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🥺I love echo, your honour. Pls may I have some crumbs about her? Can't wait for my shy MC to be absolutely smitten by her 🙂

awwww thats so cute !!! i also cant wait for yall to meet her + all the ROs <33

Here's some Echo crumbs 🤲

She should technically wear glasses, but she never does, not even contacts.

Even though she's very shy, she's never had problems with making friends; people seem to always approach her, usually 'cause they think she looks cool or attractive (but mostly both).

She found out about Magici from a random dude who randomly ran up to her and asked for an autograph (and prolly a kiss) 'cause he thought she was Cara, a contestant from Magici's first season with a huge fanbase. Her reaction was just "Who? From what?", totally clueless about it lmfao.

She has an unhealthy obsession with brie.

She really really loves reading romance webtoons, her favourite is Insol's Law.

She is Croatian and English.

She has like 500 hobbies; crocheting, playing bass, knitting, writing, painting, etc etc... The list is never ending and she somehow manages to do all that consistently.

She has the most random dream jobs ever, like she'll have a week-long phase where all she does is research how to become a train conductor.

Her affinity combo means she can become basically invisible when it's dark, though not for long.

She makes an amazing burek, her cheese one is scrumptious.

Tag game *:･ﾟ☆

tysm to @thedeal-if and @spikingtheodds-if for thinking of me & tagging me !!

I'll tag @loveyoudespiteitall-if, @poll-ventures(@eggtwerp), @unshackled-if @unwilling-souls-if and @greatprotector-if 💗

here's some no context pics that explain the vibe of this IF/WIP:

“Vote”

CAN YOU BELIEVE THE FACT THAT I NEVER ACTUALLY DREW THE BEGINNING OF THE AU????

Anyway, here it is XD

Nature will only heal when y'all stop using Character AI chats and just go rp with your friends

this IF game is like...one of my biggest inspos , idk how i didnt find it sooner im so hyped to meet Xinyi qwq

God of the Red Mountain Directory

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Relevant Links:

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Min He | Kaski | Qiu | An | Xinyi |

Go Ro | Hiemi | Spider | Chun |

All RO asks | World building |

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Here's some beautiful covers of upcoming books! 📚

People in badly written fantasy stories will usually talk about the major historical events of their world and how magic has affected the lives of everyone, but ask a person in the real world to describe the effects of WWI and the invention of the combustion engine on modern life and they’d probably couldn’t tell you.

Sorry for my absence from answering asks lately and just reblogging fanworks 💕

I'm finally feeling much better mentally over these past few days, and would love to focus that energy on writing the IF! All I can manage as far as my blog at this moment is posting biweekly updates and sharing any cool things that pass my way 🥺✨

I will post all of these art I got from various artists when Chapter 2 comes out -- in the meantime, have a sneak peek at them!! 🫶💖

My wallet weeps at the loss, but my heart sings for joy! 💸 (I've got 3 more on the way, but once I've got enough, I'll be getting more art for the future!)

Words to Describe Hair

Image: Words to Describe Hair: Afro | Curly | Straight | Look | Texture | Style | Color 

Photo credits: Alex Nemo Hanse

This began as a guide to describing Afro / curly hair but of course, I got carried away. From look and texture of hair, colors and various styles, this guide serves as a thesaurus of sorts for hair, as well as pointers for use in your writing.

Please check under the read more for an accessible version of these lists

Culturally Significant Hair Coverings:

Know the meaning behind head wear and why it’s worn, when and by whom, such as a Native Nation’s headdress, before bestowing a character with it.

Head Coverings Resources:

More on various head coverings.

See here for more Islamic Veils. 

See here for more on the Nigerian gele.

See here on African American Headwraps. 

View our hijab and headscarves tags for discussion on these topics.

Afro - Curly - Straightened

There are many varieties of braids, twists & Afro hair styles; have some more!

African/Black Hair: Natural, Braids and Locks

African Hair: Braiding Styles 10 African Types

Describing Black (Afro) hair:

Appropriative Hairstyles: Keep in mind that Afro styles should be kept to those in the African Diaspora, such as dreadlocks, cornrows + certain and many braided styles. 

Also, “locs” is a more favored term over “dreadlocks” for many people.

Tread carefully describing Afro hair as “wild” “unkempt” “untamed” or any words implying it’s unclean or requires controlling.

“Nappy” and “wooly” are generally words to stay away from, the first having heavy negative connotations for many and the latter, though used in the Holy Bible, is generally not acceptable anymore and comes off as dehumanizing due to Animal connotations.

There are mixed feelings on calling Black hair “kinky.” I’m personally not opposed to the word in itself and usage depends on the person’s race (I’m more comfortable with a Black person using it vs. a Non-Black person) as well as their tone and context (if it’s used in a neutral or positive tone vs. negatively/with disdain). Get feedback on your usage, or simply forgo it.

See our tags “Black Hair” and “Natural Hair” for more discussion on describing Black hair.

Texture - Look - Styles

Hair Colors and Style

Writing Tips & Things to Keep in Mind:

Combination Words: Try combining words to illustrate look of hair. A character with springy coils that dance across her shoulders with every movement, the man with thick silvery hair slicked back into a ponytail…

Mind Perspective: Depending on POV, a character might not know exactly what cornrows or a coiffure style is, at least in name, and it might make more sense if they described the hairdo instead. More defining terms might come from a more knowing source or the wearer themselves. One book I read described a girl’s afro puff as “thick hair pulled up into a cute, curly, poufy thing on top of her head and tied with a yellow ribbon.”

POC & Hair Colors: People of Color’s hair comes in all shades and textures. There are Black people with naturally blond and loosely-textured to straight hair, East Asian people with red hair, and so on. Keep that in mind when coding characters if you tend to rely on hair color alone to denote a character is white vs. a Person of Color.

Related Tropes: There are tropes and discussion related to People of Color, colored hair, and light-colored hair and features. 

Check out these posts on the topic: The East Asian Women + Colored Hair Trope - Black Characters & “Wild” Hair Colors - POC w/ Supernatural Colorful Features. - ‘Uncommon’ Features & POC Characters

~Mod Colette

Read more for accessible versions of the lists:

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New Sketch-a-Wish for October’s Patreon vote! Featuring Xingyin and the Venerable Four Dragons from Daughter Of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan!

This request ironically was an amalgamation of the two previous DOTMG fanarts I’ve done, so I decided to take it down a different route for styling (a mix of my illustration and papercraft design). I had a super fun time creating this piece, very chaotic and clean!

And perfect timing, since the sequel Heart of the Sun Warrior comes out next week!! I was able to get a beautiful arc of this several weeks back, but my eyes and hands have been abysmally scrapped for free time to make any progress in a small pile of arcs I’ve received this year. 😭 I’m pretty much waiting for the audiobook at this point, my ears are ready!! Only a few more days! I’m so excited to revisit this world!