Spooky Writes!

She/Her, 21, 🧡🤍🩷 This is the writing blog for @thespookybean14

[spookywriter14]

Intro Post:

Dividers belong to @cafekitsune

Howdy! I’m Spooky/Raine. I go by she/her pronouns and this is the writing blog for @thespookybean14! :)

Do not sell my work, steal my work, repost it, repost it and claim it’s yours, etc. This is my work.

All of my work is originally made by me! Some of the things you’ll see on this blog are fanfics (occasionally), headcanons, original stories/works by me, infodumping about my stories and characters. There will also be reblogs about writing tips, dialogue prompts, some fanfics and headcanons from others I enjoy, and etc.

(Note: If I reblogged a fanfic or post of yours and you didn’t want it to be reblogged, please let me know and I’ll gladly delete the reblog!)

I really enjoy horror, southern gothic, thriller, mystery, classic, historical, and sci-fi books!

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Some of my favorite characters ever are:

Clarice Starling - The Silence of the Lambs

Ellen Ripley - Alien

Dennis Parker - Alien

Joan Lambert - Alien

Rain Carradine - Alien Romulus

Andy Carradine - Alien Romulus

Lee Harker - Longlegs

Beth March - Little Women

Elizabeth Bennett - Pride & Prejudice

Johnny Utah - Point Break (1991)

Rust Cohle - True Detective (2014)

Some of my interests:

Alien Anthology

Telltale’s The Walking Dead (S1 and S2 only)

Life is Strange

Resident Evil

The Silence of the Lambs

Longlegs

Point Break (1991)

True Detective (S1 + S4)

Frankenstein

Pride & Prejudice (book + 2005 film)

Little Women

The Haunting of Hill House (book + 2018 tv series)

Midnight Mass

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Tags:

#spookywriter14 - posts and writing made by me! :)

#spookywriter faves - my fave posts on writing, character design, prompts, dialogue prompts, etc.

#oc: kate ashington 🔎 - this is for an oc of mine; she’s a detective and one of the main protagonists of my mystery novel! This tag is also featured on my RP blog for her.

#oc: zara moody 💙 - this is kate ashington’s detective partner and eventual love interest.

#oc: andromeda reinhardt 🏥 - paramedic oc that is trying to survive an alien apocalypse in 2035.

#oc: maggie fischer 👻 - college student oc that can see ghosts

Have a nice day/evening/night! 🩵

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[luxfuxxvii]

not now kitten, mommy needs to get up off her ass and overcome her fear of writing poorly because it's better than not writing at all.

[fairy-of-divorce]

We need more female characters who channel exhausted single father who is just doing his best. Do you understand what I mean. 

She's kind of a loser in a charming, but also in a pathetic way. Wears the same jacket she's owned for 10 years. Really good at some random uncool hobby like darts or scrabble. Terrible at meal prep. Reheats her coffee three times before drinking it. Tries to keep up with slang, but never gets it quite right. Little kids love her, teenagers think she is mega cringe. Hasn't had enough sleep in 6 months.

[bonsoir-oiseau]

Hi Bonsoir!! I hope you’re doing well! May I request some more Johnny Utah and reader friendship headcanons? I love this dude so much he’s so silly :,)

Being Friends with Johnny Utah Would Include...

He's so adorable I bet I could suplex him-HI SPOOKY I hope you're well too :D

Divider by @/dividers-are-us

Has an oddly expansive memory for things he deems "important." Couldn't tell you anything about what's wrong with his car or how to fix that weird whining thing your washer's doing, but he can recite penal codes on command and make strawberry rhubarb pie without a recipe.

Doesn't matter what kind of assignment he's on, he's available any time. You could call him at two in the morning your time or his time and he'd still answer halfway through the second ring with a very peppy, "Yo!"

Everything counts as "hanging out" to him. He'll sit on your kitchen counter and watch while you clean (of course he'll offer to help, but if you refuse and tell him to go home so he isn't bored, he'll just find a spot and plant himself in it). He'll drive you to the airport at some ridiculous time in the morning and walk all of the way through TSA, get coffee, and yap at you until you have to board your plane. He'll go to the DMV with you and sit in those uncomfortable plastic chairs for an hour and still be chipper as ever by the time you're called to the counter.

"Is this your partner?" "Oh, no," Johnny chirps with a grin, shoving his hands deep into his jean pockets and rocking forward onto the balls of his feet, "I'm just here to hang." The man behind the counter frowns confusedly- more to himself than to either of you- and opens his mouth to ask another question before he seems to think better of it. He shakes his head and sighs through his nose while he processes all of your forms, and when the two of you are finally free to leave, he mutters, "Have fun... doin' whatever else you're doin' today."

Strangers assume that he's a bit of an airhead due his age, but whenever you're in trouble or struggling with an emotional problem, he's the first person you go to. His moral compass is the soundest out of everyone you know, and he's never been afraid to give you an honest opinion, though his black and white way of thinking results in answers that seem harsh at times. He expects the same of you. Tell him when he's being too stubborn, tell him when he's in the wrong and when his actions are justified, guide him in the right direction.

Oddly enough, you're the first person he goes to when he needs to do something questionable for work. He often calls on you for help constructing a cover story. Whether it's on the phone or in person, he'll run idea after idea by you until something sticks.

"Okay. What if..." He pauses, and the open phone line seems to crackle with anticipation in that silence before his words come out in a jumbled rush, "What if my dad died in a really messed up combine accident, and-" "Are you trying to be relatable," You deadpan, wedging the phone between your ear and your shoulder while you work, "Or some kind of novelty horror case?" "But it's gotta be tragic, or me moving into the village won't make any sense!" "You remember that movie, uh..." You pause, waving your hand while you think, though Johnny can't see it through the phone, "Witness?" "Yeah!" He hopefully chirps. "This isn't it."

He's so excited to teach you how to surf after he moves to California. If you want to learn, he'll do his best to explain it to you, but he isn't very good at it yet, and he's... not the best teacher. Have you seen this guy? This is what Johnny sounds like trying to explain the logistics of surfing to you.

If you don't want to learn, but you're still willing to spend time at the beach while he practices, he's still ecstatic. Expect to spend hours in the water or on the sand, laughing the day away while you watch him tumble through wipeout after wipeout. On that note...

One of those people who, more often than not, gives up if their first try at something isn't perfect. The academy ironed some of that out of him (it's difficult to keep that mindset when everyone around you adheres to the "C's get degrees" motto and you're the only one raging about getting anything less than an A) but he still takes a lot of failures to heart and needs a pep talk now and then.

You have to take the lead whenever the two of you go to a crowded place, a market, a convention, etc.. Otherwise, he'll stop dead in his tracks when he sees something interesting, and you'll end up plowing into him. Get used to the weight of his hand on the back of your shirt, your backpack straps, or your belt loops. He'll wander off like a distractible dog if he isn't anchored to you somehow. But he can remember the entire city grid, and it doesn't matter how obscure the landmark is, if you mention it, he knows exactly where it is.

[spookywriter14]

Will Graham and Clarice Starling Working On A Case Together Would Include…

Author’s Note: I’ve had this thought in my head for a while now and I needed to get it out somewhere. Thank you @bonsoir-oiseau for bouncing around some ideas with me as soon as I mentioned this idea to you. You’re an amazing writer and I love your works a lot! :)

This is set in an alternate universe after Red Dragon and Silence of the Lambs and before Hannibal. Sorry this is a bit shorter than my last headcanons post!

Content Warnings: Will Graham is jealous, Will is pulled out of early retirement again, mentions of alcohol/alcohol usage, implied alcoholism, references to disfigurement, trauma and mental health issues (opening up about it), arguing, mild language, and mentions of abandoning family.

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• After Clarice had pulled her “little stunt” (saving the senator’s daughter alone and calling backup later) according to the higher-ups in the Bureau, Crawford reluctantly decides to pull Will Graham out of retirement one last time to work with Agent Starling.

• Crawford knows Starling can handle herself extremely well—-but he still is a little worried about her. Clarice argues with him for about an hour based on this idea alone. She thinks it’s extremely limiting.

Starling stands in front of Crawford’s desk with her arms crossed. “Mr. Crawford, I don’t know if I should work with your former protégé. you told me yourself that Dr. Lecter had messed him up horribly.”

Crawford looks up at her, his eyes peering over the rim of his glasses. “Yes…I’m aware. I think maybe you could learn something from each other.”

‘I’ll call bullshit.’ she thinks to herself.

Starling huffs softly at this response, but decides not to try and argue with him any further about the situation. She’ll just have to make do with Crawford’s idea.

• When Will Graham is told of this idea, of course he initially rejects it. He feels…jealous? No—-he’s been replaced. He doesn’t see a point in trying to work with her. She’s young—-and a lot smarter than he is. Not just that, but why would he work with her anyway? She lived an “idyllic farm girl lifestyle” and she’s possibly a yuppie.

• Clarice is furious about the fact Will left his family behind for the Francis Dolarhyde case. She thinks it’s stupid that he would even do such a thing. She thinks he put his ambition over the people who cared for him and that he should’ve considered that decision more.

• Will wasted most of his smarts on whiskey after retiring the second time. Besides, he firmly believes she’ll mock him or be frightened by his appearance after being disfigured. He enjoys living in solitude in Florida. Why go back to his old job?

• Upon meeting each other, Clarice initially keeps her distance from him, occasionally glancing at his face or noticing the way his hands shake. She doesn’t want to make him uncomfortable. She does her best to at least be polite anyway.

• Will doesn’t say a whole lot when they first meet. He isn’t the greatest at small talk, so he just nods and listens to her as she speaks after introducing himself. He holds out his hand for a handshake and notices that her grasp is firm—-solid.

• Most of the car rides they have with each other are silent with some radio noise in the background. They both can live with that.

• Except one night in particular, during an uneventful stakeout, Will decides to ask her a question to try and start a conversation.

Will glances out the window, then turns to face the young agent next to him. “When you met with Dr. Lecter…did he ever ask about me?”

“…Only once,” Clarice responded, keeping her eyes peeled for any suspicious activity. “Why do you ask?”

“I find it odd he asked you about me and you hardly knew who I was.”

“…I think Dr. Lecter was trying to get under my skin.”

“Do you still think about him?”

“Occasionally. You?”

“…Often. He haunts me…that son of a bitch.”

• They bonded over the way Lecter had treated them during their different cases and Will explained to Clarice what Lecter had done. They never spoke to each about Lecter again after that conversation.

• As the case gets more difficult, they begin to argue a bit more about the details and the facts. Clarice tends to empathize more with victims while Will has the ability to deeply understand the perpetrator.

• One time while they argued, Will brought up his perception of Clarice’s background—-someone who lived this ideal 1950s farm girl life. Clarice wasn’t having any of it.

“You think I had it made, Mr. Graham?” Clarice hisses, pulling the car over.

“Well, I—-“ Will tries to start, feeling himself move forward and sharply hit the back of the car seat as she hit the breaks and put the car in park. He notices the ire in her eyes.

“I grew up poor in a small town in West Virginia. I lost my dad when I was eight years old, Mr. Graham. He was someone I really looked up to. My mother took care of me and my siblings for a little while after that—-but then my mama decided to send me away to live with relatives,” Clarice begins, feeling tears prick her eyes, “It was great at first—-but then I left them with an old horse after hearing lambs screaming. I lived in an orphanage until I eventually was able to live on my own. This is your lesson to never assume everyone has it great, Will.”

Will exhales, taking all of this information in about Clarice. He hadn’t even realized he was holding his breath as she spoke. He realizes now, his own perceptions of her were completely false. He feels like kicking himself until Clarice speaks again.

“You know how you told me Lecter haunts you?”

“Yes.”

“He's keeps tryin’ to get in into your head, Will. Same way he tried to wiggle into mine. You told me what Lecter did 'fore you put him away. Remember that. Remember the victims. Don't let yourself become another one.”

Will nods, then stares out the window for a bit. Her words felt like a slap in the face—-except he felt like he needed it. He opens up his flask and takes a swig of his drink.

“I uh…I relate to growing up poor. I was raised in Louisiana. I moved ‘round a lot on the east coast. I didn’t know my mother, though. Then I worked as a detective for a bit and eventually became an agent. Um…I’m sorry you were sent away by your mom and your dad passed away.”

Clarice glances over at Will and gives him a look of respect yet surprise. “…It’s not your fault. I’m sorry you didn’t know your mom. I didn’t know that about you.”

“Well I guess you learn new things when you open up, hm?” Will chuckles, taking another swig of whiskey out of his flask.

Clarice just nods, putting the car in drive again to get back onto the road so they can go get a late dinner.

“I’m sure your father was a good man, Clarice.” Will mumbles, then looks out the window.

He doesn’t see it, but Clarice gives him a small, genuine smile, then focuses back to the road ahead.

• Despite the case’s difficulties, Starling and Graham managed to solve it. They gained respect for each other after the case ended and decided to go their separate ways.

• Will still thinks about Clarice occasionally. Any time he sees her on the news or he reads a newspaper clipping about one of her successes he feels a small half-smile tug at his lips. She’s a very sophisticated woman.

• Clarice also thinks about him occasionally too. She hopes he’s doing well, staying in his home in Florida. She hadn’t really kept in contact with him after the case, but she’ll never forget the experience she had working with him.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Angry Dialogue

Part I

"You had one job, and you still managed to mess it up!"

"I trusted you, and this is how you repay me?"

"Are you happy now that you ruined it all?"

"Don't you dare walk away while I'm talking to you!"

"Is this all just a joke to you?"

"Great, this is just great, so perfect."

"Do you actually believe the bullshit you're saying?"

"It's so frustrating trying to talk to you!"

"Oh, so now it's my fault? How convenient!"

"I can't believe I ever trusted you!"

"You think a simple 'sorry' will fix this?"

"How could you do this to me?"

"Do you even care how much you are hurting me?"

"This is absolutely not what I signed up for!"

"Stop blaming me for your mistakes!"

"You never listen - ever!"

"I can't believe you thought I wouldn't find out."

"Are you seriously trying to justify this?"

"Oh, you want to fight me? You're so immature!"

"Nothing you say can make this right!"

More: Angry Masterpost

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[thethirdromana]

Putting the term "Catholic guilt" on a high shelf where fandom can't reach it until everyone learns how to identify characters who are very very clearly coded as Protestant.

[vampfuneralpyre]

[blog-of-1000-corpses]

Scene with Clarice Starling where you're cleaning up her wounds.

And she's trying to be all tough and stoic, she's fine really, but something about how concerned you are and how gentle you're being just really gets to her

So of course, she comes to you anytime she gets a little scrape. Says she's just being too reckless lately.

You know better - this is Clarice were talking about. But you play along all the same, just to be so close to her.

[prompts-in-a-barrel]

"You don't know me. I'm not the same person anymore."

"That's okay. I'll get to know you again."

[daily-daydream]

Non-spicy ways to show Intimacy

Intimacy isn't always just the spicy stuff! Here's a few ways to show it through your characters in a few, simple ways...

Kissing their S/O's hand, knuckles, wrist...bonus points for eye contact!

Speaking of which...eyes. Glances across the room, prolonged eye contact, staring at each other

Tending to the other's wounds/ injuries

Knowing the other's tiny habits

Reaching out to the other when in pain, trouble, ect

Whispering jokes to each other

Carefully wiping off a stain from their clothes or face

Taking care of each other when sick or hurt

Hand over the heart/ ear over the heart just to hear it beat

Pressing their thumb over the pulse point for the same thing

Tracing scars, tattoos, birth marks, freckles

Giving the other something tiny that means a lot, a picture, a shiny rock, a flower

In fantasy settings, helping the other put on/ take off armor...trusting the other to know where daggers, knives, poisons are hidden

Telling each other secrets/ thoughts they've told nobody before

Tucking back the other's hair

Putting a piece of jewelry on the other or letting them borrow clothes

Keeping each other warm in the cold

In cases with chronic illness, letting the other care for/ know symptoms

Brushing, braiding hair, applying skincare, etc.

Nightmare comfort

Wiping away tears

Proximity- sitting near each other, sticking close, standing beside each other while doing a task such as cooking, laundry, painting...

Sharing a book, sitting close enough to read it together

[radioactive-earthshine]

Not sure why it's a new trend among fic readers to assume if the fic has not been posted within the week it's inappropriate to comment on it, like the fic has to be hot out of the oven to give feedback for.

I got a comment on a fic that is less than a year old and it was mostly an apology for being a comment on an "old fic" and how late they were in commenting.

Just comment on the fic. Doesn't matter how old it is.

[fallout-lou-begas]

do you have any advice on character design?

watch The Sopranos

[fallout-lou-begas]

i actually wanted to elaborate on this and say that i think it’s a really bad habit of a lot of artists, influenced by current media casting practices, to unconsciously or consciously make every single character they create super pretty, like everyone is just hot in that very boring, homogenous way, and this also comes as a result of people using actors and celebrities as character references or faceclaims and AI facial generation programs like Artbreeder being trained on people who are generally very pretty-looking. it results in alienating, uncanny worlds and drawings completely devoid of people who just look like regular people. it results worlds populated by mannequins fresh off the CW. I feel like whether a character is attractive or not should actually matter, be part of their character, because that kind of thing absolutely affects the way you move through the world and the way the world treats you.

so i wanted to throw in some suggestions that, whenever I’m trying to find a character reference or otherwise draw very interesting-looking yet regular-looking people, which i usually have to do for bit characters in @ikroah​ or something, I tend to look for references in the following places. these are far from the only reliable way to get inspiration, this is just a non-exhaustive list of places i’ve looked before for visual inspiration when needing to create a character, whether starring characters or background ones:

pre-2000s television (The Sopranos and Twin Peaks especially having incredible character design)

extras in comedy sketch shows

esports players

real photos (not staged stock photos) of line cooks

70s baseball players

athletes from more obscure olympic sports like the javelin toss or greco-roman wrestling, especially if you’re looking for a specific body type

ska, jazz, and blues musicians

firefighters

improv troupes

for teenagers, searching “high school english class project” on youtube and sorting by Upload Date

state senators, small-town mayors, and generally obscure local government positions like comptroller or treasurer (yes i know politicians can be bad sometimes but smaller elections especially don’t really depend on looks)

people who walk by your window (if you live in a city like I do)

and again these are just, in my opinion, deep and easy wells to dive in if you want to get a good idea of what regular people look like. these suggestions aren’t the limits on where you can possibly find inspiration for character design

[roganaut]

Fellini’s movies have remarkably interesting and unique looking actors

[fallout-lou-begas]

Yes!!! There’s an entire book called Fellini’s Faces that’s nothing but portraits of his actors that’s phenomenal for this kind of thing, though it’s fairly rare to get a hold of today.

[sartorialadventure]

(Since I know a lot of writers/artists follow me for costume/character design ideas!)

[catgirlwarrior]

Fellini's faces by Federico Fellini | Open Library

Fellini's faces by Federico Fellini, unknown edition,

[theunsubtleknife]

Sci-fi short stories are so efficient; they take 15 minutes to read and then you think about them for the next 5 years

[bonediggercharleston]

Hey guys, what if *puts the most horrifying mindblowing concept into your head with about 15 pages*

[broken-horn-of-equius]

[nidoskull]

@derinthescarletpescatarian

[redstonedust]

i think more people should make their ocs fans of real life media. theres something hilarious about being like yeah this is my character prince blackheart darkness of the fallen shadowlands and yes she WAS a warrior cats kid growing up.

[recurringwriter]

WHOA!!!!! i love my friends' ocs

[abtl]

Reblog to let your friends know you love their ocs

[stormbreaker101]

I LOVE COLLABORATIVE SOTRYTELLING I LOVE CREATING THINGS TOGETHER I LOVE "YES AND"ING WITH OTHERS I LOVE "NO BUT WHAT ABOUT-"S I LOVE HEARIJG MY FRIENDS' IDEAS I LOVE BOUNDING OFF OF THEM I LOVE ART I LOVE STORIES I LOVE ALL THE DIFFERENT PASSIONS AND SKILLS REQUIRED I LOVE ALL THE DIFFERENT MEDIA IT TAKES I LOVE I LOVE I LOVE

[punkitt-is-here]

quirky fourth wall breaking character but theyre just fucking. wrong about the medium theyre in. they keep making references to cinematic techniques and directorial styles and the other fourth wall breaking character is like "dumbass we're in a fucking comic book" and they are in a video game.