#remember to drink water and breathe

[oatmeal-stans-the-trash-rat]

Friendly Reminder for Everyone

You deserve to be loved for you. Not for what you can do or give or create, but because you're you. Always remember that.

I know I'm just a random stranger on the Internet. I'll never know most of you, if any of you at all. But I mean this genuinely and entirely and wholeheartedly.

You are worth it. You are worth everything and anything. You don't have to earn it. All you have to do is exist. That's it.

You deserve to have bad days. To be selfish and be brutally honest. You deserve to be loved and wanted and cherished. To make mistakes and learn from them. To be forgiven. To just exist as a person. To rest and be yourself and have self-care days. To recharge your social battery. To get help if you need it, because it's okay if you need help. To take breaks and vacations. To let yourself just breathe. To indulge yourself.

Indulge your interests and hobbies, no matter what they are. I mean this. Interested in serial killers or such like Jeffery Dahmer? In learning about cannibalism cases or murder cases or true crime? Interested in writing or reading or making art? Interested in space and the planets and stars? Interested in fashion or plants or animals? In cartoons or comics or storybooks? No matter how dark or 'childish' your interests may seem, indulge yourself and do the research. Ask those questions. Wonder those wonders. Dream those dreams.

And guess what?

You deserve to slap a son of a b*tch once in a while.

Cause you know what? Life can be a real d*ck, and sometimes Karma is negligent and leaves you in the dust.

Sh*t happens. Things aren't your fault. Things that happen or have happened in your childhood aren't/weren't your fault.

When things are your fault? It's okay. It's okay to f*ck up and make mistakes. That sometimes we hurt people we love, whether unintentionally or not.

You deserve to be forgiven. To grow and learn and improve.

You aren't a bad person. You're human. A wonderfully flawed and grey human.

Nothing is black and white, at least not most things.

I love you all (platonically).

And one day, I hope you learn to love yourselves the way I love you.

Stay safe, little darlings <3

Sincerely and Genuinely,

Oatmeal

P.S. ---> I mean this to everyone. No exceptions. No matter if you're famous or a 'nobody'. Whether you're a parent or a child/teen, or an adult. No matter who you are or where you came, no matter who you love (or don't love), no matter your looks or body shape or eating habits, no matter your race or what language you can or can't speak. No matter what you've done or said, no matter what's been done or said to you. No matter your beliefs or religion or your views and values. No matter your struggles or your thoughts or your mistakes. No matter if you've tried sipping from Death's wine glass, no matter if you aren't able-bodied or if you're neurodivergent. No matter if you're a minority or a majority. No matter what, I mean this to all of you. I love you (/p).

[mistxmood]

this is the funniest outcome ever

[Image description: digital art of Bill Cipher, tangled up in electrical wires. He has a nervous expression, as he holds up a ripped wire and says: "Oops!" There's a glitchy effect behind him. End ID.]

[walfs]

"if i fail to become the world’s greatest swordsman you’ll be disappointed right?" "you could never fail me."

the entire time zoro is bleeding out and luffy is losing his shit every part of him is moving around to check over zoro except the 1 hand he has latched onto his hip like a vice

"i just need to get zoro's sword ready for him. yknow, for when he wakes up."

entire 1m long dialogue of luffy fretting and being indecisive abt what might help zoro bc he has no idea but desperately wants him to be okay

"i'd eat both arms and legs to save zoro's life."

"he might die, luffy." "and i'd do anything to save him. anything."

luffy perched at zoro's bedside staring at his unconscious body. alone. for who knows how long

"aren't we supposed to talk to him? tell him stories?" "what would i say?" "whatever pops in your head. just... speak from the gut." "my gut hasn't been so great lately." "well... at least he'll know it's you."

"i didn't know what to say before but i know now, and it's so simple. i need you, zoro. i need you to wake up." -> zoro immediately wakes up bc its either that or disobey his captain and he aint abt that life -> luffy full straddling him knees on either side of his hips arms planted either side of his head chests pressed together faces inches apart -> luffy pressing the entire front of himself down in a fullbody hug and then gently petting his head

"it's my fault." "no, you didn't do anything wrong. you acted like a captain." "but our crew is falling apart." "no, it's not. i, roronoa zoro, vow to stand by your side from now until the end. so bring on the marines and the pirates and the sea beasts. you're my captain, luffy, and i'm your first mate."

zoro's fist resting over luffy's heart. luffy reaching up to hold his hand. extended moment of heartfelt silence as they gaze into each others eyes

[spiderwarden]

Not me listening to this and always imagining how when Karlach ( @infernaliscor ) chooses death, the scenario in my head is that she shoved Minthara away from her so she wouldn't burn up with her. Then Minthara crying outright as she crawls back over to her and pushes her hands into her ashes and collapses onto her knees. Staring down at what's left of her love, her darling love, and just cries before she barely has enough lucidity to gather as much of her ashes as she can into a leather pouch. Where she then has two swords made from them, two swords that she carries on her back as she goes into Avernus herself, just as she promised Karlach, and enters the blood wars to make Zariel pay for ever laying eyes on her. With Karlach protecting her back just as she did in life ... swords she will plunge into the Arch devil herself, still killed by Karlach even in death.

[owlbelly]

god i overdid it so fucking much today on my mission to clean/organize the garage. feet hurt back hurt shaky exhausted but i made some serious progress

also i'm filthy & feel like i need a shower immediately but i can barely stand up lmfao. wish we had a big enough shower to put a shower chair in

[someinstant]

Hey, my fellow US-ians: back off the cable news and doomscrolling tonight, y'all. Unless you're studying media, you're not going to learn anything of value for a while. The most you're going to get is an anxiety attack. We're in the Schrodinger's Cat stage of democracy right now, and it takes a while to open the box.

[writers-ex]

just an announcement to all the arohas, astro, their families and especially anyone rn dealing with mental health and other issues we may not tell others-

I’m so sorry for your loss, moobin was my favorite idol, our puppy-cat ray of sunshine and all rounder best boy was truly a gift and his death made me…just…just remember you are loved and I’m so sorry you have to deal with whatever shit life throws at you, please reach out and get help or talk to someone or if you can’t then write it down just please remember someone will hurt if you hurt even if you don’t know and if the pain feels like it’s too much…I love you all dearly and if anything happens there will be ache, moonbin is finally at peace but those of us still here you will find peace just be patient please, I might be taking a few days to gather myself and school is stressing me out but I’ll post an itzy spam soon, I am grateful for your patience and ability to wake up and breathe another day, you’re doing so good all of you…

[margaetyrell]

hi. just came to say i’m alive and well (mostly) if anyone cares. i simply broke down due to emotional stress so i had to delete the app and cut it all out. idk how long it will take, but i’ll be back and catch up on blogs/tags/messages by then! hope you’re doing great, i’m sending you all my love and a special shoutout to @itsniceto, @mycastlescrumblingdown, @jdschecter, @intomymelancholia and @mayangelsleadyouin for being such a ray of sunshine. miss you and love you all soooo so much 💜

[boar-cry]

i always forget just hard hard crashing and burning is

[scary-friend]

💖Emotional Support Station💖

There’s a lot of tension and feelings going on here. I’m just here to give you a hug and tell you it’s gonna be okay. Remember the breath, drink some water, and take breaks when you need it. We’re all here together. Just remember that.

[seaside-writings]

[goldensunset]

ugh how long do i have to sleep how many fluids must i consume how warm and cozy do i have to be to unsick the sick

[opens-up-4-nobody]

...

[snickerdoodlles]

*sees this post pop up in my notes*

*twitches*

I’d made some generalizations in that (which I standby, they’re just coming from an opposite direction) but had to break out the sources and numbers when someone told me I was making generalizations in the same way as the people who “””uncovered””” that AO3 was scraped for AI (no) did and anyways I get tempted to post those notes here sometimes before I have to bonk myself on the head and remind myself no one cares

[fencesandfrogs]

Wait I lied one more post I hate high schoolers on tumblr

[laegolas]

how I sleep after deleting several anon messages reacting in bad faith to a 7-note post which warns against reacting in bad faith and assuming the worst.