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annika (he/him & she/her) / 27 / writer of many genres

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hey there!! i’m Annika and welcome to my writeblr! feel free to navigate your way around using the handy links below this is a sideblog, so all likes/asks/follows will come from my main, @livingthedragonlife

General

Writeblr Intro - Get to know me!

#annika talks - My tag for every original post I make!

Like what I do? Consider donating to my Ko-Fi!

I do writing commissions too! Check out my request sheet.

Want to get on any of my tag lists? Check out my Google form!

Original WIPs

Prose

Pride & Justice

The God-Dragon’s Wife

Unnamed Dream WIP

Tales from Athendrolyn

Athendrolyn After Dark Space Cruise WIP

Firesoul

Out of the Park

Poetry

My Poetry tag

Magnetic Poetry & Magnet Monday series

Fanfiction WIPs

come visit me on Ao3! All Fandoms

Yu-Gi-Oh! DM

Angle of Approach (In-Progress)

Dragon Age Witch, Hunted (one-shot) Gentle Surprises (one-shot) Dragon Age Kiss Week 2025 (series) Dungeon Meshi/Delicious in Dungeon The Past Becomes Present (one-shot)

Additional Links

Writeblr games I’ve made

Neocities Website

Portfolio Site

Script Formatting Guide Series

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

[aristocrating]

its 2026 i cannot handle any more fucking "author A obviously ripped off author B" discourse by people Who Have Only Seen the work of author B and admit themselves that they have no further knowledge of the literary landscape they are moving in. like.

[insomaniackills]

Folks really need to reacquaint themselves with this concept

[seeingteacupsindragons]

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

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Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

[ink-flavored]

Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

[ink-flavored]

Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

[ink-flavored]

Magnet Monday: Week 123 Poll

WE'RE BACK BABY!! let’s vote on Week 123, the first poem of 2026!!

Magnet Monday Poll Taglist (Check out my Google form to get added): @auroblaze @stardustanddaffodils @srjacksin @alesseia @kaitheenbydoesthings @void-botanist @theghostofarbyrouse @eviezerker

choose the topic of next week’s poem!

Cruise

Forlorn

Intellectual

Metanarrative

Puzzle

Remaining time: 11 hours

For the unfamiliar, Magnet Monday is a magnetic poetry series I do where, every Sunday, my readers vote on the topic of the poem. Over the week, I write a poem for the winning answer, and then share it the next Monday! By that time, the next poll will have already been decided, and so the cycle continues.

You can read all my previous Magnet Monday poems on my blog or on Ko-Fi!

[figofswords]

weary and wary are not the same word and have very different meanings and if i see one more person use wearily when they mean warily I’m gonna combust

[figofswords]

weary: tired, worn-out, beaten down, exhausted, in need of rest. they were weary after their long journey. wearily, she sat down on the couch and kicked off her shoes. he had grown weary of this conversation.

wary: guarded, cautious, on-edge, careful. they were wary of the approaching stranger. warily, she poked at the dark shape in the corner of her room. he paused, wary, but nodded anyway.

[luxwing]

[figofswords]

thank you for this reply you get the funny crown today with bonus points for accuracy

[auspex]

where would we be without friend OCs... nowhere good!

[eisenkrahe]

Yes!

[pawthorn]

Really hate that most people don’t understand the difference between “self-expression” and “artistic-expression.”

I say this as someone who sells pottery, and many people who see my art assume I am using art as an outlet to “express myself.”

I am not.

I use art to challenge myself. A lot of what I do is the equivalent of doing a hard sudoko or a half marathon, answering the question of “can I do this?”

I use art to question things and explore ideas. Finding physical synthesis between concepts and working out a design to its end state.

I use art to make money. I make some things just because I suspect they’ll sell well, and I keep making them when they do.

This idea that an artist is “putting themselves out there” every time they create is not only stupid, but harmful, and it kills critique and analysis.

Yes every creative work is influenced by its creator, but the most preliminary step of analysis is to define the purpose of a work of art (functional, narrative, entertainment, persuasive, decorative, ceremonial, etc.) and a vanishingly small percentage of that is self-expression. Even then, it’s generally tied to the self’s relationship with something else—perception, society, etc.

It’s very tiresome to have people assume they know you because they like (or dislike) your art, to make assumptions about who you are and how you approach the world. It’s nothing new— people called the Impressionists insane and the Fauvists degenerate. And now people are expected to hand out their identities and traumas to prove they have the right to explore certain subjects.

But to actually understand art, you have to contextualize it beyond assuming it’s just what the artist felt like making at the moment and it’s somehow coming from their deepest soul, or you’ll badly misinterpret most art you come across.