Dragons + MHA✨

Hi! I'm a writer on Ao3 under 'Random7210', I write for Natshig from MHA. MHA | TPN | Wednesday | Demon Slayer | Spy X Family | Death Note | Sally Face | Horror Movies

[areyusquiddingme]

Do you think Shigaraki’s quirk works with his toes too?

[random7210]

There was a point in life I genuinely believed this. I thought this man was cutting holes in his socks to prevent destroying everything, but alas, it was probably just a tumblr/ao3 User thinking it'd be funny 😔

[asynca]

Write that one-shot. Those 3 chapters will be the best 10 chapters you ever wrote

[random7210]

"That's not how it works!" I say, whilst my "oneshots" currently are on and for 12+ chapters....

[questions-about-blorbos]

Reblog if it’s okay for people to inbox you questions, headcanon, theories, anything about your Blorbo

[moodyvoid]

Spinner, thinking about Twice: normal image of Twice.

Spinner, thinking about Shigaraki: SHIRTLESS, BACK MUSCLES!

[dunno1413]

Oh time is also terrifying

[fawnpalmer]

quarterly reminder that if i reblog something ai-generated it is 110% and always an accident and for the love of god please tell me so i can delete it from my blog

[hauntedchronicler]

the mutuals are getting mythological about the trials of modern life tonight on tumblr dot com

[random7210]

How to write:

Haunting the narrative

What is haunting the narrative?

Haunting the narrative is when a character's absence drives the plot of a story, and is more impactful than their physical appearance. This is used alongside mysteries, whether about the character or a cause of absence, to influence the protagonist.

Some of my favourite / well known examples:

- Alison DiLaurentis, from Pretty Little Liars

- Lucy Gray, from A Ballad of Songbird and Snakes / Hunger Games

- Andie Bell, from A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

- Lily and James Potter, from Harry Potter

- Rebecca, from Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier

- Hannah Baker, from 13 Reasons Why

How to write:

1. Weaponise their Absence. Make the character's disappearance painful for the protag, both through physical and emotional means.

For example:

- Leave physical remains of the character. This may be an untouched room, that the protag can't help but return to, and can't help but remember and grief the loss of the character. Or, this may be a smell or favourite thing that reminds the protag of the missing character. This is used to create a subtle breakdown of the protag, and to show the missing character being stuck in time.

- Occasional flashbacks. These can remind the protag of something important to the plot, eg. a clue to a mystery. Or, this may be a a simple reminder of the character that brings upset to the protag and drives a major decision. This can also be used to make the past active and add depth to the missing character.

- Lingering 'rules'. The protag may have certain self-imposed expectations for themselves as they attempt to live up to on behalf of the missing character. These may end up self sabotaging the protag and refusing joy. This is used to create internal conflict and show externalised yet subtle guilt.

- Constant comparisons. The protag may compare their friends/family to this missing person, and miss their absence. Or friends/family may compare the protagonist this missing character. This sometimes adds to the depth of the character, and sometimes reinforces these 'rules', as the protag cannot live up to someone idealised by a disappearance / death.

2. Make conflict in the missing character's nature. Contradict their behaviours and don't explain certain decisions to make their character more mysterious, and make them occupy the main character's mind.

For example:

- Conflicting Perspectives. Let other characters tell stories that show a different side of the missing character than the one suggested by the protag. Or let them contradict accounts to create a sense of mystery. This humanises the missing character, whilst creating tension for the protag. This also makes grief feel messy, and therefore more real.

- Make the protag question their memories about the missing character. Sometimes show positive memories, sometimes negative to make the main character question if the person was a saviour, monster or merely misunderstood. Highlighting these flaws creates a fully rounded character rather than just a missing/ dead character.

3. Make them the cause of main decision points. Let the missing character's absence create power over the protag in their (in)actions.

For example:

- Internal Struggle. Make all the character's decisions an attempt to uphold a legacy for the missing character, or violently rebel against it. This creates tension and an emotional climax as the protag fails to uphold the standard of an idealised memory.

- Inherited traits. Let the protag unconsciously copy the missing character's habits, speech patterns, or flaws. This is effective at blurring identity and building conflict, hence adding the internal struggle.

[random7210]

Day 1 (Mon 20th) of @mhararepairweek is completed!!

I've written my natshig fic for the post-war prompt, though I'm considering also doing haunting the narrative because I love that prompt (I just need to figure out how I'm going to write it)!!

I cannot wait for July to start posting these <3

[moninils]

And all of this at once.

[alex-just-vibing]

looking for fics about your favorite character on ao3 be like:

dont care

dont care

dont care

what the actual fuck

dont care

ooh that sounds- what the fuck

unfinished

don't care

the best fic ive ever read in my life. this absolutely ruined me and ill never be the same ever again

dont care

[alamogirl80]

Reblogging for the absolute brutal accuracy of this comment

[anachronic-cobra]

And then you're like "fuck it, I'll make my own" and once you've done that you toss it into the goodwill bin to be someone else's prada or container of human teeth

[mjrtaurus]

And sometimes you gotta go with the container of human teeth purely out of morbid curiosity.

[waterme-stories]

The container of human teeth is what I was looking for specifically. If you must know.

[thesunoficaruss]

big fan of romance horror. big fan of terrible people still being loved. big fan of bending morality and turning the grotesque into something beautiful.

[bigandlong]

If you see this on your dashboard, reblog this, NO MATTER WHAT and all your dreams and wishes will come true.

[jae-felidae]

Oh hey! Haven’t seen this in forever! Didn’t reblog it when it came across me before, not gonna skip it this time, I need some good vibes.

[iamanartichoke]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but as a creator -

I am fine with "the audience" -

downloading my fics

printing my fics

copy/pasting or screenshotting my fics

sharing your saved copy of my fics with anyone else who might want them in the unlikely but never impossible case that my fics are no longer available on ao3

making a book of my fic(s) and running your fingers across the pages while lovingly whispering my precioussss

doing these things with anything I create for fandom, such as meta, headcanons, au nonsense like 'texts from the brodinsons,' etc

I am not fine with "the audience"

doing any of the above with the purpose/intent of plagiarizing my work or passing it off as their own in any capacity

feeding my work into ai for any reason whatsoever

Save the fandom things. Preserve the fandom things. Respect the fandom things.

Enjoy the fandom things.

[hilarioushumorfromouterspace]

[charlesoberonn]

I like this meme because the stock photos make it seem like the same woman but 10 years older.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

reblog if you love ao3 exactly how it is and you don’t want it to “update” or change in any way♡

[nondelphic]

writing is so fun when i’m not doing it