darksided

A twenty something year old with a daydreaming problem who needed a place for all her writing. One of those weirdos who loves creating a million OCs and writes only canon!char/OC fics :) Message me anytime ^_^ http://archiveofourown.org/users/Siddal_Preaker https://www.wattpad.com/user/Just-Siddal

[just-sid]

**Moodboard and shameless aesthetic edit for my Loki Fanfic on ao3 :))))))

Magic always had a way of bringing Prince Loki to realizations when he was lost. What’s worse and equally remarkable? It brought him to her. Norns be damned. Agreeing to teach her magic would unleash a chain of events that threaten to send nine realms crashing. The beautiful and ugly things we do for love always intertwine. But, these two desperate and flawed gods would fall holding hands. It’s possible more souls between Asgard and Midgard would flock to join them. 

** ** **            “I just want to be…” I stared up at Loki with dying stars in my eyes. “I want to be like you, in truth. I want to be powerful and…and good with my words. I want to have an influence. I want them all lined up. Looking at me. Just once.”

           “They try to harm you because you are still good, regardless of that undeserved pain. They cannot stand it.” Loki swept the back of his finger under my eye and along my cheek. A new found certainty entered his voice. “As for power and influence. There will come a day when you’ll understand it. You will bring the world to their feet and they will look at you. Not for long though. They will avert their gazes only because they will bow.”

[andhumanslovedstories]

Reading a draft of your own fic chapter and l o v i n g it is great up until you get to the point where you just stopped fucking writing

[storyranger]

hello 911 I’d like to report my own murder

[acebelle-deactivated20240321]

me @ me when having another writing crisis

@thetomska

[just-sid]

**Moodboard and shameless aesthetic edit for my Loki Fanfic on ao3 :))))))

Magic always had a way of bringing Prince Loki to realizations when he was lost. What’s worse and equally remarkable? It brought him to her. Norns be damned. Agreeing to teach her magic would unleash a chain of events that threaten to send nine realms crashing. The beautiful and ugly things we do for love always intertwine. But, these two desperate and flawed gods would fall holding hands. It’s possible more souls between Asgard and Midgard would flock to join them. 

** ** **            “I just want to be…” I stared up at Loki with dying stars in my eyes. “I want to be like you, in truth. I want to be powerful and…and good with my words. I want to have an influence. I want them all lined up. Looking at me. Just once.”

           “They try to harm you because you are still good, regardless of that undeserved pain. They cannot stand it.” Loki swept the back of his finger under my eye and along my cheek. A new found certainty entered his voice. “As for power and influence. There will come a day when you’ll understand it. You will bring the world to their feet and they will look at you. Not for long though. They will avert their gazes only because they will bow.”

[alias-b]

Without The Lights ~ Billy Hargrove x OC (X)

Touch with Billy Hargrove often meant getting fresh stitches plucked open. For Camille Harper, he’d risk it.

Camille was Queen Bee of Hawkins High School. The teen dream. Billy wanted her for it. No use lying about that much. But, they get more than they bargained for when two messy lives from opposite ends of town intertwine. Secrets unravel between them when one dimension bleeds into another. Camille is a girl just trying to do better when Billy barges into her life and new pieces come together. Maybe not all the ones they wanted. He gets tangled into her lavish existence. Rich girl. Absent parents. A mystery that blooms, threatening everything they built. And three little numbers: 006.

[dont-call-me-algernon]

For @randomishnickname ;)

[thefakerachelray]

Someday I’ll make something for them…

[valtsv]

[frodo-baggins]

not to go all cringe on main but fictional characters have genuinely helped me through some of the worst shit in my life n i’ll forever be grateful to fiction for giving me comfort when i’ve needed it most

[finickyquint]

Don’t apologize for writing something “self indulgent”. Fiction is supposed to be fun. It’s your chance to bring all the things you love to life, exactly the way you want them to be. This is one of the main reasons fanfiction is so popular, because fic writers allow themselves to indulge in all of their favorite tropes (which happen to be many readers’ favorites too). If your writing is “self indulgent,” that just means you’re writing something you actually enjoy–and, chances are, that other people would enjoy also.

You’ve probably heard the saying, “Walk in the direction of your fear.” Now, it’s time to write in the direction of your self indulgence. 

[armandyke]

I should probably write huh

[chasingpr3tty]

How many calories does wallowing in self pity burn?

[alias-b]

“Resting.”

~Excerpt from Without The Lights (x)

[gettingitwrite]

Me, knowing nothing about geography, car mechanics or guns, making them all major plot points in my WIP:

[moondust-bard]

Me, except with geography, any type of metalwork, armor, weaponry, and boat travel, knowing full well all are necessary to my book’s plot.

[germsauce]

the power you guys hold when you comment on someone’s creations…. you have no idea just how strong it is. if you enjoy something someone has made, let them know. happiness in the world of creators is the fuel that keeps us going. it’s nice to spread love every once in a while, and support is the easiest and most effective way to some people. keep talking, keep creating, keep loving. 

[darthxerik]

Least favorite trope: years of emotional neglect/abuse swept under the rug by one scene where a parent admits they loved their child all along. And their broken, traumatized victim adult child accepts this half-assed non-apology (and the audience should too) because the writers think that’s closure.

[lananiscorner]

Any instant trauma healing can fuck right off, as far as I’m concerned, but especially this.

[leave-her-a-tome]

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There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

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