what's a paper airplane?

I was really hesitant on saying anything at all and just let people figure it out—bc it’s really not that big of a deal, I know—but I’ve got some lovely mutuals on both ends, and thought I’d give people a chance to unfollow (either one) if they wanted to lmao

this is a long way of saying: I’ll be posting and rb’ing both litg and twc content here bc I still have got love for them but just thought this would be easier on my peanut brain with managing new hyperfixations lol

and for anyone who cares, I’m still writing my fic and making litg stuff in general, but working on some little things for new OCs & other characters that I’m excited to share! smooches for all of you who want to stick around and no hard feelings if you’re just here for solely litg content & wanna dip. cheers to consolidating! 

this blog is becoming an archive now, dms and everything are still open of course, but all content I post here (including rb’s for ifs, twc, and everything else) will just now be on my main blog: @gin-o-clock! see you on the other side if you want, and if not, thanks for hanging around this long, it’s been a pleasure 🥲🫂

*dramatic bow and exit*

I can't think of anything lonelier than spending the rest of my life with someone I can't talk to, or worse, someone I can't be silent with.

Stange encounters on a friend's camping getaway

Under the cut 👇

Hi Anon,

I hope you’re doing well! 💚

Oh, I like this scenario–the closeness, the uncertainty, the >.> what are they doing? aspect of it all.  Yesss.

Crushing Stage

B nearly knocks into the shelf when you get that close to them, even though the two of you have been close in the past. They try to downplay their reaction with a quick smile, before just as quickly turning away from you, clenching their eyes shut for a second while they mentally berate their own awkwardness. B reaches the item for you and turns back around to hand it over, extending their arm more than needed to create some space. “Here you go.”

“Do you need help with that?” S asks, remaining where they stand, but also quirking a brow at how close you are to them; their neutrality becomes a little cooler to hide how this makes them feel. What are you doing? What are they doing? Impassivity fails to hide how they have recently been looking at you more curiously and for longer lengths of time. “Let me know, if you need help…”

R’s hands raise imperceptibly as if they want to reach out and touch you or draw you closer to them, though they ignore that urge and hold steady eye contact with you. It may appear like they are staring you down because no smile or smirk plays at their lips; their expression is intense. They can’t tell if you are doing this on purpose or if it’s all innocent; R is bothered by the fact they are thinking too much about your motive, but they refuse to move away. “Do you need something?” Their question comes out a little sharper than they intended (that sharpness isn’t directed at you, but at R’s own uncertainty.)

J would go still as soon as you near them, tense posture stiffening that much more when you lean close to them. They offer a quick, hushed apology for being in your way and carefully skirt away from you, ensuring that there is no touch, graze, or brush of contact with you. J may keep a bit of distance from you until they get their reaction under control…Or bury it down enough with other things. You may notice in the future that whatever you were reaching for now occupies a new spot in the room–one that is easily in reach at all times. 

Thank you for your ask!

S:

R:

J:

All of them:

day 4 of @wayhavensummer

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T Rating

Farah x Detective (Genie, she/her)

~1k words (somehow)

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Genie huffs as she wipes sweat from her brow once again, the motion feeling like a repeating tape tugging at Genie’s muscles. “Stupid - Ridiculous - Waste of - Damn it!” she snaps, the wrench she was messing with clattering against the metal of her car engine as it falls.

Her engine started smoking ten minutes ago as she pulled away from the warehouse, and every second since then has been filled with a string of curses and growing frustration. Not only is she pissed as hell, she’s also late to work.

Sally: Her dads who are "the best humans in existence." Raising a Precog child couldn't have been easy for two Lo-Pos, but they never once made her feel anything but loved and accepted.

Gray: Nick, but not in the traditional mentorship way. Those two compensate for each other's weaknesses and somewhat wish that they could be more like the other.

Kent/Kenna: Doesn't really have a role model. People have tended to let K down.

Glitch: Rosy (Glitch would rather die than admit this, though).

Rosy: Also Rosy. Less jokingly, Sun Tzu and Hannibal Barca.

Buried Love Character Posters

I’ve finished sharing all of the Character Posters for the characters who have appeared so far in the game. I hope they give a little insight into why the characters have all signed up for Buried Love. In case you missed any, the links to all of them are here:

Aayush | Fleur | Abe | Catarina | Eli | Lily | Zein | Rota | Cerri | Alex

Our art and character teams have been working hard to create a group of diverse contestants and you might just be able to make them out... if you squint😉

But there's no fun in keeping all the power to ourselves, so we're here to ask you all a very important question:

Which of our unique contestants do you want to see first?

Vote in our straw poll below to choose which character gets a reveal and which ones will remain hidden in the depths...

The first is that, as a white author, I want to make a public commitment to not only listen to readers of colour, but to decisively take action in addressing any issues that are raised.

I know that I have spoken before on this blog about my issues with ~hate mail~ etc, but I just want to make it absolutely clear that I do not consider valid criticism of my work to fall into this category, and I will always welcome and appreciate readers coming forward with any concerns about the way that I portray my characters or conduct myself on this blog. While I hope that I won’t get things wrong too often, please feel free to call me on it if/when I do, and I’ll do what I can to fix it!

I also want to say that I absolutely don’t vibe with discrimination or hate speech of any kind, and I won’t stand for it on my blog, in my mentions or in Discord. This should be something that goes without saying, but to avoid any ambiguity, I think it’s best that I spell it out!

It also seems timely to provide some more information about the Body Count cast. My lovely pal @whoreromancer​ has put together some skin tone references for me and I hope that they will be useful going forward to anyone who is interested in drawing or making edits for the cast!

I am so appreciative and frankly still totally blown away that anyone would ever want to draw the little people that exist in my brain and I realise that I probably should have shared something like this sooner, but I didn’t really anticipate the need for it! If anyone who has drawn fanart of the characters and their skin tones are lighter than the ones referenced, then I would be beyond grateful if you get the time to update ❤

This also seems like a good time to restate the characters’ ethnicities, which I know I’ve answered before, but perhaps a little more vaguely than I should have. It’s worth noting that all characters except Charlie were born in the UK and would identify as British, but have a range of ethnic backgrounds.

Arthur, Atticus, Avery, Florrie, Griff, Imogen & Syd are all white. Florrie is Polish and Atticus is Irish-Spanish.

Ellis is mixed race; their mother was mixed Colombian, and their father was Welsh.

Rowan is mixed race; her father was Mongolian, and her mother is Scottish.

Adegoke is Yoruba.

Vinh is Vietnamese.

Nyra is Tamil Indian.

Charlie is mixed race; his father is Māori, and his mother was mixed race (white British and Zulu South African).

family picnic - featuring the bishop-du mortain family for @wayhavensummer day 3 (picnic)

thank you to the amazing @javsarts for bringing one of my favorite scenarios to life (mentioned in bucket list and play wrestling, snippet below). I love every little thing about this - the lighting, colors, the smiles! I could not have pictured this scene any better with jacques rook, cecilia rebecca, and baby philip (just look at him with the daisies in his hand!!!! 🥺)

adam is from the wayhaven chronicles (by @seraphinitegames). I own everyone else.

*goes without saying, but do not repost or use for your own oc(s).

scenario from bucket list when regina knows she's running out of time to decide whether to turn (spoiler alert: she doesn't) included under the cut!

Julieta, la noche no es un momento, pero un momento puede durar toda la noche// Juliet, night isn’t a moment, but one moment can last the whole night long- Federico García Lorca