#mechanic!blake

[anthonysperkins]

Blake Nolan and Brendan Davies Hard Mechanics 3 (2007) dir. John Bruno

#Blake Nolan #Brendan Davies #Hard Mechanics 3 #Hard Mechanics #John Bruno #guys #gay kiss #men in uniform #* #** #gayedit #holesrus #userdylan #usermack

[almea]

"Guess I'd better go with the cat so they don't get distracted by a shiny doorknob and never come back." "I'll go with you."

#RWBY #Blake Belladonna #Yang Xiao Long #Bumbleby #rwby spoilers #My coping mechanism is pretending the episode was just Blake once again giggling at everything Yang says #otp: bumblebee #For my own tagging purposes

[ahn1zos]

Midnight Confessions (pt3/?)

the bees!🐝🖤💛🐝

i don’t like this one

#rwby #rwby fanart #ruby rose #fanart #green light volume 10 #weiss schnee #penny polendina #white rose #frosen steel #frostbyte #nuts & dolts #mechanical rose #rwby penny #rwby weiss #rwby ruby #fan comic #bumblebee #bumbleby #yang xiao long #blake bellodona #rwby comics #rwby frosensteel #no one falls au

[sunshinesolaic]

i made an bingo,,, this is an invitation to both fill out the bingo and also talk to me about these bands

#if anyone would like to provide an id for this image #i am running on two hours of sleep #it would not be sensible #undescribed #the petrojvic blasting company #aliceband #aeseaes #cosmo sheldrake #the mechanisms #samantha moore #the jekyll and hyde musical #shayfer james #sybille baier #the crane wives #tia blake #s j tucker #mishkin fitzgerald #leslie fish #julia ecklar #the oh hellos #hadestown #heather dale #fleet foxes #ben caplan #alexander james adams #the amazing devil #three weird sisters #vixy & tony #bingo #music

[goldenamaranthe-blog]

Rich lawyer Blake meets mechanic Yang.

Rich Laywer Blake meets Mechanic Yang, coming right up! But for simplicity's sake, they'll just be called Blake and Yang with the laywer and mechanic bits put in the tags.

*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*

Blake: (opens the hood of her car and smoke spews from the engine) Good lord! *cough* What in the world?! *cough cough*

Truck pulls up along the road.

Yang: Hey, Miss! Looks like you've got some car troubles.

Blake: (blinks) No, car wanted a cigarette, so I pulled over.

Yang: (puts hands up in surrender) Hey, easy! I'm just making an observation. Would you like some help? I'm a mechanic by trade.

Blake: (turns to Yang for the first time and her eyes widen) Oh... Uh, if you don't mind...

Yang: Not at all! Here, scoot over and let me take a look. (leans into the engine compartment)

Blake: (totally checking out-but not checking out Yang's butt as she leans over) Um... I'm sorry for being crass with you before. It's been a stressful day. I shouldn't have snapped at you.

Yang: No harm. No foul! I'm just glad I pulled up in time to help a lady out. (pulls out of the engine) Alright! I see what's going on here. Let me just go grab my tools out of my truck and I'll be right back.

#bumbleby #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #mechanic yang #lawyer blake #thanks anon

[books]

Writer Spotlight: Olivie Blake

Olivie Blake (@olivieblake) is the pseudonym of the writer Alexene Farol Follmuth, author of multiple novels, anthologies, graphic novels, and film scripts, many of which involve the fantastic, the paranormal, or the supernatural. Her works revolve around the collective experience, what it means to be human (or not), and the endlessly interesting complexities of life and love. Cult-favorite The Atlas Six was re-released in a revised hardcover edition last month with Tor Books. A sequel in October and a live-action series are forthcoming. Alexene lives and works in Los Angeles with her husband and new baby, where she is generally tolerated by her rescue pit bull.

Read on for Olivie’s favored medeian specialty, lessons learned from writing fanfic, her take on dark academia, and the process of self-publishing books people love.

Not to spoil anything for the three and a half people who maybe haven’t yet read The Atlas Six, but can you tell us a bit about the world of the series?

First of all, I appreciate the wording of this question. Thank you for that. Secondly, The Atlas Six is about the six uniquely talented magicians vying for initiation to the Alexandrian Society, a secret society of caretakers who protect and contribute to the archives of “lost” knowledge from the Library of Alexandria and throughout history. In the book’s contemporary setting, the question of how to combat climate change is answered politically and economically with magic, so the characters exist openly in a world where magicians, called medeians, are university-educated and contribute to a system of capitalism much like ours. These particular six candidates each have a rare magical specialty and a myriad of personal motivations for pursuing the Society’s promise of wealth, power, and knowledge—which drives their tendency to want to kiss or kill any of the others at any given moment. (Two of them already hate each other, and the rest are about to.) And there is obviously a catch to this extraordinary opportunity: only five of the six are guaranteed initiation.

What’s the journey been like writing, self-publishing, and re-releasing The Atlas Six? 

This is absolutely the weirdest timeline. I don’t know of any better way to put it. I wrote this book when I was starting to think that publishing wasn’t going to happen for me. I’ve always split myself in two, writing manuscripts to cold query to agents while also self-publishing the stories I wanted to tell that I didn’t feel were a good fit for the market. Basically, I was self-publishing for the handful of beloved weirdos willing to follow me wherever I went. (Find your flock, they say. Good advice.) 

I knew from my initial concept that this book wasn’t right for publishing en masse—it was too hard to explain in a quick pitch to an agent without sounding derivative. It was too character-driven for genre standards. It had a familiar setting and hook but with a very unconventional execution. There was no hero or villain. Every character was 100% sexually fluid. It was too quiet for spec fic. I was in a really think-y place, trying to figure out whether it was responsible to bring a baby into a world where it’s impossible to be ethical. In the end, I figured I could just write it for myself, exactly as I wanted to write it, while nobody cared enough about me to say no. 

So I wrote it. Released it. People seemed to like it, but it wasn’t doing numbers. Within a few months, I had finished another manuscript and finally gotten an agent for a completely separate project—my young adult rom-com, My Mechanical Romance. I figured, okay, I guess I’m a YA author now, at least until those obligations are fulfilled, so Atlas will have to wait. But, I reasoned, thankfully, only a few people were waiting.

Then I got pregnant. I wrote another YA manuscript. Something weird happened on Twitter. (A very “somehow, Palpatine returned” situation.) People started talking about the book. I gave birth to my son. Something weirder happened on TikTok. A LOT of people started talking about the book. Suddenly my book that had absolutely no commercial appeal was...commercially appealing? I signed with Tor to finish out the trilogy (!). Then…producers wanted to meet with me? So I was like? Okay? In between my baby’s naps, I wrote the sequel and optioned the book for TV. I…got on the NYT bestseller list? I went on tour in two countries? At this point, it all dissolves into a fever dream. Is this real? I really don’t know. I haven’t slept more than two consecutive hours in almost a year. 

On a serious note, revising The Atlas Six was such an incredible opportunity. I went from being a one-woman show (with the help of one or two friends and, of course, my beloved collaborator @littlechmura) to suddenly having the resources to actually make the book into what I wanted it to be. I got to stretch out a little, narratively speaking, and take up more space. New illustrations! New cover! New feedback! New ways to reach a new audience! Suddenly the book of my mind became the book of many minds and was all the better for it. It was then, and is now, a product of some kind of magic. For five years, I wrote ten to twelve hours a day, posting millions and millions of words for free, purely because I loved it—loved it to the point where it broke my heart to think of doing anything else. And now? 

Well, now I have imposter syndrome, of course. But my god, what a beautiful con.

Do you have a favorite character among the six? Why? What does their Tumblr look like?

I don’t have a favorite character—I personally think it’s detrimental for the author to have a favorite when creating an ensemble cast that relies so heavily on changing POVs for the narration—BUT I do feel strongly that Libby and Nico would be the most active on Tumblr. Libby writes poems and carefully curates her aesthetic. I sense a little cottagecore in her. Probably a lot of melancholy art, too. Nico definitely runs an absolute chaosphere of a blog depending on whatever his fixation is at the time. He’s one of those mutuals where you followed him five years ago and can’t remember why because he’s changed fandoms several times, but at least the GIF sets he reblogs are entertaining. 

This reissue includes illustrations from your longtime collaborator, illustrator Little Chmura (@littlechmura). What draws you to this kind of collaboration? 

If you were fortunate enough to become friends with a brilliant artist, wouldn’t you try to lure them in, any chance you got? I love art. I love storytelling as an art and writing as an art. I love the adrenaline rush of creativity I get from working with other artists who are equally passionate about their craft. Sometimes, brainstorming an illustration with Little Chmura makes me feel inspiration in its purest form. The incendiary kind. All of my books contain art from her because it just contributes that much more to the story. Or, at the very least, it helps the story vibe properly. 

You got your start writing Dramione fanfic. What did writing fanfic teach you about writing?

Okay, random start here, but go with me: I really loved this Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again oral history on Vulture where they said that the film was referred to as a crowd-pleaser in a way that was meant to be an insult. A crowd-pleaser, how meaningless. But the producers posed a critically important question: do you know how hard it is to please a crowd? Fanfic authors do. There is no other medium as dependent on audience enjoyment as fanfic. The entire medium is reliant on characterization and emotional beats. Imperfect plot or disrupted pacing can be forgiven if something sweet or hot happens along the way, but failing to be true to a character’s narrative arc or committing to a cheap bit like gratuitous character death is grounds for the proverbial guillotine. 

The number one thing I learned as a fanfic author is always to keep one eye on the audience’s heart. Should it be racing? Fluttering? Aching? Should it, dare I say it, break? Pleasing (or devastating) a crowd is best learned via the fanfic structure: episodic and evolving with constant feedback. Learning how to make someone keysmash in your reviews is a carefully honed skill.

You’re very active online, with copious amounts of asks answered on your Tumblr and a video series on Youtube. Do you have a favorite fan interaction? 

I have been more active in the past—this is a very busy year, what with the chaos goblin I birthed, a slightly unhinged production schedule, and three book releases! I’m feeling very guilty about my untended inbox, but I do love Tumblr. There, I said it! I love Tumblr! I love the multimedia curation! The possibility of long-form communication! The ads that do not, in any way, appear to be stealing my data! Anyway, no, I don’t think I could pick a favorite. There have been too many beautiful interactions, especially from people who’ve been reading my stuff for years. 

Well, I guess one that stands out is a seemingly small series of events: I wrote a short friends-to-lovers fic about two engineers. It sparked a conversation on Tumblr between women who were pushed out of STEM at an early age and women in STEM fields who had never seen themselves in fiction before. It led to my YA book, My Mechanical Romance, especially after one user told me she wished she’d had my writing when she was younger. I thought, okay, well, good point, I should tell a story specifically for our younger selves. And now here we are.

What would your specialty be if you were a medeian, and why?

Telepathy. I’m incredibly nosy. I’d love to have a more nuanced reason, but that’s honestly it.

What’s the best writing advice you’ve received?  

Potentially a bit overused, but the thing that has helped me most is the “you can edit a bad page, but you can’t edit a blank page” quote that Google is currently telling me comes from Jodi Picoult (I obviously first heard it on Tumblr). I have always been a pantser, meaning I fly by the seat of my pants when I write (fanfic is very conducive for such things), and I really had to learn to love revision. It doesn’t matter if you get the first draft right. The first draft is just the skeleton. To everyone who struggles with anxiety or creative blocks, I typically think it helps to tell yourself the first draft is allowed to suck. It’s kind of supposed to suck! Don’t romanticize this idea that writing is when the muse hands you the perfect words in perfect sequence. The craft of writing isn’t about the first draft. It’s about everything you do to bring the story to life. 

What fuels your interest in dark academia? Do you have a favorite dark academia book/film/series/game?

To me, The Atlas Six is true academia—very The Secret History in terms of having long philosophical discussions about the meaning of art and beauty, except I did it with physics and psychology. It’s dark, of course, because of all the gray morality and institutional rot and inadvisable sexual tension. That’s a feature, not a bug, and I love when authors get a little weird with it. I love Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, Bunny by Mona Awad, Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth. Academia is weird and messed up by most standards, so the outsiders (BIPOC and queer authors) really do some fascinating work handling its darkness. 

The Atlas Paradox comes out in October. Is there anything you can tell us about it?

I personally think it is funnier in the way things are funny when the characters have all begun existentially melting. (I’m an empath, she says chaotically.) People who have read it tell me it’s better than the first book. My publishers tell me hearts will be broken. But I leave all that for others to determine, of course… 

Thanks @olivieblake! The Atlas Six is now available everywhere you can get books!

#writer spotlight #booklr #writers on tumblr #olivie blake #the atlas six #my mechanical romance #elisabeth thomas #mona awad #emily danforth #dark academia #fanfic #dramione #dramione fanfic #sff books #reading room #reading recs #tbr #long post

[staggersz]

Finney is an engineering major. Robin is a film major. Billy is a business major. Bruce is a sports major bc he'd like to be a baseball coach. He and Finney are the only ones among the six to get scholarships, though Finney's is an academic one instead of from playing sports like Bruce. They still play together sometimes though. Also Bruce I feel like he's the most likely to get in a frat. Vance I don't think he'll be interested in more academics, instead he'd find either a trade school or a job. I have no idea what Griffin would take. Thoughts?

I agree with like a bit of this but I’ll give my thoughts :)

I do agree Finney would get into engineering *cough* nasa *cough* so thats good he would be thrilled about that

This is just part of my au I get if people don’t agree with me but I feel like Robin would major in psychology and like I have reasons for this, but long story short he becomes a therapist in the future.

I feel like Bruce would have but then things happened and he decided to major in political science so he could become a lawyer and I also have reasons for this.

I actually agree with Vance, I think he’d get a mechanical job like fixing cars or something like that. I feel like people always ask if he’s actually happy doing that and Vance doesn’t really mind.

Billy I feel like would be a journalism major, because I think he’d wanna work on writing/work on a newspaper. I know, I know, being a paperboy doesn’t mean he wants to work on a newspaper but I genuinely feel like he’d be interested in that. If not that, I feel like he’d major in animal sciences to become a veterinarian. :)

Griffin!! I talk about him all the time and highkey believe he would get a major in studio arts. I feel like he’d also earn a business degree so he could start an art studio at one point because I feel like he’d like to teach art but like, not work in a school.

I do agree Bruce and Finney would be the only two to get scholarships since they were least affected academic wise.

Bruce being in a frat is something I could see (but at the same time not) but in my AU he goes to college in NYC (wont spoil why) so idk if there are any there. It’s something I’ll look into though.

But yeah long story short, I agree with some of these headcanons but they ARE well thought out none the less :3 i think i get the vision on why you hc Robin would be a film major actually, because that stumped me at first LOL

#tbp fandom #tbp #the black phone #let me have fun making headcanons #cigaw #this is for my story #can i get a witness? #bruce yamada #vance hopper #griffin stagg #robin arellano #finney blake #tbp headcanons #majors in college!! #griffin would be a silly lil artist #vance likes cars and hates school boom you get a mechanic #bruce being a lawyer makes me scream and sob for reasons still unknown to YOUUU #robin would be a good therapist i feel like he’s the best at talking about feelings and advice

[bellaarke]

So...

Would anyone be interested in a month long The 100 Fandom event like the one from last year, but for the whole fandom?

-All characters/ships/etc are welcome -There will be prompts (for edits & fics) -But there aren’t corresponding days to the prompts -It’s more of a grab-bag situation, where you pick what interests you and post it at any point during the month-long event. -Dates tentatively set for Sept 21 - Oct 21

EDIT: It’s happening. Details HERE. -Prompt suggestions always welcome...

#the 100 #the100edit #murven #clexa #kabby #murphamy #memori #bellarke #bellamy x octavia #linctavia #zaven #jasper x monty #princess mechanic #octavia blake #raven reyes #clarke griffin #john murphy #emori #bellamy blake

[bottlecaprabbitgames]

I just finished the current demo & I love it! The characters are so engaging & I can’t wait for more MCxBlake flirtations. Apologies if it was asked/answered already… Will there opportunities for more than flirting at some point? ❤️

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! I saw when you first followed earlier and found your name very interesting HAHA

Thank you!!! I'm guessing Blake has claimed another player 👀 Not surprising, he has always been the player fav, with Loche coming second, hehe.

As for your question! So, I am 100% a NSFW writer at heart. I got my start in writing writing NSFW content on AO3 and DeviantArt, to be very honest. It would be very unlike me to not include plenty of more than flirting content in the courses of the romances.

Now, as far as Trepidation goes, I definitely feel like it would make sense for Blake and maybe Fawn to have a chance for a kiss or almost kiss, mainly because Blake is happy to move fast into something if MC is, and Fawn is highly interested in the lady or enby MCs! So, if your MC is okay with it, too... then definitely look for the chance in the last chapter, as that'll be when the Centennial Celebration happens... and of course, MC has been dragged to it, and the team will be there working... and having fun.

Thank you so much for the message and ask!!! ❤️❤️❤️

#mind games #mind games: trepidation #game mechanics #romance mechanics #blake gautier #nachohorse #asks #answeredasks

[the-witch-of-woods-beyond]

#the 100 #kass morgan #clarke griffin #bellamy blake #octavia blake #thalia the 100 #raven reyes #echo kom azgeda #niylah kom trikru #echo kom spacekru #gaia kom trikru #luna kom floukru #john murphy #bellarke #bellamy x clarke #clarktavia #clarke x octavia #clarke x thalia #claven #princess mechanic #clarke x raven #clarke x echo #clarkaia #claia #clarke x gaia #cluna #clarke x luna #niylarke #clarke x niylah #clurphy

[belltaviasbff]

raven: it was HER fault *points at clarke*

bellamy: clarke can you move out of the way, i’m trying to see who raven is pointing at

#clarke could commit genocide and bellamy would be like HEY IT’S NOT YOUR FAULT #oh wait that actually happened #the 100 #t100 #incorrect quotes #incorrect t100 #incorrect quotes template #bellamy blake #clarke griffin #bellarke #bellamy #bellamy x clarke #clarke #raven Reyes #princess mechanic #PMECH

[exeuntomnes]

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY TO MMR! 🦾💗 CONGRATS TO @olivieblake on the release of her first YA novel! Everything she touches turns to gold 💛

here’s my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4564193045

Art by incredibly talented @littlechmura ! ⭐️🫶🏻

#mmr #my mechanical romance #alexene farol follmuth #olivie blake #new release #ya #art #gr review #book review #little chmura

[gentlethey-more-art]

Sometimes I draw cars

#rwby #blake belladonna #yang xiao long #sun wukong #pin up art #mechanic au #racing au

[rothjasmine]

my mechanical romance headers

like/reblog if you like © reganchariotte on twitter

#book headers #book edit #headers #messy headers #my mechanical romance #my mechanical romance headers #bel maier #teo luna #belteo headers #teobel headers #olivie blake #olivie blake headers #alexene farol follmuth #the atlas six #one for my enemy

[the-apples-were-monitored]

#black hole high #strange days at blake holsey high #truth or scare #popular mechanics for kids #i'm not expecting big turn out on this one #just wanna give shout outs to some shows who made me the nerdy autistic i am today

[catoscloves]

clexa stans are literally ridiculous: "bellamy is such an abusive violent white boy r*pist who isn't good enough for queen raven" (proceeds to ship raven and a white woman that slapped her and tortured her using the shock collar for the sake of her addiction)

#if you like d*ctor mechanic you don't care about raven #i genuinely do not care if you dislike bellamy but calling HIM an abuser in comparison to abby an actual asshole.... yikes #anti clexa #anti doctor mechanic #anti abby griffin #the 100 #rellamy #raven reyes #bellamy blake