#short words

[a-poet-within]

The power of a hug.

[cherieye]

Loved Before

From the book To Become a Ghost by Eye Cheri

[princess-adronitis]

So when I ask you :

Answer like the archer,

With precision to kill

Answer like the ocean , confident in what it is

Answer like the wind , a gentle caress

-jm

11/15/23

[vulpinesaint]

quiz enjoyers! i am now inviting you to come create something in my workshop❕

[hopelessvalentines]

[lilliesand-valleys]

[loveelizabeths]

there is a love in which i will always know you, just incase you forget.

love elizabeth s.

[fairydrowning]

– Noor Unnahar, Instagram account "noor_unnahar"

[TEXT ID: / [Lemons] / My father's mother loved lemons. Years after her passing, / we run out of everything, but never / lemons. / Nothing else shelters grief / better than memory. / It's my father way of saying, / even in your absence, you will be / cared by me. / END ID]

[sensitivesublime]

[lovewarmsoftdeers]

it’s so painful to watch yourself grow cold, bitter, and resentful, even toward small, irrelevant things, when all you’ve ever wanted was just to be warm, gentle, kind, and loving.

[a-poet-within]

Let me spoil you.

[cherieye]

From the book To Become a Ghost by Eye Cheri

[writersbloxx]

Body Language

When someone is…

Nervous/Anxious

Face:

Darting eyes/avoiding eye contact

Rapid blinking

Tense jaw

Looking upwards when talking or fixing eyes on a more distant point

Furrowed (or raised) brows

Frowning

Blushing 

Micro-expressions- quick/short facial expressions like suddenly widening their eyes or a brief grimace

Voice:

Shaky or trembling

Higher pitch or thin

Breathy

Wavering

Raspy or slightly cracked

Hesitant

Speaking quickly or stuttering

Choppy (many pauses in speech)

Shorter, clipped words (staccato)

Gestures/Posture:

Tense, closed off stance

Hunched shoulders

Body is stiffened

Crossed arms

Fidgeting

Touching clothes

Cracking knuckles

Bouncing knee

Subtly covering their mouth

[hopelessvalentines]

“Everything is more beautiful because we are doomed.”

[delicacysblog]

“what was the most pain you have ever felt”

healing from someone, i once thought i would heal with

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Learning to celebrate the little wins!