Cheat Sheet For Writing Emotion

Cheat Sheet for Writing Emotion

Anger:

Grinding teeth

Narrowing eyes

Yelling

A burning feeling in the chest

Heavy breathing

Unjustified or justified accusations towards other characters

Jerky movements

Glaring

Violence

Stomping

Face reddening

Snapping at people

Sadness:

Lack of motivation

Messy appearance

Quiet

Slow movements

Crying

Inability to sleep

Frowning

Red eyes

Isolating oneself

Fatigue

Not concentrating

Love:

Thinking about someone

Good communication

Not forcing a friend/lover into something

Smiling randomly

Making eye contact with loved one

Nervous behaviors (fiddling hands, biting lip)

Cuddling

Flirting

Inside jokes

Holding hands

Kissing

Offering gifts

Fluttering stomach

Racing heart

Losing track of time while with loved one

Daydreaming

Denial:

Disagreement with someone

Shaking head frantically

Backing away

Putting hand on one’s chest

Rapid speaking

Rationalization or justifying something

Dismissing someone or something

Embarrassment:

Blushing

Avoiding eye contact

Grimacing

Looking down

Changing the conversation

Rubbing back of neck

Shoulders slumping

A weak voice

Tightening chest

Panicked thoughts

Running away

Getting quiet

Concentrating on something else

Happiness

Smiling

Laughing

Squealing

Bouncing on toes

Warmth in chest

Fast pulse

A sense of contentment

Relaxed posture

Quick movements

Breathlessness

Desire to help

Fear:

Face going pale

Panicked thoughts

Jerky movements

Mind racing for a solution

Running

Freezing

Fighting

Fawning (doing what people tell you to do)

Side note: flight, fight, freeze, and fawn are all reactions to adrenaline. Aka the fight or flight response

Thinking of survival

Rapid breathing

A panicked feeling

Guilt:

Feeling horrible about oneself

Lying

Grimacing

Trying to redeem themselves

Asking for forgiveness

Anxious thoughts

hint to new fanfic ;)

Masterlist

STRANGER THINGS

Steve Harrington:

chaptered fics

send her my love 2 (x reader)

the one where steve breaks the reader’s heart with one word: nancy, and everything that comes after

blurbs

falling for you (x female!oc)

the one where steve makes a big splash at carol’s lake party in an attempt to defend beth’s honor

kings and queens (x female!oc)

the one where beth puts billy back in his place after he tries to weasel his way into her relationship

cheerleader (x female!oc)

the one where steve feels unloved by his parents but his girlfriend is always there to cheer him up.

IT

Stanley Uris:

chaptered fics

hypochondriac 2 (x female!oc, reddie)

the one where the losers return to derry to find themselves one member short, and peggy loses a whole lot more than that. eddie slowly remembers why he wanted to stop thinking about richie tozier.

2018 top fives

@casaharrington tagged me in this so i thought why not 💛

top 5 movies:

1. Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)

2. Striptease (1996)

3. Hereditary (2018)

4. American Werewolf in London (1981)

5. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

I honestly watched so many movies this year, I can’t remember them all

top 5 tv shows

1. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018)

2. The Good Place (2016-)

3. American Horror Story: Apocalypse (2018)

4. Everything Sucks! (2018)

5. I mostly just watched a lot of crime shows and buzzfeed unsolved videos idk

top 5 songs:

1. New Rules : Dua Lipa (someone made an 80s pop remix that changed my life)

2. Getaway Car: Taylor Swift

3. My Name Is Trouble: Nightmare of You

4. Catch You On My Way Out: Finish Ticket

5. Silver Springs: Fleetwood Mac

top 5 books read in 2018:

1. Tennessee William’s A Streetcar Named Desire

2. Bram Stoker’s Dracula

3. Stephen King’s It (haven’t finished this one yet but I’m getting close!)

4. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

5. The stack of unread horror books I bought in January

90% of these were read for class bc I have no free time but I love them nonetheless

5 good things to happen in 2018:

1. I started adult life! In 2018, I became a legal adult, graduated high school, and started college

2. After being a fan since 2007, I finally had an opportunity to attend a Taylor Swift concert <3

3. I visited the set of Hawkins Lab so there’s that

This year was a whirlwind of highs and lows so I can’t think of more rn but I’m looking forward to the future! A year from now, I’ll be studying abroad in Scotland and living my dream so !!

from you? always!

i’m struggling to finish a piece that’ll be my first work with smut in it so !! you won’t be alone

is anyone still interested in smut because I’m halfway through this Steve piece and it occurred to me that smut might be out of vogue?

you have been visited by the seven magic dragon balls your biggest wish will be granted but only if you reblog