WHEN THE AUTHOR IS IN DOUBT, I JUST SCRATCH OUT

We are the House of Remnants. Blog is run by the host of the system, Percy. He/Ey/It and We/Our pronouns, 41, Queer, System (OSDD). Musician, writer, roleplayer, casual gaymer, amateur TTRPG player, wannabe DM/GM, avid dice hoarder, and a total nervous wreck of a shoggoth with a laptop.

[reachartwork]

david lynch telling people in 2017 that you should accept trans people or kill yourself. he was so real for this.

[thatsbelievable]

[poemsandghosts]

grieving the version of myself I was never allowed to be

[tlbodine]

For the last goddamn time...

"Kill your darlings" means "if something is holding you back, get rid of it, even if it sounds pretty."

That's it! That's all it means! It means if you're stuck and stalled out on your story and you could fix the whole block by removing something but you're avoiding removing that thing because it's good, you remove that thing. That's the darling.

It does NOT mean

That you have to get rid of your self-indulgent writing

That you should delete something just because you like it (?wtf?)

That you need to kill off characters (??? what)

That you have to pare your story down to the absolute bare bones

That you have to delete anything whatsoever if you don't want to

The POINT is that you STOP FEELING GUILTY for throwing out good writing that isn't SERVING THE STORY.

The POINT is that you don't get so HUNG UP on the details that you lose sight of the BIG PICTURE.

Good grief....

[prof-grace-aspen]

Also, you don't have to like, delete it from existence. Keep a second document full of the Darlings. You never know when you'll need it later.

[earhartsease]

yes, your killed darlings are ripe for rebirth

[eldritchsandwich]

compost your darlings

recycle your darlings

Darlings who don't fit this narrative go into the use later folder

[datadegroove-deactivated2026042]

unfortunately it appears that i'm some kind of insane person

[swagophile]

important reminder that most people you follow online are significantly lamer than you think they are including me. and if you feel insecure comparing yourself to someone online: DON'T. theyre probably also lame and weird. most people on the internet are

[most-sane-classicist]

reblog if you're also lame and weird.

[awakeandscratchedout]

"nervous wreck of a shoggoth with a laptop."

You're comfortable comparing yourself to the Lovecraftian monster everyone used to represent AI? Kind of sad actually.

[enbydemirainbowbigfoot]

Reblog to headbonk your mutuals like a cat full of love

[thatsbelievable]

[thatsbelievable]

[thatsbelievable]

[podcastwizard]

hey sorry it's just that i don't think i'm very good at being a person. thanks for letting me try with you, anyway.

[zangoonse]

i love the phrase "cruel and unusual." not only is what you're doing mean but it's also quite frankly fucking bizarre

[seven-winged-liar]

the only place that 'i suffered and because i suffered so should you' belongs is when you see something diabolical or emotionally devastating on the internet so naturally youve gotta call up your best friends

[tlirsgender]

They don't tell you this but besides the Beloved Mutual there's also the Longterm Follower who you don't follow back but they're always in your notes and you're kind of watching them. Checking on the longterm follower's bio every so often like turning over a log. She's trans now good for her

[tlirsgender]

Longterm followers I am putting fresh leaves and hrt in your enclosure

[unalivejournal]

Leather fetishes are back in cuz everything is polyester these days.. touching real HQ material in 2026 is enough to give anyone a little sexual zing

[mossycakes]

cats when they see a laser pointer