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Art maravilhosa by @loving-Mellark

Baseado na Fic " Good Again" de @titania522

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Welcome to the first “Once Upon a Time… Everlark” challenge.

If you want to participate is very easy!

1. Submit a prompt, in our ask “ Submit OUAT prompt” We’ll be open for prompt submissions from April 11th to May 1st)

Prompts and Fics must feature Everlark as a pairing and must based on a book, TV show, movie or myth and they can be canon compliant, canon divergent, or any kind of AU.

2. Choose a prompt from the list and tell us about it.

- Chosen prompts will be removed from the list so that there will only be one fic/artwork per prompt.

- You can choose as many prompts as you want. The only requisite is to post in the timeframe we allow.

3. Write your fic or create your artwork. Fics can be as short as 500 words or as long as you like. They can be one-shots, out-takes from any one of your fics or multi chapter. The work must cover the details provided in the prompt.

4. Submit your finished fic or artwork in our “Submit your OUATE fic”Finished works will be posted from May 1st to May 31st.

NOTE: You can send a prompt and not write a fic, and you can write a fic without submitting a prompt.

Don’t forget to follow @ouateverlark to stay on top of any and all updates!

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Do you know of any everlark authors on A03 that you would recommend? I have read all your fics and need more recs! 💖💖💖

Aww you’re so sweet 🥺 thank you.

Okay so I’d recommend a lot of people but I’m trying to think of those who I don’t often see recommended. Which is why I haven’t answered until now because I feel like by the time I’ve read a lot of fics — I’m slow when it comes to reading tbh 😭 — most people have already read them themselves. I would recommend rosales on ao3 first of all. She’s a sweetheart and she’s even taking requests right now! I believe she has five everlark fics currently so go check those out. She’s not on tumblr so I feel like she needs others to go show her love since this place in my opinion is a huge way people get their fics noticed. And then after her, I’d recommend @titaniasfics (titania522) also on ao3. She’s written so many for years for everlark and I haven’t even gotten to them all yet 😭😂. She’s probably popular I just don’t see her recommended as much. Also I know her latest story has gotten some good traction but I want to recommend @katesdibiasky (melissaeverdeen13 on ao3) because she’s got a lot of recent high quality everlark fics. On the same note @petruchio also was posting some very good everlark stories for a while there too in the recent months! She’s also petruchio on ao3. Another great writer (who wrote one of my fave everlark oneshots ever) is @alliswell21 / alliswell on ao3.

If I didn’t mention you I probably feel like I see your name recommended a lot already ❤️❤️❤️. You’re all super talented in this fandom.

And if anyone has anymore authors who you feel don’t get recc’d often, feel free to add them!

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laughing at smthing Nikandros said

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Writing Advice - On Arrow Wounds

I have a couple pet peeves in fantasy novels, but nothing gets me more riled up than how authors treat arrows. People seem to think that arrows were nuisances rather than deadly weapons, when, no they were one of the most strategically useful weapons in all of history. You could kill people from far away without getting hit yourself, until of course in the later medieval eras, plate armor was produced. Then arrows evolved into bullets that could pierce through armor, and it was all over for both sides. I wanted to give you guys a couple of facts I’ve learned about arrows because they’re a lot cooler than people think.

- Arrowheads usually require surgery, with functioning tools, to remove. This is because of the arrowhead’s shape:

On the left, we see the most painful, and what I argue to be the most deadly, types. See how the bottom of the arrowheads prods out below them? Imagine pulling that backward, the way it came, and pulling the flesh with it. Hence the “tearing flesh” statement. Of course, not all arrowheads are like this, with some with thinner shapes (seen on the right) are designed to puncture armor more effectively. Some of these are from traditional arrows while others are from bolts from crossbows. When writing fantasy, try to be familiar with the potential time period you are referencing the armor from, since that’ll change the types of arrowheads that were used by the enemy, and when one of your characters are wounded from these, it’s a great way to show your immersion when you use the proper arrowhead. With the arrowheads on the far left, removing them simply with your hands is risky because there’s still a high chance that you will still tear the flesh out with it. Having tools that can easier part the flesh out of the way to proud it out is a better option. Doctors were sometimes forced to push arrowheads deeper into the body until it went out the other side since there was more damage done pushing it in than pulling it out.

- Doctor Joseph Howland Bill, a Civil War doctor who wrote a book called “Notes on Arrow Wounds,” gives a comprehensive list on the damage of arrow wounds.

Bill states that arrows “ inflict wounds with a fatality greater than that produced by any other weapons — particularly when surgical assistance cannot be obtained.”

Arrows were designed very well in his day, where the arrowhead would loosen from the shaft when connected to anything wet –*cough* blood *cough* – so if anyone grasped onto the shaft and tried to pull it out, the arrowhead would be left in the body and the doctor would be forced to search for it. I don’t know if this was used in medieval times, but certainly it was used in the 18th century.

He also stated that arrows were sometimes deadlier than bullet wounds, which is a feat since bullets were often made of lead in the 18th century and poisoned a soldier’s bloodstream

The tissue around an arrowhead will not be able to heal and will cause infection if not removed quickly. This would often lead to fatal amputations.

He also states that when lodged in bone – and they often were, hurtling at intense speeds when shot by a 100lb bow – surgeons had to use “great force,” as well as tools, to pry the arrowhead out.

Now for their ability to heal:

- If the arrow went through a limb, they were easier to heal since they only made a small incision. Bill stated he would apply “cold or evaporating lotions” to the wounds and, providing there was no infection, the wound would heal in a mere week. If the wound WAS infected, then he would apply bandages, compresses, and “an early evacuation” of any drainage.

- If the arrow severed an artery, good luck. Doctors, especially in those times, were not able to staunch the bleeding before the patient died from blood loss.

- Arrows also caused severed nerves, broken bones, and fractures. These often weren’t fatal, but they often affected the soldier’s range of motion thereafter.

- Another interesting occurance is when an arrowhead scrapes NEAR a bone, the muscles will contract to such an extend it will bend the arrowhead, making it resemble a fishhook. If this is the case, pulling out the arrowhead would cause even more damage because, as I said, it would tear flesh. Bill had to practice a specific tactic, which you can read at the bottom of this post.

- If the arrow hits the trunk of the person, good luck once again. Bill states that arrowheads are more dangerous than bullets for three main reasons: bloodloss, infection, and emphysema. 

Arrows cut clean slits in someone’s flesh, which provide clearer passage for blood to flow out of.

Arrows usually stay in their targets, which result in infection until a surgeon can successfully remove it.

Emphysema is more of a nuisance than a fatality, but it is caused by irregular breathing from the lungs when struck.

- For this reason, if the arrow hits the LUNGS or any other vital organ, they’re almost always gone. Surgeons cannot staunch the blood at this point, especially on a battlefield, so they often bleed out. As Bill states: “Arrow wounds of the abdomen are generally fatal. An arrow can scarcely pass through the abdomen and fail to open a vessel or wound an intestine.”

Source: 

https://allthingsliberty.com/2013/05/battle-wounds-never-pull-an-arrow-out-of-a-body/

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'He’d never thought Laurent could look like that at anyone.'

#laurent #damianos #laurent of vere #damianos of akielos #damian of akielos #captive prince #lamen #this is exactly how I imagine laurent #so beautiful he takes your breath away #until he opens his mouth

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How Stakes Set up Expectations

Stakes are what is at risk in the story. In the past, I’ve talked about how I like to think of stakes as potential consequences–what could happen if a certain condition is (or is not) met. For stakes to be most effective, they usually need to be specific and often on the page. They should follow a cause-and-effect trajectory.

All well-thought stakes should be able to fit into “If … then …” statements. Even if they aren’t actually written that way on the page (though they can be).

“If Rodrick knows I ratted him out, then he’ll never forgive me!” “If we don’t fight back, then he’ll take all our land, our homes, our lives we built.” “If we don’t keep moving, this place will be swarming with aliens in a matter of hours.”

Usually, we want more stakes on the page than what actually comes to pass. And I’ve talked about different ways of how to brainstorm those.  

When a story has great stakes the reader has to keep reading to find out if what could happen, does happen.

In other words, to some degree or another, stakes set up the readers’ expectations.

They may not always be 100% solid expectations, but they set up expectations more or less.

Because if Suzy accidentally left her campfire going, then I would expect that it could start a forest fire. That is a logical outcome. Depending on how this is rendered in the story and what’s happening in the plot, and what I, the reader, have read and seen in other stories before, I may fully expect that to happen next: Suzy’s campfire will start a forest fire.

Now that my expectations are set up, the author can play with them, if he or she desires.

Stakes are what could happen, not necessarily what actually happens (this is a form of tension and related to hooks). Stakes may be even what we fully expect to happen, but still, not necessarily what actually happens.

So as a writer, you have a few options:

1. The situation leads to the expected problem:

Suzy’s campfire does start a forest fire.

2. The situation leads to no problems:

The campfire peacefully burns out, and it rains that night.

3. The situation leads to a problem worse or bigger than expected:

The campfire not only starts a forest fire, but burns up a few homes, and a state park.

4. The situation leads to a surprising outcome:

The campfire attracts an angry bigfoot.

Good writers will take advantage of these different outcomes (whether the writer is fully conscious of doing that or not).

Be careful of using option two–the situation leads to no problems. If you use that too much, you run the risk of undercutting the tension in your story. This is when the writer cuts threads of tension, so that there is no tension in the story for a period of time, or when the writer repeatedly fails to deliver on promised conflict. It’s a little more complicated than I can sum up, but you can learn more about this issue here.

The point is, when you work with stakes, you set up some expectations in the audience. This is a good thing because it helps the audience get invested in the story (unless you are only setting up expectations that are totally predictable). Once they have expectations, you, the writer, can meet them, surprise them, or over-deliver on them. And yes, sometimes, undermine them too (only on occasion, and only when you have plenty of other important forms of stakes and tension in play). It can also be effective to use the character’s viewpoint to lead the audience to a specific stake, only to twist it to another outcome.

So think about what your audience is expecting from your story’s stakes. And if you are only using one or two of these types of outcomes, try to switch it up to keep your readers surprised.

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Deckerstar matching icons || season 6

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#my beautiful babies

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my friend just told me that there's a secret second dashboard that solely contains posts from people you've turned on post notifications for, and when i click the link in the messages it opens it within the tumblr app, so the tumblr app also has a secret second dashboard for post notification blogs, and the only way to access it is to open the link for it within the app.

i literally love tumblr

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Capri Recs

Since I have read every single fic in the fandom, I decided to make a rec list with some of the fics that have impacted me the most. 

This process was brutal, i legit cried as I tried to narrow it down to ONLY 10 fics for every section, because there’s so many fics that I just adore, but the rules I set for myself said that it was only 10 fics for every section, so that’s what I did. 

Completed

>50k

Étude by xlydiadeetz (The grieving process and coming to terms with life)

The Oath by LaLaCat1 (Laurent throws himself between Auguste and Damen at Marlas, and the future changes)

The Veretian Flytrap by Just_Another_Day (omegaverse extra long fic set in canon :))) )

Right Now, You’re Smitten by idratherhaveyou (fake dating, one of my fave ever)

Follow the Heartlines by fakexpearls (Damen loses his memory after canon)

Touch You by SteeleStingray (Damen is hired to be Laurent’s bodyguard)

Artes Academy by onekingdomonce (high school au)

Beyond The End of the Stars by Becky_J_1022 (Canon divergence book 2)

Capture Every Minute by orphan_account (Deaf Damen set in canon time)

Astray by liesmyth (The fic where they sleep together all throughout book 2)

20k-50k

The Heir by shinchiisanakyojin (They find a baby and get an heir :)) Kid Fic)

Hey, Look Up by Ruby_Wednesday (Nicaise is alive, idk what y’all are on about)

Anything For You by DisraeliGears (Damen just wants Nik and Laurent to be friends)

Weighed and Measured by Kittendiamore (The cave fic where Laurent gets another chance with Auguste)

Summer Fruit by Kirianna_May (Omegaverse post canon, i would die for this fic)

an ocean full of change by tumsa (The social media au where they’re actors)

On a bed of white flowers by sunshiner (Laurent’s pov)

A Kansas City Shuffle by niniblack (Con artist Laurent, agent Damen)

Blood, Bones, Voice, Ghost by sunsmasher (Damen is poisoned after canon)

Ice Kings by Iggysassou (Ice skating au :)))) )

10k-20k

The Fate of the Unnamed Pet by floss (What it says on the tin)

Alone, Without Friends by NoBaggage (The time between end of kr and beginning of summer palace)

and living well by uptillthree (Nicaise is alive, idk what y’all are on about)

well I rose, and I rose by liesmyth (Theomedes is alive and unimpressed)

the Aftermath is Secondary by vicariously kingly (pelted) (The one where they have wings)

Mother, Make Me by Kittendiamore (Hennike runs away with Laurent)

A Beast Of A Burden by Kittendiamore, moridad (Laurent declares war on Akielos the moment he becomes King)

Alpha Nicaise AU by Behind_The_Hood (What it says on the tin :))) )

You spin my head (right round) by boybeaulieu (Step Up au that gives me life)

Song of Us by Winmance (Musicians au, Laurent is a faceless YouTube singer)

5k-10k

For Better, for Worse by��itallends (No one believes Laurent when he says he’s married)

Breath of Life by Kittendiamore (Groundhog Day au of canon)

shivering gold by onekingdomonce (Laurent plays a pet again like in book 2)

Breaking News by mfingenius (Modern AU, Auguste takes custody of Laurent)

ask to be unbroken by marrieddorks (Modern au post breakup and finding each other again)

Lonely Boys, Sons of Men by narie (Laurent’s conversation with the regent before the trial)

a thing of cream and stars by laurxnts (soft summer palace fic)

run all the lights by Fahye (fast cars :)))) )

The Last Hunt by timelymeanwhile (15yo Laurent)

Kingdom Come by nuttinonice (Sex is complicated for Laurent)

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From Eden by Kittendiamore (Laurent’s isn’t doing anything with his life until Damen comes along with a gun and fun)

Business and Pleasure by VeretianStarburst (Laurent in a skirt)

Sweet Comic Valentine by covertius (Damen takes his stepmom out and Laurent  misunderstands)

Pets and Princes by mfingenius (Damen mistakes Laurent for Auguste’s pet)

Bloom by Calenderyear (Herode’s pov of Laurent post KR)

Softly, Gently by deripmaver (Omegaverse au post canon)

and we could dive in blind by sunshiner (Fraternity rivalry au)

As I Am Now by shadowsapiens (Omegaverse au in canon time)

Again by thorvaenn (Time Travel au, Laurent goes back to book 1)

What I’ve Tasted Of Desire by Holly_Golightly (Halvik’s pov in book 2)

  <2k

in the impetus of its fire by Jinxed_Ink (Hennike’s life)

First Impressions by IAmANonnieMouse (Nik’s pov of Laurent)

and your enemies closer by girlguidejones (Nik keeps Laurent company)

and kiss your fingers forevermore by uptillthree (Laurent and Damen talk)

Choices by tokaku (Three people and the fall of the regent)

tooth for an eye by Creberrime (On Damen’s scars)

By Any Other Name by Jinxed_Ink (Soulmate au)

Commit to memory by EmergencyBroadcastSystem (Damen with memory issues since childhood)

i’d take every blow without armor by uptillthree (Laurent’s trial after the execution of the regent in an Auguste lives au)

Wash the Echoes Out by Just_Another_Day (Laurent has a praise kink)

      WIP

Sunblind by Folfar (Auguste comes back to life post canon)

there are things unbearable by vannes (nurse Laurent and fbi Damen)

gold switch blade by onekingdomonce (Auguste lives and Laurent has a spy network)

The Enemy of My Enemy by fjshbones (Mafia au)

Too Fondly to be Fearful by Jinxed_Ink (Witch Laurent)

In the Absence of a King by itallends (Fake Dating au)

The Mannequin Gallery by marrieddorks (Model Laurent)

Tempered by Comatosejoy (Thief Laurent and Prince Damen)

Proof by A_Beautiful_Irony (Canon divergence book 2, Damen is trying his best to keep Laurent safe, and viceversa) 

a good heart is the sun and moon by fairy___milly (Assassin Laurent, Auguste lives au)

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Next week most likely chapter 3 is coming… 5 years after.

Anyway here I am trying to finish my old Everlark fics, and happy because I always wanted to finish all of them. The first one “After the fire” and now it will be (Watercolours)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/6439114/chapters/14740054

This one is for @567inpanem @titaniasfics @notanislander @javistg and @jhsgf82

All of you have been pivotal in this story, then it now ☺️

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Hi! I just finished reading A Delicious Dilemma. Congrats on a well-written book. I really enjoyed it.

That means so much to me. Thank you!

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Writing Body Language

How to Improve your writing

This is something that happens every day in your life. A shift of your eyebrow in skepticism, or the way your lip may twitch to a half smile cause you’re trying not to laugh. These behaviors are vital for writing in character, because not only do the allow you to visually see what is happening but it is also reaffirming whatever emotion your character is showing.

So why should you write it?

Much of human communication is non-verbal which means you need to also translate this non-verbal reaction in a post. It allows you to greatly enhance the emotions of another character and always another person to ‘visually’ see how they feel in a post. Most of all, this will add depth and volume to your post to make it feel more real. IT will make your character feel like a human instead of just another fictional person you look at from above.

Below you will find a list different type of emotions and what sort of body language can be exhibited to them.

Three ways to accent an action.

When writing about emotions, there are different ways to verbally write them out. Each one is unique in their own way, allowing you to show more about the emotion.

Emphasize the Emotion. But doing this, you are expressing both the emotion and the body language. We’ll use a simple example. It’s short and simple yet you can sense he is happy. John felt so happy that he was humming a tune while walking down the hall.

Complicate the Emotion. Sometimes, even when you are feeling one emotion, deep down rooted underneath the facade of it all, there is actually an underlining emotion they feel. This is something you have to truly express otherwise no one will know. John felt so happy that he was humming a tune while walking down the hall. However, it was obvious by the way his nose crinkled that he was disgusted by the actions beforehand. Instead, John covered it up by appearing pleased today.

Contradict the Emotion. This is a little different than complicate. Contradicting means that you are claiming one thing when in fact its the other. In many ways, this has a variety of uses, from inner depth of the truth to what you see in person, or someone creating a wall. It could be considered a lie, but when is anything that easy? John felt so happy that he was humming a tune while walking down the hall. In truth, once he was in the classroom, his shoulders slumped and a pout crossed his lips when no one was around, showing just how displeased he was with the situation.

Remember that you do not always have to contradict or complicate anything. Sometimes all you need to do is emphasize and that will be just fine. You don’t always have to have an underlining complicated for an emotion to make it more enhanced.

Do be afraid to use the Thesaurus to also improve an emotion. Such things as “happy” is a nice emotional word, but think of how much more powerful it is when you heard some is “overjoyed” or “content.” She how these emotions matched up with a body language can give two different styles of happiness? Mix and match to find what works best for your character at the time.

More In Depth Information

What I’ve stated above is more of a simplistic overview. IF you truly want to improve yourself, go to this

LINK HERE

To see just how much body language can reveal about a person. You will find things such as how a person lies, how the eyes reaction, the positioning of a person in personal space, mouth, and head body language and so much more.

Use these resources to greatly increase the reactions of your character to another and create a more life-like world.

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Scenes like this one in 5x16, though painful, are important for their relationship because they show that they're both still willing to work through their problems and on their relationship. Chloe literally takes a step towards him here, even though it is hard and even though she is mad. She's still there and she always will be.

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I mean, look at her, this is just so heart-breakingly difficult for her. You can see it in her face that she's struggling, but she's still there, trying to get things back on track, trying to be supportive, trying to work it out somehow. Her voice breaks when she tells him to feel worthy, feel vulnerable because she knows he can't. But he has to hear it.

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And Lucifer also struggles because he can't give her what she wants and needs, can't make Dan's death go away, can't tell her he's in heaven, can't tell her how he feels. And it's hurting him, but he still tries and endures her wrath, holds on because he needs to and wants to.

This has become such a good example of how relationships are not always easy and you have to sometimes work for them, make a first move even though you might be mad or hurt. But in the end it's totally worth it. For the other person. For them.

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Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie LOKI (2021-) • 1.06 “For All Time. Always.”