#How to Make your blood boil

[arthursfuckinghat]

I'm at that part of chapter three my friends, so let me be a reminder that Colm O'Driscoll's plan to lure in Dutch after taking Arthur failed because nobody came looking for him.

He would have died being held captive any longer, he barely escaped.

The gang did not come for Arthur.

[neonhellscape]

hated sons of brutal families

[dareduffie]

overhated female main characters who are products of their environment and are blamed for every conflict in their story because for some reason an extreme lack of media literacy has become the cool and interesting thing to do

[uncanny-tranny]

Like obviously the whole "they're just doing [x] for attention!" is completely asinine because humans are social creatures who need attention to some capacity, but also... in your narrative, does everybody do things specifically for your attention? When somebody does something drastic or shocking, is it not because they're desperate for help but just because they crave your attention specifically? Does the sun rise and set at your command as well?

[ahalliance]

wishing certain qsmp fans a very Stop Being Fucking Misogynists

[transmasc-malleus]

currently remembering THAT saejima scene at morning glory.....why did they make him do that

[woundedearth]

people are so quick to laugh at other people for taking extremely loaded and upsetting representation in media ~too seriously~, but also conflate the words of some of the most powerless marginalized people with censorship by the FUCKING US GOVERNMENT. it’s so disingenuous it’s so silencing it’s so fucking shitty

it also very much feels like the cultural moment we’re in right now, where bringing up issues rooted in deep irl power structures is automatically written off as oversensitive and reactionary. it’s just media, until it’s an example from real life—then it’s just not that serious, or it’s childish to draw those connections, or it’s censorship to bring it up in the first place. allusions to irl violence are chump change but irl violence is always an isolated incident. and no one cares that this attitude magically seems to exclusively benefit the extremely conservative worldview that holds power

like lmfao no i don’t think it’s your right or anyone’s right to cover your eyes to obviously shitty offensive media writing laden with cultural baggage…. so that you can ~just enjoy it~! does this say nothing about you when you jump to silence the critiques of folks who noticed the harmful shit that went over your head? hot take… media is actually made and consumed by human beings who live in a society

[storytellering]

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[a-lonely-dunedain]

I hate the Staghorns so much. every time I do their questline to get that painting I think "oh surely it's not going to make me mad this time around" and YET

[steakout-05]

how i feel about TBYS causing a shockwave effect of everyone dogpiling on and harassing Illymation and spreading extremely easily disprovable and malicious misinformation about her and putting her in a lot of danger for literally no legitimate reason

[dericelem]

one thing i hate about season 2 is how writers made rikki and emma fight over their boyfriends' conflict. this thing alone is ridiculous, but adding the fact that they forgot about the ANNIVERSARY party bc of this is so.... soo.... like that's not the rikki and emma i know personally

[jabeur]

may i ask if it was somehow hard for you to start medical transitioning? like the process? did you have like doubts our so? sorry if this sounds disrespectful i am not trying to be <3

hi dear anon! don't worry this doesn't sound disrespectful at all and i'm glad to answer. under the cut bc it got long lmao

it was a bit hard, yes. it depends on the country, but here in italy in order to start hormone replacement therapy (as a trans person) you have to get 'permission' from a doctor, specifically a gender therapist (usually they're cis. hate it <3) and the standard procedure is that you should do at least a few sessions with them before they can say "you're good to start!", i think in theory it should be 6 months but? i can't remember now if it's like that by law or if it's just how it is in the area i live in? anyway it took longer than usual for me to get this permission bc i'm mentally ill lmao so like the therapist was hesitant bc i was "unstable" and dealing a lot with the effects of trauma blabla but it took a long time. then once i got his permission i had to go to an endocrinologist who also gave me a bit of a hard time (still does lol) bc i'm fat. but yeah the hardest part was with the gender therapist. then like changing your name legally and getting gender affirming surgeries is also an excessively complicated process, you have to get permission from the gender therapist, the endocrinologist, then you have to get a hearing with a fucking judge (to be who you are!!!!!!!! okay. fuck this country) and pay a lawyer (expensive as hell unless you earn less than x amount in a year) and wait suuuuuuper long times it's. god. it's hell. the waitlists for top surgery (for transmasc people at least, that's what i know best) with public healthcare are also insanely long it's genuinely all so......... difficult. it's quite depressing tbh but yeah not all countries have such long and overly complicated processes for these things

as for doubts, yeah i think i did. i don't remember much what the doubts were but i definitely thought about it quite a bit before i decided i wanted hrt. i mean... honestly transphobes think we take these decisions lightly and don't know what we're doing or what awaits us and it's like. lol so fucking far from the truth. i watched a million videos on the effects T has/can have on you, i researched, i asked myself what i wanted like it was. not a decision i took in 5 minutes you know? especially with how complicated the whole thing is, as i explained before, but also just in general bc it permanently changes your body, it's natural that deciding to go through with it would be a decision one makes carefully. it's normal to have doubts! you ask yourself if you really want a deeper voice? do you want or are okay with lots of body hair? would growing breasts be something you enjoy? do you want softer facial features? etc. etc. so yeah i had doubts, i thought about it a lot

[jb-nonsense]

as someone who knows people who've been adopted, I always get annoyed at the "the Jedi took children away from their families!!"

Family isn't blood. Stop that. Family are the people who care about you. Family can be two parents, siblings, and what we typically think of. Or it can be an entire group of people who understand you and help you grow as a person who have no blood relation to you.

[roboraindrop]

All of the Chucky/Tiff merch coming out for Bride's anniversary is so cute but at the same time. That is his ex dksjskh Let the man be free

[orcelito]

ok SO i went and got out Most of my knives (i remembered I have a nonbinary knife only after i took the photos & also idk where it is currently. just imagine all these plus a nonbinary flag knife ok? ok)

HERE ^ is the most of them, minus that nonbinary knife. look at that fuckin mess. 32 shown here (i think) plus my nonbinary knife makes 33 blades (minus cooking knives, i dont count those for these purposes)(also counting the swiss army knife as only 1 bc lol)

& some explanations for them! gonna put these under a readmore bc it got Kinda long on accident whoops. Read Ahead if u wanna see me nerd out about my knife collection.

STARTING WITH my big ones.

my spear (gifted to me), my cane sword (from anime convention), my shitty $20 sword (also from anime convention. low quality but cool as hell), my teal mini sword + matching throwing knives (from online), my decorative axe (from a local store), my twin blades (my sharpest blades, theyre actually kinda scary how sharp they are, but i love them bc of it. from online), red saber (from online),

ANDDDDDDDDDDDD my favorite hefty bitch of a machete that i sleep with in my bed frame on the very right (inherited from my grandpa bc i was the first one who spotted it at Family Claiming Day)(this thing really is as long as my leg & much heavier than Any of the rest of the blades pictured here. i love it)

another view of the blades so u can better see how long they are. the big boys. they're lovely. 2nd heaviest blade is the cane sword when it's in its cane, mostly bc that handle has some Heft. tbh id feel safer using it as a bludgeoning weapon than a stabbing weapon, but having a cane sword is just plain cool

AND my smaller blades!

i have a lot of pocket knives. starting from the top left: golden pocket knife (from online), rainbow dragon (from online), rainbow HEFTY boy (heaviest pocket knife, from online), spider knife (from online), stiletto jade (from online), pathetic army boy (from local store, this knife has NO redeeming qualities, but it's mine <3), black stiletto (from local store), plain dagger man (from online), my damascus steel knife (was a gift, probably my singular most expensive knife. fancy boy), Dull Dagger Man (first blade i ever bought, from anime convention)

& for bottom row: teeny black knife (first pocket knife i owned, gift from my dad), lil rainbow knife (from local store), plain steel knife (from sketchy shop in gatlinburg + one of my Favorite knives), green dragon knife (from online, a real beaut), triple throwing knives (also from same sketchy shop in gatlinburg), the baby throwing knives again from the Big Boys pic but i included them again bc they r so teeny tiny, my keychain key blade (from online), swiss army knife (from online), & the pair of claw keychain baldes (from online)

many blades, many stories, so little time. theyre great tho.

SOME FOCUSES:

^ these are all my spring-assisted knives, sorted from worst feel to best feel to open. based on quickness, ease, & general satisfaction. leftmost is leftmost bc i didnt even Know it was spring assisted, bc it doesnt have a nice lil tab on the back to press. no u gotta press on one of the rungs. but once u do it Does spring open, so i included it. next 3 are just Average in feel (these 3 are sibling blades anyways, nice of them to be together). jade stiletto is smooth and quick, nice to open. Hefty Boy rainbow has some THUNK to it when i open it. like that babey's got PURPOSE to it. added to the general size of it & it's just pretty great. AND THEN MY TWO FAVS, green dragon is a perfect beautiful knife & feels very great to open. and then Steel Sketchy Knife aka my 2nd pocket knife & first i bought for myself. it looks plain in comparison to the others, but she's anything But. quick, light, Sharp. it has the Best feel to open, bc it's just a fast SHHK. probably my knife that's seen the most use (aside from my small black knife) just bc of how great it feels to open. i love that knife so much for Real.

& the final highlight, somewhat related, are the knives I actually use the most in my daily life!

on the left are the knives I keep in my bag by default, & thus the ones I carry with me Everywhere i go. small black pocket knife bc she's Ol' Faithful, & a pretty lowkey knife for basic tasks when I dont wanna raise any eyebrows lol. silver knife bc as previously stated i Love using it so much. i take it out when i gotta breakdown a lot of boxes at work, & it Never disappoints. small rainbow keychain key knife bc it's cute & i like to keep it on my keychain. & swiss army knife bc Obviously im gonna keep the swiss army knife in my bag for if i need an emergency tool.

on the right are the three knives I keep out in my apartment. black stiletto lives on my bathroom counter, for bathroom knife needs. green stiletto i keep on my table next to where I hang out in my bedroom, for any couch time needs. & then green dragon beaut camps out on top of some shelves by my front door bc it's Great for opening boxes, aka something I will do for packages I receive after pulling them in the front door. it works for me.

all the rest of my knives live either in a box (for small ones) or my closet (for big ones). i may have a lot of knives, but somehow I never feel like i have enough. i just love collecting them so much <3

[j-esbian]

frustrating how so many craft books have a section about "how to sell what you've made"

like on one hand i get it because the person writing the book has obviously made their craft a full-time job. and they might have some tips and tricks that might be useful, and there are people out there who might be trying to start a small business out of it

but on the other hand it's just exhausting and feels like another voice saying "what's the point of having a hobby if you're not going to monetize it"