#to be continued....?

[thoughtsonhurtandcomfort]

Author’s Notes: Thought I’d give my new OC a spin. I don’t have much of a plan story wise, just some scenarios to put her in.

Thanks to everyone who voted in my poll. The name ‘Nori’ won!

Content Warnings: lady whump, mer whump, octo-maid whump, injury, blood, implied gore (very mild, very implied), shock, passing out

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A creature of the deep, Nori is blinded by the bright, clear water closer to the surface. Surging upwards in pursuit of food, she goes too far. She doesn’t see the boat above until she’s in its shadow, and by then it’s too late.

Nori curves sharply backwards, sparing herself a head-on collision. Her chest and belly graze the hull as she arcs through the water. Her eight long lower limbs follow, their curled ends flicking up.

Just as she can see down toward the safety of the deep, one of her tentacles catches on something and she is yanked back and dragged through the water at a sickening pace.

Pain engulfs her lower half. Her piercing shriek is louder than the rumble of the motor or the grinding sound of the propeller jamming and stuttering to a halt.

Nori goes into shock.

Time slows. Her empty stomach churns. Bright red fills her fading vision. A sudden, violent lurch and then nothing.

[bookwyrminspiration]

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

[wormspoodle]

compiled some things

[scootdoesart]

I finished dungeon meshi and I just need to doodle the sillies being silly to cope

[steveharrington]

redownloaded instagram and got sucked into reels and it’s truly like an alternate reality happening over there. video of a girl being like “looking back on my cringe 2021 taste….” and it’s a pic of her wearing like. jeans and a top. the top has a checkerboard pattern. she’s like screaming in agony. the comments are all like “omg not the microtrend 😭 i can’t believe i ever wore that” like woah. i think you guys are crazy

[catwouthats]

THEY MAKE ME INSANE

Proof below:

Also, I’m fucking crying, I think his arm is like that bc he fell asleep holding the photo.

EDIT: more proof:

[myszkaa]

Sometimes dunmeshi fanart looks like this

[nyancrimew]

[schistcity]

ohhh… you guys are like… STUPID stupid

[emjaydoubleyou]

this post is fearmongering. the results of this study are concerning and should definitely be a matter of public discussion, but this is certainly not the conclusion the researchers came to.

the point of the study was to assess the risks of exposure to toxic metals- something one of the co-authors notes are “ubiquitous” fwiw- via menstrual products. Their research confirmed that these metals are indeed present in tampons, but no further conclusions are drawn. it is possible the metal entered into the cotton from the soil, which is a well-known phenomenon; cotton is so good at lifting heavy metals that it has actually been suggested as a part of the solution for revitalizing polluted ground.

the authors conclude with an acknowledgement that the study should be repeated- their sample size was 60 tampons- and a suggestion that further testing ought to be done to indicate whether or not these metals can even leech out of the tampon in the first place, let alone whether or not such leeching could occur at levels deleterious to human health.

there is, in fact, a body of research- too small, for sure, but much larger than this single study- indicating that long-term proper tampon use has no observable negative impact on health. i am grateful and thrilled that more research is being done and i hope that this study is the first of many on this line of questioning, but i am really frustrated at this post and the response it got.

obviously, if this study alters your approach to menstrual health, more power to you. consumers should be informed-risk-takers, and menstrual health is double-obviously a very personal choice. but it definitely wasn't the researchers concluding that you ought to “avoid using tampons at all cost," only this tumblr user did. the lead author of the paper, in fact, specifically says that she hopes people do NOT panic about the results.

(the notes of the post were disappointing. people affirming that they knew they were right to be suspicious of tampons all along, or even recommending alternatives that actually have very little to no research regarding the safety of long-term use, etc. it’s a different conversation, but categorical distrust of tampons is old-school misogyny. you certainly shouldn't wear them if you don’t want to, but there is nothing inherently scary or wrong about them, and people who prefer them are not being reckless or crass.)

((if you're really worried about exposure to heavy metals, you may want to turn a critical eye to fast fashion, as an aside))

[44boora]

The Resurrection of Stanley Pines 🪦🩸

[paintedcrows]

Nooo little Stanley watch out! Your striped shirt, bandage, and sad backstory are too Fallen Human Coded!! The Undertale narrative is going to get you!!!

[noodles-and-tea]

Last part whoo!!!

PART 1 / PART 2 / PART 3 / PART 4

[silverview]

psa

[notholaenas]

the bite is a gift 🐺💉

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