#excitement and desire of making every post be in some way related to your other kintypes

[eamour]

emotions do not matter.

! this post was highly inspired by former loa blogger aphrodite apprentice !

emotions and feelings, the way neville coins these words, are of different nature. when speaking of emotions, we are speaking of unconscious emotional experiences. feelings, however, are a conscious act and usually a reaction to our emotions — which, according to neville, are the secret to help us manifest.

emotions vs feelings.

an emotion is an immediate reaction to your emotional state of mind, whereas a feeling remains a lot longer and is felt for a longer period of time. emotions could be joy, fear, anger, lust or sadness. the counterparts in feelings would then be happiness, anxiety, bitterness, love or depression. if something unpleasant happens in your life, you will react to it emotionally first. only later, you will be able to form a feeling. as you can see, an emotion is a lot more intense and often manifests in a physical reaction (ex. facial expressions), not based on any reasoning while in contrast your feeling is based on logical reasoning. you could say a feeling is a way of explaining an emotion with thoughts which you have felt due to external experiences. this also means that not every feeling will always be accurate enough to explain an emotion and how you actually feel emotionally.

emotions cannot manifest ...

once again, a feeling isn’t the emotion itself. your feeling has nothing to do with our emotional state of mind but rather your mental state of mind. that means that your feelings, longterm, are more concerned with what you feel to be true or false, right or wrong and real or unreal.

mental · relates to the mind; thinking process.

emotional · relates to emotions; feeling process.

... only feelings can.

especially because a feeling does not necessarily have to correlate to an emotion, it is entirely up to you to define your feeling. you could replace feeling with what you accept, know or believe to be true. it's a thought. and an emotion isn't. you may not help the way you emotionally feel — and you shouldn’t! you should never suppress an emotion and feel sad, angry, etc. — but you can make the conscious decision to define your feeling. and since a feeling is a state, after all, you can manifest anything you'd like while feeling like you are at your lowest (or highest). your emotions will not manifest!

emotions arise.

as i was saying, an emotion is a pretty much sudden response. you may lose something and feel bad about it, maybe you had a fight with your friend or perhaps you were told some unsettling news. whatever it is, you will always feel some intense type of way from time to time.

emotions fade away.

the thing is, emotions come and go. you may feel super joyful one minute and then feel super sad the next. that’s totally normal, and we are definitely not trying to fix our wonderful human nature in any way.

emotional responses.

emotions are a response. when manifesting, when changing your feeling, you might also experience emotions of some sort. you may feel euphoric of manifesting something that has always felt very prestigious or hardly available to you.

but the same way, you could not feel anything at all. some manifestations aren’t going to move you the way some manifestations do, but that’s not an issue! the premise is, you don’t HAVE to feel excited. you don’t have to jump out of happiness whenever you think about how you manifested to find your keys you had lost the other day. remember, emotions come naturally. you don’t have to force them.

accepting and persisting.

the only thing you really have to do is to accept your desire as yours and persist in that assumption. feel it to be true, to be real, to be factual. that’s what feeling the wish fulfilled means. the feeling of your assumption to be realty.

with love, ella.

[verstappensrealwife]

Breaking the contract - Lewis Hamilton x Driver!Reader

fluff, smut.

approx. 1800 words.

warnings: sex, swearing, me not following any sort of time line.

a/n: I tried a new format with more "speech" but i low-key went back to my descriptive ways towards the end... whoops! ----- also i haven't proof read yet :P

lewis hamilton masterlist - here. f1 masterlist - here.

When you signed the contract to join MercedesAMG in 2019, you had also signed that you “would not partake in romantic relations within the team”. That was easy. All because they didn’t say you couldn’t have sexual relations people within the team.

It started in August of 2019, just after the hungarian grand prix there were, of course, big celebratory events to kick off summer break. 

You had held one yourself at your home in Monaco, inviting all the drivers, as well as some other people of course. 

The house, nestled on the cliffs of Monaco overlooking the azure Mediterranean, exuded an air of opulence and sophistication. Its sleek, modern design boasted floor-to-ceiling windows that offered panoramic views of the glittering coastline below. Inside, the décor was a blend of contemporary elegance and minimalist chic, with plush furnishings and tasteful artwork adorning the walls.

 As guests arrived, the sound of laughter and lively chatter filled the air, mingling with the gentle hum of music playing in the background. The atmosphere was electric, charged with the excitement of the recent race and anticipation for the upcoming summer break. Amidst the throng of glamorous guests, you moved with ease, playing the gracious host and ensuring everyone felt welcome in your luxurious abode.

“You know i deserved to win…” Lewis said behind you, you rolled your eyes and spun around. “… It’s true! I mean 0.012 seconds faster is stupid- I should have won.

“Are you not bored of your own voice sometimes?” You asked with a laugh. “Because I am.”

“I’m sure you could get used to it,” He smirked rather flirtily, “In a different context of course…” You looked around to see the rest of the grid, and anyone else who had showed up, to be having a good time, lots of laughs and well… free booze meant lots of chatter to cover up what lewis was whispering in your ear. “Look, love, I know you want something and it’s not gonna be the championship,”

“Oh Lewis, how you underestimate me!” You smile, “I know how to easily distract you from winning,” - he looked at you to carry on - “Well how about… every race you don’t win, you get to make me do anything you want! Tweet something, post something, anything.”

“Anythi-“

“That’s what I said…” You replied, cutting him off before smiling innocently and walking away. He followed eagerly.

“Well- Well- since i’ve not won 5 of the races this year so far do i get those prizes?” he asked, you shrugged and nodded. “And you truly mean ANYTHING I want from you…” - You nod once again- “Meet me upstairs?” 

You smirked and walked away… towards the stairs.

-

And it carried on to 2021 before stopping for a while since Lewis had found- in his words- “The one.”

“The one” also cheated on him in 2023 and left him for you to fix.

Yes despite fucking, you were good friends with him before that and continued to be outside of your agreement.

He came to you first, immediately after she had left. He banged on your wooden doors and as soon as you opened it, he was on you. Kissing you. Holding you. Grabbing you.

“This is to make up for the last 2 years we’ve missed.” He mumbled against your neck as he pushed you towards the nearest surface, kitchen counter. “God how I've missed you— th-this.”

Your top was somewhere near the door, your shorts not far behind, and now you stood legs apart, chest against the cold of the countertops as he fucked you to no end.

The intensity of the moment was overwhelming, fueled by months, years, of unspoken desires and suppressed emotions. As Lewis's hands roamed hungrily over your skin, every touch ignited a fiery passion that threatened to consume both of you. With each kiss and caress, the weight of the past two years melted away, replaced by a raw and primal need that pulsed between you. Lost in the whirlwind of sensation, you surrendered to the ecstasy of the moment, giving in to the magnetic pull of his touch. The kitchen counter provided a makeshift altar for your reunion, bearing witness to the fervent connection that transcended words. In that fleeting instant, nothing else mattered except the intoxicating dance of bodies and souls intertwined in a desperate embrace. As the echoes of pleasure reverberated through the room, it was clear that this was more than just a physical reunion—it was a soul-deep communion of two hearts seeking solace in each other's arms.

In the hazy aftermath of passion, as the echoes of your shared ecstasy lingered in the air, you found yourselves entwined in a tangle of limbs and whispered promises. With each ragged breath, the boundaries between past and present blurred, and for a fleeting moment, you existed in a timeless realm where only the intensity of your connection mattered. 

Lewis's gaze, dark and intense, bore into yours with a raw vulnerability that mirrored your own, laying bare the depths of longing and desire that had simmered beneath the surface for so long. 

“Well…” You say, “What happened at home?” You giggle at the obscurity of this situation. Now lay on the bed- no you don't remember when you moved from the kitchen to here.

He huffed a laugh back, “She was… not the one.”

-

Sitting in the sweltering Bahrain heat, beads of sweat glistening on your brow, you impatiently awaited the arrival of your helmet, a symbol of the impending battle on the track. The air crackled with anticipation, the thrum of engines and the bustle of the paddock serving as a backdrop to the fevered excitement building within you. Around you, your mechanics moved with precision and purpose, their expert hands ensuring every nut and bolt of your car was meticulously inspected and fine-tuned to perfection. With each passing moment, the tension mounted, a palpable energy that pulsed through the air like an electric current.

And then, as the sun beat down relentlessly, the moment arrived. With a flourish, your helmet was placed in your hands, a potent talisman imbued with the promise of victory. With a steady hand, you secured it in place, the familiar weight settling comfortably on your shoulders like a suit of armour. In that instant, you were no longer just a driver, but a warrior poised for battle, ready to conquer the asphalt and seize glory on the track.

And conquer you did. As the lights went out and the roar of engines filled the air, you surged forward with a fierce determination, every fibre of your being focused on one singular goal: victory. With each corner conquered and each straight conquered, your lead grew, stretching wider and wider with each passing lap. The competition faded into insignificance as you carved through the desert heat like a blazing comet, leaving your rivals in the dust and crossing the finish line with a commanding lead of almost twelve seconds.

As the chequered flag waved in triumph, a surge of adrenaline flooded your veins, mingling with the heady rush of victory and the anticipation of what awaited you beyond the confines of the track. Tonight, amidst the backdrop of celebration and jubilation, you knew that the real race would begin—a battle of passion and desire that would leave you breathless and exhilarated, lost in the fiery embrace of the one who fueled your most primal instincts. With a wolfish grin, you licked your lips in anticipation, the promise of the night ahead igniting a fire within you that burned hotter than the desert sun.

-

As the haze of sleep began to dissipate, Lewis's urgent voice pierced through the fog, pulling you from the depths of slumber into the harsh reality of the moment. With a groan, you rolled over, finding yourself nestled against his side, his presence a comforting anchor amidst the confusion of waking. His words tumbled out in a rush, laden with anxiety and apprehension, as he relayed the unsettling news that threatened to disrupt the fragile equilibrium of your clandestine affair.

Beneath the dim glow of the bedside lamp, you sat up, the cool air of the hotel room sending a shiver down your spine as you focused on the screen of Lewis's phone. The harsh light illuminated the evidence of your indiscretion, casting a harsh spotlight on the secret world you had carefully constructed away from prying eyes. Yet, despite the gravity of the situation, a sense of defiance stirred within you, a stubborn refusal to let fear dictate the course of your actions.

Lewis's words were rushed as he spoke of potential repercussions, his voice tinged with a vulnerability that belied his outward confidence. In that moment, your lips sought his in a tender kiss, a silent reassurance that spoke volumes of unspoken longing and shared intimacy. “Calm down, okay, we will be fine.” You said, trying to reassure the both of you

“But they’ll think we’re a couple and–”

“And that's so bad?” You asked, offended.

“What- wha no no no! God, no. You are… great. More than that you’re perfect and I’d be very willing to break my contract if it means to be with you…” He stopped talking, realising he had said all too much. The weight of Lewis's confession hung heavy in the air, his words a potent blend of vulnerability and longing that stirred something deep within you. In the stark silence that followed, the enormity of his revelation washed over you like a tidal wave, leaving you reeling in its wake.

For so long, you had danced on the razor's edge of desire, navigating the treacherous waters of secrecy and deceit with practised ease. Yet, in that moment of unguarded honesty, the facade crumbled, leaving you exposed and vulnerable to the tumultuous emotions swirling within.

With a trembling hand, you reached out to brush away the strands of hair that clung to Lewis's forehead, the touch of your fingertips a tentative gesture of reassurance amidst the uncertainty that threatened to consume you both. In his eyes, you saw a reflection of your own turmoil, a silent plea for understanding and acceptance that resonated deep within your soul.

"Let's keep this to ourselves," you whispered, the words a sacred vow of secrecy and devotion that echoed in the quiet space between you. Lewis nodded in fervent agreement.

In that moment, amidst the chaos of conflicting emotions and uncertain futures, you found solace in the knowledge that you were not alone—that together, you would face whatever trials lay ahead, hand in hand, bound by the unbreakable bond of love and shared understanding. And as you leaned into his embrace, the world faded away, leaving only the two of you entwined in a silent vow of devotion that transcended the boundaries of time and space.

--

GOD I AM BAD AT ENDINGS FUCK

anyways <3

[the-peak-tmnt]

I want to say that I like that your fic is mostly Raph centric because those fics are rare and he deserves more love and pain lol

Raph: Mom says it's my turn with the trauma

Thank you so much! I'm seriously so grateful for people who are willing to give a Raph-centric fic a shot!

I knew writing Raph-centric fic that's also a Mutant Mayhem fic was gonna turn a lot of people off from giving it a try, which I totally understand because I usually go for Leo-centric fics myself lol. It also doesn't help that Mutant Mayhem still isn't super popular.

But Mutant Mayhem Raph is an exciting new version of Raph that's been SO fun to explore, and I'm gonna go on a little rant about why I'm enjoying writing (and torturing) him so much!

[Initiating Raph Rant] So, almost all Raphs are tough guys who also wear their hearts on their sleeves, which is what makes him such a fun character. He's "the angry one", but usually also super emotional in other ways:

Because MM feels more like an actual teenager than most other iterations, his moments of emotional vulnerability feel particularly raw and relatable. I might be old as dirt now, but I do still remember what it was like to be a teenager still trying to figure out who they were and what they wanted in life.

Mutant Mayhem does such an amazing job of hitting on those teenage insecurities and desires. The turtles whole goal in the movie is to be accepted. All teenagers feel like outsiders and want acceptance at some point. That teenage desire for acceptance is amplified for the turtles because they're not just teenagers, but mutants as well. The moment where Raph's voice sort of wavers as he says "we're never gonna be normal" breaks my heart every time, because they're so sure acceptance is completely out of reach for them 😭

...but the MM boys do get acceptance by the human world by the end of the film. Raph even seems to find his place own at Eastman on the wrestling team in the post-credit scene.

I think this is what has turned a lot of fans off MM, though, because the turtles' need for secrecy and using their ninja skills to remain hidden has always been an integral part of the TMNT franchise. Personally, I actually love that departure from the typical TMNT format and talked about it once before.

But there are some traditional TMNT elements that I did miss in MM, one of those being the fact that in most iterations, Raph is an outsider even amongst outsiders. His anger is what alienates him from his brothers at times, and it often gets him into trouble. It’s also what almost always leads to his friendship with Casey (another outsider).

Tales of the TMNT isn't out yet, and we don't how this series will give Raph that traditional outsider treatment, or if it will at all. They could save it for Mutant Mayhem 2, but that's still years away. And even then they might decide not to go that route because so far, MM Raph's rage has mostly just manifested in a propensity for fighting & violence rather than interpersonal issues with his brothers & other people. His rage is even framed as useful in the final fight against Superfly.

So anyway...as canon stands right now pre-tottmnt/MM 2, Raph is an "insider". He and his brothers can have a life on the surface, and Raph even seems to have found his own place at Eastman on the wrestling team. Again, I'm all for this happy ending and a brand new experience for the turtles, but I was also missing my personal favorite flavor of Raph...which is angry and alienated lol.

After I saw MM in theaters, I started looking at a lot of the concept art and other production material floating around on the internet and I came across this concept art by Garrett Lee:

And it was like "oh shit, there he is! Outsider Raph!"

He looks so lonely and separate from everyone else here, and I was obsessed with this idea of Raph somehow still being an outsider even after the mutants were accepted by humans. But again, we're still waiting for tottmnt and MM 2, and even then there's no guarantee we'll get an Angry & Sad Outsider Raph out of either of those.

So I asked myself "how can I ruin MM Raph's life so that he's as lonely and miserable as he looks in this concept art???"

...and Reciprocity was born 😅

[honeyshiddendesire]

Boss’ Office

Garp x female Reader

Warnings: INCEST PLAY!!!! (No blood relation!) Use of name Grandpa!

ONCE AGAIN INCEST PLAY!!!!

vaginal penetration, chokehold with reverse cowgirl to backshots, dirty talk/teasing, exhibition/voyeurism, age gap, pet names, office sex, boss/subordinate

Another warning !!

⚠️ INCEST PLAY⚠️🙄

*Author's Note: Posted this on my old account but had it saved so decided to post it again 🩷🤤*

*banner*

Slushing wet noises and slapping skin filled the office space. Light layer of sweat on your skin as your muscles tightened and pussy fluttered.

“Yeah you like this old dick don’t chu sweet thing? No one your own age can handle a little minx like you. You need a man like me fucking this little cunt how it should be.” Garp grunted into your ear as he held you in a head lock. Sitting on his girthy cock had you shaking like crazy, thighs trembling on his lap.

Hand rubbing at your clit under your black tennis skirt, toes curling under your knee high socks and Oxford heels. Your nails clawing at his furry thighs to hold yourself steady. “Nngh! Ahh! Yess! I-I love it! Please grandpa! Please~! D-don’t stop!” Your begging was everything to your boss that pounded you down onto his thick cock.

Ridged veins rubbing against your sensitive walls making you twitch and spasm around him. “Grandpa~!” Your moans so loud it filled his office easily making his all male staff jealous and harder than you could imagine. Some running to the bathroom for a quick nut off or others saying fuck it and wacking at their desks. The man in his cubicle right across from Garp’s office was fisting his long veiny cock as he looked at the show.

“Fuck princess~ they love coming to work cause of you, you know that right?” Garp grunted against your ear making your eyes roll back. “They love seeing their dirty old boss fuck his pretty granddaughter.” Garp kept saying such taboo things that made your brain dizzy in the best way possible.

“Especially him. Look at how excited you made him, his cock is leaking so much for you princess.” Garp breathed out as he turned your attention to the young blonde man with curly brows. Pretty sure his name was Sanji but at the moment your brain was too fucked out to recall.

Sanji’s long cock was aching as he watched your pussy being split apart. Angry red tip oozing drops of cum making you whine as you watched it drip down the length of his cock. A loud moan leaving him as he watched Garp pick up your skirt so he could see the view of his cock entering you.

“Bet he wants to fuck you so bad.” Garp groaned as he rolled his hips up in time of pulling you down. Your screams high pitched as he knocked it out of you, cockhead beating your cervix up deliciously. “He probably wishes he could come in here and use one of these slutty holes you got.”

Garp’s own brain going dizzy from the lewd words he kept spilling but he couldn’t stop when he had you like this. Drooling on yourself with your tongue hanging out like a bitch, his bitch, in heat.

“I know for a fuckin’ fact that he does.” Garp snapped, “But that’s- Too. Damn. Bad!” Garp growled as he stood up, pushing your chest into the desk with a heavy hand.

“Scream whose pussy it is.” Garp snarled out, jealous but the desire to be watched always battling each other. “Let everyone know that this old man is the only one that can touch you. I wanna hear it.” You tried to nod but it was a pathetic attempt.

“Grandpa Garp ! Ahh nghhh ohhh yesss~ yes grandpa~ puhlease~ don’t ahh stop!” Voice hoarse from the pleasure of how deep his cock fucked your cunt. “So big! Fuck yes! Feels so fucking good! Ahh ha Nngh yesss right there Garp! No one can -ahhh fuck- no one can make me cum like you!”

Your squishy walls sucking him in with every thrust that he gave you. One of his large hands held both of yours behind your back, using it as leverage to pull you back. Other hand reaching around to hold your face to look at the onlookers.

Everyone knew when the ceo started making you answer questions that he was trying to make you cum. All the men looking over to see the expression. Men of all ages and types looking at you as they fisted their cocks in hunger. Garp loved seeing the want in their eyes and the power that he held in knowing he was fucking your cunt and not them.

“Yeah only I can make this pretty pussy cum huh baby girl” Garp kissing along the side of your neck making you whine. Moans slipping at the feel of his balls slapping into your aching clit.

“Garp fuck! Yesss~! Your cock is so big!” You screamed out loud with dreamy eyes, “Feel you so deep~”

A proud smile and a glare painted on his face that made the men shiver at their shameful release.

“Grandpa~ wanna cum~ pleasee~!” You pleaded as your pussy fluttered around his meaty cock that bruised your insides. Your juices spraying all over his cock pulling him in deeper. “Yess! Cumming~!” You moaned out.

Garp kissed the side of your face as he felt his cock twitch. Grunting as he fucked your cunny harder. “Good fucking girl.” Thrusting in your pussy to help you both ride out your orgasm.

Groaning as he sunk in deep before painting that cunt white. “Such a good pussy baby.” Garp grunted as he kissed your neck.

His eyes glared at the man watching from the door, “Beat it! GET BACK TO WORK!”

Turning to face you he kisses all over your drooly face making you giggle, “The only one that gets to slack off is the office princess who’s stuffed full of my cum.”

Making the man laugh as you hit his arm playfully, “GARP~!”

“Careful saying my name like that doll you’ll make me hard again.”

[adarkroomandawallflower]

I remember in one episode Data mentions he created a subroutine to teach others how to dance after Beverley taught him how to do it. Do you think he'd ever try it on his partner and how it'd play out?

Ooooooh I think Data was dying to test out the subroutine with someone (and it's a crime that we didn't get to see him do so)! He seemed super excited about it when he mentioned it to Wesley in the episode you're referring to, so I think he would love to try it out with somebody, regardless of whether they were his partner or not. However, since you asked about his partner specifically, I will honor that query.

Below the cut are some headcanons of how I think Data teaching his partner to dance would pan out. I'm so sorry for the delay in getting this posted, but thanks so much for the ask, & I hope you enjoy!

If Data's partner mentioned wanting to learn how to dance, he would immediately bring up his subroutine and ask them if they'd be interested in testing it out with him

Personally, I could never tell him "no" about anything he wants to try or do, & I'm sure his partner would be the same way. So, they'd say yes, and he'd be so eager and pleased

Bonus points if his partner asked him themselves (that would make him extra happy, since they asked of their own accord rather than him offering it to them)

I think the actual lesson(s) would go pretty similarly to how Beverly's lessons were: he'd have a holodeck program of a dance room (or whatever venue his partner desired or deemed most appropriate), & have his partner dance with him

But first, he'd probably give a very detailed lesson about dancing. He'd go through all kinds of aspects of dancing in his lessons: its history, the different genres/types, the appropriate music...you name it, he goes over it!

If his partner wanted to learn a particular form or genre of dance, then he'd go off about that specific one in extra detail

Once he's finished sharing all of his background knowledge with them, he'd then start the actual dancing

Unlike his lesson with Beverly, he knows that he needs to go through each step one at a time, rather than show his partner the final moves all at once, and allow them sufficient time to practice the moves they learned

If his partner is a fast learner and picks up the moves fairly quickly, he's so proud!

"Hm! You appear to be quite adept at dancing. I believe you would be considered a natural."

However, if his partner has two left feet, they need not worry; he's very patient, and would be honest but encouraging!

"It appears you are not replicating the moves accurately. Additionally, you appear to be demonstrating difficulty with some of the steps. Is there anything I can do to reduce your difficulties?"

If they start getting frustrated, he makes sure to pause for a moment and calm them down

"It's no use, Data; I just can't get it right..."

"Do not despair; I am positive that you will be able to learn how to dance. You simply require more lessons and time, and that is nothing upsetting nor abnormal because all humans require additional lessons and time for nearly every new endeavor they pursue."

"You're right...can we try that last move again?"

"Certainly."

Regardless of how good of a dancer or how well his partner is responding to his lesson, I think Data would still recommend they complete more lessons and practice with him more

The extra lessons would continue in the same way as the first: his partner would meet up with him on the holodeck, and he'd teach them the next set of moves and steps

The extra practice would be a little different, though

Depending on the type of dance his partner is learning, he'd recommend for them to either participate in dance-related events happening on the Enterprise (i.e. a dance recital with other dancers) or to attend gatherings that would allow for that specific dance to be performed (i.e. a wedding ceremony)

For the former instance, he might encourage them to join a dancing group on the ship that performed the specific genre of dance they're learning

This would likely involve an audition, which Data would also help them prepare for

When they get accepted into the group, both them and Data are ecstatic!

"I did it, Data! I got in!!"

"Although I was well aware that your skills were satisfactory enough to warrant your acceptance into the group, and I reminded you of this fact 27 times before your audition, I believe a 'congratulations' is still in order. Congratulations on your admittance into the dance group."

"And a 'thank you' is in order for you. Thank you so much; I couldn't have done it without you!"

"There was still the possibility of you gaining acceptance into this group without my assistance...however, that possibility was significantly smaller."

"Although I was well aware that receiving dancing lessons from you would increase the possibility of me getting into this group, and I just reminded you of this fact, I believe a kiss of gratitude is still in order." *cue his partner pressing a soft kiss to his cheek*

*Cue Data raising his eyebrows and his lips curving just slightly upwards into that adorable little smile* "Hm!"

Data would attend all of his partner's dance recitals and performances, always sitting in the seat that he calculated provided the best view of his partner

His partner's dance groupmates would love to tease them about this, and they even replicate a little gold "Reserved for Lt. Commander Data" placard that they put on his regularly chosen chair

Data adores it (as does his partner, but they would never admit that to their dance groupmates)

Data would always have a bouquet of flowers with him (picked fresh from the Arboretum, with Keiko's permission) that he'd give to his partner, when he sought them backstage after the performance was finished

His partner would always take one flower out of the bouquet, place it behind his ear, give his nose a little kiss, and thank him for coming (and for the flowers)

If the type of dance his partner wanted to learn wasn't one that had a dance group or club onboard, but would ultimately be utilized for a big, important event (i.e. slow dancing at a best friend's wedding), then he'd try to attend smaller events with them that would provide sufficient practice

These smaller events would include things like dancing together in a restaurant while the two of them were on Shore Leave, dancing together while chaperoning a school dance, and/or dancing together at a small party

Whichever events they choose, Data always makes a point to comment on their improvement after each event

"Your balance and posture were much improved tonight. If you continue to improve at the rate at which you are currently, I believe you will be ready to dance at your best friend's wedding."

"You really think so?"

"I do."

"Aww, well thank you, Data."

"You are welcome."

Once the big event arrives, his partner would get super nervous, but Data would reassure them that they're ready and will do well!

At the end of the event, when people come up to Data and his partner to comment on how well and "adorable" their dancing was, both Data and his partner would exchanged pleased smiles

And if they ask where or how the two of them learned to dance so well, he would go off on an infodump about how he learned to dance and then taught his partner (much to the chagrin of whoever asked him)

The person or people who asked Data how him and his partner learned to dance so well may regret vocalizing that question, but his partner would just smile, and give him the biggest heart-eyes as they intently listened and watched him explain the entire process in grave detail

[pluraldeepdive]

A comment from 2016 about viewing CDDs as "disordered" versions of plurality. I found this comment pleasantly relatable and really nice as a DID system, myself. That's my personal experience, though. Any CDD systems want to share their own thoughts?

(I'm not going to post the link with respect to this person's privacy but, for transparency's sake, this comment was found within a tulpa community.)

(Image ID is under the read more!)

[ID: "In any case, I do have a few notes I want to add. The first is on this comment:

Well, what makes DID a disorder isn't the multiple consciousnesses- it's the amnesia and derealization. Take these away, and you have a state of being that is not inherently disordered.

[Censored user's name.]

I was part of spreading this misconception, so I apologize for that. The truth is, it's not that simple. Saying DID is 'disordered plurality' is like saying 'war is scary'. It's technically true, but it downplays the scope of what goes on so much. Sadly, it took me uncovering the hidden traumagenic side of my system to get me to read DID systems' accounts in-depth and see that.

It doesn't stop at amnesia and derealization. That can be part of it, yes, but it's far from the whole. There's the trauma, whose effects will linger even if you get rid of the amnesia and derealization, which many DID systems have said is the worst part of the disorder. There's the confusion about who you are. There's the fear of being found out and discriminated against, no matter how functional you are. There's paranoia about whether you're making it all up, and frustration at being denied your own reality.

Every system's experience with DID/OSDD is unique, but... to borrow from what a member of a DID system posted elsewhere. Think of it this way. People are shaped by what memories they have, yes? Now imagine that you were born from traumatic memories, from a desperate means of surviving. You're thrown into a head with a bunch of others carrying trauma in this way, and then a few who don't know of that trauma consciously and carry on trying to live a 'normal' life. You have no context for what's going on, and even if everyone does realize what's going on, it's a mess of denial, people having conflicting desires and sabotaging each other directly or indirectly, being shoved down and denied over and over, and on top of that, some are already struggling with containing the trauma that started all this in the first place. The distrust, frustration, resent, anxiety between everyone, it doesn't go away overnight. It doesn't go away when you're diagnosed, and it certainly doesn't go away when someone tells you that the state of being that's caused you so many issues doesn't have to be a disorder. Especially when it comes off as, 'If you'd just appreciated your system more, it'd be fine! Look, look at how happy our non-traumatized and having-gone-through-entirely-different-experiences group is!'

With all that in mind, I can't really blame people for not wanting anything to do with plurality ever again. Some come to value being multiple, even with all the shit that went on. Others find they can't erase the past, or always truly 'put it behind you'. It's a wide array of experiences, as was said before.

It's sort of like... coming from a dysfunctional, even abusive physical family, and seeing all the other kids talking about how excited they are for Winter Break. And if you talk about how your family's been through the shitter, you get reminded that 'but not all families are like that! I'm so happy in mine!' Or told, 'But can't you still appreciate having a family in the first place?' Or get looked at sideways and asked why you aren't doing more to bring your family closer together. It's a slap in the face, even if it isn't meant to be that way. I don't agree with the abject hostility I've seen many clinical systems exhibit towards non-clinical systems--including a well-meaning but misguided yours truly--but sadly, I've come to understand where it comes from.

This comment took a turn for the darker, but I do feel it was something that needed to be said.

Anyway. Be careful, too, of using examples from across the spectrum to prove that other parts of a spectrum exist. If I were to claim that the color 'X' existed, collecting green objects wouldn't be sufficient to prove that 'X' exists. It would be sufficient to prove that color exists, and since 'X' is hypothetically a color, that 'X' could thus potentially exist. You would need to collect objects of color 'X' to show that 'X' itself exists. Which, well, I think the fiction writer study and Nimoy's autobiography do well enough, in any case."

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[ikatako38]

Hey all, I have some good news and some bad news.

The bad news

is that TPWCH is going on an emergency (unplanned) hiatus. This means I won’t be making any effort to work on the fic or any related work such as art and side projects, whicle I try to get myself back on my feet. This means we might miss the 2nd Anniversary Special, but I will post it eventually even if it’s late. I’m really excited to share it with you! I don’t know how long this emergency hiatus is going to be, but I think somewhere around a month would be a reasonable estimate. Keep in mind that this is when I’ll start working on things again, so it might be a few more weeks after that before you start seeing content again.

The good news

is that I’m going to be emptying out all my WIPs, notes, and any other content I can easily throw at you guys to help hold you over throughout the break! So anyone following me here should be getting a bunch of exclusive content over the next several weeks.

Also,

since everything’s getting pushed back, I think now would be a good a time as any to start Ship Wars! I’m not going to put an exact start date on it yet, because it will take a bit of work to kickstart, and I don’t know when I’ll get around to that, but once I do get it started it should mostly run itself!

So…

I feel like I’ve been saying this a lot lately, but thank you guys so much for sticking around with me through all of this. I’m painfully aware that I’ve only uploaded one and a half official chapters since April, and I know that I’ve lost a lot of readers because of that. So again, thank you so much for staying. It really means the world to me.

I’m sure the question a lot of you probably have on your mind right now is, Is Tako ever actually going to finish TPWCH? And with how things have been going lately, that’s a very valid question. To be 100% honest with how I’m feeling another the fic right now, I kind of wish it could just be done already. Or that it could just somehow write itself. But the reason for that is that I’m so excited to share with you all other parts of the TPWCH universe that are just waiting to be written! I really don’t see myself dropping the TPWCH universe anytime soon, and I really don’t see myself dropping TPWCH itself anytime soon, either. And an important reason for that is simply that… I don’t have any other ideas to write. Even for other fandoms. It’s a bit crazy just how strong of a hold TPWCH has had on me for three years now.

By the way, that’s not normal for me. Back on my FFN and Wattpad days (don’t bother going to look for my accounts, they don’t exist… yet 👀), I was usually working on 3-5 fics at once and was constantly having ideas for new ones, to where it was a struggle to keep up and I to make hard decisions about priority. I don’t know if I’ve gotten less creative with ideas as I’ve gotten older or whether TPWCH is just the first universe to be so interesting to me that I don’t have any need or desire to come up with new things outside of it.

Either way, if I have no desire to work on other things, the only way TPWCH would ever stop is if I stopped writing altogether, and that’s just not going to happen. Writing has been a huge part of my life since I was ten, and maybe even younger. It’s my most important hobby and makes me happy. If I don’t do it for too long, it’ll actually make my mental state worse.

So I really don’t want you guys to think that this is like a vacation for me, or some sort of respite from the… AWFUL chore of writing. (　ﾟдﾟ) Really it’s more like I’m grounded from writing until I can get my grades up. (;_;) The grades in this case, yes being my university grades but also my life in general because it’s been kind of a mess lately. Within the last two weeks, I fell out with two of the closest people I’ve ever been to and pretty much the only irl friends I have at this point (the Discord server will know who these people are). One of them going very badly and increasing my conviction that everyone secretly hates me. （╹◡╹）On top of that my room is slowly becoming uninhabitable, I’m not sleeping, and I’m just constantly stressed and anxious. But I’m gonna be okay. The fallings-out are very fresh and will fade with time, and just two days ago I finally got a consultation for ADHD. I now have initial diagnoses of ADHD and Social Anxiety Disorder, which I should be starting treatment for in about a month, so I’m really hoping that will help me somewhat to get back on track. And all the support from everyone between Discord, here and AO3 has always helped, and I’m sure it will continue to help. Many of the people I’ve met online through the fic have ironically been far more supportive and trustworthy than the people I’ve met irl. You’re all so real for that ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

Wow, that got really long! Thank for reading this far!

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Fic authors self-rec! ✨ When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you’ve written, then pass on to at least five other writers.

EEEE THANK U BEX <3 <3 <3 I'm so excited to share my faves cause gahhh I do not get the opportunity to talk about them nearly enough

Heaven's Night (Pyramid Head)

So this is one of my more recent faves just from how much love I put into it. After all the trailers for the new Silent Hill games came out, I was NEEDING to write something for Pyramid Head, and so I included some settings and monsters from Silent Hill 2 into my smut fic as well as some descriptions that emphasized how a lot of these monsters symbolize James' desires (I know those monsters are his but it was for horny purposes so I'm allowed lol) and it's just so dear to my heart. Every time I see someone like it or even reblog it I get a smile on my face.

2. Kinktober Fic: Quickie with Freddy Krueger

Okay now I KNOW this one is your fave of my Freddy fics, and honestly, it's mine too. I loved being able to have Freddy terrorize the reader both in the waking and dream worlds in a unique way (dozing off in class but continuously waking up during it), plus I added a lot of humorous moments that are just SO Freddy that it makes it one of my faves.

3. Kinktober Fic: Predator/Prey with Doom Head

This one isn't even my smuttiest of fics, especially for Kinktober, I was debating between this one and my Dr. Frankenstein Kinktober fic, and this one won me over. I just had way too much fun getting into the mind of Doom Head, he's such a strange and fun character in 31 and I don't see too many people write for him. But I had too much fun with the cat-and-mouse game I wrote in this fic.

4. Unfair Game (Poly! Lost Boys)

Holy Shit, I almost forgot I wrote this fic. It took me sooooo long, especially as it was my first time writing more than a three-way, as this fic is essentially a five-way. I was tearing my hair out over it on more than one occasion, worrying it wasn't good enough, and I think you and some other people were the cheerleading I needed to finally push this fic through. And man, am I proud of it. It was SO MUCH but it was such a fun fic to write.

5. Mine (Blissfield Butcher)

OKAY so I never thought I would want to thirst over Vince Vaughn but I do for this fucking movie, and holy shit I wrote this so fast afterward. I rewrote some of the ending too because fuckkkk he's just so horny and slutty during that final scene and for what??? Insane. INSANE. I love that stupid asshole so much but I am so proud of this fic because of how I went ABSOLUTELY off on this.

Bonus Fic but if y'all want another fic of mine that's not slasher-related I compiled all 3 of my originally posted as one-shots but are actually related fics, Dangerous Games, a Darth Vader/Wilhuff Tarkin/Reader fic. And I'm still proud of it to this day because of how many people continue to tell me I wrote porn of Vader super in character (no one talks about Tarkin but WHATEVERRRRR) so I'm just very pleased with this story and how I developed it.

[onigiri-dorkk]

hiii :D coming from THAT twitter argument and saw your tweet/tumblr url about it "Mikasa being Levi's right-hand" omggggg I never knew I needed this so bad???????????? is there a fic list rec or smth where Mikasa is Levi's right-hand, doesn't have to be a ship fic idc I just need them being best duo in the world. are there fics where they fuck shit up together? often i see armin being levi's and hange's right-hand in fics but I want Mikasaaa

Omg YES! I’m glad you read that post! That twt argument was a mess but I’m glad it led you here 😭😂

Hell yeah Mikasa is his righthand. It’s interesting they don’t show much of it after the Season 3 Uprising arc/Crystal Caves, but it’s absolutely implied and makes sense. Mikasa’s the girl worth a hundred soldiers—as time goes on, she’s worth even more as she grows and nurtured that skill. Of COURSE this rare, once-in-a-lifetime soldier would end up accompanying the Captain of the Scouts in combat and off-field. We saw it during the uprising arc in full display, entering the battlefield together first before the rest of the crew, Mikasa helping him with the hands-on work of capturing people directly, even that moment when Mikasa speaks up for Levi and asks Armin and gang to trust Levi’s leadership when they doubted him/saw him as a bad leader for asking them to kill humans.

They went from not trusting each other (Mikasa doubting Levi’s intentions and leadership, and Levi wary of Mikasa’s tunnel vision over Eren) to having the fullest trust in each other’s skills/competency, to being the equivalent of Kenny/Caven (a captain and his righthand strong soldier), to heading into the battle of Heaven and Earth together where not only does Levi trust Mikasa with the final blow (whereas he is usually the one in that position), but he aids her the exact same way she aided him in the forest w Female Titan long ago. There’s just so much transformation and development between Levi and Mikasa (platonic) that it personally INSULTS ME when people say there’s nothing between them or imply they don’t even notice each other!

She has functioned as his righthand in his small squad for YEARS now. When mutual respect and admiration grows and nurtures for years, throw on surviving so many dire battles together, add on an exclusive understanding of each other as Ackermans burdened by their strength, of course an irreplaceable bond forms.

ANYWAYYYYY! Fic recs!!

I think I have some fun longfic suggestions for you! Everything I read is ship-related so hopefully that is okay for you!

My top rec is The Song Remains the Same by @moraleewright! A majority of this one takes place in the Underground where Levi and Mikasa venture off to solve a mystery. Packed full of adventure, angst, top tier romance and smut, gripping mystery, exciting action, plot twists, great original characters, all the things. I’ve been meaning to reread this one for the 4th time 😂 Mora’s writing style is to be praised every time. Her other fics are fantastic too!

The next is Determination by @chaosisbeauty23! I admit I haven’t gotten to finish this one yet (😭) but it is a full retelling of canon that is Rivamika-centered, so looots of adventure and action and moments reframed to circle around the two. Chaos is fantastic and a writing machine, she has so many stories and all so diverse!

The next is self promo (🤭) of my Microcosmos fic. Mikasa and Levi head back to Marley undercover to retrieve Eren after he goes missing. I wrote this with the top desire of seeing them as a soldier duo (obviously with romance budding) and I had FUN writing a lot of their action scenes and Marley adventures and all. The first three chapters are slower paced than the rest but I’m very proud of where things go, who they meet, how things unravel, and how they save and help each other throughout it, growing individually and together because of this journey.

I realize a lot of what I’ve read so far is post-war so not a ton of badass Ackerman action, but I’ll try to think more of other stories that are kinda action-duo based during their time as active soldiers. I’m thankful we have a lot of Rivamika fics even if we’re tiny in number 👏🏽

Thanks for the ask! My inbox is always open!

[hadourhandstied]

I posted 1,851 times in 2022

That's 753 more posts than 2021!

43 posts created (2%)

1,808 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

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@mytearsrricochet

@rainsoncornelia

@reputation

@auraismoonstone

I tagged 372 of my posts in 2022

#disney - 17 posts

#taylor swift - 12 posts

#tangled - 12 posts

#haikyuu - 9 posts

#encanto - 9 posts

#personal - 8 posts

#i love this - 7 posts

#actually phobic - 5 posts

#new dream - 5 posts

#this is cool - 4 posts

Longest Tag: 139 characters

#and i think maybe a good measurement of it is how often i think something along the lines of kinda want to be thrown off a cliff oh wait no

My Top Posts in 2022:

#5

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Hello all! The animal today is a black cat in accordance with Halloween and (more importantly) Midnight's release in less than a week! I think we have an exciting week ahead of us, eh? So I want to know, what is your favorite thing about release week? Mine personally is being surprised by all the little fun things Taylor does during the week! And of course getting new music (duh?) So what is yours?

Let's share what we're most excited for this week and remember to tag animalanon (if so desire) so we can all share our excitement for this new album and show Taylor (and each other) some love! And remember, each of you are wonderful and deserving human beings who are very much loved 🥰. Now let's have a party!l (squirrels are not invited) 🥳 🥳🥳.

-animal anon

Hello!

I think just the experience of adding to all the memories and connections I have of/with Taylor, her songs, and the fandom is my favorite! I have very specific memories of listening to each album throughout the years and I'm excited to see where Midnights will fall in my life story. What moments will it soundtrack? Which songs will mean one thing on Friday, and something else entirely to me next year? Which one will be my best friend's favorite? What will the rest of this era look like? Every new thing is exciting. (Also, super cool that it's coming out just 2 days after my birthday!)

3 notes - Posted October 16, 2022

#4

Sometimes I read fiction with a protagonist who has a phobia of germs (or OCD that presents similarly) and everytime I'm struck by how relatable they are. I don't have those conditions, but I do have my own phobia. Sonething about it just hits. These characters withstand their own battering thoughts, cope with the same actions over and over, and feel the tide of anxiety that rises and falls without notable cause. It just makes me feel less alone, I guess? Like it isn't just me who's haunted by my own brain and tires myself out seeking safety.

5 notes - Posted January 22, 2022

#3

Every time Taylor mentions being an outcast as a child being the root of her current actions, I am over the moon. There's something so close to my heart about her acknowledging it. This shared experience is what drew me to her in the first place, the way we both sat at that lunch table and nobody wanted us there! The way we looked at girls with shiny, perfect hair and felt some mix of jealousy or fear. The way every kid like us grew up, and now we're all adults. Adults who carry those responses and fears and coping mechanisms everywhere we go.

6 notes - Posted October 27, 2022

#2

My Lover anniversary hot take is that people who criticized the album's focus on romantic love while saying Soon You'll Get Better doesn't belong on the album should shut the fuck up

6 notes - Posted August 23, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

Obsessed with Taylor having friends who will defend her. We all know we'll be here, doing that, til the end of time. But it's nice to see the celebs and artists around her join in too

30 notes - Posted January 25, 2022

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Review: 7000apart’s new bubbly single ‘Lights Go Down’ captures addictive pop-rap, chorus hooks and an empowering message

With their upcoming crowdfunded, sophomore album ‘Feel Your Feelings’, the duo and couple 7000apart only continue to shine with every new snippet from this exciting endeavour. Inspired by indie acts like Fickle Friends and Claire Rosinkranz, their familiar tones make every song a warm and comforting sonic exploration, always offering a bright respite for listeners to rest within. Since releasing the album’s first offering ‘White Noise’, 7000apart have since continued to build anticipation with later released ‘Runaway’, and most recently ‘Lights Go Down.’

Bubbly, bold and distinctively 7000apart, ‘Lights Go Down’ doesn’t waste a moment in reminding you of this duo’s unmistakable sound and pulling you right back into it. With echoey electronic beats and a resounding guitar riff to match, the soundscape of ‘Lights Go Down’ instantly feels very minimal but utterly vast, carrying with every individual note a reverberated lingering that makes each sound all the more mesmerising. The verse delves just through intermittent beats and a continued looping guitar riff, leaving Amelie’s vocals to fall front and centre as she quickly delivers spoken-sung, half-rapped lyrics that’ll be stuck in your head long after first listen. It’s not long before they jump headfirst into an infectiously euphoric chorus though, suddenly spiking into rich guitar chords, clashing drums, bright piano keys and more, all the while Jonathan adds a subtle backing vocal lift to Amelie’s powerfully soaring chorus lines. The bridge finds a more intimate intermission, caught in vibrant guitar chords and an easy-going beat while the track’s narrative becomes the central focus of everything in the limelight. At just under three minutes in length, this addictive concoction of Ed Sheeran-styled rap verses, contagious chorus lifts and a melodic post-chorus hooks leaves ‘Lights Go Down’ to effortlessly become a catchy pop anthem you won’t be able to stop listening to, adding some extra pep into 7000apart’s already brimming discography.

Bundled within the electric sound of ‘Lights Go Down’ is a lot more meaningful lyricism than its outer shell may leave you to believe, hiding beneath a colourful front and hiding beneath their journeys through struggles with perseverance. As the opening lines portray the couple’s journey as musicians, Amelie’s lyrics share ‘give me a beat, sell it for free, make something the world has never seen with a guitar, a tiny car, 2000 miles to play at a bar’ , an acknowledgement of the hardships musicians face behind the scenes that often go overlooked. Expected to work for ‘free’, travel long distances and pour their souls into everything they do, ‘Lights Go Down’ doesn’t hesitate to share the often draining nature such a venture can become. This passion is worth far more to them though, evident in lines like ‘singing to myself when nobody’s around’ that carry this desire to perform and create even when nobody is watching, in many ways finding a release in their musical endeavours. As the bridge sings ‘I have it in me, and you’ll see, that this is not the end’, Amelie is filled with empowerment and determination to make it, no matter what may be thrown their way. Not only that, but it’s also evident she has a desire to prove others wrong, knowing deep down that herself and Jonathan are worthy of success and have it in them despite others’ hesitations. As the chorus hook ‘climbing to the top before the long way down’ rings out, it’s made very apparent that ‘Lights Go Down’ is an encapsulation of their ups and downs, unafraid to get right back up and do it again. The raw authenticity is sure to relate to anyone and everyone on their own path facing life's challenges, encouraging you never give up.

Check out ‘Lights Go Down’ for yourself here to enjoy the easy-going sound and its message of powering through to fullfil your dreams.

Written by: Tatiana Whybrow

Photo Credits: Unknown

// This coverage was supported and created via Musosoup, #SustainableCurator.

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Effective Affiliate Marketing Strategies: Boost Your Online Income

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FAQ

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Q: Are there any success stories in affiliate marketing?

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[sneakers-and-shakes]

Manufacturing Motivation

In order to maintain consistency, you need to manufacture motivation.

I know it sounds weird to say but it’s not always possible to “find” motivation as we often say. Finding implies that it exists somewhere and you need to search for it, but how far can the search go? And what happens when you don’t find it?

The stages of starting something, whether it’s a habit or a hobby, is usually like this:

-You find that natural motivation or inspiration for something which becomes the trigger for you to actually start it, it’s your taking off point.

-Once the motivation tapers off, discipline keeps the ball rolling

-But sometimes the discipline falters, what then?

That’s when you need to take a moment to remember why you began in the first place. It sound’s cliché but this evaluation is important.

Upon reflecting you might realize you don’t need or want this thing in your life anymore, which would then save your time and effort. On the other hand, if it is something you want to keep doing consistently (and the consistency is key here) then you need to re-create that spark of motivation that got you started.

This can happen in a variety of ways and has to be tailored specifically for your case, but I’ll lay out some examples here:

Re-immerse yourself in media surrounding the habit/hobby

               Ex: If your habit is working out twice a week then maybe start watching workout videos, join a group online for support, scroll through posts related to working out which might teach you something new for you to try.

Change the way you interact with your habit/hobby

               Ex: If your habit is trying to journal every day, then change the way you’ve been doing it. Maybe switch to bullet points or pictures instead of paragraphs or try using journaling prompts.

Create or buy something related to your habit/hobby to get you excited

               Ex: Create a new workout playlist to pump yourself up, buy different colored pens to make your journaling more fun.

Do whatever makes you feel happy or excited related to that habit or hobby.

Something I did recently to manufacture motivation was buy the moisturizer I use for my nightime routine since my other one was running low. I started this nightime routine earlier this year and kept it up for a while, but in the past few weeks I’ve found myself faltering.

Just the act of going to the store and seeing all the different skin care options and picking out what now feels like “my” moisturizer re-invigorated my desire to keep up the routine.

I think people sometimes think that manufacturing motivation sounds fake, but it’s a necessary part of maintaining consistency with something. If you naturally find it again then of course, that’s great, but we can’t always get that energy and will naturally.

And that’s when we need to take it into our own hands.

[nahastodo]

Best dictation software for mac 2017

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The goal is to have a text you can work with. You might even have to overhaul the organization of the sections.īut remember, the goal of a first draft is never perfection. You’ll have to edit out all the “uh”s and the places you went on tangents. Of course, your spoken words won’t be the same as a book. Your ideas can flow without your brain working overtime on grammar, clarity, and all those other things we expect from the written word. When you talk, you don’t have time to agonize.

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That’s why speech recognition software is the perfect workaround. It’s a lot easier to edit words that are already on the page than to agonize over every single thing you’re writing. In the end, they still go on to become highly successful books. As the Author of 4 New York Times bestsellers, I can tell you: first drafts are often garbage. Your vomit draft can be-and possibly will be-absolute garbage.īut that’s okay. You should spew words onto a page without worrying whether they’re good, how they can be better, or whether you’ve said the right thing. We always tell Scribe Authors that their first draft should be a “vomit draft.” Speaking will also help you finish your first draft faster because it helps you resist the desire to edit as you go. Readers relate to Authors’ authentic voices far more than overly-crafted, hyper-intellectual writing styles. And when you speak, rather than write, it can help you keep a relaxed, confident, and personable tone. When you keep your attention on the reader you’re trying to serve, it helps quiet your fear and anxiety. What do they want to know? What can you help them with? What tone do you use when you talk to them? Imagine you’re speaking to a specific person-maybe your ideal client or a close friend. Your best bet is to ignore all those thoughts and really focus on your reader. When that thought is in your head, of course you’re going to freeze. It’s much easier than thinking, “I’m writing something that thousands of people are going to read and judge.” There’s a lot less pressure in those situations. Just think of how easy it is to sit down with colleagues over coffee or how excited you get explaining your work to a friend. Many Authors can talk clearly and comfortably about their ideas when they aren’t put on the spot. In this post, I’ll cover why dictation software is such a great tool, the difference between dictation and transcription, and the best options in each category. Sure, at some point, you’ll have to put the words on a page and make them readable, of course.īut for your first draft, you can stop focusing on being a perfect writer and instead focus on getting your ideas out in the world. If you’re more comfortable speaking than writing, there’s no shame in dictating your book. You’re publishing a book because you have knowledge to share with the world.

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Who ever said that you have to write your book? Why not speak it?Īuthors don’t need to be professional writers. And the best way to do that is to talk it out. In order to break the pattern, you have to get out of your own head. They may come back, but if so, it’s with less and less enthusiasm, until they eventually just stop. Or they get intimidated by the prospect of writing more and give up. They might get a few words down, but they hate what they’ve written, harshly judge themselves, and quit. Authors sit down to write and end up staring at a blank page. A lot of Authors give up on their books before they even start writing.

[ladywinterwitch]

Game Of Thrones (Headcanon) - Crushing/Jealousy

Y'all I really hope this doesn't suck because the tumblr page literally refreshed as I was almost done writing so it saved NOTHING and I had to re-write every single word so. Ngl I might've shed a tear but we're not gonna talk about that :). I mixed the 'Them having a crush in you' and the 'Jealousy trope' for this one. Also. I don't know how many of these Headcanons I'll write but regardless even if I do switch up the characters or format for the posts every now and then, don't panic lmfao If I stopped I would tell you. Apologizing for any eventual errors! They'll be fixed.

Warnings: mentions of sex but nothing explicitly nsfw (okay maybe be aware for Oberyn idk), cursing, nothing much really

*I will try to keep the gender descriptions vague, just like the time periods and avoid subplots unlike the other two parts simply because I wouldn't want to make it seem like mini series or something that you kinda have to 'catch up on', I hope that makes sense.

Main masterlist and other headcanons

Lmk what you think if you feel like it :'D

ROBB STARK

Robb is painfully smitten with you from the beginning. This in the very first times made him almost quite shy, but once he gained some confidence and some desire made its way along with the platonic feelings, well. He could be very sweet one second, and make you blush on purpose the moment after. With the whole Winterfell heir/oldest Stark kid thing he never lacked much in the confidence department and it was clear in more ways than one. He is the literal defintion of prince charming. Probably the embodiement of those brave and handsome heroes his sister Sansa liked to read so much about.

Depending on the time of his life in which he met you, he would be more or less careful of showing his feelings. If he were still in Winterfell, with his family and friends around, he would allow himself to be a little more carefree, especially if his father was still the lord of the castle. Catelyn would be a mixture of anxiety and excitement, Robb being her first born and having his first actual experience with love. Ned on the other hand would be just heart warmed by seeing his son being such a good and caring young man, like he raised him to be. Arya would probably either be quite uninterested or befriend you, depending on how much she could relate to you. The same thing is worth for Sansa, even though she would still be quite interested in how things played out between you two. Theon would be annoyingly teasing him about his crush, meanwhile Jon would be more of a listener and give his support to his half brother (cousin).

Depending on how things would've gone with the whole Robert thing, you would've been probably left alone without too much talk of a strategic wedding.

If, on the other hand, we were talking about a slighlty older and king in the North Robb, the situation would probably be more difficult. Regardless, you wouldn't have been the right choice for him to marry, not necessarily for your rank, but because your family wouldn't be strategically strong enough to have important advantages in the war of the five kings. Which is what he needed, but not wanted. Catelyn knew it, he knew it and you knew it.

This Robb would've flirted in the same way more or less, just probably more on the intense and desire filled side than the 'sweet boy' one. And definetly more subtle, for war reasons but mainly because he wanted to keep you safe. Speaking of keeping you safe, he wasn't an overly jealous man by nature, especially if he knew that he was in no position to give you something better than endless pining. But if a man, or another person, were to offend you, or make you feel unsafe, he would definetly pay a little visit in a more appropriate time to the fool in question with his werewolf. He knew better than to not take precautions with the people that he cared about. And after a little scare, he would go to see you and make sure you were alright.

JON SNOW

If Jon has one issue, is how stupidly stubborn he is. Especially when he's younger. This man would rather pin over you for the rest of his life than be honest about his feelings. And you kinda hate him for it sometimes. Regardless of him being in Winterfell as the lord's bastard or a memeber of the Night's Watch, his brooding never changes. Obviously the bigger issue in the second case would be that he literally swore to not take wife or father no children, which made the whole 'being hopelessly in love with you' thing a tad more difficult. In any scenario, he would have that one person close to him to whom he just couldn't lie to. Wheter it was Robb or Sam, he knew that every time you came up in the conversation he could either blush and get out of the topic, or just blurt out his feelings.

Younger Jon would definetly be more awkward and less obvious than Robb, especially because he was nowhere near having the same confidence. He would still be very caring and sweet, just in a more subtle way. If Robb was the kind of guy that would ask you to dance with him or bring you flowers openly, Jon would offer you his fur coat if you were cold or help you get up and down a horse.

He also really enjoys people who kind of understand him as he is and don't try to pressure him that much into acting in a way that it's not himself, and this is honestly one of the things that makes him go crazy for you. He loves how interesting and funny and genuinely caring about him you are. He thinks about you all the time. But gods forbid if he was caught actually having feelings that weren't angsty. He didn't like people that much, but he liked you. Very much so.

You could see through him though, so while you didn't want to pressure him to say more than he wanted, you could get irritated about how stubborn he was sometimes. It happened more than once that other people flirted with you or apparently so, and Jon was never thrilled about that, at all. If you looked around hard enough you could probably spot him in a corner of the room, watching you from afar, brooding as usual. That made you quite sad at times, because you didn't fully understand why he just wouldn't let himself go completely with you. You sometimes played a bit into it, just a tiny bit, to get him riled up. But in the end, you were always going back to him, making sure that you would actually never betray him. He knew that, deep down.

But again, he didn't trust people much, and could get quite protective if he sensed that something wasn't quite right with someone. Before doing anything though, he would often keep an eye on them, and after that if his worries actually were proven somehow to be true, it wouldn't take him much to use a few tricks up his sleeve to scare people off.

Older Jon would be more straightforward, both in personal relationships and with the whole confronting thing. Young Jon liked the shadows, older Jon wasn't afraid to put himself on the spot if he had to.

OBERYN MARTELL

Oberyn having actual romantic feelings was news to him. Many times, especially when he was younger he had questioned himself, 'Am I just horny, or do I care?' and no, the answer is no. He thinks that he got really close at times, but mostly he ended up having great fuck-buddies and occasional dinner companions. Most times he wasn't even interested in actual non-married people, so it's not that it could've gone that far anyway unless he was ready to start an affair. But he didn't care enough for it, way too many problems.

With you though, it was new. You weren't much younger and definetly not completely inexperienced, so it's not long after that you met that you actually had sex. You seemed fine with just having this type of 'fun' relationship, so it was really just him finding himself wanting to spend time with you in other ways. Your relationships had blurred lines for a while to be honest. He was the rich spoiled prince with whom you had occasional sex with, and you were one of the lucky people to get into the prince of Dorne's graces.

Knowing his reputation and generally his personality, it took you a while to actually start to believe that he could be in love with you. Riding horses, dining and drinking together, having sex, spending time together and even painting for fun, to you only seemed the behaviour of a rich prince that had a new 'favorite' of the season. Things started to get a different tone when you noticed how possessive he could be. Not in a properly toxic way, but he did like to get you absolutely flustered in the most inappropriate places, to not so secretly show you off while dressing you with the most beautiful and expensive garments in the realm, putting you at his side at important events and even saying that he wanted you to be just his. Not that you were in the position nor desire to actually sleep around, but that statement definetly put a more defined label on your relationship.

Oberyn usually wouldn't get jealous, but he would be even more confident and showy when he wanted to warn someone off. And then usually get you in a dark spot of the palace and fuck you while he told you you were his. And if someone had some snarky things to say about you, he made sure they didn't do it ever again.

JAIME LANNISTER

Confused, insecure, protective, closed off, romantic, intense, quite jealous, vulnerable

Jaime is complicated. He just is. There's also very little chance that he could've managed to look at someone other than Cersei in his younger years, because their separation was very brief, and the immediate failure of her and Robert's marriage gave them the perfect opportunity to keep going with their toxic relationship. As soon as he gets away from her, and loses his hand in the process, he also starts to struggle with his own thoughts about who he is and who he wants to be.

When he meets you, he didn't even thought about your meeting twice. He observed you, as he always does with people, but thought nothing more of you except your beauty probably. The first time you actually talked though, he did think about it a little harder. It was news to him that someone would actually address him in a normal and respectful way, without being fake that is. He had roughed up during the years, especially since people had started to call him Kingslayer, traitor, backstabber. Any kind of degrading name. No one actually even bothered to make their own opinions or listen to his side. Robert and Ned and the whole lot of other people of the court chose a biased version and went with it.

You didn't. Wiredly enough it left him feeling quite wired, and definetly interested in you. If anything, he was curious to see if you were going to ever speak to him again, and you did. You made sure to acknowledge him every time that you saw him, even at the cost of getting the stink eye from whoever was accompanying you. Jaime started to get more interested, and wanting to know you better. Either of you had any malice in this whole thing. You were both genuinely curious to listen to what the other had to say. And slowly, Jaime started to get more and more distanced from his sister. It's like he was blind, or willingly chose not to see, what she really was. The difference was obvious when he interacted with you.

You did create a genuinely nice connections, and you didn't miss to stop and talk or even walk together when you had the chance. The real turning point for him was when he started to actually think about you. He felt confused and quite scared, to be honest. He was afraid of many things; of the fact that he could actually feel something that wasn't so wrong like what he felt for Cersei, of how worthy someone like him could be of you. These thoughts remained quite abstract, even in his own mind, until he actually felt like he was punched in the gut when you started to get courted by another person.

Now, that, was quite the wake up call. Before you actually became a thing, his general reaction to his own jealousy was sadness and self loathing. So when you got together, knowing that he could actually allow himself to be close to you, his love language definetly became touch. He just loved to touch you, whether it was in an innocnt way or not. It's like he needed it. He would also be quite affectionate and funny, definetly the cockly Lannister in him. Fortunately enough there weren't many times in which he became jealous, but when he did, he usually just fucked it right out of you both, to put it lightly. On the other way, if any type of harm should come your way, now in that case his Tywin genes would definetly come through.

TYRION LANNISTER

Insecure, not overly jealous but anxious about your well being, trusting, sweet, funny, has your back

Tyrion has trauma. He really fucking does. Love? Trust? not his forte, either of them. So was he scared when he realized that he could be falling for you? Shitless. Just the mere fact that he met you in King's Landing made him think the craziest possible scenarios of how either his father or sister could've just come to you and say 'Trick that stupid little monster again, he deserves it'. He lowkey knew that it would've been insane, and he was being paranoid but at the same time you never know with those people.

You definetly made fun of people at court together. You also liked to actually argue about some topics, too. You weren't particularly fond of sewing when you were little, so your father made sure that you were at least well spoken, and honestly you didn't mind reading at all. On that you two would relate a lot.

You actually spent so much time together, and he loved how similiar you were. Mentally, that is. He would never even imagine to compare himself with something that he considered as beautiful as you. And even after making sure that you gained his trust, that remained a big issue for him. When he did actually get a grip and you got exclusive, or at least with each other, your relationship didn't change that much, except the sex and the teasing obviously. Tyrion's version of jealousy was more similiar to Jaime's. He wasn't actually jealous, per se, but he doubted himself and what he could give you more than anything.

You never, ever, gave him reason to, though. In that sense, you probably took more care of him than he did, and he really really appreciated you for that. He would've gladly ran away with you, but you both knew better than be reckless in a place full of backstabbers like King's Landing. You kind of had each other's back, and this understanding between you two allowed you to actually live your relationship peacefully.

Now, if Tyrion did feel that someone on his reach could actually try to do any harm to your or your relationship, Bronn would've taken care of it pretty quickly for him.

[moonstarinfinity]

✨ Paris Asteroid - 3317 ☄️

Hey friends!

I'm officially ending our extra long hiatus with a post on a lesser known Asteroid! Over the past few months we've really been diving into asteroids and how they affect your chart. We're excited to be back and ready to share some cool astro stuff with you! We're starting with a fancy asteroid named Paris.

Reminder: This post is an astrology post, and as with every astrology post not everything will resonate for everyone, so if it doesn't that's okay! We encourage you to message us or comment with your feelings and let us know how our astro observations and theories feel to you! (That's the only way we can get more info about these types of things!)

All posts are our opinion. PLEASE DO NOT repost, steal our work and claim it as your own, or adjust the wording. We put a lot of effort into our astrology studies and information, so if you want to share please credit us. Thanks!

(Little Easter egg for some of you ^^ *winks*)

✨ ASTEROID 3317 - PARIS ✨

This asteroid overall relates to courage, judgement, and your personal relationship with Paris, France. (What a wild spread of topics, I know.)

✨ This asteroid is mostly important if it is conjunct personal planets or angles, especially if it's a tight conjunction (meaning within 0 - 3 degrees of said planet or angle.)

✨ Can indicate survival instincts. Whether you have strong survival instincts, or whether you may be the first one picked off in a zombie apocalypse or horror movie. EX: Someone with Paris in their 12th house might have a lot of fear, or may have some hidden enemies they are unaware of that catch them off guard. Whereas someone with Paris in the 1st house and/or conjunct their ASC might be hyperaware, and have really great survival instincts.

✨ It can be associated with courageousness in general. If it has lots of positive aspects you might be someone who others consider to be very brave.

✨ Especially if it's in a conjunction with Mars, or the Sun in your chart. This can show someone who is very courageous. Think god of war for Mars and how fierce lions are when it comes to the Sun.

✨Paris in Leo, Aries, and Scorpio may also be signs that indicate someone who is courageous as well.

✨ On the other hand if it's in Cancer, Pisces, or Virgo, or there are a lot of hard aspects to it, this can indicate someone who may have difficulties with being brave.

✨ Can show if you have strong (or a lack of) judgement. It can also show where someone tends to be a "judge" of others, or who may be brought in the be a judge of others who are quarreling.

✨ If it's in Libra it can show someone who is just and fair, and who doesn't usually judge others too harshly. (They also probably get pulled in to judge other people's arguments because of this.)

✨ When conjunct Saturn or in Capricorn it can indicate someone who may be a very strict judge, but who also may have the authority to judge others.

✨ When conjunct Mercury, or in Virgo or Gemini it can indicate someone who likes to talk through things in order to come to a judgement. Virgo may be more fair, where Gemini may be more opinionated based on what conclusions they come to when talking about the situation at hand.

✨ When poorly aspected it can indicate poor judgements or decisions that can negatively affect or cause violence or chaos in one's "homestead." Meaning if you have a lot of negative aspects, especially to a planet like Pluto, Saturn, or Mars, it may mean you sometimes don't fully think things through before acting, or you may need to have someone you trust be a sounding board before you make big decisions.

✨ When positively aspected in a chart it can indicate positive interest in the city of Paris with affinity for art, culture, culinary aspects, travel, and beauty.

✨People who have it prominent in their chart may resonate with the city of Paris, or have a desire to visit or move to Paris.

✨ **It may potentially indicate what area of your life can be expanded upon by visiting Paris. (IE: in the 5th or Leo may indicate that it can inspire your creativity, you may find romance there, or you may conceive a child there.)

✨ People with Paris in a tight conjunction of their IC (or even potentially just in their 4th house) may have a desire to move to Paris, or will move to Paris at some point in their life. It may be a city that "feels like home" when you visit. It could also mean you have a lot of Parisian style home decor, or you like that type of aesthetic in your home.

✨ Paris conjunct the Sun, ASC, or in the 1st, 5th, Aries or Leo, can indicate someone who shines in Paris, or who has an affinity for Paris in their personal aesthetic. Someone who relates to Paris on a personal level. It doesn't necessarily mean you are French, but that you can pull off Parisian aesthetic, and you may find some passions that line up with the typical Parisian interests. (Again: Art, culture, food, fashion, etc.) You may also feel really inspired and more able to express yourself when you visit!

✨ Similarly to the Sun in some ways, if your Venus is aspecting Paris, or you have it in Taurus or Libra, you may REALLY resonate with Parisian style. You may LOVE the aesthetics. This can mean anything from fashion to architecture, to just the vibes.

✨ If your moon is conjunct this asteroid it can indicate that you emotionally resonate with Paris in some way. It can also potentially indicate a mother figure being from here, or maternal ancestry connecting to Paris or France in general? It could also manifest that if you were to visit you might be more in touch with your emotions, or feel nurtured, in a way, by the city.

✨ With Paris in Sagittarius or Conjunct Jupiter it could indicate someone who should travel or visit Paris, because they may learn a lot or expand in the house that these placements are in. (IE: If you have it conjunct Jupiter in Sagittarius in the 6th house you may learn a lot about the culture that you can incorporate into your own daily life, health, routine, etc. You may also expand in that area, so be careful with the food and drink when you visit. lol.)

✨ Paris in tight conjunction with the MC, in the 10th house, 6th house, Capricorn, or Virgo may work in Paris, for a Parisian company, or with coworkers that have some relationship with Paris, France.

✨ The 11th house could potentially indicate someone who has a penpal or is in some sort of social group that is related to Paris.

✨ We talked about Saturn and Pluto earlier but these can also indicate this city being very transformational for someone. You may not necessarily resonate with Paris because it may be a place that spurs on life lessons, or you might just seem to have difficulties when you visit in the areas of life that these Planets/Paris are situated in when it comes to your chart.

Let us know what sign and house your Paris is in, and if this resonates (or you know, even if it doesn't.)