Books by Ashley Elliott

I’m Ashley, 28 years old, and I write books. She/Her pronouns. Find my YA LGBT+ fantasy/paranormal romance novels NOCTURNA, BEASTLY DECEPTION, and THE INFERNAL KING on Amazon or by checking out my website at https://ashleymarienovels.com

[writing-prompt-s]

It’s been 5 years since a portal to hell opened and infernal creatures dragged your spouse down in front of your very eyes. The demon before you has been trying to explain for the past hour that they are your spouse.

[disco-tea]

I don’t think anything quite gets me like ‘grieving character starts wearing something of their dead loved ones,’ particularly if the clothing/jewelry/object/weapon was something that sorta trademarked that other character. It’s like the character is gone but you can still visually see their memory living on through those that loved them. It just hits so hard.

[seelcudoom]

doubly so when the item ends up symbolically letting the dead character finish there business, there armor is shown deflecting an otherwise fatal blow from someone they protected , there sword is used to slay there arch nemesis and avenge there death, a wizards apprentices continues to learn from them by studying the notes left in there spellbook ect

[writing-prompt-s]

Your 8 month old daughter accidentally summons a demon while coloring on the wall. Turns out, the demon she summoned really adores her company and comes back regularly to play with her. No deals, no soul exchange, just hide n seek and peekaboo.

[writing-prompt-s]

You, a humble elf farmer, happen upon the lost hatchling of a dragon. You raise it until it is self sufficient and set it free. Centuries later, a young woman with draconic features knocks on your door and claims you are her mother.

[writing-prompt-s]

Two identical infants lay in the cradle. “One you bore, the other is a Changeling. Choose wisely,” the Fae’s voice echoed from the shadows. “I’m taking both my children,” the mother said defiantly.

[delilahfairchild]

corruption arc prompts + dialogue

i tried something

you are too power-hungry to stop. you can finally step out of the dark and take your crown. the world can be yours; it will be yours.

your lover has sacrificed your best friend/sibling for "the greater cause." you didn't care if your faction would win, you just want everyone you love to come home. and now one of them just sacrificed the other for a cause you didn't even believe in

your lover betrays you for the crown. at the moment you thought that peace has finally arrived, the person whom you love the most stabbed you in the back, choosing his conquest over your love. you were left in filth, but you will show them who is more wicked.

not betrayed, but you are left alone after the conflict. you sacrificed yourself for the cause, but no one care. they all left you. you were nothing but a puppet, played with when useful; discarded when convenient.

in an attempt to yield god-like power, you didn't know it would destroy your heart and soul. your conscience is now rotten and you turn on your faction

you have a strict moral code that your teammates and loved ones refuse to understand. now you have made your final choice. they called you "corrupted"; you call it "necessary."

a tragedy had left your heart shattered in its wake. unable to accept the pain, you joined the dark to seek salvation, turning vicious during the way

poverty is a bitch. you are now killing people for money to provide for your needs, and you are quite liking it

you said that you were just making your lover's killer pay, why are you hurting other people too?

dialogues

"i have waited so long for my crown, i will not let anyone has it again."

"why, why did you do that?" "i have to, love, it was for the right cause." "so i am not your right cause then? so my family doesn't matter to you then?" "less than what i am fighting for."

"i am sorry for everything. you can still join me." "what is done it's done. and if you thought i will join you, go fuck yourself." "darling-" "no, no listen. you broke me, and hell i will let you go away with it"

"where is everyone?" "they left." "why did they leave? we are still here. their soldiers are still here." "no, we are not soldiers, we are discarded puppets, and we are not useful to them anymore." "then we will show them that we can fight."

"you thought the light in my soul was enough, but god you were wrong"

"i can't recognize you anymore." "you wouldn't"

"i swear a vow; i would kill them, even if it brings my downfall"

"you left me behind. i would be happy to drain the life from your eyes"

[the-haiku-bot]

“you left me behind.

i would be happy to drain

the life from your eyes”

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[writing-prompt-s]

You possess an ability that seems relatively harmless, albeit useful, at first glance, yet on a deeper look is scarily powerful. Nothing can be taken from you against your will.

[tomb-of-madeline]

A comic about a vampire and a friend

[pauzamro]

the princess’ weeping

(based on a painting by kinuko y. craft)

[ghostwriterofthemachine]

it’s almost midnight but i am here on Tumblr Dot Com to let everyone know that a fantastic and underused trope is “uses terms of endearment only when under huge amounts of stress.”

Like some character is fairly formal or is just not a pet names person but then they get a panicked phone call from a loved one and the first words out of their mouth are “Sweetheart, what happened?” 

Team “I-only-ever-use-your-first-name” going “Oh, jesus fuck, love, I’m so glad you’re safe” or “Okay, darling, you know I love you but I need some space to fix this giant mess” and everyone around them is like “oh god we have reached Pet Names Level Bad, that’s not good” 

this is the new trope I am championing, I would like it to be the Hot New Thing

[unashamedly-enthusiastic]

If you like this trope, you may also be interested in:

Cool and aloof characters who only use titles, nicknames, or surnames. Until the Dramatic Moment™

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

i’m putting together a little list of the short creative writing i’ve written for tumblr. so far i’ve got: april fool’s door saga, Don’t Touch The Pink Stuff, clown meat deli dream, tupperware dream, grinch x tony the tiger fic, scuba horror story, cabin in the words horror story, atheist afterlife, Arcady the Vampire, and my tip jar if you enjoy my writing and want more. am i forgetting anything?

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

thank you for the reminders, i really need to keep better track! ‘make this creepy’, psychic murder gerbil, do we have any homework?, monster under the bed, unreality prompt, accidental kidnapping. anything else?

(also yes the April Fool’s & Pink Stuff Incident were real things that happened, i just retold them in my signature unreasonably-dramatized style)

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

#tip me if u like my content bc sadly i require money to exist in this capitalist hellscape :)  #money and an enclosed container such as a lava lamp or coffee mug for me to slosh around in

(also here is a working link to Don’t Touch the Pink Stuff)

[biggest-gaudiest-poltergeist]

(gently) it’s called a reblog button and content creators rely on you using it

[terra-is-tired]

reblogging this bc gaud makes a very good point and their writing is so creepy and marvelous

[thechekhov]

(…to be continued!)

I’ve recently decided to finally draw a backstory comic of one of my favorite DnD characters - so here’s the first part of it! I am not yet finished, and am actually not even sure how it’ll go, but I’m excited about it and wanted to share it with you all. 

[thechekhov]

Hey, remember this story? 

Actually, I finished it. If you want to know what happens next….

The full PDF (35 pages in color) is available for download through Gumroad!

It’s pay-what-you-want, and I’m trying my best to make this affordable, but by purchasing this, you would be supporting my work and helping me start to make original comics, little by little! :) 

[queen-of-the-merry-men]

When writing always remember… a character flaw is only a flaw until becomes useful. 

Is your protagonist manipulative? Well that’s awful… until they manipulate the antagonist into making a decision that saves the lives of their friends. 

Is your protagonist a skeptic? Well that’s not good… until someone tries to lie to them. 

Is your protagonist overprotective? That sucks… until someone they love is in danger. 

Is your protagonist remorseless? Well that makes them pretty unlikeable… until a hard decision has to be made. 

[saeronovace]

[susiephone]

The flipside is also true!

Your protagonist is honest? That’s good… until their survival depends on them being able to lie convincingly.

Your protagonist is brave? That’s good… until they foolishly run headlong into danger without a thought for the consequences.

Your protagonist is forgiving and able to see good in everyone? That’s good… until they continually forgive someone who doesn’t deserve it, and get taken advantage of because they can’t fathom that some people just suck.

Your protagonist is funny? That’s good… until they piss off everyone around them because they don’t seem to be taking the situation seriously, and they keep avoiding dealing with their problems by hiding behind humor.

Most personality traits aren’t inherently good or bad. It’s all about context, and how far they go.

[pocketss]

so hard to find a decent exorcist these days :/

[maddiesharafian]

A Blacksmith’s Dream

[you-are-another-me]

[writing-prompt-s]

A Siren joins a sign language class so she can hold actual conversations with people without bewitching them.