coldbloodace:

Ok. I need to get this out. I’ll preface this by saying I’m very excited for the new season to be released, and I can’t wait to see more of our ineffable couple.

The thing is, I’ve seen a lot of posts where people are hoping that this season will ‘confirm’ Aziraphale and Crowley’s relationship, or they’re hoping to get a kiss to make it 'official’.

Listen. Listen. Aziraphale and Crowley are already in a relationship. More importantly, they’re in a queer relationship. Their relationship is already outside the norms of Heaven and Hell, Aziraphale visibly dresses as a gay man and has been among the gay social circles in history, Crowley changes his gender presentation and is comfortable with it, and they’re both queer and hence their relationship has always been queer.

Maybe they’ll kiss, maybe they’ll have a verbal declaration of their love, but if they don’t, it doesn’t make their relationship 'queerbaiting’ or not queer enough. Just because they don’t fit into your ideas of a queer relationship or explicitly state they’re a gay couple doesn’t mean that they’re not queer.

Many aspec and even other queer people feel represented by Aziraphale and Crowley, and you do not get to take that away from us. Western media hasn’t always been kind to gay relationships, but Good Omens is not one of them. If you do not like the representation, then feel free to watch other shows that have explicit romantic/sexual relationships. Don’t drag this show into the apparent “'queerbaiting”’.

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prideknights:

✨LIMITED EDITION✨The Pride Knights Playing Cards are now officially available for pre-order in our store until June 30, 2023!

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omg this is the most beautiful deck of playing cards I’ve ever seen! Just pre-ordered mine I’m SO EXCITED!!

i never expected them to be as affordable as they are, so i’ve ordered myself a set thank you!!

IM SO PROUD OF YOU! THESE LOOK BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

Just bought one! Honestly, this is the first time in a long time that I’ve just seen something and been like, “I MUST OWN THIS!” Beautiful work!

Gorgeous 😍 

tatzelwurming:

tatzelwurming:

my shirt that says “not a danger to myself and others” getting me asked a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

some bitch is binding spirits on my post

sidcrosbrainworms:

today’s ao3 experience

glittergluekintsugi:

Good Omens season 1 marketing: ooooh look it’s hellfire and damnation and the apocalypse, oooh look at the good/evil dichotomy between these two, look at the DRAMA of it all

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Good Omens season 2 marketing: what if 🥺 they held hands 🥺 and kissed in the rain ☔ and they were roommates 👨🏻‍🤝‍👨🏼

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killedbyanacorn:

edromyheart:

All great suggestions 

This post gets better every time I see it

speakingofpsychosis:

lets talk antipsychotics!

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Lily of the valley 💕🧚🌱✨

dingdongyouarewrong:

most of y'all probably already know about this website, but if you’re a writer and you’re looking for names for your characters (especially ones that fit a particular theme) might i recommend magic baby names?

you can enter one (or multiple) names and it’ll automatically generate names that are thematically similar to the one(s) you gave them, which can be SO HELPFUL when you’re looking for inspiration

writerthreads:

How to write a found family

By Writerthreads on Instagram

The found family story is a type of YA trope where individuals from different backgrounds come together to form a family, possibly to make up for their lack of true family. When it’s done well, found families can be so wholesome and heartwarming, and I simply adore this trope. Here’s a guide to help you write a compelling found family in your WIP:

Create a diverse group of characters

The key to writing a successful found family story is to have a diverse cast of characters with different backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. This diversity will make the story richer and allow you to explore different perspectives and themes from different points of views. It also allows for a wide range of readers to find a character that they can relate to.

Establish a common goal

In a found family story, the characters come together to achieve a common goal. This goal can be anything from surviving an apocalypse to starting a business together. It is essential to establish this goal early on in the story, as it will help to create a sense of unity among the characters.

Themes

Using themes can add depth to a found family story by providing a framework for exploring the emotional and psychological growth of the characters. Here are a few examples:

1. Belonging: The idea that characters finally have a place where they fit in, and the struggles that come with feeling like an outsider previously.
2. Identity: The idea of self-discovery when a character finally becomes part of a family and has the time and people to communicate with to understand themselves.
3. Acceptance: Characters accepting themselves and others for who they are, overcoming previous prejudices.
4. Family: What makes a family, and the classic tropes associated with families and variations of them. Eg. the “mum” of the group who also doubles as the “wild child” at times.

Explore each character’s backstory

A found family story is all about the characters’ individual journeys and how they come together, and this can be done by giving each character a backstory that explains their motivations and desires. This can justify bad choices that characters may make or simply allow the readers to relate to them more. You can also use flashback scenes or dialogue to reveal important details about each character’s past, however, I think flashbacks can be used more sparingly and only if they serve a purpose.

Create conflicts and obstacles

Like any good story, a found family story needs conflict to keep readers engaged. You can create conflicts within the group or create some external obstacles that the group must overcome. These conflicts challenge the characters and force them to grow and change through adverse situations. It’s especially interesting to see how characters with conflicting personalities or life views have friction with each other.

These are some of the tips I could think of for creating a found family in your story. As always our tips are just guides to help you with your book and definitely not a set of rules to follow. Good luck and have fun! :)

Sad things you can do in a book other than killing of a character

deardragonbook:

Character death is sad, but it also has huge consequences on your plot that can’t be reversed. Not to mention, depending on your genre, character deaths are often reserved for later in the series as a way of telling the reader that things are getting serious. 

So, until that moment, here’s a quick list of things you can do to tug at your readers emotions: 

1.- Destruction of an item of value. For this to work you’re going to have to set this up early on, it could be a childhood toy they need to sleep at night, a necklace they swear gives them good luck, and old family trinket or any number of things. The important thing is you show just how important it is to the character, make them happy and excited just to talk about it. Later on your character will feel loss and so will the audience. 

2.- Arguing. Two characters with a strong bond arguing can be heartbreaking, even if you know the argument is going to resolve itself eventually, going from cuddles and banter to cold looks and the silent treatment, can easily hurt the audience just as much as the characters. 

3.- Betrayal. When well done, it’s worst than character death. When you as a reader fall head over heels in love with a character, only for them to betray the rest, it’s heartbreaking, especially if when you read back the foreshadowing was there. It was so obvious yet you were all so blind! As blind as the other characters. Also, unlike character death, they’re still there, there to taunt you with their mere existence. 

4.- Failure. We have probably all felt that emptiness, that feeling as the world crumbles around us, haplessness, when we failed an exam in school or just couldn’t get the house clean in time for that visit. Take that feeling and reflect it into your characters, it doesn’t have to be an exam, it can be anything, a task they’re parents asked them to do and they tried their best, a mission, anything. Just let them fail and feel the world crumble. 

5.- Being forced to stay behind. Following from point four, if a character is not good enough they can be left behind, perhaps it comes from a place of love, an attempt to protect them from enemies too strong, yet it still hurts. Perhaps they haven’t failed, perhaps they are left behind for another reason, because they are “too valuable”, or because they’ll be more useful back home. Either way, watching those close to you go of to fight for what you believe in, without you, can be painful. 

6.- Finding out something they believed in was a lie. It can be something relatively insignificant, an assumption they never bothered to question. Or something world shattering. Allow me to offer up an example with an unimportant spoiler from my second book (it’s not even out yet but oh well): in this book, while talking about some law, Henry realises his daughter believes he and her mother were married. This is an assumption Itazu made and never questioned. It affects nothing, nothing changes, yet finding out her mother and her father were not the happy married couple she’d always pictured, it’s painful. 

This could also be something huge, finding out you’re adopted for example. 

7.- History. Oh, history, how depressing it can be. And if you have a fantasy world you have many opportunities to go into this. From slaughters to slavery, finding out how society got to where it is, the base on which it is built. Well, it’s pretty depressing. Obviously be careful how much inspiration you take from real world history and always be respectful and do your research! 

8.- Scarring. An injury can be painful, it can be scary. And depending on what caused it, leave you with traumatising memories. Now add to that a physical visible reminder on your skin you can never remove. Well, that can be pretty horrible. Imagine the scar came from a battle the protagonist longs to forget, but can’t because every night before going to sleep they can’t help but glance at their arm where the nasty scars forever lies. 

As usual,  check out my book, stories I’ve written plus other social medias: here.

This another post I could probably do a part two on someday. Can you think of any books where any of these are done effectively? Do any of these happen in your owns book? Please tell me! I love hearing from you all. 

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another idle curiosity poll

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