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[sunshine-on-leiyth]

•*⁀➷ And in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!

— Truman Burbank, The Truman Show

➸ leiyth (he/they)

➸ my Ao3

➸ my tags: #leiyth's art #leiyth rambles

➸ currently creating for: shadowhunters, pokémon, rwrb, the diplomat, heated rivalry

➸ other fandoms: the pitt, taskmaster, dropout, house md, 00q, doctor who, sw legends/jedi apprentice, dragon age, mdzs

[evanquackley]

reblog and in the tags quote your favourite ilya rozanov line

[sunshine-on-leiyth]

happy christmas from the hollanovs!

bonus:

[yrsonpurpose]

thank you hudson for the oral fixation and season 2 confirmation in one answer

[apitnobaka]

hollanov, it seems i've grown quite fond of you

[polartss]

I loooove that man with autism !!

[ctimenefic]

Thank you Michael Hobbes for convincing me to watch the show, this is the most correct opinion I have ever seen

[im-on-your-side-always]

they way they looked at each other. i couldn’t stop laughing 😂

[cookiedoughmeagain]

This is absolutely inspired casting for the role of Unpleasant Prime Minister in The Diplomat...

Could never see him the same after that Black Mirror episode, but that actually kind of works for this role and he does a great job with it.

[creativepromptsforwriting]

Terms of Endearment

List of various terms of endearment that can be used in different languages. A lot of them are gender neutral.

English

Dear

Pet

Baby

Babe

Honey

Darling

My love

Sunshine

Sweetheart

Sweet cheeks

Prince/Princess

Arabic

Habibi حبيبي (m) (my love)

Ya hayati يا حياتي (my life)

Ya qalbi يا قلبي (my heart)

Ya ruhi يا روحي (my soul)

Hubbi/hobbi حبي (my love)

German

Liebling (beloved/favourite)

Schatz (treasure, I would say the most common one between established couples)

Liebes (loved one) (f, I don't find it that romantic)

Liebster (m) (loved one, bit old-fashioned)

Liebste (f) (loved one, bit old-fashioned)

Hase / Hasi (bunny)

Maus (mouse)

Spatz (sparrow)

Bär / Bärchen (bear)

Engel / Engelchen (angel)

Prinzessin (f) (princess)

Sonnenschein (sunshine)

Kleines (f) (little one, can be used in a cute way for women, but can also sound degrading or offensive)

French

Mon amour (my love)

Mon cœur (my heart)

Chéri (m) / Chérie (f) (darling)

Chou (used like "honey", but directly translates to cabbage)

Italian

Tesoro (treasure)

Amore mio (my love)

Cuore (heart)

Vita mia (my life)

Cucciola (puppy/cub) (mostly used for women, but you could say "cucciolo" for men)

Piccola (little one) (mostly for women, "piccolo" would be the male version)

Cara/caro (dear) (now mostly used by grandmas for grandkids but perfect for couples in the past or old couples nowadays

Bimba (f) (child)

Patata/patatina (potato/little potato) (again mostly women when used romantically, "patato/patatino" for men, but they can also be used for pets, babies, your kids or anyone that you find cute)

Tata/tato (short version of papata/patato)

Polpetta/polpettina (meatball/little meatball) (very uncommon, but I've heard it used for girls)

Topolina (little mouse) (very uncommon, but could be used for girls)

Spanish

Cariño (darling)

Bebé (baby)

Corazón (heart)

Mi amor (my love)

Mi vida (my life)

Cielo (sky)

Amor (love)

Romanian

Iubi (Sweet heart/darling)

Iubirea mea (my love)

Draga mea (f) / Dragul meu (m) (my dear)

Dulceața mea (jam/honey)

Hungarian

Kedvesem (my dear)

Szerelmem (my love)

Drága (precious)

Édesem (my sweetie)

Kicsim (my little one)

Babám (my baby)

Kincsem (my treasure)

Turkish

Aşkım (my loved one)

Canım (my love/soul)

Hayatım (my life)

Bebeğim (my baby)

Kocacığım/karıcığım

(my husband/my wife, but in a more endearing way, you can say it to a person you're not married yet but thinking about marrying)

Her şeyim (my everything)

Yaşama sebebim (my reason to live)

Ceylanım (My gazelle, it's a gorgeous creature like cmon)

Güzel gözlüm (My lover with beautiful eyes)

Nazlı yarim (My coy lover)

Kalbimin sahibi (the owner of my heart)

Güzelim/yakışıklım (my beautiful/my handsome)

Kediciğim (my kitty/kitten)

Biriciğim/bi'tanem (my one and only)

Çiçeğim (my flower)

Balım (my honey) (can also say "bal dudaklım (my lover with honey lips)" if you feeling on fire)

Evimin direği (literally meaning "the post of my house," if you say this to a person (usually your husband), you mean to say that he keeps your household/family up, whether financially or with emotional maturity)

Dutch

Schatje (treasure)

Liefje (loved one)

Lieverd (loved one)

Lieveling (loved one)

Hebrew

Chaim sheli חיים שלי (my life)

Neshama sheli נשמה שלי (my soul)

Lev sheli לב שלי (my heart)

Welsh

Cariad (love)

Hindi

Meri jaan मेरी जान (f) (my life)

Mera jaan (m/n) (my life)

Rani रानी (f) (queen)

Malay

Sayang (dear/darling)

Afrikaans

Lief (love)

Liefie (lovey)

Farsi

Joon/Jaan جان (life)

Azizam عزیزم (my dear)

Asalam عسلم (my honey)

Golam گلم (flower)

Urdu

Meri jaan میری جان (my life)

Pyaari پیاری (sweetheart)

Shahzadi شہزادی (f) (princess)

Polish

Kochanie (my beloved)

Myszko (f) (little mouse for women romantic, or for young daughters)

Misiu (m) (diminutive bear, romantic for men)

Misiaczku (another form of the above but more intersex)

Słoneczko (diminutive for sun, can be for children but also romantic for women)

Pączusiu (diminutive doughnut, romantic partner)

Bąbelku (bubble diminutive for young children, toddlers or infants)

Duszko moja (very outdated, meaning my soul, for women)

Serce moje (also old school, meaning my heart, unisex)

Gwiazdeczko (diminutive star, for girls and romantic female partner)

Kotek/Kotku (kitten, unisex)

Mała (literally: little (f), for women, can be romantic but also offensive if used by strangers)

skarbie (my treasure, unisex)

rybciu (diminutive for fish, little fish, for women)

żabko (diminutive for frog, little frog, for women)

Korean

Jagiya 자기야 (honey/baby)

Aegiya 애기야 (baby/little one)

Gongjunim 공주님 (f) (princess)

Wangjanim 왕자님 (m) (prince)

Nae Sarang 내 사랑 (my love)

Gwiyomi 귀요미 (cutie)

Czech

Zlato (gold, my precious)

Lásko (love)

Miláčku (dearest, little dear)

Russian

lyubov' moya / любовь моя (my love)

radost' moya / радость моя (joy of mine)

dusha moya / душа моя (my soul)

schast'e moyo / счастье моё (my happiness)

sokrovishche moyo / сокровище моё (my treasure)

solnyshko / солнышко (sunny)

zolotce / золотце (golden)

lyubimyj (m) + lyubimaya (f) / любимый + любимая (beloved)

dorogoj (m) + dorogaya (f) / дорогой + дорогая (darling, dear)

milyj (m) + milaya (f) / милый + милая (dear but in more informal way)

kotik / котик (kitty) malysh / малыш (baby)

zajchik (m) + zajka (f) / зайчик + зайка (bunny)

ptenchik / птенчик (little bird, hatchling)

rybka moya (f) / рыбка моя (my fish)

Portuguese

Meu querido (m)/ minha querida (f) (my darling)

Meu amor (my love)

Princesa (f) (princess)

Meu docinho (my sweetheart)

Coração (heart)

Amado (m)/Amada (f) (my love)

Meu (m)/ minha (f) mais que tudo (my above overall) Meu tesouro (my treasure)

Paixão (passion)

Meu bem/ meu benzinho (my goodness)

Meu doce/meu docinho (my sweet/ my little sweet)

Brazilian Portuguese

Amor (love)

Querido (m) / Querida (f) (darling)

Bebê (baby)

Meu bem (untraslatable; something between "my dear" and "my treasure")

Meu docinho de coco (my coconut candy - really old slang, nowadays used only for fun)

Patroa (f) (it means a female boss; not ironic not aggressive, but used by men to describe their wives affectionately, eg. "I can't go today, my patroa is waiting for me at home")

Gato/gatinho (m) / gata/gatinha (f) (cat/little cat; if a person is pretty, they are called a "cat")

Minha vida (my life)

Meu xodó (my crush)

Bebê (baby)

Docinho (sweetie)

Chuchu (honey)

Fofura (cutie)

Querida (dear)

Lindinha (beautiful/cutie)

Filipino (from various local languages, all gender neutral)

Mahal, sinta (tagalog) (love)

alternatively add "ko" or "aking" to turn it into "my love" (e.g. mahal ko, sinta ko; aking mahal, aking sinta) with "aking" being used more often when talking about the one you love to a 3rd party;

or turn it into a verb (e.g. aking minamahal, kasintahan) to make it "lover"

Paraluman, irog, liyag, giliw (tagalog) (darling) these are older terms though, you won't hear or see them being used unless you're lovers with someone 🌟Extra🌟

Tangi (tagalog) (only one)

Tinatangi (tagalog) (the one i hold dear/the only one for me)

Tinadhana - fated (from the root word "tadhana" meaning fate, which in and of itself should also be a term of endearment and I stand by that)

Hinigugma (bisaya) (beloved) (very old)

Palangga/pangga/langga or "ga" for short and sometimes pagingging (ilonggo) (love) (can also be used platonically or between family members)

Kalasahan (tausug) (beloved) (this is pronounced with an emphasis in the SA syllable (as in kalaSAhan) instead of the LA like in the tagalog word LAsa (which means taste)

Jowa (filipino slang) (significant other/boyfriend/girlfriend)

Bebe, bebe ko, beh, bhe, bhie, bih (filipino slang) (babe)

Lablabs (filipino slang) (literally "love-love" in a heavy filipino accent)

Slovak

Zlato / zlatko (gold)

Láska (love)

Miláčik (bit cheesy, but means my lovely)

Indonesian

Sayang (to love/love, can be used as 'honey', doesn't have to be romantic)

Cintaku (my love, mostly used romantically)

Greek

Αγάπη /Αγάπη μου (love /my love) (the first can also be used among friends, usually between women, but both are very often used in romantic relationships)

Ψυχή μου (my soul) (mostly romantic but can be used by a parent to their kid)

Swedish

Sötnos (cute nose)

Älskling (darling)

Let me know more terms of endearment in your languages! And please correct me if I'm wrong somewhere.

Please note that they are not all romantic. You can ask in the replies, so a native speaker can answer if it's appropiate for the type of relationship you want your characters to have.

[sunshine-on-leiyth]

I haven't seen Mandarin Chinese in the replies yet, so here are a few :)

心爱的、情爱的 (beloved/love)

心肝 (darling, means literally "heart and liver")

宝贝 (treasure, can be used platonically such as for children)

心肝宝贝 (see above)

老婆、老公 (wife or husband, respectively)

傻瓜 (teasing, sort of like "honey"? means literally "silly melon")

[mugenjo]

I have a good new but it's unfortunately accompanied by a need to ask for a little financial help.

I know that we're all struggling with a lot lately so I want to start by saying that please, do not feel like you have to help if you can't afford it.

Even if I helped you in the past. I'm serious.

Anyway, here come the news: after 5 years of search and fight against the french administrative system, I finally found a place to stay.

The trouble is that it's really far away from where I am right now and will cost a big amount of money to move my furniture there.

As most of you probably know, I'm currently unemployed for medical reasons so it is a huge amount to pay up at once, especially after some vets bills I had this month.

If some of you can spare some help, I would be very grateful!

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Have a cute picture of my old boy choosing both bed, sort of.

[sunshine-on-leiyth]

begging kate wyler to please

but also it cannot be understated that there are sincerely multiple excellent reasons to divorce the man (beyond my enjoyment)

in this essay i will

[skygemspeaks]

i know rwrb is all about the romance but the relationship between alex and raf means so much to me

recently i've been thinking about a college au where raf is alex's godfather and is the one that alex goes to when he's having his bisexuality crisis after falling for henry. alex is attending nyu and raf is in DC and alex just up and decides to make the several hour drive one weekend to crash in raf's guest bedroom, eating greasy pizza together and word vomiting about all his tangled up emotions.

Raf is the first one alex comes out to - before even nora or june, - and raf loves this kid so much it hurts. He'd never wanted to be a parent when he was younger, but then oscar had asked raf to be alex's godfather, and he'd thought about june, who'd always been an easy baby, and had agreed. Then alex had been born, and he'd been loud and fussy and the complete opposite of his sister. Raf had been wrapped around his tiny little finger from the moment he'd seen him, and that fact hasn't changed at all in the 20 years since. He's so so glad that he can be here to be the guiding hand for alex that raf himself had never had when he was younger.

He can't help but feel a smug swell of pride when, out of all of alex's parental figures, he's the first one that alex introduces henry to.

("He's my second dad," alex tells henry, explaining their relationship

Raf raises an eyebrow, and coughs to clear the lump in his throat. "Leo?" he asks.

Alex waves him away dismissively. "I love Leo and all, he's great for my mom, but you were here first. Leo can be third dad.")

[transgenderfabianseacaster]

💥💥💥‼️‼️‼️

[historywench]

One more class to teach in the morning and then it’s thanksgiving break for me and I am gonna sink every one of my teeth in diplomat season 3.

[writeyourdarlings]

that thing hal does where he splits his breakfast and slips out of the room because he knows kate won’t eat much, and will only pick at whatever’s left on his plate. even when they’re fighting, he still does it. 🤍😭

[writeyourdarlings]

alright this scene is kinda cute so i had to capture it. she hadn’t eaten and was about to settle for just yogurt. he sneaks both of them to the kitchen at night. hal, being the rebellious person he is, just takes a bite of the new tart so she has to take it too asjdjskls 😭

[anywhere-with-you-event]

AUTHOR REVEALS!!

DAY 1 (LINK) maybe life really is serendipitous by onthewaytosomewhere(mae)

l'amour et la mer by PorcelainMortal

What Kind Of Magic Is This? by anyroomsrio

the (cat)astrophe of you and me by benwvatt

“So that’s why I could never walk in a straight line” - Alex Claremont Diaz by MyShipLife

When We Touch, We Are Caressing Stars by LK_42

knight in shining armour by buttercupkisses

code of conduct by thesleepyskipper

DAY 2 (LINK) rest on your patient lips by silvermaples

Let's Take This Offline by jafffacakes

and your eyes look like coming home by berrybluefae

Love, Royal Style by Romcomdeplume78

Haunting the Narrative by dwell_the_brave

Build Me Up, Buttercup by Lien_BE

Barking Up The Right Tree by KJBee81

Vitamin D by LouiKazooie

DAY 3 (LINK) Daydreams on Prince Consort Road by emmynotoscar

let the body keep the score by caterpills

Checkmate, I Couldn't Lose by marvelouslysherlockedhunter

life happens, coffee helps by glasshouses_and_stones

Loose Lips Sink Ships (All The Damn Time) by Lien_BE

Elevator Guy by DragonflyLady77

Wouldn't it be nice? by Luminous_Bluebell

Phantom of the Oxford Library by clockwrkpendrxgon

DAY 4 (LINK) waiting for you (to come home) by miharaikko

Tastes Like Forever by dani_dabbles

A Tinseltown Christmas by starry_pisces

No Split Ends by cmere

you're my craving by princebutt

all in good time by 14carrotgold

the constitutional safeguard of a flannel waistcoat by leiyth

Break The Ice Around My Heart by LadyKnightEllen

DAY 5 (LINK) The End of the End (We Live Again) by chamel

Dream A Little Dream Of Me by sillyberry

break my soul in two looking for you (but you're right here) by theprinceandagcd

benefits of finding yourself a gym buddy by onthewaytosomewhere(mae)

Welcome To Your Life (There’s No Turning Back) by MayQueen517

Shelved Hearts by unkn0wn_1o1

til the last drop by EmmaLostInWonderland

DAY 6 (LINK) Eleven Eleven by MarzelGrimm

Cups of Brew (for Me and You) by DezInTheCloud

A Saturday Night (or the rest of your life) by shesfrmboston

Dealer's Choice by bleedingballroomfloor

50 first dates by ninzied

love me 'til my heart stops (love me 'til i'm dead) by dreakawa

Love between shifts by Tsuwrites

DAY 7 (LINK) prima facie by 0npurpose

Mixed Up in Glass by happilyappled

One Month to Forever by quill_and_ink

somewhere to replace the time that we have wasted by darwinsfinches

Get my timing right by Luminous_Bluebell

totally, completely, definitely platonic by onthewaytosomewhere(mae)

constant as the stars by EmmaLostInWonderland

Crash Into You by High-Seas-Swan

(original posts for each day can be found by following the links)