#but it's an uphill climb

[hawnks]

Satoru Gojo’s cursed abilities began to manifest at the age of two. By five he could read and write with ease, he could do basic arithmetic, and had better special reasoning than most adults. It was a given that his secondary traits would manifest early, and the clan was happy to welcome a dominant alpha to the family. Except—

He wasn’t.

The revelation that their messiah was an omega, frankly, appalled most of the Gojo Clan, but they wouldn’t deny their interest in a few incredibly powerful offspring.

By the time Satoru had truly and fully manifested at the age of fourteen, they had already thrown a few dozen alpha suitors his way — he had his pick of any of them, he could just drop out and raise children like a good omega. Except— he wouldn’t.

Satoru insisted on school, where it quickly became apparent that he would outclass even the strongest alphas. The clan was once again disgusted with him; the way he behaved, his strength and charisma, it simply wasn’t like an omega. He should be demure, and sweet, and happy to let everyone else order him around. Except he wasn’t.

He showed absolutely no signs of omega tendencies, except for infrequent heats, which were so mild he didn’t even need to take time off school. The clan had hopes that maybe that alpha boy he was always hanging around would get Satoru to settle down and mate, but no luck. When asked about this, Satoru said he found alphas “boring,” and would “rather drink bleach than fuck one.” The clan decided it would be best to wait a few years before broaching the topic of marriage again.

It wasn’t until his final year at Jujutsu High that Satoru showed any sign of libido at all. Lounging on the porch, ignoring his English tutor, staring out as the gardener tended to the koi pond. Then— Satoru bolted upright.

The tutor startled. “What? What is it?”

Satoru pointed. “Who is that?”

It took a second for the old man to spot who he was referring to. Someone else had joined the Gardner at the pond, peering down into the golden arc of fish. “The groundskeeper’s child.” A follow up question formed on his lips, “Why—“

Why are you interested when you’ve never shown an inkling of curiosity about anyone else in your entire life? But it died just as quick.

Satoru was staring at the gardener’s child with a look that could only be described as hungry. The shortened breath, dilated eyes, and flushed cheeks were unmistakable, although the unhinged grin he wore was a bit unusual (and unsettling). Nevermind whatever was going on below the belt.

“I want her,” Satoru said. Unshakable, bottomless lust— now that was just like an omega. Finally, he was experiencing a true heat, triggered by the presence of a potential mate.

Except—

“Gojo… that’s a beta.”

#sorry <3 #tw a/b/o #cw a/b/o #OMEGA GOJO TRUTHERS: RISE #🙌 WE CAN BE FREE #SPREAD YOUR WINGS AND FLY #gojo x reader #the gojo clan are assholes change my mind #they ban you from the property and try to calm him down but he won’t he’s obsessed with you #your dad loses his job becuase of this and your family falls on hard times and eventually #eventually you become a comp-tech teacher at Jujutsu high (gojo pulls some strings to make sure YOUR application is the one chosen). however #you hate him and his family by this point #it’s gonna be an uphill climb for him #too bad you triggered his second ever full heat the second he saw you behind that desk #😳

[knifebaby3000]

eastside bodhisattva

#artists on tumblr #illustration #art #oc #digital art #my art #tian #did not think i was getting this done and i'm not even sure why it was suuuch an uphill climb i've been picking at this for like a month #''i'm not even sure why'' it's bc i lined And toned this like a total clown lmfaooo #anyway hi once again it's zhu's husband and his big fucking [ checks notes ] hammer. cheers

[raayllum]

was thinking about why the fandom focuses on callum's devotion to rayla more so than the other way around - even if they're equally nuts in a lot of ways and i do think the focus is 60/40 - and i think a lot if is really comes down to callum just being 'easier' to love than rayla like, objectively, especially in arc 1.

he's sweet and goofy and emotionally open, he can be insecure and get stuck in his head but that's very internal, he makes mistakes but never anything too major, at most interpersonal relationship wise he can be a bit pushy or momentarily cruel, he's a prince and wanted peace with the elves from the start, he never really causes massive disasters and when he does there was a 50-50 chance it was going to work out anyway or if he is taking a massive risk, thus far it's really only involved risking himself.

he's cute and caring and has never really broken her heart (as she maintains hope even throughout his bouts of cold shoulder in s4). of course she loves him. of course she'd risk everything and anything for him. and even in arc 2 when he's being cold, he's still caring and still knows when to step in and support her

rayla is like... a much more 'difficult' character and person from the start. she lies repeatedly, especially to cover up her failures, she can swagger without actual substance, she's snarky and stand offish and can be snappish. she breaks at the worst of times and often leads to other people being put at risk. she abandons him and breaks his heart. she showed up threatening to kill him. she blew up their lives together and repeats the same mistakes over and over again.

on a surface level and on an interpersonal level, she's far more of an overt piece of work, whereas callum's nastiness comes out more sparingly and is more hidden under the surface; it's not always so apparent. but rayla's typically is, she is a moonshadow elf who fundamentally cannot hide her flaws even when she's trying to so hard

and callum loves her anyway.

he's endeared by the snark, he persists past the standoffish, she pushes him away and he keeps coming back to try and help her, he gets angry but he ultimately (and always rather quickly) forgives her, he's had multiple people telling him that she's bad and cannot/should not be trusted and just flat out doesn't listen to them, because he believes so fundamentally in her goodness, even or especially when she doesn't believe in it because of all the reasons above. he knows she can be difficult and he either doesn't care or loves her not in spite of those things but because of those things. and that's what's so appealing about that aspect of their dynamic.

callum is a wonderful walk in the park when it comes to catching feelings with only a few hiccups, and so often rayla is a ditch with spikes, and callum just goes "challenge accepted" every time (and succeeds) because he knows/believes that she's worth it (and he's right)

#rayllum #rayllum fandom #the dragon prince #tdp #like rayla is a gem but interpersonal relationship wise she's an uphill climb y'know? #text post #mini meta #mine #like rayla needs someone who is Devoted to her #and callum needs someone who Believes in him #if that distinction makes any sense #and i think it's a great underlying aspect of what makes them work #which is a pattern i think i identified in them... god early post s3 bc they gave me slight shallura vibes #but yeah fucking wild y'know? #in honour of Snake Boi Callum Week #& i've been the callum on this side of things throughout most of my friendships/dynamics tbh #of you love someone so much who just has such a hard time speaking nicely about themselves #which is one of the many reasons i relate to him the most i think

[bluebellpeppers]

And just like that, Lilith became my favorite Clawthorne.

#yo wtf why is this sad #its the Evelyn Edalyn Gwendolyn...and Lilith for me #mmmmm the aroace blacksheep for me #relatable #very relatable #These sketches should be able to articulate my fixation with her #wilted Lily #She'll be ok but that particular depressing feeling is v real #Lilith is facing that social uphill climb #Empathy problems #autism probably #being aroace #I love her :3 #not the Clawthorne family reunion #ace angst #ace vent #??? i think #toh #the owl house #eda clawthorne #lilith clawthorne #aroace lilith #gwendolyn clawthorne #evelyn clawthorne #raeda #aroace #asexual #aromantic #aromanticism #asexuality

[thepoisonroom]

it's like i absolutely do not have the money to actually get evaluated for autism even if there weren't huge potential downsides to official diagnosis but could someone just tell me my swag's too different

#every time one of my diagnosed friends asks me if i've ever considered it i struggle to act regular about it #but i think of the intense mental relief i felt when i got my adhd diagnosis and part of me wants that #i feel like no one but the people closest to me understand what an uphill climb it's been #to learn social scripts and ways to manage my distress about unpredictability and disruptions to my routine #i spend so much mental energy trying to react an acceptable amount to changes that i find stressful #personal nonsense

[kaelidascope]

Hey! I'm not able to leave a comment on MM on AO3 but I just wanna say how much I love it and how amazing you are at writing!!! I can't wait for more!!! Thanks for writing it!

AW thank you!! I'm glad you're liking it so far!! Sorry about the non-guest comments, I was getting some uncomfy messages and I needed to regulate it lol but I'm glad you found me on here!!

#rwby #midnightbeesfic #bumbleby #beware chapter 20 and 21 they aint gonna be very fun LMAO #but we're on our uphill climb fellas #it'll all be downhill adrenaline high from here #Thank you for your kind words!! #Fuel for the FIRE

[straycalamities]

about that second ask of Spook, I hope you’re doing okay I can see that personal things happened and along with that character but I hope you’re doing okay man

it is what it is

just gotta take it one step at a time

i definitely feel like i’m better than ive been in almost 10 years though (maybe more?) what having disposable income does to a mf

just the ability to take at least one trip a year like i used to has done wonders for my mental health. i love traveling so much

#anonymous #asks #i still have a lot of lingering issues and hangups and new struggles #but at least it doesn’t feel like i’m constantly trying to climb out of a hole that’s collapsing on me #it’s more just the most steep uphill struggle ever #but at least i can see progress even if it’s hard as hell

[cemeterything]

i just have to get through one more day before i see my GP and hopefully get new meds or a referral to a specialist or both. cmon babygirl.

#im so close to starting the uphill climb against the mental illness i can Feel it

[princeandreis]

when you come home i should’ve told them i was sick last week they’re gonna think this is the way i sing why is this pianist playing so loud should i sing louder i’ll sing louder maybe i should stop and start over i’m gonna stop and start over why is the director staring at his crotch why is that man staring at my resume don’t stare at my resume i made up half of my resume look at me stop looking at that look at me no not at my shoes don’t look at my shoes i hate these stupid shoes why did i pick these shoes why did i pick this song why did i pick this career why does this pianist hate me if i don’t get the callback i can go to crate and barrel with mom to buy a couch not that i want to spend a day with mom but jamie needs space to write since i’m obviously such a horrible annoying distraction to him what’s he gonna be like when we have kids and once again why am i working so hard these are the people who cast russell crowe in a musical jesus christ i suck i suck i suck when finally you come home to—

#done from memory. btw #my musical theatre hyperfixation rears its ugly head after 5 years but this time i have a music degree #which makes me 10x more annoying about everything dorry #the last five years #tl5y #musicals #music #climbing uphill

[carsonian]

new multi-chap fic out! madam secretary!au with steve as us secretary of state & tony as white house chief of staff

Chapter 1 of the Madam Secretary!au is out. Boom chicka pow! LMK what you think of it! Also gaaawwwd this is the hardest summary I've had to write, why words so tricky yeuhhhgh.

"A Thousand Rainy Days Since We First Met" | Chapter 1/? | 3,452 words | Rated M

Following the unfortunate death of her Secretary of State, Peggy Carter, Steve's former mentor and current POTUS, convinces him to accept the role. Five months later, Steve finds himself juggling an already impossible role with newfound feelings for the grumpy, intelligent and impossible White House Chief of Staff, Tony Stark. (A.K.A. Madam Secretary!AU where Steve's Secretary of State, Tony's White House Chief of Staff, and every time they butt heads, pining!Steve is convinced they're getting closer to kissing.)

#my fics #my writing #stevetony fic #yeahhh it would mean the world if you check this fic out #it's already beating my back #so it's gonna be an uphill climb :( #still we ball !!!!<3

[godblooded]

it has been a helluva day but here’s this reminder i love y’all so much.

#ooc. mikkelsen vc: this week on kat valentine's hannibal. #[ny aunt and I are going through it and I’m painfully exhausted but what is life is not the worst uphill climb. #I want to write but I am literally so ugh it I look at a big glowy screen my brain will melt out of my ears. my cell phone is dimmed so far #it is basically a black screen. kaykay is snoring next to me and I love her. she loves y’all too.]

[cowboysmp3]

i really do hope for a 3rd season of ofmd but i just. hope to god they get more funding and space,, its such a fun and silly tv show and they clearly want to do fun things with it and i just hope HBO actually allows them to

#i would be semi okay with it ending here #like id be really sad because i feel like theres still so much more #but they did conclude it kindly #i just wish they had a bit more of the consistency like wwdits has #but wwdits has a bit less of an uphill climb i suppose #ofmd

[nanlanmoarchived]

Greetings from my bean bag cocoon! This week has been a doozy and I'm taking care of husband while he's passing a kidney stone so spoons are light on the ground rn. I hope to be around this weekend, though! I hope you all have had a fantastic week!

#ooc #getting into the semester after being at festival has been an uphill climb #add in husband puking from pain? #oof hahah

[darthkvznblogs]

In Refusal of the Call, you mentioned that the Wizarding race will most likely go extinct. Does the failure of the Mist and overall reveal of the magical world at large change that? For all the charms and spells that they have, I can't imagine it'll help once every other magical society reveals itself.

It's a whole littany of factors. It's a natural consequence of their isolation, coupled with their longstanding tradition of preserving their precious bloodlines - even if they aren't a zealot about it, chances are that witches and wizards will date and have children within their own community. It's the fact that they don't really worship or even know about the sources of their power anymore. It's also the result of having just gone through, like, their equivalent of a World War and a couple civil wars in just a few decades - a lot of people died, were grievously wounded or cursed, or got incarcerated in the aftermath.

Opening up to the mortal world might actually give them a reprieve on that front - they'd have a wider, healthier gene pool, for one. But I think they're teetering on the edge of the threshold needed to have a viable "population" - not to survive as a group of people, they have the numbers for that, but as a group of magic users, since their offspring is never guaranteed to be able to actually wield magic.

Coupled with their biological constraints, their society is built around isolated communities and small numbers. The magical flora and fauna that they depend on to maintain their way of life simply doesn't have the numbers to sustain a larger population, and it's only been in decline in recent centuries. Any significant overtaxing on the magical biosphere would disrupt the delicate balance, and that's not the kind of disaster their rigid, traditionalist society could recover from (even if they're on a somewhat more progressive path now).

#ask box #anon ask #kryptonverse #this is partially a justification not to write as much of that side of the world as I initially planned to (it was quite a bit x.x) #but also they ARE kinda screwed #they could probably turn things around #but much like humans with climate change #it's very much an uphill climb

[oliveroctavius]

Something integral to the old comics reading experience that you only get in webcomics these days is the artist whose ideas are great yet execution is almost childishly sucky, over the course of months and then years, blossoming through repetition and experimentation into something new and absolutely iconic

#this does mean that trying to start from the Beginning of anything is a bit of an uphill climb #but like have you ever read Paranatural #olivertxt

[spaceman-spaetzle]

i would draw more for this blog and in general but mean unmotivated brain juice is a bastard. hope friends and mutuals are well though !

#not to get personal here but ive been switching and adjusting antidepressants a bit lately #so far im still having trouble with taking care of myself lately #it’s an uphill climb ;u; #spätzle speaks #not all is bad though! I’ve been on t for two weeks and got my braces off today #missing my bf and cat rn since i’m out of state until the end of this week #anyways thanks for your patience as i work through mental illness woes