#wip; roux

[whimsy-wallfish]

hello ! i need some advice on how to write a genderless character !

id love to hear from agender and adjacent people on how your (lack of) gender impacts how you see the world , those around you, and yourself. really any information on the genderless experiencs would be highly appreciated. im nonbinary myself, but im not agender so id love to hear from other people

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more info on the character;

uses she/her pronouns. otherworldly spirit from another realm, she has no concept of gender. she cant remember the other realm, so she has nothing to compare humans concept of gender to. presents feminine, uses she/her, just cause its in her personality. presents as a cis woman for safety reasons

#wip; roux #writing #creative writing #agender #trans writers #transgender #nonbinary #writer #writblr #writeblr #writing community #writers on tumblr

[allbluedepths]

This originally stemmed from all the posts I’ve seen comparing Shanks to various dogs, which my brain then veered off from into “ooh, what about a herding dog, haha”. Besides just a little joke, though, it did spur up a fun headcanon idea of Shanks habitually checking in on/“herding” the Red Hair Pirates after major fights and what that might look like.

(ft. pre-relationship Mishanks, Red Hair Pirates, + my fav: Benn-Lucky-Yasopp and Mihawk awkward semi-friendship moments)

It’s just a small quirk. Benn, Lucky, and Yasopp noticed it fairly early on, how Shanks will casually walk around the post-battle party until he’s seen everyone himself, his observation haki subtly checking over everyone as well. They’re not even sure Shanks realizes he does it, but without fail, they’ll see him follow the same path around the deck or whatever place they’ve crashed after a battle. The couple times they stopped him early, he was oddly tense and off for the rest of the night, so they don’t bother. If anything, they’re taking bets with each other of how many laps he’s going to do. (It’s definitely amusing to them that Shanks seems like the life of the party on those nights, when he’s far more like a herding dog circling the area.)

This gets even more fun when you add Mihawk into the mix, coincidentally there on one of those nights. Their duel didn’t end up happening that day — some cocky pirates made quite the ill-advised attack on the Red Hair Pirates — but he stuck around anyways because Shanks had also promised him a good vintage he found. However, as he ends up sitting around alone (a rarity because Shanks often doesn’t leave his side for long when he agrees to stay and drink), there’s now a swordsman stewing in annoyance/boredom/jealousy that Shanks is just… wandering around??

Cue three certain pirates who loop him into what’s going on. This is really an excuse for me to have Benn-Lucky-Yasopp + Mihawk sitting at the corner of a party watching this unfold, with room for some light teasing about how Mihawk is definitely not exempt from being rounded up by Shanks. Spoiler: he absolutely isn’t. The three of them mention they’re there because if they sit on one side of the deck and Mihawk sits on another, Shanks is going to end up running across trying to hold two conversations at once because he wants to keep Mihawk so close. This is indeed what ends up happening. Mihawk isn’t leaving until the next morning, partially because Shanks finishes his rounds, beelines for him, and then doesn’t move for the rest of the night. Stop being so smug, Benn.

All in all, everyone’s happy. Even if Shanks has no idea why those three keep looking at him and snickering.

#one piece #mishanks #red haired shanks #dracule mihawk #red hair pirates #akagami no shanks #benn beckman #yasopp #lucky roux #headcanons #the actual WIP for this is almost done soooo 👀

[direwombat]

15 lines of dialogue

tagged by @corvosattano, @voidika, and @aceghosts to do this fun little character study!

Rules: Share 15 or fewer lines of dialogue from an OC, ideally lines that capture the character/personality/vibe of the OC. Bonus points for just using the dialogue without other details about the scene, but you're free to include those as well!

“Shit,” she hisses [sighs/groans/growls/breathes/etc.]

 “I’m gonna need a gun.”

“I’ll do what needs to be done,” she says. “Just tell me where to start.”

“Just doin’ my job,” Sybille shrugs. “Protect ‘n serve ‘n shit.”

“I’d say I ain’t an optimist.”

 “I always look pale,” she grits. Then she shoves away from the bar. “I need to take a piss.”

“Yeah, you know what’s gonna be painful?” she asks. “My boot up your ass.”

“An animal?” Her brows shoot up in surprise. “You tellin’ me an animal burst through a barricaded door, mauled and beheaded Mr. Wolanski and — what? — decided to do some redecoratin’?” 

“Savin’ my — savin’ my life? Sir, I nearly shot you! ” She scoffs and shakes her head. “Comin’ at an officer of the law with your gun raised like that, the hell were you thinkin’?”

“Your generosity would make Jesus weep,” she hums mockingly. 

And then, as if she reads his mind, she looks up at him and rasps, “I ain’t licking that clean.”

“What I — What I want?” she stammers. “You know damn well this ain’t about what I want.” 

“Take care of your woman,” she drawls, allowing the thick, honey-sweet tone of her southern accent drip off her words, just how he likes. 

 “I ain’t poisonin’ you, if that’s what you’re worryin’ about. You know I’d stab you in your front.”

 “Morality ain’t a luxury a soldier can afford, Pastor,” … “It’s just…,” she continues after a moment, “When you start thinkin’ ‘bout what’s right and wrong,  y’start askin’ questions. For most people, that ain’t a bad thing.  But for a soldier? It’s a distraction. We ain’t meant to think. Other people do that for us. Our job is to fall in line and follow orders. You question your CO, you get written up for insubordination. The military ain’t a place for free thinkers. Cuz once a soldier starts thinkin’ ‘bout morality, then they ain’t a soldier, no more.”

tag list: @marivenah, @florbelles, @fourlittleseedlings, @wrathfulrook, @harmonyowl, @ivymarquis, @carlosoliveiraa, @cassietrn, @confidentandgood, @strafethesesinners, @trench-rot, @miyabilicious, @simplegenius042, @g0dspeeed, @inafieldofdaisies, @josephslittledeputy, @adelaidedrubman, @finding-comfort-in-rain, @socially-awkward-skeleton, @strangefable, and anyone else wanting to do this! (tag list opt in/out)

#this was harder than i thought it'd be lol #syb ain't chatty and a lot of characterization happens in her inside thoughts #or it's heavily contextual #anyway. all but one of these are either on ao3 or somewhere in my fic or wip wednesday tags #but there's one that is from a yet unpublished piece :)c #'shit' is pretty much her catchphrase. she says it a lot #oc: deputy sybille la roux

[oxfordslutphase]

Writing is still coming a bit slowly these days, but we're gonna feel good about it anyway!!! Got tagged by the lovely @eusuntgratie, @cha-melodius, @iboatedhere, @onthewaytosomewhere, @violetbaudelaire-quagmire, @bigassbowlingballhead, @wordsofhoneydew, and @firenati0n between Sunday and today. Thanks to everyone for continuing to tag me in these even when I don't participate because I have all of five new usable words. 😘

Back on the grind with Porn Star AU today. We are getting into the meat of it (pun intended?)

“So you’re working with James Austen today,” the director prompted, “It’s been a while.” “A long while,” Alex said, folding one ankle over his knee and fiddling with his shoelaces. Five years to be exact. “I mean, he was the first guy I ever fucked.” The director raised a well-manicured eyebrow from behind her glasses. “The first? Really?” “On camera,” Alex clarified. The house they were in was nice. White walls and semi-sheer white curtains on the windows. A mattress soft enough that he could imagine curling up and taking a nap. It was a welcome change from some of the more…eccentric houses he’d filmed in over the years. At least this one didn’t have a couch retrofitted inside of a disused indoor fountain. “And you haven’t worked together since that first time, right?” Alex laughed, thinking of the ways they’d managed to avoid each other in the years before Henry’s retirement. Alex had been on set with him again exactly once, and even then their schedule had only overlapped by a measly thirty minutes. At Henry’s request, Alex had assumed at the time, though considering the fact that Henry hadn’t said no to <i>this</i>, now he wasn’t quite so sure. “Nope.”  “Any reason for that?” the director asked. “I’d think two big names like you would’ve been paired together more often.” Alex watched as the main camera op zoomed in on his face. Nora had said they wanted a story; he could play along. “I don’t know,” he shrugged, letting his face settle into a lazy grin. “Maybe you should ask him.” He imagined Henry sitting in the very same spot and squirming at the question, his cheeks going pleasantly pink. Alex wanted him ruffled and wrongfooted, the way Alex always seemed to end up in his presence. “So how are you feeling about seeing him again today?” she continued. “Nervous? Excited?” “I’m feeling good,” Alex said. And he was. He was going to fuck Henry’s brains out. Then he was going to get back to the regularly scheduled program of ignoring him at every function from now until the inevitable heat death of the universe. “Gotta show him that this bi guy has a few good tricks up his sleeve after all.” “Alright, well,” the director laughed. She gestured to one of the PAs who leapt to his feet and slipped out the door. “We’re gonna go get him. When you come back in, he’ll be waiting for you.”

I'm late to the game today, so open tag because I have certainly been beaten to the punch. Time to go read everyone's offerings. 🏃‍♀️

#roux writes #cornstarch au #wip wednesday

[k--havok]

Writing Trope Bingo

ALRIGHT gonna try and kickstart a new tag game now I guess! I'm gonna go ahead and credit @duskforged for creating this card format and finding the website as well.

Rules: Either download the blank copy or go to BingoBaker and fill out a card with the tropes and elements in your WIPs. Tag as many people as you like and see who can get a bingo!

Mine is:

I'm gonna go ahead and tag everyone who interacted with the original post and soft tag some of my mutuals as well! @ryns-ramblings @authoralexharvey @jadiealissia @kaylinalexanderbooks @akiwitch @kckramer @hesperos-xi @puttingwingsonwords @digital-chance @rainbowcoloreddays @teafuelledwritng @spookyceph @mikathewriter @riveriafalll @vesper-roux @pandoras-comment-box @alecthewreck @somethingclevermahogony @simonnebethel @star-ch4ser @televisionjester @shadow-of-tea-and-tea @elsie-writes @toragay-writing @jezifster @starlit-hopes-and-dreams @oh-no-another-idea @hallowedfury @asassydork @blind-the-winds and an open tag for anyone I missed!

Blank card will be under the cut!

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#writeblr #writeblr community #writing trope bingo #bingo tag game #tag game #new tag game #writers on tumblr #writing tag game

[old-world-bird]

The ✨✨BIG✨✨ post

About all the flowers and stuff, starring this piece of mine. I’ve also included some wips ✨

As was mentioned previously, I became obsessed with flower language, and the person, who commissioned this piece, is a fan of it as well, so we happen to have a lovely collaboration with an unholy (for me personally) amount of tiny details and (not so) hidden messages.

Thanks again @thecheshiredragon​ for fleshing out this piece with me!

Source used: Language of flowers by Greenaway, Kate Additionaly I’ve purchased Floriography by Jessica Roux, which is smaller but has an index by meanings and also some bouquets and flower pairing suggestions I’ll leave links in the replies

So, not to waste any more time-

First of all,✨THEM ✨

You can notice that Sergei and Strahd have different lines, especially on their hair - Sergei has more rounded lines, while Strahd is all sharp’n’edgy.

A quick demonstration of the lineart reworking process. That “different line type” idea wasn’t there from the begginig! I guess that’s my favourite thing about working on a big commissions - I have plenty of time to come up with new ideas and implement them.

White lilac on the Sergei - youthful innocence Meadow saffron - my best days are past

Yep, the white lilac is blue, because I really wanted to draw Sergei in white shirt, because, you know, the INNOCENCE.

He, who’ll follow you into the darkness

Several things I love about this half: while Sergei walks in the light, Strahd has already stepped into the shadow, and Bucefalus is awaiting him there.

Globe amaranth in the tapestry - immortality and unfading love.

Yep, shadows on the right weren’t the only foreshadowing here.

He, who’ll die tomorrow

One of my favorite detail: the knight on the tapestry stabs the monster because good always defeats evil, but the shadows tell us it will be otherwise this time.

Mourning bride on the left - I have lost all Gum Cistus on the right - I shall die tomorrow

It’s more of a happy coincedence, but I love that the color of flowers matches the colour of the brothers’ clothes.

All this toxicity~

Book said that vines stand for intoxication, but I never found out, if it means any particular vines, or anything creeping in general, so I went with some undefining vines, and also made them dead for the sake of even MORE drama. The pattern on the carpet is also a vine.

When we decided upon the color palette, I also suggested a green carpet as an option. Some sources interpret green as a color of jealousy, hopelessness, and/or a silent acceptance of what is happening. But we agreed that red one is more of a “Zarovich thing”.

And then there are these thing

Honestly, I started this piece without any particular idea, so I randomly threw some roses and kinda-oak leaves, and this is also a Strahd’s throne reference.

But after finishing the whole picture, I looked up the book, and it told me that oak stands for bravery, and roses, of course, have a ton of meanings depending on their color and species, but the common meaning is love, and I think that “Love and Bravery” do sound like something Zarovich family would use in their heraldic.

And the column piece was inspired by the decotive stone slabs exposition from our local museum, but I don’t have any proper photos from there. I kinda was wandering there, saw one of the stones and was like “damn, I want smth similar for the columns in my current commission”

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That’s all for today, hope you liked this post. Let me know if you’d like to see more of me explaining my own artwork and low-key fangirling it ✨

#curse of strahd #flower language #symbolism #strahd von zarovich #sergei von zarovich #digital illustration #artist on tumblr

[deathzgf]

( almost ) ALL MY AMREV + FREV WIPS ( 12 october - 5 november 2023 ) ! ! ! ! !

WARNING : long ass post jFDSFLKJSLF ( will all be under the cut )

NOTE : not everything is here ! a lot of my amrev + frev drawings are doodles ive done in class ( which i cant find ) + i Do Not Like a lot of them + Tumblr only allows so many images T___T

ah yes . . . the doodle that started it all . . . my good omens sona in the french revolution ! except i had no idea what i was doing at ALL and had no historical context ! which i now do have and it makes me ENRAGED for how good omens handled that era . . . why are they in the bastille in 1793 . . . ANYWAYS ! YEAH !

aaand because of that doodle , i researched frev fashion ! and guess what ! that robespierre fashion video came up ! wooo robespierre ! and then this was the first fucking thing i drew of him i cant . I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW THE FUCK HE MISSED SO BAD + HOW THE BULLET WOULD LOOK

BECAUSE after that i drew this ! pookie ! ! !

first saint just drawing . i was listening to angel with a shotgun on loop . . . and i thought . . . angel with a guillotine . . . get it cuz hes . hes angel of the terror . and . and . a

i dont have any explanation for this

i hate this . but first robespierre AND saint just drawing wahoo

first frev oc except the hair on that one drawing is red because i went back and changed it cuz i made their name Jules Le Roux and . You know . Red hair . yeah

jules and calixte ! ! ! calixte is @toastytrusty ' s oc and my sweet sweet little baby i love them dearly

. . . saint just doodle i forgor to come back to

JULES AND CALIXTE LORE

miku binder robespierre

saint just painting robespierres nails because :3

WE INTO THE AMREV NOW WOOO . anyways me when ive married and icarus and hes flown too close to the sun lol ( his wings are meant to be burning letters btw . yeah )

jules , calixte , and leonard interaction ! ! ! ! !

which didnt go well

this turned out gayer than intended i genuinely dont know what happened here

i wanted to continue this so bad but i fucking forgot about it but Uhhh uhhhhh uhhh

you know those vamp ! robespierre and vamp hunter ! saint just aus ? yeah

PLEASE STOP SAYING IT LOOKS LIKE A DICK IVE NEVER DRAWN A VIOLIN BEFORE PLEASE LEAVE HIM ALONE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE . anyways he playsss theee violinnn he tucks it right underr hisss chinnnnn

winning the idgaf war . unbothered . living his best life

theres a storytime for this drawing but ill save that for later . john adams ( 2008 ) scene redraw but instead of jefferson grabbing adams elbow its his waist except it looks awful and i need to redo it soo baddd

vamp ! robespierre and saint just ( ? ? ? i guess vamp hunter ! saint just cuz thats usually what goes with vamp ! robespierre but idk man ) . they were meant to be on like some moonlit picnic or some shit but then class ended and i forgor about this

donald trump , alexander hamilton , and thomas jefferson . need i say more ?

the ORIGINAL toxic doomed yaoi ( hamburr )

burr . boobies :3

that one scene from saint just et la forces des choses BUT AGAIN this turned out gayer than intended . why do they keep doing this

hey girl i think theres something wrong with your leg

semi modern band ! gay trio . . . thing . . . ? girl idk . but i gave up

making jules a proper ref ! who cheered !

AAAND THATS IT !

let me know if . you want me to finish any of these because otherwise theyre probably going to rot in my gallery HELP

#frev #amrev #art #artists on tumblr #wip #art wip #frev art #amrev art #oc #oc art #good omens #good omens art #technically #cuz the first one was my good omens sona #robespierre #saint just #hamilton #historical hamilton #musical hamilton #jefferson #historical jefferson #1776 jefferson #1776 adams #hes there #hes not refined but hes there #john adams #like the 2008 show #trump #cant believe im tagging that #burr

[surroundedbypearls]

WIPs in 3 emojis

Rules: Well... try to summarize your WIPs in 3 emojis

Thank you for the tag @vesper-roux! Inspired by your long list I've decided to do a mix of present and future WIPs, so here we go!

Present WIPs:

The Wildfire King: 🔥🤴🏻💥

To Catch the Sea: 🌊🌕👬

Homebirds: ☕️🌇🌿

Closet Pun: 🧛🏻👻📚

Golden Hands and Golden Fingers: 😇🐺🧤

The Seal and the Ravens: 👑🐦‍⬛🏰

Untitled Folk WIP: 🍷🎡🧙‍♀️

Future WIPs:

Untitled Vegas WIP: 🌃👯👽

Untitled Castle WIP: 👭🌳☔️

Tagging @cherrybombfangirlwrites, @yors-truly and @e-s-willswriting!

#my tag games #my wips #wips in 3 emojis

[scribe-cas]

9 People Tag

Thank you @squarebracket-trick for the tag!!

These little ask game things are so fun and I’m starting to get her hang of them-

Tagging (with no pressure, of course): @hallwriteblr @rbbess110 @covenscribe @scribe-of-stories @dyrewrites @bloomibee @lilac-honey @at-thezenith @antihell

Three ships:

Radiodust (I will ship the asexual with the hooker and they WON’T fuck)

My book series OTP (they will never be together in canon again)

Any of my OCs X Any of my mutuals/friends’ OCs (yes I am wholeheartedly serious I cherish spontaneous crack ships with my life)

Currently listening:

uuuh it was some remix of Pitbull’s “Hotel Room Service” (i have two characters who play Just Dance and imagining them to that brings me to hysterics) because I was stuck cleaning the house today

Last movie:

NIMONA. OH MY GOD.

I’ve been a fan since 4th grade when I read the comics for the first time. To see it made into a movie- I can’t. I’m in love.

Plus it’s hilarious because ever since I’ve made friends watch it, they’ve been like “it’s you” “they made a movie about you” and one time I made a joke about being a Nimona cosplayer and my best friend of almost 6 years (my favorite person ever) looked me dead in the eyes and said “wym cosplayer, that’s just how you look” and I’ve never been one hit KOed so fast. Anyways I am normal and regular about the gender movie of all time.

Carrying on-

Currently reading:

Like 5 WIPs that friends of mine have been gracious enough to share with me. I am in love with all of their writing but one in particular who’s finally started to pursue writing as a possible career (they have tumblr if you’re reading this yes I’m talking about you ily hi) has absolutely blown me away with their artistic talent. They have a way with words and a story that I am feral for and rooting for.

Also, my old rough drafts!

Along with Silver (Chris Wooding), Asylum (Madeline Roux), and A Court Of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J Mass).

Currently watching:

The save 5 YouTube videos. Over and over. Someone please save me from myself /lh

Currently Consuming:

Uhhh the answer is unfortunately nothing-

I’m hungry but too tired to get out of bed so I haven’t eaten yet-

Hopefully later tonight

Currently Craving:

Creamy horchata. Like the kind you make with sweetened condensed milk. The good shit.

Last thing researched (for writing purposes):

Depression and the different coping mechanisms that go along with types of trauma. (Ie what coping mechanisms go along with what feelings that come from a traumatic event)

Current Obsession:

Both Nimona and my WIPs! I have two writing projects that I’m just getting back into, and I’m really really excited about that.

(If anyone is interested in them let me knoW /lh)

Anyways yes

Go forth and tag more people, my wonderful morbos

#tag game

[words-after-midnight]

Hey thanks for the follow and reblog! Just stopping by to say your WIPs sound interesting and unique. For Storyteller Saturday: Since Life in Black and White is an aughts period piece, is there a song from that time that reminds you of the story or characters? Or a song the characters like? (Believe it or not I was going to ask this anyway before I saw your playlist poll lol. Im curious either way tho!)

Ooooh thank you for this, I love music questions!

I'm sure I will forget some, but here are some songs from the aughts that I associate with the story/characters (many of these were on the original playlist, as I actually drafted the story in the late aughts):

Yellow by Coldplay (2000)*

It's Been Awhile by Staind (2001)

Weathered by Creed (2001)

My Sacrifice by Creed (2001)

Hide by Creed (2001) - This song still makes me emotional to this day, bwuh. 🙃

Breathe Your Name by Sixpence None the Richer (2002)

Down and Out of Time by Sixpence None the Richer (2002)

Dark Diamond by Elton John (2002)

Original Sin by Elton John (2002)

This Train Don't Stop There Anymore by Elton John (2002)

Unwell by Matchbox Twenty (2002)

Bright Lights by Matchbox Twenty (2002)

Clocks by Coldplay (2002)* - I've considered this the story's theme song, pretty much, since I started drafting in 2008.

The Scientist by Coldplay (2002)*

Harder to Breathe by Maroon 5 (2002) - Generally not a fan of Maroon 5 but this song is lyrically great for Gabriel

Fallen by Sarah McLachlan (2003)

Stupid by Sarah McLachlan (2003)

Train Wreck by Sarah McLachlan (2003) - this one is funny because I refer to the Gabriel/Jeff dyad as "trainwreck," but this song is not where the name comes from. It just fits lyrically.

Mr. Brightside by The Killers (2004)

Savin' Me by Nickelback (2005) - The actual only Nickelback song I've ever liked because of how perfect the lyrics are for this story lol

Amid the Falling Snow by Enya (2005)

Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap (2005)

Us by Regina Spektor (2006)

To Build a Home by The Cinematic Orchestra (2007) - Not to be dramatic but I can barely listen to this song now lol.

Death and all His Friends by Coldplay (2008)*

O My Heart by Mother Mother (2008)**

Burning Pile by Mother Mother (2008)**

Body by Mother Mother (2008)**

Ghosting by Mother Mother (2008)**

Try to Change by Mother Mother (2008)**

40 Day Dream by Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (2009)

Bulletproof by La Roux (2009)

White Blank Page by Mumford and Sons (2009)

The Cave by Mumford and Sons (2009)

*Can you tell I was listening to a lot of Coldplay as a teenager? The opening chapter is called "A Rush of Blood to the Head" after the album that Clocks and The Scientist are on.

**Alternate playlist for libaw: the 2008 Mother Mother album "O My Heart."

In terms of what music They™ enjoy (ie. stuff they actually listened to at that time, so mostly older stuff than the aughts):

Gabriel's mostly an alt rock/metal/punk & similar type, which I'm sure will surprise approximately no one who's read Gabriel. His frequently played artists include Nine Inch Nails (his favorite band), Joy Division, Tool, Radiohead, RATM and the like. He's also been known to dabble in more electronic genres (eg. we share an appreciation for Daft Punk and Depeche Mode), enjoy classical music (eg. Beethoven), and have a certain nostalgic fondness for some classic rock, such as GNR and Pink Floyd, and Elton John, who was his late mother's favorite singer.

Jeff's a big classic rock snob* - think GNR, Zeppelin, AC/DC, Rolling Stones, CCR, Van Halen, Springsteen. His favorite band is Pink Floyd (favorite album Animals). Caveat: if you get him drunk enough there's a chance he'll jokingly (read: fully seriously) put on either Aquamarine by Aqua or Voulez-Vous by Abba and get very into it.

*He gets that from me. The classic rock part, not the snob part.

#writeblr #music #story playlist #aughtscore #libaw #ask #sts

[whimsy-wallfish]

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made a little moodboard for my nanowrimo project!

wip tag --- > #roux; wip

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art in the center middle by lara felurya!

lyrics in the centrr left by hole !

art in the middle right by anish kapoor !

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#the monstrous feminine #creative writing #nanowrimo #nanowrimo 2023 #roux; wip #love as violence #love as consumption #writing #writers and poets #literature #vampirecore #vampire aesthetic #vampire poetry #wip; roux #vampires #vampire #vampcore #moodboard #writer #writblr #writeblr #writing community #writers on tumblr

[hotmessteaparty]

WIP Music Monday

On a actual monday. Call me kind of blogging. Got tagged by the baby @josephseedismyfather ❤️ thank you so very much!

Narcotic

Chyeah

They been waitin' for me

Hahaha

What the fuck? The fuck?

Feel the mornin' on my face

Ain't a pill that I didn't take

Just a lifetime 'cause it's been a long day

'Cause I'ma sleep when I R.I.P, ba-da-ba-dum

Flashbacks, relapses

Camera flash and don't forget your hashtag

Rucksack, uh, white stacks

You're a dead man, had better rid of that gat

You gonna run game, it don't ever run you, uh

When they bitchin' on your name, you say, "Fuck you too, too"

You say fuck a court case, give detective no clues, clues

'Cause I'm Indiana J when I'm trippin' on the juice

Well, let's get real quiet

Feel so, feel so stupid

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh

Yeah-yeah, talk to me

'Bout to make a big deal, uproar

And I'm in for the kill, La Roux

Bitches lookin' like a meal, contour

Percocetin' 'til we can't feel no more

And I smoked somethin' that gon' knock me out, out

But somehow this body just won't stay down, down, down

Well, let's get real quiet

Feel the mornin' on my face

Ain't a pill that I didn't take (ba-da-ba-dum)

Just a lifetime 'cause it's been a long day (ba-da-ba-dum)

'Cause I'ma sleep when I R.I.P, ba-da-ba-dum

That song just screams Vaas for me. It's also gonna be the next chapter title, whoop whoop 😏

Tagging with love no pressure @merryandrewsworld @insanityofvaas @jasonsnowwhitebrody @writermml @littlemissawry @blaze13full @alexredgrave

#wip music #vaas montenegro #when I rip #Labyrinth #thanks for tagging me! #Spotify

[direwombat]

wip music whoops-it's-not-monday-anymore 😬

no writing today since we're fresh off the heels of a fic update for katc and most of my writing for it right now is uh. bare bones to say the least. and while i do have an askbox prompt i'm working on, its close enough that i would prefer to publish it once it's ready. so you're all getting music instead.

tagged by @cassietrn, @inafieldofdaisies and @simplegenius042 to share some music inspiring my wips.

here's a track for syb's energy in the first/current arc (ie, the holland valley arc) of katc

Why did love put a gun in my hand? Why did love put a gun in my hand? Why did love put a gun in my hand? In my bed, in my head, in my hand

Was it for redemption? Was it for revenge? Was it for the bottle? Was it for the ledge? Was it for the thrill of pushing my hope to the edge? Why did love, why did love put a gun in my hand?

and under the cut is one that's about my babygirl's enneagram type that just. hits really hard and makes me feel things (especially if interpreting the lyrics as her thinking about/talking to jacob ;w;)

Now you won't see all that I have to lose And all I've lost in the fight to protect it I won't let you in, I swore never again I can't afford, no, I refuse to be rejected

I want to break these bones 'til they're better I want to break them right and feel alive You were wrong, you were wrong, you were wrong My healing needed more than time

When I see fragile things, helpless things, broken things I see the familiar I was little, I was weak, I was perfect, too Now I'm a broken mirror

But I can't let you see all that I have to lose All I've lost in the fight to protect it I can't let you in, I swore never again I can't afford to let myself be blindsided

I'm standing guard, I'm falling apart And all I want is to trust you Show me how to lay my sword down For long enough to let you through

Here I am, pry me open What do you want to know? I'm just a kid who grew up scared enough To hold the door shut And bury my innocence But here's a map, here's a shovel Here's my Achilles' heel

I'm all in, palms out I'm at your mercy now and I'm ready to begin I am strong, I am strong, I am strong enough to let you in

tagging: @marivenah, @statichvm, @trench-rot, @harmonyowl, @fourlittleseedlings, @carlosoliveiraa, @purplehairsecretlair, @aceghosts, @adelaidedrubman, @finding-comfort-in-rain, @socially-awkward-skeleton, @voidika, @locustandwildhoney, @testyfestyenthusiast, @strangefable, @alexxmason, @deputyash, @josephslittledeputy, and anyone else wanting to share some music inspiring them! (taglist opt in/out)

#would love it if tumblrs formatting didn't fuck with the size of text like this but i genuinely have NO IDEA how to fix it and have it stick #anyway. i'm so normal about eight by sleeping at last as a syb song #(also. augustine is a type one enneagram for the curious) #oc: deputy sybille la roux #wip music monday #also to everyone who has tagged me or sent me things and i just. never responded. i'm sorry #i see it. i see you. and i thank you. i just have not had much bandwidth in the old noggin recently

[oxfordslutphase]

Got tagged by @anincompletelist, @cha-melodius, @eusuntgratie, and @magicandarchery today—thanks friends 😘 We're back with more porn star AU because I've realized while writing this fic that I actually really enjoy writing dialogue now? I think it might just be the firstprince effect, because they're so snarky and fun and I can't resist, but I'm not looking this gift horse in the mouth!

“Vodka Soda, please,” the man said in a round, syrupy voice that Alex would know anywhere. Fuck.  He turned his body toward Henry and crossed his arms. “Watching your figure?” “Funny,” Henry said, brushing non-existent lint from his pants. His eyes dragged up and down the length of Alex’s body as if assessing him. Probably looking for something to pick at, Alex thought uncharitably. “Are you drinking or just loitering?” Theo, the blessed gem that he was, set a glass near Alex’s empty hand. Alex made sure to not break eye contact with Henry as he took a sip. Alex: 1, His Royal Pompousness: 0 “Pretty wild set up for a dinner party,” he said, gesturing around the room—the throngs of people dancing, the twinkling lights spiraling around banisters, the ice sculpture. “I would’ve preferred something a bit more lowkey, but—” Henry laughed. It was—regretfully, Alex thought—a good laugh, which Alex would admit to exactly no one. “You know Pez. He loves a good spectacle.” “Especially for his favorite boy toy, I’m sure,” Alex said. “Gotta make sure all the people haven’t forgotten about the Prince of Gay Porn.” Henry rolled his eyes. “I am certain you did not come to my party just to insult me” “Maybe you shouldn’t have invited me.” Fucking Nora. Alex had been foolish to think there was any chance of avoiding the interaction. Henry’s irritating presence had been following Alex around for years before he fucked off out of LA. Awards shows, parties, networking events. Time and space had clearly done little to lessen the fire that raged inside of Alex’s stomach at the sight of him.

open tag for anyone who wants to play (please tag me if you do, I love to peep at everyone's snippets.) 👀 no pressure tagging some folks who may not have already done this today: @bigassbowlingballhead, @nocoastposts, @sparklepocalypse, @hypnostheory, @orchidscript, @iboatedhere, @firenati0n, @anchoredarchangel

#roux writes #cornstarch au #wip wednesday #someone come help me fix the back half of this fic plot i'm slamming my head on the wall #rwrb fic

[author-a-holmes]

Spot that Plot Tag Game

Rules

Step One; Share 3-5 song lyrics that are either on your WIP's playlist, or that tease/hint at something in the plot of your WIP.

Step Two; Don't explain them. Let people speculate. Or worry, depending on how evil/angsty your chosen choices are.

Tagging, without pressure; @openstorygames, @pluttskutt, @afoolandathief, @lassiesandiego, @kittensartswriting, @vesper-roux, @shellyscribbles, @charlesjosephwrites, and @moonscribbler

Some poignant lyrics for Darkling...

One

It's when we're in a crowded room, put your hand on my back And waiting on me in the morning with my coffee black Back to the basics 'cause they're bigger than they seem, yeah Give me that typical, simple love, it's the little things

-- Kelsea Ballerini, The Little Things

Two

Picture a place where it all doesn't hurt Where everything's safe, and it doesn't get worse Oh my, we see through bloodshot eyes Picture a place, somewhere else far away Where you know what they mean, and they mean what they say To us and would that be enough? Are we running out of time? Are we hiding from the light? Are we just too scared to fight For what we want tonight?

-- P!nk, Trustfall

Three

And how can I escape in this place And go higher, higher? How can I avoid the flames From your fire, fire? And oh, you can't hold me down, no Oh, you can't pull me down So birdie fly away...

-- Avril Lavigne, Birdie

Four

The needle on my compass must be busted or bent 'Cause I can't walk straight And I'm feelin' kinda beaten Like the rusted out hinges on the backyard gate

-- Nickelback, Standing in the Dark

Five

You're alone You're on your own So what? Have you gone blind? Have you forgotten what you have and what is yours? Glass half empty, glass half full Well, either way, you won't be going thirsty Count your blessings not your flaws

-- Lauren Aquilina, King

#Tag Game #Writeblr #Writeblr Community #Writing #Writing Community #Friends #Mutuals #Song Lyrics #Playlist #Darkling #Fey Touched Trilogy #Ari speaks #Arista Speaks #Nickelback #Lauren Aquilina #Avril Lavigne #P!nk #Pink #Kelsea Ballerini #Songs and their lyrics are so important to my creative progress... #Show me some of yours... <3

[emeraldgreaves]

2, 7, and 21 for whatever wip you want to work on most badly right now :)

talk to me about the WIP i'm currently writing

i'm going to answer for take your daughter to work day (not the final title) because i so much want to crack the main plot.

2. Give the first line of this chapter/fic.

As a small child, Gwendolyn's life had been punctuated by a series of visits to the headmaster's office.

7. What is your favorite scene you’ve written so far?

There's a chunk of exposition discussing the mechanics of time travel that I'm fairly proud of! I think I did a decent job of taking the available information and making it fit within the context of the greater magic system without it being a complete slog of an infodump. There's also, like, twelve characters present LMAO which has been a fun challenge. Usually with two characters, I hit a conversational dead end and stall out, but this time I can just throw someone else in to keep the ball rolling.

21. Share 3 songs that would belong on a playlist for this chapter/fic. 

ironically this is the one fic where I don't have a proper playlist yet LMAO but I do somewhat associate Gwen with Bulletproof by La Roux and the point in time she's sent back to with Shatter by Maggie Rogers!

#ask meme #emerald speaks #emerald writes #take your daughter to work day #maybe that should be a thing? idk #jazz tag