#( hope this is all right! )

[rubyslipperes]

how may i be of service? @dancedthrough

DOROTHY PEERED AT THE SCARECROW. she couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed by the whole ordeal. why, one moment she had been in her home and now she was somewhere else entirely. her shoes glittering against the uneven brick of the road. dorothy wasn't sure how long the journey would be but she felt quite unprepared for it. she had been alarmed by the talking scarecow at first but found herself drawing closer. it seemed that this land was strange and wondrous, she only hoped to better understand it. "do you think you could direct me to the emerald city?"

the fork in the road led to some question of which way she ought to go. up until now it had been fairly straightforward on which route to take. "i'm going to ask the wizard if he might send me back home to kansas." she explained. there is a small comfort in the way the wind blew through the corn stalks. if she were to close her eyes for a moment it sounded almost like home. "except i don't know if i'm meant to go right or left."

[cursedvessels]

closed starter for @noiranamnesis based on this: [  NO  VACANCIES  ]:     both characters are in a position where they must share a hotel room together; not so bad, until they realize the only room left has one bed and no sofa in it. paired with a carpet that not even a worst enemy would be subjected to, the two must share the bed.

The light vanished from Day's eyes when they finally stepped foot into the tiny hotel room. It was far from luxerious and normally they wouldn't mind that so much, except for one problem. It had been the last room. And now they were stuck sharing it with a total stranger, completely oblivious to their current situation. At least it was just for the night. It was almost embarrassing, the hideous stained carpet paired with cigarette tarnished wallpaper. The bed sheets looked relatively clean, though, so that was what really mattered.

They let their bag fall from their shoulder, hitting the ground just beside the doorway, mouth slightly agape as they stared into the room. Sure enough, only one bed and not even a sofa to sleep on. That was fine, though...If need be, Daianira could sleep in the bathtub, so long as the door stayed locked.

"I'm...I- I am terribly sorry about this...Again. It-- If it wasn't an emergency, I would not have insisted..." Frantic eyes locked on the other, her lips curving into a soft, worried frown. "Please. You are more than welcome to the bed."

[donutdrawsthings]

People all over the world are thinking of you!

[thesilverfullcr]

Rest - from Emman :3

The Shoulder Touch | Accepting!

[ REST ]: the sender places a gentle but firm hand on a weakened/sick/injured receiver's shoulder to push them back into their bed to rest more.

Haurchefant had woken up feeling terrible – no big surprise after he had determinedly worked out in the rain for the past few days, he supposed – but even so, he knew better than to stay in bed whilst his brothers went to breakfast. He did not need to give the Countess another reason to berate him. She already had a seemingly endless supply of those.

He coughed miserably into his pillow and rolled over onto his back. He had been coughing all night, and he was certain he had kept Emmanellain up with it, being that his room was right next door. His face felt flushed, and so he was probably nursing a fever as well.

He hoped he would be able to train today, despite how he felt. He was bound and determined to win his knighthood somehow, to prove to the Countess that he was worth caring about. Maybe she'd never care, but she'd have to admit he wasn't worthless, at least.

The door to his bedroom opened, and he sat up, doubling over with another coughing fit. A pair of dark eyes peered into the room. Ah. Emmanellain here to get him up for breakfast, no doubt.

He righted himself, fighting off a wave of dizziness. “I shall be down for breakfast in a moment,” he said, clearing his throat.

But Emmanellain was not content with that, coming into the room and gently pushing Haurchefant back down to his pillows. He was grateful for it, even as he was confused.

“Emma?”

[egophiliac]

looking at next month's schedule and between the end of 7-12 and the wishing lantern event it's like

February is officially RIDDLE MONTH, brace yourselves to be absolutely blasted into ashes everybody

[hellyeahsickaf]

I found an extremely dope disability survival guide for those who are homebound, bedbound, in need of disability accommodations, or would otherwise like resources for how to manage your life as a disabled person. (Link is safe)

It has some great articles and resources and while written by people with ME/CFS, it keeps all disabilities in mind. A lot of it is specific to the USA but even if you're from somewhere else, there are many guides that can still help you. Some really good ones are:

How to live a great disabled life- A guide full of resources to make your life easier and probably the best place to start (including links to some of the below resources). Everything from applying for good quality affordable housing to getting free transportation, affordable medication, how to get enough food stamps, how to get a free phone that doesn't suck, how to find housemates and caregivers, how to be homebound, support groups and Facebook pages (including for specific illnesses), how to help with social change from home, and so many more.

Turning a "no" into a "yes"- A guide on what to say when denied for disability aid/accommodations of many types, particularly over the phone. "Never take no for an answer over the phone. If you have not been turned down in writing, you have not been turned down. Period."

How to be poor in America- A very expansive and helpful guide including things from a directory to find your nearest food bank to resources for getting free home modifications, how to get cheap or free eye and dental care, extremely cheap internet, and financial assistance with vet bills

How to be homebound- This is pretty helpful even if you're not homebound. It includes guides on how to save spoons, getting free and low cost transportation, disability resources in your area, home meals, how to have fun/keep busy while in bed, and a severe bedbound activity master list which includes a link to an audio version of the list on Soundcloud

Master List of Disability Accommodation Letters For Housing- Guides on how to request accommodations and housing as well as your rights, laws, and prewritten sample letters to help you get whatever you need. Includes information on how to request additional bedrooms, stop evictions, request meetings via phone, mail, and email if you can't in person, what you can do if a request is denied, and many other helpful guides

Special Laws to Help Domestic Violence Survivors (Vouchers & Low Income Housing)- Protections, laws, and housing rights for survivors of DV (any gender), and how to get support and protection under the VAWA laws to help you and/or loved ones receive housing and assistance

Dealing With Debt & Disability- Information to assist with debt including student loans, medical debt, how to deal with debt collectors as well as an article with a step by step guide that helped the author cut her overwhelming medical bills by 80%!

There are so many more articles, guides, and tools here that have helped a lot of people. And there are a lot of rights, resources, and protections that people don't know they have and guides that can help you manage your life as a disabled person regardless of income, energy levels, and other factors.

Please boost!

[chilope]

zero respect when people get all "oh nooooo i sure hope this post doesn't get a zillion noootes teehee, stop reblogging I can't have this be what people remember me for 🥺🤭" all coy and shit when the option to disable reblogs is right there. strangle that post in its crib to prove you're not a poser.

[cinderoo]

miners have rights

[rubyslipperes]

SHE SEEMED TO KEEP PICKING UP FRIENDS. the journey through oz had been a long one, and while she was tired there was no stopping now. "i was walking through icy streams that took my breath away moving slowly through westward water over plains." dorothy had spent so much time looking down at the bricked road that it was a conscious effort to notice the other surroundings. " i walked off an old me." she said softly. dorothy hardly felt the same as she did this morning. the argument with miss glutch, or the terrible twister that seemed to bring her here. if she thought about it too long it about made her dizzy. how much adventure could be packed into just a few moments, while years of her life had gone by without anything to notice at all. dorothy looked over at liir before leaning down to pet toto. "i thought it was a dream. so it seemed."

🎁 alaska by maggie rogers / @rthlss

[galaxylover06]

Made a quick Shadow sketch last night while testing out brushes and after about an hour this developed

[1alchemistart]

yeah guess who read the book of bill and has been scavenging through the website LOL

[bellaciao-ciao-ciao]

[creatingblackcharacters]

✨Manifest With Me✨

In 2025, We are no longer accepting the white character design with a vague brown tan/ashy dark skin, a slight curl pattern, and no/limited specific background as an "of color"! The "I'm Not Racist, Here's My Brown Character that Represents ALL Acceptable Melanin™" category has been permanently cancelled! If you are uncomfortable hearing this, know I am talking to you- and that's okay!

This year and henceforth, we encourage the creation of unambiguously Black characters! There is no shame in it- from your choice of features*, to your choice of cultural background. There are plenty of ways to make it known that your Black character... Is supposed to be Black!

(*Blackness runs the range of physical appearance- it's not just skin color! It's an identity!)

If you feel your character cannot be identifiably Black without concern for your "skill" or your "popularity", it is time to look within- and I have an entire blog dedicated to offering you resources and reflection during such a task!

Happy New Year- let's all choose to be more intentional creators this year! 💝

[egophiliac]

still ruminating over Lost In the Book With Spooky Skeletons Part 1, so here's a selection of some of my favorite little bits! (...some more loosely paraphrased than others) (I just feel like Idia has no room to criticize in general, okay)

anyway, I'm sure we're just going to have a fun time celebrating Halloween and nothing bad is going to happen whatsoever! :)

[humming-fly]

Team Dark Week Day 6 - We love a good view at the end of a hike~

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[fluentisonus]

the thing is I am still thinking about that bit in conclave right before they're about to vote when the breath of wind & birdsong comes in through the window that had recently been violently blown in to let the light and air into what has til then been a suffocatingly still & sterile & dark & enclosed environment & it ruffles all the pages on the desks & they all pause and look up. like oh god is there