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lavendersartistry · 2 months

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Once Upon a Starry Night

Space Riders AU - @onyxonline Eve Ewe, Bolt - @lavendersartistry

This is a wholesome fic for onyxonline's Space Riders AU! This is mainly centered on the ask I sent to Onyx about the Space Critters attending a ball/gala! Please check Onyx out, their work is super cool!

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE'RE GOING TO A GALA???"

Upon CraftyCorn's quick turn to DogDay, CatNap frowned at the sudden yell.

By what Bubba has said, their pen pal Eve had invited them all to the evening gala. A bit late for the invitation, as Bubba would put it. But it had seemed fair to have everyone come as a little reward for their recent successful missions.

"Princess Everiene has courtly spoken that we come to the gala as special guests. A very nice gesture of Her Majesty."

CraftyCorn nearly squealed at the news and ran off to prepare and to most likely make formal attire for everyone.

CatNap signed with a puzzled look.

'Do you think Z will come?'

DogDay shrugged and looked back at the set coordinates for Eve's planet.

"I don't know, being honest. He's never met Eve before and I think the gala would be a bit overwhelming."

Bubba nodded and leaned back in his seat, taking another sip of coffee.

"It's to have them meet at their own time. Maybe Z and Eve will get along well."

CatNap signed again.

'So DogDay is free from gossip for now. Oh well, there's always Bolt.'

"What do you mean by that?"

'I'll tell you when we get there.'

........

The gala felt like a fairytale. Elaborate gowns, fancy suits, divisions of the royal courts.

Bobby could nearly squeal at how glamorous the ordeal was, yet CraftyCorn had to calm herself before she actually squealed.

Hoppy and KickinChicken were busying themselves at the buffet tables, lightly fighting over the desserts while PickyPiggy snagged a few cookies in her pockets.

Bubba mingled with the other guests, mostly talking to a blue monarch butterfly lady.

That left DogDay and CatNap left to their own devices. However, they only observed from the drinking table as DogDay looked for Bolt.

"It's a bit past 11. Shouldn't they be announcing Eve coming?"

CatNap shrugged and leaned his head against his closed fist as he mindlessly floated. The captain, on the other hand, sighed and looked back to the dancing crowds, waiting patiently.

A quick lightning bolt strikes the garden path as Bolt approaches the drinking table while grumbling. Despite being so angry, he seemed quite handsome in his blue and gold suit.

Before the two critters could greet him, the wolf slammed his fists against the table.

"Damn that council..."

CatNap raised a eyebrow at him, quickly signing.

'Is Eve alright?'

Bolt sighed heavily and tried calming himself.

"No, she's not! That council, once again, projects onto her! And of course, I can't do much of the matter either."

DogDay patted his back in assurance, being a little upset himself.

As the two tried comforting their friend on the situation, the candle lights from the chandelier dimmed. The three watched as the music became softer and people by the end of stairs moved away.

Eve was guided down the stairs, the silver trim of her dress glittering from the hidden spotlight. Her expression remained calm despite the quick glances to Bolt.

CatNap looked towards Bolt and signed:

'Go to her.'

The wolf sighed softly and leaned back.

"I... I can't. Not when I already caused enough trouble for the both of us."

DogDay didn't believe his words, quickly nudging him.

"Sometimes you have to go against the rules. Go to her, Bolt."

The wolf looked at the both of them and let out another sigh before heading over as DogDay and CatNap watched.

"So how did you know Bolt had a long crush on Eve again?"

'I have my ways.'

[Added Bonus (for funsies!]

"I felt like a father figure."

"Watch me make it canon."

:3 you're welcome Onyx lol

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bigskydreaming · 4 years

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Also, can I just say how fucking hysterical I find the phrase “wait, you actually expect people to police their thoughts” to be, no matter how often it springs up, without fail, at times like this?

Why yes.

I actually DO expect people to police their thoughts.

Given, y’know, that its that thing we all do every single day, every single time we have a thought and follow up that thought by thinking to ourselves, hmmm. Should I act on this thought? Yay or nay.

What everyone seems to have so much trouble comprehending about the rape/incest/pedophilia fic content debate or whatever the fuck we’re calling it.....

Is that none of this is actually ABOUT peoples’ THOUGHTS or POLICING them.

Given that like, last I checked, none of us have spontaneously developed the power to read minds or invented a technology that literally shows what’s on the brain.

No, see.

Your thoughts are your own. Always have been, always will be.

Whatever they are, is entirely between you and yourself.

What you DO with those thoughts however, how you choose to MANIFEST those thoughts if you then proceed to move on to actualizing those thoughts in some form and making them exist in some way as a physical reality OUTSIDE your brain - where they would be between just you and yourself - versus outside your brain - where they would be between you and literally anyone else who shares the same space wherein you choose to set up this physical manifestation of your thoughts when literally PUTTING IT ON DISPLAY somewhere and ADVERTISING people come check it out and saying HERE YOU GO, HERE ARE MY THOUGHTS, COME BY AND TAKE A LOOK SEE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK -

THAT, my friends,

Is not a THOUGHT.

THAT.

Is an ACTION.

In fact, that is many, MANY actions, from the point of origin that is THINKING THE THOUGHT alllllll the way through putting the thought into words on the page, shaping the thoughts into a single cohesive narrative, perhaps editing the thoughts, proofreading the thoughts, debating hmmm, where should I put the thoughts now, where would be the best place to drive the most traffic to my thoughts once I’ve set them out in public for open viewing in whatever format or arrangement I decide best showcases the full majesty of them and most capably conveys the fullness of my Thought, that initial, singular idea that was the kernel from which this whole fic eventually sprang after I spent time and effort cultivating that thought and nourishing it and guiding its growth through however many stages until it reached the endpoint I considered to be it in its most complete and final version.....

Yeah.

That’s actually a whole damn fuckload of thinking you did there, between Point A and Point Z, and there’s a buuuuuunch of possible places and times in all of that where you could have added a couple additional thoughts about hey how do I feel about the fact that its almost a certainty that some people are really going to not like this Thought and not be glad that I shared it, and like, they actually have a legitimate reason for feeling that way, should I maybe consider before I get too much further in investing in THIS particular Thought, like, hey, counterpoint.....what if I put this one down and rummage around in the old noggin a little while longer to see if there’s anything ELSE in here I can invest my time and energy into instead, something that might actually be even BETTER than this thought, and a lot more widely acclaimed and better received, not just by the inherently limited audience I was originally envisioning, but potentially by a much wider audience of people potentially more interested in this later Thought than my iniitial Thought.....hmm, decisions, decisions....

Now, just for funsies, let’s compare and contrast THAT Thought from Inception to Completion.....

With the Thoughts it might engender in say, someone like me, a survivor who objects to the initial Thought on the grounds that it sensationalizes an ingrained experience of trauma for the entertainment of the masses, any of whom is likely to be someone I have and/or will interact with in the future, possibly even knowing they were recently entertained by a particular Thought like this, given that like, nobody really feels a need to be SHY about being fans of Thoughts like this....

Anyway. Let’s take a little look-see at how those reactionary thoughts from a sample case like me would look.

Me, obliviously having Thought the First: Oh. Here’s a Thought in Fic form. Should I read it?

Me, in grips of Thought the Second: Oh, fuck no. According to the tags, its “hey remember that one time the worst thing ever happened to you? D’ya? Do you remember it? Starting to come back to you in vivid detail if you’re just a liiiiittle bit too slow in clicking the fuck away while your brain slinks from “processing sensory input” to “decoding sensory input as actual thought I can express awareness around? LOL well guess what, fuck-o, this Thought-Fic is just like that time, only there’s a lot more people enjoying this particular scene than were present that one time with you, so its like.....that but MORE! Supply and demand, bitch, y’know what that means, look at how high the kudos count is there beneath the summary real quick before you go skedaddle....woo-eee, that’s a LOT of demand for a scene just like the one that kinda fucked you up for life, huh?

Me, in throes of Thought the Third: Ow.

Me, engaging Thought the Fourth: the Potential for Action: Say ‘ow’ out loud? Y/N.

Me, amid cynical laughter whilst having Thought the Fifth: lol when has that ever ended well for us, dumbass.

Me, sighing through the pain with Thought the Sixth: user hit ‘declines to vocalize ‘ow.’ Proceed to shutdown.

But sure.

Its the fic writers who are really being heavily policed by the Enemies of Free Expression.

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canadian-riddler · 5 years

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List of first-time writing mistakes

I made a list of these elsewhere and figured people here might find it useful.

• ⁠Info dumps. Not only are they tough for a reader to get through, but burying them under an avalanche of info almost guarantees they aren’t going to remember any of it. Your info has to be spaced out amongst the larger plot.

• ⁠Too much exposition. Similar to info dumps. If you have mass amounts of exposition, you’re not explaining the story VIA the story. You’re relying on your characters to point everything out. A little bit is fine, but if your fic moseys along and only gets to the point during monologues you’ve headed in the wrong direction.

• ⁠Thinking everything you come up with NEEDS to go into the fic. It doesn’t. If you’re adding a piece of info about a character or a place or an event, ask yourself: what is this a clue for in the future parts of this story? If it’s just for funsies, cut it. You can always use it on another story later. You can do it for funsies in the future when you know when to tell if you’re going overboard with extraneous detail.

• ⁠Pantsing. A LOT of people come up with an idea and they think they’re going to be able to do 100K off the top of their heads based on that idea. Most people don’t because it’s borderline impossible. You need a plan even if it’s just ‘Part A is this and Part B is this and Part C is this’.

• ⁠Lack of character arcs. Every single character (barring one-use characters) needs an arc. It doesn’t have to be huge but it does have to exist. This will help you work out what needs to happen in the fic because for character A to achieve X, Y, and Z, he needs to do things to get there that also circle back to the main plot.

• ⁠Depending on the ship to be the plot instead of actually having one. You can get away with this if the fic is short, but if you’re doing a longfic you need them to have goals, failures, problems INDEPENDENT of each other. Depending on relationship drama to keep the fic exciting is also indicative of weak writing.

• ⁠Lack of any true direction. There should be threads in your story one can follow straight through from beginning to end after the fic is finished. Beginners often start a lot of concepts and then drop them forever because they don’t know where to go with them. Keep yourself to a few options. You can do the big convoluted stuff after you’ve had a bit more practise.

• ⁠Lack of any foreshadowing whatsoever. A twist that nobody saw coming because there were no hints isn’t a twist. You don’t have to be super obvious that something means something, but you can’t go ‘Surprise! Here’s the amazing thing you never saw coming!’. Readers like a story way more when they can read it multiple times and pick out some new hint every single time.

• ⁠Little to no actual character voice. First time writers don’t know how to write as someone else, so most characters will end up sounding exactly like they do, sometimes with relevant cultural slang thrown in. You really need to think about character speech patterns and vocabulary to prevent all your characters from sounding like the same or very similar people.

• ⁠Every character always has a witty comeback. No, every character won’t always know how to sassily respond to every situation. Decide which ones are good at it and stick to them.

#so says indy #writing advice #writing angst

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boobiemom · 5 years

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Honestly it is sad to see how many Legendary Pokemon are kind of forgettable, purely because they don’t have any real impact to the game or movies/show.

After looking it up, Volcanion had its own damn movie where it was the majour antagonist, but apparently no one remembers it. If it wasn’t so awfully skimp for the event that gave it out, maybe it’d be a little more interesting? Like sure, okay, Deoxys was also an Event only Pokemon at one point, but between the weird rumours back when gen3 was new and the really neat and sweet movie Deoxys had when Pokemon was still very big in the public eye (Not saying it isn’t now, it’s just not nearly as explosive as it was back then), our favourite little space noodle is one of the most well known event legendaries, hell I’d say IS the most well known.

Hell, it got added to ORAS AS A POST GAME FINISHER BOSS!!!! WITH LEGIT THE COOLEST AND HYPEST INTRO I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR ANY LEGENDARY POKEMON EVER, since Rayquaza in Emerald, Ho-Oh in Heart Gold and Giratina in Platinum. AND!!!! It played so well off those old rumours of “Hey you can ride a rocket into space and catch Jirachi/Deoxys!” for R/S/E, I legit tear up a little every time I watch that cutscene it’s so good.

Volcanion, however, is a side thing with event only with literally ZERO impact on anything or anyone in game and no one even knew it existed until someone went data mining in XY for funsies. I feel bad for it honestly. It’s a legendary that would have gotten play in “Pokemon Z” if GameFreak still did that “combine the games for a cooler one” thing.

#Pokemon #rambling about bullshit #Like it is kinda sad because I feel like so many of those event pokemon could have been neat if they were treated like Darkrai was in gen4 #get an item to start a sequence in game that as neat fun #same with Arceus but Arceus never got released in the west that way iirc #at least not legitimately

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