a list of things EJ Caswell deserved to hear this season. It’s really not that hard Tim.
I’m proud of you!
I understand you’re busy. I won’t pressure you to do ___.
I can see you’re under a lot of stress. How can I help you?
Your stress and anxiety are valid.
As a first time director, did an amazing job on directing the play! given how this was thrown in you last minute, with only two weeks to prepare and no supervision or guidance or help to assist you in the process, you pulled it off and did a truly exceptional job at that! You should be proud of yourself! I am proud of you!
I’m sorry you’ve been busy this summer. I can see you’re doing everything you can to try and make this work. And I appreciate that.
You are worthy and loved and always have been, regardless of what external sources say or don’t say.
You don’t need your dad’s praise or validation to prove your worthiness or competency at anything. You already have that within yourself.
Your dreams are valid and you deserve to pursue anything your heart desires, regardless of how lucrative it is
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First impressions while detect-thoughts-ing buddy bud went swimmingly I think
A small continuation from after the big ol reveal
and a sequel to this as well!
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I've noticed people saying things like how Gortash tries really hard to seem like a noble and not like the commoner he grew up as
(and of course everyone is free to headcanon what they like)
but I thought it was clear he hated nobility and saw himself above them
I think the best examples of this are the busts in his office, specifically Carric and Dame
*Carric started from nothing, built a financial empire and founded the Counting House. He refused to mingle with the other patriars, saying, "They didn't want me when I was an urchin, and now they can't have me."*
*Dame Amafrey, the Orphans' Friend, founded several orphanages in the Outer City, as the Lower City was no place for children (and the Upper City declined to sponsor an orphanage).*
The narrator gets passive aggressive when reading about the upper city declining to sponsor, and the line about being an urchin feels very directed
So yeah I think at best he thinks lowly of them, at worst he hates these fuckers
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"Why bother trying, it won't fix anything"
Sure, but it can make things a little better, even if only for a split second, and it is worth it. Even if it doesn't cure the illness, it gives it some relief; even if it doesn't solve the problem, it becomes less to deal with. It may not take away all of your burdens, but it can make it easier to carry them. And in the end, trying is worth it because you are worth it, the world is worth it, and none of us are lost causes.
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You are, in fact, incorrect. You are, in fact, a silly billy, a silly little man. You are worthy of love regardless of your mental, physical, or emotional condition and mindset. You are loved and cared for and desperately wanted by those around you. You are a badass fucking bitch. I don’t care if you went and saved someone’s life or just went to work, fuck I don’t even care if you stayed in bed all day because shit sucks. You are a badass. Your body is capable of taking chemicals and forming thought and movement and oh my good god would you look at the stars. You are made from the same work as they are. They are beautiful, and so are you. You are magic.
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Message of the day:
You do not need to be beautiful to justify your existence, you do not need to productive to justify your existence, you do not need to be useful to justify your existence. You are allowed to just be, you deserve to take up space and experience the world, no strings attached.
You are valuable just as you are in this moment, and you always have been, you do not need to prove your worth or perform a role to exist in this world. You are you, you are human, and that is enough.
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requested by atmosphericmania
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I have a bad back, which I've injured at work for the second time this month, and I can't walk upright or even sit at my desk without being in so much pain. The otc painkillers are doing NOTHING. I'll see if I feel up to posting confessions today, maybe I can borrow a friend's laptop or something and do it from bed. 😭 Sorry, folks.
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