this is from like a month ago but i still think it’s kinda funny. i’ve had a lot of dreams lately that were just gravity falls fanfiction, and sometimes i feel like they’re more in character than the way i write when i’m conscious
HERE’S THE LATEST SERIES OF THINGS. THIS IS YOUR SHAKESPEARE STARTER KIT. IF YOU PARSE THROUGH THESE A LITTLE BIT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND A LOT BETTER OR AT LEAST BULLSHIT YOUR WAY THROUGH YOUR CLASS A LOT MORE CONVINCINGLY.
BRIEF BIO
FOLIO VS. QUARTO
TYPES OF PLAYS
AUTHORSHIP AND DUBIOUSNESS
THE LANGUAGE OF SHAKESPEARE
HOW TO READ THIS SHIT
HOW TO CLOSE READ THIS SHIT
WHAT THE FUCK IS IAMBIC PENTAMETER? (BONUS CLEAN VERSION)
HOW THE FUCK IS IT A SHAKESPEAREAN SONNET?
VERSE VS. PROSE
USING VERSE AND PROSE
HOW TO: THOU/THEE/THY/THINE/YE
HOW TO USE -ETH/-EST
IF YOU WANT MORE INFO OR NEED CLARIFICATION LEMME KNOW. ALSO TELL ME IF YOU WANT A CLEAN VERSION OF A POST OR GRAPHIC TO USE AS AN EDUCATIONAL TYPE THING. YOU CAN FIND ALL OF THESE POSTS TAGGED ‘GENERAL’ &/OR ‘HOW TO’
AU where Plagg spells out who Ladybug is in pieces of Camembert for Adrien because of a deal he made with Adrien. Adrien enters a lifetime supply of cheese contest on Plagg’s behalf, and wins. Tikki is too impressed that Plagg spelled out Marinette’s full name without opposable thumbs to be mad.
Robin!Steph: *swinging her legs as she sits on a desk* Robin!Steph: When the socioeconomic revolution happens and they kill all the billionaires, I'll miss you the most. Batman, not looking up from the computer monitor: I appreciate that.
Red Hood joins twitter. Chaos arises
I think 90% of conspiracy theorists would be a lot happier if they just bit the bullet and got into creative writing
Phrases I bet were said on the Wayne Manor without context.
Duke *looking at Dick while he puts his coffee on the breakfast table*: So you're telling me that superman was your stepdad?
Dick: He was NOT my stepdad.
Duke: HE TOOK YOU AND BRUCE TO BOWILING!
Dick: He was being nice!
Duke: MY BROTHER IN GOTHAM THAT'S A DATE-
Alfred: Master Tim ..... Wheres your spleen?
Jason (To duke): Oh yeah shit you haven't died-and-brought-back yet- So...
Tim: Now if you beat me- It's a hate crime.
Duke (to Jason): See? this is why you died without ever having felt the touch of a woman.
Damian (to Tim): I couldn't care less if your friends are coming over for diner, Alfred the cat it's not leaving this table.
Steph (To Bruce): You just mad because I me and Tim used to make out on the Batcave
Bruce (to Tim): You what?
Damian: ... No I don't care if it's homophobic Iwill break his hand if he touches my Utena collection again.
Jason (to dick): whY IS THIS MF ALWAYS HERE?! DON'T YOU HAVE A JOB-
Tim (to Damian): Have you ever had this days where you feel like nothing
Damian (to Tim): "hAveE yOu eVeR hAd ThEsE. dAyS-" Go find someone who gives a shit.
Bruce (To 29 year old Dick): I will not ask again get out of this chandelier right now-
Bruce (To 10 year old Dick): No I cannot refund you that's not gow it works-
15 Year old Dick (To Bruce): HE'S NOT MY BROTHER ... (To Wally on his phone) Yeah I can't go today I have to watch my stupid brother.
Jason Todd (To a very very scared Bernard): Have you ever killed someone?
(modern au obvi)
That time Nezuko sent Tanjirou a text that said "look at this adorable video of a puppy and a raccoon being friends!!!! :0 🌸" but then when he clicked on it, it was the music video for the song "never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley. Why would Nezuko do this to him?
When Douma left his laptop open for Akaza to accidentally read some of the replies to his most recent tweet. He doesn't even know what those comments meant, but they were scary.
When Douma texted Akaza and Kokushibou a link to an article that talked about a gruesome murder that took place in the town like thirty years ago, with the caption " omg do u guys think ur house is haunted ? O-O" Akaza replied "Douma why are you being so ridiculous" but Kokushibou, who has always been personally convinced that his house is haunted, felt a chill run down his spine...
That time Shinobu sent Giyuu a text that said "giyuu have you seen the latest mitski mv" but then when he clicked on it, it was the music video for the song "never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley.
Sanemi taking the "Am I Gay?" quiz at 3am and then promptly deleting his browser history and attempting to set his computer on fire for good measure, setting off his smoke alarm and waking up the entire house, for which he had no good explanation other than the wholly unbelievable lie that he was trying to lit a scented candle but his hand slipped and landed on his computer keyboard instead.
When Zenitsu made Tanjirou listen to some of Kaigaku's soundcloud rap and instead of finding it funny like Zenitsu assumed he would it gave Tanjirou such a bad migraine he actually started crying.
When Gyutaro is accidentally in the background of one of Daki's selfies and a couple of her ig comments are "who's that guy behind u ????" leading him to fear that they would track him down, invade his home and tear him apart like a pack of wild animals. Daki said "uh...that's definitely not going to happen" but based on what he knows of her following, he maintains it's a likely possibility ok????
When Tanjirou had strep throat and couldn't read aloud to Muichirou like he usually does and Genya, out of the kindness of his heart, offered to sub in, and Muichirou made him read all 38 chapters of "My Immortal" to him, insisting that Tanjirou would do this for him, and therefore if he doesn't that means he is a bad friend.
That time Uzui sent Rengoku a text that said "hey i read this article regarding an unlimited free pizza coupon winning competition i thought you might find interesting, tell me what you think" but then when he clicked on it, it was the music video for the song "never gonna give you up" by Rick Astley.
And last but not least: When Kaigaku left his laptop open for Zenitsu to accidentally read his latest reddit post. Terrifying stuff.
Perhaps they ought not to have eaten the dragon. There had been people objecting to it at the time. Surely such meat was poisonous. Perhaps it was even an affront, an insult to some intangible order of nature they ought to honour.
But the city was starving, the siege had gone on too long, and the king's troops were still a week's march away. The scorched earth would be fertile again in time, but right now it was barren. Right now there were mouths to feed. So they changed their crossbows for butcher knives and got to work.
None of the royal commanders asked any questions that could not be answered. After all, their aid had come shamefully late. The dragon's horned skull made a noble gift, a fitting tribute from a triumphant city to its humbled king. Who would have thought to question them?
And none of the townsfolk spoke up, when the first golden-eyed babes were born. Children who grew up barefoot and fearless, clambering over the city's patched and rebuilt roofs like they had no notion of falling, with a strange glitter to their skin when the sunlight hit it just so. No one breathed a word about dragons.
Because soon enough there were deft, young hands taking loaves straight out of the oven, heedlessly lifting iron from the forge, plunging into boiling laundry water. And some of them more wondrous still, wild, warm-skinned youths, with inexplicable knowledge and peculiar remedies.
A blessing, their families said proudly. A blessing after so much hardship. Which it was, in its way. This city would never fear dragon fire again.
If you had to recommend an exercise or other sort of “thing an aspiring writer should do”s what would it be?
jumping jacks are good full-body cardio and you can do a hundred of em in like two minutes and then get back to work