#to strangers

[thewritingautisticat]

Caldren and Madreline when they were kids <3

They're so cute I hope nothing bad happens to them ever 🙃

[hopepaigeturner]

Silver Baek, world-renowned chart-topping, record-breaking, platinum selling superstar is living the dream. From a small town girl sneaking secret song-writing sessions after school to sold out shows singing in tandem with legions of her fans. But behind closed doors and with her two year worldwide tour slowly drawing to a close, the cracks start to appear and sometimes she is desperate, desperate to go back to a time when she was just called Sophie. Benedict Bridgerton is stuck in a hometown that holds as many scars as it does roses, desperately trying to convince himself that he is no longer that 17 year old boy who could only cry as a pair of silver boots stomped over his heart and strutted away from him. Healing from the past is never easy, but can a meddlesome Bridgerton, an impromptu charity concert, and aching hearts sing their way to a happily ever after?

In honour of Benophie week part 2 welcome a new little fic that was inspired by @orangepeelshortbreadcookies months ago in the Benophie discord that then turned into a gremlin at 3am on Monday.

Read Silver now on AO3

Benophie Week Day 2: Silver

Quote: "They say that a smart person learns from their mistakes, but a truly smart person learns from other people's mistakes."

[vincentpriceofficial]

The thing about lrb is that I really believe being “pretentious” is one of those concepts that’s actually entirely about how someone else is reacting to you and it’s not really dependent on your like, material actions or thoughts or intent.

when someone calls somebody else pretentious like 98% of the time what they mean is “this person is making me feel stupid/uneducated/insecure in some way”

[rosemaryyuri]

hey guys! how about let's not

[wiredwhiskers]

to the person who just got on my bus with a fanny pack and a full button up floral pattern shirt that was also adorned with many faces of Pedro Pascal, i think ur cool and swag and i wish i had the courage to be ur friend. I'll probably compliment ur shirt if i get off the bus before u.

[jordanbolton]

To The Substitute Art Teacher - Jordan Bolton

Pre-order my new book ‘Blue Sky Through the Window of a Moving Car’ here - https://smarturl.it/BlueSky

[paintedcrows]

Whenever Bill sees KingOfNJ's fics through Stan's eyes he just thinks they have the same taste in fanfiction (disgusting. unthinkable) continued

[canonkiller]

I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?

[aaronstveit]

"if i was orpheus i would simply not turn around" yes you would. if you were orpheus and you loved eurydice, you would. to love someone is to turn around. to love someone is to look at them. whichever version of the myth — he hears her stumble, he can't hear her at all, he thinks he's been tricked — he turns around because he loves her. that's why it's a tragedy. because he loves her enough to save her. because he loves her so much he can't save her. because he will always, always turn around. "if i was orpheus i would simply —" you wouldn't be orpheus. you wouldn't be brave enough to walk into the underworld and save the person you love. be serious

[coldwind-shiningstars]

Re: blorbo from my research, here is my favorite ever case study. I'm obsessed with it.

Summary:

- Guy presents to neurology with muscle issues, very clearly has something going on but diagnostic tests are inconclusive

- History is mostly unremarkable. Key word, mostly. He drinks four liters of plain Earl Grey tea per day. For context this is nearly twice the recommended daily fluid intake. All fluids, to be clear, not just tea. He only drinks tea tho

- Bergamot is known to be phototoxic in high doses (reacts badly on your skin with sunlight)

- APPARENTLY nobody previously has consumed enough of it for it to be widely known that it is also, apparently, mildly toxic to ingest in high doses

- Guy starts drinking plain black tea again. Only 2 liters this time (he didn't have a medical reason to drink that much tea, he just liked it) and so now he's fully recovered

[rachel-sez]

Standing in a checkout line, when an older man asks me about my Goncharov t-shirt. I say "It's a movie, " when the person behind me chimes in, "Oh, yes, Scorsese."

The original gentleman goes on to tell me about the author Goncharov, his favorite of his novels, and a famous character from one of the novels. The three of us discuss whether the main character in the movie is intentionally named after the author, referencing that character, or whether it just sounded good to the film maker. We discuss how steeped the movie is in symbology.

Two of us are having a very different conversation than the third.

[absolutelyunsupervised]

I mostly don't get it, compared to what white cishets can post while not getting flagged.

a white cis girl in skimpy bikini can be on huge billboards around the city and on all the ads on the site, but a trans person or poc in swimwear usually gets flagged.

cishet women can protest half naked and end up displayed in newspapers or tv without problem, but a trans person or poc doing the same will get attacked for "exhibitionism"

a white cis guy can walk publicly shirtless no issue, but a trans person or poc doing that is seen as doing something sexual or violent

sometimes (mainly on Tumblr) I don't feel like putting actual labels on my art if I feel it's not even remotely sexual but rather showing skin. yes I got 18+ warnings everywhere, and if I feel something is too risque, or actual nsfw(on Bluesky I will use the nsfw tagging) I will tag it.

that said and aside, I do feel like people and website moderators especially, become a little *too* pearl clutchy with the idea of seeing a body that's partially nude or nude at all, cuz not all nudity/half nudity is inherently sexual.

and even if it was, I just absolutely hate the cultural shift of trying to censor anything deemed "sexual" in the guise of "protecting the kids" because not only is that mostly a fascist dogwhistle, my main concern is what corps think is considered "nsfw"

are you talking about an actual sexual activity, or a trans woman posting an image of herself fully clothed???

[crystallizedtwilight]

People I met for a few moments that live in my head forever.

[futuristiccreationzombie]

Human teeth. Inside were human teeth arranged in a smile.

little painting from back in february. i think about this stupid apple way too often.

[silverwingxox]

born to marry him, forced to read fanfics about him