#on stories

[audreythevaliant]

When I was younger, I used to have a bit of an “I’m not like other girls” complex when it came to romantic things, both in real life in the way I would never talk about crushes with friends or anything like that, and in fiction because I would pretend I wasn’t as invested in the romantic parts of the plot as much as I was. But I’ve since realized whenever I get hit in the face with a sweet couple I love that stuff just as much as the next girl.

[ladymonstrous]

o malandro and the trickster meet and the universe is not ready for whatever the fuck is gonna to come out from that

[ladymonstrous]

i do love a character who feel righteous in killing and comitting atrocities, but there is another level of chaos in characters who just admits their own evil and takes pleasure in their wrongness

[ladymonstrous]

the thing about "therapy talk" that bothers me in fics is that no matter how clearly you state your feelings or how many fancy words you decide to use to tell someone how hurt you are, people are not going to understand. what you say is not what the other hear and maybe we should explore that more in fics/stories other than a miscommunication trope

[suzie-guru]

Just got the oddest comment on a fanfic, saying “I don’t care that this is 11 years old, it ages like wine!”

And I’m like, my friend, I’m so glad you love this fanfic. But…you do realize the majority of stories are super fucking old? The Phantom of the Opera is over 114 years old. Stories endure. That’s why I love them.

I don’t know if it comes from the toxic idea that a fandom has to continually pump out new content to be considered relevant, but, yeah, stories age! And what a thrill for me to be an author of stories that people come back to, or just discover! It’s absolutely beautiful!

[ladymonstrous]

my weakness is those stories when two people find childlike wonder again when they come together [as friends, as lovers, it does not atter to me]

[lovesodeepandwideandwell]

An underrated good piece of storytelling is when the song that's playing represents the thing that's being deconstructed in the story. I love when filmmakers go "ok this is a stupid way for this character to be right now and the viewers know it. Let's also put in a song about being that way so we can point out how the song is stupid at the same time"