#fear's language

[fearlanguage]

Hey people doing creative challenges in November (October too but i missed that boat lmao) remember to take breaks and rest your eyes and stretch your hands. Once you get tendonitis or carpal tunnel it like doesn't go away. I almost quit drawing years ago because it became too painful. That's actually why i started digital art bc i could use a chunky stylus. I want to be more creative bc it's fulfilling but it ✨hurts✨

xoxo u only get one body xoxo

#fear's language #nanowrimo

[inkskinned]

kids remind me, often, of the things i've taught myself out of.

i have a big dog. he looks like a deer. he is taller than most young children. while we were on a trail the other day, a boy coming our direction saw us and froze. he took a step back and said: "i'm feeling nervous. your - your dog is kind of big."

goblin and i both stopped walking immediately. "he is kind of a big dog," i admitted. "he's called a greyhound. they are gentle but they are pretty tall, which is kind of scary, you're right. their legs are so long because they are made for running fast. i am sorry we scared you. would you like us to stand still while you move past us, or would you feel more safe in your body if we move and you stay still?'

"oh. i didn't know that about - greyhounds. i think i ... i want to stay still," he said. at this point, his adult had caught up to us. "i'm nervous about the dog," he told her, "so i'm - i'm gonna stay still." she didn't argue. she didn't make fun of him. she just smiled at him and at me and held his hand while goblin and i, with as wide of a berth as we could make, crept our way through.

behind us, i heard him exhale a deep breath and kind of laugh - "he was really big, huh? she said it's because greyhounds have to go fast."

"he was big," she said. "i understand why that could have made you a little scared."

"yeah. next time i - next time do you think i could maybe ask to touch him? when - i mean, next time, maybe, if i'm not nervous."

later, going to a work event, in the big city, i stood outside, trembling. my social anxiety as a caught bird in my chest. i took a deep breath and turned to my coworker. she's not even really my friend yet. i told her: "i feel nervous about this. i am not used to meeting new people, ever since covid."

she laughed, but not in a mean way. she said she was nervous too. she reached her hand out and held mine, and we both took another deep breath and walked in like that, interlinked. a few people asked us - together? - and i told the truth: i feel nervous, and she's helping. over and over i watched people relax too, admitting i feel really kind of shy lately actually, thank you for saying that.

the next time i go to an event, and i feel a little scared, i ask right away: wanna hold hands? this feels a little dangerous. i hesitate less. i don't hide it as much. i watch for other people who are also nervous and say - it's kinda hard, huh?

i know, logically, i'm not good at asking for help. but i am also not good at noticing when i need help. i've trained myself out of asking completely, but i've also trained myself to never accept my own fears or excuses. i have trained myself to tamp down every anxiety and just-push-through. i don't know what i'm protecting myself from - just that i never think to admit it to anyone.

but every person on earth occasionally needs comfort. every person on earth occasionally needs connection. many of us were taught independence is the same thing as never needing anything.

each of us should have had an adult who heard - i feel nervous and held our hand and asked us how we could be helped to feel safe. no judgement, and no chiding. many of us did not. many of us were punished for the ways that we seemed "weak".

but here is something: i am an adult now. and i get nervous a lot, actually. and if you are an adult and you are feeling a little nervous - come talk to me. we can hold hands and figure out what will help us feel safe in our bodies. and maybe, next time, if we're brave, we can pet the dog that's passing.

#spilled ink #warm up #so i have worked in childcare as a teacher for like 15 years #hence the language behind ''what helps you be safe in your body?'' #like you can tell by what i say here i have EXPERIENCE with kids. #but tbh the REAL teacher moment is watching a 6/7 year old say #''this makes me nervous #can you please not come closer?'' #as a teacher i was IMMEDIATELY like ... ahh whomever is raising you is doing an EXCELLENT job holy shit #verbalizing your fears? trusting an adult to listen? #ability to recognize a way you might feel safer? #like .... this kid's caregivers.... that one moment... i was like .... who are u i wanna french kiss you big on the mouth

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Past Lives (Celine Song, 2023)

#Past Lives #Celine Song #2023 #Greta Lee #Yoo Teo #quote #John Magaro #bed #dream #dreams #fear #language #south korea #korea

[unboundprompts]

diferent ways to describe the fear of something?

Different Ways to Describe Fear

Symptoms of Fear:

accelerated breathing

accelerated heart rate

goosebumps

sweating

sleep disturbance

butterflies in stomach

dizziness

Body Language Responses to Fear:

hunching shoulders

shrinking away

wide eyes

shaking / trembling

freezing

wrapping arms around themselves

shaking hands

Writing Prompts:

-> feel free to edit and adjust pronouns as you see fit.

She pressed a trembling hand to her chest as if that would do anything to slow her racing heart.

His eyes were crazed, darting around to look at the shadows of the room.

Their limbs felt like jelly, afraid that they would collapse at any moment.

She was utterly frozen. Her body cut all communication with her mind, and no matter how much her brain screamed for her to run she was immobilized in terror.

He had a tight knot forming in his stomach.

They couldn't breathe. They were totally suffocated by fear and it felt like a heavy weight was pressing down on their chest.

Dread clouded her thinking. She walked around like she was in a daze, relying solely on muscle memory to get her down the hallway.

His hands were trembling so badly that he couldn't do anything and his terror made it impossible to focus.

Their throat was dry. No matter how many times they swallowed it did nothing to relieve the uncomfortable feeling.

The salty taste of fear lingered on her lips.

His muscles screamed at him to leave, but he couldn't bring himself to move. He stared forwards hauntingly.

They ran. They ran faster than their legs had ever carried them, adrenaline taking over all of their senses. It felt like they were being chased, but there was no way for them to know for certain. They were too afraid to turn around.

It felt like her heart was about to burst from her ribcage.

#writing prompts #writeblr #ask box prompts #show dont tell #fear prompts #horror prompts #thriller prompts #body language

[000marie198]

Do you think Toothless ever grumbles and is sarcastic in his internal monologue and then goes: "Great. I must be exhausted I'm starting to sound like Hiccup."

Hiccup building a gadget in the forge two meters away: "Did you just make fun of me?"

Toothless grumbling about how it's a long time past midnight and they should be asleep, can't Hiccup tinker in the morning or something

Hiccup: "No one is forcing you to be here, Toothless."

Toothless howls at the other and glares. Hiccup glares back. They're having a glaring contest at two in the morning.

Moments later, Berk's heir is being dragged back to the hut by his sleeve by a dark creature that almost blends into the shadows save for annoyed vivid green eyes as the boy argues with the Unholy Offspring of Lightning and Death Itself in hushed grumbles.

..............

(Don't tag as a ship)

#thinking about how Berk would need to get used to a Night Fury amongst their midst & said night fury constantly acompanying the scrawny boy #watching in bewilderment as Hiccup pettily argues or plays or casually communicates with a majestic creature they feared all their lives #it never ceases to amaze anyone how Hiccup and Toothless just... understand each other. so perfectly. as if there isn't even a language gap #httyd #httyd toothless #hiccup haddock #hiccup horrendous haddock iii #hiccup horrendous haddock lll #httyd hiccup #hiccup and toothless #hiccup how to train your dragon #toothless httyd #toothless #how to train your dragon

[iizuumi]

clowning cahara doodles

#fear and hunger #cahara #d'arce #ragnvaldr #enki #bullying cahara is my love language #i've never drawn d'arce and enki before pls look away skdjfshf

[elminsters]

imagine being loved by me x

#the song has her name in it which means it's about them #hozier said the narrator of the song is like: I’m only using this language to distract from the fact that I’m trying to seduce you here #for fear that you find out how I’m imagining you #and i think that's so act 1 astarion romance scene of him #bg3 #astarion #baldur's gate 3 #eurydice teurimil #hemoakglobin #astarion ancunin #bg3 astarion #astarion x tav #mine

[shitpostingkats]

Riz Gukgak and his bloody hands

SUCH a metal visual and motif. Kalina, Baron, they tease him for it, they twist it into one of his worst qualities, just as they belittle that he his heart, leverage his fear that he cannot love anyone enough.

Riz Gukgak loves. He will claw himself to shreds on love. He will dig through reality, lacerating himself on crystal, just to help his childhood friend. He will hiss at the devil, he will bite out eyes, he will do anything to help his friends feel safe. He will attempt to eat an entire dragon. Out of love for a father he barely knew.

"That’s you saying “I love you” to the people who matter to you the most."

#sorry lads I'm still thinking about him #something about speaking an entirely different language of love from everyone else but trying to hold a conversation anyway #Baron and Kalina preying on his fears that he can't possibly love enough to be important #when this is a kid who will tear open his own skin on the harsh surface of love #yeah he should maybe calm the hell down about it #but his friends and his family are never scared of him. they never look down on how he shows he cares. #something about being ace and not being soft or gentle #am I making sense #he needs healthier ways to love but he's just a kid. he's figuring it out. #fantasy high #dimension 20 #d20 #riz gukgak

[jeeaark]

I will never be able to do the sunset scene justice. I will never be able to recreate the most beautiful, romantic confession, character growth showing, most heart-pouring-out mushy bits you ever did see in a githyanki. Because I.

Am a fool.

Who really wanted a dialogue option asking if keeping an illithid in the squad was gonna be a deal-breaker with this relationship.

Probably woulda ruined the tender moment pitching the piña colada friendship there.

....100% it would.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 spoilers #bg3 #bg3 fanart #bg3 comic #lae'zel #greygold #babe's taking that protective love language very seriously #But seriously every conversation with lae'zel during act 3 felt like I was one wrong dialogue option away with her breaking up with me #The dawning horror when you realize the sole joy of your life is trying to befriend your brain-eating mortal enemy #The dawning horror when you realize you've placed all your joy in an optimistically delusional fool #This is probably validating Lae'zel's fear of sharing her heart #because she placed her heart in Greyg and Greyg is now cowabungaing off a cliff into redeem-the-irredeemable-or-die-trying-ville #I'm so sorry Lae'zel kladjfkdjf #remember when I said relationships can get bumpy~?

[creepedfinnart]

the squids are fightingggg

#my art #art #drawing #splatoon #splatoon 3 #splatoon frye #splatoon pearl #frye onaga #pearl houzuki #pearlfrye #suffer no fools #splatoon suffer no fools #off the hook crushed fire and ice i fear #i love how angry frye was lmao #her bars were catchy tho i gotta admit #girl help my two favs are fighting #my ass does NOT know the inkling language 😭

[fearlanguage]

Did i take the pill or did i vividly imagine myself taking the pill?

#fear's language #anemia #take ur meds

[philosophybits]

All wishes, all aspirations, all hopes, all fears, all doubts, all determinations grow stronger and stronger precisely in proportion as they get themselves expressed in words, forms, colours, and action.

Frederick Douglass, "Lecture on Pictures (1861)"

#philosophy #quotes #Frederick Douglass #Lecture on Pictures #desires #hope #fear #doubt #expression #language #images #actions

[365filmsbyauroranocte]

Here (Bas Devos, 2023)

#Here #Bas Devos #2023 #sleep #wake up #name #language #dream #dreams #tree #nature #trees #fear #things #world

[thermodynamic-comedian]

being flirted with would not fluster jonah magnus and having someone confess their love to him would not fluster jonah magnus but weird fear entity avatar stuff absolutely would. and does. you could pull the smoothest pick-up lines on him and he would not care but jane prentiss pulls up to his office like "did you know that you can be fully consumed by what loves you." and he's like "oh. wait holdf on okay h. wait hold on. okay. um . okay. hhhh,,, okay. uh- um."

#avatars just say the weirdest creepiest shit in his vicinity and he just goes bright red and has to take a second #scary fear entity stuff is just his love language #tma #the magnus archives #tma shitpost #janelias #elias bouchard #jonah magnus #jane prentiss

[artilite]

if this is their dynamic for s3 i will truly die happy

#i was debating hard on whether to post this or not #THE BRAINROT IS REAL IF NOT EMBARASSING #i like them A Lot #villian duo who share one braincell #they've both been spoiled rotten #LX can speak french but can he drive a car? #LTC's love language is honesty #he can speak his mind to LX without fear of harm #that was the idea for bottom doodle anyway #very ooc and delulu i know HAHAHA #link click #link click s2 #shiguang daili ren #link click fanart #link click season 2 #liu xiao #li tianchen #shiguang dailiren #sgdlr #link click spoilers #artilite #artilite doodle

[betterthanbatman1]

He’s so t i n y

#This art is breaking my heart #You can FEEL the weight on his shoulders #You can feel his resentment. His fear. Anxiety. Hatred. Sadness. Disappointment. Sorrow #Because everything Bruce -HIS FATHER- did to him would result in all of these feelings #Trying to ignore Gotham War and just focus on the cute tiny guy sitting on the chair #but his body language just screams WRONG #He has been so wronged by the man who was supposed to love him #jason todd #red hood #batfamily #batfam #dc #dc comics