Brutally killing off characters in my stories: no problem
Deleting their entire existence because they do not serve enough of a narrative purpose: existential dread and grief
Maybe there’s someone in this abandoned clown factory who can help us

this is what companies say every time they try to buy tumblr
This is the opposite of the girl struggling on that chicken nugget

Only a teenager would exclaim “omg such nostalgia!!!” about something that happened 4 years ago. That’s like… 2 weeks ago in grown up time.
“weird and unhealthy relationship that cant be categorized neatly as sexual or romantic or platonic but has a defining air of devotion and obsession to it” wins sound of the summer for the 13th year in a row
No offense but I think some of you would be a lot happier writing a fictional atlas or encyclopedia instead of a narrative story
Concur! Go forth and write your Dragonology and your Guidebook to Fairyland! Write a traveler's diary of a setting! These are fun and legitimate things to do!
I love books that are literally just this!
also consider that if you love worldbuilding but are mid on coming up with an actual, like, story, you might not need to be writing a book. you might need to be DMing a tabletop game.