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The core conceit of Lord of the Rings is pretty funny. You are a twenty three year old in a suburb of Maine. The little bracelet in your grandpa’s attic has an inscription on it that is the password to the world’s entire nuclear arsenal. It is up to you to walk to the only hydraulic press in the world, located in Arizona, before the FBI finds the bracelet, kills you, and enslaves the suburb of Maine you currently live in

digitalkiddo

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

sugdun

robert & aaron: scenery

satan-offical

I'm a very dry texter so people always assume I'm mad or annoyed or something with a text like "Wow thank you." and it's like I said I'm thankful so it means I'm thankful??? I hate how humans made words and then decided that words have different meanings based on the way you're saying it.

#emojis and stickers on whatsapp ruined how i perceive written word indeed

capseycartwright

you're scared of love, well, aren't we all?

max king is getting married - and there is no way robert sugden is going to his best friend slash ex-boyfriend’s wedding stag. there’s just no way.

maybe fake-dating his little sisters best friend is a slightly demented thing to do in response to your best friend getting married, but robert’s had worse ideas.

(maybe)

ao3 link

written for @robrondale & @jackiemerrick's forgot my invite event!

i did spin a combination of prompts that inspired this fic - but i stupidly didn't save them (or write them down) so you're just going to have to trust me on this one.

this fic got wildly out of hand, but robert deserved the queer experience of being far too close with one of your exes. thus, this was born. enjoy!

orteil42

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that