Her first impression of Tyler Owens doesn’t involve him at all. Instead, it involves his bright red truck, and his less-than-adequate undercarriage and connecting anchors. (A rather fitting metaphor and all that.)
First paragraph from my current fic, chapter 3 of people help the people
Unreal Unearth + paintings (pt 1) (pt 2)
"How do you write such realistic dialogue-" I TALK TO MYSELF. I TALK TO MYSELF AND I PRETEND I AM THE ONE SAYING THE LINE. LIKE SANITY IS SLOWLY SLIPPING FROM BETWEEN MY FINGERS WITH EVERY MEASLY WORD THEY TYPE OUT. THAT IS HOW.
Tara thought she had kicked her habit of being easy to blush somewhere along the line of surviving the dead walking and trying to tear her throat out. But apparently not, because her face was warm as she hastily tugged Noah away, “We don’t even know that she likes girls, I mean she and Abraham are, you know, them.”
They were far enough away that she didn’t have to worry about Rosita overhearing them, so she didn’t tackle Noah as he scoffed, “Please, she’s totally been staring at you, and Sasha, and maybe Maggie but I’m not totally sure about that one.”
Tara fought the urge to snap back around and stare at Rosita as if she’d see a flashing bisexual flag above her head, or just a rainbow, rainbows were very nice. But she did not, because she was a survivor, because the world was ending and she was so much more mature than that. “You’re an idiot, Noah.”
Because maybe Bradley burned down all of his bridges, but Jake never had any to begin with.
third times the charm by sapphic_terror on ao3 :)
I’m totally normal about characters who are defined by their goodness, who then go through hell and have to cling to their faith in humanity with their bloody nails, wdym???
I made a tiny boo shelf instead of updating my fics, oops
- Nikita Gill
1.
Fly into the sun, defy anyone who tells you that you cannot love Him.
The ocean will break your fall. even if it is by drowning you.
(You knew he would burn you, Icarus you simply thought he was worth the risk)
2.
Get stolen by a God away from the meadows you once knew, wood nymph.
Become Queen of the Underworld. Turn the land of the dead into home.
(You knew didn’t you, Kore? How to survive you would become Persephone?)
3.
Turn yourself into an echo of the person you used to be, then fall in love with him.
And when he doesn’t notice you Instead falls in love with himself, pine away.
(Narcissus could never love you, dear Echo. Not the way he loved himself.)
4.
Become an indestructible monster. Become the thing that warriors speak of in hushed breaths in terror.
When you finally do die at someone’s hands make sure it is glorious.
(Theseus was the only end worthy of you, Minotaur.)
5.
When the Sea God assaults you, turn people into stone. Turn Gods into stone.
Turn anything that threatens you ever again into stone.
(Medusa, Athena turned you monster to protect you. She took your beauty to give you power.)
6.
Adore her so much that the world grieves with your broken heart’s song.
Almost save her from the Underworld. Almost.
(Orpheus, all you had to do was not turn to look at her.)
7.
Marry a God King.
Watch him betray you over and over again. Become bitter and cruel.
Recognise he will never respect you. Promise to make him suffer till he does.
(Hera, I know why you couldn’t leave him, it was all for love, it was all for love)
8.
Become an undefeated warrior in a war where you lose everything you love.
Even the one you love most of all. Don’t realise it. Keep fighting.
(Achilles, Patroclus’ love would have made you immortal anyway.)
9.
Be unhappy in your marriage. Find a dangerous Prince who promises you a real love.
Run away with him
Do not think of the consequences.
(Helen, you didn’t just launch a thousand ships you set kingdoms ablaze.)
10.
Destroy everyone you love in a murderous rage.
Go on a journey hoping it will kill you
(Hercules tell the truth, you hoped those tasks would be your destruction didn’t you?)
Addendum:
Don’t become a myth. Stay human.
Stay mortal.
It is less wounds.
I promise. It is less wounds.
one last stop by casey mcquiston // From Eden - Hozier // 39 ways that i love u - “The Beatrice Letters” (a series of unfortunate events) ~ lemony snicket // Hans Makart - Detail from Musikalische Unterhaltung , 1874 // Edgar Allan Poe //39 ways that i love u - “The Beatrice Letters” (a series of unfortunate events) ~ lemony snicket // Cornelia Street - taylor swift // nobody - Hozier // via instagram @artqueerhabibi // this love - taylor swift // Antony Gormley //
requested by @whinysstuff
Sapphic_terror on ao3 queer and nonbinary (any pronouns)Yall I may be losing it a little but at least I’m writing a lot of fan fiction (that’s a slight lie but I’m trying I swear)
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