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luna-azzurra

A non-writer asked me "but where do you get your ideas" and i genuinely did not know how to explain that it's not a place. it's not a website. it's not a folder. it's that i was on the bus and a woman was holding a paper bag very carefully and something about the way she held it made me need to know what was inside and then i needed to know why she was sad about it and then there was a whole person and then there was a whole story and the bus had already stopped and i missed my stop. that's where.

luna-azzurra

TIPS FOR WRITING SLOW-BURN DESIRE <3

luna-azzurra

Tips for Writing Poverty without being Insulting

✧ Being poor is expensive. You can't buy in bulk to save money. You pay fees for not having enough in your account. You buy cheap shoes that wear out fast instead of good ones that last.

✧ The math is constant. Every purchase is a calculation. Can I afford this? What can I skip? Is this worth it? Your character's always doing mental accounting.

✧ You get creative. Meals from whatever's left in the pantry. Fixing things with duct tape and hope. Making do because you have to.

✧ Shame is real. Your character might lie about why they can't go out. Make excuses. Hide their situation because poverty is treated like a moral failure.

✧ Small luxuries feel huge. A coffee from an actual coffee shop instead of gas station. Buying name-brand something. These aren't nothing, they're big deals.

✧ You're always tired. Working multiple jobs, irregular hours, the stress of never having enough, it's exhausting. Your character's running on empty.

✧ Future planning is hard. When you're worried about making rent, thinking about retirement or savings feels impossible. You're in survival mode.

✧ Other people don't get it. Friends who casually suggest expensive activities. People who think you're bad with money when really there's just not enough of it.

✧ The system works against you. Need an ID to get a job but need money to get an ID. Need an address to get assistance but you're homeless. Catch-22s everywhere.

✧ IT'S NOT A CHARACTER FLAW. Your character isn't poor because they're lazy or stupid. Circumstances, bad luck, systemic issues, poverty is complex and it's not about moral worth.

evilkaito

i dont think whites understand how being white makes literally everything easier.

it effects everything.

being trans is easier when youre white.

being gay is easier when youre white.

being disabled is easier when youre white.

being a woman is easier when youre white.

being autistic is easier when youre white.

oppression is eased when you are white, as you get extra privileges, and your whiteness is seen as a positive characteristic that in some ways counter-balances your other forms of being a minority. whiteness controls everything.

you are automatically way more innocent in your own oppression as a gay, trans, disabled person because of your whiteness.

never forget this.

raccoon-piss

three things:

1. it’s true

2. white people get pissed when i bring this up/wear this shirt

3. the comments to this thread melted my fucking eyeballs seriously why the fuck are y’all like this

lady-hibiscus

white people you don’t need to say you’re white when you reblog this btw. you don’t even need to mention it btw

luna-azzurra

Random character quirks

✩ eats cereal with a fork “because the milk is the best part”

✩ never finishes a drink, always leaves like an inch at the bottom of the cup

✩ has a “lucky” pen that never actually works

✩ laughs at their own puns before anyone else gets them

✩ always forgets where they parked and insists “someone moved the car”

✩ sings the wrong lyrics on purpose just to annoy people

✩ collects way too many mugs despite only ever using one

✩ waves at dogs on the street but ignores the owners

✩ buys notebooks constantly, never finishes a single one

✩ swears they don’t like reality TV but can quote entire episodes

✩ can’t tell left from right without making the little “L” with their hand

✩ keeps all their movie ticket stubs in a jar

✩ insists on turning everything into a competition (yes, even parallel parking)

✩ absolutely terrible at lying, but still tries every single time

✩ has a weirdly strong opinion about which pasta shape is superior

✩ will stop dead in the middle of the sidewalk to look at the moon

✩ claims they hate group photos but secretly saves every one they’re in

✩ loses at board games but still acts like they won

✩ pretends to hate birthdays but sulks if no one makes a fuss

kirain

The Problem With SessRin

In InuYasha, Souta was 8 years old at the beginning of the series and 11 by the end of it (three years later). In Yashahime, Souta is apparently 26 years old, exactly 15 years later.

At the end of InuYasha, Rin would’ve been about 11 years old, as it was confirmed that she was 8 when the series began. Towa got lost and stuck in the modern era when she was around 4 years old. For 10 years she lived with the Higurashi’s before the rift opened back up. At this point, Souta is 26.

Do the math with me. If Yashahime takes place 15 years after the InuYasha finale … and Souta is 26 … and Towa and Setsuna are 14 … that would mean Rin gave birth to them when she was roughly 12 years old! This is disgusting! This is fanciful grooming and ephebophilia.

“But he didn’t groom her and he left her in a human village!” In the manga it was confirmed that he visited Rin regularly and left her gifts. He still treated her like a daughter/ward. You don’t eventually marry a little girl you raised … unless you’re Woody Allen.

“But InuYasha’s like, 150 years old and Kagome’s only 15!” In Japan the age of consent is 14 within a 5 year age gap. By the end of the series Kagome is also 18. Mentally and physically, InuYasha is an 18 year old, he didn’t meet Kagome when she was a child, and he didn’t RAISE her in a father-daughter scenario. Furthermore, they didn’t sleep together until Kagome was an ADULT!

Can ya’ll finally STOP shipping this extremely weird, borderline pedophilic, near incestuous relationship, please? If Rumiko Takahashi actually did this I will be beyond disappointed. No matter how you try to spin it, this ship is gross.

kirain

It genuinely creeps me out how people can look at scenes like this and come to the decision to ship them romantically, as anything more than a father and daughter. People are saying he “wasn’t a father figure” and that he was “barely there for Rin”, but he obviously bonded with her deeply enough to value her above all else and shatter his perception of humans. In the movies he even admitted he cared about her, and in episode 162, Forever with Lord Sesshomaru, he didn’t attack the monks because he was afraid of hitting Rin in the crossfire. Then, in the very first episode of Yashahime, he’s seen protecting Rin’s house and only hers. He is her guardian.

This is a fully grown man who loves a little girl, platonically. To imply anything else is just erroneous. And regardless of the fact that Rin is now an adult in Yashahime, the fact that Sesshomaru knew her, bonded with her, protected her, and took care of her when she was a CHILD makes any romantic relationship between them totally inappropriate.

Also, since I’ve posted this I’ve had three people defend lolicon and another person say they “don’t know enough about it” to condemn it. Another person even said they’re into non-con and that it doesn’t matter because they’re fictional children.

So … that’s the type of people I’m dealing with.

sweetdlite

I agree with this analysis. I enjoy age-gap relationships when they're well written, healthy and the age gaps are within reason. But Sesshoumaru and Rin's relationship didn't sit right with me even if these characters are in the Feudal Era. With all the new characters they've added to Yashahime, they could have written a new character who would have been more appropriate for Sesshoumaru or written his role in the story differently.

The fact that Sesshoumaru and Rin are canon in Yashahime is the MAIN reason I didn't watch it, and will not watch it. Their relationship is an example of a problematic age gap, and I will die on this hill.

#yashahime #sesshoumaru #Rin #problematic age gap

3hks

Prompts That DEMONSTRATE Love WITHOUT Feeling like Love

Edition: During/after a fight 🙘 Not saying anything when their partner is yelling at them. They're okay with receiving all the insults but refuse to return them because they don't want to hurt the ones they love. 🙘 Giving their loved one space after the fight. They don't slam the door when leaving. They don't disappear for hours on end to who knows where. They might not be physically there, but they're always in reachable distance, understanding that time is needed. 🙘 Conversely, staying with their loved one after their argument. They stay in the house. Maybe not in the same room or the same area, but they're still present and will be when their partner needs them. 🙘 Crying while yelling, not because they're angry, but because they hate how they can't control what they are saying--because they feel guilty and confused and overwhelmed. 🙘 Being honest. They're blunt and honest--not unnecessarily mean--about what's bothering them because they trust their partner to handle the truth well. Because they trust them with their vulnerabilities and want to communicate.

🙘 Discussing the fight after the fight. They don't brush it off two days later. They don't stew in silence for a week then pretend it never existed. No, they're willing to discuss the argument maturely after everyone has calmed down to fix the problem.

🙘 Apologizing. They say sorry and mean it. Even if it wasn't "their" fault and even if they don't think they should be forgiven.

Happy writing~ 3hks :)

sweetdlite

💖💞

I want to see Ace dressed as Ne Zha.

#one piece ace #nezha 2019 #what if...😲#Yeah...I finally saw that movie

3hks

Prompts That DEMONSTRATE Love WITHOUT Feeling like Love

Edition: During/after a fight 🙘 Not saying anything when their partner is yelling at them. They're okay with receiving all the insults but refuse to return them because they don't want to hurt the ones they love. 🙘 Giving their loved one space after the fight. They don't slam the door when leaving. They don't disappear for hours on end to who knows where. They might not be physically there, but they're always in reachable distance, understanding that time is needed. 🙘 Conversely, staying with their loved one after their argument. They stay in the house. Maybe not in the same room or the same area, but they're still present and will be when their partner needs them. 🙘 Crying while yelling, not because they're angry, but because they hate how they can't control what they are saying--because they feel guilty and confused and overwhelmed. 🙘 Being honest. They're blunt and honest--not unnecessarily mean--about what's bothering them because they trust their partner to handle the truth well. Because they trust them with their vulnerabilities and want to communicate.

🙘 Discussing the fight after the fight. They don't brush it off two days later. They don't stew in silence for a week then pretend it never existed. No, they're willing to discuss the argument maturely after everyone has calmed down to fix the problem.

🙘 Apologizing. They say sorry and mean it. Even if it wasn't "their" fault and even if they don't think they should be forgiven.

Happy writing~ 3hks :)

#james bay #let it go #current mood #Spotify

3hks

How to Write in FIRST-PERSON in a Way That Sounds NATURAL

When I just began writing, I entered some kind of first-person phase, where all my stories were written in, well, first-person POV. Looking back at it, however, I didn't really know how to write in this narrative, so my writing felt cringe and my characters, for lack of better terms, rather 'pick-me.'

First-person does some things better than third (or second) person. Some might say writing in first-person is easier too, since you focus mainly the main character, who also happens to be the narrator.

The thing is, first-person is also difficult to pull off because let's face it: it's incredibly easy for this POV to feel awkward. It can feel like the protagonist is talking to a camera, creating a weird sense of breaking the fourth wall.

With that being said, if you're struggling with executing first-person POV without the choppy dialogue, thoughts, and storytelling, this is just for you!

1. Do Not Talk to the Audience

In first-person, addressing the audience is often both seen as informal and awkward. In writing generally, it's best to avoid talking to the readers, but in first-person especially most cases of "talking with the audience" feels odd to the reader because it normally occurs during internal dialogue or self-monologue in a situation where they are (or feel) alone.

These lines are meant to move the plot forward, introduce characters, etc., but they feel unnatural because your main character is thinking these thoughts that we normally wouldn't have.

Thus, the key when it comes to avoiding "talking to the audience," using thoughts, the best way is to ensure that they generally think about stuff that most would take note too.

If you're against this because perhaps your character is neurodivergent or processes things differently, that's completely fine, but I'm talking a very broad spectrum of "general."

For example, we notice people and their features. A natural observation could be "Oh, this woman is really tall." We think stuff like this often--with this line, you aren't reaching out to the readers. However, with something like "I have brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles," you're suddenly pulling the readers into the scene (not in a good way) because no one ever just suddenly describes themselves like that. The readers know this subconsciously, so now, you're talking to the audience.

But speaking of descriptions, this brings me to my next point!

2. Don't Let Your Main Character Describe Themself

Have you ever read a story in first-person that beings with something like: "My name is... I'm a student... I have dark hair... I like..., etc."?

Not only is that obviously talking to the audience, but it's also establishing early biases in the readers that might not exactly true. Of course, objective points such as ones about race, eye color, height and whatnot may very well be true, but their descriptions about their personality may not line up with what the audience sees.

So yes, when I say don't let your protagonist describe themself, I mean both physically and internally. Instead of making your character say, "I'm kind, I'm patient, I'm unique, I'm blah blah blah," let your readers figure that out. Let your readers determine what kind of character your protagonist while establishing as few presumptions as possible.

3. Actions Work Best

Alright, so if you can't let your main character describe themself despite the story being told from MC's POV, what do you do to expose their personality? Easy; you reveal it through their actions.

What a person does arguably tells the readers more about them than the words your character says. Additionally, it allows the reader to interpret the character's actions in their own way, instead of having an "objective" frame of them.

For example, if an employee is patient, you can show this by demonstrating how well they deal with a difficult customer. When the customer is raising their voice, the worker remains calm, direct, and listens. They don't lose their temper and try their best to assist the customer although the customer themself isn't being cooperative. Not only do you highlight this employee's exceptional patience, but you're also exhibiting their willpower, maturity, and equanimity.

That means so much more than a "I'm patient," "I'm calm," or "I'm responsible."

4. Your MC's is Untrustworthy

Let's face it: if any of us were to write a story of our lives (like a journal), it'd be filled with inaccuracies we might be unaware of.

This is the same for your story; your MC also has warped views. They might judge characters inaccurately and misunderstand situations because they have biases. Their judgement isn't always going to be on point.

5. Don't Be So Straightforward with Thoughts

This is a more casual suggestion, really, but it can be good to avoid excessive straightforward-ness with thoughts. Thoughts play a big part when it comes to writing in first-person because you have free access to them, but the thing is, with comments like "I like her shoes," "this food is good," and "that's a nice car," you're not really saying anything. It's too blunt.

Believe it or not, you can describe more by staying vague.

Let's say your character admires someone's beauty. While you could totally say "Wow, she's so gorgeous," you could also say something like, "I wonder what'd life would be like if I looked like her," "I wish I could look like her," or even better? Describe how people's eyes follow her. How everyone glances at her. At how the wind suddenly seems like some sort of photoshooting prop rather than the weather with the way it blows through her hair. These examples all reveal your protagonist's admiration for the woman's beauty, but also show envy, curiosity, and genuine interest. They demonstrate more than just the woman's looks; they demonstrate your protagonist's character.

CONCLUSION

The biggest takeaway here is basically to don't be so direct with the readers by not being too direct with your MC's thoughts. Honestly, I suggest trying to use as little thoughts as possible and focusing more on the bigger picture to make this happen.

Remember, your character is telling their story--it's not you who's narrating!

Happy writing~

3hks <3

3hks

concerning question but do u have advice on how to write physical and emotional abuse? 😓 i dont want to offend readers or anything with how i portray it and terribly need help.

Heyyyy! Abuse is a difficult topic to talk and write about, so I strongly respect your willingness to study the topic in order to accurately represent it within your story.

Physical abuse is the more straightforward of the two. It's a character harming, hurting, abusing, another character physically. You can see the bruise. The scar. The cut. I'm not saying it doesn't leave an impact on their mental health, but it's primarily characterized by the bodily harm upon a character.

You might see that an abused character isn't exactly getting abused every day. If they're living with an abusive parent, for example, the parent may only harm their child when they're in a bad mood or inebriated, creating a sense of fragile unpredictability in which your character is nearly always tense and expecting to get hit.

Abuse, physical or non-physical, thrives off of fear. It's impossible not to fear the abuser when they're harming and threatening you, which makes it all the harder to escape such a relationship. This is why it's crucial to depict emotions such as fear, anxiety, and even desperation--because they're life-altering byproducts from such experiences.

These feelings can be depicted in small reactions. A flinch when the character hears someone open the door. Holding their breath when they pass their oppressor. Avoiding eye contact.

You can even show these effects outside of their relationship with their abuser. It might be the way they want to but can't fully trust someone. It might be the way they subtly recoil when someone raises their hand--even in a playful manner. They react to actions.

Emotional abuse, however, is more difficult to fully capture. This is because emotional abuse often comes in forms of manipulation. Where physical abuse injures the body, emotional abuse targets the mind and normally occurs verbally.

It's backhanded comments. It's the unexpected yet harsh criticism. It's words twisted to sound like love.

Not everyone falls victim to verbal abuse immediately. Unlike physical abuse, where one or two scenes can traumatize someone, some people don't believe manipulation as easily.

One comment about your character's weight might temporarily make them feel self-conscious, but it's likely going to fade in a day. Two comments could also lead to the same outcome. Maybe even three.

Emotional abuse is about repetition. These comments keep flying at your character until they can't help but begin to believe in something they were against.

This creates confusion, doubt, hopelessness, and self-consciousness. Your character is suddenly aware of all the "flaws" that's been brought up and thinks that they have to change because they aren't good enough.

Ultimately, emotional abuse leads to someone questioning and doubting their self-worth. They don't think they're valuable, they think they're too imperfect, causing them to fall down the rabbit hole of negative thoughts and perceptions. This makes it difficult for them to escape from the abuse, especially if the perpetrator is utilizing manipulation tactics such as gaslighting.

Of course, these hurtful thoughts also impact the character's actions, similarly to how physical abuse does too. Perhaps they were told that they talk too much--that they talk too loudly, causing them to speak less with others despite wanting to share their opinions.

Overall, abuse--physical and mental--is haunting. It sticks forever, lingering in your character's conscious and subconscious mind and shows itself through subtle statements, thoughts, and actions.

I hope this has helped! I wouldn't say there's only one "right" way to portray abuse, but as long as you understand the foundations of abuse and the effects of it, I believe you're at a good place to begin working from!

Thank you for your request!

Happy writing~

3hks <3

summershouto

DIVA DOWN!!!!!

sweetdlite

My favorite twins. 🍵💅🏽💅🏻

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