public
- he doesn’t hold hands
- i do feel like he would hold pinkies with you upon request
- but holding hands just isn’t his thing
- in public👀
general affection
- THIS MAN HAS THE WORLD FOOLED
- he acts all nonchalant about it
- acts like he only does pda to go against societal rules
- which he does BUT ALSO
- he is so touchy
- he isn’t clingy by any regard
- but he LOVES being affectionate
- just like the smallest things
- every morning when y’all wake up in the same bed together and he wakes up before you (which is a lot bc he doesn’t sleep well) he will place a feather-light kiss somewhere on your face so he doesn’t wake you up
- but like clockwork
- he will do it
- and after he will just lay there and hold you for a bit
- even when during the night the two of you separate from each other he will always reach out for you during those times
- and he will maneuver you back into his arms so he can just lay there with you for a bit
- every time you ask him why he just tells you you make him a “bloody softie”
- which yeah you do
- but also
- he gets scared when he comes home, you won’t be there
- with his job that isn’t really a job and all, he gets so nervous that you’ll just be fed up with it and leave
- or worse, you’ll be used as bait for him
- bait which he would immediately take, of course
- he even does it because he thinks about the possibility of him not coming home one day
- and he wants you to feel like you were loved if that happens
- he also just loves the little smile that comes to your face every morning - when you realize he’s done it again
- and that is just ONE THING
- he hates getting injured, but would lie if he said he hated getting patched up by you
- when you’re cleaning his wounds with alcohol the two of you hold hands
- he’ll squeeze when it stings and you’ll squeeze when you feel bad
- so you’re kinda squeezing his hand the whole time
- but you know how i said he doesn’t hold hands in public?
- at home it’s a different story
- watching tv?
- hands are held
- looking at the stars from the top of a building?
- hands are held
- throwing up after drinking too much?
- hands are held
- so is hair
- and he rubs your back
- you rub his
- he adores back scratches (not when he’s throwing up just in general LMAO)
- one thing he didn’t realize he loved so much until it happened was when he was sitting and playing his guitar on y’alls bed
- just mindlessly finger picking some melodies
- and you came up and sat behind him and put your head on his shoulder and wrapped your arms around his waist and kissed his cheek and just - stayed there
- it made him melt
- he loves it so much
- he especially loves it when you hum along
- even if you can’t hold a tune
- it’s the most beautiful thing he’s ever heard he doesn’t care
- you can expect him to be all over you the minute he gets back from being Spider-Punk
- especially when he has a bad day
- i could probably give more examples but this is already kinda long lmao oops
overall
- he LOVES affection
- public and private
- if he loves you, he’s gonna show it
- he’s gonna scream it, literally and figuratively
- everyone will know y’all are together
- which he loves
- but that’s not why he does it
- he just loves you
- and doesn’t care what other ppl think 🤭
miles morales | spider-man
pda
- omg this lil man is so awkward
- i’m far older than him and he makes me think of how nervous and awkward i was at his age when it came to any type of romance
- so i can see him being SO unintentionally awkward in public
- he tries so hard to be cool
- but omg
- the tiniest thing will go wrong and he’ll go from 😏 to 😟
- everything is the end of the world until you assure him it isn’t
- like the time he saw you outside around Brooklyn Visions Academy and thought it’d be so cute to go up behind you and cover your eyes and say “guess who :)”
- except it wasn’t you
- you were across the street and watched it all go down
- he literally made eye contact with you the minute he tried to be cute
- the HORROR on his face
- he was immediately apologizing to the random person he just did that to
- in the moment you were so confused
- but when you and him were in his dorm and he was flailing his arms around -and yelling in lowercase explaining it?
- oh my god
- hilarious
- he was all pouty when you started laughing so you had to attack his face with little kisses to make him cheer up
- one would have done the trick but he was grateful for all of the ones you gave him regardless
- or the time he went to wrap his arm around your waist during lunch because he wanted to be all cute in school and you turned around as soon as he put his arm out and tried to walk and his sturdiness and strength made you literally drop your lunch tray and the food went everywhere
- and there you were again in his dorm as he was flailing his arms around and yelling in lowercase apologizing because you just got new shoes and he ruined it and—
- shut him up with a kiss, would you?
- a display of public affection that always happens though is you’re always in his jacket
- to the point where he has two of the same jacket now so you guys can be twinning :,)
- “Look, babe! Same jacket!”
“Oh my god wait! We’re gonna be so cute!”
“I know, right? Pretty smart and cute of me, huh?”
“Very smart and cute of you, Miles.”
- he also loves to have his hand on top of yours whenever he can
- he’ll do it in class
- if y’all go out to eat
- if he’s sketching and you’re next to him
- and holding hands in public is a favorite of his
- it’s very tiny things that he does because every time he tries something big something goes wrong
- like opening a door for you and motioning you to go in before him
- and always being ready to steady you if you would trip (which happens more than he thought it would)
- and always fixing your necklace that he bought you for your birthday (with the help of Rio) when the little clasp comes down in the front
- he’s constantly staring at you with a dopey grin on his face
- literally will get called out in class because he’s just 👁👄👁
- and then he gets all flustered
- but the smile you get on your face letting him know you like him that much will relax him
- will go from “I’m sorry I didn’t mean to draw attention to you!” to “yeah, you like that? imma do it more then.”
- he’ll also pretend to drum on you with his pencils when you’re near him
- especially if he has his headphones in
- he likes to play this game where you guess which one of his songs he’s jamming out to
- sometimes he says you got it right when you get it wrong just to see you get excited
- and he doesn’t necessarily mean for this to be a public display of affection, - but his constant drawing of you is frequently watched by other classmates
- the only person who has successfully seen his bold moves of affection is Ganke, and he pretends to gag every time lol
general affection
- he’s such an affectionate boy 🥹
- like i said, Ganke is the only one who successfully sees his physical affection plots work
- he’s much smoother when people aren’t around
- and yes, he has shown you the shoulder touch
- you did it to him once and he short-circuited
- i’m so serious he accidentally shocked you
- but then he hugged and kissed you for like 40 minutes afterward cause he felt bad
- so it wasn’t too bad of an experience
- but when it comes to physical affection in private, he’s worlds better at it
- any time he plays video games, whether that be with you or Ganke, he has his leg over top of yours
- He loves watching movies with you where you lay your head on his lap and he just mindlessly draws little shapes on your shoulder
- he also loves having you laying on top of him while y’all cuddle
- it makes him feel safe (and he gets to steal soooo many kisses from you)
- you’re kinda like his very own weighted blanket but not even because his spider strength makes you feel like a feather
- but it’s also an easy way for him to keep a hold of you and feel like he’s protecting you
- he also loves to take you web swinging
- holding you super close and taking you to a tall building away from anyone who can see y’all
- he loves that
- sometimes he’ll have like a whole picnic type date set up and y’all will just have a cute lil date on the top of the one world trade center
- he also loves having you over to his place
- his parents love you
- and you love them
- they make him keep his door cracked when y’all are in there together but it’s mainly because they love to peek in and see their son so in love
- Jefferson took like 74 pictures the first time he saw y’all napping together
- And Rio took like 52 pictures when she caught the two of you on the roof of the building and he was playing you a playlist he made for you
- he does that a lot but that was the first time Rio saw it
- she was ecstatic lol
- he occasionally will just poke you for no reason
- and by occasionally i mean he does it constantly
- “Miles? Why did you do that?”
“Do what?”
“I literally saw you poke me.”
“No, I didn’t”
“…”
“…”
“I did, you’re just so cute, I don’t know.”
- he also loves drawing on your hand
- the back of your hand has constant Miles doodles
- sometimes it’s stuff like the two of your initals in a heart
- sometimes it’s Spider-Man
- sometimes it’s just whatever was on his mind
- but you love your constant Miles hand drawings
- and he feels like it’s some sort of way for other people to know you’re his
- but when he does it it’s so cute
- cause he’s so gentle
- and no one is watching
- but you’re sitting there and just smiling as he creates a work of art on your hand and the playlist he made full of songs that remind him of how you made him feel the first time he saw you is softly playing in the background
- he calls them temporary tattoos and one day you’re going to actually get one of the doodles tattooed on you somewhere
- he’ll probably have a heart attack from how much he loves it but hey that’s fine he’ll recover
- speaking of he loves to draw with you
- he doesn’t care about your skill level, he just loves to be creative with you
- he also is very much all about making sure you’re eating
- getting enough sleep
- prioritizing yourself above everything else
- and if anything is ever bothering you
- he is There
- he will always be there and it’s very comforting
- he just wants you to be happy all the time and does his best to do so
- and you feel the same
- so any time the responsibility of Spider-Man is too much for him
- or when his parents get on him because he’s hiding half of who he is
- you’re there for him
- often times after he comes home from a long day of Spider-Manning he’s the one who is being held, but you’re fine with that
- cause he can be vulnerable with you and he needs it
overall
- Miles is getting the hang of being in a relationship
- he really does love pda but is so bad at it lmao
- when he gets better beware
- you will be a melting mess in public all the time
- but for right now it’s just behind the scenes where he’s able to show how he really feels
- give him all the hugs he needs ‘em
6K notes
·
View notes