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“I lied. I didn’t come here for a quick drink.”

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I love daydreaming and not having to participate in life

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❤️🧠❤️

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You might never be a best-seller. But your story will matter to someone. It will make a difference to someone. Someone will enjoy it. Keep going.

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I’m an AMAZING conversationalist in there…

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And then… I saw you.

↳ Kaidan Appreciation Week Day 6

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WRITER REMINDER

Dear #Writers You’re magical! You’re not just a shaper of words, creator of lives, destroyer of worlds, inventor of society and culture–you’re also magic.  YOU ARE MADE OF MAGIC DON’T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT YOU CHANGE LIVES AND MAKE PEOPLE THINK AND GIVE THEM HOPE AND INSPIRE THEM. And if that isn’t creating magic I don’t know what is!

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“The Major has become very… capable.”

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Since once in a blue moon I actually discover a decent rule for adulting, and since I know I have followers a few years younger than me who are just entering the workforce, I want to tell you about a very important phrase. 

“I won’t be available.”

Imagine you’re at work and your boss asks you to come in on Saturday. Saturday is usually your day off–coming in Saturdays is not an obligation to keep your job. Maybe you were going to watch a movie with a friend, or maybe you were just going to lie in bed and eat ice cream for eight hours, but either way you really, really don’t want to give up your day off.

If you consider yourself a millennial you’ve probably been raised to believe you need to justify not being constantly at work. And if you’re a gen-Z kid you’re likely getting the same toxic messages that we did. So in a situation like that, you might be inclined to do one of three things:

Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Cave when they pressure you to come in anyway, since you’re not doing anything important.

Tell your boss you’d rather not give up your day off. Over-apologize and worry that you looked bad/unprofessional.

Lie and say you’ve got a doctor’s appointment or some other activity that feels like an adequate justification for not working.

The fact is, it doesn’t matter to your boss whether you’re having open heart surgery or watching anime in your underwear on Saturday. The only thing that affects them is the fact that you won’t be at work. So telling them why you won’t be at work only gives them reason to try and pressure you to come in anyway.

If you say “I won’t be available,” giving no further information, you’d be surprised how often that’s enough. Be polite and sympathetic in your tone, maybe even say “sorry, but I won’t be available.” But don’t make an excuse. If your boss is a professional individual, they’ll accept that as a ‘no’ and try to find someone else. 

But bosses aren’t always professional. Sometimes they’re whiny little tyrants. So, what if they pressure you further? The answer is–politely and sympathetically give them no further information.

“Are you sure you’re not available?” “Sorry, but yes.”

“Why won’t you be available?” “I have a prior commitment.” (Which you do, even if it’s only to yourself.)

“What’s your prior commitment?” “Sorry, but that’s kind of personal.”

“Can you reschedule it?” “I’m afraid not. Maybe someone else can come in?”

If you don’t give them anything to work with, they can’t pressure you into going beyond your obligations as an employee. And when they realize that, they’ll also realize they have to find someone else to come in and move on.

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Reblog if you're that person who reads the tags when people post/reblog things

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Topics Covered:

Blood loss

Gunshot wounds

Starvation

Fire

Electric shock

Plane crashes

Explosions

Venomous snake and spider bites

Suffocation

Strangulation

Almost drowning

Hypothermia and frostbite

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It’s after, when it’s quiet, but Shepard can’t bring herself to pull away from Kaidan, or let herself fall asleep. Sleeping would mean it’s over, mean getting out of bed and facing whatever Ilos had in store for them. It’d break how perfect it feels to be so close to someone who sees her and wants her for exactly who she is.

He doesn’t see her for all the scars - from Mindoir, or the grafted patchy skin on her body from Thresher Maw venom on Akuze, or anything in between - and it makes her believe that he could love her for all the parts inside her that are still healing too.

She brushes her thumb against the curve of his cheekbone and presses her forehead to his. Kaidan tightens his grip around her waist and runs his hand up and down her back. 

“You good?” he whispers.

Her eyes water, and she nods, wanting to just be closer to him even though there’s already no gaps. “Yeah.”

He wipes the single tear that drips down her cheek and presses his lips against hers. She sniffles away the rest of her tears and cups his face.

“You know, I haven’t let anyone touch me in a really long time. Not like this. There are things that have happened to me, that I don’t want to talk about. Not now. But you make them feel like they don’t have to matter or hurt so much.”

Kaidan gives a gentle smile, but she’s not quite done yet.

“You make me feel safe. And it’s not something I ever felt I could find again.”

He doesn’t need to say anything, but the words feel written on his face. He’d never hurt her, that he’d do anything to keep her from harm, put himself between anyone who tried to hurt her. She understands and it’s more than enough.

“I… there are things that I feel about you, and I want to say them all,” he starts. “But I also want them to be right. I think you deserve that.”

Shepard laughs and leans herself into his chest. “Okay. The good news is you can take your time.”

And she thinks maybe he’s onto something. She’s said enough, and maybe right now there’s no need for more words when she can feel it all in the way he holds and kisses her, and the fact that suddenly she sees a future where she doesn’t have to be alone.

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T'challa is a Good Male Protagonist ™ mainly because he is humble and without the ego you see from so so many other male protagonists in blockbuster films

He defers to the wisdom of his mother, his sister, his general, his love, the women around him. He was a sweet and loving son who expressed and enjoyed physical and emotional tenderness from his father.

He’s proud but doesn’t ever disrespect anybody. He values family, affection and emotion and expresses it freely, but still retains the poise of a king.

That’s kind of rare in a lot of the mostly white, mostly male Hollywood protagonist lineup.

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Badass Battle Couple

Siobahn Shepard & Kaidan Alenko. Commission for my dear @masseffectscreenarchery ( @cantkeepmyeyesoff ). It’s been a pleasure! ♥ Thank you again!

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Fanfiction is just the best isn’t it? You can go read a 5k little dribble about your otp having a morning cuddle with a side of pancakes, and then go to a 100k full fucking space epic au that someone just wrote cause they wanted to. We have heartwretching fics, coffee shop au’s, westerns, modern fantasies, arranged marriages, medieval stories, I’m so grateful to fanfic writers for giving us stories (some better than published books) about our favorite characters to read on the daily for free.

Thank you <3

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I just felt a sudden, overwhelming sense of love and appreciation for Kaidan Alenko and I thought I should share it.

I just love him so much. He’s incredible.