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How to write angst ?

@urfriendlywriter | req by @everynowandthenihaveacrisis @aidyaiden :)

know your character. from their deepest fears to what they cherish the most. know your deepest fear, ask yourself how you will react and feel at that moment. "oh shit, if this happened to me I'll lose my mind" what's that type of scenario for you? write it. :)

decide on the type of angst you are going for!

major, minor, physical, emotional, paranormal, spiritual, verbal, abusive, quarrel, misunderstanding, etc.

and then, decide on--what reaction you can take out of your character by doing what to them.

are they gonna be, held at a gunpoint to give something up? or have their soul wrecked by whom they thought were close to them? or is it going be horror, or etctec, decide on it.

moving on to actually writing it-

Tip 1 - Use sensory details.

her eyes brimmed with tears

his chest heaved

pain clawed at his heart, as his face twisted with hurt

his scream pierced my heart

her lips quivered

she dug her nails into her palms (to distract herself, to stop it from shaking, etc)

show what is happening to ur MC, instead of telling it.

Tip 2 - how to actually write it.

If they're panicking, make them notice too many things at once, show every detail that they're seeing, feeling, from touch, to that burning sensation on their eyes, the blood on the ground, that dryness of their throat, the buzzing in their head and their parted lips unable to trust their own sight, and--and, boom! have them register that they're really really in trouble. and that they've to act fast.

use short, very minimal type of writing for this. make it long, but not long enough that it feels like it's being dragged.

the readers should hold themselves back from skimming the page out of curiousity, they should be in their toes to find out what happens next.

what does your MC do in times of panic? do they chant calm down to themselves, do they get angry, or start crying.. or?? what makes your character genuinely feel an emotion so hard that they'll burst?

there's always something, someone that'll always give them love and easily can be that something or someone to take it away. yk.

Tip 3 - crying.

what is close to your character that u can deprive them of? will it make them cry? beg for it?

what will make ur character cry so hard, that their scream fills everyone's ear, stays in their minds like ghosts and always haunts them?

make a character who never cries, burst out with tears.

while writing crying, focus on the 5 senses, one after the other.

focus it on their breath, make them run out of breath, gasp for air, feel like they're being choked, cry so scrutinizingly. it shud punch the reader's gut.

have them replay what had just happened over and over again in their head

best books and writing styles (for angst) to analyse and learn from (in my opinion);

3rd book in the AGGTM series (yk it hit hard like a truck. it got me depressed in bed the entire time lmao)

Five Survive by Holly Jackson. The moments of red outside of the truck, and moments leading to it.

there's this book called " Warm by @untalentedwriter127 " in wattpad. the author served angst for breakfast, lunch anddd dinner.

and if there's more angsty ones, drop em in the comments! :)

Hope this helps, tag me when yall write a masterpiece! ;)

sa pagsikat ng araw, nag-iiba ang aking mukha. minsa'y may eyeshadow at eyeliner na nakapalibot sa aking mga mata. kapag sinipagan, tiyaka na ako maglalagay ng foundation at concealer. minamadali ko pang ituyo ang aking buhok, kapag ito kasi'y natitikwas, pakiramdam ko na hindi ito ang tunay na 'ako.'

pagsapit ng hapon, ang utak ko'y litong-lito. ano nga ba ang tingin sa 'kin ng mga taong ito? kilala lang naman nila ako base kung ano ang nakikita nila sa akin: maitim ang buhok, magandang lagay ng eyeliner, ang mga matang 'di na masisilayan dahil sa mahabang bangs. nakikipagkuwentuhan pa rin ako sa kanila, para lamang may kasiglaan at kasabikan sa buhay kong walang-galaw.

nang bumangon na ang buwan, bumabalik ako sa tunay na 'ako' nais kong itanggi. nagpapakita na ang aking maiitim na bilog sa ilalim ng mga mata kong pagod, nawawalan ako ng paki para bigyang-pansin ang magulo kong buhok, ni hindi ko na nais mamuhay nang masigla. sa mata ng ibang tao, aakalain na ako'y gumagalaw na para bang isang manananggal — sumisipot lamang para pagsamantalahan ang mga taong namumuhay nang tahimik at mapayapa.

kahit mukhang gumagalaw ako gaya ng isang manananggal, wala naman akong kakayahan na mag-iba ng buong katawan kung kailan ko nais. sa paglalagay ng kung ano-ano pang pwede sa aking mukha, iyon pa rin ay tanging akin. hindi rin naman ako kumakain ng bilis ng isang buntis. kinakain ko kung ano kinakain ng tao (tulad ng kare-kare, hindi dugo). binubuo ko ang aking sarili. ang kapangitang nakaloob sa aking sarili ay siyang bumubuo rin sa 'kin. ako ay ako, kahit sirain ako mula balat hanggang buto. tanging paglipas ng panahon lamang ang sagot para matanggap ko ang sarili kong 'ako.'

New art from volume 5 of the CN version

my dog chased the afterlife. i chased the memories and bits of pieces he left for me in this world. i miss that big fella..

queen of diamonds, upright + reversed 💎

I've redone this like eighty times, I have to just be done with it now and stop staring at all my mistakes oh no 🫠

there's something so perfect about silver's first words being the jp equivalent of "papa" all because lilia was reading a children's book to him where one of the characters was looking for their "papa" and silver ended up repeating the word. when silver first said it, lilia didn't want silver to call him as a dad but silver kept on repeating it until lilia ended up accepting that he IS silver's dad. i'm heartbroken man

In a rush, Japan wins their Olympic match, and Hinata's too blurred with exhaustion and high on victory to stop himself. He kisses Kageyama.

A gift for ALetterToTheSea in the KageHina Exchange

" oh, shit. I'm in love with you ?? " prompts:

(feel free to use <3 @urfriendlywriter | req by @president--namjoon yall 6th, 7th omg 17th, and 19th yall tag me when u write! )

absent-mindedly playing with their hair.

smiling a little too much around them

wanting to do things for them [ie. gifts, surprises, writing letters etc etc]

having them hug you tight

them running into your arms

catching them lost in your eyes. AAAAH.

glancing at them when they aren't looking at you. and thinking oh shit im screwed for life.

wanting to capture that smile of theirs.

accidental touches and then thinking about it for days.

platonic forehead kisses starting to give u the feels. LIKE ITS SOMETHING MAGICAL.

"is that really all 'A' is to you?"

trusting each other with your lives.

when they aren't hesitant to defend you in your absence

they laugh at your 'not-so-funny' jokes.

always wondering what the other will do in your situation

"your smile brings me so much joy." >>>

tight hugs where both/either of you feel super safe in.

having them give something of importance to them for you, as a gift (ie. "oh this is a necklace my late mum owned.. she always wanted me to gift this to someone i cherish.. have it. :)" )

the moment of eye-contact from across the room that magically blurs everyone out of the world. it's just u two.

a third person pointing out how beautiful they're and suddenly you're seeing them in a different light (shalalallalaaa)

sort of my current favorite published piece that i've written (i have better written pieces but they're all unpublished wips. Help me.)

link if anyone wants to read

For Valentines, Yachi made all the other first years tomo-choco (friend chocolate) !! It was well-received :,,) Tobio is going to put off eating his so he can continue staring at it. Yachi-san made this for him… friends chocolate… because they are friends…