#this is so stupid but i made it anyways

[whatarewedoingdude]

Alright I rewatched the godforsaken movie for the 21st? time a few days ago, and for some reason I decided to count how many times Alex lips his lips because I noticed he does it A LOT.

So! Like any sane person, I took tally on how many times he did it and in which scenes it occurred, so here is my hopefully accurate counter:

All interrogation scenes with Sally: 7

All jail cell scenes with Sally: 2

Assembly scene where the headmaster calls Alex and Josh out for talking during announcements: 1

Argument between Reverend Donaldson and Alex in religion/history(?) class: 1

In total, we've got at least eleven lip licks from Alex throughout the entire movie. Obviously, I may have missed some, but I counted every one I noticed.

As an expert in the field of severe anxiety, I've observed that Alex licks his lips in tense situations where he feels uncomfortable, put on the spot, or peeved.

Obviously, in every scene with Sally, she's trying to get information out of Alex regarding very recent and VERY distressing events, leading Alex to feel uncomfortable and upset. Also, given that Alex is likely twisting the story to save his skin, he's more than likely nervous. So, that more or less supports the hypothesis that the lip licking is an anxious tic.

As someone with an anxiety disorder, this absolutely tracks. When in high-stress and uncomfortable situations, my number one outlet for that nervous energy is lip licking and fidgeting with my hands. Since Alex is chock full of pride, he's probably less likely to outwardly show that nervousness in the form of anything else but lip licking- it's subtle enough not to attract much attention.

I also observed that Alex never licks his lips in scenes with Nigel. Coincidence? I think not! Since Alex so obviously regards Nigel as a freaky outsider, he likely feels a certain level of control and power over him (i.e. raising his voice at Nigel, scolding him, punching him, pushing him around), and therefore has nothing to be nervous or uncomfortable about. So, there is no anxious energy- or not enough anxious energy- to warrant tics such as lip licking.

On the other hand, in the interrogation scenes, Alex has nearly no power or control over anything besides the story he tells Sally. He cannot easily get himself out of that situation in any other way than telling half-truths, so that anxious energy builds and seeps out in the form of lip licking.

In conclusion, Alex's #1 anxious tic is lip licking, and this post is absolutely unnecessary but I made it anyways because I observe far too much🫶

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[m00nbuggies]

all 'bout family!

[egophiliac]

CROWLEY SSR THOUGHTS

there is zero basis for this, but I can't get this thought of my head

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[deepfriedseagullfeet]

love wins <3

[orionis13]

Just finished Gideon the Ninth my favorite case was Turnabout Cavalier

[monkayy]

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[they-call-me-youngermoney]

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[heirloommtomatoes]

the way kaladin is like. the only character who gets an arc relating to overcoming his prejudices but it’s…him overcoming his “prejudices” against lighteyes…like huh……?

[phannibal]

THE X-FILES | 4x06 'SANGUINARIUM'

[mrmeepsmadmind]

i love when ppl draw bumblebee like the happy little creachure he is but also i love when people draw bumblebee like he's had 500 beers in the last 1 hour and still the pain won't even ebb

[queenhawke]

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[tragicvampireromanceisland]

halloween themed joyness doodles i made earlier this month...figured now is as good of a time as ever to share them!! 💛💙

PLUS, these quick sillies i did today because i couldn't stop thinking about them dressing up as each other 🤭

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[woolying]

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[elodieunderglass]

So for some more details:

- I am fairly time-poor with a huge amount of commitments: Grownup Job Senior Promotion, three small kids on summer holidays/starting school, writing a novel fanfic for sick friend, peak growing/harvest season at allotment, etc. so im only offering “what I can actually deliver” at this time

- swan comic is a new idea, people like those don’t they? Not sure of how fundraising mechanism would work here but maybe taking prompts?

- not sure how essay would work but it’s probably my best/most appealing skill?

- material items in exchange for a minimum fixed amount. So offline I’m most known for material works. I’m not a BAD printmaker / craftworker and for this I would be looking at designing a sort of limited print run of greeting card style original hand printed prints. I know you guys aren’t familiar with this work from me, so this would involve a bit of trust that An Art from me would be worth at least £5 lmao. However it’s kind of nice to get something real in the mail right??

- super worried about fandom auction so this would be mostly a register of interest that I’d take to more experienced people and use as leverage to start an auction; I’m not in a great place to provide much actual legwork here. I also have huge guilt from like 2000-something where someone paid A HUNDRED AND LIKE 20 DOLLARS to charity for earthquake survivors and I DID NOT FINISH THE FIC AND I HAD to write to them, weepingly, apologising forever about it, and they were so graceful, they forgave me and wrote off my fandom auction contribution, but I had never watched the tv show they requested and was in the process of romancing dr glass and it all went SO wrong, this MIGHT heal my scars of shame from fandom auctions generally OR might make them worse. It itvery hard to write fic actually it’s my worst skill pls don’t pick this

Anyway

I will dance like a monkey and get sick kids out of Gaza. What would you like to see most?