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sirius and james every morning in the dorms:

sirius and james spying on the slytherin quidditch practice:

james visiting sirius during detention:

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just came across this beautiful rendition of siúil a rúin by irish-palestinian artist roisin el cherif. this song has always been close to my heart, especially after it's use in the nightingale, a film that explores the (ongoing) colonial violence on the island that i call home.

i really love the way that she weaves the arabic language into this song, as well as the influences from both irish and palestinian styles of music.

all the proceeds of the release are being donated to the doctors without borders gaza emergency regional fund so if you love her rendition as much as i do i would really recommend purchasing it on band-camp (i've linked it above).

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I think they would've been friends

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Hottie

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Top-Tier Villain Motivations

They will be safe. It doesn't matter who else or what else burns as long as They will be safe.

I will be safe. The hunger and the cold will never touch me again.

Fuck any bitch who's prettier(/cooler/better-liked/better at making dumplings) than me.

Yes, Master

Love me. Love me. Love me. Love me. LOVE ME!

I know the terrible things these so-called "heroes" will do if I don't stop them (<- is absolutely wrong)

I don't want a better future, I want a better past!

No other way to get performance art funded these days

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a little bonus to the previous post!!! ginny is alright!!!

(i'll take a break from tumblr since i'm busy with my exams... wish me luck🫡)

#and they all lived happily ever after with their giant pet snake

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I’m such a sucker for realistic, well-rounded Lily Evans 🥹

Give me the Lily who enjoys shopping with Marlene just as much as she enjoys pranking with the Marauders! Who could spend hours getting ready, but normally does a full face of makeup in 5 minutes. A Lily who walks flawlessly in heels, but only when she can be fucked to wear them!

Lily, who is fantastic at Potions and Charms, but struggles in Transfiguration and HATES Divination, who doesn’t love homework and would much rather be doing anything else, but who understands the value in learning and holy fuck she’s learning about MAGIC and even in seventh year sometimes that still blows her away.

Lily who was a great friend, most of the time, but who also was a teenager and was sometimes selfish, prideful and conceited, a Lily who made mistakes because she was young and learning and human.

The Lily who fucking hates politics, who never wanted to be a martyr or symbol of anything at all, but for whom the war wasn’t an option and that fact sometimes overwhelmed her.

Lily who too often finds herself looking around her friends for the person in charge, and then realising ‘fuck it’s me’ and leaping into action with no clue what she’s actually doing! Because she wasn’t a born leader, but her ability to get on with most everyone led to her being at the centre of a lot of friendships, and so her love for her friend made a leader of her when it mattered.

The Lily who was a real, fantastic person, who came together with James after years of learning and growing together and apart. Who didn’t hate him, simply found him as frustrating and overconfident as he found her irritating and judgemental, but who saw herself reflected in the way he loved his friends, in the mischievous twinkle in his eyes and the sheer defiant commitment to his beliefs.

She wasn’t some faultless character who James was blessed to have the attention of, she was a person and that contains multitudes and i WISH there were more fanfictions that portrayed this!!!

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Bff

#slytherin trio

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Keyboard go BRRRRRRRRRR

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got 'Bratz' as my QLFC prompt for next round, I'm just going to be so insufferable about this

#sk1 rambles #2000s nostalgia

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you know what's infinitely more interesting and complex than jegulily?

james/lily/severus/sirius

#omg that sounds so messy #i'm sat

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Writing romance between characters

A lot of readers like romance, don't they? From romance books to romantic subplots in a fantasy/sci-fi/thriller, we have some sort of romance in the books we read (though not all of them). A lot of times though, we feel the romance is forced and can be extremely unpleasant to watch. Let's discuss some tips about how to write romance properly.

Tension, tension, tension

Tension is key to any romance, whether it be enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, rivals-to-lovers etc. Some examples are longing gazes, hands brushing each other, wistful gazes, hugs that last a little too long and more! Without tension, the romance just feels will be flat and boring and the readers won't be engaged in it. Please note that for the tension part, the things I listed can be platonic as well! What I mean to say is their reactions, such as them realizing they've caught feelings and now acting differently with each other, wistful gazes at someone they know they can't romance etc. All these actions I've listed in the post can happen platonically, especially for queerplatonic friends etc.

2. Give intimacy

Intimacy is not inherently sexual. It can also be emotional, and when portrayed in books properly, it can be marvellous to watch. Intimacy means being vulnerable with another person, being able to show them baring out their souls to one another, showing that they trust one another. Because if two people can't be intimate or vulnerable with each other, then no, we can't expect them to be in a romantic relationship.

3. Make them great individually

If the characters themselves aren't compelling characters, then we can't expect them to be any better in a romance. If one (or both) of the characters is flat and boring and the very embodiment of meh, then they're also going to be very "meh" in their relationship. Make the character engaging and exciting to watch, whether they're a villain or a hero. To gain some tips on how to write characters properly, check out my post on character writing!

TIP!

I have read this somewhere and I feel it's a really good tip! Use the no-kiss rule. Imagine the couple/ship you're writing. Write them but make sure that they don't kiss. Objectively, can you tell they have feelings for each other? If no, then do better or scrap it. If characters need to kiss to tell that they're in love, then they're not in love. Period.

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no words.

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looks like next chapter of IOD mightttt be a week late

#i managed to get ch 15 on time #but getting in everything i have planned for finale chapters is always tricky #and i had to finish my qlfc fic for tomorrow too

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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (7/?) - Mustafar, part 1

Star Wars + Text Posts & Headlines

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me getting five notes from my regular mutuals on any given post