#real story

[nondelphic]

“i’ll just write one chapter” is a lie i tell myself before accidentally plotting an entire trilogy.

[chronic85doodler]

Pocketful of Stars

I carry a container full of stars in my pocket.

I hand them out to cashiers as the card processes. Like a little crow handing out shinies. Never know who needs a star to make their day.

Once while in the mall, I passed a perfume counter with a girl with sad eyes. I paused. No transaction. No reason to stop to interact, but those dark sad eyes.

I walk back and hold out the container, tiny knickknacks tinkling in the motion.

“Hello, would you like a star?”. It’s awkward. But very little grace is needed to offer something pretty and shiny.

“Why?” Her response is unexpected. Intense. Shocked. Staring with import at the container.

“Just a cute thing I do. Never know who needs a star.”

I feel sheepish. Usually it’s a quick interaction, a star offered as a receipt is passed. Too quick to process the idiosyncrasy of the moment. Too sudden to not be excited for a cheap little star made out of stone.

“My best friend just died.”

Her face is lowered, sad eyes looking at the stars in the myriad of hues.

“She had an entire sleeve of stars. Tattooed all up her arm…”. She traced an invisible path on her skin with delicate fingers.

She looked at those stars and the strange giver with significance. She chose her star of onyx and asked for a hug, happily given.

Coincidence. Miracle. Serendipity. Mundane magic. Whatever it was.

You never know who needs a star.

[ponury-grajek]

The rumbling started because Reiner said "no" : (

[okayxairen]

my mom: ohhh man i hate the economy i wish everything wasnt so expensive

my 3 year old self falling out of the shopping cart and busting my head open:

[pearlynia]

I kept seeing warm and happy marauders edits before I joined the fandom, but after I joined the fandom, it's full of ANGST. A.N.G.S.T. like, WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU.

I was lied to. Now I can't leave.

[dragonpyre]

I remember my 10th grade history teacher explaining the basics of economics to us and him saying that “inflation is good for the economy” and me just sitting there thinking about how the recent recession (this was early 2010’s) and the inflation that went with it meant we could barely afford the basics for food, and had to budget on anything even remotely “fun”. I remember thinking about how even with my parents well paying jobs, affording even a candy bar at the grocery store was a luxury

And then looking back at my teacher and thinking “in the what world is inflation good for anyone”

And that’s about when I realized that the “economy” did not have the people’s best interests at heart

[deeppink-man]

Real story

[naniguini]

[xoheisse]

stories of children whose lives were taken by russians

1. Marharyta from Kharkiv region, 8 years old.

On June 21, cluster munitions fell in the yard of her family's house. Marharyta died instantly, her heart was pierced through. The girl's father, at the age of 36, has become completely gray. The mother cannot describe in words how she feels after losing her child.

2. Kyrylo from Kherson, 8 years old.

In April, the family evacuated from Kherson to Vinnytsia. On July 14, russia shelled the city, Kyrylo was in the car with his uncle. The boy died immediately from a fragment hitting his head, then an explosion occurred. The body was searched for several days. It was identified only through DNA analysis.

3. Daryna from Kharkiv region, 15 years old.

On March 13, a russian missile hit the family's house. When the father got to the hand of his dead daughter, he said: "Our Daryna is no more". She was buried in her native Dergachi. Mom recalls that the missiles flew over the people here and there. "Daryna, this is a farewell salute to you." said her father.

4. Polina, 8 years old.

On March 13, Polina and her mother wanted to evacuate Mariupol. As soon as they took a few steps outside, the russian military started shelling with mortars. Nadiya's mother died instantly. Both of Polina's legs and arms were broken. The girl was operated on in the city hospital. But on March 16, Polina's kidneys failed and she died. Polina was shooting videos on YouTube, dancing. She liked to change into different costumes and perform on stage.

5. Anna, 9 years old.

On March 19, an enemy shell hit near the house where Anna and her mother Yana were hiding. They went down to the basement. In the morning, slag began to fall from above. Several basement floor slabs fell on people. The mother rushed to help her daughter, but she could not pull her out from under the rubble on her own. Anya and other people remained buried in the basement. The girl liked to work with computers. Her mother promised that when Anya turned 10, she would enroll her in programming lessons. However...

6. Denys, 9 years old.

On September 3, the twins were walking in a park in Dnipropetrovs'k region. Suddenly, MLRS shells started flying. "I felt the space around me with my hand. He was at my feet. I went to him: "Danya, Danya ... ", but he was silent. Although they told me to lie down, I started crawling to my son. Ruslan was screaming next to me," the boy's mother recalls the shelling. On December 22, Denys was supposed to celebrate his birthday.

7. Oleksandr from Chernihiv, 13 years old.

On March 9, Sasha and his mother Tetyana decided to evacuate from Chernihiv. However, a shell exploded near the pedestrian column, and the boy was hit by many fragments. "He couldn't say anything, his eyes were closed, he was breathing heavily, he wheezed three times and died. He remained lying there," Sasha's mother recalls. In 2022, Sasha was an eighth grader. He was interested in the crypto market and dreamed of developing a YouTube channel for an english-speaking audience.

original post : ukraina_topnews

[owchie-wowchie]

"Yeah, I'm alright" says guy who just cried while listening to status quo from starship

[dosesofcommonsense]

[hiraethminds]

[killzzz69]

"HEY YALL I'LL UPDATE MORE OFTEN!!!!!" doesnt update. doesnt update. doesnt update.

[ballad-of-jane-doe-mega]

guys dont you hate it when ur math teacher starts hitting the guys in ur class and likes punches them and calls them stupid💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

my sincere reaction at life: