#When it comes to confessions

[sixth-light]

I have had these thoughts bubbling away in my head for like...eighteen months or so now (it will become very obvious why shortly) but the discussion in this post has pushed me to write them down: I think societally we HUGELY underestimate how motherhood for primary caregivers, particularly first-time motherhood, can be a source of vulnerability to radicalisation.

There is obviously huge cultural variance here, but for a lot of cis women becoming primary caregiver to an infant in a capitalist Western society represents a time of immense vulnerability because in general you are:

Incredibly sleep-deprived (which has well-documented knock-on effects for your judgement, mental health, etc)

If you gave birth, recovering from a significant challenge to your physical health (even in the best-case scenario)

Isolated from your previous networks and communities of people in full-time work

Completely separated from the context of your prior career goals and achievements

Under huge amounts of stress to learn how to care for an infant (don't get me started on breastfeeding)

And on top of this, you are also be experiencing a huge amount of messaging about how all this is natural, wonderful, something you're meant to do, something you should love doing, and something that you must do for the welfare of their child. It's a huge amount of pressure and life change even when everything goes right and there's very little cultural space to express negative feelings about it.

Any group of people who offer community, support, and affirmation to cis women in this situation are going to have a really good shot at radicalising them into some very weird and dangerous headspaces and in fact we see this happen all the time - think antivaxxers and TERFs. It flies under the radar because of the hazy positive glow that associates with motherhood and babies and also because we don't take the radicalisation of women seriously I guess because they rarely shoot anybody, but...yeah. It is such a vulnerable time!

[toughbunnyforever]

maybe try writing him a note next time idk

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show.

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[morganbritton132]

I know I already posted about a Wrong Number AU today but consider: Stobin Edition.

Robin gets a text from someone saying they had a great time at the party last night. They wish they lived closer. Robin is just like… “Wrong number, Buckaroo.”

Steve texts her back like, ‘no way, for real? she put her number in wrong??’ Followed ten minutes later by another text saying he reverted some of the numbers and texted those, and got a dick pick back so, ‘safe to say that was not her. Bummer.’

‘Yeah. She was probably the one. You fucked up.’

‘That’s fucked up to say to someone!’

And then he…doesn’t stop texting? Robin finds him mildly amusing, and then actually hilarious, and suddenly they’re texting all day and she privately thinks of him as her best friend.

Steve told her his name at one point but then also sent her a pick of an ingrown hair on his chest and well, he’s Harry now. Steve calls Robin ‘Penguin’ (since Robin is a comic book character and she’s not cool enough to be Batman) but has forgotten that.

She’s literally in class texting him about how much she hates the guy that sits in front of her. He’s getting bagel crumbs everywhere! And Steve is texting back like, ‘lol, kill that guy with a rock. He sucks.’

Then they find out that they’ve been texting each other the whole time at Scoops Ahoy when Robin goes to put her number in Steve’s phone.

[deliriousblue]

THE HEART KILLERS (2024) + tropes prior art by @hurlumerlu

+ bonus:

[cute-brainz]

sighs

[kxsagi]

Hi once againnn! so I was the one who requested the "Nagi helping you with ranking up" and I got another idea that I want you to doooo 😫😫

Imagine Rin having such obvious feelings for you, like literally everyone on bllk knows his pining on you, yet you seem to be completely oblivious about it.

Then one day he asks you for a charger and you ask him what type (like as in, what type of charger you have) and he accidentally blurts out "You," which made everyone shocked– including you who's so oblivious that you asked him if he likes you, then Bachira's all like "yeah for like a long time! thanks for noticing it just now."

(my creative juices just keeps giving me these scenarios and i need my delusional mind to be fed! 🫵🏻😙)

– 🪻

“𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧”

a/n: you ask and you shall receive 🤍🤍

reader is a blue lock manager and this can be aged up or not depending on what you prefer! a teen manager (maybe doing an internship or part-time training) is totally possible here too! i hope i feed your delusional mind well 🪻

ALSO I'M SORRY IDK ARTIST CREDITS PLS LMK IF YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S FROM

rin itoshi’s feelings for you were so obvious. 

but somehow, you, blue lock manager! reader, never seemed to notice it, blissfully remaining oblivious. 

how could you not think much of when he offered his jacket before you even had the chance to shiver? or when he’d give you his water bottle to drink from, putting your own thirst over his? or when he’d bring you snacks and casually say, “oh, i just happened to have an extra,” even though you knew for a fact he never carried snacks for anyone else. 

but as one of the managers of the facility, you brushed it off as none other than friendly gestures. 

everyone else, however, knew he was absolutely pining for you. 

isagi had to physically hold back bachira, igarashi, and shidou from blurting out the obvious each time you stepped out of your office. chigiri couldn’t help the visible eye roll whenever rin complimented your work ethic. reo had to fight the urge to point out how rin always put in extra effort during practice when he knew you were watching. 

a confession was going to happen at some point. 

or maybe… an accidental one. 

you were standing on the sidelines, watching rin and his teammates wrap up their practice match when he jogged over, sweat glistening and breath slightly labored. “hey, uh… do you have a charger?” 

you blinked up at him. “what type?” 

rin, clearly running on post-game adrenaline and possibly missing a few brain cells from an intense header, blurted out, “you.” 

silence. 

all of the soccer players turned to stare. even bachira, rin’s notorious prankster, looked stunned. 

you tilted your head. “me?” 

rin’s face went from post-match flushed to full-on tomato red. he opened his mouth, closed it, and looked like he wanted to sprint off the field. 

bachira groaned, breaking the tension. “oh my gosh. yes. he likes you. for, like, a long time. thanks for noticing just now.” 

your brain short-circuited. “wait. really?” 

rin buried his face in his jersey. 

bachira threw his arms in the air. “unbelievable.” 

you hear reo mutter, “bro just scored his own goal with his mouth.” 

you stared at rin, the pieces slowly clicking together. the jacket. the water bottle. the snacks. the way he always seemed to find you after every goal. 

“oh,” you finally said, blinking. “oh.” 

rin peeked out from behind his jersey, growing irritated at his teasing teammates. “can you NPCs quit fucking staring and go to the locker room?!” 

out of the corner of your eye, you see igarashi shiver, the others laughing and teasing rin as they turn away, ready to cool down and eat after an intense session. 

a smile tugged at your lips, breaking into a full on laugh once only the two of you remained on the field. “that’s… actually really cute.” 

rin’s eyes widened with hope. “yeah?” 

you nodded, cheeks warming. “yeah.” 

bachira, isagi, reo, and chigiri, who had secretly stayed behind, erupted in cheers, bachira dramatically wiping away a fake tear. “finally!"  

rin groaned, muttering under his breath as he turned away, but you caught the small smile he tried to hide. 

© 𝐤𝐱𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐢

[redundantz]

Act 2 Thanks for reading

[sebdoesthings]

How i feel looking through the sk8 the infinity tag seeing all of Those Posts every couple of weeks

[audentesfortunaiuvatt]

Thinking about Hans putting his life on the line for Henry. Henry, whose purpose is to serve Hans, who is seen as a lesser in society. Yet, time and time again, Hans ties their fates together.

Even in the prologue, where they’re running from the enemy, they’re separated multiple times. I expected Hans to disappear, it makes the mechanics easier for the gaming side of things if anything else. But he constantly waited, went back into danger, just to find Henry. He dragged an injured and delirious Henry through the woods! Putting himself in greater danger! Because Henry has saved him many times, and Hans will do the same for him, because their relationship is far beyond duty.

This crops up frequently- Hans is a nobleman, he’s more valuable alive than dead, and still he throws his lot in with Henry whenever he can. Like in Nebakov, when Henry is angry and insistent that he won’t back down from a fight that they can’t possibly win, Hans takes a moment to register that then he goads the enemy, cementing their places (and most likely their graves) when they weren’t truly allied with Zizka yet.

Even at the end of the game, as soon as Henry puts himself forward for the suicide mission, Hans steps in to join him. Only, he can’t this time, his status prevents him from dying at Henry’s side. Instead they are to be separated, for Hans to wither and wonder if Henry still draws breath. After everything they’ve survived together, that adds insult to injury.

Because at the end of the day, Hans himself says he’s not sure if he can go on without Henry. And he’s trying his hardest to avoid having to find out.

[prythianpages]

thinking about the New Year’s Eve trend where you go under the table (also I always grew up hearing that going under the table will bring you a luck in finding a partner but now I see the trend is to go under the table and eat 12 grapes so now idk what the actual tradition is lol, anyways back to my little thought):

You made sure to have the grapes ready at this year’s NYE, talking excitedly about the man you want to manifest with Nesta…who knows what she’s doing and suggesting traits that tease at Azriel. Cassian thinks it’s hilarious and he is also excited to see if you’ll actually be able to devour all 12 grapes so fast, already placing bets with Feyre.

Meanwhile, Azriel, who is madly crushing on you, watches from his corner of the room. He thinks it’s just all fun and games…this can’t really work, right? I mean, why would it work? There’s no real magic behind this…

But then Mor casually brings up that she had done this one NYE and it brought her, her most memorable fling and she sighs wistfully…panic begins to stir in Azriel.

The clock is ticking…

Azriel’s shadows begin to dance frantically around him, mirroring his inner turmoil as the inner circle prepares to cheer you on.

His eyes widen when you scoop a couple of grapes into your hand because Mother above, you’re actually going to do this and what if it actually works and he never gets a chance to confess…

10…9…8…

Azriel suddenly appears at your side, wings knocking awkwardly against the table, his shoulder bumping yours as he makes himself fit in that small space.

“Az, what are you—“

“I have to tell you something.”

“Right now??”

7…6…

Azriel reaches for your hand, the one that is holding onto a handful of grapes, and lowers it. A confused frown settles on your features and he coaxes your gaze to his with his other hand, eyes searching yours.

“Az—“

5…4…

The hand clutching the handful of grapes twitches in his grip, still determined to complete the tradition.

3…2…

But Azriel tightens his hold and wastes no more time. He leans in, crashing his lips against yours and pulling you into a frantic but sweet kiss.

“Happy new year!”

When he pulls away, your cheeks are flushed and eyes are wide but there’s a smile on your face. “What else do you have to tell me?”

Azriel only grins and says “so much more,” before kissing you again.

[kkoct-ik]

yttd doodle requesties from today

[recent-rose]

hey i dont go here but jayce's speech about viktor in s2e9 isn't him saying 'u should never have tried to heal yourself, you were perfect the way u were x3' it was him saying that viktor's physical health never made him any less beautiful, never made him any less important, never made him any LESS, period. he wasn't saying viktor didn't need to pursue a cure for his ills like come on his motivation to invent hextech was to help people. to cure disease. viktor's first and foremost among them.

he said what he said because it was the thing viktor craved to hear most in his life, and that is why those were the words that punched through his defences even as the machine herald: jayce loved him wholly and unconditionally, healthy or ill, good or bad, human or inhuman. he would always be loved just the same.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

I'm not going back to Gusu with you.

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[lapdogchase]

if taylor swift hadn't kept foolish one in the vault for 13 years it would've saved me so much heartache in high school

[doublechocolate]

Anakin (as a force ghost): Why don't you just go up to the Mandalorian and tell him you like him? What's the worst that could happen? Luke: HE COULD HEAR ME???