#don’t forget to love each other

[nothingwithdignity]

Normally I try to keep the heavy stuff off this blog or in the tags but today has been hard enough and I want to put this out there. I just got back from the funeral of my childhood best friend. She was sweet and kind and funny and I loved her. We grew apart as adults but she touched every corner of my childhood and shaped huge parts of who I am now. I will miss her immeasurably. So if you can, give your friends and loved ones a hug for me. Take a little extra time with them wherever you can. And love them fiercely while you have them.

#grief #tw death #personal #don’t forget to love each other

[lildoodlenoodle]

Favorite ship dynamic is characters who hate each other, first meeting, on site

#like you just know this person is somehow going to be your problem the rest of your life #you know EXACTLY WHAT I’m talking about #like haven’t even said a word #barely know anything about each other prior to meeting #and automatically like #I don’t like that face on your face #or you haven’t said anything but I need you to shut up #forget love at first sight #more like annoyance at first sight #destiel #avalance #merthur #lumity #korrasami #supercorp #swan queen #fratt #spideytorch #mattfrank #spideynova #I’m sure there’s more I can’t think of #ineffable husbands #sterek #sambucky #bishova

[nellasbookplanet]

The funniest kind of critical role "critique" is always going to be the 'they present themselves as if they aren’t rich/a company no I will not give any examples' crowd. Like what does this even mean. They start literally every single episode with informing you they are professional voice actors. They have clearly advertised sponsors. They have an entire line of merch and an animated show. The production value of the set is bonkers. They run a charity foundation. Do you want them to start every episode with a blaring siren and a warning saying 'beware! company run content! we make money!!' Are you just angry that they are friends having fun as they make a living. Do you have any understanding of how money works.

#critical role #it's always the same people who think they could’ve funded tlovm in its entirety with the kickstarter money too #or that the cast is personally responsible for every single fan acting badly #'how dare they say don’t forget to love each other when their fans are sometimes mean!' like cmon #my theory is that some people are so unable to view celebrities as actual people that they’ve started to view the critrole cast the same #as those corporately run social media accounts pretending to be fun and friendly while just trying to advertise #i don’t know how to tell you that the cast really are friends playing a game. they are also a company. and actual people hanging out online #they are incredibly open about all of this #if you somehow still think they are presenting themselves as not a company that is frankly a skill issue #cr discourse #i came across one of those old posts and was reminded how silly a take this is #nella talks cr

[aforgottenthing]

Do you think Lawrence took up smoking after the bathroom trap?

#listen… chainshipping appeals to me in a very specific way #something something a part of him was left behind in that bathroom. was it it his humanity? was it his goodness? was it the man he knew for #only six hours? #I find Lawrence and Adam so interesting because it’s specifically the idea that these are two men who barely know each other. Adam know more #about Lawrence solely bc he was hired to follow him but he doesn’t KNOW him. #they definitely weren’t chatting during those six hours. and yet. #everything they felt together led to that final moment. where Lawrence crawls away from the exit so he can touch Adam #it’s this moment of raw humanity between two people who have been trying desperately to *ignore* their shared humanity #and it is something that haunts Lawrence. #I don’t think he lied to Adam. I think he meant to come back but he was bleeding out and delirious and most definitely passed out from the #pain #and I don’t think he ever forgets Adam #it is a love story. but in the way that a ghost story is #there is a love for what is not there #and so I ask: do you think Lawrence took up smoking after the saw trap? #to feel like he is even slightly closer to KNOWING what is not there? #anyway. I’m tipsy #saw #saw 2004 #lawrence gordon #dr lawrence gordon #adam stanheight #Adam Faulkner-stanheight #lawrence x adam #chainshipping #I’m gonna be real I find chainshipping wayyyyy more interesting when Adam stays dead

[transboytwelve]

southern lgbt people I love you small town lgbt people I love you midwest lgbt people I love you one stoplight town lgbt people I love you “the only lgbt person around” lgbt people I love you

#thinking a lot about community made in small towns and red states #we might not be San Fran pride parade big but we’ve got each other and sometimes that’s enough #me txt #I think sometimes we are forgotten bc we can’t always be out and proud or stick it to the man #but I don’t forget us and I love you all

[m4ndysk4nkovich]

fiona and debbie at the club/running away after the club will always be one of my favorite scenes in the entire show

#i love it when my girls get along #and i love happy scenes in dark seasons #contrary to popular belief they actually get along well and love each other #y’all just love it when they don’t because you love debbie slander so you pretend that they don’t love each other #you guys just forget about all of their happy scenes? #there were more good scenes than bad ones with them #shameless #debbie gallagher #fiona gallagher #5x06 #was it 5x06 i think it was #or 5x05 #something like that

[8rujaa]

to anyone dealing with ptsd, has there been anything that has helped relieve some of the symptoms?

#im emotionally stuck due to the constant reliving of what happened #i get these weirdly intense flashbacks where i can remember the how the fabric of the couch looked like up close #and how they felt. and how everything looked. the way the colored lights hit the room a certain way #i think i did myself a disservice by thinking i was soooo in love that i didn’t want to forget any details lmao #now i can remember everything like a photograph and sometimes i find myself back in my old apartment and the fear floods my chest #and i can’t breathe and my stomach starts turning it’s terrible. i really felt like i was in hell #i stopped smoking ouid 3 weeks ago bc whenever these flashbacks would happen the high would make them HD and it would send me into a loop #but now i think weed was the thing keeping me above water… it’s been a rough 3 weeks. but before i start smoking again #i wanted to ask if anyone found something else that made it a little easier #it’s been months since our break up and i really want to move on. i’ve tried to meet other people but i’m terrified of men #and i find myself unable to connect with anyone… #i’ve been physically better which i am so grateful for because being unhealthy was my biggest reason i was so depressed #i’ve been doing therapy but i talk about the same thing with her every week. i’m tired of it #i think i’m still in disbelief that they did that to me. i never thought they’d be capable of hurting someone so badly. #i can’t get over the fact that he r***** me for months while i was disabled and pretended not to know what he was doing was bad #i realized he knew when he tried to make it look like i was crazy. that made me really sad. i think i was hoping he was clueless so #i could still believe he was a good person… or at least the man i fell in love with. i was willing to forgive him once he apologized… #when he tried to make it seem like i was going insane the blindfold came off and i saw him for who he really was #like no wonder i was so scared of u dude… no wonder i kept having panic attacks anytime we were together and i couldn’t sleep next to u #i’ve been afraid to admit that shit broke me as a person. i don’t think i’ll ever be the same. i can’t function. #plus knowing i stayed for her bc i was worried for her and didn’t want her to experience the same thing without someone there bc i realized #how good he was at gaslighting and lying. only to find out she was waiting for an excuse to get rid of me… she wanted me gone… #i went thru all that for nothing… #and i still don’t understand why each time i tried to leave for my own good- to get medical help and support they begged me to stay!!! why #brain vomit

[vulpinesaint]

one thing about people who like spike is that very often they will ship him with buffy and care about him in that way. however i. do not do that

#not that i hate them together i’m just aromantic. #i don’t care about their relationship cause like. i don’t care about most relationships lmao #but also like i don’t like spike for attraction reasons and i don’t identify with buffy so there’s no reason for me to care there. #and i identify with spike but i don’t like buffy for attraction reasons. so. #i know they are in a relationship for a very significant amount of time but to me it does not exist. because i forget. #and i enjoy both characters more outside of the lense of a romantic relationship #going insane about spike on MY terms. loving buffy on MY terms. #what they do with each other… not my business. i don’t mean to pry #valentine notes #spike btvs #btvs

[coolcarabiner]

thinking about catholic lesbians this ldov.

if you’re a catholic and a lesbian know this: i love you. i see you and the inherent dichotomy that seems to exist in the overlap of these identities and i understand why for some of us there’s no denying either one of them. God loves you despite what hateful bigots with bad faith exegesis have to say and we are still the church whether they like it or not.

just in case you need a reminder, too: God loves lesbians. the femmes and the butches and the studs and the stemmes and the unaligned and the trans and the cis and the nonbinary lesbians all alike i promise you He loves you. and He made you this way because a lesbian is a fucking blessed thing to be.

#don’t let anyone let you forget it!!!!! a lesbian is a blessed thing to be #trads come near this post and i’ll get u with a pitchfork fuck off #if ur a lesbian who is also catholic hello my dms are open let’s be friends let’s build community let’s learn about each other #i’ve been doing all my research on catholic lesbians and i KNOW we are out there. we are at least in nyc at st. francis xavier #three HUNDRED of us. 300 lesbian catholics. i get weepy every time i think about that i just love u other lesbians #dykes are just the most important people in the world. to me. #rel #lesbian tag #posts

[armonial]

❕Hello Lucemond Nation❕☕️

— I know sometimes that the days can be rough. Especially when truthing such an amazing ship, right? I know mine can be haha;

But won’t you look at that that.. only 58 fics until we hit 2000 Fics!!! Authors who see this give yourself a Pat on the back for me, and readers kiss your palm and place it over your lovely hearts for any charming comments you have left and kudos you have gifted to our Lucemond writers.

In every writer, there is a reader. So we know how amazing it is to read an updated fic. Getting a new chapter in can be a real chore and can exhaust the mind. So readers, be considerate of the authors perspective on the demand of an update!

New chapters take time. Deciding where to go that is appealing to yourself and the audience takes time. The wait can be so rewarding! Do not discard a work or talented author just because it has been a while since the last updaaattee. Have patience because guess what? The author is human too, with a life outside the little fairy box known as a phone (or computer for some folks). And as a writer myself(+from my perspective), we can’t wait to get a new chapter out. Its so lovely to work on something others can enjoy while also being able to enjoy making a story. Plus it is actually pretty difficult to fit in the shoes of a character who is not an OC to make a fic pov sometimes. So be mindful of that if you would be so kind!

There are so many lovely and eye catching stories in our not so little nation we have here. But there are times where I see hateful comments before deletion or the mention of them being received in notes of updated works. My dear Writers, it is so Ok to delete hateful comments! Please do! Don’t let that negativity stick and btw Ao3 has a muting option; so mute that commenter then delete whatever you received from them! Do not respond, don’t give their negativity that satisfaction. As for Readers, don’t be that person. If you don’t like something, don’t continue to read it and do not leave a rude comment that can be hurtful to the author who is certainly trying their best.

I’m the kind of person who just loves leaving comments, replies, and posts. I like to voice my passion, thoughts, and feelings on something but only if it is positive or simply full of curious questions. And I do not however expect my questions to receive an answer in any other form than the chapters that are brought with updates. But questions always reveal that you are interested and your mind is really wrapping around the plot of the story. I loved seeing questions in my comments because it will be so lovely to answer them with time!

I also aspire to be the commenter, when you see them, you recognize that little name and wonder what I left this time!. It’s nice to have a constant. Sureee sometimes I feel a little awkward being the first to like posts/tweets/blogs, reply, and comment on updates- stuff like that but I do it anyway because I will be doing so eventually! This is mostly to relieve any one of your anxieties you may have regarding this topic. Or thoughts they never really considered when looking at things a certain way. Don’t be scared to give that poster some love!!!

Let us ALL respect each other yea? I hate to see arguments. There is no need for them honestly. You either agree or you don’t, we can be civil in our discussions. It doesn’t have to lead to a true argument. Also don’t stand idly by and watch a discussion get out of hand, help distinguish it. We are all here for the same thing aren’t we? Try not to allow any toxic vibes in because at the end of the day what was the reason for your fight? A ship that is literally problematic enough on our hands, we don’t need much more than the dynamic itself.

The only Fated Feud we should be having is the one in the dialogues of our lucemond fics, nothing more my dearest loves.

Leave a reply to this blog of mine if you have something you wish to say, vent/rant about; or simply go to my profile and ask me something. Might I remind you that you can Anonymously because it is enabled for my ask box, or you can as your profile I don’t mind.. It will be responded to no matter what and you can have your own privacy if you so wish! <33

Now.. Without Further ado, I wish everyone an oh so very Happy Thursday! ❤︎︎ Sit down with a cup of tea or any beverage of your choosing, put on something good to watch, and maybe even read a little.

I recommend a fanfic(whatever kind it may be, we all have our Vices) or just a book. A personal favorite of mine is to read some Edgar Allan Poe, reading some of his poems is where I’ll be!

Yours faithfully,

Tealeaf and River🍂

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For a bonus: Look what I got for my daily Masterpiece. It’s called Forest by Bokuyō Katayama, 1928. Isn’t it beautiful?

#lucemond #lucemond nation #💚Don’t forget to love each other💚 #yes I’m a critter and I pulled that card #share this if you want- I want everyone to feel the love and have a good day.

[swordmaid]

visual of ascended astarion/shri’iia standing in front of a mirror and he’s putting a necklace on her but all you can see is him looking at himself with a smile …. the necklace with rubies that matches his eyes …. and she’s invisible bc she’s just a spawn …….

#toxic shristarion ending where he gives her a ruby necklace that fits him more than her … reminder that she’s just his property #like a dog collar … vs spawn/oathbreaker end where they’re wearing the looted promise rings that matches each other’s eyes .. #olivia wilde nod gif who loves parallels and prop symbolism clap if you love parallels and symbolism #anyway I actually want to draw that ^ putting it here so I don’t forget lol

[badolmen]

I want more years between works of art made by artists paid more to work better hours and I’m not kidding.

#ra speaks #personal #I think we should just stop making stuff for a year. no movies no tv shows no video games. #give everybody time to unionize and negotiate and then make stuff in a humane manner #why are there 3 separate marvel tv shows/films being dropped within 8 months of each other? #why are video games equals with more bugs and less polished dropped 16 months after the first game’s release? #let me forget about something for four years and then give me the most banger piece of art to completely revive and reinforce my love #if you give me a good cake once and I don’t get to try the recipe again until you give me an improved version years later #it will taste all the sweeter for it. if you give me the same or slightly worse cake day after day I’m going to get sick and so are you #it’s not sustainable for creators or viewers/players/etc. can we just slow down. take a break. get ur shit straightened out as industries.

[blueish-bird]

sorry if I don’t remember your name or conversations/experiences or basic things about myself, every few weeks my brain gets factory reset and I have to relearn how to be alive

#lighthearted but also serious bc what is going on here buddy #been feeling weird as hell these past few months #like I can remember some stuff… but it doesn’t feel normal to forget the names of anyone I haven’t seen/heard the name of in a few days #or forget about basic interests and personality traits and experiences and feel like a blank slate every day #idk like ultimately life goes on and I’m happy to live in the moment but it would be nice to understand why my brain is doing this #just thinking #meposting #I think my brain just. does this sometimes when I’m stressed. which is annoying #I recall (lmao) feeling similar during earlier parts of life so this isn’t *new* it’s just unexpected and much more disruptive as an adult #I’m feeling better about it than I was. after like. acknowledging it. bc my mind has not always felt like a sieve it isn’t always this bad. #whatever #I’ll tag as dissociation just in case it’s related/reminiscent and ppl don’t want to see that #dissociation #me and her go way back… haven’t seen each other in years though #she wasnt all bad! coping mechanisms can provide relief and a sense of safety #and as far as coping mechanisms go it’s not the most unhealthy. though it ranks high in ‘socially stunting’ #I kind of miss the distance sometimes to be honest everything’s just So Much all the time #I’m so solid now #so stuck in the ruts of capitalism #fuck capitalism #I wish my imagination didn’t feel so dulled #sorry I love talking #and I don’t miss dissociation when I feel mentally present because I feel so Here with the people and things I love but rn? #it’s like a lose-lose bc I am not Here nor am I untethered. I’m heavy yet hold nothing #I enjoy being dramatic/poetic about it — I feel pretty fine. I just hope this isn’t a permanent and/or long-term state of existence. #like it makes me awful at my job I went from remembering a solid amount of the student body’s names (built up over a few years) to. like 5. #overnight it felt like. like Stressful Thing happened and I went to work and I couldn’t remember anyone’s names. #can’t believe I have to start from fucking scratch AGAIN I’d be better off quitting and working at a different school #bc at least then my lack of knowledge/remembering is justified rather than strange and seemingly rude #I’m getting better now but at the beginning of this it was blue screen in my brain all the time

[aroaessidhe]

2023 reads // twitter thread

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding

Romance about two lesbians on a reality tv show where they have to pretend they’re engaged and plan a wedding in 6 weeks

one is a butch influencer, and one using the show to come out to her family

#D’Vaughn and Kris Plan A Wedding #aroaessidhe 2023 reads #ok we do love some lesbians #and the basis of the romance was pretty good! #but I don’t think i can read non-audio romance books anymore lol #it felt a little half baked to me especially the reality show concept #if this is a reality tv show…..are they being filmed? if they’re being filmed…..why do their families not suspect anything? #it;s brought up ONCE and like ‘for her big social media’ but.....idk man #also like the lying to your family…..oof! it’s just not acknowledged at the end???? other than like them being so overwhelmed by the display #of true love..... tbh it made me way too stressed #by like half way when they decide they’re in love with each other it kind of speedruns to the end - I would have liked it to be a LITTLE mor #more realistic - like; ‘i feel like i could fall in love with you; lets treat this as real and forget the show’ instead of just. we’re in lo #love now. completely. #i would still rec if youre looking for Black lesbian romance books tho!

[crossbackpoke-check]

15 questions + 15 friends (tagged by my beloveds @whitenikes & @acheronist 🥰💕 thank you thank you!!)

1. Are you named after anyone?

technically yes… i’m named after a character in a book but my mom has never been able to remember what book 🫡

2. When was the last time you cried?

i don’t usually log frequent crier miles but i definitely cried in december (??) watching the music video for “amelia” for a variety of reasons

3. Do you have kids?

nope! i do refer to my students as my kids sometimes on accident and have freaked out more than one person by saying “my kids” lmao

4. What sports do you play/have played?

currently i play rugby, although i grew up playing a lot of sports—i did volleyball, basketball, track, and danced competitively (which is probably the sport i miss the most)

5. Do you use sarcasm?

me? using sarcasm? never :) here i usually don’t because it doesn’t come across the same over text and irl it’s usually just with people i’m comfortable with and know will get it

6. What is the first thing you notice about someone?

oooo outfit maybe? voice? context dependent for sure

7. What’s your eye color?

legally, hazel. illegally, whatever color the nearest person to me says that they are at the time

8. Scary movies or happy endings?

happy endings :)

9. Any talents?

(insert the quinn hughes 😬 on the bench reaction meme please i’m trying ok!!)

i can bake pretty decently! athletic if that’s a talent? i would love to learn how to do more artsy things (got a crochet kit & paint with watercolor sometimes)

10. Where were you born?

michigan 🧤<- not a mitten but i’d show you where i’m from on it if i could

11. What are your hobbies?

reading, although i never have as much time to read as i want to (send me book recs please)… i count sports as a hobby and i just got a really pretty new puzzle! also, obviously, hockey.

12. Do you have any pets?

yes!!! i have a canary and a society finch (orville and duncan), a hypo corn snake (apollo! he has hearts on his head!), and two cats (john watson and effie). in the future i’d love to have a dog again, since i just lost him this past summer

13. How tall are you?

moritz seider (5’3”)

14. Favorite subject in school?

real hot girls speak german 💅 it’s either that or biology but i feel like that’s little bit of a cop out

15. Dream job?

re: the cop out above, dream job is working as a veterinarian for a zoo! so it makes sense i love biology lol

tagging @songsandswords @kj-op @hiding-from-reality-56 @catboy-mahura and anyone else who’d like to and hasn’t done it already!!

#liv in the replies #i don’t always do tag games because i am Shy but i am going to Make An Effort y’all i promise #assorted random comments: #the amount of googling i have done to try and figure out what book i was named after so i could read it… it’s a curse #you can have it in the tags because i didn’t want to put it in text but i am a SAP i will cry about/to medias a lot easier than my life #and generally i really only cry when i’m hormonal l m a o wish it weren’t so #i am a great lakes girlie now & forever midwest kids are doing alright. can’t imagine living somewhere w/o lakes although the ocean’d be ok #i did however make it a goal to read a book every day that i was on break and we did that!!! my other goal did not get accomplished #(finish a fic) because i was like oh i’ll have so much time!!! and then bam i worked like. 40h weeks lmao. every time :)))) #hopefully today i’ll write though if i get everything figured out for [redacted] and i keep forgetting i still have tomorrow too #the most important part about my pets is that orville & duncan (birds) are questionably gay for each other :) &are EXACTLY like their names #me vs my anxiety that i am Bothering People when i tag them: FIGHT #please know if i didn’t tag you but you would’ve done this i love you with my entire heart i just got scared i would be bothering you 💕 #but also like. tell me so i can tag you next time without fear because i love learning about my mutuals 🥺 y’all are the coolest #tag game