#zazu writes

[zazu75]

Purple flowers in a the Bath: An Octopath Erhradt(Wrath)/OC Hanahaki fanfic, in which caring about the someone going through a depression episode is a big plot point.

#zazu writes #fanfiction #octopath traveler #hanahaki #hanahaki4hanami #Wrath #Erhardt #Anthony Vestra #octopath traveler champions of the continent

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

what is THAT 😭

Between the Stitch event and the new birthday series, it looks like Disney’s swerving into promoting its classic animated franchises this year 🤔 It’s definitely a lot more… “in-your-face” than it has been in previous years (Yuu’s prophetic dreams aside). We so rarely got to see Disney characters’ faces outside of dreams and the G7 statues… Now we have paintings of Iago, Zazu, Jasmine, Aladdin, etc. (which is funny, because Aladdin and Jasmine were previously featured in a furniture item exclusively turned AWAY from the player’s camera so their faces couldn’t be seen).

TWST had always made Disney references and taken deep inspiration from Disney materials, but it always felt disconnected and like it was its own thing too. The references were there (most definitely in the world’s history), but not always so blatant. For example, players would make a game of finding mickey head shapes in Groovy illustrations (which is a fun easter egg!). Here is an example with a random card:

… Anyway, is it just me or does the M*ckey Mouse wand for Platinum Jackets look kinda goofy (like, even more goofy than the pies from the Birthday Jacket line) 😂 It’s like the boys literally waltzed into a Disney theme park and bought one at an absurd price to whack each other with for funsies…

#twisted wonderland #twst #disney twisted wonderland #notes from the writing raven #spoilers #Iago #Zazu #Aladdin #Stitch #Mickey Mouse #Yuu #Jasmine

[sazuka57]

/post/718441984343293952/no-actually-im-mad-enough-about-it-to-speak-up when we do it people get mad and say that we're misunderstanding the characters and that we're so wrong and that it's fucking shit. i don't know what to do, i feel pressured to not fuck up

Anon imma give you my biggest secrets to fanfic writing, the ones that have carried me thru 15+ years of fic writing, of unwanted critics, of haters, and of little to no attention to my fics.

1) this is the most important one: write what makes YOU happy. Writing fanfic is a hobby and it should spark joy. It should make you happy. If this means you’re taking the big bad of the series and turning him into a baby that the heroes have to raise? Go for it. If it means a villain is your meow meow and you’re gonna rewrite the story to make him a good guy? Go for it. Whatever makes YOU happy. Because in the end, you are writing for yourself and for you to have fun. Yes validation is nice, but—

2) —but it’s not the end all, be all. It’s always so so sooooo good when people comment on your fics and leave you reviews and go nuts for your work. But I write for dead or niche fandoms and I rarely get attention on any of my work. And I made peace with that. You need to make peace with that. Validation is nice, but kudo/comments/hits are not the goal here: you having fun is.

3) ignore the haters. There are SO many gatekeepers in fandoms nowadays that it sucks the fun and joy out of life. Block them, don’t even reply, just block them. AO3 has mute and block buttons. Use them. And if they are extra rude? Report them. In the old days, we used to say “flames will be used to warm cold feet” which translates to “your hate is less than dirt” (flames here being haters and unwanted criticisms). It still applies.

4) this one is optional but: find like minded people! People who’d enjoy your work! People who you love discussing ideas with! It goes a long way to give motivation!

5) this one is hella important: it’s not ooc if it’s an au!! :) A person growing up in a war zone is gonna have very different experiences than a person growing up with parents who run a coffee shop and will have a different experience to growing up in an orphanage etc etc. and all of these things WILL affect a person’s behavior and will change how they interact with the world. Even if all those three scenarios had the same trauma (i.e. a fire), each one would react differently and would lose different things, which again, affects how they’d act.

6) BE ooc!! DO IT. Why? Because NO ONE is gonna write the character as “ic”’as the original writers/creators. The character in your head is different than the character in another person’s head, and in another’s, and so on. This is because our own lives and experiences affect the way we interact with the world—and fictional works. And working super hard to please the public means that someone out there will always go “that’s ooc how dare you.” You can never please everyone, remember that!

6.5) but also: write crackfic. It will help you break out of the fear of oocness so much. Even if you don’t write them, have crackfic ideas. They’re so good for your soul—humor is so good and cringe is dead.

7) and this is hella important: Anon you are human. Humans make mistakes. We fuck up. It’s how we learn and grow. And NO ONE was born perfect. Writing takes practice. Writing in character takes practice for every new character you write! It’s not easy! But you gotta trust yourself and your writing skills, and that requires practice too! Practice practice practice!!

So, TL;DR: Do what you want. Do what makes you happy. You are not being paid for this, and if people don’t like your writing, they can pay you to write exactly what they want. And fuck up as much as it takes for you to feel satisfied with the pieces your working with. And most important—aus and oocness go hand in hand.

#anon #fanfic #fanfiction #writing #writing advice #zazu talks

[doctorghoti]

Every time Twisted Wonderland references a Disney property in passing means my brain goes into over-analyzing mode.

#twst #twisted wonderland #you can’t just casually say an entire ride is canon even if it’s just a reference to Zazu singing #now i have to wonder how many aspects of all Walt Disney’s philosophies affects the world #it is so hard to remove Walt from his time period this man sucked on the teat of the ideal American yesteryear for all it was worth #and then we get into the fun of a game interpreting interpretations of fairy tales and myths and the idea of historical revisionism plays on #i can’t articulate everything right now someday I’ll write an essay

[adoriels-tears-if]

Hi! I really enjoyed your demo, you write kiddos so well without making them mini-adults or mindless wide-eyed critters. And the scene with Saschta telling them not to run had such Zazu from Lion King vibes. Also, I appreciate the chance to be a little gremlin once again (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧

LMAO !!

Yes Saschta is totally like Zazu ! This means that Mc is like Simba!

I'm so glad you think that. Writing children is harder than it looks so your words warm my heart.

Thank you my dear sweet anon.

#adoriel'stears #writing #Zazu Saschta #Mc

[iricathel]

— 𝕯𝖊𝖒𝖔𝖓𝖎𝖈 𝖓𝖆𝖒𝖊𝖘 —

Before introducing the names of my characters, I must emphasize that they all originate from ancient Greece. The reason for this is that the characters actually have roots in Greece (taking into account their location and development within Makai), so it would be ideal if their demonic names came from this ethnicity regardless of their nationality.

Having this in mind, these names would only be used within Makai and characterized as their true and original names, since their secondary names would only work as a cover in the human realm to camouflage and blend in with people. With all this I would also like to add that I headcanon that these demonic names could be given away at their maturity celebration (when they are able to drink blood for the first time) which would be at the age of 10, meanwhile, they would use their human name as an alias.

🫧 Irina: Thalia — Meaning "the merry one" or "the flourishing one," this name comes from one of the 9 muses in Greek mythology, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne. This muse presided the comedy and idyllic poetry*, besides that it was one of the three Graces.

This name was given to Irina due to her development and a rather cheerful and gentle personality during her childhood, as well as being quite dreamy and charm due to the romantic fantasy books she read, poetry being one of her all-time favorite genre.

* Idyllic poetry is based on the romantic and sometimes erotic feeling of love, although it does not have dialogue, it comes from the Greek "eidyllion" or small image according to its translation. Of a brief and simple composition, but very expressive that extols a life normally field, giving way to the tranquility and sensuality of an environment, state or moment.

🫧 Zazu: Keelan — Although the origin of this name is unknown, its meaning would be "thin" or "skinny", however, in Gaelic it would be "slender" or "fair".

The reason why Zazu received this name was simply as a taunt or insult that the villagers in the area he lived in used to say, later becoming his final name. These taunts logically attacked his physique, which was quite thin, even becoming malnourished due to the scarcity of food he ate at that time, obviously also appearing very weak.

🫧 Arnold: Basil — It comes from the Greek name 'Basileos' which means "royal", therefore its meaning would be "king" which alleges that he is a powerful and ambitious man. However, interestingly it also means "basil" like the herbaceous grass. According to the legend, there was a basil plant in the place in Jerusalem where Empress Eelena of Constantinople found the True Cross.

The reason for this name was mainly due to the strong and tough character that Arnold presented at an early age, showing great leadership skills and ambition that made him stand out among his other brothers as the best option to inherit the throne. However, it also had a background with basil, which is characteristic for attracting health, fortune and money; as well as being a good luck charm.

🫧 Vera: Calliope — It was another of the 9 muses, prestige of epic poetry* and eloquence besides being the main muse. Its meaning is "the one with the beautiful voice".

Although Vera has been a former human, she was able to be gifted with a demonic name after her transformation into a vampire thanks to Arnold, who gave her this name due to her intelligence and cunning to convince people only by speaking, coming to have a very sweet and serene voice for him being able to listen for hours straight to Vera talking about the most absurd thing.

* The Greek nobility was very fond of hearing the heroic warfare deeds of their ancestors, with which they identified. The epic poems (from the Greek word epos, "narration") that recounted them were composed and transmitted orally by itinerant poets, called aedos or rhapsodists.

🫧 Callie: Nefeli — This name comes from the Greek 'nefos', which means "cloud". According to Greek mythology, Nephele was a cloud nymph created by Zeus from a cloud in the image of Hera. Mother of the centaurs, she is also the goddess of hospitality and appears in the story of Frixos and Elli and in the myth of the golden fleece.

The origin of her demonic name is more attached to the Greek mythology, since Camille was born as the spitting image of her mother Vera. So inspired by the myth, they decided to give her this name as she was the nymph with the image of Vera.

🫧 Belmont: Thaddeus — It's a name derived from Theodorus of the greek 'theos' "God" and 'doron' "gift; thus being its meaning "the gift of God" although "brave heart" is also attributed to its derivation.

Belmont was not given this name yet since he is only 7 years old, but when the time comes for his ceremony this would definitely be his demonic name due to his adventurous and energetic spirit, being quite a daring and unscrupulous child.

🫧 Herkus: Iasonas — Coming from the greek 'iason' its meaning would be "the healer". In Greek mythology, Iason was the Thessalian hero who led the Argonauts and went in search of the Golden Fleece, in order to regain the throne of Iolcos, his homeland.

This name was given to him by his own mother wishing that Herkus could get the throne since despite being a bastard son, he still has the right of inheritance even though the chance is quite low due to his reputation.

#owl clan lore #owl clan #diabolik lovers oc #irina avenel #zazu suwan #arnold avenel #vera avenel #belmont avenel #herkus adomaitis #((this was exhausting to write ngl)) #((It's been a long time since I wrote so much info)) #callie avenel

[crabcollectorskykid]

Aonung x male reader.

So…You know how every metkayina has a spirit sister or brother. Well…The reader was writing a book about the fauna and flora of the reef and he stumbled across Aonung spririt brother with the tracker the humans shot to the tulkun. He takes it out and starts a conversation with Aonung Spirit brother and he thanks the reader for Saving him. Then the reader returns and stumbles across Aonung and mentions saving a Tulkun. Aonung is impressed and finally recognizes his feelings for the reader. Then when the tulkun come back to metkayina home, Aonung reunites with his spirit brother and he mentions a male na’vi that saves his life. Then Aonung starts to gush and simp about the reader to his tulkun. Then he realizes that the reader saved his spirit brother and Aonung asked his brother for advice on what to do about his feelings. His spirit brother tells him to confess, but Aonung says that the reader is not one of emotions. His spirit brother tells him that the boy loves him back. Then he find later the reader writing on the cove of ancestors and he confess.

I apologize if it’s quite long. I like to be detailed so the writers don’t suffer.

Aonung x M!reader

Genre: angst/fluff

Pronouns: he/him

Warnings: reader gets injured while saving the tulkun, mentions of a strict father, and SPOILERS

Okay imagine how much strength reader has because, do you know how many people it took to take off the tracker from lo'aks tulkun? Also sorry if this is a bit bad. Another sorry because I might have changed things a bit, and there's a bit of Tsiyera x reader but mainly focus on aonung x reader

Fem aligned readers DNI

After (___) finished doing his last task, he quickly went to his marui and took his handmade journal. He had his afternoon all to himself and what better way to spend it than to write things about the fauna and flora of the reef, he called his ilu and went outside the reef. He found an isolated island a bit far from the village, it's the perfect place for him to relax without being disturbed.

"Finally I can continue writing." He said sighing in relief, his father finally let him have a break which was a relief. You loved your father but he doesn't usually give you a break instead he puts you into adult activities to "strengthen" your body and core. Of course it worked but you're still young, a teen to be precise. A teen who also needs a break, you understand that your father just wants you to be prepared for being a future warrior but you still need a break from this problems.

"....Ahh!-enough negative thoughts, I need to continue writing." And so you did..until you were interrupted by a loud cry of a sea animal, the cry was familiar almost as if it was a.."A TULKUN-" you cared about tulkuns alot. You had one before but..he died, so you didn't hesitate to try and look for it.

You made clicking sounds to call for your ilu, the loud cry was close so it didn't take long for you to find the tulkun "hey hey, calm down. I'm not gonna hurt you." You said to the tulkun swimming towards it trying to find the reason why it was crying out loud, and oh boy did you winched at the sight of a large tracker sticked to the skin of the tulkun "oh,oh boy. D-dont worry, surely we'll find a way to take thing thing out." You said trying to calm you and the tulkun, once you tried pulling it out you realized it might take more to take the thing out.

"Zazu come here boy." You called your ilu and wrapped a rope around it, you wrapped the rope on the part where it doesn't hurt so your ilu won't be in pain "alright go as hard and fast as you can once I say go, alright?" Your ilu flapped it's fins in acknowledge and counted to 3 "1,2,3 GO!" You yelled as tried to pull the tracker off the tulkun as hard as you can, it move a bit but it wasn't enough. You thought this situation couldn't get any worse..well it did cause you saw a ship coming towards making you panic "s-shit! Go GO, WE NEED TO PULL HARDER" you panicked pulling the tracker as hard as you can, your ilu swimming as fast as it could hoping it would help.

The ship started to get closer which made you panic more, the tracker started to slide off bit by bit until it finally came off. "GO, HURRY!" you told the tulkun while you swam towards your ilu and took the ropes off, your ilu swam as fast as he could trying to lose the crab like machines that was chasing them. You decided to go and hide in the seaweed jungle hoping they'll get lost but luck wasn't by your side this time. The sky people kept appearing infront of you and beside you making things a bit hard.

So you quickly went out the seaweed jungle and went to the corals to hide. Again they found you and you already lost your ilu, their machines were strong enough to destroy the corals in their way and you are running out of breath. The corals edges gave you some cuts but you weren't focused on that right now, you were focused escaping but you just found a dead end. You gave up, you were gonna die from the lack of air or drowned so why bother. You were gonna die.

Sike-lmao tulkuns came and attacked the sky people but before you passed out one of them swam to the very top carrying you on their fin, you muttered a little 'thank you' before you passed out.

Part 2? KIDDING-

You soon woke up from the waves hitting your face making you choke a bit, you were laying on a rock and it was pretty dark. You finally noticed the cuts all around your body making you winched at the sight "oww...wait shi-ZAZU? ZAZU?!" you tried calling for your ilu not because you wanted to go home but because you were worried something happened to your beloved ilu, "Aish, how am I gonna go home now.." you said looking around for a solution.

You sat down trying to think of a solution that is until a loud call of your name was heard, at first you thought it was just your imagination but the second time you heard it you started yelling back "Hey-HEY IM OVER HERE!!!" you yelled as loud as you can hoping they would hear you, you saw a glimpse of an ilu swimming towards you and you immediately knew who it was "zazu! zazu, I'm so glad you're okay boy!" You said going near your ilu, soon after your father swam towards you "(___)! There you are, we have been looking all over for you!" Your father said hugging you. You were honestly suprised he hugged you but you hugged back, enjoying the affection.

"what happened to you?! Why are you covered in cuts?!" Your father said examining your body "I uh..I can't recall.." you said feeling a bit lightheaded "(___), are you okay?" He asked, you didn't get to answer because you suddenly passed out. The last thing you heard was your father calling out your name.

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The light of the sun woke you up and you felt like...shit. "ughh, my body hurtss" you groaned catching the attention of the people in the marui, you tried to sit up but a hand stopped you from doing so "do not sit up yet, you're hurt." The oh so familiar voice made you open your eyes "aonung?! W-what are you doing here?" You asked a bit shocked to see him, he sat down beside you and giggled "what does it look like? I'm visiting you..well not just me my uh parents are also here to see you." He admitted your eyes finally shot up wide open and looked behind him to see the olo'eyktan and the tsahik. Out of instinct you quickly sat up and bowed to them, soon followed by the stings of your wounds by the sudden movement "ow ow ow owwww" you whined placing a hand on your back.

"(___) drop down the formalities you don't have to act like that when nobody is around." tonowari said Ronal nodding in agreement, Tsiyera sat down to your side quickly "I'm glad you're awake (___), do you need something?" Tsiyera asked you shook your head "I'm fine but if I'm allowed to ask, uncle,auntie may I ask why you guys are also here?" You asked politely your father was very close to the olo'eyktan and the tsahik you heard that your father was close friends with them so you considered them as your auntie and uncle "what? Am I not allowed to know if my friend's son is okay?" He joked a bit "half of the reason is that but I'm just here to ask on what made you get into this situation, why did we found you injured" he asked, you hesitated to tell him "the sky people were attacking a tulkun, so I saved it but..the sky people chased after me."

You tried to recall your memory "I tried to lose them in the seaweed jungle but their machines were fast and almost caught me then lost my ilu." The people in your listened but aonung was fuming in anger because of what the sky people had done to you, how dare they try to capture you and the tulkuns and to put you in this kind of state. He swore once he find those who tried to hurt you, he will pay them back after what they did.

"I got most of the scratches from the corals but some of it were from the spears thrown at me. The tulkuns saved me and now I'm here." You ended, the family looked at you with pity "you had done a good deed, but right now you need rest brave warrior" Ronal said tonowari nodded, they decided it's time to leave but aonung saved "is something wrong, Nung?" You used the nickname he oh so loved, but what caught you suprised was when he hugged you "I'm just glad your alive and okay.." it took you a few seconds to process what was happening and hugged back "mhm, me too."

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Its been a few days since the incidents and aonung had been VERY protective of you, he would not let you leave the marui and monitored your wounds 24/7 "Nung...seriously I'm okay, you dont have to worry about me." You said dumbfounded at aonung who tending your wounds "not after the stunt you made, I am not gonna let you out of my sight until you are FULLY okay." He said after finishing tending your wounds.

It's been a few days and you manage to sneek out of your marui and went to the isolated island where you saved the tulkun, yes yes it might be dangerous but you were hoping to meet the tulkun you just saved. And you were right, you found it there chilling so you swam with your ilu towards it "hey! We meet again, how are you?" You signed to the tulkun "indeed we meet again and I'm doing alright, I should be the one asking you if you're alright. I saw how injured you looked before" the tulkun said and you giggled "yes yes, I'm alright now. A few scratches isn't gonna hurt me that much." You lied, oh boy You lied because it hurted so damn much you kept passing out from the pain.

"thank you for saving my life, I owe you for that. If you weren't there I don't think I would be having this conversation with you right now" the tulkun said "no worries, I wouldn't dare to leave a tulkun just like that." You signed back and you sighed "is something wrong?" The tulkun asked a bit worried about you "oh it's nothing, it's just..there's a boy I like but I don't know if he likes me back or not." You signed to him covering your face with your hands "I feel like he's out of my league, there's so many people in my clan who's a better mate than me. I can barely show my emotion. He's brave,caring,responsible,and a really funny guy. I don't wanna ruin my friendship with him." You said "is there a reason why you think he won't like you back?" The tulkun asked.

"he's gonna be the future olo'eyktan and I'm just..I'm just a warrior who scares and intimidate people alot because how I act." You admitted "you're much more than you think, you saved my life from the sky people with the help of your ilu and through your strategies, you risked your life to save mine you were willing to die just so you can save a tulkun's life." The tulkun continued "you're not just a warrior, you are a brave,smart,determined warrior not just a normal warrior." The tulkun said and you smiled "I guess you're right but I don't have the courage to tell my feelings for him, I don't wanna ruin my friendship with him." You noticed that it was getting dark "I need to go, it was nice talking to you brother" you said calling for ilu "I hope we meet again." The tulkun said

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You were kneeling on the floor with your father looking down on you "where were you." He said sternly, you looked at the ground and gulped "I went outside the reef to go hunting." You half truth, I mean it's true you went outside the reef but you didn't exactly tell the real reason why. Your father sighed "ma'itan you shouldn't be going outside the reef in that kind of state, what if the sky people found you again. What if they actually captured you." Your father said, you didn't say anything just looked down at the floor in shame, he sighed looking at his son with worry in his eyes "I'll let this one go this time, you are dismissed." Your father said and you quickly bowed and went outside.

You went away from the marui and exhaled in relief "what a relief." "Awh, looks like the brave warrior is afraid of his own father." Aonung appeared behind you startling you a bit "stop appearing behind me like that and you would get scared too if your father has that kind of stern look in their face." He laughed "I guess you're right." You two stopped talking and admired the eclipse, you noticed the hesitant look on aonung's face

"hey..you okay?" You asked you noticed his ears went down a bit and hesitated to tell you "you don't have to tell me if you don't want to-" he cut off your sentence "no it's okay it's just..what if they didn't find you, what if we found you too late.." he confessed, you were shocked. You don't usually see aonung this down, you're used seeing him all confident and demanding "well if I have to be honest, I don't think I would be here talking to you right now. I would be, dead." You answered his question straightforwardly "exactly! You would've died, I don't want to lose you yet. Not ever would I ever wanna lose you!" Needless to say you were a bit flustered on what he said but you didn't exactly show it, you held his hand and put it on your chest to where your heart is "I'm right here aonung alive and well, my heart is beating. Do not focus on the what ifs and focus on the present." Aonung frown turned into a teasing smirk "y'know you can't let go of my hand now, you can always ask me if you want me to touch your chest or something" he said in a teasing tone, (___) quickly slapped his hand away his way turning a bit purple "shut it." He quickly said aonung laughing in response.

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A quite snore was heard in a marui, but was quickly interrupted by someone body slammed their body on him, (___) groaned by the sudden body weight waking him up "ow, what the hell man." You groaned turning your body hoping it would make the person ontop of you leave you "wake up sleepyhead the tulkuns are here." Aonung said shaking (___) aggressively "I never thought aonung would act like this to someone, is the person special to him or something?" Lo'ak whispered to Tsiyera "that's (___) one of the best hunters in the village and the son of a well known warrior in the clan, he's our childhood friend too. I've always admired his leadership and confidence, no wonder our father took a liking to him." Tsiyera explained, the tone on her voice was painfully obvious that she admired (___) alot "you seem to like him alot." Neteyam said nudging his younger brother, he nudged back in response "yes I like him alot as a friend of course, why did you ask?" Tsiyera respond a bit oblivious "oh it's nothing." "OWWW-OKAY OKAY ILL GET UP STOP DRAGGING ME." you yelled at aonung who started to drag you by your feet, you quickly stood up and walk towards to Tsiyera "hey reya" you greeted Tsiyera using the nickname you used when you were young "and you guys must be the sully kids, pleasures to meet you." You greeted them, lo'ak glaring you a bit which was a bit confusing on why he glared at you "hurry up let's go!" Aonung said pushing you a bit "calm down, I'll go I'll go!"

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"hey, how come he isn't looking for his tulkun?" Lo'ak asked looking at (___) who was sitting on the net bridge looking at the people bonding with their tulkuns "ah..aonung should we tell him?" Tsiyera asked looking at aonung for an answer "we probably should or else he might bother (___)." Aonung said rolling when lo'ak glared at him "alright, you see (___)'s spirit died helping the other tukuns escaped but the life gives and takes. They gave the tulkuns the chance to escape but...they took (___) spirit brother's life.." Tsiyera said the mood feeling a bit tense and down "(___) demeanor changed at that time, the whole village was scared to talk to him or even look at him, even aonung was intimidated and scared of him." Tsiyera said "it's true." Aonung admitted "so tree boy if you're planning to ask (___) about this, consider that as a death wish from him." Aonung said looking at lo'ak who gulped from fear. "I should go accompany (___), I don't want him to feel lonely. Aonung are you gonna join me?" Tsiyera asked aonung who shook his head "no, I have to go see my spirit brother." Aonung said swimming away to find his spirit brother.

Aonung found his spirit brother and swam towards it "brother long time no see." He signed smiling happy to see his spirit brother after a long time "how are you?" Aonung asked "all is good but I almost got caught because of the sky people but a brave na'vi saved me." The tulkun responded "really?! Do you know who they are, I need to thank them for that." Aonung asked the tulkun who let out a cry "I forgot to ask his name but he looks like your childhood friend. How is he by the way?" The tulkun asked aonung "ah, a few weeks ago he saved a tulkun but he got a bit reckless and got himself injured badly, we thought he died when he passed out." Aonung signed the tulkun let out another cry signifying he was shocked "really? Can you explain the whole situation on how it happened" aonung nodded and explained the whole situation.

"(___) must be the one who saved me, the situation matches perfectly with mine." The tulkun let out a happy cry while aonung was in awe "well no wonder, he's (___) afterall the well known brave hunter in the village.He must've been so strong to pull that tracker of you, I guess the training paid off-i mean have you seen how toned and muscular his body is, geez I can go on talking about him." aonung said smiling giddly like a teenager who's high over heels for someone (to which he is.) The tulkun eyes squinted "you must really like him or have a crush on him, have you thought of confessing to him?" He asked aonung hesitated a bit and shook his head "he isn't really one with relationships and showing any emotions after y'know.." aonung admitted "ah..you might be wrong, brother he likes you he really does. We talked. A week ago and he told me how much he likes you but was afraid to ruin the friendship between you and him." The tulkun said while aonung stares at him a bit shocked "did he say anything about me?" Aonung asked a bit hesitant "of course, he told me how you were such a brave,responsible,and funny guy you are. I would've thought he would've told more if it wasn't going dark that time." Aonung smiled, a warm feeling in his heart started to appear "brother can you please help me how I should confess my feelings for him?"

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"Nung, care to tell me why you brought me here?" (___) asked a bit surprised aonung brought him to the cove of ancestors "(___) I've been meaning to tell you." Aonung was a bit hesitant to tell him which made the boy infront of him suspicious "yes?" Aonung held (___) arms and looked at him "(___), I love you. Will you be my mate!" Aonung spilled the beans and (___) was a bit shocked by the sudden confession "(___)? Are you okay?" Aonung asked a bit worried, (___) held aonung's cheek and gentle kissed him, the kiss was gentle and passionate once he pulled away he craved for more "..." "Of course, Ma aonung." Aonung took a few seconds to process things and tackled him into a hug making them fall.

Bonus:

"my spirit brother told me how much you liked me and acted like a teenager Head over heels for someone" aonung teased "I think you were the one head over heels, I saw how much you blushed whenever you talk about me. And it's cute how I can make you act like that." Aonung blushed and punched his shoulder slightly "oh shut up." "Make me."

I didn't think this would take this much time

Taglist:

@nerdyglasess

#aonung #aonung x reader #aonung x male reader #lo'ak #neteyam #ronal #tonowari #tsiyera #avatar: the way of water #avatar imagine #avatar 2 #avatar twow

[marrondrawsalot]

Apparently twitter have the sources for this AND I SEE THIS AND I JUST LOSING IT

AND I CAN SEE THIS AS LEONA AND TWST ZAZU

@adrianasunderworld @mangacupcake @writing-heiress @the-weirdos-mind @skboba-stars

[dilatorywriting]

To add onto you not liking Idia I would like to add Vil. The whole potato thing? What if someone's already insecure, huh? (Not speaking for myself here no worries) You trying to get them an Ed, I get I guess why someone could like him but he just seems so controlling and demeaning in a way.

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And then to add onto the Leona and Zazu. I think those would be great ideas, especially him sneaking off to nap, MC having to go find him and then running into Zazu (or his brother?).

Some other characters for that could be, of the top of my head.

-Zazu

-his brother (forgot his canon name, does he even have one??)

They all go to the mall and get separated or he just wants to spent some time with his brother and his girlfriend. Yes that's his girlfriend, right?

-Pumbaa and Timon

They could recreate a bit of the original Lion King, with Simba meeting those two but instead it's MC telling them about their worries for finding their way home and in this world.

-Cheka (and Nala)

MC stumbles upon them a bit like their first meeting, Cheka ran from his bodyguards and finds MC and is like: 'I can trust this person they are with Leona.' Maybe he has a bit of a misunderstanding and things Leona and MC are a couple like little kids do.like father like son, Idk? Or Leona has to babysit and dumps Cheka with MC and pays them to babysit in his place.

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Not sure but these ideas came to mind, also I love the staff fic of this, shame part 4 didn't get as popular as the others it really deserves a lot more recognition, your writing is fantastic keep it up, and I get the whole school thing, take your time.

Lots of love.

- court-jester-stuff ♡

The thing for me with Vil at least, is he gives me those vibes of "kind, but not nice." Like I think if someone genuinely burst into tears and was super upset about his nicknames/behavior (in a, 'this is something that is really sensitive to me' sort of way, not the 'stop calling me names!' sort of way, because then he'd just roll his eyes), he'd feel genuinely shitty about it. He is King of insecurities, so as fussy as he can be, I think he would at least amend his behavior if it was causing genuine issues. Again, though. I can also see why people really do not like him. I'm just horribly biased because he's the character in Twst whose arc I find the most relatable (the wonderful slew of self-worth issues and never feeling good enough no matter how hard you work in comparison to people who are just 'naturally' best. I felt personally attacked reading all of it lol). But, yeah. Again. I can DEFINITELY see why he'd rub people the wrong way. Underneath it all I think he's awesome, but he is still a Spicy Asshole on top of all of that lol

But anways! (I have too many thoughts on all these characters and they like to bubble up and out at any moment they can >.< ack)

And oooo all good ideas. I assume for Falena, it's his wife because they have their son Cheka. So I'm also assuming they're at least a teeny bit older (granted, Leona is also older because of how many times dude's gotten held back).

I really really want to do something with Cheka, because he is ADORABLE. And I love the trope of the sunshiney child who just absolutely latches on to the most miserable piece of shit they can find, and is like 'ah yes this is my favorite person ever. He threw me in the garbage once and it was the best day of my life.' So I'll definitely have to find a way to incorporate all of them intogether. I also think Leona's brother would be a lot of fun to try and write, so he's definitely got to make an appearance!

But yeah--for Part 4, I guess it wasn't the issue of popularity so much as it made me take a step back and try and consider WHY I was writing all these again. They're supposed to be for fun! So the fact that I was getting so hung up on the numbers was bleh and also a personal pet peeve of mine that I had really, really, wanted to avoid. But now that I've kinda given myself that boot to the butt, I am excited to hopefully go back to it at some point! There's just so much to write and so little time lol

#Asks

[bellamer]

Wanna help me write an essay on why some Disney animals are gay ? Some dildo on Twitter won't stop harrassing me till i prove it and I thought it'd be fun. The characters in question are Timone and Pumbaa Bagheera and Baloo, Scar, Ratigan and Basil, Darkwing Duck and Launchpad, Todd and Copper, Zazu, Tantor and Turk.

I just wanna piss a homophobe off. @jennrypan

#the lion king #scar the lion king #timon and pumbaa #bagheera #baloo #professor ratigan #basil of baker street #darkwing duck #launchpad mcquack #tantor #turk tarzan #todd the fox and the hound #copper the fox and the hound #zazu the lion king #the great mouse detective #tarzan #the fox and the hound #the jungle book

[zazu75]

Snowdrop An Alfion fanfic Summary: Alfyn finds a cat when he sets out of Clearbrook. It's too smart for its own good, and he doesn't know why.

Happy Cat Day! Here's my finished OCTOPATH fic to commemorate.

#zazu writes #fanfiction #alfion #octopath traveler #alfyn greengrass #therion

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I CALLED IT

TWISTED!ZAzU REAL????????? 👀

His name is Kifaji (?) and he’s the Grand Chamberlain! (I believe that’s a senior official that’s tasked with overseeing the royal household; it’s implied he was the one nagging L*ona in the opening of the event to come home for Catch the Tail.)

#apparently his name means ‘food’ in Swahili??? #which. considering that Scar tries to eat Zazu in TLK #yeah okay ig??? #Zazu #twst #twisted wonderland #disney twisted wonderland #notes from the writing raven #twst!Zazu #twisted!Zazu #Kifaji #Kifaaji #spoilers #Leona Kingscholar

[teafuelledwriting]

What's your process like when writing dialogue? Has it ever happened to you that like, you know something is off about what your character said and how they said it, but have no idea what it is? and what do you do with such cases?

Hey, thanks for waiting for this!

Generally dialogue for me is fairly instinctual and I do a lot of the ground work in my head and I approach it with who and what this character is as a person in my mind. The way someone talks, the words and phrases they use, their accent, their speed and rhythm and how that shifts with mood and company can convey a lot about character in a really fast amount of time. So this means culture, age, education, personality, etc, all of which informs a lot about how someone talks. 

Are they blunt and direct or slippery and evasive, well educated or maybe less so, upper class or poor? Are they happy, playful, pissed off, talking with a friend, enemy, teacher, authority figure? Are they being honest and plain or are they hiding something?

All that guides me in writing their dialogue. 

It’s not terribly formal, and I tend to refine as I write, tinkering with a scene until I like their particular ‘voice’, until it’s distinct enough for the character and I can almost hear it in my head. Once I have that, dialogue comes pretty easily for me usually. And if I lose that sound, reviewing past examples of dialogue generally helps me to pick it back up. 

I also try to make sure my dialogue is doing ‘double duty’, by which I mean it’s conveying not just character and their wants, deceptions, etc but serves the story, gives exposition, and so on. It’s not possible all the time but that’s the goal I work towards. 

So when it comes to cases of dialogue just never quite sounding right and not knowing why? This happens to me on a fairly regular basis and it’s usually because I’m still figuring out the flow of an argument or a heartfelt conversation,  I’ve lost track of what the character’s want and are trying to achieve and sometimes just because what I’ve written is just off.

If it’s a first draft I try not to worry about it, I either retry by rewriting or flag it and move on, but if it’s during a rewrite or I get well and truly stuck, I take a step back and ask myself a few things.

What is this character trying to achieve? What’s their goal?

Why? And what are their usual methods? Are they doing something different here and why?

I also check my notes and try to remind myself what the point of this conversation and scene, both in the moment and in the larger story. I remind myself of this character’s voice, think about the way they talk and I try again. I write and rewrite and tweak until things start to click.

And if I still can’t get it, I poke at a trusted friend for their input.

Here’s some advice.

Listen to how people talk in person but also on screen and in books. Book/screen dialogue is far more refined and pointed than real life conversation so keep that in mind.

Think about some books or media that you enjoy and how the dialogue varies not only from story to story, but from characters too. Screenmedia is actually really good for this since screenplays/stageplays are mostly dialogue and that's where those characters start. 

Consider The Lion King. How does Mufasa speak and how does that change when he talks to Simba, Zazu or Scar? Contrast that to how Timone and Pumba speak and then compare with Scar. The Guardians of the Galaxy is another example of distinctive character voices (and humour) in a single film.  

If you’re fine with the genre typical violence I recommend John Wick (basically every main character has a distinct way of speaks that is instantly recognisable) and Guy Ritchie’s Snatch which is a fantastic example of giving characters all from the same ‘world’, area, accent and class, very distinct dialogue that makes them stand out. (It is a ‘gangster’ film so TW again for violence and how Richie handles Irish Travellers.)

Then when you’re writing or developing a character, think about who they are and how that’d shape how they talk. Try writing them and tweak it until you’re satisfied. Then put them in a different situation with different people and figure out how they talk changes. 

Do try to avoid writing accents and overly pronounced stutters and be careful with slang you’re not familiar with and always keep in mind stereotypes and cliche. 

And if you get stuck, step back and try to pin down what they want and how they’re aiming to get it. What’s the end result that you as the writer want?

And of course, all this comes with practice and rewriting something until it works. 

Sorry for keeping you waiting on this, I hope you find something useful.

Good Writing!

#writers on tumblr #writeblr #on writing #writing advice #answered ask #writing resources #writing tips

[the-hufflepuffle]

God of War things I think about

What if Freya was the oldest, essentially the heir, so she was the one who got more direct lessons on how to lead a people, and protect them, and then what if when she was gone from Vanaheim and shit was going down Freyr had to step up. What if he got lessons but it wasn't as in depth as what his sister had, so for the most part he's doing his best, and hoping that she isn't disappointed in him.

What if Atreus kids don't fully understand why Freya isn't their grandma. Like they know about Faye and Angrbodas mom, but Freyas been around for their whole lives, helped them when they were sick, played with them, told them stories. What if when explaining why Freya isn't their grandma, it hurts everyone a little bit because they know (aside from the kids) Freya won't get to be someone's grandma. [Additionally the conclusion being as long as they know Freya isn't their grandma, the kids can call her what they like as long as she agrees to it. It ends up being grandma]

What if when Thrúd was old enough, she Magni and Modi would tease Heimdal together, as bonding. It was a way for them to blow off steam while still playing, a bit like Simba and Nala as cubs with Zazu. What if after they died, Thrúd tried teasing Heimdal alone but it didn't feel right because her brothers weren't there with her?

What if Faye had giant family, like a brother, and sees them in Atreus? Like when he writes his letters with her all she can think is about how much he looked like her brother or father. When he laughs she hears her cousin or grandfather.

#god of war #god of war ragnarok #gow atreus #gow kratos

[jf-madjesters1]

A reel I made over at my instagram. Enjoy! 

Some context:

As of now, I have four original stories that I work on and off, creating and writing all by myself. The fifth oc is my oldest character. I've made them when I was a child. My first character ever. Though I have try to create a story for them, it never worked out. There is a story but it's one that never ends. Some of my older followers from Deviant art may know the symbolism I hinted in my older works of them from the past. But in the end, they became my mascot/symbol for my art and life. Kind of like a "creator hanging out with creation" type of situation. Their name is Zazu. The great mad jester.

#instagram #reel #Zazu #TToA #The Tale of Almeida #Not the future #Litt #The Fluky Possessions #Madjesters1 #video

[nerdnag]

My birthday party was amazing last night. 🥺 Some high points:

People's halloween costumes were so good. Some examples were Agent 47, Salt & Pepper, a fluffy black cat, and an evil priest (who happened to match pretty well with my space witch costume)

Friends from different areas of my life got along really well!! Yay!!

I got gifts, including LOTS of chocolate, a book I haven't read before, and two huge batches of tiramisù

One of my friends who had never baked before in his life had baked me brownies. And they were so good 😭

We did a fun quiz thing where everyone got to write something about themselves they thought I might not know, and then I was supposed to guess which tidbit belonges to which person. I was literally so bad at this. But I found out some cool things, like the fact that one of my friends can be heard singing in a sims game...

Everyone was super into playing Werewolf, and two of my friends happily took turns hosting the sessions; one of them even went into his DMing persona and increased the atmosphere to the max with tense music, werewolf howls and everything

A friend who had never sung karaoke before not only sang a duet with me, he also sang a duet with another one of my friends whom he'd never met before last night, and told me afterward they'd "shared something special on stage" 😄

Another friend bravely sang a solo song in front of everyone even though he has stage fright! And people applauded because he did it well!!

One guy hinted during at one point that he wondered what he might look like in my Constance wig, so when I handed it to him at the end of the party his grin shone like the sun (and he looked great in it tbh)

It was revealed during a quiz that I have written 12 books and now one of my friends has made it his life's mission to get me to share at least one of them with him so he can read it 🙈

I got to sing "Be Prepared" from The Lion King at karaoke with my two siblings, and we mostly knew the lyrics by heart so we didn't even have to look at the screen

I also got to sing "I Just Can't Wait To Be King" with a friend as Zazu

I received lots of friend hugs and appreciation!!

One friend had a firm grip of the time and made sure that everyone started singing happy birthday for me at midnight 🥰

People really seemed to have a good time 💕

Basically the only image I have is this one of me and the evil priest bc I literally forgot my phone existed for the entire duration of the night lol. But it's something!

#Nagnerd #Sara day!!