#nick thoughts

[priestfrommidnightmass]

they hate me for my PSYCHOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIP with my CANCELLED WIFE

[couldawouldashouldaa]

Thinking about what kind of music Nick listens to... He's my age. Does he have assorted taste like me? Does he have a more specific taste? Rock? Pop? Classic Rock or Metal? Rap? Hiphop? R&B? Country? Showtunes? I don't think we ever got a glimpse in s1. We got a sample of Alicia's taste on her mp3 player. But not Nick.

Did he go through middle school, rocking out to pop punk, watching Fuze TV? Was he so fucking done with how they played Modest Mouse's Float On every .2 fucking seconds? Did he like Good Charlotte and Simple Plan? Did he have a fucking emo phase, or was he a scene kid? Neither? He definitely wasn't a jock (he confirmed he wasn't into sports.) I bet he was the weird art kid, but how did he express that??? I NEED TO KNOW! How important even is music to Nick?

I guarantee he listens to fucking Green Day, because like, who fucking doesn't? but like... what else? He's from California. Did he catch like, all the Rancid shows? Social Distortion? Does he prefer the local indie bands?

Like... I could go by my own experiences, but I'm not sure that's fair? I most definitely hung out with all the stoner kids, while never actually smoking. It was offered. Drugs were offered. I didn't want them. I drank with my friends behind the school. We had bomb threats. We listened to all the kinds of rock sub-genres. We blasted American Idiot. We went to concerts for local bands. We went to local clubs for bigger bands. We saw Fall Out Boy in a tiny club. We wore Tripp pants, and ripping jeans, and fishnets and striped socks. We wore mad thick eyeliner, and fingerless gloves, and too many safety pins. We didn't have labels, but everyone tried to label us. We didn't fit in anywhere but with each other, and we didn't want to fit in anywhere else. Also we were all fucking queer?

But what about my Nicky? He was the stoner kids I hung out with. Not the douchecanoe that blew smoke in my face, but the ones that offered a toke, and gave zero shits when I didn't want it, because more for him. He was the idiot playing Chicken. But what else? Did he spend too much time at the mall, wasting all his allowance on DDR?

I need to explore this.

[bucksangel]

this is immensely funny to me

[stonedasamartyr]

I would have some wacky fucking court title in a fantasy universe

[bisexualbuckleyy]

ben cutting charlie off while he’s talking by kissing him vs nick always wanting to hear what charlie has to say

ben pretending like he doesn’t know charlie in the halls vs nick constantly saying charlie is his best friend and wanting to hang out with him

ben saying “you know i’m sorry about ignoring you” and “if you’ve finished sulking yet” when he upsets charlie vs nick profusely apologizing when he’s done something wrong and reiterating to charlie how much he cares about him

ben calling charlie desperate and saying he didn’t even like him vs nick constantly complimenting charlie and saying that he loves liking him

ben wanting to keep them a secret because he was ashamed of himself and charlie vs nick only wanting to keep them a secret while he was still figuring out his sexuality and still telling the people closest to them when he was comfortable with it

ben not even wanting to admit that they were boyfriends vs nick loudly and gleefully declaring that they were boyfriends

[sbblake]

this narlie hug is the Bane of my existence i am crumbling to the floor as i type this Let me tell u why . it’s bc in this scene, for the whole week nick had to endure being forced to sit next to b*n in his revision period; endured his taunts and shitty attitude and the doubt he was trying to plant into nick’s mind, listening to him only think of nick’s boyfriend as an object and bully charlie behind his back. and what’s even better? his homophobic brother is home from uni, so nick practically gets the same treatment he does at school at home but instead of ben, it’s his own brother. on top of that, he’s stressed about his exams, trying to navigate coming out, and of course, charlie was grounded. but charlie snuck out for nick anyway to see him, and i just. you can FEEL how much that meant to nick; that charlie was there for him and willing to break the rules if it meant he could see nick even if he’d get in trouble. and then when they meet up, they hug and it’s the way you can see Nick hold Charlie so tight despite only having one arm to, burying his face into charlie’s shoulder and scrunching his eyes up tight— you just know nick needed that hug SO bad. he’s been having to put up with so much shit from other people, he’s been so stressed out, but none of that really matters when he has charlie there to hold and to talk to and to cheer him up.

tldr ; THAT BOY IS NICK’S HOME AS LONG AS CHARLIE IS THERE WITH HIM EVERYTHING IS OKAY OIUUUGGHH HE IS SO IN LOVE 🙁🙁🙁🙁

[ranilla-bean]

culture tips for writing asian settings: naming taboo

naming taboo is a big thing in the chinese cultural sphere. essentially, there's an importance attached to personal names that to certain extent makes it taboo to say the name of/name others after important persons—and by "taboo" i mean if you violated this, you would be seriously audacious

a MAJOR example of this is the name of the emperor. historically, people whose names shared the same characters as the emperor's had to change their names when he came to power. (certain benevolent emperors might change their names to obscure characters to avoid a statewide headache.)

within the family, these taboos discourage naming children after their ancestors (i was always weirded out that bella swan could name her KID after her PARENTS). there are also elaborate naming patterns for relatives, so you don't have to call older relatives by name (like "aunt lin" or "uncle mingchi")—there are terms in chinese that mean "dad's older sister's husband" etc. this is perhaps an extreme example but i only learned my grandma's name a month ago, because no one i know will say it, and it would've been rude for me to ask.

the taboo also applies to the names of famous and important people, like historical figures. this is quite different from, for instance, the catholic practice of naming children after saints.

if i had to explain the impetus behind the taboo, i would say names can be super personal in chinese culture. up until the early 20th century, chinese people could use several names in their lifetime, with different groups of people using different ones. naming someone after an important/respected person feels audacious, like you're prematurely trying to claim some of that importance

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[heartstopperthoughts]

Anyone who’s been saying that Nick and Charlie are too sexually pure like “oh they’re teenage boys, they’d be having a lot of sex” has clearly never read the novella

[vanteguccir]

matt is the cutest human being out there!!! his genuine happiness with the little kids' toys was so so cute and heartwarming 🥺🥺😭😭😭😭 LOOK AT HIM 😫😫😫

I'm FOR SUREEE writing something like a little cute date between reader and matt, where they open many kids' toys together 😔✋🏻

I DID WRITE IT AND POSTED!!

[stay-close]

But never have I been a blue calm sea. I have always been a storm.

Stevie Nicks

[priestfrommidnightmass]

[thoughtkick]

But never have I been a blue calm sea. I have always been a storm.

Stevie Nicks

[shadowquill17]

as an actual French person, let me tell you that Kit did a really good job with his lines in French? Obviously he still had an accent but it was FAR from the worst I've heard, and he was completely understandable (which is NOT a given even when actors try their best) and sounded quite natural? Honestly he sounded like someone who's been practicing their French for a lot longer than he actually has, so while he didn't sound like a native speaker I am SO PROUD of him because we all know he had a long way to go from "oui"

[stonedasamartyr]

I guess i slept really well cause im no longer numb to the tragedy of it all which is great but also im no longer numb to the tragedy of it all

[quotefeeling]

You don’t ask people with knives in their stomachs what would make them happy; happiness is no longer the point. It’s all about survival; it’s all about whether you pull the knife out and bleed to death or keep it in.

Nick Hornby, How to Be Good

[annoyingvoidzombie]

The Best Thing I Saw, Enjoy It 💙