#but here I am

[vaor]

things i wish i had known when i escaped my family household and couldn't ask my parents for help

invest in a good mattress early on. there are many other ends you can save on - sleep is not one of them. this is key to how much energy you'll have throughout the day

you don't need a bedframe but you do need a slatted bed base (even if it's just pallets)

opening a bank account is easy

there's youtube tutorials for everything. how to install your washing machine, how to use tools, fixing stuff around the place. channels like dad, how do i? are a godsend

change energy provider as soon as your old deal runs out. you'll get better offers elsewhere and avoid price gouging

assemble a basic first aid kid at home: painkillers, probiotics, alcohol wipes, bandages, tweezers, antihistamine tablets - anything you might need in a pinch

and an emergency toolkit: flashlight, extra batteries, a utility knife, an adjustable wrench, multi-tool, duct tape

set your fridge to the lowest temperature it can go. the energy consumption is minimal in difference and it'll give you +4/7 days on most foods

off-brand products are almost always the same in quality and taste, if not better, for half the price

coupons will save you a lot of money in the long run

there's no reason to be shy around employees at the bank/laundromat/store; most people will be happy to help

vegetarian diets are generally cheap if you make food from scratch

breakfast is as important as they say

keep track of your budget in a notebook or excel file - e.g. rent, phone and internet bills, food, leisure so you'll have an overlook on your spending over the months

don't gamble

piracy is okay

stealing from big stores and chains is also ethically okay

keep medical bills and pharmacy receipts for tax returns

also, file your tax returns early

take up a hobby that isn't in front of a screen. pottery, music, going for a run every now and then, stuff that'll keep you busy and sane

and most importantly... you're allowed to get the stuff you want. treat yourself to the occasional mundane thing. a good scented candle. a bath bomb. that body lotion that makes you feel like royalty. the good coffee beans.

you're free and you deserve to be happy.

[illumi-nati-png]

Do you think he’s proud of us?

[purplepixel]

Two reallys.

Redrawn panels from IDW #42 but with the rise turtles

I wanted to see what it'd look like. Tweaked the dialogue just a tad so it fits more with the rise characters. Realistically, I'd have to squint really hard to be convinced this exact scenario would happen with the rise turtles. Mainly bc Leo can portal. Draxum can portal. THE FOOT can portal. Donnie would not need to build a portal machine. Ahem anyways. I wanted to mess around with color.

One day I'll actually draw the idw turtles

[tis-i-german-potato]

I need everyone to know that the german word for mullet (the hairstyle) isn't a word at all.

It's the equivalent of calling the mullet "Froshbalo" in english.

Why? Because Vokuhila (the German 'word') is simply "Vorne kurz hinten lang" (Front short back long)

I need everyone to know that.

And I will now start calling a mullet a Froshbalo because honestly that word is banging.

[morebird]

It'll only be a taste, I swear

[emziess]

Isak og Even - fredag 14.10.16 kl 16.40 Skam

[onsomenewsht]

from the vault:

don't know why I thought it'd be any better / I'm fine now, it doesn't matter

》 Me & My Dog, boygenius

》 Leah Williamson x Reader

》 let the cat out of the bag [idiom]: to allow a secret to be known, usually without intending to

The music playing in the club is questionable at best, pounding in your head in a way that makes you wish you could turn hearing aids off as your grandfather used to do on family events.

You’re not sure why you indulged your friends, or why you let them throw a party for an award you have not even won yet. You’re not sure why you’re sitting in such an uncomfortable booth, sipping overpriced drinks and side-eyeing your boyfriend every other shot.

You’re not sure how you ended up in this situation in the first place, but you sure know the reason why you’re still here.

The reason itself is hooping her arm around your shoulder as her head drops down in a laugh so loud it makes you grin too – even if you have no idea what it’s all about.

Leah holds you closer in a familiar way, having noticed the discomfort growing in your chest all night long. Somehow, her gentle fingers drawing abstruse shapes on your arm and her distinctive, warm presence manage to ease your body and mind immediately.

“You good?”

“Good enough”, you answer, your friends distracted as necessary to give you a moment to hear your own thoughts.

“Just say the words and we’re out of here”

She winks, trusting you to actually use the secret sentence a much younger version of the two of you come up with to get each other out of trouble.

Never failed so far.

The bubble enveloping you pops when Keira, your boyfriend, and a couple of your mates come full speed into the booth, looking for drinks and victims to drag on the dance floor.

“Having fun?”, your boyfriend asks, his arm claiming the right to hold you closer.

You don’t have time to answer; Keira is loudly teasing Leah for something you can’t hear, and your friends are trying to get you to join them. They push and pull, too excited to properly move in the tiny free space left on the booth.

That’s how you find yourself on top of Leah, her hands on your back to keep you steady and your gaze fixed on her easy smile.

“They’re doing it again!”

Someone, somewhere around, comments that you look very good together. They point out the teasing and the flirting, you think her touch on your skin feels like second nature. The weight constantly pressing on your chest moves to and fro, stirred by gentle wind like a leaf. They make fun of the way you look at each other, the way Leah looks at you as if you’re the reason the Sun rises every morning.

You can breathe freely around her, you notice just now in the loudest and most crowded club in London.

“If not for the pretty boy right there, one could think–”

“In her dream”, you quip back, holding Leah’s cheek between your knuckles in a childish way – the grin on her lips never fading.

The excited and amused reactions around you aren’t able to catch your attention, not questioning the frown on your boyfriend’s face.

“Make her dream come true then”

That makes your head turn, not believing the words coming out of his mouth. It must be a drink too much, it must be his bruised ego; but he’s challenging you and he knows it never ends well.

“Don’t threaten me with a good time”, the blonde gets involved, bursting into a laugh believable enough to fool everyone but you.

“As if”

The annoyed scoff is barely registered by your mind.

Your hand on the back of Leah’s neck rises just enough for your fingers to find some loose locks – the movement always able to calm her.

A moment later, your lips touch.

The kiss is too soft to be offensive, too caring to be just a dare.

Something inside your stomach rises awake, your heart stops suddenly and explodes like a million fireworks at the same time. It feels like a completely new and unexpected emotion invades your own body.

A piece of a puzzle you didn’t even know was missing finds its place.

It goes on past your friends’ cheers and laughs, your boyfriend’s ego, your own beliefs. It starts with Leah’s hands on your back and your lips sealing her downfall, it carries on with your bodies finding a way to get even closer, it doesn’t stop with the music and the need for air.

It will not end due to the fear of facing consequences.

It’s a lot, but you don’t care. It’s right.

Maybe the entire club goes silent, maybe just the doubts so deeply rooted in your soul you thought were a part of you.

Leah cups your face so kindly you find yourself chasing her lips like you can only breathe now you kissed her, but you feel her pulling away just enough to know.

“Rio called”, she says gently.

Two words able to drag you back in the actual moment, seated on her lap with your hands around her neck. You’re in a crowded club in London, the music still sucks. Your boyfriend’s looking at you both like he doesn’t know who you are and like he really sees you for the first time.

Leah whispered your secret sentence.

Leah just used your secret sentence, and she rarely does.

You don’t have to think too much after that, you sit up and reach for her before anyone can comment or even realise what just happened.

She needs you, so you make sure to get her out of here as soon as possible – holding her hand the entire time.

You will fight with your boyfriend tomorrow, you will blame the alcohol and the loud music and the teasing. You will reassure him that it really didn’t mean anything, that it was just fun. You didn’t even enjoy it that much.

He will not believe you.

You will not believe yourself either.

[junkart96]

Happy Pride, ig

[heartstringgs]

something something about how when Aaron found Andrew bruised and bloodied in the bedroom, he held onto Andrew like he would disappear if he let go and how when years later, Aaron and Andrew, before going their separate ways after college, held onto each other, an embrace, the culmination of their growth, the realisation of their love, a promise for the future, and how Andrew was the last to let go. How that said everything that he couldn't voice out loud. I'm not disappearing. I'm here. You're here. You don't have to worry. You'll be alright. And so will I. We survived.

[streetlightgoblin]

COMIN IN HOT WITH SOME FRESH MOVES

[telqqqv]

guys dw he just got too silly

[lyricsandpapers]

I don’t know about y’all but this face Joke made when Jack said they should just forget their past is NOT a pleased one. This is a man who thought that Jack wanted to walk away, that this was a one time thing and they should stick to staying out of each others way.

And when it’s revealed that Jack means THIS

He is GIDDY, he is overwhelmed and fully breathless imo

Getting what you wanted, what you spent 5 years wanting. And realizing, it wasn’t everything you wanted. I couldn’t get the exact screenshot. But right after his grin, theres a closeup on Jokes face that SCREAMS ‘Please Kiss Me’

Which is why I think he suddenly got super shy right after too

[ministarfruit]

first time drawing advent!!!

[jibanyans-chocobar]

As a funfact for y'all, you know how Peso has a Latino accent in the US version of the show, right?

Turns out there's a part of Antarctica that belongs to Argentina and also another one that belongs to Chile, which are both countries that belong to South America and are considered Latino countries. And yup, i researched, there are penguins who live in both of them. Funny thing? These countries' native currencies are called "Peso". Argentine Peso and Chilean Peso, but they're both called Peso.

The creators actually researched and named Peso after the currency intentionally and i'm dying. 😭✨‼️

As a Latina, i already knew this, but i thought i might as well share this piece of information to y'all because YES. Might make an in-depth post abt this later btw, especifically about how the education system works in both of those countries and an approximate age of how old Peso would be (or is) if he graduated from his Medical School THERE.

I personally headcanon that Peso is from Chile, but that's just me being biased because The Octonauts' VA'S from the Latin Spanish dubs are Chilean lol- (I'm neither from Chile or Argentina but the fact that the VA'S are Chilean makes me headcanon that 😭) (Most of the VA'S from the Latin Spanish dub of The Octonauts also worked for the Latin Spanish dub of Avatar: The Last Airbender, just another lil' funfact).

Anyways, enough rambling, this whole thing was pretty interesting to investigate even though i knew most of it (but i managed to investigate in a more in-depth manner) ngl.

Byeee :D (idk what i'm doing with my life i'm so hyperfixated on The Octonauts please help me-)

[nusegi]

I can't believe hockey of all things got me into drawing again. Here, have some silly McDrai after yesterday's game, I couldn't resist.

[ryann-44]

baby Malenia