#venting -----

[hel7l7]

you made me feel really bad about myself

[ultravioletbrit]

“brace” - Jegulus microfic - @into-the-jeggyverse - 266 words

The match had been going on for hours. It was heated and aggressive and even from the stands James could feel the intensity. The score had been close the entire game and it all came down to who could catch the snitch first, but neither seeker had seen it the entire game.

That was until Regulus spotted it hovering in the corner of the pitch only centimeters above the ground. James saw the moment Regulus found it and he didn’t hesitate to go after it. He shot across the pitch faster than James had ever seen him fly and James had to brace himself on the front of the stands as he watched Regulus dive directly towards the ground. It was a risky move because Regulus would have to pull up at the very last second so he didn’t crash into the ground or the side of the pitch. 

It felt like time slowed down and James held his breath the entire time. Regulus reached his hand out and wrapped his fingers around the snitch at the same time as he pulled his broom up and spun to the side to fly straight up along the side of the pitch. It was beautiful. And ridiculously stupid.

Regulus had the biggest smile on his face as he flew over to James.

“You are insane.” James told him. “But that incredible. You’re incredible.”

“For you.” Regulus held out the snitch.

Instead of taking the snitch, James wrapped his hand around Regulus’ wrist and pulled him down for a kiss.

“For you.” James said when they broke the kiss.

[nocturnowlette]

how do i tell someone that i understood everything they were going to tell me 3 words into their first sentence and i'm slowly ripping my hair out waiting for them to finish without making them angry at me

[jewishvitya]

Self diagnosis is bad and wrong because how dare you try to figure out what it is that makes your life harder and find a community that might know how to accommodate yourself and make things better, but armchair diagnosing other people with the most stigmatized disorders so you can mark them as irredeemable and deserving of being harmed is a good and correct and fun activity

[nanoland]

honestly though, did ANYONE get done dirtier than Sevika?

she tried so, so hard. she's basically the only one still fighting for Zaun, the only one trying to unite her community and keep her people alive.

vander's dead, silco's dead, their dream is dead, but Sevika's still here! even after losing an arm protecting Silco, even after Vander's daughter beat the shit out of her, even after being treated like at best a dumb henchman for years, even after receiving 0 kindness or consideration or respect from ANYONE EVER, she's still trying to be there for her neighbors! still trying to get them to work together! still trying to get them out of prison! besides Ekko (who spent most of this season fretting about a tree and then dimension-hopping), who else is doing that?

no one. no one else cares enough. vi and caitlyn and jayce and jinx and mel, they've all got their own stuff going on, all the magic and epic fight scenes and interpersonal drama, they're way too busy to worry about the dirty, poor, angry, powerless people that Sevika's trying to take care of.

and that's not a bad thing btw, that's not a criticism of the narrative, it's fine that the heroes are doing other stuff.

but when so much of your story - all the best parts of it - rests on themes of oppression and rebellion and resistance, it is kind of strange that all the Actual Work of resistance is foisted upon this one hapless secondary character, who then gets completely sidelined in the story's final act, to the point where she doesn't even get any dialogue! what!!

it just feels kind of weird.

(and tbh the fact that Sevika's the only butch black woman in the show (aside from - notably - the MAIN VILLAIN) threatens to push it from 'weird' to 'gross')

[livmcameron]

i need to shift like, right now... its the only thing that will make me happy. im exhausted, my cr is shit, i have a huge presentation tomorrow and im so scared. i need to shift TONIGHT. i want to get out of here :/

[borderlesbian]

me fighting the urge to be such a bitch to someone bc i'm overstimulated and anxious

[iknityounot]

Listen I am not going to name anyone specifically, but pattern makers need to talk to one (1) fat person before they can post their patterns online.

I am so sick of finding a cute pattern, getting all the supplies, checking my gage, and starting to knit, only to find that my sleeves are a foot longer than a normal human because the pattern maker just multiplied all their numbers by 10 when they sized it up. I can't believe I have to say this but, just because my ass is fat does not mean my arms go down to my knees???

[k3t4min5]

i got a thing for pushing people away when im at my lowest

[de8dly]

haha sorry for the late reply, i was busy thinking of all the reasons why i should kms aha.

[hel7l7]

JUST KEEP GOING

[silly-jewish-vents]

Begging, screaming, pleading with gentiles to use Hashem, G-d, or The Tetragrammaton to refer to the Jewish god specifically. Being academic or whatever nonsense you’re using to rationalize it is no excuse to butcher the pronunciation of a name that is not meant to be spoken by the culture you’re referring to. You’re not being academic. You’re just being a jerk.

Edit/additional notes for clarification: this is specifically talking about attempted pronunciations/spellings of the Tetragrammaton in areas like Academia or in conversations about Judaism centered around Jews. This is not about in terms of a religious context such as church or mosque.

The spelling of G-d with a dash instead of an o is my personal comfort level for this post. For anyone for whom that isnt their custom that isnt an issue and they can absolutely use an oh and spell out G-d fully. I chose not to for this post. I may choose to spell it out in the future.

There is technically an argument to be made for exceptionally early israelite history like canaanite era usage. Personally still makes me and others uncomfortable and feels weird. That argument does not apply to temple or onward Jewish history era.

[painstitution]

[jewishvitya]

"Those people believe x. We know they're wrong because y, but here's how they got to this point."

"So you think x!"

"No, I'm explaining what they think."

"You're making excuses for it and arguments that support it!"

"I'm laying out the arguments they give. I'm not making them, I'm showing them. I broke down why it's wrong and how it became a prevalent view."

"You're an x-apologist!"

Right, sorry, my mistake. Those people don't have a distorted worldview that leads them to cruelty, they're just evil by nature, their essence is darkness and violence, there's no humanity in them, go ahead and fantasize about wiping out whatever population you marked as bad. Didn't mean to interrupt your fantasy. I can see you're quite attached to it. Go on, advocate for whatever useless violence you think should happen in retaliation. I thought violence should be a horrible but sometimes-necessary tool, but it can be a goal, that's fine too. Everyone needs a dream I guess.

[teaboot]

Kind of a random hill to die on rn but "You'd eat this thing you hate if you got hungry enough" does not set a reasonable expectation of what "hungry enough" means for people with food problems.

Like, are we talking "stomach grumbling" hungry enough, or "can't stand up" hungry enough? Cause personally, I can make myself eat a bit of a pork chop if I'm barfy and shaking and can't see straight anymore, but if it's down to "black out for three days and wake up angry and confused" or "willingly swallow prosciutto", I'm having sleep for dinner. And I know this from experience.

People without food problems don't seem to understand this and it drives me insane. "Hungry enough" is for shit like chewing drywall because the alternative is death or cannibalism.

If I say I can't eat something, It means I can't eat it. It Is Not Edible To Me. It's not even appetizing. It literally does not register as food. You might as well hand me a rubber duck.

And it's frustrating!! Trust me, I wish I wasn't like this, too!! This isn't a choice!! I know it can be rude!! It's embarassing!! It's complicated and annoying and irrational!! That doesn't fix the problem!!

I just wish people didn't treat this sort of thing as "being picky" or lacking willpower or basic manners or something. I can't make myself eat certain foods the way you probably couldn't cut your own fingers off. Does that make sense? It's not just food. Fuck