#letter to my sister

[butterfliesoverfeelings]

The Rhythm of Love and Letting Go

Anger is like a flame, burning within us, often mistaken for strength. We tend to feed it, thinking it shields us from further pain, but in reality, it slowly consumes us from the inside. Don’t feed your anger—starve it. When we stop nurturing those painful feelings, we create room for peace. Anger holds us hostage, keeping us trapped in a loop of resentment and frustration. It builds walls, distancing us from the love and care that surround us, which, though often subtle, is ever-present.

Letting go is not a sign of weakness—it’s an act of liberation. Stop holding onto painful feelings. Allow yourself the grace to release what no longer serves you. By doing so, you make room for healing and growth. Understand that love doesn’t always come in grand gestures or in the forms we expect. Each one of us loves you in their own unique ways. Just because it doesn’t look the way you imagined doesn’t mean it’s not there. Sometimes, love is quiet, nestled in small moments, in actions rather than words, and in support rather than displays of affection.

Love, like faith, goes through its waves and tides. It ebbs and flows, rises and falls, constantly shifting like the ocean’s currents. Sometimes, it will feel overwhelming and immense, while at other times, it may feel distant and almost imperceptible. But just as the tides always return, so too does love. You must learn to trust in its rhythm, even when it feels like it’s pulling away from you.

Faith is about trusting what you cannot always see, and love works in much the same way. They both require patience, belief, and the understanding that they are forces beyond our control. You cannot force someone to love you the way you want, just as you cannot control the tides. All you can do is trust that love, like the ocean, is ever-moving, always finding its way back, even when it seems lost.

In learning to release anger and embrace love’s ever-changing nature, you set yourself free. You open yourself up to receiving love in all its varied forms, and you begin to understand that love��like life—is not always straightforward. It requires faith, patience, and above all, an openness to let it come and go as it must. When you surrender to this flow, you not only find peace within but also discover that love was always there, even in its quietest moments.

©butterfliesoverfeelings

[a-scary-lack-of-common-sense]

Look at my stupid phone case

Extra: my sister's reaction to this

[thursdaysyme]

does anyone have a fandom u think fondly of but not because you’ve ever engaged with the source content but rather because it’s ur friends favorite? like no i will never watch ur show or engage with ur fandom, but i will give u a head pat and draw u sometimes

[shima-draws]

Finally got new glasses (lenses AND frames!) bc I broke my old pair lol

Thing is I had my old pair for. I don’t even know how long. 5 years maybe? Either way I was long overdue for an upgrade to my prescription and holy SHIT when I tell you my jaw dropped when I put my new pair on. You people see like this? Crystal clear? Every day? You can read signs from really far away? And not have to squint?

When I was driving home today I could see all the way to the mountains I could literally see all the little details of the snow and the trees and I was like YO DUDEEE this is INSANE. People with 20/20 vision you have no idea how good you have it I cannot believe people can see that clearly normally

[ollylotl]

screenshots from another timeline...

(website is not real)

the clearer image of the game:

[lesmisscraper]

Thus his youth had been spent in rude and ill-paid toil. He had never known a "kind woman friend" in his native parts. He had not had the time to fall in love. - Vol. 1, Book 2, Chapter 6.

Jean Valjean had never loved anything; for twenty-five years he had been alone in the world. He had never been father, lover, husband, friend. In the prison he had been vicious, gloomy, chaste, ignorant, and shy. The heart of that ex-convict was full of virginity. His sister and his sister's children had left him only a vague and far-off memory which had finally almost completely vanished; he had made every effort to find them, and not having been able to find them, he had forgotten them. Human nature is made thus; the other tender emotions of his youth, if he had ever had any, had fallen into an abyss. - Vol. 2, Book 4, Chapter 3.

I know it's different kind of Love(Eros in the first and Storage in the second case.), it really gives me the thought of how a man who did not know Love became the one gives it.

[leather-field]

They say you’ve seen a Silent House.

[lyriumsings]

The assumptions people are making on Veilguard bc ALL decisions won’t carry over are insane to me “OH so morrigan won’t mention her ONLY SON!! or her roMANCE??”. We have no idea what context or capacity she’s going to be in the game? In skyhold, she stayed at skyhold for a while, so it made sense to chat her up and ask about her life. Also Kieran was THERE bc he was TEN. Kieran is now in his twenties and most likely living his own life. If we’re saving the world and fighting darkspawn WHY would her grown ass son come up? Esp when she doesn’t even know Rook?? Like i would understand if we had veilguard in our hands and people were complaining bc Morrigan actually had dialogue invalidating their canon but for fuck’s sake the game isn’t even out yet. They’re saying it doesn’t matter as in it’s not gonna come up bc Rook is busy doing other shit, rather than quizzing characters who aren’t companions on their lives. “What about Varric”. Varric seems to have a pre-established relationship with Rook which means you can headcanon that they already had the talk about Varric’s life story considering he called them his “second in command”. Like cancel your preorders, preorder, do whatever you want no one on the internet is the boss of you. But oh my fucking god complaining about something you don’t even fully know about is already getting so old. Best case scenario, you’re right and i guess your bitching is validated yay for you ig. Worst case, you’re wrong and like wasted so much time and energy bitching for nothing. Like I completely understand being upset the choices don’t carry over, it IS disappointing! But we don’t even KNOW what it’s going to affect if anything at all. It’s just so funny how everyone was like “it’s not about the Inquisitor” and now that the focus is confirmed to be pretty much entirely on Rook and the inquistor’s choices barely seem to matter in game and half of everybody has lost the plot bc of it and we don’t even actually know how this will affect the game like ????

[mostlyghostly42]

my face when the soc is pens

Silly little drawing of the enamoring being @socpens

also an excuse to get funky with typography and accidentally make an album cover looking thing

[otaku553]

Terrible positions to spend hours scrolling your phone in

[pixiedurango]

Since you said to put this in ask. A letter to Rook from Viago once he realizes she’s dating Lucanis. And he’s the last to know.

Thank you so much for putting this here as a reminder to actually do it. It was - again - so much fun and I stuck with the theme of Teia hijacking Viago's (private!!!!!!!!!) letters. Here we go, hope you and everyone else has fun, too.

Transcription:

Viago bold Teia italic

Rook, Anyway I think we've come a long way for him not starting this type of letter with 'Idiot' anymore

But as much as he claims to hate it, he would hate it even more to remain silent I really hate to have to address this at this most inconvenient of all times – Given the tasks at hand that you and we all have to face all to soon, as we are just about to rally for one last and final strike on the enemy. Our last chance of restoring order and peace for all of Thedas – and also us as Antivan Crows - to thrive. I think he wants to point out how great you are doing and how far you've come. Bear with him. He tries. Really he does.

However. You see me upset, devastated even. - I – have seen him upset. It was... something, believe me.

About how a crow of the 5th Talon's house – and MY sister of all people, decides to just blatantly defy the things taught to her and, dare I say, ignoring direct orders of a superior (that would be me!) We KNOW, Viago. not only responsible for the welfare of my house but also your own blood!

I know, you already know what this is all about but let me spell it out for you: Have I not explicitly warned you, to not entangle yourself with Dellamorte family business astray from whatever contract you had with them? This family is nothing but trouble. And what did I (and the entirety of the Diamond!) have to witness the other day when you and your team dropped by? Lovey Dovey eyes at each other. Touching hands (WITH NO GLOVES ON!)

We are working on this 'gloves stay on at all times' thing. I promise!

Have I really raised and trained you this poorly? To be this oblivious to lingering dangers? You might run yourself into a dagger all the same with such little concern and respect for you life. And the reputation of your house! Hooray! He eventually noticed what everyone already knew for months.

I mean there are always options worse than who you chose to be your spouse. And maybe I should be grateful you didn't choose another Grey Warden to reenact the story of the House, we don't speak about all over again. Or you could have chosen a necromancer whos sole purpose in life seems to ridicule our honorable profession into a never ending joke by bringing back the dead. I personally would not have judged you for choosing either of them. Because both are mighty fine gents. BUT A DELLAMORTE? You are aware that years ago your beloved Lucanis threatened me and all House de Riva, right? By sending a dagger to make his point clear. You must remember this incident. I won't tell him another time, what this 'Dagger Incident' was all about. This torch now goes over onto you now. I've tried all I could. It's now your job, to make him understand. You and I, little lady, will have a serious conversation about your poor sense of judgment once you are back from your contract of killing that ancient God. And if I have to pull you out of the fade (again!) in order to do so, I will! I'm sure he actually would, I give him this much! In short: Don't die, because your brother (and 5th Talon) needs to talk to you about your life choices. He loves you, you know that, right? - Viago PS: And tell Dellamorte not to die either, because I'll kill him myself! We really need to make Vi understand, what the 'Dagger Incident' was all about asap. Maybe he'll be so embarrassed by missing the cue that he'll forget about wanting to kill Lucanis. Oh wait, maybe that'll make things worse... we really have to think about something here. Always yours - Teia xxx

[moeblob]

OC

[hiemaldesirae]

this excerpt from a letter by tchaikosky makes me SO sick because this is so radiostatic coded. imagine vox writing letters to alastor over and over when he first disappears thinking that alastor is just ignoring him because of the negative feelings after their fight not knowing that alastor is gone until weeks after his initial disappearance. imagine vox pleading and pleading for any sign of acknowledgement, anything that might have meant that he was something to alastor, only to never recieve a reply because alastor physically couldnt tell him. imagine all the piles of unrecieved and unsent letters in voxs room. imagine vox dying and alastor finding all the letters after hes gone knowing that he'll never be able to repair their relationship. imagine [i am shot down by a firing squad]

[gallaghersgal]

random thought but I feel like Mack would be a dish washing DEMON bc he’s the type to be “u cook and ill clean”

he’s fully already washing dishes before you even finish the whole meal. something’s still in the oven, but the sides have been plated away. he’s washing whatever utensils you used with busy hands, he’s just fidgety all the time and you don’t like his hands clinging to you while you’re cooking. not that you don’t like it, you just tony want either of you to burn yourselves, or the food. so he does the dishes instead!

“y’know, incan get those later," you tell him but he shakes his head like 🙂‍↔️🙂‍↔️

[sunohhhjjkkm]

my apology note to mha

me season's 1-3: bakudeku is the absolute trash taste of a weak ass plank floating lost at sea. I'll never be seen in the MHA fandom. me season's 4-6: they're true love your honor