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paulfwesley · 4 years

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A Split Second (Part 1) [Bryce Lahela x f!MC]

Pairing: Bryce Lahela x f!MC (Dr. Claire King).

Chapter Rating: T

Word Count: 2.2K.

Description: A split second. That’s all it takes to take a life. TW: guns, violence, blood.

Disclaimer: Characters, storyline, and parts of the dialogue are taken from Pixelberry’s Choices’ Open Heart. They fully own the characters, dialogue, backgrounds, etc. MC Claire King’s background is my own creation, based off of MC in-game’s personality.

Author’s Note: OKAY this is my first time EVER doing Bryce, and even though he technically does not show up in this part, he WILL be in the next part. I’m posting this fic in increments just to feel out the reaction first, if it’s something worth pursuing. I’ve added some trigger warnings just in case, they’re in the description! They’re applicable to the whole series, however many parts this ends up being, I don’t actually know yet. Okay, I’ve gone on too long. Let me know how I did! Also let me know if you’d like to be added or removed from the tag list!

Tagging: @n-wahz @anotherbeingsworld @graphitekayla @malxen @rookiefromedenbrook

Enjoy!

As a doctor, Claire King stared death in the face every day. It was her job to delay the inevitable, after all. Every chest compression, every dose of medication, and every correct diagnosis resulted in Claire’s tally against Death inching higher and higher. But of course, there were always a few cases where even Claire couldn’t beat the Grim Reaper. And she’d walk out of the room of the grieving family with a fire stewing in her belly that drove her to want to do better so that the next time she and death met in the arena, she’d knock him out cold.

Claire knew death. Claire understood death. She woke up every morning with a determination that she would stare death in the face and celebrate when she triumphed over it.

But she didn’t fully understand what it meant to stare death in the face until she stood with her hands in the air, tears streaking down her pale cheeks, and her body shaking like a leaf as she stared at the end of a gun poised in her face.

30 minutes earlier…

Claire thought she would had it all figured out. Ethan ditched her to hang out in the Amazon for two months (though Sienna insisted that technically Ethan went to go help out with WHO, but Claire wasn’t in the mood to change her mind about her… ex? Her attending? The dude she slept with twice before he decided he didn’t like having to deal with feelings before buggering off?) so she was going to erase everything that had to do with Ethan Ramsey from her mind. That included only ever referring to him as “Doctor Ramsey”, whilst ignoring the way she missed the way his name tasted on her tongue when she was moaning it. It included putting a smile on her face and reassuring everyone who noticed her drop in mood in the days following when she showed up to work one day to find out that Ethan had left without so much as a goodbye, even though a bottle of pent up sorrow threatened to burst whenever she curled her lips up. And it included forcing herself out of the apartment when her friends wanted to go out while all she wanted to do was lay in bed and wallow in her own sadness.

It was actually Bryce who started it. He could tell something was off with her, but luckily Bryce didn’t pry. The only people who knew why Claire was acting heartsick were Sienna and Elijah, and even then, it was because they were there the morning she snuck Ethan out of the apartment. If it were up to her, nobody would know the mess she had gotten into by falling for her attending. Grey’s Anatomy gave her too much hope.

All Bryce wanted to know was what would make Claire happy. It started out simple; nights drinking at Donahue’s, roommate movie night, late night ice cream runs. Then it was Bryce attending plays with Claire, because none of their other friends would even humour her idea for live theatre. It was nice, even though most of the time, Bryce fell asleep shortly after the play began, only to wake up with intermission and then fall asleep again as soon as the house lights turned off. And then it was Claire attending a monster truck rally with Bryce because Elijah cancelled last minute, and even though she spent most of the evening thinking about the various dishes she could be cooking, it was worth it to watch Bryce freak out at the trucks crushing each other and then turning to her expectantly, waiting for her reaction. For his sake, she went as wild and crazy as he was. Standing there, staring up at Bryce and looking at the way the bright lights cast a shadow against his sharp, soft cheekbones, that was the first time she felt a turning in a stomach, a flutter that warmed her cold core. And when he turned and grinned at her, Claire felt like she had seen the sun for the first time.

Then, when the yearning to be touched and held and kissed became too much for Claire, it turned into stolen kisses, hand brushes, intimate nights. With every swipe of Bryce’s hand up and down her arm while her head rested in the crook of his shoulder, with every tear that rolled down her cheeks from the jokes he told her, with every moment spent just in Bryce’s presence, her heart hurt a little bit less. And less, and less, until she completely forgot that she was supposed to be hurting.

Then Ethan returned, unexpectedly, the night they were celebrating their last night as interns.

When Claire’s eyes met his across the bench outside Donahue’s, she expected her stomach to drop. She expected her throat to close up, her chest to tighten, her tears to threaten at the corner of her eyes. Instead, she offered him a polite smile and a small nod before returning to what Elijah was saying. That feeling was all she needed to know that she was officially over Ethan Ramsey. She could be happy with someone else. She even had a certain meat headed, smooth talking, scalpel jockey in mind.

Out of the corner of her eye she caught Bryce staring at her and following her gaze. When he looked back at her, she could practically see the curtain drop over his eyes, and it remained there for days following. Whenever she tried to talk to him, she always got the brush off. And it was killing her. She had gotten used to the the way his laughter lit up her world, the way his eyes raking over sent a thrill through her stomach, the way her heart skipped a beat whenever she turned a corner and hoped that he’d be on the other side. But nothing; these days he wouldn’t even look at her.

After finishing her own rounds, making sure Esme had her tasks, and ordering tests for another patient, Claire sighed as she trudged through the hospital. She cradled a heavy case file against her chest sent over from Manhattan Presbyterian that she planned to pore over during her lunch break. She felt a presence beside her, and she looked over to see Sienna falling into step next to her. Her hair was pinned to the top of her head in a messy bun and she looked utterly exhausted, but she offered Claire a bright smile anyways. “Are you on your way to lunch?”

“Yeah,” she answered.

“Cool! I’m starving,” Sienna replied. She nodded at the file in Claire’s arms. “Big, fancy, diagnostic team case?”

Claire laughed. “Yeah.” She glanced down at the papers. “I’m hoping that it’ll be something surgical. That way Bryce will have to talk to me.”

Sienna frowned. “Bryce isn’t talking to you?”

“You haven’t noticed the way he doesn’t look at me anymore?” Claire asked as they walked down the stairs, heading for the cafeteria. “I think it has to do with the fact that…” Claire looked around for prying ears but dropped her voice as a precaution anyways. “... Doctor Ramsey’s back.”

Sienna’s eyes widened. “You told him about Doctor Ramsey?”

“No!” Claire protested. “If it were up to me, that secret would die with Ramsey and me. But I think he can tell.” She raised a brow. “Could you tell? Before you caught me sneaking him out?”

Sienna bit her lip. “Do you want the truth?”

Claire stopped in her tracks. “You mean you knew? Before?”

“I suspected!” Sienna corrected quickly. She walked back over to where Claire had stopped. “I didn’t know anything for sure, but you did mention wanting something to happen between the two of you when you went to Miami. You didn’t tell me anything had happened so I assumed nothing did. But despite that, it was so obvious. The first name Doctor Ramsey ever learned was yours, he kept his mouth shut about what happened with Mrs. Martinez even though as an attending he probably had a legal obligation to tell Doctor Emery, and just the way you both never took your eyes off of each other whenever you shared a room.”

A blush brushed Claire’s cheeks. “Well, I don’t feel like that anymore.” She paused. “Well, I suppose I do, but now I feel like that whenever I see Bryce. And I want to tell him that, but the meathead runs away at the sight of me.”

They both resumed their walking. “I feel like straight up avoidance isn’t Bryce’s style though,” Sienna pointed out. She crossed her arms over her chest. “If you want, I can lock the two of you inside a supply closet until he gets his shit together.”

Claire chuckled. “That offer actually sounds tempting.”

All of a sudden, both of their pagers went off. Claire reached into her pocket and produced hers just as they reached the cafeteria. She frowned at the message that stared back at her before looking back up at Sienna. “Lockdown? Is this some kind of drill?”

“I think if it was, Doctor Banerjee would have said so,” Sienna replied casually. She was trying to pass it off like it was nothing, but Claire could see the worrying lines in her forehead. She reached out and grabbed Sienna’s arm. “How about we skip the cafeteria food and just grab something from the vending machine for now? We can hide out in a closet or something until this drill ends.”

“And you’re absolutely sure it’s a drill because?” Sienna asked, but she let Claire lead her away and down the hall.

“Because there’s no way we’re in a situation where Edenbrook has to go under lockdown,” she said. “I bet a baby went missing from the NICU or something.”

Sienna gawked. “That’s terrible!”

Claire stopped at a vending machine, turning her back to Sienna. “All the more reason to grab an unhealthy snack and wait this thing out.” She bent down and placed the file on the floor. As she stood back up, she reached into her pocket for her wallet. “What do you want? It’s on me.”

“Claire…” Sienna’s voice was a soft whisper.

“What?” Claire said, her eyes scanning the options. A Snickers bar? Nah. It wasn’t filling enough. A bag of chips? That was even worse. This was a hospital. They were doctors. They always went on about healthy eating yet never practiced what they preached.

“Claire!” Sienna said, louder this time, though the tremors in her voice betrayed the strength.

“What?” Claire’s tone dripped with annoyance as she turned to look at her friend, but the sight of Sienna’s face, drained of blood with her eyes wide and her lips parted with a slight tremble raised alarms. “Sienna? Sienna, what is it?”

Sienna didn’t say anything. She couldn’t move, couldn’t speak, couldn’t breathe. But her eyes never wavered from the direction she was staring at over Claire’s shoulder.

Claire turned to see what Sienna was gaping at, and her stomach fell through the floor at the sight of the tall, middle-aged man standing six feet away from them. He wore a black blazer over a plain t-shirt flecked with bright red spots that Claire could only assume was fresh blood from the way it stained the pure white fabric. Blessed (or cursed, in her opinion) with an excellent memory, Claire never forgot a face once she had seen it. It was Walter Cameron, a patient she had treated weeks ago. He came in after he had been in a car accident that caused mild injuries, and Claire remembered joking easily with him as she pulled out glass from his body and stitching him up. Claire’s eyes traveled from his brown eyes, down his sweat soaked cheeks, down his leather clad arm, and landed on the pistol in his hand, aimed directly at Claire’s chest.

Her breath caught in her throat. The only sounds she could make out in the otherwise silent, empty hallway were Sienna’s faint whimpering behind her, Walter’s ragged breaths, and her own heart thumping against her chest.

She felt a shaky hand on her shoulder. “Claire, we need to get out of here!” Sienna whisper-shouted.

“No!” Walter boomed, taking a rather large step forward. He brandished the gun at them, waving it wildly as his finger rested on the trigger. Both girls let out an involuntary shrieks as they staggered backwards. “Doctor King isn’t going anywhere.” He turned the gun so the mouth was directed at Sienna. “You, on the other hand, will get out of here.” With a jerk of his thumb, he clicked the safety off. “If you know what’s good for you.”

Claire swallowed thickly. Despite the tremors in her throat, she said, “Sienna, go.”

She could feel Sienna’s eyes stare at her in bewilderment, but Claire never broke eye contact with Walter. “What? But Claire—!”

“Go!” Claire said again, stronger this time. She didn’t know Walter, not really, so she couldn’t guarantee whether or not he was crazy enough to take a shot at her or her friend, and Claire didn’t want to jeopardize anyone else’s life if there was a chance to save someone. Under her breath, her lips barely moving, she whispered, “Go find help.”

The echoing of a sneaker hitting linoleum reluctantly bounced against the walls. One, and then another, and then another, until the echoes got further and further as Sienna dashed down the hall in desperation.

Once she was out of sight, Claire returned her attention to Walter. Slowly, deliberately, she raised her hands so they were in his sight.

“Ahh, alone at last,” Walter sighed dreamily.

Claire sucked a worrying breath in. “Mr. Cameron—” she began.

“It’s Wally!” he cut her off angrily, but the heat in his eyes quickly disappeared in favour of turning soft as he gazed at Claire. “It’s Wally, remember, Doctor King? Like Wally West? Like you said?”

She nodded. “Yes, I remember.” She gulped noisily, her eyes zeroing in on the weapon in his hands. “What are you doing with the gun, Wally?”

He scoffed. “Isn’t it obvious?” He smiled at her, a wicked glint in his eye. “I’m going to kill you, Doctor King.”

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hydra-collector · 4 years

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Whole: Chapter Six

AO3

Fic Page (all chapters listed here)

Second Fic in the Series

Chapters Finished: 6/6

Ship: Intrulogical

Characters: Logan Sanders, Remus Sanders, Patton Sanders (mentioned), Virgil Sanders (mentioned)

TW: self-harm mention, kissing, crying, food mention

Words: 884

Summary: Good news and hopeful tears.

Remus had begun to relish in the freedom of summer, going on ‘adventures’ in the outdoors, swimming in lakes, breaking into more abandoned buildings, (and a few that weren’t yet abandoned) with Logan tagging along sometimes. He was more interested in some things than others, mostly Remus’s ventures into the woods. He enjoyed reading in the quietness of the forest.

Today wasn’t one of those days, however. Remus was sitting on his bed, anxiously waiting for his boyfriend to arrive. He kicked his legs on the edge of the bed, his phone sitting in his lap. He shouldn’t be this impatient, but it had been a few days since they’d been able to hang out for more than half an hour. Logan was busy with various forms of studying, (something Remus had strongly advised against, but Logan had persisted) but at least it was less work than he made himself do during the school year.

Knock knock.

Remus leapt up, racing to the door. Sure enough, Logan stood outside in his usual polo and jeans. Remus pulled him into a tight hug, kissing all over his face.

“Remus, you saw me two days ago.”

“And I missed you!”

Logan smiled at him, twirling inside with him. Logan wasn’t usually the one to initiate a dance, but today he seemed… more energetic. More lively, happier.

He hummed a tune as they entered Remus’s house, his hand on Remus’s waist, swaying to the rhythm of his song.

“Well, you’re peppy.”

Logan kissed him. He could feel the smile on his lips and couldn’t help but smile back, knowing today was a good day. Logan pressed against him, finally breaking the kiss, but still holding their faces close.

“Guess what happened today.”

“Patton got a boyfriend.”

“Sadly, no. He’s been crushing on Virgil for a while, there’s a good chance xe likes him back. He’s too much of a coward to tell xem, and xe probably is too.”

“Talk about stealing your friends.”

“Any other guesses?”

“You got a job?”

Logan leaned back, hands resting on Remus’s waist. “No. But I do have some applications in.”

“...You decided you’re gonna break up with me?”

“No! Why would I be acting so ‘peppy’ if I was going to break up with you?”

“I’m running out of options, Lo.”

“Well, if you really can’t guess…”

Logan’s arms slipped from Remus’s waist to his hands, who laced their fingers together, face poised in excitement.

“Today was my first therapy appointment.”

“Holy shit- that’s, that’s amazing! Is your therapist good? Do you like them? Is it really that helpful? I mean, it has to be, based on how happy you are.”

“Yeah, it’s- it’s nice. She’s trans and bisexual, so I don’t have to worry too much about anything like that, talking about queer friends, talking about how homophobia affects how I feel… It’s really nice. And it seems like it’s going to work out. Obviously it’s gonna take a while to get a diagnosis and maybe antidepressants, depending on how things work out, but I’m sure it’s gonna help.”

Remus cupped his cheeks, grinning. “I’m so… I’m so happy for you.”

“Rest assured that you’re a big reason I even got this far. If you hadn’t, if I hadn’t met you, I would probably be exactly where I was last fall. You… you force me to live. I put my trust in you, so it’s really nice to have the person that you love, you trust, telling you to help yourself. I wasn't sure if it was even possible to feel this happy before I met you. Thank you. Thank you for being such a wonderful person to me, even if I hate myself, even if I don’t think my scars are lovable, you’re the reason that they’re going to start fading.”

“Lo, babe, don’t- don’t make me cry-”

Remus kissed him again, eyes wet. He wiped them dry nearly every five seconds, Logan helping a little bit too.

“Thank- thank you for listening to me. The thought that- that you’re gonna be happy, you’re gonna be okay, I swear, it’s the most valuable hope I’ve ever held onto. But just, try to remember that it’s not gonna be straight up progress. I’ve done a lot of research- I’m sure you have too- and if you’ve come a long way, and things seem to start going backwards, remember that progress isn’t linear- you’re gonna have more lows.”

“I… dread them. But, maybe- maybe I could keep a graph to show how my progress goes. Or multiple. One for the general… feeling, another for self-harm, another for panic attacks.”

“Yeah, that’s- that’s a really good idea.”

“You think-” he’d started crying a little too- “it’s gonna work out? I’m finally gonna… be happy? At some point, at least? After… eight years, I’m not going to hate myself every time I look in the mirror?”

“I think it’s possible. I know it’s possible. And I’m going to be so happy to see you happy.”

“Then… I’ll do whatever it takes.”

Remus sniffed, looking at their matching tear-soaked shirts. “You want some hot cocoa?” He managed a little laugh that was echoed by Logan.

“I think hydration would be a good idea.”

He felt better. Happier, more loved. Complete and content and…

Whole.

#is this a good end #i like the plot and the pacing but not the actual writing #for the most part #intrulogical #logan angst #remus sanders #logan sanders #ts remus #ts logan #intrulogical fic #sanders sides #tw self harm #tw food #tw swearing #tw crying #tw kissing #grays fics #whole

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jundeccentmil · 5 years

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I hate to be that person but I'm on mobile and the link didn't work. Sorry.

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General Info

Jun’s characterisation on this blog may be influenced by my own headcanons. You don’t have to agree with them and I won’t hold it against you if you don’t, but please, don’t be rude about it. I’m sure there’s a lot of other Jun blogs out there that more closely resemble what you’re looking for.

This blog is independent, multiverse/multiship and non-exclusive. Despite it being non-private, I may be selective in who I roleplay with.

I accept magic anons. The current m!a status is displayed in the sidebar.I use rpthreadtracker to track threads.I don’t have xkit.My timezone is CET and activity will most likely reflect that.

Please note that this is a side blog. If I follow, send asks, or like or comment on posts, it’ll have to be from my hub: viomuses.

An Important Note on Mental Health

I don’t follow a lot of people because I have really bad anxiety around following (ask me about this if you want to know more), so it’s unlikely that I’ll follow you unless we’re really close friends and/or regular writing partners. This is something I am actively working on, as I do want to be more involved in the community. As things are though, me not following back does not automatically mean I’m not interested.

When things get too overwhelming, I will password protect this blog. This is usually temporary, and I will return after a while. IM won’t work during that time.

What I’m willing to RP

I will write anything from angst to banter to humour to fluff, but be warned that some things come more naturally to this muse than others.

I will rp with:

YuGiOh characters - that includes other Juns, GX is preferred since I’m not as familiar with other generations

characters from other fandoms I know - Don’t be afraid to ask if I know a fandom or not. Just don’t be mad if I don’t.

characters from fandoms I don’t know - I live under a rock, so I might not know anything about your fandom and character. If you don’t mind that, the same things apply as for OCs.

OCs - Please have an about page that allows me to learn about the character. I’m picky about OCs.

I will roleplay nsfw themes, but I won’t write smut with you unless you’re over 18. Any nsfw content will be tagged as such.

I will not rp with genderbends due to personal reasons. There might be exceptions to that rule, so feel free to ask, but please don’t be upset if I refuse. Trans hcs do not fall under this category.

I will not write therapy plots unless I initiate them on my own terms.

What about Shipping?

Mun is filthy multishipping trash and will write almost anything.

That being said though, I don’t rp just to ship, and would like to take the time to properly develop our muses’ relationship instead of just rushing things for the sake of a ship. I don’t mind working with established relationships though, as long as we’ve talked about it first.

This blog doesn’t have Exclusives, but it does have Mains. They can be found here.

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I’ll do my best to tag common triggers and squicks when they occur, using the tags “insert-trigger-here tw”. Please tell me if I miss anything.

If you could tag any visual depictions of human teeth, as well as visual and written teeth-related body horror, I’d be very thankful. I’d also appreciate if you could tag the urls of people you thread with, and any group verses you’re a part of (if applicable).

If we’re writing partners it would be nice if you could do this even if I don’t follow you, since I tend to check the blogs of people I thread with manually.

And lastly, a few basic Guidelines

I would like to keep my thread count at a maximum of three per partner at any time. If a fourth thread is started I will keep the reply in my drafts until one of the ongoing three is either completed or dropped. Exceptions to this rule may occur.

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crimsonrevolt · 5 years

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Congratulations Angela you’ve been accepted to Crimson Revolt as Amelia Bones.

↳ please refer to our character checklist

Angela! Amelia is a character that we’ve been anxiously awaiting to see for quite some time, and now it’s clear that we’ve been waiting for you! Your application blew us away, from your passion for her as a person to the explanations on how she becomes the person we know her to be in canon to how the horrors she experienced in war has impacted her. It’s clear to us that you have a strong connection and understanding of Amelia, and we can’t wait to see where you take her going forward. Welcome to the group! *Your faceclaim change to Summer Glau has been accepted.

application beneath the cut (tw: mentions of PTSD)

OUT OF CHARACTER

Introduction: Angela, 25+, she/her, CST but I work night shift which puts me more on par with GMT+11

Activity: As previously stated, I work nights and my shifts are 12 hours. On nights I work I’m usually not as active but on my days off I tend to catch up.

How did you find us? Amelia Bones tag

Anything else? n/a

IN CHARACTER

Desired character: Amelia Susan Bones

Birthday / star sign: December 29, 1957; Capricorn

Occupation: Before the kidnapping, Amelia was working for the DMLE as an Auror. Technically, she’s probably still employed. Unless someone had her officially declared dead, she hadn’t actually bothered to check that. Somehow she doubted Edgar would have given up, despite the length of her absence. That being said, there was absolutely now way the department would allow her to return to active duty, not yet anyway. Which means she’d probably shunted off into an investigation department or worse, some sort of clerical work.

Faceclaim: FC change to Summer Glau, Shelley Hennig, or Alicia Vikander

Reason for chosen character: Amelia was the first character I fell in love with writing years ago when I started RPing. Since then I’ve always had a soft spot for her, but often times the way I view Amelia and the way she is described in RP bios don’t match up. Amelia is a character driven by, but not broken by, loss. Her parents and her brother, along with his family, are canonically murdered. The things she goes through personally are not stated in canon, but for her family to be targeted the way it is, you can assume she was not passive. Especially given that she rises to the head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and eventually murdered by Voldemort himself. I love strong women. She is clearly a threat to the Death Eaters and their cause and I just cannot believe that only happens after the demise of her family. She was just lucky enough to escape their fate during the first war. No one escapes war unscathed, however, and yet she continues on, becoming known as fair and a great witch. I really want to explore the path that gets her there. The struggles she goes through, the times she loses herself in trying to achieve her goals. How justice and vengeance become blurred and how she finds balance again. It’s honestly fascinating to me, especially given her circumstances in this RP.

Prior to her kidnapping, I think she probably had a lot more faith in the system. She believed that the Ministry, while not without its issues, would ultimately prevail. It was a naive viewpoint. For a year she’s been missing, tortured and brutalized, and it’s changed her. She’s struggling with a range of things including PTSD and rage and a need to regain control. She can no longer wait and hope that the Ministry or even the Order will figure out how to make things right, she has to do it herself. She KNOWS what happens to those who get captured. The lucky ones are killed, those like her who might have information…they’re not lucky. Survival is not the gift that some might thing it to be. It’s a burden. One she will do anything to make sure no one else has to carry, including things that she would not have considered before.

Preferred ships // Character sexuality // Gender & Pronouns: Right now the last thing Amelia is interested in is romance. Though, that doesn’t mean she’s against the idea of blowing off steam with someone. She is damaged, that’s how she views herself now. Just…fucked up. There is a part of her that was broken during her captivity, a part of her that almost craves to be subjugated, so long as she maintains some control of the situation. It’s not a thing she likes to talk about or would acknowledge in the light of day. But when it comes to sex, she’s discovered she likes it rougher than she ever would have guessed previously. No attachments, no commitments, just… physical gratification. She has nothing outside of that to give to anyone. And honestly, she’s not that picky when it comes to gender. It’s less about who and more about the feeling she gets when she’s with them. As far as her own gender identity goes, she’s cis-female, she/her pronouns

CREATE ONE (OR MORE!) OF THE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR CHARACTER

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Headcanons: – You don’t survive a year of captivity without scars. Physical, mental, emotional, etc. Amelia has all of them. She refused just about all of the treatments the Healers offered, preferring not to be touched or poked or prodded any further. Potions were provided and she takes them on occasion, but she prefers to self-medicate with alcohol and/or a good duel. Hell, even a good fist fight provides a decent catharsis. Never again will she place herself under someone’s thumb. Yes, she’s learned to enjoy being subjected to roughness in love-play, but it never goes anywhere she doesn’t expressly allow. The people she was close to before being taken are now held at arm’s length, especially if they try to discover what happened while she was gone. She’s not exactly proud of the things she had to do to survive, the things she had to allow, but in the end all that matters is that she did survive. She got out. And she’ll get revenge. – People tend to underestimate Hufflepuffs and there are probably many who believe her current state of vengeance is out of character for one of her former house. They’re wrong. Hufflepuffs are gentle until pushed to their limit, at which point they fight like hell. Beware the wrath of a person who is usually kind and gentle, because they did not become that way by accident. Kindness is not a default, it’s not a naive choice. Not always, at least. Often times it is earned out of hard fought battles and discovered when tested by fire. But when pushed beyond those limits of kindness, there are few limits to what they will do in order to survive. People who think them weak are fools. When you push a kind person beyond their limits, you won’t find brokenness on the other side, you’ll find steel and rage and power. – Amelia hasn’t talked to anyone about what she went through during the year she was missing. She tells people that she doesn’t really remember, that there were memory spells and it’s all a blur. That’s true for parts of it, but it’s not all gone. She remembers the way it felt to have the cruciatus curse rip through her body, every nerve ending screaming as the unforgivable curse burned through her. She remembers bones broken only to be reknit and broken again. Her dreams are haunted by silver masks and laughter as she was tortured for their enjoyment. There are pieces of what happened that are burned in her mind, never to be forgotten. She might not be able to name names for sure, at least not in a way that would hold up in court, but she believes she’ll recognize her captors if she’s faced with them again. Whether or not that’s true is yet to be determined. – Everything in Amelia’s life since her return is about control. She was without it for so long that now she’s not likely to give it up without a fight. It’s why she won’t take a sleeping potion. Why she won’t submit to the healers exams or the questions of the Ministry. Things will happen on her terms or they won’t fucking happen at all. Anyone who has a problem with that can get the hell out of her way.

IN CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE

The following section should be looked at like a survey or interview for your character. The questions may be answered in character or out of character, with or without gifs. (using gifs of a few different FCs I listed, hope that’s okay)

Do you think it is more important to be feared or loved? Which would you rather be? Honestly, I don’t give a shit. Fear me, love me, whatever. It’s of little consequence as long as you do what needs to be done. If I had to be one or the other, I guess I’d rather people love me? But honestly, I don’t need it. I’d rather people just left me alone.

What is one thing you would never want said about you? She gave up. I have not come this far, struggled so hard just to quit. I have not given up, I don’t intend to give up. I’m not going to let myself be broken. I don’t care what it takes, I’m determined to win. I am not a quitter.

If you were able to invent one spell, potion, or charm, what would it do, what would you use it for or how would you use it? Feel free to name it! I’d like to be able to read people’s thoughts and intentions. Not like veritaserum, where the person is forced to tell you what they’re thinking and feeling…I want to experience it. I want to know why and how in the moment. I suppose that some might consider that to be legilimency, and maybe that’s what I mean, but it feels different to me. I guess I don’t just want to know, I want to be able to influence what I discover. To be able to push or pull on someone’s emotions and intentions, but more subtly than the imperius curse. A nudge rather than a shove. Fuck. I don’t know. Just… control. A measure of control over what happens because of the people around you.

What kinds of decisions are the most difficult for you to make? Ones that involve trusting someone else. Things get complicated when you leave things up to other people and often times they let you down. I would rather do it myself than have to rely on someone else. There’s a reason people say if you want something done right, do it yourself, and it’s because other people let you down. They fail when you’re counting on them and everyone ends up paying the price. Better to just rely on yourself.

REACTION TO LAST EVENT DROP

Not for nothing was Amelia one of the best chasers Hufflepuff ever saw. The World Cup was a foolish endeavor, but even she could understand the reasoning behind it. People needed to blow off steam, fine. But honestly, if they were going to put an opportunity like this in front of her, she wasn’t about to ignore it. She might not play anymore, but she can still fly and god knows she can scream louder than anyone thought. (A trait she is fairly certain kept her alive during the year she was held captive. She’d screamed until her throat bled, a sound one particular captor compared to a symphony because he was a sick bastard.) The people need to know. Ignorance will get them killed. She’s been shut down, kept out of the search for her brother, but this was something she could do. The more people that knew the truth, the weaker the other side had to become. The easier it would be to find Edgar. They’d barely gotten a chance to speak, let alone reconnect before he’d been taken and no one was doing a goddamned thing about it. Amelia had to fight hard against her own guilt – a Bones set free, another taken…was it her fault? She tried not to think about it that way but it was hard. Worse is the knowledge that comes with having been in his position before. Amelia doesn’t have to imagine what he’s going through, she experienced it first hand.

WRITING SAMPLE

She awoke slowly, arms tied above her head and her feet barely scraping the floor of the dimly lit room. She shifted to stand on her tip toes to relieve the ache in her arms; they’d been supporting her weight while she was unconscious. Before she could truly survey her surroundings a whispered curse hit her in the back, shocking her into crying out. The stinging hex spread angry welts over her skin.

“Welcome back, Ms. Bones.”

Amelia turned, trying to look over her shoulder to see who was speaking, but her assailant remained in the shadows. She didn’t recognize his voice, though there were clearly spells in place to disguise it. She grit her teeth and didn’t respond.

“Nothing to say?” the unknown person asked. “You’re usually so vocal. Standing up and shouting for anyone who’ll listen how you plan to bring justice to the wizarding world. You and I both know true justice isn’t an option.”

It took every ounce of her will power to stay still and silent. Whoever had grabbed her was clearly baiting her. She couldn’t remember how long it’d been, but surely the aurors were looking for her. She was hardly the most important member of the department, but they watched out for her own. She couldn’t remember the specifics of the attack but it had been her own damn fault for letting herself get distracted. There was a rustling behind her as the figure moved closer. She could feel him behind her, wishing more than anything for a chance to get the drop on him.

“Your brother was louder. Begged. Said we could do whatever we wanted to him, so long as we spared his wife and children."

Her blood ran cold. Edgar. "You don’t have him.”

“Don’t I? Perhaps not. Maybe he’s dead. Shall I tell you how we laid them out? Presented each of their bodies in a perfect tableau for you to find. I wanted to kill the dog, too. Little shit wouldn’t stop barking.”

She was shaking now and despite all her scolding, all her training at hiding her emotions she couldn’t stop herself from reacting. “I’ll kill you,” she promised in a low voice.

He laughed.

Amelia thrashed in her restraints, wild with hatred. She was only hurting herself, he was too far away for her to reach and she didn’t have her wand. Despite her efforts, she’d never mastered a wandless attack. She could do simple spells, but nothing more.

“Calm down, Ms. Bones. You’ll snap your little wrists and I won’t mend them.”

He moved behind her again until she could feel his breath on the back of her neck. She threw her head back, barely clipping his chin with the top of her head as he moved away. Probably hurt her a lot more than it hurt him.

“Do you enjoy hurting people?” she growled.

He finally moved in front of her, silver mask gleaming as it reflected the single lamp. His wand was raised, pointed directly at her. Even without being able to see his face, she was certain he was smiling at her.

“Yes.”

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Another example from a previous blog, but it fits along with the theme (though another talented writer contributed quite a bit.) TW for torture - Amelia was kidnapped briefly and tortured by Evan Rosier - http://hardasbones.tumblr.com/tagged/mister-sandman/chrono

#accepted app #amelia bones

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onlinemarketingsystemworld-blog · 6 years

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Best 10 Tips For Twitter Beginners Marketer

Twitter could look made complex at first, particularly with all its jargon and cool signs all over. That's following who and also just what the hell is a feed? I definitely was a little perplexed right after creating my account, as many newbies around possibly experience as well. Luckily, because I began working from Postcron I have actually started to get the hang of this platform. That's why today I wished to show you the Top 10 Twitter Tips for Beginners, to help you get your Twitter account up and running like a well-oiled equipment.

Besides, Twitter is incredibly helpful for creating brand name awareness or promoting your service. It has over 284 million users as well as can be incredibly efficient if used appropriately. That's why today we desire assist you leap right in by providing you some tips and also reminders.

Top 10 Twitter Tips for Beginners:

1. Compose a down-to-earth, expert biography

On Twitter, you've obtained 160 characters to describe yourself basically, prepared go! It's in fact a whole lot more challenging than it looks, right? Your bio is as vital for gaining followers as first impressions go to task interviews. To create a tempting biography reveal your target market that you're skilled in your area. Instead saying what you ARE, highlight just what you DO (activity words vs. task title).

It's likewise very vital to mean just what's in it for them if they follow you? Demonstrate just what someone could anticipate or gain from including you. Don't forget to be fun, this is social media besides! Reconsider it every now and then. Modification it up, particularly if you are using any buzzwords that could head out of design. And remember, we are all developing as individuals as well as specialists, so ought to your bio.

This is an instance of a bio that is down-to-earth, genuine, humorous, while at the same time expert and also highlights accomplishments. Remember, Twitter also enables you to consist of a link, so be sure to attach your biography to your website!

2. Use Lists to Arrange Your Feed

Wow, was this valuable! In the beginning I was so overloaded by my feed i resembled:

There were a lot of blog posts, retweets from random users, and funded web content, I was beginning to seem like I had not been able to keep an eye on anything or even more importantly, get in touch with individuals I wished to. A terrific service to this is checklists. Checklists assist you arrange your account to make sure that you could make use of Twitter to your benefit for discovering brand-new abilities as well as getting in touch with your target market, as well as not go crazy doing it. Some ideas for developing checklists for your business might be to earn one for each and every or several of these:

rivals

consumer connections

market leaders

patterns

employees/team participants

occasions

blogs you such as

your most significant fans

3) React, Respond, Respond!

If you are brand-new to Twitter, replying to everything shouldn't be that huge of a headache. It's actually exceptionally vital for getting followers as well as making links. Think of it, a person really made the effort from their day to mention you, retweet you, or favored something that YOU shared. That's quite amazing and also they are worthy of a feedback.

Moreover, it's an exceptional way to increase engagement as well as offer your brand name or company a personal touch. Likewise by responding to your followers, you increase the opportunity that they could retweet YOUR action to reveal they have actually been engaged with. In that instance, you would in fact be broadening your reach to an entire target market, not simply a solitary person.

Pizza Hut is among the Leading 10 Most Engaging Brands, and also one the brand names with the most replies. Their fans certainly enjoy the personal interest. Take a look at exactly how they respond to many of their followers. Keep in mind the ^ AT represents the area manager's initials. For instance, I would put ^ TW if I were the one to reply:

4) Tweet your web content several times

Reposting, especially on Twitter is really a very efficient approach. As we spoke about just how active your feed could get in the past, it's likely that your fans really did not catch your tweet the first time around. Keep in mind additionally that you could have fans from different time areas, so don't be afraid to repost the same product greater than when. Below is an infographic from CoSchedule that details an example uploading timeline:

If you tweet your content more than when you'll have higher possibilities of more individuals seeing your posts as well as consequently increasing engagement and also ROI. Research study who your audience is as well as figure what times they favor being online.

5) Arrange your tweets with application like Postcron

Okay, so I realize the previous tip may appear like a great deal of job. Well, I wish to reveal you a wonderful device that will certainly help you automate the process! Bear in mind, it's truly crucial to be regular on Twitter, and also tweet when your followers on online. Nevertheless you could have followers in different time zones, or re-posting tweets throughout the day does not fit in to your hectic timetable. Fear not! Here's a very easy fix! You can make use of an application like Postcron to quickly arrange all your tweets at the same time so that they are published during the most effective times of the day for your public. Review our Complete Overview of scheduling tweets instantly as well as professionally.

6) Know Just How @reply and @mention Job

This was a tricky one for me at first, and I found out that it's truly crucial to comprehend. When you begin a tweet with @username-- not every person will see it. This is taken into consideration an @reply, as well as only individuals that adhere to BOTH you as well as the individual will see the article. If the @username remains in the middle or end of the blog post, it's thought about an @mention as well as will certainly be seen everyone.

This is terrific to recognize, because if you wish to involve one certain fan (remember you must be replying to everyone!) you have the opportunity of starting your tweet with their @username to address them, as well as not flood your various other individuals' feeds with unimportant tweets. Likewise, ensuring not to begin with an @username if you are guiding to your whole audience because it's most likely that people will certainly miss it!

References are wonderful for revealing assistance or many thanks for events, items, or individuals. For example "Thanks @brand1 and @brand2 for making @event a success! Everybody, you must attempt their items. They actually work!"

7) Usage Hashtags!

Another point that new customers usually neglect to include in their tweets are hashtags. Hashtags are a terrific way to improve your twitter presence, participate in continuous conversations, as well as can assist you either create or discover on the internet neighborhoods. By consisting of the # indicator prior to your web content, you will be making it readable to anybody who has an interest in that tag, not just your followers.

If you're not sure which tags to utilize, consider making use of a chrome extension like RiteTag that shows you which hashtags are trending, overused, and so on

8) Capitalize on Twitter Cards.

Twitter now offers a method for its individual to produce even more intriguing as well as appealing messages that stand out to followers. What we're talking about are Twitter Cards. They are a great means to obtain even more presence on Twitter, increase internet traffic to your site, make your Tweets much more appealing and aesthetic, advertise your brand image, and also obtain more followers on Twitter. With Twitter Cards you can reveal thumbnails and images of your content, installed video clips into your tweets, and also advertise and show mobile apps.

9) Reduce Your Links

This is a fantastic pointer for beginners. Initially, it's type of a battle to lower your statuses down to simply 140 characters, particularly if you're utilized to composing lengthy Facebook blog posts as well as consisting of web links. Web link shorteners are an excellent method to cut down on personalities. You can make use of sites like wp.me, goo.gl, or bit.ly to do this. Also Postcron enables you to make use of bit.ly right from the Postcron control panel so you could do everything in one step!

10) Be Generous

This is my preferred among the Twitter Tips. 80% of social media is everything about us, and it does not have to be. It is very important to share useful material for our target market. Share things that they would certainly like, that they would locate useful, that would certainly aid them in their everyday lives, etc

Bear in mind: Don't make it everything about you or your services or product, make it concerning your audience. Think me, your followers will appreciate it ... therefore will certainly your sales team.

#twitter #marketing #tips

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Hey! We’re an rpg that just opened and we’d love your opinion! Thanks in advance! :)

Hello! Of course I can give you an opinion. Just as a little disclaimer, everything that is said in this post is not meant to hurt anyone’s feelings, it’s just my honest opinion. Let’s start with the icon, which I can tell what it is, but I personally would move the split up towards the middle, that way you can see the image of the people more clearly while also seeing the forestry if you move them up. Now for the theme, which I think is very unique, and I haven’t seen it used on an rp before! The coloring is very nice and so is the header. Although the graphics aren’t complicated they don’t have to be because they give a good idea that this will be a town rp with a twist (perhaps even related to the show “The Returned”). Continuing on, I like your addition of admin graphics, that’s just a sidenote. Something I definitely like about this theme is that the header isn’t something you have to keep scrolling away from each time you click on a new page. The large header did sometimes get annoying, though, when it would slow down the entire blog because the graphics were loading.

Okay, moving right along to the navigation. I think that you’ve got a really organized set up, which I like. But, I think that you should add a link to the plot in the “Before Section”. That way, in case someone is checking the rp out from mobile, they’ll have access to the plot link in the navigation, and it’s not just in the top bar. Next, I’ll focus on your plot. So, it is short and sweet. However, I feel left wanting more information about the town itself, more detail on the freak accidents that have occurred (is there any reason for it), and I generally feel that it is lacking creative detail. Although the plot is interesting, and I remember watching a few episodes of the show myself, I think it may be hard to get immersed into the plot if there are very few specific details about Killbourne, the returned, and the feelings of their living counterparts. I hope all of that makes sense. I also decided to go over the “About the Dead” and “Past Tragedies” pages. These are just the pages I would need/want in the plot to go more in depth. While I understand why you would put these on separate page from the plot, it added so much more to the story reading about the tragedies and the way the dead function. These pages most likely engrossed me more than just the plot alone. If you could find a work around to better list the tragedies in the plot, and explain the dead more thoroughly in the paragraphs of the plot, it would draw a lot more attention and interest.

As for the characters, I like the organization you gave the character page, but (even though it can be difficult at times) finding pictures with similar color schemes for each fc would make the page seem a lot more uniform to the main, and also keep up the immersion of the green color scheme that you’ve set precedent for. I also like the diversity in fcs that you have, and the plethora of characters that have been created. I read two bios, Karla Walker and Dallas Clarkson, to get an idea of the characters that are available in the rp. I think the individuality of each character made them standout, and there is also still a lot of room for the player to adapt and develop the characters further from their biography. You should go back through some of them, though, because I found some simple mistakes (such as in Dallas’ bio where it says “to smoke week in her dorm room” which should be “to smoke weed in her dorm room”). Good job with that.

Let’s move on to the rules and other extra pages (F.A.Q., checklist, etc.). What I first noted about your rules is the 6 day leeway on activity, which to me is a long time. Even with a heavily writing based roleplay, such as yours, if you want an active dash I would suggest only allowing up to 5 days of inactivity. Every day counts towards missing activity. On the rule stating, “If you would like to put a character on hold...” I think you should change hold to “reserve”, by saying “hold” it makes it sound more like a rule for muns already in the rp going on hiatus. I would also take out this sentence, “It’s unrealistic to have a tw:pregnancy scare, tw: drug problem and tw: self harm issues one week,” from your realistic rules. It just restates information already in the same rule and should be common sense from players to interpret. With such a large roleplay, I think the starter rule may be hard to keep track of, so I would just change it to something like “before posting a starter of your own, check the tag to reply to others first.” Also, I think there should be rules for cliques, formatting, and also the penalty for strikes (or however your system works if someone were to break a rule). I’m going to the F.A.Q. now. I think that you need to put this on the top bar, or have your ask page link to the F.A.Q. with the ask on it. If you were to do this, it allows for easier access and there would be more inclination to read it before you send in an ask anyways. Otherwise I would take out the ask about playing dead characters, because if they’re described as open then I’m sure that players will be able to pick up on the fact they can apply for them. Now for the checklist, I think it’s fine, I would just add a link to the masterlist of players where it mentions it. That way players wouldn’t have to go digging through the blog for the link if they’re already on the checklist where they’ll have access to it sooner. And finally, I’ll cover the locations page, which again adds a really unique vibe to the roleplay, and interests me even more than the plot! Nothing to say there.

For my final thoughts and sidenotes, I will say that I find this roleplay super interesting. I can see the amount of work that has gone into it, and I’m very glad to see that your hard work is paying off. My final sidenote will be on what I noticed was the “friends and family discount”. I understand why this would be a rule, but I don’t think that it should be included in a roleplay. It may not feel worth it to players who put all their efforts into their application to see someone as easily accepted with half the work. Everyone should be allowed equal opportunity to get into the roleplay, even if that means making everyone work hard to complete their para sample. Just a thought I had on that rule. I will not be giving you a recommendation, but I will sign off by saying that this is truly amazing work, and I can see this lasting for a long time with dedication (I almost made the pun dead-ication) of the admins. Good luck!

#returned-rpg #rph #rpt #rpc #rpo #opinion #answered

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