#this felt different

[lilacponds]

actually listened to owl city's newest (i think?) song, the tornado, cause people on tiktok kept on going feral about the bit in the middle (and then the nightmare started etc.) (which fucking slaps)

and im just in actual tears cause

no one really talked about literally. everything else afterwards

"That was when I saw my family with my eyes shut real tight / Would they know how much I loved them if this was how I died? / No, I vowed I'd not be murdered by a monster in the sky that night" ??

"it's always darkest before the dawn / So I kept hanging on" ????

"I blinked a tear back 'cause I felt lucky to be alive" ??????

"And that was how I learned to live when you can run but you can't hide / How to feel trapped in a tunnel but come out the other side / 'Cause with all the stormy weather in the world, you learn / To take life one storm at a time, you don't have to be afraid / And now when there's bad weather on the way, I stay calm / And I keep hanging on because it's always darkest before the dawn" ???????????????????

i mean, yea, its tiktok. but i cant believe the song has ALL OF THIS, and people fixated on that one bit, it kinda feels like a disservice

i was like "oh that sounds like a new direction for him" and then the whole staying hopeful bit started and i was like "oh. yeah. there he is."

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[batbabydamian]

happy booping! 🐾

[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.

[quantummirage]

After a good 7 to 8 business weeks, the mail is here! This little snail mail man worked hard to bring you your letters I need to make more snails, this guy was so much fun

[cait-sith]

Day 12: Core

[hymyarts]

"We Myrmidons are not the sentimental type."

[l0ganberry]

My boi Kinger got an A+, even know he wasn't even in the adventure.

Maybe the Kinger x Caine is canon

[mischievous-thunder]

Babygirl's had a bit too much to drink

[paradox-n-bedrock]

me in big fandoms: oh cool, it's so active and there's so many people to vibe with, this is amaz-

*finds my niche angle that appeals to approximately six people*

me: okay, folks, it's you and me now

[egophiliac]

was gonna wait 'til I'd done all the poms, but it's been a day, so have Vil with a Salazzle 🍎

[cesiscribbles]

[soapyakships]

there are two wolves inside you: supreme sports and sporty girl

[petricorah]

relax bro no one's taking him from you [id in alt]

lineart below cut

[robo-nonagon]

at an intersection, I heard a voice that sounded like yours

[wally-lake]

I'm tired, found that post on pinterest and felt silly. Enjoy

(Designs heavily inspired by @chloesimaginationthings)