Tfwyou Promise Yourself You Wont Like A Certain Ship

tfw you promise yourself you won’t like a certain ship

and some amazing artist has to come ruin it by making BEAUTIFUL art of your notp and you browse through the rest of their work and find that maybe the notp can be like the side otp where you don’t really really ship it but you also don’t want to gouge out your eyes when you see it because who could truly hate such beautiful art???

I really like the main pair BUT THIS

i just super love how these two interact (which is probably saying something not great about me bc lolz they’re not exactly pals) but just going to this from where they were before T_T

Like, He Tian is protecting you and got a knife (??) to the hand and now you’re holding his hand (your fingers are intertwining!) when you’d freaked out over him kissing you like 

IM SO EMOTIONAL

Reigen is feeling insecure and Mob tries his best to soothe away his fears (college au)

Reigen is old. He knows that now, has known it since he turned 30, and remembers it every time Mob is close. Every time he holds the younger male, feels how smooth his skin is, sees that there are no white hairs or wrinkles on him, touches the muscle he’s been building since his middle school days, and it scares him.

His boyfriend is ten years his junior, and he has nothing to offer the growing man.  

His phone flashes and the name Mob lights up, a picture of a smiling Mob staring back at him. He clenches his jaw and lets it vibrate two more times before it displays two missed calls. An amused chuckle startles Reigen and he quickly flips his phone so the screen can’t be seen. Ekubo is peering down at him. Damn, he’d forgotten to close his office door!

“Soooo, ignoring the brat now are we?”

Reigen forces a smile as he slides his phone to the side, far away from Ekubo (he wasn’t going to make that mistake again), “Of course not…”

It’s a bit painful to smile and he feels his face twitch. He clears his throat and turns back to his desk, pretending to arrange papers. He clicks the mouse to his computer rapidly and wishes the screen would turn on quickly just this once. Ekubo straightens out, raising a brow at the obvious lie.

“You know,” Ekubo begins and enters Reigen’s office without permission. He ignores the hey from the blonde, “I saw him with that girl, what’s her name? Tsubomi? They were at the gate.”

Reigen freezes as Ekubo hits one of his greatest doubts. Tsubomi, Mob’s first crush and the girl he’d been pining after for more than he’s known the guy! She was the reason he’d started working out in middle school and, he grips the papers in his hand, she could also give Mob so much compared to him. They were close in age, she could give him a family, she was smart and had a bright future, and he’d seen the interest. He’d seen the way she would talk with Mob, casually touch his shoulder, and sit next to him during group projects.

And…they looked good…next to each other.

“Oh look there they are,” Ekubo exclaimed and whistled, “Didn’t know Shigeo was such a lady’s man. You know, I saw that the alien otaku was dragging him around the other day too.”

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Hey i love your stuff and i would like to write myself, but i don't really know how Tumblr and writing works. What do you use to write? Do you copy it from another program? I can't get it to work please help

Hey! 

Puh, I really don’t know where to begin, so I’ll just start with Tumblr and all the basics I use. I hope it is understandable, and if not, send me a message (or send an anon ask). I will help you! No matter what it is, I will try to help you :) 

So, the most important thing on Tumblr, beside the post in itself, is the tagging system. The 5 first tags are really important! So the important stuff goes first, like pairing, fandoms and such because those tags are the searchable ones. Then you have 15 more tags, which will probably show up your post when you search for something (but not as good as the first 5). You can do 10 more tags, but they are kinda useless. 

For example: LokixReader, Loki imagine, Marvel imagine, ‘insert ship name’ imagine, avengers imagine, loki fanfiction, loki smut, loki Oneshot.

Then we have the queue. Because I live in europe and most people are online at night, I put my posts in there, so that Tumblr posts it automatically. It’s really handy when you have to go to school or work and don’t have time to post every single post every hour or so. (You can find your queue when you want to post something. Instead of clicking post, click the right arrow and put your post into the queue. Also, you can find your queue when you click the second button (the guy?) in the right upper corner of tumblr. BUT FIRST you have to put a post into the queue.) You can set the time when and how often Tumblr should post. Like, for example, twice a day, between 2pm and 3 pm.

Drafts are one of my favourite things on Tumblr. You can save your work there, finished or not, so you can work on it later and then put it in your queue. I use it all the time. (You can find your drafts the same way you can find your queue.)

In the beginning you might get sad because you get no likes or rebloggs BUT don’t give up. We all started once and it takes maybe two weeks or a month to make it all roll. 

Try to post everyday. It’s not easy and sometimes it sucks, but try to do some work when you have free time and put it in your queue for later. You can do all your work in one or two days and have posts for a whole week. 

Now to writing: 

I don’t really use a program to write. I make my pics for the imagines, upload them in my drafts and then write it down. I let it there until it’s ready to be put into the queue.

But if you have massive problems in spelling or grammar, I would advice you should use word/open office or a program which has a spelling corrector. It really helped me, even if I still do spelling or grammar mistakes. 

Also, grammar and spelling are one of the most important things to keep your readers. 

For the pics of my imagines I use the online program PicMonkey. It’s free and you can use it online. And it’s in English. (x)

The best format (at least for me) for imagines is 480x260.

Reading. I read a lot of stories and fanfiction in English. At first it was really hard to understand it because my vocabular wasn’t good. But after some time, you just recognize words and just know the words. Also, you can use an online translator. I use it too. (x) It might be German, but it’s pretty easy to use and you can use it for many many languages. 

Personally, I can’t write on a real writing program like word or open office. It feels weird, so I write a post and put it into my queue or drafts. If you feel much more comfortable with paper and pen, go for it. Or write it on your phone or tablet. Find a good, comfortable way to write.

If you have an idea or just a scene in your head, write it down. You can make a One Shot out of it or just a short imagine (or even a long fanfiction. You don’t have to start at the very beginning. Start in the mid if it makes it better and easier for you). Just do it. It’s really hard in the beginning, but it gets easier. I promise. Just don’t give up. Your Imagine may be good or shitty, but a least you didn’t give up. Believe me, the first thing I wrote in English was cringy af and not even an English teacher could have saved it. You will get better within a month! 

Now to clichés. We love them and we hate them. They are nice, we desire them, but they are also cringy af. So, if you use clichés try to twist them and make something ‘new’ outta it. There are for example many bad boy/nerdy girl stories out there (Especially on Wattpad.). BUT if you’re a beginner or you’re just a sucker for those stories, go for it. No one will hate you for it. 

Clichés are a huge topic. If you’re interessted in what plots and AU’s are cliché, then you should check out Wattpad. On Wattpad are so many cliché rants. It’s sometimes rude but also funny. And you realise what scenes and plots are clichés. Like, I was super surprised when I started to read the rants.

Writing smut is a thing that is honestly the most desired one. At least, I have the feeling everyone wants smut here. Honestly, I googled sex tips and tips how to write erotica, and I still do that from time to time. I read a lot of smut and if I like something I try to find out what makes it so special to me. Is it the setting? Or the words the author used? Is it rough sex or vanilla, how do the character react to each other? 

And if you don’t have any ideas, think about your pasts, your love life, your school life, your work life. Did something exciting happen? Something good or something bad? Or did something happen to your friends, family or teachers? It can lead to good ideas! Or go out, look at people, how they walk and talk and laugh and shout. Listen to rumors or close your eyes and smell the air around you. Sometimes you forget the most obvious sounds, like the clicking of heels on the ground, people taking deep breaths, or how it sounds when a dog is running over the street. 

Researching is very important. If you write about something you know shit about, research. I have to do it all the time. Honestly, not every knows how long it takes to bleed out, but there are some people who know. And those are the people who will loose interesst if you don’t research correctly.

I keep wanting to read ‘Adult’ books, but Young Adult lit is constantly stepping up their game, with diverse characters, lush world building, intriguing and complex plots and genre experiments, and adult lit is all ‘Feeling unfulfilled with nice job better go back home and get to the bottom of a small town scandal from 20 years ago and maybe get in a love triangle?’ Also we’re all white and attractive and don’t listen to music.

UHM the first thing I thought of was yoi / victuuri :”D 

Writing a Relationship Your Readers Will Ship

Relationships, especially in beginner writer’s works, have a tendency to feel forced. Even in some popular and famous works of fiction, the relationship doesn’t feel natural. It seems like a boring afterthought which the writer added in at the last minute. Far too often, I find myself completely indifferent to a character’s romantic life. A good romance in a story will give the reader a bit of second-hand infatuation. They’ll root for the relationship, beg for it. If the romance is well written, you can make a reader smile and blush just by reading a few sentences. When done properly, it can even compensate for a weak and cliché plot.

But first, decide whether the romance is needed. If you’re adding a character to the plot simply for the sake of being a love interest, it’s probably not a needed romance. You can still add it, of course, but it will be much harder to keep your story focused on the central plot.

Step One Make sure the characters have chemistry.

The characters should compliment each other’s personalities. If he’s loud, stubborn, and aggressively opinionated, a more tranquil and soft-spoken love interest would suit him well. Two headstrong people wouldn’t be likely to have a lasting relationship in real life, unless they (impossibly) agreed upon every subject. But, there should be some similarities. While opposites do attract, polar opposites will not and the whole relationship will feel forced. The characters should have something in common. It could be morals, a parallel backstory, the same motivations, whatever. As long as there’s a reason for them to be drawn to each other, there’s potential.

Step Two Slow burn ships are fantastic.

Don’t make your characters fall in love right off the bat. There can be attraction, of course, but genuine feelings of true love don’t happen instantly. Your characters should become closer as people, feel at ease around each other, and truly know the other before they fall head-over-heels. The readers will crave the relationship far more, like dangling a treat right in front of a dog’s nose, but keep pulling it away. Teasing is a beautiful thing.

Find ways of showing (NOT TELLING) the characters are falling for each other. Have them stand up for one another, be protective. Have them break their own normal routine for the other. For example, a callous, guarded character could lower their walls for a moment if their love interest needs emotional support. These scenes can be awkward for the character changing their typical behavior and that discomfort can demonstrate how much they care for the other, altering their own selves for the other’s benefit.

Howeve, make sure that you combine these cute emotional moments with distance. Make the characters deny their true feelings or even distance themselves from their love interest upon discovering their feelings. The more the characters long for each other, the more the reader will long for them to be together. Build barriers between them for your characters to have to work to knock down. Keep them close, but maintain that distance until the moment is right.

Step Three “_____” translates to “I love you”

The first example of I think of when I think of this is The Princess Bride, where the male protagonist tells his soulmate “as you wish” when he really means “I love you.”

This falls under the category of show, don’t tell. Hearing a character say “I love you” has become so boring. Unless it’s done in a surprising confession or unique way, it’s boring and stale.

Come up with a phrase that you can repeat in moments throughout the story until it has a meaning of love for the characters and both know exactly what the other means when it’s spoken.

Step Four Taking a break can help create tension.

You know you loved someone if you leave them and feel awful. Apply this into the writing. Your characters can break up, then get back together in a joyous reunion.

Step Five Not every couple has a happy ending.

Sometimes, things don’t always work out for different reasons. An ending that leaves readers craving more can be a good move.