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I WANT TO WRITE MY STORIES!!!!!!!!!!!! -> continues doing literally Anything Else besides writing

#ace writes sometimes #writing problems #got distracted looking up different wolf genus 😔

We’re Just Names in Stone - Two:

Determined to stop Silas, Kol kidnaps Bonnie and Caroline in the hopes of distracting his siblings after refusing to heed his warnings. With one ingredient in his possession, he must find the others. Stuck with a temperamental and volatile Original, they must toe the line to avoid ending up as collateral.

Summary: Klaus finds him deliberating over how best to respond to Kol's ultimatum. The cure has possibility to give him everything he's worked towards for the last thousand years. And Caroline has become a weakness he cannot afford to indulge in anymore. Really what does he have to lose by calling Kol's bluff?

Read here on AO3. Or on ff.net

Previous chapter here.

kriemhilde-in-the-castle

No, faceless fantasy writer, people didn't normally consummate their marriages with 12 y/o little girls in medieval times. Not only was it rather rare for people to marry that young with the exception of the noble class, due to them needing it for politics, but they also weren't stupid enough to try to force a child to give birth. Morals aside, people back then knew how their bodies worked. A heir was nice but they didn't wanna sacrifise their brand new bride and political alliance for one right off the bat; most often the "wife" just lived with her husband in the new country and was raised there for a little while until she was old enough to actually do it. Or she even stayed with her family a little longer if the wedding was held by proxy. Medieval times were cruel, no doubt, but let's not make it worse than it was for the sake of dramatics.

#ace writes sometimes #writing

Agents Across the Void - ONE:

Summary: Rose and Tentoo are settled into their lives in Pete’s World, years after the Doctor left them behind they now run Torchwood Three in Cardiff, monitoring the rift and all it’s activity. But when people start turning up with their DNA erased leaving only an empty shell in it’s place, they know they have bigger problems than rift junk. Struggling for solutions the reawakening of the breach should bring more problems but when something falls through they realise they may finally get some answers.

Read here on AO3.

#Ace writes #doctor who #doctor who fic #DW fanfic #Timepetals #Rose Tyler #Tentoo #TenToo x Rose #Thirteenth Doctor #Pete's world #Tentoo fanfic #Rose Tyler fanfic #Spyfall AU #Agents Across the Void #AAV #AAV: 1 #new dw fic in 2026!? shocking i know. I do actually remember that i am in this fandom too #this has been in the drafts for awhile ngl

I know damn well I had a post about natural dyes for handspun fabrics reblogged on this blog but Tumblr is similarly adamant that it never existed Give it Back to Me!!

#ace writes sometimes #writing process #IL #I just wanted to check the range of natural fabric dyes again for my fic 😭#me and Tumblrs search feature are beefing yet again

midnightskywrites

writers really will spend twenty minutes pacing around the kitchen thinking “this scene is genius” and then sit down to type and suddenly remember approximately three words and one emotional vibe

#ace writes sometimes #writing problems #experiencing the most detailed perfect scenes when unable to capture them #only to finally sit at the computer and realise the screen has stolen all your thoughts again 😔

Bonnie's Binding Ring from Chapter One of We’re Just Names in Stone.

#Ace writes sometimes #writing related #Bonnie Bennett #Bonnie Bennett things #WJNiS #WJNiS: 1 #you have no idea how long these concept rings have been saved in my writing folders 😅#the second image is to help visualise what the ring would look like after the spell tarnished it minus the diamonds #both are missing the sigil inscriptions mentioned but alas

savagexalaskan

hey im free later if you wanna like get married or merge souls or something

#ace writes sometimes #story inspo #ALoM verse

Kol & Bonnie Collages for the Just One More Lifetime verse.

#ace writes sometimes #writing moodboard #JOML #Bonnie Bennett moodboard #Kol Mikaelson moodboard #Kol x Bonnie moodboard #Kennett moodboard #JOML moodboard #Bonnie Bennett #Kol Mikaelson #Kennett #Kol x Bonnie #Reincarnation moodboard #ALoM verse #im trying to nail this more collage type look and as i had a load of quotes i still wanted to use it seemed like a good fit #i love a moodboard/storyboard/visual whatever moment to help tell a story #besides theyre just fun #and the alom verse might be my favourite baby 🤭

Bro I gotta stop posting to ff.net it's all spam accounts 🤦‍♀️

#ace writes sometimes #Comments #I don't even read on ff.net anymore I'm just crossposting out of habit but it's so bad an there now #32 emails for this new fic 8 of which were reviews all of them were spam accounts 😐#8 reviews 5 messages about wanting to commission my story as if commissioning fanwork isn't a copywrite infringement anyway #even if it was an obvious and repetitive scam #but fuck it ain't half disheartening #fandom etiquette has been destroyed by binge watch culture and social medias like and move on mentality already #so people are barely commenting as is and then 80% of the interaction you get on ff is fucking spam 😶‍🌫️#I stopped posting to wattpad when it enshittified with the rest of the internet despite it being my first fanfic platform (sad I know)#now I think ff.net is gonna have to follow cus this is ridiculous they just prey on recent works #I don't wanna give ff.net the traffic of me just using the website to upload when it's like this tbh #functionality is gone to like it's a pointless venture on my end #AO3 would never and has never done me like that

We’re Just Names in Stone - One:

Determined to stop Silas, Kol kidnaps Bonnie and Caroline in the hopes of distracting his siblings after refusing to heed his warnings. With one ingredient in his possession, he must find the others. Stuck with a temperamental and volatile Original, they must toe the line to avoid ending up as collateral.

Summary:

Caroline didn't think the first time she'd leave her small town to get a glimpse of the world, it was going to be because she got kidnapped. Again. To be used as Klaus bait. Again. Yet somehow Klaus isn't her biggest threat...

Read here on AO3. Or on ff.net

wtf-is-hockey

God sometimes I'm writing smut and I'll like, delete a sentence because I'm like, no, I can't write that. It's too indulgent. And then it's like. Girl, what the fuck are you even going to the candy store for if you're just going to buy raisins. Get real.

pseudospaceship

"what the fuck are you even going to the candy store for if you're just going to buy raisins" is honestly the thing I needed to hear today

#ace writes sometimes #reminders #oooooh this one's gonna have permenant roots in my brain

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#ace writes sometimes #writing #it still counts as part of the process therefore I WAS writing 😌

redstainedsocks

Starting to think it's not a coincidence that writing and writhing are only one letter apart. On account of the agonies

#ace writes sometimes #writing problems #the mental agony and the physical agony of poor writing posture

A concept for a siren Kennett au I'll never write

#ace writes sometimes #writing moodboard #au moodboard #Bonnie Bennett moodboard #Kol Mikaelson moodboard #Kennett moodboard #Kol x Bonnie moodboard #Siren!Bonnie au #Pirate!Kol au #Siren moodboard #Bonnie Bennett #Kol Mikaelson #Kennett #Kol x Bonnie #siren bonnie with pirate kol mhmm 🙂‍↕️#Kol turns to a life of piracy while on the run from Mikael initially out of convenience but now he has a taste for it #sea witch/siren Bonnie tries to drown him and his crew but hes a vampire and survives but now he obsessed with knowing more #she can't seem to get rid of this damn land dweller so what was supposed to be an easy meal has turned into a persistent irritation

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Fantasy Guide to Employment: Household of a Castle

The castle does not run itself. The castle would remain a pile of stones without servants to keep it running. The guide below focuses on the private household of the lord himself, anybody who worked inside the main keep of the castle. I will be expanding outside the walls in a future post.

The Steward/Seneschal

This person was the head of the household staff. They would have the task of running things on the Lord’s estate. They are the managers, so it is up to them to keep the staff in line. The steward would keep the castle accounts and keep the lord informed of all of the goings on of the lands and tenants. They would have to be educated needing to do accounts and write letters. Though the castle’s Lady would be expected to do all these things, the steward served as a backup and assistant in all the tasks even representing the lord and lady when they were unavailable.

The Chamberlain

The chamberlain is the servant employed to look after the Lord’s bedchamber. He would look after the Lord’s clothes as well and keep track of the other servants’ liveries, the official uniforms of the guards, pages and squires. This was not always the case, some larger households had a separate office but most medium seized manors and castles lumped them together. The chamberlain’s main task was ensuring the lord was kept happy. He would even be the last servant a lord would see at night before he went to bed at night. They would be educated.

The Marshal

A Marshal was in charge of the stables as well as the military presence in the castle. They would oversee the household’s horses, carts, wagons, and containers. He oversaw blacksmiths, horse grooms and stableboys. He also oversaw the transporting of goods. The Marshal was sometimes in charge of disciplining servants. They would likely come from a middle class background as well as having military experience and education.

The Page

A page was a young noble boy about seven years old who would be sent to serve a Lord. He would be in charge of tidying up after the lord, carrying messages to other servants and occupants of the castle and serving him at meals. Unlike others on the list, the page would not be paid. His experience was his payment as he would learn the running of a castle and manners of a lord.

The Lady’s Maid

The lady’s maid is be the female body attendant of the castle’s noble women. She would be in charge of caring for the lady’s chamber and her things. She would dress the lady and attend her wherever she would. (The lady’s maid would basically do all the work a chamberlain would but you know the wage gap…)

Maidservant

A housemaid/maidservant works to clean the castle. She would be among the first to awaken every morning. Her first task would be sweeping the floors. The thing with mediaeval floors a that they were often covered with a thin layer of rushes, a kind of grass. Weekly if not daily, a maidservant would be expected to change out the rushes and scatter new ones. If it really needed it, she would scrub the stone floors which would be done with a soap called lye, made from ashes and lard. The maidservant would also be expected to go into the bedchambers when the occupants awoke. She would empty the chamberpots if need be. She would get rid of the ashes from the fire and ready the fire for later. She would make up the bed or strip it for the laundresses. She would wash anything that needed washing including furniture and ornaments.

Laundress

The laundress was responsible for the cleaning of anything made of fabric in the household. The laundress would have to fetch their own water either from the castle well or from a nearby river. They would heat the water in large vats and add lye soap (the most popular of the cleaning agents). The constant exposure to soap and hot water was physically tough on the hands of the laundresses and their backs. When the detergents were added to the water, the laundress would dump them into the vat and stir that shit like soup. To dry it they would pin it out on lines or beat the water from it. The laundress might make money by selling secrets. Since they are handling unmentionables, they knew what happened behind closed bedchamber doors or what didn’t.

Nursemaid

The nursemaid was in charge of the castle’s children. They would ensure the child was fed, washed and generally kept alive while the parents would either be away at court or busy with the lands. The nursemaid would be a common woman from the surrounding lands who would come in to care for a noble child in the stead of the mother who would be expected to get on with other jobs. The nursemaid would be an underlying of the noble governess, a sort of hands-off nanny.

Cook

The cook was one of the most important servants in the castle. They would have the task of overseeing the running of the kitchens and keeping supplies in order. They would likely be on call at all times. Henry VIII’s cook was often woken in the night because his royal master wanted a midnight snack. The cook was a valued member of the household and would have been highly sought after if they were a very skilled cook. Cooks would have been paid a handsome wage.

Scullion

The scullion was the lowest member of staff. They would be responsible for scrubbing and cleaning the servants quarters and the kitchens. They would scrub floors with lye, scour pots with sand, sweep put the fireplace and clean up after the other servants. They were the first to rise in a castle and tasked to light all the fires in the kitchens.

Payment & Lifestyle

Within the mediaeval household, payment came from the hand of the steward. As the Lord’s manager of accounts, he was in charge of paying staff.

The grander jobs in the castle such as the marshal, the chamberlain, nursemaid and lady’s maid would pay better. They would have certain privileges including better bedchambers.

A nursemaid who was breastfeeding the Lord’s children would be a valued member of staff. She would be fed better than the other servants.

The page would sleep in a chamber off the lord’s bedchamber or sometimes at the foot of the bed. A page would wear the Lord’s livery so he would be dressed on the Lord’s coin.

The chamberlain would have rooms close to the lord and lady, just in case they were needed by the master in any kind of emergency.

The cook would sleep near the kitchens so they were close enough just in case they are needed in the night.

The other household servants would all sleep in chambers together. The women would sleep in one and the men would sleep in another. Nightly dalliances were frowned upon massively.

Most servants came from the surrounding lands of the castle. When the lord and his family were away at court or somewhere else, there would be a drop in employment. Everything would be cut down ex. Instead of three laundry maids, only one might stay on after the lord goes. The steward, the marshal, the chamberlain, the page, the cook, the nursemaid and the lady’s maid were all important staff so their job would be permanent.

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