Thinking abt Hira doing their dang best to be respectful and non-sexual with their affection for Astarion during his vulnerable period while also just being so horny for him. Accidentally giving him armor that hugs his body a little too tightly so they avert their sinful gaze and go "haha looks great! so strapping! hope it protects you! :)" but as soon as he looks away they're just fully just
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My sister-in-law frustrates me to no end even though we barely ever interact because she keeps inviting my partner to parties with her Christian Republican friends, even though my partner told her not to send an invite to us if those friends will be there. And even though my sister-in-law is bisexual!!
And then she turns around and complains about not knowing how to deal with her friends saying, like, horrible sexist stuff as though that is just some natural unavoidable quirk of having friends!
Like, these Christian Republicans she has befriended don't seem to be kind - they're not even nice a lot of the time! They don't make for good friends, and she doesn't seem happy or supported in relation to them. In fact, she basically only ever talks about how her friends and/or current boyfriend are making her unhappy!
Because here's the thing: The effect of prioritizing 'including your Trump-supporter friends at your parties' over 'being invested in creating a safe space for marginalized people in your home', is that people who DO care about creating those safe spaces... won't wanna hang out with you! Because if you invite both cats and mice to your table equally, only the cats will show!
She's so afraid of losing the shitty friends she has now that she allows them to act as barriers to accessing friends who are invested in her wellbeing in a capitalistic hellscape!
It makes me sad because she's basically trapped herself, and there's nothing I can do to offer help without either compromising my morals or making my partner's life way harder by starting shit with her family.
Like, I consider myself a good friend, yeah? I try really really hard to be one, and it matters to me immensely. I am ride-or-die for the folks I love, and I am invested in being open and vulnerable and radically safe to be around when it comes to building strong friendships that are mutually fulfilling. I have a unique talent for validating people that I have honed for years because I genuinely want to make sure people feel safe and loved and seen.
And if my sister-in-law and I were friends, I could give all of that to her. I would strive to be an example of what it looks like when someone decides to care about you and treat you right on purpose, without expecting anything in return but your mutual respect. She would be family. She would be [Queer] Family. I would see to it that she knew she could call on me when she needed a friend.
But like.
This asshole has invited me to hang out with Trump supporters on multiple occasions.
We ain't gonna be friends.
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Hope you’re ok btw ❤️
yea im ok dw <3 just kinda bummed out by the whole thing but whateverrr we move on twitter doesn't matter anyway ^_^
also idk if you sent me another ask or if that was a different anon but. I'm not gonna answer it bc I don't wanna create more drama (and also I'm trying to resolve it in dms rn so. don't wanna ruin that by being petty) but thanks for the support same goes for the other anons 🫶
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what do you think are the most redeeming qualities about human beings? anything you've seen lately that reminds you of said redeeming qualities? and how have you been kind to yourself this week?
Okay so I had this very long and fancy answer about how love and human connection and kindness and all that shit restore my faith in humanity but today I asked a girl out and she declined so you’re not getting that
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Been reflecting on why I love depression glass so dearly. It’s so beautiful. My gran gave me a set of plates my grandfather had given her for their wedding back in 1936 instead of a ring, as my grandfather had saved months for a gift and wanted it to be something practical they can actually make use of. They’re pale pink and are totally plain unadorned plates. They’re so simple and elegant and the way they catch light is so beautiful.
She told me once that it’s important to know how to cook because a good cook can always find work and it’s easy to steal meals from your boss’ kitchen, so you’ll never be hungry. That the only thing a person needs to survive is a meal in their belly and a love to share a meal with.
I think about all the meals they ate off of those pink plates. Stolen from someone’s restaurant kitchen for lack of means to get food for their growing family otherwise. The way they catch light and bring a little touch of joy and beauty to life. The loving bonds of a shared meal. The ever present existence of joy and love and resistance in the Great Depression.
These dishes are precious tokens of the light of happiness in the dark times of economic and sociopolitical crises.
And they come in my favorite shade of nuclear green
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ah yeah also in that same vein about bullies and stuff, my one greatest life advice is to put 0 stake in what judgemental people say. if someone is trying to tell you "its not cool to like that, its weird/cringe to do that, people who do this have no friends" ask yourself do you really want to be in the good opinion of someone who judges like that 🤷♂️ its way easier said than done, but do you really want to hold the opinion of someone like that in such high regard ? no matter how weird and insane, everyone in the world can find friends who are weird and insane in the exact same ways they are, and its 1000% more fun and worthwhile than changing your personality to appease jerks
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