#so-much-longing

[actualbird]

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT THE HARLEY DAVIDSON I'M LOSING MY MIND

I WAS RIGHT!!!! do you know how insane i felt when the luke motorbike card first came out on cn server like.....ive been wanting luke on a motorbike since 2022, when i first posted this hc ramble

so when the motorbike card finally FINALLY came out i felt like i won the damn lottery KB;KLSDN;LFKSLD

let's see what else i can speak into existence.....LUKE ON AN NSB MISSION CARD AGAIN PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE (i know we already have two cards of that but i want mOOOOOREEE)

[whiteshipnightjar]

Zoozve, my beloved

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Expertise can't help you here.

[powdermelonkeg]

Important rules/tips I've learned as an adult that helped with anxiety

If people are mad at you, it's their responsibility to tell you, not your responsibility to guess

If they're mad at you in secret anyways, they're the ones in the wrong, not you

If people don't like what you're doing, it's their responsibility to tell you

If they say it's fine when it's really not, they're the ones in the wrong, not you

People are allowed to be wrong about you

If they are wrong about you, wait for them to bring it up, because if you try to, you will inevitably overcorrect

Some people are committed to misunderstanding you. You will not win arguments against them. Yes, even if you explain your point of view. They do not care. Drop it

The worst thing that will happen from a first-time offense is being told not to do it again. Maybe with a replacement if you broke something

You can improve relationships and gauge willingness to talk to you by giving compliments. It's like a daily log-in bonus and nobody thinks twice about it

Most things are better after you sleep on them

Most things are better after you have a meal

Most things are better after you shower

Your brain makes up consequences that are irrational. If the worst DOES come to pass and someone acts like they do in your head, they are overreacting, and you are entitled to say "what the fuck"

If your chest hurts after you feel like you've made a social error, that's called rejection-sensitive dysphoria. It means your anxiety is so bad that it's causing you physical pain, which is a good indicator that you're overreacting. Tense yourself, hold it for 20 seconds, let it go, then find a distraction

If you're suddenly angry at someone after you feel like you made a social error, that's also rejection-sensitive dysphoria. You are going to feel annoyed about it for awhile, but being genuinely pissed off is your anxiety trying to find something to blame to take the responsibility off your shoulders, and getting scared because it can't justify itself. Deep breaths, ask yourself how much you ACTUALLY want to be angry at that person, then find a distraction

"Sour grapes" is more healthy for you than stewing. Deciding you don't like someone who's perpetually annoyed with you, won't talk to you, etc. makes letting go of anxiety over them easier

If people don't like you, they will find reasons to be annoyed with you when they otherwise wouldn't. If people do like you, they will find reasons NOT to be annoyed with you when they otherwise would. People do not ping-pong between the two

You DO have to make a conscious choice not to think about something. If you're having trouble circling back to it, say out loud that you're done thinking about it and why. Then find a distraction

When you're upset, part of you is going to want to make false bids for attention (suddenly texting differently, heavy sighs, etc. but when someone asks you about it, you tell them it's nothing). Do not listen to it. You gain nothing from it except more misery

People like to help people they care about. It makes them feel good about themselves

If you think you're insufferable for needing help, see above. Yes, really. They get a serotonin kick from it

If you think you're insufferable for mannerisms you have, you either have to consciously choose not to do them, or accept that they're part of the package that comes with you. Being apologetic about existing does nothing except make you more miserable

If you do things you don't like when you feel meh about it, it makes it easier to do them when you hate it

If you avoid things you don't like when you feel meh about it, it reinforces and magnifies how bad it feels when you hate it

Seriously. Read those last two points again. If you can make yourself make a phone call when you've got nothing to lose, you will slowly lose that panic you get when you have to make a phone call you haven't prepared for. You do have to CONSCIOUSLY take that step

Hobbies that make you care for something get rid of that nagging feeling that you're not doing enough. Go grow some rosemary

If you don't engage with your hobbies regularly, you will feel miserable, and anxiety will spike

Hobbies are things that give you a bit of happiness. They do not have to be organized or named to do that. Go be creative in something. Play with coins. Make up lists. Start a new WIP

No one cares what you look like

If people point out things they don't like about how you look unprompted, they are being rude. You are entitled to say "what the fuck"

People who like you will find you pretty to some degree. Minor things about your appearance go completely unnoticed. Literally, scars and dots and blemishes do not register to someone who likes your company

You looking at yourself in the mirror is 10x more closely than anyone is going to look at you

If you're anxious about your body type, and you're creatively inclined, make/write an oc with that same shape. Give them nice things and make other characters love them. Put them on adventures. You'll start to see yourself in the mirror more kindly

You care about wording and perfect lines/colors way more than anyone who views your work ever will

Sometimes when you're upset, you're going to feel like not eating. Do not do that. Not eating makes you more miserable

Same with things you normally enjoy. Denying yourself helps no one. You are punishing yourself for being sad. Stop it

Both of these will take conscious decision to break the habit of. Make yourself do it anyways, and it will slowly get easier

And again, to reiterate: If someone is mad at you, it is THEIR responsibility to tell you, not your responsibility to guess

[whatkindofnameisella]

can you believe that we have fanfiction. that we have websites dedicated to fanfiction. that there is a place that you can go and read tens, hundreds, thousands and thousands of pieces of writing that strangers have made. people who are not "writers". people who come home at the end of the day and have feelings and say, i am going to put that into words. i am going to share those words. short, long, sweet, sad, horny, funny, wonderful words. we are all just human and we all love to make and remake and share that with others. can you believe that.

[minigenos]

[brainrotcharacters]

When irl pisses me off, I rewatch the Honda Odyssey scene to relax

[wanologic]

reminder to take care of your loser human body

[verflares]

just how long is forever? // not long enough, with you

pssst. check this out on inprnt :]

[hinamie]

I'll rip in hands and teeth and take a bite

[sergle]

ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE, people dropping mad mad sums of money on gfms and charities and stuff are extremely impressive but that DOES NOT MEAN that putting like $5 towards someone's fund or any good cause is any less valuable, a lot of crowdfunding is about momentum and those single digits add up super fast, you do not need to be Rolling In The Dough to make someone's day!! moving the dial at all is extremely positive!!

[actualbird]

I have a Luke headcanon I want to share with you >:) (This is so much longer than I meant it to be. I'm so sorry).

So, he's great at fixing antiques, right? He can get just about any part, and if he can't, he always knows a guy who knows a guy who knows a guy. Now, someone in the NSB would NOT have enough spare time to learn all that and make all these connections. I don't know if it was ever explained how he got into antiques or met so many people, but I have an idea.

Rosa is crazy important to him, yeah? Even when he was away for 8 years, he always kept the camera filled with photos of her. Given that Stellis is some place in the future and Luke's camera already looks old to me by today's standards (though I have very little camera knowledge), it's basically an antique in and of itself.

So here's my theory: One day, while Luke is away from Stellis, the camera breaks.

Luke would probably be super stressed about this, running around trying to find the parts to fix it (and trying to learn HOW to fix it, too). I think that's how he got into antiques and met so many people willing to sell extra old/rare parts for repairs.

hello, hello!! this is SUCH a sweet headcanon oh my gosh

im so in love with luke learning how to repair antiques in a frenzied panic of networking and "aaAAAA HOW DO I GETIT BACK" HJDFKHDF. it would also be super sweet if that camera was somehow also from mc somehow, like it was one of her bday gifts to him when they were teens. maybe luke had had an interest in antiques before she gifted him the camera, which made the camera more special because his first ever antique came from her ;w;

im also endlessly endeared by luke learning his contacts like this cuz im imagining a bunch of more elderly antique enthusiasts wondering why this puppy looking teenager is so frantic about his camera, then he fesses that there are Very Precious Photos in it and theyre all like AAAWWWWW and they teach him the tricks of the trade and eventually learn about mc along the way because luke? not talk about her? impossible. HSVJKFHDS

thank you for the ask!!

[panakina]

I refuse to believe that Bruce Wayne, a man in his fifties who took up martial arts in his twenties, who has had at least one serious spinal injury and countless other injuries, is in anyway comparable to the adult robins, who have been training and conditioning since their early teens if not earlier and are all in their prime.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

[chloesimaginationthings]

The puppet definitely has favourites in FNAF

[artsymeeshee]

Another aroace Ford idea that came up. I just really like the idea of Ford going to Mabel for these types of things :’)