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The significance of plot without conflict

In the West, plot is commonly thought to revolve around conflict: a confrontation between two or more elements, in which one ultimately dominates the other. The standard three- and five-act plot structures–which permeate Western media–have conflict written into their very foundations. A “problem” appears near the end of the first act; and, in the second act, the conflict generated by this problem takes center stage. Conflict is used to create reader involvement even by many post-modern writers, whose work otherwise defies traditional structure.

The necessity of conflict is preached as a kind of dogma by contemporary writers’ workshops and Internet “guides” to writing. A plot without conflict is considered dull; some even go so far as to call it impossible. This has influenced not only fiction, but writing in general–arguably even philosophy. Yet, is there any truth to this belief? Does plot necessarily hinge on conflict? No. Such claims are a product of the West’s insularity. For countless centuries, Chinese and Japanese writers have used a plot structure that does not have conflict “built in”, so to speak. Rather, it relies on exposition and contrast to generate interest. This structure is known as kishōtenketsu.

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Worship the Fire by bundie

Fae izuku and Dragon King katsuki

Summary: The day the sun and the moon met, neither knew that the other held everything for them. The sun and the moon had been meeting across time and space through this universe and the next, though this would perhaps be the most fraught with destruction. Their hearts were spitfire and their hands reached across chasms great and teeming with roaring waters; they knew many lives and many forms, but here in this place, they were two young boys connected by the threads of fate tangled around their souls, pulling them closer against thrashing branches and furious winds set to keep their tragedy away from the world for just a little bit longer. When Izuku was four, he met a boy in the City of Dragons. When Katsuki is twenty-two, his soulmarking ceremony confirms his worst fear: Deku is his soulmate. The boy he hasn't seen in years. The threads of fate bind their souls together through fire and tragedy, leaving naught but smoking ruins in their wake.

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Hold This House by Tokiji

O!izuku and A!katsuki

Summary: And Katsuki just— He freaked out. He freaked out, okay? He was fucking fifteen with all these plans to be a pro hero, to be the best and strongest of them all so he could protect his quirkless Deku, but— But to drop all of that to become a father? A mated Alpha? At— At fifteen fucking years old, barely out of middle school? He… He couldn't. He couldn't do it.

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Long Sleeves by loveatfirstsight

florist izuku and cop Bakugou

Katsuki was raised on the belief that one has to be the strongest to make it in this world. Other people are a waste of time, minor distractions, focus should be left to being the best at whatever he does. The violence at home shaped him into more than a beast than a person, relying on his instincts and others' fear to make it by. Weakness was to be eliminated by all means necessary.

He makes his way through life like a meteor, burning through obstacles and landing himself a place at an esteemed Police Academy. He only realizes the consequences of living the way he has when an incident leaves him powerless, something he hadn't thought possible, and begins the painful journey towards recovery.

Izuku was raised on the belief that no matter what he did, it would never amount to anything. His mother never believed in him, his father out of the picture, the only person who believed in him was himself.

A victim of bullying, life took its time tearing apart his dreams, his hope, until he was left with nothing. He hides away at home, taking better care of his potted plants than himself. After an incident he begins seeing a therapist, and bumps into a childhood friend he thought he'd never see again.

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The Curse of Tarragon Mountain by Cardinal_Direction

omega izuku and alpha katsuki Tarragon Mountain held a reputation, one it outwardly embraced with ominous towering black slopes and a jagged summit. All season a brutal blizzard accumulates before the annual winter day when the storm descends the slopes and holes up the village for months on end in a winter wonderland. Some rumors attributed the storm to a simple hiccup in nature, others claimed the mountain held the pathway to hell where creatures of dark magic frolicked and lured the unsuspecting. Izuku was much fonder of the fairy-tale Inko would tell him as they huddled together through the cold winter nights. She told him of a fair and noble dragon-blood king caught in a war between good and evil. She told him of another king, jaded and evil who sought to control power through abhorrent means. Included in the fable were a prophecy, an unfinished war, and an incomplete conclusion. The good king lay to this day within the confines of Tarragon Mountain, cursed to forever slumber until a powerful omega, just as strong and intelligent as the king himself, would release the king from his slumber, free their people, and bring everlasting peace. It was a nice fairy-tail, but Izuku had much more to worry about than a story... right?

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Undercover by GreyFrey

Summary: Katsuki sagged, letting out the breath he'd been holding in. "Yeah, whatever. Later nerd." He didn't wait for a reply, pressing the button to end the call immediately. "That went well, right? He sounds normal." Katsuki leveled a very serious look at the other hero, voice grave. "Kirishima, that wasn't Deku." _________________ Izuku has taken part in a dangerous, undercover mission that was only supposed to last for three months. As part of the assignment, no one, not even his best friends and classmates, can know about it. Now, six months have passed since it started and no one knows he’s missing. That is until Katsuki starts to do a little digging. (A fic about Izuku saving everyone and Katsuki saving Izuku.) pro-hero izuku and pro-hero Bakugou

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Unwritten by SynchroTrina

quirkless vigilante / journalist izuku pro-hero Bakugou "Katsuki never expected to read a hero interview that wasn’t absolute shit, but he was straight up impressed by whoever this Ze was. They didn’t write the same vapid bullshit he’d come to expect in a hero society reliant on popularity polls for rankings. He’d always refused to entertain the media vultures, but something like this was worth his time. If Katsuki played it right, he might rise up the Commission rankings without becoming a media puppet. Maybe he could convince his boss, Hawks, to let him work whatever high profile case Eraserhead was on while he was at it too. After having his dreams of becoming a hero crushed, Izuku was exposed to the harsh reality that most heroes were just public personas set up by the Commission to maintain public order. He could live his life dissecting heroes from a safe distance as the popular writer Ze and still spend his nights as a moderately legal vigilante without any complications. Izuku thought he'd left Kaachan behind after moving during the last year of middle school. That was until his latest hero profile subject, Red Riot, asked him to consider interviewing Ground Zero. Seven year later, he still apparently couldn’t say no to Kaachan."

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The Wallflower by Meema98

quirkless vigilante izuku / dadzawa / bakudeku

"When Midoriya Inko is among a group of nurses who has mysteriously vanished, no one realized she left behind a child. No one ever noticed the worthless Deku. He was just a wallflower, always there, but never seen. He’d had enough. Midoriya Izuku decides he will take advantage of this society imposed invisibility “quirk” and find his mother on his own."

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One of my favourite bakudeku fanfic tropes is when izuku didn't get ofa and grew up to help people on his own way.

fire fighter #midoriyaizuku pro-hero #dynamight au

detective #midoriyaizuku pro-hero #dynamight au

teacher #midoriyaizuku pro-hero #dynamight au

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One of my favourite bakudeku fanfic tropes is when izuku didn't get ofa and grew up to help people on his own way. nurse #midoriyaizuku pro-hero #dynamight au

support #midoriyaizuku pro-hero #dynamight au

vigilante #midoriyaizuku unviling mentor #aizawa au

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i feel like we don’t talk about things like this enough

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Page one of Part two of my short bkdk epilogue comic!

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“I'd give it all to you, Kaachan”

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Please help me tell people about my book!

Hi! I'm publishing a book! It's coming out within the next month, just in time for Christmas!! It's GAY!! It's romantic!!! It's HOT! It has firefighters and background sapphic romance, and is exciting AF!!!

I'm very excited, too! Here's the thing: I had a pretty solid platform on Twitter, but since Elon took over, a lot of my followers left, the algorithm crashed, and the whole thing might go under. I don't have the same reach on other platforms, so I need some help! Please share this post if you like GAY SHIT and BOOKS and helping indie content creators be successful!!! Please follow me or check out my ko-fi for updates! Thanks!!! Here's my pitch, hope you like it:

"Fire & Ice": The flaming hot queer romance novel where a foray into BDSM helps two best friends find themselves, each other, and what it really means to burn. Summary: "Firefighter Tripp Truett has somehow tumbled into a whole new kind of relationship with his quirky paramedic best friend, Lee, but mutual relief from their high-stress jobs quickly develops into something more. With all the missed signals and crossed wires, can these two ever figure out that they're so much closer to being on the same page than they think?"

**************************************** About the author (info dump ahoy!!!!) :

I'm Robin, sometimes known as Wings! I'm a 36-year-old, queer, autistic, disabled mom of 2 humans and 5 senior rescue dogs, former R.N. & paramedic. I'm a hardcore fangirl and a proud fanfic writer (and reader), and while I know some people will judge me for that, I am not ashamed! I started writing as a hobby after becoming physically disabled and unable to work as an RN. Fanfic gave me an audience and an outlet, gifted me purpose and hope again. Transformative fiction is FUN! It fosters creativity and passion, heals wounds, and makes people happy. If someone wants to discredit me for that, then perhaps they aren't the audience I'm seeking.

Ultimately, I know I'm taking a risk, but since people seem to enjoy my fics, this book is my attempt to try and make ends meet through original fiction! I know some people WILL discredit me. But I'm always about being myself and speaking on what I feel matters: Fanfic should be legitimized as a creative medium. I assure you, friends—the thousands of hours I've spent on my fanworks are as REAL as it gets. The intersection of disparaging fanfic + sexism/misogyny can't be overstated—women (esp queer women)'s unpaid work is often treated as a "hobby," not worthy of uplifting. I'm here to uplift! The risk is worth it—I would have nothing without fanfic & I'm proud. Younger creators shouldn't feel shame about writing/reading fanfic. We should ALL approach it as a legitimate medium. In fact, MOST new media these days is transformative "fanwork" of SOME kind, whether it's inspired by, based on, or outright rebooting existing worlds.

Plus, we queer folk simply deserve to see our stories in the mainstream media and to see the characters we fall in love, identify with, and root for to get their happily ever afters.

TL;DR: I'm keeping my name and history. Hopefully, I'll be successful in original fiction, but if not, I'll still be a fangirl. Please consider supporting me + other creators attempting to dip into original works. Follow or subscribe to my ko-fi for previews, updates, access to my discord community where I share exclusive content, and more: https://ko-fi.com/castielslostwings FIRE & ICE IS COMING TO A BOOKSTORE NEAR YOU SOON! Ko-Fi subscribers will have the option to buy signed copies & merch bundles! The link to purchase will also be posted there first.

A MAJOR thank you to my friends, editors, and to everyone who in my server for supporting and encouraging me to put myself out there and try something new. Love you guys so much. <3 Thank you to @chaoticdean for the beautiful cover. Many more thank yous to come. P.S. If you are reading this and know anyone with a platform who might be interested in receiving a free copy in exchange for promo (only if they enjoy, ofc), please holler at me, I can use all the help I can get!

<3 Wings

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Commission for @samisnotlegend! It is a scene from her fic Broke Boys, where those two are going hiking. Finally some time for those two boys to get some rest and just have fun together, as they should! Drawing this little wholesome moment was really fun <3 We’re here for all the hugs! Thank you very much for the requesting this!

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Thank you!!! I’ve already cried about this and I guarantee I’ll cry again. Writing this fic has been super joyful for me - and your art encapsulates that joy perfectly! An infinite amount of love from me to you.

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They cute.💕💘

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