#they r in love ^^

[lukasdoodles]

"Take a break"

   Jesse startles, the sudden voice next to him spooking him from his work. He settles down easily, stretching once before sinking into his chair as Lukas chuckles next to him. 

   “Scared you that easily? Yeah, its time to take a break.”

   Lukas’s hands rest on Jesse’s arms, his hold gentle as he pulls him away from his work. Jesse leans into him in return, sighing happily. 

   He glances over his work, the papers scattered about his desk, the candle sitting next to him. It’s flame illuminates his dark office, curtains closed to ward off the fear of the night. Jesse lifts his quill, finishing a flourish on one last document before he signs the bottom and sets it aside. 

   “A break- more like time for bed, really.” Jesse slides back in his chair, pausing to let Lukas straighten up behind him.

   “Radar can deal with what’s left tomorrow morning,” He turns, kissing Lukas’s cheek before he continues,”and we can take a real break, go to a cafe, or the park, or-”

   “Or just stay home? In bed, talking, relaxing. Just one day, Jess, spend one day with me. Stop worrying about the town, you don’t always have to be public.” Lukas wraps his arms around Jesse’s shoulders, a soft smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “I’d like you to stay with me, one day, a real break.”

   Jesse hums, soon turning quiet and content. He leans into Lukas’s embrace, thinking for a moment, before whispering his answer, ”I’d like that.” 

[redavexat]

A collection, for a well loved garf

A bonus picture for anyone who wants it

[dendrochronologies]

maya angelou saying the funniest thing anyone has ever said about editing, which i can never let myself forget EVER AGAIN [x]

[lemongogo]

mimics

[axziom13]

[hinamie]

trick or treat!

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[nonbinary-arsonists]

BALD

[velaofftherails]

[wigglingtapeworm]

[crumb-crumblet-s-crumbington]

tfone humanformers grahh...

[chososcamgirl]

he ain’t never beating the stalking allegations

art creds hunnismokah

[infraredss]

never gonna argue with an butch lesbian. whatever u say handsome. wanna make out

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Y'know, there's this gripe I've had for years that really frustrates me, and it has to do with Love, Simon and people joking about it and calling it too-pg and designed-for-straight-people and all the like. (A similar thing has happened to Heartstopper, but that's another conversation.)

I saw Love, Simon in theaters when it came out my senior year in high school. I saw it three times, once with my friends/parents on opening night, once with my brother over spring break, and once with my grandparents.

On opening night, the air in the room was electric. It was palpable. Half the heads in there were dyed various colors. Queer kids were holding hands. We were all crying and laughing and cheering as a group. My friends grabbed my hands at the part where Simon was outed and didn't let go until his parents were saying that they accepted him. My friend came out to me as non-binary. Another person in our group admitted that she had feelings for girls. It was incredible. I left shaking. This was the first mainstream queer romance movie that had ever been produced by one of the main five studios, and I know that sounds like another "first queer character from Disney" bit but you have to understand that even in 2018 this was groundbreaking. Getting to have a sweet queer rom-com where the main character was told that he got "to breathe now" after coming out meant so much to me and my friends.

But also, from a designed-for-straight-people POV (which, to be frank, it was written by a bisexual author and directed by a gay man, this was not designed for straight audiences), why is it a bad thing that it appealed to the widest possible audience? That it could make my parents and grandparents see things in a new light? My stepdad wasn't at all interested in rom-coms but he saw it with me because it was something I cared about and he hugged me when we came out of the theater. My very Catholic grandparents watched it with me and though my grandpa said he still didn't quite understand the whole 'gay thing,' all he wanted was for me to be happy and to have a happy ending like Simon did. My Nana actually cried when Simon came out and squeeze my hand when his mother told him he could breathe.

And when Martin blackmailed Simon, my mom, badass ally that she is, literally hissed "Dropkick him. Dropkick him in the balls" leading to multiple queer kids in the audience to laugh or smile. Having my parents there- the only parents, by the way, out of my group of queer and questioning friends- made multiple people realize that supportive adults were out there. That parents like those in Love, Simon do exist in real life.

When people complain about Heartstopper not being realistic or Love, Simon being too cutesy, I remember seeing Love, Simon on opening night. I remember my friend coming out and my stepdad hugging me and my mom defending us through this character. I remember the cheers that went through the audience when Bram and Simon kissed and the chatter in the foyer after the movie was over and the way that this movie made me understand that happy endings do exist.

Queer kids need happy endings. Straight people need entry points to becoming allies. Both of these things can come together in beautiful ways. They can find out about more queer culture later, but for now, let them have this. Let them all have a glimpse at a better, happier world. Let them have queer joy.

[z13lovebot]

Go fish

[hinamie]

I don't want to regret the way I lived