the space between

❝ And I, too, am dim to my friends and unknown; a phantom, sometimes seen, often not ❞ ERIN • XXV • HE/THEY • CERTIFIED POTATO Just your friendly writeblr cryptid

[rhikasa]

INTRODUCTION

Hello! My name is Erin Lukas (he/they), and I'm a queer (nonbinary, pan/ace) + neurodivergent writer.

I've been around since 2018, so I'm in no way new to writeblr, I'm simply a little turtle cryptid who likes to disappear into my shell mysteriously for long periods of time only to re-emerge at random (oftentimes with a brand new blog, lol). 🐢

Unfortunately I tend to spend most of my time thinking about writing than actually committing to any of it, so excerpts are shared quite sporadically. I'm always down to ramble about any of my projects given the opportunity.

I'm ask, tag game, and random DM friendly! Just know that I can be slow to respond most days thanks to my chronically low social battery, so please be patient with me.

ABOUT MY WRITING

- I’m a fantasy writer for the most part, though I have been drawn to other genres on occasion.

- I have a special interest in fairytales, folklore, and mythology, and so my writing is greatly influenced by them.

- I enjoy writing stories with found family, morally grey characters, and tragedies.

- All my main casts of characters are a majority queer and/or neurodivergent.

- I consider my writing to be for an adult audience since dark themes/topics are common throughout all my projects. I will do my best to give proper content warnings when necessary, but please let me know if there’s ever anything you need tagged.

MY PROJECTS

~ WORLD OF SKIES UNIVERSE ~

High/Dark Fantasy: A Song of Ice and Fire x Arthurian Legend x Greek mythology x Lord of the Rings x Star Wars x Grishaverse

World of Skies is the working title for a collection of stories that all occur within the same universe. The first book is set to take place during the Angel & Reni War, a dark period in the world’s history prior to the age of The Great Disappearance.

↳ Characters Register // General Tag // World Tag

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(I also have several side projects, but since I don’t update them nearly as often, I didn’t feel they were worth mentioning here.)

If you’re interested in being added to/removed from any of my tag lists, just let me know!

NAVIGATION

About Me Tag // Answered Asks // Erin Speaks

WIP Page // My Writing // Tag Games // Braindumps

leaves divider by @/saradika (here)

[syn4k]

[talking about my favorite characters] okay so THESE two come in a bonded pair and if i think about them too hard i start taking poison damage

[star-crossedloverboy]

I'm a tumblr vampire: I can't enter your home (dms) without explicit permission or risk death

[the-punforgiven]

I'm just saying, if you're going to worldbuild magic being a "raw, primal force, akin to and interweaving with nature itself" you gotta explain to me why animals don't use it

[the-punforgiven]

I know the normal answer is "they just aren't smart enough for it" but idk I've seen enough media where a character uses a spell in a moment of brain-off panic ilI feel like animals could probably stumble into a spell or two like, accidentally

[the-punforgiven]

Also how funny would it be to see a completely normal regular bear cast magic missile outta nowhere

[the-punforgiven]

Also there is no way ravens wouldn't figure out spells, tbh

They're smart fuckin birds, I believe in them

Either through observing or just figuring shit out ravens could 100% learn how to cast spells I'm sure of it

[the-punforgiven]

Dogs can also cast Magic Missile but every time they do the projectile is shaped like a bone or a stick and they chase after it

[skellulite]

Oops! Looks like another tiny dragon has gotten loose. This one had the misfortune of finding an ink bottle…

[local-lesbian-tree-demon]

they should invent a body that feels normal to be inside of

[queenaegon]

is that song actually character-coded or is your brain a character-shaped hammer looking for lyrics to nail down somewhere

[brawlite]

it's always interesting to encounter people in fandom who don't seem to understand that interesting characters are not always 100% perfect/make bad decisions/aren't morally pure/etc. look. this isn't my little pony. i don't want a moral lesson, i want an interesting, complex, flawed character.

i like my adult media to have complex, adult characters "that character is irredeemable now because [insert moral failing here]" have you ever made a bad decision? have you ever hurt anyone? have you ever made a mistake? are YOU irredeemable? are YOU not worthy of atonement? what about love?

jfc.

[scorchroots]

weird thing about writing is that like, even if no one decides to rep me and I don't get published and don't become a bestseller, if not one of those things happen, I've still got the book. I still have the story. It's a thing that you don't have to commit your entire life to but that you never have to give up if you don't want to.

it's just ingrained in my head that I will never stop writing, regardless of whether I'm empirically successful or not, cuz it's not about the success. It's always been about the stories.

[animentality]

[which-ocs]

Why can't your OC sleep?

[pantsbutfancy]

siblings in neck pain

[nixscriptum]

[knifefightscene]

We genuinely need to romanticize aging because the dread destroys us all

[lux-scriptum]

Will admit that one of my favorite flavors of character to write is indeed “I’m in charge, I dont want to be, but also, no one else is doing it right so i HAVE To be.”

[snowlilly]

OC habits ask game

🗣️ Voice 1. Are they talkative? 2. Is their voice quiet or loud? 3. Do they have unusual speech patterns? 4. Do they have an accent or dialect? 5. Do they like to sing? Are they good at it?

🖐️ Hands 6. Left handed, right handed, ambidextrous? 7. Neat or messy hand writing? 8. Do they draw/paint a lot? 9. Are they good or bad at making handicrafts? 10. Do they need their hands occupied a lot? If so, what do they do?

🍛 Food 11. What's their favorite food/least favorite food? 12. Are they a picky eater? 13. Any food they avoid for reasons other than taste? 14. How are their table manners? 15. Do they rather eat too much or too little? 16. Do they prefer to eat alone or with company? 17. Are they good at cooking?

🛏️Sleep 18. Morning person or night owl? 19. Easy to fall asleep or insomniac? 20. Light or heavy sleeper? 21. Do they move around a lot while sleeping? 22. Are they used to sleeping around others or alone? 23. Do they snore? 24. Other sleeping habits?

[prophetic-writer]

When you've been a writer for long enough, commas become more of a spiritual practice than a grammatical one.

Could I explain the actual rules of how they’re used? Absolutely not.

Do I rely on sensing a tremor in the force to tell me where to use them? Yes and this has never failed me even once.