#And Im sure many others love you too

[thatonegaybrit]

; HEY. YOU THERE !! YES YOU.

( tw; swearing, aggressive positivity )

YOUR STYLE IS NOT WEIRD

YOUR GENDER IDENTITY IS VALID

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A WOMAN TO DRESS FEMININE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MAN TO DRESS MASCULINE

YOU CAN PRESENT HOWEVER YOU WANT AND STILL BE NON-BINARY

YOU CAN USE WHATEVER FUN FUCKING PRONOUNS YOU WANT

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET A+/100%/GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL OR WHATEVER TO BE SMART, TO BE VALUED AND TO BE WORTHY OF LOVE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOVE/AGREE WITH YOUR FAMILY, ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR PARENTS, IF YOU DON'T. SIMPLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO RESPECT YOUR ELDERS IF THEY DON'T FUCKING RESPECT YOU BACK

YOUR SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS VALID. YES, EVEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH ANYONE.

YOUR MENTAL HEALTH IS VALID AND DESERVES TO BE LOOKED AFTER ( YES, EVEN YOU TOUGH BOYS. )

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FRIENDS WITH SOMEONE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE MARRIED OR HAVE KIDS TO BE FULFILLED IN LIFE/MATURE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SKINNY TO BE GORGEOUS, TO BE LOVED, TO BE VALUED AND TO BE RESPECTED.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE CLEAR GOD DAMN SKIN, IT'S FINE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR MAKEUP, YOUR STUNNING OK ??

YOU ARE ALSO ALLOWED TO WEAR MAKEUP IF YOU WANT TO, AND YOU LOOK ETHEREAL DOING IT MOTHER FUCKER

YOU CAN DRESS UP TO DO DAILY TASKS OR EVEN RELAX, ROCK WHATEVER FANCY GET UP WHENEVER YOU WANT.

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET ALL FANCIED UP FOR NO ONE, GOT IT !!? DRESS YOURSELF FOR YOURSELF, AND IF THAT'S SWEATS AND A HOODIE THEN I ALSO AGREE. IT IS COMFY.

YOU DESERVE TO HAVE YOUR BOUNDARIES LISTENED TO AND RESPECTED, AND YOU DON'T NEED TO EXPLAIN YOUR CHOICES TO ANYONE. ANYONE THAT GOES AGAINST THEM CAN TALK TO THE FIST

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE NEUROTYPICAL TO BE SMART, TO BE RESPECTED AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO BE TREATED LIKE A DAMN HUMAN BEING.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO SNEAK OUT AND DO DRUGS AND HAVE SEX TO BE COOL, YOUR EXISTENCE IS THE COOLEST FRIEND.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE RELIGIOUS !! BUT IF YOU ARE THEN GOOD FOR YOU, FOLLOW YOUR BELIEFS BC THEIR VALID AS FUCK

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COVER UP TO AVOID SEXUAL HARRASSMENT/ASSAULT, YOU ARE NOT AND NEVER WERE ASKING FOR IT. THEIR THE PROBLEM, NOT YOU

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE SOCIETALLY PRETTY TO BE RESPECTED, WHO GIVES A FUCK IF YOUR PRETTY IN SOMEONE ELSE'S EYES !? FUCK THEM AND THEIR OPINIONS, THEY SHOULD RESPECT YOU WHETHER THEY FIND YOU PHYSICALLY APPEALING OR NOT.

YOU CAN BE "CRINGE" OK ?? BE A FURRY, USE :3, DRESS EMO AND ROCK OUT TO SCENE MUSIC. AND WATCH FUCKING MY LITTLE PONY, IT'S A GOOD DAMN SHOW.

LIKE VIDEO GAMES, LIKE SCIENCE, EXCEL IN YOUR ACADEMICS. DON'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOUR CALLED A NERD, YOUR DOING WHAT YOU WANT TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE AND IM PROUD OF YOU FOR IT

AND GIRLS ? BE "BASIC". GO TO STARBUCKS AND GET PUMPKIN SPICE DAMN LATTES, DRESS FEMININE AND MINIMAL, LIKE PINK. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH LIKING STEREOTYPICALLY BASIC OR FEMININE THINGS.

AND BOYS ? BE "BORING". LIKE SPORTS, DRESS MASCULINE AND CLEAN, LIKE BLUE. YOUR ALLOWED TO LIKE STEREOTYPICALLY MASCULINE THINGS

YOU DON'T NEED A BIG DICK OR A FAT ASS OR LARGE BOOBS, ETC, TO DESERVE LOVE AND TO BE LOVED. THAT'S WEIRD AS HELL IF PEOPLE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST YOU ABOUT SHIT LIKE THAT. FUCKING WEIRD.

BEING VEGETARIAN, VEGAN, GLUTEN FREE, OR WHATEVER DIETARY CHOICES PEOPLE SHIT ON FOR NO REASON, IS FINE. THAT'S YOUR GOD DAMN CHOICE WHAT YOU EAT, GOOD FOR YOU.

YOUR ALLOWED TO BE A SIMP. DO THOSE CLICHÉ SWEET ROMANTIC GESTURES FOR YOUR PARTNER AND/OR BEST FRIEND, BE OVER THE TOP AND LOVEY DOVEY. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG W IT AND HONESTLY IT'S FUCKING SWEET.

ITS OKAY TO HAVE BAD DAYS AND NOT BE 100% ALL THE TIME, IM PROUD OF YOU EITHER WAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PLEASE EVERYONE, SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE IT'S A LOSING GAME FROM THE START AND ISN'T HEALTHY FOR YOU.

YOUR. ART. IS. STUNNING. I DON'T CARE IF IT ISN'T THE MONA LISA, IT'S YOUR PERSONAL WAY OF EXPRESSION AND YOU CAN DO IT HOWEVER YOU WISH

WRITE "CRINGEY" DAMN FANFICTION, IT'S FUN TO READ AND JUST DO IT, WRITE IT, READ IT. ( WITHIN REASON OF COURSE; NO WEIRD ASS PEDOPHILIA, INCEST, SEXUALISATION, ETC. <3 )

YOU CAN BE TRANS AND EXPRESS YOURSELF HOWEVER YOU SO FUCKING PLEASE, YOUR VALIDITY ISN'T DEFINED BY HOW OTHERS PERCEIVE YOU.

YOU CAN BE PHYSICALLY DISABLED AND STILL ACHIEVE AMAZING THINGS, BUT YOU ALSO SHOULDN'T FEEL OBLIGATED TO BECOME THE FIRST PERSON ON MARS JUST TO BE RESPECTED AS A DISABLED PERSON. YOU DON'T OWE ANYONE ANYTHING JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PHYSICAL DISABILITY, OK !??

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE YOUR PERIOD ( MENSTRUAL CYCLE ) TO BE A "REAL" WOMAN, OK ?? FUCK ANYONE WHO SAYS/BELIEVES THAT, THEIR IDIOTS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE PROFIT OUT OF WHAT YOU ENJOY, IT'S FINE TO HAVE HOBBIES THAT DON'T FINANCIALLY BENEFIT YOU IN ANY WAY.

YOU CAN ENJOY ANIME, AND COSPLAYING, AND MANGA AND WHATEVER. YOUR NOT A WEIRDO ( UNLESS YOU SEXUALIZE ASIANS, THEN THAT'S MESSED UP BUD 🙅)

YOUR ALLOWED TO LIVE. UNDERSTAND !?? LIVE. ITS OKAY. WHO CARES IF PEOPLE THINK YOUR WEIRD OR CRINGE OR SILLY OR INVALID OR WHATEVER THE FUCK. L I V E. YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE AT THIS AND I'LL BE DAMNED IF YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE HATING YOURSELF BECAUSE OF OTHERS. HELL NO.

YOU CAN BE YOU. IT'S OKAY. AND YOU ARE THE MOST STUNNING YOU I'VE EVER NOT MET. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND I RESPECT YOUR ETHEREAL EXISTENCE ON THIS FLOATING ROCK, YOUR SO FUCKING STRONG !! AND I MEAN THIS; IM SO PROUD OF YOU, DON'T FUCKING FORGET IT !!!! <3

[nyatbinary-81]

@vulpixisananimal

[Soothing Restful Song]

[You hear a bell. Chiming, tolling, calling your name.]

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

More MDZS and Hollow Knight! The cool bugs I found in my backyard have started to unionize.

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[thedeadthree]

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[toxictoxicities]

-cough shy wave- DRFTYGuh

Emergence Moon (Very Left): @toxictoxicities also Moon(Middle): @shkika also also Moon (Right): @weepinglilvessel

[galacticlamps]

I don't want to get too caught up on semantics but I have to say I really feel like it's an unfair reading of the situation to call what Charles does in the Staircase Scene a "rejection."

I've already talked about how I think that scene's strength lies in the act of telling itself and Edwin's confession as the conclusion of his self-discovery arc. And I understand how the fact that that arc involved things like sexuality & attraction left it open to being viewed under a sort of romance-plot-specific lens, but evaluating the whole thing on that criteria still feels like a misrepresentation.

I don't think Edwin is saying "Love me" in that scene. Maybe he would've been asking for that, if this had all happened under different circumstances - and sure, generally, he'd presumably like that to happen - but it'd still be a kind of insane request for him to make right as he's being literally rescued from hell. (Especially since, even though the audience & Charles can both see the rescue as so in-character we might take it for granted, Edwin clearly didn't, if his consistently surprised confused & appalled reactions to Charles being there are anything to go by). I think he's feeling very loved already at that point, and I have a hard time believing desperation to simply have that reiterated is what drove him to speak up at such an inopportune moment.

I think what he's really saying there is "Hear me" - and as a listener and a confidant, Charles does anything but reject him. Maybe it's splitting hairs a bit, but if the distinction between "please don't turn me down" and "please understand the person in front of you" matters anywhere, it's in relation to Charles' response because he is so accepting of the confession as a confession. Not only does he take what Edwin tells him well, despite it being the sort of thing that might rock the foundation of the most important relationship in his existence, he also accepts the fact that Edwin is in such a vulnerable and worked up state that he has to do it right now despite it endangering them both. Charles would, truthfully, be totally justified in mostly ignoring it or passing over it quickly and inconclusively, insisting that this wasn't the time or place - but instead everything he says and does in that scene is geared toward giving Edwin's announcement the attention & understanding he needs so badly - and that includes responding with honesty about his own feelings, even if they might not otherwise be exactly what you'd want to hear after declaring your love for someone. Charles takes his time (perhaps foolishly, but certainly necessarily) and gives Edwin a response that is warm and familiar, while also being kind, affectionate, open, serious, and above all correspondingly worthy of the weight of the thing Edwin has just entrusted him with. That seems an awful lot to pass over simply because he doesn't also happen to be in love with him too.

Edwin's confession is so not a come-on that whether or not Charles reciprocates the romantic element is, at best, secondary to his overall reaction, and using that piece of it to call the whole thing a rejection feels like a very inaccurate shorthand to get in the habit of using as a summary of his role in the scene.

[tumblweeds-omegaverse]

random omegaverse thought:

There must be people who experience specific instinct things with indifference or boredom.

Procreative cycle coming up? "Crap, I've got plans this weekend...stupid skip weeks."

Caught an intriguing scent while walking? "But I need to get to work! Shut up brain."

Had a snap response to a distressed sound? "Who was it?! ...right, it's my day off, I can go back to sleep."

Somebody growled at them? "Kid, I'm not a rival, that's my sibling."

Super cozy cuddle session happening nearby? "I'm gonna pass tonight guys, no social battery left, maybe next time."

Group of friends heading out to flirt and check out other singles? "I'm coming with you but only to make sure you all get home safe."

Setting where fated mates or soul bonds or permanent marks are a thing? "Meh. I don't really want one or care if I ever get one."

People in the actual omegaverse would get as bored of their stuff, as we do of ours, you know? It could be interesting to see that kind of vibe in fics. Biological demands faced with all the excitement of paying bills or doing laundry or tying your shoes.

Even if that kind of energy might not drive a plot, it could be interesting to have as a contrast to the people who do have big feelings about them - good or bad.

There's the friends who can't wait til they have a pack of their own, and the one friend who isn't against it but couldn't care less. There's the group in the office who are all about scent compatibility tests and figuring out one's best match and what sprays most highlight it, and the coworker who has no intentions on putting that much effort in. There are parents who hover and protect their offspring by scenting them multiple times a day, and others who don't see what the fuss is as long as it's done in the morning.

...also: packs with introverts who show care by giving each other space. So often, closeness is depicted through physical touch and tactile affection, but comfortable silence is meaningful too. Knowing people are near, but not having to interact until you're ready. Sitting in the same room doing different things, knowing that all it takes is a "hey, look at this" to share what you're up to. People understanding and accepting each other's differing or fluctuating needs for how and when to recharge. Seeing somebody reaching out or sharing space, beyond what's their norm, as a signal of the fact that they care.

[radioroxx]

What do you think Odile does for a living? She feels teacher like to me. What do you think she would do post canon?

HMMMM THIS IS GOOD QUESTION…

ive seen a lot of people hc her as a teacher / professor so i!! think that suits her pretty well. specifically as someone who studies + specializes in different types of craft (that would be why shes so proficient in multiple craft spells. also how she was able to figure out the loops stuff, AND to find something that could prevent siffrin from looping back).

post canon i am not sure… i am always torn between how the party would handle things post canon. obviously they would keep travelling for a bit, odile alongside her family without the stress of. constant sadness encounters + a king to kill lol. i think maybe she would get to take her time, reeaally get to know vauguardian culture when not within. a crisis. as was her original intention.

eventually. EVENTUALLY. when the family settles down somewhere (i am a “they all get a big house together” believer lol) she would get back into craft stuff. maybe go back into teaching too—surely people would be eager to hire a saviour. especially though i think it would be neat of her to try looking into wish craft etc, as a long forgotten form of craft. to satisfy her own curiosity, for siffrins sake, or just as a way of preserving the countries culture in whatever ways possible.

[keshetchai]

As someone who enjoys religion blogging/discussions, I've come to realize that it's a good practice to be aware of the general signs/symptoms of religious-OCD thinking (aka scrupulosity), because if the conversation is taking on all the hallmarks of scrupulosity, it's actually a definitive sign that we cannot meaningfully and compassionately engage in a conversation about religion in a healthy way. I've actually had this play out a significant number of times online, and when I realized what it was, I also began to realize that the intrusive thoughts/obsessive and compulsive thinking are only ever fed by continuing the discussion with that person.

[[ Important edit to clarify why I am saying it's not healthy — made after I went back to look for more concrete facts about OCD or anxiety (I have GAD, not OCD, but many resources overlap since they're both anxiety disorders):

When Reassurance is Harmful — this explains how/why reassurance-seeking specifically about an OCD fear is a compulsive behavior, and engaging with reassurance-seeking interferes with recovery/management/treatment.

This table from the Anxiety Disorders Center lists key differences between Information Seeking and Reassurance Seeking.

This IOCDF page on Scrupulosity info for Faith Leaders identifies "symptom accommodation" as enabling. Two of the examples of doing this by participating in the OCD behavior are: "Engage in excessive conversation focused on if-then scenarios (e.g., "If I did this, then would X or Y happen? And what if Z was involved? How about W?")" And, "Repeatedly answering questions about ‘correct’ religious or faith practices."

That page also goes on to outline more info about reassurance seeking. "Although providing answers to (often simple!) questions may seem harmless, providing reassurance serves to maintain the anxiety disorder cycle." (This BMC psychiatry article cites a lot of related studies establishing this.)

The IOCDF page on What is OCD and Scrupulosity? ]]

Imo, the responsible thing to do is to recognize that (even if the other person hasn't outright stated it/isn't diagnosed)* the conversation is not about religion, it is about needing mental health support from professionals and experts. Talking to me, the layperson who enjoys chatting theology and my religion — is not only not helping, but is actively harmful. I'm not just talking about the person who I replied to today, either. Like I've said, I've seen this happen dozens of times in various online forums.

*[while I am against diagnosing strangers on the internet, it's important to realize A) lots of people don't know what Scrupulosity is, so it's possible they've never considered this is a mental health concern that could be treated, and that B) for the purposes of my concern, it doesn't matter if they actually have diagnosed OCD. The only thing that matters is that their thought-process causes them genuine distress/fear, and every response given to them seems to only incite new/additional distressing questions/thoughts, or further entrenches the original distress.]

Ultimately, any discussion aside from "you might want to speak to a mental health professional about scrupulosity OCD" seemingly puts me in the position of feeling as if I am being used for their self-harm. I hate that feeling. I do not want to be leverage for fear and pain. I have GAD, I despise the idea that I am making things worse.

No matter how much I love religious discussion, the answer in these cases is always "please reach out to an OCD specialist/mental health professional. I am not qualified to discuss this." And then to stop there. I have never once seen anyone stuck in this compulsive thought spiral be reassured or feel any better by hearing from someone else's approach to theology handled with things like empathy, compassion, logic, or even atheism. It doesn't matter what we say, how we say it, or how we relate to our own religion. The urge to engage in this kind of conversation in order to chat about religion is a sign that we are not equipped to help.

You can't have a conversation here, because intentionally or not, ten times out of ten, you are adding fuel to the fire. Just like people can't simply tell me something that would erase/talk me out of my ADHD/depression/anxiety disorder, you also cannot simply argue/reassure/persuade people out of scrupulosity. We should not try. We have a responsibility to consider that it's outright harmful to do so, and to disengage.

[twinkalicious]

common misconception i see about claudia is that she's a grown woman trapped inside a child's body. while this isn't technically incorrect, it leaves out a major aspect of her character that isn't often addressed and serves to make her all the more tragic. see claudia is less a woman who's been forced into a child's body and more a child who is and will always be a child no matter how long she lives. don't misunderstand, she's blindingly intelligent, she certainly has the intellect of a grown adult, but she does not and never will possess the wisdom and maturity of an actual adult. all of the vampires in the series, claudia included, essentially exist in a state of limbo as though frozen in time, their organs petrified and unable to grown or age. in claudia's case specifically her brain ceased to finish developing at 14. her frontal lobe will never come in, because its development got cut off while she was still a child. it's why she often makes choices that aren't always rational, or why she might be blind to the intentions of others, namely the parisian coven. its part of why she can't see that she's being toyed with, and why she has such a desire for community, a desire to fit in and be seen as mature. that's the thing that makes her so tragic to me, she wants nothing more than to be seen as an adult, even though, in the eyes of both mortals and her immortal peers, she is not and never will be one. if anything, her attempts to do so will always and forever be seen as childish, like a little girl trying on her mother's oversized high heels for the first time.

[hakuaryouga]

- Why was Ryouga the only one immune to the Trinoid's attack? - Ryo-chan doesn't hate anyone or anything!

[the-acid-pear]

Y'know I really feel like Harry and Dave's relationship goes highly unexplored which is a shame because there IS quite a bit to explore, ESPECIALLY if you care about shipping. But as the game stands I mean, they must be aware of each other. Harry in fact definitely knows about Dave. I don't think he'd tell the fucking weird rotten bunny his terrible boss brought in IS the number one threat against Freddy's since day 1 but even so. Dave I don't think would see Harry as much more than A Phoney™ though, which is always more of an obstacle and way less of a person. Which is usually opposite of how Jack sees his often sole employee. Like, you get what I mean? It's almost similar to 2 with the main opposing routes being Peter and Dave except the stakes are arguably way lower now.

[moeblob]

So I saw a screenshot of Ralph without his hat (for his wedding outfit + I think a DLC outfit didn't have it?) and honestly. There's a reason he wears it. It's unfair if he doesn't. Olive Town really is just "hot bisexuals in your area" and they would thrive if they advertised it as such.

[lollytea]

She was driven mad by the truth (Clover and Emmeline love Hunter to pieces)

[pens-and-paperbacks]

Endeavor is almost a perfect allegory for what the society in the mha universe does to people who can't be heroes or use their quirks in a way to benefit society, which is cast them aside or pass them over without over giving them a second glance until uh-oh! Suddenly they're worth being noticed because they're a threat.

He apologizes to his family, which is good! If you're a bad person and did terrible things, the first step in your own transformation and atonement should be to acknowledge what you've done and to apologize to those you've wronged. Great!

Thing is, Endeavor set off a chain reaction with his abusive, neglectful and downright irresponsible choices that it damaged everyone in his family for life.

I don't think someone who causes one of their own children to literally go up in flames, crying because they're finally getting attention from their father and family in the very end, ever deserves to be forgiven.

[luck-of-the-drawings]

when i was in highschool one o my biggest coping mechanisms was drawing all the kids i hated getting killed and eaten and killed. and well. time is a slowly ascending spiral. you will find patterns.(i work as a blackjack dealer. gamblers are FASCINATING