“Never Saw One Without The Other, Did You?” 

Anxiety is a side-effect of souls seeing the world through a clear lens.

you see the truth for what it is and your whole being just reacts to the unfairness of it all // Hina Syeda @abillionlittlethoughts (via abillionlittlethoughts)

Fest: RS Games 2015: Team Star 

Author: imochan (on ao3) Rating: R/NC-17 Word Count: 18,243 Era: Post-Hogwarts

Summary: A welcome overstayed, a funeral at the farmhouse, a diary, a welcome overstayed (again), and a long walk over the hills. 

Comments: Based on the summary, I expected this to be a very angsty story. But my goodness, was it beautiful, and though a little sadness runs through it, ends up mostly happy. I’m kind of in awe at how the author set this tone for the entire piece; it was as if I was experiencing the same stomach-fluttering and heart-clenching feelings as Sirius as I read it. I also thought the bits of Remus’ mother’s diary were perfect, gorgeous bits of writing (see below). I can’t even properly express how much I loved this fic. Another one of my absolute favorite pieces, from the Games and in general, I think.

Favorite Lines: 

He is in love. It hurts him.

I wonder if he had ever fathomed this. If he ever watched his friends tumble into the orbits of one another, watched them dissolve into that helpless wonder at the size of their own hearts, and if he had thought: no, not that for me. Unnecessary, maybe, or even more so: impossible. Because of what we had told him.

I think he must be hurting, though. He is different, and he is in love. And perhaps he has been startled by the force of it.

-We need the people in these two seats right here to make out. -What do they look like?

I need some tips on getting through high school and also how to get good grades when you're depressed and just don't care about anything anymore.

Hi Anon,

Here are some awesome ways to beat school blues:

College needs:

Advice on college

Alternatives to buying expensive textbooks

AP Cram Packets

Cheat sheet for becoming an adult

Dorm room survival

Free online college classes

How to survive college masterpost

Food

cheap & healthy snacks

chocolate muffin in a mug tutorial

Coffee recipes to help stay awake

Every Starbucks drink and pasty

For the vegans

Herearesomedeliciousfood

macaroni cheese / mac&cheese in a cup

quick and easy soup recipes

study snacks

Study snack

thousands of quick and easy snack recipes

Yummy cheesiness!

40 on-the-go breakfast recipes

Helpful sites:

Challenge your brain

Feed the hungry while using your vocabulary

Free online textbooks

Grade calculator

Quizlet

Rape Escape

Whole page dedicated to studying/organizing

High school needs:

For Juniors or Seniors With Low Income Families Looking For Scholarships

How to survive freshman year

Mental health resources:

a website that is always relevant.

falling asleep tips

How long to sleep

how to talk to and help an anxiety-ridden friend

how to wake up in the morning

keep taking your mind off of it

mental illness recovery tips

need a motivational speech? i like this one for myself.

not having a good day? :c

picking up a hobby can relax you during the school year!!

seriously just please try to relax ily

take your mind off of it

tips on self-love

when to go to sleep/wake up

working out is a total stress-buster.

Misc resources:

download free books

express yourself with make-up 

Hobbies masterpost

I fucking love to study to this.

please remember this.

Sick ass movie listI have more but, this is a school one so message me for more.

Sites to help you not get distracted with other sites. (Mac)(PC)

Various ways to where a scarf

What’s the fucking weather

Motivation:

earn a cute kitten picture after writing

how to get motivated

Procrastinator? 

Music/Sound:

calm/nature sounds

chill playlist

coffee shop blues

coffee shop sounds

concentration playlist

relaxation

study playlist

4hours of classical music

School resources:

An already typed essay at your fingertips(type the subject and press random stuff and an essay forms. TO KIND OF HELP)

bibliography maker

educational links fucking galore

my favorite tutoring website

online ruler

pull an all nighter but do well on your exam

Social media citing

study like a college kid

Time Management

Psychology Lectures by a Professor from Yale University

Stress relief:

Calm

compliments generator

how long to nap

go to a quiet place

learn more about anxiety.

panic and anxiety information masterpost

Relaxation techniques

Stress Analyst

the thoughts room

take a guided relaxation

yoga poses

Studying/school help:

English/History:

Best place to get help for English

essay structure guide

essay writing help

free microsoft word alternative

Grammar and spell checker

Graphic Essay Organizer

Help on reading/researching

Make a kick ass essay

Masterpost of writing software

microsoft word equivalent

more essay writing help

On books you you don’t want to read

Tip of my tongue

Foreign Languages:

Learn, Spanish, French, English, Portuguese, German, Italian

Geography:

learn geography

Math/Science:

calculators (includes graphing, geometric, stats etc)

College/high school Chemistry notes

math problem solver (2)

Periodic Table

Thinking/memorizing

This is the math god

Study Needs:

Answers to the textbook

Beneficial studying tips

Crash course in any subject with John Green

Free Educational resources for anyone and everyone 

help in a ton of subjects

Helps you in any subject

homework help

how to google

how to study, Study guide

finals survival guide

improve your studying skills

Learning Websites Masterpage

Looking for a word

make flash cards

One of the best learning websites

Scholarpedia

Tips before/during an exam

Tips on Exams

TIPS:

Remember that today’s day in age is different from how it was back then. So don’t stress about school too much.High school students today have the anxiety of what a mental patient in the insane asylum had in the 50s. Here’s also a thing to show how times have changed.

Prioritize. List what needs to get done first and when. Sometimes getting the bigger/harder tasks is easier than conquering the smaller/easier tasks.

Set times when certain projects need to be done and stick to that deadline.

Turn your phone off or give it to your parents while doing work/studying. I know that we live in the age of technology and literally everything is at the touch of our fingertips. Honestly though you can wait on what your favorite celebrity has to say or if your crush liked your instagram photo. You’ll be more involved in that than you are into your work.

If you have trouble in a certain subject and there is no assigned seating, take advantage of the front. I guarantee you’ll learn more.

Ask your teacher what exactly you’ll need to know. If you’re taking notes during the year, write in the margins whether or not it will be tested. It will be easier to know what you will be tested on.

Save your exams. Half the time your teachers use the same questions (or questions similar) from your exams on your midterms or finals.

Don’t try to do homework straight afterschool if you can’t, despite what everyone says. Give yourself an hour, and try to get some exercise in. I find it stops me getting bored of sitting down. Not to mention helps me concentrate better.

Don’t just read the material, write it, draw it, recite it, quiz yourself on it! Until you have the material down.

Join clubs, sports, or organizations! You’re guaranteed to find friends in there. You’ll already have common interests. Start with that and go with the flow.

College kids: If you don’t have assigned seating, and you have been sitting in the same seat for 2 weeks. That is you assigned seat now. Don’t move or you’ll screw everyone up and they will hate you.

Color code things, such as your notes. If you want to see how I color code my notes message me and I’ll be happy to show you. 

Be kind to one another.

I hope that helps!

Best,

Lena

types of students: times of day

2am: neon lights, big dreams, phone notifications on, life plans in a journal, random burst of productivity, quiet unless with friends, poetry, working hard for something and achieving it

6am: studying with friends, pastel aesthetic, empty coffee shops, plant pots, expensive highlighters, bullet journaling, english class, finishing assignments on time, croissants

9am: motivational speeches, coffee supply that could last a year, full face of make-up, political science, perfectionism, trying your very best at everything, studying all days, hard work, ap classes

1pm: drinking tea, healthy snacks, study group, procrastination, scrolling studyblr, cute pajamas, easy a’s, philosophical conversations, getting distracted, lots of motivation, a bit lost, undecided major

3pm: after-school activities, one specific dream college, appreciating the aesthetic, reaching your goals, student council president, becoming friends with teachers, smiling in the hardest of times, studyspo pictures

7pm: messy handwriting, doodles on the paper, always looking your best, bold lipstick, scattered ideas, dark skies, tumblr in class, always the first to apologize after an argument, sweet voice, good heart

12pm: physical textbooks, libraries, campus marble walls, slow burn romance, reminiscing of what could have been, cries over bad grades, old soul, vintage

hello hello can you please rec humor fics :D the funniest wolfstar fics you've ever read!

Abner of Astlegate’s Most Splendid Pox by sheafrotherdon

Accidental Mastermind by lorax

All Kidding Aside by Kihin Ranno

Cliche #5 by rageprufrock

Curse of the Mistletoe by brighty18

The Firewhiskey Incident by Lady Bracknell

For Whom the Pants Toll by lorax

The Great Golden Gormless Worm of Flobber by sheafrotherdon

Late One December Night by klena

Like That by The Hallowed Cat

The Right Idea by CrazieDasie

The Shoebox Project by dorkorific and ladyjaida

Text Talk by merlywhirls

The Unintended by brighty18

Veni Vedi Vici by Nyxty

With Half the Flick and Twice the Magic by sheafrotherdon

Zombie Attack by definewisdom

Could you please suggest some eloquently poised wolfstar fictions on archiveofourown? I just read "June, and Other Natural Disasters" by montparnasse and I loved the way it has been written. Thank you for your assistance and your blog has brightened my days beyond count. Thanks again.

I’ve never seen it phrased “eloquently poised,” but I think I know what you mean. I’d rather give you some good author recs, actually. If you liked montparnasse’s style, I think you’d enjoy the way these authors write, too. I’ll link you to some of my favorites to give you a place to start, but I’d confidently recommend anything these authors have written.

montparnasse : I’d also try Let Nothing You Dismay and Amateur Cartography.

fluorescentgrey : Sex and Dying in High Society and Desperado. 

imochan : We Build Our Own Unfolding and Longsdune.

zambla : Recto Verso and Or, a Portrait of the Mathematician as a Young Man.

berhanes (theyshotmyclown) : A Heart Closing and This Word Lies At The Bottom Of A Lake.

Graduating from high school is bittersweet - on the one hand, you’re leaving a place where all your friends are, where your teachers have helped your intellectual capabilities thrive as much as possible; and on the other hand, you’re entering a new stage of your life, one where you’re expected to be an adult, and one where responsibilities are actually serious. 

Treasure the moments you’re living now, because you’ll never know when they’ll fly by. I regret not doing that. And I regret not reaching out to more people before it was too late. I grew too close to too many people in these last days of high school, which is unfortunate, because the chances of us seeing each other in uni are slim.

Here’s to the future! 

“He was like a painting you wanted to burn so you could finally stop staring at it.”

— Krampuslauf, Holly Black | My True Love Gave to Me