“Tattoos are free therapy. Change my mind.”

Noah || 21 || He/Him/They/Them || Non-Binary Demisexual || Writer || Quote-Lover || Ao3 account: np_writes || bluesky: conquestwolf.bsky.social || We stan Donna Beneviento in this household

[np-writes]

I don’t know who still plays Dragon Quest XI, but I had thought, and y’ll gotta listen;

So we all know Jasper went evil cause he was jealous, yeah? Hendrik hadn’t realized his brother/best friend was suffering, so Jasper didn’t have anyone to save him from the darkness and Mordegon. Sad story that tugs at your heart. But you know who could’ve shared the same fate as Jasper? Serena.

Now, hear me out with this.

During the first visit to Arboria, we learned that Serena is Serenica’s sicon along with Veronica. They share the sage’s power. Before the Yggdrasil event, Veronica calls Serena slow (of course it’s more teasingly and affectionate), and Serena does agree during Act 2 after the funeral scene. The Arborians also call her slow, but they kept calling her slow even as a child to the point they almost sent Serena away because she couldn’t cast a spell until she was 10 (revealed in the voice drama episode for the twins). It’s clear they perfer Veronica, who got Serenica’s offensive magic compared to Serena with Serenica’s defensive magic. Unlike Veronica’s teasing, it’s more stern and disappointing. They have no faith in Serena, even after she gained Veronica’s magic.

Serena had to live with this knowledge since she was a fucking child. A nine year old child overhearing she might be shipped off who the fuck knows where because she can’t cast a spell like her twin sister. Serena most likely felt envious of Veronica for not only having the talent but Arboria’s undying approval and along with having them constantly comparing the two— just like Jasper felt envious about Hendrik’s talent and Heliodor’s approval.

The only difference? Veronica realized Serena’s jealousy and pain and did something about it. Hendrik failed to notice Jasper’s jealousy and pain. The girls grew closer, and the boys drifted apart.

Same story, different ending.

[theaftersundown]

fanfiction truly being the savior for everyones sanity

[melodicwriter]

[anxietyproblem]

[deathlyfandoms]

There also needs to be a button for “this is the 5000th time I’ve read your fic because I’m having a horrible day and this is the only thing in the world that always brings me happiness.”

[my-nameless-bliss]

good news: there is!

[monster-bait]

Support the folks posting work on comment-ebabled sites!

[ladymirdan]

I love when people leave comments on my old stuff.

Its like passive income but it actually works to make me happy.

[katzedecimal]

Honestly though, comments like that are gold to me. I love to write and a comment telling me that something I’ve done has improved someone’s life even in a small way? That’s impact. We live in societies that tell us over and over we have no value and nothing we do is ever good enough. So for someone to post a comment telling us that we improved their lives with our stories? That tells us our effort had value. We writers set out to improve the world in tiny ways, offering random acts of kindness in the form of a few minutes’ entertainment, and comments tell us we’ve achieved that little goal.

[naamahdarling]

You can totally come back and leave a comment under that comment a year later! I’m glad to know you are still enjoying it and want to know if you’re doing okay.

[yesbothways]

There is no higher compliment than a re-read.  The longer the time that has passed, the higher it is.  It means a story resonated and stayed with someone. 

[onemuseleft]

someone left a comment on a truly ancient fic of mine the other day. It was just a quick re-read comment, but she mentioned she’d been reading and rereading it for at least ten years and holy shit was that an amazing thing to hear

[depresseddisneyprincess]

reblog this if your blog is a safe space on april fools and won’t have any jumpers, screamers, or anything scary or anxiety inducing

[podcastwizard]

affirmations for writers: i know how to write. i have seen sentences before, and i know how to make one. i can identify up to several words and their meanings. i am not afraid of semicolons.

[arosapphicfaemonarch]

How im feeling post chapter 5:

[yes-i-love-dreaming]

[ao3commentoftheday]

memes are fun and relatable and all that, but don't let them discourage you. all of that stuff that doesn't make it into the final product is part of how the final product gets made

[wintergrey]

The middle is where the fun is. The middle is the sandbox and, fyi, you do not have to get out of the sandbox if you don't want to.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[messyki]

This is so true

[dear-ao3]

[flew-like-a-moth-to-you-sunligh]

"I don't write my draft before I start writing, I simply write, and then if I don't like it, I edit it, and when I say I'm done, I UPLOAD IT. I AM NOT WRITING THAT SHIT AGAIN."

[sunny-sinflower]

Now this... This is what I do... And I love it.

[np-writes]

I’m guilty of this

[theunfortunate-author]

my daily affirmation as an author

[lost-in-eriador]

in 2026, remember how GOOD writing feels. remember how satsfying it is to get your characters to the point you have been dying to get to, where they will experience the love, fear, relief or whatever the feeling you want to bring to life may be. let this year be the year of writing, prgress and of satisfactory endings.

[kabsey]

I want to write more in 2026. And there’s only one way I can do it—by writing the most self-indulgent garbage you have ever seen.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]