Raett Tries To Write

Hey all, my name's Rae and I’m a 20-ish yr old amateur Aussie author & podficcer. My main is @Raett97 if you want meme's. This blog is for my writing or other's writing I enjoyed. I'm Raett on AO3 if anyone wants to check out the stuff I've posted. Also made a rule for myself! If I reblog an ask game from you I must ask the person who I got it from something from the game. (and if you reblog an ask game from me i gotta send you something). y'know. swings & roundabouts.

[writing-chats]

the look of love (for writers)

"it's all in the eyes i was once told"

catching the stare of someone across a crowded room

subtle furrowing of eyebrows beyond a blank facade

coldness easing into warmth

a fond mothering gaze

corner of the lip nudged upward

forced glower/glare as they break underneath

batting their lashes, playful

a boisterous laugh

intrigue piercing the stoic

proud smugness at the other's success

lingering glances

a childish joy bursting through

pupils dilate

eyelids shut in a look of peace, calm and trust

look of longing/betrayal

"there was once a time when they were mine"

terseness

features fold into a scowl

an urgent flinching back

coldness returns (as though the warmth had never come)

lips part then purse

invasion of shock

slow stare at the floor

the ripple effect of a swallow

frustrated breath/sigh

bitter laugh in reminiscence

dread tearing through the seams of their composure

look of hatred

"darkness"

mean smirk- teeth bared grimace- scowl

dismissive gaze

gaze of contempt/impatience

threat lowering the voice

sardonic goading grins verging on manic

rolling one's eyes

flicker of irritation in the eyes

stares stubbornly ahead despite distraction

gritted teeth, clenched jaw

fierce biting remarks

even measured complexions betraying no thought

strangling oneself back from violence

utter apathy

murderous silence hanging in the stare

snobbish laughter

smiling at another's downfall

[haithhegimp]

make sure to follow your favourite fanfiction authors on tumblr to get such important updates as, "i'm Thinking about the fic really hard, i swear" "hashtag #notwriting" "im going to commit mass murder if i have to write" "theoretically if the next chapter came out in five months--"

[scribefindegil]

someone: hey I noticed this thing you did in your writing!

me, kicking my feet up flirtatiously: oh??? do you want to hear my thoughts on why I did that? do you want a play-by-play of the language choices in every related sentence? do you want an exhaustive breakdown of The Themes???

[whumpsday]

i. love. characters that are so paranoid and distrustful of others pushing past that distrust because of a raw desire for connection and affection

knowing logically that they're safest if they isolate themselves, but on the inside, so badly wanting to just be with someone who cares

every touch for years has brought pain, but someone offers a hug and their heart is torn in two, half of them retreating to avoid it and half of them wanting desperately for it to be real

the human equivalent of an abused rescue animal finally letting their new person pet them

that crack in their defenses, that step off the edge of total shut-down safety, that last scrap of hope left saying one last try

[raetttriestowrite]

i'm really feeling that asexual right now. there should definitely be more of Something going on here but i'm just. missing it i think

[raetttriestowrite]

it's been a week and i continue to be Too Asexual For This. i apologise in advance but i'm also not that sorry.

[mirrorthoughts]

*grabs your hand and shakes it* welcome to the 'Too Asexual For This' team :D I didn't even realise that you probably had 'not enough' of that going on :D I'm just. Happy reading your fic xD (I also don't want more shmoop tbh. I'd rather have the character growth, action and found family, thank you very much 💕)

[raetttriestowrite]

😂 that's great omg. didn't realise. it's like i get away with it bc Des is too absorbed in his own shit that i can just. mention Joe and Nicky as Together In The Same Room and call them the Lovers. but yeah there's very little of them actually doing PDA that Nile bitches about in one of @frogwithapen's side chapters 😂

i too am honestly just here for the character growth and found family as well but now the character growth is demanding some shmoop and i'm like. What Is This 😂❤️

[mirrorthoughts]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 😂😂😂

Tbf Des has a lot of Other Shit™️ going on, I don't think he has any mind to comment on (or want) anything like The Lovers have outside of 'ok they're a couple, noted' 😂😂😂

But yeah, have fun with that challenge 😂

I would say hmu if you need someone to beta the PDA but ai can't promise I will realise that it's missing, so might need a non-ace for that 😂😂😂

[raetttriestowrite]

ya. there was an immortal lesbians mention in the last part too that is like. barely justified 😂 and that's about as much Outside Of Desmond's head as i manage

*looks around at my circle of friends* you: Ace, brother: ace, SO: dating me, so take that as you will... Housemate: not interested in fic don't go to for relationship advise if your life depends on it hmm. This Will Be Interesting 😅

[raetttriestowrite]

i'm really feeling that asexual right now. there should definitely be more of Something going on here but i'm just. missing it i think

[raetttriestowrite]

it's been a week and i continue to be Too Asexual For This. i apologise in advance but i'm also not that sorry.

[mirrorthoughts]

*grabs your hand and shakes it* welcome to the 'Too Asexual For This' team :D I didn't even realise that you probably had 'not enough' of that going on :D I'm just. Happy reading your fic xD (I also don't want more shmoop tbh. I'd rather have the character growth, action and found family, thank you very much 💕)

[raetttriestowrite]

😂 that's great omg. didn't realise. it's like i get away with it bc Des is too absorbed in his own shit that i can just. mention Joe and Nicky as Together In The Same Room and call them the Lovers. but yeah there's very little of them actually doing PDA that Nile bitches about in one of @frogwithapen's side chapters 😂

i too am honestly just here for the character growth and found family as well but now the character growth is demanding some shmoop and i'm like. What Is This 😂❤️

[raetttriestowrite]

i'm really feeling that asexual right now. there should definitely be more of Something going on here but i'm just. missing it i think

[raetttriestowrite]

it's been a week and i continue to be Too Asexual For This. i apologise in advance but i'm also not that sorry.

[frogwithapen]

@raetttriestowrite might have started trying to write the next part of Bless This Mess months ago and then things got in the way. Some of those things being me. And now in a campaign between me and Raett and where the next installment should go, I'm leaking some scenes. Kinda

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The sun has only just finished setting when the car rolls to a stop, and Nile can't get out faster.

"Desmond! Joe! Nicky!" she yells, shouldering her duffle and beelining for the front door. "You guys better be here!"

There's no response, nothing, barely even a breeze.

"Hey," Desmond says, easy as you please, from right behind her.

Nile reacts as she has been trained, turning her startle into a spin and lashing out with a quick jab that Desmond easily blocks. The follow up knife, too, he sways out of the way and disarms her, though she's not really trying anymore. "You motherfucker! You scared the shit out of me! Where the hell did you come from?"

Both of them chuckling, she kicks out at Des one last time just for good measure. She expects him to dodge.

Desmond does not dodge. Nor does he let her connect. Instead, he kicks her raised ankle higher, steps in, and next thing she knows the sky is above her and she's landing flat on her back in the dirt. Then he has the gall to offer her a hand up. "I was in the trees, watching you come in."

The trees. He was always in the trees.

"God, you're such a fucking arsehole," she grumbles, contemplating his hand. For a moment, she thinks about dragging him down with her, but the others have already gone in and areprobably waiting. She lets him pull her to her feet. "It's good to see you, man."

"Yeah, you too." He might even be smiling, just a llittle.

[raetttriestowrite]

wow my brother is a bitch. and a snitch. he's POV flipped a fun little scene for you so read at your own risk (jk there's no spoilers in here). enjoy ❤️

[raetttriestowrite]

i'm really feeling that asexual right now. there should definitely be more of Something going on here but i'm just. missing it i think

[raetttriestowrite]

This was meant to be interesting. A bit of crawling into someone's head and seeing how shit ticked. A bit of analysis. A bit of poking fun at each other and laughing. A bit of 'I know that you know that I know- but we don't talk about it. just call bullshit when appropriate.'

A bit of fun. It Was Meant To Be Fun. What Happened?

[raetttriestowrite]

[raetttriestowrite]

wow i am so sorry. this was not the plan at all.

[raetttriestowrite]

Me, backtracking and writing alt. POV for past!stuff: hmm, i didn't know this happened.

[raetttriestowrite]

[raetttriestowrite]

This is not the direction I expected to be going. RIP. he's to hoping i can keep it interesting w/out rehashing shit too much.

[x23innocencelost]

The little-known 10th circle of hell, known as "Favorite character is extremely popular but you are also extremely particular and everyone is wrong".

[soliamurr]

Hey, hey @blackkatmagic

[frogwithapen]

@raetttriestowrite The Martian guy. And Desmond Miles. And basically anyone you decide is your blorbo it seems

[raetttriestowrite]

listen listen just because i have Opinions, doesn't mean you can bully me. especially when i'm right.

[wishingforatypewriter]

Me to my draft: You are a oneshot.

The draft: Wrong. I am the pilot chapter of a multichapter fic that you do not have the bandwidth to take on, but will haunt your every waking thought anyway.

[raetttriestowrite]

i just wanna say that i love love love all of my readers and it's an absolute treat to read the comments you've all left on Until You're Standing at the Cliff. Like. omg.

and knowing what plots you want to see more of is amazing, too. just. what resonated and caught your attention and all that. <3