#good planets are hard to find

[zegalba]

[puppetmaster13u]

Prompt 167

Honestly, Danny is having such a good time right now. He gets to travel with Ellie, explore space, just have fun. Plus his secondary protector-instincts are having soothed despite him not technically doing any hero-ing anymore. Really his sister had the right idea when she decided she wanted to become a doctor, this is honestly a blast.

And if someone does end up passing away, well, Ellie is always happy to help soothe their spirit and guide them to the Realms where they can reach their respective afterlife. Or become a ghost. 

They are completely oblivious to the fact that there are now legends and entire temples dedicated to them now. Apparently accidental ascension is in fact a thing, as Dan later laughs at them about. 

[skyburger]

whos your favorite of the crusaders from part 3... i think i love baofu the most tbh

[uncanny-tranny]

There's this pull in recovery to feel behind in comparison to your peer group, and that's, of course, a valid feeling. It's understandable, but I think a lot of what we don't remember is that... they often aren't starting out in the same place you are.

I think part of the reason so many feel terrible about "being behind" is that it feels like we have to blame ourselves for being behind. If you just weren't affected by it, you'd be right where your peers are, right? It's a way to blame yourself in severe cases.

Recovery isn't about "catching up," I think. It's about pressing the play button and letting yourself live. You might never "catch up," you might never be at the "same level," but that fundamentally doesn't change that your life is worth living how you want it to.

[peppermintmochafem]

What if... Strong boys? Boys who've always been in charge, made to take charge of situations far too complex and difficult for them to handle and blamed when things fall apart. Boys who responded to that by doing better next time until it's reflexive.

Boys who have trouble understanding that they're safe from that now. Boys who need a little extra reassurance?

...boys who might be crying a little. Sorry 😅

boys who get told how handsome they are when they cry for me. boys who get told how strong and brave they are being for letting me be in control. boys who get to feel as weak as they want under me. boys who get to sit beneath me with nothing to handle on their own, just get to sit there and rest at my feet looking handsome for me. boys who have no decisions of their own to make. boys who I get to remind not to do things on their own, that they arent meant for that, that it is for me to do, for me to take care of. boys I get to watch fall apart for me so perfectly.

[themeganator5000]

*disappears for three months* gay mice be upon ye!

[phagodyke]

god felt so bad abt how shitty my period cramps are that she sent me an compensatory angel in thr form of mindblowing period horniness. amen

[oifaaa]

Have you read DC lazarus planet revenge of the gods? They have a black Apollo!

I've not read it yet but I took a quick peak over my lunch break today gotta say absolutely love their apollo design tho just who ever the artist is is just amazing their art looks so pretty

[angeltannis]

it’s not looking good on the hyperfixation front, lads

[neverendingford]

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[thewritehag]

This might be mean and entirely unfair, but romances written by an author from the southern U.S. have a morally skewed, trad wife vibe.

Don't get me wrong, I like the writing of the series I'm jumping around in; the ice giant smurf type aliens are frequently half-nekky and are really sweet, but there's a ride or die parasite symbiote that basically forces soulmate breeding.

Honestly, with one eye closed, I can get passed all that--it's buff alien erotica: Chest worms that keep their human hosts from dying on a hostile planet is a pre-requisite--But, when one of the human women kills all the sex traffickers who abducted them, she and the other humans, keep calling it murder. The natives don't, so there's that.

Good smut, even if you have to suspend your disbelief that a predominantly male (that they're not human, but humanoid notwithstanding) alien tribe would know all about cunnilingus and nothing about blowies (not necessarily a complaint, I guess).

They're like this guy except they're ridiculously cut, blue himbos

[clueless1995]

hey. why don’t they just have one pillow that’s comfortable. how am i supposed to know what will be good. help

[llycaons]

just spent a solid 30 seconds staring at that recent sleepy wx art...it just brought me so much peace

[sugared-violets]

who needs surgeons when you can just reread the book that defined your adolescence and get your heart ripped out for free

[nomaishuttle]

bedtime i surpose.. i loves you all mwhamwhamaha. ok bye

[britcision]

The trick is making those words and their meanings accessible for everyone

Young kids learn all the words for snow in their cultures

Most adults in the western world never learn exactly what quantum physics describes, or the names of half the tools in a standard toolbox

Good scientists build a glossary appropriate to the understanding of their audiences

(They use words you’ll understand when speaking to you)

The takeaway is: scientists are not doing it on purpose, the government is by making it hard for you to learn what those words mean without spending a lot of money

If someone can persuade you that people who use technical terms look down on you for not knowing them, you’re less likely to believe those people if they say something that someone doesn’t want you to know

Like that climate change is real

It is intentional, deliberate anti-intellectualism to make you trust anyone but the experts

We combat this by learning what those specific terms mean, and by teaching our scientists communication tools and not denigrating the humanities

The whole “scientists use big words on purpose to be exclusive” is such a bunch of anti-intellectual bullshit. Specific and concise language exists for a reason; you need the right words to convey the right meaning, and explaining stuff right is a hugely important part of science. Cultures that live around loads of snow have loads of words to describe different types of snow; cultures that live in deserts have loads of words to describe different types of sand. Complex language is needed for complex meaning.