#casual standing

[inkskinned]

the problem is that being single is seen as the consolidation prize, and not the natural neutral state of being-a-person. at the end of the movie or the book or the poetry, there is a person waiting for you at the altar, and they love you. if the play is a comedy, everyone gets married. the metaphor is about how you are not-whole. the metaphor is about how everyone is going to be happily-ever-after. the metaphor is that romantic love is the most important resource on the planet, not just all-love. all-love is not a thing, that is a disappointment. the treasure is not the friends we made along the way. the treasure is the girl you landed.

the metaphor is that you cannot be alone, that means you are broken. are you getting over someone? that is acceptable, you can be getting over someone, but not for long. you must be single because you would rather not be single. you must be single and looking to not-be-single. you must want to date, eventually.

friendship and community are never seen as being equal-to or even-better than romantic connection. that person is your one! you need to find them. you need to hunt through the sand particles until you can shift out some kind of gem. this is regardless to your own experience of the beach and the sun. you need to be somewhere with someone.

if you are taking this time alone to heal, that is so sad. everyone gives you this little pitying look. the understanding is that you are not actually happier than you were before you were single. it is seen as a sort of pity - oh, you are choosing yourself, making yourself the priority? - that isn't quite right. you must mean that you are making yourself ready for the right person. you are just laying the bed better this time. open up your heart. you'll find them, we promise!

what do you mean you're really-truly genuinely-very happy? you are probably misremembering what it was like to be in a relationship. and besides, once you meet your person, that time will look grey and bland and wasted. your person is the only way for you to see in color. so what if you have taken this time - for the first time in your entire life - to actually-for-real do the fucking work. you can be proud of yourself, sure. but the way we need to know that you got better is that you get a partner. you're healed enough for the next bad part!

people don't choose to be single, they just say they're choosing to be single - they actually mean "nobody wants to date me." it doesn't matter how many people you have gently rejected or how many times you've talked it over carefully in therapy. what matters is that you are single, and by all accounts - that means you are something worth our pity. your successes and life all seem pale in the sunlight. sure, you have done amazing things and finally found your way in life. what matters is that there wasn't a person in the room with you while you did it.

you want to tell them - that's the whole thing. i didn't know how to be alone in the room. i didn't know how to handle the silence. every moment was so sharp, and i kept choosing the wrong way to close the door. i have spent my entire life in the empty well, living in the ricochet of someone else's cruelty. for once i have built myself a ladder. for once everything i taste is all mine, every bite of sunshine and laughter. i have learned how to sleep out in the open with my memories. recently, they have started to purr.

your father rolls his eyes. listen. this isn't about you. i just want a grandchild in my future.

#writeblr #i actually didn't want a girlfriend before nat #and my dad recently said to me - raquel. i don't approve of the promiscuity #1. i am 30. #2. i had casually dated about 4 people over 18 months. #3. i do believe he was just mad that i get more girls than he ever did #i had to look this 60 yr old deacon in the eye and say. okay so i have a girlfriend first of all im just not tellin yall about her #and secondly. #OKAY???? OLD MAN I DONT EVEN LIVE HERE WHAT ARE U GONNA DO ABOUT IT #briefly considered asking nat if i could pretend we were a one night stand kind of a thing

[laddercat]

doodles cause i'm crazy

#off the hook #pearl hozuki #marina ida #frye onaga #shiver hohojiro #squid sisters #i guess i can put that tag #laddercat art #the anarchy rainbow remix at the end of the concert had me tearing up #i love women #also callie would totally stand like pete the cat casually #splatoon 3

[themthistles]

beautiful spectrum of gay standing

#our flag means death #ofmd #ofmd s2 spoilers #crew of the revenge when asked to stand casually: #i must make it clear i am some kind of homosexual

[mirrorhouse]

i wonder how many more people would've vehemently hated gale right off the bat on full release if his introduction conversation had stayed like this or something similar

#i wasn't realy involved in any discussions during ea but i do know a lot of people didn't trust or like gale then #but i always really loved the wind imagery he uses with his phrasing here #and the way he casually walks out of the portal like it's effortless and then stands over you literally talking down to you #in the full release your first impression of him is a guy stuck with no way to free himself without your help #then when you do help him he's very friendly and kind and doesnt come across as threatening at all. and you talk to him on level ground #even his most dismissive remark about the player's magic or lack of it just after meeting him doesn't come across as strong as this one imo #also. i have like no other clips from ea saved other than this one lol #baldur's gate #gale dekarios #gale of waterdeep #★

[ansonmountdaily]

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 2x09 "Subspace Rhapsody" behind the scenes

"It's such a cool concept. It's not a musical episode. It is an episode about very real people being stuck in a musical experience." - Anson Mount, The Ready Room interview, Aug 3 2023

Source: Official clip

#star trek strange new worlds #strange new worlds #star trek #spoilers #captain pike #christopher pike #anson mount #tvedit #trekedit #cinematv #strangenewworldsedit #*edit #the best behind the scenes so far! :) #SNW cast being super cute! #i love everyone's casual rehearsal outfits #celia's t-shirt has pics of crystals <3 #it's fun seeing the dance moves #from alternate angles #i think the brunette is the stand-in #for paul wesley?

[amaranthsynthesis]

TWINK 👏 ERA 👏 GORTASH

#gorts outfit turned out too casual for the first official introduction i had thought this up for but oh well #i imagine this dynamic lasts for a bit on and off #‘touch me with that and I will kill you where you stand morherfucker’ #bg3 #the dark urge #durge #ballard #enver gortash #durgetash #artings #digital art

[firelise]

Keke Palmer as Emerald Haywood in Nope (2022)

#If I was that girl, I woulda folded ngl

#she looked so hot in this movie #hot n gay #its the casualness of her spitting quick game and him just standing there for me lmao #gay shit #nope 2022 #nope movie #jordan peele #keke palmer #daniel kaluuya #movie gifs #black #mygifs #cgedits #nope #lesbians #wlw #black queer women #queer #film

[im-totally-not-an-alien-2]

Halloween prompts year two, day 8

The weathered window made sounds of protest as Robin pried it open. He felt bad for breaking into Daniels apartment, but he needed to prove that his crush had no involvement with the Fentonworks gear that had found its way to Gotham through the black market.

He didn't bother with stealth since he knew Danny was out across town with his sisters and Richard. His eldest brother would ensure they wouldn't be back until much later so Damian could take his time investigating.

Damian didn't even begin looking when he froze in his tracks.

No.

It couldn't be.

This was impossible.

But to his great dismay the objects on the shelves and desks didn't disappear when he willed them to do so. The golden yellow and black design, the familiar sight of modified batarangs, that shade of red on the figures.

Damian had to face the truth but he would have preferred Daniel to be a criminal over...this!

His crush, his beloved...was a Red Robin fan

Damian refused to take this lying down! He must show his beloved the error of his ways, and to do that he must show Daniel that Robin is superior.

Danny, also known as Clueless by his closest friends, has no idea why Damian Wayne had taken an interest in him. Well, aside from Cujo. At first it started with Cujo and Tidus meeting eachother on walks (aka Cujo went into his Big Form and dragged Danny around by his leash) and the dogs became fast friends.

Damian was enamored with the green size changing dog and Danny was thrilled to see another non ghostly animal that wasn't scared out of its gourd of Cujo. They set up puppy play dates and things just progressed naturally over time. Danny developed a crush on Damian and Damian developed a crush on Danny, but neither noticed.

Options:

1. Danny had a long standing admiration/crush on Red Robin and thats why he's a fan with so much merch

2. Danny thought Damian was Red Robin and thats why he has all the stuff

3. Phantom and Red Robin are exes who never really dated but got close enough to count.

4. Phantom and Red Robin did date but it ended after some time shenanigans erased everything in that timeline and since Phantom had the time medallion infused into him by his evil alternate future self he remembered everything that technically never happened but Tim didn't remember anything and Danny just decided to let Tim go so he could be happy

#halloween prompts #prompts #danny phantom #danny fenton #fanfiction prompts #damian wayne #robin #red robin #yum #tim drake #danny is a casual red robin fan #hes not rabid of anything but hes got a few mementos on shelves and stuff #damian cannot let this stand #unless you want danny to be a major fan which is arguably funnier #dpxdc #dcxdp #deadserious #deadtired #breaindead

[posebox-guide]

FlowersSimFactory’s Bundle Box #3 by TheOnlyException 

Wedding > Officiant > Idle

Wedding > Officiant > Idle Left

Wedding > Officiant > Idle Right

Wedding > Officiant > Turn Head Left

Wedding > Officiant > Turn Head Right

#animation #fsfbb3 #talking #casual standing #wait #waiting #officiant #preacher #pastor #wedding #turn #look at #look left #look right #idle #arms in front #head turn

[gifstiva]

#just casually standing there like the couple they were without actually being #otp: tiva #tiva #tony dinozzo #ziva david #ziva x tony #tony x ziva #cote de pablo #michael weatherly #ncis #ncis season 3 #my gifs: tiva

[nightmarist]

I didnt notice until I went back to scour dialogue, but when Cazador scolds Astarion for slouching, Astarion actually straightens his posture.

#astarion #baldur's gate 3 #cazador szarr #and seems to consciously maintain a straight posture #going back to his default 'stand straight head back arms open' thing he does when hes not casually existing

[loadinghellsing]

#i contribute #doodle #funny #hellsing #hellsing ultimate #alexander anderson #hellsing alucard #hellsing captain #--- #i... don't know his name #just a casual reminder #that hirano had said the captain wouldn't win against alucard or anderson #but was added into the stand off scene for aesthetic and symmetry #which is... such a mood #as a design and comic artist #that prioritizes symbolism over all else #that is such a mood #oh well #this jokes has been in my head #and i had to get it out of my system

[siliconcat]

gamer reference

#touhou #東方 #nue houjuu #reimu hakurei #marisa kirisame #sanae kochiya #sumireko usami #my art #listen Sanae knows who pikachu is which isn’t much but I stand by casual gamer Sanae.

[somerandomdudelmao]

I try so hard not to turn the "apocalyptic series" comic into angst. But every time I post new pages people in my reblogs are like "hey, imagine that" and then craft literally the angstiest shit in the world.

And I have to sit here, look at concepts so inventively painful that they should be banned by the Geneva convention, and tell myself, don't do this, don't do this, don't do this, don't

#The creators of the bad timeline content set this house on a fire #and I'm standing inside it with a little pink watering can in my hands #like #Hey #come here #it's a tiny safe space #And first person casually brings me a free flamethrower

[alittlefrenchtree]

You know how we always say "how do the people around him act normal?" here that poor journalist was the perfect representation of what it's like to be close to him 😭 "this man is so handsome" "please stop I'm married" I'm giggling

IT'S SO FUNNY 💀

She's all of us. I love it.

#meanwhile he's just casually standing here being handsome and making people go crazy like it's no big deal #alft asks #sag awards #taylor zakhar perez #tzp #i didn't catch her name so can't tag :( #i'm answering the asks about the sag awards first because it seems more logical to do them now #i'm not ignoring the older ones i promise i'll get to them eventually

[mr-stottlemonk]

we see you Captain, we see you 👀

#monk 2002 #stottlemonk #adrian monk #stottlemeyer x monk #leland stottlemeyer #just pull out your gun and shoot that headlight like its the most CASUAL NORMAL THING EVER #mr. monk and the captain's marriage #monk tv: s04e12 #natalie just standing there. she doesnt even try to dissuade leland or adrian. #natalie: this is normal. a normal reaction 🧍. #randy: TF WHO--oh its just the captain and his malewife okay no biggie