#illyriashade56

[nebula-starlight]

🤫 - what’s the silliest secret they have?

😷 - do they get cranky when they get sick?

🔺 - are they the type of person to have a favorite shape?

For Nether

Silliest secret?

Hmmm he once got so drunk that he forgot he had shadow magic and was convinced he couldn’t go home because he didn’t have keys. Needless to say he never told anyone about that incident.

Cranky when sick?

It depends on how sick. Stuff that like gives him brain fog, no. But like awful congestion, he’s an absolute menace to be around.

Have a favorite shape?

Honestly he really doesn’t. He’s somewhat partial to things that are oval simply because they remind him of the moonstone pendant he bought as a sleep aid.

#ask answered #illyriashade56 #Nether #I can feel the brainrot coming back

[cupcakes-oc-corner]

R, Y, and T for the soup game

R - Rodney Daysen

Rodney’s a funny character because he’s technically one of my og ocs, but I’ve been slowly working on revamping all of those to fit with my revamped world lore and I’m still kinda figuring him out. What I do know is that for whatever reason, Railux, the Osrean Sun/Time God, decided he’s a Chosen One, and through that Rodney ended u with this magic pocket watch that I have yet to sort out the logistics of.

Y - Yukito Naichingeru

One of my Arboresians! :) Yukito is a resident in Autumn Hallow, and is a sorcerer. His main source of initial inspiration was Uki Violeta, a Nijisanji EN Vtuber from the group Noctyx. He’s very chill, very gay, really likes plants and cats and is very magically skilled. Scarily so tbh. Another fun lil fact about him: his first name is a reference to the character Yukito Tsukishiro from Cardcaptor Sakura.

T - The Maker

Yes I am kinda cheating with this one but shut up I apparently never give ocs T names. ANYWAY. The Maker is the Osrean Creation Deity, and is also technically the head of the Osrean Deity Pantheon. I say technically because, well, they’ve been missing for about a century now. To make a long story short, an angel attempted to kill them. They lived, but we’re severely weakened (their soul got shattered), and because of that they’ve been soul-hopping, trying to find a host who will actually help them get back to their home domain again. That host? A 14 year old elven girl who was unwillingly dragged into this by chance. They didn’t even mean for it to happen this way, they just landed in her soul and finally managed to strike up a decent bond.

Also, lil fun fact here: The Maker is the only deity in my lil pantheon who does not have an actual name beyond their title. :)

#alphabet soup #illyriashade56 #Rodney #Yukito #The Maker

[bunchofdoodlesinspace]

19, 25, and 27 for that ask game.

19. Tell me a story about your writing journey. When did you start? Why did you start? Were there bumps along the way? Where are you now and where are you going?

Oh god. I have no idea when it started KJFKL I feel like I've always liked writing honestly. it sort of goes hand-in-hand with my art journey. I'd make characters, draw the characters, and I'd have stories for those characters too. It's so rare for me to make a character design without SOME amount of lore being made for that character. It's almost inevitable.

Of course there have been bumps. Creative projects when you're a full-time student are, for lack of a better word, a pain in the ass to manage. NSN has been on a sort of impromptu hiatus for several months because of how busy university has been, and I'm always kinda sad when I think about it. But I couldn't handle both at once and the last thing I want to do is cause myself burnout. There are a lot of projects like NSN that I never completed or went through with because they were too big of a project for this little ghost to handle on her own on top of life stuff. I don't think I've ever really figured out how to not get over-ambitious with stuff, but I'm trying to make things easier for myself. At least a little.

Which actually kinda ties back to NSN again, honestly. I haven't posted any updates in ages, but I am actually working on occasion in the background on more solid planning for future pages. My plan is to have a strong foundation to build off of when my free time opens up more again. Can't say much about what I have in-store for it, but hoo. I am Excited.

And I have a few other lil ideas floating around in my head too for when I have time and resources. I mean, I do have this Whole Ass Country sitting here, and I think at some point I'd like to talk about what's been going on with That outside of the rps I've done with the characters that inhabit it. Not sure what that might look like yet, but. :) Perhaps

25. What is a weird, hyper-specific detail you know about one of your characters that is completely irrelevant to the story?

OH I AM SO FULL OF SO MANY OF THESE. I'm just gonna list a few faves because they're so fun (some of them I've def told some of you already, but have yet to subject the whole of tumblr to them):

-Fred is (was?) double-jointed somewhere in his hands. And he did, in fact, use this ability to freak people out. -Magician can do the tongue-flick thing reptiles like snakes and lizards do to get a feel for the space they're in. He often does it subconsciously in a new area, and it's so fast that it is near impossible to catch him doing it. -Also he can unhinge his jaw, have fun with that mental image :D -Xander has some of the best understandings of how intense periods can be despite never having had one, because one of his vampiric abilities is to be able to pick up on heavy bleeding.

27. Who is the most stressful character you’ve ever written? Why?

Oh dear god I could almost make a list for this too tbh. I think as of recent, though, Corrupted!Cupcake is uh. Definitely up there. Since I don't think I've talked about this on tumblr yet: she was used as part of an rp I've been doing focused on her backstory (which I rambled a bit about here). It's funny, because I also loved playing her, but oh dear GOD the rabbit hole of angst that spawned from that was insane (to the point that one of my friends who was also participating had to message me to make sure I wasn't about to permanently destroy the relationship Cup had with one of her characters. We were treading THAT kind of territory). I don't think I've been so stressed and excited at the same time playing a character in ages.

#answered #illyriashade56 #cupcake rambles #I should talk about the ones and zeroes plot here more some time #bc it has been. a Wild Ride

[ninemelodies]

sleep, over

also available on ao3

The Doctor wakes to the feeling of fingers pinching his nose shut. The comforting, stable presence at the back of his mind lets him know he’s still on the TARDIS, and she quickly confirms that yes, he is, and it is, in fact, Donna that is pinching his nose.

The room is quiet except for Donna's stifled giggles and the hum of the TARDIS.

Ah. He must’ve fallen asleep during the movie. Donna was trying to wake him up.

They had this routine. About once every week (relatively, time could be a bit funny when you're hopping through it) the Doctor and Donna would have a movie night. First, they would play some silly game to determine who got to pick the movie (last week it was thumb wrestling, this week it was rock-paper-scissors. Donna had won both times.) After that, they would settle in to watch the movie. Donna liked to curl up across the couch with a fuzzy blanket while the Doctor preferred the armchair. Finally, as the movie was going through its opening credits, Donna would complain about him always falling asleep during the movie, and the Doctor would shoot back that that was impossible, he was a Time Lord, he didn't need that much sleep, thank you very much.

Usually within 30 minutes, the Doctor was asleep. Donna would cover him in his own blanket, let him sleep during the entire movie (though she complained he snored something terrible), and then, once the movie was over, she would wake him.

However, Donna seemed to be challenging herself to find the worst way to wake him up. There had been several she had done so far - she had tickled him, yelled boo! at him, and sang a surprisingly competent rendition of Sigh No More from a 2011 version of Much Ado About Nothing. (The Doctor had fussed about her watching movies from the future, but Donna had brushed him off because "it's Shakespeare, Doctor, does the story ever really change?" and the Doctor had to concede that she was right). She had woken him up normally, once, and he had been pleased until he went to stand and discovered she had tied his shoes together.

In the ranking of her attempts to wake him up, this wasn’t necessarily one of his favorites. But it didn’t hurt him, so he wouldn’t complain about it much. Although...

The Doctor grinned inwardly. This was the perfect chance for some payback.

In his current position, with his chin tucked against his chest his only options to breathe were to tilt his head back or use his respiratory bypass. He was pretty positive Donna hadn’t considered the fact that all he had to do was tilt his head back to start breathing through his mouth and therefore her nose pinching was technically useless. The Doctor did not move his head and he did not start breathing through his mouth once his lungs started getting a bit tight. Instead, he activated his respiratory bypass and began to wait it out.

How long would Donna stand there before she got bored? Who would crack first, the Doctor or Donna?

By his estimate, the Doctor had about 30 minutes before he would run out of air. He passed the time by creating a list of TARDIS repairs that needed to be done imminently, lest they crash somewhere. When he was done with that, he switched to making a list of planets that Donna would likely enjoy visiting.

He was interrupted when Donna shifted and muttered something that sounded suspiciously like “bloody Martian” under her breath.

If she was testing him, she wasn’t going to get a response.

A hint of panic, not his own, but Donna's, flashed through his mind. She released his nose, placed her hands over his hearts, and leaned down so her ear was next to his face. She paused there for a moment before she jerked back and began pacing the floor in front of his chair. “Oh god,” she muttered. “I've killed him. Stupid daft spaceman! You can’t be dead from something like that.” She paused her pacing and stared at him. “Right?” she asked.

The Doctor took pity on her and shifted in his seat. He didn’t open his eyes, but he resumed breathing through his nose and unclasped his hands so that one dangled, wrist up, over the arm of the chair.

He felt Donna's warm fingers clasp around his wrist, searching for a pulse. It tickled. The corner of his mouth curved into a slight grin and he heard Donna gasp.

Uh oh, he was busted.

Donna let go of his wrist, but before he could open his eyes and sit up, she was back. She whacked him on the arm several times with something soft. A throw pillow from the couch, he assumed.

The Doctor cracked an eye open to look at her just in time to take a pillow to the face. It was a significantly lighter hit than the ones to his arm, but he was still going to whine about it. “Dooooonnna!” He whined as he moved the pillow off his face and opened both eyes to pout at her.

“You stupid prawn!” she yelled, pointing an accusing finger at him. “I thought you were dead!”

And the Doctor couldn’t help it - he laughed. Donna resumed smacking his arm with vigor as he leaned over and laughed until his stomach hurt. “Donna, Donna,” he gasped, trying to both get her attention and dodge her hands. He caught her wrists and stopped her movement. “I'm sorry,” he said, sincerely. “I forgot that when I activate my respiratory bypass I look like I'm dead to bystanders.”

She pulled her wrists away and crossed her arms over her chest. "You scared me!"

The Doctor tilted his head to acknowledge her statement. "Maybe you will think twice about pinching someone's nose to wake them up, hmm?" Internally, the doctor winced. He was starting to sound like his first self all over again.

To her credit, Donna had the decency to look at least a little chastised, but it didn't last long. "Well, I'm going to bed and you shouldn't sleep in that chair."

This was another part of their routine. Just because the Doctor looked like he was in his mid-thirties didn't mean that his bones and joints always agreed. Donna found this extremely funny and did everything in her power to get him into a position where she could tease him about it.

The worst thing? She was right. Sleeping in this chair would kill his back. The Doctor narrowed his eyes at her, tossed his blanket to the side, and braced his palms on the arms of the chair. He pushed himself up with a groan and a wince as his knees, elbows, and back all popped.

Donna couldn't contain her delighted laugh. "You sound like gramps!" she giggled.

The Doctor rolled his eyes and stretched his arms above his head. He rolled forward onto his toes and listened to his ankles pop. "Yeah, well," he said as he straightened his shirt. "I am 900 years old. I am older than anyone or probably anything you have ever known."

"Hmmm,” Donna hummed. “Someone’s tetchy when they’re tired." Donna clicked her tongue and offered her elbow. "C’mon gramps, let’s get you to bed."

For half a second, the Doctor considered sitting back down in his chair and going back to sleep, just to spite Donna.

Somehow, Donna seemed to pick up on this. "Listen spaceman," she said. "If you fall asleep in that chair I am not helping you pop your back in the morning."

"You wouldn't dare," the Doctor said. Donna always helped him pop his back.

"Try me."

They stared at each other, eyes narrowed, each one unwilling to give. This time, the Doctor was the first to crack. He smiled and took Donna's still offered elbow. "I won't sleep in the chair," he promised.

"Good," Donna said. "You sleep like a grandpa anyway."

The Doctor objected, but Donna had already dropped him off at his bedroom door and was heading towards her own. "Goodnight, Doctor," she called over her shoulder.

"Goodnight, Donna," he called back as Donna disappeared behind her door. The Doctor continued watching her door for a moment before he turned and headed towards the console room. That nap had done him good, maybe he could get a headstart on those TARDIS repairs…

#doctor who #10th doctor #tenth doctor #donna & ten #donna noble #this might've gotten a little out of hand but i hope u enjoy either way #checks notes 1.4k words of donna and ten annoying each other like siblings #my fics #special shout out to illyriashade56 for the idea of donna pinching ten’s nose #anyway this is a lil silly but that’s allowed sometimes right?

[save-jacksepticeye]

r u the yeehaw anti or smth i met long ago from a server

I don't believe so. I might vaguely remember who you're talking about and it's not me lol. I am yeehaw, but I never like, played Anti or had a username with Anti in it.

#answered #anonymous #i just go by Creek most places #my username on most other things is illyriashade56

[mjjune]

2023 Writer's Wrapped

I've been quite busy this year!! See below <3

Reading:

Total: 21

Genres: comics, sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary, urban, kidlit, romance, novellas and short stories

Favorite: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Beta read @wexi09, @isabellebissonrouthier, and @jamieanovels stories!!!

Writing & Editing:

Novels Written: 1

Novels Edited: 2

Year Word Count: 142k

Lifetime Word Count: 1.15m

Participated in Camp Nano, edited during November

DS Draft 0 and Draft 1 with alpha in-progress

AVOF2 Draft 1 with alpha complete; currently editing

Querying:

TWTR: 1 full (still out); 2 maybe piles; 10 out; 13 rejections

AVOF: 2 indie pubs, both rejected

Writeblr Stats:

Hit a new follower milestone!

Most popular post: Compilation of Beta Reading Resources

Biggest fans (December only): @rainbowcoloreddays @illyriashade56 @lightgriffinsect @hesperos-xi 

My Life:

A new job with a 10k+ pay increase!!

Living on my own without a roommate for the first time

Lots of grief with a cousin and my childhood cat passing away

Met two online friends in person for the first time

Beach trips and NYC trip <3

Art Commissions:

Helio by @/openheartart_ on Instagram

AVOF Characters by @vacantgodling

Danny & Helio by @neapaulatan

TWTR by @neapaulatan

Woodsman and Red by @littlestpersimmon and @akiwitch

Woodsman by @ichimakesart

The Ax by @vacantgodling

#writeblr #writblr #writers on tumblr #writeblr community #writerblr #writer community #writing community #writers of tumblr #mj posts #mj mumbles #monthly review #2023 review

[toribookworm22]

Heads Up Seven Up

Thank you @writeintrees for the tags!

No pressure tagging: @unstablewifiaccess @angsty-prompt-hole @illyriashade56 @lettersandinkstains @callitgoodwriting @blackrosesandwhump & my open tag!

From my queer superhero story:

It's a lot of lies. But it's for good reason. I swear it's for good reason.

"Please, Delian."

His eyes search mine a moment, then he pulls them away. "That's what she said."

My whole body freezes. "She..." My mouth opens and closes a few times, lungs pressing out angrier and angrier breaths. "You were testing me?"

#writeblr #writers of tumblr #writing tag game #heads up seven up #more than 7 lines oops 🙃 #queer superhero story

[birdy-the-artist]

$25 commission for @illyriashade56

Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

#commission #commissions open #commission work #commission sale #commissions #digital art #digital drawing #digital painting #oc #sketch #random #sketches #drawing #sketchbook #digital doodle

[lycoris--radiata]

@atticustimestwo @robotmister @bio--hazardous @illyriashade56 @inferablossom BOOP BITCH <3

[lilakennedy]

𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞 ❄️

a relatively quick piece of my OC Ten! been able to draw more recently as my flare is fading  ♥

taglist under the cut! reach out to be added or removed :)

the usual suspects: @solaneceae @queugame @taikeero-lecoredier @little-merry-go-round @cookieface678 @a-mensis @illyriashade56 @samisabigmess @melissatreglia @solargentum @dorito-with-no-weakness @mel-writes-with-her-dragons @tastyfiddle @tsukihebii @stormy-wings

#Equinox #ch: Tenebrous #ocs on tumblr #my ocs #lila doodles #digital art #writeblr #original character #Illustration #ill probably be going to bed soon ♥

[nebula-starlight]

🖋🖋🖋 L O R E

Hmmm what to give lore on…

I suppose I could ramble a bit about Stormcrest, my sea serpent kingdom that’s got a very messy backstory.

Compared to other sea kingdoms, Stormcrest is relatively young but has gone through a civil war, revolution, multiple cults, and so on. Its primarily most notable ruler was King Xangori Rhallion, known in later history texts as the Mad King. He greatly expanded Stormcrest’s borders by seizing land but was also a bit infamous for his love of the opposite gender. Anyone he wanted was usually brought to him and, as a result, there’s a generation of serpents who are primarily raised by their mother with an unknown father.

Unfortunately Xangori was also a bit paranoid and tried to mass exile two elemental subspecies of his own race out of fear and mistrust. He blamed the change in sea temperature on shadow and electric serpents who were innocent.

#ask answered #illyriashade56 #l o r e #Stormcrest kingdom

[space-pirates-archipelago]

Original Characters

Trust me, there are more than this, but here are the ones from my original world! All of the others are from worlds made by friends ( @isas-oc-asylum @illyriashade56 @nebula-starlight @bunchofdoodlesinspace @deaths-presence @alexorsobean) which will still be mentioned periodically :)

All characters below the cut

Nebula (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Nova (Inarakuma/Astril)

Silarce (Opposite)

Ava (Human)

Aurora (Inarakuma/Astril)

Alex (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Amelie (Human)

Marcus (Human)

Tempest (Android)

Idalia (Half-Fae)

Evelyn (Fae)

Lucien (Human)

Harriet (Human)

Azalea (Human)

Carlie (Lycan)

Melody (Human)

Harmony (Alter)

Dillan (Warlock)

Sadie (Warlock)

Dr. Hugo (Cyborg)

Sam (Human)

Athena (Unimprinted Az'Linzi)

Phileas (Mountain Az'Linzi)

Oteilas (Unimprinted Az'Linzi)

Dexterity (Volcanic Az'Linzi)

Calypso (Plant Az'Linzi)

Juno (Ocean Az'Linzi)

Vukita (Plant Az'Linzi)

Elroy (Animal Az'Linzi)

Jericho (Galactic Az'Linzi)

Orion (Lunar Az'Linzi)

Astrid (Lunar Az'Linzi)

Clocktower (Creation Az'Linzi)

Sapphire (Creation Az'Linzi)

Nadyra (Seer Az'Linzi)

Clyde (Ocean Az'Linzi)

Lucifer II (Satan)

Camille (Lilith)

Samael (Harbinger)

Jophys (Harbinger)

Michaelis (Harbinger)

Lilit (Harbinger)

Lucille (Harbinger)

Thomas (Fallen Angel)

Ashley (Fallen Angel)

Jackson (Angel)

Valentine (Sin of Lust)

Dixie (Sin of Pride)

Ivy (Sin of Envy)

Zohyn (Sin of Sloth)

Scarlet (Sin of Wrath)

Dagon (Sin of Greed)

Gala (Sin of Gluttony)

Miguel (Demon)

Cecropia (Duus'ire)

Vide (Duus'ire)

Blaire (Duus'ire)

Arcade (Duus'ire)

Prism (Duus'ire)

Blink (Duus'ire)

Kvasir (Duus'ire)

Fable (Duus'ire)

Ariadne (Duus'ire)

Lyric (Duus'ire)

Span (Duus'ire)

Spark (Duus'ire)

Design (Duus'ire)

Mikhail (Human)

Max (Human)

Ca Prend (Demon)

Jazz (Demon)

Maia (Demon)

Kava (Demon)

Leo (Demon)

Nathaniel (Warlock)

Noah (Warlock/Az'LinziDescendant)

Jaydeka (Naga)

Kayra (Naga)

Griffin (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Dr. Carson (Chimera)

Dr. Alysela (Human)

Dr. Varian (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Matthew (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Dr. Catalyst (Warlock)

Zachariah (Demon)

Emily (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Traci (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Sarah  (Az'Linzi Descendant)

Zira (Ink Demon)

Phoebe (Fire Sorcerer)

Carolyn (Ability User)

Aiden (Fire Sorcerer)

Valery (Reaper)

Dritzen (Lycan)

Archer (Half-Demon)

Callisyxis (Demon)

Cascadia (Nyrix)

Nymphea (Nyrix)

Airyn (Nyrix)

Lucia (Nyrix)

Robin (Nyrix)

Eirwen (Nyrix)

Draven (Nyrix)

Chaya (Nyrix)

Trinity (Dimension Jumper)

Manisavi (Eldritch Lite)

Vashya (Eldritch Lite)

Andromeda (Inarakuma/Astril)

Sidney (Sun Elf/Archivist)

#the brainrot gremlins #aira #azlien

[angsty-prompt-hole]

I decided impulsively I'm doing NaNoWriMo to try and get Rot and Ruin drafted so add me as a buddy or whatever it is over there. Username is illyriashade56.

#creek's ramblings #rot and ruin

[mjjune]

2023 Second Quarter Review

Here's what I've been up to April-June~

While I am a bit disappointed that my new story didn't turn out great in April and is mostly scrapped, I'm very proud that I was able to rework the outline and I think it'll go better this time! I also took June off from writing entirely to replenish, and read way more this quarter than last <3

See below for details!

Reading

Read 6 full-length novels, 2 comic volumes, 1 middle grade novel

Least Favorite: For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten [Dropped @ 20%]

Favorite: The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin [5 STARS!! PLEASE READ IT!!!]

Beta read: The Emerald Mage by @isabellebissonrouthier Tea Cow The Composition of Us by @jamieanovels

Writing / Editing

Draft 3 and 4 of twtr completed, multiple betas complete

Wrote 30k of a new wip, however will be mostly scrapped. Outline revamped and ready for takeoff

Sent avof query to the shark

Writeblr

Brand new theme! (mobile & web)

Biggest Fans: @isabellebissonrouthier @little-mouse-gardens @illyriashade56 @lavendercoded

Most popular post this quarter: How to Be a Good Beta Reader (click for post)

Goals for Next Quarter

Get 1-2 more betas for newest draft of twtr

Continue working on querying package for twtr

Make edits to avof query based on the shark's feedback

Submit avof to indie publishers(?)

Draft 0 of new wip <3

Attend some in-person camp nano events

#writeblr #writblr #writers on tumblr #writeblr community #writerblr #writer community #writing community #novel writing #fantasy writing #writers of tumblr #amwriting #writing #fantasy #dark fantasy #wip #mj posts #monthly review

[toribookworm22]

Heads Up Seven Up

Thank you @vsnotresponding for the tags!

No pressure tagging: @primroseprime2019 @kaiusvnoir @illyriashade56 @yors-truly @lesbiandirtycomputer @mschvs & leaving my open tag, too!

From: Chapter 3 of my queer superhero rewrite.

Everyone had help.

I glance through the doorway at Anny, asleep and dying because there’s no one else to help her. I think of the little boy and how wonderful it was to see him happy. The black sludge sticks to my fingers.

Anny is counting on me. Manuela and Paolo are counting on me.

I know what I have to do.

#writeblr #writers of tumblr #writing tag game #heads up seven up #queer superhero story #yall i wrote two whole chapters today! #ive also done some brainstorming for ahats to come in the next few chapters and im excited!!!

[youvereachedthebadend]

I know it might seem scary, but theoretically if you get these mind control powers you may be able to command them to have free will again. Regardless, having powers doesnt mean you have to use them.

Y’know there’s a fundamental contradiction in the phrase “command them to have free will.” I don’t think it’s the same thing. Besides, at this point, who knows how they’ll respond to that? I’ll be like “hey you don’t have to follow him anymore, you can do whatever you want” and at least two of them will be like “okay, I want to follow him!” and the rest will be too confused to function. Because I don’t fucking know how to undo the mess he’s made in their heads! I can’t just make them back into the people they were before! I-I can’t...it’s...

...

...it can’t be...

...

...

...I guess you’re right. I don’t have to use them. But I don’t want them to be part of me. I don’t...want to be associated with that.

#lastoneanswers #jacksepticeye #jacksepticeye au #jacksepticegos #septic egos #septic egos au #illyriashade56