Tales of the Magpie

A blog about my OC, Thana. You'll find me more often on Quotev(https://www.quotev.com/TheMagpie) than on here though.

[mushroom-cookie-bears-deactivat]

(shouting through megaphone)

LOUD REMINDER THAT IF U HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT MY OCs YOU CAN ASK THEM AT LITERALLY ANY TIME

[thepinkpestilence]

give me more stories with a trans guy as the main character. give me a action movie where the hero has to take his shirt off bc he got hurt and we see his top surgery scars right in front of us. give me a sitcom where the trans guy talks openly about his period without him being laughed at. give me a drama where the main guy is a father and the story shows how his kid grew up while his dad went through hrt and turned from being a mom to a dad, without it implying that the trans dad is less a man bc he gave birth. give me a romcom where the main love interest is a trans guy. give me horror where the main guy has to face his abusive past from transphobic family members by fighting monsters, and winning through blood and sweat. give me a happy old trans man who lived through decades and survived despite the many tragedies. give me a young nervous trans man who just started to explore his identity and get support from older queer folk. give me trans men from different time period and countries and how their identity would be shaped there. give me more trans men. give them a happy ending.

[bitchfitch]

writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

[bitchfitch]

other things I'm bitching about but which could still be useful as writing advice for 1 eyed characters:

2. they're going to favor their sighted side, obviously, but it doesn't always manifest in the way you think. when I walk down a hall I walk much closer to the wall on my sighted side than on my blind side. which is the opposite of how it might seem logical to do that bc it means the world at large is on your bad side, but the reason is I can't fucking See the wall if it's right next to me in the blind side and I end up knocking into it.

3. door frames and poles are my enemy. If your character is smart this will not be a problem but for me it is. I am King of walking into shit I could absolutely see but couldn't tell how far away from me it was. on this note, their blind side hand is getting bashed into every jutting out thing in a 5 mile radius.

4. having 0 depth perception is less of a big deal than you'd think it is. Especially with driving. I've become a Much safer and more wary driver because I can't tell how far the other cars are from me. however I fucking suck at parking now. because I can't tell how far the lines are from me either.

5. you know how people who lose limbs get phantom pains? that happens with eyes too but like. phantom sights. for me it's like. a lot of bugs. like every so often my brain will just put something suddenly skittering beside me there. hate that.

6. it is completely possible to "get stuck" somewhere because your ability to tell how wide a space is is just Gone. shopping isles especially where bumping something or Someone is matter of embarrassment or potentially breaking something. it can be legitimately paralyzing and also irritate everyone around you because they can tell there is Plenty of space for you to get your cart through even if you can't.

7. if the eye is still in their skull it can still be the normal kind of painful. Glares off of shiny surfaces causing weird sharp pains you can't figure out the cause of are genuinely one of gods greatest tests of my patience.

[homunculus-argument]

To this day,

"if she's your girl then why is her leitmotif part of my theme" "to highlight the tragedy of how she'll never love you back"

is one of the most brutal pieces of play banter that I've read on this website. One of those shitposts that keep coming back to you. Damn.

[thana-the-magpie]

I've made a fursona and ofc I've made him tragic af but I haven't had the opportunity to ramble about him yet or really explore him in a way not just relating to my partner's fursona yet because they're New and I just have ideas, yknow?

I found this song, Huntington the Wren by Finnegan Tui, and I think the idea of him perpetuating a timeless cycle of killing some poor lonely soul and turning them into Something Else sounds marvelously painful. But just the line, "she bested the eagle when she hid in its wings," sparks some terrible ideas in my head of Omen having killed the god who turned him into what he is now.

Which seems to be some kinda bog-body wilderness deity.

[thana-the-magpie]

Might start using this blog again just to ramble about ocs, it's been a while. I don't really fuck with totm much anymore, but I've got a bunch of new little guys I feel like a jackass for focusing on lmao

[luna-azzurra]

Body language cues for a few emotions

Happiness:

Smiling genuinely, with crinkles around the eyes.

Open body posture, with relaxed arms and shoulders.

Leaning forward slightly towards the person or object of interest.

Making eye contact with a warm and engaged expression.

Anger:

Tightened jaw and clenched fists.

Furrowed brows and narrowed eyes.

Standing or sitting with a rigid and tense posture.

Pointing fingers or aggressive gestures.

Raised voice or speaking through gritted teeth.

Sadness:

Downcast eyes and a drooping posture.

Slumped shoulders and shallow breathing.

Avoiding eye contact and withdrawing from social interaction.

Sighing or a subdued tone of voice.

Tearfulness, with watery or red eyes.

Fear:

Widened eyes with dilated pupils.

Raised eyebrows and a tense facial expression.

Frozen or rigid body posture.

Backing away or seeking physical distance from the perceived threat.

Trembling or shaking, especially in the hands or legs.

Surprise:

Raised eyebrows and widened eyes.

Mouth slightly agape or forming an "O" shape.

Leaning forward or recoiling backward in response to the surprise.

Quick inhalation or gasp of breath.

Rapid blinking or blinking more than usual.

Disgust:

Curling the upper lip or wrinkling the nose.

Narrowing the eyes and raising the upper eyelids.

Turning the head away or physically distancing oneself from the source of disgust.

Covering the mouth or nose with the hand or a tissue.

Expressing verbal disgust through phrases like "ew" or "yuck."

These are just some examples, and individuals may display variations in their body language based on their personality, cultural background, and the specific context of the situation.

[deepwaterfiction]

Text: The Thieves Library is almost impossible to track down, every volume stolen, the knowledge inside dangerous. It is the only place I can think to look for a book on Bone Shifting.

[undekaying-deactivated20240629]

A trope that gets to me: 'guard dog' character and their partner who are both fully aware of it and honestly don't care/kind of like it. Someone says "call your guard dog off" and their partner does call them off. That person, their 'guard dog', is someone who is unreservedly, irrefutably loyal to them. Someone undoubtedly dangerous who is willing to kill, to maim, to obey, simply because of their love for one another. There's no manipulation involved— it is loyalty, brutal, dogged loyalty. And it goes both ways.

[frightstricken-deactivated20260]

characters with prey animal rage

[frightstricken-deactivated20260]

characters with both the abject terror and murderous desperation of an animal that knows it is cornered and destined to be eaten. you just can't get that kind of angst out a successful hunter. but alternatively i posit: predator animal fear. which is a totally different thing

[talos-stims]

black shepherd at night | source

[borealing]

obsessed with this

[kirbyofthestars]

romance is lame and overrated i love mentor/mentee relationships in fiction and especially when theyre sort of fucked up

[kirbyofthestars]

greatest hits:

- You started out as a bet/challenge to see if I could successfully wrangle the infamous Problem Child but oh whoops I got attached!

- You are my kind, bright-eyed protegé who would never do so much as rip a tag off a mattress. anyway I am going to acquaint you with Criminal Activity

- I showed you genuine kindness and it was maybe the first time you’d ever experienced it and accidentally ended up becoming more of a parent to you than your “real” blood family ever was. Uh. Do you want to play catch in the park or

- I will gladly take any punishment meant for you. I would go to the ends of the earth to protect you, even if it meant I had to die in the process. I would do it a thousand times over, and I wouldn’t regret any of it.

- I taught you how to fight, and now through some circumstance or another, I’m forced to engage you in life-or-death combat without holding back.

- I put you through training from hell to make you the person you are today, for “your own good”, and now you’ve realized that you can hit back. And you can hit hard.

- I have made you into something greater than yourself - but you are changing from how I have designed you, and this is something I cannot allow.

- I taught you everything you know, and it was the greatest mistake I’ve ever made.

- I will make you just like me - by force, if necessary.

[angstandhappiness]

INTERESTING

[gay-jesus-probably]

OP, if I may suggest some additional dynamics for this list:

You are the most precious thing in the world to me, and I will do anything to keep you safe, which is why I'm making sure you'll be strong enough to protect yourself, just like (horrific abuser) did for me.

I could ensure that you would be happy, or I could ensure that you would live, and now that you've survived the danger we both need to live with the aftermath of that.

I never meant to teach you anything, I was just putting you back in your place whenever you got belligerent, but it turns out you were intentionally picking fights as a form of training, and now you've gotten too strong for me to contain, oh shit-

I know you're already more badass than I am, and you'd rather die than accept any amount of help, but also you're literally a child and someone should be taking care of you. You've scared everyone else off, so it looks like you're my problem now.

You're very powerful/influential (or will be later on), and I wanted to benefit from that so I stepped in as a cool mentor figure to manipulate you for my own benefit, but now I've gotten attached and I feel AWFUL, you're a good kid and I'm a total monster for tricking you into liking me. (translation: it's no longer manipulation, I'm actually just taking care of you, but I'm too emotionally stunted to realize that)

I know we're mortal enemies, but I've decided you're my kid now, so I'm basically your new parent.

I know we're mortal enemies, but I've decided you're my kid now, so I'm basically your new captor.

[valtsv]

i will ALWAYS clap my hands excitedly and lean forward in my seat when someone tells a character to "keep your dog on a leash" only for it to turn out they're referring to another person

[valtsv]

the way it reframes the entire relationship dynamic between the two people being addressed. the way wilful loyalty becomes hopeless devotion. the way aggression and violence goes from honorable and rational to bestial and instinctual. the ways faith and trust intersect with codependency and reliance. the questions about power and who wields it in the relationship it opens up. the way it functions as both an insult and an expression of intimidation, of fearful submission.

[thewindowofthesummerhouse]

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[nomorerealitys-blog]

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[wolfskulljack-art]

Back again

And look who came crawling back, I know! I’ve not used Tumblr in a hot minuet. Hi everyone

[gettiregretti]

No one asked but I think the secret to making the enemies-to-lovers trip work is respect. They can loath each other, but they have to loath each other as equals. Like “sorry but no one else is allowed to murder this man but me” + “it’s an honor and privilege to despise you.”