#hexaethylene

[pluma-azurea]

[Sketch Request #5]

Gladio and Ignis look like they'll be up and about way before Prompto and (definitely) Noctis...which means they must have gotten a lot of alone time before setting out again every day. ( ´ ▽ ` ) That should add up to a lot of private time together in the mornings before they set out on the road again. :3c

Hope you like it, hexaethylene!

[dreamiggy]

Gladio, A2, for the expressions meme?

I guess it’s not easy to make Gladdy have this expression but something still managed 😂

[aliatori]

hexaethylene replied to your post “help me choose what to work on next!”

But I want to vote for both wips....

It’s a tough choice! Hence calling for backup! Someone, get me the fic writing machine that can translate daydreams and outlines into full blown stories. xD

(I am assuming Artificial will win, which is fine, but maybe I should have disclosed that the next chapter will be a part 1 of 2...) *angel emoji*

[aliatori]

3, 14, and 37 for the writer asks?

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

As far as writing, there are a few. ABO is one—I only read one ABO fic because I love it so damn much and it’s fantastically, beautifully written and avoids a lot of what squicks me about the trope in general (What I Keep Inside), so writing it is probably out of the question.

Crack fics are the other thing that I just can’t write. Maybe I take myself too seriously, but I need to believe in what I’m writing at least a little, and crack fics take me right out of the mindset. I do enjoy reading some, though.

Almost anything else is fair game. I like a challenge.

14. What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?

I had flashbacks when I read this question.  I took a course in university where, for an entire semester, I wasn’t permitted to use the word “is” in any of my assignments. Like, not once.  Blah blah, passive voice, blah blah, concise sentences.  Granted, writing advice for fiction and non-fiction are sometimes different beasts, but it drove me absolutely batty. Maybe the exercise secretly improved my writing abilities, but it was so frustrating at the time that I still cringe every time I use “is” in anything I write, even after all these years.

I also have complicated feelings on avoiding adverbs, but that could be an essay in and of itself. I agree in general its best to be specific and use them sparingly (hah), but sometimes you just need a nice adverb, okay?

37. Talk about your current wips.

*tosses this answer and runs before she can read it again*

Thank you for asking, lovely. <3

(Fic writer asks here) — (Ask me anything)

[daogifr]

Putting the call out: specialty gem items like genes and scatterscrolls are moving really fast right now. There's a reg window which means a lot of newbies geneing and scattering progens. Please help!

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[clocks-rising]

I follow you because you're cool and I like you. I don't really need another reason. You do have excellent taste in dragons, though, so that's a huge bonus.

hexaethylene is another mutual and a wonderful blog to follow  winkwonk

The bonus to giving blog suggestions is that no one is as much of an asshole as I am so these blogs are like me but less annoying!!

[clocks-rising]

Atropa #17467

hexaethylene aka the “proud breeder of lurid dragons”

imagine this repeated like 20x. good SHIT GOOD SHIT

(why is that cat aiming rainbow beams at you??? i dunno)

ok, props for having a psychadelic fae as well. (why is she like half starved???) Rainbow guises work super well with all your bright dragons! Actually, I like that she’s double magenta instead of XYZ, and it’s crazy how well the accent + guise work together on her.

*really annoyed squinting at speckle, freckle & stripes* These guys get super-cool clocks points for 1) looking completely rad 2) having completely awesome accent & apparel and 3) not being rainbow pieces of shit. Major props for having a full crimson silk set (which also, huge thank you for helping me finish mine!...well, once swipp offers the particular items...) Slightly negative props for some horrible gene choices, but you can’t win them all...

fabulous is his name and also the perfect descriptor. and he’s also level 23 for some reason???? I think he needs an extra fabulous mate for him

(no i don’t know why this .gif exists but i found it searching “fabulous” so there you go)

basically there’s little to say about the rest of your lair. it’s weird, because all the superbright dragons are p. rad (and have awesome rainbow accents! i own that one on george above!) but then a lot of your other ones are, conversely, pretty forgettable. so I think it makes the most sense to close out the review with one of your glammier dragons. I think you should just specialize in eyesearers from now on like nature intended you to

[kaguraspetsims]

dovahfr answered: wildly fluctuating?

hexaethylene answered: 1:Hilarious - It varies between 600 and 800 depending on the seller

*CHOKES*