#sorry I'm not trying to hijack your post 😂

[the-halfling-prince]

fuck it, more Harlow Tumblr but post series

🐲 daily-dragon-facts

Did you know:

Amber-Winged Wyverns are more likely to be colorblind than any other dragon!

🐈 housecat-lookin-mf

Okay now I kinda wanna know how we know this. Did someone ask them lol

🐲 daily-dragon-facts

Yes.

#Dont question me again. #daily dragon facts

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🪕 battlebard

Callout post for @ fish-and-fear-monger

He's kinda cringe.

🔪 fish-and-fear-monger Follow

Me: Not another call-out post... Me: Oh it's just my loser sister

🪕 battlebard

ANOTHER???

#we love a problematic king? #Top Ten leaders of our archipelago. Yikes.

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⚔️ harlow-stormrage

Guys help I tripped on my cape today my gf thinks I'm a loser

🏹 careless-whisper

Sorry dude my gf has thought I was a loser since we met I can't help you

📜 mari-the-mari-lwyd

Skill issue I'm the coolest bitch my gf knows.

⚔️ harlow-stormrage

MARI-ELIE???????

#at this point I need to change my URL to not just be my name because #people I know IRL keep finding my fucking tumblr #like y'all remember the uhhh my dad incident #anyway hey mari I hope u forgot about me tripping over my cape today

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🗡️ best-alavanikian-royalty

Propaganda:

Harlow: She's literally the king... Enough said.

Mari-Elie: She may not be an heir, or a chief, or a king... But consider: She's cooler than you. And also the main advisor to the king if that counts for anything.

⚔️ harlow-stormrage

I can't believe this is even a competition. Guys. Mari-Elie sweep or I'm stepping down as ruler.

#marisweep

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😎 deactivated10451218

Is it just me or is the king kinda... you know... fruity?? Like have you seen the way she looks at Advisor Jonson....

👩🏻‍🦰 just-daliah

I can't believe I have to say this but it's super not cool to speculate the sexualities of real people.

⚔️ harlow-stormrage

Yeah I'm fruity✌️

🐄 trickstercow

Seriously? Someone on this Odin forsaken website basically forced the king to out herself? Yikes.

⚔️ harlow-stormrage

Guys what.

⚔️ harlow-stormrage

Can't come out when you were never in. Rainbow attack 🏳️‍🌈🌈🌈🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🌈🏳️‍🌈🌈🌈

🐅 that-one-ginger-kid

Happy 3 years to this fuckin post 🤦

#like ngl I was confused when the situation first happened and everyone talked about it because I #deadass thought everyone knew???? #anyway Happy 'cant believe the king got outed' 'rainbow attack' day #fuck dude #tumblr holidays

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📜 chief-stormrage

Everyone, I would like to officially announce my retirement as Chief of Drakenvel. The new chief is the talented Hagen Freyrson, and I hope you all treat him with respect.

🐈 housecat-lookin-mf

Thanks, sir. Anyway...

@ best-alavenikian-royalty any way we can add me to the polls?

#theres no way I'm beating marielie jonson but it's worth a shot

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📜 mari-the-mari-lwyd

Guys reminder that the Royal Alavenikian Library is open to everyone stop trying to sneak in you look dumb.

📔 drakenvellian-public-library

Nooo dude you're gonna put me out of a job.

📜 mari-the-mari-lwyd

Bro your island has five people and the only one who used the library lives here now if you still have that job now, I don't think it'll go away. Be fr.

🏹 careless-whisper

No because Inkwell Björnson has the best job security in alavenik, Harlow would sooner die than let the library close down 😂

#also Drakenvel has way more then five people. There's like... ten

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🪕 battlebard

"The average Alavenikian has one dragon" is a statistical error. The average Alavenikian has no dragons. Dragons Harlow, the king of the UnNamed Kingdom who befriends a hundred dragons daily is an outlier adn should not have been counted.

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🍂 zamenwellwellwell

I wish I could get a cute farmer to date me :(

🐅 that-one-ginger-kid

Me too...

🐄 trickstercow

Hey

🐅 that-one-ginger-kid

Omg cute farmer girl

🍂 zamenwellwellwell

GET YOUR OWN POST

#the straights have hijacked my post :( #and by the straights I mean specifically those two. #'that one ginger kid' who even are you????? #... Actually that sounds disrespectful sorry Tiger sir. #sorry about that time you got tortured by that guy. Hope you and your farmer gf are happy.

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[inconveniently-discorporated]

THIS MADE ME THINK OF A PODCAST I LISTENED TO RECENTLY!

The podcast was called "Unlocking Human Creativity", and one of the methods explained was called "rolestorming". It's like brainstorming, except you do it in character.

The whole point was that, when people think they're not creative, it's usually more like they have a mental block against whatever they're trying to do. They don't want to look stupid. They don't want to be laughed at. They don't want to be criticized. Often, because they have been before. So they put on a mask and keep their ideas under lock and key, kept safely tucked away, sometimes so far deep they keep it from themselves.

But once you're in a role, it's "not you". Maybe you're in a role they wouldn't laugh at or make fun of. Maybe you're in a role that's meant to be silly, so you're trying to be laughed at. One of the stories in this podcast was about a top executive that they got to really open up by telling him to be Yoda.

I just thought of this after I was looking at how Aziraphale and Crowley approach talking to God, which led to me thinking about how Aziraphale is incredibly clever when it comes to process-driven solutions (e.g., figuring out the end of the world by working through Agnes Nutter's book), whereas Crowley takes any liberty he sees fit in order to drive creativity-based solutions.

Not to get too psychoanalytical, but I absolutely agree his treatment by Heaven is likely behind the need to take on a role to pursue these different aspects of his personality, because I've been there. I have never really fit in at home or with my peers, I've been called "weird" by just about everyone I really open up to, and I've been bullied by a much smaller (but still substantial) number of people.

I also very much desire rules, structures, and clear boundaries in order to avoid additional trauma by violating social norms other people understand. Even when I feel like I understand, I still tend to be reserved out of fear I'll wander outside the one boundary I didn't see. I definitely explore other aspects of my personality via different roles. For example, an anonymous tumblr wherein I'm rather vague about many personal details. Or through my writing, where I can truly explore all different kinds of interactions.

(And to get even further from the original point, I've wondered if this is a chicken or egg sort of thing. Do I crave rules and boundaries because I was bullied and developed a need for guidance on social norms, or was I bullied because I didn't understand social norms and I need rules and boundaries pointed out to me in a way others don't and our culture is not friendly about that? Mix of both?)

(And to get a little bit closer to the point, I've temporarily shelved my post-notapocalypse fic for this reason. I came to realize I was still writing Aziraphale as nervous and reserved, but he actually went through a pretty significant transformation towards the end. Incidentally, I can relate to this too! I've become a lot more confident in myself, and a lot more outspoken when people are rude about things that aren't actually hurting anyone and don't NEED to be masked. So that'll be fun to reimagine.)

I put it to you: Aziraphale is at his most feral when he's in someone else's body or playing a part that isn't Aziraphale, Principality and Guardian of the Eastern Gate.

In Madame Tracy's body: Not just a southern pansy, Sergeant Shadwell, the Southern Pansy!

In Crowley's body: I don't suppose anywhere in the nine circles of Hell there is such a thing as a rubber duck.

Playing spy: I mean, every line of his up until Greta pulls the gun on him. Look at those eyes. He's giddy with the exhilaration of being someone else and being allowed to be as unhinged as he wants to be.

As Brother Francis: that eyebrow waggle is next level.

Just suggesting sharing a body with Crowley when he's discorporated. Angel, demon, probably explode, wink wink nudge nudge, anyway, back to the imminent Apocalypse.

[raven-at-the-writing-desk]

I'm so sorry to see the situation has come to this 😔 Don't feel bad about the anon feature, the fact that you are putting more boundaries because other people couldn't respect the previous ones is shitty and says a lot about some people on this fandom. I send you my best wishes from here!! ♡

(Also, I was the nonnie who gushed talked about how atrocious our beloved Rook's hair was hehe, I was planning to go off anon some day but didn't decide so now it's the perfect time to do it oops? ><)

Pspsps do you have more brainrot of Rook...? I was looking at his tags and saw your second anniversary brainrot (i hadn't see the trailer yet at that time, but was a very pleasant surprise) and I died with the photos of Rook kasvaksgajaka he seems the type to look good in every candid photo without trying OTL he was soooo cute while posin g ajshskshsjsbsks aaaa like the looks cute but can kill you vibes are soo hot also also that groovy card of the beans day's also does things to me like pls step gently on me AND HIS EYES UUUUGHH

I will proceed to shut up now and wish you a pleasant day/night!! ♡♡♡

[Referencing this post and this post!]

*holds head in hands* Honestly? I still feel bad about having to do it at all, or even bring this situation to light 😔 There’s still a nagging part of my myself that’s telling me that I’m the one overreacting in this situation, and that self doubt been really hard to deal with 💦 because while I can always turn off Tumblr and its notifications, I can’t turn off my brain. dhsbsjsvsjsns hi Rook Hair Anon

bxsbsjwcwyFuwvwjb I ALWAYS HAVE BRAIN ROT OF ROOK WDYM 😭 dbdksbsjs He’s so. So kAskzkansjsvsjsbsjwbsjs OTL dramatic... Yeah, definitely comes across like the kind of guy that effortlessly looks good in every candid shot, but goes the extra mile to be extra anyway just because he can 😂 and yes the “cute but can kill you” energy is immaculate bbdebiwhwevdheheiwjwjwjwhwgwisosjsksnkx I’m not a fan of the pattern on Beans Camo outfits but the angle of Rook’s Groovy is 👌 HNNNNNbnNNNngH h h huntsman looking down on you with a sly grin and those pretty eyes... ///// ‘s jssbjwvwhwhqjakN92&@?)2?1

Oddly enough?? Lately I’ve also been having mild Kalim rot??????? Which is pretty strange considering that I’ve never seen Kalim as more than a cute but annoying friend type of character... I BLAME IT ON THIS ART OTL cksbjsvsjsbdehendjdk I specifically like +10 years older Kalim!! I CAn’T PROPERLY EXPLAiN WHY BUT I DO??????????? 😭

I think I was kind of averse (even though I really enjoy his personality) to rotting for OG!Kalim because I tend to prefer more mature looking characters, and Kalim still looks like a baby djwvsjsvsjsje BUT +10 YEARS OLDER KALIM 😳 Totally right up my alley???? Which may come as a shock to many of you since my two favorite characters are pretty big schemers and Kalim is as pure as sunshine jdvsjshsjskdjdksns but I actually really appreciate characters with a lot of empathy and the ability to smile through tough situations too. Older Kalim specifically appeals to me because dnsbjssbjww I assume he retains that sunshine that he had on his youth, but time and experience has made him a little wiser... but he still manages to smile and stay cheery despite having grown up and been exposed to all the less savory aspects of the world. That’s honestly really rare to find, so it feels like something precious I’ve got to protect 🥺

Hjsndbsjwhsgsosnwldodnsksb ANYWAY SORRY FOR HIJACKING THIS POST TO SHOUT ABOUT OLDER KALIM HAHAHAH

[freshfoodwarrior]

Wow, I remember a time when I felt like this.

It was hard being nothing. Then it was hard not being nothing anymore, like you. After that, it was hard to just be happy, because it felt so foreign.

And now it's hard for me to strive to be even happier, because it makes me feel like a completely different person. I don't know how to behave half of the time, because I don't know who I am yet. It's fucking weird.

But it's good. Progress is hard.

I'm sorry to hijack your post. And I hope I don't sound patronising as fuck. I'm just all about the sharing these days.

My life has changed so much since I first felt like nothing back in 2008. It's been a literal decade of me going through some fucking shit times where I didn't wanna live anymore.

I got "better" and thought I was pretty happy for the past few years, yet I still had thoughts and behaviours that made me think I was still "fucked up (and probably would be for the rest of my life.")

A few months ago, I made one change in my life that I knew was gonna be hard. It changed everything. Now that my mind is freed up, my life is suddenly freed up. It's caused a massive identity shift and it's not always easy trying to figure things out.

But I'm still so much happier. I've come so far from feeling like I couldn't deal with being normal.

Okay, I've definitely hijacked your post now 😂

I guess what I'm trying to say is, stick with it. Don't give up and all that sissy shit. Because it's so totally worth it. Life is fucking awesome when you stick with it.

Getting better is hard. Sometimes it doesnt feel real and I forget why I’m doing this or what the point is. I dont know if I can keep doing this. Sometimes I miss the old times when I was nothing- felt nothing- and nothing meant anything.