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NOBODY BOTHER ME the writers of the Boiling Rock episodes said that Sokka and Zuko fight like an old married couple

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"thank you for the pain 'cause it got me going viral"

https://x.com/merururuu

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Uh, 빛이나는 fame, 계속 외쳐, I'm your idol Thank you for the pain 'cause it got me going viral Uh, yeah, 낫지 않는 fever, makin' you a believer 나를 왜 넌 존재하는 아이돌

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS (2025) dr. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans

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googoogaga bitch

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I waited all movie for them to perform in their Demon Forms AND IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT

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He’s 100% sassy

I mean look at him… that side eye??? LMAO

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✨ Thank you for the pain ‘Cause it got me going viral! ✨

I’m. Obsessed.

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im sorry. im sorry.

"I will destroy you in the most beautiful way possible. And when I leave, you will finally understand why storms are named after people."

1.Neil Gaiman, Good Omens// 2. Gwen Benaway, Holy Wild // 3. Jenny Slate, Little Weirds // 4. Virginia Woolf, Letter to Violet Dickinson, January 1909 // 5. Sue Zhao // 6. @qvotable // 7. @twoheadedfawnn // 8. Ruth Madievsky, All-Night Pharmacy // 9. Haruki Murakami, Sputnik Sweetheart // 10. Kaveh Akbar, Calling a Wolf a Wolf // 11. Sarah Kay, "If I should have a daughter"

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Beach Mel!!!

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[ID: A digital illustration of Fire Lord Zuko holding a golden egg, his cheek against it. The atmosphere is dark, the egg lit up gold, along with Zuko's eyes and scar. End ID]

found a wip from a year ago ill definitely never be touching again

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dumb and dumber

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✨ HOW TO ACTUALLY START A BOOK

(no ✨vibes✨, just structure, stakes, and first-sentence sweat)

hello writer friends 💌 so you opened a doc. you sat down. you cracked your knuckles. maybe you even made a playlist or moodboard. and then… you stared at the blinking cursor like it personally insulted your entire bloodline.

here’s your intervention. this post is for when you want to write chapter one, but all you have is aesthetic, maybe a plot bunny, maybe a world idea, maybe nothing at all. here’s how to actually start a book, from structure to sentence one.

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🌶️ STEP 1: THE SPICE BASE ~ “WHAT’S CHANGING?”

start with this question:

what changes in the protagonist’s life in the first 5–10 pages?

doesn’t have to be earth-shattering. they could get a letter, lose a job, run late, break a rule, wake up hungover in the wrong house. what matters is disruption. the opening of your book should mark a shift. if their day starts normal, it shouldn’t end that way.

🏁 opening chapters are about motion. forward movement. tension. momentum. if nothing is changing, your story isn’t starting, you’re just doing a prequel.

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⚙️ STEP 2: THE CRUNCHY BITS - CHOOSE AN ENTRY POINT

there are 3 classic places to start a novel. each one works if you’re intentional:

The Day Everything Changes most popular. you drop us in right before or during the inciting incident. clean, fast, efficient.

pro: immediate stakes con: harder to sneak in worldbuilding or character grounding

The Calm Before the Storm starts slightly earlier. show the character’s “normal” life, then break it. useful if the change won’t make sense without context.

pro: space to introduce your character’s routine/flaws con: risky if it drags or feels like setup

The Aftermath drop us in after the big event and fill in gaps as we go. works well for thrillers, mysteries, or emotionally heavy plots.

pro: instant drama con: requires precision to avoid confusion

📝 pick one. commit. don’t blend them or you’ll write three intros at once and cry.

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🧠 STEP 3: CHARACTER FIRST, ALWAYS

readers don’t care about your setting, your magic system, or your cool mafia politics unless they’re anchored in someone.

in the first scene, we need to know:

what this person wants

what’s bothering them (externally or internally)

one trait they lead with (bold, anxious, calculating, naive, etc.)

that’s it. just one want, one tension, one vibe. no bios. no monologues. no “they weren’t like other girls” essays. put them in a situation and show how they act.

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⛓️ STEP 4: OPEN WITH FRICTION

first scenes should create questions, not answer them.

there should be tension between:

what the character wants vs. what they’re getting

what’s happening vs. what they expected

what’s being said vs. what’s being felt

you don’t need a gunshot or a car crash (unless you want one). you need conflict. tension = momentum = readers keep reading.

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✏️ STEP 5: WRITE THE FIRST SENTENCE - THEN IGNORE IT

okay. now you write it.

no pressure. you’re not tattooing it on your soul. this isn’t the final line on the final page. you just need something.

tricks that work:

start in the middle of an action

start with a contradiction

start with something unexpected, funny, or sharp

start with a small lie or a weird detail

💬 examples:

“The body was exactly where she’d left it - rude.” “He was already two hours late to his own kidnapping.” “There was blood on the welcome mat. Again.” “They said don’t open the door. She opened it anyway.”

once you’ve got it? keep going. don’t revise yet. don’t edit. just build momentum.

you can come back and make it ✨iconic✨ later.

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📦 BONUS: WHAT NOT TO DO IN YOUR OPENING

don’t start with a dream

don’t info-dump lore in paragraph one

don’t give me three pages of your OC making toast

don’t try to sound like a Victorian cryptid unless it’s on purpose

don’t introduce 7 named characters in one scene

don’t start with a quote unless you are 800% sure it slaps

be weird. be sharp. be specific. aim for interest, not perfection.

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🏁 TL;DR (but make it ✨useful✨)

something in your MC’s life should change immediately

pick a structural entry point and stick to it

give us a person, not a setting

friction = good

first lines are disposable, just make them interesting

and if you needed a sign to just start the damn book, this is it.

💌 love, -rin t.

P.S. I made a free mini eBook about the 5 biggest mistakes writers make in the first 10 pages 👀 you can grab it here for FREE:

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Bruce, without acknowledging his or his kid’s mental illnesses, unintentionally gives them helpful coping mechanisms that stick with them for the rest of their lives.

Dick is pushing himself too hard and blaming himself for something that wasn’t his fault? “Hey, Chum, I hurt my leg the other day and am taking a rest day. You should keep me company.” Now, when Dick realizes he’s being unreasonable with himself, he sits on the couch and watches his dad’s favorite tv shows while reevaluating his expectations.

Jason is struggling to contain some big emotions that come out as violence? “Oh man, there sure are a lot of weeds in the garden. Alfred would appreciate some help pulling them out.” You bet your ASS Jason’s front yards/garden boxes are always manicured to perfection.

Tim won’t come out of his room and just sits at his computer all day? “Sorry, kiddo! Wi-fi’s out. The record player in the library still works and Alfred just laid out some of you favorite books and treats in there.” Now Tim reads and listens to classical music to ground himself.

Damian’s having a hard time regulating his emotions and feels like nobody understands or takes him seriously? “Alfred found a kitten in the backyard. Go hang out with it before we take it to the shelter.” Now Damian tells animals his big scary thoughts before working up to courage to tell other people.

Now if only Bruce would apply some of these coping mechanisms to himself…

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noemí & francis :)

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Paperbacks That Never Were - Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno Garcia

Art by Nickolej Villiger

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GREEK GOD AU cuz I’ve been brainrotted by Epic the musical lately and snapped at the chance to design these two

Gale the god of ambition

Astarion the god of justice (and vengeance oop-)

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“I’ll be worried when Batman looks worried” except Batman never looks worried, that’s the problem. Even at the end of the world, the most you’ll see is a clenched jaw or pursed lips. He’s focused, he’s locked in. He doesn’t have time to be worried. 

This is a trait that, slowly, over time, all of his Robins also inherit. Nightwing leads a team through an unlikely-to-survive event, laughs, stretches his hands up over his head, and says “Wow, I genuinely didn’t expect to make it out of that one.” And half his team is like we saw you making finger guns not ten minutes before this? Be so fucking for real right now??