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Between Zoom birthday parties and three-hour House Party hangs, people are finding new ways to stay connected with their loved ones while practicing safe physical distancing. Tumblr Creatr Jennifer Xiao (@jxiaoo) has a few new ideas for friends to stay #TogetherWithYou if you’re feeling particularly adventurous. 

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Spider-Man Master List

I’m almost at the 1-year anniversary of my first Spider-Man sickfic/whumpfic, so I thought I’d make a new master list to see how far I’ve come! All except for fic numbers 1, 31, and 32 are prompts that were sent to me! (Bolded are my favorites!) 

1. this one here is my very first and it has Ned slipping up to Stark Tower to talk to Tony bc Peter’s sick and won’t listen to him. Cue Tony doing work like the dad he is 

2. this one has Peter sick and trying to hide it from Tony but he fails and Tony takes him back to the tower and to med-bay

3. this one has Peter diving into an icy river during a solo battle because he thought it would be a good idea for a sneak attack. he thought wrong 

4. this one has Peter getting stabbed during battle and the Tonester has a device that alerts him when this happens and he has to suit up and go to the rescue 

5. this one has Peter rolling up to a meeting even though he’s sick, and he ends up throwing up during the meeting. poor dude 

6. this one has Peter telling Tony that he wasn’t hurt from battle but then he falls and surprise surprise– he did get hurt, much to his and Tony’s surprise 

7. this one has Peter having to ask Tony for some ibuprofen, more than once bc Tony’s mind is elsewhere. (Note: this is one of my favorites, and I couldn’t tell you why.)

8. this one has awkward dad Tony not knowing what to do when he finds out Peter is sick after the kid starts crying from being frustrated 

9. so this one has Peter staying overnight at Stark Tower and he ends up getting sick and has to go to Tony for help 

10. this one right here as Peter getting sick while spending the night with Steve and Bucky for the first time (ft. Stucky)

11. this bad boy right here has Peter taking an unplanned dip in the Hudson and getting really really sick from it– so much that unofficial dad has to pick him up from school (Note: another favorite)

12. this one has Peter popping one too many ibuprofen pills and Tony thinks the kid’s gotten into drugs 

13. this one has Peter stopping by Steve and Bucky’s apartment during a nightly patrol, and whoops, he’s sick– enough to have Steve and Bucky stepping up like the doting uncles they are 

14. this one has Peter acting a little strange and Sam’s like ‘what the hell is wrong with you kid?’ but then he realizes that the kid has a fever 

15. this one has Tony and Steve low-key disagreeing on how to take care of a sick Peter 

16. this one is a mix up! Peter saves Tony for once instead of Tony saving Peter 

17. this one here is a little drabble with Peter getting injured and Tony’s there to dad his way through life like usual 

18. this one here has a miserably sick Peter and Ned comes through for ya boy

19. this one is another mix-up! Ned’s sick and Peter forgoes his patrol to help take care of him

20. this one has Peter on a mission despite having a high-key upset stomach 

21. this one has Tony giving not good dad advice and advising Peter to push through is ‘small illness’ so he does but it gets worse and Steve finds out and is very much not happy (Note: A favorite!)

22. this one has Peter dipping out of a meeting bc his stomach just isn’t having it, and Steve goes to comfort him 

23. this one has stressed Peter crying and it freaks Tony out so he calls Ned for help

24. this one right here has Tony knowing Peter’s sick before Peter does bc Tony’s a good dad and he just knows things 

25. this one has Peter patrolling late on an autumn night and he winds up sick and Tony’s like “you didn’t use the heater in your suit because??”

26. this has sick Peter and sick Steve and Bucky’s gotta take care of the 2 idiots (ft. Stucky) 

27. this one has Peter passing out at Stark Tower and the only one there to help is Thor

28. this one is another mix-up! Tony’s sick and Peter’s low-key freaking out bc the man is old and needs to stop pushing himself 

29. this one has sick Peter being left on the quinjet during a mission and the only person with him is Loki, who ends up having to high-key save Peter’s life (Note: I LITERALLY LOVE THIS ONE!)

30.  this one has Tony accidentally hurting Peter during training and he feels guilty and the two have some real talk while Peter’s in med-bay

31.  this one is a pre-IW spoiler free drabble of Peter expressing his desire to be an Avenger to Tony– enough to make Tony promise him he can be one one day

32. this one is a post-IW drabble with spoilers where Tony has a panic attack when Peter’s sick and tells him that he “doesn’t feel so well)

33. this one is Peter and Tony captured and Peter gets sick from a wound that won’t heal and Tony starts to grow desperate to get them out (Note: Another favorite!)

34. this one is a spoilery fic where the events of IW are Tony’s fever dream, and he wakes up freaked out and skypes Peter at like 3 am (Note: I think this one is in my top 3, and it may be my number 1 in my top 3)

35. this one is a spoilery IW fic where Peter wakes up inside the soul stone 

36. this one has Peter and Tony at Stark Tower, and Peter tries to tell Tony that he’s sick, but Tony’s distracted and doesn’t listen until Peter passes out 

37. this one is just a little drabble where Tony talks to Steve about how much he cares about Peter, not knowing that Peter’s secretly listening 

38. this one has Peter trying to deal with being Spider-Man while having chronic pain 

39. this one is a spoilery angst-filled post-IW Tony and Peter reunion fic with a lot of crying 

40. this one has Peter having to stay behind from a mission to watch Loki but he’s sick and Loki ends up having to take care of him (Note: I ALSO REALLY LOVE THIS ONE!)

41. this one is Captain Dad and Spider-Son where Peter tries to impress cap and messes up a mission and the Daily Bugle posts an article about it

42. this one recounts the times May, MJ, Ned, and Tony all help Peter work through stress from finals in different ways 

life is like a giant mushroom 

im horny but like horny to cuddle

Ship Things that Kill Me

gentle face-touching

crying-while-smiling (esp. if combined with a reunion)

Wanting! To grow old together!! (bonus points if they actually do)

standing on tip-toes/leaning down to kiss a s/o with height difference

hugs

soft kisses

small gestures that wouldn’t usually be romantic but have lots of meaning behind them

HUGS

Battle Couples!!!

goofy/sarcastic banter

cute mutual blushing when they do something romantic for the first time

hand holding

Hugs

did I mention hugs

Jury nullification. Pass it on.

So you might be saying: Lion why a guide on drawing black people? Well young blood it’s because a lot of people cant…seem…to draw…black people..Amazing I know. 

Racist (caricatures) portrayals of black people have been around forever, and to this day people can’t seem to draw black people like they are human. If your artwork resembles any of the above even remotely your artwork is racist and offensive. If you try to excuse that as a stylistic choice you’re not only a terrible artist, but racist too!!! Congrats.

Whitewashing is also a problem. A lot of people refuse to draw black features on canonly black characters. While this example isn’t colored, lightening the skin-tone of a character is also considered whitewashing. So lets start with features!

Now all black people have different noses thats a no-brainer, but black noses tend to have flatter bridges, and wider nostrils. Please stay from triangular anime noses and small button noses. Your drawings should not depict black people with abnormally large noses. (Especially if you do not draw other characters this way)

If you feel like the way you draw lips on black characters is offensive or resembles a caricature,it probably does and you should change it. ABSOLUTELY AVOID PLACING LIPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FACE. 

Hair is so diverse! Please get used to drawing braids, locs,kinks and coils! If you can learn to draw ringlets and long waves you can learn how to draw black hairstyles.

Add clips! Learn how to draw baby-hairs and never be afraid to add color Pinterest and Google are free my dudes! Also try using square brushes for blocking in coils.

OK THAT’S ALL YOU GUYS

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Prompt list of things that says “I love you” without saying it

“Are you coming home for dinner? 

leaving the light on after using the bathroom at night because they know that you suck at going to bed early but you are also afraid of the dark

quietly picks out the things you don’t like to eat on your plate and transfer it to theirs without you needing to ask them to

quietly gives you the things you like to eat from their own plate

heard you tell the same story multiple times but doesn’t point it out to you when you excitedly bring it up to them again

naturally goes along with a white lie you told and cover up for you when people question it

absentmindedly listening to a song completely different from their own taste in music that you made them listen to 

bringing up small trivia facts you told them to other people

“Do you want me to save food for you?”

“Call me when you get home?”

checking your phone late at night and see them go online the moment you open their message

brings an extra coat/scarf because they know you never check the temperature before going out

“I saw this and thought of you immediately.”

random snapshots of random animals at random times because they know you like that specific animal

slowly accumulating items that’s more your style than theirs

knows your schedule from the back of their heads (and gets shocked when there is a sudden change to your routine)

saying just the right thing to calm you down

holding your hand tight out of reflex when you are in a crowd

brings you up naturally in a conversation you are not in 

one look is worth a thousand words

believing in you even when you couldn’t do it yourself

“I’ll wait for you.”

adjusting the pace they walk in so you can catch up

turning around to check on you constantly when they are walking in the front

A backstory is one of the essential parts of a character. It dictates the character’s mindset, place in the world and their subsequent arc throughout a story. A character’s backstory is the key for opening the vault of character options, ideas and journeys. The reason for this principle is due to cause and effect. It is the answer for why your characters act and think a certain way. For example, Bruce Wayne doesn’t become Batman just because he wants to. He becomes Batman because of his parents death. He wants to make sure that no other child in Gotham will suffer the same traumatic event he did, so he then becomes Batman. This character is an excellent example of using backstory in writing since it uses the cause and effect method.

What is Backstory

As I said before, backstory should be about explaining how your character got into their specific state at the beginning of the story. It is merely answering the subconscious questions in a reader’s mind. Why are they acting like this? Why do they want this goal? How did they get to that specific mindset? It is a device to give a character history, so it is not like they appear out of nowhere for this particular story, but rather, they were a person all along. This principle makes a character a real person with depth and breadth.

Why is Backstory Important

Backstory is one of the key features of any character, and it should not be ignored. Backstory does not need to complicated but rather a simple explanation. A character might be struggling with parenthood. Their backstory is that they had a rough childhood that damaged the way they seek familial relationships. There. Done. All backstory needs to do is show how a character’s past has shaped their present. Not only this but backstory paves the road for character development. Backstory can provide the lie your character believes or the moral belief that holds them back from being the best that they can be. It will give you the foundations and beginnings of character development.

How to Communicate Backstory

Since backstory is events that take place in the past and not directly in the narrative, it is sometimes hard to tell your audience about it without having lengthy exposition. It is crucial to make sure that backstory isn’t revealed without context. It would make no sense for a character to start monologuing about how his parents died, and how he must avenge them when he is eating breakfast. Moreover, by pacing the release of your character’s backstory, it gives them more mystery and suspense. There are several different ways to communicate backstory while keeping suspense. You can use diary entries to communicate backstory. This concept usually has a story in a story principal and shows readers a deeper, more raw version of a character. Another way you can communicate backstory is through flashbacks or dream sequences. It is important that these sequences don’t come out of anywhere but have a believable trigger. For example, if a character is in a situation which has a similarity in their backstory, you would explore that.

Extra Notes

Hey! Hope this was helpful!!!