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trc, six of crows, shadowhunters, tlt and more || @schnuspi

[chalup-ka]

"And Mina would be miserable; she just adores [Kit] and rides everywhere on his back, clutching onto his shirt with her little hands. It reminds me of the way James and Lucie used to ride on Will‘s shoulders."

SCREAMING CRYING THROWING UP

[uwuspaceboy]

WHO ELSE UP FRANKEN THEY STEIN RN

[crowningsarcasm]

One of the most underrated exchanges in the Ice Court heist:

"He's a friend?" asked Kuwei in sceptical Shu.

"On occasion."

= Kuwei and Nina, about Kaz

[ariannaaart]

and now I'm covered in you 🍃

[imastoryteller]

20 Ways to Show Extreme Fear in Your Writing

As I dive into researching signs of fear for my horror WIP, I wanted to share some of the most compelling and visceral reactions I’ve come across. Whether you’re writing a chilling scene or crafting a character’s panic, these 20 signs of fear can help bring tension and realism to your story.

Physical Reactions

Hyperventilating — sucking in air but never feeling like it’s enough

Chest tightens — feels like a weight or hands pressing down

Limbs shaking violently, knees buckling

Complete loss of muscle control — collapsing or unable to stand

Cold sweat soaking through clothes

Heart hammering so hard they feel it in their throat or head

Tunnel vision — the world narrowing down to one terrifying focal point

Ringing in the ears or sudden deafness, like the world drops away

Dizziness / feeling faint / vision blurring

Dry mouth — unable to speak or even scream

Uncontrollable Behavior

Screaming / sobbing / gasping — involuntary vocal outbursts

Panic run — bolting without thinking, tripping over everything

Clawing at their own skin / chest / throat — like trying to escape their body

Begging / pleading out loud even if no one’s there

Repeating words or phrases — “No, no, no” / “This isn’t happening”

Hiding instinctively — diving under tables, closets, or corners

Desperate grabbing — reaching for someone, anything solid

Loss of bladder or bowel control (for extreme terror)

Total mental shutdown — frozen, slack-jawed, staring blankly

Memory blackout — later can’t recall what happened during the worst moment

[writersbloxx]

Body Language

When someone is...

Sad

Face/Body:

Avoidant/reduced eye contact

Drooping eyelids

Downcast eyes

Frowning

Raised inner ends of eyebrows

Dropped or furrowed eyebrows

Quivering lip/biting lip

Wrinkled nose

Voice:

Soft pitch

Low lone

Pauses/hesitant speech

Quiet/breathy

Slow speech

Voice cracks/breaking voice

Gestures/Posture:

Slouching/lowered head

Rigid/tense posture

Half formed/slow movement

Fidgeting or clasped hands

Sniffing or heavy swallows

Self soothing gestures (running hands over the arms, hand over heart, holding face in palms, etc)

[prettyboyneil]

I can literally just be chilling and my mind will randomly go CALM DOWN RONAN STOP BEING NEEDY RONAN GET YOURSELF TOGETHER RONAN YOU’RE ALWAYS THE CAR CRASH RONAN

[aymmidumps]

let him ride the totally-not-generic-maserati-i-found-on-google

[sophialightwood]

and Why pray tell, does Julian have a lighter at all much less an empty one? because he smokes cigarettes because he is grunge.

[polartss]

Nina and Matthias 💔

I made this for Illumicrate’s special edition of Six of Crows!!

[cassandraclare]

Uh, not exactly a question actually - but would you consider Jude Duarte the daughter of Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn? (bcoz i do, i really really do - she is literally the PERFECT mix of both, like physically, mentally and spiritually)

I waited for Holly to get to my house so I could ask her this, so here you go:

Holly: "But if Julian and Emma were her parents, they'd be dead! Madoc would have killed them!"

Me: "They might have killed him, they can fight back, unlike Jude's mortal parents!"

Holly: WELL YOU NEVER KNOW.

Neither of us believe the other person's character would have survived, make of it what you will!

[anyakaste]

Imagine being Julian Blackthorn and having your other-universe hypothetical daughter ending up with ANOTHER fairy royalty….

[valtsv]

big fan of characters with abandonment + attachment issues so profound that they leave claw marks in everything they touch but would sooner gnaw off their own leg than admit they just want someone to stay for once. in a totally normal well adjusted and not at all projecting way of course.

[chalup-ka]

my favorite genre of book is Edgar Allan Poe references

[afterthemovie]

v interested to see the fallout for harrow after seeing the body when nobody else can -> everyone being able to see alecto

[balladofbells]

The way the dark artifices was Cassandra Clare’s comedic peak while also being her darkest series always kills me

[slarxsa]

Being 13 and not understanding why i resonated with Jude so much and then being 15 and realising that her experience perfectly reflects my experience as a second generation immigrant.

[chalup-ka]

this is so sad and crazy you need a better country to immigrate to

[chalup-ka]

ok but reading Magnus say "I like to think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual" was absolutely life changing for 13-year old me