That Post That's Like "stop Writing Characters Who Talk Like They're Trying To Get A Good Grade In Therapy"

That post that's like "stop writing characters who talk like they're trying to get a good grade in therapy" really blew the door wide open for me about how common it's become for a character's emotional intelligence to not be taken into consideration when writing conflict. I remember the first time I went to therapy I had such a hard time even identifying what I was feeling, let alone had the language to explain it to someone else. Of course there are plenty of people who've never been to therapy a day in their life who are in tune to their emotions. But even they would have some trouble expressing themselves sometimes. You have to take into account there are plenty of people who are uncomfortable expressing themselves and people who think they're not allowed to feel certain ways. It also makes for more interesting conflict to have characters with different levels of understanding.

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5 months ago

fiddauthor and jayvik are fundamentally very different ships in many ways but "outsider scientist blinded by ambition gets sucked into an unholy machine of his own creation meanwhile his cosmically disturbed boyfriend starts a cult because he can't come to terms with the innate fallibility of his own human mind and body" is a suspiciously specific niche to fall into

tfw when the tragedy is tragic :(

The first five panels of a digital comic of Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa from the Star Wars Franchise. In the first panel, Luke is holding a holo-pad saying "Leia, come look at this," with a small intrigued Leia in the background. The next panel shows Leia now standing behind Luke asking "What is it?". There is also a small image of what's on the holo-pad, a group photo of Ahsoka, Rex, Anakin, Padme, and Obi-wan. Luke explains, "Ahsoka sent it", and Leia utters "Oh, wow...". The third panel shows a close up of their faces, Leia continues "They're so young". In the next panel Luke clarifies as he sets down the pad, "It's from the clone wars. The end... I think,". In the last panel of the first page Luke begins to ask, "How close before... do you think...", and Leia cuts him off "Don't. Please,". Luke is colored in a light teal and Leia is colored in a pastel purple pink.
The second page of the comic. In the first panel Leia looks away, saying "I don't want to think about that right now,". In the next, Luke looks up to her, setting his hand on the one she rests on his shoulder. There is another small panel of them squeezing each other's hands. The fourth panel shows Luke getting up from where he was sitting, saying "C'mon, Han and Chewie just got back right?". The final panel shows them hugging as they walk away. Leia explains, "I know what you're doing, just know I'm letting you," and Luke replies "Okay, Leia,". The holo-pad lays left on the desk.
A digital illustration of the picture on the holo-pad in the previous comic. Padme and Rex stand in front with gentle smiles, Padme in her purple "liberty dies" dress and Rex donning his usual armor. Anakin and Obi-wan lean in behind them, as Ahsoka smiling in her siege of Mandalore outfit makes bunny ears behind Rex. It is in full color with a hologram texture. At the bottom is text in both English and Aurebesh that reads "May the Fourth be with you".

May the fourth be with you!!! 💫✨

3 months ago

I WISH IT HAD ALL BEEN DIFFERENT!!!!!

5 months ago
Father And Son Quality Time…in The Hospital(? I've Been Thinking About These Two Making Up For Lost
Father And Son Quality Time…in The Hospital(? I've Been Thinking About These Two Making Up For Lost

Father and son quality time…in the hospital(? I've been thinking about these two making up for lost time and memories.

4 months ago
You Know Those Fics Where S2 Jayce Meets S1 Viktor And Falls To His Knees And Cries, Yeah, I'm Normal

you know those fics where S2 Jayce meets S1 Viktor and falls to his knees and cries, yeah, i'm normal about them

4 months ago

honestly the suitors should’ve known they were fucked when Penelope issued the challenge bc not only does she say my husband’s old bow instead of my old husband’s bow (basically saying that she doesn’t actually want to remarry) but Jorge also has the emphasis on husband, reminding them and us that Odysseus is still out there

waiting


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4 months ago

those are the important bits, really

summary speedrun

what if we were both SCIENTISTS and saved each other from SUICIDE and worked in close quarters for a DECADE but our project turned out to be EVIL and one of us got involved in POLITICS while the other got involved in DRUGS because he is DYING and one of us got EXPLODED and then RESURRECTED but left to become JESUS while the other was transported to another DIMENSION and had to endure narrative PARALLELS before vowing to KILL his friend because he came back WRONG and what if we ended up ASTRAL PROJECTING and finally ACCEPTING OURSELVES all while saving the world as PARTNERS??? WHAT THEN??


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6 months ago

yeah sometimes things get really painful but have you considered that sometimes you're the hissing, starving cat in an alleyway and the world is the soothing shushing that coaxes you into the warmth because sometimes, you can't always see how the scary thing might be the thing that heals you


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5 months ago
No One's Mentioned How Viktor Has His Cane Here Even Though He's Not Even Standing And It's Jayce's Hallucination/fantasy
No One's Mentioned How Viktor Has His Cane Here Even Though He's Not Even Standing And It's Jayce's Hallucination/fantasy

no one's mentioned how viktor has his cane here even though he's not even standing and it's jayce's hallucination/fantasy

jayce meant it when he said he loves viktor wholly, not excluding his disabilities, and that he thinks viktor's imperfections are beautiful and admirable

viktor's cane, and therefore his disability, is a part of him and not something even jayce's subconscious could cast aside as he was losing his mind. his high opinion and adoring perception of viktor has always included the parts of him that viktor himself views as flawed and shameful

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