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skelesnow · 2 years

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Tentatively reviving this blog :D Hello! This is an indie Sans RP blog :D

Rules and Muse pages are under read more (for mobile users)!

Rules;;

If you want me tag something, please tell me.There will be no graphic images and such on here. Only fanart of undertale and my art (with occasional aesthetic pictures such as space) will be reblogged time to time.

Please tell me if you are not comfortable with gore or any elements which we may rp. I don’t want to make you uncomfortable with headcanons and plots which contains gore or angst. //Also, I can’t rp some themes if my mood is down so please don’t rush me for replies.

Take all the time you need to reply! Really, real-life comes first so don’t stress out. I don’t care if it takes months for you to reply! I can wait!! (And I expect you to show me the same patience in return!)

I will not remind you to reply. Ever. However, I will not assume it’s dropped permanently so I will give it time to be picked up. (So feel comfortable and reply at your own pace!)

IC =/= OOC. What he says or does are his actions, not mine. Our opinions differ. I’m not my muse.

The sins of roleplaying are not acceptable. (Godmodding and all that stuff.)

I am cool with roleplaying nsfw themes (torture, gore..that stuff) It will be tagged with [insert here] tw and may be under read more.

I will not roleplay incest. I will not ship Sans with any character under 20.

Do not force sexual acts on my muse.

Tag me in your replies with my tracked tag ‘skelesnow’. It will make my life a lot easier.You can also mention me!

IM should stay out of character unless we talk about it. But I’m cool with IC IM. Just tell me first.

Icons and gifs I use are mine. Please do not use my icons, thank you.

I don’t mind how you format your reply! Everyone is unique in their own way so don’t worry about it.

Multi-verse. Every character have their own universe which is different from others if it’s not talked between muns or specified.

I accept asks from anyone but I will only roleplay with mutuals for now. (Also, please tell me if you are a side-blog and followed me from personal!) However, I can still be selective with which mutuals I will roleplay with. Also, I reserve the right to not answer a message or reply to a starter..

Submit will not be opened. Instead, tag me/mention in a separate post to show me things.

Hate will not be tolerated.

Regarding Sans and roleplayed related things;;

W.D Gaster was his father in this verse. However, this Sans knows fully timelines are different and that his Gaster is forever gone. Same with other characters. Nothing will be assumed, no worries.

Sans has high hp and level after defeating the human. This also means he can bring himself to hurt others more easily. Beware.

Reset/Save/Load functions does not work on his timeline. If you are a friend, he will warn you about it and keep an eyesocket out for ya.

About;;

Name: Sans Serif (He also uses Sans Roman. Never call him Sans Aster.)

Title: The Defeater of Seventh, given for murdering that brat the success of stopping the human.

Nicknames: Wishes (given by his best friend), Smol (given by mun, will not be used in interactions -probably- but on ooc posts referring to him), The Defeater (preferred nickname, most used by the monsters from his timeline), Champs.

Age: 21 (in his species’ years)

Sexual Orientation: ??? He has no idea

Height: Currently 3'9, however when his condition flares up, he is back at 2'3.

2'3. (was 4'6 before melting and in current verse, can recover up to 3'9 in main)

Species: Skeleton/ Monster

Family: Wing Ding Aster - father- unknown

Times New Roman - mother- deceased

Papyrus - brother- deceased

Skills/Talents:

*Uses blue magic in attacks and yellow magic if it’s a rare, personal business. Relies on Karma/Karmic Retribution, which is a poison like effect through his Perseverance.

*Uses green magic to an extent (only healing abilities).

*Can jump between timelines. (Mostly used to meet Frisk at their pacifist timeline)

*Can summon 30 blasters at once max.

*Science + Law Major.

*Can /shortcut/. Better when there is contact, otherwise it drains his magic reserve faster.

*Can see others’ stats.

*Can jump between past and near future during battle, cutting from one attack to other to confuse the enemy.

*Can cook well.

Jobs: The king’s right hand. Mentor of the new head of the royal guard. The judge.

History;; (TW: Needles, Murder, Experiments, Death)

Sans is a skeleton, living in the underground with his kind since humans banished monsters after winning the fight. In his timeline, he is the first son of two brilliant scientists: W. D Aster and T. N. Roman, having green defensive magic. He had lost his mother too early to have a clear memory of her. After they lost her, Aster took care of both him and his brother Papyrus but he was an idealist who refused to leave the work.. so the skelebros spent most of their childhood in lab. As the big brother, Sans had to make some sacrifices. He had to partake in some experiments and that’s where his power was born.

To make him powerful, his magic was altered; green magic splitted into blue and yellow but also splitting the original Sans into two entities: Justice and Patience. They were both Sans but different. Patience claimed the name Sans as Justice did not interfere until much later.

With his intelligence and natural talent, Sans soon was found more useful as a lab partner than a test subject. He joined Alphys and Aster in their researches. Like his mother, and now his father as royal scientist, there was an expectation that he would become the royal scientist in future.— Until Aster made the mistake of pulling Papyrus into his innocent experiments. Sans had attempted to kill Aster, Aster fell to core and thus the core accident happened. Sans burnt down the lab, with all his own projects inside, and gave up on the “royal” part of the science, took his brother with him and moved to the town far away from Hotland: Snowdin.

They were happy. Even Justice, with the new job he found in Royal Court. However, Justice’s existence was kept hidden from Papyrus. His young brother was a bundle of joy and he was enjoying their new life despite the unfortunate events that led up to that. Even when the Flowey’s terror reign began, he managed to hold himself together. He had only the snippets of that awful groundhog day. The only thing he knows for sure is that THAT TALKING FLOWER WILL BE SORRY WHEN SANS FINDS HIM.This continued until a being with stronger determination came and killed his brother. Sans could not stop them, could not save Papyrus from this fate he did not deserve. Even a bit.

At the judgement hall, with the determination pill he took recklessly and ready to fight until the end, he managed to hold on for a long time. But the defeat was inevitable and when he dodged an attack, being so mocking about it, he almost took the second one. This is the point where his story deviates from the no mercy run. He had been saved by a pacifist!Frisk who jumped to his timeline right in time, and he defeated the seventh human, for once and for all. He asked Frisk if they could reset their timeline and bring back everyone… It was not possible, Frisk had no power over any timeline that’s not theirs. And Sans tried to kill them, to force them to reset in a way. He did not succeed.

Sans became a hero for the monsters that day, and a symbol of peace with Frisk when they worked out their problems and become as close as siblings, almost. Monsters were respecting him and the kind even offered him a position he might desire. Sans..did not want it. He had lost many great friends, and his only family. He spread the dust of his dear brother on his favorite item, his racecar bed, and spent most of his days being in denial. Only times he spent outside was to help Frisk in some matters and Sans continued to use his magic excessively.. which led to his body melt..from the endless fight with the human, the pill and the sudden level-up, he could not maintain his form.

His body was looking no longer skeletall (one final pun before his life goes downfall) and he could not stabilize the melting alone. He asked help from Alphys, desperately trying not to become an amalgamate (which he learnt about after this incident and the possibility of becoming a being which will suffered forever still horrifies him). Thanks to Alphys’ help, he stopped losing more substance/magic.. yet the damage was done. His height, which was 4’ 8 before the incident, was lowered to 2’ 3. His hands were missing bones or looked nothing like a hand supposed to look most of the time. He was never solid, always melting be it unnoticeable or actually concerning. He managed not to get many questions about his condition from monsters, although curious or concerned glances were always a thing.

Sans is not okay. Both physically and mentally. His emotions are unstable despite his perfect acting and control over it when Frisk visits him. The seventh soul has not destroyed the barrier, due to time shenanigans concerning the time gap between Pacifist verse where Frisk is from and theirs. He often needs injection to stabilize his magic thus the melting, so he always has syringes around -hidden from anyone else-. He melts more when he is unstable emotion-wise or magic-wise and he may get shorter or less skeletal depending on the damage. Currently, there is no cure to his condition.. and Sans is making it worse on purpose as a punishment for failing his brother, by using his magic despite it is forbidden until he recovers //at least to some extent and it will take a few years to get to that point//.

[[This is the start of the main verse, The Defeater of The Seventh. The blog’s current verse and alternate verses are in Verses page.]]

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starrysupercell · 2 years

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Do u have any thoughts or headcanons about Byron x Barley? Love what you do!!

Whenever I get a compliment, my HP replenishes by 50, so thank you 💕💫

Anyway, the Townsfolk Triad (+ Belle) is my absolute favorite,, and although I do prefer them to be platonic, I can't lie and say I haven't thought of Barley/Byron, or even others~ :33

(This is sort of general, but the business owning is kinda of a nameless, undeveloped AU)

🐍💸🧪🍾🎩🐇

These two definitely encompass the "old friends" trope, even if they've known each other as long as Barley's also known Piper. (And Piper and Byron only knew each other not so long before that.) They're a very comfortable ship.

The point is, there's a mutual respect and trust towards the other. They would most definitely open up a (at least one) business together in a universe, after knowing each other for a while.

(omg, they were business owners.)

The fun part is while they have the same eye for profiteering and quality of their work, they can be at odds because their integrity is at significantly different levels.

Barley is more honest, trusting and all around good-natured. Byron is a trickier spirit and is more likely to use underhanded tactics to attract customers and put their competitors in a tough spot.

That's.. one glaring thing that they're really not so keen on the other. Barley's "naivety," and Byron's cutthroat business practices.

However, it's also what caught the other's eye in the first place! Byron's impressive stories and Barley's genuine sweetness.

Even now, Barley has to admit that Byron's tactics are effective, and even necessary at times! (Basically, Byron's the one who says "Excuse me! He asked for no pickles.")

And Byron's quite fond of Barley's gentle nature. He's a nice breath of fresh air when it comes to the 24/7 political warfare of socializing. When Byron's in a sour mood, Barley's gentle prodding of talking about what's irking him is nice. He feels listened to, and not just for gain.

I think it's also extremely funny that Byron has two snakes and Barley has three rabbits as pets.

They are both very skilled in the Art of the Word, so they are on equal ground. In fact, when Barley gets to the point of going along with one of Byron's careful schemes, they're unstoppable. Who would ever suspect the sweet bartender to be underhanded, after all?

Lastly, Barley and Byron's daughter would be Piper, and I think that's extremely cute. A pampered, sweet, little princess who can slay you with words and a gun. Very fitting 💕

However, just because they can get along, doesnt mean they always do. They still argue after all. Byron isn't an open book, and Barley is stubborn in his own ways of doing things.

Their conflict would be a "We like each other, but if our relationship doesn't work... what then of the business?" So they both are sort of stuck in who's going to make the first move. Time to work through that~

In the main canonverse however, she thinks they're very cute. She supports them, but she's still relentless with Byron and still sweet with Barley. Generally, nothing's changed, except now she sometimes catches Byron and Barley kiss/act sweeter toward each other by chance.

"But, oh, dear... was I always the third wheel? How... embarrasing." She says to nobody but herself as she's measuring out a cup of flour in her kitchen.

(She's their number one supporter.)

#Brawl Stars #Ask #Intoxication #Piper's destined to have gay dads lmao #What I mean is that in a couple of AUs Gale and Dyna-Mike are her parents #...And Keepers too! ha!

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chdarling · 2 years

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Hey, it’s essay anon again lol. Thanks for the safe space to share my thoughts and analyzations. Are you ready for analysis 2.0? So, the other thing that bugs me when James dates seriously is that I believe many of us love to read about a boy who really loves a girl, and we know from canon that James always made a fool of himself around Lily, and he started to develop romantic feelings for her before she recognized it herself. So, when James is written truly fancying someone else, even when we know it’s never in the same volume of his feelings for Lily, something about it just spoils slightly the grandeur of their love story. I came to read about such a special union and love story that contributed to save the wizarding world and everything about their love changed their world forever and had such an impact on HP universe, so if Jily comes together because it didn’t work out with someone else for a tiny reason but otherwise James or Lily would have continued to date other people and live happily ever after with them, instead of really being mad about each other, can’t live without each other even while dating someone else, it feels like ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ to me, and I’m saying it as a fellow American, but many fics are infested with our ‘Americanism’ and writers write fics like a regular high school drama and making Jily seem circumstantial and mundane other than destined and grand so they can insert ‘realism’ in their portrayals (again, another point out to TLAT in that matter that kind of tainted Jily for me). So my point is, I’m not entirely against pairing James with someone else, as long as I don’t have to read him treating Lily bad or fighting with her on his girlfriend’s account. From the snippets you’ve gave us, I feel rather ok about Jily dynamic while Flormes is rolling, because we see James telling Lily how long he wanted to kiss her after their first kiss, and how she still stirs snitches in his stomach even when he dates Florence, so I’m tending to believe (or still hoping) it will play out tastefully and not as angsty as other fics. However, it is your story (which I’m a total sucker for) and so far I’m enjoying it immensely. I also love how you incorporate actual MAGIC and deep politics in your plot, and not just focusing on the romantic drama all the time, how your marauders interactions are so witty and smart, and how British your story sounds (I actually thought you are English at first) and most of all, I love it that your James is not the Adonis he never was, but many tend to write. Is it only me that think that probably Sirius used to mock James in canon (or at least my headcanon) all the time how Lily is out if his league, and “you shouldn’t marry someone way hotter than you” nonsense lmao? Anyway, this and my previous ask are the main reasons for anti-JamesXoc sentiments at least for me. Cheers queen, despite our strong feelings and protests, I wish to thank you for your kindness and patience while answering so politely and being lovely to all of us. keep blowing our minds away. and if you’ll excuse me, I have an actual ‘essay’ to write in tort law.

Hi love, sorry it took me so long to respond to this! I I can see where you’re coming from! I guess I feel a little differently in that I quite like when both James and Lily date other people because I’d rather see two people have different options but continuously choose each other, despite the challenges and obstacles in their way, despite the fact that it might be easier or more comfortable to go a different way. I think that’s what’s most romantic to me, rather than being fated per se: watching James and Lily discover, through various experiences and obstacles, that there is no one they’d rather be with, and then choosing to fight for that. 🥰

I don’t think it is a big spoiler to say that James will never treat Lily badly on Florence’s behalf. That’s definitely not the dynamic here. ❤️❤️

Thanks so much for the thoughtful message! This is such an interesting, meaty topic to dive into.

#ch answers #TLE2 #TLE2 spoilers

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ao3commentoftheday · 4 years

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What are the ethics of writing fanfic in the Harry Potter universe now that JKR is a Terf? I'm certainly not trying to perpetuate any of that bigotry in my work, but anything that promotes or builds the fandom feels a bit iffy right now, maybe worth reconsidering. Would now would be a good time to use the medium of fanfic to actively fight back against bigotry, or is it better to let the whole HP obsession die down?

I’ve been thinking a lot about this ask, and I think the answer is very personal to every individual fan and fan author. All of us are going to have our own way of moving forward -or not- and dealing with the reality of JKR’s beliefs.

I’ve enjoyed a lot of Harry Potter fanfic in my life. I’ve read Harry Potter AUs, shipped Harry Potter ships. I’ve stayed up all night reading just one more chapter of my favourite Harry Potter fics.

That enjoyment I had in fan-created works doesn’t go away just because I can no longer respect the author of the original series. Neither does my enjoyment of the canon books themselves. I did genuinely enjoy the books and my own little observation of the fandom (I didn’t write or create in it much at all). I can’t regret that enjoyment. I can’t allow myself to feel guilty for past happiness because of what I’ve learned since then.

And I also don’t want fans to delete their old works. I don’t want all of that art to disappear from the world, while the books it was based on survive. Harry Potter was and still is a lot more than JK Rowling ever put down on paper. That world and those characters grew bigger in our imaginations than it ever could have on its own. Together they launched a thousand dreams and more than a few careers in the arts, and again I can’t wish any of that away.

I don’t want to punish the fandom for the sins of the creator. I don’t want my fellow fans to pay the price of being left without a voice, without a choice in how that world is portrayed.

Personally, I’m not going to give JK Rowling another dime of my money. I won’t watch the movies. I won’t buy the merch. I won’t gift the licensed toys to my nieces and nephews. I’m not going to give her any more of my time, either. No more reading her tweets. No reading her hateful essays and rhetoric. No wondering what she might think about one headcanon or another. She’s had enough of my time, attention, and money already and I’ve decided she doesn’t deserve any more of it.

But I’ll support my fellow fans. They’re the ones who have done the work of pulling her world apart and putting it back together better. And that work can continue if they want it to.

They can keep doing it, even if they aren’t working hard to fight the bigotry and antisemitism and other problematic things in the books. Because the world is hard and sometimes we need the comfort of things we loved before we knew they were wrong. We need the hope of a boy wizard and his friends fighting against evil.

Even when that evil is the woman who wrote him.

While this is how *I* feel, I know that others will disagree. And that’s good. There’s no one way to react. This isn’t a simple yes or no proposition. It’s a complex pool of emotions warring inside of us, and all we can do is what works best for us today. I might change my mind in the future, but right now this is where I’m at. What about the rest of you?

#asks and answers #thought about this one for at least a week #and I still can't get all of my thoughts nicely coherent #but I tried?#purpleprincesseater

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yesperfahey · 4 years

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i would like to start by cutting to the chase: to all the members of any minority group i might have offended, especially people of colour, i am deeply and genuinely apologetic. as a person of colour, looking back, i definitely see the issue with what happened, and if i could take it back, i would. since i can’t, an apology shall have to suffice for the time being alongside the assurance that in the future, my actions will be better planned and better thought out.

it was not mine (or tessa’s) intention to hurt anybody. we understand why the hurt occurred, and once again, apologise for it, but the blog was never created with malicious, supremacist or derogatory intentions. it was created as a platform to reclaim and redeem the ‘pureblood’ group in hp. read: this is not me trying to explain away anything, or justifying my actions. they are still condemnable, and i take accountability for them. it is simply me trying to say that though the action wasn’t well thought out, we didn’t intend to cause any harm to any community.

i am certain hp fans know, that in most cases, the hp fanbase is vast and varied. there are headcanons for every character, fics written for every trope with every pairing, fanart created for almost all imaginable scenarios. the hp fanbase is impressive in that it takes characters whose names were but a passing mention in a comment and fleshes them out, gives them personalities, makes them beloved by the entire fandom. this creative liberty has been taken by almost every single hp fandom content creator or reader, and it is one of my absolute favourite parts of fandom.

for us, it was something similar. while we are aware that jkr represented the white supremacist groups through the pureblood ideology, we wanted to make the characters within the group more multidimensional than a troupe of slytherins brainwashed into following tom riddle’s ideology. we created mottos for every member family and we came up with houses to represent them better. read: this is still not me justifying anything, simply explaining. our plan for the blog was not to reblog a lot of posts and create a platform glorifying pureblood ideology, but to show that fandom has given these characters more dimensions through ocs, through hcs, through fanart and through imagination.

looking back, that is not a good enough reason to call it the sacred-28. the sacred 28 is in itself an ideology perpetuating a racist metaphor. it was worse taste perhaps to use toujours pur as a description. it wasn’t a well thought out decision, simply one made for the aesthetics, and for that we are sorry. it was also in incredible bad taste to have not taken the political climate into consideration, a political climate which both tessa and i are passionate about. i think that since we separate fandom from reality to a great extent, the reality of real world politics did not translate into the fandom universe within our heads. this was another unplanned decision for which we take accountability. there is no excuse, it was our fault.

there have been a lot of assumptions:

that we did this for followers. we did not. we did it because there are certain characters we are extremely passionate about, and we wanted an umbrella tag to fit them that would be unique to us and settled on this. again, it was not well thought out enough, and whether we ignored the implications subconsciously or didn’t register them is beyond my understanding. this blog was not created to say bellatrix lestrange’s pureblood mania was ideal, it was for tessa to share her love for narcissa malfoy to a wider audience, for me to develop upon sirius, for many other projects. it was to promote ocs created by our friends. it was to support lesser known blogs. the point that we missed was that we could have done all those things without delivering a message that was violent towards poc and other minority communities.

that we are white supremacists. we definitely aren’t. i am a person of colour from a previously colonised nation (which does make my ignorance on the subject of this matter doubly terrible) and my cultural identity is extremely important to me. i do not want to speak for tessa, but from what i know of her, she is far from bigoted or exclusionary.

that the only reason we took the blog down was because enough people complained. to an extent, this is true. if it had been an errant anon message, we might have passed over it. every tumblr blog has at some point received anon hate, and we might have passed it off as the same thing. i reevaluated my stance on a lot of things because some people reached out with resources, others made valid points, and because i was being deemed ‘unsafe’ for a fandom which has been my safest space. that is not something i want for anyone in this fandom: to feel unsafe, least of all because of something i have done. i encourage you to reach out in the future to people with resources, with messages which are assertive and well structured. it worked on me, and i have faith that it will work on other misguided individuals too. note: i did not write this to mean that my opinions are still the same as they were before. i meant to say that the outcry against my actions helped me see the error of them because it caused me critically reevaluate my stand on things.

that we are issuing apologies and reaching out to people because we want everything to die down and calm down and go away. that is not it. i understood where my mistake lies and i wanted to gain perspective, which is why i reached out to some people to say that i have understood and that i will try to do better. in those messages i did not apologise as i did not want my apology to be issued in two words on another person’s blog.

that we did not delete the blog because we want to come back with the same theme once more. again, not it at all. once we realised we had misstepped severely, we realised that there are definitely some very valid points in the arguments presented to us which we had failed to account for. i did not delete the blog because we put in an insane amount of work into coming up with certain aspects of it (not ideological aspects, aesthetic aspects) and i did not want all of that to disappear. if we do bring the blog back, it will not come back with the url sacred-28, the description ‘toujours pur’ or a theme so hurtful to so many. what i meant in my previous posts/dms/asks when saying the blog is ‘down for now’ is that this is probably not the end of the journey for tessa and i working as co-creators. i did not mean that it is down for now and when the political scenario improves we’ll put it back up. i meant that sacred-28 as most of you saw it, is down permanently, and the blog itself might go back up, but not as what it was– not with the same ideology or theme.

as a person of colour, i am deeply, deeply remorseful. we did not think, we acted with our excitement instead of our brains. there is no excuse, and i am not looking for one. i do take full accountability for what happened and my role in it. to the people i have hurt: i am deeply regretful.

once again, i apologise. i have actually learned and grown from this experience and i hope i do not ever repeat any aspect of this in any capacity. thank you for helping me grow,

geets.

#response #geets talks #text #apology #racism*

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munjade · 5 years

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do not reblog

finally making the post for mobile. let me know if the cut doesn’t work

Rules--

Before we interact you must…

have a properly displayed muse

have easily accessible posted information regarding your muse in a section or page

have easily accessible posted rules / guidelines in a section or page

for AU’s, you must have posted information regarding your muse within the fandom universe in its own section or page

make sure I am following you

cut threads

I Won’t

roleplay sex, generally. there may be a few exceptions, but keep the standard that i probably won’t. sexual content, perhaps, if all muns involved are over 18.

tolerate any sexual advances toward myself ooc

roleplay inserts

always follow back, nor will I follow personals

tolerate pressuring, be it to rp in general or consistent pestering to answer threads

answer everything in my inbox. It’s not often I ignore asks, but I won’t answer something if it violates my rules. If I have difficulty answering something, I will privately message senders or make public inquires about anonymous messages.

Please Don’t:

reblog meme asks. I don’t mind this so much, but it keeps things cleaner when they’re moved to a new post.

reblog inbox answers for non starter memes. examples would be mun opinions and the like but extend to headcanons and other writing. violators will be asked to delete the post and may be blocked.

reblog threads you are not a part of. warnings will be given to violating rp blogs, but personals will be instantly blocked.

reblog personal posts, especial images of myself. violators will be instantly blocked.

I am open to

multiple threads

duplicates of other muses (i do not rp duplicates of my own muse, but I usually have other muses in the fandom which I will be more than happy to interact with there, no twins etc)

shipping, though I will be highly selective, possibly exclusive. I will not instant ship, but I don’t mind developing our muses’ relationship privately over DMs.

mutli verse and/or polyshipping as befits all the muses and muns involved

rping toxic relationships of any sort

angst and/or triggering threads, though I would prefer to discuss the thread and tagging beforehand

crack threads

select AUs

ask/tagged initiated threads/starters but I ask for some warning if they are not from a meme or other prompt

responses of any length, so long as it is enough to reasonably work with for the pace of our thread

group threads

generally questionable plots. regardless of whether or not I approve of such practices ooc isn’t usually relevant. this is fictional, exploration of an idea– not a real-world execution of that idea. Feel free to DM for details.

Please Also Note:

I do not require length to be matched and may not always match partner’s length. I will respond as much as I feel I am able to or that I feel is necessary.

If my response is inadequate, difficult to respond to, or otherwise distasteful, FEEL FREE to ask me to redo my response.

Understand that my selectivity will depend on my comfort level and that I am not obligated to explain myself.

I tag all my threads as “thread”

I tag my partner’s url

if partner’s url changes, I will tag both old and new urls for the first response then only the new url going forward.

I generally tag triggers as “trigger tw”. same with general cw’s. i’m not the best with tagging, so let me know if I should watch for stuff in particular

my activity is generally a joke, but I’m constantly lurking, so feel free to drop a message

I am incredibly anxious. It doesn’t matter if we have late night conversations for like a month straight i will still be afraid to talk to you every. single. time. so always feel free to come whack me on the head or smth

while I can be very laid back / crack-ish, I do prefer to explore darker themes and my thread responses are much more serious than I come off as.

Blacklisted / Ask to Tag:

nsfw (for general safe scrolling)

“little space” related

“daddy,” “mommy,” etc

a/o/b related

pregnancy related

vivid depiction of sensory / memory alteration (particularly in images, but not excluded to)

unreality (also especially, but not limited to, images)

Of course I can’t require people tag these, but I will most likely not follow you if your post these regularly and do not have some warning which will be picked up by blacklist applications.

In regards to the sensory alteration, I mean things like seeing/hearing/etc things that aren’t there, mis-remembering or outright tampering with memory, etc. It’s kind of situation to situation on what gets me, but when it does it tends to hit me pretty hard. If you have any questions about it, fire away! [ example text post ]

On unreality, this somewhat relates to the above, I use this as a catch all phrase for images, vivid descriptions, and most especially videos/gifs of things that basically don’t behave or seem to behave as they should. Sometimes, I’ve seen these things tagged as “trippy” and the like, but they those posts tend to be too…idk how to put it. Extra? What tends to get me is when things are going fairly linear and then suddenly go for a loop. That’s not the greatest description, but here’s a few posts that have triggered me the worst that I’ve slowly gotten used to. There are also things which should seem fine or normal but aren’t. If anyone has a better description for this, by all means let me know! example posts [ one ] / [ two ] / [ three ] + a weird image that also gets me for some reason. hmvent is actually a blog I use to store things that trigger me so I can slowly get used to them or try and figure out what it is / why these things get to me.

ABOUT MUN

basics

Name: Jade/Cova Age: 19 Birthday: April 1st (no joke) Height: 4ft 8in Residence: California Timezone: GMT -8

identity

Pronouns: he/him (rarely, she/her) Gender: genderfluid Romantic Attraction: panromantic, polyamorous Sexual Attraction: fraysexual, aegosexuality Ethnicity: Filipino-Italian

personality

MBTI: ENTP Horoscope: Aries Sun, Capricorn Moon, Scorpio Rising Alignment: Chaotic Neutral HP Houses: Slytherin Ennegram: 3w4 Force Alignment: Sith

A few other things to note;

I have very little time to access a desktop but can access most things through the tumblr app, mobile site or mobile version of the desktop site.

I am, at any given time, at least working 1 full time job and 1 part time job but I have gone up to as many as 2 full time, 2 part time and one as-needed jobs at once. That being said, my responses / activity may be slow.

on my main fandom blogs, I tend to make a lot of original shitposts / ooc posts.

I am usually quite willing to give out my PM apps and such (Discord, LINE, SnapChat, etc) but do not roleplay on them.

#blog info #mobile rules

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lenalvthor · 5 years

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hi so first of all i wanted to tell you and your co-author that i'm absolutely in love with your lot hs au like i've read it twice and read every head canon about it i’m so here for this universe! secondly, i wanted to ask how you guys co-write things, like do you do a google doc and does one of you do the plot and the other the details or do you both just add in paragraphs, I AM SO INTRIGUED. i’ve never read another long fic with two authors but it seems to really work for this fic so kudos :)

hey! first of all WE LOVE YOU

thank you for reading it askjdga and it means so much that you’re invested in all the headcanons too! there’s so much we have mapped up for this universe so like. heaps of content to be shared for a long time 😁😌

secondly; yup we use google docs! we live on other sides of the world which makes lining up time to talk / plan shit kind of hard bc one of us is either just waking up or about to go to bed 🤦🏽‍♀️ but we’ve like, planned out all of the big things that happen in the fic through headcanons (that’s why it took a whole 2ish months between us posting the first one shot and posting ch 1 of this fic) and we mapped out a timeline of events from august-may before we even started writing and we then broke up those events into what fits into each chapter. from there, whenever either of us gets a chance, we just write whatever scene we kinda feel like from that chapter and even if we get stuck or don’t finish it, we just let the other person know we’ve written something and it gets finished by one of us in the end! at the end of the chapter, one of us goes over the whole chapter and briefly edits it so it sounds like one voice! it helps that we had quite similar writing styles to start with and they’ve gotten more and more alike over the course of writing this fic too haha 😎 we also spent way too much time writing scenes from MONTHS in the future that then ended up being super useful when we came to writing those chapters bc we realised we’d already kinda written them! we had ~4-5 buffer chapters lined up for about 5ish months but full disclosure, we’ve lost those buffer chapters now lmao 😅 but even then, we were writing a chapter a week and we’re still doing that now, it’s just that we’re now writing the same chapter we’re posting!

neither of us have ever written smth like this by ourselves, let alone co-authored something of this size and detail and honestly, it’s been a super cool learning experience for us both. i don’t think either of us would’ve gotten this far with the fic if we’d been writing it alone, and like, biggest perk, we both got a new best friend out of it too (cos like. seriously guys, if you weren’t aware, it’s literally impossible to write a 250k fic with someone and not become best friends w them. like. hp golden trio fighting a seven foot mountain troll together & then not becoming friends impossible 🤷🏽‍♀️)

but yeah, that’s our process heh in case anyone is curious 😁

#you make me smile #lot hs au

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ilverhoney · 5 years

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DO EM ALL! DO EM ALL!

♦: Relationship with your Muse.

I love her to bits and she thinks I’m a lazy ass who needs to actually do replies more often so storylines move along…. at least I would be thinking that with how slow I get. I do adore her, I knew I wanted to write her back when the first movie came out but I was always so shy about trying the fandom. I have a bad bit of history with HP fandom from the myspace days so it almost put me off but I decided to do this when the last movie came out. On the other side, my muse is also very selective and doesn’t always play ball when I do decide to tackle all of my drafts, she mostly wants to play in the ones she considers the most fun at the time.

♠: What’s one thing you dislike about your Muse?

I don’t always like the fact that she lacks the sense of boundaries with other people. She can hear thoughts and mostly knows that she SHOULDN’T always listen but she is almost incapable of ignoring them. Something makes her talk about them or ask questions …which isn’t great as most wouldn’t want their hidden thoughts discussed but it’s the kind of person she is. And when I say I don’t always like it …. I don’t really hate it or anything, it’s just one thing I can think of as there is very little I dislike.

♣: Any headcanons about your muse?

For the longest time, Queenie would try her hardest to see any of Tinas thoughts about their parents. There isn’t a huge age gap between the two of them but she knows that Tina remembers more and seeing them was always a comfort to her.

Queenie has always found it very easy to latch on to another person.In the more recent years (and when it involves someone she find attractive) it can be of the romantic sense but mostly it’s that need for more connections … a familial need. Something she doesn’t always find with Tina as she isn’t always around – not that Queenie holds anything against her, she just misses having someone.

♥: One thing you love about your Muse.

This is hard, I don’t know why I posted this meme now !! I love everything but most of all, I love that she follows her heart before anything else. She makes mistakes because of it and could end up severely hurt from it but … at the end of the day, her compassion towards the World is something you can’t take away from her and that is definitely one of the things I love the most.

☾: Favorite moment from your Muse’s canon, and why. (If your Muse is an OC, then favorite aspect of their story.)

I would have to say the moment she uses her genuine charm and wit to actually find a way in to get to her sister. Of course, Tina didn’t end up needing to be rescued from her impending death but Queenie managed to get them all out in the case. Perhaps she was playing on the bombshell trait but it worked and that is proof that Queenie is SMARTER than most think.

☄: What you think of your Muse.

I think that there is a lot of hate around for her which I can understand, especially with the charm she cast on Jacob but I also know that she was never doing anything in malice. She loves him and wanted to make things work … she’s just very naive into thinking that she can just control the situation and make it work. In my mind, she knew that Jacob loved her so she wasn’t pushing something that wasn’t already there … was it wrong? YES. Does she regret her actions? Of course but she also knew there was no other way to get him over there. As for the walking to Grindelwald … that is something I’m still figuring out as I write. I know that she feels it is the only way forward, she wanted Jacob to go with her but when he refused she felt even more inclined to just go. She feels regret over that, a lot of conflict too but that is something I’m working on while I work on plots and such. Obviously we will work that out when we see the next movie too.

♪: Favorite song.

I love so many songs but one of my favourites of all time has to be Wilson Philips Hold On …. idk, it’s cheesy but I also love Let me be your star from the TV show Smash. I love a lot of musical songs. Most of Wicked too.

✫: Why you began RPing.

I broke up with my long term boyfriend, moved back home and felt a little lost with what to do with myself. I’d always enjoyed writing for my own benefit but then I found roleplaying on myspace and I never looked back. It was so much fun, a little drama filled for my liking but mostly fun.

✽: Favorite season?

Spring. I am an EASTER baby. I was actually born on Easter Monday and I always love the weather when it is NICE outside but still a little breezy.

❂: The Mun’s birthday. (Month and date–no year!)

April 12th :)

☂: Favorite kind of weather.

Cold is my favourite kind of weather, like the crisp cold days but over here most of our winter days are rain … or it at least rains at some point. And not the fun storms where they dry out fast. It’s miserable.

✤: Favorite kind of food.

Chinese food, well pan Asian.

▲: The Mun’s Zodiac sign. (Any kind of Zodiac works!)

Aries.

●: If you could say just one thing to your Muse, what would it be?

You are strong and loved, never forget that.

☑: An OTP with your Muse in it (if you have any).

Totally @bornauror ‘s fault but my OTP with Queenie is Queeneus? Queenie/Theseus. I didn’t see that ship coming but I love it so much and feel so very lucky that they put up with all my plots.

☒: A NOTP with your Muse in it (if you have any).

Queenie / Tina … no no no. They are sisters but sometimes you need to make that obvious that you won’t ship it.

☁: Favorite part of RPing.

Meeting new people who love the same fandoms that I do, getting to geek out as much as I want to and not being judged over it. I mean, people in work know I’m a nerd because my desk has pop vinyls all over it …which they all call my TOYS but yeah. Roleplay is such a fun escape and helps me keep my creativity going.

✉: Any RPers the Mun admires.

I admire so many but here are a few that I can think of in my sleepy state — @letaunloved @bornauror @creaturempath @practicallyperfecttm @exscurus and okay I could be here all day so I’ll stop but know that I admire you all.

▶: A talent of the Mun’s (besides RPing, of course!)

I am lacking talent. Unless shopping is one? No, didn’t think so. I used to be able to draw … when my sister went away to university I used to draw her favourite TV characters and send them in letters. It was all pretty lame but she seemed to enjoy them enough to keep them … I also did a Vegeta birthday cake for my brother once which came out pretty good so that was an achievement. :)

MUN MEME ¬ Accepting ( some could have other answers?) ¬ @letaunloved

#letaunloved #✘|| memes answered ¬ oh I do love to play games!#✘|| out of magic ¬ the mun behind the hun #long post!

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crimsonrevolt · 6 years

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Congratulations Cassidy you’ve been accepted to Crimson Revolt as Orion Black!

↳ please refer to our character checklist

Seeing old members return is always a blessing! And I know that Orion’s been deeply missed, so we’re extremely happy to see him back and to be able to watch you explore him further! Especially in regards to everything that’s happened with the Death Eaters since you left, it’ll be interesting to watch Orion find his place in amongst them, or if he’ll still be able to. Welcome home Cassidy!

application beneath the cut

OUT OF CHARACTER

INTRODUCTION

Cassidy, 23, she/her, Pacific Timezone, United States

ACTIVITY

6/10. I’m not in school anymore which allows me more time to write, but I’m still working 40+ hours a week. I’ll be able to get on at least once a day for a couple of hours to write replies.

TRIGGERS

*removed for privacy

HOW DID YOU FIND US?

Originally, I found CRT through the ‘marauder era rp’ tag…I think…something of that variation.

WHAT HARRY POTTER CHARACTER DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH MOST?

Hermione was always someone I looked up to as a kid. I was 12ish years old around the time I first started reading the books and by then there were at least a couple movies out. I was awkward and nerdy and just didn’t quite fit in anywhere. I guess that made me feel like Hermione and I were kind of alike, but the best part was watching her grow up and thinking “if she can do it so can i”. It sounds so embarrassing when I type it out, but oh well.

ANYTHING ELSE?

Nope, besides I missed the hell out of you guys!!!!

IN CHARACTER

DESIRED CHARACTER

Orion Arcturus Black

FACE CLAIM

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

REASON FOR CHOSEN CHARACTER

When I first joined, I had a hard time choosing between two or three characters, but every time I went back to Orion. I had never seen him in an RP before and if I had I don’t remember. In Harry Potter RPs, I always played a decently well known character, someone who already has an extensive backstory that is canon. We only know the basics when it comes to Orion; what kind of father he was (a shit one), he was Slytherin, very loyal to Voldemort, he’s got an older sister, and he married his second cousin. It’s not easy creating an entire life for a character while still remaining true to them, the rp, and to the HP series, but I love the challenge.

I also love the freedom it gives me as a writer and, to be honest, I’ve never been good at writing/roleplaying what is considered a good character. I’ve always played the bad guy, in different ways, but they’ve always been “bad”. What really made me fall in love with Orion is not the man he is today, but the boy he was before and the one he will be in the future.There is so much more to him than what meets the eye and I just want to tell his story while being apart of it. Even now, as I’m reapplying, and going through the other open characters just because, Orion is the only one I want. He’s my baby, haha.

Description/additional information:

Orion is a man who has always known his place in the world, where he stands and where he will stand. One of those roles is following in his father’s footsteps and making the House of Black proud by carrying on the heavy legacy across his shoulders and, at his insistence, his alone. The other role of his is being the Dark Lord’s loyal attack dog; he will do whatever it takes to make sure his Master wins this war. Orion received the dark mark in his twenties (24 to be exact, is that too early for Voldemort’s timeline? Idk, anyways) and has proved his allegiance time and time again.

He was born in the dark, but has always struggled with living in it. Growing up, he was conflicted on who he wanted to be and who his family expected him to be. He so desperately wanted to run away from all of the expectations and responsibilities of being Orion Black, but was too afraid to ever do it. So he disobeyed his parents in his own little secretive ways; stealing that third years leather jacket, dating a half-blooded Ravenclaw, becoming friends with kids his parents would’ve never allowed if they knew. Hogwarts was his home away from home, where he could be himself if only a little. After graduating, Orion made the decision to forget whatever silly dreams he may of had (he can’t remember them now) and followed in his father’s footsteps. After all, we all have to grow up sometime. He got a job at the Ministry, married Walburga, and started a family.

By now, Orion is a seasoned killer and struggles with keeping his demons at bay. Sleep eludes him and his paranoia only gets worse as the days go by. All he has ever known is this fight and he can’t imagine what life would be like after the war, nor can he imagine what the world may look like once it ends. After his time as an Aversio prisoner, Orion is trying to picture what Voldemort’s vision will mean for their world after the war and he is having a harder and harder time accepting it, though he has yet to realize this is what he is feeling.

PREFERRED SHIPS // CHARACTER SEXUALITY // GENDER & PRONOUNS

Orion is a gentleman, but that often confuses him as a romantic which he is indeed not. He’s well-mannered just like any other high society wizard; just like how he was taught from a very young age and that is all. To him, romance, if anything, is just foreplay, the path to get into a woman’s pants.

Now when it comes to sex, Orion loves it. Even at the age of 49, he is like a 16 year old boy who can’t get enough of it. He wants to bang his wife, that young piece of ass sitting at the bar, and the secretary with the short skirts at the Ministry. He expects total submission, but loves a challenge. He gets off on the power struggle and it’s a rush for his ever growing ego.

Orion is male, straight, and uses the pronouns he/him.

Orion/Chemistry

Orion/Walburga

CREATE ONE (OR MORE!) OF THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR CHARACTER:

-A FEW HEADCANONS

Many believe Orion’s hatred for Sirius is because he willingly left the family and while that is true, it is not the whole truth. Like Sirius at his age, Orion dreamed about running away from the House of Black and creating a life of his own. One where he could make his own mistakes, make his own friends, create his own destiny. It is very clear Orion did not do this. It is very simple: Orion is jealous of his son for being able to do what he could not, though he would never admit it not even to himself.

In his mid 20s, Orion became an alcoholic not long after killing for the first time under Voldemort’s orders; it was a family of wizards, blood traitors. When in public he was able to hide his addiction well, being careful on how much he drank so he wouldn’t over do it especially at work. It helps he can also handle his alcohol very well. In the privacy of his own home, Orion did his best to keep it hidden from Regulus and Sirius, as Walburga already knew of the problem. But under his Death Eater mask, when Orion wasn’t Orion, he did not hold back. Blackouts and violent outbursts were very common when Orion drank enough and because of this he has been hospitalized three times. The last time was after he murdered a muggle family which made headlines in the muggle world. Voldemort gave him an ultimatum and he has been sober ever since. It’s been six years. The only time Orion has ever relapsed is when Sirius ran away.

Orion worked at the Ministry for nearly 30 years in the International Magical Office of Law as well as the International Confederation of Wizards. This position was particularly useful to Voldemort and Orion often used it to spread Death Eater and anti-muggle propaganda, all secretly of course. Before being captured by Aversio, it was well known that Orion was a purist and despised anyone who wasn’t pureblood, but it wasn’t known that he was a Death Eater. He retired in the fall of 1978, at the urging of Voldemort so Orion could fully dedicate himself to the cause.

As a Death Eater, Orion has given his life to the Dark Lord and has worked hard to make his army strong. In his younger days, Orion was one of the Death Eaters who interrogated and tortured their enemies. He was exceptionally good at breaking a persons mind, body and spirit, yet it unknowingly made his drinking worse and helped shape him into the man he is today; angry for no good reason, power hungry, and emotionally detached. These days Orion focuses on battle strategies, training/helping the younger Death Eaters, and completing specific missions from Voldemort himself. Sometimes, he is called upon to interrogate particularly hard cases.

As a student at Hogwarts, Orion focused on his studies to the point of mental and physical exhaustion in order to please his parents. Some days, it took all of his strength to get out of bed. Other days, it took all of his strength to not break down completely. When he wasn’t working on homework or studying, Orion played Quidditch as one of Slytherins beaters and was even team captain in his sixth and seventh years.

Orion escaped Aversio with no help, practically with his bare hands, and is finding it increasingly hard to suppress the resentment and bitterness he feels towards his fellow Death Eaters for leaving him to rot in his cell. They say they searched for him night and day, never giving up, but Orion wasn’t born yesterday and he finds it hard to believe. He has to ask himself; is it his paranoia or the cold, hard truth?

He never wanted to be Minister, not even as a child, but when Voldemort asked him to run Orion had no choice but to say yes. It was merely a show of power and strength after one of his best managed to get captured. Orion was relieved when it was announced he didn’t win, though he can’t help but feel like a disappointment for failing Lord Voldemort.

IN CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE

♔ If you were able to invent one spell, potion, or charm, what would it do, what would you use it for or how would you use it? Feel free to name it:

Orion would create the strongest, most powerful and universal defensive spell there is. He would be able to hide in plain sight with no fear of discovery or cast the spell on those of his choice to protect them as well. It wouldn’t just hide people though; houses, artifacts, scents, any trail that can be tracked the spell would get rid of it. What is a security spell if another wizard can disarm it? Orion would, of course, include a failsafe. If someone was trying to tamper with the spell Orion would create it so it would backfire on his enemies, which could mean anything. If the spell was protecting important documents (or something like that such as artifacts, etc) it would completely destroy them and also injure the person in question as well, possibly even capture them for interrogation.

♔ You have to venture deep into the Forbidden Forest one night. Pick one other character and one object (muggle or magical), besides your wand, that you’d want with you:

His mind goes straight to Walden MacNair. Orion knows the man to get things done, to survive at all costs if it came to it, but he doesn’t exactly trust him. Joining Walden in the Forbidden Forest completely alone feels like Orion is slapping a big target on his back and saying “do your worst.” With that in mind, Orion would want Cassius Mulciber to be with him. He knows he wouldn’t have to worry about Cassius’ safety and that the young man would also have his back.

Orion would bring his broom with him for two reasons. One, he’s always wanted to fly around the Forbidden Forest and two, because if all else failed at least he’d be able to get the fuck out of there quickly.

♔ What kinds of decisions are the most difficult for you to make?

Although it doesn’t seem like it, it’s hard for Orion to make decisions for his children, especially when they are hellbent on disobeying him. In the back of his mind, Orion is reminded of how his father directed him down a path that he did not chose himself. The little boy in him wants to see his kids make their own choices, their own mistakes, but for the sake of the Black family he cannot allow that.

The most difficult decisions for Orion to make usually involve his family. This would be a surprise to some, but it wasn’t easy for Orion to disown his first born son, not when he saw so much of himself in Sirius at that age.

♔ What is one thing you would never want said about you?

The one thing that Orion would never want said about himself is that he is disloyal to Voldemort and that he doesn’t believe in his Master’s beliefs. This is a fear of his, one that has been slowly growing larger over the past few months and taking over the deepest parts of his mind.

WRITING SAMPLE

The wooden door opened with a slow swing, bringing the cold air with. A man stood on the other side; fists clenched, hood up. His robes were soaked all the way through. He couldn’t of walked here, could he- a wizard like him? Two seconds passed and a few patrons noticed the shadowy figure who had yet to enter the building. Another two seconds and he had no choice, but to walk. Any longer and he would have drawn even more unwanted attention.

Mick, the bartender and owner, as always, was incredibly cool as he cleared the bar of used glasses. He didn’t falter or react the same way his customers and one other employee did. It was like he knew the man who was sitting down at his bar already. However, if his suspicions were correct, the man he knew wouldn’t have sat at the bar with his back exposed, but at his normal booth where all exits were visible and every customer was in plain sight.

Then again, it’s been nearly three years; a lot can change a man in that time.

“Your usual, Mr. Black?” Mick asked already turning his back to grab a bottle of rum off the top shelf. Upon hearing the name, the old man three seats down grabbed his dinner and found a table to occupy.

Orion nodded once as he pushed his hood down, “Thanks, Mick…Place looks good.”

“It’s got a few new nails and boards, but it’s still the same Double Barrel.”

Mick placed a napkin down then the glass holding three fingers of rum. He took another good look at Orion -tired eyes, permanent frown, hair falling forward- and wondered what happened to make such a powerful man weak enough to relapse. He walked away, knowing better than to linger when Orion Black looked the way he did…

There was a look in his eyes Orion had never seen before. Not just wild, but dangerous. Very few dared to look at Orion in such a way, fewer made it out uninjured. He should’ve seen it coming. All these years; the posters, the friends, the house- red and gold. Orion should’ve stopped it when he still could, crushed it with his giant fist and rebuild it in his eyes. Just like everything else he didn’t agree with in this world.

But Sirius Black was too far gone; it was in the way he squared his shoulders as Orion towered over him, how he spat ‘fuck you’ like he was speaking freely for the first time, and when he twisted his hands around Orion’s wrists as his father grabbed him by the collar of his shirt.

Bloodshot, angry eyes reflected in the black, wet pools of the first born son. Orion could feel his nails digging into the palms of his hands through Sirius’ sweater, pulling his son even closer as he fought to get away.

“Get off of me!”

Orion’s voice was a hissed whisper, barely containing his rage.“You’re just going to leave? Throw all of this away and be like them- a blood traitor?”

Sirius stilled in Orion’s grip, a scowl lined his jaw, “Better them then your son.”

In one fluid movement, Orion released his son and pushed him backwards with purpose. Shove after shove, shout after shout, until Sirius was backed against the front door of Grimmauld Place, nearly tripping over his packed bag before he could pick it up.

Orion stood tall, stoic, and looked down at the young man who was no longer his son.

He felt nothing. The axe had already swung.

“If you leave, you may never come back. You will no longer be a Black, no longer our son, no longer a brother.”

Seconds felt like hours until Sirius finally opened his mouth and-

“Another, Mr. Black?”

Orion blinked -once, twice- and looked up at bartender he hadn’t seen in three years, “What?”

Mick was already pouring the top shelf rum, “Would you like a refill, Mr. Black?”

The only wizard sitting at the bar nodded with bloodshot, no longer angry eyes. He watched as the rum poured down into his glass, the light reflecting it in such a way it was almost beautiful. Watching the amber liquid swirl and pool. It was simple. It was comforting. Orion closed his eyes as he drank the entire contents again, only opening them after he heard Mick fill up his drink a third time.

He raised the glass again, but before he could touch it to his lips Orion caught his reflection in the lukewarm rum. The sight of himself made Orion want to puke. It made him want to scream. To cry. To fight…to run. Run after what he wasn’t sure. Maybe after his first born son.

Maybe Orion wanted to run just to run; just because he could, just because he wanted to.

Instead, he slapped some gold onto the worn oak of the bar, bought the whole damn bottle, and went home long after his world went dark.

#Accepted App

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funsizedkola · 7 years

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Beyond The Surface

A/N: So this was meant to be a thank you gift for @vividlylost for this lovely art she did of my SOUL, but as usual my writing... took the longer scenic route. And since this is very much a Self Insert oneshot (starring ME!!!) there is first person POV, so be warned. Also it takes place in the Underswap universe because why not, I have a soft spot for that AU~! And it involves a headcanon or two I have considering a certain skeleton. ^_^

I felt jealous for the monsters. Living conditions pre-imprisonment aside, it was easy to see how they’re magical beings of Hope, Love, and Compassion. They get to be in tune with their magic, their soul, what with how it literally is what their bodies are made of. They’re not perfect, but they can see the entirety of themselves and what their capable of.

Something that I wish I had way before I fell Underground.

It was... weird, seeing my soul. Unlike Chara’s (which had a hue of pure red that mirrored their eyes and sarcastic yet strong spirit), mine was an unusual mix of dulled yellow and faded blue. It didn’t look that impressive, yet it felt like it was me. Like an imaginary friend of mine had come back to life, albeit lacking some of the life I would conduct through them.

It didn’t initially do wonders for my self-esteem, especially with the strange looks I would get from the monsters that I had encounters with (and the look that Undyne gave it like it was a discovery that had to be analyzed and maybe fiddled with) and how Chara would protect it like it would easily fizzle away against the bullets aimed my way. But I would somehow still feel assured at looking at that cartoon heart that gave me nostalgic feelings of when I was a spunky kid that was firm in what was right or wrong before life took its toll on me. And that was what helped me keep up with my smaller companion as we headed towards the Queen and the barrier that she had sworn to demolish.

I made some amazing friends. I solved puzzles with anticipation. Sometimes gave puns with a nervous yet cheeky grin. I would give MERCY. But I also stood my ground. I challenged monsters to think of another way aside from adding more bloodshed that already darkened their history. I still cried at times at how much burden us two unexpected humans were given. But I also was protective of Chara and was driven to free monsterkind from their unfair fate.

With each FIGHT we spared and each obstacle we survived by teamwork and extending a hand of friendship, the colors of my soul became more defined, more prominent. The yellow light brightened like an awakening sun while moving in tangent with the wisps of royal blue, a combination that reminded me of the sky that I promised myself that everyone will get to see. And when we all were gifted the view of a world that felt more open to possibilities like never before, it was as if the sunlight was giving the last rays of rejuvenation to brighten my soul despite not having it beckoned from the pull of one’s magic.

Never before had I felt such happiness with myself.

I’ve yet to learn how to beckon it out with my own capability, but someday I will. Soon... Hopefully...

Of course, rain clouds arrived here and their. Humanity has yet to understand monster like Chara and I have, and who knows how long it will take. But with every opportunity I would take to have another glance at my soul, whether by letting Undyne and Papyrus give it a scan with their machines or reluctantly accepting a training session with Alphys and Sans, I would feel myself stand on steadier ground as the magical light emitting from my essence brightened my day once again.

“I’m gonna die.”

“OF COURSE NOT!”

“Tell Chara to stay in school. Continue punning in my honor. And don’t let Papyrus eat my stash of sweets.”

“I WON’T NEED TO!”

“ Least I find a way to haunt him from my grave. And extract much needed revenge on him. Y’know what, my demise won’t be so bad after.”

“HUMAN.”

“Still haven’t paid him back for putting frozen spaghetti in my sock drawer the last time he got drunk. Oh, just you wait Paps. My ghost shall strike vengeance for those tomato stains that ruined my-”

My name was called, breaking me from my ramblings induced by fatigue and thirst for cool water. A cyan flush decorated Sans’ cheekbones as he looked down at me from where I flopped on the ground.

Oh, right, socks are a subject that’s not meant to be casual with monsters. Whoops.

Coughing in his fist in awkwardness, he still maintained eye contact as he then outstretched his hand to help me up.

“PERHAPS INSTEAD YOU CAN PLAN REVENGE AFTER SOME FOOD?”

Okay. So maybe I can put aside moving onto the next world for now.

“Tacos?” I asked hopefully.

Mirth was in his eyelights as he helped me up, giving a wink. “BUT OF COURSE.”

A simple yet eager fistpump was made as I followed him to the picnic table. Today’s training was just composed of Sans and I, what with Chara being occupied with homework and Alphys absent in favor of another date with Undyne. Which I was fine with, considering how I prefer dodging bone attacks over magical axes. Yikes.

I let my head rest on my arms as I listened to Sans use his phone to use his dimensional box. By the time I decided to prop my chin against my hand, a plate of fresh tacos and a bottle of water were pushed in my direction. Grinning, I mouthed a quick ‘Thank You~’ before indulging in the slightly greasy food. Despite what people may assume about Sans, he did have a guilty pleasure of enjoying some unhealthy foods. He just likes to disguise it by pretending he cooks it for the sake of others. Oh but you’ve learned to see past that white lie. Not like he has a risk gaining weight, what with his regular workouts and lack of human-like mass outside of a skeletal frame.

“IS THERE SOMETHING ON MY FACE...?”

Well, looks like I’ve awkwardly zoned out again. An attempt to speak was halted as I first decided to swallow my portion before waving a hand dismissively.

“Nah, just envying the lack of carbs you’ll gain. I mean, these tacos technically don’t have that as well, what with magical and all but... y’know?”

Thanks severely unathletic bod. For making my chatter harder to reign in. Sans didn’t seem bothered with it as he had an assuring yet bright look on his surprisingly expressive skull.

“HUMAN. BELIEVE ME. I THINK YOUR ONE WORTHY TO BE ENVIED AS WELL.”

Oh gosh. He’s just too good to be real. Looks like I’ll once again be envying Paps with being able to live with this guys. Letting out a laugh as I shook my head, I looked down at my taco and pretended I was just flushing from exhaustion.

“I’M SERIOUS!”

“‘Kay, if you insist.”

The feeling of his shinning eyelights still focused on me had me fidget in my seat before deciding to answer.

“Well... I guess I’m not too shabby.”

A proud “MWEH” was made as another victory was made by the Magnificent Sans. Continuing to eat in peace, I chewed silently before taking a swig of water and pausing.

“I...”

Seeing Sans look back up at me, I hesitated before taking a small breath and continuing.

“I probably wouldn’t have agreed with you, if you said that to me when we first met.”

Brows were raised as his next bite was halted before he set it down and tiled his head a bit in curiosity. Well, might as well go through with this. I refrained from biting my lip and looked back down at my plate instead.

“You saw the state my soul used to be. It was a pretty accurate show of how I viewed myself. It was... hard. Seeing myself as someone who... mattered. Meant something. And could back that up.”

He wasn’t responding. And that was fine. I just... needed to say this, for some reason.

“I’ve had a good life before, but somehow I manage to work up a storm of insecurity. Some days going a bit too far than needed. I just... had difficulty believing that I was good, that I deserved what I had. Because I never found much evidence proving that.”

A hand ran through my sweaty hair that I forgot to push back with a headband as I tapped a finger on the table.

“Then I... saw my soul. It looked abnormal, sure, but seeing it turn into something so wonderful that... that was still me. It was like everything I wanted and more. Eheh... that’s mostly why I’m willingly to train every week. All that physical and emotional exertion is worth it to see my entire being again.”

The only sound was the background noise of birds chirping and distant barks of a dog being walked on the other side of the park. The lack of response was starting to get to me as I wondered if maybe I was being too honest with myself.

A small nervous laugh was made across from the table.

“I... have a confession to make.”

Looking back at the surprisingly shy look on his face as he rubbed the back of his skull, his lowered yet hesitant tone showing a more vulnerable side that I don’t think I’ve yet to personally see.

“I’m the one that’s jealous of you.”

What.

Another nervous laugh emitted from his slightly dimmed smile before his sockets showed a matching expression of unease.

“I can understand what it’s like to not feel all that confident in yourself. Since I may always feel like that.”

Concern was pushing aside my awkward worries as I sat up straighter.

“My stats are not... that impressive. Especially considering my HP.”

That was true. Back during the first fight Chara and I had against Sans, we were pretty surprised at how little strength he actually had.

HP 10/1

The only advantage he could have with his stats was having a nap to give it a little boost that only match with half of one of ours. Combined with how he could only deal 1 point of damage at a time, we thought that we’d just have to worry with not accidentally dusting him. But he proved us wrong and we ended up waking up in the shed with killer headaches.

“And... it’s always been like that.”

Seeing how he also decided to aim dulled eyelights at his food instead of my gaze, I was taken aback at how small his voice sounded.

“I am ashamed to admit, but... I envied you. But not in an entirely good way. Seeing how you were able to change while I could not, despite trying for so long. You... You make it look so easy.”

The glimmer of bioluminescent tears starting to well at the corner of his sockets kept me stunned.

“i’m sorry.”

Oh Sans...

“i guess the truth is that i really am not that m-”

SLAM

Getting up from my seat, my hands stinged a bit from how hard I hit the table as I then made my way around to his side. He said my name in worry, but whether it was for himself or for me didn’t matter as I then plopped down next to him and pulled him into my arms. His frame jerked but hardly jostled me as I held onto him some more, propping my chin on his shoulder.

“Never. Ever. Say that about yourself,” I said with as much conviction as I could muster. “Don’t you dare. Because that’s not the truth. Far from it.”

Closing my eyes as I felt tears of my own threatening to spill, I drew in a shaky breath before continuing.

“You’re one of the best people I’ve ever met. If there ever was a monster who defined those traits that embodied your souls, it would be you.”

The sounds of his bones rattling a bit under his uniform had me pause before verbally charging onwards.

“I don’t care what your stats are. And I definitely don’t think it’s fair to compare yourself to me. Because you are so much more than you give yourself credit for. You’re a great older brother Papyrus, you rightfully earned your position in the royal guard, you’ve helped Chara open up in ways that I couldn’t, a-and you are one of the b-best friends I could ever asked for.”

With how emotionally sensitive I am, it was no surprise that I was turning into a bit of a mess alongside Sans as he began holding me as well, tears of salt and magic starting to fall and dampen each other’s shoulders. We took a moment together to just let ourselves be more honest than usual with each other, having no care of what’s going on outside of this unexpected yet undoubtedly crucial stepping stone between us.

How much time that passed was unsure, but it felt like time well spent as our grip on each other eventually softened into a comfortable hold.

Pulling away a bit, he took a deep breath as he wiped away at his sockets, an action mirrored by me as I gave a wry smile.

“So...”

“... So...”

“That was a thing.”

Flushing in embarrassment, Sans looked away for a moment before a look of conviction set in his face and he looked back at me.

“But a good thing.”

Feeling my grin widened as I shrugged, I felt another tingle that seemed to be deep within my soul as if my inner light grew just a little bit brighter.

“I guess so.”

I then had to resist the urge to wince at suddenly brightened eyelights morphed into stars.

“AND SOUL ESSENTIAL TOO!”

...

“That’s it, noogie time!”

“MWEH?!”

“Oh, don’t expect to escape punishment for ruining the- HEY THAT’S CHEATING!”

“MWEH-HEH-HEH-HEH, SEE THAT I DO JUST DO THAT!”

Okay. So getting back at a teleporting skeleton may be harder than pranking his brother. But that doesn’t mean that I won’t try.

... Until I decide to just go back to eating again.

#my writing #Undertale #Underswap #Underswap Sans #vividlylost #Self Insert #Which is ME~!#Oh gosh this is so self indulgent ^^"#Nooo these are not tears it's just sweat of exhaustion what are you talking about?

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ravenclawlitza · 7 years

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so my two greatest loves (besides me, my husbando, food, sleep, and the internet) are harry potter and dungeons & dragons. and i want my two loves to marry and have lots of badass babies. i also want all my hp friendos to play d&d so i must lure them in with things they already know, like horcuxes (phylacteries) and inferi (zombies!).

so the class that makes the most sense for harry potter universe is the sorcerer, because sorcerers (unlike wizards in d&d) possess an inherent talent for magic. wizards have magic power from studying scrolls and memorizing spells and it’s a little more... study-based than making magic happen through sheer force of will. so while i think a character could take levels of wizard (or a level of druid to become an animagi), all harry potter wizards will start as sorcerers.

luckily, there are plenty of sorcerer subclasses if you count the unearthed arcana. from what i gather, we have the draconic sorcerer and wild magic sorcerer in the player’s handbook, and the favored soul, pheonix, sea, soul, shadow, and storm sorcerers from the unearthed arcana (some possibly to be included in xanathar’s guide to everything). personally, i think using just the straight sorcerer without any subclass at all would be more true to the harry potter universe, but i am not interested in re-balancing every encounter lol. npcs can be straight subclassless sorcerers, and our horoes get to pick their subtype! because it’s fun. and it will also give some fun backstory ideas. besides, i once read a headcanon i really like about the source of magic being magical beasts breeding with / “infecting” humans and i think that would make a lot of sense, especially with some kind of “in a time of great need, heroes arise!” type of plot.

idk where i’m going with this, except maybe to ask for people’s thoughts/ideas? i was considering either a free-for-all in terms of choosing subclass and house, or dividing the subclasses into houses. the best i can come up with, tentatively, mostly based on the elements (gryffindor as fire, slytherin as water, hufflepuff as earth, and ravenclaw as air):

gryffindor - pheonix, fire draconic, wild magic slytherin - sea, cold draconic, soul, shadow hufflepuff - stone, poison and acid draconic ravenclaw - storm, lightning draconic

#d&d #harry potter #sorcerer #sorcerers

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witter-potter · 7 years

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a-z :D

ohh alright anon we’re just gonna go there and do all of them!!! alright!!! let’s do this!!!

A: Your current OTP.

well, as y’all know i’m always on my rucas shipping bullshit because i’m me and i’m literally always thinking about them, but i’m also currently really into glenn/maggie, like i’ve shipped them for years but i’m in a Mood™ with them recently, so i’d say them.

(gonna continue these under the cut bc this is probs gonna be long)

B: A pairing you initially didn’t consider but someone changed your mind.

this isn’t necessarily true anymore bc i kind of don’t care abt any ships from this universe and i stopped watching all these shows but back in the Day aka like 2014, i was watching arrow and the flash and phoebe ( @justiceleague2017dirzacksnyder ) turned me into a barry/felicity shipper.

C: A pairing you wish you shipped, but just can't.

there are very few ships that i actively wished that i shipped but a lot of the time i wish that i shipped a ship that was more popular in a lot of my fandoms, like i like the pairing itself but i wish that just ONCE i could ship the most popular ship in a fandom for all the content

D: What was the first thing you ever contributed to a fandom?

looking back on my ff.net account, which was my first Online account, the first thing i ever contributed to any fandom was a sonny with a chance fanfiction back in july of 2009.

E: Have you added anything stupid/cracky/hilarious to your fandom, if so, what?

ajflkdasf i definitely have, i have this han solo edit that was kind of my first “cracky” edit that i ever posted and then i have the best post i ever made (my riley “look what you made me do” edit) and i also think my girl meets world incorrect quotes would also fall under this category

F: What’s the longest you’ve ever been in a fandom? What fandom was it?

hm, i would maybe say the walking dead? i’ve considered myself part of the fandom for like 3 years even tho there was a solid like 9 months where i didn’t post any original content, i’ve been a fan for a long time and have plenty of original content to show for my time in the fandom

G: What was your first fandom?

honestly?? probably like late 2000s disney/nick shows ajkfldjasf, that’s what all my earliest fandom contributions are for and considering i was joining the internet fandoms at like age 13, it makes sense

H: Do you prefer real-life TV shows or animated TV shows?

real life! the only animated show i’ve ever been super into is bob’s burgers, which is like my favorite show of all time, but most of my other favorite shows are real life, not animated.

I: Has tumblr caused you to stop liking any fandoms, if so, which and why?

tumblr has never ruined an entire tv show fandom for me but it’s definitely ruined ships/shipping fandoms for me, like a lot of times if a shipping fandom is really like rude towards one of my favorite characters that’ll make me stop being a fan of that ship/that ship fandom.

J: Name a fandom you didn’t care/think about until you saw it all over tumblr.

tbh most fandoms that i join, i join them because of tumblr like i distinctly remember the walking dead being all over my tumblr and originally having no desire to watch it but all the gifs and edits that i saw made me really interested eventually so i caved and watched it. the same kind of goes for girl meets world too.

K: How do you feel about the other people in your current fandom(s).

I HAVE TO SAY that most people in the rucas fandom are pretty wonderful and all things considered the rucas fandom is probably the nicest shipping fandom i’ve ever been in like obviously there are sour apples in every fandom, but most rucas shippers are pretty sweet, i will also say that i’ve never met a mean gleggie shipper which i’m Thankful for.

L: Your favorite fanartist/author gives you one request, what do you ask for?

considering my favorite gifmaker AND fanfic author is maggie @friarlucas aka my bestie, i like to think that i have more than one request BUT if i only had one and am not allowed to request the next chapter of atlp, i would request a follow up to her hp au fic where lucas fell off his broom

M: A person who got you into a fandom and what fandom they pulled you in to.

at the beginning of our friendship, samantha @jakeamys kinda pulled me into the dylan o’brien fandom tbh, that’s really the only time i can think of something like that happening tho

N: Your favorite fandom (for the people; not the thing you fangirl over).

HONESTLY probably the gleggie fandom, when i was more firmly in that fandom every single person that i met was an angel and i also have to say that i always felt like most gleggie shippers loved both glenn and maggie and truly just wanted to see them together and just genuinely loved their scenes and that’s all you can ask for which i love, i hope all my gleggie shippers out there are doing well bc i love them all

O: Choose a song at random, what ship does it remind you of?

i’m sorry i can’t think of any song randomly ajfkljdaf i’m really bad at questions like this i’m sorry i failed you

P: Invent a random AU for any fandom (we always need more ideas).

OK so an au i’ve had on my mind for like a week that i have yet to post abt is a zombie apocalypse au for riley and lucas where the apocalypse happens when they’re in college (+ dating long distance) so riley is in nyc and lucas is in texas so obviously they have no way to contact each other and they’re really far apart and they have no idea if the other one is still alive and then like a year or two into the apocalypse riley is living at this community/camp and one day lucas randomly shows up bc like he was wandering around the area and ended up getting hurt and needed help and he has no idea riley is there and wow they reunite and it’s beautiful

Q: A ship you’ve abandoned and why.

i used to be really into riley and maya and i just kind of lost interest in them, i realized that i just didn’t like them as much as i thought i did so i don’t really consider myself a shipper of them anymore

R: A pairing you ship that you don’t think anyone else ships.

i don’t know if i’m necessarily the Only shipper but i feel like i’m one of the few people who ships zay and lucas romantically, same goes for maggie and sasha like i don’t think i’m the only one but i’m one of the few that’s for sure

S: What's a headcanon you have?

i literally have been sitting here for like 10 minutes trying to come up with a hc but like i can’t think of anything i’m so sorry anon for failing you i’ll try and do better next time

T: What are your favorite male/male ships or female/female ships?

i’ll admit that i don’t have many m/m ships but i really love zay/lucas (girl meets world) and adam/ronan (the raven cycle), as for f/f ships i love maggie/sasha (the walking dead), riley/smackle (girl meets world), malia/lydia (teen wolf) and spencer/emily (pretty little liars)

U: What are your favorite male/female ships?

my top five m/f ships are riley/lucas (girl meets world), glenn/maggie (the walking dead), han/leia (star wars), matt/julie (friday night lights) and rich/grace (skins)

V: Do you have any 3-way ships? If so, what?

riley/lucas/zay!!!! the ot3 we were robbed of!!!!!!!!!!! they’re really all i can think of tho.

W: 5 favorite characters from 5 different fandoms.

riley matthews (girl meets world), maggie greene (the walking dead), julie taylor (friday night lights), han solo (star wars) and spencer hastings (pretty little liars)

X: 3 OTPs from 3 different fandoms.

riley/lucas (girl meets world), glenn/maggie (the walking dead), han/leia (star wars)

Y: A fandom you’re in but have no ships from.

i truthfully ship in pretty much any fandom that i’m in but i would say that i have pretty much no ships when it comes to bob’s burgers like, obviously, i love bob and linda but like outside of that i don’t really “ship” anything???

Z: What's a ship that you want to ship publicly, but everyone on tumblr hates it so you keep your mouth shut about it?

i literally can’t think of anything for this one??? like yeah tumblr hates a lot of my ships but i’m also not like ashamed of any of them so like???? i can’t say there’s anything that i don’t talk abt shipping if that makes any sense

#answered #thank u so much for asking anon!!!!!#this was a lot of fun to answer!!!#Anonymous

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aroberuka · 7 years

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Evens for writers ask meme?

2. Where is yourfavourite place to write?

Either the kitchen table, which is the perfect height for my laptop & the only place in the house that gets sunlight in the morning, or my bed tbh.

4. Do you have anywriting habits/rituals?

Not writing habits so to speak but I do have a getting ready to write ritual that mostly consists of dragging myself out of bed and going for a walk.

6. Favourite characteryou’ve written?

Mouse!Surana, hands down. I kinda just made her on the spot for that one oneshot and as a result she ended up radically different from my usual OCs (they’re not usually this… driven xD), which made her such a blast to write.

8. Do you have anywriting buddies or critique partners?

@coppercaravan has been both for a little bit over a year and they’re such a pleasure to work with tbh.

10. Pick an author (orwriting friend) to co-write a book with

1) @coppercaravan we should stick our OCs together and see what happens, y/y?

2) That being said it’s super easy to get me to write with you literally all you have to do is drop into my inbox like “hey we should write a thing” and be very patient with my spoonie ass.

12. Which story ofyours do you like best? why?

Honestly it’s the quasiplatonic solavellan fic. I love Tathas, I put a lot of work and also a lot of me into it, I have a lot of thoughts about what’s coming next and I really wish I could finish it already esp since it wouldn’t be that long (like. 8-10 chapters tops, not counting a potential Trespasser sequel) but I haven’t been able to get in a DAI mood for forever x_x

14. What does it takefor you to be ready to write a book? (i.e. do you research? outline? make a playlist or pinterest board? wing it?)

Ideally I’d need the stars to align perfectly on a week with two Mondays, but more realistically what I need is:

-a playlist, or at least a couple artists that’ll put me in the right mood

-character sheets with some basic info + relationship charts + their stake in the plot

-a rough chapter by chapter plan that will inevitably fly out the window by the time I finish chapter 1.

16. Cover love/dreamcovers?

Not really, no.

18. Tell us about thatone book you’ll never let anyone read

So back in January there was that self-insert month thing, and I figured why the hell not, but b/c I’m apparently unable to write self-indulgent fluff and also I was in a Mood it turned into a writing as therapy thing and now I don’t know what to do with it b/c on the one hand I do want to write it & I think it would help me deal with some stuff but on the other idk that I would ever be able to let anyone read it, let alone post it online.

20. Any advice foryoung writers/advice you wish someone would have given you early on?

Length is overrated, short chapters are fine and the only good piece of writing advice is that there is no such thing as universal writing advice.

22. Tell us about thebooks on your “to write” list

… I’m not gonna give you a full list b/c it would be ridiculous but the ones that are on my brain atm are:

-- Présages aka The Novel aka that one story about ghosts that turned into a story about the importance of healthy communication & a good support system.

-- A novella about an aromantic protag that was supposed to be a subplot of the previous but is now its own thing so I can give it the attention it deserves.

-- A fantasy novel that started with me listening to too much critical role and is basically a thinly disguised metaphor for fighting against depression.

(All of them are depression books tbh and I’m not even a little bit sorry.)

And then there’s the fics:

-- A post Akuze longshot feat. Leo, grief and politics.

-- A Leverage/HP crossover feat. pre-canon Eliot, wizards and poor attempts at dragon smuggling.

-- A CCS/Naruto crossover that I’ll probably never write tbh b/c the sheer size of it is terrifying to me, but I like to dust it off every other month anyway b/c I put a lot of thought into it.

24. Do you remember themoment you decided to become a writer/author?

I don’t remember the moment I started to write – that was a long long time ago – but the moment I decided to become a writer I’m pretty sure was when I read The Princess Bride, b/c I very distinctly remember closing the book and going “I wish I’d written that”.

26. What’s the mostresearch you’ve ever put into a book?

It’s kinda hard to tell tbh b/c my research, like everything else, tends to be scattered in short bursts over months/years, but my most recent research-heavy project has been the Leverage/HP crossover, which has led me to a lot of reading on poaching/smuggling as I tried to figure out how one would go about smuggling a dragon.

Turns out there’s no actual book on dragon smuggling but I ended up learning a lot about butterfly smuggling, which as it turns out is

1)a thing

2)very serious business.

28. How do you stayfocused on your own work and how do you deal with comparison?

I don’t. I don’t stay focused on anything, ever. I also deal very poorly with comparison even tho the only one doing the comparing is my own self.

30. Do you like to readbooks similar to your project while you’re drafting or do you stick to non-fiction/un-similar works?

I do! I find it very helpful esp. when I’m writing in a genre/style I’m not used to. I try to avoid it with fanfiction tho so as to avoid accidentally absorbing other people’s headcanons into my own work.

32. On average how muchdo you write in a day? do you have trouble staying focused/gettingthe word count in?

Tbh I usually count in ‘pages’ (quote/unquote b/c I’m using my own format which is considerably shorter than what you probably think of when you hear ‘page’), and I’m trying to get myself to two pages a day for The Novel but I’m considerably slower when I’m not writing in French b/c language is hard.

34. Unpopular writingthoughts/opinions?

-- Character death is overrated.

-- The idea that conflict is necessary to tell a good story is highly subjective and even if it wasn’t a good conflict shouldn’t just boil down to ‘characters being horrible (or downright abusive) to each other’/‘characters being forced to commit or witness atrocities’ over and over again.

-- Romance is boring and so is smut.

-- Young/aspiring writers need positive feedback way, way more than criticism, constructive or not; constructive criticism overall is overrated (which isn’t to say that it’s never useful but like it’s not The One True Way For A Writer To Improve that a lot of ppl try to sell it as).

36. Post a snippet

She’s always been lucky is the thing.

Lucky to find the Reds when she needed them, lucky to lose them when she no longer did, lucky to get caught by the right people at the right time, lucky to be offered military service instead of prison, lucky that Anderson had seen something in her no-one else ever had.

Lucky to survive doesn’t feel so special.

38. How do you nailvoice in your books?

Honestly that is one thing that comes p much naturally to me? Like whenever I write in a character’s voice I can usually ‘hear’ what I’m writing so to speak, which makes things considerably easier tbh.

40. Do you look up toany of your writer buddies?

What kind of question is that I look up to all of y'all??? I’m not even kidding here y’all are amazing and talented and I’m so thrilled I got to meet all of you?

42. How many drafts doyou usually write before you feel satisfied?

I’d say 2-3 though it’s kinda hard to tell b/c I don’t strictly speaking work in full drafts, I tend to go back and forth between paragraphs instead.

44. Why (and when) didyou decide to become a writer?

I must have been like 16 or something. Hell if I remember why except I love stories and it seemed like a good idea at the time?

46. Past or presenttense?

I actually prefer past tense despite my current inability to write it (idk why all my fic end up being present tense but I suspect English).

48. Do you prefer towrite skimpy drafts and flesh them out later, or write too much and cut it back?

I mean most of my fics are already under 500 words long can you imagine if I actually cut stuff from them? :p

50. Do you share yourrough drafts or do you wait until everything is all polished?

I tend to wait until everything is polished but also, again, it’s super easy to get me to share rough drafts or even outlines with you b/c I am weak and crave validation.

52. Who do you writefor?

Me. Always.

Like listen the fact is actually talking openly & honestly about personal stuff even to people who have been there for me in the past is literally the hardest thing for me to do and I got so damn good at avoiding it I don’t even have to think before I do it anymore, and sometimes it feels like writing is the only way I can actually properly communicate anymore. So yeah I’d be lying if I said I didn’t care about ppl loving what I write but it will always be first and foremost something I do for myself.

54. Favourite firstline/opening you’ve written?

already answered here

#ghouliissh #marti #marti why i thought we were friends #i didn't even reread this i'm just kinda assuming i didn't leave any answer unfinished

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T H E M U N

❅ Hey! First of all, thanks for taking a look at my rules, I really appreciate it. ❅ This mun is 20+, responds to she/her pronouns, and is a university student from the UK. ❅ As such, I run on GMT time (although I suppose technically it’s GMT+1 during the summer). ❅ My activity is largely quite good. I’ll post a notice if I’m going to be MIA for a while. ❅ I’ve been RPing for roughly about 5 years now. ❅ Other characters I’ve RP’d as are my OCs Jorjayna Stark and Myriam Snow, Ned Stark, Lyarra Stark, Marlene McKinnon (HP), and Abbey Smith (Misfits).

T H E B L O G

❅ This blog was created in May 2017. ❅ I’m tracking the tag DIVERSESPRITS, but I don’t tend to look at it too often. It’s best to @ me in the post itself rather than tagging me in the tags. ❅ This blog is based in the ASOIAF / GoT, Doctor Who, MCU, and Outlander fandoms. Obviously there may be some sensitive content. Please take that into account.

F O L L O W I N G

❅ I’m a selective blog, but I make sure to have a good look at every blog who follows me before I decide to follow back or not. ❅ I don’t tend to follow back blogs in which I don’t know the character or the fandom. ❅ I’m also unlikely to follow back a blog with an animated FC apart from TTGOT muses. ❅ If I don’t follow you back, and you don’t fall under these categories, please don’t take it personally. It’s perhaps simply because I couldn’t see a way for our muses to interact, or just personal preference. ❅ If a blog I’m following has around two months of inactivity, I’ll unfollow. If there’s no prior announcement that there’ll be inactivity, I might unfollow sooner. But if you come back again I’ll be more than happy to refollow. ❅ I also reserve the right to unfollow when I see fit. If I keep seeing things posted that I don’t like or make me uncomfortable, I will unfollow. ❅ In the same way, I don’t mind if you unfollow me for the same reasons. Everyone just needs to be comfortable! But if you want to address any problems I pose to you, rather than unfollowing, please let me know - as long as you do it politely.

I N T E R A C T I N G

❅ I only interact with mutuals. If I don’t follow you, please don’t send in memes or like starter calls. It’ll be ignored, but it still just makes me plain uncomfortable. ❅ I’d also ask that you try and not send me messages asking if we can interact if I don’t follow you back. I do eventually get around to looking at all blogs who follow me, and thoroughly before I make a decision. ❅ I’m OC and AU friendly. But I’m as selective with OCs as I am with canon characters. ❅ Mutuals are welcome to send memes, send IMs, send asks, tag me in starters, approach me for plotting - whatever. ❅ Don’t send hate. I literally won’t care what you have to say if you’re going to act like a dick, so it’s a waste of your time. If you have a problem, please approach me in an adult way. ❅ I tend to write in a multi-para style, usually accompanied by an 75x75 icon. Don’t feel the need to match my length or include an icon though. I try to match, but I can’t all the time, so I don’t expect you to either. ❅ I don’t mind necessarily if you don’t use small text. I will however convert your text to such a style in my replies, simply for the sake of keeping everything at one size on my blog. ❅ If you wanna continue a meme, please do. Just make sure it’s in a new post. ❅ Please do not god-mod. I mean, it’s okay for small things, but if you are in doubt, leave it out. ❅ Mun does not equal muse. If my muse is rude to yours, it doesn’t mean I hold the same opinions or feel the same way.

S M U T

❅ I will only write smut with muns AND muses who are over the age of consent in my country, which is 18. I myself am 21, so it’s safe to write it with me. ❅There’ll be smut on this blog, but that does not mean i have to RP smut with whoever wants to. I reserve the right to say no, or to do a fade to black if that’s what I’m feeling like at that moment in time.

S H I P P I N G

❅ I will admit, I do love a good ship. I won’t deny it. BUT that does not mean that I’ll ship my characters with anyone. ❅ For genuine romantic ships, chemistry matters a lot. My muse needs to get along with a person to actually be properly shipped with them. ❅ I do love discussing, plotting, and coming up with headcanons for ships. Therefore, I like to add shipping partners on Skype as it’s the easiest platform for me.

E X C L U S I V E S

❅ At the moment, I am not accepting exclusives on this blog.

T R I G G E R S

❅ I don’t have any triggers personally. All I ask is that NSFW is tagged, as mine will be. ❅ I don’t really reblog things that would be considered triggering in my opinion, but everyone is different so if you need me to tag something let me know. I haven’t been asked to tag anything so far, but if / when I am asked, I’ll make a list here of what I’m going to tag.

D I S C L A I M E R

❅ The only character here that I have any claim over (and is actually co-created with someone else) is Phoebe. Everyone else was thought up by someone else. I’m not stating claim over them. I’m just a fan. ❅ I’m also not affiliated with any of the FCs for this blog either. ❅ I didn’t create my theme either. The link to the original creator should be on the blog somewhere. ❅ The format for my icons was created by me. The original images used in the icons come from a variety of sources - most of them came from HollowArt, but others were found on google. If you see an image you created that hasn’t been credited properly on my blog, please let me know and I’ll credit you in this section. ❅ My writing is my own, as are my graphics and gifs (which are becoming more frequent). Please don’t steal any of these things.

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T H E M U N

❅ Hey! First of all, thanks for taking a look at my rules, I really appreciate it. ❅ This mun is 20+, responds to she/her pronouns, and is a university student from the UK. ❅ As such, I run on GMT time (although I suppose technically it’s GMT+1 during the summer). ❅ My activity is largely quite good. I’ll post a notice if I’m going to be MIA for a while. ❅ I’ve been RPing for roughly about 5 years now. ❅ Other characters I’ve RP’d as are my OC Jorjayna Stark, Ned Stark, Lyarra Stark, Marlene McKinnon (HP), and Abbey Smith (Misfits).

T H E B L O G

❅ This blog was created in January 2017. ❅ I’m tracking the tag winterswhcre, but I don’t tend to look at it too often. It’s best to @ me in the post itself rather than tagging me in the tags. ❅ This blog is based in the ASOIAF / GoT fandom. Obviously there may be some sensitive content. Please take that into account. ❅ The faceclaim for this blog are is Sarah Gadon.

F O L L O W I N G

❅ I’m a selective blog, but I make sure to have a good look at every blog who follows me before I decide to follow back or not. ❅ I don’t tend to follow back blogs in which I don’t know the character or the fandom. ❅ I usually avoid multi-muse blogs too. If it’s a multi-muse in which all the characters are based only in fandoms I know, that’s fine, but if there are fandoms I’m not familiar with, I’m unlikely to follow back. ❅ I’m also unlikely to follow back a blog with an animated FC apart from TTGOT muses. ❅ If I don’t follow you back, and you don’t fall under these categories, please don’t take it personally. It’s perhaps simply because I couldn’t see a way for our muses to interact, or just personal preference. ❅ If a blog I’m following has around two months of inactivity, I’ll unfollow. If there’s no prior announcement that there’ll be inactivity, I might unfollow sooner. But if you come back again I’ll be more than happy to refollow. ❅ I also reserve the right to unfollow when I see fit. If I keep seeing things posted that I don’t like or make me uncomfortable, I will unfollow. ❅ In the same way, I don’t mind if you unfollow me for the same reasons. Everyone just needs to be comfortable! But if you want to address any problems I pose to you, rather than unfollowing, please let me know - as long as you do it politely.

I N T E R A C T I N G

❅ I only interact with mutuals. If I don’t follow you, please don’t send in memes or like starter calls. It’ll be ignored, but it still just makes me plain uncomfortable. ❅ I’d also ask that you try and not send me messages asking if we can interact if I don’t follow you back. I do eventually get around to looking at all blogs who follow me, and thoroughly before I make a decision. ❅ I’m OC and AU friendly. Naturally. Seeing as my character is an OC. But I’m as selective with OCs as I am with canon characters. ❅ Mutuals are welcome to send memes, send IMs, send asks, tag me in starters, approach me for plotting - whatever. ❅ Don’t send hate. I literally won’t care what you have to say if you’re going to act like a dick, so it’s a waste of your time. If you have a problem, please approach me in an adult way. ❅ I tend to write in a multi-para style, usually accompanied by an 100x100 icon. Don’t feel the need to match my length or include an icon though. I try to match, but I can’t all the time, so I don’t expect you to either. ❅ I don’t mind necessarily if you don’t use small text. I will however convert your text to such a style in my replies, simply for the sake of keeping everything at one size on my blog. ❅ If you wanna continue a meme, please do. Just make sure it’s in a new post. ❅ Please do not god-mod. I mean, it’s okay for small things, but if you are in doubt, leave it out. ❅ Mun does not equal muse. If my muse is rude to yours, it doesn’t mean I hold the same opinions or feel the same way.

S M U T

❅ I will only write smut with muns and muses who are over the age of consent in my country, which is 18. I myself am 20, so it’s safe to write it with me. ❅ Obviously there’ll be smut on this blog, but just because Myriam is a prostitute does not mean I have to RP smut with whoever wants to. I reserve the right to say no, or to do a fade to black if that’s what I’m feeling like at that moment in time.

S H I P P I N G

❅ I will admit, I do love a good ship. I won’t deny it. BUT that does not mean that I’ll ship Myriam with every single person in the ASOIAF universe. ❅ As of now, Myriam is heteroromantic, but bisexual. ❅ For genuine romantic ships, chemistry matters a lot. She needs to get along with a person to actually be properly shipped with them. ❅ We don’t necessarily need to have RP’d before for you to approach me about a ship. If you want to approach me, we can plot and try it out. But I do reserve the right to say no. ❅ I do love discussing, plotting, and coming up with headcanons for ships. Therefore, I like to add shipping partners on Skype as it’s the easiest platform for me.

E X C L U S I V E S

❅ I don’t approach roleplaying with the intention of entering into exclusives. However, sometimes I do find myself uncomfortable with the idea of writing with anything other than a certain portrayal of a muse. So far my exclusives are: ❅ Catelyn Stark - starkmatriarch ❅ Eddard Stark - handofhonor

T R I G G E R S

D I S C L A I M E R

❅ While Myriam herself is my own creation, the universe in which she is set and the ASOIAF series itself is entirely of George RR Martin’s imagination. I don’t claim to be him, D&D or HBO. Just a fan. ❅ I’m also not affiliated with any of the FCs for this blog either. ❅ I didn’t create my theme either. The link to the original creator should be on the blog somewhere. ❅ The format for my icons was created by me. The original images used in the icons come from a variety of sources - most of them came from HollowArt, but others were found on google. If you see an image you created that hasn’t been credited properly on my blog, please let me know and I’ll credit you in this section. ❅ My writing is my own, as are my graphics and gifs (which are becoming more frequent). Please don’t steal any of these things.

#laws

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