I Read This For My Writing And Ended Realized Something For Myself Instead 🙁

i read this for my writing and ended realized something for myself instead 🙁

Ways I Show a Character is Emotionally Burned Out (Before They Even Realize It Themselves)

I love writing characters who think they’re fine but are actually walking emotional house fires with bad coping mechanisms.

They stop doing the things they used to love and don’t even notice. Their guitar gathers dust. Their favorite podcast becomes background noise. Their hobbies feel like homework now.

They pick the path of least resistance every time, even when it hurts them. No, they don’t want to go to that thing. No, they don’t want to talk to that person. But whatever’s easier. That’s the motto now.

They’re tired but can’t sleep. Or they sleep but wake up more tired. Classic burnout move: lying in bed with their brain racing like a toddler on espresso.

They give other people emotional advice they refuse to take themselves. “You have to set boundaries!” they say—while ignoring 8 texts from someone they should’ve cut off three emotional breakdowns ago.

They cry at something stupidly small. Like spilling soup. Or a dog in a commercial. Or losing their pen. The soup is never just soup.

They say “I’m just tired” like it’s a personality trait now. And not like… emotionally drained to the bone but afraid to admit it out loud.

They ghost people they love, not out of malice, but because even replying feels like too much. Social battery? Absolutely obliterated. Texting back feels like filing taxes.

They stop reacting to big things. Catastrophes get a blank stare. Disasters feel like “just another Tuesday.” The well of feeling is running dry.

They avoid being alone with their own thoughts. Constant noise. TV always on. Music blasting. Because silence = reckoning, and reckoning is terrifying.

They start hoping something will force them to stop. An accident. A missed deadline. Someone else finally telling them, “You need a break.” Because asking for help? Unthinkable.

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2 weeks ago

please, I come up like 10 ideas in 1 morning.

(i haven't fucking finished the other 20 fics)

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3 weeks ago

noted

I’ve been back on my oceans kick and does anyone else think it’s cute that in the beginning Danny asked Frank “Do you know where he is?” You would think with the newspaper he’s reading he would be talking about Ruben, but Frank is like “ur bf is in Vegas go make hot and heavy eye contact” and they flirted over poker????? And everyone shipped them so hard except for Linus who was having a sexuality crisis while simultaneously having an authority crisis.


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2 weeks ago

I have the urge to draw Joe Black in a Czech folk costume (some Moravian one probably) carrying out Morana (something like a scarecrow symbolizing slavic goddess of death)

I Have The Urge To Draw Joe Black In A Czech Folk Costume (some Moravian One Probably) Carrying Out Morana

Making up stuff like this makes me kinda forget about the fact that the film is 3 hours long and about painfully rich Americans.


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1 week ago

OMG BRAD PITT IN JAPANESE STYLE

If This Movie Has No Fans, The Fbi Finally Got Me

if this movie has no fans, the fbi finally got me

2 weeks ago

I finally understand the whole "punch me it will feel good for both of us" appeal thing and ofc it took me watching fight club to realize that


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3 weeks ago
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
George Clooney As Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt As Rusty Ryan In Ocean’s Eleven (2001)

George Clooney as Danny Ocean & Brad Pitt as Rusty Ryan in Ocean’s Eleven (2001)


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2 weeks ago

Hear me out on my list of everything that I want for the upcoming sequel of Ocean's Trilogy that they said in pre-production:

STOP FORCING DANNY AND RUSTY TO BE HET. THERE IS NOTHING STRAIGHT ABOUT THEM! Homies don't stare each other like they wanna eat each other (yk what I mean.)

I hope this one will be set in casino but instead of boring Las Vegas, we are going straight to Monaco. Even better when you think about it; it has Casino and is in Europe. Basically a perfect mix of Ocean's Eleven and Twelve. Also I'm daydreaming to see the casts on yacht again like they did during Cannes film fest 2004 lol.

We need Toulour back, probably this time he is going to be the additional person in the team.

I want the plot to be revolving around Danny faking his death, why? Because well, hehe, might be funny if Danny and Rusty were secretly retiring together and coming back for this last heist to end their criminal activities for good or they might be just bored. But all Ocean's Trilogy heists happened for good reasons so I hope they make it complicated as the predecessors.

I need more intimate conversations between Rusty and Danny. We also need to know their backgrounds and stuffs because although headcanons that writers and fans made are great, I need some closure because they talked like a pair of mind readers and we just like to assumed things (the worse thing is that all of our ideas fit so well with their dynamics.)

Cameo of Debbie and Lou! (SELF EXPLANATORY)

I don't need to put this on the list because we all want this one: bring all the remaining Ocean's Eleven back! AT ALL COSTS! (I don't care if the budget would balloon like crazy, this is probably the last time a franchise movie might be good.)

Don't make Danny and Rusty married to anyone (other than with each other) pls, don't make them have children or any sorta stuff that are so cliché. It's a fact that they won't be conforming to society's heteronormative child-centric ideals. Quoting from Captain Raymond Holt the badass king.

Interesting villain! Gotta be honest Terry is my favourite, both intimidating and as the films progressesed he became more and more chill like rest of the people who robbed him lol.

Tess and Isabel cameo (sorry I want this one to be revolving around the boys not like girls aren't invited tho hehe.) The girls need to meet the rest of Ocean's 8 plsss!

Bring back Toulour too and his absolutely mindboggling capoeira skill.

Dude, I know Brad Pitt's old now and probably needs to check his calorie intakes every now and then but probably a lil bit snacking won't hurt hehe. Basically I need Rusty to munch celery or anything.


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2 weeks ago

i can't hate them, i can't hate this

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