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[sciencebecameouraddiction]

omg hi! so i had a dumb question. on ur alastair fic the one where his eyes are like rubies, what were the other gems mentioned?????

omg hello! this is totally not a dumb question AT ALL! and i’ll always take a chance to talk about rocks and minerals!

so first his eyes are compared to rubies, which they look like this:

so the ones on the left are cut and pretty and the others on the right are raw.

rubies i feel are like kinda known, they’re on the more expensive side, they are a harder gem and i think it’s julys birthstone. spiritually they are known to promote love, health and wealth and knowledge. which i think is fitting for alastor. at least in the fics context.

then we have the gem garnet mentioned:

cut and pretty on the left, raw-ish (because they look shiny and tumbled so i’ll go ish) on the right.

garnets are less expensive, they’re a softer gem if i remember correctly and they are the birthstone for my january friends! spiritually they help with passion and love, as well as success and positive energy.

NOW!

what’s the difference between rubies and garnets???

i found a graphic to show:

so essentially garnets are a little deeper in color, which is why i added them on the comparison list for ol’ al’s eyes.

the third one though, that i admittedly added in after posting is red beryl.

cut and pretty on the left and raw on the right. essentially red beryl is the rarest beryl because it’s red. it’s normally marketed as a scarlet emerald. like one carat of red beryl can sell for like $20k, BUT it’s so damn pretty!!!

it’s softer than a ruby and spiritually can be used to help passion and boost your confidence!

the color is like a mix of the cherry of rubies but the depth of garnets and it just looks so much like alastor’s eyes. 😭🤩😍

[midnightfictionlibrary]

Hi, I just had the idea of a Jamie Tartt imagine where for he and his girlfriend's 1 year anniversary, the boys get Jamie's girl a shirt that says "Jamie Tartt fan club" as a gag gift but she underratedly loves it?

Stop this is amazing y’all are giving such good ideas 😭

[sciencebecameouraddiction]

so idk if this is allowed but i wanna know… how do u write? like what do u do to write the fics u do?

ofc it’s allowed! my requests may be off but yall can ask me anything! seriously. and thank you for doing so!

ummmmm so my writing is a bit unconventional. at least from what i’ve been told. i normally have an idea in mind, a scene or i’ve been inspired by something, and then i can literally see the whole fic play in my mind. like a movie. and then i write down what i see.

after i go back through and read it, edit anything that doesn’t work for continuation or doesn’t make sense. and then proof read again.

sometimes i do post stuff though right after writing… i’ll normally always give it a second or theirs read through though before hand.

i know that outlines have been mentioned and mind mapping and i think that’s awesome, especially for like multi chapter books but i have never thrived writing like that, in my opinion. i find that more of a hindrance than anything. though, i think everyone can always improve even when they’re like the best at something, so my not using an outline could be what’s stopping me from taking my writing to the “next level” as some say, but it just takes the joy out of making silly little scenarios in my head.

i hope all of that made sense and please feel free to ask questions like this all the time! 🤣🤣

[lycheely]

Do you have any other social media? Just in case

eh, sure do. i rarely update and it can get very personal (and p*rny coughs) but if you think you can handle that then cool. i’m getting used to different formats, and i had two pillowfort accounts until i forgot my passwords (that, or it closed them down since i signed on before they required a $5 payment). anywho, here ya go:

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