when you say less is more could you expand on that?

like less description or less plot in general?

sorry if you’re having trouble getting in the groove but you’ll always be a writer - and a beautiful writer at that - to us!!!

descriptions/exposition/etc like… this is why editing i think is more important than the actual writing. i love sprawling wordsy descriptions obviously and they’re very fun but they will never be as effective as one or two lines that say it succinctly. i think both have their place tho. but don’t worry about like word count or anything i find that the less you bury the “point” or your intent behind lots of words the better you get it across.

(A/N: prt 4 and the finale of the Mama Riley au! Thanks for all the support and nice comments. It means the world to me! No content warnings. Enjoy!!)

If the ground would swallow him whole, Simon would consider that a blessing. God, he never should've asked his mom about you. Of course she'd clock him. Who knows the man better than his own mom?

He stares blankly at you for far too long. Long enough that you're wondering if there was a chance Mama Riley had it all wrong. You open your mouth, ready to backtrack the statement, when Simon settles a hand on your thigh.

“I… yeah. It's true,” he answers you. He tells you it's fine if you don't feel the same. You were his mom's friend first, and he can see how deeply you care about her and vice versa. He wants his mom to be happy.

“What about what you want?” You ask, curious.

Simon's quiet for a moment, thinking. He wants to marry you, but that might be a bit much to admit right out the gate. So he gathers his nerves, and quietly admits, “I want to kiss you.”

You can't help but smile in response. You lean in a little closer to him, your eyes already half lidded. “I want you to kiss me,” you reply softly.

The kiss is a little awkward. It takes Simon a second to get comfortable in the kiss, but it's good once he does. (You find out later on that it's his second kiss.) His hands come to cradle your face, tipping your head back to deepen the kiss. That's when the kiss becomes perfect, the kind that makes your head spin.

You break away at the sound of the door opening. Simon's hands linger in your face for a moment longer, before he drops them back down to his sides. But you're quick to lace your fingers with his, more than eager to start displaying affection. You've been holding back for far too long.

Mama Riley smiles at the both of you, a coffee in hand. “You kids get your feelings worked out?” She teases.

You and Simon share a look, before responding simultaneously.

“Yes, ma'am.”

“Yeah, Mum.”

Going to sleep that night is incredibly bittersweet. You two finally made progress, just barely started your relationship, and he's leaving in the morning. Simon has never hated his job more than now. He's waited, since the day y'all met, for this, and he doesn't feel like he even has a chance to enjoy it.

But it makes returning, two months later, all the more worth it. This isn't the first time you've gone with Mama Riley to pick him up, but this time is different. There's no fanfare, no balloons or signs, although you and Mama Riley had joked about it. But there is a new energy in the air, excitement to see your boyfriend.

He's easy to spot amongst the crowd, tall and imposing. But you see the way his shoulders sag with relief, when he spots you two. He greets his mom first, crushing her in a hug. There's some whispered words between the two of them, before Simon turns his attention to you.

He hesitates, before tugging his face mask down. “Can I kiss you?”

You can't help but giggle a little, nodding your head. His hands move to cradle your face, so gentle despite the horrors he's witnessed. And when your lips meet his, Simon decides there's no better way to welcome him home.

Happy pride month to everyone but especially to the aro men, like all of them. This month is for you too

All for us in all our shapes and experiences are deserving of aro joy and being allowed to be unapologetic, and further without belittlement and shame. We are human, we are whole and we are radiant!

I see you, I am you and I treasure you. I am so proud to share this community, be it the overall queer one or our aro one, with you my brothers.

a charles or lewis one pretty please 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼 absolutely in love with your writing! :)

charles hugs you like you are his personal pillow. he’d feel so safe and sound in your arms that he’d fall asleep almost instantly after he pulled you against his chest. if it’s a long hug, he never fails to either give you a kiss on the shoulder or a little squeeze before he lets go, as if he is giving it as a goodbye present. his kisses are just as gentle as his hugs but quite spontaneous. whenever you’d be keeping him company he’d have moments where he’d turn in his chair, as if suddenly remembering that you were indeed sitting behind him on the couch. he’d lean forward, his hands either resting on your thighs or on the headrest behind you, while he quietly asks you how you’re feeling. and after your little conversation would run its course, he’d give you a soft but lingering kiss before turning back around, returning to what he was doing. <3

.✫*ﾟsend me your favorite driver (the ones i write for) and i’ll make a little headcanon for you <3 ✫*.

"I quit my job and became the Princess Bride"✨ Have you read this romance novel? 😇

✨ lionel messi ✨— the 2023 ballon d'or winner ♥︎︎ ❝i believe that throughout my career, i've mentioned many times that the ballon d'or is a significant award because of the recognition it represents. it's one of the most prestigious individual awards. however, i've never attached too much "importance" to it. what's always mattered most to me are the team awards. i've been fortunate enough to win everything in my career, and you can probably imagine that after winning the world cup, i'm less focused on winning an eighth ballon d'or. if i win it, that's great, but if i don't, it's not a problem.❞ ★ he is the only player in the history of football to have won eight ballon d’or awards ★

Gently holds Mikey

Here you go anon😚😚😚

I really appreciate you keeping Aziraphale and Crowley just a little bit stupid. Because they are, like, so smart, but oh so dumb

just a little bit? sounds like i’ve got work to do~

come visit the island on a rainy sunday afternoon☔️🌾

omg! so lucky! — https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFuQmL7Q/ (also hello chest hair and red t-shirt, feels like the universe's gift to you!)

HE LOOKS SO GOOOODDD

mistynat mechanic au: loner nat scatorccio is as content as she's ever been working alone in her barely profitable auto shop, repairing cars for her equally anti-social clients. but when misty quigley brings her car in for service, she's anything but reserved. nat isn't sure what to make of her weird, but friendly behavior, nor does she know how to handle it when misty comes back again. and again, and again, and again. especially since her car seems perfectly functional, as far as nat can tell. (credit to @dykedolly for the concept!)

For someone who doesn't want heishin endgame, you sure do make some good heishin! Thanks for the food! 💞

don't get it twisted i do want heishin endgame but my brain works in mysterious way as illustrated below

💚 KÄÄRIJÄ BÖLE FAN PROJECT 💚

Okay just had to put it here for the ones who haven't seen this already

Hi!!! This is my first time saying anything here, so yayyy! But I say that one ask from another anon talking about how Dottore had never recorded fragile!reader's voice before and then forgot what it sounds like, and my brain made some jumps and--

I like to think that sometimes, whether when Dottore is just working in the room while reader sleeps (I like to think that he's modified himself enough that he doesn't need as much sleep as regular humans) or if he's also in the bed with you, that sometimes, reader's sleeping form reminds him a little too much of when reader was in a coma. Or perhaps, even worse, and that reader's time had come while he was sleeping/working. Immediately, he has to reassure himself that you're not, in fact, dead, by either going to check their pulse and keeping his hand there longer than it needs to be (what if they die the second he takes it off??) or, if he was closer to them or sleeping with them (in the literal sense), by even just listening to it. And he tries to rationalize it with himself (bc he's so i denial, I already know it) by being like "noooo, i'm not worried!! I'm a great doctor, and I have nothing to worry about!! I'm just... checking for abnormalities!!" as if he isn't just doing it to make sure they're still alive.

Idk, the thought just popped into my head. He's lost them before without a chance of saying goodbye, and he never wants it to happen again, especially if this time they'll be gone for good.

I'd like to think that reader wasn't really aware of it until one night when he was making a little more noise than usual, and they woke up groggily to find him with their ear on their chest, desperately holding onto you as if you were going to die any second. And then the second he realized you were awake, moved off was like "Hello, I'm not doing anything sus whattt"

So now reader knows he does it, but allows it because they think it's kind of cute, but also because they know that he would never admit his fears.

Anyway, I'm kinda tired, so I don't know if this actually makes any sense. But slay!!

Thank you for feeding us Dottore content, and I hope you have a good day or night!!

You've known Zandik for a long time. So you are very aware that he has weaknesses. Yes, even though the scholar tried to hide it, his walls would slowly chip away during those late nights spent in the dorm or on expeditions. But Dottore? After you woke up, you wondered if Dottore had any weaknesses. Dottore seemed to be a man of no fear, but perhaps you should have expected that because what would someone as God-like as him have to fear now? He has much power in his grasp, surely there is nothing that could bother him. He's no longer the same Zandik you once knew, and that's okay really, but you just wonder to yourself sometimes. Little did you know Dottore's one and only fear was about you.

Il Dottore considers himself a rational man in every possible subject area. Yes, he does not allow himself to be swayed by anything as irrational as emotion and instead focuses on logic. Whether his final decision is cruel or unethical is not something he cares about. But you... you are the exception. You are the variable he cannot control. And so irrationality is one of the things he despises, swore to himself he'd never be a victim of, but here he was anyway. Succumbing to an irrational mindset is the last thing he thought he'd do.

Often times when Dottore sleeps with you, he doesn't actually sleep. He gets into the bed to appease you, because it brings you comfort, (your words) lays there for a bit until you fall asleep, and resumes his work. He is just far, far too busy to stay. But, nowadays, he finds it even harder than usual to say. Why? Because of his irrational mind, once again. He needs to know that you are alive. Which is a dumb fear really, you're not going to die, you're not going to leave, your body is stable (for now) so there's no need to worry. But he needs to know. He needs confirmation. You know. He really hates that you've done this to him. He hates it. But he can't blame you, only himself, because if he cured you already he would never have to deal with irrationality again.

Dottore is used to the quietness of a human heart, from his experiments of course, clicking his tongue in annoyance from how easily they died and feeling no emotion. But your heart, if your heart stopped... well, his madness would not be transcribed to paper very well, because it would be too hard to describe. But he denies that. And he especially denies it to you. He denies it, so that's why he finds himself counting your heart's beats per minute anyway. But now you know that even the great Il Dottore has a fear and weakness. After all, when it's only the two of you, he is only Zandik, the same man who fell hard for you all those centuries ago. But that's okay. You promised to always be there, even if he doesn't want you to be.

James's need to protect is counterbalanced by Reese's resolve to fight; they both care about you in different ways.

JR route from the Fernweh Saga by @lacunafiction !!

>:3 @evilbunnyking and I teamed up to commission @mariemarion as THESE TWO okay. Gods, this is gorgeous. Love this game, love these characters!!