#got too long

[cecilebutcher]

Hello And thank you for my dear friend sippy for letting me use your incredible oc’s and I hope you like how this turned out^^

Word count: 1.1k

Summary: The pain and Panic duo meeting three interesting students

Warning: none:D

For: @siphoklansan

Aɴᴀɴ + Cʜᴀʀɪɴ

Shoes could be heard across the almost empty halls of Night Raven College along side some panting. “Hurry up Phobes!” Stated Aikat as he turned a corner in a hurry. The male behind him, Phobes, let out an annoyed groan as he followed. “No whining! We’re gonna be late”

It had been a couple of weeks since the school year has started. But even still, the twins weren’t all that familiar with the layout of their new school and got lost pretty easily -especially with how shit they are at directions- “I told you we should’ve asked Orpheus or Ortho!” Said Phobes as he continued to run through the halls. “Or even Idia!”

As the two continued to banter back and forth between themselves, Aikat suddenly collided into someone. As he fell back with a yelp, Phobes crouched next to him to make sure he’s alright. “Oh? And what do we have here?” The two looked up at who was talking to find not one, but two people peering down at them. Phobes let out a small yelp and hid his face in his brothers shoulder. “Sorry about that” Aikat laughed out “wasn’t looking where I was going”

“It’s alright” the white haired male, the one who spoke earlier, said and offered his hand to the two. Aikat gladly took it and dusted off his clothes. “You two look like freshmen, correct?” Aikat nodded while the stranger helped up his brother, who let out a small thanks and hid behind Aikat. “Yup!” He exclaimed happily “I’m Aikat Spanos. This is my twin, Phobes Spanos” he tilted his head to his brother, where Phobes stayed hidden “he’s a bit shy”

“I’m Anan Atthakornmetha” spoke the other stranger, now known as Anan “this is my bodyguard Charin Kamolnath” Charin gave them a small wave and grin. “Oooh bodyguard! Are you like, famous or something?” Aikat asked with a tilt of his head. The two now no longer strangers looked at him with a blank face before Charin let out a chuckle. “Do you really not know who he is?” He asked, Aikat’s response was a shake of his head.

“He’s a prince Kat” Phobes said to his brother with a slight frown “how do you not know about him?” He asked with a sigh, a bit annoyed. “Your twin is right. He’s a pretty famous guy around here” stated Charin. “Really? Sorry your… majesty?” Ana shook his head “it’s quite alright. No need to apologize or for the pleasantries. Ana is fine” “sounds good Anan!” Aikat beamed at the two.

“Anyways. What were you two in a hurry for?” Charin asked and crossed his arms. “Huh…… don’t know” the blue haired male shrugged and placed his hands in his pocket “I forgot. Probably isn’t important” Anan raised a brow at him “is it perhaps your first class of the day?” He asked the two since the first day of the class for freshmen has already begun. “Oh yeah! That’s what we were running to! I totally forgot about that thanks!”

The four of them continued to stand in silent before Phobes let out a flustered sigh before grabbing his brother by the upper arm “I’m sorry but we have to go to class” he said before hurrying off, dragging Aikat with him. Charin let out a laugh as Anan shook his head in disapproval.

Sɪᴘʜᴏᴋ

Aikat stretched as he left his class with his twin. They had finally finished their last class of the day. It’s been a week or so since their meeting with Anan and Charin, and they’ve been hanging out a couple of days. Aikat usually hung out with Charin, while Phobes goes with Anan. But since both pairs are often together, they usually just hang out together.

The two had originally planned to have dinner with the young prince and his bodyguard, but they had to cancel last minute due to some important thing. So instead they decided to go to the library, pick up a few books, and have their lunch in the botanic garden. So that’s we’re they’re headed.

The library was mostly empty since it was the weekend. Only a few students plus the librarian were around, making the entire place ever quieter than normal. Aikat took a seat farthest from the door and pulled out his phone. If he’s just going to sit there and wait for his brother to finish finding all the books he needed, he might as well have some fun.

Phobes skimmed through the book shelves looking for something exciting to read. He stopped in front of a history book, specifically an autobiography, of a soldier that died during a war. He picked it up and started reading the first few pages of it.

“Excuse me” he glanced up to see a girl with short brown hair and brown eyes. “Would you mind handing me the book over there?” She asked while pointing at a book behind him. He blinked a few times and looked behind him. “Um…. Which one?” He asked as he scanned the books. “The purple one with a hardcore cover please” Phobes nodded in response and picked it up. It was an old one, with peeling leather and barley visible letters. Then he handed it to the girl with a smile “thanks!” She smiled back and took the book from him.

“What type of book do you have there?” She asked and pointed to his book “it looks nice” “oh, um, it’s an autobiography” she nodded before asking another question “are you also writing a paper on it?” He shook his head no “I just like reading. Are you using that book for a paper?” The girl nodded her head “yeah! It’s for an essay on the history of sunset savanna” Phobes nodded and turned back.

“If that’s what you’re writing about” he mumbled before picking up a few books from the shelves “I suggest these instead” Phobes held out the books “they’re much better for that topic then the book you’re holding” the brunette smiled and took them from his hand “thanks! I’m Siphok by the way” she smiled and held out he hand “you?” Phobes gladly took her hand and shook it “I’m Phobes Spanos, I have a twin named Aikat, he looks like me but with dark pink hair and glasses”

Siphok nodded at him “I’ll keep that in mind. I have to get going. It was nice meeting you Phobes!” She waved as she walked away, the stake of books still in her hand. Phobes smiled and waved back at her before walking back to his brother.

This is honestly so much longer then I originally planned it to be😭 but I hope you enjoyed this sippy<3

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

[kensatou]

"we know how to move our bodies, but i didn't know how to manage my heart, so you need help for this"

hi we need to talk more about judo gold medallist christa deguchi.

[tofixtheshadows]

I've been thinking a lot lately about how Kabru deprives himself.

Kabru as a character is intertwined with the idea that sometimes we have to sacrifice the needs of the few for the good of the many. He ultimately subverts this first by sabotaging the Canaries and then by letting Laios go, but in practice he's already been living a life of self-sacrifice.

Saving people, and learning the secrets of the dungeons to seal them, are what's important. Not his own comforts. Not his own desires. He forces them down until he doesn't know they're there, until one of them has to come spilling out during the confession in chapter 76.

Specifically, I think it's very significant, in a story about food and all that it entails, that Kabru is rarely shown eating. He's the deuteragonist of Dungeon Meshi, the cooking manga, but while meals are the anchoring points of Laios's journey, given loving focus, for Kabru, they're ... not.

I'm sure he eats during dungeon expeditions, in the routine way that adventurers must when they sit down to camp. But on the surface, you get the idea that Kabru spends most of his time doing his self-assigned dungeon-related tasks: meeting with people, studying them, putting together that evidence board, researching the dungeon, god knows what else. Feeding himself is secondary.

He's introduced during a meal, eating at a restaurant, just to set up the contrast between his party and Laios's. And it's the last normal meal we see him eating until the communal ending feast (if you consider Falin's dragon parts normal).

First, we get this:

Kabru's response here is such a non-answer, it strongly implies to me that he wasn't thinking about it until Rin brought it up. That he might not even be feeling the hunger signals that he logically knew he should.

They sit down to eat, but Kabru is never drawn reaching for food or eating it like the rest of his party. He only drinks.

It's possible this means nothing, that we can just assume he's putting food in his mouth off-panel, but again, this entire manga is about food. Cooking it, eating it, appreciating it, taking pleasure in it, grounding yourself in the necessary routine of it and affirming your right to live by consuming it. It's given such a huge focus.

We don't see him eat again until the harpy egg.

What a significant question for the protagonist to ask his foil in this story about eating! Aren't you hungry? Aren't you, Kabru?

He was revived only minutes ago after a violent encounter. And then he chokes down food that causes him further harm by triggering him, all because he's so determined to stay in Laios's good graces.

In his flashback, we see Milsiril trying to spoon-feed young Kabru cake that we know he doesn't like. He doesn't want to eat: he wants to be training.

Then with Mithrun, we see him eating the least-monstery monster food he can get his hands on, for the sake of survival- walking mushroom, barometz, an egg. The barometz is his first chance to make something like an a real meal, and he actually seems excited about it because he wants to replicate a lamb dish his mother used to make him!

...but he doesn't get to enjoy it like he wanted to.

Then, when all the Canaries are eating field rations ... Kabru still isn't shown eating. He's only shown giving food to Mithrun.

And of course the next time he eats is the bavarois, which for his sake is at least plant based ... but he still has to use a coping mechanism to get through it.

I don't think Kabru does this all on purpose. I think Kui does this all on purpose. Kabru's Post Traumatic Stress Disorder should be understood as informing his character just as much as Laios's autism informs his. It's another way that Kabru and Laios act as foils: where Laios takes pleasure in meals and approaches food with the excitement of discovery, Kabru's experiences with eating are tainted by his trauma. Laios indulges; Kabru denies himself. Laios is shown enjoying food, Kabru is shown struggling with it.

And I can very easily imagine a reason why Kabru might have a subconscious aversion towards eating.

Meals are the privilege of the living.

[incredubious]

MODERN AU ACESAN !!!! first impressions with a guy who barely passes the No Shoes No Shirt No Service rule

[datcravat]

DANDADAN

[emberglowfox]

birds of a feather

[chloesimaginationthings]

This could be a kart if FLAF wasn't fucking around..

[raynewolferune]

DC x DP Prompt: Bruce is bad at emoting but at least ghosts are empathic (too bad bat kids are not)

Was reading Twincognito on AO3 when I stumbled across this gem again:

~

" “Danny, Tim. I was just…checking in. Is everything alright?” Curse his inability to make meaningful conversation when it wasn’t a life or death situation.

They glanced at each other and shrugged.

Then Danny hauled himself out of the bed and walked over to Bruce.

Bruce tried not to let too much excitement show on his face. "

~

Now I really want to read a story where Bruce adopts Danny post Meta trafficking and is being his usual emotionally constipated self. His kids keep getting mad at him because he's treating their new meta brother who was trafficked poorly (generally being stilted in conversation with him, walking away hurriedly mid-conversation, avoiding Danny when he's feeling really awkward, etc). They think Bruce is discriminating against Danny for being a civilian, meta, dealer's pick, but really it's just Bruce being horribly socially awkward. Danny knows this because of ghost empathy and find the whole thing hilarious. The whole thing comes to a head with the Bat Kids staging an intervention in the Bat Cave.

[egophiliac]

crossing my fingers and wishing upon every star that chapter 10 finally brings us the tweel cards 🤞🤞

[scarletlarvesta]

A fun Pyro for you

And a closeup of the profile picture cause I think it's cute

[turtleblogatlast]

Leo learns something about himself 🏳️‍⚧️

Based roughly on this old post.

Bonus:

[Leo is taking the fact that he was born biologically female simultaneously very well and also not so well but overall he’s mostly coping with the fact that it was Draxum that just essentially gave him the turtle equivalent of ‘The Talk’.]

[goomyloid]

i put them in clothes that i own

[bloominglegumes]

i love normal guys doomed by the narrative

[dravikso]

cotl fandom do we fw long fur narinder or should I kill him immediately

redraw here

[koolaidashley]

Zombie comic 2/?

They had a deal 🙁

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