Cosy ˖˚⊹

Hades, sweating: So, uh, I wanted to ask you-

Persephone: Oh FINALLY, you're proposing!

Hades: What- how did you know?!

Persephone: You dropped the ring six times during dinner.

Hades:

Persephone: I even had to pick it up once.

Cliche but still valid Villain x Hero trope:

Villain and Hero going round after round until Hero finally slips up and Villain gets the upper hand, pinning them hard against the wall. Hero’s panting, bruised and bloody, eyes narrowed and defiant, daring Villain to do their worst. And Villain can’t help but give in to impulse and kiss them. 

Bonus: Hero freezes up, completely shocked, and does nothing to stop them.

Bonus bonus: Hero freezes for just a moment and then melts, kissing back.

Bonus bonus bonus: Hero kisses back with purpose and then uses the distraction as a chance to finally stun and capture Villain.

Figuring out your OC's 'voice' and physicality/characterization

I often struggle with creating distinct characters, so I came up with some questions about your OCs that I haven't seen in any other lists.

I recommend answering these for each character once you've already spent some time with them on the page.

What irks other people about the way they converse?

What kind of conversations do they usually have?

Are they a good listener?

How do they react to confrontation?

How do they react to being corrected?

How do they correct others?

Do they tend to speak in long sentences, short & clipped sentences, or somewhere in between?

How likely are they to heed social cues when talking to others?

How likely are they to use body language rather than words to express discomfort and other emotions?

Do they care more about getting their way, or more about how others feel?

What's their favourite skill?

What niche thing are they competent at?

What trait immediately draws them to other people?

What trait immediately repels them?

Even if they haven't met (or even if they're not even in the same universe!), what would your other OCs' first impression of them be?

What makes them angry?

What makes them sad?

What makes them happy?

What's their posture like?

How do they want others to see them?

How do they move through a room?

Do they prefer being barefoot, and if not, what kind of footwear do they usually like best?

What kind of climate do they prefer?

What would make them distrust somebody?

What would they consider the greatest betrayal?

there’s wip (active development) and wip (stuck in development hell) and wip (oh you’re not even getting funding for this one)

مرحبا ..انا اية من غزة نازحة في رفح وضعنا جدا صعب عندي 3واطفال ياريت لو بامكانك تساعدني وتنشرلي رابط جوفاوند مي عندك لو سمحت

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gofundme.com

Donate to Assist in evacuating my family from the war in Gaza., organized by Mohammed Alhabeel

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A Complete(?) PIDW Timeline Resource

Hello everyone, the next chapter is currently in editing, but I received a request on twitter for a PIDW timeline compilation, so I thought I’d drop it here as well. This is PIDW only, so anything caused by SY transmigrating in is not included. Beware of spoilers for anyone still reading the novel!

Most of these are stated in text, a couple (how Shen Jiu and Yue Qi’s events coincide with Su Xiyan’s and Tianlang-Jun’s, the timing of Shen Jiu’s trial) were placed because I felt I could deduce them with very high confidence. The one thing I couldn’t was exactly when Xin Mo’s first backlash occurred: the only information I could find was SY saying that it took place after the Demon Realm arc started.

Anyway, I hope this is useful!

FIRE

"Someone! Please help!"

"Fire! Fire!"

"Call the firemen!"

"Aahhh!"

Fire.

Everywhere.

Screams and shrieks could be heard from miles away. They tried to extinguish the fire but there was no avail. In a few hours, everything gradually quiet down.

Not because they were saved but because they died.

Not even a single soul breathed after.

Left the world with unfinished business.

*

"Johnny!", Mark yelled from the opposite end of the hallway and ran towards his friend.

"Why didn't you wait for me?", he frowned.

Johnny gave him an annoyed look,

"I didn't wait for you? Man! I waited for you for freaking 30 minutes!", Johnny yelled. "And Rose even passed by. She offered to walk with me to the bus stop but I declined because I want to wait for you!"

"Oh... Sorry", Mark clasped his hands together while grinning.

"Erghh! I should have followed Rose!", Johnny exclaimed as he walked out of the door.

*

"Hey... Why haven't we reach the bus stop yet?", Mark asked Johnny. He shrugged.

"It's like we are walking in circles", Johnny replied with a frown.

"It's foggy too but it feels hot. Don't you think, Johnny?", Mark gave Johnny a worried look.

"And I should have followed Rose", Johnny glared at Mark and walked faster.

"Hey! Wait up!", Mark chased after Johnny.

*

"It's so hot.. I'm burning right now", Mark complained as he wiped his sweat. "Look my hair is ruined", he whined, pointing his wet hair to Johnny.

"Huh? You think I'm not hot? I waited for you for 30 minutes. Freaking half an hour! And here I am hearing you complaining about your damn hair!", Johnny yelled at Mark's face.

He was about to continue when Mark cut him off.

"I should have followed Rose", he said mockingly. "Go on! Leave me alone!", Mark yelled, turning to the opposite direction. "I'll find my way to that damn bus stop alone."

*

"How could he say that to me. I stayed up late last night to prepare his birthday card", Mark mumbled to himself.

"And why am I walking in circles? The fog is getting thicker it's getting hotter and I can't see a damn thing!", Mark stomped his feet and throw his bag to the ground. He sat down but immediately got up because the ground was hot.

"What the hell?!", he yelled.

Suddenly he heard distinct yelling.

"Help!"

"Help!""Fire!""Somebody help!"

Mark was horrified.

"What? Where's the fire?", he looked around.

Then, he saw a glint of light.

Suddenly, fire came towards him.

Mark ran as fast as he could but he realized that the fire had surrounded him. He coughed as he had swallowed so much smoke.

"If there's fire. Where's Johnny? Where's my other friends? Where's my family?",

Out of nowhere, Johnny came out of the blazing fire, unharmed.

"Jo-Johnny? How come you're fine? There's fire. You came out of the fire", Mark pointed at Johnny, confused. He looked around and rubbed his eyes.

There's still fire. He even pinched himself.

"This is not a dream. How come you're fine?", Mark frowned. Soot covered his face and he coughed.

"I'm not fine, Mark", Johnny said sadly. Suddenly, he melted.

His clothes burned. His eyes flowed out of its socket. He turned into a skeleton.

"I'm dead, Mark. So are you", the skeleton said and melted.

"What?! No...no...no.. This is not happening. I can't be dead!", Marked screamed, holding his head. He crouched down. It's hot but he didn't care. Then, he remembered.

*

"Huh? It's 2 in the morning already?", Mark said as he glanced at his watch. "Hmmm... never mind. I'm done with Johnny's birthday card. I hope he likes it", he smiled to himself.

"Hey... Why do I smell smoke?", he sniffed around. To his horrors, he saw a wood caught on fire fell down from above.

"Fi... Fire!", he screamed and ran outside his room.

"Mom! Dad! You there?!", he screamed for his parents but there was no response. He panicked and ran outside. Luckily, the front door of his house hasn't caught fire yet. He ran to the corridor and saw a swaying Johnny.

"Johnny! Johnny!", Mark ran to him and held him by the shoulder. "We're going to be fine", Mark assured Johnny although the both of them were already coughing badly.

"Mark, we're going to die", Johnny said weakly.

"No! We're going to survive!", Mark pulled Johnny up on his feet.

However, fate was cruel. A big ply of wood fell on top of them. The wood was to heavy on their weak bodies, they couldn't move. Johnny had embraced his sad fate but Mark kept chanting that they will survive.

"We'll survive. I'm sure the firemen will be here soon. They'll save us", Mark said.

"Just accept it, Mark", Johnny replied weakly.

"No, we're still young! We can't die! Don't worry, after this ends. You'll court Rose and I'll help Ten to get Lisa. We just need to wait for them to save us",  he convinced Johnny.

But Johnny just sighed and closed his eyes.

"Hey, Johnny! Wake up! Wake up!", Mark slapped his friend so he could stay conscious but there was no avail, Johnny was dead.

As for Mark, he struggled to stay awake and kept on chanting he'll survive until his last breath.

*

"Oh my God! I'm dead", Mark whispered to himself and looked blankly at his surrounding. Fire.

Just fire.

*

"Sh**! The car broke down!", Doyoung exclaimed.

"I think we should go out and find some help", Jaehyun suggested.

"But this is no where!", Doyoung protested.

"It's worth a try", Jaehyun smiled.

Doyoung sighed but followed him anyway. After a few minutes of walking, they saw an old building. Before the both of them could say anything, someone greeted them.

"Hey, need some help?"

They turned around.

"I'm Mark", the guy introduced himself.

"And this is Johnny", he pointed at the tall guy beside him.

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