#wri

[mightiestofmumblers]

Simon Riley, who's been surrounded by death for longer than he can remember. It's become harder and harder to remember the years without it. Whether the ones who fall are the soldiers beside him or enemies at his own hands no longer matters to him, not really, not like it should.

Ghost, who becomes used to watching that final spark leave a set of eyes before they become glossy and empty. It takes him years to notice that final little thing. Nothing more than a reflection, but She's there.

Ghost, who questions Price and Soap, quietly and reluctantly, but they don't understand. They don't get it like he does. And it doesn't make sense, he knows it doesn't. Soldiers are known to go insane after too long in the field, perhaps that's what's happening to him.

It's after not sleeping for 60 hours that he sees Her after all, sweeping or floating through the battlefield, draped in every colour on the spectrum and not a single one of them. Ghost has never seen a face like it, and he knows he never will. All of Her reeks of paradoxical features and curves that swirl and change whenever he thinks he's finally grasped some aspect of Her. She bends down, soft and caring, as the final light slips from his teammate's eyes, and She carries him with her while his body remains.

The second he tries to stop Her, reach out and touch her, his hands slip through her. For one moment lasting years and less than a second, She glances at him. He doesn't blink, but She disappears anyway.

Years pass. Ghost recognises her. Always. In time, she watches him through reflections. She follows him wherever he goes. But there's nothing cruel about it. It's impossible with the sad smile shining from Her. It's not something she does but rather something that she is.

Ghost, who no longer has any true fears on the battlefield. It's simply another work day. But it changes when he sees Her. How She looks at him. He isn't afraid of Death but he manages to stagger back. Running is futile, he's seen others feverishly try to crawl from Her, fingers scraping at the ground until the skin wears away, a bloody trail following the leg no longer there and all of it with no use. Fighting is quite the same: as impossible as this entire thing is improbable.

"Shhh." Something beyond a voice, coming from his own head, he's sure, coos. "So close to me. You rarely ever are. How long has it been? No... you're alright, my love."

Ghost stops. She's infinitely tall yet he looks down at Her. Her smile isn't sad as She stretches a hand towards him, lifting the bottom of his mask, and that's when an inkling of fear finds him. For years, She's been his sole comfort on the battlefield. A single neverending entity he could always trust to be with him no matter how many years were to pass, but after wishing for so long to see Her, have Her closer, he wants nothing more than hundreds of miles to separate them.

"Is it time?"

"Afraid not, love." She smiles with a thousand pleasant summer days and cosy winter nights. "I have a job to do, but you've been close to me for so long. I want to see your face before I go."

Death lifts the skull, removes every layer until his scarred skin is visible to Her.

"How can I see you?"

"What a wicked thing it is." A sigh falls from wonderful lips as She caresses his cheek with a cool touch. "I'm sorry, Simon."

"Simon..." He repeats, tasting the foreign word.

She's fading.

"Wait! How can I-"

"Don't worry, love. No matter what, you'll see me again at the end."

Ghost becomes worse, more than he's ever been. With enough blood on his hands and enough souls at his feet, he can see Her again. He haunts the battlefields like never before, staring into the eyes of his victims for the mere chance of catching a glimpse. However long, no matter how many bodies it takes, he will see Her again.

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I've had this in my ideas doc for, like, years, and I just needed to get it out lmao. I'd love to write a full fic but unless I'll get 30 hours in a day, I don't have that kinda time lmao.

[novlr]

[thetdump]

I remember how we laid skin to skin and all I felt was home

[shachormet]

[sparklydelusionaltyrant]

[memories-beneath-the-skin]

The look in your eyes, harnesses every emotion I've ever yearned to feel

[l-michalska-writer]

bookplots for the book i'm writing / pt.1

I don’t feel like I’m yours anymore.

"Is that your girl?" "Yeah, it was my girl."

Is it too late to apologize?

There’s no way we’ll end up together.

Keep me guessing if this is life or hell.

I don’t know how to hold you in my heart. I never did.

Enemies don’t look at each other like that.

Our love doesn’t make sense. We hate each other.

You don’t know who I am anymore. I see it in your eyes.

I see it in your eyes, you don’t believe a word I say…

Suddenly it’s hard to breathe…

If you only knew the truth…

Suddenly it’s hard to hate her.

You don’t even realize how much you mean to me.

I know I mean nothing to you.

Remember when we fell in love?

Will it be worth all this pain?

If you could only read my mind...

No one could ever get me like you did. I miss that.

My soul still misses you.

You took something from me.

I only wanted someone to treat me right.

You’d break my heart and I’d say thank you.

I’m done asking if you’re gonna love me or not.

Loving you took something from me.

You’re no longer what I need.

Love can consume you, turn you into someone else.

This love got me so high and now I’m lower than I’ve ever been.

You don’t need to mean it, I’ll believe it when you lie.

You won’t get another chance.

Your words cut like a knife.

You left me broken.

Everything and everyone can be broken. You just have to know where to apply the pressure.

She told me I’m not enough. Not for you.

I grew up overnight.

I’m gonna pretend it doesn’t  hurt anymore. That’s what I do best.

Yeah, just shut me out. That’s what you’re best at!

The day he left, he didn’t say goodbye.

I would’ve loved you, you know?

Why do we keep coming back for more pain?

I know you said that we’re not talking, but I just wanted to apologize.

I’m sick of reminding you to love me like you said you would.

I needed more than you.

Only you can fill this empty space.

I don’t think anyone else would understand.

He needed more than me.

Afraid I’ll lose myself again in loving you.

When did you lose yourself?

[rineedagger]

It is important to remember that we wake up every morning choosing who we love. Love isn't something that just happens and sticks around like a magic trick, the privileged's crown. It isn't something that is lost, that dissipates. It is an active act, a conscious state, an unwritten complex commitment. That is why it is so special, as it hurts so bad: You chose me as someone you wanted to love and now you are choosing to stop doing so. I chose to love you, and now I choose to do it no more. Doomed to witness how everything you've build, everything you've created with your own hands, your own fear, pain, heart, crumbles and shakes. And all you can do is watch it happen, watch it die.

[poetic-little-doll]

We’re shifting

And the ground beneath us,

That was once so solid,

Has begun to give way. 

I can feel the vibrations 

From the earth go up my

Feet and shake my bones. 

I’m scared this is it for us,

But you’re smiling and telling me

Everything will be okay. 

S.Lilobell (That smile will be the death of me.)

[letsberealgenz]

how to exit your lazy era — level up, stay motivated and make 2024 your best year🕯️

Firstly why do we even get stuck in our lazy era?

no motivation

you just faced a major failure

not seeing the results you want after working for so long

a way of procrastinating

an easy way to put away all your important task aside

“It’s easy to not do anything in life. It doesn’t even require any effort whatsoever.”

How to overcome this?

Plan your days earlier

Honestly we often hear people giving all sort of tips and tricks to be productive, but the thing is nothing works unless you have a vision for how your day is going to look like. Didn’t they say this?

“Visualization is the key to manifestation.”

2. Start your day with a boost of motivation

This is coming from a personal experience of mine. The only way I overcome my morning sickness was actually by quickly hitting the play button of my favorite motivational podcast as soon as I switch off my alarm. Now it feels like an autopilot mode. For real, try it out.

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.” — Jim Ryun

3. Do what you love first thing first

Game-changer. It is one of the prime reason why I LOVE (not like) but LOVE getting up early after discovering the main hack of morning routine which is to do something that truly excites you to your very core.

It could be painting, reading, dancing, journaling, writing, singing, working out, walking, sitting outside sipping your favorite coffee, walking your dog, or literally not even doing anything. Whatever that soothes you, calms your soul and rejuvenates your being. BOOM! That’s exactly what you need to do as soon as you’re up.

For me personally, I love meditating, reading while sipping my coffee and just spending time with nature. The serenity and tranquility can’t be put into words to be honest!

“Slow morning is the recipe to my productivity for real.”

4. Sweating it out

Have you ever been in a situation (I'm sure we all have been in this one) where your body feels sluggish after lunch probably in the late noon? YES! It feels so horrible like you can’t keep your eyes open without consuming doses of caffeine.

Plus working from home is becoming a norm after the pandemic, therefore being stagnant is becoming more of a common trait that binds all of us together. Sitting still in front of your PC, sending emails through your handphone, recording content and et cetera.

This constant stagnation is actually preventing the daily movement our body needs to rejuvenate. Therefore, when we don’t get it that’s when the laziness kicks in. We do know the root problem right now and the root solution would be to move your body as often as you can.

Working out doesn’t need to fit into this standard practice social media has eluded us all by the frame of being in the gym. Honestly there’s more than that.

Hike

Run

Jog

Stroll

Swim

Sauna

As long as you are sweating, you’re good my friend.

5. Vision board

Vision board is one of the easiest, accessible and FUN thing you can do to get yourself out of the rut. I don’t think so we need to go all around again to get the gist of vision board but it would be incomplete if I don’t share this secret with you.

Make a physical and a digital board. The physical one plays a role to be sitting in a space where you spend most of your time at. For instance, your office, work-studio, hostel and et cetera.

And the digital one is as important as the physical one because most of the time we are indulged or I would say obliged to our gadjets these days. Therefore, by setting your vision board as your lock screen wallpaper is definitely going to give you the sense of awakening your mind needs whenever you feel you’re slacking off.

PS: Pinterest is a great tool you can start off with.

6. Use your bank balance as a source of motivation

This is such a good way to actually get you moving. It’s a source of trigger that makes you question yourself like:

How am I supposed to achieve all of my goals on the vision board if I am not taking any sort of action from my side?

That million-dollar home, vacation and experience is not going to come alive if you’re just sitting and wishing for it.

7. Read self help books

I am sure everybody who’s legit on 

Medium

 platform is an avid-reader. I am not going to speak about the power of books because you know it all. The key is just to pick the right books according to your current life’s situation.

The main gist today is to help you exit your lazy era. So here are some book recommendations from my side.

Atomic Habit by James Clear

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

Man’s Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

The Miracle Equation by Hal Elrod

Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz

The Concise 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins

Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

Stillness is the key by Ryan Holiday

PS: What’s your favorite self-help book? Reply to this.

Stick till the very end because I am sharing with you the main HACK that nobody talks about.

8. Design your environment in a way that motivates you

We all have heard the phrase how your environment influences you. The least you could do is be conscious of how powerful your social circle is, the people whom you hangout with, the people whom you work with, the people you choose to have relationships with and the place you choose to live in.

It’s these little things that makes the most difference in your life at the end of the day.

9. Step out if that’s what you need

Honestly, a change of environment is what you need sometimes. Our body, out entire being recognizes when we are stuck in the same space for quite some time and this could be the #1 reason why you’ve been procrastinating. Probably you could do this:

Go to your favorite restaurant/café

Work from the library

Honestly choose a spot where you feel you could really maximize your potential and somewhere that actually motivates you to step up. Do better!

10. Allow yourself to be lazy at times

AHHHH! This is the magic pill I was speaking about. I realized nobody seems to tell you this but let’s be real. The only way to exit your lazy era is by giving yourself room to actually be lazy. You can’t expect yourself to transform overnight. You can’t expect to be productive 24/7. You can’t expect yourself to meet all the high standards you’ve set yourself up to.

And I want you to know this. It’s okay to be lazy sometimes. It’s okay to catch yourself not doing anything sometimes. But always remember this.

You shall only reward yourself to be lazy when you’ve absolutely fulfilled the promise you’ve made. The tasks you need to complete. The assignments you need to submit. The thesis you need to work on. The presentation you need to deliver.

Trust me if you implement all of the above habits, you would realize this:

“It’s the small changes in your daily life that you needed all along for your long-term success.”

[pariahmuse]

You’ll know…

When it feels like home, you’ll know.

-lvrgrl

[whysosunny]

Point of view

“Bro, she is going mad; she punched me last night just because I forgot to do the dishes”, shrieks the guy. “But you told me that she is the best thing ever happened to you”, says the friend. “I lied! Honeymoon period was long over. She yanks my hair, kicks me in the groin when I touch her. Last week, when I told her it’s over, she threatened me that she would beat herself up, and put me in for domestic violence.” “Dude, you’ve been mistaking her all along”, remarks the friend. “Yes, she is the biggest mistake!” the guy fumes. “I don’t think anything is wrong with what she’s been doing to you”, clarifies the friend. “Are you f****ing serious?” snaps, the guy. “She is a storyteller who is trying to evoke different emotions out of you; unlike other authors, her way is via actions rather than words. Did you get it, lucky man?”, the friend consoles. The guy kicks his friend in the groin and says “Well, here’s the moral of the story.”

[creatorofstarrealm]

Chapter 33: Truths Revealed

Summary: Realizing that they are outnumbered, Kotal's group decides to set up camp. That proved to be a mistake as Shao Kahn had anticipated their arrival and he had a sinister plan in mind.

[theink-stainedfolk]

The Moon Child and The StarBoy 

There was no mistake. Destiny never made a mistake. That was until Fate intervened. The Fate, the power even Destiny cannot control. This was the moment where, the star, fell on the moon.

Mani Ormani was wandering around the bustling market of Carran, the Starlight market. A very famous district,  which has multiple markets within. From people from another countries to small businesses to gypsies and street vendors. Mani never liked people. Maybe he did, but he never felt the urge to talk or understand them, yet he can read them with ease. Is that who they call 'freak'? he thought. Mani saw an alley, that had one to no shoppers. He decided to go inside. Few steps later, he saw a small shop. Not so small that people cannot see it, yet they decided to ignore it. 

The shop had a magical feel to it. Even from the outside, it was visible. There were star lamps dangling from the ceiling. There was a small shelf holding as many books as possible. And then appeared its possible owner. A guy holding his hair up in a ponytail, his dark skin emphasizing his white freckles all over his body. He was dusting the shelf. Mani took his chance and entered the shop. The owner turned towards him and smiled. "Hello sir! Welcome to Stories and Stardust." He was so intrigued by the boy that he didn't even noticed the shop's name. "Uh, I… am Mani Ormani?.." he said awkwardly. He boy was surprised. He didn't expected an introduction,  regardless he replied with a smile. "And I am Izar Tyrel. Pleasure to meet you. Would you like to read or make a wish?" This was one weird store.

"I'm….I'm sorry. This is my first time here….and i… i don't really know…" Mani stuttered, this was his first time making a conversation with someone. He never talks, other people talk for him. Like his cousin, who makes the right order at coffee shops, but he wasn't here this time.

"It's fine sir." Izar said. "Our firsts can be awkward and confusing. But don't worry, you have me to guide you. Please sit while I explain." Mani sat on a velvet sofa so soft he mistook it for a bed.

"Our shop, may not be popular, that's why you may be a hard time understanding us. We serve stories to insomniac and wishes to hopeless. Our aim is to reduce self harm. We make lockets from stardust to give it to the visually, physically and verbally impared, so they can make a wish on the stars so that their wishes may come true. Stories are also for the people who are tired from reality and need a break." He said. Mani thought why wasn't a shop like this popular, when many people harm themselves. 

"People sometimes don't want to be understood, like a puzzle not wanting to be solved." Izar said like he read Mani's mind. "Sometimes people like being alone. And sometimes they don't think this it the solution to their wounds, and think maybe giving themselves more wound will dull the pain. And most of all, people don't want to look vulnerable, in front of the people who they love, and the people they just met."

"Do you give company to antisocial people too?" Mani said after a silence. Izar looked at him with a look Mani couldn't describe for the first time. It was his night sky like appearance and Riddle like personality, urging Mani to know him more, to unravel Izar deeper. Izar smiled, "If that's what you desire. Then I shall provide you company for as long as you wish."

".....Thankyou, Izar."

"Welcome Mani. See you tomorrow. "

This phenomenon was known as 'when star fell on the moon'. The mysterious moon, giving up his usual behavior, for the charming and intriguing star.  The moon who has never taken interest in anyone, was for the first time, willingto be involved with a star, who he couldn't decipher. 

They say, a mystery loves another mystery…

[bouncinghedgehog]