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Urging all my followers and even random passerbys to donate what you can. Feeling guilty does nothing. Act on this feeling of hopelessness and donate something, anything. Please.

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Kinkaeda Anatomy Study preview

Been working on an anatomy study for the Venusians seen in Moon Rising/People are Weird, so here's a sneak peak of the super rough sketches! (The polished, finished version will look less rough, i promise lol)

Sorry for the super ugly watermark, just trying to protect myself from art theft and AI. The finished version'll have a normal watermark, once I figure out how to make one

There are three subspecies of Venusian Kinkaeda that I'm gonna be posting, and I'm so excited for this first one! I really can't wait to show ya'll the polished version!

This is mostly utilitarian as a reference for how Venusians are drawn, but also made for really good practice for me! I'm so glad I figured out how to give them multiple sets of arms x3

Any ideas of what else to put on this page - yk for that big huge empty space we got goin' on there - would be much appreciated too, if anyone's interested in seeing more :>

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Edgy/misc OC ask meme ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

Send me a number and an OC, and I'll answer.

What memory would your OC rather just forget?

What's something about your OC that people wouldn't expect just from looking at them?

What is your OC's fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?

When scared, does your OC fight, flee, freeze or fawn?

How far is your OC willing to go to get what they want?

How easily could your OC be convinced to do something that goes against their moral compass?

What's one way your OC has changed since you first came up with them?

Would your OC ostensibly be able to get away with murder?

Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?

What's an AU that would be interesting to explore with your OC?

What is your OC's weapon of choice? Have they ever actually used it?

Is your OC self-destructive? In what ways?

If you met your OC, would the two of you get along?

How does your OC want to be seen by other characters?

Does your OC have a faceclaim? If so, who?

What is your OC's pain tolerance like?

What is the worst thing you have put your OC through story-wise?

Is your OC more cold and detached or up close and personal?

How does your OC behave when enraged?

Does your OC have a tendency to get jealous? If so, how does this manifest?

Does your OC have any illnesses or disorders? How do they handle it?

What character alignment would you consider your OC to be?

What emotion is the hardest for your OC to process? How about express?

What is an alternative life path your OC might have gone down? How different would their life be if they'd made those decisions?

What is your favorite thing about your OC?

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Me personally, I always go by the fact that 'supine' literally has 'up' in the name lol

can I get a job as an editor but the only thing I do is correct when someone uses the word "prone" when they mean "supine"

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As a writer I need everyone to know that whenever I write "exchanged glances" my intent is this

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“our teeth and ambitions are bared” is a zeugma

and it’s a zeugma where one of the words is literal and one is metaphorical which is the BEST KIND

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🌸Describing Scents For Writers 🌸| List of Scents

Describing aromas can add a whole new layer to your storytelling, immersing your readers in the atmosphere of your scenes. Here's a categorized list of different words to help you describe scents in your writing.

🌿 Fresh & Clean Scents

Crisp

Clean

Pure

Refreshing

Invigorating

Bright

Zesty

Airy

Dewy

Herbal

Minty

Oceanic

Morning breeze

Green grass

Rain-kissed

🌼 Floral Scents

Fragrant

Sweet

Floral

Delicate

Perfumed

Lush

Blooming

Petaled

Jasmine

Rose-scented

Lavender

Hibiscus

Gardenia

Lilac

Wildflower

🍏 Fruity Scents

Juicy

Tangy

Sweet

Citrusy

Tropical

Ripe

Pungent

Tart

Berry-like

Melon-scented

Apple-blossom

Peachy

Grape-like

Banana-esque

Citrus burst

🍂 Earthy & Woody Scents

Musky

Earthy

Woody

Grounded

Rich

Smoky

Resinous

Pine-scented

Oak-like

Cedarwood

Amber

Mossy

Soil-rich

Sandalwood

Forest floor

☕ Spicy & Warm Scents

Spiced

Warm

Cozy

Inviting

Cinnamon-like

Clove-scented

Nutmeg

Ginger

Cardamom

Coffee-infused

Chocolatey

Vanilla-sweet

Toasted

Roasted

Hearth-like

🏭 Industrial & Chemical Scents

Metallic

Oily

Chemical

Synthetic

Acrid

Pungent

Foul

Musty

Smoky

Rubber-like

Diesel-scented

Gasoline

Paint-thinner

Industrial

Sharp

🍃 Natural & Herbal Scents

Herbal

Aromatic

Earthy

Leafy

Grass-like

Sage-scented

Basil-like

Thyme-infused

Rosemary

Chamomile

Green tea

Wild mint

Eucalyptus

Cinnamon-bark

Clary sage

🎉 Unique & Uncommon Scents

Antique

Nostalgic

Ethereal

Enigmatic

Exotic

Haunted

Mysterious

Eerie

Poignant

Dreamlike

Surreal

Enveloping

Mesmerizing

Captivating

Transcendent

I hope this list can help you with your writing. 🌷✨

Feel free to share your favorite scent descriptions in the replies below! What scents do you love to incorporate into your stories?

Happy Writing! - Rin T.

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Love how literally every single response to this has been Throttle lol

Question:

Between all three Biker Mice, which one would be best fit to receive a grappling hook?

Asking for science

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Simple Colour commission for @professionalwritingnerd starring their characters Victor (left) and Luou Koa (right). Thank you for commissioning me, this was a very fun piece to create!

Below are some progress images.

[Commission Prices Here!]

[Commission Waiting List Here!]

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FREE PALESTINE Fundraiser List

(Update 7/7: Asks and new messages temporarily closed. However, the Tumblr users on this list are free to message me at any time.)

For campaigns with under 1000 donations, go here.

For more extensive campaign lists:

Operation Olive Branch

Gaza Funds

Vetted Gaza Evacuation Fundraiser list

Here's a list of fundraisers from Palestinians who have reached out to me. I'm not Palestinian, but to the best of my knowledge, all campaigns listed have been verified by Palestinians on Tumblr. This list updates daily, so be sure to check back. If you follow me, follow these folks too.

If you can't donate, reblog.

LAST UPDATED 9/22

Less than a fifth funded:

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(Reblogged) The Atalla family @mohammed-atallah @atalah-mohammed

(Reblogged) The Hor family @salahaldinhor STAGNANT FOR 6 DAYS

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A fifth funded:

A quarter funded:

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A third funded:

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(Reblogged) Ahmed's family @ahmed-ziad Nearly 10,800!

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Half funded:

(Reblogged) The Sami family @eyadeyadsblog Nearly 11,100!

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#151 The Khalaf family @mahmoudkhalafff Nearly 31,300!

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Three quarters funded:

(Reblogged) Amira's family @ameera-anq Nearly 30,200!

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Nearly complete:

#179 Issam Aziz's mother @haifaaziz98 1802 TO GO!

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Complete:

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eventually you realize you don’t want to die. you just don’t want to live the life you’re living. and slowly you try to create a life you want to live. just gotta start there.

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Writers’ #1 problem: Naming characters

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Eros 1 for Kris?

Kris has a LITTLE bit of the traditional in them, but they're not super strict about it.

They love recieving gifts, flowers and confections in theory, but being love-bombed by a toxic ex kinda put a bad taste in her mouth about excessive gift giving; gift giving in general, really.

Their main love language is quality time and acts of service, so thoughtful gestures towards them, their family, or even strangers will get their heart all warm and squishy.

Best way to get to their heart is through their stomach, though. They LOVE food. Cooking, baking, making drinks, eating--all of it. Whether that's unique to them or the result of cooking and baking being a core element of Venusian courting is anyone's guess.

One thing that is generally very... strange for her is dancing. Dancing is very culturally significant in both Native Cherokee and Native Venusian culture, often seen as is one of the purest expressions of raw emotion, including platonic or romantic love.

Does she wanna dance? Yes. Problem is, they're terrified to. They haven't always been very coordinated, and they were made fun of and bullied so bad for it in high school and middle school that they're terrified to dance in front of other people again.

Pretty much, if she can dance comfortably in front of you, you've earned a spot of affection that's trumped even their family.

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Philautia 1 for Prim, please.

Prim is a literal toddler, so answering questions for her is a LITTLE difficult? She's only 5, so she hasn't experienced enough for her entire personality to be formed yet.

And quite frankly, I haven't really developed her past ten at most, and it's only that far as I made her, her brother and her mom in Sims 4 lol

But off the top of my head...

I'd say, under most circumstances, Prim would grow up into the kind of person who has a lot of self-worth, since that's something Kris would foster in both of her kids right out the gate. She might go through a brief period around 13-15 of questioning her identity and self-worth, but that wouldn't last for too long.

She didn't inherit Kris' clinical depression, thankfully, so any of the doubt she deals with is generally just typical teenage stuff.

That being said, the more aware of her mom's position she becomes, the greater pressure she puts on herself.

Not because Kris would put it there or anything. Kris would absolutely want to take the burden of legacy off of her kids, but it's pretty unavoidable. The reality of Kris' legacy and the impact of her career will always be hovering over the family like a storm cloud, and even if it didn't, the burden would most likely be self-assigned.

Prim is very proud of her human heritage, and the legacy her great-grandmother left behind. She looks up to her mom a lot - not to mention her grandma and great-grandma - and sees all the good Kris does on a consistent basis; Kris is her primary role-model.

Prim is the oldest great-grandchild to Sofia and Kris' oldest child - yk being older than Casper by 15 minutes or something - so she would feel like she owes it to her family's legacy to be the best possible version of herself and live up to expectations of greatness that... really no one expects of her but herself.

Except maybe shitty teachers or other parents, idk.

And of course, not being able to live up to the impossible standards and expectations she forms for herself would greatly impact her self-esteem and her view of herself for a while.

But overall, she's pretty confident and happy with herself.

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tumblr just deleted a huge swathe of palestinians who were on here trying to fundraise. if you've been helping any of these fundraisers please take this time to 1) check in with palestinians you're in contact with 2) help them submit support requests if needed 3) keep these campaigns circulating while the beneficiaries are being silenced. these campaigns are life or death, this isn't just social networking. do not let these fundraisers languish.

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What’s your fantasy?

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OC Questions on the Seven Forms of Love.

A little list of OC questions based on the seven types of love identified in Ancient Greek thought. Obviously this is a highly simplified presentation of some quite complex philosophical concepts from Classical History, intended more for the purposes of entertainment than education. I also left out Mania, which is arguably an eighth type of love (Obsessive), because I'm keeping it mostly positive in these tricky times!

Eros – Romantic, Passionate Love.

Is your OC romantic in the traditional sense? Do they enjoy giving or receiving gifts of flowers or confectionary? Or are there other courtship traditions from their culture of origin that are important to them?

How important is sex to them in a relationship? Do they see it as something essential to their happiness? Would they be able to remain in a monogamous relationship with someone they loved without sex?

How do they feel about public displays of romantic affection? Does it make them uncomfortable? How do they feel if a romantic partner kisses them in public?

Do they believe in love at first sight? Have they ever developed a crush or romantic (or erotic) fixation upon a stranger based on their appearance alone?

How closely is their opinion of their own beauty (or lack thereof) linked to their confidence? Do they see themselves as more or less worthy of love or sex based on how attractive they feel?

Philia – Affectionate, Platonic Love.

Does your OC have a Best Friend? If they do then how long have they known each other and how did they meet? If they don't then do they have a close group of friends they love equally? Or are they more of a loner?

Does your OC find it easy to make friends? Or are there barriers to them doing so? If so then are these due to issues of inclination, communication, or something else entirely?

What qualities does your OC most value in a friend? Loyalty? Shared sense of humour? Or something else?

Is your OC able to build close friendships with people very different from themselves? Perhaps in terms of culture, age or personality?

What is their most fervent wish for their best friend(s)? How far would they go to make it happen?

Storge – Unconditional, Familial Love.

Did your OC's parents love them unconditionally? If so then has this helped them feel confident as an adult? If not then how has this affected them? What were the conditions their family attached to their relationship?

Does your OC have children? If so then how fiercely do they love them? If they have more than one then do they love them all equally? If they do not have children then is this part of their future plans?

How far does parental approval (imagined or expressed) impact upon their current sense of self-worth? What might they sacrifice or attempt to achieve in order to ensure the approval of their parents?

Does your OC have any siblings? If so then did their parents have a favourite growing up? Has their relationship with their sibling changed in adulthood? If they don't have any siblings then do they perhaps feel they have missed out on an important relationship? Do they have any especially close friends who go some way towards filling that role?

Is your OC able to love without necessarily needing or expecting reciprocation or reward? Or are all their relationships to some extent transactional? Have they ever loved another person unconditionally, whether a child or another adult?

Agape – Selfless, Universal Love.

Does your OC wish to make the world a better place? How far do they see that as being their responsibility? What lengths would they go to in order to help achieve this?

Does your OC feel a spiritual connection to the world around them? Do they have a particular love for nature or living things?

To what extent does your OC believe in the value (or even existence) of true altruism? Do they see an unselfish concern for the welfare of others as being naïve or foolish? Or as a moral quality to which people should aspire?

Does your OC have a religious faith which emphasises the importance of a love for all people? If so then do they try to follow these teachings authentically? Or do they just pay lip-service to them? If not then do they follow a more martial or mercantile faith? Or none at all?

Does your OC find it easy to empathise with their enemies? Or do they see it as important to dehumanise them in order to combat them with sufficient determination?

Ludus – Playful, Flirtatious Love.

Does your OC have any particular favourite chat up lines? If not for themselves then perhaps ones they have suggested to a friend? How effective do these tend to be?

Is your OC particularly skilled at flirting? Have they had to practice this or does it just happen naturally?

How does your OC feel about one night stands? Have they ever enjoyed a night of passionate romance with a stranger? Is this something they are quite keen on recreationally? Or only something they might engage in under specific circumstances (such as the eve of a battle or after a difficult breakup)?

Who was your OC's first crush? How do they feel about it now?

What seduction techniques are most likely to be effective when it comes to your OC? Are there some things guaranteed to get them going? Or are they immune to such things?

Pragma – Committed, Long-Lasting Love.

Is your OC in a committed long-term relationship (or relationships)? If so then what has contributed to this relationship lasting so well? If they are not in such a relationship, then is this something that saddens them or which they regret?

What is the biggest challenge that your OC has had to overcome in a long-term relationship or friendship? What helped them get through this?

Are your OC's parents still together? To what degree do they look to their own parents as a model for their own ideal relationship?

After the initial fires of passion cool to some degree, what would keep your OC engaged in a relationship? Shared goals? Similar values? Or contented companionship?

What importance or value does your OC attach to marriage? Do they believe that it is important to make a public statement of commitment to another person (or persons)? Or are they more concerned about inheritance rights and security for their family? Or do they not see marriage as a necessary signifier of commitment and loyalty?

Philautia – Self Love.

Does your OC have a healthy sense of their own worth and value? Or do they see themselves as failing to live up to their original potential? Perhaps they are convinced of their own sinful or inadequate nature?

Does your OC believe that it is important to love themselves in the first instance? Perhaps in order to be able to give and receive love authentically? Or because they believe first and foremost in "looking after number one"?

Does your OC judge themselves by the same standards as they apply to others? Or are they sometimes hypocritical in condemning others for faults they also possess? Or perhaps they find it easier to forgive others for things that they cannot abide in themselves?

Which of your OC's qualities makes them the most proud? Do they think more people should be like them in this regard? Or do they quite like being rare in possessing it?

Has your OC always had the same opinion of themselves or has this changed over time? Have they learned to love themselves - perhaps with the help of others - as their journey progressed? Or have the consequences of their actions only served to erode their sense of self-worth?