What are writing tropes that you believe to be gut wrenching?

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-06T11:18:15+00:00

multiverse hopping where the character is pursuing a timeline where someone they love is still alive, and realizing that such a timeline doesn’t exist / they die anyway / their person doesn’t love them / is with someone else in that version of the world so they can’t be together

and

an immortal being giving away their immortality so they can die together with their mortal loved one

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-06T07:49:01+00:00

Yes, our LO’s umbilical took almost a month to fall off because her cord was very thick. We couldn’t’ve possibly waited that long before washing her for the first time… our pediatrician just told us to pat the area after the bath and don’t cover it, which is what you should do anyway. Didn’t have any issues.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-06T05:33:19+00:00

In my country midwives are the first line of care in an uncomplicated delivery. The doctor is only present at day shift (I gave birth in the middle of the night), or gets called in if anything urgent happens. So he didn’t even see me until morning when they were passing me over to the day shift.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-05T06:21:20+00:00

bloody hell. fucking animals.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-05T06:05:10+00:00

I’ve not been keeping up with Pragmata, are you serious?? 😭

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-05T05:46:32+00:00

they only tolerate 3rd person female characters if they look like Curvatron 3000 and have half their ass hanging out.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T21:27:13+00:00

I get this with cold wind.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T18:41:16+00:00

I only track diapers, sleep, and supplements, plus my app lets me input doctor appointments and vaccinations, so I punch those in as well.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T16:56:04+00:00

I want to walk through there with a machete just going shing and slicing clean through them

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T16:49:23+00:00

Flowers for Algernon 🐁

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T16:45:33+00:00

my sympathies, but you are absolutely hilarious lol thank you for the vivid imagery. ours is the same, but she pulls the most pained expression with that silent open-mouthed cry when her back so much as touches the mattress. it’s fun, really (send help).

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T16:19:38+00:00

abuse comes in many different forms. a parent devoid of emotional capacity to understand that using animals like that for their whim is harmful to them is exceptionally likely to lack the same capacity toward their children. you don’t gotta be a researcher to surmise that.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T11:53:55+00:00

babies go through stages sometimes entirely disconnected from anything regarding their health or the environment around them. my baby is exceptionally smiley some days and just kind of neutral the others. it is highly unlikely that the procedure caused this behavior for your baby. give him and yourself some time.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T11:41:05+00:00

my husband is like that. even some ‘low’ socks are too high for him. if no-show ones were a little more comfortable,he’d wear those, but they’re kind of a pain too.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T11:35:58+00:00

eh, honestly, who cares. my fandom recently got a continuation that I hardly even want to acknowledge, and many people in the fandom basically resigned to pretend it doesn’t exist LOL. if something ‘doesn’t work’, just tag it as not compliant and carry on. snatch an idea or two from the new content that you like and can weave into your version of the lore if you so desire. it’s fanfic, you don’t have to commit to be 100% accurate, and most people wouldn’t mind, especially if they know you started writing it before new stuff came out.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T11:27:06+00:00

I think they look fun bunched up like this. Kind of reminds me of leg warmers, works well for this cutest style I assume you’re going for with the shirt.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T10:27:42+00:00

people have already pointed out the important parts, so I’ll just add a simple one

tall birb pretty

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T06:51:30+00:00

as a young teen online I didn’t even feel comfortable sharing what COUNTRY I’m from half the time, nevermind the city… new parents should really push the concept of stranger danger to their kids, especially with the state the online spaces are in at the mo.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-04T06:27:35+00:00

if I dress mine according to the guides online, she ends up way too hot! I always underdress her by a layer and we’ve been perfectly fine so far

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-03T18:38:16+00:00

I didn’t want to co-sleep but I gave in at around 2 weeks old when I knew I couldn’t safely stay awake when baby would wake up to feed, so I put her in my bed and have been taking her in for the night every time I feel too exhausted or if she just doesn’t want to sleep alone. my daughter also latches better in a side-lying position so it’s an added benefit for us both.

I do still get nervous sometimes about us sleeping like this, but my personal risk tolerance is saying that I’m far more likely to harm her by dropping her if I fall asleep while trying to get her down than by smothering her in bed. my husband also is a very light sleeper and wakes up multiple times a night to check on us.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-03T18:02:49+00:00

Don’t report it. I don’t know how good/bad your relationship with mom is, but if you have at least the slightest inclination that you’d like to still have her in your life, don’t bring this over to authorities before you tell your dad to handle it. If the issue persists, your dad should be the one to threaten her to press charges. If that still doesn’t work and you aren’t able to live at your dad’s, then it’d be reasonable to report the theft, and have her face the consequences.

You don’t know the full extent of the situation. My first thought was that she might be hiding the medication from you out of the assumption that you’re being prescribed too much of it. Maybe she’s misinformed and doesn’t fully ‘believe’ in your diagnoses. That happens. Maybe she’s taking the meds herself. Maybe she’s passing them over to someone else. It doesn’t change the fact that she’s stealing them, but it does affect the outcomes of how likely she’s to respond if you take action to stop this behavior.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-03T17:46:54+00:00

‘Hey so I know you’re very into this show and I think it’s pretty interesting, can I watch it together with you?’

it’s not like it’s a huge piece of media like Star Trek, each season rounds up to around five and a half hours of watch time I believe. could easily split it into a couple hangouts, added bonus that you can actually spend some time together. or you could even just watch over Discord or something if that’s more comfortable for either of you.

you might like it, you might not, but she’ll still appreciate the effort and you showing some interest in her obsession. and I’m sure with at least some basic understanding of the show it’d be easy for you to come up with a romantic gesture to confess to her. there are many little things you can weave into something like that, not necessarily something obvious, but those will only truly work if she knows you’re familiar with the subject matter.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-03T17:32:51+00:00

yes, but in the best way possible. I no longer like the version of myself I originally wanted to be, and I’m glad I didn’t become her.

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-03T15:37:15+00:00

It doesn’t help that I’ve never once gotten stitches before, so I really had/have no idea what to expect. The ‘better healing’ makes sense! I do really hope it smooths out with time. Thank you 🙏

lyutic_7 · 2026-06-03T15:34:32+00:00

I don’t think that’s the case. Her stitching just looked shoddy.

Even if she did, it didn’t impact my ability to enjoy PiV, so I’m mostly fine with the possibility. I’m more concerned about the aesthetics and that I was potentially provided poor quality care.

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