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@indecentpause / indecentpause.tumblr.com

avatar by isobellsnxw on amino + writeblr-adjacent + i play writeblr tag games + In-Decent-Pause on wattpad + indecentpause on ao3 + not gay as in happy but queer as in fuck you + they/them pronouns + writing and things that make me happy + check pinned post for projects both current and finished + i write young adult, new adult, and adult fiction, and much of my work contains themes that might be rough for some (drugs, self injury, mental illness, etc) so please read the warnings to figure out what is right for you! + late 30s for anyone who cares + i post a lot of 80s and 90s toys and cartoons but please be advised that is just because i like them, this is not a blog for children

Index

So here is an attempt to make an index page/pinned post that is available on mobile. Everything else I’ve tried hasn’t worked, so, here goes nothing. Tag links include things like excerpts, playlists, inspo, and moodboards; basically related media. For some reasons the tag links don’t work on mobile, and I’m sorry about that. They do all go to the right place on desktop though. ;-;

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(all donations go toward my cat Carlos's monthly arthritis medication and special wet food.)

also check out the blog where I post mutual aid and fundraiser stuff: @pausepostsfundraisers

ATTN:

These tag links don’t work on mobile and I don't know why or how to fix it. I’m working on it, thank you for your patience. ;-; If you go to my actual page in a desktop browser, you should be able to access any of them. Links to wattpad/ao3/etc should be working now, please let me know if they don’t!

A quick note: I am no longer posting new work on Wattpad, due to some issues with my work being taken down/censored. I'm not removing anything that's already there, so the links still work, but I will only be posting new work on Ao3 from now on. Thank you for your understanding. <3

Summaries, links, and tags behind the readmore, because it’s long and I realize it’s a pain in the butt to scroll by every time you visit my blog:

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Sigrun’s father is dead. Murdered. Executed with two well aimed bullets from a hitman’s gun. She’s never been completely stable, full of alternating rage and ennui, but when her father is murdered, it pushes her over the edge, and she goes on a rampage through the city, through every other mob family, close by or not. But the more she learns, the more she and her team start to realize this job may be closer to the family than they thought.

run the jewels - lie, cheat, steal // halsey - control // the seatbelts - gotta knock a little harder // ludo - the horror of our love // cassandra wilson - death letter // little green cars - my love took me down to the river to silence me // delta rae - bottom of the river // to kill a king - bloody shirt (bastille remix) // hozier - take me to church // kanye west - no church in the wild // st. vincent - strange mercy // tove lo - scream my name // i the mighty - the hound and the fox // april and the great picture show - terrible things // eliza rickman - devil’s flesh and bones //   big bad voodoo daddy - minne the moocher // haley reinheart - seven nation army // florence + the machine - seven devils // mieka pauley - marked man // anaïs mitchell - flowers (eurydice’s song) // phildel - the wolf // 2cellos feat. sky ferriera - bang bang

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In the Lion's Teeth

Pascal has been fighting schizoaffective disorder for years with no success. His symptoms follow him like wolves. But one day, he finds potential treatment in the form of street drugs. It’s dangerous, but Pascal is smart, and he can handle it. Right?

Contemporary. M/M with two gay male leads.

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The Most Beautiful Puzzle: A Playlist

bug hunter - hide and seek // lemon demon - a mask of my own face // timh - don't you know // fish in a birdcage - rule #21 momento mori // everybody's worried about owen - solitary confinement // sushi soucy - deep breaths // watsky - seizure boy // the mowgli's - alone sometimes // ajr - let the games begin // the narcissist cookbook - good morning sunshine // madeline the person - mean! // call security - small talk // wild party - nicely done // air traffic controller - hurry, hurry // sir sly - &run // truslow - adhd // blair - five past ten // life of dillon - rocks // american authors - i wanna go out // trocadero - steady ride (gunmetal green) the dead south - in hell i'll be good company // bombadil - a question // kirby krackle - up, up, down, down // coin - talk too much // rivers cuomo - medicine for melancholy // the narcissist cookbook - ghost stories

read it on Ao3 or Wattpad!

EDIT: bah! I just realized I forgot the link. Good job Pause you win the prize

Current taglist: @abalonetea @only-book-lovers-left-alive @poore-choice-of-words @leadhelmetcosmonaut @jasperygrace @drippingmoon @athenswrites @magic-is-something-we-create @idreamonpaper @winterandwords @revenantlore

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Fucking each other isn't enough I need them buried in the same grave

I need their ashes mixed and pressed into the same diamond. I need them tied to the same cinderblock and thrown overboard. I need them to crawl inside each other like parasites. I need their blood to mix as they bleed out. I need them to burn next to each other in hell. I need them fossilized on an asteroid after the earth blows up and to drift through space together forever until the universe collapses. But also I will be needing them to fuck that still does very much need to happen.

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ok ok ok Clove i need to know: who are some of the best writers here in your opinion ? who do i need to follow if i want to follow the next generation of great writers ? i need new blogs to follow

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oh shit let's party.

first off i can't say that i know all the best writers here. i'm still learning! also, maybe i like things you don't. the usual disclaimer. but i'll still take the chance to rave about some of the immense brilliance of some of my colleagues on here!

first of is @ivaspinoza, who is the first person to send me her writing the very first time i asked. she writes the most beautiful, almost prophetic word pieces. not quiet prose, not entirely poetry. it's language you can really seep yourself in like a heated milk bath. she's working on a longform vampire novel in the same style which i have seen snippets of and it is truly incredible. love her dearly.

i'm actually in the middle of Song of the Heartless by @rkmoon, because he was hesitating to post it and i harassed him into sending it to me. and oh man, it's great. really solid premise and a world that feels vibrant and expansive and also shit because it's kind of dystopian and the vibes are not great. obviously as another aspec writer i love the representation. it's great to read yourself on the page and still see your struggles draped in thematic excitement. i can't say any more without spoiling it but i really want to. this could easily be a fucking great movie adaptation.

i feel insane pointing you towards @godsmostfuckedupgoblin because he doesn't really post his writing as far as i know but he's got some of the best mastery of dialogue i've seen in non-published writing and his excerpts are always so exciting and fun to read. maybe if enough people him to share more he will but until then his memes are lit as a child has once said before.

@stajorathefallen is working on a longform Lord of the Rings fic that is truly beautiful. I would rather read this finished product than the actual Lord of the Rings. I don't know if she'll find that a compliment or a war crime, but it's just nicer. It feels warm and cozy to read. I actually don't even know if it's referenced the original canon at all since I saw the movies but didn't pay attention. I was not qualified to look at this fic but I got to anyway and it's great.

@cssnder is someone else who doesn't post enough writing, but my hope is with enough confidence she'll branch more into sharing. Literally every time she drops a line everyone's like huh?? wow!! and then she whispers a thanks and disappears back into the catacombs. if you like dark academia based on tiktok you should follow her to see what those tiktoks wish they could capture.

this is obviously not everyone. these are not even all the people that sent me writing to look at. i have two separate emails that i still need to marry, some people are still in the egg-cracking stage of being a writer, and my adderal can only do so much. if you aren't one of these people just know that you are amazing and you need to post more of your work so i can point people to your page please thank you i love you.

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A Playlist for Josselin and Frankie (from Sheraton Academy)

It isn’t until you get on the expressway that Frankie asks, “What do you guys want to listen to?” “Um.” You pause, unsure. She asked, but does she actually want you to answer, or just Josselin? Josselin looks over his shoulder and back at you as best he can. “Meara?” They are asking you. “Something upbeat?” It comes out an awkward question. Frankie grins at your reflection in the rearview mirror. “How about some good ol’ fashioned ska?” Your shoulders perk and your face brightens. “I’d love that!” You haven’t listened to it much since high school, but it used to be one of your favorite genres. There were a lot of things you used to do, you used to like, you used to be. Maybe now, without Drake around telling you what you can and can’t do, you can rediscover some of them again. She attaches her phone via bluetooth and soon the music starts blaring through the car. Josselin flinches and tugs at his ponytail a little, and Frankie turns it down immediately. “Shit, sorry. I was listening to KMFDM and you know how I like I loud.” Josselin’s shoulders relax when the music goes down to background volume. He stops pulling, but he still runs his fingers through the hair hanging over his shoulder. She takes one hand off the wheel to squeeze his knee, just for a moment, before moving back to her original position.

-from The Most Beautiful Puzzle (Ao3, Wattpad)

tom law - never met you // chousand - sun hats // julia nunes - then ok // william beckett - oh, love! // ira wolf - pictures on the wall// hot chelle rae feat. meajor - radio // barns courtney - golden dandelions // crumb - ghost ride // bug hunter - sweet nothin' // stars - my favorite book // emma stevens - sunflower // børns - electric love // jr jr -in my mind (summertime) // noah and the whale - five years time // american authors - i'm born to run // rivvrs - i will follow you // never shout never - i love you more than you will ever know

sheraton academy tag

Cafe Latte: ao3 wattpad

The Most Beautiful Puzzle: ao3 wattpad

The Black & Blues: ao3

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The Art of Losing Touch

When Cal wakes up in a psychiatric ward after a suicide attempt, his life appears to he over in every way but literally. His youngest brother hates him now, and everyone else in his family keeps him at emotional arms’ length, afraid he’ll explode.

After he’s finally released, he has to work on putting his life back together, but with the rumors at school and the cruelty of new and numbered bullies, his parents pull him out and sign him up for internet classes.

At first his medication makes it impossible to function, but as his doctor adjusts them, things start to seem like they’ll get better.

Then Cal meets Craig, and everything goes upside down. But this time, in the best possible way.

Period Drama/YA. Gen with gay male lead.

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