itsmotivatingcara

🥀Author • Writer • Crier🗡️ Creator of: House of the rising sun, Beautiful War, Where you’d rather be, shadow dances, halfway home, echoes & omens, the rose of Whitechapel, drops of Jupiter, home calls the heart, a heaven of hell (& a dance of demons), southern gothic, streetlights in the dark blue.

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Thank you @itsmotivatingcara for finding and sharing this gem. This is peak comedy 😭

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Sharp as a marble, that one

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a heaven of hell

by Itsmotivatingcara

“I will not have you without the darkness that hides within you. I will not let you have me without the madness that makes me. If our demons cannot dance, neither can we.” – Nikita Gill.

Harry has spent years training to become a guardian. He gets drafted to join the program in Nova where he plans to build his new life. During his probationary period, he's selected to guard none other than the Council head of Skara, Louis Tomlinson.

After surviving a demon attack on his very first night in Terrabith, he's forced to work alongside his new charge to uncover the truth behind exactly what happened that night, and why.

Suspicions run high among the Council, and they all lead back to Louis.

But is the Darkling responsible for the deaths that have cropped up over the past two decades? Or is it simply a rogue demon that's found its way through the Divide...

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a fantasy au

Chapters: 18/18. Words: 108k

Fandom: One Direction (band)

Relationship: Harry Styles/ Louis Tomlinson

Characters: Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne

Rating: Explicit/ Mature

TW: blood & gore

Additional Tags:

Fantasy AUNew Worldworld buildingMap - FreeformCreaturesharry is an incubuslouis is a darklingzayn is a demonniall is a shifterLiam is a wolfnew world politicsGuardians - Freeformcouncil headsDemonsBlood and InjuryBlood and GoreViolenceDubious ConsentMildly Dubious Consenttread lightly with those two tags but it makes sense given harry's speciesso many tags to think upuhhhnew world explorationInvestigationMermaidsFaeries - FreeformSpritesWyvernsjust a bunch of creatures reallyDesignationsspecies politicsguess smut tags are nextEventual Smutslow burn-ish but i don't actually know it's complicatedHate to LoveEnemies to LoversForced ProximityRimmingAnal SexAnal FingeringScent KinkFrottageminor harry/original characterminor louis/ original characterHate SexTender SexBlow JobsHand JobsLight Dom/subAngsta lot of angst because its meAngst with a Happy EndingHurt/ComfortMinor Character Deathdemon attackharry wears leather - i thought that was important to mentionMentions of Sexual Assaultverse - they share (shock horror lol)they are so so morally greyevery single one of themit's fantastic

[itsmotivatingcara]

Did you know I love you? 😁

Look! I'm on Tumblr! Don't ask why lol I'm bored

Love you 😭 see you soon! 😭

[itsmotivatingcara]

Can’t believe you got that anon talking about your work being unoriginal! I agree there are no themes or main ideas that are truly original, it’s all about taking a trope and making it your own. I have always felt your fics were complex and completely original in their characters/plot etc. I have enjoyed all your fics and everything that makes them unique! Have I read an FBI AU absolutely but I have read one likes yours absolutely not. It’s easy to see all of the time, effort, and love you put into each one of your stories. Truly appreciated!! Thank you for sharing your work!!! 

Worse, “intentionally unoriginal” 🤣

Thank you, love. I genuinely appreciate this! ♥️

[itsmotivatingcara]

All your wips sound very similar to fics that other writers have been very public about already writing.....i miss when your fics were really original tbh. Now it feels like you're doing this intentionally because I've seen it happen like 3x now

Have you considered that we’re all getting exposed to the same content and prompts? And that you’re getting fed a concept, but not my plot outline?

Every concept can be basic (assassin AU, romcom vibe, Dark Academia), I’m very vague with what I’m doing for a reason - because I like the twists my work takes and I enjoy keeping my readers on edge. There’s no such thing as originality, we all write what we’re inspired by, and more often than not people are allowed to be inspired by the same thing. Especially in writing. Take a walk around a book store, specifically the romance and crime sections. That should give you a general idea.

Furthermore, everything I’ve written has been inspired by something I was moved by or encouraged by. I’ve had fandom authors be inspired by my work and write something similar. I’ve been inspired by other authors as well.

Are you writing fics too? If you are, is every concept original and can you assure - even if you don’t have a connection to every author in the fandom - that YOUR work is 100% original? No? Then why do you expect me to know what others are doing and move around them?

You don’t know my plots for my work in progresses. You don’t know my writing process. You don’t even know how much I’ve written or if what I’ve told my readers is even the full scope of what’s being planned. You’ve formed an opinion on something you haven’t even seen yet, and you’ve done so in such a baseless and offensive way. Maybe that was your intention, to discourage your authors. I wish you well.

Have a nice day ✌️

[itsmotivatingcara]

hello! i just wanted to check in and see how you were doing? how's your new story going? how's school if you're in it? how's life in general? sending you all the good vibes <3

Hi lovely

Thank you for checking in. Currently? I’m in emotional upheaval over my cats health - why do we have pets when we outlive them? It’s so devastating a concept.

Anyway! I took a breather from New-Fic and started a one shot romcom that I’m quite excited for, light angst, humour, the awkward tight-rope of he-loves-me-he-loves-me-not. I’m quite thrilled to explore this genre, outside of crime/thriller.

Next year will be my 10 year high school reunion 💀 I’m young at heart though!

I recently moved to the city and it’s been trying but a welcome adjustment. I’m making a new life for myself, and while terrifying, I want to shape experiences in my youth to possibly share with my children one day. All these roads intersect eventually, everything is a story - or fodder for one!

🫶

[itsmotivatingcara]

Thank you so much for your writing. I have loved every single one of your story and your works inspired me in so many ways I can’t event put it into words. Drops of Jupiter is my fav and I just keep reading it, trying to impress my mind on how good this story is. Seriously I just want to talk with you about writing stuff. Seems like a muse to me. :)

I really needed this bit of kindness today, thank you so much ♥️

I think we’re our own worst critics, we can be so hard on ourselves at times - the best thing my writing have brought me is the knowledge that it’s given some people comfort and perhaps a safe space - and even inspiration!

I really believe anyone can write, we all have stories to tell. I also believe this is one of the safest fandoms to explore that in.

Take care 🌻

[itsmotivatingcara]

omg good luck on your new fic!! wishing you a ton of inspiration and other good things <3

Thank you so much! 🫶

[itsmotivatingcara]

Just finished reading House of the rising sun and OHMYGOD. i just might be in love with you.

What i wanted to ask was,, that snippet from Do Not Speak Of The Dead that you included,,did the poem give you vibes for the chapter or any specific character?

Thank you, anon! ♥️

As for the poem snippet, I just found it very empowering. To me it felt like the embodiment of the witches from my fic. Their strength as well as their accompanying darkness.

It also made me think of the previous harvest witches who’d given their life to empower their coven. It’s all very morbid, but I liked using it as insight for the characters I’d created.

To make a true villain, you need to understand them fully.

[itsmotivatingcara]

hii will u participate on blff?

Hi anon!

No, I won’t be. Not for any particular reason other than I’ve not tried writing for a deadline? Not sure if there is one or if it’s just a monthly thing? I’m genuinely not too clued up on writing groups and projects alike :)

I’m currently working on a new fic and find it difficult jumping between more than one, so this one will have all my focus x

I’m also not sure if I’d qualify, I don’t only write BL - though I have no problem with writers who do. Soft Louis is the loml 🫶

[itsmotivatingcara]

hello, I’ve started reading The Rose Of Whitechapel, I just wanted to ask how old should Louis be in this story? also, I loved Halfway Home, never wanted it end, thank you so much!

Hi anon!

I believe both L and H are in their mid-twenties. I wasn’t too specific about it because I wanted it to cater to a larger group of readers :) x

[itsmotivatingcara]

hey! i'm not sure if anyone's asked yet but how do you feel about people printing your fics? like making them for themselves, not to sell. i was interested but if you're not comfortable with that that's totally fine and completely understandable! 😁

Mixed feelings because I’d love to see them in print, but these stories are for my readers so I’m happy with anyone wanting hard copies 🫶

[itsmotivatingcara]

hi!!! i’m from brazil and i just wanted to say that i REALLY love your fics. i remember the first time i read one it was during the night and i was kinda scared but i just couldn’t stop reading cause it was so good!!! and the same thing happened when i read the other ones! I really think you’re one of the best authors out there and I just felt like telling you that! <3 ALSO, sorry to annoy you but are you planning on posting a new one anytime soon? i really miss themmm

Hiii anon

Thank you for this - it means so much!

I haven’t written in a bit, but a new story has been plotted and is forming. I’ve written a bit of the first chapter already so should ideally start posting in the next couple months. Right now I’m finishing up my work-season and heading into winter. I’ll have more time to focus on writing then! ♥️

[itsmotivatingcara]

hii, I've just finished to read doj and i wanted to tell you how much I loved it. I love the way you write 🫶

You’re so sweet, thank you!

Had so much fun writing this one 🔮

[itsmotivatingcara]

So i just finished drops of jupiter, without really looking at the author. I went back and saw your name, it felt familiar so i checked your profile out. Turns out, I have read 6/8 of your books and easily they’re in my top fav larry books, I’ve re read quite a few of them, and i needed to tell you how much i appreciate you and your books. I love your characters and the depth they have. You’re an amazing author. Cheers!

Thank you so much for this ♥️

[itsmotivatingcara]

Hi, just wanted to say that I love your fics❤️

Thank you, and thank you for reading ♥️

[itsmotivatingcara]

are you actually plagiarising published stories and swapping out the details of characters???

Nope. But reading needs comprehension skills. Try it out when you’re going through my authors notes where I credit my inspos.

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