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wow how about that

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*glares at Titans (and the YJ cartoon)*

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🔺 Hello! Reappearing artist here. I know I don’t post a lot on this account, mostly because my mains are Instagram and Twitter, but just recently my hours have been cut back like crazy at work. So I’m hoping to make up for the loss of funds before my bills start piling up again with some commissions. Figured I’d give it a try. Because I haven’t posted in so long here are some of my select favorites. As you can see, I’m a small DC fan. Please feel free to contact me here or on my Twitter or Instagram account for any questions or inquiries you might have! And if you too are short on funds the second best way to help is hitting that like and reblog button! Thanks so much everyone, hope to talk to any and all respective clients soon!

Links below:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sketchitude

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sketchitude/

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What being drunk is like, for fic writers who have never been drunk before

Nothing wrong with never being drunk (in fact, it’s probs a good thing) but it can be hard to write convincingly about alcohol if you’re not familiar with it, and I’ve read enough fics where 5 secs into reading I’m already cringing sooooo

1. It takes more than 1 beer to get drunk

Personally, it takes me (a small female occasional-drinker) either around 3 shots of any spirit, 2 large glasses of wine or 2.5 beer-like drinks within a short space of time to get over tipsy into drunk territory, and to be really drunk-drunk, a bottle of wine (3 or 4 glasses), or 5 shots should do it. BUT IT VARIES FROM PERSON TO PERSON

2. Lime and salt is literally only for tequila

and I know like less than 3 people who actually enjoy the taste of any alcohol

3. Your vision isn’t “blurry” or “foggy”

Alcohol affects your balance not your eyes, so the room defo can seem like it’s spinning but you’ll still have your 20/20. Sometimes it’s hard to focus, but it’s not constant - just every so often your eyes miss their mark.

4. Speech is less “slurred”, more in the wrong order

A great thread on writing drunk dialogue here: https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-write-dialogue-for-a-drunk-character 

5. Not everyone gets hyper-sexual when drunk

It’s less a state of horniness and more a state of lowered inhibitions and social pressure

6. Coffee doesn’t sober you up like magic

Alcohol dissipates from the body at a rate of about .015% of BAC per hour, and drinking coffee doesn’t alter that rate

7. Alcohol rarely sends you into a deep and heavy sleep

You’re more likely to sleep fitfully and keep waking (sometimes to be sick, more likely to piss/drink water - sometimes just bcos being drunk is uncomfortable), unless you’re an alcoholic who depends on drink for sleep

8. You don’t *hic* in the middle of every sentence!!

If the drink is carbonated, then maybe, but you’re way more likely to have a problem with bloating etc with alcohol 

9. You don’t go straight to black-out, speech-slurring drunk

It takes a lot of units and likely a couple of hours to work up to this stage - for different kinds of drunk this webpage is good: http://krisnoel.com/post/40871345058/my-character-is-drunk 

10. Having drunk sex is difficult, awkward and rarely sexy

And you’re more likely to make-out with your friends than any strangers at a club, just because

11. Hangovers are rarely pounding, light-aversion torture

The younger/more tolerant you are, the better. Generally, for a night of heavy but not black-out drinking, you’ll be thirsty, probs nauseous and tired. The room may still be spinning but in an annoying, not painful way, and this’ll go away after a couple of hours and eating something, getting fresh air or having a shower (whatever works for you)

12. People talk nonsense when drunk

You are less likely to get a love confession and more likely to hear about all the rules for a complicated game they just invented, right that second

13. Everyone is different

Don’t make all your characters hyper, or depressive, or angry. For most of the night they won’t get to that stage anyway. Also, remember this whole list is based on my experiences, so feel free to ignore it all and do your own thing. 

Happy drunk writing! 

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“Why you so shy” bitch I just met you 13 mins ago relax

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bad©ass - dated with Kon and Tim once - now she dating Kara - 3rd generation feminist  - hothead af - where the fuck is box section - history geek - leader - chaotic fuck-you 

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“wow it must suck being the only teen titans member without superpowers”

tim drake, with an unlimited number of memes: “are u kidding”

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Me thinking about a joke I told last week

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Two of my favourite panels in comics. Two Robins meet before it all goes to shit

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Gotham city needs its heroes. Even Batman and Robin aren’t enough sometimes. Like this time. Gotham’s against the wall again. And it doesn’t matter that Robin doesn’t want me doing the spoiler thing. It doesn’t matter that Batman told me to stay off his streets. To hell with their rules.

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Cubone Corgi Cosplay

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Keep The Runaways

Hey guys if you’ve been enjoying the #Runaways, or been waiting to try it, or just wanted to recommend it to a friend, it would mean a lot if you pre-ordered our first trade 

it’ll go a long way to ensuring there’s more stories with these kids

(Pre-ordering from anywhere is valid, btw. I just know amazon tends to be the easiest way for most people)

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