Love is a Twisted Curse — Suguru dies in Satoru's arms, leaving both of them cursed by their love - A small look into the moment between Gojo watching Geto's final breath and rejoining his students after the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons
When the Strongest Sleeps (what does he dream of?) [5/5] — What does the strongest dream of in his scant few hours of sleep? What distorted memories play on repeat, changed by the passage of time and the creative twist of a sleep-deprived mind trying (and failing) to make dreams less painful than reality?
Alexithymia — Alexithymia (alex·i·thy·mia): The struggle or inability to recognise, express, and describe one's emotions - A story in three parts on the new and unknown emotions Gojo Satoru feels and discovers as a student
DC
I Want You to Know — Dick loves Wally, and Wally loves Dick... well, he loves Nightwing. Dick would rather let Wally know who he is under the mask before jumping into a relationship, even if it scares him to no end to do so. For Wally, he'll share that part of himself - BirdFlash Week 2025 Day 3: ID Reveal
Little Comforts — Dick hides away on a rooftop after a gala. Roy finds him and sits with him for a bit. It's how they help each other.
Aftermath Long Overdue [1/6] — Dick hasn't really had the time or care to deal with everything that's happened to him over the years. Sure, his life ebbs and flows when it comes to how chaotic the years are, but if he's not drowning in his work as a vigilante, he's doing everything in his power to keep moving and forget what's been done to him. What's hurt him is in the past, and he refuses to let it hurt him in the present. But what's left to fester will inevitably break, no matter how hard you try to push it away.
Of Course We're Twins! [3/5] — The team quickly discovers that 1) Donna knows who Robin is under the mask and 2) Donna and Robin are twins. Donna and Dick don't feel the need to tell them that they're not biological twins. That's not really important when they feel and act like twins anyways, right?
Genshin Impact
Stories of a Sovereign
Child of the Water [3/3] — There's a new sovereign. A child, but a sovereign nontheless.
Under the Clouds, Above the Waves — Neuvillette ventures on land, but still gets lost in the sea.
The Perfect Blend — Tea is important to both Wriothesley and Neuvillette. They love it in different ways, for different reasons, but it's important to them all the same.
Safety — Neuvillette has an awful nightmare, but Wriothesley is there to help him when he wakes up.
What am I Now? — Neuvillette takes a little time to think on who he is now that he's gained his full sovereignty.
Peace and Quiet — The prophecy of Fontaine has come and gone, everything is slowly going back to normal, or as close to normal as it can get. But for Neuvillette, 'normal' is a chaos in his mind usually kept at bay. A chaos that every so often breaks through his barriers and sends him spiraling. A chaos that has chosen to break through now.
Home — What is 'home' to someone who still yearns for it?
Wriolette My Beloved
An Impromptu Visit — Neuvillette visits Wriothesley in Meropide and thinks about how much he loves the man. That's it, that's the fic.
Refusal — Wriothesley confessed, but Neuvillette just can't accept the love he's being offered.
Drabbles
Breathe — Neuvillette has spent a century at the bottom of Fontaine's seas, and wants to take a break from the constant emotions by staying on the surface for a little while. It's not nearly as relaxing as he had hoped.
Misc.
Sovereign's Heir [2/2] — The death of a sovereign means the birth of an heir. Egeria stumbles upon both, although she's not aware of that at first.
Childhood — The Traveller knows Neuvillette will answer any questions they have for him, given he feels he can answer it. And the Traveller is curious, and, well, hopefully his past isn’t off limits. So, they ask.
KNY
The Flow of Water
Little Paper Boats — Giyū revisits old memories one evening by a lake.
His Friend — Giyū and Sabito's Final Selection.
Red-Stained World — Giyū runs away and finds someone who will believe him.
The Tale — There’s a story in Nogata. It’s murmured only in passing. Whispered in the streets. A tragedy, still so fresh in the minds of these people even after all these years.
Goodbye — Giyū's final moments.
Gift Works
Terrible Night — Giyū thought he could handle a party. He very much could not.
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Your dialogue is stiff because everyone is being too honest
Great dialogue can come from radical emotional honesty. But in most real conversations, people
dodge questions
answer indirectly
lie (badly)
change the subject
crack jokes to avoid serious answers
lie (convincingly)
say half of what they mean
tell the truth but get so anxious/angry/defensive others now think they're lying
If your dialogue feels unnatural, it might be because everyone is saying exactly what they think, or articulating their thoughts too well. Try letting characters hide things instead.
