#somebody reminded me about this

[weisscoldglare]

#weiss schnee #blake belladonna #rwby #ruby rose #cold!ruby #Everthing Went Wrong #EWW AU #somebody reminded me about this #i think im gonna iron out what happens after they are all brought together again #the rest feels solid #maybe ill write out something during oncoming breaks #idunno #coldglareshares

[uncanny-tranny]

Once you stop thinking about queer people's labels as strict indications of what's in their pants and who they do/don't bed and instead view queer people's labels as how they interact with the world, you'll find that you'll get along with queer people better and treat them better, I think.

#queer #lgbt #lgbtq #like of course some people use labels in the way i described first and i don't think that's inherently bad... #...but like. as a trans person i hate when people try to like... use my labels (or their labels they force on me) to say what's in my pants #i think there's a fone line between somebody using a label in the first way i described and somebody forcing their understanding of other... #...people onto them. like. #i think it can be a small shift in thought but it's helpful #it reminds me of the shirt that went around of the boston dyke march (<3) shirt design... #...which basically listed who was welcomed at the march and it was a super long list #if anybody is wondering what i'm talking about wrt the last two tags i have the image on hand

[puppyeared]

i like him

#somebody needs to keep me 8 metres away at all times or else ill start chewing on him #i just want everyone to know if i end up making a character who happens to resemble harvey in any shape or form #it probably wasnt a coincidence 😐and it will happen again #if i remember maybe ill try getting stardew when it goes on sale.. my friend showed me her farm and she named her chicken after doja cat #or maybe it was nikki minaj i cant remember. and she also said smth about monsters and passing out if you stay out after a certain hour #idk how accurate tht is all i know is the funny fucked up grandpas bed #i read somewhere that harveys supposed to be in his early to mid thirties and i dont have a problem with it but i think itd be very funny #if hes actually younger than he looks hes just a med school postgrad lmao. idk how well that headcanon would hold up since ive #never played the game and idk how often ppl talk about his age or if itsjust an implied thing. i just think its really really funny #im trying to get into the habit of drawing poses so im using reference images to try and build up muscle memory #i found some cute pictures of two ppl playing by the sea shore and it reminded me of xin and sailor so im gonna draw em like that #i havent drawn em in so long..... maybe i should update xins reference since i changed their lore quite a bit #myart #my art #doodles #stardew valley #stardew #sdv #sdv harvey #kinda wanna see him whimper a little bit. as a treat

[wilsonsmcgillsweatshirt]

House's problem isn't that he lacks empathy. It's that he has too much. He cares to the point that it's self-destructive. That's why he avoids interacting with patients like the plague because he knows that he'll care. He knows that he'll get attached, and he can't cope with that kind of vulnerability. House can empathize with and understand people so well that if he didn't constantly fight against it, he'd lose himself. He insults people and hurts people, and pushes them away as a survival tactic. Nobody spends that much time trying to convince people they don't care when they actually don't care. He has experienced so much heartbreak and abuse that he's learned his only way to survive is to push people away. He's not just trying to convince others he doesn't care. He's trying to convince himself, too. And he fails every single time. Because Gregory House loves people. He relates to them, he cares about them, and he feels vast amounts of empathy for them. He never gives up on patients, and he'll try to convince you that it's just because he loves puzzles, and while he does, it also is because he cares. When you experience that much empathy for people, it saturates every single part of your life. Every interaction you have becomes painful and overstimulating. You start to lose yourself. House is desperately trying not to drown in the minds of others. His ability to understand and care about people is what makes him a great doctor, but it's a blessing and curse. So he bites and claws and avoids and fights because it's all he can do to stay afloat. He's trying to constantly battle experiencing the emotions of others, on top of his own emotions, all at the same time.

#I honestly think is a big reason he gets along with Wilson so well #Because while Wilson pretends to care as much as House actually does #Wilson doesn't actually give a shit about 99% of things #So he balances House out #House can be around him without suffocating underneath an oppressive amount of emotion #I'm sure it's like a breath of fresh air being around somebody who genuinely doesnt care when you care to much #Because then he doesn't have to worry about taking on another persons emotions plus his own at the same time #Not to get into my hannibal/house crossover again but Houses empathy reminds me of Will Grahams #house md #house #james wilson #greg house #gregory house #hate crimes md #hatecrimes md #housemd #house headcanons

[iraprince]

Hiii, i love your stuff and kinda from a distance really look up at you for, in my perception, being able to express yourself without giving a fuck. Thats sick dude, Im so so afraid, of absolutely everything, its nice to think like i might grow into someone less apologetic of my existence. Nice to see people just being yknow

hey, thank you, this is really really nice. the secret that is probably not a secret is that i am also deeply afraid a lot of the time lmao -- but less than i used to be, and in ways that feel less stifling and self-suffocating, if that makes sense.

like, it used to be "i'm scared that if i express myself the way i want to, everyone will find me obnoxious, so let's just sand those edges down to be safe" -- now my fears are more like "now that i'm expressing myself in a way that feels natural and real, i'm afraid that it's all stupid/vapid/not worthwhile or meaningful" (<- specifically abt my art) or "i'm happy that i talk and act the way i want to now, but what if it makes me impossible to befriend," etc etc etc. which still feels bad and puts me in a funk a lot of the time but at least it's a fear that comes After/in reaction to doing stuff, rather than a fear that STOPS me from doing stuff, you know? like, it's evolved into a kind of fear that's less in my way.

anyway. i believe you'll experience something like this, because wanting to grow is the first step of growing. the fact that u hope or wish for something different means you're already on your way. to fewer fucks!! or at least distributing the fucks u give in a way that serves u better

#stuff like accepting that i'm reserved and i'm not very accessible via messages. #or that my online tone isn't very bubbly and it's weird and uncomfortable to force it. #i stop letting fears about that shape my behavior ('i'll look mean or snotty so let's force markers of Friendliness to avoid that!!') - #- and instead act the way i want to and then trade it in for new fears that come After the action. #also a good reminder to give urself is that if ur fear is abt how other ppl perceive u (as 90% of mine is personally) #u really... can't actually control that. and being very very anxious abt it all the time is usually ur brain throwing a tantrum abt not-- #--having that control. bc it is understandably very scary that u don't have that control #as much as it sucks + is terrifying the truth is the only thing u can do is ask urself 'am i behaving in a way that i'm proud of' #'am i behaving in a way that's in alignment w my values + what i think is important' #bc if the answer to that is yes and somebody hates u or is deeply offended by ur existence anyway. well. literally not ur problem #but obv being at peace w that is way way easier said than done + requires tons of practice and will take. probably. years. which is fine #i am stuck with myself. i can either contort myself forever trying to be someone everyone will like and find totally nonthreatening and- #inoffensive and in the process exhaust myself totally and never feel safe or natural myself. OR #i can say okay. so i am a kind of prickly guy with stern and drab speech patterns and close to no social energy. and i think i can still be #-sexy and fun this way. and it is up to other ppl to figure out if they can agree w me on that #ANYWAY enough rambling for now. just another one of those things i think abt a lot so i have a lot of ready-made sentences abt it in mind

[rainymoodlet]

Kiss Me in Komorebi+ 🌸

[ Settling In… ]

For more context as to what Dan and Eoin are speaking about here, check out Kay’s amazing application for our beloved rockstar.

I also love that these poses apparently reveal the base mesh of Dan’s suit jacket being a regular shirt, fhdhfj

Part 6.c of 6 🌹

@foxsimthings

#ts4 #ts4 screenshots #ts4 gameplay #ts4 bachelor challenge #ts4 challenge #;kmik #sim: daniel #eoin einfeld by foxsimthings #|| #eoin 🙁🙁🙁 #he’s honestly so tense and i don’t blame him!! #his career his relationship with both his ex and the media itself… #this is a lot to put oneself through just to meet the guy you hope is the one!! #i hope you like what i did to fuss with eoin being submitted as a contestant kay!! #i went with the idea that eoin filled out an application as a self-effacing joke during a Bad Recovery Night and #forgot about it - having had no intention to send it. - but ~somebody~ sent it for him #🫢🫢🫢 #i really do love him omg he reminds me of get him to the greej #greek too #in the best way possible

[runningatypufullspeed]

I AM BEING FORCED TO ROLEPLAY AS SCYTHE FUCKING GODDARD FOR MY SCHOOLA SISIGNMRNT CAN SOMEONE END ME PLEASE END ME NOW

#CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME?? LIKE GIVE ME SOME POINTERS #arc of scythe #only talking about the first book btw I forgot literally everything else #IVE ANNOTATED HIS CHARACTER FRONT AND BACK BUT LIKE DESPITE ALLAT IM STILL REALLY SHIT AT ROLEPLAY #also I SUCK at 0aying these sorts of villains if he was creepy that’d be a different story but he’s just pompous #and greedy and sadistic and power hungry like YEAH he is KIND of creepy but not like. captain beatty #weird comparison but *vague hand gestures #scythe goddard #I actually think it’s really interesting how both he and scythe curie glean for the sake of solving stagnation #it’s just that scythe curie gleans handpicked stagnant people whereas #goddard thinks that EVERYONE is stagnant thus he feels the need to not only glean them but traumatize them as well #‘’remind them of their mortality’’ or whatever bs I CANT ACTUALLY TELL IF HES BEING GENUINE BUT #THATS WHAT I GOT FROM HIS JOURNALS #who knows maybe that’s just an excuse to end lives excessively ugh he’s such a #I don’t wanna say shallow character? but. but #SOMEBODY HELP ME? PLEASE? #I WANNA GO BACK TO F451ING

[felizusnavidad]

so today my spotify was like "hey girlie its been a while lets go back to hadestown" and i am losing my mind again

#a little reminder that eurydice was a hungry young girl #also we need to talk about that excellent transition from epic II to chant because HOLY FUCKING SHIT #ITS DOING THINGS TO MY BRAIN #but also i think chant is my favourite song from the whole musical #the beginning is so creepy and the whole song is so chaotic #jesus #in this essay i will- #pls somebody stop me i am losing my mind AGAIN #hadestown #but sincerely can you hear me?*

[cakesandfail]

Me talking about Angua and Vimes today like

She's gonna be commander of the watch one day and there's nothing you can say to convince me otherwise

#gem rereads the watch #WE'RE ALL SOMEBODY'S DOG #i am losing it #reminds me of when carrot and vetinari have the conversation about the shared origins of 'police' and 'politician' #CAN'T THINK WHY

[mothfables]

HOLD ON I JUST CAME UP WITH THE CUTEST IDEA FOR A BONUS STORY FOR SNAIL

#mod speaks #snail #i need to write this down in my notes somebody remind me to come back #and post about it here #snail bonus shells

[severalowls]

Keep thinking about that old old post about mine inspector elections with this ad:

And somebody responded like "they obviously meant vampire bats but the mistake makes it so funny" but like... it's so clearly somebody having fun with a relatively low stakes local government election.

Do not ascribe to incompetence what can be explained by somebody doing a funny joke on purpose....

#not the recent post abt finding old mines in arizona which somebody added the image to and reminded me #the 'original' about how the concept is wild

[uncanny-tranny]

Periodic reminder that unless a person specifically and clearly tells you it is okay to tell others they are trans or queer, you should err on the side of caution and assume they do not want you to tell people (especially random people!) about their transness or queerness.

You have no idea, generally, why somebody doesn't talk openly about their trans or queer status, and you have no idea, truly, how somebody might react to that information. The most progressive person out there is still capable of harbouring incredibly negative thoughts about somebody's queer status.

#lesbian #gay #bi #bisexual #trans #transgender #queer #lgbt #lgbtq #ally advice #inspired after somebody at work outed me (again ×3) #i don't care how 'safe' you assume they will be! you cannot TRULY guarantee their safety! #you are effectively gambling with somebody's safety by assuming you can out them #also even if their safety was somehow 100% guaranteed it is still not your place to dictate what others know about THEM #like it isn't your own information you are giving out. the other person is a real human being with real thoughts... #...and there are real ramifications to your actions! this is like... real life and like... real people #anyway. i'm still fucking horrified at how cool people are (at least wrt me) with outing others 🙃🫠 #and it just... further reminds me that others see me as like... a thing to be talked about/over and i'm not seen as an autonomous human #maybe that's not their intentions 9/10 times but that still doesn't justify it nor does it change how i interpret that behaviour 👍 #it's just dehumanizing imo to be reminded 'your comfort DOESN'T MATTER. i think you should be talked ABOUT not TO.' #clarification for the first tag: this is the THIRD time somebody has outed me. i NEVER talk about being trans to... pretty much ANYBODY irl #it's shit like this that i have to resist taking the 'doompill' over #because it's scary and dehumanizing every. single. time. i feel so fucking scared each time #because - AGAIN - i know my safety will NEVER be guaranteed because i am trans and queer

[shadowlinktheshadow]

he is very precious to me

like, he just randomly appears out of no where with no leads from botw

hes hot as fuck, has a cool ass design, and fucking LOVES what he does

#i may not have gotten any ww references from the pirate attavk in lurelin #or the pirate ship in rito village #but i have tauro #looking at the LIGHT BLUE LONGSLEEVE SHIRT around his waist #because it reminds me of a CERTAIN LIGHT BLUE LONGSLEEVE SHIRT A CERTAIN SOMEBODY HAD #WHO LIVED ON AN ISLAND IN THE GREAT SEA #if i knew how to draw muscles then i would draw him daily #thank you for coming to my ted talk #about tauro and wind waker #legend of zelda #zelda totk #totk tauro

[lizbethborden]

I honestly am going to try giving up on talking about antisemitism in any context except private convos with other Jewish people. The truth is that virtually no one outside of Jewish communities cares. No one. They didn't care before, they don't care now, and they won't care after. Some of the smartest people I know on here and in life do not care, have never cared, and will only pretend to care the next time there's a "punching Nazis" meme on the dash. They do not care about this deeply embedded bigotry because the truth is that antisemitism is a central pillar of, well, virtually everything everywhere, and to interrogate that is to interrogate a foundational aspect of their culture, religion, and society, which no one is interested in doing, even on a website where the majority of people at least pay lip service to deconstructing societal biases and institutional oppression. It is much simpler and more convenient to not care. So, keep on not caring, I guess. I'm not going to forget it. Neither will the other Jewish people around you.

#i have to try to remind myself that statistically it is unlikely that many people on here have ever even met a jewish person #so nobody. cares. and they will never care. #i'm sure now somebody's going to vague me about what a bad person i am for saying it's bigoted and unhelpful to do blood libel as activism #and how evil and selfish i am as an evil evil jew for being affected by that and it being EVERYWHERE on social media #because it's not like i can care about multiple things at once obviously given my ratty jewish dual loyalty #ok. fine. #go ahead. lose respect for me. mine was already gone for you

[thenatashapulleyuniverse]

Jem Castlereagh and Being the "Other"

The other night, I got into a discussion about Joe's racial and queer identity, and how these two things must have brought on a sense of guilt when he used to be Jem. It was such a fascinating topic to discuss that I want to share it here.

Joe is a white-passing biracial man. His mother is white, his father is Chinese. I want to specifically talk about Jem, since in that life, Jem was able to rise up to a high position with substantial power: The House of Lords.

On the topic of racial identity, Jem chose to be like other racialized white men, which in turn might have caused him to develop identity issues and guilt along the way. It's only speculation on our part whether or not he was gently persuaded/pushed/forced into this role, but this type of action brings about a sense of betrayal. He felt like he was betraying everything his family stood for.

Let's say his mother really did choose to go ahead and elope with a Chinese man. Jem's family history in of itself is already a betrayal to the fundamental order of things. His parents being a mixed race couple in the 19th century raising two sons, it couldn't have been easy for them. Toby (I don't think Jem mentioned an older brother but let's say Toby is also consistent with every Joe in every timeline) isn't white passing, so we can assume he's had his hardship of discrimination. So Jem knowing that he's "other" and that his family is "other", chooses to masquerade as a person who looks and sounds and fits right in with the group of people who would hurt his mother and father and brother for less than nothing just because they're a family. His family must be proud of him for being able to get opportunites they never would, but Jem carries that guilt because he knows he has to abandon his culture, his race, and inevitably his family just so that he can keep them all safe (him included). Jem choosing to use his mother's maiden name too is fact of this. Throwing away your true family name to fit in/to become somebody new is a reoccuring theme within the Kingdoms---Kite does it to appease to the English Navy, Agatha does it because she doesn't want to be connected to Lawrence anymore.

On top of that, he's a queer man. It's evident that he has a fondness for Madeline, but at the core of it, it wasn't a satisfying marriage because he's still playing the role of a heterosexual man to fit in. His queer identity basically ties in with what I'm saying about him betraying his family. I can't really imagine them being, you know, acceptable of gay people given they are a product of their time. At least with Jem's racial identity, he isn't alone. He has his brother. He has his father. He has a support system when it comes to being a racial minority. But being queer goes even deeper than that, because he's alone with all of that. You don't go to the asylum for being half-Chinese, but you can for being gay. Can you imagine how deep he must have suppressed that when he marries Madeline? How utterly alone? That is, until he meets Kite, another deeply repressed gay man. In his head, Jem must have had his reservations. His guilt, this time, is not only directed towards his mother and father and brother, but as well as to his wife and son. On paper, he's the ideal Englishman and they have given him everything to hold up that ideal. Yet the minute he finds somebody who understands what it means to be "other", he throws away everything his family had given him and goes with Kite to be "other" with him. My explanation here makes Jem wanting to go back home and be with his son even more symbolic and even sadder, because once he has thrown away everything to be the "other" there was never a world where he could have gone back unscathed, where he could have had his son and Kite too. So he loses everything when the timeline shifts. I think he knew that too, somewhere deep, deep inside, and so we can't even begin to fathom how deep his guilt goes regarding his racial and queer identity.

Of course, all of this is still speculation and we know nothing about Jem, Jem's family, and Madeline except from Kite's POV and the letters. However, all of this places even more importance on just how essential Kite is to Joe/Jem's person. He was willing to share his real name with Kite, willing to reveal his biracial heritage to him (I can't imagine that he shared that information with Madeline or his son Edward in his rise to power). At the intersection of Joe's character, between his race and his queerness, is just a man who wants to keep everybody he loves safe---whether that means having to hide who he really is, or joining the side of the "other" despite everything.

#i would love to hear what everybody has to say on this! #am i making sense do people understand me. everything makes more sense when im cooking something up in a frenzy in a public discord server #somewhere here is a banger essay topic on the themes of choices and decisions in the kingdoms #as i wrote this up it really reminded me of thaniel's character and watchmaker's themes of choosing for yourself vs fate #and you know i love me some parallels between novels. its about the overarching themes. its about the symbolism. #its about the inherent struggle of the pulley protagonist #theres also a banger fanfic idea here about joe/jem with imposter syndrome can somebody get on that #okay ive said my thinkpiece #the kingdoms #natasha pulley

[allsnarker]

< still mentally grappling with not only am i loved but people like. think about me when im not there (in a good way) whoa. like i know that but whoa.

#burd chirping noises #//like i dont really think people think about me bc i do that adhd thing where if im not looking at the thing i forget about it #//but with people #//so i can only assume that other people do the same thing to me #//like if something reminds me of somebody i'll send it to them of course but i kind of forget that i dont exist in a vacuum #//bc head fucking empty #//like whoa dude #//you want me around! whoa. that's pretty cool actually. #//im not the most emotionally intelligent fella around these here parts but i do my best #//and that gives me a warm fuzzy feeling idk #//(i would say obviously but we're all autistic here sir (enby)) i think about u too just saying ok bye now #//ive been emotionally vulnerable i have to leave again #//i will look back on this post in like 2 years and shake my head at myself bc man. this dudes an idiot (endearing)