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#PREV CHAIN

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Concept sketches for @wildflowerteas’s fanfiction The Second Perspective

#OH MY GOD TSP ART HIIII OMG HEYYYY #art #bsd

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some of the brightest minds of our generation post on tumblr during work hours

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im going to (remembers i cant kill myself) fix my heart and build an altar where it swells

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guy with a degradation kink x guy who just hates him

#you and you know who

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#LITERALLYYYYYYYY #india

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*gritting my teeth, covered in blood after spending another half an hour on yet another evil locus problem* babe you make it so hard to love you

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slime teacher: I want this essay in 12 point font Slimes New Roman

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I know adverbs are controversial, but "said softly" means something different than "whispered" and this is the hill I will die on.

#PREV😔😔😔😔😔

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The year is 20X1, 23 years since Polaris and Sigma Octantis were last sighted at the celestial poles. Intrinsic expansion of space has increased dramatically over the past few decades, leaving our bubble of the observable universe awash with infinite darkness, the light of every star beyond our reach. If you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the rings that now circle above us, accompanying networking satellites and casting a glow brighter than our moon. The shattered bones of Tara Devi, numen of stars, now orbit us in place of the long-gone celestial bodies. If you catch sight of her face, do not fear; simply return home and go back to sleep, and if possible, ignore the pleading that may accompany you.

by Dhruva V. | 29 April 20X1 Broadcast: Sundered Skies

#WOAHHH THIS IS SO GOODDDDDDD #art

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My name is Alia. . Palestinian woman in Gaza. Mother of 4 children. I need your support to get me, my children, my mother and my father out of stricken Gaza. Every donation, no matter how small, will help save our lives. If you can't donate, help me by posting the link. Thank you from the heart

So I've spoken to Alia here (yes I know, I was suspicious of this account too at first). After a series of texts exchanged in DMs and photo proof, I was able to verify this fundraiser as vetted!

They just started this fundraiser! Do not hesitate to donate!

#sb #palestine

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AITA for lying to save my own life?

I (21M) was born with magic powers in a village near a kingdom in which magic is outlawed. Apparently, I’m some long foretold sorcerer with a destiny to protect that kingdom’s prince.

Anyway, I can’t NOT use magic, but also, I HAD to move to that kingdom. Partially because the guy who is teaching me how to control my powers is there, but also because of destiny, apparently.

Yeah. It’s a long story. I found out through a dragon. I have a stupid destiny. But I digress.

I haaated the prince at first, but I’ve really grown to like him and he trusts me a lot. I’m technically his servant, but he lets me get away with a lot and brings me with him into battle. I save his life using magic behind his back, but since, remember, he’s sorta the prince of illegal magic kingdom, I can’t tell him I have magic or he will literally have to kill me!!

Anyway, he’s king now, and I’ve actually had to enchant him before to get him to make the right choice in a battle against his evil half sister. I didn’t feel good about taking away his free will, but he didn’t fully understand the situation. Then again, he couldn’t understand the situation because I refused to tell him. Then again, I refused to tell him because it would involve ADMITTING TO TREASON and GETTING MY HEAD CHOPPED OFF.

I really don’t want my head chopped off.

And I mean, he’s my friend. I like to think he wouldn’t chop off my head.

But I don’t want to make him choose between me and the law—and we are diametrically opposed.

It’s my destiny to protect him, but I don’t only do it because of that. I do it because I care about him, and I couldn’t bear to lose him, and he’s an IDIOT who keeps almost dying, so it’s a good thing he’s got me.

But protecting him involves breaking the law. Hence I must constantly lie to my friend and king, hiding from him a part of myself so innate that I couldn’t get rid of it if I tried. I AM a sorcerer. This fact cannot be erased. It does make me a walking crime though.

I don’t know.

I feel bad for lying, but not for protecting him. And I don’t see any other choice.

AITA?

#OH MY GOD MERTHUR #bbc merlin #merthur

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#not easy because all of these are atrocious if not well executed. #polls

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worst feeling ever is when i agree with 99% of a post but then there's that 1% that makes me want to set fire to op's blog

#how the mutual circle when reacted when i told them abt my opinions on nancy wheeler unforch

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Tbh most of all what bothers me abt the "soulmates played straight" is just the assumption that the universe will choose right and in ur best interests, and any abuse that occurs is an aberration. Ik its not that serious buttttttt first of all. Thats not how any of it works. Abuse isnt an aberration it is the norm. Second of all how can u be ok putting that much trust in the design of some unknowable force of the universe. Crazy

#soulmate aus can be so good if authors bothered to fuck around with them. but no #they stick to the heteronormative amatonormative structures. GET REAL AND GET CREATIVE. #but yeah you're raised to believe that the universe gave them to you w your best nterests in mind and you internalise everything. and then #you need to unlearn everything. maybe fate doesn't always want you to prosper.

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one time i read a platonic “soulmate” mark thing where important people to you leave a physical mark on you and when they left it would grey out and that was the most interesting thing ive seen done with the concept but at that point it was so divorced from the rest of soulmate stuff im not sure if you could call it that

Omg yeah that always does sound a step better than the traditional "one soulmate for the rest of my life" take, but even then I'd say we need to take it a step farther.

Because the thing is the concept of a soulmate au relies on the heterosexual marraige model where two ppl are bound for life etc etc, and while on the surface trying to include "platonic soulmates" or like *polyamorous soulmates" seems to subvert that, it ultimately doesnt- because a lot of the time it will STILL falls back again on the nuclear family model again (an extension of heterosexual marraige expectations) as the "safe haven" for the characters in question, which is rarely the case in reality.

Im not like. An expert in any way but the way i see it the idea of soulmates played straight will always fall flat because it is still a fantasy that a select few people in ur life can ever make up for a lack of community support.

(Point to be noted i dont have anything against ppl who like it btw ajdgfjf its just not for me when its played straight)

#prev yeah wait what did you read. was it a megumicentric jjk genfic #anyway sorry for derailing appsa you're so correct i have the exact same thoughts on soulmate aus. AND what you said abt abusive soulmates #like i never thought abt it that way but man. Am i thinking nwo