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read a review of the raven boys that said something like "am i supposed to feel bad for a rich guy because he can't kiss a girl?" and it baffles me how much someone can completely miss the point

no you're not supposed to feel bad for Gansey because he can't kiss Blue, he doesn't even want her like that in this book yet

you're supposed to feel bad for him because yes, he is rich, but he knows he privileged and he's scared he doesn't deserve it and he needs to make his life worth something

because he needs to prove magic is real, even though people consider him naive and silly

because he loves his friends so much but "he's nobody to Adam, nobody to Ronan"

because he could live everywhere and he chose an abandoned factory, he could have had any car and he chose the Pig, he could have had any friends and he chose the misfits, because he loves the old and barely functional

because he lived when he should have died and he has to make something of this life otherwise he may as well just have died

Gansey is so much more than just a rich guy

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Do it halfway. Take one piece of trash out of your room, throw one dirty shirt into your hamper. Go to one class and miss a different one. Start a drawing without pressure to finish it. Give yourself space to Be without the expectation to Become, and do small things to make the Being livable.

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friend: what are you doing this halloween?

me: smacking the shit out of complete strangers repeatedly for hours

friend: what

me: boop

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Ok but Simon with dad glasses 😩😩

He’d be reading something and when you ask him something he looks at you from over the thin rectangular frames ugh 😩

He could be sitting on the couch reading a newspaper like an old man and when you ask him if he wants some tea he lowers the paper into his lap and looks at you from over his reading glasses like:

“Hm? What’s that lovie?”

And you get so flustered you start playing with your hands like:

“Um. I- do you want some tea baby?”

And he smirks at you before pushing the frames up on his nose to go back to reading before saying:

“Sure love, but after you come here and sit in my lap while I finish this column.”

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Don’t make it harder for yourself.

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I bet if a mushroom could lap water out of your hand with a tongue that a gently drinking mushroom tongue on your hand would be the softest and gentlest thing.

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I always kill my plants :((((. I only have a monstera plant that I’ve just been propagating but all my plants are turning yellow 😭😭

Nooo! That's not good news!!

If you want pointers (???), it could be a few simple fixes. I don't know what plants you have, but the fact that they're all yellowing means something funky is going on.

Overwatering

Most of the time, yellowing has to do with overwatering. I'm TERRIBLE with overwatering! I drowned a haworthia because of it. So I try to pick plants that appreciate/can tolerate a bit more moisture.

(I've still managed to acquire a handful of cacti, because apparently I didn't learn my lesson! I haven't killed them yet...)

If you're being a bit zealous with the watering routine, it might be leading your plants to suffer. That would explain the yellowing leaves.

Improper drainage in your soil

Your soil might not be draining properly, which leads to rot. I've had this problem with the regular ol' Miracle Grow potting soil you get from the grocery store (I still use it though because it's convenient).

Especially for indoor plants, this can be a problem because they don't get the same air circulation and bug movement that helps to aerate the soil that they would get in the wild.

You might need to add some roughage to the soil so it will drain better. Like sand or perlite.

I had an old bag of orchid bark mix in my basement, so I threw that into my potting mix. It worked really well!

(My swiss cheese vine appreciated the extra drainage. It was turning yellow in the plain soil, but the orchid bark mix addition helped to perk it up and put out some new leaves!)

Root rot

If you've been overwatering, or if your soil hasn't been draining properly, your plants might be experiencing root rot. If that happens, you can still save them!

Get them out of that soil and replace it with fresh stuff. Check for a rotten smell and squishy roots. Cut away any damage.

Repot it in fresh, dry soil, and it has a chance of recovery after a few weeks!

Not watering enough

If you forget to water your plant babies, and they're super dry, that could lead to yellowing as well!

Not enough light

Are your plants getting enough light indoors? My ferns didn't like being indoors and started to turn yellow despite being near a window. I got a grow light for them and they're doing much better.

Pests

Do you see any signs of pests? Aphids? Scales? Mealy bugs? They can cause yellowing as they feast on your plants. They can also easily infest and spread, which would explain why all of your plants are effected.

I hope some of that helped! It's so disheartening to see your plants struggle when all you want to do is care for them and watch them thrive! Whatever the problem is, I hope you can get your plants onto a road for recovery soon! 💚

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You want to hurt that character because you hate them. I want to hurt that character because I love them. We are not the same.

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Do I have room for more plants?

No.

Should I spend money on more plants?

Also no.

Did I just put in an order for six more plants?

…Yes.

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please be patient with me im from the 1900s

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calling my lover "mine" but not in the way that my toothbrush or notebook are mine, mine in the way my neighborhood is mine, and also everybody else's, "mine" like mine to tend to, mine to care for, mine to love. "mine" not like possession but devotion.

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whoever needs to hear it, I'm so sorry all of that happened to you and you went through it alone. You didn't deserve it

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“In my dreams I am kissing your mouth and you’re whispering ‘where have you been?’ I say, ‘I’ve been lost but I’m here now. You’re the only person who has ever been able to find me.’”

— Sue Zhao

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Hellcheer Week Day 12 - Graveyard

~ Chrissy never thought a graveyard could be romantic until she met Eddie ~