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10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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This fanfiction is for my sister @spookshollow whom requested a fluffy story with David Howard Thornton❤️

Here you go, @spookshollow I hope you like it ;)

Made With Love

David Howard Thornton X Female!Reader.

David cooks a simple yet favourite meal to welcome the reader after a long day at work. A story that's all fluff!🎀

It's around 7:30PM by the time your shift at the local veterinary clinic is over for another day. It's a tough and sometimes hard job but you don't regret it a single bit. Knowing you are there, treating and saving animals and people's dear pets, knowing that today because of your help, a pet gets to go home, all healed up and ready to continue their usual routine of fetching or in cases with cats, knocking stuff off counters and table tops.

As you clock out, you say goodnight to your colleagues. Some of them are staying behind to help with certain animals that require round the clock care, others are heading home just as you are.

You walk to the car and get in, starting up the engine and away you go, going home. To your husband, David who has most likely returned home from the studio. You think of him as you drive home, his goofy smile making your heart flutter.

Meanwhile, David is already home, preparing dinner. It's a simple recipe, a classic chicken curry complete with fluffy rice and a little bit of spice. He knows you love your curry with just a little kick but not hot enough to make you guys go running to the local supermarket for some ice cold drums of milk.

He hums a little song to himself as he stirs the curry, the smell of chicken and curry sauce wafting throughout the air, with just a hint of some spices and little notes of herbs sprinkled through it.

He lets the curry simmer and goes to dish out the cutlery. He brings out two wine glasses, a gift from a friend and sets them on the table. He goes to pick out a good wine to go with dinner.

"White wine always goes well with chicken curry" Mused David as he browses through the wine collection, stopping on a particular white wine with a little sweet hint to it but not overly sweet, perfect for this occasion.

David smiles as he looks at the clock, knowing any minute now, you'll be walking through the door.

"She'll be here any minute now" Smiles David. He turns his attention back to the curry cooking away.

You pull up to the driveway of your home, a modest house with good space for you and your green thumbs. You smile as you get out and take in the sight of your hanging plants, their leaves swaying gently. You lock up the car and head inside.

You are greeted by the aromatic smell of spices and the unmistakable scent of chicken mixed with a delectable aroma that could only be curry. You shed your coat and kick off your boots, hanging up your coat on the hanger and placing the boots in a corner. You smile as you make your way into the kitchen where you see David dishing out dinner.

"Hey sweetheart!" Greeted David, smiling upon seeing you home. You grin as your heart flutters upon seeing that big, goofy grin of his.

"Oh David, this looks delicious!" You Smile, looking over at the steaming fluffy rice now flowing with curry and chunks of tender chicken, mixed with veg. Your mouth waters at the sight.

"So how was work today? Any critters giving some of the vets some mischief today?" Asks David as he helps you with your handbag, plopping it down on the nearby couch in the living room.

"Not much, though we had a chihuahua with a BIG attitude, swear the little guy was possessed!" You Smile, chuckling as you remember the tiny dog look completely unhinged as it snarled and threatened to show off just how hard his bite was though you and your fellow colleagues were okay and even had laughs about it with the owner, an elderly woman.

"No way!" Laughed David, he could imagine how the scene would have looked and the thought of the chihuahua going full demon mood was hilarious.

"So how about you? How was your day?" You Asked as the two of you sat down for dinner.

"Well, we were just wrapping up a few kill scenes, I think we've got some pretty good gorey kills and we're looking forward to seeing the final results for the movie" David Explained, grinning as you listened to him.

David uncorked the wine bottle and poured you and him a glass.

"Wine too? David you're spoiling me!" You Laugh, David chuckling as you blush.

"Hey, anything for my girl am I right?" Saud David as he raises his glass amd you raise yours. Clinking the glasses together with a smile, a simple yet loving toast to each other. You both tuck into the meal, savouring the taste and just enjoying the moment of a homecooked meal, made with love by the most wonderful man in your life.

"Love you sweetheart" David Says softly.

"I love you too David" You Reply, softly as your eyes lock, the twinkling of the soft lighting reflecting in each other's eyes.

You both lean over and share a sweet, loving kiss. A perfect end to a perfect day.

The End.

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More posts with kitties pleeeeaase! 😻😻😻

Of course!!!!🐱🐱🐱❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹Blithe

You know why you hid in that ditch, Blithe? You hid in that ditch because you think there's still hope.

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Van Der Valk 2x03

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I couldn't agree more!!!! WE NEED VAN DER VALK FANFICTION!!!!!💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

people, I need you to make fanfictions about the serie van der valk ! I swear it's the best fanfic material... And I don't find any

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I hate how the fandom ignores Albert Blithe :( we need more content for him and I'd love it if you can whip somehing up for our soft boy

oh gosh, I can hit you with some headcanons!!  gladly!!  blithe deserves more love than he gets, so here’s a few fun details about him...

He’s definitely a dog person. Like, he has big vibes of someone who grew up hoping desperately for his parents to get him a puppy. It never happened when he was younger, but now that he’s a grown adult, no eldritch god is going to stop him from adopting a puppy. You know how some therapies employ dogs to combat anxiety? Yeah, that’s like...  the perfect treatment for Blithe. His worries immediately simmer down as soon as he’s holding a baby dog in his arms, it’s like magic.

Has the napping schedule of a toddler. When he has free time, he’ll usually pass out for  ---  an hour, maybe?  ---  sometime in the afternoon, snuggled under a pile of blankets to the point that he’s almost invisible. An eerily still sleeper, too; he sleeps like he’s dead. It scares people.

When it comes to high-fives, he’s got turtle reflexes. Will literally stare at it for a solid few seconds before realizing what’s going on, and giving the hand a belated smack.

He’s not actually that shy. Blithe is an introvert, to be sure, very good at observing but more hesitant to speak up; but he’s got a good sense of humor, and gets along well with other people while in his comfort zone. He’s very firm about his own boundaries, not a push-over at all; he’s private, and doesn’t talk about his personal life often. He’ll only open up emotionally to someone he’s built up trust with. (Speirs doesn’t count, because Speirs can spook emotional revelations out of anyone.)

Hide and seek champion of the world. No one’s seen him in six weeks.

Had so many stuffed animals as a kid. Like, a borderline frightening amount of stuffed animals. They were his friends, better friends than any of his classmates (he was a really shy kid). Even as he grew up, he couldn’t part with them. His childhood bedroom is almost exactly as he left it from the day he moved out   ---  his mother moved her sewing machine in there, so now it’s her “quiet area”   ---   and they’re all still just hanging out, waiting for Albert to come back.

Okay, that’s a lie. He took one of them with him. It’s a stuffed puppy names Bumblebear, Albert’s had him since he was three, and he has a hard time sleeping without him. No one needs to know about Bumblebear.

Really likes smooth jazz. It’s relaxing, and his go-to studying/focus music. Will sometimes get a genuine headache listening to pop or techno music, so he needs his jazz.

This man is very sensitive to smells. It’s his sharpest sense, and he needs his space to smell good at all times; Blithe’s car has a new air freshener every week, and he has a copious amount of scented candles / scent diffusers. His room is always the best-smelling one in the house. He likes rosemary and lavender best.

Can’t cook to save his life, but makes top-quality tea, and amazing chocolate chip cookies.

hope this fuels your blithe love, anon!

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Two years?! I’m in!

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🤔🤔🤔You might be on to something there!

guys i think Kuro has actually really bad anxiety.

"Lie, are you projecting????" NONNNO SHHHSHUT UP. SHUT UP AND LISTEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

im sorry, but a normal person without anxiety would make 1000 plans for every raid. Only a chronic over thinker would do that.

Now, im sure the name is an exaggeration.... BUT I STILL HAVE A POINT. He definitely made like a zillion plans for every raid, attack, and heists.

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I would love to snuggle up to this handsome Fae🥺🥺🥺🍃🍃🍃🍃🥰🥰🥰

Summer nights with you..

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Reblog If You Love And You're A Fan Of Poppy Playtime + Smiling Critters! 💙🩷💜❤️💛

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Tekken plushies!!!