u know the pining content? yearning stuff, stuff that you see on the television or in a book that gets you shipping things like crazy?? yeah. here u go buddies. as always, feel free to reverse the circumstances! sender is the person sending the meme, receiver is the person receiving the meme, and specify muses if you're sending it as or to a multi!!!

• [ JACKET ] : sender gives receiver their jacket after seeing them shiver in the cold.
• [ EXTRA ] : sender buys an extra coffee/snack/etc. to give to receiver.
• [ GAZE ] : sender stares longingly at receiver when they think they aren't looking.
• [ HOLD ] : sender holds receiver in their arms in order to comfort or protect them.
• [ CATCH ] : sender catches receiver's hand instinctively out of surprise or concern, and holds it.
• [ WAIT ] : sender, out of concern, waits for receiver to make sure they're okay after noticing them act strangely.
• [ ESCORT ] : sender accompanies the receiver home late at night, in order to ensure they're safe.
• [ RESCUE ] : sender goes out of their way to help the receiver after they call for help. ( aka: 'stay right there, i'm on my way' )
• [ TACKLE ] : sender instinctively tackles or shields receiver from harm's way.
• [ LISTEN ] : sender attentively listens to receiver as they speak. ( i.e., eye contact, leaning forward, nodding etc. )
• [ NOTICE ] : sender verbally acknowledges a recent change in the receiver, either physical or in their personality.
• [ TEND ] : sender gently tends to a wound the receiver recently got. ( 'you're such an idiot' but lovingly??? yeah i'm weak-- )
• [ CUP ] : sender cups or caresses receiver's face.
• [ CHECK ] : sender checks in on receiver following an emotionally distressing incident to make sure they're okay.
• [ ADJUST ] : sender adjusts an item of clothing or jewellery that the receiver is wearing, resulting in them being very close together.
• [ SMILE ] : sender lights up with a bright smile upon seeing the receiver enter the room.
• [ OPEN ] : sender is openly emotionally vulnerable in front of the receiver, trusting them with this moment of vulnerability.
• [ FAVOR ] : sender does a favor for receiver without being asked to, or expecting a reward in return.
• [ TALK ] : sender initiates conversation with the receiver to comfort them. ( BONUS: ADD A QUESTION THAT THEY MIGHT ASK THE RECEIVER! )
• [ BEDSIDE ] : sender waits by receiver's bedside as they recover from an illness or an injury.
• [ LOOK ] : sender engages in focused eye contact with the receiver.
• [ CONFESS ] : sender confesses their feelings for receiver.
• [ CLOSE ] : sender and receiver find themselves unexpectedly close to one another.
• [ KISS ] : sender kisses receiver in order to protect their identities, but is the kiss completely professional? or is there something else...?

1. “Pull over.  Let me drive for awhile.”
2. “It reminded me of you.”
3. “No, no, it’s my treat.”
4. “Come here.  Let me fix it.”
5. “I’ll walk you home.”
6. “Have a good day at work.”
7. “I dreamt about you last night.”
8. “Take my seat.”
9. “I saved a piece for you.”
10. “I’m sorry for your loss.”
11. “You can have half.”
12. “Take my jacket, it’s cold outside.”
13. “Sorry I’m late.”
14. “Can I have this dance?”
15. “I made your favourite.”
16. “It’s okay.  I couldn’t sleep anyway.”
17. “Watch your step.”
18. “Here, drink this.  You’ll feel better.”
19. “Can I hold your hand?”
20. “You can borrow mine.”
21. “You might like this.”
22. “It’s not heavy.  I’m stronger than I look.”
23. “I’ll wait.”
24. “Just because.”
25. “Look both ways.”
26. “I’m sorry.  I didn’t mean to.”
27. “Try some.”
28. “Drive safely.”
29. “Well, what do you want to do?”
30. “One more chapter.”
31. “Don’t worry about me.”
32. “It looks good on you.”
33. “Close your eyes and hold out your hands.”
34. “That’s okay, I bought two.”
35. “After you.”
36. “We’ll figure it out.”
37. “Can I kiss you?”
38. “I like your laugh.”
39. “Don’t cry.”
40. “I made this for you.”
41. “Go back to sleep.”
42. “Is this okay?”
43. “I picked these for you.”
44. “I’ll drive you to the hospital.”
45. “What do you want to watch?”
46. “You can go first.”
47. “Did you get my letter?”
48. “I’ll do it for you.”
49. “Call me when you get home.”
50. “I think you’re beautiful.”
51. “Are you sure?”
52. “Have fun.”
53. “Sit down, I’ll get it.”
54. “I made reservations.”
55. “I don’t mind.”
56. “It brings out your eyes.”
57. “There is enough room for both of us.”
58. “You don’t have to say anything.”
59. “Wow.”
60. “Happy birthday.”
61. “I’ll pick it up after work.”
62. “It can wait until tomorrow.”
63. “Cross my heart and hope to die.”
64. “It’s two sugars, right?”
65. “I’ll help you study.”
66. “Stay over.”
67. “I did the dishes.”
68. “You didn’t have to ask.”
69. “I bought you a ticket.”
70. “You’re warm.”
71. “No reason.”
72. “I’ll meet you halfway.”
73. “Take mine.”
74. “We can share.”
75. “I was just thinking about you.”
76. “I want you to have this.”
77. “Call me if you need anything.”
78. “Do you want to come too?”
79. “I’ll still be here when you’re ready.”
80. “Is your seatbelt on?”
81. “Sweet dreams.”
82. “I was in the neighbourhood.”
83. “Stay there.  I’m coming to get you.”
84. “The key is under the mat.”
85. “It doesn’t bother me.”
86. “You’re important too.”
87. “I saved you a seat.”
88. “I’ll see you later.”
89. “I noticed.”
90. “You can tell me anything.”
91. “I hope you like it.”
92. “I want you to be happy.”
93. “I believe in you.”
94. “You can do it.”
95. “Good luck.”
96. “I brought you an umbrella.”
97. “I’ll pick you up at the airport.”
98. “Take a deep breath.”
99. “Be careful.”

• the star wars universe has no official name but in fandom you’ll see it shortened to GFFA for “galaxy far, far away”
• glass - transparisteel
• metal used in construction - durasteel
• very strong space-plastic (used in stormtrooper armor) - duraplast
• tablet computer (analogous to a PADD in trek) - datapad
• rather than paper, handwriting is usually done with a stylus on flimsiplast (flimsi/flimsy for short)
• holos are 3-d videos or videomessages, recorded and played on a holoprojector (these are often seen in small formats, palm-sized - analogous to like. a GoPro.)
• we don’t drive cars, we drive landspeeders or speeder bikes
• we don’t shoot guns, we shoot blasters
• if you didn’t bring a knife to a gun fight, you perhaps brought a vibroblade instead - an edged weapon that, you guessed it, vibrates. little ones could be called vibroshivs or vibroknives. we actually got to see polearm versions of these in The Mandalorian! it was very exciting.
• robots in GFFA are, of course, droids. astromech droids (astromechs) are the like. iphones of the droid world - ubiquitous, multipurpose, most with a similar aesthetic. R2-D2 and BB-8 are both astromech droids. human-shaped droids like C-3P0 are protocol droids.
• got a papercut? a nasty flesh wound? a missing chunk of your torso, perhaps? slap a bacta-patch on it or take a dip in a bacta tank for a soothing treatment with this all-purpose miracle healing goo. this is what diapered Luke is bobbing around in during the early part of Empire Strikes Back.
• you’re supposed to say kriff/kriffing instead of “damn,” “shit,” or “fuck/fucking,” but this is for cowards. let Obi-Wan cuss.
• midichlorians - ignore them.
• before the Empire comes to power, baby jedi who can’t hack it as knights or are never chosen to be Padawan apprentices become members of the Service Corps, the branches of which are the Agricultural Corps (AgriCorps), Medical Corps (MedCorps), Educational Corps (EduCorps), Exploration Corps (ExplorCorps)
• dates are expressed (typically) as [date] Before the Battle of Yavin (BBY) or [date] After the Battle of Yavin (ABY). for instance, the sequel trilogy begins in 34 ABY.

• popcorn is called bang-corn, because obviously the earth-centric aspect of popcorn is the popping, not the corn.

1. Quotes from song lyrics. You can’t do this. Period. If you want to use quoted song lyrics, you would have to get permission from the artists themselves—and you would likely have to pay a heady sum of money to obtain that permission. A big part of the reason why you can’t do this is because song lyrics are often so short in the first place, and if you misquote even one word, you run the risk of being sued. In fact, you run the risk of being sued period if your book is somehow published with quoted song lyrics from an actual band. 
2. Names of fictional characters. One Anon asked me if he or she could use a fictional character’s name as a nickname for one of his/her characters. As far as I know, this is not copyright infringement, especially if the character whose nicknamed Harry Potter does not in anyway resemble the actual Harry Potter. It is also not copyright infringement to use a fictional character’s name in passing. For example, in Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick, Leonard frequently mentions Holden Caulfield as a comparison to himself. Holden Caulfield, however, is not an actual character in the book. There’s also the question of cameos, and whether or not a writer can use an actual character as a cameo in the book. This is on shaky ground, because using a published fictional character as a cameo technically is not copyright infringement, until that character actually starts talking. However, from the article I linked to you, you still run the risk of being sued. Fan fiction is an entirely different matter, as most writers don’t profit from this work, and authors want to please enthusiastic readers. (I would both cry and feel EXTREMELY flattered if someone were to ever write a fanfiction of my book, When Stars Die.)
3. Public domain. Any book before 1923 is fair use. Granted this does not mean you can re-write the entire book. Basically this means you can quote these works, while attributing their authors to them, in your novels. Frenchie,from Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres Sanchez, frequently talks about Emily Dickinson and quotes her as well. Libba Bray puts a part of Tennyson’s poem, The Lady of Shallot, in A Great and Terrible Beauty. And when I do revisions for my novels, I’d like for my protagonist to quote parts of Edgar Allen Poe. 
4. Titles. You don’t need permission to use song titles, movie titles, book titles, television titles, and so on and so forth. You can also include the names of things, place, and events and people in your work without permission. I mention Paula Dean in brief passing in the current work I’m writing, because she owns a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, the place my character lives. 
5. Pictures. I’m primarily talking about if you’re self-publishing or are allowed to work with your publisher (usually small press) on designing the cover. ANY stock photos listed on any stock photo website is fair game and can be photoshopped as much as you want to. However, you often have to buy these photos, but once you pay for them, they are yours to do with what you want. Unfortunately, you run the risk of having a similar book cover as another book, especially if you don’t do too much to that image beyond slapping your name and title of the book on it. The cover for When Stars Die received a heavy makeover, so it is not likely that I will find another book using my exact cover. I may find a book using the girl on the cover, but the plum blossoms, the colors, how the girl was edited, and my title and name are probably going to be next to impossible to find on another book. 
6. Quoting famous people. If the quote from, let’s say, a famous speech in the past, is over 100 years old, that work is likely in the public domain, so it’s fair to use quotes from  Georgie Washington or another popular figure. 
7. Referencing facts. If you’re referencing facts, like how the universe was made, this is not copyright infringement—they are unadorned facts. For the current novel I’m working on, I did use a website to help Gene’s teacher explain black holes, because Gene uses black holes as a motif to describe how people can have an effect on one another. However, because this is knowledge that you can pick up from any text book or even an astronomy class you took, I don’t need to quote the source I took it from because I did not repeat word-for-word what that website said. The website simply listed facts that you can find anywhere from a legitimate source. 
8. Using quotes from TV, films, or advertising. These are copyrighted, so don’t use them, unless you want to get sued.