#otp: together strong

[blogthebooklover]

I'll Never See Him Again (Mae)

Author's Note: Here's the one from Mae's perspective, once again inspired by Disney's Pocahontas. This is also available on Wattpad. I've included three human OCs for this one shot! I also snuck two familiar names from Supernatural, however, it is not the beloved characters exactly lol. This is also my first time writing a character who is nonbinary/genderfluid/androgynous; and the character uses they/them pronouns. I did my absolute best to be as respectful as I could. I also apologize in advance if there is any indication of negative stereotypes, because that was not the intention.

They took him.  Her human companions took Noa.  All because he wanted to see her again.  Mae dropped to her knees and buried her face in her hands.  She was only trying to help rebuild the human race, under the direction of her leader.  On her mission, the only ones to show any sort of empathy and compassion to her, were the evolved orangutan and chimpanzee.  So soon after the deaths of her team.  

Her affiliation and alliance with them during that time, created the beginning of a conflict within herself.  The girl raised a hand to her neck, and pulled out the medallion of Caesar.  The last connection to Raka as well.

It was Noa’s gift to her to reflect on their time and her grief.

And it was the first one that wasn’t given to her by her parents or friends.

She felt tears stream down her cheeks as she clasped the medallion in her hands.  Mae did not consider herself to be spiritual or religious, she remembered her history lessons about the past 200-300 years and before.  How humans always had conflicts regarding religion and science.  However, whomever this Caesar was to the apes, she prayed silently to him.  She went down on her knees, still clasping the necklace in her hand.  The young woman prayed for Noa’s safety.

Her silent prayer was interrupted by the sounds of footsteps coming down the hall.  It was a former classmate of hers, from her history lessons as a child.  That’s right, they went by Gem now and presented as androgynous.  “Mae,” they said, crouching down to the girl’s level, “are you all right?”  

“No, I’m not,” the girl replied, “they took my…my friend.”   

“That monkey?”

“He’s an ape, not a monkey.”

“Sorry,” Gem muttered, “is he…the one you mentioned on your journey above?”

Mae nodded, sucking in her lips to keep from crying again, “All this happened because he helped me, and I…I almost killed him…Twice.  And now…I don’t know what our commanding officers will do to him.  Either keep him for experiments or kill him.”  “He was already outside the bunker, Mae,” Gem explained calmly, placing their hand on Mae’s shoulder, “he had a weapon on him.”

“Merely for protection,” Mae argued, “I’ve seen it for myself.”  Gem bit the inside of their cheek, thinking about the next thing to say.  

“Forgive me, but were you praying just now?” they raised an eyebrow toward her.  Mae decided she couldn’t lie anymore and nodded her head in response.  “I don’t recall you being the religious type.”  Mae felt a small smile tug at the corners of her lips, but it didn’t reach her eyes, “Perhaps I did so for my friend’s sake.”

Gem’s head shot up quickly, they had an idea.  “C’mon, I know what to do.”

X.X.X.X.X.X.

An hour later, Gem and Mae walked down the hallway deep inside the bunker.  The two came upon a laboratory the scientists and doctors used for research, as well as an infirmary.  Two guards, who were also former classmates from Mae’s history lessons, stood watch over the entrance of the lab.  Gem greeted the two, giving each a nod, “Dean, Sam.”  The two returned the greeting. 

“Mae wishes to speak to the prisoner,” Gem explained sternly, maintaining strong eye contact with their former classmates.  “On what grounds?” Dean asked, placing his hands on his hips.  Mae bit her lip, thinking up any lie she could to get into the lab to see Noa.  Then it hit her, “I have some questions for him.”

“The general already interrogated the prisoner,” explained Sam, reciting it like he had memorized the words from a textbook.  Gem and Mae exchanged a quick glance with each other.  “He sent me to conduct further questions,” Mae lied, sensing the subtle change in the atmosphere.  She secretly hoped the two guards bought the lie.  

It was Dean who caved in, “Be quick, they might return at any moment.”  He turned around and punched in the key code for the door.

He stepped to the side to let Mae through.  The young woman glanced over her shoulder to Gem, offering them a small smile in thanks.  Gem returned it in kind.  Mae inhaled a deep breath, and stepped through the door.  

X.X.X.X.X.X.

Mae walked into the lab and glanced around for any sign of Noa.  It was dimly lit and there was the low hum of the computers.  Her blue eyes widened slightly when she eventually found him.  

They placed Noa in a cage.

His back was turned to her, he was hunched over and she could see he was hugging himself tightly.  Mae walked slowly over to the young ape, when she was in front of the cage, she crouched down to his level.  She reached out her hand slowly to him, debating on whether to touch his shoulder.  Regardless of his cognitive abilities being so close to humans, he was still an animal.  

And just like humans, animals did not belong in cages.

She lowered her hand and called out softly to him, “Noa?”  The young ape perked up at the sound of her voice, and glanced over his shoulder.  When he saw it was her, he turned around fully to face her.  Noa locked his golden jade eyes with her own sky blue ones.  It was the same expression he had given her, when her human companions took him away.  It was also the same one he had that day, when she aimed her pistol at Proximus Caesar.  A silent plea.

“Mae,” he whispered, reaching his hand through the bars.  She took hold of it with both of hers.  The young woman noticed how huge just his one hand was between her own.  She felt tears well up again in her eyes.  The ape took notice of her tears, reaching up his free hand and softly brushing his knuckles against her cheek to wipe them away.  He cupped her face with that same hand and she leaned into it.

There was only one thing that was on her mind.

“I’m so sorry,” she whispered.

“For what?”

“For getting you placed here.  For lying to you.  For…for almost killing you and your clan.”

Noa’s eyes widened slightly at this, this time she was sure he could read the sincere truth in her eyes.  “Mae…” he couldn’t find the words to respond to her.  However, there was one way.  The hand cradling her cheek gently pulled her closer, as best as he could from the bars, he placed his forehead against hers.  She breathed a shuddering exhale against his lips.  She felt the emblem of Caesar brush against his chest.    

 The young chimp inhaled through his nostrils, she briefly wondered if he had picked up her scent.  “I am sorry, too,” Noa whispered, “I should not…have come here.  But I am glad…I did.”  Mae pulled back slightly to look at him, biting her lower lip, debating on what to say next to him.  “Maybe…it would’ve been better if we never met,” she said , choosing her words as carefully as she could.  However, she doubted the chimpanzee in front of her believed her words.  He was too intelligent for that, briefly recalling their conversation in Trevethan’s room, and what was supposed to be their farewell outside of his village.

“I do not regret it,” Noa breathed against her lips, “I see you…as my friend.”

Mae felt more tears well in her eyes, she felt Noa’s thumb gently stroking her cheek, brushing away the ones that fell.  In the distance, she heard the door to the lab open and Gem calling out, “Mae, we have to go.”

The young woman sighed sadly, nodding her head so slowly it was hard to tell.  Noa noticed it, though.  “You must go,” he whispered, letting go of her face, “your clan is coming.”  Mae locked eyes with the male chimp once more, “Noa…”  “You will always be my friend,” he whispered, she noticed there were tears welling in his golden jade eyes.  He took a gentle hold of the medallion between them, “Important.”  She let her tears fall like the last time he said that word. 

She stood up, the move forcing Noa to release the necklace, she still had a hold on to his large hand.  She briefly glanced down at their entwined hands, noticing how small hers was compared to the chimpanzee’s.  The young woman reluctantly let go of the ape’s hand, which was still in the air reaching out to her.  Mae turned away slowly, walking toward the door to the hall.

When the door shut behind her, she could hear Noa release a feral screech of pain and sadness.  She could also hear the banging of the bars, she darkly imagined he was throwing his whole body at them.  Mae rolled her fingers into fists, clenching so tight her knuckles turned white, to keep from releasing more tears again.

#kingdom of the planet of the apes #planet of the apes #pota fanfic #pota #mae x noa #noa x mae #otp: together strong #mae #noa #fanfiction #my writing #disney #pocahontas

[hayakaws]

watching owari no seraph and shipping mikayuu at the age of 12 and reading owari no seraph and shipping mikayuu at the age of 20

#my first otp and still going SO STRONG..... #i want the drug the author is on because what is this #the manga is an Experience for sure #but it's so worth it for mikayuu #IM ON CH 103 AND THEY ARE SO IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!! #at this point i don't care if they don't end up together #like nothing can convince me otherwise that they love each other #ons #owari no seraph #personal

[dylanconrique]

i just finished tonight's episode.... i need a long hug.

#carly lb the rookie #the rookie spoilers #i don't think i wanna live anymore #the way my heart has SHATTERED #INTO A MILLION CRYSTALIZED SNOWFLAKE PIECES #I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE WITH NO MEDICAL EXPERINCE KIDNAPPED ME AND TOOK MY HEART TO SELL ON THE BLACK MARKET WHAT THE FUUUUUUCCK #I KNOW I SAID I'D BE STRONG IF THEY BROKE UP BUT I LIED OKAY???? I LIIIIIEEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #I NEED THEM BACK TOGETHER DESPERATELY #tim bradford #lucy chen #chenford #otp: you know me so well

[hydesjackiespuddinpop]

make me choose @userlaylivia asked s3 spelivia or s4 spelivia

#all american #my gifs #mmc #otp: no one makes me feel the way spencer does #otp: what I had with liv was special #spelivia #spencer x olivia #olivia x spencer #het ship #season 4 #I LOVE them in s3 don't get me wrong #seeing them blossom an figure things out #but s4 is my fave simply because they got to be happy together #they were STRONG and STABLE #addys-beth

[abushelandablog]

A series that has killed and revived and killed this user

#i watched landos story first and knew that was carlos #and then i saw #and was vindicated #carlos sainz #lando norris #god the men you have put on this earth are susing out the circuit they are going to compete on via private aircraft #together #carlos x lando #carlando #f1 #otp: still going strong

[rosehathawhey]

#i didn't mean to care but their chemistry is just too strong to resist #the young and the restless #tucker and audra #tucker mccall #audra charles #zuleyka silver #trevor st john #taudra #tucker x audra #soapedit #yr november 21 2023 #soaps #otp: we're always pulled back together #my gifs #tvedit #televisiongifs

[whitedahlia13]

Hey, so after the TW movie came out, even though I have never and will never watch it, it kind of ruined stydia for me for a *long* time. But this week I accidentally read a sterek story (you know that annoying thing where it's tagged as gen and you only realise like 3/4 way though that this otherwise really good story is actually sterek 🤮) and it was actually a very good palate cleanser because now my faith in stydia is restored and those babes are my otp again 🥰

I’m glad! I hate thinking that the movie that doesn't exist could ruin Stydia for anyone. We waited too many years and have too many unforgettable moments to let a 2-hour mistake undo the magic that is and always will be Stydia.

I'll admit, I had my panic when the movie was first announced. But when it came out, I basically just closed my eyes, covered my ears, and held my nose until the frenzy died down (which thankfully, didn't take long😉). In the meantime, I continued with my WIP and stuck like glue to the Stiles and Lydia we know and love.

Thanks so much for sharing this! You may have found your way back to Stiles and Lydia in an unlikely place, but that's just further proof that true love for an otp—especially one as iconic as Stydia—can never really be lost 🧡💙

#asks #dylareys #stydia #stiles and lydia #teen wolf #true otp #stydia still going strong in 2023 #what movie? #there is no part of me that can accept any version of stydia's future where they aren't together #our babies are happy and in love and always will be #shh...don't tell jeff #that's our otp #not his #remember I love queue

[kiekiecarrera]

https://twitter.com/jjkieeeee/status/1660798854202048515?s=46&t=ZBjNu-7YVltRZAJlcF5y4g

WAIT - does he look back towards the car/Kie in this scene? Omg I never noticed that

Yes he dooooooes. I think he does that more than once actually and the whole scene has an underlying vibe of him being even more worried because she's there

#protective jj in s4 when luke shows up #PROTECTIVE KIE IN S4 WHEN LUKE SHOWS UP #whatever happens we're gonna handle it together vibes are gonna be so strong in s4 i can't wait #answered #anonymous #jiara #otp; did you tell jj

[philtatosbuck]

some of you only see / treat chris as a prop for buddie and it’s always been clear but never so much until now lmao

#'what if eddie broke down while telling chris' what if he fucking didn't #what if you guys stopped using the CHILD to be the strong one #who comforts GROWN MEN #buck breaking down in front of chris was NOT a good thing #it doesn't make buck terrible but the child should not have had #to comfort buck #about his (the child's) own father being shot #my buddie tag is and forever will be #otp: you two have an adorable son #because i acknowledge chris IS a huge part of buddie's relationship #but he's not there to be their fucking shipper or to be a sign for them to get together #that is eddie's SON. #the number one person in his life. #eddie diaz? breaking down in front of chris #worrying him like that? #get a grip #it's not chris' job to be a fucking comfort to either one of them #you people make it So Hard to associate with this fandom #buddie #911 spoilers #ig #eddie diaz #evan buckley #christopher diaz #i love the buckley diaz family unit as much as the next person #but it's insane how eddie and chris are treated as tools in buck's life lmao

[dmclemblems]

I did this a long time ago but it’s still the funniest fucking thing to me.

I put relationships on for this game and Dimitri and Claude were both loyal to each other but they both made it to the very end as the last two standing and this is what I got for my troubles. Neither would kill the other so they just killed themselves instead. They really just said “if we can’t be together, nobody wins”.

kudos to hubert btw for putting up with them ogling each other for literal days with nobody else around to save him

#DimiClaude #i love how they basically did it like the actual first movie with both of them threatening suicide #EXCEPT IT ACTUALLY WORKED HERE HSJGFHGS they rly were like #i refuse to kill him and would rather die and he feels that way too so ig we'll just die... by our own hands #but it was even funnier to me because I'd never seen this happen before but then the OTP was so strong that they refused to kill each other #and i mean the chances of two people who are loyal to each other/won't kill each other making it to the end together is SO low lol #also claude finally outsmarted hubert apparently and got the jump on him #or maybe hubert finally had enough and couldn't take it anymore with them loving each other too much to harm each other #he was like pls end my suffering i've seen enough

[helluvapurf]

shipping bingo: M&M?

A classic pair since the start of HB, its hard not to love Moxxie & Millie's "wholesome hubby & badass wife" dynamic imo~ 😊

-However, I will admit that I wish the show did a bit more to flesh out M&M outside of just their fluffy marriage bits though- like, what we got in "Exes and Oohs" was cool & all (concept-wise)... but I still feel like there's "more" to be told about them then what we've been getting lately? .3. Idk, maybe that's just me-

#helluva boss #helluva boss moxxie #helluva boss millie #shipping bingo #(I reaaaally really wanna OTP for real on these two) #(but with Millie kinda... 'there' as she is compared to Mox I just cant get my feels *super* high on the hype train rn :c) #(*fingers crossed for Vaggie/Charlie to shine strong both together/on their own by HH though-*)

[blogthebooklover]

I'll Never See Her Again (Noa)

Author's Note: Here's another one shot based on Disney's Pocahontas. There will be two versions: This one is through Noa's perspective, the other one will be through Mae's. I also included two minor OCs in this one! I took a few liberties with how Noa's village, and elders establish their rules and laws. This is also available on Wattpad.

Noa hung his head in shame, sinking to his knees and burying his face in his hands.  Why did he have to feel this way?  It was his fault that Mae was captured and imprisoned.  Why did he have to care for this human?  For this Echo.  He felt tears run down his cheeks.  He didn’t want this to happen.

He heard footsteps in front of him, and the gentle touch of a hand on the back of his head.  Noa lifted his head and realized it was Soona. “Are you well…Noa?” the female chimp asked him, nudging the young male’s shoulder in concern.  Noa shook his head, he blubbered out, “This is my fault.”  Soona placed her hand on his shoulder, “No, no, no.  The elders…have strict laws…”  “But the laws are wrong.”  Soona lifted both her hands to frame Noa’s face, and placed her forehead against his.  He let out a shuddering gasp at this gesture.

The female chimp pulled back to look in his eyes, “Come, come, come.  I have…an idea.” 

Soona took Noa’s hand into her own, and helped him to stand.  The two walked further into the village to where the elders took Mae.  Two male chimpanzees who were just a bit older than Soona stood guard at the entrance.  “Shell…  Quartz…” the female chimp stuck her hand out in greeting.  The male chimps greeted the female with a brush of knuckles between each other.  “Noa wishes…to look into…the eyes of the Echo,” Soona spoke softly, also using her hands to sign certain words to the two male apes.  

Shell and Quartz exchanged a look with each other.  They signed to each other for a few moments until coming to a conclusion with a nod.  “You can…see the Echo.  But…hurry before…elders come back,” Quartz said, pulling back the woven fabric adorning the door frame.  Noa turned to look at the female chimp beside him.  Soona nodded and gently pushed him into the tent.  

 X.X.X.X.X

When he was inside the tent, Noa briefly looked around the interior to find Mae.  His golden jade eyes widened in surprise and felt relief when he did.  Mae was kneeling on the ground facing away from him, she was placed inside a small wooden structure, and she was curled up into a ball with her head lowered to her chest.  Like the ape in the cage from the children’s book.  

He walked over slowly and went down onto all fours.  The young ape reached out and brushed his fingers along her shoulder.  The female human turned around quickly in defense, before breathing a sigh of relief when she saw who it was.  Noa had his hand through the bars, hanging limply as he stared at her.

“Noe,” she whispered, her sky blue eyes brimming  with relief, sadness, and concern for her ape companion.  She placed her tiny hand into his, feeling his fingers enclose around it.  

He bit his lower lip, feeling tears stream down his cheeks at the sight of her.  Noa reached his other hand through the bars to take hold of the back of her head.  

The young human leaned forward and pressed her forehead against his.  She heard Noa breathe a sigh of relief at this gesture.  She had witnessed the other apes in Noa’s clan exchange this gesture of affection between each other.  And Noa was sharing this moment with her.

“I am sorry,” the young male breathed against her lips, “I did not wish…for this to happen.  I do not…want to see…you in pain.”  “I have survived harsher conditions beyond your village,” she whispered, trying to sound humorous.  However, even Noa could sense that her words were meaningless in this situation.  The elders were going to decide whether to kill her, or keep her here as a prisoner when the sun rises the next day.

He pulled back slightly to look her in the eyes, still keeping close.  “None of this… should have happened,” he brought the hand that was holding her head to cup her cheek, “this is my fault.”  She lifted her own hand, took a gentle hold of his wrist, and rubbed her thumb against the grain of his fur.  “If I do die, I don’t regret ever meeting you,” Mae whispered, offering the young ape a sad smile, “my friend.”  He inhaled sharply at this statement, he felt more tears well in his eyes.

Soona called out from the door frame, “Noa…we must go.  The elders are returning.”  He exhaled through his nose.  The male ape ran his thumb along the human’s cheek once more.  He let go as he stood up, only to catch her hand and squeeze it gently.  There had to be some way to convince the elders to not sentence her to death.

Noa let go of Mae’s hand, only for her to continue reaching out to him.  He reluctantly turned away in despair.

He could hear her let out loud sobs after the woven fabric closed behind him, and brushed against the fur on his back.  He ground his teeth together, at her broken sounds and to also keep himself from crying again.

#kingdom of the planet of the apes #kotpota #planet of the apes #disney #pocahontas #mae #noa #pota fanfic #fanfic #one shot #fanfiction #mae x noa #noa x mae #noamae #nomae #otp: together strong #my writing

[taichi-x-koushiro]

Digimon Adventure{s} A.M.V. [Pre-view] ~ “Boku” / “Watashi” / “Someone Just for Me” [As this is technically still a pre-view, it is Un-finished {For now}] featuring DUO/O.T.P.: ~ Koushiro Izumi + Yagami Taichi / KouTai {Koushiro x Taichi} / KouTai / Taishiro [Also seen: Yagamis, 1999 Agumon; briefly]

Audio/Dialogue (C) Chobits & C.L.A.M.P DigiAdvs ( C ) T0EI.@nimation {This is a Fan-work, and no money is being made off this work. Be sure to support both of the original series too!}

Time Spent: About 1 and 1/2 hours on 08/07/22, finished around midday My Commentary:

I have a lot of Thoughts on how Koushiro feels towards Taichi, Actually {And also in reverse, though this is mainly Koushiro’s Point-of-View.} (This first part will have a bit of Taichi perspective too, though.)

I also have a lot of Thoughts on Adventure{s} wider LORE on a grander scale.

I’ll probably go back and smooth this out later, but for now it’s doing what I want it to do, and hopefully you can follow along by reading the dialogue below: (Note: Contains starting spoilers for the originating series, Chobits, though the context in this first part is quite vague, and happens quite early in series.)

Scenes used come from: - Digimon Adventure: 1999 - Digimon Adventure [Eps 18, 21, 24, 48] - Digimon Adventure 2020 [Ep 36] (Though 2020 is used, this is mainly meant as overall Semi[?] Canon-compliant, but 2020s can be in their own Time too...)

- Dialogue (Preview)

In that city, there wasn’t anyone. There were houses, and you could see LIGHT shining through the windows. But on the roads, there wasn’t anyone. {I} looked through a window. There was a person.

-- In THIS CITY, there isn’t {ANYONE}.

[Note: replies/Tags that are Positive/respectful are OK!]

... But {he} was with “THAT.” {I} looked into another house. As expected, {he} was with “THAT.” But that’s because being with “THAT” is {Fun} More [FUN] than being with other {people}. {No one} is [GOING OUTSIDE] anymore.

In THIS CITY, there isn’t {ANYONE}. {I’M} GOING OUT on a journey. A journey to another CITY. {I} hope [Someone just for Me] will find {ME} there.

But if [that] person becomes attached to {ME} and {ME} ONLY...

... then it will be time for the two of us to (part) [?]

But {I} still WANT TO MEET [Someone just for Me].

Thinking that, I travel on to another EMPTY CITY.

(Pictured: Mugendramon’s taken-over city, from Adventure Episode #48.)

#izumi koushirou #koushiro izumi #taishiro #taichi x koushiro #yagami taichi #2020 taishiro #otp: shall we go together #1995 hikarigaoka #1999 odaiba #mugendramons city #queer koushiro #aspec koushiro #demi koushiro #queer taichi #aspec taichi #demisexual taichi #demiromantic koushiro #pansexual koushiro #(Hi I'm In A Very Strong OTP Mood Lately) #(This Just Might End Up Being An Entire Koushiro & Taishiro Manifesto) #(USING CANON SCENES BECAUSE I CAN) #(If You Know CLAMP You Know TM) #(I'm always surprised when people dont know about this CLAMP lore too Though) #(bc it basically sets the tone for every single series theyve ever had and Wow I Have Lots Of Thoughts On Concepts Thanks CLAMP For My Life) #(I cant believe DigiAdvs TOO made an entire Parallel using Koushiros general entire backstory like I think of so many Parallels & lie dOWN) #(There is a bit of Uncanny Valley to this but its kinda Supposed to Be that Way including in DigiAdvs lores TOO LIKE YEAH... yEAH Thoughts)

[coffeetank]

Writing ROMANTIC TENSION!

When you're writing romance, you need to have TENSION. Your characters need to pull your readers into the story with not just their dialogues, but also their chemistry. What is tension, you ask? It's quite simple. When two people are attracted to each other, or like each other, or are in love with each other, it causes a certain shift in the air. When these two people come together, they seem to outshine everyone else in the room and make it just about themselves (in a good way ofc). This shift in the air which hooks you into the scene is called tension. The chemistry that your main characters carry, will infact carry the whole story --- if you're writing romance, i.e.

How do you write this romantic tension? Well, as someone who's been writing romance for 4 years now, here's a few things I do to show the chemistry between my characters.

Show, don't tell: This is probably the most common advice you'll ever receive. And spoiler alert: IT IS TRUE. Any scene that includes an emotion will require you to show it, visualise it for the crowd instead of just writing it down. Romance, love, is a sensitive emotion. The readers need to SEE it happening, instead of just reading about it. Eye contact, long stares, switching their gaze from the eyes to the lips & back to the eyes, coming close for a few seconds, banter-turned-flirting are some ways you can show the chemistry.

Intimacy is key: Proximity. Closeness. Coming together. Put your characters in situations where they have to work together. Show their differences/similarities in handling tasks and make them argue or slightly quarrel if there's any differences and show them rejoicing if there's an agreement. Intimacy lies in more than just the body, bring out a quality in your characters, preferably a good one, in your characters when they're together. Make that quality their strong suit that drives them closer.

Words are sexy: Dialogues can create tension better than anything else (in my opinion). Notice how every time your ships/pairings are bantering, one of them ends up saying something sexual or romantic in a frisky way and we end up blushing like crazy? Yep, that's the goal. We absolutely love it when the guy says "oh yeah?" or ends up calling the girl a cute nickname while bantering. Dialogues can reach out to readers in a more personal way because they are the direct interactions between your characters. Make your OTP interact and have fun (pun intended!)

Add restraint: Sometimes, when the characters are almost about to kiss and someone interrupts them, we feel like throwing the book away. But at the same time, we want more because we want to see our characters kiss, or confess, or even get down dirty ;). You have put your characters in each other's close proximities, given them a driving force and added a razzle-dazzle with the dialogues and flirting! Yet, something is missing and the romance feels too....predictable? Put a constraint. This is especially important for slowburns. Personally, I love me a slowburn - it creates higher tension, emphasises on a foundation between characters and makes the kiss/confession/sex even more hot (again, my opinion). I suggest, a hint of a barrier won't do any harm. When you've reached the level of tension where it's normal for your characters to kiss or make-out, your readers are more focused than ever. Adding a restraint will make them crave the romance more and hence, stay hooked into the story. HOWEVER, DON'T STALL THE PROJECT. Just because your characters got interrupted in chapter 7 doesn't mean they can't kiss till chapter 15 or something. If they don't kiss in this chapter, they kiss after maybe 2-3 more chapters. You want to delay the romance only by a tad bit, so that your readers are still interested.

That's all I have for today! I hope these help you guys! - ashlee.

#writer #writerscommunity #writers on tumblr #romance #romance books #romance genre #writing #books #romancebooks #write #writeromance #writingromance #writingtips #writing tips #female writers #tips and tricks

[ineffably-human]

I'm honestly pissed at the reviewers who were claiming this season is all fanservice with not enough action or whatever the hell it is they said.

Good Omens s2 was fanservice, it was huge fun but 90% of it was everyone spinning their wheels while learning maybe one or two pieces of new information. Everyone is largely the same, flaws and all, and until that ending happens it's mostly meant to make us enjoy watching our OTP and have comforting feels about them.

This season of Our Flag is about Ed and Stede (and, I'd argue, Izzy) deciding the kind of people they want to be. That's happened since minute one and every episode has moved that forward. We see that in their fantasies, in their hallucinations, in who they are separately and together, in every single person they meet.

It's not a coincidence that Ricky is a noble fascinated by pirates until his playing around gets him hurt, and then his reaction is to burn it all down. (Unlike Stede, who thinks he's lost the man he loves and his immediate reaction is to forgive his crew and get them to safety before he even thinks about mourning.)

Or that Ned Lowe is mannered and loves music but is a sadistic snob who thinks everyone is disposable, and that's who Stede kills in cold blood.

It's not a coincidence that Zheng is a brilliant pirate with a broader vision but a people-focused kind of leadership, who is actively trying to build a force that ends pirating by giving everyone pay and security just when Ed is thinking about retirement again.

Even the way some of the crew find their bliss and leave or start considering it, the way they operate as individuals but also as a sort of unified force demonstrating community and safety and open easy queerness and how they're all transformed by it (sometimes literally). The contrasting images of piracy as encroaching death and perfect freedom.

It all hangs together so well, it's so smart and has such clear things to say. To call that 'fanservice' is such an insult to it. To deliver more of what made the show gather a fanbase by understanding its own arc and message is just good, strong writing. Because writing that understands the audience it built doesn't feel mindless. It feels like a thesis.

#fandom: ofmd #ofmd #ofmd spoilers #i am a meta gremlin

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Why I love Huntlow!

Welcome back! Today's ship is my Owl House OTP, and that would be Huntlow! So let's get into why I love this ship!

So, what's Huntlow? Well, Huntlow is the romantic relationship between Willow Park and Hunter (formerly the Golden Guard) from The Owl House.

What do I love about this ship? Everything! This ship is truly OTP material! This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I prefer it better than Lumity! I absolutely love the dynamic between the both of them. They always have each other's backs, and they come to their rescue too!

Their dynamic is something I'll always love the most. Willow's a fierce tomboy who's willing to help others in need, and Hunter's a determined, but shy man who is strong at fighting back. Together, they're an inseparable couple. They're destined to be each other's love partner.

The ship may be indirectly canon (or likely canon if you saw the latest Chibiverse), but it's one of those ships that hold a special place in my heart and I will always love it.

Hunter x Willow forever. 💚💚💚

Advanced Friendship forever. ❤❤❤

#the owl house #huntlow #willow park #hunter toh