Hi! Call me Vince, Lupine, or Blackbird. Pronouns are he/him/his.
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This is my creative writing and personal blog. I'll mainly be posting/reblogging:
My own writing (main genres and themes: modern/urban fantasy, horror, sci-fi, character studies, angst, fluff, hurt/comfort)
Personal posts (block the "journal" tag if you don't want to see them)
My friends' writing and art
Other writing and art that resonates with me
Writing/editing/publishing advice
Prompts, inspiration, and references
âŚBut I'll also occasionally post and reblog fandom content, mutual aid posts, and other non-writing content. If there is something specific you would like me to tag, please send me an ask!
Below the cut is a quick rundown of my main OCs who I put through The Horrors and some of my main/current interests.
My OCs:
Lou (he/him): Human writer/author/editor. He's one of my oldest OCs (been writing variations of him for like thirteen years) and I love putting him through the wringer in all kinds of AUs; thankfully his boundless determination and capacity for fierce loyalty help him get through it. [Desktop bio] [Mobile bio] [Tag]
Francis (he/him): Lou's big brother and Dan's twin. Human singer/songwriter/musician/video game streamer. Just as old as Lou for me, and their stories are often tightly intertwined. *Smacks his shoulder* This little guy can fit so much anxiety in him. [Desktop bio] [Mobile bio] [Tag]
Dan (he/him): Lou's other big brother and Francis's twin. Human hitman/artist. Was created to be an evil foil for Francis but then he got too much depth and now I like him too much to make him irredeemable so he gets to be Complicated and Repressed. [Desktop bio] [Mobile bio] [Tag]
Samael/Sam (he/sol): Started out as an evil shadow fiend possessing warlock!Lou in a homebrew D&D 5e game, eventually morphed into the son of Lathander and also is the Literal Fucking Sun. He got an unplanned villain redemption arc so he doesn't want to end the world anymore but he does still love chaos and being a massive pain in the ass. Sometimes sol and Lou kiss. [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
Lily (she/her): Werewolf OC who's even older than Lou and has gone through even more changes than him. Kind of a Robin Hood-esque figure with a strong sense of justice and is a total badassâŚbut even badasses need to cry and be held sometimes, much to her chagrin. She's boisterous, loves fiercely, and hates to give up. [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
Pepper (they/them): Dhampir/born vampire OC who's also gone through a lot of changes in recent years. Lily's best friend and eventually her partner (in romance and in crime). Not-so-secretly a huge nerd and sweetheart, but equally as strong in their convictions and willing to fight for them as Lily. [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
Aster (he/they): Started as a D&D 5e character, a "dhampir" hexblade warlock who was resurrected from death as a child. He ambiently drains the life force out of others, often uncontrollably, unless he does his mysterious patron's (the Benefactor) bidding. They seek to do good and prevent their "condition" from causing mass harm or death. In the process, he grapples with having "come back wrong." [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
Zephyr (he/him): My very first D&D 5e character who blossomed into a full-blown OC; a harpy glamour bard who travels the world seeking his missing lover, Armand. He also loves and seeks out new experiences and strives to live life to the fullest after escaping a sheltered and abusive upbringing. In some AUs he's also put alongside Aster, where his bubbly and warm personality contrast their colder outlook. [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
Guy (he/him): Started as a semi-recurring ally NPC in the same homebrew game I ran with Sam (during Sam's antagonist era). Then he became my tiefling arcane archer fighter/paladin PC in my friend's D&D 5e campaign and *then* I started growing brain worms about him as the emergent story of the campaign changed him. A bounty hunter who appears aloof, carefree, and untethered, who comes to realize that he loves his friends and strives to make up for the damage his lack of commitment has wrought. [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
Westlin/Wes (he/him): Started as a D&D 5e PC I never got to use, who I then repurposed into my seldarine dark elf lore bard in BG3. His main motto is "kindness pays" and he has a passion for studying arcane magic. His BG3 story is still ongoing because I play video games at a snail's pace. In some AUs he is a drider instead, which is very funny given that he's an arachnophobe. [Full ref page: TK] [Tag: TK]
What I'm into lately (i.e.: what I might post about when I'm not writing original stuff, list subject to change):
Limbus Company
Path to Nowhere
Octopath Traveler
Ace Attorney
Dexter
The Blood of Youth
The works of Stephen King
Classic horror films
Classic literature
Greek mythology
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
TTRPGs of all kinds, especially indie and solo RPGs lately
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Yesterday my little brother told me something very sweet and touching, that when he was a kid and had nightmares about monsters chasing him or whatever he would be able to end the nightmare by finding me in the dream and I would protect him by fighting off the zombies, or carrying him away. This is adorable, and makes me feel like the greatest older sibling in the world, but the hilarious thing is that when I was a kid I had nightmares of needing to save him from zombies and such. so many dreams where he was in trouble and I needed to save him. Like my nightmares began where his ended. Low key I think he mastered the ability to psychically transfer his nightmare to me as a child and I'm kind of annoyed with him.
For being based in a medium that only uses words, writers sure are bad at captioning their images. Even alt text would be infinitely better for accessibility. Out of all the corners of Tumblr that I spend time in, writeblrs are the worst at this. People with low or no vision also want to enjoy our writing memes! They also want to know they arenât missing anything when their screenreader says thereâs an unknown image but itâs just an aesthetic green ribbon.
I think part of getting better is complete ego death. Like youâre not above setting a timer for 5 minutes and focusing on a task. Youâre not above doing a very simple 3 minute workout to start. Youâre not above reading for 10 minutes a day when you first get out of your reading slump, even if you used to read for hours. Youâre not above starting slow and then building up to where you want to be/where you once were. What you are above is total inertia. Doing something really is better than doing nothing. Radically accept where you are, radically accept your limits, and go from there. Donât let your ego get in the way.
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a character who truly, legitimately goes âbut why does that matter?â about their feelings when someone who cares about them asks. and the sudden falling of everyone around themâs faces as they realize that this person doesnât recognize themself as someone who needs or should be taken care of. i want Everyone to hurt. surprise at the idea, worry for them, horror at not having noticed. do you see this person who doesnât think of themselves as a person?
I recently found a fantasy book written by a Black woman and inspired by Nigerian mythology with a young Black woman lead. Itâs called Forged By Blood, I havenât read it yet so I canât really say anything more than itâs blurb does but with asks open I thought itâd be something to share so maybe other fantasy enjoyers can give it a read
A brilliant new voice brings us a brilliant new epic fantasy novel: Ehigbor Okosunâs first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspi
A brilliant new voice brings us a brilliant new epic fantasy novel: Ehigbor Okosunâs first book in an action-packed, poignant duology inspired by Nigerian mythologyâfull of magic and emotion and set in a highly atmospheric, complex world in which a young woman fights to survive a tyrannical society, having everything stripped away from her, and seeks vengeance for her motherâs murder and the spilled blood of her people.
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I want to clarify something kind of important because this kinda used to be my field. The concept that people express and feel love in different ways, and that this might lead to misunderstandings, IS something with scientific merit. The idea that there are just five and we know what they are is NOT. The idea that people have a primary love language is NOT.
In science, we have a saying. All models are wrong, but some are useful. Thatâs how I see the love languages framework. It is inherently flawed, but some of its concepts are useful. Communicate with your partner what makes you feel loved and understand what makes them feel loved. Understand how your partner shows love. There is immense value in that. But donât over-index on which one of the five you are. That part doesnât matter.
#love languages#really reblogging for that last comment though#âall models are wrong but some are usefulâ#the concept is sound but the specifics are uhhhh not (via @mad-madam-m)
i think one of my all time faves when it comes to whump scenarios is when whumpee has to pull themself out of the wreckage of what whumper did to them, they save themself, however means necessary (possibly by killing whumper, running away, who knows.) and when they're back, they try to be normal, try to get back to how things were like before, but they can't, and after a while everyone around them starts to see them crack.
