fuckin kinda gauche

poet, novelist, uni student in english, writing, and japanese. she/him

[juls-writes]

juls-writes' writeblr re-intro!

hello! I'm juls! I'm doing a writeblr re-intro because since I was last active on here, I have a small handful of new wips, and there's new people following me, so this is my way of saying hello! nice to meet you!

i'm 29, use she/her and he/him pronouns (completely interchangeably!), and live in canada's pacific northwest. I moved here in 2022 to go back to uni, where I'm double majoring in english and writing. aside from my fantasy novel projects, I also write poetry.

tag games and asks are always welcome! although I used to run a taglist, I'm afraid I found it tough to keep up with so I won't be running those any longer. each of my projects has a page linked on my blog (and will be linked ahead, here) with following links to excerpts and aesthetics.

celestial wip / the stars and the spaces between them

"It’s not a shortcoming to be romantic. To love and be loved. I think the immortal view of it can get muddied and diluted, after a while. And it can be beautiful to take love for granted, in a way. But the urgency and immediacy of the human experience has always been more attractive to me.”

stars are falling from the sky, and as it grows darker with every passing night, more celestial mages disappear. even the Celestials themselves, the constellation gods, are on the wanted lists. celestial mage June finds herself persuaded - along with her childhood friend, Theo - by Sagittarius, and a mysterious talking raven, to join the fight and go searching for other trapped Celestials to join forces.

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bastards wip / delano

"Sounds like you had a good thing and let it get away. Really Yeranos, what's the worst that could have happened from taking him at his word?" "Execution."

Yeranos, world-renown sorcerer and ex-academy professor, dutifully follows his prophecy and assassinates the king. Even though he knows he has to die for what he's done, self-preservation wins out for better or worse and he evades capture - at least until bounty hunter extraordinaire Delano, Yeranos' ex-best friend, is hired to hunt him down.

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flower wip / the flower trawlers

"Someone once said that the tech – technology – on this ship had taken over the wood itself, and that’s why it seems alive. Is that it? Or is it magic?" "Magic, science. What's the difference? If Dorothy’s alive thanks to wires running through every plank and mast, that’s magic enough for me."

In a flooded future, Marietta dreams of working on the massive Flower Trawlers ship, creating intricate bouquets for clients and traveling the seas. When she finally gets the opportunity to leave her floating house and join them, she meets Jun, her competition, and her bunkmate, Ren. Even though work is a dream at first, over time Marietta learns to stop and smell the roses; and in the underbelly of the ship, something is rotting.

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thank you to anyone that's read all of this! I always try to follow writeblrs back - if you followed me and I haven't followed you, feel free to shoot me a message letting me know. (this wip intro heavily inspired by @sentfromwolves, thank u for the inspo ❤)

[silver9mm]

“As a novelist I was told you’ve got to go out and get experience. And there’s some truth to that. Most of us don’t have a lot of fiction to write until we’re heading on to 30. You have to do some living. But it isn’t wandering around and driving cattle and working on boats and all those manly jobs that authors always used to put on the back of their book covers. I think the “get experience” rule made a lot of us women feel really crummy, because what have we got? Maybe college, and a couple of kids, some stupid job, and a lot of women didn’t even have jobs at that point. None of that counted as “experience” because it wasn’t’ experience. This is why I mention both Emily Bronte and Emily Dickinson in the note to that poem. It’s what you do with what you got. It’s the eye that’s seeing. It doesn’t much matter what it sees, if the eye is a seeing eye. And if it isn’t a seeing eye, then of course, you can wander all over the world like some of those poor souls on tours, with eyes that have never learned to see at all.”

— Ursula Le Guin, the feminine and the Tao : an interview with Ursula Le Guin (via philomena-cunk)

[dec4yed-deactivated20230714]

You don't understand i have to make weird noises about it or it will mentally destroy me

[aidashakur]

Me and my pretty brown eyes against the world

[juls-writes]

🔥 & 🧸 for whoever you want <3

i rolled for both of these and got 2 (yero) for the first and 4 (my choice - delano, since he's been missing for these) for the second

🔥 : What’s a surefire way to make your OC get flustered?

yero tries to be all calm waters and steady seas and whatever but the truth is he's a mess. not a breakdown waiting to happen. he's like, always breaking down, under the surface. (hulk voice: that's my secret) so it's pretty easy for specific people (see: delano) to get him flustered. physical touch is the easiest, especially neck/shoulder area, but an honest compliment will also do the trick.

🧸 : Into public displays of affection or are they more reserved?

in terms of public displays of affection, delano doesn't have an opinion one way or another. related to the last question, he'd absolutely do something in public just to get yero flustered - he doesn't particularly care about people seeing him hold hands, kiss someone, or even fuck someone, depending - but i'd say as a general rule he's a bit more reserved as a result of the fact that he's pretty romantic, and enjoys time alone with someone.

[juls-writes]

💦 : Is your OC’s attractiveness based on looks or a more intangible aura?

For the first little bastard that pops into mind.

I rolled a 1 for this which means sagittarius again! fucker.

it's is a little bit of both, but more the intangible aura. he's a god after all - a constellation - and he really said 'let's make that my whole identity' lmao. if you were to ask june and theo, his eyes are the #1, but for june especially there's also a magnetism he puts off. part of it honestly is just good posture (i say, writing this while sitting like a prawn) but he really does have a magical aura about him that comes from some combination of magical power, immortality, and being of the stars.

[juls-writes]

💘 : Is your OC a very good flirt? Are they charming?

👀 👀 👀

I'm gonna roll a d4 for these upcoming questions since no one specified... 1 is sag, 2 is yero, 3 is delano, and 4 is my choice. :3

I got 4, so we'll go with sagittarius - yes and yes. even though some would argue that sag flirts with everyone and it's his default and therefore not really flirting, he can also more consciously flirt, if that makes sense... but he's not one to really lay it on thick. he's good at the subtle, not-so-subtle game that has someone wondering if they're going crazy or not. charming is what he does. this is the charismatic one on the dnd team. it's his charm that helps to unite the trio in the beginning of the book.

[blazevillains-deactivated202504]

they hate me for my false prophet swagger

[erensattacktitandick-deactivate]

🔥 Piping Hot OC Asks 🔥

A summer-themed OC ask game about how 🌶🌶🌶 your OC is.

🥵 : Is your OC perceived as physically attractive to others? Is it at first glance or is it something that takes more time to reach fruition?

💦 : Is your OC’s attractiveness based on looks or a more intangible aura?

💪 : What is your OC’s most physically attractive attribute? 

🧠 : What is your OC’s most mentally attractive attribute?

👀 : Does your OC believe they are attractive? Do they use that to their advantage?

👃 : Does your OC smell good? Do they have a signature scent?

👂 : Does your OC have an attractive voice?

🚲 : Does your OC enjoy playing the field? Or are they more monogamy-minded?

😍 : What does your OC find irresistible in others?

💘 : Is your OC a very good flirt? Are they charming?

💋 : Is your OC a good kisser? How do they do it?

🦴 : Does your OC have much sexual experience? What are they like?

💞 : Do they treat sex casually or do they view it as something with a lot of emotional weight?

🔥 : What’s a surefire way to make your OC get flustered?

🧸 : Into public displays of affection or are they more reserved?

💌 : How would they plan a romantic evening for a significant other?

💐 : What is their courting style? How would they woo someone?

👙 : What kind of underwear do they use? Is it pretty or functional?

[dickfizzlewitz]

there's been an on purpose at the accident factory

[kirianthedivorce]

First base is beating the shit out of each other second base is having a civil conversation

[kirianthedivorce]

Third base is dying for each other fourth base is marriage

[ruhlare]

[juls-writes]

tagged by @saphoblin in the evolved find the word tag game!

I was supposed to find the phrase "Do you trust me?" and this is the closest I have.

“You don’t trust me?” Delano asks. I laugh, rudely. “Why should I?” “I’m helping you run away,” he argues. “I’m buying you time.” I gape at him for a moment, giving him a chance to take it back. “I’ll chase you,” I say then, in a too-deep voice that’s nonetheless a perfect copy of Delano’s deep gravelly tones. His expression sours further as I continue, mockingly, “I won’t stop chasing you. It’s my favourite game, and I always come first.” He scowls at me. I didn’t expect to see him so upset over it. I open my palms in a show of innocence. “Your words. Not mine.” Delano hesitates before he says, “I said I always win, not always come first.” “Oh my god.”

I will taaaaag anyone who sees this and wants to. Plus @legiomiam and @saphoblin. huehuehue.

Your phrase is "Bullshit," or something akin to "you're kidding/you're joking" etc!

[wordfather]

*seductively* doomed by the narrative all by yourself, handsome?

[brawltogethernow]

*reveals traits that foil yours* Not for long.

[baroquesse]

wip asks: weaponry ⚔️

penknife: which of your characters is best at keeping secrets?

dagger: does the story have any motifs?

dirk: are there any famous stories in the story?

rapier: which character is the most stylish?

saber: what’s the best in-world way to travel?

claymore: what makes your villain so villainous? 

war-hammer: what is the inciting conflict?

flail: is there an aspect of your wip that you’re struggling with?

spear: what is at the heart of the story?

halberd: in general, how dangerous is the setting?

bow & arrow: which of your settings would you most like to visit?

crossbow: is the world significantly changed after the events of the story?

pistol: which character has your favorite introduction?

shotgun: if characters die in the story, who has the most dramatic death?

[mijitogustavito]

Keeping this quote to my grave

[juls-writes]

hi I just wanted to give you a heads up that your dappervolk blog has been infected with rayban spam

ohhh of course it has lmao. Thank you for letting me know, gonna try and fix that!