#the only one to do so

[cannoli-reader]

I don't really think Egwene counts. First of all, there is no evidence he so much as got to first base with her. We never see them do anything more intimate or sexual than a hug or kiss on the cheek. Secondly, she more or less did the opposite of seduce him - rather than entice or persuade him, she actually manipulated him into an arranged, if unofficial, relationship via their parents.

And that's kind of par for the course with Egwene - all the burden of a commitment without the fun stuff, or even a reciprocal commitment to refrain from flirting, dancing and accepting gifts of jewelry from cute boys.

Gawyn, at the outset of their romance, offers to elope and marry her peasant ass into the royal families of two nations, and instead, she makes him jump through rather ridiculous hoops, like not confront the man he thinks murdered his mother & sister, while also not actually providing him with any of the information she has to support his innocence, like an eyewitness account of which country he was actually in when Morgase died, before he learned to Travel. Or fairly recent communications from the not-actually-dead sister.

When they have a chance to explore their relationship with no constraints, she begins by putting absurdly high demands on him that no other warder or love interest in WoT is held to, and meanwhile, manages to actually take the stupid ground in an argument about infiltrators in the White Tower in which Gawyn will actually be foreshadowing the dumb way he will die. Even when he is proved right and nearly dies saving her life, she still makes him grovel and promise her obedience. And then, she withholds the news of his mother being discovered alive until he happens to encounter her by accident at a big meeting, whose featured participant is Egewene's ex-boyfriend, current rival for power, and a man her current love interest wants dead for killing his mother - almost like Egwene intended Gawyn to be ready & willing to attack or otherwise act against Rand at this meeting, and so she didn't dissuade him of his most powerful motivation to do just that...

When it comes to seduction of Rand, with the benevolent connotation implied by including her with Elayne & Aviendha, Egwene actually makes Alex Forrest look like a more appealing love interest, is my point.

And while I'm being pedantic, Mat spends very little time with Egwene, relative to anyone else. Most of the time they spend together is off the page in a several month journey between tGS & tDR.

I never noticed before how funny it is that Perrin travels with three (!) women who tried to seduce Rand—and all three failed miserably: Breane, Berelain, and Selande.

When Mat spends time with three (!) women who successfully seduced Rand: Egwene, Elayne, and Aviendha.

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[doyouknowthisdragartist]

"what's the appeal of drag kings" because women are my favorite guy next question

[chloesimaginationthings]

Happy 10th anniversary to FNAF!!

[payasita]

being a manager sucks balls half the time but the cashier kids im in charge of trust me enough to dick around in front of me so ive been keeping a running list of the shit they say that makes me laugh randomly: -"guys, is it cheating if you play fortnite with your ex" [4 seperate others, immediately]: "YES" -"there must be like… infinite sentences" -"bro what bro what the fuck bro what's that mean bro why'd you say that bro what" <distraught response to a girl randomly greeting him with 'hey there big boy' in an old timey transatlantic news reporter accent

[wewontbesleeping]

the weirdest fucking thing to me is how men will be like "it's so hard being a man. no one cares that i'm sad. the loneliness we experience could NEVER be understood by a woman" and then also be like "btw i never talk to my friends and i don't know their names and i love hanging out with men because they don't talk about their stupid emotions all the time. women could never understand a bond like this." like ???

[paracosmicessence]

have doodle lol

functionally, i am alive, emotionally?? idk about that work has me crying almost everyday now chat idk if i can do this anymore

[ruushes]

companions re-classed part 3 - shadowheart 🌌🌚🌝

*shadowdancer isn't a 5e rogue subclass, it's a 3.5e rogue-based prestige class, but it suits her so well and when i played 3.5e as a kid i thought it was the coolest thing ever lol so i wanted to use it

karlach 🔥 wyll ⚔️

[xxdigitaldream]

various album covers

[hinamie]

make it vicious, take a stab

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

the high guards littlest fan

[phaoi]

PHUMPKIN ALERT!! 🎃💀🌈

[kidokear]

Imagen how entertaining it would be if these 2 interact. And I'm a fan of possessive/jealous/protective Stolas (Which I don't see enough of <(＿　＿)>)

[quibbs126]

I mean this came from me seeing the meme template randomly, but similar enough to my vision, I guess

I forget meme templates and PNGs exist

He misses his husband, Jazz. He misses him a lot. He’ll be back

[vmkhoneyy]

“People are inherently terrible” no!!! Have you ever seen a child wait for their friend while they tie their shoelaces? Have you ever known someone who would bring hurt squirrels and rabbits and mice to the nearest vet just so it doesn’t suffer? Have you seen someone grieve? Have you ever read something that hit your heart like a freight train? Have you looked at the stars and felt an unexplainable joy? Have you ever baked bread? Have you shared a meal with a friend? Have you not seen it? All the love? All the good? I know it’s hard to see sometimes, I know there’s pain everywhere. But look, there’s a child helping another up after a hard fall. Look, there’s someone giving their umbrella to a stranger. Look, there’s someone admiring the spring flowers. Look, there’s good, there’s good, there’s good. Look!!!!

[amalgamezz]

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