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A comma splice walks into a bar, it has a drink and then leaves.

A question mark walks into a bar?

Two quotation marks “Walk into” a bar.

A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to drink.

The bar was walked into by a passive voice.

Three intransitive verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They drink. They leave.

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SEND ME POKEMON

Luvdisc: I love your blog

Alomomola: I love you platonically

Jynx: I love you romantically

Smoochum: I want to kiss you

Swablu: I want to hug you

Nidoqueen: I want to date you

Nidoking: I want to battle you

Ninetales: You’re beautiful

Wooper: You make me smile

Alakazam: You’re really smart

Plusle: You’re an amazing friend

Minun: I wish I was your friend

Lopunny: You’re sexy

Scolipede: I don't like you

Smeargle: I love your art

Unown: I love your writing

Meloetta: I love your music

Cubchoo: You’re gross

Swirlix: You’re really sweet

Eevee: You’re one of my favourite people

Sylveon: You’re my best friend

Arceus: I worship you

Togekiss: I think you’re a great optimist

Phantump: I think you’re a great pessimist

Pichu: You’re really cute

Shaymin: I am grateful to know you

Metagross: I want to get to know you more

Dwebble: I wish I could talk to you but am too shy

Darkrai: You’re my worst nightmare

Exploud: You scare me

Bibarel: You’re silly

Audino: You make me blush

Absol: Your blog is a disaster

Slowking: You’re wise

Zoroark: You should post more pictures of yourself

Porygon: You should post more

I love Pokémon! Send me a Pokémon😘

[flexes muscles] done with the lines

This is a wonderful idea. Thank you to the both of you for creating a great place to spread even more love in the fandom.

What is choicesspotlight?

Choicesspotlight is a blog, made by @aryn-choices and @faded-hero for all the new blogs in the choices fandom, that have a hard time to get noticed.

What are the guidelines?

The only thing we need is »

An ask with the following things:

▫️URL of the blog

▫️A small description of your creations (fanfic, fanart, theories, icons etc.)

▫️And your favorite books

If someone else wants to give you a shout out, we’ll only need the URL in an ask and will do the rest!

I personally have no issues with the LH MCs. Although I feel that is partly due to the fact that I have chosen a different MC for the three stories they have been used in. I suppose PB is hoping that that is what most players will do, which is a bit silly if so. So I can completely understand that it is annoying and repetitive for players who chose MCs that reflect themselves. I can only hope that as the company continues to grow, they are able/willing to afford/hire artists to create unique sprites for every new series going forward.

Sent by anonymous

‘I don’t understand all the hate for the lovehacks faces. Yeah, they’re overused at this point and I’d much prefer new ones, but honestly they look a lot better than the ilitw, hss, or rcd faces.’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

I want an Eevee 😢

Last night I dreamed I unlocked a super secret mode in DA:I that let me play through the story as Cassandra.

Listen here kiddo

when I was 14 I worked in a grocery store and one day I got to bag Stephen King’s groceries and of course, being the little horror fiction nerd I am I was completely starstruck

I think he thought I was gonna ask for an autograph because I was not even lowkey staring I was full on moon-faced and bouncing and he kept looking over at me hesitantly like aw jeez kid fuck off

anyways I finally managed to squeak out that I was a huge fan and asked for advice on writing, “how do I write as well as you do?” in my horrible thick German accent and broken ass English and he gave me the best writing advice I have ever received

“shit kid, stop worrying about how other people do it and just write your story”

14 years later my wife and I nearly hit him with our car because he was jaywalking

Wow, I can personally relate to just about every single example. I am so happy to know I am not alone.

Auditory Processing Problems

• *someone says something* “what?” *repeats themselves* “sorry?” *repeats themselves again* “pardon?”

•"hey, y'see the red thing at the top of the shelf, will you get it?“ “Sorry, what?” “On the sh-” “oh yeah sure, I’ll get it.”

•*doesn’t hear teacher because someone’s pen is making a scratchy sound at the back of the room*

•*replays video 10 ten times to figure out what they’re saying*

•teachers asking, “why do you always stop writing in the middle of a sentence, just write down whatever I’m saying,” followed by the response, “I’m just processing it,” rebuked by, “we’ll stop processing it and just write.”

•*gets really focused on staring out the window and goes through four songs without hearing a single on*

See what your followers think!

BLACK = I would date you. GREEN = I think you’re cute. BLUE = You are my tumblr crush. GREY = I wish you would notice me. PURPLE = I don’t talk to you but I really love your blog. TEAL = We have a lot in common. YELLOW = I don’t know you at all. ORANGE = I don’t like your blog. BROWN = I don’t like you. PINK = I think you are unattractive. RED = I hate you with a burning passion. WHITE = You scare me. RAINBOW = BED PLZ. SCARLET = You have influenced my decision/thoughts on something. MAROON = You taught me something new. CINNAMON = You’re a really cool person and admire you from afar. PERIWINKLE = You make me laugh MAUVE = You are really talented BLUSH = Seeing you on my dash makes my day a little better. CYAN = We have very little in common THISTLE = I only just started following you INDIGO = I’ve been following you for a long time FUCHSIA = Your blog content is gold COPPER = Your blog content is trash (and I love it) VERMILION = You make me feel passionate HONEYDEW = I want to call you by a nickname LAVENDER = You inspire me CORAL = You’re a meme UMBER = I want to know more about you FORGET-ME-NOT = You remind me of somebody RAZZMATAZZ = I would share my favorite food with you ARSENIC = I don’t know how to describe the way I feel about you WINE = You make me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym class SAFFRON = I love your ideas TIMBERWOLF = I trust you FALLOW = I want to run through the Northern wilderness barefoot with you PLUM = I’d like to chat with you TANGERINE = I love your aesthetic SAGE = You make me cry CRIMSON = We should collaborate on something! VIRIDIAN = I wanna hang out on your blog CHARTREUSE = You’re my homie BURGUNDY = I get excited when I see posts from you

Agreed. Plus there are no details about the specific job itself. It could just be a management job. I was considered a manager when I got my first supervisor position. I highly doubt she is the store manager.

Sent by anonymous

‘i wish the freshman/the sophomore was more realistic. like today’s chapter, becca’s been working at uskea for, like, what? three months, tops? and she just lands the management position just like that. realism, who? it’s her very first job and she has no prior work experience, and yet? like, i get she’s been working hard to be a good employee, but that alone isn’t going to get you a management position after only three months (at most). it’s not that i want characters to suffer unnecessarily or anything, but i would like there to be some realistic consequences within this universe of rose petals and conveniences. i feel like it would have been better for becca to not get the management job, because that’s what would have actually happened irl in most situations, and i think it would help her realize even more that sometimes life just doesn’t go the way we want it, and sometimes it’s disappointing, but that we can still carry on and do our best in spite of that. but instead it feels like becca’s life lessons ring kind of hollow because everyone in the freshman sophomore universe always gets what they want in the end, they always win, they’re always deliriously happy and never disappointed and it’s just not realistic. again, i’m not saying i want everyone to suddenly suffer or only be ravaged with pain consequence after painful consequence, but it’s a bit too perfect of a world for the tfts cast, and it reads kind of boring and trite sometimes.’

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

@lovearyn But if I exercise too much and obtain looks that could kill then... 🤔

Legally Blonde (2001) Dir. Robert Luketic

You do what you hate to survive during a blight. No judgements here.

What if the fade being ripped open in da:i has nothing to do with templars and mages but everything to do with those weird side quests in da:o like activating the places of power and watch guard of the reaching and summoning sciences

I mean the warden did a bunch of weird shit in da:o without fully understanding what any of it does

"Always look on the bright side of life." 🎶

merrill, everything is on fire

Wait, hold on. Okay, I can understand if Hero is a made up thing in this universe, but that would mean Endless Summer is as well, right? Which means the Endless Summer gang doesn't go to the same Hartfeld as they do. Which means all secret hopes of Zach having a crush on his upper-classman Diego could never happen. Yo.

bitch don’t we all

Sportscaster Dale Hansen defends student wrestler Mack Beggs and takes a stand against transphobia

That is too relatable.

The most relatable tweet

person: oh you write? are you any good?

me: yeah I guess

also me: he furrowed his brow, his brow furrowed, brow furrowing, his brow knit together, a wrinkle creased his brow, his brow browed browingly, brow—

I had a baby with Shale in camp and I cried.

Gee, I wonder why 😅

Dragon Age Story Generator. @a-shakespearean-in-paris & @kagetsukai thought you’d find this fun!

This just warms my heart. How could this not be canon?

The idea of Cassandra and Dorian being trashy romance novel buddies delights me to no end. 

(Especially if they’re the sort of people who can keep a blank face while reading smut but completely lose it over fluff)

Just like old times

“Nothing Seeker. It was nothing.”

After Adamant. Inspired but this post.

How the setting looks in my head:

How the description comes out on the page:

PSA

I love every fanfiction author on earth !!! Thank you so much for using your own time to provide us with a free(!) story to read that is 10x better than every book I have read put in one!

For long fic writers: Your detailed fics are so amazing and you amaze me every single time with the amount of research and time you have put into your beautiful works! Whether I am looking to kill time or just want something to distract me you have provided me with that, and I am so glad we have writers like you!

For short fic writers: Your fluffy/angsty/smutty/all of the above fics are so nice to read after a long day! When I just need something small because I don’t have the energy for something long, you wrote something for yourself and shared it with us, and I am so glad that we have writers like you!

If you write fluff; Thank you so much! I love reading your self-indulgent fics. They are so sweet and adorable and those characters definitely would do that.

If you write angst; Thank you so much! I love reading your painful fics. I’m always excited to see how it will end and if things will ever get better.

If you write smut; Thank you so much! I love reading your own fantasies(or realities, or just what you chose to write). They make me smile and blush.

If you write romance; Thank you so much! I love reading about my otp falling in love over and over. Even if it is cliché, it’s also unique and I’m still  surprised each time.

If you write about platonic relationships; Thank you so much! I love reading about my favorite best friends and siblings. You bring something not often seen and your courage is amazing.

If you write crack; Thank you so much! I love reading your random fics. They make me laugh time and time again and even if they are weird and ooc, they are amazing too.

If you write anything else; THANK YOU SO MUCH! Whatever it is you write, it is amazing and I love it. 

I know my singular opinion doesn’t mean much when there are millions of people on this earth, but I want it to be heard!

I LOVE FANFICION WRITERS. YA’LL ARE THE REAL MVPS.

Indeed it is. However I believe it would be worth it to take the time to catch up. It is a pretty fun story.

Sent by anonymous

POST/CONFESSIONS DO NOT REFLECT THE MOD’S PERSONAL OPINIONS!

I also often feel the emotions my characters are going through.

things writers can (probably) relate to

-making the facial expression your character’s making and trying to describe it

-writing entire scenes in your head as you shower and not remembering most of it by the time you get to your computer

-deciding you can’t do something you’ve been looking forward to until you write what you told yourself you were going to write, resulting in you laying in your bed doing nothing

-having two completely different ideas for your story to go in and both seem equally good but you can’t do both and you also can’t choose

-having docs with stories you know you’ll never finish but not deleting them anyway, even if they’re only a couple sentences long

-getting random bursts of productivity that could go towards homework or cleaning your room or writing and you know you’ll only be able to do one

-getting inspiration from the most random things

-writing at inopportune times because a perfect line or dialogue just popped into your head and you have to get it down before you forget it

-“what are you writing?” “……..a story”

- “what do you want to do when you grow up?” “uunnghnnggguughhhhh”

-reveling in the embarrassment you put your characters through

Y’all I need to make a decision that quite literally will change the course of my life for the next 8 years /srs

I’m indecisive so I’m asking for the opinion of the people. Answer based off vibes

Thanks to @ladyliliana for tagging me! (And sorry for not getting back to you, I want to and I will! I am just a mess). 

Writing tag game

1. If you could go to one of your OC’s bachelor/bachelorette party, which would you choose? (also: who would have the wildest one?)

I would probably want to go to Soufre’s. She’s happy and fun and would make sure everyone had a great time without getting too crazy.  The wildest one would definitely be Copper, simply because he does not know the word ‘moderation’, nor can he handle his drink half as well as he thinks he does. 

2. What’s your favourite time of day to write?

I usually write whenever, in between other tasks. But if I have time, I prefer early afternoon, when I am well-rested and have a long day in front of me. 

3. What’s your favourite relationship in your WIP? (platonic or romantic)

In Elementary, I’d say either Soufre and Zinc or Bismuth and Fer. Soufre and Zinc are the most lovely and healthy couple I’ve ever written and I make it a point to have them stay that way the entire course of the story (their relationship is not the main focus anyway, they just love and support each other in the background). Bismuth and Fer are best friends and the ultimate raincloud-and-sunshine relationship. The will sit by the fire endless hours in the evenings and just talk. All the other Elements have grown used to falling asleep with their voices in the background. 

In Waterwegen, I love Paco and Mikel, who are two rowdy eleven year old boys that will literally follow each other to the end of the world (and steal each other’s ice-cream cones). I also love Josepe and Alba, father and daughter, because there is a lot wrong and complicated between them, but they try their best and they are fascinating to write. 

4. How far are you into your WIP?

About 1/4 for Elementary, and at the start of Waterwegen. I am trying! 

5. If you were stuck in a broken elevator for twelve hours, which OC would you choose to be stuck in there with you? (note: you have to be in there for the twelve hours. no Houdini escape)

Mercury! Clever, funny, passionate, into philosophy and art and with no qualms to talk hours on end. 

6. What’s your favourite colour?

All shades of blue. 

7. Where would one of your OCs propose to the other? (if this question isn’t up your alley, replace “propose to” with “surprise attack hug”)

Since I’ve already talked about their relationship: if Zinc was to propose to Soufre, he would do it in a clearing in the woods that he knows. He has collected wildflowers there before, to give it to her. 

Also, Soufre might surprise him and propose instead! She would do it on a normal evening, by the fire, surrounded by all of their friends. She’d love to see his surprise turn into excitement, and she would want to make him blush. 

(Zinc will definitely cry in either scenario).  

8. Which OC is most like you?

Probably my main character, Tungsten, because he is always conflicted between his fear of new people and the big world, and his longing to explore. He is scared of opening up but he craves his own found family. He is timid, but he still wants to be on stage. He is always fighting himself.  

9. Do you prefer writing with ambient noise, music (if so, with or without lyrics), or in silence?

Depends on my mood. I usually write with either soundtracks in the background (preferably fantasy ones), classical music or one song on repeat. Because I tend to read my work out loud, I also often work in silence. 

10. If you suddenly got the power of teleportation, where in the world would you go first?

I’d love to explore Sumatra and Java, or visit my friend in New Zealand!