theappleppielifestyle:

Some Things I’d Like to See (Part II)

clevergirlhelps:

(character version to go along with plot version I did earlier)

• More POCs. Yes, very obvious, you say, but I don’t mean just POC protagonists or POC supporting characters, but also environments, cultures, or even worlds that are predominantly POC.
• More LGBT*QIA. With an emphasis on B, T*, I, and A. I don’t just want queer characters, I want queer communities. I want queer people of compatible orientations that don’t end up with each other just because they’re queer.
• Older heroes. Heroes that are +30 or past their prime. Heroes with families, jobs, and responsibilities. Heroes who can’t go haring off into the wilderness on a vague notion of a quest.
• Strength without being strong. Give me males who are lovers and not fighters. Give me characters who are lovers and fighters. And give me women who are fully developed to be compassionate instead of just being compassionate so they can prop their man up.
• Average characters. Main characters are usually the best at everything, be it looks or abilities. Give me average characters. Give me characters who aren’t the best at what they do, or at least not as good as they think they are.
• More female interaction. A lot of fictional women rely on their male lovers or male friends for comfort, advice, or daily socialization. I’d like to see more women interacting with women for all this comfort or whatever. Women friendships, women relationships, women family members. More women.
• More friendships. This goes along with an emphasis on queer/queer friendships, female/female friendships, and male/female totally 100% platonic friendships. Our friends are very important and we totally shaft them in fiction.
• Relationships that aren’t happily ever after. Whether you plan them that way or not. Make casual relationships where people kiss and snuggle but it’s just the physical comfort and they don’t move past it. Make relationships centered on sex. Make relationships where getting together seemed like a great idea, but the characters find they have too many differences and break up. Make relationships where the characters repeatedly break up and get back together because they’re in a love/hate/love/hate cycle.
• Different love triangles. Everyone is familiar with the Character A loves Characters B and C. Characters B and C love A. A must choose between them. There are so many other configurations of that triangle!And I have yet to see a triangle resolve in a threesome.
• Extroverted characters. If you can write a character of another gender or a 1000 year old half-dragon elf warrior maid, you can write an extroverted character. It’s not hard! And it’s totally awesome for your plot because extroverted characters will keep tabs on everyone and probably be more keen to strange behaviors that your plot hinges on. 

swedens-wife:

I feel like I should share this.
I found an amazing Youtube Channel with incredible makeup tutorials for cosplayers, including specific makeup for lots of famous characters.

They include SNK

Dangan Ronpa

Kuroshitsuji

and many others

Plus some really cool generic makeup tips, very useful either you’re a cosplayer or not!

Here’s the channel!

nightvaliants:

• un-disgruntle yourself
• comfort someone
• be comforted
• go to a quiet place
  
• press a magic button and fix everything
• get a hug
• see something cute
• hear rain noises
• play cute games 
• cut something/someone (blood)
• break something
• open a window
• have a guided relaxation
• listen to nature sounds (or here)
• do nothing for 2 minutes
• play the piano
• make cute ecards
• make cool music (ex.)
• get an idea for what to do
• avoid boredom
• watch a dream
• have a stickman adventure

Noiz gets sick with a cold and clear and Aoba have to take care of him, but he’s a really whiny sick and sometimes quietly pulls them both into bed for snuggles until he falls asleep and they can escape his fortress of pillows and blankets until he wakes up again. He eventually gets better but as soon as he does, Aoba catches his cold and so he and noiz have to take care of him and Aoba constantly complains about how he got him sick and every time noiz kisses him because it’s okay now he already it, so he can’t catch it again and clear just is happy to tend to his boyfriends when they need him and supplies healthy doses of kisses without worry