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Finally did something for Mermay!

A friend on Discord suggested a mermaid swimming through a galaxy of sea stars and I loved the idea so much I had to draw it ⭐ ✨

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kiss me goodbye, I'm defying gravity 😘💚💖

and at the end they flew off together and lived happily ever after, right? 👀

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“Why does the mdzs fandom baby Wei Wuxian and treat him like a twink don’t they know how scary and powerful he is?”

First of all stop using “twink” when you mean weak that just homophobia. Twink is a BODY TYPE that mzy and by extension wwx FITS.

Secondly all of us fucking know how scary wwx can be when you threaten or hurt the ones he loves. He used that fear of him as a defense mechanism because he DIDN’T HAVE A CORE.

Third and lastly: Wei Wuxian LIKES being babied. He yearns for woobification. He’s been treated like a disgusting monster by the overwhelming majority of people in the cultivation world. He acts terrifying because he doesn’t feel SAFE with them. But look how he acts with Jiang Yanli in his first life and Lan Wangji in his second. He feels so safe with them that he’ll act childish or feeble to get their attention. “Xianxian is only three”… He wants to be held and doted on. He wants his husband to protect him even if he can protect himself.

Us as fans UNDERSTAND this about wwx and play into it because that’s what he would want🤣 Let us love on him damn it he deserves it.

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"Do not let them make you feel small."

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Rebecca Sugar cooked with "Character whose entire existence is devoted to the service of another character who's now dead and now they have no idea what to do with themselves except live." I love that shit. I forged myself into a tool for you and now you're gone. I'm sniffing this like a bloodhound

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Today at work we were unpacking a big box, and I looked at the box and thought, huh. That box looks much smaller than me sitting on the ground, but I bet if I really scrunched down I could fit most of my body inside the box. And I had one leg fully in the box before I realized:

I am not a cat

I am work

I am wearing a nice suit and might need to appear in court later

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I hear your plea! As a good friend and a magnanimous Sangsang, please allow me to poke you for Shen Qingqiu, Luo Binghe and sleepy kisses.

It is a testament to how busy Luo Binghe had been, lately, that when Shen Qingqiu returns from a mission in the dead of night, Luo Binghe is already asleep in bed. Usually if the other man knows that Shen Qingqiu is due to return, he would ensure that he was awake to greet him, no matter the hour. Indeed, it seems like an attempt was made this time, too (although Shen Qingqiu had not told Luo Binghe that he would be returning on this night...). While the other man is settled in their bed, there are unrolled scrolls atop the sheets and a melted-down candle on the nearby table suggesting that sleep had not been the intent. Unfortunately for the previously invincible protagonist, this was one of the few fights he had not been able to win.

With an unconscious smile, Shen Qingqiu clears the documents away, takes a brief detour to wash himself of the grime of travel, and returns to the bed in his nightclothes. His beloved hadn't even the foresight to have laid beneath the covers before succumbing to sleep, the poor thing. He'll have to scold him about taking better care of himself when Shen Qingqiu isn't around. But until then... Shen Qingqiu carefully works the blankets out from underneath Luo Binghe's lax body. The last tiny jerk frees the final corner of the fabric as well as the man above them from the clutches of his dreams. Luo Binghe stirs.

"Husband?" Luo Binghe mumbles in a sleep-heavy voice.

"Shh," Shen Qingqiu kisses his forehead, "go back to sleep."

Instead, Luo Binghe seems to be trying to force himself into consciousness, chin titled upwards, brow furrowed, and eyes twitching beneath his eyelids, still persistently closed. Shen Qingqiu kisses him again as Luo Binghe's arms snake around his waist, and again when he's pulled into a lying position, slightly lower where Luo Binghe's heavenly demon mark glows softly in the dark. And again over each of his eyelids, and again over his warm cheeks, and again onto his lightly pursed lips. Here he remains, kisses him once, twice, three times, small pecks the weight of butterfly wings falling on his beloved however many times it takes to soothe him back to sleep.

Finally with a tiny exhale of breath, Luo Binghe's brow loosens, and he slips back into a deep slumber. Only then can Shen Qingqiu pull the blankets over them both and fully settle into his husband's arms for the night. He is glad to be home.

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Disclaimer: Fanfiction is for fun times and it doesn't have to be "good" to exist and be shared!! Also just like all advice in the world YMMV (your mileage may vary) and the fact is that the best writing advice is whatever gets you writing!

STEP ONE of good characterization:

YOU ARE NOT THE CHARACTER. THE CHARACTER IS NOT YOU. STOP RELATING TO THE CHARACTER.

They do not think the way you think. They will not react the way you react. They don't have your morals, preferences, tastes, fashion sense, etc etc etc.

You are not the guy.

You must appreciate them as a separate person. Only once you have separated them from yourself in your heart can you start on the road to knowing your blorbo....

STEP TWO of good characterization:

When asking any question about the character at all, START FROM CANON.

If the exact answer is not in the canon, pick the CLOSEST scenario / fact / interaction, and work from there.

Example: Blorbo has never seen Glup Shitto held at gunpoint. But Blorbo was really angry when Glup Shitto's diary was stolen, and freaked out during another life or death situation.

Held at gunpoint is like 10x more fucked up than the diary so make Blorbo's like 10x angrier and similarly freaked out.

STEP THREE of good characterization:

For details that are not addressed at all in canon, use THEMES, GENRE, and CHARACTER ARCHETYPE/ROLE to create a believable rendition of the character.

Don't forget to include any quirks that significantly set them apart from similar characters when choosing these things btw.

Your BRILLIANT POWERFUL SCIENTIST may have dark polished hardwood furniture that speaks to sophistication but show her love of travel with tchotchkes from around the world.

Your ANGTSY MANPAIN MAN may choose military combat gear but wear pink socks because his daughter picked them out.

Your MANIC PIXIE DREAM GUY may love jogging with his cute dog in the park but reveals hints of a DARK PAST in his music playlist. And in the gun he keeps in his fanny pack.

Don't forget that other characters likely have their own knowledge and opinions of blorbo that you can draw from. If Glup Shitto is consistently wrong about blorbo and thinks blorbo is probably a good cook, make blorbo a bad cook. If Glup Shitto is blorbo's childhood best friend and used to play doll murder courthouse a lot, it's a good stretch to say that blorbo may have played doll murder courthouse as a child too, and this was something they did together.

STEP FOUR of good characterization:

DO A LITTLE RESEARCH!!

The character almost certainly hasn't taken the exact life path as you. If they are from a different area, look into cultural norms that may differ from yours.

No one is expecting you to be the foremost scholar on Japanese etiquette or British regional slang, but a little can go a long way.

People in places with socialized healthcare should not be worrying about medical bills, blorbos in tropical areas will not experience the seasons as much as you might, other cultures attitudes towards nudity/sex/drugs may be wildly different to yours.

IF you actually have relevant experience then feel free to use it in your fics. But don't forget that you are not the guy! Really think through how their perspective may differ even in the same situation.

STEP FIVE of good characterization:

PUT LOVE INTO IT AND HAVE FUN!!!

If you don't love Glup Shitto, don't write about them! If you're not having fun, hit the bricks!

Fanfiction is for HAVING A GOOD TIME and SHARING WITH OTHER FREAKS!!!!!!

Much love!! 💕

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We bought our new sweet kitten a harness for walks. We had her try it on to get her comfortable with it and I’m not sure she loved it. 

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Lil happy boy ⭐️

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This very first time their lips touched. Hua Cheng's soft expression and the way he holds Xie Lian in his arms 💕

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glasses

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starstuff

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what is your eye color. what is your favorite color. what is the color that appears most frequently in your wardrobe. what color is your favorite blanket. what color is your water bottle.

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an incomplete taxonomy of christmas music