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The blazing heat of August is unbearable

Scorching temperatures burn our skin, humidity chokes our breath, and the fire of the stove leaves marks on our bodies.

But this is not just the fire of summer it is the fire of pain, hunger, and need in besieged Gaza.

For days, I’ve been trying to collect the cost of basic hygiene supplies for my family soap, bleach, disinfectant but the campaign is very weak, and support is almost nonexistent.

My children are getting sick, and our environment warns of a looming disaster.

Please, support us or at least share this plea because today, cleanliness is survival.

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[Image description: A side-by-side costume test and concept art for Melshi in Andor Season 2; notable features include long cuffed boots, quilted pants, a long loose jacket with folded sleeves, a large scarf, and an unshaven head. End ID]

Melshi BTS Costume Test and Art - (source)

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stupid thing about me is I don’t cut corners but I also have no work ethic. if I do something it WILL be done right. no telling whether I’ll actually fucking do it tho

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the actor for melshi is from my city, makes me think someone in Space!Edinburgh is really shocked the lad that got bulldog banned in P4 helped destroy the death star (the jailbreak makes sense folk do that all the time)

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WIP Wednesday

Happy WIP Wednesday! It's been a hot minute since I've done one of these, I've just been endlessly rewriting the same two scenes in mega Jynbixmelshian fic again. To motivate myself, here's a small exchange I'm still happy with (for the time being, at least).

"You surprised me, you know," Bix said abruptly. "Oh?" "You aren't his usual type. I was expecting someone...louder." Melshi scoffed. "I don't think anyone's ever accused me of shutting up and being quiet."

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My toxic trait is that I am far more interested in the socio-economic and geopolitical implications of ABO settings than the smut.

For example: I can't read any ABO AUs set in England or France because while I can suspend my disbelief far enough for a gender trinary set up, I can't suspend it enough to believe those two countries would still be distinct entities in a alternate history where Richard the Lionheart could have impregnated Philip II.

If there was a viable dynastic future with Richard, Philip would have climbed him like an oak and dragged him to the altar if he had to. It's a match that makes perfect sense from both their points of view: Philip gets Aquitaine back under French rule, the best general in Europe on his council, and a powerful check on the Angevins... then unexpectedly (after Henry the Young bites it) the entire Kingdom of England for his Capetian dynasty. Richard meanwhile gets to stick it to his father, secure Aquitaine's prosperity, and gets the leverage to start pushing for his mother's release. Then when Henry kicks the bucket Richard doesn't actually have to be King of England in anything but name: Philip can run the countries and unify the Crowns and what not while Richard runs off to go Crusading.

Plus they also like, loved each other and stuff and being able to get to be together long term instead of being torn apart by politics would have been cool. But I'm mainly obsessed with the historical and dynastic implications.

All this to say any ABO au set in England or France that doesn't have them united as a singular Anglo-Frank empire is doing it wrong.

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just because i like something doesnt mean its good

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was thinking of ship dynamics i go coocoo puffs for and i realized this one in particular is just. so SO good. love when a completely bonkers character gets together with a totally normal very average person (actually is Worse)

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“average Doctor is really really cool” factoid actually just statistical error. average Doctor is very uncool. The ninth doctor who wore a leather jacket 24/7 and told a dalek to kill himself is an outlier and should not have been counted

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[Image description: A Beau Taplin quote reading "Beautiful. Crushingly so. You look like the rest of my life." End ID]

"Beautiful. Crushingly so. You look like the rest of my life." -- Beau Taplin

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"why did you stop writing your story!!! never stop writing!!!!!!!!!!!" well you see the character had to drive one mile to a new location and the sentence "she got into the car" was quite simply my undoing

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According to Know Your Meme, on August 18th, 2005, Erwin Beekveld brought forth this work into the world. HAPPY TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, THEY’RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD.

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Got sidetracked again on a new fic

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no one talks about how straight up painful it is to be the bigger person when deep in your soul you just want to be a huge bitch about it

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maybe intimacy isn't taking off your clothes. maybe it's taking off your "i'm fine." maybe it's being naked in ways that have nothing to do with skin.

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rb to tell ur mutuals ur fond of them