i think about this a lot
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i think about this a lot
why do ppl keep giving condescending tutorials on the basics of tumblr to new users telling them the stupidest shit like "don't forget to change your icon, here's where u can get a new one!". this is a kill or be killed place. if someone doesn't know to change their icon we should tear them limb from limb
endless curses… malediction even
Martin Luther before getting excommunicated
The smoothness of the “walk"🎵♬ ♩ ♪
I’ve thought about her Every minute since I reblogged this yesterday
can they do that? are you allowed to just fuckin… click and drag yourself like that? y’all practitioning the dark arts???? these people are out here defying gravity. moving around like the DVD player screensaver. they hacked reality and started wiggling their bodies back and forth like the Spore creature creator. I’m pretty sure they can clip through walls at will. shit.
Touches Ask Game
Prompts for writing human connection, intimacy, belonging.
Hand-holding
The purest form of human connection.
tiny hands in big hands
calloused hands in soft hands
cold hands in warm hands
hands with the perfect ratio to each other for hand-holding
platonic hand-holding
running their thumb over the other’s hand
dancing with their hands holding onto each other
squeezing hand for comfort and encouragement
holding hands across the table
happily doing everything with just one hand, if it means they don’t have to let go
not wanting to lose each other in a big crowd
possessive hand-holding
linking hands together during sex
grabbing hand to show them something
loosely holding onto each other’s hands, laying in one’s lap
only linking the pinkies together, not ready to let go completely
holding hands while skating
excitedly grabbing each other’s hands during a concert, jumping up and down together
playing with each other’s fingers
pressing the other’s hand against their cheek
holding hands while one is balancing on a small wall
grabbing the other’s hand to pull them back from something
holding hands under the table
only realizing it when they have to let go
standing in front of each other, holding both their hands
holding their hands above their head, fingers linked together
passionate hand-holding
grabbing the other’s hand so they don’t fall
holding hands while running through the rain
brushing against each other, linking fingers together for a second
grabbing their hand to grab their attention
not really paying attention, both doing something else, but still holding hands
bandaging the other’s hand and not quite letting go
holding hands while driving
grabbing the other’s hand to pull them back to them
unconsciously searching out each other’s hand while sleeping
not realizing they’re holding hands till someone points it out
swinging hands back and forth, skipping like children
holding hands in a museum to pull them to the next exhibition
letting go when there is an obstacle in their way and immediately grabbing each other’s hand again when they pass it
loosely holding onto each other’s hand
dragging the other with them, holding their hand
raising the other’s hand to their lips to kiss it softly
holding hands while jumping down from somewhere together
comparing hand sizes, then linking fingers together
Hugs
A warm embrace.
friendly hugs
hug around the waist
hugging while twirling around
comforting hugs
side hugs
hugging and gently holding the other’s head
pulling someone into a hug
hugging while walking
eye-to-eye hugs
hiding their face in the other’s neck
clinging to each other
hugging while lying down together
group hugs
hugging with head on shoulder
tender embrace
‘not wanting to let go’ hugs
hugging from behind
bear hugs
hugging with hands in each other’s pockets
cuddling
hugs and kisses
hugging and jumping up and down together
familiar hugs
hugging with height-difference
gentle hugs
hugging with patting on back
piggy back hugs
quick hugs
hugging while slow dancing
one-sided hugs
hugging while straddling the partner
long-lasting hugs
‘picking them up’ hugs
hugging while grabbing butt
cuddle pile
Kisses
Showing affections.
goodnight kisses
hand kisses
smiling while kissing
lips barely touching
morning kisses
slow kisses
passionate kisses
kisses on the cheek
first kisses
goodbye kisses
welcome home kisses
kisses on the corner of their mouth
frustrated kisses
kissing each other breathless
soothing kisses
nose kisses
kisses as a promise
short pecks
forehead kisses
kisses on head
“we’ll face this together” kisses
kisses in the rain
life-or-death kisses
kisses for a cover
hard kisses
giggling while kissing
desperate kisses
neck kisses
hushed conversation in-between kisses
eyelid kisses
gentle stroking of cheeks
small kisses
kissing it better
jaw kisses
wake-up kisses
kissing away tears
public kisses
relieved kisses
kisses for comfort
tummy kisses
kisses to shut them up
slowly kissing down the body
“we’ll see each other again” kisses
kissing each finger
sleepy kisses
angry kisses
feather-light kisses
kisses with trembling lips
secret kisses
kisses with their last dying breath
Touching
Feeling another human’s touch.
touching foreheads
running fingers through hair
hiding face in neck
caressing the other’s hand
feeling their pulse
patting the other’s head
holding hands
shielding the other one with their body
listening to the other’s heartbeat
spooning at night
laying their hand on the other’s neck
pushing a strand of hair behind their ear
nudging the other one
putting an arm around the other’s waist
hugging each other
massaging them
holding the other’s chin up
squishing the other’s cheek
high fiving
bandaging/stitching up an injury
kissing the other’s brow
falling asleep on the other’s shoulder
carrying the other one in their arms
whispering in their ear, lips touching the skin
stroking the other’s arm soothingly
kissing the top of their head
pulling the other one towards them
feeling for each other in the dark
tickling the other one
grabbing onto their arm
doing a pinky swear
caressing the other’s back
tasting their smile
washing the other’s body
kissing their bruises and scars
lifting the other one up
putting their head on the other’s chest
stroking their leg
leaning into the other’s side
patting them on the back
sitting close and knees touching
braiding the other’s hair
giving them a piggy-back ride
sitting on the other’s lap
feeling their temperature
linking arms with each other
touching their elbow to get their attention
dancing with each other
holding onto the other’s shoulders for support
putting a hand over the other’s mouth to shut them up
Hand-holding|Hugs|Kisses|Touching
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straight couples cant stop rubbing up on each other for even a second. this ikea checkout line feels like the streets of gomorrah
Writing pirates: Pirates vs Privateers (part one)
Before we dive into the glamour and destruction of a pirate’s life, it’s important to establish and difference between the crews who operated the seven seas in the 1700s.
PIRATES
A group of men who robbed and plundered the sea, but also committed felonies, robberies and murders in any haven, river or creek where the Lord High Admiral had jurisdiction.
The Lord High of Admiral = The ceremonial head of the Royal Navy (also known as someone who appears to be in charge, but holds very little influence, like most monarchs today)
Jurisdiction: The official power to make legal decisions and judgements
BUCCANEER
Pirates who preyed on Spanish ships and ports in the Caribbean Sea. To Spain, they were nothing more than ordinary pirates, but for their nations, they were much more than that.
Spain strived to keep all their possessions from the rest of the world, and the rise of buccaneers came apparent when the English occupied Jamaica, which provided them with a base to attack Spanish settlements.
CORSAIRS
Pirates (and privateers) who operated in North Africa. Their base primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.
(also referred to as: barbary pirates, barbary corsairs or ottoman corsairs)
PRIVATEER
An armed vessel, consisting of a commander and his crew, who was licensed to attack, seize and loot ships of hostile nations.
The license was issued in form of a document, which was called the Letter of Marque (and Reprisal, LOMAR for short). The letter was written in ponderous legal phrases, and decorated with an elaborate pen and ink flourishes.
The Captain, or commander, of the ship, was expected to keep a journal, as well as hand over ships to the Admiralty court to be assessed and valued. A proportion of the ship’s value went to the sovereign, while the rest was divided between the owners of the ship, the captain, and his crew.
Admiralty court: jurisdiction over maritime law, including cases regarding shipping, ocean, and sea laws
Sovereign: king, queen, or other royal ruler of a country
An authorized privateer, and get this, was recognized by law, and could not be prosecuted for piracy, which in turn caused the system to be wide open for abuse, and most privateers were nothing more than licensed pirates.
Privateers, in simpler words, were basically pirates with papers. They were hired to carry out military activities, and in many ways, their actions mirrored a pirate’s, only difference being, they couldn’t be prosecuted for the crimes they committed.
Also, fun fact! In the 1700s, also known as the golden era of piracy, 98% of the men operating as pirates in the Caribbean and western Atlantic, had formerly either been seamen in the merchant service, the Royal Navy, or even served as privateers.
Not every man suffered the same fate, however. Captain Woodes Rogers, a former privateer, became the first Royal Governor over the Bahamas, and was tasked with the dangerous mission of establishing a well-organized government, that would force every last pirate in the Nassau to surrender. [x]
Today, both privateer and buccaneer are being used as a synonym for pirates, but it’s important to know that in the golden era, they were not the same.
Love this!
The bar was the only place in the city where heroes and villains could both go to without fear of being attacked by their enemies. Not because they formed a truce or anything like that, but because they all feared the Bartender more than they hated each other.
A word of advice to my fellow blocked writers: if you’re stuck on one element of writing, work on a separate element.
As someone who gets trapped in the plot all too often, people advise me to shift to a different part of the story and write that piece instead. Which, if it works for you, please keep doing it! But it didn’t for me. Never has. You know what always does? Worldbuilding. Not just any worldbuilding, but developing aspects of my universe that directly correspond to the plot. It doesn’t need to be worldbuilding that helps or plot that hurts you! All you need is to shift your plan of attack and let the magic do its work.
This approach helps me trick my brain into solving the problem indirectly. It thinks I’m doing something different, thus helping it to engage. But in reality? I’m just entering the scene through a backdoor or through another’s eyes.
So here’s the moral of the story: Stuck on plot? Build your world. World won’t work? Develop your characters. Characters won’t cooperate? Further your plot.
one of those generically cheerful Bless this Home (and all who enter) signs, but instead it says Memento Mori (remember that you must die)
Live Laugh Love cross-stitch pillow but it’s Veni Vidi Vici surrounded by a floral motif
inspired!
with comic sans for added vibes
i wrote this one wrong initially, and my mistakes are immortalised
underneath are the patterns i made
out: naming girls after virtues
in: naming them after vices
avarice, insolence, decadence, lunacy, vanity, conceit, hysteria, envy, apostasy, malice, rage would be good goth girl names