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I JUST REALISED THAT DRACO’S EYES TURNED TO LOOK DOWN AT HARRY’S DICK O MY AKZKXJSKCJA
Drarry + Eighth year + The Patronus Charm
Draco’s patronus is a doe.
A fucking doe. Not a snake, or a dragon, or the sharp fins of a great white. A small deer.
A microscopic female deer. He’d worked so hard for this moment. He’d reluctantly spent hours upon hours with his former nemesis- and savior of the Wizarding world- studying and practicing a charm he should’ve mastered years ago.
Draco is a master at magic- or so he deems himself- so the fact that he hasn’t been able to conquer the patronus charm is more than aggravating. That’s what led him to finally give into Potter’s incessant requests that they practice together. He’d rudely barged in on him one day in the Room of Requirement, and at the sight of the faint, flicker of a white wisp that exited Draco’s wand, the secret had been discovered.
“Just let me help you,” Potter insisted, and Draco had scoffed.
“I don’t need your help, Scarhead.”
“You know, I don’t have the scar anymore.” He’d flashed a facetious grin, lifting up tendrils of hair from his forehead.
“Okay, then, Saint Potter. You’re just a regular twat, now.”
“A twat who wants to help.”
“Fuck you.”
Draco had stomped out, thoroughly ruffled. How dare Potter offer help to him? As if testifying on his behalf wasn’t enough. Draco didn’t need any more favors. He didn’t need any of it.
But that wasn’t the end of Potter’s prying. Every day, it seemed, he found little excuses to spend time around Draco.
“Be my potions partner?”
“Are you fucking serious? You’ll drop my marks.”
“Maybe I need your help, you blonde prat.”
“You have a sick sense of humor, Potter.”
Nevertheless, they brewed that day’s assignment side by side.
“Care to study with me?”
Potter had approached him in the library. He’d been peacefully studying for his NEWTs until a familiarly annoying presence slid into the seat across from him.
“No.”
“Please, Draco. I need your help. I’m going to fail transfiguration.”
“You just called me Draco.”
“Yeah, I figured since were friends now, I should call you by your first name.”
“We are NOT friends, Potter.”
He smiled a quirky little grin that caused something inside Draco’s stomach to lurch.
“Okay, my not friend. Now turn to page 450; that’s where I’m struggling.”
And so on, and so forth.
Draco had eventually given in to Potter’s endless badgering and met him on the grounds after curfew to practice.
“It’ll be easier outside,” Potter promised, “where you can feel the freedom of the breeze.”
The freedom of the breeze had done nothing to quell Draco’s failed attempts that night.
It was extremely vulnerable, the number of times Draco had allowed the f-word to escape his frustrated lips. At one point he’d thrown his wand at Potter, who’d suggested he just needed to “think happier.”
Nothing made Draco happy anymore. Not since the war, which had resulted in the imprisonment of his father and a depressed mother. He’d only been pardoned himself because of Potter, a shame that he’d had to live with daily.
But on the contrary, he’d began to catch himself smiling more and more during their practice sessions. Potter would comment on their budding friendship; Draco would tell him to sod off.
And Potter would laugh. It was a peculiar sound, a dancing rhythm from his grin that sent Draco’s head reeling. He’d never noticed the small dimples in his cheeks, or the way he folds his lips when he’s concentrating. Little details that left him wondering what else he’d missed about Potter all these years.
Today, Potter had said the usual. “Hey, friend. Ready to cast a patronus charm today?”
Draco had shrugged. “Sure.”
“You didn’t tell me to sod off.”
He shrugged again, and a wide smile lit up Potter’s face. “I told you we were friends.”
His eyes were a vibrant green, a certain shade that only revealed itself when he smiled. Draco felt his belly expand, radiating a weightless sensation throughout his entire being.
Suddenly, he could cast a patronus.
The white wisp he was used to seeing morphed like smoke into a bright shape that contrasted brightly against the night sky. At first, he couldn’t tell what it was, squinting his eyes from the light.
He noticed Potter’s heated cheeks first.
Confused, Draco had studied the silhouette until he realized exactly why Potter was blushing.
A fucking doe.
A doe.
Harry’s patronus is a stag.
And Draco’s is a fucking doe.
His stomach lurches; he thinks he’s going to vomit. He drops his wand and without a word runs back to the castle.
“Draco, wait!” He hears faintly, but he refuses to turn around. He’d rather die than see his face again. This is a fucking nightmare.
***
Borrowing Pansy’s wand turns out to be more of a hassle than he initially believes. He’s forced to do a lot of things the Muggle way, as he can really only use it when she’s not.
It’s still better than facing Potter.
He avoids him at all costs; ignores his voice shouting down the corridors after him. Studies in his dormitory. Keeps his eyes on the floor, aimed oppositely of those fucking green irises, that smile...
Two weeks pass, and Draco’s doing a fine job of remaining invisible. He’s almost forgotten the feeling of flurries in his abdomen, the soft gaze of Potter’s stare. The fact that his patronus is a fucking doe. And the implication of what that means.
He hasn’t tried to perform the charm since, but something tells him he won’t be able to. It’s a nagging feeling in his gut, and he admittedly doesn’t like it.
He hasn’t been sleeping properly either.
This is what drives him to sneak out, throwing the covers from his insomniatic body and frustratingly stalking from the common room. He doesn’t know where he’s going, just that he needs some fresh air.
He finds himself outside, in the very spot where just a few weeks ago he’d been so happy and elated that he’d performed his very own corporeal patronus.
Now, he sits alone. If he’s honest, that hurts a bit.
The breeze tickles his cheeks, and there’s a slight freedom that comes from that.
“Fucking Potter, always being right.” He mutters to himself, wishing he hadn’t ended up here. Wishing he wasn’t thinking about stupid Potter.
“Hey, I’m not always right.”
Draco starts as Potter’s very form seems to appear from thin air beside him.
“What the fuck, Potter? How did you-“ His face is a cross between confusion and embarrassment, and his heart is pounding.
Harry lifts the invisibility cloak, revealing his secret. “I needed some fresh air.”
“Why are you always where I am?”
Harry chuckles. Draco swallows, and it’s a hard knot in the back of his throat.
“You’re so fucking stubborn, Draco.”
Before he can respond, Harry pulls out the familiar length of hawthorn from his pocket. He extends his hand, and for a moment Draco’s gaze snaps up to meet a set of vibrant green eyes.
He gulps, drinking in the sudden presence of what he’d denied himself for weeks. His stomach begins to inflate. His blood tingles. He’s drawn not only to the wand before him but also the hand that’s holding it.
He reaches his fingers forward, wrapping them around the base of the wand. He hesitates, nervous at the sudden proximity.
But it’s Potter who slides his hand from the wand and instead rests it on Draco’s hand.
“Potter, wh-“
“Your patronus is a doe, Draco. And mine is a stag. And that means something.”
His stare is piercing. It cuts through every guarded wall Draco has spent the past few weeks constructing.
“Potter, it doesn’t-“
“I wasn’t finished.”
Draco silences. The assertiveness startles him.
“It means something. For you, and for me. Magic doesn’t lie, Draco.”
His fingers trace soft circles around his hand.
“I know you’ve been avoiding me. I’ve missed you.”
He rubs a gentle caress along his forearm. Draco doesn’t dare move, or breathe for that matter.
“I want to see where this goes, Draco. I don’t care what it takes. I... I want you.”
“You do?” Draco’s voice is a whisper, barely audible even in the crisp night atmosphere.
“Is that so hard to believe? We all made mistakes, Draco. People died because of me. But that’s just it. We’re not in the war anymore. It’s over.”
Those eyes are peering at him again.
“I made more mistakes than you.”
“You saved my life, Draco. If it weren’t for you lieing at the manor, I would’nt be here.”
“It was nothing.”
“It was everything.”
There’s a silence that rattles Draco deep within his core. Because maybe he isn’t nothing. Maybe, to Harry, he could be everything.
He doesn’t have time to contemplate this, because Harry is leaning forward. His eyes have fluttered shut, and Draco doesn’t have much experience with this but he knows what’s coming next.
Harry’s lips are soft against his own.
The patronus feeling ignites a fire that courses through his veins. He knows he could perform the charm. He knows he will never fail at it again.
When they separate, Harry’s smiling. Draco can’t help but smirk playfully.
“You know, I really thought my patronus would be a shark.”
Harry laughs. “Why?”
“Because they’re mean. And they eat people.”
“But you do neither of those things!”
“Are you sure about that?”
They spend the next few hours just like this. Laughing, and smiling, and being everything together.
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you have a few favorites? They don't have to be brand new or anything. Just some that you love?
I have some new and some old! Also some Jeddy cuz I’ve been reading a whole lot of Jeddy lately, but I’ll put those in the end! Also, this is gonna be mostly smut because that's what I mostly read unless I’m in a very wholesome mood. This is gonna be long, like very long, I’m bad at picking favorites there are just too many (34 to be exact, apparently and this is the most I could narrow it down). (I also ran out of things to say because I remember loving those fics SO MUCH but I dont remember enough to give a “review”)
The Magic Cat by dot_the_writer
When Harry sees Draco Malfoy with painted nails and wearing an oversized jumper covered in cat fur, his obsession from school comes back in full force. Featuring supportive friends, cute cats and lots of Harry figuring out what he wants.
This one I read just this morning when my best friend asked me to rec her some hurt/comfort (hi Jess) and it’s my most recent favorite. Sooo cute!
A New Page by bixgirl1
Draco just wanted to find out what was up with Potter’s new attitude. Some light stalking, the discovery of a hidden diary, and a lot of wanking later, and he has some answers.
They’re just not the ones he expected.
(Things have changed since sixth year, folks. …Mostly.)
This one also, I read fairly recently and I mean @bixgirl1 fics, do I even need to say more?
The Tapestry of Kinship by khalulu
Harry is at loose ends, Draco is good with needles, and Draco’s young daughter wants to see a certain tapestry repaired. The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black will never be the same.
Helix by Saras_Girl
Seven months after the end of the war, Harry is feeling lost. Fortunately, he is about to be offered an unexpected and sparkling chance to find himself again. [2014 advent fic]
Sanguis Vita Est by Shiguresan
Whilst Voldemort’s prisoner, Draco is made a vampire and forced to take Harry as his first meal. With Draco managing to resist the temptation to drain him, just barely, in a moment of blind rage at what he has been forced to become, he aids Harry in the destruction of Voldemort. But even with that threat vanquished, once back at Hogwarts, Draco finds himself disturbingly addicted to Harry’s blood. And amongst all this, a dark shadow looms ominously on the outline of the forest, watching them closely. A vampire!Draco story and also an ‘Eighth year’ story.
I read this ages ago but I remember hesitating before I started to read this because it’s 312k+ and I didn’t really read super long fics back then, but I loved this so much, also vampire!Draco is a good
Turn by Saras_Girl
One good turn always deserves another. Apparently.
My favorite execution of the “character’s life kinda sucks so character magically gets sent to an alternate universe” trope. Oh also, it’s part of a series
dirtynumbangelboy by magpie_fngrl
After Harry’s unfortunate encounter with his ex, Draco Malfoy makes him a proposition. Draco wants his parents to stop matchmaking him and Harry wants to make his ex jealous. All they need to do is simply pretend they’re in love. Problem is… Draco already is.
Again another amazing fake relationship fic!
Give Me Sweet Oblivion by tryslora
Italy seems like a long way to go to keep a fetish secret. But the club is exclusive, and the far away location, and Muggle nature, promises anonymity from Wizarding Britain. The only problem is that sometimes, great minds think alike.
One of the actual hottest smut fics that I’ve read, recced to me by my friend @the-cellar-spiral Fun fact, we planned and failed to write a kind of sequel to this, we had @tryslora ‘s permission and everything, we just never really had time, but who knows maybe in the future.
Every Me and Every You by bixgirl1
Harry liked his life just fine, thankyouverymuch — so it was bad enough when a sly fairy cursed him to leap into alternate realities. But seeing Malfoy in all of them? Definitely way too much. And worse yet: needing the bastard’s help to figure out how to get out of of it.
It was a disaster waiting to happen, really.
Well… probably.
Another AMAZING alternate universe fic, using @magpiefngrl ‘s tumblr prompt AU’s as said alternate universes that Harry keeps going in and out of, which makes it 974957839 times better! Also Unspeakable!Draco, also the alternate realities are almost always sexual and it’s great
Dating for Dads in Denial by aibidil
In which one wizard designs and another reluctantly patronises a magical matchmaking service, amidst the chaos of children and parenting.
Since You Asked by Magnolia822
Newly retired Draco Malfoy writes an anonymous agony column for the Quibbler, for which he quickly gains a reputation for offering pithy, practical advice. His life is comfortably predictable until he receives a letter from a reader seeking a divorce from his wife of thirty years. The situation seems far too familiar … could the writer be the Savior himself?
Salty Sweet by Aelys_Althea
Draco was a Master. He’d always been one, but having a town of Muggles consider him as close to God’s gift as they would ever receive was certainly validating. Except it wasn’t enough. After years of settling, of conjuring masterpieces with his fingers and his prowess, Draco realised he needed a change.
How hard could it be to find an apprentice pâtissier that did what they were told? As it happened, doing ‘what was told’ was about the last thing on his inevitable prospect’s mind. Trust Harry Potter to be the one to turn Draco’s life upside down.
Moldova’s Magical Tea by aibidil
Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, and—to everyone’s surprise—Draco Malfoy are opening a magical tea shop to revive wizarding tea culture and, hopefully, to bring the community together after the war. Harry, who is unemployed and trying to find his way in post-war society, wants to help his friends with their new business—but that means spending a lot of time around Malfoy. Featuring Muggle music from summer 2001, trips to the Muggle cinema, herbology and magical herbal infusions, and Draco trying to convince Harry that, while he’s still a snarky git, he’s no longer a bigot.
The Critiquer by dysonrules
When Harry submits his cock photo to a renowned Cock Critiquer and gets a terrible review, he decides to take a photography class to hopefully improve his skills.
Career Choices: Harry: Shiftless layabout; Draco: Cock Critiquer
But, In Dreams by kedavranox
Harry is a Seer, with a particular affinity for speaking to the dead, but this comes at a price he’s slowly killing himself to pay.
My Name Was Safest in Your Mouth by alpha_exodus
Harry didn’t ask for Malfoy to walk into his shop after so many years. But one event leads to another, and soon they’re scrambling to help Hermione find the solution to one of the most insidious viruses the wizarding world has ever seen. To make matters worse, Malfoy’s hiding something, and Harry really wants to kiss him—except Malfoy doesn’t date. Ever.
I Can’t Take It! by XxTheDarkLordxX
After the war, Draco Malfoy became an author. A best selling author whose books move the hearts of those who read them. Which wouldn’t be a problem for Ron if all of them weren’t about Harry! It was obvious to him that Malfoy was in love with his best friend but why was it that no one else seemed to think so? He was going to get to the bottom of this and get Harry to stop mooning over the blonde idiot at the same time. Perhaps, they just needed someone to come along and get them to fess up. For the safety of his own sanity, Ron was going to help Malfoy ensnare Harry. That is, if they can get along long enough not to kill each other.
The Full Monty by magpie_fngrl
Harry poses for a naked Auror calendar and Draco goes batshit crazy with lust.
Tea and No Sympathy by who_la_hoop
It’s Potter’s fault, of course, that Draco finds himself trapped in the same twenty-four-hour period, repeating itself over and over again. It’s been nearly a year since the unpleasant business at Hogwarts, and Draco’s getting on with his life quite nicely, thank you, until Harry sodding Potter steps in and ruins it all, just like always. At first, though, the time loop seems liberating. For the first time in his life, he can do anything, say anything, be anything, without consequence. But the more Draco repeats the day, the more he realises the uncomfortable truth: he’s falling head over heels for the speccy git. And suddenly, the time loop feels like a trap. For how can he ever get Harry to love him back when time is, quite literally, against him?
Moon-Eyed by loveglowsinthedark
Draco Malfoy, Head of Veela Affairs at the Department of Magical Beings, does not do people favours.
Harry Potter, recently turned werewolf, is not “people” – not to Draco anyway.
Does Draco plan to fall in love with Harry when he decides to help him? No. Does he end up falling in love with him anyway? Pft, what do you think?
Adventures in Solitude (Are You There, Sirius? It’s Me, Draco) by oceaxe
Draco is grateful to have had Sirius’ portrait to confide in all those years ago, about his sexuality and unwanted feelings for a classmate named Harry. But when he gets the portrait out of storage after twenty years, the secrets he has kept from Sirius all along come out. Secrets about Draco’s role in the war… and secrets about Harry Potter.
Proof of the Pudding by gracie137
When Greg’s bakery opens on Diagon Alley, Draco doesn’t expect it to the place he ends up finding love, but then again Harry Potter had always ended up defying Draco’s expectations.
AKA: The One Where Gregory Goyle somehow ends up running both a bakery and a match making service.
The Rules of Matchbreaking by PalenDrome (nerdherderette)
For Prompt #51:When Draco gets fired, he reluctantly agrees to break up a girl’s relationship for her disapproving mother. Through word of mouth, the one-time gig turns him into a professional Matchbreaker, however he winds up falling for one of his clients and must somehow balance his secret job and love life.[excerpt]:“So who is it? The Curse-breaker and the Veela? The head of the Department of Magical Transportation?” Draco’s eyes lit up. “The Dragon-tamer?” Now that particular Weasley could be fun.
“No. It’s Harry,” Hermione said, the name exploding out of her in a rush.
Draco blinked, stunned into silence.
“Harry,” he said, after he recovered his faculties. “You want me to break up Harry and the Weaselette?!“
One Night at the Leaky by birdsofshore
Harry should have known better than to accept a drunken dare. Especially when Malfoy was sitting right there, looking like that and wearing those bloody tight trousers.
This is the very first Drarry fic I read, while trying to research dares for a seungchuchu fic I was writing at the time and it is the fic that made me ship Drarry and it will always hold a special place in my heart.
Ligabus Filium by Tessa Crowley (tessacrowley)
It should be careful, deliberate, but it isn’t. Like every other part of their relationship, it happens gradually and then all at once, before they even realize it. And when the little blue threads bind them together, there’s no going back.
The Printed Press by Soupy_George
Draco Malfoy was still slightly amazed that he was standing on the doorstep of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place. He never would have thought that Harry Potter’s very public and very … sweary, emotional explosion would have led to him offering Draco, of all people, a job.
All Life is Yours to Miss by Saras_Girl
Professor Malfoy’s world is contained, controlled, and as solitary as he can make it, but when an act of petty revenge goes horribly awry, he and his trusty six-legged friend are thrown into Hogwarts life at the deep end and must learn to live, love and let go.
Foundations!verse by Saras_Girl
Reparations by Saras_Girl
Harry is about to discover that the steepest learning curve comes after Healer training, and that second chances can be found in unexpected places.
Foundations by Saras_Girl
When one door closes, another one opens – with a bit of a push. Life, love, and complications. [sequel to Reparations]
So this was included in my healer!Harry rec list but this series is just so good also it has way too many fics in the series for me to link to all of them but once you read the two main fics there’s no way you’re not gonna wanna read the one-shots that come with the series as well.
Are You Mine? by gracerene
A trilogy of fics set in an Epilogue-Compliant Harry Potter ‘Verse, with various accompanying time-stamps and one-shots. Fics are in chronological order.
Not Just When You Want to Be by gracerene
A little over a year after the end of the war, fate seems intent on pushing Harry and Draco together. Staying together is a different matter entirely.
What I’m Waiting to Find by gracerene
James has devoted the past two years to being the best damn Chaser that Puddlemere United has ever seen…and to getting over his teenage crush on Teddy. But when Teddy comes back to England after a long stint abroad, James’s resolve to move on is put to the test.
All of the Time by gracerene
Twenty-five years later, Harry and Draco find their way back to one another.
I read this one fairly recently as well and this is definitely one of my all-time favorite series, the first and third fics are Drarry and the second is Jeddy. I honestly love this so much that I lowkey want to go find @gracerene09 down and thank her for writing such an amazing series. Oh fair warning though, the first fic made me ugly cry and opened a wound that only the third fic could heal so you know, prepare yourself. There are also accompanying oneshots that are also v amazing!
This Must Be the Place by aibidil
When your dad is Harry Potter, your face shows up in Teen Witch, your social media videos go viral, and sometimes your life depends on pretending to date your metamorph godbrother, whom you’ve been over for years, thank you very much. Or, the one where James and Teddy do animal yoga and risqué karaoke and their families could do with seeing fewer videos of them snogging.
I’m a sucker of the fake relationship trope and @aibidil wrote this sooo beautifully
The Hidden Side by gracerene
Twenty years ago today, James Sirius Potter was born into this world. Four years, two months, and six days later, somebody took him.
Oh god this, THIS Auror!Teddy is one of my favorite Teddy’s. Also super intriguing plot and still quite a few unexpected twists even though the biggest revelation you guess/know pretty early on. Oh and background drarry!
(Part 1)
Part 2 of the Muggle Youtuber AU in which we get to see Remus’ side of the story
Thor ragnarok deleted scene
“I think really the war.”
“I’d say the stars.”
OSCAR AND JOHN PLEASE FNDBS
What 2020 is all about:
less: saying yes to people, things and events that are not good for your mental health, more: saying no, setting clear boundaries, walking away from toxic people, doing things and being with people that make your heart happy
less: working up to the point of a mental breakdown, neglecting yourself, more: taking time to recharge your batteries, taking breaks, investing in me-time and self-care
less: negative self talk, more: positive thoughts to remind yourself how amazing, beautiful and capable you are - remember that the way you talk to yourself matters
less: comparing yourself to the path of others, more: realising that you walk your own path, being proud of everything you are and everything you have achieved
less: doing things just because others say so, being afraid to show your true self, more: fully expressing yourself, choosing things because you - and no one else - want them
less: bottleing up your feelings, saying you are okay when you are not, hiding behind a mask, more: being open and honest about the way you feel, being vulnerable, knowing that is is okay not to be okay
less: being too hard on yourself when you have a bad day, more: letting yourself feel without judging every emotion, knowing that bad days are part of the process, being kinder to yourself
I want you all to know that an Arab Muslim from Tunis proposed the Theory of Evolution near 600 years before Charles Darwin even took his first breath. Don’t let them erase you.
thought tumblr should see this too
Smol tony
Peter Parker didn’t want to grow up.
IRON MAN Tony Stark
PIXEL ART
It’s not a hug, I’m just grabbin’ the door for ya.
i made a thing
this is the one thing i need in my life other than good grades
Any ideas for efficient breaks between study sessions?
I’m a pro at this;
For a 5 minutes breaks;
Clean your desk. This is very important because you would want to have a clean space when you want to return to studying. It’ll also help you focus more.
Grab a healthy snack. Carrots and nuts are my favorite snacks tbh.
refill your bottle of water.
Solve a rubix cube (if you know how to solve it)
Check your email or messages, but make sure you don’t spend more than 5 minutes. Just reply to the important ones.
Make yourself a cup of tea or coffee.
For 10-15 minutes breaks;
Prepare some oatmeal! I love oatmeal and I always have some during my break. It’s very nutritious and it wakes you up frankly.
Have a shower. Sometimes when I’m sleepy, I just take a short shower, usually moderately cold, maybe even warm, and change into fresh clothes. That boosts my level of concentration AND makes me feel amazing.
Tidy your room. This is a nice way to control the mess and it sets you in a better mood, knowing that everything is in place and neat.
Call a friend! You sometimes need to chat with someone that makes you feel happy.
Watch a youtube video (preferably motivational). This is what I do most of the time. It really gives me a boost of motivation and kind of reminds me why I’m doing what I’m doing. Why I shouldn’t stop.
Exercise; some yoga sequences, crunches, squats, ANYTHING REALLY! Maybe practice your splits or bridge. I don’t know, just MOVE your body. I frankly dance. I just place some music and start to choreograph to it. Or I also practice my kicks for karate (trying to get them higher than usual). Just do any kind of exercise that moves your body.
For 20-40 minutes breaks;
POWER NAP YAASSS. If you feel too tired, just sleep. Tell someone to wake you up in 20 minutes or so. but don’t exceed the 40 minutes or else you would wake up tired rather than energized. Tbh, a 20 minutes power nap is the best option.
Read a chapter from your favorite book. Just one chapter yeah?
Prepare lunch, or dinner. I honestly just go heat up my food and eat it, or maybe actually prepare some (noodles bruh). and then I watch something while I’m eating, like a part of that musical I’ve been wanting to watch (Heathers is what I’m currently watching).
Prepare next week’s spread. I tend to do that during the weekends.
Skincare! Since I have rosacea (it sucks), I use this time to wash my face, apply a face mask, then wash my face AGAIN then put some serum to regenerate the skin. Not only is this good for my skin, but it also makes me more relaxed.
Go outside! go to the library, the coffee shop, the grocery store, the park. ANYTHING. You need fresh air.
For 1-2 hours break;
THIS IS THE MOST YOU CAN GET.
Watch a movie. Preferably something that doesn’t have sequels.
Watch an episode or two from your favorite show. if the episode is for 1 hour or more (Sherlock or GOT) you probably should watch one episode.
Go out. Have lunch with a friend, or by yourself (quality time aye)
Go shopping!
Write. I have a two hours break every Saturday and Sunday to write.
Clean up your closet. You probably have many shirts and pants that don’t fit you anymore, so why not give them to someone that actually needs them?
This is what I can think of at the moment. Hope they’re useful!
And remember to actually be productive for you to take a break yeah?
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Scarlet Vision AU:
After the events of Endgame, Wanda sets off on a mission of bringing back Vision.
I tell everyone this and I mean it. Buy a journal. Carry it with you everywhere you go. And I mean everywhere. Write about your favorite moments, your least favorite moments, ideas, grocery lists, people you’ve met, strangers you’ve walked past on the street, favorite quotes, words to remember, what the sky looked like at 7pm, new songs you’ve discovered and what they mean to you, your childhood, places you want to go or places you’ve been, write about your passions, how you feel in this exact moment, draw out the mountains, scribble all over the pages. And when that one gets full, buy a new one. Reread it in 2 years, 20 years, when you need a good laugh, when you’re crying on your bathroom floor, read it to your children. You need to remember these moments in your life. They are so important.
push yourself to get up before the rest of the world - start with 7am, then 6am, then 5:30am. go to the nearest hill with a big coat and a scarf and watch the sun rise.
push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.
get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.
stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.
buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.
buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.
strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.
organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.
have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.
push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.
message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.
think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.
become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.
lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.
balancing life is very important!
RULE OF 8
24 hours in a day so use: eight hours to sleep, eight hours to study (not all at once ofc) and 8 hours to do what you want 💭
Productive Things That Aren’t Studying
washing the dishes
making your bed
tidying your book/dvd shelf/shelves
cleaning the cupboard/wardrobe
reading
sleeping
writing a blog
planning your month/week/day
replying to messages or asks
responding to emails
sorting through letters/mail
clearing your email inbox
organising stationery
clean your sinks
clean your toilets
pet your pet
sort through old clothes
give to charity
go on a walk
go on a run
clean down any surfaces
work out
meal prep
get rid of empty shampoo bottles from the shower
clean out old food from the cupboard/fridge
empty out your school bag
call your parent
unfriend/unfollow people you no longer interact with
watch a TEDTalk
empty the bins/trash
clean the mirrors in your house
hug your pet
wash some clothes
buy any birthday cards/presents that you need to
reply to any old texts
make a tumblr post on productive things that aren’t studying
in case you're struggling to complete an essay!!
Here’s some weapons for your essay writing arsenal!
Hemingway Editor Calmly Writer The Most Dangerous Writing App Purdue O.W.L. One Look Thesaurus JSTOR Google Scholar
Reply with your favourite or other great websites I didn’t include!
I just tweeted it and I figure I should also post it here.
This website literally GRADES YOUR ESSAYS. You can choose your grade level, if you’re using American or British english, what type of paper it is (essay, short story, biography…), and it even checks for plagiarism. THEN once it’s grading your essay, it shows you grammatical errors, suggestions for better sentence structure, and a lot of other things. Reblog to save a life.
a great way to memorise characteristics of elements!!
Chemical Elements as Humans by Brightside
PART ONE - IPHONE
So this is my first post that isn’t a stupid text post or overly bright photo of my stationary, so I hope you’ll like it! It will consist of two parts, one for the ios apps and one for google chrome extensions. Feel free to send me recommendations!
bolded = favourite, cursive = apps I use every day
Note taking and co
Pocket - very useful app to save websites, articles, posts etc and read them offline.
Keynote, Pages, Numbers - basics if you have an apple device. I actually like keynote better than powerpoint c:
Notability - Very popular app and it really is worth its money. Great for note taking, especially in class!
Evernote - On my phone for over 4 years now. The group feature is so great and I use it for preparing posts
Werdsmith - very clean and minimalistic app for writing, I use it mainly for creative writing.
Microsoft One Note - Simple app for note taking and making online notebooks.
Languages
Leo - a great dictionary in 8 languages. If you log in you can save problem words and make vocabulary lists.
Memrise - My favourite app to learn languages for free. I’m learning Japanese with it!
Duolingo learning languages for free is always fun and duolingo is so easy to use, it’s even more fun! I use it to practice my Spanish.
Studying
Forest - Who doesn’t know and love forest yet? It’s such a cute application and I use it when I have a long study day/night ahead.
Brainscape - My to go app for flashcards. It has a giant library and it’s easy to make your own. Honestly, I’ve been using it for 3 years now and I still love it.
Mindly - A very beautiful app to make mind maps. I use it for story ideas and school work.
MindNode - also an easy way to make mind maps.
Uberchord - learn how to play the guitar for free c:
TheSimpleClub - videos, and tutorials of all important school subjects, mainly in German, I think
Notenapp - keep track of your grades - German
Khan Academy - like the simple club but with a broader spectrum and in English.
Tide - promodoro app with nice background sounds & inspirational quotes
Swifty - learn how to code in a very fun and simple way!
Flow timer - another great promodoro timer (they are everywhere). I like the minimalistic look and nice colours.
Inspiration & Motivation
Vantage - Simple but beautiful designed calendar
Calm - Helps me calm down with breathing exercises backgrounds and sounds.
Elevate - games and exercises that help to keep your mind fit
Pacifica - an app that helps with anxiety and mental disorders with a very kind community
TED Inspiring, interesting and motivating videos on a wide variety of topics.
Others
Textgrabber & Scanner Pro - Essentials. Scans photos and grabs texts of pdf and other documents and converts them into word/text documents.
Sleeptown - From the makers of forest a very cute app that helps you keep a healthy sleep schedule. I try to use it but I forget it often, sadly.
Tydlig - not free but honestly the best calculator you can have on your phone! Beautiful and simple it makes math so much more fun!
Spark - organizes your emails (even from multiple accounts) and notifies you if something important comes in. Very neat design.
Moon - cute app that shows the phases of the moon depending on the date.
Plant Nanny - keep track of your water intake by watering cute plants (they have something similar for walking and keeping track of expenses!)
🔥Quiet workout(293 cal)🔥
🍄100 leg lifts(each side)
🍁75 squats
🌻50 crunches
🌏50 sec plank
🌱50 sec wall sit
defo a plan
tag yourself studyblr edition
im cactus
every single life matter.
Reblog if Black Lives Matter to you
Where are those woke white people at!?