#i dont know enough about what i like & who i am

[beyondsyntax]

This is such a lie, Biden and Harris sent a trillion us dollars overseas to the other countries and they arent our friends theyve hijacked our country and im not even talking about the good people of Asia e-Europe Africa or anywhere else for that matter. Im talking not about their government officials. Im talking about the dark side that has taken over government positions and has weaseled their way to keep the good people under their evil thumb. Because theyre afraid of us. And its so hard to pick those people out because sometimes expression can be twisted based on symbolism and just because you dont understand the symbols in a video or way people are symbolically using imagery can either be enlightening or fear based. Its so hard to tell. The fact of the matter is that why put your faith in Kamala, or any politician. The one thing you should take away from this is stop relying on the government to fix your problems like some soap aprah "we lost time to throw in the towel". No. Get active and not in a way that makes people look like fools. But in a way that serves the truth for what it is, you dont have to be rude to do that. Just because you dont know something or are trying to protect the truth, I dont have to claw you down. Stand up straight, the only thing ill tell you is, no... thats not straight enough. Stand up taller. They sent not the Governments tax dollars overseas but ours. They raised inflation by printing out so much money groceries have more than doubled. Gas prices are extremely high and as soon as trump comes into office those people who didnt respect us actually are shaking hands with trump and are now under our level. Meaning we are reasoning with them and we arent threatening them but doing business with them. Sometimes when the business isnt being reciprocated and its serving everyone else but you you have to simply do business and if thats a threat to you maybe get yours under control so we dont have to send a trillion of our own dollars while our country is on the edge of the abyss because Joe Biden took us there and Kamala almost pushed us over. Because she sees no problem in joe biden taking our freedom. She sees no problem with forcing a vax from the government that you people have entirely too much faith in and now you see that what they were saying about it being terrible are true. They wouldnt even let you have your own freedom to speak up on it they silenced you. Do you think thats a little bit unfair? I dont, id take it further and say its treason against the people. Theres a war going on if you havent been aware of it, we had an open boarder with random people from all around the war come in and killing thousands of people and you really are so brainwashed from the false narrative that you cant even put all these little coincidences together. Its not a matter of being an idiot because anyone can be brainwashed, I know I am, probably to a major degree because we are so lied to. But all within reason. Its unreasonable to see these things, and let them go by as mere coincidences. And if you havent put together why all the states with it illegal to vote without a license was where trump won and the only state where he lost was where you didnt need an id, and he had a total victory with the popular vote and electoral college, dude, why do you even waste your time at all on this if you havent even looked into that at all? If you care, that doesnt mean youre wrong. No. I encourage you to continue caring and giving your concern to what matters. The world needs more caring people. But just be mindful that caring and just going off your emotions is more dangerous than trump will ever be because everyone follows your lead and does what they want based off of your own actions, so grow up because youre capable of that and be the bigger person you were meant to. No more being a kid, kids. The world needs all of us more than you could ever know.

[babyjinsu]

[r/situationships] i don't know where i stand with this girl.

003 of 002 !! ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

[r/situationships] [UPDATE] i don't know where i stand with this girl. posted by u/ddori • 3h ago

hey everyone!! so last week i made a post asking whether im in a situationship or not with a girl, and i guess you can say...... drum rolls please.

im not!!!! i am not a situationship nor am i just her friend! i know what we are now.

we went out a few days after that to get a midnight dessert at a street stall, and firstly, she didn't deny (again) when the dessert auntie asked if we were together, in fact, she asked the auntie if we do look good together. we do, we totally do!

then, after that we kinda just walked around the area and eventually settled at the park to finish our desserts. we didn't do a lot, we just talked about universities, and talked about our friends; when i asked her what does she think about me? generally, like as a friend. we asked each other those kind of questions a lot, so its not weird for me to suddenly bring it up.

this time however, she went quiet for a sec and i thought i probably shldnt hv asked. like i probably messed up, but then she said, "i see you as someone really important to me." and my heart lowkey stopped lol for a second. so i pushed the answer a little by asking her important how? like financial wise or what? (as a joke ok) and then she just laughed.

she said that itd be hard to see a future where im not there. and im like oh okay what the hell hahahehhdcejfnwjejdeb I TWEAKED genuinely like i felt like exploding. and she asked about her-- like my turn to tell her what i think about her.

so obviously my brain was short-circuited because what do you even say to that, and then being asked to tell your crush what you feel towards her? i tried to play it cool so i told her that she knows, and she was like, "but i wanna hear it.." like yes maam i will tell you.

i told her the truth, that she's my favourite person ever, and that like her, i cant imagine a future where shes not in there. she replied with a thats nice, im hoping youd say that. and then she sat on the swing next to mine and like omg i dont know how to explain it but you know swings can move right? yeah she (sitting down) shuffled herself closer, the swing swaying with her movement until she was close enough to lean her head on my shoulder (please visualise).

we just sat there like that for a couple of minutes and for a moment i thought that i dont care whatever comes after that, situationship or whatever. im just happy that i can be by her side.

but then she asked me, if my future where she's in, is she still his friend?

and my brain just went white noise and my heart dropped and butterflies were filling up my stomach. and i didnt even get to process my sentence, because my mouth just said, "im hoping youd be something more than just my friend."

LIKE haheehebc yeah thats what i said. thats what i said and it worked because she just nodded her head and very nonchalantly, replied that she hopes the same too.

at that point, i didnt care about anything anymore because i straight up asked her if i can be her boyfriend and she said yes and that she's been waiting so i told her i, too, had been waiting LOL.

so yeah fellas... no more confusion, no more overthinking, no more "are we what are we arent we". i know where we stand now, i know who i am in her life, she knows who she is in my life and it feels so so so so so good. im really, really glad this happened and i am still losing my mind over this.

also, her/our friends had always known about our crush on each other but they just kept it a secret to see how long we'd stay crushing.

thanks a lot everyone! maybe this can be a sign for you too.

Top Comments:

[u/1999_warrior] aw op! this was very wholesome to read. congratulations!

[u/cranberryjuice] your story just made me convince that the girl im talking to is not playing with me! 9 months friendship going strong!

[u/dr4g0nf7y replying to u/cranberryjuice] brother... we hate to break it to you.....

[u/jadedstone] the way op was like dont care whatever happens next and then confessed is so funny to me lol

[u/tapiocapearl] i knew it!! congratulations op!! you both sound very cute together. wishing you everlasting happiness.

[u/ithinkisee] taking this as a sign to confess to my friend

💭 yayyyyy second fic done xd. aaaa this was so cute hdjinebche hope u guys enjoy it xoxo!!!!!!!

[sweetvoidstuff]

Dont be Scared - Gravity and Gold (5)

Jungkoo x Reader

Summary: (Y/N) wants a normal university life, hiding her gravity powers, while Jungkook strives to be a perfect hero. When villains attack their campus, she is forced to make a choice—stay hidden or fight. Their encounter changes everything.

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Wordcount: ~1000

A/N: Thank you for reading! If you enjoyed it, please let me know—I’d love to hear your thoughts. I plan to publish one chapter per week, so stay tuned for more!

Chapter 5: Dont be Scared

Jungkook wasn’t the type to let things go.

You learned that quickly.

Even though he had promised to "drop it," he never really did. He wasn’t following you anymore—not exactly. But somehow, he always found you. Whether it was at a food stall, a crowded train station, or a quiet rooftop where you thought you could finally breathe, Jungkook was there. Watching. Waiting.

And worst of all? He wasn’t the only one paying attention to you.

The news cycle after the battle was relentless. Reports of the attack played on every screen in the city, clips of Jungkook’s lightning tearing through the battlefield, interviews with high-ranking officials praising the heroes’ victory. But there was something else. Something smaller—but important.

A single grainy security cam video.

It was blurry, barely showing anything beyond shifting shadows, but you knew exactly what it was. What it showed.

A figure moving unnaturally, gravity twisting around them.

You.

The video was short, but it was enough to raise questions. Speculation flooded online forums. Who was this person? Another hero? A new recruit? Someone in training?

The Hero Program remained silent.

But you weren’t naïve. Silence didn’t mean they weren’t looking.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next time Jungkook found you, it wasn’t in some random street or crowded café.

It was your apartment.

You nearly jumped out of your skin when you found him sitting on the steps outside, twirling a coin between his fingers, sparks of golden electricity flickering at his fingertips.

"You shouldn’t be here," you muttered, stepping past him to unlock your door.

Jungkook pocketed the coin. "Yeah, well, neither should you."

You shot him a look. "What’s that supposed to mean?"

He exhaled, running a hand through his dark hair. "They’re asking questions about you."

Your fingers tightened around your keys.

"You should’nt have left after the fight," he continued. "Instead, you run. Now people are looking for you—and not just me."

You swallowed hard. "Did you tell them?" you hated that you sounded so scared.

"No," Jungkook admitted. "But it’s only a matter of time before someone finds out something."

There was something different about the way he looked at you now. Before, it had been curiosity—mild annoyance at your stubbornness. But now?

Now, it was something heavier.

"You’re hiding something," he said, voice quiet but firm. "And I need to know why."

"You need to know jack shit," you shot back.

Jungkook clenched his jaw. "You don’t trust me."

You laughed, but there was no humor in it. "Why would I?"

He didn’t answer right away. For the first time, he actually looked frustrated—like he couldn’t understand why this was such a big deal to you.

"Y/N…right?," he said slowly, "I know the Hero Program. I am the Hero Program. If there’s something you’re not telling me, something you’re afraid of, I can help."

You took a step back. "No, you can’t."

Jungkook’s expression darkened. "Why not?"

You hesitated. For a split second, you considered telling him. Telling him everything. But then you saw the way he looked at you—the same way every hero looked at something they couldn’t figure out.

Not as a person.

As a puzzle to be solved.

You turned away. "Because I don’t need saving."

Then you disappeared into your apartment.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The underground training center was quiet at this hour. Most heroes had already finished their drills for the day, leaving only a few stragglers behind.

Jungkook sat on one of the benches, his arms resting over the back, his fingers absentmindedly sparking with tiny jolts of electricity. Across from him, his friends—Yoongi, Jimin, and Hoseok—watched him with varying levels of amusement and concern.

"So let me get this straight," Yoongi drawled, leaning back against the wall, flames flickering at his fingertips. "You’ve been stalking some mystery girl for days—not because she’s a villain, not because she’s in danger, but because she told you to leave her alone?"

Jungkook scowled. "I’m not stalking her."

"Could’ve fooled me," Hoseok snorted, stretching his legs out in front of him. His speedster reflexes made him constantly fidgety, his fingers tapping against his knees. "You’re obsessed."

Jimin, who had been unusually quiet, finally spoke. "She’s the gravity user from the battle, isn’t she?"

Jungkook’s gaze snapped to him.

"Yeah," Jimin said, nodding to himself. "Figured. The way you fought together—it was like you already knew each other."

Jungkook ran a hand through his hair, frustration rolling off of him in waves. "That’s the thing. I don’t know her. But she’s strong—stronger than most trainees here. And she wants nothing to do with us."

Yoongi raised a brow. "So? Not everyone wants to play hero."

"But why?" Jungkook insisted. "People like her—people with that kind of power—don’t just slip through the cracks. The Hero Program finds them, trains them. But she’s nowhere in the system. It’s like she doesn’t exist."

Jimin frowned. "That is weird."

Hoseok tilted his head. "Maybe she’s hiding something."

"Or maybe she just doesn’t want to be part of the system," Yoongi said, watching Jungkook carefully. "Not everyone wants to be a hero, you know."

Jungkook sighed, rubbing his face. "Yeah, she made that pretty clear."

Yoongi’s flames dimmed. His voice was quieter when he spoke next. "Look, man. If she doesn’t want to be found, maybe you should respect that."

Jungkook stared down at his hands, watching the lightning flicker between his fingertips.

"I can’t," he muttered.

"Why?" Jimin asked.

Jungkook looked up, his expression unreadable.

"Because I think she’s scared of us."

Silence fell over the group.

And for the first time, none of them had an answer.

[umblrspectrum]

so like is it specifically planets the solver craves or can it get by with just eating dirt off the ground

[bunnyboy-juice]

NO MORE ASSOCIATING THINGS WITH FEMMES ONLY BECAUSE THEY ARE PINK!HYPERFEM FEMMES ARE GREAT AND I LOVE YOU CAMPY FEMMES WHO EMBODY PINK BUT ALSO JESUS CHRIST CAN YOU GUYS NOT GO MORE THAN ONE DAY W/O TRYING TO SHOEHORN FEMMES INTO BEING ONLY PINK UWU BABIES. I AM FEMME AS IN GRASS AS IN DIRT AS IN TREE BARK AS IN WEEDS SPROUTING THROUGH THE SIDEWALK CEMENT. FEMME AS IN GENDER NONCONFORMITY AS IN FUCK YOU MY FEMININITY IS WHAT *I* SAY IT IS. FEMME AS IN DEPTH AND DARKNESS AND WARMTH AND TERROR. FEMME AS IN CAVES. FEMME AS IN LIGHTNING. FEMME AS IN AN AMALGAMATION OF TRAITS THAT I HAVE DECIDED ARE FEMININE REGARDLESS OF WHAT SOCIETY SAYS. FUCK IS IT THAT HARD TO UNDERSTAND?!???

[starry-bi-sky]

realizing i have. a lot of untapped trauma potential for clone^2 danny because i just Fully Processed Four Months Late the fact that his parents were capturing and torturing ghosts in the basement before he became Phantom. and the fact that he was on house rest for 2 weeks. during that time period. and he wasn't really leaving the house. he could hear their screaming through the floorboards

*points at clone danny* i can give you suuuuuuch a bad time babe ahaha. i've got two untouched years before you meet damian what fucks you up before then

[ask2ps]

I love 2p japan

CHINA: 日本さえ恋がしたいということ、考えられないことではないねぇ。(It’s not unthinkable that even Japan would want love, right?)

JAPAN: 闭嘴。(Shut up.)

[xxplastic-cubexx]

ohhh i just know magneto is so pathetic in bed constantly asking charles if he’s making him feel good and charles just praising him like 😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌

THIS IS WHAT I LOG ON TO THIS WEBSITE FOR 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

[sonknuxadow]

my reaction to that information

[triglycercule]

dust and horror angel and demon themes,,,, they could totally parallel each other...... :3

dust=angel of death described in the delta rune prophecy (self declared) (i DEFINITELY elaborated on this one waayyyy before but anyways dust with a fucked up savior complex SAVE ME SAVE ME.... death is a blessing ass guy. life is torment and he will be the one to liberate monsters from their bodies and with the strength they provide to him be able to take down evil evil creation of pure misery that is the human ✨✨✨ dont worry his evil cackles are to HIDE HIS PAIN of saving everyone....... trust)

horror=demon that dragged everyone in horrortale into hell (as perceived by everyone else) (i think it would be a cool hc if everyone outside of snowdin viewed horror as literally a demon. maybe undyne preaches that. anyone outside of snowdin might be WAYYY worse because they starve for longer and literally take part in cannibalism so they might not have the same sort of mild sanity that snowdin residents do,,,, besides he DID kinda bring them all eternal suffering. kinda. nobody but undyne knows what happened at the core so she could totally just paint the story to blame horror fully)

ANYWAYS i like the possible dynamics this could have :333

dust to horror (please let me kill you PLEASE let me kill you i can end it all so peacefully wouldn't it be nice??? i promise ill make it quick just for you),,, horror to dust (i want you to live and suffer with what youve done i want you to watch all of your choices hit you one day and i'll be there and laugh at you. i'll keep you alive just to keep you suffering ok?)

OR dust to horror (you dont deserve to die you dont deserve to even be hurt by me. not because youre the exception but youre the Exception i absolutely loathe you so youll never get the sweet release of death :3) and horror to dust (just let me die already i dont wanna be here. youre supposed to be a savior right??? an angel?? then why don't you save me already when i need it more than anyone else)

[hauntingofhouses]

i know I've mentioned my interpretation of mizu's gender a million times on here but i don't think i ever fully elaborated on it.

so on that note i just wanna ramble about that for a bit. basically, it's my reading of the show that mizu is nonbinary, so let me dig into that.

putting the rest under the cut because it ended up being pretty long lol. also here have a cute mizu pic of her being happy and most at ease with herself, symbolised by her letting her hair down. <3 ok let's proceed.

thus, when i refer to mizu as nonbinary, i am interpreting mizu as a woman, but not ONLY a woman. not strictly a woman. she is also a man. she is also neither of these things, she is something in between, while at the same time she is none of these at all. i've said as much many times, but i just don't want people to think that when i say nonbinary, it inherently means a "third androgynous gender" that essentially turns the gender binary into a gender trinary. not only is that going against what the term nonbinary was crafted for (to go against rigid boxes and categorisation of gender identities), but also, not all nonbinary people fall under that category or definition, and that's definitely not the way i interpret mizu.

okay before i go deeper i'd just like to address some important things. first of all, this post is an analysis of canon, and thus everything i am arguing for is about my own interpretation of the show, and not some baseless projected headcanon i am projecting onto the character. please remember there is a difference between an interpretation (subjective; interpretations will differ from viewer to viewer, but ultimately it is firmly rooted in evidence taken from the source material) VS a headcanon (unrelated and often even contrary to what is presented in canon; opinions wildly differ and they cannot be argued for because there is no canonical evidence to back it up).

ALSO please note that nonbinary is an umbrella term. this means that it applies to a vast range of gender identities. other identities that fall under the nonbinary umbrella include agender, bigender, genderfluid, and so on. however, it's my personal preference to use the term nonbinary as it is, simply because i'm not a fan of microlabels (more power to you if you do like them and find they suit you more though!).

also, before anyone fights me on this, let me clarify further that gender means something different to everyone. it's not your biological sex or physical characteristics. but at the same time, gender is not mere presentation. you can be a trans woman and still present masculine—either because you're closeted and forced to, or because you just want to—and either way, that doesn't take away from your identity as a woman. same goes for trans men. if you're a trans man but you wear skirts and don't bind or don't get top surgery, that doesn't make you any less of a man. because gender non-conformity exists, and does not only apply to cis people! some lesbians are nonbinary and prefer using he/him pronouns while dressing masculinely, but that doesn't mean they're a man, or that they're any less of a lesbian. neither does this mean that they're a cis woman.

the thing about queer identities in general is that, like i said, they mean something different to everyone, because how you identify—regardless of your biological attributes and fashion or pronouns—is an extremely personal experience. so a nonbinary person and a gnc cis woman's experiences might have plenty of overlap, but what distinguishes between the two is up to the individual. there's no set requirements to distinguish you as one or the other, but it's up to you to decide what you identify as, based on what you feel. either way, by simply identifying yourself as anything under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, you are already communicating to the world that you are not what a conservative, cisheteronormative society wants you to be.

which is why i find all this queer infighting on labels to be so ridiculous. because we're all fighting the same fight; the common enemy is a societal structure that divides us into set roles and expectations purely based on our biological parts. that's why biological essentialism in the queer community is a fucking disease. because by arguing that women are inherently weak and fragile and soft and gentle and must be protected from evil ugly men, while men are inherently strong and angry and violent and exploitative of women, these people are advocating for the same fucked up system that marginalises and abuses women as well as effeminate and/or gay men.

anyway. i'm going on a tangent. this was meant to be a blue eye samurai post. so yeah back to that— the point i'm trying to make is that there's no singular way to identify as anything, as everyone's views on gender, especially their own, is specific and personal to the individual.

so with that being said, yes you can definitely interpret mizu as a gnc cis woman and that's a totally valid reading of the text. however, interpreting her as nonbinary or transmasc also doesn't take away from her experiences with misogyny and female oppression, because nonbinary and transmasc folks also experience these things.

me, personally, i view her as nonbinary but not necessarily or not always transmasc because i still believe femininity and womanhood is a very inherent part of who mizu is. for example, from what we've seen, she does not like binding. it does not give her gender euphoria, but is instead very uncomfortable for her both physically and mentally, and represents her suppressing her true self. which is why when she "invites the whole" of herself, she stands completely bare in front of the fire, breasts unbound and hair untied. when she is on the ship heading to a new land in the ending scene, she is no longer hiding her neck and the lack of an adam's apple. we can thus infer that mizu does not have body dysmorphia. she is, in fact, comfortable in her body, and relies on it extremely, because her body is a weapon. instead, what mizu hates about herself is her face—her blue eyes. she hates herself for her hybridised racial identity, hates herself for being a racial Other. hates that she has no home in her homeland. thus it is important to note that these are not queer or feminist themes, but postcolonial ones.*

* and as a tiny aside on this subject, i really do wish more of the fandom discussion would talk about this more. it's just such an essential part to reading her character. like someone who's read homi k bhabha's location of culture and has watched this show, PLEASE talk to me so we can ramble all about how the show is all about home and alienation from community. please. okay anyway—

nevertheless, queer and feminist themes (which are not mutually exclusive by the way!) are still prevalent in her story, though they are not the main issue that she is struggling with. but she does struggle with it to some extent, and we see this especially during her marriage with mikio, where we see her struggle in women's domestic spaces.

on the other hand, though, she finds no trouble or discomfort in being a man or being around other men—even naked ones—and does not seem stifled by living as one, does not seem all that bothered or uncomfortable navigating through men's spaces. contrast this to something like disney's mulan (1998), where we do see mulan struggle in navigating through men's spaces, as she feels uncomfortable being around so many men, always feeling like she doesn't belong and that she's inherently different from them. mizu has no such experiences like this, as her very personality and approach to life is what can be categorised as typically "masculine". she is straightforward and blunt. her first meeting with mikio, she tells him straight to his face that he's old while frowning and raising a brow at him. she approaches problems with her muscles and fists (or swords), rather than with her words or mind. compare this with mulan, who, while well-trained by the end of the movie, still uses her sharp wits rather than brute strength. this is a typically "feminine" approach. it's also the approach akemi relies on throughout the show—through her intelligence and persuasive tongue, she navigates the brothel with ease. mizu, in contrast to someone like mulan and akemi, struggles with womanhood and femininity, and feels detached from it.

thus, in my opinion, mizu is not simply a man, nor is she simply a woman. she is both. man and woman. masculine and feminine. she has to accept both, rather than suppress one or the other. her name means water. fluid.

as a side note, while i do believe mizu is nonbinary, i also primarily use she/her pronouns for her, but this is a personal preference. i find it's easier to use in fanfic (singular they is confusing to write stories with, but again, that's just my feelings on it, and this is coming from someone who uses they/they pronouns). i also lean towards she/her because it's what the creators and all the official promotional copywriting of the show uses. and even though i am a "death to the author" enjoyer, i feel that when interpreting things that are left open-ended, it does help to look at the creators' take on things. also because, in general, being nonbinary simply doesn't necessitate the use of they/them pronouns. nonbinary is not just a third gender. it's about breaking the binary, in any which way, and that's exactly what mizu does, constantly.

also, i'd also like to mention that one of show's head of story even referred to her with the term "nonbinary", rather than simply "androgynous" (see pic below). and it's possible this could be a slip up on his part, in which he believes the terms are interchangeable (they're not btw), but regardless i find it a very interesting word choice, and one that supports my argument.

so anyway yeah that's my incredibly long rambling post.

TL;DR nonbinary mizu rights 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 congrats if you reached the end of this btw. also ily. unless you're a TERF in which case fuck off. ok i'm done.

[al-luviec]

still haven't moved on from zane in this episode (aka I hit tag limit again and am unhappy about it)

[lena-in-a-red-dress]

they just met why is kara always going on about how lena needs to give her more and more? maybe that should be the end, they had a nice time , we got nice smut and they parted ways. i get why kara doesn't see them working but idg what lena is seeing in kara long term beyond her being 'normal' i guess that's enough with her life, even when kara was told that those pictures were from before they even met she still judged her and made all about how lena hurt her feelings, lena will have tabloids saying shit about her always and kara is right that they won't work long term, they don't work even now when they should be in the honeymoon period

Yall I'm writing this on my phone, my thumbs dont have that kind of stamina.

Also, as for what Lena sees in Kara... tbh I'm relying pre-exisiting chemistry that y'all know is there, even if I'm not the best at showing it here. I might embellish when I move it to ao3, but I might not.

But also part of things is that Kara doesn't really have room to shine, because Lena sucks all the air from the room. And with based looooooosely on the anne hathaway movie that sees them reuniting in like five years, I had to have them split in a relatively timely manner.

And also tbh, in case the "writing this in my phone notes" didn't convey this strongly enough-- I am pantsing this thing to the maxxxxxx. Not a single outline or bullet point in sight. Total stream of consciousness. As a rule, one can expect my tumblr stuff to be considered a stream of consciousness more than anything else. Do NOT expect it to be polished or free of plot holes.

Also also... it's a free story with our fave peeps? Didn't think it needed to be much deeper on this here tumblr dot com...

[skunkes]

the bad: i have been raised without much warmth from my parents in childhood, but also pressured to conform to familial authority, doubt myself always, and value familial connections above all else (<- failed at this, and feel guilt about it.)

but also in experiencing this i have been so isolated from the entire rest of the world and others, that it will be nearly impossible to create my own "family" -> find safety and comfort in anybody else once my family is Gone. despite dis i find it really difficult to break away from the familiar, disobey and disappoint, because, well, why are my wishes more important than anybody else's. why would I cause upset and distress in anybody, and exert so much effort into my doubt filled half decisions, for my meaningless little Wishes. being away would also mean less time with these people who I'll never see again once they're gone. being raised this way is definitely paying off for those who did so.

the good: yaaaay adjacent inspiration for writing talon lore

[parspicle]

i think an underappreciated part of Being A “Functional Adult” is learning to appreciate something You Do Not Like, but a Loved One Does. it’s a skill you do need to work on, to listen to something You Do Not Care About, But They Do, but it is so, so worth it

[skrunksthatwunk]

this could be kuwameshi if you guys would like. take my hand and trust me