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“I did not like to be touched, but it was a strange dislike. I did not like to be touched because I craved it too much. I wanted to be held very tight so I would not break.”

— Marya Hornbacher, Wasted (via books-n-quotes)

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My nirvana

I finally knew what you meant when you said time with me was bliss. Sitting in a quiet room with only our thoughts to keep us company, bodies intertwined, I realize, the silence I once thought was a scream turned into serenity

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It only took them the whole show 🤦🏻‍♀️

Luke + Making sure Lorelai is okay

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“Who’s chasing who if we’re both running?”

Riña

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You thought you told stories that I'd forget. Maybe you thought none of them were important enough for me to remember but I remember it all. I'm hanging on to every word you say. You tell me about your childhood, that toy car you loved so much, that time you went to New York, funny work stories, all the small and big parts of your life are equally important because you wouldn't be the person I've grown to love. Now see this wasn't like they say in the movies. This wasn't love at first sight or like any kind of fairy tale story, but it was endearing and sweet. It was unlike all the stories of love I've ever heard. It broke some expectations, in a good way. You showed me patience and kindness, respect and boundaries. You taught me how to ask for what I really wanted. You showed me what love should look like and for that I'll forever be thankful

Rina 2019

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This is AMAZING! 😍

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He’s sad :(

why.

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“Love is a risk, an addiction yet arguably a basic need, love is what you make of it.”

-Riña

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“I used to think that I wasn’t good enough to be loved. I was wrong but it was only until after I realized my fault that I learnt to love myself first before looking for it in someone else. It was then that I was able to make the connection I always longed to make. It was when I learnt to love myself that I could love another.

-Riña

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“Love isn’t complicated, loving someone shouldn’t be complicated, loving someone should be easy, it shouldn’t hurt you to love them, otherwise, it isn’t love at all.”

- Riña

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I told you that I didn’t want you but all I did was make excuses for myself. I know it won’t always be like this, but this time I think I love you.

- Riña

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The pain I speak of is twisted happiness.

Riña

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Accurate

“Loving someone means taking the risk that they might f*ck up your nicely ordered little life.”

— Mark Haddon, A Spot of Bother (via books-n-quotes)

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Maybe if I stop

Maybe if I stopped thinking what would happen after I hold your hand then maybe I would do it

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Ways to un-stick a stuck story

Do an outline, whatever way works best. Get yourself out of the word soup and know where the story is headed.

Conflicts and obstacles. Hurt the protagonist, put things in their way, this keeps the story interesting. An easy journey makes the story boring and boring is hard to write.

Change the POV. Sometimes all it takes to untangle a knotted story is to look at it through different eyes, be it through the sidekick, the antagonist, a minor character, whatever.

Know the characters. You can’t write a story if the characters are strangers to you. Know their likes, dislikes, fears, and most importantly, their motivation. This makes the path clearer.

Fill in holes. Writing doesn’t have to be linear; you can always go back and fill in plotholes, and add content and context.

Have flashbacks, hallucinations, dream sequences or foreshadowing events. These stir the story up, deviations from the expected course add a feeling of urgency and uncertainty to the narrative.

Introduce a new mystery. If there’s something that just doesn’t add up, a big question mark, the story becomes more compelling. Beware: this can also cause you to sink further into the mire.

Take something from your protagonist. A weapon, asset, ally or loved one. Force him to operate without it, it can reinvigorate a stale story.

Twists and betrayal. Maybe someone isn’t who they say they are or the protagonist is betrayed by someone he thought he could trust. This can shake the story up and get it rolling again.

Secrets. If someone has a deep, dark secret that they’re forced to lie about, it’s a good way to stir up some fresh conflict. New lies to cover up the old ones, the secret being revealed, and all the resulting chaos.

Kill someone. Make a character death that is productive to the plot, but not “just because”. If done well, it affects all the characters, stirs up the story and gets it moving.

Ill-advised character actions. Tension is created when a character we love does something we hate. Identify the thing the readers don’t want to happen, then engineer it so it happens worse than they imagined.

Create cliff-hangers. Keep the readers’ attention by putting the characters into new problems and make them wait for you to write your way out of it. This challenge can really bring out your creativity.

Raise the stakes. Make the consequences of failure worse, make the journey harder. Suddenly the protagonist’s goal is more than he expected, or he has to make an important choice.

Make the hero active. You can’t always wait for external influences on the characters, sometimes you have to make the hero take actions himself. Not necessarily to be successful, but active and complicit in the narrative.

Different threat levels. Make the conflicts on a physical level (“I’m about to be killed by a demon”), an emotional level (“But that demon was my true love”) and a philosophical level (“If I’m forced to kill my true love before they kill me, how can love ever succeed in the face of evil?”).

Figure out an ending. If you know where the story is going to end, it helps get the ball rolling towards that end, even if it’s not the same ending that you actually end up writing.

What if? What if the hero kills the antagonist now, gets captured, or goes insane? When you write down different questions like these, the answer to how to continue the story will present itself.

Start fresh or skip ahead. Delete the last five thousand words and try again. It’s terrifying at first, but frees you up for a fresh start to find a proper path. Or you can skip the part that’s putting you on edge – forget about that fidgety crap, you can do it later – and write the next scene. Whatever was in-between will come with time.

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To my best friend

I want to love him, to fall in love, but I don’t know if I trust myself enough right now to do that.

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shout out to anyone who’s struggling with their mental health and doesn’t think they can live like this for much longer; if you’re reading this, please stay alive, you’re still here and you’re so strong and i’m proud of you.