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Histrionic Dragon

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I'm Halbereth on Ao3 and my main tumblr, but if you found me through Ao3, this is the one to follow.  || Mostly Marvel with other geeky stuff thrown in
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I'm watching The Fall Guy

thanks to PHM fans on Tumblr and their Ryan Gosling crossover obsession, and I am LOVING it. It's so goofy and clever and parodying/hat tipping to so many movie tropes. It reminds me of Date Night in the way it escalates from kinda plausible to crazy shit. And the action stuff is more plausible because he's a stunt guy--he CAN jump from one moving car to another, it's his day job.

Finished the movie. Genuinely one of the most fun movies I've seen in a while, and I saw the new Spider-Man last week. It was very well-written and just FUN. Some of the info from earlier in the movie comes back at key moments, there's split screen while two characters are on the phone talking about split-screens, there's freakin' Dune-esque music happening in the movie-within-a-movie space western moments, there's a fight scene on moving vehicles going past the karaoke bar where other stuff is happening but no one sees, the whole stunt crew gets to play a role in saving the day on set . . . Really well thought through!

Was not anticipating Jason Mamoa cameo near the end.

And the credits have clips from the real behind-the-scenes stunt stuff!

I'm watching The Fall Guy

thanks to PHM fans on Tumblr and their Ryan Gosling crossover obsession, and I am LOVING it. It's so goofy and clever and parodying/hat tipping to so many movie tropes. It reminds me of Date Night in the way it escalates from kinda plausible to crazy shit. And the action stuff is more plausible because he's a stunt guy--he CAN jump from one moving car to another, it's his day job.

Scenes to Write When You’re Blocked

Not to keep, not to polish… Just to shake the rust loose.

• A character deletes and rewrites a text three times before sending it • Two people arguing quietly so no one else hears • Someone almost confessing something and backing out • A character lying about being “fine” in a way that convinces no one • Bonus: Same scene but they convince everyone, and it's even worse • An apology that comes moments too late • A secret revealed accidentally, not dramatically • A character overhearing only half a conversation • Someone packing a bag and pretending it’s temporary • A reunion where one person is happier than the other • A goodbye that is meant to be casual but isn’t

Low stakes, high emotion. Momentum comes from movement, not brilliance.