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so does this devastate anyone else or just me

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RIP Cole Stewart. You deserved to see Ruby walk out of Thurmond on her own two feet.😔

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a cole resurrection novella would heal me

they didn't find the body, he could be alive

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memes are fun and relatable and all that, but don't let them discourage you. all of that stuff that doesn't make it into the final product is part of how the final product gets made

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10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

While lethal injuries often take center stage, non-lethal injuries can create lasting effects on characters, shaping their journeys in unique ways. If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain during a scene, here are some ideas: 

Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility, forcing characters to adapt their plans and experience frustration as they navigate their environment.

Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult and create tension, especially during action scenes, where every breath becomes a reminder of vulnerability.

Concussion

This brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment and creating a sense of unpredictability in their actions.

Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills, causing frustration and emphasizing a character’s dependence on their hands.

Road Rash

The raw, painful skin resulting from a fall can symbolize struggle and endurance, highlighting a character's resilience in the face of physical hardship.

Shoulder Dislocation

This injury can be excruciating and often leads to an inability to use one arm, forcing characters to confront their limitations while adding urgency to their situation.

Deep Laceration

A cut that requires stitches can evoke visceral imagery and tension, especially if the character has to navigate their surroundings while in pain.

Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma, serving as a physical reminder of a character’s past mistakes or battles.

Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, providing an opportunity for characters to experience frustration or the need to lean on others for support.

Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted, highlighting their struggle to adapt and overcome.

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You know those books that blossomed your love for reading?

Mine is the May Bird series by Jodi Lynn Anderson. It a three book trilogy about a 10 year old girl who falls through a portal to the Ever After (world of the dead) and is trying to find her way back home to Briery Swamp. Along the way she meets, ghosts, ghouls, goblins, and so many nasty creatures. Making friends along the way.

Each book has a map of the Ever After in the front of it. And I love the series so much that I complied all the different places featured in each into my own full cohesive map of the Ever After (pictured above). I also own both the series with the original cover art and the modern version.

For anyone who loves a FMC, children’s chapter books, or the spooky and weird I definitely suggest this book series.

What was the book/series that sparked your childhood, or adult, love of books?

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The hero, normally jovial and humorous in their interactions, steps into a watering hole for villains, shaking with rage, tears running down their face, and with as much patience and calm as they can muster, simply asks "Who did it?"

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While I completely agree with this... my one caveat is that Emma's power of air manipulation in the movie (specifically the underwater ship scene) is very dope.

niche form of rage that is just about film adaptations giving characters less cool powers. I'm looking directly at what they did to Charles from the darkest minds and Emma from miss peregrine's. he had TELEKINESIS and she had PYROKINESIS and they gave them "smart boy" and "floaty girl".

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Y’all have no idea how much I wish we got a full accurate adaptation of The Darkest Minds

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So Athena is the goddess of Wisdom and War Strategy, right? With this information, could we say that Athena is the goddess of Roast Battles???

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thinking about how they said grover was affected the most out of everyone bc he was alone and how nico and bianca stayed for 70 years inside that hotel and didn't forget each other bc they were always within reach and how that little detail makes their story even more devastating bc they got through it together and the moment they got out they get separated and then bianca never comes back

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More random tropes that I fucking love: Becoming the mask you wore.

Like oh shit, this character who was sent to spy somewhere under a false identity suddenly realises they've started to genuinely become the person they claimed to be? Someone who's been telling the same lies about who they are for so long that they're actually forgetting that the story isn't true? Finding themselves genuinely doing the things they pretend to do in front of people, when they're alone and nobody's watching? Answering to a name that wasn't supposed to be theirs without thinking?

Ooohh-hoh-hoh, you lost track of yourself in pretending to be someone else? You were only supposed to impersonate somebody, a plausible background and a name you came up with on the spot, and now that the people you were supposed to infiltrate have become your true companions? You lost yourself in the game you played, and no you no longer know who you truly are, and where your true loyalties lie? And both sides would mark you a traitor if you came out with the truth. On a scale of one to ten, how bad did you fuck up.

Fuck that is a good trope. Never seen it done badly. Pour that shit on a table and I'll chop it into lines and snort it.

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i know canonically azriel and cassian made a whole list of things the valkyries did wrongly during the blood rite BUT my head canon is when gwyn recounts how she kept to the trees for days & nights to simply observe everything and how she lured the beasts out to maul/eat the illyrians…. az looks at her with admiration and pride because of all the spymaster traits she exhibited 🥲

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"Azriel rescuing Elain was not romantic at all"

Azriel only repeated, rage glazing that stare, “I’m getting her back.”

She shook her head, devouring the sight of him as if not quite believing it. “You came for me.”

Azriel scooped up Elain, looping her bound arms around his neck. “Hold tight,” he ordered her, “and don’t make a sound.”

The gray light of morning had broken over the world, mist clinging to our ankles as we headed into that camp, Azriel still cradling Elain to his chest.

She let out a sob at the sight of Elain, still in Azriel’s arms.

Azriel rasped, swaying on his feet, “We need Helion to get these chains off her.”

Yet Elain didn’t seem to notice them as she rose up on her toes and kissed the shadowsinger’s cheek.

You can't tell me that Elain devouring the sight of Azriel doesn't have romantic connotations...

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I feel like some of you forget that Rhysand let an innocent human get murdered. “But he took the pain, she didn’t feel it!” She’s still dead babes.

I feel like some of you forget Rhysand forced Feyre into their bargain and then drugged her night after night. “He did it so she didn’t remember the horrors!” Still drugged her hun.

I feel like some of you forget Feyre didn’t hurt just Tamlin by destroying the Spring Court, she destroyed the lives of innocents.

I feel like some of you forget that Feyre used Elain against Lucien when they left spring.

I feel like some of you forget they ended up going through Autumn somewhere Lucien feared and knew he’d be killed on sight because she lied and stole from the summer court.

I feel like some of you forget that Feyre was playing Tamlin and Lucien off against each other.

I feel like some of you forget Amaranta groomed Tamlin and then cursed Prythian when he rebuffed her advances.

I feel like some of you forget Tamlin spent 50 years trying to make it right, sending his friends out to die, friends who went willingly.

I feel like some of you forget Tamlin took Lucien in when he had nowhere else to go, gave him a home and a semblance of family.

I feel like some of you forget Tamlin had his own trauma. “He didn’t check on Feyre and help her with her trauma!” Show me where she did that for him??

I feel like some of you forget how in Rhysand’s attempt to prove he is a “good guy” he cut Tamlin off from speaking, allowed Azriel to attack Eris (maybe they did both deserve it) but what about when he essentially said “You can work with me or I can go into your minds and make you.”

I feel like some of you forget Lucien had endured abuse and loss his whole life and stood by the one person he had even if the decision was wrong.

I feel like some of you forget Lucien and Tamlin were raised to fear Rhysand and yet they still did everything they could to save her. “But she told Lucien she was fine and she sent a letter!” How was Lucien to know Rhys wasn’t controlling her and how were they to know she could read or write? She couldn’t when she left Spring?

I feel like some of you forget Lucien stood his ground when he found Feyre in the woods despite knowing the male that stood with her could kill him with very little effort.

I feel like some of you forget that Lucien didn’t shout that Elain was his mate, he didn’t claim ownership of her, he said it in shock, as if he couldn’t believe that Jesminda wasn’t his mate.

In short, I feel like some of you were very quick to forgive Rhysand and Feyre but you can’t forgive Tamlin and Lucien?

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Can somebody kindly explain to me how the most basic, mainstream, uncreative line to ever have been printed in a book (Hello Feyre darling.) is in any way better than a unique love confession using symbols resembling the plot of the book (I love you, thorns and all.) ???

Because I just saw a TikTok on comparing those lines and saying Tamlin is pathetic and Rice is hot for those lines. I require explanation.

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interesting parallels with Feysand locking Nesta up in her tower and Feyre being like "ok all this comfort tho" when Keir said they wanted free from the Mountain. Interesting Parallels between those all being 👍🏻 but Feyre being locked up for 5 minutes (still v bad) has hell rained down upon the spring court. it's giving do as I say but not as I do