#i just won't get in trouble for carrying a knife around where as the cops get angy about swords ...

[talisidekick]

I know swords are like ... a thing with a lot of queer folk. Like proposal swords and the like. And swords are very cool. Like long shiney cutting thing the size of my arm with a badass hilt and protective cover is very appealing.

But can we talk about the romantic gifting of knives!? Like throughout history knives have been given to propose, as wedding and aniversary gifts, birthday gifts, romantic gestures! They can be family pieces, historical fonts of knowledge. They've been enscribed, decorated, hilts carved, sheathes decorated, and gifted with meaning. And there's so many types. It's not just kitchen knives, there's filleting knives, skinning knives, hunting knives, multi-purpose knives, combat knives, ritual knives, just ... soooo many knives! Across cultures. They're cute, and useful, and easily carried, as well as displayed! Functional tools with hearfelt intent. Right on par with axes.

... don't get me started on axes.