#tell your friends you love them

[queer-reader-07]

aggressively throwing platonic love at everyone because i refuse to accept that valentine's is only for romance

#oh who's my valentine? my best friend. next question. #yeah she does have a boyfriend. what about it? #she can have more than one valentine because she's just that fabulous #valentines day #platonic love #tell your friends you love them #personal

[incorrectjakanddaxter]

Keira: Theres three words I need to hear them from you. Jak: I love you. Keira: Cute, but try again. Jak: I will behave.

#not ship #tell your friends you love them #incorrect quotes #incorrect j&d quotes #incorrect jak and daxter quotes #incorrect jnd quotes #jak and daxter #Jak #Keira #Jnd keira #keira jnd

[gender-sexuality-happiness-rage]

#tell your friends you love them

[physicsfox7]

So, I have to brag just a bit. As previously mentioned, I haven't ever been great at fighting games. Moreover, I was a notorious button masher.

But with the release of my beloved Elphelt on Strive, I am here to stay. I've been playing since about mid-December, and I am a slow learner as it is.

In the beginning, with my friends patented school, I learned a lot in a short amount of time. Then I practiced on my own, ran the arcade mode, and worked on tower. I of course grabbed fights with friends when I could. But about 5 weeks ago, I hit what felt like a plateau. Admittedly, getting my ass handed to me constantly was very disheartening as well. And I still wasn't very good.

I stepped away from it for a couple of weeks, proceeded to lose whatever edge I had developed, and lost interest. I bought Bridget in an attempt to reawaken the fighting spirit, and spent a very lovely afternoon fighting her computer on very hard. Then I stopped and didn't pick it up.

When they dropped A.B.A on Tuesday, I was very excited. I thought a new character to try out would help, and everyone else would be trying her as well, so I might have a chance to win a little bit while they learn the new controls.

With the new patch, suddenly I couldn't boot the game. I spent over a day trying to figure it out. I tried everything from verifying files to reinstalling to getting third party software. Nothing worked, I just couldn't get on the network. I missed out on pre practice, I missed out on hours of playing with friends. Finally, working with everyone, we figured out the problem. One stupid, simple fix (disabling my antivirus software, yes I know I'm an idiot) and it booted first try.

By the time I joined the lobby, I was shaking from being hungry and angry and frustrated. Everyone else was warmed up, and I was cold for three weeks. I sorta kinda held my own, got my ass kicked again and again, but it didnt feel oppressive. Instead, it was invigorating. Some of the techniques and combos I had practiced worked, and I even got complimented.

Then tonight, we had another Strive lobby night. And something clicked. I was playing. I didn't win every match, but I didn't lose every match either. I stood my ground against players far better than me. I won multiple rounds in a row, and most importantly learned a few new techniques and ideas. I implemented on the fly. Tonight felt good.

We had a random come into the lobby, who is high level with all characters, and coaches. They run tourneys, and was top 100 with a couple of their mains. I warned them before our match that I wouldn't stand a chance, but like everyone in this community, they were more interested in playing and helping than beating me down. I managed to take them down below half health in a couple matches.

After stream, I went back and watched some older videos of my gameplay, then some from last night and tonight and the level of improvement I've made is astounding.

I react faster, my combos are cleaner, there's less wasted space/time/movement, and I'm starting to feel which move is the right defense, allowing me to be proactive in defense and getting out of neutral. And I can see when to be aggreasive and when to wait more easily.

I was at a precipice, and I honestly felt stuck. The combination of time away, solo practice, and a more relaxed and patient attitude the last couple of nights has broken through. I feel positive about future sessions, and I'm looking forward to playing rather than dreading it.

I'm very pleased with myself, and I feel positive. Playing games with such skilled people is kind of dampening for both my confidence and my pride, so this was pretty great. Okay, no more bragging. K thx byeeeeeeee

#ggst #guilty gear #guilty gear strive #elphelt my beloved #elphelt my love #elphelt #elphelt guilty gear #bridget guilty gear #mental health #wholesome #friends #hugs and kisses #tell your friends you love them

[suchafaunystory]

being an autistic and adhd bitch is so wild, because my brain can go from screaming about how much i wanna get fucked by someone in their DMs, to suddenly going “i’m gonna send a friend a heartfelt message about how much i care about them.”

(in fact, while writing this post, i stopped to send another friend a heartfelt message. adhd be adhd-ing)

#faunposting #faunrambling #idk what to even tag this #faunsays #? #i think i had a taggin system in mind #but its not organized lmao #anyways yeah #tell your friends you love them

[bubblecat1616]

Continue to love dispite the horrors. The right people will be there to handle it with care. You are not too much. You are worthy of being treated well. You are enough.

#personal #grief #tell your friends you love them #be gentle with yourself #be gentle with others

[chaoticfandomthot]

When you start being open about your affections you unlock a well of love that can fill up a bit of that emptiness

#for real #tell your friends you love them #tell the people you miss that you missed them #ask that bitch to get coffee #tell them you wanted to see them #tell them you had fun on the outing and that they're important to you #aiden originals #am i queuing this right

[clonecaptains]

just got some very sad news that a dear friend passed away. im in shock and could use some prayers and good thoughts and a lot of hugs

#tw death mention #im devastated #tell your friends you love them #and often

[yamikakyuu]

Someone much more eloquent than I will probably write a better post but the fact that epi 30 once again reinforces that John and Arthur are friends who love each other is so important. Platonic love is SO IMPORTANT. Give me all of it.

#malevolent podcast #malevolent spoilers #Platonic love #Tell your friends you love them

[lemxioz]

don't worry if your friends don't say "i love you" now and then, tell them instead and listen as they say it back :)

#sometimes they wait for the words as well #spread the love you wish to receive #tell your friends you love them

[queer-reader-07]

you know what's so wild to me? when people say "you can tell they're in love because no one looks at a friend like that" because

do you not love your friends???

i 1000% look at my friends with heart eyes because holy shit they're so amazing and i love them so much

again, why are we implying that you can't look at a friend lovingly that is so weird

#like YOU might not look at a friend like that #but that's a you problem #tell your friends you love them #platonic love

[ticklepinions]

Holy Beejesus

So was hanging with my friendos today.

And the word came up. More specifically one of them randomly brought up how ticklish I apparently am. I'll call them X. So X goes on to say that anyone could poke me and I'll be laughing. So one other friend kinda makes a claw and slowly approaches me, which ofc makes me flinch and everyone laughs.

So all my friends are actively talking about ticklishness.

"People who aren't ticklish are weird cause how can you not be"

"Once I find out someone is ticklish, I'm a menace" (respectfully wtf)

(Said to me aside) "it's okay I'm extremely ticklish too"

Then another friend told a story of how them and I would latch onto our other friend's legs (we'll call them D) and the only way D could get me to let go was by tickling me. And I kid you not my friends were like lol aww.

Sometimes I hate when people just casually talk about the thing cause I feel so gross and weird lmfao. Internally I was like "shut up stop saying the word, stooppppp".

Anyways.

#storytime with onion #i felt like all eyes were on me at somepoint and i was like damn they are reading my soul rn #i love them all still #tell your friends you love them

[deancaskiss]

rb this post to tell the person you reblogged this from that you love them <3

#text post #text #txt post #txt #pass the love #okay to reblog #ok to rb #tell your friends you love them #its so so important

[physicsfox7]

Random appreciation post for @bunnakit. I fucking love her. She always cheers me up, even when she is so down. Words fail me when she comes to mind, other than to say I love you, and you know how important you are to me. Thank you for being my sister, my bestie. I genuinely feel like you and I are ride or die. It's going to be fucking messy, but you are the one who will be next to me in the jail cell saying "Fuck that was fun!"

#appreciation post #wholesome #friends #hugs and kisses #always forehead kisses! #tell your friends you love them

[velaofftherails]

Affirmations but rude? Yeah

"I'm not cute" Your definition of cute is fucking garbage, try mine, it includes you

"I'm not smart" Yeah well *I am*, so turn your brain off and listen when I say you are too

"I'm not kind" Okay so starting now, I say that you are and you do the kind thing and believe me

"I'm not strong" Your strength has literally inspired me, don't talk about my hero like that

#196 #text post #kind or nice #tell your friends you love them

[teeth-eyes-and-animals]

For when words aren't enough.

#valentines card #tell your friends you love them #creature feature #animals #shark art #jaekelopterus #helicoprion #paleoart #teeth smile #cute