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#current events#compassion fatigue#collective grief#self care#burnout#self care is not selfish#self compassion#activism fatigue#activism#the horrors persist but so do you#mental health#trauma#survival mode
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THANK YOU! repeating to myself that at least i have it here, at least i've got you and other fuckingloving mutuals who remind me that i am seen(and what i dont need a reminder for and thats smiling when seeing you all post), at least on here, online. and its all happened this year, and i do feel hugged whenever i open the notifs, and i just feel so happy, regardless, when i see you on my dash and then i open your blog and its the coziest thing ever. thank you for reminding me im not a ghost<3 AND ALSO OF MY FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, what would i do if i didnt put them in fake scenarios in my head? truly would be a waste of spending time if some of it wasnt given to creations of other's minds
dash!!! 🥺🥰
I know we started interacting just recently, but I'm rooting for you, lovely! I have had a lot of experience with friends not putting as much effort in friendships as you are, and it does really drain you. I'm still recovering myself from losing pretty much all of them from the last school year, save for one or two, so I really do understand the effects it can have on you.
But I want you to know that - yeah, I am about to be the most corny, cliché, cheesesiest person - no matter what, you are deserving. Sometimes, people go through different phases, and it doesn't mean that friendships are ending, but maybe they are going to slow down a bit. And that's okay!! Because you're still you. You have your company, and she has so many delightful interests and is honestly a wonderful to be around.
Anyways, I know you didn't ask for my two cents or anything, but you're very important, and at the very, very, very least.... there are fictional characters 💛💛💛
#fear not dear!#the horrors persist but so do you#anyways let's share some orange slices. get you some water. maybe go walking in park together 😊#asks#dash 💖
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Wow, it's been 9 years already? Damn, lol
Happy birthday to this blog, so much has changed over the years but g/t and vore are still my beloved. ❤️
#the horrors persist but so do you#and it's good to be here still after such a long time#i'm glad i'm a different person than who i was before#tumblr milestone#9 year tumblrversary#alex speaking
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dallas stars x internet 7/?
#the horrors persist but so do i#that's right friends today i bring you more terrible memes#robo will return from the war someday sry i just suck at finding good posts for him#dallas stars#in order of appearance as always#thomas harley#2453#wyatt johnston#roope hintz#mavrik bourque#mason marchment#5355#miro heiskanen#2729#jake oettinger#logan stankoven#hrpf#for filtering#dallas stars x internet#mine
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this started out as propaganda for my warhammer ripoff hahaha… It’s a reminder to the Manufactory that canaries (people with no biomechanical augmentations) work among them for a reason, and are the first to show signs of suffering when things are about to go sideways. this is one of the few spaces where someone’s vulnerability is an asset, but like most things in the Empire, it is only tolerated because it can be exploited.
then I started thinking about other institutions where someone’s suffering forecasts mass suffering. something something… a society is judged by how it treats its pariahs, scapegoats, and deviants. I don’t want to be a canary for you people, I didn’t ask for this, but it IS funny in a sad, morbid way that my suffering is tied up with the suffering of the masses. your own people will giddily burn you for fuel, not sparing a thought for the sparks at their own feet.
the song is inward and outward. we’re all in our own cages. sometimes it’s easy to recognize that someone shares a cage with you, sometimes it’s very hard. I don’t have a hopeful denouement for this like I normally do but I think the tiger poem will do

these are available as shirts if you like. [women’s t-shirt] [men’s t-shirt]; [variant women’s t-shirt] [variant men’s t-shirt]
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What if Christos Lawton is the one responsible for putting I Say A Little Prayer For You on the official George Hodgson playlist. What then. On the one hand I would have to set myself on fire but on the other hand it would be FANTASTIC news for whoever authored my all time favorite post on the Cold Boys Kink Meme
#I just love the way it's worded. There's something so beautiful about it. Something freeing. Why shouldn't they indeed.#The odds of this are probably even worse than the standard ''1 out of however-many-songs-on-the-playlist chance'' for various reasons.#But I can't stop thinking about it.#Can't believe this prompt is unfilled btw. especially after witnessing the camp discord during the infamous Garrigan/Harris video call.#The RPF fandom very clearly yearns for. well. the RPF.#also yes that link does lead to the famous Epaulette Shimmying video. of course. god bless. my favorite video in the whole world <3#Starky's Original Posts#ok last time I made a post and deliberately did the responsible thing#and kept my ship tag out of the first five tags so it wouldn't pollute the actual ship tag seen by everyone else#but then to my horror it showed up there anyways#hopefully that doesn't happen again smfh#hodgving#the terror#''so did you finally fuckin--'' NO I'm not allowed to look/listen til Tuesday at the earliest. OCD said so and also at this point I need it#to bait myself into getting through the day. there's too much to do and my will to do literally anything at all#is at just about the lowest it's ever been#I haven't eaten anything besides a few crackers and pretzels for three days.#good good. it isn't even hungry anymore. it doesn't even want to live.#BUT. I WANT GEORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3<3<3 SO WE PERSIST
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Meditations on the Grab Attack
There are a few things of which Soulsborne players live in deep fear. At the top of the list is the grab attack. The enemy is invulnerable during the entire attack animation, most cannot be escaped from, and many will one-shot the victim. So whether it's you or someone you're co-oping with that's been grabbed, you're faced with a long and solemn 10 seconds of utter helplessness.
Players choose to use those 10 seconds in different ways. Maybe this is the first time you've been grabbed, and you can do nothing but stare at the screen in utter shock as your health bar depletes. Maybe it's the tenth, and you recognize it as a small break for your overworked hands. Or maybe this is the thousandth and you choose to use this mournful window to reflect on your life choices.
Why did you knowingly put yourself in this position? What mistake did you make that brought you here? Why do you still persist in pursuing agony after agony, horror after horror?
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Next time the horrors happen to you, don't let the grab attack beat you down. Instead, take advantage of your elevated position to look down at the horrors, reflect, and say, "Thank you for this kind opportunity to meditate and grow." Breathe as Y O U D I E D fills your screen. And then come back five minutes later to dance with the horrors all over again.
#elden ring#soulsborne#messmer the impaler#malenia blade of miquella#elden beast#grab attack#you died#the horrors#the horrors persist but so do i
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i finally did it.

after almost 60 entire hours of gameplay... and numerous mental breakdowns...

i completed brothership. and BOY do i have far too many thoughts.
some thoughts and game review in tags (SPOILER WARNING AHEAD)
#i didnt expect me. a 15yo. to complete such a long game in one piece#YET I PERSISTED#the story. the characters. the complex level design. EVERYTHING about this game was near PERFECT#dont trust me when i say this cuz this is the only game ive ever actually played in this series... but this is my absolute favorite#out of all the games. 10/10 totally recommend#even when im the one making the phsycological horror. the peachs castle scene TERRIFIED me#this game fuels my angst tendencies to the point of no return#and oooooh im gonna milk it enough alright#connie is such a calm collected sweetheart. the bros must adopt her#technikki is well... smart#fuck you tho adaphne. get out of my sight#chilliam and burnadette are cliche but are absolutely one of my favorite mario couples#the extension corps being jackasses and then deciding to do good was a nice touch#cozette is just me#reclusa including his weeping forms is just a silly adhdfilled toddler vibe#oh yeah snoutlet is cocky in the best of ways. i promise ill never call u a pig again js give me back my family#groovemaster dyude and emmit must marry and thats a DEMAND#mario is chill and caring. luigi is a dumbass genius incarnate#the great conductor is there i guess. was a cool fact about snoutlet and had the best bros attack#speaking of bros attacks and bros moves i loved every one of them. theyre all so creative and have their own charms#i wish they brought back firebrand and thunderhand but oh well i guess we got mix-max vortex and zapperator in their places#i think i have so much more to say but i forgor#js. wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOOW!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-#super mario#super mario bros#mario#mario and luigi brothership spoilers#m&l brothership spoilers#m&l#m&l brothership
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Random doodles, a rare Richter moment too lol
Explanations and such:
Simon gaming and Richter is watching :). The text says “(Richter) Whatcha playin :3”, “(Simon) FUCK”, “(he got a Safe in Project Diva)”, “(Richter) Oh, I see.”. He was playing the song Gothic and Loneliness btw. On one of the harder modes. Almost perfected it 😔.
The top doodle is just Simon with sharp teeth, idk maybe they’re like left over from the curse or something lol. Bottom drawing is an attempt at drawing their Smash Bros outfits by memory since I haven’t in a long time.
Slime scooping videos will be the death of me I keep getting stuck watching like a ton of them and I don’t even know why 💀💀💀. So I drew Simon doing that cause uh yeah XD.
Text says “both overwhelmed”. Just imagine this is both of them after some long social event lol.
Rare Richter section of a page! It’s also a Mesmerizer reference 💀💀💀. I was gonna draw Alucard to compliment this, but I completely forgot and had already put other things on the page next to it so eeeehhhh. Richter’s hair is very fun, but I draw it differently every time. Then again I feel like it’s probably a texture where it kinda curls at a certain length and goes everywhere, so it works. I like to think that he’d always had it short enough that it didn’t curl before SotN and was surprised lol.
Yay drawing characters you like doing things you do part 2, Simon is drawing :3. He’d probably draw like some of the most violent and concerning but technically impressive imagery and then follow that up immediately with a page of cute animals and some character (idk I’ve already made him play Project Diva in this post let’s say Rin or Miku as an example lmao)
Text says “love this guy, the Richard”. Haha yeah, the Richer, Mr Richter Scale Belmont.
Random doodle of Simon wearing clothes cause I was listening to music and got the vibes. I don’t remember what song tho unfortunately (TwT).
#castlevania#castlevania games#simon belmont#richter belmont#akumajo dracula#akumajou dracula#art post#my art#silly doodles#yippie! the guys! they’re chilling!#truly a refreshing experience to draw two traumatized tough guys just doing mundane activities#in their lane; flourishing; not being attacked by some creature or ravaged by the curse/possession#it’s like its own flavor of calm#anyway forcing my blorbos to share interests with me—#80s barbarian you will play the anime robot music game 🫵#90s anime boy turned biishi you will get in the recent anime robot music trend outfit 🫵🫵🫵#and also shout out to being able to take these guys from different time periods and make them friends now#Richter 🤝 Simon (the horrors)#but look!!! they stayed silly!!! the horrors persisted but so do they!!!#I am taking them out of their vaguely sad inconclusive endings and making them happy right now—#Richter would probably play Rocket League on his Switch tbh
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Mini Vent / Update!
AH- wanted to post here bcos i’ve super inactive 😭 pls only read if you have capacity btw! TW: impacts from US politics // mental health struggles// if you need space from that, pls totally scroll i respect you! 💜
i really miss everyone! and love and appreciate dearly those who have been checking in - i promise im here and so want to connect, sorry if my msgs may be sporadic or it’s a been more passive! i love and adore you for messaging/connecting with me 💜 comments on my fics and dividers/reblogs/DMs/asks have been nourishing my soul more than you know!
as another lil update, i have mentioned recently that my mental health has been taking it’s toll. to be honest, things have been happening at home and at work that are hugely tied to the current political climate here in the states. i live in a household that is not supportive of people that have identities different from theirs, even though those communities have been the most cherished and amazing people that i have ever had the privilege to love and know. (i won’t go into too much detail since i wanna be mindful of where everyone else may be at with this - but im sure you could get an idea maybe).
on top of that, as a therapist, i love my clients and what i do. though, being a QTBIPOC provider has been taking its toll both professionally and personally and has me feeling so helpless and in a grief that i can’t really describe? trying to have capacity to help my clients, and its been hard to retain some compassion for myself. witnessing ppl go through a hardship that i can’t even imagine makes me feel so conflicted, i seriously want to help in any way that i can- i can really only just check in with them and hope that our space is enough for that day.
that said, i just wanted to maybe vent this a bit on here and just share some of these feelings with maybe others who are maybe resonating with this message, or maybe can relate in any kind of way.
regardless, i’m really hoping everyone is staying as safe as they can be right now (health + all kinds of wellness). and you’re all such lights in my day when i do get to go online here. hoping to reach yall in better spirits sometime soon and with more writing to share 💕
#mel’s update#the horrors persist but so do i yall#i love you dearly!#i swear i’m in therapy too yall but you guys are great listeners too 😭#thanks for reading this lads
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"Hey you. Don't give up yet, bitch. You do exist. Thrive to spite him."
#ic#the horrors persist but so do we)#fuck trump#love you guys <3 let's take care of each other)#please <3 )#listen to kosch he's had some experience being a shitty politician lol)
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i keep thinking there are people on here i would love to like. add on discord and actually talk to more. but then i think to myself well i should wait until i can get my meds so im actually feeling better and more up to being social. but at this point that's not happening for another few weeks at the least so uugghghghghhh.
#this is also slightly compounded by this being a sideblog like jskdjs i sure hope people know das me#but. ugh. yeah#debating if id want to make a server in which to lowkey hang out in a group setting or something.#or if i should just keep sitting here with sad wet pathetic beast eyes yearning for the days when i had the energy to talk to people more#like part of me wants to be like so mutuals if we've talked ever and you don't mind me being exhausted and often late to respond...!#bc i DO want to talk to friends and interact and be social. however the horrors (chronic illness) persist#SIGHS. anyway that's what's going on here re me being slow to answer messages and things on occasion + not always participating in stuff#probably tbd? just complaining at this point im a tired little man
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jan 2024/oct 2021
vici redraw
#crebsketch#dumping here for archival purposes again#ocs#vici#my little guy ever <3#i can't believe ive had him for so long.#it will continue too i know. im biased towards him. token edgy oc you make when you are...i forgot how old i was.#very much a “the horrors persist but we stay silly” fella (by going customer service mode at all times)#that is the repression my friend#i scroll up and i forget he's my pfp rn. do not perceive me#i remember making him with purple/black/white color schemes in mind. and going all teehee its the ace flag. i have news for you now girlie#it was not just a bit#im also literally redrawing another piece rn that i did at the same time as the oct 2021 portrait. like i drew em on the same day i remembe
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✨sparkle on it's wednesday!✨
the version without text too cause i love him ✨
#my art#mothedarts#dr abyssal#oc#sparkle on its wednesday#kaijudo oc#the horrors persist but you stay sillay#i've thought about doing this for months but i always think to do it after wednesday has passed vov#wednesday isn't a real word to me anymore after typing it out so many times lol
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