marauders enthusiast

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[writingwithfolklore]

Writing Resources to use instead of AI

For coming up with character names:

Behind the name (my absolute fav)

Allows you to choose the origin of where you want the name to be from, whether you want a more feminine vs masculine vs androgenous name (as voted by users), random surname generator, and clicking on the name gives you important info like if there are any famous people with the same name, where it’s from, how common it is, and how people tend to see it, etc.

You can also search their name database by letter or meaning or origin, so if you know you want a character who has a name/surname that starts with an A from Ireland, there’s a whole list for you to choose from.

Census sites

Especially useful if you’re looking for a name from a specific place and/or time period. Just search “(country) census (year)” and you’ll find a database of real people who lived in that place at that time. No one can ever call your names unrealistic again.

For coming up with place names:

Fantasy name generator

This site can basically come up with any name for any person, place, or thing you might ever need. There are also specific generators for different fandoms if you’re looking to make an OC in an established world.

For finding that one word on the tip of your tongue:

One Look Thesaurus

This is my go-to. Not only can you find synonyms like a regular thesaurus, but you can also describe words like “unhappy smile” or “quiet laugh” to find the more specific word you’re looking for.

For coming up with ideas:

Word cloud

When I need to inspire a new idea, I write down all the things I’m interested in (hauntings, academia, lesbians, etc.) and put them into a word cloud to shuffle them next to each other. Sometimes seeing a concept in a new context can spark new ideas!

WWF Discord

This is my discord channel (shameless plug) for when you need to brainstorm off other people but don’t have anyone irl to talk to. We’re also happy to read and give feedback on writing, answer writing questions, or just chat!

For visualizing places and characters:

Pinterest

Pinterest can at times be a bit too sterile for my tastes, but if you use the right words, you can find more realistic photos of places. For example, adding “aesthetic” after basically any word will bring up a more broad collection of photos to help you flesh out places.

This is also a great way to find photos of people and fashion to help visualize characters. I’m bad at describing clothes, so I usually collect photos of outfits to help me know what my characters are wearing. Searching up “character inspiration” will collect more interesting photos and drawings of people who might not exactly be of our world.

(However, to make Pinterest not show you AI results, you have to go into your settings and check the “reduce AI” box. Luckily, it does mostly work.)

Death to Stock

Like pinterest but completely AI free (hooray!) Only drawback is that you have to pay a monthly subscription (about $20 CAD).

Cosmos

Very similar to pinterest but slightly more "artsy". I'm not super familiar with this one but I believe all the photos are human and you can save them and create collections with a free account.

Dupe Photos

Royalty-free stock image site with very Pinterest-core photos!

Minecraft

If you haven’t built your entire fictional city in Minecraft instead of writing, why not? It’s fun.

The Sims

This one is dual purpose because you can not only create your characters in Create a Sim, but you can design their houses. If you really want to go for it, you can bulldoze all the lots in your town and build your world from scratch.

For checking grammar:

Grammar Girl

Easy to follow definitions and examples, and if you learn better by listening, every article comes with a podcast to follow along with instead.

Grammar Monster

This one is my favourite for checking grammar rules because there’s tons of examples in graphics that helps for any situation.

Reedsy

Among other things, reedsy can connect you to professional editors within your budget.

For writing advice:

One Stop for Writers

This one was recommended from my discord channel and has all sorts of tutorials and resources for the writing craft.

My Blog Directory

Another shameless plug, but if you need writing advice on something specific, you can search through my directory to see if it’s there. If it isn’t, you can always send me an ask about it!

For an alternative to Google Docs:

Ellipsus

Think google docs but without AI. Yay!

(will update this list with any more suggestions or resources I discover 😊)

[just-a-readthrough]

A great resource

[joji-byrq]

Maybe the rage deal in the last episode wasn’t JUST “You live but have extreme amounts of rage.” What if they were offered their wildest dreams and the rage was a clause in like microfont bc to them the gifts of achieving their goals and living seems like a great deal especially for children. The rage pushes them to achieve a goal, the rat grinders are KIDS they arnt gonna have crazy outrageous dreams and ambition at 17 years old, I knew nothing when I was that age.

You have a crush on a girl for a couple years and want to catch her attention? Bam. Get more confidence, become buff, get noticed first the first time ever. Oisin was completely unrecognizable before but now after all this?

You hate another rogue so much you want to be better than him? Bam! Kipperlily finds the rogue teacher first AND signs up for the election assuming riz would be the one to do it bc why would Kristen Applebees want to be president? Which could be an event bigger fuel to KLCK’s fire.

You want to be a famous musician and you’re jealous of a bard in school who never goes to class but has what you don’t? Bam! Ruben copies her look and produce music when she’s on hiatus as well as getting signed by her label

Mary Anne’s is small and girly she was probably bullied and wanted to make it stop, so shes now indifferent, and strong enough to stand up for herself, she sees Gorgug on the first day of school get decked in the face jsut to grow into this strong guy and sees him as inspiration

Lucy was content with life, she loved her friends, loved her god and knew the rage wasn’t what she wanted to have to live with. The resurrection is supposed to help them feel fulfilled but she’d just be more unsatisfied with life if she took the offer. Lucy was happy with what she had, and had no further aspirations, she loved her god and 'stuck to her guns'

Buddy dawn a follower of helio, watches the chosen one of his church abandon everything, he’s sad and confused as to why she did what she did. He dies and is offered the chance to become the chosen one for an unnamed god, he’s scared, helio is missing, and if Kristin took an offer from a new god and was okay why wouldn’t he be?

The rat grinders were scared kids who needed a miracle, and one was offered CHILDREN WILL SCREAM FOR HELP UNTIL THEY ARE ARE OFFERED SANCTION, IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO THE SAVIOR IS

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regulus, after philosophically rambling : ...and that's why i think we can only experience true freedom through the experience of death

pandora : you go girl

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halloween marauders era headcanons

(happy-ish ones to fight back the wave of angst that we get every 31st of october)

mcgonagall in a cat costume or AS A CAT WEARING GLASSES AND A WITCH HAT

pumpkin carving contests (lily wins scariest one, mary cutest one)

sirius in the sluttiest outfit you can imagine and remus almost passing out

multiple students dressing up as "james potter"

marlene and dorcas as gomez and morticia addams

remus just wearing a normal outfit saying he's dressed up as a werewolf

barty going as his father because "he's the scariest shit on earth"

peter going as the ratcatcher as a joke but rats actually start to follow him around

regulus wearing a suit with a green carnation in the breast pocket (but only the muggleborns get the oscar wilde reference and they lose their minds over it - "wait, is he gay ??")

james understanding the costume because remus regularly infodumps about his favourite authors, and working up the courage to ask regulus for a dance

pandora as the lilac fairy from peau d'âne (no other reason for the hc than she would look gorgeous)

mary as a slutty virgin mary because that's hilarious and also religious trauma

lily pretending to be a weasley all night, and some people actually getting convinced because of her hair

poppy pomfrey in a pumpkin costume (she only dresses up as words starting with p)

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james : who cries the most between us four?

remus : oh sirius, definitely

peter : it's even in his name

sirius : what? tf do you mean??

peter : sirius orion black, S.O.B., sob

sirius : oh fuck you're right

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what if, after all, regulus could swim?

we all know and love the hc/jokes about regulus drowning because he can't swim, but what if it was the complete opposite? what if regulus was a very strong swimmer, who was taught at a young age during the summers their family spent in france, on the coast of britany? what if regulus found peace in the sense of freedom that only water can give you? the feeling of being weightless, floating in the immensity of the ocean, of being everywhere and nowhere at once, both infinitesimal in the grand scheme of things and part of the whole entire universe? what if regulus fell in love with that feeling, and spent time swimming every chance he could get? what if he came to consider water as an ally, a friend even? a friend who, on that fateful day in the cave, stabbed him in the back and suddenly became cold, relentless and brutal? what if the water who made him feel like he could fly suddenly tried to drag him down, and instead of letting him be weightless made him heavy and sinking, its sweet caress becoming icy white hands gripping him harshly? what if regulus felt the only place he'd ever felt safe before slowly become his tomb, and the only thing that brought him joy turn into his killer? what if sirius never believed that regulus death wasn't purposeful because his brother wouldn't ever drown, not his little brother who spent his summers swimming and learning how to deal with even the most capricious waters? what if, after all, regulus could swim?

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i am reading your “marauders as things my friends have said“ stuff and i swear to god you have the funniest friend group under the sun

hahaha yes i love them (also sorry for answering ages later i kinda forgot i had an inbox)

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marauders uquiz !!

very arbitrarily based off my subjective perception of the characters..... don't hate me if it's not accurate to yours (also you'll maybe ge

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Even if he hates it, there are little things in Sirius that are just like his parents. You cannot help but become a little bit like those who raised you, even if you despise them. You cannot help but integrate those little bits and pieces to yourself, and recognise them in yourself, even if you wish you didn't. He smokes the same brand of cigarettes as his mother, because he nicked them from her first, and he never bothered to buy different ones. And he likes their taste better anyway. He hates that he knows every constellation by heart, but he hates it even more when inevitably, he finds Orion first. He still plays the piano sometimes, when there is nobody there to see, and the tunes that come to him are the ones Walburga favoured. He holds glasses of alcohol lazily, like it could fall out of his hand at any moment, because Orion held them that way too, and without even realising it, the mannerism was engraved in him. And when he's a little too drunk, it's always French that escapes his lips, remnants of conversations with his parents. He never lost his table manners, and unless he is making a conscious effort not to, he eats just like he was taught. But the one thing Sirius hates the most about this is his anger. His words are sharp and designed to cut just like his mother's were, his voice dark and falsely composed like his father's, and Sirius cannot get angry without scaring himself. And in those moments he has to say to himself, repeatedly, that he is not them. Just pieces of them. Because you cannot help but become a little bit like those who raised you, even if you despise them. But you can chose what you do of this little bit.

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regulus : if only you'd come out earlier i could have given you my tits

sirius : ew i'm not wearing my brother's boobs

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marauders era characters and their april fools joke of choice :

james : turning into a stag in places where a stag definitely shouldn't be

sirius : sticks paper fish on everyone's back because he grew up with les poissons d'avril

peter : pens and books and inkpots turn into small animals everywhere he goes

remus : just more werewolf puns than usual

marlene : enchanted bludgers that follow you all day

mary : 'actually i think i'm heterosexual'

lily : does not participate and refuse to believe anything that anyone says that day

dorcas : change the colour of everyone's tie

pandora : pretends she's a seer but actually makes accurate predictions

regulus : he's got 'nothing to do with the snake you found in your bag'

barty : 'april fools is stupid' but pulls little pranks all day

evan : charming all the plants so they can walk and then leaves the greenhouses open

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dorcas : non-binary people don't owe you androgyny!

marlene *side eyeing sirius* : i know one that owes me money tho

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remus : i'm having a mid-life crisis

james : you're not having a mid-life crisis remus, you're 18

remus : *dies at 36*

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sirius : so, how do you like my outfit?

remus : i- uh, well....

james : oh ffs remus, try to utter more than one syllable

remus : uhm, wow ?

sirius : don't worry, that will do. you look very handsome as well, love.

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hufflepuff student talking to remus : so like, what kind of music do you listen to ?

remus : *thinking about the gryffindor common room where you can simultaneously hear abba from the girls' dorm, the fat lady singing, sirius listening to queen, james cheering on peter while he plays chess, and first years training for the choir*

remus : oh you know, i really like david bowie

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marauders era characters as things i've heard my friends say

"is it just me, or is this mercury retrograde worse than usual" - dorcas

"uuuuuh so i might have gotten a girlfriend? i don't really know how i did this tho" - mary

"do i really need this degree i've worked my ass off for during 3 years ?" - remus

"i wanted a hot girl summer but i think i might not be a girl ?" - marlene

"i wanted a hot girl summer but i think i might be aroace ?" - peter

"i wanted a hot girl summer but i got in a relationship just before pride month" - sirius

"i wanted a hot girl summer but i'm still not over my crush" - james

"either i'm actually attracted to men, or this is a severe case of gender envy" - regulus

"you know i'm all for natural treatments but you need antidepressants babe" - pandora

"if none of you want to organise a picnic with me i'm leaving the friend group" - lily

[whataloadofqueers]

remus : what was it you wanted to tell me

sirius : i- i can't

remus *thinking sirius is about to confess* : just do it, rip it off like a bandaid

sirius : i'm gonna ask marlene out

remus : okay maybe keep the bandaid on a little longer