#but I get to do calc and algebra too

[femslashspuffy]

What do you do with a math degree? I've never met anyone who has one 😯

You can do a lot of different jobs. The people at my university in the program (I think there's like 40 of us max) all seem to have different interests. I know some people who want to focus more on the math side of computer science. I have a friend who's doing it because she enjoys math and is applying to law school (math is a very good degree to get for that because they do like to diversify the types of people and math is very vigourous and about problem solving) I know plenty of people who are going to go into teaching or research

I find that a lot of people have misconceptions about math degree math classes too. My school makes me do some of the engineering math curriculum (math is also one of the main degrees engineers switch into) but our major specific classes that they only have a few of a semester are much more abstract. I just took my first junior level class which was all about how to read higher level math and the actual problems we did and numbers we worked with were easy, its more about learning the concepts and the basis for what math is. Im taking advanced calculus this semester and the first thing the teacher told us is that this is not a calculus class

Its super different from what engineering students do but once you get the degree you can do anything that requires specialized or difficult math. My grandpa got the same degree from the same college and he was a rocket scientist. I'll probably end up doing some scientific math but sadly most engineering jobs in the U.S are less than ethical so I wont follow in my grandpa's footsteps

[watery-melon-baller]

every time i do my physics homework I put on super Mario 64 dire dire docks theme (extended 30 minutes) in the hopes that eventually i can pavolv myself into immediately switching into physics mode whenever I hear the music. and also because its a bop

[mistakenforgina]

This is the opposite of people who chose to close their fours because oh my god, the amount of people I knew (friends, teachers, classmates) who wrote their fours like this 4. Like I know it looks better but the majority of the people who do this just seem to make their 4s and 9s indistinguishable.

Like I remember the day I as a child chose to stop closing my fours because it took more time and aside from the aesthetic was not effective.

everyone who writes their ‘7’s with a little dash through them had a conscious moment of truth where they actively chose to write ‘7’ in that way and never stopped doing it like if you can’t clearly recall that fateful decision wyd

[stewpidcheescatarinabluu]

The “Perfect” Pair

Synopsis: A writer tries to distract the campus math genius with silly courting tactics—only to end up falling harder than planned. A rivals-to-lovers slow burn filled with banter, study sessions, and unexpected feelings.

Word Count: 1,980

Karina X Male Reader

Karina was the mathematician. Cold, brilliant, precise—she could solve equations in seconds and reduce the toughest calculus problems to nothing but child’s play.

You? You were the writer. Messy desk, messier thoughts, but never short on metaphors or big ideas. A different kind of smart—head in the clouds, pen always moving.

And the two of you? Constantly at odds, never quite rivals, never quite friends.

Competition was the language you shared.

She beat you in math—scored a perfect 30 while you came in second with a brutal 16. You smoked her in English, topping the charts while she fumbled a few literary terms. Back and forth, like a pendulum with pride at stake.

Even debates turned into battlegrounds.

“Love is not real. It’s a chemical response. Toxins in the brain, serotonin, oxytocin—basic biology,” she argued one afternoon in Philosophy Club, arms crossed, eyes burning.

“Then why do people say ‘I’d take a bullet for you’?” you countered, leaning forward with a grin. “You ever seen anyone say that for dopamine?”

She rolled her eyes so hard it was almost audible. “You’re impossible.”

“And you’re fun when you’re losing.”

People said you two were a match made in heaven. You both strongly disagreed.

“She’s the type to marry a textbook,” you joked once.

“And he’s the type to write poetry about a sandwich,” she clapped back.

But the tension? It was there. Everyone could feel it in the library, where you’d casually pass by her table with your annotated Shakespeare, and she’d just so happen to drop her linear algebra book near your seat.

“Studying English, I see?” she said one day, eyeing your notes.

“Good for you,” you smirked. “Why don’t you study some math, genius?”

You tossed a heavy calculus book at her desk. She scoffed, then cracked a small, unguarded smile.

At lunch, the roast came in hot.

“Karina bombed you again, man,” your friend cackled. “She got a perfect on that calc test. You got, what? 16 out of 30?”

“I’m not a math genius,” you said coolly, sipping your milk carton like it was a glass of aged wine, “but I have a plan.”

“Oh no,” someone groaned. “Last time you had a plan, we nearly got banned from the robotics lab—”

“Shh. We don’t speak of that.”

“So what’s the plan?”

You leaned back in your chair, eyes locked on Karina across the room. She was quietly scribbling in a notebook, brows furrowed, hair tucked behind one ear. Effortless. Brilliant.

“I’ll court Karina.”

Deadpan. Not a trace of irony.

The table went silent.

“So she can get distracted from her studies,” you finished.

“…You’re insane.”

“Diabolical,” someone whispered, impressed.

“Y’all laughing now, but when I sabotage her GPA with love, don’t ask me for my English notes.”

As they started to leave, still chuckling, you watched Karina from across the room. She caught your gaze—and smirked.

She didn’t know your plan.

But something told you… she wouldn’t mind being distracted.

You knew she’d forget. She always did when she was too deep in her equations to care about anything else. So you quietly placed a fresh pack of pastel highlighters across from your seat at the library table, right where she usually sat—one of each color, arranged like a color-coded peace offering.

When Karina arrived, her usual presence stole the air from the room. Hair loosely tied, brows furrowed like she was already solving a problem in her head. She stopped when she noticed the pack.

“What’s this?”

She didn’t look at you, but her fingers had already opened the packaging.

“A gift. From a desperate academic rival who also may or may not be deeply infatuated with you.” You tried to sound smug, but it came out soft.

She picked up the lilac one, her favorite shade—whether she noticed you noticing or not, you weren’t sure. “Pastel? Not bad.” Then she added after a beat: “Still doesn’t make up for that essay you bombed last week.”

But you caught the upward curl of her lips.

Day 3: The Candy Bribe

Midday, before class, you sneaked over to her desk and dropped a tiny gift bag with obnoxiously cute decorations—little strawberries, hearts, and glittery tape. Inside? Her favorite candies, all unwrapped for convenience. And a sticky note:

“A little sugar to balance the bitterness of your Calculus superiority complex.”

—Your not-so-secret admirer.

She didn’t react in class. No glance, no smirk, nothing.

But the next day, you noticed one of those candies being unwrapped during lunch, and the sticky note stuck to the back of her phone.

She was laughing with her friends. But the moment her eyes caught yours, she bit down on the candy and looked away, quickly—but not before the smallest, traitorous blush hit her cheeks.

Day 6: The Math Joke

You folded the paper twice to make it look like a note from a passing era—middle school drama, passing secret crushes. You slipped it under her book in the library.

She stared at it for a moment before opening it.

“You must be the square root of -1… because you can’t be real.”

Silence. You looked up from your laptop, waiting.

She didn’t say anything. Just slid it back across the table like a rejection letter.

“You’re so lame.”

But later, you saw it tucked inside her calculus notebook, next to her graph sketches. Folded once more—carefully.

Day 8: The Study Playlist

You titled the playlist “For the best girl in Calculus (and the worst in Romance)” and sent it with no explanation.

She didn’t reply. Classic Karina.

But the next day, you caught her listening to it on her phone, mouthing the lyrics to a song you knew she’d love. It was soft, instrumental, wordless. The kind of music that made your heart ache quietly.

You didn’t say anything. But she did.

“Track 7 is mid. Replace it.”

She was still listening.

Day 10: The Slip-Up

She stood at the whiteboard, sketching out a solution as if it were choreography. Her sleeves were rolled to her elbows, marker gliding in precise movements. You sat there, forgetting your own notes, eyes trained on the way she furrowed her brows, how she bit her lip when she was unsure, how she’d blink twice when she was sure she nailed it.

“Are you even trying to study?” she asked, catching your gaze.

You blinked, unashamed.

“Yeah. I’m studying… the trajectory of my feelings for you. And right now it’s looking like exponential growth.”

She sighed—hard—and shook her head, but the smile she tried to hide pulled at her lips like gravity.

“You’re hopeless.”

“You like it.”

No answer. But she didn’t walk away.

It started off as a plan.

Distract Karina with affection, fluster her with relentless charm—enough to knock her off her academic pedestal for just a moment.

But now? You were the one fumbling your pen every time she tucked her hair behind her ear.

DAY: 15

You left a mini chocolate on her library desk with a sticky note:

“For brain fuel. Or just because you’re sweet.”

She didn’t say anything when she saw it. Just unwrapped it calmly, popped it into her mouth… and looked you dead in the eye as she chewed.

“Focus on your reading, loverboy.”

You swear your heart short-circuited.

Attempt #8:

You wrote her name in cursive on the back of your English notes. Absentmindedly.

Then boxed it in hearts.

Then she leaned over and saw it.

“You got a little obsession going on there, Shakespeare.”

“That’s not mine. I bought these notes secondhand.”

“Mm-hmm. You wrote the date—today’s date—right underneath it.”

You didn’t respond. You were too busy pretending to drink from your empty water bottle.

Attempt #9:

She dropped her pen and you bent down to pick it up, but your head hit the underside of the desk.

She giggled as you groaned.

“Distracted much?”

“Only by perfect girls who smell like lemon shampoo.”

“…You’re impossible.”

But when she sat back down, her cheeks were dusted pink. And when she resumed writing, she didn’t hide her smile this time.

Your plan was falling apart, piece by piece.

And Karina? She knew.

She just kept playing along—like a cat swatting at string—waiting to see when you’d admit that maybe she wasn’t the one being distracted anymore.

Some days passed, like scattered pages from a diary filled with quiet glances and shared secrets.

Exams came and went—Karina still crushed the math ones, and you still swept the literature scores. But now, when one of you came out of a classroom, the other was always there waiting. Sometimes with snacks, sometimes with teasing, always with a grin.

During the school festival, you helped at the haunted house booth while Karina worked the math club’s impossible quiz stall. Students passed by giggling at the odd pairing of the two smartest yet most chaotic duo on campus.

“Come try the quiz and win a prize!” she called out.

You walked over with your arms crossed, raising a brow.

“What do I get if I score perfect?”

“My heart’s already taken, sorry.” she winked.

“I was gonna ask for your last taiyaki.”

“Then solve this.” She held out a paper.

You blinked.

“That’s calculus.”

“Exactly. Good luck.”

You didn’t get the taiyaki. She fed it to you anyway.

Late at night, you both stayed behind in the library once—her tutoring you through your math finals, your legs bumping beneath the table, her glasses slightly sliding down her nose.

She caught you staring.

“Focus, writer boy.”

“Can’t. You’re a distraction.”

She nudged your foot gently under the table.

And then there were moments in between—the walks to class, the sneaky texts during lectures, the way she’d tug at your sleeve when she wanted your attention.

You weren’t competing anymore.

You were just… falling. Together.

It happened on a rainy Wednesday after school. The hallways were mostly empty except for the occasional echo of shoes on tile. You found Karina near the lockers, tapping her calculator like it owed her money.

You had no gifts this time. No new pens, no chocolates, no sticky notes with your bad jokes.

Just a heart that wouldn’t stop thudding.

“Hey.”

She looked up. “No offerings today, Romeo?”

You smiled, but it was different this time—less smug, more honest. You stepped closer.

“I like you, Karina. Not for a plan or a distraction or any of that dumb stuff.”

“I just like you. You’re smart, you’re stubborn, and somehow you still put up with me. That has to mean something.”

She was quiet for a second. Then:

“You’re stupid.”

But she stepped forward. She looked up at you. And before your heart could fully panic, she kissed you—soft and fast, like a secret.

“But I like you too, stupid.”

The next day in class, you sat next to her like usual. Except this time, her arm brushed yours on purpose. And during group work, she took your pen, used it, and didn’t give it back.

Someone from your table noticed.

“Wait… are you two…?”

You and Karina looked at each other.

She smiled, shrugged.

“Yeah. We are.”

Chaos ensued.

From the back of the room, your friend gasped like it was a plot twist in a drama. “THE PLAN ACTUALLY WORKED?”

Karina rolled her eyes.

“It didn’t. He got distracted instead.”

You buried your face in your hands while everyone erupted in teasing cheers and mock applause.

But when her hand found yours under the table and squeezed it gently, you didn’t care.

[yuri-is-online]

How do you think Yuu’s otherworldly education compares in common subjects between Twisted Wonderland and Yuu’s world? Would a Yuu being 16 influence if the prefect is ahead in any classes? I’m sure this would be dependent on the standard age for levels in a school system and what kind of school system we are looking at.

I’m going to use math as an example for my rambling. Math isn’t a skill that requires any magical knowledge as a background, so Yuu could theoretically be ahead in that subject. (I have no clue what math skills are required by grade in a Japanese school which NRC is partially based on.)

Using my high school as an example. Our math courses followed the track: Algebra 1, Trigonometry, Algebra 2, Pre Calculus, and then AP Calculus or AP Statistics depending on the year. A freshman could easily make it into a higher math like Calculus before graduating if that person started farther along in the track.

So a Yuu (from the 4 year system of schools) could have been approaching a higher level of a subject at 16. And if Yuu’s math skills were better than the level of a first year, I’m not sure a placement test would have been offered to Yuu since that would require effort from Crowley Grim’s level would have to be accommodated on top of fitting Yuu’s schedule with normal first year classes. Which would be such a disservice to Yuu, even if the class being easy gives more time for the subjects that need to be learned from the ground up.

I have thought way too hard about this. I am sorry for the rabbit hole and the asks being so close together.

- 🦐

No need to apologize for sending asks shrimpy friend, you always have the nicest theories. You can spam me if you please.

We know from a few tidbits here and there that grade skipping is allowed, but it depends on where you are in Twisted Wonderland. Given that the original intent for Idia was to have him be a child prodigy who had speed ran his way into NRC, I would assume grade skipping is allowed by the school board, but well. You have already hit on the tiiiiny wittle issue with Yuu.

Grim and Yuu's grades are averaged, if I understand what Crowely says at the start of the game and Crewel's vignette correctly. The idea was that since Yuu would automatically fail any magic based classes, Grim would pick up the slack there and Yuu would be able to help him learn practical life skills. Yuu being smart probably would help them, but their other half would still need to be brought up to speed about things like basic math before Crowley would consent to let them jump ahead a year.

You are correct that this would be a disservice to Yuu. Deuce's dorm uniform vignette has him struggling to solve simultaneous equations. Ace and Cater both list this as a basic math skill they learned in middle school, meaning they are excepted to know this, so a Yuu who was in something like Calc or AP Stats would be in a very advantageous position... but they still would need to teach basic math to Grim and keep on him so he did his homework for his other classes.

So the TL;DR:

No Yuu being more advanced than the other freshmen probably wouldn't help them graduate faster. It might help them educate Grim faster, but this assumes he wants to work which he does not.

Yes this is almost entirely down to Crowley not wanting to put in effort and his decision to count Yuu and Grim as one student.

If we are being honest it probably is more convenient for Crowley to have Yuu be a first year given the work he wants them to do for him. He gets to keep them around longer that way lol.

[cosmowes]

Planning Ahead

this is something i'm still working on, actually. keeping a visual log of everything i need to do has been really useful, but it's still a pretty new habit for me.

the issue is that i really, really hate taking the time to have those things be nice- because then i get unmotivated when the load gets heavy and i can't keep it that way. no cute advice, this is my planner for solely function.

SHORTHAND. i use shorthand for everything. a list of my favorites:

ESP - spanish, or FR - french (really works for any foreign language class)

ENG/ELA - english language arts

MT (math) - CALC (calculus) - PCLC (precalc) - STAT (statistics) - ALG (algebra) etc

GEO/HIS (geography or history)

SCI (science) - BIO (biology) - CHEM (chemistry) - FNS (forensics) - PHYS (physics)

GFX (graphic design) - DRM (drama) - HLC (healthcare) - BSN (business) etc... for whatever electives you have, lol

PJ (project)

HW (homework)

CFA/QZ (common formative assessment/quiz)

SD/SG (study/study guide)

PKT (packet)

SM (submit)

UG (ungraded)

SUM (summative)

FORM (formative)

PG _ (page _)

NSR/EC (not school related/extra curricular)

DNO (due night of)

DIC (due in class)

DEOC (due end of class)

i combine these for little nicknames like ESPPJ, MTPK, GFXPJ, etc. or DRM (info) NSR, GFXPKT EC

DESCRIPTION. i add a quick description of the item, just so i know what it is. usually just the actual assignment name or what it entails. if it's at home reading for english, it'll say "ENGHW Reading PG __-__". a drama script might say "DRM Script DEOC"

DATE. i always add the due date. i write it as a fraction so that it takes up a tiny bit less space. if i know, this is where the time it's due is added too.

URGENCY. i had another post about how i decide an assignment's urgency here, so i throw one of these numbers on the end.

DON'T CARE ABOUT CUTE! the point of this is to keep info. build the habit for a while, and once you have logging things as a habit, you can make it cute. but if you're already having trouble building the habit, adding more work will make it more difficult in my experience. always add onto your habits that already exist.

USE IT! i've also seen people have full planners that are so so cute and then just. never use them??? you're making this so that you have a way to keep track. making it, and then just throwing it in your bag to not be seen until tomorrow is defeating the point. use what you made.

images from pin 📌 - search white study aesthetic

[juvia-is-beast]

Hey Y'all I rarely post stuff of my own but I'm in need of help. I've always had a hard time asking for help but I've become desperate. I just moved out of my toxic Indian household at 27 with no savings because my mom would take all of my SSI checks and huge chunks of my paycheck that I worked for. I'm having a lot of health issues and chronic pain flare ups. I work at a college but I've been put in an administrative role until I can get my health in order. I don't have as many hours but now I can actually see doctors. My family was preventing me from getting help, from seeing doctors or getting my meds on time. I have PTSD and I can't drive because of it. I need financial help. I've been approved for SNAP but I'm waiting on my EBT card. I'll be going to a food bank tomorrow to get some food but that still leaves me with no funds to buy medical marijuana. I've been experiencing nerve pain the last 2 months and hormonal migraines for a straight month. I live in FL and it's super heavily taxed and I'm having trouble getting my muscle relaxers re-prescribed because I need a specialist to prescribe them for my insurance to keep paying for them. I have no other proper pain management rn. Please help me. I know the global climate is at its worst right now and I feel guilty making this post with everything going on in Palestine but that doesn't change the fact that I NEED HELP.

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I can also tutor you online in Algebra if you need a math tutor I can help with Pre-Calc and Trig too but I'm far too rusty on Calculus to tutor but I would gladly tutor for any financial help.

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[roseswltd]

Need help, Foreign Boy? SHORT SPICY STORY

Ugh. 

Here I am in the literal SUMMER TIME and I'm doing college pre-calc at Pollip University since my SAT score wasn't high enough to get into Calculus 1. 

I'm so frustrated.

Every test I get like 90-100% without even studying...it's ridiculous. 

I'm 19 years old and my name is Joanne as I am an incoming freshman at Pollip University doing the PRE COLLEGE program, recomendded by myself, because, I don't want to be at home. 

I can't do ANYTHING at home. I know nothing about the outside world and I just think like an idiot because I have no common sense with what is around me. I struggle with Major Depressive Disorder but it seems to be in remission (for now) as I am AWAY from the environment that causes it all:

home

It's sad to some but to me, I could give less fucks. 

I constantly get told about what others fear so it's always an automatic "no" for me, even if I just want to go to a guys house for studying. I'm a well known tutor in my high school for Algebra and Pre Calculus, but my office hours were after school or at my house WITH my parents there, no matter the gender. Like really mom and dad, I AM 18. I was held back a year due to my accident so I technically am ahead of this class but would be far behind in the class above me. I just relearned a year twice.

Anyways, enough with the back story.

Professor Himsworth is an old dude who tends to take things... a bit slower than usual. As nothing is done in a logical way but rather abstract and around the simple methods. I guess this class was for the less understanding because some girl in that class literally took it 3 times and failed so she got moved to the lowest one they offered...yikes.

I sit in the third row, next to my best friend Lillith. She's one to teach me most about the outside world since living alone in my dorm. I'm supposed to have 3 during the school year...YIKES. I don't know how that is going to work out.

In front of me are two guys and let's just say...holy shit do they both look good. I mean...I am into foreign guys. Especially Asians. I'm sorry, a girls got a type.

I've always picked pretty awful boyfriends that take advantage of me since I am too kind hearted and literally oblivious to manipulation because I have no common sense and give everyone forgiveness like I'm a savior or something. I know, kind of not self respect but I'm working on it with therapists.

The guy on the left with salt n' pepper hair always asks the dumbest questions. Well no question is dumb per say but his were just out of the ordinary.

Sometimes it could come off as plain rude and I don't know how Himsworth dealt with him. I guess the professor didn't even know how to pronounce his name due to it being foreign so heck, I didn't even know his name. He wasn't the tallest guy but he had a mad dad bod and oh boy do I love those. 

The guy to the right was more fit with slick back hair and a more mature look. He didn't really speak in class but rather tried to tame the boy next time him like they have been friends for a long time. Maybe they go way back.

Lillith and I have been talking about them for three days until finally she said, 

"Jo, just ask them to study what are you doing? You know you're a great tutor and it looks like that old man is lowkey doing shit on his tests. Why don't you try and have a little fun."

I look at her in shock as the end of the 2 hour class was about to end and I had a split second to make this decision. 

"But-Who would want to study with me?" I roll my eyes as I say in a snarky tone.

I literally had a tank top on, booty shorts, burnt to death shoulders peeling, a bucket hat, and bright rosey cheeks since I was hella embarrassed my appearance was NOT on point today. 

"Oh c'mon, just give it a shot! I bet you'd never do it, you're just a nerd."

At that moment that lit a fire in me because I'm more than just the nerd, I want to grow out of this label put on me.

I tap on the salt n' pepper boys shoulder as he whips around.

"What?" He says as he turns around in a monotone voice with a bit rasp to it. He runs his hands through his hair pulling it back.

(OMG...that's actually so hot. How do I even compete with this dude when I'm lookin like a bum???)

"Hey so I was wondering...would you like to go study at TULC on main campus? I want to work on this study guide with someone and I'm trying to meet new people."

"...Chavo wanna study with this gir- I mean, your name is Jessica right?"

"Joanne, but call me Jo for short."

"Ah, yeah I'm Nanis. Here let's go Chavo, it couldn't hurt us."

Chavo shrugs his shoulders as I look back at lillith with a terrified look but excited for what was to come. I mean, we are just gonna look over the study guide as a group...right?

______________________________________________________________

TULC is a big building. I mean its supposed to hold few thousand students since Pollip University is a Big 10 school in the country. But it was practically empty because it was summer so I guess that's good for us.

My backpack is quite heavy and it's hot as hell so I literally am sweating bullets as we made it here but these guys fucking look perfect. No dripping sweat wearing FUCKING SWEATPANTS AND A SWEATSHIRT but have no reaction to this dying sun with heat. Like really, what are these men, straight out of a book?

We sit down at the lowest floor at a round table. I decided to start the conversation since they were just sitting there.

"So, where you guys from?" I say and chuckle, hoping it could spark a conversation that could hopefully lead to us studying.

"Here." They both said. 

Great a dry response.

I decide to take out my computer and attempt to use the printer. I needed to learn before the school year since you have to pay each time. Like really university, c'mon dude. 

I scratch my head because I just am actually confused on this shit so I go over to the printer and before I knew it, Nanis came behind  me and grabbed my waist with one hand. 

"Pretty nails."

"T-thanks...umm do you know how to work the printer?" I say awkwardly because I've never had a man initiate a move before. But hey, I kinda like it. I hate being dom anyways. 

He hums for a second as he takes my computer and with a few clicks gets it to work.

"Is this what we are studying later Jessica?

"Its Jo, also yes I am making a study guide for the three of us if we want to study later. I'm sure you guys are heading to lunch soon but I'm a-"

I go on a long tangent that I have no idea how he listened to it but I just yap and yap about how I'm a tutor and I'm willing to help him. He chimes in every so often with questions but he pulls me near without me realizing and whispers;

"So...you got a dorm here or?"

Innocently I reply,

"Yeah! I live in Creekheart., first floor and maybe that could be a great study space for us!"

Until I remembered my parents rule:

Never let a boy in your dorm alone

But eh, I'm like 19 and how they gonna find out?

I turn around a whip a huge smile on my face and say,

"So what do you like to do for fun Nanis?"

He pauses and says,

"I'm a professional gamer in R6 as a numbered champ but only have won a few bucks off of it."

I'm in utter awe because I'm a gamer too and absolutely shit with 3k hours on Valorant and no idea how someone can get to that place. I just started R6 and I'm literally copper. 

I gasp so loud without realizing it and squeal like a school girl like I've met the man of my dreams or something.

Nanis laughs in response. A low laugh that makes my ears tingle.

"Was is that w rizz?"

Okay now he killed the mood like. What a fucking onliner to say.

I roll my eyes.

"Okay Mr. I fail the easiest class ever"

He gives me a side eye and definity was thinking that was cringey as hell. 

Way to ruin the mood Jo.

I awkwardly laugh and make my way back to the table where Chavo was on the phone with what it looked like his girlfriend as they were in a bit of a kerfuffle.

"Ah guys I got to go...catch you around. Be nice Nanis. Don't be stupid and-"

"Yeah, yeah I know DAD. Keep the penis in the pants yada yada." 

I look at him so confused, does this guy just hoe around? Maybe he is bad news...

______________________________________________________________ It's just the two of us now and I'm lowkey having the best time of my life. I feel so open and free with this man as if I've spent months with him. I feel like I can understand and know him. It's a nice feeling.

TULC was closing soon so I take a risk.

"It's getting late. Want to head back to my dorm? I got some games there. We can chill and then you go home after a little while?

A smirk crawls on his face. 

"Sure babygirl."

My eyes dart away. I don't really know what to say because this feeling is...different. I've never known this before because usually I have to do all the initiating.

The walk back was cold. He gave me his sweatshirt that was too big for me and went literally shirtless on the walk back.

His body was not a fit type but more dad bod like I expected. I think that's just...hot.

We get back to Creekheart and it's coming towards 7:00pm. I start to get nervous as it just hits me a random GUY is coming into my private space. Thoughts race through my head.

Did I clean?

Are my bras on the floor?

Heck, is there Diet Coke cans everywhere?

I shake as I'm trying to reach for my keys but he grabs my hand to help aim it correctly into the hole.

"Hmm shakey one aren't ya?" He winks as I have no idea what he is referring to and just blurt out:

"Yeah I just get nervous and my muscles tend to be tight since I am on high alert all the time."

He twitches very slightly and crosses his arms near his hips.

"Ah I see." His voice seeming deeper than before.

I shrug it off because maybe he is cold since I made him walk all this way without a jacket and that was so selfish of me but hey, he should be grateful I even let him step foot in this door. We could've gone to Mcdonald's or something but this is a private session.

We drop our backpacks and I start immediately getting my tools out to help get ready for the study session.

"Woah missy, what you doin?"

I look at him confused because I thought that's why we went back here in the first place. But then I remember I said we would play games and shit because I was trying to be frisky. Fuck me bro.

"Ahahahaha my bad just...putting the stuff away!!!!!"

I so awkwardly handled that because now I'm just used to him calling me pet names since he has been doing it all afternoon into the night but I still was so embarrassed.

Nanis goes over to the door an locks it. 

I'm turned towards my desk with the mirror as I'm trying to take the hair tie out of my hair. 

He grabs my ass.

"WOAH" I say and grab his hands.

"Ermm where's the consent my guy?"

"Sorry princess there was a hair on your ass."

Lowkey. I wish it was actually the opposite and he meant it. I was trying to get him to say something different but it totally backfired. 

I grab his hands and quickly spew out:

"No worries I actually didn't mind-"

I smack my hand over my face as I DIDN'T mean to actually say that. Holy shit I'm fucked he totally is gonna leave.

"Say less."

Nanis picks me up like a potato sack and throws me on the bed.

Oh my god I'm gonna lose my virginity

Nanis is smooth with it and right away gets to the teasing.

"Babygirl you don't know how long I've been eyeing you in that classroom. I just was waiting for the right moment to pounce."

He takes his rough fingers and touches my ears, next making his way down my neck, to my collar bones, to my boobs.

"You don't need this sweetheart." He smirks and rips my tank top off.

(That was literally my favorite one but okay TT)

Thank god I'm wearing a decent bra and doesn't have stuffers in it because boy I am part of the itty bitty titty committee. I'm sadly a size 36 A. 

"Ooh~ your body is just the right size for me. Look it fits right in my palm.

He rips off the bra and puts his whole hand around my boob smushing it and massaging it  until he hears a small whimper out of me.

"Tough nut to crack, eh?" Nanis says in a deep tone now saying it directly into my ear. 

I will say I just don't even know what my moans sound like because I've faked it with all the other guys. Like literally. It's so funny to think about.

"N-no I just haven't moaned before." His mouth opens wide.

"WITH THIS BODY?????"

"Well no man could ever know the spots you know? I was always the pleaser."

"Oh so the nerd got a spicy side, I like it. But babygirl don't worry, you aren't a dommy mommy here."

My ears are bright red as I'm just in shock this guy seems to know me so well because right after he finished with my boobs he moved to the one part no one knew. My belly button.

(Okay okay I know it's weird but everyone has their turn on spots. At least mine isn't piss.)

He starts sucking it and licking it, almost giving it a hickey as he pinches my right nipple.

I feel a moan start to approach in my throat as I try to navigate it with panting and my tongue out. I do NOT want that to happen. Like what does it even sound like?

"Hmm~ not gonna budge there either? Turn around." Now in a more stern tone.

I look at him and give him a smirk.

"Oh, you want my ass daddy?"

That when I knew he lost it and I probably did something I should of never done:

Teased the bear.

Nanis takes off his sweatshirt in one motions and starts untying his sweats in a rushed way because he can't contain the bulge any longer.

oh shit. That's fucking girthy alright. I swear there was nothing there!

I'm starting to have regrets now as he takes his fingers and slides them up and down my back. 

Now let me tell you, my back is the most sensitive part of me. Especially my upper spine. There is no way on earth I can contain anything now. 

It comes out.

The room is filled with silence as it sounds almost like an anime girl who is in trouble. 

Oh my god embarrassing!

I smush my face more in the pillow and bite my lips till it bleeds in shame. 

But on the other hand, Nanis was intrigued. He adored this moan as it was something he has always wanted to hear.

"Again."

He pushes aggressively on my back and my neck flies up as a moan escapes my mouth.

dammit he knows the moves far too well. I should give up at this point

In my head lustful thoughts are just endless as I want him. My dom is coming out as I go for a choke.

Instead I was forcefully pushed down with a choke in return. Who could last longer.

He smirks as I try to tighten my grip but his is like barely trying and I'm losing it. My breath is shallow, my vision is going out, and a light moan comes out of my mouth. I let go. 

"Heh, look who won nerd."

He spits on my face and licks it off. 

Then he goes in for a sloppy kiss. 

Drool is just flying out of my mouth as I am so overstimulated since he is playing with my nipples at the same time so I just don't know what to do and just squirm all over the place. His right hand on my left boob and his left hand holding my two hands above my head so I can't push him away. He always has his ass on my legs so it's literally impossible to move them and kick him away. 

(Not that I want to, just the body's reflex you know).

His head movements are smooth as can be while his technique is just...unmatchable with any guy I have tried to hook up with back in high school.

I've never gone further than teasing. I never let the man get CLOSE to my clit. That was off limits as I couldn't even put a tampon in. How could a mans dick fit, let alone the fingers? But it all happened so fast with the words I heard:

"Here it comes baby, I'm sure you've never experienced this before-

heaven"

A jolt goes through my body as my left leg starts shaking. 

Oh. My. God.

My eyes roll to the back of my head as he just lets it sit there to let me get used to what something in your vagina feels like.

Can it get any better than this?

Then there it is.

Squishing noises and moans fill the room 

as he whips his dick out and starts jerking off as he fingers me.

I really couldn't describe this moment in words. 

He just went so fast yet knew the anatomy so well of my body. It was literaly heaven. Just like he said.

"Joanne, Joanne, Joanne"

So this whole time he was just getting my name wrong on purpose? Typical boy.

At this point I cannot formulate a word at all as every time I talk, He pushes it deeper than before pressing the points that make me just flood.

But what really got it was my climax...I have never actually came for a guy before. It was always a fake climax. How did they believe it. How idiotic. But this man. Oh this man.

He twists. And that's it.

I burst.

It's like a water balloon popped and juice went everywhere.

His legs, his stomach, and the tip of his dick.

He pulls out his finger and says:

"Watch me."

As he licks them clean while still jerking himself off. 

Oh what a man.

I  couldn't process what was happening until I lay on my side and grab my coochie as a burning sensation forms. My lower back is unbearably crampy as if we hit a nerve. 

What the actual fuck? I can't let him know I'm hurting. It will ruin the mood. He hasn't even finished. 

I stay silent as I watch him grab his hair and just let a whole load out. Nanis dick got at least 6 inches and 1.5 inch girth. Bro. So glad he didn't go in with that shit load. 

He grabs a tissue and cleans everything up as all I can do is lay on my side and look away. I can't stop painting as the pain increases. 

I knew something was wrong with me. How I could never put a tampon in."

I lift up my hand and I see on my bed was a mix of cum and blood. I guess I've never been opened up, so it's normal, right?

right.

______________________________________________________________

As I am laying I guess he realizes something is off.

"Joanne. What's wrong?"

His voice back to normal and with a tone of worry.

"Y-yeah. Just first time so-"

"Oh my god I'm so sorry-I should've considered that."

He looks away as I sit up and grab his hands.

"No worries. There's always a first for everything."

We both kinda look at each other awkwardly as he goes towards the light switch and turns it off. 

He wipes me up with a wet clothe and gives me new clothes that are all fresh.

How considerate. But this was probably a one night thing anyways. Better saver it while I can.

He scoots in and cradles me into his chest.

"Sorry we didn't really study math...it was more like science." I say chuckling. 

But I get no response.

He is sound asleep.

I guess I did ware him out. We went at it for awhile.\

If only this moment could last longer.

I hope I see him after tomorrow.

-end-

[catsushinyakajima]

i see math major 👀 i have to take brief calculus in the fall after not taking a single math class in 5 years… any tips to not overwhelm myself??

hi! okay sorry for the late response, I was gearing up to respond throughout the week and drafting good advice. disclaimer: I wrote A LOT. I promise it's not very scary and if it feels overwhelming, please digest it in bits. I just yap a lot and I wanted to cover all my bases.

Five years is a long time without math and enough time to forget lots of things! It's good that you're getting a good head start so there's no need for you to worry.

I'd start by practicing basic algebra: systems of equations, algebraic expressions (solving for x and stuff), linear/quadratic/exponential equations, etc. I will say, even if you once knew how to do this and used to be very good at it, there is a chance that you forgot a lot and lost your touch. Do not be deterred by that. It is OKAY. I've taken many levels of calculus, didn't take any math for a year, and then completely forgot how to factor an equation. It just happens- math is something you have to work your way back into by making a habit of it.

Then you should review trigonometry, more advanced algebra topics, etc: this is algebra II/pre-calculus. In my opinion, it's just a more extended version of basic algebra. You can review matrices too (part of alg II), but it's not very relevant to calculus unless you're taking differential equations (calc 4). But definitely, DEFINITELY, review trigonometry (sin/cos/tan, triangles, rules for their equations, the UNIT CIRCLE).

I'd say that's a good summary of things to catch up on. Once again, it is okay if you mess up some ridiculously "easy" review problems. It's seriously so, so normal, and it doesn't mean that you're set back too far or have an arduous journey ahead of you. The more you get used to doing math, the more you'll get better at it!

Here's a quick overview of topics taught in calculus I: limits, derivatives, applications of derivatives, integrals, applications of integrals.

If you have time, you could totally look into the topics that'll be taught during your semester too. You're already getting a head start by looking into reviewing things, but this would push you even forward.

Here are links to some free resources for you to use for ANY topic you choose to review (you might know some of them):

Khan Academy: has lots of videos and tutorials. Breaks topics down really well. Has review problems with answers and breakdowns of solutions. The review problems are generally basic compared to in-class test questions, but it's good for building a foundation

Organic Chemistry Tutor: This guy is the goat. His youtube videos are really thorough and he's good at explaining things and he'll walk you through different problems.

symbolab: this is an online calculator that can solve lots of different types of equations, including calculus equations! You can input the most tough, weirdest looking equations with ten variables, and as long a it's solvable it'll give you an answer

desmos: online graphing calculator! It's amazing for visualizing equations and functions.

If you have access to whatever textbook your teacher might use in the fall too, that's also great! Also, feel free to reach out to ME for any math help. I am the biggest math nerd ever so I would probably get excited to help you AHAH. I've done one of my mutuals physics homework before so I promise you wouldn't be overstepping if you asked me for anything else. Good luck on your studies!

[fanaticsnail]

Physics anon here. To the anon taking Physics I, then you should be fine. I hope you get in! Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻🤞🏻

To the math peeps, I am choosing to be Sanji for our duel, bcs even Sanji's flaming kicks are also physics based (/j). I love you all. Your love for math scares me but I also admire you guys because I had 2 breakdowns in my high school years over math (so fun). The only math I like is the "how much percentage in a tax is there" cus that has words and normal numbers. Get algebra away from me.

To the linguistics anon, I love you, be my best friend, I love humanities, I love linguistics, I love psychology, I love sociology, I can talk about them for days! I love humanities, in fact I would argue humanities and literature are sth I ADORE.

PLS GOD LINGUISTICS ANON TELL US SOME OF DOFFY'S LINES AND THE WAY HE SPEAKS, OH AND CROCODILE, TOO, AND ALL THE LITTLE PUNS ODA MAKES.

DO WE HAVE PSYCHOLOGY ANONS HERE BECAUSE EPISODE 723 DOFFY'S LAUGHING FIT I NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT I NEED TO STUDY IT FROM A PSYCHOLOGY POV like my brain is like needy for that like the ideas are there but I cannot put them into words. It sounded like an emotional breakdown and he sounded so sad but also angry so I was not sure whether he wanted a hug or not.

Also, Snail, I do not blame you for that nsfw thought of "how fucked would you be" bcs I had the same thought but was then "oh well 😏"

Okay, so G4 Luffy's speed calc? I'll try to find my notes but if anyone wants to play around it, here are the formulas you'll need & way of solving it all, it's really pretty simple, we are using Hooke's Law of elastic force to calculate Luffy's speed. We're gonna already give the spring constant cus it's easier and it's easier to show just how MUCH force Luffy needs for such speed.

Jet Speed of a commercial plane is 252 m/s. We'll go with this being G2 speed. Okay, easy. We will need a LOT of spring constant to counteract G4 Luffy's weight which is 300kg. Like, a LOT of spring constant. That means Luffy is also using a lot of elastic energy & kinetic force. And I mean above 10 million joules. Then again, joules represent a small amount of energy. It takes 100,000 joules to heat up water in standard conditions, so it isn't that much of a stretch. (Ha, rubber pun.)

Basic thing for this...

Elastic potential energy:

Ep = 1/2 • k • x²

k = spring constant (make it 40 million)

x = compression of the spring (make it 1 meter)

No need to calculate the Ep cus that isn't what we really need, though you can if you want to make the process quicker but this is so everyone understands.

Turn that into kinetic energy:

Ek= 1/2 • m • v²

m = mass of the object, G4 Luffy's weight, 300 kg since he is 4 meters tall in G4.

Equalize them:

1/2 kx²=1/2mv²

kx²=mv²

v²= kx²/m

v= √kx²/m (under the entire square root)

I got 365 m/s. That's 1314 km/h. That exceeds commercial jet-speed.

I can go into details in another post but this is the basics of it, unless you want to start from the actual scratch which I do not recommend bcs that means you have to put more big numbers to get the k that big. Better to already decide what the k is so we can get the big force and therefore big speed. We know the force needs to be big, as Doflamingo said it himself.

"Your punches lack heaviness." aka "Put a billion Newtons in it and then you'll have a shot against me."

To put it in irl perspective, billion joules is the equivalent of about 239 kilograms (527 pounds) of TNT blowing up.

Honestly I'm thinking the force of Luffy's final punch against Doflamingo was at least 8 billion Newtons. It's... A lot, but at this point, there are no limits. It's about 1.8 billion pounds force 👍🏻

Yeah. 😄

Cheers. Don't fight in Snail's inbox, you all from all fields are amazing ❤️

Physics anon. Physics anon. Oh my gosh, I am simply blown away by this calculation. Oh my gosh, the work you've done. I can't wait til chef-husband comes home to share with him this amazing calculation, you have no idea. He's gonna go:

The anon love for one another in my ask box lately is absolutely superb. I love the friendly fire and witty retorts you've all got. Always respect and humour, and I love you all.

The calculations of the hands Doffy caught from our short king of the pirates has me rolling. I'm legit howling.

Keep your equations coming, I love them. Learning through the power of sums and passions of the anons. Superb work 🥰🖤

[docholligay]

Consider a setting where graduating from a certain school gives you the right to wield political power on a national level, depriving everyone who doesn’t attend of the right to vote, but the bottom third students of every year get transformed into magical slaves. How terribly would the Senshi or Overwatch crew handle that?

Okay, so, let's get this out of the way first: WHAT THE FUCK.

Now that we've taken that important break, let's think about this.

Do we know what they teach at this school? Because I think that would be a large part of my decision for this. Some of the cannier players in the game would enter if they thought they stood a chance, but by the very nature of the thing they ALSO know that the best of the best are going to go here. Do you think you're in the top 66% of 1000 driven and probably proven intelligent people? I mean, I probably would be like, "I guess I am a voteless worker bee."

So, for the purposes of this question, we'll assume it's a standard high school type setup, with, fuck, I'm just doing this for the purposes of answering. We'll use what was the AP track for each at my high school, because, well, I'm familiar with it.

Math : Algebra, Geometry, Trig, Calc

Science: Earth, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

English: Four years of upper level Literature courses focusing on analysis and knowledge of the canon.

History: (Insert country of origin here), Government, World i, World ii

Language: Four years of a language, I took Spanish.

And then we can make space for other shit. We had 6 periods a day, but not every day had to be the same. Whatever, we'll go with the guideline.

SAILOR MOON

Rei goes because Rei has never been humble for even one moment in her life, and also she wants to boss the entire country around. She knows that she is going to be in the top 66%, and also probably graduate first in the class, she's just that smart. Is she though???? We don't see one way or the other, and I think of her as a sort high-middling student, and in an environment like this one, I could see her maybe ending up on bottom.

Minako would never do it unless she was sure she could find a good way to cheat on everything. Minako's not stupid, but I do think she can be a little intellectually lazy. Sitting down and actually doing the work would take her aback a little bit, but I also think she knows that and also isn't too proud to admit, to herself at least, that she might be in danger there.

Michiru's family has so much money and influence that even if she can't vote, she can vote, so I don't see her willingly putting herself through that.

Haruka would not attend, but it would only be because Minako stopped her from some desperate and quasi-suicidal jaunt to prove herself worthy or some shit. She knows its dumb, Mina knows its dumb, but here she is, signing up for it! It seemed like a good idea at the time.

Overwatch:

Lena has laughed herself out of the building already. Thanks but no thanks. Voting isn't worth the entirety of a physics class and having to do well in it on top of everything else. She'll go wash glasses in a pub if she has to, goodbye.

Fareeha acknowledges that it is a difficult task, and it will encourage a high level of competition, but luckily, rigorous testing of her abilities is a boon in her eyes. She spends long nights studying and sharpening her acumen. Literature is never her strongest class, and she does worry about it, but she gets it together just fine, and is strong enough in everything else.

Mercy is the sort that is more than smart enough for this sort of thing, but I don't know that she would want to sign up for it because it just seems cruel. It seems wrong. She will, of course, be talked into taking a spot, because better someone with her scruples than someone chomping at the bit to have the power.

Dva is following Lena out the door but she's posting the whole reel to TikTok, including she and Lena popping babychams in the parking lot.

[theclearblue]

EVEN MORE QUESTIONS because we're both having a great time

Favourite location to visit repeatedly

Least favourite subject to study/learn

Who's a character/person you admire and would like to learn from/emulate

What's your favourite thing about yourself

Tea or coffee or something else

Favourite time of day

Most recently played video game/most recently bought game/game that's new on your wishlist

Fave location to visit repeatedly?

Ohhh I'm such a hermit tbh aadjfkgl but every once in awhile I go and drive to a park close ish by that has really nice views on the city skyline and I like to walk around and sit there.

Least fave subject to study/learn?

Math. Always math. Geometry is okay but I suck so badly at Algebra/Calc I just do not get it when it goes beyond like simple/quick math lmao. My ranking of subjects would be 1. History 2. English 3. Science 4. Math </3

Character/person u admire and want to emulate?

Hmm One Piece brainworms are alive and well still so I'm going to say Luffy lol. I just think he's very mentally strong even though he's been through so much shit, I love his outlook on life and his ambitions and how he truly does grow he's very admirable to me <3

Fave thing sbout yourself?

Hmm I do think I have a good sense of humor lol. Love to make people/my friends/family laugh with the stupid shit I say, I live by the bit I'd die for the bit etc etc.

Tea/Coffee/Other?

Big coffee person, to the point thst I'm a little obnoxious and particular about like. Good tasting espresso and cold brew lol

Fave time of day?

I do like night a lot! Don't get wrong big fan of the sun and being outside during the day too but I like the quiet of the night and I get to recharge or I also think nighttime leads to super pretty sights like stars/the moon/lit up skylines

Most recently bought/played video game/game on wishlist?

Tried out a game that was free for the weekend called GTFO a couple of days ago, it was pretty fun but I don't think we're gonna buy it lol. Essentially horror fps co-op game, a lil like phasmophobia and it had good atmosphere but each mission is like. Minimum two hours and it seemed there were like no checkpoints too? Otherwise last played was Hades 2, and hoping to pick up some games for the steam summer sale thst will probsbly drop next week (taking any and all suggestions 👀)

[balletandbow]

Never in my life will I tell anyone else that their feelings or experience with homeschooling are incorrect or invalid or wrong. What I will say is that homeschooling can be and is done right, and that I think I was lucky enough to experience it myself.

My mother was a kindergarten teacher before she had kids, and worked as a nanny once I was born so she could stay with me more. By the time I was ready for kindergarten (my birthday is in August, I was barely 5) we were living in the middle of nowhere and I would have had an hour round trip bus ride every day. Our state had few laws prohibiting homeschooling, and this was literally what my mom's degree was in, so she just taught me.

We moved a couple years later, and by the time we hit the upper years of my mom's ed degree we had enrolled in the local school district's homeschooling supervision program. Every year my mother made a list of the curriculum she had chosen for me (and eventually my two brothers) and turned it in to a certified teacher who was assigned to supervise us. We did pretty much anything you can think of. English was separated into reading and writing (so many different books and so many essays oh my god), math (with a textbook fear not), history (my mom pulled out weird Manifest Destiny books out and added extra books from indigenous authors), science (I got my iPod taken away for pretending to do my work when I didn't lmao), and so many field trips and fun things that are so much easier to do when most kids are in school.

We participated in the weekly class that the supervision program offered starting when I was in 5th grade. Every Wednesday afternoon we would spend 3 hours with other homeschooled kids, doing theatre, art, or some kind of history or science project depending on the time of year. The middle and high school groups put on a full play in a semester every year. A few other kids and I who were supervised by the same teacher formed a little club and made our parents let us meet up a second time a week and we got to help make the play sets and generally were little nerds.

In middle school I started taking classes at our public middle school. I was there for math because my supervising teacher had me take a placement test when my mom decided to change math curriculums and they had decided I was ready for Algebra a little early. I also went for choir, because I liked to sing. I ended up taking math at the public school all the way through high school because our district had an advanced math track that let me take Algebra 2, Pre calc, and Calc AB in 3 years and I liked math too much to say no to that. I also took 4 years of Spanish, AP Lang, chemistry, art, theater, and lots of choir.

I had friends at school and I had friends at my homeschool stuff. I got to do a year of history curriculum learning about the early day of the Christian church. My freshman year of high school the writing part of my English curriculum was literally to write a novel. It sounds crazy looking back on it but it was so much fun, and I learned literally so much, which was indeed the point.

When the pandemic hit in the spring of my junior year our public schools all closed for the year. We kept homeschooling. I took all my senior year public school classes from our basement. It was hard, but not all that different than what I did with my other subjects. I started college in the fall of 2021 and discovered that it's really very similar to what I had already been doing. Go learn from the professor. Do your work on your own time. Come back, get feedback, and do it again.

I move in for my senior year of college in a week. There's a lot of discussions about pretty much every aspect of education happening in the world, from the pandemic to asynchronous classes to homeschooling and indoctrination to free lunches. There's a lot of bad homeschoolers out there, and there's a lot of kids who were never taught what they needed to learn to be successful adults. This is just what me and my family did. It definitely shaped me as a person, but as I'm getting older it's becoming less important to my life, which to me signals that my parents and various teachers did a good job.

[taohun]

im like why am i so stressed why do i have no time for myself like i used to. well. 18 credit hour load. 4 techs that are like 15 hours on their own. notoriously hard classes too (data structures (where i have a lab weekly, mp and exam biweekly). linear algebra (lab and discussion and homework and midterms that are 75% of my grade). probability and statistics (homework and midterm soon. but she's my baby i love her). calc 3 (homework thrice a week and discussion worksheets get uploaded. but it's easy. but that makes it a bit boring. woof.)) cooking and managing a house alone (w/ roommate but you know) for the first time. applying to a fuckton of scholarships to keep my situation going. grief and terror. other bad stuff also happened recently. life is a fuck.

[charlieslowartsies]

For the writers block/burnout thing, I have a few tips that I personally use, so I hope they help!

1) Caffeine. I usually have an energy drink when I know I’m going to be doing lots of work or writing, and that usually gets me in a writing mood for a couple of hours. Tea or coffee, while good sources of “clean” caffeine, make me feel a bit too cozy/homely and it makes it harder for me to do writing specifically. The energy drink (I prefer rockstars or monster, but watch those mg’s cuz they’re not the best for you) usually keeps me productive and on-task, and if it doesn’t? I switch to another task. In your case, it could just be a wip you have, or even some entirely new little blurb that doesn’t necessarily have to be posted.

2) Music, the kind that I’m into right now, something older, or even music that’s new to me/that I’ve never heard before. It’s good for the soul and good for the brain for inspiration. Relating to the last bit of #1, it can inspire you to write parts of a wip or a little oneshot or even a scene that you were inspired to write. Any writing is good writing, and if that little drabble gets the brain juices flowing, so be it!

3) Environment change! See, I have this fun little habit of sitting in my car post-class and chugging the rest of an a energy drink with a little snack while writing in a doc for a couple of hours. I typically don’t even realize how much time has passed, and I’ve written upwards of 3k words in one sitting over the span of like two hours. It’s a change of scenery of what I used to do when I write stuff, and it’s made me more productive! If you normally write on your phone in your room, try a different device in a different room! For example, use a laptop in the living room, a tablet on the kitchen floor, an old iPod touch in the bathroom, literally any combo that you can think of is worth trying! Sometimes your brain just needs that little bit of freshness to get the creativity flowing.

4) Other sources of inspiration! I mentioned music earlier, but reading other things (be it fanfiction, published books, or your own writing) can be a way to get your brain working again! Comping up with what-ifs can be useful, because if you get bored of that, then you can redirect the energy into writing something else! You can also look at art, like old museum type stuff, and make up a little story about the piece, then you can try and fit and mould that into something relevant to a current wip! Will it work in a planned story? Probably not, but it got you thinking and that’s what matters! Movies can also be good for this too.

5) Skipping scenes can be really helpful when writing in a lengthy wip that has a preplanned outline. You can always jump around in the story and write segments of dialogue that won’t be used yet, create some description for a future scene that might not be perfect or even good right now, but it’ll get you thinking about the wip. Me personally, if I have a chapter that I think needs more scenes or a scene rewritten, I make a whole new doc for it and just start spewing ideas and actual writing into it; that includes sentence changes in wording or structure, alternate scenes, bonus characters, dialogue thag I KNOW I’ll never use but it’s good except side anyway, etc. I can always go back to it, but it gives me some peace of mind. I also have docs separated by fandoms that’re filled with dialogue blurbs, mini-schemes, random descriptions, and the like. They might not lead to much in the separate doc, but when the time comes when you need inspo or to pull some content from it, you’ll have it on hand!

6) Math. Do some math. I’m dead serious. Some easy algebra or calc equations will either get your brain thinking or frustrated, and either way you can turn that around and put the energy into a wip. Been there, done that (usually when procrastinating lol), but it helps me redirect!

That’s about all I’ve got! I especially want to emphasize the caffeine, music, and environment change part of the list. A combo of that stuff has really helped me productivity, and I hope it can help you too! Remember that no matter how much or how little you write, it’s enough and YOU are enough. Hope your day is well!

I appreciate all this advice. The math might be something I try, at the very least I might try doing a Nancy Drew game on Master mode bc those typically help my creative side relax and my logical side get the reins.

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I took whatever general math class was required in college for a liberal arts degree. It was MTH 122 or something, and it was like Algebra 2 level stuff?

In high school, I finished out math with pre-calc and intro to calculus. So I had done algebra 2 before. I got a 28 on the math portion of the ACT. I was, for all intents and purposes, good enough at math.

Anyway, because this is the general math class most students take to get their math credit in college, it's a full classroom. There are two open seats in this room. One next to me, and one next to some other person.

At some point in the first month of class, the other person with an empty seat next to them causes some type of disturbance or whatever to piss off the professor, a white woman in her 50s. And she looks them dead in the eyes and says, "Maybe you'd be doing better if you sat next to someone and worked together."

And the kid sheepishly moves over to leave the empty seat on the aisle.

Then she looks at me and asks me to move in, too.

Now point of order, I got an A in this class. I showed up on time, listened to the lecture, did my work, and went about my day. I only missed one class the entire semester because I donated blood before the class met and they held me longer because I almost passed out. And like I said, I had technically done all this material before.

So I looked back at her and said, "No."

And no offense to the two boys who sat in my row with me. They were perfectly fine table row buddies, and good enough students that I'm pretty sure they put in passing effort. I just preferred my personal space in the crowded classroom. And I would've been happy to ask or answer questions with them.

I feel bad to this day because I hope I didn't offend those guys.

But this is also probably one of the most badass things I've ever done, defy that tired math professor.