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thestarlightforge · 8 months

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How long am I gonna be explaining to people, I wonder:

Villanelle is a compelling and relatable character—and so similar to Catra—& her relationship with Eve heart wrenching to watch because she turned herself into a weapon at a young age so no one could hurt her anymore? (And Catra and Villanelle are both power bottoms, and no, that’s not a joke—it’s character info.)

It’s why her backstory episode with her mom in S3, and the final shot of her crying on the train, are so perfect, for all people’s complaints about S3. And then she grew and changed. And Eve came back. And she let someone hurt her. She let someone in.

Because no, most people don’t have mental health scarring to the degree that Villanelle has. (A lot of that—the spy stuff, the Twelve—can be read as a way to personify a general sense of governmental repression anyway.) But there’s something very real about being a soft-hearted person who forced yourself to become a survivor, scrapping from day to day to find any reason to live, and then finally finding someone who understands you and doesn’t want to hurt you.

And for Eve, it was compelling because she was closeted. All the trappings of her old life—from Nico and their flat full of chickens, to her desk job—were symbolic of repressive, misogynistic, comp-het culture as a whole. Villanelle represented burning all of it down: rebellion, anarchy, honesty, freedom.

And it is absolute crap—not to mention WILDLY homophobic—that it would be anything RESEMBLING a “relief” for her to lose that freedom; to say her queerness and desire for more were a phase, and she’d be happier going back into repression.

It’s crap. And it’s one of the many reasons I have to be a writer.

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lookismfanfics · 1 year

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Who’s ready for a little rant?

Alright so… I’ve been working on a fic for anon with a male reader. It’s going smoothly. But in his request (it’s sort of a reactions head cannon) he included Kenta. Lord I love that man.

But Male reader… was definitely something I wanted to explore. So I wanted this M!Reader to be in depth (because I read into things too much) and concluded he needed to be especially close with Kenta.

Childhood besties wasn’t appealing to me, and I could only think of one solution. (Y/N) was going to be a 2nd Affiliate Executive. So that sent me on a surfing/researching journey across the internet about Noh Masks.

Because obviously Reader had to fit in with the rest of the 2nd Affiliate. And he totally needed a mask.

But…

All the “good” masks were already taken. 😩

Or all the common ones at least. So I started digging through Japanese lore in an attempt to find some sort of creature worthy of a decent-looking Noh Mask.

Eventually, I found the perfect candidate. The Tanuki. (I knew about Tanukis already… but it took me a hot minute to even consider them.)

They’re cute. They’ve served a role in traditional Japanese storytelling. AND- their Noh Mask-

Has a cute and a more aesthetically fitting version of the mask.

(The second one fits the 2nd Affiliate vibe more, but there are OPTIONS.)

And so I was very pleased! I was pretty certain (Y/N) would look hot as hell as the Executive “Tanuki.”

And then I started doing further research…

And it really sent me. I mean… imagine if the reason (Y/N) was the Tanuki wasn’t just because or appearance or personality or anything…

What if he shared that one fascinating trait Tanuki’s are famous for in Japanese Lore…?

Their…. Amazing balls. No joke. I’m having cultural shock or something. I didn’t- need to know about this…

But it’d be pretty damn funny if the 2nd Affiliate did. It would be great if (Y/N) did….

Eheheheheh (No joke Tanuki’s could manipulate their things. They are huge- and weird- and no this isn’t inappropriate. This is educational.)

So- as you can see… I dig into things way too much before I write them. So when you see my crappy M!Reader x Kenta just know that I tried, and that I read into it a lot—

Your welcome. M!Reader is a 2nd Affiliate Executive, alias: Tanuki. He has fantastic balls.

#Lookism #Lookism rants #Writer rants #I read into things too much #But that was interesting…#Tanuki #Lookism x Reader #2nd Affiliate

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floydsglasses · 5 months

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Desperately need to see in TV Shows /Movies more is a girl straddling partner while they just listen to her rant about her day/niche topics, and the whole time they are looking at her with love and administration, it's so simple but it's so cute and so damn sexy knowing they care to listen

#my late night thoughts #late night rants #writer rants #writer prompts #writing prompt #writing community #fluff prompts

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elizaellwrites · 1 year

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The verdict is up, I'm terrible at writing fluff.

I can give you like five good paragraphs and just when you're swooning, I have to go and kill one of them right there.

I can't even let it last an entire conversation.

Also, literally every relationship I have ever written has either gone terribly or ended with one of them dying. What's up with that?

In case you need evidence

Natalie and Seniar- 1 dead

Maishear and Mesaiad- 1 psychopath, 1 dead

Roselle and Jacob- both toxic, 1 dead

Rachel's parents- 1 dead

Ben's parents- both abusive, 1 jailed

and now, Lirrynae and Jenaisa- 1 dead

Actually, now that I think about it, there is one relationship that is still intact and that is between Joseph and Charlotte and though they are side characters, I promise their love story is beautiful. (He gave up his crown to be with her, people)

Anyway... I think I might have a problem.

#writing #writer rants #writeblr #writer #aspiring writer #writing problems

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ryuvnosuke · 7 months

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heartbreaking: writer has to change a scene she really likes because the wip is not coming up together.

#the ranpoe wip is costing me some years of my life #poe is not the problem #i'm figuring out how i want ranpo to act while i write him #which is not the best thing to do #but i genuinely don't plan anything never #and if i do i change everything while i write #i think that's the reason i find difficult to write a long fic #writer rants #ela.txt

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a-dorin · 1 year

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today someone felt the need to comment on one of my fics on ao3,

“The shift key... ever heard of it? It is the key on your keyboard that allows you to shift from lowercase letters to uppercase. You might want to look into that.”

if you don’t like the way i write, then maybe don’t read it? it’s literally just a style choice, and no one has complained about it before. i don’t think it takes away from the content or the value of my writing.

i dunno. maybe i’m getting too soft but some of the comments have really been getting to me lately. :/

#writer things #fic stuff #some of things people have been doing and saying lately is ridiculous #writer rants #writing rant #maybe i’m just shouting to a void #and maybe i’m too soft

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theresidentfullmoon · 8 months

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Petition to add writing/writer nights to the list of activities to do together alongside movie nights.

#writing #writers on tumblr #writer things #writing memes #writer #writer memes #writers and poets #writer rants #writer rant

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only-shadows-dwell-where-we-are · 2 years

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This may be a totally unpopular opinion but I just hate that "lady" whump had gotten this connection with s*xual and misogynistic violence because of a couple of stories. As someone who grew up femme-presenting, always seeing myself as the protagonist in my own stories, it was such a big shock to see so little stories with female protagonsists or whumpees.

And I have learnt from an early age that if you can't find what you like, write it yourself. So that's exactly what I'm doing with my Operation Valkyrie series. Val is a trans woman and the whump she experiences has nothing to do with the fact that she's a woman! Just that it's the BBU and WRU sucks.

#writer rants #whump community #whumpblr #ladywhump #female whumpee #whump writing

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a-edgar-allan-hoe · 1 year

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Hey guys. I appreciate the support you’ve shown me these past years but please be patient and considerate with me and understand that writing is supposed to be a hobby for me and not a task. As a full time uni student getting into the medical field I do not have the time that I used to have. And though I wish I did have the time and energy to write since I used to love it and would write during my free time, that is unfortunately not the case anymore as it only ends up taking time away from my studies. I hate to say this but I have to put my studies and education first since I am trying to help my family have a better life. And please be considerate of other writers as well as I am sure I am not the only one who is going through a lot and feels this way. If and when I get the free time, I will try my best to write and add updates to the stories I have written.

#writerscorner #writerscommunity #writers on tumblr #writing #fanfic writer #writer things #fanfiction writer #writer rambles #writer rants #writer ramblings #writing rambles #writing rant

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gyuhanniescarat · 1 year

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can we just talk about how 97% of the so-called "interactions" on my most recent fic piece are from empty blogs and blogs that have never actually interacted with my blog....

SERIOUSLY WTH IS THIS.... WHY?? WHY ARE Y'ALL SILENTLY READING MY STUFF?!?? GODDD MY ANXIETY AND PANIC DISORDER ARE HAVING A HEYDAY RN

ONLY 2 OF THOSE 431 BLOGS ACTUALLY FOLLOW ME 😭😭😭

call it attention seeking. call it whatever you want. call me whatever you want. but, i'm done. i'm getting so fucking tired of this behavior. it's emotionally and mentally draining me to put so much of my damn time into writing only to be met with little to nothing in return.

i don't even know if i want to get to the requests in my inbox anymore. like, if no one's gonna engage and react to what i put out... then WHAT'S THE POINT IN WRITING ANYMORE?!?!!!??

ps. to my fellow writers, if you've dealt with something similar and have any advice at all for me... drop it in the comments or dm me. i could really use a friendly/listening ear right now

#gyuhannie talks #jess.s rambles #gyuhannie.txt #writer rants #fic writer problems #fic writer struggles #kpop writing #i love my blog and my friends that i've made on tumblr #but sometimes it feels like i should just give up on writing even though writing is my passion #maybe its just me #maybe i'm being dramatic again

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skyessky · 1 year

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Posted the final chapter of the 'and I'd do it all over again' fic today. Go check it out! It's finally the happy ending after all the angst.

(spoilers for the ending ahead)

Well, what an intense ride it was. If anyone is interested in a rant about the fic, here it goes: the idea for the fic came from the idea of role reversals. I've read so many good fics where Ava lives with a disability after the war/everything, and I love them. But I wondered, what if Beatrice was the one ending up with a disability instead?

Beatrice, who picked up so many skills "just so she would still have value", whose skills and general badassary are always such a core part of her character in almost every fic and AU I read. I love that for her, but I also wanted to rattle that part of her a little bit and see how she reacts. See how Ava's love could help. How Beatrice might be forced to value herself not just by the skills she brings to the table but by just being herself. (I said forced, because I think over time, Ava would have helped her with that. Might be over a long time though)

My favorite line in the whole fic has to be this:

“But even if that’s not true,” Ava added, more quietly, “even if you never win another fight, even if, one day, you’re festooned with boils, or become a talking head in a bag, you’ll still be the most important person in the world to me.”

It's a callback yes, but Ava also tweaked it for Beatrice. Beatrice said "we will never leave you" because Ava fears being alone. But Ava said "you'll still be the most important person in the world to me" because she knows Beatrice worries about not being useful and not having value anymore.

Anyway. I gave them all the things at the end: free time, money, friends and found family close by, structures set up to fund orphanages and free clinics for assistive tech, a full-time resident therapist for the OCS (sworn to secrecy of course)! And I ended it with a very domestic hair-brushing scene. Indulgent? Hell yes, but they deserve all of them.

In the end, I don't know how I did with exploring that idea that had inspired the fic. I had a little too much fun with the angst, and then with constructing the happy ending for them. I hope I did the idea some justice.

If you've read this far, thank you! I'd love to hear your thoughts about the fic here or on AO3. If you have read fics similar to this, I'd love the recommendation too!

#avatrice fic #ava x beatrice #writer rants #sister beatrice #angst with a happy ending #hurt/comfort

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findingnemosworld · 9 months

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4264 words and counting, my babes confiding in their parents about their feelings because they are too prideful to admit, and are jealous of the other being with someone else. 🙃 drama

I really hate that I'm never satisfied with my writing but I'm pushing through.

here's an edit I made!!!!

#writer rants #jordan henderson fanfiction #jordan henderson

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drzootsuit · 1 year

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I remember being in the pony fandom back in the day, and seeing complaints about them redeeming too many villains.

When I was 13, I agreed with the complaint, but now, I actually find myself exceptionally let down by the fact that the show seems to start paying attention to it.

As a writer, I find it kind of cowardly. As far as I'm concerned, understanding and redemption are core themes of Friendship is Magic, and I think it would actually make things more morally complicated if we spent time finding out who the villains are as people and why they feel justified in their various acts of evil. And then exploring how they can seek redemption and how they can become people who live with others better. The core value of the show is friendship and harmony. In order to capture that theme, it's necessary to show each villain being defeated not through a fight, but through how personal connection can alter their worldview. My complaint at age 13 was that they redeemed too many villains, but my complaint now is that they should have redeemed more of them.

The complaint is, honestly, kinda dumb given the show it's attached to. And it makes me sad when I see characters who benefit greatly from redemption, like Discord and Sunset, sat next to characters who are starving for it, like Chrysalis, the dazzlings, or the literal goddamn child Cozy Glow.

Friendship is magic's first villain is defeated by reconnecting her with her humanity (horsemanity?) and her emotional bond with her sister, exploring the emotions that led to her being the way she is, and working to offer her a new place in society. It's last villains are defeated by putting them in eternal prison with no trial. The difference is awful.

All-in-all, I see this as a good example of why you should always identify the core themes in your own work when writing it. If you don't, you might end up saying shitty things that run counter to your intended message.

#my little pony #mlp #writer rants #realtalk I might think about making this one a video #I want to make more small videos #and ones where I dissect writing might be interesting?

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floydsglasses · 4 months

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Something I wish was made for writers is like some app or something that just lets you make a room or layout of what a bedroom for your character looks like instead of having to write it and hope that your reader's get what it looks like. Not all of us have the Sims to do that for us.

#writer rants

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elizaellwrites · 1 year

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I can't read my own work.

I know I'd like it if I wasn't me. I write my favorite tropes and a complex storyline that would drag me in.

I just can't read my own work unless I wrote it so long ago that I'm like: "Oh wait, I wrote that? I don't remember doing that!" And even half that time I'm just like: "Trash. Burn it!"

Immediately after writing it, I'm proud of myself and can get through exactly 2 proofreads before I get the urge to delete everything I had written in that time.

This is why I have to completely rewrite the part in my editing process. Otherwise, I would be there all day, growling like a demon as I bemoan my cliche descriptions and garbage dialogue (even when it's not).

So yes, I can't read my own work, because I critique it until it's unreadable and it makes me sad that I can't enjoy my own writing.

#writer rants #aspiring author #aspiring writer #writing #writeblr #writer #being a writer #writing community #writers of tumblr #writing problems

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fabunicorn · 10 months

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Someone needs to write a lost boys yandere David x reader, the lack of this is unacceptable the hyper fixation is so strong it’s painful that I can’t find the type of story I want to read 😭😭😭

I recently watched the lost boys a few days ago and now I’ve been watching it nonstop for days and listening to the soundtrack of when I can’t watch it…

Help me

#writer rants #the lost boys #david powers

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