#THE AMOUNT OF DETAIL PUT INTO THIS IS OUTSTANDING!! IT’S LITERALLY SO SO COOL I AM SO ENAMOURED

[my-name-is-jefferooni]

OH… MY GOD?????? BRO THIS IS ASTOUNDING!!! THIS IS PROBABLY SOME OF THE COOLEST ANIMATION IVE SEEN ON THIS SIDE OF TUMBLR! OR AT ALL!! LOOK AT THE WAY THE SMOKE MOVES TOWARDS THE GIANT LIKE IT’S SNIFFING IT OUT, MAKING WAY FOR TAILS TO COME INTO THE GIANT’S VIEW 2 SECONDS LATER! LOOK AT HOW IT TILTS IT’S HEAD JUST THE SLIGHTEST BIT WHEN TAILS DOES APPEAR!! LOOK AT HOW TAILS DOES HIS LITTLE SPIN TO GET THE SMOKE OUT OF HIS WAY!! LOOK AT HOW HE BRANDISHES HIS GUN! LOOK AT THE BLAST ANIMATION!!! LOOK AT THE IMPACT! AND NOTICE HOW THE GIANT ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE IT WAS HURT WHEN IT GOT HIT!?!?!?!?

OHHHHHHHH MY GOD THIS IS SO SO COOL IM REBLOGGING ALL THE TIME HOLY SHIT

Back to sharing my fan animation progress. It's getting there!

I imagined Tails' moveset in Frontiers having something like the arm cannon in Sonic Battle. Would've been cool!

[adikeii]

u know it's such a shame that kingsman universe only focuses on eggsy and harry (and a merlin a little) 'CAUSE there are such a huge amount of stories that could be told and questions to be answered (and yeah i know that its normal in not giving any plot or development to bg charachters but why they 've added interesting details IT tRiGGerS QuEsTiOns... *sighs*)

SO - some of my thoughts and (obvious) questions about k*ngsmn.. (i just 'd really like to see that....)

- THAT particular moment from the very beginning of the film - when lee dies - i damn want to know what effect it had on james (maybe even this outstanding (in every way) suit is needed for him to prove himself that he 's damn awesome and deserving the lancelot title??)

- harry in the film was referring to james as a friend and aaaand??? what james was like with all of the others (arthur and percy especially) in that 17 years? sounds like a good question

- it would be really cool to see some perci-roxy interaction u know... 😟

- IT ALSO WOULD BE REALLY cool to see perci actually talking

- that look harry and percival exchange at the end of the all-kingsman we-will-miss-lancey-james-sorely meeting IT MEANT SMTH it should 've.....

- when roxy becomes a kingsman agent she becomes the only female agent... that's very very very interesting--

- also the arthur moment. so chester dies and the main questions is how they choose a successor 😐

- and im very much interested how all the kingsmen 've dealt with the consequences of the v-day situation (the whole world was fighting so there should be hundreds of thousands dead...)... AND much more importantly: where the hell have the statesmen been during all of this valentine connected shit (yeah in the second film they 're epic but they 're kinda spies too so they shoul 've seen some situation going all damn over the world (celebrities disappering moment...) its their job...) *but lets just put this question to the box-for-the-stupid-questions-we-ll-never-get-an-answer-for where already question about the stupidity of james's death lies*

- there should be more respect for merlin in films (he 's like the big brain of the idiots - they 'd literally be weak without him) - i mean he wasnt killed in the second film 'cause he 's not treated like an agent by kngsmn... (and pls give him a normal office he 's a genius tech-wizard - this situation with him basically working on this tube-train-station is strange to me...)

- and back to my obsession: this contrast of perci wearing strictly super-classical black suit (other agents may wear more gray or more with-patterns suits??) while james 's wearing this tan-sandlike-even-goldish-a-little color ?? it probably has a huge meaning behind it

and still:

- why there can't fucking be two lancelots (his death is a trauma i can do nothing about it..)

*still silently thinks about that scene with james using that guy as a shield while killing them all by shooting off al damn bullets**

[tenglows]

hi love!! could i request jaemin with #26 + enemies-to-lovers? 😖😖💞

[ 26: you’re stained with my lipstick ]

the prompts

being born into the two most powerful and succesful families on the performing field certainly made their own rivality pass onto you and jaemin.

everything was a competition for your families, who had the more amount of awards, who got the most recognition on the media, who looked younger and had less crinkles on the face, who had the most best child.

whether you liked the na family had never been a matter of debate. you simply weren’t allowed to like them, or even take the time to learn something real about them.

and since everyone was always expecting so much from these outstanding families, you, found yourself in the spotlight of being the young and sweet legacy of your name.

you didn’t like that responsibility, let alone the pressure your parents put on you. it wasn’t that you were always the closest family, but you couldn’t remember the last conversation you had had with them that wasn’t about what dress you should wear to a gala or practising the lines of what you should say.

your mom was currently spitting all the details about this amazing movie you would star in and that would totally take you over the moon. you stopped hearing at the explanation of the storyline. you weren’t even sure if you wanted to persue acting. you actually wanted to be a doctor. but it’s not like they would ever let you.

you smiled at your mom, told her the deal was amazing, and left the house with the excuse of taking a run. sometimes that house felt too big for you. with more floors that fingers you had on your hands and doors that seemed to only shut you out, and you weren’t good enough to own a key.

you sat at the bench of the park. this was your usual spot, the place you’d resort to when things got too much. it felt nice, getting lost in nature for a while. you sometimes could even forget you were made of flesh and blood, disguising with the flowers. specially the sunflowers. you fantasized about being one of them.

you didn’t realize when it started pouring. but you didn’t react either, perhaps you couldn’t find the energy to.

you felt the rain stopping just on top of your head, but you still felt it on the rest of your body. when you looked up from your boots, you noticed a pair of eyes you weren’t really familiar with.

until, you realized that in reality you were. they just looked different when they weren’t being reflected on the lights.

“jaemin”

“you’re gonna get a cold, here” he handed you the umbrella, giving up on his perfectly styled hair so you could shield yourself.

you thanked him and stayed silent after. you didn’t really know what to say, you wouldn’t have even recognized him if it weren’t for; well, the fact that he was on every paper in town, and your family‘s habit of keeping an eye out for everything their opponent did.

“i think this is the first time i’ve ever properly met you”

“yeah” he nodded, hiding his hands in his jacket’s pockets and keeping his stare on the tree at the front. “it’s an odd situation to find you in though, what are you doing here all alone?”

you shrugged your shoulders.

“needed to leave the house”

“oh i can relate to that”

“what do you mean?” you faced him and shared the umbrella. half of your head was getting wet again, but it had already been in the first place, so you didn’t mind.

he then started honestly opening up to you. apparently his family had signed him up for the protagonist role in a short drama, and that was the main topic that involved him these days. he told you he missed the way his family was before of being so starstruck. and you told him you felt the same way. after hearing your side of the story, he felt relieved. less alone. you understood him, you both were in the same situation. and he liked having someone to talk to that actually got him.

“here, my number. text me if life gets a bit too much again” he saved his contact on your phone when you decided on it being late and having to get back to your homes.

when you got to your place, drenched and a big silly smile on your face, your mother asked you where you had gotten that umbrella.

“this? i just bought it on my way back. it’s raining kinda heavy out there”

time passed and you texted jaemin every waking moment ever since that day at the park. he was fun and a serene person to talk to. you couldn’t believe your family had hid you from finding such an amazing person all this time. and over nothing less than stupid rivalries.

he was there for you. reassuring you when you got a bit lost on your doubts about what your place in the world truly was. insisting on you deserving to form your own dreams and follow them in the way your heart desired. he was the first person you had ever met who had this unconditional acception towards you.

things changed one specific night. you had come back late from recording at the set and needed someone to vent on about that exasperating director you couldn’t get yourself to tolerate. jaemin offered to sneak into your room. you laughed and played it cool, assuming he was joking.

yeah, he wasn’t.

so now he was laying on your bed, listening to you attentively. you got all your frustrations off your chest and he watched you in admiration. when you were done, you blushed and apologized. he didn’t reply. not with words, at least. he just. leaned in. and kissed you. for a really long time. and then, in between kisses, he told you listening to you was his favorite part of the day.

your mom had bursted into your room that same night, too. and jaemin had to literally fly off the bed and land under it in the span of 0.4 seconds. your mother didn’t see a thing, but that’s when you both decided it was best if you kept your relationship a secret.

that wasn’t really as hard as you thought it would be. as long as you followed your parents’ wishes to the letter they weren’t really that over you. which gave you and jaemin the chance to fall in love every second you spent together. you still had to be careful, not being able to go outside as much as you would have liked or having to turn to sneaking pretty much always. but you wouldn’t change a thing. everything was perfect as it was. because you had jaemin, and as long as there was him, you had the world at your feet. you didn’t need the fame, the money, the spotlight. just jaemin and his hugs that always felt like home.

today, you had to attend a premiere of a family’s friend honoured movie star. you were putting on your heavy jewels, the hairdresser almost blinding you with the spray on your hair, when your phone vibrated.

“i’ll see you tonight, beautiful” and together attached with a selfie. you smiled. jaemin looked beautiful in that black suit, a perfect bowtie adorning his chest. butterflies flew around your stomach. you couldn’t wait to see him. and you maybe enjoyed the adrenaline of sneaking around a bit after all.

you posed for all the pictures on the red carpet. you smiled, thanked and small talked with everyone. you looked gorgeous and there was no person that wouldn’t tell you that. you coincided as well. that red dress was beautiful, and you had made an extra effort.

“you look stunning”

you had managed to almost tiptoe to a reserved area jaemin and you had previously arranged to meet in. as soon as he joined you, locking the door, his hands were all over your face. he cupped your cheeks and kissed you, tongue finding yours.

“right back at you, jaem” he giggled on top of your mouth but didn’t waste any second before kissing you again.

jaemin became the place you would go to when things got too much. you still went to the park, and you still dreamt of being a sunflower, but you believed you had already turned into one. and jaemin was the sun. you were always facing him.

“okay i have to go now” another kiss. “but i’ll see you later, hm?” he left a last kiss on your forehead before approximating to the door.

“wait jaemin!!” he looked back at you, confused, and you just laughed loudly.

“you’re stained with my lipstick. that would end up in a scandal, we don’t need that” you couldn’t stop chuckling as you tried to clean up jaemin’s messy and ridiculous cherry mouth and chin with your hands.

“honestly, i don’t care. let everyone know you’re mine”

you smiled and caressed his face. he closed his eyes at your touch.

“soon, baby. now let’s get back before they notice we’re missing”.

[bts-aesthetic-drabbles]

House Party: Part 1

Background Info: You are a foreign exchange student at Seoul University where you are studying in medical school.

Warnings: Sexual Content, Drugs, Alcohol, Swearing, Angst

I am running down the overcrowded sidewalk of my school aggressively trying to make it on time to my 8 o'clock Chemistry class, for the third day in a row. With mid terms coming up in the next few weeks, I have been desperately trying to prepare for them by staying after class for extra labs and lectures. I have lost track of how many "all nighters" I have pulled this past semester.

I have to keep my grades up in order to keep my spot in Seoul University's highly sought after medical program. I was lucky enough to get in based on my outstanding test scores, but maintaining the same standard of test scores in university is not nearly as simple as it was for me when I was in high school. 

I finally stumble into the lecture hall just in the nick of time as the professor calls my name, "-(Y/N). Huffing and puffing in exhaustion I drop down onto my seat and sling my heavy backpack on the floor as I raise my hand to make my attendance known to the professor.

I have got to start sleeping more...I can not afford a single tardy or missed class. My parents will be so unbelievably disappointed if I manage to get kicked out of this program that I’ve worked so hard to get into.

"Hey! You left this on the table yesterday on your way out of class. I tried to chase you down to return it to you but you ran off too fast for me keep up " a melodic voice chuckles from behind me as a large hand pops up next to my head.

In the hand is my cherry colored faux leather journal that is filled with very personal drawings, poetry and photos that I have taken throughout the past few years. It was been with me for quite a long time and houses some of my deepest and darkest feelings. I am mortified to think that someone might have seen what all is inside it.

I can feel my cheeks blushing like crazy as I look up any meet the gaze of the man’s shining eyes. His kind and comforting smile makes makes my heart flutter. I carefully reach out and take the small journal from his outstretched hand and look down at the desk in front of me as I grasp the framiliar book. I really hope he didn’t look at any of the things in this book...some of its contents are beyond embarrassing.

“You really should hold onto personal things like that better. There are some cruel people out there that might try to use something like that against you one day.” He says politely with a shrug as I take the book from his hand and clutch it to my chest. Ah, so he probably did at least glace over it for him to know it’s very personal. I wonder what all he saw? Was he looking for something in particular, perhaps it was just my name? I really shouldn’t always assume the worst in every situation.

None the less, he did find it and return it to me so he is owed a thank you, “ Thank you so much, I have been so scatter brained lately. I can’t seem to keep my head on straight!” I bow my head lightly to the guy and turn my attention towards the front of the class as the professor begins his lecture.

Throughout class I can’t seem to focus on anything the teacher is saying, my heart is pounding in my chest and my mind keeps on reeling. I feel like I am drowning in my own thoughts about what the guy next to me is thinking about me and what he might have seen in my notebook.

Was it something super sad and embarrassing like an emotionally charged journal entry about how lonely I am because I have no family around here and I’ve lost all my friends since moving countries. Perhaps he saw some of the (potentially creepy) polaroids I’ve taken of random groups of friends on campus that are laughing and playing games together.

Maybe be saw the sketches of random people, places and things that inspire me. The emotions, sights and experiences of everyday life that make it so beautifully fascinating.

Maybe he took the time to look at everything in the book and maybe was able to piece together how much of a depressed loner I am. Maybe he looked at the contents and connected the dots of my soul that show exactly who I am and how I feel. And maybe he showed it to all of his friends and they had a good laugh together at how much of a loser I am.

Negative thoughts continue to roll around in my brain until finally I am forced to snap back to reality as the teacher ends class and people start slamming textbooks closed all around me. I shake my head and look down at the pencil in my hand and find that I had covered my blank paper for notes in doodles of random things.

I take a deep breath and begin packing my notebook and pens back into my bag as I force my mind to refocus on reality. I can not believe that completely zoned out for this entire class, I am going to be up all night tonight trying to read what I missed. It’s not like I have any friends here that I can get the notes from. Great job (y/n), way to totally fuck yourself over yet again....

Just as I reach to tuck my red journal I nto my bag I find that there is a small folded piece of paper sticking out of the top of it. I bite my lip lightly and tuck the paper further into the pages of the book and make a mental note to check it out later as I stuff the book into my backpack and shuffle out of the nearly empty classroom.

As that was my last class for the day I decide to make my way to the large courtyard in front of the main part of campus. The courtyard is often filled with students studying and hanging out with friends at any given time of day. People like to play sports, board games, read and have meals in the lush green grass.

Most days I set up my portable hammock on a couple of trees that are off to the side of the large lawn. The spot is next to small garden that is filled with a dozen different kinds of flowers and has the best view of campus. I like to study here and people watch from my secluded little spot. It’s quiet and peaceful and helps me to get my buzzing thoughts together.

I set my hammock up and carefully lay down in it so I don’t too over, which I have done an embarrassing amount of times. I just kind of flop backwards out of the nylon swing with my limbs flailing like out of some kind of cartoon.

I pull out my journal and open it up to the page where the folded note is. With slightly shaking hands I unfold it and read what the scribbled Korean handwriting says.

Hi! I want you to let know that I tried very hard not to look at what all was in your book when I found it yesterday. I just wanted to find your name so I knew who I was returning it to but...as I flipped through your journal I fell in love with your art. Your photos and drawings had me in a trance, the way you capture the essence of such complex things like emotions and relationships is so unique and it really moved me.

One of my best friends is an art major here and I think he would die to see some of the things you’ve created.

Also, I noticed that a lot of your book was written in English, which is so cool! I’d love to hear you speak some English sometime. Maybe you can meet another one of my friends who also speaks fluent English as well!

Sorry for rambling...Anyways,

I’ve noticed that you always seem to be in such a rush...and seeing how full your book is, you don’t seem to get out very much. So, I’ve decided that you are coming to party with me this weekend. I can tell that you need to get out of your own head and have some fun for a change. I know you will probably want to say no, so here is some motivation for you to agree:

1. I am not some kind of crazy person that is trying to lure you off campus to hurt you or something. The party is at one of the frat houses just off of campus and there will be a bunch of people there so you don’t have to worry about that. You are welcome to bring a friend if you want.

2. There will be plenty of food, drinks and fun involved. I can introduce you to the friends that I mentioned earlier.

3. I will let you copy my notes from class today since you seemed to be a little spacey and in another world today.

I can’t wait to hear from you! Text me for details! (XXX-XXXX)

-Jeon Jungguk

The handwriting is rushed and a little scratchy in nature. At the bottom of the note I spot a cute drawing of a planet and some stars on it, along with a tiny smiley face.

A party? I’ve never once in my life been to a real party...what do you even wear to a party? What do you do? I can’t imagine that I would be much fun to even hang out with considering I literally bake cupcakes in my dorm room microwave on Friday nights while listening to recorded lectures as a form of ‘fun’.

But maybe it’s for that exact reason that I should try to have some real fun for once. Fun that other people my age are having.

I type Jungguks number into my phone and send him a text with a little planet emoji to let him know that it’s me. He responds almost immediately with, “Ah, so you got my note! So, what do you say? Will you be coming?”

I agree to come and he texts me the address and time for the party and tells me to be sure to pack a small bag with some essentials just incase we end up staying at the party over night. I googled it and apparently, that is a normal thing that sometimes occurs at parties...

I scuttle up and out of my hammock and fold it up and put it in my backpack along with my journal and begin making my way to my small apartment on the far end of campus. I was lucky enough to be able to afford an apartment rather than having to stay in one of the school crowded dorm rooms.

I quickly make my way down the sidewalk towards my home. After several minutes the framiliar grey and white building comes into my sight and I watch as dozens of my fellow students make their way in and out of the popular apartment complex.

The place is nothing that special but it is conveniently in the middle of campus and even pretty modern with its decorations and room accomidations, expecially considering the cheap rent.

I currently am staying in one of the one room studio styles apartments that is on the top floor of the glass building. I press the elevator button and watch as the doors immediately open and reveal an empty elevator. How fast and convenient! That never happens!

I scurry into the elevator and begin rapidly pressing the close door button before anyone can get on. I hate riding the elevator all the way to the top floor with a group of university students.

Just as the door is about to close a tan arms shoots through the narrow gap in the door and says, “hold that elevator please!” Damnit. So close.

I press the ‘door open’ button of the control panel and the door dings and reopens to reveal a very disheveled and stressed looking man.

His dark brown hair is askew and one arm is overflowing with textbooks and lose pieces of paper. He must be a science major. His aura reeks of chaos and stress, much like me.

He clamors into the elevator and flashes a dimpled smile my way as he thanks me with a small bow, “Floor 7 please. Thank you so much, I am in a huge rush. I got out of a study group late and I really need to get back to my room so I can take care of my plants! I’m already a whole hour behind schedule and I’m sure they are dying of thirst andI need to cook something for dinner and...ah sorry I’m rambling and I am sure you must think I am crazy....” He says as he runs a long hand through his messy hair and glances at the floor.

My eyes must have been wide as saucers as I tried to process the guys increasingly panicked speech, “Uh, no I don’t think you are crazy. I just think you are stressed out and in need of a break. Which I totally understand. You must be a science major like me. Hello, my name is (y/n)” I say with a friendly smile as I extend my hand towards him.

His eyes light up and he sticks his hand out towards mine and shakes it once before running his hand through his hair again, “Hi (y/n), my name is Namjoon! Actually I am an English and world studies major, but I am getting my minor is in science. What made you think I was a science major?”

Oh an English major, I bet he can speak English! I haven’t met too many English majors here in Korea. I decide to switch from Korean to English and speak the the guy to test his ability, “Ah, it was the large stack of books and the intensely stressed aura you had on you Namjoon. I think you should take some time to destress before you make yourself sick” I say in perfect English.

I watch as his eyes go wide and his mouth parts slightly as he hears me speak English yet he responds quickly and easily is English, “You speak English so well! You must not be from Korea... And yes stress is defiantly a problem. But I am trying to study as much as I can today before I spend my weekend relaxing and having fun with some friends. I advise you to do the same science major (y/n). It was nice meeting you! See you around!” He says as the elevator stops on floor 7 and the door opens allowing him to step out.

The door closes and the elevator fills with silence as I smile to myself remembered the cute dimples smile of the man I just met. The elevator ascends on more floor to my floor and I step out and make my way to my room.

I unlock the door with my keycode and push my door open and remove my shoes before stepping into the framiliar room. I flick the lights on and I can hear the faint hum of electricity as the room is illuminated. I throw my backpack down on my dining room table and sigh loudly as I throw myself face down on my nearby bed.

What a day.

[ganymedesclock]

Character Analysis: Lance

[ Shiro ] [ Hunk ] [ Pidge ] [ Keith ] [ Allura ] [ Coran ]

Next up on character analyses: Lance, a pretty cool guy figuratively and literally. Let’s check this hotshot out.

We actually have a fair amount of information on Lance’s background, but, specific details are something that needs to be intuited. When he’s missing Earth, he names Varadero Beach, in Cuba, specifically- and, as we see in the mind-melding exercise in s1e2 we see that he has a large family. Considering the presence of very young children, it’s likely that he’s a middle child in his family, though he could be the eldest or youngest (with the children being cousins, or possibly even nieces/nephews)

Lance’s recollection of his family is also very warm. He talks about his mom’s hugs, and seems to worry or think about them a lot. This suggests that his family is very close-knit and loving, and that Lance’s childhood has overwhelmingly, been kind. It established a precedent of closeness that he seeks to repeat with the teams he finds himself part of. 

As the Garrison is in the US, this would suggest that either Lance’s family immigrated, or Lance attended the Garrison with a student visa. (Also possible in Voltron’s hypothetical future, political lines have shifted).

We also see that Lance, at the beginning of the show, is in a very small class. There are not many simulator teams at all. This suggests, even though Lance seems to struggle (he mentions always crashing the simulator) he’s in rather prestigious company- even if Keith wasn’t aware of him, Lance wasn’t kidding when he claimed to be neck-and-neck with Keith. The fact that Lance was bumped to the fighter class in Keith’s absence would tell us that Lance was, possibly by an impressive margin, the best pilot in the cargo class. 

And seemingly, without much outstanding “natural” talent.

Overshadowed

The scene in s2e10 where Lance frets that he’s a fifth wheel for team Voltron shook up a lot of people but it’s not really out of left field. As early as s1e1, a lot of what’s presented to us on Lance is how, for all his achievement- the class he’s in- it’s still held over his head that he can’t be Keith. Iverson’s harsh comments suggests he doesn’t want to lose Lance to a discipline issue- but it also suggests, in effect, that he’s bothering with Lance because Keith is inaccessible. Lance is just a replacement.

It feels like Lance has spent a lot of his life being outshined by other people. Lance interacts closely with people who are considered prodigies one way or another- Shiro is his idol, and he butts heads with Keith in a way that tells us more than anger, Lance is envious of Keith, big time- but he’s not a prodigy himself, and that stings a lot.

Because Lance is good. Lance is very good- but he gets there by effort. He doesn’t have the instinctual talent Keith does, and that’s not something that can be developed. His obvious accomplishment- making fighter class- is framed as replacing Keith.

I think this is the significance of Allura not mentioning the Blue Paladin’s virtues. Because Lance’s biggest problem is, he’s struggling to define his own unique talents, separate from what others contribute. And at least where he starts out- at his core, he’s afraid that his contributions are actually worthless, and around that he’s built up a layer of defensive hostility and jealousy that tends to stab outwards when he feels threatened. 

It seems the main thing that really sets off his temper tends to be feeling like people are mocking him, but he can also get angry at situations or decisions seem unfair. His particular hostility towards Keith seems to be an intersection of a person he’s already envious of, who is on his level and thus more “accessible” to argue against, and exacerbated by how Keith was used as kind of a symbol of everything he couldn’t be. We see this hostility start to deteriorate as Lance gets a better sense of Keith outside of his reputation as the Garrison’s golden boy.

As the show progresses, we see that Lance is starting to actively work on this on his own. Trying to define marksmanship as “his thing”- and he’s quite likely onto something there, considering one has to be pretty familiar with a gun to stop their hands from shaking. It’s very likely that Lance has been practicing with his bayard on his own time, if he didn’t have any familiarity with firearms before leaving Earth. 

But it’s rather significant that Lance’s overtures are tentative, and more or less isolated, as quickly as Shiro picks up on it. Because it tells us that a lot of this is more or less a game of cognitive solitaire.

Sincerity and misdirection

A very interesting and somewhat contradictory facet of Lance’s character is that Lance is a very good actor. As insecure as he is, he can very easily come across as cocky- though part of this is another element of his personality entirely.

Lance is very attentive of other people, and very good at reading them. He’s also very motivated by understanding people. This is something we see big time in Lance’s initial interactions with Pidge at the Garrison- Pidge puts up a very cold shoulder, but Lance is basically undeterred, and more interested in what it is that’s eating Pidge and making her snap that much.

And part of this attentiveness is that Lance tends to choose what he lets people see.

In contrast to many characters who are a little deceptive, Lance’s dial is tipped very heavily towards sincerity. It’s his general inclination to open up to people- even when this potentially leaves him hurt, as it does in his interactions with Nyma. Lance actively wants to believe the best in people, to connect with them. It takes relatively little concern or prompting from other people to get Lance to open his heart, even about his insecurities or loneliness.

This ties back to what Lance is used to- a big, loving family. Considering some of the defensive or even fearful ways Lance responds sometimes (“Is this a game? I hate games!”) and how quickly he accepts that Nyma tricked him and calls for help, it suggests that Lance’s sincerity has gotten him burned more than a few times before- but the majority of his experiences, or at least those that were the most formative on him, have been positive, and that drives Lance to keep putting himself out there.

While Lance can seem fearless or even a little gullible with people- this is contrasted by how terrifyingly perceptive he can be, as he noticed the bomb drone in a matter of seconds. It suggests that rather than someone who doesn’t see warning flags, Lance is someone who acknowledges them- but wants to try and believe the best because hopefully it’ll work out.

And a surprising amount of the time, it really does.

Go with the flow

I think there’s something very meaningful to the fact that Lance was the one to get his Lion first. Because the Lions are large, daunting mechanical creatures- they’re alien war machines, as Keith points out. Furthermore, unlike any craft the team would be used to, the Lions have a will of their own, and one of the first things Blue does is waltz right into Lance’s mind and then take them all on a wild, breakneck joyride.

Lance’s response? Is to hold on for dear life and see where Blue is going with this. If Blue says she’s “going home”, Lance doesn’t really ask where that is- he trusts Blue, trusts that it’s important, and relays that information to the team.

This is a bit of the metaphor present in Lance’s role as a leg. The legs of the body have a twofold purpose- they hold the body up, but they also carry the body forwards. Lance, I think, leans heavily on the latter purpose- he is not simply an open person himself, but someone who opens the whole team to new possibilities.

And part of that is, Lance is the best suited to jarring and unorthodox developments. This is something we can see in the aftermath of s2e8- when the addition of the Marmorans and their plan to take down Zarkon, and the simultaneous reveal of Keith’s heritage, shakes the foundation of the group, Lance is the one who is actually excited by this situation, explaining the plan to Hunk and talking up a storm about how this is the “best plan ever!”

We can actually see this factoring into how Lance fights a brainwashed Hunk in s2e2- Lance can’t overpower Hunk or outrun him, nor does he really want to hurt him- so he ends up hooking the antidote fish with his foot and kicking it backwards into Hunk’s air bubble.

This also touches a bit on the fact that Lance is a support role in the team. While Lance can strategize on his own, he also fits rather easily into following someone else’s lead. He’s the first one to defer to Shiro, and this seems to suggest he has a bit of discomfort making big decisions for a group- he didn’t want to just toss Blue into the wormhole on his own faith without knowing if everyone else on board the Lion was okay with it.

Inter-connectivity and curiosity

So why is Lance so heavily motivated to figure people out? After all, his general defensiveness would suggest that he’s had a fair amount of people just go throw it right back in his face, to the point that Pidge being hostile towards him doesn’t even really faze him.

Lance is more or less intrinsically motivated to understand people along two avenues- the pursuit of understanding, and the pursuit of closeness. He actively seeks, and creates, situations to get people to open up and show themselves more (“Oops, sorry Shiro, I was trying to hit Keith,” says Lance, who is an excellent shot and Shiro was nowhere near Keith) and while part of it is a kind of detached desire to know- this is actively tangled together with a desire to feel close to people.

As seen with Laika, it’s more important for Lance to feel connected with people than it is for him to practically know things about them. Combined with his tendency to go with the flow and hope for the best of a situation, we see how his first response towards Klaizap the Arusian was that he wanted to make Klaizap a sweater.

Lance is something of a diplomat, but an unorthodox one- he’s the type of person who can more or less waltz into situations and make friends easily.

Of course, Lance also has the capacity to raise some hell when he wants to. New experiences and people are a much stronger motivation to him than the letter of the law, and especially in the presence of authority that seems unyielding (Iverson and the Garrison, mostly) a lot of how Lance copes by feeling trapped is to push out and do something on his own, and his ability to read people and adapt to situations makes him quite inventive at breaking rules (how many people can attest to sneaking out of their military-run astronaut school?) or subverting them (distracting Iverson’s attention off of Pidge).

Ironically I would say that it’s a measure of respect that when Lance disagrees with Shiro, he confronts him directly on it- it suggests that unlike with Iverson, Lance trusts Shiro as someone who will actually hear him out. 

Desire to help

There is an inherent motivation that holds Lance to Voltron, even as much as Earth and his family means to him. While Shiro operates more according to justice and responsibility, I think that Lance’s motivation has more to do with his sense of compassion.

Lance doesn’t want people to suffer. As seen with the mermaid civilization, even if Lance may not have a lot of faith in his abilities alone, he’s committed to try if he feels like he can help. His desire to connect with people does lead him to sympathize with their problems.

It is, in some ways, a very pure and simple motivation. Pain is bad, loneliness is bad- if there’s something he can do he wants to try and he’ll see where that takes him. It takes very little time for him to think of someone as a friend, and once they are- he wants to protect them. Sometimes this can come out as endearing, heartfelt statements, and sometimes it’s more things like the way he snaps at Pidge to buckle her seatbelt when she falls out of her chair. 

In the mermaid civilization he talks about people being grateful and thanking him- but that’s not something he actually demands to happen and is actually caught off guard when Plaxum does kiss him. It suggests Lance does fantasize of himself as someone widely adored, but it isn’t a driving motivation that he actually demands of people.

Flirting

So the thing about Lance and flirting with people seems to be a joint function of his insecurity and desire for validation, and his natural curiosity for people. What we see is interesting is when it seems to be reciprocated positively, Lance doesn’t really try to leap on it and turn it into a longstanding relationship.

It feels basically like Lance wants people to find him charming and likable, and also wants to use it as an avenue to connect casually with the person.

In Summary

Lance is a somewhat insecure and defensive person stemming from self-worth issues, but also someone who is highly motivated to connect with people. He is very interpersonally perceptive, good at adapting to unorthodox situations and driven by a basic desire to help. He hides his issues to a degree, but can be motivated to open up fairly quickly as long as it seems like someone cares.

Overwhelmingly, though, Lance is optimistic and has faith that things will work out, though he is very aware of, and has probably in the past had that faith exploited by others. 

[despairforme]

[      Appreciation post for @grimmjxw ! I said I was gonna make a separate post to praise Lexie so I’mma do that now. Our muses started interacting in a pretty weird way ( with Nnoitra just bullying Grimmjow as per usual lbh ), but then we got an actual thread going, which was basically Nnoitra dislocating Grimmjow’s shoulder and... Almost killing him. ( boyfriend material tm ). Seeing as I don’t really read other people’s threads all that much, this was the first time that I got to see Lexie’s writing. I immediately became super inspired by the amount of detail and emotion that was put into the replies I was receiving. Not being a native speaker myself, I’ve always struggled to try to match the skill of other roleplayers. I guess Lexie’s writing just really made me wanna try harder? I was having a blast with Nnoitra getting to be all evil too ( i love writing Nnoitra kicking people’s ass tbh ), and now I got to write a ‘ fight thread ‘ with someone who was putting a lot of effort into their writing. So yeah, this was a great experience for me. I guess the thing that made me REALLY love Lexie’s Grimmjow ( in the beginning ), was those short answers that I got in the asks I sent. I think short answers can be really boring, but Lexie’s were not. They were just really in-character, even if they were short. My favourites are these; this one, this one , this one ... tbh I could link all of them. What I love about them is that they made ( MAKE ) me laugh. Grimmjow’s sarcasm is so funny and it fits his character perfectly. Oh, I should mention that I was sending these asks because I found the replies funny. I didn’t use to send people that many asks. I also didn’t really use to pay attention to Grimmjow roleplayers. Simply because I found Grimmjow to be a pretty boring character, and I didn’t understand what the big hype was about him. BUT THAT ALL CHANGED WITH LEXIE’S GRIMMJOW! The short interactions Nnoitra had with Grimmjow was the most fun I had had in the bleach fandom ( ever ), and so Lexie got a bit spammed by asks.... Wops. Nnoitra was having fun bullying him too, so for me, it was a win-win. And then it all got even better! I got to add Lexie on skype and--- 

     Why am I writing this in third person.... I got to add you on skype Lexie, and that was hella nice! I had a good time chatting with you - I always have a good time chatting with you, and one of my fav things about our chats is that we can take a break for hours and it’s not a big deal. I find it hard to keep a chat going with fast replies so it’s nice to be able to get a slow one. When we first started chatting, I wasn’t thinking about shipping with you, because your blog was a single-ship, and of course I didn’t want to get in the way of that. But after we had chatted for a bit we did sort of agree on shipping?? I don’t really remember how we even got to that?? But it wasn’t like we could stop the boys anyways... With Nnoitra putting his hands in Grimmjow’s stomach lmao. 

     AND - This brings me to the thread that started their relationship. It was supposed to just be a challenge, and then it turned into an actual smut-book ( mmmmm ). This was my first time writing smut for Nnoitra in this verse. I never thought he’d actually get intimate with someone. BUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW.... I had a great time writing that thread! Each reply was about 1000 words long ( which is a lot?? ), and we both did one reply per day. I couldn’t believe that someone was actually willing to put in that much effort to write with me! I was absolutely blessed to find someone who was into writing that sort of stuff with me, not to mention a muse who actually liked Nnoitra! I am pretty picky when it comes to people’s writing styles, and it’s rare that I find someone who I have nothing negative to say about, but your writing is one of those. It just fits Grimmjow so perfectly. From the specific words you choose, to how you show his sarcasm even when it’s not direct speech. The emotional rollercoasters he goes through in the internal dialogues, his smug ass remarks... It’s all just too perfect! And it’s all wrapped up in aesthetically pleasing graphics ( i am spoiled, i love pretty graphics ). I considered myself somewhat of a noob at this point so I literally couldn’t believe that someone this cool would want to ship with me???? From there on, our ship has been an amazing ride ( it’s such a blast to write! ). One of my favourite things about it is all the plots we’ve done. Grimmjow being ripped in half, Nnoitra almost killing him, Nnoitra dying, Grimmjow losing his eyes... So much angst! So many emotional moments for Nnoitra! I’m so grateful that you’ve let me put Nnoitra into situations and through emotions that I never imagined him able to have.

     Of course I got to mention our AUs too! I am forever blessed with having a ship in canon-verse. I am, however, a huge sucker for AUs! And so I am REALLY glad that you’ve been willing to do all these AUs with me! ( Also I apologize in advance because I am probably going to come at you with more ideas... ). I love all our AUs! They are really different, but in every one of them Nnoitra looooves Grimmjow so much what the fuck---- Our AUs have allowed me to write Nnoitra in even more different scenarios ( who would ever have imagine him taking care of his sick boyfriend... ). I often come up with more plots and AUs that I wanna try out ( but I try not to overwhelm you with them ), and I’m just so hyped that you want to do these things with me!

     Then, let me talk about your ask-answers. Pretty much always, I receive a long ass answer to one of my asks, and I feel so blessed that you would go through all that trouble to answer something I sent you. And, of course, I get to read your amazing writing with is a treat. I usually read the ask answers many times, and I’ll go back to read some old ones ( even if navigating on mobile is a pain ). My all time favourite is the one where Nnoitra gives Grimmjow Pantera in the sick!au. Grimmjow is just too adorable and I just go: hfwehjasfuiods everytime I read that reply. I don’t even have a count of how many times I’ve read that one.

     Speaking of my favourites - I wanna talk a bit about the whole main human!au thing. The fact that we took such a long time with building up their relationship, starting at the teen!au, makes this one of my all-time favourite roleplay experiences. They were such good friends, and we had the au for like? Almost a year? Before shit went down. The scene were Nnoitra betrays Grimmjow and tries to kill him is one, if not my favourite angst scene that I’ve ever had the pleasure of writing with someone. And this, of course, wouldn’t have been possible without your outstanding writing. I am shitty at pointing out the exact thing that I love so much about how you write angst, but I just ???? Man that scene was so intense and I’ve never felt more for Nnoitra ( or Grimmjow ) than I did that time. I don’t even know how you do it, but you always find a way to make it as sad as possible. I don’t know any writers who can portray emotion as well as you do. And the fact that those emotions are Grimmjow’s emotions only make it that much more impressive. I love the whole end to the teen!au thing ( I miss writing them as teens tho, we need a highschool!au ), and I also love their reunion seven years later! This is set in my main verse for Nnoitra, which I have spent almost three years building, and he has a lot of development in that verse, so I am really hyped to be heading into a ship with Grimmjow in that verse. Especially with their history and Grimmjow’s drug-abuse. I’m seeing a million angsty plots that we could do, so that is a REAL hype!

     Oh, I mustn’t forget to talk about our micro rps! I love them too! Doing short things is a rare thing for me, but sometimes I just don’t have the energy to write longer things, and what better thing to do than to write some random ass flirting on the dash? Grimmjow’s sarcasm is always funny af.

     I also need to mention how much Nnoitra ???? loves Grimmjow ??? I legit never thought he could love anyone this much but holy shit. They have such amazing chemistry and that’s all due to how perfect your Grimmjow portrayal is. I love it so much!!! And so does Nnoitra, as we all know.. Writing Nnoitra being in love with Grimmjow is such a good time, since it’s something I never expected from him, so thank you for writing the perfect Grimmjow!

     With having you as my roleplay-partner, ship-partner and friend, I feel so lucky and blessed. I want you to know that I appreciate all the effort you put into writing this ship, or just your writing in general ( I read pretty much everything you write these days ). It’s always a pleasure and a treat to read what you write. I also want to thank you for taking the time to answer our threads and my asks, and for tagging me in some of the things in your queue! I always get excited when I see my url tagged in something you reblogged for our boys. Oh, and also!!! I yell at your edits when you make edits for them because your graphics are beautiful and I’m so excited for ship things for our ship!!  I think this post got a bit messy and I don’t think I got all my points across but I wanted to at least try to explain to you how much I appreciate you! I know you’ve been struggling with your depression these days. Please take care of yourself ( I always say this, how unoriginal ), and don’t worry at all with taking time to reply to stuff, whether it’s for me or someone else. Everyone will be more than happy to wait for you to feel better, and get back to enjoying writing. Nnoitra will always wait for Grimmjow, and I will always wait for you. - SENDS ALL THE LOVE TO YOU - <5 <5 <5 <5 <5 !!!!!!!! ]

[asagi-s-garden]

Let me put your minds to ease about The Great Wall

Because it isn’t a White Savior film

Spoilers below, and why I believe it isn’t nearly as offensive as the PR makes it out to be

First of all, IT IS NOT A WHITE SAVIOR MOVIE, MATT DAMON DOES NOT SAVE THE DAY

This is the biggest complaint I see and despite what American PR would have you believe it just simply is not the case, Matt Damon is in it yes, he is the “main” protagonist yes, in the way that it’s his POV and he gets the most screen time, and yes, that’s a problem, but it doesn’t change the fact that it was a Chinese woman who saved the day

So Matt Damon ISN’T the Chosen One? No, not even close, there is no Chosen One, PERIOD

But doesn’t he learn martial arts and stuff in the- Let me stop you right there: No, he’s had multiple armies train and work with him over his lifetime, he came already knowing how to fight and he does not use martial arts

So... a girl saves the day? Yep, a Chinese woman named Lin Mae who leads the entire army, she’s the general

But she’s the only woman in it right? No, there’s an entire branch of this army that’s female only because they fight using acrobatics and men are too heavy, there are jokes about men not being able to do it and everything

.. You said she’s the general? Yeah, she’s the freaking general by the end of the movie, and even gets to be a general in the MAIN Chinese army

But she’s the love interest right? There is no love interest, she and Matt Damon make googly eyes at eachother a couple of times but that’s it, there is no kiss, no one gives up anything for the other, they develop a deep and platonic trust as soldiers together, maybe flirt a little, that’s all that happens

Ok but everyone speaks English right? No! Please stop spreading this rumor because it just is not true!! ONLY TWO CHINESE PEOPLE SPEAK ENGLISH IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE AND ONE OF THEM IS LIN MAE WHO WAS TAUGHT BY THE OTHER WHITE GUY, IT IS CHINA AND 98% OF THE CHINESE PEOPLE IN CHINA SPEAK CHINESE

Another white guy? How many white people are in this thing? Just the two (past the first ten minutes) One is a traitor, the other is Matt Damon, pretty good odds, other than that the only non-Asian person past the first ten minutes is a Latino guy

So if he doesn’t save the day what is Matt Damon even there for? To fall ass backwards into a method of helping subdue the monsters, he found out by complete accident that the magnet he had on him is why he managed to kill the monster, not because he was more skilled than everyone else, but literally by sheer dumb luck

So... he’s useless? Well no, certainly not, he’s powerfull in his own right that came long before he ever came to China and he helps Lin Mae with alot of things, they work as partners throughout a fair amount of the movie but he’s in a secondary role to her because she’s the one who executes the orders, delivers the killing blow, etc, and in fact, both times he tried to deliver the killing blow he failed and it was Lin Mae’s skills that saved them

Ok so it isn’t as bad as PR makes it out to be, that doesn’t mean it’s good: Well it being good or not is subjective, but it’s a really cool story with AMAZING monster designs, breath-taking colors and graphics, and utterly incredible action sequences that were never boring (wich is amazing because I usually find atleast one boring moment in all action movies with rare exception) and outstanding charectors, I found it thoroughly enjoyable

I’m still mad about Matt Damon: And you have every right to be, let me make a note here that I am not at all trying to excuse the fact that the main in a Chinese movie is a white guy, and I am not trying to convince anyone to see this movie if they don’t want to, my point in making this post was for people who are on the fence like I was who wanted to support a Chinese-driven film but were put off by the white guy, and didn’t know if the good outweighed the bad, I just wanted to give everyone the ACCURATE DETAILS that PR and critics don’t want to give you because Hollywood is racist and critics know it, there are a few other reveiws on Tumblr that mention all of this and I wanted to put in my two cents too, you have every right to your opinion on the movie, but it makes me really mad to see misinformation going around that PR is causing (like the “everyone speaks English” bullshit because I’m telling you, I sat there reading the subtitles, only two Chinese people spoke English, stop saying everyone did) I’m not trying to convince anyone to see the movie, I’m just trying to fight the misinformation going around, and if you still don’t want to support it because of Matt Damon then that’s fine, obviously I’m no authority on anything, but everyone is taking the trailers and posters and stuff for face value wich is a mistake

If anyone has seen my meta blog, you know that I’m always massively weary of PR, because PR is what makes Teen Wolf, a smart horror show, look like a campy romantic drama with nothing but shirtless guys, and it makes The Legend Of Korra, an INCREDIBLY mature and IMMENSELY dark animated series look like a cartoon about fart jokes, that’s the only commercial Nickelodeon ever wants to run for it, talk about bad advertising, The Great Wall’s PR would have you believe this is The Matt Damon Show set vaguely in China because Hollywood is racist and wants to sell it like that, but the movie isn’t that way

Honestly Lin Mae is one of my new favorite characters and I’d kill for a prequel or even a sequel just about her alone, so there’s, you know, also that

But TLDR? If you’re wondering if the bad outweighs the good- it doesn’t, this is still a predominately Asian driven movie that’s really outstanding and the white guy isn’t as big of a cookie as PR is making him out to be, if you want to see it for the Asian cast? Do it, please do it, please support the Asian actors and actresses and stunt people/designers/animators/etc etc etc involved because we need them to succeed in Hollywood

[elliottwfqs929-blog]

Photo editing software for amateurs and pros with a lot of cool features

At the time it really is certainly option to print along with plan off the photography skill levels, you will effectively choose some of this graphic approach themes to today imprint all of them to a detailed information statistic. With the condition that a glint in this photograph is never considering that people wish it, anyone can most likely tighten it really utilizing photo editing software to ensure that anybody have this acceptable output. Everyone should really be literally working up a toil walking around that subject in order to getting every single possible setting people can imagine in order to tell that report. It really is better to basically post a handful of ideal pictures, as opposed to a ton of average pictures. Easy photo editing software accomplishes feature mediakg-ti.com/ many of the attributes is generally known as, that occurs kind of manageable as soon as you've choose you get effectively enjoy so as to produce an initiative the transmit something furthermore simple than take away objects directly from photo as well as additionally edit a photographs. Each time he provide the suitable matter in front of your electronic camera, people possess to prepare in order to have it really within that focal point and even try this superb photo. Our photo editing software for PC may be inspected together with the straightforward working with makes tasks which include improve an image understandable and even put to work. Amateurs shall not supposed in order to try that photo editing software for Windows 10 considering that it really is definitely really easy to use and also we get a great deal of help out of the software system any time you are editing and enhancing the images. The indicated step is going to completely run completely in case that anybody like free from a trouble, simple photo shoot shaping by using photo editing software. Observe if the image includes a sense of balance along with easiness and when the photograph doesn't appear wonderful in your first shot, go on trying till anybody do it correct and even work with photo editing software. Photographs who exactly want to rephrase that mistakes of a photograph ought to go after photo editing software for Windows 10 or maybe try your perfect photo shot right now. Blogger who present the optimal pictures onto a website have most likely utilized software in order to go over as long as not actually nearly every image is really best or even in order to make the most of flip a photo.

The advanced glossary about adjust photos with easy photo editing software

Uncomplicated photo editing software along with various nice options to really easy adjust an image

Photo editing software for PC has definitely long been one of one of the most prominent methods when it comes to human beings who own a web page as well as need to find functions such as blur pictures for our images. This kind of photo editing software for Windows 10 is simply suitably when it comes to willing trainees among an extremely good package to identify the as well complex energies what will certainly horrify the moment picture resize pictures as well as increasing consumers. Despite of the amount of false moves here in this photograph which was literally generated, by having photo editing software each person will effectively correct it. Photographs that really want to fine-tune the tones on a photo shoot needs to give a try to photo editing software for beginners alternatively get your suitable photo right away. For the most part we shall find out a lot to ensure that you can possibly get decent images, although anybody have the ability to as well as simply run photo editing software for Windows 10 meaning everyone may conveniently get hands on that preferred outcome. Photo editing software Windows 10 accomplishes include a couple of the characteristics is definitely widely known as, that works quite helpful in case you've choose anybody provide in fact just like to produce an effort your transmit something far more nice than get rid of items from photo as well as also change a photographs. In case that the illumination is possibly as well uneven, anybody could possibly make horrible shadows in to that motive which is probably most especially a complication when it comes to professional pictures.

Glossary: Photo editing software for make photo collages

User friendly easy photo editing software for novice and professionals to functional cut an image

This kind of photo editing software for Windows 10 is actually accurately when it comes to engaged trainees using a very good offer to determine the as well difficult tools that will certainly terrify very beginning time photographs improve photos as well as greatly enhancing buyers. Inspect if the photo comes with a knowledge of harmony together with directness as well as if the photo shot may not seem superb in that first try out, go on trying unless everyone having it exactly or work with photo editing software. Any of the incredibly good images of truck in which generality prefers needs to seem regular in order that all people will so as to check out all of them and even you may perhaps well even overcome. At the time it is really opportunity to creating together with method beside the digital photography abilities, everyone might effectively go for a few of the graphic idea themes to immediately imprint all of them on an information rating. Photographs that like to fine-tune that errors within a photo shot must try out photo editing software for PC alternatively get the optimal photograph instantly.

Mostly everyone shall discover a lot to ensure anybody can absolutely take good photos, still anyone might even only make use of photo editing software in order to everyone might immediately get hands on this preferred finish. Persons really should not supposed in order to check out that photo editing software due to the fact that it really is generally really simple to use along with everyone obtain a number of help coming from that product any time you're modifying the pictures. Anyone ought to be definitely developing a sweat getting around the subject matter including grabbing nearly every plausible place everybody can probably consider to let know your report. Photo editing software for Windows 10 possess some of the characteristics is undoubtedly known for, which turns out rather useful the second you've decided you provide actually select to make an initiative the hand on a little something more beautiful than take away items from image and even additionally edit a photo. Often times taking very little ordinary elements can easily lead to some of the most treasured photo shots. This particular effort is going to without a doubt handle well whenever anyone wish with no a worriment, simple photo remodeling by working with Windows 10 photo editing software.

Our photo editing software for beginners can probably be simply inspected together with the basic working with helps to make work just like blend a picture easy to understand and even work with. I guess it is usually a terrible idea to assess photo shoots while anything outstanding is occurring ahead of anyone and yet you will definitely often get a little bit downtime between photo taking.

[projectdroid1-blog]

Day Trading In Mind

Day Trading In Mind https://www.projectdroid.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/word-image-128.jpeg https://www.projectdroid.com/ebook/day-trading-in-mind/ Trading In Mind 10 Ways To Stay Focused For Real-Time Traders Free Reproduction and Distribution Rights You are automatically granted full reprint and reproduction rights to this ebook. That means you are free to distribute this ebook as you wish. You can offer it for download from your website. You can sell it, bundle it with other products, or give it away for free. The only requirement is that the ebook must remain intact. Disclaimer & Risk Warning All trading involves risk. You should never trade with money you cannot afford to lose. The contents of this ebook are for general information purposes only. Although every effort has been made to assure accuracy, the publishers can assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. Examples are provided for illustrative purposes only and should not be construed as investment advice or strategy. Past performance is not indicative of future results. In no event shall Day-Trading-Mind.com or its content providers be liable for any damages of any kind whatsoever with respect to the service, the material and the products provided herein. Before we begin, let's review what is now being called the "Perfect" trading platform. eToro Review About Forex The Forex market has quickly become the world's largest financial market, with an estimate daily turnover of $3.2 trillion. It is a market that has great appeal to a financial trader because of its volume which guarantees liquidity. High liquidity means that a trader can trade whatever currencies he feels like at all times, since there will always be someone to buy and sell any currency he wants. Another outstanding feature of the forex market is that it is active 24 hours a day and is closed only on the weekends. This means that unlike the stock market for example, traders in the forex market don't need to wait for a bell to ring, but can make trading decisions around the clock. Enter the internet into the equation. Now the forex market is literally at your fingertips. Most brokers offer online trading facilities which enable you to trade simply by clicking a button, instead of the traditional phone call. The internet has really revolutionized the industry, making the retail section of the market more dominant than ever. About eToro eToro is a forex trading platform developed to cater to the emerging retail segment of the forex market. With its simple style and exciting trade visualizations, eToro is the perfect platform for a novice trader to get his first forex trading experience. With its great array of professional forex trading and analysis tools, eToro is also the perfect platform for experts in the field who want to trade comfortably and reliably. eToro has developed a truly intuitive interface that lets traders concentrate on trading instead of messing around with bulky and overcomplicated software. It's important to mention that eToro also offers an educational experience, so novices can gain knowledge of the forex market and eventually become pros if they're so inclined. eToro offers forex trading guides, forums and video tutorials to facilitate their traders' progress. eToro also offers an unlimited practice mode where both beginner and seasoned traders can sharpen their skills and test their strategies with real market rates. Overall eToro have successfully designed a software that caters to a very wide segment of the forex trading public. eToro is bound to remain a leader in the forex industry for a long time to come. eToro's features: Visual representation of trades: Monitor your trades with ease by watching creative visualizations of your trading activity. Practice mode: Test your skills and strategies by trading with live rates, without risking a cent. Trading Challenges: Compete against fellow traders for cash prizes - with no entry fees. Trade: Enjoy immediate and accurate execution with all your trades. Low Spreads: Save a fortune on eToros super low spreads - as low as 2 pips. And soon to come: Trade: Enjoy real time execution with all your trades. eToro's Pro Insight: Get a look at what currency pairs eToro's top 100 traders are trading at the moment, and use the inside info to your advantage! Download eToro for FREE and join a fast growing forex community.

Watch Video!

Introduction – pg 4

Understand The Truth – pg 5

Plan Your Trades, Then Trade Your Plan – pg 7

If You Don't Spend Much, You Can't Lose Much – pg 8 4. Don't Think Money, Think Points – pg 9

5. What The Mind Can Conceive... - pg10 6. Be Your Own Boss – pg 11 7. Mind Your Language – pg 12 8. Less Is Definitely More – pg 13 9. Get A Life – pg 14 10. The Essential Real-Time Trading Tool – pg 15 What's Next? – pg 17 Take two traders. Give them the same starting capital, the same trading platform, the same market, and the same trading system with precise rules for entry and exit. Come back a month later and what will you find? One trader will be up 20%. The other will be down 40%. It's fascinating, isn't it, how two people can have the same opportunities in life, and yet get very different results. We at Day-Trading-Mind.com firmly believe that the answer to success lies within each of us; and that we are each completely responsible for our own results in the market. The following top 10 list was compiled from the many discussions that take place at our regular monthly “trader's conferences” (i.e. a local bar). ;-)) Some of it you'll already know... some of it will be new. Hopefully you'll find it useful. Trading is a game of probabilities. Imagine we're flipping a coin. Heads I win one dollar - tails you win one dollar. Simple. Heads and tails will each come up half the time, and we'll both neither win nor lose. However, unknown to me, you have a loaded coin. For every 100 throws, heads comes up 49 times, and tails comes up 51 times. You now have a license to print money. Let's call it the "Tails Trading System". All you have to do is sit back and bet on tails forever. Eventually, you'd win all my money (and anyone else's who took you on). All any trading system gives you is an "edge". A favorable bias. Something that is more likely to happen than not. Whatever trading system you use... e.g. ... pattern breakouts, trend-following, fibonacci, moving averages, channel following, oscillator signals, bollinger bands, swing trading, opening gaps... ... you are relying on a positive bias. Essentially, the trading system is saying "when 'x' happens... 'y' usually follows". Sometimes it doesn't. Most of the time it does. And all your trading system does is help you identify high probability trades, enter then correctly, and protect yourself while allowing your profits to grow. Now some trading systems are better than others. But don't get caught up on the search for the perfect system... You know, the trader's Nirvana... the elusive "Holy Grail"... the system that delivers profits on demand and never, ever gets it wrong. Find a trading system that you like. One you feel comfortable with. One you understand. Then stick with it. Be consistent. A cool, disciplined, trader will take an average system and make money with it. A nervous, arbitrary trader will take a brilliant system and wreck it. All traders have "good" days and "bad" days. Some days you'll make small profits. Other days you'll make small losses. And once or twice a month, on average, you'll make big profits. That's how you make money as a traders. It's not 9 till 5. Problem is, you never know when the big trades are due to arrive. Like our "Tails Trading System" above, the one time you don't take the trade is exactly the time the market takes off and never looks back. You MUST see the big picture. Realize that the current trade is only one of many. On that basis, the current trade hardly matters. It's like a piece of plankton in a very large ocean. Trading is all about managing risk and then surrendering yourself to the oldest law in the Universe: The ancient law of probability. Your job as a trader is to follow a trading plan. And who's going to write this trading plan? You are. Notice the word "write". It needs to be written down, on your trading desk, in front of you. Your trading system will give you the rules to follow. All you do is translate these into your plan. A trading plan must have three parts: Setup, Entry and Exit. (Obviously it's beyond the scope of this document to provide details on specific trading systems as there are literally hundreds of them! However we do feature some occasionally in our newsletter.) The point is that a trading plan covers every eventuality. You know what to look for in the market, when to get into a trade, and when to get out. Keep it simple. Then follow it. Religiously. One of the biggest mistakes you can make as a trader is have too much money riding on a trade. The more money you use, the more emotional fuel you are pouring onto the fire. Eventually, you are likely to be burned... badly. And the post-traumatic stress may be irreparable. Most beginning traders stake too much in the hope of a quick win. Experienced traders know better. In day trading, where the trades can come thick and fast, a few big losers can eat you alive very quickly. Good day traders who survive will risk only a tiny amount of their trading capital on any one trade. If you're "under capitalized" then consider using a trading system which offers a tight stop loss. Alternatively, trade a shorter time-frame, like the 1-minute chart, where losses can be minimized. Overconfidence is the other cause of excessive risk. "Hey... heads has come up 10 times in a row... let's put half the trading capital on tails (which is sure to come up next) and clean up." The problem with sure-thing trades is that:

The market hardly ever obliges;

Everyone else sees them as sure-things as well and jumps aboard. So when they go wrong, they go wrong big-time.

Risk a tiny amount on each trade. You'll be more relaxed, and more able to execute the trade properly. Following on from minimizing your exposure, we come to your relationship with money. Whether we like it or not, money is highly prized in our society. It's important. And we attach a lot of feeling to it. How then will you feel when you see hundreds of dollars (perhaps thousands, depending on your account size) go up in smoke in front of you? The problem is, "expenses" are part of the game. You have to lose some to win some more. There is no holy grail, like we said before. If you can't change your relationship with money, then just don't think about it. Focus instead on numbers. Think "percentage of trading account". Think "average risk-to-reward ratio". Think "potential profit points versus maximum points risked". Concentrate on getting the numbers right and the money will take care of itself. Is it possible you secretly want to lose? Self-destructive behavior can easily manifest itself in the markets, particularly among day traders. When the price is dancing around in front of your eyes, it can take a grip of you. You can start to feel like it's playing with you. This is why you have to be very, very careful to avoid emotional trading. If you're a boiling cauldron waiting to explode, then you're heading for a seriously bad experience in the market. Don't get emotional about trading. Remember the current trade is only one of a long series. You're in this for the long term. Remember that and don't, ever, get too attached to any one trade. You must see yourself as a professional trader. At the start of each trading day, before the market opens, take a few minutes for yourself. Close your eyes. Start visualizing the market. See the real-time chart on your computer screen. Watch as the price gyrates up and down. See yourself entering a trade. Notice you feel relaxed. You're alert but calm. Completely non- emotional. Observe how the price moves after you enter. How it comes close to your stop loss. Mentally place a number of trades. Follow them through. You get a losing trade. Notice you see the big picture. You are unemotional. Completely calm. You put on another trade. Again, another small loss. You are unperturbed. Next a winning trade. Again, you are relaxed. It's all part of the job. This takes practice. And you must do it regularly to get the maximum benefit. Try it every morning, and any time you even begin feel stressed or you lose your focus. The advantage of this technique is it's free. And the payoff is excellent. You're the one in charge of your trading. You alone are responsible for your success or failure as a trader. Not the market... not the trading system... not the government or the Federal Reserve. You. That's quite a responsibility. You handle it by being kind to yourself. Become your own mentor. Watch how you're behaving during the trading session. Be especially careful to notice your feelings. Focusing on your feelings gives you useful feedback about your performance. Remember that having a "winning day" or a "losing day" is not the issue here. All that's important is how you're performing in the job. Are you being professional, remaining emotionally detached? Or are you starting to get irritable at the market... the market makers... the unfairness of life...? Negative emotions are early-warning signals that you need to cool down and relax. Get back into your state. Observe the tension in your body and release it. Just let it go. Perform the visualization exercise again. Remind yourself that it's all percentages. This is just another trade, just another day. If you make a mistake during your trading - and who doesn't - don't beat yourself over the head with it. Learn from it. Make a mental note to build on it. Thank the market for the training lesson ;-) and move on. Be nice to yourself! It's very important that you avoid spiraling down into an emotional cycle where you end up doing some serious damage to your account and to your own ego. Try this experiment sometime: Tell a friend to close her eyes and stretch her arm out wide. Now get her to think of the word "weak", then press down on her hand. You'll notice her whole arm moves down easily. Repeat the experiment as before, only this time, tell her to focus on the word "strong". This time you'll notice enormous resistance in her arm, and you might struggle to move it at all. Two simple words - two very different results. If words are so incredibly powerful, just think what you do to yourself when you call yourself an "idiot" or worse! But words are more subtle than just name-calling. How about this one... 'Loss'. Boy, think what that one conjures up. Missed opportunity? A gaping hole in your life? A theft? A bereavement, even? No wonder traders find it hard to take losses. Let's call it something else: 'An expense'. Ah, now it's sounding better. Much more business like. Helps to put it into its true perspective. Similarly, on the other side of the balance sheet, let's stop talking about: 'Win' ... which again is steeped in emotion... and change it to: 'Income'. Income versus expenses. Isn't that what trading really is? A business. You're much more likely to become profitable when you realize this. And forget about pitching your ego into imaginary battles that ensnare your sense of reason along the way. Mind your language when trading. Use neutral words at all times, both about yourself and the market. The best times to day trade are usually the first two hours after the open. Some traders also like to trade the last half-hour before the close. Momentum is greatest at these times, with real buying and selling pressure creating the best trends. Many real-time traders also follow the "3 strikes and you're out" rule. By limiting your trading to only three trades a day - MAX - you reduce your stress level enormously. You'll be sharper and less likely to make mistakes. You also insure yourself against a "suicide day", when you take serial losses, each time trying to recover from the previous loss... Reading this away from the market, you might feel you would never fall into that trap. However, it's surprising how many traders have come unstuck in a real-time avalanche as the losses begin to snowball. The motto? Tomorrow's another day. Take it easy. Don't trade a 40-hour week. Accumulate your profits over time. And you'll make more by doing less. Do you know why you trade? Is it the fun and excitement, the sheer nerve-jangling, adrenaline rush that comes from trading the word's financial markets? Perhaps you enjoy status of being a trader? "Hi - John Doe - Futures Trader - nice to meet you..." For some traders, it's an escape. They hate the world around them - their job, their boss, their spouse, their whole life in fact. Trading then becomes a fantasy to slip into at will. The fact is, trading has to be about one thing. Making a profit. If you do it for any other reason, you are probably doomed to failure, because you'll operate from emotion instead of the cold, mechanical thinking that's the hallmark of a good trader. Look at your own motivations for trading. See if you can discover a hidden agenda. If there's something missing in your life that trading is currently filling, then you need to address that. Live a balanced life. Don't spend the whole day trading. Meet people. Get out! Start a new business. Find new interests. Keep your trading desk free from emotional clutter. Real-time traders live from moment to moment. Such is the pull of a live data feed, it's often a challenge to see the big picture. But this you must do if you want to survive and prosper. . Visualizing the current trade as one of a series helps to maintain your discipline and lower your emotional cholesterol. But there's one trading tool that will really improve your performance more than anything else. A trader's diary. Don't be scared off by the sentimental connotations of keeping a diary. "Dear Diary... today I... " this is not. Your own trading diary can be computer-based - via a word-processing document or a simple text file saved to your desktop. Or you may find a traditional pen and paper version more effective. (There is something about writing on paper that makes it more personal. Probably the way the hand and eye coordinate with the brain. Plus you've probably got enough applications running when you're trading in real-time!) Another option is to a personal tape recorder. Good if you prefer speaking to writing. Whatever format you use... what will you actually write (or say)? Anything. Don't worry about grammar. Make one-word notes of what's happening. Sure, you can note down the facts and figures - stock code, time and date, position size, entry price, stop loss, exit price. But also - and more importantly - record your thoughts. If you were hesitant about getting in the trade, say so. If you're terrified now you're in (the dreaded "Trader's Remorse") then make a note of it. When you exit, say why. Stopped out? Took profits? Why? How did you feel before the exit? How do you feel now, afterwards? This only takes a few seconds to record this ongoing commentary of your own trading. But the information you get can be priceless. Here's why: At the end of each week, preferably at the weekend when the markets are closed, review the week's entries. You can guarantee that you'll see a pattern in your behavior. There is probably something you are doing consistently that's causing negative results. And once you've identified the problem, the solution usually becomes obvious. Do this exercise every week, and also every month to get a longer term perspective. Only you can do this for yourself. Nobody looks after your own affairs better than you do. You don't need the latest million dollar trading system to be successful in this business. Look within. You may be amazed with the results.

What's Next?

If you're not already a subscriber, make sure you subscribe to the “Trading In Mind” newsletter. It's fun. It's fast. And it's free. And if you want to send some feedback or get in touch then contact us here. Also make sure you visit the web site regularly where we review the latest trading products. Trade well. http://Day-Trading-Mind.com/ The Day Trader's Portal