#they may or may not work side by side in the future...

[hope-for-the-planet]

I'm scared for the future. The year starts with WTF, trump is in the Whitehouse. They're are 3...no 4...Idfk how many wars and humanitarian crises. We're are 90s seconds (probably lower in 2025) to midnight on the doomsday clock. And the earth is getting hotter by the half-hour. I'm scared of dying and I'm pretty sure we're alone in the universe. So how in the flibity flabuty F**k! Do you stay so positive? (Genuinely I want to know)

Hi Anon!

This may not be the most satisfying answer, but a lot of it is practice.

Pivoting away from negative thought spirals, knowing when the despair is welling up and it's time to put the news down for a bit, being aware of the human tendency for negativity bias that feeds the media bias towards catastrophizing, seeking out stories of progress and people helping each other even if it's not glamorous or flashy or immediate. These get easier the longer you practice.

Truly, I have never been aware of how much this hope practice has paid off until this year. I won't say that I don't have bad days, but the strategies I have to deal with them and keep the bad news from driving me to disengagement feel like muscle-memory now.

I know this may not feel terribly helpful to you, but I say this to express that it is not some unique element of my personality that allows me to stay hopeful in the face of bad news--it is a skill that you can get better at too.

One really big part of this is to combat the bombardment of negative information by looking for positive information. News of progress, resistance, and people coming together to make a difference are a great place to start--but also hopeful and inspiring art (books, movies, TV shows, visual art, theater, etc.), research into human goodness and altruism, reading not just about the dark times in human history but also the times that people worked together to make things better. I just finished reading Hope for Cynics by positive psychologist Jamil Zaki, which I highly recommend if you feel like delving into the good side of human nature.

The more you train your brain to look for hope the more you will notice--one day you'll hear bad news and your knee-jerk reaction will be to turn towards possible solutions and wonder who is already working to make those solutions a reality.

I understand living in that place of fear and hopelessness--I have spent time there too and some days I still do. But hope is something worth working towards, even slowly and imperfectly. It doesn't just feel better to live in a world where you can see the possibility for things to be better than they are right now--it is the first step in being engaged in helping to make them better.

There are so many kind, brave, talented, imperfect, regular people pushing back against the bad things. None of us are alone. None of us have to save the world by ourselves. We only have to hope enough to be one small part of the process of making the world better than it would have been otherwise, in whatever ways we can.

[casscainmainly]

Tate Brombal AMA Recap!!

He'd love to explore Cass + Bruce's relationship in the future (he's the parent she chose 😭)

Shiva is important to the book overall

More about Talia and Nyssa's relationship will be revealed

Cass and Steph are each other's rock + Cass feels safest and most comfortable with her + they share the Batgirl mantle like sharing a hoodie 😭

He loves Lady Shiva a lot!!

Batgirl 2024 was made an ongoing because of strong sales ❤️

Cass with bandage wraps is his fav outfit besides the main Batgirl one! He also loves the black lenses

David Cain may be showing up soon...

Cass' struggle with words is based on his own experiences

"Hm... a sidekick...somebody for Cass to mentor....would be a good idea, wouldn't it.....?" 👀

If the series continues Cass will definitely return to Gotham and interact with Batman and co!

He reads Cass as in her early to mid twenties

He's interested in writing for another Batfam member

He'd love to see stories from Cass' lost days!!! (between running away and NML), but he doesn't have plans for that right now

He says not to rule anyone out from upcoming stories

Arcs will vary in length

If you like Batgirl, check out his other work Christopher Chaos!

He hasn't forgotten about Marque

He likes Cass' relationships to Barda, Xanthe, Clayface, and Tai'Darshan!!!! He also wants to write Onyx.

In her spare time Cass likes to go on food tours of cities she's in

Cass wasn't raised on spicy food but because she loves a challenge, she's trained her spice tolerance to high levels since then

He also answered questions about Green Lantern Dark and some other stuff, so I'd recommend checking out the full thing here (plus I may have paraphrased some of this wrong). Shoutout to @stephexmachina for the Steph question, @intraterrestriall for the Lost Days/side character question, @getthembees for the age/returning to Gotham question, and anyone else who participated!!!!

[sweetdispatch]

May I get 6 cinnamon tiramisus with caramel drizzle! Thank you <3

Dynamics - L. Hughes

v' bakery pairing: Luke Hughes x fem!reader summary: Luke got jealous when he spotted you talking with Jack, you wanted to punish him for that but the dynamic changed in the bedroom warning: NSFW, graphic sex (+18), choking taglist: @bunbunbl0gs @hwalllllllelujah

University time for most people was a time to party as much as you can before going into adult life. The same was for Luke until he met you. For him, you were a priority and not parties or having the most girls in the bed. He only wanted you, that's why he was following you around like a lost puppy. He desperately needed you as his girlfriend. 

You share the same feelings for him. When Luke came to you for the first time, your world stopped. You could have sworn that you never saw a more handsome man than him. That’s why his attention was everything for you. He didn’t even have to try to get to know you, you were more than willing to do it.

Weeks went and you two started dating. Everyone thought that it’s just a phase because it’s university. Nothing lasts here forever but you two lasted. You were going strong and after a year, you were talking about your future together. You weren’t even 20 but you knew that you were made for each other. 

When Luke went to New Jersey, you followed him. It was obvious for you to go after your man. You were renting an apartment together and everything was like a fairytale. You two were working and later coming back to each other's arms. Luke was well known from ditching his teammates to go back to you. Everyone was joking that he’s whipped. 

This was true. It might look for a public eye that Luke is the dominant one in your relationship but behind closed doors you were in power. Just like in university, Luke was following you everywhere and doing everything for you. Nothing was forced, it was the dynamic you two shared. 

Luke invited you to a team gathering so you could meet his team. You spent a great time together but since he was playing with his brother, you were talking with him way more than with Luke. You wanted to catch up with Jack because despite living in the same city, you barely saw each other. 

You didn’t know that this would make Luke feel jealous. It was his brother but Luke was puffy that you’re giving Jack more attention than him. He knew that at the end of the night you were coming back with him but he couldn’t help it. He needed you by his side. You were his safe place. 

You were standing with Jack and laughing when you felt a hand on your hip. Without even looking, you knew it was Luke. He was touchy with you and you were annoyed that he’s acting this way. You excused Jack for a moment and grabbed Luke’ hand. When you were in a quiet place you looked at him.

“Behave or I’ll teach you this” You gave him a look that left no room for argument but Luke pushed his luck.

“I dare you” Luke said calmly and you just smiled. You told him to take you home and he happily agreed. 

After twenty minutes, you arrived at your place and you pulled Luke into a kiss. He melted under your touch but you broke the kiss and looked at him. 

“Wait for me in the bedroom, undressed” You kissed his cheek and Luke followed your order. 

You poured yourself a glass of water and drank it, thinking about what to do with Luke. It wasn’t new for you to dominate him in bed but always make you unsure of your next move. You knew Luke enjoyed it when you were giving him orders and using him but tonight you didn’t have a plan. 

You went to the bedroom and saw him sitting on the bed with his back leaning against the headrest. You traced his leg with your nail before you sat on his thighs. You placed a hand on his cheek and caressed under his eye with your thumb. The other hand was resting against his chest. 

“You were a bad boy tonight. All touchy for no reason. What happened to this boy that hates PDA?” You asked him and placed a kiss on his chest. 

“I wanted to have you close” Luke closed his eyes at the feeling of your lips on his chest. 

“Oh you’ll have me close tonight but not like you would like it. Since your hand was wandering around my body, you won’t touch me. If I feel your hand on me, I’ll stop. Got it?” You looked at him and saw him gulp. Luke loved to have his hand on you and it was like a torture for him to keep them away. 

You stood up from his thighs and undressed yourself in front of him. You could see how desperate Luke is to touch your boobs, your hips, your ass, any part of you. You laughed at his desperation, thinking really curious how long he will last while keeping his hands to himself. 

You grabbed his dick and sat down on him. Luke growled at the feeling of your tight pussy around him. Your moves were slow, you wanted to take your time with him but he had a different plan. He placed his hands on your hip and manhandled you. Now, he was on top of you with your legs resting on his hips. 

“Love, I know what you wanted to do but I really need to fuck you” Luke lent to kiss you and started thrusting into you. 

Luke was rough. He really needed to release his stamina and seeing you undressing in front of him was his final straw. As much as he enjoyed seeing you in power, he needed to have his way with you. He was aware that tomorrow you’ll punish him but tonight it was all about fucking you without mercy. 

You didn’t expect him to do this but you loved it. Luke’ hand was resting on your leg while he was pushing his whole length into you with each thrust getting further. You were moaning under him because it felt so good. No matter how many times you two had sex, it was always a mind blowing experience for you. 

Luke’ hand went on your neck and he squeezed it around your throat. Still, he was thrusting into you. He loved seeing you so powerless and all at his mercy. Your first orgasm came unexpectedly. You didn’t know when but Luke didn’t stop. He was more turned on that you were so easily pleased. 

When Luke released your neck from his hand, he placed it on your pussy and with circulating moves, he was helping you to reach your second orgasm. You could swear that you see stars with each thrust. You cum again and quickly after Luke followed you and released into you. He laid on the bed next to you with his hand still on your pussy. 

“You did so good for me” Luke kissed your lips, still playing with your clit. You moaned into his mouth. “But we’re not done here” He whispered into your ear. “Don’t worry, tomorrow you can overpower me however you want but tonight, I’m in charge” He kissed you cheek and slipped a finger into you. You knew you’re gonna be sore tomorrow but you didn’t care about it.

[trekbec82]

[Image descriptions:

1. A Caucasian woman in a sleeveless blue top holds a toddler wearing white and holding a pale brown plush toy, while they look at a framed wall-mounted painting of a woman wearing a green dress, holding a baby wearing a white gown and bonnet.

2. A 4-panel comic of a dog-like adult in a long dress with a peanut-shaped child, beside a framed wall-mounted artwork of a stylised mother holding a child. In the first three panels the peanut-shaped child is standing.

In the top left panel the adult says "I'm not sure how to look at art" and the child says "what's sposta happen?"

In the top right panel the adult says, in three separate speech bubbles, "something big", "a revelation", "suddenly you just understand".

In the bottom left panel the adult says "not sure how to make it happen" and the child says "how bout lift me up so I can see better?"

In the final (bottom right) panel the adult is holding the child while they look at the artwork together without speaking.

3. An MRI image copied from the linked article, of a mother laying on her side whilst cradling her infant son to her chest, positioned to be kissing the top of the baby's head.

4-7. Screenshots of text from the linked article from Smithsonian Magazine, which I'll put under the cut in case it becomes unavailable in future.

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Why I Captured This MRI of a Mother and Child

A venerable symbol of human love, as you’ve never seen it before

Rebecca Saxe, December 2015

A mother and her child are curled up together inside the tube of a 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner in April 2015. The scanner bangs and beeps, shudders and screeches. The baby is finally sleeping, pressed firmly against his mother’s chest, and so is still enough for the MRI to see inside his head. A single MR image, like this one, takes several minutes to capture. Moving just a millimeter leaves a blur on the screen. The mother and baby must hold their pose, as if for a daguerreotype.

While they lie there, the scanner builds up a picture of what’s inside their skulls. Often MR images are made for physicians, to find a tumor or a blocked blood vessel. Scientists also make the images, to study brain function and development. In my lab, at MIT, we use MRI to watch blood flow through the brains of children; we read them stories and observe how their brain activity changes in reaction to the plot. By doing so, we’re investigating how children think about other people’s thoughts.

This particular MR image, though, was not made for diagnostic purposes, nor even really for science. No one, to my knowledge, had ever made an MR image of a mother and child. We made this one because we wanted to see it.

To some people, this image was a disturbing reminder of the fragility of human beings. Others were drawn to the way that the two figures, with their clothes and hair and faces invisible, became universal, and could be any human mother and child, at any time or place in history. Still others were simply captivated by how the baby’s brain is different from his mother’s; it’s smaller, smoother and darker—literally, because there’s less white matter.

Here is a depiction of one of the hardest problems in neuroscience: How will changes in that specific little organ accomplish the unfolding of a whole human mind?

As for me, I saw a very old image made new. The Mother and Child is a powerful symbol of love and innocence, beauty and fertility. Although these maternal values, and the women who embody them, may be venerated, they are usually viewed in opposition to other values: inquiry and intellect, progress and power. But I am a neuroscientist, and I worked to create this image; and I am also the mother in it, curled up inside the tube with my infant son.

Rebecca Saxe is a neuroscientist at the Saxelab at MIT. Her works focuses on Theory of Mind, the way that people think about other people’s thoughts.

saw a tiktok of a mother taking her very tiny daughter to an art museum and she’s just walking around going “whoooa” “woooaah” to everything but then they got to a marble statue of a nude woman lying on her back and the girl points and goes “mommy🫵” and i just immediately welled up with tears and all the comments are just laughing about it and of course it’s funny but how are you not insanely moved by the way art connects everyone on earth from a centuries-old sculptor to a toddler in 2023

[anonymousewrites]

A Not-So-Disastrous Romance (Book 3) Chapter Eleven

Saiki Kusuo x Reader

Chapter Eleven: Saiki versus Volcano

Summary: It's time for Saiki to face the thing stopping him from growing with (Y/N).

            “Morning, guys,” said (Y/N), already sitting with Saiki. The night was long gone, and their plan with the psychics was well on its way to fruition. Everyone was in place; they just needed to be, as well.

            “You’re up early,” said Kuboyasu.

            “Well, Saiki and I were planning on going out for a snack together.” (Y/N) smiled. “A date.”

            “That’s so romantic.” Yumehara sighed wistfully.

            “Have fun,” said Teruhashi.

            “Will we see you later?” said Kaidou.

            “Hopefully for lunch,” said (Y/N). If the world hasn’t ended.

            “Okay!” said Nendou.

            “Bye,” said Saiki.

            “Have fun!” said Hairo.

            (Y/N) smiled and waved before they headed out with Saiki. “And now we have our cover.”

            “We do.” Saiki was so glad to have them by his side.

            “And Toritsuka will meet up with the group ‘by chance’ to distract them a bit,” said (Y/N).

            “He’s an idiot, but he can get the job done,” said Saiki.

            (Y/N) chuckled.

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            “I still don’t get all of this.” Miko waved a hand at all the clones of Saiki. “They’re weird looking. Can’t you, like, make them better looking?”

            “Their appearance changes slightly each time,” said Saiki. “I don’t control it.”

            “Plus, they’re here so that Kusuo doesn’t have to do all the work on his own.” (Y/N) frowned. “Or are the clones still him so it is on his own? These things are complicated.”

            “We need them all to prevent the eruption,” said Saiki. “Aiura, you’re here tell me where the eruptions will appear.”

            “Duh, I can do that,” said Miko.

            “And (Y/N) shouldn’t be here,” said Saiki.

            “No,” said (Y/N). “But I wasn’t going to let you do this alone.” They smiled.

            “And no one can say no to that smile,” said Miko.

            No one, thought Saiki. “Everyone, places. Ten minutes until eruption.”

            Saiki floated into the air towards an eruption site. Another clone stood by him. Others spread out through the mountains and to the ocean.

            “Saiki, problem!” said Miko as the tremors began. “I can only see as far as eruption seven.”

            “It’s fine,” responded Saiki telepathically. “Here it comes.”

            The tremors began, and (Y/N) watched Saiki anxiously as clones began to contain the eruptions with all of their power. Saiki kept a close on the clones.

            “Keep it up,” said Saiki.

            “Don’t say it like it’s easy, you try keeping the magma under control,” said the clone. Every single clone was working as hard as they could while the eruptions and tremors continued to grow stronger. “This may not hold!”

            “We’re out of clones, they’re all in position!” said (Y/N), eyes widening.

            “I’ll do it.” Saiki stepped forward.

            “Kusuo!” Worry was apparent in (Y/N)’s voice.

            “I’m ending this here.” Saiki slammed his hands down on the ground. “This eruption and this time loop. It’s to move forward!”

            With a final, tremendous shake, the mountain froze. (Y/N) held their breath. Saiki heaved in a few breaths.

            “It stopped,” said Miko in awe.

            (Y/N) darted forward instantly. “Kusuo!” They knelt beside him. “Kusuo, are you alright?”

            Kusuo collapsed the moment they were beside them. (Y/N) caught him, supporting him close as they gazed at him worriedly.

            “The eruption stopped,” he said, gazing at their face. It was worth all the strain. “Time is moving forward again.” He smiled slightly. He was going to have his future with (Y/N).

            They smiled and hugged him. “I’m so proud of you. Seriously, Kusuo. I’m so proud.” They kissed him softly before leaning back.

            “Yare yare.” Saiki smiled and pulled them back in for another kiss.

            “Huh?”

            Miko, Saiki, and (Y/N) froze. They turned to see their entire friend group, including Toritsuka—complete with a guilty expression—staring at them. However, Saiki and the clone were the main focus.

            “What’s going on?” said Kaidou. “What’re you doing, Saiki, (L/N)?”

            Why are they here? thought Saiki, eyes wide.

            “What’s going on here?” repeated Kaidou.

            “Toritsuka wasn’t supposed to bring them here,” whispered (Y/N) in alarm.

            “Oopsy,” said Toritsuka.

            “…It’s a spirit,” sighed Miko, and (Y/N) and Saiki groaned.

            “Is that another Saiki?!” cried the group, staring at the clones.

            Oh, it’s not the volcano. It could be worse. Not by much, but still.

            “There’re so many!” said Kaidou.

            “Yare yare.” There didn’t seem to be a way out of this. Saiki gripped (Y/N)’s hand tighter. “Why are they here, Toritsuka?” he spoke directly into Toritsuka’s mind.

            Saiko, thought Toritsuka.

            Saiki sighed.

            “What is it?” whispered (Y/N).

            “Saiko’s fault,” said Saiki.

            “Of course.”

            “Why are there two of you?” said Saiko, appearing out of nowhere (not really, though, since a helicopter was behind them).

            “Yare yare. I didn’t notice because of the eruption,” groaned Saiki quietly, leaning on (Y/N). “We were seen from above.”

            “And Saiko brought everyone in the helicopter to impress them.” (Y/N) knew the people they cared about.

            “Hey, Saiki!” said Kuboyasu. “Explain how there are two of you!”

            “What were you doing holding the ground?” asked Yumehara.

            “What’s going on?” asked Teruhashi.

            Saiki paused and looked at (Y/N). They grimaced and squeezed his hand.

            “Okay, I’ll come clean. We’re twins,” said Saiki.

            “…” We already did the sibling lie.

            “Twins, really?!” exclaimed Kuboyasu.

            “How come you never told us?” said Kaidou.

            “Yare yare.”

            “We’re going to head off now.” The other clones waved goodbye at Saiki.

            Everyone’s eyes bulged out in shock. A second Saiki was something they could handle. Nine others? Nope.

            “Call us if you need us again,” said the clones.

            “I will—”

            “(Y/N), not you,” said the clones before walking away.

            I hate clones, decided Saiki.

            “Um. Uh…” (Y/N) and Saiki’s friends stared.

            “They’re all siblings!” said Toritsuka.

            “That’s a stretch,” said Miko, rolling her eyes.

            “I’m serious!” said Toritsuka.

            “I’m leaving.” Saiki was too tired to deal with this. He’d just erase their memories letter.

            “Just tell us the truth!” Kaidou spoke up, and everyone looked at him in surprise. “We’re friends, aren’t we? At least, you are to me, and I want you to trust me! Don’t keep secrets from us.”

            “Yes, tell us everything,” said Mera.

            “Nothing you say could make us hate you,” said Teruhashi.

            “Come on, Saiki!” said Yumehara.

            “Tell us!” said Kuboyasu.

            (Y/N) squeezed Saiki’s hand. “Whatever you decide to do is alright. This is up to you. Your boundaries are your own.”

            Saiki nodded shortly and squeezed their hand in return. “I’m sorry.” He looked at everyone. “But I can’t tell you. Not yet, anyway.”

            “What?” said Kaidou. “But—”

            “That’s totally fine.” Nendou, the only person who hadn’t spoken yet, smiled. “You don’t have to say if you don’t wanna.”

            (Y/N) smiled.

            “Nendou…” said Kaidou in surprise.

            “I’m stupid, so I don’t really get it,” said Nendou. “But if whatever he says isn’t gonna change our friendship, then there’s no need.”

            “Even with a few secrets, a pal’s still a pal,” said Nendou. “Is it friendship to force him to reveal his secret? I’ll wait until you’re ready. Isn’t that what a real friend would do?”

            …Nendou said something that made sense?! thought everyone in shock.

            It sounded like what (Y/N) said…That my powers don’t change who I am.

            “I agree with you,” said Hairo, smiling at Nendou. “Secrets don’t necessarily mean there’s no trust. Some secrets stem out of care and consideration for others. Until he’s ready—”

            “I don’t get that,” said Kaidou.

            “There are some things you just aren’t ready to tell people yet,” said Yumehara, smiling.

            “You have to wait until you are,” said Teruhashi. She smiled at (Y/N), who smiled in return. That was, of course, what she had done. She had told Saiki about her old feelings when she was ready.

            “I’ll wait until you’re ready, too, Saiki,” said Kuboyasu.

            “Me too,” said Mera.

            “It doesn’t matter to me anyways,” said Saiko.

            “Then this topic is over,” said Yumehara.

            “Our friends are pretty great, aren’t they?” said (Y/N) softly, smiling at Saiki.

            “They are,” said Saiki. They would accept him no matter what. It was…nice to know that. In fact, it warmed his heart. He smiled. “Yare yare.” He looked at his friends. “You guys are such a handful.”

            (Y/N) covered their mouth and laughed. He wasn’t going to tell him, but, in his own way, he was saying something much more important—that he loved his friends. Saik smiled again as he held (Y/N) close.

            Oh, well. I can go back in time and disable the helicopter later.

            Saiki was going to enjoy this moment for as long as he could. It was, after all, the moment when time started to move forward again.

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            “So, the volcano is handled. Our future is ahead of us,” said (Y/N), smiling as they sat on Saiki’s bed. He sat at his desk chair, staring at the drawer with the power suppressor within. “What is your plan?”

            “Kusuke will be disappointed that he can’t compete against me. Dad will complain about doing things on his own. Mom will be worried about me,” said Saiki.

            “But they all want you to make your own decisions,” said (Y/N).

            “Right.” Saiki stared at the suppressor, the difference between his current life and a normal one.

            “This is your life, Kusuo.” (Y/N) stepped towards him and took his face into their hands. “You get to live it how you want.”

            Saiki gazed at them, and he touched their hand with his own. Gently, he let go and picked up the suppressed. (Y/N) lowered their hands and watched him hold it.

            “I’m ready.” He lifted the suppressor. “Bye to my annoying powers. Well, maybe it did help a few times.” Saiki pushed the suppressor in. He waited, then he pulled off his old limiters.

            (Y/N) gazed at him. “How do you feel?”

            No different.

            (Y/N) frowned. “Kusuo, how do you feel?”

            Saiki paused. Could they not…hear him? “Can you take off your earrings?”

            (Y/N) started at hearing his voice, but they nodded and took off their earrings, pocketing them.

            Nothing. Saiki couldn’t hear a single thought from them. Hesitantly, he took off his glasses. He gazed at (Y/N). Again, nothing.

            They smiled. Saiki smiled back.

            No powers. He had no psychic powers.

            Saiki stood, pulled them closed, and kissed them with joy. (Y/N) laughed and kissed him back, pulling him by his shirt collar.

            “I love you,” said Saiki, aloud.

            “I love you, too,” said (Y/N). They loved him no matter what powers he had. They loved Saiki for who he was.

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            “Those are cute earrings,” said Teruhashi. “Are they new?”

            (Y/N) smiled as they headed into school. “Kind of. I haven’t had the chance to wear them yet.” The dangly earrings of pink and white beads were cute and (Y/N) had been looking forward to wearing them, but without germanium, they hadn’t wanted Saiki to hear their thoughts. Now it wasn’t a problem. “And I wanted to start year 3 with a change of style, just have some fun, you know?”

            “Of course,” said Teruhashi, smiling. She touched her own ears, now pierced as well. “I decided to get my ears done finally, too. I’ve never worn much jewelry, but I think I like them.”

            “I like them. Simple and gold. Very nice for you,” said (Y/N).

            “Thanks,” said Teruhashi. She sighed. “My brother tried to get me diamond earrings and pearls and a lot of jewels, but I like these ones. Imu bought them for me when she saw I’d gone to the piercer.”

            Aw. (Y/N) smiled. “That’s sweet of her.”

            “Yeah,” said Teruhashi, smiling. She cleared her throat nervously and waved her hands. “A-Anyways, I wonder who’s in our class this year!”

            “I hope everyone we were friends with.” said (Y/N).

            “Me too,” said Teruhashi.

            “Minus Saiko,” said (Y/N) brightly.

            Teruhashi giggled as they walked into class.

            “Kusuo!” said (Y/N), immediately spotting him. “We’re in the same class again!”

            Saiki nodded. He hadn’t been able to influence it without his powers, but it seemed the world was on his side for once.

            “This is amazing,” said (Y/N), smiling.

            “It’s nice,” said Saiki. He was still growing used to really speaking, but he liked talking to (Y/N). “I like your earrings.”

            (Y/N) grinned. “Thanks. I’m so excited to wear all of my new ones.”

            Saiki smiled slightly.

            (Y/N) gasped. “We should celebrate! Go out to the movies or for coffee jelly. It’ll just be the two of us.” No one else’s thoughts would even be an issue.

            Saiki nodded. “I would like that.” He always would.

            “Great.” (Y/N) smiled. “Meet after school, then?”

            Saiki nodded.

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            “Alright, ready to go?” asked (Y/N), hoisting their bag over their shoulder.

            Saiki nodded. Let’s— “Let’s go.”

            They walked towards the door. Saiki froze as he saw something move out of the corner of his eye. It was a cockroach. Saiki’s eyes widened, and he jumped back.

            Crash!

            (Y/N) and Saiki stopped and looked at each other, eyes wide. Slowly, they turned towards the school window. The entire thing lay in shattered pieces on the floor.

            “…No way,” said (Y/N) and Saiki.

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[mytalemyworld]

Okay, I know I wrote this before, but I still find all of this so interesting.

Choose whatever you want to call this: Fate, karma, cosmic power, domino effect, butterfly effect, some parallel universe meddling in reality, I don't know but everything worked in favor of these two meeting and finding each other.

So the guy on the left basically ruined everbody's lives. He killed someone for revenge but got away with it because he ran away, went abroad.

He was the reason Cihan lost a future, his wedding never happened. And later Cihan had to marry someone he didn't love so his older brother could live.

Then again this guy chose Alya to marry among thousands of people in Canada. She used to live in Turkiye before she was adopted by a Canadian family. It seems like she has a traumatic childhood, doesn't want to stay in Turkiye.

Then this little devil was born and this video was recorded. And that moment my friends, Alya's, Cihan's and Deniz's lives were already entwined.

Boran knew he owed his happy married life to Cihan, his sacrifices, that's why he gave his son his name: Cihan Deniz.

Cihan's loveless marriage and his sacrifice was protecting not only his brother's life, but also Alya's and Deniz's lives, he was shielding them, their happy life across from the other side of the world and he did not even know them. At that time, he already started protecting his future family.

Boran also knew he acted selfishly by getting married to Alya and putting her life in danger as well. That's why he entrusted Alya to him, because he knew Alya has nobody, no family.

But that video also became the reason Alya chose to forget her late husband completely, because that was a betrayal for her. So when that video was recorded, the bond Alya and Boran shared got broken and a new line appeared between Cihan and Alya.

The things Boran was afraid would happen happened at the end. There's a superstition in Turkish culture: if you think of bad things continuously and act like they can happen anytime, those bad things will happen, that's why elders say don't think of bad things, because in the end you may end up "summoning" them. And this guy thought he would definitely die, he would pay the price for his crime and he really died.

But he left a will for Alya…even though he knew very well what would happen to her once she set foot in those lands. He basically paved the way for these two people who would never have a chance of meeting under different conditions to get to know each other, to become a family and find love and happiness stolen from them.

And everything got revealed. Birth secrets, marriage secrets, old wounds…it became too much for her, the ground she stood on completely shattered, she fell. And she fled-or tried to- again.

You can tell, her feelings completely clouded her judgement, she didn't know what she was doing, her heart got broken, her trust got broken, her fears resurfaced and she just wanted to run away.

I am not gonna lie, I teared up. I felt her loneliness and pain as if it were my own.

And she lost her control completely…

Then...

Alya: What would have I done if something had happened? Cihan: I am here (You have me). Don't worry. I am here.

The day she found the last secret, the day she realized she had nobody, the day she had to meet her awful birth mother again, he said this.

"I am here. / You have me."

Guys, this whole plotline, the whole message in the script is amazing. It all ended this way and I can't tell how much I loved the idea (the directing and the editing was not very great but I am still amazed how all of this turned out) This is just brilliant, like, the pattern can't be more obvious.

This family picture, him saying "I don't care which blood-relation he has. Cihan is my son.", then her completely holding on to him and without a second thought him embracing her and saying...

"I am here. / You have me."

My heart is content and crying because they are so beautiful.

[moonastro]

Groom persona chart

The ascendant in the signs

what is a groom persona chart? this chart exhibits qualities that your husband will have and possible placements that can be seen in their chart. it is simply a chart all about your spouse in a woman's chart. the asteroid groom can be identified using the code 5129.

The ascendant in the groom persona chart can tell us what your husbands appearance can be like, also how you would describe them as a person.

reminder: this is my interpretation from observations and first hand experiences, so don't take this to heart.

Aries ascendant: spouse can be very muscular, love to workout or do any major, high intensity work or workouts. May love to keep themselves fit whether it’s physically or mentally. Can eat very harshly, ( and I mean they can eat like animals 😅). May like to rush every single thing that they do, eating, doing chores, folding clothes, getting to appointments, they can all be things that they just rush doing. I have noticed that this placement gives your spouse a high temper, like they can genuinely get angry over the little things and will hold a grudge about it too. In terms of appearance, may due their hair a funky colour, can wear funky accessories also like have piercings on their face, even tattoos.

Taurus ascendant: future spouse may be build strong. Not so much as muscular but just genuinely his body may be naturally strong. With this placement, your spouse can enjoy the social interaction from having meals together. He may protrude this big energy physically but inside may be very soft and gentle. May like to express himself by voice stimming, an example would be humming, singing in general, making random noises with his mouth.

Gemini ascendant: your future spouse may be lean and appear to be taller than they are. May look friendly and love LOVEEE to talk. May have a nice voice or you may be interested in their voice also. Can have youthful face and stature. Can even have a voice that sounds like they are younger also. These individuals with this placement can have a spouse that craves to talk, and I’m not saying that they want to talk because of boredom no, it’s something that they connect with, it’s something that they genuinely want to do without thinking about it if that makes sense.

Cancer ascendant: spouse can be a very caring person. In terms of appearance, can dress according to the event. Like if it’s for professional matters, will dress professionally, if for staying at home, comfy clothes etc. can have round features and it may not have to be on the face, it could be around the body also like having a round nose, round forehead, round chest etc. your spouse can also have a resting sad face or even so they really tell how they think based on their facial expressions. Like their face will NOT lie, they will react accordingly to how they feel about a situation. May have slight eye-bags if they haven’t been keeping well like if they haven’t been able to get enough sleep, or have been overworked, you can tell that by their face, like may have dry skin, puffy eyes because of not resting or keeping good care of themselves physically.

Leo ascendant: these individuals are well known by a lot of people. Whether it’s what they do for work, from their social interactions, their hobbies, your spouses name may just be something that people have heard of and know of. Your future spouse may do anything and it can be analysed by the public even if no one knows him, but he can have a lot of confidence within him, so this can be why people tend to keep an eye out on him. In terms of appearance, may always dress up for any occasion, may like to jazz up their appearance from time to time for example like dye their hair purple( or whatever colour), or wear some makeup, even dressing up a completely different style etc.

Virgo ascendant: spouse may be of average height, on the leaner side. May look youngER than his age. Can have facial hair or look clean with it, suit it also. With this placement I have noticed that people don’t notice them for their looks but their vibe, I don’t know if this makes sense but people don’t tend to notice their appearance like clothes etc, but their personality and their actions. For your spouse, actions speak louder than ANYTHING, they look good in anything tbh, just as long as their actions are in check everything’s all good. In terms of personality they like to chat, talking is like the most important thing to them, not only that noticing them and making them feel heard is important also. Omggg also may tend to blush easily, and their smile may be something you love about them. They can tend to smile a lot.

Libra ascendant: spouse may look and appear to be well groomed. Whether it’s facial hair cut, hairstyle sorted, clothes ironed etc. spouse may care what others think of them about their appearance. Also this placement loves to be clean and smell clean so your spouse may look after their hygiene and genuinely enjoy to smell nice 24/7. Personality wise spouse can be lighthearted, but tend to judge others by their flaws and often miss their own. May have unknown enemies or people who assume things or go off by rumours said about him.

🌸for example, my mother has Libra degree ascendant (7°) and my father would always nitpick the tiniest of flaws in his clothes, even to us as kids😂😂. Like if our uniform had a little stain he would notice and say something about it, he always and I mean ALWAYS has a clean shaven face, irons all his clothes by himself and the list goes on and on and you get the gist.

Scorpio ascendant: your spouse may look intimidating and have heavy Pluto placements. Appearance wise may have dark eye circles/bags, have pointy features but may be muscular ( not Aries like) not buff but just naturally muscular. With this placement I’ve noticed they tend to lose their hairline as they age. But also may tan very easily. As to sum up what they will be a s a person may never give up with their opinion, your spouse may be one to keep arguing until their point is heard, it’s not like they think it’s right it’s them getting the point that it’s important to them. Also may be tall and slim unless other planets in first house that can interpret otherwise.

Sagittarius ascendant: spouse may be tall, a lot taller than you anyway. May come from a different country so may have features that look foreign or different to yours. I’ve noticed with this placement spouse can become more at ease with their appearance as the relationship gets further on down the line. By that I mean they may not be too compelled to look perfect. For example, may let their facial hair grow out, may repeat outfits multiple of days in a row, may put on weight etc etc. ( really depends on degree and other planets in 1st house). As to say for personality may be always matching your energy, may make the effort to always put your needs before his also.

🌸for example, my aunt has sag ascendant and Venus in first house, they have been together for years and from the first time they have met until now he has a tendency to snack ( Venus trait of sweet treats) therefore has put on a bit of weight(ABSOLUTELY FRIGGIN NOT A BAD THING- just an observation). Also to back this up( as I am NOT stating that this is true to anyone who has a Sagittarius ascendant or Venus in 1st house) she has Jupiter in 6th house( body, health) so ya know.

Capricorn ascendant: spouse can have sharp bone structure anywhere around his body. May like to look lean and tidy. Spouse can naturally portray a serious aura around him even when unintentional. Your future spouse may love to dress up not in a fun way but a smart way, like he may love buying new suits, new shoes, new ties etc. he can represent himself as someone smart but may often like to keep the same style on him. I’ve noticed that they may tend to do that in accordingly so that people can associate them with that piece of clothing, but it never looks bad on them for how many times he repeats the outfit.

Aquarius ascendant: your future spouse can have this cartoon character appearance. I don’t know why but they do, they can have features that look good on them but if you analysed them individually they would look almost weird. Like for example may have eyes that are close together, or a nose that is extremely pointy, or like lips that have a noticeable outline on them etc etc. little things that you would have to look for in order to actually tell them apart. But on them it looks natural if that makes sense. Your spouse can either be the type to follow trends if they like it and dress accordingly to the latest trends, or be the type to have their own style that stays out of the trends.

Pisces ascendant: spouse can look tired or look sad naturally. Oops I don’t know but all the people with this placement have a partner that looks high. But nonetheless, spouse may be gentle and just very soft spoken and have this light energy around them. May look soft and clean. Can be the type of person who stays out of drama or is a behinds the scene type of person. They may complete something but it may be unknown by many. Can rarely raise their voice, like may often times stay quite most of the time. Also another thing is they tend to have this peaceful energy about them, they may have light feet and so sometimes you won’t even notice they have left or entered a room (just a silly obs).

Thank you so much for reading and taking the time to like my content, it is much appreciated. I hope you all have a lovely rest of your day 😊🌼

[sleepyorchidmonster]

You have a very noble purpose and I wish you luck in all your future fandom converting efforts, my friend!! May your ramblings always be true and may your fandom hyperfixations always interest your friends!

VIL DKSKSLALA. We love a supportive queen lol. RSA overblotting and he's just sipping a margarita, watching the chaos.

Honestly I think people just looked at Neige and were like "aren't you tired of being nice? Don't you just want to go apeshit?". But I agree with you that he's really just a nice guy, which makes Vil's one-sided rivalry even funnier lol.

Love how they explored those ideas in Book 5, like it's good to be competitive, it can help you grow and it's a great motivation, but it can also have some...adverse effects if you let it consume you.

It'd been great if Book 5 went more with how the child acting industry affected Vil, but like you said, it's Disney we're talking about so they're not going to focus on THAT lol.

Honestly Book 2 remains a mystery to this day. If the time loop thing turns out to be real and we find out Leona never overblotted/ overblotted after Idia in the og timeline and what we know as Book 2 was originally just a vignette so the others could meet Jack, meaning Leona had to speed up an overblot with a half-baked plot just to change the timeline and be kidnapped by STYX later, then that'd be a CRAZY plot twist.

HonestIy love how Ortho is such a sweet robot kid that would absolutely murder you if you even think about insulting his brother. Now we just need a random school insulting NRC to see everyone at NRC being protective. Like Rollo insults Malleus and Leona gets angry....

Okay that's even funnier lol. That therapy method may work for Vil, though...

Guys, I love the heartslabyul dream arc and I understand they probably did the order for plot reasons so they could have certain characters in some dreams and not in others but like… THE CHARACTERS NAMES ARE 1234 AND YOU DID THE DREAM ORDER AS 2413!!! WHAT?!?! On that note actually, why is Trey named Trey and Cater named Cater? Because rank in the dorm wise we have 1 and 2 as the freshmen and then you would think that the normal junior would be 3 and then the vice housewarden would be 4 but noooo the normal junior is 4 and the vice housewarden is 3. How does this make any sense? This puts the power order at 1243! I’m not saying Cater should have been vice, I’m saying Trey and Cater should have swapped names. Like I’m sorry, your characters names are 1234 and you couldn’t even do us the basic courtesy of ordering them properly?!?! Am I the only one bamboozled by this? (I saw opportunity to use the word bamboozled, I took opportunity to use the word bamboozled. Now I have used the word bamboozled even more times you see.) idk maybe it’s supposed to be weird because it’s Alice in Wonderland or something but come on!!!

[s4vcu]

a/n: need a man like iwa, period. some parts may or may not be based off of the k drama “when life gives you tangerines” (they are)..anyways. iwa may lowkey be ooc in some, but..wlgyt is just soo UGHHHGH 😭🥹✨ so heartwarming and heartbreaking, sigh.

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ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, where everytime i think of yang gwan-sik, i always find myself going like “i promise u iwa would be exactly like him for a girl in his love life.” (i was talking to myself but wtv..)

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who may not be rich enough to afford substantial expenses that are out of his reach but instead would work so hard, just so he’d be able to do anything and everything that you may wish for. to do whatever it takes if it meant achieving an attainable, content future for the two of you.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who would give things up even if it was valuable to him. if it meant that he’d see your pure happiness in the end, seeing that smile that he knows is all he wants to see and live for - just that itself for the rest of his life, then it’s worth it all.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’s so in love with you that the only thing he ever wants is for you to see every single beauty presented in life, even if it meant him protecting you and going against the depths of ugliness that the world is truthfully overpowered and enshrouded by, all by himself. and just for you.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who silently but desperately wishes, desperately wants you to give him a chance - a chance to show you that choosing him, the side character, the second male lead in a story would never be a decision that you’d ever regret.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’d never raise his voice at you, never intentionally direct his anger onto you in arguments. yes, while he may be frustrated and mad and yell as a result because of how he’s feeling, it’ll never be intentionally directed towards you.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’d fight back his own tears whenever you’re crying so that he can be the one you lean on. the one who listens to every single word that you say, keep every detail in his mind and agree with you in whatever, who’d want whatever you want - even if it doesn’t seem like he’s listening at times.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’d defend you always - possibly to the extent of getting physical. iwa who’d defend you from anyone and everyone who tries to hurt or go against you in any way. refuses to let anyone lay their hands on you. some guy’s about to hit you? his arm stops him from doing so. some group of girls are trash talking you? his sharp glare makes them shut up immediately.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’d walk you home and walk with you to school or wherever you may be going, no matter the weather and no matter if he’ll be late to whatever he had planned for the day. whether it be rain or shine, snow or not, he’ll go. with no complaints at all. who’s give you his jacket, even if he was really cold, who’d carry you all the way back to your home if you were really tired, whose embrace would keep you warm when you were cold or needed comfort.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’d give you just because flowers anytime and spoils you with any gifts he can give you and not limited to just valentine’s day or your birthday, who has a whole page in his notebook/a note on his phone dedicated solely to you - where he has everything you like, everything you don’t like, everything about you in general, and even your ring size and preference of gold or silver all prepared.

ఌ | thinking of hajime iwaizumi, who’d love you with all his heart and with all of his being - who’d give you anything and everything, who’d be the man that every girl could only yearn to have all to themselves..

to be your man only, for his last name to be your own, - the way he’d like it to be until his very last breath on this earth.

[technically-human]

Charles vs Charles

@i-am-as-normal-as-you-are has once again commissioned me for the Reverse Verse, and this is only part 1, so expect more comics soon!

[platoapproved]

iwtv ships + book quotes

[ravens-and-rust]

She nodded, then summoned chairs from thin air, waving her hand invitingly. "Let's sit, then. It's a story you might not want to stand for, depending how susceptible you are to collapsing." She climbed into her chair and settled there comfortably, a frown etched into her face. "Now. This story starts with two theatre performers named Sunstar and Gryffin. Both of them worked in the Fazbear Theatre, doing acrobatic stunts, singing songs, acting out plays, and doing dance routines together. They were overseen by Melanie, the head of Parts and Services, because they were technically her passion project. "The two of them loved their job," here, Loppy smiled sadly, looking down at her hands as she spoke, "and they loved each other, too. Sunstar was always bright and bubbly, looking at the bright side of things, while Gryffin was the Debbie Downer. Not that he was entirely wrong about what he complained about anyways, but Sunstar--despite being aware of this--always tried to correct him. "Days passed as they performed, then weeks, then months, and slowly their customer numbers dwindled. Melanie, frustrated, started talking about something new: dissolving the Theatre Buddies and combining their AI to make something much more substantial for the company: two security details. "Neither of the animatronics were keen on the idea of being decommissioned--I mean, would you be?--and fought at every turn. But, in the end, Melanie shut them down." Loppy shifted in her seat, frowned, and played with her ears for a second, contemplating changing to a more humanoid form. However...she decided against it and continued. "There were going to be two: Collin and Oliver (that's Lilac). However, only Collin was created, using parts from both Sunstar and Gryffin's design and their personality chips. He was given security coding, obedience coding (to avoid the disobedience that Gryffin often gave), and..." she glowers, "nesting coding." Loppy pauses her story to rant. "He may have loved Melanie but I see right through her in every universe she existed in. She was never nice. She planned all of this! She made it possible for him to be used the way he was (I'll get to that later, don't worry), she made him able to have children, and lastly, she used him! The only reason she kept Them off of him was because she eventually wanted him for herself." She exhaled, then closed her eyes to breathe deeply for a few seconds. Calm, calm...have to be calm... "Anyway, back to his story--sorry for the rant--he was given nesting coding and genitalia so he'd, ah, 'breed' with future planned animatronics. They had big plans to make a whole new line of animatronics using nanomachines and breeding them like cattle. It was disgusting, if you ask me, and I'm glad the others were never built. "Collin was a generally happy animatronic for a little while, doing what he was told, keeping intruders out, and spending time with Melanie who, in his eyes, was the sun and he was the Earth. Then the other Parts and Service workers started getting handsy during maintenance hours. He didn't like it, and voiced it to his caretaker, who did nothing about it. She didn't care at the time, as long as they weren't going too far, but she told Collin that she couldn't do anything about it because they 'had dirt on her' that could jeapordise her job. And, well, they did, but it wasn't until she told Collin this that they fully realized it. "They used it to their advantage, told corporate what she'd been planning behind their backs, and got her fired. Then? They had Collin all to themselves." She frowns further, the expression on her face darkening.

[Cw and tw for mentioned SA and further traumatizing events. Seriously, anyone other than Ze, if you're reading this and you're sensitive, please click away.]

"When Melanie was gone, they quite literally assaulted him. Strapped him down, used his body, rutted against him like savage animals and shocked him when he wouldn't comply with orders to reciprocate. In their fucked-out glee, they ripped pieces off of him, only to replace them later with the money from their own pockets. Sometimes, they sent him off to work with a missing antennae, a torn ray, or even a cracked casing somewhere. He could hardly stand touch from anyone else, and even pushed all the other animatronics away. Even Chica, who'd been one of his best friends. "Then kids started to go missing from the Daycare, and no one knew who was taking them because the cameras seemed to miraculously...short out at those times. Convenient, right?" She paused to stare vacantly off into the distance for a second, pale. When she spoke again, it was quiet. "I wish I could tell you how horrible it was to see him find that pile of decaying children, Titan; I wish I could express just what he experienced, but I can't. I can only tell you that he found them. He found them all. And it was gory, and traumatizing, and he never was the same again. "Moon was the culprit, of course, infected with some kind of virus that had him bringing kids to a rabbit-suited woman (how dare she mock my brethren; I'm rather offended) so she could...eliminate them. For no reason, it seemed. However, with no choice but to keep the animatronic (FazCo was short on money due to lawsuits and cover stories), they only brought Moon in to get rid of his virus. "The night he was in Parts and Services, so was Collin. Something happened with the systems and the virus transferred over to Collin. However, something strange happened. Instead of blinding him with bloodlust, like it had for Moon, the virus simply broke a few lines of code essential to Collin's obedience, rendering him...free. The next time the mechanics tried to assault him, he snapped. He slaughtered them all. And then he ran. He hid in the abandoned theatre, in the costume dressing room, took a new name (Bl00dst4in), and stayed low. He was safe for a few months, until one of the cameras in the theatre spotted him. Workers came after him, and he panicked. "He grew to an unnatural size as he tried to escape the workers, and at some point during the struggle, he knocked down both the theatre screen (for movies) and a few of the stage lights. A fire started." Loppy grabbed her tail self-consciously. At this point she was talking from her own memories, having watched Blem's whole life. "His casing melted, his wires frayed, he lost connection to one of his arms...something fell on him and he had to rip his leg off to get out from under it...he hardly made it out of the theatre alive. "He ended up dragging himself to Parts and Services to fix himself up, then hid in the vents until everything calmed down. When he was sure it was safe to emerge, he returned to the burnt theatre. There was a hole in the stage, and he crawled in...and that became his home. There, he layered blankets in a nest shape, and collected items from places around the Megaplex." She finally stopped talking, looking at Titan with a determined expression. "And he was about to rip his own wires out, so...Boss told me to take him somewhere new. So I dropped him here. I see he somewhat upturned your life, and I apologised that I didn't further research your universe before placing him here."

Loppy appears out of nowhere, frowning. "Now I don't normally butt into YOUR life, Titan, and you don't know me, but the amount of voices you're dealing with is just ridiculous!" Her antennae thrash angrily as she pulls her broom from thin air, shouting at the invisible Faceless Ones, "YOU ALL HAD BETTER GO. This lovely bot right here is a...friend to the one I oversee. Therefore, he's under my limited protection, you hear!? If you have nothing else to do, come whisper nasty things at me!"

He was so startled by the sudden appearance of this sassy child that all he could do was stare at her in bewilderment and point --

Where the fuck did you come from?!

[tearlessrain]

can I ask when you started on hrt? cause I'm just starting now (25) and although I logically know that's definitely not too late, I can't help but feel sucker-punched by grief every once in a while that I don't get to spend my early twenties in a body that feels like mine.

many internet hugs for you, anon. I didn't start hrt until I was around 26 and didn't come out at all until about a year before that, and I absolutely spent some time early on grieving the time I lost, especially since the pandemic struck just as I was finally starting to feel comfortable in my own body.

however, I'm now 32, and that sense of grief and regret has only grown more distant the more time I've spent living how I was meant to be. and I promise you have much, much more time than it feels like. at age 25 I was literally a bridesmaid in my brother's wedding (we joke about it now), and within like two years I'd completely socially transitioned and was working in a salon in cosmetology school where none of my clients knew me as anything other than the Obligatory Resident Gay Guy. I've made friends, I've gotten involved with the local kink community, I got comfortable enough to grow my hair back out and go full tolkien elf, and it feels fantastic. There's a lot of cultural emphasis on your early 20s in media and online culture, but it's really a tiny sliver of your entire life and pretty much nobody, trans or cis, has fully become themselves by that point.

That's not to say the grief doesn't have a place, I still have my moments where I think about what could have been and mourn the person I wasn't able to be, but the experiences you'll have going forward will more than make up for it.

[mariosecretsanta]

I am going to be so real with all of you I am probably not getting assignments out tomorrow like I had hoped as I have to finish a research paper and finish and print a book. At the LATEST I will be getting assignments out on Thursday. Which is later than I wanted but I hope this is acceptable.

[crypticvirago]

I had SO wanted to write something short and sweet, a few years or so post the ending of Wounding, for Christmas as a token of appreciation for everyone that read Wounding. But this holiday season at my job has been royally kicking my ass and the only thing I've been able to do is daydream about it

[runawaymarbles]

at this point i am simply uninterested in any opinion on a hot-button political topic that treats human beings as a mass of meaningless hypotheticals