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Shuvuuia, a dinosaur typically most active at night, is fooled into getting up early by a total solar eclipse.

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speechless. the pose. the expression. this should be a painting.

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Prehistoric Planet finally gives us the True Rival to the Tyrant Lizard King and it’s NOT a Dinosaur.

#tyrannosaurus #quetzalcoatlus #prehistoric planet 2

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Thanks for the tag @convenientalias. This seems like an interesting game so I am definitely giving it a try.

Subterfuge - The hut was sparse. Apart from a couple of pelts lying on the floor and a folded bedroll, there was nothing else, save a bowl containing water.

Birth of the Yiling Patriarch -

Falling.

I'm falling.

Help me!

Someone.

Anyone.

HELP.

What? What? What are these? Black hands? Cold. So cold.

No, no, don't touch me.

 NO!

3. Bulgasal Fix-it Brainstorm- (Technically, this is more of a brainstorm dump, but it counts) First off, we’re not going to have LB meet the kids when they’re that little.

4. Spotlight - When the mantis hunts the locust, he forgets the shrike that’s hunting him.

5. Losing Inhibitions - "That fucking asshole!"

6. Puppets of Fate - Wen Ning looked at the darkening skies and sighed.

7. Lament of the Broken - “Huai’en,” Xiao Qi called, trying in vain to get his attention.

8. You Saved Me - Anger, fear, and worry gnawed at Dong-chul’s chest, making him cast one final glance at the near-catatonic figure of his father sitting in the tiny, filthy, stinky, and overcrowded room.

9. Forged in Fire- What? Is this man out of his mind? No, no. More like, is this man out of his ever-loving blasted fucking mind?

10. Stolen Moments - Myeong Seung-ah sighed in relief from sitting down after spending several hours on those stilettos.

Okay, so what I see is, I mostly write small sentences. Not a revelation. I'm aware of this. I'm not a fan of long sentences and try to avoid it as much as I can.

This was a fun exercise. Whoever wants, give it a shot. Not gonna tag anyone.

Rules: List the first line of your last 10 (posted) fics and see if there's a pattern.

Tagged by @seamayweed. Thanks, I love these kinds of challenges!

Chi and Mei--The woman calling herself Yun Weishan lay naked in Shangguan Qian’s bed, though the comforter had been replaced over her so that nothing was visible below the neck.

The White Snake--The first time Yang sees the snakes around Tian is the day after they went to the opera.

A Hard Call--Myung-gil had known he’d lose some men assailing Choi Tae-ho’s house, which was almost a fortress, but he hadn’t thought he’d have to kill any of them himself.

all i will take are the consequences--Min-woo wouldn’t have guessed on his own that Lee Jun-seong and Song Jae-hyo were fucking.

mi soledad que da vueltas los brazos como un naufrago--“Why?” Min-woo says.

Loaded, Unloaded--If asked, Jo Young-jae couldn’t have said why he came up to the roof.

a shared punishment--Choi Chi-hoon tried to pick the lock on the handcuffs.

A Small Black Puppy--Hong-sae met the dog in the middle of a bridge.

chasing their own fantasy--Honestly, Eon Nyeoni finds Nam Hee-shin interesting.

Don't Want to Walk Alone--“An engagement?” Li Xiangyi raised his eyebrows.

At first glance, since I went in reverse chronological order, the main trend I immediately notice is that I've been writing longer first sentences lately. I think that's pretty immediately obvious if you just glance at this list. Some of the shorter ones (chasing their own fantasy, a shared punishment, A Small Black Puppy, Loaded Unloaded) are even their own separate paragraph.

However. Reverse chronological order of posting/updating is deceptive. "A White Snake" was posted recently, but I actually wrote it in September; "A Hard Call" was updated recently, but its first chapter was posted in October, and even then, it's a follow-up on a fic I wrote even longer ago. So... it's more like I usually write short first lines, but occasionally I do go longer, without much of a chronological element.

Otherwise... idk, there's a lot of variation. I don't often start with dialogue, but I do on occasion, especially when the fic is going to be short or fast-paced. I never start with imagery--"Chi and Mei" comes close, but it's only half imagery, really, the other half just orienting the reader in a canonical scene. "The White Snake" has a second and third sentence with more imagery, but the first sentence is more context. I often start with introspection, but I also often start with action. It's fun to try out different things.

Tagging: @trifoliate-undergrowth @flo-nelja @iatethepomegranate @general-sleepy @aboxthecolourofheartache @smylealong and anyone else who wants to do it <3

#meme

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Good evening to my short kings

#so cuuuute #love it

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A dating service where matching is based on people’s search history exists. You’re a serial killer. You go on a date with a writer.

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y'all ever think about how insane the sauropods were

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MESOZOIC BESTIARY (vintage illustration style)

These are some of the dinosaurs featured in the Mesozoic maps I recently made, a showcase inspired by the medieval bestiaries. No need to say these are very stylized interpretations of the real animals, as if a medieval artist might have portrayed them.

this artwork is available for prints, t-shirts and much more here

find me on Instagram:  @mariolanzarensis

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#yikes

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#xiao zhan #Sir #please

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This photo has been making the rounds online. Too funny. Those guys are so relatable. I feel your pain, boys! 😅😅😅

#I feel you guys #Same #xiao zhan

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GET KOSA TRENDING.

STOP SCROLLING NOW!

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WE'RE DOWN TO THE WIRE BUT WE CAN'T GIVE UP YET. IF WE GIVE UP, EVERYTHING IS OVER. IF WE DON'T, AT LEAST WE HAVE A CHANCE.

I'M THE ONE WHO SOUNDED THE ALARM, AND I'M NOT GOING TO CURL UP AND DIE YET.

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We won't let this stand any longer. Let's start a riot and get this trending.

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Members of carnivora paired with their common ancestor, a miacid. 

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🥘 stillstainless following

full dishwasher kind of annoying actually. release me

🔲 tupperware follow

can we all agree that handwash onlys are attention seeking? you're using the same dish soap as the rest of us but you need a sponge bath because you're too good for a shower

🍳 cast-iron following

op some people will die if they're washed with soap at all. unlike certain plastic divas dishes that claim to be "top row only" like that makes a fucking difference.

🔲 tupperware follow

can you actually fuck off

🥣 countercandy mutuals

☕ mug-shots follow

i love being on the top row like you are NOTTT using me for coffee LMAOO

🐾 dogbowl follow

dusty ass

🍴silverwarewolf following

all tucked in. in my drawer. with my polycule <3

#and these takeout chopsticks too i guess #ok

🥡 lunchb0x follow

Excited for summer break 😃 Can't wait to see what kinds of mold i'll collect this year

#ForgottenAgain #BackpackGang #LockerGang

🔁cast-iron following

anonymous asked: Why are you whining about how other dishes like to be washed when you're literally covered in spaghetti stains

tupperware answered: what if i killed myself

🥤 papercup mutuals

WASP IN ME

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Wang YiBo and His Tiny Handbags

Wang YiBo’s recent photo drop for SDC6 brought back to mind (well it’s always on MY mind, but it seemed to remind everyone else) his love for tiny handbags.

So please enjoy this selection of Wang YiBo’s tiny handbags:

#wang yibo #and all his tiny bags

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Love Between Fairy and Devil 苍兰诀 (2022) Dir. Yi Zheng – Episode 18