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Things that leveled me up as a Dyke Pt. 2

When I had dyke sex in the parking lot of the fire and brimstone church I grew up in

When a girl drew protective sigils on my arm for weeks after she overheard me tearing apart her old roommate for saying transphobic shit about her

When the sleep study doctor told me I have a medically large tongue and my wife shouted "I KNEW IT"

When the butch at the hardware store told me the shelf cutting machine broke and we spent 20min cutting shelves with bolt cutters for my wife's closet.

At the RenFaire, my wife tried the knife throwing but couldn't get it, then got huffy when I told her how to do it. She handed me the last knife and told me it's not that easy. I did not tell her I threw knives a lot as a kid, so with all her bags and jewelry balanced in one arm, I flipped the knife a couple times and sunk it into the wooden target guy. Felt like a damn hallmark movie and I loved it.

When an Aussie woman in a hotel lobby asked me to please please keep talking because she was fascinated by my american southern accent. I called her darlin and she blushed.

When my wife's grandfather was fine with her being a lesbian largely because I was such a big help with the cattle

When I moved an iron bedframe into the garden for my wife's coworker and she asked how long we'd been together. The answer was that morning. We'd been going steady for about an hour.

When I taught my wife how to waltz

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writing? oh, i’m definitely writing. in my head. during the most inconvenient times. like in the shower or when i’m about to fall asleep. actual typing? no, no, we don’t do that here.

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Dream and Hob have just started dating and Hob knows it's an odd sight. He doesn't exactly fit Dream's "type" compared to the rest of his exes. He isn't artistic like Calliope or beautiful like Nada or suave like Cori. Overall, Hob simply doesn't fit into any of Dream's usual preferences. So instead, he tries to make sure he doesn't have any qualities that Dream dislikes, like trying to cut down on his cursing because Dream hates profanity, not calling Dream in the evenings because that when he gets most of his work done as a night owl and doesn't like being interrupted, or washing himself more frequently because Dream doesn't like the smell of sweat, etc. Dream notices these small changes and begins to worry that Hob is uncomfortable around him. One time Dream noticed one of Hob's friends, Jo, was wearing his jacket because it was cold out and he's a gentleman, obviously, so later Dream shyly asked if he could borrow one of his hoodies but Hob immediately said no because he had been working out in his hoodie earlier and he didn't want Dream to smell his sweat. This incident basically cements the misunderstanding and Dream flat out says if Hob isn't serious about his relationship. Some conflict occurs but eventually they manage to clear things up and Dream lightly scolds Hob for trying to change himself for Dream's sake when he loves him just for who he is and buries him in kisses as punishment. They make up, feeling more secure than ever.

(Dream does eventually get his hands on one of Hob's sweaters)

Obsessed with the idea of Hob repressing, curtailing and squashing his own personality because he's convinced that Dream won't actually like him if he finds out what Hob is really like. In reality Dream KNOWS that Hob is loud mouthed, argumentative, clumsy and even a little but stupid sometimes. Those are all things that Dream LOVES about Hob.

Poor Hob has basically spent months on edge, unable to express himself properly, but he feels that its all worth it to keep Dream. And Dream is so relieved when Hob finally starts acting like Hob again (ie being annoying and funny and silly and a hot adhd mess). He likes Hob’s stupid fun patterned clothes and his car that still smells like dog even though Hob doesn't have a dog, and his tangents about random historical events.

Hob is tired from pretending to be a functioning human, but he gets a good long nap in Dream's embrace. And Dream steals his hoodie. But he probably deserves it, bless him.

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A proposal

Sometimes, in fandom, we just want to write id-tastic fic that rolls around in tropes that might be viewed as problematic. But we don’t want to address the problematic side of things in this particular fanwork; we just want to roll around and wallow.

It is considered courteous to give readers a heads-up via use of AO3 tags. I propose a tag that signals that a given fanwork is for rolling around, not giving a measured evaluation of anything. The MCU has carved out a space for this sort of fic with the “HYDRA Trash Party” tag, for which I commend them. Trash Party is a bit too specific to cover all of the ground I’m thinking of here, though; I propose “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat.”

For those of you not familiar with Arrested Development, Michael Bluth finds a paper bag in the freezer labeled “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat.” He opens the bag, finds a dead dove, and reacts as follows:

[gif of a white man saying “I don’t know what I expected” in a deadpan manner]

The “Dead Dove: Do Not Eat” tag would essentially be a “what it says on the tin” metatag, indicating “you see the tropes and concepts tagged here? they are going to appear in this fic. exactly as said. there will not necessarily be any subversion, authorial commentary condemning problematic aspects, or meditation on potential harm. this fic contains dead dove. if you proceed, you should expect to encounter it.”

(more at KnowYourMeme: http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/i-dont-know-what-i-expected)

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@everentropy we’re a hit on Bluesky😎

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You should only write in present tense with extreme caution.

not because it's bad or anything but because if you do it even once you're going to be editing the bits where you shifted tenses out of your writing for the rest of your life

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Well fucks? Get to it!

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getting you getting you getting yu getting you getting yuo getting you getting u

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I just want you to know you have materially and concretely improved my life -- and probably my health -- with the hard sell on those costco peaches

like, I'm eating fruit daily, who am I??? sure it's dessert for breakfast but it's GOOD FOR ME wow

YESSSSS!!!

If I have done one good thing with my life it is preaching the gospel of those peaches!

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getting you getting you getting yu getting you getting yuo getting you getting u

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be freaky and transgender forever

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More good omens art, woahhh never could have expected that /sar

have a Timelapse too

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I follow this lady on instagram who rescues cats, and i have been thinking about this video for literal months. behold the transformation of this wretched little beast

(x)

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#mulder moments ⤷ 4.12 — “Leonard Betts” / 10.03 — "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster"

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I think this community as a whole needs to realize that QPRs as a concept get a million times better when you stop seeing them as something you need as an alternative or substitute to romance and instead as something you choose when you meet someone you genuinely really like. They are optional and you gotta stop seeing it as romance-lite when it's really friendship-premium

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🎶 Ohhhhhh nobody says what you ought to do when, when two cat ladies fall in love 🎶

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