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it’s such a terrible feeling where your brain just suddenly started cooking and generating the most beautiful descriptions, phrases, and word choices for something you want to write, but you’re currently doing a mundane task and can’t write ANY of it down, and the moment you’re free is the moment it’s gone and you can’t get it back again—

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #sorry I was washing the dishes last night and it happened

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It’s Wednesday! Time to be Normal about Goetia! Again!

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #fgo spoilers

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🫂 :)

congrats on your alt being allowed out of the abyss btw

Thank you!!

Since you didn’t specify a fandom, I wanted to try my hand with some Hollow Knight content. I have two fics planned for it, after all.

Sorry if it’s ooc, I haven’t really analyzed these characters in a while lol!

Word count: 534

Characters: The Hollow Knight, Hornet, Pale King (mentioned)

Warning: Some minor blood, mentions of injuries

There was blood spattered on the steps outside the Black Egg Temple. New blood, a new mark left in ancient stones of the modified architecture.

It was the Knight’s blood. Hopefully it was the last thing that would leave behind in their former prison. They sat on the steps, listlessly dragging their finger through the blood with their remaining arm.

On their other side, their sister, Hornet, finished tying the tourniquet on the Knight’s shoulder. “Finished,” she said, stepping back and cutting away the silk that trailed from her fingertips. “That should keep it from getting…”

Infected, she would’ve said, but that word had a new meaning now.

Or, perhaps, that new meaning had died with the Light. Hornet turned, looking over the now-dark surroundings. Vines that had pulsated and throbbed with sickly orange fever had shriveled and blackened in the matter of a few minutes, and now littered the surrounding area. She still had no idea what happened. Little Ghost had not yet arrived, but the Hollow Knight had broken free of their chains as the infection had disappeared.

Despite the fortune of the situation, Hornet could not help but feel something was terribly wrong.

She sat beside her Sibling, folding her legs underneath her cloak. The two sat in silence- not that conversation was common with the Knight, anyway. Normally, that was okay, but silence was so heavy in this dead kingdom. If the Light was dead, it would be safe to form words and thoughts now, right…?

“How did it happen?” Hornet risked a look up at her Sibling, friend, fellow warrior. “The Light has disappeared. Did the Goddess die?”

The Hollow Knight shook its head. That could mean many things, Hornet decided. I don’t know, or I don’t want to speak, or I’m still in shock.

Hornet responded with a nod. Maybe we’re not ready for voices yet. That was okay. There were other ways to communicate. She shifted closer to the Knight, inching closer until their sides brushed. When the Knight didn’t recoil, she leaned more against them. She waited a few beats, letting the contact grow familiar, then wrapped one arm around its side, gently, to not agitate any wounds.

The silence grew a little lighter.

The Hollow Knight lifted its one hand, flicking the droplets of blood away and wiping their fingers on their ragged cloak. Their hand went to their lap, and they tilted their head, appraising Hornet with deep, black eyes.

Hornet returned the look. She remembered the inky depths of those eyes, devoid of light. She remembered those eyes used to be darker. She also remembered that their father’s eyes were the exact same way; though he exuded light, his eyes were sunken and echoing.

But when she looked into her Sibling’s eyes, she didn’t see her father. She saw the eyes that matched her own.

The Knight, silent and stoic for decades, let a sigh escape them. They lowered their head and touched it to Hornet’s forehead.

Vulnerability from the older warrior was something that Hornet had never experienced. So that must mean that Light was gone, and the kingdom was finally safe. She closed her eyes and hugged them a little tighter.

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #hollow knight #hk #hk au #hk hornet #drabble #goblinbugthing #ask game #this is for one of those fics planned btw #But this was the only scene I could do this with without spoiling some concepts from it…. Teehee

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H. Hhhh. Hi. I don't know if you'd want to/be okay with this but. But. But

🤝 with Skaide 🥺

(If not then Jaide/Moonjumper with the same prompt! It's totally okay if you do this one instead)

Grins :)

For everyone who doesn’t know, Sky belongs to the asker here, and is zeir AHiT OC! Sky and Jaide have been shipped (only in an rp so far, but now also in this drabble) <3

At first I figured that I wouldn’t know how to characterize Sky, and then I realized…I just didn’t have to.

So! Sorry, this one is shorter than the Hollow Knight one, but I think it’s sweet :)

Words: 215

Characters: Jaide (My OC) and Sky (Friend’s OC)

Warnings: None :) Just some introspection on Jaide’s bitter loneliness and how she loves

Together, Jaide decided, that’s how I want things to be.

It felt…nice…to be together. For their palms to be together, fingers interlocked, the contact sending emotional shivers through Jaide’s soul.

When had she last had softer thoughts like this? How long ago had it been since she sat back and thought to herself that she liked something? At least centuries, if not decades.

That was a lonely way to spend an afterlife, but all of that was erased in the face of someone who had no concept of time. With Sky by her side, time waned away, and the massive expanse of time Jaide had existed seemed like nothing.

Jaide had been alone for all that time. She’d been cold for all that time. She’d never met anyone in all that time. She’d never held hands in all that time. All that time made one forget what it menat to be together…

…but Sky could easily remind Jaide.

And the reminder was nice.

When had she last had happy thoughts like this?

Perhaps a bit greedily, Jaide took Sky’s other hand. It wasn’t enough for one of their hands to be touching, she needed two. Jaide smiled gently, eyes brimming with tears, giving Sky’s palm a gentle squeeze.

She hoped they would be together forever.

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #cosmoknight chaos #ahit au #ahit oc #friend’s oc #ahit oc jaide #Ummm not really related to Masked?? So I won’t tag it as that #Anyway Marci up there has a fantastic wip fic called Where Time Stands Still and people should go read it #Interesting lore and worldbuilding + unique interpretation of MJ and the Horizon + #BOW KID PROTAG + Mu’s also a protag + more sillies !!! #Anyway!!! Hope you like the drabble

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Happy wip Wednesday!! I managed to add some more to the Goetia draft <3

#artbabble-tm #fgo #fgo spoilers #writeblock-tm

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happy wip Wednesday! I was thinking about Berserker interacting with various people around Chaldea

I had to blot out his true name because a) it looks cool and b) I don’t want to spoil my friend who hasn’t finished Fate/Zero.

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Unfortunately I haven’t written that much this week, but I do have something to show for wip Wednesday! :)

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I finally finished that damned draft where Lancelot loses his mind a little bit !! here’s the aftermath :)

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #I liked the gore I wrote when he does snap but it’s only in one paragraph #And even so I don’t wanna post that unless people really wanna see it

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It’s wip Wednesday!! Still on this same draft

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okay I gave in. a couple snippets from the Gráinne and Diarmuid wip that I like, mostly displaying Gráinne‘a character (and in turn, her misjudgment of Diarmuid’s character)

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #If you squint you can find a Fate/Zero hint but only if you Know

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‘bout to go sleep now but tried writing something again. ehehe

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #sorry I didn’t wanna spoil this character’s name. I don’t want any of you to know who I’m writing about #Fits their aesthetic though

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hello mutual

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Hello dear mutual. I am working on a follow-up to my Diarmuid and Gráinne draft. Goddammit I’m crafting a character for Gráinne even if the fate series won’t. ESPECIALLY if the fate series won’t.

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There are 80 questions for this holy chrystler Pacifica

For the fanfic writing asks! 8, 12, 25, 57, and 61 for Masked :)

This got pretty long, so all my answers are under the cut!

8. Post an out-of-context spoiler from a wip.

Wait. Where's that one screenshot I had.

My lore for Timmy isn't fully fleshed out yet, but I wanted to explore a certain dynamic. Hence, this. (The WIP is long gone since I have a short attention span when it comes to writing for myself.)

12. Do you outline your fics?  If yes, how detailed are your outlines?  How far do you stray from them?

For Masked specifically, I didn't have an outline. And I won't have outlines for the oneshots! However, with Shadow Rift, I tried using an outline. And then forgot about it. And then strayed from it a little. But it still worked out really well!

I have two other documents for upcoming fics; a lore research document for the next Hollow Knight fic, and one for the SPM fic far in the future. I haven't touched either in a while.

25. What’s your favorite part of the writing process (worldbuilding, brainstorming/outlining, writing, editing, etc)?

I love the brainstorming and the writing! Worldbuilding is hard, even when I get really good ideas, and I'm trash at editing. But coming up with ideas?? And putting them into words?? Oooohgghg. Mm. Yeah. That's the good stuff.

57. How conscious are you about including symbolism or foreshadowing in your fics?

Hehe. Ehehe. Oohoohoo. Well. Symbolism and foreshadowing are my best friends. I love foreshadowing so much. And symbolism? Yummy. For Masked, I especially love flower symbolism (points agressively at the Helminth and Hope flowers).

I'm VERY conscious of what foreshadowing and symbolism goes into a fic, because I love making my stories rereadable! I love going back to stories and picking out things that are seen in new contexts, so I try to recreate that feeling for my readers :)

60. In Masked, what inspired the idea for the plot?

I've mentioned this before, but here it is in full detail: Masked originally came from three different story ideas that I put together into a full story. The three ideas made up the first three arcs, and the fourth arc was to tie things together.

The first arc (set in Halcyon, introducing Jaide and the Outlander) came from ideas I had when I first got into A Hat in Time a few years ago. I created Jaide and Outlander as OCs, though their story was...a lot different. The mask itself was the dangerous entity, not something (Ichor) in the mask.

The second arc came from a random idea I had- what if Moonjumper controlled the Prince? After writing out the potential ideas I had for that, I figured out the how- the prince could be a doll. Eventually, when I was revamping my AHiT OCs, I connected the first two ideas together.

And the third arc was a product of me mashing the first two together and wanting to angst the Prince. And kill Vanessa. Yeah, I really didn't do justice to her character, but I'm hoping to fix that with the oneshots. But it helped provide a nice transition into the fourth arc!

As mentioned, the fourth arc was meant to wrap things together and bring previous foreshadowing to fruition (the mystery behind Jaide's mask and the black flowers). However, there's still a lot to be revealed in Masked. Do you know how HARD it is to not reveal all my Badgeseller and Shapeshifter lore???

#artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #ahit au #ahit masked fic #masked fic spoilers #cosmoknightchaos #ehehe <3

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Happy Ides of March to all who celebrate! Here's a chapter. No Caesar-murdering found in it, though.

Thanks to @goblinbugthing for beta reading ty bestie

#ahit #ahit au #writeblock-tm #Shadow Rift

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Masked Masterpost

Happy anniversary! It's about time I made this. Welcome to the MCU! (Masked Cinematic Universe)

All the info under the cut!

About Masked:

Masked is my main AHiT AU. Though I have made other AHiT fics (and might make more), this is the one that receives the most worldbuilding. It's made up of canon, cut, and original characters and concepts. The main fic is finished, but my worldbuilding ideas are being expanded with oneshot updates.

Fics (Ao3 links):

Masked

Home Is Where the Heart Is

Reluctant Insight

Twining Roots, Budding Friendships

References and Fun Stuff:

The kids

The OCs

Subcon Royalty

Favorite Character Poll

Where to find my Masked content:

#ahit Masked fic for things in relation to the main body of the fic

#masked cinematic universe for ideas and characters in the AU but not the main fic

#masked fic spoilers for newer content or things relating to the later/more important parts of the fic

Note: Most of these tags were created after I first started posting Masked content, so not all of my Masked posts can be found with these. That's okay though; the other stuff is old.

Not to mention these are only the tags for Masked itself. You can find og AHiT art and other aus with the #ahit and #ahit au tag, etc.

Oh wow... has it been two years already? This big, messy, wonderful passion project of mine is two years old? Unthinkable!

It's old enough for me to cringe when looking at my art in the earlier chapters of the fic and wince at my earliest chapters. But the cringe also fills me with pride at how much I've progressed and just how far I've come with my ideas.

I LOVED writing this and I LOVED all the support I received. The support and story is enough to draw me back again and again to keep creating! So of course I had to do something special for the anniversary (I missed it last year! I was so upset).

There's so much I want to do. We've seen so much good come from this, and we're about to see so many MORE wonderful things. I'm glad you're here for the ride with me, new or old.

Thank you so much.

-Doodle

#I've done all my ramblings in this post. I think I'll keep the tags a little shorter ;v; #ahit #ahit au #ahit masked fic #masked cinematic universe #masked fic spoilers #ahit oc #artbabble-tm #writeblock-tm #wow... the second anniversary... #thank you all. so so much.

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Hehehe. Ahaha. Mwahaha, even.

MASSIVE thank yous to @goblinbugthing for being burdened with knowledge!! Just like a day before everyone else though. Still.

#ahit #ahit au #writeblock-tm #Shadow Rift #everybody GANGSTA 'til I bust out the reprises. and the cinematic parallels #I went apeshit a little