#writing while anxious

[calltoamentor]

Make Creative Blocks Work For You

As someone who struggles frequently with procrastination and perfectionism, let me tell you from experience that there is no one true way to overcome a creative block, particularly not how to overcome a writer's block.

Procrastination and creative blocks are Hounds that those who seek to join a creative field know all too well. It’s a running joke among creatives, “Haha I should be writing right now but I am doing literally anything else!” Honestly, the most relatable thing in the first season of You is the sequence of Beck alternating between trying to write, random googling, Yoga and fiddling with every…

[astriiformes]

Was thinking idly about Lilith Clawthorne again today and I have to be honest. It really is such a callout that she is a gifted kid burnout disaster adult who made some poor choices in her younger years out of personal pride (that absolutely destroyed her mental health), only to manage to come back around and rediscover her love for learning via studying history specifically. She's even aro.

[art-flordesalonviejo]

I just want to draw Caldarus with the farmer, I imagine he must have been feeling lonely all this time.

I wonder if a tree grew in front of it, if it is possible that over time flowers would have grown on its body.

[starlites-oath]

whenever you’re visibly anxious, zayne knows just what to do. when he sees the speed you're breathing, he’d internally be fretting about how it isn’t good for your heart to be beating so fast (he’s half tempted to go grab his stethoscope, but he refrains from saying anything). instead, he places a warm mug of fragrant tea in your shaking hands and sits down next to you on the couch while you for it to cool down, the herbal steam heating your face and easing the tension in your body. he’ll order food from anywhere you want, but on the days he can tell you’re not up to deciding, he has one of your favorite spots he defaults to. if you feel like talking about what triggered the anxiousness, he’ll give you his full attention. he’s silent while you're speaking, and turns his whole body towards you. he pauses before giving a response as honest as it is compassionate.

eventually, you two end up curled up on the couch, with the throw blanket that had previously been wrapped around your shoulders now draped over your interlocked limbs.

[busterbby]

— how they hold you during kisses.

fluff. gn!reader. hcs. ichiro, jiro, saburo.

note: this kinda turned into general kisses more so than what I had in mind, but nonetheless, here’s something short and sweet to start with! I feel like I’m a little (a lot) rusty since I haven’t written in a while, but regardless, I hope you guys enjoy!!

Ichiro . . . likes to cup your cheeks as he kisses you, to hold you close. Ichiro is always more of a gentle kisser after all ; he’s tender, a gentleman. he likes to rest his forehead against yours, cup your cheeks tenderly with those warm and heavy hands of his, to gaze right into your eyes right after he comes home from a long day of odd jobs. He missed you so today too.

His hands lay a bit heavy on you, yet, ichiro always holds you oh so tender and fragile, as if you’d break any moment he’s careful. His scent, his warmth — you can only focus on him. It’s only ease into his lips and melt underneath Ichiro who treats you as if you’d break

And his thumbs swipe right at your cheekbones, as ichi rubs gentle circles. It’s a little habit of his: to soothe over your knuckles when you’re stressed, draw small circles on your back, rub his thumbs over your cheeks. They have calluses and scratches, sometimes some dirt too, from all his hard work doing odd jobs. But, they’re the most comforting touch you’ve felt.

He likes to hold the- his whole world in his palms — is something cheesy and romantic he probably would say, followed with a warm and deep chuckle of his and adorably blushy cheeks. Sorry sorry, he laughs, that’s a little.. that’s too much, right? But man, there isn’t anything warmer than ichi — not even the evening sun.

Jiro . . . is a little passionate, a bit forward. He leans almost entirely into you as he kisses — his chest against yours, hands held tight, noses touching, hot breaths intertwined. It’s heavy kissing Jiro, with a bit of cute teen awkwardness too. but that’s just to represent the weight of his love for you, I suppose. And the weight of his love- the weight of his heart seeps into his kisses. They’re heavy and hot, again, totally messy too. But you can truly feel his love for you

His hands really like to wander. from your waist to your hands or up your arms and to your nape. Really, jiro doesn’t quite know how to hold you during kisses, since again, he’s never really kissed before (and the only knowledge he has of kisses is from romance anime). but he holds you close anyway, mostly grabbing onto your shoulders and squeezing them tight. Yes, there’s some awkwardness and tension to him, but that’s more or less forgotten because this boy would just melt into your lips so quick. Oh man, those romcoms were on to something..

He’s a bit intense, in the way a teen boy would be. but really, that’s more so because Jiro likes you, and he hasn’t really liked anyone before in the same way — in the same heart fluttery way. And he’s the type that wears his heart on his sleeve, so it’s very easy for Jiro to end up carried away, especially in his kisses to you. He just wants to show you- to prove, that he loves you. (even if it ends with his lips or yours being a little tired or bruised)

Bonus: He likes to try and recreate any kiss scene from shoujo mangas and animes that managed to make his heart flutter and cheeks flush, that made this dork look away all flustered and shy.

Damn, he hopes he can do this with you too, Jiro would think to himself, gazing at his bedroom ceiling with a daydream look in his eyes and the cutest pink to his cheeks.

he groans at himself, to his needy heart; this is so uncool of him, huh.

Saburo . . . always tenses up right before a kiss. He’s a little awkward with them ; he can’t help it! Saburo has never kissed anyone, before you that is. He doesn’t know much about romance, and he’s pretty much read all the books and replies online, though they were pretty much useless since Sabu could never quite wrap his mind around them. And besides, he’s much more attuned to holding hands rather than kisses — that’s a bit easier for him to do.

But either way, when he’s dropping you off back at home either from school or one of your many study dates, he’ll always tense up and shut his eyes tight, before leaning in and giving you a short and very firm kiss.

It’s the only kiss he can muster to give for now, but still, it’s as sweet and innocent as one can be.

And saburo always seems to hold your hand when he kisses you. Either both your hands or just one; he instinctively reaches out. Saburo will slowly, hesitantly, grab your finger or two before he slowly closes in and intertwines fingers with you tight.

This felt.. nice, his heart would ease, and his nerves secede a little more. Saburo is just a touch less anxious as he melts a bit more. Your touch, holding hands, does something to him — something he can’t quite explain, something that bothers him to no end (though the butterflies are something he can’t help but enjoy still)

He’s always more stiff and awkward than he should be, especially when he pulls back and can’t even afford to look you in the eyes since he’s so shy (and that bothers him greatly too, that and the horrible blush to him).

but he gives your hands a little squeeze once more, as Saburo untangles his fingers from yours and slowly lets you go. you know, for assurance.

He’s a secret sweetheart, even if he doesn’t entirely show it.

[qoldenskies]

i say this with a lot of sorrow and grief in my heart but i might drop the idea of finishing and doing a cc epilogue, i genuinely have been holding it off for so long because i havent come up with enough substance for it to justify its own existence :( i do think cw is a pretty good conclusion on its own, but im still kind of upset with myself for being so uncreative with the fluff .... im really sorry

[menasors]

Little aftermath comic of this fic I wrote recently because I needed more angst apparently

I was going to do another page where they all comfort him, but my stylus wouldn't stop bugging out and I think I need to get a new one :[

[guest-1-2-3]

There is a very specific trope in media that never fails to make me feel physically sad and uncomfortable and it's that scene in Hunchback where the crowd is cheering for Quasimodo--who's all happy and smiling--and then they start making fun of him and throwing fruit and shoving him around. it's also the scene in Ella Enchanted where she's eating the birthday cake and it's delicious, but she realizes she can't stop and starts crying. it is also the end of the Little Match Girl where we see her warm and happy before the vision fades and she's slumped and shivering in the snow. something about pure elation turning into fear and pain so fast just triggers some primal emotion in me

[doucefiction]

like this for a short starter once i’m back from home. these will most likely be one-liners, but that doesn’t mean they’ll remain that way. please specify muse or fandom and feel free to ask for more than one <3

[pythonmoth]

new traitor update tomorrow~ teheee I'm halfway done w it. the longest update so far.

I'm so excited writing this pov!

[calltoamentor]

Writing in the Age of Social Media

Daily writing promptWhat is one question you hate to be asked? Explain.View all responses                George R.R. Martin is a man known for many things; being an acclaimed author with a career that spans both genres and decades, running a show and overseeing its script until he feels safe in its production and watching the ensuing conflagration in faint horror from a distance, complex…

[gaymingwriter]

Cookies and Cocoa

Darkiplier x Reader

Listen. I was going to do a headcanon list like I usually like to do for holidays (well…the two I’ve made). But I started drawing a Christmas thing and I got short on time. I didn’t l sleep the night before Christmas so I was too tired to write this on the day of so. Here’s a little thing (a couple days late). This is definitely a Christmas thing mainly because I’ve done so many Christmas activities it’s all I’m thinking of. The title sucks I know

Pairing: Darkiplier x gender neutral reader, romantic, pre-established relationship

Category: Fluff

Warnings: None

Reader could be the DA or not. That’s up to reader interpretation. I think this counts as a short fic?

You knew that Dark wasn’t planning on celebrating Christmas with everyone else. He was planning on staying in his office to work while the rest of the manor had a party. However, you weren’t going to let that happen. You won’t force him to go to the party, but you aren’t going to just let him sit in his office and work on Christmas. You get ready, putting on a comfortable but still nice looking holiday outfit. You also get a couple mugs of hot chocolate and cookies on a tray for the two of you.

As the party starts, you head to Dark’s office. You hold your tray with one hand and knock on the door. “Dark? Are you still working?” He calls to you from inside the office. “Yes, but you can come in, darling.” You open the door and walk inside, shutting the door behind you. As you walk in, you notice a mistletoe hanging near the door. Dark certainly didn’t hang it up. You’re sure it was most likely Wilford who hung it up while he was setting up all the decorations in the manor. Dark has his suit jacket hung up on a coatrack, so it looks like he wasn’t expecting company. Taking off his jacket is about as casual as he gets when he isn’t in pajamas. You set your tray on an empty part of Dark’s desk. “Sweetheart, you shouldn’t be working on Christmas. I brought you a cup of hot chocolate and some cookies.” He looks up from his papers at the tray, and then at you. “Thank you, dear.” He smiles slightly. You gently take his pen out of his hand and set it on his desk. “Take the rest of the night off? Please?” He thinks for a moment. “Alright,” he sighs. “But I’m not going to the party with the others.” You take his hand and pull him out of his chair. “I didn’t think you’d want to go. That’s why I brought cookies and hot chocolate here for us.” Dark takes your hand back and kisses the back of your palm. “Thank you, darling.” You move the tray of cocoa and cookies to a table near a couch inside the office. Before he can sit down, you lightly tug him under the mistletoe. Noticing you looking up, he looks up as well. “Darling, you could have just asked,” he chuckles. He pulls you close, and softly kisses you. You wrap your arms around him and kiss him back. After a moment, you both pull back, blushing slightly. The two of you sit on a couch in his office. You lay your head on his shoulder, and he wraps his arm around your shoulders. You pick up your mug and sip your hot chocolate. Dark takes a cookie as well as his own hot chocolate. You both relax, just enjoying each other’s company.

…

A loud crash comes from downstairs. You and Dark look at each other, silently agreeing that you’ll deal with whatever chaos that was later. You’d both rather relax for a while.

[poppet-seed]

The fact that some of you willing sat there and read my 7k fanfic of super mario characters in love is CRAZY

Red string au ❤

Thankyou though for being so kind to me on this. It means a lot

[ofmdee]

part 31 is edited and i am starting on the pics!!!!!!!

wanna catch up?

[scvcnofswords]

i will never force or assume ships- honestly my first goal with establishing contact between characters (including and ESPECIALLY any that mine may have romanced in-game) is just to establish some kind of bond.

Like is there a friendship there? Is there antagonism there? Is there a POTENTIAL for leadup to more, there? Or is this a platonic intimacy? Is this a sibling dynamic? Do these people genuinely care and respect for one another or do they despise one another? What sort of love is there, if any?

and honestly most of the time i will not nudge towards a ship because i'm hyper paranoid about being accused of ships being all i want. The attitude for afab ocs was uh- very different, when i first started with tumblr RP, and it's been literal years but i haven't shaken those anxieties, nor the constant fear that i'm constantly annoying or being a nuisance towards those i'm trying to befriend.

this is honestly just a psa that like- while i love ships, i love EVERY KIND of dynamic that could form between characters, and i'm down to explore any and everything. literally 2 of the most fulfilling dynamics i've formed since showing up here are the platonic soulmate relationships!

give me besties, give me contentious coworkers, give me platonic soulmates and twin flames, give me enemies, give me romantic soulmates, give me doomed loves, give me loves that somehow defeat the odds.

[phosphorus-noodles]

wow, this guy can fit so many Guys in him,