#academic couple

[academic-vampire]

𝔫𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔠𝔬𝔪𝔭𝔞𝔯𝔢𝔰 🩶

[trans-androgyne]

I read too many stories of "women" throughout history who lived as men and wore men's clothing getting beaten and arrested for it, sensationalized in the press as "man-woman," painted as perverts and monsters, put in literal freakshows, and forcibly institutionalized to sit by quietly while non-transmascs loudly and confidently claim that "female masculinity" has never been targeted as much as "male femininity" has. Read some trans and queer history that isn't only about gay men and trans women before you open your mouths about butches and transmascs, or better yet just listen to us about our history and experiences in the first place.

[epiph-annie]

You were the best written part of my story

[fairydrowning]

"Well, let it pass; April is over, April is over. There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice."

– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Short Stories

[decaffeinatedpartymuggoop]

Instead of the “Jason vs Percy” rivalry we should have gotten Annabeth vs. Jason but instead of a fight for power it’s them having a battle of autism cause their special interests were Greek myths vs Roman myths.

Jason calls a Greek god by their Roman name and Annabeth pops up out of nowhere and goes “erm, actually”

The 7 is talking about some landmark and Annabeth and Jason start arguing about which pantheon it was dedicated to.

“It’s amazing right? It was dedicated to Athena.” “Erm, it was actually built for Mars…”

[ancientsstudies]

She said nothing with her voice and everything with her caring touch.

[rexwrendraws]

POPCORN PURGATORY 🍿💥 My contribution to the Lost Tales: A Tron Zine ( @losttalestronzine ) featuring my forever favorite program, Ram. Who knows what happens to programs after they derezz?

[beneathsilverstars]

anyway related to my "gullible" post i do think bonnie didn't really have a lot of friends / any good friends. i'm taking a watsonian approach to "some of the things bonnie does seem more like age 5-8 than 10-12", and a doylist approach to "everyone in this party grew up kinda lonely and feels disconnected from their peer group"

[ssparksflyy]

"WHO CARES IF IM PRETTY IF I FAIL MY FINALS?" ✧₊⁺

leo valdez x academic weapon!reader, requested

━ "I CANT, I HAVE TO STUDY"

[academic-vampire]

𝔏𝔢𝔱’𝔰 𝔰𝔱𝔲𝔡𝔶 𝔱𝔬𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔯 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔤𝔢𝔱 𝔠𝔬𝔣𝔣𝔢𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔞𝔣𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔫𝔬𝔬𝔫.

[3theralsivy]

[aroaceleovaldez]

one of the things that I found particularly interesting in Demigods of Olympus is that it finally gives the best direct comparison we've seen so far between Percy and another character's experiences in terms of academics and particularly ableist discrimination.

The way Zane describes his experiences and what we see in his POV is that, while he is similarly discriminated against for his "atypical" behavior and blame is placed on him, the only sorts of punishments he receives for this are relatively benign, such as an increase in counseling. (It is also notable that Zane is somewhat autistic-coded, such as having the "incorrect" scripts when speaking with adults and Sam explicitly reminding him to remember to make proper eye contact.) Percy, on the other hand, similarly experiences discrimination for "atypical" behavior, but whereas Zane is treated as "too smart for his own good" and given slaps on the wrist, Percy is automatically labeled as aggressive, destructive, and a trouble-maker based on preconceived assumptions about him and is more severely punished, such as being frequently expelled.

We rarely get this level of direct comparison between Percy's experiences and that of another character, particularly such similar experiences, so looking at the differences is really interesting to gauge what their different experiences with ableist discrimination is like - and how it could potentially tie into intersectionality and other forms of discrimination at play for them.

For instance, Zane's parents are generally heavily implied to be middle-class and/or generally financially secure, versus Percy who grew up poor, so it could be classism in combination with ableist discrimination. Alternatively, it could be intersectionality with racial discrimination, as neurodivergent behavior in people of color is significantly more likely to be punished more severely and labeled as aggressive or disruptive behavior due to racist preconceptions - particularly since we know Percy's experiences with ableist discrimination are also somewhat based on assumptions people make regarding his appearance. Both Zane and Percy are racially ambiguous - Zane's appearance essentially being completely unspecified, but Percy at least having some notable details such as having a deep tan complexion. If not racism, it could also be colorism, which in this context often has similar intersectionality. There's a lot of potential options.

It's just very interesting to me! I love having such a direct point of comparison to examine the experiences of two characters within.

[bookwyrminspiration]

i cannot emphasize enough how much my entire academic situation is currently hinging on receiving an email from one (1) person

[letterstoyourlove]

[sajra-savera]

❥𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘐'𝘷𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘣𝘺𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵 6 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶.

[cudles]

When home is a person, not bricks or walls, when her arms hold softer than the softest fall, when her voice is the song that ends all fears, I find my shelter, my rest, on her chest near.

When love is a place I can finally stay, and she is the warmth that never fades away.