vinni writes things

// it's for the drama // 24, lesbian, she/her // author of give and take on royal road: find the link in my pinned post // scrivo in inglese, parlo in italiano // same on insta //

[lightpurplelilies]

GIVE AND TAKE PART 3, SACRIFICE || WIP INTRO

“Is it a god?” I ask.  “Who decides what was meant to happen?”

“I don’t know,” answers Bayan.  “And I don’t need to know.  I just need to know that the big things, in the grand scheme of things, are right.  And if they don’t feel right, then they are a step on the path towards the right.”

back home, on the beach, and all to find aber’s sister again. well, they’ve found her, and it’s not quite what they’ve expected. the world is upside down and backwards and the only way to make sense of it is to find the people who make sense of you.

GENRE: dystopia, but otherwise realistic fiction

THEMES: romance, relationships, lgbt, polyamory, oppression, fighting, discovery, lost and found

STATUS: in progress, being published at royalroad

LENGTH: 25 chapters

WARNINGS: swearing, (mentions of) suicide, smoking, sex

INSPIRATION: the chemical garden trilogy by lauren distefano (fever / wither / sever); also pretty much every other dystopia i’ve ever read

CHARACTERS:

ABER -- he has spent all this time trying to get away from his wife and back to his sister.  but now that they are here and he has to choose, the choice is harder than he thought. 

AVA -- she’s a miracle.  she’s a brat.  she’s the most important person in the world.  she has no idea what she’s doing.  she’s losing her mind.  she is going to save them all or die trying.  again.  

NUA -- he got away.  he went back.  he must be out of his mind.

ABIGALA -- what has she been doing for the past year?  isn’t that the million-dollar question.  

PENNY -- family reunions are never fun, per se.  especially not this one.

BAYAN -- everything happens the way it was meant to happen.  but why was this meant to happen?  

LILLY -- everything comes down to her.

a bunch of links:

part 1, fear-driven: WIP intro post

part 1, fear-driven: read the full story completed on royalroad.com!

part 2, renegades: WIP intro post

part 2, renegades: read the full story completed on royalroad.com!

character introductions: ava / aber / keol / nua / bayan / penny / abigala / lilly / sloan / sigrid / nova / haywood / alis /

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i’m a young adult lesbian writer trying to share some of my stuff with the world and meet new people as i go.  my original content is published on royalroad.com, @lightpurplelilies same as here; tumblr is where i talk about my work, my characters, and other stuff related to writing (and sometimes not). i also have an instagram, again the same username.  i am not very good at posting there tho.  it has been more than two years since i started posting this story because of school and work and life but the inspiration to finish up with aber and ava finally struck again and i hope i closed it out well...💫

-- vinni serein ♡

[lorencethecat]

Polycule but it’s just two people in a romantic relationship with each other and their third who’s pretty obviously aroace but also somehow so deeply intertwined in their lives that it’d just be wrong to not count them as involved. Is this anything.

[illarian-rambling]

Yay, unsolicited advice time! Or, not really advice, more like miscellaneous tips and tricks, because if there's one thing eight years of martial arts has equipped me to write, it's fight scenes.

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Fun things to add to a fight scene (hand to hand edition)

It's not uncommon for two people to kick at the same time and smack their shins together, or for one person to block a kick with their shin. This is called a shin lock and it HURTS like a BITCH. You can be limping for the rest of the fight if you do it hard enough.

If your character is mean and short, they can block kicks with the tip of their elbow, which hurts the other guy a lot more and them a lot less

Headbutts are a quick way to give yourself a concussion

If a character has had many concussions, they will be easier to knock out. This is called glass jaw.

Bad places to get hit that aren't the groin: solar plexus, liver, back of the head, side of the thigh (a lot of leg kicks aim for this because if it connects, your opponent will be limping)

Give your character a fighting style. It helps establish their personality and physicality. Are they a grappler? Do they prefer kicks or fighting up close? How well trained are they?

Your scalp bleeds a lot and this can get in your eyes, blinding you

If you get hit in the nose, your eyes water

Adrenaline's a hell of a drug. Most of the time, you're not going to know how badly you've been hurt until after the fact

Even with good technique, it's really easy to break toes and fingers

Blocking hurts, dodging doesn't

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Just thought these might be useful! If you want a more comprehensive guide or a weapons edition, feel free to ask. If you want, write how your characters fight in the comments!

Have a bitchin day <3

[lightpurplelilies]

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[phantomrose96]

The key shortcut of "windows key" and "." held together has changed my life

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[painted-soldier]

mac equivalent is Comand-Control-Space for my fellow mac users out there

[thelonelyrainbowguy]

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[leviackermanscleaningbuddy]

My life. 😅

[fuckingrecipes]

Wait, which animals raise livestock?

Several species of ants will 'herd' aphids around (a type of plant lice)- even picking them up and putting them back with the group if they wander off. The ants will attack anything that approaches their aphid herds, defending them. The aphids produce a sugary excretion called honeydew, which the ants harvest and eat.

Some ants will even 'milk' the aphids, stroking the aphids with their antennae, to stimulate them to release honeydew. Some aphids have become 'domesticated' by the ants, and depend entirely on their caretaker ants to milk them.

When the host plant is depleted of resources and dies, the ants will pick up their herd of aphids and carry them to a new plant to feed on - a new 'pasture' if you will.

Some ants continue to care for aphids overwinter, when otherwise they'd die. The ants carry aphid eggs into their own nests, and will even go out of their way to destroy the eggs of aphid-predators, like ladybugs.

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Microhylids – or narrow-mouthed frogs - have an interesting symbiosis with Tarantulas.

While the spiders could very easily kill and eat the much-tinier frogs, and DO normally prey on small frogs, young spiders instead will use their mouthparts to pick up the microhylid frogs, bring them back to their burrow, and release them unharmed.

The frog benefits from hanging out in/around the burrow of the tarantula, because the tarantula can scare away or eat predators that normally prey on tiny frogs, like snakes, geckos, and mantids. The tarantula gets a babysitter.

Microhylid frogs specialize in eating ants, and ants are one of the major predators of spider eggs. By eating ants, the frogs protect the spider's eggs. The frogs can also lay their eggs in the burrow, and won't be eaten by the spider.

So it's less 'livestock' and more like a housepet - a dog or a cat. You stop coyotes/eagles from hurting your little dog/cat, and in return the dog/cat keeps rats away from your baby.

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Damselfish grow algae on rocks and corals. They defend these gardens ferociously, and will attack anything that comes too close - even humans. They spend much of their time weeding the gardens, removing unwanted algaes that might overtake their crop.

The species of algae that they cultivate is weak and and sensitive to growing conditions, and can easily be overgrazed by other herbivores. That particular algae tends to grow poorly in areas where damselfish aren't around to protect and farm it.

Damselfish will ALSO actively protect Mysidium integrum (little shrimp-like crustacians) in their reef farms, despite eating other similarly sized invertebrates. The mysids are filter feeders, who feed on zooplankton and free-floating algae, and their waste fertilizes the algae farms. Many types of zooplankton can feed on the algae crop, and the mysids prevent that.

While Mysids can be found around the world, the only place you'll find swarms of Musidium integrum is on the algae farms that Damselfish cultivate.

Damselfish treat the little mysids like some homesteaders treat ducks. Ducks eat snails and other insect pests on our crops, and their poop fertilizes the land. The ducks can be eaten, but aren't often, since they're more useful for their services than their meat.

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There are SEVERAL species of insect and animal which actively farm. They perform fungiculture and horticulture: deliberately growing and harvesting fungus and plants at a large-scale to feed their population.

Leaf-cutter ants and Termites both chew up plant material and then seed it with a specific type of fungus. The fungus grows, and the termites/ants harvest the mushroom as a food source.

Ambrosia beetles burrow into decaying trees, hollow out little farming rooms, and introduce a specific fungii (the ambrosia fungi), which both adults and larval beetles feed on.

Marsh Periwinkles (a type of snail) cultivates fungus on cordgrass. They wound the plant with their scraping tongue, then defecate into the wound so their preferred fungus will infect it and grow there. They let the fungus grow in the wound a bit, and come back later to eat.

[versegm]

"Are you okay" NO. THERE ARE LITTLE FICTIONAL BITCHES IN MY HEAD. AND THEY'RE KISSING.

[cacodaemonia]

[pollutionofthepolls]

What would you rather do?

5 years of college (engineering)

Sit inside a bathroom stall for 4 hours (no entertainment)

Babysit 5 children for a week (2-7 years old)

Present a self-written speech to 25 000 people

Skip 30 years forward (you disappear, then reappear at your current age in 2054)

Voting ended onApr 22, 2024

[deception-united]

Let's talk about fight scenes.

Writing fight scenes requires a delicate balance of action, emotion, and detail to keep readers engaged and immersed in the moment.

Here are some tips to craft compelling fight scenes:

Know your characters: Understand their fighting styles, strengths, and weaknesses—are they offensive, or defensive? Spontaneous, or strategic? Trigger-happy, or reluctant? Their personalities and motivations will influence their actions and decisions during the fight.

Create tension: Build tension leading up to the fight to increase the stakes and make the action more gripping. Foreshadowing, verbal sparring, or physical intimidation can all contribute to a sense of anticipation.

Use sensory details: Engage the reader's senses by describing the sights, sounds, smells, and physical sensations of the fight. This helps to create a vivid and immersive experience—but make sure not to overdo it. Too much detail can distract from the adrenaline of the fight.

Maintain clarity: Ensure that the action is easy to follow by using clear and concise language. Avoid overly complicated sentences or excessive description that could confuse readers.

Focus on emotions: Show the emotional impact of the fight on your characters. Describe their fear, anger, determination, or adrenaline rush to make the scene more compelling and relatable.

Include strategic elements: Incorporate tactics, strategy, and improvisation into the fight to make it more dynamic and realistic. Think about how your characters use their surroundings, weapons, or special abilities to gain an advantage.

Balance dialogue and action: Intersperse dialogue with action to break up the fight scene and provide insight into the characters' thoughts and intentions. Dialogue can also reveal or support the characters' personalities and motivations.

Keep it concise: While it's important to provide enough detail to immerse readers in the action, avoid unnecessary padding or overly long fight scenes. Keep the pacing brisk to maintain momentum and keep readers hooked.

Show the consequences: Illustrate the aftermath of the fight, including injuries, emotional trauma, or changes in relationships between characters. This adds depth to the scene and helps to drive the story forward.

Hope this helped ❤

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[starlightomatic]

would you rather hang out outside in

95 F / 35 C

21 F / -6 C

Voting ended onMay 2, 2024

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[ebonykain]

This one needs to go right next to the Baltimore accent with the Aaron earns an iron urn.

[royal-random-the-yogurt-queen]

In case anyone hasn't seen it

[anais-ninja-bitch]

love how english started as a rhotic language and half the native speakers said, "oh, Fuck That Noise"

[findingfeather]

What I DEEPLY LOVE about the Baltimore one is how mad HE IS to realize what his own accent did to it. XD He's SO MAD. XD XD

[you-can-be-what-you-want-to-be]

my personal favorite

[objectlessondujour]

This post is quickly becoming a masterclass in English language accents

Please add more!

[glasshouses-and-stones]

Do you ever just start writing and then it's a few thousand words later, and you're just like, 'Where the hell did any of this come from? This was not the plan. Wtf?'

[frascospecimen]

Trying to do research for writing is so dumb I’m literally on the Wikipedia page for rabbit

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