#so... oh well

[strywoven]

@ebresos has requested a story : (Siius to Lhore) [ wake ] for your muse to wake mine

𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒆𝒅.

A rare morning dozing , sleeping in , tucked away underneath those cozy blankets in a scene of p e a c e ( a feeling which has become common to her now , being with siius ; something once so rare , now second-nature & part of their every moment ) .  Not like the qilin to waste away her mornings in this manner , but there is some fleeting HUMAN COMFORT in doing so.  So lost in her pleasant dreams , she does not realize that Siius has already gotten up and started the day , allowing her – for the moment , at least – to keep sleeping.

It is the scent of the breakfast he’s starting in the kitchen that rouses her lazing spirit , making the immortal g r u m b l e and reluctantly turn over to her stomach , pressing her scale-dappled face into the pillows , hiding away from the glare of sunlight grazing over her bare skin.  Eyes press a little tighter , straining to cling to whatever sweet unconsciousness she could claim even still , though they blink dazedly open at the c r e a k of floorboards when Siius enters the room again.  He places a fresh cup of tea on the small table beside the bed-like nest , and through the mess of silvery hair gone askew over her face , Lhore gazes up at him , a s m i l e easing onto her features.  ❝ I don’t suppose you’ll give me five more minutes , will you ? ❞  She teases , already pushing herself upright , the blankets unfurling in flourish , gathering in pools around her exposed midriff.  The sun a l i g h t s against her form , catching and playing against those opalescent scales.

Reaching for the tea , she brings the cup to her lips , blowing the once and taking a sip.  Humming in approval she looks up at him again , her sharp features softened , her expression f o n d , ❝ I dreamt of you , ❞ As she seems to rather a lot since they mated.  She hesitates a moment before continuing , ❝ I … Dreamt we had a child , Siius.  A daughter. ❞  Hastily , becoming f l u s t e r e d by own confession , Lhore adds , ❝ Th- though a dream is merely a dream , I know !  It doesn’t mean anything ! ❞

[snakesinsocks2005]

Pin for survivors

[foccaccia]

the worst part about being an adult is thay its no longer socially acceptable to just roll down a really big hill and then run back up it and roll back down again. "oh is this a syphilis metaphor" passerby would ask. "is this for a tick tock". no i just wanna come home covered in dirt and scratches and bask in the the solace of childlike mirth

[absentlyabbie]

no multi option, agonize and choose, no results option, pick one to find out or scroll onward

[kesopan]

warmth in the cold

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Must be a Sugondese joke.

[cozystars]

!!! BUILT LIKE BILBO BAGGINS !!!

[inkskinned]

the tradwife movement is the same as it has always been - back in the kitchen, back to breeding - it just has better branding.

when i was younger, i hated pink. i was not like other girls. this is now something i'm embarrassed of - this was not me being a "girl's girl."

but it was expressing something many of us felt at the time: i literally wasn't what girlhood was supposed to be. this is a hard thing to explain, but you know when you're not performing girlhood correctly. it isn't as easy as "i liked x when girls liked y" - because there were other girls that liked x, too - but i never figured out exactly the correct way to like x, or to be interested in y.

now there is the divine feminine. this is the same rhetoric it has always been: women are biologically driven to like pink and ribbons and submitting to our husbands.

the problem is that the patriarchy found a better PR team. because yes, actually, i want every woman to have the choice to be a homemaker. i also want her taken seriously for her legitimate home-making labor. i want her to be recognized as also having a job, just unpaid. i want men to have this opportunity, too.

but it is no longer "i made this choice and I love it." instead it is a sixteen-paragraph rant about how selfish it is that my generation isn't having kids. instead it's long videos about how if you feed your children processed foods, you're going to kill them. instead it is "this is what womanhood is supposed to be. i feel bad for any other choices you're making."

the shame spiral is just prettier. it is large houses devoid of personality. it is the implication: if you don't have this, you aren't happy. the solid, everlasting assurance: women are actually supposed to be submitting. this is the default. this is the natural state of things. all other attempts inflict suffering.

but you can no longer say i'm not like other girls. you can no longer reject this image completely. you cannot find it revolting, even if you know that the underbelly is toxic and festering. sure, it is the same repackaged patriarchy. but the internet does not have shades of grey. you should support and reward other women! your disgust is actually internalized misogyny. not because you are seeing a vision of yourself the way they're trying to train you to be. not because you feel her ghost pass within an inch of your earlobe. not because your father will eventually ask you - why can't you be like her?

because they figured out how to make it beautiful: women will sell other women on this idea, and we will find the singular loophole in feminism. sure, she's shaming you in most of her videos. sure, she implies that a different life is obscene. but she just wants you to be happy! you'd be happier if you were listening!

and the whole time you're sitting there thinking: i'd actually just be happier if i had that kind of money.

[hinamie]

mentor

[tapiocats]

Decay exists as an extant form of life

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

Macaque spent the whole season Big-Damn-Hero-ing and was NOT happy about it xD

[hansoeii]

this one's for you, edwin paine

[iero]

"What do you want? What are you asking for? It's about love? You're being real specific." x

[causalityparadoxes]

He's a bounty hunter. He's into DnD. He somehow doesn't know about cosplay or how to improv despite this. He CAN dance. He fell for the Doctor so hard the only coherent thought in his head under stress was proposing to them. Within the hour he'd kissed them, sacrificed himself, and said "find me" after making them catch a goddamn marriage bouquet. He's a nerd. He's socially awkward. He listens to Kylie Minogue. He's a sweetheart. He's a Killer. He's engaged to the Doctor. He is the moment. He is the Rogue.

[bashzzey]

I bet sour lemons are alien to him in the land of sweets 🍋

Also have silly bonus from aggie :]c

Max Jax? Max Jax.

[orionis13]

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