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thisweekingundamwing · 4 years ago

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This Week in Gundam Wing (January 10-16, 2021)

Hey everyone! Here’s your weekly roll-up. Be sure to give your creators some love!

--Mod LAM

Fanfiction

December on the Outside by @lemontrash for @2pcbart

Characters: Duo and Wufei

Pairings: N/A

Rating: Teen and Up

Tags / Warnings: friendship fic, Post-EW, Preventer AU, Christmas, Christmas Fluff, Friendship, Local man attempts emotions for sake of best friend, Gift Giving

Summary: Christmas. Wufei understands the concept, in theory. It’s a Christian festival now mainly about shopping, with some guff about finding the true spirit of family and happiness tacked on. It’s something both sentimental and aspirational, which to Wufei summarises Duo in a nutshell. Duo is famously a people person in the exact way that Wufei is not, and Christmas is very much a people occasion. An occasion that Duo's not getting this year unless Wufei does something about it. Armed with 24 hours and an awful list of suggestions from the Internet, Wufei's on a mission to deliver a last-minute holiday.

Strangers (Ch.15 and 16/16) by @chronicwhimsy

Characters: pilots + OC Oliver McGann

Pairings: Duo x Wufei, background Quatre x Relena, background Heero x Trowa

Rating: EXPLICIT

Tags / Warnings: long lost twins, pining, post-Endless Waltz

Summary: In which Duo and Wufei finally use their grown up words, and then do some grown up activities. Followed by an epilogue.

Without Prompting by @doctormegalomania for @antarespromise

Characters: Trowa, Quatre

Pairings: Trowa x Quatre

Rating: Teen and Up

Tags / Warnings: fluff, post-wars

Summary: It's been so long since we last saw each other. I wonder, do you think he remembers me?

Just a Thought by @expewrites for @lemontrash

Characters: Duo, Trowa, Wufei

Pairings: Duo x Wufei

Rating: Teen and Up

Tags / Warnings: friendship/love, partners to lovers, developing relationship, reunions, reconciliation, companionable snark, romantic gestures

Summary: They do say it's what counts.But Wufei would like to know just what Duo was thinking, meeting him at the spaceport with a big bouquet of flowers.

Champagne and Cider by @noirangetrois for @seitou

Characters: 5 pilots

Pairings: Heero x Trowa x Quatre

Rating: Teen and Up

Tags / Warnings: crossdressing, MPREG, nonbinary character, fluff, cuteness, happy beginning, happy ending, good natured teasing

Summary: Heero, Trowa and Quatre have a happy surprise for Duo and Wufei.

Winter Wonders by @lifeaftermeteor for @noirangetrois

Characters: Mariemaia, Une

Pairings: N/A

Rating: General

Tags / Warnings: family fluff, holiday fluff, domestic fluff, post-canon, post-EW, ice skating, holidays, Christmas

Summary: Mariemaia and her guardian, Cordelia Une, enjoy a night out in Brussels’ Christmas Market.

Once Upon a Time in Mars by @tziganecaffiends and @zaganthi

Characters: Wufei, Treize, Sally, Kathy Po, Mariemaia, Une, Zechs

Pairings: Wufei x Treize

Rating: EXPLICIT

Tags / Warnings: major character death, body swap, identity swap, PTSD, memory alteration, grumpy old men

Summary: He held the device in his hands, turning the helmet over and over again as he thought about it. He had been quite adept at ZERO even before they had modified it. It had never been difficult for him. He could choose so many ways to go, if only he wanted. He already knew what he was going to do, though.

Thin Ice by @seitou for @lokineko

Characters: 5 pilots + Relena, Hilde, Cathy, Iria, Sally

Pairings: N/A

Rating: General

Tags / Warnings: trans character, trans Sally, unintentional deadnaming, mostly fluff, let them be children

Summary: Sally believes there are things everyone should experience at least once.

LAM!verse Snippet by @lifeaftermeteor

Characters: Trowa, Quatre

Pairings: Trowa x Quatre

Rating: General

Tags / Warnings: slice of life, post-canon, post-Endless Waltz

Summary: This was not the first time Trowa’s next photography excursion had come up during their video calls, but it was the first time Quatre had seriously pressed him about financing the trip. In full this time.

Looking for Yourself Out There by @amberlyinviolet

Characters: Duo, Wufei

Pairings: Duo x Wufei

Rating: MATURE

Tags / Warnings: PTSD, guilt, self-recrimination

Summary: The story teases out of Duo in bits and pieces. He scatters it into conversation over coffee, sprinkles it like salt over dinner. Talks around it in the living room. It’s not that he doesn’t want to tell Wufei, it’s that he doesn’t know if Wufei wants to know.

Stone Soup by @2pcbart for @original-kakabel

Characters: 5 pilots

Pairings: N/A

Rating: General

Tags / Warnings: fluff, softness, loosely Ep Zero compliant

Summary: The pilots are stuck spending the new year in a safe house post-Endless Waltz and decide to make it a special night for themselves by cooking some of their favorite dishes from their memories.

Fanart

Cheesy Mistletoe Shenanigans (13x6x11) by @trickzill-art for @simulacraryn

Heero and Duo celebrating the New Year by @manybeary for @duointherain

Hot Mess x 6 x 3 by @lokineko for @2pcbart

Trowa and Quatre by @antarespromise for @expewrites

Several by @idrawprettyboys

Duo with his hair down

Relena Darlian

Heero Yuy

Heero Yuy (tw: self-harm, cutting)

Duo Maxwell in a kilt

Duo Maxwell 90s fashion

Duo Maxwell (cw: non-explicit masturbation)

Heero and Zechs

Zechs and Noin

Heero, Trowa, and Apples by @seitou

Noin on Mars by @theboringbluecrayon

Trowa Barton by @sabisbastelkiste

Quatre x Dorothy by @alphaikaros

Relena Darlian by @alphaikaros

Trowa and Quatre (WIP) by @keiko1183

Other Fanwork

Headcanons and Discussions

Duo is the only normal one by @cynthiaandsamus

GW Critical Analysis by Students, shared by @ikuzeminna

Other Fun Stuff

Duo and Relena’s first meeting by @incorrectgundamwingquotes

@incorrectgundamwingquotes continues to make us laugh (example)

Calendar Events

Cocktail Fridays with @gwcocktailfriday

Post your response on Fridays between 3-5PM EST

This week’s prompt is over here.

The Holiday Exchange just wrapped up yesterday with @thisweekingundamevents

I’ve tried to catch as many as possible that were posted here, but in case you (or I) missed one, @thisweekingundamevents will be posting a roll-up of all of htem on January 22, so stay tuned!

Month of Heero as advertised by @thisweekingundamevents is still going strong.

The current prompt (Training) wraps up on January 18. The next one (Technology) will run January 19-25.

Valentine’s Event by @thisweekingundamevents

No formal sign-ups, but be sure to check out the link to vote for this year’s prompts.

Lemony Shenanigans Event hosted by @gwlemonyshenanigans

Sign ups to participate in the NSFW event run January 6-March 1.

Posting will run May 1-31.

2021 Rhythm Generation Zine with @gundamzine

Theme will be announced on February 1, 2021

Mods are answering questions from the interest check so be sure to follow the zine account for info and updates!

#gundam wing

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thedogsled · 7 years ago

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30 Questions for Artists

Tagged by @trisscar368 who has probably forgotten by now. I filled this out last weekend or something and forgot to post it >.>

Rules: there are no rules! Tag whomever you want if you choose to answer the questions. (Author’s note, I don’t see this one around a lot, and it was really interesting and insightful, so I urge any artist out there to give it a go and share a little of your process with your followers!)

1. Do you prefer traditional drawing, or digital? I love the effect I get with working on digital, I’m so, so pleased with it now, but I prefer drawing traditionally, it feels much more controlled.

2. How long have you been drawing? I started before I can remember, because all you could do to entertain yourself at my gran’s house was draw on the back of old fax paper and council letters. I stopped for a long time because my sister was better than me, and it took a long time to get my confidence back. To my surprise, my style isn’t any different now than it was then.

3. How many classes have you taken? I did an art GCSE but I’m not even sure I believe in art classes.

4. Do you have a DeviantArt, personal website, or art blog? I used to have a DA at ‘regasssa’, and now I post my art on my Tumblr as well as – when I can remember – my wordpress account.

5. What’s your favorite thing to draw? Wings!

6. What’s your least favorite thing to draw? Hands.

7. How often do you use references? When I have access to them. I do a lot of referenceless work, but I 100% swear by references.

8. Do you draw professionally, or just for fun? I wish I could do this professionally. I have a Redbubble, but I’m cautious of asking for commissions despite the fact I’d love to do them.

9. How much time do you spend drawing on an average day? Usually zero, and then some days I’ll be drawing 14 hours straight.

10. Are you confident about your art? I always find something about it I like, and that’s what’s most important to me. In the longer term, then, I can go ‘well, I’ve improved my noses doing this one’, ‘my perspective is much better’, ‘It didn’t take me sixty years to choose a pattern this time’. It helps me grow more confident in general.

11. How many art-related blogs do you follow? NO IDEA. But lots. And I try and advertise for artists whose shops and commissions come over my dash, too, I think it’s important to support fellow artists.

12. Is it okay for people to ask you about your process? Absolutely. I’ve written detailed responses to requests before. I’m no Da Vinci but I can show you how I do it!

13. Do you prefer to keep your art personal, or do you like drawing things for other people? Mostly I like drawing for other people, because when I’m drawing for myself I have to come up with ideas from scratch. Yes, I do have them, but if I can bring joy to other people too it’s a bonus.

14. Do you ever collaborate with others? in exchanges, yes! And the DAU collaborated to put together a 2018 pinup calendar that you can find and download here.

15. How long does an average piece take you to complete? Depends on what I’m working on. For my big showy exchange pieces, it can take anything from 5 to 20 actual hours of work, depending on what sort of detail I need to do, or how complex the backgrounds are. I’m trying to get faster and more efficient so I can do more art, and it does feel like I’m making progress.

16. Do you draw more today than you did in the past, or do you draw less? Definitely more! It’s actually really nice, because it feels like I’m achieving something again, and things had been feeling a little pointless.

17. Do you think you’re justified in giving other people art advice? If it can help? Yes. There’s a lot of folks who are just starting out, and I can make things easier for them based on what I’ve learned from others. I learned a great trick for doing stubble and another for doing plaid, for example. If nobody shares that information, how do they expect other artists to discover it?

18. What are you currently trying to improve on? Chibis, which I suck at. I’ve always wanted to do comic strips, but my style doesn’t work in a comic style and it can be really frustrating.

19. What is the most difficult thing for you to draw? Kisses. How do they work?

20. What is the easiest thing for you to draw? Horses. I can draw horses with my eyes shut. (Please don’t challenge me to draw a horse with my eyes shut!)

21. Do you like to challenge yourself? Challenges are why I work on exchanges. I try and choose scenarios which sound like it’ll make me draw something that’s new, so tattoes and children and dragons, for example.

22. Are you confident that you’re improving steadily? Absolutely!

23. Do you draw more fanart, or more original art? A little of both, so I can expand my Redbubble!

24. Do you feel jealous when you see other people’s art, or inspired? (Be honest!) Mostly inspired. I don’t see the point of jealousy, really. You can’t make yourself into someone else by being jealous, and it’s not really good for you in the long term, either. Jealousy isn’t a good place to be. Emotionally I like the place of ‘I can do that’ or ‘I can work toward doing that’, especially if the artists are good enough to share their technique. There’s a lot of art I look at and think ‘wow, that effect is great’, and I just want to TRY it.

25. Do you like to draw in silence, or with music? I need music more for when I’m writing, because I can’t concentrate otherwise, but I can draw even with the TV going. Not ideal. Music is preferential.

26. For digital artists: what program(s) do you use? I used Paint Shop Pro for many, many awful years. I just changed to Clip Studio Paint, and it’s like. Finally. Here is a program which is intuitive and wants me to draw things how they are in my head! It’s what’s slowly drawing me away from traditional art.

27. For digital artists: how many layers does a typical piece require? LOL. However many it takes. It probably doesn’t NEED 90-100 layers to get the job done, but I’m a layer sorter and dump them in folders, and it’s great.

28. For traditional artists: what medium do you like most? (Pencil, charcoals, etc) Pencils always.

29. For traditional artists: How do you usually start on a big piece? (Light sketch, colored lead, sketchpaper, etc) When I’m painting in acrylics, I use a pencil, but a lot of planning and positioning happens before I really start sketching. The 1/3rd rule comes into play even then, like taking a photograph.

30. What inspires you to not just make art, but to be a better artist? For me, being a better artist is about being a better member of my artist community. I’m maybe never going to be as amazing an artist as I’d like to be, but it’s a hobby for me, and that’s fine. But I can be a better artist for my community, and that means reblogging art and signal boosting artists when they need support.

#long post for ts #artist stuff #castiel art #my art #fanart #my fanart #wow i draw cas a lot

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captainofthestars · 7 years ago

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5-13 for the artist ask meme!

5. What’s your favorite thing to draw?

I really enjoy drawing humans, and humanoid monsters! Expressions and the human form are fascinating to me. In a more specific sense, I like drawing hands, eyes, and ears.

6. What’s your least favorite thing to draw?

Feet. God, feet are so hard to draw!!! I also has trouble drawing non-anthro animals, but it’s more out of a lack of experience than anything.

7. How often do you use references?

More than you’d think, but less than you’d hope. I tend to use them mainly when drawing unfamiliar things - such as animal anatomy, or clothing references. I need to use them more for general posing ^.^;;

8. Do you draw professionally, or just for fun?

Yyyyes? I mean, I’m not doing commissions yet, but I am hoping to eventually make a career out of art. I do do a lot of doodles and art just for fun, but I have made semi-professional pieces before for art shows and game design competitions.

9. How much time do you spend drawing on an average day?

Hm…it really depends on if it’s a schoolday or the weekend, but generally somewhere between an hour - three hours?

10. Are you confident about your art?

I’m generally pretty confident in my art, because I have a decent grasp on anatomy, shading, and other technical stuff like that, but if I compare myself to other artists, I can get pretty self-conscience. Especially if their art has better anatomy ;-;

11. How many art-related blogs do you follow?

I would say about 90% of the blogs I follow are either artists, or art reference blogs.

12. Is it okay for people to ask you about your process?

I mean…feel free to, but I don’t think my process is particularly interesting. I wouldn’t consider myself knowledgeable enough to give more than beginner-level lessons to other artists.

13. Do you prefer to keep your art personal, or do you like drawing things for other people?

When it comes to fanart, or miscellaneous doodles, I love sharing my art! But I get a little shy when it comes to original works or characters in my stories, because I don’t think people care about them as much. Plus, I’m a little paranoid of my characters getting stolen ^u^;;

#your captain is speaking #ask #tzerezi

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just-jordie-things · 8 years ago

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300 FOLLOWERS!? I LOVE YOU SO MUCH GUYS SO I WENT THRU AND ANSWERED THE ASKS

1. what’s your favorite food?

i think sushi. smoked eel nigiri roll, and trust me, it’s amazing

2. do you have any ‘special’ talents?

maybe writing idk i’m an average writer

3. what’s your zodiac sign?

leo

4. have any siblings? older or younger? brother or sister? do you get along?

younger brother, and we’re like best friends. we get into a lot of trouble together

5. what was your first ship?

the first one i was head over heels for would be scallison. still am.

6. how old are you?

16 in july

7. if you had to get married right now, who would you choose and why?

ummm dyaln o’brien? sorry that was an unrealistic question i’m probably always gonna answer with him. a l w a y s

8. any interesting life mini stories?

ok so last summer, i was hanging out with my bff @taegdcl1018, and she lives by the playground so we went to hang out there. it was real chill, swinging and listening to music and stuff. and when i got up and started walking, there was A BEE ON MY SHIRT. so i screamed, and started wigging out, and of course brooklyn is like ‘girl chill’ (and tbh bees don’t scare me that much) anyways, this bee is still on my shirt, and im running around, and it’s still stuck on it. and THAT my sweeties, is how i took my shirt off in a public playground. NO WORRIES THO! there was no one around besides me and my bff, and she gave me her over shirt thingy before we left. (also, it’s still difficult for me to wear that shirt. it’s like i have PTSD)

9. who are your favorite artists/musicians right now?

melanie martinez, twenty one pilots, lana del rey, halsey, marilyn manson, blue october, blackbear, arctic monkeys, and kaleo

10. Want kids? Why?

i like the idea, but i think i’d say no. i’m just not that responsible, not enough to care for a little person who would need me

11. hobbies?

writing, reading, playing piano, drawing, collaging (if that’s how you’d put it?) and editing

12. any pets?

oui, a chihuahua named delilah that my friends and i call taco

13. favorite ship(s)?

STYDIA MALEC MALIRA SCALIA AND MANIGGY

14. best cartoon?

Bob’s Burgers. I love it.

15. best friends?

@taegdcl1018 and @peter-andhislostgirls. they’re my besties. we’re mermaids.

16. what color are your eyes?

morning sky blue lmao

17. what is your relationship status?

utterly single but flirting

18. favorite pair of shoes?

PURPLE CONVERSE I PAINTED WHITE AND USED SHARPIE TO WRITE STUFF ON

19. favorite snapchat filter?

the bunny with the snow lol

20. favorite book?

The Replacement, by Brenna Yovanoff

21. opinion on drugs/alcohol?

gross. i don’t like to judge, but I don’t like people throwing their lives away.

22. dream vacation?

Los Angeles. everywhere there, just walking in the streets and listening to music

23. how many pictures are on your phone?

2,030

24. best ice cream flavor?

chocolate chip cookie dough with hot fudge

25. where do you go to shop?

hot topic and forever 21 are my favorite

26. favorite class?

enriched english. from the literature we get to read and the comedic of a teacher, it’s just great.

27. most embarrassing memory?

um, did you not read the story about the bee on my shirt?

28. what’s one of your favorite memories?

spending one of my bffs birthday watching horror movies in our underwear and hello kitty blankets. there was also home made cake and doggos involved

29. what are your five most frequently played songs?

1. Where’s My Love - Syml 2. Drive - Halsey 3. Killing Strangers - Marilyn Manson 4. Hard For - Kevin Gates 5. Crazy In Love - Beyonce (um the 50 Shades of Grey remix…)

30. play any instruments?

piano and i used to know guitar and ukulele but it’s been a while

31. best breakfast meal?

chocolate chip pancakes with a shit ton of butter

32. who was the last person you called?

@taegdcl1018 for 2 hours and 17 minutes last night. we discussed doing a collab ;)

33. fries or onion rings?

fries

34. daytime or night time?

night time. it’s much more peaceful and overall more beautiful

35. how many languages do you know?

english and I’d like to say french, but i’m not fluent so i don’t think it counts

36. if you could only date one character from Teen Wolf, who would you date? why?

Malia Tate. I feel like we could really teach each other things and she’d be overprotective and cute and yeee

37. best friend IRL and best friend via social media?

BEST FRIENDS IRL @taegdcl1018 and @peter-andhislostgirls and my best friends via social media are @failingmemequeen and Sarah (who doesn’t have a tumblr)

38. favorite picture?

there’s one my friend took in the lunch room last year, a selfie of her and my other bffs

39. fanfiction or fanart?

fanfiction

40. when did you first start writing fanfics?

two years ago, my first teen wolf was a scallison one that i wrote before i even watched the show

41. favorite type of noodle?

the mac and cheese that looks like shells

42. favorite summer activity?

writing outside lol

43. if you could take a pic with one character at Disney, who would you choose?

alice from alice in wonderland. i just love her.

44. best season of Teen Wolf?

i’m stuck between 3b and 6a

45. ok do you watch ANYTHING other than Teen Wolf?

I do! The Walking Dead, Riverdale, The Fosters, American Horror Story, Shameless, Orange is the New Black, Shadowhunters, Friends, and Pretty Little Liars

46. apple or samsung?

apple. duh.

47. an annoying experience that you would like to vent about?

one time this girl told me if a man punches a woman, she should be grateful. she claimed it was because of gender equality, which i am ALL for, but i thought it was disgusting, because if ANYONE punches you, no matter the gender, honestly i think you should just go ahead and punch them back

48. favorite pop tart flavor?

hot fudge sundae

49. McDonald’s, Burger King, or Wendy’s?

BK I can’t say no to a hershey pie

50. would you rather fly or be invisible?

hahahaa be invisible then my embarrassing moments wouldn’t be noticed

51. favorite board game?

candyland or monopoly

52. circus or magic show?

magic show bc my brother loves magic tricks and i always get to see him try them and it’s just funny

53. waterpark or amusement park?

amusement park, i love rollercoasters and thrills!

54. any sentimentally valuable possessions?

my grandmothers first engagement ring, she gave it to me

55. what’s your favorite mode of travel?

car trips

56. what piece do you choose to be in Monopoly?

the top hat. i love hats.

57. when was the last time you cried? why?

yesterday because i read SUCH a good stiles angst i teared up

58. favorite Marvel character?

ooh….um…. if i HAD to choose, i think i’d have to choosequicksilver from the X-Men franchise. woot woot evan peters!

59. any nicknames?

yea: potato, captain crunch, and scoot.

60. what will be/is your senior quote?

“if someone from the future doesn’t come to stop you from doing something, then how bad can it be?

61. play any sports?

HELL NAH

62. if you were stranded on an island and had to bring 3 other people, who would they be and why?

my besties brookie and tay, and dylan o’brien cuz i’m gonna need entertainment somehow

63. lucky numbers?

8, 88, 666, and 18

64. label yourself (ethnicity, gender, sexuality etc)

i’m a white, bisexual, atheist woman

65. dogs or cats?

i love both so much but kittens man…

66. scooters or skateboards?

scooters.

67. favorite DC character?

harley quinn by far

68. bugs bunny or daffy duck?

daffy duck

69. are you sexually expierienced? (lol iyt #69 so i had to)

does reading smut count?

70. did you have a valentine this year?

I DID!

71. vlogging or blogging?

so i do have a tumblr and technically it’s called a blog but i mean it’s not really a blog. and sometimes my friend and i pretend to be vloggers so i guess vlogging

72. pandas or polar bears?

panda bears

73. favorite hello kitty character?

tuxedo sam

74. if you were going to travel to another country, where would you go?

Savoy France, to see a girl that I’ve become friends with and have wanted to see for a while

75. most used emoji?

the squid. it just looks so happy and joyful. i use it to tell people i love them

76. why did you start writing?

fanfiction? bc i was disappointed in jeff davis for killing off an angel who didn’t deserve it.

77. favorite fanfic?

I CAN’T CHOOSE!!! everything @writing-obrien has ever done

78. what’s your favorite show to binge?

teen wolf and riverdale

79. dresses or skirts?

i like both but i’m always in jeans. but probably skirts

80. favorite app?

tumblr duh

81. favorite word?

mechanical

82. what’s your favorite thing to write about?

stiles imagines and things about trees

83. who is your inspiration? for anything really

writing-obrien aforementioned for writing. and twenty one pilots for music

84. would you rather go to neverland or wonderland?

wonderland! I want an unbirthday tea party!

85. favorite actor?

dylan o’brien

86. favorite actress?

crystal reed

87. favorite youtuber?

brandon rogers. 11/10 RECOMMEND WATCHING

88. if you could live in any fantasy land where would you pick and why?

still wonderland, because i feel like it’d just be so much fun lol

89. sleeping or eating?

ooh that’s a toughie. probably eating. I’m a high class food slut

90. favorite letter of the alphabet?

91. fruits or veggies?

fruits

92. modern or ancient?

both?

93. smut, fluff, or angst?

fluff is my #1 but i like it all

94. if you were to go into a battle, what would be your weapon of choice?

probably a unicorn horn.

95. unicorns or pegasuses?

more unicorns!

97. thoughts on swearing?

swearing is so fucking dumb. like why fucking do that you fucking fuck? lmao swearings ok in the appropriate places. not in a kindergarden classroom, but who cares if you’re at a bar?

98. reading or writing?

UGH WHY MAKE ME CHOOSE! I’M SKIPPING THIS ONE

99. big cities or small town country sides

big cities

100. east coast or west coast?

livin on the east coast but dreamin of the west

101. what do you love about your favorite character?

i love the way she really delves into her emotions, even though everyone thinks she doesn’t really have any, you can really tell what she’s feeling through her eyes, and that’s hard to do when it’s on a screen and not written in a fanfiction

thank you guys so sooo much for 300 follows! it made me tear up this morning, and means a lot to me that people actually like and enjoy my writings and i really hope that the only way i can go, is up, and i just really hope that i still have the love and support you guys give to me :) big hearts and big hugs for every one of you

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