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Writing Intimacy

i often see writers sharing a sentiment of struggling with writing kiss scenes which honestly bleeds into other portrayals of physical intimacy. i see it a lot in modernized styles of writing popularized by the recent trend in publishing to encourage short, choppy sentences and few adverbs, even less descriptive language. this makes intimacy come across awkward, like someone writing a script or clumsy recounting of events rather than a beautiful paragraph of human connection.

or just plane horniness. but hey, horny doesn't have to be mutually exclusive with poetic or sensual.

shallow example: they kissed desperately, tongues swirling and she moaned. it made her feel warm inside.

in depth example: she reached for the other woman slowly and with a small measure of uncertainty. the moment her fingers brushed the sharp, soft jaw of her companion, eliza's hesitance slid away. the first kiss was gentle when she finally closed the distance between them. she pressed her lips lightly to gabriella's in silent exploration. a tender question. gabriella answered by meeting her kiss with a firmer one of her own. eliza felt the woman's fingers curling into her umber hair, fingernails scraping along her scalp. everything inside eliza relaxed and the nervousness uncoiled from her gut. a warm buzz of energy sunk through her flesh down to the very core of her soul. this was right. this was always where she needed to be.

the first complaint i see regards discomfort in writing a kiss, feeling like one is intruding on the characters. the only way to get around this is to practice. anything that makes you uncomfortable in writing is something you should explore. writing is at its best when we are pushing the envelope of our own comfort zones. if it feels cringy, if it feels too intimate, too weird, too intrusive, good. do it anyway! try different styles, practice it, think about which parts of it make you balk the most and then explore that, dissect it and dive into getting comfortable with the portrayal of human connection.

of course the biggest part comes to not knowing what to say other than "they kissed" or, of course, the tried and true "their lips crashed and their tongues battled for dominance" 😐. so this is my best advice: think beyond the mouth. okay, we know their mouths are mashing. but what are their hands doing? are they touching one another's hair? are they scratching or gripping desperately at one another? are they gliding their hands along each other's body or are they wrapping their arms tightly to hold each other close? do they sigh? do they groan? do they relax? do they tense? are they comfortable with each other or giddy and uncertain? is it a relief, or is it bringing more questions? is it building tension or finally breaking it?

get descriptive with the emotions. how is it making the main character/pov holder feel? how are they carrying those emotions in their body? how do they feel the desire in their body? desire is not just felt below the belt. it's in the gut, it's in the chest, it's in the flushing of cheeks, the chills beneath the skin, the goosebumps over the surface of the flesh. everyone has different pleasure zones. a kiss might not always lead desire for overtly sexual touches. a kiss might lead to the desire for an embrace. a kiss might lead to the impulse to bite or lick at other areas. a kiss could awaken desire to be caressed or caress the neck, the shoulder, the back, the arms etc. describe that desire, show those impulses of pleasure and affection.

of course there is the tactile. what does the love interest taste like? what do they smell like? how do they kiss? rough and greedy? slow and sensual? explorative and hesitant? expertly or clumsily? how does it feel to be kissed by them? how does it feel to kiss them?

i.e. examine who these individuals are, what their motives and feelings are within that moment, who they are together, what it looks like when these two individuals come together. a kiss is not about the mouth. it's about opening the door to vulnerability and desire in one's entire body and soul.

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Emotional Walls Your Character Has Built (And What Might Finally Break Them)

(How your character defends their soft core and what could shatter it) Because protection becomes prison real fast.

✶ Sarcasm as armor. (Break it with someone who laughs gently, not mockingly.) ✶ Hyper-independence. (Break it with someone who shows up even when they’re told not to.) ✶ Stoicism. (Break it with a safe space to fall apart.) ✶ Flirting to avoid intimacy. (Break it with real vulnerability they didn’t see coming.) ✶ Ghosting everyone. (Break it with someone who won’t take silence as an answer.) ✶ Lying for convenience. (Break it with someone who sees through them but stays anyway.) ✶ Avoiding touch. (Break it with accidental, gentle contact that feels like home.) ✶ Oversharing meaningless things to hide real depth. (Break it with someone who asks the second question.) ✶ Overworking. (Break it with forced stillness and the terrifying sound of their own thoughts.) ✶ Pretending not to care. (Break it with a loss they can’t fake their way through.) ✶ Avoiding mirrors. (Break it with a quiet compliment that hits too hard.) ✶ Turning every conversation into a joke. (Break it with someone who doesn’t laugh.) ✶ Being everyone’s helper. (Break it when someone asks what they need, and waits for an answer.) ✶ Constantly saying “I’m fine.” (Break it when they finally scream that they’re not.) ✶ Running. Always running. (Break it with someone who doesn’t chase, but doesn’t leave, either.) ✶ Intellectualizing every feeling. (Break it with raw, messy emotion they can’t logic away.) ✶ Trying to be the strong one. (Break it when someone sees the weight they’re carrying, and offers to help.) ✶ Hiding behind success. (Break it when they succeed and still feel empty.) ✶ Avoiding conflict at all costs. (Break it when silence causes more pain than the truth.) ✶ Focusing on everyone else’s healing but their own. (Break it when they hit emotional burnout.)

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Clara Stahlbaum Costume Appreciation: The Purple and Cream Light-Up Gown

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The weirwood’s bark was white as bone, its leaves dark red, like a thousand bloodstained hands. A face had been carved in the trunk of the great tree, its features long and melancholy, the deep-cut eyes red with dried sap and strangely watchful. They were old, those eyes; older than Winterfell itself. They had seen Brandon the Builder set the first stone, if the tales were true; they had watched the castle’s granite walls rise around them. It was said that the children of the forest had carved the faces in the trees during the dawn centuries before the coming of the First Men across the narrow sea.

In the south the last weirwoods had been cut down or burned out a thousand years ago, except on the Isle of Faces where the green men kept their silent watch. Up here it was different. Here every castle had its godswood, and every godswood had its heart tree, and every heart tree its face.

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𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒.

All sentences and quotes have been taken from different media about starcrossed lovers or forbidden love, full of angst, some bold words, some nasty ones, possessive nature and letting someone use you as a replacement. So, some toxic energy in this one. Change pronouns, locations and names as you see fit.

I love you,and I will love you until I die,and if there's a life after that,I'll love you then.

Do people always fall in love with things they can't have?

And there is a difference between having your heart break and having your soul shatter.

I'm falling in love with you.

I'm going to fuck the shit out of you. I have waited for this for such a long time. Consequences be damned.

These violent delights have violent ends.

 I’m only human. And you are …all-consuming.

Don’t go into this lightly. If you’re mine, you need to understand I will burn the fucking world to the ground for you.

I will never let you go, do you hear me? 

 will keep you safe. And I will find a way for us to be together.

If you make me cry at my own coronation ball, I’ll never forgive you.

If you were any less the man you are, I would beg you to take me with you.

If you were any less the woman you were, I would beg you to come with me.

I've known lust. This is something worse. This is a barbaric need to possess, to eliminate, to own. This is madness.

This is lust.

She’s your very own forbidden fruit.

You said you didn't want this.

We all desire what we cannot have.

Have you noticed how the boy looks at you?

Do you think I didn’t notice? The way you look at me when you think I’m not watching?

You are dangerous desire, and I am your prisoner.

We can’t do this on so many levels.

I can't even whisper her name, my heart would burst out of my chest.

But I would fight against the stars for you.

I have ruined your life.

Some lines you just don't cross. 

I want to take you under the moonlight.

Having something forbidden is exciting, don't you agree?

The closer we get—the more I let you in…the more dangerous this gets.

Don’t you get it? You’re what everyone wants! But I’m not going to let them win.

Make it so I never have to dream about this again—make it so we can have this…forever.

Desires are what can most easily ruin us, lovely.

We were doomed from the start. 

Nothing is as deadly as the love of a powerful man.

But this kiss? It's ruined me. This is the type of kiss I never knew existed. 

You sure about that, Dad? Because he's done everything to me.

Are you scared of me now?

You loved me - then what right had you to leave me?

I have not broken your heart - you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.

One moment, you give me everything that I want, and in the next, you snatch all of that away.

It's hopeless. We can never work out.

The world didn’t want us together so I forged a new one where we would.

How could a peacock lust for a lion?

You're tattooed onto my skin, and the more I try to erase you, the deeper you sink in.

I’ve always liked you, from the first moment I saw you.

It's absurd how crazy love can make you...but even more absurd how stupid jealousy can make you.

 That you and I are meant to be together, but never meant to be.

Why does fate seem always to conspire against us? To deny us life's simple pleasures?

We'll meet after this war. I'll certainly find you wherever you'll hide. 

War makes fools of men and women wanton.

What offends you most, Father? That she's Catholic, or that she's poor?

If my father discovers you here, he'd cut off your little nuts and eat them. He can't stand you.

You tempress, I see you once and all I can think of is having you.

Feelings are forbidden, does not mean we cannot enjoy one another.

The more you deny me, the more I desire you. You are a plague in my mind.

Ever since we met, no one else can compare. 

How can I be with someone else, when I’m with them, it’s you I see.

You can have me, think of whoever you love. For tonight.

You can pretend I'm her/him. I don't care. I just want you.

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Female Position's at Court Sentence Starters

Feel free to change the pronouns accordingly

Lady-in-waiting/ Maid-in-waiting:

You may think or her as your friend, but she will always be your mistress.

My loyalty lies with you and only you.

It's the ladies-in-waiting who truly shape the court.

If you cannot find a husband as the lady-in-waiting of the queen, you are truly a lost cause.

Men love looking at the queen and with us right beside her they will quickly learn to love looking at us.

Your grace, I humbly request to be relieved from my duties.

So you are the queen's new lady-in-waiting?

Women often seek less attractive ladies, when it comes to their companions, for it makes them more beautiful in comparison... no offense.

It is quite brave for her to appoint such a pretty thing, with a husband like hers.

Where have you been? Your mistress has been calling for you.

For this she will most certainly dismiss you from court.

Do not get too comfortable, she dismisses ladies on a daily basis.

It is an honour to be allowed to serve you.

Hundreds of families have begged my to appoint their daughters, you better treat this like the honour it is.

If your mistress finds out about this she will send you home and you will have brought shame upon your whole family.

Mistress:

The king wishes for you to visit his chambers once the queen as retired.

If you go through with this, you will make yourself the queen's greatest enemy.

If you become my official mistress, I shall have no other but you.

The king has made you an offer you should not refuse.

Congratulations, within one night you have gained the king's favour and the court's contempt.

Who do you think the king trusts more, the woman he was forced to marry or the woman he truly desires?

Go ahead, enjoy his affection, his gifts, in the end he will tire of you as he does of everyone else.

Not too long ago I was where you are, I heard the same promises you did, now look how quickly he has replaced me.

When your father send you to court, do you believe this was what he imagined.

He does not only value my body, he values me and my opinions, he loves me.

The king keeps sending you gifts, do not believe anyone here does not know what this means.

If I give the king what the queen could not, I will no longer only be the second most powerful woman in the land.

The king has decided not to acknowledge your child as his own.

The king has decided to acknowledge your child as his own.

Give yourself to me and you will be my queen in everything but the name only.

It does not matter what the king might call you or what he is giving you in return, if you accept his payment it makes you one thing and one thing only.

Even if I wanted to, how could I refuse the king?

Your grace, your husband made it clear that he wishes for me to become his mistress and I know not what to do.

Governess:

I love that child as if it was my own.

You were more of a mother to me than my own.

I will protect you until the day I am forced to leave you.

I put the life of my child into your hands.

You have raised all of my children so far and now it is time for you to return to court.

You are to leave court right now and you may not say goodbye to the children.

Ever since I was a babe, you were my only comfort in this world.

You raised me, now that I have a child of my own I wish for you to do the same thing for her.

You have made me the person I am today.

You are a married woman now, you do not need a governess any more.

It is time for us to say goodbye.

How am I supposed to go on without you?

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What Lady Barbrey [Ryswell] Dustin might wear while at Winterfell with Roose Bolton. Fall 2014, Luisa Beccaria.

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What Abigail Lannister would wear

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Sorcery abilities

Sorcery - Users can perform sorcery; a magical art that involves the evocation of astral or incorporeal beings.

Channeling - The ability to draw on powers external to oneself and wield these powers to potentially achieve any effect one desires

Power source - By channeling users can gain new powers from a supernatural force that's a part of the entities they channel, serving as essential aspect of their existence.

Conjuration - The user can bring forth any form of creatures, items, spirits or elements by either summoning, creating or manifesting them in any particular way to do the bidding of the conjurer.

Spellcasting - The user can cast spells, mystic art through which users harness the mystical forces of the supernatural world to invoke specific magical effects and phenomenons.

Spell immunity - The user is invulnerable to most, if not all, spells that are cast on them, granting them protection from potential harm.

Absorption - The user can absorb literally anything/everything, including matter/energy, power, concepts, etc.

Illusion generation - The user can generate various types of illusions, from sensory and mental to external and environmental.

Illusion awareness - The user is completely aware at all times of the true reality around them, potentially seeing through environmental, sensory and/or mental illusions that others attempt to deceive them with.

Psionics - The users of this are psychics who possess a multitude of psychic abilities and powers in various forms such as; psychokinesis, telepathy, extrasensory perception, teleportation...

Aliases | Visuals | Masterlist

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Light manipulation - superpower pack

Laser beams: The ability to emit highly powerful beams of light from the hands or eyes.

Light manipulation: The ability to manipulate and control light in its various forms, creating illusions, blinding enemies, or illuminating dark places.

Solar manipulation: The ability to harness the power of the sun to gain incredible strength and power.

Light constructs: The ability to create objects and structures made of light, such as walls, platforms, or bridges.

Invisibility: The ability to become invisible by manipulating light around the body to create a veil of invisibility.

Light speed: The ability to move at the speed of light, allowing one to quickly move from one place to another in the blink of an eye.

Light teleportation: The ability to travel great distances by opening a portal of light and stepping through it.

Light barrier: The ability to conjure up a wall of light to shield oneself from attacks or harm.

Light healing: The ability to heal wounds and injuries by using the power of light to accelerate the body's natural healing process.

Photokinesis: The ability to control and manipulate light with one's mind, allowing one to perform incredible feats of telekinesis.

Aliases | Visuals | Masterlist

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minka kelly gif pack

click on HERE to find 241 with minka kelly in her role as dawn granger in titans s1. all gifs are created by me from scratch. like or reblog, if they are useful for you or you are going to use them. do not redistribute them into other packs. do not appropriate them to yourself. do not turn them into gif icons and do not use them for crackship without my consent.

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Build-a-Protag

Want to flesh-out that vague idea of a person who’s been bouncing around in your dome piece? 

Here! Have a handy checklist:

Name, age

Sex, gender, gender expression

Physical appearance; how the character feels about their physical appearance

Race, class, ethnicity

Childhood experience - family relationships, friends and key figures, lifestyle, education, activities and interests

Education level, intelligence level, military service (if applicable)

Attitudes and moral beliefs

Current relationships - parents, siblings, romantic partners, friends, children, etc.

Sex life; attitude and feelings about sex

Religious background and current religious beliefs

Occupation; relationship to boss and coworkers

Hobbies and non-work activities

Political views

Main aspects of personality - introvert vs. extrovert, pessimist vs. optimist, thinking vs. feeling, and the like

What are they proud of? Ashamed of?

State of health

Fears

Sense of humor

Core characteristic

Inherent contradiction - the most interesting characters are already in conflict with themselves

In addition to these twenty items, you can ask yourself loads of bizarre questions like, “What would you write on their tombstone?” and “How would they react to a Japanese game show?” but I find this checklist to be the best place to start building real, solid groundwork that leads to a firm character, rather than a list of “fun facts” of likes and dislikes.

Two final items to consider:

What is the best thing that could happen to this character that could turn out to be the worst?

What is the worst thing that could happen to this character that could turn out to be the best? 

These bits and bobs should help you on your way. Remember: you can never know too much about your character. 

Happy constructing!

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The different types of magic in Marvel’s universe

Over the years, some people have asked me if magic has different types in Marvel universe. Are they all the same? Do they have the same origin? Can users learn more than one kind?

Thinking about those questions, I’ve decided to put together a list of the most popular types of magic in Marvel’s comic books.

Before we start, yes. There are different types of magic in Marvel. Usually, they differ in their origins and powers. But if a sorcerer excels at one type, it doesn’t mean they’re not allowed to perform other types. On a separate note, I’m just considering the most popular types, having in mind that they’re popular because of their users.

Magic Deities

This is the most popular type of magic, mostly because it was founded by Agamotto, Earth’s first Sorcerer Supreme. It’s also the type used by the Ancient One and, consequently, by Doctor Strange. The user borrows magic from certain magic deities, each one of them having a specific ability or power. For instance, Ikonn is the deity of illusions, thus the spell “Images of Ikonn”. Usually, it comes with a cost, but it’s very powerful and effective. Other users include Stephen’s former apprentices, such as Clea, Magik, Doctor Doom, as well as Genghis, Hamir and Mordo.

Chaos Magic

A type of magic that is intrinsically linked to Chthon, an Elder God that once used it to become Earth’s ruler. This magic can manipulate, warp and reconstruct the fabric of existence and reality. It’s very powerful and dangerous. Despite the inconsistencies, Scarlet Witch is also deeply connected to Chaos Magic, becoming its most prominent user.

Witchcraft

Witchcraft is actually an entity as well, except she serves as a source of power for witches, warlocks and wizards who perform a very specific branch of magic known as, well, witchcraft. Its own characteristics are not specified, but it’s belived to be connected to the forces of nature. There are powerful users of witchcraft, such as Agatha Harkness, Scarlet Witch, Natalya Maximoff, Cynthia von Doom and Jennifer Kale.

Demonology

Following Dante’s example, Hell in Marvel’s multiverse is complex. There are several planes of existence considered hellish dimensions, such as Mephisto’s realm, Limbo, Niffleheim, Below-place, Brimstone Dimension, Hades and even the Dark Dimension. Those who excel at the art of controlling demons and demonic entities, as well as performing exorcisms and summons, are users of this kind of magic. Magik, Hellstrom and Satana are its most powerful users, but some people are also connected to hellish entities by accident, for instance, the Ghost Riders.

Shamanism (Sarcee Sorcery branch)

It’s a nature-based magic, in this case, developed by the Sarcee people. It allows the user to see and communicate with spirits, control elemental magic, commune with animals and use totems as artifacts. Its most prominent users are Shaman and Talisman.

Voodoo

Voodoo is an entire branch of magic related to the nature-gods and their Haitian spirits known as Loa. The user can manipulate elemental magic, as well as commune with spirits and have some control over the dead. Doctor Voodoo is the Houngan Supreme, but he was also taught in the arts of the Voodoo by his brother Daniel Drumm and Papa Jambo.

Druidism

It’s a magic based on ancient rituals practiced by Celtic and Druid ancestors. It’s also linked to nature, but it’s limited to its rituals. Doctor Druid is the most famous user of this kind of magic.

Asgardian Magic

It’s a very specific branch of magic based on Asgardian and Norse mythology. It’s linked to their gods, especially Odin, but he’s also submitted to it. Karnilla and old!Loki are the most powerful Asgardians sorcerers, followed by Enchantress, Lorelei and Ikol!Loki.

Minor branches of magic

The mystic city of K'un-lun also shares a specific kind of magic, related to Oriental mythology and belief, as well as some mystics and artificats connected to it. There’s also the power of the Demiurge, manifested through Wiccan, although it’s not clear whether his power comes from a mutant gene or it’s purely related to Wanda’s and the Demiurge’s influences. Some artifacts assist users in performing magic, such as Nico Minoru’s Staff of One. Lastly, magic also exists in supernatural creatures and deities in a smaller portion, to name a few: Dracula, Werewolf by Night, Man-Thing, the Living Mummy, Elsa Bloodstone, Moon Knight and Khonshu, Iron Fist and more.

Feel free to add more characters or details to this list. I hope this post has enlightened you concerning the different types of magic in Marvel!

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