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☺ Love-Hate Roommates Prompts ☺
“It’s your turn to do the dishes!”
“Do I seriously have to make a chores chart? What are we, five?”
“Did you hide my keys?”
“I’m never inviting my family here. I can’t let them know I share a place with a freak.”
“When am I gonna meet your parents? We are pretty much an old married couple by now.”
“Please don’t say we’re married.”
“I’m making a phone call, please don’t scream nonsense again.”
“Are you using my hairbrush as a microphone?”
“You forgot to close the window!”
“Don’t ignore me!”
“How many packages do you get in a week?”
“No one took your package, you just forgot to put it away, so I hid it under your bed.”
“Did you eat my leftovers?”
“Why would you make pancakes without me?”
“Please stop talking. I’m losing brain cells.”
“Oh, great, your friends are over. Guess I’ll be leaving.”
“You’re insufferable this early in the morning.”
“How on Earth did I get to room with a morning person?”
“We can’t get a dog. We already have you to mess up the place.”
“Slam the door one more time and I’ll tear yours right off the hinges.”
“Do you need help with that?”
“Can you buy the groceries this week?”
“Do you want to watch a movie? I wasn’t going to ask but you seem down.”
“Fine, we can get a pet. But I get to name it!”
“They broke up with you? Give me their address, I’ll give them a piece of my mind.”
“They’re my roommate. Only I can make fun of them!”
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ROOMMATES IDEAS
Person A works a day shift and Person B works a night shift so they’re only ever home when the other is sleeping, until they both have a week off
Person A always has to answer the door because Person B is too shy
Person A coming up the stairs and running into Person B who is coming down the stairs
Person A walking in on Person B in the bathroom
Person A waking Person B in the middle of the night because they had a bad dream
Person A is in the middle of a serious phone call and Person B keeps deliberately making silly noises in the background
Person A and Person B arguing over who should kill the spider
Person A secretly waiting outside the door to listen to Person B sing in the shower
Person A staying home from work to look after an ill Person B
Person A and Person B sharing an apartment even though they have completely opposite tastes in home decor interior design
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ROOMMATES IDEAS #2
Person A is dancing around the house in their underwear when Person B comes home earlier than they said they would
Person A and Person B having a guilty-pleasure tv show that they watch religiously together every week but keep secret from their other friends
Person A having pizzas delivered unaware that Person B has also ordered pizzas and both of them bursting into laughter when two pizza delivery people arrive at the door
Person A comes into the living room / lounge gagging and asks Person B “What’s that smell?” and it turns out that Person B had just lit their favorite scented candle
Person A’s bedroom is a lot closer to the internet router that Person B’s room so Person B is constantly coming in there to try and get a better wifi connection
Person A and Person B leaving little notes around the house for each other to read (Ex: “Went to the store. I’ll be back soon” “We’re out of bread, can you get some?” or “Happy birthday, hoe”)
Person A has friends visiting and keeps asking Person B to come hang out with them but Person B is too shy to come out of their room even to get food or go to the bathroom
Person A wakes up in the middle of the night to a loud crash and is really scared that there’s an intruder in the house but it turns out that it was just Person B falling down the stairs
Person A is still awake when Person B comes stumbling through the front door after a drunken night out so Person A gives them a glass of water and helps them to bed
Person A has been in their room for a while blasting a bunch of sad / emo songs on their speakers and Person B comes in to ask if they’re okay
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ROOMMATES IDEAS #4
Person A making fun of Person B’s bed head every morning.
Person A and Person B finishing a jigsaw puzzle after days of working on it together only to realize that there’s a piece missing.
Person A always accidentally connects to Person B’s bluetooth speakers instead of their own every time they listen to music and it startles Person B every time.
Person A and Person B arguing over which color to set their color-changing lightbulbs to.
Person A accidentally stains the carpet while Person B is away so Person A runs to the store to get a rug to put over the stain before Person B comes back.
Person A and Person B pushing the furniture out of the way and having a spontaneous dance party in their living room.
Person A getting up early every morning to cook breakfast for Person B because they know that if they don’t, Person B won’t bother to make anything and they’ll just skip breakfast.
Person A bringing home a painting that they bought and being really excited to hang it up in the house but Person B thinks it’s hideous.
Person A sharing their DVD collection with Person B under the one condition that Person B shares their record collection with Person A.
Person A’s bedroom window faces west and every evening Person B runs into Person A’s room to watch the sun setting.
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ROOMMATES IDEAS #3
Person A and Person B assembling furniture together
Person A helping Person B search through the trash because Person B has lost something and is afraid that they might have accidentally thrown it away.
Person A bringing home a participation trophy from a contest. They’re ashamed and embarrassed that they didn’t win, but Person B is still proud of them for trying and insists on displaying their trophy in the living room.
Person A buying a giant, silly, inflatable sprinkler toy for the backyard and Person B teasing them, saying they don’t need it and that it’s ridiculous. Then one day, Person A comes home to find Person B in the backyard playing with it.
Person A helping Person B change a light bulb that Person B isn’t tall enough to reach.
Person A is always hot and constantly turns up the air conditioner which annoys Person B who is always cold.
Person A likes to get up early, come downstairs, and open all the curtains so they can enjoy the bright sunlight coming in, but they always make sure to close them before Person B gets up because they know that Person B struggles with light sensitivity.
Person A and Person B printing off all of their selfies together, framing them, and hanging them all around the house.
Person A and Person B both have the same favorite spot on the couch and always try to steal it from each other when they’ve gotten up.
Person A thinks they’re doing a great job keeping their house plants alive but actually, Person B has secretly replaced them with identical-looking fake plants so Person A can’t kill them.
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intimate things in stories that Get Me every time:
one person helping another by adjusting their tie/zipping clothes up/straightening jewelry
HANDS
one character taking the other’s hand to pull them along!
or kissing the back of their hand!
or linking pinkies!
or intertwining their fingers!!!!
seriously. hands man
when one character laughs and the other looks at them like they hung the sun in the sky
shoulder bumps when one character is in a somber or quiet mood and the other is trying to cheer them up
one character brushing the other’s bangs out of their face
one character wrapping an arm around the other’s waist to pull them close!!! this is one of my favorites it’s so sweet
just. hugs in general
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*re-reads own fics when having writer’s-block* Wow I wish I could write like this :/
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“I’m going to bed” is fanfic reader code for “I have at least 30 minutes of fic reading to do before I can possiblely sleep.”
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Cheat Sheet for Writing Emotion
Anger:
Grinding teeth
Narrowing eyes
Yelling
A burning feeling in the chest
Heavy breathing
Unjustified or justified accusations towards other characters
Jerky movements
Glaring
Violence
Stomping
Face reddening
Snapping at people
Sadness:
Lack of motivation
Messy appearance
Quiet
Slow movements
Crying
Inability to sleep
Frowning
Red eyes
Isolating oneself
Fatigue
Not concentrating
Continua a leggere
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LITTLE (2019) dir. Tina Gordon
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The science of flirting
I recently saw a TED talk about the best techniques to flirt with someone. It was presented by Jean Smith, who has studied flirting for decades, and who founded Flirtology. I took notes, because I figured I could use it in my writing. And I’d like to share it with you.
She uses the acronym H.O.T. A.P.E. to teach her checklist of things people do when they flirt:
Humor
Open body language
Touch
Attention
Proximity
Eye contact
So, what does this mean for my (and your) characters?
Humor: You can let your character tease their love interest, and there’s always banter of course, but they can also use a little joke to break the ice if they’ve just met or to get the love interest on their side. Humor doesn’t always have to be verbal (although it may be easier to write), it can also take the form of facial expressions or body language.
Open body language: Don’t cross your character’s arms, don’t hunch their shoulders, don’t stuff their hands in their pockets, don’t turn their upper body away from the love interest.
Touch: You can let your character lightly touch the love interest’s upper arm or elbow after they made a joke, or touch their shoulder or back when they have to walk past behind them if there is not much space. Even a pat on the shoulder (”sure, honey”) or a high five can be flirting in the right situations, especially if your character is not touchy-feely. Normal touching lasting a bit longer than usual (especially combined with eye contact) can be flirting as well. Be careful to stay away from groping and other touching that is not consented. Giving (or even offering) someone an unrequested massage or trailing their fingers through the love interest’s hair or similar things are not flirting, it’s sexual harrassment. Stick with safe body parts to touch.
Attention: On a basic level, it means your character is not paying too much attention to other people or happenings, but only to the love interest. If you’re really interested in someone, they take up all your thoughts. Don’t let your character look around and notice too many things outside of the conversation, because they’re enthralled by the love interest. Also, see eye contact.
Proximity: Don’t stand on the other side of the room, but let your character stay close to the love interest, show up whereever they are, or stand just outside of the border of their personal space. Again, stay away from behavior that would make someone feel uncomfortable.
Eye contact: Perhaps the most well-known sign of flirting. It’s partly to show that the love interest’s got all their attention, but also an extra way to communicate. Let your character follow the love interest with their gaze, let them wink, laugh and wrinkle their eyes, or roll their eyes over something they shared earlier.
Source: The TED talk and H.O.T. A.P.E. are Jean Smith’s. The writing advice is mine.
I hope this was helpful and this inspires you! Don’t hesitate to ask me any questions. Now you go write some flirting!
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Sometimes you don’t make art that changes the world.
Sometimes you make art that just makes someone’s shitty day a little bit easier to bear.
And that?
That’s damn good too.
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Every writing advice ever: If you’re having trouble with a scene, skip it and write a different part of the story.
Me: If I don’t write in chronological order, I will die
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Imagine Person A posts a picture of themselves wearing a shirt that says “I woke up like this”. Person B comments on the picture, “I know for a fact you did not wake up like that” with a picture of Person A with a messy bedhead and drool across their face.
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Domesticity prompts
1. “But look, this is on sale!”
2. “Why did I let you remodel the bathroom?”
3. “Here’s the grocery list”
4. Trying to buy a new couch
5. I trimmed you a love note into the lawn.
6. Hanging a porch swing together
7. I don’t think she noticed my new haircut
8. The CORRECT way to organize the dishes
9. Our first dinner party
10. The in-laws come to visit
11. Celebrating an anniversary
12. Shoveling snow
13. “No, that’s not how you do that”
14. A shrunken sweater
15. Baby’s first steps
16. Rainy day cuddles
17. Painting
18. A new mattress
19. Date night in
20. Thanksgiving
21. Warm sheets
22. The thermostat fight
23. Going through old boxes
24. “You could stand to eat healthier”
25. Our baby going to prom
26. Getting older
27. I love yous whispered in the dark
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wholesome domestic prompts
i brought you home flowers just for the hell of it, no it doesn’t matter that we’ve been together for three years and i’ve never done this before, they are pretty (and so are you i love you)
we, the blankets and the pet have tangled into an irreversible knot on the couch and if no one comes save us this might be our end
we wanted to cook but now we are dramatically singing a duet with kitchen utensils in our hands, this is quality Performance™
i’ve had a horrible week and you just brought me home my favourite treat
no, when i said i wanted you to help clean the house i did NOT mean you should do it wearing only, exclusively stockings, you insolent FOOL
one of us has to get out of bed to make pancakes and it’s not going to be me ok just go and bring me nourishment
it’s been TEN YEARS and you STILL don’t know how to properly tidy up the dishes!!!! these plates go here, but these almost identical ones go there, is it that hard??!? what, no, they look nothing alike!
you can’t go to work because i need cuddles
i’m sick but no don’t worry about me, go to work, no really i can handle myself, love, it’s…. ok that sounds wonderful i’m giving up pls stay
we have guests over…do you really think it’s an appropriate time to affectionately grab my butt and kiss my neck… in front of the entire table….ok
‘i know we both don’t believe in marriage but let’s get married for tax benefits’… ‘listen i know i said that but if you don’t even try to be romantic about proposing so help me god. try. again.’
it’s raining but we’re sitting sheltered on the veranda, cuddled side by side, reading our books, and if you ask me then the weather and the moment can stay like this forever
sometimes i just can’t stop kissing your stupid face
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