#but somebody had to fix it

[thevulturesquadron]

The only reason why she says this is because she misses him.

Because she is so frustrated about every decision she took out of comfort in her life instead of braving her heart. Because she hurts. Because she was so afraid of a kind love, that she ran back into a dance that’s insecure but familiar. Because she hates herself for giving in to pressure and expectations, for listening to others telling her that they know her better than she knows herself. Because she thinks she has stepped one step too far from the person she loves, that there’s no turning back and she needs to lie in the bed she made. So she has to lie to herself and others. She needs to say awful things aloud in exasperating hopes that they could somehow start sounding real, in hopes that they could cover the beating of her heart each time he floods her mind.

She is afraid that if she doesn’t push everything about him a million miles away she might break. So she lashes out. Because admitting she’s been a fool and she ran away from true happiness and growth when they presented themselves feels like admitting she’s been a fraud to herself and to the people around her.

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There. I fixed it.

[marlynnofmany]

Here's a fun new typo that feels like a story seed:

"The Sword in the Store"

Is Excalibur a decorative display, and no one realized? Is this a modern-day AU about something that's hard to dismantle, and any employee who can figure it out gets a raise/promotion? Is it something else?

Maybe it's a sword-shaped spaceship that crashed through the roof. The possibilities are vast.

[rainyrambles-overcod]

“I can fix him” but not in the way that one would just patch up a hole in the wall. “I can fix him” but not in the way one might just stitch up a tear in your clothes.

“I can fix him” in the sense that not only would I want to repair the damage, but also take the extra step to paint something fun and beautiful on the wall too. “I can fix him” in the sense that I’d want to embroider something over that hole whilst also mending the tear, to make it bloom.

I want this to be what people mean when they say they can “fix” somebody. It’s not fixing. It’s helping them to feel beautiful and well loved again, growing around the damage done. It’s still there, the patch in the wall and the hole in your clothes, but it’s been given new life. There’s proof of its intent to last, despite the damage done.

[uncanny-tranny]

Like obviously the whole "they're just doing [x] for attention!" is completely asinine because humans are social creatures who need attention to some capacity, but also... in your narrative, does everybody do things specifically for your attention? When somebody does something drastic or shocking, is it not because they're desperate for help but just because they crave your attention specifically? Does the sun rise and set at your command as well?

[californiaquail]

anyone else feeling fundamentally incapable of adjusting to society. also just discovered there's a 30 tag limit which i can't believe i've never hit before

[alangdorf]

Sorryyyy for dropping off the face of the earth; got kinda shy after that last post but mostly I’ve just been writing though I cannot guarantee that any of that will ever be finished (also I’m very insecure about my writing AAAH). Figure I might as well post the valentines I had done (like two months late lol); interestingly this turned into more of a hand lettering exercise than I was expecting lol

[anxiousdragoncollector]

Wonder if any banished elves just decided to move to the Forbidden Cities instead

[bhaalstemple]

i know if orin had someone who fully loved and accepted her, she would've had a worse religious crisis than durge ever did with gortash

[sophielovesbooks]

Lately my insomnia has been so bad it makes me wonder if invisible people are lacing my food with amphetamines

[puppygirl-seraphim]

It's gettin pretty tough to keep squeakin I'll tell you that much

[ladyaster]

The Kuon experience be like:

"What do you mean this game costs as much as a washing machine and dryer set?!"

"Ooh, spooky interactive Japanese folktale with creepy visuals and dazzling art direction and great sound design"

"...Oh gosh...this is lowkey a story about abusive families and finding a support system even if it's just one really great friend who helps you escape your situation and start life anew."

"Haha and then Abe no Seimei said "it's all ogre for you now, Doman". Get it? Because her go-to summons are oni? I'll see myself out."

"*starts humming that song the tree kids keep singing* *immediately puts hand over mouth* Oh no."

"I wish I had $1,000 to spend on this game instead of longingly watching playthroughs and lore videos from afar."

[anarchicarachnid]

this will get me absolutely no love on this site, but the way tumblrites perpetually and thoughtlessly hate on AoT is a perfect encapsulation of this site's specific brand of leftist discourse lacking critical analysis skills.

Nearly 100% of the time I see AoT, one of the most popular animes of all time, mentioned here, it's someone trashing on it for extremely non-specific reasons, such as "you can say AoT is bad op". there is literally never any meaningful critique or analysis, ever.

and I have a strong suspicion it alllll comes back to the time a couple posts circulated calling the mangaka a fascist for a couple of, let's be real, really weak reasons.

AoT is ab extremely political narrative which depicts bad people AS BAD PEOPLE, and still nobody on tumble dot hell seems capable of understanding the themes whatsoever. Literally if you have so little understanding of the messaging and characters that you think Eren's actions are portrayed as justified in the eyes of the creator, you don't understand the story well enough to trash on it.

The worst thing you can say about it and be broadly correct is that there is a very bad line toward the end that makes it easy to misunderstand what the creator's actual messaging is. But it's a good thing the entire rest of the story is extremely clear about the themes and messages, so maybe you can understand how it isn't all undone because one bad person says a bad thing one time at the end.

I hope at the very least there isn't one single person media illiterate enough to think that the messaging is that genocide is good. Or war. Or child soldiers. Or racism. Or racial oppression. Or eugenics. Like these should be realllllly obvious themes if you paid even the slightest bit of attention.

[nihiltism]

can you guys take a moment to fully cherish and relish in a world where you don't have a sore throat. for me

[love-songs-for-emma]

i was on zillow today, fantasizing about being able to live somewhere, when i came across the listing for my childhood home. it wasn't active/being sold, but it was on there with some pics of the interior. and my GOD. THEY MADE HER UGLY. THEY TOOK HER RUSTIC PUSSY OUT. WHAT THE FUCK

[essektheylyss]

The fact that there are GAPING HOLES in two major junctions of Seattle transit infrastructure at the same time is like, this is truly a functional city, you guys, we promise.

[cluescorner]

Started crying over the Batman Beyond Animated Movie concept art. I am so normal.