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Writing Prompt

WRITING OBSTACLE

Your character has been struggling to understand an emotion. They finally ask their best friend about it, only to find out that theyโ€™ve been feeling it too.

Try to think of interesting ways you can describe the emotion, particularly as your character might not know the right word for it.

Writings

Feeling It Too

### The Weight of Worry


Lucas stared blankly at his laptop screen, the blinking cursor on his essay mocking him with each silent pulse. He had been trying to write for hours, but the words wouldn't come. His mind was a foggy maze of half-formed thoughts, and every time he thought he found a way out, he hit another dead end. The anxiety sat in his chest like a rock, heavy and immovable.


Unable to...

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Feeling Somethingโ€ฆ?

Why donโ€™t I feel anything?

Whatโ€™s wrong with me?

Why doesnโ€™t it hurt?


I stare, unblinking.

Someone nudges me.

I give a blank smile.


Like a dead fish in a water bowl.

Glassy eyed and without feeling.


What is this?

This dull ache within.

This small light shining

At the end of the tunnel.


โ€œRylee?โ€

I jump and run a hand through my hair.


โ€œYeah?โ€

I wipe my face and smile sadly again.


โ€œAre you oka...

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Part 2โ™ก๏ธŽ

[ Part 2 of Unsent Messages, since this old prompt fits so well ]



"Hey, [ REDACTED ]!" They huff, pointing to their hair, "Mind explaining this?"


I bat my eyelashes innocently and hum, "Explain what?"


Their hair, which usually rests in a beautiful, fluffy, face-framing style is now messily tied up into several braids. The braids are sloppy and casual, lovingly held together by random, differe...

He Loves Me, Right?

โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”โ€”


Sarah delicately passes her hand on her back. She shudders as she feels the scars, all of them are now bleeding. She gets a wet cloth and whimpers as she cleans the injuries Anthony had inflicted on her. On his wife. Sarah had gotten used to it by now, she knew it was her fault, she knew that if she goes out with friends Anthony gets angry. โ€˜ But itโ€™s for my own good โ€˜ , she think...

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Tiny

The rest of Havenbrook Elementary was outside at recess but Caroline had snuck back in to do what many teachers complimented her ability to do; ask good questions. Caroline didnโ€™t mean to be sneaky, but she was so worried about what was going on that she quietly crept up to Mrs. Boydโ€™s desk without causing her to lift her gaze toward the open door.


โ€œExcuse me, Mrs. Boydโ€ she just about whispered....

What Is This..?

((TW: Romance))


***Froggy

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ?

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜บ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜บ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต?

๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ, ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ต?

๐˜ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ... ๐˜š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ'๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ...


Froggy sighed and threw his pencil down. Heโ€™d been feeling extra low lately, ever since he saw Moth kissing Robin. There had been a sud...

Emotion

Sara didnโ€™t know what loneliness was. She was curious about it.

โ€œI wonder what it feels like to be lonely? Iโ€™ve never really understood loneliness. It seems like I have everyone I need in my life. Laura is also always here for me.โ€

She looked at her. Laura was doing her homework. They were together to do their homework.

โ€œLaura โ€ฆ can I ask you something?โ€ Sara said.

โ€œSure.โ€ Laura said.

โ€œWhat is lon...

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Panic

Manic

Sadness

Gladness

All together

Merry weather

You too

Sad blue

Up and down

Round and round

Hit the ground

Head pounds

Heart beats

We meet

But noone wins

Again and again...

The Girl

The girl paced around the living room waiting for Paul to arrive. Paul was her person, the boy that saved her. The boy that repaired her. The front door opened and there he was.


Paul.


โ€œHey there, whatโ€™s going on?โ€ He asked as he noticed her pacing.


She took a step closer to him and he touched her face. He spoke again, โ€œDid you feel a different emotion?โ€


โ€œI did. It feels warm and fuzzy. Everyti...

A Feeling Misunderstood

As I sat on the edge of the cliff next to my best friend, the sun was setting. We were on a trip across a forest for the past two days to talk and to get away from society.

โ€œThis feeling is weird. It makes me feel empty. It makes me want to cry but for what? I donโ€™t know.โ€

โ€œI think this feeling is because I lost my brother to a car crash a week ago but I have never felt this way before. What is i...

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