Writing Tag Game - Tumblr Posts

Hey, thanks for the tag! Let's do this! These are from my upcoming debut novel, The Tengu And The Angel, narrated from Kunio's POV:

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I wish I could say that there was a big fight on my eighteenth birthday, where I called her out for all her bullshit and slammed the door, but there wasn’t. My eighteenth birthday was four months ago, on the fifth of May, but I didn’t have enough money to leave yet, so I had to stay at home, and save some more. As soon as I had enough, I quit my job, packed a bag, and left home while she was in bed hungover. I shouldn’t have bothered with the note–It’s not like she would have cared where I was going, or why, but I thought she deserved an explanation. I didn’t want to vanish without a trace. 

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“That’s what they say,” he sighs, “Theo is…Difficult, but he saved my life when we were kids. When I was fourteen, I tried to overdose on ibuprofen, because no one loved me, and no one wanted me. He was the one who called an ambulance for me, not our foster carers. They didn’t care whether I lived or died.”

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Tama rubs her temples. “So you should be. Theo’s a prick,” she sighs, “Layla and I only put up with him because we feel bad for him. He’s had a really rough life, and he doesn’t have any friends aside from Nathaniel, but I’ll be honest with you, he doesn’t have any friends because he’s a whiny fucking manchild.”

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Layla’s face falls in silent horror, as she realises just how badly she’s fucked up. “You’re right. I’m sorry, Kunio, this was all my fault,” she says quietly, “I never should have touched you.”

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Nathaniel shakes his head. “Theo, that’s not what I meant.”

“Then what did you mean? Because no matter how you say it, you’re abandoning me! You’re leaving me all alone!”

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He loses the courage to finish his sentence, turning away from me, and that’s when I realise that I want to finish it for him. I want to cup his rosy cheeks, and kiss his sweet face. God, I love him. How could I even try to deny it anymore? He’s my everything. He took my cold, dead, bitter heart, and he breathed life, and love into it. He showed me that the world isn’t such a shitty place after all.

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He lets out a deep ‘mm’, before consulting his clipboard again. “How about I put this another way? If one person drowns in a swimming pool, and another person drowns in the sea, who’s more dead?”

Seven Snippets, Seven People

Tagged by @isabellebissonrouthier !! Thank you bestie <33

All of these are from my current wip FOD, narrated in Emily’s pov.

Tagging for funsies: @owilder @wildswrites @sparrow-orion-writes @macabremoons @wordwizards @pen-of-roses @alinacapellabooks and anyone else who sees this!!

•••

“And what about this?”

My tongue slips onto the open air. In the center of it rests a short gold barbell piercing with a top fashioned to resemble a rose. Without pause, his attention is stolen from my scars. Alarm fades into contemplative interest. He cups my head in his hands, posing me this way and that to savor all angles possible.

“You like?” I tease once he lets go. “It came free with the trauma.”

•••

Before I can think to stand, Cal chains herself to my wrist. The weight of her grip speaks miles for the heat of her gaze. But if I know anything about my sister, it’s that she never holds her anger for very long. It doesn’t quite fit in her hands.

Her voice is lower than a whisper. “You look…”

“Like hell,” Ilya finishes.

“Thank you.” I take out a cigarette from my back pocket. “Anyone got a light?”

•••

Some feet away and still in his chair, Pierre’s head is cradled between his arms. His notebook is open underneath, and his laptop has gone black.

“You’ve been mighty quiet over there, jester.”

He only sighs.

•••

I don’t have to do this. I don’t have to.

I bite my tongue at the sobs surging up my throat. This mask weighs heavy on my face. Tears and feathers make a mess of my vision. I glare through it all, jaded queen on her fucking throne, and face the man sitting next to Pierre.

He wears no costume. No mask. Only a gothic suit with a red carnation pinned to his lapel. His features are a blur as he turns to the other woman attached to his hip. She pokes his chest. He lends her his ear. She wants far more, stealing a kiss from his cheek. My heart falls silent.

She averts her gaze. He catches her chin. Eye contact. Eye contact.

Eyes.

•••

Ilya’s eyes haven’t left me all night. Every breath, every act is tied to his red eyes peering at me through the guise of his cards. I shut my eyes and he’s there across the table, domineering silhouette streaked by a neon sign to his back while the ongoing storm rattles the windowpanes.

Whiskey cries where I left it and hour ago: scantily held and straight from the bottle. I toss what remains over my shoulder with a sigh.

•••

Suppress something long enough and it becomes a religion.

“The act or the suppressant?” Arthur asks in my mind.

I can’t answer.

•••

“Finally got tired of wearing that mask haven’t you?”

My head snaps to the direction of the entrance. Upon seeing who it is, my face falls flat.

“I was wondering when it would slip,” he finishes when there’s only a foot separating us.

I spare him a glance. “What mask?”

He huffs in his side-mouthed grin. Shoving his hands into his coat pockets, he joins me in leaning against the wall.

“You know, little miss angel face. All bloody lips and kerosene doused in cherry and vanilla perfume. That whole getup. I was wonderin’ when you’d get tired.”

Thanks for the tag, @lady-grace-pens! Hm, this is a pretty unique idea for a tag game, but I like it! Now, how should I do this? Better yet, who else am I gonna make do this? I know! @cottonberryfinn and @thebejeweledwatercat ! First off, the original!

And now, here's my version!

The captain stood back and observed as his crew drunkenly wailed the lyrics to a shanty. He and his men had been a singular unit, working together to terrorise the seas, and spill the blood of any who dared oppose them into the water beneath their ship, until now.

He wasn't stupid. He'd heard them composing this shanty when they thought his back was turned, a shanty with a poorly hidden message about their plan for mutiny. It didn't matter, their plan was already doomed to fail. It had been doomed the moment they had decided to drink that day.

The captain turned his back to his men, grinning into the white horizon as someone started vomiting blood. So much for their mutiny.

Telephone Tag Game

Original

Rules: Describe this snippet in your own words! You may add or remove one detail if you wish, otherwise try to simply rephrase things.

Once tagged, do not look back on the posts before the one you were tagged in. The point is to see how the snippet changes from the original post (just like a game of telephone).

Once written, tag the original creator (me!) and include a link to the original post (this one) so everyone may see the changes.

Tagging: @isabellebissonrouthier @spuddlespud @alinacapellabooks @littleredhatwriting @flowerprose @indigowriting @owilder + open tag!!

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The captain leered at his crew on the deck through a pair of glassy eyes that not once left the memory of the blood they spilt. A gruff coal mustache framed his pealing lips, cleverly tapered to disguise his sins.

The wind whistled to his ears threats of mutiny, tapered by the siren-like harmonies of a shanty. He didn’t allow this to scratch nor tar him, not even carve a new line in the cavernous depths of his wrinkles. Instead, he looked unto the bleak white horizon and grinned.

OC Musical Audition Tag!

If your WIP (Or WIPs) were musicals, how would you want people to play your OCs? What songs would you want them to sing at the audition? Create a musical audition sheet for your OCs here! I’m starting with mine, as always:

The Tengu And The Angel:

Kunio:

An artist with a big imagination who fled home in the hopes of starting a new life away from his abusive alcoholic mother. Though he puts on a tough, proud front, he carries a lot of hidden trauma from his childhood, but will not admit to it unless pushed to his breaking point. Character aged late teens, role would suit an actor in their late teens, however, actors in their early twenties will also be considered. All actors auditioning for this role must be able to demonstrate a natural-sounding southern British accent. All actors auditioning for this role must be able to patter sing, non patter singers will not be considered. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actors who pass the individual round will be paired with an actor auditioning for the role of Nathaniel, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): Dead Bird by McCafferty or Trees ii by McCafferty

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Starless Night English Ver by Nami Kichi

Nathaniel:

Kunio’s roommate, best friend, and love interest. A soft-spoken people pleaser who has a hard time standing up for himself, especially against his emotionally abusive ex, Theo. Character aged early twenties, all actors auditioning for this role must also be in their early twenties. All actors auditioning for this role must be able to demonstrate a subtle, natural sounding Somerset accent. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actors who pass the individual round will be paired with an actor auditioning for the role of Kunio, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): Cough it Out by The Front Bottoms or Black Dahlia by Hollywood Undead

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Starless Night English Ver by Nami Kichi

Night Of The Blue Moon:

Ariel

A shut-in indie game developer who rarely leaves her apartment by day, and Blue Moon, the de-facto leader of the titanic champion duo by night. Cold and stern, Ariel rarely if ever lets her emotions show, though she does have a kind heart and genuinely wants to make the world a better place. Character aged early twenties, all actresses auditioning for the role must also be in their early twenties. All actresses auditioning for this role must be able to perform ballet, especially pointe work, to a professional standard. Non-dancers, or beginner dancers will not be considered. Some knowledge of rhythmic gymnastics, specifically rhythmic ribbon, would be desirable. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actresses who pass the individual round will be paired with an actress auditioning for the role of Solana, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): Ready as I’ll Ever Be from Tangled: The Series or Not Joking by The Front Bottoms

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Rewrite The Stars from The Greatest Showman

Solana

A popular Vtuber and sex worker by day, and Red Sun, Blue Moon’s sidekick and love interest, by night. Sunny and charismatic, Solana is able to attract the attention of the masses with her bubbly personality, but she secretly hates her job and desperately wishes that she could quit. Character aged mid twenties, all actresses auditioning for this role must be in their mid to late twenties. Some knowledge of parkour would be desirable, however it is not a requirement for the role. Audition will consist of an individual round first, all actresses who pass the individual round will be paired with an actress auditioning for the role of Ariel, and will be required to perform a duet for the second round

Audition Song (Individual First Round): All You Wanna Do from Six or Idol English Ver by LeeandLie

Audition Song (Duet Second Round): Rewrite The Stars from The Greatest Showman

Tagging @the-golden-comet @mauannacreates @mundanemoongirl @wyked-ao3+ open tag!

Oh this seems fun

Haven't done one of these tagging games in awhile cause I hadn't been feeling well, but let's try this

As I understand it I need to pick a character and say what inspired them

Michael from Downfall was inspired by a couple characters which I'll listen below:

-Eragon from Inheritance Series. He was originally just literally called Shade Slayer like Eragon and I took inspiration from Dragons style of magic plus weapons

-Eda from Owl House. Just kind of in now they serve as a mentor character

Tagging: @dyrewrites

Would tag more but I can't remember anyone else's names and I'm too lazy to check

So In that case if you see this consider yourself tagged

OC inspiration tag

Thanks for the tag @hyba! (you can find their post here)

Rules: Pick a character(s) from your wip(s) and tell us who they were inspired from!

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Ella’s name was blatant plagiarism from my favorite book, Ella Enchanted. Her story comes from a book I read when I was small because it was haunting and entirely devastating. (I also watched 10 Things I Hate About You, and I would be lying if I said Kat Stratford didn’t weasel her way into my mind.)

Georgia was a dream of mine. She always pointed me home and kept me safe. Maybe one day I’ll write it all out, but now isn’t the time ;)

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I’m tagging @kaylinalexanderbooks @scribble-dee-vee and @fortheoneswhowish (sorry, I can’t seem to tag your other blog!). Good luck, and no pressure if youse don’t want to ;)

Okie, last one and then I'll be all caught up. And my goodness we got another character voice tag. Writers on Tumblr, I love yall, but we need to add a little variety to our tag games.

Okay so my line is: "Is it just me, or is it really cold in here?"

Well if it isn't broken, I haven't used it enough, lets try to come up with more Downfall lines on the spot

"Is it just me, or is it really cold in here?"(no context)

The Witch Thief: "Perhaps none of you have noticed yet, but is it not starting to get a tad cold?

Caitlin Skel: "It's freezing in here, like the breath of far deep caves still populated with Roring Burgs, we should move."

Hollower: "Cold."

Alius: "Have you noticed it yet, Michael, the chill in the air which forewarns a coming doom?"

EDIT I FORGOT TO TAG PEOPLE Your line is: "When is it all going to end?"

@dyrewrites @shepardsherd @illarian-rambling

Character Voice Tag

Rules: rewrite a line in the voice of your OCs, then make up a new line for the next people

Thanks @illarian-rambling for the tag! My line is, “God, she’s such a bitch,” although I swapped the pronouns on it a few times

Belladonna: “She’s insufferable. She has no manners, no decorum, no sense of- anything! She’s unbearable!”

Cassie: “God I fucking hate her stuck-up prissy ass. What a fucking bitch.”

Nellie: “I don’t like her. She shouldn’t treat you like that.”

Narcissus: “I cannot believe him. The nerve, the absolute arrogance- to draw attention away from me? At my engagement party? Practically criminal! He should be taken away at once. I will not stand for such despicable behavior at my engagement. This should be about me, not some minor noble with a constant need for attention.”

Ricinus: “That bitch. Whoring herself out again, no doubt.”

Goldenrod: “He’s such an unbearable bastard. Have you seen where his eyes linger?”

Cassiopeia: “That slimy little clever bitch. You think you can outsmart me?”

Stellaris: “I hate her. She’s so mean, and it makes me feel…” *gestures for the right word, eventually settles on one that’s close* “bad.”

Rhys: “She… isn’t very nice, I’ll admit.”

These might’ve gone a little further off the line than usual but I decided to have a bit of fun with this one :). Every character in this one is talking about another character in this list! I’d love to see your guesses on who’s complaining about whom :)

Anyway, I’ll see if @kaylinalexanderbooks @elsie-writes and @autism-purgatory want to play this one! Your line is, “Why are you staring at me?”

I'm actually worse at these then character voice games

Uhh

John feels too easy, so not gonna go with him

Lets do Felix from Downfall, I like Felix

(How do I do this though?)

ID: An old drawing of two men(presumably) fencing. They wear short pants, small shoes, fancy looking hats, and a good looking shirt with collar and buttons. The man on the left has stabbed the man on the right with a foil(presumably). At the bottom of the drawing are words I can't make out. ((Never done an ID before, this good?))

By Charlesjsharp (talk) (Uploads) - Fencing Print, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40685224

ID: A photograph of Antarctica during the day. Showing a lake(?) of blue ice covered in surface(presumably) level cracks. There is also land covered in snow further back, and in the foreground several mountains, three distinct points can be made out. ((Same question, this good or do I need to get better?))

By Joe Mastroianni, National Science Foundation - From Antarctic Photo Library: LAKEFRYXELL.JPG, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23335354

ID: The Torment of Saint Anthony. Painting by Michelangelo showing Saint Anthony carried over a peaceful landscape by harassing demons. The landscape is largely green, nearby we have trees, and in the distance is a winding river, land, trees, and a small boat on the river. There are at least nine demons(I think. Some are winged, some have weapons, some have green bodies, some have red, some have fish or eel tales instead of legs, feet and hands are unnatural and animal. Okay I'm not really how to describe this, they're all monstrous. The Saint wears a black robe, has a long white beard but is balding, has something I can't make at around his waist and head. ((Not that I have a problem with it, but out of curiosity, why do we provide image descriptions?))

By Attributed to Michelangelo - 9QG4jcK04QjMfw at Google Cultural Institute maximum zoom level, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23608743

If you're tagged, good luck, you'll have a very easy time doing better then me lol

@illarian-rambling @shepardsherd @dyrewrites

OC in three

Thanks @aziz-reads for the tag!

Rules: find three pictures that fit your OC! Remember to cite your sources and include image IDs to make it accessible

Slowly catching up on these. Y'all are glad I have a large cast! I can keep going indefinitely!

Ok maybe not but I'm good for a while.

Robbie Stafford (TSP)

[image IDs in alt text]

Other Robbie: picrew, OC in fifteen, two truths and a lie

Other OC in three: Lexi, Maddie, Ash, Gwen, Noelle, Rose, Kelsey

Source 1 | Source 2 | Source 3

Tagging @ayzrules @addicted2coke-theothercoke @awritingcaitlin @sarahlizziewrites @faeriecinna @writeouswriter @cwritesfiction @songsofsomnia @little-peril-stories @blind-the-winds @a-crystallen-author @ceph-the-ghost-writer + anyone else!

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TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites who as always can join if they so desire :)

I don't exactly have that many worked on wips, so a few of these might just be wip ideas(but you'll never know which, mha ha ha )

Tagging: @dyrewrites @shepardsherd (meant to tag a third but can't remember their tag)

Thanks for the tag @mk-writes-stuff, I haven't done this one before!

Out of Context WIP Poll

Rules: post out-of-context summaries of your WIPs and get people to vote on which one they’d most like to read

I only really have 2 wips, so I'll just do one for all the books that have made it to first draft

Yeah, summaries aren't my strong suit, but whatever

I'll tag @somethingclevermahogony @imsoveryveryconfusedatlife @addicted2coke-theothercoke @amandacanwrite and open tag :)

been having a lot of trouble writing but I finally a kinda weird idea so let's give this a shot

From: Class Zero

""Puppets" are just the most recent of revolutionary products designed by MG Corporations, at last providing a purpose to the disabled, retarded, or dying."

Out of Context Line Tag

@cowboybrunch (here) @willtheweaver (here) @kaylinalexanderbooks (here) @tabswrites (here) -- All got me!

I am tagging @aziz-reads @rowanmgrey-author and @addicted2coke-theothercoke

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->From Before Deluca<-

“Hmm, you, maybe,” while the night was yet full and dark beyond the lamps hung from posts we passed, he carried his parasol as one might a cane, swinging it around as we walked. And though his thoughts scattered with what I'd said, he focused, addressing what he meant, “you're so warm and welcoming, my love…I can't imagine anyone not wanting to stay with you.”

->Taglist<-

// feel free to ask to be added or removed ^.- //

@thebejeweledwatercat @starbuds-and-rosedust @thespacelizard @mr-orion @your-absent-father

I actually really like these, so lets see if I can do another one with Everduring. As before I'll do my best, but might be hard to find some

No idea which words I'm meant to do so I'll try to do them all, you may be seeing some repeat sentences

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W- Were the walls and halls a creature, then here laid its tentacles.

R- Regardless of why they were unaffected I stumbled drunkenly—crashing into lockers with a loud clang.

I- It hurts.

T- The central hall of heaven was lined with lockers and doors; though I couldn’t imagine what a corporeal being needed a locker for.

E- Echoing emotion down the halls that allured.

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G- Grey, with an emblem of many rare gems, and small letters in rose:

O- On the far side of the room the white walls bled into a vast panel of glass—outside there was only the void.

L- Lights of the beast flickering mesmerically.

D- Does your spine snap at crawling ants?

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H- Heaven.

A- Although the building showed no signs of wear or repair you could feel its age.

R- Regardless of why they were unaffected I stumbled drunkenly—crashing into lockers with a loud clang.

M- My trip was quickly coming to an end, the beast was waking up—I could hear its hunger like a deafening drum.

O- On the far side of the room the white walls bled into a vast panel of glass—outside there was only the void.

N- If the beast could dream it would dream of these loNg ago days.(couldn't find an "n")

Y- You must be lonely, to last forever, speckled only by life like me.

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F- Dehydration did not go Far enough to describe it.(failed again)

O- On the far side of the room the white walls bled into a vast panel of glass—outside there was only the void.(getting tired of seeing this one aren't we?)

R- Regardless of why they were unaffected I stumbled drunkenly—crashing into lockers with a loud clang.(same for this one lol)

G- Grey, with an emblem of many rare gems, and small letters in rose:(Am I not using enough letters?)

O- On the far side of the room the white walls bled into a vast panel of glass—outside there was only the void.(Holly hell, too many o's)

T- The age of the building is seeping into me, and as my senses adapt to their lack of vision I become liken to the beast—as my eyes are blinded, it’s are sealed behind metamorphic stone.

T- They pulsated like the lure of an anglerfish preparing to feed—to shred skin, tear muscle, and crush bone.

E- Echoing emotion down the halls that allured.(I'm so sorry)

N- I lost myself iN there.(Still no "n")

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Well that didn't go terrifically, but I had fun

You can do the same words I did, or I'm recommending the words:

Vast

WIP Anagram

Thanks to @willtheweaver here and here, @paeliae-occasionally here, and @urnumber1star here!

Rules: find a sentence in your WIPs that starts with each letter of a given word

WRITE - from The Secret Portal Part One

W - With the perfect temperature, the soft grass—it was too peaceful for the scene they’d just left.

R - Rose stepped forward, her eyes focused on something.

I - It wasn’t like I agreed with Noelle.

T - The three of us also set our backpacks and anything we were carrying by the wall, though I made sure to grab Wilfredo slip him into the pocket of my overalls and Gwen took drumsticks from the side pocket and into her cargo pants.

E - Everyone fell silent.

GOLD - from The Secret Portal Part One

G - “Gravity pulls mass toward the center of the earth. But for negative mass, gravity pushes that away from the core.”

O - “Okay, fine.”

L - “Looking for you,” Rose said, her mouth in a rare, small smile.

D - Dr. Asghar huffed.

HARMONY - from The Secret Portal Part Two

H - However, Atsila’s power made Kwasiyaa and Dylan look Inutil.

A - After we finished “singing”, Lexi closed her eyes tight before blowing out the candles.

R - Robbie gave me a small, sympathetic smile.

M - My legs were sore just from walking from the transport to the beach, but after walking several kilometers, they felt like they were ready to crumble into the sand.

O - “Okay,” I said, pulling out my tablet, feeling somewhat exhilarated knowing I was helping.

N - Neither of those seemed appropriate at the moment.

Y - “Y’know you can only move pawns forward two spaces on your first turn,” said Robbie.

FORGOTTEN - from School of the Legends Year One

F - Frustrated, Jack tossed the clipboard his paper was on to the grass in front of him, curling his knees to his chest.

O - “Our address is probably written down in an old phone book.”

R - “Right here,” said Jill, pointing to the spot.

G - “Gifted!” the king boomed, his voice echoing off the majestic walls.

O - One of the people his father tended to snear about.

T - Tierney glanced down at the duvet he was sitting on.

T - The purple sparks appeared again.

E - Even the light from the flame no longer shone red through his eyelids.

N - “Nega maluca!”

Tagging @addicted2coke-theothercoke @rjcopeseethemald @theeccentricraven @buffythevampirelover @little-peril-stories

+ ANYONE ELSE

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TSP tag list (ask to be +/-): @thepeculiarbird @illarian-rambling @televisionjester @finchwrites

@nebula--nix @literarynecromancy @honeybewrites @the-golden-comet

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SOTL tag list (ask to be +/-): @illarian-rambling @katwritesshit @wyked-ao3

Haven't done one of these in awhile, been having trouble writing, jumping right into this now that I have a story going

Its only just started so characters aren't very well established, but I guess I can do my best

This story has no name so far, whoops

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As Edmund and the machine stared into the black expanse that kaleidoscoped before them, a sense of resolve, previously nonexistent, found itself within him. He turned to his unlikely companion, tightly gripped the throttle, and declared with a strange calmness, "tell me, any reason come to mind that argues we shouldn't do this?"

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You're phrase, if I tag you, or if you want to just join in, is:

How do you feel about this?

@dyrewrites @illarian-rambling

✨🏴‍☠️Character Voice Tag🏴‍☠️✨

Thank you for the tag here @paeliae-occasionally !

My line: “ I care about your safety.”

Your line: “Why shouldn’t I try?”

I’ll make this a dialogue between Peter and Benjamin from Peter Hart

Benji: Peter, why did you throw the first punch at the tavern?

Peter: I didn’t like how he was looking at you.

Benji: Mmmm…(pinching the bridge of his nose) ….You can’t just punch someone for a look.

Peter: I sure bloody can, and I’ll do it again, too.

Benji: Peter—

Peter: —I care about your safety, Benjamin. When you’ve been out at sea as long as me, you get really good at reading scenarios…and people. Love, the glint I saw in that man’s gaze made me believe he deserved more than a punch, honestly.

Benji: …..

Peter: I held back for you, though. I hate to upset you, but I was not about to let him get away with what he was thinking—

Benji: —Peter, since when were you clairvoyant?! You can’t tell what a person is thinking!

Peter: I could tell what he was thinking….

Benji: (sigh) Well, not much we can do about it now….but I worry about you, too. Please be careful, Peter….

Peter: (smiles) Aye, love~

Gently tagging (no pressure): @autism-purgatory , @gioiaalbanoart , @wyked-ao3 , @writeahurricane , @honeybewrites , @drchenquill , @nczaversnick , @lavender-gloom , @fortunatetragedy , @jev-urisk , @theverumproject , @smellyrottentrees , @lychhiker-writes , @noxxytocin , @coffeexafterxmidnight , @pluppsauthor , @writercoracain , @kaylinalexanderbooks , @rivenantiqnerd , @ominous-feychild , @mysticstarlightduck , @addicted2coke-theothercoke , @glasshouses-and-stones , @willowseed , @willtheweaver , @aintgonnatakethis , @theink-stainedfolk , @alinacapellabooks , @thebearthatreads , @mauannacreates , @frostedlemonwriter , +open tag! ✨

I am going to do all of these, all from the same story I'm working on(currently referred to as B1), because I feel like it and I'm bored

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Writing Share:

Edmund was dreaming of a dark red sea, one tainted heavily with iron. At the bottom, seven hundred feet beneath air and light, geysers plumed in thick, sluggish patterns. It churned the water, bringing bubbles to rise upwards and break upon exposure to the sky; they, to Edmund, likened the final breath of a drowning body. And he knew, for no explainable reason, simply through inside knowledge oh his dream, that the body would be his own.

Would be.

As in yet to happen.

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Last Line:

The chartreuse that quickly emptied itself within him became torrential red, crashing on the thick tube with its waves.

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Out of context:

At one hundred twenty miles per hour Edmund plummeted, shattering the protective barrier between that world below and heaven, crashing upon hard rock.

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tagging(no pressure):

@dyrewrites @illarian-rambling @katy-books

✨Writing Share/Last Line/Out Of Context Tag 🪽✨

Thank you very much for tagging me here @mundanemoongirl and here @aintgonnatakethis . I appreciate ya! 💛✨

Take a last line, out of context writing share from Tenshito 🪽💫

Just like that, Tenshi hopped down the rabbit hold in the stump and appeared back where he started three days prior. Arriving in the forest outing, he looked at the direction of the sun, walked 15 minutes south, and arrived back at the window of Shito’s dojo.

Leaving this as an +open tag! 🪽✨

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Joining the open tag with newest story idea

Doesn't have a name, so for now lets call it... The Blind

---(this should be seven sentences)

Above what remained of Toledo the atmosphere was alight. That which remained, that is, for there was precious little of that remaining.

At roughly thirty-five-thousand miles per hour a shuttle was barreling towards the planet, its metal body sparking the sky. Thirty-five-thousand was too fast for a normal body to remain conscious, and so The Passenger wasn’t. They didn’t not notice the way her shuttle shred itself by the second. They hadn’t seen the plume of ash and other that they sped through, dotting the hull with pinpricks the size of a baseball. And they was powerless to stop the crash; it was coming any second now.

✨Heads up, Seven Sentence Sunday 🧞‍♂️✨

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“Noah, these people are going to be your coworkers someday—”

“—Don’t remind me.” Noah shook his head in disgust. “Ugh. Here….” He walked over to his roommate and roughly shrugged off his backpack, pushing it into Ali’s arms. “….take it.”

“I don’t want to go without you….” Ali shook his head as he gently nudged the bag back into Noah’s hands.

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Verne And Stansevain: Stanse was inspired by my interest in what I call the "horror of understanding". How some people drag each other further into the ground simply to know that they both can taste the mud. Verne was inspired by a desire to deconstruct the "damsel in distress" character type!

Young And Fremont/Aaron: I was inspired by a dream I had. I dreamed I was an otherworldly end of life duela to put it simply who had to convince Aaron with his wife and children to go into the afterlife. Everyone was rather simple except for Aaron. I then woke up. Since I desired to see the ending, I went back to sleep. I was finally able to convince Aaron to be reincarnated once I promised him that I would personally make sure that he and his family would be reincarnated together.

{WARNING: SPOILERS FOR OBEY ME GAME UP NEXT}

Kiri And Amoiel: When I was playing Obey Me casually, they started hinting at a special connection between Lilith and MC. I was thinking, "It would be strange to see the MC as Lilith since that's borderline incest soul-wise..." So I tried to explain this obvious connection in my head. So I went: Lilith fell down? Maybe she fell onto Earth! Then I concocted this wild theory where Lilith left a mark on the ancestors of MC. Combined with Junji Ito's "What Lurks Beneath the Sea", i came up with a story about a parasitic angel forced to harvest on the lifespan of this family generation.

Tag: @drivingmebonkas, @12-cluh, @foxgloves-garden, @blackhorsedances, @largestmothinnorthamerica, @startheoverseer, @loverboyxbutch, @procrazedfan, and literally anyone who wants to join in! I am always looking to support my mutuals :D

Writers Challenge#4

Author Interview:

Hi guys.

It's me again and I guess I have another challenge this time and this is too all writers who haven't found their title, even if you have a title you can join.

OC inspirations.

And book inspirations.

How did your book grow into it now?

Was a fanfic to original story?

Vibes?

Optional.

What inspired you to write your WIP? It could be a book, a show, a person or even a character.

My current WIP is based on a Wolfblood, Twilight and Avatar:The Last Airbender.

Wolfblood gave me the way to write controlled werewolves, Twilight gave me my protagonist, Thalia but she was a nameless Black girl who had a relationship with a vampire and Avatar for my panther shifters but slowly the book changed, and the Avatar gave me inspo for her abilities and she was a mortal who lived with supernatural creatures.

So yeah.

Thats it.

The vibe is a snowy winter wonderland filled with secrets and monsters and strange happenings after a strange human girl meets a tribe of Inuit werewolves.

The tone is quite dark at first.

Sorry for the tags.

@morganthepen @imbecominggayer

@imbecominggayer @wyked-ao3 @thehighladyreads @blue-endy

@furrywrit3r @loverboyxbutch @blargh-500 @jj-the-hobbit171

This is for some of my other/older works since I absolutely can't get enough of talking about my OCs :D

Nuetral And Pearson: This is the funniest backstory for characters. Basically in my old science class whenever I was learning and doing projects on human biology, I would use Neutral Huemin (Neutral Human) and Pearson(Person)! They had children. They grew up. They adopted sentient plants that teach others about how plants work.

Alyenora, Coliuh, And Carver: Sci-Fi mixed with Isekai with a satirical perspective on some weird Sci-Fi themes. Alye hates this sci-fi book since it's one of those "I hate technology! Ignore how technology has advanced medicine, architecture, society, and everything that helps me!". Unfortunately, Isekai situation happens and Alyenora is forced to rely on Coliuh who is an investigation of the "Born Sexy Yesterday" trope and Carver who's a deep-dive into the "Everyman" trope.

Writers Challenge#4

Author Interview:

Hi guys.

It's me again and I guess I have another challenge this time and this is too all writers who haven't found their title, even if you have a title you can join.

OC inspirations.

And book inspirations.

How did your book grow into it now?

Was a fanfic to original story?

Vibes?

Optional.

What inspired you to write your WIP? It could be a book, a show, a person or even a character.

My current WIP is based on a Wolfblood, Twilight and Avatar:The Last Airbender.

Wolfblood gave me the way to write controlled werewolves, Twilight gave me my protagonist, Thalia but she was a nameless Black girl who had a relationship with a vampire and Avatar for my panther shifters but slowly the book changed, and the Avatar gave me inspo for her abilities and she was a mortal who lived with supernatural creatures.

So yeah.

Thats it.

The vibe is a snowy winter wonderland filled with secrets and monsters and strange happenings after a strange human girl meets a tribe of Inuit werewolves.

The tone is quite dark at first.

Sorry for the tags.

@morganthepen @imbecominggayer

@imbecominggayer @wyked-ao3 @thehighladyreads @blue-endy

@furrywrit3r @loverboyxbutch @blargh-500 @jj-the-hobbit171

Incorrect Quotes Tag!!!

@sabewebb recommended this to me!

Use this site to generate some incorrect quotes.

These are Hidnight related

Teagan: Steven, I know you snuck out to see Connor last night.

Steven: If you tell Dad or Elouise, I swear I'll murder you, and they'll never find the body.

Teagan: Five bucks?

Steven: Fine.

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Teagan, hungover: Please tell me I'm imagining that I claimed I was king of the ducks.

Elouise: I would, but then I would be lying to the King of All Ducks.

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Steven: What the fuck is wrong with you??

Teagan: What? No good morning?

Steven: Good morning, what the fuck is wrong with you??

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Alarick, to the pack: And remember, if I get harsh with you it is only because you’re doing it all wrong.

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Steven: You... you said I could trust you!!

Steven: You said you were a GAMER!!!

Connor: Steven... I only play mobile games.

Steven: NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

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Elouise: Steven, I rebuke thee! I rebuke thee!

Steven: Rebuke? Is that a word?

Elouise: You have all invoked my fury! You will all pay recompense for your transgressions!

Steven: What, you got like a word-a-day calendar or something?

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Alarick: Where are your parents?

Connor: What are parents?

Alarick: That’s just about the saddest thing I've ever heard.

You're up next @daily-haley @davycoquette

Character Voice Tag!!!

@paeliae-occasionally tagged me so here we go: character voices: Valerie's story (still no title) edition!

My Line: We are never doing this again.

Valerie: You can't make me!

Oakley: Once is enough, thank you.

Bernadette: You would do well to heed my warnings the first time.

You're up @sabewebb @daily-haley @davycoquette ! Also an open tag!

Your Line: I swear I didn't do it on purpose!

Have fun!

Find the Word Tag!!!

@davycoquette has nudged me and I shall deliver!

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BEGIN/BEGAN

Fran and Kell begin weaving the flowers together while Graciela helps me. I just can't get my fingers to twist the next stem without the one I did before falling apart. Each failure fans the ember. I don't want to do this anymore.

LIE

"They have wolf's bane." Steven managed.

"Your friend doin' alright?" Did they know what was making him sick? Steven was in danger.

"We have alcohol." Connor blurted. Terrible lie.

END

"Gentle Omie," the priest says, "care for us, show your love to the loveless, put our hearts and minds at ease so that we may celebrate today." Francesca's pacing. It's almost the end. "Let us recite 'Our Lady.'"

GRIP

People gather at the edges of the square slowly. Music sounds out. Quietly at first, rising more as the crowd grows. Everyone's waiting for the song to hit its peak. When it does, people burst into the empty space, forming three distinct circles. We start by skipping, the outer and innermost circles rotating clockwise and the middle going counter. As the melody arrives at its chorus we join hands, bouncing inwards until the people in the center can't move then spreading out until we lose our grips. From there, everyone dances however they'd like until the bridge repeats at which point we do the circle thing again.

Name Origins Tag!!!

@sabewebb has given me an excuse to nerd out and I'm taking it!

I am, and always have been, a sucker for symbolism. I choose many names for their meanings (it's great when a stolen name has a fitting theme!) and sometimes that means making a joke for myself and the other word nerds out there.

Example: Connor means "lover of hounds" and he's friends with a werewolf family. Dog People taken literally. I think it's funny. His last name, Willard, is directly taken from the song "Willard!" by Will Wood because I thought that the whole thing sounded like something Connor would say.

Alarick means “noble, regal ruler” or “ruler of everything” and he's the leader of the pack.

Elouise, Teagan, and Steven came from their inspiration song: "Solider, Poet, King" by The Oh Hellos. They mean warrior, poet, and crown respectively. I felt I couldn't use the "ruler" meaning because Steven, being the youngest, definitely isn't in charge.

The pack's surname, Ibarra, means meadow. To explain that, I first have to explain a character only ever spoken about because she's dead long before the story starts.

Morella Ibarra is Alarick's dead wife. Morella means "death." I know, I know. Very creative. But it has a purpose! Waaaaay later in the story, we learn about the system of deities in the Hidnight world (which will be its own post) and the three planes they operate on. There's the mortal and the divine planes, and then there's The Valley of Death. The Valley of Death is called that because as the in-between for the mortal plane and the divine, it's where the Death angels work. If you've been paying attention, Morella Ibarra translates to "Death Meadow." It foreshadows her appearance in The Valley later. She is NOT the Goddess of Death.

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Valerie's name was chosen right when I began the first ever draft of her story in, like, sixth/early seventh grade. I had just realized that I could use names to symbolize character traits and overarching themes. And I will admit, Valerie used to be a self insert 🤦‍♂️ so when I found a beautiful name that also meant "strong, Independent, and courageous," I latched onto it because I needed the reassurance at the time.

The Six Immortals rapid fire! (It's WAY too much to explain the significance of each here.)

Hearth Immortal Omie- "Homebody," Conflict Immortal Alvaro- "All Guard," Craft Immortal Ved- "Sacred Knowledge," Verve Immortal Gail- "Lively," Scape Immortal Pierce- "Rock," Blight Immortal Bellona- "Destructive Warrior."

I stole Oakley's name from a girl I met on vacation as a child. Its symbolism is that she's from the Forest Region. "Oak" ley. Get it? I'm sorry.

Bernadette's name will be explained in a lore dump post about witches.

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That's it for major characters up to the point I'm at for each story. I could go on for ages about character names alone but I don't want to overload you with information :)

OPEN TAG!

How Cuddle-able are Your OCs? (tag)

An unexpected tag from @paeliae-occasionally but a fun one!

Rules: Rate your OCs based on how they handle cuddling/being cuddled on a scale of 0-10!

I'm locked on Hidnight rn so you get more of my favorite trauma sink!

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Connor: 1/10 or 9/10. Physical touch is a bit of a set off for him because it reminds him of his mother. Hugs were always the thing that got him to stay no matter how bad the abuse got. He'd think "I can take it. I don't want to give up what little good I have for another unknown. I don't want to be the one to tear this family apart." Alternatively, when he grows to really love and trust the Ibarras, their penchant for showing affection via physical touch becomes a grounding and healing thing for him. But only the Ibarras. Nobody else.

Steven: 6 or 7/10. He'll insist over and over that he's tough and can take care of himself (a consequence of being the baby of the family) but he'll never deny you a hug if you ask for it. Steven and Connor sometimes sleep while holding hands.

Elouise: 8/10. She's 6'6", she could bench press you without breaking a sweat, she's a stoic, intelligent badass... and she's a major softie. You might not see her crack a smile but inside her head she's getting all flustered. And don't worry, she won't snap you in half when she squeezes you.

Teagan: 10/10. VERY cuddly. She'll walk up behind you, wrap her arms around your neck, and press her face into your hair at random times. She'll constantly pull you closer if you're standing near her and she is ALWAYS the big spoon.

Alarick: 10/10. He's subtler and more self-controlled than Teagan but he's exactly the same. Pulls you closer, lets you lean against him on a bench or couch, will let almost anyone hug him if they ask and maybe even if they didn't.

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Now I'm very curious to others' responses.

@davycoquette @daily-haley @sabewebb

+OPEN TAG PLEASE DO THIS I NEED TO KNOWWWW

First/Last Line Tag!!!!

More tags! More tags! @sabewebb gave me this one

rules: make a new post and share the first and last line(s) you wrote

Characters:

Valerie-

"But I'm always on sweeping duty!"

"Guts!"

Oakley-

"Goodness! What happened?"

"Please, Valerie. Just let me think."

Connor-

"I don't like it here. I want to go home."

"Yeah."

Steven-

"Hi, I'm Steven. Don't call me Steve."

"I'm gonna hurl."

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Last Lines I Wrote (general):

Oh, God. The girl. Was she dead? Connor couldn't tell. He smelled blood, a lot of it. He tasted it. He bit her. Like some feral animal! Like some kind of monster. She's breathing. That's good, right? Alarick howled. Go back. But she's dying! What can you do? You can't help her. You hurt her. You are your mother's monster after all.

Some fun Hidnight trivia, as a treat:

The girl Connor bites in this scene is named Florence and she's a character in a spin-off short story set in the same universe. Florence was originally a completely separate story I dreamed up one night as I struggled to fall asleep then later decided to put in the same world. However, its inciting incident (Florence being bitten) didn't align with the lore of Hidnight which is that only certain werewolves can transmit lycanthropy via bite (Connor becomes one of them). I then (independently) realized that I was protecting Connor from consequences too much so I let him actually fuck up and hurt people and suddenly Florence fit in the same universe!

I made this note back in May:

I keep coming up with spin-off stories set in the same world as Hidnight except no I don't because the inciting incidents fundamentally conflict with the important world logic previously established in the core story.

Coming up with these spin-offs has helped me cement the themes of the original story so it's not all bad.