#write-away-from-here

I've done this dance a million times

A promise is made and I get my hopes up

Day, hours, minutes go by and nothing happens

The car never comes to my house

The phone only rings if I'm lucky

The promise is never kept

I know the steps by heart

So why do I act like it's new

Do not give a name to your misery.

It will only give them the words they wanted.

Do not tell them the pain,

It will only tell them how to hurt you.

Do not lie to them,

It will only make them determined.

Do not cover up the aching,

They will find it.

What I'm saying, young one,

Name: Elizabeth Lynn Briar

Pronouns: she/her

Birthday: July 26, 1829

Personality: She is independent and strong-willed. Her lively spirit and confident demeanor set her apart from the crowd, especially in Victorian England.

Background: Elizabeth was raised as an only child by her mother and father. Her father tutored her in his free time, allowing her to be educated in ways that middle class women rarely were. As she grew up she came to the conclusion that she wasn’t interested in the life society wanted for her. Her parents helped her acquire a little shop on the edge of town. She was able to pay her parents back and even afford a small apartment.

Current Life: After moving out Elizabeth continued to work at her apothecary and even managed to hire her footman and best friend, Augustus. Over time she developed her own style which set her apart even further. This display of individuality allowed her to become more comfortable with herself and her sexuality.

Tag list is open

Thanks @writeanapocalae for tagging me! I love doing these!

Post the last line you wrote and tag 5 others :)

When flowers began to wilt she talked gently in a hushed voice and watered them with care until they blossomed before her eyes.

I'm a huge mythology nerd! Personally my favorite is Greek mythology.

Hey! I want to redo my intro because a lot of things have changed since the first one so here we are. So here goes nothing:

Basic Stuff

- I’m a 18

- I like to write poetry and short stories

- I’m a lesbian

- I’m autistic

- I really want to get published someday

WIPs

- A poetry book (currently) called Of Ink and Pages

- A novel that has no name and it’s kinda on hold, but I promise it exists and I want to start posting about it

Special Interests

As an autistic person I have special interests and sometimes I post about them so it seems important to put them here.

- Percy Jackson (this is a big one)

- Harry Potter

- Writing

- Politics/Human Rights

Trigger Warnings

For the bigger triggers I’ll put warnings at the beginning and a “read more” button before the actual content. I will also include more warnings in the tags. Also! Please message me and tell me if you need a trigger warning for something I didn’t already tag. Currently my trigger warnings are...

- Suicide

- Death

- Self Harm

- Covid-19

Random Things

- I really love my girlfriend so I have a lot of posts about her and I’m not sorry lmao

- I try to post consistently but I’ll be real, that doesn’t happen a lot

- I’m considering putting stuff about my novel wip

- I’ll be happy to make informational posts about...

     - Autism

     - Sexuality

     - Coming Out

     - Any of my special interests

- I’m in model UN

- I play clarinet and sax

- I sing and do theatre

- I’m an advocate for mental health at my school

That’s all! I’ll be deleting my old intro post because it’s no longer accurate.

Genre: romance, historical fiction, lgbtq+

Status: planning

Synopsis: Elizabeth Briar lives her life as loud as possible. From owning her own business to dating as she pleases, Elizabeth Briar lives her life as loudly as possible. Nothing can stop her from being who she is, but her new neighbor witnesses the start of her relationship with Adelia Dossett, her entire life turns upside down.

Characters:

Elizabeth Briar- An out and proud lesbian who is quick to fall head over heels for the stranger bold enough to ask her out

Adelia Dossett- A shy young woman who never thought she would be happily in love, after all, her family would lock her up if they found out.

Augustus Collins- The footman, and best friend, of Elizabeth. Although he loves his job and his best friend, he wishes he could experience life more than he currently does.

Edgar Prescott- The Dossett’s footman. All he wants is to get out from under the foot of the wealthy and prejudiced Dossett family, ideally taking Adelia with him, before their oppression kills them both.

Agnes Misère- An older woman on the same block as Elizabeth. Her stanch belief in god and lifetime of hatred leads her to do the unthinkable.

Setting: Victorian England, 1854

Taglist open.

I’m new to this whole “making my writing public” thing so I hope that I’m getting it right.

This may become part of a WIP, I really do want to expand upon it. If anyone as any tips on how to post WIPs your advice is much appreciated... seriously I have no clue how to go about that, please help.

Well, anyway, let’s get on with the story!

VERY QUICK SUMMARY: A girl learns what love really is.

TW: abuse