Aven Writes

[fromthebeddesk]

Intro Post

Hey, this is Aven, and this is my new writeblr!! I may have accidentally deleted my old one 😭😭😭.

21, sleep-deprived, he/they.

As a writer I'm focusing on writing YA and/or NA, since that's what I like to read.

Currently working on several things, you're more than welcome to take a looksie!

I'm autistic and ADHD, physically disabled, super queer, and even more traumatized, and yes I do make that stuff my whole personality. If you don't like it, then please DNI.

Also I cuss a lot, way more on here than I do IRL.

My ask box and DMs are always open to chat, I'm a lonely little hermit lol. Feel free to tag me in games or challenges!!! If I don't participate it's because I'm out of spoons, not because I don't want to.

Link to my website where I post more finished stories is here:

https://fairyfrog04.wixsite.com/from-the-bed-desk

A bit more about me:

What I Like

Goblincore

Creepy witchy shit

Baking

Crafting

Doll Collecting (mostly vicariously thru YouTube cause that shit is EXPENSIVE)

Anything by Rick Riordan

Anything by Tamora Pierce

TERRY PRATCHETT

Any other good YA or MG spec fiction book I can get my grabbers on.

Taylor Swift

Hozier

Ashnikko

Fall Out Boy

Nordic/Celtic Fantasy music like Faun, Skald, Wardruna, AURORA, etc.

The MCU (newbie fan)

Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal

Good Omens (haven't watched S2 yet)

TLOVM

Coraline

SPN (Newbie fan, only on S6)

Shadow & Bone

Gravity Falls

What I Write

I mostly write YA fantasy and sci-fi. Expect plenty of queer and neurodivergent rep, sibling relationships of all varieties, bad puns, the odd bit of creepy stuff and a lot of heart. I'm especially into found family, mythology retellings, dragons, space operas, redemption arcs, and exploring trauma and inner character motivations. Not so big on the romance, but I'm getting more into it.

Tagging System

Random stuff like shitposts, 2AM thoughts, etc is tagged with

#random shit,

Stuff about my irl exploits is tagged with

#life update

Stuff relating to my writing in general is tagged with

#my writing,

All posts relating to my main WIP right now are tagged with

#Godtouched

(The name of the whole series I've got planned, I'm working on Book 1 right now, which is called Between The Stars)

All posts relating to my second central WIP are tagged with

#second chances book

[mxmorbidmidnight]

You are valid nonhumans who don’t use gear, who don’t dress alternative or come across as “normal”

You are valid nonhumans who didn’t show many signs or any before they found out

You are valid nohumans who have humanoid theriotyoes or connections to humanity

You are valid if you do or don’t experience shifts

You are valid if you have mental illnesses, any mental illness, not just the “acceptable” ones

You are valid if you keep your identity secret and valid if you don’t

Valid if you have obscure theriotyoes or common ones

Valid if you’re a system.

Valid if you’re kin types originate from fiction

Valid if you have many types or only few

Valid if you use labels or you don’t

You should not have to fight and justify yourself in your own community. You are valid

[actias-android]

HRT that finally gives you the plastic, metal, and silicon body you deserve. Humanity Replacement Technology. We need this yesterday. Many are saying this

[not-really-all-that-human]

"Being an alterhuman is an online trend I've never met one in real life!!!!!"

Honestly you probably have?

That kid who had a weird obsession with horses in kindergarten might be horsehearted or horse otherlink

That kid who hisses at people on the playground might be a cat therian

That teenager who spends all their time drawing wolves might be a wolf therian or werewolfkin

The person who only watches movies and shows about fantasy races might be fictionkin or otherkin

Or more likely there are hundreds of people whose interests don't match their alterhumanity!

Or even more likely, there are probably hundreds of people in the world who are alterhuman and have literally no idea!

You've probably met somebody who was alterhuman before, whether you knew or even if THEY knew it at the time.

[analog-autistic]

gifts to get your local fictionkin

Cosplay of themself

License to do anything they want

100k dollars cash

Money

Spikes to put the heads of their enemies on

Cool looking rock

[genderqueerdykes]

given how alienating and dehumanizing the trans experience can be, is there really any question as to why so many of us identify as nonhuman? come on, now

[buffalodyl]

I've seen anti-kins claiming that all therians are just felines and canines more than once and it is just so funny to me because they fail to see how diverse we actually are as a community because they never actually... yk... look. They just judge based on what they see on the surface.

We were pioneered by elves like myself. I've met dragons, armadillos, pangolins, horses, possums, stoats, kangaroos, monkeys, crows, angels, zombies, ant-eaters, dinosaurs, hedgehogs, owls, hamsters, hell, I've met bugs. There is so much diversity within the therian community that close-minded people refuse to see.

So basically... Shoutout if you have a common kintype! Shoutout if you have an uncommon kintype! And a special shoutout to celestials, infernals, elves, dragons and paleos because y'all are metal. Love you all!

[genderqueerdykes]

be kind to kids (yes, this includes teenagers) who identify as nonhuman, otherkin, fictionkin, therian, alterhuman, or a furry. they are living their life the way that makes sense to them. they don't deserve an "i told you so" if they grow out of identifying that way later on. they don't deserve to be asked "aren't you too old for that now?" they don't deserve to be laughed at and mocked online. children forming a wolf pack aren't hurting anyone. kids who want to meet other kids who identify as nonhuman aren't embarrassing.

kids need a sense of community no matter who they are. kids deserve the right to identify their own feelings. kids are allowed to express parts of themselves adults find "embarrassing". adults are allowed to do all of these things, too, but it's become routine for folks online to mock literal children for embarrassing behavior.

identifying as an animal isn't embarrassing; what is embarrassing is being an adult and picking on literal children. who cares, it's not hurting a singular soul. let them explore identity in ways that make sense to them. identifying as nonhuman isn't a danger to anyone else. they aren't hurting themselves. let them identify as a nonhuman and explore what that means to them. let them live their lives.

[hungry-skeleton]

Can't be sincerely dark without being called edgy, can't be sincerely emotional without being called melodramatic, can't be sincerely silly without being called stupid. They're gonna hate every emotion you put in your art no matter what so make it anyway and be as sincere as you can be

[afterword]

idk who needs to hear this rn but suffering is not noble. take the tylenol

[wahoo-shem]

One time when I was younger I was refusing to take headache medicine and my mom said “the person who invented that medicine is probably so sad you won’t let them help you” and now every time I find myself denying medicine I just imagine the saddest scientist making those big wet eyes like “why won’t you let me help” and whoop then I take the medicine

[nonbinary-witch-sam]

scientist when you don't take the medicine they developed to help your pain

[fandomsandfeminism]

As long as you are taking a SAFE dose of it, then it's *good* for you. Pain is bad for the body. The inflammation from prolonged pain can worsen chronic issues and make it harder to heal.

Ibuprofen is best for pain that has inflammation, while acetaminophen doesn't help with inflammation but is more broadly effective on other types of pain. As long as you are taking the recommended dose, you can even take them TOGETHER, since they have different mechanisms of action.

You do need to be aware of how much and how often you are taking any pain medication. Overdoses can be very painful (even lethal.) And if you are in chronic pain often enough that you need more than the safe dose, then you need to look into other medications to manage that pain.

(Also, if you are specifically taking Acetaminophen/Tylenol for your go-to pain management, getting some NAC and taking that with it reduces the risk of overdose AND may strengthen the effect.)

[bemusedlybespectacled]

One other thing: NSAIDS (ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen being the three big ones) can cause digestive issues with chronic use, including stomach ulcers. That doesn't mean "don't take them," it means "if you're at the point where you're on them all the time, every day, constantly, you should talk to a doctor about either reducing that risk or switching to another medication that doesn't have those side effects."

[solarianvoidthearoace]

I don’t have the source for this table anymore but I felt it should be added to this post.

[peskytimepirate]

Also please please please consult your doctor if you are on any other type of medication that put large strains on your liver or kidneys before taking any kind of NSAIDs as they can recommend alternatives.

[stcndupeight]

Yes Chronic Kidney Disease and liver disease prevent the use of NSAIDS entirely. Please remember this. Tylenol is the least harmful to these organs. If migraines are your problem, ask neurologist about the triptan drug family. Downside with these is nausea.

[grison-in-space]

I feel that it is worth bringing up again:

As a scientist, this is the way I feel when people in pain don't take the medication that was developed to help with pain:

Especially because as a scientist, I know that pain sensitization is a thing, and that experiencing pain for long periods of time can even train your whole nervous system to be even more reactive to potential pain. So if at all possible, I want my friends who are experiencing pain to try to control that pain as much as possible.

So if you are in pain, and you do not have any massive kidney and liver strain that prohibits you from taking a NSAID or paracetamol/Tylenol?

Please take the pain medicine. Please. Pleeeaaaaaase. I'm a scientist.

[justletmeremember]

yeah i'm a scientist who specializes in designing new pain meds. suffering is not noble, this is exactly how i look when y'all don't manage your pain:

take the meds! i became a scientist in this field explicitly to help people! i became a scientist because i too experience chronic pain and i failed out of literally all pain meds on the market. those of us in this field, we make these things to be used. be safe, follow doses, and if you have questions, ask your doc and pharmacist!

[fromthebeddesk]

As a chronically ill person, I needed to hear this. Thank you big-eyed scientists.

[percabethmatters]

THIS 😂

[wanderingnelipot]

[summonademon]

RIP Luke Castellan you would have loved the CEO assassination 💕

[my-pjo-stuff]

RIP Luke Castellan, you would've shot him yourself if you had the chance.

[coquettemouse-deactivated202507]

People will include the roman in the big three kids but won't include the girl

[butch-marauders]

*girls

Bianca and Thalia are both the older siblings

[takereveng3]

French senator Claude Malhuret sums up the world made by the current American administration, 5 March 2025

[hedgehog-moss]

"We were at war with a dictator, we are now fighting a dictator backed by a traitor."

Hearing one of our centre-right Senators matter-of-factly call Elon Musk a buffoon on ketamine and compare Trump to Emperor Nero was satisfying.

[strayknight]

my mutuals can do that too but you dont see any snapple facts about them

[creation-help]

Hey, artist

It's okay to

Keep character designs fluid or inconsistent

Mess with your art

Leave things unfinished

Make something ugly

Make something lazy

Do something else

Switch projects on the fly

Leave ideas for later or never do them at all

Make things easy for yourself

Love, compliment and enjoy your art

Not improve

Be cliche

Be repetitive

Leave something behind with no further justification

Go back to something with no further justification

Not make anything

Remember why you do art. Remember what you enjoy. Prioritize yourself

[patientno7]

the suffering never ends

[sinksanksockie2]

This is the real process

[thewritingbeast-blog]

Resources for you!

Character Ideas:

Character creation masterpost

Character Alignment Chart

More character alignment descriptions

Muslim Character questions

Characters with magical powers

Building a new character advice

How to create a character for an online or tabletop RPG (also a good guide on creating characters in general)

Royalty/nobility TV Tropes page

Basic character profile

OC masterpost

Random character generators - (1), (2), (3), (4)

D&D Character Building Tool

Character Design Ideas:

How clothing affects a character’s personality

Character Design Inspiration blog

Concept art, fan art, cool art to be inspired by

Character design references and inspiration

Sources for POC character design ideas and models

Create your own character model using HeroForge

For horned characters

Body and hair types guide

Random outfit generator

Naming Help:

Amazing site with an endless amount of naming resources

General advice on avoiding naming appropriation

Hispanic Surnames

Gothic Victorian names

Huge master list for character things in general

Masterlist of names of all types - including but not limited to ancient/old world names, Celtic, African, Northern European, Southern and Central American Native names, Japanese, Chinese, Mongolian, Polynesian, and more

Another name masterlist

How to pick a character name guide

Yet another names masterlist

Creating Background/backstory:

Character Sheet/Development Sheet

Another character development list

In-depth character personality, motivations and traits sheet

320 talents and passions for characters

On writing likes and dislikes that aren’t frivolous

Why you should write non-human characters non-conforming to the gender binary

Stereotypes, tropes, and archetypes

Random backstory generator

Assassin and thief character tropes to avoid

Character Interactions and putting your character into your world/story:

Comparing character height/height references

Characters who are scientists and writing about them doing science

Describing what different voices sound like

Describing skin tones

Writing friendship interactions that are platonic

Why having one character knock their friend unconscious to prevent them from doing something is a bad idea

Advice on shipping OCs with canon characters and what to avoid doing

Sweet Polly Oliver and Sweet on Polly Oliver situations (think of Disney’s Mulan for an example)

How to write multiple viewpoints/juggling a main cast of more than 4 to 6 characters

How to make readers care about your morally gray hero/anti-hero

On platonic OC and canon character relationships

How to avoid Godmodding in RPs

When it’s cheap to kill off a character

Writing dialogue

Things you shouldn’t do to canon characters

Avoiding purple prose in writing and RPs

Slang resources

Dialogue tips

Websites to chart your story/plot/character relationships

Bonus art masterlist!

[brucewayneright]

BLESS EVERYONE IN THIS POST.

[jasmehraj]

Oh my God!

It’s amazing, some links aren’t working for me but those who are, are spectacular.

[tamsinswriting]

Reblogging because NAMING IS HARD

[writing-prompt-s]

!!!!!!!

[dragonheartstring360]

Just a psa for fic writers who use the “trauma bond” tag, please make sure you’re using it correctly. A trauma bond is not two people who experience similar trauma and bond over it. It’s a carefully curated, manipulative bond between abuser and victim to keep the victim coming back because of the addictive highs and lows that come with abuse.

If you want to tag two characters bonding over shared trauma, a good substitute tag would be “bonding over shared trauma.” Trauma bonding is, by definition, an abusive relationship and may steer people who have experienced it away from your fic. Please spread the word and happy writing!

[dragonheartstring360]

Feel like this is relevant again, so just gonna leave this here for anyone who needs it (been seeing this term used incorrectly a lot lately).

[fangirltothefullest]

Yes! "Trauma bonding" and "bonding through trauma" are two different things!

[the-haiku-bot]

Yes! “Trauma bonding”

and “bonding through trauma” are

two different things!

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[carinelian]

I needed this not for writing but for myself

I realize now that not only have i had a trauma bond with people who hurt me

I also like, bonded with them about it like we BONDED over the pain they inflicted me