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characters have to be a little bit awful in ways that you cant defend. its good for the ecosystem. your honor he did do that. He did in fact do that

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I just think that one character reaching up and placing their hands on anothers waist to help lift them down from a horse, their bodies coming oh so close together as the second person slides down, chest to chest with the first, their eye levels meeting for a moment before the first settles the second person on the ground, never breaking eye contact the whole time as they share a heated stare and let out a ragged breath in a will they or won't they kiss moment, until one takes a step back, is a top tier trope

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Casteel: With all due respect, which is none...

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Things I should be plotting and worldbuilding:

The ducks™ project (which is original and not a fanfic, but There Will Be Tropes)

Things I should be writing:

Finishing The Road to Santiago

Outlining stuff for Things we haven't said

What I'm actually doing:

I'm 50 pages deep in a flashback fanfic about my dnd druid and the bride he lost 20 years ago, detailing their last days of happiness before the world went to shit.

Outlining a The Remnant Chronicles fic because I want Kaden to kiss Rafe senseless instead of punching him to the floor. Or maybe after punching him to the floor.

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Goncharov was special because not only did we establish canon, we created a whole fanon gay interpretation and proceded to ignore the (not even real) original in favour of it. And thats what tumblr is all about.

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the notes are broken 😂

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i know we all laugh (mostly fondly) about the paper-thin plots in porn that only exist to make the sex happen, but i was reading some old stargate fic over the weekend, and i really think we're sleeping on the paper-thin hurt/comfort plot that only exists to force the characters to FEEL THINGS.

like, is this scenario realistic? no. does it make any rational sense? no. does it provide a built-in excuse for a character to collapse, bloody and disoriented, into the arms of his beloved/friend/partner? obviously, that's the whole point of this exercise.

i love it. it's my favorite thing in the world.

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Enemies to lovers "who did this to you?" about scars? Great, of course. However, I raise you this: "I did this to you."

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The Musketeers + Tumblr text posts, 4/?

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Heinrich Lefler (Austrian, 1863--1919)

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Nueit d'almetas

In Aragon, a holiday similar to Halloween has traditionally been celebrated. The nueit d'almetas (souls' night) is a night where according to tradition, souls roam through our world. To frighten these souls, pumpkins are emptied and decorated, and a candle is put inside to create shadows and lead the souls to their resting places in the cemetery. In different towns and villages, people also dress up as these souls to roam the streets.

Nueit d'almetas celebration in Lupiñén, via Heraldo de Aragón

Every town has a different tradition, here is what is celebrated in Ambel, Zaragoza:

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Hundreds of thousands of people came out today in London to March for a Free Palestine. Hundreds of thousands of people disagreeing with the current government stance on the war. Don’t let the media fool you, people in the UK stand with Palestine.

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Sowing Stars ~ Valera Lutfullina

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i don’t think people should have to work in their 20s i think they should just be government designated Adventure Years where you’re paid to wander the country and go on journeys of self discovery and have gay sex and try different foods and sing badly in cars and create enemies and find fleeting father figures and sometimes commit crimes

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ab. 1630 Unknown artist, Holland - Portrait of a Young Lady in Lilac Dress

(State Hermitage Museum)

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It has been hard for me to talk about how what is going on with Israel and Palestine is affecting me personally, but I grew up in Gaza and most of my family still lives there. My father did not survive the bombings last week and I have not been able to contact my younger sister in days. I am try to being understanding that most people do not have personal connections to what is happening and therefore are justifying their silence, but is heartbreaking to see this misinformation being spread. What’s happening there is a genocide, not a war. It is not antisemitic to support Palestine, it’s not even antiemetic to criticise Israel. There is no grey area or neutrality regarding this, and it is so easy to find resources that will educate you on the subject. It is my people and my home being destroyed so I will never be silent about this, but I please urge everyone to get informed and start speaking up and finding ways they can help.

decolonizepalestine has tons of information on Palestine’s history/propaganda that has been spread throughout the years

UK citizens can email their MP asking for a ceasefire

US citizens can call/email their local government officials asking for a ceasefire

Jewish Voice for Peace also has many resources for ways for US citizens to get involved, including protests

Donate to Palestine Children’s Relief Fund

Donate to Medical Aid for Palestine

Donate to help get food and hygiene kits to Gaza