#mod ekho

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The time is here for LU-tober once again! If you use any prompts, feel free to use our hashtags, #LUtober and #LUtober2023, to share your works with the LU community!

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Hi there, I'm a writer/artist/all around shipper, and can I ask a request? Request being a male/female or male/male or female/female dangerous criminal and cop/detective lines prompts? If you that I mean

Sorry for the delay- I sorta forgot this blog exists ^^; That being said, I hope these can help c: A=criminal, B=cop/detective

also this first one isn't between the two, but rather a superior of B and B.

"You said that you'd have A by now." "Yeah well that was before they blew up the entire building for the theatrics. Now I need to call in a bomb squad. And the CIA."

"Catch me if you can," A teased as they swung a leg over the fence and sprinted away. B would follow, except for the fact that chasing them on foot wouldn't help. Somehow, A was always five steps ahead.

"Once I catch you, you will receive due punishment for everything you've done." "Oh, Officer. That assumes you can catch me."

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This is genuinely so weird to ask but I’ve been into Linked universe for maybe two years and currently just found out that a discord exists, but am scared to join- it’s public right?, i am just curious if anyone can join, like at anytime?….

Sorry 😭

Yes! Anyone can join! We absolutely love getting new members to our discord, and you can make a bunch of new friends! We have a link pinned in our channel. If that doesn't work, you can message us again to get a link!

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How to...

Make a character seem “human”

And by that, I mean how to make them feel real. If you have eyes and the ability to observe people with said eyes, you probably noticed that no one is perfect. People trip on sidewalks, say things and then immediately regret it, spill or drop things.

So, a way to pull these little flaws into your character is to (surprise) simplify things. This makes it a much more concise action and draws less attention to it.

“She tripped on the uneven sidewalk before regaining her footing and brushing off the mistake with a laugh.” vs. “She stumbled on the sidewalk, brushing off her mistake with a laugh”

In this example, the action of her tripping is in focus more than whatever conversation our hypothetical character is attempting to carry on. In the second, the stumble is passive- it’s brushed by, but it’s still there. The focus hasn’t shifted away from the action.

Another way to do this is to carefully build your characters. It’s tempting to build characters that are like yourself- it’s a pitfall we all fall into. Instead of unconsciously using yourself as a model for a characters personality, try using a friend. You’ll find a wider variety of traits in your characters than before.

A general rule of thumb if you’re lazy or need to make a lot of characters rather quickly is to pick 3 “good” traits (ie: kind, generous, easygoing), 2 “neutral” (ie: apathetic, clumsy, immature), and 2 “bad” ones (ie: dishonest, gullible, abrasive). That mix tends to give fairly balanced characters with minimal effort. Feel free to play with the ratio of 3:2:2 if you want.

Figure out who your character is. Those blogs like @tag-your-oc really make you think about what your character would or wouldn’t do so you can define their personality a lot more. I recommend going through their blog a bit, answering prompts as you go. There are the enormous character sheets, and if they work for you- great! If they don’t, try to talk about your character with friends who want to hear more about them. They’ll likely ask questions that force you to give answers you hadn’t thought about, developing your character further.

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Question: Are you a Maze Runner fan? I saw one of your prompts was said ‘run like your life depends on it-because it does’

Mod Ekho: I can’t speak for Mod TJ, but I do quite like the books though it’s been a while since I’ve really thought about them.

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What server do we put plot diagrams for upcoming fanfics? I want to post mine to get people's opinions on the story, but I don't know if I have to put it in the fanfiction or the headcanon chat (idea started from a headcanon jsyk)

If you have diagrams for your fanfictions we suggest you put them in the fanfiction chat!

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One liners

“Oh of course you think you’re justified.”

“That’s not remotely close.”

“Don’t. Just...don’t. You’ve ruined enough.”

“If I were to hypothetically get you something....what would you want?”

“You’re just a liar.”

“What’s the biggest lie you’ve told?”

“Please be honest with me.”

“They’re going to hurt you, sweetheart.”

“What surprise is it this time?”

“I really hope you like it.”

“They’re the older sibling. By 5 minutes.”

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To explain...

Heya guys! So, for those of you who don’t know, my name is Ekho. I made this blog with a friend back when we were both active and had a lot of ideas for it. My friend since left and I’ve gotten a new friend to help out.

However, I wanted to explain why I’m barely active here anymore.

The simple answer is that I’m busy, but that’s probably not satisfying enough to justify why I’ve essentially dumped the responsibilities onto TJ (sorry!).

I’m in college. I’m also involved in dance, Esports, and YouTube. I’m constantly busy with my life that this blog fell to the back burner for a very long time. I apologise for it all, but I can’t promise that I’ll suddenly be more active after I post this. I can’t promise anything.

The other answer as to why I’m not active here is that I can’t think of new prompts to post that I haven’t already.

So, yeah. That explains my absence and likely future absence from here. I can only promise that I’ll try, but I hope you understand that IRL things come first.

Thanks,

Ekho