I try to try writing

Blackout blinked. “No, that was a self-burn. Like yeah, I’m kinda surprised you have two supersuits that are exactly the same except for the color palette and the fact that this one glows, but it was- that was about me. Mocking my tendency to fall for chicks in tights, right?”

“It’s a jumpsuit.” Limelight doesn’t look away from the building they’re scoping out, and really, genuinely, Blackout hadn’t been making fun of her suit, but the fact that her night-mode was just a grey and green version of her daytime white and yellow was shocking. 

“No, like- like superhero tights? It’s a saying.”

“I know.”

“This is an excellent team-up. Really, off to a great start.”

That makes Limelight smile, just a bit of a smirk that Blackout can barely see since she’s still checking the place out, and come on. They’ve put aside nemeses-ship for the sake of a common enemy, she can stop pretending she isn’t amused by Blackout’s incredible wit. 

Unfortunately, Limelight has apparently decided that “covert operation” translates to “no conversation”, so it’s up to Blackout to save the day, as usual.

“Why does this one glow by the way. Not trying to dunk on your cyberpunk vibe or anything, but this is an undercover mission and the neon-sign stripes are... kinda... not that.”

“I’ll turn it off when we get closer.”

“It turns off? It literally only glows for the aesthetic, doesn’t it? Of course it does, given this and your purity-white day look I’m surprised you took the hit to get them made in Kevlar and not something shinier.”

“Unfortunately, not everyone can wear full latex catsuits.”

“You’ve literally just described my dream universe.”

Limelight strangles what could’ve been a snicker in a less cursed timeline. “Shut up. And get down, patrol at two o’clock.”

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1) is there a story you’re holding off on writing for some reason?

2) what work of yours, if any, are you the most embarrassed about existing?

3) what order do you write in? front of book to back? chronological? favorite scenes first? something else?

4) favorite character you’ve written

5) character you were most surprised to end up writing

6) something you would go back and change in your writing that it’s too late/complicated to change now

7) when asked, are you embarrassed or enthusiastic to tell people that you write?

8) favorite genre to write

9) what, if anything, do you do for inspiration?

10) write in silence or with background noise? with people or alone?

11) what aspect of your writing do you think has most improved since you started writing?

12) your weaknesses as an author

13) your strengths as an author

14) do you make playlists for your current wips?

15) why did you start writing?

16) are there any characters who haunt you?

17) if you could give your fledgling author self any advice, what would it be?

18) were there any works you read that affected you so much that it influenced your writing style? what were they?

19) when it comes to more complicated narratives, how do you keep track of outlines, characters, development, timeline, ect.?

20) do you write in long sit-down sessions or in little spurts?

21) what do you think when you read over your older work?

22) are there any subjects that make you uncomfortable to write?

23) any obscure life experiences that you feel have helped your writing?

24) have you ever become an expert on something you previously knew nothing about, in order to better a scene or a story?

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1. Name

2. Nationality

3. Age

4. Birthday

5. Zodiac sign (or your primal zodiac sign)

6. Gender

7. Sexuality

8. Your looks (add a picture or describe yourself)

9. What do you/did you study?

10. What's your current job like?/What job would you like to have?

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11. Your birth order

12. How many siblings do you have?

13. Do you have good relations with your family?

14. How many friends do you have?

15. Your relationship status

16. What do you look for in a SO?

17. Do you have a crush?

18. When did you have your first kiss?

19. Do you prefer serious and meaningful relationships or casual dating/one night stands?

20. What are your deal breakers?

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21. How was your day?

22. Favourite food & drink

23. What position do you sleep in?

24. What was your last dream about?

25. Your fears

26. Your dreams

27. Your goals

28. Any pets?

29. What are your hobbies?

30. Any cool places in your area?

31. What was your last awkward situation?

32. What is your last regret?

33. Language/s you can speak

34. Do you believe in astrological stuff? (Zodiac, tarot, etc.)

35. Have any quirks?

36. Your pet peeves

37. Ideal vacation

38. Any scars?

39. What does your last text message say?

40. Last 5 things from your search history

41. What's your [device] background?

42. What do you daydream about?

43. Describe your dream home

44. What's your religion/Your thought about religion

45. Your personality type

46. The most dangerous thing you've done

47. Are you happy with your current life?

48. Some things you've tried in your life

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49. What does your wardrobe consist of?

50. Favourite colour to wear?

51. How would you describe your style?

52. Are you happy with your current looks?

53. If you could change/add something to your appearance - impossible or not - what would it be?

54. Any tattoos or piercings?

55. Do you get complimented often?

56. Favourite aesthetic?

57. A popular trend that you dislike

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58. Songs you're currently obsessed with?

59. Song you normally wouldn't admit you like.

60. Favourite genre?

61. Favourite artist/band/genre?

62. Hated popular songs/artists?

63. Put your music on shuffle and list first 5

64. Can you sing or play any instruments?

65. Do you like karaoke?

66. Own any albums?

67. Do you listen to radio? What stations?

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68. Favourite movie/series?

69. Favourite genre of movies/books/etc

70. Your fictional crush/es

71. Which fictional character is you?

72. Are you a shipper? List your otps, if so

73. Favourite greek god?

74. A legend from where you live that you like

75. Do you like art? What's your favourite work or artist?

76. Can you share your other social media?

77. Favourite youtubers?

78. Favourite platform?

79. How much time do you spend on the internet?

80. What video games have you played? Which one's your favourite?

81. Your favourite books (manga also counts)

82. Do you play board/card games?

83. Have you ever been to a night marathon in cinema?

84. Favourite holiday

85. Are you into dramas?

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86. Would you use death note, if you had one?

87. What changes would you make in the world, no matter how impossible, if you had the power to?

88. Could you survive a zombie apocalypse?

89. If you had to be turned into a paranormal being, what would it be?

90. What would you want to happen to you after your death?

91. If you had to change your name, what would be your pick?

92. Who would you switch your life with for a week?

93. Pick an emoji to be your tattoo

94. Write 3 things about yourself - only one of them must be true

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95. Cold or hot?

96. Be a hero or be a villain?

97. Sing everything you want to say or rhyme?

98. Shapeshifting or controlling time?

99. Be immortal or be immune to everything aside from natural death?

Aww, thank you! They’re all nonsense lol, except for when I get obsessive and nervous and make all my friends give me suggestions and create surveys to send out because making decisions is hard. Okay, let’s see

Shade: Likes frogs. It might be my favorite fact about any of my characters, and it’s one of the earliest ones I came up with, Shade just freaking loves frogs.

V: He’s Shade’s brother and he specializes in programming and hacking, but his obsessive tick is that once he knows someone has a secret, or knows something he doesn’t, he will stop at nothing to find out what it is. He’s got serious blackmail on a lot of people because of this.

Ferry: is obsessed with justice, in a very naive way. He believes in fairness and wants to help people, but exclusively through legal means, which becomes a problem for him because of course it does.

Limelight: cares a lot about her family. I wouldn’t say she’s obsessive about much, except maybe that she hates being underestimated, so she’s obsessive about being seen as capable and respected?

Blackout: Hoards secrets like nothing else, except maybe chocolate. Her personal safety is the most important thing in the world, and if that means juggling layers upon layers of secret identities then that’s what she’ll do

Captain Wonder: Captain Wonder will make the world a better place if it takes him his whole goddamn life. 

Ibis: Ibis believes that perfection of form can lead to perfection of self, and she practices this is every aspect of her life.

Space Twins (Cosmos and Starlight): Space. Also, they really really love all the custom food and drink specials that places around town do for them. 

Harvey: Is obsessed with protecting people, especially those he loves. It’d really suck if he didn’t realize he loved someone until he couldn’t protect them anymore, wouldn’t it?

Alastair: is desperate to love himself. Wooo, depressing! Besides the plot-centric stuff, Alastair tries very hard to distance himself from his family, he’s trying to make a name for himself rather than lean on the fame of his family.

Lezmilys (The Wolf): Power. He’s never going to let anyone control him ever again.

Alistair and Ferry (and everyone else tbh) sound so intriguing!! ALSO SHADE AND HIS FROGGOS!!! A HITMAN WHO LIKES FROGGOS,,, I’m crying

Lezmilys calls himself The Wolf because there are three distinct groups of organized crime that gather under different leaders: The King, The Empress, and The Master. As The Wolf, Lezmilys aims to overthrow all of these groups and replace them with a single more powerful organization that he’ll lead into his domination of the world. 

Thank you @boredwriter-16 the tag!

Rules: list some of the works (books, movies, games, tv shows, art etc.) that have influenced your current wip(s)!

The Croatoan Chronicals:

Fallout

League of Legends

Dynasty by Miia

Zack Hemsey's instrumental music

Alan Walker's A Different World album

Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas

60 Seconds

My life (but twisted up and changed a lot)

Alan Walker's instrumental music

Thomas Bergersen's instrumental music

My Ride-alongs with police officers/ stories from my cop friends

I'm pretty sure everyone already knows what inspired my wips but here they are!

A Year At The Opera:

Sabrina The Teenage Witch (the old one with Melissa Joan Hart. As Westbridge Turns is actually what gave me the idea for the book)

The Magicians by Lev Grossman. (literally my favorite book of all time btw. Read the trilogy and watch the show. I promise its worth it.)

Heathers The Musical (well not really tbh. I found out about Heathers like halfway through writing and decided to make some changes to adapt it to the story).

The Lies of Locke Lamora (also not really any story elements but that is what inspired the format of the book and the framing device of the story along with Patrick Rothfuss's Name of the Wind.)

Popular horror movies like Cabin in the woods (I literally have a chapter called cabin in the woods)

Riverdale (seems unorthodox but yeah that's what really inspired me)

The Game For Power

Reign (the cw show. That plus some magic shenanigans is basically this wip. It's such a fantastic show)

Dishonored the game (in terms of an aesthetic)

The Lies of Locke Lamora (somewhat in terms of the settings) by Scott Lynch

Of Witches And Demons

The Vampire Diaries, The Originals (the tv shows not the books)

The Witches of East End (the tv show)

Forever (the Ioan Gruffudd show. It's criminally underrated and its a shame it only got 21 episodes)

The House of Night series (it was a formative experience with vampires)

And as an overall, it'll probably be The Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl in both AYATO and OWAD in terms of the small town setting. This series is actually what really got me into small town mystery stuff.

Alastair and Harvey (title in progress)

- the idea of someone using a love potion on themselves

- okay now how can I make everything worse

- oh and it needs to be gay

- wait now there’s another main character okay how can I make his life suck too

Work the Shadows (Shade and Ferry)

- what if the government was bad

- watched a few buddy-hitman movies

- okay but also superheroes

Of Gods and War 

- started from War’s backstory of like how he became a god

- maybe I write and post that snippet soon

- decided that the opposite of war was salvation

- for some reason

- okay now what if everyone was mad at him (War) except his literal polar opposite

Anna and Kali (very new, title pending)

- very weird dream I had

- i can’t believe i haven’t written any lesbians yet i’m a lesbian what am i doing

- okay now make it a supernatural murder mystery/detective story

I don’t really have a thought process do I? I swear, I plan stuff sometimes. Mostly pain. Oops. 

Nevada Sky

The odd thing about dying was the sky. There were more stars than Fern had ever seen in her life, the kind of stars you only read about in fantasy novels or on those late-night science shows you watched when you were a kid and woke up in front of the TV at 3 am. They were everywhere, and they were bright, and they were… speaking to her? Fern blinked once, twice, and into focus came the image of an angel.

“Up you go, Fern. You’re not dead.” Not an angel then, it took fern a moment to put together the pieces. Not an angel, Sam, the same Sam who’s the Chosen one and dragged her on this road trip-slash-quest. The Sam she’s been pining over since freshman year. That Sam.

“Sure feels like it. What even happened?”

“We’ll talk about it in the morning, doll. Come on, I didn’t book this sketchy-ish motel room for nothing. You need some rest, and I want to sleep in a real bed for once.” Fern groaned and took Sam’s ever so soft hand and hoisted herself off the ground. 

“Do the stars just look like that here?” She looked up at the impossible stars and the impossibly round moon in the sky.

“The glasses help, but yeah, they’re pretty awesome, aren’t they?” She held onto Fern’s hand still, eyes turned to the sky. Fern tried to not think about her fingers, or her hands, or the warmth and softness of her palm in hers. Tried was the keyword. Fern was just glad that mind-reading was not in her pack of Chosen one magic powers. If it was she would have been screwed the moment she first saw her freshman year.

Speaking of screwed, the room had only one bed, and Fern was glad that Sam refused to turn on the lights, and glad she had scurried to the bathroom where she could wash her tomato-red face before changing into the tackiest of sweatpants and gas-station t-shirt and making her way to the bed, muttering a string of choice words as she banged her thigh on the bedpost. Sam was already in bed, back to Fern. As she crawled in Sam scooted closer to her warmth.

 “J'so y'know. I tend to koala anyone I sleep near.“  Oh this will be a fun night, Fern thought to herself, dreading the inevitable. She took one last look at those impossible Nevada stars and let herself melt into Sam’s warmth.

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As you can probably tell these words were just so fecking cool and I actually shared them to two other writers, so you might get three stories! Anyway, here's mine, thank you for the words!! They were so fun to write!

Old Ways

I never should have come here in the dark, yet I did, for I am a fool who cannot resist your glory for a few more hours. I built you this place, a place fit for a god like yourself. You looked at the ornaments and gold and silver and jade and you laughed. You laughed because it reminded you of the temples they built all those hundreds of years before. You laughed because you knew as well as I that I built this place in that image... an image which I pulled from a Wikipedia page.

You laugh at me often, when I bring you offerings like before, but instead of bread and dates and meat and fruit, I bring you twinkies and ice cream and slim jims and gummies, all upon golden plates, just like they did. You laughed when I brought fun frosting, not on a cake, but just the whole container, and we sat in the sun and ate it straight.

I built this place, nestled in the cliffs by the sea, for you to find a home again, and for you to experience new things in an old setting.

But I came in the dark,

And the cliffs are high,

And you, in your godly manner,

Who has let worshippers fall off those cliffs around your temples,

Time and time again for centuries,

Catch me.

Hello!

My name is Harvey and I'm complete and utterly new to Tumblr / Writeblr!

I will mostly be posting about my WIPs and anything remotely relevant to them (playlists, art, memes????). The things I write include but aren't limited to:

Fantasy!

Historical Fiction! (any period, I just love history!)

LGBT+ Stuffs!

Lovecraftian Horror! (Oooo!)

Sad stuff :(

Funny stuff! Ha just kidding I'm not funny.

Pigeons!!! (don't ask, I have this one REALLY weird WIP that involves birds, a lot of them.)

If you reblog I can find you swanky people!

Thank you for reading pals!!

-Harvey

The damp is second only to the dark, the sun long faded into memory, if there were only someone here to remember it. The ruin stands lonely on the horizon as silent guard (there is nothing to guard), its once-ornate windows the closest thing to color in this place, the cracked faces of forgotten saints speak warning to wandering souls (there is no one to warn).

From the sea spray comes a mist, rising over the cliffs, over the hill, to hover in the air, its feeble glow in the grey cloud-light the closest thing to wonder in this place. It rises over the cliffs and settles on the cobbles and stones, on the iron gates and the glass, frosting the place with a fine dew as if the towers themselves wept. The crying echoes have long since died, even the ghosts have left.