#citrusandsalt

[falloutcoys]

For the ship meme - gimme some homestuck ship opinions!

so i basically haven't changed opinions much since I first read homestuck, so most of these were just cemented early on without much thought, just gut feelings so its gonna be hard to vocalize

black vrisrezi has always been one of my faves, theres so much history and betrayal and tension there that I think its honestly undeniable! they are forever intertwined to me

dirkjake was good but ngl it did not draw me in as much as I would have expected

i never liked johnvris much. i love Vriska more than life and john isn't good enough for her /hj. but no, i think I just had other ships I liked more and while I've always been a multishipper, homestuck is too big and I had to focus on my main ships lol

send me a ship and I'll explain why I do or don't ship it

[lobotomy-maybe-bestie]

FIVE SONGS I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO ON REPEAT

thank u for the tag @ravenlotus :D

1. Famous Last Words / My Chemical Romance (what can i say i'm Going Through It)

2. It Will Come Back / Hozier (going through it pt.2)

3. Two Minutes / The Amazing Devil (oh god still going through it)

4. CPR/Claws Pt. 2 / Typhoon (oh god okay the last song will be happy i promise)

5. Midsummer Night / Mirabai Ceiba (see there we go)

tagging 5 people but anyone feel free to have a go! @gayspacebookenthusiast @perister @jonathan-sins @citrusandsalt @icarus-and-his-big-dickarus

[shark-myths]

nine (9) people you'd like to know better

thank you @andlightplay for the tag!

Last song:

i've been listening to d&d podcast while doing physical therapy, so that was the last thing; but last song was Fake Out by fall out boy, as it has been since spring

Currently watching:

gym show: ted lasso

home show: deep space nice / strange new worlds

Currently reading:

patricia wants to cuddle - HIGHLY RECOMMEND

when i grow up i want to be a list of further possibilities

the princess diaries series reread from childhood - and, jeez

Current obsession:

as if i ever get new obsessions! fall out boy, my own cats, drinking gin in exciting ways, star trek, reading books*, and i guess lately i've been really into the nyt spelling bee game and getting really snobby about wine

(*you don't understand the way i read, i always have my face in a book, i would rather be reading than doing anything--it is definitely an obsession)

i tag @carbonbased000 @leyley09 @blurrycow @revolvingresidency @jazzthecat00 @cleffairie @stereostatic @setting-in-a-honeymoon @citrusandsalt and anyone else!

[westiec]

MKAY SO @citrusandsalt asks:

Zhanchengxian: who sleeps in the middle? Who sings in the shower?

Wei Wuxian starts off in the middle because he *demands* maximum cuddles. Jiang Cheng frequently ends up in the middle when WWX wakes up at 2 am with an idea he just has to write down and crashes back into bed a couple hours later. Lan Wangji occasionally ends up in the middle when Jiang Cheng gets up and walks around to sleep on the less wriggly side.

Jiang Cheng sings in the shower, beautifully, and one of these days he's gonna catch the other two loitering in the hallway to listen.

3CorpseZun (Wen Ning/Nie Mingjue/Song Lan): who is the most protective? Who sings the others to sleep? (For purposes of this question, SL can have a tongue or not, up to you)

It's a protect-off. A circle of defense. A back-to-back-to-back mutual guarding situation. (When it comes down to it though, the Dage instincts are strong.)

This one actually is Song Lan, I think. He might not be able to sing the words, but he barely remembers them anyway. The melodies though, are old, old ones, passed down through the generations who tended the creche — these, he can hum by heart.

NMJ/WQ/JC (oops! all gruff): Who can be trusted to be left home alone (without embarking on an overambitious project, whether that's home renovation in a modern AU or self sacrifice in a canon timeline)

TOUGH CALL this one actually is Nie Mingjue, who, free from observation or obligation, is most likely to just find a sunny spot and take a nap. 😌

important ot3 asks

[edited bc WHY DID YOU POST BEFORE I FINISHED]

[the-official-account]

I've finally had success getting some full-bodied & front facial angles of spar! And also drew Jakub. These all came from jokes and/or requests in the Many of Hearts discord

[Drawings of characters from the Three of Heart podcast. The first is A black and white sketch of Spar, a Hispanic man sitting casually. He wears professional slacks and no shirt, and has a sword strapped to his back. The second is a drawing of Vellum, a tall, Asian man holding a cane, and Spar. Here, Spar is wounded, with a bloody nose and bruised eye and cheek. His skirt is loosely unbuttoned to show a bandage on his stomach. He's smiling, and muttering affectionately to vellum, who help support his weight and is carrying the harness of Spar's sword. Vellum says, "Spar, please stop trying to flirt with me I think you have a concussion."

The third and Last image is Jakub, a pale skin, blonde catboy in his boxers. He's posed halfway through being startled as he looks down at a large, crudely drawn dildo (In the style of a graffitid penis). All his hair stands on end. End ID.]

@threeheartscast @ilaalexei @citrusandsalt

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Dawn in winter by @citrusandsalt

[lolapearl]

1 Day ago me and my family cooked a meal at a cooking class called citrus and salt. Mommy's friend Fayanne came. We made falafel, cheese dip, hummus, pita bread, and Shakshuka. I liked the shakshuka.

[naamahdarling]

3. If you had a million dollars, but you could only spend it on things starting with the first letter of your name [or your blog's name if you don't use your irl name on the internet, or your OCs' names, whichever you want to answer!] what would you buy?

HAHAHAHA I can abuse this if I’m allowed to categorize.

Accommodations (for shelter), aliment (for food), attire (for clothes), accessibility (VERY broad category that would encompass anything I needed to make it easier to function), art, author support (for books), angel fund (for charity), animal upkeep, acquisitions (for everything else), and all of this for acquaintances and associates also.

Or just “anything.”

If not allowed to categorize, I’m just going to buy a shitfuckload of alligators and go out in style.

[idiopathicsmile]

citrusandsalt replied to your post: so.

Long-time admirer/internet stranger here: The “am I x enough to get treatment” dance is the worst, and the compounding effects of being depressed and then feeling bad about your depression are such a suck vortex. As much as you can, remember to be kind to yourself. All the good advice you’re giving to your friends? Remember to give it to yourself too. Many hugs. xxx

is “am i REALLY depressed?” a common depression thing? that’s kind of comforting tbh. i feel like the more common narrative is people with depression not wanting to be diagnosed (stoically insisting nothing’s wrong! of course we shouldn’t romanticize denial, but as somebody who has never been able to pretend nothing’s wrong, on some level i totally do.) so the fact that i am just fingers crossed really hoping a professional will come in and go YUP YOUR BRAIN CHEMICALS ARE WAY OUTTA WHACK, KIDDO makes me doubt the ~authenticity of my problems. 

also because most of the stuff i’m experiencing is, in fact, just heightened versions of problems i’ve always had, like crying really easily or struggling to get anything done or or being overwhelmed by minor obstacles or the social issues/anxieties that come with a kneejerk self-loathing

and a lot of it, specifically, is stuff i’ve been criticized for since i was a kid, like i can remember from a young age being told i was too negative or too sensitive or that i just needed to get my act together or that the crying was self-pity and i needed to buck up 

and i can remember being a kid, crying in public about something, feeling totally humiliated and vulnerable and judged, thinking, ‘someday they’ll find out something was really wrong with me and then won’t they be sorry!’ in a very little-kid way, and it makes part of me now go 'gosh isn’t it convenient that there’s this handy diagnosis that would let you dodge a little responsibility on so many of the ways in which you’ve always been an inherently weak, broken person’

which is itself, you know, a perhaps somewhat depressed kind of thought

but--as i keep trying to remember to tell myself--all of that is fucking irrelevant if there’s a chance that being on medication would make any of my shit easier to deal with, if you feel very bad it’s ok to want to be happier, this is not really a conversation that requires a lot of internal lawyering!

anyway, thanks so much for the kind words! this little corner of the community has always been super supportive & understanding and i really appreciate it 

hugs <3

[knitmeapony]

Happy birthday! Today I drank some coldbrew and stayed in bed late to finish a book. (Also! I saw you at WisCon -- it was my first time going! -- but was too shy to say hello. So belated WisCon hi!)

Aaah you totally should’ve said hi!

[friedtofugazi]

Get to know your followers

@fete-to-be-tied tagged me in this Live Journal ass, Myspace ass survey. (I loved them then and I love them now).

1. Nickname?

Daddy.... Um I don't think anyone consistently uses a nickname for me now.

2. Gender?

Trans man

3. Star sign?

Pisces

4. Height?

5'4

5. Favorite feature?

If this is asking about myself, my eyebrows are PERF and I don't have to touch them.

6. Favorite color?

Purple

7. Favorite animal?

Dogs, otters

8. Average hours spent sleeping?

8-10. Preferably at least 9 or I'm an ass.

9. Dogs or cats?

Dogs. I'm allergic to cats but I believe I would like them now.

10. Number of blankets you sleep with?

Top sheet and comforter

11. What’s your dream trip?

I want to go everywhere. But anywhere in South America. That's the next continent I'd like to get to. Peru? Colombia? Brazil? Venezuela? Chile? Argentina? Let's go.

12. What’s your dream job?

I have it (awwwww). I love being a therapist.

13. When did you make this account?

When Tumblr shut everyone out of their account due to some privacy breach and then I didn't have access to the email I created the old account with and they told me there was no other way I could get my account of like 6 years back.

14. How many followers do you have?

62 apparently. Man I used to have so many.

15. How many pets do you have?

1 at the moment, maybe a second dog soon.

16. Best place to visit in your town or country?

In my small town of Los Angeles there are a few things to see. The Getty is one of my favorite places. Griffith Park is dope. You know... the ocean. LA is so many places so close together. I appreciate the kitschy, tacky parts of LA. Of which we have many.

The small country of the USA also has a few attractions.

17. Favorite ice cream flavor?

Mint chip

18. How often do you read?

Lol like books made of paper? Sometimes I remember how.

19. Favorite study locations?

This one coffee shop that I pretend is the Hufflepuff common room because it makes studying less depressing. Leave me alone alright.

20. Favorite book series

Clearly based on that last answer it's Harry Potter.

I tag @samwiseisvip and @citrusandsalt because I know @reluctantlyromantic probably won't do it.

[falloutcoys]

⭐✨🌟

mutual bingo

[jqlouise]

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[shark-myths]

Fall Out Boy in t-minus...

@theliterarymaniac @chelseaibelieve @citrusandsalt @leyley09 @haylyngunalie

[andotherdoublemeanings]

Thanks for being born @jennerisms • • • • #citrusandsalt #citrusandsaltboston #mexican #mexicanfood #bostonfoodies #goodeats #flatlay via Instagram https://ift.tt/2MxPccN

[the-official-account]

This is anti content, basically! But i' was writing chapter 4 of that 5+1 fic and decided (thanks to much promoting by @citrusandsalt !) That I want to take it in a whole different direction. Here's what it was, though.

When Spar walks into the meeting room full of people, Vellum turns entirely around as if he has a sixth sense, looks directly at Spar, and scowls. Then those harsh eyes turn to Jack, who doesn't flinch or break his stride, just sits toward the head of the table.

Spar lingers at the door, a bit shocked, before Xbala waves him over to sit beside her.

"How's your head?" She mutters, but Spar doesn't register it at first, eyes locked on Vellum as he resets his face into careful neutrality, and continues his previous conversation with a person who appears altered to resemble a bright red frog.

"What?"

"How's your head, Spar, after lunch? I was so busy thinking about all this I didn't even think about the magic."

Spar shrugs. "Yeah no problem. What is all this?"

"You'll see," she says. She covers the hand Spar's drumming nervously against the table with her own, much larger one. "Thank you for taking me to lunch. It was real sweet."

"You did ask."

"And you didn't argue that much. So thank you. I didn't mean to," she flicks a tongue over a row of sharp canines "be so terse with you. I appreciate what you do. It's good work."

"Thank you."

"I mean it, Spar, You're a good friend. There isn't a single person in this office who wouldn't —"

Spar physically pushes her face away, hiding his with the other hand. "Shut up."

Xbala huffs warm air against his hand. "Yeah, okay."

They lapse into silence. People file in and out the room for the next few minutes. Xbala doesn't remove her hand. Vellum ends his conversation with the frog person and moves to Jack, his back toward Spar in a way he can't help but think is pointed. They speak in whispers.

Spar leans back in his hair, still eyeing them carefully. "Did I fuck up by coming here?"

"Yeah." Xbala says.

"Thanks for telling me."

Vellum straightens then, scanning the room before he walks in front of them all, hands laced behind his back.

Xbala releases Spar's hand. The drumming of his fingers restarts instantly.

"As you all," Vellum makes the slightest hesitation, his jaw tensing, "should know, case 38927 involves thaumaturgic events across Vassa Natura, Cindershore, and Stoneloft. We are not proceeding with immediate, overt investigation because the organization has agreed to S.U.I.T.S presence at their gatherings. We suspect members may be trafficking unregistered thaumaturgic artifacts and/or wands purchased from S.K.U.L.L.S—"

A blond elf groans loudly, seeming not to notice or mind that every head in the room turns to him, and the whole meeting goes silent.

"I feel the same," Vellum says after a pause. He smirks to himself, and Soar takes a silent pride at probably being the only one who notices.

"As I'm still in recovery, I can't attend any field missions. We're looking for a way to distribute personnelle," Jack says.

"We have more than enough people," Says Vellum.

"After some recent disturbances we have reason to increase the number of Agents in any given area to present a—"

"Jack, I don't think that's necessary."

The founders stare at each other for a minute. Jack tilts his head, blinking innocently. Vellum drums his fingers on the handle of his cane.

"Shit," Xbala mutters. Around the room, Agent shuffle uncomfortably in their seats, the Frog-person whispering to that moth-like pixie.

Spar pushes himself to standing. "Agent Vellum, can we speak in the hall?"

He goes for the door before hearing an answer.

Vellum steps out half a minute later, looking sheepish. "Spar," he nods.

"What's all this about?"

"What exactly?"

Spar narrows his eyes. "You wouldn't be asking unless you thought you know more than I do." Vellum works his jaw, but doesn't answer, so Spar pushes on. "I'm not supposed to be here."

"It's not that I don't want you here."

"Now you're making me suspicious," He says it as a joke but Vellum cringes.