i'm still standing

It has been a long, long time. Sorry for the wait folks. My Ao3 and My Ko-fi

[assumingminds19]

watch for the sunrise

Lena Luthor, a titan of industry, buys and sells land with mechanical precision. Her life has been reduced to a never-ending cycle of numbers and percentages, her heart now dedicated solely to her brother. Weary and disengaged, she journeys to the heartland of America for yet another sale and purchase of a town. There, she meets a dusty cowboy, brimming with fury and defiance, who refuses to surrender her land without a fight.

Kara Zorel is a fighter, but her existence is one of perpetual struggle. Unending drought, unrelenting debt, and a father who drowns his sorrows in alcohol have left her unable to rest or even keep her head above water on her desolate piece of land. The arrival of a development executive poses a threat to all she holds dear. Driven to despise Lena, Kara finds herself with a choice: succumb to the insurmountable odds or convince this strikingly beautiful woman to reconsider her plans.

Ao3

Chapter 19/20 up now

[ad-wills]

don't leave me!

[assumingminds19]

Hiii! Just wondering if you're still planning on updating Redeemable at any point? I completely understand life's pull towards different directions and I imagine you have a lot going on right now so I hope you're doing well! Just curious if you plan on finishing or if you're shifting your focus onto other projects?

Honestly, it's so far on the back burner. Life just seems to keep getting busier. Nothing is abandoned, but I have an order of things I'm finishing first. Redeemable isn't at the top of the list, unfortunately. After the last few years from hell, I'm also in grad school and working, so that tends to take up a fair bit of my time and energy. I'm doing well though, and I definitely still remember it and all of my WIPs. I'm more of a GRRM than a Stephan King regarding speed these days!! Hope you have a great day too :)

[assumingminds19]

watch for the sunrise

Lena Luthor, a titan of industry, buys and sells land with mechanical precision. Her life has been reduced to a never-ending cycle of numbers and percentages, her heart now dedicated solely to her brother. Weary and disengaged, she journeys to the heartland of America for yet another sale and purchase of a town. There, she meets a dusty cowboy, brimming with fury and defiance, who refuses to surrender her land without a fight.

Kara Zorel is a fighter, but her existence is one of perpetual struggle. Unending drought, unrelenting debt, and a father who drowns his sorrows in alcohol have left her unable to rest or even keep her head above water on her desolate piece of land. The arrival of a development executive poses a threat to all she holds dear. Driven to despise Lena, Kara finds herself with a choice: succumb to the insurmountable odds or convince this strikingly beautiful woman to reconsider her plans.

Ao3

Chapter 18 now up

[quotemadness]

Would you destroy something perfect in order to make it beautiful?

Gerard Way

[assumingminds19]

watch for the sunrise

Lena Luthor, a titan of industry, buys and sells land with mechanical precision. Her life has been reduced to a never-ending cycle of numbers and percentages, her heart now dedicated solely to her brother. Weary and disengaged, she journeys to the heartland of America for yet another sale and purchase of a town. There, she meets a dusty cowboy, brimming with fury and defiance, who refuses to surrender her land without a fight.

Kara Zorel is a fighter, but her existence is one of perpetual struggle. Unending drought, unrelenting debt, and a father who drowns his sorrows in alcohol have left her unable to rest or even keep her head above water on her desolate piece of land. The arrival of a development executive poses a threat to all she holds dear. Driven to despise Lena, Kara finds herself with a choice: succumb to the insurmountable odds or convince this strikingly beautiful woman to reconsider her plans.

Ao3

Chapter 18 now up

[shesnake]

[assumingminds19]

mom says frowning gives you lines

If you ever find yourself wandering into Rainbow Books, be warned: the owner, Lena Luthor, is not known for her friendly demeanour. She’s irritable, introverted, and seems to have a perpetual scowl etched onto her face. But, if you happen to be an author named Kara Danvers, you just might be in luck. Something about Kara’s charm and energy breaks through Lena’s walls, and suddenly the creaky old bookshop feels a little less lonely. Just don’t mention Lena’s smoking or drinking habits, or her brother’s illness - those are wounds that run deep.

Just as deep as Kara’s search for meaning in a world that seems intent on devouring her success.

Read it here

Complete!

[robininthelabyrinth]

There is no joy like the joy of a writer who has just figured out that a throwaway line they put into the first few paragraphs of a story is actually the key to a major plot point and possibly even the theme underlying the entire thing.

Just…yesssssss.

[mothmanismyuncle]

like to charge rb to cast

[everythingfox]

One must always pay the cheese tax

[gh0stcity]

One thing I’ve learned in life, if you act really self-assured and confident you can pretty much get away with anything.

[gh0stcity]

For example, I’ve watched someone walk on to a plane with no passport. Just walked right on.

[jennitheodd]

Once walked out of a dude’s house with a pair of his pants slung over my shoulder. Did all the usual eye-contact, saying-goodbye movements and noises, just… while stealing his pants. He did not notice. 

[razorlightt-deactivated20161221]

I told my English teacher that she graded my final paper(I did not turn one in) and that she told me it was well written. She scrambled 3 days trying to find the nonexistent paper, then apologized to me for losing it and gave me a 96%. Confidence is key

[whiskey-and-a-wry-smile-blog]

my dad’s mate just walked out of a shop with a canoe and didn’t get questioned

[matt-the-blind-cinnamon-roll]

Humans are like bees: if they sense you’re an intruder all hell will break loose, but if you get inside the hive they just assume you belong there. Be confident.

[minero-tan]

Bee confident

[88thparallel]

This is funny but also true, and a huge tip when traveling. Act like you belong, and you won’t be bothered like other tourists might. Especially on public transportation… do your research ahead of time and look like a disinterested commuter and you’ll blend right in.

[butterfly-bandaid]

Fun Fact about Bees: they use pheromones to communicate and the pheromone to signal ALARM is the same chemical that makes bananas smell like bananas so if you eat a banana and then breathe on a beehive you will regret it and this seemed relevant when i started writing it

[revcleo]

Humans will also be alarmed when you breathe on them, but that’s not related to bananas.

[valtsv]

big fan of characters with abandonment + attachment issues so profound that they leave claw marks in everything they touch but would sooner gnaw off their own leg than admit they just want someone to stay for once. in a totally normal well adjusted and not at all projecting way of course.

[transmechanicus]

6 hour workday maximum i’m not kidding, if it can’t be done in that timeframe it doesn’t need doing.

[vmprblood]

this doesn't apply to jobs like childcare

[transmechanicus]

If i worked in childcare and my 6 hours were up i would start putting babies in ziploc bags and shipping them to Turkmenistan listed as endangered fruits and vegetables

[shortbreads-deactivated20241127]

[doradotcom]

"wahhhh but the writers strike means some shows will be cancelled" what if we all threw our phones in the lake and lived in a cave and hit each other with sticks for the rest of eternity

[cock-holliday]

“If this hurts my shows I’m gonna riot” “they better not cancel my favorite show” “this is so selfish I NEED this show” “what about my mental health now that they—“

So you agree. Show-writers are important to you and to the industry and should be compensated accordingly for their important work.

[birdbranch-deactivated20241005]

get his ass