#i shall NOT be competing for that

[mistfallengw2]

Learning quickness builds is quick and easy, they said

#gw2 #guild wars 2 #gw2 fan submission #charr #sylvari #my ocs #gw2 ocs #my art #mistfallen #Aurelia #Aurelia Dragonwings #Maeveryl #Deryn #Adamas Crystalsoul #over the past few months I managed to sit down and learn how to decently play some builds. quickness ones were the ones I memed the most #I'm actually having a lot of fun but retaining information sometimes is a neurospiced struggle #for the record they are all exagerated. Deryn and Adamas are quite competent in spite of being self-taught. Mae doesn't have that much - #-fun usually. Aurelia knows basic math. #quickness family woohoo (technically quickness poly pod. Aurelia is in the “alac-quick switch” couple with Ellara) #broken doodles with no care for the OCs' proper designs shall cure my “first try perfectionism”. right? right???

[fiddleabout]

TRAGEDYYYYY

#obviously i know this is just retiring from international play #and i have tobelieve that a factor in the decision is that chile's federation struggles and the squad #doesn't have the depth to compete at the highest level yet #but ngl part of me is like deadass wishing germany had snatched her up #sorry frohms sorry berger but if endler had decided to play for germany #there's no way she wouldn't have been the go-to no.1 the whole time #s i g h #fare thee well you gigantic homo goalkeeping wizard #shall miss you at the international level #soccer #christiane endler

[101daysofwizardvacation]

THIS is where we finally go from "Young Wizard" to "The Wizard"?? The Polaris Zeke sidequest??

#wizard101 #also polaris slaps so far #i just keep thinking about that one reddit user whose flair is 'POLARIS BEST WORLD' sdskdj #it will have to compete with khrysalis we shall see 👀

[un-pearable]

one of the things i adore about sonic fandom’s variety is speedrunning culture, bc while it is a completely understandable extrapolation of the core design philosophy i cannot for the life of me see sonic enjoying traditional speedruns. dude is a one-and-done as FUN as possible kinda gamer if at all.

you could maybe get him with the weird and wacky ones like lttp’s kiss priest run or something but dude’s chilling. tails however. tails is a grinder. already canonically a streamer. i think tails writes TAS’s when he’s bored and has an ongoing standoff with sonic bc he regularly discovers tricks that completely change the field of speedrunning but sonic absolutely refuses to execute his runs bc it ruins the fun for everyone else. and also it’d be boring

#miles ‘competiveness inherited from sonic the hedgehog’ prower #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #text✨ #this post brought to you by #my little brother has recently decided his latest oneupmanship shall take the form of #spending punishing amounts of time s-ranking all the frontiers cyberspace levels on hard mode #despite me being infamously terrible at the games i enjoy

[12am-motivation]

have i ever told you guys about how much i simp for simeon

#i haven't really made any new art lately so here's an old sketch that i haven't posted to fill the void #he and barbatos are continuously competing for my number 2 spot #and i think simeon is currently winning— #simeon #シメオン #simeon obey me #obey me simeon #obey me one master to rule them all #obey me shall we date #obey me swd #obey me #おべいみー #mo's sketches #my art #mo sucks at anatomy: a thrilling saga #mo's simping hours

[psychedelic-ink]

I just wanna say for the record that the IG story of pedro driving that Nico Parker posted yesterday changed me as a person and I was too out of it last night to mention it, but y'all better believe I watched that on loop

there's just something about men driving that makes me feral, I don't know why, but it does 🥴

#sil talks.🎤 #today i shall be thinking about why driving is such a thing for me fgbgfbf #like i've had that for a WHILE #is it a competency thing? #it feels like it's a competency kink #and i don't know how to drive soo #anyway #hope y'all having a great day #many kisses to all of you

[sam-glade]

Hi, happy STS~!

As I get closer to finishing my current WIP's first draft, I'm having trouble dealing with the large amount of exposition I need to do before the end. Have you ever run into this problem? How did you deal with it? What's the best way to handle exposition, in your opinion?

(from @tisiphonewolfe)

Hi Tiss, happy STS💜

Oh dear, the dreaded exposition. You can imagine that with the amount of worldbuilding I am tempted by info dumps.

I'm also really happy that in Gifts of Fate, only one paragraph was highlighted as info-dumpy - Gullin thinking through limitations of gateways right after he'd met Lissan for the first time. One paragraph. That feels like an achievement.

My first rule is that you need less exposition than you think. I trust the readers to infer a lot of information, and I was told that even with some outstanding background questions, Gifts of Fate is still a satisfying read. I also started to accept that readers may imagine something or fill in some details differently, but it doesn't spoil their enjoyment of the story. In fact, by filling in the gaps with what they like and enjoy, they tailor the story to their tastes, make it more fun for them.

My second rule is to correlate the amount of time spent on exposition to how much time the character has. For example, if a character is doing research, hunched over a book in the dead of night, they have time to 'think' through a handful of paragraphs. On the other hand, in the middle of dialogue, more than a short paragraph takes me out of the story, because it gives the impression that an awkward amount of time has passed.

My third rule is that everything has to be connected to the story's 'present' within one sentence. Otherwise you end up with readers asking themselves why they're sitting through this lecture. Here's an example. I never have a character tell their backstory to someone. I engineer questions that will make them say things that connect the details from their past to their present. E.g. when Lissan and Gullin are having a late night conversation at the manor, and technically have time to talk about their pasts, Gullin never says that he was a street urchin before he attended the military academy. All he says is that he was used to cold nights in the past. It goes like this:

“You seem to never sleep,” Lissan countered, sitting on the floor next to him. Gullin offered him a wry smile and pulled a blanket tighter around himself. “It’s too bloody cold for that.” “Not used to cold winters?” “Not really, no. I was used to them, I suppose, but the amenities in the barracks in Redguard can spoil anyone in days.”

And if weaving in details like this takes too long, or a lecture on the topic is really the most reasonable way forwards, I make sure to 1. frame it as a conversation, with a few characters actively engaged, asking questions, making wrong assumptions, needing corrections, etc. - a bit more than a question-answer-question-answer. 2. Have another undercurrent to the scene.

Let me elaborate on that one. I like to think about it as a sleight of hand. You want the readers to know, say, a chunk of the world's history, that's the goal of the scene. I'd make them be nervous about an upcoming audience or meeting, fret about it, and only offhandedly mention a series of mosaics on the wall that depict the story. You want to do a villain monologue? Let the villain's voice fade to the background, while the characters are focused on finding the way out, thankful for being given more time by the villain's hubris. A spoken sentence here and there still reaches them, and sticks out to the reader, but the reader doesn't feel lectured.

Finally, space it out. Drop half of the exposition earlier, then reinforce it by a quick reference 'as discussed then and there'. Dangling an interesting concept in front of the readers and not explaining it fully, while hinting that an explanation is coming, will make them excited to solve the mystery.

#you know the chapter you refer to as #masterclass in catty queer men? #primary tension: Gullin (POV) is jealous that Ianim made a new friend and wants to show off #he shows off his technical knowledge and competence #by spoonfeeding the reader multiple worldbuilding concepts #sts #writeblr #ask and i shall answer #days of dusk

[tswwwit]

Ha yeah the first thing I did when getting here was devour all the snippets and asks I could get my grubby hands on! But thanks I will probably be rereading them later.

Ahhh where to START? There's so much to say that they've all tripped over each other lmao. Hm.

Ooh right I'm so excited abt the axolotl reveal!! NGL I thought it would have been bills ex or something which also reminds me- are there any points in time that dipper gets jealous/possessive of bill?

Writing something with jealous/possessive Dipper is on my list of 'things to get to when I have some time', 'cause I'm also a fan of the concept! I'm pretty sure it's happened in canon, I just need to come up with the most Amusing Scenario to write a one-shot for it.

And have some time for said one-shot. Bill vs Bill is killing me here.

#Like I'm enjoying writing it but I wasn't kidding about it going over 10k #I'm hovering close to 9 and I'm approaching the end but it's gonna be a bit #Some of these sections have been really >:( #But I shall Persevere #As for Jealous Dipper well #Bill's a charming guy when he chooses to be to manipulate someone #There exists a scenario where he's trying to charm the pants off of someone (Metaphorically not sexily) #And Dipper knows it's all bullshit but he's just getting more and more on edge #Until he's finally like 'okay that's enough let's go' #Hauls Bill away #There exists also a scenario where someone catches wind of Bill's Ultimate Power Providing #And like traps him in a demon circle or something #Trying to make a deal to get what Dipper's getting #Bill all being like 'whoa there you are *not* my type' #'I already got a contract signed and there's a no-compete clause' #Not that this theoretical demon-power-pursuer gets what he's implying #Congrats Dipper you get to save the demon in.... well not distress. Bill's just bored and annoyed #But I bet he overhears some things that make him go like >:O #Someone trying to get MY husband??? They couldn't handle him anyway and Bill's not into them but #HOW DARE #Internally anyway Dipper wouldn't I think recognize the emotion as possessiveness #All he knows is that he's mad and it's not at Bill but really how does anyone think that bonding with Bill is a GOOD idea #Except for Dipper. Dipper gets all of it because he's smart and can handle it and Bill likes him and it goes *both* ways #BILL would absolutely see it for what it is and boy would he be amused

[citrine-elephant]

i gotta dissociate from this job a bit because it isn't that fun, but thinking about 1)the exercise (cannot wait for the GAINZ) and 2)the painful whump inspiration, is keeping me going.

one fun thing i see explored in whump is realistic damage. longterm effects, scars, shit like that?

one of my coworkers seems to have permanent nerve damage. says he drops shit all the time and can't feel his fingers.

anyways the moral of this story is unionize.

#vent #personal #shitty day and they'll be more to come #but! i can get inspo out of that #i refuse to let this job kill my mind #for now i will 'bask' in the bodily misery #later i shall continue my art when my body stops being angry #also goddamn every body BODY is different #can't expect a scrawny man (me) to compete with a man who's got MUSCLES for days and expect us to be at the same pace ???? #morons in management we all hate them! no business without employees bitch! #thankful for the experience of a back-breaking job because i can further empathize with my fellow humans on top of pain-inspo #thankful my fingers feel better too but my nailbed looks fucked up on a few fingers

[manyblinkinglights]

I mulged… I have now created the perfect substrate for infinite, tessellatory baby Valley Oaks to arise, ARISE

(every SINGLE plant planted back here seems to have a companion-planted sprightly young Valley Oak.) (They are just about sprouting from cracks in the sidewalk. Literally from everywhere an acorn could roll.)

#my specific sole solitary backyard shall suck this region’s water table dry. #wif my OAKS #my OAGS #like all the rosebushes have cheerful valley oaklings bushing out from the centers of their mass. #I guess bcs OAKS! have taproots they’re not competing as badly with the vigorous and likewise cheery roses? #like not as badly as they could be?

[thunderbringer]

So uh… I might make a low key Eddie blog but I’m still very undecided but ya know he’s different and it gets me out of my comfort zone a bit.

#it would legit be low key af cause I ain’t trying compete #with the mountain of amazing Eddie rpers already out there #stay tuned we shall see

[quil12]

I'm already so many words into this chapter and I'm not even halfway done with it... it might have to get broken into two parts

#i typically stick around 2-3k words per chapter #cause i find thats a comfortable length to read in one sitting #and also usually enough to get a competent storyline across #but this one is getting out of hand lol #i think the longest chapter ive ever posted in a not one shot was like 5k though #so idk #ive done an 11.5k one shot though #and an almost 17k two shot #so maybe one part #maybe two #we shall see

[snekdood]

wonder if my ex bestfriend feels all prideful about me not wanting to elaborate on why i think she sucks now. babe im tryna save you from feeling like shit ok be thankful ma'am. there's a lot about you thats irredeemable to me and its a lot to do with how you treated me like someone who was made to be laughed at in spite of claiming to be my friend.

#like dawg... i know you see me as a joke? and like. why should i be your fucking friend if thats the case?? #you never wanted me to be better either bc if i was better you'd be scared id become better than you #lordt knows there was plenty of jealousy on your end floating around. which always confused me. bc i never liked competing with #my FUCKING friend???? #anyways i could go on but just know that im done with it. i want to love myself and i've found that you only stand in the way of that #and only ever like to make fun of me. so get fucked quite frankly. #i told yall rich people are all assholes. #and PLEASE do not delude yourself into thinking you're not rich lmao......... #YOU were one of the people who was supposed to be there for me and love me. and you failed miserably. #i never wanted a pokemon rival i wanted a fucking friend #oh and thats aside from you abandoning me when i needed you most. #thats when i knew you never cared. #and dont tell me its bc you didn't have time. you had plenty of time for everyone else. i know for damn sure i was a last resort when you #came to town and felt lonely. never mind even just calling on the phone which ig you're too busy to do either #wish you would've been honest and just said you didn't see me as a friend and didnt want to hang out anymore. #then i wouldn't have kept hoping that one day we could finally fix our friendship. naw. you wanted it to remain broken. #so broken it shall be bitch.

[l-e-g-i-o-n-losh]

🥺

#songs that the hyades shall sing #finally they've given me a shot but I need way more & stronger characters to even compete :pensive:

[destineden-archived]

tag drop : miriam's dynamics

#miriam : joseph. — this bloodline ends with me. #miriam : john. — you are not of their kind. you are of mine. #miriam : jacob. — the desire to destroy is still desire. #miriam : mike. — thou shall not lie with angels. #miriam : vasya. — hand in hand through the gates of hell. #miriam : maddie. — competing for a love we won't receive. #miriam : jess. — love kicks in like fight or flight. #miriam : odessa. — she can tell me my worth down to the dime. #miriam : farkas. — my mate cannot be less than i. #miriam : maria. — i would sleep all right with that on top of me. #miriam : kaska. — on purpose ; on purpose! she loves me on purpose!