This cavern is way too deep for sunlight to shine

Holy smokes this place STINKS

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Hiiii! This is @aquakat-draws 's brain dump blog, nothing here is polished or high quality, and I specifically empty my brain here. Visit my main acc for introduction and better art ig

Disclaimer: everything I post here is original. If you're going to get heavily inspired or use any of the stuff in here PLEASE dm me first, because sometimes I might be uncomfortable with them being used

Alright that's all, bye bye!!! *explodes*

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We need more characters with uncommon things

Not that college/high school students, doctors, and artists are bad n stuff, but what if the protagonist was a plumber? A politician? A florist? A utility worker? A janitor? A sanctuary worker?

You get what I mean. Uncommon traits are hooking because people are interested in things they see less often. Other than that, they allow you to explore your world through different and unique lenses!

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Hear me out

What if we had talking animals in a normal world. No magic, no sci fi shit, but there's a talking animal. Why can they talk?

They learned

They were taught

No lore. They just speak

I NEED THAT. TAKE TALKING ANIMALS LESS SERIOUSLY. MAKE MORE OF THEM. WE NEED TALKING ANIMALS TREATED AS RANDOM CHARACTERS

Neighbor's cat has a concerningly high use of slurs! The rottweiler keeps calling everyone "buddy"! The bearded dragon has an aussie accent! The rats speak in riddles and complete each other's sentences! Please!!!!

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A very scary thing happened to me last night, and it made me feel obligated to post about it and warn everyone. It's very important, please don't skip.

Last night, we were at a relative's (not close happily), and they had a lot of games upstairs. My mom and my dad were playing billiards together, and there was a ping-pong table next to the billiard. This relative was a pro athlete, so I asked him to teach me some ping-pong (which he did, I really liked the game). My brother called my mom downstairs, and she left. And then my dad left to help my mom because apparently my brother had woken up (it was night time and he had fallen asleep) and needed them. I wasn't really concerned, and I continued playing with the relative, but then something shocking happened. He suddenly came to me, leaned in way too close like he was practically breathing down my neck, and then held my hand to help me "learn how to hit a forehand hit" It was uncomfortable a lot, and then he returned to the other side of the table and pretended like nothing was wrong. I played for a few minutes more before telling him that I didn't want to play anymore and quickly ran downstairs and told my mom about it. We left earlier than everyone.

Now what do I wanna say?

The only reason that had stopped him from doing worse was that I had an easy way out (the stairs were next to us) and the house was packed and quiet, so I could've easily ran and told everyone. If only the house was empty or we were in a locked room where I couldn't easily escape, It would've ended really worse than the way it ended.

I turned 15 years old this April. That man is married and in his 40s. If a predator wants to hurt you, your age will not matter to them. They will target you, they will plan it, and they will test you to see if you're an easy target or not. How can you prevent this?

1. Situational awareness

Always keep track of how many people are around you, how many ways you have in and out of a room, the possibility of being locked up in each room, how prepared you are, and the people you can trust, and the people you can't. If you know your situation, it's easier to take care of yourself.

2. Try your best to never be alone

Always try to be in the range of a person you trust. Somewhere where they can see or hear you. Never be alone with the person/people you feel uncomfortable. For me at that moment, they were my parents, my uncle, and my aunt.

3. Beware of the place you are in, always be prepared to defend yourself

Whether it's via fighting, or with an object. It sounds overboard, but trust me. Better be safe than sorry.

4. Know the signs

If they're too touchy. They either don't notice they're making you uncomfortable, or do notice and ignore it. They're only this way when you're alone. They keep looking at you discreetly, they act nicer to you but it never feels genuine. They insist on being alone with you or sitting next to you, or doing favors for you (luckily, this relative was aware of the fact that my dad is very protective and aware of what everyone is up to, so he never got the chance to do this one)

5. Tell someone

It doesn't matter if they do something or not. You have to tell someone that you don't feel safe. Tell someone that they attempted to do something. Never EVER, and I mean it, NEVER keep it to yourself. If someone doesn't believe you, don't give up. Keep telling everyone. Someone HAS to believe you. It's better to sound crazy or a liar than to keep it to yourself, please tell someone and tell everyone until someone sees you.

Please be safe, everyone. Anyone of any age, sex, and race can be a victim or attacker.

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Been a while since I updated this blog, ey?

Today, I wanna talk about my biggest enemy. "Love at the first sight"

Disclaimer: this is just me rambling, and I'm not targeting this post towards anyone, so please don't cancel me lmao

Love at the first sight doesn't exist. IT DOESN'T EXIST ISTG. You can't look at a random stranger for the first time and think "holy smokes they should be my spouse". I mean. A hookup? Sure. A relationship? Maybe... but love doesn't suddenly appear out of nowhere!

A common mistake I see in writings often is mistaking love and lust together. They might be similar in some aspects, but they're VERY different when it comes to depth and effects of a relationship.

When you feel lust towards someone, you feel sexual attraction towards them. You want to hold their hands, kiss them, etc etc. It's more of a less deeper attraction. Relationships that are made solely based on lust usually never function healthily in the long run, because the focus is more on the sexual tension. But for hookups and flings? Sure, works perfectly

But when you LOVE someone, yes, you might also feel lust, but it's not only that. You love them as a person, you want to spend time with them, you want to listen to them talk, you're willing to make sacrifices, to see them happy, and to share your happiness with them, and suddenly every small detail, like the way they laugh, or the funny face they might make when immersed in a daydream would suddenly become endearing to you. It's a spiritual connection that only comes when you get to truly know a person.

See the difference? The main mistake is that the writer is quick to make the two characters (maybe more in the case of polyamorous characters) fall in love and quickly get to the drama of the spicy parts. True, those parts might be really fun to write, but trust me. No one would suddenly devote themselves to someone they've only known for a day.

The problem with slow burns however, is that they take TOO LONG to make the characters fall in love. There should be valance of course

Another thing js that the period where the characters are drawn together and their love for each other slowly starts to develop could be a great part to add funny memories, inside jokes, secrets, etc, to their dynamic. Maybe their first date ended up in one of the landing face first in the mud? Maybe they nearly got caught by a best friend, parent, etc? Maybe one picked a weird looking flower and gave it to the other? You get me

Final thought is that romance is a pretty hard element to incorporate into a story correctly, and depending on different factors, like the time period the story happens in, the orientation of the characters (straight ship, mlm, wlw, t4t, etc), their backgrounds and beliefs, the dynamics and their reactions, the time it'll take until the intimacy develops, etc, will all differ. I mean, the dynamic between a straight couple of college students in modern times would be VERY different to two gay soldiers during WW2 that on top of keeping it a secret, should also focus on not dying. On the other hand, romance is an extremely BROAD genre, so the readers will always have varying views, and someone might like the work while someone else absolutely despises it. So yeah, someone might agree with me, and someone else might disagree (though I'm pretty sure this works for almost any trope and genre)

My suggestion? Do your research, keep it believable, ignore the hate, take constructive criticism, write, write, write, and write. Time and experience will do the rest

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IDEA #2

What if we had a story that was written from the perspective of... I don't know... something that doesn't move from a room. Maybe it's an animal in its cage, maybe it's a camera, maybe it's a doll, or a frikin book, anything that's stuck in its place

Now, we can't move. We can only see what's happening inside the room and only hear the faint noises around the room. So, the reader should only try to figure out the story events based on only what they can view from the perspective of the thing the pov is in. Bonus points if the story is in the second person (eg. you couldn't move, but you could hear the piercing screech of sirens, while blue and red lights flashed the room through the window)

Now I'm not done yet. What if the thing starts moving in the end? If it's an animal, it escapes the cage and starts roaming around. If it's an object, someone comes and carries them somewhere

Narrator? GONE. The character is a vessel. A vessel for the reader. A way for the reader to see through the world of the story through the eyes of a mere object, incapable of exploring the world. But something is happening. And whatever it is, it's not a good thing, and all that the reader can do is to be paranoid, to be extra careful about everything they see or hear, try to piece things together, and to find out what's happening from the small box they're trapped inside.

But of course, the ending should explain everything. Never ever end a story with a cliffhanger. The end of the story should be reasonable, plausible, and still very shocking

I suppose this prompt would go great as a psychological horror story

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Let's talk about one of my main pet peeves. How radiation and nuclear stuff are talked about in fiction

I mean

Peter Parker should've been dead, and so was the spider who bit him in the first place. It just doesn't make sense. Why? Let me tell you

In fiction, radioactive materials are used as a scapegoat or excuse to explain any type of mutation. While it is true, radiation causes mutation inside a living body, but here's the thing. It's not the "oh I touched something that was heavily radioactive and now my genes are altered and I'm a superhero/a weird monster that biology can't explain."

The real mutation it causes is called "cancer". You heard me. Cancer is actually a mutation.

Radiation is deadly, and not only does it cause cancer, it can cause severe burns, radiation sickness, or poisoning, and in severe cases, it can also dissolve and destroy body tissue!!! (Take true events like the radium girls or hisashi ouchi's case, for example) So I don't really think submerging someone in a radioactive matter or injecting it to them would turn them into superheroes or monsters. I know, I know, fiction is fiction, but this is inaccurate! It's the same as some folks using suppressors as silencers in the guns!!!

How do we fix the issue? Come up with a cool idea that fits your world building!

How did they get their superpowers?

Maybe they stole it

Maybe a deity/eldritch gave it to them

Maybe they found something otherworldly or magical that did this to them

Etc

Maybe they're cursed

Maybe it's an experiment result

Maybe they're possessed by something that gives them powers

And in the case of monsters or mutants, there's literally a whole science dedicated to GENETICS AND GENETICAL STRUCTURE ALTERING AND CREATING ARTIFICIAL CREATURES

What happened to science facilities that torture their subjects for dramatic effect?

Seriously! Stop misusing radiation!!! It's more of an awesome way for torturing or killing or making an area a no-go! But it doesn't alter people!!!!!

Sorry, I was too annoyed. I still like Spiderman lol

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So, I was just thinking about some mythical stuff

We have mermaids and sirens. I know they're different species and all but siren is kinda the evil version of a mermaid yk?

Now let's talk about genies

What if they had an evil version too?

Now you know me, I break the rules of stories to create something new, I don't limit myself ever when it comes to creativity, so some stuff might be added, removed, or tweaked.

What do I mean when I say an evil genie? (Perhaps and evie? Lol) we know that genies are basically trapped in the lamp and are forced to make wishes into reality, even if they oppose it. Kinda like a slave

So if the genies are abused like that for too long, maybe they just end up getting sick of it. They're mad. Angry. They want to escape, but how?

I don't know

But I know that it'd be veeeery cool if the genie ends up possessing its victim. Or puppet them. Yknow?

Yeah that's what I mean

It'd be a cool concept, a sort of good corrupted into bad trope. But more original

How did I even think about this?

The answer:

It literally as nothing to do with what I just said. Like. At all

But what can I say that's how my brain functions ig