#what can go wrong 👍🏾

[creatingblackcharacters]

Hi, I'm the anon from last week who asked for advice writing a fantasy story with a Black lead. I've thought a bit more on what I was asking, since it was pretty vague, and I think I've got a question that makes more sense:

Do you have any insight, or know where I could read up on other Black perspectives, regarding Black characters in fantasy? Common pitfalls, things you'd appreciate seeing more of, things you'd rather see less of, etc? I'd love to get other perspectives and some additional inspiration since my story is still in an early stage, especially as I'm still designing the cultures that make up my world.

I think my initial message came about as a result of me thinking about things the wrong way: I'd been rereading your lessons on the importance of Black hair (some of my favourites to go back to because I love designing characters) and got wrapped up in my head about whether that context would exist within the story considering the wildly different setting and history, and your response reminded me that I'm still the author and can just write or not write things from my own real world awareness.

Thank you for your previous response and your blog in general - I've had this story and character in mind for a long time, but thanks to your lessons, I've been more motivated than ever! Not just to write or design, but to properly sit down and think about what I'm making and how to make it better. I look forward to seeing what you make in future!

Things I want to see more of: Black people 👍🏾 I feel like I get this question a lot, but the reality is that there's no specific plot in any genre, we just want the same stories but Black people 🤣 we wanna be the wielder of destiny, the force, the ancient artifact, the Power, and we want to be respected by the narrative and the other characters while we're at it.

Things I want to never see again: servants (that aren't doing espionage or in hiding or something), laborers, the Mysterious Big Burly Black Character that protects the skinny white royal character, desert kingdoms with all white people and conveniently no one with any melanin, Tellers of the Prophecy that only exist to direct the white characters, Black/dark skin equalling evil, fantasy racism where it's clear the authors have no idea how racism functions

Black viewers, feel free to drop your opinions!

[marsoid]

ANSWERING OVERDUE ASKS PART 3!!

ANSWER UNDER THE CUT!!

I try to study photo reference of cars when I color them! Black cars are especially helpful because it’s easier to interpret what I’m looking at. Take this one for example

It’s just a really sexy mirror essentially. You can see the reflection of the sky, the ground, and the greenery in a way that adheres to the form. Blocky cars are simple because the planes are very obvious and clear. Look at the nose just above the headlight chrome, you can tell it’s angled in such a way that you just see almost a solid rectangle of sky, where the hood just above it is reflecting only the greenery because it’s a different angled plane (flat reflective surfaces like the hood are similar to a lake reflecting a mirrored image of what’s right above it).

Thinking of them like mirrors helps me make sense of it lol so IDK MAYBE IT’LL HELP U TOO?!?!

Sugar is some kind of siren i swear

Our 9 year anniversary is coming up this month 🥹

Currently Sugar is having some annoying acceleration hesitation issue that’s almost certainly the fault of the aftermarket EFI system i have on her, might need a new throttle position sensor (which is cheap and simple thankfully!). I always feel like a crazy person if i can’t drive for a few days. I WAUNT TO DRIVE MY CAR

Here’s a recent pic also. Sorry there’s some dumbass idiot in the way

JKFLD

Keep her clean! Inside and out wash days! Maybe fix up any torn upholstery, get her some new floor mats with a matching steering wheel cover, something cool to dangle from the rearview mirror, and truck nuts (don’t do truck nuts)

I’m also a big fan of people who put a sticker of their car, on their car. Makes me laugh every time it’s so weird and endearing LOL

@esendoran thank you!! I also wasn’t very handy when I got my car, but I got her in surprisingly good shape from the get-go luckily. The nice thing about vintage cars is that they’re very simple mechanically. The engine bay is open and spacious and easy to crank on. It’s also got the advantage of being so old that there’s a ton of people who will know how to work on them if you don’t (YouTube videos, car forums etc too). The only thing I would say is that you should definitely have a garage or somewhere else enclosed if you get an old car! They’re an easy target for car theft, and tend to not do well sitting in bad weather (even rain, and god forbid you get some nasty hail). But otherwise, I wouldn’t let lack of knowledge keep you from getting one! Learn as you go. Also get any car you want to buy appraised before you give the seller any money!! They can make sure there’s no serious hidden issues. 👍🏾

I need to do a part 4 dammit what is wrong with me

[j-nope-not-today]

Can i get a request of what turns the turtle brothers on? If not thats 100% okay👍🏾 I HOPE YOUR WELL❤️

Tmnt turn on's

A/n: sorry it's been so long since I've written. Things haven't been the best lately, but I figured I should feed ya'll some bread crumbs since it's been so long. Please enjoy. Minor's don't read obvi.

Raphael

So as we all know..Raph is a big ass guy

So absolutely anything to do with your ass is a big turn on for him.

Like if you bend over in front of him..prepare to get got

Will not hesitate to slap your behind..bc it's already right there..

Would use the defense "But you were teasing me!"

I think another big turn on for him would probably be you scratching his shell

Which shouldn't be one..but he's a softie and it's such a nice place to be touched..I honestly think the first time would embarrass him

But it would lead to a very intimate, loving session between you two

Other than that I don't think there are any other note worthy ones to mention

Leonardo

As much as I love leo..I think he's a pretty basic bitch 💅

But not in a bad way..he just doesn't fall into any big mentions for turn on's in my opinion.

I think one he would have would probably be starting anything touchy feely in public.

Like caress his leg under the table or squeeze it and he's gonna get bricked up

I think anything that would get you caught or deemed as "wrong" would definitely be a big turn on

I mean he's always had to be perfect and fit into everyone's image..so he's definitely a little bit freaky.

Donatello

Donnie is a freeeeaaak

I could go on and on about what turns him on

Restraints..omg he's foaming at the mouth

You getting stuck somewhere..that's a definite secret one of his..

I feel you dressing up in cosplay would be a big big one for him bc Donnie is a nerd

But we love that about him

Toss your leg over his waist while your cuddling or sleeping and I ensure you..you'll gain a fun surprise

I feel like Donnie is shy about it at first..but once he's comfortable with you

It's game over..it'll be on sight

So good luck..and enjoy your ability to walk while you have it.

Michelangelo

Just about anything will get him going

Brush your hand on his knee..he's bricked up

Hug him and instantly he'll whine into your ear "Angelcakes~"

He's always in the mood and always ready to go

But he has his limits..I don't think anywhere in front of anyone would get him like that.

I feel he is a very private person..jokes are fine and good..but the real deal and all that is for you two alone

He may be ready for spicy time just about any time..but the romance don't die

He may or may not have mentioned to you once that he wanted to role play himself and..you...delivering his pizza..don't ask..it's a Mikey thing.

[psy--conic]

Reading the Iliad, Book 20 thoughts

This is my first time ever reading it and I know next to nothing abt greek mythology so if I interpret anything wrong by all means pls correct me

Im reading the Robert Fagles translation

The manner in which ppl were dying in this book actually had me balling my face up

This whole book was pissing me off

So Zeus calls a meeting between ALL the gods, like every single one

Zeus says "ok guys, you can all go down there, pick your sides, and help them fight. I won't stop you."

UMM LIKE THEY HAVENT BEEN DOING THAT SHIT THIS WHOLE TIME?

So everyone speeds off to the war

On the side of the Greeks, we have Hera, Athena, Poseidon, Hephaestus, and Hermes. On the Trojan side, we have Apollo, Artemis, their mother Leto, Ares, Xanthus (whoever that is lmao), and Aphrodite.

Achilles steps out on the battlefield and people start pissing themselves

And he starts looking for Hector bc revenge and all that

This is where the funniest part of the book happens (to me at least) Apollo takes the form of one of Priam, Lycaon, and he goes to speak with Aeneas.

And basically, he says "What happened to all that shit you were talking that one time? You said you'd face Achilles man to man so now's your time."

Aeneas goes "Bro why? Why are you trying to make me fight Achilles? He's super angry rn and plus I already fought him once and he chased me😔"

LMAO APOLLO ARE YOU EVEN ON THE TROJAN SIDE FR BC YOU KEEP GETTING THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS KILLED

He's the only one actively killing his own side💀

Anyway I'm very surprised that Aeneas was able to outrun Achilles of all people but Zeus was helping him escape so

We know Aeneas isn't gonna win, Apollo knows it, Achilles knows it, even Aeneas knows it so please stop wtf???

Apollo tells him "You're that son of god too, a more important god than Achilles' mother. You got this👍🏾😁."

Tho Thetis is wayyyyy older than Aphrodite so while Thetis is a minor goddess she still kinda has the upper hand

So now Aeneas has to fight Achilles

Cut to Queen Hera and she's kinda at a loss on what to do about that whole thing. Aeneas isn't fated to die at this moment but Achilles also cannot die either rn soooo.

Poseidon speaks up and tells Hera to just leave it alone and that their side is stronger than Apollo's. If they block Achilles or keep him from fighting then they will do something.

He, Hera, and Athena leave to go sit within the fortress of Heracles. Ares and Apollo join them too.

Lmao so Aeneas and Achilles come face to face and Achilles is like "Who told you that you could fight me🤨?"

So it's not looking good

Achilles tells him that he won't even get the same glory from killing him that a son of Priam would get. Then he brings up how Aeneas ran from him that one time

Turns out that when Aeneas ran from Achilles he actually ran to Lyrnessus which ended up leading Achilles there too, resulting in the town being sacked and the women being enslaved.

Fun🙂

Re-remembering why Achilles needs to die

But I wouldn't wanna get chased by Achilles either, that's some scary shit

Aeneas goes on one of those "Here's my entire family line starting from the Mesozoic era." rants

I did find out he was related to Ganymede (yes that one) though I forgot exactly how

Anyway, they start fighting. Aeneas throws his spear at Achilles, and Achilles is fully excepting it to pierce his shield but it was literally made by a god for a demi-god so the sper only manages to get through the first two layers of it

Achilles throws his spear which goes clean through Aeneas's shield but does not hit him

Aeneas picks up this huge rock (Homer says it's so big that not even two men could have lifted it) and gets ready to throw it

Poseidon shuts that shit down there and then bc again, neither one can die here

Poseidon says that he feels bad for Aeneas and that Apollo hyping his fucking head up shouldn't be what gets him killed.

THANK YOU Apollo is damn near killing everybody

So Poseidon pulls down this mist over Achilles' eyes and gets Aeneas tf out of dodge

"You need to stop right now" - Poseidon

"My bad" - Aeneas🧍🏾‍♂️

The mist is lifted from Achilles' eyes and he says something about how the god are cheating

Achilles then launched into a very large killing spree. He puts his spear through one man's head, causing his brain to splatter the inside of his helmet, spears another through one ear and out the other, he cuts someone's liver out, and slices a man's head off so fucking cleanly that the bone marrow from his neck drips out.

I would never fight any war knowing Achilles was on the opposing team

In the middle of all that Achilles kills Polydorus who is the youngest son of Priam, I believe who, naturally is Hector's brother.

Hector sees this and he does not like that at all so he starts making his way toward Achilles

When they meet Hector says that any battle they have is up to the gods and so because of that Hector has a chance of winning.

No you don't

Hector throws his spear at Achilles, only for it to be knocked away by Athena

Achilles tries to attack Hector but Apollo shrouds him in a mist so that Achilles can't see him

"You're lame and the only reason you haven't been killed by me is bc you have a god helping you"- Achilles

Honestly that's why MOST ppl haven't died in this story (except Patroclus ig lmao)

Then Achilles tells Hector that since he cant kill him right now, instead he's going to kill anyone he can catch.

ACHILLES IS SUCH A FUCKING SUPER VILLAIN BRO😭 evil ass

And he does that

The end

[mxtxfanatic]

Hello!

First - general well wishes on your birthday month and onward.🎉😊🌸

Second - what things do you enjoy about Mu Qing's character? And kind of expanding on that - what things do you enjoy about the Xianle trio in general?

Third - I am so tempted to read MDZS after seeing your WWX's appreciation posts last month. I didn't read all the posts in depth but just seeing them pop up was so wholesome and sweet. Like, this is a well loved character for you and others and it showed in all the fun and thoughtful posts that were shared last month. 🌸 In my head I am like, I want to get on this and read it now. 👍🏾😊

Thank you, thank you!

On Mu Qing: I like that he sticks by his convictions but also can (eventually) take an L. For better or worse (because some of them are actually terrible), Mu Qing stays consistent with his opinions and morality for the 800 years that we see him, including being A-ok with sacrificing innocent lives for the safety and comfort of his loved ones. But while this would typically make him a villain—and he does spend a good chunk of the novel as an antagonist—the thing that redeems him is his willingness to change. At the end of the day, Mu Qing doesn’t want to be a villain and, thus, changes his beliefs and behaviors to match being a decent fucking person, which is something that 95% of all mxtx villains and antagonists are simply unwilling to do.

The lava pit apology is the perfect encapsulation of this: Mu Qing spent 800 years trying to convince himself that Xie Lian is just a hypocritical version of him, then another few months of the present timeline trying to gather proof of this, and when he no longer can deny that fact that he’s been in the wrong the whole time, he fucking apologizes. He gets over himself! He admits he’s wrong! He confesses that what he wanted was not to be superior but to be a friend! And that’s what I love and why his stans piss me off so much about how they discuss his character.

On the reread: thank you! Admittedly, I had to skip some of the things I probably would’ve loved to go more in-depth about from this reread because it wasn’t on-theme and also character embargo, but I’ve saved those threads for December ☺️

[brightorangelover]

HI 👍🏾, this is very awkward of me but do you think that I can get a suggestion on information of Butch and femme identities I’m a lesbian but I’m trying to know more about this identity and wether I’m Butch or femme. Pls and thank you

Also sorry for being so formal :)

hello!! im glad u asked, love talking about things that i love^^

some disclaimers‼️‼️ 1) i am very new to the butchfemme community, i don't know much, and i could probably say some wrong things, but i will try to my best to explain what i know to you. 2) these terms can be very difficult to be explained, they're too nuanced and can differ from person to person. 3) i will put the terms in the simplest way possible, and it will definitely not go in complete depth of what it means to be in this community

Butch – being a butch, in the most shallow way possible, is to present as masculine. but its not only that. it is also about taking the traditional masculine gender role and subverting it to the queer lens. butches usually takes the role of the protector and caretaker. they protect and take care of femmes, but also their friends, family and communities. it can also be a gender identity but not always and not to everyone.

i really recommend to read the book: Butch Is a Noun by S. Bear Bergman. i just read this book and it is amazing and i think it encapsulates really well of what it means to be a butch

Femme – being femme also takes the traditional feminine gender roles and puts on a queer lens. they take away the feminity that our patriarchal society forces people to go through and makes their own. they also take the role of a caretaker, and usually takes care of butches. it can also be a gender identity, but not always true to everyone.

I really recommend watching the video: FEMME: Lesbian History, Identity Politics & Invisibility on youtube. it is great and it goes not only what it means to be femme in a butchfemme perspective but also in many other ways too

For any other butches and femmes, older people and/or people who know WAY more than me, if you see ANYTHING that i said that is wrong, PLEASEEE warn me in some way, i really dont wanna pass any misinformation and i will delete or edit anything in this post.

[nickssidewitch]

Hey so just thought I should say something and I’m not sure how to say this respectfully so I’m just not gonna try to sugar coat it.

The shit you post is weird. Why are you making shit up about Mac Miller and Ariana Grande? It’s weird and honestly disrespectful. Mac has been dead for coming up on 7 years now, let him stay dead. You don’t know what’s going on with Ariana Grande now or what was going on with the two of them when they were together. It’s weird and odd and disturbing. Mac might be dead but Ariana is still well and alive so it’s odd of you to be speculating about her current relationships and using your “magic powers” to turn people against her and her relationships more than they already are. I’m by no means a super fan of Ariana’s but I’m a decent fucking person who thinks it’s odd that you’re saying things, that could possibly be so wrong, with the certainty of saying the sky is blue.

In that vein stop doing weird shit with those triplets. They’re barely 21 and for them to be this specialized it’s disgusting. Then for you to throw your magic powers on top of that and say “oh yeah this is super accurate to how ‘this one guy I’ve never met’ would fuck. Very exact.” It’s fucking weird. I get being in a fandom but not when they are very real people who very much have a life and feelings.

Please get a conscience!

😭😭😭

This makes me laugh because everything you said was a straight-up lie, and I can tell you haven’t actually seen my page or any of my posts. You did all that typing for nothing 😭🤷🏾‍♀️

Everything I’ve ever posted has been from a good place, and never crosses boundaries that are harmful to anyone. I take good care of the energy of the people I read about, especially those who have departed.

Am I turning people against Ariana?? Or her relationships? Hello? Where did I ever say this???? I’m very confused. Someone find that for me cuz… uh? 🤨

I just said she’s happy, Mac’s happy, everything is Krispy Kreme! 👌🏾 And you’re turning it into… literally something else out of thin air? Reading comprehension is necessary for survival, anon!

If you think it’s made up, then sure, whatever, I can’t control your thoughts! 😭❤️ I’m very comfortable and confident with my abilities, and I always maintain proper spiritual boundaries, never crossing lines that spirit guides don’t want me to cross. I would never ever make up lies or joke about those that have departed because what would be the point?

I’m not making any money off of this, so literally, what would be the point of me posting anyway if this all was a lie? 😭😭 Like just ask yourself that question. And how sadistic could one be to lie about those that have departed? Lying and being manipulative of the spiritual world does more harm than good, especially for the reader. I’m not going to tamper a soul’s energy just for pleasure or monetary gain because it’s weird and can come back to me in the form of bad karma.

I hardly ever talk about the triplets’ sex lives, and even when people ask me about it, I either give them something vague or no answer at all, since sexual energy is sacred and more sensitive than other things, and it’s also mostly not for the fans to know! 🥰🤍 I think everyone on my page can attest to my lack of giving them the things they want even when they’re being a bit nosy and curious! 😭😭 The only things I’ve ever stated are things that scratch the surface and are never invasive, especially of their personal relationships.

And barely 21? Honey, they are literally 21. Adults. And I’m 23. 2 years older than them. Not far off. Also an adult. If I wanna say I want Matt to bend me over and fuck me till the cows come home… then I’m going to 🤷🏾‍♀️

And magic powers? Ooh, anon, do your research! It’s okay to educate yourself on what I do rather than mock it with pure ignorance. It does the soul and the heart good! 😊👍🏾

If you don’t like what I do, then you have a right not to! But don’t base your dislike for my practices and posts over pure lies. That’s where your worries and concerns become baseless and lack credibility, and that’s when I’m gonna laugh at you in your face.

Much love to you though! I do hope you have a great day 🤍✨

[destinyc1020]

Destiny I love your takes but I need to start being realistic and open your eyes not everything is bright, not everything can be looked at ln the bright side

What exactly is there to be negative about though regarding Tom's career?

Serious question.

Like the last Anon said, Tom is making bank, he's popular, he's likable, he's super famous, he has a great support system in Hollywood, and I also added that even if - EVEN IF!! - Tom weren't super famous as an actor, part of a huge Marvel franchise, or making beaucoup bucks, he would STILL be doing just fine in Hollywood simply because he's a good actor!

Do you know how many actors in Hollywood NEVER get huge lead roles like Tom has had, who never make anywhere near what Tom makes, who never get nominated for awards, who aren't half as well-known or famous as Tom is, but yet, who everyone just loves and appreciatiates in movies SIMPLY because they're just a good decent actor?

Jeffrey Wright is one who immediately comes to my mind as one who hasn't really had the fame that Tom has, yet people like him anyway! 🤷🏾‍♀️ He usually only plays supporting characters in most films. He doesn't have HALF the fame, MONEY, and status that Tom has, yet, everybody loves him because he's a GOOD actor. He's in GOOD movies. When you hear he's going to be in a movie, you know almost instinctively that it's more than likely going to be good. 👍🏾 People don't love Jeffrey because he's "popular". They love him because he's a d*mn good actor!

So, actors don't HAVE to be these mega-watt movie stars, or even be the lead in their films all the time in order to be beloved by the public and appreciated for their roles. 😊

That's what I was talking about when I said that fans need to get it out of their heads that there's a "right" way and "wrong" way to be in this Hollywood business, and that an actor MUST have a certain specific trajectory or path when it comes to their careers in this industry. That's just simply NOT true!

Do you know how many actors who are in their 30s rn who are JUST now really getting their "big break" in Hollywood even though they've been acting for decades in the business?? Austin and Glen immediately come to my mind.

Not everyone is gonna be a "Leo" with an Oscar nomination at age 19 years old, and you know what? That's OKAY! Every actor's journey is their own. All that matters is that they are happy and are feeling fulfilled. And if they aren't, hopefully, they are working towards changing that or honing their craft so that their acting better reflects where they want to be. 😊🤷🏾‍♀️

Trust me, Tom is going to be okay. He's doing fine! He's a great actor! We can all wish for him to be doing some different projects in the future, but to sit here and try to say that someone like him who's making MILLIONS per film with the type of fame that he has, is someone who's "washed up" or someone that we need to be "negative" about is just bonkers to me. 🙄

[creatingblackcharacters]

Hi! So I have this secondary character in my story, (he's the father of one of the mc) who's a Black man in his 40s, a blue collar worker. Here's my dilema: I'm having some problems visualizing what sort of haircut I should give him. I know it should be something practical, easy to mantain, but I don't know enough about Black, middle aged, men's haircut and really couldn't find good references?

Any recomendation or things that I could check out? Right now I'm looking trought reference archives

Thanks a lot for your atention and blog

You can literally never go wrong with the short haircut to bald and the mustache beard combo. 👍🏾 If you want him to have "well read Unc" energy, give him the paperboy cap.

Also, remember, we don't have mandatory hairstyles based on age (I feel like that comes up a lot), it's based on environment and personality. Your character could be a blue collar worker with long locs or frivolous curls, if that's the type of person he is and the type of effort he wants to put in.

[friendorflo]

So you're alright with robots now? What about that robot version of yourself? what are you going to do with her?

so obviously she and I got off on the wrong foot etc etc but honestly i’m not really in the mood to argue anymore i’m too old too tired for that I do think Anton would be happier with her then he would with me but that’s ultimately his decision and I do think it’s also worth saying that she and I are a lot alike and that’s not exactly a good thing because i suck so ahe sucks but I do get where she’s coming from and i really have nothing to say regarding her being a robot like yeah I guess i have a robot twin happens sometimes crazier shit has happened these past few months so i’m kinda just at the point where I’m like 👍🏾 about things because like what is even the point now in like trying to do something about it we’re all here we all exist we’re all together I’m not going to get a gun and shoot everyone I don’t like in fact that’s very counterproductive I do want to go back to Prague but also I like it here a lot I really don’t know what’s going to happen and I’d like to make sure everyone is okay before i go anywhere but i can’t do that because I can’t make sure people are okay all I can do is guess and hope and like i wish i could help Florence i wish i could help the robot version of me I wish i could do a lot of things but i’m just some person who’s caused a lot of trouble so really I think i just need to like take a step back and just like let things happen I don’t know like maybe if Anton wants to go with her then he wants to go with her which is fine I guess I don’t know haven’t had a chance to talk things through last few months have been utterly insane like i said so yeah that’s sort of where things are at.

[strangeauthor]

going through my dash rn and about an hour ago you reblogged a post about the whole ‘you have to follow people before you decorate your blog’ thing isn’t true. I’m not telling you so you can delete it, but to tell you that person is also wrong - it IS true, it’s just dependent on what method you use to create your account. depending on the method used, you may be forced to follow ppl first (using a gmail account specifically is the way iirc).

awesome i am more confused thanks tumblr (not towards u anon)

👍🏾

[lvgvcy]

My man cheated on me; I cheated on him too (all of this unknowing for both of us and both confessed later on)

We both still love each other very much and working through our mistake… but it took him cheating to realize how much he loved me… I, on the other hand, had fun and realized that there is some fun in non-committal sex… am I wrong for wanting to maybe express my sexuality even for a little but I also know there’s no other man who will love me like he has and continues to do so…

This is complicated af… also we’ve been together 8+ yrs (cheating happened a year ish ago)

Yikes.

Imma keep it a stack with you tho, having someone who loves you is rare, if you feel like you can't find what you have anywhere else then get ya shit together cause it ain't nun out here. You'll never be satisfied.

Y'all both cheated so it's already messy, things like that can be worked through(depending on the person) but you're saying that you want to experience and express yourself more, so if that's what you wanna do I would just save everyone's time and energy and go separate ways so you can do that.

another option would be to talk about having an open relationship if you wanna play both sides that bad. ( I personally wouldn't but 🤷🏾‍♂️)

good luck & stop cheating👍🏾

[theatrekidstatus]

Chapter 17

We got more busy i was in 5 productions and 10 movies. But something happened one day

"Bea i dont fee-" i was cut off by my throw up it got on me and my bed "do you know whats wrong" "no but everything HURTS" "lets stay home today"  "but" "but nothing you're sick so im going to help you" "fine" "lay down imma make a ✨breakfeast smoothie✨" "oh no" -20 minutes later- "its just fruit" "yeah,you dont like fruit or something? "I just thought" "what?" "it would be breakfasts made into one smoothie" "you're funny" "yo sè" "Si quieres hablar español, podemos hablar español" "only been 'speaking' it for 9 years calm down" "seems like plenty of time" "MOVING ON,I kinda miss Hamilton" "me too but we're moving up in the world" *he gets a text* "shit my moms in the hospital" "ant go to her I'll be fine" "you sure you can come" "'rest'. NOW GO" "see ya letter" he says all rushed and paniky. one thing lead to another and i was at walmart buying a pregnancy test "Y/N TERRELL" forgot i was famous "can i please get a photo" "sure"

*TAKES PHOTO* "dont post till till atleast half a hour please" "YES ANYTHING FOR YOU" "thanks i really appreciate it" i made my way back home and used the test and unlike when i was younger i passed i just cried perfect timing my now husband  came in "honey what's wrong" "if I tell you don't get mad" "of crouse" "I'm pppp-pregnat" "im going to be a dad" "mhm y-your happy" "of course, but i want a baby if you want baby" "i want a baby" i say with now happy tears "can we tell people" "of course lets tell the mains

                                                             GUYS GUESS WHAT

Jazzy poo bear😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:what

Pippy poo😀🥹☺️😃😅😊😄😂😇😁🤣🙂😆🥲🙃:what

Mommy nèa(not dirty🙄)😉😗😝🤓😌😙😜😎😍😚🤪🥸🥰😋🤨🤩😘😛🧐🥳:what

Loser Leslie 🤫😐🙄😲🫠🫤😯🥱🤥😑😦😴😵‍💫😶🫨😧🤤🤐🫥😬😮😪🥴:what

Weird David 😮‍💨🤢🤕👹😵🤮🤑👺😵‍💫🤧🤠🤡🤐😷😈💩🥴🤒👿👻🤖:what

ThEy DiDnT sAy I CoUlDnT sIng 🤝🏾🤛🏾✌🏾🤌🏾👍🏾🤜🏾🫰🏾🤏🏾👎🏾🫷🏾🤟🏾🫳🏾👊🏾🫸🏾🤘🏾🫴🏾✊🏾🤞🏾👌🏾👈🏻:what

Oakyyyyy the unfuckable tree👉🏾🤚🏾🫲🏾✍🏾👆🏾🖐🏾🫱🏾🙏🏾🖖🏾👇🏾💪🏾🫵🏾☝🏾👋🏾🦾🦶🏾✋🏾🤙🏾🖕🏾🦵🏾:what

Christopfuckme👶🏾🧑🏾👩🏾‍🦰👱🏾‍♂️👧🏻👨🏾🧑🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦳🧒🏾👩🏾‍🦱👨🏾‍🦰🧑🏾‍🦳👦🏿🧑🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👨🏾‍🦳👩🏾👨🏾‍🦱:what

My mannn💀🎃😼🫶🏾☠️😺😽🤲🏾👽😸🙀👐🏾👾😹😿🙌🏾🤖😻😾👏🏾:WE PREGERS

Jazzy poo bear😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:we?

                                                                       WORD💀😒🙄🤧

My mannn💀🎃😼🫶🏾☠️😺😽🤲🏾👽😸🙀👐🏾👾😹😿🙌🏾🤖😻😾👏🏾:my bad

Jazzy poo bear😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:you should name them jazzyjr 😜

My mannn💀🎃😼🫶🏾☠️😺😽🤲🏾👽😸🙀👐🏾👾😹😿🙌🏾🤖😻😾👏🏾:what if they're a boy

Jazzy poo bear😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:jazzyjr💀 

                                                                                     Word🙄.

Anthony pov:We got more busy i was in 2 productions and 8 movies. 2 show But something happened one day

"Bea i dont fee-" she was cut off by her throw up it got on me and our bed "do you know whats wrong" i asked "no but everything HURTS" she proclaimed "lets stay home today" "but-" she started "but nothing you're sick so im going to help you" i cut her off "fine" she says Resently "lay down imma make a ✨breakfeast smoothie✨" i announce  "oh no" she mumbles -20 minutes later- "its just fruit?" she asked "yeah,you dont like fruit or something?" i ask "I just thought-" she cuts her self off "what?" i ask "it would be breakfast food made into one smoothie" she reveals "you're funny" i say "yo sè" (i know) "Si quieres hablar español, podemos hablar español" (you want to speak Spanish we can speak Spanish) "only been 'speaking' it for 9 years calm down" she tells me "seems like plenty of time" (its not😭😭) "MOVING ON,I kinda miss Hamilton" she brings up "me too,but we're moving up in the world" i say confronting her *he gets a text* "shit my moms in the hospital" i say panicked "ant go to her I'll be fine" "you sure you can come" "'rest', NOW GO" "see ya letter" i say all rushed and paniky. one thing lead to another and i was on insta because my mom turned out to be all right and i saw a fan and y/n at walmart. I see shes buying a pregnancy test because its on the belt. theres a video on the next slide "Y/N TERRELL" forgot i was famous i hear her mumble when you hang with her engouge you.hear.everything. "can i please get a photo" "sure"

*TAKES PHOTO* "dont post till till atleast half a hour please" "YES ANYTHING FOR YOU" "thanks i really appreciate it" i think she made her way back home and used the test and unlike when she was younger she passed i heard just crying perfect timing her now husband  came in "honey what's wrong" i ask "if I tell you don't get mad" she tells "of crouse" "I'm pppp-pregnat" she sputters out "im going to be a dad" i say in shock "mhm, y-your happy?" she asked "of course, but i want a baby if you want baby" infrom her "i want a baby" she says with now happy tears "can we tell people" i ask "of course lets tell the mains"

Pinkey pie💓🩷:GUYS GUESS WHAT 

Jazzy 😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:what

Pippa😀🥹☺️😃😅😊😄😂😇😁🤣🙂😆🥲🙃:what

nèa😉😗😝🤓😌😙😜😎😍😚🤪🥸🥰😋🤨🤩😘😛🧐🥳:what

Loser Leslie 🤫😐🙄😲🫠🫤😯🥱🤥😑😦😴😵‍💫😶🫨😧🤤🤐🫥😬😮😪🥴:what

Weird David 😮‍💨🤢🤕👹😵🤮🤑👺😵‍💫🤧🤠🤡🤐😷😈💩🥴🤒👿👻🤖:what

ThEy DiDnT sAy I CoUlDnT sIng 🤝🏾🤛🏾✌🏾🤌🏾👍🏾🤜🏾🫰🏾🤏🏾👎🏾🫷🏾🤟🏾🫳🏾👊🏾🫸🏾🤘🏾🫴🏾✊🏾🤞🏾👌🏾👈🏻:what

Oakyyyyy the uncool tree👉🏾🤚🏾🫲🏾✍🏾👆🏾🖐🏾🫱🏾🙏🏾🖖🏾👇🏾💪🏾🫵🏾☝🏾👋🏾🦾🦶🏾✋🏾🤙🏾🖕🏾🦵🏾:what

Christmas👶🏾🧑🏾👩🏾‍🦰👱🏾‍♂️👧🏻👨🏾🧑🏾‍🦰👩🏾‍🦳🧒🏾👩🏾‍🦱👨🏾‍🦰🧑🏾‍🦳👦🏿🧑🏾‍🦱👱🏾‍♀️👨🏾‍🦳👩🏾👨🏾‍🦱:what

                                                                         WE PREGERS

Jazzy 😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:we?

   WORD💀😒🙄🤧

                                                                           my bad

Jazzy 😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:you should name them jazzyjr 😜

                                                         what if they're a boy

Jazzy poo bear😭🙄🔛🔝‼️🗞️🧍🏼‍♀️🫶🏾🤭🎶🗣️🪄✅😑👍🏾🩷😂👦🏿🖕🏾😘❕🔥😔👦🏾💞👹❗️🔊🎩👦🏽:jazzyjr💀 

                                                                ��                    Word🙄.

Im back yall anyway after i finish this book (not for a WHILE) ill have more books ready not all Hamilton related tho

[destinyc1020]

Okay, what about Tom's movie with Fred Astaire? Honestly, I can't think of a single biopic about a dancer (maybe you know one?) - most biopics are about actors and music artists. I'm interested to see the film itself and how it will be received - on the one hand Fred Astaire is a legendary actor and dancer, I'm sure many people know him, but I don't think he's a big deal. . active fan base - I think this will be the case where people go to see the film not for the character, but for the story and maybe the actor. But I could be wrong, perhaps I underestimate the fame and fans of Fred Astaire. I can easily imagine a situation where someone just wants to go see Tom the dancer, let’s remember the legendary performance of Umbrella. In any case, this is the project that I'm really looking forward to: dancer Tom + director Paul King + the life story of Fred and Adele.

I def think that if Tom's FA biopic film does really well, it will be because of Tom's acting in the role, and how good the movie is! 👍🏾

People will go see it regardless of course because like you said, many ppl have never seen a FA biopic film before.

But if it does WELL at the box office, that's def due to good word of mouth and ppl actually enjoying the film because of Tom's draw. This isn't a superhero film where everyone just goes to see it just coz it's Marvel, Spiderman or the Avengers. Ykwim?

So when I see films OUTSIDE of the comic book/Marvel/MCU world doing well, you best better believe it's coz the people actually enjoyed it, the word of mouth is great, and the people love the actor(s) performance in the role(s). 😊👍🏾 jmho 🤷🏾‍♀️

[creatingblackcharacters]

I suspect you may be kinda tired of the hair questions at this point, but I swear I can't word this question in a way that would make it google-able.

I've seen Black people making jokes and skits on how, when you had straightened your hair and then someone convinced you to, for example, take a dip in the pool, it all just curls right back up, dramatically fast, shocking everyone.

The thing is, I can't tell how much the speed of it all is dramatized for the humor.

As in: how fast does a straightened 4c hair ACTUALLY curl up when exposed to moisture, provided it's not been specifically protected against that? Because something tells me that it's not, in fact, a blink-and-suddenly-an-afro with an optional comedic 'boing' sound, but I may be wrong? And the googling gives me threads with tips on avoiding all that and products for keeping one's hair straight for longer, which is the opposite of what I'm trying to check.

Context, 'cause Ik it's a broad question: I am workshopping a scene where a character straightens their (short) hair, but it's entirely for "trying to be who you are not" plot reasons (Ik that straight hair is often a style choice, it's just symbolically non-typical for THIS particular character), but then a plot twist happens, they decide "fuck it" and go back to doing things their way, which includes a fight and a bit of running during which they get drenched in sweat. And I thought it'd be a cool visual symbolism to have their hair start to/or fully curl back up during the course of the fight (due to sweat), going back to their more typical natural style while they, in their journey, are going back to their truth. BUT.

But I can't damn figure out if a change like that would even be possible or if it would just look plain silly. And how far it'd be realistic (or at least believable) to take it.

(Also: thank you for this blog and your lessons, they've been a huge help, doubly so for someone who lives in a country with little to no Black people and can only learn through the Internet and resources like yours.)

While looking for an answer to your question, I found this cool link:

As for your question, I found this video:

She's doing something extra that I've never done to get her curls back. Tbh, I would just get in the shower or under the sink lmao. But you can literally watch her hair start to shrink as she "pre-poos" it. With a lot of full, continued contact with water, it doesn't take longer than a minute or two, at least in my experience. But don't quote me.

Idk how much she's sweating, but your character's roots will start to curl up as she sweats, as you said. No, she's not gonna go outside with straight hair and come back with a full afro after a hard workout though 😅. She's gonna look the way this lady did with her silk press, where it's puffed up. Now if she's got a very short afro, then the visual effect you're looking for will be close enough, but it's not gonna be like a super shiny defined fro.

Just based off your description, you ought to watch the movie Nappily Ever After. I think it'll help you 👍🏾

[atopcat]

Imagine Cregan Stark and Alysanne Blackwood discussing their past relationships.

Cregan admits he was involved with Jace, only for Black Aly to reveal she was with Rhaenyra!