#ac guide

[the-ellia-west]

HOW TO WRITE ROMANTIC ATTRACTION FOR DUMMIES

For anyone who wants to learn, (especially aro/ACE, aspec, ect.)

Requested by the lovely @darkandstormydolls

Alrighty! Welcome back or welcome to my blog! I'm dipping my toes back into the category of posts that gained me my exposure!

So if you're here, you want to know how to write romantic attraction/romance!

Strap in and let's begin!

(Pls spread this to people you think would benefit from seeing it, or anyone who requested it bc I forgot, ANY ASPECS)

Step one -

Your characters must admire one another at the beginning, Romantic feelings usually do not present themselves as obvious until you really think them through, meaning your characters may not notice they have a crush until it's too late

These are general statistics and light stereotypes. So feel free to not use this tip:

Male characters usually tend to notice physical things first, like body shape, hair, skin, clothing, the way their lover moves, ect

And Female Characters Generally tend to notice more small things and personality-based traits first, like their lover's humor, speaking mannerisms, shifts in expression, ways they fidget, emotion in their voice, ect.

And someone who is in love will generally show more interest in this particular person's movements, actions, words, and anything in general.

Step 2 -

The character will show more interest in sharing their love language with their lover/crush

Physical touch - People with physical touch love languages may want to hold hands, cuddle, hug, or just lean on their crush whenever they are close to them moreso than they want to with others

Gift giving - Gift givers will want to get more gifts more often for their crush, probably thinking of them whenever they see little trinkets or wanting to get them big gifts for special occasions or signs of appreciation

Acts of Service - Acts of service people will offer to do extra favors and a bunch of extra stuff they don't have to do twice as much as normal

Words of Affirmation - Flattery, they will generally flood their crush with kind words and compliments

Quality time - Quality time people will want to spend time with their crush at almost every turn, and when they want company, will turn to their crush first

Step 3 -

After a while, these urges while become very prominent and more noticeable to the person having them

They may find themselves fantasizing about their crush or having them show up in their thoughts more and more, feeling nicer and happier when they're around, or when they're thinking about them

Smiling when they think about them, cutsey little fluff thingies like that

A crush is essentially: I want to date that, I want to be near that always, I want to marry that, I want that to snuggle me (or other love languages)

Or in simpler terms: if that asked me out, I would say yes (or at least want to say yes if your character is in denial)

Step 4 -

The character's urges to be close to this person grows strong enough that they do smth about it, whether prompted by another character. Or they just don't know I how to not anymore (like when you wanna eat candy and you don't want to, but you do anyway bc I JUST NEED THE CHOCOLATE OKAY?)

(Or for Aro/Ace, garlic bread)

People who are in love are generally very prone to be all dreamy and poetic and VERY EXTREMELY BIASED towards their crush

Then Yada Yada they kiss & shit

You're welcome, BYEEEEEEEE 👋

Happy writing!

Love you! Thanks for reading, And Ghost Tumblr Mother says go drink some water and have a snack, you've earned it, and you are beautiful <333

Have a good day! :]

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[53v3nfrn5]

The Lockheed AC-130 in action

Due to the cloud of smoke left behind after flares are released, this aircraft is widely known as “The Angel of Death”

[ministarfruit]

day 10: love is devotion ♡

(femslashfeb prompt list)

[shmaroace]

there's so many guides for teens/young adults for lgbtq+ identities but they usually exclude asexuality and aromanticism. they should make a guide just for aspec identities

[springypaws]

A kinda-chunky info comic(?) about asexuality and aromanticism, in celebration of International Asexuality Day today!!

Also, I’m not trying to erase asexual representation today by explaining aromanticism as well, I just thought it would be useful to explain both in this comic, as they’re so closely related, and I’m not sure the next opportunity I’ll get to make a whole other comic for aromantics. Not to mention I’m both, and don’t want to explain asexuality in a skewed or inaccurate way because of that fact

[harunayuuka2060]

MC: ...

MC: I don't know what you're playing here, but I'm not gonna fall for it.

Yandere Malleus: What do you mean? *has been wearing see-through tops*

MC: *squints their eyes at him and looks away*

Yandere Malleus: *chuckles* You should get used to this, my beloved.

Yandere Malleus: Because you will be touching this soon.

MC: Ayo- WHAT?! I'M NOT A PERVERT!

MC: ...

MC: Okay, maybe a little. But only in books I read!

Yandere Malleus: *laughs*

Ace: Really, huh.

Deuce: At least they're honest.

Lilia: I wish Malleus would have this confidence.

Sebek: Lilia-sama...

Silver: Malleus will malfunction before he can get to that.

Vil: Watching the interaction between the Prefect and the Malleus from this world, I would say that they're a perfect match.

Leona: Hey, you're going to jinx it for the lizard.

Lilia: What are you saying, Vil? The perfect match for the Prefect is our Malleus. They don't need another version of him.

Sebek: THAT'S RIGHT!

Ace: So... Idia-senpai? How's the portal going?

Idia: It's stable. However, I prefer that Malleus and Grim arrive there immediately.

Ortho: Are you worried, brother?

Idia: I mean, I'm the one responsible for their return. And I hate this kind of pressure.

Malleus and Grim: ...

Malleus: Are we lost?

Grim: Yeah... We've been going in circles.

"In circles, you say?"

"Oh dear! Poor travelers!"

Malleus and Grim: !!!

Grim: Who's that?!

Guide Ace and Deuce: *show themselves*

Guide Ace: We are the guardians of this place. *stoic*

Guide Deuce: If you're lost, we could help you find your way! *energetic*

Malleus: Trappola and Spade.

Guide Deuce: Eh?! You know us?! OMG, Ace! We're famous!

Guide Ace: I don't think that's something you should be happy about.

Guide Deuce: Ehhhhhhh? That's what you said in our wedding to!

Malleus and Grim: ...

Ace and Deuce: ...

Ace and Deuce: WHAT THE FUCK?!

Riddle: Oho~? So you two are a married couple in this world?

Epel: Seems legit.

Leona: Pft-

Cater: Be who you are~.

Ace: I-No!

Deuce: I would marry anyone, except this dummy!

Ace: You're the dummy!

Vil: Quiet! You're not the focus of this mission.

Ace and Deuce: *groans*

Malleus: How would you help us?

Grim: Yeah! We want to go to the place of Malleus Draconia!

Guide Ace: Oh. Malleus Draconia, you say?

Guide Deuce: But aren't you THE Malleus Draconia??

Malleus: ...

Malleus: A friend of mine played a joke on me and I couldn't seem to find the way to my castle.

Guide Ace: Classic.

Guide Deuce: Well! We can help you with that! It's a good thing you never switch places even though you are always being attacked by the other dragon faes!

Guide Ace: He didn't need to after he started hunting them instead.

Malleus: ...

Grim: *whispers* Wow, the other you is scary.

Malleus: ...

Yandere Malleus: *knows that Malleus and Grim have arrived into his world*

Yandere Malleus: *smiles* Uninvited guests.

[heckosart]

hello everyone

[moss-on-a-pebble]

Whiteboard Fox doodles with the homie 🙏

(Context: some dude started smalltalk with me while I was in the middle of my simulator driving lesson and he weirded me out and pissed me off)

I refuse to give context for that last one

[thattrainssailed]

this fucking image

sir what the everloving fuck are you reading

[tainebot01]

Another Ace Attorney animatic, this time inspired by a video by @arcticflakes here!

[leafbreez]

AceAlastorWeek2024 Day 2: No Touch Tuesday

Charlie would definitely give Al air hugs whenever she can

[nordsea-horizons]

woke up and saw this today! the lovely youtuber Katie Cozyway toured my island Toadstool on her channel🥹💛✨ i loved watching all her forestcore tours while working on this island🌲✨ tysm, its so fun to see my island in this way!!😳 her channel is pretty much the perfect place if you are looking to watch some island tours and get some inspo!!💛

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: Verity Baytum, a court stenographer, has a secret passion for writing Steel Samurai fanfiction based around the pairing Magisteel. When she finds an unlikely source of inspiration during her job, she can't help but watch court proceedings in search of further lines that fit her fics. Miles Edgeworth, said source of inspiration, has a secret passion for reading Steel Samurai fanfiction based around the pairing Magisteel. It doesn't take long for him to realise the reason the characters sound like him and Wright is not due to personal projection.

Author: @chameleonwritess

[culminada]

I sat here scrolling Tumblr and then I heard my dad snoring on the other side of the wall.

And I've been making it a habit to consciously pay attention to the people I love, because I love them.

And so - I wasn't trying but this just came to me because of observations, and knowing, and perhaps the habit of it - I thought oh, that means he's sleeping.

Its the middle of the day. He does this sometimes. He's a very busy person, between two jobs, and 2-4 disabled kids. He takes power naps after lunch. He has a whole strategy. He's told it to me and I listened and I remembered because I love him.

He's also in burnout. My dad is burnt out and I understand because I am also burnt out. I wish I could help him but I am burnt out, and so all I can do is know him, is listen to him snoring and know that he is tired.

I get to listen to him snoring. He is tired. He is sleeping on the middle of the day because he is tired, from taking care of me, who am autistic, and my brother, with Prader-Willi Syndrome (shoutout to ppl with PWS), and his job 1 to pay the bills and job 2 to pay for the future and his wife and his other children and making sure we all get our enrichment.

And so he is snoring on the other side of the wall, and I can picture him tangled up in his blankets and sleeping because he is tired.

And so I get to listen to him snoring and think about all the things he does and how much he deserves rest, and how glad I am that he CAN rest, that he's worried and busy and anxious, but not too worried to sleep. Because he needs to sleep. And it's a blessing that he can do that.

And I'll sit here and appreciate him and all he does because I can hear him snoring (and it keeps everyone else up at night unless he uses his mouth guard, which we all call his snore-teeth, and I know this because I listen and I pay attention and I love him).

And he might never know that I sit here and think of him and love him and all he does, how grateful I am that he takes care of me when I'm his oldest and I'm autistic, and I don't feel overwhelmingly bad about that but I do wish I could help more than I do. Not be so big of a burden as I am. But all I can do is let him sleep.

He might never know that I take the time to listen to him snore. Maybe one of those days when he's feeling horrible I'll show it to him and say "you are loved and I see you and I am grateful for everything you do, I love you I love you I love you I love you I love you." Maybe I'll make bits of this post into my Father's Day letter. I've been wondering what to do for that because I've been more vocal lately about how much I love him and sometimes it feels like there's nothing left to put in a Father's Day letter that wouldn't just be the same.

There's something special in just the same, though. Like listening to snoring. There's time. And when you're sitting in the middle of time, in the quiet and the dark and listening to snoring, and wondering when the next snore is gonna come, and contemplating life and love and time - well, I'm not doing anything else. And I'm not getting any younger. And maybe right now I can't mentally DO anything else. But I can do this.

I can contemplate my father, who is wise and loving and who pours himself out constantly, fill my mind with MY DAD instead of something else, because I love him.

I lied. My first thought wasn't "oh, that means he's sleeping." Well, it was subconscious. But right after, I thought, "I wish I had someone to love this way," meaning that I want to get married and have someone to love.

But I do have someone to love. I have my father. I can love him. I DO love him. And why am I pining for something I can't have, or worse, for someONE I can't have, when my lovely beautiful Dad is right there loving me in his sleep, in his waking, in his working, in his eating, in his thoughts, in his research, in his everything. I have him? Why do I need anyone else?

[mystery-of-arkham-asylum]

What even is sleep? Who even needs sleep? Anyway, another night stitching. This time I give you the symbols of the nations from Avatar. Also a leaf of Lórien brooch. Of course I had to include something from one of my favourite things ever.

[vulpxcula]