Glad You Joined The Community! Im Interested In A Lot Of The Same Things And I Cant Wait To See Your

Glad you joined the community! I’m interested in a lot of the same things and I can’t wait to see your work.

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hi all! i’ve been a tumblr user for a while but this is the first time i’m earnestly making an attempt at engaging with the community on here.

my name’s vi, i’m 20 years old and i use any pronouns.

i’ve always been a fan of writing, especially when i was younger. i’ve taken it back up as a way to work through the recent trials and tribulations that my life has been putting me through.

i don’t have any wips currently; i have an unusual problem where i have the urge to write, but i have very few ideas that i could really build on.

my favorite genres are romance, low fantasy, and mystery/thrillers, though i’m open to reading and writing others. it’s good to dabble in a little bit of everything, no?

if you follow me, expect to see me post some short form prose and the occasional fragment of a poem.

i’m very much looking forward to getting to know the writings community here on tumblr!

There’s no better feeling than struggling to portray a character in a scene so I leave it as it, but when I look at it again in a few months I know exactly how to tweak the dialogue and actions to get my characters to be exactly as I imagined them

This is my second post about my wip's clans. My first post is here.

Herbneivorous Clan

Colors: Dark green and purple

Symbol: Holly Berries

The Herbneivorous Clan is known for being having great medics. Their powers include the ability to grow plants, the ability to eat poisonous plants, and the ability to tell a plant's properties by touching it. The latter power is what makes it easy for them to make medicines. Their powers are strongest when they're in nature.

Despite their aptitude with medicine, not even the Herbneivorous Clan can find a cure for the plague.

Their physical traits include green, brown, or hazel eyes; brown or black curly hair; and brown skin.

While most clans are tight-knit and reclusive to others, the Herbneivorous Clan has a case of in-fighting. The Hemlock and Nightshade subfamilies are the two most powerful of this clan and often compete to be the most powerful. The Nightshade subfamily will even go as far as poisoning other witches to gain more power.

The Herbneivorous Clan gets along best with the Fang Clan and worst with the Arsonite Clan.

The Arsonite Clan

Colors: Black and red

Symbol: A firebird

The Arsonite Clan is the only clan that didn’t originate from the mainland. They emigrated from an archipelago off the continent’s eastern coast that the Aquatic Clan stole. With nowhere else to go, they created their own island off the continent’s western coast.

Because their heritage is different, they have a different language and learning style from the rest of the clans, but a lot of it is dying. Despite their hardships, the Arsonite Clan is very fun-loving and open.

Arsonite powers include the ability to create and control fire, and the ability to breathe smoke. Their powers are stronger in hot environments.

Their physical traits include dark skin; red or black curly hair; brown, orange, or gold eyes; and tattoos of their runes that cover their skin.

The Arsonite Clan gets along best with the Fang Clan and worst with the Aquatic Clan.

If you are interested in my other clans, my other posts are linked here:

Spiritwalker Clan

Herbneivorous Clan

Fang Clan

Psychic Clan

WIP Snippet Tag Game

Rules: Post a snippet you've written that you're proud of and tag 5 people

Thanks @inkovert for tagging me. Your snippet is crazy good! I chose this one because I introduce my favorite character in it.

I'm gently tagging @skyderman @yesireadbooks @at-thezenith @silviathebard @siochaile

I could tell from a glance that Lady Ariella was nothing like her sister. She was just as deadly, but with none of the poise. She crossed her arms defensively over her chest and cast me a scowl that could burn. Instead of a strategically wrapped snake for a familiar, a wolf stood at her feet, growling and baring its fangs at me. Regardless, I held on to hope that she had a reasonable side. Our clans had never gotten along, even before the Great Witch War tore the clans’ trust in each other to shreds. But Lady Ariella and I could be the start of an understanding that was so desperately needed.

Lady Ariella beat me to the first remarks. She opened her mouth wide when she spoke, undoubtedly to show off her sharp canines. “For what reason are two Spiritwalkers visiting the stables?” 

I ignored the threat in her tone and bowed. “Lady Ariella, I have been meaning to introduce myself to you.”

“I know who you are, Lady Daron. Everyone does. And that doesn’t answer my question, unless you mean you followed me here.”

“Of course not. I came here to see Silver as she is the mare I will be riding for my horseback riding course. It is pure coincidence that you are also here.”

“No it’s not. I was given permission to feed the horses dinner. I’m always here.”

I had never spoken to someone so argumentative just for the sake of it, but I would not let her attitude deter me. I said, “Either way it is good that we are here together. As we are both ladies, we should make efforts to know each other and get along to strengthen the relationship between our clans.”

Lady Ariella laughed. “You want to strengthen our clans’ relationship? Even if I was interested in that, do you really expect me to believe you? Everyone knows you Spiritwalkers only care about your own clan!”

Maya shoved her way in front of me. “How dare you speak to Lady Daron like that!” 

In response, the wolf snapped its jaws at Maya. My attendant jumped back just in time to keep her fingers from being bitten off, but she did not cower. I was glad to see that Lady Ariella at least had enough sense to control her familiar. She stroked the top of the wolf’s head and softly told it to calm down. The wolf sat, but continued to growl.

I used this interaction to my advantage, hoping a topic Ariella was interested in would encourage her to open up to me. “Did you train your familiar to react like that?”

Lady Ariella scoffed. “You think I would train a creature that is meant to be wild? No, Perilous reacts on her own accord. She is merely influenced by my will.” She shifted her attention to Maya, who resumed her place by my side, “You, I can speak to Daron however I wish because she is not my primary lady. That’s the problem with you Spiritwalkers–-you set all these dumb rules and expect the whole world to go by them.”

I was stunned by the witch’s words. I encouraged my peers to act properly, but never enforced my clan rules upon them. Even so, it was my duty to make amends. “I apologize if there has been any miscommunication, Lady Ariella-”.

“Aria.”

“Pardon?”

“I go by Aria. And don’t mistake my intentions. I just can’t stand frivolous things.”

My eyes roved over her collared blouse, double breasted vest, and skirt made fanciful by a petticoat, but I refrained from lifting my tongue. I knew better than to fight with a Fang.

“I apologize if there has been any miscommunication, Aria. I can assure you, as I have been involved in my clan’s affairs my whole life, that we have never intentionally tried to force rules on others and we certainly do not care only for ourselves. You must understand that our work is strenuous and dangerous, so we must create certain regulations and focus heavily to get it done. But we do desire the best relations we can have with the other clans. I would not be here if that was not the case.”

Aria turned around, seemingly done with the conversation. “Tch. Just stay out of the stables. You’ll probably spook the horses with all your spirits.”

“As you wish,” I said as I turned on my heel and walked away.

“She has no right to treat you like that,” Maya said from behind me.

“And I have no right to try to control her.”

This is the third of my wip's clans. Here is my first post and my second post.

The Fang Clan

Colors: Brown and gold

Symbol: Paw Print

The Fang Clan is known for being the feistiest clan. Witches of this clan are physically stronger than those of any other clan, and they love to entertain themselves by having fights. They are not a fan of rules and are quite spontaneous. This is one of the two clans that doesn’t have a secret.

Fang powers include strong, animal-like senses, each witch having a familiar, and the ability to communicate with animals. Their physical traits include blond or brown coarse hair; gold, brown, or hazel eyes; and sharp canine teeth and nails.

The Fang Clan gets along best with the Arsonite Clan and worst with the Spiritwalker Clan.