Author: themusechronicle

Dangerous Love | theempathywithin

theempathywithin

To Loki, Juniper must appear young and inexperienced and truthfully, he wouldn’t be wrong. She isn’t naive though, she certainly knows where this could end up. Her blue eyes float down to the god’s outstretched hand. With all of her power she wills her empathic abilities away for a moment she she can take his hand and follow him into his room. “But is that really such a bad thing?” she asks, cocking her head to the side playfully.

“No, but your innocence hides a distinct power.” Loki mused, drawing her close to brush some blonde from her face. “Doesn’t it?” he asked, green eyes watching her quietly. “I can sense it, even as you try to withdraw it.” he mused, slender fingers brushing her cheek. 

Ways to un-stick a stuck story

theinkstainsblog:

firemoon42:

  • Do an
    outline,     whatever way works best.
    Get yourself out of the word soup and know where the story is headed.
  • Conflicts
    and obstacles.     Hurt the protagonist, put things in their way, this keeps
    the story interesting. An easy journey makes the story boring and boring is
    hard to write.
  • Change
    the POV.     Sometimes all it takes to untangle a knotted story is to look at
    it through different eyes, be it through the sidekick, the antagonist, a minor
    character, whatever.
  • Know the
    characters.     You can’t write a story if the characters are strangers to you.
    Know their likes, dislikes, fears, and most importantly, their motivation. This makes the path clearer.
  • Fill in
    holes.     Writing doesn’t have to be linear; you can always go back and fill in plotholes,
    and add content and context.
  • Have
    flashbacks,     hallucinations, dream sequences or foreshadowing events. These
    stir the story up, deviations from the expected course add a feeling of urgency
    and uncertainty to the narrative.
  • Introduce
    a new mystery.     If there’s something that just doesn’t add up, a big question mark, the story becomes more
    compelling. Beware: this can also cause you to sink further into the mire.
  • Take
    something from your protagonist.     A weapon, asset, ally or loved one. Force
    him to operate without it, it can reinvigorate a stale story.
  • Twists
    and betrayal.     Maybe someone isn’t who they say they are or the protagonist
    is betrayed by someone he thought he could trust. This can shake the story up
    and get it rolling again.
  • Secrets. If
    someone has a deep, dark secret that they’re forced to lie about, it’s a good
    way to stir up some fresh conflict. New lies to cover up the old ones, the
    secret being revealed, and all the resulting chaos.
  • Kill
    someone.     Make a character death that is productive to the plot, but not “just because”. If done well, it affects
    all the characters, stirs up the story and gets it moving.
  • Ill-advised
    character actions.     Tension is created when a character we love does
    something we hate. Identify the thing the readers don’t want to happen, then
    engineer it so it happens worse than they imagined.
  • Create cliff-hangers.
    Keep the readers’ attention by putting the characters into new problems and
    make them wait for you to write your way out of it. This challenge can really
    bring out your creativity.
  • Raise the
    stakes.     Make the consequences of failure worse, make the journey harder.
    Suddenly the protagonist’s goal is more than he expected, or he has to make an
    important choice.
  • Make the
    hero active.     You can’t always wait for external influences on the
    characters, sometimes you have to make the hero take actions himself. Not
    necessarily to be successful, but active
    and complicit in the narrative.
  • Different
    threat levels.     Make the conflicts on a physical level (“I’m about to be
    killed by a demon”)    , an emotional level (“But that demon was my true love”) and
    a philosophical level (“If I’m forced to kill my true love before they kill me,
    how can love ever succeed in the face of evil?”)    .
  • Figure
    out an ending.     If you know where the story is going to end, it helps get
    the ball rolling towards that end, even if it’s not the same ending that you
    actually end up writing.
  • What if?
    What if the hero kills the antagonist now, gets captured, or goes insane? When
    you write down different questions like these, the answer to how to continue the
    story will present itself.
  • Start
    fresh or skip ahead.     Delete the last five thousand words and try again. It’s
    terrifying at first, but frees you up for a fresh start to find a proper path. Or
    you can skip the part that’s putting you on edge – forget about that fidgety
    crap, you can do it later – and write the next scene. Whatever was in-between
    will come with time.

*Blinks* I-I’m not the only one to call writer’s block needing to un-stick the story? 

It’s not quite 10pm where I am and I’ve been at work all day, so Happy Birthday! <3

I hope that you’re work day went well. and THANK YOU SO MUCH! ❤ ❤ ❤

It was alright. Just really long. Haven’t pulled a 10 hour shift in months now, let alone one with that much movement cuz I was at the hospital tonight. *dies* I’m so ready to pass out but I wanna do some things. At least get a few things queued before I knock out for the night.

Pardon My Hand | lostshieldandhammer

Steve swallowed hard as he felt Clint’s hand sliding between his legs beneath the conference room table. They were in a debrief meeting and he couldn’t believe the other was doing this now of all times…

Clint couldn’t help the urge to touch and tease his fiance. He was subtle for now, but made sure to give a pointed stare at Fury, who began winding down the meeting at last. As soon as the others had filed out, he moved to pull Steve into a kiss. “I thought he’d never stop talking.” he murmured against Steve’s lips. 

@lostshieldandhammer

Oh Cap | themusechronicals

theempathywithin:

To say the team took a hit was an understatement. Everyone is low in spirits and energy as they recover from the attack from the dark elves. Some faired better than others, thus why Juniper is inseparable from the infirmary ward. 

It was only a few weeks since Juniper and Steve had confessed feelings for each other when the attack happened. She wasn’t even with Steve to see anything happen, but when she got back to the Avenger’s tower, her entire world came crashing down. 

She could barely stand once she saw Steve unconscious in a hospital bed. Her knees buckled from under her, yet she still found the energy to rush over to his side. Hot tears pricked her eyes as she reaches out over to brush her fingers over one of the cuts on his face. She waited like that for 26 hours straight. Her eyes now sunken in, face pale and clammy. Natasha had brought her one of Steve’s sweatshirts, and she graciously put it on with a half hearted smile. 

It wasn’t until 35 hours after the incident that she finally passed out from exhaustion, sitting in a chair next to the bed with her head resting next to his hand. 

@themusechronicles

Steve was one of few who had taken a good deal of damage. He had several healers over him, even as Juniper sat near him. He stayed unconscious for two day before he woke, surprised to find Juniper sitting at his side. He carefully lifted his hand to brush his fingers through her hair. “Hey there, June.” he whispered. 

Common Space | inkfated

inkfated

“I wouldn’t mind. I could carry you out.” Magnus enjoyed that they could be sweet with each other. It was one of the things that he loved the most about being with Alec. In the beginning there had been caution with the relationship, but now they both went for it all and he knew that they were happier for it. “That sounds like a deal,” Magnus replied as he sank back against Alec’s touch. He could lay there all day with Alec’s hands in his hair if he let him. “I love you,” Magnus said with a smile. Those words had been easier to say too and he wouldn’t have it any other way.

Once his hair was done being washed and he was all clean, Magnus stepped out of the now empty tub and reached for his towel. He dried off, slipped on some pajama pants and a robe and then said, “Let’s get going to bed. Perhaps we’ll catch something interesting on tv before we truly fall asleep.”

Alec laughed softly, enjoying the way Magnus relaxed under his touch. It made him so happy to be able to be who he was – to love Magnus and not hide it, especially. “I know you wouldn’t mind.” he promised. “But I would still feel bad for falling asleep while trying to share a bath, Mags.” he chuckled. HEaring those three words still made his heart race and he smiled, leaning to press a skin on a dampened shoulder. “I love you, too.” he replied, unable ot help the curve of his lips as he finished washing Magnus’ hair. 

He let the water out and dried his hands and arms while MAgnus dried off, pausing to lean in and kiss him. “Maybe. Or we could just lay in bed and talk.” he teased, sliding one hand beneath the robe to rest on Magnus’ side.