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Writer, reader, gamer, doodler, nerd. #amquerying #ownvoices #lgbt YA sci-fi, current WIP is NA dark romantasy. Queer and neurodivergent. My current (and perpetual) mood is Psyduck. nicolenowotnik.com

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help me pick what book to read next pls ;-;

08.03.2026 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

goodbye productivity, hello Pokopia

06.03.2026 02:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Once again, people wondered why I ended up in a place like that. My family was pretty well off, having earned plenty of money back when monsters were allowed to earn a normal living and stuff. No one in my family did drugs, or sold their body, or was down and out in any way. In fact, most of them looked down on anyone who did have to. But I came of age right when humans started really trying hard to disenfranchise monsters, and so I had to find a job in a world where all the job postings were starting to say that no monsters need apply. Shari let anyone work for her as long as they proved themselves trustworthy, regardless of appearances or anything. So I ended up working for her as the head bartender at The Underground.Β 


And… you know, I was proud of it. If I was going to do anything, I might as well do it well. And the overall vibe of inclusion and picking up anyone who was down was something I could get behind, even if most people looked down on us. Even if I was just mixing drinks, I felt like I was making a difference, being there to give a smile to people who probably really needed one.

Once again, people wondered why I ended up in a place like that. My family was pretty well off, having earned plenty of money back when monsters were allowed to earn a normal living and stuff. No one in my family did drugs, or sold their body, or was down and out in any way. In fact, most of them looked down on anyone who did have to. But I came of age right when humans started really trying hard to disenfranchise monsters, and so I had to find a job in a world where all the job postings were starting to say that no monsters need apply. Shari let anyone work for her as long as they proved themselves trustworthy, regardless of appearances or anything. So I ended up working for her as the head bartender at The Underground.Β  And… you know, I was proud of it. If I was going to do anything, I might as well do it well. And the overall vibe of inclusion and picking up anyone who was down was something I could get behind, even if most people looked down on us. Even if I was just mixing drinks, I felt like I was making a difference, being there to give a smile to people who probably really needed one.

Jax being a cinnamon roll -w-

03.03.2026 02:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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#amwriting does making character aesthetic boards count as productivity? :p

02.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kinda "sour grapes." She's always been bullied and hated for who she is, so she basically had to choose between changing who she is to get others' approval, or be unapologetically herself but accept that most people are going to hate her. She chose the latter and might as well enjoy the hate.

02.03.2026 22:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But no one finds his sunshiney-ness annoying? Interesting >.>
Maybe it's just the experience of me being ND, but I find people are suspicious and/or annoyed by me being very perky and such.
So my very perky character has a similar experience where people think he's A Lot if not Too Much lol

02.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not sure about Eliszia. I don't think she makes enemies, but she also seems like the type who'd easily make a lot of positive but superficial connections, and struggle to form a deep connection with anyone.

02.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ashiya hates almost everyone and revels in the fact that almost everyone hates her.
Jax tries to be the affable type who gets along with everyone, but it only works about half the time, usually with girls who think he's hot. The other half of the time, they think he's *too* sunshiney and perky.

02.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
β€œBecause, fox f***face, I don't want you trying any s***. I know this place is pretty lawless and no one's going to come to my rescue if you do, but I can take care of myself.” I bared my fangs at him. β€œNever ripped someone's throat out before, but if I can do an eye…”


β€œHey, wait! I know I'm orange, but I'm a wolf, not a fox. I get that a lot, though, no big deal.” He ruffled his hair sheepishly. β€œOh, and I'm not hitting on you or anything, and I'd never, ever touch a girl without her consent! As you pointed out, you are kinda young for me. And you're definitely not ugly, you'd be hella cute for a guy your own age, but besides the age thing I usually go for thicker ladies in general. And I'm just kinda digging myself deeper and deeper into this hole of sounding like a creep. I swear I'm not a creep. Sooor-ry, I swear!” He gulped. β€œWell, if you're ready and willing to tear throats out, you might just fit in here better than I do.”


β€œDoes everyone else here also think you're a pain in the a**?” I asked him.

β€œBecause, fox f***face, I don't want you trying any s***. I know this place is pretty lawless and no one's going to come to my rescue if you do, but I can take care of myself.” I bared my fangs at him. β€œNever ripped someone's throat out before, but if I can do an eye…” β€œHey, wait! I know I'm orange, but I'm a wolf, not a fox. I get that a lot, though, no big deal.” He ruffled his hair sheepishly. β€œOh, and I'm not hitting on you or anything, and I'd never, ever touch a girl without her consent! As you pointed out, you are kinda young for me. And you're definitely not ugly, you'd be hella cute for a guy your own age, but besides the age thing I usually go for thicker ladies in general. And I'm just kinda digging myself deeper and deeper into this hole of sounding like a creep. I swear I'm not a creep. Sooor-ry, I swear!” He gulped. β€œWell, if you're ready and willing to tear throats out, you might just fit in here better than I do.” β€œDoes everyone else here also think you're a pain in the a**?” I asked him.

-shakes head- Why is Jax. just. why IS Jax. :p

28.02.2026 02:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

y'all are unfun loool >.>
my characters' fav PokΓ©mon would be...
Lottie - Nidorina
Kiraz - Bewear
Ashiya - Lunala
Jax - Incineroar
Everleigh - also Incineroar >.> or Gardevoir
Eliszia - Tsareena

27.02.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#amwriting Given that tomorrow is PokΓ©mon day and the 30th anniversary of the whole PokΓ©mon franchise... if the characters in your writing played PokΓ©mon, who would their favorite be???

26.02.2026 22:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

<.< Having an excuse to grab onto Jax is fun in her book :p

26.02.2026 00:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The four of them end up in the water park area, and Jax alternates between showing off his body in his swimsuit to the ladies, and splashing water in Ashiya's face. Ashiya tackles Jax and holds him underwater violently enough that staff intervenes. Everleigh and Liszi are super embarrassed... πŸ˜†

26.02.2026 00:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ashiya is unenthusiastic and just wants to get a smoothie and relax on a bench. Liszi convinces Ashiya to at least go on the ferris wheel and slow boat rides with her, and Ashiya begrudgingly does so, thus enjoying some romantic alone time with her girl.

26.02.2026 00:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Jax is all about taking Everleigh on extreme thrill rides that she doesn't wanna be on, and she'll cling to him and scream. He also wants to win a game of strength to get her a prize. He usually tries to eat healthy, but a special day would mean junk food time! Burger, onion rings, fried oreos...

26.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

gimme all the sapphic thingsss

25.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this looks cuuuute!!

25.02.2026 19:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yayyyyy :D

25.02.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Aesthetic board for alien princess character: outer space, pretty dresses, crown, flowers and gems, geometric shapes, technology, in various shades of purple, silver, and blue

Aesthetic board for alien princess character: outer space, pretty dresses, crown, flowers and gems, geometric shapes, technology, in various shades of purple, silver, and blue

Aesthetic board for human main character: books, cupcakes, flowers, dough and baking ingredients, cookies, in various shades of yellow and beige

Aesthetic board for human main character: books, cupcakes, flowers, dough and baking ingredients, cookies, in various shades of yellow and beige

#WSPit THE ROSE BARGAIN x CINDER. The alien princess is making queer girls compete to be her wife. 16yo Darla is outed to her family and kicked out when she is chosen. Now she has to win, but with the aliens' power to control minds, she might not want to. #YA #SF #LGBT #Own #Q

25.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

no "neither" in my new WIP but

25.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

possible interesting debate: if you were in your bedroom in the dark but then exited your bedroom, which of these 2 characters would you rather see standing right outside the door menacingly waiting for you πŸ˜†

20.02.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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murder kidz club!

20.02.2026 03:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

............. I want to write a crackfic of my own original fiction now where Jax discovers Everleigh doing thirsty doodles of him @-@ πŸ˜†

20.02.2026 03:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ashiya would be kind of an artist in combat, but still not really, as her fighting style is just kinda brutal?
I could see Eliszia or Everleigh being into art... I could imagine Everleigh secretly doodling saucy pictures of her crush >.>
Jax just asks if flirting counts. He'd argue it does.

20.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ashiya just likes to do physical damage to other people >.> and Jax is like "noooooo why am I friends with youuuu" ... which is probably also because he realizes if he wasn't there she'd be worse πŸ˜†

19.02.2026 08:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Ashiya tells them that if they want to continue having eyes to see the movie with, they'd better stfu.
Aaand now Jax is sitting there covering his face like "Aaasshhh nooo you can't SAY that!!!" πŸ˜†

19.02.2026 03:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eliszia and Everleigh complain to the theater staff and tries to get them thrown out.
Jax has a live and let live attitude about it and hates conflict, so he pretends it isn't happening.

19.02.2026 03:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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himbo bestie and mean lesbian bestie. >.>

19.02.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a puppet with a smiley face and tears coming out of his eyes ALT: a puppet with a smiley face and tears coming out of his eyes

my babey!!!!
I get the feeling she'd enjoy Coco

19.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

well now there's a whole genre based on the hot guy being a terrible person and that making it hotter to people for some reason. :p

16.02.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0