#but sometimes it does help

[capetowncapers]

Here’s a reminder that when bad or self-critical thoughts set in late at night, often times, the best thing you can do for yourself is go to sleep. It’s often an indicator that you’re tired and feeling more vulnerable as a result. Take good care of yourself. ❤️

#and sometimes it isn’t that simple #but sometimes it does help #cape town rambles

[gayvampyr]

this might be a hot take but i actually don’t think humans were meant to know what is going on in everyone’s lives all over the world every second of the day and constantly be available for conversations or collaborations or call-ins for work and texts and phone calls and social media posts without end. i think we were supposed to just help the people around us and spend time with our family and friends and eat yummy bread and berries and relax

#‘did you know x celebrity did this thing and now they’re getting cancelled?’ no. why does that concern me #idgaf about celebrities #and like. mental exhaustion and guilt are not good or sustainable substitutions for real help and activism #sometimes it’s ok to just. unplug and worry about your own life #im not saying you should stop caring but you also shouldn’t guilt yourself to death over something you have zero control over #text post #top posts #5k #20k #30k #40k #50k #60k #70k

[rileyclaw]

girl you gotta stop being a Distraction he's trying to work!!

#jk hes totally used to it. #del DOES insist willow help around the grove sometimes btw (<-- delusional) #she helps with the palistrom trees. #“hunter bring ur gf around. we need to help these saplings along” “oh ok” #sorry my huntlow demons were really annoying today </3 #the owl house #toh #toh spoilers #toh s3 #huntlow #hunter toh #willow park #my art #fan art

[petscoboba]

I know this AU has since died down, but recently it's really been helping me look on the bright, fun side of college, so I decided to draw @spectacledraws's (go check her out!!!) Deltarune college au as if it were a fake manga (heavily inspired by the Yotsuba comics)!

For those curious what the title means (which I hope I didn't royally mess up the Japanese on):

別の伝説 (betsu no densetsu) - Another Legend

DELTARUNEの二次創作 (Deltarune no nijisousaku) - A DELTARUNE side-story

#deltarune #college au #gaster #asriel dreemurr #chara dreemurr #wooo! finally done! #i'm a bit hesitant to tag sprout #i realize sometimes when people's aus get popular they can sometimes get pressured into only doing that #but i hope it wont be taken that way! i just really. really adore this au #it helps to romanticize the mundane but goofy nature of college #and it helps me calm my nerves juuussstt a little bit for when i move out to finish my degree #anyways! enough rambling about me!! i want to add that i changed azzy's design ever so slightly to match the hidden sprite found in #the deltarune files (i added glasses. i added glasses.) #and i mayhaps made him hold certain things to imply there's something more going on with the golden boy....? #who knows! only he does. hopefully. maybe not.

[scoobydoodean]

One time I upset samgirls by saying Dean always cleans the weapons. Then they were like “Here’s Sam cleaning the weapons” and it was a screencap from Mystery Spot when Dean was dead.

#he DOES help *sometimes* #sam chores #dean chores

[whotfelsewantedtobelynnyx]

Of all the theories as to how Carmilla and her daughters found eachother in Hell (adoption, reuniting after they died, one or all three being Hellborn, ect;), I think my personal favorite is the one where Carmilla was either pregnant when she died or later gave birth to a child she miscarried when she was alive.

But whether or not that’s true, one of my favorite crack theories/headcanons about Carmilla being pregnant in Hell is how absolutely weird the other Overlords would be about it- because let’s be real, they would absolutely be weird about it. Maybe supportive and weird, but weird.

Zestial, nervously following Carmilla around: My darling. My own heart. I beg of thou, please, for just a moment.

Carmilla, still stubbornly walking around in her ridiculously sharp shoes: I’M FINE.

Zestial, who’s been trying to get her to sit down or at least change her shoes for over an hour: 0,_0

Rosie, crouched at her side with a glass of something red and questionable: I’m telling you, honey, just try this. It’ll cure that morning sickness in a jiffy.

Carmilla, curled up on her bathroom floor: …it disturbs me that I’m nauseous enough to actually be considering this.

Zestial comes to her rescue and shoos Rosie out to go make her some (GINGER) tea before Carmilla can do something she’ll regret.

Alastor, gazing suspiciously: Why on earth is your abdomen moving like that? Is something trying to break out?

Carmilla, too exhausted to deal with this: That movement is my baby kicking, Alastor.

Alastor: Pardon? You mean to tell me that one can see that on the outside? Eugh.

Carmilla, glaring at him: You are so lucky you’re not worth getting up for.

- Rosie insists on throwing her a baby shower. Vox and Alastor get kicked out for fighting and are forced to put together the IKEA furniture for the nursery as punishment.

- I seriously doubt this lot can build and work an ultrasound machine, so something like this is likely.

Carmilla, slowly coming to after giving birth: Mmmh…?

Rosie, happily bouncing one baby in her arms: Oh good, she’s up! Congratulations, sweetie. You have two beautiful daughters 🥰

Carmilla: ….

Zestial, who’s gently cradling the other: Carmilla…? Is something the matter?

Carmilla: …there’s really two of them. I thought I was hallucinating.

BONUS:

Fun fact- some scientists say cats have sensitive enough hearing that they can hear babies’ heartbeats within their mother’s bodies.

Husk, staring at Carmilla:

Carmilla, who’s still processing that she’s pregnant and hasn’t begun telling anyone else: …is something wrong?

Husk, ears bristling slightly: h o w m a n y h e a r t s d o y o u h a v e ?

#carmilla carmine #hazbin hotel carmilla #hazbin hotel zestial #zestial morde #a little bit of #zestmilla #hazbin hotel rosie #hazbin hotel alastor #hazbin hotel vox #yes there is ikea in hell #fight me #in fact all furniture in hell is from IKEA #Rosie’s go to punishment for the dumbasses when they fight is to make them assemble furniture for her #gets them out of her hair and she gets her furniture put together #Zestial sometimes gets sent to supervise but he’s no help #he’s in fact very unhelpful #he does not understand in the slightest #he’s a good stepdad tho #hazbin hotel clara #hazbin hotel odette #clara carmine #odette carmine #hazbin hotel husk #I have no idea if the cat thing is true #I didn’t fact check it that hard #tw: #tw pregnancy #tw mentions of miscarriages #tw childbirth

[uncanny-tranny]

I think it would really benefit people to internalize that mental illnesses are often chronic and not acute. Some of us will never be able to jump the hurdle of managing illness, much less sustaining a sense of normalcy. Many of us will never "recover," will never manage symptoms, will never even come close to appearing normal - and this is for any condition, even the ones labeled as "simple" disorders or "easy-to-manage" disorders.

It isn't a failure if you cannot manage your symptoms. It isn't a moral failure, and you aren't an awful person. You are human. There's only so much you can do before recognizing that you cannot lift the world. Give yourself the space to be ill because, functionally, you are.

#mental health #mental health advocacy #like... anxiety and depression are often concieved of as simple and easy to manage... #...but that isn't the case for so many of us. anxiety and depression just have a lot more research invested into them... #...and while i wish this were the case for literally every other condition it does alter people's perception of you to some extent... #...so while this is NOT solely about anxiety or depression it includes us... #...my anxiety and depression and PTSD have *destroyed* my life. this is chronic and will probably be life-long... #...and that isn't my fault. i've done the fucking work but guess what? that doesn't account for the fact that I Am Just ILL #the least we can do for each other is to be compassionate #be compassionate to those who cannot heal. be compassionate to the people who can't manage their lives. this world is scary enough #recognize that management of symptoms is something not all of us can do - even IF their condition is labeled as 'easy to manage' #i allowed myself to feel angry that i can't heal 'normally' and that was unfair as fuck toward myself #and i NEED people to internalize this so that MAYBE this could help somebody else who is where i was #i NEED them to understand that it's okay that they are where they are - sometimes shit just doesn't turn out how you expect or want #don't beat yourself over you being a person. you are struggling enough. you deserve to rest. just rest please #and just... give yourself space

[anghraine]

It's 11 PM, but one of my favorite little Darcy/Elizabeth moments happens while she still hates him and thinks he's a depraved monster, and I find it really entertaining.

It's during the Kent section, when Darcy calls at the parsonage and finds Elizabeth alone. During a longer, awkward conversation in which they both deeply misunderstand each other, they have this tiny interchange:

[Darcy:] “This seems a very comfortable house. Lady Catherine, I believe, did a great deal to it when Mr Collins first came to Hunsford.” “I believe she did—and I am sure she could not have bestowed her kindness on a more grateful object.” “Mr Collins appears very fortunate in his choice of a wife.” “Yes, indeed; his friends may well rejoice in his having met with one of the very few sensible women who would have accepted him, or have made him happy if they had. My friend has an excellent understanding—though I am not certain that I consider her marrying Mr Collins as the wisest thing she ever did."

So: they are in Mr Collins's house. Darcy tries to re-start the conversation with a polite nothing about the house. Elizabeth agrees about Lady Catherine's micro-managing, but can't resist the chance to make a sly jab at Mr Collins (who is not present) to Darcy (a genuine villain, as far as she believes).

Darcy's reply looks a bit like an attempt to redirect the conversation into safer waters (they can agree that Charlotte is cool!). But although his remark is only somewhat related to what Elizabeth said, I think it's a natural follow-up in his mind because he is also insulting Mr Collins, if more subtly.

He could have praised Mr Collins's judgment in choosing Charlotte or just said something nice about Charlotte; he doesn't. Instead, he suggests that Mr Collins's choice of Charlotte was a matter of good fortune—or chance, as Charlotte herself would say!—on Collins's part. Darcy and Elizabeth both know Collins is a fool and that his choice of a woman like Charlotte says nothing about his judgment, only about his good fortune. (Elizabeth has even better reason than Darcy to know how much Collins ending up with Charlotte was lucky for him, but Darcy can see it anyway.)

Darcy's phrasing gives him some plausible deniability, but I think he's generally quite careful with his wording and the implicit insult to Mr Collins is not accidental.

Elizabeth, I think, takes this exactly as intended. She's not at all confused about where this tangent came from or offended by it or anything. She readily seizes on the new line of conversation as encouragement to keep insulting Mr Collins and his appeal to women with functioning brainpower.

Elizabeth is pretty scrupulously polite in general, so I kind of love that she just starts venting about her absolute contempt for Mr Collins and the Collins/Charlotte marriage to Darcy in the middle of a tense and weird conversation in Mr Collins's house. And I love that Darcy, who is otherwise more or less dog-paddling his way through this conversation, is like "yeah, your friend seems really cool, that dumbass is lucky he accidentally chose someone with a brain."

Elizabeth: "Right? And, let me add-"

(Is it a bit of an asshole move on both their parts in the context of that scene? Yeah, I think a little. I also love it! Please trash-talk obnoxious hosts in their own parlours for the rest of your lives.)

#anghraine babbles #deep blogging #i'm feeling a bit 'don't explain the joke' about ... well. explaining the joke. but it's still funny to me! #darcy and elizabeth are genuinely good people but sometimes they can't help statler and waldorfing it up #austen blogging #pride and prejudice #jane austen #elizabeth bennet #fitzwilliam darcy #otp of otps #sidenote: i don't think darcy and charlotte really interact 'onstage' #but i find it interesting that charlotte (who does not like men) sticks up for him multiple times #and is the one to deduce months before the pemberley scenes that darcy is generally different than she's known him #meanwhile darcy is oblivious to charlotte trying to further his romance with elizabeth but is like ... good vibes tbh #charlotte lucas

[great-sketch-pectations]

SO IVE PLAYED STRAY GODS.

I’m on playthrough 2 now and it’s already branched so much and I’ve unlocked new songs and it’s such a delight I’m having so much fun. I’ve also decided Grace has tattoos under the jacket because honestly why wouldn’t she.

#stray gods #illustration #wlw #digital arts #grace stray gods #does she have a last name? #fan art #video games #I will figure out what specific tattoos she has but right now I know it’s half sleeves and I think #more under the shirt and on her legs #i romanced Freddie first I died of how cute they are #I’m romancing Persephone on this playthrough and oh lord she’s so hot help #also hello I’m still here I just forget to post sometimes lol

[stuckinapril]

what strangers think of me is none of my business what strangers think of me is none of my business what strangers think of me is none of my business what strangers think of me is none of my business what strangers think of me is none of my

#yeah it’s one of THOSE nights. #honestly being on tumblr helped me w this bc a lot of people can be strongly opinionated on here #and it’s like ok whatever you don’t even really know me so why does it matter #but sometimes a girl wants to lie down and DIE

[toffeecoco1]

Thinking about sqx living his mortal life, noticing odd things. Little things at first: he’ll be searching for some belonging of his, and then it will suddenly appear within grasp—somewhere he’s sure he’s already checked.

Sometimes he’ll cook food, and swear he left a bowl’s worth in the pot. But when he returns to pour it for himself, the pot is mysteriously empty. Often when this happens, something good will happen the next day. He’ll find a gold piece on the ground somewhere, or something he’s been looking for will show up at a nearby market stall for cheap. Or perhaps he’ll come across some lovely little trinket that seems to belong to no one, and he finds himself pocketing it, too enamoured with it to pawn.

One evening, his crutch breaks. It’s late, so there’s not much he can do about it until the morning. He sighs and sets it aside, before going to bed. When he wakes up, the crutch beside him is completely repaired—as if it never broke at all.

He asks the others about this, and they laugh it off. It’s not the first time he’s rambled about strange occurrences.

“Maybe you’re haunted!” One of them jokes off-handedly.

“Yeah! By a hungry ghost, perhaps,” someone else adds.

Shi Qingxuan freezes, his mind starts turning, and his heart begins to pound. “…Haunted?”

~

From then on, whenever he cooks for himself, he places a second bowl across from him. It doesn’t always work at first, but eventually, the bowl will empty itself every time without fail.

Perhaps some day, his hungry ghost will reveal itself.

#beefleaf #tgcf #shi qingxuan #he xuan #obsessed with he xuan feeling guilty. wanting to help sqx but refusing to reveal himself #because they were friends! that was real! #so he does little things for him #and sometimes accidentally eats his food #but always feels guilty for that and tries to pay it back

[vcrnons]

the many faces of hansol vernon chwe, part 2 / ∞

bonus, feat.dino:

#vernon #vernon gifs #choi hansol #vernon chwe #seventeen #svt gifs #seventeen gifs #svt #going seventeen #gose #hvcfaces #*mine #1k #my gif #'sometimes i hyperfixate making gifs' j said in her about me. and you guys thought i WAS JOKING. ive been at this for hours #send help #why did bro come dressed for the barbenheimer double feature????? he's everything to me #BARE FACED VERNON IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE SO DAMN PERSONAL #icb he dribbled the water* AGAIN #if he is nothing else. he is committed to the bit but i did almost spit out my own drink at the time of watching this so DOES HE MIND #*water because it looks too thick to actually be water but i don't even think i want to know what it was #anyway i fucking love him. that's all. i'm in love with him. good night <3

[i-am-just-a-girli]

I can forgive my father for all his wrongs against me, if only he had treated my mother differently. It is an echo, of what my mother says, "He may not be a good husband, but he is a good father." How do I tell her that one cannot exist without the other? He will never be a good father. He is not good to my mother.

—Reva

#riri verses🖋 #i know my father is not a bad man #he's a good man...one of the greatest dare I say #he's the best son #the best brother #a loving father too #a good husband? sometimes he is....sometimes not #he loves my mother yet he it seems he cannot let my mother love him #yet he longes for love #he's a lonely man #he's a wounded man #and I don't know how to help him. it pains me. #web weaving #web weave #webweaving #to be clear— i love my father. that doesn't mean i can't hate him for the way he treats my mom sometimes. #he has his flaws #everyone does #but i don't where else to speak of my pain #letter to my father #dearest father #father

[tapefish]

dont worry about me, got all the luck I need

#id in alt #my art #kobra kid #yes it took a while to build that collection yes it acts as an impromptu flail #something something stealing good luck charms from other racers (sometimes corpses sometimes not) #he'll take a racers lucky charms for losing over carbons/supplies (everyone hates that). he makes it personal lol #kobra voice: well CLEARLY it wasnt working for them #cherri voice: when you get jumped for this. I'll help #boy doesnt care if its good or bad luck hell take everything he can get #does it work? probably not. has he lost yet? probably not #also to list all the charms I added :] acorn bat cherries rabbits foot mustard seed ace of spades clover ladybug fish bell horseshoe #triple sevens snake eyes rosary/bad luck beads!! #also kobras knuckle tats say lucky yyou and the back of their hands are just. littered with stick and pokes of other luck symbols #way to tkake a motif and beat it into the ground

[haunted-xander]

Don't let Alisaie fool you, she is amongst those MOST in need of therapy

#estiniens doing fine tho hes like the only one who actually solved his problems #everyone else tho. you all need help #hey remember when thancred was like 'yeah fandaniels a suicidal asshole but everyone wants to kill themselves sometimes' #like thancred. thancred. no it is absolutely not normal. thancred #and yshtola is a little too okay with throwing her life away. she doesnt WANT to die but she also doesnt seem to mind too much #alphinaud has never expressed any suicidal implications but like. after the bloodu banquet? after baelsars wall??? #and urianger. iirc he does make some comment that kinda implies he doesnt mind dying which. urianger. #urianger augurelt #g'raha tia #y'shtola rhul #thancred waters #estinien varlineau #estinien wyrmblood #alisaie leveilleur #alphinaud leveilleur #warrior of light #wol #banana pepper #tataru taru #krile mayer baldesion #final fantasy #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #ffxiv #art #my art #xanders art #digital art #fan art

[kuroosdarling]

nanami’s larger hand finds yours, fingers interweaving together in an attempt to fill the unforgiving gap between your two bodies. there was something so secure in being connected this way. something innocent and commonly overlooked, but intimate nonetheless.

his thumb starts to softly brush against your skin in his hold, the simple gesture sending welcomed chills down your spine. reassuring and sweet, just another way for him to quietly show his undying affection for you.

but your favorite was when he’d squeeze your hand. he’d always do it while his attention was seemingly somewhere else, but those three little squeezes told you it was always on you.

i. squeeze. love. squeeze. you. squeeze.

and then he’d wait.

at first, you didn’t understand what it meant. didn’t know it was a silent, yet powerful declaration of love. one for you and you alone. but eventually, you caught on. and so you always send those 3 words right back at him, closely watching his face as a small smile spreads across it.

i. squeeze. love. squeeze. you. squeeze

#sometimes he’s at a loss on how to express his love #but simple gestures like these are just so him that your heart can’t help but warm every time he does it #dreamy sigh …. #missing nanami hours #nanami x reader #jjk x reader #nanami kento x reader #jujustsu kaisen x reader