pertinax--loculos

aka Pockets | I write, on occasion | active WIP: Psyche Shards | leaning into thrillers with a dash of fantasy | happy to chat to all | mature content ahead |

[pertinax--loculos]

NEW Writeblr Re-Introduction

New title, new same old me. ^_^

Call me Pockets. I'm a writer in my early 30s who's been tapping out stories since my family had a monstrous desktop in our lounge room.

My primary genre is what could be called urban fantasy (possibly contemporary fantasy?), though I prefer to classify it as our world, but to the left. Think modern-day technology alongside magic systems and whatnot. This is at least partially because I’m interested in mysteries and thrillers but can’t be fucked working out real-world law enforcement etc. My works are almost always queer. I dabble in most genres, including sci-fi and high fantasy, with the notable exception of contemporary (and historical — aka anything ‘real world’ adjacent). I’ll read almost anything once. ;)

Some quick facts:

I've started five university degrees and finished none of them.

I currently have a Dream Job that I never would have considered until I put in the application. I get a lot of money for what amounts to very little work. Hopefully Qualifying in November, after which I’ll get another pay bump and a huge decrease in study, so look forward to that!

I'm a huge fan of tag games, asks, interaction in general! I'm pretty bad with actually doing any of it, but every notification brings me great joy.

I primarily post excerpts, and out-of-context musing about my WIPs. Love meta and process posts. I try to reblog and interact but I will go dark for weeks/months at a time (see above re: study). Currently trying to post a smallish snippet every day I write, mostly so I can prove that I do, actually, get words down on occasion. ^_^

I'm a Horse Girl (worked with them professionally for years), a Dinosaur Boy (I spend way too much money on books and action figures), and a Country Kid (though I'm now living in a city for the first time in my life and I love it).

I try to stay active, primarily through running and swimming, though I’m always up for taking classes in utterly random team sports. Love dragonboating and getting into ice hockey.

Some tags I use all the time are pockets muses IWL (in writing life) and pockets muses IRL (in real life)

I curse, frequently and without thought. This is a blog run by an adult writing about crimes and other adult themes, so. Peruse at your own risk.

Works in Progress

This is a… very long list. I have a bad habit of WIP-hopping, and I’m trying a few new things in order to get more of them to completion. These are listed by my current level of enthusiasm for working on them:

WIP: OOC WIP: TE-YAL WIP: ATN (first draft complete; also planning a sequel, ATN2) WIP: MTG (first draft complete; I’ve never edited anything and it’s intimidating) Vibes WIP WIP: AAH WIP: PS (zero draft complete) WIP: Risk It WIP: CASCADE (plus Second Phase, and its companion, WIP: INUNDATE) WIP: FF WIP: ITSOS The Monstrosity (and its companion, Le Ridiculous Thing)

[pertinax--loculos]

I'm not gonna lie, the Show + Character I am currently obsessed with is inordinately difficult to search anywhere, but especially on here, for a multitude of entirely different reasons.

[pertinax--loculos]

I am exhausted, partly from the early start (early even for me! Which means it was actually very late 😅) but mostly I think from the Unrelenting Stress of Thinking About Moving -- but I also have two or three scenes primed and really vivid in my head, and I'd really like to get them down on paper while I still have them. I'm hoping after work I'll be able to hammer some out. Maybe have a nap. Maybe do some more writing before or afterwards.

Unfortunately, and perpetually, this is another new WIP, but dude it's fun anyway. 😆

[terpsikeraunos]

posting on tumblr is risky because there's always a chance that your diary will undergo peer review

[winterandwords]

Happy STS! What would you want readers to feel when they finish Miles from Morning?

Thanks for the ask!

Hopefully readers will feel satisfied because MFM takes place in the gaps between the time periods covered in Bridge From Ashes, so it's Rafe's whole story finally laid out.

Also, there's a little epilogue that I added as a treat because loyal readers deserve a moment of cuteness at the end 💜

[oh-no-another-idea]

Specified Lines tag

Thanks for the tag @pertinax--loculos!!! Have some of the weirdos <3

A line about work:

“On top of everything else, frostbite,” Quintus complains. Barely visible off to one side, the one armed skeleton stands uncomfortably.  “And no, it doesn’t add that much to my workload, but it’s not very nice to deal with. If Nikolaos doesn’t wake, I swear on his god that you’ll never sleep again, you sad sack of – oh.” His face comes into focus, inquisitive. “Welcome back, Niko.”

A line of description:

Miriam marches up two flights of stairs and into a decently sized chamber with a view of the street through large windows. A wide bed covered in wool blankets sits against the back wall, a carved cabinet beside it. Stone benches carved from the wall itself fill another corner.

A line that breaks your heart (the less context the better ;)):

He doesn't speak any of it out loud. He doesn't need to. Nikolaos has been reading Quintus's mind for a long time now, denying himself even longer.

A line that makes you smile (no context also encouraged! :D):

“Yes, yes, it’s tugging at my ethical heartstrings,” Quintus says, standing and grabbing the pot. “I’m going to make you some soup, you ungrateful knave.”

I'll tag @reneesbooks @writingrosesonneptune @eccaiia @memento-morri-writes @zmwrites @thegreatobsesso @mrbexwrites @sunset-a-story and anyone else who'd like to play with these prompts!

A line where someone is struggling to be heard A line mentioning steam or fog A happy line A line featuring a spill or fall A line about a mother

[pertinax--loculos]

"It's such a tough rental market," they said. "You'll never get the first one you apply for," they said.

Now here am I accepting an offer 24 hours after applying for the first property I looked at. 0.o

Don't get me wrong I'm incredibly lucky -- my income makes me super competitive, and I really liked this place so applied on a whim even though I wasn't really thinking about moving. The problem is that I wasn't really thinking about moving, certainly not so soon, and now I am FREAKING OUT about everything that I'm gonna have to do. And buy. 😭

Gahhhhhhhh!

[winterandwords]

✍🏼 Specified lines tag

Thanks to @aalinaaaaaa for the tag!

📝 Find a line in your story that fits each of the parameters given by the person who tagged you, then give new lines for the people you tag

These are from Miles from Morning...

A line with something ironic

The system is so perfectly designed and so flawlessly managed and we’re such an important part of it, ensuring that people are removed from their otherwise hopeless situations and crafted into better citizens through the redeeming power of labour and sacrifice.

A line about the weather

It’s cold enough that I don’t look out of place with half my face covered. I don’t look too much like I’m trying to hide.

A line about nature

I can barely even look after myself. This plant doesn’t stand a chance.

A line that's your favourite/you're proud of

After I walk home through an early morning that barely has arms to hold me.

Tagging @oh-no-another-idea, @revenantlore, @rickie-the-storyteller and @romances-not-tragedies if you'd like to do it, with an open tag for anyone else who wants to join in.

Your lines are... A line that mentions night A line that's meant to be comforting A line that describes someone's appearance A line with fewer than five words

Reblogs, replies etc on my tag posts are always welcome, but if you're doing this tag yourself, please make your own post instead of using mine to start a reblog chain.

Want more of my writing than I post on Tumblr, with all my stories, blog posts, updates, and audio readings? Head on over to my Patreon! There's a free membership option and I'd love to welcome you to my cosy little queer fiction community 💞

[nondelphic]

writing is just sitting in front of a computer and making up problems for imaginary people while ignoring your own. fun and casual hobby.

[ryebreadgf]

i hate to be this person because i used to roll my eyes at people who told me this but finally making myself go through uncomfortable situations for the possibility of joy has resulted in me being happier than i ever could have imagined being. i do think that you should always listen to yourself but i prevented my own happiness for a long time by not knowing how to tell intuition from overthinking and being too afraid and sticking to negative what if’s when i should have been sticking to positive what if’s. not every venture outside your comfort zone will result in some revelation that moves the earth under your feet but the probablilty of it is zero if you never venture out

[foxglovedforest]

[villainwithacrush]

[animentality]

[aromanticduck]

You have to read all the books in your bedroom before you can leave. How long will you be trapped?

There's no books in there, I can leave immediately

Less than a day

1-3 days

4-6 days

1-3 weeks

4-7 weeks

2-3 months

4-6 months

7-11 months

1-2 years

3 years or more

Results

Voting ended onJun 27

You can't die from hunger or thirst or lack of medication etc.

It doesn't matter which books you've already read. You have to read them all, starting from now.

Physical books only - if you have an e-reader in there you don't have to read your entire digital library.

[aromanticduck]

Some people have wondered whether you have other forms of entertainment in this scenario.

You have all the items that are currently in your room, BUT you have no internet connection.

You are also aware that you can only leave once you've read all the books.

Your life is paused so no one will miss you and you won't get in trouble for missing work/school, and you can't communicate with anyone from the outside world.

[azrielgreen]

What should readers know before going into Eight of Swords?

Definitely that it's a horror with dark themes!! I made a WARNING WALL page in the book so you can check content warnings and be prepared!

[trufflesmushroom]

I’ve never had a reheading go this horribly before. I’d say I’m pretty good at beheading- I may have broken a neck once or twice, but never any parts I actually liked or intended on keeping, and usually a reheading is the easiest thing, right? Just a little squish and a pop and done, a complete person. But this time it just- it just won’t go back on the body?? Which is incredibly frustrating but also, like, why??

And the funniest thing is, I’m not even swapping a head!! This is a curvy dancer head going onto a curvy dancer body!! They match!! This should have been so simple!! But no, this head’s just flopping around like a limp flaccid idiot and my hands are all red and sore now but the head just isn’t attaching all the way!!

Today I did six beheadings and two other reheadings, and I wanted to get this one attached so I could take a picture, but somehow it just isn’t working!! The head is just getting squished around but isn’t stretching over the neck right!! And I’m way too lazy to go and boil the head just to make the slip easier!! And I don’t wanna keep forcing it cuz I might break something but this is!! So frustrating!!

Like, what could I possibly be doing wrong!! Fuck!!

[trufflesmushroom]

I boiled the head and it popped right onto the neck in like two seconds.

I’m an idiot. Always do things the proper way from the get-go. Saves a lot of wasted time and struggle and ouchy hands.

[trufflesmushroom]

BARBIES. I’M TALKING ABOUT BARBIES. I AM CUSTOMIZING TOYS RIGHT NOW I AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER AND I HAVE NEVER BEHEADED AN ACTUAL REAL LIFE HUMAN BEING OR TRIED TO REATTACH A PERSON’S HEAD BY BOILING IT

[bonelessnerd]

This might be the best creepypasta I’ve ever seen

[03josten]

i mean this from the bottom of my heart: no one is impressed by your loud ass car. actually we talked about it and we all want you dead.