#Overexplaining

[e114-6i11]

The question I ask myself daily tbh

[thegrimdog13]

Scream Stuilly Playlist

(long Version)

Heyyyy Stuilly fans! Today I will be sharing all the songs on my Stuilly playlist and the reason I chose them! As well as individual Billy and Stu ones since they still have Stuilly moments or reasons! The personal ones are also more descriptive. If there are repeats in the combined and personal playlist I won’t explain all of them but for some I will! Anyways enjoy! And let me know if you want more of these types of things! Because I will be doing more Stuilly! ( I will also have a short version with just the songs and no descriptions if you don’t want to read all this crap lol)

Stuilly playlist-

•I Love You Hoe by Odetari & 9lives-

This one is very Stu coded lol. But there are some points I think fit Billy. I think definitely the most of it has a lot of Stu elements especially the “Ain’t nobody taking you away from me ,baby, I promise “ but the parts were it says “Ain’t nobody here that could say that I did you wrong” sounds like a very condescending Billy. Basically saying well nobody can say that I used you. In a way to manipulate Stu. I feel like he would say something like that. Also the line “ Ain’t nobody gonna put up with your shit the way I done” sounds kinda like both of them in a way in the fake that Billy probably thinks that Stu is a goofball and to jokey which he is. And Stu in a way where he thinks maybe Billy doesn’t treat him the nicest but he’ll still stay around unlike everybody else. Either way this is a very Stuilly coded song! Also used in the Scream’d musical kissing edit lol.

•if I killed someone for you by Alec Benjamin

Self explanatory very Stu coded 

•Partners in Crime by Set it off-

Welp they are partners in crime and uhhh yeah that’s all I got for this one.

•Mary on a cross by Ghost-

Honestly very just them coded but the part where it says “your beauty never ever scared me” is basically a Stu kinda line where he is basically like well it never scared me that you were an intense psychopath. Lol

•Shut Me Up by Mindless Self-indulgence-

Hmmmmm Stu being Stu honestly

•Psycho Killer by taking heads-

Need I say moreeeee

•The Red means I love you by Madds Buckley-

Well just like.. guess.. the stabbing… come on.

•Highschool sweetheart by Melanie Martinez-

Billy being umm Billy to be honest. Basically I think of it as him telling Stu that if he fucks up he’s done and also his requirements for you know… Stuilly Shit.

•Play Date by Melanie Martinez-

Stu got a bit over zealous . It’s giving Stu being upset being Billy isn’t giving him enough attention.

•You know what they do to guys like us in prison by my chemical romance-

Well….. “we are just to men as god had made up” and uh that’s all I can think of lol but I feel like it’s kinda Stuilly no liiieee

•Teeth by 5 seconds of summer-

The toxic Stuilly love lol

•Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo- 

Stu coded. He feels kinda betrayed .

•I can’t decide by Scissor Sisters-

So it’s giving Billy’s plan was to kill Stu the whole time but isn’t sure about actually getting rid of him.

•Love Me Dead by Ludo-

Stu coded . He’s a likes pain and very much loves Billy and will do anything for him basically  even if it kills him.

•Our love is God from Heathers-

Just themmmmmmmm other then that partttttt lol

•Creep by Radiohead-

So Stu loving Bill lol

•Everybody by Backstreet Boys - 

Ummm well just you know  Scream’d the musical! 

•It took me by surprise by Maria Mena-

Billy Coded. Manipulating Stu like a girl boss. But uh… Stu got pushed to Far??

•Red Right Hand by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds- 

Well it would be a crime not to include this song.. wouldn’t it.

•Big Fun in Heathers-

Well guys.. come on one of Stu’s parties basically. 

•SIMP by Full Tac, Lil Mariko , & Rico Nasty-

Welll…. Very Billy coded. What can I say he wants Stu to worship him.

•Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon-

Stu coded. Gives Stu vibes. Makes me think about him and Tatum but also him and Billy. I don’t knoowww. But the rehearsing what to say makes me think of him thinking what to say to Tatum each day. And the one about “I’m the right one” makes me think of Stu telling Billy he chose the right guy to help him.

•Favorite (slowed + reverb) by Dark Academia & Brown eyed Girl-

Stu wanting to be Billy’s favorite  obviously

•All I wanted by Paramore-

All Stu wanted was Billy he didn’t care about anything else but Billy was just focused on getting his revenge.

•Crazy Girls by TOOPOOR-

I’m sorry all of these are giving Stu lol but so is this one. Stu is kinda crazy if you haven’t noticed. There are many times that Billy shuts him down when he is getting a little too jokey about the murder they totally didn’t commit. This really resonates with the line in the song “ Said he likes crazy girls, but he hates when I act crazy “

•Happy Together by The Turtles-

This one could go either way. Either with Stu wanting to be with Billy obviously. But it could also be Billy trying to convince Stu that all this can happen if he just does what he wants.

•Hug Me from despicable me-

Very much Stu trying to cheat up Billy or just Stu in general lol 

•Coming Undone by Korn-

Just the vibe you know . 

•Word Up! By Korn-

Just feels very Stu.

•Narcissistic Cannibal by Korn-

I feel like this is how Stu thinks Billy is .

•I Kissed a Boy by Jupither-

Could literally be either of them lol lyrics explain it all. But I think this is more of a Billy one just because he calls it a game.

•Ghostface by Aaron Fraser-Nash-

Well i don’t think this one needs any explanation at all.

•Absolutely Anything by CG5-

The male part is definitely Stu with the need to complete and do anything for Billy. While the girl part is definitely Billy with the orders. Yes I know it’s an Alice Angel song but guyssss….

•You’re the One I Want from Grease-

Well I think it’s obvious that in this case Billy would be the girl part and Stu the boy. This whole song is kinda giving Billy wants Stu to “shape up” basically he wants Stu to be serious about the killing and stuff like that. And Stu is just like yes most definitely I’ll do anything. Lol

•Casual by Chappell Roan-

This is very Stu coded on how he feels about Billy. I feel like Billy is always in denial about how he feels. Or he is kinda using Stu and Stu is just like why the heck are you doing this to me. Because Billy probably just wanted to mess with Stu for variety lol. But Stu was like I love him. 

Okay this is were we get to songs that repeat but there are also some different ones as well :

Billy’s Playlist-

•Ghostface by Aaron Fraser-Nash-

This song in general is more Billy then Stu by the way he talks and at one part it literally says you can’t blame Stu it’s his own house but make no excuse for Billy. And when it does make an excuse for Billy he used first person descriptors. But in general I like to think that the song just switches between povs. 

•Come As You Are by Nirvana-

This vibe just screams Billy to me to be honest the sound and vibe. The tone of voice just everything is going him. But specifically the “As I want you to be” kind of shows Billy’s controlling nature. As well as the line we’re it says “and I swear that I don’t have a gun” makes me think of how he is always manipulating people to think he isn’t the killer.

•Psycho Killer by Talking heads-

I mean come on it has his vibe and it’s about a killer and the lyrics just him written all over it.

•High school Sweethearts by Melanie Martinez-

Has his slow talking feel and gives obvious Stuilly vibes. Manipulation and power very Billy.

•American Horror Show by SNOW WIFE-

Well I mean come on guys. First of all the title and the part about “ I’m a monster” really works as well as the part  “I like when you piss me off “ reminds me of him and Stu lol.

•Mama by My Chemical Romance-

Well his mom obviously. There both crazy and it just seems like he’s talking beyond the grave because it’s giving him talking about what she ends up doing.

•Arms Tonite by Mother Mother-

Just feels like Billy to be honest. But definitely kinda like a ghost situation after he got absolutely merked. 

•Every Breath You Take by Chase Holfelder-

This is definitely Billy towards all his victims ever. Definitely kinda reminds me of Sidney. But also if you want a Stuilly reason it could be that too. Maybe Billy is trying to read Stu make sure he stays by his side and also so Stu doesn’t  joke around too much. 

•Smells Like Teen Spirt by Nirvana- 

It’s just giving Billy.

•Mama’s Boy ( Apple Music live ) by Dominic Fike -

Well..he’s a mama boy so… 

•The Red Means I love you-

It’s giving when Stu and Billy were stabbing eachother.

•The Search by NF-

It’s just giving Billy. Especially the part that says last year I had a breakdown which makes me think of when Him and Stu killed Sidney’s mom the year before committing many murders .

•SIMP by Full Tac, Lil Mariko , & Rico Nasty-

Well… here we are again. I have a feeling that Billy likes when Stu puts him above everyone else. He wants Stu to think of him as the best thing ever and lucky for him he probably does. 

•(Don’t  Fear) The Reaper version by Peirce the Veil-

Because it’s his song in his scene with Sidney but edgier lol

Stu Macher playlist-

My Room by Insane Clown Posse-

I could probably write something for about all these lines to give you reason this is a Stu song. But honestly just listen to it! Like literally “ I can’t ignore you” “ do anything for you” “I do adore you”  also “ I’ll do anything for thee, don’t ignore me” “This is more then a sick love story” not to mention “Without you I’d bring a shotgun to school,and I will if want me to, for any reason.” It’s  all just screaming Stu 

•My Axe by Insane Clown Posse-

It’s just giving the right amount of craziness. Stu is off the rails like this song. So.. yeaaaa

•Play Date by Melanie Martinez-

Stu is always the one trying to please Billy but Billy never returns the favor. Stu just does anything without question but in his mind he has doubts… but it feels so good to be with Billy how could anything be wrong???? He really is clueless and is easily gaslight

•Mad Hatter by Melanie Martinez-

Well he’s crazy what else can I say. And man gets drunk  and also probably high all the time. And this song gives the right amount of trippy and Killer.

•Carousel by Melanie Martinez-

It’s giving the same vibe as Play Date with how he always is the one chasing after Billy’s affection. And he feels like he has to stay no matter what.

•Dangerous by Big Data 

I mean he’s an idiot and goofy how would you ever suspect himmmm ( he’s very obviously lol. But I think that in the movie the point is to kinda overwhelm us with Billy being guilty that you see no other red flags in anyone else)

•Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People- 

This uh… just feels right

•Hokus Pocus by Insane Clown Posse -

Their songs just have the right amount of energy and crazy for Stu what can I say.

•Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus-

Just uh yea. The sound of the song gives the vibes and everything just yeaaa.

•You Get Me so High by The Neighborhood-

Mhmmmmmmm yea just like listen to it to be honest and make your own judgement.

•Insane In the Brain by Cypress Hill-

You know he’s just Insane so…

•If I killed Someone for You by Alec Benjamin-

Stu changing himself for Billy.

•Romantic Homicide by d4vd-

It makes me think of Stu’s ongoing struggle with Billy not getting as eager love as he gives to Billy and not understanding it.

•An unhealthy obsession by The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra-

Stu’s overwhelming obsession with Billy 

•I was made for lovin’ you by Kiss-

Well isn’t it obvious. He was made for loving Billy lol ( I says Lol way to much but I’m trying to get across I’m not completely serious . guys I’m sorry lol)

•Destroy me by Mr. Kitty-

If someone is going to kill and hurt him he wants it to be Billy . And if he’s honest he likes the idea. 

•Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon- 

it’s giving fun and silly Stu vibes and it mentions phones so it must be perfect lol

•Paparazzi version by Kim Dracula-

Part 1000000000000000000 of Stu being obsessed with Billy .

•You know what they to guys like us in prison by my chemical romance- 

Well… gay…and uh.. just yea..

•I love you hoe by Odetari & 9lives-

THE STUILLY SCREAM’D SONG!!!

•Cake by Melanie Martinez-

Part 100000000000 of Stu being used by Billy

•All I wanted by Paramore-

All he wanted was Billy to love him..

•Hug Me by Pharrell Williams & Trey Parker -

It gives Stu’s chaotic energy.

•Word Up! By Korn- 

It’s giving skater boy , high, drunk, and chaotic Stu.

•Narcissistic Cannibal by Korn-

Stu wants to please Billy but in his head he often regrets doing things Billy’s way. Don’t get him wrong he loves killing but something about the way Billy treats him just isn’t right.. something isn’t right.

•I/Me/ Myself by Will Wood-

Again me saying this just gives Stu. And him wishing he could be a “girl” so him and Billy could be together in public even though Stu loves being a guy and is not really the “woman” in the relationship because there is no such thing lol.

•2Escond 2lght 2Eer by Will Wood-

“The devil made me do it, but I also kinda wanted to” is giving Stu saying it was peer pressure when he just wanted to do it lol. And the rest of it is him too honestly lol.

•MASOCHIST by Ellise- 

Well it just makes sense doesn’t it.

•You Ruined Me by The Veronicas-

Stu’s dramatic ass about what happened and how Billy used him and always will. ( not saying the original song is being dramatic I’m sure the song is based off of really sad stuff but I’m saying if it was Stu’s song it would be for dramatics rather then real hurt even though he would be a little hurt)

•Youth of America by Birdbrain-

It’s in the movie and it gives Stu energy 

•Scrum On Your Shoe by Jake Webber-

Yup…. Stu is a simp and thinks Billy is the greatest thing ever while he sucks. So yea.. 

Thanks all guys I’m so sorry for all the just boring shit and the lols constantly. I will be uploading the song list with no content stuff to make it easier if you don’t want to go through this thing over again to find out what songs are where or whatever .

[xxx-ang3l-w1th-a-sh0tgun-xxx]

i always feel like i over-explain things and i finally realise that it's for 2 reasons:

because i always feel confused and i wish that people would explain things to me in a simple way without assuming that i understand social implications, tone, etc (I usually don't understand ANY of this)

I'm often misunderstood by other people too. i say or do the "wrong" things ALL THE TIME so i try so hard to explain things in a way that gives people all the info instead of just a part of it soooo...

...I'm sorry for having a MASSIVE pinned post and I'm sorry for the occasional chunks of text explaining what I'm doing and why I'm doing it but i do this because i WISH that people would do the same for me

AND communication (especially online) is so hard!! people always misunderstand each other and get the wrong idea and I'd hate for that to happen to me/people reading my posts (i wouldn't want to accidentally offend or hurt someone!!)

i don't really know where I'm going with this but i guess i felt the need to explain myself (yet again) so thanks for reading this chunk of text!

[unwelcome-ozian]

[feketereszem]

[bizcochitomarmolado]

Cr. anxiety.positive

[gamertierred]

The Void is nothing

however The Void contains everything

Space exists in The Void. The blackness that surrounds the night sky is The Void we a blessed with at night.

the reason I'm focused on this is cause, I'm getting into classpects and I just feel the understanding of Void while related to the official definition is very much limited in it's understanding of the concept. Almost everyone's conclusion automatically is: nothing & secrets!!

But that ignores the other part of The Void is that like Light it can also contain everything. The Light reveals, The Void hides. How can it hide if there is only nothing? I believe those who weild the power of The Void see the everything hidden in the nothing. What that means obviously depends on class.

The mystery held in The Void is not only because we wonder how it could contain nothing, but what might actually be inside that percieved nothingness.

Honestly, I could be overthinking this completely and I know homestuck deep dives are a huge throwback but rereading the series and digging further has got me thinking.

[lavendertowerarchives]

When I say I "can't talk to people," I mean many things. It's a gross oversimplification of a very complicated set of circumstances, some of which are not always present. I'm trying to rid my vernacular of it, but it seems to be what people (those less inclined to understand) understand best.

It would take many things going wrong for me to actively try not to talk to a friend. The extenuating circumstances required for me to not enjoy listening to a friend talk would be not fully understood by me, myself. For people I don't know well or at all, general nervousness about performing for them can get in the way of initiating, but I would only attempt escape from the conversation if I felt they were only talking to me out of courtesy. Of course, I could be wrong in my assessment, but that's always the case. At least I made a judgement, no matter how flawed.

When I say I "can't talk to people," I mean I lack the mental faculties (space, speed, depth of knowledge, experience) to adequately respond to their recent comments with comments of my own which move the conversation forward in a non-trivial manner. That's a mouthful, even for me. I would love to be this verbose, but even this statement "requires" clarification. Everything I say "requires" clarification, including this. By putting "requires" in quotes, I intend to instill a sense of self-percieved falsehood in the word. Whenever I give a statement about myself, I feel "required" to add to it, since I feel that if the listener has not only an inadequate view of me as a person, but could have garnered a wholly incorrect view, too. I value the listener's opinion too much to be "okay" with them having an opinion of me that could be built off misinterpretations.

When I'm nervous about my ability to perform (entertain, be useful, etc) for someone, I slip back into an unfortunate pattern of treating the conversation as turn-based combat. Every word they say becomes ammunition for the next thing i say. I struggle heavily to rekindle or start conversations, since my inspiration is simply extinct. It isn't a skill I have. I don't know where to start, I don't know to just... Think of something to say to them. If I say something random, purely random, that wouldn't work, because all I think about is either things I want to do that I dont think they'd enjoy or just straight up pleasing them. Even if I picked something from our surroundings to comment on, I fear I'll be seen as desperate (which I most definitely am). If I told them the whole truth of me being nervous and not knowing what to talk about since I just want them to like talking to me so that they talk to me more in the future... I dont know, I just don't know if the other person wants me to be that vulnerable to them. They didn't ask for it, and they sure as hell haven't been vulnerable to me.

All of this discordant ranting, just to explain why I'm not trying to talk to people. The view from outside shows someone isolating himself. The view from inside shows too much deliberation to come to an actual conclusion. This isolation isn't on purpose. It's like learning how to walk while your legs change shape ever couple seconds.

[johanna-swann]

it would have just been easier to put “I haven’t paid any attention to Maddie’s arcs” than all of that because it sure as hell is convenient you left out the fact she got suspended and had to take compulsory therapy sessions or the fact that she was a nine year old grieving her brother and suffering intense mental child abuse and also that she left to commit suicide but I guess that would mean paying actual attention

I actually forgot about this ask because I went camping over the weekend and was offline for a couple of days, but the point I was making in the post this refers to was not "Maddie didn't suffer" or "Maddie is a bad person who hurts other people for no reason". My point was that when Maddie makes a mistake the resolution to those storylines is pretty much always "she's traumatised so it's not actually her fault".

When Eddie starts cage fighting we see him suffering, yet it's still framed as a mistake on his part and people are (rightfully) upset with him. When Buck sues the department and Bobby of course we sympathise with his situation, but it's still framed as a mistake that he made and is responsible for.

Characters make mistakes and of course their trauma influences them in the decisions they make, but those instances are very clearly framed as mistakes of their own making and they're frequently called out for their behaviour by other characters.

Maddie on the other hand is rarely shown to just have honest flaws, there's always a trauma behind every mistake she makes to which the blame is shifted. She's not held responsible like other characters usually are, the trauma made her do it.

[Even the stalking thing eventually shows how Maddie was somewhat right (the husband was extremely violent and the wife was incapable of leaving him) and it's actually a lucky coincedence Maddie got closer to the wife because she prevented a murder by being there. Also everyone is mostly concerned about Maddie instead of upset with her which fair enough, understandable reaction, but it still contributes to the pattern.]

My point, in short: Trauma and mental illness are not an excuse. They can be an explanation, but ill or traumatised people are still responsible for their actions and other people are allowed to be hurt by or angry about those actions. We see this in other storylines with other characters, but not really with Maddie. Her mistakes are to be forgiven because her trauma matters more than the other person's hurt feelings.

Again, this is not hate against the character, more a pattern in the writing I perceived as such. You don't have to agree with me.

[nana-mizu-shiki]

[domesticated-whores]

hello, I've decided to do a thing that no one asked for, solely for myself. and that is heavily over-analyzing random bullshit about myself. starting with

over-analyzing the fuck out of my gender

get ready for so much useless information about the inner-workings of how I identify... longish post.

I think a lot (if not most) nonbinary/genderqueer people have a simplified gender that they publicly identify as and a different, more complex gender that they identify as internally or in queer-specific spaces.

I'm pretty open in general about being genderqueer. I don't really identify as nonbinary, it isn't my preferred term for what I am, but since I understand that it's a more common term that most people outside of queer spaces know at least at a surface level I'll use it sometimes. I don't usually get any deeper than that. I'll tolerate she/her pronouns (I'm afab and generally feminine, and I'm incredibly aware of that), if asked for my pronouns (rare, I'm very feminine presenting) then I'll say "I'm cool with anything, slight preference on they/them" because that's a lie, but it's simple and I don't care quite enough to fight anyone on it. I was out as he/him transmasc for a little while before it got to be not worth it to explain presentation =/= gender or trying to look uncomfortably masc in order to be taken seriously, so there are still people that use he/him pronouns for me irl which is nice, but I don't get *enough* dysphoria from being misgendered to try to get others to use them.

But I do have some specific shit for my gender, also. I've been studying the hell out of this shit for maybe 10 years. I'm autistic as fuck, I like researching and labeling and categorizing things, so I put a lot of thought and reflection into my gender and I really have no place to share it because no one really cares to have me deep-dive into the details for them.

First and foremost, I'm cassgender. In case you don't know what that is, it's when someone feels indifferent to their gender or generally feels it's unimportant. Different from something like agender because cassgender people still can *have* other gender identities, it isn't lack of gender identity, it's just that there isn't a super strong connection to it.

To me, I don't care if I'm misgendered really at all. I do have a preference on how I'm referred to, I do have a gender, but I also don't really think it matters in the grand scheme of things. If it's more convenient to me, I have zero issues pretending to be a cis woman. Am I? No. But I don't think much would really be different if I was, so I don't see why it really matters. I personally use almost all "gendered" words in a gender-neutral way (unless someone tells me they're uncomfy with it, where I still see the words themselves as gn but respect people enough not to use it for them), I understand gendered connotations but genuinely fail to see how they matter. Again, full respect that they matter to most people, but I personally don't see it so I won't act like I do.

Even when I did care more about my gender identity and being out publicly, it wasn't because of strong attachment to my gender. It was more of a sense of "I researched for so many hours finding the right labels, I'm going to use them openly dammit!!"

I'm also a transmasc femboy. I use he/him pronouns for myself and generally prefer those (though, again, I'm cool with any), but I'll use almost any gendered terms for myself interchangeably/by situation. For example, I tend to prefer feminine familial terms (I'm my cats' momma, I'd be an aunt if my brother had kids in the future, etc.) while I usually opt for more masculine basic terms (man rather than woman, masc pronouns, boyfriend if I'm in a relationship, etc.) and alternating on terms of endearment or authority (god/goddess, sir/ma'am, daddy/mommy, prince/princess, king/queen, etc.). If it's in lighthearted/meme terms, anything flies (girlie, "I'm just a girl," feminine urge, "girls don't want men, they want--" etc. isn't misgendering because it's silly and fun).

I'm afab, feminine as hell, and not really looking to transition medically at all, so I don't at all mind feminine shit because, uh, obviously. I wear dresses and eyeliner sometimes and have long hair and a petite, slight hourglass body and all that shit. My regular outfit is leggings and a crop top, it's a very titties out look tbh. I don't bind (use to, might start experimenting with it again when it gets colder but I can't with the tops I like for warm weather and I don't like using tape) or anything. If I could magically look more physically androgynous in the ways that I want, that'd be sick as hell, but I can't so I don't mind my body that much. I was on t for maybe 3-4 months and I got some minimal bottom growth and slight voice changing, but I was getting too many changes that I didn't really fuck with for my preferred brand of androgyny and a lot of things I wanted t didn't help, so I stopped. Like, if I could get free and easy top surgery or a reduction and somehow grow 4-6 inches in height that would be splendid, but one of those is too expensive to justify how mild my discomfort is and the other is literally impossible so I can live with what I have.

I also really think drag would be cool as hell for gender reasons, but unfortunately I'm something of a broke bitch and even being thrifty with it is out of my budget at the moment. Which is fine, I keep it on a back burner in case I have money to invest into a new thing that I might get burnt out on before it's even worth what I spent. I'm just not touching that when I'm struggling to do anything beyond pay rent and feed my cats. But it's certainly a gender thing that I put a lot of thought into.

I don't know. Again, I'm cassgender so I don't really care heavily about any of this, I'm just an overthinker so I know it because of that. It was just information sitting in my brain that I didn't know what to do with, so I'm dumping it here. I mostly want to deep-dive into my sexuality and romantic orientation, I just had to post this first because it is really connected to gender things. I have an essay-worth to say on my sexuality because I actually care a lot about that shit and I'm just at the end (I believe?) of still figuring it out, while I was pretty sure on my gender for a while and just had to settle on accurate labels for it mostly.

[megsiepoo]

Was gonna color this and make it look like a movie poster but I made everything too small. Whoops

Context: I hit myself in the face with a hammer a few days ago. Yes really. I'm fine btw, but I thought it would make a funny action doodle. So yeah, here we are. Megsie overexplains the joke, you're welcome

[vizthedatum]

I'm not going to lie - I feel like crying, and I get very restless when I actively try to stop myself from overexplaining.

Or when I realize that I made a social faux pas after the conversation/event... and I have this strong urge to circle back to that person or event holders to explain myself.

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I don't need to explain myself. If they misunderstand me, then let them. They can ask me clarifying questions. Especially if I didn't set out to be purposely ambiguous (even if it came off that way). I don't need to ruminate or overthink past situations when they've already happened and *no one has said anything or expressed what they felt about it*.

^It's hard to do in practice when you're misunderstood all the time, especially when you're an autistic millennial who sometimes needs to use tone indicators. And well, sometimes I do say the wrong thing and don't realize it until later.

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sigh.

[ramyeongif]

I’m still in the phase of learning to catch myself when I’m overexplaining and then stopping. Sitting with the discomfort. Letting silence speak for itself instead of automatically jumping in to make sure someone else feels better for saying something sh*tty to me. The like, etc.

#quotes

[bigmouthlass]

The rough cut is nine hours long.

[mandyraine]

"Once is Usually Enough" | Avoiding Redundancy in Fiction Writing

Unlike in art where repeating shapes can create interest, redundancy in narrative writing can do the opposite.

In Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Renni Browne and Dave King emphasize the importance of conciseness with the principle, “Once is Usually Enough.” This idea reminds writers to avoid unnecessary repetition and redundancy that can bog down prose, dilute impact, and test readers’ patience. Instead of overexplaining or reiterating points, Browne and King suggest that writers trust readers to pick…