#do not pass go or collect 200

[driftbit]

what if u wanted to fish a mending book from the ocean but the ocean said "please hold"

[kuroko-no-cuties]

J A I L

I keep thinking abt how tiny kuroko actually is

[dollypopup]

I guess what I find most funny about the 'She should call off the wedding because of Colin's entrapement line!' crowd is like. . .y'all really don't get Penelope at all, do you?

She has loved this man for YEARS. She's loved him through his engagement to someone else, she's loved him through him saying he wouldn't court her, she's loved him through multiple countries, through her family mocking their closeness, through a potential marriage to a Lord. She loved him so much she couldn't even DENY having feelings for him to save what she thought was her only chance of getting married. Do you know how easy it would have been for her to go 'No, we're just friends, I don't like him like that, you're proposing to me and that's what matters'? She couldn't denounce her feelings for him even THEN. Even when she doesn't think he reciprocates them and she's made peace with a life with Debling and is expecting his proposal. Colin was *always* first in her heart, through all those hurdles.

Because Colin has been kind in a cruel world, and he's made her laugh, and he encourages her confidence and he's warm and he's gorgeous and he centers her and he values her and he listens and makes her feel desired and beautiful. He's a good man, and her love for him makes her feel good, she treasures it. Even in the books she says it feels good to love a good person, whether he loved her back or not. And now she knows that he does and you think one line that Colin says in obvious hurt after finding out she's been hiding a secret persona for him is enough to shake that love? She spent what? Half a decade looking out her window pining for him and now on the eve of getting to live a life with him as husband and wife, she's going to chuck that away because of one sentence? How lowly do you think of her? How *stupid* do you think she is? To throw away the love of her life over what? Her pride? This fandom's OOC Fanon Pen is a disservice to Penelope's actual character.

Her love for Colin is steadfast. It's made of tougher stuff than all that. It has survived everything that has been thrown at it. Distance, other people, Portia. And y'all really, truly believe that a singular statement will make her go 'Naw, I don't want it anymore!' PUHLEASE. Even when she offers him that annulment, you KNOW she knows it's not on the table.

Stop playing. OF COURSE she didn't call off the wedding. Of COURSE she chose to understand where he was coming from and went 'I didn't mean to trap you, Colin, I love you'. Of course she asks what the marriage will be and is comforted by the fact that he still wants to go through with it.

Penelope Featherington has loved Colin most of her life. It has been one of the few constants in her existence. He has been good to her in said existence, consistently. He's listened, he's cared, he's apologized to her, he's taken ownership of his actions, he's invited her to be more open, he's joked with her, he's supported her, he saw her when she was invisible. She. Loves. Him. And for good reason.

It's not going away because of one line. Or two. Or three. Come back next time when you actually understand her.

[bi-gray]

Just FYI, if you put a post on my dash defending the use of “theyfab” under any circumstances, you’re catching a block!

[communistkenobi]

two iron-clad maxims I have learned through researching trans issues:

If an article claims to be talking about LGBTQ issues but doesn’t mention trans people and/or only uses the word queer, it is a waste of time

If an article about transgender politics is posted in a cultural or media studies journal, don’t even bother opening it

[triviallytrue]

I think I see a lot of people trying to do category theory with sociology concepts and you just shouldn't do that. You know math isn't real, right

[daily-hanamura]

[ukitakejuushiro]

SHUT UR UP

[niwawings15]

Cyborg from one of my favorite childhood shows Teen Titans.

[sparingiscaring]

Played the ES... I am just so profoundly uncomfortable with that story and not in the good horror way. In the oh God no this feels racist and bad- way

[papa-evershed]

Rob James-Collier as Daniel Watson THE INHERITANCE

[eredins-a-king-aint-he]

For the love of whatever you hold as holy PLEASE stop engaging with hate asks, anon or not

Getting these asks isn’t a fun status symbol, it’s a shitty and sad thing that continues to happen because it’s getting fed

It might be exciting to fire back a witty response to these asks, but giving them direct attention and exposure by replying only encourages them, and encouraging them is detrimental to the entire community in the long run

DELETE, BLOCK, AND MOVE ON

Spread positivity instead of nastiness! Engage with a creator you like but have never spoken to and ask them a question you’ve wanted to ask for a while, or just say smth nice about their work! Make art!! Write fic!! Delete the hate asks/block the blog that sent them and reblog something you enjoy instead!!

[birdmenmanga]

A while ago I received a beautiful painting of Eishi in the mail from @kitsoa!! I've been meaning to post pictures of it but I so rarely have physical objects I wanted a proper photoshoot to do it justice <3

When I first saw this I was absolutely blown away by the colors. These magenta-maroon hues aren't ones I associate with urban cityscapes at all and yet it's beautiful and dreamlike. There are a lot of poignant moments of loneliness in this series and this piece really captures that feeling, in my opinion. I almost feel like crying when I look at it sometimes. Kitsoa just has a way with color I can never hope of coming close to; I often look at her artworks and think, "Ah, her brain's just wired in a fundamentally different way from mine." (NOT a lamentation btw-- I consider it a blessing that we are put on this earth to show each other pictures of that which the other could not conceive of)

I have it up on my wall with sticky tack (didn't want to put tape on the front in case it got damaged when I inevitably have to move away) and I look at it all the time. I love it so much!! Thank you!!

[crimeronan]

"since astrology isn't real i tell people i'm a 'scary' sign so weird bigoted astrology believers will leave me alone"

"actually i think your real normal sign is evil and everyone i've met who had it is evil!! don't worry 💕"

OLYMPIC GOLD..... IN MISSING THE POINT....?

[theladysherlock]

He wouldn't believe she was safe from hanging unless he knew the truth. Strangest of all, she almost wanted to tell him, to trade her secret for his.

She took a step closer.

"They won't hang me, Alek. I'm not the soldier you think I am."

He frowned. "What do you mean?"

Deryn took a deep breath. "I'm not really a-"

Bestie of all the times you will consider telling Alek about your gender situation, this is the Absolute Worst Time To Do It. He needs to get his ass beat by several competent women before he's ready to hear this, please sit down.

[butchviking]

feminists stop saying shit like "conservatives may agree with me on trans issues but not on anything else!" bro conservatives don't fucking agree with you on trans issues they don't fucking care about protecting women and children they DONT they do not have the same purpose as gender critical or trans critical feminism they are literally just transphobic and homophobic they want to enforce gender and they want trans people to not exist honest to god. if u genuinely in your heart think you agree on this one issue but not anything else then you've either severely misunderstood what conservatives actually think & want OR you are just. also transphobic i guess.