Florence And The Machine, From “Caught“

Erika L. Sánchez, from Lessons on Expulsion: Poems; “Crossing"

— Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote

[text ID: June, July, all through the warm months she hibernated like a winter animal who did not know spring had come and gone.]

Just like me fr

Be nice to yourself. It is hard to be happy when someone is being mean to you all the time.

Christine Arylo (via thoughtkick)

ketzal_coatl

― Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

show, don't tell:

anticipation - bouncing legs - darting eyes - breathing deeply - useless / mindless tasks - eyes on the clock - checking and re-checking

frustration - grumbling - heavy footsteps - hot flush - narrowed eyes - pointing fingers - pacing / stomping

sadness - eyes filling up with tears - blinking quickly - hiccuped breaths - face turned away - red / burning cheeks - short sentences with gulps

happiness - smiling / cheeks hurting - animated - chest hurts from laughing - rapid movements - eye contact - quick speaking

boredom - complaining - sighing - grumbling - pacing - leg bouncing - picking at nails

fear - quick heartbeat - shaking / clammy hands - pinching self - tuck away - closing eyes - clenched hands

disappointment - no eye contact - hard swallow - clenched hands - tears, occasionally - mhm-hmm

tiredness - spacing out - eyes closing - nodding head absently - long sighs - no eye contact - grim smile

confidence - prolonged eye contact - appreciates instead of apologizing - active listening - shoulders back - micro reactions

I’m obsessed. From The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson