heart-throb(eom).

lim jaebeom ; a man whose good looks excite immature romantic feelings in my heart.

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Winx Club Power Ideas

Originally on a graphic created by “thedamnedfairy” on DA before it was taken down, I decided to write out the list to help Winx writers/artists and the like to give them ideas on what to base powers off of so it’s not just the common ones.

Under a Readmore because it is long.

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How do you make a character's backstory? Not what it needs but if you need to write it very detailed, simple or complexed for example

Guide: Character Back Stories

What is a Character Back Story?

From the day you’re born, you begin racking up experiences that are a result of your environment, the people around you, and the things that happen to you. These experiences, and how they affected you, play a huge role in who you are at every stage of your life by influencing things like: personality, likes and dislikes, hopes and dreams, pet peeves and fears, wants and needs, skills and career, hobbies and interests, knowledge and the choices you make are all affected by your previous experiences. All of those things can be transformed over and over again throughout life, especially when we go through “life-changing” experiences.

We want our characters to feel as real as possible to our reader, so a part of creating a realistic character is understanding their personal history and the effect their past experiences have had on who they are when the story begins. In fact, part of the point of stories about people (both fiction and non-fiction) is to examine how their experiences (or, more importantly, a life-changing event) changes who they are. That’s what we call a “character arc” in fiction.

How Do You Figure Out a Character’s Back Story?

Different writers have different processes for figuring out a character’s back story. Some writers like to create a fully fleshed out character and then figure out how that back story affects how they move through the plot. Other writers like to plot out how the character will move through the plot, then figure out what experiences might have led to those beliefs, desires, experiences, etc. And some people (like me) do a combination of the two, creating a basic framework for the back story, but tweaking and adding things as they become necessary throughout the story.

Cause and Effect: Experiences and Impact on Choices

Since your character’s experiences affect who they become and the choices they make, it’s important to consider the cause and effect relationship between experiences and choices. First, let’s look at a possible experience and see if we can brainstorm some possibilities for how it might affect the character’s traits:

Let’s say your character survived a bad flood as a child. How might that experience impact the following traits?

Personality - they might be a little high strung and panicky because they never feel truly safe in their environment.

Likes and Dislikes - they might like things that feel safe and secure. They probably dislike things that involve being on or near water.

Hopes and Dreams - they may dream of living someplace inland where there aren’t a lot of lakes and rivers. Or, maybe they dream of a career where they can prevent future floods.

Pet Peeves and Fears - they might be annoyed by people who enjoy water-related activities like fishing and boating. They might be afraid of big bodies of water and avoid being near it at all cost.

Wants and Needs - they might want or even need things that keep them away from bodies of water, like if they have to visit a place normally accessed by boat, they might need to find an alternate route, like flying or taking the long way by road.

Skills and Career - they may have acquired any number of survival skills during the flood, such as performing first aid and CPR. They may have enjoyed administering first aid during the flood, so they might choose a career as a first responder or medical personnel.

Hobbies and Interests - probably none of their interests and hobbies involve being on or near water. But maybe they have a strange fascination with painting bodies of water, or with reading about shipwrecks.

Knowledge and Choices - they may have a lot of knowledge about floods, why they happen, how things go wrong, what to do and not to do in a flood, laws and regulations meant to prevent flooding, knowing how water impacts the body, etc. And they may make choices that lead them to any of the above or away from them, as necessary.

These are all things you can brainstorm with a little thought, imagination, and research. But, if you can get a hold of The Positive Trait Thesaurus and The Negative Trait Thesaurus by Angela Ackerman and Becca Puglisi, do it… because these handy writing reference books not only walk you through potential causes of various traits, they also provide the behaviors and attitudes that commonly result from them. Knowing that helps you understand how your character’s cynicism affects their choices and moves them through the story.

How to Implement Back Story as You Write

Since you have fleshed out the cause and effect of your character’s experiences, you can start to look at things that happen in the story, then figure out how that resulting trait impacts any particular thing they have to say or do. You can do this systematically during the planning process, or you can do it as you write, always keeping in mind how these traits impact their choices.

How to Flesh Out/Organize Back Story Details

Your character’s back story should be a part of the overall character development you do when you create your character, so how you flesh out and organize those details will depend on your planning process. You may want to include back story details in an overall character summary, or you might include them in a character profile. You can find templates for these all over online, just be cautious of templates that are too detailed. No one cares what your character’s favorite gum flavor is, or whether they prefer glue or tape. Try to stick to fleshing out details that matter in the story, and the same is true of back story details.

Good luck with your story!

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Words to describe facial expressions

Absent: preoccupied 

Agonized: as if in pain or tormented

Alluring: attractive, in the sense of arousing desire

Appealing: attractive, in the sense of encouraging goodwill and/or interest

Beatific: blissful

Black: angry or sad, or hostile

Bleak: hopeless

Blinking: surprise, or lack of concern

Blithe: carefree, lighthearted, or heedlessly indifferent

Brooding: anxious and gloomy

Bug eyed: frightened or surprised

Chagrined: humiliated or disappointed

Cheeky: cocky, insolent

Cheerless: sad

Choleric: hot-tempered, irate

Darkly: with depressed or malevolent feelings

Deadpan: expressionless, to conceal emotion or heighten humor

Despondent: depressed or discouraged

Doleful: sad or afflicted

Dour: stern or obstinate

Dreamy: distracted by daydreaming or fantasizing

Ecstatic: delighted or entranced

Faint: cowardly, weak, or barely perceptible

Fixed: concentrated or immobile

Gazing: staring intently

Glancing: staring briefly as if curious but evasive

Glazed: expressionless due to fatigue or confusion

Grim: fatalistic or pessimistic

Grave: serious, expressing emotion due to loss or sadness

Haunted: frightened, worried, or guilty

Hopeless: depressed by a lack of encouragement or optimism

Hostile: aggressively angry, intimidating, or resistant

Hunted: tense as if worried about pursuit

Jeering: insulting or mocking

Languid: lazy or weak

Leering: sexually suggestive

Mild: easygoing

Mischievous: annoyingly or maliciously playful

Pained: affected with discomfort or pain

Peering: with curiosity or suspicion

Peeved: annoyed

Pleading: seeking apology or assistance

Quizzical: questioning or confused

Radiant: bright, happy

Sanguine: bloodthirsty, confident

Sardonic: mocking

Sour: unpleasant

Sullen: resentful

Vacant: blank or stupid looking

Wan: pale, sickly

Wary: cautious or cunning

Wide eyed: frightened or surprised

Withering: devastating

Wrathful: indignant or vengeful

Wry: twisted or crooked to express cleverness or a dark or ironic feeling

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YOURS 🔞 ➳ when he makes you tell him exactly what he wants to hear ➳ [original] | [masterlist] 

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Happy Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

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♡︎ 𝐠𝐨𝐭7 𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬 ♡︎

𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚊𝚟𝚎, 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎

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Lost fragrances - Mini Masterlist -

- Teaser - 

Fragrance IX : Wisteria

Fragrance X : Metallic

Fragrance XI : Sillage 

Fragrance XII : Accord

Fragrances - Final 

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Fragrances - Mini Masterlist -

Teaser

Fragrance I : Vetiver 

Fragrance II : Chypre

Fragrance III : Fougère

Fragrance IV : Leather

Fragrance V : Oud

Fragrance VI : Neroli

Fragrance VII : Gourmand

Fragrance VIII : Ambergris

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LOKI in THOR RAGNAROK - WANDA in WANDAVISION

[lesbianrey]

framing sex as one of the basic human needs is just wrong and coercive. you will not die without sex- sex is not a right. you are never entitled to sex the same way that you are entitled to food, water, oxygen, etc. it’s this mentality that fuels rape culture tbh.

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[psychictoastmaker]

People in the comments being all bitter. As if the arts aren’t out here giving you a reprieve from all the shit y'all go through. As if the arts aren’t out here making sure you live a little bit instead of just surviving.

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[pinkpiggy93]

I’m reblogging this cuz, same. As an artist i confirm even without turbulents, this ux my purpose of existence

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[WEIBO] Mark for Trendmo February 2021 Issue 1 | 2

[frankdelflno]

Surnames are just as important as given names. So, I compiled a list of the websites I use to find my surnames.

English Surnames

Dutch Surnames

Spanish Surnames

Scottish Surnames

German Surnames

Italian Surnames

Irish Surnames

French Surnames

Scandinavian Surnames

Welsh Surnames

Jewish Surnames

Surnames By Ethnicity

Most Common Surnames in the USA

Most Common Surnames in Great Britan

Most Common Surnames in Asia

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[old-manrupee]

For whoever needs these.

[dragons-arrow]

I NEED THE ITALIAN LAST NAMES SO BAD

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We are like fireworks…: Surnames Master Post.

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Chinese surnames

Indian surnames

Indonesian surnames

Pakistani surnames

Bengali surnames

Japanese surnames

Filipino surnames

Korean surnames

Syrian surnames

Mongolian naming and clan names

Thai surnames

Asia is not a single country.

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AND THEY’RE NOT FROM fantasynamegenerators.com SO THAT MEANS IT’LL BE EASIER TO PICK POTENTIALLY

[gyupeach]

#7for7project week 2: jinyoung

jinyoung as the cover of kpop albums [compare with the originals here]

[ahgaseforeternity]

GOT7 as Greek Gods and first kisses

It’s been hot minute since I’ve done one of these but who doesn’t love some kissing honestly! Enjoy!

Jaebeom as Ares

When this fiery God sets his lips on yours, he is not gonna wanna stop, so be prepared to never breathe again. No, but seriously it’ll be hot, aggressive, and probably the sexiest first kiss you will ever receive! His hands will be tangled in your hair, only so he can press you closer to him. He’ll growl and it’ll be the best sound ever!

Youngjae as Dionysus

This luxurious God would create a whole experience for your first kiss that will taste like delicious wine and leave you tingling from your head to your toes! His lips would be velvet soft and so would his thumb when he swipes it across your bottom lip after he pulls away. His eyes would be shimmering just like gold!

Yugyeom as Apollo

This golden beauty would probably lean in real slowly , waiting for that perfect moment when the sun is touching your faces, warming your skin, and then press his amazing lips to yours, capturing the warmth of the brighten sun between your lips. You’d be able to feel his smile against your mouth and it would leave you melting!

Mark Tuan as Hermes

Alright, this mischievous God would be smiling at you all night, waiting for the perfect moment to take you completely off guard and back you against a wall. He’d brush his nose against yours, bring his lips inches from your own, and wait until you begged n begged for him to finally press his lips to yours.

Bambam as Poseidon

Oh, I hope your prepared for things to get a lil crazy. He’d definitely catch you in a rain storm with your hair and clothes soaked through, and press his full lips to yours, brushing his tongue against your mouth until you finally opened up for him. After that, oh—his tongue will make your toes curl! BE PREPARED!

Jinyoung as Zeus

This beautiful, cocky God will for sure bring his A game when kissing you. He’ll tug your lip, slide his tongue on them, and leave you wanting more and more until you think you can’t stand up any longer. He lift you up into his arms and hold you against his chest, just so your lips don’t have to tear apart. SWOON!

Jackson as Hades

This sinister God will be anything but when it comes to kissing you. He’ll be the one melting into you, kissing you like he can’t get enough, pressing closer and closer. He’ll groan against your lips in the sexiest way that’ll have you ready to be swept away into the underworld! The best part is, when you finally break apart, his face will be lit with a smile unlike anything you’ve ever seen!

[meiselr]

1000 Picspams Challenge | #557 - Modern Goddesses as a Girl Gang

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Things you can control in life…