#we love you!!!

[vilnan]

me checking @felassan 's blog like a morning paper every day

[random-remzy]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALICE OSEMAN!!!

*ahem*

Alice Oseman... Where to begin? Lets all take a moment to appreciate the amazing person that is Alice Oseman.

She has created a world that people love. For so many different reasons! She created characters that bring youth and teenagers the representation that they craved. The understanding that they thought was unusual. The joy that they saw characters like them experiencing. And giving them hope that maybe that could be them.

Alice has given so many people something that so many authors have failed to do before.

A Connection.

We've seen authors trying to write characters, or stories which sound believably, which try to resonate with people, but a lot of them don't really do that, some are even entirely based on stereotypes.

And there are so many people, so many young people! Who were confused or lost or misunderstood, and they wanted to be understood, but there was nowehere to go. And it really seemed like maybe we were the weird ones.

But Alice created a world for us. A world where there's the usual tropes; Romance, friendship, drama... But also; Mental illness, race, gender, sexuality, unconventional romance, platonic relationships, and so much else.

Today, Alice Oseman turns 30 years old. But for us, for the youth, and for anyone who love her books... She's become Immortal. She's been immortalized in our hearts, and she's helped us feel a little more like ourselves with her books.

Happy Birthday, Alice. Never stop writing. Never stop telling stories. Never let the world tell you you're wrong.

Because I know a lot of people who would be so much more unhappy if it weren't for you and your stories.

We Love You! <3

:)

[six-eyed-samurai]

Excuse me I just read gachiakuta chapter 121 and I lost my shit, Follo needs some love

"Follo...? Hehe, there you are! I heard you were giving Rudo a new uniform!"

It's enough to snap the black haired boy out of his depressive spiral, at least enough that he could muster a half hearted smile and an acknowledgement. His fingers dig into the uniform's cloth - I thought, I thought, why did he reject me? Why? Why? - but Follo swiftly drops it from surprise as she launches herself at him, caught in a hold that's both suffocating and oddly safe. At least someone's happy to see me.

"Nah, he didn't want it." The words sting. He's glad she can't see his face, buried somewhere between her shoulder and hair.

She pulled back and like always, Follo's convinced she can actually smell it when he's doubting himself, his abilities, his everything. "Don't worry about it! I'm sure Rudo appreciated the effort. I hear he likes second hand scraps anyway."

A bad joke and he smiles weakly. "Yeah. I'll drop it off to his room later as well though. Just in case."

"Okay! I'll go with you! I don't have anything better to do anyway."

Follo's relived at the chance for subject change, but also chagrined he hadn't thought of it first. "Right! How was your last mission?"

"Eh, boring. Tomme was making fun of me again." She's keeping up with his pace; she pulls a comically indignant look when he slows to laugh. "Hey, it's not funny. She thinks my taste in men is terrible!"

"But it is. Terrible, I mean." Follo scratches the back of his neck with an awkward chuckle. "As your best friend I would know."

Perhaps if he was the hero of the story here, a gloomy voice whispered, a long paragraph on how they were best friends but Follo had always wished for more - the cliché longtime crush, the possessive jealousy of her other pursuits. If he was the protagonist he'd have a perfect, fumbling confession on the tip of his tongue and because of plot armour or whatever she'd gasp and fall into his arms, swooning her love.

But he was Follo and he was not the hero and that possibility sounds embarrassing, if not cheesy.

(Sometimes, a lot of people really don't understand that just as many people simply want to be part of a crush's life, no matter how fleeting. And Follo was just happy enough to play best friend (second fiddle?...no...?) and watch her cast her eyes at the likes of Enjin, Tamsy, the boy by the road.)

"As my best friend you're supposed to defend me!" An arm slings around him and the familiar weight of her drapes onto him, half dragging, like an old blanket. "Pfft, whatever. You're all mean. Anyways, the mission was the usual type of Trash Beasts. Nothing special - nothing like the kind you were off battling!"

"Hey, like I said, Rudo kinda did most of the work. Enjin as well...Gris, Riyo, Zanka. I was kinda background character." He doesn't miss the way her eyes flick and light up, but Follo misses which name they do so at. "Nothing special. Wish you were there, though."

"We could've been background characters together!" Yet another hug and Follo thinks maybe having at least one touchy person in his life isn't too bad. "But don't say that. I'm sure you were amazing! Wait, I know you were."

She steals his cap and jams it onto her own head. "Don't forget! Rudo couldn't have tricked the information broker without you."

"Yeah, well, that wasn't much. I wish I was a Giver, y'know? I could've been more help."

"Nothing wrong with being a lowly, in the mud Supporter. Just means we get double the spotlight when people underestimate us, right? And you're the best Supporter I know, trying to show everyone we're not to be looked down on, trying to be a Giver and all that jazz." They come to a stop and she drops off, turning him around. A finger raises to her lips to make a "shhh" gesture secretively. Follo obliges, leaning in. "Don't tell Gris I said that, alright?"

"I won't." Someone pulls at his facial muscles to smile, but it doesn't feel forced. "Thanks."

"Anytime. I'll always be here for you." Hesitation freezes her in the moment, eyes flicking to their shoes, before she's leaning in and-

The almost, definitely not-kiss on his cheek has him flushing redder than Riyo's hair.

"But you gotta come back in one piece from all those crazy adventures as well, yeah? Bye!"

Forget the uniform. Follo raises a disbelieving hand to his face reverently. He was not the hero of the story and he would not have some weird "oh god I'll never wash that cheek ever again" moment; he was Follo and for now he was content to chase after her demanding for his cap back.

(At least he's got one thing Rudo doesn't have, a niggling contented voice says that should've made him feel guilty.)

[canongf]

he came over and took a lil valentine's day nap with me... then he took me out for a drive in the snow, he let me control the radio, we got milkshakes, we got dinner, we came home and watched a romantic movie. we got in a bubble bath. shared prosecco out of a mug. kissed a bunch. happy happy happy valentine's day from me & teddy

[thatoneenbyprince]

Happy birthday Angel💕💕💕

[canongf-archive]

ok! tomorrow i think i am gonna redo my desktop & mobile tumblr themes and also my pinned post! i think it will be nice and refreshing to get something new! but for tonight. i'm curling up with my favorite dork and i am going to bed. sweet dreams from eds and me!!! we love you!!!

[keratincrown]

Safe and Sound!!

[fly-chicken]

A Pragmatic and surprisingly comforting perspective about the Trump 2nd Presidency from the ACLU

***Apologies if this is how you found out the 2024 election results***

Blacked out part is my name.

I’m not going to let this make me give up. It’s disheartening, and today I will wallow, probably tomorrow too

AND

I will continue to do my part in my community to spread the activism and promote change for the world I want to live in. I want to change the world AND help with the dishes.

And I won’t let an orange pit stain be what stops me from trying to be better.

A link to donate to the ACLU if able and inclined. I know I am

[demaparbat-hp]

He's never happy

[rafeandonlyrafe]

well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

[mychemicalbrromance]

Guys ive been reading peak

[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[porcelanitaa]

[noperopesaredope]

I wish we had more female characters like Eleanor Shellstrop. One of the most unlikable people you've ever met. Read a Buzzfeed article on most rude things you can do on a daily basis and decided to use that as a list of goals. Makes everyone's day worse just by being there. Dropped a margarita mix on the ground and tried to pick it up, only to get hit by a row of shopping carts which pushed her into the road where she was hit by a boner pill delivery truck, killing her instantly. Cannot keep a romantic partner despite being bisexual. Had a terrible childhood but will die before she gets therapy. Best employee at a scam company. Just the worst but also can't help but root for her to improve.

Absolute loser. Girl-failure. Bad at almost everything. Literally perfect female character.

[savaralyn2]

WE GOT IT