#your softness is your strength

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

shoutout to all my fellow 4th Unenjoyers who curl up in a corner with earbuds/headphones blasting music or videos to drown out the Noise <3 i hope the night passes Quickly for yall <3

#and if you're stuck doing a family thing for it. i am so so sorry #i wish you strength and again: a quick evening #anyway. may your blanket be soft and headphones/earbuds be cozy #get yourself a tasty treat! You Deserve It for dealing w/ this bullshit #absolutely unprompted #it sounds like a fuckin warzone out there ARENT FIREWORKS ILLEGAL HERE??? HM??? APPARENTLY NOT! #one of my cats has evaporated (hiding) and the other one is in the little fort i made for her #i predict that soon i will make the fort Bigger so that i may join her #im blasting music to try and cover up the noise for Both Of Us #every so often i turn around to exchange reassuring slow blinkies #yknow i almost roped myself into a (step)family function. thank fuck i decided not to go lmfao #my ideal 4th is Not hanging out with a bunch of conservatives for a fireworks party #in a state where its Legal to buy/fire your own #that wouldve been Hell on Earth

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

THE BEST OF SHENKO 1/?

The end of the world has a way of reminding you of all the things you forgot to say do. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021)

#mira makes gifs ✨ #kaidan alenko #sophie shepard #EDI #shenko #fshenko #mass effect #mass effect legendary edition #dailygaming #OTP: you're real enough for me #i learned i am physically incapable of creating less than like 20 gifs at a time #but shenko stonks are up right now!! #gif’ing my favorite bisexuals gives me joy 🥹 #even though ME2 is dry as shit for shenko content like it’s literally the sahara desert #like a whole ass 10 minutes max of cutscenes between shep and kaidan like come on #like 2 minutes in the prologue and like 8 minutes of cutscenes on horizon #and then an email and looking at the picture in your cabin before the suicide mission #i'm so sorry y'all ME2 shenko canon is absolute shit (besides kaidan being rightfully angry on horizon) which is why we ✨ignore it✨ 🥰 #but i rant about ME2 VS treatment too much so i will not write another essay about it in the tags #i will say the EDI line isn't the exact quote from the game but i think about it a lot tbf #same with the quote i borrowed from anderson too lmao (which is also a tiny bit paraphrased) #i just love EDI asking shep for relationship advice when you get to follow shep and kaidan's relationship/struggles across 3 games #and anderson's quote about all the things you forgot to do in relation kahlee to is just *chef's kiss* when you think about shenko #like whether it starts in ME1 or ME3 shenko has some really fantastic moments across the series #two characters with strong morals who realize that they're falling in love and literally start to become each other's strength?? #their soft place to land?? their support when they need it?? shenko will always have my heart #also the shenko quotes you get are the most fire thing in the world #you're real enough for me?? you make me feel human?? i want to be your strength- your soft place to land?? shenko you will always be famous #I FORGOT IM GONNA FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE CHANCE TO HOLD YOU AGAIN TOO LIKE?? #but i’ll stop ranting now bc i do that wayyy to much in my tags lol. have a good day wherever you are! <3

[devilsskettle]

i’m convinced the “soft is also strong” rhetoric that is so popular in fake deep rupi kaur-esque instagram poetry is designed to keep young women complacent

#like. in what way. just because you say something in the structure of a poem or quote doesn’t make it true #and like of course the world wants you to be soft???? it makes you an easier target #or it makes you easier to manipulate or just completely turn into a doormat WHY would you want that #of course they want you to think your ‘strength’ is weakness lmao #and it’s also so self congratulatory for no reason #like great you’re overly sensitive. that’s a virtue now! #smh girls we have got to get meaner

[thedreadvampy]

like not to be Horny On Main but for real bodies are so beautiful. the curve of the lower belly over the pelvic mound? impeccable. the smooth line along the ribs and the u-curve under the bottom rib that's made to fit an arm or hand? perfection. the landscape of backs and shoulders flexing and shifting and how they're never symmetrical but moving above and below each other? god lives there. hands. HANDS. oh my god the taper at the wrist the elegance of the shape HANDS. necks and you can see the structure of tendon and bone and throat move and interact and the rise and hollow of the throat and collar. the weight and stretch and fluid shape of breasts at any size. bodies are so fucking beautiful and people. are gorgeous.

#red said #sometimes i say things to people and they get mangled on the way out and sound kind of serial killer ish #but like. people are so worried about the superficial detail of like skin or makeup or whatever and I'm just like #do you not understand. that you're deeply structurally beautiful #like your body. is art. it's curves and balances and perfect fucking movements and countermovements #and positive and negative curves in harmony #and strength and delicacy #and yeah maybe you have scars or uneven skin texture or you're asymmetrical or missing a chunk but your body #is moving and building these shapes. these incredible fucking forms. that cry out to be held #not even sexually necessarily just in the way that you want to touch a beautiful thing #like you want to hold a smooth rock or touch the curve of a branch #like it is just. perfectly formed. #bodies. god. talk about art. #and it's YOUR body it's YOU and it speaks to who you are and how you use it #it can be strong or soft or willowy or tight or so many. things. at once.

[softquietsteadylove]

Can we have some s o f t Thenamesh after some spice?

Thena blinked herself awake, staring up at the ceiling of one of Babylon's many murals. It just wasn't the mural from her ceiling.

Gilgamesh smiled as soon as she looked at him. It was a little surprising that he had woken before her, but then again, last night had left her senses...disengaged.

"Hey."

"Hey," she smiled back, letting him lean in so their lips could meet. Gilgamesh liked kissing--the simple act of touching in any way to convey affection and adoration.

Thena might have said she didn't understand such notions at one time. But being with Gilgamesh, she had no choice but to accept that every look he gave her--every smile, every lingering touch of his hand to her arm, all were just as heartfelt as his flowery words.

And she loved every one of them.

Gilgamesh continued to press soft, light kisses along her cheeks, letting their sighs and the rustle of the sheets underscore their little moment. He pulled her closer, his hands pressing to the skin of her back like a lizard would press to the warmth of a sunbathed rock.

Thena allowed it, purring against him as the sun offered a pleasant warmth, second only to the man next to her. "I have watch."

"No," he denied outright, with a light chuckle as he nestled his face against her breastbone and kissed over her cleavage, "stay."

Thena ran her fingers through his hair, "I would love nothing more, but I do believe my pigheaded brother will have something to say about it. And I don't want him storming in here and spoiling the mood."

Gil snorted, moving his kisses to her shoulder and then to her neck, "he'll check your room first. Probably won't even think to come here."

"Hm," Thena acquiesced, although it had less to do with him being right and more to do with the pleasant tingles she was getting from his kisses.

Gilgamesh loved showering her with little affections like this. She deserved them, and he enjoyed giving them. Even more selfishly, he enjoyed knowing that he was the only one to elicit such contentment from the Warrior Eternal.

Thena was the Goddess of War. She was a creature of strength, and solitude. She commanded respect, commanded any space around her, commanded her powers more efficiently than any army.

But Thena also liked it when he lavished her with kisses along her long column of a neck. She liked it when he scraped his facial hair over her clavicle and she liked it when he nuzzled his nose into her soft, silken hair. Thena was the epitome of strength, but she was also far too beautiful for him not to worship, no matter her protests.

"The only reason I'm leaving this bed, is to make someone some much needed food."

Thena gave him her most playful glare. She enjoyed a bit of mischief, he had come to learn about her. She liked pushing Ikaris around (out of her way), liked passing judgements on their teammates/family with Druig, liked laughing at the results of Sprite's pranks with her.

He loved her laugh.

"I do hope you're talking about yourself," she mused, giving him a smile that bared her teeth. She thought she could come off as menacing but really it was just cute.

Gil moved to capture her lips again. He tasted like the first sunbeams of morning. "I suppose I could eat."

"Very well," Thena let out a deeply feigned sigh, her fingers trailing over the broad expanse of his back muscles. "I trust you to bring back something I will enjoy."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Gil played along, rolling over onto his back and pulling her onto his chest, closer to the window. The rising sun made her positively glow. She emitted radiance the way the sun offered energy. His arms closed around her waist. He angled his head on the pillow to look at her with her chin on top of her hands on top of his chest. "And why wouldn't you be coming with me?"

"You said you would vacate the bed for sustenance," Thena pointed out, entirely correctly, too. She tapped her fingers against chest, "it was never a condition that I join you."

Gil laughed, and the rumbling in his chest sealed Thena even closer to him. She found it comforting to listen to the many sounds of his being alive. He drew his knees up, pulling her knees with one of them and settling her between his legs. "I thought it was a given that I wouldn't be leaving you."

"Not even for your beloved kitchen?" Thena let out a velvety laugh in return, slithering up to kiss him again.

"Nah," Gil breathed between lazy, languid kisses, passing between them like trees swaying together in the same breeze. "Let them starve."

"My poor family," Thena practically giggled, only encouraging Gilgamesh to kiss her more. "They will never forgive me."

"Don't care," Gil whispered against her lips. He rolled them again, so her back could absorb the sunrise and he could admire her glow. The sun was the only other entity allowed to kiss his Thena. "They want you, they have to get through me."

Thena gazed at him, all of her softness built up in her eyes. Her hand raised to his cheek, just as effective an affection as every touch of her lips to his. "Then I can know some peace."

Gilgamesh turned his head into her hand, kissing her palm. Her hand became heavy on his cheek as she sank into the pillow, of which he had given her the majority. He knew the sun's warmth would lure her back into sleep. She was like the many lizards scattered around this desert home of theirs. "I'll be right here."

Thena let out a last, soft purr as she let her eyes slip closed again. She let her hand slide from his cheek to lie limp over his side. It was merely a position in which she could sneak in a little extra rest, but it said what she wanted it to.

Gilgamesh acquiesced, of course. The hand just barely hooked over him was asking him to stay--to move closer again. He granted her wish, as he always did, and always would. He scooched closer to her, unminding of the sheets hopelessly tangled around their bodies, or the morning breeze travelling over his bare arms. He wrapped them around Thena, because if she was warm enough, then his own comfort would follow.

She buried her face in his chest, promising she was happy. And it was with that, that Gilgamesh could also fall back asleep, chasing her even into the bliss of real rest.

#Thenamesh #*slamming my fists on table* babylon...BaByLoN...bABYLON #Thenamesh is the epitome of softness #softness for each other #softness that comes from peace #from the ability to know true vulnerability #and trust someone with it #and have it cherished in return #softness is not the absence of anything #not the absence of strength or of hardship #softness is the result of those things #softness is the after #the peace promised to us once we have endured the rest #softness with one particular person comes from knowing and loving #softness is the promise that I am me and you are you and that is more than enough #softness is what calls your name at night and what pulls the sun to you in the morning #softness is tender touches and eyes that say so much more than the mind could conjure #softness is listening to someone in the kitchen making breakfast #softness is someone's breathing becoming a love song #softness is the choice consciously made with love #softness is to know peace

[bowithoutadaemon]

... It took me AN ENTIRE DAY to realize that maybe just maybe the status of my order being set to "Abgeschlossen" (translates to concluded or finished or well it can also mean locked if you are talking about a door) could possibly mean the order has been delivered.

Of course now it's 2am and the store I use as a drop off point is closed.

#Gonna have to go there tomorrow to check #if I let them deliver packages to my home it will take 3 days longer for no apparent reason and get violently shoved into my tiny mailbox #they managed to bend a 400 page hardcover novel basically in half. Same with a plastic cutting board #The postal workers hate ringing doorbells or leaving notices about your packages but they seem to have hulk level strength #So basically only things that are soft or very small or extremely large I will order right to my home #For the rest I go to a Packetshop in a corner store run by a dude who is always watching tv or playing video games #And minimizes the interaction as much as possible so you get out of his store as quickly as possible #So the reviews are either 1 star for being rude which he isn't he just don't do small talk #Or 5 because of the no unnecessary small talk xD

[earthends]

❝ i don’t need thanks. i didn’t do it for you. ❞ ⸻ @13nth .

❛ who'd you do it for ? ❜ the question is posed with little hesitation and genuine curiosity . he wonders , perhaps , if he did it for himself . he'd envy him , were it the case . a certain amount of selfishness drives the soul , yet he feels his whole existence dedicated to the sanctuary of others , and grasping for control . the freedom to do something for oneself besides fight for it . . . we wishes it were something tangible he could hold .

he smiles for a moment , resisting the urge to ruffle his hair as he can not help but see ventus in his appearance , though the distinctions are clear as all the light touches . so much has happened . so much has changed . and roxas exists before him now , the tinge of bitterness in his tone understood , though he hardly takes it to heart . his empathy excuses all hurt . ❛ you don't have to tell me if you don't want to . ❜

his words are reassuring , like that of a caring elder brother . he thinks of eraqus , his father ; what words he'd like to hear from him . ❛ but whoever you did it for , i know they're grateful . ❜

#13nth #* ic ; get your light back . #* asks ; strength of heart . #i love sassy roxas vs soft terra #this is making me emo #also hello :)c hehe

[famderfries]

Thinking about how Snotlout has this grand facade that no one really believes that hes cutthroat and suave and cool and manly because thats what his father says he should be, but he will see one (1) dragon that he likes and immediately melt and cry and show hes literally anything BUT his father

#And he always goes back into it too :( #GOD i WISH theyd let him commit to being himself in the third movie :( #like if theyd given him solid developmen and than killed him off it wouldve given hiccup all of the motive to send the dragons away #Snotlout is one of those characters that isnt allowed to change for reasons you csn totally empathise with and I love him so much #Snotlout is GENUINELY a complex character and the movies do him kinda dirty tbh #Like you have this fuckin. swagged out bully who thinks hes so cool and so strong and all that. and he deprives his dragon of sleep- #and attention and youre thinking 'God This guy sucks.' AND THEN YOU MEET HIS DAD AND YOURE LIKE OH. NEVERMIND #and honestly? peak character introduction #Having Spitelout himself be such an absolute asshole who only believes in muscle and strength and masculinity is so interesting #And the whole group hates him!!! and they put up with Snotlout partly because his dad SUCKS. #AND AND AND. SNOTLOUT IS ACTUALLY SUPER COOL. HES ACTUALLY HAD SO MANY COOL MOMENTS BUT ONLY WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING #AND THATS BECAUSE AROUND EVERYONE ELSE HE FEELS THIS PRESSURE TO BE WHAT HIS DAD EXPECTS BUT AS SOON AS HES ON HIS OWN HES SOOO COOL #like hes genuinely so likeable and soft and caring but Spitelout is such an abusive piece of shit that he doesnt like him for it #this is surface level analysis treated as if its profound but you get the point #heres your monthly snotlout rant #apollo says stuff #snotlout #snotlout jorgenson #snotlout httyd #httyd #how to train your dragon #rtte #riders of berk #defenders of berk #rob/dob #apollo rants abt httyd

[kerryeurodynes]

the past seven days i have had roughly five headache days including today and. ough. not a fan! not a fan…

#storm i specifically need some of your headache day strength buddy. i know you feel me. #all weekend my headache was bad enough that I couldn’t even chew leftovers that were in any way chewing intensive like meat #because it just made it Worse. I had a soft sandwich for dinner Saturday and and yesterday #anything else was Too much

[euesworld]

"She's the toughest that I know, she can withstand anything.. she can't be punctured by mortal hands. Yet, she is so soft like the wind.. a softness in her voice untouched by sin. Her soul trickles to a flood, a flower to a bud.. like drops of rain, falling ever softer even through the pain."

A goddess to some, a devil to others.. regardless of what you think, she's a soul lover - eUë

#tough love #tough #strength #strong #mortal #mortals #soft #like the wind #her voice #your voice #untouched by sin #untouched #raindrops #flowers #pain #she's beautiful #beautiful #beautiful quotes #poem #poetry #poetic #spilled ink #spilled thoughts #spilled words #love quotes #love #love quote life quotes #love quote for her #quoteoftheday #romance

[sassygwaine]

hi the answer is love, actually

#i love you all kisses #your capacity for love is not and never will be a weakness #your tenderness deserves to be cherished and nurtured #softness is not weakness #and also weakness is not bad #strength takes time and all things atrophy without use #unskilled is not incapable #all can be changed with love and work i promise

[princeanxious]

Weak for a character with a tough and scary ass exterior and vaguely soft interior reserved for only like 2 people that will ever exist to them because I lived my life as that character and now ruminate in my own redemption arc that leaves people never guessing that I could even act so angry and scary with my extremely subdued and soft exterior.

I know for myself that change is possible for a character whose hurting and afraid of trusting the world around them, and so I hold them closer to my chest, and smile.

#luka rambles #ppl: youre so tiny and fluffy and cute and sweet- i cant really see it. #me: i have known self isolation and rage to a degree of outright self destruction. i have seethed with the anger to bite and scream #me: i have felt apathy in the face of my inevitable demise that for years was expected to be eventually self inflicted #me: i have hated the very core of my being and turned that rage inwards for so long that it destroyed me #me: the fact that i hold myself softly and cradle my damaged psyche with care is a testament to how far ive come and the strength it took #me: think of me soft and weak all you like-i will continue my work to forget the fantom self destructive rage that was once all i knew #me: would you like a hug? #luka vents #tw vent #just in case this is a lil triggering

[percyjacksonfan3]

Hope y'all like some smut with your edssy 😁

#me starting this fic: #hmm i can see them hooking up during this at some point i should rate it m to be safe #me actually writing the scene last night: oh okay so i need to up the rating to explicit. #alright #i get so weird about writing smut too cause you know! it's smut! give me sappy conversations that's my strength #also it's sooo revealing lol #tay was reading what i have done (bc she's an angel bless her) and she was like lau your kinks are showing #and im like i know okay! i cant help it! #if they didnt want me thirsting over eddie they shouldnt have designed his character to look like that #hands ppl! with rings! and big soft brown eyes? #what's a girl to do? #but yeah so spoilers for anyone reading my edssy fic i guess #bc expect some smut in the next chapter #which is another very indulgent edssy chapter #im so excited to post it #it's over half done #alright ill stop rambling now #edssy #eddissy #stranger things #i still dont have a fic tag sorry guys #<- maybe that will be my tag #bc i suck #put your lips close to mine #screw it that's the tag

[un-love]

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#🎮💌 #can't get the idea of wonwoo singing me to sleep out of my head now #just think about it #running his hands through your hair #his voice soft against your ear #i have anxiety and i could feel myself melting away #to have someone hold you and make you feel safe #the thought always leaves me breathless #anyway #i can't thank him enough for this cover #edit: the translation of his wv post #i'm actually tearing up #love and light and strength to him and everyone who is going through things they don't speak of #my heart is heavy #un-loveblr #wonwoo

[electrivolt]

@rockheadcd​ asked : He's finally sitting still for once, in the midst of downpour over Liyue, with comb in hand. It took long enough to figure up the kiln hot enough to do what was needed to smelt some of the raw minerals he'd gathered and brought back on those excursions of his. So, for now, it was a quiet moment to work on Volkner's tails again, carefully pulling fine teeth through the ends of blond fur and working up to the root, sectioning out snags and holding them separate as to not hurt the fox too much. "They're getting softer, now.. I think you're growing some undercoat back?" It's taken quite the effort and even more time for Roark to be trusted with such a task, but.. little by little, the fruits of their labor were sprouting.

It’s almost funny in hindsight, in a way, the irony of how easily Volkner had eased into the touch, into allowing someone’s hands so close, letting himself be vulnerable like this. And yet Roark is the only one that would ever really earn this kind of trust, enough to even be allowed to handle the handful of tails like this. 

( he’s really earned this. both of them have, after what the treasure hoarders had done, after it took so long to begin healing all over again and be just a little less of a mess and feel a little more like himself again, after it took so long to even realize who he was, to be allowed to be his own person, a person at all— ) 

The mild discomfort and lingering ache of old wounds that have been reduced to bruises and lighter cuts is still there, but easy enough to ignore by now, at least, instead waiting with perked ears for Roark to settle down right at his side to drape tails over his lap and let him get to work. ( they were at least recovering well enough after those events, the worst of the damage already healed for the most part... and yet he can’t help those lingering bits of distress looking them over, having to see them so damaged all over again, after it had already taken so long to be set on the path to recovery and starting to feel really free— )

He’s glad to focus on Roark’s work and careful touch instead.

And when he does finally focus again, snaps himself out of that trail of thoughts, Volkner blinks, actually taking a moment to look over at him and the fur gently threaded by the comb in his hands. He hasn’t dared touch them much since coming back home, the reminder of wounds through the heavy and tight bandages carried for so long enough to make him look away, but...

“Are you... sure about that?” He’s still so hesitant, glancing between him and the tail he was currently busy with, maybe overthinking it just a little more than he should right now— but finally, a wary hand reaches for it, brushing so, so carefully the fur near the tip of his tail, lightly at first, then combing fingers through it. 

It feels... different. Not quite like what he was used to, but— it is nice. Not as rough as he remembers it, a little denser than before at times, his fingers not getting tangled up in anything as they run through it. It’s better. It’s more than what he could’ve ever hoped for.

“... Thank you.” There are little hints at a smile there, and the only thing holding him back from turning around and jumping right at Roark to hold him as tightly as he can manage is the other two still somewhat sensitive tails being in the way, so he has to settle for giving his free hand a grateful squeeze for now and patiently wait for later, but— for now, maybe it’s enough. He’s happy, happier than he thought he could ever be, when before he couldn’t even think he’d ever have this kind of light in his life, even with what it took to get this far and keep moving forward, and all he can really think of is how he needs to make sure Roark will know how much this means, how appreciated he is in his life.

( maybe he has earned something good, by now, after all. )

#〔 ask . 〕 ϟ i will not fall ; i will not fade ; i will take your breath away . #〔 ic . 〕 ϟ i will shut the world away . #〔 gen.pact . 〕 ϟ greatest strength . #rockheadcd #// woe emo soft gay hours be upon ye

[tenderheartedtheodore]

the mha fandom has a pretty bad problem with 'soft boy'-fying midoriya completely. like yes, he is kind and caring and has sunshine in his heart; he tries his best to make everyone feel good and help however he can in any and all situations.

however: him being gentle doesn't mean he's incapable, weak. he is strong in every sense of the word and perfectly capable of handling himself. he's not a helpless 'damsel in distress'. stop painting him as such.

#im just having a moment tbh #izuku midoriya #midoriya izuku #deku midoriya #mha deku #bnha deku #bnha midoriya #bnha izuku #mha midoriya #mha izuku #deku mha #deku bnha #listen #hes SO fucking strong okay? #give him more fucking credit damn it #he deserves it #stop acting like hes your fucking uwu soft little baby #him being gentle and loving doesnt erase his strength #so dont act like it does