#writingideas

When character is angry:

Snapped

Spat

Snarled

Hissed

Barked

...or sad:

Choked

Mumbled

Managed

Croaked

Murmured

...or if they're feeling nervous:

Stammered

Babbled

Rambled

Muttered

Squeaked

...and even when flirting:

Coaxed

Purred

Teased

Hummed

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When a character notices something quickly:

»-♡→ Spotted »-♡→ Caught sight of »-♡→ Glimpsed »-♡→ Noticed »-♡→ Detected »-♡→ Clocked »-♡→ Picked out »-♡→ Espied »-♡→ Observed »-♡→ Sighted

...or if they're searching for something:

➺ Scanned ➺ Surveyed ➺ Examined ➺ Inspected ➺ Searched ➺ Swept their gaze across ➺ Looked over ➺ Studied ➺ Pored over ➺ Scrutinized

...or if they're admiring something:

➵ Beheld ➵ Gazed at ➵ Admired ➵ Marveled at ➵ Took in ➵ Drank in ➵ Appreciated ➵ Feasted their eyes on ➵ Reveled in ➵ Absorbed

...or if they're shocked or horrified:

̗̀➛ Witnessed ̗̀➛ Stared at ̗̀➛ Gawked at ̗̀➛ Recoiled from the sight of ̗̀➛ Bore witness to ̗̀➛ Froze at the sight of ̗̀➛ Locked eyes on ̗̀➛ Gaped at ̗̀➛ Couldn't look away from ̗̀➛ Found themselves staring at

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I put my ocs in these scenes, but you can just substitute mine for yours/get inspo!! ~ My advice is just really think about what your story might need, or just something that gets stuck in your head. Write it down!! You never know when it might get used or come up.

Scenes #1 - Random:

Perle touches Abel’s cheek and says he feels smooth, and she asks if he shaves - He blushes.

A night, Abel (after the workplace scene) watches Perle from her door while she sleeps (and maybe takes a photo of her)

Abel tends to someones garden and picks an apple from their tree to give to Perle. (old person's garden + they don't ever get angry at him)

Loui, Trevor, Perle, and Abel go to a community pool/beach, and Loui encourages Abel to talk to/compliment Perle while Perle lies down in her bikini. When he does compliment her, she compliments his chest + pokes him. He Blushes but wants to stay close to her. They all play around.

Abel brings his pet katydid to Perle’s room + he lets her hold it + the katydid does its stridulation (whistle noise)

Perle notices Abel cut himself badly while gardening, so she tends to it and questions why he didn't tell anyone or go to the hospital/doctors. Abel gets extremely frustrated with himself - Perle reassures him.

Abel listens to Bread (music) while he thinks about Perle - at the end of the last song he listens to, he gets extremely horny.

Abel bakes and gives Perle an apple pie (awkwardly)

Abel practically begs Trevor to visit the church with him - Trever dosent hesitate to go with him - Abel feels like he was being dramatic.

Abel finally has a peaceful work day where Fergus isn't present.

Abel meets the kid Perle’s babysitting (Denis) - Abel actually grows a bond with Denis - Abel is surprisingly good with kids.

Perle accidentally scratches Abel with her nails.

Perle invites her female friend (Grace) over - Abel gets jealous and dislikes Grace.

Perle, Abel, and Loui watch ‘A Clockwork Orange.’ Loui laughs at every weird thing/sex scene, Perle hates the parts where someone's being violated, and Abel looks away (and to Perle) every time something sexual happens.

Loui takes Abel to an open field to kick some grass and have a “real talk.”

Abel sits in his room at night observing his pet bugs - he draws one and documents its behavior.

Abel wakes up with disgustingly messy hair - when Perle sees and tells him it makes him look cute, Abel gets embarrassed and blushes.

I'm like 80% sure he was just waiting for Megatron to return and kick Starscream's aft like he always does (because come on, it wasn't the first murder attempt he's gone through) and just sitting there like, “Yeah, I bet he's coming back aaaany moment now”. And he sortof did, but it wasn't Megatron anymore.

Imagine how devastating it was when he realized the fact that he had the chance to rescue him, the fact he trusted too much in fate only to have his routine and plans completely crushed because the literal equivalent of space Satan (Unicron) got hold of Megatron's broken frame and spark.

Like, is even Galvatron the same person? Because despite sharing body and soul, he seems so upset whenever adressing the past of the Decepticons or “himself”. So practically he's a new mech in the end, even if he were to hold all memories of Megatron.

Thinking about how despite all of this Soundwave just blindly follows, even though it's clear that Galvatron has lost any resemblance of strategy or battle/war intelligence. The guy is pretty much just an overgrown crazy power-hungry dictator, and that isn't so different from G1 Megatron, but come on.

Do you think they would ever talk about it? Because I just know that Soundwave would not. The guilt and fear of confirming his thoughts about Megatron feeling alone, abandoned and betrayed by him the few moments he had left before Unicron's arrival would make him simply not want to ever mention it. And Galvatron either doesn't seem to care nor remember, so why would he bother?

AO3 Tag Roulette Writing Challenge: July 2023

The below list was compiled using the AO3 Tag Roulette random generator and will provide you with five tags from Archive of Our Own (AO3). Your task is to write a story using all of them. Anything goes with Tag Roulette - from romantic to fantasy to just downright weird, you never know where the tags will take you.

This MONTHLY challenge is for those who want to work on writing new ideas and who would like to maintain a continuous creativity flow with your writing.