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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87

@twigbelly.bsky.social

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Now that I'm undead, I have a life / Cult Film / Kylux / Sir Kay the Sewer Shitpost Klub / Dark Shadows / Mouthy Jerk Rescue Aid Society / Gigarageous / She/Her / 🔞 / 🏳️‍🌈 / Twitter @ Twigbelly / AO3 @ SentinelSaber

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · Feb 5

I've been livetweeting the entire Dark Shadows soap opera for a few years now. Up to this point, the whole thread has been on Twitter. From here on out, I'm double-posting on BlueSky, too. Due to BlueSky's scrolling problems in long threads, I'll occasionally break off and link to a new thread.

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 9h

Worried he's spinning his wheels? Going off-topic? Out of character? Don't worry! He also manages to be misogynistic AT THE SAME TIME

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 9h

UPDATE FROM THE NIGHTLY EDITING PASS: I'm going to lose a huge percentage of my audience here, but the Male Lead makes a very rude comment about... horses

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 9h

He is very lucky the Heroine cannot read minds for, oh, so many reasons, but this one shot to the top of the list. They would be SIX KINDS OF OVER and there's at least a 10% chance she'd carpet-bomb his house

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 9h

UPDATE FROM THE NIGHTLY EDITING PASS: I'm going to lose a huge percentage of my audience here, but the Male Lead makes a very rude comment about... horses

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CC Kirby @cckirby.bsky.social · 15h

Alex Trebek saying "the creature" on this episode of Jeopardy! from Halloween 1997

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

BAHAHAHAHA. Sending both you AND Mike leather gauntlets for Christmas. You for your hands, Mike for his snoot.

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

Honestly gorgeous feathers. Would stroke in exchange for bloody wounds. Fair trade, I say

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

OCTOBER DRAFTING, DAY 10: I can't believe we're listening to the Heroine's tragic backstory and the Male Lead is STILL making it all about him. You have a GIFT, sir.

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

Anyway, I guess the moral of today's wordcount is: ALWAYS GET A PRENUP 👰🤵

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

Threw in some more crumbs of worldbuilding and tried to refrain from a little too much infodumping on my field. I may end up moving said infodumping to the beginning of the fic, actually, although the scene I'd be moving it to is still pretty overly-detailed. But people need to KNOW.

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

Fuck, I have to spend my weekend writing a transition? BOO

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

I might have to trim a couple lines, but that scene went pretty well, especially for one so pivotal. And you know what's next? An EVEN MORE pivotal scene! Well, the transition to one, anyway!

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 14h

OCTOBER DRAFTING, DAY 10: I can't believe we're listening to the Heroine's tragic backstory and the Male Lead is STILL making it all about him. You have a GIFT, sir.

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 16h

There is no need to be less salty, if anything you're being too polite. You need to chase them AWAY

Hoo-Ray!

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 16h

*well, HER apex in my example. With M/M the plunging spaces are more limited, aren't they!

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 16h

Ahh yeah. I think with sufficient context you could do it! But if you just said something like, 'he plunged into his apex' that would be a bit too vague.

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 19h

Nothing says 'activism' like proselytizing and ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ELSE

Sorry your time got wasted, I know there's never enough in the first place

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 19h

This is how I use it, but if the focus of the scene was already anal I wouldn't be confused if you used it as a synonym for butt

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, we're shopping for a cover sticker for the new laptop. I am queer, I must tithe to the sticker gods

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

I met this artist at Pride this year and they're just a fabulous person BUT ALSO they're hilarious, so if you're in the market for pulp queer/feminist/horny merch, take a gander! www.redbubble.com/people/Femmm...

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

OCTOBER DRAFTING, DAY 9: You know, usually the Male Lead is a full length ahead of everyone else in terms of Drama, but in this scene it's really a photo finish.

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Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

ME: I'll have all weekend to polish this crucial scene!
ALSO ME: oh goddammit, I'm going to the Container Store!

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

All right, I'm joking. Obviously monologues don't work as well on paper as they do on stage and screen (see: my earlier post about The Fountainhead), so the Third Side of the Triangle and the Male Lead actually do interject much more than in the film. I just want to be clear that SHE DESERVES BETTER

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

And so the Third Side of the Triangle wouldn't INTERRUPT THE HEROINE'S SOLE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE, COULD YOU HOLD ONTO YOUR FUCKING PANTIES, THIRD SIDE OF THE TRIANGLE? JESUS

Anise, Occult P.I., Stakin' the Forsakin' Since '87 @twigbelly.bsky.social · 1d

This scene is one of the cruxes of the whole fic, so once again I stopped to outline the dialogue so the draft didn't flounder. The canon dialogue for this scene made for a pretty solid base; I just moved a line to the end for better dramatic effect.