#maraleesquill

[curiousartemis]

A hc/ prompt highkey inspired by the latest wip Wednesday: Ulfric tries to get the covers back from a sleepy Casien, who "fights back", but Ulfric improvises.

You’re in luck because I actually wrote this a looong time ago! Took a while to find it again! 😂

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He woke up in the middle of the night, the room swathed in darkness. Everything seemed normal: he was in his bed. He was not alone. The small person beside him lay curled up in a ball to his immediate left, buried under a mound of blankets and furs.

All of the blankets and furs, it seemed.

He sighed, gazing up at the ceiling. How was it possible that someone so small needed so many blankets.

After a second, he turned on his side and took hold of the topmost blanket, giving it a gentle tug. It didn’t budge.

He fumbled around, pulling at another, ever so slightly. The figure beneath the blankets seemed to sigh and scrunch up on itself even more.

A new strategy came to mind then, and he snaked his hand under the blankets and searched around until he found smooth, warm skin. He wiggled his fingers ever so slightly, smiling at the grumbly, sleepy sounds this produced. The person under the blankets shifted; he moved his fingers down, tickling the soft stomach, feeling it flutter…

Then he snorted, leaning back on instinct, as a small hand had shot out from under the covers and literally smacked him in the face.

He stared in surprise down at the still-sleeping bundle, the hand now lying limp again, the only part of the body now exposed.

“I would like a divorce,” he whispered softly into the darkness.

The sleeping body of his husband, not surprisingly, did not respond.

After a moment, he got up to go and look for another blanket.

#ulfrien #ulfric stormcloak #casien yedlin #fic: casien #maraleesquill

[firefallvaruna]

🌻💫💛✨THIS IS THE AMAZING PERSON AWARD! ONCE YOU ARE GIVEN THIS AWARD YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO PASTE IT IN THE ASK OF EIGHT DIFFERENT PEOPLE, WHO, IN YOUR OPINION, DESERVE IT. IF YOU BREAK THE CHAIN NOTHING WILL HAPPEN, BUT IT IS SWEET TO KNOW SOMEONE THINKS YOU’RE AMAZING INSIDE AND OUT✨💛💫🌻

Aww! Thank you! You have no idea how much I needed to hear this today.

#maraleesquill

[incandescent-eden]

[TAG GAME] Five Questions For Writers

Tagged by @maraleesquill ! Thank you so much for the tag; it was really fun! <3

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1. Do you have a favorite character to write? Who and why?

2. Do you have a favorite trope to write? Or one you would like to?

3. Share your favorite description you’ve written?

4. Your favorite dialogue you’ve written?

5. Scene you haven’t written, but want to?

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1. Do you have a favorite character to write? Who and why?

Recently, I’ve been really into writing Viola because it’s fun to get into the head of someone who’s so driven by one dark, impossible goal (achieve immortality, best death, bring back the dead, however you want to see it), but Faraday is a comforting character because I love him a lot, and Devron because he’s really doing his best, and his situation mirrors mine a bit.

2. Do you have a favorite trope to write? Or one you would like to?

I think I write about the concept of immortality a lot, although that’s not really a trope? Probably found family, which is pretty broad, and pretty trite, but there’s just something about finding people whom you love to the ends of the earth, and for whom you’d give the world, that kind of devotion just hits me.

3. Share your favorite description you’ve written?

Perhaps that fire was what drew Father to her.  At some point, he had fire within him, too. I remember Father standing in the window just as the clouds parted and the light streamed in, the shadows of his cheeks dark and sharp while his red hair blazed, the few sparse strands of gold in his hair and cropped beard glinting in the sun. I suppose, long ago when the old gods were still new, and Father the brightest among them, he must have smiled and laughed with no trace of bitterness nor alcohol clouding his face and mind, intoxicated only by his own divinity, the possibility of unhappiness too far away to even be a consideration.

I think I would have liked to see him as he was then.

From a tidbit I wrote about Faraday’s childhood / from [redacted]’s POV. I wrote this last summer (Faraday’s been with me for two and a half years now!), but I still love this description, which says a lot to how much I love Faraday’s story! Nothing ever became of these ideas because I never figured out a plot, but the minute I do, it is over for all of us.

4. Your favorite dialogue you’ve written?

EURYDICE

[She shakes her head.] The answer is it doesn’t matter. No matter where he is now, you can’t help him. Haven’t you noticed where you are by now? Surrounded by mist and gray and only the whispering of souls for miles and miles around. You’re new, so you haven’t lost that glow about you yet. They have noticed. Give up already.

PATROCLUS

[He pauses.] Then I will leave.

EURYDICE

Are you insane?

PATROCLUS

No, I’m dead.

This is technically from a play, so I don’t know if it counts as a dialogue, but I thought this was fun to write, honestly, so (from my WIP, The Lyre Effect)

5. Scene you haven’t written, but want to?

There’s this scene I want to give Devron and Eden at the very end of their journey, and it just breaks my heart every time. We’ll see if I ever get there! Luxtrura’s back in its outlining stages because I keep overhauling it haha oops

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I tag @worldbuildingwren, @aikatxt / @blossomvnk, @crispytinsels, @boffinsandbeasties, @tabbykatwrites, and @fabletelle ! Feel free to do or ignore as you please!

#tag game #maraleesquill #tw:death #writeblr

[writingadvice365]

Hey, so I'm working on an ambush scene which has a lot of action; my POV character is a child (caught in the struggle), who witnesses the fight and is partly shocked and confused as her mother tries to help her escape. But I'm struggling with the pacing and the action, which is fast and chaotic. Do you have any tips?

Here’s a great Nanowrimo post about action scenes.  And another longer post on writing action scenes. 

Something you could try is drawing out a story board of the scene as if it were a movie. (Don’t worry about drawing skillz. Stick figures work great.)  This can help you see who is doing what and when.

Hope this helps!  \^o^/

#ask & I shall reply #maraleesquill #writing advice #writing help #writing tip #writers on tumblr #writeblr #am writing #september 2019 #action scenes

[goldenretriever-nicknelson]

Pass the happy! 🌻🌈When you receive this list 5 things that make you happy and send this to 5 of the last people in your notifications!

Aw thank you lovely! Umm let’s see

My family

Marvel (especially peter Parker)

Playing video games

Writing

Disney

#asks #maraleesquill

[brianamorganbooks]

Pass the happy! 🌻🌈 When you receive this list 5 things that make you happy and send this to 10 of the last people in your notifications! 💖

Aww thank you! Here are my five things:

My cat

Writing

Books

Coffee/tea

Succulents

#answered #maraleesquill

[writingamongther0ses]

Word Search

I really need to catch up on these. Thanks for the tag, @svpphicwrites, @andiwriteunderthemoon, @talesofsorrowandofruin, @kosmosian-quills, and @thewalkingnerdx! All snippets are from Bride of Loki.

Squeeze

She placed the hand on the other's throat and clear on the screen, squeezed.

Finger

The blonde woman held a bleeding man in her lap. He smiled up at his wife, ignoring the bleeding wound in his chest that was staining the grass, himself, and her. She was trying her best to smile and ignore the blood as tears rolled down her cheeks. The redhead man stroked her face with scarred fingers, his smile fading at her tears.

Line

Mabelle blinked. "That...is the worst pickup line ever."

Stop

"Business?" Siv had an agenda of her own? A slight splintering noise came clear. "Wait, stop kicking or you'll-"

Reflect

This was a bad time to reflect.

Ball

Siv had curled herself tightly in a ball, but not even her bangs could hide her expression. Even in sleep, her brow was deeply furrowed. For someone who said she was fifteen, she had the expression of a very old woman. She was hunched in on herself like the world was on her shoulders.

Warm

"And then you were going to leave me to die on some deserted moon..." She sounded ready to cry, shrinking into her undershirt as her bangs hid her eyes. Her warm colors muted in her sadness. Her eyes had slid to an almost marigold color.

Shirt

"Well, get it under control." He stopped, glancing at his shirt. "Also, I really don't smell, do I?" He suddenly sounded nervous.

Cry

She let out a cry. "No! The crowd's too thick."

Shelter

They found shelter under an florist’s awning, the three of them wringing out their clothes. Mabelle and Siv both shook their heads like a dog. The latter couldn’t help but smile when she noticed some pretty primroses, gleaming with water drops.

Trip

She didn't see him. He didn't say a word, allowing her to trip over his feet with a cry of surprise.

Bar

Kari continued, not noticing Siv’s glower. "As soon as he turns away, we get back in the ship and bar the door. I think I know a way to put in custom coordinates and we can bail." He took a breath. "Ready, set-"

Monster

He sighed, turning back to her. "If we fail, the curse will come down on us. Our souls combine and we really will be one person. Your body will become the sum of us: a monster of failure." Sparks flew off his clenching hands.

Paper

The principal scoffed, just like her teacher.

"I'll begin the papers."

Language

"Here, commander," a tech said finally. Their head turned sharply from the small bundle on the screen. He brought up a face scan taken at the entrance of the group. "Hm," he sounded interested as he looked over the file of the girl. "There's no record of a first name or parents, due to a blackout a few years ago. It wiped out much of the files on her education planet and nobody was able to get them back. But her surname is Siv- in the old language it meant bride. She's from a dead world- Vulture meat. I don't know how she escaped but here's what I can find."

Scent

Mabelle handed the book to Freyr. He sat on the other side of the pot. "Once again, I will remind you of the rules," he said, making a hole in the dirt, big enough for the book. "Once you have the flower, give it to your loved one and confess. The scent will bring up their desire to love you. Please, try not to abuse it. This one is delicate."

Letter(s)

When her eyes opened, she stood in a wooden hallway. She looked around before starting to walk. A dim bubble of light around her lit her surroundings. The girl soon entered a new area. Large wooden drawers were stacked on top of each other. Large wooden blocks, like the children's toys, spelled out her name in red letters. Everything was covered in dust, silent as a grave.

Den

Alpha One, white armor gleaming, cocked their head as they considered the image. “So, this is her den.” they mused. They pressed on the image, zooming in on one part. A familiar face filled the scene, along with two of her cohorts. “Ah,” they said almost dreamily. “Hello Siv.”

Complex

“It’s...complex.”

Grain

The grain was warm with sunlight under her hands as Siv worked it, following Ms. Rosa’s translated instructions.

Nod

"Here." Miks handed him what looked like a folded up cloak, with a Baldar emblem pin stuck on. Kari took it with an unwilling nod of thanks. He pulled out the pin, throwing it over his shoulder, and then draped the fabric over her. She let out a sigh in her sleep when covered. There was no sign of golden tears. Satisfied that Siv was comfortable, he turned to the next part.

I’ll tag, with no pressure, @inkwell-attitude, @goblingraveyard, @crystallized-ink, @rhyaxxyn, @thefleetingdreamswrites, @red-wizard-writes, @loopyhoopywrites, @chauceryfairytales, @maraleesquill, and @cream-and-tea to find strong, family, hell, mix, eternal.

#Bride of Loki #tag game #writeblr #wip

[nobeerreviews]

Fav characters

Rules: name ten favorite characters from ten different things (tv, movies, books, etc.), then tag ten people. As tagged by @eternallifeandtwingoats hi there! I came up with eight only but they will do...

Dr. Henry Walton Jones Jr, not at least because it's Harrison Ford. Oh and who was that booooring dude they chose to replace him in Solo?!? Geez...

Dr. Ethan Urquhart from Ethan of Athos of Lois McMaster Bujold, forced against his will (or abilities) to play detective. He gets through without compromising on his values and that's what matters in the end isn't it.

Tyrion Lannister (don't tell me you don't know who) because of his wits and not hiding it behind norms, making the best of his situation.

Dolores Abernathy from the Westworld series. She has a goal, follows it stubbornly and is not afraid to learn and pivot when confronted with new facts.

The Dude from The big Lebowski because sarcasm is all he he's got against those arseholes and boy does he use it.

R. Daneel Olivaw, a multi millenary robot getting more human than most humans you know. In the Foundation book series, that is.

Elle Woods in Legally blonde because well she shows it. With class. To everybody. There.

Atomic Robo, an ... atomic robot... sarcastic and humorous and I just enjoyed those comics a lot, right.

So I'll tag also less people, for consistency: @mercurialkitty @vinouomosette @one-smol-arthropod @maraleesquill @stepsofaman @coraggio-di-continuare @thewholeuniverseisinus

#tag game #favorite characters

[maxgrayarchived]

Year-End Writers Round Up: 2020

Tagged by @maraleesquill​! Thank you <3 

Word Count: 

Oh boy. For the whole year? Oh god. Okay. I’m gonna spend a RIDICULOUS amount of time trying to figure this out but let’s see. 

Alright it took about 20 mins, what I did was go through my Drive and add up all the words for the things I haven’t posted, then went to my ao3 and added up the words for everything posted in 2020 and... 

260,032 words. 

Roughly. There’s some mistakes in there. But. Wow. 

That’s actually about 712 words a day, which I’m pretty proud of. 

New Things I’ve Tried This Year: 

Oh boy. Not too many things, I don’t think. I got into D&D. I’m trying surrealism in my writing, and playing around with genres and worldbuilding. 

I feel like this list should be longer bc of covid but honestly I just kept on doing what I’ve been doing. 

Fic I’ve Spent Most Of My Time On: 

Superkids. No contest. 

Fic I’ve Spent Least Of My Time On: 

Oh God, take your pic from any of the aus I started. There’s plenty of ideas I just haven’t circled back around to yet. 

I guess out of my current projects, probably What Do People Do After The World Ends? That one’s just been chilling 

Favourite Thing I Wrote: 

I feel like I should say Superkids... but I’m pretty sure it’s Panic Cord. I think I learned a lot from Panic Cord about writing for myself and no one else. I was a lot... bolder, I think. 

Favourite Thing(s) I Read: 

Oof. Honestly, I’m not sure what I read this year. I’m sure there’s some fanfic that really stuck with me but I just don’t know. 

Writing Goals For Next Year: 

Oof2. I don’t have any set goals right now? Which I know, I know, that’s the death of productivity or whatever, shut up. My mental health isn’t great and I like how I’ve been handling projects. I still try to work on something most days of the week, but I’ve embraced Shaelin’s “work on something when you’ve got the inspiration” and it’s done me well. 

I know when to be strict with myself, like the countless times I almost took a break on Superkids but didn’t, and I know when to give myself a break, like when I did decide to put Superkids down for now. We’ll just see what happens. 

Ideally, I’d like to get some short stories published, maybe get the first draft of one of my original novels out. And posting Superkids would be so great. I’m super super done with that book lmao. 

Writeblr tag game tag list: 

@writinginslowmotion

@energydeficient @notwritinganyflufftoday @clarence-writes @amapofyourstars @connieturnpenny @alextriestowritestuff @smokedstorybara @fantasy-penman @emerysilvertonwriteblr @writingessance

#maxgraybooks #writeblr #writing #amwriting

[starrosefics-archive]

Heads Up, 7 Up

I was tagged for this over at @writingamongthecoloredroses, but it’s late and I’m tired. ( @lysander-xp, thank you for the tag.)

Wirt’s fingers scrambled across the edge of the door. “Greg? Mabel? Coraline?” he called. He let out a grunt when Wybie tired to reach the doorknob. There was nothing.

“Well?”

“There’s no doorknob!”

"...What.”

I’ll tag, with no pressure, @h-faith-marr, @inkwell-attitude, @druidx73, @maraleesquill, @insert-meaningful-username, @caffeinewitchcraft, and @stellar-nap.

#tag game #mystery kids #wirt #wybie lovat

[sophthebof]

Tag 9 People You Want To Get To Know Better!

I was tagged by @randomfandom815, thanks so much for the tag!!

Last song I listened to: Ritual by Tiesto 

Last Movie I Watched: The Miracle Season

Currently Watching: House MD

Currently Reading: World War Z, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering

Currently craving: Intimacy, tbh, and a pink drink from Starbucks

I tag: @milesdanielcharlotte @simptasia @montygreen @dharmastation @aeterna-auroral-avenger @clarasong240 @out-in-the-darkside @maraleesquill @quicksiluers

#thanks for the tag I love tag games #!! #talker32332post

[curiousartemis]

Since I just realized Casien has freckles -- headcanon where Ulfric notices that Cas has freckles and thinks they're adorable.

He noticed them immediately.

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He had freckles.

It was one of the first things he’d noticed about him, after his pretty voice and wild, dark hair. Freckles on a Dunmer—he’d never seen that before, though it was a rueful reminder that he hadn’t much to do with Dunmer in his day-to-day life, let alone any other race of mer. Casien Yedlin. That was his name; he had asked Griselda, and she had supplied it—the boy who’d served him however many months ago, who hadn’t shied away when he’d cornered him in front of those self-aggrandizing merchants. He had spirit—and freckles.

Freckles.

Did he go outside much? He was a house servant. How much free time did palace servants receive? He didn’t know. This was likely something he ought to have known. He had a war to plan, but thinking about servant boys with freckles was a pleasant distraction. Three times—four times they had met now, and he thought Casien seemed more relaxed around him, almost pleased to see him waiting this last time.

Four times became five, then six, then—he lost count. He could not come every day, but when he did—he couldn’t say that he was happy, for happiness had not truly been a part of his life for many years. But he enjoyed their conversations. Sometimes the sun shone through the window, even in winter, and painted those freckles in bright, white light.

“Ulfric,” said Galmar, pausing in his diatribe to turn and glare at him. “Are you listening?”

It was a cold, dreary Middas afternoon. He had been busy today, hadn’t been able to find the time to visit their room. Did he miss him on days like today? Did he walk into that empty room and feel the sharp sting of disappointment?

“Yes,” he said. “Of course.”

Galmar’s eyes narrowed even more.

“It’s that boy again,” he said. “Isn’t it.”

Ulfric stared back at his old friend, saw how he tried to hide his amusement behind his gruff expression.

“He has freckles,” he said, feeling the smile tugging at his lips.

Galmar only closed his eyes and groaned.

#ulfric stormcloak #casien yedlin #skyrim #fanfiction #fic: casien #ulfrien #😋 this was so fun thank you #banged it out in a couple minutes #i love ulfric's voice #such a poetic motherfucker #also this is him gradually examining his own faults #OH SO GRADUALLY #maraleesquill

[firefallvaruna]

List 5 things that make you happy then put this in the ask box of the last 10 people that reblogged something from you. Spread the positivity!

Aww! Thank you! This is a great idea!

1.) A good book, a comfy chair, and a good rain storm

2.) Spending time, cuddling, or playing with my pets

3.) That perfect, near-mystical hush after a snowstorm

4.) Spending time outside. The beach, the mountains, a forest - I love it all.

5.) Spending time with my found family

#faq #sally speaks #memes #asks #maraleesquill

[daedriclorde]

Year-End Writers Round Up: 2020

Thanks for the tag, @maraleesquill! Better late than never?

Word Count

36,195.

I wrote how much??

Can’t believe I actually wrote that much. Feels like A TON.

New Things I've Tried This Year

Slowing down and not rushing chapters up on the internet just because I’m excited. I’m really trying to improve my multi-chapter writing, and waiting to reread and edit and tweak in order to make a stronger story was a goal of mine. I also tried making a more detailed outline than I had previously, but I still have some @potatocrab level goals of outlining.

Fic I've Spent Most of My Time On

A Thief In Wolf’s Clothing! With the exception of some prompt fills, its all I wrote.

Fic I've Spent Least of My Time On

One shots? I only did one this year I really only have my one storyline/OC, and I’m fine with that. I’ve got like, multi-book series level arcs happening in my head for Aerisif, so (for now) I just intend to write those out.

Favorite Thing I Wrote

The very last chapter of ATIWC III, Chapter 10, “I Would Stand At Your Back”. I was teary as I wrote it and I’m really pleased with how it turned out. I’m actually kinda bummed that no one’s really read it or interacted with me about it, its sorta my crown jewel of ATIWC. 

Favorite Thing(s) I Read

Ooh! “Salvation Is A Last Minute Business” by @potatocrab. Had me anxiously awaiting every update. I was emotionally invested in her characters, in a fandom that I don't follow! Loved it. 

I have also started reading some of @curiousartemis‘s fics and I am loving them. The writing is so engaging, and all their characters have such delightfully individual voices! Goals. 

Writing Goals For Next Year

Tackle another chapter in Aerisif’s story! And I mean chapter figuratively, as it will certainly be a multi-chapter work. Maybe I’ll try and run things like ESO but better, you get one new chapter a year, lol.

I also want to improve my planning and make a really detailed outline for my multi-chapter fics. I also want to work at having intertwining plot lines and give my supporting characters their own stories and goals, instead of just being there to interact with my OC.

Write more one-shots, just for funsies without the complications of a multi-chapter.

Not really a writing goal, but I still hope to sketch out some scenes from my fics!

Consider this an open tag, unfortunate souls writers who happen across my blog! I would love to know who else is writing out there:) 

#ATIWC #OC: aerisif/kjolti #tes #fanfic #skyrim

[writingadvice365]

Hi! In a fanfiction that I'm writing, my POV character goes by an alias because she's in hiding. But early in the story she chooses to reclaim her birth name. My main issue is that I'm struggling on how to switch names in the narrative without it being too jarring or confusing to readers. Could you help? Thanks, and have a good day (or night, whenever you get this)!

If you are writing in 1st person pov, it shouldn’t be too much of a problem as long as you make it clear she goes by both names since other characters will refer to her by whatever name she told them.

If you are writing in 3rd person pov, it might be more tricky.  If reclaiming her birth name is not a super important scene/development, you might want to already have her referring to herself in her head by her birth name from the very beginning and make it clear to the reader she is currently going by an alias.

But if it is an important scene and she switches names mid-story, then whenever the new name is used when the switch initially happens, make sure there is something about her that identifies who she is to the reader other than her name.  This could be through the way she talks, or what she knows, or some gesture she always does, or some other personality or physical trait.  A good way to test it is to take out the name and replace it with a pronoun and see if she can be identified.

Hope this helps!  =)

#ask & I shall reply #maraleesquill #writing advice #writing help #writing tip #am writing #writers on tumblr #writeblr #september 2019

[goldenretriever-nicknelson]

Pass the happy! 🌻🌈 When you receive this list 5 things that make you happy and send this to 10 of the last people in your notifications! 💖

Thank you! I love doing these ☺️

1) marvel ❤️

2) Harry Potter ⚡️

3) writing especially when I have a good idea

4) rain (sounds of it and being out in it if it’s light) 🌧

5) my family 💘

#asks #ask games #maraleesquill