lost maps & little knives

Not feeling the nasty business right now so how about we address lust’s more volatile cousin, wrath?

Send one of these in and I’ll talk about my muse.

How often do they find themselves fighting others?

Do they regret when they strike out? Find satisfaction in it?

How quick are they to resort to violence?

Is there anything that makes them snap faster?

Do they throw insults or fists first?

Have they killed before? How did it impact them?

If they could kill or harm another, without repercussions, would they? Who would it be? To what extent?

Do they believe it’s okay to use violence to resolve problems?

Is there a line they will not cross when it comes to violence/insults?

Do they try and justify their actions? How?

Do they have rituals or other motions they go through to calm themselves following violence?

Do they have any sort of visceral reaction to violence?

Are there certain times, currently or in their past, when they are more prone to violence than usual?

Are there certain places where they regularly find themselves in trouble?

What’s the worst situation they’ve ended up in before, due to violence?

Has anything good ever come to them from acting violently?

Do others tend to look down upon them for their actions? Whether benign or violent in nature?

Was violence a big part of their childhood?

Do they follow another’s teachings when it comes to their treatment of violence?

FFxiv 30 Day Writing Challenge SEPTEMBER 1st - 30th, 2020

Welcome to YEAR 4 of our annual FFxiv 30 Day Writing Challenge, folks!

In 2017 we saw 2,451 written pieces ranging from three-lined haikus to multi-paged stories. 2018 ramped up even more with 3,641 written pieces, and 2019 ended with 6,543 written pieces counted! 

That means that in 3 years you’ve collectively written 12,635 pieces for this challenge!! That’s amazing!

Here’s the gist:

Runs from September 1st - 30th, 2020. During that time frame:

Visit sea-wolf-coast-to-coast​ once a day at 12:00pm (noon) PDT for the prompt of the day. Convert to your timezone accordingly. All prompts will be one word or brief phrase that you can interpret however you please.

You have 24 hours to write something for that prompt.

Submit the link to your entry post via this Google Form: https://forms.gle/2x9GYu73YTVbPAeR8

There are no length or skill requirements (short & sweet is fine!).

There will be no 24-hour deadlines for the first week, September 1st - 7th.

Makeup/extra credit days every Sunday.

Every entry posted within its 24-hour deadline will count toward a participation prize raffle at the end.

You can join any time with any prompt #! There’s no need for latecomers to start with prompt #1. Picking up with the most recent prompt is A OK.

If you’re an artist and you would like to volunteer to do a simple black & white illustration as a participation prize at the end of this challenge, you can volunteer here!

RULES & MORE INFO can be found here: https://ffxiv-write.carrd.co/

(( banner art by @dantinmikannes ))

I burned for you once My heart tempered By a blaze all-consuming Yet I confess I cannot recall that which I loved most You Or the kiss of the flame