#you keep me going

[angelxd-3303]

A mouse spots a crow in a secluded part of the forest, hopping amongst the mushrooms. Bright eyes and glistening feathers enrapture the mouse, and she finds the courage to approach.

"I like your trinkets." The mouse says, looking over the shiny beads round their neck.

"I like yours too!" The crow replies, tilting their head to get a better look at the buttons and bits of fabric.

"May we be friends?" The mouse asks. 

"We may." The crow agrees, and so it is. The mouse whispers many secrets, and the crow does the same. 

Many moons pass; with the seasons coming and going, they grow closer and closer. 

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"Is this life all there is?" The mouse asks, laying upon the grass beside the crow. With a thoughtful puff of their feathers, the crow shrugs.

"Perhaps. If it is, we ought to make the most of it."

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The crow brings gifts from far away, and the mouse does the same. Much more time passes, with both of them growing and learning from one another.

"I'm afraid of being alone." The crow admits.

"I'll always be here." The mouse vows.

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The mouse flees from a dog that means no harm, but the crow does not mock her. The mouse is held patiently by ebony wings.

"Why is the world so cruel?" The mouse sobs, recalling her past. "What did I do wrong?"

"Nothing." Says the crow. "Life is unforgiving, and rarely fair. We mustn't blame ourselves for the misdeeds of others."

"I need you here." Whispers the mouse.

"I'll always be here." The crow vows.

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The other mice warn that she will be killed by the crow, but the mouse has never felt more alive. When the crow is gone, the mouse feels their absence weighing down her chest.

"I need you." She wails in the night, when no one hears her.

"I need you." She thinks throughout the day, an endless mantra of cold loneliness that only disappears when the crow's beating wings are heard once more.

"I need you."

"I will never leave you."

"I want you."

"You complete me."

"I…"

"I love you."

#traditional art #my writing #my beloved #just a small drabble #do you ever just...miss someone? #like im talking to you via text but its just not the same #i need you here #do you ever feel selfish with how much you want to hide someone away from everything that hurts them and keep them all to yourself? #you make me smile #you keep me going

[hollandsgrave]

Jason in the subway ft. Pizza Rat 🍕🐀

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#holl #my art #shout out to all my new bot followers #you keep me going #slashers #slasher #horror #jason voorhees #friday the 13th #friday the thirteenth #jason vorhees

[demon-of-ikebukuro]

I'm looking to summon a gay demon that has shizaya brainrot 👀

FOR REAL IT ME

#YOU KEEP ME GOING #demon answers

[sezja]

Just shy of 30 subscribers is frankly kind of astonishing considering I post barely anything on Ao3 and when I do it's my niche-ass rarepairs that (bard boys notwithstanding) only I care about

#i love. all 28 of you. bless. #you keep me going

[021894s]

all of your smaus make me so delusional…sigh (affectionate). you’re so good at making them !!!!

STOP TYSM☹️ it means sm to see that one of my favorite writers appreciates my work🫶🏻 I was definitely hesitant to start up my blog in the beginning so i’m truly sosososo appreciative of all the love 🤍

#muah #IM CRYING #you keep me going

[are-we-really-doing-this]

I don’t think words could describe how much Brody King means to me right now

#I love you big man #you keep me going #I mean that shit #aew lb

[ashtraysystem]

moss under my feet

tiny dogs on the street

my fingers through your hair

soup and sandwiches

the catnip flourishing

my snail crawling around and splaying himself out in the moisture

the smile on your face when you talk about going back

the hug that I never wanted to let go, even though I know you won't be gone long.

I'll see you again soon, Starshine. Have a safe flight. 💙💚🧡

#xavier🖋 #I'm so glad I skipped classes on Wednesday #Because I got to experience life with you #and some of the good things that are difficult to find sometimes #you shine so bright that it lights my way even when I feel I am cornered by shadows #like a beacon in the fog #I know that's cheesy and frankly ridiculously romantic #but it's true for me #you keep me focused #you keep me going #you are my north star when the waves of the world threaten to sink my vessel #this was scheduled btw so when you see this i much later than i wrote it

[howdoyousleep3]

mama k I just read chapter 2 and commented on ao3 (same username, just with a c instead of a k) but IM SO EXCITED I LOVE THIS STORY AND IM SO GLAD YOURE SHARING WITH US ILY MAMA K I LOVE YOURE WRITING AND IM SO EXCITED FOR MORE TO COME

🥹🥹🥹 eeeeee thank you, bby!! I’m so happy to be sharing it with you as well. Can’t wait to keep sharing, ilyyyyy. 🥹😚💕

#askK #my writing #you’re the like you’re the night #fic reaction #thank you for reading and reblogging and commentingggg #you keep me going

[wolfmoonmusic]

Something's gonna drop in today (mostly) or tomorrow 👀

I'll try and get all the requests out by next week, 'cuz I've got quite a few prep holidays coming up, but the subjects are easy.

It's really funny, they gave us ONE day off for the hard subjects, and are giving us 3-5 for the EXTREMELY easy ones.

Anyways, I've got 8 requests now (they're still open), so i should be able to get them out soon.

#ananya talks #i'm excited #im also exhausted lol #y'all are the best #you keep me going

[appocalipse]

Of course you're not disappointing us Amy. Just wanna hug u for all the works you post here for us even if its late.

thank you for being such a sweetheart 😭

#amy answers #love u! #you keep me going #i'll gladly accept that hug <3

[dadralt]

my 💖beloved mutuals💖 who always reblog my gifsets, no matter how basic or ugly i think they are, i see you, and i treasure you

#and the ones who leave nice tags on top of that #i absolutely adore you #you keep me going #thank you #from the bottom of my heart #txt

[flaccid-rats]

Hello!! Just popping in to say that I love your writing, and I so appreciate the time that you take to share it with us :D

Your stories are so creative, and your characterization is wonderful. Thank you so much for your wonderful work!!

Awww thank you 💛!

#hnn I love you guys #you keep me going #oooh an ask

[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

[selfhealingmoments]

#Social media #true #keep going #keep moving forward #don't take it personally #don't take it too seriously #living in the present #living for myself #new life #new beginnings #new me #new day #new you #reminder #life lessons #life

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

#yes i want things to be free like ??? that is not a weird desire #'but but it costs money to keep up' ok and? how is that my problem #the government has plenty of murder dollars they could reallocate a few to make internet services universal if they wanted #also these companies were perfectly capable of supporting themselves before the internet got drowned with ads so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #edit: muting notifs on this post bc new additions have kind of petered out #so no one feel bad about adding something someone else has said‚ it is not bothering me im just trying to keep my #notifs page cleanish lol #also since i saw some people are being redirected to read my tags: firstly hiiiiii this is a special secret message for you:3 #secondly i have learned since making this that the reason they were able to support themselves previously was because #of investors bankrolling everything #and theyre now finally realizing that theyre never going to actually make a profit and arent as willing to invest #however thats just a minor correction and doesnt change my overall point #once again. so many murder dollars #so thats why im just adding it here in the tags rather than making an actual correction #anyways . love yall 💕 #origibberish #bigger gibbers

[are-we-really-doing-this]

#YOU KEEP ME GOING #my anonz #meme