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I... I miss them

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Fly, my Dandelions.

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doing my part by being in my 20s and not getting married HOLD THE LINE

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How to Make Your Characters Almost Cry

Tears are powerful, but do you know what's more impactful? The struggle to hold them back. This post is for all your hard-hearted stoic characters who'd never shed a tear before another, and aims to help you make them breakdown realistically.

The Physical Signs of Holding Back Tears

Heavy Eyelids, Heavy Heart Your character's eyelids feel weighted, as if the tears themselves are dragging them down. Their vision blurs—not quite enough to spill over, but enough to remind them of the dam threatening to break.

The Involuntary Sniffle They sniffle, not because their nose is running, but because their body is desperately trying to regulate itself, to suppress the wave of emotion threatening to take over.

Burning Eyes Their eyes sting from the effort of restraint, from the battle between pride and vulnerability. If they try too hard to hold back, the whites of their eyes start turning red, a telltale sign of the tears they've refused to let go.

The Trembling Lips Like a child struggling not to cry, their lips quiver. The shame of it fuels their determination to stay composed, leading them to clench their fists, grip their sleeves, or dig their nails into the nearest surface—anything to regain control.

The Fear of Blinking Closing their eyes means surrender. The second their lashes meet, the memories, the pain, the heartbreak will surge forward, and the tears will follow. So they force themselves to keep staring—at the floor, at a blank wall, at anything that won’t remind them of why they’re breaking.

The Coping Mechanisms: Pretending It’s Fine

A Steady Gaze & A Deep Breath To mask the turmoil, they focus on a neutral object, inhale slowly, and steel themselves. If they can get through this one breath, they can get through the next.

Turning Away to Swipe at Their Eyes When they do need to wipe their eyes, they do it quickly, casually, as if brushing off a speck of dust rather than wiping away the proof of their emotions.

Masking the Pain with a Different Emotion Anger, sarcasm, even laughter—any strong emotion can serve as a shield. A snappy response, a bitter chuckle, a sharp inhale—each is a carefully chosen defence against vulnerability.

Why This Matters

Letting your character fight their tears instead of immediately breaking down makes the scene hit harder. It shows their internal struggle, their resistance, and their need to stay composed even when they’re crumbling.

This is written based off of personal experience as someone who goes through this cycle a lot (emotional vulnerability who?) and some inspo from other books/articles

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Back again with flower art.

I've decided to remake my old ones; with Lauriam and Strelitzia being the first two to get the make-over.

The backgrounds are the same from the Dark Road Flower Pieces, I just removed the middle bit- I'll be keeping this style as I really like it.

Comparison for anyone interested

Roses are associated with Marluxia- and with Lauriam to the extent that he wields the Devine Rose Keyblade. The sibling has each other's flowers; Lauriam has Birds of Paradise (Strelitzia) and Strelitzia has Mountain Laurels. Strelitzia has Snowdrops that represent Rebirth.

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I just found the funniest font ever

Like. What is this. Why is this. Who is the target audience of this?

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If we don’t get kh4 news soon I’m gonna start drawing fanart of the trailers that play inside my mind

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@/ohhicas made a comment years ago about Marluxia-hair length Lauriam tying his hair back with one orange ribbon until he finds Strelitzia. It hasn't left me since.

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kingdom hearts, marluxia, lauriam

Marluxia

Its finally done!! Marluxia/Lauriam is one of my fav kingdom hearts character.

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sometimes you need dialogue tags and don't want to use the same four

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Watched the Kingdom Hearts Union X fandub and BOY is it better to follow the story when every character gets their own distinct voice. That game deserves more of a remake than we got with Back Cover 😔

Anyway, I liked the idea of Lauriam carrying Ven on his back to make up for trying to beat him up a few minutes before. I'd love a reunion scene with these two, I hope we get it TvT

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"Are you also a freshman from Guidu University? I live in the "Hero Photo Studio" nearby. If anything is wrong with your camera, come and find me. I'll fix it for you."

LINK CLICK: BRIDON ARC · 时光代理人 英都篇

episode 1. and so, time began to flow again. · 于是时间再次开始流转

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i know the fandom has like 5 people in it but has this been done yet

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lets make a videogame how hard can it be

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HEY YOU!

Do you have an obsession with Ace Attorney? At least mild respect (or fear) for Miles Edgeworth? An inability to focus on your tasks? All of the above? Well I have just the thing for you!!

For the low price of opening it on your web browser of choice, you can use my handy dandy program I’m tentatively calling “Miles Edgeworth Glares At You For Being On Your Phone Instead Of Working”

Features include setting a timer(wow!), victory music, and an image of one very angry looking prosecutor! That’s more than one feature!

Try it out today!!

EDIT(again!): all prosecutors from the first two trilogies have been added! I’ll work on adding prequel prosecutors (as well as a show/hide spoilers button) tomorrow :3

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i dont consider myself a 'fashion guru' by any means but one thing i will say is guys you dont need to know the specific brand an item you like is - you need to know what the item is called. very rarely does a brand matter, but knowing that pair of pants is called 'cargo' vs 'boot cut' or the names of dress styles is going to help you find clothes you like WAAAYYYY faster than brand shopping