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The most human thing a character can do is contradict themselves.

The cynic who still carries a childhood stuffed animal.

The liar who craves honesty.

The overthinker who makes reckless decisions.

The heartbreaker who believes in soulmates.

The pacifist who holds lifelong grudges.

The tough guy who cries during old movies.

The thrill-seeker who's terrified of commitment.

The grump who’s unfailingly polite to waitstaff.

People aren’t consistent. Your characters shouldn’t be either.

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and a shoutout to the two Māori men who travelled to Vienna in 1859, got themselves apprenticed as printers (and incidentally became accomplished ballroom dancers), and finally had an audience with Franz Josef where they charmed him so much that he sent a printing press to New Zealand….which was promptly used from 1861 to print the newspaper of the Kingitanga anti-colonial movement.

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Crackpot theory:

Zoro keeps getting lost because he's instinctively walking towards the One Piece without realizing it.

Put him in a bubble, place him under an illusion of some place, and set him loose while the bubble is contained and you'll eventually find the One Piece.

sorry i’ve been thinking about this ask for months. not directionally challenged he’s just always chasing the bag

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a sluge 😔

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this reddit post is so good.

a trans guy who is also a butch who dates both men and women-- I aspire to be like this. oh, to play 5d chess with gender.

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Ogrepoppengang, are y'all rocking with alcoholism, day-drinking, or being a public nuisance off the brown?

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When you are used to the no-nonsense, no-context approach of medieval Irish stories, trying to read Old Norse saga literature does feel kind of like you're being told a medieval story by Uncle Colm from Derry Girls.

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Kidd Gorgeous -Nightfish 

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they are already planning your spontaneous burial (slingshot incident)

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This illustration is to celebrate OPLA Chopper's reveal🌸 He looks so cute! And the details are amazing, the only sad part is that we need to wait until 2026 to see more of him🥺

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hey speaking of the sbs airing pornos, just had top surgery and was staying in the hospital overnight and couldnt sleep so i decided to use my free hospital tv and looked up the tv guide and at 2am they aired this softcore lesbian vampire movie which was so enrapturing and had beautiful cinematography. awkward when nurses come in to check on you, ill be honest, but a lovely time. god bless our beautiful public stations.

Australian government broadcasters everyone

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doing research on white wine for a thing and can we back up for a second on that last one???

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I remember years ago when I was still in therapy I told my therapist that I felt bad asking my friends for help because a lot of them were also going through some bad stuff and she told me

“You know, sometimes people in crisis will enjoy helping. It can be a distraction from their own problems.”

And then the next week I reached out to a friend who was in the middle of going through something about what I was going through and my therapist was right. That friend jumped at the opportunity to help.

And I’ve realized since then that my own problems rarely have anything to do with my ability to help others with theirs unless I am literally having an attack of some kind at that moment. In fact, it is actually refreshing to work on other peoples problems with them sometimes. Listening to problems you’re not soaking in constantly and helping your friend is often something you just want to do because you care about them. And you don’t stop caring about people because you’re having a hard time right now.

So I guess sometimes inviting someone into your sinking ship does work actually.