arthur had a stuffed animal when he was little—
the most moth-bitten, dusty, and disturbed looking teddy you’d ever seen, but it was his. perfect for tucking under an elbow, or pulling snugly under his nose to take deep breaths in and out, as Gaius had practiced with him.
and when the night stole dark over the castle windows, and the rough and rumble of the day’s horrors came to frighten him at bedtime, he pressed Sir Teddy into service at the foot of his bed, black buttoned eyes at attention. or when he spotted shadows over his father’s shoulders at dinnertime, and branches creaked like assassins in the night, Sir Teddy was snuggled dutifully by his side through every nightmare, handsome in his knitted Camelot red.
most times though, when the world got too noisy and too bright, and he was too big to hide behind his nursemaid’s skirts like he had when he was little, he just shut his eyes tight like the brave boy he had to be, and bore it.
but there didn’t seem to be any harm of having Sir Teddy come along for the adventures, hidden away at practice tournaments, and stuffed in his knapsack on trips, and peeking out from drawers at lessons. as long as his father wasn’t made aware, it seemed perfectly acceptable to Arthur to have his wool stuffed soldier at his right side. always.
and for a short while, he didn’t have to be princely, or perfect, or honorable in sniffling away the fear, but just what he was.
—a little boy who missed his mum with an ache so fierce he went about punching the hurt into other places. but even then, in the bruising loneliness, the nights were a little less endless with Sir Teddy as a loyal friend by his side. and as a terrific substitute for the one thing Arthur wished for the most.
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Every time ruyi and yuanzhou talk to each other makes me so happy. Finding comfort and solace in each other? Finding understanding and respect in one another? Beautiful. No notes.
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ok but that lesbian hallmark movie did not disappoint??? it had everything - carol esque glove moment, black cat x golden retriever energy, the writers not shying away from at least saying the 'forbidden on hallmark channel l word' when referring to the main couple.....im in love, and also now in the festive christmas starter mood, so get ready for some opens (and come poke me if you want a closed starter too)
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I got named Employee of the Month at my work.
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hey man maybe if you think about the fact that dogs dream, and that non-human animals play, and that octopuses decorate their dens, and that there are non-human animals that have cultures, and that ants teach each other, and that fossils exist, and that there are so many forms of language and communication, and that fellow apes look so much like us, and that we are not alone you'll see the beauty and joy
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Dude Adaine looks so fucking happy in her new art. She seems so relaxed and content and, like, SIMPLE. Just- look at the progression here:
There is no anxious undertone or manic look in her eyes. If anything, her eyes look curious now. Curious and open and unworried. She is simply happy.
Adaine is happy, and I am going to cry.
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