emaranyx

AO3 author & book enthusiast. 20 something just trying to be creative x

[luna-azzurra]

Anxiety flaws!!

˙⋆✮ Saying "no worries!" to someone who just genuinely hurt them

˙⋆✮ Replaying a conversation from three years ago at 2am with full emotional clarity

˙⋆✮ Sending a text and then dreading the response before it even comes

˙⋆✮ Over-explaining to the point where the apology needs its own apology

˙⋆✮ Asking if everything is okay so many times it becomes the problem

˙⋆✮ Interpreting a slow reply as the end of an entire relationship

˙⋆✮ Preparing for worst case scenarios so thoroughly they almost will them into existence

˙⋆✮ The need to fix the tension in a room even when they didn't cause it

˙⋆✮ Canceling plans with relief and then feeling guilty about the relief

˙⋆✮ Catastrophizing in total silence while appearing completely fine

˙⋆✮ Being so afraid of being a burden they become one in a different way

˙⋆✮ Rehearsing phone calls before making them including possible tangents

˙⋆✮ Saying yes to things weeks away and panicking as they approach

˙⋆✮ Needing reassurance and then not believing it when it comes

˙⋆✮ The spiral that starts with one small thing and ends somewhere completely unrelated

˙⋆✮ Apologizing for apologizing too much and meaning both sincerely

˙⋆✮ Reading tone into texts that have no tone because text has no tone

˙⋆✮ Being exhausted by their own brain and having nowhere to put that

˙⋆✮ The performance of calm so convincing even they almost believe it

˙⋆✮ Loving people so loudly because losing them quietly is the real fear

[goth-queen]

[luna-azzurra]

Dialogue Prompts List #1

⟢ "I think about the person I was before you and I barely recognize her and some days I grieve her like she actually died."

⟢ "Nobody tells you that healing isn't linear. That you can be fine for months and then completely fall apart in a grocery store."

⟢ "I'm not okay in the way people mean when they ask. I'm functional. That's different. I'm functional."

⟢ "You want the honest version? The honest version is ugly and long and doesn't have a clean ending."

⟢ "I'm tired of my own story. Tired of carrying it. Tired of it being the thing that explains me."

⟢ "Some days I don't feel like a person. I feel like a collection of things that happened to someone."

⟢ "I forgave you because holding it was killing me. Not because you deserved it. I need you to understand that distinction."

⟢ "I have said I'm fine so many times it's started to feel like a different language. One I speak fluently and understand nothing of."

⟢ "The loneliness isn't about being alone. I can be alone fine. It's being in a room full of people and feeling like a ghost."

⟢ "I don't trust easily. You probably noticed. Here's why. Here's the long ugly why."

⟢ "I built walls and then wondered why nobody could reach me and then built more walls. I see it. I see it and I do it anyway."

⟢ "I'm not depressed. I'm just tired in a way sleep doesn't fix. There's a very specific kind of tired that doesn't have a cure."

⟢ "I've been performing okay for so long I've lost the script for anything else."

⟢ "I don't know how to let people in without also handing them a weapon. So mostly I just don't."

⟢ "The worst part isn't the bad days. The worst part is the okay days that trick you and then drop out from under you."

⟢ "I keep waiting to feel like a real person. Like any minute now it'll click and I'll know what everyone else seems to know."

⟢ "I am so angry and I have nowhere to put it and it's been living in my chest for years just eating."

⟢ "I don't want to be fixed. I want to be seen. As I am. Broken edges and all."

⟢ "There are things I did to survive that I'm not proud of. There are things I did to survive that I'd do again."

⟢ "I've been the strong one for so long I forgot I'm allowed to not be."

[corpseprize]

the reality of being a writer

heres how to fix it

[luna-azzurra]

Tips for Writing Injuries

✧ Broken ribs suck. You don’t just “walk it off.” Breathing hurts. Laughing hurts. Existing hurts. Characters with rib injuries won’t be doing heroic sprints.

✧ Concussions aren’t instant naps. Dazed vision, nausea, dizziness, maybe even personality changes, but they’re not going to collapse neatly like in the movies.

✧ Blood loss is sneaky. It’s not just about dramatic pools of blood. It’s dizziness, confusion, and the body getting cold as circulation tanks.

✧ Adrenaline lies. Someone can take a serious injury and not feel it until the fight’s over. That “I didn’t realize I was bleeding until later” trope? Very real.

✧ Twisted ankles are brutal. One bad step and suddenly running is off the table. Even walking hurts like hell. Perfect way to ground a chase scene.

✧ Burns linger. Even small burns hurt more than most people expect. Blisters, infection risk, constant pain, it’s not just a cool scar later.

✧ Dislocated shoulders = useless arm. Characters can’t keep swinging a sword or firing a gun. They’re basically fighting one-armed until it’s fixed.

✧ Shock is a thing. Pale skin, trembling, rapid heartbeat, and eventually disorientation. A character might not even realize how bad their wound is.

✧ Stitches aren’t magic. Getting sewn up is painful and recovery takes time. They’re not instantly battle-ready after a needle and thread.

✧ Scars tell stories. Some fade, some don’t. Some stay sensitive forever. Don’t forget the aftermath when the wound becomes part of the character.

[fangirlmenace]

Don't forget the aftermath when the wound becomes part of the character

@mer-acle

[deverauxwrites-deactivated20251]

So, you have to kill off a character 🔪🖤

1. Silence > Scream ❖ Don’t let anyone shout “NOOO!” like it’s a bad soap opera. ❖ The gut-punch comes from stillness. A friend realizing the body isn’t moving. A hand slipping from theirs. A breath that doesn’t come back. ❖ Example: “He waited for the next rise of her chest. It never came.”

2. Subtle Details, Not Monologues ❖ Avoid characters delivering five-minute speeches about how much the dead one meant. That’s cheese-drenched exposition. ❖ Instead: show someone trying to tie their shoes with shaking hands. Or refusing to leave the body. Or pocketing some tiny keepsake.

3. Physicality Over Words ❖ Grief is ugly in the body before it’s in the mouth. ❖ Numb fingers. Stomach drop. Knees buckling against a wall. ❖ The best line might be no line at all—just the sound of someone struggling to breathe.

4. Aftermath, Not Just Death ❖ Don’t zoom out as soon as the heart monitor flatlines. The power is in the next five minutes. ❖ How do the survivors react differently? The sarcastic one goes silent. The stoic one cracks. The optimist starts cleaning blood off their hands like if they scrub hard enough, it won’t be real.

5. Tone, Not Tropes ❖ Kill cliché phrases: “Don’t leave me,” “Stay with me,” “No, God please no!” ❖ Replace with something raw and specific: - “You were supposed to outlive us all, you stubborn bastard.” - “Don’t you dare make me the one to tell her.”

[soratatakano]

Writing prompt #1

Reactions to leaving without permission

1. Controlled / Cold

Calm, deliberate, and unsettling—perfect for when he doesn’t need to raise his voice to stop someone.

“Going somewhere?”

“Leaving already?”

“You weren’t dismissed.”

“And where, exactly, do you think you’re going?”

“I didn’t say you could leave.”

“That wasn’t an invitation to walk away.”

“Sit. Down.” (short, sharp, final)

“Don’t make me repeat myself.”

“Try that again.” (quiet threat—doesn’t specify what he’ll do, which makes it worse)

2. Darkly Amused / Mocking

Not anger yet—just entertainment, which somehow makes it more dangerous.

“And where would that brilliant plan take you?”

“Running away again, are we?”

“By all means, keep walking. Let’s see how far you get.”

“Go on, then. I’m curious what happens next.”

“You do realize I can still see you, right?”

“Don’t pretend you didn’t hear me.”

“You’ve got two seconds to rethink that.”

“Cute. Really. Try that again.”

3. Predatory / Intimate Threat

slow, venomous, erotic danger tone—low voice, soft smile, the kind that makes the air feel heavier.

“Keep walking. See what happens.”

“You really want to test me tonight?”

“Go ahead—I’d love to watch you try.”

“Take another step. I dare you.”

“Careful, darling. You’re tempting me.”

“If you move again, I’ll make sure you regret it.”

“Turn around.”

“You just can’t help yourself, can you?”

“You have no idea what you’re asking for.”

4. Minimalistic (for maximum impact)

The kind of line that lands like a knife through the air—simple, but suffocating with tension.

“Don’t.”

“Stay.”

“Move, and we’re done.”

“Try me.”

“Don’t push it.”

“One more step.”

“You won’t like where this goes.”

“I wouldn’t.”

“That’s far enough.”

[luna-azzurra]

Anxious but lovable quirks

✮ replays every conversation from the last five years.

✮ texts “sorry” for things that require zero apology.

✮ Googles “how to tell if someone is mad at you” more than any human should.

✮ overprepares... snacks, chargers, backup snacks, emotional contingencies.

✮ says “no worries!” while clearly worrying.

✮ narrates their own panic in real time: “This is fine. Everything’s fine.” (It’s not fine.)

✮ checks the stove three times, then leaves, then comes back to check again.

✮ practices what they’ll say to the barista, then still stumbles.

✮ plans to arrive early and still panics they’ll be late.

✮ keeps a “comfort item” in their bag, like a book, a charm, an entire therapy session in plush form.

✮ apologizes to inanimate objects when bumping into them.

✮ re-reads old texts, convinced they sounded weird.

✮ ives reassuring pep talks to themselves in mirrors.

✮ smiles too much when nervous; it looks like static.

✮ starts cleaning when overwhelmed, aggressively organizing their breakdown.

✮ needs reassurance but feels guilty for needing it.

✮ worries about being “too much,” when they’re exactly enough.

✮ panic-laughs in serious moments, then panics about that too.

[emaranyx]

I haven't written anything since June. JUNE. Honestly I have the strangest urge to just book a hotel for 2 nights away, hide in the room, take b-roll footage and submerse myself in Aetherwind for as long as possible.

On the other hand -- hotels are expensive, I don't know my characters anymore and I'm in the sumpliest of slumps.

I really think I need to go back to my character mock ups and have a chat with them and see how they feel, what more I can bring to their personality and maybe that will help spark joy.

I also need to try and do a little something everyday, whether it's a chapter or deciding what outfit the MMC is wearing during chapter 17.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk x

[seaglasswrites]

How To Write Room Descriptions

As with all descriptions, when writing a description of a room’s appearance, you’re going to have to make decisions as to what you keep and what you cut. Your final description isn’t going to include everything you see in your mind as you envision the room; In some places, the reader will have to fill in the blanks themselves.

Consider first the biggest details: If you were squinting while looking at this room, what would and wouldn’t you see? The color of the walls as well as the larger pieces of furniture should be mentioned, but perhaps the intricate details of an ornate lamp shouldn’t; The idea could be communicated just as well by describing “ornate, elegant furniture” in general rather than delving into specifics.

Next, you want to think about what this room’s contents and appearance say about the purpose it serves and who inhabits it. On a larger scale, this means that, for example, a bedroom will probably have a bed as well as personal belongings, or that an office will have a desk, books, and papers. On a smaller scale, you’ll want to consider who is in charge of decorating this room and what their personal tastes are: Descriptions of clutter can exemplify the preexisting idea that a certain character is messy, or it can give a window into the mental state of someone who may seem otherwise organized.

[deverauxwrites-deactivated20251]

It’s the Little Things That Make Them Real: Character Quirks

Physical Quirks ❖ Cracks their knuckles when thinking. ❖ Tilts their head too far when listening, like a curious bird. ❖ Always rolls up their sleeves; even when it’s freezing. ❖ Bites the inside of their cheek instead of nails. ❖ Writes with their non-dominant hand for notes/doodles. ❖ Compulsively counts stairs, tiles, or ceiling beams. ❖ Uses hand gestures way too big for the conversation. ❖ Stares just past someone’s shoulder instead of at their face. ❖ Always needs to fiddle with coins, rings, or a pen cap.

Speech/Language Quirks ❖ Uses outdated slang like it never went out of style. ❖ Slips into another language for swears or exclamations. ❖ Repeats the last word of someone else’s sentence under their breath. ❖ Adds a little whistle or hum between phrases. ❖ Ends most sentences as questions, even when they’re not. ❖ Misquotes famous sayings but insists they’re right. ❖ Can’t resist giving everything and everyone a nickname. ❖ Stutters only on words starting with the same letter as their name.

Behavioral Quirks ❖ Always chooses the same seat in any room. ❖ Eats one food at a time, in strict order, never mixing. ❖ Picks up random objects (salt shakers, paperclips) and rearranges them neatly. ❖ Never steps on cracks, lines, or patterned tiles. ❖ Hoards receipts, tickets, or fortunes from cookies. ❖ Stares at light bulbs until their eyes water. ❖ Reads the last page of a book first. ❖ Never finishes a drink—always leaves the last sip.

Psychological/Emotional Quirks ❖ Laughs during tense or uncomfortable silences. ❖ Refuses to say “goodbye”—always changes it to “see you.” ❖ Finds comfort in exact routines (same breakfast, same route). ❖ Talks to inanimate objects as though they’ll answer. ❖ Gets unreasonably angry at minor inconveniences (a pen running out, a sock slipping). ❖ Collects bizarre little “lucky” items like bottle caps or broken charms. ❖ Panics if they don’t have something in their hands. ❖ Over-apologizes, even when clearly not at fault.

[seaglasswrites]

Words for Yellow

Flaxen, Sunshine, Buttercup, Dandelion, Daffodil, Golden, Topaz, Canary, Banana, Ducklet, Kinkajou, Marigold, Wheat, Dahlia, Sunflower, Sand, Cream, Lemon, Bumblebee, Amber, Citrine, Mustard, Corn, Buttermilk, Goldenrod, Neon, Electric, Blonde, Pineapple, Saffron

[luna-azzurra]

Flirty / romantic quirks

₊˚⊹♡ bites their lip mid-laugh, not on purpose, it just happens.

₊˚⊹♡ finds excuses to touch: brushing lint, fixing a collar, steadying a hand.

₊˚⊹♡ teases in a way that sounds like affection wearing armor.

₊˚⊹♡ mirrors your posture without realizing it.

₊˚⊹♡ calls you by nicknames that change with their mood.

₊˚⊹♡ remembers throwaway details... your favorite candy, the song you hate.

₊˚⊹♡ lingers when handing things over, like fingers grazing “by accident.”

₊˚⊹♡ looks at your mouth when you talk, then pretends they didn’t.

₊˚⊹♡ gets flustered when you flirt back, did not plan for that plot twist.

₊˚⊹♡ texts at midnight because “you seemed awake.” (They were the one awake.)

₊˚⊹♡ jokes to hide sincerity, then backpedals fast.

₊˚⊹♡ gets jealous, denies it instantly. (“Jealous? Me? No. I’m just.-- shut up.”)

₊˚⊹♡ sends memes instead of feelings.

₊˚⊹♡ talks big, blushes harder.

₊˚⊹♡ acts nonchalant but rehearses every line.

₊˚⊹♡ plays with your jewelry absentmindedly during conversation.

₊˚⊹♡ walks you home “because it’s dark,” stays up worrying you got inside safe.

₊˚⊹♡ genuinely forgets everyone else when they laugh with you.

[emaranyx]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65884171/chapters/169902811

Oof, I just uploaded Chapter Seven in Kai’s POV. Definitely a different vibe writing in the mind of an angst 21 year old male but it was exciting getting into a yearning perspective. The push and pull of his emotions along with his own flashback. Honestly vibing for protective Kai but is this going to be happily ever after?

I’ve no idea — and I’m the author.

[emaranyx]

War. Flashbacks. PTSD. We all know what those words mean. Don't we? We are taught that war causes PTSD and flashbacks but why are we not taught to prepare for war? To cure flashbacks? To survive after we've survived? Fuck I should get a medal for these big brain thoughts.

Maisie Vault had never expected to come back to Aetherwind, had never expected it to stand so tall. So new. Chapter one follows Maisie's initial emotions on rejoining the school to finish her AEA's (Advanced Arcane Exams) and choose her career.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/65884171/chapters/169718161

[emaranyx]

These two cutie patooties make my day;

~ Maisie Vault & Aerion Fernmere ~

Brought together through convenience and developing a friendship, Maisie and Aerion decide a physical relationship will help them blow off steam, pre and post war. However, what happens when Maisie's love interest can't hold in his jealousy any longer? Can they come to an agreement or will Maisie lose her bubbly best friend

PSA: this is AI generated art, I'm aware that many of you may not be fond of this but it helps me visualise my characters and I wanted to give people reading my book a chance to visualise them with me. I have already been looking into talented, paid artists but at the moment it's just not possible. I hope you understand

[emaranyx]

PSA: This art is AI generated. I totally understand the dislike with this, however I couldn't even draw a stickman. When this book is completed I will 1000% be seeking out a talented individual to create art work but for now it helps me visualise my characters. Please don't attack me 😢

Maisie Vault & Kai Thorncroft