Coffee Break Tag Game

Coffee Break Tag Game

Thanks so much for the tag @athenswrites! For this tag I'll be using my WIP Asteria Heights.

"Large iced caramel frappucino and a spinach and feta sandwich, please. And then for the next order, could I get a small americano and a golden apple tart? Thank you." Meg paid before claiming a seat. With business being surprisingly slow this morning, it wasn't long before her orders were ready. Aven arrived not long after, bags deep and hair disheveled. His eyes lit up at the sight of his friend- or more specifically, the coffee she'd ordered for him. "Thank fuck." He collapsed in his seat, seemingly turning boneless. He made grabby-hands at the coffee. Meg snorted, but handed it to him anyway. It was only then that he scowled, scrutinizing the cup. "Why is it so small?" "Because you know damn well that that's the largest you're allowed to have." Aven squawked. "Allowed?! I'm a grown ass man!" "A grown ass man that's barely five feet and lives off caffeine and Takis." "One; the burn keeps me alive. Two; I eat other things." "That's true. Like candy. And the leftovers you steal from me." "You know what? If you're just gonna be an ass, I can leave." Despite his complaints, he made no move to actually do so. Meg grinned. "After I bought your order? I don't think so. You're sitting your ass down and we're spending the day together. You owe me a hangout after last week." She didn't mean it, but she did. With all the bullshit that happened this past month, Aven owed her a normal weekend; especially after he'd double-booked himself and ended up ditching her for Nina. From the way a smile threatened to overtake the fake pout on his lips, it was clear he wasn't going anywhere.

(Gently) tagging: @fayeiswriting, @theunboundwriter, @da-na-hae, and @paintedbutton (and anyone else who's interested)!

WIP List Game

Thanks so much @nemaliwrites for the tag! Y'all please don't judge me, I have folders for some individual WIPs where I put a million scraps into, meanwhile some of my other WIPs don't even have their own dedicated doc... I'm a scatted mess and I need to start cutting WIPs I swear (also most of these names are UNOFFICIAL)

RULES: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Asteria Heights

Beyond the Mirror

The Blackwoods

Creatures/Amity Hall

Crown of Blood

Empire

The Institute

Cell Block Tango

Oasis

Traveling Bards

Katsuko Gaiden

Ukiyo/Hyakki Yagyo

Teddy and Finn

There's actually more, but those are the only ones that even have working titles/separate documents dedicated to them (I have a doc of just scraps of story ideas).

God I don't even think I follow this many writeblrs 😭, but I'll give it a shot. Gently tagging: @anoelleart, @paintedbutton, @amaiguri, @theunboundwriter, @fayeiswriting, @da-na-hae, @justnerdy15, @desastreus, @disastardly, @thepitflower, @cypriathus, @olive-riggzey, @mysticstarlightduck

screaming, crying, ripping my hair out at the fact that my WIP is NOT giving what it's supposed to be giving

Character Perception Tag Game

Thanks to @amaiguri for the tag! This is super late, but I hope you guys find it interesting anyway, lol.

For this one, I'll be using Adrasteia (Kairi) from Crown of Blood (working title). Since she's the main character of my WIP, her opinions are kinda spoilers for some of the other main characters, so I'll also be including her would-be opinions of main characters of my other WIPs.

King Silas (her father): He's confusing. His intentions are often unclear. All she knows is that he always tries to get the best end of the deal in any situation and he's rarely straightforward. Her inability to form a solid opinion of him mostly hinges on her inability to decipher where she stands with him. He appears fond of her, so she's not scared of him, but she wonders what his end goal is. She's desperate to maintain his favor, mostly for a chance at the throne.

Prince Atlas (eldest brother): A threat. Neither of them like each other. Being the youngest in a family of 8, their age gap is large and they've never been close. His status as the first prince and his extra years on her (time to establish credibility, rapport, the false perception of age inherently equaling wisdom, etc.) make him her biggest competitor for the throne. While she respects his skill and intelligence, she mostly wants him dead.

Prince Fenris (seventh brother): A bit pathetic. She sees him as nothing but a reckless, hotheaded pest, particularly because of his clear and obvious distaste for her and his inability to be subtle or have a sense of decorum. She sees him as self-aggrandizing and unable to see the signs that he's the last one who'd ever get the throne, not only because he's the youngest prince, but also because he's incompetent and disliked by their father.

Meg (Asteria Heights): Nosy and persistent. She wouldn't really understand why Meg wants to be so involved in solving her neighbor's murder, or her continued interest in the case afterwards. Ironically, she'd envy her somewhat; Meg has everything she lost, everything she wants. Sticking her nose into other people's problems and throwing herself into danger would come across to Adrasteia as ungrateful for the happy life she has.

Katsuko (Katsuko Gaiden): Good, if a bit reckless. She wouldn't really agree with putting everything on the line for (in her eyes), a silly romance. She wouldn't really envy the relationship itself, but the normalcy of it. Still, she'd respect Katsuko's grit and strength.

Jolie (The Institute - working title): Naive and complacent. Bright, and maybe sympathetic, but not necessarily anything of note. Just an unfortunate girl.

That's all! Obviously I could go on for longer, and you can do any character's opinions of any other character, not strictly the ones in the same story.

(Gently) tagging: @paintedbutton, @anoelleart, @fayeiswriting, @da-na-hae, and I don't know who else, but it's free for anyone to try!

Crown of Blood (unofficial title)

WIP Intro

Genre: Dark Fantasy, Suspense, Political Intrigue

POV: First person

Warnings: Blood, violence, death

Setting: Pseudo-Medieval European and Japanese fusion fantasy kingdom

Summary: Kairi never considered what would happen when she died. She always figured she’d find out when the time came. She never realized that time would come so soon. After a freak car accident, she wakes up not only in a life not her own, but in one that is all too familiar. 

She finds herself in the world of the last book she read as none other than the main antagonist, the dreaded Princess Adrasteia. Now, Kairi must scramble to not only survive a new and dangerous life filled with more enemies than allies, but to change the course of her own ending. But nothing-and no one- are as they originally appeared, especially compared to what Kairi remembers from the novel. And as for Adrasteia… it seems she isn’t as “gone” as Kairi might have thought.

(Pictures aren't mine)

Just barely made it in time lol! Meg has magic, both the Common kind (aka the average witch magic), and magic specifically tied to her family, which is the ability to communicate with animals. I chose this one for her because I love magic and all of my characters need SOME kind of ability, and I felt like elemental magic is kinda... boring? And frankly, not very versatile, at least not outside of combat/in a more modern day setting. As for why animal communication specifically... well, that's a long story that's also kind of a spoiler, lol. So I'll leave it at "she gets to have a raccoon best friend named Michael."

Blorbo Blursday #7

If you character had superpowers, what would they be and why? If your character ALREADY has powers, why did you choose those powers?

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