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forbidden love prompts
“we can’t keep meeting like this, someone will find out.”
“every moment we spend together is a risk, but I can’t stay away.”
“if anyone sees us, it will be the end for both of us.”
“i know it’s dangerous, but I can’t help how I feel about you.”
“just one kiss, then we have to go back to pretending.”
“no one can know about this, promise me.”
“i shouldn’t be here, but I couldn’t stay away.”
“what if someone sees us? what then?”
“every time I see you, I have to remind myself that it’s forbidden.”
“we’re playing with fire, and we both know it.”
“i wish things were different, but they’re not.”
“this is the last time, we can’t keep doing this.”
“if they find out, we’ll both be in so much trouble.”
“i’ve tried to forget about you, but it’s impossible.”
“they warned me about you, but I didn’t listen.”
Edgy/misc OC ask meme ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ
Send me a number and an OC, and I'll answer.
What memory would your OC rather just forget?
What's something about your OC that people wouldn't expect just from looking at them?
What is your OC's fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?
When scared, does your OC fight, flee, freeze or fawn?
How far is your OC willing to go to get what they want?
How easily could your OC be convinced to do something that goes against their moral compass?
What's one way your OC has changed since you first came up with them?
Would your OC ostensibly be able to get away with murder?
Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?
What's an AU that would be interesting to explore with your OC?
What is your OC's weapon of choice? Have they ever actually used it?
Is your OC self-destructive? In what ways?
If you met your OC, would the two of you get along?
How does your OC want to be seen by other characters?
Does your OC have a faceclaim? If so, who?
What is your OC's pain tolerance like?
What is the worst thing you have put your OC through story-wise?
Is your OC more cold and detached or up close and personal?
How does your OC behave when enraged?
Does your OC have a tendency to get jealous? If so, how does this manifest?
Does your OC have any illnesses or disorders? How do they handle it?
What character alignment would you consider your OC to be?
What emotion is the hardest for your OC to process? How about express?
What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?
What is your favorite thing about your OC?
Exercise and pep talks. Just keep going.
reblogging so hard. it's so easy to getdiscouraged, especially when jumping back in after a long time of not doing the thing.
oh hey new guide thinggg~ some basics on how to practice! there’s SO much I could add to this, so it’s just the basics :O
short (kind of): there’s more to practice than doing something repeatedly, it’s also learning new things, problem solving, and honest critique. Each of those is its own skill…also be nice to yourself!
Personal Challenge - take a few minutes to remind yourself that you are a living being and were not placed on this tiny, obscure planet just to eat, sleep, and pay bills.
Make the thing you love. Your passion will inspire others because people love to see things that others are passionate about! If you're not sure, doubting yourself, siphoned into the insecurity vacuum, or just stuck, don't worry.
Take a breath, relax, and do what @neil-gaiman would do. Close your eyes, reach out, and ask the immortal ghost of Terry Pratchett how he thinks people would react...
"Fuck em." -ghost of Terry Pratchett, per Neil Gaiman
Do the thing! Keep going!
(ty to @fuckyeahgoodomens for posting this conversation!)
From December 2017: An Unsent Reply...
Here’s a written but unposted snapshot of where I was at in December 2017. So no, I didn’t think GOOD OMENS was going to be a successful slam dunk, and be received with love. I worried. But I hoped.
Paraphrase of the OP, because it seems unfair to quote them, or identify them in any way: I know I’m really not going to like the TV adaptation of Good Omens. The cast is all wrong. It is going to have banal new plotlines. It’s going to make fun of Crowley and Aziraphale’s relationship. I don’t even think they will get the dog right. I love the book so much but nothing I’ve seen so far of the TV series makes me think it will work out.
…
I care and it makes me really sad.
I spent two years writing and honing the scripts, I’ve given up all the other things in my life to oversee this through production and post production and make sure it’s being done properly. Because Terry Pratchett asked me to. Because it matters that the story is done right. It’s Crowley and it’s Aziraphale, it’s Newt and Madame Tracy and Shadwell and Adam and Pepper and the Satanic Nuns and the rest.
It’s six hours long. We’ve reached day 70 of a 100 day shoot. Everyone is giving it their all.
We haven’t released anything yet. No footage. A couple of stills of characters in costume. That’s all. We haven’t even released a picture of Ollie the dog who plays Dog.
I’m proud of a lot of things. The casting is something I’m especially proud of. I love the vulnerability and bravery of Michael Sheen’s Aziraphale. I love the way that cynicism masks caring and honesty in David Tennant’s Crowley. I love how funny they are. I could point to the other 200 speaking parts and tell you what I love about them, what they bring to Good Omens.
And then I read things like this, and am baffled and saddened.
Why do you think I’m doing this? It’s not for the money: I would be making a lot more money writing novels people are waiting for, and I wouldn’t have to get up at 5 a.m. anymore.
It’s to make a Good Omens that feels like the book. That gives people who loved the book things that they loved, and to give them things they didn’t know they loved yet. It’s the most faithful adaptation of anything I’ve been involved in, while also keeping some surprises for people who have read the book.
Crowley and Aziraphale are the ones in the book. I hope you’ll at least give our actors a chance. Perhaps wait until we’ve released a trailer before deciding it’s not your cup of cocoa.
Because there are hundreds of people working very hard to make things happen. And because we are about to spend two days burning down a Bookshop.
Current view from my desk... "The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." - @neil-gaiman
What do your gremlins look like?
hey if you're running low on your meds and you've been putting off booking a Dr's appointment or calling your pharmacy, you should go do that right now.
Drawing my characters is such an effective distraction from writing their story that my writblr is so far just an artblr.
Ok I am going to do this simply because the first thing I will put here I NEED to do it and I have 0 motivation to do it even though it is EXTREMELY important
In fact, I think that's the reason why I don't want to do it... anyway
If this gets to 30 notes, I do that thing
50 notes, I call to ask if my doctor's appointment has been scheduled (I've been avoiding it for two weeks now)
100 notes, I go wash my shoes that have long needed washing and are just sitting there, existing, waiting for me to deign to wash them.
200 notes, I finish organizing my room (I organized it halfway and then left a bunch of things that still don't have a defined place)
500 notes, I use the things I have to bleach and color my hair. The only thing that has stopped me is the fear of doing it wrong or being too lazy to maintain it.
1k notes, I stop doing things that I know will trigger my chronic pain with the pure intention of confirming that the pain was indeed real (don't do this. 0 recommended).
5k notes, I try some new food without fear of wasting money by buying something I most likely won't like (my autism hates new foods)
10k notes, I wear my bi flag earrings in front of someone I wouldn't usually wear them with. I trust that they possibly wouldn't have a problem with me being bi, but I would never get up the courage to tell them anything
20k notes, wtf I have absolutely no idea. If it comes to this, ehhh... Honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing here. Do I promise to be honest in therapy and stop telling them that everything is perfect even though nothing has ever been perfect? Yeah, that probably works. Please don't go this far, I don't know how to do this. Maybe I should... but... it would be awful to learn it