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rose-bookblood · 1 year

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"i swear i love you" she says, knowing full well the scene will rip my heart out

how dare you Rose. how dare you

but you owe me some fluff :( some domestic comfort fluff or something. idk you'll come up with something I'm sure

let your characters breathe a little

(love you too!)

(@ink-fireplace-coffee)

It's because I love you that I want to make you feel ✨emotions✨

I scoured every corner of the BBtS and RWR files and apparently I've already posted all the fluff content (which amounts to maybe two scenes)?

So here's some freshly written domesticity just for you <3 A little gift to keep you company and hopefully cheer you up despite the cold!

Set during the last chapter of BBtS book 1. For context, Evelyn and Lily are off having a meeting with the Thirteen (the, y’know, leaders of the country. No biggie), and this is what the rest of the gang is doing off-screen. Also, my first time writing from Andrew’s POV, for some reason.

CW: food

The door flew open and Andrew almost had a heart attack. He managed to keep his grip on the pan and shot a warning glance behind his back.

“Please, we’re cooking!”

“Sorry!” trilled Cecilia’s voice. “Just came to check how you’re doing. The ferry is supposed to dock in five minutes.”

“I’m aware.” Andrew sautéd the broccoli and feta cheese in the pan, then covered it with the lid and bolted to the table in the middle of the kitchen, where a tray full of vegetables, one with various dips, one with slices of bread, and Serena, waited. “Don’t worry, we are perfectly on schedule. Jeremy, can you turn off the stove under the pan?”

Jeremy, crouched in front of the oven, snapped their fingers and the fire went out. “I think the brownies are ready.”

“Crunchy crust but soft middle?” Andrew asked, while he grabbed a knife and started chopping zucchini and cherry tomatoes.

“Yeah.”

“Then set the temperature to the minimum and you can drain the pasta in” – he checked his phone – “three minutes. Taste it first, of course.”

“Aye, captain.”

Andrew quirked an eyebrow in their direction, but continued his work and mixed the vegetables with lettuce, walnuts and peas, then set the bowl aside. Out of the corner of his eye, he followed Serena as she took the tray of dips and brought it to Cecilia, who regarded her with a perplexed look.

“What are these for?”

“The bread and focaccia that are waiting in the other oven.”

“Andrew,” called Cecilia, “did you ask the cooks to use the kitchen because you’re planning on feeding the entire academy?”

“I’m planning” – he paused to fish a packet of smoked salmon, one of cured ham, one of salami and one of scamorza slices from the fridge – “on feeding eight of us and Evelyn, who counts double.”

“That’s a bit dramatic,” chimed Serena.

“You haven’t seen the delivery bills from anime night.”

“Hello!”

This time, the door opened with enough force to hit the wall. Victoria, and Annabelle behind them, winced at the sound.

“Oops.” Victoria closed the door gently and put the enormous picnic basket they were carrying on the table. “We brought the basket, the blanket,” – a plaid cloth hung on Annabelle's free arm – “and some beverages. Which are in the basket. I guessed Evelyn would be in charge of the water.”

Andrew finished assembling the tartlets, then turned to the sink to wash his hands and, still dripping water, brushed a rebellious lock from his forehead. “Great. A couple of minutes and we’re done.”

“Can I have a box for the pasta?” asked Jeremy from the stove.

Despite the crutch, he seemed to have no difficulty sautéing the pasta in the pan with the cheese and broccoli sauce. Andrew offered him the box and Jeremy proceeded to pour the steaming pasta in it. When he turned, Annabelle took his place and placed a kiss on Jeremy’s cheek.

At the table, Serena, Victoria and Cecilia were playing a game of jenga trying to fit everything in the basket.

“Oh, shit.” Victoria facepalmed. “We forgot the plates.”

With a collective groan, they and Serena emptied the basket, while Cecilia retrieved the dishes and cutlery. On the other side of the room, Jeremy scrubbed the stove with a wet rag and Annabelle put the used pots in the dishwasher.

As he moved around the kitchen sprinkling oregano here and powdered sugar there, Andrew began making a mental checklist: pasta, salad, tartlets, bread, focaccia, dips, brownies for dessert...

“The cream puffs!”

He retrieved the tray from the fridge, then the chocolate cream filling. Victoria stared at the final product with wide eyes that screamed murder.

“Why in hell did I propose this picnic?”

“Because” – Serena accepted the platter Andrew was still holding and, a smile on her face, kissed Victoria’s temple with a sonorous smack – “you’re amazing and know we deserve to celebrate after what happened.”

Victoria tapped their index finger on their pursed lips, showing off a mock pensive expression. “Mmh... You could try and convince me better with a real kiss.”

Andrew and Serena chuckled at the same time. She set the cream puffs in the basket and cupped Victoria’s face with her hands, for once free of rings.

A loud claps startled everyone in the kitchen.

Cecilia glared at them. “The ferry has definitely docked by now. Let’s go.” She punctuated her words with a snap of her fingers. “You can make out later.”

Victoria sent her a annoyed look, but Cecilia was already outside the door.

“Come on.” Andrew grabbed the basket. “We don’t want to ruin the surprise.”

Jeremy flipped the rag onto their shoulder. “I spent the last hours cooking for those two. They better be fucking thrilled anyway.”

A laugh rose in the kitchen and carried on in the hallway as they headed for the park.

Sorry this ended up being unnecessarily long lol (also it’s late). Hope you liked it, take care! <3

@ink-fireplace-coffee

Blue Below the Surface taglist: (for once I give you guys some actual content lmao) @tommie-hildebrandt @stormharbors @chaotic-queer-disaster @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @vellichor-virgo @lividdreamz

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thequibblah · 2 years

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suze’s summer 2022 books watchlist

ok because u guys were interested in hearing what i am looking forward to reading this summer, here goes!! (i am stretching the definition of summer to include may as well, because there are some absolute delights that come out next month)

MAY

book of night, holly black (5/3) - fantasy i kissed shara wheeler, casey mcquiston (5/3) - YA contemporary the hacienda, isabel cañas (5/3) - horror book lovers, emily henry (5/3) - women’s fiction the ghosts of rose hill, s.m. romero (5/3) - YA fantasy idol, louise o’neill (5/12) - fiction a lady’s guide to fortune hunting, sophie irwin (5/12) - historical romance the lesbiana’s guide to catholic school, sonora reyes (5/17) - YA contemporary the stardust thief, chelsea abdullah (5/17) - fantasy i guess i live here now, claire ahn (5/24) - YA contemporary a lady for a duke, alexis hall (5/24) - historical romance you made a fool of death with your beauty, akwaeke emezi (5/24) - fiction yerba buena, nina lacour (5/31) - fiction summer’s edge, dana mele (5/31) - YA thriller

JUNE

for the throne (for the wolf #2), hannah whitten (6/7) - fantasy the gifts that bind us (all our hidden gifts #2), caroline o’donoghue (6/7) - YA fantasy nora goes off script, annabel monaghan (6/7) - women’s fiction cult classic, sloane crosley (6/7) - fiction how to fake it in hollywood, ava wilder (6/14) - romance not good for maidens, tori bovalino (6/14) - YA horror/retelling juniper & thorn, ava reid (6/21) - fantasy this wicked fate (this poison heart #2), kalynn bayron (6/21) - YA fantasy bad things happen here, rebecca barrow (6/28) - YA thriller

JULY

what souls are made of, tasha suri (7/5) - YA historical fiction/retelling boys i know, anna gracia (7/5) - YA contemporary counterfeit, kirstin chen (7/5) - fiction dream on, angie hockman (7/5) - romance the society for soulless girls, l.k. steven (7/7) - YA thriller groupies, sarah priscus (7/12) - historical fiction what moves the dead, t. kingfisher (7/12) - horror the daughter of doctor moreau, silvia moreno-garcia (7/19) - horror shmutz, felicia berliner (7/19) - fiction violet made of thorns, gina chen (7/26) - YA fantasy love times infinity, lane clarke (7/26) - YA contemporary

AUGUST

the unfortunates, j.k. chukwu (8/2) - fiction the honeys, ryan la sala (8/2) - YA horror the book eaters, sunyi dean (8/2) - fantasy thank you for listening, julia whelan (8/2) - romance the art of prophecy, wesley chu (8/9) - fantasy i’m glad my mom died, jennette mccurdy (8/9) - memoir belladonna, adalyn grace (8/23) - YA fantasy the very secret society of irregular witches, sangu mandanna (8/23) - fantasy babel, r.f. kuang (8/23) - fantasy carrie soto is back, taylor jenkins reid (8/30) - women’s fiction

#book talk

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lessirussolvr · 8 months

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lessirussolvr · 8 months

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#canada women #canada wnt #jordyn huitema #gabrielle carle #vanessa gilles #shelina zadorsky #sabrina d'angelo #julia grosso #olivia smith #annabelle chukwu #cloe lacasse #marie alidou #christine sinclair #jade rose #evelyne viens #kadeisha buchanan

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rose-bookblood · 2 years

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Trick or treat! 🎃

Treat! 🍬

Here are some OC fun facts for the characters in Blue Below the Surface:

In the world of BBtS there's a sport called competitive bending (which is exactly what it sounds), and Lily used to play it. She's now part of a volleyball team.

Annabelle does ballet and has learned to make no sound when she walks. That scares the shit out of people.

As I said just today in this ask, Josephine is a fan of horror movies and almost nothing scares her.

Both Nathan and Travis are dyslexic.

Jeremy does a billion sports: paintball, bike and horse riding, rock climbing and weight lifting.

Evelyn always wanted to dye half of her hair blue, her favorite colour, but doesn't want to deal with the hassle.

Cecilia is completely unfazed by the sight of blood and volunteers in the academy's infirmary from time to time.

Serena grew up in a house with a garden and a small greenhouse, and you can see it because her room is packed with potted plants.

Both Andrew and Lily have a meticulously curated fashion aesthetic, light academia and dark academia respectively.

#writeblr trick or treat #oc: lily brennan hughes #oc: annabelle takeda yamaguchi #oc: josephine roosvelt lenoir #oc: nathan campbell strauss #oc: travis kasilag chen #oc: jeremy brown horse collins #oc: evelyn woodlock stern #oc: cecilia thorne ioveanu #oc: serena chukwu rashidi #oc: andrew lo raafat #wip: bbts #blue below the surface

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rose-bookblood · 2 years

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Hi! Happy Blorbo Blursday!

What’s your OC’s biggest strength? Greatest flaw?

—Joy (@italiangothicwriteblr)

Happy (late) Blorbo Blursday to you, Joy! Answering this for every major character because I want to overcomplicate my life.

Blue Below the Surface

Evelyn: her heart and sense of justice / overthinker

Lily: logic / judgemental

Andrew: great actor (+ caring, but it's more a quality than a strength) / bottles up his feelings

Cecilia: analytical / communication

Nathan: patient + physical strength / easy to read

Jeremy: doesn't care about others' opinions /lack of focus

Annabelle: never gives up / rebellious

Victoria: networking / bossy

Serena: dedicated / people-pleaser

Josephine: assertive / too stern

Travis: adaptable / airheaded

RWR

Sheryl: hard-working / extreme in everything

Moren: loyalty / out of touch with reality

Cisco: charisma / can't resist a challenge

Colette: good at convincing people / overworking

Iliria: responsible / doesn't chill

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rose-bookblood · 2 years

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OK OK- Last sts ask i swear-

Which of your OCs...

Is most and least likely to dance in the rain?

Has practiced kissing their mirror?

Is neurodivergent?

Can't handle affection? Gets flustered?

Don't apologize! I love your asks!

Is most and least likely to dance in the rain?

From most to least:

Annabelle, Victoria and Travis on par

Cisco (like a .01 distance)

Colette and Moren

Serena

Nathan (his leg can be a bit of a hassle)

Andrew

Evelyn (if in public; alone or with close friends she's up there with Serena)

Cecilia

Jeremy

Josephine (has to loosen up before)

Lily (dances only in appropriate places)

Sheryl and Iliria (never dance).

Has practiced kissing their mirror?

Nathan and Serena. Evelyn practiced kissing the air because she felt too awkward seeing her reflection.

Is neurodivergent?

Evelyn has social anxiety, Cecilia is autistic and Jeremy has ADHD. Lately, Lily and Cisco have been giving off neurodivergent vibes as well, but I haven't decided anything yet.

Can't handle affection? Gets flustered?

The stuck-up squad (Josephine, Lily, Sheryl and Iliria) are all starved for affection and wouldn't know how to react, especially the last three. Cecilia isn't stuck-up but would need to get comfortable before. Evelyn, Andrew, Nathan and Serena would get flustered by big displays in public, but are otherwise fine.

#storyteller saturday #writing asks #oc asks #oc: annabelle takeda yamaguchi #oc: victoria jiménez fujihara #oc: travis kasilag chen #oc: francisco ramírez #oc: colette dubois #oc: moren adelos #oc: serena chukwu rashidi #oc: nathan campbell strauss #oc: andrew lo raafat #oc: evelyn woodlock stern #oc: cecilia thorne ioveanu #oc: jeremy brown horse collins #oc: josephine roosvelt lenoir #oc: lily brennan hughes #oc: sheryl ramírez #oc: iliria adelos

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rose-bookblood · 2 years

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Blue Below the Surface | Character Intro #2

I MADE IT, FOLKS! It took me 84 years, but here I am with part two of the character intros.

Nathan Campbell Strauss

Pronouns: he/him

Age: 22

Race/ethnicity: white

Gender identity: cis man

Romantic orientation: straight

Sexual orientation: straight

Element: earth

Appearance: white skin; 1.91 m; chunky; hazel eyes; very short, straight, blonde hair

Personality: calm, positive, supportive, patient, living in the moment, awkward, easy to read, doesn't let people step on him, extroverted

Jeremy Brown Horse Collins

Pronouns: he/they

Age: 22

Race/ethnicity: Indigenous (Secwepemc)

Gender identity: Two Spirit, genderfluid

Romantic orientation: straight

Sexual orientation: straight

Element: fire

Appearance: brown skin; 1.73 m; very muscly; brown eyes; medium-length, wavy, brown hair

Personality: serious, brooding, loner, impatient, judgemental, quiet, slow to get worked up, protective, doesn't care about other people's opinions

Annabelle Takeda Yamaguchi

Pronouns: she/her

Age: 22

Race/ethnicity: East Asian (Japanese)

Gender identity: cis woman

Romantic orientation: biromantic

Sexual orientation: bisexual

Element: air

Appearance: fair skin; 1.68 m; slim; black eyes; chin-length, straight, black hair

Personality: kind, sociable, extroverted, listener, likes to improvise, flexible, never bows her head, fighter, rebel

Victoria Jiménez Fujihara

Pronouns: they/them

Age: 22

Race/ethnicity: Latine, East Asian (Japanese)

Gender identity: non binary

Romantic orientation: lesbian

Sexual orientation: asexual

Element: sound

Appearance: brown skin; 1.70 m; slim and muscly; brown eyes; short, straight, brown hair

Personality: extroverted, energetic, chatty, tends to monopolize the attention, bossy, stubborn, a little insensitive, free spirit, volatile

Serena Chukwu Rashidi

Pronouns: she/her

Age: 22

Race/ethnicity: Black

Gender identity: cis woman

Romantic orientation: lesbian

Sexual orientation: lesbian

Element: stone

Appearance: dark black skin; 1.75 m; chubby; dark brown eyes; long, coily, dark brown hair

Personality: kind, avoids confrontation, people-pleaser, sensitive, resilient, dedicated, hard-working, makes a big deal out of small stuff, optimistic

And the second character intro is done. See you soon with the third and last one! (For real this time, I promise.)

— Rose

Taglist: (ask to be added or removed)

@tommie-hildebrandt @stormharbors @chaotic-queer-disaster @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @vellichor-virgo

#character intro #character introduction #my ocs #original character #writeblr #writers of tumblr #writers on tumblr #writing community #oc: nathan campbell strauss #oc: jeremy brown horse collins #oc: annabelle takeda yamaguchi #oc: victoria jiménez fujihara #oc: serena chukwu rashidi #blue below the surface #wip: bbts

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rose-bookblood · 3 years

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Blue Below the Surface | WIP Intro

Gorgeous header by @quilloftheclouds

Genre: fantasy, mystery

Target: NA

Setting: alternative Earth, a military academy in a fictional state; 2016

POV: multi, 3rd person limited, past tense

Themes: military, discrimination, terrorism, justice, right vs. wrong

Logline: When a terrorist attack shakes the military academy she studies at, 22-year-old Evelyn is determined to uncover the mystery, even when it starts entangling with the Elemental Republic's politics.

Literal logline: Dumbass gays get in trouble for doing stuff they were explicitly told not to do.

Inspiration: idk I got the idea five years ago. Final version is inspired by Avatar: The last airbender, Fullmetal Alchemist and Attack on Titan.

CW: violence, gore, death, descriptions of corpses, mutilation, torture, war, trauma, depiction of panic/anxiety attacks, sex, mentions of alcohol

Hello, folks! I said I was going to make an intro soon and I delivered.

This project is probably the closest to my heart. I love every story I write, but this is the one that's been with me for the longest time. The old version of the plot was bad--there was a love square, and no, we don't talk about it--and self-indulgent, but it was necessary to get where I am.

Plot

The Elemental Republic is a secluded island in the Atlantic Ocean, a place for summoners of the thirteen elements to live without the intrusion of non-benders.

22-year-old Evelyn is starting her last year at the military academy, and everything seems fine, until a terrorist attack shakes the school. Determined to solve the mystery, she starts her own personal investigation, despite the warnings of the two detectives assigned to the case.

But the answer might bring to the surface a dark secret, entrenched with the very foundation of the Republic.

Characters

Evelyn Woodlock Stern

she/her

our dumbass greypanromantic MC

thicc girl

Ashkenazi Jewish

huge bookworm

cannot mind her own business

overthinks even her breakfast

that friend who never writes in the group chat, but reads every message

don't ask about her weird last name, she will murder you

Lily Brennan Hughes

she/her

Evelyn's bff

redhead gremlin

resting bitch face

cold outside, her emotions actually go from 0 to 100

she has a bullet journal and is not afraid to use it

dark academia aesthetic

in a relationship with Nathan

Andrew Lo Raafat

he/him

Evelyn's (and Nathan's) other bff

so fucking precious

bisexual

great liar

tormented artist vibes

light academia aesthetic

manga & anime boi

Cecilia Thorne Ioveanu

she/her

the one with a brain

crazy scientist vibes

mechanic

trans & lesbian

autistic

volunteers in the infirmary

Josephine Roosvelt Lenoir

she/her

detective #1

the group's mom

quiet & serious

deserves a nap

only chills w/ Travis

Travis Kasilag Chen

he/they

detective #2

demiboy bisexual

jokes a lot

should supervise the kids

good at comforting people

Nathan Campbell Strauss

he/him

thicc boi, basically a mountain

softie

supportive friend

surprisingly stubborn

broke his leg as a kid, uses a stick

your local gym habitué

Jeremy Brown Horse Collins

he/they

tough guy looks

quietly judging you

their biceps could kill a man

should rest more

videogames aficionado

don't touch his girlfriend

Annabelle Takeda Yamaguchi

she/her

always smiling

secretly a badass

bisexual

blind, uses a stick

rock aesthetic

Jeremy's gf

Serena Chukwu Rashidi

she/her

kind & optimistic

has a chaotic side

plant mom

theatre kid

lesbian

Victoria Jiménez Fujihara

they/them

kinda bossy

extrovert w/ too much energy

a lil insensitive, but means well

non binary ace lesbian

Serena's gf

(I had all the Picrews ready, but Tumblr said 💕 no 💕)

Setting & magic system

Right now you're probably screaming through tears because the synopsis explains absolutely nothing about the worldbuilding. Thirteen elements? What the fuck?

Don't worry, this nice little section is here for you.

The thirteen elements are water, air, fire, earth, lightning, metal, stone, sand, ice, light, darkness, sound, and vegetation. Unlike with the usual four elements system, each bender has a very specific power and not much room to branch out. So don't expect my earthbenders to pull a Toph (ATLA) and start metalbending.

This is an alternative Earth, where everything is the same, except for one thing: in the southern Atlantic Ocean there's a country called the Elemental Republic. The Republic has no relationship with the outside world and is inhabited by benders only. They have access to stuff like food or books, but no way to contact people. For this reason, no one really learns foreign languages.

The Republic is led by a Council of high-ranking members of the military called the Thirteen, one for each element.

An important thing to note is that in the Republic there's no discrimination--no misogyny, so racism, nothing. That's why the characters take both their parents' last names (fuck the patriarchy).

So that's my first WIP. Thank you all if you got this far (this was long lmao)! At some point I'll get to posting character intros, because I spent way too much time making those Picrews. I'll see you soon!

— Rose

Taglist: (lmk to be added or removed)

@tommie-hildebrandt @stormharbors @chaotic-queer-disaster @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @vellichor-virgo

#wip intro #wip introduction #writeblr #writing #writing community #writers on tumblr #writers of tumblr #blue below the surface #wip: bbts

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