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[iphysalian]

Small fantasy worldbuilding elements you might want to think about:

A currency that isn’t gold-standard/having gold be as valuable as tin

A currency that runs entirely on a perishable resource, like cocoa beans

A clock that isn’t 24-hours

More or less than four seasons/seasons other than the ones we know

Fantastical weather patterns like irregular cloud formations, iridescent rain

Multiple moons/no moon

Planetary rings

A northern lights effect, but near the equator

Roads that aren’t brown or grey/black, like San Juan’s blue bricks

Jewelry beyond precious gems and metals

Marriage signifiers other than wedding bands

The husband taking the wife's name / newlyweds inventing a new surname upon marriage

No concept of virginity or bastardry

More than 2 genders/no concept of gender

Monotheism, but not creationism

Gods that don’t look like people

Domesticated pets that aren’t re-skinned dogs and cats

Some normalized supernatural element that has nothing to do with the plot

Magical communication that isn’t Fantasy Zoom

“Books” that aren’t bound or scrolls

A nonverbal means of communicating, like sign language

A race of people who are obligate carnivores/ vegetarians/ vegans/ pescatarians (not religious, biological imperative)

I’ve done about half of these myself in one WIP or another and a little detail here or there goes a long way in reminding the audience that this isn’t Kansas anymore.

[space-writes]

OC explain tag

tagged by @oh-no-another-idea, thank you! he’s been on my mind a lot lately, so I’ll do this for my favourite assassin, Vren.

Rules: Pick an OC and post a song you relate to them, an image that represents them in some way (aesthetic, picrew, art, etc), and a quote of dialogue or narration from them. Totally feel free to expand and explain!

[ID - a green and black decorative divider]

Song - Lonely is the Muse - Halsey

But I was built from special pieces that I learned how to unscrew, And I can always reassemble to fit perfectly for you, Or anybody that decides that I'm of use.

a recent addition to Vren’s playlist, but I cannot stop thinking about how much it fits him. he's not a man he's a weapon that can be broken down and sent where it needs to be and used over and over and if he stops being that then he's....?

[ID - a moodboard of nine squares, featuring various dark or earth-toned images, including bloody hands, a swirl of smoke, and daggers.]

Quote

Only once before had he stood before this door. He had entered it a man and emerged, a year later, as a blood-drenched ghost. The moniker his shadows had granted him grew tall in that year, well-fed on slit throats and terror.

not a spoken quote, but the Wraith is a man of few words, so this seemed a bit more apt. a man goes into the country of his enemy and kills from the shadows, alone, for a year. when he comes back, he's a ghost. when he comes back, he's still a man.

[ID - a green and black decorative divider]

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[thegreatobsesso]

soul twin, other half, sibling in christ

I spent ten years of goddamn life showing Electra Ray how to solve problems with something other than brute force and being drunk. And I regret nothing.

This is my absolute top-tier favorite trope of ALL FUCKING TIME.

Dying to read this story. DYINGGG.

[what-even-is-thiss]

When inventing a fantasy religion a lot of people a) make the mistake of assuming that everyone in fantasy world would worship the same gods and b) assume that polytheistic religions see all of their gods as morally good

[what-even-is-thiss]

Some types of religions for your world building (any of these ideas can stand alone or be combined with each other):

One god, don’t play with any others.

Everything is God

One big god or small group of gods made everything but that doesn’t mean there aren’t other smaller ones that work for the big one(s)

There’s one god but all of these hundreds of gods are aspects of that one god and the aspects of the one god can absolutely marry each other and have marital squabbles

Individuality is an illusion and the universe is a series of vibes experiencing itself

The world used to be an egg but then that egg became a god and then that god made some other gods and then those gods became bored and made the universe and then they got to screwing each other to make even more gods and now there’s hundreds of them and exactly what gods are worshiped changes on who you ask in a particular region

Everything has a soul. Act like it.

Someone or something spoke the world into existence and we’ve been stealing other people’s stories ever since we’ll take whatever gods you have

A bunch of regional gods got smushed together and now there’s a state mandated religion that’s trying to make this smaller pantheon more popular than local folk religion

The difference between a god, a nature spirit, and a legendary person is extremely unclear even to worshipers but there’s shrines to all of them

A god chose these people to be their special guys and their special guys are gonna have a tough time. That god may be the only god or it may be one of many those people believe exist

Humans were kinda stupid until this one spirit or person showed up and taught them how to do stuff so now we do stuff to thank the person or thing that taught us how to do stuff

The world will keep on ending and being rebuilt it just does that sometimes nobody knows when it started or if it ever did

You can learn a lot from talking animals.

People were made to do work the god(s) don’t wanna do

People were made because the god(s) were lonely/bored/drunk

This river in particular is the most important thing in the whole universe

You need to get better philosophy. This guy was good at philosophy. Read his book.

[bananaquilava]

I like how one of these is just Pokémon.

[what-even-is-thiss]

I based all of these on real religions so I’m not sure which one of these you think is Pokémon but I do know that Pokémon lore takes a lot of inspiration from Shintoism which fits into multiple categories

[bananaquilava]

Oh I didn't know that. I figured you were referencing fantasy religions in various media, but that makes more sense.

I was referring to the egg one. Arceus came from an egg, then created dialga palkia and giratina, who in turn created the basic building blocks of the universe. (time, space, and antimatter respectively) Fast forward a large number of years, and there's now dozens of legendaries with each region effectively having their own set of deities.

I figured you made up the part of the gods screwing each other to fill in the blanks, but the rest matches up almost exactly.

[what-even-is-thiss]

No I was referencing some versions of Greek mythology. The cosmic egg is also a common trope in many other religions, including in some variations of Hinduism.

[mr-writes-deactivated20241024]

so because my last reblog pissed me off, reblog this and give me the elevator pitch of your WIP. i’ll go first:

in beauty is a beast after wandering into a cursed forest, twenty year old rowan herself becomes cursed and has to find the witch who can reverse it

[bloodlessheirbyjacques]

The thought-to-be-dead heir of the fire nation is raised in the air temple... but then, years later the... the fire nation attacks...

except in a more Lord of the Rings inspired world.

I don't know how elevator pitches work 🙈

[mr-writes-deactivated20241024]

hope you don’t mind me jumping in on your reblog to explain! an elevator pitch is a one sentence summary of your book used to hook people in. it’s called an elevator pitch because think of trying to pitch someone your book during and elevator ride: gotta be quick and snappy

so for example i could say “a teenage girl takes her younger sister’s place in a fight to the death against twenty three other teenagers” for the hunger games (that’s not very good but you get the point)

[bloodlessheirbyjacques]

Oh, I don’t mind at all! I appreciate you took the time to explain it!

I’ll try one more time!

A Bastard Princess discovers the true meaning of her blood magic, and once she does so, inherits the responsibility to save her kingdom from corruption. But, to do so, she must kill kings, and covet the throne for herself. 

[missryorinechan]

Natural Hues follows a young man--who is from a forgotten, sacred lineage of humans that can bond with mystical sprites--as he tries to rebuild his cafe after a terrorist bombing. His efforts are abruptly put on hold when the royalty of another nation draft him for war.

[tlbodine]

Challenging Fatphobic Language in Writing: Some Alternative Vocabularies

So I’m currently working on a short story for an explicitly fat-positive anthology, and it’s making me realize just how little language I have readily at hand for describing large bodies in positive terms! 

Putting aside for a moment the whole debate over HAES and fat positivity and everything else – and if you clown on this post, I’m simply going to block you, that’s not what we’re here for – sometimes you just want to write a story with a fat person in it and you need some adjectives/descriptive language that isn’t overtly gross and/or fetishistic. 

Well, I’ve got you, fam. I have compiled this handy list of descriptive terms and phrases for describing big bodies with positive connotations.

Why am I doing this? 

Because this:

And this: 

And frankly, we all deserve better. So let’s go. 

Positive (and Neutral) Adjectives for Fatness

Abundant

Ample

Big

Broad

Buxom

Considerable

Curvy

Full

Generous

Heavy

Large

Luscious

Plentiful

Plump

Replete

Robust

Round

Rubenesque

Soft

Solid

Stocky

Substantial

Thick

Voluptuous

Zaftig

Movement Verbs Evoking Fatness

Amble

Bounce

Lope

Mosey

Pad

Plod

Pound

Ramble

Scoot

Shuffle

Trundle

Some Points to Keep In Mind

A big part of challenging fatphobia in writing is inverting or subverting stereotypes. Here are a few lazy/played-out tropes and things to think about: 

Fat = Greedy I think we can all agree at this point that there are better ways to show greed – such as excessive wealth, entitlement, selfishness, and so forth. There is really no need to use fatness or gluttony as a metaphor for these concepts. Just write your greedy character doing greedy things and resist the urge to make them also be fat. If you need a strong visual metaphor, go for opulence and wealth instead. 

Fat = Gross  A ton of media, especially horror, loves making fat people slovenly, smelly, covered in food stains, farting and belching, etc. etc. So if you want a more positive representation, just presenting the character as clean, well-dressed, tidy, etc. actually goes a very long way. Consider playing against type by making your fat character dapper or fastidious about other elements of their appearance, like their hair, or wearing very nice custom-fitted clothes (or even just “dressing up” a bit more than everyone else). 

Fat = Out of Shape Yes, absolutely, many fat people are also out of shape couch potatoes. But so are a lot of skinny people. And fat people absolutely can be athletic – go google “fat athletes” for several lists of them if you don’t believe me! Sure, you probably won’t find a ton of fat long-distance runners, but you’ll definitely find plenty of hefty weight lifters, fighters, folks with physical jobs, etc. A lot of super muscular people are also carrying extra fat, and that is in fact way more common and natural than the super-defined, well-cut muscles you see on TV. Keep that in mind the next time you’re writing an army of strong hand-to-hand combatants – they’re likely to be physically big, not in a bulging muscle He-Man way but more of an “absolute unit” way. Keep in mind, too, that even regular folks packing extra pounds will often tend to be a lot stronger (on account of spending every day carrying extra weight!) You can be fat and graceful, fat and strong, fat and with endurance. Just something to keep in mind. 

Fat = Pig  Pigs have a reputation for being huge, dirty, smelly, garbage-eating slobby creatures, and “disgusting fat pig” and “porker” and their ilk have been insults against big people for a long time. Of course, in reality pigs are also super smart, highly social (and fucking terrifying) but that’s not usually waht gets invoked when people think of them! Really, avoiding animal language when talking about people is often a good idea (since animal comparisons can be dehumanizing), but if you are going to evoke an animal, go with something else. Like a seal (super cute, very graceful in its natural environment) or a bear (big and solid and intimidating) or a bull elk (thick and majestic). 

Fat = Ugly  Fat people can be beautiful. I mean, sure, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and inner beauty is a thing and all that – but that’s not what I’m talking about. I mean that fat bodies are great! They’re warm and soft and huggable. They’re big and solid and comforting. They can be strong and protective. They can be super-feminine and curvy. Cute as a button or powerful and demanding with their presence. 

Obviously dismantling fatphobia is a whole big (ha, ha) topic all on its own, and there’s a ton more to think about. But this is at least something to get you started! 

Context matters a whole lot in description – words can be positive or negative based on how they’re utilized! But these are at least some terms intended to be a bit less loaded with negative baggage than those often used in less flattering descriptions. 

Have you read a book with a fat character who had a great or interesting description? Please reblog, I’d love to see how other authors have handled it! 

[cockroachmotherfucker10]

Ooh, I love this post, and I’d love to ramble about how I myself am navigating this in my current novel.

Keep reading

[youneedsomeprompts]

20 more domestic OTP with children prompts

requested by: anon

Feel free to use and reblog!

Part 1

#1 - being woken up by their child(ren) and being unable to be annoyed by it because they're just so sweet

#2 - being in awe by how small everything is on a child ('just look at these fingers? How can they be real?!')

#3 - using the child(ren) as an excuse to not do something

#4 - teaching the child how to pronounce their own name, but they just can't get it right

#5 - taking candid pictures of the other when they're taking care of the child(ren)

#6 - having the child cuddling up in their lap after being teased/bullied by another child

#7 - using the made-up words of their child(ren) in all their conversations

#8 - playing rock paper scissors to determine who's bringing the child(ren) to bed

#9 - trying to make a family portrait but the child is always blinking/fooling around

#10 - watching the child(ren) being in awe of the simplest things

dialogue:

#11 - "Where is [child's name]?" "I thought you had them!"

#12 - to the toddler: "Did you really just say [word]?"

#13 - to the other parent and the child(ren): "Weren't you supposed to tidy everything up instead of starting a new game?"

#14 - child: "If you won't stop I'm going to tell mum/dad/parent!"

#15 - child: "I already know everything. You don't have to tell me."

#16 - "No wonder. They're just like their mama/papa/parent."

#17 - to the child: "Could you please bring this to mama/papa/parent?" *handing them a tiny love note*

#18 - child: "But I'm scared. I can't do it."

#19 - child: "I'm already big, though. I'm allowed to do this."

#20 - child: "Look, I made this for you. I also made one for mum/dad/parent."

[killerandhealerqueen]

Writing Prompt Masterlist

A list of all the writing prompts that I have reblogged on my blog

Sentence Starters

Sentence Starters

Enemies to Lovers

Sleep Deprivation

200 Sentence Starters

1-150 Drabble Challenge

Knights and Royalty Sentence Starters

Unconscious/Unsteady Sentence Starters

Captured Sentence Starters

Injured/Bleeding Sentence Starters

50 Wordless Ways to Say “I Love You”

Intimidation Prompts

Action/fight Prompts

Prompt #280

Potential Romantic Prompts

Simping Softness Prompts

Fluffy/Blushy Sentence Starters

Assorted Writing Prompt #11

One Hundred Ways to Say ‘I Love You’

Grumpy/Sunshine Trope Prompts

101 Ways to Say “I Love You”

Found Crying/Crying Starter Pack

Masquerade Ball Starters

“Sincerely Yours” Prompts

𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐌𝐄 𝐆𝐎 👀

soft, comforting sentence starters

&. 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Not-doing-too-good sentence starters

Sickness sentence starters

Sentence Starters { Protective Version }

&. 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

&. 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

jealousy dialogue starters

Forced proximity prompts

💟 “Are you okay?” response prompts

WHEN HE WAS WICKED SENTENCE STARTERS

Questions Sentence Starters

ways to say i love you without saying i love you

sacred moments

the blacklist sentence starters

𝐒𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒.

~ HOSPITAL / ER ROOM AU ~ WRITING PROMPTS

gestures between rivals who are forced to get close:

List of sharing a bed prompts

Sleepy Dialogue

worried and relieved dialogue starters

Angels and Demons Sentence Starters

Myth and Magic Sentence Starters

Family Prompts

Family

Accidentally Adopts a Kid

101 Family Prompts

Child Raising

Siblings

Villains & Injured Siblings

Fake Family

Parent Comforting Child

Writing Prompt #960

Demon!Father x Human!Daughter

Platonic Prompts

Platonic

&. 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Bodyguard Prompts

30 Bodyguard AUs

Minific Prompts

Minific

Emotion Prompts

20 Dialogues for Each Emotion

EMOTIONAL

Simple Angst Sentence Starters

Angst/Fluff MVPs

Angst/Fluff #2

Angst/Fluff #8

Angst/Fluff #9

Angsty Questions

Emotional Prompts

Random Angst Prompts

Basic Angst Starters

Angst Starters

Angsty Sentence Starters #1

Fluff Prompts

Fluff Prompt #4

Prompt List #2

Fluffy/Blushy Sentence Starters

Fluffy Caretaking Prompts

Soft prompts for rainy seasons

softest love prompts:

Love Confessions Prompt List (part III)

~ GENTLE LOVE ~ PROMPTS

Love confession prompts:

Soft gestures for Lovers:

Physical Affection Prompts

Physical Affection Prompt

Hand-Holding

Hug Prompts

OTP Prompts - Physical Affection

NON-SEXUAL FORMS OF INTIMACY!

gentleness action prompts

Whump Prompts

Collapsing/Fainting

Protective/Loyal

Whump Dialogue

Denying Injury/Illness

Injury Discovery

Guilt

Whump Dialogue 2

Hurt/Comfort Sickfic

Assorted Writing Prompts #11

Whump Kiss Prompts

5 times person A was jealous + 1 time it was B

Sick Whump Scenarios

Protective Prompts

“In Hour of Need” Prompts

“Settling Dust” Prompts

hurt meme

“Why Me?”

“On the Brink”

“Search Party”

Hurt/Comfort Prompts

Hurt/Comfort Dialogue

Hurt/Comfort

Prompt #296

Sickness Dialogue Prompts

Overworked Whumpee

105 Comfort Prompts

Character A is hurt and Character B demands to see their wound

Protective Caregiver sentence starters

Caregiver giving fever ridden whumpee caring kiss on the forehead

Fainting whumpee

PROMPTS FOR THE HEAVY HEARTED

Caregiver rescuing whumpee

Mulan II Shang and Mulan on the bridge scenarios (but with your own characters)

severe illness/injury dialogue

Panic attack

Fainting whumpee #2

Tired Whumpee/Caregiver taking care of tired whumpee

Sick/Miserable whumpee

Prompt List 9

hurt comfort prompts

Caretaker taking care of fevered whumpee

🌡 Fever Prompts 🤒

Caretaker dialogue

Swaying whumpee collapses into caretaker’s arms

ᴄᴏᴍꜰᴏʀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴍᴘᴛꜱ

Injury…

Nightmare Prompts

Comfort After Nightmare Dialogue

Nightmare Prompts

Bed Sharing to Stave Off Nightmares

Nightmare Fever Dream

Nightmare Prompt

Kisses Prompts

50 types of Kisses

Whump Kiss Prompts

Types of Kisses

Kisses

Halloween Prompts

Creepy Halloween Sentence Starters

Halloween Writing Prompts

Halloween Writing Prompts 2

Christmas Prompts

25 Christmas Prompts

Christmas Writing Prompts

Writing Trope

Better Glasses Trope

Animal Symbol Prompt

20 Animal Symbol Prompts

Scenarios

Oblivious Pining

Argument scenarios

scenarios for your tired partner

sleepy scenarios

Hero x Villain

&. 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐱 𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

Villain coming across hero crying and immediately destroys whatever hurt them

Hero x Villain prompt #49

Short Prompt #684

Hero cleaning Villain’s wounds

Prompt #6

Prompt #849

Hero x Villain

Hero x Villain #2

Hero shows up bleeding one night at villain’s doorstep saying “i have nowhere to go” then collapses

Writing Prompt

Villain begging Hero to live

hero + villain prompts

[some-messed-up-writing-for-you]

Short Prompt #1355

“My Lord! Please! Let us have some time with the human too!” the kobolds cried out in clear want, eyeing their master’s pet.

The dragon laughed, stroking the mewling human beneath him. “So impatient today, my horde! But you know the rules…”

The human moaned wantonly with a skilled roll of Dragon’s hips, tantalizing the kobolds.

“...I get my fill first.”

[dragon-master-kai]

Found family headcanons:

FYI: THE FC = Found Child (can be any age, mine is a 22 Yr old woman)

FP = Found Parent. Unless specified as FP1 or FP2, can be any Found Parent. Mine tend to both be guys, again, unless stated otherwise.

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》 FC gets hurt. The first person They go to is FP1/FP2. They go to one who's in a meeting, then go to the other who's also in a meeting. Says fuck it flips a coin and goes to either of them.

OR

FC gets hurt. Both FP's are in a meeting, so FC sits in pain and tries dealing, until one or both of the FP’s feel like something is wrong, exit their meetings and find their FC in pain, hurt etc then proceed to mother hen over FC.

They make it clear that their FC comes first. No matter how old and adult FC is, no matter how busy FP² are, their kid comes first.

Next time, FC doesn't hesitate. Or maybe or of habit she does. Still. It takes very many tries to get her to finally come to either of them when she's scared or hurt or even unhappy. Because emotional hurt also counts as hurt nonetheless.

♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡》 trope: FC goes missing. FP² search high and low for their kid and find out that via some magic shit or seriously sciency stuff, their FC has ended up in another land/country/world/dimension/universe et - you decide. They proceed to travel there and find FC, with a couple of other men who looks ready to throw hands if FP touches FC (which makes FP scoff internally but also be on high alert themself, in case these men arena threat to their FC) who then pulls the legendary line: tell me something only FP would know.

FP then proceeds to mention smth embarrassing that they promised not to tell anyone. It takes FC a moment of embarrassment to remember that the others are present there, and they cry about how FP promised not to tell anyone! Come on, no-one needs to know how at the age of 14, FC underestimated their own control over stellar magic to the point where they put so much energy and effort into one single formation that ended up knocking themself out and giving themself a concussion!

FP mentions something personal: ie: FC, when falling asleep, before she's completely asleep, has a frown on her face. FP knows this because there was a time when FC asked FP to stay with her after she had a nightmare and she told him about it, then he held her hand as she fell asleep and the hand holding thing became a regular thing.

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》FC falls sick. FP noticed before FC noticed herself. FP started making remedies for FC before FC came to FP asking for them (Potions, medicines, other help).

BONUS: FC lessens how to make those meds so she can use it when FP falls sick.

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》 FC starts her menstruation by making a mess of her bed sheets, but she's too sick to actually clean it herself. She's throwing up, in absolute agony, etc, and FP² obviously notice a thing or two. Since they're both guys, they figure she doesn't feel comfortable talking about this around them, so they go behind her back to clean the mess to give her one less headache.

She spent the day lying down with a sick bucket next to her head, lying down on the sofa after having adequately prepared (pads/tampons). She wasn't able to sleep at night, so she went on and off with sleep during the day. At some point, an FP sits with her and lets her rest her head on his lap, whilst he works on his tablet on the other side.

She only gets up for a change or to go to the toilet.

She isn't able to eat much, bc of her weak stomach, so they make her light homemade food to eat little by little by also giving her a Sprite, to flatten then drink and help with the stomach ache.

She appreciated it so much but spent the first couple of days just sleeping it off.

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》 FC has guy trouble. They can go to FP (non-biological parent) about it.

If FC wants to go out with a guy/meet them outside, but they don't feel 100% comfortable, FP speaks to them and lets them know that the gut feeling often trumps what the heart wants.

If FC wants to and decides to go out with a guy, FP ensures she is safe, by letting her know to text her if anything goes south or even if she just wants to. FP trusts FC enough to let her to put alone, but the conditions they set are: must be in a high street kinda populated area, no dodgy-looking routes to be taken, check in every hour/couple of hrs and to text them a codeword if she doesn't feel up to it, to have an easy out.

FC ends up getting stood up. She does shopping instead and comes home, then cries Into FP's shoulder for an hour straight, whilst FP plots the fucker's death, foe making his daughter cry.

They end up watching films whilst eating microwaved popcorn.

The friend msgs back saying there was A hospital appointment with his mother that he's JUST left and he completely forgot about it, after she msgs him saying it was a bummer not to see him and that of he's not able to make it to a time, it's common courtesy to let the other person know, so they don't waste their time.

FP doesn't buy it, but his kid says that there truly was an ongoing medical issue with the friend's mother so she's willing to give the benefit of the doubt. FP doesn't want his kid to be heartbroken a second time, so he lets her know to be prepared for smth like this if she still wants to meet up with him again.

Unbeknownst to FC, her FP does his research using his resources to see if the excuse was actually true. It checks out, much to FP's disappointment and surprise (disappointment bc he wanted an excuse to make that brat pay for making his kid cry).

[tyrtles-writing-prompts]

Sibling Things #4

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Cuddling

Sibling A is laying in bed at 3 in the morning, unable to sleep and just mindlessly scrolling through their phone when their bedroom door creaks open. Sibling A glances up at the sound to see Sibling B shamble in, half asleep. They carelessly close the door behind them with a yawn and stumble over to the bed and Sibling A.

Sibling A doesn't say anything, they just scoot over and raise the blanket so Sibling B can slide in beside them. Sibling B immediately wraps their arms around Sibling A's waist with a sleepy grumble and soon, they're snoring loudly and drooling on Sibling A's shoulder. Sibling A only smiles softly and decides that maybe they should try and get some sleep too. They take a moment to set their phone aside before they wrap their arms securely around Sibling B and close their eyes.

[youneedsomeprompts]

~ I GOT YOU ~ PROTECTIVE PROMPTS

requested by: @rainywolfden & anonymous request: protective prompts. especially some family based ones, but just scenarios where one character thinks they need to protect another character would be nice

Feel free to use and reblog!

defending the other when someone says something only slightly criticising about them

"You take that back!"

jumping in front of the other, no matter whether they're being physically or verbally attacked

putting a hand on the other's shoulder to show their support

not accepting hate/critique of the other because no one knows their real struggle

"I actually think A is doing a great job. You shouldn't judge when you know nothing."

getting furious when someone takes advantage of the other's weaknesses

noticing the other struggle without them having to say a word

always feeling responsible to protect their younger sibling(s)

never letting their children out of sight because something could happen in these two seconds

"Leave my baby alone!"

accompanying the other home at night

looking out for potential dangers all the time

comforting the other as soon as they're alone

"Hey! What did you just say to my sibling/child/friend/etc.?!"

seeking the one who hurt the other to take revenge

"You messed with the wrong one!"

not leaving the other's side 'just in case'

only stepping in when the other can't handle it anymore

"You've got some real nerve."

[dragon-master-kai]

My favourite things about found family are:

It starts off with "this kid/person need some help and Person A may not be the most qualified to do it, but A is the only oerson who's willing to do it" OR "this person needs help in xyz and A is the most qualified/only one qualified to assist".

Then, "strictly mentor mentee relationship".

Then "crap, they got hurt on my watch! It's my fault it's my faultitsmyfault- never mind, false alarm. Pfft, yeah I'm great at this"

Eventually, unlock sad backstory or a trauma story and "shit dude, I'm sorry you had to go through that. I may not be able to do much about your past, but you can be damn well sure that nothing like that wil happen to you on my watch" (BONUS POINTS if they actually get to go through with this!!!)

Then the found child gets hurt. Ensue found parent's helicopter parenting. Or just being low-key worried at the face of it but internally freaking out and overthinking their overthought thoughts, etc.

Next thing you know, family movie night is on and you'd better come.

"There's enough pizza to go around. Oh, there isn't? No problem, I wanted a late night McDonald's anyway" ;)

"It's late. Why haven't you gone to sleep yet?"

Adding to the above: "do you want/need me to stay until you fall asleep/ Can I stay for a while, maybe until you fall asleep?"

(It becomes a regular thing).

"Are you comfortable with this? It's okay if you aren't, we'll find another way, but your comfort is of utmost importance." (Bonus points if the asker senses the other is still not comfortable despite their verbal assurances and pulls out of whatever is being done/contemplated).

"HA! Look at that idiot, what a doofus- FUCK, THAT'S MY KID! WHAT THE FUCK ARE THEY DOING THERE‽"

Proud parent smile when the kiddo does a move they've been practicing for a while/a special move they were previously unable to get. (BONUS: KID SEES THE PROUD LOOK).

Tldr: one minute, some dude/dudette helped this one kiddo, next minute they're a mum/dad and instead of complaining, or arguing that's not the case they just accept it and get a #WORLDBESTPARENT mug/tshirt

[greatgigintheskiess]

Classic tropes/prompts in parental stories <3

The kid wakes up in the middle of the night because of nightmares and is too scared to sleep by themselves, so they sneak into their parental figure's bedroom, begging them to sleep together

Hide and Seek

Parental figure carrying the kid piggyback

Tickle fights! (no need for explanations, that's just adorable qwq)

Kid falls asleep somewhere and the caretaker finds them, bringing them to their bed

Caretaker and the child fall asleep on the couch together while watching a movie <3

Caretaker takes the kid to a fair, playground, restaurant or shopping, just spending the day and having fun together

Winter! (picture snowball fights, sleighing, buliding a snowman, hot chocolate, baking cookies, Christmas presents)

On a cold winter day Caretaker notices that the child is freezing so they draw a gentle smile and say: "Come here", pulling them under their coat to warm them up

Caretaker gives the kid their clothes, which are waaay too large for them so they are sitting there in a oversized sweater and Caretaker rolls up their sleeves

(and for a bit o' whump :D) Child gets injured/sick and the caretaker has to tend to their wounds or nurse them back to health

Stargazing together or catching some fireflies (I have a soft spot for that one <3)

Or just both of them cuddling under a blanket in front of the fireplace while rain and thunder is rumbling outside :3

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Hi there! Do you think you can do some found family dialogue prompts? Either big sister x little sister or father x daughter! Thx sm!

Hi there :)

I love found family, but I always find it hard to come up with prompts for that, because the whole trope builds so much on context and longer stories that little sentences never really convey the found family part. But I'll try :)

Found Family Dialogue

Siblings Situation

"Hey, I'm the only one who's allowed to annoy you."

"Urgh, you're truly the sibling I never wanted."

"You're my sister and you always will be."

"Wow, listen to us. We really sound like siblings now."

"You are the best big sister that I never knew I needed."

Father/Child Situation

"I'm happy that you feel safe with me."

"Let them say that we're not actual family. We know it best."

"I will always be here for you. Nothing will change that."

"I wouldn't ever let anyone take you away from me. And I will never make you leave."

"You're basically already a dad. My dad."

"Does that mean I can annoy you with dad jokes now?"

Have fun with the prompts!

- Jana

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[junowilliams]

Poisons

Hello! I'm gonna share how I go about writing poisons and the things I think are helpful to keep in mind. Now, I have never actually poisoned someone - shocker - but I have done extensive research on the topic, so I would say I know a decent amount about how to effectively poison someone. Disclaimer: This is for writing purposes only, don't poison people. Thanks.

Keep In Mind:

Poisoners need little to no physical strength although they do need a strong sense of self control & nerves of steel. Shooting or stabbing someone takes a mere moment of consideration and is frequently the result of  a split second decision, while position requires dedication. Many poisons require a certain amount of time to work and the poisoner usually must administer several doses of poison in order to work. The poisoner also usually must be within close proximity to their victim and often will have to look them in the eye and engage with the person while the person slowly dies.

Exotic poisons can be more trouble than they’re worth. Importing exotic poisons leaves a trail for authorities to follow, and they require more research to correctly use.

Smart poisoners work with what they’ve got. The clever killer looks for drugs that are already in the victim’s medicine cabinet and that could be deadly. Read medical warning labels to get an idea of how to use them.

Poison can be used in ways that aren’t deadly. If the goal isn’t death, you can render someone dizzy or dopey, making a character vulnerable to a bad influence. 

Common Poisons

Hemlock: Poison hemlock comes from a large fern-like plant that bears a dangerous resemblance to the carrot plant. It was readily available for treating muscle spasms, ulcers, and swelling, but in large doses will cause paralysis and ultimately respiratory failure. 

Mandrake: It was used as a sedative, hallucinogen and aphrodisiac. Superstition mediaeval denizens believes when the vaguely human-shaped root was pulled out that plant gave a piercing shriek that would drive anyone to madness or death - hence the harry potter scene.

Arsenic: Arsenic comes from a metalloid and not a plant, unlike the others but it’s easily the most famous and is still used today. instead of being distilled from a plant, chunks of arsenic and dug up or mined. It was once used as a treatment for STDs , and also for pest control and blacksmiths, which was how many poisoners got access to it. It was popular in the Renaissance since it looked similar to malaria death, due to acute symptoms including stomach cramps, confusion, convulsions, vomiting and death. Slow poisoning looked more like a heart attack.

Nightshade: A single leaf or a few berries could cause hallucinations - a few more was a lethal dose. Mediaeval women used the juice of the berries to colour their cheeks, they would even put a few drops on their eyes to cause the pupils to dilate for a lovestruck look which is why Nightshade is also called ‘Belladonna’ or “Beautiful woman.” The symptoms include dilated pupils, sensitivity to light, blurred vision, tachycardia, loss of balance, staggering, headache, rash, flushing, severely dry mouth and throat, slurred speech, urinary retention, constipation, confusion, hallucinations, delirium and convulsions.

Aconite: This toxic plant, also called Monkshood or Wolfsbane, was used by indigenous tribes around the world as arrow poison. The root is the most potent for distillation. Marked symptoms may appear almost immediately, usually not later than one hour, and with large doses death is near instantaneous. The initial signs are gastrointestinal including nausea, and vomiting. This is followed by a sensation of burning, tingling, and numbness in the mouth and face, and of burning in the abdomen. In severe poisonings pronounced motor weakness occurs and sensations of tingling and numbness spread to the limbs. The plant should be handled with gloves, as the poison can seep into the skin.

If someones poisoning another:

The character should analyse the daily life of the target well before attempting to poison them. Note what sort of medicines they take, at what moments they are most vulnerable, how attentive they are to their surroundings, and so on.

Choose a poison that suits your needs. You need to be as discreet as possible and not arouse suspicion. Too dramatic and people will know something is up. Choose poisons that are easy to slip into meals/don't have to be administered constantly, or you could simply frame it as an overdose by using the target's own medicines.

Think of how you want to administer the poison. Some take effect through touch while some require being swallowed. Based on that, come up with a plan to poison your target.

Make sure everything corresponds with the plot and characters, and nothing becomes a plot hole. Don't have a typically nervous character be perfectly calm when thinking of poisoning. Don't poison someone just for the sake of it. Have everything tie back to the plot, your characters rarely should be poisonings someone just for the "cool" effect. Trust me, it doesn't actually have that effect and just comes off like lazy writing. Have your characters act in accordance with their personalities.

Research time periods and history when choosing poisons. Not all poisons were popular during the same time periods, and not all of them are native to the same geographical areas.

[unboundprompts]

prompts for denial of feelings or refusal to accept that they like someone?

I've got some other prompts that you might like Here.

Denial of Romantic Feelings Prompts

-> feel free to edit and adjust pronouns as you see fit.

She couldn't be in love with him.

The very idea that he might be in love made his stomach twist with anxiety.

No, no, no. This could not be happening. They could not, would not, ever, be in love with her.

He wasn't in love. Couldn't be. But nothing else could explain the blush that would creep across his cheeks anytime they caught him staring.

She could scream. She could rip her hair out. She could lie face down on the floor and cry. She was in love.

Their friends would tease them constantly about their crush on [Name]. But it wasn't a crush. They were not-- and will not ever be-- in love with [Name].

"Are you in love?" "Absolutely not."

He didn't have time to be in love. No matter how he felt, it just couldn't happen.

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