Reblogging For Reference - Blog Posts
My favorite dynamic in both platonic and romantic ships are “we share the braincell” or “they are both very smart until you put them together and then they’re dumbasses.”
Hey. Do you need a hug?
Maybe you’re having a stressful day. Maybe you just need a deep breath. Maybe you just didn’t realize how stressed you are. It’s okay! You deserve love and warmth in your life.
Are you comforted by words?
Here’s an Emergency Compliment
Here are some kind words you can personalize with your name
Here are 15 more emergency compliments
Here is a Self Esteem Boosting Confidence Machine
take a moment - video
believe in yourself - video
Inspiration from Jacksepticeye - PMA
encouragement from Mr. Rogers - video
you are ENOUGH - video
Do you need to hear some pleasant ambient sounds?
How about rain sounds you can customize?
You can listen to a cafe here
or how about a crackling fireplace?
ASMR? Stimming?
Soap cutting ASMR - video
more soap ASMR - video
a 4 hour ASMR video to help with sleep
ASMR face and scalp massage - video
ASMR slime - video
the most satisfying video in the world
more satisfying videos
Lora Zombie speed painting - video
Agnes Cecile speed painting - video
the fastest workers in the world - video
how candy canes are made - video
Mr. Rogers shows how crayons are made - video
How about a game or activity distraction?
Play 2048 here
A whole website of free games!
play chess against a computer
Here are some coloring pages you can do online!
Play Flow online here
here’s a game where you stretch a giraffe’s little neck to give kisses
Learn about the history of life on earth with PBS Eons
Do you need something soothing?
Control the pattern of rain here! (flashing colors warning)
try doing nothing for two minutes
Vent to a stranger online for FREE!
weavesilk, where you can create a soothing pattern
have you ever been to the nicest place on the internet?
watch Bob Ross bring joy to painting - playlist
How about a laugh?
Vines you can show your grandparents
History of the entire world, I guess
History of Japan
Rhett and Link caption fails
Thomas Sanders Vines
The Demented Cartoon Movie (warning for flashing colors)
The ASDF movie 1-11
The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon by Richard Gale (warnings for some bruises and some violence)
Rhett and Link VS Hank Green - SHUT UP AND DANCE
It’s going to be okay. Today may be the worst day of your life - but tomorrow won’t be. Life is a series of ups and downs, and that means there’s going to be good and bad. Drink some water, let yourself cry if you need to, and get a good night’s sleep. You’ll feel better in the morning.
Amazing Nature Phenomenons
ᴋᴀᴡᴀʜ ɪᴊᴇɴ (ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴᴏ) ɪɴᴅᴏɴᴇsɪᴀ
ᴛᴜʀǫᴜᴏɪsᴇ ɪᴄᴇ: ʟᴀᴋᴇ ʙᴀɪᴋᴀʟ-ʀᴜssɪᴀ
sᴜᴘᴇʀᴄᴇʟʟ sᴛᴏʀᴍ
ɢʀᴇᴇɴ ғʟᴀsʜ sᴜɴsᴇᴛ
sɴᴏᴡ ᴄʜɪᴍɴᴇʏ: ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴇʀʙᴜs-ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴀ
sᴋʏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ
sᴛʀɪᴘᴇᴅ ɪᴄᴇʙᴇʀɢs:ᴀɴᴛᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴀ
ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴘɪʟʟᴀʀs
sᴀʟᴀʀ ᴅᴇ ᴜʏᴜɴɪ (ʀᴇғʟᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴅᴇsᴇʀᴛ) ʙᴏʟɪᴠɪᴀ
ᴍᴀᴇʟsᴛʀᴏᴍ
ᴇʏᴇ ᴏғ sᴀʜᴀʀᴀ:ᴍᴀᴜʀɪᴛᴀɴɪᴀ
ғɪʀᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ
ᴘᴏʀᴏʀᴏᴄᴀ (ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴠᴇ) ᴀᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ ʀɪᴠᴇʀ-ʙʀᴀᴢɪʟ
ᴀᴜʀᴏʀᴀ ʙᴏʀᴇᴀʟɪs
ɢʀᴇᴀᴛ ʙʟᴜᴇ ʜᴏʟᴇ:ʙᴇʟɪᴢᴇ
ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴇᴜᴄᴀʟʏᴘᴛᴜs ᴛʀᴇᴇs
sᴛᴏɴᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛ:ᴍᴀᴅᴀɢᴀsᴄᴀʀ
ᴄᴀᴛᴀᴛᴜᴍʙᴏ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ (ɴᴇᴠᴇʀᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴛᴏʀᴍ) ᴠᴇɴᴇᴢᴜᴇʟᴀ
ᴍᴀᴍᴍᴀᴛᴜs ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ
ᴜɴᴅᴇʀᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴄʀᴏᴘ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇs
ʙɪᴏʟᴜᴍɪɴᴇsᴄᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀᴠᴇs
ᴍᴏʀɴɪɴɢ ɢʟᴏʀʏ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
ᴠᴏʟᴄᴀɴɪᴄ ʟɪɢʜᴛɪɴɢ
ɴᴀᴄʀᴇᴏᴜs ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅs
ʀᴀɪɴʙᴏᴡ ᴍᴏᴜɴᴛᴀɪɴs:ᴄʜɪɴᴀ
ʟᴇɴᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ᴄʟᴏᴜᴅ
So you want to make an OC?: A Masterpost of Ways to Create, Develop, and Make Good OCs!
i made this masterpost in hopes that it helps you in making your own OCs ah;; it can also apply to developing RP characters i suppose! if you’d like to add more resources then go for it sugar pea (´ヮ`)!
How to Write Better OCs:
basic tips on how to make your oc even better
tragic backstory? learn how to write one/make yours great
writing specific characters
a wordier, great guide on how to develop your character
kick out those vague descriptions and make them AWESOME
Character Development:
how to actually make an OC
Q&A (to develop characters)
more Q&As
giving your character a backstory
how to write an attractive character
Diversity
adding more racial diversity
avoiding tokenism, AKA, how to add diversity to your cast not just because you “need” it
writing sexuality and gender expression (doesnt include non binary, if you have a good ref to that, please add on!)
masterpost on writing more diversity into your story
cultures of the world
guides to drawing different ethnicities (not just a great art reference, but also really helpful in appearance descriptions!)
Mary Sue/Gary Stu
Test to see if your character is a Sue
Explains subdivisions of Sues/Stus
Powerful Characters Don’t Have to Be Sues
Villains
villain generator
need an evil sounding name for your evil character? bam
villain archetypes
what’s your villain’s motive for being a villain?
Relationships
character perceptions (What your character thinks of themselves and what others think of them)
how to write strong relationships between two characters
8 ways to write better characters and develop their relationships with others
OCxLove Interest Handbook
develop your couple with good ol’ Q&A!
how to write realistic relationships
how to write relatives for your characters (this is more OC related to a canon character, but will help in writing family members in general)
ARCHETYPES
12 common archetypes
8 archetypes for male/female characters
female archetypes (goes pretty indepth from two main categories)
a list of archetypes
NAMES
how to name your character
random name generator
most common surnames
surnames by ethnicity
APPEARANCE
tips for better design
basic appearance generator
pinterest board for character design (includes NSFW and images of skeletons/exposed muscle (?) so tread carefully!)
clothing ref masterpost
DETAILS
give your character better powers
a list of professions
proactive vs reactive characters
positive and negative traits
interest generator
skills generator
motivation generator
123 ideas for character flaws
list of phobias
again, this is to help inspire you or help establish your OCs! i hope you get a lot of info and help from this ahh ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ
I need johnlock ao3 recs so if you have or know fics with one of the following hmu: (10k+ words preferred but tbh I don't mind too much)
mutual pining - friends to lovers - fake dating au - coffee shop au - preferably pre-s4 until I rewatch - really soft or angsty smut - friends with benefits to lovers - miscommunication - LONG ASS SLOW BURN - being scared to admit feelings - one bed 👁 - stripper au - the longer the fic is the better - did I mention slow burn
also
if any of you were on Wattpad circa 2014/2015 and remember the name of that fic where Sherlock and John text each other by accident as strangers or whatever and end up in love (I think this also had a trailer on YouTube and poss some drama tbh lol) PLEASE hit me up bc I wanna reread it
thanks gang ily!