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Some of my favorite words and phrases to describe a character in pain

coiling (up in a ball, in on themselves, against something, etc)

panting (there’s a slew of adjectives you can put after this, my favorites are shakily, weakly, etc)

keeling over (synonyms are words like collapsing, which is equally as good but overused in media)

trembling/shivering (additional adjectives could be violently, uncontrollably, etc)

sobbing (weeping is a synonym but i’ve never liked that word. also love using sob by itself, as a noun, like “he let out a quiet sob”)

whimpering (love hitting the wips with this word when a character is weak, especially when the pain is subsiding. also love using it for nightmares/attacks and things like that)

clinging (to someone or something, maybe even to themselves or their own clothes)

writhing/thrashing (maybe someone’s holding them down, or maybe they’re in bed alone)

crying (not actual tears. cry as in a shrill, sudden shout)

dazed (usually after the pain has subsided, or when adrenaline is still flowing)

wincing (probably overused but i love this word. synonym could be grimacing)

doubling-over (kinda close to keeling over but they don’t actually hit the ground, just kinda fold in on themselves)

heaving (i like to use it for describing the way someone’s breathing, ex. “heaving breaths” but can also be used for the nasty stuff like dry heaving or vomiting)

gasping/sucking/drawing in a breath (or any other words and phrases that mean a sharp intake of breath, that shite is gold)

murmuring/muttering/whispering (or other quiet forms of speaking after enduring intense pain)

hiccuping/spluttering/sniffling (words that generally imply crying without saying crying. the word crying is used so much it kinda loses its appeal, that’s why i like to mix other words like these in)

stuttering (or other general terms that show an impaired ability to speak — when someone’s in intense pain, it gets hard to talk)

staggering/stumbling (there is a difference between pain that makes you not want to stand, and pain that makes it impossible to stand. explore that!)

recoiling/shrinking away (from either the threat or someone trying to help)

pleading/begging (again, to the threat, someone trying to help, or just begging the pain to stop)

Feel free to add your favorites or most used in the comments/reblogs!

I thank Harry Potter to making my daddy issues worse by having characters such as Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Severus Snape, and Lucius Malfoy. 🤧

Chapter 8 is up if anyone is interested ❤️

a moment of silence for the passing of michael gambon. raise ur wands to an amazing actor! 😔❤️

Work Celeste post it doodles

"You are on probation!" shrieked Professor Umbridge, and Snape looked back at her, his eyebrows slightly raised. "You are being deliberately unhelpful! I expected better, Lucius Malfoy always speaks most highly of you! Now get out if my office!"

Snape gave her an ironic bow and turned to leave.

Chapter 6 of my fanfic for Harry Potter is up! I hope everyone is enjoying reading so far.

Avoid using the word very at all costs. Here are some options.

The Marauders map becomes a really creepy concept when you remember it was made by a pack of bullies who loved to torture, torment and humiliate their victims. If you were their target, there would be no escaping them. They could find you whenever they wanted. You would have nowhere to hide.

Practicing with Procreate. This is Celeste. Chapter 4 of her story is up on my AO3 now. Link in bio!

Just a cute cartoony alien tattoo I whipped up for a coworker.

I think one of the reasons Snape fans get so aggressively defensive about him is bc a lot of us relate to him hard. we see a lot of our own trauma and unhealthy coping mechanisms in him and obviously our need to comfort our traumatised selves comes out as a desire to comfort Snape

so when people come out with (often factually wrong) hatred towards him, we take it personally bc to a lot of us, he is us

and I may just be speaking for myself here but. as an autistic woman I am often misunderstood in the way Snape is often misunderstood. so when I see people misread him, I see the same people who misread me and try to tell me I’m something I’m not. often in those situations I don’t get to defend myself, so when it happens to Snape I want to defend him. and yeah I get aggressive about it bc like I said, to me it’s personal

anyway TLDR we don’t just like Snape “because of Alan Rickman” (Alan is just a very sexy bonus)

Say hello to Rowan. She is the FMC to my original work which will be posted on Wattpad once I actually get a chapter written

Wanted to experiment with anatomy a little and with posing. Not disappointed but will continue trying to improve

My OC for Harry Potter, Celeste. Her fic, the Serpent’s Stag, is on my AO3.