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Getting to Know You Game

Thanks for the tag @sparrowsaidwhat

Favorite color: plum (occasionally dandelion yellow, occasionally brick; to be honest, I’m not sure what it actually is)

Currently reading: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Last song you listened to? Love U Forever by Jenny Lewis is playing right now.

Last series you watched? started the latest season of The Crown and have no plans of finishing it 

Last movie you watched? I’ve now watched Emily (2022) fourteen times.

Sweet/ Savory/ Spicy? spicyyyy  — I slather everything with hot sauce

Currently working on? Cannibals Chapter 3, Hunger and Appetite Chapter 4, and also a lil something for Christmas :)

Tagging: @cherubnoona, @babeblox, @banalityofweevil, @wingardium-fic and you know, everyone else who wants to do this should just do it. 

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But even that day, there on the porch, with  C h a r l e s  beside me and the smell of wood smoke in the air, it had the quality of a memory; there it was, before my eyes, and yet too beautiful to believe.

“Find out what makes you kinder, what opens you up and brings out the most loving, generous, and unafraid version of you―and go after those things as if nothing else matters. Because, actually, nothing does.”

— George Saunders (via mishproductions)

#Skywalkers are on that bullshit

Rec: Masterpost

For easy searching, here is a rec with a list of all the recs that I’ve made! I hope this makes it easier for everyone to find the fics they want to read. <3 

Classic Fics (if you’re new, start here!)

Rosie’s Favorite Fics

Alternate Universe Recs:

Animals AU

Band/Musician AU

Bodyguard AU

Camping AU

Historical AU 

Jedi Academy AU

Pirates AU

Soulmates AU

Undercover/Spies/Assassins AU

Role Reversal AU

Modern AU

(Subcategory: Angst) 

(Subcategory: Fluff)

(Subcategory: Fluff Part 2)

Roommates/Neighbors AU

Social Media AU

Gang/Organized Crime AU

Coffeeshop AU

High School AU 

College/Uni AU

Doctor AU

Police AU 

Athletes AU

Actors AU

Business AU

Movie/Musical Inspo AU

Harry Potter AU 

Cinderella AU

Pride and Prejudice AU 

Game of Thrones AU

Mythology & Witchcraft AU 

Zombie/Vampire AU

Hades and Persephone AU 

Demon/Angel AU 

Mermaid AU 

Fairy Tale AU

Tropes:

Alcohol/Getting Drunk

Amnesia/Memory Loss

Breakups/Ex-Lovers

Fem!Reylo 

Force Ghosts

Kylo Leaves Rey on Jakku

Secret Lovers

Running Away Together

Enemies to Lovers

Friends to Lovers

Fake Relationship

Student/Teacher Dynamic

Time Travel

Force Bond

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5 

Part 6

Part 7

Part 8

Part 9

Inappropriate Use of the Force 

Interrogation Scene

Force Skype

Love Confessions

Weddings/Proposals 

Arranged Marriage

Established Relationship

Established Relationship Part 2

Reylo Babies

Planned/Unplanned Pregnancy 

Stuck Together

Trapped Alone Together

Uneasy Allies

Sharing a Bed 

Road Trips

Kylo Centric: 

Dominant Kylo Ren (Submissive Rey)

Emperor Kylo Ren 

Kylo Ren Mental Illness 

Light Side Ben/Kylo Ren 

Senator Ben Solo

Younger Ben Solo/Kylo Ren

Kylo Ren Redemption

Smuggler Ben Solo

Matt the Radar Technician 

Obsessive Kylo Ren

Jealous Kylo Ren 

Possessive Kylo Ren 

Kylo Ren Is Not Nice 

Priest Kylo Ren 

Prisoner Kylo Ren 

Single Dad Kylo Ren

Virgin Ben/Kylo Ren

Rey Centric:

Dark Side/Gray Rey

Apprentice (to Kylo) Rey 

Empress Rey 

Dominant Rey (Submissive Kylo Ren) 

Jealous Rey

Mechanic Rey

Prisoner Rey

Stripper Rey

Virgin Rey 

Mostly Smut:

A/B/O Dynamics 

Aphrodisiac/Sex Pollen 

DD/lg Kink

Dominant Kylo Ren (Submissive Rey)

Dominant Rey (Submissive Kylo Ren)

Fluff and Smut

Long Fics Rated M/E

Masturbation

Part 2

M/E-rated Mythology & Witchcraft AU

Possessive Kylo Ren

Size Kink

Slow Burn (Subcategory: Canon Compliant, Rated M or E) 

Virgin Ben/Kylo Ren

Virgin Rey

Voyeurism

Rated T or Below:

Cuddling

Slow Burn (Subcategory: Canon Compliant, Rated T or Below)

Smut-Free 

Angsty:

Breakups/Ex-Lovers

Canon Compliant (Subcategory: Angst)

Canon Compliant (Subcategory: Pining)

Fluff and Angst

Mutual Pining 

Touch Starved

Hurt/Comfort 

Sickfics

Injuries & Healing

Heavy Angst

Major Character Death (Subcategory: Rey and/or Kylo)

Modern AU (Subcategory: Angst) 

Fluffy:

Happy Endings 

Lighthearted/Fluff

Domestic Fluff 

Cuddling

Crack

Holidays 

Modern AU (Subcategory: Fluff)

Modern AU (Subcategory: Fluff Part 2)

Other:

Canon Compliant 

Non-English Fics

Part 2

Podfics 

Pre-TFA 

Slow Burn

Part 2

The Last Jedi Fics 

The Last Jedi Speculation Fics 

Post-The Last Jedi Fics

The Last Jedi Alternate Ending Fics

Throne Room Scene Fics

On Ahch-To 

Word Count ~90,000

“The other women tittered. The blatant affection that Ysanne and Markus showed for each other was a source of amusement among the royal court; Rey, however, couldn’t help but wistfully remember how happy the couple had seemed at her engagement ball. For a moment she allowed herself to indulge in the fantasy of being loved like that. The arm around her waist in these musings felt too much like Kylo’s, but she wasn’t very keen on analyzing what that meant. It was all only in her mind, anyway. Harmless…” 

Excerpt from Chapter Five of “Landscape with a Blur of Conquerors” by @kylorenvevo. 

A sketch based on @kylorenvevo’s “Landscape With a Blur of Conquerors.” If you’re into Reylo, and you haven’t read it, umm…. read it. Like now. It’s really well written, and I can’t wait for the next chapter update, especially now that I’m on break and my mind isn’t running a million miles a minute. 

Took a lot of inspiration from Paolo Sebastian’s and Zahir Muhad’s collections. 

SKAM Remakes Masterpost

Since the deluge of SKAM remakes have started, I have had to keep track of a number of different sites/english translations/playlists/character names, so I’m condensing all the information I have into one post for ease of use as a resource.

If you’re totally new here, all of them are based off of the original Norwegian version. Skam = shame in Norwegian. There were 4 seasons. The show is centered around 5 girls at the beginning of high school. Each season focused on a different character and was presented from their perspective. Season 1: Eva. Season 2: Noora. Season 3: Isak. Season 4: Sana. One website was used to provide updates from the main character’s perspective with clips/social media posts/texts/chats.

If you want to watch the original translated into English go here (they also have full episodes of the remakes translated to english when available). This is the original Skam website.

As of the writing of this post, there are only confirmations of up to season 2 for any of the remakes. The main characters involved in those seasons are: Eva, Noora, Vilde, Chris and Sana: the girl squad. Jonas & Isak: Eva’s boyfriend & his friend. Ingrid, Sara: essentially rivals/ex-friends of Eva. William, Chris: “senior” boys.

Remakes are slated for France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands & America. America, France, Germany & Italy have all started. Spain, the Netherlands have not. AmSkam (aka Skam Austin, Skam America) is being run by the original Norwegian team, including creator Julie Andem.

The currently releasing remakes are listed below in the order of their premiere. Please assume that official sites are geoblocked for the specific country.

Current as of 9 May 2018. I’ll try to keep this updated as more information is available.

It’s a bit lengthy so under the cut. (Please don’t steal this… it took awhile to make)

This YouTube channel uploads all the clips from all the remakes and generally they get English subtitles.

Skam France (aka Skam la série, Skam Belgique):

Started 6 February 2018. Takes place in Paris, France. Season 1 ended, 4 April 2018. Season 2 started, 9 April 2018. Currently on season 2 focused on Manon. It is, minus a few french cultural adjustments, exactly like the original series with plot and script. Unlike the original, unfortunately, Skam France doesn’t have a centralized website with clips/social media/texts.

Official site with clips/episodes

Official Instagram

English translations

Spotify playlist of songs featured in the series

Characters & their social media:

Eva  > Emma Borgés - Instagram

Noora > Manon Demissy - Instagram

Vilde > Daphné Lecomte - Instagram

Chris > Alexia Martineau - Instagram

Sana > Imane Bakhellal - Instagram

Jonas > Yann Cazas - Instagram

Isak > Lucas Lallemant- Instagram

William > Charles Munier - Instagram

Chris > Alexandre Delano - Instagram

Ingrid > Ingrid Spielman - Instagram

Sara > Sarah Bui - Instagram

Druck (aka Skam Germany):

Started 14 March 2018. Currently on season 1, focused on Hanna. They’ve also already switched up the scenes/script, but the main plot points appear to be the same.

Official site with all updates: clips, episodes, texts, social media, etc.

Official YouTube with clips/episodes (geoblocked)

Funk - German website with clips/eps (not geoblocked), no subs

English translations

Spotify playlist with songs featured in the series

Sign up for WhatsApp updates

You can also ask them questions, give feedback apparently this way as well

Characters & their social media:

Eva  > Hanna Jung - Instagram

Noora > Mia Amalie Winter - Instagram / Tumblr

Vilde > Kiki Machwitz - Instagram

Chris > Sam M’Pele - Instagram

Sana > Amira Thalia Mahmood - Instagram

Jonas > Jonas Augustin - Instagram

Isak > Matteo Florenzi - Instagram

William > Alexander Hardenberg

Chris > Samuel Fischer - Instagram

Ingrid > Leonie Richter - Instagram

Sara > Sara

Skam Italia:

Started 23 March 2018. Takes place in Rome, Italy. Currently on season 1 focused on Eva. They’ve already switched up the scenes/script a bit, but the main plot points appear to be the same.

Official site with all updates: clips, episodes, texts, social media, etc.

clips are only available until midnight the day they’re posted

Episodes

Official playlist

English translations: Tumblr/ YouTube / Twitter

usually Twitter/YouTube is updated faster

Spotify playlist with songs featured in the series (this looks official but it may not be)

If you have WhatsApp if you text +393319055583, your name and then Aggiornami, they’ll text you when updates happen and sometimes gifs

Characters & their social media: 

Eva  > Eva Brighi - Instagram

Noora > Elenora Sava - Instagram

Vilde > Silvia Mirabella - Instagram

Chris > Federica Cacciotti - Instagram

Sana > Sana Allagui - Instagram

Jonas > Giovanni Garau - Instagram

Isak > Martino Rametta - Instagram

William > Edoardo Incanti

Chris > Federico Canegallo - Instagram

Ingrid > Laura

Sara > Sara

Skam Austin (aka AmSkam, Skam USA, Skam America):

Starte 24 April 2018 on Facebook Watch. Currently on season 1 focused on Megan. Takes place at Bouldin High School in Austin, TX, USA. Run by the original Skam team including Julie Andem (creator/director/showrunner), Mari Magnus (social media content), Susanna Taylor (wardrobe/make Up) & Daniel McStay (cinematography).

Trailer (YouTube)

Official site (Facebook Watch) with all updates

Official Instagram

Spotify playlist with songs used in the series

Tumblr with updates (English) 

Social Media:

Bouldin Kittens (Dance Team) - Instagram

Overheard Bouldin - Instagram

Eva > Megan Flores - Instagram

Noora > Grace Olsen - Instagram

Vilde > Kelsey - Instagram 

Chris > Josefine Valencia - Instagram 

Sana > Zoya Ali - Instagram

Jonas > Marlon - Instagram

Shay Dixon - Instagram

Tyler Nunez - Instagram 

William > Daniel

Chris > Jordan Díaz - Instagram 

Ingrid > Abigail - Instagram

What’s the opposite of a glo up?

I adore lwaboc, I really admire how well you handled their relationship going from 100% antagonistic to the killer ust and sweet pining. Any advice on how to write slow burns? I hope you're having a great day ♡

Thank you for the kind words, dear, I hope you’re having a great day as well. 🤗

Regarding your question— *clears throat* IT’S MY TIME TO SHINE. Here are a few things I’ve picked up over the years!

First, you have to decide what kind of slow burn you want to write. The most common one that I’ve seen is the physical slow burn wherein the characters realize that they’re attracted to each other but take a while to act on it. Then there’s the emotional slow burn wherein the characters have a physical relationship but don’t realize they love each other because they’re idiots. It can also be a combination of the two! You have to determine what’s best suited to your plot and your characters’ personalities.

No matter which option you go with, it’s important to remember that slow burn is all about building the dynamic. Have your characters get to know each other, squabble over differences in opinions, and ultimately learn to trust and respect each other. This is where you can take a cue from the real world— whenever people are willing to share, I love listening to their stories about how they came to be with their partner and how they eventually had the epiphany that this person was The One. Whirlwind romances do happen in real life, but I think the more common experience is an acquaintance blossoming into a friendship blossoming into something more. It can be really fun, as a writer, to try and track the different ways that can go, and drawing upon those experiences can enhance your story and make it resonate with your readership.

Slow burn is also about never taking the easy way out, lol. Don’t let them snog or confess their feelings at the first opportunity— you want to draw out that tension, stretch it tight until something has just got to snap. Don’t be afraid to throw complications in the way of the ship— hell, go ahead and keep them separated for ages if that’s what the plot requires. It’s an agonizing process but it will make the payoff so much sweeter in the end. But don’t go overboard with this, either. Throw your characters (and your readers and yourself, lbr) a bone from time to time. For physical slow burn: Let the OTP hug or nuzzle or forehead kiss or whatever in a rare unguarded moment, let them Catch A Whiff Of Each Other’s Scent, let them shiver from unexpected touches, let them daydream about how it would feel like to jump Person B. For emotional slow burn: Let each of them gradually come to realizations about the other person, let them amass this mental catalogue of their partner’s quirks that are just So Endearing, let them confess something that’s not quite “I love you” yet but is pretty damn close in a moment of abject vulnerability (”You make me feel safe,” “I miss you,” “You’re, uh, you’re not so bad,” etc.)

Tension is a huge aspect of slow burn and you’re going to want to convey that in exquisite detail during the crucial moments. This includes the characters’ immediate environment— how sound suddenly seems to be coming from a long way off, how the person’s presence seems to eclipse everything else in the room, how the air is charged with static in the space between their bodies. As for the characters themselves— who’s blushing? Who’s biting their lip? Whose hands are balling into fists or clutching that coffee mug a bit too tight? Whose pupils are dilated, who suddenly trailed off in the middle of a sentence because they forgot what they were going to say… and then, once you’ve finished setting the stage, you can either pull the rug out from under them with a cockblock ex machina or have them go at it, depending on where you are in the story.

That’s all I’ve got for now. I hope this helps. Best of luck with your writing!