#building connection

[howdoesone]

How does one flirt with a mime without breaking the silent pact?

Flirting with a mime presents a unique and playful challenge. Unlike verbal communication, flirting with a mime requires you to rely entirely on non-verbal cues and physical gestures. This silent interaction can be both intriguing and engaging, providing an opportunity to explore the depths of human connection without uttering a single word. Here’s a comprehensive guide on how to flirt with a…

[protocolkh]

Navigating the World of Networking: Creating Genuine Connections

In today’s interconnected world, networking has become a cornerstone of success. But it’s not just about collecting business cards or adding connections on social media. True networking is about forming meaningful relationships that can benefit both parties involved.

When you network, you are not only focusing on what you can get from other people; you are also focusing on developing relationships that are founded on mutual trust and respect. These relationships have the potential to give you with guidance and support along your journey, as well as open doors to new opportunities and provide useful insights.

1. Start with Authenticity

2. Be a Good Listener

3. Offer Value

4. Follow Up

5. Be Patient

Check here to learn more

[onestepaheadlearningcenter]

It is common for parents and their children to clash over a seemingly endless list of issues, leading to conflicts. But talking to kids can help change that.

[anxi04]

give me a damian and tim who act like they hate each other but they’re just constantly on the same wavelength

they’re not allowed to patrol together cause criminals start ending up even more traumatized than before. tim makes the plans and damian executes them FLAWLESSLY

their missions together end with a blown up building, a flawlessly completed mission (even with said blown up building), damian with a new stray, and tim with a new criminal connection. also with damian trying to stab tim who’s paying for their ice cream instead of going back to the cave for their report

[trans-axolotl]

nothing makes me more insane than the phrase "selling your body" btw. like was i not also selling my body at every other job i've had where i had to be on my feet all day, lifting boxes, working in a warehouse, etc. why is it that sex work is uniquely labeled as "selling your body" while every other job is sorted into another category, no matter how much that job might have a physical impact on your body. lmao.

[seductivecharms]

Texting Tactics: 3 Steps to Spark a Meaningful Conversation with Your Crush

Texting has become an essential part of modern dating and can be a powerful tool for building connections with someone you're interested in. However, initiating a meaningful conversation with your crush can sometimes feel daunting.

How can you grab their attention, foster a genuine connection, and keep the conversation flowing? In this article, we will explore three steps that can help you navigate the world of texting and make a lasting impression on your crush.

Step 1: Piquing His Interest

The first step to sparking a meaningful conversation with your crush is to grab their attention right from the start. An intriguing opener can make them curious and eager to engage in a conversation with you. Here are some tips to pique his interest:

1.1 Grabbing his attention with an intriguing opener:

Avoid generic greetings and instead, opt for something unique and attention-grabbing.

Incorporate elements of mystery or surprise to make him want to know more.

Tailor your opening message based on his interests or recent experiences to show that you've been paying attention.

1.2 Injecting humor and playfulness into your messages:

Humor can be a powerful tool to create a relaxed and enjoyable conversation.

Use light-hearted jokes or playful banter to create a positive atmosphere.

Remember to be yourself and let your natural sense of humor shine through.

1.3 Asking open-ended questions that encourage thoughtful responses:

Open-ended questions prompt your crush to provide more than a simple yes or no answer.

Ask questions that delve into his passions, hobbies, or opinions.

Show genuine curiosity and actively listen to his responses.

Step 2: Building Connection

Building a connection with your crush is crucial for the conversation to evolve into something more meaningful. This step involves showing genuine interest in his life, sharing personal stories, and fostering intimacy.

Let's explore how to accomplish this:

2.1 Showing genuine interest in his life and experiences:

Ask about his day, his interests, or his goals to demonstrate that you care about what matters to him.

Show empathy and support when he shares something personal or challenging.

Remember details from previous conversations to make him feel valued and understood.

2.2 Sharing personal stories and experiences to foster intimacy:

Opening up about your own life can create a sense of vulnerability and trust.

Share stories that showcase your personality, values, and passions.

Encourage him to share his own experiences by relating them to your own.

2.3 Engaging in active listening and responding empathetically:

Actively listen to what he says, showing genuine interest and attention.

Respond with empathy and understanding, acknowledging his feelings and thoughts.

Avoid dominating the conversation and give him space to express himself.

Step 3: Creating Momentum

To keep the conversation alive and meaningful, it's essential to create momentum and keep things engaging. This step involves adding value to the conversation with interesting topics, suggesting future plans or activities, and balancing the conversation dynamics.

Let's dive deeper into these strategies:

3.1 Adding value to the conversation with interesting topics:

Discuss current events, shared hobbies, or mutual interests to keep the conversation engaging.

Share interesting articles, videos, or other media that you think he might enjoy.

Be open to learning from each other and exploring new topics together.

3.2 Suggesting future plans or activities to keep the interaction going:

Propose casual activities, such as grabbing a coffee or trying out a new restaurant together.

Plan virtual activities like watching a movie simultaneously or playing an online game together.

By suggesting future plans or activities, you show your crush that you're interested in spending more time with them and deepening your connection.

3.3 Balancing the conversation by allowing him to contribute and take the lead:

It's important to create a balanced conversation where both of you have equal opportunities to share and lead the discussion.

Give him space to express his thoughts, ideas, and opinions without interrupting or dominating the conversation.

Show genuine curiosity in his perspective and encourage him to take the lead in steering the conversation towards topics of his interest.

Conclusion

Initiating a meaningful text conversation with your crush doesn't have to be an overwhelming task. By following these three steps, you can spark a connection that goes beyond casual small talk and creates a foundation for a deeper relationship.

Remember to pique his interest with an intriguing opener, build a genuine connection by showing interest and sharing personal stories, and create momentum by adding value and suggesting future plans. Ultimately, be yourself, stay confident, and let the conversation flow naturally.

If you're looking for more ideas and conversation topics to keep the texting momentum going with your crush, be sure to check out our blog post titled Good Conversation Topics for Texting a Guy.

In that article, we dive into a variety of engaging topics that can help you keep the conversation lively and meaningful. From hobbies and interests to travel and dreams, we've got you covered with plenty of ideas to inspire your text conversations.

Visit our blog and explore the post to discover exciting conversation starters that will captivate your crush's interest and foster a deeper connection. Remember, the key is to be genuine, curious, and open-minded in your texting interactions.

[insanitysilver]

Multifandom Fanfic Event Calendar

An attempt at aggregating the events I’ve seen. Not affiliated with any event organizers. Key: ☼ Writing - ♥ Reading. (Updated: 2/4/25)

JANUARY

All Month :

♥ - FaFiCoWriMo / Fanfic Comment Writing Month ( @faficowrimo ) Challenge: Comment on every fic you read during the month of January ☼ - Whumpuary ( @whumpuary ) Daily whump-themed writing prompts

Last Two Weeks of January :

☼ / ♥ - Genuary ( @genuary-fic-event ) Authors / readers share favored Gen fics on social media & add them to the annual Genuary AO3 collection

FEBRUARY

All Month :

☼ - February Ficlet Challenge ( @februaryficletchallenge) Write a 200+ word ficlet based of the daily surprise prompt. Comes with a yearly ao3 collection. ☼ / ♥ -  Femslash February Event celebrating femslash pairings. Participate by writing, reading, commenting on, and recommending femslash fics. Applicable works can be added to the open ao3 collection and tagged with #femslash february ☼ / ♥ -  Femslash February Celebrates Black Women Under the Femslash February umbrella, this event celebrates Black History Month and uses the additional '#femslash february celebrates black women' & '#ffcbw' tags. ☼ -  FebuWhump ( @febuwhump ) A month of creating whump works guided by a daily prompt list. ☼ - Feveruary ( @feveruary ) A month of sickfic-based writing prompts. ☼ - Kinkuary ( @kinkuary ) A month of kink-based creative writing prompts.

February 10th - 14th :

☼ - FicWIP's "Hey, Sweetheart" Challenge - ( @ficwip ) Challenge: Use the pet name "sweetheart" in fic or art.

February 15th :

☼ / ♥ -  International Fanworks Day / IFD Celebrates fanwork and has a new general theme every year. Hosted by the OTW, they usually run a week of events to celebrate which (can) include: essay calls, surveys, drabble challenges, games & trivia, along with the annual feedback fest post which solicits 10 fic recs based of the prompt of the year. Applicable works can use the ao3 tag.

MARCH

All Month :

☼ - FicWIP's Level Up Challenge - ( @ficwip ) Running through all of February & March, this challenge asks you to pick an aspect of your chosen creative craft you'd like to improve on and see that goal through. ☼ - Multiamory March ( @polyamships ) Create daily polyam-themed work with an optional prompt list and submit to the ao3 collection.

APRIL

All Month :

☼ - Angstpril ( @chaos-company ) Daily angst-themed writing prompts.

MAY

All Month :

☼ - Do-May-Stic ( @domaystic ) Daily domestic-themed writing prompts. Includes a yearly ao3 collection. ☼ - MerMay A month of mermaid-themed creative prompts. While perhaps more widely used by visual artists, AO3 has thriving yearly tags for the event. ☼ - Whumpay ( @whumpay ) Daily whump-themed writing prompts

JUNE

All Month :

☼ / ♥ - Gen Work June ( @genworkjune ) Authors / readers share favored Gen fics on social media & add them to the AO3 collection. Writing prompts also available. ♥ - Fanfic Summer Reading Program (Northern Hemisphere) ( @ao3commentoftheday ) A summer-long challenge to encourage people to read and interact with a variety of fics. Mostly self-guided, but comes with a number of attractive achievement badges.

JULY

All Month :

☼ - Fluffuly ( @fluffuly2024) Daily fluff-themed writing prompts

AUGUST

All Month :

☼ -AU-gust / Alternate Universe August ( @augustwritingchallenge ) Daily AU-themed writing prompts. Comes with yearly ao3 collection. ☼ - Fic WIP 5k - ( @ficwip5k ) Challenge: Write a complete AU for any fandom in 5,000 words or less. ☼ - Writer's Month ( @writersmonth ) Daily fiction writing prompts. Offers personalized badges at the end and has a yearly ao3 collection.

August 21st :

♥ - Fanfiction Author Appreciation Day A day to celebrate your favorite fic authors, customarily by commenting on their work, sending a nice message to their ask box, and/or mentioning them in a rec post with the '#Fanfiction Writers Appreciation Day' & '#FFWAD' tags.

SEPTEMBER

All Month :

☼ - Sapphic September ( @sapphic-september ) Daily sapphic prompts with a yearly ao3 collection. ☼ - Sicktember ( @sicktember ) Daily sickfic prompts with a yearly ao3 collection. ☼ - Tropetember ( @tropetember ) Daily prompts based off popular fanfic tropes (5+1, one bed, etc.) with a yearly ao3 collection.

1st Week :

☼ - Trick or Treat Exchange (Begins) Annual fic/fanart exchange for hosted on ao3. Prep/sign-ups begin in September, and fics are revealed on Oct. 31st to the annual ao3 collection.

2nd Week:

☼ - Yuletide Secret Santa (Begins)( @yuletidetreasure ) Annual fic exchange for rare/obscure fandoms hosted on ao3. Prep/sign-ups begin in fall, and fics are revealed on Dec. 25th.

September 15th :

♥ - Comment Day ( @comment-day ) Pick 1+ fics and leave a detailed, personalized comment.

OCTOBER

All Month :

☼ [BLANK]-ober Daily Writing Challenges In the spirit of inktober, a drawing challenge that encourages artists to draw start and finish a small drawing daily, often guided by prompts, many creative-writing-centric events have sprung up. Some are more self-directed than others. ☼ - Fictober ( @fictober-event ) - general fiction writing prompts ☼ - Flufftober ( @flufftober ) - fluff-based prompts ☼ - Kinktober - kink-based prompts ☼ - OC-tober - Make art about your OCs daily ☼ - OTP-tober - Make art about your OTP daily ☼ - Whumptober ( @whumptober ) - whump-based prompts

Final Week of October :

♥ - Just Leave a Comment Fest ( @justleaveacommentfest ) Challenge: leave as many comments as possible. Each day comes with an optional reading theme. Mini-events are often run throughout the year. ☼ / ♥ - FicWIP's Ship Week - ( @ficwip ) Multifandom week of celebrating shipping. Includes a week of writing prompts and a support bingo board for non-writers.

October 31st :

☼ - Good Intentions WIP Fest ( @goodintentionswipfest) A day for celebrating/sharing/posting abandoned WIPS by submitting them to the ao3 collection. Let's give the dead a proper send off. ☼ - Trick or Treat Exchange (Revealed) Annual fic/fanart exchange hosted on ao3. Prep/sign-ups begin in September, and fics are revealed on Oct. 31st to the annual ao3 collection.

NOVEMBER

All Month :

☼ - Novella November ( @novella-november ) Challenge: Write 30,000 words. ☼ - Rough Draft Month ( @roughdraftmonth ) Challenge: Bring a creative project to completion alongside of other creatives doing the same. Comes with different levels of word-count goals and a flex goal option.

DECEMBER

All Month :

☼ - Hurtcember ( @hurtcember ) Daily whump-themed writing prompts ♥ - Zero Comment Challenge ( @polizwrites ) Challenge: Comment on one or more works with zero comments. ♥ - Fanfic Summer Reading Program (Southern Hemisphere) ( @ao3commentoftheday ) A summer-long challenge to encourage people to read and interact with a variety of fics. Mostly self-guided, but comes with a number of attractive achievement badges.

December 13th - 25th :

☼ - 12 Days of [Blank] Old fandom tradition of doing daily prompts in the 12 days leading up to Christmas. Some are more self-directed than others. ☼ - 12 Days of Christmas ( @12daysofchristmas ) - 12 days of holiday/winter-themed writing prompts. ☼ - Fluffmas - 12 days of fluff, #fluffmas ☼ - Kinkmas - 12 days of kink, #kinkmas ☼ - Smutmas - 12 days of smut, #smutmas

December 25th :

☼ - Yuletide Secret Santa (Revealed)( @yuletidetreasure ) Annual fic exchange for rare/obscure fandoms hosted on ao3. Prep/sign-ups begin in fall, and fics are revealed on Dec. 25th to the annual ao3 collection.

[randomness-is-my-order]

something about how wei wuxian was the kind of person to always join someone on the “crowded broad road” if only so he could be the “crowd” for that one person, but in the end, there was no one to deter him from the path of the single plank. it’s the way wei wuxian wanted to carry lan wangji when his leg was injured, when no one else would step in to help but wei wuxian did because someone had to. it’s the way he goaded wen chao and executed a strategy so everyone could get out alive because the “every man for himself” mentality wouldn’t help them out of that situation. it’s the way he immediately assured jiang cheng when he felt isolated in his family, the way wwx always stood up for yanli. it’s the way wei wuxian helped wen qing and the remnants with everything he had and the way he fought xue yang to justice because xiao xingchen deserved that defence, even in death. wei wuxian was always a reliable figure for people in need of his help, even in the future with the juniors coming to always look to him when faced with an issue–not because he would spoonfeed them solutions, but because he would never abandon them and leave them to fend for themselves. it’s the way, after his first life, wei wuxian finally gets this unhindered reciprocated support in the form of lan wangji and how he will never have to leave the broad road again because they will never leave each other’s side even in the afterlife.

[benzedrine-calmstheitch]

hey good news it turns out that people DO want you in their life and they ARE happy to see you

[puretopia]

Brindleton Recreation Center

[cenfitto]

i miss viktor oh my god they robbed us i was nutting in my jorts when this shit came on in season 1 with the fucking framing to pose the arm over his shoulder oh my god. can you imagine up at 3am to watch this on release and here comes a direct foreshadow teaser for your fucking Boy. i am chasing that high for the rest of my life like actually. and then they DONT EVEN FOLLOW THROUGH ON IT. WHY IS HE MAGIC. FUCK. WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL

[sun-e-chips]

A rough start to Suns day, then back at home some delivery people had the audacity to talk shit about the park

Yeahhhhhh Suns learned to have a lot of patience but once that’s crossed… oh boy

[mythmagicetc]

in my little fantasy world where buck moves into eddie’s house while he’s gone, buck keeps referring to everything as eddie’s (i’m at your house, i’m on your couch, i’m in your kitchen, etc), and eddie still hasn’t figured out his feelings but he finds this strangely frustrating. one day eddie finally corrects him (buck, it’s your kitchen), and he means something like “it’s our kitchen,” but he hasn’t found the words for that. and of course, to buck, it sounds like a confirmation that eddie’s never coming back.

[bunabi]

Dragon age really was over before it started, huh

Real and it pisses me off badly.

Incredibly fun world-building, a story so engaging fans fight over it, talented devs who love the studio and actually understand what makes single-player RPGs special, a GOTY win under the belt, tons of supplementary media + merch sales, iconic characters, and still a troubled development every single time. I hate it so much, I hate those that contributed to it, I hate how common this all is.

But I'm proud of everyone who did what they could with what they had. Even the few folks who drive me insane out of my mind ballistic sicko-mode. Because at the end of the day: they fought for DA. They really did. Which is more than I wouldve done in their shoes. One (1) disparaging comment about a project I'm devoting 40+ fucking hours a week to and I would've crashed out big time.

[shouyuus]

was thinking about it this morning as i was making tea and i think there's a fundamental gap in the advice we give to writers/creators to "first and foremost create for ourselves", bc yes. in the beginning, i am almost always writing for myself. i write all the time, and im sure that artists doodle and paint all the time too. there are things i've written that will never see the light of day and are truly just for me.

and then there are things that i choose to share, because i want to share them. because i'm proud of a story, and want to put it into the world. the act of sharing it is, above all, an invitation.

its me inviting you into a corner of my mind/heart/soul, opening the window and throwing open the curtains and waving, holding up a sign that says "hi! do you like this too? let's talk about it!"

what im asking for is a connection, a conversation. a shared space. digital or otherwise. and the so-called "harm" of "ghost consumption" is not that artists will stop creating art or that writers will stop writing -- no, that's not quite how creativity works (thankfully, and sometimes unfortunately). we will always create.

we just might not be inspired to share it anymore.