#Continued!

[lordfabian]

Does Fabian have a voice claim?

(In all honesty I haven't run across a voice that matches what's in my head! if anyone has any good non-binary recommendations, please throw them at me!)

[bookwyrminspiration]

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

[wormspoodle]

compiled some things

[44boora]

The Resurrection of Stanley Pines 🪦🩸

[schistcity]

ohhh… you guys are like… STUPID stupid

[scootdoesart]

I finished dungeon meshi and I just need to doodle the sillies being silly to cope

[steveharrington]

redownloaded instagram and got sucked into reels and it’s truly like an alternate reality happening over there. video of a girl being like “looking back on my cringe 2021 taste….” and it’s a pic of her wearing like. jeans and a top. the top has a checkerboard pattern. she’s like screaming in agony. the comments are all like “omg not the microtrend 😭 i can’t believe i ever wore that” like woah. i think you guys are crazy

[catwouthats]

THEY MAKE ME INSANE

Proof below:

Also, I’m fucking crying, I think his arm is like that bc he fell asleep holding the photo.

EDIT: more proof:

[myszkaa]

Sometimes dunmeshi fanart looks like this

[nyancrimew]

[thecandywrites]

Monster March 2024- Day 10- Fae

The Lion and The Lamb- Continued!

This was such a fun prompt last year, I just had to continue it, at least for a little bit. Here was Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3.

As always, huge thanks to @borealwrites for their Monster March 2024 Prompt List.

Monster March 2024- Day 10- Fae

The Lion and The Lamb Continued. 

Jiah walked to the otherside of the portal to see a series of skyships on the other side. 

“Whose ship is this?” Jiah asked as she appreciated the quaint yet comfortable size of the ship. 

“Mine, do you like it?” He asked hopefully. 

“Very much so. Is this your home?” She asked as she appreciated the rather cozy, homey feel of it. 

“Yes, in a manner of speaking.” He nodded. 

“It’s wonderful. A home that travels with you wherever you want to go.” She smiled. 

“So, we have a week before the wedding, what do we need to do first?” She asked. 

“Well first, I want to introduce you to my other friends,” he began as he put his packs down in the main cabin before he went to the help to start the ship up to steer it towards Suchi. 

“And family?” You hoped as you did the same, putting your bag down on the floor before you sat down and appreciated, both the view, and the ship as a whole. 

“That can definitely be arranged.” He smiled happily as the sail soon billowed out and began to pull the light from the sun to charge the power that fueled the vessel. 

“Hang on.” He playfully warned before Jiah did as he instructed before the vessel began to sail in the sky, catching the winds to sail with them. 

“Would you like to learn how to sail?” He asked her after few moments. 

“Sure.” She readily agreed before he walked her through the finer points of sailing the 12 winds and how the ship worked and how such a heavy object could sail in the winds as if they were the currents in the seas before he flew them to Suchi to meet his family. 

“Sam! What are you doing here? I thought you were going to the Fae realm to be with Ruviem?” His mother greeted as she was happy to see her son return home so soon. 

“I’m already back.” He beamed. 

“And, you brought a friend I see?” She grinned. 

“Hi, I’m Jaeline Canae, friends call me Jiah.” She offered sweetly. 

“Well it’s wonderful to meet you Jiah, I’m Sam’s mom, Hannah. And this is….” She began to list off the different kids both in and out of the house as she held Sam’s littlest sister on her hip before Sam took Ciene out of his mother’s arms so she could go back inside and continue cooking as she sent other kids out to get more ingredients from the market before Jiah tried to help any way she could. 

Jiah was always so happy in the colonies. They were always so intimate and informal and warm and inviting as she was happy to get one of Sam’s other little sisters and help comb and braid her hair. 

“Are you fae?” Milla asked. 

“I am. Is it that obvious?” Jiah asked. 

“I don’t think so. But because my daddy is Fae too, it’s like when I look at you. I’m with…like a cousin or something, like you’re family but…not?” She tried to say. 

“You know how moura have a way of knowing if another is moura?” Jiah prompted. 

“With the Lira light touch.” She nodded.

“Well fae do too. Only- it’s just something we see and something we understand. Instead of being something you touch and feel, it’s just something we see. And then it’s something we feel. You are a child of two worlds. It means you can pass from one to the other. You can eat fae food and this realms food without getting sick. You can even eat sunshine in a way which is so awesome. But the only thing is, you have to remember that just like there are rules here in the colonies? Rules of behavior? Rules of being a good, and polite person? Well there are rules in the fae realm too. And just like the rules here, are from a lot of different cultures of a lot of different kinds. To the fae, there are still some blending there too. But it’s a bit harder to adapt to the changes there than it is here.” You offered.

“Teach me.” She invited. 

“Ok, well, how you say hello, is…” Jiah began as she explained how the children would need to behave when they would assuredly when they would visit her and Sam in the fae realm as she relieved and delighted when he didn’t seem he cared for his new title as a Duke to his family. If anything he seemed eager to talk about anything but. Which, you knew Sam was most likely just being modest, and not particularly wanting to discuss how Ruviem’s first day as King Consort was to imprison people in the dungeon for sabotage. 

“Hey, it still wasn’t your fault.” Jiah whispered as she carried his little sister to bed as he carried two brothers, one on each shoulder up his parent’s stairs to their rooms after dinner as she noticed he seemed unusually quiet and somber after dinner. 

“I know.” He offered. 

“Then why are you so quiet and so somber?” You asked. 

“You spoke all evening about how they should behave when they visit you in the palace. And I…I…I would never want them to visit the fae realm if they’re going to get the welcome I have gotten there. Even at the last moments when I was supposed to be someone.” He murmured. 

“Sam.” Jiah sighed. 

“Ruviem and Amber’s reign- is by our memory- only a day old. They were dealing with sabotage to the Crown., before they could even accept the monarchy, to begin with. Something that is unforgivable and something that will not be tolerated. Not now, not ever. Under their monarchy, the disrespect you and the others have had to endure will not be felt by anyone else. Do you want to know how and why I know that?” Jiah offered. 

“How? Have you already used your pin in time to see it?” He asked. 

“No, I don’t need to. All I have needed to know, is Amber, Ruviem, myself and you.” Jiah grinned smuggly as she set Milla into bed and tucked her in, kissing her sweetly. 

“How do you figure?” He asked once you left the room and continued on your walk up the stairs to the roof where his ship was parked above the house as you both flew up the ship to rest for the night. 

“Have you ever noticed a lion’s paw?” You prompted once you got on board and slipped into his room where you both knew you’d be spending the most of your time together anyway. 

“What about it?” He asked as he slipped his boots off and then his trousers before slipping off even his tunic. 

“Have you ever noticed how a lion can walk, without it’s claws ever touching the ground? But are only deployed when needed? That the paw itself has several components. You have the strong framework that the bone as a base provides. You have muscle and tendon to give said structure movement, and power. You even have the pads for the paw and toes, provides cushion. The claws to serve as weapons and tools. But - all of it, surrounded in soft, velvety fur?” You prompted as you slipped out of your traveling clothes and slipped on a short nightgown before you got in bed beside him. 

“Yeah.” He nodded. 

“Claws- when used all the time-out all the time, grow dull and useless. But a paw without it’s claws, is no different than any other kind of hand. And is- if anything, missing what makes paws, like our own hands- effective. Amber is the strong bone, the structure. Ruviem? He is the power, he allows Amber to move as she will. You, are like the soft fur surrounding it all.” Jiah said as she twirled bits of his chest hair around her finger. “And you are the claws? The tools and weapons?” He guessed.

“Yup. But none of it can work, unless it’s all together. But no one underestimates a lion’s power, based on how soft the fur is. No one, underestimates how powerful a lion is- when it’s just waking up for the day. No one- in their right mind, assumes that the lion doesn’t have claws, capable of either great harm, or great protection. Right now, those that sought to disrespect you, underestimate you, or tried to intimidate you- are being made into examples for the entire fae realm. From now on- no one will dare look down on you or anyone else who is like you. So, when we are ready to go back, know that while there will be work to do. It will be worth doing. Because your siblings, and all other hybrids, deserve to be welcome there, as much as I or any other born into that realm and this one. You are the son of two worlds and you and all others like you, should be free and welcome to walk in both, as much or as little as you would like to. A space was made for you because you are worthy of said space. It only feels odd now, because it’s new. But, I promise you, it will be worth it.” Jiah promised before she kissed him soundly.

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[silverview]

psa

[blabberoo]

told myself i'd make a short sketches during my break time.. i made a whole ass comic

[onebadnoodle]

the sidekicks