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there used to be so many stars in the sky that you would have to scrape away a dozen of them that splattered on your windshield every time you drove somewhere, but now they're being over-hunted to make american flag merchandise. very sad
When your friends think you’re clever but you're just bad at articulation
I thought I was the quippy cerebral scientist type but I think I might just be the small sassy ethnic girl of my canon
omgggg
this is so bad
OHMIGOD TURNS OUT IM NOT FUNNY IM JUST SASSY NO ONE TOLD ME THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE
probably the best advice I've ever got was from my grandpa when I moved from my town and started a university, he told me to leave the house everytime when I start to feel down, just to go to the park, a supermarket, a bookstore, to even drive in a bus or tram, just be around other people because staying at home all the time kills you; and you know he was right
OHMIGOD TURNS OUT IM NOT FUNNY IM JUST SASSY NO ONE TOLD ME THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE
10 Flaws to Give Your Perfect Characters to Make Them Human
If you're tired of the usual vices like arrogance or impatience, here are some unique (or at least less basic) character flaws to give your perfect characters:
Pathological Altruism
A character so obsessed with helping others that they end up doing more harm than good. Their inability to let others grow or face consequences creates tension.
2. Moral Narcissism
A character who sees themselves as morally superior to others, constantly justifying selfish or harmful actions because they believe they have the moral high ground.
3. Chronic Self-Sabotage
A character who intentionally undermines their own success, perhaps due to deep-seated feelings of unworthiness, pushing them into frustrating, cyclical failures.
4. Emotional Numbness
Rather than feeling too much, this character feels too little. Their lack of emotional response to critical moments creates isolation and makes it difficult for them to connect with others.
5. Fixation on Legacy
This character is obsessed with how they’ll be remembered after death, often sacrificing present relationships and happiness for a future that’s uncertain.
6. Fear of Irrelevance
A character-driven by the fear that they no longer matter, constantly seeking validation or pursuing extreme measures to stay important in their social or professional circles.
7. Addiction to Novelty
Someone who needs constant newness in their life, whether it’s experiences, relationships, or goals. They may abandon projects, people, or causes once the excitement fades, leaving destruction in their wake.
8. Compulsive Truth-Telling
A character who refuses to lie, even in situations where a lie or omission would be the kinder or more pragmatic choice. This flaw causes unnecessary conflict and social alienation.
9. Over-Identification with Others' Pain
Instead of empathy, this character feels others' pain too intensely, to the point that they can’t function properly in their own life. They’re paralyzed by the suffering of others and fail to act effectively.
10. Reluctant Power
A character who fears their own strength, talent, or influence and is constantly trying to shrink themselves to avoid the responsibility or consequences of wielding it.
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please please please please reblog if you’re a writer and have at some point felt like your writing is getting worse. I need to know if I’m the only one who’s struggling with these thoughts
When you’re in the middle of a fic and realise you’ve missed a very critical tag
i would get a lot more done if i spent less time faffing about . but i think 2 hours a day of faffing about is load bearing to my wellbeing. so its more of a "4 hours a day or 2 hours a day" thing
Hopefully this is something it's possible to train oneself out of, but it's unfortunate that a day off work doesn't feel like a "real" day off to me if I spend it doing something, where something = like, going out to a place, spending more than an hour or two somewhere other than at home. It's like deep in my bones I feel like a day off should consist of chilling at home doing not much of anything, and the more a day deviates from that the more something in me feels like it's been cheated out of something. But I only get two days off per week and if they're all like that then all of a sudden life is entirely empty. Some people have the opposite instinct, they don't feel like they've had a true day off unless they've gone out and done something, experienced something. That seems better.
