#13 word story

[homestuckconfession]

the concept of the slur replacement project feels a bit like historical revisionism? especially considering how much i see people recommend it as the recommended way of reading homestuck. it's sanitizing down the more unpalatable bits of homestuck to make it seem more friendly and wholesome (which seems incredibly common among homestuck fans in general, especially among those who like to pretend the epilogues never happened, which is a whole other discussion i won't get into rn), and that just feels weird. not to mention the execution of it is very poor in general. the "future arachnids grip" joke is funny actually, and the change they made to make it "later arachnids grip" not only makes it a weaker joke (as it was initially a play on how the concept of gayness isn't really a thing to trolls), but also introduces an inconsistency in the writing, as it only does this change for vriska, drawing more attention to it. there's also a fucking... random bit where iirc for one line they replace a mention of bill cosby with... gnomeo and juliet? i think? which is not only a baffling decision that they don't, but is technically introducing an anachronism because that movie didn't come out until 2011. the writing they used to replace things in general just doesn't feel very homestuck-y, and it always feels clunky and awkward.

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#homestuck #homestuck confession #you're right and you should say it #I like the fish puns they use to replace the slurs meenah says bc they're good puns but like #the characters gradually saying slurs less is part of their character development and removing the slurs therefore changes the characters #and late in the comic only a few characters still say them and it's part of their characterization #it's meant to tell you something about them specifically #censoring that meenah and cronus and caliborn still say slurs therefore deletes a major part of the story #was the use of slurs in the first place a good choice? maybe not #but they are ultimately just words that offend some people #I personally am not offended by fag because I am one #and hussie MADE IT PART OF THE STORY one he realized it wasn't really okay #which was a great choice honestly #he did that kind of thing a lot #removing it is like changing the beforans to all be 13 to remove the meenvris ickyness #which similarly originated as a mistake that was later worked into the story #mod commentary

[rollercoasterwords]

in other news. wfrau has hit 100k words in my word doc...let's all clap & cheer together....

#remember when i estimated this fic would be 100k words. well i was just being silly back then.... #it keeps getting longer the story arc that was supposed 2 be done by ch 13 is now stretching into ch 15.... #god knows how long the next arc will take i'll have even less of a guideline 2 follow 4 that one...will need 2 sit down & actually. #figure out how 2 make the plot make sense....god help us all this thing has been held 2gether w spit & glue so far... #wfrau

[ssaalexblake]

dw is a mid kid's sci-fi tv show and it's quality level has been mostly entirely consistent (mid, basically, with the occasional very good episode to balance out with crimes against humanity it sometimes produces) the whole reboot, and anybody acting like the Only thing going into peoples opinions of the characters are writing preferences are either Deeply naive or are trying to hide something they know people will not take kindly to.

#dw shit #but look. If you seriously think the one Single doctor without depth is 13 then that is a You having a woman issue. it just is. #there's lots of it #there's thousands upon thousands of words of meta about her and her characters online #as there is for Every Other Doctor #because they All have depth #if you fail to see it the one time you're Not presented with a dude that's not my problem #nor am i gonna hold any hands #i'm not trying to convince you of anything i'm not your mother #but sometimes a duck is just a duck and I will call it a duck #this isn't about Liking the story it's about having a brain not cooked in misogyny to even See it #to start with (you failed the challenge) #kinda hoping the large number of people living up rtd's ass will save gatwa from some of this treatment but i'm not holding my breath #'but I personally would never!' okay but... what about all your buddies??? what about everybody else?? if you're distancing yourself from #Those Bad People you are admitting they exist and there was no point getting pissed at me for pointing out they exist #the lady (gender neutral) doth protest too much #look i don't like Rose much (the og) but you can Bet i've seen some Questionable takes on why she's bad and i'll call them that #the classism and the sexism and the noxious fumes #you can just. Admit that. Even about characters you dislike lol pls

[da-birb-writes-sometimes]

Soul Match AU Masterlist

The Soul Match AU is basically my version of soulmate AUs. All of these works can be read as familial, platonic, or romantic; you are the decider of your own fate (also I started this series during Pride Month, so yee). All works are gender neutral with you/they/them used for the reader's pronouns.

The added thoughts portions are just my own reblogs with memes explaining my thought process, and in some cases, photo references.

As a note, do not put my work into AI. If you want to see more content, from myself or other creators, read through their old content, like AND reblog, and ask (if they are accepting asks).

The Song We Are Drawn Towards

"A song rests in the heart, calling out to the one who completes the harmony. Their match pulls at them, as the moon does the tide."

Azul Ashengrotto (includes prologue) & Added Thoughts

Jade Leech & Added Thoughts

Floyd Leech & Added Thoughts

Though the Path May Be Long, I Shall Find You

"A path lies ahead, some are more treacherous than others. At the end of the winding, coloured footsteps is where they can rest; a bird directing them forward, made out of precious stone."

Leona Kingscholar (includes prologue) & Added Thoughts

Ruggie Bucchi & Added Thoughts

Jack Howl & Added Thoughts

Through the Labyrinth the Thread Guides

"Strings tie together fates. Strings build fates. But should the thread unravel, will your fate follow?"

Idia Shroud & Added Thoughts

Of Truths and Dreams

"Dreams can tell a lot about a person. Their wants, their fears. But sometimes they can tell you the truth, and sometimes it isn't pretty."

Lilia Vanrouge (includes prologue) & Added Thoughts

Sebek Zigvolt & Added Thoughts

Malleus Draconia & Added Thoughts

Side Note; I have not decided if I'm going to include other characters at the moment. In the future there is a possibility of some characters being included, but there is no guarantee. Really depends on engagement.

Link to main masterlist~

#soul match masterlist #soul match au #me; oh this isn't THAT much content- *sees 10 stories that are all 5 K words long plus four that have an added 500 words for the prologue* #what the hell am i on? #started; june 13 2023 #ended; august 18 2023

[rearranging-deck-chairs]

the thing with doctor who i think is that it gets better the more you know. maybe this is true of all writing but i only know doctor who so we'll focus on that. but i think it gets better the more you know this is why my fic is not very good. i dont know many things. i think if you have a background in like, just any field you can use you can make your doctor who stories more interesting. like linguistics maths physics and music are things that come to mind for me that i would like to know to make my doctor who stories more interesting but i think it can work with, like, almost anything. biology stuff also works well adds a lot. sociology stuff history. if you know how to sew really well or youve worked in meat factories. just, if you have deep knowledge about something this will enrich your doctor who stories (again, might be true for literally every writing)

but also things you can know that are just lived and not books. like i said with that post about different countries' doctor whos, every country would bring its own history and values and perspective to the stories. but also like for example the class stuff or the queer stuff you see with rtds stories like anything a writer Knows will make their stories more interesting

and thats why doctor who could literally be so good If They Diversified Their Fucking Staff. in every sense of the word. you need disabled people, trans people, racialised people, people with different religions but you need people who know other things than writing too! which i get is difficult because theyre mostly working in their fields and not writing but like there are writers who are not or have not only ever just been writers. or just get writers with some weird fucking hobbies!

even in the most basic way even if you keep your entire show white christian able-bodied man, if you have more of those you will have better stories. it will still suck! but like, less than if you only have 1 guy writing right? thats not a novel concept artists know this writers know this thats why they work together. and i get that making tv is very complex and theres a lot of interests and a lot of choices being made that arent even to do with the stories but i find it so frustrating to think about how good doctor who could be if they let other people in to put their knowledge and their perspective in the stories

#and not just in the writing but in Every Department Obviously #i just dotn know how television is made so i dont know. like. what those are #the secret good disabled trans decolonialist doctor who that lives in my head man #like you know that feeling when an artist like...........Gets a certain theme or smth #like Knows what to do with it bc they have a certain own experience or knowledge #like when an artist truly fucking knows what theyre doing #you know that feeling? when youre like this SAYS something abt the theme/trope/idea/whatevs #you know? #doctor who is so full of unused potential #i feel like we're spinning our wheels a little bit #and maybe others feel that too bc showrunners keep being like WE NEED NEW SHOCK BIG NEW #but like. youre not gonna get that with the same old perspectives! #for truly new good refreshing you need some new good refreshing people on the mic #anyway. just. frustrates me #10 to the master but it's me to doctor who the show: you could be so much more! #like 13 and 15 are fun right? with the idk new outfit and the rwandan proverb on the sonic. fucks. but #to use rtds own words. ridiculous craven feeble gesture also a little bit. i want like. substantially good stories #i want to feel like the writer knows what theyre talking about you know? #you know that feeling #anyway #you get what im saying #the secret good doctor who that lives in my head man #except. it doesnt live in my head. bc it lives in many otherp eoples head. by definition #but sometimes i read like fic by friends who fucking Know things and im like damn #damn!!!!! doctor who could be so much better!!!!!! #i also think when youre a writer whos only a writer theres the risk of chasing your own tail a bit #in that th elonger youre a writer the more you only start writing about writing bc thats what you Know #i think thats a risk #also not a novel concept pretty sure professional writers are aware of that one gfhkjghgjg theyre not stupid

[nebuvoid]

for a couple moments while rewatching 9 i was questioning. is 9 still my favourite ff? theres some aspects that didnt age well or felt incomplete. but when you follow the whole story, see these cute and silly characters suffer and see where certain things are heading, and then you watch the ending sequence with the heart killing combo of vivis letter, zidane and garnets reunion and memories of life, it all feels worth it. no other ff hits me with such raw real feeling as 9 does, not from the ones ive played so far anyway. sure you have the very real environmentalism and grief in 7, and the rebellion against politicized religion in 10, both very real world themes too. but death is the realest thing of it all isnt it. i know it sounds super cheesy but even im capable of being heartfelt sometimes. and that, coupled with the charm and bittersweetness this game exudes, is why 9 is my favourite ff

#ff talk #ffix talk #ffix #for ref i played/watched 7 9 10 12 13 15 #12s theme was...uh... starwars is cool #13 was about found family and rather dying fighting than bowing down #both neat as stories but nothing that rocks your world #15 was about being a martyr for the greater good and your loved ones just letting it happen :) unless you do the dlcs #where was i i lost myself in my hatred for 15 for a moment again #anyway yes 9 definitely still holds up muah muah #this one doesnt get proper capitalisation because i didnt put as much effort into the wording

[ninasdrafts]

Hearing your brilliant laughter was enough to steal the air from my chest.

13 words / n.j.

#13 words #words #writing #quote #excerpt from a book I'll never write #short story #six word story #quotes #love quote #writing community #writers on tumblr #poetry #spilled ink #wnq writers #spilled poetry

[wayward-wren]

Classic Who explores ideas, New Who explores morals

classic who is like 'i see this trend, lets explore what might happen if that trend continues and let the audience figure out what it's talking about and come to their own conclusions.'

new who is like 'this trend is BAD and i'm going to PREACH A SPEECH about why it's going to RUIN EVERYTHING' and it's so much more exhausting

#wren rambles #doctor who #this brought on by me watching orphan 55 #which had SUCH a fun concept #and then absolutely FACEPLANTED with the doctor moralizing at the end #like yes doctor who has ALWAYS explored topical and political issues #but never is there a definitive I Am Telling You This Is Right message #whereas now I just had to sit here and watch 13 preaching at me? #ughghg #explore the idea but don't shove it down my throat #classic who had an episode (Ice Warriors) exploring climate change as one aspect of the story #talking about how all the plants were removed and that messed with the atmosphere etc. #but that was just a SMALL PART of the whole episode and it was never outright condemned (it was made clear it was BAD and the root problems #but that was never the BIG ISSUE the Doctor Lectured His Companions about) (not that victoria or jamie could do anything lol) #plus this feeds into my issues with 13's run (which started during 12's somewhat but less so) #where the Doctor is painted as the Narratively Right one #where when she says something that's what the narrative wants you to BELIEVE #which coming from Two and Three's run is WILD #because Two is chaotic and murderous when he thinks he's right #and he's manipulative and deceptive at times #and Three is selfish and pouty and rude #and don't get me wrong Thirteen has her issues and I lvoe them #HOWEVER. she's pretty much always RIGHT she's the Word Of God when it comes to moral things #and this more than anything is my biggest issues with Modern Who #mostly 12 and 13's eras #so i hope we move out of that somewhat in the new era but i'm not super holding up hopes (especially after star beast) #maybe one day i'll write a proper full article about it but GOSH #i don't watch this show to be preached at. I watch it for a fun/tragic scifi romp and also to see interesting ideas explored #and reflect the climate of the world and how society influences media #explore the idea of climate change turning the world into a post apocalypse! that's such a fun idea and topical!

[mikeywayarchive]

Instagram story by mikeyway

[Mar 14, 2023]

#mikey way #gw #fi #rt #whole gang #jeremy frank lambert #big worm #ig #ig story #3/14/23 #mcr #live #return #2023 #mar 2023 #3/13/23 #2023 nz/aus/japan tour #brisbane #brisbane entertainment centre #famous last words #song: famous last words #vid #originals #flashing / #eye strain /

[vanosslirious]

SMii7y: *listening to music* It's either Halo, or a cult situation ritual is going on down here.

Fl0m: In the attic, yeah.

SMii7y: Ah, I don't like this, we in the attic too.

#smii7yplus - toy story is way different than I remember #time stamp: 13:05 #banana bus squad #bbs #smii7y's group #smii7y #fl0m #jericho | tucker #elilikesrice #g: hypercharge: unboxed (2017) #text #words

[st4rstudent]

Unfortunately, it has gone quite slow. This writing thing has HANDS!!! It's just a short one story since I haven't actually wrote anything in a whiiileeeee. i think its about maybe halfway done

#clemramble #clemask #sorry im putting your tags on blast #and by a while I mean a while. the last time i ever did something close to character related writing was um. #ok come close im whispering in your ear. the last time was when i was 12-13 doing character roleplay profiles on dA. ok lean away now. #its kind of just a “(character) goes out and does stuff” . which has been done over and over again . sorry guys. #its winn focused eheheh . but its coming off as mediocre or atleast it is in my mind #unlike art i cant seem to judge my writing that well. like in my art i know what i can improve on but all of my writings are just bad to me #school essays included on this #i might power through and atleast finish the draft soon. idk. i dont think writing is my strong point but its fun #i think the issue i have is that my ideas come from little snippets and so im building the story around this snippet in my mind instead of #a solid outline or idea. but hey we ball #anyways tldr is that its going slow but we're getting there #its around 1670 words as of now so yeah. somewhat short

[dreadfuldevotee]

i heard abt something gay in maze of doom so, of course I had to immediately pick it up to see it for myself

#i did actually finish combat magicks #cute isnt the word id use to describe that story half the characters die horrible painful deaths but it was fun #i understand why zombie huns and romans isnt good for family tv but it would have been fun #anyway i think this book is just a 13 and yaz adventure or no one has mentioned ryan or graham #which is entirely possible #maze of doom #doctor who #dw liveblog #char.txt

[the-kipsabian]

i will legitimately be thinking about this game for years to come

#i know ive missed at least a few pages and some tv clips. i'll have to look those up at some point #but just. the story. the ending. the new ending. the new story the new stuff acknowledging that this is a spiral im #i cant. there are no words to accurately describe how fucking brilliant this game is #just the story and characters themselves #but also all the batshit insane stuff in here. theres a 20 minute musical number AND a 20 minute short film inside this masterpiece #alongside everything else #im also really happy ng+ gave me more zane. i love him so much and him and his casual thirsting over darling?? PLEASE #just. the ending is perfect. 10/10 very content i feel happy yet asking some questions but ultimately no notes #cant wait for the dlc. i dont know when thats happening but very much actually looking forward to both of them. night springs especially #im just.. 13 years guys. still my game of the year 2023. a love letter to video games cinema and mixed media #please experience alan wake 2 its SO fucking worth it 💜 #i need to sleep now my head hurts and its way too late/early but. yeah. this definitely brought me the content feeling i needed today #alan wake #aw2 spoilers #i guess lol #night is an absolute mess on main

[cream-and-tea]

HEADS UP 7 UP

i was tagged by @flowerprose right when i was in the middle of writing this bit from chapter 13. providence! serendipity! i went a liiiiitle bit over the 7 lines but anyways *pallas voice* my fucking god these bitches gay. sucks for them. i hope they die.

Pallas peers over the statue's carved shoulder, eyes narrowing in on the two people in its shadow. Because Judge would never do something so frantic as pace Calliope is doing it for her and the contrasting energy (one sitting at the statues base, one standing and gesturing wildly) makes them look even more incongruous than usual. Judge, tall and dark and everwatching as the trees outside; and Calliope, something out of this world, as fragmentary as Judge is solid. Judges dark tweed coat covering her from neck to ankle, Calliope in silk and tulle, shoulders and arms and neck frighteningly bare. The white cloth renders his hair absurdly red and their eyes absurdly yellow. She looks like an unpopped zit. As Pallas watches he pauses with his arms mid-flail, then visibly slumps,  moving back towards Judge, who spreads her knees so Calliope can better stand between them. This, briefly, turns Pallas’s stomach, the sensation only made worse when Judge wraps a gentle hand around Calliopes wrist and brings his palm to her mouth.

i’ll tag @saltwaterbells @rydykg @albatris @andromedaexists @lychniscitrus @phantomnations and @retrogayyde (no pressure ofc!) as well as anyone else who wants to do it <3

#pallas is all like ‘ewww pda much?’ my fellow in christ you are literally spying on them #chapter 13 is one of my favourites out of the book bc it’s basically just pallas having a breakdown for 4000 words #it’s either that or the final chapter/epilogue #anyways casual intimacy is very sweet pallas is just weird about everything their headspace is absolutely FUCKED rn #pallas: wow i’m so repulsed by physical touch yknow who i’m gonna spy on… #creme does a tag #wip: ghost story #romance tw

[rpf-bat]

I officially have 60 works on AO3 now. 🥳

#although some of these drabbles are so short. idk if they ‘count’ #I’ve technically written 34 ‘stories’ this year but only 13 of those were over 1k words

[ninasdrafts]

There were never enough words to describe how your presence made me feel.

13 words / n.j.

#13 words #excerpt from a book I'll never write #warm up #spilled ink #writing #short story #lit #text #six word story #literature #writing community #writer #worndsquotes #spilled thoughts #love #insprational quotes #quote #love quote