“my love,” nanami calls, stepping into the living room with wrinkled pjs and damp hair. you’re laying on the couch, mindlessly scrolling through one of your various shopping apps— spring sales have you adding everything to your cart.

“yes?” you reply, craning your neck to meet his gaze. he lifts your legs, sitting where they were resting before lowering them back down, in his lap. he smells like water and clean laundry— it’s familiar and comforting.

warm hands rest on your calves, you put your phone down to give him your full attention.

“you have my debit card on your phone and wallet,” he starts, “you know that, right?”

you nod slowly, giving him a confused look. “i know.”

“you haven’t used it at all. i just checked my statement.” he says, “didn’t i tell you to buy whatever you want?”

“you did,” you smile, almost laughing at the situation. “and i’m grateful, always, that you offer to pay for my things, but i have my own money too, ken— also! i did use it, actually.”

he rolls his eyes, not malicious, of course. “yeah, for boba. twice. do you know how many shopping bags you’ve hauled into this house the past month?”

he’s being sarcastic and you laugh. this has always been something you guys quarrel about, kento giving you all his money and assets, immediately throwing his card whenever you mention something you like. “why do you want me to spend your money so bad?”

kento pouts, just slightly, it’s barely even noticeable.

“i’m grateful, baby,” you say, “but you already pay for so much— this house, my car insurance, the bills and date nights… i’m already spending quite a lot, no?”

“you can spend more,” he pouts, “what i pay for already is nothing— i want to buy you more, for you to have everything you want.”

“i already have everything i want,” you tease, “he’s actually sitting in front of me, kindly massaging my calves.”

he narrows his gaze, a smile twitching onto his lips.

“we’re going to the mall this weekend— the far one,” he decides, “we haven’t been to the mall together for a while, love. i wonder why is that?”

you hum, avoiding his gaze, “maybe because the last time we went, you secretly took my wallet out of my purse and hid it in your underwear drawer so you could pay for everything?”

he laughs, recalling the moment. “i am absolutely doing that again— also, i saw that app you were scrolling on, let me see what you have, i’ll get it for you.”

notes from mei! i do have a shopping addiction actually (im dirt poor rn and in withdrawal) but i see my future (this fic) and its so so bright

The a/n is so relatable lol I gotta get my life together 😭

Brat Tamer!Zayne Thoughts (MDNI)

an - my mind is working OVERTIME with this concept. Shame I can't do the same with university. This is a little silly. I also have like one ex and he was the scummiest mf alive so this is totally based off of my imagination. Warning: probably cringe. If you saw the reblog version, no you didn't !

-sfw - He's definitely not one of those booktok alpha males that growl and hiss whenever you breathe god FORBID. He's the whole hand on your lower back, gently guides you sort of man for sure. Zayne's most definitely is on the quieter side, too, speaking to you in that low tone whilst he leans in closer to your face. He doesn't need to get loud in order for you to listen to him. I also think that he doesn't need to say much to get you to listen. Zayne's eye contact is enough to get your heart to go just a 'lil bit faster.

"Enough."

"Go on. Keep going."

"Hm? You want my attention?"

"You're pushing it, sweetheart."

"Do you really think I won't do anything?"

-nsfw - he knows how to use it. I could be talking about anything and everything and I'd STILL be correct. Zayne totally grabs your chin gently when you piss him off but it's firm enough to keep you in place, or maybe he's got a hand in your hair whilst you take him into your mouth too cus I said so. He's pretty expressive face-wise from what we've seen in the memories (I think) but I feel like he'd purposefully keep his face blank with ease when you pleasure him just to make you work harder to coax some yummy noises from him.

EYE CONTACT DURING FREAKY HOURS HELLO. He does this whilst dragging his warm hands down your body, too. Zayne's annoying and mocks you when you whine for him to do more. He gives you that slight twitch of the corner of his lips when the facade slips a little.

It just makes you want to sit on his face even more.

I don't think he'd deny you completely if you want to be eaten out, but Zayne would defintely control the pace regardless of whether you're on top or below. His hands stay on your hips, and as much as it pains him, he'll drag you off of his mouth when he's in the mood to correct your bratty behaviour

(uhm...mild manhandling goes brr) (+he's got one hand gently around your throat when he's rutting the head of his cock up against your clit instead of actually going inside 'cus he's a little mean. Like his ENTIRE cock is all cosy between your lips like a hotdog, sliding up and down or wtv. But he's not going in) (oh, and that man definitely knows how to choke the best out of all the LADS men. I think he's the most in tune with his partners anatomy.)

As for toys, idk. Maybe he'll whip out a stethoscope and check how much that cute pussy is throbbing for him. Jokes aside, no. I think he'd prefer to use his own body since he really values intimacy. Maybe. IDK I've been playing this game for like half a year. What do I know?

OOUUGHHH Zayne also makes you touch yourself as a little punishment and subtly degrades the way you can't even do it as well as he can. But most of all, this man loves consent can I make that clear. This is all consensual, and dude has a safeword ready and will NOT hesitate to stop if he hears it.

"You're not doing it right."

"Eyes on me. Watch what I do to you."

"Can't handle it? A shame. You know your safeword."

"Behave."

"Breathe."

Nothing I wrote here was coherent is this even remotely related to brat taming

I literally have no clue what this game is about. But I’m DEEP in the horny deepspace side of tumblr. Love it here lol

Actually that no punctuation plot hole ooc wattpad fanfic written by that 12 year old will ALWAYS be better than character ai. And I love that 12 year old btw

This actually has me sobbing. I’m so sick

hiiiii tumblr!

You just put the final nail in my coffin. But hi 😭😭👋🏾

tangled AU

Vibrant Alternatives for Movement Verbs

Writing a novel involves more than just crafting a compelling story. The language you use plays a critical role in engaging your reader and enriching your narrative. A common pitfall for many writers is the repetitive use of verbs like “go” or “went.” To help you diversify your vocabulary and add depth to your writing, here are some dynamic alternatives:

Travel

Perfect for describing journeys, whether they are short trips or long voyages. It adds a sense of adventure to your narrative.

Move

This versatile verb can be used for physical movement from one location to another, adding a general sense of action.

Proceed

Ideal for continuing action in a story, especially when moving towards a specific aim or along a set path.

Advance

Use this when you want to evoke progress or forward movement, adding a dynamic layer to your storytelling.

Specific Movements: Walk, Run, Jog, Dash

Each of these offers a clear picture of the speed and style of movement, allowing you to create more vivid scenes.

Modes of Transport: Drive, Ride, Fly, Sail

When characters use vehicles or animals to move, these verbs can specify the mode of transportation, enhancing clarity and immersion.

Depart

This implies leaving a place with purpose, which can be particularly useful in scenes of separation or transition.

Head

A casual yet descriptive way to indicate direction, often used in spoken language within dialogues.

Journey

For a grander scale of travel, “journey” implies a significant undertaking, enriching the narrative with a sense of scale and importance.

Wander

To wander is to move without a fixed path. It’s great for scenes where characters are exploring or lost.

Migrate

Useful in stories involving large-scale movements or seasonal changes, especially in historical or environmental contexts.

Meander

When you want to describe a leisurely or aimless path, “meander” evokes a gentle, wandering pace.

Trek

This suggests a challenging and lengthy travel, often on foot, perfect for adventure or survival stories.

Roam

To roam means to move freely, ideal for characters that are free-spirited or in expansive settings.

Leisurely Paces: Stroll, Saunter, Amble, Perambulate

Each of these terms paints a picture of a calm, relaxed walk, adding a poetic touch to your scenes.

Using these verbs can transform your narrative from mundane to vivid, providing your readers with a clearer image of your characters’ actions and settings. Don’t hesitate to experiment with these alternatives to find the perfect fit for your story’s tone and pace.

Happy Writing!

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I was doing a lesson from my Freshman Composition course and after seeing these charts, decided that it would be best to save them for later personal use, i.e. on Tumblr. So, I thought, why not just share these charts with you all so that you can review them and potentially improve your future writing? I hope that these are useful to whoever needs them, let me know if you want any more of these kinds of posts in the future, and I guess I'll regurgitate stuff from the course. You all have no idea how long this shit took me to finish, so you better be grateful. —Benny🐰

with example sentences from me~ (since they didn't accompany the chart)

list of assorted verbs to use in writings

they’re sorted a-z at least

“Oh,” They giggled, cheeks pink.

“Oh!” They gasped, hands to their mouth in horror.

“Oh,” they whined, gripping their hair in frustration.

“Oh,” they breathed, head back and lashes fluttering.

“Oh,” they mumbled, shifting awkwardly.

“Oh,” they deadpanned, arms crossed.

“Oh?” they asked, brow arched and smile bitter.

“Oh,” they chided with a smirk.

“Oh?” they asked, head tilted curiously.

“Oh!” they hissed, scrambling away.

“Oh,” they mumbled, rubbing their neck.

“Oh,” they uttered, eyes wide in awe.

“Oh,” they muttered with an ill-impressed frown.

“Oh!” They cried, throwing their arms around them.

“Oh,” they goaded, smiling mischievously.

“Oh,” they taunted, skipping backwards.

“Oh,” they snarked, hands on their hips.

“Oh,” they breathed, putting it all together.

“Oh,” they said softly, hugging themselves.

“Oh,” they whispered, holding back tears.

“Oh!” they gasped, ducking out of the way.

“Oh,” they uttered, and smacked their forehead.

“Oh,” they laughed, brows wiggling.

“Oh,” they tittered, batting their lashes.

“Oh,” they hissed, gritting their teeth.

"Oh."

Tag your dialogue.

How to make your writing sound less stiff

Just a few suggestions. You shouldn’t have to compromise your writing style and voice with any of these, and some situations and scenes might demand some stiff or jerky writing to better convey emotion and immersion. I am not the first to come up with these, just circulating them again.

1. Vary sentence structure.

This is an example paragraph. You might see this generated from AI. I can’t help but read this in a robotic voice. It’s very flat and undynamic. No matter what the words are, it will be boring. It’s boring because you don’t think in stiff sentences. Comedians don’t tell jokes in stiff sentences. We don’t tell campfire stories in stiff sentences. These often lack flow between points, too.

So funnily enough, I had to sit through 87k words of a “romance” written just like this. It was stiff, janky, and very unpoetic. Which is fine, the author didn’t tell me it was erotica. It just felt like an old lady narrator, like Old Rose from Titanic telling the audience decades after the fact instead of living it right in the moment. It was in first person pov, too, which just made it worse. To be able to write something so explicit and yet so un-titillating was a talent. Like, beginner fanfic smut writers at least do it with enthusiasm.

2. Vary dialogue tag placement

You got three options, pre-, mid-, and post-tags.

Pre and Post have about the same effect but mid-tags do a lot of heavy lifting.

It also looks better along the lefthand margin when you don’t start every paragraph with either the same character name, the same pronouns, or the same “ as it reads more natural and organic.

3. When the scene demands, get dynamic

General rule of thumb is that action scenes demand quick exchanges, short paragraphs, and very lean descriptors. Action scenes are where you put your juicy verbs to use and cut as many adverbs as you can. But regardless of if you’re in first person, second person, or third person limited, you can let the mood of the narrator bleed out into their narration.

Like, in horror, you can use a lot of onomatopoeia.

Or let the narration become jerky and unfocused and less strict in punctuation and maybe even a couple run-on sentences as your character struggles to think or catch their breath and is getting very overwhelmed.

You can toss out some grammar rules, too and get more poetic.

4. Remember to balance dialogue, monologue, introspection, action, and descriptors.

The amount of times I have been faced with giant blocks of dialogue with zero tags, zero emotions, just speech on a page like they’re notecards to be read on a stage is higher than I expected. Don’t forget that though you may know exactly how your dialogue sounds in your head, your readers don’t. They need dialogue tags to pick up on things like tone, specifically for sarcasm and sincerity, whether a character is joking or hurt or happy.

If you’ve written a block of text (usually exposition or backstory stuff) that’s longer than 50 words, figure out a way to trim it. No matter what, break it up into multiple sections and fill in those breaks with important narrative that reflects the narrator’s feelings on what they’re saying and whoever they’re speaking to’s reaction to the words being said. Otherwise it’s meaningless.

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Hope this helps anyone struggling! Now get writing.

How to Make Your Writing Less Stiff 8 | "to-be" and auxiliary verbs

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As I go through editing my latest manuscript, I'm faced with the dilemma of when to drop a to-be verb, but also when to keep it and how the differences between the two in any given situation can make just a little... a little *garnish* of a difference.

To-be verbs:

Am, is, are, was, were; a subset of auxiliary verbs

Auxiliary verbs:

To do, to be, to have (simplified)

Auxiliary verbs tend to indicate tense, but we use them more often as crutch verbs, filler verbs, because you can just conjugate the verb itself to the proper tense without the need of the auxiliary verb.

The advice generally goes to remove these, as they count as filler words when followed up by a second verb. Versus the TBV or AXV and an adjective.

vs

The verb+adjective combo can't so easily drop the verb without changing either the tone, the flow, or the actions of the characters, because one is an act of doing, and one is a state of being (for the most part, 'fear' is one of those exceptions in English).

You would have to rearrange the sentence, e.g. "I was confused by this" to "This confused me," to elimiate the TBV. Which, most of the time, does help the narrator feel less passive in the story, but, again, we're here for flavor text, not an MLA formatting guide.

So, sometimes the inclusion of the TBV or AXV adds subtext to the action itself.

"He does look" has slightly more urgency and weight than simply "he looks" because the AXV emphasizes that this is an action the actor might not have taken otherwise, for better or for worse.

The latter indicates that this might be hesitation or regret on his part, as opposed to a decisive, quick action, or that this is an action that she, the narrator, didn't expect him to take.

It also helps convey the tone of voice (or at least the general direction of the level of emotion in a voice). This absolutely varies on a case-by-case basis and the context of the action and should not be abused.

One of the juicier verbs for subtext here is "try"

The former is direct and simple. He is attempting (he attempts) to help but through the act of "trying" and not "doing" there's an indication that she isn't getting it.

The latter is a little more hopeless, where he and she both know that whatever she's attempting to learn, she won't succeed, but he's doing it anyway. Maybe because he cares or he feels bad, or, that he wasn't going to help her, but something changed his mind.

Deciding when to use these helps convey the inner thoughts of non-narrating characters without head-hopping, and also shows the biases of the narrator.

Hope this helps!

Intro Post

Hi everyone! I’m Writersbloxx- you can also call me G. I write all sorts of things, mainly interested in creative fictional writing and getting back into poetry.

I love purple, writing, and cats. I'm 18 but any adult or triggering content will have a warning.

I post some of my original works along with writing tips and tricks!

Constructive criticism is always welcome and requests are open! 💜

Masterlist Under the Cut:

♡ — Gojo is drunk and he misses you. He doesn’t seem to understand that you are sitting right in front of him.

“. . . and sh-she’s so talented and pretty . . . my pretty girl . . . you gotta meet her.” SATORU GOJO cocked his head to the side, grinning; his flushed cheeks and ears were a deep shade of red.

The tall man’s legs were outstretched. He was slumped over the arm of your couch, and though he looked like he was on the brink of falling asleep, he continued to ramble on, on, and on.

“Who’s pretty?” You questioned your drunk boyfriend with worry, folding your arms across your chest.

“My girl . . . my baby . . . she’s so . . . I love her. I’m in love. I miss her. I need her.” Satoru’s grin fell into a frown.

Stream and Scream | reader x multiple men

play previous song? || ◁ PART 2 ▷ || play next song?

summary : Your inbox has turned into a horny battlefield—six familiar usernames, six neck-down thirst traps, all hard and very, very eager.

No faces. Just bodies. Dicks. Bold lighting choices. Questionable bedsheets.

You sit cross-legged in your underwear like you’re judging Olympic figure skating, except everyone’s naked and begging to be picked.

Time to start scoring.

contains : camgirl!reader x a whole ass roster, rotating cast, university AU, smut, porn with kinda a crack plot, casual sex, anonymous sex, exhibitionism, recording, oral sex, piv sex, rough kinky sex, everyone wants to fuck reader, horny simp men, sukuna being sukuna, reader being willfully ignorant for her own sanity.

A/N : time to make your first choice for the first week by voting in the poll at the end, i'll be doing this all in descending order based on who was the most voted to the least - so vote well >:) goodluck reader ! (i wonder who the mystery man could POSSIBLY be)

I gotta be on this taglist. I am scratching the walls of my cell rn

Also. I REFUSE to vote. I literally can’t even pick 😭 life is so good

Heard. And I want it so bad 😭