Use "said" for dialogue unless you are writing a man talking, in which case use "whimpered"
Jerry Seinfeld says that you could never do Seinfeld today but one time when I was really high I fell asleep and dreamed a new episode where Jerry came out of the closet as a trans woman and Elaine wanted to be supportive so she gifted Jerry a dress that she didn't really like but when Jerry wore the dress out she got tons of compliments and Elaine gets super pissed about it because she never got any compliments when she wore it but couldn't say anything because she didn't want anyone to call her a fake ally.
haircut so bad it ruins you AND your bloodline permanently, it messes up your hair on an epigenetic level, 10 years later you have a son and he comes out with his shit all fucked up from the start
can't stop thinking about the goofy ass wizard beat produced in less than a minute
Computer, show me characters gaining weight as a sign of their improving mental state. Show me characters learning to love their body as they learn to love themselves. Show me characters no longer punishing themselves for something that isn’t their fault. Computer. Computer do you hear me.