I know how you feel. I get that feeling often. I feel like that right now. But it’s okay to feel that way. I’ve come to think of it as your brain telling you that you need to take care of yourself in some way. It’s okay to take time out for yourself without the pressure of producing something. This is gonna sound like one of those help articles but genuinely these things help me when I feel brain off and soul hollow creatively.
If you don’t feel like reading something new, reread a favorite you’ll always finish. Doodle or write out a “silly” idea you’ve had just for yourself without caring if it’s perfect, or don’t—imagine out all those scenes. It’s okay to just let your mind play and wander. Explore new music. I find dance and short exercise sessions helpful too. If you love the spooky season like I do, enjoy it! Think of anything but the act of writing. Repeat as long as necessary.
It'll be all right. <3 This feeling will go away. It always does, whether it's the next day or the next year. Take the time you need and recharge yourself. You're a great writer and a great artist, and not churning out new stuff every week changes that.
thank you for the suggestions!! :D i'm sorry you experience the same thing too, it's really very frustrating! i have ideas but i can't get any of them out of me. trying to force it has gotten me nowhere.
you're right! i just gotta get out of my own head. do something different. hit restart on the old noggin.
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We all got our own take to how Branch's brothers react to hearing about gis gray-phase. Here's mine in comic form
Script for those who can't read my horrible handwriting
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Poppy: Umm Branch I know you wanted to tell your bros about your grey years but what happening here?
Branch: *Siiiiiip* They’ve just reached the last stage of grief.
Poppy: The last part of what now?
Branch: Allow me to explain the-
THE 5 STAGES OF GRIEF
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The 5 stages of grief consist of:
Stage 1: Denial
Floyd: NONONONONONONO
Stage 2: Anger
Clay: YOU'RE LYIN', SAY YOU LYIN!!
Stage 3: Bargaining
Bruce: If only I had come back instead of starting my own family...-then he wouldn’t have turned gray and been so isolated
Stage 4: Depression
John-Dory: BWAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
Page 3
Branch: And at last we got acceptance
Poppy: Wow, how long have they been like this?
Branch: About 1 hour. I give them 2 more before they try to beg for my forgiveness.
Page 4
Branch: Well this is a start
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Lloyd garmadon hcs (romantic & reg hcs)
A/N: This is first post on here 😭 I’m super into ninjago right now so I might as well write abt it. And Lloyd is super pookie bear 🫶
Romantic:
-When you guys first start dating, Lloyd is a bit distant and awkward since A. He’s never been in a legitimate relationship before and B. He has insane trauma from Harumi.
-But over time, he’ll start to warm up to you and he falls so hard.
-Loves to read comics with you, it’s such a guilty pleasure (and he’s a big nerd.)
-When he’s with you, he’s always holding your hand or resting his hand on your lower back. He’s pretty protective for a lot of reasons lol.
-Very prone to venting to you.
-Every once in awhile, he takes you out in ninjago city for a date on a rooftop of a building. It’s not the best place for a date but he’s not much of a romantic 🤷♀️
-Always takes care of you when you’re sick. He makes soup and tea for you, and sits by your side, holding your hand while talking about whatever.
-He’s such a cuddle bug!! He loves laying on your chest while you tangle your fingers in his hair. And vice versa.
-Loves to kiss you on your face, esp your cheek and your nose. Seeing your face get all blushy after he surprises you with a kiss really makes him happy.
-Feels a little self conscious around you about certain things, like his dad or his oni form since they’re kind of touchy subjects. But a little reassurance from you will help his self esteem a ton.
-he likes it when you braid his hair or play with it in any way,
-if you’re up to it, lloyd loves training with you. Even if he always manages to beat your ass accidentally 😭
-When you two are together, Kai will do EVERYTHING in his willpower to embarrass Lloyd for funsies.
-One time, he totally showed you a picture of when Lloyd was little and that atrocious bowl cut. Let’s just say Kai was locked out of the monastery for a good 3 days 😁
-He would most definitely call you nicknames like “baby” or a shorter version of your full name
-He try’s keeps it simple bc he doesn’t want to be like one of those cringy “pookie bear” couples lmao
-Misako and Wu would definitely love you immediately after Lloyd introduces you (more so misako), no questions asked.
-(based on a rewrite of crystalized I’m writing soon 🫶) Garmadon though? It depends. If you get to know him a bit better, then he’ll probably warm up to you. He’s just a bit weary because of the whole harumi thing.
-Kinda same with the Ninja honestly, but they’ll warm up to you super quick when they see how you treat lloyd and how happy you make him. They just want the best for him is all.
General:
-Lloyd really values his hair, like a ton. He takes super good care of it. And I really like to think after the events of crystalized, he started to actually grow his hair out.
-And by the time of dragons rising, his hair is all the way down to his lower back (he puts it in a low ponytail most of the time for combat reasons.)
-He’s both Japanese and Chinese!
-demiromantic/sexual and omnisexual!!
-Looked up to Nya as a mother figure when he was little, and still does. He loves misako but resents her deep down.
-Has a little stubble in DR, kinda canon but whatevs.
-Has a pretty good singing voice, but only really does it in private.
-Outside of his Gi, the clothes he usually wears is just a jacket, a t-shirt and jeans 😭 he has like 15 jackets in his closet (he’s just like me fr)
-Has scars like all over his body, and some on his face from like the millions of battles he’s been in.
-He’s a little chubby, but has pretty muscular arms (🤭)
-Lloyd has like small non-human features that nod to the fact that he’s half oni and dragon.
-Like pointy ears, sharp teeth, and slitted pupils.
-Sometimes when he’s in his feels, probably around crystalized, he feels as if he wants to abandon his role as the green ninja and live a simpler life. Anakin skywalker core tbh.
-Still has an adoration for candy.
-Every once in awhile, he still heads to Ninjago Doomsday Comix to buy a new issue of a comic he likes.
-He would probably enjoy music like Radiohead and mitski. He’s THE boy loser ever.
A/N: I can’t think of much else but I hope you guys enjoyed these!! I’ll write at my own pace for a little bit and then I’ll open requests. I gotta make a carrd sometime soon lmfao 😭
( @weirdotaku1000 these are the hcs I was working on!!)
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