#if only for a moment

[paper-lilypie]

late night bus trips

#fnaf #ball pit au #they deserve this #if only for a moment #please time…. be kinder to them #michael afton #gregory fazbear #fanart #forgot to post this lmao here! have babies

[greyias]

An Evening with Llarry

#grey's bg3 tag #oc: aravyn #llarry my spider son #i had to bring him to life #if only for a moment #*sarah mclachlan's 'i will remember you' plays on a loop*

[xbadnews]

dreaming about masquerade ball shenanigans

#ooc. #tbd. #i'm supposed to have saturday off so #i have to push through a few more days and then i will Be Free #if only for a moment #i am missing my baby hours tho i am ready for everyone in this store to get their shit together so i don't have to cover their asses #just wanna write/draw fun little things Dammit

[kessielrg]

the idea that X is the only Reploid that can cry is an interesting plot point actually...

“No one was supposed to get hurt.” they said. “The shock bomb was meant to disable the Reploid so we could address our concerns. We didn’t expect a human to-”

“Care?”

The simple word made the human take a step back. Their dumbfounded confusion only boiled X’s blood further.

“You didn’t expect a human to care.” he reiterated with a lot more force. “That’s what you mean, isn’t it?”

“I-“ they fumbled. “I…”

What finally got them to stop babbling was when they saw something glistening at the corner of X’s eye. That single drop formed and fell down his cheek so naturally, that the human was dead awestruck.

“You’re crying.”

#writing #writing stuff #my writing #megaman #rockman #Mega Man #mega man x #rockman x #megaman x #emerald spears #fanfiction #fan fiction #fanfic #fan fic #this from from a wip hell fic that apparently was based on a dream #i don't think this part was in the dream #but it's a good moment of 'oh god what have i done?' #if only for a moment #yes this fic is x and aero why do you ask? #that being said i might have posted this bit before #but i think it's pretty good so i'm sharing anyway

[theclaravoyant]

not saying I would kill a man for That Shirbert Scene but it’s Crowley dancing , carefree for a moment , softly boldly lit by fire and Aziraphale looking on like they’re the most beautiful thing he’s ever scene . but you know . I wouldn’t not do that

#I fell in love with the fire long ago #(would that I - hozier) is making me feel things #ineffable husbands #good omens #ineffable spouses #I humbly request the creators of the universe to bring me a beautiful carefree crowley #if only for a moment #It’s What He Deserves #ideas free to a good home

[silasplaskett]

watching the new mr and mrs smith and john turturro is here!!!!!!!!!!

#if only for a moment #mr and mrs smith #bea.txt

[archiephd]

#j.poll #why make decisions on my own anymore <3 #either of these will satiate my inner child in a way shitty global warming world disaster december has not been able to this year #if only for a moment

[phoenixkaptain]

Some people act like you have to hate the Jedi to like Anakin. Or hate Anakin to like the Jedi. But like, no?

I love Anakin Skywalker, he is a trash fire but he’s MY trash fire. I love the Jedi, they have flaws and faults but they’re whole philosophy is overcoming those flaws and faults to help people.

I love that Star Wars as a whole presents characters who are imperfect. Could the Jedi have done things differently? Yes. Could Anakin have done things differently? Yes. One is not worse than the other. Anakin sucked at being a Jedi, but that doesn’t mean the Jedi aren’t great.

It’s so strange to me when people villainize the Jedi. Like, they aren’t perfect, but they’ve never been presented as perfect. Even back in 1980, Yoda and Obi-Wan both make mistakes. They’re older and wiser, but they misunderstand some things and don’t have future vision and that’s okay.

Why does a character need to be perfect to be loved? What defines a character as perfect? Perfection is a trait unattainable by humans, but isn’t it also a matter of perspective? Maybe Luke Skywalker isn’t perfect for you, but he’s perfect for me.

There’s no one size, and why should there be? If everyone had the same wants and needs, then we would no longer be human. To be human is to make mistakes and to love things that aren’t perfect, because we ourselves are imperfect. And perfection isn’t something to strive for, because “perfect” is a word without meaning. Just as “beautiful” is a word without meaning, because what is beautiful to me may not be beautiful to you.

It’s okay that we’re different. Does every snowflake being different make snow any less beautiful? Snow is made up of billions and trillions of imperfect, perfect designs that meld together to make something wonderous. Being different doesn’t separate snowflakes, it allows them to hook together.

If nature is allowed to host imperfections, shouldn’t we be as well? Should humans really strive to be perfect? Should I be discussing philosophy to defend my love of fictional characters? The answers to all of these questions are different. They are phrased as yes or no questions, but they aren’t truly so one note, because one finds they must defend their answer. “Yes, but…” “No, because…” There is no right or wrong answer, because just as we are different, so too are our beliefs and opinions.

Therefore, I will continue to make my silly little comments and enjoy my silly little life. I will continue to love characters who are imperfect. I will continue to love people who are imperfect. I will continue to muse on the philosophies of life, all because I like two opposing forces in an imperfect story.

And so too, should you.

#star wars #star wars prequels #philosophy #anakin skywalker #jedi #the inane ramblings of a madman #things aren’t perfect #but that’s what makes them good #because my jagged edges and theirs #align just right #and that makes me happy #if only for a moment #i bask in that joy for as long as i can #i get frustrated over things that don’t affect me personally #i get angry at things that don’t matter #but they matter to me #and so i continue to care #and i care too much #and that’s perfect for me #long post

[cozy-the-overlord]

how do we feel about glasses hmm?

Oh gosh

#i do love glasses #but only when his hair is short #or it’s pulled back #loki with his hair pulled back in a bun #wearing modern clothes #and glasses #why does he need glasses #oh now i’m imagining a scenario where both he and his partner have glasses and they accidentally but each other’s glasses on in the morning #loki should put on your glasses #husband wear Sigyn’s glasses challenge #if only for a moment #just to be silly #thanks for the ask :) #friends #lokislittlesigyn #loki marvel #sigyn attempts to destroy me before breakfast

[synthville]

“I told you, do not engage.”

RAFFI MUSIKER - ST: PIC - S03E02

#raffi musiker #worf #literally fighting for her life omg #and sneed? major sicko like ‘it takes an old addict’ ??? nasty. like drop dead rn #she was trying so hard only for this to happen #and to what end! #at least she’s not in isolation anymore ig #because that was A Lot #here’s to hoping there’s some peace on the horizon!! #if only for a moment #because it’s what she deserves #also more sexy spy stylings because that’s what EYE deserve <3

[izayoichan]

Lucas: It doesn't hurt you or anything, right? Vy: It's... uncomfortable to change, but you get used to it -he walked to the back door and motioned Lucas to follow- I often fly with Hayden. It's something I enjoy greatly. And, flying is just... it's amazing. There's a freedom to cast one's wings to the wind that cannot be ignored.

He walked outside to a place with room, by the beach he and Hayden usually go for a walk. Taking off his clothes and folding them into a pile, he started changing. It was always strange to feel one's bones stretch and his skin ripple as scales rushed up his limbs and body to cover his form into its true form. Large red and majestic, his horns rippled through his head as his shape grew and changed, twitching and stretching. Vy growled, opening back his wings and stretching his form. The large dragon lowered his head at Lucas.

Vy: Hop on. Hold onto my horns. Lucas: Wow... 

He couldn't really say anything more as he watched the transformation. His only experience with flying was airplanes, which was nothing but boring and dull, this on the other hand, he had a hunch would be very very different. 

Lucas: Oh.. uhm... Okay...

He somewhat clumsily got one, holding onto Vy's horns tightly, no idea how this would feel, and he would rather not fall off.

Lucas: First time flier.. so gentle, okay?

Vy chuckled.

Vy: I won't fly too fast or too high. 

He looked up, though the vision of Lucas was obscured by his body, he could feel the boy secure on his horns. He stretched his wings and lifted flight, heading for the clouds. He made sure to fly right above the canopy of the trees in a steady and secure rhythm, not too fast so Lucas wouldn't have difficulty holding on, making sure to do the turns slowly, as if it was a motorcycle.

Vy: You're riding a flying bike! Lucas: I am not sure you can compare a bike to a dragon! -he chuckled- Something tells me your husband finds this awesome. 

It felt good to sit up there, he had thought he would be scared, anxious, something like that, but instead it felt fun, and much like Vy had said, there was a freedom to it. The rush of wind to his face made him smile and laugh whenever Vy took a turn.  Looking around, he had to admit, he felt he got a very different view on the world as well, like it changed somehow by being above it. Felt a little less daunting than it all too often did. Clearer.. or maybe it was just him being silly. 

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#the ward legacy #writblr #simblr #simblrstories #ts4 story #ts4 alpha #ts4 #co created with mahvaladara #Lucas Sunstar #Yvreon Ward #this is a new experience for Lucas #and a very good one #which he needs #to perhaps get comfortable with what he is #twict thing tomorrow at some point #and Vy is enjoying it #teaching a young dragon things #it makes the loss of fan a little lighter #if only for a moment #while hoping that their lost one will find their way home

[gender-luster]

i do not often feel this way, but laying here, in the lazy hours of the morning, listening to the gentle fall of rain and the soft songs of the summer birds, or even the occasional hum of the engine from a passing car, where even though the pain's not gone, i can still bear witness to such soft, amazing, humble beauty. it may just last for a moment, but for this moment i feel as if i may know true peace. and even as i feel this moment start to fade, i'm glad i'm here. i'm glad i stayed

#maybe one day the beauty will more often shine brighter than the pain #but until then #at least i still have this #if only for a moment #i only hope it will hold me until my next moment

[loonsy]

If a soul has a melody, yours has been stuck in my head from the beginning

#loonsy writes #poetry #soul mates does not mean it works #but rather that my soul yearns for yours #that your soul made a home for mine #If only for a moment #if your soul has a melody what would it be #(I like to think mine is Davy Jones melody from potc) #soul #melody #stuck in my head

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Knowledge Revenge.

#dungeon meshi #chilchuk tims #senshi #Somewhat of an unofficial sequel to the Dragon Comic. I promise I have more versatility in my jokes. I just had to take this opportunity. #Senshi is pretty much a recluse. I think he would know a few of these 'gottems' but not all. #Chilchuck would know gottems that are nearly lost to time. The deep cuts. The ones that you fall for because they are that obscure. #I would also like to take a moment to confess that after the last comic in which I posed a gottem - #I fell victim to a Mind Goblin Attack. I was thoroughly got. I will be on higher alert this time. #So NOBODY be funny in the tags. I am gullible and I like to share things with my friends. Who are *ruthless*. #I have a mild resistance to Vicious Mockery at this point but I can only take so much. #Happy Thistle Thursday Everyone! See you next week!

[rivetgoth]

It's honestly crazy that discussion around testosterone HRT skews so much towards the beginning stages of it (to the point that you have dozens of guys thinking their transition is "failed" if they don't pass by like a year in lol) and what the initial changes of the first couple of months to years look like, like the classic laundry list of those early basic changes like bottom growth, voice drop, etc, when IMO literally none of that compares remotely to the depth and intensity of the long term total masculinization you start to experience like 3-5+ years in.

#also has made it increasingly difficult to relate to those early into their transition honestly #like not in a bitter way it’s just like hard to express how diff the experience is #of being like a year on T vs 5 😭 #ETA I muted this post ages ago now but fwiw seeing transphobes pop up in the notes on occasion just to say cruel reactionary shit #you are clowns I cannot imagine seeing a post that is ONLY about discussing with folks about the reality of a medication #and choosing to make that your moment to get a schoolyard bully jab in about how you find it gross or something. #you are less well adjusted than must children. may the universe be kinder to you than you are to others.

[endusviolence]

Rowling isn't denying holocaust. She just pointed out that burning of transgender health books is a lie as that form of cosmetic surgery didn't exist. But of course you knew that already, didn't you?

I was thinking I'd probably see one of you! You're wrong :) Let's review the history a bit, shall we?

In this case, what we're talking about is the Institut für Sexualwissenschaft, or in English, The Institute of Sexology. This Institute was founded and headed by a gay Jewish sexologist named Magnus Hirschfeld. It was founded in July of 1919 as the first sexology research clinic in the world, and was run as a private, non-profit clinic. Hirschfeld and the researchers who worked there would give out consultations, medical advice, and even treatments for free to their poorer clientele, as well as give thousands of lectures and build a unique library full of books on gender, sexuality, and eroticism. Of course, being a gay man, Hirschfeld focused a lot on the gay community and proving that homosexuality was natural and could not be "cured".

Hirschfeld was unique in his time because he believed that nobody's gender was either one or the other. Rather, he contended that everyone is a mixture of both male and female, with every individual having their own unique mix of traits.

This leads into the Institute's work with transgender patients. Hirschfeld was actually the one to coin the term "transsexual" in 1923, though this word didn't become popular phrasing until 30 years later when Harry Benjamin began expanding his research (I'll just be shortening it to trans for this brief overview.) For the Institute, their revolutionary work with gay men eventually began to attract other members of the LGBTA+, including of course trans people.

Contrary to what Anon says, sex reassignment surgery was first tested in 1912. It'd already being used on humans throughout Europe during the 1920's by the time a doctor at the Institute named Ludwig Levy-Lenz began performing it on patients in 1931. Hirschfeld was at first opposed, but he came around quickly because it lowered the rate of suicide among their trans patients. Not only was reassignment performed at the Institute, but both facial feminization and facial masculization surgery were also done.

The Institute employed some of these patients, gave them therapy to help with other issues, even gave some of the mentioned surgeries for free to this who could not afford it! They spoke out on their behalf to the public, even getting Berlin police to help them create "transvestite passes" to allow people to dress however they wanted without the threat of being arrested. They worked together to fight the law, including trying to strike down Paragraph 175, which made it illegal to be homosexual. The picture below is from their holiday party, Magnus Hirschfeld being the gentleman on the right with the fabulous mustache. Many of the other people in this photo are transgender.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of a group of people. Some are smiling at the camera, others have serious expressions. Either way, they all seem to be happy. On the right side, an older gentleman in glasses- Magnus Hirschfeld- is sitting. He has short hair and a bushy mustache. He is resting one hand on the shoulder of the person in front of him. His other hand is being held by a person to his left. Another person to his right is holding his shoulder.]

There was always push back against the Institute, especially from conservatives who saw all of this as a bad thing. But conservatism can't stop progress without destroying it. They weren't willing to go that far for a good while. It all ended in March of 1933, when a new Chancellor was elected. The Nazis did not like homosexuals for several reasons. Chief among them, we break the boundaries of "normal" society. Shortly after the election, on May 6th, the book burnings began. The Jewish, gay, and obviously liberal Magnus Hirschfeld and his library of boundary-breaking literature was one of the very first targets. Thankfully, Hirschfeld was spared by virtue of being in Paris at the time (he would die in 1935, before the Nazis were able to invade France). His library wasn't so lucky.

This famous picture of the book burnings was taken after the Institute of Sexology had been raided. That's their books. Literature on so much about sexuality, eroticism, and gender, yes including their new work on trans people. This is the trans community's Alexandria. We're incredibly lucky that enough of it survived for Harry Benjamin and everyone who came after him was able to build on the Institute's work.

[Image ID: A black and white photo of the May Nazi book burning of the Institute of Sexology's library. A soldier, back facing the camera, is throwing a stack of books into the fire. In the background of the right side, a crowd is watching.]

As the Holocaust went on, the homosexuals of Germany became a targeted group. This did include transgender people, no matter what you say. To deny this reality is Holocaust denial. JK Rowling and everyone else who tries to pretend like this isn't reality is participating in that evil. You're agreeing with the Nazis.

But of course, you knew that already, didn't you?

Edit: Added image IDs. I apologize to those using screen readers for forgetting them. Please reblog this version instead.

#transgender #trans history #transsexual #transphobia #Magnus Hirschfeld #holocaust #holocaust denial #book burning #j.k. rowling #jk rowling #just in case you missed what i mean by all this: go fuck yourself anon :) #trans people have always existed #and we will always exist #if you really wanna pick a fight with me over well-documented history then you better bring in some sources to back your shit #queer history #queer #lgbt+ #lgbta+ #lgbt #lgbt history #edit: i finally got around to those damn image IDs. i am so very sorry for totally forgetting that's my bimbo moment of the month #also real quick i thought about adding an image of the actual building but the only one i can find has a Nazi parade in front of it #it was taken the day of the book burning raid and honestly if i were to include it then i'd add it to the first few paragraphs #and i think the story's better told when you uphold the hope Magnus Hirschfeld and all the researchers he worked with had #also keeps being brought up: yes Hirschfeld was a eugenicist. it was a popular belief set that was only discredited after WW2 #Hirschfeld died in 1935. he literally didn't live long enough to see science turn against those beliefs and practices #considering how he changed his mind on transitions i like to think he would've changed his mind on eugenics too if he'd lived