#ok to rb btw!

[faestorian]

"came back wrong" you could not come back wrong even if you tried. you've changed, beyond recognition, but while my eyes may not know you, my heart still does. i love you.

[theygotlost]

what's everyone's Album of the Year? not necessarily one that was released this year, but the album that you listened to the most or had the greatest impact for you

[smithcollegegirls2004]

my moment of august

[sunservals]

Art juices are back, super excited to finally get back into the swing of things and crack down on this beast of a illustration >:3c

Have a rare WIP to prove that I'm still alive lol

[sonofapunk]

guess who has a new ✨ blister ✨

[hawkeyedflame]

new ink. first of two pieces honoring myself, my past and my journey forward. being finally free from 15 years of physical and mental illness, being able to see for the first time in my life that there is a future for me that's worth having, worth fighting and struggling and striving towards... it's too big a feeling to put into words. this line is just a placeholder for the song from which it came.

florence + the machine carried me through my lowest lows, and now keeps me company in my highest highs. the second piece will also be a reflection of their influence on my heart and creative spirit.

[welcomeinitiate]

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

as it seems like no one has gotten the final answer in the end, and we are fast approaching the end of 2023, we are opening the spot for the next initiate to take over and puzzle & entertain clue crew for another year. if there are any volunteers who wish to take over please dm this account your progress with the 2023 game and we will pick the person who has gotten the furthest!

and yes, the guide to solving the game will be posted soon :)

from, @alibinashes & friends

[pierswife]

Cigarettes are bad for your health

[awolfnamedluna]

ok peeps poll time

[sinecosinewheel]

come fight me!

[maraariana01]

btw, whenever i add a :] i do mean it genuinely! i am giving you a little smile :] i am giving you a glass of water and telling you to take care of yourself :] i am just a little guy waving at you from the other side of the street :] hello! :] peace and love on planet earth :]

if i go :) that's when you should be worried. i am plotting. i am scheming. i am rubbing my hands together evily. watch out.

[vampirefunkmetal]

i dont have anything to say about this.

original under cut

[grimvisionary]

the kuuga bike is now working and rides real great! so worth it to get

[ash-and-starlight]

quick psa bc apparently it still needs to be said

DO NOT REPOST ART

idk in which language i have to say this for y’all to understand

DO NOT REPOST ART

i dont CARE if you credited the artist i dont CARE if u found it on pinterest i don’t CARE if you found it on instagram i don’t CARE if u found it laying in the corner of the sidewalk i don’t give a shit. it’s simply not yours to take and post without permission

repeat with me. you can repost only. and i mean ONLY. if the artist has given you explicit permission BEFOREHAND, asking them after you reposted does absolutely nothing. nada. nisba. niente. zero. it’s even worse.

(and permissions to repost are not blanket statements. if an artist is ok with reposting it doesn’t mean that another artist will be too, if you have the go-ahead to repost a certain art doesn’t mean that the permission extends to the rest of the artist’s work as well. “oh but i thought—“ i don’t cARE. ASK EVERY TIME.)

PLEASE begging to show even a crumb of respect for artists/writers/creators and their work it really is not that difficult

[identitty-dickruption]

here's what being a 'high-functioning' alcoholic was actually like

I'm trying my best to concentrate on what my best friend is saying because I love him and I love his anecdotes. I can't stop thinking about how long it'll be before I can drink. I get frustrated with myself for not being able to concentrate. then I get frustrated at him for increasing the amount of time between me and my next drink. I have no idea what he thinks is happening for me all I know is that I'm irritated as hell

I spend hours planning exactly when I'll be able to drink and how much. I don't feel like myself completely sober. I can't concentrate unless I have a couple drinks in me, but I can't concentrate if I'm plastered either. it's a balance I strike incredibly carefully and with a high number of mental calculations. I know that I'm wasting a lot of energy on these calculations that I should be using on my studies, but I also know it would be worse if I was sober. I feel trapped

people blow up at me for reasons I don't understand. I blow up at people for reasons I either don't understand or immediately forget. I lose things all the time. the longer I spend drinking, the harder I have to try to maintain my sober facade, and the more I have to drink to numb myself from the number of lies I've been telling. I am a beast and that beast's name is Shame. people tell me that addicts always hurt those they love, but the people closest to me keep saying that I'm only hurting myself. all I know is that there is hurt

I eventually decide to try and sober up. withdrawals make me feel less than human. I don't even feel like I'm approaching human. I can't stop sweating. my body shakes more than it's ever shaken before. I throw up so much that I get dehydrated and pass out. my head doesn't stop thumping for two weeks straight. and at the end of it all, I'm still an addict who cannot for the life of them remember why I wanted to be sober. I try anyway

it hasn't been as bad as it was in 2022 for a while now. I've probably forgotten just how bad it really was. but that's what alcoholism was like for me