#mel stuff

[fazedlight]

[starwolfie]

So…. Tell me if I’m the weird one, please…

My mom just told me her neighbor no longer wanted their cat. Because said cat had given birth, they want to keep the kittens and give away the cat to a shelter.

I started to cry because this broke my little heart. It’s an animal that loves you, you heartless monster, not a sock that you throw away when you get a new one! 🥺🥺

Sorry if I made anyone cry, but am I weird because this makes me very very sad? 😢

[crysys-kidd]

PRIDE MONTH - based on my Sims game where I had a pride mod installed and Mel wished every other week to come out to her dad like it was a surprise every time.

Bonus:

[fazedlight]

I think they're more alike than Lena would like to admit.

recognising your parent's mannerisms in yourself and physically feeling psychic damage occur

[fazedlight]

It's so funny how I got into anthropology in college, frequently talking about the importance of storytelling in culture and how it shapes who we are... and yet it took until my mid-30s to realize that I was allowed to tell stories.

We live in a culture that devalues and commodifies folk culture. So please: tell stories badly, sing off-key, paint something awful.

We need to bring creativity back to being focused on people, connection, community.

Not just something to consume and demand.

[starwolfie]

So…. I‘ve hurt my shoulder. While driving in my car.

No, I didn’t have an accident, I just had to swerve out of the way of a car on my lane.

🙈

[fazedlight]

I started again with Station 19, which led to some Thoughts, which led to me commissioning this fun supercorp piece from @heeeygracie (twitter/ko-fi).

Thank you so much for your amazing talent, Gracie! 🏥🚒❤️‍🔥 (Tweet version.)

[fazedlight]

Animated Goncharov.

STOP no more live-action remakes. We're going the other way now. Animated Casablanca. Animated The Godfather. Animated Oppenheimer. Animated Fight Club.

[starwolfie]

I present to you the scariest Halloween decorations of all times!

And the very scary Halloween plushies that I got today

Have a spooky Halloween everyone! 👻👻👻👻

[fazedlight]

There's an aspect of Xena that I love, but have trouble putting into words. But I'll try: Xena didn't have a traditional sense of mentorship (especially male mentorship) or accountability to some authority.

It's difficult to break away from in female-led media. Buffy had Giles to guide her as a slayer. The Charmed Ones had Leo, who ultimately reported to the Elders. Mulder mentored Scully to an absurd degree in that her skepticism was never allowed to be right. Kara didn't break away from the DEO until she was basically forced to.

But Xena? She never had a group to report to. Her only male mentor was someone who was leading her down the wrong path. She found mentorship in Lao Ma, in a brief interlude that launched her into self-discovery. She found mentorship in Gabrielle, someone who in no sense "outranked" her but who simply brought her a different perspective at a time when she needed it. She feels like an independent person, which is something that seems to get afforded to female characters less often.

I'm really glad I grew up with Xena on my TV.

[starwolfie]

How are my lovely mutuals doing today? 🥰

[fazedlight]

"What?" I say. Because my brain is halfway through processing what you said but I need to buy time.

having audio processing issues is so humiliating like yeah i heard you and yeah i was actively listening but the problem is i dont know what the fuck you sayed

[fazedlight]

Thank you so much to @heeeygracie for taking my commission!! This scene is inspired by my absolute favorite movie, The Mummy! Kara and Lena are in the ancient lost city of Hamunaptra, and Kara has a little gift for Lena. (Kara was definitely only "borrowing" it 😉)

Please take the time to check out Gracie at twitter/ko-fi! ❤️

[starwolfie]

I really like Zelda music covers and I really like violins.

This is currently my favorite album of Zelda music and I’m listening to this on loop 🙈

[fazedlight]

literally Red Daughter behavior

putting a polaroid of you on my unhinged conspiracy board and linking you with a red string to a post it note that just says "gay"