#it probably doesn't make it easier that work is more stress than it needs to be

[silhouette-cosplay]

Any advice on getting into working in theatre costuming? I do a lot in my college's costume shop, headed and designed some shows, and I'm hoping to work professionally post-grad. Internships have proved a bust unfortunately and I'm wondering what next steps might look like. How did you find your way?

Also your attention to detail in your work is incredible, I just started following recently because of Galadriel.

Hello! So sorry this got buried in my inbox; one of those "I want to respond when I have time" things and it completely left my brain!

So I ended up in theatre as a career pretty much by accident. I didn't go to school for it, I'd just been sewing since I was 8 and a friend of a friend needed help with some opera costumes, my name came up, and here I am a decade later.

The thing about this industry is that it's very hard to break into, but once you know one person, they'll recommend you to other people, etc etc. The theatre world is pretty small when it comes to gig work, which is good and bad. It can be competitive, it doesn't pay great (at least for costumes, and yes, it's sexism), but on the other hand I haven't had to actually submit a resume more than a few times in the last ten years.

I don't know what kind of internships you've been looking at, but summerstock gigs are very popular. They often have apprentice programs to help folks get their foot in the door. (Glimmerglass is one of the best known ones, I wish I could name more off the top of my head but I never actually did a summerstock!)

It's basically allll about connections. My best advice is to talk to the people at your shop, and any faculty who do costume work, and see what connections they can give you. It's also worth looking into FB groups in your area (for example, I'm in a Boston Theater Freelance group) where folks may post job opportunities. It's hard; I'm not going to kid you about that. Most costume work is freelance because no one wants to pay for staff benefits, and the gig life is not for everyone. If you can find other work while you try to break into theatre, that's probably the financially smart thing to do. I know a lot of folks who also have partners in other, more stable fields and that allows them to take the costume work (though not everyone has that privilege unfortunately).

I hope I'm not sounding too much like a downer here! I love my job and I've gotten to do some amazing things, but it's also very stressful to not have job security or financial stability, and you really need a good network of companies and individuals to make it work. I wish I had an easier answer. I sincerely hope the folks at your college are able to point you in the right direction!

[deathbxnny]

May I request some headcanons about Victor, selika, Vander and Vi about caring and being with a S/O with ADHD.

Please and thank you

Arcane characters with an s/o that has ADHD. | Viktor, Sevika, Vander and Vi

Thank you for your request, and I hope you'll enjoy this!<3

Content: No spoilers for season 2, season 1 Viktor, established romantic relationships, fluff, sfw

Reader has no set pronouns.

((Not proofread))

》VIKTOR

He was the first to notice and accommodate to your ADHD, mainly as he knew what it's like to live with something that makes life a little harder in general.

Viktor is very patient and gentle with you when you're having a hard time focusing on tasks or are procrastinating on projects. He understands it just fine and works with you to find strategies that make everything a bit easier. Whether it's studying with you or helping you out on research papers, you both spend a lot of time together, to say the least.

You two enjoy working on your own things in eachothers presence, as it helps you get over your lack of motivation and gives you a chance to talk his ear off freely. Thankfully, he's good at multitasking when it comes to you. Some may think your talking is excessive, but he finds it cute.

Whenever you're a bit more fidgety than usual, he'll hold your hand or give you a reassuring smile, yet doesn't stop your body from regulating itself naturally.

Viktor takes your diagnosis as a simple fact, nothing that defines or undermines your ability to be his s/o. If you need a little help, then he's very clearly okay with that.

》SEVIKA

She doesn't initially understand the concept of ADHD and doesn't care much about it either. Sure, she gets that it affects your day to day life, but she was going to help you out with anything either way even without the diagnosis. So, in other words, she's ready to learn and do as you please.

Your fidgety nature was something she definitely had to get used to, as she mistook it as fear or nervousness rather often. This typically meant that she'll ask you if you're alright a lot or if there was someone bothering you. Over time, she learns to look past it and see it as a natural part of you. If you can't sit still, then she'll let you roam around whilst her eyes watch you closely.

Your endless ramblings and deep interests about the most nichest topics also needed some time for her, but what got her the most was your procrastination issues. She did get not want to do things at all, but she would still attempt to make work as fun as possible in her own way. She'll accompany you everywhere and take care of the heavy lifting.

When she said that she was loyal, she was definitely not kidding around. Your ADHD changes nothing about the way she views you, and so she doesn't make a big deal out of it either.

》VANDER

Probably the most patient and understanding of your ADHD and its symptoms by far. He sees them as a part of you in a good way and simply accepts them as they are.

Whenever you procrastinate on chores or work, he'll try and make it more enjoyable by either helping out or promising you a nice treat after. If it's really bad, though, he'll just do things himself to not stress you out about them too much.

He's the same with your lack of focus, although he sometimes does get concerned about you zoning out when things get serious. Vander will still find his own innovative ideas on making you focus when he needs you to.

He loves listening to you talk to him about the most random things possible, mainly as it shows him that you're comfortable enough with the care he gives you. He also just enjoys weighing in with his own opinions about the many various topics you bring forth at rapid speed.

Either way, he skillfully navigates your diagnosis with ease and doesn't ever let you feel like you're burdening him with it.

》VI

Well, she certainly may have outlandish ideas at times when it comes to working with your ADHD, but she definitely at least has the spirit for it!

Your natural fidgeting and inability to stay still gets interpreted in you just needing to power yourself out. This makes you often find yourself in front of a punching bag with an excited Vi telling you to go ahead and let it alllll out. Whether it works or not is up to you, but you appreciate the effort even after you had explain it wasn't that easy.

Vi will make it her mission to help you out on projects or with work whenever the procrastination gets too bad. She'll also help you out with simpler tasks when she can but will otherwise try to make things fun, at least.

You two enjoy rambling away with each other, and it is her favorite thing. You're both bad at focusing on one topic at a time, so your talks can go on for hours, which she loves very much.

Your diagnosis is just a part of you that she very much loves, even when it gets difficult at times. She never wants you to feel left out or liked less because of it and does her best to never let you think that.

[flofaiiry]

note: i want him to be so mean to me its not even funny!!! ↠ f!reader, female masturbation, orgasm denial/ruined orgasm, so much dirty talk, charlie is mean and possessive asf!!! (wc. 1.1k)

ok this one is dedicated to @robbyology who informed me of my role in her charlie brainrot & also @thesewordsareallihavetogive for reminding me of this sexc man and making me want to finish this filth that i started a week or so ago <3

"Not gonna be home 'til late baby, 'm sorry. Big case just came across my desk that really needs my attention." Despite how tired and stressed he is, Charlie's voice is smooth through the phone. You give an acknowledging hum.

"Sorry," he repeats, leaning back in his chair- you hear it creak under his weight. You shake your head, "don't apologize- it's your job, I get it." He sighs and runs a hand over his face. "Besides," you continue before he says anything else, "it's kinda sexy that you're so important at work."

"Oh yeah?"

You swear you can hear the smirk that just came on his face. "Yeah," you repeat, now knowing full well the effect you have on him. Charlie lets out a soft chuckle, the sound barely audible over the phone, but there. Devilish. Scheming— Charlie always has an ulterior motive. Nothing is ever one dimensional with him. Ever.

"Well I am gonna be awhile," he says, his voice dripping with something. Sarcasm maybe, condescension probably. "And I can't have my pretty girl gettin' too tired of waiting up f'me, now can I." He doesn't even bother to phrase it like a question.

You don't answer immediately, just clench your thighs together and shake your head- forgetting that he can't see you. At your silence, Charlie knows he's got you. "Is my girl gettin' a little impatient waiting up for me? Hm?" You take your bottom lip between your teeth, biting down in hopes to quell the warmth that's migrated into your cheeks.

"Maybe a little impatient," you confess. Charlie just hums, satisfied in having fully predicted your answer. "Yeah? My girl's sittin' at home all alone waiting for me to get back and give her what she wants? Waiting for me to touch you?"

A pause. You take a deep breath, trying to find any ounce of composure you have left before you say anything. "Maybe," you squeak. Charlie laughs. "Maybe," he repeats with a mocking cadence.

"You touch yourself yet?" He asks in a way that doesn't let on whether or not he'd be proud or disappointed if you had. You hadn't, but still you don't answer immediately- pondering the implications of his question first. "Don't lie to me," he says simply, almost sensing the gears turning in your head.

"No," you say, "not yet."

"Good. Good girl," he affirms, sitting back in his chair once again. "Go ahead then," he adds before you can get anything else out. "What?" You're not sure you understood that right.

"You heard me," he says, sure, cocky- always cocky. "Touch yourself."

You know better by now than to argue with Charlie. Know it'll almost never result in you getting your way so it's easier to just do what he says- and this is no different.

Your body moves as if on autopilot. One hand sliding down your body and sneaking under your panties the same way it has countless times before when you found yourself in this position- more often than not with Charlie on your mind. Recalling all the filthy things he says to you- does to you. Moaning his name when you cum even though there's no one around to hear it but you.

He heard the tiniest catch in your breath when your finger drags over your clit for the first time- he doesn't even need the verbal affirmation that you've followed his instructions, your body's given you away already.

"Good girl," he repeats, the effect he knows those words have on you isn't lost on him. He can practically feel himself getting harder with every whimper of yours that travels through the phone into his ear. "Such a good listener for me, hm? Always so obedient."

You start with slow circles around your clit- a practiced formula meant to make you cum refined through years of trial and error. "My fingers feel better, don't they." He says, still listening intently to every shift in your breathing. "Yeah," you say through an exhale, fingers picking up their pace right where you need them most- circles getting faster and tighter and harder.

Not enough for Charlie.

"Go faster for me, baby. C'mon, you know you want to. Make yourself feel good," he encourages. So you listen- of course you listen. When the first proper whisper of a moan slips from your lips he only hums, like you've finally reached the speed and intensity he deems appropriate.

"Good, just like that, keep doing that." That you have no problem listening to. Your head rolls back into the pillow, pelvis grinding down into the mattress as you start to chase your high.

"Tell me your mine, hm? Tell me who you belong to." You can only imagine the look on his face when he says that. The same look he's got plastered on when he's pounding his cock deep into you from behind or when his head's buried between your thighs with an unrelenting tongue against your pussy. Charlie loves to know that he owns you.

"Yours, all yours," you whimper- that all too familiar knot in the pit of your stomach starting to tighten. "That's right," he affirms, "you're mine. All mine, all of you. That pretty face, that sopping wet cunt- it's all mine, yeah?"

You nod profusely as your fingers work to bring you closer to the edge, his words drive you closer and closer, until that knot finally snaps.

"Stop," his voice is almost harsh now, it's previous coddling condescending tone fully stripped away now. "Mmph," you choke out, whining at the sudden loss of contact right as your orgasm starts to wash over you. While every one of your rational faculties is telling you to keep going, to finish what you started- some twisted part of your brain tells you to just do as you're told.

The all-consuming sensation you've learnt to crave from Charlie is yanked away just as quickly as it appeared. Tears prick at the corners of your eyes as your hips writhe- almost buck against the air, trying desperately to find some kind of friction to use to ride out the high, but to no avail.

"Good girl," Charlie coos, smirking at your dissatisfaction. "So desperate, hm? Can't even wait for me to come home to get off." You clamp your eyes shut, spilling the two lone tears that formed at his cruelty down your cheeks, "please," you whine. He can't help but laugh.

"Don't you worry, pretty girl. Gimme a few hours 'n I'll be home, make you feel so good, okay?"

thank you for reading!!! plsplspls leave a comment/reblog with your thoughts it means more than you know!!! <3 <3 <3

also going to tag some charlie enjoyer mutuals!!! our community is small but mighty <3 @ovaryacted @erwinsvow @pxpecxdy @ozarkthedog @superhoeva @ so many more people but im blanking oops

[rabotimagines]

I know for a fact that if you were to take the Decepticon! Reader jerking off and switch the roles that it WOULD work 💀

Autobot! Reader offering to sleep with ANY decepticon and they would take it in a HEARTBEAT 😭 everyone wondering how tf they escaped and they're just like 'You REALLY don't know how weak the decepticons are.' 💀💀

Lololololol THEY WOULD RISK IT ALL FOR A CHANCE! Autobot array got 'em acting unwise.

"Weak" GN BOT Reader + Ironhide

Summary: The aftermath of you getting yourself out of your own hostage situation.

Warnings: Ironhide assumes you got taken advantage of, short horny descriptions near the end

Genre/Theme: Platonic and Ironhide can be read as crushing but he's your concerned friend first and foremost.

Pronouns: You, Your, Yours

Notes: Direct aftermath of this encounter with Skywarp. Reader genuinely doesn't mind what happened. It gets silly/a little meta at the end.

Ironhide had been planning to charge right after the Cons when Perceptor finally came back alone. Saying how you’d offered up your obedience as a prisoner for his function. Jazz stopped Ironhide first saying the cons would be expecting them. So they’d need to hit a bit harder than just the four of 'em. The thought made Ironhide's plating clamp down in anger. How was he gonna just sit on his aft when they had a hold of ya!? Especially now that Ironhide knew- Knew exactly what Megatron and half the other slagging Decepticreeps were thinking about doing to ya!

Optimus stopped him next and told him they’d plan immediate rescue, But agreed Jazz was right that they’d need a bit more to make sure they do rescue you. Blaster had Steeljaw track down your scent and they were following it as well as they could've- The trail being hard to track due to you being stolen via air by those slagging seekers. And just when Ironhide was about to throw his servos up with a shout to go challenge Megatron preemptively to make things easier- he got a com message.

Ironhide glanced at it instinctively with a glare only his optic ridge creased harsh when he realized it was you that was messaging him.

> Cancel the rescue party. I got myself out :)

Ironhide cycled his optics at the message and then sighed roughly. His stress tampering back down to a more manageable worry almost instantly.

Sure it could’ve been a trick- maybe. But the stupid little smile Chip had shown ya to make that you’d tack onto your com messages so often made him guess it really was you. So Ironhide chose to believe it was probably real. You messaged coordinates by of the edge of the closest human town. So after telling everyone else the backup they’d ordered picked them up in the form of Skyfire and they’d flown there.

Skyfire landed with a soft thunk in a clearing of the trees. They'd cleared out onto the ground with their helms held high and senses on alert. There wasn't any sparkdamn sign of you or anyone else.

Ironhide’s com pinged again.

> That shuttle I hear just landed Skyfire?

Ironhide replied a yeah and asked where the pit ya were at. The shrubbery parted and out came you in root mode.

Slag! It was you-!

They rushed over to ya and you just smiled and waved. Bluestreak got to ya first and he almost barreled into ya from how fast he was running only stopping when you grabbed his paldrons- nearly taking the both of ya down before you caught yourself and him. Bluestreak's mouth was already moving a mile a minute when the rest of 'em caught up.

“Are sure you’re okay-? I mean I know you probably aren’t, and you probably risked a lot getting yourself free- but you busted yourself out just like that?”

You just huffed and patted Bluestreak on his pauldrons. “Ah, They’re a bit too stupid to stop me from getting one over on them. Even when they think they’ve got me cornered and out of options.” You chuckled “They’re also… a bit weaker than you guys assume.”

Ironhide’s optics were assessing your frame for himself. He knew you sparkdamn well enough to know you’d usually down play anythin’ that wasn’t critical injury. But you did look alright... mostly just scratches and nicks-

You turned towards Blaster when he asked how you were and that let Ironhide see it. The fragging full servo imprint left embedded into your outer thigh. Your metal warped into the shape of whoever grabbed you hard enough to leave deep evidence. There were also deeper scratches all around the imprint-

Ironhide’s processor slowed real quick when you shifted again and his optics caught the dark gray paint transfers on your inner thighs. His optics scanned fast over the rest of your frame and caught purple also on your outer thigh by the other damage. The rest of your frame was clean of paint transfers.

Except for the immediate area around your modesty panel.

Ironhide’s expression turns dark and he has to bite back his engines growl. A tap on his left makes him swing his helm around and glare absolute murder at Jazz. Jazz unbothered just gestured towards you with his helm than towards Bluestreak and the rest of ya’. Jazz wasn't smillin’, his expression just neutral.

Ironhide grits his jaw and forces his frame to let out the building tension with a heavy steam heated vent. His plating loosens slightly but doesn’t relax. Slag it all- Slag it all! Ironhide was gonna fragging pot shot those good for nothin’ perverts the next time he saw even a glimpse 'o them! But Ironhide wouldn’t be letting ya play like all of this was just fine. No sir he would not.

-

You're finally alone while y’all are ridin’ Skyfire back to The Ark and Ironhide takes the chance to get close to ya and say your designation. You perk up and smile at him when you make optic contact. “Ah, Ironhide. How you doing, Doll?”

“Should be askin’ you that.” Ironhide keeps his tone low and even, not letting his own anger shimmer back up even when it’s tryin’ real hard to do just that.

“I’m fine, just a little banged up.”

Ironhide can feel his optic ridge wanna twitch. “Really now?” You just nod again and Ironhide just knows he's gonna be puffing steam if he vents right about now. “Alright. Whats with all the damage left around your panel than?”

You don’t even falter at Ironhide pointin’ it out “Ah- Just a little transaction, nothing serious.”

“Nothing serious?” Ironhide can feel the heat enter his own tone. “A transaction- is that what you’d call it? Really?” His gaze finds yours and Ironhide doesn’t feel any better when you look away first.

You finally just sigh and close the distance between ya “Ironhide-” Your servo squeezes his arm, your grips firm but your em field fans soft and warm along the side of his plating. Ironhide’s frown deepens when his optics instinctively wanna heat up under your attention “It’s sweet you care, really,” You level him with an even look “But honestly, it was nothing serious.” Your em fields so loose and open Ironhide almost wants to believe ya.

But Ironhide knew ya and he knew you didn’t like worrying who ya cared about. But you just continue on seeing his unconvinced expression. “And if you don’t believe me I'll write a report on exactly what happened. I’ll com Jazz the permission to let you read it even, if that’ll calm your plating down.”

Ironhide lets himself break his gaze when your optics stay locked on his. “Fine.”

“Great.” You patted his arm and continued to walk over to where Blaster was.

“I’m gonna read it!” Ironhide calls back reminding you, ya weren’t exactly clear of him yet.

“Hope you enjoy it then, Darling!” You wave and leave Ironhide behind stewing in his own thoughts. He finally just scoffed.

He’d find out just what happened just you wait.

-

What the frag was this?!

Ironhide's worry had fizzled into his now wide opticed aggravated state the longer he read through your report. His optics re reading over the blasted sparkdamn “report” a second time still in disbelief. Ironhide should have known something was wrong when Jazz handed him the report on the datapad. Jazz’s faceplate utterly blank besides the fact he was lightly chewing on his own bottom derma. Ironhide just worried more over the expression assuming the worst.

But low and beholden Jazz was actually trying his sparkdamnest not to laugh! Beacuse this was- It was more like some sparkdamn erotica!

You’d written down your encounter with Skywarp- Including seducing Skywarp (Your words!), to Skywarp between your thighs- to you crushing his facplate between them! And- That wasn’t even mentioning the rest of it!

Every sentence he read had Ironhide's optics wanting to burn hotter.

"C'mon Skywarp, you're practically cleaning my modesty panel with your glossia. If you overload right here for me, I'll pull my thighs away and let you vent correctly." I wrapped my thighs even tighter around Skywarp's helm. Then I rocked my pelvis forward, and my modesty panel grinds down on his faceplate again. A string of oral lubricant slides right down Skywarp's jaw when his glossia presses flat against my panel. He was almost pretty like.

"You're doing so good so far. C'mon Sweetspark, you can do it." I'd said before I dragged my em field along right along his defenseless wings-”

ironhide yanked his gaze away from the datapad and shut it off with a heated curse. Ironhide stops where he is when he remembers just what you’d told him before you’d left.

“Hope you enjoy it then Darling!”

Ironhide finally just curses the air blue and drags a heavy servo over his faceplate. Trying real hard to ignore how flustered he felt imagining you like that- Primus. And he was genuinely worried about ya...

What the frag was Ironhide gonna do with ya..?

[kislnd]

can i get a what would it be like dating willne?

dating willne~

ofc pookie, here you go!! i love making these, it just gives me an excuse to type my silly little thoughts hehe

-> will doesn't strike me as the type of guy to be big on pda so i think as a consequence he would be extra touchy behind closed doors. he would always need to have part of him touching you, whether it be you on his lap or even something small like him resting his hand on your thigh.

-> i feel like he would be protective of you so you would probably have quite a private (but not secret) relationship. both of your social medias would only show snippets of your lives together - will likes it this way because he gets to have you to himself and you can enjoy lots of things together without worrying about public image or anything.

-> you guys would definitely share clothes. his wardrobe would become your wardrobe and it wouldn't be uncommon for him to lose a jumper only to find that you were wearing it. he definitely wouldn't mind though, it would make you even more attractive to him.

-> couple naps - because he is always close to you and probably like a human heater, it is so easy to fall asleep. there would be many cases where people would walk in and see you and will cuddled up having a nap just because you are both so comfortable.

-> he makes doing mundane tasks like cooking or washing up much easier, he would always be willing to help and would always have his horrendous puns on hand to make you laugh, even if it is just because of how rubbish they are.

-> when you're upset, i think he would be trying to do anything in his power to make everything okay again - i feel like seeing you sad would be one of the most stressful things for him because he never wants you to be unhappy.

-> he would love to take you out on dates. i imagine he would always want them to be a surprise for you so he would just tell you what to wear and the rest would be up to him. he would take you out to fancy restaurants and give you the princess treatment you deserve but i also think he would take you on more chill dates, maybe activity based ones like to the arcade or to places like the beach. if neither of you can make time to go out, he will make sure to cook you your favourite meal at home.

-> it would be impossible for you to get out of bed in the morning, he would try to drag you back in or get you to stay in his arms by promising to get up in five minutes instead (it's always more than five). it would take a lot for you to convince him that going to work was more important than five extra minutes of cuddling, the only way for him to let you go would be by promising to pick up where you left off in the evening.

-> i think you would get on really well with his friends and they would consider you part of their group - there would be many occasions where they would invite you to hang out or to go out for drinks.

-> he would always bring things back from the shop for you without you asking. any time he goes out, you can expect him to come back with something extra, like a packet of your favourite sweets, especially for you to enjoy.

-> your opinion would be very important to him, he would always be asking you about video ideas or showing you what he has made for you to judge. you would be like his quality controls - he knows if you like it, other people likely will too.

-> always sending you stupid reels / tiktoks / memes, you would hear his laugh from the next room and without fail your phone would vibrate within the next seconds following. let's be real, he would probably send you some brainrot that you would laugh at anyway just because you could hear how hard he was laughing.

[mellosdrawings]

Absolutely love your art!

Has Jamil changed at all since getting with Vil and Leona? Less stressed? Sleep easier? Is he still his usual wound up self?

Thank you <3

Jamil definitely changed in some ways.

For once, he's a bit calmer. While he does still stress over minor things and acts like an overbearing mom, he has an easier time calming down afterwards. Between Leona's regular chill attitude and Vil's meditations and breath work, he's learned a few relaxation techniques that help with his blood pressure.

I wouldn't say he sleeps easier, but he sure sleeps more. Vil is very stringent about proper sleep schedules and Leona is the King of Naps, so Jamil's own sleep schedule has improved and he takes more naps whenever possible (ie whenever he gets kidnapped by Leona). Sometimes he still lays awake all night because he overthinks things, but just having one of them cuddle him stops him from getting up to do something, so he still manages to rest a bit.

He's also a lot more honest. Vil and Leona are some of the rare people who can see right through his lies (alongside Azul and probably Rook) . Vil greatly values honesty, if his relationship with Rook is any telling, and Leona also has little patience for Jamil's false smiles. So they would both nudge Jamil to be more honest and stop lying to them, even about minor things. There's certainly a "please communicate properly" vibe among the three of them, between Leona being more acts than words, Jamil's lies, and Vil keeping his struggles to himself. They're all working very hard on this.

Jamil also allows himself to be more hyper competent around Vil and Leona, in ways that he still doesn't allow himself to be around Kalim. And, on the opposite side, he also allows himself to be more vulnerable. Leona has already shown he can (and would) protect him if needs arise, and Vil isn't one to judge other for their vulnerabilities, so Jamil would let himself be softer. Unsure. Sometimes even weak.

Generally speaking, he would simply mask less. Don't misunderstand though. Despite being generally calmer, he still gets very hyper when riled up or anxious. He's also still a little shit (and Vil and Leona love him for it, despite making it difficult for them too).

[capricores]

if you have strong mutable (gemini, sagittarius, pisces, virgo) placements then you NEED to write things down if you don't already. all those thoughts that constantly swirl in your head: the frequent tasks, goals, feelings, aspirations, opinions, etc - WRITE THEM DOWN. this is not only therapeutic & stress-relieving for you but almost necessary, or you're going to burn out and overload your own mind constantly.

when you bottle, or when you let plans, goals, dreams, to-do lists, projects, etc live solely in your head - you'll notice you can't sleep as well, it's harder to rest, your memory gets more foggy than usual, you feel burnt out and unable to connect, etc. specifically:

write down your feelings. this will be your ultimate (free) therapy. start to journal, write a diary. make a private twitter/tumblr where you spill your feelings, frustrations, thoughts. you will feel an immense sense of relief by writing or typing your feelings out - even if no one is reading it but you. mutable moons especially. our feelings tend to change rapidly, but it doesn't make them less valid. don't bottle out of the fear your feelings will change/you'll just "get over it"!! write it down and let it out!!

write! to-do! lists!!!!! these don't have to be for important things. you want to learn digital art? you want to study coding? you want to learn french? you want to re-decorate? you probably have a billion things you want to do, and then you get overwhelmed by the options, and do nothing. write down all the things you want to do. make a to-do list for these things. get them out of your head and somewhere permanent/physical. looking at the options in front of you will feel much easier.

make excel project trackers (you can even make these for to-do list items/goals/etc)! mutable placements have a tendency to start a lot of projects or tasks, and never finish any of them. make a simple tracker for all the projects you start. you won't forget what you're working on, and you'll be less overwhelmed trying to remember what you have going on (example of the one i always use pictured below)

talking out your thoughts and feelings is also very cathartic. make fake (or real, i support u!) youtube vlogs where you spill your feelings and talk about your plans, your day, what you have to do, etc. talk to someone you love and trust, vent to them about how things are; or about what you're getting up to. i find writing has an edge, because you can go back to it for reference (mutables tend to forget things easily) - but as long as you're getting the swirl of your mind somewhere outside of your head, you'll feel so, so much less stressed.

mutable dominants tend to constantly live in go-mode, we're restless and always doing something. we feel uncomfortable and sometimes guilty about staying still. our minds don't ever shut off. it's very important for mutable placements to learn how to rest, be present in the moment, and learn grounding. this can be done in many ways, but i've found personally that writing works best for me. other helpful practices can be: talk therapy, acceptance theory, yoga, meditation, hiking, camping, etc.

i also want to remind mutable signs: we change a lot. we have a lot of ideas. there's so much we want to do. we often feel like we have no path, no big goal; we can struggle with purpose as we don't often aspire for permanent things or "one big goal". this is NOT bad. there is nothing wrong with changing your feelings, your mind, your goals, your life path. you CAN do all the things you want to do! you have your entire life ahead of you! yes, you can learn all those languages. yes, you can have three different careers in your life. yes yes yes! don't listen to negativity from others. don't beat yourself up for not having one big goal like some people around you might. cherish and embrace all the things you want to achieve and complete (both big and small). learn to follow-through with and finish the things that matter to you (writing things down will really help with this, make action plans/steps - break everything down into smaller pieces). take the time to slow down and enjoy the moments as they come. you got this!

[harmoonix]

Chill astro notes

🔶 People need to stop blaming one specific sign when they get cheated/hurt/etc.. in love, let's use Sag Venus for this example, a lot of people blame Sagittarius Venus for being "cheaters" but truly that doesn't mean anything, because first you need to do a synastry chart instead of reading your partners chart. Synastry chart is at least 85% on the fault why some things don't work in a relationship astrologically talking.... Not the signs from their actual birth charts

🔶 - I personally love the dynamic of Venus in the 3rd/5th/7th/11th houses, because it shows how much love they hold for their freinds and how to share it together, for some of natives this aspect can also mean that you can have friends to lovers kind of thing or your lover can be your best friend

🔶 - I have a friend with Mars in the 6th house and he literally can't stay still. He always needs to do something, i guess the natives are full of energy and don't want to take a break..

🔶 - Capricorn Placements can end up to be workaholic, it's good to work if that gives you satisfaction, but most times a break is really needed because you're human after all

🔶 - I honestly believe that Saturn with Pisces Degrees 12°, 24° have it hard when it comes to sleeping time, they can either have problems with sleep either with not sleeping enough

🔶 - The time when you'll have your Saturn return, which happens at least 2 times in a human life, it happens to be your most challenging/transformative years of your life because it will be the year where you'll need a lot of patience to go over the test of Saturn

🔶 - I always think about how life must have been in the 1960's cus' Uranus was in Leo at that time (precisely in 1962), it must have been something totally taken out of control

🔶 - Neptune aspecting Juno asteroid (3) can end up to dream about their soulmate or future spouse, if you don't dream then probably you'll receive some signs from the universe that you'll met someone

🔶 - Moon in the 6th/8th/10th/12th house > In case no one told you, I hope you have it good and without any stress or bad thought, you'll win all your battles

🔶 - People with Lilith - Sun aspects could have been judged a lot in the past, but you need to stay like yourself no matter what because you don't have to change based on others opinion.

🔶 - On the other hand. Lilith harshly aspecting Moon don't give a single f about others opinion, you can say whatever they want and they would not care at all. Because they live for themselves

🔶 - Taurus Sun/Moon/Rising are actually very posesive, some of them can be more than Scorpios. But one thing about them is that they know how to hide it good enough so people don't observe that

🔶 - Aquarians claim to not get jealous easy, but you can see it on their face when they're jealous or possesive, or CLINGY they have it easier with their face expressions

🔶 - Nobody loves nature more than Earth suns, earth is their own heaven and special place, now you'll probably say "well they have the earth element!" It's actually because their love and humanitarian side to love the earth this much, makes them into this

🔶 - Aquarius Placements especially Sun/Moon/Rising they are not weird as people say, the thing is nowadays... it's popular to be like some celebrities so people forgot to be their true selves, Aquarius is the sign of difference, don't let people tell you otherwise

🔶 - If your 6th house ruler is badly aspected you can have complications with your health. For example if your 6H house ruler is Saturn or Pluto you can get sick easier than others

🔶 - I want to believe that Pluto - Moon aspects can learn a lot of things from their mother. To learn for her mistakes so they won't do the same thing again and again, which is a very good thing because less families will have generational curses to break, I mean... go girl break that curse

🔶 - Natives with South Node - Jupiter aspects may want to know more about their past. Because Jupiter wants to expand this curiosity about their past lives

🔶 - I feel like 4th house natives really really really like to give hugs to comfort others, and its truly something very sweet because nowadays the world turned into a dark stage and people forgot what kindness means

🔶 - All people get hurt when they're betrayed but for natives with the Sun or Moon in the 11th house may take it too deep and they cannot accept that they were betrayed.

🔶 - Pisces Sun/Moon/Rising/Venus love/like to watch a lot dramas with love, or is just me who saw that? I know so many people with those placements who like to watch love dramas

🔶 - 9th house is so less talked about and honestly is a very underrated house because is the house of luck and blessings.. yet people don't talk enough about it

🔶 - Neptune in the 8H/9H houses can get obsessed with crystals, and tarot too..they mostly adore witch things just like Neptune in those houses act like a little witch

🔶 - If you have placements/planets at 1° in your birth chart, you can change things on your own, because is the power of the magician tarot card who gives this energy

🔶 - Sag Placements love to hang out quite often, they're always for "let's go in this place" mostly because they're very curious souls who want to gain experience and memories

🔶 - If you have Vertex - Juno (3) in good aspects probably you're fated to met a good person who can change your life into better, it's actually sweet

🔶 - Gemini Rising/Gemini Sun/Gemini in the 5th house can get praised for their hands/ these natives are having really good looking hands and people appreciate that

🔶 - It's something I still study about but does it happen for Sun in Capricorn natives to have things like birth marks on their skin? Because Capricorn can rule over skin too and most people with Cap Sun that I know have marks on their skin (like a birth mark)

Check this out:

It shows what body parts all these signs rule over

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With all the love and light, yours truly ❤️🔶❤️

Harmoonix ❤️

[rxzennia]

in sickness and in health

– requested / tales of the voracity pathstrider.

✎𓂃 cracked ancient xianzhou medicine… or you can literally just take panadol? i hate academia omg "we prefer no subheadings" literally fuck off into a hole and kys

aventurine is a busy man; it's harder to get this man to go to bed than it is to invite him to the casino. as his assistant, you know that better than anyone – he won't budge from his work with anything less than force. trying to talk him into taking a break? he'll flip a coin, and would you look at that–

wait, where'd the coin go? 

"heads–" aventurine is just about to say, until the sound of something getting chewed up comes from your scarf.

you stare at him, and he stares at you. and you stare at him. and he stares at you.

"nuh-uh, we're going to bed." you say, as the faceless creature around your neck spits out a piece of slobbery, deformed metal onto the desk.

?????

that's cheating!

you know what else is cheating? that stupid luck of his

he's abused it to win bets against you countless times

god forbid you care about your boss :(

so now instead of playing his games

you take matters into your own hands

no more gambling with this man

he opens his mouth to protest, but you just put your scarf on him instead

your serpent is fully in sync with you, so it gladly muffles him with its body

"this is the eleventh time this month." you state, snapping your fingers to have a spreadsheet delivered into your hand. "look. three days on our trip to the klichten system, four days in the dead zone along the zeta stretch, and four days here, at ipc hq."

aventurine raises a mildly concerned brow at you. "and you know because…?"

"with all due respect, sir, i don't need to sleep." you sigh, shoving the document of shame right in your boss's face. "five of those all nighters you spent in the casino. isn't that a little too much?"

"hey, there's no respect at all!" aventurine whines, snatching the paper and scrunching it up before throwing it back at you. "i'm not just gambling!"

"sure, sure." you catch the ball without even blinking. "keep saying that."

well, okay, you know he's actually gathering information most of the time

but that doesn't justify him staying up all night playing poker (and winning)??

you pick the tiny man up with no hesitation

screw him

he's going to bed today

he protests, but it's not like he's really trying to get away

(because he can totally whack you hard enough that you'd let go)

(so he probably likes being picked up or something)

you know what stress does to a person, seen it countless times in your lifetime

and no, you don't want to see it happen to your boss

no matter how much you lowkey want to 

because maybe then he'll learn to stop fucking overworking himself

his body isn't particularly sturdy to begin with

by that you mean his immune system, actually

ngl it's like a slightly stronger breeze could knock him over

(it won't)

(you're just unrealistically strong for no good reason at all)

but seriously

someday that schedule of his is going to bite him in the ass

guess what?

aventurine, the annoying bastard, finally fell sick. who would've thought? it's like there are consequences for ignoring one's health!

"and here i was wondering why you'd gotten so warm in the past… five hours." you grumble, pulling your snakes away from the living furnace in your bed. "guys. guys, the man's sick. leave him alone."

your serpents collectively make a noise that sounded awfully like a miserable purr, and all of them immediately found themselves curled up around the heat source again. all within a minute.

fevers seem to be a regular occurrence amongst mortals

look, you know your biology, but that doesn't make it any easier to wrap your head around

why would your body burn yourself along with your enemies?

but then again mortals are, well, mortals

okay, that aside

more pressing matters

one: your creatures who aren't listening to you right now

two: your sick boss who looks like he's about to die

three: whatever unfinished work is on your plate today

first thing you do is pluck a random snake off the bed–

"nooooo…" aventurine whines in his delirium, holding onto the creature tightly as he snuggles into its smooth scales and undoubtedly cool surface. "it feels nice…"

you stare at the grown man cuddling into one of your massive noodles like it's a plushie. what are you thinking? obviously, you're jealous! it should've been you!

fine

the stupid silver creature can stay in bed with him

someone has to take care of everything else, anyway

you relent, letting the serpent coil up around him again

guess that's better than nothing, at least

since someone has to call in sick and push everything back and hit up the doctors

wait

do you have to hit up the doctors, actually?

you vaguely remember that one time when you were in xianzhou and you learned about ancient medicine

hmm…

surely you can freeball it

you have pornographic memory!

periodic!

pro… what?

right, photographic memory! you have photographic memory!

you'd carefully set down a tray by aventurine's bedside, gently waking him up with a few light shakes to his shoulder (and the removal of a few creature).

"mmh…? what's this?" aventurine groggily sits up, and the first thing he does is stare at the bowl of ominous soup in your hand. "i don't think i can take it if you tried to poison me…"

"there are better ways to kill you than this." you deadpan, sitting down by his bed as you put a spoonful of the soup in your mouth. "completely safe, see?"

i don't think you're helping your case by eating it…

indeed, you get a look that almost screams "you're nuts"

maybe your stomach isn't the most convincing example

no shit

but. buuuuuuut.

c'mon. it's the thought that counts or whatever they say

no, for real though

it's legit medicinal soup

a little suspicious, sure…

but it's legit!

although the last time someone made it, you lost a few creatures

those people had asked you so nicely for two of your snakes

you can always spawn more of these serpents (like… asexual reproduction? like a hydra, you know)

and it's not like you're emotionally attached or anything

ethically sourced (with your consent)!

so yeah

nothing has been hurt in the making of this soup

"it's xianzhou traditional medicine, come on," you plead your case, offering aventurine a spoonful, "i learned directly from miss bailu."

aventurine spares you and your soup a suspicious glance, but he hesitantly allows himself to be fed. "do i even want to know what's in it…?" 

"haha, no." you didn't even let him finish, even as you offer yet another spoonful. "it's not half bad, is it?"

well okay, maybe you should've gone to a doctor or something 

surely some pills would be way better than whatever this is

but hey, at least you know this stuff is effective

quickly, too

and it's not your typical bitter-ass traditional medicine

if anything, it's probably one of those ultra-rare concoctions that would have emperors dying to get their hands on

in any case, you feed aventurine the rest of the soup and goes to clear the tray

of course he's half asleep and cuddled back up with your snakes again

you didn't even get to hug the man once since he was bedridden

it'd all been your snakes </3

damn, maybe you should've made the snakes do your bidding while you tangled yourself in aventurine's bed…

just as you're about to get up, you feel a tug on your pants. 

"c'mon, boss man, let me put these in the sink," you sigh, trying to free your leg from aventurine's arms, "please? i'll be back."

"do it later…" aventurine whines, and none of the creatures coiled around his limbs gave him much comfort. "stay…?" 

you stare at his flushed face, his unfocused eyes, and finally, his damned iron grip on your pants. "hey, you." you hiss, dragging the closest noodle to you off of the man. it whimpers, even sadly opens its maw, but you send it on its merry way with your dishes. "take these. then you can come back."

"mm, you feel nice," aventurine wraps his arms around you the moment you sit back down on the bed. "so cool…"

you're not even surprised – he's not usually this clingy, but maybe that's just because he's lucid enough to keep himself in check. "i'm cool, am i?" you slide down next to aventurine, pulling his head onto your chest with one small gesture, careful not to disturb him too much. "here you go. your life-sized ice pack." 

aventurine makes a noise of satisfaction and cuddles into you. "good night…" he slurs, tangling his hands into a pile of your creatures as he glued himself to you. 

"good night, aventurine." you say back, "wake up all better, okay?"

[enlightenedfeline]

Tips for writing internal dialouge:

1- Don't just get in your character's head, become your character. Getting into a characters head and becoming the character are of course two completely different things, doing the prior is easier than the latter, but they completely change how readers perceive your character.

When you write internal dialouge in your characters head, it's a lot more concise and follows a pacing that's easier to keep up with, the thoughts are clearer, and your character seems to be jumping from one topic to the next.

However, this isn't natural to how everyone thinks, especially when it comes to younger characters, or characters in high stress situations.

This doesn't mean that writing someone who can think clearly in a stressful situation is unrealistic, there are people with that ability, but remember that this is an ability that's gained, not necessarily something that your character will possess naturally.

This is something I can go into deeper detail about in another post, because I don't wanna focus on one point for too long.

Becoming your character essentially means thinking their thoughts, not thinking of their thoughts. Experiencing their feelings, and throwing it down on the page, no matter how incoherent it is.

This technique works in heavily emotional scenes, and if done right can communicate the message you want to your reader without you explicitly stating it, which can make the scene more powerful, and more real.

2- Don't share irrelevant information. While you will sometimes have to share seemingly unnecessary information for realism, this doesn't mean that you should bore your reader just because they're in your characters head.

It will take hard work and a ton of writing to find the inner monologue/dialouge/description balance that suits your writing style, but you will find it.

Just keep in mind that if you feel the information won't help your reader understand/relate to your character any better, then you probably shouldn't include it in the final draft.

3- Have them comment on the world around them. Yes! Little comments and observations may seem unnecessary to you, you made this character, you know all this already, but this can reveal a lot about your character, using show don't tell.

This doesn't mean have them comment on everything, unless of course this is a habit they have.

But if it's not, then have them comment occasionally on small details, just internally, have them notice things your average person wouldn't if they're a particularly smart character, or have them not notice obvious details if they're not intelectually gifted.

4- Show different types of intelligence! Internal monologue can be the most effective method of showing off what ways your character is smart in without making it seem like they're showing off, or needing to have other people bring up their intelligence in conversation.

Show us what they notice and what conclusions they come to. Do they panic under pressure or keep a level head? When there's a disaster do they help or run away, why?

Leave it up to the reader to analyze what things mean so they can feel more engaged!

5- Every character is different. If every person thinks differently, then every character should think differently.

Don't put it entirely upon your shoulders to make your reader understand, your job is to be clear, your reader's job is to care enough to analyze.

Like I said above, make the reader feel engaged, let them figure out the character while you cleverly leave hints here and there of the type of person your character is.

6- How much space does internal dialouge have in your story? You have to decide now how much room you're willing to give internal dialouge in your story, and how many characters you're willing to give the space to talk in your story, this greatly impacts how your readers perceive characters and situations.

Internal dialouge is a big part of any story, and I've still gotta figure it out myself, this is probably the first of many tip posts specifically for internal dialouge.

Maybe some of this advice will help, maybe it won't, either way, I hope this feline has enlightened you!

[sushi-atsushilover]

Bsd men with a Hemophiliac s/o

Contains: Blood, subtle stormbringer spoilers, needles, mentions of injuries and death, angst if you squint, implied torture, nightamres.

Characters: Atsushi, Jouno, Chuuya, Dazai, Kunikida etc.

*Dividers by @cursed-carmine. Pictures from Pinterest*

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Atsushi Nakajima:-

• He might be a bit confused and not understand it. He probably didn't know such a condition existed until you told him.

•Like maybe he might have learned a bit from some books in the orphanage? Or someone there had hemophilia? Either way he probably doesn't know that much about it.

• But he wants to help with it! The fact that it's to do with blood makes him very serious and kind of scared. He's not scared of blood, but blood indicates you're injured/in pain. So he's kinda anxious.

• Everytime you're sent on a mission he volunteers to accompany you. If you got hurt he'd never be able to forgive himself, even though it's not really his fault.

• If you do end up getting hurt, he'll panic and get you to Yosano's office as quickly as possible! He's scared you might die💔💔.

• As for the hemophilia prophylaxis, Atsushi'll always remember about them, he's so cautious you'd almost think he's the one with hemophilia.

• If you hate needles, he'll gently coax you into it. He'll hold your hand, tell you to close your eyes and gently inject the infusions.

• He'll also make sure to take you to doctor check-ups as much as necessary so nothing bad happens.

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Chuuya Nakahara:-

• Yk how Atsushi volunteers to go on missions with you?

• Chuuya won't even let you go to missions.

• The very moment he realizes you have hemophilia, he racks up his brains to come up with strategies and plans to keep you away from missions. And even if you still end up doing them, he'll make sure what you're doing is atleast 90% safe.

• However, this is most likely to work when you work under him. If you're an executive that's a whole new issue.

• Don't get him wrong, he doesn't think you're weak! He just doesn’t want you to be in danger! If you're an executive then obviously you're much more than capable of handling yourself, it might assure him more of your safety.

• But he still fears for your safety.

• So in the end, he'll do what Atsushi did and request he accompanies you on missions. If he can't, he'll order some of his trusted subordinates to do so.

• If you're not in the PM, then that makes things a lot more easier. Now he doesn't have to worry about you being grievously injured or potentially dying. He'll just have to worry about keeping you safe from enemies. He'll again make subordinates keep you safe when he's not there.

• He has his whole fancy penthouse full of anything you might need to help with hemophilia. He's rich, so he can afford quite much anything you'll need.

• He'll understand if you hate needles, he hates them too. I don't think he'll be able to help as you both hate needles, but he might just call a doctor to come and do it. He'll comfort you through it while looking away himself 'cause he doesn't like needles, and he'll pay the doctor a lot to make it as painless as possible.

• Whether you're in the PM or not, if you get grievously injured, Chuuya will quite literally drop everything he's holding and rush to wherever you are.

• His subordinates who were supposed to protect you are already fired in his thoughts(if they didn't die during the mission/ when you got attacked), and if he was there with you during the mission, he's might drown in guilt and stress.

• He doesn't like the thought of even potentially losing loved ones.

• You are not dying, because if you do, he might just die as well.

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Doppo Kunikida:-

• There's a whole entire chapter in his notebook dedicated solely to your condition.

• When he realized about you having hemophilia he went all out. Like all out.

• With this guy as your boyfriend/husband, you're going to get your infusions at exactly the correct time, in exactly the perfect amount and in precisly the perfect way. Nothing is gonna go wrong; there's like a measly 0.00000001% that it might.

• If you don't like needles, I'm pretty sure Kunikida won't have too much trouble dealing with that. He's a teacher, he's good at coaxing people. He'll gently soothe you through the process; I headcanon he's good at running so he might even make you your favourite food afterwards as some kind of reward.

• He trusts you to be safe during missions, but that doesn’t stop him from worrying.

• Like yk that scene in season 1 where Kunikida assures Atsushi that he's not scared nor stressed out, but very obviously is? Yeah, he's kinda like that.

• He'll act like he's calm when he's not, and when Atsushi or Dazai points out that Kunikida looks stressed he'll start comically claiming that he isn't like he did before.

• If you get injured, he'll rebuke you lightly, and advise you to be more careful next time.

• If you're fine, then Kunikida will discreetly exhale out of gladness. You can use this to tease him. Free teasing material #2.

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Osamu Dazai:-

• Will act all silly and calm when he's actually conflicted.

• He's scared that you might die because of your condition. So even though he doesn't show it, he takes this very seriously.

• He's kinda broke, but then again, he used to be a PM executive. So shouldn't he have some money left there? I headcanon that he simply doesn't use it because it sort of ties him to his past? And he's trying to become a better person? So yeah. Maybe he'd use that money now, as it's like, REALLY necessary.

• When you ask about the sudden money he obviously avoids the question and changes the subject.

• If you hate needles, then he'll try to jokingly comfort you through the process. He might even try to bribe you with treats and things like that to make you do your infusions. And of course, he'll tease you around and make fun of you (lovingly). It's dazai, ofc there's teasing.

• At first I was gonna say that he'd also request to accompany you during missions, but then I changed my mind. If you think about it, he and Ranpo are the ones who come up with the strategies, so he'd just come up with a plan that makes sure you won't be in danger.

• If it somehow goes wrong, e.g the opponent was someone like Fyodor, then Dazai is just horrified. I feel like he'd get really overprotective because of this, he might even get nightmares.

• Overall, he'll joke around, but when shit gets serious, so does he.

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Saigiku Jouno:

• I'm not entirely sure if it'd make sense if s/o was one of the Hunting Dogs, but still had health conditions.

• Don't get me wrong- Jouno is blind and he's in the Hunting Dogs. What I meant was, hemophilia can increase the risk of death, and the risk and severity of injuries. All the members of the Hunting Dogs go through surgeries to give themselves enhanced and superhuman abilities. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't hemophilia's repetitive bleeding cause joint pain+damage, arthiritis etc.? The surgeries would probably end up including something to fix that up wouldn't it? What I'm saying is, if s/o was in the Hunting Dogs, it's likely their condition is also healed by the surgeries.

• So I honestly think it'll make more sense if they're not in the Hunting Dogs.

• So if you're not in the Hunting Dogs, that means you won't get i jured on missions, because you aren't really going on any to begin with.

• However, Jouno is in the Hunting Dogs, he'd have enemies, which means danger for you no matter what health conditions you have.

• Jouno seems like a really organized and neat person to me, I headcanon he's kind of a perfectionist. What's more is that he's apart of the Hunting Dogs.

• This would mean that he's likely to be fairly wealthy and buy you whatever supplies you need similarly to Chuuya. His neat and organized nature would also make things easier, like you'd have a whole ass closet with nicely arranged necessities. Pretty cool right :D?

• He might tease you because of your hatred of needles. He'll help you, sure, but that won't stop his teasing and playful banter.

• He'll never admit it, but he gets really worried that you might get targeted by enemies. If you do, Jouno will personally 'interrogate' whoever it was. They're in big trouble. Sucks to be them lololol.

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Oh yeah, nearly forgot to mention but this request was by @cheverlatte1228 . Wait, can someone tag them? Tumblr won't let me do it properly for some reason.

[libraford]

Multi-paper junk mini journal tutorial (low spoons version)

Last night, I mentioned that I like my blank books to have a combination of different papers: colored paper for sketching, blank paper for writing, dotted paper for lists, graph paper for schematics and maps, but there arent many manufacturers that make this. So I just make them myself.

And yall wanna know how to do that.

GREAT!

Here's the easy version. This is for:

-I want this for me, NOW, and I don't care what it looks like because I'm gonna cover it in stickers, and it's only going to be a few pages long. If it lasts a week, I'm happy.

You will need:

- desired papers, 8.5x11 inch regular ass sizes

- a piece of card stock or a thicker paper.

- stapler

- washi tape (optional)

- probably scissors

STEP 1

Take a piece of paper. Fold it in half. Tear or cut the paper along the fold line so you have two half sheets of paper.

If you want a larger book, you can just fold it in half and the book will be 8.5×5 instead of 5x3.25.

STEP 2

Fold the half sheets in half and crease them. Repeat this for every sheet you intend on using for the inside of your journal.* Try not to do more than 8 papers because it'll put stress on the stapler. The papers should now fit inside of each other.

*you could, if pressed, fold them all together in one big group. This is faster, however- if you've ever had a handmade zine that doesn't close cleanly it's likely that they stapled it together without creasing. To each their own. I don't run your life.

If there is excess on the ends that makes the book uneven, feel free to chop it off at this point.

STEP 3

Repeat step 2, but with the thicker paper, which is now your book cover.

STEP 4

Find the centerfold- which is the middle piece of paper. Lay it flat and make sure all the papers and the cover line up.

TIME TO MAKE FRIENDS WITH STAPLER!

Ah, yes- the zine-stitch. Three staples to hold it all together, one in the center and 2 an inch from the top and bottom. If you are doing a larger size, you may need more staples.

You can staple from the inside or you can flip it over and staple it from the spine. Stapling from the spine will make it smoother on the outside so if you're carrying it in your pocket it won't catch threads.

But sometimes stapling from the inside is the only method that works. I've got a fix for you at the end.

Stapling is easy because it's a fast fix, but you may find yourself wasting staples because they don't go all the way through. This can be that the paper is too thick or that there's too many papers. I have a more complicated version of this that's suited to this situation, which I'll write later.

Other, more obvious solution: better staples, better stapler. But I don't have that.

You can call yourself done now, or...

OPTIONAL STEP 5

If you stapled from the centerfold or if you plain don't like the way your spine looks, we're gonna use some washi tape.**

Gently find an unstapled flap in the cover and separate it so you can get some washing tape to adhere to the inside.

Run it along the spine with the book flattened.

Adhere it to the inside of the cover at the bottom and then fold.

**an advanced technique for this when you don't have washi tape: cut a strip of contrasting paper at least 1 inch thick and 2 inches longer than the spine (so in this case it would be 1 inch by 7 inches.) Coat the back of this paper with glue and then use in the same way the washi is shown. This will require extra curing time and you will want to put something heavy on top as it dries. Washi is just easier.

Now slap a sticker on it.

Nice!

And now you've got a little journal. Does it look great? Who cares? You don't have to look all over for a piece of graph paper when you wanna draw a map of something while you're out doing stuff.

It took me longer to write the tutorial than it did to make the thing. The hardest part was getting the staples to behave.

I have a higher spoons version that I will write up later, but this is the punkass way of doing something for yourself.

UPDATE: The tutorial for the nicer version is available here!

[gliphyartfan]

I've been thinking about this a bit and wanted to know your opinion, but every time they involve Reader and The Chain in an isekai, Reader knows the Links from video games.

But what if she/he/they knew about The Chain through The videogames, the comic and the writings it reads on Tumblr, just like we do? A Yandere content writer or consumer of said content, Reader will know how to read the signs and avoid becoming obsessed with she/he/they

Or no

Or you can choose to make them obsess over You, why go back to the stress of modern life where everyone is doing everything they can to survive? Why not just stay and pretend ignorance? Why not be pampered to the extreme and never lift a finger again? Sorry for the people who got hurt in your name, but you didn't know any of them deeply and you didn't witness the scene either, so why bother with something that doesn't affect your new life? Of course You would have to pretend to be stubborn so they don't suspect And being very good to them, but that is already returning the affection they give you, a reward for what they do for you...,all that sounds much better than worrying about working, saving, paying bills...

this is such a juicy premise, won’t lie. A self-aware Reader who knows everything about the Chain.

Like…Wild would blush furiously if they casually mentioned cooking all the stat-boosting meals he used to make.

Or Legend would probably be smug if they quoted his exploits from the games or stories or how people talk about his adventure decades after they were told.

Hyrule might be freaked out at first (like, people know of his journey??? People know about HIM???) but would eventually see it as proof Reader was meant to know them on a deeper level.

and all of them would take it as a personal challenge to live up to every expectation Reader’s have of them.

Now…let’s think about it a bit

Reader would know exactly what’s happening when they catch the boys watching them too closely, when their protective behavior ramps up, or when they subtly isolate Reader from others. They’ve read this all before, heck, Reader might’ve even written about it.

They’d immediately try to keep a safe distance, avoiding favoritism or letting them get too close. But let’s face it, The Chain isn’t going to let that happen. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

They’d be hyper away if Reader’s behavior. The second they start acting evasive, they’ll probably see it as a sign that they’re scared of something and need even more of their ‘protection.’

They might ‘accidentally’ stumble upon Reader’s escape attempts, but make it look natural enough that Reader can’t tell if they are actually aware of their attempt or if they actually stumbled upon them.

Now~ if Reader either consumed or written yandere content, then they are painfully aware of how the chain react to resistance. Every attempt to push them away just makes them cling tighter. Reader is caught in the trap of knowing too much, and that knowledge doesn’t make it any easier to escape.

In fact, Reader would probably overthink the chain’s habits and words and stuff like that (if they are an overthinker.)

Hyrule’s innocent smile, Legend’s sharp tongue, Warriors’ charming words. They ARE genuine.

But they’re also all masks, and Reader would know it. But they also know that the chain will use every trick in the book to keep them if they get a hint that Reader wants to leave.

If they ever find out Reader knew about them from games, comics, and fanfiction? Oh, it’s over. They’ll think it’s destiny, that Reader was meant to be theirs.

Like, I can genuinely see Sky say something like ‘You’ve always known us,” and he’s say it with a gentle, almost eerie smile. “You were always meant to be here.”

And everyone KNOWS if Sky makes such a decision, then they are ALL gonna be stubborn too.

And…

if Reader DECIDES to play along, well can anyone blame them?

Modern life is stressful. Bills, jobs, societal expectations, don’t even get them started on the chaos around the world.

it’s all exhausting. Reader would realize they could have a life of comfort and adoration if they just… stop fighting it.

Sure, they might have some murderous tendencies, but Reader’s read enough fanfiction to know how to keep them happy. Play along, stay on their good side, and reap the benefits of being their one and only obsession.

And if Reader is an introverted who doesn’t like being near too many people and prefers to stay home. Then even better for them! (Both Reader and the Chain)

Reader would make a conscious effort to pretend ignorance. When Wild smiles just a little too widely or Twilight’s growls seem directed at someone standing too close to them, They even feign obliviousness when they see a bit TOO much red on their clothes. (Though Reader would probably find a way for them to NOT kill anyone. Beat the hell out of? Sure no problem. Kill? eeeeh…not so much.)

Reader would reward their affection with kindness. compliments, gratitude, maybe even initiating a hug now and then. It keeps them sated, like giving treats to a pack of overprotective wolves. (Twilight is definitely doing the growly growls of happiness when Reader runs their fingers through his hair.)

Like…Reader knows they’ve probably already done a lot of terrible things in their name, but… well…Reader didn’t witness it, and it doesn’t affect their day-to-day life. It’s easy to compartmentalize when they treat them like royalty, their sole focus on keeping Reader happy.

Time would bring them tea, Warriors would ensure they’d never uncomfortable, and Sky offers you soft, soothing music. Wild hums and cooks. Why go back to stressing about rent when Reader can have this?

I mean…they’d have to pretend to be stubborn at times, just enough to keep the chain from getting suspicious. Let’s face it, if Reader is too accommodating, they might worry they’re hiding something or question why they aren’t more wary.

The trick is to keep them believing Reader is slowly being won over. Let them think their affection is working, and they’ll continue pouring their energy into doting on them rather than spiraling into paranoia.

[zazaiafe2]

how do I calm myself and not feel restless even tho I'm on a deadline over the most important exam I've ever done and I have two days and half to do everything I didn't do and my progress is at 0% so I actually need to do everything but can't bring myself to start and probably do not have the time for it so I need to shift immediately or I'll fail it and UGHH

Hello! First of all, it's completely understandable to feel stressed under those circumstances. You're dealing with two very intense cognitive loads at the same time: academic pressure and shifting expectations. Both require a lot of mental energy, and when you're overwhelmed, it makes it harder to enter the mental state favorable for shifting, I'm sorry I didn't answered earlier it's because I had a lot of ask lol.

A few things to keep in mind from a more cognitive perspective:

1️⃣ Emotional overload reduces cognitive flexibility

High anxiety, urgency, and panic can push your brain into survival mode (sympathetic activation). Shifting generally requires parasympathetic activation (calm, safety, openness). Trying to "force" a shift while under severe stress creates internal conflict, your brain is trying to solve a big CR issues instead of allowing immersive dissociation or absorption into your DR identity and environment.

2️⃣ Your brain doesn't like ultimatums

"If I don't shift, I fail." That thought creates pressure and makes your brain associate shifting with danger or failure. Shifting works better when approached with curiosity, playfulness, or even mild detachment rather than desperate necessity (at least at the key moment)

3️⃣ Try micro-regulation first

Before any shifting attempt, focus on lowering your stress baseline:

- Box breathing (inhale 4s, hold 4s, exhale 4s, hold 4s)

- Progressive muscle relaxation

- Body scans (grounding attention in physical sensations)

These techniques can help your nervous system shift gears and make absorption easier.

I really invite you to go watch these videos, they are super relaxing and will really help you in my opinion. It will make the key moment easier

4️⃣ Mental rehearsal instead of full shifting

If you feel unable to fully shift, you can allow your brain to engage in light daydream-style immersion in your DR without pressure. This lowers the threshold over time and can still be beneficial.

5️⃣"Need to shift immediately" often creates paradoxical inhibition

When you feel you haveto shift right now, it can paradoxically delay the process (similar to trying to fall asleep while stressed about not sleeping). Instead, tell yourself: "If I shift, great; if not, I'm still safe and okay."

6️⃣ Cognitive load matters

If your brain is heavily occupied with worry about exams in this CR, it's okay to prioritize grounding yourself first. Shifting doesn't disappear just because you're not doing it today. Your DR isn't going anywhere. But your body needs care here too.

In short:

Don't shame yourself for not shifting under stress. A regulated, rested brain shifts much easier. Your value isn't defined by how fast or perfectly you shift. Prioritize calming your system first; shifting will follow more naturally.

If you truly want to shift before your exams (to avoid them), focus on small daily regulation: reduce screen time before bed, prioritize full body relaxation, use low-effort immersive daydreams before sleep, and approach shifting softly, as something gentle. The calmer your system at the moment , the easier your mind can "let go" into your DR. (It's not a big deal if you're stressed, anxious or basically a mess during the day)

Sending you lots of support and courage for your exams.

[savvymantis]

Heatwave Romantic Headcanons

He's rough around the edges, caught up in keeping a tough guy act, but he does care. It's easier to get him to relax in private, though, since he's not too keen for the others to think he's soft on you. He is, but they don't need to have evidence of it.

It can be hard to find a moment to yourselves, especially before Griffith Rock learns of the Rescue Bots' true identities. Still, sometimes the base is left empty, or sometimes there's a spot on a hill he finds and drives you to when things are quiet. Heatwave's not the best with words, so sometimes it sounds like he's just complaining and using you as a stress toy to hug. But you can hear what's not said, how every "They never stop bothering me" translates into "I never get to spend time with you." With time, he gets better at being more direct, but he still complains that he's so busy and there's never time for cuddles.

Speaking of cuddling, it's not the end of the world for Heatwave, but he does enjoy having you lying on him or against him. Your touch is soothing, and it eases the protective instincts that flare up whenever he sees you. You can't get hurt if he's right beside you, there and ready to sweep you away from any danger. For this reason, he also keeps a servo on you, cradling your waist or tracing symbols on your back. If you focus, and know Cybertronian, you'll be able to tell he's writing "soft" or "spark" over and over again

If you're human, cultural differences can be a cause of friction. Heatwave doesn't understand why humans act the way they do sometimes, and he gets frustrated easily. Luckily for you, Cody has taught you the way of circumventing said frustrating. Really, all it takes is a calm explanation, and Heatwave will try to wrap his head around it, for your sake. It probably still confuses him, but given time, he'll see what you mean. And if you're ever confused about his own little habits, he tries to extend the same courtesy. He gets pretty relaxed when he talks about Cybertron and the traditions he takes part in, or the phrases he uses. It's nice to hear him talk so fondly about it.

Nicknames come and go with Heatwave. He usually sticks with the simple ones, sweetspark and bitlet if you're particularly short, or at least shorter than him. He'll pick up on some human nicknames too, once he's seen other couples use them. Again, they're simple, like hon or babe, because again, tough guy image.

He likes to show off for you. He's the leader of the Rescue Bots, and considers himself one of the strongest of the group (besides Boulder, but he's a wrecker, so it doesn't really count). He wasn't lobbing champ for nothing, you know? Heatwave tries not to showboat when he's working, unless it's a more simple job. He'll lift fallen trees or concrete debris above his head, and if you swoon (pretending or not), he gets pretty chuffed. It makes him proud that you think he's strong and capable, makes him feel more assured that you feel safe and protected by him. You finding his strength attractive is just a fun bonus, one he teases you about sometimes by manhandling you over his shoulder just to hear you squeal and fluster.

Heatwave shows love through teasing, so it's something you'll need to get used to. He's fun to banter with, though, if you know how to throw it back at him. If he cracks a sarcastic line, poke at his ego, and watch him stammer a moment before he puts his focus into arguing with you to prove you wrong. It's all lighthearted, even if he sounds a bit too serious sometimes. You'll know because he always pulls you into a gentle noogie whenever you seem to be winning the playful argument.

Heatwave also has a love for seeing you flustered. Despite his aversion to PDA, he has been known to sweep you off your feet at the drop of a hat, just to laugh when you blush and try to scold him for startling you. Once kisses become regular for you both, he'll surprise you with those too, sweeping you into a dip for a hearty smooch, just to smirk at your speechlessness. The further along into your relationship you get, the more common these surprises become, and the more used to them the others get. They just roll their eyes at you both.

[literallypyro]

headcannons with a reader who has to recover in medbay for a while/at least overnight due to a sudden injury x medic, sniper and demo? :3

Woah, consequences that aren't immediately taken care of? We love those here

For the sake of making it at least somewhat believable (and angst), we'll say the respawn machine went down and you got badly injured before everyone was informed. Hehehehe let's goooo

I am so so so so sorry for taking so long to post 💔

I hope you enjoy!

If I would've known

Medic:

-He is worried as shit, but he's able to hide it behind a professional demeanor for the most part

-He tries not to let his emotions affect his work, especially since it's you

-If it's taking a long time for you to heal, the chances of him breaking down in front of you increase, but his don't look normal

-His breakdowns look more like dissociation and generally creepy spacey-ness. Small parts of his face will twitch and he'll look like he's about to have a complete psychotic episode

-He works tirelessly to make sure you heal as fast and properly as you can

-If you catch him not being able to handle the stress or breaking down, you could somewhat snap him out of it. Just get his attention and ask for something simple, and he's happy to oblige

Sniper:

-He only starts getting better when you start getting better. You can see the relief washing over him every time he updates you on how much you've healed

-There's a lot of questions like "how are you feeling" and "are there any new problems" and "how do you feel about (insert medication)"

-If you ask him questions about things you don't understand regarding what's wrong with you, or if there's a question you have about the human body in general spurred by updates, he will sit there and explain until you understand or tell him to stop

-After you heal completely, he can finally return to normal. Sort of. He still checks in on you and you might even be able to get him to talk about how he felt during your treatment, but that about it. He does make sure to cherish you a bit more since it kinda sunk in that the team is not entirely immortal

-Bro almost starves himself while staying at your bedside. The rest of the team literally has to bring the food to him because he is NOT moving unless he absolutely has to

-Not even you can get him to go take care of himself. All that "for me?" bullcrap won't work on him. You have to be healed and happy for him to return to normal

-At best, you can ask him for something, and he'll go get it for you. Some of your teammates have asked if you could ask for something just so they can catch him and force him to take care of himself like a normal person

-He eventually has to be dragged out of the med bay. He decides that he might as well make you some food before he comes back. Probably something you haven't had in a while

Demoman:

-Every time he hears Medic explain how your health has improved, you can literally see his shoulders soften. You can watch the weight being lifted off him little by little

-After a certain amount of healing, you can actually convince him to go eat in the mess hall, sleep in a real bed, take a shower, etc.

-He clings to you when Medic lets you start moving around the base. Go on, lean on him if you get tired. You're not in pain, right?

-He'll take you anywhere you wanna go as long as it doesn't seem like a bad idea to him. So things that require more than walking are iffy, and if there's above a 40% chance of you getting hurt, you're not going

-Once you're fully healed, it's like you can see how much easier it is for him to breathe. Don't ever scare him like that again. Come on, give him a hug. He might also invite you to spend the night with him (please please please, bro needs to hold you, he's not feeling 100% better yet)

-Arguably one of the mercs who handles it the best

-He visits you every day, without fail. He brings you all of your food and anything else you ask for

-Constantly check in with Medic to see how the process is actually going so that he can have a realistic idea of how bad it is

-The only reason he's ever not by your side is because he needs to eat, sleep, or shower

-He knows how he is with alcohol and how it affects him. He doesn't stop drinking completely (remember that one scene from the comics) but he does slow down so he can be as in the present as possible

-He feels horrible and like he could've done something, but he knows it wasn't actually his fault

-When you're finally well enough to start moving, he's more than happy to be the one to help you around. Will take you literally anywhere you want to go

-The more you heal, the closer he gets to his usual drinking habits. There's even a time which he gets absolutely fucking blasted when you're almost completely healed, and... Well he was just kinda clinging to you and mumbling about how worried he was

-After Medic says you're back in tip-top shape, he asks to celebrate with you. Drinks, games, stories... Whatever constitutes as a celebration to you is good enough for him