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kensthjerte

Bruna Marquezine as Bia Martins

AMOR DA MINHA VIDA (2024)

#waaaahhhh #c: valeriya de clairmont

haleyatwell

LOVE STORY (2026–) 1.06 The Wedding

#falls over and dies #r: val & gerome

canirove

The Tudors (2007-2010) | s02e06 | 67/?

#c: maeve sommers #c: val

theyhitthe2ndtower

everything is a ploy by big suicide to make me commit suicide

#oop #c: valeriya de clairmont

burnttoast7272

i knew i wasn't wanted but i tried to be anyways.

#c: val #c: maeve sommers #c: greer trevelyan

coffeeandcigarettesv9

#nsfw #r: maeve & ilya #r: valeriya & audoire

thatsmyaphrodite

TYLA Attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating "Costume Art" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, NY | May 4, 2026

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connorwyndham

GOSSIP GIRL (2007–2012) 2X06 « New Haven Can Wait »

#lmaoooo #c: valeriya de clairmont

daddyfuckedme

#correct #c: valeriya de clairmont #c: maeve sommers #c: ellana lavellan

digitalkiddo

If you're writing anything involving cons, scams, heists, or morally questionable characters who are very good at lying, here are some free resources I've been using for research. Saving you the "why is this in my search history" anxiety.

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Reblog to save for later. Your WIP will thank you.

#resources