see you on a dark night.

I’m working through some shit rn (story-related, not IRL) so here’s a small teaser of the upcoming chapter to keep me accountable to all you sweetie pies and thank you for all your patience and kindness the past several months!

Sango was still several feet back, still rooted to the spot where she’d been flung backward in a display of demonic strength, and even from there she could see those eyes, those arrestingly green eyes that seemed to glow with their own inner light, those eyes that defied the darkness and kept the eyes of the cave’s human occupants shrouded in shadow. 

The green eyes swept downward, rolled upwards, snapped back to the dirt floor and then in the next beat of Sango’s heart they were locked with her own, held there as if attached with those pink vines of restraint. Sango felt a jolt of alarm and wanted to look away but something was wrong with her because she couldn’t. It wasn’t until Midoriko spoke again that those harrowing eyes showed mercy and released Sango from their attention. 

“We have been sitting vigil over you for quite a while,” Midoriko went on. “You faced a brutal attacker, and when it would have been easier to surrender, you fought to the bitter end. You have an admirable heart, young one.”

The green eyes blinked once in momentary confusion, then widened. The dark pupils, a strange elongated shape even when dilated, absorbed more of the limited cave lighting and constricted into slits. 

The eyes of an animal at night. Mountain cat, deer, monkey, tanuki, wolf. 

Wolf. 

Wolf.

Sango’s fascination - or perhaps it was what Miroku might have termed academic curiosity - was at war with her instincts - instincts of fear, of hatred and revulsion and Father Father they killed you and you killed them and we killed each other and somehow some way they deserved it didn’t they because you wouldn’t have NEVER would have done anything to instigate or provoke you were honorable and you just wanted to keep us safe and they were a threat weren’t they Father they were the threat to us first - 

The youkai girl there on the floor, the girl constrained by terror of the unknown and held prisoner by her own atrophied limbs, seemed to take in the full meaning of Midoriko’s words; her already-pale face drained of its remaining color, and her lips whitened and puckered into a silent grimace. 

“He killed us,” she whispered, and for some strange reason she again chose Sango to trap with that glowing gaze, Sango over anyone else in that dark cave room. Sango again wanted to look away, to hide, to refuse this burden that those green eyes were entreating her to shoulder. No, she-wolf, I will not - cannot - I refuse to bear witness to your pain, look to someone else for solidarity for reassurance because lost or not, alone or not, I am still a woman of Taijiya and you are a monster a monster - 

“I was dead.” The girl’s whisper was paper-thin. The eyes didn’t blink, the furrowed eyebrows didn’t twitch. She’s not telling, she’s asking. Asking me.

You died yes you were dead when I walked in this room there was no doubt in my mind - 

“No,” Sango said, “You’re alive.”

Let me know in comments/reblogs if you’re interested in seeing more teasers as I get this chapter all shiny and pretty, and let me know if there’s a character POV you’d like to see a few paragraphs from! 

Tagging all of you on my Oblivion follow list; if you’re not tagged and would like to be please let me know!

Thanks @omgitscharlie  😘

1: are there any fics that you wanted to leave multiple kudos for, and were disappointed when you could only leave one?

So the word kudos kinda infers just fics on AO3, but because I’ve been a reader for a long time, I have a lot of favourites on FF.net too. So many times I’ve hit that kudos and groaned that I couldn’t hit the like button again (see what I did there?) *snort* Three Inuyasha fandom fics off the top of my head that are really really good, not just fanfic favourite good, but should be published because I’d pay to read them all over again if they disappeared. And all three of the are now on AO3, so you can go kudos them! If I really thought about it, I could probably add at least ten more.

The Call by Kittykatzrq This fic is just so damn beautiful. So lyrical. Reading it feels like listening to a siren’s song. I read this on FF, and nearly every comment I left has me raving about how much I wish I was out bushwalking in nature again. I miss talking to trees here in the city, but I’ll get back to living near a forest as soon as I can. If you feel like you need a holiday in the wilderness read this - you’ll almost believe you’re there.

Oblivion by Meggz0rz @meggz0rz The first thing I read by this writer was her romantic comedy The It Couple, which is also amongst my favourites because it’s endearingly hilarious, but then she started writing Oblivion, which is roughly based on Mulan. One of the tags reads ‘earn your happy ending’ and it’s so so true. Still a WIP but it’s an honest to goodness heart rending jaw dropping gem. You never know where the next punch is coming from, so you can’t even duck.

Metamorphosis by King Baka Somehow, it seems that a lot of fanfic and romance writers are female. King Baka is the only male fanfic writer I know and he’s one of my favourites. I love all his work, but this is probably the one he’s known best for, and the one that stays with you the most. I remember he said in a comment once that he really loved the idea of a hanyou Kagome, but hadn’t really liked any of the fics he’d read like that so far, so he wrote his own. 400K worth. It’s amazeballs - go read it.

If anyone wants my Fairytail top three like this, ask me.

7: would you rather read a plot-focused fic or pwp?

The Mummy

Tag yourself @meggz0rz​; I’m def Silver tho

HI HELLO THIS IS PROBABLY SUCH A LATE RESPONSE BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ASKING THIS QUESTION!

Music is SO integral to my writing process. I can’t exaggerate how much. It’s gotten to the point where hearing a new song with just the right lyrics and/or vibe will get me super pumped and inspired to write (and I often have to scramble to Shazam the track to add to my Oblivion Spotify Playlist). 

So the way it usually breaks down is I have songs that are more character-centric (I play these when really trying to nail down said character’s POV or dialogue) and songs that are more about a mood (these help with general atmosphere or feelings that I want to get across in a scene). 

I’ll actually be posting TikToks starting today that show the evolution of the characters’ song themes over the course of Oblivion so far, so stay tuned for that! As far as mood songs go, here are a few old standards I keep coming back to for this rollercoaster of a story.

Carpenter Brut - “Turbo Killer” 

I am straight up choreographing a not-yet-seen battle to this. It’s just so damn good.

Gatsbys American Dream - “Theatre”

Oop my emo phase is showing. BUT THESE LYRICS, YO. Perfectly encapsulates the central character theme I’ve got running through the whole motley crew.

System of a Down - “Soldier Side”

This song is more astute about the costs of war than I could ever hope to be (but I’m trying my best dang it). One of my goals for this story, from the beginning, was to never shy away from the senselessness of it all, the sheer waste of life, and I think my bois in SOAD absolutely nailed it.

I of course have more, but I don’t want to make this post any longer than it is lol

Surprise! Two months late, but a Tumblr exclusive for you all. There’s more here, I know for sure. I just don’t know when it’ll be finished… maybe later this summer. Keep an eye out; it’ll be posted to AO3 and FFN whenever that time comes.

Tag list: @heyy-ahriii, @meggz0rz, @dangerouspompadour, @disgruntledbeast, @umacaking, @ideasthatbuildcities, @hinezumi (I’m going from memory here, so my sincere apologies if you’ve been left off the tag list – let me know if you’d like to be on the general tag list going forward).

snowflakes - what’s your least favourite genre of books or movies?

hot chocolate - what is your astrological sign? Is it accurate to your personality?

mittens - describe one of the most selfless things someone has done for you.

cinnamon - do you like your name? Would you change it if you could?

hoodie - how different was your life five years ago?

icicle - do you prefer living in small towns or big cities?

fruitcake - imagine you’re the only person left on Earth. What do you do?

cranberry - do you consider yourself to be a risk taker, or more cautious?

whiteout - do you believe in the idea of love at first sight?

fleece - what personality traits do you consider to be most important in a potential romantic partner?

evergreen - if you could only use one social media platform, which would you choose and why?

mistletoe - do you believe that history is doomed to repeat itself?

sugarplum - what is one of the most important life lessons you’ve learned thus far?

blizzard - what era of fashion would you bring back, if you had the choice?

fireside - do you have any irrational or strange fears?

eggnog - if you had the option to be cryogenically frozen right now, but live to see the distant future, would you do it?

frost - which historical figure fascinates you, and why?

shiver - what’s your typical go-to fast food restaurant? 

hail - if you could live in any video game universe, which would you choose?