don't die a hero

voicemails from a dying star | ari b. 

[transcript below the cut]

what is a genre you love reading but will probably never write?

which writer has had the greatest stylistic influence on your writing?

has a specific song or lyric ever inspired a work of art for you?

a writer whose personal lifestyle speaks to you?

do you write both prose or poetry? which do you prefer?

do you read both prose and poetry? preference?

which languages do you write in? which do you want to write in someday?

share a quote or verse that has been on your mind lately.

a writer/poet whose life you find very interesting?

what do you feel about the idea about someone unearthing your unseen or discarded drafts someday, long after your death? what about your personal journal?

do you prefer to write in silence or listen to something? what do you listen to?

has an image ever impacted your artistic lens/inspired your work?

what would you describe the experience of writing itself? as in putting the words to paper, not planning or moodboards etc. do you agree with the common idea that the satisfaction lies in reading your work after you are done with it, rather than the process of writing itself?

how often do you write?

how disciplined are you about your writing?

what was your last long-lasting spurt of motivation?

have you ever been professionally published? are you trying to be?

do you read literary magazines?

a lesser known writer you adore?

do you write short stories? do you read them?

do you prefer to involve yourself with literary history and movements or are you more focused on the writing itself? any favourite literary movements?

are you working on anything right now?

how did you get started with writing?

do you have any “writer friends”?

what is your earliest work you can remember?

have you found your writer’s voice yet? does your work have a distinct tone?

do your works share themes/are commonly about certain topics? or are your subjects all over the place?

what does writing mean to you?

in an alternate universe, imagine you had not found writing. what do you think would be your fixation otherwise?

do you feel defined by your work?

Tell us about your current project(s)  – what’s it about, how’s progress, what do you love most about it?

Tell us about what you’re most looking forward to writing – in your current project, or a future project

What is that one scene that you’ve always wanted to write but can’t be arsed to write all of the set-up and context it would need? (consider this permission to write it and/or share it anyway)

Share a sentence or paragraph from your writing that you’re really proud of (explain why, if you like)

What character that you’re writing do you most identify with?

What character do you have the most fun writing?

What do you think are the characteristics of your personal writing style? Would others agree?

Is what you like to write the same as what you like to read?

Are you more of a drabble or a longfic kind of writer? Pantser or plotter? Do you wish you were the other?

How would you describe your writing process?

What do you envy in other writers?

Do you want your writing to be famous?

Do you share your writing online? (Drop a link!) Do you have projects you’ve kept just for yourself?

At what point in writing do you come up with a title?

Which is harder: titles or summaries (or tags)?

Tried anything new with your writing lately? (style, POV, genre, fandom?)

Do you think readers perceive your work - or you - differently to you? What do you think would surprise your readers about your writing or your motivations?

Do any of your stories have alternative versions? (plotlines that you abandoned, AUs of your own work, different characterisations?) Tell us about them.

Is there something you always find yourself repeating in your writing? (favourite verb, something you describe ‘too often’, trope you can’t get enough of?)

Tell us the meta about your writing that you really want to ramble to people about (symbolism you’ve included, character or relationship development that you love, hidden references, callbacks or clues for future scenes?)

What other medium do you think your story would work well as? (film, webcomic, animated series?)

Do you reread your old works? How do you feel about them?

What’s the story idea you’ve had in your head for the longest?

Would you say your writing has changed over time?

The way tumblr just,,, deleted my response by crashing on me in the middle of writing.

ANYWAY, karna in this is Not a Good Person, and he becomes even More of Not a Good Person after finding out. His entitlement that’s been his flaw throughout the story really sets in here and he’s like bruh gotta MURDER Arjun. And Abhimanyu. It’s really his point of no return, the moment he could’ve chosen to put an end to all of it and be the bigger brother, end the war and stop all the death around him.

But that’s not what happens, and that’s his downfall. And Chitrangada’s certainly not approving of Karna’s wish to murder her child’s father. Chitrangada is super pissed @ Kunti, because she’s hot tempered like that and has opinions on emotional manipulation

Not famous five: Nakul, Sahadev, Chitrangada, Uttara, Babruvahana