i’m so obsessed with the way people work. oh you listen to piano covers of je te lasserai de mots to go to sleep? in the summer you cover your blinds with blankets to sleep longer? you brighten your hair every summer with sun bum? you sleep with multiple blankets on your bed but only use two? you have a record player but never use it? you have 13 playlists but only use two? you sleep with a stuffed animal but it’s more like a presence? your lamps stopped working two months ago but you’re too lazy to fix them? like there’s just so many small little things i love.
If any "gen alpha" comes across this, know that generational prejudices are nonsense where it matters and that I respect you immensely! We're in this together. I support you and want to help you however I can. Remember, any "gen Z" who is mean to you is a silly mean bean and already became a cranky grandpa at a young age. Don't listen to 'em. You're cool. Live your life. Enjoy where you're at and when you were born, whatever that looks like. You got this 👍
the little corner of fanfic writers i've found myself is so funny because to an outsider who thinks in terms of fic "popularity" or some other bullshit measure of accomplishment, it just makes no sense. It's like ah yes, these are my dear friends who have some of the most popular fics out there, even if just in niche circles, but I'm just a little guy! We all write such different stuff with varying popularity but we all inspire each other and we're having fun and it's delightful. So who cares.
Just watched a collection of young men perform 'dance of the fare-dodger', and it was a delight. It makes me wish I could draw well enough to share. Shwip! Under the turnstile! Zip! A mounted lift! Whoosh! A fearless leap!
It was a thing of beauty, you should have seen it. 10/10, flawless performance.