#win*

[feathery-dreamer]

out with "retro" style Bluetooth gear

in with literal ancient technology being adapted

[succulentsiren]

Girl, it’s time to get out of your own way. You’re too gifted to rot away and suppress your magic. Start facing your fears and conquer them. For once, allow yourself to flourish.🌹

[divineandmajesticinone]

4 MINUTES (2024) I 1.03 "I didn't think you were like this. Like what? Like this..."

[feathery-dreamer]

the very crucial distinction between anger and aggression that my parents never wanted to understand

It is okay and normal to be mad at people you love sometimes. It's normal for them to be mad at you sometimes. What I think really matters, is how people treat each other when they're mad.

My partner was mad at me yesterday. I was supposed to book his ferry last week but I forgot and when I went to yesterday, the reservations were sold out. (He has really busy work days and that's why I was booking it - before anyone says he could have just booked it himself. I have a lot more spare time than he does and had agreed to do it when he asked.)

He was genuinely mad at me. He expressed feeling frustrated, but he never once yelled at me. He never once insulted me. He never once threw a past mistake in my face because he was upset.

He told me that he still loved me when he was mad at me, but he took some time to calm down. And then he came back and told me that he loved me again. I gave him a sincere apology. And we came up with an alternate solution, and we moved on.

I made plans for how I can not get so distracted in the future - because I did mess up, and part of apologizing in my opinion is aiming to do better next time.

But the point is that while he was mad at me, he never treated me poorly. He was never cruel or mean. He understood mistakes happened, but he still needed a minute to sort through his feelings. And that was okay. He was allowed that. I was genuinely upset, and I felt terrible. But he was allowed the space to be mad, and I was comforted by knowing he still loved me even if I had messed up. I used my own coping methods to deal with my feelings.

It's okay to be mad, even angry. It's okay to need space. It's just important to be mindful of how we handle our feelings, and we need to know that we don't deserve someone to be mean to us, even if they're angry.

[clanborn]

he/she dovewing real

[mythicalviper-fr]

thank you staff for making an official stance on this!

[macmanx]

100%

[yume-fanfare]

emergency meeting!

(part 1)

[aresthehatter]

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Thanks to our awesome artists!!

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[matan4il]

Pure joy. <3

[begemotthedog]

Rufus gives you only one chance

[lulublack90]

Prompt 26 - Win

@wolfstarmicrofic August 26, word count 435

“I’m going to win,” Sirius declared as he stared Moony down. 

“I highly doubt it,” Remus smirked at him. 

“How long have they been going?” Lily asked.

“About five minutes, but Padfoot’s wavering,” James told her. 

“Shut up, Prongs,” Sirius growled as he struggled to keep his eyes open. They were prickling unpleasantly. 

“My money’s on Remus,” Lily said.

“Shut up, Evans!” Sirius whined. 

“Just give in,” Remus grinned wolfishly. “Why delay the inevitable?” 

“Everybody shut up!” Sirius yelled.

“He’s doing that weird thing with his face again,” Peter pointed out. “Making his eyes all big and then narrow, but his mouth is twisting with it,”

“Shut up, Peter, for fucks sake!” Sirius blew out an exasperated breath and blinked. 

“Ha! You blinked, pay up!” Remus grinned gleefully, holding out his hand palm up to Sirius. 

“That’s not fair they all distracted me!” He turned and glowered at his friends. 

“They were distracting me as well, but you still blinked. Pay up!” Remus repeated more forcefully this time. 

“Fine!” Sirius grumbled. He pulled his last chocolate frog out of his pocket and handed it to Remus. 

“Thanks,” Remus mumbled around a mouthful of chocolate. “Hey, I got Alberic Grunnion!” Remus held up the card. 

“What, no! I’ve been trying to get him for ages. Come on, Remus, please give it back,” Sirius whined. 

“What’s in it for me?” Remus asked, a mischievous glint in his eye.

“Anything. Anything you want.” Sirius begged. He needed that card. It was the only one he cared about. 

“Give me back all my damn jumpers that you’ve stolen.”

“No deal,” Sirius shook his head, a smile playing on his lips. “Sorry, they’re far too valuable for me to swap.”

“Fine, I want your pillow. It’s far comfier than mine.”

“Done,” They shook hands and Remus handed over the card. Sirius held it in both hands and wiggled happily in his seat as he gazed at the inventor of the dung bomb. His hero. 

“Wait, how does Remus know how comfortable Sirius’s pillow is?” Lily asked quizzically. Remus flushed beet red and Sirius choked on his own spit. 

“Er, I’ve got to go check on something,” Remus leapt to his feet and ran out of the common room.

“And I’ve got to go put this somewhere safe,” Sirius got out once he had his breath back and hurtled up the stairs to their dorm room. He hurriedly put the card with the rest of his collection and then, because he'd made a promise, swapped his pillow with Remus’s. Looked like they'd be sleeping in Remus’s bed for the foreseeable future.

[favani]

I decide here who will win 😌