Just A Small Town Girl

[twobabkas]

How did we let this happen? We were both very stupid and irresponsible. This is real though, right? Yeah.

[lyralit]

show, don't tell:

anticipation - bouncing legs - darting eyes - breathing deeply - useless / mindless tasks - eyes on the clock - checking and re-checking

frustration - grumbling - heavy footsteps - hot flush - narrowed eyes - pointing fingers - pacing / stomping

sadness - eyes filling up with tears - blinking quickly - hiccuped breaths - face turned away - red / burning cheeks - short sentences with gulps

happiness - smiling / cheeks hurting - animated - chest hurts from laughing - rapid movements - eye contact - quick speaking

boredom - complaining - sighing - grumbling - pacing - leg bouncing - picking at nails

fear - quick heartbeat - shaking / clammy hands - pinching self - tuck away - closing eyes - clenched hands

disappointment - no eye contact - hard swallow - clenched hands - tears, occasionally - mhm-hmm

tiredness - spacing out - eyes closing - nodding head absently - long sighs - no eye contact - grim smile

confidence - prolonged eye contact - appreciates instead of apologizing - active listening - shoulders back - micro reactions

[forgetmcnotts]

1.05 | 6.06

[lestatgetbehindme]

Claire & Jamie + pre-wedding *heart eyes* 😍

[auburncurlslass]

😍😍😍😍😍

[thewanderingace]

Claire’s tartan dress in Outlander 1x04 “The Gathering”

[clairesbeauchamp]

JAMIE AND CLAIRE FRASER

OUTLANDER | 6x04 “Hour of the Wolf”

[iwhumpyou]

One of the best tips for writing descriptions of pain is actually a snippet I remember from a story where a character is given a host of colored pencils and asked to draw an egg.

The character says that there’s no white pencil.  But you don’t need a white pencil to draw a white egg.  We already know the egg is white.  What we need to draw is the luminance of the yellow lamp and the reflection of the blue cloth and the shadows and the shading.

We know a broken bone hurts.  We know a knife wound hurts.  We know grief hurts.  Show us what else it does.

You don’t need to describe the character in pain.  You need to describe how the pain affects the character - how they’re unable to move, how they’re sweating, how they’re cold, how their muscles ache and their fingers tremble and their eyes prickle.

Draw around the egg.  Write around the pain.  And we will all be able to see the finished product.

[balfeys]

for @gotham-ruaidh​: Claire + being so done with St.Paul

BONUS:

[alexander-and-elizabeth]

I don’t belong here,” I said softly…But we are here, all of us. And we’re here because I loved you, more than the life that was mine.

~ A Breath Of Snow And Ashes, Diana Gabaldon

[avasetocallmyown]

..maybe I should explain how we do things here...

[aye-sassenachh]

[fraserstanclub-deactivated20220]

[insp.]

[bat-cat-reader]

Staged pics and insignificant ppl could never take away that he loves her and only her. The man literally dedicates almost everything he does(whiskey, book, tartan, MIK, etc)with her in the forefront of his mind.

[mariaae]

Sam looks at only one woman this way:

[samcait-love]

[gastairfad]

Even if I'm quite annoyed with both of them lately, this post is so accurate that it's a must to reblog!!!

[dstdon]

[always-outlander]

“It starts out the same, but then, after a moment,” he said, speaking softly, “suddenly it’s as though I’ve a living flame in my arms.” His touch grew firmer, outlining my lips and caressing the line of my jaw. “And I want only to throw myself into it and be consumed.”

Outlander, Chapter 17

[fraserstanclub-deactivated20220]

sing me a song of a lad that is gone...

[themusicsweetly]

OUTLANDER Season 6 | Opening Credits