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1. Does OP mention an obligation on victims to forgive abusers who have learned from their past actions?

2. Does OP mention any work on the part of victims to educate their abusers?

canon is what happens in the text. e.g. merlin tries to poison morgana

a headcanon is a fact that you have personally made up as an elaboration of canon. it is your invention. e.g. i think morgana and gwen had a teenage lesbian situationship before the events of canon. or, i think modern morgana would love evanesence.

an interpretation is how one reads the existing text. it is not an invented fact nor is it a headcanon, it is a reading. e.g. i think merlin tries to poison morgana out of misplaced self-hatred. or, i think that one line was delivered with suppressed malice and shows a nuanced relationship.

fanon is the general fandom’s accepted headcanons and interpretations that elaborate or recontextualize canon. e.g. merlin is a badass waif and morgana is a bitch.

Anxious characters don't need to say "I'm nervous" for readers to feel it. The body gives it away first, usually in small, easy-to-miss ways. Here's what to actually put on the page.

1. Fidgeting With Something in Their Hands A ring, a pen, the hem of a sleeve, doesn't matter what, as long as their hands need somewhere to put the energy. The specific object can say a lot about the character too.

2. Avoiding Eye Contact Not dramatic, just consistently looking anywhere else, the floor, a door, their own hands. It reads as smaller and more honest than a character announcing they're anxious ever could.

3. A Bouncing Knee or Leg Restless, repetitive, and usually something the character isn't even aware they're doing until someone points it out or puts a hand on their knee to stop it.

4. Picking at Skin, Nails, or Cuticles A little self-destructive, very believable. Great for a character whose anxiety runs deeper than the immediate moment, since this reads as a habit, not just a reaction.

5. Shallow or Held Breathing Breath that's too quick, too controlled, or just stops for a beat too long. Tip: this one works especially well right before a character has to speak or act, since the pause itself builds tension.

6. Repetitive Small Movements Tapping a foot, drumming fingers, clicking a pen. None of it does anything, and that's the point, it's energy with nowhere else to go.

7. Making Themselves Physically Smaller Crossed arms, hunched shoulders, pulling a jacket tighter. The body trying to take up less space says more than dialogue would about how exposed a character feels.

8. Touching Their Face, Neck, or Hair Self-soothing gestures that show up without the character clocking them, rubbing the back of their neck, tucking hair behind an ear over and over.

9. Scanning the Room or Standing Near an Exit A character who keeps track of every door in a room, or who angles themselves toward one without meaning to, is telling you they don't feel safe here, even if nothing's actually wrong yet.

10. Freezing or Going Rigid Not fidgeting, the opposite. Some characters go completely still when they're anxious, like moving might make things worse. This one's underused compared to the fidgety version and hits just as hard.

The best anxiety tells are the ones the character doesn't notice themselves doing. Let other characters clock it before your character does, and it'll read as real instead of performed. Happy writing! :)

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and they do have a panic attack.

say nice shit about their art. fangirl about it, compliment the art fundamentals or the vibe or the color whatever. share their posts online

it used to be so easy to create an art community online in the past and now it's hellish. fight the algorithms. spam your friends art. they will either rlly appreciate the attention or straight up need it.

theres something slightly heartbreaking about the thought that the people around you don't care about your creations. by all means, you should create art for yourself but also, sometimes that art is a direct window into your inner world and when friends and loved ones ignore that it can sting pretty bad

i'm sort of having a mild brain fog moment rn so i can't fully articulate what i'm on about, but i think a lot of able-bodied artists view things like canes and crutches as interchangeable. and they often don't know enough about the wide range of mobility aids to make an informed decision about what their character might actually use based on their disability

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