forum I’m really craving something supernatural huh // OxO // CLOSED!

Started January 06, 2020 by @GoblinKing

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“Innit fiction, though? Can’t you just make stuff up?” Danny thought about it for a moment, and you could practically see the cogs turning in his head.

"Yeah, it's fiction, but it still has to be based in reality, especially since it's science fiction. That means I have to do a fu– a ton of research about science."

“Oh, yeah. I guess that makes sense.” Danny nodded, voice just the tiniest bit sheepish. “I don’t know why I didn’t think of that.”

He chuckled. "Yeah, it's fine." He shrugged his shoulders. "Pain in the, er…butt though."

“I bet.” Danny sat up, putting Bela off of his stomach. He spoke to her, ruffling up the werewolf’s already messed up hair. “You should go play with the others, okay? Go have fun.”

Alex nodded. "But it's fun. I mean…I get to write a subplot that is a romance between a cyborg prince and a clone slave slash footsoldier, so that's an interesting dynamic."

“Oh, wow. That’s a power couple if I ever heard of one.” Danny grinned, taking in the information so far. “I mean, wow.”

He laughed a little. "Mm…not exactly a power couple at the beginning, considering that they hate each other's guts, but yeah. Like I said, interesting dynamic that makes me exhausted." He ran a hand through his hair.

“Sounds tiring, yeah. Gotta say, though, some of the best couples want to wring each other’s nicks like a pigeon at first.”

He nodded a little. "True." He replied, nodding. "It's still so tiring. Because ugh Ari is going to be the death of me." He rubbed his face.

(shoot, sorry, i thought i responded!)

Danny gave Alex a sympathetic smile. “Hard to write, I take it? Sorry, man.”

(it's fine!)

"Yeah." he sighed, resting his forearm against his forehead. "Because Ari keeps wanting to kill Kasiya, even though I'm like "no, you're supposed to want to kiss him now, not kill him". And Ari still wants to kill him."

Danny laughed at the description. “Man, don’t you just hate that? Big pet peeve of mine, when the fictional characters get a mind of their own.”

(Okay but Alex is literally describing what always happens to me)

Alex groaned. "Yes." he replied, covering his face with a hand. "Also, Kasiya was supposed to be gay, but no, now he's pan instead, and he's insisting on chasing after everything with legs."

(lmaooo, same)

Danny blinked, but a small chuckle escaped from his lips. “I guess that’s a conflict for the main romance, yeah? Or am I wrong?”

"Yes." He replied, shaking his head. "Since half of the couple wants to kill the other half, who's being an ass and isn't listening to meeee."

“Not listening to you? Alex, buddy, they’re not real. You’re the author, can’t you just like.. deus ex machina the thing?” Danny cocked his head, sure that there was a very simple solution to the problem.

He shook his head again. "Nope. They're characters, yes, but…they're also people, which means they have their own personalities. I'm more like a scribe than an author. I just write down what I see in my head."

“Uh-huh, alright. You sound a little nuts now, not gonna lie.” Danny nodded along, though, pretending he understood what Alex was saying.

He snorted with laughter. "I know, I know." he replied, stretching and laying flat on the grass. "But it's the truth."

“I never said it wasn’t, I only said you sound crazy.” Danny teased, fishing in his pocket for something. He pulled out a couple bobby pins, pinning his hair out of his face. “Ah, that’s better.. I don’t like to use these, but sometimes it gets unmanageable.” He patted the hairpins, looking back out at the park.

Alex looked over, a smile tugging at his mouth. "I have never claimed to be otherwise." he replied with a shrug. He smiled at the sight of the hairpins in Danny's hair.

“Well, true.” Danny nodded in acknowledgment, rolling his head on his shoulders. “And it’s a good thing too, because you’ve given me the evidence I need to debunk that claim.” He joked, miming out writing a story.

He laughed a little, then went quiet for a moment, thinking about something. "Danny!" he said suddenly, sitting up. "I know what you should do if you do one of those band battle thingies!" he looked at the Werewolf. "Have you ever listened to any of the "Punk Goes Pop" albums??"

Danny fell back in surprise, definitely not expecting Alex to pop up like that. He sat back up, rubbing his head. “Uhhhh- no, ha? Should I?”