#explo writes

some of y’all might’ve noticed me reblogging like,,,cliche lesbian stuff no offense to lesbians to a weird cryptic tag--no? you didn’t? ok well nevertheless...behold the explanation! if you like:

- farmcore lesbians

- queer stories that aren’t love, simon + do not end in suicide

- books you can tell were an ordeal to research

- ~character-driven~ novels

this may be the wip for you! reply/send an ask to be added to the taglist :D

transcript under the cut:

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Star Wars: Rebels, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - All Media Types, Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars: Rebellion Era - All Media Types Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Sabine Wren & Tristan Wren, Sabine Wren & Ursa Wren, Ahsoka Tano & Sabine Wren, Sabine Wren & Alrich Wren, Alrich Wren/Ursa Wren, Bo-Katan Kryze/Ursa Wren (Implied), Ahsoka Tano & Korkie Kryze, Ahsoka Tano & Ursa Wren, Kanan Jarrus & Sabine Wren, Ezra Bridger & Kanan Jarrus, Ezra Bridger/Tristan Wren, Tristan Wren & Ahsoka Tano, Space Family (Star Wars Rebels), Kanan Jarrus/Hera Syndulla Characters: Tristan Wren, Ursa Wren, Sabine Wren, Alrich Wren, Clan Wren - Character, Ahsoka Tano, Korkie Kryze, Ezra Bridger, Ephraim Bridger, Mira Bridger, Bo-Katan Kryze, Hera Syndulla, C1-10P | Chopper, Garazeb "Zeb" Orrelios, Gar Saxon, Tiber Saxon, Bail Organa, Leia Organa, Breha Organa, Raymus Antilles, Other Characters Mentioned, but I don't want to get people's hopes up Additional Tags: Mandalorian Culture, Mandalore, Torture, Implied/Referenced Torture, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, Aftermath of Torture, Pre-Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion, mass killings, Slavery, labor camps, The Empire is evil, Force-Sensitive Tristan Wren, Force-Sensitive Leia Organa, Jedi Culture, Inquisitorius - Freeform, Mando'a, The Duchess - Weapon, Aftermath of Mass Killings, Minor Character Death, Non-Consensual Drug Use, Imprisonment, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Ezra Bridger Has PTSD, Kanan Jarrus Has PTSD, Sabine Wren Has PTSD, Ursa Wren Has PTSD, Abandonment Issues, Mental Health Issues, Angst, It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better, Crack Treated Seriously, extremely seriously, Exile, self-imposed exile Summary:

“Your daughter is on the verge of becoming an enemy of the Empire. She will be hunted day and night until she is dead or until the Empire falls. Which would you prefer?”

AU. Instead of exiling her daughter, Ursa Wren reaches out to the Rebellion to rescue her daughter from the Academy. The cost may be higher than any of them can bear. Featuring Force-Sensitive Tristan (and Ursa), spymaster Alrich, Ahsoka as a reluctant master, and a Rebellion backed by ancient Mandalorian nobility.

[Read notes at the beginning of each chapter for trigger warnings. I'm so serious, do not skip them.]

KING OF BEASTS characters (2/?) JAMES GALLAGHER

NAME James Declan Gallagher BIRTHDATE 12 November 2000 FATAL FLAW Wrath TAROT The Moon ROLE Protagonist

They stood across from each other, James and Declan, the car lights illuminating the fog that swirled around them, taking the shape of wolves. “You used her,” James said. “You took advantage of how much my mother loved you. But I have no love for you, Uncle. You will give me the sword, or I will kill you, and your wife, and your daughter.”

“You would kill your own flesh and blood?”

Jude’s eyes were drawn to the oily gleam of the pistol James pulled silently from his pocket. “You are not my flesh and blood.”

Of all the Gallagher children, James is perhaps the only to inherit both his mother’s talent for martial skills and his father’s gift for diplomacy. Soft-spoken, yet confident, gentle yet strong, James is a person of many contradictions. He is hardly the type of person to sacrifice his own moral convictions to further his ambitions. But he will also do anything for the people he loves...no matter what that might entail.

Ok lets hit the Huntersverse/Bloodhounds protags for some sweet sweet validation character development

🌙 What are some of your OC’s favourites? Favourite food, colour, season, stuff like that! Give some general simple facts that tend to get overlooked!

Jude’s favorite color is black because it’s practical and sexy, while Morgan and Abidan Deemer like black because it hides the bloodstains. James’s favorite color is green because he’s not a fucking edgelord.

⭐ Does your OC like to sleep alone or do they enjoy sharing their bed? Have they been to any sleepovers? Have they ever been camping? What did they think of the experiences if so?

Jude loves sleeping with James. James spends all night with a pointy elbow in his sternum and does not enjoy it. Morgan will swear up and down that she hates sharing a bed and only does it because we’re married it’s tradition but secretly she loves cuddling up to Arthur because he’s warm. All three of them hate camping because they love showers too much.

Abidan does not let people into his bed. Ever.

🐉 How religious is your OC? Do they pray to any god(s) or do they not believe in that kind of stuff? What is their view of religion in general? Where do they believe people go when they die? If your OC is not religious why not and what do they believe in otherwise?

Jude & James have a complicated, queer relationship with the Catholic Church, but neither hate it quite as much as Morgan, who was excommunicated for brandishing a sword at the Pope (Seriously). Abidan lost faith after his parents died.

🌸 What’s a sentence that would make your OC’s day better? One that would make them laugh? One that would make their day worse? Why? What words would you have to say to them to completely ruin their day?

For the Morgan & James: “Dinner’s ready!” / “It’s your fault they got hurt.”

Jude: “You did it! Good job!” / “I’m disappointed in you.”

As for Abidan, very little makes him happy, but the sound of his niece calling hello when he gets home from class gets the closest. As for what could ruin his day... “You’ll never find anything.”

Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: The Grisha Trilogy - Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Nikolai Lantsov/Zoya Nazyalensky, Original Male Character/Original Male Character, Genya Safin/Zoya Nazyalensky (Implied), Genya Safin & Nikolai Lantsov, Matthias Helvar/Nina Zenik (Formerly), Inej Ghafa/Kaz Brekker, Jesper Fahey/Wylan Van Eck, Genya Safin & Nina Zenik, Nina Zenik & Original Male Character Characters: Nina Zenik, Zoya Nazyalensky, Nikolai Lantsov, Kaz Brekker, Inej Ghafa, Jesper Fahey, Artemiy Lantsov (OMC), Anton Helvar (OMC), Genya Safin, Original Characters, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: GNC Character, Original Character(s), Civil War, Politics, Family Feels, Fluff and Angst, Canon Continuation, The Author Regrets Nothing, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Assassination, Attempted assassination, Canon-Typical Violence, MLM Relationship, Bombing, Terrorism, Hate Crimes Series: Part 1 of Princeverse Summary:

“I threw away everything for you, Nikolaevich,” Anton said slowly. “And you will not live to make me regret it.”

Patience. Humbleness. Something to lose. They're the three things Ravkan Crown Prince and Grisha prodigy Artemiy Lantsov lacks. Doted on by his parents and adored by his people, Artemiy has never had a want for anything. But when his decision to leave the walls of the Twin Palaces lands him in the heartland of his enemy, Artemiy finds himself in the middle of a brewing conflict that may well destroy everything his parents have worked so hard to build. [Set nineteen years after the events of Crooked Kingdom, this work is a very self-indulgent exploration of the Grishaverse after the fact, with plenty of inspiration taken from actual nineteenth-century history. This is the first of a series. Enjoy!]

Yes, I missed Day 3 of @originalficfest. It’s going up tomorrow, so for now I’m pretending I’m still on time with plot-relevant badass quotes from each of my WIPs. (To see funniest quotes from each MC, feast yer eyes here.)

The Storm Prince:

“She shrugged. “Learn or die. It’s the Grisha way.”

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““Just tell me this,” Artemiy said. “If you died tomorrow, could you live with what you’ve done?””

OMNI:

“Kiefer gazed at him for another moment before flicking the safety back on his pistol. “I won’t ask you to repent, Andreas,” he said coolly. “I want you to regret it as I destroy you. I will grind you into dust.””

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He pulled Joshua closer, afraid to let him go. “You don’t understand,” he said, panicked. “He’s my future.”

Rose’s eyes softened. “I understand,” she said. “Trust me.””

Outlands:

“I stared helplessly at Jacoby’s pale face, watching the life drain from his eyes. “I told you everyone you loved would die,” Arthur said. “It was not a threat; it was a promise.””

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“Whatever thing stood in the doorway was barely a person. It hunched over, black spikes protruding from its back, its fingers ending in sharp, black claws, its robes in tatters and barely covering its body. But when it lifted its head, it had human features, a face that perhaps long ago was handsome but now was covered in thick, black scars. In place of eyes it had dark, black pits, like Cecilia’s but utterly absent of fire, and in the middle of its forehead it had another hole that was black like its eyes, like it had carved out a place in skull. Prophecy is like having a third eye, Jacoby had said. Was this what he’d meant?

“Cecilia,” it rasped in a voice that sounded like ten. Cecilia made a sound somewhere between a gasp and a sob. “I came back for you.””

We Can’t Both Be Honest:

“Avery crossed her arms. “Aren’t you afraid of what I’m going to find?”

Percy kicked his feet onto the table and raised an unimpressed eyebrow. “Could I look you in the eye if I had anything to hide?””

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““Ever eaten asphalt?” REAPER asked, his voice distorted. “Have you wondered how Jean-Eduard felt, bleeding out on the street with his back broken?”

Avery lunged for her dad’s pistol and emptied it into her desktop tower.”

Grey City:

“Alexis searched Theo’s face for any hint of deception. It held nothing but guilt-wracked honesty. “No one must know of this,” she said fiercely. “Not even your sister. Not even the gods.””

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““I will not allow such intolerance to exist in my government,” Olivia declared. “By my powers as sovereign of the Dornagradian Empire, I formally dissolve parliament and call for new elections within three months. Furthermore I declare Chancellor Westsea and his supporters to be enemies of the Crown, to be persecuted to the fullest extent of the law on grounds of High Treason.”

“You can’t do that!” someone yelled.

I chose Percy/Amalia from We Can’t Both Be Honest for day two of @originalficfest for a couple of reasons: firstly, their relationship development is the biggest subplot in WCBBH, secondly, they’re the two most important characters after MC Avery Hollins, and thirdly because they are both an absolute joy to write. First a little drabble about them, and then some meta!

Avery didn’t know what was going to drive her insane first; the endless beeping of the heart monitor, the half-hearted buzz of the lights, or Amalia bouncing her leg. JP slept soundly, much to Avery’s chagrin.  “At least pace,” she said haplessly as Amalia’s sneaker squeaked for the sixth time.

“You’re right,” she replied quickly, and practically leapt to her feet and started walking aimless circles around the room.

Avery watched her with a half-hearted attempt at exasperation. Mostly she just felt bad.

The sound of rapidly approaching footsteps shook them both out of their strange trance. Percy stopped abruptly in the doorway, a massive teddy bear half-tucked under his arm, a bouquet of flowers in the same hand, and a bag of takeout in the other. “Sorry about the wait,” he wheezed. “They forgot spring rolls.”

Amalia crossed the room in a second and threw her arms around him. “Let me put the teddy down, acushla,” he said hastily, “ and I’ll hug you all you want.”

She didn’t look to be letting go, so Avery took pity on him and took the teddy bear from him, setting it down with the dozens of other gifts that had arrived at JP’s room this past week. Mouthing a thank you, Percy wrapped his arms around Amalia and swung her around. “Are you hungry enough to stop choking me, love?” he asked slyly.

Amalia untangled herself immediately. “Stupid question. I am always hungry.”

JP mumbled something intelligibly, roused by the delicious smell of takeout. He opened one eye and squinted at Percy. “Is that the Irish bastard or Slenderman?”

Avery picked JP’s glasses off the nightstand and set them on his face. “Correct.”

“Do you know any other insults besides bastard?” Percy asked him innocently, swinging JP’s tray around and setting the bag of takeout on it.

“Chinga tu puta madre,” JP replied eloquently. 

So, I based Percy and Amalia off a couple people and couples. Amalia is very much inspired by all of the dynamite hispanic women in my life, but the choice to make her and her brother (Juan Andres, who goes by JP to gringos) Mexican is because my boyfriend’s family is Mexican and it’s an acknowledgement or something. Percival “Percy” O’Callaghan is resoundingly not Mexican--he was born in Dublin, moved to Marseilles at fourteen, and speaks Gaelic and French like a prince. His aunt and mother sent him and his cousin, Jean-Eduard, to live in Middle Of Nowhere Connecticut with his uncle Jean-Philippe while his mother undergoes chemotherapy. I based him and his family off my own, specifically my aunt who lives in France. He has a lot of those ‘gentle giant’ traits (he’s 6′4″) that I love so much.