#is this a thing? it's something

[brainrotcharacters]

Pick

My breath grated as it escaped my throat, feet pounding on the sand as I kept running away. The storm continued to whirl and howl around me that I lifted a hand to the cloth around my head, relieved that it remained in place. The hairs at the back of my neck prickled—they were still behind me, then.

Run. These were the orders I received. Run. Pick a god and pray.

To Ydis, goddess of honor and dignity. Venerable Lady, if my pursuers reach me, may you persuade them to spare me. May you protect them when their high king learns of what had occurred.

A crossbow bolt buried itself into the sand not three feet to my right, causing the grains to burst into the air. I yelped, swering in the other direction, pulling the cloth over my mouth and nose further up.

Uerin, goddess of animals and beasts. Mother of the Pack, if mercy is not an option, please please please summon your beasts from the sand below. Your deadliest scorpions, your fiercest serpents. Save me. Stop my pursuers from reaching me.

The sandstorm knocked me over a crest, and I lost my footing. Careening into the air, there was nothing but grains and the ever growing fear of dying between my fingers until I crashed and rolled further down the dune. Fuck fuck fuck—

I scrambled to my feet. There was a ringing noise in my right ear, and my senses told me they were closing in from that direction. I turned my back, exposed as I was, and broke into a run once more.

To Ruvren, god of destiny. I am an ungrateful, ignorant, undeserving creature, and I beg you now, you son of a bitch. Please save me.

To Saherin, goddess of victory. Goddess Champion, we both agree that bitter defeat makes victory all that sweeter. Grant me this reward. Please help me escape.

To Ritin, goddess of storms. Send all this sand in their path, and I will sacrifice to your altars, extend a helping hand to your acolytes. I will put you first as your fellow gods have eternally failed to do.

"Shit!" the storm had picked up its pace, and the sand had reached up to my knees, leeching at my strength. It seems Ritin didn't believe me. I don't blame her.

I crouched, feverishly pawing and digging at the sand. To Votia, god of sleep. Put them under! I beg you, put them to sleep. You with your games would love to deal sudden fatigue in the middle of a chase like this!

The weight on my feet lessened, and I started to run again. To Atos, god of fire. Send down your flames, burn them just so that they are forever buried in glass! Or your twin sister Amros, goddess of water. Lure them with an oasis! Fill their mouths with the water they need to distract them from me! Whatever you need to do, and I am yours!

My heart pounded. The sand beneath me suddenly shifted, momentum yanking me forward that I fell flat on my face. Ezra. To Ezra, god of...

God of what?

To the god Ezra, I have nothing to offer and arguably nothing to gain from you. I have no time to care anymore. Whether it is freedom or bloodshed for me, I need your help. I need you, Ezra.

Something pulsed through the air, like the pulse of a dead heart in the core of the world.

The sandstorm slowed in front of my eyes that I was able to see the bits of grain. The bends and curves of dunes. I lost all feeling in my hands.

One remembers.

That same pulse hit me square in the chest, and I stumbled back a step. I flexed my fingers, flexed my toes from inside my shoes. I took note of the twin scimitars hanging from either side of me, the daggers sheathed across my back.

You need me, girl?

Ezra. It was Ezra's unmistakable voice. I ignored the part of my mind that wondered how I recognized him, as I turned around to face my enemies, palming the handles of my scimitars. Veins of gold spiderwebbed the span of the steel―

The same gold that burned in my eyes now as the cavalry reached a crest in the dune not ten miles away. I sauntered towards them, brandishing my now blessed weapons, the sand crunching beneath my feet. Then I started jogging. Then I broke into a run. They started to withdraw.

Then have me.

“Pick a god and pray” they said, and you did, praying to every god you knew. And as you did this a name popped into your mind, one you didn’t recognize, yet you prayed to them all the same. In response the air stood still, like even the world had forgotten their name.

[valtsv]

stuck between "psychological horror statement" and "objectively the funniest thing you could say to your real flesh and blood dad" in the father's day card aisle

[spitblaze]

[guy who doesnt watch shows voice] yeah ive been meaning to watch that show

[faeriekit]

"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick

[keithbutgay]

hi!

um

yeah

notes goal post

because i really need motivation

(i stole some of these but shhhhh)

if this post gets 50 notes i'll drink water right now

100 i'll go to bed at midnight for the rest of the week

200 i'll actually do my laundry

500 i'll take a shower every day for the rest of the week

1,000 i'll brush my teeth every night for a full week

2,000 i'll stop binding for an unhealthy amount of time for a full week

3,000 i'll start actually wearing my ankle braces consistently

4,000 i'll eat breakfast every day for the rest of the week

5,000 i'll stop binding while sleeping

6,000 i'll stop wearing earrings i'm allergic to for a full week

7,000 i'll start doing makeup again

8,000 i'll stop eating chocolate for the rest of the week

9,000 i'll make my autodale masks

10,000 i'll touch grass every day for the rest of the month

11,000 i'll water my plants twice a week for the rest of the month

12,000 i'll put on my lotion when i need to for a full week

13,000 i'll eat at least two meals every day for the rest of the week

14,000 i'll finish my water bottle every day for a full week

15,000 i'll write more for forest files

18,000 i'll clean out my backpack

19,000 i'll take my vitamins every day for the rest of the week

20,000 i'll finish my stained glass project

21,000 i'll go to bed before midnight for the rest of the week

22,000 i'll do my summer reading

23,000 i'll move the knife out of my room

24,000 i'll eat three meals every day for three days

25,000 i'll stop purposefully triggering myself for a full week

50,000 i'll try my best to stay clean for two full weeks

i'll probably add more goals if this somehow get past 5k, but there it is for now :)

spam allowed

tagging allowed

ummm the deadline is halloween

*thumbs up*

go for it

[thelaurenshippen]

watching bridgerton and obviously there were a lot of things wrong with the way socializing has worked in the past, but honestly the idea of a "calling hour" is so appealing. office hours for friendship. you can show up unannounced at my home between 1 and 3pm. you must leave by 3pm. I may give you a pastry. lets bring that back

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[angelicgarnet]

the way people online talk about autism is getting really weird, like do they know that neurotypicals still have interests? that someone being passionate about a hobby doesn't mean they're autistic? you guys know that right

[frankierotwinkdeath]

Y’all want Taylor Swift to be gay so bad but you won’t even write femslash about her

[obsob]

i am a being capable of immeasurable love and whimsy

[baristabomb]

...weird amount of dunmeshi fans have been saying being a caretaker in a relationship is the worst thing ever..marcille must want to killl everyone soo bad because doing things for people suuuucks sooo muchh

it's an act of love, not just a job i promise. we all want someone who's willing to take care of us in some way, just like how senshi shows care for others by cooking for them :'|

[goatsorcery]

im so done with seeing articles about kids and screen time that doesnt mention parent behaviors even once. “kids are always on their phones” so are the parents! which the kids look to for how they should behave! ipad babies didn’t chose to only play on their ipads, thats what their parents gave them!

an anecdotal example: when i was a kid, all my parents would do in their minimal free time was watch tv and then they would be surprised when in my sister and i’s minimal free time we would also only watch tv/play video games. they scolded us for not reading books, but they never read books. they scolded us for not going outside but they never went outside.

“kids are always on their damn phones” my mom is in her 60s and opens up candy crush anytime she’s sitting — it isnt just the kids

[hansoeii]

It was affection.

[beebfreeb]

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

[prepare4trouble]

Does anybody else track their life though a series of obsessions? Like “ah yes, i remember that happening, i was obsessing over Star Gate Atlantis at the time,” or, “this was during my Supernatural era.” I can map out my whole life in this way.