B. McGee is Me

A writer who, on occasion, writes things

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Hello and welcome to the official blog of BathsaltsMcGee. There’s not much here yet of particular substance, but with some hard work, a little luck and some properly adhered duct tape, over time I expect this page will eventually evolve into a proper blog capable of... doing whatever it is that blogs do.

In any case, here are just a few helpful links that will no doubt aid in everyone’s blogging excursionary experience.

Want to read my work? Check this link here for more details-> https://archiveofourown.org/users/BathsaltsMcGee/profile

Want to help me pay my bills? Here’s a link that’ll shed some light on how-> https://ko-fi.com/bathsaltsmcgee

And if I find fan art done for my work, I will gather it and reblog it here for all to see.

So, in essence, this blog shall henceforth serve as my virtual refrigerator.

Also, a very important note-> My work will sometimes delve into more mature topics which some might find unpalatable and, as such, they will not always be appropriate for audiences who’ve not yet reached the age of majority. Therefore, I encourage everyone to take steps to protect themselves when the need arises. Remember, internet safety is important and not something to shirk.

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Chapter Sixty is now available.

[valentineheart14]

The tragedy is that Charlie sees the good in Alastor and Alastor sees the inevitable moment when she won’t

[bathsaltsmcgee]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapter Fifty-nine is now available.

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Hi, is the ask game still open??

If so, 12, 16, 18, 19, and 43 please!

Of course! It never really ended, so I'm always up for a question or three.

Let's see...

Okay, so for 12, both. I plan on doing both. Both are good.

16: No, not really. I tend to go with basic ideas in my head that make sense to me and spark my imagination. Sentence starters and writing prompts always feel a little too boxed in and stilted for me, if that makes any sense. I need to be able to spread out and stretch, otherwise it doesn't feel natural and I don't like the work as much. As for headcanons that are popular in any given fandom, that's more of a case by case basis. If I like one particular headcanon enough, I may see fit to incorporate it in somehow, but the vast majority of the time, I just tend to ignore them and do my own thing.

18: Well, like I said before, I don't do sentence starters, but something that I do do is that, before I even think about starting a new story, I first create the very first beginning sentence of it, as well as the final one at the very end of the book. So, that way, I already know how all my stories are going to end, even before I first begin them, and I already know how and when to end the tale. How I'm going to get there, well, that's where the fun is. :)

19: Okay, disclaimer in advance. This is just my personal opinion here, people are allowed to like whatever they want, and that's okay. We all have our own preferences and that's a good thing. I'd hate to live a world where everyone liked the same thing and there was no discourse or difference of opinion. How boring would that be? Very, I should think.

That being said...

Singers in bars.

Honorable mention: 'They let out a breath they didn't know they were holding.'

43: Well, I wouldn't call them guilty pleasures per se, but... I won't lie, the 'protagonist finding someone/something bleeding out in an alley somewhere, or hurt somehow, or stuck, or trapped, or a combination of those, and instead of ignoring their plights and just walking away, tries to help them, only to then find out later that they're some sort of eldritch being/magical creature/rough and tumble type who can take an entire army by themselves who has absolutely no idea how to deal with genuine kindness, so they then devote themselves to trying to repay the protagonist for aiding them with, um... interesting results' is actually one of my favorites tropes.

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Hi, I have really enjoyed your fic, BtM! However, I have to admit that while at first I was reading chronologically like any normal person would, when the fic was updated again I was too eager and jumped to read it. And, for a bit was bouncing around between different chapters, till I resumed reading from when I first started.

Anyways, I really like how toy have Charlie reasoning for wanting to redeem/rehabilitate sinners. With the exterminations causing infrastructure damage that leads to the other rings being neglected to rebuild and cover the cost. Also Charlie hinting to her expected future role as the Anti-Christ. (Oh GOD, I just can imagine Alastor's reaction to learning on that!!! Liam too!!!)

However, I am a bit curious, is heaven in your fic the same as in the show?? Or because you had started the fic before we really ever got to see heaven, it's your own version or more biblically accurate??

Hi there! :D I'm beyond happy that you're enjoying the story so far. It's always so refreshing to see people having such a blast with my work and from what I've heard, you certainly wouldn't be the first person to bounce all over the place before resuming where you were originally. Lord knows I've been known to do that as well whenever I'm double checking where I am so far, XD. That's a good thing, though. You never know what may have been missed the first time, so I always recommend people reread things in order to perhaps catch hints that before would have otherwise skated by undetected.

Yes, the fallout from all the infrastructure damage was a tidbit that I really started to consider when I was first introduced to the pilot way back when. With all the chaos and damage caused by the yearly exterminations, along with all the dead bodies, it got me wondering just how they were able to pay for repairing the pride ring each year (if they ever did at all) and how the other rings might be affected as a result of that. After all, and regardless of whether or not the hellborn were spared by the slaughter, budgets are still budgets, and when one area takes up more in the way of resources than the others, no matter the reason, it means that other areas would be fiscally neglected as a result, which could then later lead to great resentment down the line, if left unchecked. I've always kind of wondered why that was never brought up in canon, but maybe that's just me. I'm not quite sure.

Well, to be perfectly honest, the answer to that is actually neither. I can't really get into too many details, but I suppose my version of heaven will be more like the one alluded to in Helluva boss. Perhaps it's the same as the one in Hazbin Hotel, but... at the same time, it really, truly isn't, and some things I noticed in episode four of HB season 1 fall more in step with what I've got in mind, but that's all I can say for now.

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Chapter Fifty-eight is now available.

[veramitar]

Now, what to do with you...

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Chapter Fifty- seven is now available.

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Chapter Fifty-Six is now available.

[shaylai]

📻🌈 "Do you have a girl?"

[veramitar]

Hunter

Days when the prey was simpler

[dragonfoxgirl]

There's no pangolins in hell.

[bathsaltsmcgee]

Thank you so much for reblogging some of my Radiobelle art!

This is so amazing for me, I absolutely ADORE your Beneath the Mask fic. It is by far my favorite Charlastor story EVER❤️🥰

In fact it’s your story that inspired me to start writing my own Radiobelle fics too🌈💕🦌

Sorry for the fan-girling, this is just really exciting for me.

Thank you again

-PumpkinMarTenee 🎃 (Pumpkin)

Oh, you're quite welcome. I rather enjoyed your art. It's very pretty and I liked the coloring effects you used as well. It really did remind me of an old-fashioned French postcard I saw in an antique shop once, although I don't remember the exact year it was from, unfortunately.

And thank you very much. :D I'm highly flattered that you like my story that much and have been having so much fun reading it. Hearing that others are enjoying themselves that much with a story that's been floating around in my head for years now really does make everything worthwhile in the end for me, and I'm thrilled that my work might've inspired others to contribute to this corner of the fandom with their own ideas as well, be it with art, stories, or maybe something else in between.

For, without the fans and the countless ideas which they bring to the table, fandoms can't hope to exist for long, so I'm pleased I could play a part in keeping things going in that regard, if only by a little bit.

So, anyway, excellent work with your art, good luck with your writing, and I look forwards to seeing what else you choose to create. :)

[dragonfoxgirl]

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