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Text: congrats on the failure babe, most people don't even try
How do i write a character who just got wings and getting used to them
How to write a character who just got wings
The extent on what happens depends on the span of the wings and if they can retract them. Some general ideas you can build on are:
1. Physical Sensations and Adjustment
Immediate sensations:
Weight or shift in balance, large wings pull the center of gravity backward.
Muscle soreness in the back/shoulders, especially along new muscle groups.
Hyper-awareness of the wings brushing against objects or catching air.
Itchiness or sensitivity if the wings "grew" recently.
Movement challenges:
Misjudging the wingspan and knocking things over.
Falling backwards because of the weight.
Learning how to fold them, awkward, slow, maybe painful at first.
Retraction (if possible) could feel like tensing very deep muscles or like closing a fist behind your back.
2. Clothing and Practical Issues
Clothing must be modified with slits, stretchy backs, or specialized harnesses. Jackets especially are a pain in the ass.
Backpacks don't really work anymore.
Sleeping becomes complicated, lying flat may be impossible.
Washing and grooming: preening feathers, drying membranes, accidental shedding, etc. maybe they need someone else to help them with this.
3. Emotional and Psychological Reactions
Internal:
Awe, excitement, disbelief, fear, claustrophobia (from a suddenly bigger body).
Feeling "larger than life" or feeling like a burden/monster depending on tone.
Social:
Depends on the worldbuilding and if this is a normal occurrence or not.
People stare, doors are narrower than they remembered, chairs become inpractible
Friends may react with fascination, jealousy, fear, or awkwardness.
4. Sensory Changes
Wings have nerves. Touch may be pleasant, ticklish, or painful.
Wind sensitivity, your character can feel air currents like a sixth sense.
Temperature issues: feathers insulate, membrane wings may get cold easily.
5. Learning to Use the Wings
Pre-flight:
Figuring out how to flare, beat, and angle them.
Overworking the muscles, leading to cramps.
Instinct vs. trial-and-error, do they feel intuitive or alien to the character?
First attempts at flight:
Running starts, panic flapping, short glides, messy crash landings.
Realizing flight requires technique (lifting angle, timing, wing power), not just force.
6. Realistic Physical Consequences of Flight
Flight demands big caloric intake, your character may become constantly hungry.
Stronger chest/back muscles develop, posture shifts.
Calluses or pads on feet if landing involves impact.
7. Daily Life & Worldbuilding
Will buildings accommodate large-winged beings?
Are wings common or unique? Does society have norms (wing etiquette)?
How does weather matter? Rain makes feathers heavy, wind can blow them sideways.
Also: If Wings Are Retractable
Retraction might feel like compressing or tucking away something huge, which may cause soreness or a sense of phantom wings when retracted.
Retraction could consume energy or rely on magic/technology.
There may be a risk of malfunction or partial transformation.
Retracting them can mess with the feathers, needing support to care for them when opened up again.
Hope this helps!
- Jana
you know what? fuck it, man. the world is held in the fists of people who like to break things. at this point i’m saying who gives a shit. wear that victorian dress you don’t have an excuse for. dress up like a witch, pointed hat and all. who cares anymore. why worry about it when there’s bigger stuff to worry on. i’m saying. yeah, this lipstick is too dark, wanna share? i’m saying go talk to her, tell her that you like her hair. i’m saying she’s out of my league but i’m still swinging, i’m saying yeah i’m in a ballgown and it’s a pta meeting. what about it. eat the extra brownie, tell her your feelings. i’m saying if nothing matters than we might as well give nothing meaning.
#i’m saying if existence is a void at least i’m going down screaming.
it’s been 9 years since i wrote this. i was experiencing 24/7 anxiety so badly that i needed serious medication. these days in the back of my car is an “emergency party box.” when people admit they no longer really celebrate their birthday; i tell them to put the sash on and queue up kesha, we’re going bowling or something. these days i can’t spin around without finding something i am enamored with. these days i list 3 things i’m grateful for before i fall asleep. you’re probably one of them, just by virtue of you existing.
at the time i wrote this, i was suffering through a severe panic attack literally every night. i tortured my brother with constant 2 AM calls just to hear someone else breathing, because i couldn’t be alone in the silence.
i rarely wish i was still 23 even though ironically i had more hope back then. what i can tell you is this: i love the same way, but bigger now. i’ve worn the velvet cape to several business meetings. i spent thursday in a crop top without caring what my stomach looked like.
i told her i like her; i often dress as a witch. i still got glass in my foot this morning. i’ve kissed maybe a thousand people since then and met a million more than that; passing like the shadow of a hammerhead in trains and planes and buses.
i saw you, beloved, there, maybe, on platform in south station. you didn’t speak, but you said: i struggle to give the nothing meaning. the nothing fills up everything. it is just loud and yellowed panicked silence. i can’t stop shaking.
on the roof, birds curl together against the chilled spring wind. the sky outside of the craft store was an iridescent pink. the nothing already had meaning; you are giving it meaning by witnessing.
the act of living, beloved: it’s just decoding how to translate it.
How to become friends
Here a some ways on how your characters could become/could've become friends.
"School & Childhood" Friends
Sitting next to each other on the first day of class
Being assigned as lab/project partners
Having the same teacher and complaining together
Sharing school supplies
Being the only two people who don’t know anyone
Riding the same school bus
Getting seated alphabetically near each other every year
Being in detention together
Letting the other cheat off of them
One person defending the other from bullying
Meeting at recess or on the playground
Competing on the same academic team
Being roommates in college
Always sitting next to each other in the library
Staying up late talking in the dorms
Helping each other study before exams
Meeting during orientation week
"Family Connections" Friends
Their mothers/fathers being friends
Being cousins close in age
Growing up as neighbors
Family friends who vacation together
Parents arranging playdates
Siblings introducing them
One family helping another during hard times
Their families attending the same religious or community events
Becoming friends because their kids are friends
Meeting at weddings or family reunions
Dating each others' siblings
"Neighborhood & Everyday Life" Friends
Living in the same apartment building
Seeing each other walking dogs every day
Sharing a fence/backyard
Helping shovel snow or carry groceries
Meeting at a local park regularly
Frequenting the same café
Running into each other during morning commutes
One person helping after a car breakdown
Being regulars at the same store
Sharing a laundry room in their apartment building
"Work & Professional Life" Friends
Starting work on the same day
Complaining about the boss together
Working late on the same project
Covering shifts for each other
Sitting beside each other in the office
Traveling together for work
Bonding during training sessions
Accidentally getting trapped in endless meetings together
One mentoring the other
Quitting the same toxic workplace
"Shared Interests" Friends
Joining the same sports team
Playing in the same band
Meeting in an online game
Joining the same fandom
Taking the same art/music/dance classes
Going to the same gym
Meeting through cosplay or conventions
Attending book clubs
Participating in hobby communities
Posting in the same niche online forum
Volunteering for the same cause
Meeting in a run club
Following each other online
"Through Other Friends" Friends
“You two would get along”
Becoming the last two awake at a party
Mutual friends inviting both people repeatedly
Being added to the same group chat
Becoming friends after a breakup divides the friend group
One friend “adopting” the quieter person
Meeting through double dates
Their two friend groups mixing with each other when two people start dating
Becoming roommates through mutuals
"Random Coincidences" Friends
Missing the same train
Being stranded somewhere together
Wearing the same outfit or shirt
Reaching for the same book in a library
Accidentally texting the wrong number
Dancing next to each other at a concert
Sitting together in the airport during a delayed flight
Sitting next to each other on the train/plane
Getting stuck in an elevator with each other
Meeting on holiday together
One person dropping something and the other helping
Surviving an embarrassing moment together
Laughing at the same thing no one else noticed
"Funny & Unexpected Situation" Friends
Mistaken identity leading to conversation
Fighting first and later becoming close
One stealing the other’s seat
A shared hatred of the same person
Both pretending to understand something they don’t
Meeting because of a lost pet
Becoming friends after a minor car accident
One person overhearing the other say something unhinged and agreeing
Meeting through a heated conversation in a comment section
Accidentally attending the wrong event together
Competing against each other and gaining each other's respect
More: Friendship Masterpost (Prompts & Advice)
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Signs your romance subplot has absolutely no tension (sry)
♡ they meet and immediately like each other (goodbye conflict, we barely knew you)
♡ the only thing keeping them apart is a misunderstanding that one conversation would fix
♡ both characters describe the other as "beautiful" within three pages of meeting
♡ their chemistry is told not shown (the narrator insists they have spark. they don't.)
♡ the love interest has no personality outside of loving the protagonist
♡ they argue once, make up immediately, never argue again
♡ obstacles are external. they always agree with each other about everything.
♡ the rival love interest exists for two chapters then vanishes without explanation
♡ they almost kiss. something interrupts. this happens four times. on the fifth time they kiss. the end.
♡ the love interest is described as funny, clever, and kind. we see none of this.
♡ their big emotional moment is in the rain. it is always in the rain.
♡ the breakup lasts exactly one chapter before they reconcile
♡ "i've never felt this way before" said by someone with no prior emotional history
♡ both confess feelings at the same time. no awkwardness. no stakes. just synchronized emotion.
♡ their first kiss is perfect. no bumped noses. no wrong angle. cinematic and frictionless.
♡ jealousy subplot introduced and dropped without consequence
♡ they have one shared interest and it is the plot
♡ trauma bonding mistaken for romantic chemistry (these are different things)
♡ the side characters ship them loudly. this is not a substitute for actual tension.
♡ one of them dies temporarily. other is devastated. they come back. no lasting emotional damage.
♡ they end up together because the plot ends, not because they chose each other
♡ epilogue: married with children. every loose end tied. nothing left to feel.
THE LONG-AWAITED WEBSITE!!!!
It's not perfect- Strawpage's design tools are... not great- but I did my best to bring you all a Tumblr-free transcription of all my lessons. This is probably the most labor-intensive thing I've done for this page (next to the character polls). Four months of blood, sweat, and tears... and now, she LIVES!!!!
Some Notes:
I created it with the intent of Desktop use, so Mobile might have some issues. If it's not working on your phone, try desktop.
Out of the multiple browsers tested (Firefox, Google, Edge, Brave, Safari), Firefox had some issues sporadically.
I'm still going to post lessons on here, first. This page is priority to me, and the website is more of an archive.
The fonts are normal past this opening page.
I will be adding a portion to send funds soon, if'n you are feeling kind and generous.
Thank you all for your patience while I worked on this. It was a labor of love and I hope that it shows. 🙏🏾 Happy scrolling!
Reminder that if you get sick of Tumblr but still want to create Black characters, I have a website 👍🏾
hot artists don't gatekeep
I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard
Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.
Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.
Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.
Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.
SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.
SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.
Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.
Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.
Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.
Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.
Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.
I always see the dog choking info on here, so here’s what to do if a kitty is choking
Save your kitties, we all know they eat everything anyway.
http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Choking-Cat
http://www.wikihow.com/Perform-CPR-on-a-Cat
Once again recommending that writers, especially newer writers, start ‘rubber ducking’
When you’re stumped and you don’t know what’s not working for your writing, or you don’t know where to go next, take out a rubber duck (or any equivalent friend/inanimate object, I like to use my dogs) and start explaining every single detail as if the rubber duck knows nothing about writing or about your story. Explain out loud what’s going on, what part you’re up to, why you’re stumped, and what you know you need to get to when you figure out how to get there
Somewhere along the line of putting it into words and externalising the thought process, it’s likely something will slot into place
Sometimes I stop in the middle of hating myself and my body and it just hits me that wow, through everything my body has endured I'm still alive. That's both shocking and amazing; it's something to be proud of. Grateful for.
My body hasn't given up on me.
My body might be sick, it may hurt, and I may often be frustrated with it but that's not its fault. It's always been fighting to keep going.
It's getting harder to hate my body the more I recognize and internalize this.
“small thread on drawing plus sized characters!”
Source: Ullaiin on Twitter
In case anyone is having a bad night
(The best of this post and its reblogs, but with links that work)
Here is a website where you can scroll down to all the different levels of the ocean
Here is a website where you can see the future of the universe
Here is a website where you can press a ‘make everything okay’ button, over and over, until things really are okay
Here is a website that you can read if you feel like a burden
Here is a website where you can look at strobe illusions (TW strobe/flashing)
Here is a website where you can cut stuff up (TW blood/sh)
Here and here are websites where you can play with sand
Here is a website where you can draw with macaroni and other fun foods
Here is a website where you can paint someone’s nails
Here is a website where you can grow a garden with emojis
Here is a website with hundreds of videos of people hugging you (rightfully dubbed ‘the nicest place on the internet’ because it really is, y’all, it made me cry)
Here is a website that will take you to other useless websites
Here is a website where you can make a tiny cat play bongo drums (and other instruments!)
Here is a website to help give you gentle reminders <3
Here is a website where you can grow a tiny farm
Here is a website where you can take a bunch of scientific personality tests
Here is a website of calm rain noise
Take a breath. It’s going to be okay, I promise.
Hot Writers Don't Gatekeep
the writers REALLY liked my artist resource post, so I thought i'd give y'all my dragon hoard of things i use for writing
Reverse Dictionary, you type in the meaning of a word, and it gives you a bunch of words that mean that. (MY MOST IMPORTANT OFFERING IN THIS LIST)
Slang Dictionary, what it says on the tin.
Anglish Translator, Anglish is if English evolved without borrowing from other languages and it really itches my brain
Incorrect Quotes Generator, Put character names in, and incorrect quotes come out. Really fun way to goof around with your characters' dynamics.
Handspeak, an ASL dictionary
Library of Babel, Odds are, the finished version of your wip is in here somewhere
The best fantasy map maker i have ever used
Glitch Text Generator is one I use A Lot, does ť̷̨̢͓̤͔̤̤̝̺̯̄̔̄̌̄͗͒͋͂͋͝ḩ̵̼̜͍͚͕̏̓͊̈̉̆̄͐́͗͒̈̃̊̚͜i̵̻̐̇̎̏̀̋̌̃̇̿͘̚s̴̮̔̂̇͒͑͝͝ͅ to your text
Totally not bootleg microsoft office
Emotions Thesaurus a guide for writing emotions and their associated body language
Mythcreants, has a whole bunch of stuff you can read to learn more about the technical aspects of writing
A decent article talking about what to think about when creating a language
Trope Talks, particularly good for beginner and younger writers or people who have a hard time reading. Honestly this whole channel is a fantastic format to get information into my adhd rattled brain.
FOR MY AO3 BESTIES! Postimages will host your image forever so you can embed it into your work
Ambient Chaos, sometimes the only thing in the world that can kick your brain into writing mode is nuclear sirens and lofi beats
Radioooooo, play a station from any place and year. Particularly helpful for period pieces.
Food timeline, when foods were invented
hot artists don't gatekeep
I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard
Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.
Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.
Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.
Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.
SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.
SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.
Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.
Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.
Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.
Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.
Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.
Oh geez you crazy people really did it. You've made my notes unusable for a full year and made it so i have a widely circulated post. I will be turning off notes for this, but before then, have some seconds!
DesignDoll, I can't believe I forgot to put this in the original post. This is how i make 3d bases. Has both free and paid versions.
Bodies In Motion, great resource for animating and seeing how bodies look throughout different parts of movement
Pixabay: Free stock images + sounds and videos and such
Museum websites with CC0 (public domain) images, big list of places to get copyright free works
MapCrunch, kinda like google roads, great for background references
ANY BOOK BY CHRIS HART
And for the writers who loved this, I made a post specifically for y'all
Asexuals and aromantic should be allowed to discuss how society is hyper focused on sex and romance to people’s detriment without being accused of being homophobic
please never stop talking passionately about the things you love