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We know that stories of her teenage pranks against Bran were carried all the way to the wolves in Europe, but that can’t be all that they’ve heard, not by the end of Fired Touched.  You will not convince me that her Claim On the Tri-Cities declaration was not broadcast on news stations around the world.  Her actions turned the tension between humans and supernaturals on its head, directly flying in the face of both sides’ feelings and intentions and instantly making history in the process.  Maybe it wouldn’t be breaking news in Finland, or they wouldn’t have all the details like her name, but you can be damn sure they would hear about it at some point.

I mean, let’s just remember the full list of her exploits thus far.

Stopped a coup to take down the Marrok, in the process saving an alpha, indirectly causing the death of another alpha and saving an Omega wolf (Anna, through Charles) who would herself have a serious impact on the global supernatural situation

Killed a demon-possessed vampire and destroyed his maker, preventing humans from learning of vampires and going to war with them, and also setting into motion the plan of a famous Master Vampire to reclaim her seethe from rebels

Fought for and gained the exoneration of the Dark Smith, earning the attention, ire, and favor of the Gray Lords

Killed the Monster

Through happenstance, acquired a dangerously powerful and sought after magical artifact, killed a Fairy Queen, and earned even MORE attention from the Gray Lords.  To say nothing of reuniting Samuel and Ariana

Casually destroyed a WORLD-ENDING MONSTER in a battle that caused the deaths (””””deaths””””””) of several Manitou spirits.  Also, indirectly caused the extinction (?) of a fae species

Killed the Necromancer, rescuing a vampire seethe and once again stopping war between humans and vampires while also gaining attention from vampires outside the Tri-Cities

Banished (with help) a volcano god back to his volcano (and casually surviving a broken neck)

Took in the Fire Touched Aiden, claimed the Tri-Cities, and forced the humans and fae to negotiate for peace

Escaped the Lord of Night himself, used the Golem of Prague to destroy a vampire seethe, and then freed the Golem’s spirit

Like????????????????? ONE of those should be enough to build a powerful reputation.  And even if we allow that maybe the wider world doesn’t know about all of it, there’s no way that the deaths of two legendary vampires and the sudden, massive shift in relations between humans and fae would go unheralded.

Charles literally jokes to Adam that he better go pick Mercy up from Europe before she irrevocably WRECKS the supernatural political holdings of the gotdamn LoRD Of NIgHt.  We have actual in-universe jokes about a woman in her mid-thirties who fixes cars and shapeshifts into a coyote having the power to smash the political situation of an entire continent.  And that’s because she absolutely has that power, and people know it.

Here’s the writers who can’t output enough to keep up with the most popular writers.

Here’s to the writers writing even though they get no feedback.

Here’s to the writers who somehow manage to scrape together a little inspiration and a lot of hard work to write that story they know nearly no one will read.

Here’s to the creators who keep going even when it’ feels like screaming into an empty void.

What do you mean Crocus didn’t take one look at this youndgster and nearly had a heart attack? Whta do you mean he didn’t remember that feisty woman’s last name and her freckles? What do you mean he didn’t call Rayleigh with a desperate, hopeful voice asking what was Rouge’s last name?

What do you mean Buggy didn’t see his captain’s eyes and grin on Ace’s face when he crashed their party in his ship? What fo you mean Buggy didn’t call Shanks to ask him who the fuck this kid was and why the fuck does he have Roger’s hair and eyes and Ms. Rouge’s freckles and smile? What do you mean he didn’t go batshit crazy internally when he heard Luffy say that Portgas D. Ace was his captain’s biological son, and that he was going to be killed for his goddamn blood?

What do you mean Rayleigh didn’t want to go and save Ace when the Visual Transponder Snails broadcasted the execution? What do you mean Shakky had to place a hand on his shoulder to stop him—from what? The Government? The Whitebeards? The world?

What do you mean Rayleigh’s heart didn’t shatter to pieces once more when Ace’s body fell to the ground, that Buggy felt despair claw into his mind when he heard Luffy’s heartwrenching cry, that Shanks didn’t curse the world and back when he came far, far too late.

What do you mean this didn’t all happen? What do you mean that they don’t care?

Naruto: Mood

Sasuke: Mood

The Need to Stay

Standing Rock is still in crisis while facing one of the highest infection rates per capita for Covid-19!

Can you help by buying or sending:

🧺 Laundry detergent to wash cloth masks 😷 Masks 🛏 Sleeping bags for kids who sleep on the cold floors without any bedding! ⛑ Cots so family members can sleep apart if someone has been exposed to Covid!

🎁 Buy off the Rock Creek Community Wishlist to support 38 homeless Lakota Youth. (Look for “Marliss Marshall’s Gift Registry Address” at check out).  

🎁 OR Buy medical supplies directly off Standing Rock’s wish list (look for Jon Edwards’ Gift Registry Address). This list helps the Boys and Girls Club of Standing Rock.

You can also send masks, laundry detergent, cots, and sleeping bags to these other addresses at Standing Rock:

📪 Jon Edwards via USPS:  P.O. Box 551 McLaughlin, SD 57642 via FedEx/ UPS: 505 1st Ave E McLaughlin SD 57642

📬 Alva Cottonwood via USPS:  PO Box 824  Fort Yates, ND 58538

Me, a writer who’s been daydreaming about three characters, two unwritten chapters, some scraps of dialogue, and a partial plot that still needs to be heated up in the microwave before it’s usable:

Reblog this post for me, because even if you simply cannot afford to help, which I totally understand and empathize with, reblogging my promo means a lot.

Here is my promo! Thank you for your time and please, don’t feel bad if you cannot commission me. Simply reblogging means everything to me!

Character Ideas:

Character creation masterpost

Character Alignment Chart

More character alignment descriptions

Muslim Character questions

Characters with magical powers

Building a new character advice

How to create a character for an online or tabletop RPG (also a good guide on creating characters in general)

Royalty/nobility TV Tropes page

Basic character profile

OC masterpost

Random character generators - (1), (2), (3), (4)

D&D Character Building Tool

Character Design Ideas:

How clothing affects a character’s personality

Character Design Inspiration blog

Concept art, fan art, cool art to be inspired by

Character design references and inspiration

Sources for POC character design ideas and models

Create your own character model using HeroForge

For horned characters

Body and hair types guide

Random outfit generator

Naming Help:

Amazing site with an endless amount of naming resources

General advice on avoiding naming appropriation

Hispanic Surnames

Gothic Victorian names

Huge master list for character things in general

Masterlist of names of all types - including but not limited to ancient/old world names, Celtic, African, Northern European, Southern and Central American Native names, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Polynesian, and more

Another name masterlist

How to pick a character name guide

Yet another names masterlist

Creating Background/backstory:

Character Sheet/Development Sheet

Another character development list

In-depth character personality, motivations and traits sheet

320 talents and passions for characters

On writing likes and dislikes that aren’t frivolous

Why you should write non-human characters non-conforming to the gender binary

Stereotypes, tropes, and archetypes

Random backstory generator

Assassin and thief character tropes to avoid

Character Interactions and putting your character into your world/story:

Comparing character height/height references

Characters who are scientists and writing about them doing science

Describing what different voices sound like

Describing skin tones

Writing friendship interactions that are platonic

Why having one character knock their friend unconscious to prevent them from doing something is a bad idea

Advice on shipping OCs with canon characters and what to avoid doing

Sweet Polly Oliver and Sweet on Polly Oliver situations (think of Disney’s Mulan for an example)

How to write multiple viewpoints/juggling a main cast of more than 4 to 6 characters

How to make readers care about your morally gray hero/anti-hero

On platonic OC and canon character relationships

How to avoid Godmodding in RPs

When it’s cheap to kill off a character

Writing dialogue

Things you shouldn’t do to canon characters

Avoiding purple prose in writing and RPs

Slang resources

Dialogue tips

Websites to chart your story/plot/character relationships