Writing, Whining, Inspiration, and Rambles

Kaer or K, libra-season, est. 1985. Fandom old, bourbon-aunt, cis female. This blog is for writing, inspiration, personal thoughts, and fandoms I am writing about or thinking about writing about. For other stuff my sideblog is VeggieNeko.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 26/? Fandom: Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Damen/Laurent (Captive Prince) Characters: Nikandros, Aimeric, Erasmus, Kallias, Ancel, Auguste Additional Tags: Additional Tags to Come, part of a series, Arranged Marriage, Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), Slavery, Abusive Relationships, ALL Canon-compliant warnings apply, Slow Burn, political manipulation, tw Uncle Series: Part 3 of Obligation, Duty, Honor Summary:

To peacefully end the war with Akielos, King Auguste of Vere sold his brother in marriage. To some, that was his first mistake.

As Laurent thrived in Akielos, his brother's rule suffered without him. Now the King of Vere has taken a prolonged Retreat from his duties, leaving the country in the hands of his chosen Regent, his uncle, Richard. In the south, Akielos is at war with her own people, a simple rebellion that should have been quashed in months stretching into years, as if their enemies somehow know their every move before they make it.

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Kissies? Lamen Kissies?

Absolutely

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I’m writing the consummation scene today.

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Chapters: 25/? Fandom: Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Damen/Laurent (Captive Prince) Characters: Nikandros, Aimeric, Erasmus, Kallias, Ancel, Auguste Additional Tags: Additional Tags to Come, part of a series, Arranged Marriage, Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), Slavery, Abusive Relationships, ALL Canon-compliant warnings apply, Slow Burn, political manipulation, tw Uncle Series: Part 3 of Obligation, Duty, Honor Summary:

To peacefully end the war with Akielos, King Auguste of Vere sold his brother in marriage. To some, that was his first mistake.

As Laurent thrived in Akielos, his brother's rule suffered without him. Now the King of Vere has taken a prolonged Retreat from his duties, leaving the country in the hands of his chosen Regent, his uncle, Richard. In the south, Akielos is at war with her own people, a simple rebellion that should have been quashed in months stretching into years, as if their enemies somehow know their every move before they make it.

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heyy i just wanted to tell you how much i love your writing! your characterizations are always so good and your Stories are compelling ❤️‍🔥 as a big fan of capri and aftg, finding you was like hitting the jackpot 🙂‍↕️

Anon, you made my day with this, darling, thank you! ❤️❤️❤️

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I know why laurent in your story is like he is but I really need damen to just cuddle him kiss him and make love with him as long as it takes for laurent to belive he is loved by him ! And I need it before the wedding. Please just spoiler this one thing for all of us so my heart can stop bleeding for like few moments. Yeah im too invested in this story and these people 😭😭 still love youre work , amazing chapter and get better as soon as possible with youre ankle ! ❤️❤️❤️

So I cannot reassure you, anon, except to say that the scene will not be awful or traumatic and it’s something I’ve planned for a long time.

Also happy to report I only had pain for the first two days after surgery and none since. One more week until I’m allowed to walk on it.

I WILL be scootin’ in on my knee scooter this Friday to watch the Hadestown pro shot in theaters tho.

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While writing for Paper Crowns does it ever feel surreal or nostalgic to you considering that the story takes place during the 80s-90s?   

It is SO nostalgic!! As I’ve said before - I was born in 85; I’m in the canon age group for these characters. I graduated high school in 04 and college in 08. I remember a lot about the culture of the time, and I live in the south, to boot, so it kind of feels like I’m right there. It’s been a lot of fun!

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So far what would you say is the biggest difference between canon!Neil and Raven!Neil in Paper Crowns? Do the other three Ravens act any differently with him around?

Hmm this is interesting!

I try to keep in mind that the Crowns version of Neil has a different sort of trauma than canon Neil. He hasn’t grown up lying, fleeing, hiding, and lying some more; instead he’s been in the Nest and from the get-go there’s no ambiguity about what will happen to him if he feels to perform. He’s still a mouthy shit but he thinks he knows how to choose his battles - so he’s slightly more likely to follow orders and play along with Riko than canon!Neil is.

With Neil added to the Nest, less of Riko’s attention is on Kevin, and later, Jean. Neil can kind of keep the peace/redirect the abuse more often than not so in some ways (mostly Jean) things are a little less brutal than in canon. However, another side effect of Neil’s presence is that Jean isn’t as attached to Kevin as he is in canon. He still has a crush, don’t get me wrong, but he has spent less one on one time with Kev because he has his own partner - and because Riko is so fascinated by and obsessed with Neil, the “perfect court” is more of a set than it is in canon, where only Kev and Riko seem to get the press.

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kaer have you ever watched or read vinland saga?

I have not heard of it, Anon, I’m sorry!

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7:50 am and I’ve finished The Vampire Lestat finale. What do I do with my life until the next season?

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My babies.

Howl, Charls, Oliver, Gatsby, and Lola ❤️

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Chapters: 24/? Fandom: Captive Prince - C. S. Pacat Rating: Mature Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Damen/Laurent (Captive Prince) Characters: Nikandros, Aimeric, Erasmus, Kallias, Ancel, Auguste Additional Tags: Additional Tags to Come, part of a series, Arranged Marriage, Auguste Lives (Captive Prince), Slavery, Abusive Relationships, ALL Canon-compliant warnings apply, Slow Burn, political manipulation, tw Uncle Series: Part 3 of Obligation, Duty, Honor Summary:

To peacefully end the war with Akielos, King Auguste of Vere sold his brother in marriage. To some, that was his first mistake.

As Laurent thrived in Akielos, his brother's rule suffered without him. Now the King of Vere has taken a prolonged Retreat from his duties, leaving the country in the hands of his chosen Regent, his uncle, Richard. In the south, Akielos is at war with her own people, a simple rebellion that should have been quashed in months stretching into years, as if their enemies somehow know their every move before they make it.

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Had ankle surgery yesterday, staying with my parents while I heal. Not being able to get around on my own is already annoying and I already miss my cats.

The pain just feels like normal though? Just before the surgery it would let up sometimes and now it’s more constant.

I’m going to try to work on my book while I’m laid up.

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 18/? Fandom: All For The Game - Nora Sakavic Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard Characters: Neil Josten, Andrew Minyard, Riko Moriyama, Jean Moreau Additional Tags: Work in Progress, Tags to be added, another Raven fic, Slow Burn, backstory exploration, Character Analysis, canon-appropriate warnings apply, Underage Smoking, Underage Drinking, Reference to off-screen CSA, We are in for a Journey friends, Raven!Neil, Raven!Andrew Summary:

Wesninski was standing at the Home court door, impatient and annoyed. His weird blue eyes were the same as the boy's, but they looked every bit as merciless and dead as Riko's father's could be. Another shark, Riko realized, even if his runt of a son was nothing but a dog.

Or-

Mary fails to save her son. Nathaniel grows up in the Nest.

Another attempt to explore the story that could have happened. Tags to be added and adjusted as needed.

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This is Marionette, Poppet, Prince, Obligation, and Duty. Maybe some of Honor too idk.

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@allroadsleadtoromy I hope you don’t mind me answering this way but it comes up every once in a while and people are generally curious so…

I just feel like I connect better with the characters and story when I’m physically writing in a notebook with a good pen. When I type straight into the computer I’m never as happy with the finished product. Plus the act of typing it up gives me an extra chance to throw in any story edits.

And… I do find it satisfying when the pen and paper are just right and my handwriting looks nice. ❤️

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I write ALL my fic by hand.