Apocalypsewriters - I Think I’m Lost

displays of platonic affection.

• character a braiding character b’s hair (bonus points if they have a group of friends w them braiding hair !!)

• a friend group holdings hands & going on a walk

• a & b cooking/baking together

• characters gifting flowers to each other (for no reason, or if it’s for a birthday, valentine’s day, etc.)

• trading gifts !!

• going on a date w the besties

• going shopping w the besties

• GOING THRIFTING W THE BESTIES

• forehead kisses !!

• character a is visibly upset, & character b gently cups a’s face in their hands, & if a is crying, b wipes their tears away w their thumbs (I especially love it when a gently grabs b’s wrists, as if checking they’re there & real)

• hugs where character a presses their face into character b’s chest for added comfort

• character a tucking character b into bed

• characters calling each other “bro/dude/man/my guy/babe” or whatever they prefer, like pet names, etc. !!

• characters swapping their clothes to wear what their besties usually wear

• character a using character b’s lap as a pillow

• saying “I love you” at the end of every phone call, before leaving somewhere, going to bed, etc.

without arts & crafts we are in hell

I want you to remember something. Writing is not an innate talent that people are born with. I've read /so many/ things where people who are old enough to know better, decide to "write a book" because they felt like it, without any knowledge on how to actually write a book, then think they're shit is the best and doesn't need a rewrite or edits.

And I'm not talking about aspiring writers, either. Aspiring writers are people who actually want to learn how to write. We all start somewhere. It takes time and practice. I'm talking about the idiots who think they can wake up one day and write Shakespeare without any kind of preamble work up to actually making that first draft and think it's publishable.

Writing takes Time, Effort, Dedication, and Practice. It's like any other profession: you can't learn it over night. But people drive me insane thinking they could 'do my job' without any kind of experience in it.

Next time you writers - actual writers that day dream about your stories, write fan fiction, make original stories in your head as you go to sleep, anything that's any sort of preamble to actually writing - think that your writing sucks? Stop and remember this. Writing is a skill you learn. You've just gotta work that muscle until it's strong.

Some of you are stronger than you think.

I have a new batch of children that WILL NOT LEAVE ME ALONE

so here is a shitty description of all of them, plus names

cuckoo - breaks the law for fun

elestial - many thoughts, head empty

maggie (magnolia) - *nerdy whining*

alex - pacifist fighter

ben (bendis) - if a mildly violent bard was born a healer

I am SO ATTACHED to ALL of them, but unfortunately they nor their world is fleshed out completely so EVERYONE has to wait

YES IT’S US

God I fucking love things made by people that are friends