Power-Couple OTPs

Romione, Rivamika, Royai, and more. I'm a sucker for headstrong female characters. And dorks.

[eremiie]

songs that scream eremika;

➹ thinking about eren and mikasa so here are some songs that make me sad and think about them part 2

➹ part 1 | my mikasa playlist (were working on it!!)

killer — kali uchis

“it’s silly i think of our unborn children, ‘cause all i’m really thinking about right now is how i’ll never know them.”

“and if you loved me, you’d never do this. our future battered and bloody you’re so fucking ruthless... that makes you a killer.”

i luv him. — catie turner

“because i love him, i love him— that’s why i’m letting him go.”

“and if the world was kind, i could make him stay.”

bubble gum — clairo

“sorry i didn’t kiss you. but it’s obvious i wanted to. bubble gum down my throat and it’s a curse, but my luck couldn’t get any worse.”

“you look so nice in your shirt, it’s sad because it just hurts... i’d do anything for you, but would you do that for me too?”

ivy — frank ocean (whew, ready?)

“i thought i was dreamin’ when you said you love me.”

“i could hate you now, it’s quite alright to hate me know when we both know that deep down the feeling still deep down is good.”

“i ain’t a kid no more, we’ll never be those kids again, it’s not the same...”

“all the things i didn’t mean to say, i didn’t mean to do. there were things you didn’t need to say, did you mean to? mean to, i’ve been dreamin’ of you, dreamin’ of you...”

skinny love — birdy

“tell my love to wreck it all, cut out all the ropes and let me fall.”

“and in the morning i’ll be with you, but it will be a different kind, cause i’ll be holding all the tickets and you’ll be owning all the fines.”

“come on skinny love, what happened here?”

“and now all your love is wasted, then who the hell was i? ‘cause no i’m breaking at the bridge, and at the end of all your lies.”

“who will love you?” mikasa.

“who will fight?” armin.

“and who will fall far behind?” eren.

pink in the night — mitski

“i’ve been blossoming alone over you and i hear my heart breaking tonight... do you hear it too? it’s like a summer shower, with every drop of rain singing i love you.”

“i could stare at your back all day, and i know i’ve kissed you before but i didn’t do it right... can i try again?”

a soulmate who wasn’t meant to be — jess benko

“i never should have called cause i knew you would leave me, but i didn't think you could do it so easily.”

“stranger, that's all i see when i look into your eyes... a soulmate who wasn't meant to be.”

“wish i could go back to the day we met and leave you be, sit and look pretty. never should have called, never should have helped, never should have kissed.”

telephones — vacations

“i wish i could live without you but you’re a part of me. wherever i go you’ll always be next to me.”

if you cannot tell i am going through it

[commandererwin]

I want to see Jaegers vs Ackermans but with Mikasa arriving at the last minute to save Levi from certain death. Like imagine Mikasa saving Levi from the Beast Titan just like Levi saved her from the Female Titan in that same forest.

[womenwholovedorks]

Take my money. Take my soul. BUT GIVE THIS TO ME ISAYAMA.

[justelixirofhappiness]

If those spoilers are legit, I need a fanart of Mikasa whisking Levi away from the scene bridal style to calm my nerves ASAP

[womenwholovedorks]

Someone pls stop this chibi from offing himself in a fit of martyrdom angst.

[rivamika-ackerman]

Levi’s Big-Ass Crush: Part I | Part II: 1/3 | 2/3

“His battle skills are impeccable, but when it comes to love/romance, Levi is incredibly clumsy.”

To Be Continued.

[womenwholovedorks]

Reposting because it's fucking gold.

[spirit3d4w4y]

Things You Need to Know About the Outgoing Introvert

1. When we see you after a long day, we might be all irritable and not want to talk

It has nothing to do with you. Outgoing introverts, though still introverts at their core, often need to recharge after a large use of social energy. After a long day of dealing with people, our social batteries are drained and we need to unwind and recover, usually alone.

2. We’re charming creatures and can be the life of the party, but…

You’ll be surprised how much we actually live in our heads. People often confuse us for extroverts, but we’re too introspective and over-think too much to be one.

3. If we like you, we really like you.

We don’t waste our time with people we’re not completely crazy about. If we agreed to go on a date with you, we like you. Take it as a huge compliment.

4. We have times when we’re weird with our phones.

Some days we can talk for hours, but sometimes we’re not so good at replying and talking on the phone. Don’t take it personally - we screen our phone calls, even from our closest friends. Outgoing introverts sometimes hate the phone because it’s all, like, intrusive and tears our minds away from whatever we’re deeply focusing on (and we are always deeply focusing on something). Our mind doesn’t change direction easily. Listening to one thing and seeing something else is a lot of sensory input piled on top of everything that’s already going on in our heads.

5. But don’t worry, in person we’ll listen to you for hours.

We have spectrums of introversion, so we’re good listeners. We’ll always be naturally in tune with how you’re feeling, so we’ll be able to see through any front you put up and make you jump into the deep end.

6. We need to dip our foot in the pool first.

We need time to warm up, so, like, chill. We tend not to outwardly express our feelings and spill our whole life story in the first hour of meeting you. Or the first year.

7. Our energy level depends on our environment.

Yes, we can get annoyed easily. If we vibe with the crowd, we can get our energy from human interactions. But if we don’t, we’ll start to get really introspective and reflective, and tend to withdraw into ourselves. It’s kinda like a hit or miss. We’re very selectively social. But it’s not because we dislike people - it’s actually the opposite. We dislike the barriers like small talk (which often comes with going out) creates between people, and try to avoid it at all costs.

8. You’ll think we are flirty with everyone.

Okay here’s the thing, when we inevitably have to interact with people, we make it seem like there’s nothing in the world we’d rather be doing. It’s ‘cause we’re, like, overly sensitive and so we go out of our way to make other people feel comfortable and happy. We’re intuitive and outgoing at the same time.

Research has found that introverts pay more attention to detail and exhibit increased brain activity when processing visual information. A study shows that the brain of an introvert weighs internal cues more strongly than external motivational and reward cues.

[darthstitch]

OH GOD THIS IS ME

[insanely-smart]

Me too.

[the-haven-of-fiction]

Tumblr, meet Haven, the non-shy introvert.

[womenwholovedorks]

"Yes I'll take a thousand printouts. I'm going to hand these out like fucking flyers on the sidewalk."

[rejected3]

[womenwholovedorks]

Mikasa fantasizing about some alone time with her heichou.

[milleandra-deactivated20150125]

original - http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=8470040 typesetting - numer-9 translation - nebula

[the-writers-society-deactivated]

Are These Filter Words Weakening Your Story?

After putting my writing on hold for several weeks, I decided to jump back in. I expected to find all sorts of problems with my story–inconsistencies in the plot, lack of transitions, poor characterization–the works. But what began to stick out to me was something to which I’d given little thought in writing.

Filter words.

What are Filter Words?

Actually, I didn’t even know these insidious creatures had a name until I started combing the internet for info.

Filter words are those that unnecessarily filter the reader’s experience through a character’s point of view. Dark Angel’s Blog says:

“Filtering” is when you place a character between the detail you want to present and the reader. The term was started by Janet Burroway in her book On Writing.

In terms of example, you should watch out for:

To see

To hear

To think

To touch

To wonder

To realize

To watch

To look

To seem

To feel (or feel like)

Can

To decide

To sound (or sound like)

To know

I’m being honest when I say my manuscript is filled with these words, and the majority of them need to be edited out.

What do Filter Words Look Like?

Let’s imagine a character in your novel is walking down a street during peak hour.

You might, for example, write:

Sarah felt a sinking feeling as she realized she’d forgotten her purse back at the cafe across the street. She saw cars filing past, their bumpers end-to-end. She heard the impatient honk of horns and wondered how she could quickly cross the busy road before someone took off with her bag. But the traffic seemed impenetrable, and she decided to run to the intersection at the end of the block.

Eliminating the bolded words removes the filters that distances us, the readers, from this character’s experience:

Sarah’s stomach sank. Her purse—she’d forgotten it back at the cafe across the street. Cars filed past, their bumpers end-to-end. Horns honked impatiently. Could she make it across the road before someone took off with her bag? She ran past the impenetrable stream of traffic, toward the intersection at the end of the block.

Are Filter Words Ever Acceptable?

Of course, there are usually exceptions to every rule.

Just because filter words tend to be weak doesn’t mean they never have a place in our writing. Sometimes they are helpful and even necessary.

Susan Dennard of Let The Words Flow writes that we should use filter words when they are critical to the meaning of the sentence.

If there’s no better way to phrase something than to use a filter word, then it’s probably okay to do so.

Want to know more?

Read these other helpful articles on filter words and more great writing tips:

Filter Words and Distancing Point of View

The Reasons Editors reject Manuscripts

Filter Those words and Strengthen Your Writing

[moraleewright]

I do this all the time. Very easy to do. This was helpful!

[preciouscisco]

my kink is fictional couples protecting each other not because one is ‘weaker’ (ie the female character) but because they’re both completely equal and their first instinct is to protect each other

[womenwholovedorks]

Why. I. Ship. Rivamika.

[valtsv]

character in a fight scene: *restrains their opponent by pinning them against the wall by their wrists*

me:

[icantwritegood]

character in a fight scene: *pins their opponent down by straddling their waist and holding their wrists to the floor*

me:

[womenwholovedorks]

Floch looks... Uncomfortable.

[womenwholovedorks]

Motivation to work out

Gotta be worthy of The War Goddess.

[micasaas]

[womenwholovedorks]

Her smile is flowers and sunshine rolled in love.

[supertonkachi]

I don’t understand the whole incest argument concerning RivaMika. The Ackermans were a clan just like the Uchiha were a clan, it doesn’t mean they are related, at least not close enough to mean anything. Uchiha married other Uchiha. Why couldn’t an Ackerman marry another Ackerman???

[womenwholovedorks]

Excuse me while I reblog this till the end of time.

[spontaeneity]

[womenwholovedorks]

Sarge's notes

#1 Mikasa Ackerman - Asian War Goddess

"Sweet baby Jesus, call me when she's legal"

[writersblockfanfic]

I need some Levimika (Rivamika prompts to write drabbles about. I can’t focus on studying but my creative juices are next to nil

[seekerthefalcon]

Levi visits Kenny’s secret grave with Mikasa and reveals his relationship with Kenny to her. Mikasa says she heard from her parents that there used to be a guy called Kenny who helped to cease the Ackerman persecution, that he might be the reason that why she can live peacefully (not to mention the year 844 issue) with the surname Ackerman. They have an Ackertalk at night and talked about their past, and realized they might be the last clanmates of each other.

[bumi-x]

Mom and dad fighting over their son’s behavior

[womenwholovedorks]

Tell me that's not how it is.

[roredwarrior3]

Levi crossover Inglorious basterds

[womenwholovedorks]