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Hii For the ask game again!!

Staurn emoji and books emoji. :3

For the Saturn one:

Three good things... I'd say slowly getting back into writing after a multiple week hiatus of barely anything is good. A second thing might be getting out of a friendship that probably wasn't very good for me all things considered, if that counts. The third one... I'd say finding an rp-community in which I actually feel comfortable in is a good thing that's been going on.

For the book one:

»making the mistake of choosing "What does Death feel like?"« was my latest note!

🤣🤣🤣 FOR THE ASK GAME!! 🤣🤣🤣 🍬 What's an unpopular opinion you have for a popular character! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

- 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @lobotomizedmeninyourarea

Oof, no clue actually. I never really thought of how popular an opinion is or not- so I'll have to come back to this question at a later point in time!

Me is back! For the T&D again. :p

(Desert emoji) What's your favourite type of comment to receive?

Haha get it because desert-

I won't lie, I'm love just about every single comment- but I especially love the comments reacting to specific lines. I love watching people react in general- but I also love it when people theorise in the comments!

I'm back!

(Knife emoji) What's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Hard to tell what takes the cake specifically, but I do vaguely remember trying to figure out the different types of murder (the -cide stuff) and Google being... very concerned. Choosing this as the weirdest because I researched this because we had the topic of "crime" in class for vocabs and I went "wait what type of criminal is the one in my book" so I researched that then. In class

Runner-up is, well, murder-related stuff (serial killers and the amount of victims specifically was probably very weird but I wanted to figure out how many victims remain believable. Which reminds me that I forgot to write down the amount of victims I planned for a book- whoops).

For the T&D Ask Game!

Strawberry 'moji🍓 How did you get into writing (fanfiction or in general)?

Fanfiction was ages ago, like, about ten years ago or something? It's a bit fuzzy, but I remember grabbing a random book that was supposed to be a diary and instead of writing my day into it, I just went "I want another part of how to train your dragon" and kind of just... wrote. Granted, kid!me wrote only a couple of pages before I got distracted, but after that I started looking around the internet, found a beautiful thing called "Fanfiction" and read the heck out of that until I wanted to do it myself. I did end up doing it myself (on the internet instead of a notebook), because I kind of just... loved doing it. Loved writing silly little stories about my favorite characters.

So yea, that's how I got into writing!

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WRITERS AND FUTURE WRITERS, PLEASE LISTEN UP

i saw a few tiktok videos that was very concerning to me and i decided to share some of the knowledge i got because as a community of people who freely write things about characters, we need to protect our work. i have just decided to edit this post and to put the whole videos here since a some reblogs were of how i was spreading misinformation.

GOOGLE DOCS IS NOT SAFE (full credit to woppydoesthings on tiktok for information)

thank you to @lighteez for suggesting “reedsy” as an alternative option

thank you to @braingoaaaaaah for suggesting “click up” as an alternative option

thank you to @koungacris for suggesting “LibreOffice” as an alternative option

thank you to @stellarnathy for suggesting “notion” as an alternative option

THEY GOT THE AO3 WRITERS AS WELL (full credit to tiktok user sakuradarling) (sadly i can only add one video in per post and the tiktok user had turned off saving videos but i have decided to link the original video https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFbq1PRA/)

apparently some thieves i am NOT calling them people because who with moral compass would do this shit? are copying, pasting and printing out popular fanfictions on AO3, binding them, turning them into actual books and selling them on places like Etsy WITHOUT crediting the original authors. which is why we can’t find some certain popular fics or authors on AO3

TUMBLR IS SELLING OUR WORK/PROMPTS TO THIRD PARTY WITHOUT CONSENT

i think i came across a post or two about it. i think my mutual @livelaughlovesubs has reblogged a post about it. check it out and turn on a switch on your blog settings that prevent this. stay safe and protect your works writers

spread the word everyone, because… genuinely what the fuck?

Writers Truth & Dare Ask Game

🎱 ⇢ post your AO3 total stats  🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction?  🌵 ⇢ share the link to a playlist you love 🕯️ ⇢ on a scale from 1 to 10, how much do you enjoy editing? why is that? 🛼 ⇢ describe your latest wip with five emojis 🥑 ⇢ you accidentally killed somebody, which mutual(s) do you text for help? 🥤 ⇢ recommend an author or fanfic you love 💌 ⇢ how many unread emails do you have right now?  🌻 ⇢ tag someone you appreciate but don't talk to on a regular basis 🐇 ⇢ do you prefer writing original characters, reader inserts, or a mix of both?  🧃 ⇢ share some personal lore you never posted about before 🎲 ⇢ what stops you from writing more in your free time?  🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings 🧸 ⇢ what's the fastest way to become your mutual? 🪐 ⇢ name three good things going on in your life right now 📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?  🍬 ⇢ post an unpopular opinion about a popular fandom character 🔪 ⇢ what's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project? 🦷 ⇢ share some personal wisdom or a life hack you swear on ❄️ ⇢ what's your dream theme/plot for a fic, and who would write it best? 🌿 ⇢ give some advice on writer's block and low creativity 🥐 ⇢ name one internet reference that will always make you laugh  🏜️ ⇢ what's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work? 🍦 ⇢ name three good things about a character you hate 🥝 ⇢ do you lie a lot? what's the most recent lie you told? 🦋 ⇢ share something that has been on your heart and mind lately  🦴 ⇢ is there a piece of media that inspires your writing?  🍅 ⇢ give yourself some constructive criticism on your own writing 🐚 ⇢ do you like or dislike surprises? 🪲 ⇢ add 50 words to your current wip and share the paragraph here ☁️ ⇢ what made you choose your username? 🐝 ⇢ tag your biggest supporter(s) and say one nice thing about them 🌸 ⇢ do you have any pets? if you do, post some pictures of them 🎨 ⇢ link your favourite piece of fanart and explain why you like it 🧩 ⇢ what will make you click away from a fanfiction immediately?

Lyra & Antares

I posted sketches of Meredith and Henry before, and now that these two Startouch had two chapters dedicated to them, I think it's time to finally show what I (roughly) have in mind for them!

Ironically, while I'm posting these after Merry & Henry, I did draw these sketches first-

Lyra was actually the first sketch I made for both a full-body design as well as generally the first character of Wayward who I drew at all. I don't know if I'll ever find her first sketch, but if I do, I'll post that one too- although design wise, nothing much changed.

You can't see it on the picture, but she actually has a whip!

This is Antares, who is, fittingly enough with him being Lyra's boyfriend, the second character I drew both in full-body and generally. Once again, if I find the original drawing I'll post it alongside Lyra's. Once again, it's mostly the same design as he has now.

Yes, his staff is made to look like a bird. I didn't originally plan on it looking like that- but ended up keeping the sketch like that because... well, it sort of fit with my other notes on him.

Lyra and Antares are, in fact, a couple. While they aren't married, they do have matching horn-rings on opposite sides of their horns.

Whereas Lyra's star-mark actually is star-shaped (but hidden by her clothes), Antares' looks like a simple rhombus. While Lyra has silver skin and blue stars, Antares has onyx skin and red-orange stars. Lyra's hair fades from a dark midnight blue to white, while Antares has rust-red colored hair that fades to a sort of glowing orange.

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #6

Startouch are, even among other elves, seen as an oddity. After all, no other type of elf constantly looks like the physical embodiment of their source.

Among the other elves, they're seen as myths. Some, but not all, are aware that they actually do exist.

Sketch

I made this sketch a while back for chapter 16 of Wayward Star- I can't quite remember if I drew this before or after writing the scene, but I believe I made the sketch after writing the chapter. Anyway, slight spoiler for chapter 16, art under the cut!

I absolutely messed up the sizes (since Avizandum is far, far bigger than this) and Aaravos also looks really weird (we are also not talking about Thunder's paws. They're weird-looking and I am absolutely aware), buuut... I found the sketch and thought "why not post it", so here we are!

I mostly drew Avizandum without reference and I think that was one of the many mistakes I made with this drawing-

Wayward Star

A small extract from chapter 2 of Wayward Star

He hurried down the hall, choosing a different path than the guards had. Humans. Why was he in a human castle? It made no sense. He vividly remembered being locked away, to a place even he didn't know where it was exactly, and now… now he was free. Free, on the human's side of the border. He wondered, idly, what happened to the magic mirror that Avizandum kept in his lair. Perhaps the old dragon would have a fit of rage. Or die of an aneurysm. He much preferred thinking of the second option. With the Dragon King out of the equation, there would be one thing less to worry about. 

His musings, clearly, were something for later. Thus, he shoved the thought away- only to pause when he walked into something. No, someone. A kid. Shorter than him, much shorter. His head barely reached his waist. Were all kids this short? He couldn't remember. The kid blinked up at him and he blinked back. For some reason, with all the guards running around looking for him… he didn't expect the child to stay silent and stare at him. Not with curiosity. 

"What are you?" the child asked him, staring up at him with large, green eyes. He stared down at the child, tilting his head.

Wayward Star

Since I managed two halfway decent sketches of the knight-duo from the Wayward Star AU, I decided to post them. I want to point out though that I don't sketch a lot and I'm perfectly aware that these are anything from perfect-

This is Meredith's current and I think she actually turned out OK-

And this is Henry, who... looks weirdly intense, for some reason? Not completely happy with how he turned out, but this one looks at least better than the original!

(Why are they sideways-)

Startouch Poem

Once upon a time, the Stars shone bright. Yet what of their demise?

The Stars all bright but one, always frowned upon.

Once upon a time, the Stars cried "Eternal Night". Where does the Dark One hide?

The Stars all frightened but the Delighted One.

The Great Ones fade to ash and dust. Yet the Dark One shines in dying light. 

Once upon a time, the Stars flickered light. Why did they hide?

Headcanons

General Aaravos Headcanons

»He isn't overly fond of the darkened star symbol on his chest, but keeps it visible because basically no one knows that it's a sign of his status as a fallen Startouch.

»Aaravos, while in the magic prison, used illusions to keep himself company sometimes. It simply wasn't the same, though, and he stopped.

»Before his imprisonment, he saw little point in money and never paid much attention to its value- to the point where he sometimes forgot it exists. The humans in Elarion tended to give him stuff for free, so it wasn't like he actually needed it.

»When using Manus, Pluma, Volantus his wings are dark blue fading to a lighter purple with small dots of white along the primary feathers.

»He enjoys astral projections because of the lack of gravity.

»There are 341 books inside the prison. He knows because he read all of them. Multiple times.

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #6

The first Startouch Elves were born of shooting stars. But elves coming into the world that way became rarer over the centuries.

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #5

Startouch Elves are surprisingly expressive when it comes to body language. The way their stars flicker, fade, flare and dim can mean tons of different things.

Wayward Star

A brief list of every nickname Aaravos has aquired so far over the course of "Wayward Star":

Starry

Mr Aaravos

Mr Sparkly Elf

Sparkly

'Vos

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #4

Startouch Elves can sense primal energy if exposed to larger quantities. Depending on environment, amount and source, it varies how well they can tell which Arcanum they are sensing.

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #3

Startouch are not solitary beings- rather, they live in larger groups that they call "Constellations". Similarly to the Sunfire Elves, they also have a regent.

Wayward Star

The prologue of my Wayward Star AU, which you can find through the link below!

It was a stormy night, a night in which most people were asleep. The wind rustled through the tree branches and droplets of rain fell from the heavens above. Far in the distance, the call of an owl disturbed the almost serene night, almost in alarm, and the distant sound of something thundering across the forest floor resounded through the night. A hoof hit a small puddle, then another and another. A group of horses, clad in armor and with knights on their backs, galloped across a narrow path, led by a duo of young men. In the dark night, they were hard to properly see. However, while one was clad in armor the other was not.

"Are you sure that this is the right way, Viren?" the taller man called over to the other, dark green eyes narrowed as he leaned closer to his steed to avoid a low hanging tree branch. Viren glanced down at the glowing, enchanted compass in his hands, an inky sort of darkness tainting his grey eyes. He frowned, then looked up. Expression steeling. "Yes, I'm sure. Whatever this source of magic is… it's close, Harrow" he announced, a small but bright shine appearing in his eyes. It would've unsettled everyone else… but Viren was his best friend, and Prince Harrow did not hesitate to trust the man. After all, he was the soon to be High Mage of Katolis… and he himself would ascend to the throne in perhaps two, maybe three years, too. "Let's hope it's nothing big. We did leave Sarai and Lissa alone with the kids" Harrow finally commented.

A sudden tenseness came over Viren, and he glared at the compass. "Yes…" he murmured, quieter and his voice strained. It was no secret that the marriage between the mage and his wife was… crumbling, to say the least. Ever since Soren had gotten sick, it had grown even more tense between the former love-birds. It had all started when Viren had started to delve deeper into dark magic… and now, the two were rarely even seen in the same room together. Claudia took mostly after her father. She was curious about magic, and being exposed to it since a young age, she seemed not to care about the fact that magical creatures had to be sacrificed.

The group continued onward, until they had to stop in front of a river. It was deep, wide. "So… what's in the river?" Harrow drawled, hand on his sword. Viren dismounted his horse, slowly approaching the river bank. He'd seen a spark of… something reflecting the moon and stars. "A torch" he ordered, and a tallish knight with blond hair quickly and dutifully carried a torch over to the mage. Viren's eyes widened in surprise, and Harrow took in a sharp breath next to him upon seeing what the other was seeing.

"Is that thing… emitting magic?" Harrow quietly asked, slowly coming closer to the river bench. The mage glanced to his Prince and future King, and there was a gleam in his eyes that spoke of pride and a want for knowledge, a need for knowledge. Viren laughed, pocketing the enchanted compass, before waving a pair of knights closer. "Yes, and not just any magic… star magic. This… might just be able to help us in the long run, Harrow" the future High Mage announced proudly, earning odd looks from some of the younger knights. It was truly no surprise for the elder knights to see the mage address the Prince of Katolis so casually, but for the younger ones, it might as well have been a culture shock.

Yet Prince Harrow merely smiled. "I'm sure my father will be very pleased" he answered with a hint of a nod, but his gaze rested on the small orb that was carefully being pulled out of the river. Somehow, in the back of his mind, he had an odd feeling. A feeling as though this would truly change the war… and oh, how right he was.

The group rode back to the castle of Katolis, Harrow and Viren once again leading the troops as they exchanged pleasant banter and conversation, the mirror secured on a makeshift carriage. The Prince and mage were both tired and looking forward to returning to their wives and children, even if the tension, in Viren's case, was high currently. Yet neither of them noticed as a small flicker went over the mirror.

For barely a second, what seemed like a study appeared in the orb and a hooded figure looked up, golden eyes with black sclera seemingly staring right through the light emitted by the glass sphere and looked at the stars, before the light inside the fireplace was drawn into a star-covered hand and extinguished, leaving behind an empty, white void…

It was just a little odd, that it had been where it was.

Almost… out of place.

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #2

While it doesn't harm them, Startouch Elves tire quickly under direct sunlight and in extremely hot temperatures. Some may get headaches from it, while others perhaps simply dislike it.

This is because they are connected to the stars- and while the sun is a star, the difference between the primal energies is big.

Now, highly concentrated sun primal energy? That can actually make them sick

Startouch Elf Headcanons

Headcanon #1

Startouch Elves are mostly nocturnal due to their connection to the stars, but are capable of adapting to other sleep-schedules.

Hey there!

Welcome to my main blog! Here you'll find occasional thoughts, sketches and other stuff.

I'm currently mainly active in the Bungou Stray Dogs and Dragon Prince fandoms, but I have random knowledge of a lot of fandoms.

I love to write (tho with a bad habit of getting writer's block quick), and I also run a few rp-blogs! Might make a masterlist. At some point.

Fair warning, I barely ever use this blog.

So... have a nice day/night!