#keep talking

[rubbishraven]

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The hibiscus flower is one of the symbols the Sudanese people culturally identify with the most, for its widespread cultivation throughout Sudan and for Karkade, a beverage that is largely consumed in Sudan, made with the infusion of dried hibiscus petals.

If you didn't know, the war in Sudan, which started after the deposition of its last government in 2021, is gravely endangering the Sudanese civilians: millions were already displaced since 2023, entire villages and several millions still face displacement, while all the factions at play in the war continue fighting without any care for the civilian's safety and human rights. Right now, Sudan is largely considered to be facing the biggest and most dangerous humanitarian crisis in the world.

[wanderingblindly]

For the prompt game, I would love to know more about how the dynamic in Keep Talking developed, like when did one of them notice oh this could be a thing?

I think this falls into the spirit of the celebratory prompt game!!! so hell yeah thank you for sending this in love!!!! celebratory prompt list here!

That's actually a really interesting question, and not one that I can confidently say I put a lot of thought into when I wrote Keep Talking. When it comes to one shots, I often don't think far beyond the scope of the exact scene I want to chew on (mostly because it'll spiral wildly out of control if I do lol).

Of course, the reader is M O R E than welcome to decide what sort of context they want this landoscar to have -- none of it is in the fic, all of it is made up, etc etc but to meeeeeee:

I think that Lando seems to have some awareness in this fic, he also has a strong urge for comfort. He's struck with the feelings of isolation because he's been so close to oscar (for work) yet so far (no private time), which has a natural solution -- feel closer.

So I think that Lando, maybe earlier on in their relationship, would get quite clingy with Oscar when he started feeling This Way. Maybe he didn't know how to explain it exactly, but he knew what he needed. He needed Oscar close, he needed Oscar to make him feel safe and loved, he needed Oscar as close to inside his skin as possible for as long as possible.

But perhaps it was a little bit of trial and error.

I think it started with started with cuddling, Lando laying on top of Oscar before getting him to switch positions -- body seeking on the pressure. And maybe Lando tried fucking Oscar, tried getting Oscar to fuck him, but it all... it wasn't quite right. But he couldn't vocalize that well enough, couldn't explain why he was still so antsy and nervous and jittery despite everything being technically fine.

And so on one of these nights, with Lando riding Oscar on their couch -- Lando finally snaps a little. Oscar's right there, he's right there, and he's his. He's his and he's inside him, beside him, he's all that he can see and touch and smell. But it's not enough, it's not enough and it's killing him. So he cries, that sort of overwhelmed cry where you're not even sure what sparked it.

Oscar pulls him forward into his chest immediately, panicking that he's done something wrong. He asks Lando if he needs to pull out, if he hurt him, if he needs Oscar to leave -- and Lando shakes his head, unable to get the words out. But his hand rests on Oscar's chest like he wants him to stay exactly where he is, to let him lay there and cry, and so he does.

And he talks to him, soft and low, to try and pull him out of his own head.

And it works.

And that, I like to think, is how they stumbled into dynamic 🙂‍↕️

[hadesoftheladies]

it's not hopeless because more girls are "addicted" to boys/men. it's hopeful because more girls than ever are sick of hearing how they're inferior. more girls than ever want and feel entitled to having their own money. more girls than ever feel entitled to an education. more girls than ever want stories where them and their interests are the focus. more girls want female-centric spaces and entertainment. more girls and women than ever are SICK of the endless bullshit they have to put up with. more girls than ever are repulsed by the blatant display of misogyny (to the point where boys are having to imitate being feminists in order to have a chance).

and the more girls get those things, the less bs they'll be able to tolerate from men. the less the patriarchal programming and propaganda will take effect.

that's quick maths.

[fappellmoan]

tried to type up a quick transcript of motaz's stories featuring the anonymous phone calls. it's baffling.

(i think my recording software might have cut off the end of some clips, and i may have misheard/mistyped slightly as the audio is muddled, so if you can go listen for yourself)

transcript under 'keep reading'

[BEGIN TRANSCRIPT]

caller: hello?

motaz: hello

caller: hello motaz, how are you?

motaz: i'm fine

caller: fine? fine day to go to the beach?

motaz: yeah, sounds lovely

caller: hm?

motaz: yeah, who are you?

caller: i don't understand

motaz: (slowly) who are you?

caller: ehh... i'm nobody. but anyways, um, can you like, post a story maybe condemning hamas so this can all end?

motaz: what?

caller: can you post a story maybe against hamas?

[next clip]

motaz: it's been going on since 1948, okay? and for us, we believe this is our land, and you believe it's your land, and this is the fight we'll never end until the last day of this life. okay? but i'm not understanding why you need me to show you what you want to show, because i'm palestinian. what do you expect me to show? show that -

caller: i expect you - i expect you to - what i think is best for you is - obviously you're a camera man, and i don't think you would harm - let's say you're - you're just a person you know

motaz: yeah, but if you are afraid from the pictures, you are so weak. you should know that. if the pictures are harming you, you should know there's something wrong with you.

caller: no -

motaz: because as you said, i can't harm anyone

caller: let's think for a second. gaza is divided into two. the north fled to the south

[next clip]

caller: i can say, all the people that are marching, protesting in the street, saying 'free palestine' they don't really care. honestly, motaz. if they cared, they would go fight the war together. people are fake. all the people that say in the comments when you post a post 'may Allah save you guys, may Allah -' no they don't - they care about it to a certain point. they don't really know anything about it. they're going to go down today, like - they're not going to do anything. they are just making noise.

motaz: yeah, making noise, but if this is annoying for you or for israel it's your problem, because you are killing people, okay? you are genociding my people. so if, if i'm gonna stand and watch - i don't know who the hell who are you, okay? and uh.. but believe me after what i saw, after what i experienced, i don't care about my life, okay? you destroyed the whole strip, like, the only part we were happy about having, a small part of our country, okay? and it's now destroyed. and you were right when you called the first time that there'll be [the army?] there'll be more bombing, more killing, 'don't go to the borders, don't go to the north,' and i try, uh, to be careful, but, uh, the killing never stops. i mean, i'm in the south, i'm in the middle area, eh, you can't -

caller: isn't it possible for your people to flee to egypt?

motaz: why to flee to egypt, man? it's not our country. why to flee? we have our country. why flee to egypt? be reasonable, okay, be reasonable when you are talking.

caller: i care about life.

motaz: you care about life? stop the killing, man. stop the killing. you are going to have the most powerful weapons in the whole world -

[new clip]

motaz: i'll say it to you, the first time you called me, i was terrified, because a lot of journalists have lost their lives. but now, believe me, now i swear to god i don't give a fuck, because we are all gonna die. so, at least, i will, if i die, i die while trying to do something for my people. this is from my side. eh, something else - you expect me to affect on my people, or to give them advice to go to, to egypt? to flee from the strip?

caller: yeah, it's not about right and wrong, it's about surviving. if you wanna die in the name of Allah, you can, you can say 'i don't care about dying anymore.'

-video cuts off-

[END TRANSCRIPT]

[frozenoverknight]

femmes talking, you agree reblog

[zibus]

Special election wins in VA nd MN maintain Democratic control of State legislatures.

Iowa district elects Democrat to replace Republican State Senator after voting 60% for Trump.

District won by Trump by 15 points in PA elects a Democratic to the State Senate by 500 votes in special election.

[kedreeva]

I love so many of your Teen Wolf fics! Keep Talking is one of my favorites! And the Final Pack, I'm not sure how you found the time to write such an epic epic.

Then I got to tumblr and was graced with the peaowl pictures and knowledge. Amazing. 💖

KEEP TALKING!!! I always forget I wrote that one, until I hear the song I wrote it to, and then I'm like DAMN I LOVE THAT STORY and it's always exciting to hear someone else enjoyed it. That shit was so self indulgent and fun to write!!

Final Pack.... I'm actually hip deep in writing that one a second time, into an original. I don't know how I'm going to survive a second writing of it, but I am working through it and I am VERY excited about doing so. And sweet messages like this leave me motivated to go work on it so I think that is what I am going to do!

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[rayrayrazorfang]

never ever ever stop talking about palestine bo matter how small or how big of a post/message/anything you say/make/do. Always draw attention back to the causes, always draw attention back to the ways anybody can help, always draw attention back to the brands we need to boycott.

It's not just McDonalds, its not just Starbucks. there are so many more than that that we need to cut out of our lives who support Isn'tReal. Reblog with more brands to boycott, reblog with more brands to support (who help and donate to Palestine), reblog with charity and donation sites, do anything and everything that you can to help out the people in need. The starved, the killed, the tortured, the orphaned, the sickly, the silenced, and all those in between. They are human just like us. They feel like we do, they see the same world as us, and yet they are still being treated like animals and like they are lesser than. They are human and so are we.

Stay safe and make sure to support the greater cause here. Do not stay silent about the massacres. Do not stay silent about the zionists. Do not stay silent about these horrible people. Keep speaking out. Keep boycotting. Keep on going. Our cries for justice are not in vain. Things are slowly but surely changing, political people are realizing what they're doing and what's happening, we are getting to them. We are beginning to make changes. Keep on speaking up and speaking out. Never give up.

Show everybody what is REALLY happening in Gaza. We don't just need a temporary ceasefire. We need this all to end for good, once and for all. We need this to stop and never start back up again.

FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE.

LIKING THE POST BY ITSELF DOES NOTHING. REBLOG THE POST AS WELL. 🫶🏻

[veyronvenus]

user @wanderingblindly I fear you have not only written an amazing work but you've also given me a great book rec, I owe u my life

[positive-total-drama-takez]

oh critty, my very favorite ship, my blorbos, my life.

i love them an unhealthy amount they r taking over my brain♡ they should lay in a feild of daisies and stargaze together, then go to a diner for dinner and hold eachother untill the sun comes up

sincerely, the #1 critty lover

(critty is crimson x kitty btw)

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[akumarchi]

[liber-what-ia]

Know what to boycott.

Probably everyone and their aunt knows this website and the companies to target, but I'm sharing this nonetheless.

Stand with Palestine ✊🏼

Be aware that also Carrefour, McDonald's, Burger King, and Pizza Hut have aided the IDF in the past weeks. NB. (I've seen pictures of Pizza Hut boxes being handed out to Israeli soldiers, but I wasn't able to find confirmation online. I did find out that they mocked Palestinian hunger strikes in 2017 though.)

UPDATE: Also Starbucks and Domino's have aided the IDF or actively silenced protests against Israel.

For my fellow Italians: Lucca Comics & Games 2023 is sponsored by Israel. Be aware of this if you're going to take part into it (this is the only source I could find that wasn't the expo's president justifying why they're not renouncing to the sponsorship).

[deepfriedbonesdehydratedeyes]

Hello there! My family needs to leave Gaza out of necessity . I suffer from nightmares that are so closely resemble reality that I no longer Differentiate between reality and a dream.Thank you for taking your efforts and time in reading my plea. There are no words to describe the horrors unfolding in this place,never expected to find myself in this situation. Because of this horrible situation I have decided to come before you guys for a financial support so that I can evacuate my family from this hell that we are into.The funds will be strictly used for the evacuation . I will personally bear any additional expenses incurred.Your support will make a significant difference in alleviating the suffering of my family ,We urgently need any kind of support before it is to late. As time ticking away translates to lives lost in Gaza I'm here and ready to answer any questions or concerns you may have.Kindly reach out and connect with me

PSA this is a scam account. ‼️‼️

[bizlybebo]

please remember that despite all, there is good in the world.

they have not lost hope. they will not lose hope. people are fighting and talking and sharing. join them. do your part for a free palestine.

now is a time better than ever to spread love. love to the strangers you see on the street, love to your families and to your friends. be grateful you are alive and able to read this post. be grateful you can walk on safe streets and sleep in warm beds and eat full meals.

this is a human crisis.

you can fight it by being human.

the occupation bets on your silence. it bets on you turning your blind eye.

speak the fuck up.

daily clicks

master post of master posts for palestine

i hope your timelines and your dashboards are clogged. i hope you never get a moment of respite from hearing about this until palestine is free. i hope from the bottom of my heart that you, especially the youth, use your voice.

we’re going to make it because there’s no other way. do your part for a free palestine and never stop.