Quill's Inked Ideas.

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... Thirteen Years Later ...

That's such a wild thing to realize - that I've been here in the shadows for thirteen years, that I've changed so much from my first post to today, and yet, it feels as if no time at all has passed. I suppose that's the nature of time and life.

I'm in my thirties now - a queer, polyamorous, nonbinary college graduate working in mental health at a point in history when that seems an impossible job to do. I live with my partner of fifteen years and his partner of seven, as well as our two pups who, by and large, run the house.

I'm a little more settled, but no less busy - a writer still at my core, but struggling to find time to read more than an hour at a time. I still live for music, for art, and for the wonder of stories.

I'm not looking to dive head-first back into E with reckless abandon, nor writing a million stories, but I am open to suggestions and the idle plot bunny that seems to slip by.

With that, I hope to hear from you soon.

- I.

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Rules of Engagement

Communication | Before a story can be written, before characters can engage, we need to be able to talk not just as writers, but as humans who have lives, jobs, and responsibilities beyond what we do here. I am compassionate and empathetic - I am also incredibly patient. If you need to take time away, if you need to change a story element, or if you simply need to leave a story, all I ask is that you communicate with me. I'll never yell, never berate, and certainly never degrade you for having needs.

Consent | Second to communication, for me, is consent. This goes beyond god-modding, or killing my character without a conversation. When I say I require consent, I mean that I want to be able to consent to you controlling my character or speaking for her. I want to be in agreement with the elements of the story we're working on, and the ability to pull back or change course if something becomes too much, or out of touch with our initial plans.

Cooperation | I want to work with you to build something worth reading. This means we'll likely need to compromise and meet one another where we are each at. This also means being compassionate, respectful, and empathetic to one another both in writing and when life happens on its own terms. Let's build something together that we can both enjoy, in a space that feels safe for us both.

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Ons, Offs, and Hard Limits

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Ons	Offs	Hard Limits
A healthy dose of angst. More story than smut. Depth of character. Unique twists on common tropes. Healthy Kink. Different Relationship Dynamics Representation - different genders and body types.	"Will only write with "insert gender" writers." "I will not write against "insert body type" character." God-modding or controlling my character. Obsession with virginal women. Underdeveloped characters. A blurred line between reality and roleplay.	Bathroom play of any sort. Incest between Biological Siblings Beastiality Rape Scenes

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Current Cravings

Ink Therapy
Slow Burn | Seeking Male/Masc Character
Status | Open for the taking

Character A (my character) grew up on the wrong side of the tracks as the only daughter to the President of a motorcycle club. She's spent her entire life trying to survive - first her father, and then her heroin addiction - and has finally found a place for herself and the art that has been her only healthy coping mechanism in her life.

Your character is one of her clients - someone who comes to her to add to your growing collection of tattoos. You spend hours in her chair, sharing stories usually saved for friends, therapists, or bartenders and she doesn't flinch, no matter what you tell her.

Potential Paths | Perhaps your character is someone who is patched into the club her father runs and you both find a way forward, a way to heal all the damage her father has done. Maybe, you're a cop or someone investigating her father. Maybe you have no knowledge of him at all, but you like her rough edges, her sharp wit, and the more you get to know her, the more you like.

There are a lot of options and a lot of Tropes to play with or twist.

Overtime
Pretend-to-Real Lovers | Seeking Masc Character
Status | Open for the taking

My character has been at your side for years and is arguably the closest thing you have to a best friend since you rarely leave your office. She knows everything about you - not just your coffee order or the way you like your meetings scheduled, but the name of your doctor, your mother's birthday, and so much more than a normal assistant should - everything, except how you feel.

Things have stayed strictly professional, bound by the fear of losing your girl, Friday, but when your little sister gets married and you know that means another family event of being harassed about a personal life you don't have, you hatch a plan to kill two birds with one stone. 

The question is, does she return the feelings, or are you bound to lose her - to another job, another man, or both? 

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Potential Character Options

Coming Soon.

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Favourite Tropes and Starters

Tropes	Starting Points
Forced Proximity Friends to Lovers Dark romance.	Drunken Text An abrupt rescue Kidnapping

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Added Ink Therapy and Overtime