#better question

[clintbarton-thearrowguy]

Clint, I have a photo here from a comic con? I think, with your ass in booty shorts and on full display.

Why did you do that?

I want to understand your thought process.

Pietro, cosplayers exist. And I’m too old for comic conventions.

#that wasn’t me #it was a cosplayer #better question #why do you have that picture anyways? #hawkeye #clint barton #marvel #marvel rp #marvel mcu #mcu

[tonyofhousestark3000]

#hannah waddingham #jesus fucking christ #how is she real #better question #how did I ever think I was straight #oops is this me coming out on tumblr? #I think so #bisexual #ted lasso

[the-furthest-city-light]

Writing Patterns Tag Game

Rules: list the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there’s a pattern!

I was tagged for this by @sciencemyfiction and it looks super fun! I am going to cheat a little bit tho and post only from my One Piece fics as I haven't published anything else since 2018 and I think the writing sample will be more representative of my current styl

Flotsam and Jetsam

"When Big Mom's crew arrives on Zou, Sanji's first thought is, Damn, we didn't fuck 'em up enough before?"

Here I am cheating AGAIN because this line is actually from chapter 2 of Flotsam and Jetsam, "Instead of the Cross, the Albatross," but IN MY DEFENSE it's the only chapter of that fic that was meant to be its own standalone fic. The rest of those chapters are just things I didn't want to consign forever to the desolation of my scrapped file.

2. Found in the Crack of Your Palm

"'Oi, Luffy,' Zoro calls.  He punctuates his bid for Luffy’s attention by toeing his hip with his heavy boot."

3. New Seas Ahead (chapter 1)

“Oh come on.  Please?”

4. spill your wine

"Zoro’s had a shower and a nap and three platefuls of food before the scent of his new captain really hits him."

5. Same Song, Different Verse

"The first time Zoro sees Monkey D. Lucy, the sky is a hard, clear blue and the earth is packed dense beneath his feet."

6. New Seas Ahead (chapter 28)

"How is she doing that though?”

“It’s a mystery, Usopp.”

“She’s like a human trash compactor…”

7. New Seas Ahead (chapter 27)

"The oniwabanshu should have an easier time following them in the snow, but they don’t see another attack after Hakumai."

8. New Seas Ahead (chapter 26)

"When he wakes up, Zoro’s surprisingly not feeling like complete shit."

9. New Seas Ahead (chapter 25)

"Tama turns out to be fine, which is a relief.  And she eats the oshiruko well when they convince her to actually accept it."

10. New Seas Ahead (chapter 24)

"Are we there yet?"

I was actually super nervous to do this because hooks and opening lines are not my strong suit as a writer. My thoughts about the above are pretty much what I already knew. I have a tendency to set the place of any given scene before anything else. It's present even at the start of fics/scenes where the lines aren't explicitly about the sense of place or setting, and I usually accomplish this by calling reference to some time or place that the reader, as a One Piece fan, will undoubtedly be very familiar with and will instantly be able to recall the wheres and whens of the given scene.

In part this is intentional because in the Fair Winds and Following seas series specifically I jump over or outright skip certain events and catching the reader up to where we are now as efficiently as possible is important. HOWEVER, I definitely have a tendency to over-rely on this strategy, which is something I'm definitely thinking about and considering as I've been writing some original fiction!

Alternatively, four of the above entries begin with outright dialogue which is, funnily enough, my least favorite way to start a scene. I usually do it for the sake of a joke and to set the tone and sometimes place which all of the above entries are with the exception of "Found in the Crack of Your Palm." Also Usopp is the one speaking in both 3 and 6. Probably because I try to include his dialogue wherever possible in Fair Winds because I struggle to insert him into the plot and he's good at setting a mood.

I do think the "best" of these opening lines are from "Same Song, Different Verse," and also "spill your wine." Both of them do the thing where I'm establishing place but they also manage to tie in some important sensory information which becomes thematic as their respective fics go on. Food for thought.

Thanks for tagging me, Dev! I'm tagging @faggotzoro, @acewithapaintbrush, @thricepiercedpirate, @thychesters and @zaharya!

#one piece #fanfic games #zolu #my fanfic #sorry if the way i answered this was boring #I was protecting you all really #sparing you from the supernatural fic I wrote in like 2015 and which didn't see the light of day until two years later #why did i write an august rush fic #better question #why haven't i deleted it?

[alullinchaos]

tonight's rwby thoughts: wondering what would happen if jaune was using his semblance on someone (that is, amping up their aura) while tyrian tried to use HIS semblance on them. i'm sure it'd be a very interesting interaction.

#i assume that if he made a tear it wouldn't be all the way through or would heal incredibly quickly #i do wonder if it would do anything funky to jaune though depending on the placement #like could tyrian slice them both at the same time? #better question #can tyrian even GET jaune's aura #considering he has so much #RWBY #Tyrian Callows #Jaune Arc

[my0vershareworld]

nakk le vaar is inviting you to play chess wth him.. would u??

#ʜᴀꜱꜱʜᴇɪɴ #better question #would u hit? #askin #askin nakk le vaar #bleach #bleach fanart

[foreverindreamlandd]

well now i just really miss your firefighter 😩

Ugh SAME. My perfect baby boy 💖

We just had a thunder storm where I live, and I can’t stop thinking about driving home in the pouring rain, soaked to the bone just from walking into the house from the car. When you walk inside, the whole place is lit with candles (following proper fire safety codes, of course). The only other source of light comes from the flash of lightening every few minutes.

Bucky would be at the door in an instant, pulling you in his arms with a warm towel he just pulled out of the dryer, kissing you as if you had been gone for days instead of a few hours.

You barely get a Hey Buck in before he scoops you in his arms and carries you up the stairs where you change into his firefighter sweats he laid out for you. Afterwards he brings you back downstairs to the living room, where he’s moved the couch to face the giant window that has a perfect view of the storm, a bottle of wine with two glasses and an immaculate charcuterie board on the coffee table.

The rest of the night is filled with sweet, stained-lip kisses and all the cuddles you could ever want.

Also Bucky would keep doing that horrific thing where he kisses along your jaw until his nose nuzzles into your neck and his stubble tickles your shoulder and it literally feels more dangerous than being struck by lightening with the way you are about to burst into flames (luckily you know a good firefighter to help if that happens 😌).

In the Embers

#in the embers #inbox #mir #how the heck did this happen #better question #why isn’t this happening to me right NOW

[shadowheritageposts]

[A bright flame seems to rocket all its way from earth's surface to your position, though at better glance it looked like— Silver almost crashes into you. his fur still covered in very odd flames, they felt warm but didnt seem to burn anything]

S...Silver?

dodges to avoid him, since he's not sure he won't light the other hedgehog on fire if he touches him right now, all things considered

A̶r̸e̶ ̶y̶o̸u̸ ̶all right?̴ ̵W̸h̷a̸t̶ ̵a̷r̶e̸ ̷y̸o̶u̴ ̸DOING ̵h̷e̸r̴e̵?̵

#better question #HOW are you here?

[flipppyflopp]

Just wanted to let you all know that the second half of the Sebcroc introduction comic will be coming out tomorrow! I’m so excited for you all to see it and hopefully it meets to your expectations!

It will be a bit longer than the first half, as of right now it is eleven pages long, probably will end up being twelve 🤡 I’ll make sure to go back and add the link to part two on the first part of Sebcroc after I post it.

Until tomorrow! 🐊💚

#sebcroc #sebcroc update #finally dropping part two #sorry about the month wait #I promise it will be worth it!! #will malleus be ok? #will lilia manage to salvage the day? #where is sebek? #better question #how is sebek?

[darwinquark]

how many emotional meltdowns can I fit into one chapter

#tkof #why do I write drama when I am allergic to drama #better question #why do I write drama when I am NOT GOOD AT WRITING DRAMA #in any case #we're in the home stretch amigos #this is so overwrought I'm over it

[forever--rain]

sorry for who and what i’m about to become as we get more indigo content

#y’all this album is gonna RUIN ME #not gonna shut up about it for the next week #and once i get to listen to it i’ll be intolerable to speak to for the next year #this man is a genius he’s an artist he’s a legend #can’t believe we got the first puzzle piece the tracklist AND a photo sketch all in one day #what else does he have up his sleeve????? #AND #better question #will i survive????????? #namjoon #bts #indigo #rm #rm indigo

[feelo-fick]

why are you still here, then????

#trick question its because he cares about them so muchs 👍🫶 #this is the second only clean thing i have #and the third is ummmmm! well im gonna save it for now because i kinda wanna make it better #anyways. actual tag time #dungeon meshi #chilchuck #chilchuck tims

[thenarwhalgal]

Can you imagine how horrifying it would be if like those commercials where either random household objects start speaking to you, or speaking a name/brand will summon somebody into existence were real? How long before every single word summons some brand spokesperson into existence? Or like every household object can sell itself? Like I mean it’s free advertisement space! Like how long until speaking requires careful practice lest you summon the brand overlords?

#ramblings #rambles #weird shit #is there any point to this? #better question #once we have actual literal virtual reality spaces #Y’know if that ever actually happens #that this nightmare applies? #because it would be possible #if something is advertisable then it will be advertised with #it’s really just one step up from branding language

[solitaire-enthusiast]

need to be lobotomized

#why am i writing supernatural fic in the year of our lord 2023 #better question #why am i hyperfixated on supernatural again #kill me NOW.

[updownlately]

For pure chaos, stick Victoria, Kyra and Laura in a room together

anon, whoever you are, if you can make this happen ill give you all my money....please this is great

this sounds like a complete rollercoaster and im here for it

#sent from my iphone #3 crackheads in a room #what could go wrong #better question #would anything go right?

[chloesimaginationthings]

Gregory asks Michael an important FNAF lore question..

#myart #chloesimagination #comic #fnaf vanessa #fnaf vanny #fnaf gregory #michael afton #fnaf #security breach #sister location #fnaf fanart #five nights at freddy's #Vanessa really wants to get on Michael’s good side #all their interactions one on one has been negative #so she hopes today will be better! … she was wrong #Gregory heard her request and respectfully denied it BAHA #Gregory asks THEE most important fnaf lore question.. let the boy cook #Michael doesn’t like to be reminded of that time..

[orochislayer]

*wakes up at 1PM* *goes to bed at 9PM because i work early in the morning* *takes out my phone and blasts stimulation into me eyes* why cant i sleep

#rambles #better question #why am i like this