controlling what we can

𝚔𝚊𝚝 | 𝚜𝚑𝚎/𝚑𝚎𝚛 | 30𝚜 | 𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎𝚜 + 𝚝𝚠𝚌 // 𝕀𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕕𝕒𝕣𝕜𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕜𝕖𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜 𝕤𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕒𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕝𝕪 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕠𝕡𝕖𝕟 𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕥 | 𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕙𝕒𝕧𝕖𝕟 | 𝕒𝕤𝕜 | 𝕙𝕠𝕞𝕖

[writer-ish]

hi there ✨

i'm kat, formerly brooks-eden now writer-ish, she/her, 18+.

this blog is mostly devoted to choices content and the interactive story the wayhaven chronicles, sprinkled with other random nonsense as well.

this is an 18+ blog. if you are under 18, please do not interact with 18+/nsfw content for both of our sakes. i also condemn any sort of racism/transphobia/white-washing in art or media and any other hate or intolerance towards marginalized communities. if this is your vibe, see yourself out.

>͢>͢RECENT NEWS: on indefinite hiatus at the moment ✌️❤️  (with sporadic posts thanks to twc brain rot)

W R I T I N G ✍️

☾☾ the wayhaven chronicles ☾

- stories + prompts

- meet detective grace bennett [wayhaven oc] - more grace facts here

♡♡ open heart ♡

- textfic masterlist

- story + prompts masterlist

- MC Monday + headcanons masterlist

- meet dr brooke spiers [open heart mc] >> face claim - ethan + brooke relationship facts

P E R S O N A L 🙋🏻‍♀️

✨ ko-fi ✨ ask ✨ personal tag ✨ kat speaks

my inbox is always open for asks (anon is on, if that's your thing) and same with my dms. i like to think i'm pretty friendly and i'm usually happy to answer any Qs or discuss my writing, OCs, or anything else you fancy!

thanks for visiting my lil page and hope to hear from you soon. 🥰

[diorsiren]

[rickety-goose]

remember this?

so um it’s not this post sffsg but coming soon >:3

it's like a month and a half later (i think) but it's here! this blog passed a couple milestones in the last few months and i'd like to celebrate at last with a little casual giveaway >:)

i'm still going through a weird art funk, but i'm happy to offer an experimental color portrait of your character, like these for example:

this giveaway entry period will last a month, so until June 18th (11:59 pm GMT-4, to be extra precise <3), after which i'll be drawing 3 winners. to participate, simply like this post! oh and be a follower ig sdfsd

i will contact the winners on tumblr!

and there you have it, simple and unceremonious sdfsf :> i'm really grateful to be able to share my art with you all, it truly means a lot <3 so i encourage everyone to participate! followers old and new, whether you've been here for a day or a year, i'm happy to have you around <3 good luck!

additional technical details:

1 entry per person <3 (1 like = 1 entry)

will paint: your oc, a canon character

won't paint: real people, hateful/bigoted content, anything im not comfortable with

winners will have 72 hours to answer my initial message, after which i'll draw another name

please have a simple description of your character and their vibe + 2-3 refs ready <3

the following rules apply:

• The final portrait you will receive is a digital file, no physical good will be shipped • I reserve the right to refuse to do a portrait if I'm uncomfortable with a winner's request • All art is for personal use only You may, for example: • use the portrait or a part of it for personal materials (avatar, header, etc) • make personal prints • provide it as a character reference

You may not: • use the portrait for any commercial purposes • modify the portrait or claim it as your own work • redistribute or sell copies of the portrait • make NFTs • use it to train AI of any sort

• I may display the portrait or part of it on my portfolio website and/or other social media platforms

Don't hesitate to ask if you have any other question <3 <3 <3

[writer-ish]

Saw this around the tumblrverse (most recently by @magebastard- thank you for the inspo!) to create your detective/oc in this meiker, then also assign them a poisonous flowering plant via this uquiz!

Tagging Wayhaven and non-Wayhaven people alike: @serial-chillr @coldshrugs @jerzwriter @genevievemd @jamespotterthefirst @agentnatesewell @agentark @nerdierholler @cullenvhenan @liaromancewriter @bex-la-get @a-crepusculo @danijimenezv @lalizah @lem-20 and anyone else who sees this, pls pls pls do it!

Grace Bennett - belladonna

This is the poison of falling in love. You taste it and your heart beats fast. Your eyes dilate, you fall into deep delirium. You may be a bit dramatic and impulsive, and it gets you into trouble sometimes, but you just can't help yourself. It's in your blood. You love because it is the truest beauty you've found in this harsh world. Even when it's hurt you before, when it's poisoned you, you still find a way. They may call you naive for still believing in it, or vain for making yourself and your surroundings so meticulously lovely. But to love like this is brave and noble, and I hope you find the beauty you seek. Chances are, it's within and all around you already, if you know where to look.

[doaroea-deactivated20221121]

[lilmeowmeowsagelesath]

why is this so funny to me MASON JUST LET US BE BESTIES ALREADY FFS

[latibule-e-deactivated20231012]

— Paul Guest, from “1987.”

[restingbitchfaceceo]

rb to protect prev from burnout

[vireja]

Do not ask me for context for there is none, it’s just a bunch of Pinterest studies mashed together to keep my drawing hand working.

[mariana-oconnor]

Immortal vampires are like 'I have travelled the world, I have read all the books, I have perfected 1000 hobbies, learnt 100 languages and met all these different people.' Excuse me, no. Unrealistic. The most realistic thing about living forever would be thinking 'oh, I could do that, but I really can't be bothered today; I'll do it next century, I've got time' and then never actually doing anything at all.

[latibule-e-deactivated20231012]

— Dennis Lehane, from “Shutter Island.”

[writer-ish]

Detective asks! 24, 26, 28 please and thank? 💚💚

Oh hiiiiiii friend!!! Still recovering from the latest chapter of Routine Body Maintenance over here. So thanks. For that.

YOUR QUESTIONS! Let's do this.

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

I answered this question here. 💚

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

Ohohohoho just answered this one HERE. And it's a doozy!

28. Did they get into trouble as a child/teen (in school or otherwise)?

Ugh, no. Grace spent her whole childhood waiting for her mother to come home and tell her how good she is, how smart, how helpful, how hardworking. When that didn't happen, she sought validation from external sources - mostly adults, like teachers, employers, etc. - who praised her for her intelligence, her reliability, and her kindness. The more praise she got, the more she wanted to please.

Only now, as an adult, is she trying to start putting her needs first and not worry so much about pleasing others.

But there are still those times when Mason says "good girl" to her in the heat of the moment and it never fails to make her—

THANKS FOR THE QUESTIONS!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

>> TWC Detective Ask Game

[writer-ish]

24 and 26 for the wayhaven ask game! ^^

Hiiiii @agentark!!!! Thank you so much for the asks!! 🥰

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

I answered this one here. 😊

26. If given the choice, would they become a vampire?

First of all, obsessed with the angst potential of this and can't wait to see how it comes up in canon. 😩 See my long ass answer below the cut.

So: does Grace want to be a vampire? No. She wants to stay a human and live a human life. With her extensive research background and science acumen, the thought of what processes would occur to her body is fascinating to her, but also very scary. Ever since her blood was changed by Murphy, she feels almost peripheral to her own body. Like there are things happening within her that she can't control. And that thought is terrifying.

But...

Does being a vampire mean an eternity with Mason? Does it mean that she stays youthful, like him, that she doesn't wither and grow old and force an inevitable separation as he stays the same and she… doesn't? Does it mean they can be together, that they want to be together, for as long as they both shall live (forever)?

If the answers are all yes, then, given the choice, she would do it.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!! 🩷

>> TWC Detective Ask Game

[writer-ish]

6. Do they own a pet? 9. What is their relationship with their mother like? 24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father? for Grace please! :)

Hi anon!! Thank you for the Qs 😊❤️

6. Do they own a pet?

They do not. That pet would unfortunately not enjoy a great quality of life, considering how often the Detective is away from her apartment lol. In an ideal world, she'd have a little cat to keep her company, but alas. It's not meant to be.

9. What is their relationship with their mother like?

It's very wary and lukewarm. Grace doesn't have open hostility towards Rebecca, but she feels tired and suspicious and sometimes a bit annoyed at her presence. To Grace, her mother's reappearance in her life is more an inconvenience than anything else, though she doesn't hold any major resentment. She tries to remain professional and not make things awkward for the rest of UB.

It hasn't escaped her notice, however, that Rebecca is hoping for a relationship and acting all sad puppy when Grace doesn't welcome her with open arms only NOW that Grace's work and Rebecca's work overlap. Before Grace worked for the Agency, Rebecca continued to be MIA. Now that it's convenient for her to see her daughter more often through work-related means, she's all about building the relationship. Coincidence, no?

(Sorry, did we say Grace doesn't hold any major resentment? Because - lol.)

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

I answered this question here. 😊

Thank you again!! These were fun to answer. 🥰

>> TWC Detective Ask Game

[writer-ish]

For the wayhaven detective asks, 24 and 29!

Thank you @nerdierholler!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

24. Do they have any keepsakes from their father?

I think it's canon now (Patreon canon?) that the Detective has one of Rook's journals (that they haven't read apparently??? 🥴 Not my snoopy ass Detective, that's for sure)

Other than that, no, sadly. If there's anything Rebecca has that she could've passed on to her child, Grace is unaware of it. Though she has her suspicions…

29. If they could have chosen a different profession, what would it be?

I answered this one here. 😊

Thanks so much for the questions!!

>> TWC Detective Ask Game

[serial-chillr]

Routine Body Maintenance, Ch 18: Missing Parts

Fandom: The Wayhaven Chronicles Pairing: Mason/Female Detective (Kat Langford) Series Rating: E | Chapter Rating: T

Chapter Summary: Kat wants to know what would happen if the barrier breaks.

Read on AO3

Excerpt:

“Memories are different for you, aren’t they?" Kat says. "Not the old ones, the ones you can’t remember, but the ones now. You don’t try to hold onto them.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, you don’t have photos, or mementos, or sentimental things.” 

“You noticed that?”

“I notice you.” He’s practically all she sees. Does he not realize that? “Or maybe you do have them and just don’t display them.”

“No, you’re right. I don’t have them.”

“I don’t hear you reminisce with the team about the past either.”

“We do sometimes, but honestly, a lot of it blurs. I guess I just live in the moment.”

She studies a loose thread in the seam of his sweatshirt and wonders if maybe he’s not just being difficult. Maybe the stories of becoming are the ones that stick: growing up; navigating friendships, and relationships, and the world; change, and discomfort, and loss, and pain. Maybe memory is just another way of reaching for immortality, desperately trying to hold on, because someday, it’s all going to end.

Except for him—it won’t. 

“What about things you want to remember?”

“I carry them up here.” He taps his temple. “But there’s plenty of stuff I just don’t care about enough to remember.”

The implication stings, though he probably didn't mean it that way.

[pinayelf-archive]

I'm thinking abt what outfit amihan was wearing during Tina's dinner. I picked the light outfit for a warm night and I was imagining a dress...tho I can't decide which one

this

or something like this but in yellow

and ngl I am ABSOLUTELY thinking abt what was going on in mason's head when he saw her in it 🫣