going insane over the prospect of casual intimacy. like taking a bath together and sitting in between their legs while they wash your hair, press soft kisses to your cheek, neck and shoulders. just leaning your head back into the crook of their neck and relaxing as they hold you and trace lines across your skin.
A concept in my head that been rolling around a lot:
Hanahaki, but instead of it being triggered by unrequited love, it's triggered because all the love you have for a person turns inwards because you're too afraid to show it.
So it kills you, not because someone doesn't love you back, but because you don't let it out and all that love you have stored, that could grow into something beautiful, turns on you and turns your insides beautiful.
Love is growth, and without any place for it to grow outside, it grows in. If you confess, reciprocated or not, the disease goes away because it's no longer trapped. It gives self-destruction a new meaning.
50 WORDS TO USE INSTEAD OF “SAID”
Do you ever find yourself over-using the word “said” in your writing? Try using these words/phrases instead:
- stated
- commented
- declared
- spoke
- responded
- voiced
- noted
- uttered
- iterated
- explained
- remarked
- acknowledged
- mentioned
- announced
- shouted
- expressed
- articulated
- exclaimed
- proclaimed
- whispered
- babbled
- observed
- deadpanned
- joked
- hinted
- informed
- coaxed
- offered
- cried
- affirmed
- vocalized
- laughed
- ordered
- suggested
- admitted
- verbalized
- indicated
- confirmed
- apologized
- muttered
- proposed
- chatted
- lied
- rambled
- talked
- pointed out
- blurted out
- chimed in
- brought up
- wondered aloud
(NOTE: Keep in mind that all of these words have slightly different meanings and are associated with different emotions/scenarios.)
show, don't tell:
anticipation - bouncing legs - darting eyes - breathing deeply - useless / mindless tasks - eyes on the clock - checking and re-checking
frustration - grumbling - heavy footsteps - hot flush - narrowed eyes - pointing fingers - pacing / stomping
sadness - eyes filling up with tears - blinking quickly - hiccuped breaths - face turned away - red / burning cheeks - short sentences with gulps
happiness - smiling / cheeks hurting - animated - chest hurts from laughing - rapid movements - eye contact - quick speaking
boredom - complaining - sighing - grumbling - pacing - leg bouncing - picking at nails
fear - quick heartbeat - shaking / clammy hands - pinching self - tuck away - closing eyes - clenched hands
disappointment - no eye contact - hard swallow - clenched hands - tears, occasionally - mhm-hmm
tiredness - spacing out - eyes closing - nodding head absently - long sighs - no eye contact - grim smile
confidence - prolonged eye contact - appreciates instead of apologizing - active listening - shoulders back - micro reactions
PROMPTS FROM THE NOTEBOOK * assorted dialogue from the 2004 film, adjust as necessary
- i am nothing special; just a common man with common thoughts, and i've led a common life.
- you know you're not allowed.
- it's against the rules.
- they fell in love, didn't they?
- i see you got my letters, finally.
- i know that they happened, and they were wonderful.
- they didn't agree on much.
- don't do me any favors.
- what am i gonna do in new york?
- you wanna walk with me?
- i'm not usually like this. i'm sorry.
- i could be fun if you want. i could be pensive. smart. superstitious. brave.
- the way i see it, i've got three choices. one, i can shoot him. two, i can kick the crap out of him. or three, i leave you.
- please don't do this. you don't mean it.
- wherever she is, that's where my home is.
- none of those options get me to you.
- look at us. we're already fighting.
- you go back to your room.
- stay out of trouble.
- you just tell me what you want, and i'm gonna be that for you.
- you're dumb.
- come on. one date.
- it was an improbable romance.
- should i be worried?
- they were crazy about each other.
- it was real, wasn't it?
- we were just a couple of kids.
- get in the water.
- you know what? i'm gonna do it. it's over. okay? it's over.
- so what?
- we really loved each other, didn't we?
- i love to paint.
- will you go out with me?
- you leave me no other choice.
- don't touch me! i hate you!
- i'm sorry, baby. please just get in.
- do you think our love can make miracles?
- it's not about following your heart and it's not about keeping your promises.
- you gotta be kidding me. all this time, that's what i've been missing?
- why don't you just go then?
- well, that's what we do. we fight.
- it's not gonna be easy. it's gonna be really hard.
- i'm not bitter anymore because i know that what we had was real.
- what's that supposed to mean?
- let's do it again.
- just wait a minute. we're not really breaking up are we?
- we can just finish out the summer and see what happens then.
- will you do something for me, please?
- it's not gonna be easy. it's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but i want to do that because i want you. i want all of you, forever, everyday. you and me... everyday.
- it wasn't over for me.
- you know that i want to give you all the things that you want, right?
- science only goes so far and then comes god.
- i was just going for a walk. i couldn't sleep.
- what happens if a car comes?
- money. he's got a lot of money.
- i wanna go out with you.
- i lost you once, i think i can do it again.
- there are no monuments dedicated to me and my name will soon be forgotten.
- you smug bastard. i hate you for saying that.
- do you think our love can take us away together?
- i waited for you for seven years.
- don't you take the easy way out.
- you're bored. you're bored and you know it.
- stay with you? what for?
- what easy way? there is no easy way. no matter what i do, somebody gets hurt.
- you have like a two second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing.
- i think our love can do anything we want it to.
- you wouldn't be here if there wasn't something missing.
- if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, i'll smile at you with joy, and remember how we spent a summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love.
- i have to go now.
- well, you can't have everything.
- if you're a bird, i'm a bird.
- would you like some breakfast?
- i wrote you 365 letters. i wrote you every day for a year.
- in one respect i have succeeded as gloriously as anyone who's ever lived: i've loved another with all my heart and soul, and to me, this has always been enough.
- it wasn't over. it still isn't over.
- would you stop thinking about what everyone wants?
- would you just stay with me?
- i couldn't sleep last night because i know that it's over between us.
- the best love is the kind that awakens the soul, and makes us reach for more.
- you tell me when i am being an arrogant son of a bitch and i tell you when you are a pain in the ass. which you are... 99% of the time.
- i love you. i'll be seeing you.
- that's my sweetheart in there.
- why didn't you write to me?
- you arrogant son of a bitch.
- it's normal not to forget your first love.
- i already know i should be with you.
- i'm not afraid to hurt your feelings.
- what do you want?
- it's not that simple.
- goddamn it, what do you want?
- the doctor needs to see you.
- don't you go away. i'll be right back.
- i don't know any tunes.
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Writing Prompt #2358
"I love you. I love you more than the stars in the sky, and I'd lay down my life for you."
She cradled his cheek, her smile filled with more sorrow than joy. "I want you to live for me, not die for me."
Prompt #576
“How’d you deal with it?”
“I didn’t.”
Writing Prompt #2359
"We don't have time for your teenage angst right now."
"Oh, but for some reason we have plenty of time for your middle aged divorcee angst at any moment!"
would you still follow me if i was a scott pilgrim vs the world fan
gotta love when the parents act like good parents to their bebes.
Except for Stephen. Stephen can go jump in a river.
