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I saw the nepotism hire one first and it made me snort, but how are all of these so accurate ?1?

MacGyver + Onion Headlines

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A little Hank appreciation from S2E1. The man is half loosing his mind, stayed up all night paranoid and cradling a gun, and he still makes sure to check in on and reassure Nick.

Also it's both tragic and a little funny how both their lives are batshit insane at the moment, yet they are both trying to act very Normal and Fine

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did I write another chapter in any of my WIPs? No, but I did make a playlist for one of them which almost counts

Mainly just wanted to share because I am far too proud that the first song on my MacGyver reboot inspired playlist is called "Cairo"

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The abbreviation "Tb" in my Chemistry class meaning "boiling temperature" but in my Anatomy & Physiology class meaning "body temperature" feels like some sort of trap...

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Was doing some surface level research for an urban fantasy I’m writing and found this

Behold, the mythic humanoids of Europe:

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Ways to write care/affection

I’ve read a lot of books/stories where it feels like love is conveyed in the same way, and not varied based on the character’s personality and the dynamics/types of relationships between the characters. So here’s a collections of different ways a character could show care/affection :) A few might have the vibe of specific relationship types (romantic, parental, etc) but I tried to keep it overall very broad/multiapplicable.

Physicality

Hugs (casual greeting hugs, cry on my shoulder hugs, etc)

Playing with hair (twirling, braiding, brushing, can overlap with ‘service’)

Cuddling

Holding hands

piggyback rides/carrying (also overlaps with ‘service’)

helping up (when they fall)

laying on their lap/letting them lay in their lap

tracing circles on their skin

massages (not inherently romantic btw! shoulder massages/hand massages especially are chill)

hand on shoulder/clapping them on the shoulder

noogies (as a sibling yes, this is a sign of affection lmao)

kisses (also not inherently romantic, think forehead/top of head kisses for example)

blowing on their hands to warm them up

barring arm in front of them in car crash or to stop them from stepping into danger

being a physical buffer (from the traffic, wind, etc)

Service

lending them stuff (jacket/hat/gloves, car, formal attire they need for an event)

Swapping in order to have the worse thing (ordered the same thing but one of the orders came in wrong, heel broke so swapped shoes, can use in so many different cases/ways)

making food for them (baking cookies, making dinner, specifically making a dish they’re homesick about, fulfilling an odd craving/request)

reminding them of tasks/events (if well-intentioned)

looking for something the other person lost

buying them/getting them a replacement to something that broke or something they need

fixing things (car, bike, door hinges, etc)

helping with attire (stabilizing as they take off high heel, tying their tie, fixing their collar, etc)

caring for them while they’re sick/injured (drinking enough water, not breaking doc’s orders, watching in case they get worse)

medical care (from carefully cleaning cut/putting bandaid on, cold compress, splinting injured limb, relocating shoulder)

eliminating obstacles (taking on one of their tasks if they’re stressed, ironing their clothes before an interview/formal event, etc)

cleaning/organizing for them (washing dishes, shoveling driveway, sorting files, etc)

opening door for them (especially if their hands are full)

carrying stuff for them or taking over a task they’re doing

doing a task for them that they would’ve found abnormally difficult (dealing with the spider in an arachnophobe’s house)

getting them out of an uncomfortable position (escaping social situation, offering a ride when it’s raining, walking with them if it’s dark, coming up with an excuse for them)

tutoring/teaching

small services (bringing stuff to them, tying their shoe, pulling blanket over them, moving something into their reach)

fussing (worrying if they’re drinking enough water, taking care of themselves, warm/cool enough, eating enough, comfortable enough, etc)

driving them places + letting them stay over at their place

keeping an eye on them/looking out for them

Familiarity/Attentiveness

Engaging with what they create (reading their blog, seeking out their art in a gallery, reading a book/story they wrote, listening to music they composed)

Learning what they enjoy (favorite music/books/etc, favorite foods/drinks, hobbies)

Knowing about their past/history (knowing the names of their family, where they grew up, what they studied, etc)

Knowing important dates (birthdays, anniversaries good or bad, holidays that they find important/celebrate)

Making an effort to do what they enjoy (watch a movie together that they would like, do their hobby together/help them in their hobby or something they find important)

Noticing their moods (if they seem happy, moody, sad, secretive, etc, even if the cause is unknown)

referencing past experience/event shared together

knowing their personality (types of things that would bother them, make them laugh, make them happy, fulfill them, etc)

inviting them into their space or a place that’s personal/important to them + being respectful if vice versa

Gift giving

giving them something to celebrate an achievement, benchmark, or anniversary

giving them something they liked but would never get themselves

giving them something they lacked (didn’t have anything to hang up on wall, nearly empty bookcase, not much clothes, etc)

giving them something sentimental (trinket from where they first met, gift thats a reference to an old event/joke)

giving them something to comfort/uplift

by no means comprehensive, but hopefully can spark a couple ideas. I'd recommend focusing on 1) the closeness and type of dynamic, and 2) the personality of the character (how did they see love/affection expressed growing up? What types of expressed affection would come most naturally to their personality type?)

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Tips to Writing Pets

Observe Them

If you have a pet of the type you're trying to write, take some time to just observe and note down behaviors/mannerisms. Little details about how they move or funky little behaviors will make your depiction feel more real and often be more lovable. If you don't have said animal/breed, I'd recommend finding and watching videos of them as a substitute. If you want to go full you can also volunteer at or go to an animal shelter for the immersive experience.

2. Look into animal behavior/psychology

This is especially helpful if the 'pet' you're writing is a wild or fantasy animal. There's lots of books and videos about the psychology of different animals, how they communicate amongst each other, with humans, etc. Also be cognizant about how different breeds of dogs will behave/have drastically different psyches. Ex: a working dog will need a job or purpose or it can be restless and destructive. A companion dog will be chill just sleeping on people's laps most of the time. I believe this is also true for other types of pets, but I have the most experience with dogs.

(As a tangent, with a fantasy creature I'd recommend choosing an irl animal to base its behaviors/psyche off of or at least to take inspiration from irl animals. Be cognizant of details such as predator/prey behaviors, if they have a natural predator or not, etc, if you are going for a level or realism with your fantasy creature)

3. Give them a personality/quirks

Are they good/bad with strangers? Are they more skittish or more aggressive? Will they cuddle up with people but growl/hiss if said person dares to so much as look at them? Will they bark their head off but wag their tails at the same time? Will they find the weirdest places to climb into? Are they obsessed with the water faucet? Are they assertive or submissive? Chill or hyper? Clever or a dumbass?

Animals have personalities and quirks! They can also have trauma and maladaptive behaviors because of that (fear of a specific gender, specific noises/environments, etc). Their behavior will also shift based on how they were raised/trained.

Personalities/traits will also be influenced by breed, but two dogs of the same breed can have drastically different personalities.

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My boy... baby baby boy....

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Jack Dalton WIP for an animatic I’ve been making at a snail’s pace

Because if you already struggle with likenesses why not make it a digital painting on top of it, nothing could possibly go wrong

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Five-ish episodes into watching Grimm and this is my current impression of the Nick + Monroe dynamic

Will update as I get further

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man cannot catch a break

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big fan of this as a hurt/comfort writer! However, as an aside, please do not check both sides of the carotid artery for a pulse at once or you're cutting off blood supply to their head 😅

Gotta love when whumpee is so messed up the first thing their team mates do is check for a pulse, because it looks BAD and they might already be gone.

Bonus points if they check whumpee's pulse with both hands at their neck, absolutely desperate to find life.

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I think this episode was overall well done and heartbreaking, but -- while I understand the semi-episodic nature of the show made it difficult -- I wish we'd gotten more of an opportunity to see the impact of this on Beka's relationships with the rest of the crew. We don't even get her talking to Harper after it's all over ???

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Idea that’s probably been done before but I thought it was fun

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Every now and then I see a post about someone who's parents or something find out about the existence of fanfic/AO3, which is funny and entertaining, but I can't help but feel a little sad when there seems to be an actual interest in like: "people are writing new episodes/stories? where can I find this?" way and get a response along the lines of "its porn/not stuff you'd be into".

Like, I get it, a lot of it is made up of shipping or smut, but the type of stuff they're seemingly into also exists if you give them a pointer or two about tag searching (gen, action/adventure, what have you)

Not saying anyone has to give family their AO3 account or anything, lol, I get the apprehension and the desire to not mislead and I'm definitely not judging anyone for not wanting to talk about fanfic with their parents/irl folks. Just want to emphasize that while fanfic can feel kinda insular or specific to certain interests, it is actually incredibly diverse.

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being obsessed with a character is so fucking embarrassing like I'll be getting dressed in the morning like "I bet the 12th doctor would wear these socks" bitch shut the fuck up

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After watching Andromeda S2E6 I just had to scrounge up my awful editing abilities to make this.

I love how the entire time Rev was just chilling while Tyr was grappling with himself and pretending he's fighting Rev.

"Do you want me to sacrifice myself for him!??!"

"I never said that--"

"WELL IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!"

"I never asked--"

"OK HE GETS THE SUIT ARE YOU HAPPY NOW??!"

"I have literally not tried to sway you either way-- ok, fine."