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myriad--starlings · 7 months ago

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The worst thing a person can do to you after they’ve hurt you is let you live.

That’s how you truly and unmistakably destroy another human being.

I say this with some authority on the matter. ... People will always be drawn to the idea of someone succeeding and becoming something truly glorious after they’ve been ravaged, defiled, very nearly obliterated. But I can assure you there’s nothing magnificent or outstanding about it.

It is no rare, distinguished gift to survive tragedy, disaster, misfortune. ... There’s nothing glorious or wonderful about being a survivor. Those that like to hurt other people know this for a fact. ...

I've learned if you truly want to hurt someone, let them live.

— This Skin Was Once Mine, Eric LaRoca

#sa #quotes #this hit me like a steel beam to the head #I've been here #I've been here so many times #i want to be alive #but also #the worst thing you can do to someone is hurt them and make them live with it forever #it is worse than death #this skin was once mine #eric larocca

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thefandomentals · 8 months ago

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Cat takes a look at Eric LaRocca's newest short story collection, This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances, due to hit shelves April 2, 2024!

#eric larocca #horror #queer lit #reviews #this skin was once mine #book reviews #books #bookblr

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goodwomanbadlady · 6 months ago

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Just stopped by my local library and I am a sucker for short stories so I picked it up to check it out and lo and behold! Look at that cover! So I kinda smirked and then my eyes Fell on the book on the shelf directly below it and my dears, I took it as a sign. The brainrot is definitely real, but that's not a bad thing.

#good omens #good omens brainrot #Aziraphale #crowley #is this a sign #the jackets sound interesting too btw #this skin was once mine #Queens of London #eric larocca #Heather Webb #libraries rock #linebaugh library rocks #i miss the murals tho

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lilibetbombshell · 8 months ago

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pinkmoonmp3 · 1 year ago

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joseph gordon-levitt & gregg araki via mubibrasil

#i watched mysterious skin once because it absolutely wrecked me but good for them make another film #*mine #mine: edits #photography!#p: joseph gordon-levitt #p: gregg araki #gregg araki #joseph gordon levitt

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aboutl0ve · 5 months ago

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simplyghosting · 6 months ago

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Whip stitch, my beloved

#ghost posts #duh nuhnuh nuh nuh you must whip it #currently fixing my pillow cases since every time I move them at this point another seam rips #one of them has a hole that I can put my arm through #but ghostie why don’t you just buy a new pillowcase?#because mine have been forged in the softness of the dryer for 10 years next question #it takes less work for me to fix them than it does to find one that doesn’t make my skin crawl #I’ve been fixing my bedding for years #my stitchwork isn’t pretty but it suffices #i do need to buy some embriodery thread though you do NOT want to darn w thin thread oh my gosh #took me two hours to fix a single hole once

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favoritejohn · 2 years ago

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these johnny suh pics >>>

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myriad--starlings · 7 months ago

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"I don’t think home exists when you grow up. It’s something you lose and forget about. Like an old pair of shoes or baby teeth. Home is—something you outgrow.”

— This Skin Was Once Mine, Eric LaRocca

#quotes #eric larocca #this skin was once mine

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harmoniouseclipse · 6 months ago

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For those wondering what happened after my Arlejean rant from like last year. Mental illness took over. I am cooking.

#genshin impact #jean gunnhildr #arlecchino #ship chart #artists on tumblr #bc i drew both of their little profiles #the ship chart isnt mine tho #but OMG IM SO INSANE ABOUT THEM #i am FULLY on board with Arlecchino falling first but not doing anything about it because of the consequences for both of them #but then Jean falls harder and confesses oops #also #bloody sweaty intense duels just for the fun of it #i have a post-duel drabble i might post bc im soooo normal about them #ok last headcanon for the tags but Arlecchino calling Jean “darling” to get under her skin until she realizes that she actually means it #she gaslights herself and keeps calling her that anyways but Jean knows smths different bc Arle's voice is softer when she says it to her #RAAAAHHH I LOVE ENEMIES TO LOVERS FORBIDDEN ROMANCE #please stay with me on this guys trust this is gonna be top ship on AO3 once I get outta school #1 million billion works gang

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kryscent · 19 days ago

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feel trapped

#I don't like her like that anymore #I can't like her like that #she asked if we could kiss once I said sure and found out I don't have feelings for her in the way she likes me #But she's not letting me end things 😭#Then she gets all sad #Cries #And the guilt I feel is so shit #Another thing is that I can't fucking handle physical touch and she won't understand #It's her main love language and it's not even in the top of mine #There are whole weeks where I cannot be touched without feeling burnt or like I'm going to throw up or like I want to rip the skin off #My flesh my bones #But she can't fucking understand why #I've explained everything to her and she just fucking forgets #Like the shit I go through is nothing #I do still give her hugs and shit but she's all like “are you mad at me” “do you hate me” when j physically can't touch her #I've explained it to her time and time again and she just fucking forgets #And even worse they all expect me to feel OK with touch again by the end of the day #That's not how it works #Like asking me 29 times a day “are u OK with touch can I hug you” and I have to deny them every time because i don't want to vomit on them #And it makes me feel like shit for denying them #They look all upset like I've denied them a basic aspect to friendship I'm sorry it sounds rude #But it's not a necessity #Especially if you can receive that kind of affection from other members of the friend group more regularly than me #There's so much more that makes the bile rise to my throat #But I just #Feel done #I don't want to talk to any of them anymore #Especially her #It suffocates me #And i can't be around people who make me feel trapped

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ahuwhenua · 9 months ago

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people are so pretty. i find that everyone is, when i actually take a second to look at them.

#ahu.txt #someone once asked if i had a staring problem and i got so nervous i blurted out 'sorry you just look really pretty'#people watching is sort of weird hobby of mine #love looking at people's hair and eyes and skin and colour coordinated outfits and the way they walk and smile and laugh #i find literally everyone on some level attractive

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symbioticsimplicity · 1 year ago

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That ace vibe of "I know this person is incredibly attractive, but they're also saying something interesting could you please stop screaming I want to hear what they're saying."

#this is about kpop #like yeah i know hes hot and shirtless #but i wanted to hear the story hes telling about why he got that tattoo shut UP #or like when people put music edits over someone being hot but i remember the context of what they were saying #and that was more interesting than the edit now is #like yeah cool great muscles and pretty skin #this fucking nerd is also trying to give a really detailed breakdown of their thought process and I really want to know how they did that #I'll get back around to them being pretty once I'm done listening to what theyre actually saying #I'm pretty sure I'm gray ace #like i know theyre hot dont get me wrong it'll fluster me eventually #but only once i like them as a person and even then it only hit SOMETIMES #this is specifically about Christian Yu #hes gorgeous yeah but like I'm really a lot more fascinated by his creative process #it sounds similar to mine and thats not something I see often #asexual #ace tag #kpop #sam speaks

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myriad--starlings · 7 months ago

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— This Skin Was Once Mine, and Other Disturbances, Eric LaRocca

#local birb opens beak #local birb reads books #id in alt text #this skin was once mine #eric larocca #just #jfc #okay #okay okay okay ok #quotes

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lemememeringue · 11 months ago

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I used to think I was squicked out by tv romances but I'm starting to wonder if it's just heterosexuality

#mine #I don't like on-screen romance stories. implied is fine but once it becomes a plot point I cringe out of my skin #I'm also usually blindsided by sudden developed feelings between characters #but recently roomie showed me the owl house which has a sapphic pairing #which was refreshing and engaging #I wonder if it's just a fluke #I haven't actually watched many explicitly gay romances so who knows

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trainingdummyrabbit · 7 months ago

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yknow im about halfway to saying fuck it and drawing every character sheet white like the funy housetrapped webcomic

#piktalk #skin colors my FUCKig Beloathed. any which way i do it im just gonna feel bad #like [picks a light tone] 'oh so ur just gonna make everyone white huh?' [picks a dark tone] 'kinda tasteless for that one isnt it?'#[picks another light tone] 'isnt that just whitewashing.' [picks a--] 'now youre just trying too hard.' GIRL.#'im gonna give this one a tone like mine bc i like them :]' 'hope you have a 30 page dissertation on why youre allowed to do that.'#half of those terms dont even Apply here get it TOGETHERRRR. SHAKES SHAKES SHAKES.#bc like once i decide it has to be Decided or else it gets Weird and im not Ready for that Responsibility AUGH #so like is this just how character design goes or am i just in a particular brand of hell. vote now on your phones #in other news im doing ref work and--

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