I'd rather be in space than dealing with people

Rylee • They/them • Demi-panromantic Asexual • INFP • 23 • Hellenic witch • My QPP Soren is a gigantic dork but I love them

[ziggyplayedd]

things that made me stop wanting to die that require no effort whatsoever

change the color used to highlight text on your laptop

move the pictures on your wall

stack whatever clutter is in your room into piles even if you don’t have time to clean it all

slightly vary your commute, even just by one street

change where you sit and scroll aimlessly on your phone even if it’s only to the chair in your room instead of your bed

drink water or juice out of a wine glass in the morning because nothing is real

shower with the lights off, without music

buy $3 flowers at trader joe’s—they look bad next to the more expensive ones but they look so good in your room

start typing things you don’t post into your notes. your thoughts can be worth documenting even if you don’t deem them worth sharing

wake up super early just once. you don’t have to make it a habit it’s just extra satisfying to go to bed that night

listen to the entirety of your favorite album from 2015

[sandersstudies]

Almost all of these are about variety. Humans need stimulation! We need enrichment! We literally cannot do the same thing every day!

The other day I was feeling miserable, so I hopped on a bus and rode it all the way back to where I’d started, and my brain, which had finally had some proper stimulation via new environments, was suddenly ready to go again!

This is why taking walks/drives and trying new hobbies are good for you! Don’t turn yourself into a sad zoo animal! You need some pumpkins to roll around in your enclosure!

[fuck-bitches-eat-cereal]

Young Justice Things: The team and swearing/Crude humor

Okay this is not a new thing, they’re teenagers I don’t know many teenagers who don’t swear. These kids are no exception. They swear and use the dirtiest humor possible. -Imagine the mind link -Something goes wrong and it’s just like all of them: “fuckfuckfuckFUCKFUCK” -Conner and M’gann sometimes forget their teammates can hear them and say something dirty over the mind link -M’gann: I might need a massage later babe ;) ;) ;) -Wally: WE LEAVE ROOM FOR JESUS IN THIS MIND LINK -Artemis has the worst mouth/dirty mind out of any of them -Imagine the fights with Wally, they would get so out of hand so quick. -Artemis: FUCKING FUCK THIS SHIT -Wally: you kiss your mother with that mouth? -Artemis: yeah and if you talk shit again I literally will go fuck yours right in front of you, then have her make me a sandwich. -Wally: LEAVE MY MOM OUT OF THIS YOU FUCKING HARPY -Wally does the title of your sex tape jokes like from Brooklyn 99 -Artemis: Wow I finished so fast -Wally: TITLE OF YOUR SEX TAPE -Tbh I feel like Wally uses the “fuck me gently with a chainsaw” quote from heathers. -Conner kind of a child but being around the team taught him swearing and crude humor, he’s neck and neck with Artemis for foul mouths. -Conner: Wally! Artemis! I swear you two just need to fuck and get it over with. -Artemis: GROSS NO I’D RATHER DIE -Conner: Do I have to remind you that he can vibrate? -Wally: DUDE HOW ABOUT WE FUCKING NOT? -M’gann, sweet sweet M’gann swears like a sailor. The first time she swore in front of any of them two league members were present. -M’gann: Listen I don’t know who the fuck you think- -Black Canary: M’gann! -M’gann: What?  -Black Canary: You shouldn’t say that! -M’gann: What? Fuck? -Batman is all “who taught her that?” All of them are like “honestly who didn’t teach her??” -Kaldur has a habit of saying whatever three swears come to his mind, especially when something goes wrong in a mission. -Kaldur: *over the mind link* FUCK SHIT COCK -Robin combines swear words because he’s fucking Robin -Robin: *after he’s been hurt on a mission*: That hurt like a motherbitch and I hope that guy suffers in prison! -He’s also the king of that’s what she said jokes and the team is done with him -Artemis: this is too big it’s not gonna fit -Robin: That’s what she said -Artemis: NOT TO YOU BIRD BOY SHUT THE FUCK UP -Zatanna swears so casually that she always slips up in front of league members. -Zatanna: *Walking in to a room* WHAT’S UP FUCKERS? -Batman: …Zatanna language -Zatanna: I didn’t know you were here shit I mean damn! I MEAN- -Black Canary gets a swear jar for the cave -Their reactions were to put twenties in the jar then start blasting swear words -The jar was taken away a week later

[caffeinewitchcraft]

I have a mute character in the story I’m writing and one of my beta readers suggested I use italics when they sign so that I don’t have to keep peppering “they signed” or “their hands flashed” throughout the piece.

But like…I always read italics in a different tone like they’re thoughts. It seems quieter than using normal quotations which makes what they say look less significant on the page than other character’s dialogue.

I really don’t think my audience needs me to use completely different punctuation around a mute character. There’s no need to act like they’re speaking a different language since their muteness isn’t a focal point in the story.

So really this reader’s comment has done the complete opposite of what they intended. Now I’m actively taking out as many of my “hands flashed” notations as possible and just writing in normal body language because, clearly, the other characters understand them and my audience doesn’t need to be coddled.

[fanarchoslashivist]

As an HOH reader and writer I can affirm that once the signing has been established it can just be treated like “said”.

You can add little things for emphasis though, like how fast or flippant a sign is given, also a lot of our “punctuation” is in facial expressions, so wild looks is kind of normal. Also messing up signs and just.. pushing them aside. Like, you mess up a fingerspell and just take both hands and shove the air in front of you to your side, people who sign eventually end up doing this for other things, like a “forget it” motion. It’s like a “wave it off” gesture.

Body language for someone who signs is a lot more animated than someone who speaks, as we use our upper body a lot in our conversations, so the act of “signing” is more than just hand signals.

[caffeinewitchcraft]

Yes….yes GOOD this is the good stuff right here. I’m going to incorporate some of these ASAP ESPECIALLY the pushing the air but to clear it of your mistakes

[writingish-deactivated20190819]

A reminder to writers:

You aren’t annoying for wanting to talk about your work.

Your characters aren’t weird or boring. You created them. They’re perfect.

Being unpublished doesn’t mean you aren’t a writer.

If you takes you 5 years to write a book, you aren’t any less of a writer than someone who took a year and finished.

You can have a life outside of writing. You aren’t cheating on your characters.

Writing can consume your life, and that’s great. If you love it, you love it. Let it define you. It’s amazing.

You don’t have to write a certain genre to be a “good” writer. Just write.

Your work isn’t “bad” because it’s full of cliches. Cliches are popular for a reason. People love them when they’re well-written.

You’re talented.

[princelymlm]

Gotta Be LGBT+

This is a list of just some of the LGBT+ content out there. Anything on this list was contains LGBT+ characters or was made by LGBT+ creators. All entries on this list were sent in by followers and have not been confirmed by the mod. (Entries with ‘rep not given’ next to them mean that the suggestion did not include what kind of representation is in the content)

Books/Comics

They Both Die At The End - Adam Silvera (mlm)

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe - Benjamin Alire-Saénz (mlm)

Symptoms of Being Human (genderfluid)

Lily and Dunkin - Donna Gephart (trans/trans woman)

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo - Taylor Jenkins Reid (wlw/bi)

The Gentleman’s Guide To Vice and Virtue - Mackenzie Lee (mlm/gay/bi)

Been Here All Along - Sandy Hall (gay/bi)

History Is All You Left Me - Adam Silvera (mlm/gay)

Blue Is The Warmest Color - Julie Maroh (wlw/bi/lesbian)

Mask of Shadows - Linsey Miller (bi/genderfluid)

Once and Future - Cori McCarthy (wlw/mlm/gay/bi/nonbinary)

Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda - Beck Albertalli (mlm/gay)

Leah on the Offbeat - Becky Albertalli (wlw/bi)

Grasshopper Jungle - Andrew Smith (questioning/mlm)

The Rest of Us Just Live Here - Patrick Ness (mlm/gay)

Flying Tips For Flightless Birds - Kelly McCaughrain (mlm/gay)

I’ll Give You The Sun - Jandy Nelson (mlm)

Point Pleasant - Jen Archer Wood (mlm) 

True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys - Gerard Way (mlm/wlw)

The Wayfarers Series - Becky Chambers (wlw/aro/trans man/nonbinary/genderfluid)

Vesuvius Club - Mark Gatiss (bi)

The Song of Achilles - Madeline Miller (mlm)

Radio Silence - Alice Oseman (bi/mlm/demi/gay/pan/wlw/lesbian)

Of Fire and Stars - Audrey Coulthurst (wlw/lesbian)

Magnus Chase Series - Rick Riordan (genderfluid)

Heroes of Olympus - Rick Riordan (gay)

This Is Kind of An Epic Love Story - Kheyrn Callender (mlm/wlw)

Gracefully Grayson - Ami Polonsky (trans woman)

If I Was Your Girl - Meredith Russon (trans woman)

Call Me By Your Name - Andre Aciman (mlm)

Red, White, and Royal Blue - Casey McQuinston (mlm)

I Wish You All The Best - Mason Deaver (nonbinary)

Dreadnaught + Sovereign - April Daniels (wlw/trans woman)

The Art of Being Normal - Lisa Williamson (trans)

The Gone Series - Michael Grant (mlm/wlw)

One Of Us Is Lying - Karen McManus (mlm)

Six Of Crows - Author Not Provided (rep not given)

Crooked Kingdom - Author Not Provided (rep not given)

The Last Sun - Author Not Provided (rep not given)

Romeo and/or Juliet - Ryan North (rep not given)

American Gods - Neil Gaiman (mlm/gay/bi) 

The Mage Wars Series - Mercedes Lackey (gay)

Scott Pilgrim vs The World - Author Not Provided (mlm/gay/wlw)

Boyfriends With Girlfriends - Alex Sánchez (mlm/wlw/bi/gay)

Will Grayson, Will Grayson - David Levithan & John Green (mlm)

Podcasts

Welcome to Night Vale (mlm/gay/wlw/nonbinary)

Dreamboy (mlm/gay)

Alice Isn’t Dead (wlw/lesbian)

The Penumbra Podcast (mlm/bi/genderfluid/nonbinary)

My Favorite Podcast (trans men)

Within the Wires (wlw)

The Adventure Zone (mlm/wlw/trans/gnc/nonbinary)

Limetown (wlw/lesbian)

Getting Curious With Jonathan Van Ness (nblm/nonbinary)

Friends at the Table (mlm/wlw/nonbinary)

LezHangOut (wlw)

Bright Sessions (mlm/demi/ace)

Queer As Fact (historical lgbt)

History Is Gay (historical lgbt)

Always Here (historical lgbt)

And That’s Why We Drink (nonbinary)

Magnus Archives (mlm/ace)

TV Shows/Movies/ETC

One Day At A Time (Remake) (wlw/lesbian/nonbinary)

Love, Simon (mlm/gay)

A Single Man (mlm/gay)

Brokeback Mountain (mlm/gay)

In The Flesh (mlm/gay)

Weekend (mlm)

RWBY (wlw)

Jessica Jones (wlw/lesbian)

Critical Role (mlm/gay/bi/wlw/lesbian/nonbinary/genderfluid)

Pose (trans women/gay)

Schitt’s Creek (pan)

White Collar (wlw)

Lucifer (bi)

Umbrella Academy (mlm)

Call Me By Your Name (mlm)

Brooklynn 9-9 (mlm/gay/bi)

Steven Universe (nonbinary)

Sailor Moon (wlw)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (wlw)

Sense8 (mlm/gay/wlw/lesbian/trans woman)

Doom Patrol (?/rep not given)

Good Omens (nonbinary)

Gentleman Jack (wlw)

American Gods (mlm/gay/bi/two-spirit)

Orange Is The New Black (wlw/trans)

Blue Is The Warmest Color (wlw)

Shameless (mlm/trans)

Euphoria (wlw/trans woman)

Modern Family (mlm/gay)

Daisy Brown ARG (wlw/lesbian)

Deadpool (pan)

Deadpool 2 (pan/wlw)

Alex Strangelove (mlm/gay)

Musicals

The Prom (wlw/lesbian)

Be More Chill (mlm/bi)

Fun Home (wlw)

Spring Awakening (mlm)

A New Brain (mlm)

Falsettos (mlm/wlw)

Rent (mlm/wlw)

Firebringer (wlw/bi)

A Very Potter Musical (mlm/gay)

The Guy Who Didn’t Like Musicals (wlw)

Video Games

Fallout: New Vegas (mlm/gay/wlw/lesbian)

When The Night Comes (mlm/nonbinary)

The Arcana (nonbinary)

Dream Daddy (mlm/gay/bi/pan/trans)

Dragon Age (mlm/wlw/gay/lesbian/trans)

Smile For Me (wlw)

Undertale (trans/nonbinary/wlw/mlm)

Monster Prom (nonbinary)

Cookie Run (nonbinary/mlm/wlw/bi/pan)

The Missing (wlw/trans woman)

Fable 2 & 3 (wlw/mlm)

Borderlands 2 (mlm/wlw/bi/gay/lesbian)

Gone Home (wlw)

Prey (rep not given)

Dishonored 2 (rep not given)

Deus Ex Mankind Divided System Rift (rep not given)

Assassins Creed Series (mlm/wlw/gay/lesbian/trans)

The Last of Us (wlw/lesbian) 

Mass Effect Series (mlm/wlw/gay/lesbian)

Life Is Strange (wlw)

Overwatch (mlm/gay/wlw/lesbian)

Animal Crossing (pan)

Night In The Woods (pan/mlm/trans woman)

The Elder Scrolls (trans/wlw/lesbian)

Obviously this list is far from complete so feel free to add to it or let me know of anything else and I’ll edit the post to add it as long as you include the category it belongs to! Be sure to include what representation it has though otherwise I can’t add it!

[dazaichuuya]

Some Good Books

BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FOR UGLY CHILDREN- A trans boy named Gabe starts a radio station with his cool old man neighbor!! 

ART OF BEING NORMAL- A trans girl meets a cool guy who switches to their school after strange rumors that he nearly killed someone in his old school?? SYMTOMS OF BEING HUMAN- A closeted genderfluid person starts an anonymous blog after being recommended by their therapist.

FRAGILE BONES- An autistic boy Harrison is paired with a girl named Anna in this ‘best buddies’ program in his school since he loves medical stuff and Anna wants to become a doctor. I thought about this one after hearing about all the stuff about To Siri With Love.  

BORN WITH- This one goes with Fragile Bones, Erika has down syndrome, and is in the best buddies program with her friend Gianni, they both love musicals and performing. 

Feel free to add to this list :0

[sunspotery]

So according to an interview with Neil Gaiman in the back of Good Omens, before Terry Pratchett became a full time writer he wrote at least 400 words a day.

I’ve been trying it out for a couple weeks now and let me tell you 400 words is a totally awesome goal. It is very approachable and not intimidating, often leads to more than 400 words cause well now I have to finish this scene. 

Seriously I probably would have written nothing in the last couple weeks, instead I’ve written 1000′s of words. 

10/10 would recommend.

[neil-gaiman]

Terry would be proud.

[deliciouspirategod]

@thefingerfuckingfemalefury @asynca @cloudauditorefair @retra-vodka-uncle @almavivadreams

[thefingerfuckingfemalefury]

A sensible goal!

[holisticfansstuff]

My favourite comment:

[knightinpinkunderwear]

Idk what everyone’s problem is.

Like mlm need representation yes,

but enby couples?? The queer couples that don’t really have labels?? The queer people whose genders don’t fit in that strict male or female shit???

They also need representation.

Just cuz it doesn’t represent your brand of queer doesn’t mean it isn’t queer rep

[shieldmaiden-of-ineffable-intent]

It makes me sad that people are taking shots at one of the least-problematic authors of our generation simply because he refuses to confirm Crowley and Azirophale as cis-gendered male characters. This is the same author who gave us Salim and The Jinn in American Gods. This man is a true ally. Stop giving him shit because the love story in Good Omens involves nonbinary entities. He never said it wasn’t queer. This is not queerbaiting. Let’s just go back to enjoying the beautiful story and queer representation please.

- Signed, a bisexual Gaiman fan

[sauntering-down]

i had three fic ideas.  wrote one.  i still have three fic ideas.  this is not how math is supposed to work.

[seasnailglass]

can this post please back up it’s too close to home

[alexseanchai]

I had five ideas, I wrote two, now I have seven

[bisexualbaker]

Listen. They’re called “plot bunnies” for a reason, and it’s not just because they hop around all over your brain demanding attention.

[redsixwing]

🎶99 fanfic ideas on my blog

99 fanfic ideas~

Take one down, pass it around

137 fanfic ideas on my blog🎶

[notyouramelie]

@thebibliosphere

[thebibliosphere]

Send help.

[hogwartsaheadcanon]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again since no-one has yet given me a valid reason as to why James Potter, lacking a wand, didn’t just transform into Prongs when Voldy turned up and like… fucking spear him. Why didn’t he do that? Like I don’t care how astonishingly powerful a dark wizard he was, no-one could ever be prepared for walking into a house and there’s just… a massive fuck off stag staring you down? How could you possibly react to that? 

You couldn’t, giving said stag the opportunity to put an antler through his eye and save the day. Not to mention, can you imagine the Prophet headlines if that was how it’d gone down?

[jilylicious]

Valid reason coming your way….

You need a wand to assume your Animagus form.

[warmhappycat]

You definitely don’t… Sirius did it in Azkaban.

[jilylicious]

Aha good point then yeah he should have impaled that motherfucker

[antisocialbislytherin]

He was unregistrated, right? I mean.. sure, he would have killed the dark lord, but still, it’s a crime. And then there’s the fact that the others were animagi too, which would lead to them being exposed and most certainly being accused of not getting themselves a registration. Their connections to Remus would be obvious, and I think he’d be exposed too. We all learned about the problems lycantrophy causes, and I don’t think James would have been stupid enough to risk that his best friend lost everything.

[phoneboxcorgi-deactivated201803]

To be fair, you try telling the guy who FUCKING IMPALED Voldemort that he had to go to jail for being unregistered.

[queenelvendork]

Also, it’s the ministry of magic. You could literally say that someone had created a stag by whatever means, and they’d buy it.

[hogwartsaheadcanon]

Another superlative point—"Where did the stag—yes, it was definitely a stag not a deer note that down please—where did it come from you ask? Oh, absolutely haven’t the foggiest Mister Minister Sir—it was just sort of there. Passing through I suppose.“

”…Passing through.“

“Yes.”

“Through your hallway.”

“Yes.”

“And stabbed Voldemort through the eye.”

“Through the eye, yes, and right through the brain: ghastly stuff, Minister, felt absolutely horrid.”

“It felt horrid?”

“I mean… I imagine so.”

“… right. And where did this deer go?”

“Oh, it vanished, Sir, quite spontaneously.”

“…uhuh. So the stag just wandered into your home, skewered a dark wizard, disapeared, and you saw neither where it came from nor where it went.”

“That’s about the size of it, yes.”

“… Yeah okay that sounds legit job done lads.”

[lesbx]

cat when I’m snuggling him: I’ve never met you in my life. you bastard. you fiend. stop this at once

cat when I’m busy doing something and can’t pet him right that second: Where Is My Kisses From Mommy??? Where Is My Snuggles And Cuddles That I Crave So Dearly. You Are A Cruel And Unjust Mother And I Am Going To Scream

[nymphewrites]

If you can’t handle waiting for an update, if you can’t accept that some fics will never be finished, don’t read WIPs.

“I’ll only read this if you promise to update more frequently.”

Then don’t read it. Don’t pull this guilt trip ultimatum on an author who is trying their best, and is unpaid for the content they create.

“It’s summer. C'mon, you need to be updating more!”

I get this might be hard for teenagers to grasp, but most fanfic authors are adults, who, miraculously, do not have the summer off. Just because you have free time doesn’t mean we do.

“Please update!”

I know many of you may think this is a compliment, but to a writer who has spent days, weeks, even months, working on an update, this makes us feel like you’re ungrateful. We put so much time and effort into this, and you have nothing to say except “I want more” - why would we bother, if the work we’ve done is going unappreciated?

“I notice you have a lot of unfinished fics….”

Believe it or not, we are more aware of our work than you are. Shocking, I know.

“I took a big risk reading a WIP, please don’t let me down by not updating…”

You knew what you were getting into when you decided to read it. Don’t guilt trip us when this is on you.

“Please please please don’t abandon this!”

No one writes a fic with the intention of abandoning it. Sometimes the inspiration is gone. Sometimes life just gets in the way. We may come back to it, we may not. But let’s be clear: we owe you nothing. Nothing but a correct rating. You are not paying for this. There was no contract signed.

You really want a fic updated? Then leave a real, detailed review.

What made you laugh? What made you angry? What was your favorite part? Talk about the plot. Talk about the dynamic of the ship. Talk about whatever it is that you love about it(this is not the time for criticism, even constructive), because that will definitely help inspire us to pick it up again.

[chasingshhadows]

I picked up a 3yr old, essentially abandoned fic bc I got a comment on it, a nice comment, a sweet flailing of love that made me *want* to write again. That made me remember the worth of my writing and my story. That made me remember why I loved that story and loved telling it. I’d gotten several “please update!“s over those years, but it was the real comment that got me to pick it up again.

I can’t speak for other writers, but that’s a far better motivation for me.

[tired--archivist]

[lycanthroprince]

the game is peace island for anyone wondering!

[heyred101]

Tips for fight scenes

If you get punched in the nose your eyes will water, a lot, even if it didn’t really hurt

Your body follows your head, your head gets pushed one way and your body will want to go that way

Getting hit in the stomach isn’t good, it hurts, getting hit in the diaphragm is worse. Causes your lungs to kinda spasm and make it hard to breathe (diaphragm is between stomach and chest)

When fighting a larger person they will have an easier time forcing you back

The jaw is the knockout button. Hit it hard enough and down for the count

Back of the head is very vulnerable, can cause serious damage if hit there

Kidney punches. They hurt. A lot.

People with experience will try to be where they are comfortable. A wrestler will try to get their opponent on the ground, a boxer will stay on their feet, etc.

Easiest counter to a kick is to get closer to whoever is throwing it, then they won’t have enough room for it to be effective

If you want realism, avoid fancy, flashy moves. They’re less practical and easier to counter.

[chronicallylate-blog]

HOW TO MAKE A CUTE DRESS OUT OF SHORTS

put shorts on

put legs in one leg hole

pull up and on to shoulder

instant fashion

[glitterweave]

And here we have glitterweave sporting a beautiful Sunset Yellow 

NEVER forget to accessorize 

[silversora-deactivated20190324]

well one of us is going to have to change

[littlekingtrashboy]

Guys

I really think

I’m winning this. 

(Yoga pants do the trick)

[dalekpoetry-deactivated20150207]

Ladies…..please….

[necessary-sass-deactivated20150]

Send this to all the straight boys

[alltimevirgilant]

I love this so much

[love-is-a-chemical]

I know I just rebloged this but I need this on my account twice.

[aquilacalvitium]

I absolutely love the men of tumblr

[amaranthine-space-ravens]

Finally started watching season 3 of Wynonna Earp and killing off Dolls is not okay

[githvyrik]

no offense but why does anyone other than me get to control the way my hair looks

[githvyrik]

bosses are like “ummmmm it’s unprofessional to have fun hair :/” families are like “why would you ruin the way your hair naturally looks” some weirdos call you a slut for a specific hairstyle………………….. fuck off it’s hair???????? and it’s mine????????????? none of your goddamn business????????????

[githvyrik]

and this extends to tattoos and piercings and stuff too. the only thing colorful hair, tattoos, and piercings say about me is that I thought they would look cool and they do so fuck off

[1man2hands]