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zineobiology · 1 month

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Welcome to the Zine O’Biology

A multi-fandom Star Trek Zine.

Do you have strong opinions on Vulcan fra’als, Cardassian tails, or how the heck Trill symbionts reproduce? We want to hear from you!

The Zine O’Biology is a fictional comparative xenobiology academic journal set in the Star Trek universe. If you’ve always wanted to wax eloquent for up to 3000 words about your theories on alien biology, welcome to your new home!

We want all your theories about all your favorite aliens! This is a friendly but competitive academic journal where the content of every paper is a little bit suspicious (is this paper based on rumor or fact? What is the methodology?) and some competing authors leave snarky comments on one another’s work. So just like a real academic journal, except ours features the Great Green Anthurium.

We welcome xenobiology articles on all Star Trek aliens from all series!

The final format will be a PDF that you can scroll at your leisure or print at home in order to have a physical copy of the Zine. (This way there is no money involved.)

--SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR--

Alien biology articles

Alien biology artwork

In-Universe advertisements

Letters to the editor

ALIEN BIOLOGY ARTICLES

How do Andorian genders work? Are Cardassians actually lizards? Why do Klingons have so many redundant organs? What’s the biological purpose of Bajoran nose ridges? What’s the best cement mix for emergency surgery on a Horta?

You’ve been pondering alien biology for years. This is your chance to infodump all your favorite theories to an eager audience of your fellow nerds!

Articles will be separated into two categories: reproductive biology or general biology. Yes, we also want all your theories on what every species is packing downstairs…and how they use it.

Journal articles should be fun and engaging, but also written in your interpretation of a pseudo-academic style, since this is a highly respected Federation xenobiology journal. If you want to keep things more lighthearted and less academic, check out the section on Letters to the Editor.

ALIEN BIOLOGY ARTWORK

If you have independent illustrations about alien biology we would love to see them! If you would like to provide illustrations for one of our journal articles, tell us what species you want to illustrate and we’ll do our best to match you up!

Art should be in a square, scaleable format, printable at high resolution at 4x4 inches.

JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Even in a post-need future, academic journals will need a little extra funding. Submit your ads for Ferengi Oomox Creme, Self Sealing Stem Bolts, Gently Used Federation Technology, and, of course, “reproductive aids.” The weirder the better! Have fun with it!

All art needs to be printable at high resolution

Ad Sizes:

1 column (vertical) 3.5 x 7

half page (horizontal) 8 x 5

banner (narrow horizontal) 8 x 2

in-text (square) 3.5 x 3.5 scaleable

in-text (half-square) 3.5 x 1.75

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Do you have a great idea, but it’s not enough to fill out a 3000 word article? Submit it as a “reaction” to a previous journal article. Feel free to lay into a mythical researcher who does NOT understand why their biological theory is wrong and yours is right!

Max length 800 words. Enjoy making these plenty frothy!

WE NEED SUB-EDITORS!

The creators of this Zine are all notorious Vulcan Fuckers. Since we want the Zine O’Biology to be open to all alien species, it is only logical that we seek your expertise.

We’re seeking fans from all over the Star Trek universe to spread the word that yes, it’s time for us to all come together in the spirit of explaining how our favorite aliens come together.

Sub-Editors will be in charge of helping us solicit articles and art for their specific race of aliens and editing those articles in order to fit into the Zine. If we don’t have a sub editor for a species, we’ll do our best, but the chapter on that species won’t be as good as it would be if folks with real fanon knowledge were involved.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED, BUT YOU’RE NOT A WRITER OR ARTIST?

WE NEED:

Graphic designers to help with Zine layout

Social media promoters

Alien art and article wranglers (ie: get your fannish friends involved!)

--HOW TO GET INVOLVED--

Fill out the Art or Writing Google Form letting us know your interests or reach out to the Editor in Chief at [email protected]

DEADLINES:

August 1, 2024: Last date for everyone seeking an art or writing partner to submit their request. We don’t guarantee you’ll be partnered up. It depends on how many people are interested and what aliens they want to draw/write.

August 18, 2024: Art/Writing partners notified. NOTE: it’s both fine and encouraged if you want to submit as a team from the start! This is for people who do not have a partner and would like us to find them one.

August 30, 2024: Final call for all journal authors, artists, and advertisers to let us know what species they’re working with, how many submissions they plan to send, and whether their submission will be general or reproductive biology.

October 20, 2024: All art, advertising, and journal submissions are due

We hope to have the Zine O’Biology ready for your enjoyment by New Year’s Eve 2024. We all have full time jobs and lives, so that date may change depending on the volume of submissions.

FAQ

What if my biological theories are totally different from another author’s?

Yes. Perfect. We love it.

We want to see everyone’s theories! Canon gave us scraps, but together we will make a meal! Expect to see many mutually contradictory articles. That’s part of the fun!

What about Smut?

Yes, we are accepting E rated submissions! The journal will be separated into two sections:

General Biology

Reproductive Biology

General Biology is everything but the genitals

Reproductive Biology should include actual descriptions of the mechanics and biology. Think of it as creating reference material for smut writers and artists.

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young-royals-confessions · 7 months

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Sending this to you because you have a bigger platform than I do. 😄

Does any writer want to have a sprint on Discord this weekend? Preferably at a time when I'm awake lol (I'm in EST btw). I always want to do it, but no one's ever available. 😕

✍️🏃

#seeking writers #writing sprint #discord

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drarrysux · 1 year

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Got too sleepy while writing this

Working Title: Losing Streak / Rated:Porny / RonxHarry due to Hermonie being a Virgo Venus

Ron calls Harry on day 48. It’s 8am and he’s just woken up for work at 8:30. Hermione is gone, her side of the bed neatly made. She leaves for a run at 6am and has an 8:00 am class. Ron calls Harry while he makes eggs.

Harry picks up on the third ring. “Hello!” He shouts, he always answers this way. Teasing Ron gently with their years of friendship. Ron would never admit that it makes him smile every time.

“Hey. Would you want to go out for drinks Thursday night?” Ron asks.

“Sure,” Harry agrees, “Is there an occasion?”

Ron groans, “No.”

“Is Hermione coming?”

Ron’s stomach drops, “Uh… yeah… no, she’s got an 8:00am class on Tuesday and Friday. Just us lads.”

“Cool.” Harry says it like it is cool. “Boys night!”

On Thursday afternoon, Ron gets off work early because the corner shop he works at gets robbed. When he gets home, Hermione is eating and reading some tome which takes up half of the table. She does not look up.

Ron slumps into the chair, “The shop got held up today.”

Hermione continues reading, “Glad you survived.”

“Yep.” Ron agrees.

Hermione reads another 3 minutes exactly which Ron spends staring at the glowing green stove clock. She slams the book closed and looks up at him finally, “Well, I have my seminar at 3:30, so I think I’ll head out.”

“I think I might stay over at Harry’s tonight.” Hermione looks at him in terror. Deer in the headlights. “We’re going out for drinks and I don’t think I will want to aparate. And after getting robbed at work today, I don’t think I want to risk getting mugged.”

Hermione looks calm again, she smiles, “I’m glad you’re spending time with Harry.” She turns while she is speaking and uses magic to pull her things together. She is out the door in two minutes.

At this point, he wonders if he would even want to fuck Hermione if she was at all interested. Day 50 and she wasn’t even all that concerned that the store got robbed. It didn’t matter, it was no battle against the greatest evil Magic faced during their lifetimes.

Ron apparates to Harry’s spot. Holding a joint between his fingers. In seconds, he’s leaning against the painted white door of Harry’s apartment. He knocks.

Harry opens the door and they grin at one another. Nine Inch Nails fills the apartment behind him. If Ron died, he would probably come back to life if Harry came into his line of sight. Every time he sees his best friend he smiles. Harry spreads his arms wide and Ron pulls him into a hug, mussing Harry’s hair.

When they pull apart Harry holds up his own joint. Ron cackles and displays his own. “Dude!” they shout in unison.

Ron lights the joints off of his want and the night descends.

By nine they are plastered at the pub around the corner. Harry is telling the bartender they are celebrating Ron’s birthday. The bartender drops two tequila shots on the bar in front of them. Harry trills when he swallows. “Happeeeeeeeeee twenty first RON!”

Ron cackles and slaps Harry on the back, “Fuck OFF man!” Ron leans in close, his breath hot against Harry’s face, “Wanna know what we’re really celebrating?”

Harry looks Ron in the eye, completely serious “Is it my birthday?”

Laughing loud enough to draw stares, Ron pushes Harry away then grabs his biceps and pulls him close, “We’re celebrating fifty fuckin days of celibacy.” At Harry’s stunned look Ron slaps his muscled arm again and shouts, “My man!”

Harry is smiling because Ron is smiling, “Bartender! Another pitcher please.”

The bartender returns to them and slaps the bar. It’s friendly, like a high five, Ron hopes. “Boys, you’re cut off. It’s been nice knowing you.”

Ron leans back and spins on the barstool. On the second go around he leaps off. “All righty. I will see myself out.”

“Thank you barkeep.” Harry says, tipping an imaginary hat.

Ron wraps an arm around Harry. He likes how Harry’s shoulder fits in his armpit. Ball and socket joint. He pulls Harry close, knocking their heads as they slide out the bar and onto the street. “Man, were you kidding about that 50 days of celibacy thing?” Harry asks.

Roan groans, loud and drawn out and dramatic. “Fuckin, NO! Hermione’s a fuckin frid…” he trails off.

“Say it,” Harry eggs him on.

“Nah, no. Mean. She’s great. Fuck. Actually that’s the problem.” He laughs. “Like I could just use some head to get through this like…”

“Dry spell?” Harry suggests.

“Drought, man.”

Harry is so warm against Ron’s side. Harry unlocks the door to his building and they climb the stairs in unison, synchronizing their leg movements. Their laughing when they burst into Harry’s apartment. From the ashtray on the entry table, Harry picks up a nearly fresh joint and lights it. He takes the first inhale, Ron is staring at his lips. Harry must have licked them. Smooth red lips in contrast with his stubbly chin.

Ron follows Harry to the couch and collapses on it with him. Harry blows smoke at Ron and passes the joint. Ron stares at Harry’s lazy form as he inhales, exhales. He feels horny and blames it on the weed. Harry looks at him, his mouth slightly open, those red lips. Ron takes another inhale and leans close, blowing the smoke at Harry without touching their lips.

The smile Harry fixes Ron with is unlike any they’ve shared before. Ron takes another inhale. Harry meets him in the middle. Their lips sliding together, smoke leaving their nostrils with their refusal to break apart. Harry’s body is hot against Ron’s.

Ron doesn’t know what to do with the still burning joint. He flounders with his left hand, his right hand pulling Harry closer. He pulls away and reaches to put it on the coffee table. Ron sees Harry’s concern the second he looks back and slides into Harry’s lap.

Hard in his jeans, Ron rolls his hips against Harry. “Fuck,” Harry whispers.

Beneath him, Ron can feel Harry’s hard cock. Their lips collide. “So good, Harry.”

“You could use some head to get through this, yeah?” Harry is shifting under him. Ron nods against Harry’s cheek. He’s out of it. He’s into it. “Let me blow you.”

Ron stares into his eyes, “Yeah?”

Harry stares back at him with certainty and a desperation Ron can’t fathom. He climbs from Harry’s lap and onto the couch next to him. Harry is moving quickly and Ron’s heart speeds as he fumbles with his fly. Harry is on his knees in front of Ron. Ron lifts his hips and Harry pulls down his jeans and boxers in one go.

Harry’s hands are grounding on his thighs and his mouth is wet against Ron’s cock

So! You made it this far! Are you feeling inspired? Want to write with me? Slide in my DMs

#ron/harry #harron #Ron Weasley #Harry Potter #post hogwarts #Hermione Granger #hermione bashing #but i love her!!!! obvs #she doesn't need to change AND she doesn't need to date ron #seeking writers

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gabenathreversebang · 1 year

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Enjoy today's A Drabble A Day prompts. You may choose your favorite prompt or use all three to create a drabble!

This challenge is 100% optional. This is not a mandatory part of the Reverse Bang, and you don't have to participate every single day in order to be involved.

You may use the prompts to inspire a traditional drabble (100 words exactly) or a short story of any length! Our only rule is that you keep any NSFW content out of your fic, as this drabble event is part of the Reverse Bang. Post the results wherever you like. You can add your story to our collection on AO3.

If you post your drabbles, we'd greatly appreciate a little shout out to the Reverse Bang so we can bring more writers onboard! If you need some inspiration, here is an example below:

I wrote this story using a prompt provided by the GabeNath Reverse Bang. Sign-ups for writers, betas and pinch hitters are still open. Please check it out and tell your friends! More info is available at https://gabenathreversebang.tumblr.com/

Today's prompts are as followed:

1. fluttering

2. "I don't need saving"

3. without a heart

Sign-ups are still open for writers and beta readers! Join us here.

#a drabble a day #writing prompts #gabenath events #gabenath reverse bang #GabeNath #seeking writers #seeking beta readers #seeking pinch hitters

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mister13eyond · 5 months

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dont normally post about drama but this seems relevant:

im seeing a lot of people jump to "james somerton was never good anyways" in retaliation for the hbomb expose, but there's a really fine line to tread there before you get into stepping on the toes of the people he stole from, you know?

some of his videos and analysis did seem genuinely intelligent, thoughtful, insightful, and well-written. yeah, it turns out those are the result of him stealing from other people. but that doesnt mean the original writers WEREN'T intelligent, thoughtful, insightful and good writers. he had plenty of garbage opinions interspersed throughout, but the reason many people (myself included) were suckered in by him is that the queer creators he stole from DID have really important and interesting analysis. the parts of his videos that were good were stolen, but by discounting his essays entirely we're throwing the baby out with the bathwater and insisting those he stole from didn't have anything important to say.

the parts he himself supplied were trash, but he stole the work of some genuinely brilliant and insightful writers and passed it off as his own- and that writing still exists and is still brilliant and insightful; we just know now who was actually responsible for it and who to thank for that work

lets just be careful when we smugly proclaim that we always hated everything he had to say- because a lot of the words we're discounting were never his to begin with, and the last thing those authors need is to have their work trash talked because it ended up in the mouth of someone dishonest

#james somerton #hbomberguy #im just saying like #i liked a lot of points he made in his videos because it turns out he was never the one who made those points #now i can go seek out the original authors and Actually read the work that intrigued me in the first place #they DO deserve credit for their writing!#saying everything he ever made was garbage and nothing he said was worthwhile is such a disservice to those authors #they DID do really brilliant work #and then it was stolen and passed off as his #but their work still stands on its own merits- even more so now that i know #that much of the stuff i Disagreed with was his own opinions or tweaks and that the original work #is not bogged down with his bullshit #and can read it as originally intended #i think admitting that the writers he stole from Are really genuinely good writers and that the opinions he stole from them ARE compelling #is the least we can do to ensure that the authors don't feel like their work is irrevocably taken and tainted

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pinkypastal · 1 year

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Nothings funnier then DC writers deliberately trying to make people hate Jason Todd for so fucking long

Only for the audience to go

#like-#half his robin run was written by a writer that hated both him AND robin #and then when he came back dude spent like. half a decade being written by even more writers that hated him #and/or used him as a plot device/stock villain rather then a character #then he ended up with a dyde that wrote him like a self insert bad boy seeking redemption #look at him go!#dude has like. 3 good books and that's enough #jason todd #dc #dc comics #batfam #batman #red hood #robin #robin ii

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thepursuitofunderstanding · 5 months

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No matter how isolated you are and how lonely you feel, if you do your work truly and conscientiously, unknown friends will come and seek you.

Carl Jung

#carl jung #carl g. jung #jung #quotes #philosophy #wisdom #life #literature #writer #books #psychology #write #art #artist #idea #ideas #isolation #seeking #psychoanalysis

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b-a-pigeon · 24 days

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Seeking beta readers for a queer fantasy romance novel

Fell A. Marsh's Taker of the Third Path follows Linmiru, a hedgewitch led by his god to an abandoned inn at an ancient crossroads. His task there is to meet the next person to take the overgrown "third path."

Months pass, and a growing connection with one of the inn's guests leads Lin to question his devotion to destiny—but the fate of the world rests on his prophesied meeting with the taker. And when the day finally comes, Linmiru must confront the reality that nothing at the old crossroads has been as it seemed.

If you're into character-driven fantasy, romance that explores darker, heavier themes, queer and trans characters, and some unique and vibrant world building, you'll probably love this book as much as I do!!

No experience required—the goal here is to get authentic feedback from real readers. All you need to apply for a free copy is a love of fantasy and/or queer romance and the willingness to give your honest opinion! The beta reading period begins later this month, so get in while signups are still open!

✨ Learn More & Sign Up Here ✨

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cv-angels · 2 years

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Why is Tim's solution to not living in the manor to automatically move to the shadiest places in Gotham? First the theater in crime alley and now the marina?

Of course bruce would blow a gasket tim two of your neighbors just got murdered

#ppl think tim is a magnet for trouble but no he seeks it out all on his own #tim drake writers really said this boy has minimal to no sense of self preservation #tuesday spoilers #tim drake: robin spoilers #tim drake #tim drake: robin

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dirtytransmasc · 8 months

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[TW implied/referenced rape/forced consent]

did Alicent call for her mother? did she ask her, a woman she thought was so wise and all knowing, why? why it happened to her? why her father betrayed her so? why this man who was so much older than her, looked at her with such empty lustful eyes? did she silently pray for her mother when Viserys raped her, night after night, begging for her to save her? did she imagine her mother walking next to her as she made her way to Viserys's chambers, knowing what was to happen, unable to change her fate? did she scream for her during labor, begging for her to be by her side, to hold her hand, to make the pain stop? did she cry for her mother when she was raising a child, while still a child herself, another on the way, clueless as to what to do? did she ask her for advice? did she beg for forgiveness cause she was failing her children? did she kneel at the Sept till it hurt more than she could bear, trying to feel her mother's arms around her? did she take Aegon? Helaena? Aemond? Daeron? did she take them with her to pray, to get to know her mother? did she have to hold them still and remind them to be quiet in such a place? did she hold them close as she told them stories of her?

did she ever think of Aemma? she must have, she must have when Viserys forced her into the late queen's robes, she must have when he frequently called her by the wrong name, when he sought her hand in marriage before his mourning period had even ended. did she beg for Aemma's forgiveness? was she sorry for what Viserys was doing to her? did she blame herself? did she feel guilty for having a healthy son on the first try, for having 4 healthy babes? did she tell her kids of her? did she share her memories of Aemma with them? did she question how she managed to be with Viserys for so long? how she lost so much cause of that man yet pain and anger never once flashed in her eyes? did she think of the last conversation she heard from her, about the child bed and royal wombs, often?

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froggy-horror-picture-show · 10 months

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"charlie's talking about sunny fanfic oh no what if he reads mine" sorry to talk about pacific rim in the sunny tag again but folks. he has already read fanfic. he thanked people for "writing alongside the writers" in 2018. the guy is not gonna freak out about your macden fic

#to be clear the fic he implied he'd read was newmann #not sunny #but my point is he's already done it and proven himself not to give too much of a shit #i don't think you should send actors or writers fic #but i also think if theyre seeking it out #what are you gonna do #iasip #sunny podcast

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zineobiology · 27 days

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Prompts, prompts, and more prompts!

Hello everyone! We have decided to throw some prompts out there from people who may not be able to participate (or are already participating), but had amazing ideas!

The First: Consider dehydration levels and their impact on the Vulcans self lubrication system. Their bodies are designed to conserve moisture and yet they self lubricate. So at what level of dehydration does their system cease prioritizing that function in favour of greater survival? Prompt courtesy of @celestialvoyeur

If you would like to submit a prompt DM me or send an ask!

#zine o'biology #star trek #xenobiology #zine #alien biology #star trek zine #Fake Ads #Letters to the Editor #Fake Academic Journal #Fanfic #Fanart #Seeking Artists #Seeking Writers #Seeking Editors #Open to the public #Free Zine #Vulcans #Seeking submissions

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phoebepheebsphibs · 3 months

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Other people: wow you really write kids accurately

Me: thanks i was one once

#lol jk jk #but like #do some people not write kids accurately??#like how do you forget that #it was your entire backstory #also i do teach kids and volunteer in childcare every week so that might be a factor too #nah you fools #the truth is that i AM A GIANT CHILD BWAHAHA #hide and seek fic #fiction #tumblr writers #i love to write #my writing #writing kids #writing children

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gabenathreversebang · 1 year

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Enjoy today's A Drabble A Day prompts. You may choose your favorite prompt or use all three to create a drabble!

This challenge is 100% optional. This is not a mandatory part of the Reverse Bang, and you don't have to participate every single day in order to be involved.

You may use the prompts to inspire a traditional drabble (100 words exactly) or a short story of any length! Our only rule is that you keep any NSFW content out of your fic, as this drabble event is part of the Reverse Bang. Post the results wherever you like. You can add your story to our collection on AO3.

If you post your drabbles, we'd greatly appreciate a little shout out to the Reverse Bang so we can bring more writers onboard! If you need some inspiration, here is an example below:

I wrote this story using a prompt provided by the GabeNath Reverse Bang. Sign-ups for writers, betas and pinch hitters are still open. Please check it out and tell your friends! More info is available at https://gabenathreversebang.tumblr.com/

Today's prompts are as followed:

1. rumour

2. "never meant to"

3. farewell

Sign-ups are still open for writers and beta readers! Join us here.

#a drabble a day #writing prompts #gabenath reverse bang #gabenath events #miraculous ladybug event #gabenath #seeking writers #seeking beta readers #seeking pinch hitters

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wings-of-flying · 1 month

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so uhm. first paragraph of a riptide fairytale au oneshot series i'm potentially doing. this one's snow white inspired:

Once upon a time, in the faraway kingdom of Luneya, there lived a prince with skin as blue as the waves, hair as green as malachite, and a list of titles as long as the tallest tower was high. And Chip was going to kill him.

#posting this because i tell you what being a writer is difficult #cause i write all this shit and give up part way through cause there's been no validation or anything #and i don't care if that sounds like i'm attention seeking. cause i low-key am let's be real that's how humans work #anyway. i really wanna finish writing these and need some motivation so. here. have. take #lemme know if you'd be interested in more because i'm getting fed up with fic writing tbh #albatross writes #jrwi #jrwi riptide #riptide au

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soulinkpoetry · 6 months

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When you constantly seek validation from people, you can never be yourself. You’ll always try to reach THEIR idea of perfection. You’ll always be on edge and anxious for not being good enough for them. Stop it , because it will make you sick. Take a step back and determine what you stand for , reach your own kind of perfection, only for you and nobody else, it’s your life you’re living, not theirs. If they’re not accepting of you they don’t have to be a part of it.

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#stop seeking validation #be yourself #improve yourself for you #self care #soulinkpoetry #poetry #thoughts #she writes #feelings #poets on tumblr #writers and poets #poetscommunity

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