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[incognitopolls]

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[ddarker-dreams]

imagine chrollo manhandling us…

chrollo prefers portraying himself as calm and collected, but there are instances where something frightening rises to the surface.

there are two scenarios where you're most likely to get manhandled.

the first is with the sudden emergence of a threat. chrollo's list of enemies stretches for miles, it's inevitable that some will try their luck during your excursions. he's always in tune with his surroundings. he can give you his full attention and have a detailed understanding of what's happening around him. the millisecond he senses a change, he's ready to neutralize the threat. you make for an easy target and he has to act fast — in the blink of an eye, you'll be maneuvered around whatever offensive the opponent launched. he just scoops you up and disregards any complaints you have regarding the treatment.

the second is a predicament you do not want to find yourself in. he's a patient man, but if you push hard enough, he can snap. his wrath isn't explosive, it's suffocating, radiating off him in waves that trigger a primitive response in your brain. he maneuvers your body with ease, silently communicating the immense gap in your strength. he likes picking you up and watching how you scramble for stability. he ensures there's nothing you can lean on, whether it be a wall or countertop, so clinging to him is your only option.

[beautysnake]

normalize drawing narinder as a pathetic sopping wet cat

Normalize drawing narinder as whatever this is

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Hi! Can you do words to use instead “shook their head” or ways to avoid overusing it?

Shake One's Head - to turn one's head from side to side as a way of answering "no" or of showing disagreement or refusal

Abjure - to reject solemnly

Balk - to refuse abruptly—used with at

Decline - to refuse especially courteously

Deny - to be unwilling to grant

Deselect - dismiss, reject

Disallow - to refuse to allow

Disapprove - to express disapproval; reject

Dismiss - to reject serious consideration of (something or someone)

Pass up - decline, reject

Refuse - to be unwilling to grant

Reject - to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use

Repudiate - to refuse to accept

Spurn - to reject with disdain or contempt

Turn down - to decline to accept

Turn one's back on - reject, deny

Hope you find the right word alternative/s here for your writing!

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[doodler16]

Lust is not about consent or art. It’s a perverse desire that controls you, like sex addiction you can’t stop yourself. Lust is TAKING, whether it sex, revenge or money, you COVET. Lust and gluttony go hand in hand, gluttony is unquenched LUST, lust is a constant GLUTTONY. Ozzie and Bee could’ve had a fun dynamic but instead they get into white girl middle school fights with mammon and tell him to suck a dick, and that no one wants to fuck him and get gross out when he eats. Why is every character in HB/HH just white girls in middle school?

Mammon, Bee, and Ozzie would be such a powerhouse group not only because of their high status but each of their sin corresponds with each other. You are so right Anon, majority of the characters (who are adults in their 30s or older) do unironically act like middle school teenagers.

In hindsight that scene was dumb. Yeah, we get Ozzie isn’t like Valentino and wants there to be consent but his succubi(s) (especially Verosika) make him look dumb. Verosika and her posse literally sexually assault Moxxie in Spring Broken.

[canisalbus]

Ludovica looks like a futch to me, maybe not in the past since she would have been forced into gender roles but in the modern au i totally see her presenting both femme and masc

Yeah! That's sort of the vibe I was trying to go after. I'd imagine her having been a tomboy when she was younger, and even though that masculine streak didn't go anywhere as she grew up, she's also more comfortable with traditionally feminine things these days, as long as she gets to engage with them at her own discretion. She's happiest when she has the freedom to mix and match to her liking.

In the 1500's canon she did have recurring issues with the tight gender roles, strict etiquette and the inescapable expectations of her and Vasco's families.

[problematic-polls]

if you don't like the term "cisgender" being used for you, why?

• it's more like a slur

• it's female erasure

• it's an insult

• it's an insult sometimes, but if it just means what they say it means, I'm fine with it

• other

• im cis and I don't care if somebody calls me cis

• I'm trans/see results

[ask-mirage-mews]

Zeus: “Using her powers does seems to leave her tired, but it’s still too early to tell if they’re that draining on her or it’s due to her still being young. We haven’t seen any other concerning signs so for now the best we can do is encourage their use and see what comes of it.”

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[nqueso-emergency]

Tim knows about the 12,000 dollar donation BuckTommy did. His response in a Facebook comment... "nice". That man does not give two fucks about BuckTommy or it's fandom. I bet if Buddies did it he'd have so much to say about how awesome the fans are. Tommy is gone. BT is over. When the show comes back it will be 3/4 months later. Buck will be moved on. We'll never hear Tommy's name again. Tim will keep writing how amazing Buddie's friendship is and write them as if they're dating.

Oh anon. You dumb fucking preteen.

I messaged Tim already about it.

G-g-g-Get fucked.

[mistysblueboxstuff]

If you're Croatian how come your last name is White? Genuinely curious

my last name isn't actually "White", it's just an English translation of my actual surname :') i started using the name when i first started posting my art online and i didn't think much of it at the time, but now it's just as much my name as my legal name i guess xD (in hindsight, i really should have given myself a cooler-sounding name xD)

[incognitopolls]

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[peace-hunter]

lol I just had a vision of the ghost primes bullying Optimus into taking care of himself. They had each other to run Cybertron and defer tasks to, while Optimus is one prime by himself.

it's 13v1 he ain't got a chance :/ they're bullying him into self-care with no mercy ://

can it be a bit annoying? yes. but that's their prerogative as older siblings <3 (and optimus doesn't mind nearly as much as he thinks it probably should but shhh don't let them know)

haunted au

[ddarker-dreams]

New year, new blade content Ms.Lock, we’ve been starving without him 😞😞😞

warning for some body horror/mentions of gore (not coming from the reader)

yan blade is like a hellhound when he chases after you.

opportunities to slip away are few and far between. ultimately, you know it's pointless; the stellaron hunters possess a clairvoyant who will uncover any refuge you find. that knowledge doesn't suppress the gnawing instinct to be free. your eyes still search for openings, plotting out potential routes and devising schemes.

should you seize your chance, he'd be merciless in his pursuit. his mara feeds the flames. hundreds of voices shriek how you're leaving him behind to rot, positing the joy you'll find in another. the speculation fuels his mania because he knows it's true. he could never be the man you deserve, only a monster that siphons your goodness to ease the burden of his misery.

he'll shred through civilization until he finds you. even if he's killed, death refuses him permanent residence, and when he revives, he doesn't bother waiting to heal before resuming the chase. it's a ghoulish scene. a hunk of shredded flesh, soaked in viscera both his and belonging to others limping after you with utter devotion.

when you do reunite, his bloodshot eyes haunt your dreams for weeks.

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Hey do you give advice for writing romantic relationships between characters? If so, any tips on how to write a organic transition from friendship to romance. Any help would be appreciated thank you in advance:)

Writing Notes: Friends-to-Lovers

Two characters have maintained a relationship long enough to grow it from acquaintances to friendship. They have things in common. They respect each other. Consider…

Why are they only getting together now? Are they settling? Is it a timing thing? These have to be the two least romantic options in the history of romance.

What could be better than having someone know you for exactly who you are and deciding you’re irresistible? There is actually an answer to this, and it’s this: being able to trust your heart to someone who has already proven they’re worthy of it.

With enemies-to-lovers, the characters start out not liking each other. In friends-to-lovers, it’s a given that the reverse is true.

However, in the latter, it may not be enough for the love interest to be just likeable.

If your story is going to document someone’s exit from the friend zone, they also need to be desirable.

Consider some sex appeal here. You don’t want your readers picturing little Johnny or Jenny from next door who they always knew they should like. You want them picturing the person they thought they couldn’t like.

Example: Hugh Jackman’s playboy character in Someone Like You. While Ashley Judd was viewing him as undateable, the audience had time to properly fall in love with him. We knew we could trust him long before she did, and we were thrilled when her eyes were finally opened to his good qualities.

Why couldn’t one friend like the other before, but they can like them now?

With enemies-to-lovers, there are two things that need to happen. There’s the event that causes them to be at odds, and then there’s something that brings them together.

With friends-to-lovers, the transition can begin with a single change.

All you need is a reason for one person to see the other through new eyes.

Is one of them suddenly single? Did one of them dive into a pond Colin-Firth-Darcy-style, emerging with their shirt see-through and clinging to their unexpectedly well-defined abs? Did one-too-many tequilas work their magic?

It may be much easier to turn friends into lovers you can believe in and root for than it is for two characters who have been treating each other poorly.

All of our friends have characteristics that initially attracted us to them. As writers, all we have to do is deepen that attraction.

The stakes must be set.

With enemies-to-lovers, this is usually built into the story. Whatever has put the characters at odds can generally be relied on to test the relationship. But what about friends?

How do we raise their stakes? It can, of course, be built into the story just like with an enemies-to-lovers storyline.

But the cool thing about friends-to-lovers is that we have their entire history to mine from as well.

We also have a shared social circle to work with.

The stakes for friends-to-lovers feel more realistic and pressing.

A sexy fling with an enemy can be laughed off the next day, but a failed romance with a close friend can change the landscape of your life.

D.A. Stinson et al. (2022) examined how romance develops, as well as how studies have covered the progression in a piece entitled “The Friends-to-Lovers Pathway to Romance.”

They begin by recognizing that although there are multiple pathways to romance, the science of relationship study does not reflect this variety; instead focusing primarily on romance that builds between strangers as opposed to friends. They note that this type of concentration might make sense if friends-first romances were atypical or unfavorable, but note that their research reveals the opposite.

Conducting a meta-analysis of seven samples of university students and crowdsourced adults, Stinson et al. found that two-thirds described being friends first, which was also the preferred method of initiation among university students. Taken together, their studies affirm that although overlooked by relationship science to some extent, being friends before the initiation of a romantic relationship is not only prevalent, but preferred.

Pathway From Platonic to Romantic

Stinson et al. note that relationship scientists recognize at least 2 kinds of intimacy.

One is friendship-based,defined as “a cognitive and emotional experience comprising psychological interdependence, warmth, and understanding, related to the companionate love that nurtures long-term intimate bonds.”

The other is passion-based intimacy, defined as “a primarily emotional experience comprising romance and positive arousal, related to the passionate love that typifies novel, and often sexual, relationships.”

Stinson et al. also note that the dominant dating script proposes men’s passion as the sensation that sparks initial interaction between potential paramours, after which time passion-based intimacy and friendship-based intimacy develop concurrently. But does this reflect reality? Apparently, the answer is a matter of perspective and perception—of the individuals involved, as well as interested observers.

Romantic Rumors

Many cross-friendships spark more than romance; they spark rumors. Researchers have found that celebrity websites often promote the idea that men and women cannot be “just friends.” Andrea McDonnell and Clare M. Mehta (2016) explored this issue in a piece entitled “We Could Never Be Friends: Representing Cross-Sex Friendship on Celebrity Gossip Web Sites.” They note that although psychological scholarship is mixed on the topic of cross-sex friendship, media representations often reflect the homosocial norm, which asserts a preference to spend time with members of one’s same sex, implying that cross-sex relationships are necessarily sexual in nature.

Regardless of individual views on the homosocial norm, many employees can relate to McDonnell and Mehta’s observation that cross-sex friendships can spark suspicion and scrutiny by others who assume such relationships are romantic or sexual. This is true even in a day and age where they are not only common in general, but commonplace in the workplace.

For coworkers, neighbors, or “just” friends who find themselves wondering if there might be the potential to move a relationship to the next level, slow and steady positive development of trust and common interests often evolve not just in the presence of friends and family, colleagues and coworkers, but with their full endorsement. As demonstrated by many couples who have successfully navigated this “dateless” path down the aisle to the altar, easy, comfortable, relationships often develop into healthy romantic, lifelong partnerships of love and respect.

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[skunkes]

i want to scrunch your ocs like that petpet gif

which one!!! is it that one i always see of the hand "squishing" a character... anyway thank u