#doubledarwinaward

[inkbarista]

Are bonbon and claude a reference to bonnie and clyde?

Yes yes they are lol

[silentwalrus1]

I was just randomly trying to figure out where the hell Amestris and the other fma countries are geographically in the 99% snipers world, then I remembered about how apparently most of the divide is over the ocean and my brain just went 'Atlantis. Amestris is a part of Atlantis' and I cant fucking stop thinking about that

FUCK

[jam-heathen]

I love your work! Could you do 13 or 35 for zimbits?

Okay so I have no reason this took me so much longer than the others than I had a wild time figuring out I don’t know how to write zimbits? So sorry for that, but here’s 35 for them, and hopefully it’s decent.

It’s been a big day for Eric Bittle. A graduation and a proposal would be big on their own, nevermind both within a few hours. As hectic and emotional as it all was, though, he’d never change it for the world. Surrounded by his favorite people in the world, he got to step into a new chapter of his life on his own terms. That all said, though, there's nowhere he'd rather be than in the apartment and bed he now shares with his fiance.

Tomorrow there will be boxes to pack and things to plan, but tonight is just for the two of them-- assuming Jack gets that blessed hockey butt in gear. He is taking entirely too long to get in here for Bitty’s liking

Finally, though Bits is half asleep, Jack slides into bed beside him and they settle in together. "Hey, Bud?" Bitty hums in response, so Jack continues. "I'm really glad you said yes."

Bitty chuckles and snuggles further into Jack’s chest. "I don't think there's a world in which I wouldn't, Sweetpea.”

“Doesn’t mean I’m not over the moon about it.” This boy. 

“The feeling is very much mutual.”

Bitty’s nearly asleep, breath evened out and happy as can be, when Jack speaks again. "Do you remember, a couple years ago now, we tried that same lift before?"

Bitty dissolves into giggles at the memory. They weren’t very stable during the lift itself, Bitty had mushed his hands into Jack’s face and the whole thing was a chirping disaster for weeks afterward. "I do indeed.”

Jack himself laughs a bit but seems to be determined to get somewhere specific in this conversation. “So, what changed?”

“Hmm? What do you mean?”

“I seem to remember you swearing we were never going to try that lift again. Not that I don’t want to do it, but what changed?”

Bitty’s quiet for a moment, trying to figure out the answer for himself, before he leans back to look Jack in the eyes. “I don’t know really, Sweetpea. We kind of just grew together. Got really on the same page, you know? It was never really a question that you make me feel safe, so I think it was just getting comfortable. And now we’re here”

"Yeah?" It’s only nominally a question. Jack’s smirk shows just how pleased he is.

“Yeah. I’m excited about the rest of forever with you. One figure skating lift is nothing compared to the rest of our lives, and I’m more than sure I want to do that with you.”

Jack places a quick kiss on Bitty’s head as he settles back in. “Love you, Bud.”

“Love you too, Sweetpea.”

[nature-gothics]

The library was calming and peaceful, so long as you ignored the old bloodstains on the floor.

[writinglodge]

When I write, sometimes I have to rapidly switch tenses to fit what's going on, but I've been told that's wrong by a bunch of people, so I'm not sure what to do. Any thoughts?

The go-to tense in most stories is past tense. So everything would just be more in the past. 

But if you decide to write your story in present or future tense, stuff can be mixed up royally. 

A tense-shift is what a lot of people call it. That’s what happens when your verbs don’t agree. Kind of like…

I walked to the store and bought milk. (Fully past)

vs

I walk to the store and bought milk. (Mix)

vs 

I walk to the store and buy milk. (Fully present)

You wanna make sure everything agrees! If it doesn’t, it can start to sound like there’s past events that you’ve got to keep track of that didn’t make the cut into the story. 

I’d say, do some editing if you need to. Read over it all and decide what tense to place it in and adjust accordingly. 

Good luck!

[note-katha]

Another ask for Stellar Black: when Riore gets the memories of the Chosen One, does she also get the personality and maybe a the Chosen Ones voice in her head that interacts with her? And will we get POV of the Chosen One?

There’s never a chosen one voice or anything, but Riore has to deal with things like the personality, beliefs, and morals of the Chosen One seeping into her. We’re made by what’s happened in our lives, and Riore gets affected by both her true memories and Antika’s (the chosen one!) memories.

I don’t think I’ll ever put in a POV chapter of Antika’s, but I may drabble out some stuff about her/her journey for fun!

Stellar Black Q&A!

[note-katha]

For the Stellar Black q&A, would you say it’s more fantasy of sci-fi? Cause I see a space setting and automatically think sci-fi but you mentioned magic.

It’s very in between, but depending on what I do, it may lean to one or the other.

There’s magic, and there’s science & space!

It probably depends on your interpretation of sci-fi and fantasy genres.

I want to do my best to incorporate both of the genres and their respective traits together!

Stellar Black Q&A!

[nature-gothics]

The wind howled around the house. Something howled back.