Questions To Help Develop Your Otp. Pt2

FOR THE “YOU CAN KILL ME BUT DON’T YOU DARE TOUCH THEM” DYNAMICS 

❝  i only want you.  ❞

❝  i don’t need anyone else.  i just…you.  you’re all i need.  ❞

❝  listen,  i’ve lost a lot of people in my life.  i learned how to deal with it but…you’re different.  i can’t take it if it’s you.  ❞

❝  i think about anything happening to you and i— i just.  i fucking lose it.  ❞

❝  you don’t understand.  i need you safe.  not because i don’t think you can handle yourself but because i can’t focus on anything else if there’s even the smallest possibility you’re in danger.  ❞

❝  no one is ever gonna get near you again,  you hear me?  ❞

❝  i won’t let you get hurt.  i promise.  and i don’t make empty promises.  ❞

❝  turn around.  you don’t need to see this part.  ❞

❝  just give the word and i’ll kill every one of them.  ❞

❝  you can’t get all worked up every time something happens to me.  that’s just life.  you’re not always gonna be able to protect me from it.  ❞

❝  no one else understands me.  but you do.  you always do.  ❞

❝  i don’t think i’m the best person for you,  i don’t.  but i do know i’m the one that can keep you safe  ❞

❝  hey—  look at me.  it’s over.  it’s done.  we’re okay.  ❞

❝  who the fuck made you cry i’ll fucking rip their head off.  ❞ 

❝  i know you’ve always got my back.  ❞

❝  please,  let me take care of you this time.  you’re always protecting me but it tears me up inside every time you get hurt because of it.  ❞

❝  can you make everyone else just go away?  i know they mean well but i just want to be alone—  alone with you i mean.  ❞

❝  i know when you’re here,  the real monsters can’t touch me.  ❞

❝   oh,  i am one of the monsters.  but that just means i can keep all the other monsters from ever hurting you again. ❞ 

❝  if you’re gonna keep risking your life for me than you’re also gonna let me patch you up without a single complaint.  ❞

❝  we keep each other safe.  it’s my turn to protect you.  ❞

❝  i killed them for you.  i know you could’ve done it yourself,  but you shouldn’t have to.  ❞

❝   i love you because i know how capable you are.  and i show that love by making sure you don’t have to be the one to always do the hard things.  ❞

❝   i’m gonna make them regret ever even thinking about laying a hand on you.  ❞

❝  tell me what you want me to do.  i’ll do it.  whatever you want.  ❞

❝  i love you just like this.  i love you when you touch me gently like no one else ever has.  and i love you when your hands are bloody and your knuckles are bruised. ❞

❝  please,  just let me protect you.  ❞

❝  are you hurt?  did they hurt you?  ❞

❝  wait,  stop you’re bleeding.  ❞

❝  did you just wince?  where are you hurt?  ❞

❝  i need you in my life.  i’m not used to that—  needing people.  but i do need you.  ❞

❝  you make me feel things i’m not used to feeling.  ❞

❝  why do you let me close when you’re always driving everyone else away?  ❞

❝   you’re mine.  and i protect what’s mine.  ❞

❝  thank you for always being here for me.  ❞

❝  you see things in me that i didn’t even know where there.  ❞

❝  that’s enough.  let’s go home.  ❞

❝  i’m okay now.  i’m safe.  you don’t have to be angry anymore.  ❞

❝  please stop—  this is scaring me. ❞

❝  you don’t have to do this for me.  ❞

❝   hey stop— stop!  look at me.  they’re dead now.  you can stop.  ❞

❝  i have to make an example outta them so no one else tries to hurt you again.  ❞

❝  killing for you is easy.  it’s right.  it feels natural.  ❞

❝  let me do this for you.  ❞

SCENARIOS

[ ONE ]  for sender to take a bullet for receiver. 

[ TWO ]  for receiver to take a bullet for sender. 

[ THREE ]  for sender to protect receiver and then carry them to safety. 

[ FOUR ]  for receiver to protect sender and then carry them to safety. 

[ FIVE ]  for sender to witness receiver get hurt which sends them into a violent rage.

[ SIX ]  for receiver to witness sender get hurt which sends them into a violent rage. 

[ SEVEN ]  for sender to be hurt trying to protect receiver which makes them bloodthirsty for revenge.

[ EIGHT ]   for receiver to be hurt trying to protect sender which makes them bloodthirsty for revenge.

[ NINE ]  for sender to have violently protected receiver,  so receiver kisses them to calm them down. 

[ TEN ]  for receiver to have violently protected sender,  so sender kisses them to calm them down. 

[ ELEVEN ]  for sender to carefully approach receiver in the aftermath,  gently touching them to try and bring them back to themselves. 

[ TWELVE ]  for receiver to carefully approach sender in the aftermath,  gently touching them to try and bring them back to themselves. 

[ THIRTEEN ]  sender was kidnapped,  receiver shows up to save them.  

[ FOURTEEN ]  receiver was kidnapped,  sender shows up to save them.  

[ FIFTEEN ]  sender executes a third party in front of receiver because that person hurt them. 

[ SIXTEEN ]  receiver executes a third party in front of sender because that person hurt them. 

[ SEVENTEEN ]  sender thinks they’re alone but receiver comes out of nowhere to rescue them from someone who intends to do harm/making them uncomfortable. 

[ EIGHTEEN ]   receiver thinks they’re alone but sender comes out of nowhere to rescue them from someone who intends to do harm/making them uncomfortable. 

[ NINETEEN ]  sender has been devastated by something.  receiver holds them until they calm down so they don’t do anything drastic. 

[ TWENTY ]  receiver has been devastated by something.  sender holds them until they calm down so they don’t do anything drastic. 

[ TWENTY-ONE ]  sender thought receiver died so they set out to get revenge.  receiver shows up in time to stand in front of them before they go too far.  

[ TWENTY-TWO ]  receiver thought sender died so they set out to get revenge.  sender shows up in time to stand in front of them before they go too far. 

[ TWENTY-THREE ]  sender is in a vengeful rage because of something that happened to receiver.  receiver gently approaches to calm them down saying this isn’t what they want. 

[ TWENTY-FOUR ]  receiver is in a vengeful rage because of something that happened to sender.  sender gently approaches to calm them down saying this isn’t what they want. 

[ TWENTY-FIVE ]  for sender to have receiver stand by somewhere safe where they can watch sender kill on their behalf. 

[ TWENTY-SIX ]  for receiver to have sender stand by somewhere safe where they can watch receiver kill on their behalf. 

Hi there i saw your prompts for the enemies to lovers! Love them all. I'm an amateur writer and i find them inspiring to write. Am I able to seek your permission to use some of your ideas in my writing? Do i have to credit them to you ? Thanks.

Sure,dear. All my prompts are free so feel free to use any. Yeah, giving credits would be nice too. Oh, and happy writing!!

STORY PROMPTS.

The princess went on a rampage, slaying every dragon in the land to break her curse.

Write about a waitress who discovers her superpowers after becoming irritated with rude customers. *

Write about a futuristic version of Cinderella. In this version, Cinderella's feet can reshape to fit any shoe. Tell her story. *

Your female character has been having vivid, reoccurring slightly erotic dreams about an attractive stranger she has never met before. She brushes it off as nothing. What happens when she goes on a vacation and meets this same attractive stranger. He knows her name which she didn't mention to him.

The little girl laughed as she watched the monster tear her abusive parents to pieces. Training the monster under her bed was a good idea after all.

Before the homeless man took his last breath, he tells a passerby that he is God and the world is doomed. The next day his words prove right. *

It was an ordinary day in the quiet town of [ name of town ] when the bodies of thirteen children were found floating on the river. Only one of them was identified to be from that town.

Write about a goddess who enjoys making practical jokes on humans. *

He was an amnesiac God who had been cursed with invisibility for as long as he could remember. Banished and his powers taken away, he had been wandering on earth for decades, unnoticed by anyone. Until one day a little human girl spoke directly to him.

For the first time, I prayed.

You show up to breakfast with the worst hangover of your life. Your wife drops the glass she's holding. She was expecting the poison to kill you. *

You and your best friend who look alike decide to switch lives.

A famous actress is discovered to be an AI robot.

The cancer was back. I wasn't going to treat it. If I waited, maybe no one would find out until it's too late to save me. *

What If slavery was never abolished and became legal even in modern times. People could even sell themselves as slaves by contract to survive. How would society be like today? Write a story.

A couple goes to visit the grave of their dead daughter with flowers. The father gets a call from an unknown number and picks it up. " So...are the flowers meant for me or your guilty conscience?" The father is shaken at the familiar voice. Their daughter was supposed to be dead. They murdered her six years ago.

Be quiet! The trees will hear you.

Oxygen is scarce due to intense pollution thus oxygen is sold and taxed upon in this post-apocalyptic world.

It was the first time, we had heard a real baby cry.

Write about a cute creature that comes to earth to protect a little girl. *

Your character is psychic and often had dreams about people or events that always came through no matter what. Last night they dreamt about the apocalypse and it was caused by their best friend.

The king announces that his heir will not be any of his sons but instead his loyal canine companion. Everyone laughs at that idea until the king dies and his wolf stands up on his two back legs and claims the throne. *

Shapeshifting aliens have been living among humans for decades. Your male character is one of them and has had a crush on a human girl for a long time but she deeply dislikes shifters. He tries to win her heart as a shifter but all these attempts fail due to her always giving him a cold shoulder. On the verge of giving up, he one day discovers she's into cats so he turns into a cat and approaches her to get closer to her. The plan succeeds and he gets adopted by her. He gets to stay with her and her three other cats as a pet. What happens when he's caught shifting by the girl?

A superhero and supervillain are best friends in their daily lives. Neither of them is aware of the identity of the other. *

Real men go to war on unicorns! *

A man finds a strange box buried beneath a pile of shoes in his wife's closet. The box is locked, a note tipped to its side " if you open the box, I'm divorcing you". *

The longer she stared at the painting, the more it pulled her in.

The planet finds a way to speak directly to humans. It's not happy. *

Planet earth becomes sentient and is bitter. It plans to wipe out humanity if with an apocalypse if we do not change our ways.

The happy little girl skipped home to show her parents her new pet. A baby dragon.

The abused foster child finds solace in their only friend, a strange yet cute dog that enters their room through the window every night. Unbeknownst to them, this is not an ordinary dog but a shapeshifter and he's very much in love with them.

What would you do if you discovered your pets are aliens and have inhabited the body of your cuddly, fluffy friends?*

What appears to be a ticking clock appears in the sky all over the world. Nobody knows what it's for. Brushing it off to be some weird trend or something, people go on about their daily lives. Six years later, the clocks are still ticking. Today the sky turned red. And a message appeared in the sky. " 48 hours left until Armageddon"

A little girl keeps her forbidden pet under her bed for as long as she can. When her mother discovers it, tears form in her eyes as she tells the girl to leave the village. " Once you've connected to one, you've changed forever" What's different about the girl's pet?*

The trees and plants on earth are suddenly dying and turning black. Oxygen in the atmosphere is gradually depleting. Seeing it as a state of emergency, what does humanity decide to do?

Your female character has had a crush on an attractive stranger who she always sees reading at the park on the same bench. All along she had only admired him from afar and never approached him. Today she mustered up the courage to talk to him. His expression turns dark" What are you? And how can you see me ?! No mortal can see us! "

Her skin glowed any time she touched water or water touched her.

Food was running out again. They had to choose who was going to be the next sacrifice.

Your character is looking for something in their older sibling's closet when they find their diary hiding. Out of curiosity, they open it. The things they read inside shake them to the core. Their sibling turned out to be the town's wanted serial killer. While they're still processing it, their sibling walks in on them seeing their diary in their hands. What happens next?

A girl supports her boyfriend as he deals with his serious illness. Unfortunately, he's not a good guy and treats her badly. *

Some of these are my original ideas and others are from somewhere else. (*) Feel free to use or relog.

Imagine your otp

A kissing B out of nowhere and smile sweetly at them. B blushing due to the unexpected kiss. A pulls B onto their lap , "You . Are. So . Beautiful . " A smiles warmly , looking at B with their eyes full of love and kiss them passionately . / Lovingly.

Sad Soulmate AU ot+ prompts?

Oh no more ANGST

When you’re soulmate dies, you’re supposed to die, too. To most it’s seen as a mercy. If this condition weren’t in place, many would still choose to die if their soulmate passed on.Why live in a world without your other half? Person A is a special case. Their soulmate dies, but they somehow remain alive, leaving them abandoned and alone, outcasted by society.

Person A and B are soulmates and they have the same best friend, Person C. A and B’s relationship is incredibly close, both with each other and their friend, but things are soon to come crashing down. A ends up cheating on B with C after not seeing each other for months on end. B comes back to them to find not only their soulmate cheating on them, but a soulmate mark matching A’s–which they didn’t have before, and their own mark had disappeared.

“I can’t believe it!” They screamed “You lie to me for a full year, pretending to be my soulmate, and now that I’ve found out, you can’t even come clean?!”The other flinched, tears welling in their eyes “P-please, no, its not what you think. Just listen to me-!”“I think i’ve heard enough!” they cut off. “I’m going to find my real soulmate!”They turned to leave, stopping just before the door and turning their head. The other hopped, hoped for something, anything to change within them–but all that was said, their final words;“I never want to see you again.”

Request Some Prompts!

Do you have dialogue for asking to kiss your best friend?

asking to kiss your best friend prompts

“ okay, this is going to sound crazy, and you're totally free to punch me in the face, but... “

“ i can't believe i'm even admitting to this but, you now, i've always kinda wondered what it would be like to kiss you. “

“ do... platonic best friends kiss each other? “ “ people make-out all the time. for pleasure, you know. doesn't always mean there's feelings involved. “

“ so... does that mean you've thought about this for quite a while, or... “ “ no. no, it's totally just something that crossed my mind today. “

“ come on, you're attractive, and you're a great guy. you've got good lips... “

“ we're friends. “ “ yeah, friends kiss each other all the time, right? “

“ you're right, it's weird. “ “ no, it's not weird, it's just -- i've never really thought about it before. “

“ you never thought about it? not even once? “

“ this is awkward. “ “ yeah... it is. “

“ i'm sorry for bringing it up. “ “ actually, i would love to kiss you. “

“ you mean, you, and me? kissing? “

“ what do you say, you and me, just get it done and over with? “

“ come on, you've never thought about it? “ “ maybe once or twice. “

“ you mean us, kissing? “ “ can't say it never crossed my mind. “

“ let's just... kiss to see what it's like. “

“ fuck it. get over here. let's do it. “

“ it's just an innocent kiss. it's not like it means anything. “

“ come on, you talk about your... bedroom adventures all the time, and from what i can tell, you're pretty successful, so... maybe i'm a little curious. “

“ wait, you're serious? you're actually going to kiss me? “ “ it's not like i have anything better to do. “

“ i mean, it's a little awkward, but i guess things could always be... more awkward? “

Little things in the hidden injury trope that give me life more than water does

Tying something between their teeth to stop their cries from being heard while they treat themselves in the dark

Bloodied bandages stuffed into the gap between the wall and the bed

Whumpee wearing long sleeves/pants but their bandages still finding a way to peek out

Blood running down their limb from inside their clothes and dripping onto the ground

Bloody footprints

Bloody handprints

Faint bloodstains on the floor that whumpee can’t get off no matter how hard they scrub

Whumpee limping as soon as the other person turns their back

Dark undereyes from obv no sleep

Those sexy beads of sweat and pale skin

Leaning against wall/ furniture whenever they get the chance

When a normally talkative character is quiet

Controlling their breath while they try to complete normal tasks but then doubling over and gasping for air behind closed doors

When they peel back the bandages to check their injury and it’s gotten worse

Whumpee trying to bring it up with someone but then deciding against it when the other person starts talking about future plans

Someone in the team feeling like there’s something wrong with whumpee but not knowing what so they don’t bring it up and then the GUILT they feel afterwards holy

Whumpee FINALLY fainting - behind closed doors and being found by someone later or just dropping to the ground while they’re with someone else

I mean just imagine character A talking and thinking whumpee is beside them and whumpee just drops out of frame with a sigh and a thud

Whumpee trying to tell the others that they’re fine and that they can handle it while they’re literally bleeding out on the ground

Bonus! The scene afterwards when whumpee wakes up and their wounds are bound in those crisp white bandages instead of the bloodied, dirtied torn pieces of clothing they’d used before

150 Random Writing Prompts

There’s some fluff, some smut, some angst, and some funny prompts all mashed up from a bunch of prompt lists I’ve found. Absolutely none of these prompts came from me, I just threw a bunch of ones I liked together. 

“Come over here and make me.”

“Wait a minute. Are you jealous?”

“I almost lost you.”

“Wanna bet?”

“Don’t you ever do that again!”

“Kiss me.”

“It could be worse.”

“Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while…”

“You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”

“I’ve seen the way you look at me when you think I don’t notice.”

“Just once.”

“I think I’m in love with you and I’m terrified.”

“If you keep looking at me like that we won’t make it to a bed.”

“You heard me. Take. It. Off.”

“Wanna dance?”

“You fainted…straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”

“You did all of this for me?”

“I swear it was an accident.”

“YOU DID WHAT?!”

“If you die, I’m gonna kill you.”

“I fucking hate you”

“He’s dead, again.”

“It’s hard to get used to…” “what is?” “Being someone that someone cares for…”

“The first time you smiled it felt like the universe aligned.”

“It hurts…” “what?” “Loving someone who doesn’t love you…”

“Let me do this, please.”

you’re not as funny as you think you are

i’m just getting comfy

just because you can doesn’t mean you should

how don’t you know the difference between your left and right?

thank you for being in my life

text me when you’re home

you are such a nerd

why are you so cold?

stop laughing at me

you were put on this earth to give me a headache

you’re ticklish

can we go home yet?

you are a terrible influence

one of us is clearly smarter than the other

you need some sleep

how have you survived this long by yourself?

are you just quoting song lyrics?

i’m only here for the dog

sleep is for the weak

that was you?

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”

“What? I have never-”

“I do not have an answer for you.”

“In my defense, I really wanted to.”

“At least I didn’t break any laws.”

“What did you do this time?”

“How do we get out?”

“I don’t hate you.”

“Don’t call me that.”

“Just marry me already.”

“Did I stutter?”

“Did I just say that out loud?”

“H-How long have you been standing there?”

“I’ve never felt this way before and I’m terrified to be honest.”

“Is that what you call an apology?”

“Is there anything you want to tell me?”

“Somebody’s in love!”

“Can I hold your hand?”

“There is no way this much stupid can fit inside one person.”

“I’m never leaving…I promise.”

“Uh, am I interrupting?”

“I like you, like like you like you.”

“Be my Valentine?”

“Can I kiss you?”

“God, I love you.”

“You’re so fucking cute.”

“Stop being a fucking prick.”

“Do you want me to stay?”

“You’re my everything.”

“I love seeing you smile.”

“i’ve been thinking about you all day.”

“ i can’t get enough of you.”

“i like being close to you. you’re warm.”

“i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know.”

“is this okay?”

“this is a one time thing.”

“you know where to find me.”

“you’re really good at that.”

“here’s my hotel room number.”

“don’t be shy now, sit on my face.”

“Wanna join?”

“Stop doing that”

“YOU SENT ME PICTURES OF YOU NAKED WHILE I WAS IN A WORK MEETING!”

“If I ask you to kiss me in front of all these people, will you do it?”

“Don’t go on that date.” “Why?” “You know why.” “Say it.”

“ i think i might be in some kind of love with you.”

“say you want me, and i’m yours.”

“you need a place to stay for the night”

“i want to taste you”

“i love it when you talk dirty

“if you interrupt me one more time— so help me god”

“if we weren’t in public right now i’d have my head between your legs”

“i don’t know what to do” “then let me teach you”

“i forgot my towel”

“this feels dirty” “that’s because it is”

“don’t cover you’re face, i want to see you”

“are you sure about this?”

“ive never wanted to fuck someone as badly as i want to fuck you rn”

“do you want help with that?”

“im going to fuck you until you forget that assholes name”

“bend over the desk love”

“is that my shirt?”

“my mother adores you.”

“is that a drawing of me?”

“i didn’t mean to say that but yeah, i love you.”

“i’ve never seen anyone look so cute and ridiculous at the same time.”

“stop looking at me like that!”

“i didn’t know you could sing.”

“you weren’t supposed to hear that!”

“you wrote me a song?”

“i’m not scared but if you are, you can hold my hand.”

“this isn’t adrenaline, i want to spend my life with you.”

“do you think of me when you touch yourself?”

“Take my jacket, it’s cold”

“My friends get annoyed by how much I talk about you sometimes”

“I’m not going anywhere”

“fuck you.” - “when?”

“no one’s ever made me feel like this.”

“here, let me help you.”

“we’re quite literally fugitives of the state.” - “so no pizza?”

“you’re insane.” - “people keep telling me that.”

“you’re pretty.” - “you’re drunk.”

“i told you i’d come home to you.”

“i’ll keep you safe.”

“i’ll spend a thousand lifetimes coming back to you.”

“i didn’t think it was possible to love someone this much.”

“please never stop smiling.”

“Touch yourself for me.”

“Shut up and take your pants off.”

“Wanna see what I’m wearing underneath all this?”

“Do you know how beautiful you are? It’s truly distracting.”

“How are you this perfect?”

“I’ve waited so long for this.”

“Would you just shut up and kiss me already?”

“Tell me what you want.”

“Could he make you feel as good as i do?”

“Are you trying to turn me on or are you really just that oblivious?”

“Just let me finish this/this level and I swear ill go down on you until you cum at least three times.”

“I haven’t even touched you and you’re already this wet.”

“Were you just masturbating?” “U-uh..no, I was just..” “Want some help?”

“Tell me again.”

“I really want to kiss you right now.” “Then do it.”

“I don’t care what you do just fuck me.”

“Stop distracting me.”

Gee, I don't know how to research writing Characters of Color tastefully:

So You Want to Write a Fantasy: Writing Female Characters

So You want to Write a Fantasy: Culture

 SYWTWAF: Writing What you Don’t know

Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

 Some primers

 More Primers

 RaceFail ‘09: Or where Deepad’s I didn’t dream of Dragons comes from, and why.

 Writing characters of Color

  Writing Outside your experience

Media Representations Wiki - stereotypes/tropes/culture/etc

 On A:TLA’s whitewashing - All The World’s White, the Rest of Us merely live in it

The Face of the Other: Do Manga & Anime characters look “white”?

Describing Characters of Color pt 1 & Describing Characters of Color (pt 2)

 I Didn’t Dream of Dragons

 Shame

 So You Want to: Avoid Unfortunate Implications

 Transracial Writing for the Sincere

 Why Writing Colorblind is Writing White

What a Girl Wants: Representation

 An Equal Place at the Table

 Avoiding LGBTQ Stereotypes

The Problem With Colorblindness (and the Rest of Racebending.com)

 Making Movies for White People: A Tongue in Cheek critique of Minority Representation in the Media, or lack thereof

 From Margin to Center: Writing Characters of Color via Racialicious

 Writing Characters of Color - a helpful community!

 Why my Protagonists aren’t white (even though I am.)

 The Dangers of Telling a Single Story (a helpful Video)

 The Lack of People of Color in Historical Fictions

 How to Read and Respond to Literature of Color

 The Advantages of being a White Writer (in getting published)

 Writing Characters of Colour (Now With 10% Less White Liberal Anxiety!)

 Fic and Skin Tone (discusses Nyota Uhura, otherwise relevant)

 On Problematic Writing

 Writing Race in YA fiction: Debunking Myths

 Diversity Writers: How to Write People of Color

 The Importance of Inclusionary Writing

 Racialicious

 Overcoming the Noble Savage and the Sexy Squaw: Native Steampunk

 The Intersection of Race and Steampunk: Colonialism’s After-Effects & Other Stories, from a Steampunk of Colour’s Perspective

 Beyond Victoriana: For EVERYTHING Steampunk/1800s/Industrial Revolution that isn’t just Victorian England and the archives Tales of the Urban Adventurer

 Can I just watch A Game of Thrones in Peace? (A brown feminist fan rant).

Fantasy and Sci-Fi race Bingo

Invoking Strangely Colored people

Many Voices

AfroFuturism, SciFi, and the History of the Future

Some Open Thoughts on Race & Dsyutopia

When Will White People Stop Making Movies like Avatar?

Portraying POC in YA Fantasy: Are we There Yet?

Debunking White Fantasy

Racism in Fantasy

Magical Realism is Fantasy written in Spanish.

#Beardy unwashed white fantasy guy

Describing Characters of Color in Writing

Your Default Narrative Settings Are Not Apolitical

On Writing LGBTQ characters (another list)

1.) It’s not hard to figure out what to do, there are plenty of resources.

People say you have to get it right, do your research, but … what else are you supposed to research? It’s not like people with more pigment in their skin have completely different personalities than those with less, any more than any individual. It’s frustrating when I can’t even figure out what the heck people are talking about.

Bam. Research step one done for you.

2.) Writing characters of color/minorities is a good thing.

I don’t like the notion that fantasy authors are under some kind of obligation to present ethnically diverse worlds. I’m English, and a fair sized part of English history consists of unwashed beardy white people in mead halls. If I’m inspired by my own history and cultural heritage, then that’s what I’m damn well going to write about. I’m not writing about some other culture just to appease the people who think there aren’t enough black characters in fantasy, or whatever. You want it, you write it. Nothing to do with me.

You’re wrong.

3.) Your all White Fantasy Land Didn’t Exist in Real Life:

…the rather medieval one has more diversity than real medieval Germany probably had […] In a world with medieval means of transport, it just doesn’t seem natural to me to mix dark-skinned people with blue-eyed blondes in one setting. I just try to give the people a colour that fits the place where they live.

You mean like the people from Africa and the Middle east who began to take over Southern Spain, as well as the Jews who were pretty well spread out throughout Europe, the Middle Easterners they would have met on the Crusades, and the incoming Mongol Hordes who spread to the very edges of Eastern Europe before the empire finally collapsed? Don’t forget that Turkey is right there, and the silk road would have gone from Song Dynasty China, through India, and ended in Turkey before moving further westwards into places like Germany. Also the attempts at the Franco-Mongol alliance would have been pretty interesting. (That’s about the 13th century - arguably smack dab in Middle Ages Europe and definite contact between France/Christian Europe and the Mongolian Empire.)

Unless you’re writing everything in the far reaches of Denmark or something, historically speaking, I call bullshit on people who have societies that are only all white ever, because it’s just inaccurate. Consider the relative closeness of Northern Africa to Spain, or Turkey to the rest of Europe, the conquests of Alexander the Great, the Crusades, Slavery existing in Europe, including England, the slave trade, imperialism, Pax Mongolica, The Silk Road, Jewish Diaspora, the Islamic Empire vs The Holy Roman Empire, Egypt, Algeria, China’s sailing across the world, The Maruyan/Gupta Empires of India, tea trades, Columbus sailing in hopes of finding China, etc, etc, etc.

4.) I mean I just don’t believe you anymore. It’s unrealistic. Seriously guys.

You’d think I’d just denied the holocaust or something. Get a grip. All I said was that I’m going to write about my own cultural experience and anyone who thinks I should do otherwise for the sake of political correctness can bugger off.

This isn’t even about being PC this is just not being wrong about everything.

good lord.

A bunch of different dialogue prompts #35

"If we lose this-" "It's just a game of Capture the Flag honey, it's not that serious-" "If we lose this, I'm divorcing you."

"What do you want from me?" "You'll see soon enough."

"Can I ask you a favor?" "Can you ask me? Yes. Will I do it?" "... you haven't even heard what I was going to ask-" "No."

"Never underestimate the power of a well-timed prank, young padawan." "See, this is why I never introduce you to people."

"Not to sound desperate, but, we're desperate."

"Don't ever ask me about that again, is that clear?"

"Hear that?" "Hear what?"

"There you are! I've missed you!" "What- What's going on?"

"Am I supposed to know who you are?"

"I'm bored, wanna do something?" "Sure, what do you want to-" "Bank robbery." "..." "..." "Should I be concerned?"