#<- stop hitting yourself

[skate-the-onion]

Made a few more 100% factual fact sheets to occupy myself while waiting for Worlds (past outdated offerings vol. I and vol. II)

[egophiliac]

missed the mark by (looks at calendar) uhhh. hm. but I really wanted to do something for the 5th anniversary! happy five years to these idiots 🎉

[lovesickgoose]

Encountered some very silly soldiers the other day

[cultivating-wildflowers]

STOP RECORDING YOURSELF PERFORMING ACTS OF CHARITY OR KINDNESS AND THEN POSTING THE VIDEOS FOR INTERNET CLOUT

[s0fter-sin]

still thinking about gaz doing ghost’s skincare

even when they’re on base and the worst of the all-encompassing exhaustion is held at bay, he knows ghost doesn’t have the energy to spare to do any kind of in depth routine; knows as much as it makes him feel good to feel soft and clean and cared for, he won’t be able to keep up with it by himself

gaz just didn't expect how good it would feel to do it for him

how accomplished he'd feel when he figured out the right combination of products to soothe ghost's sensitive neglected skin without him breaking out or getting even more dehydrated, the best moisturiser for his scars, researching no-wash products so he doesn't have to get up once they've started; all ghost has to do is lay back and let gaz work

it's an honour, not only to be trusted enough with ghost's - with simon's - face but also to watch him lose every ounce of tension in his body

they usually - and how amazing that they have a usual, that this has become a routine - end up with ghost's head in his lap, a soft pillow beneath his head so he can just rest. it's not uncommon for him to fall asleep entirely as gaz follows his steps

bottles of cleansers and serums and moisturisers all bought just for him, each one dutifully researched with ghost's skin type in mind, all stored in a black leather bag moulded into a skull bc gaz found it browsing one day and thought it was too perfect. ghost doesn't even know what they all do, just knows how blissful it is to feel the gentle pressure of gaz's fingers massaging his face; following the contours of scars that haven't pulled or flared since they started doing this

gaz never tells him about the rollers he could use instead, the applicators that are technically better for his skin bc it would mean he'd know that gaz uses his hands just for him; that he can feel how much he craves his touch and knows he enjoys it just as much, if not more than the actual results

gaz just tells him that a thorough massage after everything is applied is necessary for all the products to marry up and sink properly into his skin and spends the next half hour smiling down at his superior as he lets go of all his pain and trusts him to keep him afloat

[triple-ennui]

No what do you mean there's a movie that uses 90s television nostalgia as a metaphor for gender dysphoria/social ostracism 🥲 🙃

[aroacenezhaanddainsleif]

hear me out:

boothill would be to the stellaron hunters what argenti is to the astral express crew (aka "weird honorary member that shows up every so often to help them fight a thing/complete a mission before fucking off into space again")

[matex3]

cough day 27 of suffering

"matex3 go work!" nah 🙏

[doodlesketchgirl]

my beloved evevr evr evr EVER

[kagiura-akira]

Kagiura Akira, when I get my hands on you...

[garpond]

im glad we're all hating on meta/facebook rn can i just take a moment to say i hate facebook with a burning passion for the way your jobs will force you to have one to look 'real' or just to even do the basic content of the job somehow (my boss at my longest running job made me do guerilla marketing on there for events) and then immediately puts your full fucking personal info and where you live and where you work and who you know and everything directly into the inbox of people who are stalking you

[tikattu]

someone had the nerve to dm me the following on twitter when i started sharing news about gaza: "stick to art this makes me uncomfortable".

as it should. it's a genocide. it is far more important to spread awareness of what's happening in palestine than to be mindful of your feelings and "stick to art". i refuse to turn a blind eye to the massacre and do nothing because god forbid the news of it ruin someone's day. you and i are incredibly lucky to be in this position. these people are going through hell every single day. this is the least i can do to help. ( actually here's a list of actions you the reader can take. mostly for people in the US, includes a list of protests around the world )

don't come crying to me about how i participate in this, fuck off and block me. maybe do some self-reflection while you're at it.

[mrbluesummers]

Any time I post content relating to baby Knives and his corruption, there's inevitably people who make a comment about how the difference between Vash and Knives is that Knives didn't get a moment with Rem like Vash did, but Knives didn't need one. He knew she loved them already. That's why he never lashed out at her.

Knives is open and honest with Rem until the end. He doesn't pretend like he isn't hurt. When she addresses how he's "forcing [himself] to carry it all alone" he's completely honest with her:

Rem: Are… you… trying to bear this all by yourself? Tesla's story must have been a shock to you. I'm sorry, but I just feel like… you're forcing yourself to carry this alone, shutting everything away inside. Knives: Yeah. I am. It was a shock. It really was, but… we have to go on. That's what you said, right? There's so much we have to do… to make sure it never happens again.

While he doesn't straight up just say "hey I'm going to kill all humans", he is otherwise open with her that he's decided to carry the weight of protecting them from humans. Maybe if Rem was better equipped to handle a traumatized child, she would have been able to better address Knives' trauma, but the issue was never her or her love.

You can see it in the way he still cries and finds comfort in her embrace, and thanks her, and the montage of them living happily together. Knives never withdrew from Rem like Vash initially did. He was purely afraid of other humans and what they might do to his family, Rem included. All of his hate for her came after the Fall.

[siffrins-therapist]

x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x / x

Summary:

When the world was broken, failing, rotting, Loop saw what was happening to Stardust and jumped in front of his party. Once all their Wish's energy was spent, two Siffrins remained, but Loop can't help but feel like they shouldn't be here. They can't help but feel like they should have disappeared, died. They can't help but lash out, hating how the other Siffrin got his perfect ending all the while still hoping, pleading, wishing that they can share this ending with them.

Another fic that was supposed to be a oneshot :')

... read the tags.

Also you can probably tell by the summary but this fic contains Act 5 and Act 6 (+2 Hats) spoilers.

[ahalliance]

every new day i understand why people take up smoking

[spacevixenmusic]

Source: Avatar: The Legend of Korra [2014]