I'd be embarrassed but shame was never my forte

[lmnlst]

“It doesn’t matter if you hate me,” he murmured, “As long as you’re alive.” (x)

[unheardoracle]

Your dialogue is stiff because everyone is being too honest

Great dialogue can come from radical emotional honesty. But in most real conversations, people

dodge questions

answer indirectly

lie (badly)

change the subject

crack jokes to avoid serious answers

lie (convincingly)

say half of what they mean

tell the truth but get so anxious/angry/defensive others now think they're lying

If your dialogue feels unnatural, it might be because everyone is saying exactly what they think, or articulating their thoughts too well. Try letting characters hide things instead.

Subtext is where tension lives.

[spiderhungry]

The best advice I ever got, and thusly, I think, the reason I always get compliments on my dialogue, is this:

Your two characters are having a conversation, but each one is having a different conversation. They should always reply to what they think the other person is saying, and they should always be wrong about their assumption.

Now, obviously, like any writing advice, this rule is meant to be broken. Any writing advice you are given is more like... a guideline.

[bloodlatheredhands]

collar your top. they need it

[bloodlatheredhands]

if you leash them you can yank them down while they mount you. btw

[ser-william-the-third]

I need to be a tool. A dog that is to be commanded by its owner. An instrument of my master, commanded and held to expectations. I need someone to command me to charge, to fight, draw blood, and then pat my head/shoulder and say “well done” and let me kneel at their feet, awaiting my next opportunity to make my liege proud.

Tell me who I am, and make me what you want.

[soldier-of-death]

im only attracted to worthy opponents

[tastylemonbread]

friend who went to bed is a type of dead wife

[didderd-reblogs]

[juunipupu]

wip of bare knight

[not-a-very-good-dungeon-master]

I still think a VtM city manager game would go hard

you play as a new Prince set in a city that has recently been purged by the Second Inquisition so you now need to build it back from the ground up.

Such activities include

Apointing a Sheriff

Electing Primogen

Dealing with Masquerade breeches

The odd Werewolf attack

all the while trying to keep a low profile or else the SI come back to burn the city to the ground.

Something akin to Frostpunk meets Crusader Kings with random events.

[romanceyourdemons]

sex position: you, sitting on your throne. me, standing behind you, resting my arm on the back of your throne and sniling so sneetly at your ministers like i have any right to be there

[littlegermanboy]

guys i just got the best anon ever idk if i can post this i want to keep it framed in my inbox forever.

[littlegermanboy]

i can’t choose a favorite part of this it’s all so good.

[coffinvows]

wdym this wasnt how jonathan turned geoffrey?

full on bsky

[parasitoidism]

being a fan of something with like 30 total fans on tumblr is funny bc you get like 12 notes on a post and you're like wow the gang's all here

[seren-starlight]

Unoriginal sin. Derivative sin

[linndechir]

Me waiting for linndechir to rediscover the Adam/Jim ship 🧍‍♂️

Aw, your message made me smile, anon! I'm sorry I've wandered off into other fandoms. <3 I do still think about Adam/Jim sometimes, but I currently don't have specific plans for more fics. But you never know - I will no doubt replay the game at some point and then the inspiration might return! In any case, thanks for your message, dear anon. <3

[eveydeevey]

Perks of being without sin:

Free to cast stones just whenever

[steelart]

yesterday? blorbo stuff. today? blorbo stuff. tomorrow? you'll never guess

[good-4-her]

[good-4-her]

simply dont monday