#I want to be friends with him

[ineffably-poetic]

but imagine the reviews for Aziraphale’s book shop. So many one stars.

Everyone would be complaining about the open hours, and how whenever they tried to buy a book, the owner shot them such an enraged look that they ran out, terrified.

Some guy would be trying to argue with Aziraphale, and tell him that it’s “a terrible way to run a business, really, I mean—how do you even keep this place open?” and then Aziraphale would smile passive aggressively and hand him some cookies he miracled into existence before sending him off.

But then there would be one person who just LOVED it there. They would come there with their own books to read, and chat with Aziraphale about history and books. And then they’d meet Crowley one day and ask Aziraphale quietly: “Is that your husband?”

And Aziraphale would become very flustered, say yes by ‘accident’, and then shoo them off with a warm cup of tea and a muffin.

basically, just people being friends with Aziraphale while everyone else thinks of him as a terrible business man and a very rude person. People walking by, trying to go inside, just to see the closed sign is up, so they peer through the window, see someone browsing, and they’re like “what the fuck??”

but it’s just Aziraphale’s friend who likes to look at the books.

[ghosts-and-blue-sweaters]

This is a very, very good book.

[just-slightly-chaotic]

cute thrift store guy recognised me and complimented my hair again!! he was so excited to see me?? he visibly perked up, waved at me from halfway across the store and said hi. it was so cute

[blueeberrygirl]

chill guy

A silhouette lightkeeper to shine the way. Naya Kotko

[pangur-and-grim]

one thing that took me embarrassingly long to learn is "sometimes when people say things, they will not be true."

I used to tell people about this revelation and they'd be like yeah.....duh.....but like, why wouldn't my base assumption be that you're communicating to me in a straightforward manner. anyway, I get scammed a lot.

[asweetprologue]

this is so devastating. laois should have just shot him with a gun

[stickyvoidpaper]

Dick : Jasons been more, relaxed lately. It's unsettling.

Tim : Yeah, I've started spiking his water with mood stabilizers.

Dick : What

Tim : I've been thinking of doing it to the wider gotham water supply. Think about the crime rates.

[mynnthia]

was talking with a friend about how some of dunmeshi fаndom misunderstands kabru's initial feelings towards laios.

to sum up kabru's situation via a self-contained modernized metaphor:

kabru is like a guy who lost his entire family in a highly traumatic car accident. years later he joins a discord server and takes note of laios, another server member who seems interesting, so they start chatting. then laios reveals his special interest and favorite movie of all time is David Cronenberg's Crash (1996), and invites kabru to go watch a demolition derby with him

[humming-fly]

was anyone gonna tell me shadow saved rouge's life in sa2 or was I just supposed to find that out playing the game myself

(this worked out as a rather fitting closer for the Final Day in Year of Shadow haha, hope ya'll have a fun new year! 🎉🎉🎉)

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

[ratbaby15]

Got inspired, made something, hope you enjoy.

Pretty accurate if I do say so myself.

[tempo-takoyaki]

Listen, I love the "XL helps HC to see how beautiful he is" scenario as much as the next person... But I also see it like this.

[bakedbeanchan]

Drawing from a mini comic where the timeline is reset but Zuko still has all his memories

Minicomic here

[chloesimaginationthings]

What if Mike and Jeremiah are the guards in FNAF 2..

[greykolla-art]

Charlie: “I’m so glad my most villain-coded friend is at full power again! 🥰💕”

*throws this to you angst goblins like raw steak* ❤️

(No I will not do a part 2!❤️)