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Made in a country that no longer exists

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Pssst

Hey, are you an artist or writer with WIPs?

Come here... I got a secret for you pssst come ‘ere

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Simple Country Great-Aunt who is in Love with a Duchess

lol. accurate 

For anyone who’s ever wondered who they’d be in a 19th century novel, the wait is over: I put together a 19th Century Character Trope Generator!

If you’d like to reblog, put your character in the tags because I’m curious.

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This is the most beautiful way to describe fic, transformative storytelling and collective mythmaking. He gets it.

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GNU Terry Pratchett

GNU Terry Prachett

GNU Terry Pratchett

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“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”

GNU Terry Pratchett and happy Glorious 25th of May!

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Every year I tell myself that I’m going to make something for the Glorious 25th and every year I run out of time. This year I told myself I definitely do not have time and here this is…

Anyway, I can’t think of a single creator who has influenced me and my work more than pterry. I wish I could have met him while he was still alive and kicking ❤️

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Acceptance

My mom “accepts me”, but she “knows I only chose to be bisexual so I didn’t have to break up with my girlfriend when she started transition.”

My dad “accepts me” but often reminds me that “monogamy is important no matter who you’re attracted to” because bi girls are more likely to cheat.

My girlfriend’s mom “accepts her” but won’t use her chosen name and only uses the right pronouns half the time.

My pan friend’s mom “accepts her” but still calls her girlfriend her “best friend” because she “knows my friend will find the right boy someday”

A gay guy I met in class has parents that “accept him” but when he said he was being bullied for his sexuality said that “he should just be less public about it.”

None of us have been kicked out. We still talk to our parents. They give us food and clothes and help pay college tuition. They haven’t threatened to kill us. They haven’t actually killed us.

They “accept us”

But no they don’t.

Not kicking your kid out/not murdering them cannot be the standard of acceptance. It’s not accepting. It’s almost nothing.

If you want to be a wonderful accepting parent to a LGBTQ+ kid, you have to listen to what they say and trust them. You have to do your research and understand that this is who they are and it’s not up to them. You have to do anything you can to make their lives easier because the rest of the world is already going to make them go through hell.

And if you’re not ready to trust your kid and love them no matter what, don’t call yourself progressive or accepting.

You’re just a dick.

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I need the belief that this kind of luck brings

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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Dudes, I made a thing years ago and it has become pretty popular. Check it out :D

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#THANOSDEMANDSYOURSILENCE!

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Canned Air

Fandom:The Martian

Genre:pre-slash

Word Count:2000

Inspiration: March 14, 2019 (the Thursday Vignettes over on Rough Trade)

Chris rolled his neck and leaned forward to let hot water crash down on his mid-back, muscles along his spine releasing under the warm pressure. He lent into the wall and let it take his weight as he finally let his mind clear, the constant churn of worry and…

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Canned Air

Fandom:The Martian Genre:pre-slash Word Count:2000

Canned Air was originally published on Pickingupellen

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Freedom - Lady!Verse

Freedom – Lady!Verse

Title: Freedom

Author: PickingupEllen

Fandom: MCU/Sentinel

Warnings: None

Word count: 333

Inspiration: Dominance Prompt (the Big Short over on Rough Trade)

“We can help you find a Guide, Captain, even if you aren’t ready to settle on someone I’m sure we could arrange something. Let us help to ease this recklessness.” The representative from the Sentinel and Guide support centre…

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Freedom - Lady!Verse

Title: Freedom

Author: PickingupEllen

Fandom: MCU/Sentinel

Warnings: None

Word count: 333

Inspiration: Dominance Prompt (the Big Short over on Rough Trade)

“We can help you find a Guide, Captain, even if you aren’t ready to settle on someone I’m sure we could arrange something. Let us help to ease this recklessness.” The representative from the Sentinel and Guide support centre said to him when they finally worked their way into his hospital room. “With respect, I told the doctor that I wasn’t interested in meeting with you,” Steve said as he finished packing his duffle. He tossed it over his shoulder, ignoring the twinge of healing wounds deep in his chest, and squeezed out of the room without touching the man attempting to block the door. Steve made his way out of the building and sighed at the sight of a motorbike parked in the dead centre of the ambulance bay. The custom paint job in the moody Red, White and Blue of his stealth suit making its intended owner clear. “Enjoy some freedom Cap, see ya when duty calls. Stark” the note taped to the top of the matching helmet declared. Steve crumpled it and dropped it to the floor, tugging on the helmet as he kicked the bike upright. He drove for hours, the city disappearing behind him, the road winding ahead and up into the mountains. When the sun began to rise he ran out of road and ditched the bike. He ran until the path petered out then climbed, kicking off his boots when they kept him from gripping the rock face and climbing on. He stood on the edge of the highest peak for as far as the eye could see, his toes curling over the very edge with nothing below him but air and distant rock. He spread his arms and let the wind blow around him. Head tilted back he breathed in a deep lungful of fresh cold air. He reached out to the world and at the faintest glimpse of a touch against his mind he whispered, “This isn’t the end of the line, Buck.”

Freedom – Lady!Verse was originally published on Pickingupellen

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Hard Truths -Lady!Verse

Title: Hard Truths

Author: PickingupEllen

Fandom:MCU/Sentinel!verse

Genre:Gen

Word Count:1000

Inspiration: Dominance Prompt (the Big Short over on Rough Trade)

“Please state your name for the record.”

Peggy looked at the gentleman in front of her and took a moment to consider that to most people he would probably seem intimidating, being a tall man who clearly had a robust…

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Hard Truths -Lady!Verse

“Please state your name for the record.”

Hard Truths -Lady!Verse was originally published on Pickingupellen

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Me *literally teaches a whole term on taxes, investments, loans and other financial mathematics before moving on to algebra* 

Student “Yeah but when are we ever going to use anything you’ve ever taught us? Me *gestures at the course guide and mutters about bank accounts and buying cars*

The kids who said “Why don’t they teach us anything useful at school” probably still wouldn’t have paid attention anyway