me as a writer: obsessed with being original, constantly worried that ill copy another artist by accident, i can’t use that phrase i saw someone use it on may 12th, 2014 and
me as a reader: happily reads 2349460283 different versions of the exact same plot
writer problems: trying to figure out how many chapters you’re going to stall until An Event™
more writer problems: trying to figure out how many chapters you can fit between Events™
even more writer problems: trying to figure out what Event to put in between your chapters
the ultimate writer problem: what are events and chapters and words
the One True Writer Problem: writing
a blue boi
i mean hurt/comfort is by far my favorite genre, but for fuck’s sake i need h/c fics where one’s issues aren’t magically fixed by their significant other. and also where it’s just not “the hurt and then the comfort”. i need the relapses, the mistakes, the set backs, the “why is healing so long”. and also moments where said s.o has their own problem and can’t help as well as before, or just dont know what to do. and also fics where the person who is hurting actively works to feel better and acnowledge that they are the ones who did the hard work. and fics where a friend is more helpful than a lover. and a fic where the comforting character isn’t always available, practically or emotionally, to help.
because i get that sometimes you need a simple fic where someone hurts and is saved, i need it too sometimes, but i also really need the more realistic fics where it isn’t so easy but the character succeeds anyway.
every single character design can be improved by giving said character sunglasses. every single one. trust me i’m a trained professional expert.
okay. okay. okay. things are starting to look better around me. not as many issues. got some tips to help with the drama problem. it’s okay. it’s getting okay.
Good! Sending wishes for the embetterment of yours
thank you! i’m still processing but i’m fine right now and i can actually relax and enjoy things.
okay. okay. okay. things are starting to look better around me. not as many issues. got some tips to help with the drama problem. it’s okay. it’s getting okay.
Remus goes through a great deal of trouble to make himself non-threatening, both as a man and as a werewolf, whether people know what he is or not. The majority of the modifiers to his person or actions in the books are things like warm, mild, and calm. I’ve seen somewhere that the phrase most paired with him is ‘Lupin smiled.’ He is always patient, always kind. The one time he is threatening, when Harry can see the shadow of the wolf in him, is when he is beside himself with guilt and terror at the thought of having inflicted himself and illness on Tonks and his unborn child, when his self hatred and doubt are so overwhelming that it lashes out at someone other than himself.
Remus goes out of his way to make others feel safe, because he rarely feels that way himself.
Fuck JKR 