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Grief is so fucking wild. It sinks into your muscles, forces itself to be felt. It steals your appetite, floods your brain with cortisol. It makes you so, so tired.

If someone you know is grieving, telling them "just let me know what I can do" means nothing. They can't. They don't know. And the small things are too embarrassing to ask for.

Bring them a cheese platter. Pre-Cut fruit. Peanut butter pretzels. Protein shakes (like slimfast) Food that requires no prep and does not create dishes.

Do the dishes. Take out the trash. Sweep the floor. Vacuum the carpet. They won't ask you to do this, but it will help.

A bottle of acetaminophen honestly might help more than flowers. Grief really can cause muscle aches.

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Found this floating around and thought it would be fun~ Not tagging anyone but blank is attached if others wanna do it too lol

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Bumbwebee!

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🌟⚜️🌟Stars Clouds🌟⚜️🌟

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up at 3am googling how do i break out of a repetitive cycle that both comforts and harms me

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Nah man having intense hyperfixations as a neurodivergent person is probably the most isolating feeling in the world

Like all I can think about is this specific thing but I'm not allowed talk about it because it doesn't interest anyone else around me. So instead it just builds up to the point where I feel like I'm going to explode

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🛠️ Writing Tip: No Scene Is Ever Truly Neutral

Not every scene needs high drama. But every scene should shift something.

A “quiet” moment can still reposition your characters:

– A confidante pulls away

– A threat is implied but not voiced

– A loyalty is tested and doesn’t break… this time

– Someone smiles, but only for show

If nothing changes, it’s not a scene. It’s a pause.

Let each scene move the story forward, even slightly. That’s what keeps quiet moments alive.

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Reminders for fanfic writers who think it “doesn’t count”

✦ Your writing counts. like, a lot. If someone felt something because of what you wrote, then it matters. That scene you almost didn’t post? Yeah. Believe me, someone out there bookmarked it for a reason.

✦ Writing existing characters doesn’t make it “less than.” You’re building arcs, crafting dialogue, emotion, pacing. You’re studying character psychology like a scientist. That’s not “just fanfic,” that’s storytelling.

✦ “but it’s just fanfic” ...no. STOP, it’s craft. It’s understanding tone. It’s hitting emotional beats. It’s layering theme and backstory and prose into something people feel. You’re doing the work, you just don’t get graded on it. (Which, honestly is a blessing.)

✦ Writing fanfic means you love stories enough to live inside them. You care, deeply. You care enough to reimagine, to explore, to add something of yourself to a world you didn’t create and somehow still make it feel brand new.

✦ Someone out there rereads your fic like it’s their favorite book. Maybe they’ve saved a line to their notes app,or they quote it to a friend. Maybe they just think about it when they’re having a bad day. That little fic you almost deleted, it’s comfort now.

✦ Your comments section is real. Every “I needed this” and “this made me cry in a good way” is proof, you don’t need a book deal to matter. You don’t need a publisher to have an impact, because you already do.

FANFIC IS WRITING! Fanfic is yours.

You’re not “just” anything. You’re a writer, own it. Be proud of that.

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How to explain AuDHD things to NTs, by my therapist

"Imagine you're playing chess all day, every day, on a timer, where any wrong move could result in confusion or awkwardness. You are constantly anticipating, strategizing, and analyzing every move."

"Imagine you’re an actor performing a role for 8-12 hours a day, acting as ‘normal.’ You’re following rules you’ve studied your whole life, but one small slip, like showing your interests or being yourself, might make people question you or treat you differently. It’s exhausting because the role never ends and it feels like I’m always one wrong word away from the audience turning on me.”

“Imagine that your phone battery dies by lunchtime every day and the only way to recharge it is by sitting in complete silence for 12 hours. Even then, it only gets to 50%.”

"Imagine trying to use an old laptop with too many tabs open. It lags, freezes and crashes. That’s my brain on a regular workday. No matter how much I try to "push through", the system just shuts down.”

"It’s like sprinting with a permanently broken ankle: it’s possible but it hurts, and it’s not sustainable forever.”

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anyone else jus think about everything and wana throw up

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A tiny fragment of life

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five small whump things

jaw twitches; whether the character is biting back an insult or a groan of pain or, deliciously, a scream

little breath shudders; those small hitches when something is jostled, or when they can't the words out without their voice trembling from exhaustion or emotion

apologies; mumbled, under their breath, or scraping through the lungs. shoutout to "please" in a hoarse voice or from someone near tears

for androids, thick chunky cables; ports on the back of the neck where they connect, reactions of electricity visible in slightly twitching fingers or rapid blinking

nosebleeds; I especially love them when the character barely acknowledges it, too busy staring at chaos or a wounded friend or the world ending as rivers pool beneath their hands, dripping from their chin

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Okay maybe today wasn’t that terrible

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overwhelming emotions

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T h e V i s i t o r

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no

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