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“I guess it was more that I craved something from a connection that I couldn’t seem to find… Respect or a shared intensity. I needed to know that we were”—the words feel colorless and clumsy in my mouth—“together in something. Wanting it as much as the other. I didn’t think I would like to share a bed with someone and find out that they’d only said yes because they were bored or I was an easy option or because they felt bad for me. I don’t like being alone in a feeling. I want to share it.”

- Salt Kiss, Sierra Simone

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Words instead of sighed and frowned?

Sighed - let out a deep audible breath or made a similar sound (such as weariness or relief)

Exhaled - breathed out

Heaved - uttered with obvious effort or with a deep breath

Huffed - emitted puffs (as of breath); usually with indignation or scorn

Insufflated - blew on, into, or in (something)

Puffed - blew in short gusts; exhaled forcibly

Snorted - forced air violently through the nose with a rough harsh sound (to express scorn, anger, indignation, or surprise)

Snuffled - breathed through an obstructed nose with a sniffing sound

Suspired - drew a long deep breath; sighed

Frowned - contracted the brow in displeasure or concentration

Glared - stared angrily or fiercely

Glouted - (archaic) frowned, scowled

Glowered - looked or stared with sullen annoyance or anger

Grimaced - distorted one's face in an expression usually of pain, disgust, or disapproval

Loured - looked sullen; frowned

Moue - a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval

Pouted - showed displeasure by thrusting out the lips or wearing a sullen expression

Scoffed - expressed scorn, derision, or contempt

Scowled - contracted the brow in an expression of displeasure

Sulked - silently went about in a bad mood

Hope this helps. If it inspires your writing in any way, please tag me, or send me a link. I would love to read your work!

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30 Fantasy fiction by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

Road of the Lost by Nafiza Azad

A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair

A Thousand Steps into Night by Traci Chee

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

The Unbroken by C.L. Clark

The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

VenCo by Cherie Dimaline

The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai

We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah Faizal

Blood Scion by Deborah Falaye

The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez

The Lost Dreamer by Lizz Huerta

Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

The Björkan Sagas by Harold R. Johnson

Untethered Sky by Fonda Lee

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

The Return of the Sorceress by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

The Famished Road by Ben Okri

Beasts Made of Night by Tochi Onyebuchi

The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope

Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri

Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter

comicake

Still remember that tweet about season 2 being Alice Oseman’s Trojan horse for asexual representation

So this is my little Trojan cake with asexual layers to celebrate second season of the most adorable show 🥳

Im officially not holding my shit together anymore. I dont even know if its actually classified as my shit! I know it was called responsibility but now I cant even be responsible for myself. There is alot of hate here and its internalized and I know it's up to me to make me better so theres less hate but I dont know how to lift my foot and take the step to that. I dont have the energy to love myself, the hate is easier, it's already status quo. It is what it is and things are the way they are and im too out of energy to affect change. Hey me,

Sorry to be a disappointment to us and everyone else. I don't know how to be better.

gendac

"Half a heart is not enough to live a whole life, is it?”

—King Arthur to Bree (Bloodmarked chapter 13)

silentcompanion

I will throw myself out of a fucking window if Bree, Nick and Sel don't end up together. And no this is not under discussion.

apaethy

I ain’t never gon’ have a family of my own, am I? No sons, no daughters. I’m your family, Louis. You should just throw me in the incinerator and make another one. And what a waste that would be. I have two centuries walked this Earth and can report, you have no twin.

the-once-and-future-love

23. Good Merlin Fics I’ve Read Recently (8/26/22)

A Change of Fate by Pearl09

A Gift Unasked For by andraste_oz (vanessarama)

As Luck Would Have It by Emachinescat [gen]

Accidental Breakage by Mitsuhachi

after the storm (are you leaving) by Imagined, Scarlet_Ribbons

Approval by Llama1412

And So By Adventure by anoyo

all i can do by simonlorden

Between His Lips by leashy_bebes

Camelot Cluedo by rotrude

Different kinds of flight by Neery

The Difference Between Night and Day by fifty_fifty

Dryad by Measured

Eternal by Bisexual_Bookworm238

For Worse or For Better (Proposal!AU) by anna_zee [modern era]

Grave Mistake by kickflaw

The Hands We Use To Catch Each Other by scripps

Haunted Ride by Sage_Owl [modern era]

The Heat of Battle by gfeather

Honesty is a Virtue by ineptshieldmaid

hold on to the memories (please don’t ever become a stranger) by ladililn [modern era]

Horizons Over Battlegrounds by Zaharya

I Didn’t Know That I Was Starving ‘till I Tasted You by Zaharya

(i keep telling myself) i’m not the desperate type by theythinktheyknow

In Love and War by orphan_account [mergwenthur]

It Was One Kingdom, Once by queerofthedagger

Intoxicating by cherrybina

into the light may you know truth alone by highfunctioningclotpole

Labyrinthine by Tierfal

Left is right and right is left by TyalanganD

that lightning-strike feel by TheLurkingContessa

Lupercalia by novemberlite [a/b/o]

make room in your history for me by hoosierbitch

The Man from Denaria by p_peaches

Moment of Weakness by longleggedgit

Of Fate and Fireflies by Shadecat

Once and Future by TakeTheShot

paint the sky with silver lining by rane_ab

The Price of Freedom by batgurl88

Rosemary by Tierfal

scorch marks and embers by southfarthing [gen]

Set Against the Sky by burntotears

Shine A Light by Trojie

Snow on a Hot Barn by kumquatix

Sorcerer’s Bane by BeautifulFiction

The Sword in the Stone by lavvyan

Tabula Rasa by gryvon

Taking it Slowly by et_cetera55

The Truths He Can’t Deny by N16 [gen]

The way by Naelyn

the way these flowers bloom by Imagined

There’s a First Time for Everything by Piscaria

This Far, But No Further by Mellacita

this is the space my heart wants to be by theythinktheyknow

To exit a labyrinth by Ren

To Rest For a While by Zinnith

To Save the King by SlantedKnitting

Two Sides by emeraldsword

veritas by theseourbodies [gen]

Vigil by Oriberry

Where the Hurt Is by undersomestairs [modern era]

You and Me (and the Dolma Makes Three) by Aerica_Menai

You Are A Runner And I Am My Father’s Son by smallestbird

[ last list ]

headspace-hotel

i hate how you get desensitized to the cool stuff in your WIP if you've been writing it for a long time so when you read back over it you're like "this isn't as cool as i thought :(" but it still is! you just read it too many times

I feel like im choking

I make noise for no one to hear. What is the point of me? The purpose for which air fills my lungs? The reason my heart bothers to pump? I think I would like to know or for it to stop. To drastic? Should I not feel to think it and suggest change? More so hope to for my person is hopeless.

Im going to listen to music. I don't know why I don't sleep.