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Reactions to... getting unexpectedly hugged

"Well, this is new."

"You don't need to be afraid, I'm not leaving."

"Oh no, please don't cry. See, I'm hugging you back, please stop crying."

"This is one way to say hello."

"Hmm, it seems that I did miss this."

"Wait... are we doing this? Right now?"

"Are you sure you're okay?"

"Oh, okay. This is nice, I guess."

"What am I supposed to do now? Do I hug you back?"

"Great, now I'm crying too."

"Woah. You're catching me off guard here."

"Did I miss a memo? What's going on?"

"I guess this is alright."

"That's enough, please back off."

"Okay, okay. What do you want?"

"Didn't expect that, but I'll take it."

"Whoa! Um, okay... so this is happening. Hi?"

"Oh! I can't breathe, I can't... please let go!"

"Stop hugging me like this in public. You're ruining my reputation.”

"If you wanted a hug, all you had to do was ask. No need to sneak up on me like that."

"What's happening? Am I being attacked?"

"Okay, uh, well, now I don't know what to do with my arms. This is fine, right?"

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10 Non-Lethal Injuries to Add Pain to Your Writing

New Part: 10 Lethal Injury Ideas

If you need a simple way to make your characters feel pain, here are some ideas: 

1. Sprained Ankle

A common injury that can severely limit mobility. This is useful because your characters will have to experience a mild struggle and adapt their plans to their new lack of mobiliy. Perfect to add tension to a chase scene.

2. Rib Contusion

A painful bruise on the ribs can make breathing difficult, helping you sneak in those ragged wheezes during a fight scene. Could also be used for something sport-related! It's impactful enough to leave a lingering pain but not enough to hinder their overall movement.

3. Concussions

This common brain injury can lead to confusion, dizziness, and mood swings, affecting a character’s judgment heavily. It can also cause mild amnesia.

I enjoy using concussions when you need another character to subtly take over the fight/scene, it's an easy way to switch POVs. You could also use it if you need a 'cute' recovery moment with A and B.

4. Fractured Finger

A broken finger can complicate tasks that require fine motor skills. This would be perfect for characters like artists, writers, etc. Or, a fighter who brushes it off as nothing till they try to throw a punch and are hit with pain.

5. Road Rash

Road rash is an abrasion caused by friction. Aka scraping skin. The raw, painful sting resulting from a fall can be a quick but effective way to add pain to your writing. Tip: it's great if you need a mild injury for a child.

6. 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. Good for torture scenes.

7. Deep Laceration

A deep laceration is a cut that requires stitches. As someone who got stitches as a kid, they really aren't that bad! A 2-3 inch wound (in length) provides just enough pain and blood to add that dramatic flair to your writing while not severely deterring your character.

This is also a great wound to look back on since it often scars. Note: the deeper and wider the cut the worse your character's condition. Don't give them a 5 inch deep gash and call that mild.

8. Burns

Whether from fire, chemicals, or hot surfaces, burns can cause intense suffering and lingering trauma. Like the previous injury, the lasting physical and emotional trauma of a burn is a great wound for characters to look back on.

If you want to explore writing burns, read here.

9. Pulled Muscle

This can create ongoing pain and restrict movement, offering a window to force your character to lean on another. Note: I personally use muscle related injuries when I want to focus more on the pain and sprains to focus on a lack of mobility.

10. Tendonitis

Inflammation of a tendon can cause chronic pain and limit a character's ability to perform tasks they usually take for granted. When exploring tendonitis make sure you research well as this can easily turn into a more severe injury.

This is a quick, brief list of ideas to provide writers inspiration. Since it is a shorter blog, I have not covered the injuries in detail. This is inspiration, not a thorough guide. Happy writing! :)

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We should all be less embarrassed to be caught trying tbh. Wanting to be something is only ever bad if you’re trying to imitate others without ever forming your own thoughts opinions or taste. But I have never looked down on people who’re trying to get somewhere or called them wannabes or mocked them for it. Like that’s admirable actually. There is nothing wrong w having goals and trying at something until you’re good at it. And there’s nothing wrong w the initial phase where you’re struggling. That’s the most natural thing in the world

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How to show emotions

Part VI

How to show insecurity

not holding/breaking eye contact

fidgeting

crossing their arms

trying to cover up their body

making themself seem smaller

playing with their hands

hiding their hands in their pockets

holding their head down

blushing

clearing their throat

biting their nails

biting their lips

nervous laughter

stuttering

How to show being offended

stiffening up

hard line around the lips

frozen stare

narrowing of the eyes

turning their head to the side

quickening heartbeat

turning red

making themself bigger, ready to fight

How to show compassion

gentle and soft smile

relaxed facial features

softening of their eyes

openly showing how they feel

leaning towards the other one

nodding along, not directly interjecting, but encouraging

deep breaths inbetween

gentle touches to comfort

How to show being pleased

big smile/grinning

laying head slightly to the side

moving one shoulder up

pursing their lips while smiling

very open body language

leaning back

Part I + Part II + Part III + Part IV + Part V

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1.05 | PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (2023)

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Will being completely gone on Tessa since before she even wakes up in the Institute is a delight. He thinks he's cursed. He's obsessed with her. He wants to impress her. He wants to push her away. He made the name Herondale be the definition of teenage angst that it is today.

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“To try to not be more interesting but be more interested” literally changed my life perspective btw

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I just want to look like the intro of Saathiya

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you ever feel like you were born with something rotten inside you and if people get close enough they’re gonna find out

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you will live and you will say the wrong things and make mistakes and people will love you anyways.

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@secretsecretbunny told me to post these yoons I un-whitewashed so here are your yoons

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The fluffiest masterpost

Hugs

Touching

Hand-holding

Domestic fluff prompts

Soft Domestic Stuff

Fluff Prompts

Fluffy Dialogue Prompts Part I

Fluffy Dialogue Prompts Part II

Fluffy Sentence Starters

Cute Interactions

Super soft intimacy

Make ‘em swoon

Casual Affections

Affections without touching

Seeking out physical affection

One Hundred Compliments

Giving the reader butterflies

Making your characters blush

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i was going to learn 12 languages, read 250 books and learn 75 new skills this year what happened

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me, every second of my life: but is it meaningful? but is it meaningful? but is it meaningful?

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been thinking about everything too much and i’m realizing how lonely we all are and how we get up each day trying to get out of this bubble of sadness thats around us and how hard we try to ignore the fact that everything ends someday but oh despite everything there’s still love