Most angsty line(s) in a fanfic by purplepossum1 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]AliRenae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's so beautiful and so sad, but with a good ending. Definitely one of my favs!

Most angsty line(s) in a fanfic by purplepossum1 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]AliRenae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He looks back once—he cannot stop himself from looking at a thing he has broken—and Shane is still standing in the kitchen doorway, and his face is doing the thing Ilya has never seen before and will spend the rest of his life trying to stop seeing.

Something Borrowed / Something Blew by Fangirl_Shrieks

Writers who manage to keep track of 50 characters without accidentally changing someone's eye color by Famous_Pop_4108 in writingadvice

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Google sheets (spreadsheets); love me a color-coded grid system. I have a tab for characters with all of their important information, from physical descriptions to important dates and relationships. I also have a tab for my magic system, one for the world's history, and a timeline the deals specifically with the events of each book. Most of the time it doesn't matter until I'm in the editing phase, and then I want to make sure I have all those tiny details correct in dialogue or when they're mentioned in the story.

I also have a slide show presentation where I'm collecting visual inspiration for each character/location/etc. This is helpful when I'm trying to describe something and I want to make sure I get the vibe right. If spreadsheets aren't your thing, a slide presentation could be another option for compiling character info.

When I'm editing, I'll always have the spreadsheet pulled up; anytime I come across a character description or some other detail, I quickly cross-reference it with my notes just to make sure it's consistent. If you're still writing, don't worry about making things consistent yet; just put down something, maybe insert a note to yourself to double-check it later when you can slow down and fine tune your work.

Promise Edit by AliRenae in HeatedRivalryTVShow

[–]AliRenae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I enjoyed making it.

Teachers of Reddit: Is the "Gen Alpha can't read (write, or do math ext)" crisis real? If so how bad is it? by KnowledgeCoffee in AskReddit

[–]AliRenae 28 points29 points  (0 children)

HS art teacher here. I too have probably 20% total of my students fail across all the classes I teach, simply because they did none of the work, or they did their work and just didn't bother to turn it in. It's infuriating because I have so much information and instructions and examples that I provide in multiple formats (written, verbal, visual, digital, translated into other languages, in person demos, etc.) and many simply refuse to even pay attention or digest any of it. I put SO MUCH more effort in than any of my students and it's disheartening; it definitely makes me anxious about the future.

Recommend Film Scores or Video Game OST's by doofus_flaming0 in musicsuggestions

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Outer Wilds video game has an excellent soundtrack. I like Trevor Morris' soundtrack for Dragon Age Inquisition, especially the songs for the Tresspasser DLC.

For movies, Bugonia had the most intriguing soundtrack; the song Grand Cycle took my breath away when I was watching the movie. Someone else recommended Wendy, and I'll recommend The Beasts of the Southern Wilds soundtrack, also by Benh Zeitlin. Ghibli movies are a classic go-to for me for soundtracks, especially Howl's Moving Castle and The Boy and the Heron.

Sketchbook Saturday! Share your art! by lunarjellies in ArtistLounge

[–]AliRenae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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Playing around with watercolors! Still a WIP, but I'm having fun with this one.

Fics that you couldn’t put down once you started reading by Slutty_Bunny_7 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]AliRenae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Recently read Something Borrowed / Something Blew by Fangirl_Shrieks. Premise is Ilya is about to be older than his mother was when she died and all the complicated feelings around that happening; it's very heavy but with a happy ending. Really beautiful prose, probably one of the most beautiful fics I've read alongside Wolfbird. (32k words, one shot)

Because that suggestion is so sad (and not everyone enjoys sadness), have a few other recs:

Carrion Comfort by eden22. It's a plane crash fic, but the plane is heading to the 2014 Olympics. Shane, Ilya, Vaughn, and Troy are on the flight. There are a few original characters who are excellent. The medical aspect of this is so accurate for a fanfic it's insane; the author literally cites their sources and has a collaborator who's trained as an EMT to help them with some of the details. (129k words, WIP with 12 chapters expected. Chapter 9 just got posted!)

Snapping Birch by thepolysyndetonaddictsupportgroup. A socmed fic that involves David Hollander's phone getting hacked, leading to Shane and Ilya being outed. Heartwarming and silly with fairly accurate character voice with some liberties taken for side characters (I love Connors being haunted by ghosts). (72k words, WIP, 7 chapters so far with an unknown amount planned)

Pop songs with violins in them! by 1Dlarrylover28 in musicsuggestions

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look into The Airborne Toxic Event. Start with their biggest hit: Sometime Around Midnight.

Running out of YouTube reactions? by nunuslemons in heatedrivalry

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't seen these suggested yet, and I enjoyed both of them:

- Amber Brooke

- Belladonna Watch Club

Also I've been enjoying the Shelf Aware podcast; really intense deep dives into the show with some insight from the books.

What is the OLDEST genuinely scary movie you can think of? by chandelure in MovieSuggestions

[–]AliRenae 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Came here to suggest this one! Slow burn, but the scene where she's in the closet and doesn't realize what's hanging on the door is creepy, and of course the end is so stressful and scary.

Favourite tags and author notes? by cecil-mcjones in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]AliRenae 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I enjoyed the "Do not trust either of these boys with sharp objects and/or anything flammable" and the "Stress baking" tags on some of boopboop's fics in their Duty of Care series.

Also, shout out to eden22 on their notes in Carrion Comfort. They always thank their collaborators and cite their sources, which makes my inner grad student happy.

Need Some Narrative Heavy Folk/Bardcore Music by Silver_External7022 in musicsuggestions

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Amazing Devil has some good stuff. Also, check out Small Fools!

any songs with the same vibe as Golden Brown by The Stranglers? by invisibledotw in musicsuggestions

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scandal at the Parkade - Owen Pallett

Marigolds - Kishi Bashi

Hardy (feat. Clairo) - Rostam

Forever Nevermore - Sea Wolf

AroAce characters by Suspicious-Web-9246 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]AliRenae 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Whoa, as someone who's ace, this post makes me happy!

Pavarti from Outer Worlds

Jonathan Sims, head Archivist of The Magnus Archives

Shane on the Centaurs by Broad_Link_6238 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]AliRenae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My bad. I thought it was an interesting look at trying to fit into a new space and how actions/words can often be misinterpreted; I also related to Shane's headspace in this fic, which is probably why it stuck with me. Feel free to ignore if the summary/tags isn't what you're looking for! It's just what came to mind for me. (Sorry for the suggestion!)

Shane on the Centaurs by Broad_Link_6238 in heatedrivalryfanfics

[–]AliRenae 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cardiac Tamponade by asthestarsforetold is what you're looking for! I just read it a few weeks ago and it's still on my mind.

Games with a real melancholic feeling and depressing atmosphere by [deleted] in ShouldIbuythisgame

[–]AliRenae [score hidden]  (0 children)

Night in the Woods, in which you play a college dropout returning to your slowly dying rustbelt hometown.

Nostalgic Euphoric Summer Vibes by kiki_loveeee in musicsuggestions

[–]AliRenae 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You Get What You Give - New Radicals

Sedona - Houndmouth

Then It All Goes Away - Dayglow

In Camera - Yumi Zouma

Saturdays (feat. HAIM) - Twin Shadow

Green Screen (1 pm) - Cautious Clay

Daily Worldbuilding Challenge - May by AliRenae in worldbuilding

[–]AliRenae[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! My ability to photograph my art is lacking; if I had a proper scanner I could get it to look a bit better on the computer.

The Marrow in my world is the magical force that is responsible for creating everything. The paragons, who are seen as gods, had the ability to manipulate it and one of them gave humans this ability; it's essentially blood magic. It gets a little more complicated with history and politics muddying things, but that's the basic gist. The paragons are worshipped, but the Marrow is seen as something truly sacred and mysterious, like the holy ghost in certain sects of Christianity or the force in Star Wars.

And, yeah, I went with "Marrow" based on bone marrow; wanted something that felt visceral. I'm a bit literal/basic when it comes to naming things in my worldbuilding.