One Under-appreciated Breed Of Fic Writer Are The Ones Who Hyperfocus On Logistics To The Exclusion Of

One under-appreciated breed of fic writer are the ones who hyperfocus on logistics to the exclusion of all canon shortcuts, and thus usually strike upon an awesome way to flesh out the worldbuilding or characters.

Like, I’m not necessarily talking realism here since often it’s still pretty far from realistic, but more like, “someone has to be running spies in this fantasy kingdom, and we’ve seen the whole royal court, so which background character is it? How does that change these three major interactions?” Or “real life historical nobility did in fact have some things to do that were like jobs, how does this human disaster cope with running an estate?” Or “there’s no reason for a sci-fi robot detective to know how to whitewater kayak, where’d she learn?” Or “if this guy is serving the emperor directly he has to be way high up in the space empire servant hierarchy, why is he doing this menial task for someone else? What’s his motive? Does he perhaps have the secret space telepathy?”

Anyway I’m always DELIGHTED to find a fic or writer who asks these questions because the fics themselves are universally bangers.

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2 years ago

Arlo headcanons please please please gimme

hrmhehahaheheaysysh

ok so

i hc that he has 4 older siblings, but was separated from them pretty early on due to [REDACTED] so he was practically alone his whole life, with the occasional step in from valerie

*[REDACTED] is a whole Thing, so send another ask in if you want me to talk about it and go into detail abt my hcs for arlo family/family dynamic(s)

this is very much why he so easily believes her and why he seems so much more adamant about the hierarchy compared to other characters

also why he acts like an only child despite having four older siblings

his sister has tried to reconnect with him but its a work in progress

he collects antique buttons and very much has a hyper fixation on them

yes he is autistic, tbh i probably dont even have to say that

bee allergy, esp hornets

hates wearing shorts outside would rather die than wear them out it feels so weird to him

honestly im not entirely sure what i hc arlos gender. it tends to switch between cismasc and amab demiboy. also sometimes tho its amab nonbinary or agender

also a bit unsure about pronouns. he/him for now but if i end up going for nonbinary or agender later on probably it/its pronouns. or maybe they/them

speaking of being queer he has internalized homophobia (possibly via valerie) so he probably doesnt come out until much later in life

he struggles with allowing himself to be feminine or sometimes even androgynous. was taught growing up that he has to be masculine and strong

its being worked on

plays animal crossing a lot

probably the only video game he plays. aside from maybe like. tetris

probably plays with elaine whether he knows its her or not

gay asexual

says he prefers dogs bc theyre more obedient but in reality he prefers cats

multiple times in a week he'll have moments where he'll suddenly Realize just exactly how Tall. he is

prefers reading over movies/tv/yt/etc. it just isnt as interesting to him. also he prefers things that are physical and that he can feel

acts all superior and shit but in reality hes super self deprecating and thinks he'll never amount to what is expected of him

was deprived of having hobbies and playing as a child so he's very much discovering his inner child as he grows and gets further away from the box he tries to mold into

likes adult coloring books a lot

cant stand repeating sounds it makes him dissociate

derealizes a lot

cant recognize himself in a mirror most of the time so he just. doesnt have them. and when in places that do have them he wont look at them. like if he's in the bathroom he'll look down the entire time he wont look up

same reason why he hates photos

absolutely despises mashed potatoes they are so slimey and disgusting

sometimes i consider hcing him as being 18-19 instead of 17-18 bc like. a lot of autistic children repeat kindergarten for lack of communication/interaction with other children

at the same time tho i feel like valerie wouldnt have allowed that

is a cat person

both in that he prefers cats and also that hes a wet cat

he never actually fights people he just crushes them w his barrier or lets them suffer the backlash from attacking it and then moves on

therefore he is weak asf and has no body strength. mr mans has noodle arms

long eyelashes

like john hes also vampire tier but hes sophisticated whereas john is like... feral vampire

sometimes i hc him as british and having an english accent bc i think its funny

can cook enough to survive but its mediocre

cannot handle ANY amount of spicy

pepper and any form of mint is spicy to him

hates mushrooms

has tried weed exactly two (2) times and has hated it both times

in his words "i felt like a coffee grinder with nothing to grind"

why do you, as a man, feel like you need something to grind? do you want to grind on a man?? is that it?? gay

the first person who convinced him to try it was a combo of rei and kuyo, the second time it was holden

arlo still questions why he did it the second time KNOWING he wouldnt like it

theres a senior chat and arlo got named "Big Daddy" in the chat by holden and he has no idea how to change it and no one will tell him so he just suffers

you would think as a king or whatever hed know how to blackmail ppl to get them to do what he wants but he actually doesnt

people just automatically listen to him so when hes faced with someone who wont, he either broods about it or straight up attacks them. sometimes both


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1 year ago

Yeah, a lot of what bothers me about fantasy settings (especially D&D) is that people try to run wizards like they're academics, but their only exposure to academics is authoritative professors telling them The Truth, so they don't realize that all academics are always 5 seconds away from trying to strangle each other over questions like 'does time really pass or does it just seem to pass'


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2 years ago

also im sorry but where in the entire fuck did all the unordinary fans go what the fuck happened to them where are yall


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3 years ago

Okay so here’s my thought. Cheerleaders and Marching band kids should really be in solidarity. We have so much is common and think of what we could do if we worked together. We both have to go to every football game (even the midwestern late season freezing ones) and pretend to enjoy it and be happy. We both get made fun of relentlessly for the way we dress just for different reasons. And we both have an actual competitive sport we compete in that no one in the school actually understands. They only see us as the simple things we do during football games and not the hours of practice we put into our competition shows.


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1 year ago

add yourself to my friend's dr

i have no idea if this is a thing to put on tumblr but I have a google form???

you can go to magic school in another reality

very cool, very fun

please fill out the form i swear the link is safe

also this is for my friend she's into this reality shifting thing and she asked me to post this on all my platforms. i'd really appreciate it if you did this for her

here's the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFA59DJycbQancbutg2RHVfBlAAYNRyu1XHmD1eIdj8Cwu5g/viewform?usp=sf_link


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2 years ago
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost
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Collating Some Of The Tarot Arts I’ve Done To Make A New Inprnt Masterpost

collating some of the tarot arts i’ve done to make a new inprnt masterpost

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1 year ago
The Ink Bottle Lying On Your Desk... Begins To Crawl Away..???

The ink bottle lying on your desk... begins to crawl away..???


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2 years ago
What Are You Doing, Prancing About With Your Hair All Dishevelled? It's Improper. Come, Sit; Shizun Will

What are you doing, prancing about with your hair all dishevelled? It's improper. Come, sit; Shizun will fix it for you.

3 years ago

this was me a month or two ago. i stayed for the shitposts

wait are there really new people joining this site. i thought it was a hoax.

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