#rache rambles

[ryumako]

I think my biggest thing with tftgs is actually just the writing style/prose, plain and simple. the humor is just right. the rhythm is good. it's just classic story telling. it makes for an engaging picture and evokes all the appropriate feelings and reactions. and I love his stupid similes. in particular today I found myself appreciating the way he describes facial expressions using those dumbass similes instead of just boring ol adjectives. saying "made a face like he'd just [experienced something utterly perplexing and/or ridiculous]" is. way more fun and evocative than "he looked shocked". it Could be clunky but he always does it right. it's always FRESH

second is the characters. charactery characters who are also all real people aside from the fact that they're not literally real people. so many dimensions to anyone who gets more than a few lines. to bring that level of realness into a story that is So Not. it's just so much fucking fun!! and they're all LIKEABLE

[oddpyromaniac]

trying to think of a title for my Lush Employee Ilya fic

[ryumako]

Jerry grabs Rosa's and Jack's hands every time they cross streets/jaywalk together. Every time

[ryumako]

tftgs tickles me because one of the things u root for the MOST is just for the guy to. fall asleep. like MAN I really cannot wait for this dude to catch some z's. whole volumes in thinking it will be so so great if this fella ever takes a nap. what a hilarious thing to get ur audience invested in

[ryumako]

listening to new music or god forbid letting spotify's piss poor algorithm have its way with u while ur driving is dangerous because driving is dangerous. u could die in a wreck listening to something that's not even good. Best to play it safe and put on audiobook volumes 1-4 of Jack Townsend's "Tales from the Gas Station" on repeat

[ryumako]

I love the point u get to with the Character where ur headcanons become so utterly inconsequential like "so-and-so is vitamin D deficient. To Me" like ok 😭 why does that mean anything to u at all

[ryumako]

YOO I WAS JUST. GETTING into my writing groove and work just called wanting me on a flight to Seattle?? this happened to me once two years ago but it's so rare lol. sometimes customers want their parts super fast (hence flying) but also want eyes on it the entire time (hence my presence on the plane). like. ofc u can pay me to fly wtfff. will probably bring my physical copy of bedside manor and read it on the plane and write more of my wip once I'm at my hotel. god this is awesome

[ryumako]

there's a post floating around that says something to the effect of 'one day u will have blorbos with cringe as fuck names and there's nothing u can do about it' but what about blorbos with average as fuck names. Holding my tongue trying not to tell someone he has a beautiful name whole time guy's just Jerry