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lottiestudying · 4 years
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walkerismychoice · 5 years
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I Can Love You Better
Book: ROD
Pairing: Logan X MC, Colt X MC
Rating: A bit NSFW/Mature/18+
Note: This story is all contained within Chapter 11 of ROD. Most of the dialogue comes directly from the book except for the parts I added in the beginning from Colt’s POV, a bit of Colt’s diamond scene in the car, and the end conversation with Riya. Speaking of the diamond scene, be warned that I added in some details that were left to the imagination and it gets a bit NSFW in this part. Also a shout-out to @bizzyschoices, as her YouTube video helped me immensely in transcribing the dialog.
Word Count: 3820
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Colt watches stunned as Gabi storms out through the garage door. He didn't think before blurting out Logan's secret in front of the whole crew, but he was desperate to hang onto her and to not let his own secret out. He'd finally felt like she might actually like him as much as he'd come to like her, to want him more than she wanted Logan. No matter what she would think of Colt's plan for the brotherhood, it couldn't compare in his mind to how low Logan had stooped to get her to fall for him, so he had to risk it all and tell her. Colt should have told Gabi the second he found out, or found a better way than this, but what's done is done.
"Gabi, wait!" Colt calls out even though she probably can't hear him." He makes a move to run after her, but he's held back by a strong arm.
"Let her go, son." Teppei Kaneko nods in the direction of the door where Logan is already headed. "This is between Logan and Gabi right now."
"Fuck that!" Colt picks up a wrench among the tools scattered on the floor and chucks it at the nearest wall. A chunk of cement falls out as the wrench hits it and drops to the floor with a clatter.
"Enough!" Kaneko shouts. "Letting your temper get the best of you and getting too emotionally invested is what got you into this situation in the first place. You won't be helping yourself right now by running after her."
Colt glowers at his father. This whole situation is really his father’s fault, but Teppei is right. Colt will just look like even more of an asshole if he tries to interrupt them now. He huffs and stomps over to the couch, sinking down with his head in his hands. He doesn't want to hear what anyone has to say right now.
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Logan races out of the shop to catch up to Gabi already halfway down the block. "Gabi, Wait! Let me explain-"
"And why should I believe a word of your 'explanation'? You've done nothing but lie to me since day one," Gabi hisses, the typical warmth and sparkle in her eyes replaced by an icy glare.
"I didn't know you back then. I didn't care about you. You were just a random stranger, someone the crew could use." As the words come out, Logan realizes he's not making it sound any better.
"I was nobody to you," her voice softens and the sadness and disappointment evident on her face are almost worse than her stone cold anger.
"You were. But once I actually got to know you..." Fuck he's bad at this. "At some point it all stopped being pretend."
"I wish I could believe you..." Gabi trails off. 
Logan runs a hand through his hair. "Let me be honest for once. Whether you believe me of not...whether you forgive me or not...please let me explain." She crosses her arms and waits, so Logan continues. "Okay, let's go somewhere more private."
Gabi's eyes narrow. "I'm not going anywhere with you, Logan. You're telling me right here."
Logan sighs. "...Alright, what do you want to know?"
"I said everything, that means everything."
Logan inhales deeply and proceeds to tell Gabi how Kaneko paid some people off and got information on Gabi's dad. How Kaneko came up with the plan to have Logan get to know Gabi's and get her on their side, but how it was Logan's idea to call the cops on the house party to gain her trust faster by helping her escape.
Gabi's face falls again after taking in his words. "Did you feel anything that night?"
"Of course I did Gabi, how could I not have?" If only he could make her understand even though it was his job to win her over, all the feelings were real - are still real. It didn’t feel like a work to hang out with such a smart and pretty girl. He didn’t plan to kiss her that night, but he hadn’t been able to help himself.
She rolls her eyes. "Was it guilt?"
“No...not guilt. When I was with you I forgot about everything. About the crew, about your dad...I was just happy." Happier than he can ever remember in his life if he’s honest.
"I'm so stupid, how could this have turned out any different. You're a criminal!” Hearing this word from her lips cuts Logan deep, even though it is the truth. “I should have known someone like you could never care about someone like me. It was only ever about my father."
“That’s not true--”
“All those time you were asking me about my dad...You were pumping me for information?”
“I was asking for your help to stay out of prison--”
“You still can’t be honest with me, huh?” Gabi scoffs.
“Okay, yes, I was trying to keep us one step ahead of your dad. But the moment you told me your dad’s partner knew, I told you to go home. I was trying to protect you. I knew you shouldn’t be here.”
“You were right. I should have left. But you still should have come clean to me then, instead of just ignoring me or yelling at me.”
“I know. But I was afraid of--”
“Of what?” She snaps.
“Of this! Of what’s happening right now!” Logan takes a step closer, but she takes another step back. He wants to take her in his arms, to show her that however this started, it is now the most real thing he’s ever had, and as much as it killed him to try and make her leave that first time, he thought she’d listen and he’d spare her the pain and humiliation of finding everything out. He really had thought she wouldn’t come back, but when she did, he hadn’t known what to do. “This has been killing me forever. I kept trying to find a way to tell you.”
“This is what you wanted to get off your chest? Right before the stadium job?” He can see her wheels turning as she puts the pieces together.
“Yes, Gabi, please.” Logan pleads. “Yes things started out as a lie. But the crew? You’re one of us now. Even Kaneko believes it. They care about you. Toby, Ximena...hell, even Mona. I care about you and I’m...I’m sorry.”
“How do you expect me to believe that?”
“I can barely believe it myself. I can barely believe that some girl I just met takes over my every waking thought. I can’t believe that, every time I look at you, I feel like the luckiest bastard on the planet.” He hesitates, but he has to tell her because it might be the only chance he gets. “I can’t believe I love someone.”
He notices a flash of something in her that gives him hope, but then it’s gone all too soon. “Don’t say that, Logan. Please don’t say that now just to get me to change my mind--”
“I’m saying it now because I think this is the last time I’m ever gonna see you. And if I don’t say it, I’ll regret it the rest of my life. So, I’m not trying to stop you from leaving. I’m just asking you to believe me when I say I never wanted to hurt you.”
“It doesn’t matter if you didn’t want to hurt me, Logan. What matters is that you didn’t care.” 
“You’re right, I didn’t.” He’d learned throughout his life to see other people as a means to an end. He’d found out way too young that loving and trusting only ever left him hurt and disappointed, and as much as Kaneko did for him, he only ever reinforced that. He told Logan not to get attached, and he could have left everyone else there in heartbeat, until he met Gabi.  “But I do now.”
“Too little, too late. Anything else to say for yourself?” Logan stares at her for a long beat. He’s left it all out on the table, and she still doesn’t believe him, or he’s done too much damage for her to ever be able to trust him again. “Well?” She demands a response.
“I keep thinking there’s gotta be something I can say to take it all back, the right combination of words...But there’s not, is there?” She’s the only person he’s ever truly loved, and possibly loved him back, and he’s fucked it all up.
“No, there’s not.” And with that, Gabi turns and walks away.
Logan watches her go, hoping she’ll realize she’s not ready to let him go and come back. He sees her look back as she rounds the corner but she keeps on going. Logan wonders if she can see the tears forming in his eyes from that distance away and if it makes her feel anything at all. He waits until she’s completely out of site to break down. He hunches over with his hands on his thighs, barely able to breathe, tears falling like raindrops on the pavement. 
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Logan walks back in through garage door with his head down goes straight up to his loft without saying a word. Colt still hasn’t moved from his spot on the couch, but now that Logan is back, he’s not waiting around any longer. He gets in Gabi’s car and peels out of the garage. He has no idea where she went, but he takes his best guess, and sure enough he catches her heading towards the the bus stop. He honks to get her attention and she turns around, startled.
“Gabi, Get in the car.”
“Leave me alone,” she growls back at him.
“Come on. Let me drive you somewhere. It’s your car.” Maybe he can appeal to her practical side because nobody really wants to take the bus.
“Not anymore. I don’t want anything from you people.”
He honestly hadn’t expected her to be this mad at him. He was the only one who had the guts to tell her the truth. “Hey, we didn’t all lie to you like Logan.
“Yeah, because you care so much about me, humiliating me in front of everyone,” Gabi seethes.
That wasn’t his intention, but he can see her point. “If you’re gonna yell at me, at least do it up close from the comfort of the car. Besides...you’ll definitely regret letting your pride win next time you’re riding a bus to school.”
Gabi rolls her eyes but stops and gets in anyway.
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Gabi can’t believe Colt thought he could just show up like a white knight and rescue her. He’s hardly apologetic, thinking he’s done her some great service by telling her about Logan. He finally seems to get how angry she is after she lays into him for not having a home to go to.
“Look, you have every right to be pissed at me. That’s definitely not how I wanted to tell you. But I hated knowing how that asshole was using you.
“How long have you known?”
“Dad didn’t tell me until after the Grapevine job. He didn’t tell me about anything at all until he had no other choice but to trust me. What was I supposed to do, knowing Logan was using you, knowing I wasn’t supposed to say anything? It was eating me up inside, and I just...snapped. I’ve seen the way you look at him. I knew the longer we waited, the more it would hurt you.”
That’s really what this is about, isn’t it? He knew she was torn between the two of him, so he threw it in her face when he was afraid he’d lose his advantage. “But you’ve seen the way I look at you too, haven’t you? Why couldn’t you of all people be honest with me?”
“It never seemed like the right time.” They pull up to Riya’s house and he looks at her sincerely. “You deserve so much more than Logan, Gabi.”
“And who can give me that, you?” She challenges.
“Hell yeah I can. The rest of the crew, they’re not like us. They’re just scraping by. But the two of us?” He brushes a strand of hair from her face and she feels the first bit of her resolve start to crumble. “We put our brains together, you and me could run this whole town.
Colt leans in closer and she stops him. “Colt...”
“All I’m saying is...You belong with someone who knows how much you’re capable of.”
Gabi meets his intense gaze, and she remembers why she fell for Colt so hard in the first place. He gets her and values her for what she’s worth. It’s dumb and she knows it, but she’s vulnerable and emotional and she just can’t help herself, leaning over the center console she captures Colt’s lips with her own.
Colt pulls away stunned but then a smile creeps back on his face. Like she’s lit a fire inside him, he responds, wrapping her in his arms and pulling her onto his lap. He parts her lips and kisses her deeply, and she lets a moan escape. “Colt...” His hands roam up and down her back leaving her skin alight with fiery trails wherever he’s touched.
“Is that a ‘yes’?
She feels dizzy, intoxicated by the sight, the scent, the feel of him. “To your whole ‘rule the world together scheme?”
Colt smirks. “That’s the one.”
Her world’s been turned upside down and she doesn’t know what she wants, except being with him in this moment. “The only promise I can make you about the future is that I’m gonna want a lot more of this.” Gabi gestures between them. She swings her leg over so she’s straddling him now, their hips pressed together.
Colt’s grin widens as he pulls her even closer. “Then I’ll just have to ask you again later.”
 “As long as you keep kissing me in the meantime,” Gabi replies and Colt doesn’t wait for any further invitation. He kisses the curve of her neck, swirling his tongue around and sucking just hard enough, sending a rush of blood to her core.
“Like this?” Colt grins cockily, knowing exactly what he’s doing to her.
“Yes...” Gabi purrs. She closes her eyes and tosses her head back getting lost in the feeling. He kisses up to her ear, down her jaw, and back to her lips, his mouth leaving a path of electrical current in its wake. He swallows her moan with another fiery kiss, her hands tugging at his hair. “Colt...”
Colts hands wander to the hem of her sweatshirt. He plays with the fabric and strokes the sliver of bare skin there, tentatively, like he’s trying to gauge her reaction. Gabi tilts back slightly and grab’s Colt’s hand, surprising him. “What’re you...?”  
She guides his hand under her shirt, relishing the feel of his calloused fingers against her soft skin. “Just touch me.”
Colt smirks again before descending to the dip in her collarbone and Gabi lolls her head to the side to grant his mouth better access. “Don’t have to tell me twice.” His hands creep up further and further until he’s tracing the curve of her breasts over her thin lace bra. She gasps as his thumbs graze her nipples, stiff peaks forming underneath. 
Their lips crash together again, Colt’s unhooks her bra, and slips his hands underneath, thumbs tracing circles over her sensitive buds sending heat and wetness pooling between her legs. She grinds down onto him, and Colt groans. Even between their layers of clothing, she can feel how hard he is and she needs more. She rhythmically rolls her hips, rubbing her clit in just the right way to keep the pleasurable tingle building and building in intensity. Just as she feels she’s about to burst he pulls her nipples between his thumbs and forefingers, sending her over the edge. She bites down on his shoulder to muffle her whimper as waves of pleasure course through her body.
Colt stills and waits for her to look back up at him. “Did you just....?” Gabi nods, embarrassed. She’s only ever done that on her own, and she thinks maybe her inexperience is showing, like she shouldn’t have been able come just from that. “Hey, look at me.” He lifts up her chin. “You are so sexy, Gabi. I wish I could feel how wet you are right now.”
His words give her a resurgence of confidence. She stares at him intently as gets up on her knees, leaving enough space for her to guide his hand up the leg of her cut-off shorts. He doesn’t wait for a verbal invitation this time, pushing her panties to the side and gliding a finger through her folds. “Fuck, Gabi...” Colt moans. He dips a finger inside her. “I wish I could be inside you right now. If we weren’t on a public street in broad daylight right now....” He pumps his finger in and out a few times before withdrawing it, and if that feels this good, she can only imagine what the real thing feels like. 
Colt kisses her again and when they come up for air, Gabi pulls back. “...Colt?”
“Mmm?” He mumbles as he distracts her with teasing kisses along her jawline.
“Where do we go from here?”
Her question finally causes him to stop and look her in the eye. “What do you mean?”
“I don’t think I can go back to the garage any time soon. Not after what Logan did, what your dad did...” She stares out the window, trying to find the right way to say it. “And I don’t think it’s such a good idea for you to be visiting me, for a little while, at least.” As desperately as she wants him now, she needs time and space to get her head sorted out, and that’s definitely not possible when she’s anywhere near him.  
Colt softly and soothingly runs a hand up and down her back. “So let’s keep driving. We can go anywhere.Just say the word and I’ll start the engine.”
“Colt...I can’t just leave my entire life behind. I’ve still got my family.” She hopes, at least. “I can’t just leave my dad completely. It would break his heart...and mine. You understand that, don’t you?”
“Yeah. Yeah, I do. I just hate the idea of going back without you.”
“Well, maybe next time you’ll come talk to me privately before getting in a big fight and blabbing my business to the entire crew.” She’s half joking, but she’s still not completely over it.
“...Fair point. Can we kiss and make up? He smiles cheekily.
“I thought that’s what we were doing?”
“No, you were talking, I was trying to--” 
Gabi doesn’t let him finish, cutting him off with a kiss and melting into his embrace as he pulls her close. Leaning back Gabi’s eyes search Colt’s face and his gaze never falters. “...Thank you.”
“For what?”
“For seeing my worth.”
Colt reaches up to cup her cheek. “You shouldn’t thank me for that, it’s the very least I can do.
Gabi smiles and leans into his touch, wishing she could freeze time for a while and stay here safe and happy with Colt, but she knows she can’t. She leans down to kiss him again before they reluctantly get out of the car.
Colt tosses Gabi the keys. “Take the car, will ya? Toby’d never forgive me if I didn’t make you keep it.”
“How will you get back?”
“Don’t worry about me.” 
Gabi nods and colt shoves his hands in his pockets, rocking back on his heels. “See you around, Colt. Maybe” Colt nods with a somber expression on his face. She stays and watches him go until he’s out of view and then heads to Riya’s door to grovel for her forgiveness.
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Gabi knows Riya won’t be thrilled to see her, but their reunion is rough to say the least. Riya isn’t happy with the idea of Gabi staying, but she agrees and leaves Gabi to get some rest while she goes to school. Things aren’t much better when Riya gets back, but Riya agrees to hear her out, and vents her own frustrations about Gabi moving on and not being there for her. They still have a long road to get back to where the were, if that’t even possible, but Gabi feels like she has her friend back. She talks Riya into an old fashioned sleepover with scary movies, snacks, and all.
It’s not long before Riya presses Gabi on what happened to make her leave the garage. She takes a deep breath and lets everything out. Tells her how Kaneko and Logan had targeted her, but that Logan claims his feeling are real. How Colt sat on the information until he could use it at his convenience, but that he’d do just about anything for her.
Riya’s eyes go wide. “Woah. That’s a lot to take in. But how do you feel?”
Gabi sighs. “I still don’t know. I thought Logan was my first love. I felt so deeply for him but he destroyed my trust. When he said he loved me, there was a moment I wanted to jump in his arms but-”
“Wait, he said he loves you? Oh my god, Gabi!”
“I wanted to believe him. I think I do, but I just can’t deal with that right now. If it were just him it would be hard enough, but I started to care about Colt just as much. When I’m with him, I forget about everyone and everything, and it’s just us. He was ready to drop everything for me and go wherever I wanted, and part of me almost considered it. But what would I be getting into? Colt thinks he wants this life as an organized crime boss, but is that really me? When I’m in it, it’s exhilarating and feels like I’m part of something big, but when I step away for a minute, like right now, I wonder what the hell I’m doing. I told Colt it would be best to have some time apart given all the circumstances, and I know Logan won’t come looking for me. This school year is almost over, and I can’t blow it now. Maybe if I focus on my studies, patching things up with my dad, and keeping my distance for a while, I’ll be able to see things more objectively.
“Wow, Gabi. I don’t even know what to say.” Riya leans in to give her a hug. “I’m here for you, but please don’t shut me out again.”
“Deal.” Gabi squeezes Riya back. “Now lets get back to watching movies, stuffing our faces, and forgetting that boys exist. 
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plutostudy · 7 years
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Doing some work for history :) We are learning about the modern world atm & it’s quite interesting.
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organisedorgana · 7 years
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alphabet tag
i’ve been tagged by @plutostudying to do the challenge, tysm sweetie! and i want to apologise to everyone who tagged me in previous challenges and got no response - i have done some of them earlier and i’m doing the new ones now! xx
A - age: 19 B - biggest fear: being useless to my friends C - current time: 17:54 D - drink you last had: morning coffee (don’t be like me and stay hydrated!) E - every day starts with: washing my face bc i love feeling cold water on my skin F - favourite song: only one? ohhh, ‘occupied tears’ by serj tankian maybe? G - ghosts, are they real? i doubt it... H - hometown: moscow, russian federation I - in love with: history, cooking, makeup and stationery!  J - jealous of: short girls, my height annoys me so much these days K - killed someone: omg no! L - last time you cried: monday bc i met @agentcenturion after our last meeting, like, in august?  M - middle name: we kinda don’t have it in russia, but we put a changed form of a father’s name as a middle name?? mine is ‘Igoryevna’ in this case N - number of siblings: 0 O - one wish: to recover after all the toxic people that were in my life P - person you last called/texted: one of my russian friends i’m bringing to czech republic in february! Q - question you’re always asked: “so, how is it there, abroad? don’t you miss russia?” R - reasons to smile: beginning of a brand new day, best friend’s smile, a good book, clothes that fit you perfectly, favourite food, comfy shoes, warm hugs or a long sleep! S - song last sang: ‘telepathic’ by starset - slightly obsessed with them these days T - time you woke up: 10:40 bc i still live according to a different time zone lmao U - underwear colour: black, what else would you expect? :D V - vacation destination: dream: south korea, singapore, japan, siberia; reality: 4ever vacay because I study abroad + trips around czech republic and long holidays in moscow
W - worst habit: thinking about other people’s opinion way too much
X - x-rays you’ve had: teeth? Y - your favourite food: udon and soba noodles, caucasian cuisine (i didn’t want to generalise but armenian lavash is as good as uzbek tandoor bread imho), cheese, ice cream and aPPLES Z - zodiac sign: taurus
I tag @jeveuxetudier, @brbgottarevise and @studyblrmartini! x 
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studywithbea · 7 years
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thank you so much @solthei for remember me and tagging me. that’s really sweet of you.
A - age: 14 B - biggest fear: failure and can’t become a lawyer C - current time: 11:31 D - drink you last had: lemon iced tea E - everyday starts with: checking the weather F - favourite song: omg that’s so hard to decide but maybe ‘you’re gonna live forever in me’ by john mayer or ‘parisienne walkways’ by gary moore. G - ghosts, are they real? i think so H - hometown: santarém, portugal. I - in love with: laws & guitars  J - jealous of: people who can do anything without get stressed K - killed someone: my optimism L - last time you cried: thursday M - middle name: rodrigues N - number of siblings: i have one brother and one little sister. i love them with all my heart. O - one wish: become a profissional guitarist  P - person you last called/texted: my best friend Q - question you’re always asked: “will you be my lawyer?” R - reasons to smile: blues, justice, good books and tv shows, harry and hermione dancing, cute dogs and cats, friends… so many things!!! S - song last sang: one day by gary moore T - time you woke up: 9:00 U - underwear colour: black V - vacation destination: i would love to visit the whole europe W - worst habit: procrastination X - x-rays you’ve had: abdominal Y - your favourite food: i dont have one Z - zodiac sign: taurus
i tag: @studyblrandcoffee @plutostudying @memoirs-of-a-future-lawyer @lorastudies @educactus @sora411 @studyingcalm @colesproused
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princestudying-blog · 7 years
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playlist tag
rules: set music to shuffle, write the first ten tracks, then tag ten people! 
i was tagged by @plutostudying​ thank you so much! ♥
I’m Only Sleeping - The Beatles
The Calendar - Panic! At The Disco
I’m Not Okay - My Chemical Romance
Runaway - Aurora
Strong In The Real Way - Rebecca Sugar (Steven Universe)
Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler - Pink Martini
Her Lover - Ally Hills & Stevie Boebi
Everything Stays - Rebecca Sugar (Adventure Time)
Garden - Halsey
Born This Way - Lady Gaga
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that playlist tag that’s been going around rules: set music to shuffle, write the first ten tracks, then tag ten people!
Thank you to @studypride for tagging me :)
Good Grief by Bastille
Bad Day by Daniel Powter
I Write Sins Not Tragedies by Panic! At The Disco
Heaven by Troye Sivan
Cool by Troye Sivan
How to Save a Life by The Frey
King by Years & Years
Livewire by Oh Wonder
Lane Boy by Twenty One Pilots
Pak Maar M’n Hand by Nick & Simon
done! alright I tag... @imtotallynotadramaqueen, @wolfstar-is-my-thing, @bakedhigh, @medkip, @gabycodes, @leftystudies, @delusionalcabbage, @iris-study, @mayjstudies and @plutostudying. no pressure but i think this one is a fun one! :D
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lottiestudying · 4 years
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studying politics ✨✨
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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Language journals are often used by language learners to keep track of their progress, and as a way to constantly practice! They’re super helpful so you can know what words you need to learn and what words you already know.
As for the journal itself, a small regular notebook will do fine. Honestly, it’s what you prefer to write in. A fancier book might motivate you more, so you may want to buy a moleskin or something a little pricier. You can also buy an inexpensive notebook and decorate it how you like! Also, a big thing now is to have a journal online. Create a giant Word document, or create a separate folder on your computer’s hard drive. Apps like Bear and Notebook work great as journals. Because I’m learning French, I may put French quotes on the cover, if I was learning Greek I may put my favorite Greek God, and so on.
The cover is also a great place to put your language learning goals! For instance, your cover could say “100 Days of French”, if your goal is to to consistently practice French for 100 days.
As for what to put inside the journal, here’s a huge list of ideas! 
☀ your study schedule and calendar
☀ daily/weekly/monthly goals
☀ resources! this can work great if you have an online journal, with links straight to the resource. if you prefer paper and pen, make a list of things to search, great websites, and books you want to read in your target language
☀ your motivation and inspiration for studying that langauge - whether it be for school, for fun, or to be just like your favorite bilingual movie star, put the thing that moves you to learn!
☀ language statistics! how long it usually takes someone to learn your target language, how many words you need to know to be a C1, etc.
☀ languages you want to learn in the future
☀ books that you want to read in your target language - mine were The Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling and Emma by Jane Austen
☀ quotes in different langauges
☀ song lyrics (may be in a different language, but also can be your favorite bop that you want to sing in the middle of journaling)
☀ tips on that language
☀ deconstruct what you want to learn - for example, if you want to learn medical vocab in a language, you would need to know medical tools, names of aches and sicknesses, medical personnel, care-giving offices, etc. these outlines simplify how much you need to know and makes learning an entire language much less scary
☀ reviews - quiz yourself! challenge yourself to just write about your day, or a fun story you know. see how many words you (don’t) know, but that you use daily. this is also a good measure for how much you’ve learned! if you’ve just taught yourself the past tense, challenge yourself to write a paragraph all in past tense!
If you have any more post ideas or suggestion, feel free to message me. Have a great day! 
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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☕️ go to your study space! this can be your room, the library, anywhere you feel comfortable studying. my one suggestion for this is to not study on your bed - this can lead to sleep and focusing problems!
☕️ grab your favorite study snack/ drink - mine is a big glass of coffee and some cucumber slices
☕️ gather all your materials before you sit down to study 
☕️ color code your to do list in terms of when everything is due- something due tomorrow may be color coded in red, things due in a couple of weeks you can color code to be blue, etc.
☕️ for every task, fill out a specific to do list for everything you have to do 
☕️ set goals for yourself! for example, if you finish one project, let yourself scroll through tumblr for a strict 5 minutes - make sure not to get distracted and sucked down a whirlpool of cute animal photos!
That’s all you need to do! If you have any questions, feel free to message me. Have a great day!
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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Do you have an empty notebook that just lies on your desk, intimidating you? Do you have the impulse to buy every aesthetically pleasing notebook you come across? Do you want a new hobby?
I myself am not ashamed to say I said yes to all of these. So, I’ve compiled a list of ideas for your empty notebooks!
➼ Recipe collection - Are your grandma’s family recipes deliciously akin to Gordon Ramsey’s? Be anything but an idiot sandwich by putting them all in a notebook! Also good for afood experiment journal, i.e. how many eggs can you put in a souffle before it comes out sous - bon? Record your findings!
➼ Vacation planner - Pretty self explanatory. You don’t need to actually be going on a trip to start one of these! I have several of trips to France, Egypt, and Greece, full of things I can’t afford right now. Mostly, they’re a motivation for me to get my studies done so one day I can go to these beautiful places.
➼ Bucket lists - Currently, my bucket lists includes learning how to wayfind (who doesn’t want to be Moana?), traveling (see vacation planner above), and getting a PhD! Yours can be separated by goal type such as adventure, travel, scholarly, etc.
➼ Budget lists - As a broke student, I don’t have much money. When I do have some, I like to keep track of it. Of course, there are cool apps for this, but sometimes having it handwritten makes the money feel more like yours.
➼ Book list - I always seem to buy brand new books, when I haven’t read the ones I have at home. In my defense... well, I have no defense, but they had pretty covers! Moving on, you can keep track of all the books you have to read, the books you want to buy, and the books you’ve stolen from your school library. I won’t judge!
➼ Social media planner - I have a notebook to plan all my tumblr posts. I’m not improvisationally eloquent, so to speak, so I have to write everything down including when I plan to make the posts.
➼ Quote collection - I love this idea so much! It’s one of my favorite things to keep a pretentious quote on hand from The Secret History so I can show all my friends how much I love Henry Winter.
➼ Astronomy journal - Does the Libra moon throw off your Capricorn rising sign? Write about the moon phases and how they reflect your mood! Also, you can note the different constellations in the sky during a specific season to get a better understanding of our beautiful world.
➼ Handwriting journal - This one I take straight from personal experience. My handwriting was atrocious until 8th grade, when I started to want aesthetically pleasing notes. I used all types of pens, pencils, and brush pens in this book. Over time, my handwriting actually improved! Although it took a good 3 months to see a difference, slow progress is still progress. This can be accompanied by lots of calligraphy youtube videos and your teachers marking your test wrong because they can’t read your handwriting.
Say which, if any, that you want to use! If you want me to go into more detail about any of these I’m glad to do so. Message me anything else you want me to post. Have a great day!
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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♫  get a notepad or notetaking app and record every thought you have
♫  make lists of your ideas
♫  write down how you got your ideas - when you got them, what you were doing, etc.
♫  challenge yourself to write down  a new idea every day for a week
♫  create something that embarrasses you
♫ watch/ listen to something from (at least) 30 years ago
♫  pick a random theme, topic, or word, and write all you can about that for 2 minutes
♫  try to write from another perspective
♫  ask other people what  they think about your ideas
♫  cross out everything and start from the beginning
♫  write 7 solutions to a problem - they don’t have to be good!
♫  identify what’s blocking your creativity - stress? too many things on your mind?
♫  if you have a daily routine, switch things up for a day
♫  create something in your least favorite genre or style
♫  take a break
♫  create templates of your work that you’re proudest of
♫  create a playlist similar to the feeling you want to create
♫  clean your work space
♫  work outside
♫  merge your past ideas into one frankenidea 
♫ drink your favorite drink and eat your favorite food
♫  stay up late to work on your project
♫ create strict regulations 
♫  get rid of restrictions and rules
♫  work with a partner
♫  create things that no one else will look at
♫  take a day for no electronics
♫  spend a long time alone
♫  don’t edit or critique your work until you’re absolutely done
♫  stop aiming for perfection
♫  record your dreams
♫  go somewhere you’ve never been before
♫  talk to creative people
♫  write down why you want to be creative 
♫  learn something new daily
♫  ask yourself what your end goal is 
   I hope these all helped! If you have any suggestions or studyblr ideas, message me please. Have a great day!
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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✿ flash cards - write a question/ vocab word on one side of an index card, and the answer on the other side. then, go back and try to answer the cards without seeing the answer. you can go further to then divide the cards into 2 piles: ones you did know and ones you didn’t know - review until you know them all!
✿ margins - this is pretty similar to Cornell Notes! when writing notes in class, write down in the margins any questions or thoughts you have about a piece of information. go back later and make sure all your questions are answered!
✿ graphic organizers - take all your info and basically turn it into a pretty cheatsheet. this can be done with mind maps, venn diagrams , or many other types I don’t know the name of.
✿ teach - this is called the protege effect! basically, if you can fully explain a concept to someone else, it means you also understand it better! this helps for  a lot of auditory learners who have to talk through concepts to understand them, but also for literally anyone. 
✿ pomodoro technique - study for 25 minutes, rest for 5 minutes, and every 4th round take a 25 minute break, this really helps to improve focus!
✿ write - write down everything you know, without looking at your notes. then, fill in the blanks of what you don’t know! repeat this process until you have all the info memorized
✿ listen - listen to TED Talks, lectures, really anything you can find on your study topic! take notes while you’re listening, and maybe make a diagram or flashcards out of what you hear
✿ talk - talk it out with your friends, your parents, your stuffed animal, anything! just talk it out and work through all the kinks in your information
      remember, use what study method works for you! even if your best friend can breeze by without studying, know that it doesn’t mean you’re dumb if you have to study. in fact, it creates a work ethic that will stick with you for the rest of your life! :)
like always, if you have any specific question, please feel free to ask me.
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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⫸ get a pen and some paper to write notes! you’re going to want to keep track of all the important information
⫸ first, read the abstract to get a better idea of what the article is about
⫸ find the context of the introduction, and write down some main ideas even if they seem obvious.
⫸ if you have no time, go straight to the conclusion. if you want to further understand the “why” and “how” of everything, though, leaf through the whole article, making sure to pick out specific steps in their process.
⫸ the conclusion - this should sum up everything in the article. this is a good place to test your understanding of the article - if you don’t understand something in the conclusion, most likely you mixed something up in the body. try to reread sections that you don’t fully understand!
⫸ speed reading is useful, just so long as you take care not to mix up information or skip the very important parts. you should still take notes if you speed read!
⫸ read the first few sentences from each main and sub heading - it’ll further your general understanding of the document
⫸ to go a bit further, take notes on the limitations of the data, as well as the implications - this goes along with thinking of the data in real world situations!
if you would life any specific posts, feel free to message me!
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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Here are      new types of books to read! 
➼ Read a book over 500 Pages, such as The Book Thief by Markus Zusak or Crime and Punisment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
➼ Read a classic romance, such as Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin or Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
➼ Read a book published this year, such as Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson or The Binding by Bridget Collins 
➼ Read a book with a number in the title, such as  I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore or The First Four Years by Laura Ingalls Wilder
➼ Read a book of short stories, such as Tenth of December by George Saunders or The Lottery by Shirley Jackson
➼ Read a nonfiction book, such as The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman or Enchantments by Mya Spalter
➼ Read a Pulitzer prize winning book, such as The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt or Less by Andrew Sean Greer
➼ Read a memior, such as I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou or Guts by Raina Telgemeyer 
➼ Read a book with a color in the title, such as The Scarlett Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne or The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
➼ Read a play, such as Hamlet by Shakespeare or The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
➼ Read a book set in your hometown, no suggestions here but go out into the world wide web and find a book! 
I hope these help you find something interesting to read! If you have any suggestions, feel free to message me. Have a great day! 
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pluto-studies · 4 years
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➼ Put your alarm clock on the other side of your room - Instead of being able to just roll over and hit that Snooze button, this makes you get out of bed to stop the blaring noise! Once you’re out of bed, stay out of your bed and see below for what to do next!
➼ Drink cold water or green tea - Or something else of an extreme temperature. While these two work best, anything that’s capable of burning your mouth tends to work to keep you awake.
➼ Create a morning routine - Create goals for yourself! Do you want to get that last bit of studying in, or go for a run? Or realistically, is there a nice piece of cake you want to eat before your family/ roommate/ cat can judge you? Set a plan to do that in the morning and will yourself to achieve these goals - i.e. create a reason for getting out of bed.
➼ Don’t drink caffeine before bed - This one seems obvious, but it’s hard to balance exhaustion and responsibilities. Yes, sometimes you need a pick-me-up cup of coffee to wake you up at 3pm, and that’s alright! Just don’t make a habit of it.
➼ Keep a sleep schedule log - Holding yourself accountable for your sleep may just do the trick! Whether it be an app, or in your bullet journal, log daily how much sleep you’re getting and compete with yourself to get more sleep. 
➼ Keep your room temperature in between 54 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit (12 to 24 degrees Celcius). This helps regulate your natural body temperature and provides a comfier sleeping atmosphere. If you like things a bit cooler, make sure to have lots of blankets! 
➼ Lastly, no electronics before bed - This one is a tough one, but maybe the most important. Because the blue light of an electronic screen is meant to mirror daylight, it sets off hormones in your brain to stay awake. You don’t have to quit using your phone after 12pm, but stay aware of when you want to sleep and try to put your phone down an hour to three hours before bedtine,
If you have an suggestions or requests, feel free to message me. Have a great day! 
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