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RIP to the legend

if you vote me for president i vow to make everything the ocean again. no more land only ocean. this will solve all of our problems and replace them with new, far more interesting problems

shamebats

"it's just stress" oh thank god, it's just the silent killer that slowly kills you, perfectly harmless, no need to worry

ceruleanheaven

[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over

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.

#reblog for later use

forest-woman

Adorned cats 💕💛🌸💞

jetix

Papercraft beetles, 2025-07-22

3artho

Robert dies btw if anyone wasn't sure or anything

"Fuck... Robert, stay with me, waterboy- blazer, they're all gonna get here soon."

"Robert?"

"Robert... please...we fucking need you mechabitch. You didn't fucking die the first time so-"

"Robert. The fire, I can't keep it off for long."

"I'm sorry I... I love you. I'm so fucking sorry. I love you. I love you..."

A mission gone wrong led to Flambae engulfing Robert in an embrace of bright, scalding flames. It was mercy, the dignity of a quick death before the fire consumed him. Chad never knew what it felt like to be burnt from the fire and the flames before this moment. Now, he could feel every blister on Robert's heated body. Robert already knew only one of them would make it out alive. Only, his life didn't flash before his eyes. Not his father, not his legacy, or days in his solitary apartment. He was taken right back to his first encounter with Flambae. With Chad. He didn't have any air to spare for words, ones bouncing in his oxygen deprived brain. But he knew Chad understood it too. A final look, kiss, apology, hug, *goodbye* marked the end of Mecha Man. In the arms of the man who once swore to kill him, and did just that.