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[id: nine icons of katara from avatar: the last airbender. each column is a different color: blue, purple, and pink. row one is as follows: the first icon has katara smiling, with one arm raised and another at her side. the second icon is katara from the shoulders up, looking down shocked. the third icon is katara from the shoulders up, smiling directly at the camera, with one eye squinted. 

the second row is as follows: the first icon is katara from the waist up, looking to the side as she waterbends. the second icon is katara looking directly into the camera as she raises both of her arms as if to waterbend. the third icon views katara from behind, waist up, with one of her arms lifted. 

the final row is as follows: the first icon is katara glaring in profile view. the second icon is katara from the shoulders up, smiling at someone offscreen. the third icon is katara with her shoulders raised and looking dejected. end id]

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personal belongings and personal spaces (especially a child or teenager’s bedroom)

what someone isn’t comfortable sharing or letting you see/read (ie phone, diary, not wanting to be seen naked, etc.)

what someone isn’t comfortable eating (do NOT trick people into eating things, on top of being gross behaviour that is genuinely dangerous)

he’s a little confused but he’s got the spirit

angsty bonus:

So, UA staff thought putting all these wild children in dorms would keep them safe, right?

Wrong.

Oh, so wrong.

Kaminari almost kills himself or someone else every day by messing with some gadget or Bakugou

You’ve caught him making ramen in the coffee pot.

Twice.

Once at one in the morning.

With Mina for some reason??

Who knows how often they’re doing this in secret. And also?? Why??

Bakugou brushes his teeth so angrily in the morning you want to bang against his door and tell him to shut the hell up.

Sometimes you hear Tokoyami up late at night talking to Dark Shadow. It’s actually pretty fuckin funny sometimes. Their bond is adorable.

Speaking of Dark Shadow….he’s prolly made/drawn you something before which Tokoyami has to awkwardly deliver when Dark Shadow suddenly gets too shy.

Midoriya is such a peach and will often make tea in the morning and even be nice enough to pour you a glass.

But also, he’s a sleep fighter. You’re never surprised to wake up to the sound of his shelf crashing down.

To be honest, you’ve slept through the last few incidents.

Mina, Kaminari, Sero, and Kirishima watch those “don’t try this at 3 A.M.” challenge videos and HAVE THE AUDACITY TO TRY THESE THINGS AT 3AM

Woke you up one night to prove they were on the phone with Boss Baby

It was just Kirishima in the other room holding up a picture of him to the screen

But you pretended to go along with it so they’d leave you alone about it. Also, it’s cute to see them all happy and giggling.

They still reference it.

Tsuyu, Hagakure,  and Uraraka are absolute queens. They are always down to talk when you need it and always look out for you. AND sleepovers with these two are more than common. Let them play with your hair and do your nails PLEASE.

MOMO IS A GODDESS TOO. She loves holding little study parties where you guys kick on the lofi playlist and actually get some work done. They slowly devolve into chill kickbacks where everyone catches up with each other and gossip a lil while eating some cookies Sato made.

SPEAKING….OF SATO

He is an AMAZING cook. But we all know this. He’s always baking, and he’s more than happy for you to be the guinea pig and test out his sweets!

When you say it’s good he goes “really??” and gives you puppy dog eyes its almost too much wholesomeness to handle. He’s such a good friend and it’s so easy for time to fly by with him.

SERO’S ROOM IS ALWAYS OPEN TO HANG. LITERALLY, IF THATS WHAT YOU WANT TOO.

He has pm an open door policy since the Bakusquad tend to migrate ibn there all the time. He burns incense sometimes and even if you don’t come to talk, it’s nice to just spend quiet time in his room.

Kirishima always invites you to work out with him, and usually Bakugou tags along. They’re…intense. If that even begins to describe it. But you have to admit, training with them makes you more skilled each time.

Koda lets you play with his pet bunny. He’s so shy, but he feels more comfortable and open when he has his animal buddy around as support. He is a fantastic listener and always willing to lend an empathetic ear. 

Please gossip with him and confess all your secrets, he will keep them safe.

Aoyama…is also king of gossip and rumors. Go to him for your sage advice.

He will ask you to critique his poses…and outfits…so…be warned. 

He is a god at hair though…if you need a fancy style you go to HIM. 

Did you sleep through your alarm clock? No worries, Iida is there to ~gently~ knock on your door and make sure you’re up for class on time. 

And when he’s not there to do it, Bakugou is. If he claims to not care about you so much uhhhhh why does he go out of his way to do this for you lmao

Bakugou will also get onto you for letting your room get messy….and force you to clean it. So unless you want an angry hedgehog infestation, I suggest you just pick up every now and then.

Theres no need to go downstairs to the fridge to get ice like…ever. Just ask Todoroki and he’ll make you a chunk with little to no questions asked.

Todoroki is a great roommate, just saying. He’s pretty much just a cat. Quiet and independent.

Until he’s around Bakugou.

Then hedgehog-kun is getting so pissed at Todoroki calling them friends. and other small things. It’s pretty damn hilarious.

Also um…you and Todoroki gardening together to relax. <3 It’s really therapeutic for him to tend to the plants with you.

He brought you a plant to put in your dorm once, too. It was a new species and an indoor plant, something you weren’t used to.

“Thanks, Todoroki-kun! What’s this one called?” “I haven’t thought of that…um, maybe George?”

Not what you meant….but you respect the gesture.

Ojiro!!! is also a good boy!!!

You really like training with him! He’s super fair and he never goes super hard on you (unless you ask). He gives a lot of good pointers on how to perfect your form, too.

Plus, sometimes he gets mochi cravings when it’s over…and he’s gentlemanly enough to treat you to some.

AND SHOJI WILL HOLD YOU IN HIS STRONG ARMS LIKE HE DID TSUYU WHENEVER YOU WANT. IT MAKES HIM BLUSH A LIL AT FIRST BUT NOW WHENEVER YOUR SAD OR MAD OR WHATEVER HE INSTINCTIVELY OPENS HIS ARMS

He’s also a great hugger. but that’s just a given. 

Jirou has a special jam playlist she updates. There’s meetings like…every week to argue what songs to add to it. She only adds those that are truly worthy. 

Also…she would be so happy to teach you how to play instruments and play with her…you guys have a garage band…but its in her dorm room. SO…dorm band.

THIS IS ALL I HAVE FOR RN BUT…I WILL POST MORE FOR THE THIRD YEAR DORMS AND THEN THE TEACHER DORMS. And perhaps living with the LOV??? BUT ANYWAYS HOPE YALL LIKE <3

And this absolutely breaks my heart, because it is false false FALSE. Singing is such an old, deeply intuitive form of human expression, and the sheer number of people I’ve encountered who have been repeatedly discouraged from doing it is absolutely tragic.

Now, what most people describe as “that person can’t sing” is usually, in my experience, someone who struggles with matching pitch and pitch memory. While it’s one of the more apparent and audible aspects of singing, it is only one of many. Singing with good technique requires so many different things, including pitch sensitivity, supported air, musicality, etc. If you put three people in a room, and each of them is naturally gifted at only one of those three things, chances are the one with a good sense of pitch is the one who will be labeled as “talented at singing” and encouraged to continue pursuing it. (I have no idea if research has been done on this or not, so don’t like, quote me on it. This is mostly based on my own observations based on feedback from students I have taught/currently teach.)

Learning how to sing is literally like learning how to play any instrument. Some people take to it more naturally than others, but I guarantee you if you get some lessons and practice regularly, like with ANY other craft, you will improve and be more confident in your singing! A good voice teacher will recognize a singer’s weaknesses and help them improve them. Pitch awareness is absolutely something that can be taught. I have a student who couldn’t match pitch at all when she first started studying with me, and now she is one of my most advanced students. She wants to be a singer when she grows up now. At our last recital, she pretty much got a standing ovation. Not because she came to me inherently gifted with some amazing, prodigious natural ability, but because she works her ass off every week to master everything we talk about together.

We as a society tend to overvalue talent and underestimate the power and effectiveness of regularly applied hard work. No one would expect someone who’s never taken a piano lesson before to play a Mozart concerto flawlessly. Singing, like anything else, can become easier and more intuitive with study and practice. If singing brings you joy, then sing! Sing along to the radio, sing in the shower, sing while you fold laundry and do the dishes. If you sing at all, you can sing; by definition you are literally doing the thing you’re telling me you can’t do! Embrace it!

This began as a guide to describing Afro/curly hair but of course, I got carried away. From look and texture of hair, colors and various styles, this guide serves as a thesaurus of sorts for hair, as well as pointers for use in your writing.

Culturally Significant Hair Coverings:

Know the meaning behind head wear and why it’s worn, when and by whom, such as a Native Nation’s headdress, before bestowing a character with it.

Head Coverings Resources:

More on various head coverings.

See here for more Islamic Veils. 

See here for more on the Nigerian gele.

See here on African American Headwraps. 

View our hijab and headscarves tags for discussion on these topics.

Afro - Curly - Straightened

There are many varieties of braids, twists & Afro hair styles; have some more!

African/Black Hair: Natural, Braids and Locks

African Hair: Braiding Styles 10 African Types

Describing Black (Afro) hair:

Appropriative Hairstyles: Keep in mind that Afro styles should be kept to those in the African Diaspora, such as dreadlocks, cornrows + certain and many braided styles.

Tread carefully describing Afro hair as “wild” “unkempt” “untamed” or any words implying it’s unclean or requires controlling.

“Nappy” and “wooly” are generally words to stay away from, the first having heavy negative connotations for many and the latter, though used in the Holy Bible, is generally not acceptable anymore and comes off as dehumanizing due to Animal connotations.

There are mixed feelings on calling Black hair “kinky.” I’m personally not opposed to the word in itself and usage depends on the person’s race (I’m more comfortable with a Black person using it vs. a Non-Black person) as well as their tone and context (if it’s used in a neutral or positive tone vs. negatively/with disdain). Get feedback on your usage, or simply forgo it.

See our tags “Black Hair” and “Natural Hair” for more discussion on describing Black hair.

Texture - Look - Styles

Hair Colors and Style

Writing Tips & Things to Keep in Mind:

Combination Words: Try combining words to illustrate look of hair. A character with springy coils that dance across her shoulders with every movement, the man with thick silvery hair slicked back into a ponytail…

Mind Perspective: Depending on POV, a character might not know exactly what cornrows or a coiffure style is, at least in name, and it might make more sense if they described the hairdo instead. More defining terms might come from a more knowing source or the wearer themselves. One book I read described a girl’s afro puff as “thick hair pulled up into a cute, curly, poufy thing on top of her head and tied with a yellow ribbon.”

POC & Hair Colors: People of Color’s hair comes in all shades and textures. There are Black people with naturally blond and loosely-textured to straight hair, East Asian people with red hair, and so on. Keep that in mind when coding characters if you tend to rely on hair color alone to denote a character is white vs. a Person of Color.

Related Tropes: There are tropes and discussion related to People of Color, colored hair, and light-colored hair and features. 

Check out these posts on the topic: The East Asian Women + Colored Hair Trope - Black Characters & “Wild” Hair Colors - POC w/ Supernatural Colorful Features. - ‘Uncommon’ Features & POC Characters

i also changed her specialization a bit. she’s a knight-enchanter in game which i think is fine but i don’t really see her as a mage who focuses on offensive magic. in my canon she has a natural gift for spirit healing.

She and my Surana, Neria, exist in the same universe and are actually pretty close in the Circle, along with Jowan and another one of my OCs, a city elf mage named Lucien. Anyway, Neria gets conscripted after she fucks up some templars who were responsible for getting Lucien made Tranquil. Jowan escapes after using blood magic to help Solona, not chasing after Lily like he does in canon. And Solona ends up lasting the longest, living through the massive shitstorm that was Broken Circle.

Anyway Neria ends up rescuing both Solona and Jowan and drags them all over creation. Solona and Jowan briefly have a fling that ends when they part ways in Denerim after Solona books a ship to Kirkwall to look for what’s left of her family. (She begs Jowan to come with her, but Jowan says he has to stay behind, because helping Neria kill the Archdemon is his way of atoning for the mistakes he’s made, because LET HIM HAVE A GOOD AND SATISFYING CONCLUSION TO HIS STORY, BIOWARE, JEEZ.)

Yvara’s brother was born tranquil (though he could still comprehend emotion, but he was cut off from the fade) and being an “object” of the unknown, the Dalish kidnapped him, and tried to brutally kill him—, to which he escaped only because Yvara stopped them by launching herself into the fray with lightening magic, and fled for the night into the forest. During this time, Yvara’s mother was butchered just as they returned to the clan (wow... I’m so cruel to my lovelies), and Yvara was overloaded with so much magical energy that she wiped out the entire village, and was later found by her father, to which he asked no questions, and took her willingly to show her how to use her magic. (I’m not THAT cruel, so Yvara wakes up after the destruction of her clan with amnesia of the event.)