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She was the one who always made all the decisions, you know?

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disney aesthetics: belle (beauty and the beast // requested by hiverluxuriante)

And for once it might be grand To have someone understand I want so much more than they’ve got planned…

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get to know me meme: [5] Favorite Movies || Phantom of the Opera (2004) dir. Joel Schumacher

❝ But his voice filled my spirit with a strange, sweet sound. In that night there was music in my mind. And through music my soul began to soar! And I heard as I'd never heard before. ❞

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Happy 28th Birthday, Holliday Grainger! (March 27th, 1988)

“I’m a bit too young to play the great, meaty, wise, grown-up females roles, but I’m not going to be the teenager or the ingenue any more.”

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boy does he hate jakku

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Writing Alcoholics

Okay, real talk about a sensitive subject: Tony Stark is an extremely high functioning alcoholic.

High functioning alcoholics can function like normal people, for the most part, even when smashed. They don’t slur their words or stumble or show any real overt signs of drunkenness until they are WAY past the normal threshold. The tipoff is the smell. You can smell the liquor on them even if they haven’t spilled a drop. Sometimes, I think it comes through their pores.

Alcoholics usually have a higher tolerance for alcohol, built up like an immunity to poison…because that’s basically what it is. Often they will begin their day with alcohol, for a variety of reasons, not least of which is the ever present hangover. Some can’t function normally without it. But high functioning alcoholics will generally seem normal while intoxicated.

If you suddenly remove all alcohol, some of them experience delirium tremens (DTs), which you’ll need to look up if you want to use; they are rough and can be fatal if not experienced under the care of a medical facility.

Now, not all Tonys are alcoholic, I’m just taking about the ones who are. High functioning alcoholics are not silly drunks or cartoonish. They can walk a straight line, they can even operate vehicles (they are still impaired, they just hide it better).

He doesn’t slur or slide his consonants. He doesn’t fall down. Hell, drinking might actually calm normal mood swings for him. He could still be charming. He could be MORE charming while drunk.

And remember, people are alcoholics for REASONS. It’s self medication. Nobody is addicted to alcohol for fun. Nobody gets there on purpose.

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Tom Hardy for Hyundai Card

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WRITING GUIDE: CHARACTER VOICE

Writing in your character’s voice is a level of characterization that I feel gets missed a lot when it comes to roleplaying. Even when writing in third person, you are still writing from your character’s point of view, and therefore should be writing in their voice. When this isn’t done, posts become rather dry and boring. Which I’m sure as creative writers, we all want to avoid. Writing in character voice won’t come all at once, and will grow and change as you discover the character, and as the character develops. However here are some things to consider when discovering a writing voice for your character. Writing in voice is also another way of ‘showing not telling’, as when done well, it can show the audience things about your character and the situation, without you having to come right out and say it.

Keep reading

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Gal Gadot on Jimmy Kimmel Live