she-who-lives-for-stories

fangirl, reader, writer (in that order)

[junflower123]

[fvlter]

I was gunna put this in the tags but it’s a lot. When i first started going through the process of getting a diagnosis, i was labelled with ODD. I immediately took issue with this, it seemed like an unfair diagnosis based entirely on the session the psychiatrist had with my parents (which mostly consisted of “my child is being really difficult on purpose”), and Hoo Boy when i tell you ODD immediately strips you of your ability to call out anyone on anything, that would be an understatement. I couldn’t even disagree or bring up my concerns about the validity of MY OWN DIAGNOSIS without it being labelled as oppositional defiance. Whenever i displayed any negative emotion the “treatments” did so much more harm than good. When you label someone as ‘defiant’ (ugh), when that word is put on their medical record, that person is never allowed to complain about anything again. Knowing that POC are disproportionately affected with this diagnosis makes me feel sick, i can only imagine what’s being swept under the rug as someone just being “defiant to authority”, not even just in the medical field but as justification for police brutality and mass incarceration. When i say medical racism kills people, this is what i mean.

[noodle-the-queen]

this is so fucking important. reblog.

[writingdose]

[punished-venom-solitair-e]

my favorite phenomenon on tiktok is when all the comments will line up and start doing the same bit

[writingdose]

thank you ao3 for protecting writers and never allowing censorship to plague your platform. we love and respect you for this

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

nobody “writes like ai” as long as they write, then they write. period. there’s no “writing like ai”. because by saying someone “writes like ai”, you’re implying that ai actually writes and that ai is the blueprint. but what ai does is mimic human-made works.

ai writes (aka they’re mimicking) like humans. not the other way around.

saying “this writer writes like ai” is the equivalent of saying “your work looks like those other works that copied yours”

[writingdose]

being a writer is

50% daydreaming about plots and writing

50% procrastinating/suffering during the actual writing process

[beyonslayed]

when you realize you may actually live through a global fascist period 

[kidzbopdeathgrips]

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[reixlle]

you're out of touch, i'm out of time

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

I really really really don't know who to ask and I'm new to AO3😢😥😥 Is commenting too much awkward??? I'm socially inadept and interacting with people online gives me an overload of anxiety and recently I've found this fic and fell super deep in love with it and commented massive messages on each chapter. The author replied to me at the beginning but recently they just stopped (hi I understand it's not the author's job to reply and they're likely busy with their life too) but I can't help but be kind of worried that I somehow had put them off (because my comments sometimes involves analyzations and if I get into something too much I can be too excessive) I plead for advice is this normal???

while I can only speak for myself, I as a writer absolutely LOVE it when people give me long comments (the longer, the better lol) and, for me personally, there’s no such thing as too many comments.

love love love love these long comments, they help motivate me, especially when my readers give me deep analysis on the characters and/or their actions.

anyway, fellow writers, reblog if you love long positive comments

[sarcasmiclife]

On the other hand, I also try to switch pov (maybe I am focused on Lara because I am a woman myself) like Lara is responsible for lying to his face, taking advantaged of his soft spot and courtesy for her, then responsible for that fall of his kingdom and death of so many as well as the suffering of his family and people just living in his parents house and torturing people. Lara is in fact responsible although she saw the truth. And I think putting myself in his situation he knows it’s wrong but he reaches a limit and can’t resist her anymore. And after that he feels like he betrayed people who have always been by his side… But instill think that scene shouldn’t happen and skip it and just make it so she falls asleep after the stitching up… but then again she gets pregnant there which is totally nonsense like she died and took so many tonics how can a baby survive and how did nana not notice xD thanks so much for answering 🫶🏻

Sameee (to all of it lmao) I hate that scene too and I wish it hadn't happened and I understand that Lara betrayed Aren in all the worst ways possible that it makes it impossible to blame Aren for his reactions and I completely hate it. It breaks my heart every single time I think about it. Reading DLJ's books (and then rereading them) should be labelled as masochism because I shouldn't be this addicted to this pain.

Also, Lara getting pregnant that night is so nonsense but also so on-point for her 🤣🤣🤣 only she would get pregnant whole half dead and all drugged up.

And don't thank me for answering. I like to think of you as a friend 🩷

[sarcasmiclife]

I agree with your answer. I really don’t think Aren would have ever done that so the „they just needed a sex scene“ is the most logical explanation. Because after the fight when she drowned he suddenly wanted her back which is weird too. I loath that general even when I know and feel bad for Aren in General. His burden is heavy and he gets pressured from all sides. I innerl think that if the pressure wouldn’t have been that big he wouldn’t have even considered „leaving“ her. Although it isn’t even 100% sure if the really left or just momentarily. Because I am sure I once read Danielle stating after the war ended he would have abdicated and would go looking for her. But that still doesn’t justify him leaving like that. He could have said he leaves for her safety… I don’t know I wished Lara wouldn’t have turned back to him after enduring his use of her and that he would have suffered … like Keris and James are both so devoted to their lovers. Lara deserved that too :((

You're making me miss things I never missed before 😭😭💔💔 although I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who thought the ending and their "reunion" was rushed. I always wanted more for them. More emotions, more tenderness, more scenes. The Traitor's Queen's ending felt way too rushed for me.

(and while we are on the topic, The Tempest Blade's ending felt too rushed too. So may political plots with so many characters and twists and it all ended just like that??? We did not get near enough of Mama Lara or Aren or Zarrah or hell, even Nina. I would have loved to see more of Nina and Katarina but alas.)

And now that you put up the comparison of my babies with the other two couples I can't help but see how much they didn't get. 💔💔

Yk sometimes I think about how it would be if Aren really had abdicated and they went of to live a quiet life like Sarhina. And I like that image a lot.

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

[needtotalkilllisten]

[poohishere]

🎀

[howlingday]

Could use a good omen like this

[sarcasmiclife]

Hello, I assume you‘ve read the traitor queen? I dislike this book, but there is one thing that is really disturbing: I totally understand Aren‘s torn situation. And I know he loves Lara (especially in the books after she becomes his priority) but the scene in Gamire Island was so ugly. Aren is not the type who would ever do that. Nor him nor Keris or any man who loves. Let’s say he became weak FOR LARA. And „made love“ with her. But he then LEFT her behind, calling it a mistake?! Like whaaatttt. I think it’s bad writing tbh, but it still irritates me. I like to think partly he said that so that she would stay put and heal. I remember Danielle stating Aren would have most likely abdicated after the war and would go looking for Lara. But that action was so ugly. What are your thoughts? :))

Hi. Sorry it's been so long since I checked my asks. But thankfully for your ask, I just reread this series last week so it's all fresh in my mind.

And yeah, you're right, that Gamire Island scene was ugly. It made me so pained like I get why Aren did all of that but also why did he do that??? It was terrible, making love like that like they are back to being together forever and then leaving her behind.

And he did leave so she could heal and stop jumping into life threatening fights. But also because he felt like he betrayed his people and that was the worst part.

I, personally, think that Aren would have regretted leaving Lara in like 1 day and left to find her no matter what. But mostly, I think the reason behind that scene was just so there could be a sex scene in the book (for, yk, engagement) because in Traitor Queen, they could have done that at any point of time and Aren would have felt guilty at best and self loathing and harted at worst.

So while I do think that sex scene was ugly and I would have preferred it hadn't happened, I also think that that was the best possible time for them to have sex. Anytime else would have been worse. Even when they were in the Red Desert, it would have been more of goodbye sex than reunion sex.

[rocketsaurus]

Ask Game

Tagged by my chaos gremlin friend @hyperjiggles

What's your blog title from?

It came to me in the night, like a strike of lightning. And it was my Instagram handle.

2. What movie have you watched most recently? What did you think of it?

My second viewing of Project Hail Mary proved that it's actually perfect and the only movie I care about for maybe forever.

3. what are you looking forward to right now?

I have a presentation at 11 and I am very excited for it to go well and to be done with it.

4. if you could do anything at all today, what would it be?

Honestly, I'd get a lot of my around the house to-do's done, but I actually have so many fucking meetings and I will be tired by the time we get to to-do's so alas, they must wait.

5. What's your drink of choice? (Coffee/tea order, alcohol of choice, pop, etc)

I hate what it's called and I hate that it's so cringe as a brand but god I love MudWtr so much

6. What's your hair routine like? Anything special?

So I dye my hair which means I have to be a little weird about it. I wash my hair in cold water with my handheld shower head while flipping my head over the bath, shampoo, conditioner or hair mask, then pop on a shower cap and take the rest of my shower, then rinse in cold water. I only wash my hair every 2-3 days, and every 2-3 weeks I add more color in by either being a grownup about it with gloves and bowls and brushes or by schlorping the dye into a handful of conditioner and calling it a day.

7. what's your favourite way to travel? Is there a mode of travel you haven't done that you want to experience?

I wish driving was a net good for the environment because I love the zen space of all the things you have to pay attention to but also the muscle memory of the actions. I do also love a train ride, even a commuter train is delightful to me.

8. favourite month of the year and why?

NOVEMBER because it's my BIRTHDAY and therefor it is MINE and it is ABOUT ME

9. favourite time of day and why?

I'm a disgusting morning person and I think 7am is a lovely, LOVELY time of day.

10. do you play or follow any sports? & elaborate on that?

I follow Liverpool FC via my husband and Wimbeldon FC via John Green. I think sports are extremely cool and good and I love the ways humans find connection and joy in things they made up but I cannot pay attention to sports that long because oh my god it's boring.

11. what kind of music is stuck in your head a lot lately?

There is always a Taylor Swift song hiding in a corner of my mind.

12. dishes or laundry?

I would rather do dishes forever. Laundry is the worst torture of the modern household.

13. what's something you learned recently?

My left shoulder sits about two centimeters higher than my right.

14. if you could give a TED talk on anything, what would you talk about?

The reasons why Movie Gandalf is a much better character than Book Gandalf, who sucks ass and butt.

15. What's a piece of advice you find yourself giving a lot?

"work with yourself, not against yourself"

16. what's a piece of advice you would give to yourself five years ago?

"You have ADHD, go get diagnosed, it's fine."

17. do you believe in luck and superstition? Do you carry any lucky items or follow any lucky rules?

I am always knocking on wood to not jinx things, but otherwise most of my lil superstitions fall away like so many hobbies and habits

18. Are you musical? Play any instruments or sing? Would you ever perform for an audience?

I like to sing karaoke and I have played clarinet on and off for a long time. I looove performing unfortunately and will do it whenever I can.

19. Write, type, or speak?

I am the most eloquent and articulate with verbal communication, for sure.

20. what do you wish someone would ask you?

About my tattoos.

Tagging some folks because thats how this works but as always I never remember any of my mutuals url's the second I am asked to tag them so if you see this do it and tag me thanks. @maryoliveoil @readysetjo @autumnsoldier13 @keypix4 @byeletty @dystopianbisexual

[dystopianbisexual]

What's your blog title from?

I'm bisexual and I like dystopian fiction (I may also not be bisexual but that's a future me problem icl).

2. What movie have you watched most recently? What did you think of it?

Uuuuh it might also be PHM? Actually wait no it was a shitty disaster movie called Thrash or smth, barely even qualified as so bad it's good but it was entertaining to laugh at.

3. what are you looking forward to right now?

Transitioning!

4. if you could do anything at all today, what would it be?

Serious answers: Come out to more people, finish my coursework

Less serious answer: Send that one fucking climb at my local gym, it's going to haunt my dreams until I finish it

5. What's your drink of choice? (Coffee/tea order, alcohol of choice, pop, etc)

Tea. Like bogstandard breakfast tea. It's boring as fuck but it's great.

6. What's your hair routine like? Anything special?

Currently fuck all, may get more complicated in the future as I grow my hair out and maybe dye it.

7. what's your favourite way to travel? Is there a mode of travel you haven't done that you want to experience?

A good train ride is really nice, do it quite a bit so I just download a book and binge it. Technically climbing is a form of vertical travel so it's probably that.

8. favourite month of the year and why?

June is my birthday month but that's boring so it's like April I think, nice weather, not too hot, ideal climbing conditions.

9. favourite time of day and why?

I'm a big 11am enjoyer.

10. do you play or follow any sports? & elaborate on that?

Climbing. Specifically and exclusively climbing. Been doing it for 5 years or so, absolutely obsessed, I teach it while not at uni, it's awesome.

11. what kind of music is stuck in your head a lot lately?

My obsession with Alter Bridge knows no bounds.

12. dishes or laundry?

Dishes, feels like I'm accomplishing something (and I also don't have to look at clothes I don't like).

13. what's something you learned recently?

So ordinarily I would pick something from my course (like the fact that there's an Old Norse saga about the fall of Troy which is really really cool), but prev's fact here reminded me of the fact that my shoulders are hypermobile enough to touch my toes when sitting without needing to bend my back or lean forwards at all, it's freaky.

14. if you could give a TED talk on anything, what would you talk about?

English place-names. Or climbing.

15. What's a piece of advice you find yourself giving a lot?

Doing something badly is better than not doing it at all.

16. what's a piece of advice you would give to yourself five years ago?

Easy as fuck: you're a woman, go get some estrogen.

17. do you believe in luck and superstition? Do you carry any lucky items or follow any lucky rules?

Not really? I'll touch wood/my head to avoid jinxing things, but nothing beyond that (at least consciously).

18. Are you musical? Play any instruments or sing? Would you ever perform for an audience?

No and no, regardless of how emphatically I sing along to whatever song is stuck in my head at any given time.

19. Write, type, or speak?

Typing 100%, speaking and writing leads to too many miscommunications.

20. what do you wish someone would ask you?

Anything about my transition icl.

Pinging uuuh @sad-endings-suck (because you ping me in a lot of ask games and I feel really bad not taking part lmao) @theplaguebeast @nova-39 @wizardlyghost @internwizard @sarcasmiclife

[sarcasmiclife]

1. What's your blog title from?

It's actually a typo. I created my fanfic writer profile years ago and didn't know the adjective for sarcasm was sarcastic and not sarcasmic but then it didn't feel right changing it back and now I like this one better

2. What movie have you watched most recently? What did you think of it?

Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle and I have just one thing to say about it: EVERYONE SHOULD GO AND WATCH THIS MOVIE THIS IS THE PEAK

3. What are you looking forward to right now?

Finding a good arranged marriage romance I need a book like that last month 😭😭

4. If you could do anything at all today, what would it be?

Well seeing as it's already 2300 I suppose I'll just sleep (after trying v v hard to find a good arranged marriage romance, I'm sure)

5. What's your drink of choice? (Coffee/tea order, alcohol of choice, pop, etc)

Anything cold which doesn't have too much sugar or too less sugar. Cold coffee, lemonade, soft drinks, fruit juices, anything cold and not very sweet goes

6. What's your hair routine like? Anything special?

Idk I just wash them every 2-4 days?

7. What's your favourite way to travel? Is there a mode of travel you haven't done that you want to experience?

So far, by car. I have only ever travelled by land so no aeroplanes or ships pr anything. I crossed a river on a boat a couple times and that's it. Car is the best as far as I know

8. Favourite month of the year and why?

October because it's the month of festivals. And then June because, duh

9. Favourite time of day and why?

Nighttime ig. It just feels so nice. Quiet (relatively), cool, relaxing

10. Do you play or follow any sports? & elaborate on that?

I don't play anything except some badminton a couple times a year. But I like watching cricket (or, more often, cricketers but that's not the point)

11. What kind of music is stuck in your head a lot lately?

Taylor Swift forever

12. Dishes or laundry?

What kind of question is this only murderers like to do laundry (to remove the blood, yk?)

13. What's something you learned recently?

There are 4 types of love according to CS Lewis: storge, philia, eros, agape

14. If you could give a TED talk on anything, what would you talk about?

Importance of romance in literature

15. What's a piece of advice you find yourself giving a lot?

Don't overthink everything

16. What's a piece of advice you would give to yourself five years ago?

Don't make that guy your bf, favourite the fanfics you liked, and get career counselling

17. Do you believe in luck and superstition? Do you carry any lucky items or follow any lucky rules?

I believe in them but not actively. Like I'll acknowledge if I think something happened because of luck or superstition but I won't intentionally look out for things like that or carry "lucky" items

18. Are you musical? Play any instruments or sing? Would you ever perform for an audience?

Not at all to all of these. I can barely listen to music and recognise different parts of them

19. Write, type, or speak?

Speak because I'm too lazy to write and even more to type

20. What do you wish someone would ask you?

Anything about books or anime or fanfictions

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[televisionenjoyer]

"girlmath" "girldinner" girl help overthrow the fascist regime NOW