#makeup vocab

[unlikelywrestlingfan]

https://twitter.com/DoukiPerros/status/1599272529587470336?t=zs6v0zSA-PbwxFLNRB6BiQ&s=19

Should I have rewatched this at 6:30am-ish? Probably not but now you can too

[babygem]

[ellieluvr420]

You’re Mine (Ellie x reader angst one shot)

DEALER ELLIE SUPREMACY!!!!!! 🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️

It was silent, neither of you moved or spoke, your eyes were fixed on each other, neither of you daring to look away. Your eyes were glassy and bloodshot and hers were cold and dark, your nose was sore and running as you sniffled holding the tears in your eyes that were begging to be let free. You didn't understand how a girl that shows you as much love as she does could hurt you so bad.

disclaimer: I am in fact british and I've tried to use american vocab in we meet again, darling because I imagined the story set in a US city (NYC in my mind but i left it blank so people could imagine whatever city they wanted but i digress) and i did not enjoy doing that bc ik i still make mistakes and i think it looks goofy so one shots and headcanons and stuff will probs be set in britain, sorry if that is a bit annoying <3

You and Ellie had went to a party at a friend's flat, you had dressed up nice and Ellie had admired you while licking her lips as you got ready.

"You look unreal babe."

"Thank you. Want me to do your makeup after?"

"Yeah but don't blind me this time."

"I didn't fucking blind you, you blinked it into your eyeball, who blinks without warning when you're doing mascara?"

"Someone that blinks normally." You scoff at her and go back to getting ready ignoring her victorious smirk in the mirror.

As you arrived at the party you were both in a great mood, you're immediately greeted by some friends as you walk in and Ellie kisses you on the cheek and takes her leave to go set up on the sofa. Immediately she's swarmed by people looking to get their fix, some wanted weed, some wanted blow, she always had a variety when she went to a party and you can't help the hot feeling in your core as you take in her sitting there, legs comfortably spread with a cigarette hanging from her lips. She had dark grey baggy jeans on, with a black t-shirt that poked out from her hoodie that matched the colour of her jeans, her black converse poke out from the jeans and you never aren't amazed at the state of them, you bought matching converse together and you're both wearing them tonight but they look like entirely different shoes. Her silver chain with a charm that's the first letter of your name is laid on top of her hoodie and the view makes you swoon. Her auburn shaggy hair cut is concealed mostly by her small black beanie, you had played with the hair on show at the back of her neck on the way here, you always loved when she wore a beanie, something about it was just so hot to you.

You had been dancing for hours and chatting when Ellie grabs you and drags you away from your conversation.

“Come on, we’re leaving.”

“Is everything okay?” She doesn’t answer she just continues dragging you out of the flat, she doesn’t release her tight grip on your arm until you’re walking through the door of your shared home. There was a red mark where her hand was and you watched as she froze when she saw the mark.

“Babe what’s going on? Did something happen with a deal?” She chuckles, it’s dark and full of mockery.

“You just don’t fucking get it do you? Are you really this stupid or are you just an attention whore?”

“Excuse me?” Your ears rang as her words hit you, you felt a stabbing pain in your chest as tears pricked behind your eyes begging to release, you couldn’t give her the satisfaction so you chewed on your bottom lip and blinked away the tears while you attempted to swallow the lump in your throat. “What the fuck are you talking about Ellie?”

“You! Fucking parading yourself everywhere and if that wasn’t enough you had to fucking hump Lucy right in front of my fucking face.” She yelled as she walked closer to you, you walked backwards trying to keep some space but as your back hit the wall she closed in on you. “Do you need me to remind you who you belong to hm?”

“Fuck off Ellie.” You push her off of you with every ounce of strength as the dam breaks and the tears begin to flow down your cheeks, you storm away to your shared bedroom with a delusional hope that she wouldn’t follow. You slam the door behind you only for it to immediately be slammed open again, the door smashes into the wall and you stay frozen with your back turned away from her.

“Fuck off Ellie? seriously that’s all you have to say? How about I’m fucking sorry.”

You spin to face her at her statement. “I’M SORRY? I have nothing to be sorry for Ellie. I did nothing wrong.”

“Bullshit.”

“Fine Ellie, tell me exactly what I did wrong then.” Your voice comes out nasally and choked as the tears don’t falter in their pace as they race down your cheeks. You meet her eyes and the look of contempt only makes you sob more.

“You put on that skimpy outfit you know will get you attention then we go to the party and instead of coming to see me and sit with me and make it known that you’re mine, you literally speak to every single other person at the party. You were all over everyone, I’m sure they were embarrassed for you because I fucking was. No wonder you feel like they don’t like you as much anymore, they probably don’t. Oh and just to top it off you then danced with Lucy right in front of me giving me a front row seat to her wandering hands and you being all over it. You’re fucking out of order.”

You scoff at her, you’re genuinely stunned at how she could be so horrible. Ellie had never been like this with you, you were speechless.

“Yeah exactly now you’ve got nothing to say. If you’re gonna be a slut at least own it.”

“What the fuck did you just call me?” The tears had stopped, you weren’t upset anymore you were furious, a red film was over your vision as you stomped over to her until your faces were inches away from each other. “Go on. Say it again.”

“I said you’re an attention-seeking slut.” She spat the words out with a venom and a switch flipped in your head. You didn’t speak you just started walking around the room throwing all your essentials into the first bag you could find. She watches while still for a second but as she realises you’re packing she rushes to start taking all the things out of your bag.

“Don’t Ellie. I don’t want to speak to you right now. Leave me alone.”

“No, you’re not leaving.”

“I’ll do whatever the fuck I want.” She keeps removing the things that you’re packing from your bag until you huff and give up going to look for your car keys. “You can’t drive anywhere, you’re drunk.” You hated to admit she was right in the moment but you knew it wasn’t worth the risk.

“Then I’ll get an uber.” You start searching for your phone until you turn to see Ellie holding it in her hand. You storm over to her but she holds it above your head so you can’t reach. “Ellie give it back I’m serious.”

“I said you aren’t leaving.” The tears begin again as you feel helpless.

“Why do you fucking care? I’m just a slut right, not your girlfriend of three fucking years.”

It’s quiet as you both stand processing everything that’s been said, tears are streaming down your face but you don’t feel like you’re crying anymore. Ellie stands shifting her weight from one side of her body to the other as she fidgets with her fingers. She looks up at you and her heart breaks knowing she’s the reason you’re so upset after having such a good night.

“Why didn’t you come and see me all night? You always come and sit with me while I do my deals at least for a little bit and you didn’t. I rolled us a pink spliff to smoke together and you barely even came near me until you started grinding up against Lucy.” Her voice is soft and quiet, she sounds ashamed of herself because she is, she’s ashamed that she’s let her insecurities cause her to be horrible to the best person in her life, she felt sick with herself, she caught a glimpse of herself in the mirror hanging on the wall of the living room and all she saw looking back at her was a monster.

“Ellie if you wanted to spend time with me you could’ve come and got me. You know I always want to spend time with you, I hadn’t seen loads of those people for ages so I was just catching up. But if you wanted me to come sit all you had to do was come get me and you know I would’ve sat with you until we left. I was dancing with Lucy my straight best friend of 12 years for fucks sake. If something was going on there it would’ve happened already.”

“You sure it hasn’t?” Ellie knows it hasn’t, she knows you would never do that. But her brain isn’t connected to her mouth anymore, her jealousy is the only thing controlling her actions right now, she feels like she’s watching a horrible film where the main character does the opposite of the right thing at every turn.

“You are unbelievable. I have been nothing but a loyal and loving girlfriend to you, I do not deserve this and I don’t have to prove anything to you but seeing as I have nothing to hide, my phone is in your hand. Go on Ellie, if you don’t trust me, go through my phone and prove yourself wrong.” She looks down at the phone but doesn’t make a move to unlock it. Her stillness only ignites the fire of your rage more. “Go on! You know the password, it’s your birthday! So go on Ellie, admit you don’t trust me and go through my phone.”

She stays in her place looking at your phone until she sighs and holds it out to you. “Of course I trust you. You just- you don’t notice how many people’s eyes are on you wherever we go, and it’s never bothered me, I love it, I love that you’re as beautiful as you are, I’m proud to be next to you but when we were at that party all I could see were people trying to take you from me and when I looked at you all I could see was you leaving me.” She sniffles and you see a single tear run down her face that she wipes away as soon as she can. You take your phone from her hand and throw it down onto the sofa next to you before walking to stand right in front of her. She avoids your eyes but you gently nudge her chin so she looks at you.

“Ellie, no one else could ever make me leave you. I love you, you are my world, my heart beats for you Ellie, it has since the day I met you. What will drive me away is if you take out your insecurities and jealousy on me instead of talking to me about it. I won’t stay around to be treated like this. I am better than this and I deserve better than this, I will help you work through this but not if you’re going to do this again.” It was like what you said was the end of the world as she immediately broke down into sobs, the sight stopped you in your tracks as Ellie never cried. You moved slowly like you were handling a bomb as you cupped her cheeks, your hands had barely touched her face before she was pulling you into a bone-crushing hug as she continued crying into your shoulder. You stroked her hair gently and let her cry until she calmed down enough to sniffle and take a deep breath.

“I’m sorry, please don’t leave me. I’ll fix it, I won’t get jealous anymore I swear I’m sorry.” She mutters into your shoulder as she cries more, her grip on you tightened almost like she was physically trying to stop you from going anywhere. You wrapped your arms around her neck and cuddle into her more as you walk backwards toward the sofa pulling her down on top of you.

“I’m not going to leave you and we can work on this together, you’re allowed to get jealous but you need to be able to discuss it with me instead of attacking me. I’m sorry for making you feel forgotten, I had no intention of doing that but I’m sorry that I made you feel that way anyway. I love you Ellie and you are the most beautiful person I have ever met, I am so lucky to have you I would never want anyone over you.”

She looks up at you and presses a light kiss to your lips, so sweet it almost rids your lips from the salty remnants of your tears. “I love you more. Thank you for being so good to me.” She doesn’t seem entirely convinced by your description of her but she appreciates the reassurance more than she can explain.

You wrap your legs around her waist and squeeze her so tight you hear a choked groan leave her lips involuntarily. You make eye contact that neither of you break as you brush your knuckles over her cheek.

“I really am sorry. You know I didn’t mean anything I said, I’m sorry, please forgive me.”

“I do El. But it won’t happen again.”

“Never.” You share a timid kiss and she lays her head down on your chest to listen to your heartbeat, it had always soothed her, she feels herself calming and sinking into you until she looks up to see you already looking down at her with a devious smirk. “What’s up babe?”

“You still got that pink spliff from earlier?”

“I love you so much.”

[hwayangyeon]

i have an idea for chapter 2 of actor hee x actress y/n. Like after the stuff in the bathroom, they are back to the special party later n there’s another actress approaching and doing some intimate hessture with him, and ofc our rizzseung will flirt back with her (just for fun). Afterwards y/n will be upset and try to get him back(maybe by some suggestive ways). Then he will pull u in his car and punish u for being needy in public (party). Eventually they date offically, no more situationship. That’s my idea but u can write in ur own plot and i still be your sustainable supporter 🫶🏻 sorry for any errors in grammar or vocab cuz english is not my mother language

thank you so much for your ask, sunshine <3 i actually got two requeste for the second part and i love both ideas so i decided to squeeze both of them here. also your english is amazing, don't worry <3

so combining your ask, and one of my commenters' request about needy heeseung knocking on y/n's door, here we have:

pt. 2 of this fic (i recommend reading it first) // pt.3 here

NSFW ex bf actor heeseung x actress reader // heeseung hasn't fucked you enough so he's fucking you more (during met gala) // teasing, slightly rough car sex -> needy heeseung, oral sex m!receiving // 2.1k words sorry

after you kicked heeseung out of the restroom, you could clean yourself up and make yourself not look like you just got railed in a public space. thankfully that was also the last time you saw him, the rest of the gala was peaceful.

because some of the photographers and interviewers leaving, it was easier to get back to the hotel, change clothes, retouch the makeup (especially the lipstick that heeseung smudged), and get ready for the after-party.

you allowed yourself to get one drink. usually, you try to stay as sober as possible during this kind of event, it's easier to spot the paparazzis and avoid scandals, you really did not want to go through another dating scandal this year too.

on your way to order a martini, you noticed heeseung sitting at the bar. great. you were too naive to think that you won't see him again today.

but wait, he's not sitting alone, there's a woman beside him.

"what the fuck?" you said under your breath while watching how he looks her up and down with his bambi eyes, giving her the sweetest smile.

you're not jealous, but you did not risk getting caught in that bathroom for him to hit on another girl now.

fine, two actors can play this role.

you walked to the left side of the bar to find a perfect spot where heeseung can see you flirting with the guy who has already had too much to drink.

"hey," you brushed his thigh, causing him to wake up from his drunken sleep immediately.

"hey there, beautiful," you did not know him, nor was he your type but he'll do for your get back at heeseung plan.

"you're so funny," you were saying whatever, the actual play was moving your hair away from your exposed cleavage and leaning slightly towards him, laughing as if he just told you the funniest joke on earth.

it worked. heeseung was now shooting darts with his eyes in your direction, missing the bartender's head by an inch.

it took him a second to leave the girl and appear next to you, firmly grab your hand and drag you out of the room. he guided both of you to the parking lot. it was a little cool outside, so he put his arm around you, still dragging you somewhere, still not saying anything.

he's not really the jealous type, he always gets what he wants, but he did not make you moan his name a few hours ago for you to laugh at another man's jokes.

you blindly followed him into his manager's car and he closed the door behind you.

"what the fuck, y/n?"

"what? did i interrupt your conversation with the blonde?" you were happy with how well your plan went.

"she's a director's daughter, i was trying to-"

"you don't have to fuck a director's daughter to get a role, heeseung."

"you're the only one i’m fucking tonight," he smirked. come on, y/n, why are you heating up from that cheesy text?

"i'm leaving," you wanted to go but he pushed you back onto the car seats.

the cold leather touched your skin and the freezing feeling made you arch your back, which he took advantage of and put his arm under it, sliding you down so your crotch met his knee. he moved it even closer when bending down to you.

"i thought i fucked you enough already, but you're still so needy," he started sucking on your neck, "you could've just said so, i can go another round."

"fuck. hee, don't, please-"

"what?" he bit your skin, "already having trouble forming sentences? i haven't even taken my dick out yet."

"no hickeys, please," it will be so hard to cover these in the morning.

"too late." he laughed into your ear softly, "i should have marked you earlier."

fuck. you were trying so hard not to grind on his leg, but he was too close and the feeling on your core felt too good too.

his lips were devouring your neck, jaw, chin as if he couldn't get enough of you. only then you noticed his scent. his perfumes... smelled like the ones you bought for him back in high school.

"i see you're enjoying yourself," he stopped kissing you and you both looked at the wet spot you left on his thigh. fuck, how embarrassing, "but you weren't a good girl, y/n."

he grabbed your jaw aggressively, almost using it as support to lift himself up. he loved touching your face, how soft your skin felt under his hands, how red your cheeks got if his hold was too strong.

"and bad girls aren't treated well," he started unzipping his pants.

he put his two fingers into your mouth, "wanted to say something?"

no matter how much experience you've got as an actress, no role could've taught you to lie that you didn't miss this side of him. there was no point in trying to kill his ego.

you moved your head to the side, trying to talk despite the obstacles, "please, fuck me."

oh you had no idea how long he's waited to hear that. so much blood rushed into his dick, and you wouldn't have seen the shining precum drop from it if it weren't for that street lamp next to the vehicle.

he took off your panties quickly, not caring that he almost made you fall off the seats, and pushed his dick inside you, granting himself that beautiful moan he kept thinking about while talking with that blonde girl.

his thrusts so deep and rough, he made it feel like a punishment. but was it a punishment if you wanted to get it?

he leaned towards you once again, grabbing your neck with one hand and covering the top of your head with another so you don't bump it on the car's door whenever he slams you with his dick.

no one could manhandle you as he does, he knows exactly how hard he has to choke you for you to see stars and still feel him stretch you out.

your nails have been scratching his back for some time now, let's hope he doesn't have to record any shirtless scenes anytime soon.

you could feel that familiar knot in your abdomen, your climax was close.

"do you hear that clicking?" he says almost out of breath, "are you kicking something with your heels?"

"what? no," you close your eyes from the pleasure, "are you?"

he gives you a few more thrusts, then stops suddenly without any warning and looks behind himself, "shit!"

"what?" you asked calmly, still riding off the feeling.

"the paparazzi," he pushed down your dress, helped your unaware self sit up, and jumped to the driver's seat to start the engine.

"the paparazzi..?" he fucked you dumb, "fuck, heeseung!" you tried to cover yourself with the jacket he had left you, "how could you not check for them?!"

"i did!" he drove out of the parking lot and tried to find the second entry to the hotel.

thankfully the windows of the car were tinted, but if anyone saw the two of you get inside the car, they would get the idea of what was happening there.

he dropped you off at the back entrance of the hotel, mouthed a quiet "sorry," and went to park the car somewhere else.

fucking lee heeseung.

———

it was maybe two hours later when you heard knocking on your hotel room's door. you were in the middle of doing your skincare, trying not to lose your mind thinking about what happened before.

"y/n, i'm sorry," he knocked again.

"go away, heeseung," you yelled from the bathroom while applying moisturizer.

"please, let me in," he's not gonna let you rest if you don't open that goddamn door.

the second you unlocked it, he opened it and got inside.

"i didn't set that up, y/n," you could see that he was feeling guilty, even though it probably wasn't his fault.

fuck, you didn't want any scandals.

"it's... okay," you went to sit on your bed, he followed you and kneeled in front of you.

he looked up at you with his beautiful doe eyes, lips in a small pout and you couldn't resist but touch his hair, revealing his forehead.

"for the record, i think you'd look stunning in those pho-"

"oh fuck you, heeseung," you wanted to stand up but he grabbed your legs, making you sit back down.

"i'm sorry, i'm sorry," he kissed the inner side of your thigh, and wanted to go higher but you moved back on the bed, making space for him to go after you.

he followed you like a cat and laid down between your legs. he didn't break eye contact for a second. he's looking at you in the sweetest way possible as if he didn't fuck the shit out of you twice that day already. shit, it's making you blush.

he easily read your mind because he smirked and went back to kissing your thighs.

"isn't this the best met gala you've been to?" he asked.

"it might be."

"is it because of me?"

"no, the food's better than last year. maybe they hired a new chef."

he shot his head up, his look way different than the one he was giving you a second ago.

he wanted to sit up but you grabbed his chin, "don't act like you didn't come here because you have blue balls," making him take your place and now you were sitting between his legs.

"i needed to see you," he put his hand on your head.

"yeah, i can tell," you commented the tent in his pants.

you pulled them down enough for his dick to jump out. it was already so hard and warm. you touched it and it twitched at the coldness of your hand, "sorry," you mouthed.

only you know how to work him up like that for him to uncontrollably bite his lips and grab the sheets, almost taking them off the bed.

the way your tongue licked his full length sent a shiver down his spine, the way you sucked on his tip really made it hard for him to breathe.

you looked up to see him watch you through his half-closed eyes, poor baby.

"wanted to say something?" you decided to tease him while stroking his dick with your hand.

he smiled knowing well that you were playing with him, "please."

you finally used your entire mouth and he couldn't help but slightly move his hips to get his member to go deeper down your throat. god, you were making him feel so good.

"fuck, y/n-" his quiet moans filled your whole room, the higher they got, the closer he was, "i'm gonna-"

you opened your mouth so he can see how his liquid stays on your tongue and how you swallow it after. you look so pretty while doing that.

he pulled you closer to kiss your swollen lips and brushed off your hair that got stuck in saliva on your chin.

today was a very busy day. for interviewers having to interview so many celebrities and for... other people. it was only natural for you to fall asleep in each other's arms.

———

not fully awake you could feel the sun on your face. it was a nice, warm feeling. then it stopped, maybe it was just a cloud passing by. it didn't seem to be coming back, so you opened one eye. it was heeseung sitting at the other side of the bed, covering the sunlight.

"shit," he swore quietly, trying not to wake you up.

"heeseung, what are you doing?" you asked, rubbing your eyes.

"nothing!" he was shocked to hear you. that's strange.

"heeseung. what are you doing?" you repeated yourself, trying to get out of the bed covers.

"it's nothing, don't worry." he wanted to stand up but you managed to grab his phone.

it took your eyes a second to focus. he was about to post a tweet saying that both of you are happily dating.

"what the fuck, heeseung?!" you tried to yell, but your voice still hasn't warmed itself up.

"wait!" he took his phone, clicked something on it, and showed it back to you, "look."

it was a photo of you leaving the after-party together and getting into the car. great.

you fell on the bed, groaning.

"what's up, girlfriend, are you hungry? do you want me to bring you food?"

"don't call me that."

he laid down next to you and kissed your neck, "but you are my girlfriend. you don't believe the headlines?"

"ask me on a date first," you pushed him off of you.

after hotel.

pt3. here

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小红书 Vocab

小红书 (also referred to as xiaohongshu or XHS) is a Chinese image-based social media platform. It is a combination of the feed, likes, shopping, and video aspects of instagram, with the ~aesthetics~ and majority female audience of pintrest. I've grown really fond of it and found that it's algorithm is better than instagram and MUCH better than pintrest with giving me content I enjoy.

I'm going to offer some vocab that is either unique to the platform, or slang that is found on the platform (esp in bullet comments). I don't want this to be too long, so some terms may be omitted if they are found on many other social media apps

APP 小红书: Literally "Little Red Book". Probably a play off of Chairman Mao's book of speeches and writings which is also referred to as the Little Red Book. The app is not at all political, but more so trying to evoke the "essentiality" and "knowledge" aspect of the term. 笔记: Notes. XHS's name for its posts 收藏: Favorites. Separate from likes, these are bookmarked collections. This and Likes can be hidden 赞过: Likes. Notes that you "heart" will appear here. 关注: Notes from people you follow 发现: Discovery tab 附近: Recent notes

CONTENT 直播: Live-Streams 美甲: Nail Art 穿搭: Style 美食: Food 发型: Hairstyling 头像: Avatars/Profile Pictures 动漫: Animation and Comics 彩妆: Makeup 壁纸: Wallpapers 绘画: Drawing/Art 护肤: Skincare 影视: Film/TV 游行: Travel 减肥: Weight Loss 家居: Home 家装: Interior Design 学习: Studying 读书: Reading 情感: Romance 攝影: Photography 手工: Crafts 文化: Culture 游戏: Video Games 音乐: Music 舞蹈: Dance 搞笑: Comedy 明星: Stars 文具手: Stationary 校园生活: School Life 心里: Psychology 科学科普: Science 艺术: Art 社科: Social Sciences 萌龙: Cute 综艺: Variety 箱包: Handbags 潮鞋: Sneakers 健体塑型: Bodybuilding 职场: Office 婚礼: Wedding 汽车: Automobiles 潮玩手办: Collectable Figures 母婴: Parenting 机车: Motorbikes 户外: Outdoors 运动: Sports 露营: Camping COMMENTS (Things you'll see in tags/descriptions/bullet comments) PLOG: Picture blog. Usually like a blog, but with photos/photo collage (also sometimes vlogs get this tag even though they're videos) 爱自己的100种方式: Originally from a feature on Douyin that would give a "treat yourself" style prompt if you comment this phrase 泰酷辣: Cool. Took off from this meme. “太酷啦” 上岸: Similar to "Goals". Usually posted to applaud an achievement/amazing life experience 巨: Super. Usually used in describing really tasty food “巨巨巨好吃” cos: Cosplay emo: The original meaning—emotional. More often used to mean a depressed mood than the style/subculture 磕: to ship a couple (cp) For the Lesbians t: Tomboy/masc lesbian (Sub-types include 铁t，奶t，娘t, 爷t, 长发t, 短发t) p: Femme lesbian (p said to come from "Pretty girl" or “婆”） h: neither femme nor masc/futch le/les/啦啦: Lesbian 双女主: F/F couple (IRL or in fiction) 淘淘乐/TTL：T/T relationship 泡泡龙/PPL: P/P relationship 黄鹤楼HI: H/H relationship TPL: T/P relationship 🐟: Ultra passive bottoms

[i99zhuo]

Please make a routine guide inspired by Saranghoe u can refer to her youtube vlogs she us productive

How to live like Saranghoe .𖥔 ݁ ˖𖦹⭒°｡⋆

This is a guide on daily routines inspired by Tracy Sohn a.k.a Saranghoe! thank you for the request and sorry for the long wait!

content list (routines):

morning

study

workout

shower + self care

night

(_ _ ) . . z Z⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚୨ :★: ୧ ∗  ˖࣪ ໒꒱  ˚₊·

✸ ꒰ morning routine ꒱⋆ ࣪.* ࣪.⋆

👛 Tracy is definitely NOT a morning person, so everytime she wakes up the first thing she does is check her phone for a few minutes. After that she gets straight up and opens up her curtains to let the light in.

Then she goes to her bathroom and uses a hair band to get her hair out of the way so she can brush her teeth and wash her face with a gentle foam cleanser. After rinsing it out she uses her skincare products; toner sheets, serum, cream and a tinted sunscreen!

🌷 Now she changes clothes, Tracy usually wears cute knit tops with some plaid skirts in basic colors (white, gray or black) and she also wears some dainty jewelry and leg warmers. Remember to put on a hair roller to style your bangs while you do your makeup!

It's time for makeup! Tracy usually does the same makeup routine, eyebrows, mascara, eyeliner, blush, lip tint and a shiny highlighter, oh! also she only puts on a bit of concealer since the tinted sunscreen already works as a glowy foundation.

🍥 Clean your room a little before packing the last things on your bag and spraying perfume to you out to your uni / school or have brunch!

✸ ꒰ study routine ꒱⋆ ࣪.* ࣪.⋆

Tracy usually takes digital notes on notion! and she always includes useful links with videos and resources so she can review them later. For language learning though, she copies the vocab on a notebook and reads it before her test so she can have them fresh in her memory. She also always studies listening to ost of her favorite animes, kdramas or manhwas!

🩰 After a long day of school she likes to take a nap and have some rest!

✸ ꒰ workout routine ꒱⋆ ࣪.* ࣪.⋆

If you're curious on how Tracy takes care of her figure you need to know that walking plays a huge role in it! In her vlogs she always goes to most places entirely by walking! You can do this too and start counting how many steps you walk in a day.

🏩 Also you can try and dance to an energetic kpop song like Hype boy by NewJeans, practicing multiple times a day can definitely replace a workout routine!

✸ ꒰ shower and self care routine ꒱⋆ ࣪.* ࣪.⋆

If you want to have a selfcare, start your shower routine by taking a long bath, use a bath bomb, some bubbles and candles to set the mood, you can even use a little tray to watch kdramas like tracy!

🛍 Then you can play some music to actually take a shower, take care of your hair with shampoo and conditioner and then clean your body with a cleanser and a loofah.

When you're done it's time for skincare, use some toner pads, serum, moisturizer, eye cream and lip balm! also apply cream on your body and cuticle oil on your nails.

💞 Next you can dry your hair and use some leave-in products to have extra soft and shiny hair!

One of Tracy's keys to look extra cute and pretty always is to get appointments with professionals to get facials, lash perms, haircuts and her nails done!

✸ ꒰ night routine ꒱⋆ ࣪.* ࣪.⋆

👚 Tracy usually dines out with her friends or family! After she arrives home she gets comfy so she can have a long study session! If you're a night person, try and get all your assignments done at this time to feel extra productive! And don't forget to have a late night meal/snack.

After getting all her school work done she relax on her bed, often with a sheet mask on (specially on winter) and watch anime or dramas until she falls asleep 

Good night!

heyyyyy I finally post again haha, sorry for making you guys wait for sooo long but I got my period and I was feeling soooo bad I wanted to disappear 💀 also idk why my liz post getting so much attention made me a little anxious so I procrastinated all my requests for so long hehe im sorry :(

well that's all I will try to upload my next requests soon !!!

toodlezzzz!!111!

[fromabasementonthehilll]

Hey <3 I really liked your dating headcannons for Nat could you do one for lottie 💕

Lottie Headcanons

͙⁺･༓☾ - Summary: Lottie dating headcanons

Pairing: Lottie Matthews x reader

Warnings: ...

note: I used occasionally fem gendered words to describe reader since that's what most of my requests are about, hope you don't mind just read it whatever way fits you and I hope you like it 🧡

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⋆ Her vocab towards you definitely consists of weird ass pet names that you begged her not to say in public - she would call you shit like 'honey boo pookie bear', you honestly didn't even know if she was joking

⋆ Sleepovers were always at her house considering how big it was and her parents were always away, she probably hasn't even been to your house before

⋆ Lottie would always tell you how much she missed you, despite you guys literally talking everyday - you thought it was cute though, on top of the pet names

⋆ When she'd get jealous (which happened often), she would trail around you like a lost puppy and constantly ask you "Who is this person? Do they like you? Do you like them??" Even if it was someone she knew well. She never let her guard down when she saw you talking 'too much' to someone, it's like you could sense her spite towards them, she'd give them the meanest look known to man

⋆ Her jealousy wasn't bothering to you, though you always wanted to reassure her. So when you would compliment her pretty brown eyes or her perfectly curled hair you knew how appreciative she would be

⋆ You were always showered with compliments and very expensive gifts, she'd tell you how gorgeous your eyes were, the way she loved how your outfit complimented you and she always notices when your hair looks nice, sometimes even secretly asking you what you're going to wear beforehand so she could match you

⋆ The gifts she would give you were random, out of the blue. You could be in the changing rooms after practice, sweaty and tired, and she would show up with a diamond necklace and a ring to go with it; it kind of scared you, I mean that many gifts was crazy to you, but you eventually got used to it and how she would always look forward to the massive grin you had on your face when you opened them

⋆ Lottie is really altruistic towards you and only you, even before you two started dating you noticed how she would fix her makeup and hair right before going out with you, the way her eyes would light up at the sight of you. She constantly showed you how grateful she was for you being there for her, and you did the same

⋆ She's also really affectionate, I mean before you met officially you saw how polite but distant she was with people, she was fun to be around but never showed the kind of love she showed towards you to anyone else. She would hug you at random times, sneaking up behind you, and would kiss you all the time. The entire day she would be thinking about you, you always looked forward to seeing her and falling into her embrace.

⋆ When it came to more intimate stuff she was always there for you despite how insecure you'd feel. She would turn off the bright lights and make you feel like the luckiest girl on earth

⋆ Fights with her weren't easy, she was definitely way too jealous when things got heated. It was hard to prove her wrong since nothing could convince her, you two wouldn't talk for a couple days all while she would give you weird glances when she would see you around school. She would ask your mutual friends, "Is (y/n) still mad at me? I can't believe it, I mean what did I even do? Could you tell her to talk to me please?"

⋆ The arguments were mostly about you 'ignoring' her when your life got busy, you never did actually ignore her you were simply too preoccupied with school and such. The periods of no communication wouldn't last long at all, she loved you too much to not talk to you, it was always her coming up and apologising to you even if you started the argument

⋆ The first time she said she loved you was after you stayed at hers, upset about something your parents did that day. She brought you hot chocolate, set up a movie for you and her, wrapped you in a million blankets and snuggled up to you. To her knowledge, you had fallen asleep, and she quietly whispered the words while you leaned your head on her shoulder. You weren't asleep, though. You had heard it all

[forwomenbiwomen]

I’m not gonna tell you to dump your bf bc it’s unhelpful and alienating advice imo, but i recommend reading invisible women by Caroline criado-Perez to fully understand and recognise the way that male bias is baked into so many aspects of society and how it advantages all men and disadvantages all women, even when it’s not visible/noticeable. It will also equip you with a lot of helpful vocab. Same with everyday sexism by Laura Bates! Two very easy reads as far as feminist books go

Everyone is raised misogynistic and to prioritise male feelings and perspectives whether they realise it or not, and this creates an invisible bias where men are much more likely to be taken seriously the first time while women have to fight to be considered. Men as a whole interrupt women far more often than each other, and women do not generally interrupt men. Girls are discouraged from stem while boys are encouraged, you can read up on the glass ceiling and how it’s harder for us to progress in our careers because ultimately everyone trusts a man in a position of power far more. girls and women are encouraged to wear makeup and shave and mocked and belittled when they don’t, but boys and men don’t experience this expectation at all. you can talk about how women and men both work 9-5s now yet women still do the vast majority of the housework and childcare, there are lots of studies to back this up. you can also talk about the medical misogyny and how devastatingly common it is for women to have to fight tooth and nail to have their medical concerns taken seriously while men are typically believed first time. I’m also an otherwise privileged white woman in the uk and yet it took me 8 years of desperate attempts to have my PCOS symptoms taken seriously and to get a diagnosis. another big one is just the constant sexual harassment that men typically don’t deal with meanwhile every single woman i know has an SA story, or multiple.

Like others have suggested, you just need to talk about it, not just with him but your female friends and family members too, the more you discuss it the more you see and hear and the easier it is to put into words. and reading feminist works also helps massively too ofc

best of luck!

Thank you so much nonnie!!!!

I'm actually reading Invisible Women (it's amazing) rn but it's slow going bcs I have to stop every five pages out of sheer grief and annoyance

Someone before suggested that I need to get more involved with UK radfems bcs they are in the same boat and I totally agree. I think talking about it with people who know what they're talking about will do me a world of good. Thank youuu!!!

[truthem]

How I immerse myself in Korean and Spanish

한국어 (Korean)

I think I’m doing so good in Korean because I’m constantly watching things in Korean and exposing myself to the language.

1. K-pop

I’m such a big K-pop fan and it really helps my learning process. If I didn’t enjoy K-pop I don’t think Id be able to comprehend half of what I can today.

I watch a lot of “vlogs” from my favorite idols. (My fav to watch are LE SSERAFIM’s vlogs, they’re just really easy for me to understand and entertaining at the same time).

ATEEZ is always doing something and they’re my ult group so I’m just constantly watching them. Recently though I haven’t been watching their stuff so I have a lot to catch up on 😅

The music makes no sense to me because obviously song lyrics aren’t written in conversational everyday Korean so I don’t even really count that as listening comprehension. Every now and then I’ll catch a word I know and get shocked though 🙏

I used to watch V-lives or whatever they’re called now a lot but I can’t focus for that long anymore. (박성화 has the best lego lives)

2. K-Dramas

I don’t watch as many dramas as some people but I feel like they’ve definitely helped me get used to listening to Korean.

I try not to take any phrases or vocab from dramas because it’s a drama… and they’re dramatic 😭

I started watching Business Proposal like a month ago but I got distracted with exams and I stopped watching it with 2 episodes left… (SPOILERS: istg if 하리 and 태무 don’t stay together I’m giving up on everything)

3. Korean Cartoons

I LOVE Learn Korean with Jadoo. I barely understand any of it but it’s helped me a lot with understanding how certain grammar points are used and how certain words are used.

I also like watching Peppa Pig in Korean because the episodes are short and sweet and they’re relatively easy to understand.

I used to watch We Bare Bears in Korean but I watched like every episode they had on YouTube so now I’m rewatching in Spanish. (I genuinely love We Bare Bears, it’s always been the best cartoon out there)

4. Korean News

I like to read a lot of Korean news to help with pronunciation and reading comprehension. It also allows me to find some more specific vocabulary that I would use in describing what I do, what I like, and what I want to do in my future because I can find real stories that are specific to my interests.

5. ASMR

Soy ASMR and Seonghwas ASMR videos have been single-handedly holding my life up. Judy ASMR is also a really good creator. I like to watch like roleplay ASMR like “friend does your makeup for a party” or whatever because it exposes me to more casual vocabulary.

Español (Spanish)

1. Classes

I do take Spanish classes at school so I get over and hour of Spanish immersion in while at school everyday. We mainly use Spanish in the classroom.

2. Spanish Documentaries

I’m a bit more advanced in Spanish than I am in Korean so I prefer to watch Documentaries as to cartoons.

Documentaries also interest me more than cartoons in some aspects like learning more about different latin cultures, hearing different accents and dialects, and learning about how other people live.

3. Cartoons

I only really watch We Bare Bears in Spanish because I just like the show, but sometimes Spanish feels like a chore to me or like I’m just learning it to pass a class at this point, so cartoons are a good way to just casually comprehend the language.

4. Spanish News

I found this really good Spanish news for kids website and it’s so incredibly helpful. I’m in the process of making a “Spanish Resources” blog post like I did with Korean so I’ll definitely link that there.

I read the articles out loud to help get more comfortable with speaking, reading and my pronunciation.

They also have a podcast that’s just like a read aloud of the article so after I read the article, I go and listen to the podcast.

The topics are really interesting, too. Like one of them was about this lady bringing her pet pig to the airport to help calm people down??? I wanna go pet a pig wdym????

6. Spanish music

There are no words in the English language to express how much I love Spanish music.

It’s literally just so beautiful.

In class we have broken down various songs, so I can understand music very easily unlike in Korean even if I have to think about the lyrics for a bit.

7. Spanish YouTube videos/ASMR

I watch a lot of “un día en mi vida” type videos and I love ASMR so I watch a lot of those. 🙏

[codexty]

Personal ramblings, why vil x idia is doing more for me than therapy

Idia x vil is a comfort ship to me because I relate to them both so hard

I always want to say Vil is who I identify most with, and on the outside that is probably how people see me. High achieving perfectionist who is difficult to get close to. I always want the best I can achieve and expect that other do the same. I insist on doing my makeup for the smallest things so that I can be the best I can possibly look. I am not afraid to work hard and I strive for the best in everything.

however, Beyond that. I am Idia. I am an introvert gamer who uses gamer speak and memes constantly in daily vocab. who struggles to relate to others. who struggles everyday with leaving my room and I am so wrapped in my own negative thoughts and anxiety that I shoot myself down before I ever make friends.

Vil x idia is me learning to accept and love who I am inside and out and figuring out how to bring out the best of both.

[theunaestheticstudyblr]

What I pack in my bag for uni

I know this isn't the most beautiful photo I could have taken but prepping and keeping a house and pets and a full time job and other things makes you very busy. But I wanted to show what is in my bag and how I organize it.

So... what's in there?

A pencil pouch I got on sale at Michael's for $5. I have 5 pencils, 7 different colored pens, lead, 4 colored highlighters, and a mini stapler inside

A pair of scissors

Tampons, hair ties, eye drops, and chapstick

A 3 sectioned notebook so I can keep notes for all my classes in one notebook

What else I usually bring (or pack if needed on a day to day basis):

Water and coffee

Granola bars or other fast snack foods

My surface, mouse, and chargers

Makeup

Extra socks

I try my best to keep it simple and limited while also carrying things I will need throughout the day like eye drops or extra socks (field work gets you gross). I have had many times where I forgot to change notebooks or packed the wrong ones on accident so I splurge a little and get myself the fancy notebooks with as many sections as I have classes so I don't do that again. Also keeping a stapler and scissors will win you friends or at least acquaintances easily!

I keep a standardized note taking system as well to help make everything flow better and make revisions easier on myself. I write all my notes in class in pencil and then go back and put vocab/key terms in red, main ideas in black, people in purple, dates in green, and scientific names in brown. I have orange and blue pens as well for whatever I feel like to make the notes more interesting. If my notes aren't colorful, I won't look at them.

When I was a freshman I had so much stuff in my bag and was so worried I'd need something obscure, but over the years I've realized that I really don't need much at all!

Happy prepping and good luck!!!!

[whumpinggrounds]

Writing Disability and Eugenics

Hello! Two things -

One is that I am going to tag this appropriately (feel free to @ me if I miss one) but will be straightforward in the post. This is a post about eugenics. Please do not engage with it if it is going to upset you.

Two: This is adjacent to disability, and that is what I mostly make these long advice posts about, so I’m including it in my Disability Writing Guides thingy. I will do my best to address racism in the history of eugenics, but obviously will not be able to fully address ableism and racism and eugenics in one Tumblr post. Additions are greatly appreciated! So are any thoughts, questions, or criticisms. I read all the notes on these posts and my ask box is open, so feel free to speak up <3

Vocab

Eugenics is defined as the study or practice of arranging human reproduction in order to increase heritable traits regarded as “desirable.”

Positive eugenics refers to the practice of encouraging people with “desirable” traits to have children. An example is believing that smart people should have more children to increase the number of smart people in the world.

Negative eugenics refers to the practice of discouraging or preventing people with “undesirable” traits from having children. An example of this would be forced sterilization of a person with a medical condition.

“New” or “liberal” eugenics refers to the contemporary eugenics movement and believes in enhancing human characteristics through reproductive technology and human genetic engineering. Proponents believe that the practice should be permitted, though the state should not be involved, and it should be left to informed parental choice.

“Designer babies” is a provocative term used to evoke the idea of parents selecting or “designing” their child’s genes, in order to control for everything from genetic medical conditions, to eye color or height.

Genetic engineering is the process of using lab-based technology to alter the DNA makeup of an organism. Use of this in humans is what would lead to so-called “designer babies.”

Scientific racism or biological racism is the pseudo-scientific or false belief that there is empirical evidence that proves the superiority of one or some races over others.

Racial hygiene is the racist, pseudo-scientific idea that preventing people of different races from “interbreeding” would keep races “pure” and ensure the prevalence of traits associated with that race.

Genetic screening is the process of testing people for genetic diseases to identify if they have the disease or the potential to pass it to their children.

Sterilization is a medical term referring to a procedure that renders someone permanently unable to have children. This can be performed in a variety of ways on people with any genitalia.

Reproductive technology is a broad term that refers to any technology used to aid or change reproduction. A common example is IVF (in-vitro fertilization) therapy to assist individuals struggling with infertility.

Biological or genetic determinism is the belief that genetic makeup determines everything about a person, from appearance to cognition to personality. Someone who believes in genetic determinism would say humans are “all nature, no nurture.”

Social darwinism is the theory that the principles of Darwinism also act on individuals, groups, and societies. In short, that “survival of the fittest” does and even should apply to humans, races, and societies as well as animals.

History of Eugenics

Often, the discussion of eugenics begins and ends with Hitler and the Nazi party. While the Nazis certainly were avowed eugenicists, eugenics has a history before and after World War 2. As usual, I’m going to highlight some key points, but am not able to lay out an exhaustive history in this here Tumblr post. Apologies.

Eugenics is thought to have “begun” with Francis Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, who believed that the human race could be improved by “selective breeding.” He believed in so-called social Darwinism, and believed that its outcomes should be expanded and refined by science. He is the one who came up with the term eugenics. It is worth noting that Charles Darwin himself strongly disagreed with his cousin’s theories.

In reality, what Galton did was give a name to a phenomenon that had existed at least since Plato, who suggested “selectively breeding” humans as early as 400 BCE. People with “undesirable” traits had been discriminated against for centuries, including in regards to reproduction. The only thing that Francis Galton truly created was the idea of eugenics as a scientific concept. 

The early eugenics movement began in the United Kingdom and spread quickly through Western and colonized countries. It was seen as a purely good thing, and was supported across the political spectrum. Consequently, many countries and governments started official eugenics programs, employing both positive and negative eugenic strategies. These included massive human rights abuses primarily targeted at historically marginalized populations, like racial minorities and the disabled.

Eugenics became associated with Nazi Germany as Hitler and his followers attempted to create a “pure” Aryan race, through both traditional eugenic methods as well as mass genocide. At the Nuremberg trials where many Nazis faced justice, it was argued that there was little difference between Nazi eugenic programs and their US counterparts.

Until this point, eugenics had been widely popular and considered in a positive light. Following World War 2, with new beliefs and emphasis on human rights, eugenic programs were shut down and disavowed, though some Western countries (including the US, but also Sweden and Canada) quietly continued their eugenic practices for decades.

Since the 1980s and 90s, as reproductive technology improves, there has been increasing discussion around use and further development of this technology. Critics fear that this will mean a new and more dangerous revival of eugenics, while proponents argue that the new technology could mean an end to genetic disease and a new era of increased parental choice.

What Does Eugenics or Eugenic Thinking Look Like?

When people think eugenics, generally they imagine forced sterilization or sterilization without full informed consent. This absolutely is eugenics, but the picture is both bigger and more complex than that.

Sterilizing someone without their consent is a eugenic practice. There are well-documented histories of this happening to low income communities, people of color, and disabled people.

It still happens today when parents or guardians of cognitively, intellectually, or developmentally disabled individuals give permission for them to be sterilized. It is still a eugenic practice to sterilize a person without their consent, even if that person would be unable to consent to having a child.

Encouraging the abortion of a certain type of fetus is a eugenic practice, even when that fetus is likely to be born with a serious medical condition.

Reminder that eugenics occurs on the population level. An individual parent who decides to abort their fetus may be acting in accordance with eugenic beliefs, but individual choice is not eugenics. Urging anyone in that position to abort their child is.

Example for clarity: Jo decides to abort their fetus because a prenatal screening showed that the child would likely be born with Down Syndrome. This is not eugenics.

Jo writes about their experience and publishes it in a local newspaper. They explain that they aborted their fetus because they felt that the fetus would be better off and because they believed it was best to choose to have “healthy” children. They advise others to take advantage of genetic screening and do the same. This is eugenics.

Widespread genetic screening, when paired with encouraged abortion of certain fetuses, can be considered a eugenic practice. If screening is conducted to prepare for a child that may have unanticipated support needs, this is not eugenic.

Creating an incentive for certain groups to be sterilized or have less children is a eugenic practice. An example would be in California, when inmates were offered a sentence reduction if they agreed to be sterilized.

Embryo selection is a process in which medical professionals performing IVF screen embryos for genetic abnormalities and only implant embryos that do not present with genetic abnormalities, even against the wishes of parents. This is a eugenic practice.

Saying certain types of people should not have children is eugenic thinking. This is not limited to racial or ethnic minorities or disabled people. It extends to pretty much any group, from religious people to drug users to Republicans.

For example: Terry believes people diagnosed with schizophrenia should not have kids. Schizophrenia is thought to have a genetic basis, so the kids might inherit it from their parent, and Terry feels that this is a bad thing. Even if they do not, she believes schizophrenic people make bad parents and that the world would be better off without schizophrenic parents. This is eugenic thinking.

Believing that complex personality or identity features can be located within specific genes is genetic determinism, which is closely tied to eugenics. It is not necessarily eugenic thinking on its own, but the question of what decisions and screenings would happen if these genes were determined is eugenic.

For example: For many years, scientists have searched for a “gay” gene which controls sexuality on a genetic level. Believing this gene exists is genetic determinism. Finding this gene and attempting to eliminate or expand it in the human gene pool is eugenics.

Believing that certain people should have more children because the world should have more people like them is eugenics. It is positive eugenics, but it’s still eugenics.

For example: Loren thinks that Canadians are kinder and more peaceful than other people. He thinks that Canadians should have more kids, because the world would be a better place if there were more Canadians. This is eugenic thinking.

Ethical Implications

In the past, the primary reason eugenics was morally unacceptable was because it was used against marginalized populations for bigoted reasons. This continues to be an argument against eugenics today - it is easy to designate a group of people as problematic and then attempt to unjustly eliminate that population through eugenic means. Deciding that the world would be better off with fewer or no members of a group is bigoted and inherently offensive.

In 1968′s Proclamation of Tehran, the right to reproduce was named as a basic human right. Thus any negative eugenic practice can be considered a human rights violation.

Some believe that eugenics policies, both positive and negative, reduce genetic diversity and will lead to an overall increase in genetic problems. Others believe that trying to create genetic lines that are “pure” and free of “disorders” could create issues years in the future by reducing population level resilience and immunity to disease.

Many people simply believe it is unethical to try to eliminate any particular group from the world.

I am not going to discuss the reasoning behind “old” or “traditional” eugenics. It’s bigotry, plain and simple.

Proponents of new eugenics believe in it for very different reasons. They argue that parents owe it to their offspring to select fetuses that are going to have the happiest, easiest lives. 

Others argue that there are some disabilities or conditions that are so painful and lead to lives that are so unrewarding, that it is better that babies who would be born with these conditions never live at all.

This may sound unequivocally awful, and from a disability justice framework, it is pretty awful. However, me reducing this argument to a Disney-villain “disabled people don’t deserve to live” would be dishonest. In thinking about this final point, and the new eugenics movement broadly, it is important to remember that there are some genetic conditions that do seem to cause relentless suffering.

One commonly cited example is Tay-Sachs disease, which is an incurable and fatal condition in which degenerative symptoms progress and kill the child, usually by age 4. Should we allow babies to be born with Tay-Sachs if it can be avoided? New eugenics says no, or at the very least, it is ethically sound for parents to be able make that decision themselves.

Think Twice About

As always I’m not going to tell anyone what to write, or what not to write. I am only saying that these are things you should think about and understand the implications of if you are writing them!

Think about the logic underlying prenatal screenings and abortion of affected fetuses. If this features in your writing, is a fear the characters have, or in any way touches your story, think about what messages your characters have consumed. What do they believe, and why? What do you believe, and why?

In sci-fi or fantasy settings, disabled people are sometimes erased because society has “progressed” to the point where people with disabilities are no longer born. Please think hard about why this would be considered the mark of an advanced society.

Selection based on intelligence or cognitive ability also counts as eugenics, as does selection based on physical attractiveness. Why are these things important? How are they measured, and who determines what the standards are?

If your story involves controlling reproduction in specific populations, think about why this is. Controlled reproduction has a very long and painful history for many racial and ethnic groups, as well as disabled populations and low income people. Especially if this is framed as a good thing, please consider what message this sends.

If complex personal features are or seem to be passed through genetics, please be cautious in how you write this. I understand how genetics works, and that it is realistic for some traits to be passed from parent to child. There are still situations in which writing about this invites speculation about the controlling of reproduction.

For example: If the child of a rapist is shown to be a rapist, it could be inferred that this behavior has a genetic basis. If the child of someone with magical powers has those magical powers, the same could be inferred. In your story, would this lead to the sterilization of criminals or the selective breeding of superpowered people? Why or why not?

If your story includes situations in which traits are diluted or lost because one group is reproducing with another group, understand that you’re introducing the principles of racial hygiene into your story. Be aware of this messaging. I’m not saying that every trait has to be expressed in every child, but the widespread dilution or loss of specific group-associated traits due to out-group reproduction is something to frame very carefully.

Resources

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson describes racism in America and is a thoughtful, thorough history of eugenic practices in the United States. It focuses primarily on eugenics as it relates to race.

This Podcast Will Kill You is a podcast that is free on Spotify and has an episode talking about eugenics, which features a researcher who primarily works on and writes about eugenics and its history.

The rest of this is all sci-fi so I’m making a separate subheader for it

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a dystopian sci-fi novel set in a world that has used eugenics to standardize and control the population.

Star Trek intersects with eugenic ideas a few different times over its many iterations, notably in the character Khan Noonien Singh.

In Dr. Who, eugenics is personified through the Dalek race.

The Dune series contains eugenic themes (cannot speak to the movie, talking about Bene Gesserit in the books)

In Ender’s Game reproduction is tightly controlled and children are “bred” for specific traits and abilities.

Gattaca very famously features a dystopian eugenic society.

As always, I welcome additions, questions, and constructive criticism, either on this post or in my ask box! Happy writing!

[pseudocyance]

I am so mad at myself dihjfgjdgjdggjfjhfhkf

I have a makeup test for a class I'm hardcore failing scheduled tomorrow and I studied all afternoon, just to have a panic attack about the test AND THEN REALIZE I WAS STUDYING THE WRONG LIST OF VOCAB

I hate Spanish so much 😭

(The class not the language, the language itself is fine I'm just hating the class)

[thesturniolos]

hii are you still doing which triplet would match me? if yes pretty please tell me who do you think i would match with

i'm asian 5'2 or 5'3 on a good day (🤭) i have brown skin long black hairs i love love loveeeeeee reading (i will gobble up anything and everything; even if the plot is horrible and vocab is horrifing i would still complete reading bc mama didn't raise a quiter😓🙏) i used to write poems and i think i was pretty good at it (my eng teacher praises my writing skills that's like my biggest flex ever🤞) i love sketching painting and embroidering hehe i also love psychology english literature and philosophy I LOVE STRAWBERRY I HAVE AN UNHEALTHY STRAWBERRY OBSESSION (😟😓)i love pink and blue the most ig i love doing my nails hehe i would my style is a mix of everything bc i buy anything that's cheap hehe (here comes my shopping problem) my fav artists are taylor swift lana del rey olivia rodrigo gracie abrahams sabrina carpenter the neighbourhood arctic monkeys frank ocean dominic fike conan gray cigarettes after sex mitski beabadobee (it's all over the place 😓) besides that i'm a bollywood enthusiast 🙏❗i use too many emojis while texting i loathe phone calls i will never pick up a call unless it's from my parents i am introvert till i'm w my friends once im comfortable i will speak 24/7 my love language is gift giving (especially handmade gifts so cute i love recieving and giving it🥹🩷) physical touch and acts of service ig that's all me

hope you have an awesome day!!! 💕💓💖💞💗 (emoji overuse problem is showing hehe) feel free to ignore this if you don't feel like answering mwah<3

ps can i be 🎀 anon? if it's taken, 🍓 anon? if that's taken too you give me a cutie emoji❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

hi baby! of course you can be 🎀 anon, i don’t have any 😭 you can eve my first! hope you have an awesome day too cutie

i match you with…

matt sturniolo!

- this man makes sure you have an art room in your house and will always come in and check on your pieces hours before they’re finished.

- 100 dollars in the bank for new gels every week, he wants to see those painted and you happy, preferably pink!

- he will buy you so so much stuff- plushies, new clothes, room decor, snacks, movie rentals, stationery, books, art supplies, strawberry scented makeup- literally everything.

- you’re in charge of the aux in his car even though he’s not the biggest fan of your style of music, he loves to see you singing along and tapping your feet to it.

- this man is big on physical touch. he doesn’t care about pda (forget the podcast) he will hug you and he will kiss you no matter who’s watching. he needs to be attached to the hip at you all the time.

- cute reading sessions in the evenings are your thing! yeah, nick and chris kinda make fun of it but deep down they’re both jealous of how cute you two are and how you make time for that.

girly give me your tag!!!! i wanna be friends 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🙏

[nowtoboldlygo]

do you know of any good resources for vocabulary in spanish? i really want to find a place with lists of different vocab categories (like vegetables, fruit, makeup, etc) so i can start building my flashcards but i have no idea where to look. right now all the vocab i’ve learned has been through watching youtube videos so i have knowledge of a bunch of random words but not necessary words from (x) group if that makes sense.

ok so i did pull a couple of resources with the caveat that i personally don't create flashcards by category - i consistently get confused by dishware nouns because i added a fair few to my anki deck all around the same time, and i get them all mixed up with each other. learning vocab by category is generally a bit controversial.

spanishunicorn - you can toggle to reader view (on firefox) to copy the words

cvc's a1-a2, b1-b2, and c1-c2 lists sort of divides by category

the app, picture dictionary definitely divides by category

i also recommend learning your dialect-specific vocab, e..g. using a glossary of mexican food terms

also! *standing up on my soap box* you can filter by tag on dreamingspanish.com, the best resource for spanish comprehensible input on the internet.

[gemsstudy]

So I am learning Korean as well, I am able to read and write...I understand the Hangul chart fully I mean and I have studied most of the grammar as well...and I am a bit confused on how I should move forward...Do you have any Ideas? Since you are a b1 in Korean...hehe

first i wanna say my b1 level is self-assessed. i mean, i feel pretty confident about this assesment, but i havent taken an official test or the topik yet.

i feel like moving between levels is the hardest part tbh...i felt like i hit a wall when transitioning to intermediate..but what i found helped me the most was really figuring out where i was lacking and working on that. just doing random lessons isn't helpful and i think you really need to structure your learning in a way that's super personal to you.

-for me, i know listening and speaking are my hardest areas..so i put a lot of focus on listening by listening to podcasts and watching youtube videos about things i like (makeup, skincare, kpop content with my fav groups) and use active listening..i usually watch these videos more than once too, one time without eng subs and then with to gage my initial understanding. i also take note of new vocab or grammar points. make sure with content like this though that it's just above your level. listening to things where you don't understand literally anything is not helpful. you need to be able to get the jist of what is going on even if you don't understand every single word/grammar.

-i also do tutoring once a week (sometimes twice if i have the time. i use the website preply) and we focus on my speaking and comphrension. she gives me sentence building and dictation hw too. i also ask her for regular assessments and what she thinks i can improve on. i just joined my korean language club at school so that's another way ive been exposing myself to korean and working on my speaking. i alsoooo speak out loud..anything i'd think or say to myself in english, i try to say in korean. not only does it help me get comfortable forming sentences, but it's a good way to pinpoint vocab/grammar i may not know.

-i try to make time each week to write in a diary (i used to post on here but not as often recently lol) and i also read in korean on different news sources. im slowly working my way thru 죽고 싶지만 떡볶이는 먹고 싶어 as well.

i guess tdlr; assess via a tutor, teacher, or just yourself and figure out what areas you're lacking in and build a plan around that. if you feel like you've progressed outside of just relying on textbooks, find other ways to supplement your learning like tutoring, language club, youtube/netflix, etc. exposure/immersion is key.

this was so long im so sorry but i hope this helped!!! you can message me too if you'd like!