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nekojitachan · 1 year

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It had been a shitty week; Andrew barely saw Nathaniel off the court on Friday night, nor did he get to bash Riko’s head with his racquet. Then Pig Higgins showed up on Saturday, entirely unwelcome and unwanted, the bearer of news that only reinforced Andrew’s belief in how shitty the universe was. He had to deal with another round of questions from Aaron and the upperclassmen. Then there were the terse texts from Nathaniel during the week, sparse that they were, which indicated that all was not well at the Nest (as if one couldn’t tell from Riko’s unhinged interviews where he ranted about the Ravens ‘decimating’ the Foxes during their game on Friday).

Andrew had a little to vent during his training session with Val on Sunday; they were out in the backyard, sweatshirts discarded on the porch and tank tops damp with sweat from the intense practice. Val had taken Andrew down twice so far, but he’d landed a killing blow on her once and aimed to do so again before they called it quits.

Val feinted to the left, which Andrew pretended to fall for while preparing for a strike at his ribs. He ‘dropped’ his knife and caught it with his left hand while he blocked her weapon and allowed her to barrel him into the ground, intent on raising his blade to her throat.

They stilled on the ground, Val half-sprawled on top of him with his knife below her chin and hers off to the side, their eyes locked on the other. Then she laughed as she leaned back onto her haunches. “Ha! That was good.” She rocked onto her feet and held out a hand, which Andrew begrudgingly accepted. “You’re becoming an actual challenge now.”

“So happy for you,” Andrew drawled, voice thick with sarcasm.

“Yeah, you’re a real sunbeam like that.”

#nekojitachanfics #nekojitafics #casts a shadow #aftg #andrew minyard #andreil #neil josten #i'm hoping to post the next chapter before the end of the year #it'll be a little 'short' for me but it'll cover the scenes i want before the next one #soooon

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axziom13 · 11 months

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#196 #meme #memes #r/196 #r196 #shitpost #shitposting #reddit refugee #shadow wizard money gang #we love casting spells #wizardposting

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sanguinarysanguinity · 7 months

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Expanding a thought from a conversation this morning:

In general, I think "Is X out-of-character?" is not a terribly useful question for a writer. It shuts down possibility, and interesting directions you could take a character.

A better question, I believe, is "What would it take for Character to do X?" What extremity would she find herself in, where X starts to look like a good idea? What loyalties or fears leave him with X as his only option? THAT'S where a potentially interesting story lies.

In practice, I find that you can often justify much more from a character than you initially dreamed you could: some of my best stories come from "What might drive Character to do [thing he would never do]?" As long as you make it clear to the reader what the hell pushed your character to this point, you've got the seed of a compelling story on your hands.

#writing #writing advice #my writing #I think 'ooc' is a bogeyman that casts too big a shadow for fanfic writers #stop thinking 'is this ooc?'#and start thinking 'have I given this character a good enough reason to do the thing?'

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precariouswizardry · 8 months

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#if i have a specific flask for ONE POTION and the apprentice ignores the system its on them #stop talking down to alchemists like we're dumb #go ahead and wave your sticks at each other while i bottle pure imagination and turn it into a bomb #shadow wizard money gang #wizard posting #wizardcore #pondering orb #potions #shadow wizard grindset #casting spells

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zytes · 5 months

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this manatee looks like it’s in a skyrim loading screen

#misc #I encourage anyone dyslexic to try rotating him in your mind. I can’t do that; which is why I’m asking you to.#also: a bunch of tags are surprised this isn’t ‘shopped #it’s the lighting. backlit by the sun (which is diffused through the water) but also forelit artificially #the artificial light - a flash pack or something - casts a hard shadow under the creatures arm #which normally wouldn’t be possible if backlit by the SUN; you’d see a less-hard/more-fragmented shadow above water #as light sources ‘compete’ in a sense - and since there aren’t any light sources which can outshine the literal sun #it looks a bit weird when the darkest shadow is being cast from any other origin point - which is what’s essentially happening here #I don’t know the mechanics of how light travels through water; but I know the effect is substantial even with relatively short distances #also: it’s been balanced and color corrected by the author of the photo - who made deliberate choices to bring out the full potential #so it’s not like it’s a fresh and untouched export #but the kind of ‘tacked on’ appearance of the creature is a result of the lighting conditions within the image

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therealsanssherif · 5 months

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#shadow wizard money gang #we love casting spells #meme #wizardposting #wizardcore

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sophiewith7es · 1 year

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i love that kaz said to nina it ‘had to look real’ and instead of tailoring him she chose to fucking deck him

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the-gnomish-bastard · 10 months

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Some of you didn’t seem to understand how magic works in the sense of how you can access it. I’ll explain again.

If you gain magical power from making a deal with a more powerful being, you are a warlock. Sneaky lawyer.

If you gain magical power through teachings and studies, you are a wizard/artificer. (Artificers usually gain power through experimentation.)

If you gain magical power by pledging yourself to a cause, being, or idea, you are a paladin. Pretentious bitch.

If you gain magical power by praising a higher deity (and not making a deal), you are a cleric. Heal someone.

If you have magical power and you didn’t do anything to gain it, you are a sorcerer. Fuck you. Seriously, fuck you. The rest of us had to work for our shit.

If you gain magical power by protecting nature and caring for plants and animals, you are a Druid. Fucking hippie.

If you gain magical power from your desire to entertain and also fuck, you are a bard. Stop trying to seduce my dad.

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freddycartr · 1 year

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the comfort this cast gives me is unmatched

#shadow and bone cast #shadow and bone #six of crows #kaz brekker #freddy carter #the crows #grishaverse #amita suman #inej ghafa #leigh bardugo #s&b cast #kit young #ben barnes #archie renaux

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marvinthecrow · 1 year

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Instagram • Patreon • Ko-fi • Redbubble

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nekojitachan · 1 year

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Uhm...I forget how long it's been since an update (refuses to look at word doc), but there IS an update! Ch 8 of Everything That Is, Casts A Shadow is up on AO3!

#aftg fanfic #aftg #andreil #casts a shadow #renee walker #neil josten #andrew minyard

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mysweetcheesemygoodtimeboy · 10 months

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What Guillermo wanted being turned to be like