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Blogger/writer who rants and writes about life. DISCLAIMER: If you are looking for ravenwrites in the past for fanfic work, it is likely NOT me you are looking for. She/her. Adulting is hard work. Header image is not mine.

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Emily will find a better place to fall asleep She belongs to fairy tales that I could never be The future haunts with memories that I could never have And hope is just a stranger wondering how it got so bad I die each time you look away My heart, my life will never be the same This love will take my everything One breath, one touch will be the end of me You could be the final straw that brings me back to earth Ever-waiting airports full of the love that you deserve Wishing I could find a way to wash away the past Knowing that my heart Will break, but at least the pain will last I die each time you look away My heart, my life will never be the same This love will take my everything One breath, one touch will be the end of me Emily will find a better place to fall asleep Maybe she will save me in the oceans of her dream And maybe someday love Maybe someday love Maybe someday love

[truthdaughteroftime]

This love will take my everything; one breath, one touch will be the end of me

Love song requiem, Trading Yesterday (via truthdaughteroftime)

[sweetxrush]

Hope is just a stranger wondering how it got so bad

Love Song Requiem - Trading Yesterday (via sweetxrush)

[theravenwritings]

storm

I am losing him to the ocean of his dreams turned nightmare and I wonder how I could ever hope to survive long enough for us to make it out of this storm.

[jojoxaesthetics]

Wake up-EDEN 🌧please reblog/like if using any of my posts x

[theravenwritings]

I’m trying. I’m trying so hard to be the best version of me even when I can’t stand myself in the slightest. I want someone to know that I AM trying. That I’m making an effort toward a goal that seems unattainable to me, but I”m going to do so anyways because...what’s the alternative. Live in horrible, crippling angst with myself as I beat my own mind bloody. No.

That’s not an option for me.

[spacetravels]

So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!

i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea (´ヮ`)!

How to Write Better OCs:

basic tips on how to make your oc even better

tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great

writing specific characters

a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character

kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME

Character Development:

how to actually make an OC

Q&A (to develop characters)

more Q&As

giving your character a backstory

how to write an attractive character

Diversity

adding more racial diversity

avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it

writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)

masterpost on writing more diversity into your story

cultures of the world

guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)

Mary Sue/Gary Stu

Test to see if your character is a Sue

Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus

Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues

Villains

villain generator

need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam

villain archetypes

what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?

Relationships

character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)

how to write strong relationships between two characters

8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others

OCxLove Interest Handbook 

develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!

how to write realistic relationships

how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)

ARCHETYPES

12 common archetypes

8 archetypes for male/female characters

female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)

a list of archetypes

NAMES

how to name your character

random name generator

most common surnames

surnames by ethnicity

APPEARANCE

tips for better design

basic appearance generator

pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)

clothing ref masterpost

DETAILS

give your character better powers

a list of professions

proactive vs reactive characters

positive and negative traits

interest generator

skills generator

motivation generator

123 ideas for character flaws

list of phobias

again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ

[cyrillej-deactivated20200104]

hard pill to swallow: you don’t matter that much to everyone even though they matter a lot to you. not everyone can reciprocate what you feel about them. some of them stay. some of them leave. and when that time comes, you just have to accept it because most people are not meant to stay in your life. they’ve served their purpose and so should you.

[silk101]

we all ugly to someone don’t trip

[theravenwritings]

You've got to figure out your "human math". We're all just human equations in the grand scheme of things

a summary of what my friend and I discussed heavy topics trying to explain how every person’s mind works differently (ie. our human math = depression, anxiety, reactions, emotions, logic, morals etc.)

[theravenwritings]

I wish I didn't feel like such a let down. That's the last thing I ever want to do.

ravenwrites

[malfascination]

[fantasticarepickles]

this makes my heart ache

Silverstein always has been, and always will be my favorite poet because he doesn’t even need words in his poem to make people open their eyes.

[danger]

It’s like you can hear it

[ai-papi-deactivated20201124]

being a good person doesn’t guarantee that others will be good people

[ai-papi-deactivated20201124]

plot twist: you are allowed to be yourself

[theravenwritings]

It was a sad, sorry ass invention I made up so that I wouldn't wake up every day wishing I wouldn't

ie angsty me at 1:20am as I post this because I am barely functioning and what are words

~ravenwrites

[purplebuddhaquotes]

My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn’t go as planned, and that’s okay.

Rachel Wolchin (via purplebuddhaquotes)