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I woke up this morning really inspired for the first time in years and this is the result <3
It’s over much too soon. It lasted about half an hour, sweaty foreheads pressed together, breath mingling, and he didn’t think that was too bad, all things considered. You were still laying on top of him, chest pressed to his, your cheek cupped in the palm of his hand.
He was always breaking things. He remembered the day that Wayne hung all the mugs up on the wall, out of reach, the day Eddie had dropped one and slashed a deep gash into the palm of his hand trying to pick up the pieces. He’d been terrified, blindly fumbling at the shards of ceramic with tears blurring his vision. He’d had to get stitches, and now the old silvery scar was pressed against your cheek. He’d never really believed in anything, but for the first time in his life, he found himself praying, the tips of his fingers pushing into your damp hairline. Please don’t let me break her.
He could feel your heart thudding against his own, slowing back down to normality, becoming steady again. Your hooded eyes met his, and you smiled softly, kiss swollen lips pulling up at the corners, your cheek pressing further into his palm.
“Hey” you almost whispered, as if speaking at a normal volume might break some kind of trance. Your breath smelled sweet, of movie theatre popcorn and blue raspberry slush puppies. He’d leaned in to kiss you while your mouth was still ice cold, and didn’t stop until there was no trace of blue left on your lips.
“Hey” he replied, his heart swelling, the smile on his face so wide he thought it might split open. The corners of his eyes crinkled with the force of it. You leaned in to kiss him again, teeth grazing against his chapped bottom lip, and when you pulled away, you lay your head on the pillow. Your face was an inch away, and he could feel each breath you took fanning softly over his face. But that inch… that damn inch. It was enough for the tiniest sliver of doubt to weasel its way in and settle between his ribs.
Everybody Eddie brought home left with a piece of him. It was his nature to give, to lay it all out on the table, and he was usually pretty good at letting things go. He didn’t expect phone calls, or declarations of undying affection, and when people walked out of the door with a tiny piece of him clutched in their palm, he didn’t ever expect them to return it. But you. You were about to take the biggest piece yet.
“You can go. If you need to. If you’re uh… busy.” His smile wasn’t as wide, plastered onto his face like a mask.
“Do you want me to go?” Usually he’d say sure, no worries, you should probably leave anyway. But the look on your face, the unguarded sincerity with which you looked into his eyes, made his heart skip a beat. It was like someone was in his stomach swinging a bat around, and they’d just hit a home run to lodge right in his throat. He swallowed around the hard lump.
“No.” He thought he sounded like a child. He hoped his eyes weren’t welling up.
“Then i’ll stay.” You pushed a stray curl behind his ear with delicate fingertips, the gesture so fond and so unfamiliar that if eddie wasn’t on the verge of tears before, he definitely was now. As you pressed your lips to his one more time, the lump in his throat turned to honey, seeping into his blood, warming his skin, setting the hairs on his arms standing on end. As you pulled away, forehead pressed to his once again, he cupped your face once more, thumb tracing along your bottom lip.
Careful. Don’t break her. He swallowed, eyes scrunching closed, his lips catching the corner of your mouth one more time.
I love you. Don’t ever leave me. “You hungry?” he said instead.
#eddie munson#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson x you#eddie munson x y/n#eddie munson x female reader#eddie munson x fem!reader fluff#eddie munson x fem!reader#eddie munson imagine#eddie munson fanfic#eddie munson oneshot#eddie munson scenario#eddie munson drabble#eddie munson fic#eddie munson fanfiction#stranger things#stranger things x reader#mushwrites
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I just realised I should probably post my fic here as well
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No thing defines a man like love
Read now on Ao3 at
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by mushwrites
Title from Strawberry Wine - Noah Kahan.
Hakoda is a good Chief. He prides himself in his connection with his people, and he prides himself in his morals. When a sick firebender crawls onto his boat, Hakoda is faced with choosing between the two. Doing the right thing and protecting his people, both those in his crew and those who he had to leave behind, and his morals that scream killing a child, no matter their loyalties, is wrong. Especially a sick, terrified one.
Fever ridden, in pain and confused, Zuko escapes his ship a few short days after he is first exiled and finds himself on Hakoda's ship. Struggling between his loyalty to his nation, his father, and the conflicting stories from the members of the crew, Zuko is faced with a very different path, and destiny, to the one he had always envisioned for himself.
Words: 8351, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: Multi
Characters: Bato (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar), Kya (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Iroh (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), OCs
Relationships: Bato/Hakoda (Avatar), Hakoda/Kya (Avatar), Bato & Kya (Avatar), Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), The Gaang & Zuko (Avatar)
Additional Tags: Eventual Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), Canon-Typical Violence, and some more intense violence, Hakoda Adopts Zuko (Avatar), Bato adopts Zuko too, theyre old dads, Bad Parent Ozai (Avatar), Good Parent Hakoda (Avatar), Canonical Child Abuse, Disabled Zuko (Avatar), Partially Blind Zuko (Avatar), Partially Deaf Zuko (Avatar), Hakoda and crew adopt Zuko, Zuko Joins The Gaang Early (Avatar), Slow Burn, like really slow burn, Pining, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Graphic Description of Injuries, HE GOT HALF HIS FACE OFF IDK WHAT U WANT FROM ME, no beta we die like jet, Hurt/Comfort, Canon Rewrite, I suppose?, Pre-Canon, Emetophobia, just as a warning ! it isnt like plot. centric but it happens so yknow!!, More tags to be added, Maybe - Freeform, lmk if i missed something in the comments
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Turpentine erase me whole
https://archiveofourown.org/works/56115148
by mushwrites
Sokka is set up on a blind date by Toph, and yes she finds that wording very amusing, with Zuko. Sokka is quickly enamoured by him, and he figures pretty quickly that there's something else happening for Zuko that he doesn't feel safe enough to talk about yet. Sokka, falling pretty quickly for Zuko, is determined to try to be that safe space for him
Unfortunately for them both, Zuko isnt given a choice in the matter of Sokka learning about his past.
Words: 6665, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Jet (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Ty Lee (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Ursa (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar), Bato (Avatar)
Relationships: Sokka/Zuko, background Aang/Katara, background Hakoda/Bato - Relationship, background suki/mai/ty-lee
Additional Tags: Canonical Child Abuse, Ozais A+ parenting, Bad Parent Ozai (Avatar), Alternate Universe - No Bending (Avatar TV), Blind Date, meet cute, Past Child Abuse, Sokka is a Good Significant Other (Avatar), Disabled Sokka (Avatar), Motorbike accident, Disabled Zuko (Avatar), Autistic Zuko (Avatar), it isnt explicitly mentioned but it is important to me u know this, Sokka Has ADHD (Avatar), Suki is the MVP here guys, so is toph, no beta we die like jet, ambiguously, Ill add more tags methinks lmk if i missed any
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14, 20, and 21 for the WIP Writing asks!
14. Tell us about an upcoming scene in your WIP, that you’re excited about.
Answered here!
20. What’s a common writing tip that you almost always follow?
I like the idea of not being afraid of what I’m writing turning out differently than planning. I like relaxed tips like that, ones that just tell you to calm it down.
21. What’s a common writing tip that you mostly ignore?
Answered here!
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i think my favorite horror setting is a sunny day.
let me explain.
in a horror setting you feel safe during the day usually, since a lot of horror focuses on the dark. now that being said, in the middle of the day its bright, its sunny. but theres a certain amount of sun that makes everything feel surreal, like an over saturated photo. suddenly the street feels too big and too empty.
in conclusion: sunny days can be scary if you use them right
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These stories need more appreciation.
They are a beautifully written fusion of Dream SMP and Percy Jackson and I could read them repeatedly.
#dream smp fanfic#dsmp fanfic#dreblr#c!dream positive#just gonna add these two cause I think they fit pretty well despite the story being an au
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Look at this absolutely lovely cover that Xay (@xayideart on Instagram) made for tpom!! Can’t wait to spend the rest of my life staring at it!!
tpom taglist:
@jcckwrites @incandescent-creativity @sunlight-and-starskies @pen-in-hand @writeflair @caelisis @livvywrites @moonypleasewrite @onemoredayofwriting @idreamonpaper @jostencredible @4kidsopfan @vqctorcatala @fantasy-shadows @firesidefantasy @ofinscriptions @peachy-writes @eponinemylove @incoherentnerd @lids-writes @a-feral-bastard @aepreall @stand-inthe-rain @lovebenders @chazwrites @septemberliterature @scripturient-manipulator @aelenko @mushwrites @you-are-my-neverland @siennasophia-b @cloverwriteswords
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Get some sunscreen because it is getting Flashy. It’s Flash Fic Friday, baby!🌞🌟⚡
Never heard of Flash Fiction Friday before? No problem, stranger. The collective is here to help you with everything you need to know to participate
Firstly let us tell you what FlashFictionFriday on our blog is all about.
It’s a fun writer-event that’s meant to inspire, share and connect writings of all genres and writers of all ages. It’s designed to make people want to write, especially if they’re feeling blocked. Everyone and everything is welcome!
We always do our very best to keep the prompts genre open, entertaining, positive and encouraging.
Write between 100-1000 words. It also can be a fan fiction or poetry entry. Just tag fan fiction and 18+ stories accordingly.
Use this Friday’s theme in your text. Any way you see fit.
Post on your tumblr blog and remember to tag us at @flashfictionfridayofficial!! So we’ll see it, read it and reblog it!!
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Here come the lovely, creepy, funny, philosophic and entertaining flash fics of last week.💕💕💕
Gift of the Gods – by @writeurheartout
Gift of the Gods – by @houser-of-stories
Waiting – by @inexorableblob
The Ascended – by @stories-by-rie
Gift of the Gods – by @goblin-writer
The Sculpture – by @glowingmechanicalheart
The Gift of the Gods – by @sinnerssaintsandcomplaints
The Benevolent Gods – by @writingcuredmyfrown
That Day – by @itsokaytobefreak
Ticking Down – by @onceuponanaromantic
Introductions – by @writingamongthecoloredroses
A welcomed gift – by @elycwinters
Confession, power and tears – by @wolfishwrites
The Awakening – by @fields-of-ink
Gift of the Gods – by @procrastinatingwriter05
Hope is a flower – by @booksnotbookies
Gift of the Gods – by @corav1a
Gift of the Gods – by @pheita
God's Gift to Us – by @cirianne
The Path to Pyrit – by @goodbye-yellow-carnation
Scars – by @writingamongthecoloredroses
Thank you everybody for participating !!!
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Where are these hollow walls? Is there something in between? Is it maybe just metaphorical? Like always:
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WIP Intro: The Masks We Hide Behind
[Image description: a headshot of a grey wolf baring its fangs on a dark green and black background. Above the wolf’s head are the words “The Masks We Hide Behind” in white letters, and at the bottom of the image are the words “a WIP by Cloverponyz”. End id].
Overview ->
Genre: paranormal/supernatural, romance, young adult, LGBTQ+, mystery elements
Themes: identity, acceptance, what makes a monster, different kinds of love, hunter vs. hunted, knowledge vs. ignorance, truth and lies, different kinds of strength, history repeating itself
Expected length: 75k-90k
Expected content warnings: prejudice, discrimination, eugenics, homophobia and biphobia, internalized homophobia and biphobia, antisemitism, K slur, references to Nazism and the Holocaust, racism, mental health problems, panic/anxiety attacks, murder, child death, violence, violence against minors, near-death experiences, broken bones, vaping, alcohol, underage drinking, references to drug use and underage sex
Summary ->
Jay’s parents are dead.
For the last 5 years he’s travelled the States with his eccentric-but-loving aunt, never staying in one place long enough to make real friends or feel at home. He’s used to it, so when he and Aunt Lydia move to the small Texas city of Verstinas, he refuses to get his hopes up. But there’s something strange about Verstinas and its occupants, something dangerous. He’s convinced his new classmates are hiding something, something with sharp teeth and glowing eyes, something that howls in the night.
As Jay struggles to balance new friendships and family secrets, his identity is shaken to the core in more ways than one. A truth revealed, his life irrevocably altered and his heart and head pulling him in different directions, Jay must make a choice:
Leave Verstinas and its deadly secrets,
Or face them and face his past.
He isn’t sure which is more terrifying.
Characters ->
Jason "Jay" Cohen-Hunter: the new kid in school, he’s reserved and observant. Something’s up in Verstinas, and he’s determined to find out what.
Monroe Wolfhardt: the boy from first period, Monroe and Jay become fast friends, but there’s something suspicious about the way he dodges Jay’s questions.
Roxie Rosenbaum: the girl from lunch, a quick-thinker with a knack for solving problems, why won’t she help Jay solve his?
Lydia Cohen: Jay’s aunt, a woman constantly on the move with many strange scars, who seems to know more than she’s letting on.
The Masks We Hide Behind is my Camp NaNo July project! It’s one of my absolute favourite WIPs and I’m very excited to return to it after I started the first draft for NaNo 2019. The goal is to do the bulk of TMWHB in July and finish it before NaNo 2020. Its sequel, The Lies We Tell Ourselves, is a direct continuation of TMWHB and will probably be completed sometime in 2021.
Taglist below the cut, ask to be added or removed!
Taglist: @mushwrites @angelolytle @kalis-scribbles @4kidsopfan @rarewubbox
#WIP Intro#wip introduction#writeblr#original writing#camp nano july 2020#nanowrimo#my stuff#wip: the masks we hide behind#fangs tw#writing the summary for this while trying not to spoil the mystery bits was a Pain lmao#anyway ty for reading ily!!#edited to include an image description- apologies for forgetting it originally!
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Alpha Eren getting his ass whooped for secretly filming Levi and posting a tiktok titled POV: when your omega is older than you to the Excuse me, mommy sorry mommy sorry sound
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Turpentine erase me whole
Read now on Ao3 at
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by mushwrites
Sokka is set up on a blind date by Toph, and yes she finds that wording very amusing, with Zuko. Sokka is quickly enamoured by him, and he figures pretty quickly that there's something else happening for Zuko that he doesn't feel safe enough to talk about yet. Sokka, falling pretty quickly for Zuko, is determined to try to be that safe space for him
Unfortunately for them both, Zuko isnt given a choice in the matter of Sokka learning about his past.
Words: 6665, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Jet (Avatar), Suki (Avatar), Mai (Avatar), Ty Lee (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar), Ursa (Avatar), Ozai (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar), Bato (Avatar)
Relationships: Sokka/Zuko, background Aang/Katara, background Hakoda/Bato - Relationship, background suki/mai/ty-lee
Additional Tags: Canonical Child Abuse, Ozais A+ parenting, Bad Parent Ozai (Avatar), Alternate Universe - No Bending (Avatar TV), Blind Date, meet cute, Past Child Abuse, Sokka is a Good Significant Other (Avatar), Disabled Sokka (Avatar), Motorbike accident, Disabled Zuko (Avatar), Autistic Zuko (Avatar), it isnt explicitly mentioned but it is important to me u know this, Sokka Has ADHD (Avatar), Suki is the MVP here guys, so is toph, no beta we die like jet, ambiguously, Ill add more tags methinks lmk if i missed any
Read it on Ao3 at https://ift.tt/Ft8MB7m
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No thing defines a man like love
https://archiveofourown.org/works/55992616
by mushwrites
Title from Strawberry Wine - Noah Kahan.
Hakoda is a good Chief. He prides himself in his connection with his people, and he prides himself in his morals. When a sick firebender crawls onto his boat, Hakoda is faced with choosing between the two. Doing the right thing and protecting his people, both those in his crew and those who he had to leave behind, and his morals that scream killing a child, no matter their loyalties, is wrong. Especially a sick, terrified one.
Fever ridden, in pain and confused, Zuko escapes his ship a few short days after he is first exiled and finds himself on Hakoda's ship. Struggling between his loyalty to his nation, his father, and the conflicting stories from the members of the crew, Zuko is faced with a very different path, and destiny, to the one he had always envisioned for himself.
Words: 8351, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English
Fandoms: Avatar: The Last Airbender (Cartoon 2005)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Categories: Multi
Characters: Bato (Avatar), Hakoda (Avatar), Kya (Avatar), Sokka (Avatar), Zuko (Avatar), Aang (Avatar), Katara (Avatar), Toph Beifong, Iroh (Avatar), Azula (Avatar), OCs
Relationships: Bato/Hakoda (Avatar), Hakoda/Kya (Avatar), Bato & Kya (Avatar), Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), The Gaang & Zuko (Avatar)
Additional Tags: Eventual Sokka/Zuko (Avatar), Canon-Typical Violence, and some more intense violence, Hakoda Adopts Zuko (Avatar), Bato adopts Zuko too, theyre old dads, Bad Parent Ozai (Avatar), Good Parent Hakoda (Avatar), Canonical Child Abuse, Disabled Zuko (Avatar), Partially Blind Zuko (Avatar), Partially Deaf Zuko (Avatar), Hakoda and crew adopt Zuko, Zuko Joins The Gaang Early (Avatar), Slow Burn, like really slow burn, Pining, Childhood Friends to Lovers, Graphic Description of Injuries, HE GOT HALF HIS FACE OFF IDK WHAT U WANT FROM ME, no beta we die like jet, Hurt/Comfort, Canon Rewrite, I suppose?, Pre-Canon, Emetophobia, just as a warning ! it isnt like plot. centric but it happens so yknow!!, More tags to be added, Maybe - Freeform, lmk if i missed something in the comments
May 18, 2024 at 09:43AM
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reading my old drafts is such a trip. what was i on?????
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This or That Trope Tag Game
I was tagged by someone a long time ago, and I don’t remember who — whoever it was, thank you!
Slow Burn or Love At First Sight
Slow burn or bust — if they don’t take 100k words just to hold hands, what’s even the point? I do arguably have a love at first sight ship (cough clarwyn cough) but even then they’re slowburn that takes 6 years to even start considering taking their relationship further.
Fake Dating or Secret Dating
While secret dating is also an amazing trope that I absolutely love, it pales in comparison to the fake dating trope with the sexual tension that flares up whenever they have to pretend to date but they’re also in denial about catching feelings for each other, and they know that the end date is coming up where they won’t have each other in their lives again? Ugh.
Enemies to Lovers or Best Friends to Lovers
Enemies to friends to best friends to lovers you fool, you absolute fool. But real talk, I do write both tropes a lot and its glorious. I would say I prefer enemies to lovers... except that Clarwyn, the ultimate best friends to lovers exist and they’re my OTP.
Oh no, there’s only one bed! or Long-Distance with Correspondence
Oh no, there’s only one bed! is such a classic trope that’s really fun to play with. Personally, long-distance with correspondence is not as fun to write about unless the story revolves around the long-distance relationship. (Like my WIP Post-Script, where they literally fall in love by writing letters anonymously to each other, clearly)
Hurt/Comfort or Amnesia
As much as I love the angst that comes with amnesia tropes... Hurt/comfort is far more encompassing of a trope and I live for it.
Fantasy AU or Modern AU
Most of my writing takes place in a modern setting, so... fantasy AU it is.
Mutual Pining or Domestic Bliss
Domestic bliss is the reward after a slow burn mutual pining ship, and is far less important in my mind.
Smut or Fluff
I’m gray-ace; smut can be good and can be really important in a ship, but fluff is a must for any ship .
Canon Compliant With Missing Scene or Fix-it Fic
For the most part I prefer writing canon compliant sequels and prequels for fanfictions. But when it comes to my HP fanfiction... That’s definitely a fix-it fic of sorts.
Alternate Universe or Future Fic
I prefer writing (near) future fics for fanfiction, but when it comes to my own projects, AUs... AUs everywhere.
One Shot or Multi-chapter
100k+ fic lets goooooo
Kid Fic or Roadtrip
Oh, did you mean Wanderlust, my magical road trip WIP?
Reincarnation or Character Death
I’m actually not usually a huge fan of reincarnation in a lot of stories. I like it sometimes when it really works, but usually I prefer implied parallels. Character death though? When done correctly, it hurts so good.
Arranged Marriage or Accidental Marriage
Give me the arranged marriage angst where part of the ship is betrothed to someone else.... Or also I will accept the begrudging companionship that is nurtured for two people who were arranged marriage’d and don’t like it.
High School Romance or Middle Aged Romance
As I’ve gotten older, my characters have also gotten older... I feel old. As much as I love the drama of a high school romance, I’ve been really leaning towards older romances now.
Time Travel or Isolated Together
Not a huge fan of time travel in general. Isolated together is not something that I’ve explored at length either, but I definitely am interested in the stress and tension and bonding that would provide in a relationship.
Neighbors or Roommates
Neighbors are good too, but they don’t provide the accidentally seeing someone wrapped in the towel in the same way that roommates do. And its much easier to avoid a neighbor after an awkward romantic encounter where you progress a relationship further in a way that both of you want but aren’t ready for.
Sci-fi AU or Magic AU
Not a huge sci-fi fan, it hurts my brain. Not science enough for it, I guess.
Bodyswap or Genderbend
Not a huge fan of either to be honest, but I do appreciate the changes genderbending can bring about to a story and a relationship in regards to power dynamic and privilege.
Angst or Crack
Give me angst or give me death. 90% of what I write is angst, it’s what I live for. And crack is just something I don’t read or write whatsoever.
Apocalyptic or Mundane
I’m a fan of a very specific type of apocalypse, and I’m not a huge zombie fan. Mundane wins out just because of the term though, a project I had called The Mundane will always hold a special place in my heart.
Tagging @greenwood-writes @ink-fireplace-coffee @stuffaboutwriting @sleepyoceaneyes @saiko-tsuki @satanfruit-draws @finicky-fledgling @chaos-writing @sillyliterature @lydia-in-the-clouds @writeblrfantasy @rhiannonleewriting @livvywrites @writingamongthecoloredroses @incandescent-creativity @drowsy-quill @maybeillwriteit @letswritestories101 @souliloquyyy @rhikasa @phantom-stargazer @writingforjoy @montevena @reininginthefirewriting @feralsong @mushwrites @annieslibrary @theguildedtypewriter @velvetinewitch @yvesdot @sybil-writes @crazycoffeemermaid @innocentreticent and anyone who wants to do this, you’re tagged too!
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Positive Self-Analysis Challenge
This tag game was started by @aelenko, and I was tagged by @cassiusnightingale! Thank you <3 <3
Rules: Post an excerpt you are proud of, and talk about why you’re proud of it! pick out a few sentences and talk about why you like them/what you were aiming for while you were writing.
Excerpt:
wip: tpom
pov: alice
triggers: allusion to violence, bear attack mention
The group steps through the portal to find trees, densely packed and looming. They were the tall, pointy, green kind-- fir? Alice isn’t sure, but somehow she doubts she’d have confidence naming trees even with her memories.
“Where are we going to go?” Kit asks the trees.
“As long as we keep moving, it doesn’t matter,” Seren says, setting off once again at a brisk pace. Kit groans.
Inna glances at the sun. “Let’s walk for a bit longer and then find a place to rest before it gets dark.”
Kit pales. “What exactly are in these woods that we should be afraid of?”
“What are in any woods that you should be afraid of?”
“Bears?” Addison suggests softly, like he thought they were looking for an actual response.
“This might be a stupid question,” Alice hedges, “but there aren’t any weird magical creatures out here that could rip our throats out, right?” She swallows. “Or, like, anywhere at all?”
“It’s theoretically possible someone could create something like that,” Seren says honestly— way too honestly— “but nothing like that would occur naturally.”
“But that would be expensive and weird, and no one ever would,” Inna says, grabbing Alice by the shoulder and edging her a little farther away from Seren like a parent who was worried about someone having a bad influence on their child. Alice grabs onto Inna’s elbow a little tighter than she might have otherwise.
“I think the main concern is bears,” Tristin agrees with Addison.
“Do bears even live here?” Kit asks. “What do you know about indigenous wildlife?”
“Do you even know where we are?” Tristin points out.
“No,” Kit admits.
“Pacific Northwest,” Seren responds easily.
“How could you possibly know that?” Kit challenges.
Seren points behind them, and Kit spins to see a sign that says, “WELCOME TO HARRIS BEACH STATE PARK! BROOKINGS, OREGON.”
“Oh.”
“There are most definitely bears here,” Tristin says in the most unhelpful way possible.
Analysis:
The reason I chose this part is because it’s one of the bits that reminds me of the tone I’m going for with the wip; lighthearted group dynamics with a touch of underlying fear and tension.
I think this excerpt also does a good job of showcasing each of the main characters’ personalities, even if they only have few lines of dialogue or a simple action.
Inna’s protectiveness of Alice, Alice's general confusion but trust in the group, Seren being about 0.05 seconds from decking Kit, Kit remaining mostly oblivious to this, Addison being quiet but wanting to help, and Tristin’s calm attitude in the face of a stressful situation, I think!
My favorite lines in particular are:
“Bears?” Addison suggests softly. (I find this line really endearing, makes me remember why I love Addison so much. He’s just trying to help.)
“I think the main concern is bears,” Tristin agrees with Addison. (I like this line because it takes a moment to shift the focus from the looming Main Conflict at this point in the story, namely the reason why they’re running away at all, to this smaller, mostly humorous conflict. The gang could easily deal with a bear if they needed to, but they’re still going to freak out about it.)
Seren points behind them, and Kit spins to see a sign that says, “WELCOME TO HARRIS BEACH STATE PARK! BROOKINGS, OREGON.” (This just always makes me laugh. Also, I really like the frequent setting changes, at least in part two of the book, I think that adds to the magical vibe. Portals galore!)
Tagging - @mushwrites @you-are-my-neverland @lanawritesalittle @transboywriting if you’d like to!
Also gonna plop the tpom taglist here (if any of you want to do this, please tag me!) - @jcckwrites @incandescent-creativity @sunlight-and-starskies @pen-in-hand @writeflair @caelisis @livvywrites @moonypleasewrite @onemoredayofwriting @idreamonpaper @jostencredible @4kidsopfan @vqctorcatala @fantasy-shadows @firesidefantasy @ofinscriptions @peachy-writes @eponinemylove @incoherentnerd @lids-writes @fae-hollow @aepreall @stand-inthe-rain @lovebenders @chazwrites @septemberliterature @scripturient-manipulator @aelenko @mushwrites @you-are-my-neverland @siennasophia-b @cloverwriteswords @ladywithalamp @lothlaurienwrites @musicofglassandwords
#lexi speaks#this was fun!!! took me a while to decide on an excerpt though#and yes hhh if you've read this before i did edit it a little#i couldn't stop myself#tpom excerpt#wip: tpom
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