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miainbetween · 9 hours ago
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#001 ENTRY
MIA’S SHIFTING DIARY
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okay so I’m starting to keep a shifting diary because- why not?and I already have a tag for it, so might as well use it.
last night I tried a method, introduced in a post I reblogged earlier yesterday. also shoutout to @easyboyrecliner for sharing it with me (love you mae🫶). so yesterday I’m almost feeling dead around 0:00 and my lil sister is in my room babbling about her instagram story and something she wanted to do and she was just not letting me sleep but I also wasn’t yet ready for bed I was just laying down and relaxing for a bit.
so after she’s done talking my ears off I go get ready for bed and by the time I try to sleep I feel like I might pass out any moment. interesting fact about me is that I fall asleep less than five minutes after I lay in bed. no matter how sleepy I am. worst case scenario it’ll take me 30 minutes because I got excited over something but that’s the extent of it.
I remembered the method and decided to reread the post and try it and I was counting my breaths and affirming once in five breaths and I think I was saying that my body knows how to shift? ??? I don’t remember. I was kinda quoting the post. I don’t remember anything after 25 and that’s probably when I fell asleep. also I was debating on which dr to try to shift to before that and I was so confused and I think that would explain the multiple dreams.
so I had two dreams. the first one I don’t remember, I only know it was about one of my drs and it was long.
the second one was me on vacation with the love island USA s6 cast. this reminds me of my love island dr. I remember serena, kordell, leah and miguel there. also underground stuff in minecraft??? I always dream about Minecraft it’s not even funny. I had to escape from some palace?? and I was swimming in lava and remember wondering how I wasn’t dead yet. also I was going to epilate my armpits cuz I was feeling self conscious because we were going to go to the beach????🙈 I feel so embarrassed. and I remember being in a vacation house, something with a very greek vibe. everything was white and I mean everything. I think there was also a lot of linen. and there were no doors to the bedrooms. I know that because I was trying to epilate myself with people constantly passing by my room and side-eyeing me.
but I’m happy with the results. I had no expectations and for only getting as far as 25, it looks good.
things are looking up.
tags: @shiftesque @rumitome @floreils @spellboundscorpio @avelineshifts @d0llygor3
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i-may-be-an-emu · 2 months ago
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FINALLY went through the sfth tag again and no joke i could FEEL my mental health getting better with each reblog 😭 idk what it is (cough it’s the adhd/suspected autism) but like after literally not having the time to be very active on tumblr for so long I think it messed with my brain a bit
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sandyca5tle · 14 hours ago
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So it's a little complicated to go into the specific details, but I recently found the term 'fableing' which is an indentity kind of half-way between/that is a mix of fictionkin and fictive, which fairly succinctly explains how I feel about this aspect of my identity
2. I might have multiple, still kind of working that out, but the main/confirmed one is Weiss Schnee from RWBY (with a slight side of a specific AU on top of canon stuff)
3. Again, just the one for definite
4. It's kind of interesting to observe from a first person perspective - how it affects how I think and interact with things.
5. Honestly probably been a few, but I can't remember a specific instance to share rn 6. Not really
7. Quite a few, and everyone I've told has been wonderful about it (although i don't think quite everyone has fully understood the funkiness around it, but that's fine)
8. No
9. Not really interacted with 'the community' as a thing, but I do think it's cool that there's all these people from all these different places/sources that just exist and stuff
10. I don't really know if I've every experienced euphoria connected to this kind of identity, but honestly just being treated as/referred to as what I identify as can be euphoric
11. I don't think so? But I'm also not wholly sure on what 'shifts' are exactly
12. No, don't think so? (not super familiar with the terms)
13. If I'm understanding the term right: Yes. We have a Penny fictive in our system, and I'm friends with a Ruby fictive in another system
14. I don't necessarily actively seek people out, but it's nice to meet people and be able to talk about things, reminisce about events that happened etc.
15. For fanfic, off the top of my head: Queens of Remnant by @mikotyzini - while not really connected to my identity outside of being a fic of my source, it's really good The Rose that Melted the Ice Dragon's Heart by @spartanblacksmith - more connected to me, although not directly, but is a fic about the au that I'm a little influenced by ( @amelia-yap 's Derg AU) for Fanart, there's tons of great art of me out there, so I won't spam it all, but
These ones speficially from the Derg AU
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by amelia-yap
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and to do something other than the derg AU, this from Mikururun (with designs for the rest of the team here)
16. There's two pieces in particular: This one by @starwaycereal which they did for me/us before we fused, and I still love it
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and this one done by my partner, @kanithecatdemon, adding some non-human features to myself
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17. I've mentioned a couple times I'm partially influenced by the derg AU, so that's obvioulsy canon divergent, but it's also separate from my main source - I'm not a dragon in my memories from Remnant, that's separate. As for the core part of me, I'm fairly similar to source, although did work out I am/was transfem there as well. 18. No, all questioning is current XD 19. No 20. Don't know what that is, so gonna go with no
21. Bodily 23 when that part of me formed as a fictive and then later fused with the other part of me, to make the me now. 22. As I said before, never really been a part of 'the community' so. 23. No 24. I guess maybe Alisaie Leveilleur, since she's a possible something anyway 25. Idk tbh, i'm several species already, so 26. Having only just learnt of the term, no. 27. If I'm understanding the term right, I suppose Beacon Academy, I have lots of good memories from there, after all it's where I met my team. Atlas as well, since that's where I grew up, but I have less positive memories from there, but it's still a home. And in the more metaphorical sense of 'home' Team RWBY, never felt more at home than with Yang, Blake, and Ruby 28. Again, having just learnt the term, no 29. Yes! Before I formed as a fictive, and after I fused, I did wonder if I was fictionkin, but before it turned out to be a fictive, and after i prefer the term fableing. 30. Not really familiar with the term, but don't think so 31. Again, don't think so 32. None that really relate to me being Weiss, although I suppose 'RWBY fictives' would encompass both me and Penny. 33. As far as I understand the question: 2, me and Penny 34. No 35. Yes 36. I have a nice memory from Beacon, which is probably my favourite
37. Not really 38. I don't know? Still working some things out there XD 39. Uh, honestly not sure, had help from a couple of friends that kind of covered everything I can think of. Maybe would have been nice to know about 'Fableing' earlier, but I get the sense it's not a well known term anyways 40. Trust yourself, I guess, you know how you're feeling, try to use that to guide your exploration. But at the same time, if you've got friends who you can talk to, even if they aren't super familiar with this kind of thing, it can help to have someone just to bounce your thoughts off, and they might even be able to explain things in a useful way (honestly just general advice for any identity exploration) 41. 'I am the grandaughter of a hero and the child of a villain, I am a citizen of a fallen kingdom and an heir to nothing, I will not be defined by my name because I will be the one to define it. I am Weiss Schnee, Huntress' (/ref)
Fictionfolk Experiences Ask Game
Yeah, you. Fictionkin, fictive, fictionhearted, fictionlinker, fictionflicker--whatever else you may be in the tags. I wanna get some potentially positivity and experience sharing going because there's some Stuff that isn't great in the tags right now but ALSO I think fictionfolk as a whole (and not just identify-as fictionfolk but yes those too) deserve a nice little platform to share their experiences. So, use this ask game. Or just reblog and answer the questions. Or post the answers yourself. Be free.
1. What's your fictional identity (hearttype, kintype, etc)?
2. If you have multiple, do you have one you're closer to than the others, or is more important to your identity overall?
3. How many fictional identities do you have?
4. What's your favourite part about being fictionfolk?
5. What's a positivie interaction that's happened as a result of your fictional identity?
6. Have you told any people in your offline life about your fictional identity and gotten a positive reaction?
7. Have you told any people in your online life about your fictional identity and gotten a positive reaction?
8. Is there anyone you've met as a result of your interactions in the community who's very important to you now?
9. What's your favourite thing about the fictionfolk community?
10. Tell us about a time you've experienced species/identity euphoria as a result of one of your fictional identities.
11. Do you experience any shifts (mental, phantom, dream, etc) of your fictional identity? Share a bit about those and how they feel!
12. Do you have any canonmates (if applicable)?
13. Do you have any sourcemates (if applicable)?
14. Do you wish to seek out canonmates/sourcemates? Why/why not?
15. Do you have a favourite piece of fanart/fanfic/etc that ties into your identity? Share it (with credit)!
16. Do you have any art/fic/etc specifically made for you as a fictionfolk of your specific identity (made by yourself or someone else)? Share it!
17. Does your fictional identity differ from source in any way/is it canon divergent? Explain a bit about that!
18. Are there aspects of your fictional identity that you previously questioned, decided weren't a part of your identity, but you still look fondly upon? (Past 'types, etc).
19. Do you have any spiritual identities? Explain a bit about that!
20. Do you have any psychological identies? Explain a bit about that!
21. How old were you when you discovered/chose your first fictional identity?
22. Did you ever take a break from the community, but came back later? What made you come back?
23. Have you ever considered fictionlinking? If you already have, what made you decide to do it?
24. If you decided to 'link a fictional character, who would it be and why?
25. If you decided to 'link a fictional species, what would it be and why?
26. Have you ever questioned being fictionhearted? If you already are, what started your questioning into that connection?
27. Do you have any fictional hearthomes? What are your favourite things about them?
28. Have you ever questioned being a fictionbased archetrope? If you already are, what's your archetropal identity?
29. Have you ever questioned being fictionkin? If you already are, what started your discovery of that connection?
30. Have you ever had a fictotype turn out to be a fictionflicker or vice versa? What was that like?
31. Do you have any fictionflickers? What are they, and how do they make you feel?
32. If you're a system, do you have any collective fictional identities?
33. If you're a system, how many fictional identities do you have across all of your headmates?
34. Do you have any soulbonds from a fictional source? Share a bit about that!
35. Do you have any memories/noemata around your fictional identity? Share some if you'd like!
36. If you do have memories/noemata, what's your favourite?
37. Does your identity intersect with your gender in any way? Share a bit about that!
38. Does your identity intersect with your sexuality in any way? Share a bit about that!
39. Is there anything you'd have loved to hear back when you were first questioning your identity?
40. Is there anything you'd like to share toward fictionfolk who may just be starting to look into the community?
41. Free space! Share anything about your identity/ies that you'd like to!
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loderlied · 6 months ago
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honestly maybe considering making oleander ven and niles just original fiction characters? or finding a mind closet to shove them into while i find different settings for them…
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riiviir · 8 months ago
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hey guys so I just started reading Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott and OMG AHSBNSBSBSNSNBSHZHSHDBFHGGHFHGRJ2KSHSBSNSK AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I LOVE THINKING ABOUT THE RELATIVITY BETWEEN DIMENSIONS!!!!!!
#probably the nerdiest thing i will ever read in my entire life but I AM SO HAPPY#Its the unabridged and corrected 1992 republication btw. if you wanna get specific#the only book in which i have actually decided to read the introductory notes and i do NOT regret it because the editor's one IMMEDIATELY#brought up the “oh but surely the second dimension has thickness how else would flatlanders see anything” AND GAVE A REALLY GOOD ANSWER.#which i cannot tell you here. bc it is several paragraphs long and idk how i would shorten it. i would hit tag limit. if thats a thing.#anyways. I'm only a little bit into the first part which basically explains how Flatland works as a society so i haven't even gotten to the#sphere yet but OH MAN I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED ABOUT A ROUND OBJECT IN MY LIFE#IM LOSING IT OVER THIS BOOK AAAA :D#me: im so glad i dont have a math class during my senior year! now i dont have to learn anything math-related!#also me: but what if i started studying a complex and almost entirely theoretical part of geometry#bc YEAH i didn't just buy this book bc of gravity falls. I BOUGHT IT BC IVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE 4TH DIMENSION WOOOOOOO!!!!!#one thing i will say i dont like. introductory note suggests the the 4th dimension might be time. this is ok tho bc its followed up with#also saying that time is not a spatial dimension and exist across the 0 1st 2nd and 3rd dimensions which. that epuld mean we live in 4d#already. so. i was worried for a second but THANK YOU THANK YOU OH MY GOD PEOPLE TRYING TO SAY “OH THE 4TH DIMENSION IS TIME” I HATE THAT SO#MUCH AAAAGGHHHH AT LEAST RECOGNIZE ITS NOT SPATIAL!!! TIME IS NOT A SPATIAL DIMENSION!!!!!!! IF IT WAS THEN 4D TRAVEL AND TIME TRAVEL WPULD#BE FHE SAME THING AND DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MUCH COOLER POSSIBILITIES WPULD BE THROWN AWAY IF THAT WAS THAT CASE!!!!! AND. AND. IF THE 4TH#DIMENSION IS TIME. THEN WHATS THE 5TH?? 6TH?? YPU CANT KEEP GOINF ON FOREVER LIKE THAT. YPURE JUST MAKEING MORE 3D WORLSS WITH STUFF IN#ADDITION TO TIME. INTERESTING BUT THAY IS NOT ABOHT HIGHRER DIEMSBSJSNSBAKAJSHDHDHHDHDHDJ#sorry for the rant. jsut. agh i want a spatial 4th dimension. i dont think tesseracts exist through time that would just be an aged cube#anyways yeahhh i love the 4th dimension. new hyperfixation or new special interest? ill have to wait and see. anyways i have done it i have#an oc whos 4 dimensional now and she is the coolest ever i love her#but yeah this book is sosososo good i am literally gonna bring it to school to read instead of draw bc i would lose it if i didn't#10/10 would recommend to anyone who wants to Think
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clumsypuppy · 2 years ago
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footnotes arent enough I need you to talk to me like im fucking Amelia Bedelia
#this isn’t about anything in particular btw. I just have to add a lot of memos when I’m doing things because some things are done a certain#way and it isn’t explained well in the instructions. like my mom has instructions on her baking recipes right#but when it says stuff like add dry ingredients to wet ingredients it also means you don’t dump it in one go you add it slowly by portion#this is probably why I find videos and demonstrations the most helpful when I learn something. like I almost always ask someone to show me#how they do it because there could be something they do that’s already second nature and wouldn’t really be considered in an explanation yk#I don’t think I’m an exception either. when the rice is done cooking I divide it into 4 quarters to bless it#but there are a million ways to divide rice and it makes me think that one persons way of doing it or not doing it all is just as valid#theres also technically no wrong way to divide rice afaik. this means either all ways of dividing rice is safe or valid until we find some#universally terrible way of dividing rice. until that happens nobody really thinks about specifying HOW you divide the rice#source: I have anxiety starting and doing things for the first time because I got way too many people yell at me NONONO WHAT ARE YOU DOING#THATS WRONG while I’m in the middle of doing the thing. I would rather have people think I’m either very stupid or overly specific#than go thru the panic inducing fear of ‘YOURE DOING THIS WRONG OMG WHY DIDNT YOU ASK AHEAD OF TIME THIS WILL BE FUCKED UP FOREVER’ 🧍#nothing wrong if you don’t give something a second thought because you’re so used to it. but I can and will ask about it and I don’t think I#really should feel bad about it if I don’t know enough to dispute it. idk#the other way around I try to be as specific as possible and word things in a way that people who might not get where I’m coming from will#understand. but the problem with that is my explanations tend to be lengthy and I lose them either way 🗿#Im. trying to work on that using examples and stuff because they seem to work the best#but if I could write everything down on a word doc and beam it into your melon that would save both of us time and embarassment#im rambling the short version is I have adhd#yapping
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okcoolthanks · 8 months ago
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Having interesting emotions at the House today
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thecherrygod · 1 year ago
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#my posts#...........................................................................................................................................#............................................................................................................................................#is that enough i think that's enough#yeah that's how its going#everything's been getting worse and I've been feeling very bad but also very pathetic and like complaining almost makes me feel worse but#i can't do anything else about this so like. vent post lmao bc I'm a dumbass#i truly just want to(redacted)but one of those isn't an option and the other i have a drs appointment soon and i don't want to explain that#everything is just. bad. and what isn't i feel like it's getting bad and it's my fault. and I'm probably right.#just. i hate it here#the deserving mentality is truly getting to me and i fucking hate it. it's not logical. I'll still agree with it.#i truly don't deserve the food stuff i can't keep in my life and i deserve the shit that in getting and i can't stop agreeing with that#'oh this classmate wants to have lunch with me on Saturday after working on something! i should cancel before it's too late-#-so i can continue feeling bad for being an apple bc people should hate me bc I'm horrible and don't deserve kindness' like#it's. it's false. it's not logical. and yet#everyone else there's the fucking plexiglass wall and where it wasn't i think it's getting formed and it is my fault probably#i am annoying that one is true#.... I've been making posts like this all day and deleting them bc I'm pathetic also. it's.#... there's a little too much going on lmao#nothing's worth it and i feel like shit and anything i could try to do about it doesn't work and I'm just tired#... in case someone does read this i know it sounds worrying but nothing will happen tbh I'm just a pathetic coward who's sad and tired#and tired of being sad in a way that feels like it's getting worse#I'm not very sure when was the last time i felt. this bad in just. i don't know how to make it stop lmao#also in already annoying so this is all i can do i think lmao#i think I'm seeing now I'm just. being redundant and if i keep this up too much i will delete this. and i should but. i don't think i will#also without saying much this year the one thing™ has been worse than usual and that's not helping either so it truly is just.#that everything is kinda very bad#.... yeah. whatever. it's just.¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯#... i truly wish killing myself was still an option like when i was a teen bit it's not so i just have to deal with whatever this is#... i hate being aware this is all super illogical bc the logical post of my brain teams up making me feel worse somehow.
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galactic-rhea · 1 year ago
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what if dathan was son of obi wan and satine , who is luke's best friend?
While I love the idea of Luke being besties with a son of Obi-Wan and perpetuating the "YOU'RE LIKE MY BROTHER" cycle, I'm afraid I don't know who Dathan is yet 😭
Is he from the new Disney shows? The Sequels? The Comics? Rebels?
Please, bear with me, I didn't know who Luke's father was until three months ago.
Sorry, Anon. I'll probably get back to you when I meet this Dathan guy.
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supahstarrr · 4 months ago
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today has been the first day in like days i havent gone to sleep in the afternoon then continuously force myself to sleep throughout the night
#okay well its technically *tomorrow* today since its 12 am but when i wrote this post it was 11 50 pm. anyways#i hope that today is the day i break this cycle that has been going on for like a week and a few days#i cant even tell if ive been even more depressed/having a depressive episode anymore#ive been slacking when it comes to taking care of my body and keeping my room not a mess#but then again its already hard to do those things to begin with but its even more noticable since i keep ... just sleeping#bc “i dont have much to do/i dont know how to spend my time”#which well i guess thats kind of true since my social life isnt that good. i have no friends to talk too. but like also i need to start#doing my essays....... keeping up with my homework has just recently been harder bc most of it has been recently assigned writing stuff#i guess me having a depressive episode could be possible. especially since ive been more active on reddit now#okay that sounds ridiculous for me to say but i swear theres context. except not really bc i cant explain this#and i rlly hate that website and have been off that place for years but i always come back for a few months when i get#even more insecure about the lack of people i talk too...lol#tags are getting long.... i should have my own journal by technically tumblr is kind of like my journal#but nobody wants to hear this and i know that but i dont even know why i continue to say shit like this lol#and writing in an actual journal is . hard. to commit too for whatever reason#im not even sure if i even dare try journaling because it might just make me feel even more isolated? and lonely? idk.#okay bye... goodnight everyone. ill probably still be online but im doing. Things i guess#Its okay if anyone doesnt read this though but. Thanks if did read this.#sunny.txt
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flowercrowncrip · 3 months ago
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Are we really doing the bus arguments again? The vast majority of people who give wheelchair users grief over use of the wheelchair space are not doing so because they have a disability buggy. They’re doing it because they don’t think wheelchair users should have access to public transport if it means they have to spend a moment moving their child’s pram. Believe me, we can tell the difference.
I got on a bus once and asked a couple to please move their buggy to the other side of the bus so I could use the wheelchair space (the only space a wheelchair user can travel in, and with a huge yellow sticker explaining that it’s legally reserved for wheelchair users and anyone else will be asked to move is a wheelchair user needs the space).
I wasn’t even asking them to get off the bus, just to move their child a few feet to the space on the other side of the bus, that was also closer to where they were sitting. Somehow they felt that was unreasonable and yelled at me that I shouldn’t have boarded the bus, and couldn’t I see the space was taken, was I stupid blah blah blah
After that didn’t make me go away, they then tried to pretend like it was never actually their child and said I’d have to ask the “real parents” because they wouldn’t move a baby that “wasn’t theirs”.
Unsurprisingly no one else claims the child (who is very obviously travelling with the yelling couple), so the bus driver has to get involved and say he can’t move the bus with a wheelchair not in the wheelchair space and that if there’s an unaccompanied toddler on the bus then that’s a very serious situation. After the weirdest five minutes ever the couple eventually realise the bus driver is being very serious and no one is moving until this is sorted. So they have to admit that actually it was their child all along and move them to the other side of the bus which takes all of five seconds.
They would literally rather temporarily disown their own child than take five seconds to allow a wheelchair user access to the same public transport they take for granted.
Compare that to another time I got on the bus, went to ask the person in the wheelchair space to move their buggy only to see that the buggy is adapted to carry an oxygen tank (and probably other stuff) and has one of those “my child is disabled, please treat this buggy as a wheelchair” tag on it. I let the parent/ carer know that I didn’t realise it was a disability buggy and hope she has a good day before asking the driver to let me off because there’s already a wheelchair user on board and it’s first come first serve.
Just, please don’t use hypothetical disabled people to invalidate and talk over real disabled people talking about the real issues we face.
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thewriteadviceforwriters · 1 month ago
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✏️ Writing Dialogue That Sounds Like Real People, Not Theater Kids on Red Bull
(a crash course in vibes, verbal economy, and making your characters shut up already)
Okay. We need to talk about dialogue. Specifically: why everyone in your draft sounds like they’re in a high school improv group doing a dramatic reading of Riverdale fanfiction.
Before you panic, this is normal. Early dialogue is almost always too much. Too polished. Too "scripted." So if yours feels off? You’re not failing. You’re just doing Draft Zero Dialogue, and it’s time to revise it like a boss.
Here’s how to fix it.
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🎭 STEP ONE: DETOX THEATER ENERGY I say this with love: your characters are not all quippy geniuses. They do not need to deliver emotional monologues at every plot beat. They can just say things. Weird, half-finished, awkward things.
Real people:
interrupt each other
trail off mid-thought
dodge questions
contradict themselves
repeat stuff
change the subject randomly
Let your characters sound messy. Not every line needs to sparkle. In fact, the more effort you put into making dialogue ✨perfect✨, the more fake it sounds. Cut 30% of your clever lines and see what happens.
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🎤 STEP TWO: GIVE EACH CHARACTER A VERBAL FINGERPRINT The fastest way to make dialogue feel alive? Make everyone speak differently. Think rhythm, grammar, vocabulary, tone.
Some dials you can twist:
Long-winded vs. clipped
Formal vs. casual
Emojis of speech: sarcasm, filler words, expletives, slang
Sentence structure: do they talk in fragments? Run-ons? Spirals?
Emotion control: are they blunt, diplomatic, avoidant, performative?
Here’s a shortcut: imagine what your character sounds like over text. Are they the “lol okay” type or the “okie dokie artichokie 🌈✨” one? Now translate that into speech.
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🧠 STEP THREE: FUNCTION > FILLER Every line of dialogue should do something. Reveal something. Move something. Change something.
Ask:
Does this line push the plot forward?
Does it show character motivation/conflict/dynamic?
Does it create tension, add context, or raise a question?
If it’s just noise? It’s dead air. Cut it. Replace it with a glance. A gesture. A silence that says more.
TIP: look at a dialogue scene and remove every third line. Does the scene still work? Probably better.
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💥 STEP FOUR: REACTIVITY IS THE GOLD STANDARD Characters don’t talk into a void. They respond. And how they respond = the real juice.
Don’t just write back-and-forth ping pong. Write conflict, dodge, misunderstanding. If one character says something vulnerable, the other might joke. Or ignore it. Or say something cruel. That’s tension.
Dialogue is not just information exchange. It’s emotional strategy.
Try this exercise: A says something revealing. B lies. A notices, but pretends they don’t. B changes the subject. Now you’ve got a real scene.
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🔍 STEP FIVE: PAY ATTENTION TO POWER Every convo has a power dynamic, even if it’s tiny. Who’s steering? Who’s withholding? Who’s deflecting, chasing, challenging?
Power can shift line to line. That shift = tension. And tension = narrative fuel.
Write conversations like chess matches, not ping pong.
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✂️ STEP SIX: SCISSORS ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND The best dialogue is often the second draft. Or third. Or fourth. First drafts are just you figuring out what everyone wants to say. Later drafts figure out what they actually would say.
Things to cut:
Greetings/closings ("Hi!" "Bye!"--skip it unless it serves tone)
Exposition disguised as chat
Obvious thoughts spoken aloud
Explaining jokes
Repeating what we already know
Readers are smart. Let them fill in blanks.
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🎧 STEP SEVEN: READ IT OUT LOUD (YES, REALLY) If you hate this step: too bad. It works. Read it. Mumbling is fine. Cringe is part of the ritual.
Ask yourself:
Would someone actually say this?
Does this sound like one person speaking, or a puppet show with one hand?
Where does the rhythm trip? Where’s the breath?
If you can’t say it out loud without wincing, the reader won’t make it either. Respect the vibe.
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🏁 TL;DR: If you want your dialogue to sound like real people, let your characters be real. Messy. Annoying. Human. Let them interrupt and lie and joke badly and say the wrong thing at the worst time.
Cut the improv class energy. Kill the urge to be ✨brilliant✨. And listen to how people talk when they’re scared, tired, pissed off, in love, or trying not to say what they mean.
That’s where the good stuff is.
—rin t. // thewriteadviceforwriters // official advocate of awkward silences and one-word replies
P.S. I made a free mini eBook about the 5 biggest mistakes writers make in the first 10 pages 👀 you can grab it here for FREE:
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kuncitizen · 16 days ago
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Thinking about Nerd!Gojo sitting behind his geeky little science project like a kicked puppy in a hoodie two sizes too big, shoulders slumped as he watches person after person walk right past his stall without so much as a glance.
His glasses are slightly crooked, one leg bouncing nervously beneath the table, right hand fidgeting with a clicky pen that’s already half-snapped.
You definitely didn’t come here for this.
The science fair was mostly a glorified excuse to leave your dorm before your roommate subjected you to another hour of screaming about her situationship and eating spicy ramen on your bed.
But now you’re looking at this tall, awkward boy who looks like he’s slowly evaporating from the lack of social interaction.
His display is brilliant. There are twinkling little lights in a model solar system, and a bunch of laminated diagrams with handwritten notes in tight, slanted print. But people just stroll by like they’re allergic to effort.
And honestly, you weren’t planning to care. Not until his eyes snap up to yours.
A shade of gorgeous, bright, glassy blue. They widen behind silver-rimmed glasses, a blink of disbelief before a hopeful sort of brightness takes over his whole face.
You slow down. Because who wouldn't after seeing that look on his face?
"Hi," you say casually, hands in your pockets.
His mouth falls open for a second, like his brain blue-screened.
“Hi! Oh—uh—welcome to my project,” he blurts, scrambling upright so fast he nearly knocks over one of the solar system models. “Sorry. Sorry. Just—hi. Are you into Astrophysics?”
You glance at the fancy title printed in bold across his poster:
Gravitational Time Dilation: A Simulation-Based Study.
“I mean, i like the stars. And Interstellar was cool?”
He laughs. It's a breathy, half-disbelieving kind of chuckle, and suddenly his whole face lights up.
“That totally counts,” he says, nodding way too seriously. “Okay, uh, here—this part represents the gravitational curvature caused by massive objects. Which means time actually bends near a black hole.”
He fumbles around and presses a button. A tiny motor kicks in and one of the models starts to slowly spin, simulating gravitational lensing.
You nod, even though you’re pretty sure you understood maybe two of the five words he said. “I thought that the whole time bending thing was a metaphor or something.”
“Nooo, it’s absolutely real! I mean, not the fifth-dimension bookshelf stuff, but the time dilation is legit,” he says, practically vibrating now, fingers tapping the side of the model. “Like if you parked a spaceship near a black hole and then came back, your friends would be, like, old. Or dead. Probably dead. It’s kinda depressing, actually.”
You bite back a smile at how excited he is. “Wow. That’s… morbidly romantic.”
He pauses.
Then clears his throat, pushing his glasses up. “I mean, dying alone in space is kinda poetic.”
You laugh.
He laughs too, a little too hard, and then suddenly looks panicked like—shit, was that weird?
But you’re not weirded out, not even close.
“Sure. Although full disclosure, I don’t know batshit about space.”
“That’s okay,” he says quickly, smiling as if that’s the best news he’s heard all day. “I can explain. I love explaining. Ask me anything.”
So you ask more questions, even the dumb ones. Especially the dumb ones. And to your surprise, he never talks down to you.
Satoru stumbles over his words sometimes, but not once seems to mind your follow-up questions, even when you mix up neutron stars and nimbus clouds. He just keeps going, like he’s been waiting his whole life for someone to stand here and just listen.
You aren’t even trying to flirt, but he’s so damn earnest it sort of feels like flirting anyway.
Eventually, you glance at the time and sigh. “I should get going. My dormmate’s probably wondering if I got abducted by aliens.”
He deflates instantly, like someone popped his internal helium tank. “Oh… that makes sense. Thanks for stopping by.”
You’re just about to step away, offering him a small smile and a soft “This was fun,” when his eyes flick downward.
“Wait— is that the Chang textbook?” he asks, squinting like he’s not trying to memorize every title on your book cover.
You pause and glance down at the heavy thing tucked under your arm. “Yeah, it’s for Chem 203.”
He perks up instantly, like a plant finally getting sunlight. “You’re in Chem 203?”
“I mostly sit at the back and doodle in the margins,” you say, shifting the book in your arms. “And my grades are hanging on by a single valence electron.”
He laughs. “I’m in that class too! I usually sit near the front—uh, big glasses, white hair, probably looked like I was possessed or something.”
You tilt your head, the realisation hitting you finally. “Wait. That’s you? I thought you were just some intense TA.”
“No, unfortunately. Just me.”
He scratches the back of his neck, sheepish now, eyes flicking to the floor for a beat before he tries to play it cool. “I mean, I guess if you need some help with chem—I’d be happy to assist. We could go over some things together, if you’re okay with... that.”
You pretend to consider it. “Hmm. Do you charge by the hour, or is this a discount situation?”
He blinks. “I mean, I can give you, like, the friend rate? If we’re friends? Or not. I didn’t mean to assume—”
“Relax, Einstein.” You laugh, shifting your grip on the book. “I’d love the help.”
You start rummaging through your pockets, half-distracted.
“Hang on—need something to write with. Gimme your number.”
There’s a beat of stunned silence.
“...My number?” he echoes, like you just asked him for a kidney.
“Yes, your number.” you say slowly, enunciating each syllable. “You know, the ten digits? For modern communication.”
“Right! Totally. I can—uh—yeah, I can give you that. Lemme just—” he pats himself down like a man on fire, checking every pocket, flipping his notebook, looking under the table like maybe a post-it note will crawl out and offer itself up.
“It’s fine,” you chuckle, amused by the sight. “You can just write it on my hand.”
He freezes mid-motion, slowly turning to you like you just offered him your soul.
“Your hand?”
You raise an eyebrow. “Unless that’s too weird for you. I guess you don’t want me to have it—”
“No! No, no, I do! I mean—I can do that.” he stammers, already reaching for his sharpie again.
You smile and extend your hand for him, palm open.
He swallows hard, before reaching out.
Gojo's fingers wrap gently around your wrist, warm and a little shaky, as he steadies your hand in his. His thumb grazes across your skin as he lines the pen up, then exhales softly like he’s trying not to freak out over the fact that he is touching a girl and she is not recoiling. In fact, you’re smiling.
“There,” he says quietly, fingers unwrapping from your wrist slowly.
You glance at it, then back at him. “What if it washes off?”
His eyes widen. “Wait—should I—? Do you want me to—?”
You shrug, smiling. “Guess you’ll have to pick a permanent marker next time.”
His laugh is boyish, ridiculously fond. “I guess so.”
You step back, tucking your arm against your chest. “Thanks, space boy. I'll text you later.”
You start to walk away, but something makes you turn to glance back once. He’s still watching you, dazed, the heat still clinging to his cheeks, ears tinged slightly red.
You shoot him a wink.
He nearly falls off the stool.
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A/N: Comment 'Nerdjo 👅' if you'd like to see a full-length fic for this. Also, apologies if I went too geeky on the physics, have to use my degree somewhere.
Edit: Taglist for the series will be closed soon!
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strawbuddy-luv · 10 months ago
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Trans Tim off handedly mentioning random things that just confuse people more and more because he never told them he was trans (only Bruce and Alfred know)
Tim: "For the mission I'm thinking I'll go undercover, but it'll take some work to hide the bruises I got earlier. They're everywhere"
Dick: "Oh I think Steph is free right now!"
Tim: "...Ok?"
Dick: "Don't worry I'm sure she'll help you out with this! "
Tim: "That's awesome but I don't think I'll need help. I know how to use makeup."
Dick: "Really-? Ohhh, yeah your public image is like, way more public than ours. That must be tiring, having to hide the bruises all the time."
Tim: "Well yeah but I knew how to use makeup before that. For like, galas as a kid and stuff"
Dick: "...yeah..."
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Steph: -Complaining about a man- "And then he said "Oh you should smile more" like "you look like you don't want to be here" like what- what the fuck-??? Maybe I fucking don't dude."
Tim: "Oh yeah I hate when they do that. Like you've spent the entire time bitching about the consistency of snails, I can close my mouth for a few seconds."
Steph: "..."
Tim: "...What-?"
Steph: "Well- I mean yeah but- you know I have to deal with it like...way more, and it's just a bit weird that like, you as a guy are, I dunno, trying to relate? I mean you don't have to deal with it litreally everyday"
Tim: "Well yeah not anymore, but, you know...I still did."
Steph: :...What-"
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Tim: -Resting against one of the rooftop ledges-
Jason: "Woah, I can't believe it, Red Robin, slacking. What would Bruce do if he saw this!"
Tim: "Fuck off, it's just period cramps." -Jumps off the edge of the building-
Jason: "Yeah whatever Timblina...
Your fucking what-"
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Bruce: "And for this mission, we'll be needing someone for the Caroline disguise, but we already know who that is so-"
Dick: "Wait does Steph actually know how to fight in heels-??"
Bruce: "...N-"
Steph: "Yeah Bruce, I mean, you could at least actually ask me before volunteering me to go fight crime in that dress."
Bruce: "You-"
Jason: "I mean no offense, but literally who else would do it? Cass isn't here right now and I don't think any of us are willing to get a boob job for the mission"
Bruce: "No one's getting a boob job-"
Steph: "Yeah! This is bat tech, Bruce probably has ultra realistic titties in everyone's color and size! Jason you wouldn't even need an attachment."
Jason: "I don't think Caroline Hills has fifty gun shot wounds and muscles the size of most those guys heads."
Steph: "Yeah bu-"
Bruce: "None of that will be necessary because none of you" -Pointing at the right side of the table- "Will be going. No one at this table will be needing any prosthetics...Or boob jobs."
Steph: "...Ok but who the fuck is going then-"
Bruce: "Tim."
The entire table: "..."
Steph: "Tim are you really willing to put on boobs for this-"
Dick: "I don't think that's the best idea-"
Jason: "You just said no prosthetics- Oh this'll be fucking rich"
Tim: "...
I...wouldn't need a boob job?? Or prosthetics?"
Jason: "Timbo, that dress is a pretty low cut, and, no offense, your training hasn't given you that many enhancements."
Tim: "...Thank you for the binding compliment?"
Dick: "The what-"
Tim: "Guys I- I already have boobs-"
The Table: "..."
Steph: "WHAT-"
Dick: "You do-?!"
Jason: "Bruce if you made Tim get boobs for some weird mission-"
Tim: "What- No! No one made me get boobs??? Besides, I don't know, biology I guess??? Genetics maybe???"
Dick: "...I'm extremely confused"
Steph: "WHO GAVE YOU BOOBS-???"
Tim: "I'm not really sure seeing as I was born with them"
Dick: "...
OHHHHHH-"
Steph: "What- is this like a birth defect or something???"
Dick: "Tim- Tim I think you're just gonna have to-"
Tim: "I'm trans."
Jason: "...That's-
Yeah
Ok yeah no that- that explains...a lot."
Steph: "..." -Head in hands- "I am such a fucking idiot"
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yuujispinkhair · 3 months ago
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NERD!SUKUNA HEADCANONS - Part 1
Modern!Sukuna x Reader (female). College AU. 2k words 18+, fluff + smut (Sukuna has some dirty fantasies about Reader. The actual smut will be in Part 2). "Enemies" to friends to fuckbuddies to lovers. Reader is shy and struggles with her grades. Sukuna is a genius but bad at feelings ;) Minors don't interact. Divider @/.lacedolliee. Credit for the super sexy fanart of Nerdkuna goes to my sweet friend @winterrbluess. The pic was used with Winn's permission 🖤 You asked if someone could write a little something about your fave sexy nerd, and I couldn't resist ;) I hope you'll enjoy it!
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Nerd!Sukuna, who looks like a bad boy but is actually at the top of all his classes and a huge nerd when it comes to his studies and his various interests. Very intelligent, passionate, and hardworking. Sukuna always wants to be the best in everything he does.
Nerd!Sukuna, who could be one of the most popular guys on the whole campus if he wanted to, with his good looks and impressive height and fit body. But he keeps everyone at arm's length, not giving a fuck about popularity and not wanting to get distracted from his academic success.
Nerd!Sukuna, who once beat up a football player who tried to make fun of Sukuna's passion for all things history-related, and ever since that day, no one dared to bother Sukuna again.
Nerd!Sukuna, who is arrogant and condescending and thinks (rightfully so) that no one is fit to hold a candle to him. He is constantly looking down on everyone around him and would rather spend his free time perfecting his skills and studies than doing something useless.
Nerd!Sukuna, who hates group projects and prefers to work alone because everyone else is just holding him up, and Sukuna has to control all of their steps to fix their mistakes.
Nerd!Sukuna, who rolls his eyes in annoyance when he gets paired up with you for an assignment. A shy little thing whose name he never heard before, which means you are definitely not playing in the same academic league as him.
Nerd!Sukuna, who towers over you with his backpack slung casually over his broad shoulders and his tattooed face cold and hard when he informs you that he expects you to work hard and not fuck up his grades, or he will make your life hell.
Nerd!Sukuna, who is fully convinced this will be a disaster when he sees you wring your hands nervously and promise him you will work your ass off for this assignment because you really need a good grade so you can pass.
Nerd!Sukuna, who is a control freak who plans everything ahead and, therefore, doesn't let you have a word on how often you meet or when or where. He doesn't like having people over at his place, but he invites you over anyway because his kitchen table is his favorite place to study.
Nerd!Sukuna, who fixes you with a stern look through his nerdy glasses as he shoves a huge stack of books across the table, informing you he expects you to read all the needed information, which he already marked for you with various color-coded sticky notes. "Because you probably don't even know what we need for this assignment."
Nerd!Sukuna, who is surprised by how thoroughly you work and by the questions you ask him, which let him know you aren't as dumb as he thought.
Nerd!Sukuna, who likes how you hang on his lips when he explains stuff to you, clearly impressed by his detailed knowledge. And maybe, just maybe, he intentionally lowers his voice a bit more, just to see you get all nervous when he is talking in such a husky way, almost as if he isn't explaining political intrigues in the Heian era to you but rather telling you what he wants to do to you in his bed.
Nerd!Sukuna, who finds devilish joy in seeing how flustered you get around him and how clearly intimidated you are by his tall and broad body and his tattoos and arrogant attitude.
Nerd!Sukuna, who has to admit (only to himself) that getting paired up with you isn't too bad because at least you give your best, and you are actually kind of cute. The kind of sweet, shy girl who usually doesn't cross paths with him.
Nerd!Sukuna, who catches himself watching you during study time in his kitchen or in the library. He tells himself he is just checking if you really do your work, but his gaze mostly lingers on your glossy lips, which wrap around your pen while you focus on something or on your nose, which looks super cute when you scrunch it up in confusion.
Nerd!Sukuna, who isn't one to brag because he thinks that is something for losers, but he can't help but mention casually some of the academic awards he already won just because he is getting addicted to the buzzing in his veins when he sees the way you gulp hard and get all shy and cute on him, muttering something about how you struggle to even stay in college.
Nerd!Sukuna, who usually loves to be a little sadist and make fun of people who have bad grades, but somehow, he can't bring himself to do that when it comes to you.
Nerd!Sukuna, who instead surprises himself by reaching out and ruffling your hair, telling you that he will help you with your studies.
Nerd!Sukuna, who forms a strange little companionship with you, almost looking forward to your meetings and even preparing an extra plate of snacks for you.
Nerd!Sukuna, who usually isn't someone people would refer to as nice, but who drops his arrogant and mocking attitude at least a little when he is in his kitchen with you and instead jokes around with you and feels his heart throb weirdly when you get his humor, and laugh about his even most sarcastic remarks.
Nerd!Sukuna, who likes it when you come out of your shell more and more, joining in on his playful teasing or telling him about your favorite books and shows.
Nerd!Sukuna, who accidentally overhears you telling your classmate that you don't have time to go to the coffeeshop with her because you are already meeting your friend Sukuna after class, which leaves Sukuna standing in the middle of the hallway for a whole thirty seconds, with his mouth hanging open, completely stunned and looking like a brainless idiot as his mind tries to wrap around the fact that you see him as your friend when Sukuna never had a friend before.
Nerd!Sukuna, who makes sure to bake your favorite muffins and prepare your favorite type of tea before you come over that afternoon, wordlessly showing you that he values your companionship, or friendship, as you called it, too.
Nerd!Sukuna, who feels a small smile tug at his usually smirking lips when he sees your big happy smile and hears your sweet "For me? Oh, thank you!" when you see the plate with muffins on your place at his kitchen table. And yes, he refers to it as your place, and the thought makes him feel strangely warm.
Nerd!Sukuna, who playfully teases you for your Hello Kitty pens and glittery pink notebooks, asking if you are in some "Little Princess Kindergarten Club" or something. Only for you to march up to him the next morning before class to press a Hello Kitty text marker set against his chest so he can join the club, too, causing Sukuna to sit in class with a stupid grin on his face for a whole hour.
Nerd!Sukuna, who likes how easy things feel with you. How he can put all his hard work into your assignment and also see you working hard on it, but also have this light-hearted, playful banter with you, making him realize how boring and dry his afternoons used to be before you became his assignment partner.
Nerd!Sukuna, who has to admit that you definitely aren't as bad of an assignment partner as he thought you would be. He even allows you to fill out a whole page all by yourself, which is the biggest compliment he can give you.
Nerd!Sukuna, who catches himself playfully flirting with you, smirking smugly when he catches you staring at him when he pushes his glasses up the bridge of his nose. "See something you like, princess? Aww, no need to be embarrassed. I know those glasses look sexy on me."
Nerd!Sukuna, who loves to tease you like that and who ducks just in time when you scream in embarrassment and throw a pen at him while looking so fucking cute that Sukuna just teases you even more.
Nerd!Sukuna, who is quite happy with how your assignment is going. Usually, he would do the whole presentation by himself because he trusts no one else to deliver it the way he wants to, but Sukuna knows how shy you are about talking in front of the class, and Sukuna wants to teach you how to lose that fear.
Nerd!Sukuna, who just smirks at you when you complain loudly, "I can't do that! I am so bad at presenting things. I get all nervous and flustered, and then I mess up. Please do it yourself, Sukuna! You are so much better at this!"
Nerd!Sukuna, who tells you, "If you always run away from everything that scares you, you will never make it in life. So, nope. You will do your part. But aren't you such a lucky girl that you have me as your teacher?"
Nerd!Sukuna, who makes you stand in front of his fridge and practice your presentation over and over again while Sukuna sits on the kitchen chair, long muscular legs spread, tattooed arms crossed in front of his broad chest, occasionally pushing his glasses up as he watches you with an amused expression on his tattooed face, providing a brutal but honest opinion and actually helpful advice.
Nerd!Sukuna, who isn't just an overly critical and perfectionist asshole, but also someone who gives praise when he thinks it is deserved. And you, his cute little assignment partner, really deserve it. Sukuna walks over to you, stopping in front of you with a broad grin, "You did really well, princess. I'm proud of you."
Nerd!Sukuna, who wonders why your pupils look so blown out all of a sudden when you tilt your head to look up at him, stuttering in a slightly breathless voice, "Th... thank you. You were a really good teacher."
Nerd!Sukuna, who laughs and pets your hair as he smirks at you, saying something about how he could teach you lots of other things, too. Not sure anymore whether he is still just teasing you or if he really means it in a sexual way.
Nerd!Sukuna, who realizes he has a little big problem when he starts noticing the way your tits get pushed up and almost spill out of your shirt when you press a stack of books against them. Or when he loses his thread because you decided to wear a sexy little skirt, and now Sukuna can't stop thinking about how cute it would look if you were bouncing on his cock while still wearing that little skirt. Or when you suck on your stupid Hello Kitty pen, and Sukuna can't help but imagine how those sweet glossy lips of yours would feel wrapped around his cock instead.
Nerd!Sukuna, who tries to suppress those thoughts though, not wanting to mess this assignment up.
Nerd!Sukuna, who feels like encountering a world boss in a computer game, when you have a breakdown at his kitchen table, the evening before your presentation, crying and sobbing because you are nervous and convinced you will fuck up. And suddenly, Sukuna finds himself comforting you, gently caressing your arms with his large hands while murmuring reassurance to you. "Hey, stop being a brat. I know you can do it. You learned from the best, after all, didn't you, princess? And you got me. Just look at me the whole time, ok? Nothing bad can happen when you just look at me."
Nerd!Sukuna, who is surprised by how protective he feels over you at that moment. You are sitting in front of him looking like a wet cat, with your eyes all red and swollen from crying and snot running out of your nose, but somehow you still look so fucking cute to him, and somehow you make him so much softer and less rational than he usually is.
Nerd!Sukuna, who sighs and growls, "Oh, just come here." sounding annoyed but contradicting it by pulling you into his strong arms and holding you until you feel ok again. Sukuna still complains that you got his shirt wet with your tears, but his words lack the bite.
Nerd!Sukuna, who is genuinely proud of how much you improved when he watches your part of the presentation the next day. He even catches himself smiling a real smile at you when he congratulates you after class.
Nerd!Sukuna, who experiences a strange fluttery feeling in his stomach when you smile back at him and put your small hand on his tattooed biceps, "Thank you, Sukuna. It was really nice working with you."
Nerd!Sukuna, who manages a "same," but then just stands before you, opening his mouth and closing it again, not knowing what else to say because there are too many thoughts racing through his mind, and all of them seem to be too honest. And you do the same, shuffling around shyly, looking at him with wide eyes, parting your lips, but no words come out. And so both of you just lift a hand in an awkward farewell gesture and leave on opposite sides of the hallway.
Nerd!Sukuna, who tries to tell himself he is glad that your assignment is over and he can work in solitude again but then ends up staring longingly at the empty chair at his kitchen table, where you used to sit those last few weeks.
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Aww Sukuna, do you miss us? ;)
I AM VERY ATTRACTED TO HIM AAAHHHH please, Kuna, tell me more about history and physics and every other subject that there is!!! You are so sexy!! 😘😘
Winn's fanart of Nerdkuna made me swoon so much and fall in love with him, and I always picture him as being at the top of classes anyway, so I think it was really time to finally write about him living his best nerdy life.
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed the headcanons! I will post Part 2 in a few days 💗 Will Kuna find a way to get us back onto his kitchen chair?
Comments and reblogs would be very sweet!
Here is Part 2
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anonymityisfunwriter · 1 month ago
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Never Been Kissed
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader Summary: You've never been one to kiss and tell.
A.N. - This one is for all my The Prophecy Girlies... also known as the most self indulgent thing I've ever written.
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"Come on," Sam coaxes. "Tell us or take a drink."
You swipe up the shot set before you, downing it without so much as a wince. You cross your arms, keeping your chin defiantly raised as you settle further into the couch, "I'm not telling you anything."
“Boo,” Sam playfully heckles, his drink sloshing in his hand. “Come on, it’s not that big a deal. Just tell us.”
“Absolutely not, I already took the damn drink.”
Sam quirks an eyebrow, refusing to back down, “Unless it was someone here?”
“Oh my God.” You pinch the bridge of your nose. “Sam, I did not hook up with anyone in this room.”
“Yes!” Sam teases. “That explains everything! That’s why you drank!”
“Or maybe I just don’t kiss and tell.”
“You’ve been drinking all night. And there’s only one reason you won’t tell us anything - because it’s someone in this very room!”
“Settle down, Sherlock,” Bucky cajoles.
You swipe the glass from Sam's loose grip, “You’re drunk, Sam.”
Sam boops your nose, swiping the glass back, “I’m not the one that’s been drinking for every question.”
“And yet, I'm still not nearly as drunk as you are," you shoot back, setting your drink on the table. You pat Bucky's shoulder, standing up from the couch, "And now, I’m going to bed. Goodnight, children.”
“Come on,” Sam drunkenly whines. “Don’t be a sore loser!”
“I have a debrief first thing, and I’m the only one of you assholes that won’t need to be carried to my room.”
Sam shouts after you, “Boo!”
Not a moment later, you feel a warm hand tap your shoulder, “Hey, wait up! I’ll walk you up.”
“Oh, sure.”
As you walk together, Bucky leans in conspiratorially, “So… now that it’s just us… Who was it?”
You groan, “Not you too.”
“Come on! It’s me! You can tell me!” Bucky cajoles.
“It’s none of your business.”
"I’m not asking for details. I just wanna know."
"You’re pushy when you’ve been drinking that Asgardian stuff, you know that?"
"Come on. It really can't be that bad. I probably don't even know the guy... unless I do?"
You hold his gaze for a moment, silently pleading with him to just drop it, "Bucky... enough."
"Was it Sam? Steve? Come on, I won't judge you if it was."
"Bucky, stop."
"Come on, just tell me!"
"No! Now drop it!" you snap.
Bucky freezes, his eyes widening, "I'm - I'm sorry, I didn't think it was that big of a deal."
You start to storm off, tossing a sharp retort over your shoulder, "Maybe not to you."
"Hey, hey, I'm sorry." He jogs after you, resting his warm, gentle hand on your forearm to stop you, "Really. You don't have to tell me. I was just being a dick. You’re right, it’s none of my business."
You squeeze your eyes shut, feeling the guilt pooling in the pit of your stomach for yelling at Bucky. "I can't tell you."
His brows furrow, "What?"
This was it. This was when everyone found out your deep, dark, embarrassing secret. You take another deep breath, bracing yourself for Bucky’s laughter and ridicule, "I can't tell you... because it hasn't happened yet."
His worry and confusion only compounds. His neck cranes slightly, almost like he believes his super solider hearing failing him is more plausible than your complete and total inexperience, "What?"
You take another massive breath, your cheeks heating, "I've never - it never happened for me."
“Huh?”
“Please don’t make me say it again.”
"Wait, wait, but earlier - earlier Natasha asked you about your first time. You said - you said it happened later than people might think."
You couldn’t believe he really wasn’t getting it. It was something you had come to accept about yourself. There was just something fundamentally wrong with you. Something not quite right. Something unloveable - at least in the romantic sense.
Shame heats your face, and you have to clench your fists in some hopeless attempt to keep it together in front of Bucky.
You try to shrug as casually as you can, "It's not technically a lie. Most people don't think someone can make it this long without your first kiss happening."
“Wait, wait.” If he was struggling to understand before, this may have just broken him. “You haven’t had your first kiss?”
You swallow the knot in your throat, hoping the word doesn’t sound as strangled as it feels, “No.”
Your shoulders sharply rise with a forced intake of breath as you wait for it. You wait for the litany of platitudes. The halfhearted consolations and excuses.
While you’d never told anyone about this missed rite of passage, you had mistakenly confided in a select few. You never said too much. Never said that you hadn’t ever been kissed. You usually offered something offhanded about not really dating much.
They didn’t need to know just how deep your inexperience ran. It didn’t matter anyway. The response was always the same. Some surface level words of comfort or dismissal.
You could practically hear the words falling from Bucky’s lips.
'It'll happen when you least expect it.'
'You just have to stop looking.'
'Put yourself out there.'
'You should lower your standards.'
'You're not missing out on much.'
The words you know all too well never come.
He chews on his bottom lip, his own mental turmoil as clear as day on his face. He didn’t know what to say and that was clear. He opens his mouth and your brace yourself for impact.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”
You freeze, a little shocked by his response. “Don’t be.”
“No, no, I was being a dick and pushing you to talk about something you’re not comfortable with. I should understand that better than anyone else here.”
“I just - I don’t really tell people. It’s embarrassing.”
“Embarrassing?”
“Yeah, Bucky,” you scoff, a little too defensive. “It’s a little embarrassing. I’m a grown ass woman that’s never been kissed. I’m a grown woman that no one’s ever show the least bit of interest in.”
His hands stop mid air, “I’m sorry, what?”
“What?”
He quirks an incredulous brow, “No one’s shown interest?”
“No…”
His entire head twists with disbelief, “No one? Really?”
“I’ve never even been asked on a date before,” you confess.
“What?”
“Will you quit saying that?”
“Sorry, sorry! It’s just a little hard to believe.”
You can't help but roll your eyes, “Why is that hard to believe?”
“Because it’s you! Look at you! Someone must’ve shown interest at some point.”
You try to shrug it off again, desperately hoping that Bucky doesn’t see how much this actually does hurt, “No. It’s always just been me.”
“Not even like a schoolyard crush or something?”
“Well, I had crushes, sure. That doesn’t mean that anyone had them on me.” Bucky’s face remains frozen in that confused, disbelieving grimace for a beat too long after you’ve finished speaking that you feel desperate to paper over the emotional cracks. It’s fine. That’s what you’ve told yourself your entire life, and that’s exactly what you’ll tell him, “Listen, I’m fine with it now. I’ve come to terms with it. I’m content. Maybe romance just isn’t in-“
“Can I kiss you?”
Now, it was your turn to look confused and taken aback, “What?”
“Can I?” he offers again, his eyes flicker to your lips so quickly you can’t be sure you didn’t just imagine it. “Kiss you?”
You immediately begin to backtrack, taking a half step back to put some distance between the two that seems to shrink with every passing moment, “Bucky, you really don’t have to do that.”
“What if I want to?”
Your eyebrows pull together in disbelief. “Do you?”
“Yes.” His answer is so immediate and reflexive it’s hard not to believe him. “I want to. Please.”
His whispered ‘please’ is your undoing. You nod ever so slightly, your voice nothing but a choked whisper, “I won’t be good at it.”
“I don’t believe that.” At this point, he’s staring at your lips more than anything else. His flesh hand raises to your cheek, softly cupping it. “Just relax.”
Your breathing comes faster as his breath dances across your cheeks, “Bucky…”
“I want you to remember this.” You’re not sure he meant to say that out loud, but the words sent a pleasantly unfamiliar shudder down your spine.
And without another word, his lips gently brush yours. For a long moment, you just stand there, not moving an inch. Until your hand moves of its own accord to rest on his chest. It slowly trails up his shoulder and down to the nape of his neck. Your mouth hesitantly moves against his, slowly becoming more relaxed with each little breathy sound he pulls from you.
It feels like forever and a split second all at once. Especially when he slowly drags his lips away from yours. As he pulls away, he licks his lips like he’s savoring the taste of you while it still lingers on his lips.
He rest his head against yours for a long moment. His lips are puffy and glistening under the low light of the Compound hallway, “There. Now, you’ve been kissed.”
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