#hands are weak for some reason

[analog-transid]

Transharmful/ed ramble

I'm transharmful in the transharmed way. I want to hurt someone not because I chose to, but because someone else said I should, and it'd be wrong not to listen to them! I want to be manipulated and gaslit and forced to dissociate to the point where I can not tell myself what is right, where I only feel emotions my abuser friend says I should, where I feel no remorse for hurting people because "they deserved it"

I want someone to feed into my hallucinations, too, tell me they are really there even if only I can see/hear them. Tell me they're right, that I AM no better than a heartless killer, but that it suits me. I want them to say they love me and that I'm worthless without them in the same breath, that if I don't have orders, I'll end up dead because I will just go killing without a plan and get on the wrong person's bad side.

I want what I had with my Boss (/source), but now, with the version of him I'm with, he'd never do that, even if I asked. He wants me to be good, but then FEELS BAD when I only behave out of fear of him because I'm not meant to fear him, either. He's a good partner, but I don't WANT that. I want what I used to have. I want the familiarity.

#[[ramble]] #~ killer ~ #sorry for any typos #hands are weak for some reason #apparently we've been digging in the sand and dissociated for like an hour. oops #transharmful #transharmed #pro transharmful #transharm #tbh charas from something new au should interact (I'm desperate please act like you did in source) #or versions of boss (nightmare) who are like source #either I'm just REALLY desperate for soemthing familiar

[puppyeared]

Hey I’m new to the LMK fandom, why do so many people ship Sun Wukong and Macaque??

A lot of people like the hurt/comfort potential because of their backstory and because they’re just really good counterparts lol. Macaque even makes a whole play about their past relationship, which is where a lot of that fuel for the ship comes from and the whole “the hero and the warrior were like the sun and the moon” spiel that people love using for shits and giggles. There’s also a really strong enemies to lovers sentiment and i think it’s kinda sweet

Personally, I just really like riffing off the divorced energy. To me, these idiots would rather beat the shit out of each other than make up and I really really eat that up. Not just as a joke, maybe as a way to cope with their feelings like “I want things to go back the way they were but this is all I can do”

#I don’t think there will be a /perfect/ answer to this question but this is just my insight lol. I think a lot of people are weak for #enemies to lovers content cause we just don’t get enough of it. and nobody’s doing it like themmmmm #it’s fine not to ship it ofc!! #enemies to friends is just as good and I don’t see any reason to appreciate it less #we’re also on the cusp of finding out what exactly happened between them either in the s4 special or s5 #not going to give anything away but. they were REALLLYYY fruity when they were friends if we get anything more I will die >///< #ALSO I FUCKING LOVE KNUCKLEHEAD X KNUCKLEHEAD CONTENT. FUCKING MORONSEXUALS #step aside heartfelt apologies it’s time for offering you a bandage after a huge fight. can we get some hand lingering on fist content #because that is the closest youll ever get to holding their hand like back then?? feeling their palm against your face in a hard punch HELLO #you’re only ever gonna get them ‘insulting with each other and finding it comfortable because it’s kinda like banter’from ME #thank u for the question btw!! this made me think a lot about what exactly appeals me in their relationship /gen #yapping #lmk #Lego Monkie kid #shadowpeach #doodles #ask

[trustworthycinnamon]

Feeding my sick as fuck baby bro some dope milk

#homestuck #bro strider #dave strider #epic galleria #well he's a baby but he's There #he's wearing a robe bc i didn't want to draw his fuckass arms okay i'm weak LEAVE ME ALONE. GO MY SCARAB #anyway listen. ik he's a jackass but i wanna believe that a small part of him Fucking Cared for dave. beyond the fact that it was his duty #still a jackass mind you but. beyond the manipulation; beyond the fact he's a Dirk. at least a fraction of his being had to CARE #he had to fuckin care for him despite all that. the urge to be close to him bc holy shit thats HIS kid. And he needs to survive #it's in the Strider nature to care so fucking much to the point that it eats them from the inside. are you listenin to me!!!! #gets on my knees & sobs. he had to. please #COUGHS. ANYWAY #for some reason i had the need to add some sorta shitty tan to his hands. stop wearing fingerless gloves motherfucker #you can barely see it 💥 but yeah it's there #also idk where i wanna put his scars so thats gonna be inconsistent forever i reckon

[meyerlansky]

I have successfully boiled my problem with most of the izzy reads that i hate down to a sentence:

he's not sexually repressed, he's emotionally repressed.

#they are different and ihave paragraphs and paragraphs of thoughts on it #but dressing like a leather daddy and holding your hand over an open flame and literally everything else he does #is not the behavior of a man who doesn't know or realize what gets him going #he's not closeted. he's not homophobic. he thinks having Any Positive Emotion not related to violence makes you vulnerable #[and he's right for his experience and circumstance but i won't touch that now] #his conflict is emotional; ed's ability to captain isn't compromised by his being attracted to a man. it's compromised by Having Feelings. #their ability to survive a world that wants them dead isn't compromised by either of them being queer; it's compromised by being SOFT #by having WEAK SPOTS #pets are a weak spot. lovers are a weak spot. get rid of them to stay safe. not out of spite. #not out of a disdain for those relationships themselves. out of disdain for what Feelings Do To You #idk man maybe i am simply emphatic about this nuance because i get—more than I would like—the impulse to be SAFE #even at the cost of your self and some chances at being happier #he doesn't even care that lucius is gay in the deck scene and i'd go so far as to say he doesn't really care that lucius is slutty #insofar as. like. he doesn't know him and pete are open. from a monogamy-normative perspective it's a betrayal. #your partner being unfaithful when you expect them To Be is ALSO A THING THAT CAN GET YOU KILLED #like idk i just. i think people don't get how much of him is about safety? #and i know the show's created this atmosphere of 'homophobia isn't a real threat' #but they haven't removed the violence and danger crews other than stede face for Other Reasons #so. he's very security-driven. and that's why he speaks to me. #and it's annoying that people just make 'lol izzy's closeted' 'peak homophobic gay' jokes instead of. engaging. with the shit izzy AND ED #went through to make them emotionally closed off the way they are #THE SENTENCE IS A SENTENCE BUT THE EXPLANATION SURE ISNT

[comradeboyhalo]

Ive been chasing the high of bad revealing he was possessed by the egg since it happened and nothing has gotten close

ok im derailing ur ask a bit but im TIRED of people acting like c!bad wasnt a mastermind as well! he had everyone strung along! and he was so hot for that! that reveal hit so hard because, as viewers, we realized WE were played too! it was so good!

#ask #this is so nitpicky but i dont like when the fandom acts like cbad is this idiot ljdisljfd #i know its mostly jokes but some people truly believe that #and its really unfair to cbad bc the reason he became so weak was because he had been hurt so badly #full of such guilt for the blood on his hands #driven to drinking and paranoia #becoming scared of everything #he used to be such a mastermind who played all sides #theres a reason he spiraled #he didnt start out this pathetic wet cat LISTEN

[drifloonz]

i think how i write steven as a ""retired cryptid"" is extremely funny bc he still lives in pallet town. just in a walled-off part. he would never willingly reintegrate with society fully but just. imagine if he did at least partially. imagine if some delivery guy came to pallet town and was like asking the residents where a "mr. steven" would live and theyre all like

"The guy on the edge of the town???? The cryptid??? Our local boogeyman???" "yea that one"

#wispy chatters #steven strangled red #big tag ramble on this one i have THOUGHTS i LOVE domesticated cryptid steven #its funnier bc his 'side' of pallet to the west or whatever is walled off #and i imagine its walled off enough to the point where its like hard to climb or jump over ( at least if you're short or weak ) #so its just like. the deliveryguy has to go thru that. and has to text steven like. 'Dude i cant deliver the package like this' #and hes just like 'idk drop it on the other side'. #deliveryman just goes 'i am not legally liable if the package gets damaged ok' and steven just groans #and goes outside to reach his hands above the weird stone gates and picks up the package and just goes back in his house #Imagine domesticated cryptid steven is what im saying. #i also like to imagine he'd scare the residents for fun by ominously sitting at the edge of the stone gates at night #and glaring at people w his red eyes. #for literally no reason other than to scare people bc he probably finds scaring people funny #i call him a retired cryptid but hes still pallet towns local cryptid who is really playing into the role after he stopped actually killing #and also probably when he was too but like less so. #imagine theres like a day dedicated to steven in pallet for some reason where people just offer things near the gate for him to pick up #bc its smth the kids of pallet who were told the story of steven just kind of imagined like #'oh well sometimes you give offerings to legendaries or during ceremonies. or so the cryptid at the edge of town doesnt eat us.' #imagining the residents of pallet or whatever and sometimes other people drop him gifts on like... his birthday or the date of The Incident #and also cuz yk during his depression spiral ppl constantly gave him gifts #i think he'd just be very confused and very conflicted esp if they did make it on the Incident Day bc hes just like. #'i dont want your pity.' but then the day after all of the gifts r gone cuz he took them anyways. #almost all of them r prob given to miki bc its 'her' day unless its food then he splits it between em. and his partner if he has 1. #he just sees it as 'oh cool i dont have to go to the grocery store today. thanks.' #also prob happens on other dates too like christmas/halloween/his birthday #I think if steven was more normally adjusted and his side of pallet was open he'd make his house a haunted house on halloween #and would just scare people for funsiez and if he caught them he just throws them out . maybe give candy n then do tht if theyre a kid.

[ducktollers]

i miss boxing

#sorry vent movement 🏃 #thinking abt how nothings felt right since graduating high school but it feels even less right since quitting boxing last year #thinking abt how there was a 60ish yr old woman still kickboxing at my old gym and i planned on being like her #and doing kickboxing/boxing for the rest of my life as long as possible #but ‘as long as possible’ turned out to be like. 7 years. #and how that was supposed to be a constant. and it was a pillar of my identity and self image #but then my knuckle started hurting when i punched and then it started hurting when i did anything at all #thinking abt how its not fair #not fair that theres nothing diagnosibly wrong w my knuckles that i could fix theyre just ruined for some reason #thinking abt how i could try harder to fix my knuckles but i quit bc im scared to irreparably damage my right hand #bc i need that for like. any livelihood or joy in my life. haha #thinking abt how my family kinda makes me feel guilty for not trying harder and maybe i quit too easily #but also i thought quitting while im ahead to protect my hands was a smart move but everyone makes me feel like i just gave up on it #and ig i did literally give up but i wish it didnt feel so WEAK #thinking abt how its not fair and its not fair and its not fair #x

[thats-a-lot-of-cortisol]

Behind every great warrior woman is another woman who is choosing kindness. For now.

#this is about io & laezel #ive been thinking about their dynamic esp since i plan on having them go do the whole revolution thing #also trying to workshop their tag/title/ship name #'calloused hands heavy hearts' is nice but im not sure it quite fits? #silver is a throughline b/c of the silver swords and eilistraee #some of the taglines have clicked immediately and some of them are. not doing that #but ive been thinking about these two w/in the healer x warrior framework #and how their backgrounds affect that #io *knows* how to fight. they're always ready for that possibility (eventuality really) since. you know. #holy war anti-lolth rebellion etc etc #but they were *exclusively* a healer pre-game. they hadn't even really left the baldur's gate area #and also. the importance of both warriors *and* healers during revolutions and rebellions #literally and figuratively #those on the front lines will run out of steam quickly without people supporting & sustaining them #something something kindness is not softness. softness is not weakness. weakness is not a moral wrong #something something a hard stone will grind itself to dust without something to cushion it #both io & lae'zel have calloused hands if for different reasons #one set of skills is not more important than the other. they compliment each other even #'new growth'? maybe? you can't grow a garden w/o both pulling up weeds and carefully tending to it #idk if this makes sense but. i am turning them around in my head #sticking them under a microscope #bg3 #bg3 tav #my post #jay rambles #io dein #(im having trouble with their epithet too but that's a ramble for another time) #woman* (nb woman. she's trans femme and her gender shifts around a bit. 'woman' is the cliffnotes version)

[spotsupstuff]

Would an ancient survive ancient poison (and effects) like what's prescribed to Boreas ? Are there not drugs that could make him too sleepy to attack instead of paralyzed by pain ?

:(

base dose most likely, yes! especially for an Ancient of his size and strength. i do feel like though that if he has some sort of immunity system, the dose would have to get stronger by time to combat him getting used to it n so at some point the stuff would become too much for an Ancient equivalent of him. the main thing why it hurts like a bitch even on the starting size is where exactly it is administered

usually the venom would be a localized thing, usually injected into a limb and that would make the thing go numb. not really all that painful. but Boreas gets it into his body through the tube which allows the venom to get into close contact with his puppet's main nervous system n also to circulate a bit through the body (especially the back) n that's when the ouchies come in. when the ouch eventually wears off it leaves quite sleepy which Is the actual thing the Houses r aiming for

dkfknsjgnxks pump him with wheel flower juice sknfjskngnkdn like sure there are, but those drugs would be reserved for the people, i feel like. n there isn't exactly some sort of economical deman for the venom on the market And it is easy to get n so you can see the appeal of using That to capitalistic minds

#spot says stuff #rw #oc tag #''send the big man into the eeby deeby'' ''yessir! -administers venom-'' #the ''building immunity/getting used to it'' is the reason why the entirety of his back is so numb that he wouldnt feel a hand resting- #-there. dw tho in the post-MA off string au sparrows tries to treat it with a combo of some regeneration medicine and like..... #a ''massage'' consisting of two pads on her hands letting off weak electricity while she pushes against his plating #exactly like giving ur dad a back massage... that old old dad groan of relief DJSKNGSJFNMDNV #man probably falls asleep a lil a few times n almost falls face first KDNFKSN feels veeeery nice... now sayonara WZHOOOooo 🛬 to the ground #Tarrows cant fuckin catch That kind of chunk of man #hes a fucking Mass of Weight of a creature that thing could break a rib if one would get underneath him #doesnt fuckin help that B denies himself sleep in the au until he blacks out too. workaholic.

[sensitivegoblin]

I'm so high n so ticklish, y'all should do something about it

#cloud I'm sorry I haven't answered your asks yet #I just wanna give it the attention/response it deserves but I've been tired n weak #I'm bored n need company cus all I can do rn is smoke cus of pain #tried to do art but my hands really hurt and it shoots from my back #I would game but I'm bored if Fortnite rn and I'm almost done cult of the lamb #I can't get myself to play the sims 4 for some reason #I'm just dumb and in pain and half high but sometimes really high #ramble #😭😭😭😭

[pocketramblr]

I like to think of 3rd as a former bodyguard of All for One, maybe he wasn't born with a quirk too. Maybe he received one from All for One and dedicated himself to serving him as a result only to come to his senses later on.

There was a bit of time when I thought that the ponytailed masked bodyguard of AfO was going to turn out to be the same as the pineapple silhouette one, (the indents on one's mask being similar to the shape the other's headband made from the side) and that like, he put his hair up when he changed sides and wore slightly new clothes and that he was the one to either get Yoichi out of that vault or pass information onto Second so he could get him out. But then we got more clear shots of Third with lighter hair and it seemed more likely Giga was the fate of the bodyguard... But I'll always have a fondness for former AfO guard Third. Perhaps his turning is why Yoichi is glad to see Izuku trying to save Tenko, perhaps that's why Third kept away from Izuku, shame or sure that he'd fail because at least Third was an adult at the time, and what hope do they really have, and why drag the kid in further... Love that plus I think we really should have more former villains in the OfA lineup

#also if AfO gave Third fa jin i think i would hate the quirk a lot less #it's so booooooring and dumb and just ofa-lite and i was really hoping for interesting weak early quirks #to test Izuku's quirk clever thinking #like the ability to increase the temperature inertia of a small bit of liquid- keep a cup of water cooler longer or a bowl of soup warm #and now Izuku's got to figure out the combat use of that boosted to 100x #BUT see now if AfO really did keep finding so many little stockpile quirks #itd kinda make sense that he'd just be tossing em out #to his expendable body guard and his weak little brother and who knows who else #stockpile being common like that and thrown away and then two of them together contributing to the downfall of AfO? #to the one who devalued them so much? that'd be neat! #but noooo the most villainous we can get is 'ohhh second and third killed a few people in their fight against AfO' #which as it happens after the reveal of AfO's extensive murder -> zombie guard pipeline and the villains killing thousands on thousands #with cities activity wrecked and the only reason it's not a total villain victory at all is the Hawks murder moment like.... #yeah I'm not exactly feeling the weight of Second or Third having blood on their hands and possibly occasionally losing sight of the #humanity of their enemies. especially since the only specific we see is them rescuing Yoichi anyway so like #that would have hit more of we had seen some of their prior actions! that could have been actually setting up past villain users! #Third having actually worked for AfO first! even if it was i don't know‚ a double agent move‚ could have really dug that point home #but anyway yeah i like that. third deserves more cool backstories in fic #anon #pocket talks to people

[lady-tortilla-chip]

I really love that in the tgcf fandom Xie Lian’s kindness is celebrated 😭❤️

#being in the ATLA fandom where the mc’s kindness is regarded as flat #it’s regarded as too feminine and a ‘weakness’ #it takes away from his strength rather than making it that much more powerful #and I think there are a lot of reasons why the tgcf fandom is incredibly different in that way #but REGARDLESS I love it #tgcf #Xie Lian #heaven official's blessing #also can y’all tell I finally have some free time on my hands?

[deoidesign]

A general cane guide for writers and artists (from a cane user, writer, and artist!)

Disclaimer: Though I have been using a cane for 6 years, I am not a doctor, nor am I by any means an expert. This guide is true to my experience, but there are as many ways to use a cane as there are cane users!

This guide will not include: White canes for blindness, crutches, walkers, or wheelchairs as I have no personal experience with these.

This is meant to be a general guide to get you started and avoid some common mishaps/misconceptions in your writing, but you absolutely should continue to do your own research outside of this guide!

This is NOT a medical resource!!! And never tell a real person you think they're using a cane wrong!

The biggest recurring problem I've seen is using the cane on the wrong side. The cane goes on the opposite side of the pain! If your character has even-sided pain or needs it for balance/weakness, then use the cane in the non-dominant hand to keep the dominant hand free. Some cane users also switch sides to give their arm a rest!

A cane takes about 20% of your weight off the opposite leg. It should fit within your natural gait and become something of an extension of your body. If you need more weight off than 20%, then crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair is needed.

Putting more pressure on the cane, using it on the wrong side, or having it at the wrong height can make it less effective, and can cause long term damage to your body from improper pressure and posture. (Hugh Laurie genuinely hurt his body from years of using a cane wrong on House!)

(some people elect to use a cane wrong for their personal situation despite this, everyone is different!)

(an animated GIF of a cane matching the natural walking gait. It turns red when pressure is placed on it.)

When going up and down stairs, there is an ideal standard: You want to use the handrail and the cane at the same time, or prioritize the handrail if it's only on one side. When going up stairs you lead with your good leg and follow with the cane and hurt leg together. When going down stairs you lead with the cane and the bad leg and follow with the good leg!

Realistically though, many people don't move out of the way for cane users to access the railing, many stairs don't have railings, and many are wet, rusty, or generally not ideal to grip.

In these cases, if you have a friend nearby, holding on to them is a good idea. Or, take it one step at a time carefully if you're alone.

Now we come to a very common mistake I see... Using fashion canes for medical use!

(These are 4 broad shapes, but there is INCREDIBLE variation in cane handles. Research heavily what will be best for your character's specific needs!)

The handle is the contact point for all the weight you're putting on your cane, and that pressure is being put onto your hand, wrist, and shoulder. So the shape is very important for long term use!

Knob handles (and very decorative handles) are not used for medical use for this reason. It adds extra stress to the body and can damage your hand to put constant pressure onto these painful shapes.

The weight of a cane is also incredibly important, as a heavier cane will cause wear on your body much faster. When you're using it all day, it gets heavy fast! If your character struggles with weakness, then they won't want a heavy cane if they can help it!

This is also part of why sword canes aren't usually very viable for medical use (along with them usually being knob handles) is that swords are extra weight!

However, a small knife or perhaps a retractable blade hidden within the base might be viable even for weak characters.

Bases have a lot of variability as well, and the modern standard is generally adjustable bases. Adjustable canes are very handy if your character regularly changes shoe height, for instance (gotta keep the height at your hip!)

Canes help on most terrain with their standard base and structure. But for some terrain, you might want a different base, or to forego the cane entirely! This article covers it pretty well.

Many cane users decorate their canes! Stickers are incredibly common, and painting canes is relatively common as well! You'll also see people replacing the standard wrist strap with a personalized one, or even adding a small charm to the ring the strap connects to. (nothing too large, or it gets annoying as the cane is swinging around everywhere)

(my canes, for reference)

If your character uses a cane full time, then they might also have multiple canes that look different aesthetically to match their outfits!

When it comes to practical things outside of the cane, you reasonably only have one hand available while it's being used. Many people will hook their cane onto their arm or let it dangle on the strap (if they have one) while using their cane arm, but it's often significantly less convenient than 2 hands. But, if you need 2 hands, then it's either setting the cane down or letting it hang!

For this reason, optimizing one handed use is ideal! Keeping bags/items on the side of your free hand helps keep your items accessible.

When sitting, the cane either leans against a wall or table, goes under the chair, or hooks onto the back of the chair. (It often falls when hanging off of a chair, in my experience)

When getting up, the user will either use their cane to help them balance/support as they stand, or get up and then grab their cane. This depends on what it's being used for (balance vs pain when walking, for instance!)

That's everything I can think of for now. Thank you for reading my long-but-absolutely-not-comprehensive list of things to keep in mind when writing or drawing a cane user!

Happy disability pride month! Go forth and make more characters use canes!!!

#mobility aid #cane user #writing tips #writing advice #drawing tips #art tutorial #art tips #art reference #art resources #art help #my art #long post

[the-joy-of-knowledge]

25 Laws of power for women

Conceal your goals especially the ones that are appealing. Losing weight, reinventing yourself, marrying wealthy. Instead talk about your altruistic goals - to help children, invest in education, this will chase insecure people with vile intentions.

Do not give anyone your source of power: Was is a book that changed your life? a mentor? a movie? Never give up your secret to success. If forced to do say allude to God, the universe, the a random phenomenon

Use the patriarchy to your favor; we live in a world that is, only associate with men who have power, use that power for good.

Never appear too perfect but be selectively vulnerable when needed. Only share something that you will be comfortable saying. You might say “I forget my keys all the time,” “I don’t know how to perfectly park a car “. But never disclose something you are not comfortable with just because you are afraid of being perfect.

Maintain distance in relationships. Friends are the best and you need them. But if you feel that they are becoming too dependent, see them at your own will. But also the reverse could be the case. Your friend may keep a distance, and that is the way of life. You have got to move on from it.

Develop your own style that makes you unique, beautiful, and elegant. Avoid trying to fit in the crowd of people who claim to care less about their style yet have too many opinions about other women’s style

Avoid male friends at all cost, you will have male colleagues, male bosses, male acquaintances, business partners. Keep it that way. You do not want a Truman Capote divulging your secrets to the world. Do not keep a man who does not fit your standard.

You do not have to win at every game. Pick and choose what is best for you and leave room for others. And step down if you have attained that level of success, do not let the society do it for you.

Trust people but remember that we are all humans. So trust with discretion!

Confuse people with kindness; people are not always comfortable with beautiful and intelligent women. That power is too intimidating so confuse them by being genuinely generous, curious, kind, and passionate.

Keep your strong opinions to yourself.. if you support a movement, a way of life, do so silently.

We all have dirty laundry, wash them privately, don’t expose yourself. Remain silent when people try to attack you or shame you. Whatever is not confirmed is not true. You are the only one who knows all the truth about you.

Don’t attract pity or praise: People who pity you do not help you, in fact they might think that you are weak and could mock you at their annual gossipping meeting. And if you are doing things for the sake of praise you are wasting your time.

Choose yourself all the time; never put any one’s feelings above yours.

Trust your own intuition if you feel someone is being malicious towards you, giving you back handed compliments then you should let them go

Never speak bad of another woman. Do not lazy around gossipping. Keep your hands clean and your conscience clear.

Avoid women with low self esteem they will bring you down. For some reason they do not like seeing other women who are doing better than them

Be careful who you seek validation from. Not everyone needs to be pleased. If they are in no way capable of contributing to your life in the ways you prefer, then don’t ask them for their opinions or please them.

Do not compete with other women, if you do you are only putting them on a pedestal. You are making the the standard by which you measure your progress. If you do compete, begin digging your grave.

Do not give unsolicited advice, do not share the inner workings of your mind, If your mouth is very charitable you better start journaling.

Be well-rounded and interesting. It attracts people. It also keeps you busy because you are continually improving and learning. An idle mind is an easily subdued one.

Avoid women who want to live vicariously through you; they want to know who you know, shop where you shop, befriend who you befriend, wear what you wear.

Pay attention to the source of your discomfort; get rid of them. You tell them your dreams and they remind you of all your hindrances. They ask why are you dressed so fancy as though fancy isn’t subjective. They undermine you interests and goals. They will also be quick to bring you down because they are afraid of your potential.

Do not fear power or please power. When we see powerful people we try to hard to befriend them, to be close to them but you need to be comfortable without them. Don’t push yourself in the name of friendship, do not try too hard to be in their inner circle. Your independence of mind is the most important. Instead become a powerful woman, aloof to the presence of power but aware of its importance. Be an ingenious and intelligent and use your creativity to uplift yourself. When you do so it will be hard to ignore you. Even the powerful will become an ally.

Enjoy moments of solitude. Use that time to develop yourself, improve your body, learn new skills, create with your mind, read widely, become more elegant, then launch yourself.

Remember the most powerful women are the most intelligent. Inspired by Robert Greene's 48 Laws of Power. Use at your discretion.

#self improvement #self love #growth #mindfulness #self development #beauty #education #self care #classy #self help #power #new books #booklover #book review #book quotes #books #biography #self control #self discipline #self worth #students #smart #emotions #emotional intelligence #self growth #discipline #get motivated #life goals #gratitude #femininity journey

[zombienarc]

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#this happened a few nights ago: my manager is obsessed with me. I went to his house to visit with him out of curiosity. #he’s been telling me how unique I am and that I'm on the path to enlightenment. #he told me that he see’s himself spending the rest of his life with me. #made comments about wanting to do intimate stuff. finding any reason to touch my hands and hug me. #it made me wildly uncomfortable. I hate when I'm just myself and people fall that hard and then I feel it's my responsibility to let- #-them down easy… you did this to yourself sir. #when I went to leave he hugged me and kissed my cheek and hand. I didn't reciprocate anything as I don't feel that way and he's strange. #at first i was intrigued but now it just makes me kind of mad strangely enough. #all I see is weakness and pain when I see him. one part of me wants to destroy him and another has pity. #he's my boss so I'll just benefit from his feelings for me and I hold the power to destroy him if he crosses me. he said it himself. #the age gap is 38 years. #part of me want to kiss him just to freak him out haha. #i asked him for money and he said he would get me some today. #w #txt

[oceantornadoo]

bad day (simon riley x reader, best friends to lovers)

honestly, you should have seen it coming. staying in a safe house with four men who have never ending stomachs? but today, it was the last straw.

“you ate my last cookie?”

soap’s face dropped, jaw open. your voice was on the verge of breaking, tears forming in your eyes. you never showed this much vulnerability in front of the team, and he was flabbergasted. he shot a look at gaz, who was equally as confused. “‘m sorry, bonnie, i didnae ken-“ you pushed your hands on the table, shoving your chair back and out. “it’s ok. gonna take a nap.” you were wiping your eyes furiously, feeling unstable. first you got your period four days early (asking price to add pads to the shopping list was something you never wanted to experience again), then you couldn’t find your heating pad, and now your cookies were out? maybe it was the hormones, but you were done.

“oof.” you had ran into a thick wall. scratch that, the wall was moving. your vision was blurred by tears you refused to shed that you didn’t even realize it was your closest friend ghost. “dove?” you hiccuped. why did he always have to be so nice to you? gruff and mean-sounding to everyone else, but an avid listener and sweet talker when it came to you. “jus’ trying to get to my room, didn’t see you. sorry l.t..” you tried to maneuver around him, but unfortunately a 6’4 machine of a man did not move easily.

“why you cryin’, baby?” shit, simon did not mean to call you that. he did not want to have this conversation right now, especially when you looked like you were about to break down. you were always so strong, having to work ten times harder as a woman in the military, and he was always careful to not undermine you or your struggles. unfortunately, that landed him firmly in the friendzone for the past year, unable to confess his feelings without breaking your trust. he maneuvered you to the closest room, which happened to be his. he sat down on the bed, intending to sit you down next to him, but instead you still stood, walking in between his parted legs.

“‘m sorry, just on my period and everything hurts and it’s all hitting at once.” your eyes were red, avoiding his. he could see you were in pain, and as someone who had endured enemy torture and the hardest forms of training, his heart never hurt as much as it did now. he reached a gloved hand towards your face, brushing away your tears. his other hand came to your lower belly, rubbing circles over your clothes. “shhh, ‘s okay. you wanna sit down?” you shook your head in disagreement. you felt like a child, but you were never allowed to be weak outside of your own room. for some reason today, you let simon riley see you weak.

you walked around his body and laid on top of his covers, curling into a fetal position. he let you get comfy, finding a way to lay down that lessened your cramps. finally, you were done moving. “si?” you never called him that unless you absolutely needed him. he got up and locked the door, not wanting to disturb your peace. “yeah, baby?” might as well use it now, you hadn’t complained. if anything your face softened when he said it, and simon riley would die a thousand deaths just to see a moment of relief on your face. “will you lay with me?”

he eagerly stripped out of his gear, climbing on top of his bed to lay down with you. he placed a hand on your arm, letting you choose where you wanted him. you dragged his hand under your sweatshirt, using it like a heating pad for your cramps. you let out a soft moan of pleasure and he answered it with a low growl, pulling you into him by the stomach. his thumb caressed your bare skin with small circles, memorizing every dip and valley. he strived to commit the moment to memory, not knowing if you’d ever be this vulnerable again. “feel better, dove?” you nodded, finally succumbing to sleep that had evaded you the past night. he smiled under his mask, placing a small kiss to the back of your head.

finally you were at peace, and all because of him.

#simon ghost riley #simon riley x reader #simon riley x you #cod 141 #fluff #ghost call of duty #tornadothoughts #best friends to lovers #period cramps #john soap mactavish #kyle gaz garrick #captain john price