HNGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH GUYS. GUYS PLEASE HELP. IM GONNA CRASH OUT OH MY GOD

WHAT. FUCKING. VIDEO IS THIS FROM. I JUST WANT TO WATCH THE SILLY BRITISH DUDE BUT I CANT FIND THE VIDEO AND IVE SPENT LIKE 15 MINUTES ALREADY TRYING TO FIND IT 😭🙏🙏

WAIT I WANNA KNOW IF YOU FIND IT TAG ME

omg he's cute he reminds me of a friend I had. he looks so silly if you find it tag me too >.<

I love donburi.

am a big fan of rice and stuff also

tyvm @tryskomys for the tag (:

add a song for each letter of your username and tag as many people as there are letters

m - milk and honey by nick drake

o - only people by john lennon

s - suspended in gaffa by kate bush

s - sound and vision by david bowie

d - dreams by the cranberries

e - everyday people by sly & the family stone

m - money by pink floyd

o - out in the street by the who

@vosshgrey @mylonghairedladyy @heliosophyyy @ericidle @univer-salll @piranesies @saints-diary @marnigritaz

T - This Love TV by Taylor Swift

H - Haunted by Taylor Swift

E - Eyes Open by (you guessed it) Taylor Swift

D - Dancing With Our Hands Tied

O - Only Time by Enya

G - Getaway Car by TS

B - Better Man by TS

A - Anywhere Is by Enya

R - Remedy by Adele

D - Diamonds by Rihanna

@smorose @everasolace @do--not--you-dare @cecil-speaks @gay-melanistic-fox-offical @alpheiaa @skeletal-spire-man-aka-overfit @learningtoliveanddream11 @lightsabersandbluecookies @velvetinerabb1t

Reblog if you want to! Merry Christmas!!

S - Shia Labeouf - Rob Cantor

M - Me and U(FO) by Louie Zong

O - Outrunning Karma - Alec Benjamin

R - Riptide - grandson

O - Objection Funk - iteachvader

S - Ship in a Bottle - Fin Argus

E - Enemy - Arcane

@venusfe-art @vellichor-lover @toadslug @juggernaut-main @eldest-daughter-syndrome @strangelttlecat

*looks at my url in fear* oh this could take a while lol

E- Eye if the Storm- Katherine Lynn-Rose

L- La Da Dee- Cody Simpson

D- Dead Mom- Beetlejuice

E- Evelyn Evelyn

S- Shadow- Livingston

T- That Would Be Enough - Hamilton

T- Turn it Down- Or3o

D- Drive- Chris McCarrell

A- As The World Caves In- Sarah Cothran

U- Underground- Cody Fry

G- Guns and Ships- Hamilton

H- her- JVKE

T- The Greatest Show- The Greatest Showman

E- Evermore- Beauty and the Beast

R- Remember Me- Coco

S- Soldier, Poet, King- The Oh Hellos

Y- Yorktown (The World Turned Upside Down)- Hamilton

N- No Longer You- Jorge Rivera-Herrans

D- Demons- Imagine Dragons

R- Ready As I’ll Ever Be- Varían

O- On My Way- Phil Collins

M- Meet Me Inside- Hamilton

E- only hopE- One Voice Children’s Choir (I’m tired and ran out of E songs)

do I even have enough moots for this XD

@smorose @lunamilliesapphire @quoththewarlock @blupeeblep @loftwingofcrimson @m1l0-l34f @tax-evad3r @expysudema-photography @theloverislost @feed-your-dragons @quillaphoenix @gone-crabbing @baltdev @motrothi-likesandsuch @onlypartiallysane @beth-unico-offical @that-one-idiot-11 @andimissmylovergirl @danatlanwrites @ravyronna @myhusbandsasemni

woah ty for tag lets see if this is acheiveable!!

a - archie, marry me by alvvays

n - notion by the rare occaisions

d - dreams by the cranberries

i - i, carrion (icarion) by hozier

m - marry me archie

i - ingydae by adrianne lenker

s - silver soul by beach house

s - simulation swarm by big thief

m - merry christmas, please don't call by bleachers

y - you love me by kimya dawson

l - listen to the birds by sydney rose

o - ocean sounds by amelie farren

v - voyager by boy genius

e- every girl gets her wish by saint avangeline

r - roadkill by solya

g - good luck, babe by chappell roan

i - iris by the goo goo dolls

r - risk by lace

l - letter to my 13 year old self by laufey

wow that took a hot minute!!

ok 19 moots, go!!

@obsessive-procrastinator @redwinesupanover @thatfantasynerd @your-local-book-hoarder @genderenaissance @the-broken-stargazer @blackmercure @elinora-myosotis @corviddionysus777 @coquette-maul @suasidol @l0velyly @journal-of-janus @gracious-midnight @theklutzycrow @marigold-solis-harp-player @thatonecoveyin12

Jeje i did this last week so for funsies i'm forbiding myself from repeating songs

M - Mirada De Nylon by El Cuarteto De Nos

Y - Yo Te Dire by Miranda!

O - Out Of Control by She Wants Revenge

S - Si Tu Me Quisieras by Mon Laferte

O - Ode To My Family by The Cranberries

T - Touch-Tone Telephone by Lemon Demon

I - Innuendo by Queen

S - Slipping Through My Fingers by Abba

-

E - Ella Usó Mi Cabeza Como Un Revólver by Soda Stereo

L - Little Wonder by David Bowie

I - I Don't Smoke by Mitski

N - No Me Arrepiento De Este Amor by Gilda

O - One Hundred Years by The Cure

R - Raros Peinados Nuevos by Charly García

A - A Letter To Elise by The Cure

Damn, as many people as there are letters. Sorry if any of you got tagged twice

@aynnhaii @engag3d @sobekettemsa7 @the-aerispace @moss4brains @mossysjournal @stup1dvoid @grapekn1ght @discovampyr @sm1l3ee @an-theduckin @two4mirth @finxeydav @cinderx3 @voidbeau

Anyone's free to join tho! (And also to the people i tagged, you're in no way froced to do this)

thanks for the tag :-D

e- early grave by cask

n- neon from cinderellas castle (starkid)

g- grass by XTC

a- andrew in drag by the magnetic fields

g- guys are gross by that handsome devil

3- 32 footsteps by they might be giants

d- doing this from spies are forever (tin can bros)

@kairithemang0-fm @that-bookworm-bitch @thestarsabove00 @the-thalibelia @teds-awesome-doodles @finnthepartyboy @weoponizedautism

feel free to ignore yall have some long usernames /pos

oooh ok I can try

f- Forty Six & 2 by TOOL

i-Inevitable from TGWDLM

N- Nerdy Prudes Must Die from NPMD

n-Now (it’s just the gas) from Little Shop of Horrors

t- Tonight by And One

H- Harvey by Her’s

E-Electrocution by And One

p-Playing Dead by And One

a- Absolution by Ghost

r- Rachel by She Wants Revenge

T-Take Some More by And One

Y- Year Zero by Ghost

B- Beautiful One by The Cardigans

o- Only Your Dreams by And One

y-Your New Cuckoo by The Cardigans

15 people????? Yeahhh I don’t think I can do that

@onyx-plutos-moon , @mentallyillmindmeld , @literal-m0nster , @pinkiestofpeaches , @blood-gutz-goreee , @frongle444

eughhh I did about half that counts for something , I just got too many letters in my name!

Kill me, why is my username so long

O - Once We Get Up There from Hazbin Hotel Season 2

N - Naked In Manhattan by Chappell Roan

Y - Young Volcanoes by Fall Out Boy

X - ?????????????????? No

P - Passionfruit by Chrissy Chlapecka

L - Love Is Embarrassing by Olivia Rodrigo

U - Umbrella by Rhianna

T - The One Who Gets To Cry by Chrissy Chlapecka

O - One Step Ahead from Spies Are Forever

S - Spies Are Forever from Spies Are Forever

M - Moonlight Sunrise by TWICE

O - Our Doors Are Open from Black Friday

O - Orphaned At Thirty-Three from Twisted

N - Nerdy Prudes Must Die from Nerdy Prudes Must Die

Tags (im not doing that many): @the-maid-of-witchwood @hyper-alicee @shinybogcreature @that-bookworm-bitch @cinderellaenjoyer @woopersuper

oooo this is fun, thanks for the tag

s - so alright, cool, whatever by the happy fits

h - heart attack by cavetown

i - it gets better by bears in trees

n - november by spark bird

y - yours by conan gray

b - bubblegum bitch by marina

o - out in the garden by sophia isella

g - gone by morning by madilyn (elio) mei

c - canary in a coal mine by the crave wives

r - ruin by the amazing devil

e - everything moves by bronze radio return

a - against the kitchen floor by will wood

t - tough kid by daisy the great

u - unsweetened lemonade by amelie farren

r - real men by mitski

e - exhausted by chloe moriondo

no way I'm tagging 16 people but uhh @freak-went-void @thepearlinsidetheclamanda (lol good luck) @rake-rattrap @virgilzies @darling--marie

ooh yay

v - vincent by car seat headrest

i - incapable of regret by rasputina

r - rolling out the red carpet by hail the sun

g - gethsemane by car seat headrest

i - i'm not getting excited by the beths

l - laments by hop along

z - zombie by the cranberries

i - identity tokens by rasputina

e - early sunsets over monroeville by my chemical romance

s - sweet cis teen by dazey & the scouts

tagging my mutuals @rradarman @reyisodd @adernausglas @o-cosmo-o @darling--marie

hmmm this is hard

o - outlook by the front bottoms

c - california kids by weezer

o - override by yoshida yasei

s - step on me by the cardigans

m - my september by nastyona

o - one way or another by blondie

o - our love is god from heathers

@web0fdreams @lilic0211 @mike-freak-wheeler @bluemeetsyellowblahblah7437 @meepmorp1232 @willfreakbyers @nupkinssnoop

sorry if i forgot any moots because i definitely missed some good ones

dear god okay

m- Michale in the bathroom

I- its only sex by carseat headrest

k-kill all your friends by my chemical romance

e-eat by Finn wolfhard

f- family line by Conan gray

r- romance is boring by los campesinos!

e- everywhere, everything by Noah Kahn

a- au revoir (adios) by the front bottoms

k- kill the director by the wombats

w- wet by dazed and the scouts

h- hammerhead by Penelope Scott

e- everything I own by the front bottoms

e- everytown there's a darling by Finn wolfhard

l- lonely eyes by the front bottoms

e- entropy(2014 original) by awkward marina

r- Rhode Island by the front bottoms

im not tagging this shit oh my god I don't think I can even remember that many peoples urls. this took so long

oooooooooooooooooooooo boy

f- Family Line by Conan Gray

l- Let Me Down Slowly by Alec Benjamin

e- everything I wanted by Billie Eilish

w- WILDFLOWER by Billie Eilish

l- lovely by Billie Eilish and Khalid

i- i love you by Billie Eilish

k- K. by Cigarettes After Sex

e- End of Beginning by Djo

a- All You Wanna Do by Samantha Pauly

m- meet the grahams by Kendrick Lamar

o- Only Tea by Jeremy Jordan, Noah J. Ricketts, and the Cast of GG

t- TV by Billie Eilish

h- Hayloft ll by Mother Mother

t- that way by Tate McRae

o- obsessed by Olivia Rodrigo

y- Yellow by Coldplay

o- Only Girl by Rihanna

u- Upside Down by Diana Ross

s- Sunlight by Hozier

u- Umbrella by Rihanna

n- No Time To Die by Billie Eilish

l- LABOUR-the cacophany by Paris Paloma

i- Indigo by Sam Barber and Avery Anna

g- greedy by Tate McRae

h- Heather by Conan Gray

t- The 30th by Billie Eilish

JESUS I AM NOT TAGGING 24 MOOTS IDK IF I EVEN HAVE THAT MUCH

@my-little-universes @suolli @tbiggestman @mentally-tori-261 @tlockish @d3ardaught3r @lavendertortoise12 @fosilizd @percyjacksonaholic @colourobserver @madislament @ellzsbananas @kitkat-moon-flameflower @wckd-tommy @arctwmr @just-a-girl-who-loves-tmr @ultimategazer @extremebookreader @poorlythoughtoutdescisions + everyone else I forgot Im sorryyyyy

aww thanks for the tag!!

l - little wolf by jorge rivera-herrans, epic the musical

a - astronomy by conan gray

v - vox populi by jeremy jordan, christian borle, hazbin hotel

e - ever after by MICO, eaJ

n - number one rockstar by dayoung

d - dream come true by freya skye, malachi barton, zombies 4

e - easy by stephanie beatriz, erika henningson, hazbin hotel

r - religion by ella red

t - the room where it happens by hamilton cast

o - odysseus by jorge rivera-herrnas, epic the musical

r - royal we by janani k. jha

t - the woods by lydia the bard

o - open arms by jorge rivera-herrans, epic the musical

i - i like you best by ella red

s - silent treatment by freya skye

e - ex's and oh's by elle king

Ok uh 16 people-

@clauloves5sosandgays @mayawithany @a-dam-tris-prior-fan @wallyblack1925 @wool-and-writing @melinamayhem @starsndaggers @skiier-girl @your-fav-idiot-lesbian @crypticgoose2854 @cate7official @crowsndbugs @odetoatropa @lettersfromkleio @bubble-official @escaramelo + all my other moots and open tags <3

tyy for the tag! this was sm fun!!

l - let down by radiohead

e - end of the world by searows

t - tempest by ethel cain

t - the view between villages by noah kahan

e - everytime by ethel cain

r - ramona by sabrina sterling

s - sun bleached flies by ethel cain

f - fable by gigi perez

r - radio towers by ethel cain

o - older by searows

m - marble arch by erin lecourt

k - keep the rain by searows

l - lovebomb by nessa barrett

e - everywhere everything by noah kahan

i - i, carrion (icarian) by hozier

o - once upon a dream by lana del rey

i do not have 16 moots lmao so ill do what i got

@odetoatropa @yourshiningautumnoceancrashing @coffeestainedstars @farikiyu + open tags <3

omg.... I DO NOT HAVE 30 MOOTS TO TAG BUT OMG giggles i get to do loadds of songs. PLAYLIST

y you gotta die sometime - andrew rannells (from falsettos)

o our house - crosby

u urami tsurami kiwami - official hige dandism

r revolution 1 - the beatles

s silver springs - fleetwood mac

h hopelessly devoted to you - olivia newton-john (from grease)

i in the aeroplane over the sea - neutral milk hotel

n never ending story - iu

i i'm not a loser - gavin lee (from spongebob squarepants)

n nichijo - official hige dandism

g galaxy - bol4

a afternoon - molly gordon (from alice by heart)

u unloveable - the smiths

t the mess inside - the mountain goats

u us and them - pink floyd

m mary - the happy fits

n never far away (prologue) - ablume

o obviously - mcfly

c clay pigeons - michael cera

e epic III - reeve carney (from hadestown)

a american pie - don mclean

n nanobots - they might be giants

c clarinet concerto - copland / richard stoltzam(next time you are doing chores or smth PLEASE listen to this :( its 17 minutes)

r roaring on - cast of the great gatsby (from the great gatsby)

a amoeba - clairo

s smooth operator - sade

h hearing aid - they might be giants

i introit, op./ 6 - gerlad finzi

n nobody's soldier - hozier

g glass onion - the beatles

(i took so long to think of a song with an o..... i've just realised there is another o) omg i thought of one.... AND ITS SO OBVIOUS(ly) KMS

tysm for the tag i had sm funn!! <3

ykw im tagging 30: @atrixtraa @knightmossy @lucasisnotonfire @skibidi-toilet-baku-my-dudes @emotionallymotionsick223 @anything-for-my-moons @sillystary @thesinnergy @fizzy-p0p-347 @throughtheriverofstars @mooonyagedaydream @arikakari @asheseverafter @fictionalsimp09 @sunbleached-hyacinth @muppetfrom0uterspace @yrfavbee @adayyinthelife @imkindasleepdeprived @r0sekiller08 @this-lamb-bites @constantlymusing @darlingmylovethatsmurder @sunnydayyzee @moonyymay @alicemain0541 @midnightmoonstarss @rocknruin @fadedchapters @tormentedstar (if any of you don't want to be tagged in future lmk :) ) + open tags as always

tysm for the tag!!!

T- thoroughfare by Ethel Cain

O- ocean eyes billie Ellish

R- Rhiannon by Fleetwood Mac

M- me& my dog by boygenius

E- eat ur young by hozier

N- nettles by Ethel Cain

T- tolerate it by Taylor swift

E- Eleven eleven by Conan gray

D- dust bowl by Ethel Cain

S- Starman by David Bowie

T- the man with the child in his eyes by Kate bush

A- arabella by arctic monkey

R- rotten apple by Alice In Chains

@aceofprocrastination @throughtheriverofstars @prongsievans @mydearregulus @sofhashyperfixations2 @calcium-is-screaming @tormentedsaint @dolli33 @drivingmeinsan3 @thehyperfixationistlass @ineffablelyqueerwolfstarshipper @alic3-x0xo

Oh no 😭

S. Scylla-jorge riverra herrans

O. Orchastrated, Wet, Verboten-SOFIA ISELLA

F. For You-Tv Girl

H. Hot Gum-SOFIA ISELLA

A. Achilles Come Down-Gang of Youths

S. Safeword-Tv Girl

H. Halley's Comet-Billie Eilish

Y. Yorktown-Hamilton

P. Paper Planes-BoyWithUke

E. Everybody Supports Women-SOFIA ISELLA

R. R U Mine?-Arctic Monkeys

F. Fluorescent Adolescent-Arctic Monkeys

I. Into It-Chse Atlantic

X. Xanny- Billie Eilish

A. Arsonist's Lullabye-Hozier

T. The Walls-Chase Atlantic

I. I'm Yours-Isabel La Rosa

O. Oxytocin-Billie Eilish

N. No Surprises-Radiohead

S. Suffragette City-David Bowie

Open tags cause im lazy

And im bored lol so here we go (i tried to name only taylor swift songs

F- father figure

E– Evermore

A– Afterglow

R– Red

L– london boy

E– exile

S– So long london

S– Stay stay stay

T– The Tortured Poets Department

O– Opalite

R– Ruin the friendship

T– The life of a showgirl

U– untouchable

R- Renegade

E– Elizabeth Taylor

D– Dorothea

P– Paper rings

O– Out of the woods

E– Enchanted

T– The Bolter

ooo okay let's do this

S - Something Comforting (porter robinson)

Y - Year of the Cup (porter robinson)

L - Look at the Sky (porter robinson)

V - Venus (sleeping at found)

I - Is There Really No Happiness (porter robinson)

E - Everything Goes On (porter robinson)

C - Cheerleader (porter robinson)

A - American Pie (don mclean)

L - Look Mom I Can Fly (livingston)

I - Important (the Way I Wrote It) (ian mcconnell)

F - Fellow Feeling (porter robinson)

R - Russian Roulette (porter robinson)

A - Architect (livingston)

G - Get Your Wish (porter robinson)

I - If We Have Each Other (alec benjamin)

L - Last Man Standing (livingston)

I - If You Love Her (forest blakk)

S - Stay Gold (ado)

T - Trying to Feel Alive (porter robinson)

I - It's Always Been You (phil wickham)

C - Chandelier (by sia, covered by ado)

goddamn why did I make my user so long

I don't think I even know enough people to tag that many so open tags!

why is this post completely broken in every way imaginable

Broken notes… deactivated account… removed image….

Finally, we have them all.

In addition: OP’s name is just… gone. No “[insert username]-deactivated[insert a bunch of numbers]” as is the standard for deactivated blogs.

Just the world “deactivated.” Look upon their post, ye mighty, and despair.

It’ll be almost impossible to find this post unless it wanders across your dash.

It wandered across mine. I shall help it travel forward.

As will I.

As will we.

As will I.

As will I.

As will i.

..As will i!

Wizard finds out their chain lightning spell actually find the most efficient route between the targets thus solving the travelling salesman problem. Wizard cannot figure out why this happens or how

i've had this queued for an entire year, the most important holiday we celebrate here in boston HAPPY GREAT MOLASSES FLOOD DAY EVERYBODY

Molasses on my asses

STOP

Molasses in *your* asses

no.

incorrect.

i'm ace

Shocking news: asexuals reported to not have assholes by informant

yep

we shit out our pussy

cause what else would we need it for

Thank you, I’ll make sure to carry this information with me for the rest of my life.

yep

always glad to inform

:)

Queued this

oh god

You will not live down this post, Algae 122

i'm so screwed bro

friends ask weird math girl for textbook recommendations, resulting in undergraduates who just barely know the definition of groups and rings to be hit with Neukirch's Algebraic Number Theory and an engineer who just took their first calc class to meet Axler's Linear Algebra Done Right

there have also been reports of the same girl recommending abstract algebra to high schoolers and introduction to proofs to middle schoolers

Why aren't you also recommending Neukirch to high schoolers :(

wait no yeah weird math girl is 100% in the right here as a someone who started abstract algebra in high school and started doing proofs in 5th grade weird math girl is doing something right

... weird math girl might be me

250 pages of notes on algebraic geometry now written. There is definitely algebra, but it is unclear whether my notes actually contain any geometry. In all seriousness, I think I am close to finishing my general review of commutative algebra so the geometry content should start increasing soon.

hello hi I do not usually reblog super often but I am just starting to learn a little bit of algebraic geometry for the first time (it's very informal, I'm kinda being taught through exploration; like building up the foundations necessary to prove bezout's theorem) and it would be very cool to like. idk

I just realized I don't actually have a question

please yap about algebraic geometry I am deeply curious

GAY

VENUSIC

rb with your sexuality hehehe (yes i finally figured out mine

@not-really-a-conjunction @i-put-the-hyper-in-hyperfixated @cranberry-branflakes @unstable-cucumber @thevalkyrieflies @u-befrended-ze-homschooled-lesbo @squ1dy80 @silly-little-arson-frog-offical @depressedechoes @do--not--you-dare @drinking-the-ocean-in-tiny-sips @girlkissersposts @gay-melanistic-fox-offical @geeky-reader-offical @kerokerrrokerroppi @sunny-omor1 @lightsabersandbluecookies @mjthesilly @lavendertortoise12 @lllaced @no-one-offical @cate7official @caniac-in-chb @purple-dinosaur27 @ithoughtghostsjustfloatedaway @yourl0calqueer @youngjusticerulez +anyone else!!

(gotta look that one up/I'm so happy for you)

LESBOY/BOYSBIAN HEHEHE

@sailormoon167 @lightsabersandbluecookies @winterinkspill @transchuu1stbeliever @sol-sun @ohhallowedhallofdreams + literally anyone who wanna join!!!

I'm omni :333

@chr0nically-b0red @theglitterwarrior

im aroace

@lelethetopicchanger @who-am-i-anyways @walkingmushroom47 @waitingonabook @crowshapedfae @jamiethewriter @buzzycrow @ghostonagravestone @non-alchoholic-tequila @anickyyyy @shinycr0w + OPENNNN

aroace

pan/omni (I DON’T KNOWWWWWW)

@lilynotfound1 @biancanotfound @anincarnationofchaos @axylcalcorcipher @achilles-needs-sleep

+open tags

Something. Idk the names that well. My husband can tell you better than I can.

@anincarnationofchaos @billford-is-cool123 @evyyy77 @psyche-official @loreliemoon

ooh thanks for the tag!

ohhhh godsssss

AHEM *clears throat, taps mic*

we are a

bisexual

demiromantic

demisexual

tragedy

*crowd cheers and applauds, throws roses upon the stage*

*we grin and wave then exit stage right because we like stage right. as we exit, we shout:*

HEY YOU'RE NEXT: @melucia @gingerr-offical @genderfluiddisaster @thedamsolangelofan @ray-ofiight @evyyy77 @library-of-hell @writers-offical and whoever else idk

ok bye bye now i goes

BISEXUAL there are probably like more flavors to it but idgaf

“I don’t do math because I’m gay” “the gays can’t do math” “If I explain math on tumblr I’ll lose my gay card” all of you apologize to Alan Turing right now 

The “+” in LGBTQ+ is for math.

How to Fix Underwriting

1. Slow down at emotionally important moments.

Big emotions need space to land. If a scene feels rushed, pause the plot briefly to show how the moment affects the character.

2. Add reactions, not explanations.

Instead of explaining what a character feels, show it through physical responses, hesitation, or small actions that reveal emotion naturally.

3. Ground every scene in the senses.

If a scene feels thin, add one or two sensory details—sound, texture, smell, or temperature—to make the moment feel lived-in.

4. Let thoughts interrupt action.

A line of internal thought can deepen a scene without slowing it too much. Thoughts show stakes, fear, longing, or conflict beneath the action.

5. Expand consequences, not events.

You don’t need more things to happen—you need to show what matters. Focus on how events change relationships, decisions, or self-perception.

6. Strengthen setting where emotion peaks.

The environment should echo or contrast the emotion of the scene. Setting is not decoration—it’s emotional reinforcement.

7. Add specific details instead of general ones.

Underwriting often relies on vague language. Swap “they argued” for one sharp line of dialogue or a specific breaking point.

8. Let dialogue breathe.

Short dialogue exchanges without pauses can feel flat. Add beats—silence, gestures, interruptions—to give the conversation weight.

9. Show transitions between scenes.

If scenes jump too quickly, readers feel disoriented. A brief transition helps establish time, mood, and emotional continuity.

10. Clarify stakes early in the scene.

If readers don’t know what can be lost, scenes feel empty. Make sure the character wants something specific and fears losing it.

11. Use the “what are they feeling right now?” check.

After each major beat, ask what emotion is dominant in that moment. If it’s missing on the page, the scene is likely underwritten.

12. Expand scenes that feel “too clean.”

If a scene resolves too neatly or quickly, it probably needs more tension. Messy emotions and unresolved feelings add depth.

as someone who's not even sure if she's aro OR ace there is still no such thing as "just friends"

I have so many opinions about this so I'm gonna put this under a cut but if you have time please read it because even though it is a stream of consciousness it is about someone very important to me

Do not attempt to out-malicious-compliance the staff at the malicious compliance conference.

Some dipshit decided to pay the conference fee ($250) in quarters. He handed us a wrapped plastic bag full of loose change. "It's all there," he said with a shit-eating grin, "you can count it."

Oh buddy. We're going to count it. What were you expecting?

At about the time I got to $60, he offered to give us $300 collateral so he could get his badge and go to the conference.

No, bud. You get to watch the most dyscalculic staffer count to a thousand while all your friends go in to the breakfast and find seats for the first talk.

"Ruining someone's day" is the favorite hobby of everyone here. Why would you hand us the perfect opportunity to wreck your shit and think that was an own? Half the con is calling him "Untraceable," the other half is calling him "Quarter Boy" and nobody cares what he says his handle is.

I spent an hour counting that and made him go fetch me baggies to hold it every fifty dollars.

This ended up being a good bonus prank for me too, because when the counting was done I wrapped the bags in gaffer's tape and spent the rest of the day handing it to people very casually while saying "oh here, hold this for a sec" and then watching they weren't ready for the weight (I only did this to people I know well enough to know this wouldn't hurt them).

It's an infosec conference, so it's a weekend in a hotel full of people whose favorite thing is breaking the law and whose second favorite thing is following the letter of the law while cheerfully violating the spirit.

Thank you, that means a lot coming from you, @unyanizedcatboys

found a goofy typo in. my history textbook

they’re talking abt utilitarianism btw in case anyone was interested

IS THAT A REFERENCE TO MY BESTIE ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE I SEE

THE FRENCH GUY WHO CAME TO AMERICA AND WROTE ALL THER EASONS WHY DEMOCRACY SUCKED AND WAS THEN LIKE IT'S STILL BETTER THAN WHATEVER SHIT WE HAVE HERE IN FRANCE

I am normal about alexis de tocqueville I promise