Wizard who got tired of fighting and casts fucked up unethical spells like “super brain hemorrhage” to end them faster
If you mess up a social interaction you can say "Failed Experiment" and move on
logan is generally assigned “nonbeliever” in ghost/supernatural AUs, which is fair, however, please also consider:
Yelena: Ava’s smiling, did something good happen?
Ava: Can’t I just smile because I feel like it?
Bob: Walker tripped and fell in the parking lot this morning
At least I have $36 now
Who knows what mischief I can cause with $36
why does being outside in the sun make life so much more bearable. like I'm still doing nothing more than drinking tea while on my phone but i'm on my phone Outside and i can feel the sun heating my skin and i'm immediately like well perhaps it's all not so bad
This one's for the scenes with multiple characters, and you're not sure how to keep everyone involved.
Writing group scenes is chaos. Someone’s talking, someone’s interrupting, someone’s zoning out thinking about breadsticks. And if you’re not careful, half your cast fades into the background like NPCs in a video game. I used to struggle with this so much—my characters would just exist in the scene without actually affecting it. But here’s what I've learned and have started implementing:
Not their literal job—like, not everyone needs to be solving a crime or casting spells. I mean: Why are they in this moment? What’s their role in the conversation?
My favourite examples are:
The Driver: Moves the convo forward. They have an agenda, they’re pushing the action.
The Instigator: Pokes the bear. Asks the messy questions. Stirring the pot like a chef on a mission.
The Voice of Reason: "Guys, maybe we don’t commit arson today?"
The Distracted One: Completely in their own world. Tuning out, doodling on a napkin, thinking about their ex.
The Observer: Not saying much, but noticing everything. (Quiet characters still have presence!)
The Wild Card: Who knows what they’ll do? Certainly not them. Probably about to make things worse.
If a character has no function, they’ll disappear. Give them something—even if it’s just a side comment, a reaction, or stealing fries off someone’s plate. Keep them interesting, and your readers will stay interested too.
No your honor i would never kill out of anger. I killed that guy for sport
Had a dream that involved someone suggesting freezing cubes of butter as ice cubes for iced coffee as a solution for some problem. I no longer have any recollection of what problem this was supposed to solve.