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Hi, whomever might be reading - 

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to keep this blog running but I figured that if I ever feel like I want to roleplay (indie, not group) I’d use this as my base of operations (so official, wow), so I’m leaving it open.

But right now I’m active at @teknokrat​. It’s more of a personal/inspo blog, no roleplaying (except for talk about @cyclicalrp​ + future rp projects). 

tl;dr, I’m not dead. I’m at teknokrat, come talk at me there if you want to! 

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[artblogga]

Art by Henrik Uldalen.

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writers:

break up your paragraphs. big paragraphs are scary, your readers will get scared

fuuuuck epithets. “the other man got up” “the taller woman sat down” “the blonde walked away” nahhh. call them by their names or rework the sentence. you can do so much better than this (exception: if the reader doesn’t know the character(s) you’re referring to yet, it’s a-okay to refer to them by an identifying trait)

blunette is not a thing

new speaker, new paragraph. please.

“said” is such a great word. use it. make sweet love to it. but don’t kill it

use “said” more than you use synonyms for it. that way the use of synonyms gets more exciting. getting a sudden description of how a character is saying something (screaming, mumbling, sighing) is more interesting that way.

if your summary says “I suck at summaries” or “story better than summary” you’re turning off the reader, my dude. your summary is supposed to be your hook. you gotta own it, just like you’re gonna own the story they’re about to read

follow long sentences w short ones and short ones w long ones. same goes for paragraphs

your writing is always better than you think it is. you just think it’s bad because the story’s always gonna be predicable to the one who’s writing it

i love u guys keep on trucking

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in some past life, we were two dogs yapping in tree-lined fields, nipping the heels of sheep and watching sunsets in monochrome. i ate the rotting apples spilled from the trees in a nearby orchard. that’s the only life when you ever liked running.

then time reset.

two decades ago, we were sunflowers on the plains of texas, and there was nothing but us and us and us for miles, and the wind felt right, and we were eternally turning toward the light. that was the last time we were free.

then time reset.

last year, we were teenage boys clutching hands underwater, drinking condensed milk by the pool and shaking chlorine water from our hair. you peel a sunburnt piece of your skin, and flick it at my face. i pretend i don’t notice.

then time reset.

a hundred years from now, we will be two cats lazing in the diffused morning sun. you will like the way the curtains flutter in the wind, and i will watch the snow, because we have never watched the snow.

then time will reset.

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Matt Bomer photographed by Victoria Stevens for W Magazine 

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Matt Bomer and Stephen Colbert eating cupcakes on The Late Show [X]

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jaclyn yang for harper’s bazaar china january 2016

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[wnq-writers]

Not everyone will know how to love you, and that’s okay. Some minds are too small for someone so vast.

i-always-miss-you 

@nightdrifters / @atcmicorgasm

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Introduction (UNIT)

Player

Lina, GMT+2, she/her

Basics

Name/Nicknames: Evelyn ‘Eve’ Keynes Age: 46 years old Role: Interpol Superintendent and current liaison for UNIT FC: Gillian Anderson

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Likes: Macchiatos, sundays in bed, spending time with family, seeing her daughters smile and hearing them laugh, a busy schedule, her mother’s homecooked dinners, the moonlight at 3am in the morning, structure in her life, blankets and layers

Dislikes: Clutter and messes, a lack of control, when her work keeps her away from family, hot summers and sand in her shoes, the ignorance her daughter meets, being undervalued and underestimated by colleagues

Interests/hobbies: Playing the piano, cooking, pilates, running, painting

Soundtrack: 

Biography

coming soon

Do they share information about themselves with their teammates freely or do they keep their personal life to themselves (or something in-between)?

She has learned to keep her private and professional lives separate, from experiences in the past that have compromised one or the other should they bleed together. Those co-workers who she opens up to are often personal friends who know her family. But, there are moments when certain details about her children might slip through the cracks. 

What is her attitude? 

She balances on the fence between someone who relies on their knowledge of the many rules and regulations and someone who follows her intuition. Oftentimes it is a blend of the two that is needed to land that killing blow in any of her cases. However, she does not go easy on anyone who dismisses the guidelines and decree set in place entirely -  some leeway is often necessary but a complete disregard for that proverbial red tape can be devastating. 

Education/Career: 

Evelyn has a degree in Law and Criminology from the University of Portsmouth as well as International Relations from Cambridge. She knew quite early on that a career in law enforcement was her goal, but the details became clear later on - or rather, life guided her into place. She has been a member of Interpol for 15 years, the majority of those in Organized Crime. The journey there was rarely easy, she was often held back as her male counterparts were brought in, despite her seniority and clear aptitude. 

But, as time went on and the world changed, Eve managed to prove herself capable.  At this time, she isn’t seeking any higher rank, fearing it might restrict her from working in the field. 

She was asked by a close friend in the US, the then leader in command over UNIT, to work as a liaison for Interpol. The work doesn’t take up all of her time and she can still tend to her duties as normal, back in France. However, she would not be opposed to work closer and more often with the team. 

Do they have a family/close friends? 

Family is Evelyn’s highest priority, above all her two daughters. Anais (24), whose abduction (see bio) caused a tornado of emotions early in her life, struggled to recover for many years. Her father was killed in the rescue mission. Mireille (21) - the daughter Eve had with her then husband Henri - was born Michael but completed her transition in 2011. Her identity was clear to Evelyn and the family very early on, and the process was only made harder by the non-family members and former friends who disapproved.

Eve knows the strength both of her daughters encompass, and should she fear for their safety - it is merely the worry that all mothers feel, regardless of their work. She has taught them to defend themselves and she has enormous support from Henri, her parents and sister Eden, all who care for and protect one another.

In a situation where sacrificing a few civilians could save many civilians, what would they do? 

Through her work and education, she was taught to be objective and should the situation occur, the larger group of civilians would weigh heavier. But she would never make such a decision before searching for all possible solutions.

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Margot Robbie for Oyster Magazine.

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It’s time to ‘Come Together’, Europe!

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