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"Oh, that? I threw that amulet into the bottomless ocean some seven or eight hundred years ago."
"Why the fuck would you do that?"
"Well, it was gifted to me by a lover at the time, and when we broke up on rather unfriendly terms, I had what the kids might call a 'fit of melodrama' and wanted to be eternally rid of it. Why? What did you want it for?"
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Writers when it's time to write the story no one forced them to come up with in the first place 🙄
A new option for anyone with a veeeeery long doc or complicated outline (and no desire to look at all of it at once) -
Collapsible headers!
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- the Ellipsus Team xo
problematic rage gap. one partner tries to bring nuance and understanding to a tough situation. the other wants to blow up the earth about it.
on the topic of disabled characters, though, i think a LOT of artists give characters mobility aids that their character wouldn't actually benefit from using.
i'm sort of having a mild brain fog moment rn so i can't fully articulate what i'm on about, but i think a lot of able-bodied artists view things like canes and crutches as interchangeable. and they often don't know enough about the wide range of mobility aids to make an informed decision about what their character might actually use based on their disability
i also think that aids like walkers and rollators are sort of viewed as "cringe" on some level, and many people view them to be "just for old people," so many artists will opt for giving a character who has full-body pain and fatigue a cane (which, in many cases, can potentially WORSEN full-body pain) instead. and a lot of people don't realize that most wheelchair users are able to walk, so they don't consider it an option for characters with chronic pain
idk it's kind of frustrating. i've genuinely never, ever seen a character that uses a rollator before. not once. i cannot name a single one. i know of multiple ocs who are described to have full-body pain, dizziness, and fatigue that are drawn as cane users and are never shown with wheelchairs or walkers, though
it's also sort of sad? i've been diagnosed since i was twelve years old, and i only heard of rollators LAST YEAR. and that was only because i saw one irl and immediately asked what it was. i wonder how many disabled people out there don't even know it's an option solely because they're completely underrepresented online and in media
if you're a creative with a disabled oc, PLEASEEE check out this link. it's a very nice and detailed guide for telling which mobility aids suit someone's needs best. it's incredibly important to make the right choice for your character! mobility aids tell you a LOT about someone's lived experience. picking the right one will communicate to your audience #1 what your character goes through #2 that you UNDERSTAND what your character goes through!
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when it’s time to write pages and pages of selfship lore that no one will ever read
god sends his strongest soldiers his most devastating homoerotic relationships
My version of fuck around and find out is is NEVER reading AO3 tags and halfway through the fic morphing into this:
none of that top/bottom discourse. the only valid question to ask is who cries during sex
The fastest way to accomplish The Project is to cease being afraid of The Project. The Project cannot maim you. The Project cannot kill you. The Project is more afraid of you than you are of it. It is okay if The Project turns out differently from how it was in your head, and it is okay if it has flaws. You are capable of engaging with The Project.
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If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.
1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.
2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.
3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.
4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.
5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.
Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.
Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.
the unanticipated sequel
[ID. The "save me [x]" meme, edited to read:
Tweet 1: living weapon complex save me...
Tweet 2: living weapon complex favorite character
Tweet 3: save me living weapon complex character /end ID.]
we need more unapologetically evil, fun, and unhinged black characters in media
"This isn't just a bad memory, is it?"
You know how when kids get nightmares, sometimes they go to their parents' room to sleep in their bed for the night?
Think about the reverse with the Lotus. Who goes to visit her Tenno in their Orbiter when she's not feeling great. The Operator coming home to the Orbiter only for Ordis to quietly tell them the Lotus is sitting in their personal quarters.
Lotus holding on to one of their floofs while she waits. Letting herself absorb the sight of their neatly arranged noggles on the shelves. The colours and patterns on the walls. The haphazardly placed posters and trinkets littered throughout the child's room. Watching only with a hollow gaze when the Operator walks in.
"Lotus?" they'd ask worriedly. "Are you alright?"
She doesn't answer; she just watches.
She doesn't move. She doesn't let go of the floof.
Even when the Operator approaches her and wraps her in a big, warm hug... She remains. She is distant. She isn't really here.
But the Operator can feel her shivering. They can feel her body temperature dipping into dangerous levels of cold.
So they stay with her. They try to warm her up. They bring her a hot flask for her to hold. They drape her in blankets and huddle close to her. They talk about their day and the people they've been helping. They crack jokes and talk to her like how friends do. Even Ordis chimes in; even his usual levity takes a soothing edge.
The lights in the room start to dim. And the Lotus' body temperature is gradually returning to normal.
She still hasn't moved. She's still holding the floof.
But the Operator can hear her breathe again. They can see the subtle droop of her head. They can feel the whispers of warmth returning to her Sentient body.
So the Lotus is left to slumber. And her Tenno chooses to stay.
I do not write to be the greatest writer out there. I write because...
I LIKE it
someone else might LIKE it
it is FUN to do
I get those THOUGHTS out of my head
it's fun to look BACK on
have I mentioned it's FUN?
it's CATHARTIC
it's nice to see what I CAN DO
And also because I just like it.
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I can excuse a lot of inaccuracies in other people's writing. But if there is something not completely historically correct in the fic that I don't even plan to post, backed up with scholarly research, I cannot continue to write.
the author's barely disguised longing for a kinder world
