#like they find out by book 1 anyway

[aboutiroh]

You know how Zuko and Azula were overhearing Ozai asking Azulon for Iroh's birthright and Zuko ran away before he could hear the rest of it? Well, what if didn't but stayed to hear Ozai's punishment and as a result ran away in fear. Basically it would like how Aang reacted when he overheard the monks planning to send him away except that Zuko would be even more scared. Anyway what do you think could happen? Like it would be a dark story of survival, hiding and secrecy for Zuko as he would probably have to stow away on ship to the Earth kingdom and be on the run from the fire nation. Maybe he could meet the gang while there and join them and Azulon might still alive at the time and Ursa and Iroh would probably do everything they can to find Zuko.

All I can think about is a 9 year-old Toph finding 13 year-old Zuko hiding in a cave and the unusual friendship that ensues. 

#that's not true I also thought about Hakoda finding Zuko in open sea #after Zuko is discovered but not recognized by FN soldiers on a ship #not that their immediate reaction is to throw the child off the ship #but Zuko believes his odds of survival are higher far away from FN soldiers #even though that means jumping into the ocean #anyways #if you'd like that version #it's pretty close to salvage by muffinlance #I might just start writing fanfiction at this point #Zuko befriending Toph three years prior to the events of atla book 1 is just #something I can't stop thinking about now #Zuko being siblings with Azula #does not underestimate little girls #Toph likes this #It's the first time she befriends someone #and it's Zuko's way out of hiding in the wilderness

[adriles]

im sorry to say, that by ignoring the plague of apollo, you have doomed the danaans to further misery. Farewell my bitch

#apollo #agamemnon #book 1 #update here cause new post and all! thank you to the anon who informed me about a slur in a prior post #i was not familiar with the term and def shouldve checked it out and changed it before turning the dril tweet around to fit everything here #the fact that it is a dril tweet itself though is….hm #anyways! apologies! the post has been edited #all this is reminding me again is that i should be making more posts and just following the format cause. this is not the first time #that ive encountered very offensive tweets #i havent done it in a hot bit though cause im fairly busy with work now. gonna start phasing the tweet based ones out again soon #also. please inform me if anyone at all finds anything on here that i should tag or edit in the future #i really dont want this to be a place of pain of any kind (other than war crimes) #and ive been running this since i was like…14 so there is likely bound to be smth that should be revisited

[daisywords]

thinking about her again <3 (secret oc that you guys don't know)

#my art #character: Mar #starlightwip #listen she's a secondary antagonist/deuteragonist of sorts #for the sequel to Fear Me #but I'm being soooo wild rn I'm like. hm. #what if I did book 2 from her pov? what then?? #it's funny bc Alya is 15 in book 1 and then book 2 is a few years later #but it would be soooo hilarious of me to be like. lol now you get to hear from a different angsty 15 year old #who is running around on a revenge quest with her personal squad of zombies #girl with the most extreme eldest daughter syndrome finds out she's not actually the eldest daughter #asdhjkl; #anyway @me stop this and finish book 1 first

[ssreeder]

I started reading this like 4 days ago, time has blurred together. I have not slept over 5 and a half hours of sleep in that time, I had to get up at 6 for something and was going 'just one more chapter' several times until it was 2am. The only thing that I can think about is LIAB, I am quickly losing my sanity to Zukka and the prison camp. I came here for a fun time, a good time and the sheer amount of angst that I had heard this had. And, I was certainly not lied to.

I am the type of person to read hard core angst. Impaling, torture , doesn't even phase me anymore (bit concerning but ignore that), I have taken to the blank word document to get that sinking, queasy feeling when the angst gets really hard core. First few chapters of this had me captivated and then Zuko came into it, *Chefs kiss*

I can't read long fics because I don't have the attention span, but for this I make an exception, also if you read it all in like 4 days the attention span doesn't have time to run out! I am on the 3 part, chapter 2 and I actively plan to binge read it tonight. Do I have school in the morning? Yes. Am I still going to stay up until 1 in the morning reading this and make up for my lack of sleep with caffeine? Also yes.

I really hope that Jet dies in this, I hope that he has a really anti-climatic death as well, like he falls off a slightly too high ledge. NO ONE and I mean NO ONE gets to separate MY GAYS LIKE THAT BECAUSE HE JUST HAD TO TELL FONG THAT ZUKO WAS AT THE BLOODY CAMP!

and the Forest Lesbians, may they live forever in the local folk lore about two witches that lived the forest and used the power of being gay to cure people.

thank you for writing this, it has really made me happy reading this even though my favourite gays are getting traumatised (more traumatised than usual for Zuko). I have only been reading this, my friends are concerned about me since I don't think I have willingly left the house in... *looks down at fingers, realises I don't have enough fingers to count this* umm... too long!

*holds your hands* how are you doing friend??

your ask had me both nervous and excited haha & the greatest thing about responding to this a few days late is that you’ve probably finished it by now haha. I feel sorry for your sleep schedule but I also don’t feel bad haha <3

I’m glad LIAB met your expectations in the angst, it’s probably one of the more angsty/ darker zukka fics & it’s probably going to get worse lol. (Not for zukka specifically, everyone gets to join this time) But you’ll see… if I can hold your attention until the end haha.

as for your Jet thoughts I’m sure you found out what happened to him by now ;) <3

thanks for this amazing ask seriously you’re great & you deserve to get yourself a treat for taking the time to send me this haha YOURE AWESOMEEEEEE

#I always get nervous when I get long asks #I think I have negative comment PTSD or something haha #I’ll get an ao3 comment or tumblr ask and I get all nervous like OH NO THEYRE GOING TO CRITICIZE MEEEEEEEE #& then it’s really nice and I feel SILLY #anyway yeahhhh I’m sure LIAB is one of the more darker zukka fics lol #I say that casually but also warn the shit out of people in the tags #I don’t want anyone to ever get triggered #Because I do think people sometimes don’t take tags seriously #But I’m glad you liked it so much you got all the way to the third book #You’re seriously amazing for reading all thay #I wrote all of it and I don’t even wanna read it all haha #I had to go searching for something the other day and I had to like suit up to dive into all that and find my fact #I’m very serious about connecting facts haha #I may have foreshadowed something in chapter 2 book 1 that I’m holding onto for chapter 20 book 3 haha #I’m crazy sorry haha #Anywayyyy I’m curious if you did catch up #I’ve got another 20k chapter almost done lol #Well anyway THANKS FOR THE ASKKKK #LIAB #RIA #ITF #ask

[wundrousarts]

Possible Nevermoor movie concept art?

[ID: A blurry image of the “Step Boldly” Morningtide scene from Nevermoor. It appears to show Morrigan on top of the Deucalion, watching as Jupiter jumps into a sea of colorful umbrellas. End ID.]

#nevermoor #nevermoor movie #nevermovie #disclaimer this could also just be 1. someone’s fan art that I can’t find online or 2. some illustration for the book #but the ratio seems like a widescreen ratio + makes sense for early concept art to be happening now that the movie is in early development 👀 #anyways just figured I’d share. this was in jess’s bereal recap. lol. #sorry for screen recording jess but I also wanted to check out that silverborn snippet that was in there as well 🙏 #the nevermoor fan grind never stops

[ssspringroll]

⭐ it's loving other people oc's time ⭐ show me a pic you love of your oc(s) pretty please! 💜

bless you. bless you. i have been thinking about my boy incessantly for the last few days. i cant wait to see him again

yeah. he usually has his ass out. i dont know why either. he chooses this, not me.

#answered #thank you for the ask! #occultradio #ok so waay'los isn't technically an 'oc' in my book bc he is just a sim he doesnt have like. lore. #but my actual ocs that ive made in the sims are just boring humans #genuinely cannot find ANY pics of him with clothes on that are worth sharing #i am missing at least 1 screenshot folder. possibly more. #sad! #i could have shown Kody as well i guess he is sort of an oc #he was made in ts3 and i decided to bring him back in ts4 #but waay'los is like. my most favoritest guy ever so he gets the highlight. #that said i have maybe 7 more sims i could have picked for this. rough estimate #the only REAL 'ocs' that i have in the game rn that i actually like the way they came out are mark and peirce #and i dont have pics of them on this computer anyway ♥

[stergeon]

for the writer ask

💭🚦💛 💌

💭 What inspires you and your writing?

this is a real marketing major-ass answer (from your local marketing major), but i love sharing knowledge and telling stories. writing’s one of those things that’s a bit of a compulsion for me—i’m always writing something. i took a five-year break from fiction writing before i stumbled ass-first into fanfic last year, but even in those years when i was focusing on my career, i was writing guides and trainings and a ton of other stuff—just not anything fun, lol.

writing is also so cathartic. sometimes i set out to tell a specific story, but at other times, a particular emotion gets me in a vice grip and i have to put it to words before it’ll go away. my stories tend to wind up as emotional dumping grounds as a result.

i don’t write things pulled directly from my own life, but there are bits and pieces of myself and things that have happened to me scattered throughout stuff i’ve written, and usually when i’m about 75% of the way through a piece, i’ll realize it’s absolutely related to something i’m currently going through. funny how art works that way, even when you don’t intend for it to.

and occasionally i just have a fire lit under my ass about an issue and i get so hot about it that i gotta compile my thoughts. looking at you, silver snow

🚦 What sort of endings do you prefer to write: ambiguous, bad, happily ever after, etc.?

look, i would love nothing more for them girls (pick whichever girls you please) to have a happy ending where they kiss and are stupid in love for the rest of forever. i love reading those kinds of stories. but in my heart of hearts, i love an ambiguous ending. i like when there are still questions after the story ends. i like thinking about where things could go or how the characters will go on after the events of the story. like, shared space could be read as having a happy ending, but i don’t really think it is. and with the victors; the vestiges, well. you’ll see :0)

come to think of it, i’m not sure i’ve ever written a happily-ever-after, but i don’t think i’ve ever written a 100% bad ending, either. i read too many bury-your-gays stories and watched too many sad european queer coming-of-age films in my youth to ever be happy putting that kinda thing out into the world. i want to write about love with all its ugliness, but not despair or hopelessness. i think what most appeals to me about an ambiguous ending is that lingering feeling of hope. it’s not the same as the kind you get from a happily-ever-after, and something about it speaks to me.

💛 What is the most impactful lesson you’ve learned about writing?

honestly? how to take criticism. i took a creative writing class in high school where we had to read our work out loud and then receive feedback on it from the other writers in the class, and that did a lot for me. going into that class, i’d already been writing for forever and had won some little local writing contests and such, so i was a wee bit of a pretentious douche. but i’d never gotten real critique before beyond, essentially, spelling and grammar checks. it humbled me lol. it made me grow so much as a writer, and i could see where i needed to improve or where my head was wedged way too far up my own ass for others to follow. it also helped me recognize strengths i didn’t know i had, and that was huge. it’s easy to get into a self-doubt spiral when making creative work, and good, constructive criticism can do so much to help avoid that.

to this day i love critique. i like knowing what worked or didn’t work so that i can continue to improve as a writer and do better next time. did my themes land? did something really work, but another part fall flat? i’d love to know!! i try to treat everything i write as practice for the next thing, and frankly that’s helped take some of the pressure off so i don’t go into total Perfectionist Mode.

i know critique is kind of a sensitive topic in fan spaces, but i think that’s because a lot of people have gotten unsolicited criticism that is purely critical and isn’t constructive. but getting good, constructive criticism will do so much to help a person grow as a writer. it’s scary, and sometimes it hurts! writing is very personal for most people, and it stings when things aren’t received the way you think they will be. but i know i’ve grown more from having my failures pointed out (and, very importantly, having the good things about those efforts acknowledged) than anything else.

💌 Is there a favorite trope you like to write?

actually Just answered this in another ask!

#sterge.eml #foxyjeongin #thank you for playing my little game and letting me talk about stories (and about me lmao) #sorry this is kind of a long post #i talk too much #i think i sound pretentious in this ask whoops. sorry #unfortunately i kind of am. i’m working on it. #… ​i guess the short answer to that first question is ‘emotions and mental illness’ lol #if you follow me on twitter (not recommended as it’s just me complaining about the weather and not being able to ride my motorcycle) #you know that every time i bring up my writing in therapy my therapist rocks my shit by revealing the story is #in fact. #NOT about what i thought it was about #or more accurately ​it’s ALSO secretly about whatever’s going on with me in real life lmao #y’know what’s really fun? looking back at something you wrote in a manic or depressive episode and going ah. hm. interesting. #the signs were. in fact. there. #(this is in fact not fun and i don’t like it. but it always happens.) #everything i write is accidentally Also about being bipolar. no getting around that #i tend to have issues organizing my thoughts and feelings to even figure out how tf i’m feeling #(forget making any attempt at doing so verbally. i have chronic foot-in-mouth disorder and accidentally say shit i don’t mean all the time) #but writing stuff down has always helped me sort through whatever mess is going on in my noggin and i love it for that #learning how to take critique is my no. 1 piece of writing advice but no. 2 is to read #read the classics. find out why they’re classics. read weird shit. read shit you don’t like. find things you like about em anyway. #and importantly: figure out WHY you do or don’t like it #it’s funny to re-read a book i haven’t read in a long time and discover OH. that’s where i get that technique from. #or that’s where i got that idea. or that’s why i had X thing happen in this story. #or why i like this type of character or scenario #nothing’s truly new and original #we’re all an amalgamation of influences and that ruuuuules #celebrate it!!!

[violetclarity]

sorry can't talk, too busy reading A Deadly Education and absolutely losing my mind about it

#how is naomi novik so good at writing. h o w #got a few chapters in like 'wow she did some good world building there I guess now we're set' no. the world is still being built. #new details every paragraph and i'm LIVING for it #started reading and I was like 'love the narrator/mc's snarky voice' but then you actually find out about who she is!! #not even her character development but just her CHARACTER asdfghjkl #naomi novik really said 'oh you wanted a snarky/manipulative/incredibly intelligent/stone cold bitch MC but you wanted her to be a woman?' #'done.' #and then delivered PERFECTION EVEN BEYOND THAT #I knew it would be good but my expectations have been shattered (in a good way) anyway. #I will be going to the bookstore for book 2 tomorrow and I'm not even done book 1 #a deadly education #the scholomance

[mejomonster]

U know how sometimes you feel a bit (and that bit can vary wildly) sad about how many flaws you have (which is normal and human) and how much growing you can do (which is a good goal but perhaps self destructive once you're putting off A Certain Amount of life until you've done "more work" with that goal post of "more work" always moving farther even though at a certain point you should probably accept that every person is somewhat flawed and always needs to grow more and it's okay to Actively Live one's life and enjoy it DURING that endless process of growing)

Well I certainly feel that way again. I feel like all I should do in my free time for the next 3 months (rather than play or create or self care) is do workbooks for healing and growing. And that I shouldn't bother with my life goals again until I've completed the workbooks At Minimum. (And my instincts are saying ummm that plan sounds like a touch workaholic and avoiding actually living life and isolating)

#rant #i just. i decided i want a loving relationship. its been many years. id like to date again #so i. as usual when i have a problem. looked up HOW #well i read 1 book about physical and thought process changes i can make. and it suggested date within 3 weeks. among other tjings #and so i looked up INTERNAL work to find love. because perhaps if i can fix whatever INTERNALLY draws me to only run into unavailable people #will allow me to start running into AVAILABLE options instead. so i need to complete this 300 page therapy workbook. #and theres no point doing the date within 3 weeks if im only able to ask out unavailable people currently. #so ill do the date in 3 weeks AFTER i complete the workbook. #the workbook is exhaustjng and makes me cry but hey maybe itll help. anyway i wish someone had given it to me 5 years ago #but anyway to hqve time to do with workbook ASAP i dont have time for shows #and i rarely have time for Play anyway. something i hear i need. #because i got chronic illnesss wooh and a lot of my free time i need to go to doctors and physical therapy #and manage my diet (cause i have gastroparesis so if im not careful i Cant eat) #and also i need more muscle so my back stops fucking up. #and also i need time to meditate so my pelvic floor relaxes at least a little to lower the gi issues and pain. #so like. #and then also im sure friends would like to see me more. #meanwhile all i really wanna do? is go to a #cabin by the beach in rhe woods and sleep 2 days then eat cake then read and write my fucking novels

[greatshell-rider]

shoutout to violetshine for not immediately murdering sleekwhisker’s ass the moment she saw her you Know i would not have done the same

#FUCKIN BINCH #'uwu we didn't know it was wrong uwu we've changed uwu we miss shadowclan oh you don't know how terrible it was under darktail uwu' #YOU GLEEFULLY HELPED MURDER YOUR OWN CLANMATES!!!!!! #also i like how the shadowclan cats who were the ones to constantly be arguing with and second guessing rowanstar's decisions are now #to leafstar like 'oh we are very trustworthy and can be loyal to you as our leader :3' #ALSO love the very contradictory message these books give off like. oh the apprentices/new generation don't like they're treated #and question rowanstar's leadership capabilities and so they leave #find out it was a MISTAKE oh no never leave clan life clan life all the way being rogues suck #but ALSO rowanstar really did fuckin suck as a leader and the apprentices WERE RIGHT to question him BUT #they're only punished by the narrative. needletail and violetshine and the rest of the traitorous shadowclan cats are punished A LOT for #acting out and trying to cause change #despite rowanstar being sucky #and NOW there's leafstar here like 'i am your leader now my word is law cuz star cats if you disagree with me EVER you are not welcome here' #and so sldkfjsdlfjsdlfsjfdlsk WHAT MESSAGE ARE YOU GIVING THE AUDIENCE DEAR FUCK #this is why needletail chilling in starclan rubs me the wrong way sooooooo bad #anyway <3 per usual the warriors books suck but <3 violetshine my gal i'll always support you #also rip twigpaw she's going through it rn fr #(can't believe she's still a 'paw it's the 5th book for fucks sake) #(fire was a warrior by the end of book 1 lmaooooooo) #warriors #also what is mistystar even doing. how long does it take to rebuild a camp it's almost winter yo #also despite them setting up violetshine and tree together as partners tree is still a good lad 11/10 could rub his belly

[neotheater-kid]

I was like, recently years old that I found out Orpheus and Eurydice is Just Book OF LIFe????? Like what?/! That's

#book of life spoilers #I'm trying to use tumblr language properly #anyway #can't believe I had to sandman to find this out #I googled the myth and indeed its core shared elements with book of life I noticed in the sandman retelling are still present #I worded the post this way because that' probably definitely not book of life's only mythological influence #But 1) musician #2) gf gets bitten by a snake #3) musician goes to the land of the dead to save gf #and 4) sings and everyone cries #with the twist and stuff even though you know maria is okay #and then #there's that good dramatic irony #I think #pretty sure if I remember correctly #it still like #subverts that part of the original myth #so even if you know it you don't totally know what to expect and that's rad

[desertskiespodcast]

I tried to write a novel. Not once. Not twice. But about 12 times. Here's how that would play out: 1. I sit down and knock out 10 pages 2. I share it with someone 3. They say "It's goooood" like it's not good 4. I ask for critical feedback 5. They say, "Well....the plot just moves so quickly. So much happens in the first few pages it doesn't feel natural." So I'd write more drafts. I'd try to stretch out the story. I would add dialogue that I tried to make interesting but thought was boring. I would try including environment and character descriptions that felt unnecessary, (why not just let people imagine what they want?) Anyways, I gave up trying to write because in my mind, I wasn't a fiction writer. Maybe I could write a phonebook or something. But then I made a fiction podcast, and I waited for the same feedback about the fast moving plot, but guess what??? Podcasts aren't novels. The thing that made my novels suck became one of the things that made Desert Skies work. I've received some criticism since the show started, but one thing I don't receive regular complaints about is being overly-descriptive or longwinded. In fact, the opposite. It moves fast enough that it keeps peoples attention. I always felt I had a knack for telling stories but spent years beating myself up because I couldn't put those stories into novel form. The problem wasn't me. The problem was the tool I was trying to use. All that to say: If, in your innermost parts you may know that you're a storyteller but you just can't write a book, don't give up right away. You can always do things to get better and there's a lot of good resources. But if you do that for a while and novel writing just isn't your thing, try making a podcast, or creating a comic, or a poem, or a play, or a tv script. You might know you're an artist but suck at painting. Try making a glass mosaic, or miniatures, or try charcoal portraits, or embroider or collage. You might know you're a singer, but opera just isn't working out. Why not yodel? I could keep listing out examples, but the point is this. Trust your intuitions when it comes to your creative abilities, but don't inhibit yourself by becoming dogmatic about which medium you can use to express that creativity. Don't be afraid to try something new. Don't be afraid to make something new. You might just find the art form that fits the gift you knew you always had, and what it is might surprise you

#audio drama #writing #desert skies #science fiction #fantasy