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“The way I personally stay true to the story I started down on is to give myself permission to not teach anyone anything. I’m not writing a manual. I’m not delivering bromides. I know that a lot of people do take enormous pleasure and relief in lines or phrases or ideas from stories that ring true to their own lives, but it’s important for me that I tell a story and that I’m not writing Chicken Soup for the Necromantic Soul. It is getting harder and harder again, especially for authors from marginalised places or backgrounds, to write works where the takeaway isn’t ‘this is to succour all my marginalised people’. For anyone on the female-identified axis this is especially hard because it seems to me that most books by anyone female-adjacent have an expectation that they will comfort the uncomfortable and discomfit the comfortable etc., whereas a guy can just tell an adventure story and be done with it. This ties in with an idea that I think nowadays that good art is moral and bad art is immoral: i.e. if a story is bad it actually has to be because the lessons are bad, and if a story is good it must somehow be beautiful on the moral scale. We go looking for why the art we love is moral even if the art we love is a donut. I think this is the pressure of capitalism on time – that everything has to double or triple up in benefit compared to the time we take on it: if we’re prepared to waste eight hours on a book we had better be able to tot up at the end how that book was also feeding us in some way. That’s brand time we just used.“  (Tamsyn Muir) Holy shit, Ms. Muir, marry me.

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So proud of you, PD! Congratulations!

Please share with us a headcanon of any and/or all of your detectives! I love knowing about them (~agentnatesewell)

Thank you Mar ❤️❤️❤️ (for your support!!! and for indulging me!! and for always being wonderful!!!!). These turned out to be teenage/high school headcanons for some reason.

Avery fell out of a tree and broke her arm the Christmas she was ten. Captain Sung (and not Rebecca) picked her up from the hospital, and they had an awkward and mostly silent Christmas dinner at a Chinese restaurant.

Jenny was a lifeguard at the local pool during summers in high school (and my other detectives do not know how to swim lol).

Forest was on the debate team in high school. But he also had terrible anxiety about public speaking and never won or even argued a single match.

Rider was arrested for vandalizing the mayor's car when he was a teenager.

Piper (LT detective) was on track to win a huge scholarship to a music school... but she broke her arm in an incident which was maybe caused by her staring at the head cheerleader instead of looking where she was going down the stairs. Anyway. She missed the Big Important Audition and has not played cello since. :(

Dove was president of the student council.

#oof that does sound like it would be an awkward christmas dinner #and oh no forest! #is there a reason he signed up to begin with? #(i'm assuming you'd have to sign up for these things?) #the one for piper... that must have been rough for her #i love dove being president of the student council it feels very fitting for her #these are all great! #twc #others ocs

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She'll fuck me if I cook good enough I know it

#n sewell #<- i was thinking the exact same when reading this post haha

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This is the silliest hc anyone can hc so please don't judge too harshly lol

Liz is so so self conscious about how she looks and now that she finally finally looks how she's always wanted, she's meticulous and high maintenance with her appearance, so much so that Mason has a heart attack the first time he goes into her bathroom to take a shower whilst Nate cries tears of joy because he's finally found his soulmate

After they've known each other a while, Liz does something stupid and ends up in the medical ward (yet again) and UB are distraught, especially Rebecca. The sight she sees when she goes to check up on Liz would have her doubled over and laughing if it were not the fact that her daughter is still unconscious: Adam and Nate making sure her hair is hydrated, conditioned and styled properly, having a small argument over whether she'd want it straight or curled as Mason glares at them from where he's applying moisturizer to one hand and tells them to make sure her hair's parted correctly.

Felix is doing an immaculate job doing her nails and everyone stops arguing to appreciate the design, sure that Liz would love them. Rebecca's stunned reaction prompts a chorus of justifications - she woke up after three days last time and all she could do was cry about her hair- and - she was most distressed to find that her skin had not been provided with adequate nourishment and she proceeded to doubt our friendship, which greatly offended me hence why I have taken upon myself this task- and of course, - she spent 5 hours in the bathroom every fucking day, moaning about looking ugly and I'm not putting up with that shit again-

Deep down, they're all grateful to have something to do so that they can ignore the terror that claws at them.

#i love this so much #all of them showing how much they care about her by doing all this #awww! #adam amd nate having an argument about how she'd like her hair #mason glaring at them #and felix doing her nails! #it's a little silly but also so touching #also lol at the 'Nate cries tears of joy because he's finally found his soulmate' when seeing her bathroom #also also! excellent tags #love everything about this #twc #others ocs

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i’ve only read two books so far but book 3 moments living rent free in my mind

M’s – paranoia at the antique house

That tender moment between M and the detective at the antique house (hand holding!! /sobbing ferally about it)

“Do you want me to cheer you up?” - F HAUVILLE HOW YOU SO PERFECT

F opening up about their past in the romance route. Just every thing about it. 

That quiet moment with F in the kitchen that you get whether or not you’re romancing them. 

The different ways the bathroom scene can go with M. 

I have more but I got to go to work. I’ll add to this as I catch up / remember.

#lovely moments #ahhh i've been wondering if i should do a replay #and this is making me want to do so even more #but which route..... #decisions decisions #twc #agent m #f hauville

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i’m drawing vieno. why isn’t everyone drawing vieno? everyone should be drawing vieno

#you are so right #we need more vieno! #love the 'above my pay grade buddy' #and all the expressions haha #very fun art! #twc #vieno

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The Team Goes Online

I offer more semi-script format of UB trying to navigate EBay (a bonus scene from Sweater Weather, but it works on its own.) Context is that Kat’s boat was damaged and sank in a storm (rather than the apartment flooding) so she lost a bunch of her wardrobe, including some vintage stuff. The team tries to help.

Fandom: The Wayhaven Chronicles

Rating: G

Word count: 400ish

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INTERIOR WAREHOUSE - Evening.

All of Team Bravo are gathered around Adam, who sits at a desktop computer.

Adam: Is this her size? What’s a size 10?

Nate (pointing at the screen): Wait, there’s measurements there.

Adam: 26” waist. Would that fit?

Mason (holding out his hands): No way. She’s not that big.

Nate: Circumference, Mason. Not diameter. Same as the clothes you buy.

Mason: Oh. Yeah, that seems about right.

Adam: It says here we have to bid.

Nate: Ten dollars.

Mason: What year do you think it is? That’s not going to be enough.

Felix: Do they accept trades?

Mason, lighting a cigarette: What would you trade?

Felix: Maybe that pink jacket I have.

Mason: The neon one?

Felix: Actually maybe not, I like that one too much… But Kat does need trousers.

Nate: I don’t think they accept trades. (To Mason) Put that out, you can’t smoke in here.

Mason shrugs and keeps smoking.

Felix, nodding decisively: I’ll do it.

Nate: They don’t accept trades.

Felix: Well, they should. It’s a really good jacket.

Adam: Hold on, something is happening.

Mason: It’s counting down.

Nate: We’ll place our bid right after it tells us “going twice”.

Adam: I don’t—

Mason: Put a number.

Felix: It’s getting higher! The time is getting lower and the price is getting higher!

Nate: Wait until it runs out - we can slip in at the last moment.

Adam: Are you certain it works like that?

Felix: Ah, quick! We need a number! Put something in! Too low! It’s too low. Put in a higher one! Still too low! Quick, quick! Higher!

Nate: A thousand dollars, Adam? Really?

Adam: You said a higher number...

Nate: Not that high! Change it before—

Mason: The timer’s out.

Felix: Oh look! We won!

Mason (laughing): Did we just pay a thousand dollars for trousers?

Adam: No, there’s the total.

Nate: Oh, that’s much better.

Mason: Those are gonna look great on my bedroom floor.

Nate (scandalized in gentleman): Enough.

Mason (stubbing out his cigarette): She’s worth that, you know. Thousand dollar trousers. She’s worth… (slowly getting serious) Thanks for having her back.

Nate: Always.

#I actually love that tackling modern technology is a group endeavor #<- prev: same! #i can just hear the panic in Felix'a voice at 'the time is getting lower and the price is getting higher' haha #loved getting to reread this scene #it's making me chuckle each time #nate trying to be the voice of reason #but not actually doing much other than criticising the others tbh xD #love it #twc

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sweet dreams

fandom: the wayhaven chronicles

rating: mature

pairings: ava du mortain/female detective (vesper graves), nate sewell/female detective (charlie langford)

chapters: 3/?

A/N: ROOK!!!!!!!!!

taglist: @agentnatesewell, @carriehobbs, @lalizah, @saintalessia (let me know if you want to be added or removed)

summary:

This is what her life is right now, she thinks.

Dreaming of endless and endless breakfasts with her father in limbo. She wonders if she has been forgotten in the waking world after three long years. She wonders if she still matters to the universe.

“What are you thinking about, little dove?” Rook asks her. He has a stain of ketchup on his chin and his eyeglasses are crooked on his nose, which makes Vesper smile a little despite her inner gloom.

read in ao3.

#just finished this chapter and i am already looking forward to the next haha #love the relatioship dynamic you showed here between rook and vesper #and how ava enters their shared dream #also.. i forgot to mention this before #but there's something unsettling about how idyllic the town is yet it's empty apart from the three of them #twc

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vamos lesbianas!!!!

#that want to leave a mark! #and that first sentence! #i love that description so much #it's beautiful #twc

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Hi Mar! 🥳 I was wondering if you have any favourite WIPs at the moment? Any pairing is good!

Hello, hello!! Thank you for the ask. I’ve been thinking about the WIPs I have seen lately and which I have really been enjoying. I’m going to mainly link fic series

Each of these do have an AO3 link. And please mind the ratings and warnings as applicable! You’ll likely need to be logged into ao3 to read, and I highly recommend making sure you have an account

For many of these writers, I’m going to share one current WIP, but you really should read other WIPs and completed works of theirs!

@fauville sweet dreams (inception au)

ava x mc/detective, nate x mc/detective, rook!

@nat-seal-well stay with me (selkie au)

nat x mc/detective

@evilbunnyking breaking the yearlings (reincarnation au) / ember days (the polymance we deserve!)

adam x mc/detective / ava x nate x mc/detective

@delucadarling in search of

mason x mc/detective (with some nate)

@wayhavenots can’t see me loving nobody but you (rook lives au)

unit bravo x mc/detectives, rook is here!

@serially-wayhaven routine body maintenance

mason x mc/detective

@ellstersmash the beach house

mason x mc/detective

@thelionheartedo3 for one brief shining moment (camelot au)

nate x mc/detective (love triangle w/ adam)

@thee-morrigan à la recherche du temps perdu

adam x nate

@deepinifhell infiltrated

farah x mc/detective

@dottiechan tempest

ava x mc/detective

@codename-mango home and danger

adam x mc/detective

As well, @nsewell has a very cool concept for a story written as a screenplay/script! (ava x nat)

Linking @serenpedac ‘s ao3 as there so many incredible stories! Tales of Tea and Fortune, I believe, is a completed work and absolutely one of my favorites - think about it all the time! And please check out When Words Fall Silent (stories mentioned nate x mc/detective)

#thank you so much for the mention 🥺 #you're wonderful dear Mar 💓 #i can also highly recommend the others on this list! #so many talented writers on here #twc #rec list #fic rec

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do any of UB know how to braid hair?

Adam/Ava would. Fun fact: A used to braid their hair before they were a vampire. Both Adam and Ava.

N would.

F…probably not, but they’d be up for giving it a go!

M yes but messily.

Thank you so much for the ask! :)

#HA!! #i never saw this ask #but now feel very justified in adam braiding susan's hair #in breath that passed #it's one of my favourite details #twc #unit bravo #sera asks

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I swear I didn’t forget I was going to share a snippet. Have some more selkie au (which is currently at over 19k.)

Tagging @aztarion and @evilbunnyking, as requested <333

#ooh of course marin's smell would remind nat like this... #the way you paint the scene is so good! #how you bring it to life #this fic is wonderful <3 #and i love how it allows you to explore topics like this #twc

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✨🧡🌙 YOU ARE WONDERFUL ✨🧡🌙

No you are, wonderful friend ♥️💕💓 *hugs tight*

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Link will be in the reblog!

#palestine #to play

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week! 🧡🧡🤍🩷❤️🌈

#this!! #i love how you used the colours of the flag in a way that isn't overwhelming #but still very much there #kira always looks wonderful #this made me smile #beautiful! #twc

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Tactical Advice

Sometimes I get ideas and need to make them into stupid crack inspired plays.

Fandom: The Wayhaven Chronicles Rating: G Word count: 768 (Also, thanks to @nsewell for the recent script format inspo, yours is gorgeous)

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INT. WAREHOUSE (KITCHEN) - DAY

Unit Bravo is sitting around the table, having breakfast. Enter KAT, a bag slung over her shoulder, squinting at a piece of paper.

KAT: I had to create a flyer so people come to the blood drive. What do you guys think?

She places it on the kitchen table and steps back.

Adam picks it up and views it quietly for a moment.

ADAM: What did you make this in? MS Paint?

KAT: I’m sorry, Adam. Didn’t know you were an expert on graphic design.

(She absolutely made it in MS Paint.)

ADAM: (nonplussed) I find the newer programs useful for tactical planning and report templates. Also for creating documentation and briefing materials.

KAT: (Long blank look for a moment where she’s trying to decide if he’s having her on) Seriously? What do you use?

ADAM: Adobe Creative Suite.

KAT: (Discomfited, trying to reconcile this with the rest of what she knows of Adam) You truly contain multitudes, you know that?

NATE: (Taking the flyer from Adam) It’s a very nice typeface you chose, Kat. Very inviting. Perhaps, swapping out some of the images could help maintain that inviting feeling.

KAT: Oh you mean the ones with the dripping blood?

NATE: Just something to consider.

KAT: I thought they communicated the, you know, blood aspect of things.

MASON: (sprawling in a chair, hasn’t even looked at the flyer) Why are people gonna come to this anyway?

KAT: To help people in the town.

MASON: But they don’t get anything. 

KAT: Right… That’s why it’s called a donation. They get the satisfaction of helping. 

MASON: (Nothing about that sentence computes) You give people too much credit, sweetheart. You need a hook. Something to get them there.

KAT: (stubbornly, she doesn’t want to admit Mason might be right) We have orange juice and graham crackers. 

MASON: I don’t even eat that shit and I know that sounds lame. 

ADAM: It sounds perfectly adequate.

KAT: (sharing a look with Mason, internally horrified Adam has agreed with her, more horrified that he’s proven Mason right) Fine. Say we did need a… hook. Any ideas?

FELIX: Ooh! What about a bounce house? They had one at the carnival and everyone LOVED that.

MASON: (snorting under his breath) And everyone knows blood loss and bouncing go well together.

NATE: (frowning, slightly exasperated, long suffering) Is that supposed to be an innuendo?

MASON: (Catches the scent of being able to tease Nate and sits forward to rest his elbows on the table, smiling, interested in the convo for the first time.) Oh, good morning, Nate. And here you are, acting like I’m the only sexual deviant, you old horn dog. Finding innuendo where none was intended.

NATE: (even more long suffering) I just know you.

MASON: Well, I’m sure I can make it one. Thinking about bouncing, are you?

NATE: (pinching the bridge of his nose) We’re supposed to be helping Kat here.

MASON: You’re right. Here’s an idea for you, sweetheart. Just have Nate walk around like a gentleman slut in something unbuttoned and tweedy and hand out flyers. It won’t actually matter what it says.

KAT: (Over Nate’s protests that tweed is not slutty) That is a great idea, Mason. You guys can all hand out flyers and tell everyone you’ll be there because the people of this town are obsessed with you weirdos.

ADAM: I hardly think–

KAT: (speaking quickly) Amazing! Thank you all so much. Just gonna leave these right here.

(She pulls a stack of already printed flyers out of her bag and thumps them on the table.)

Any time today would be great. Gotta run to work. Love you all. Bye!

MASON: What?

KAT: (It was supposed to be a casual ‘love ya’ kind of thing. Why is he making it weird? Oh my god - why is he making it weird? Or did she make it weird? Oh god. Oh fuck.) What? Owe you all. Bye!

(smooth exit, not having an anxiety attack at all)

The kitchen door closes behind her. A beat, and then Nate slowly leans forward, mirroring Mason’s posture and looking at him. Turnabout is fair play.

NATE: Good morning, Mason. That was an interesting—

MASON: (briskly, like Nate hasn’t spoken) Well, no time like the present. 

He stands so casually and grabs some of the flyers before heading to the door. Just before he closes it behind him he looks back to Nate.

Get your slut tweed and take downtown.

FELIX: (as the door closes and the lights dim) He’s not wrong. You do manage to make tweed look very slutty.

FIN

#'(Nothing about that sentence computes.)' #<- very mason-y xD #and the: #'You do manage to look tweed look very slutty.' #lol! #i can almost see amd hear them bantering here #this was amazing!! #adam's comment on paint #and mason calling nate out for calling him out #and kat's casual 'love you all' followed by her panicking #LOVED THIS #this made me laugh #your dialogue is wonderful! #twc #fic rec

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“Well, you're not bored now. You're even breathing again — short, frightened little breaths, as you watch the sky lighten in the east. Nerves you thought extinguished years ago fire up again, making your hands shake.

You feel almost alive…”

vtm night road courier, soledad

#the look in her eyes! #did i ever mention women with septum piercings are my weakness? #she looks amazing! #vtm