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XD Definitely. My current bottom is not one of those. He's about as manly-looking and -acting as his top, if not a little more generally aggressive because he feels he always has something to prove, even when it may or may not be the case. It's something that I intended to play on his personality a lot right from the beginning. (To quote that website RogueMudBlood refered me to, "Them's fighting words!" would be something I expect him to say eventually). I don't like the "pretty gay boy that's unable to fight and eventually dies" character archetype, so even my pretty boys tend to be hardened warriors who very well know how to fight.

Hi hi folks! I like this idea of having a research help thread! I'm fairly good with Japanese culture and mythology, as well as East-Coast Canada and Quebec history; who knows, it might get useful to someone. I also have general gaming knowledge, developping companies, marketing, MMORPGs, and video game QA (I'm currently working for a localization team for a third-party QA company). If you need French language-related questions, French is my main language (hence my localization job, in French). I'm a Final Fantasy geek too XD. As for what I need help with... let's start with the basics. *clears throat* I write slash/yaoi mostly; that, I'm fine on its own XD. I'm heavily inspired by videogame storytelling; I like sword fights, I like action/adventure, I like epic storylines. Combined with my newly-discovered love for what I could call Viking metal, I've taken a liking to the Norse mythology, which has led me to create a plot about a rag-tag team of various people going on a journey, each with their own goal and stuff. Typical action/adventure story with a healthy dose of slash. (I like my gay warriors, seriously, we need more of those in the videogame world. Skyrim is made of win for that.) My problem is that I have little knowledge of Norse CULTURE. Mythology, I have access to. Culture... it's getting harder to find information. Especially when it comes to daily life, rituals, social/cultural taboos, food and so on. My story will most likely be a mix of the Viking Age idealized epics and the more accurate Norse culture. So, even if I'm not sticking to either/or parts, I need inspiration to make it a little more believable than the romanced version of the Vikings, but epic enough to make it less boring. Even if it's just basic culture-related links, I'd greatly appreciate help for this. Thank you for your help! ^^

Put what fandom you'd like to beta for Be sure to state what you will NOT beta, as to story type and pairings When making your post, show good language usage, so the authors looking for betas have some idea as to your capabilities. Finally, tell us a little about yourself, if you like. Those are the basics of what you should post. The rest is up to you. To expand on the above a little, something else that would be a good idea is to provide a link to a profile where your stories are located, giving people a chance to read your stories to see if your writing style is appropriate for them. Some writing styles just clash too much, and would likely cause arguments over what's "right" and what's "wrong". If you don't have any stories uploaded anywhere but you have them on your hard drive then tell people that you'd be happy to send them some stories of yours for them to go over. If you don't have any stories anywhere, then... why are you offering to become a beta when you have no practical experience? Would you offer to teach someone how to fly a real plane simply because you've read a lot about them? I should certainly hope not! Being an avid reader is no substitute to being a writer. If you're offering your services as a beta then you really should be able to prove that you know what you're talking about. Finally, if you later change your mind about being a beta reader, or you feel you have enough on your plate without taking on any more, then it would be a good idea to come back here and update things to show that you're not taking on any more work. That way you save everyone's time!