#*keepsake.

ugh. i’ve been percolating on writing a somewhat satirical noir detective character for over a year now so this is fanning that.

how am i doing with my character? /// (+ accepting!)

mori, your enthusiasm (and general presence) has immediately become a staple of my dashboard. your excitement for your own character and world as well as others' characters/worlds is infectious and really freeing to see. you are so giving with your time and thoughts and although i haven't whipped up any replies for you yet (there's an ic ask you sent that i am responding to), i'm excited by all the prospects. i remember the thrilled awe i felt when i browsed through your account for the first time. a metafiction character that can/will adapt to not only another's muse but the writer's ideas and biases is an absolutely fascinating concept that i'm still so taken by. ? has me hook line and sinker for better and worst.

reality and dreamlike truly is the key feature i'm trying to play with here. beyond ecstatic that you think i've been able to produce such a balance.

lee coming off as ethereal and mysterious is so amusing but does make sense. i, the writer, am very proud and chuffed by that. but it's so funny to picture lee, in his usual exhausted state, wearing a flannel shirt and boxers and, like, sitting at his kitchen table drinking coffee from the same uncleaned mug he's used all week (lined with six different partially overlapping levels of stained rims on the inside) and being like "that guy's ethereal".

✨who's your favorite muse of mine and why?✨

joey has become a staple here I could never have anticipated. we honest to god owe it all to @l-ivestudioaudience. without j plucking joey from the roster to throw a sentence prompt at, none of gooniverse would have happened. he’s a fun guy to write and im always touched when people vocally/noticeably enjoy him because although he’s not my highest brow muse, he’s got a lot of care packed into him. and it’s nice to know my sillier stuff doesn’t feel like junk.

gal guy! i feel it is generally harder to get people invested in and to care about a female character. she’s really meant to be a cheeky fuck you to that. literally cosplaying one of the most quintessential male roles—peter parker—and doing it (HOPEFULLY) better: with more silly and complex layers (gender journey, gender fuckery, race, the hustle of minimum wage, hero origin story with and ambiguous/layered motives).

chilton is someone me from several years ago would not have conceived of writing. he’s fun. a really exciting morally gray character to write and get in the headspace of. he’s not my highest brow muse, but he’s top three. there are a few lines or replies on his account where i feel i really met my peak writing ceiling. I don’t often feel that way (tumblr is mostly a space for me to experiment and to attempt (and fail) to not worry if im not delivering knockouts every reply (this is partially why joey has been so prominent: he’s supposed to be my “don’t think and agonize so much about it just have fun” muse)).

thank you noel! for the last several months, most of my writing has been on my multi and of that selection, mostly ocs (as compared to the canons also written here). so it’s always a welcome and exciting relief when I hear someone is enjoying the writing of an oc (the stigma being that ppl care more about canons).

how am i doing with my character? /// (+ accepting!)

i've had this message open in its own tab and keep clicking back to it to answer and every time i am speechless. reoccurring psychic damage.

you already (hopefully) know how much i fawn over your writing (but i will/can happily, continuously, endlessly go on about this; easily and readily because your writing is so rich, there's so much that can be touched upon or delved into (do you see what i mean? your writing is so good that just discussing the existence of it leads to compliments)). it's highly inspiring and aspirational. it's amazing how detailed and handily you can write characters like metatron and the joker on the same account. equally as riveting. peeking into their headspace. but with a narrative voice tailored specifically to them. distinctive to them. yet packed just as full with delicious descriptions. i'm a big fan, to say the least, and a bit awestruck to write with you!

up in the clouds but real / easy and hard to grasp are exactly the sentiments i revolve around for lee, i'm so happy it feels that way.

this account (and i think it might be influenced by you) has quickly taken a turn into practicing/trying to add as much detail as i can—pockets of detail—to build an atmosphere and understanding without overdoing it. i'm usually not a longwinded writer. but i've been pushing myself on lee to write long replies. so, it's really really fantastic to hear that even though i'm somewhat artificially trying to write more it's not coming across that way?