#story of love

[januaryjamez]

There once lived a little Bajau girl named Amira in the wide and stunning archipelago of the Philippines. 

She learnt how to swim, fish, and forage for food while living with her people in a stilted hamlet close to the sea.

Because of her natural curiosity and sense of adventure, Amira frequently found herself straying from her hamlet to explore the local islands and reefs. 

During one of these excursions, she met Maria, a city girl who had traveled to the islands to study marine biology.

Maria's expertise in the ocean and enthusiasm for marine conservation captivated Amira. 

The two girls instantly grew close and spent numerous afternoons together exploring the beaches and coral reefs.

When they spent more time together, Amira started to experience a profound attraction to Maria that she had never experienced before. 

She didn't know what to make of her emotions, but she was certain that she wished to spend as much time as possible with Maria.

Yet, their romance was not meant to be. 

Amira's tribe was extremely traditional and held that a man and a woman should be the only ones who can fall in love. 

They prohibited Amira from meeting Maria after learning of her affections for her.

Amira, who was devastated by Maria, sought to go on with her life and forget about her. 

But despite her best efforts, she was unable to get rid of the image of Maria's gentle smile and endearing eyes.

Amira developed into a woman as the years went by. 

She carried on coexisting with her tribe, but she never lost sight of her feelings for Maria. 

She learned one day that Maria had come back to the islands to carry out her investigation.

Amira sneaked out of her hamlet and went to the island where Maria was residing because she couldn't resist the want to see Maria once more. 

All of her emotions flooded back when she last saw Maria, and she realized she had to be completely open with her. With a pulsating heart Amira kissed Maria and said to her"Maria, you are the ocean that fills my heart with waves of love and happiness."

Maria had the same impression, which surprised her. 

Amira had always been a part of her life, and she had been waiting for her to return.

Amira and Maria made the decision to be together in spite of the challenges and rejection of their families. 

Together, they carried out more sea exploration and tried to preserve the ocean that had originally brought them together.

[yeepof]

I understand that tall men are our POV characters, but surely being like a foot taller than everyone around them would have some occasional consequences

[crow-caller]

as a child there's nothing cooler than a kid who gets subjected to evil experiments and gains special abilities. it's even cooler if these abilities also cause unfathomable suffering to use/against others. children love stories like this.

[roseworth]

i think theres this idea in the general public that the "best" fanfic gets turned into real books like 50 shades of grey. but the truth is that the best fanfic can never be published as an actual book because its intricately woven into the canon material so its inseparable even if you change the names

[lesbxdyke]

I could think of no better way to share the news than this!

So when I was 17, my cat went missing and I'd given up hope of ever seeing him again.

Until on Monday, 27th of May, 2024, my friend sent me a FB post asking 'isn't that your mother?' about the person named on the microchip.

Here he is! 16 years old, and found safe, twelve whole years after he went missing!

Yesterday (Tuesday the 28th of May, 2024) I went to the rescue that had him, and I reclaimed my boy, renaming him Artie! (He'd originally been called 'Cat' because my mother and I couldn't decide on a name)

He's home safe with me now, currently inhabiting my bathroom and purring up a storm every time someone goes in there!

I'll be doing slow introductions between him and my current cat to give them the best possible chance of living in harmony!

Here's some pictures of Artie once we let him out of the carrier:

[great-and-small]

Apparently the local university’s undergraduate entomology course sends students to catch insect specimens at the same place I like to go birdwatching, which explains why I saw three enormous frat looking dudes with tiny bug nets and overheard one emphatically say “bro BRO I told you we already have enough lepidopterans”

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

License to Kitty.

[wasabi-gumdrop]

local ladies man’s signature move totally useless against autistic monster enthusiast. more on Kabru’s fumble era at 6

[jesncin]

"Who Is Superman? A Private Interview with Lois Lane" a fancomic about hope and connection. I've had this story in mind for so long and I'm very excited to be able to share it at last. Thank you for reading, and happy Lunar New Year!

[moomoorare]

I love nautical and seaside town horror stories. Tell me more about the fog and water that eats people

[creekfiend]

what's my biggest pet peeve well it's when someone makes a text post on tumblr dot com in which they are trying to romanticize the notion of the livestock guardian dog but they don't know the distinction between a livestock guardian dog and a herding dog and also they've never met a livestock guardian dog and do not realize what their attitudes towards the sheep that they protect actually are

[kittyoverlord]

"And if all we have is tonight, I've got a bag of coke in my jacket."

"And I've got poppers in mine."

[crowkip]

yeehaw, baby!

[autumnleaves1991-blog]

This is why writers abandon stories. It’s not that we don’t love them, it’s because we don’t want to love them alone.

[lackadaisycal-art]

I'm getting so sick of major female characters in historical media being incredibly feisty, outspoken and public defenders of women's rights with little to no realistic repercussions. Yes it feels like pandering, yes it's unrealistic and takes me out of the story, yes the dialogue almost always rings false - but beyond all that I think it does such a disservice to the women who lived during those periods. I'm not embarrassed of the women in history who didn't use every chance they had to Stick It To The Man. I'm not ashamed of women who were resigned to or enjoyed their lot in life. They weren't letting the side down by not having and representing modern gender ideals. It says a lot about how you view average ordinary women if the idea of one of your main characters behaving like one makes them seem lame and uninteresting to you.