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Can you do something for me, please?

I want you to reblog this if you believe that two people can be very close and physically affectionate with one another, but still have a completely nonsexual, non-romantic relationship. 

Even if the two people in question are capable of being sexually or romantically attracted to one another. 

Because the friendship I share with someone I consider family in a way that transcends blood has been typecast as a romantic relationship ENTIRELY too many times, and I’m beginning to get sick of it. 

“I’ve been on the other side of dying for a very long time.”

“You mean the wrong side?” Derina’s voice teases and then leans in closer to murmurs, “This one’s much more fun.”

Her voice drawls on the last word, and Laila retorts, “Is that your plan? Die, resurrect, seduce an innocent man to depths of the ocean?”

“Hardly. You’re not a man, Ms. Kivris, or innocent for that matter.”

By the spirits, she’s an incorrigible flirt and probably responsible for a dozen stereotypes about sirens. Laila leans back to look at Derina better, the blood in her face running hot and keeps her mouth shut. She doesn’t trust her tongue enough right now.

The corner of Derina's lip curls up knowingly, her eyes wild and tipsy as they focus on her. Laila wets her lips and whispers, “What are you playing at?”

“Just a dance. We’ve got plenty of time until Marty kicks us out.” Derina tugs her hand but makes no motion to get up, brushing her thumb across Laila's knuckles.

Master List of Superpowers

power themes: light, dark, earth, water, electricity, air, life, psychic, energy, fire +

Light ✨

Dark light manipulation: create the darkes light in existence

White light manipulation: create sacred light

Photokinesis

Force-field generation: create rpotective shield of solid photons

Invisibiity: be unseen

Laser emission: bend light wavelengths to create lasers

Light absorbtion: absorb the light around you

Light generation: emit blinding light or glow in the dark

Light mimicry: take on the traits of light

Photoportation: teleport by using photons

Projectie insibility: turn other things invisible

Evil banish: rid and banish all spirits of evil and black magic

Dark 🖤

Umbrakinesis - can manipulate and control darkness or shadows.

Animated Shadow - Animate one's shadow.

Light Absorption - block out light in an area

Night Vision - see in the dark.

Sacred Darkness - create holy darkness.

Shadow Mimicry - become a shadow.

Umbraportation - teleport via the shadows and darkness.

Water 💧

Hydrokinesis - manipulate and control liquid water and mold it into any desired shape or form

Aquatic Respiration - breathe underwater.

Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the various aspects of the weather by mixing water, ice, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.

Dehydration - absorb water.

Hydroportation - teleport across short or long distances through liquid water.

Water Mimicry - turn into liquid water.

Water Generation - generate water.

Holy Water Manipulation - create, manipulate and control graceful waters.

Dark Water Manipulation - create, manipulate and control evil and dangerous waters.

Electricity ⚡

Quintessence Force - generates whitish-blue lightning that also contains pure life energy.

Electrokinesis - control, generate or absorb electric fields and shoot lightning bolts.

Activation & Deactivation - turn stuff on and off.

Positron Manipulation - control positrons, the antimatter counterpart to electrons.

Electrical Absorption: absorb electric energy

Electric Mimicry - transform entire body into a lightning-like being of pure electrical energy.

Electroportation - teleport with lightning/electricity

Divine Lightning Manipulation - create and control the brightest lightning.

Black Lightning Manipulation - create and control the darkest lightning.

Air 💨

Air Embodiment - Become the embodiment/personification of the element of air.

Aeroscience - Have absolute knowledge about air.

Aerokinetic Combat - Combine air-related abilities with combat.

Aerokinetic Constructs -Create/Construct anything using air.

Aerokinetic Regeneration - Heal/Regenerate using air.

Aero-Telekinesis - Use telekinesis using air

Aeromancy - Gain divination via air

Air Mimicry - transform into a cloud of gas, fog, or mist.

Atmokinesis - manipulate the weather by mixing water, ice, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.

Deoxygenation - suck up all the oxygen from a place.

Lung Adaptation - breathe anywhere.

Wind Generation - create blasts of wind.

Air Generation - create or generate blasts of air.

Pure Wind/Air Manipulation - create and control pure winds.

Dark Wind/Air Manipulation - create and control corrupted winds.

Levitation - the ability to make anything rise up in the air and move around under your control.

Life 🌱

Enhanced healing

Necromancy

Telepathy

Being able to mutate others

Change blood types at will

Blood Cloning: To create clones of themselves by using blood.

Blood Mimicry: To mimic the properties of blood. Blood Pressure: To manipulate the pressure and flow of blood inside bodies.

Blood Propulsion: To propel one's self using blood.

Blood Teleportation: To teleport through blood.

Blood Transformation: To transform matter into blood.

Haemokinetic Combat: To infuse blood in physical combat.

Haemopotent Regeneration: To regenerate oneself using blood.

Haemopotent Replication: To replicate powers with blood as a medium.

Thermovariance: To boil targets blood.

Fire 🔥

Holy Fire Manipulation - Generate and control flames of Heaven.

Inflammation - burn things.

Melting - heat molecules to melt things without touching or using fire

Plasmakinesis - control plasma.

Pyromancy- Divination via fire.

Pyrotechnics - create fireworks.

Self-Detonation - explode self and reform.

Stellar Manipulation - manipulate and control stars.

Thermokinesis - create, control and manipulate heat.

Pyroportation - teleport or move though fire.

Stellar Manipulation - manipulate and control stars.

Psychic 🌟

Astral Projection: the ability to have out of body experiences and separate the astral body from the physical body at will.

Aura Reading: the ability to perceive the energy surrounding a living being.

Auto-Writing: Writing without conscious thought. An act performed often by mediums.

Bilocation: Being in many places at once.

Channeling: Communicating with a spirit.

Clairalience: Having a smell perception outside the human senses.

Clairaudience: Having an auditory perception outside the human senses.

Claircognizence: Having a thought perception outside the human senses.

Clairgustance: Having a taste perception outside the human senses.

Clairsentience: Having a physical perception outside the human senses. Related to psychometry.

Clairvoyance: Having a visual perception outside the human senses.

Divination: Gaining insight into a situation by use of tools or ritual.

Dowsing: Ability to locate an object.

Energy Healing: The ability to mend physical, emotional, energetie and mental wounds with energy.

Levitation: Flying or floating.

Earth ⛰︎

Geokinesis - control, manipulate, create, generate and reshape or shape earth/rocks/stones

Earth Mimicry - have a body made up of earth or earthen substance

Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the weather by mixing water, ice, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.

Crystallokinesis - manipulate minerals and crystals.

Ferrokinesis - manipulate metal at will.

Fraxikinesis - manipulate burnt matter.

Geo-Thermokinesis - manipulate, control, and create lava, magma and volcanoes.

Golem Creation - make golems out of inanimate materials like rocks, wood, plants, magma, etc.

Granulation - can turn things into sand.

Halokinesis - control and manipulate salt.

Hyalokinesis - control and manipulate glass.

Koniokinesis - manipulate and control dust particles.

Plassikinesis - manipulate and control all forms ofplastic.

Psammokinesis - can control and manipulate sand.

Terrakinesis - control, manipulate and alter/reshape the surrounding terrain and landscape at will.

Terraportation - teleport via the earth and earth- based materials.

Pure Earth Manipulation - Create, manipulate and control pure and good earth minerals.

Black Earth Manipulation - Create, manipulate and control corrupted and evil earth minerals.

Ice 🧊

Atmokinesis - control and manipulate the weather by mixing water, ice, fire, earth, air, and lightning/electricity.

Cryokinesis - control ice, snow and other forms of frozen water.

Freeze Breath - freeze things in solid ice.

Freezing - lower the temperature in kinetic atoms to freezing temperatures.

Frigokinesis - control snow either as precipitation or already on the ground.

Energy 💥

Dynamokinesis - manipulate existing energy.

Energy Blast - create blasts of energy.

Energy Emission - release energy.

Quintessence Force - create and manipulate unique form of electrical and life energy.

Mana Manipulation - manipulate magical energies.

Chi Manipulation - manipulate metaphysical life energies.

Omnikinesis - manipulate absolutely any form of energy and matter.

Gyrokinesis - manipulate gravity.

Sonokinesis - manipulate sound.

Maanetokinesis - manipulate magneuc energy.

Other

Aether Manipulation - manipulate the fifth, holiest element.

Cosmic Manipulation - manipulate the aspects of space.

Gravity Manipulation - manipulate gravity and gravitational forces.

Nether Manipulation - manipulate the final, unholiest element.

Space-Time Manipulation - manipulate either space or the concept of time.

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Some of the biggest fantasy worldbuilding fails that I see, in no particular order

Gods without religion. The Gods are real and a known historical fact, but virtually nobody is religious.

Cultural racism/discrimination without structural racism/discrimination. Discrimination that exists only in microagressions or mean comments, without existing in any sort of structural way.

Secret history with no clear reason for it to be secret and no clear method for maintaining that secrecy. Major parts of the world's history are kept entirely secret, even though there's not an obvious reason to do so and even when history has shown this is virtually impossible to enforce (especially in a world with any movement or communication across borders).

Large, homogeneous countries. Even without immigration, virtually no country larger than the Vatican will be fully homogeneous in terms of culture, dialect, beliefs, traditions, etc., much less a large one with limited communication technology as is often seen in fantasy. The Planet of Hats problem.

Tangles

All homes of sweet things 

must house their dwellers.

a worry

tangles, my honeycomb

tongue tangles—leaves bees instead

of honey. 

They were in my head?

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

You can fight AI in indie publishing by leaving reviews.

Seriously.

Ai-generated garbage is flooding the self-publishing market. It works as a numbers game- put out ENOUGH fake crap and eventually someone’s aunt will buy them the ebook as an unwanted gift, and you’ll have made two dollars. This tactic works at SCALE, which means real independent titles are now a needle amongst a haystack of slop.

If you have read a book this year that has less than 5 reviews, your rating is an algorithmic spotlight on that needle.

A one sentence review helps. Really. A star rating helps if you really can’t think of anything to say, but if you can muster up even “I laughed at the part about the tabby cat” you are doing indie authors a favor like you cannot believe.

(Also if you left a review on one of my books this year I am kissing you so softly on your forehead and I adore you)

My Dear Friend 🌹

This is my mother preparing bread despite the war and bombing everywhere 😔💔

I hope you can help me, I want her to be fine 😔

Thank you very much my friends🙏🙏

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NASA released the clearest pictures yet of our neighbours in the solar system

Oh and of course us

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