#here's a seratonin boost

[illiana-mystery]

Prepare for a cuteness overload. 😉😆

[unabashednightmarepizza]

𝑀𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑡 𝐼𝑛 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑠𝑒

A/N: This is definetly not me projecting my love for cats and Regulus. Also, if anyone is interested in documentaries, I recommend you watching "Inside of a cat's mind". It was really interesting, and also a seratonin boost for me.

A/N: I feel like this sucks but I couldn't think of another way to end this, I hope you guys like it!

Prompts used: "I love her so bad" from this, "you are my favourite, you always have been." from this.

"That's downright ridiculous..."

"Oh, come on, Reggie! What better way than this to show your lover your new animagus form?"

Regulus swinged his tail back and forth angrily as he laid on his mattress on his front legs, even rolling his eyes at his dumb friends as they continued to tease him with his brand-new look. It wasn't like he could talk in that form, but he was so goddamn sure that his eyes gave his thoughts away. What started this conversation and the endless teasing from his friends was that Regulus could now transform into his Animagus form.

Which was a black cat. A cute and cuddly one, as Pandora said while scratching his ears as Barty and Evan made fun of him for being soft. He hissed at them loudly, showing his sharp claws as a silent threat as he nuzzled closer to the sweater under his paws, full of your smell and perfume as a little happy smile found his face, watching Pandora who had been petting him as she chastised the other two in the room.

But it did nothing to help.

Since when it did anyways? Nothing could stop those idiots...

Barty and Evan let out a bark as they rolled on their bed, Barty crouching down with his hands on his knees in front of Pandora who had been sitting down on the ground, shaking her head for him not to do anything that would anger Regulus.

But, as usual, Barty didn't care, and dramatically wiped a fake tear from his eye as he offered his forefinger to Regulus, who had been eyeing him with bored eyes and an evil plan, wondering if it was obvious on his cat face as he imagined the delight he would feel.

"Awww, look at our little Reggie! So angry and deadly, with his little claws and teeth~ You are so soft now, so cuddly that I can just-AHHH!"

But of course, Regulus' personality didn't change just because he turned into a cat and since everyone practically knew not to call him that name... Well, except for his lovely lover you, and Barty still did it...

It was only fair for him to bite his finger and claw at his face.

"And that's what happens when you mess with Regulus, Barty. He is still the same friend we have that absolutely hates to be teased and that's what you get..." Pandora sighed out as she rose up, passing by them in the common room as she got out. She didn't care about the screaming behind her, Evan cackling on the ground about "how Barty got bitten by a kitten" while the boy tried to convince him that "it was a literal cheetah that bit him and not a kitten" as if his cooings and awes weren't the reason behind that cat's anger.

Well, he warned him that he didn't like that nickname so he had it coming, right?

Regulus nuzzled deeper into Pandora's arms as the young girl giggled, smiling to herself at seeing her friend happy as he always was whenever he had that special clothing close to him. "Don't worry, Regulus... I know Y/N is in the Great Hall, preparing you food again. So, I'll take you to your precious lover~"

And if his face couldn't show the possible blush on his face and how comedically wide his eyes were, the way he jumped up and kneaded your sweater that he found in his room after stealing it definetly did the job.

His heart beated harder at the thought of seeing you, preparing him a plate with a cute frown and possibly cursing at him for not caring about his health as you made little talk with your friends here and there...

He always knew he was one hell of a lucky guy for finding someone like you. So caring and loving and supporting...

All his life, Regulus never had known love or care. At least not from his mother and her twisted way of showing love and his father's abuse. All he had, for the longest time, was his brother and even then, he never thought he could have more, deserved more.

More of that love and affection he craved.

So, after pinning after you since the firs year, he finally had the courage of asking you out... Even if he didn't want to think back to that day because of the high stuttering of his, a sign of how nervous he was and how important you were to him.

Because that mother and father of his might have failed at showing what true love means, he had plenty of times to secretly read all about romantic books and witness it with his own mind and heart. He often thought that they weren't real, that the author went overboard with all the struggles and fights the main characters went through for the love they shared with each other, strong enough to stand against every strong wind, army or even death.

He questioned whether love was worth it all, when he wanted something serene and comforting. He was done with all the fights anyways, he didn't want any of those any more.

He deserved that at least, right?

But soon, he realized that not everyone is like his parents. Not every relationship is disasterous with the fights and disagreements... They are what makes it stronger and more powerful, with every hardship that comes.

He learnt that without those waves and little obstacles in the way, the comforting relationship and tender love he desperately needed would never be his.

So, he gulped down his worries and confessed his love to you, in one of the many times that you two hung out in the Astronomy Tower. By that time, you were already aware of his feelings by the way he was so soft with you and actually seeked to spend more time with you throughout your days together.

Besides, you were sure Regulus didn't spend his time taking girls to watch stars as he rambled about each of them while subconsciously holding your hand.

But then... Another problem arose: Showing his affections, a basic need of a relationship in his eyes.

Because, as any sane person could tell, Regulus didn't have the healthiest of relationship with his parents even though he knew what they... had between each other was far from love. He knew he would never dare, and rather kill himself, to do any of the things they did to each other to you. He knew he wanted to hold you, kiss you, openly show his love, the way his eyes shone brighter at the sight of you as you skipped to him was enough of a sign...

But he knew he wouldn't be able to bear all the teasing his friends and his brother, with whom he recently fixed his relationship, would do.

And he hated himself for thinking like that, doing the exact opposite of what he wanted to do when you didn't deserve it at all. He didn't want you to think that he was ashamed of you, which you never did and gold him that it was fine he didn't declare his love out all the time like a certain older brother of his and knew he loved you through his actions...

But it wasn't enough for him, it wasn't enough for the voices in his mind to stop.

You deserved a man who wouldn't shy away, who didn't have severe issues with himself. Someone who wasn't the item of a fucked up ideology... Someone who would be proud and confident in both himself and you, slinging an arm around you while walking and give you anything you asked for.

Perhaps a free future... Away, in a cottage with some animals...

But he was a selfish man who wanted to be that person, to be the reason of your smile and happiness every day. He just... had to find a way to show all of these thoughts and feelings.

But he was bad at it... So, why not get the help of a cute animal to see what you exactly like? And show his feelings?

"I swear to Merlin, I will strangle that boy when I see him! He disappears all the time, without eating! Who does he think he is?" You angrily turned to your friend who was eating her fries as she stopped her hand mid-air and looked at you with her eyes and mouth wide open. "What? Who?"

"Regulus, of course! That boy will give me a heart attack at one point, the other day I found him literally choking Barty because of that nickname again!" You angrily scoffed as you dumped more food like an angry mother, but your friend only laughed because of the twitch of your lips upwards.

"Yeah, but you love him and his special treatment, no?" She wiggled her brows as she continued to eat and you sighed out in bliss, a loving and stupid smile plastering on your face.

And yes, yes you loved him and his stupid grin whenever he teased you and his sweet smile as he watched you do your own thing.

But it wasn't enough of a reason to not to scold him when you see him as soon as possible.

"Maybe. And yes, I very much so am in love with him but I'll strangle him anyways... He promised to not pick up fights and take care of himself better- Oh, hi Pandora!"

You turned fast to where the bubbly girl was coming to your way, excitedly waving at her when your eyes landed on... the cutest ball of sunshine on her arms.

"Hi, Y/N! I see that you are... agitated?" She snorted to herself as she saw how you changed your mood at the sight of the cat between her arms as you nodded absentmindedly to her, waving off her question while scratching the little cat's chin with a stupid smile on your face. It was a known fact around the school how weak you were to them, and also your boyfriend.

With you both being smitten with each other, y'know?

Unknown to you though, that cat was the boy you loved, and he was soaking all the love in like a sponge. He was grinning from ear to ear, as much as a cat would be able to do, and he jumped down from where he was seated between Pandora's arms and flunged himself up towards your legs, pawing at them to make you cuddle him.

Patheatic, his inner voice said but he answered with I love her so bad....

"Well, it seems that our friend loves you very much!" She wiggled her brows playfully as you giggled, not aware of the daggers the cat, Regulus, was giving to your dear friend. Pandora didn't care though, she knew he never meant any of those stares and besides, that was exactly the moment for her to leave him with you so that he could get his head out of his arse and see how much you loved him and didn't care if he showed his love around people or not.

Because, by the state he was in, he didn't know shit about the extend of your love for him.

"Then, I will leave you with him! Don't worry he is very docile and easygoing, I'm sure you two will get along well! Goodbye!"

"Wait, Pandora- Wow, she left so soon..." you mumbled in thought as you looked down at the cat still pawing at your legs with wide blue eyes, his pupils almost so big that his eyes couldn't be seen as he meowed softly to you.

"Aww, don't worry I won't leave you! But I was going to visit my careless boyfriend who forgot to eat, again..." you kneeled on the ground with a playful scowl as you took him between your arms, cooing at the loud purr he let out as he nuzzled deeper in you. "I think he will like you too, what do you say? Hmm?"

Yeah, love, considering the fact that it's me... I think I will like myself enough...

Throughout the walk to your boyfriend's dorm, you kept the same big smile on your face as you kept looking down at the cat and squeezed his cheeks with your fingers. Cuteness agression is really something, you thought as he looked around the familiar sight of the door to his house's common room. He started to whine and get angsty a little bit, not wanting this "cuddle session" to come to an end.

"Don't worry, little one! I'm not leaving, I will sit here until Reg comes back and probably beg him to let me have you all to myself..."

He meowed in response, wincing under his breath at how this was the only way to communicate with you. Love, you already has that cat to yourself...

You smiled softly as the cat sniffed Regulus' bed and jumped on it, circling around himself until he found a good position and stared at you expectantly. You smiled back at the cat and turned your back to him to set the food down on his desk. Suddenly staring at the dark sky outside and seeing how long has it been that you last saw Regulus, you sighed sadly, wondering when he will be back and whether you should get out of his dorm before his friends arrived or not.

Sensing your sudden sadness, Regulus immediately jumped up and meowed at you hurriedly. Even as a cat, he was weak for your sadness and immediately alerted.

"Hmm? Oh nothing, little guy... Just wondering when my boyfriend will come and finally start to take care of himself." You laughed when he hissed softly and almost seemed like he was pointing at the bed. "You want me to lay down?"

A barely-there nod.

"Okay... I think I can use some rest. Scoot over..." you shuffled on the bed as its silky feeling engulfed you, resulting with you letting out a relieved sigh as the cat purred happily over your chest. You trailed a soft finger down his spine and up towards his face, your hand patting him while holding him as if he was a baby.

And he freaking loved it, loved the feeling of safety of your arms.

And obviously, when cats were happy, they purred loudly.

"Hmm? Oh, you like me? I like you too, little guy! You're so cute and so elegant with your black fur and shiny, blue eyes." Regulus purred even more loudly as he nestled on your chest, bumping his head to your chin, and neck as a way of marking you. You giggled at the cat, actually your possessive boyfriend, and continued to play with the playful cat as he made several cute moves with his body and eyes.

His behaviour surprised you, since you thought black cats were mostly grumpy and "I show affection ONLY when I want to, human." kind of animals. But this one....

This one didn't even leave your side for the whole day and instead laid on your lap, purring at every chance he had. Somewhere in a muggle book, you remembered reading that a cat's purring often touches the paternal part in one's brain and that's why humans care for them a lot.

Which was goddamn right, even if it was the same frequency of a baby crying. But though a baby's cry was often irritating with its high pitch, a cat's purr was comforting.

Another reason to convince Regulus to adopt kittens for when you left the school, and settled in an apartment as soon as possible.

"And you remind me of someone I reaaally love, y'know? I'm sure he would like to have you... Don't tell him this, but you are now my favourite thing in the world!"

Wait... Wait, wait, wait! What? That was so offensive! A cat, who you knew for a few hours, took your favourite place?!

"Meowwww!"

Nope, he couldn't let it happen! The plan wasn't even this!

"Hmm? What's wrong, did I say something bad?" You wondered as the cat you adored suddenly turned pissy, throwing what you assumed as "cat tantrums" after whatever you said that triggered him. Regulus, though, started to pace around the bed nervously. You tilted your head in confusion as the cat he jumped up and tugged on your robes to make you get up.

Yeah, cats definetly have God-complex...

"Okay, okay, fine! I'm up, I seriously don't know what... is... wrong..." your jaw hung open with your eyes wide when the black cat you adored and showed immense love to was... None other than your boyfriend.

"Regulus?"

"Hi, love..." he shyly looked at you as his hand caressed his face tiredly, tugging on the skin as he grumbled at the stinging pain on his back while trying to relieve himself from the pain. "Damn it, my spine hurts..."

"What... I don't understand, you have been the cat?! All this time?" You pointed to him with your hands in surprise, still not believing that the cat was your boyfriend who apparently learnt to become an animagus.

"Yeah, I was the cat..."

"But... why? Don't get me wrong, I'm proud of you for achieving becoming an animagus," he smiled softly at how you didn't miss the opportunity of praising him for his accomplishment, and he couldn't help but wonder at how easy it was for you to see past the fact that he hid something from you. He expected you to be angry for hiding it, but you were just... confused?

Why?

"But why did you hide it? I mean, it's a pretty big deal and your cat form was so beatiful with your little paws, soft fur and big eyes- I'm starting to loose the point of the talk, so please... explain."

He laughed when you finished your rant with a blushing face, looking at him with a flustered face as you waited. He knew you wouldn't judge, Merlin knew you never did, so he sat down on his bed and patted the area next to him.

"Because... I didn't know what else to do to show you." You continued to look at him confused for a second, occasionally side eyeing the room as if a clue would suddenly appear and lighten whatever that was going on right now.

"Well, it's only logical to show me rather than throwing random bottles on the ground... But I think you don't mean you, being a liquid-"

"Cats are not liquid, love..." Regulus sighed lovingly as you knitted your brows and playfully shook your head before laying a kiss on his cheek. "No, they are! They fit into anything possible even an asymetrical glass box!"

"When did you see a cat do that?"

"My sibling's cat... Though it could be because it is weird..."

He laughed as you seriously started to wonder whether what you said about the cat was true or not, and pulled you to himself by your shoulders. He was grateful you changed the subject after noticing he was slightly uncomfortable but...

He had to be honest after spending the whole day with you, and seeing what Pandora said about you and how much stronger your love was for him.

Because he finally knew, he didn't have to be a cat spy to show you his love.

"As much as my heart feels like it could explode with love from you noticing I was uncomfortable and tried to change the subject," you smiled bashfully as you blinked your eyes at him, not stopping him. He sighed once before keep going. " I did it to show you... how much I love you and show my affection in the only way I knew."

You would have cut him in the middle but by the slight wavering of his voice, you knew that it was something he had to get off of himself... That this conversation was important for him in every way possible.

So you listened... And with every word passing his lips, your eyes softened for the fragile and soft-hearted boy next to you.

"I never knew love, I never knew how to love and show it freely. Mom and dad saw it as a weakness, others saw it as some inconvenience... Sirius was the only one I have, and even then, he was the one expressing his feelings freely. Not me. I always did it silently... Taking care of Sirius' injuries after mother punished him or dad beat him. I did it by stealing his favourites from the kitchen or learning how to make them when my parents weren't home...."

A deep sigh, one that told many unsaid stories and feelings.

" Then I showed it with taking notes for my friends when they weren't able to attend classes. I showed it by taking care of their many injuries that definetly weren’t a result of training but rather... abuse. Merlin knows, I know those kind of bruises like the back of my hand. Then... But then, you came along with your shining eyes and wide smile, asking if you could sit with me in the train and suddenly... I-I wanted to be more. For you. I wanted to be enough of a man to deserve your love and show it to the whole world. Like my brother who openly hugged people, and kissed their cheeks or nuzzled to them... But soon, I was reminded that I would always be his shadow."

Silence scretchted between you as you continued looking at him, not being sure what to do now that he suddenly opened up about why he was avoiding you. You definetly didn't think your night would end up like this, even if him opening up to you was everything you wanted, but you would never be able to know that feeling.

Feeling like someone's shadow, having to endure what Regulus endured... Something he was grateful that never happened and would never happen now that you were with him.

You wouldn’t understand any of it, but you could be there for him now that he wouldn't be alone.

"You once asked me... 'Do you ever hide who you trully are?' at the side of the Black Lake in one of our nightly dates. I kept my silence then, didn't want to scare you off with my strong feelings since it was still too early but not for me who loved you for 2 year prior to that night, but... I never did, not with you, never with you. But... I never felt enough for you. I mean... How could someone as amazing as you would deserve the love of some coward? Someone who feared showing love?" He almost spitted the word "fear" as he shook his head in near disbelief at himself and how "ridiculous" he sounded, and you hated how much self-loathing he had and how easy it was for him to point that hatred to himself.

You had to change it, maybe not immediately but definetly in time.

"Regulus..." you softly rubbed his hand softly to make him look at you, and when he turned his head towards you... You saw the tears pooling in his ocean eyes. Your heart dropped to your stomach harshly as you gulped and brought his forehead down to meet yours. A silent move to convey your feelings to him.

"How could you not be enough of something you already have, from the very beginning?" You rubbed his cheek softly, bringing his face closer to yours as you kissed his eye-lids. As if you were scared to hurt him even more, when what all the world had been doing to him was hurting him.

Regulus shuddered as a shaky breath left him, suddenly overwhelmed by the weight of your words. He lifted his eyes, looked into your own that showed only one thing and only for him: Love.

"You are enough, even if you don't think so and I love you, I loved you from the beginning." A gasp left him as his hands thightened their hold on yours nervously. You laughed awkwardly. " You don't have to say it immediately but... Please, don't be so harsh on yourself. It's okay to not want to do PDA, I already told you.... All I care is your happiness, that's it."

And with that, Regulus threw himself all over you from the immense feeling he was feeling at that moment, hugging you with all his might as you returned to gesture just as fiercely. After all, it had been a long day and you missed your boyfriend, the one that would speak about Quidditch nonstop all the while letting you sleep on him as his hands caressed your hair and rubbed your back softly.

Just like now, with the adding of inhaling the scent of your hair deeply which made your heart race sweetly.

And now that the stress of him was now over and you knew what was going on...

It was time to tease him back.

"Did you just get jealous of a cat enough to come clean to me?" You mumbled from your position where your face was buried in his neck, the tingles making him giggle as a groan left him at feeling your smile on his skin.

"Love, please!"

"What? You are the one who was jealous!" You giggled playfully, but your enjoyment was soon cut when Regulus threw himself on his bed with his arms still wrapped around you. You landed harsher on his chest than you imagined and you were worried you accidently crushed him but his sigh of contentment and the way he nuzzled to your neck showed that he was far from being bad.

"I can't believe you now have a nuzzling habit, are you going to knead at me too?" You hit his chest softly when his eyes shot open and an evil smirk found his face.

Oh, that's not something good...

"I already did it earlier when I laid on your chest- Oww!"

"Regulus Arcturus Black, when did you have a foul mouth!" You hit him with his pillow as he laughed hard and ended up on the floor while trying to stop you.

"What can I say, love. I have the most gorgeous lover of all Hogwarts!"

That little shit and his sweet tongue, knowing how to get himself out of any problem...

"Okay, you got out of trouble for now... You are my favourite by the way, you always have been, in case your childish self got jealous of a cat..." you grumbled out when his head landed on your thighs and looked up at you innocently.

"That cat was still me though..." he looked at you through his lashes as you giggled, relishing on your words and how they made warmth spread all around his whole body.

"Yeah, yeah, sure... There is something I have to show you though. I was planning for a few days now. Promise to not get sad?" He nodded without knowing and guessing what was happening...

But the only thought that crossed Regulus' mind, when he saw you changing into a pure white cat, was I love her.

As you swinged your tail around Regulus' waiting hand and nuzzled to him, he smiled softly and scratched your head softly while patting your ears. His heart felt so full of love and he didn't remember any other day he felt this much happiness.

"You are... most certaintly the most beautiful yet also annoying person I know. Being a white cat Animagus, completely contrasting me but also creating something so beautiful? Did you think I will let go of you easily after this?"

You tilted your head teasingly and let out a purr before changing back into your human form with your feet dangling off of the bed like a little kid as you threw your head back towards him to look at his raised brows while he tried to surpass the smirk that threatened to take over his face.

"Yeah, I know... But you love me, no?" You cutely smiled as you nuzzled closer to his chest, and unknown to you, he smiled to himself like a fool as he wrapped his arms all around your body thightly when your body reached where he was now sitting on the bed.

Oh Merlin, he already does love everything about you.

"Can we... cuddle like that? As cats? It could be our new bonding activity!"

"I can't believe... Okay, fine. Don't try anything funny though."

"Like what?"

"Like the meaning of that wiggly eye-brows!"

But since you both were weak for each other, you two soon dozed off like that, one white and black cat tangled together peacefully as their hearts beated the same beat.

Not knowing that the next day, Barty would startle everyone awake and embrass you while yelling "Our Reggie found another chich, cat, kitten, whatever! He is cheating on our sweet Y/N!"

[kaiju-krew]

Whenever I need a dose of serotonin, I want you to know I just look through your mosgoji tag

Btw, idk if you know any good fics devs I could have?

ahh i'm happy to provide a lil boost :'') i get a lot of seratonin drawing em so its nice to hear it does the same for others!!! <3 here's my recs from a while back, i really should deep dive back onto the mosugoji tag again and see what's new since it's been a while. honestly i wrote a fic for a completely separate fandom and it's so unholy i'll never say what it is bUT i really enjoyed writing it and got really sweet feedback so i'm considering making a second acct to write some mosugoji drabbles to help flesh out more of their dynamic?? i have so many hc ideas for interactions i just dont have the time to draw everything out in comic format.... PERHAPSSS we'll see

[staud]

top five gifsets you’ve made <3

RIE!! i truly get a seratonin boost whenever i see ur username on here <3

this hbo war final scenes set because @lamialamia requested it and her ideas are always bangers

mirror reflections in the terror! rie if u ever finish this show i will yeehaw so powerfully that u will physically hear me no matter where u are❗️

band of bros curahee!!! my first ever gifset on this hellsite :D

stella n leckie... i secretly come back to it every other week bc the way leckie looks up at stella always makes me Feel Something

croz n bubz im just happy with the colors

[mountainficss]

Hi Rae!! how have u been?? I just came to say that everytime I read something you wrote it gives me a seratonin boost, it's always soooo good that it makes me happy :))) the days you post here are the best days of my week, thank uuu 🫶🫶🫶

I'm honestly really thankful that I found your blog love u <3

omg hi there gorgeous!! i’ve been doing amazing, tysm! i hope you’re doing well my love. thank you for reading my writing, i am genuinely so glad i can make you happy <3 that’s always my goal! and thank you soo much for looking forward to my posts ;( i will be forever grateful for your support and i mean that. i can’t thank you all enough for taking time out of your day to read what i put out.

thank you again for sending such a kind message, i love you all so much <333

[empressofthesunslittlecorner]

Why comments are IMPORTANT!!!!!!

Hi guys, here I'm back again with a rant.

It's about my favourite subject!

Comments!

I know here on Tumblr it's hard to make comments, so thanks to everyone who reblogs or likes my stories, you keep me going.

I hope people who are also on fanfiction sites will see this.

Guys I don't know how clear I can make it to your readers.

YOU GUYS AND YOUR COMMENTS KEEP US GOING!!!!

FAV AND FOLLOW AND KUDOS ARE NICE BUT COMMENTS GIVE THE AUTHOR LIFE!!!!!!

EVEN IF YOU JUST SAY GOOD JOB WE GOT SUCH A SERATONIN BOOST THAT WE WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTERS OF YOUR FAV STORIES IN NO TIME!!!!!

WHY IS THIS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND?

IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYONE.

YOU CAN EVEN JUST SEND A THUMBS UP EMOTICON AND WE CELEBRATE HARD!

POSTING AN EMOTICON IS FAST.

YOU AVAOID THE AUTHOR GIVING UP.

DO YOU WANT THAT YOUR FAV AUTHOR GIVES UP ON YOUR FAV STORIES?

NEVER FINESHING THEM?

THEN KEEP GOING WITHOUT COMMENTING!

COME ON PEOPLE, COMMENT!

ITS! NOT! HARD!

Anyway, it needed to be said and I hope I can reach some of you.

Because really, I'm starting to get annoyed again about not getting the amount of comments in contrast to all the clicks I get.

Bye, for now!

[mintacle]

I'm sorry to keep pestering you, but.... do you happen to have more panel of Jason as Robin? :)

Oh no, don't apologize! Asks give me free seratonin boosts.

Anyway here are some nice Robin Jasons I have in my gallery:

[stiffyck]

You might've answered this before but I was wondering what app/software you use for drawing? And if you have a favourite or usual brush set for it <33 I love your art sm, it gives me a seratonin boost

I draw in procreate and here's an answer about the brushes!

[pearlsofthec]

January was a month of complete escapism, as it usually is for me. Whenever I have the chance to escape from my exam session and spend time with my family, I take it, and so, I spent a month of undeserved enjoyment. My ordinary winter blues were transformed into a tropical escapade, followed by much wanderlust and skiing with my family, and although that was definitely not the most productive way to spend the weeks before my exams, it was definitely the most enjoyable. What I can say is that those days of relaxment gave me the time and clarity to understand what I want in my life this year, and what I want for myself overall. 

To be inspired

February presented itself as a month of self realization after so much self conceptualization. It’s a month to practice what I’ve been preaching, and so far so good. This month it’s been esssential to surround myself with things that I find inspiring, with media that enrichs my way of seeing life. I think everyone reaches a certain point in their life when they need to purge negativity out of their lives… for a while, I ‘ve been consuming content that’s made me think to myself: what is this adding to my life? And so, recently, I’ve let my ideals guide my media consumption. Positivity is what’s in, and, as stupid as it may sound, the movie Anyone But You was the first step towards this ideal. 

I think it opened my eyes to how good Fell Good movies can make you feel. And it made me question why I’d been turning my head from the beautiful towards the grotesque, thinking it would be more intellectually fulfilling. I think no one here is a stranger to the queen of Feel Good, Nancy Myers. I’m both a romance and interior design enthusiast, so her movies feel twice as rewarding to me, and honestly, I feel like there are many many many romcoms from the 2000s that fall into that dual category. Another way Nancy’s movies boost my seratonin is the Family Factor. I’m a sucker for romances which’s plots also have to do with families, their dynamics and whatnot. Father of the Bride, The Big Wedding, Something’s Gotta Give, It’s complicated, Everyone says I love you… All Prime examples of that. 

Staying on the romance theme, let’s talk Nicolas Sparks movies. I don’t know if I’m mega attached to them because of how obsessed I was with that “genre” back when I was little, but I do know that these movies smell of home to me. I always adore the visuals, the closeness to nature, and how the protagonists’ love almost always blooms in the midst of beautiful sceneries. Not to mention the fashion, which, I know, some may call millennial, but I will proudly call girl next door chic. Not to mention the underlying religious themes, which I have to admit are sort of comforting. Although it may not be a real Nicolas Sparks movie, I feel like Endless Love could definitely sneak into that category, and I could not make a February guideline without mentioning it. I don’t know why, but I’ve simply been obsessed with it, the music, the clothes, the beauty, everything.

Beauty isn’t anything without a soul, and so I’d definitely recommend watching Catwalk, the 1995 documentary that followed Christy Turlington around during the 1994 S/S fashion month. Not only does it reveal the vapid side of fashion we’ve all heard insiders snicker about, as it also reveals the liveliness of it all. I was honestly relieved to see to many genuine friendships being captured, and although there was some general bitchiness, there was a lot of passion, and camaraderie too - so many girls just being girls around other girls. And Christy is honestly just a ray of sunlight, and it’s inspiring to see her dealing with hardships with such grace. 

To wear

Loveshackfancy dresses + thights

I think it’s no news that I adoreee loveshackfancy. I usually retire my dresses to wear them once again in spring, however, lately i’ve been loving to pair a nice floral dresses with thights, boots and a huge coat. Any sort of flowy dress will do to be completely honest… I guess it’s less about what you wear and how you wear it… after having stuck so closely to more “traditional” winter wear, which to me basically means straight fits, dark colors, an overall heaviness, I’ve been enjoying to play a bit more with textures and channel my inner preppy-bohoness. 

Light colored sweaters

I think it goes with the last topic. Recently all dark outfits have become my nightmare, and I feel like they really bring my mood down. I guess, when you need lightness, you need to become light. And that’s what this month has been all about to me: trying to incorporate these ideals and reflect them onto the world has been essential to me. And soemtimes a light colored sweater does all the difference. Instead of reaching for my usual black turtleneck, why not go for a cream off the shoulder sweater? Or a rose cardigan? 

english pear and sweet pea jo malone perfume

I feel like all of the topics on this month’s guideline share the same aspirational values. I’d been looking for a signature perfume for a while, and I ‘ve found it on a reinterpretation of a favourite of mine from my childhood/ teenage years. It’s young, it’s bright and it’s delicate, a fragrance that can be so personal, making people want to get a second whiff without ever being invasive of others’ spaces. It was inspired by Keats’ poem “To autumn”, which talks about the transition from summer to autumn, and I feel like this transitory aspect can definitely be smelt. 

Tweed purses

Naturally, everyone’s minds goes to the classic chanel flap in tweed, but I honestly think tweed purses can go way bwyond Chanel. I think I’ve previously expressed my love for tweed, but honestly, I feel like it’s a super versatile style both in terms of the seasons when it can be worn and the vibes it can channel. Tweed to me represents can be both  traditional and almost bohemian, depending on the type of tweed we’re working with and how you’d style it. Tweed purses just elevate any outfit, and bring an element of fun to them too! 

Wrap Cardigan

This is more on the aspirational side, because I’ve been LONGING  for a good wrap cardigan with a nice rustic motif. Isabel Marant has some gorgeous ones, as does Ralph Lauren, but, if I had to ask Santa Claus for a belated christmas gift, I’d ask for a an Alanui knit wrap jacket, those are simply la crème de la crème. If I had to describe my ultimate end of winter outfit, it’d be a pair of jeans, flats, a white blouse and a wrap cardigan! It’s cosy but still put together I can’t explain.  

To discover

Atomic habits and James Clear’s blog

The glossy

Laura ashley adverts and their impact

Eating for beauty (By Goop) 

Sofia Richie in general, just because she seems like such a sweet person, but also her routine for sensitive skin

Tom’s diner just because i love this song

[mozart-the-meerkitten]

So my counselor told me that looking at something you really love/are excited about for a few minutes can boost your seratonin so in light of that IT’S TIME FOR THE SCREENSHOT POSTS FOR ESCAPE TO PEET’S CASTLE TO BEGIN!

I have. so many of these. So we’re gonna try to go by scene, starting from the beginning and going from there.

(he’s pulling the socks back on hhhhh)

Their knight in shining socks

(I gotta transcribe- as best I can- what he’s saying here, because the bits I keep catching are heartbreaking)

I LOVE that^ shot SO MUCH

Leeli is so smol, just a little baby ;-;

he puts his hand on Leeli to guide her out I’m ;-;

more coming soon!

(As always, feel free to use my screenshots for your own ends! If you have a specific shot you want to see from this particular episode feel free to ask because uh, I probably have it and if I don’t I’ll gladly go grab it :)

[mahayanapilgrim]

TAYATA, OM BEKADZE BEKADZE
MAHA BEKADZE BEKADZE,
RADZA SAMUNGATE

Medicine Buddha is revered for his ability to heal physical and mental illnesses.

Engaging in practices such as reciting his mantra, visualizing him, and making offerings to him is believed to bring blessings and healing.

Medicine Buddha meditation is a healing practice treasured by many in the Mahayana Buddhist tradition. We can practice it for ourselves, or for someone we care about who is ill. The oldest Medicine Buddha sutra we know about dates from the seventh century. In that sutra, we are told the story of a bodhisattva, Medicine Buddha, who made twelve vows about how he would help living beings after attaining enlightenment. The holistic healing of mind and body was an important focus of his vows: he promised to help eradicate pain, disease, and disabilities of all kinds, as well as promote good health and optimal flourishing.

When we practice Medicine Buddha meditation, we do not do so to replace mainstream medical treatment, but to complement it. The practice purifies and removes the underlying, karmic causes of disease and cultivates the causes for holistic well-being. Such may be the power of our practice that we experience significant improvements in the symptoms, too. But we need to be clear about what we are doing.

Medicine Buddha is as much about mind as it is body. Empirical evidence shows that when we meditate, it triggers a self-repair mechanism in our own bodies. We stop producing cortisol and adrenalin, and instead enhance the production of immune-boosting endorphins and seratonin, arming our body against invasive bacteria, viruses, and other imbalances. These changes also promote positive mental states.

We invoke Medicine Buddha through the use of specific imagery and sound, reaching out to the consciousness of those numberless beings who have already attained enlightenment and who have chosen to manifest Medicine Buddha’s qualities.

The minds of buddhas are understood to be all-seeing and all-knowing. Buddhas react to their mantra in the same way we react when we hear our name mentioned, so we pretty much have a buddha on speed dial when we use their mantra. To borrow a metaphor from the late Tibetan teacher Gelek Rinpoche, when we recite a buddha’s mantra we are providing a hoop through which they can hook us into their energetic influence.

Note that Medicine Buddha is a Kriya tantra practice. As such, it is helpful that you first have some familiarity with the sutra tradition, as well as receive proper initiations and teachings from a properly qualified teacher, if you wish to fully embody the precious Medicine Buddha lineage.

Make Your Request

Ask Medicine Buddha to eliminate pain, purify disease, and/or rebalance or restore your health (or that of the being for whom you are practicing). You don’t need precise knowledge of the anatomical changes required. What matters here is intention.

Visualize that Medicine Buddha willingly responds to your request. Instantly, healing blue lights and nectars emanate from the bowl in his lap, come to the crown of your head, and flow down, filling your body, or that of the being for whom you are practicing. You can direct the lights and nectars to specific parts of the body, but there is such an abundance of them, that they will fill your whole being anyway.

Imagine that this process instantly, completely, and permanently eliminates and purifies all disease, pain, and suffering and—importantly—the causes of disease, pain, and suffering. In addition, the causes of holistic well-being of mind and body stream in with limitless abundance.

While visualizing this process, recite Medicine Buddha’s mantra. There are a few variants of the mantra, depending on lineage. This is one version of the mantra, which is in Sanskrit:

TAYATA, OM BEKADZE BEKADZE
MAHA BEKADZE BEKADZE,
RADZA SAMUNGATE
SOHA

This is pronounced:

Tie-ya-tar, om beck-and-zay beck-and-zay
ma-ha beck-and-zay beck-and-zay
run-zuh sum-oon-gut-eh 
so-ha.

Continue the visualization and mantra recitation for at least ten minutes if you are new to the practice. If you are a seasoned meditator, you will probably wish to go on for longer.

Dedication

Conclude your session with a dedication, such as, “By this practice of Medicine Buddha, may I (or the being for whom I am practicing), and all beings, be free from pain, disease, and suffering, and quickly achieve complete and perfect enlightenment.”

[sweeterthanmydreams]

Same concept as the previous poll. I've been doing handwritten pages when my typewriter acts up (the ribbon hates me). Like before I'll use the vote count as a multiplier applied to the page count (1 vote = 10%; partial pages round up); reblog for sample size if you want to see the numbers get REALLY crazy. This the last poll of it's kind, I'm just really enjoying the seratonin boost its giving me in these first two days of writing.

Follow my progress on Paradisc: Echoes of the Sleeping World here.

[vaspider]

Hey,

I hope you don't mind boosting this request to a larger audience, but I'm looking for a guide to buying online and self medicating for ADHD. I'm an adult living in Malaysia and the attitude here is very much "IF ADHD is even real, it's something you grow out of or treat with diet and prayer." I do not have the strength for that battle and would rather go my own way on it as much as possible.

This will be my first time taking ADHD meds, although I have been on seratonin boosters before and self managed those with my psychiatrists approval. So an absolute beginners guide would be most appreciated.

Ta muchly!

C

Yeah man I can't really be the nexus for people talking about DIYing (potentially) Schedule II meds. I know you're not in the US but I am and I don't know what kind of liability that might put me in. That's not really cool to do to me.

I can't control what people do elsewhere, and I've turned off reblogs, but engaging this topic on this post will get comments deleted and the commenter blocked.

[mchiti]

https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJCbCtNG/

U and swaggity swag

ISNT THIS THE REALEST THING 😭😭😭😭 @swaggypsyduck

aaaaaaah thank you 💓💓💓 My fourth summer that I dont get to get my vitamin, melatonin and seratonin boost back home 😭 Inchallah very soon 🤲🏼 You know I got very lucky over time bc 2017-2018 and 2019 we literally visited every year. Then a few shit happened -covid, personal stuff- and now im here to sweat and study far away 😭 next year 🤲🏼 the HAPPIEST version of me 🇲🇦. I wANT TO INVITE YOU ALL FOR REAL 🇲🇦💓💓

Love u mrs hbiba 🌷🌹💓

[solarsavoy]

I was trying to decide who to ask about and… you know what, somehow I ended up with Stag. 💜 So: 3, 7, 11, 27 (I'd ask 1 & 2 but I know the answers. XD Of course, if you wish, you can still answer those too. ^^ Lots of questions, I know...)

I am perfectly fine with that. Like I said, seratonin boost! Anyway, here we go!

1 - My first impression of them

What the fuck kind of name is Stag? What an asshole. (True story. I had no idea who he was when he entered the story halfway through book one. XD)

2 - When I think I truly started to like them (or dislike them, if you've sent me a character I don't like)

Only took 2-3 chapters of Echoes of Stag for me to fall head over heels for him. I still have not recovered. (Wrote First Fragment, then 95% of Echoes of Stag, then Second Fragment. It really changed a lot of things in the story imo, for the better of course.)

3 - A song that reminds me of them

Hailey found it for me actually, but I think it's quite apt.

Also this one for him and his number 1, specifically when he meets up with them again and they try to steal his prey and then they dance and, yeah. 😏 It's perfect, yeah?

7 - A quote of them that you remember

"I take care of myself just fine." I think you know why that's the first one to pop up in my head, but I also remember a fair amount of his inner dialogue from Echoes of Stag. Nothing specific, but sometimes he was very deep. There are these moments where he kind just stops moving for a second, stares you straight in the face, and doesn't actually say anything, because it's too deep, and it hurts and he's scared. Not really a quote, but I remember nearly every one of those moments. So many with Deshi and Panko, plenty with Lannamay, and then so many other random ones.

11 - What’s the first thing you think about when thinking about the character?

Usually how well I managed to draw his abs. I'm glad I did him some justice. Right after that is his flirty grin. XD

27 - If they could meet a character from another show/movie/etc, who would be the most fun for them to meet?

Deadpool!! Oh man, he'd fanboy out so hard. XD I could see him desperately trying to be his sidekick and he'd be extra pushy about too. "Oh, you'd rather be a lone wolf? So would I!" Totally not getting it. XD

Thanks for the ask tuuli!! 💙

Ask thing.

[seraphofthesimps]

i mentioned bokuto n you appeared im going to assume that’s your bat signal now (hello ily imu i hope you’re doing well these days 🥹)

I didn’t even know you had mentioned him! It is, it’s linked into my soul 🩵

I’m doing very well these days, just been so busy so a little mia from here. How have you been?? I miss the little giggle and seratonin boosts you on my feed gives me. let me go creep and try to catch up