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I haven't abandoned this story. I just put it on the back burner for now. The story is just on a small vacation. It is currently out of office. It can't come to the phone right now. It just fell under my bed to sleep with the monsters. It never left my head. It is everywhere - except on paper.

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5 Tips for Writing Best Friends

Friendships can make books more engaging for readers than romantic or family relationships. The trick is writing best friends in ways that feel real.

It’s why we love Gideon and Nico in The Atlas Six or Bree and Alice in the Legendborn series.

Here are a few tips to get you on the path to writing an incredible friendship that’s the backbone of your character’s arcs.

1. Make the Friendship Serve Both Characters

We’ve all read books where the protagonist has a best friend who seems to only exist when the protagonist needs something. They’re the main character’s source of stress relief and support, but real-world relationships serve both people.

Make sure you write scenes where the best friend also benefits from the relationship. They might come to the main character for support or call the protagonist when they need cheering up. The most minor moments can mean the most to readers.

2. Give the Friendship a Why

Why is the friendship so important to each of your characters? Maybe they met while experiencing a unique life event or a tragedy. Maybe one helped the other through a difficult time and later vice versa.

The why behind the relationship is key to making readers fall in love with the bond between your characters. Why they met might be the only thing holding them together when times get tough. Establish a clear motive to their solid connection and everything that happens afterward will be more impactful for the reader.

3. Create a Life for the Best Friend Too

Best friends need personality traits like protagonists. As you draft their persona during your planning or writing phases, remember to give them traits like:

Likes

Dislikes

Goals

Dreams

A history

These details shape who people are. They can also be the things that pull your protagonist and best friend together. 

4. Set Up the Occasional Clash

Friendships are stronger when they survive the ups and downs. Turbulent times also make friendships realistic because friends never stay in just happy periods of their lives.

Make your two characters clash to learn through their arguments or mistakes, especially if they’re disagreeing about how to solve/accomplish your plot’s main goal. How they work through their differences and move past them demonstrates each character’s core values and how much they value their friendship.

5. Establish Honesty Early On

Best friends are honest with each other. Setting that up early on establishes a foundation of trust. It also sets up stakes when one character decides to lie to the other for a specific goal or purpose, even if they don’t like it. Without honesty, there’s no reason for the two characters to trust each other or remain best friends.

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Develop your best friends as separate individuals before merging them in your plotlines. You’ll create stronger relationships that pull readers in and keep them thinking about your story well after they turn the final page.

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just had this thought about using hobie's web shooters to tie his hands up, just so you can dominate him. but you're slipping into a more submissive state, whimpering as you ride him, eyes adorably pinched shut as you try to reach your peak mostly on your own.

and hobie's below you, cooing at you, eyes soft with that teasing look as he tells you to untie him. "lemme make you feel good, sweetheart. let me take care of you." his hips writhe and you smack his lower abdomen, not failing to notice how he's all lean muscle as you feel the taut muscle underneath you.

"can take care of myself," is what you're telling him, but it comes out in a mix of frustrated grumbles, the syllables all mushed between your pursed lips. hobie snickers, tone nothing but condescending and you peer down at him just in time to see his eyes rolling just before they set back onto you, heavily lidded.

you watch his lips pull into that signature smirk, lip piercing glistening in the low light and you're suddenly really wanting to feel the metal against your own lips as he kisses you. but you hold back by biting down onto your lower lip, hips still doing their –– truthfully, slightly pitiful –– work.

"yeah? you can? 's not as good as when i do it, though, is it?" and he's got you there, the point clear in your otherwise hazy mind.

so when his heels dig into the mattress beneath you, and you're thrown a little forward, you let him fuck up into you, immediately reaching to try and help him out of the binds for the extra leverage.

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PREACH

Ao3 is actually massively culturally important and very very good at being what it is. I’m so serious when I say that ao3 needs to be protected as the anti censorship, by fans for fans, nonprofit, volunteer run, expertly designed archival site that it is. You don’t have to read or like fanfiction to understand that on principle, ao3 is a site that should be defended.

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hi, how would you write a sense of detachment for someone but still feeling something there? like the character is trying so desperately hard to understand but they just can’t comprehend whether it’s because they refuse to, they can’t, or they just don’t remember something? i don’t know, kind of a weird question i guess

This is a two-prong question! Firstly, we have detachment, and secondly, we have incomprehension, both of which are different emotional states. Let's look at detachment first, and we'll consider incomprehension in a different post.

How to Write Characters with a Sense of Detachment

Characters with a sense of detachment offer a unique perspective, challenging readers to delve into the intricacies of human emotions and the complexities of forming connections. From emotionally distant individuals to socially detached personalities, exploring detachment opens doors to exploring themes of self-discovery, personal growth, and the search for true connection. But how do you write characters who are emotionally distant? Here are some quick tips to show, not tell characters with a sense of detachment.

Behaviours

Avoiding eye contact

Speaking in a monotone voice

Fidgeting or avoiding physical contact

Not showing excitement or enthusiasm

Refusing help or offers of support

Giving vague answers to questions

Interactions

Struggling to relate to others

Preferring solitude over socializing

Difficulty in forming close relationships

Difficulty in expressing emotions

Dismissing others' feelings or being insensitive towards them

Being guarded or intentionally vague in conversations

Physical Signs

Lack of facial expressions

Stiff posture or body language

Little to no physical touch or affection

Unkempt appearance or disregard for personal hygiene

Tendency to keep distance from others

Habits like staring out of windows or picking at nails

Visual Cues and Imagery

Using minimalist and simple designs in their home or office

Wearing muted and plain clothing

Utilizing bleak or empty landscapes in their surroundings

Portraying a sense of emptiness and hopelessness

Using shadows or darkness to enhance detachment

Using silence as a tool to emphasize detachment

Internal Thoughts

Lack of self-worth or identity

Little emotion or empathy towards others

A feeling of general apathy or resignation

An intense focus on rationality over emotions

Difficulty in recognizing and addressing emotional issues

Distancing oneself from their own thoughts and feelings

Body Language

Lack of eye contact or facial expressions

Standing at a distance from others

Crossing arms or legs as a barrier

Staying still or avoiding physical movement

Avoiding physical touch or contact

Restless or fidgeting behaviour

Feelings

Numb or deadened emotions

Apathy and lack of interest in most situations

Difficulty experiencing joy or happiness

A sense of detachment and isolation from others

Irritability or frustration when confronted with emotional situations

A feeling of being out of touch with oneself and others

Attitudes

A focus on rationality and logic over emotions

A tendency to pull away from people and situations

Believing that detachment is a positive trait

Experiencing a lack of fulfilment in life

Feeling like they are on the outside looking in

Perceiving others as needy or overly emotional

Positive Outcomes

An ability to stay calm in stressful situations

Being able to solve problems objectively

An ability to make rational decisions without influence by emotions

Maintaining a level head in dangerous situations

Being able to maintain privacy and distance when necessary

The ability to think clearly and analyze situations without distractions

Negative Outcomes

Struggling to form close relationships

Feeling disconnected from others

Experiencing emotional numbness or apathy

Becoming detached from one's own emotions and thoughts

Failing to recognize and address emotional issues

Feeling internal conflicts and a sense of dissatisfaction in life

Detachment can add layers to your characters, but it can also have consequences. When writing detached characters, consider the audience's level of empathy towards them, and make sure they experience some kind of character growth as the story progresses.

If you'd like a more in-depth look at writing detachment, you can also check out this post:

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THISS ISS SOO GOOD AAAHH

what do you think of the ship/rare pair prowlerbyte? ^^

Oh my gosh, I think it’s absolutely adorable & precious (≧◡≦) ♡

I was going to respond with this alone, but on a whim, I decided to make my first Drabble/pentadrabble!!

I hope you enjoy!

✩⟡∵⋰ ✩⟡ Detection ⟡ Prowlerbyte ✩⟡∵⋰ ✩⟡

✩⟡∵⋰ Synopsis: It’s just a regular day of sending anomalies home, until Margo detects someone new. Even though he wears a face she already knows, she feels they’ve never met before.

✩⟡∵⋰ Content: Fluff, staring rizz lol

✩⟡∵⋰ Wc: ≈ 450+

✩⟡∵⋰ Strawberry sticky (A/N): I apologize for any errors, I literally just wrote this out lol ❀

Spiderbyte can easily find herself encountering a lot of people and things she's never seen before.

Of course this comes through the lovely job of sending anomalies home. Wherever they call home, whatever dimension they belong to, there they will go with her help.

One day, a certain anomalie filters through HQ. Apparently, he got thrashed into another earth and got himself into some trouble. As per usual.

Prepared to send yet another person home, she watches as the caged troublemaker is taken towards the platform that will put him in his correct dimension.

However, as she catches sight of his figure, something seems oddly familiar about it. About him.

Looking closely at them now, Margo pauses in confusion. This person looks like Miles, Earth-1610 Miles, but it's not. He's far from it.

This isn't her Miles and she's only met one. This Miles, drenched in a dark magenta, is permeating a rugged, raw, indelicate and crude energy, one that her Miles has never exuded.

An energy he's never had to.

As he finally reaches the platform, Spiderbyte can't help but acknowledge how calm and unmoving he is. Most anomalies thrash, groan, complain, and try to escape their scarlet ridden cells.

He however, is unmoving. Just as his eyes are now unmoving from her.

With purple cascading down his silhouette, with softly braided hair glistening in the light, cold and pain dressed eyes meet Spiderbyte's gaze, Margo's gaze, clad in darkness and confidence.

Staring at her intently now, slowly eyeing her up and down, Spiderbyte remains in Prowler Miles' vision, almost drinking her in as if he would lose sight of vengance.

Vengeance. A ravishing craving, that sticks close to the Prowler.

Vengance. A sweet and savory treasure every person craves for; longs for, as their hearts cry out for justice they may never receive.

Never looking anywhere else, even as the white mechanical spider above him works to send him home, his eyes remain on her for moments on end.

Only as the spider finishes it's handiwork, does Margo notice the glint in his eyes.

Spiderbyte. His new fascination.

Spiderbyte. The young woman who the Prowler would love to chase down in pursuit of knowledge. Knowledge about who she is, where she's from, what she likes, and what she loves.

He wants to know about her now. He wants to have her now.

"See you 'round." Miles softly grins, with heavy eyes and a mind intent on getting what he wants.

Reading the implications behind his farewell easily, Margo knows she will see him again.

In fact, she's looking forward to it.

She's got a funny habit of interacting with the forbidden, and there's no one to stop her from doing it once more.

Even as Miguel places a hand on her shoulder, and gently says, "Try me, Margo", she knows nothing will stop this Miles from prowling into HQ again, and into her life once more.

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reblog to give your mutuals a djungelskog

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a shit ton of kisses + writing prompts

two characters haven't seen each other for a while, one keeps rambling about something insignificant and the other one kisses them because ''shut up you're rambling just kiss me''

lover has fallen asleep and the character places a lil cute kiss on their forehead

hand kisses!!!! let me invite you for a dance!!!!! let's end it with a kiss on the cheek!!!!

two characters look at each other. silence. then. BOOM BANG LIPS CRASHING CAN'T RESIST YOU ANYMORE BAM BOOM THERE'S A WALL LET'S PIN YOU AGAINST IT

we're dancing and somehow my lips end up on yours

you kissed me and i thought we hated each other but you're pulling me closer and suddenly the world is spinning and i don't want you to stop

gentle kisses on a lover's knuckles after tending to their wounds

i'm supposed to be mad at you but you're holding my face and smiling and i just can't resist it when you're pouting like that

i know we're not together but i might die today so i'm going to kiss you just in case there is no later

you kissed me and i wasn't prepared but it feels really good so i'm going to wrap my hands around you and pull you even closer

the antagonist took you hostage, and i'm a mess, i've been beaten, badly injured trying to get them to release you, i can barely stand and i'm bleeding, but it doesn't matter, you're safe, and you're back in my arms, and i don't care about anything but getting to feel your lips on mine once more

we have a shit ton of stuff to do today but you're bored and want kisses and my attempt at resisting fails and we end up making out on the floor

you insist it's time to get out of bed but i'm going to pull you back with a kiss and somehow five more minutes turns into an hour

i have to leave, you can't come with me, and this goodbye kiss, it's going to last longer than any of our other kisses because i can't bear the thought of not having you near

i'm fighting every urge not to kiss you but i can't do it any longer

we're with family and can't kiss but let's sneak into your old room for a minute

you're late for your flight but can't resist jumping out of the car give me one last kiss before leaving

wrapping arms around your lover, kissing their cheek, before resting your head on their forehead

it's our anniversary and i don't want you to see what i've planned so i'm going to lead you into the kitchen blindfolded but i'm going to place a kiss on your head because you're confused about what's happening and it's adorable

so you've got one character, with their back pressed against the door, fighting the urge to kiss the character on the other side of the door, but the tension is unbearable, the character mutters ''fuck it'' and flings the door open, runs back in to kiss the other character

we're at the grocery store and someone keeps staring and whispering to their friends about me, and i can tell it's making you upset, which is cute, so i'm going to reassure you that i love you, by smiling, and kissing your head

forehead kisses x

you're upset one night, and i need you to know that i'm here for you, and i'm kissing your forehead to show i'm here for you

we haven't seen each other in two months and i'm at the airport to pick you up, then i see you, and i sprint over to you, and jump into your arms, with such force i almost knock you off your feet

it's your birthday and i've got loads of surprises planned but first i'm going to wake you up with soft kisses all over

i don't think i'm good enough for you, put you grab my face, look deep into my eyes, and suddenly i can't help but to kiss you

you're sick, and we can't kiss, and it's ,fkn, torture

i know we're at your parents house, but your mother isn't looking so i'm going to sneak a quick kiss on your cheek and pretend nothing happened when she looks back at us

good night kisses <3

i had a really good time on our date tonight, and you're asking for a good night kiss, and it was only meant to be on the cheek, but then i pull back, our eyes meet, and there's a gravitational pull pulling us closer and closer...

you think mistletoe kisses are lame but i bring you under one and suddenly you're all for it?

i've never been kissed before so you volunteer but i decline, we're best friends and it would be weird, but a couple hours later i lay awake in my bed and i can't stop thinking about what it would be like to kiss you and suddenly i regret what i said

we are enemies, and we hate each other, but somehow, i end up with a knife against my throat, and for a second, our eyes meet, and it's only the two of us, and from this point on forward, everything changes, and i find myself longing after your lips

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Random mansion generator

The Procgen Mansion Generator produces large three-dee dwellings to toy with your imagination, offering various architectural styles and other options. Each mansion even comes with floorplans:

https://boingboing.net/2019/07/12/random-mansion-generator.html

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Hey, stop scrolling.

Everyone who is reading this: I’m so glad you’re alive. I’m so proud of you. You are loved. I’m here. Don’t give up, we’re almost there.

Pass it on.

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writing prompt #16

OCS: i went through an entire character arc during quarantine 

OCS: i became more evil if you’re curious 

Writers: We're still in quarantine, don't worry, there's time for a redemption arc still! 

OCS: i’m going to get worse on purpose

#writers can relate #incorrect quotes #writing prompt #writing ideas #imagine your ocs #villain arc #redemption arc #writerscafe #writers community #writerblr #writers block

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writing prompt #13

Person A: accidentally hits Person B in the face 

Person A: *trying to decide between saying “I’m fucking sorry” and “are you okay?”  

Person A: ARE YOU FUCKING SORRY?! 

#incorrect quotes #writing ideas #writing prompt #writers block #writers community #writerscafe #imagine your oc

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writing prompt #11

Person A: I’m kind of crushing on someone, but I’m worried about telling you who it is, because you’re not going to like it 

Person B: Just rip the bandage off. 

Person A: It’s Person C. 

Person B: Put the bandage back on.

#incorrect quotes #imagine your ocs #writing ideas #writing prompt #writers on tumblr #writers community #writerblr #writers block

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writing prompt #10

Person A: kicks “G” off Graveyard sign 

Person A: Let’s get this party started

#incorrect quotes #writing ideas #writing prompt #writers block #writers community #writerscafe #writers on tumblr #writerblr #imagine your oc