Rae

Hello, fellow arsonist! I’m Rae and I post writing content, fanfiction shitposts and anything that appeals to me. I’m mainly working on writing projects right now.

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About Me!

You can call me Rae | She/Her | 18+ | Asexual | Cis-woman | FND | Autism | OCD | POTS | Endometrosis | video game, anime, and chronic illness catcher | Fiction writer

Used to be a writing blog, now I just post thoughts and reblog stuff.

I am okay with tags, reblogs and comments! In fact I encourage it! Just don’t DM me, please.

[rae-butter]

nothing better than hating touch except for when you’re at your most vulnerable. like no don’t touch me when we’re laughing and having fun, just when I’m writhing in pain and bawling my eyes out.

[rae-butter]

nothing tears a family apart like having to accommodate disability in a way that inconveniences them

[rae-butter]

Something that is so important in fiction writing is your characters worldview. What I don’t mean is their religious beliefs or the views on politics—I mean how they view life as a whole.

When something unfair happens to them—some form of emotional pain—how do they react? How do they view themselves? What are things that commonly pass through their mind? Where do they run to when they need help, when they have good news, or when they need a place to relax?

It’s something that’s so obvious yet overlooked when fleshing out OC’s bc most OC creators are like “yeah, they would do x” but why they react that way is where most people are stumped. If you can trace that reaction back to a moment in their past, or an aspect of their personality, then that’s a fleshed out character.

[aspectofpastel]

As someone who meticulously manages like 40 flowcharts compiling the previous experiences of all of their characters and how they react whether to avoid or replicate previous scenarios based on surrounding context, I don't have this problem. I just have headaches.

[rae-butter]

Haunting the narrative, when done write, makes an nostalgic and almost grief-like undertone to the story. At every point you just get the feeling this happened before. In another life. You find the drag path of that person in insignificant moments but it feels like a death march with every single remnant you find.

People who write it sometimes forget haunting is a negative word. It’s creepy. It’s wrong. It’s sad. It’s vengeful. It’s full of grief. It’s scary. And the fear of why that person disappeared, what happened in their life, is the strongest part of the trope.

Haunting the narrative should not be treated as a scintilla of light.

It’s a silhouette without a body.

[thenerdestsquirrel]

Tag 9 people you want to know better

Tagged by the one and only @brujite-de-gulubu

Reading: NOTHING! actually I'm halfway through the Stormlight Archives but I haven't picked it up in a while.

Last series: OPLA season 2 and I just started watching Frieren with my partner.

Last film: I saw the TV glow, with some friends!

Last song: Pain by The Paper Kites, at least according to Spotify. I've also listened to folklore all afternoon but I don't remember any specific song.

Sweet or Salty: I'm more of a salty guy myself, but I get sweet cravings often.

Coffee or Tea: I'm one of those tea snobs they warn you about. I got three packs of loose leaf jasmine tea. I have earl gray for breakfast every morning. I stopped using sugar so I can enjoy the pure tea taste. Hasta le meto té al mate. I love tea it's borderline a personality trait for me.

Working on: getting the courage to make a comic. I want to give it a try but it feels like a massive commitment.

FUCK I FORGOT TO TAG uhhh IDK whoever wants to I guess

[thehumbletrapazoid]

hi hiii :]

reading: im in the middle of the road through the wall by shirley jackson but i havent picked it up in a couple months

last series: mob psycho 100!! favorite show, im rewatching it with friends right now and a few of them are seeing for the first time. we just started the final arc of season 2 and im sooooooo excited for us to start season 3

last film: castle in the sky. there was an event at my school where they were showing it on a projector outside on a big field. sorta a bad idea because i hurt my back last week and the cold didnt help but the movie was good :]

last song: sliver by anita velveeta. was in the middle of listening to the album i saw the devil in portland oregon but i didnt finish for some reason. off that album the song clocky girl summer is rlly good, the rest is kinda mid imo but i may just need to listen to it more

sweet or salty: salty !!

coffee or tea: i never rlly crave either but i might have a tea sometimes

working on: i need a new project, maybe ill make a gift for my friends or learn how to solve rubiks cubes

tagging: @augvian56 @treffyfrinn @charactercandyart @bread-cat-luna @cynamon-ancymon

[bread-cat-luna]

thanks for the tag!

reading: how language works by david crystal, it's really fascinating

last series: i am currently watching what we do in the shadows with my family, but i also watched over the garden wall a week or so ago which was wonderful

last film: ohhh i'm not sure i remember i do not watch films enough. unless you count short films on youtube in which case it was one called 'saturday ritual'

last song: it must've been a bears in trees song because i was listening to them last night but i have no idea which one

sweet or salty: oh sweet for sure

coffee or tea: definitely tea. i hate coffee and i am always drinking tea (i have a cup next to me right now)

working on: a little zine based on pictures of my friends, and i'm remaking my ring-pull belt due to having issues with the way i made it the first time

okay no pressure tags: @mossy-stormcloud @inkydiamonds @intrinsically-inclined @ottoillustrates @whalefallfey @wedefyauguryy @aro-wyrmand anyone who i've forgotten/wants to of course <3

[aro-wyrm]

thank ye kindly for the tag!

reading: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein! (I need more screentime? page-time? for Robert Walton, even if he’s canonically writing the whole thing)

Though I do have a small book club where I read aloud The Count of Monte Cristo in an episodic telenovela-esque manner (Alexandre Dumas you would’ve loved the concept of soap operas on television. You would’ve made so much money).

last series: I’ve gotten myself into watching One Piece ! Wish me luck, I’ve just made it to Alabasta

last film: Watched Kung Fu Panda 4 with the family, was surprised the franchise was still ongoing? Absolutely loved seeing Po’s two dads onscreen together and actually interacting !

last song: weirdly enough it’s a marian hymn about Stella Maris (Our Lady, The Star of the Sea). Not religious myself but I can appreciate a good choir

sweet or salty: salty! sweet stuff easily makes me sick for some reason

coffee or tea: tea! I love earl grey, ginger blends, and chai

working on: A lot?? I got invited by a friend to make a zine on disability. That, and I’m learning new patterns/designs for mending! (Found a spiderweb one based on blanket stitches)

no pressure tags! @ungovernablecrow @maigetheplatypus57 @dionysus429 @rae-butter @tryan-a-bex + open tags for anyone who wants to join !!

[rae-butter]

thanks for the tag, I have been trying to get back into tumblr again! I need a place for my thoughts. Appreciate you.

reading: just starting girl in pieces, and I’m really excited.

last series: watching Underverse on yt right now! not what I expected at all but it’s really cool seeing fan made content. also watching Arcane and The Amazing Digital Circus

last film: the crow from 90s. Loved it.

last song: “lightning” by Mitski. I adore her new album! I even bought the cassette of it. I admire her writing and orchestration a lot, and she has a unique way of having the instruments give the lyrics more meaning somehow.

sweet or salty: SWEET. I have a massive sweet tooth. I hated sweet stuff as a kid and now I can’t get enough of it!!

coffee or tea: Tea all day long! I love chai. I try to avoid caffeine for my POTS, but I do enjoy a coffee from time to time when I need it but I put a ton of sugar in it

working on: currently writing a self indulgent undertale longfic. My life’s been sucky lately so I’m trying to write for me and process some things through writing. It’s up on AO3 bc why not! Maybe someone else needs to see their thoughts on the page. At least that’s what writing means to me.

I’m also working on a linked universe longfic that is more for writing experience and bc I adore Jojo’s work. I do have some original projects I put on the side for now.

I honestly haven’t been on here in so long idk who to tag! So anyone who sees this is free to add on :)

[rae-butter]

I need help.

I’ve had one ovarian cyst rupture a week since the year began. I have a OBGYN appt in May. I need to know what the hell I can do in the meantime. I have no diagnoses whatsoever but I have every symptom of endometriosis and pcos.

I know for a damn fact that it’s an ovarian cyst bc I can feel it pop and I know ovarian/period related pain when I feel it.

I just need to know what I can do at home until my appointment. This started after I used birth control and I’m not getting back on it until I’m fucking dead

[rae-butter]

PTSD in children that ISN’T just them acting inhuman so the adults can feel bad for them

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Item: A Well-Trodden Step Rarity: ✦ Uncommon

What video game has the best replay value?

Feed your dashboard by answering my question, blogger.

UNDERTALE

Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild are close seconds imo

Honorable mention: I’ve heard Elden Ring and Detroit: Become Human are also really good for this, but I haven’t played them myself.

[rae-butter]

Sometimes I wish I had a weekly person I could go see for my physical symptoms as well as a therapist. Like Hi I Almost Died Again This Week Help but to a medical professional instead of doomscrolling 2010 reddit threads about an obscure issue

[lazynickname]

I (Don't) Want to Set the World on Fire, an undertale comic about Frisk and Chara from Frisk's pov, by me!

[winedimples]

The time we have left together.

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(Click for quality! I really tried my best for this one. Yapping, close-ups and extra emotional damage underneath the cut)

Don't think about the mischievous glint in the old man's eye whenever he decides to join in on story time. Don't think about the warmth of family, the soft breeze of a place you can call home.

Don't think about the latest bag of rupees you won from a bet with the captain or the way elation lit his face at the use of your fire rod. A man in uniform you can trust.

Don't think about about the warmth buzzing under your chest as the resident sleepyhead pressed his most treasured companion in your hands. Don't think about how the blade greeted you like an old friend or the start of an eternal legacy fluttering in the wind.

Don't think about the hopping stone statues and careful movements of the rancher. Don't think about two dark forms, curled against each other despite their differences.

Don't think about stern words in the heat of creation or the passion dripping from the smithy's eyes. Don't think about him as something you thought you would never see again.

Don't think about the crooked eyebrows and flailing limbs. The sailor always had a knack for storytelling, so ignore the way wind twirls around his locks. Don't think about the sea.

Don't think about the wooden bowl filled with warm soup after a day of trudging through the rain. Don't think about scars that stretch the body or vacant houses now touched with life anew.

Don't think about shattering pots and delighted laughter in darkness. Don't think about how the traveler pokes at your attitude. Don't think about the legacy you will leave behind.

Don't think... don't wonder... just how much time do you have left with them?

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I unfortunately got afflicted with this horrible sickness called The FeelsTM and spend the last week working on this piece. Whenever I scroll through ao3 for fanfics and I bump into those post-lu fics I get so so so sad (actually I don't even need to scroll through ao3 for that to happen it just randomly ambushes me).

Insert family guy death pose.

[thelostmoongazer]

❤️ Heart to Heart 🤍

[heartwarminganimals]

Trail cam catching a deer fawn with the zoomies

[no-reference-georg]

All of my followers need to slow down and look at this immediately

[theriverdraws]

Redraw of an old comic to celebrate 3K followers on twitter!

[rae-butter]

Sorry I got caught up. I have like three new series now if anyone is interested

[rae-butter]

“She wondered if he ever looked at his reflection in the water and saw the scar but not the man who'd survived it.” —unknown