#retrograderesemblance

Terrible?

Carter blinked down at her, removing his sunglasses with a frown. "I was going for 'ruggedly handsome,' but I guess next time, I'll tone down the charm," he muttered. With an awkward nod to her family -- why had he agreed to this, again? -- he cleared his throat, then took the seat alongside Edie, if only to ensure he'd have some sort of buffer. He wasn't overly fond of her, and yet there was comfort in familiarity.

Spreading his napkin over his lap, he deflected, "I actually just got off a 14-hour shift, if you really must know...so no, there were no benders to be had, but I have to say, that would've been far preferable."

Mars retrograde: There may have been situations in your past where you had to struggle a lot.

Mercury retrograde: You may have felt inadequate in your past, there may have been situations that you could not express well, and the norms brought by you from the past are taking place in your consciousness.

Jupiter retrograde: past life injustices, taking away people's rights, etc.

Saturn retro: A character who did not take responsibility in his past life. The worst and most challenging of retros.. bad karma 😭

Pluto retro: Others may have taken advantage of you, society/personal pressure

Venus retrograde: Being hurt a lot in love in the past, being treated unfairly, staying away from love because of traumas, not thinking that you are loved, not being able to fully feel love in this life because you let someone down in your past life.

Neptune retro: victim psychology as a result of extreme self-sacrifice

Uranus retrograde: extravagance in a past life, fondness for freedom.

//Oh gosh, well...this kind of thing makes me leery since I'm always afraid of leaving someone out (I tend to be forgetful, and it's nothing personal), so I'll preface this by saying that if I follow you, I 1,000% think you're worth following! <3 I'm also going to do this in alphabetical order, cuz I don't want to rank anyone either!

1) @brooklynislandgirl ~ Super sweet and friendly, with a very fleshed out, well-written OC. Turtle's pro se always makes me want to try 10,000x harder so that I can match her quality! If I ever wanted to roll in someone's writing like a pile of leaves, hers would be it. <3 I get a lot of joy every time I read her replies.

2) @dreaminganthea ~ A new friend, but no less valuable! I enjoy her OC, as well as the period drama m.emes/posts she reblogs. And it's also fun to chat OOC with her about Ben/Seth, cuz obviously, I need more outlets to be annoying about them lol.

3) @faithhearted & @retrograderesemblance ~ These two are getting tagged as a package deal, cuz they're my ride-or-dies (apologies in advance, and/or my c.ondolences lol). Anyone who's been following me since the beginning shouldn't be surprised to see their names, cuz...well...just look at how often they pop up on my blog lol. I'm always in awe of their diabolical plot ideas, and how much they bring to the table. They research SO much for their OCs, and it honestly puts me to shame. Can't give enough praise in the world! <3

4) @morgansmornings ~ Very kind and fun to talk to, and with a great OC who she's super passionate about. I love all the lore, and seeing how she interacts with Ben. Our thread is definitely more lighthearted than most of mine, and I love that little breather; though I also see the potential for more, which is always the best kind of writing experience. :)

5) @resolutevalor ~ Aly is my oldest mutual! <3 I only created Ben cuz of her Anna, so if you're sick of seeing me here, blame her LoL. I've really been enjoying our Ben/Y.elena interactions lately, and she has a great grasp and passion for all her characters in general. Always great to see her on my dash!

6) @savingthrcw ~ I honestly wasn't sure which of her blogs to tag, cuz they're all great! I first started writing with Ele on her Emma S.wan page, and the chaos began from there lol. She has an insanely intuitive grasp of every character we've ever discussed. Even though I've obviously been (obsessively) studying Ben since 2020, after I convinced Ele to watch TURN, I was always so impressed by her analyses -- and yes, she pointed out some things I'd never truly considered! With that said, she brings that same level of attention to detail with her own muses, and she always has a lot of passion and eagerness to interact with the RPC.

Bonus (cuz I said so!): @marisetcaelum ~ We've been mutuals for a couple years, iirc, but never really got to interact much until now. I'm really enjoying getting to know both them and their OC, Bird, and I have a feeling Bird's going to be too much for Ben to handle lol. Mun's yet another person I've suckered into watching TURN, and I'm not sorry at all. >:)

@retrograderesemblance liked for a witchy starter for Mack <3

Thankfully, like most of his detestable kind, this vampire was one who toyed with his victims, and instead of sinking his teeth into the man he had decided to hunt him first, making a bit of a spectacle of himself. No one was anywhere near those woods now, as he all but threw a tree in the man's direction to block his path. And that was when Inaya, without fanfare, put her hands together and set him on fire. It took a mere second for the vampire to scream, see her, and attempt to chase her, but her full focus was on him and on making the fire hotter and unbeatable. He quickly became a pile of remains engulfed in flames. What a weak idiot. Problem was, the man left there, who had hopefully not learned too much but had still seen enough to tell the tale and maybe attract the ires of those meant to keep humanity in the dark. Inaya regarded him with near-indifference on the outside, but knew she'd have to keep track of him.

"Just a little, but it's fine, really. Nothing to worry about, I assure you." Anne flushed with embarrassment as she moved to hide her hand from view. A part of her felt self-conscious, as though showing a wound, no matter how miniscule it was, was akin to showing weakness, vulnerability. Both of which she preferred to keep guarded like her own Crowned Jewels.

Besides, it was only a small cut from a paring knife, and nothing that wouldn't heal in a few days if taken care of correctly. It was hardly enough to worry about and nothing that Anne couldn't handle on her own. Offering a sheepish smirk, she joked. "You should see the other guy."

wip title ask game! i guess what it says on the tin: it's the second version of a few attempts at writing Roger's proposal to Vicki, part of my pet alternate timeline where with jeffpeter's disappearance she's essentially made an early widow, and Roger's the one that pulls her off the cliff instead. he takes her to London with him to get her mind off of everything and keep an eye on her, and when they get back they're dealing with Quentin Haunting Bullshit in the middle of dealing with their own feelings that developed further when they were away. David and Amy are to be sent away to school to get them out of Quentin's grasp, which prompts Vicki wondering if she should/if she has a good reason to stay since she won't be governessing them, and Roger is very desperate for her to stay (and so offers her a good reason).

“Good morning, Roger.” He looked almost startled to see her, and was back to his game after only a quick glance — carefully selected stones slicing neat, dark bruises through the sunlight on the water. 

“Miss Winters.” 

She took a seat behind him, content to watch; she’d never quite mastered the throw, despite his coaching, and he seemed to enjoy showing off. Roger said nothing more; no doubt contained in thought, to call her that, of all things … though he’d never been especially fond of referring to her by her legal name. How he’d winced when the hotel clerk had greeted her with a smile and a ‘good afternoon, Mrs. Clark’ (and pretended, emphatically, he’d done nothing of the kind).

For a few minutes the quiet stretched on — as much as the peak of Widows’ Hill could ever be truly quiet, with the howl of the wind, and the cry of the gulls, and the low growl of the waves — and Vicki, appreciatively, let her eye rest at the twist of his shoulder, the folds that formed and went slack again as he threw, the curl of his knuckles around rock, as decadently oversized as one might imagine Zeus’ hands around Sisyphus’s boulder. Small and unimportant in his palm, and yet he tossed the pebbles in again, and again, and again, and again.

“We missed you at breakfast,” his governess said at length, when it became clear the silence was her burden to break. 

“Did you?” He’d used up the last of his handful, and frowned at the final stone in his palm before tossing it away — attached with some rumination or malediction unknown to her. To all things, the sea. “I’m afraid I wasn’t hungry. I’ll find something later.” 

@retrograderesemblance

Clara snorted, regarding him with an unimpressed arch of her brow. "Yes, well I'm accustomed to men barely even starting before they reach completion," she said. "Surely, you do not mean to disappoint me like all the rest?"

Benedict's eyes were wide and hopeless, and dare she think it, utterly asinine; he was the type she could easily have fun with, and yet he was proving to be a bit of a bore.

( scar ) : receiver gently traces one of sender’s scars (reverse ??) // with benedict tracing the scar over her heart mayhaps ???? you can decide if these dummies are fwb or married or what rn xD @retrograderesemblance