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theactofknowing · 2 months

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actually talking to people on tumblr?

i’ve been seeing a lot of posts to the effect of “i wish i could talk to more writers on tumblr, but i’m too shy.” and a lot of the replies are “you can talk to me, i don’t bite!” which is great, honestly. but these interactions, at least in my experience, rarely lead to anything more.

so this is my attempt to compile a list of how to be friends with writeblrs that’s a little more than just “talk to people.” i don’t know if it’s just common sense for the rest of you, but this is all stuff i had to learn through almost a year on tumblr. im fuckign old omg.

so without further ado, i present: Conversation Starters For Writeblrs.

do they reblog ask games? send asks, off anon. reply to their answers.

see something in common? you both have dragons in your wip? you’re both the same age? tell them!

tag them in things! who actually cares if you’re following the rules of the tag games or not?

if they’re asking for something, like book recs or advice, answer them.

compliments. literally anything, as long as it’s genuine. send them off anon so people know who you are.

reply to their fuckign writing!! pleAse!! and not just “ooh this is good” (though that’s nice too), but tell them what you liked! tell them what you were confused about! tell them where you want more detail! we’re all on here because of writing, might as well actually talk about it sometimes!

just. like. ask how their day went.

Also, some thoughts:

you’re not a bother. and even if you are, who’s going to be rude enough to say it?

someone has to make the first move, it might as well be you.

they’re just people. we’re all literally just people.

friendship ≠ one interaction. keep trying. keep talking.

you got this!

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theactofknowing · 2 months

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hello hello! i’ve been gone for a bit working on my career, but i want to say my requests are still open (which i’m still actively working on)! i’m open to writing full-fledged fics or short HC posts. here are the fandoms i write for:

🦇 marvel

🦇 the batman

🦇 supernatural

🦇 bg3

🦇 cod mw2

🦇 twd

🦇 lotr

🦇 peacemaker

currently working on a few bg3 fics !!

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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hello Jude! are you currently taking requests?

hi, anon. yes—i am currently taking requests! that’s why i have a list of fandoms on my pinned post (navigation post)!! if you’d like to request me, thank you, and go ahead

#bg3 #rdr2 #cod mw2 #lotr #marvel #peacemaker #the walking dead #supernatural

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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Can I request headcanons for Astarion, Gale, Wyll, Halsin, Dammon, Rolan, and Zevlor react to shy gn crush confessing to him?

confessions

⋆·˚ ༘ * the BG3 boys/reserved!reader * ༘˚·⋆

MILD game spoilers/references to mid-game story progression. you’ve been warned!!

someone who’s reserved isn’t typically what astarion looks for. he’s reserved in a sense—keeping his secrets: conditions and history, close to his chest; but he holds himself up with self-confidence and independence. your quiet and reserved nature is off putting—until he began, reluctantly, talking to you in the hopes of gaining your protection. as time went on, he found out that you weren’t that horrible—maybe he didn’t mind you too much. when you confess to him, he doesn’t find it surprising—it is him, after all. he’ll lightly make fun of you, but he won’t turn you down.

sweet, sweet gale. if you manage to confess before he does, he’s pleasantly surprised—considering how quickly he gets attached to someone. when you confess to gale and you’re unable to meet his eye, he’s not the type to affectionately tease you—he’s preoccupied by the fact that you are actually interested in him. gale is a confident lover when time passes between you, but he spent ages under mystra’s hand and a year locked in his tower—he’s a little rusty. gale and a reserved partner go hand in hand; gale likes to lead in a conversation and in a relationship, and you’re more than happy to put your trust in him.

wyll is graceful and chivalrous. when you come to him in camp one day, obviously nervous, he softly holds one of your hands and soothingly runs his fingers over your knuckles. if you’re hesitant about love and PDA—don’t worry, wyll is the man for you. wyll likes traditionalism, he likes to take it slow. you’ll have time to ease into the relationship because he’s courteous—chaste kisses, fleeting touches.

halsin is someone easy to chat with. his nature is kind and open, relatable—from one leader to another, and it’s easy to fall into a conversation with him time and time again by the fire. halsin says he can sense the good in you, and it’s only natural to fall by your side. when you do manage to confess to him, it’s no surprise. he was simply waiting for you, and it’s only right to slip into this dynamic with him.

you never quite had the opportunity to confess to dammon when he still occupied the grove, so it’s a welcoming surprise when you find him in the grim scenery of the last light inn. dammon always appreciated that you were kind to him as the tieflings were never looked upon favorably, so he’s just as happy to see you. dammon is sweet and soft spoken, willing to take the initiative when you can’t. when you come to him at the inn, visibly nervous and preoccupied with yourself, he indulges you in small talk about his trade until you’re able to speak whatever it is you’re thinking of. it’s easy for him to reciprocate, and he promises you a private date in the city.

it’s obvious rolan saw you in a less than favorable light at first. to enabling his siblings’ wishes to stay at the grove and failing to save them in the shadowlands, rolan wasn’t pleased with you—no matter how pretty he thought you were at first. to his surprise, you save his siblings, and he maybe starts to feel a bit guilty. rolan reeks of self confidence, but finds himself struggling to apologize to you and admit that maybe you’re not that bad. he later laughs when he realizes that he was just as timid as you were during the whole ordeal, entirely standoffish—it completely eases the worries of your confession.

zevlor isn’t someone who looks for romance. he isn’t a terrible bachelor—not unattractive or generally unlikable—he’s just preoccupied with handling himself and the people he looks after. when you came to the grove, zevlor found that he admired you—one leader to another. you advocated for his people, you made sure they were well, and he liked that you were dependable and trustworthy. when you confess to him that you find him just a bit more than admirable a day before the tieflings are set to leave the grove, he’s shocked. the feelings are easily reciprocated, and he wishes to see you again sometime—maybe in the city.

thank u for the prompt. astarion was the most difficult to write for. feel free to send me requests on my page!

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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Would you accept requests for Dammon, Rolan, and Zevlor? Would you mind if we request 7 characters for headcanons? Thanks!

absolutely! just send me another request asking for a specific prompt (assuming it’s for a specific situation or relationship headcanons) for all the characters you’re asking for and i’ll get to work 🫡.

#bg3 #baldur's gate 3 #bg3 rolan #dammon #bg3 zevlor

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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Do you do scenarios or headcanons? If so, how many characters can we request for scenarios or headcanons? Would you do the same prompt with different characters? Can we request for male reader, female reader, gender neutral reader, etc? Are there any characters you won't do in each fandom? Would you accept requests that briefly mentions suicide? Do you do poly ships x reader? Would you mind if we request for Alternate Universes or Aus like AU where the character lives happily? Would you mind if the request is suggestive, implied sex, or mentioned sex but no explicit sex? Would you do NSFW requests? For Baldur's Gate 3 requests, would you mind if we don't specify the race/class to leave it ambiguous or if we ask specify the race/class like human/healer? What kinks would you accept for requests? Thank you in advance!

guidelines

scenarios and/or headcanons? yes! these types of prompts are big on tumblr and i want to cater to the people. they’re fun, too. any number of characters is okay to request as long as it’s realistic. will i do 50 characters at once? no, but i’ll do a bigger group like all six of the BG3 companions. this means i’ll do the same prompt for all six of those characters as well.

how much content in requests? i appreciate specific requests with a lot of content for me to go off of (though i might not use it all), but general requests are fine too. BG3 requests don’t have to be specific to the race and class, but i’m not upset if they are. go crazy.

what kind of content? i’ll write just about anything. i’ll write something entirely based in canon, or an AU where they have completely different lives (with the same personality). i’m okay with writing violent content, graphic content is a big in most of the fandoms i write for.

excluded content? i will not write explicit rape, necrophilia, rapeplay, explicit sexual assault, and this applies to the love interest as well. i’m not writing something about ascended astarion beating you up and i’m not writing about the reader being abusive either. am i okay with someone mentioning suicide or a past traumatic incident? generally, yes, but it’ll depend on the type of request i receive.

NSFW? yes, i’ll write NSFW content! i’m fine with writing a brief mention of sex or a full, explicit sex scene. also, i won’t turn away a request if it’s entirely NSFW-based.

kinks? any kink is fine with me except rapeplay, something around age regression, fecal fetishes, pee kinks, vomit kinks, and daddy kinks (i shudder at the mention of “daddy” and “kitten”). i should mention that i AM okay with bodily fluids with things like cum eating or a sweat kink, i just can’t do the ones i mentioned before.

any excluded characters? i love evil and morally gray characters, but i won’t write a sappy scenario for a character who’s known for hitting their partner or being abusive in general. realistically, they’ll beat you up too… and not in a fun way. this is a general warning. ascended astarion comes to mind, tbh. he’s too funky for me.

relationships? i’ll write any relationship besides something that’s incestuous. i’ll write something x reader, two characters shipped together, or a whole polycule. any size relationship is fine, really. you can ask for a queer relationship. you can also ask for a gn!reader scenario or a specific-identity prompt. generally, if it’s not important, i’ll just make the reader gn. i noticed there’s not a lot of m!reader content in general, so feel free to ask for that in any fandom.

thank u 4 sending this in! i needed to get my guidelines done and this was a good opportunity

#guidelines #fanfic

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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THE PUNISHER: 2x04

#bow chika bow wow

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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HEARTS + STARS | pattern 01.

──────── ⵌ NEUTRALS ...

──────── ⵌ RAINBOW ...

thinner lines because I’m experimenting ! I kinda dig it; I might change the rest of my line dividers to thinner lines. anyway, more post dividers and other patterns coming soon. :3

patterns : 001 / 002 / 003 / 004 / 005

feel free to use; please like, reblog, and credit〜

more dividers →

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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— ABOUT ME

hi ! i’m jude and this is my fanfiction blog. i’m currently taking requests and the fandoms i’m able to write for are listed below:

🐾 lotr

🐾 bg3

🐾 cod mw2

🐾 twd

🐾 marvel (all characters, not just the avengers)

🐾 rdr2

🐾 peacemaker

🐾 supernatural

— CONTENT

masterlist (to be added)

— SOCIALS

tiktok ✩ pinterest ✩ ao3 (to be added)

— TO KNOW

this is a blog that is friendly to NSFW content! keep that in mind.

i thrive off of the prompts and requests i receive, so don’t be afraid to send a request or two. i might not be able to draft up a response immediately, but i will get to most, if not all, requests i receive! i can write anything from a short drabble to a long, versed fic. i’ll write just about anything apart from content that has graphic rape, explicit sexual assault, and headcanon-based works that feature a character as abusive. always feel free to send me a msg or chat !!

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theactofknowing · 4 months

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can i have a little fic of legolas x elf reader braiding each other’a hair? can be in any setting 🫶

i guess…. 😒🙄

braid my hair (if i braid yours)

legolas/gn!reader

a short and sweet drabble, nothing but a nice conversation with soothing hands. about .7k words! i’m a little evil and i changed the prompt a wee bit.

It’d been a simple day of travel, eased by echoed chatter among your fellows and the comforting allure of nature. Your party came to a halt when exhaustion and being famished began to gnaw at the edge of everyone’s attention—urged, by the constant complaints of two hobbits.

Uncaringly, you drop your belongings somewhere, generally, in the clearing of your makeshift camp. Your mind begins to wander as the voices of your companions fade— you hear Gimli’s boisterous voice as he pars with someone or another, informing them on how to properly hunt for dinner.

You huff in amusement before the wind begins to whip your hair against your face like a punishment. You curse to yourself, dragging remnants of your hair our of your mouth before a voice drags your irritation away from the front of your mind.

“You should tie your hair back.” Legolas, the sneak, says, not even announced by the crunch of the forest floor. You’d become accustomed to his quick yet silent nature, after instances one too many of you nearly tumbling off a cliffside from being startled.

“Is that so?” You reply almost absentmindedly, watching as he gingerly sits on an upturned tree. You flick your heft of hair over your shoulder as you sit besides him, ignoring the uncomfortable pricks of the bark. This position wasn’t unfamiliar to you—you’d found him intriguing, his nature was silent yet occupied with quips of wisdom—you spent nights beside him conversing as though you were old acquaintances. “I don’t care to braid my hair, honestly.”

He corrects you, a small smile gracing his features. You drop your eyes for a moment, overwhelmed by the softness to his face as he spoke. “You have no patience for it, you mean. I do.”

You raise an eyebrow. “And you said nothing to me the entire day?”

“I was waiting to see if you came to a conclusion yourself.” He says with a twinge of tease, lacing his tone as a parallel to the sweet smile on his face. He urges you forward with a flick of his fingers, “Come. I’ll aid you this once.”

You turn your back to him, presenting your entanglement of hair. You fall comfortable in the companionable silence that follows his focus. His hands glide through your hair, separating the chunks to rhythmically tend to—over, under. You resist the urge to sigh as his hands deftly massage your head as well, focusing on your thoughts instead. You wonder if his face is pinched in concentration, or smoothed from peacefulness as his hands traveled.

“Do you regret volunteering for the fellowship?” You ask, ignoring the urge to turn and face him as you spoke. None of those who’d volunteered to join the journey had planned to do so, those that came had arrived with the precipice of another task on their mind.

You suppose the answer is simple, because he answers without faltering. “No. To be courageous is to be spontaneous.” He adds, “This is a… very tasking trip, though.”

You laugh, and a surge of confidence spurs you, perhaps from the protection that comes with facing away—there’s no confusion or irritation to be presented with and sink your hopes. You lick your lips, fiddling with the cloth that lines your thighs as you ponder your question. You add on, knowing your innuendo is clear, “Then do you like the company you keep on this long, terrible journey?”

You feel his hands falter in their pattern through your hair—surprising, considering the courage and display of assurance you often saw. Disappointing, you think, and left an itch of anxiety in the core of your chest from his silence—assumingely disapproving.

“Yes,” His voice is soft, akin to the sweet melody he spoke when he whispered of the wonders of nature. You’re surprised, and hold back the urge to perk up from your seated spot. “I do.”

You hum in response, knowing you’re lost for words.

You peer over your shoulder just the once, seeing from the edge of your gaze that a piece of cloth was being wrapped around the tip of your braid by Legolas’ swift hands.

The braid is efficient, and not a single stray hair pokes from its confines. You run your hair over it and nod approvingly, before turning fully to him. You smile, “Thank you.”

He only nods.

requested @sugairsstuff who! hey! also writes

#lotr #lord of the rings #legolas #legolas x reader #legolas fanfiction

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