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[elsgifs]

━━━━     click  the  source  link  and  you’ll  gain  access  to  #200  GIFS  of  JAZ  SINCLAIR  (1994)  in  GEN  V  (S02).  jaz  is  of  AFRICAN  and  EUROPEAN  descent,  so  cast  accordingly  when  creating  your  muse  or  using  my  resources  !  since  these  gifs  were  made  by  me  from  scratch,  please  don’t  redistribute,  claim  as  your  own  or  edit  in  any  way  (without  permission).  additionally,  do  not:  use  my  gifs  to  portray  the  faceclaim  themselves,  use  in  taboo/smut  threads  or  be  weird.  however  do  enjoy  using  them  for  threads,  and  happy  roleplaying  !

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[petchya]

A pitfall a lot of people fall into when drawing afro-textured Black hair is that they draw the curls as if they were loose, using sharp shapes that imply a very different flow than you'd find with 4c-adjacent coils.

See below:

While all three are hair textures people can have, larger shapes and sharper points show an increased loss of texture. Ideally, you should be using small, fairly uniform shapes if you aren't familiar enough with Black hair to experiment with how you show texture.

There are a lot of ways to use sharpness and small detail when designing Black hairstyles that don't necessitate looser curls! Shaping/styling can really take you almost anywhere.

And don't just listen to me! Check out Ice @creatingblackcharacters for beautiful Black-made art and her incredibly detailed syllabus. The more you pay Black people their due attention, the better you'll get.

[jacehelps]

In the source link you will find #63 gifs of Daniel Ings as Lyonel Baratheon in A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms (2025) as requested by myself. He is currently 40 years of age and was around 39 at time of filming. All gifs were made by me. They are 268px by 151px.

I do not approve of the +5/-5 age rule and do not want my gifs used in places that enforce this rule

Please don’t put into other gif hunts but feel free to turn into gif icons and other edits as long as you tag me/link this post!

Trigger Warnings: flashing gifs, knife, swords, nsfw, mild nudity

[gutzspilt]

🎈 click the source for #081 gifs of daniel ings in season one of a knight of the seven kingdoms (2026). this pack will be updated as more episodes release. my gifs are free to use, just please do not claim as your own or use in taboo roleplays. trigger warning: fire, drinking.

[byroncapped]

ICONS OF KSENIA DANIELA KHARLAMOVA IN HEATED RIVALRY S1

Icons of Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova as Svetlana in Heated Rivalry Season 1 are available for download/purchase on my Gumroad for FREE/PAY WHAT YOU CAN. These icons were made with my own screencaps which you can download HERE. The download will contain two sets of the same icons, one set at 100px and the other at 75px. These icons are lightly sharpened and will pair well with any coloring psd. They can also be used on their own.

👤 ACTOR INFO: Ksenia is of Russian-Ukrainian and Trinidadian descent and was born in 2002.

🚫 DO NOT use for paid commissions, celebrity/real person rps

💖 YOU MAY resize, using coloring psds, textures, and borders.

📄 CREDIT: like/reblog this post and credit @byroncapped

[argentangelhelps]

348 ICONS OF ODESSA A'ZION IN HELLRAISER

all icons are free to use with credit to @argentangelhelps!

you may edit to your liking (add borders, psds, textures ect)

do not use for : celebrity/real person rps or paid commissions, everything else is up to user discretion. (don’t make me change this rule)

they are edited (sharpened) in ps, however they are meant to be used under the psd of your choice! if you choose to use them as they are they should work just fine! they are 100px & 75px square and do not come with any borders.

all screencaps used are my own, and they are available for download HERE!

FACECLAIM INFO : odessa is white & ashkenazi jewish

TRIGGER WARNINGS : smoking, kissing, blood

the zip file is free to download on my PAYHIP!

LIKE OR REBLOG IF YOU SAVE OR USE!

[argentangelhelps]

351 ICONS OF ODESSA A'ZION IN I LOVE LA S1

all icons are free to use with credit to @argentangelhelps!

you may edit to your liking (add borders, psds, textures ect)

do not use for : celebrity/real person rps or paid commissions, everything else is up to user discretion. (don’t make me change this rule)

they are edited (sharpened) in ps, however they are meant to be used under the psd of your choice! if you choose to use them as they are they should work just fine! they are 100px & 75px square and do not come with any borders.

all screencaps used are my own, and they are available for download HERE!

FACECLAIM INFO : odessa is white & ashkenazi jewish

TRIGGER WARNINGS : vaping/smoking, kissing/implied intimacy

the zip file is free to download on my PAYHIP!

GIVE CREDIT SOMEWHERE ON YOUR BLOG & REBLOG IF YOU SAVE OR USE!

[peachvrse]

♡ 453 icons of Mel Medarda from Arcane SEASON01 Feel free to use and edit these icons as you like, with or without credit. Likes and reblogs are appreciated! Just please don’t re-upload them or claim them as your own. If you come across any broken links, let me know! &    .    DOWNLOAD    !!

[peachvrse]

♡ 601 icons of Mel Medarda from Arcane SEASON02 Feel free to use and edit these icons as you like, with or without credit. Likes and reblogs are appreciated! Just please don’t re-upload them or claim them as your own. If you come across any broken links, let me know! &    .    DOWNLOAD    !!

[mcflymemes]

PROMPTS FROM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST *  assorted dialogue from the 1991 film, adjust as necessary

you came back.

of course i came back. i couldn't let them... oh, this is all my fault.

if only i had gotten here sooner.

maybe it's better this way.

don't talk like that. you'll be all right. we're together now. everything's going to be fine, you'll see.

at least i got to see you... one last time.

no! no! please, please don't leave me! i love you.

i want to do something for her, but what?

there's the usual things. flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend to keep...

it has to be something very special. something that sparks her interest.

wait a minute!

isn't this amazing?

i'm afraid i've been thinking.

she's never looked at me that way before.

how can you read this? there's no pictures!

some people use their imagination.

i want adventure in the great wide somewhere.

i want so much more than they've got planned.

that hurts!

if you hold still, it wouldn't hurt as much.

if you hadn't run away, this wouldn't have happened.

if you hadn't frightened me, i wouldn't have run away.

you should learn to control your temper.

hold still. this might sting a little.

by the way, thank you for saving my life.

how could you do that?

i had to.

now we invite you to relax.

this is the day your dreams come true.

what do you know about my dreams?

imagine that.

i'm speechless. i really don't know what to say.

say you'll marry me.

i just don't deserve you.

if it's not baroque, don't fix it.

i thought i told you to come down to dinner.

please, attempt to be a gentleman.

will you come down for dinner?

you can't stay in there forever!

that didn't go very well at all, did it?

it's no use. she's so beautiful, and i'm... well, look at me!

try to act like a gentleman.

if i didn't know better, i'd think you had feelings for this monster.

he's no monster, [name], you are!

who said anything about the castle being enchanted?

who are you? what are you doing here?

you are not welcome here!

what are you staring at?

shower her with compliments!

i've been burnt by you before.

close that at once!

i was trying to be hospitable.

there may be something there that wasn't there before.

i'll tell you when you're older.

may i have my book, please?

don't talk about my father that way!

i'll show you to your room.

you might want to offer her a more comfortable room.

why did you come here?

i warned you never to come here!

do you realize what you could've done?

is anyone here?

your hands are like ice. we have to get you out of here.

i want you to leave this place.

who's done this to you?

no time to explain. you must go! now!

you must promise to stay here forever.

come on out and fight!

were you in love with her? did you honestly think she'd want you, when she had someone like me?

why don't you read it to me?

the castle is under attack!

we must do something!

you always say that.

did you have a good time in town today?

it's just that i'm not sure i'd fit in here. there's no one i can really talk to.

you did it! you really did it!

the castle is your home now, so you can go anywhere you'd like.

there's a stranger here.

will no one help me?

you will join me for dinner. that's not a request!

i know he looks vicious, but he's really kind and gentle. he's my friend.

[luna-azzurra]

Advice for writing a character with insomnia 

⭑𓂃 they don't just lie there peacefully staring at the ceiling. okay, sometimes they do, but mostly they're shifting positions every four minutes, flipping the pillow to the cold side, kicking off blankets then pulling them back on, checking the clock and doing the math of "if I fall asleep RIGHT NOW I can get 4 hours" over and over until it's 3 hours, then 2, then none.

⭑𓂃 they have weird relationships with being tired. like, they're ALWAYS tired, but they're also wired? it's this horrible combo of exhausted body and brain that won't shut up. your character isn't just yawning cutely, they're getting irrationally angry at small things, forgetting words mid-sentence, staring at their phone for twenty minutes without reading a single thing.

⭑𓂃 the 3am thoughts are SPECIFIC and often stupid. they're not just pondering deep existential questions. they're thinking "did I say 'you too' when the barista said enjoy your coffee" and "what if everyone I know is just pretending to like me" and "why did I say that thing in 7th grade" and "I should learn to play the accordion" all at once in a horrible loop.

⭑𓂃 they try SO MANY weird things to sleep. your character has definitely tried: counting backwards from 1000, progressive muscle relaxation, that 4-7-8 breathing thing, ASMR videos, white noise, brown noise, pink noise, nature sounds, meditation apps with people whose calm voices they grew to HATE, reading boring books, warm milk (doesn't work), cold rooms, hot rooms, no screens (impossible), melatonin (hits different for everyone), Benadryl, and eventually just accepting their fate at 5am.

⭑𓂃 everything is louder at night. that refrigerator hum? DEAFENING. the house settling? TERRIFYING. neighbor's cat? MIGHT AS WELL BE A FULL ORCHESTRA. your character is hyper-aware of every single sound and it's driving them absolutely insane.

⭑𓂃 they have complex feelings about morning people. your insomniac character hearing someone say "I'm such a morning person, I just pop right up at 6am!" is experiencing homicidal levels of jealousy. they don't trust people who wake up cheerful. it feels like a personal attack.

⭑𓂃 the exhaustion is PHYSICAL. it's not just sleepy eyes. it's bone-deep, soul-crushing, their-body-feels-like-it-weighs-500-pounds exhaustion. everything takes more effort. showering is a whole EVENT. making food is an expedition. existing is LABOR.

[creatingblackcharacters]

I'm gonna say this, and it's gonna spark a defensive reaction within some of you, but I need you to listen to me and let it sit for a moment before I explain further. It is not a personal stain against your morality.

From both my experience reading works by white writers, and my experience running this blog, I have come to the conclusion that many white writers are too used to relying on Whiteness being understood as the default experience of both your characters and your readers, and it makes you weaker writers with weaker technique overall.

[creatingblackcharacters]

One thought I find myself having often is "well, what do you do for your white characters?" I've grown to understand... Many of you don't 😅 you don't actually understand or apply character design techniques because it is Assumed™ that the reader understands- that the reader has the white gaze. It doesn't need to be Said that your character is white, and will do familiar white things. It is Assumed™ that white characters fall under the Magicking It Away rules automatically, while Black characters have to have reality applied to them first. You don't actually have to... Well, write.

The brilliant Toni Morrison explained this in an interview of hers (here's another; watch her doc!!!) that there's this assumption that one's readers are white. So when she would purposefully- and there's a difference!- write stories for the Black gaze, that certain things didn't have to be explained because we Understood, it would get frustrating for white readers. They felt left out, unappealed to, hurt.

And yet, that's standard fare- and everyone's not writing such specific stories like Toni! To be "fair", we did understand y'all. We had to. But those same techniques, both in writing and in media consumption, I believe are atrophied from white viewers ("I don't watch this because I don't relate!" Or projection of ones own identity into Black characters to be "relatable") because it's not Socially Required for you to apply them.

It's why I'm always telling y'all to study Black creations about Black people. Writing is a craft, and a craft has to be honed!! You have to practice!! I had a whole lesson on this and I feel like everyone glossed over it lmao. I promise it'll make your writing of EVERY character better overall. 🙏🏾

[notmorbid]

the encounter.

dialogue prompts from animorphs #3: the encounter by k.a. applegate.

now would be a good time.

can we get out of here now?

it was my idea. i'll take the blame.

stop being all noble.

i told you it would be hard to believe.

i thought you didn't want to save the world.

you worry about me too much.

i'm used to being alone.

i can't just do nothing.

you say you're not a leader, but i'll go with you.

if i start feeling sorry for myself, i might never stop.

i don't know what's happening to me.

i think i'm losing myself.

what counts is what's in your head and in your heart.

a person isn't his body. a person isn't what's on the outside.

i don't even remember what i looked like.

it's okay, most of the time. really.

you're the closest thing i have to a real friend.

as long as you have ______, you're not lost.

why would you disappear and just leave us worrying?

keep quiet. try to forget it ever happened.

killing because it's the only way you can eat, because that's the way nature designed you, that's one thing. killing because you want power or control is evil.

you are human.

sometimes i just feel so trapped.

i hope no one was hurt.

you're not alone.

i love it when you're all masterful like that.

one close call is plenty for me.

take care of yourself.

a smart fisherman learns not to become frustrated.

i don't like this plan.

don't you realize how dangerous this could be?

it's hard standing by while someone else is risking their life.

people are funny. they never think something bad will happen to them.

i don't think anyone saw you.

you have to back out, if it gets bad.

hang in there. you've been through this before.

i'd have to be crazy not to be nervous.

fear can make you strong, sometimes.

we are not going to get out of this alive.

do you think i don't know what you are?

i won't give ____ anything.

i can wait here for as long as it takes.

i don't want to be taken alive.

what can i do? i can't get you out of there.

we've run out of time.

we're not safe yet.

into the trees. out of sight.

come in. it's safe.

that doesn't sound crazy at all. just human.

[notmorbid]

the visitor.

dialogue prompts from animorphs #2: the visitor by k.a. applegate.

there really is something worse than death. i've seen it.

mostly, i still just feel like a normal kid, you know?

you were right. this is the coolest thing in the world.

____ don't usually turn down a challenge.

even though it was scary, it was also way cool.

relax. you know what you're doing.

sometimes, you have to learn to let go.

i don't think i like those guys.

you're way too young to be drinking.

you don't look so good, yourself.

i'm glad i don't have a mirror.

you look fairly smart, then you open your mouth.

you're just saying that to be contrary.

we gave ____ a reason to be afraid, at least.

when did we get to be such strangers?

i don't always do the sensible thing.

do you want a ride home?

it's just me. i have you.

i'm just tired, okay?

i don't know if i'm at my best right now.

you would tell me if something bad was happening, right?

we all know something is wrong in that house.

i don't know what i've done.

i don't care what it takes, or how many risks i have to run.

love is pretty important. it's like wearing a suit of armor. it makes you strong.

we are not superheroes. this is not a comic book.

can we deal with reality here?

what's the matter with combining green and purple?

i should be spending more time with ______.

there isn't much point in doing any of this, if we forget why we're doing it.

it was a dark and stormy night. sorry, i've always wanted to say that.

you know how parents are. don't ask me to explain them.

you scared me half to death.

this is not the time to be playing jokes.

you're not telling me everything. i'm not sure why.

busted.

we're in kind of a mess.

do you have a minute to fill me in?

i think maybe i'm in pretty big trouble here.

there is no way i'm going to leave you alone.

are you there? i've changed my mind.

no one ever accused you of lacking courage.

____ loves you more than you will ever know.

how is ______?

i know it was sentimental, but i don't care.

i had to do something.

i'm proud of what you did.

there will be a next time.

[notmorbid]

the invasion.

dialogue prompts from animorphs #1: the invasion by k.a. applegate.

maybe i'll walk home with you guys.

i know you're not afraid of anything, but i guess i am.

i'm never scared of weird stuff. it's the normal stuff i can't stand.

maybe we should call someone.

it's safe. we won't hurt you.

no one is ever going to believe us. no way.

was that your family? that picture?

i think we should decide together. one way or another.

go now. run.

okay, you can wake me up now. i've had enough of this dream.

courage, my friend.

i guess you never really know someone until you see them scared.

i couldn't just hide and watch. i couldn't.

it's all true. all of it.

you don't believe me, do you?

this is too big for us. we're just kids.

do you realize all we could do with this power?

i wish we could dump all this on someone else, but we can't.

you don't believe in any of that, do you? aliens and spaceships and little green men from mars?

don't make me hurt you.

i can't let _____ die for nothing.

it's not exactly some video game, is it?

nothing is normal here. can't you feel it?

what are you doing back here?

i just wanted to make sure you were okay.

i was safer than you were.

you won't be alone. i'm in this, too.

you can't just ignore what's going on.

you're not the only one with people to worry about.

i'm not asking you to go with me, but i don't have a choice.

i still feel normal.

try not to be too suspicious-looking.

do i have to check in with you now?

you can't keep doing this.

no person would ever let that happen to them.

people think that by becoming something different, they can leave behind all their pain.

if i have to die, okay, but don't let them take me.

remind me not to ever make you mad.

i don't want to talk about what happened.

i'm alive. i guess that's all that counts.

i guess in my heart, i knew it all along. i just didn't want to admit it.

i guess this is me from now on.

it's okay. we're alive.

[notmorbid]

sunburn.

dialogue prompts from sunburn by chloe michelle howarth.

i am at a very tricky age.

feeling adult was everything to me.

i function far better with you than without you.

you're so cute. everybody likes you.

you're always looking at me like you hate me.

i want you to feel understood.

the silence says a lot.

i've never known a person like you.

it was easiest just to hate _____.

i suppose it's nice to live somewhere quiet.

stories carry weight, even when nobody really believes them.

being busy isn't the same as being satisfied.

you're not as harsh as you seem.

i need to stop acting my age and grow up.

i wouldn't make sense without _____. i might not even exist.

i pretend so well, i almost believe myself.

we all have secrets. everybody is hiding something.

there is no more room for grey areas.

sometimes i just hear what i want to hear.

do you even realize all the things people say about us?

it was a human mistake.

all i want is to avoid how i feel.

i can't say the things you deserve to hear.

i would like you to know me authentically.

you could do worse. you have.

you belong everywhere you go.

what a wonderfully big heart you have.

you are just so easy to look at.

the way i feel about _____ isn't the way i feel about anyone else.

i've always seen what i want to see.

i like you. that's all.

i can't believe you stood up for me.

do i even have the right to be angry?

in every life but this one, we would probably be together.

you are such a cure.

this is no time to be afraid.

why won't you look at me?

if you want me, i'm yours.

i used to stare at your mouth so much.

i don't know if i've ever felt so secure with another person. with myself.

i didn't realize this feeling existed. i didn't realize how badly i needed to feel it.

it just felt so good to know you were there.

a few minutes of you would really be enough to keep me going for years.

i don't know where you end and [name] begins.

i didn't realize i was ever unhappy until you made me this happy.

just because you don't see it doesn't mean it isn't happening.

normalcy is something i can't afford.

be honest: how long did you fancy me before we got together?

it costs nothing to be nice. that's what ____ says.

chaos always begins with peace.

i need to get out of this house.

when are you going to grow up?

you look unreal in [color].

there's nothing to do now but hide and wait.

i love you a lot more than i know how to say.

it's easy to be a hero when you're not around enough to be a villain.

it feels so good to hug you again.

we both have parts to play.

it might be nice if we didn't talk tonight.

i don't want to be anybody's ____. i want to be my own person.

do you want to be safe and secure, or do you want to be happy?

sometimes the best thing to do is the hardest.

i know what loving you can do to a person.

you're so amazing. i don't tell you often enough.

you deserve all the love in the world.

i'll look after you, and you'll look after me.

i'd never be safer with anybody else.

darling, please stop talking.

can we just be happy for a few days, then?

for a little while, it really was bliss.

you have been wonderful all your life.

it's nice to see some life in you.

i'd like to clean the house for you. make you dinner.

i can't wait any longer for you to be brave.

you've existed without me before. you could do it again.

i've seen what being motherless can do to a person.

you are the first and last thing i want, but you are not the only thing.

why are you making small talk with me?

even when there's nothing there, it's so hard to go.

i'm so tired of disappointing you.

i've actually never done this.

i was trying to be another person.

don't rush to figure yourself out.

i've decided never to fall in love again.

i always let myself go too far.

i was always endlessly impressed by you.

before today, i was doing really well.

not everything is a symbol.

i ought to feel guilty, but i don't.

you are the sun. you always have been.

i don't even have the same heart anymore.

you wouldn't love me if you knew me now.

hate me, if you want to hate me. i'd love the attention.

all ____ ever wanted was to disappear.

i wish it was different. i wish i was different.

it is so strange to be home.

[carmahnart]

Hey y’all I have an announcement! My web app that I’ve been working on, Afro Index, is now live! It’s a visual reference library of Black hairstyles, for artist, animators, writers, and anyone who wants to learn more about them!

Check it out at afroindex.org! 💛✨

Afro Index – Black Hairstyle Reference Library

A reference library for Black hairstyles with accurate naming, structured filtering, and curated reference images.