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[eponymoussquared]

The Seven Days of Destruction

On the first day, all of creation had one last time to appreciate life before it ended.

On the second day, the land animals lay down and died, and the people went to sleep and never woke up.

On the third day, the fish stopped swimming, and the birds fell to the ground.

On the fourth day, the sun and stars went out, and the moon was crushed into dust.

On the fifth day, the plants withered and the land cracked and crumbled.

On the six day, the water dried out and the air burnt up. On the seventh and final day, the final lights went out as the very concept of light and dark itself was unmade. And there was no one to see it, and it was not good or evil, for there was no good nor evil. And there was no evening, and there was no morning, and there were no more days.

#don't mind me #just typing out ominous foreshadowing instead of actually writing my story #Sheidy Business

[eponymoussquared]

Sentient zombies are the best zombies because now they're heartbreaking AND terrifying, because they can still think but they also have an uncontrollable never-ending hunger. Smiling is excellent, but I'm also partial to crying, because it gives the implication they can still think, and they don't want to kill someone. Maybe the sobbing only starts after the kill, when the rush has faded. They might even avoid settlements, knowing that if they see someone, they wont be able to resist. After all, the hunger abates, but it never ends.

And they're always, always, just ˢ o ve ᵣ ʸ ʰ ᵤ ⁿgᵣy.

Imagine how much scarier zombie movies would be if the zombies smiled when they saw you because they were excited to finally eat. Imagine walking into a building to go and find shelter, scavenge, whatever, and you shine your flashlight into a room only to find several zombies idling there. Your light catches their eyes and they turn to look at you, their expressions desolate and empty. However, the moment they spot you, their open mouths turn to wide uncontrollable smiles and their eyes disappear into slits. They almost look friendly. Maybe even some of them manage to laugh instead of groan. How would you feel after months and months of losing people you know to smiling hoards? How would you feel after every encounter with a joyful zombie leaves you shaken and tired and fearful? How would you feel after hearing the sounds of laughter mixed in with the sounds of screaming and flesh being torn? After everything, what would your brain's wiring process do to you when you see a friend smile? Would you hate smiling? Would you feel rage? Would your brain devolve back into a time where showing one's teeth always meant a threat? What would you do if the joy of the human race was now only kept by the dead

#reblogs #zombies #shameless self-promotion alert:I actually wrote a story where zombies gain their sanity back for a bit if they eat someone. #its not my finest

[eponymoussquared]

I have Covid.

My family caught it, and we isolated from eachoter for a bit, but I still got it. Only my brother doesn't have it now. It wasn't too bad, but now the fevers set in, which means I am too cold from chills but too hot from fever, and if I'm being honest

On the bright side, I finally found this fire text generator that everybody on tumblr uses. So theres that.

#Status update #for the 1/2 people who were following this tumblr

[eponymoussquared]

Bingo Tag

Contnuing the tradition of responding too late. Thanks to @mariahwritesstuff for the tag, even if I'm a month overdue. It means alot to know I'm still included despite not having time to be on alot.

rules: click this link to generate a bingo card. keep generating until you get one that applies to you. then play bingo and share the results!

Thats the prompt, anyway, but it takes you to an existing one, so I'm gonna use that.

Tagging: @duckingwriting, @dogmomwrites, @a-crows-corner, @writernopal,and anyone else who'd like to this. As always, no pressure-respond whenever you'd like, or don't respond at all.

#writeblr tag games #bingo tag #it makes me really happy to get tags while I'm inactive #I'd assumed it would have made me feel exhausted trying to keep up with it #but surprisingly it makes me feel like I don't need to push myself to keep up with it all because people remember me

[eponymoussquared]

The world is full of invisible roosters, all of whom are a random guys biological child.

ok the last post was infodump friendly. this one is NOT.

i expect you to explain your/something about your magic system as badly as possible. i want to be confused. i want to lack context.

i'll start:

big wyrm gives off radiation that is also magic. ohhh no gas.

#Sheidy Business #Worldbuilding #The best part is I didn't even come up with this part on my own

[eponymoussquared]

15 questions tag

Guess who's active again? ...Probably not me, but I'm here for this anyway. Regardless, I'm answering a tag from..about a MONTH ago, geeze....well, whatever. Extra thanks to @dogmomwrites for the tag, despite me not being on very much-I really appreciate still getting the tags. These questions will be answered by Rabbi Yosef the Sheid from Sheidy Business. Tagging @mariahwritesstuff, @creating-with-words, @writernopal, and @violets-in-her-arms-writes.

Are you named after anyone?  The short answer is yes. The longer answer is yes, but I don't know who. "Yosef" is certaintly not a Sheid name-I was given it a long, long time ago in order to blend in. I was told it was a namesake of someone, but I have been unable to deduce who.

When was the last time you cried?  Hrmm....I believe it was roughly sixty-two lunar cycles ago, when his Majesty Ashmedai appointed me as the Minister of Human Affairs. They were tears of joy at being given such an honor at first, then tears of pain when I realized how much work the position entailed.

Do you have kids?  Heavens no. I haven't the energy for them.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?  I try to use it lightly. Wit is a tool that dulls if it is not used, but I find people misunderstand me frequently enough without me ironically obscuring the meaning. Although it seems obvious to me, it is not so to all, and my patience is stretched thin as it is.

What’s the first thing you notice about people?  The first thing I tend to take note of is how they react to questions. Some people answer directly, others speak only in implications, and some seem to puzzzle out their opinion in real time as they answer.

What’s your eye color?  Whatever I want it to be.

Scary movies or happy endings?  What is a...movie? Ah, yes, his Majesty has told me about those. I have not seen any.

Any special talents?  I'd assume the ability to remember centuries worth of tradition and law counts?

Where were you born?  ...The world was not so well mapped when I was born. It was a dessert-like place, that much I know, but its name is lost to me.

What are your hobbies?  Hobbies? I have no time for that. I study day and night-being the only expert on the laws of Sheidim in the world is not a job with many breaks.

Have you any pets?  I used to keep a tortoise who I had named something that I believe you would translate as "Small Island." He was my dearest companion for a time, but he died, as all pets do. As most species are even shorter-lived then he, I neglected to take a pet again.

What sports do you play/have played?  None. As it turns out, being a shapeshifter does not stop aches and pains coming with age.

How tall are you?  As tall as anyone else in the room, unless Ashmedai is there. I make sure to adjust my height to be lower in that scenario.

Favorite subject in school?  ...I have never attended school, except as a teacher. My favorite subject to teach, however, is traditional law.

Dream job? I suppose I already have it-I am the greatest, most respected Sheid scholar in the world, and even the Humans acknowledge my authority. In hindsight, perhaps I should have dreamt of colleagues to share the responsibility with." And thats a wrap for the questions. Empty template below.

Are you named after anyone? 

When was the last time you cried? 

Do you have kids? 

Do you use sarcasm a lot? 

What’s the first thing you notice about people? 

What’s your eye color? 

Scary movies or happy endings? 

Any special talents? 

Where were you born? 

What are your hobbies? 

Have you any pets? 

What sports do you play/have played? 

How tall are you? 

Favorite subject in school? 

Dream job?

#writeblr tag games #I really need to get on more #I miss being here

[eponymoussquared]

Hello eponymous. How are you?

Doing alright-just swamped with work right now. ANd..have been for awhile, honestly. I appreciate you checking in, though-even though I haven't done th esmae for awhile. I'm starting to think I might just have to come to terms with not being a frequent poster. Which kinda sucks, becuase it means pretty much nobody will ever see my stuff, but what can you do.

#asks #mutuals

[eponymoussquared]

Hello there

Half the blogs I followed before are inactive... Could you help me and reblog this if you're a writeblr?

It's hard to get me invested in romance, but I read basically everything else! :D Especially fantasy, but also anything speculative, horror, mystery, literary, interactive...

#fantasy writer here #bit of horror too #not super active but I try my best #very little romance so your in luck #reblogs

[eponymoussquared]

Well, apparently, I am legally obligated to answer this now that I've seen it.

As I'm currently focusing on Sheidy Business, I'll be using those characters. Normally I'd say Mara, but its less that she wouldn't like a vacation, and more that Bereshit orphanage has absolutely no other employees, and someone has to manage the hyperactive children, both demonic and human. Yosef, however(An as-of yet unintroduced character, and one of the only Sheidim who regularly appears to normal humans), absolutely prefers staycations. Being essentially the only lawyer for an entire species means he's constantly swamped and has to rush all over the world to deal with cases, so he prefers to relax at home. My question: Which OC is the most likely to hold grudges?

Tagging(No pressure): @tabswrites, @violets-in-her-arms-writes, @mariahwritesstuff, and anyone else who wants to do this, whether they have 'writes' in their username or not.

OKAY!

WRITEBLRS if you're seeing this, you're legally obligated to reblog with an answer, and then a new question for the next person!

Here's the start:

Which of your OCs is most likely to punch somebody in the face?

#tag game #long post

[eponymoussquared]

Sheidy Business: Tales from another's eyes.

Alright, so the next chapter isn't done quite yet, and it might be awhile. But I still have something I want to share. Since I'm developing this story still, I figured I might as well post some short stories, written int he format similar to how they'd be in the Torah itself, that take place in the same universe. This is both shorter, and can serve as possible foreshadowing, or just cool wordbuilding bits. So, I'm going to be calling this "Sheidy Business: Tales from another's eyes." TFAE in the tags for short. This one isn't very long, and ties in to the next two stories I'll be posting, which are also quite short.

A quick note first. I'm Jewish, so I'm used to referring to some things in Hebrew or Yiddish, even if theres an english version. So Instead of Noah, I'm used to writing Noach, or instead of Messiah, I'd write Meshiach. which is the closet I can do since Tumblr can't write Ḥ properly. It basically sounds like a hard h-try doing the h sound, but do it more forcefully until you start making a sort of grinding-scraping noise. Or just look it up. Oh yeah, and the "Mabul" is the term for the big old biblical flood. Sorry for the wait, and I hope you enjoy. Story below the cut.

In the age of Noach, When the Name decided to bring the Mabul upon the world, there were some who were at sail when the flood came. To hunt down these stragglers, the Name created the Leviathans, one male and one female, two great sea serpents who could scour the entire world between them. As they swam, they churned the sea, causing tidal waves to sweep all but the tallest ships under the ocean. When the time came for the rain to stop, the Leviathans had no work to do, so they lay down next to one another to rest. The Name saw that the female Leviathan would have offspring soon, and said “When the water recedes, there will not be room for two Leviathans, let alone more.” And so he slew the female Leviathan and took her meat into the heavens, preserving it to be served when Meshiach comes. Now alone, the Leviathan wept. “My Lord and Master!” He cried. “You created me and my companion to purge the wicked from your world, and we did our job well. Now that we have finished our task, you condemn me to an eternity of solitude? Why did you create two of us, if there was only ever room for one?” And the Name said “Leviathan, do not weep. Though your mate’s body is dead, her soul shall be lifted up to me in Heaven, where she shall be my most beloved companion till the end of days. As compensation for your loneliness, I will make you the king of all that swims beneath the waters until Meshiach comes, at which point you will join your mate in heaven.” The Leviathan heard, and he said “My master is wise and just.” But in his mind he screamed, for a wound that would never close had been opened in his heart. Thus the seeds of rebellion were planted in the Leviathans mind.

#Sheidy Business #Sheidy Business:TFAE #short stories #next chapter is actually coming soonish #I hope #writing #fake legends

[eponymoussquared]

Mistake

WRITERS

If you see this, spoil your WIP's biggest plot twist using ONLY ONE WORD

Here's mine!

Dying

[eponymoussquared]

Does anyone else ever think "hey why has nobody responded to that really cool thing I posted" and then realized that you didn't actually post the thing, and its not in any way ready to be posted, or is that just me. Because it keeps happening.

#misc #this keeps happening and I feel ridiculous #I mean I dont expect many people to see my stuff anyway but still

[eponymoussquared]

So I just cleaned out my follows, which has left me with 61 blogs, a handful of which belong to mutuals who haven't updated in years but I won't unfollow because I am waiting for them to return from war.

Which basically means I barely follow anyone.

So any writers or artists who have active WIPs they post about, feel free to advertise yourselves or each other to me so I can fill out my dash and find some new folks!

I tend to prefer fantasy and/or romance, but I can generally do whatever if the concept intrigues me enough!

#Hello! #I largely do fantasy-mostly based off mythology #along with a few stranger quasi-meta stories #I'd love to meet more people!

[eponymoussquared]

Author Ask Tag Game

Thanks to @mariahwritesstuff for the tag, especially since I haven't posted anything in awhile, so I'm extra grateful to be included. This one is simple: Answer the questions. Unanswered template at the bottom. Tagging: @writernopal, @damnitmyradio, @creating-with-words, @dogmomwrites, and anyone else who wants to do this. I'll be using Sheidy Business for these questions

What is the main lesson of your story (e.g. kindness, diversity, anti-war), and why did you choose it? To be honest? I haven't fully figured it out. I like to let the themes develop as I go.

What did you use as inspiration for your worldbuilding (like real-life cultures, animals, famous media, websites, etc.)? ...This is cheating, because I litterally just use the Torah, and the Tanakh. All of this is either based directly from that, or other folklore I've found. A large part of this is just doing my interpretation on Judaic legends and turning it into a story.

What is your MC trying to achieve, and what are you, the writer, trying to achieve with them? Do you want to inspire others, teach forgiveness, help readers grow as a person? I want people to know about all the cool and occassionally messed up stories Judaism has to offer. My MC's just want to survive.

How many chapters is your story going to have? Im very bad at determining the length of chapters, but I know the story is pretty long, so probably alot.

Is it fanfiction or original content? Where do you plan to post it? I mean, technically speaking, this is Torah fanfiction. I plan to keep it on Tumblr for now.

When and why did you start writing? I went to a writing Camp! I'd wanted to be a writer pretty much ever sicne I started reading, but ADHD plus anxiety meant I never actually wrote much. The camp helped me get started.

Do you have any words of engagement for fellow writers of Writeblr? What other writers of Tumblr do you follow? Not everyones going to be interested what you make, but that doesn't necessarily mean theres something wrong with it. I generally only tag people who I follow, so you can look above for that, but theres a bunch I haven't tagged who are also great. You can alays check my profile for more.

What is the main lesson of your story (e.g. kindness, diversity, anti-war), and why did you choose it?

What did you use as inspiration for your worldbuilding (like real-life cultures, animals, famous media, websites, etc.)?

What is your MC trying to achieve, and what are you, the writer, trying to achieve with them? Do you want to inspire others, teach forgiveness, help readers grow as a person?

How many chapters is your story going to have?

Is it fanfiction or original content? Where do you plan to post it?

When and why did you start writing?

Do you have any words of engagement for fellow writers of Writeblr? What other writers of Tumblr do you follow?

#tag game #author ask tag game #its been awhile but I enjoyed this

[eponymoussquared]

Sheidy Business Drabbles: What even is a Sheid, anyway?

Welcome to the first of Sheidy Business Drabbles, random lore bits I came up with! Keep in mind, the story isn't fully fleshed out yet, so I might not hold myself to everything I post here, but as of now, the plan is for this to be canon. So, what is a Sheid, anyway? Well, a Sheid is a jewish equivelant of a Demon. In real life, they were probably gods of other religions. Or maybe they were some weird animal, or proto-human. Or maybe they were germs, which is weirdly, one of the more credible theories. In the world of Sheidy Business, Sheidim are invisible creatures with human intelligence. They can shapeshift into pretty much any form, but they can't get rid of their rooster feet, although they can change the size. A clever Sheid can get around this by growing extra feet, although that can be hard to coordinate. Sheidim are actually born from humans. Men, specifically. Its abit gross, but so is how human babies are made. If you really want to know, click below the cut. However, regardless, since they're invisible, humans don't actually-know when they're born. While they often have some attachment to their 'parents', they usually end up leaving their side to explore and cause mischief, although a decent amount have ended up at Bereshis Orphanage. There is actually a way to see Sheidim. You take a black cat, have it give birth to another black cat, take the baby black cats placenta, grind it up, and put it in your eyes. (DO NOT DO THIS IN REAL LIFE. I cannot guarentee whether you will see demons, but I can guarentee it wouldn't be good for your eyes.) However, you have to make sure to keep it in a sealed container, or else some pesky Sheid is likely to steal it Theres roughly 11,000 Sheidim for each person, the reason for which is below the cut, but they generally use their shapeshifitng abilities to stay tiny so they can still fit. That doesn't stop them from scratching your clothes or breaking your stuff, though.

Lastly, a few older Sheidim have strange abilities, such as Shabriri, a Sheid who dwells in pools of stagnant water and blinds any who drink from it. However, there is a foolproof way to ward of Sheidim...but I'll be discussing that next time, as it involves their king, Ashmedai.

They're born from masturbation, ok? Thats why theres so many of them.

#Sheidy Business Drabbles #hope I dont get flagged for the bottom bit #writing

[eponymoussquared]

Status update

OKay, wow. WOW. I have not posted in a long time. I'm so behind on tag games, and stories..and..everything. TL;DR: I have an internship that takes up 5 hours of my day every week. I've been stressed. Now, I'm going to TRY to respond to a few tag games, and queue them to pop up over the next few days. And Im going to try to get out the next part of Sheidy Business. But I can't give any deadlines, because I want it to actually be GOOD. So instead, I'm going to be doing something a..little different. I'm going to post some drabbles. Little worldbuilding bits that may or may not come up in the story. I might use it as foreshadowing, ,or I might not. But (assuming anyone is actually interested in this story) hopefully they'll like it. Thats all for now.

#status update #sorry #atleast one tag game done by the end of today

[eponymoussquared]

I watched Nimona

As someone who read the book and adored it, I had very high expectations. And they were absolutely met. I went into detail about this... But then Tumblr deleted it mid-draft. I'm not retyping that. It was alot of spoilers, so I'll just say the short version: I liked almost everything about it, the sense of humor was exactly the same and it was perfect, my few peeves didn't really interfere with my enjoyment too much, and you should all read the book because its different but still VERY good. I will put a few things below the spoiler(For both book and movie) cut, but its the very shrot version of my thoughts.(

Goldenloin and Ballister were definitely gay-coded in the original, but were never outright confirmed to be a couple, even though it seems alot like it at the end. Does this mean I'm annoyed they're expliclity boyfriends in this? Heck no. I thought they were gonna kiss in the beginning(And wanted em to) but I get why they didn't since Ballister was stretched-but Goldenloin still explicitly says he loves Ballister, and it was ABSOLUTELY the right choice to make them boyfriends here, making the betrayal even more heartbreaking. Also the author might have confirmed they were together but If they did I haven't found that(I wouldn't be surprised, though.) But regardless, more gay representation in movies is always good, and these characters were almost definitely gay to begin with, so it was great. I wish Blitzenmeyer had been in the movie, but the chain of events she causes end up with Nimona not coming back and also killing alot more stuff, and considering the way they went with it I don't think it would've made sense to have her, but I still thought it was an excellent adaption regardless. I had more thoughts, but like hell I'm typing them out again. Just-read the book, trust me. OH-OH yeah theres one more thing. Both the book and the movie start out kinda silly and then slowly get serious and darker as it goes, and while the tone was a bit more flip-floppy here, it still pretty much nailed that, and that was one of my favorite parts about the original. Thats all I'm willing to retype.

Edit: After like two minutes of research I found out the author had a version where Ballister and Ambrosius are a gay couple who adopt a feral baby Nimona. I sincrerely apologize for saying they were not expliclitly a couple in the book, I was a very smol baby and thought the only way to tell if people were a couple was if they kissed.

#Nimona #misc