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john wick holding shadow the hedgehog like mary holding baby jesus

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SONIC 3 SPOILERS

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METAL AND AMY!!!!!!!

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Hey guys I have an idea

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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My siblings and I have this thing where we show love by absolutely roasting each other for being the “dumb one”, the “ugly one”, etc, and since coming out my siblings have chosen to show their solidarity by endlessly roasting me for being the “gay one” (though I’m actually bisexual)

True allies

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Be prepared to feast

I’m only 1/3 way through my outline and am already at 10 pages… this chapter bout to be a doozy

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Hiii, I'm a new reader on ao3 and I just finished reading moon cycles, SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL I think it could be one of my favorite fanfics, I even made a playlist and I'll probably end up drawing some scene, your work is incredible <3

D’awe thank you so much! I’d really like to see whatever you draw (no pressure tho)

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I loved this story so much!! It really stands out amongst the other two (which were also great) and provided a really nuanced take on why Mimic betrayed the Diamond Cutters.

His constant questioning of whether he is afraid really shows that for as much as he claims he knows who he is and is proud to be cold and merciless, the affection the DCs gave him truly shook his entire philosophy.

Not to mention how you portrayed Whisper! The fact that she was the one who introduced Mimic to the DCs just adds another layer to the guilt she holds for their demise. And the fact Mimic couldn’t handle her thanking him for protecting the team gives their dynamic a whole new dimension.

I can’t wait to see how to continue to write and develop these characters in the future, you’re doing an amazing job so far!

Happy Sonic annual day!! Lemme know what you guys thought of the mimic story— I wrote it!

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Just about over half way done with the chapter. Hope to post it by Halloween

I’m only 1/3 way through my outline and am already at 10 pages… this chapter bout to be a doozy

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I’m only 1/3 way through my outline and am already at 10 pages… this chapter bout to be a doozy

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oh my god

I promise I’m writing, I’m just slow 😭

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Almost there… hopefully I’ll finish by Sunday (no promises)

I promise I’m writing, I’m just slow 😭

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I promise I’m writing, I’m just slow 😭

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That transition is so clean wth

In honor of Sonadow generations being announced

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INSANE TITLE???

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Yall idk if there’s gonna be a chapter this month. Finals are around the corner and it’s beating my ass. I shall see you with chapter 11 in pride month 🫡