Lady's Loch

Y/N: i do

Avengers: awww

Y/N: or do i?

It’s pretty likely that it’s a four digit number, and as there are four digits chosen there, that means that there cannot be any repetition. This mean that there are:

No, no, no. Don’t base your deductions of psychology. Let’s talk chemistry. When you first press a button, there’s more of the natural oils on your skin, and therefore it wears down the numbers on the keys faster. Obviously 0 is the first one, then. Try 0791 first.

The light is green.

Status: In Progress 

Loki: I may or may not be in a cult.

*Barely an hour later*

Sam: Bucky! Why would you give (Y/N) a knife??

Bucky: She said that she didn't feel safe!

Sam: Well, now I don't feel safe!

Bucky: ....

Just a little place to put my werewolf Billy stuff.

If you.want more headcanons/ see what extra I've said about were!Billy, feel free to search the tag #werwolf russo on my page. Thanks!

☁️ = fluff

⚡= smut/implications of sex

🥔 = angst

You come home with another man's scent on you⚡

Billy when he can sense you're ovulating⚡

You hang out with Billy easily while he gets dressed ☁️

🌙 You wear a collar to make fun of him but he has the last laugh (ft. biting) ⚡

🌙 Frank explains to Billy the consequences of the bite 🥔

🌙 Billy takes some extreme measures 🥔

🌙 You return the wine you stole 🥔

🌙 He doesn't want to tell you why 🥔

🌙 You call out to him without knowing

y/n: he was so hot it was crazy

tony: okay but, what did he look like?

y/n: i mean, where should i start? he was tall, you know maybe 6'0, 6'1? uh, absolutely just jacked, but, not like scary, bodybuilder jacked. like, he was ripped but he still had a soft touch, like, you could totally fall asleep in his arms

tony: okay, but what did his face look like?

y/n: well uh, you know brad pitt?

tony: yeah?

y/n: forget brad pitt, this guy was hotter

peter: hotter than brad pitt?

y/n: hotter than bradley. joseph. pitt

peter: that's crazy

y/n: jeez, i would pay money to gaze into those eyes again

natasha: even after he tried to kill you?

y/n: i almost wish he stabbed me to death and took his time doing it, just so the last thing i saw could have been those ocean blue eyes

natasha: i'm getting a little hot off your description, so i can only imagine how it felt to be there

y/n: insane

peter: gosh i just can't believe he was hotter than brad pitt

y/n: hey, what did i say about brad pitt?

peter: oh shoot, i-i-im sorry

y/n: forget brad pitt

peter: done. forgotten. who is he? he doesn't exist. he's gone

Billy: Oh, yeah? You're the idiot who thinks you can get away with everything! WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD!

Y/N: I'm leaving you, AND I'M TAKING FRANK WITH ME!

Just a little place to put my werewolf Billy stuff.

If you.want more headcanons/ see what extra I've said about were!Billy, feel free to search the tag #werwolf russo on my page. Thanks!

☁️ = fluff

⚡= smut/implications of sex

🥔 = angst

You come home with another man's scent on you⚡

Billy when he can sense you're ovulating⚡

You hang out with Billy easily while he gets dressed ☁️

🌙 You wear a collar to make fun of him but he has the last laugh (ft. biting) ⚡

🌙 Frank explains to Billy the consequences of the bite 🥔

🌙 Billy takes some extreme measures 🥔

🌙 You return the wine you stole 🥔

🌙 He doesn't want to tell you why 🥔

🌙 You call out to him without knowing

I. Must not. Binge read. This. Instead.

You are the master of your own life 😘

😂😂😂😂

Rating: 18+, Explicit Pairing: Din Djarin x F!Reader Summary: A story of love, heartache, and accepting one’s destiny. You’re a combat medic trying to carve out a new life for yourself, when a dark knight crashes into your orbit.

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Chapter 1: Ripples and Waves

Chapter 2: An Eye for an Eye

Chapter 3: Old Friends, New Enemies

Chapter 4: Stargazer

Chapter 5: Triage

Chapter 6: What Lies Beneath

Chapter 7: What Could Have Been

Chapter 8: Don’t Say Goodbye

Chapter 9: A Healer and a Savior

Chapter 10: A Million Little Pieces

Chapter 11: Bound

Y/n: An optimist sees light at the end of the tunnel.

Sylvie: A realist sees a freight train.

I have gotten some requests for advice on how to write specific characters, but the underlying principles to keeping characterizations canon-compliant can apply to writing anyone in any series. Better yet, this advice may help you come up with character interpretations that feel both canonical yet original (and distinct from mine!).

You can reduce characterization to three basic principles:

1) Habits and speech patterns

Habits and speech patterns serve as “shortcuts” that immediately connect the character to the canon. The audience recognizes these cues and will associate them to the actual character.

Speech patterns are particularly important to keeping a character recognizable. As soon as the speech pattern of a person deviates from canon with no explanation, the suspension of disbelief will break for an audience. A common issue I see in shipping fics is that people will make a character give the love interest a pet name that just would never leave their mouth in canon-compliant situations.

Habits can be verbal tics (e.g. they say “babe” a lot), bodily motions (e.g. touching their hair or pushing up their glasses), behavioural trends (e.g. eating a lot), or even phrases that come up often. The latter I find is underused but very effective. Here’s the thing about people in real life: they will repeat phrases and stories, sometimes even verbatim, to different people! If you lift a line out of the show or book and re-contextualize it, it’ll immediately feel like the canon.

Habits come with two caveats:

Do not overuse the tics. It can be annoying and intrusive, especially when used more frequently than in canon! 

Do not rely too much on these habits for characterization. Your character may come off as a shallow imitation of canon without “substance” if so. 

The next two tips will help give your characterization substance and originality.

2) Drivers in decision-making and thought patterns

People in real life often have patterns in the decisions they make or the thoughts they have because of some kind of underlying motivation, whether or not they are cognizant of it. The same will apply to well-written characters in fiction. Try to think about any significant decisions the character makes in canon and why they might exist. (Hot tip: If these motivations are not explicitly stated in the canon material, this is where you can come up with some extremely juicy headcanons!)

Understanding the fundamental drivers behind the character’s actions will allow you to extrapolate and write what they’d do in the situations in your fanfic. These non-canon situations can include relationships! It’s a common issue for romantic relationships in fanfic to feel OOC because the characters act inconsistently with their canon decision-making and thought patterns solely for their love interest.

Examples of common drivers in fiction:

Abstract values such as freedom, revenge, survival, self-preservation. (If you’re writing anything political, try to figure out how they value conservatism vs liberalism, anarchy vs authoritarianism, etc).

Baggage and trauma relating to familial issues or past relationships, which can often result in maladaptive trends in behaviour or hard-lined moral codes and ideals.

Significant relationships that affect their needs, goals, etc. Pay attention to platonic, familial, or romantic bonds that are strongly featured in the canon.

All these examples are interrelated. Often our abstract values will arise from baggage, which then influence relationships, which in turn influence our values. Try to think about how each of these types of drivers may relate to one another for your characters.

Stories tend to have the most layered characterizations when the author has identified two drivers that are in conflict with one another, or one that leads to opposing behaviours. This can also be the starting point for character growth, whether it’s a hero’s journey or descent into a villain role.

3) Cultural context

Cultural context is a subcategory of drivers that I often find is overlooked. 

The culture in which someone was raised will often influence their decision-making habits, whether they conform to it or outright reject it. Recognizing the cultural context for a character can be very useful for figuring out cool little headcanons or extrapolating behaviour/opinions in the absence of canon material.

Some examples of how culture contributes to behaviour:

The kind of art and hobbies they enjoy, or at least are on their radar. 

Knowledge they would have about certain topics—even mundane things like musical instruments, certain skill sets, etc.

Their judgments on themselves and other characters, as well as the values they’d project onto their relationships.

The actions they would take when trying to conform to social norms of the time period—or even the set of actions that might occur to them!

It’s a pet peeve of mine when characters behave in a way that ignores their cultural context, simply because it won’t feel realistic! Since I’ve been relating this to shipping, I will make this point: what time period and country (or coded culture) is this character in? What are courtship norms like? And, if we’re going to go the nsfw route, what “interests” (haha) would exist?

Here are some quick examples of this analysis applied to two different characters: Hakuryuu Ren (Magi), Daryl Dixon (TWD). These are characters I’ve gotten requests for—let me know if anyone is interested in others!

(Updated as of July 4th, 2021)

* = multi-chapter series My AO3

The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon/Reader:

Ain’t Over Yet (collab w/crossbowking): Part 1  Part 2  

Walk Away

Family Matters

Let Me In *(complete) 

Last Ones Standing Universe*(complete)

Negan/Reader:

Not So Mr. Nice Guy: Part 1  Part 2 |  Savior Complex *(complete)

Criminal Minds

Aaron Hotchner/Reader:

Up in the Air  | Brown-Eyed Monster |  A Night Out

Between Us *(complete)

Star Wars

The Mandalorian|Din Djarin/Reader:

A Clan of Three *(complete)

Kylo Ren|Ben Solo/Reader: 

I Know What You Did Last Summer *(complete)

Sherlock (BBC) 

Sherlock Holmes/Reader: 

Beloved Baker Street  *(complete)

Boredom | Oh, What a Night | Irritability

Narcos 

Javier Peña/Reader: 

Natural Instincts | Odd Man Out: Part 1  Part 2 | Miedo de Perderte

John Wick

John Wick/Reader: 

To Keep You Safe *(complete)

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Bucky Barnes/Reader:

Everybody Loves Somebody *(complete)

Peter Parker/Reader:

I Love You 3,000  *(complete) | New Normal

Steve Rogers/Reader: 

Certainty | Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop | A Matter of Time | Safe House

Tadashi Hamada/Reader:

Pining | Everyone Loves a Wedding 

Alex Summers/Reader: 

Six Times Alex Summers Says He Loves You | Recovery | After All This Time | Hatred

Supernatural

Sam Winchester/Reader: 

Written on Skin |  Baby

The Umbrella Academy 

Diego Hargreeves/Reader: 

The Lending Library Cafe

Prospect

Ezra/Reader: 

Picking Up the Pieces 

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander/Reader: 

Everyone Needs Help | Goodbyes Aren’t Forever | Letters From Far Away | Shiny Objects | Precious Cargo | Hogwarts Love Story | Getting in the Way

Doctor Who 

Tenth Doctor/Reader:

Adventures in Time (and Relative Dimensions in Space)  *(in progress)

The Librarians (TV)

Ezekiel Jones/Reader:

Once Upon a Time

Marriage Story

Charlie Barber/Reader: