Muddled Mess of Words

Current Big Projects: Calamity, Manufactured, Live From Riverfalls, Voyage, Promise | Writing rescources and inspiration alongside my own stories and characters | Feel free to ask about my WIPs or characters! |  My main blog is @chaoticturtledream

[trainwreckwips]

My Projects Masterpost

Links to each of my character’s information posts and their tags! Sorted by story. This will be updated as I write each character’s info pages.

Voyage

BLUE or #my child BLUE

Manufactured

Isaac or #my boy Isaac

Cooper or #my boy Cooper

Lo (Logan) or #my boy Lo

Ruby or #my girl Ruby

Miles or #my boy Miles

Story tags are the titles

Calamity

Manufactured

Voyage

Live From Riverfalls

Other character tags*:

Mel (Voyage)-  #my girl Mel

Ava (Voyage)- #my girl Ava

Jack (Voyage)- #my boy Jack

Oliver (Voyage)- #my boy Oliver

Lily (Voyage)- #my girl Lily

James (Manufactured)- #my boy James

Zeke (Manufactured)- #my boy Zeke

Ezra (Manufactured)- #my child Ezra

Lydia (Manufactured)- #my girl Lydia

Mike (Live From Riverfalls)- #my boy Mike

Robin (Live From Riverfalls)- #my child Robin

Janice (Live From Riverfalls)- #my girl Janice

Harper (other)- #my girl Harper

Panic (other)- #my child Panic

Fyre (other)- #my girl Fyre

Aaron (other)- #my girl Fyre

*not all of them have been mentioned yet, but they will be

[wolfboyvirus]

Hello tumblr, im doing something of a mini survey so i have two questions:

1. Did you know before reading this that there was mercury present in thermometer fluid

2. Regardless of your previous answer would you say this was common knowledge

[olivaraofrph-deactivated2023080]

GUIDE ON WRITING CHARACTERS WITH EPILEPSY

By popular demand (and by “popular” I mean 20 people besides myself), I have written a guide on writing characters with epilepsy. It is in a Google Doc, as it is both long (14 pages) and several things are hyperlinked and I didn’t want t*mblr to hate me! There are titles added within an outline, so you can click to whatever section you want to read at any time. I tried to make it in depth as possible, but I’m sure I missed something so just let me know if I did and I can add things! Note: This is mostly geared towards the rpc, though I’m sure it can be applied to other writing mediums.

Disclaimer:  I am one person with epilepsy, and I do not have any medical background. I tried to include as many facts in here as possible, but there are likely a lot of subjective things from my own experience as well. I will also be including throughout this my own experiences. If another person with epilepsy does correct you on something you’re writing, please listen to them too, as my experiences do not reflect everyone’s.

GONE OVER IN THE GUIDE: Language, Types of Epilepsy/Seizures, Ways to Treat Epilepsy, Seizure Triggers, How Does Epilepsy Form, Medical Things to Know, Before and After a Seizure, and some final notes

TRIGGER WARNINGS: Lots of medical talk (obviously seizures and epilepsy, but also brief mentions of concussions/brain injuries, brain tumors, strokes, surgery, and illness), brief mentions of alcohol/drugs and addictions to those (more in depth talks of marijuana), mentions of the keto diet, brief mention of death (specifically SUDEP)

CLICK HERE FOR THE GUIDE

[why-i-love-comics]

hand drawn Hanukkah card by Jack Kirby from 1976

[whitneywrites]

Hair Texture & Appearance

Below is a list of words to describe hair texture/appearance:

bristly - having a stiff and prickly texture

brittle - hard but liable to break or shatter easily

bushy - resembling a bush; thick and shaggy

coarse - rough

coiff - style or arrange (someone’s hair), typically in an elaborate way

coiffured - having the hair brushed, combed, and curled

crinkly - having wrinkles or waves

delicate - very fine in texture

disheveled - untidy; disordered

downy - covered with fine soft hair

dull - lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen

fine - thin

flat - dull and lifeless

fluffy - being light and soft or airy

frizzy - formed of a mass of small, tight curls or tufts

fuzzy - having a frizzy, fluffy, or frayed texture or appearance

glossy - shiny and smooth

greasy - covered with or resembling an oily substance

knotted - tangled

lank - long, limp, and straight

lush - rich, thick, full

lustrous - having luster; shining

luxuriant - thick and healthy

luxurious - characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance

matted - tangled into a thick mass

oily - containing oil

puffy - soft, rounded, and light

satiny - having a smooth, glossy surface or finish like that of satin

scraggly - ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance

shaggy - long, thick, and unkempt

silky - of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous

sleek - smooth and glossy

slick - smooth and glossy

snarled - tangled

stiff - not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid

straw-like - resembling straw

stringy - resembling string; long, thin, and lusterless

supple - bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible

tangled - twisted together untidily; matted

tousled - untidy

unkempt - having an untidy or disheveled appearance

velvety - having a smooth, soft appearance

voluminous - to add fullness or volume

wavy - not straight or curly, but curves slightly

windblown - messy because of being blown around by wind

windswept - untidy in appearance after being exposed to the wind

wiry - resembling wire in form and texture

wispy - fine; feathery

[lyralit]

traits turned sour

honest - insensitive

persuasive - manipulative

caring - overprotective

confidence - arrogance

fearless - cocky

loyalty - an excuse

devotion - obsession

agreeable - lazy

perfectionism - insatisfaction

reserved - aloof

cautious - skeptical

self loved - selfish

available - distractible

emotional - dramatic

humble - attention-seeking

diligent - imposing

dutiful - submissive

assertive - bossy

strategic - calculated

truthful - cruel

[lyralit]

traits turned sour

honest - insensitive

persuasive - manipulative

caring - overprotective

confidence - arrogance

fearless - cocky

loyalty - an excuse

devotion - obsession

agreeable - lazy

perfectionism - insatisfaction

reserved - aloof

cautious - skeptical

self loved - selfish

available - distractible

emotional - dramatic

humble - attention-seeking

diligent - imposing

dutiful - submissive

assertive - bossy

strategic - calculated

truthful - cruel

[spicymochi]

plant pals

[toastedclownery]

Stanley Parable playlist doodles pt.2

[toastedclownery]

Geez ok here it is

[whitneywrites]

Hair Texture & Appearance

Below is a list of words to describe hair texture/appearance:

bristly - having a stiff and prickly texture

brittle - hard but liable to break or shatter easily

bushy - resembling a bush; thick and shaggy

coarse - rough

coiff - style or arrange (someone’s hair), typically in an elaborate way

coiffured - having the hair brushed, combed, and curled

crinkly - having wrinkles or waves

delicate - very fine in texture

disheveled - untidy; disordered

downy - covered with fine soft hair

dull - lacking brightness, vividness, or sheen

fine - thin

flat - dull and lifeless

fluffy - being light and soft or airy

frizzy - formed of a mass of small, tight curls or tufts

fuzzy - having a frizzy, fluffy, or frayed texture or appearance

glossy - shiny and smooth

greasy - covered with or resembling an oily substance

knotted - tangled

lank - long, limp, and straight

lush - rich, thick, full

lustrous - having luster; shining

luxuriant - thick and healthy

luxurious - characterized by opulence, sumptuousness, or rich abundance

matted - tangled into a thick mass

oily - containing oil

puffy - soft, rounded, and light

satiny - having a smooth, glossy surface or finish like that of satin

scraggly - ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance

shaggy - long, thick, and unkempt

silky - of or resembling silk, especially in being soft, fine, and lustrous

sleek - smooth and glossy

slick - smooth and glossy

snarled - tangled

stiff - not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid

straw-like - resembling straw

stringy - resembling string; long, thin, and lusterless

supple - bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible

tangled - twisted together untidily; matted

tousled - untidy

unkempt - having an untidy or disheveled appearance

velvety - having a smooth, soft appearance

voluminous - to add fullness or volume

wavy - not straight or curly, but curves slightly

windblown - messy because of being blown around by wind

windswept - untidy in appearance after being exposed to the wind

wiry - resembling wire in form and texture

wispy - fine; feathery

[trainwreckwips]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 6/? Fandom: Welcome to Night Vale, The Magnus Archives (Podcast), Wolf 359 (Radio) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Characters: Jonathan "Jon" Sims | The Archivist, Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives), Daniel Jacobi, Renée Minkowski, Isabel Lovelace, Doug Eiffel, Martin Blackwood, Elias Bouchard, Cecil Palmer Additional Tags: Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Author Is Sleep Deprived, Crossover, podcast crossover Summary:

TMA, but now add W359 and WtNV. A crossover story I came up with as a joke but started taking seriously at some point and now we're here.

WARNING: This story has a rather tragic ending. If you're hoping for an ending where everyone is okay, you will likely not enjoy this. If you're okay with unhappy endings, then read on!

Takes roughly seasons 3-5 of TMA, after the finale of W359, and nowhere in particular in WtNV (I'm not that far into it, I just like Cecil lmao), so spoilers.

I'm writing this a bit out of order so updates aren't on a schedule.

Warnings, characters, relationships, tags, etc. to be added as the story is posted.

[spiderrrling]

I am a(n):

⚪ Male

⚪ Female

🔘 Writer

Looking for

⚪ Boyfriend

⚪ Girlfriend

🔘 An incredibly specific word that I can't remember

[what-even-is-thiss]

*wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat*

WAIT IT’S CALLED A THROW PILLOW

[holorifle]

here is a super helpful website for this kinda thing!

the first result isn’t always the one you’re looking for but when you press enter it’ll give you a ton of words related to your query that’ll probably have what you’re wanting, or something better

here’s some examples:

[tilltheendwilliwrite]

Reblog to save a writer's sanity.

[shelbydevilmentarchive-deactiva]

who said we had any sanity to begin with?

[trainwreckwips]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Charles | Grian & Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar Characters: Charles | Grian, Ryan | GoodTimesWithScar Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Double Life SMP Setting, Red String of Fate, Hurt No Comfort, Character Death, I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping, dont ask where this idea came from I dont know Summary:

Grian was falling. And Scar felt it all.

A short thing written for my Leeching Life AU. If you find this AU interest lmk and I might write more, ngl this one was kinda fun!

AU description: Double Life except instead of instantly dying when your soulmate dies the thread tying your souls slowly leeches the life from one after the other dies. There's a moment between the two deaths where you forget that you're dying too because you're holding the body of your partner in your arms and maybe you'll see them in the morning when you wake up in your beds like nothing happened but maybe this is actually the final end.

[quecksilvereyes]

im obsessed with stories that have a fixed ending before they even start. stories with narrators who are crying as they tell it because there is only one way this can end.

there is only one way this can go.

stories where the characters might know how it all ends and beg the audience to change it, knowing they can't. stories where the characters are unaware, but given the people they are and the situations they're in- well, what else are they supposed to do?

stories that are loops. that start with everyone dying and getting back up again to do it one more time.

because this time, maybe, it will be different.

the narrator cries.

[chaoticturtledream]

Double Life except instead of instantly dying when your soulmate dies the thread tying your souls slowly leeches the life from one after the other dies. There’s a moment between the two deaths where you forget that you’re dying too because you’re holding the body of your partner in your arms and maybe you’ll see them in the morning when you wake up in your beds like nothing happened but maybe this is actually the last time you’ll be awake at all.

[chaoticturtledream]

[chaoticturtledream]

!!!! audio drama ? ?? tell me more ;;;

I really haven't talked about them in a while but I started working on them again so I'd be glad to talk about them again!

The first (and less fleshed-out one) is Live From Riverfalls.

The lovely town of Riverfalls has recently gotten a new radio host! Mike quickly becomes a local celebrity at the radio station and among the townsfolk. Everyone loves his levelheadedness, his easygoing demeanor, the way he always explains current happenings so clearly despite the lack of interesting things to report on in the small town. Mike, however, sees things very differently. Strange happenings begin creeping into his life, things only he ever seems to notice. Things begin to seem just slightly... off. Perhaps he's losing his mind. Perhaps his coworkers aren't being fully truthful. And perhaps Mike has some secrets of his own.

The second (and more thoroughly written so far) is Voyage.

Mel wakes up on a ship, in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by strangers, with absolutely no idea how she got there. She is greeted by Blue, the ship's AI system. She quickly meets the rest of the crew, who all share the same story: waking up on the ship with no idea how or why they were there. The questions intensify as they soon begin to realize that they may not be alone on the ship. Time is a funny thing, after all, and sometimes echoes of the past slip through.

I hope these interest someone, they're a bit rough right now but I'm diving back in. Questions are welcome, and if there's interest I may share some other scenes from them!

[chaoticturtledream]

!!!! audio drama ? ?? tell me more ;;;

I really haven't talked about them in a while but I started working on them again so I'd be glad to talk about them again!

The first (and less fleshed-out one) is Live From Riverfalls.

The lovely town of Riverfalls has recently gotten a new radio host! Mike quickly becomes a local celebrity at the radio station and among the townsfolk. Everyone loves his levelheadedness, his easygoing demeanor, the way he always explains current happenings so clearly despite the lack of interesting things to report on in the small town. Mike, however, sees things very differently. Strange happenings begin creeping into his life, things only he ever seems to notice. Things begin to seem just slightly... off. Perhaps he's losing his mind. Perhaps his coworkers aren't being fully truthful. And perhaps Mike has some secrets of his own.

The second (and more thoroughly written so far) is Voyage.

Mel wakes up on a ship, in the middle of the ocean, surrounded by strangers, with absolutely no idea how she got there. She is greeted by Blue, the ship's AI system. She quickly meets the rest of the crew, who all share the same story: waking up on the ship with no idea how or why they were there. The questions intensify as they soon begin to realize that they may not be alone on the ship. Time is a funny thing, after all, and sometimes echoes of the past slip through.

I hope these interest someone, they're a bit rough right now but I'm diving back in. Questions are welcome, and if there's interest I may share some other scenes from them!