#(and shes a now forgotten poet who couldnt just be a poet)

[jyuanka]

if i had a nen ability it would be somewhat like komugi's, except for writing. im pretty sure i'd be an enhancer, so it will work on more or less 100% efficiency. the conditions:

ability can only be activated once a month.

i have to write every day. quality matters (see below), but comes secondary to quantity.

i have to meet a certain monthly word/page count.

the limitations:

i can only write from 4 a.m to 9 a.m. not one minute before or after.

i can only write while shirtless.

i can only write on a specific device.

once the conditions are fulfilled and the limitations satisfied, the ability would activate, massively enhancing my skills/focus and granting me 6 hours of non-stop writing genius. the ability would be more powerful the larger the word/page count and smaller the creativity window, but i can get away with a long 6 hours due to the length of time between two potential activations. if the golden 6 hours pass without any writing, i will be denied activation next month.

if it happens that i EXCEED the determined word/page count, then the hatsu grants me an extra hour of unparalleled creativity for every additional 1k/1 page, with the drawback of complete mental blackout for the next hours for each of these additional 1k/1 page.

since all art is subjective, my own perception of the quality of the writing would play a role in the effectiveness of any particular activation; the better i regard my output, the better enhanced my mental faculties and focus. in theory, i can fulfill the allotted wordcount by copypasting the word "ass" 30 thousand times in a row, the hatsu would still activate, but it would be super weak and ineffective.

it would be called The Poor Author's Pudding.

the vow, of course, is that if i dont meet this wordcount each month, under these conditions and with these limitations, i will die.

#i used to sit for hours making up nen abilities in my head #but theres no point fashioning some complicated ability that wouldnt naturally arise from preexisting desires and needs #and deep existential fears #im fine with a life of poverty and obscurity (hence the name after the eliza acton recipe) #(and shes a now forgotten poet who couldnt just be a poet) #im not fine with a life where im not a writer #the thought that death would be preferable is the perfect fertile ground for a strong hatsu #j