Starfish

She/her, reader, writer, (semi) functioning human being You can call me Ash!

[inspirationallybored]

New Introductory Post + Get to know me!

Hi everyone!

An updated intro post, because I promised, and stuff has changed.

First of all, I am still not a robot. I am, as a matter of fact, still definitely a human.

You can call me Starfish, or Ash! Starfish is my nickname/drawing name, and Ash is the pseudonym I usually use, including for writing stuff.

Thats my writer-sona!

About me:

I am 17 years old and a cis female (she/her pronouns). Also, I'm an August Virgo!

I am an asexual, and very romantic, but not am in (or looking for) a relationship. (Also closeted irl, but brushing past that).

Currently studying in high school, and preparing for med school.

I am from, and live in India. I am also a spiritual Hindu, and love and respect all religious beliefs (including atheism and agnostic people).

My true love lies in history, mythology, and literature. Like interested to the point of obsession with them.

Probably have some sort of undiagnosed neuro divergence (but that's unimportant. maybe).

I have been writing poetry and short stories since elementary school (under my real name), and reading for as long as I can remember.

Some of my favourites:

Book series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Shadow and Bone (and Six of Crows), The Hunger Games

Stand-alone books: The Song of Achilles, The Little Prince, The Book Thief, Ela (it's by Sampurna Chatterjee, really underrated), The Girl who Drank the Moon, The Bell Jar, 1984

Movie: The Fault in our Stars, Into the Spider-Verse (also ASTV)

Shows/series: Brooklyn 99, Modern Family, The Good Doctor, Carmen Sandiego, Alien Stage (Ik it's not technically on tv, but ao3 lists it as such and I need to put it somewhere so)

Anime: The Apothecary Diaries, Bungou Stray Dogs, Death Note, Spy x Family, Banana Fish, Oshi No Ko

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I am a writer, and have two main WIPs. You can see the master posts by clicking on the titles:

1. Stranger Friends- Two people become friends by sharing their deepest thoughts with each other, but never their identities.

Status- Writing (First Draft)

2. Beyond the Ripple Tides- A new recruit in an elite magical enforcement service is tasked to find out about the stirring rebellion, but with the gap in everyone's minds, nothing's what it seems.

Status- Writing (Zeroth Draft)

I have posted my original stuff (one poem and short story) under #my writing <3 (I know, very original).

My AO3 account (I recently made it, and have yet to update it): Swirling_Seas

Discord ID: inspirationallybored_76418

I also like to draw, and am an amateur self- taught artist. Drawing blog is @rustic-brushes

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Things you'll find on my blog:

Stuff about writing, procrastinating writing, writing struggles, the likes.

I also post about my wips, dialogue prompts and other stuff. Comments are much appreciated, it's nice to get feedback.

Moots wips too!

A lot of random stuff, about life and other things. I also have a side blog for venting, lmk if you want to know about it (it's depressing, so beware)

tag games, rb games, ask games, and such (I crave interaction lol)

I WILL advocate about political and social issues, it's a part of writing, and it's a part of me.

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Things I am perfectly fine with:

Almost everything! Opinion-related, or about interests, or WIPs (mine or others'), or stuff I don't know about, and more. Tumblr is a free space for discussion, right? So anything and everything is a-okay. It doesn't matter if it's from the other side of the world, it's ok.

I am perfectly fine with discussing about stuff that might be sensitive to some, like mental health, politics, war, etc.

Though I am a liberal politically, all opinions and differences are welcome, just be respectful and logical.

I am open to comments, reblogs, asks (including anon asks), and DMs. Just don't be a weirdo.

Some things to be careful about (just in case anyone needs it):

No bigotry or discrimination allowed, including homo/transphobia and racism. Having opinions is ok, having prejudice is not.

No judging on difference of opinions, be respectful (again, unless someone is being a horrible person, then desecration is fine).

No NSFW stuff please, I am a minor (you get what I mean).

Avoid stuff related to financial transactions like asking money (again, I'm a minor, I don't have a bank account, and this is the internet so almost no one shares stuff like that).

Note: I love and appreciate all interactions, but I can be late in responding or not respond sometimes (life you know). I will try my very best to respond every time, but even if I don't, know I loved that you interacted.

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My official/writing tag-list: @afantasyoffiction @inknrivers @everflowingriver @write-with-will @seastarblue @carb0n-m0n0xide @sunflowerrosy @the-ellia-west @corinneglass @ivorysmokecloud @palatablepain @cielsanslumiere @guardian-of-thespirit @purple-dinosaur27 @xaliaver

To be added to/removed from the tag-list, you can interact with this post, or send an ask, or directly message me.

Feel free to ask questions or give feedback. Nice to meet you all!

[inspirationallybored]

It's June 1st!

So

Happy Pride Month!

[free-my-mindd]

[succubusboyfriend]

you have permission to pick that 2 year old "abandoned" project back up. it's not mad at you for setting it aside. and maybe time and distance have helped ease or erase the things that made you put it down in the first place.

[thollandss-deactivated20231215]

reblog to send your mutuals a hug. maybe just the thought is enough to cheer them up 🥺

[leahnardo-da-veggie]

I think you have to be at least a little bit in love with your characters to write a story. Not in a romantic sense, necessarily, but you have to smile when you think of them, and linger on the sound of their voice in your mind. In the shape of the clouds, you must see their face, and under the dappled sunlight shining between the trees you need to catch glimpses of their silhouette. They have to come to mind easily, and take their leave with great difficulty. You must know their hearts inside out, see them in their darkest moments, and delight in them all the same. You have to depict them with the care of a lover painting their sleeping beloved, and string word after word to build a tale worthy of your character.

You have to be just a little bit in love with your character, and the world you've made, and the story you're writing.

[k-dhd]

[crystaltoa]

Even saying ”I’m so sorry, I completely forgot” sounds marginally better than ” I’m so sorry, I didn’t completely forget, I actually completely remembered. I thought about it the whole time and it stressed me out so much my brain built an insurmountable wall around it.”

[halfabouros]

It takes so much mental fortitude to remember to pick up that sock

[angrylittlesliceofpizza]

"i thought about that task so much my brain apparently decided i had already done it" also sounds like bullshit, AND YET

[big-smiling-monkey]

“It didn’t happen, and I don’t know why. It could have. It should have. My life would be vastly improved if it had. I thought about it constantly and obsessively… and yet here we are.”

[inspirationallybored]

"And before you say I would've done it if I cared about it, there is a good chance I wouldn't have. I'd know, it happened this time too"

[palatablepain]

"At the Bottom"

to @inspirationallybored

It is very bright in this messy room.

My blanket-covered bed is unmade.

Papers, clothes, boxes, gifts,

pillows, all other traces of living,

of sleeping, of working and begging ...

... until it all stops, inside a trapped

brain that reeks of yesterdays' worries.

Aching eyes shut, too tight for comfort,

an uncontrollable animal instinct.

It is very dark here, inside my

snail-shell of a shocked soul.

Sight and light hurt, because they mean

I have to know things I can't change.

Words: they hurt more than anything,

not even being hurt by the people

who love me best. They like to

chase me up the mountain.

I like to stumble and fall backwards,

rolling and bumping like a stone down

that steep and rocky slope, even though

it hurts, because they will never find me ...

Eyes, hands, heart, mouth, soul, selfhood --

clamped, the armor of quiet, protection.

A snail-shell is part of

my rock collection.

Knees to chest,

hands to knees.

I am a rock.

I am a snail.

I am dead.

I am alive.

I am here.

And soon I will open my eyes,

and the lights will turn back on.

[inspirationallybored]

Help why does my brain always run on three different trains of thought simultaneously? And how are the trains not colliding? And why can't one of the trains actually help me do something useful instead of running without an end? And where do I store all this information luggage that all these trains are carrying?

also the announcements of the train station is just a spotify shuffle in the background and the trains are running without fuel because I forget to do basic human things like eating and drinking water like 60% of the time (+30% when I remember and just don't want to)

[balimaria]

I just really love how human this mission feels. Both the crew and the ground making fun jokes and references ("amaze, amaze, amaze!") or things like Glover saying "hello baby!" to his family back on Earth, or how "moon joy" has become the team's favorite phrase, or those craters being named "Integrity" and "Carroll," or the astronauts being encouraged to describe how seeing the moon makes them feel (and doing so to a moving degree), and also describing how much working and talking together improves their capabilities on all fronts, and both sides constantly telling each other how excited they are and that there's "smiles all around" Not that missions like Apollo never had stuff like this, but it's different hearing it all live. Wonderful experience all around.

[thebookishkiwi]

Heck I went over the word limit

Whoopsies, looks like it’s editing time

[thebookishkiwi]

Editing finished! This is… I’m reading and not understanding how this came from me. Thats gotta be a good sign right?

I might post it. Maybe. I could be convinced.

[inspirationallybored]

*Throws encouragement at you*/aff

[neverniko101]

How would you show affection to your mutuals if you were a cat?

[thes1llyone]

I'm the staring kibby most likely

What about y'all @notnotolovegarden @iwillnyat @n3ch0 @vinnieairhead @cosmosdystopia + open for anyone who stumbles upon this

[vinnieairhead]

probably gift leaf ☺️☺️☺️

Here have a leaf ☺️☺️☺️

@touakicatsss @starryvbs2500 @thes1llyone

Plus anyone else who wants a leaf :D

[starryvbs2500]

OOOOH leaf ty! i think i would purr and give leaf :333

@angry-banana-27 @enby-scottpilgrim @orikeys @mystery-the-pupp3t @imadethisjusttolookatssmyposts @polysquadobsessor @stupidlilguy3 @frayed-wind @sapphic-offical @k4nade-yosak1 + anyone else :333

[sapphic-offical]

yay ty for leaf

i would get in the way :D and give leaf

@testoster-bones @do-not-u-dare @tired-shipper-offical @relinquished-roses-offical @the-one-and-only-piper-offical @instant-yuri-machine @shenanigan42 @dramaticinlyf-deactivated202604 @noyouwerebeautiful @lady-st4rdustt @local-lesbian-tree-demon

[instant-yuri-machine]

tysm for leaf <3

i would probably stare, give leaf, and purr

open tags :)

[obsessivebookwormalert]

...lowkey all except leaf are me...

prob headbutt and get in the way most...

@relinquished-roses-offical @artemisiamasterofnone @tired-shipper-offical @the-one-and-only-piper-offical @raewantscoffee + open tags

[the-one-and-only-piper-offical]

Z O O M I E S

@tired-shipper-offical @dramatic1nlyf @sunsetdoesstuff + open tags I'm too tired to think of more TT

[sunsetdoesstuff]

Literally all of them

Mainly gift, zoomies and get in the way

open tags as well

@thatpollguy @trixtheweirdo @iraia-gamer @eldritchhellspawn @skittlez-cyb3r-pawziez @skittering-fingers @shellyfossilianlulzz @deadlysmokecloud @askivy-themod @littlelee11 @thatweirdocryptid @relinquished-roses-offical @nelly-rebellyyyyy @dramatic1nlyf @fancysheepnacho @aleeavian @n00dleware612 @vickysnowpawz

[vickysnowpawz]

Probably follow you around ( basically just spam ) then Zoomies :3

tags under cut and open tags

@hellohellohellohellohello3579 @cosmoseyekon @merthaevelynk @depressionanddrama @riverthesillytherian @maedaeeee @lilmushroom779 @nightmare1342 @mellowphilosephersword @lunathetunaaa @yourlocalavian @eb-or-echo-part-2 @beanzdabean @iicor @phoenixrainsfire413 @potatoanarchist @lilonceleriscool124 @xx-ollieskyes-xx @bucket-of-axilotl @st4ry3mi @shadey-rper @shadowstalkerwc @therollypolly @reallybigshrimps @rainbowfeather314

[depressionanddrama]

You get a leaf! :D

@kennyissilly @sparklesemen @boltyboiiiiii @fantasycobra @fearmecowards @denki-shock-and-awe @heartattackinblackdye @lvrkatsuki @keigoswingdingsyum @between2waves @artisteliza @axshi00 @bisexualfroppy @going-crazy-together @em-the-mushroom815 @flp-intheair @ritoko-ren-kun @jaybirdlives @videli @st4ry3mi @sapphire889 @inumaki-tuna-mayo @kaihasmoreswagthanyou3 @em-the-mushroom815 @meltingfacedeyeballlady2512 @please-no-talking @idontevenknowwhatimdoinghereguys @demonchildofhades @the-lesbians-made-me-do-it @iicor @vickysnowpawz @isawthecurseddog @streakisperfect @rosedmcenjoyer @spacefinch @throne-of-compassion @howyoudone @lenawrites0 @slyseavision @prismaticlie @goosetifur @dumbidiottranny @anotherpersonwholikesgayblockmen @importantchildcollector + open tags!

[demonchildofhades]

probably get in the way and zoomies

@your-average-shit-poster @st4ry3mi @do-not-u-dare @shad0w-jump3r

[your-average-shit-poster]

I'm going to follow y'all around and give gifts

@itstherealnovice @i-put-the-hyper-in-hyperfixated @utterlyobsessedwitheverything @cielsanslumiere and prev (also open tags lolol)

[itstherealnovice]

Gifts, headbutt and get in the way :))

@studioleko @palatablepain @inspirationallybored @cielsanslumiere @rayne143 @the-archivist-14

[inspirationallybored]

All of the above, in the given order:

stare,,, zoomies follow them around get in the way gift (leaf) purr headbutt scream bite (affectionate)

[a-wordsmith-of-sorts]

guys i swear im not dead. i really swear i've just been so busy with my kpop blog and things in my private life.

BUT my wip is back on track so pls lmk if anyone's still interested :D

[guardian-of-thespirit]

It's been some time, so time to post an artwork of mine

[memories]

50% #alnst mizi, 49% #not writing related, 1% dumbass.

[inspirationallybored]

no need to call me out like that >:( /hj

[memories]

I can’t believe my mom grounded @cielsanslumiere. That’s not even her kid... is it?

[inspirationallybored]

@cielsanslumiere

[memories]

Incredible, but true: @palatablepain deserves to have a good day today.

[inspirationallybored]

Today and everyday

@palatablepain