Am-just-a-simp - Somebody

all i do is over caffeinate myself and function incorrectly

I can’t donate my body to science what if it goes to a medical school and when the students crack open my torso and the professor says “I’m sorry these are the stupidest organs I’ve ever seen”

me whenever I have to do actual work instead of searching through the x reader tags. 🙄

my safe foods and their calories +benefits ･ﾟ.*✧･.

♡ ginger kombucha (50 calories per 470ml)

great for bloating and rebalancing your gut microbiome

is quite sweet and tones down my sugar craving without being full of chemicals

♡ grapefruit (42 calories per 100g)

so filling due to large size

dense with vitamin c

♡ miso soup (35 calories per package)

feels like having a proper meal

you can add as much water as you want as long as you dont mind a diluted taste

♡ peaches (40 calories per 100g)

literally delicious

filled with natural sugars

tastes like a desert

♡ spicy pickles (5 calories per 2 spears)

satisfies my salt craving without having very many calories at all

morality: a character creation guide

creating and understanding your oc’s personal moral code! no, i cannot tell you whether they’re gonna come out good or bad or grey; that part is up to you.

anyway, let’s rock.

i. politics

politics are a good way to indicate things your character values, especially when it comes to large-scale concepts such as government, community, and humanity as a whole.

say what you will about either image; i’d argue for the unintiated, the right image is a good introduction to some lesser discussed ideologies… some of which your oc may or may not fall under.

either way, taking a good look at your character’s values on the economic + social side of things is a good place to start, as politics are something that, well… we all have ‘em, you can’t avoid ‘em.

clearly, this will have to be adjusted for settings that utilize other schools of thought (such as fantasy + historical fiction and the divine right of kings), but again, economic/social scale plotting will be a good start for most.

ii. religion + philosophy

is your oc religious? do they believe in a form of higher power? do they follow some sort of philosophy?

are they devout? yes, this applies to non-religious theist and atheist characters as well; in the former’s case… is their belief in a higher power something that guides many of their actions or is their belief in a higher power something that only informs a few of their actions? for the atheists; do they militant anti-theists who believe atheism is the only way and that religion is harmful? or do they not care about religion, so long as it’s thrust upon them?

for the religious: what is your oc’s relationship with the higher power in question? are they very progressive by their religion’s standards or more orthodox? how well informed of their own religion are they?

does your oc follow a particular school of philosophical thought? how does that interact with their religious identification?

iii. values

by taking their political stance and their religious + philosophical stance, you have a fairly good grasp on the things your character values.

is there anything they value - due to backstory, or what they do, or what they love - that isn’t explained by political stance and religious and/or philosophical identification? some big players here will likely be your oc’s culture and past.

of everything you’ve determined they value, what do they value the most?

iv. “the line”

everyone draws it somewhere. we all have a line we won’t cross, no matter the lengths we go for what we believe is a noble cause. where does your character draw it? how far will they go for something they truly believe is a noble cause? as discussed in part iii of my tips for morally grey characters,

would they lie? cheat? steal? manipulate? maim? what about commit acts of vandalism? arson? would they kill?

but even when we have a line, sometimes we make exceptions for a variety of reasons. additionally, there are limits to some of the lengths we’d go to.

find your character’s line, their limits and their exceptions.

v. objectivism/relativism

objectivism, as defined by the merriam-webster dictionary, is “an ethical theory that moral good is objectively real or that moral precepts are objectively valid.”

relativism, as defined by the merriam-webster dictionary, is “a view that ethical truths depend on the individuals and groups holding them.”

what take on morality, as a concept, does your character have? is morality objective? is morality subjective?

we could really delve deep into this one, but this post is long enough that i don’t think we need to get into philosophical rambling… so this is a good starting point.

either way, exploring morality as a concept and how your character views it will allow for better application of their personal moral code.

vi. application

so, now you know what they believe and have a deep understanding of your character’s moral code, all that’s left is to apply it and understand how it informs their actions while taking their personality into account.

and interesting thing to note is that we are all hypocrites; you don’t have to do this, but it might be fun to play around with the concept of their moral code and add a little bit of hypocrisy to their actions as a treat.

either way, how do your character’s various beliefs interact? how does it make them interact with the world? with others? with their friends, family, and community? with their government? with their employment? with their studies? with the earth and environment itself?

in conclusion:

there’s a lot of things that inform one’s moral compass and i will never be able to touch on them all; however, this should hopefully serve as at least a basic guide.

161 CALS FOR THE WHOLE PLATE <3

ok y’all are not gonna believe me but istg this is good lmao. i got it from tiktok but arranged it a little. it’s great for people who don’t have stevia or any 0 calorie sugar too, i know that it can be very expensive so here’s a recipe that doesn’t need any !

ingredients :

(brownies)

- 27g flour (96)

- 21g cocoa powder (48)

- pinch of salt + 1/4 tsp baking powder (0)

- 100g diet soda (0) ik that sounds extremely unappealing but trust me it’s still very good 💀 if you WANT to add some powdered sweetener tho, it’s 120g of soda (for 45g of sweetener)

(toppings)

- 1 tbs cocoa powder (12)

- 2g maple syrup (5)

- the quickest splash of unsweetened almond milk/water (0)

directions : mix the dry ingredients, then add in the diet soda, then you can either bake it in a preheated oven at 400F/200C or (impatient as i am) in the microwave for 2min30, it’ll come out very slimy tho, idk if you can see it in the pic. then mix and pour the chocolate glaze on top et voilà !

more recipes to come soon 💋🩰

my body: **experiencing painful symptoms of malnourishment**

my ed: you feel that? that’s weightloss 😊💪💖