For the writers struggling to rid themselves of the classic ‘said’. Some are repeated in different categories since they fit multiple ones (but those are counted once so it adds up to 100 new words).
1. Neutral Tags
Straightforward and unobtrusive dialogue tags:
Added, Replied, Stated, Remarked, Responded, Observed, Acknowledged, Commented, Noted, Voiced, Expressed, Shared, Answered, Mentioned, Declared.
2. Questioning Tags
Curious, interrogative dialogue tags:
Asked, Queried, Wondered, Probed, Inquired, Requested, Pondered, Demanded, Challenged, Interjected, Investigated, Countered, Snapped, Pleaded, Insisted.
3. Emotive Tags
Emotional dialogue tags:
Exclaimed, Shouted, Sobbed, Whispered, Cried, Hissed, Gasped, Laughed, Screamed, Stammered, Wailed, Murmured, Snarled, Choked, Barked.
4. Descriptive Tags
Insightful, tonal dialogue tags:
Muttered, Mumbled, Yelled, Uttered, Roared, Bellowed, Drawled, Spoke, Shrieked, Boomed, Snapped, Groaned, Rasped, Purred, Croaked.
5. Action-Oriented Tags
Movement-based dialogue tags:
Announced, Admitted, Interrupted, Joked, Suggested, Offered, Explained, Repeated, Advised, Warned, Agreed, Confirmed, Ordered, Reassured, Stated.
6. Conflict Tags
Argumentative, defiant dialogue tags:
Argued, Snapped, Retorted, Rebuked, Disputed, Objected, Contested, Barked, Protested, Countered, Growled, Scoffed, Sneered, Challenged, Huffed.
7. Agreement Tags
Understanding, compliant dialogue tags:
Agreed, Assented, Nodded, Confirmed, Replied, Conceded, Acknowledged, Accepted, Affirmed, Yielded, Supported, Echoed, Consented, Promised, Concurred.
8. Disagreement Tags
Resistant, defiant dialogue tags:
Denied, Disagreed, Refused, Argued, Contradicted, Insisted, Protested, Objected, Rejected, Declined, Countered, Challenged, Snubbed, Dismissed, Rebuked.
9. Confused Tags
Hesitant, uncertain dialogue tags:
Stammered, Hesitated, Fumbled, Babbled, Mumbled, Faltered, Stumbled, Wondered, Pondered, Stuttered, Blurted, Doubted, Confessed, Vacillated.
10. Surprise Tags
Shock-inducing dialogue tags:
Gasped, Stunned, Exclaimed, Blurted, Wondered, Staggered, Marvelled, Breathed, Recoiled, Jumped, Yelped, Shrieked, Stammered.
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This is the magic lucky word count. Reblog for creativity juice. It might even work, who knows.
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cyberpunk deadboy jacob alpharad!! i definitely rushed this one, so consider it a first draft LMAO,, especially with the face. but anyway. they ate💖
They're hungry :(
They're always eating everything
Sorry the ship name is what
*Shows up to the tales of graces fandom 16 years late* how do you do my fellow richass shippers
Sometimes I forget because I am charmed by him, but Benson is so viscerally terrifying in certain moments that you have to assume that it must've bled in a little beforehand.
Like, maybe Randy’s on a closing shift with him and, by the time they finish up, everyone else’s long since departed and even though it’s obscenely late, Randy doesn’t really mind, Benson’s his most adept, reserved coworker and his cigarette breaks give Randy a minute to himself. When it’s just the two of them working together Benson puts his head down and gets on with it--same as him--so there’s an infrequent calm they both appreciate. They’re both too beat to bother being sociable so it’s mostly Benson’s low grunts and head tilts and Randy’s answering nods, nothing to disturb the silence or the comfortable routine they settle into, the kind that accompanies mind-numbing exhaustion.
Then Benson’s got the keys out ready to lock up, and Randy’s got his jacket on, idle & half-asleep waiting by the door, holding it open even though he could already be on the way to his car, because leaving together completes the ritual of it all. Across the empty dining room, he watches as Benson flicks out the lights and in the split-second before his eyes adjust, in the immediate aftermath of 16 hours under buzzing fluorescents, silently awaiting Benson’s approach, Randy Bradley is the most scared he’s ever been in his entire, petrified existence.
you think kindness doesn't exist you fucking pathetic nihilist? how about you look into the big beautiful eyes of a cow? what do you think now? asshole
Underchuckle sandwichtale
underchuckle sandwichtale
also heres them talking
“Ace of Heart(s) - An intense desire to be loved”
yooooo fr All The Rain SLAPS and was the main song i looped when drawing this
Lesbian/any pronouns/neurodivergent. multi fandom insanity paired with a love for writing and the goal to be able to draw men kissing
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