#tw: covid mention

[skymaiden32]

Hi everyone! This isn't a very happy post, but it is very serious. Something happened yesterday and I just need somewhere to vent.

(No members of the Thunderfam are involved; it's about people I know IRL.)

I used to have this friend. My closest childhood friend. Our parents were also friends and had the two of us around the same time. I remember he used to have a lot of Thunderbirds toys. I guess that makes him the first friend I ever had in the fandom, even if we had no clue what fandom was back then. 

Something I should get out the way is that we grew up in a religious background, and we were in the same congregation as kids. Later on when we were teens, we had a trio with another boy, who beta-read my stories for me for a while. During COVID, all our religious activities moved online, and we drifted apart. I’ll call my former bff ‘Z’ and our other friend ‘J’. 

The longer the isolation went on, I started noticing that Z was no longer attending the online meetings, and whenever his parents were there they had these weird looks on their faces. Well, one day Z organised a Zoom call between the three of us and told us he’d moved out of his parent’s house and had converted to Islam. Me and J supported his decision, there were no hard feelings, and we promised to keep in touch.

Well, we did keep in touch for a little while. Z and I met up a couple of times, but that’s pretty much it. When the pandemic ended, me and J stayed in our congregation without him there. J got baptised and Z was there. J left for university, and my communication with him broke down as well, but that’s another story. At this point, I decided to change congregations for reasons unrelated to Z and J, which I’m not gonna get into here but let’s just say there were issues. I’m happy in my new congregation, but back to Z.

My mum and her husband are still in that old congregation to this day, and once I was there visiting them. That’s when I saw Z. He must’ve come with his dad. His mum wasn’t there for health reasons, which I’ll get into in a bit. That’s when he told me that he’d met someone at university. Mind you, he’d been at university for just about a year, and they were already engaged, talking about having kids, the works. He even told me they were planning on moving to another country. He showed me a picture of his fiance, and told me I’d be invited to the wedding. That was last April.

Now, I’m already annoyed at him because we’ve barely talked up until now, and any conversation we do have is by text, extremely short, and initiated by me. Honestly, if I hadn’t seen him in person, I doubt he would’ve told me he was engaged. I’m even more annoyed.

We get to his mum now. Z pretty much cut his parents off when he left, and his mother was understandably beside herself with worry. His mum is a lovely person. I adore her and when we were younger, she was like another mother to me. When I’d come round to his place she made me feel like part of that family. Hearing that Z’s hurt her so much really drives the wedge further.

Fast forward to yesterday. I wake up early because I had a congregation meeting at around ten. I open up TikTok. I see that Z has posted something, so I click on it. It’s a slideshow post with him and his fiancee goofing off. I look at the caption. It says, “marriage has changed me”.

…

She’s not his fiance anymore. She’s his wife. 

He said, to my face, that I would be invited. I wasn’t. I was heartbroken. I still am. Not because I was interested romantically, but because I’d realised I’d lost one of my best friends. I went to that meeting, because I needed to be around people I trusted after what I just saw. But I kept thinking about it over and over. Eventually, I decided that it was a lost cause, so I sent him a congratulations on TikTok, and blocked him. I made a vent post on TikTok too. It’s still up, but I may set it to private at some point. The bridge was already burnt; I just cut the rope because there was no way to repair it.

20 years down the drain. No one ever mentions how painful friendship break ups are. He was like a brother to me, but I can’t be friends with someone who treats me like that. Like those two decades didn’t happen. I honestly think I'll be upset over this for the rest of my life.

Z, if somehow you’ve found this post and are reading it, I want to thank you for the friendship we had while it lasted, and wish you and your wife the best. May you have many happy memories together...

#thunderfam #thunderfam sos #sky rambles #friendship breakup #vent post #tw: covid mention #serious post

[cosmic-kaden]

I don't think I'm gonna make it to midnight... :c this dumb ass covid can fuck off now..

#i want to stay up but nope body said its time for massive headaches and body pain... #I'm crying and everything sucks. new year you better be nicer to me or ill end it myself ffs. im so over being ill so often. #vent.tw #tw: covid mention #tw: physical pain

[dragonsmybeloved]

What The Plague Flight Means to Me.

I know the plague flight is very much stereotyped as having a brutal survivalist culture, but that is not how I choose to interpret it, and to see it reduced down to that is always very disheartening to me. My plague dragons care about the survival of their families and loved ones as much as they care about their own survival. They survive through solidarity and by helping their own. Why else would Mirrors be pack animals? And why else would Aberrations have two separate brains working for the survival of one body? Because unity and togetherness is what makes us more powerful than any lone survivor. Forewarning: This part gets intimately personal!! Survival also applies to more than just life, death, and physical ability. People can survive any number of tribulations, whether those tribulations are physical, social, or psychological. Living with chronic illnesses, living with mental illnesses, living through a global pandemic, worrying about the safety of friends and family, being faced with homophobia, transphobia, racism, ableism, misogyny, verbal, emotional, and physical abuse; all of these are survival! I have spent most of my life surrounded by family members who have dismissed my mental illness, dismissed my gender identity, condemned me for who I love, actively fight against my rights, and even went as far as threatening me with homelessness because of how I styled my hair, screamed at, berated... For something as trivial as that... I was alienated by my own family. And to realize my own family will never offer the acceptance I need so desperately in a world that is so cruel to the mentally ill and the LGBTQIA+ was the most painful heart break of my life. So when I joined Flight Rising during the lockdown of 2020, no flight offered me the same sense of solidarity as the flight of survivors. I am a survivor. Survival is holding out on the hopes of a better day. I am a fucking badass for being exactly who I am today and overcoming the tribulations I have faced. I survived to see a better day. I am still surviving, and I am still hoping for better days. Every day I wake up and I realize it's good to be alive. Even with every difficulty I face, I know I will come out stronger. I have a new family now, one who uplifts me rather than tearing me down. I have the privilege of being a part of this beautiful, diverse, kind, generous community of dragon lovers that is Flight Rising. And plague is a flight full of wonderful, tough exterior, tender-hearted badasses.

#sort of vent #tw: covid mention #tw: homophobia #tw: transphobia #tw: abuse #flight rising #plague flight #red dragon rambles

[dhampiravidi]

another "Save Shadow & Bone" idea!

ok but WHAT IF the beloved cast of S&B took the script for the show's S3 (since we know it's done & the showrunner loves it) & just did the 1st few episodes on YouTube, virtually?

it'd be FUNNY, obviously--while in quarantine, a lot of actors did some small, silly shows online. moreover, fans already LOVE the cast & we want more content.

picture Jessie w/dark eyeshadow the more she makes morally corrupt decisions. Amita w/kitchen knives when necessary. Ben doing SFX (apparently he actually did them for the nichevo'ya & well...who knows when Aleksander would be played by him again, except maybe in flashbacks). all the Grisha people have tons of practice doing their gestures for the Small Science, so *cue physical improv*

anyway, I think it'd be a great way to show how much people want to watch more Shadow & Bone (aside from the petitions, which are awesome but only take a second to sign)! all the more reason for another network to pick things up again w/the same cast!

#admin #shadow and bone #shadow & bone #netflix #netflix shadow and bone #save shadow and bone #s&b #fantasy shows #fantasy #youtube #shows #tv shows #television #scripts #virtual #tw: covid mention #covid mention: tw #quarantine mention tw #tw: quarantine mention #leigh bardugo #six of crows #grishaverse #jessie mei li #amita suman #ben barnes #freddie carter #archie renaux #patrick gibson #daisy head #danielle galligan

[pastafossa]

GUYS

So one of the few things I was sad about when moving was that I thought I’d be farther away, and out of driving distance, of the week-long wood carving class at an adult art camp/conference center I liked to go to. This was the first place I’d tried carving and learned I loved it. Pre-covid, I’d driven down there once or twice a year so I could learn from the man who became my wood carving mentor. Obviously I had to skip it the past few years, especially since my teacher is older and at risk.

I just found out

I am closer than I was before.

And he’s holding a class again in August.

I AM GOING BACK.

I’M GOING TO BRING HIM DRIFTWOOD AND SHOW HIM MY CARVINGS AND ALSO THE PRETTY MYSTERY WOOD I BOUGHT OFF ETSY

I AM SO HAPPY

#pasta life update #tw: covid mention #i am so fucking happy! #i was so worried about him during the pandemic too so there's the additional joy of him being ok #and not only is he ok but i can take all the things i made since my last class and show him #and go 'look see look i remembered everything you taught me and i kept going i kept learning even when things were really dark' #i'm so happy i could cry

[f1uckinghell]

Dan loves carlos&charles working from home bc that means they can smell like him 24/7. Just possessive caveman pack alpha brain

He's much more content when they all wfh!

Covid isn't really canon in the VV but can you imagine how happy Daniel would be when everyone wfh and studies from home all the time? He (and millions of other pack alphas) would be so happy lmao

#asks #virtues verse #tw: covid mention #vv!daniel

[castieltrash1]

ok sorry i've been gone for like a month D: my mom/sister got covid and were severely sick for two weeks so i was taking care of the whole house and stuff!! and then i've just been catching up on all the schoolwork i was behind on </3 i'm hoping to be a little active this weekend!

#and i prommy i will get to the last of the gosling requests soon! #tw: covid mention

[scndbrn]

thanks for the kind words, everyone. i’m okay. this week has been extremely overwhelming with cov/d , not going to work , forgetting to take my meds , and missing my babies at work that i started internalizing things i should not have. we gonna be okay , i’m not going anywhere , and i’m sorry for being an ass earlier. love you all so much. 💖

#mobile. #tw: covid mention

[moriiartist]

moriii hellooo! how are you love? <33 /p

the other day, i walked into the doctors for an appointment at like 11:40am, and i went up to the desk. usually, my mom would be there but since i got covid and then got her sick, i had to go in alone (i was there to get a weird symptom checked just in case it was something else). so i step up, and i say "hi I'm here for 7:45." i didnt even realize i said it until she was like "did you mean 11:45?" and i told her yeah. and she must have been able to tell that i had no idea what id said so she told me "you said 7:45, and i was like '7:45 in the morning or at night??'" she was joking obviously. but yeah 😭😭😀

-uni <3

Hi love!

Honestly, I think I would die of embarrassment if that ever happened to me, but I’m glad you and the receptionist were able to have a laugh about it.

I hope you feel better soon 💖

#ask #uni anon #tw: covid mention

[roguemetalmaster13]

hey friends I know I’ve been posting a bunch of shit about myself lately but I’m proud of myself because 4 years ago I had a near death experience and was in a coma for a bit and went from varsity athlete to unable to lift a fork and just as I was healing covid hit but I feel like I’m finally getting comfortable in my body again (or as much as I can be; is anyone ever really comfortable in their body?) and regaining muscle mass!

#this isn’t my house #personal bullshit #delete later #recovery #tw: covid mention #cw: Covid mention

[cosmic-kaden]

Just a wee vent. I apologize but I'm frustrated.

My mom and dad in law think they are invincible. They aren't vaccinated and as you know my daughter got COVID. Then I tested myself and sure enough, I have it as well. My mom has been hacking up her lungs today and I said "Mom, take a rapid test please, there's a good chance if (my daughter's name) and I got it, you could get it too. We are in such a small space (a 1bdrm apartment. There's 4 of us)

She refuses. "Oh I don't have it. I know I don't. It's just the in comings of a cold"

Like.... You're unvaccinated and now living with 2 people who for sure have COVID... We try to keep our distance as much as we can but it's pretty unavoidable and you've been coughing really horribly all day.- I wish she would take it seriously. She believes all the FB bullshit that it will kill you and shit if you get the vaccine.. which obviously everyone takes to things differently but the vast majority haven't had an issue, like with any vaccine you get a little sick for a few days then you're fine. Least that's how it was for me.

Her and I fought for a half hour and I snapped "If you get it, don't whine to me. You're the one who chose to be stupid and not get vaccinated. Good luck." I made her cry but fuck man, take this shit seriously!!!

Sorry for the vent I'm just so frustrated and mad. Like... No matter how much you show this woman she will still say "I don't need it, I've never gotten it. If I get vaccinated I'm going to end up dying because of the vaccine, I know because people on Facebook said so"

....... I don't understand why someone puts their health in the hands of uninformed morons on Facebook. Like my mom is already very unhealthy so if she does get COVID.... I fear the worst to be honest.

#tw: covid mention #vent.tw

[borathae]

hey Sibi... it's me here

ya bitch came to tell that i tested for covid. i'm freaking the shit out.

i cant even think of nice concepts to send to you these days

(xx 🥺💜)

No worries! Wishing you a speedy recovery! It sounds scary at first but if you’re vaccinated, it’s not even as bad as it first sounds. I'm sure you'll be healthy again in no time 💜

#asks #concept anonie #tw: covid mention

[adara-of-the-flame]

((Guess who got Covid?))

((yeah...that’s a thing that happened.))

#OOC #It's me. I got Covid #TW: covid #TW: Covid mention

[magicshvps]

so yesterday was deff the peak of my covid sickness, i felt a bit better today and was able to do some discord stuff and hopefully if this is the up and up, i’ll be around tomorrow to do some replies and ask memes and stuff. thanks to everyone who’s checked in and kept me company, this shit has really sucked but luckily i’ve been able to manage the worst parts of it. 

#ooc posts #tw: covid mention

[priwenshallprevail]

With me suffering brain fog more than usual. Some replies may be dropping shorter than my usual. Just know it's nothing against you, it's all me.

Covid severally messed me up, and I'm not sure I'm capable of getting back to what I used to be. So if I'm short, just know it's nothing personal. If I'm lengthy, I'm probably having one of my better days. I crave you all, and once again, I apologize for being this slow lately. 🍻⚘️

#psa; #brain fog; #tw: covid mention