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Art by fjsmu

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Art by Davood Moghaddami

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Food Art by Alai Ganuza

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The day I decided to not talk first , I stayed silent for a long time .

It is like a slap in some ways . Much required though . How would I ever know how much effort does it take for others to pry apart their jaw for me ?

I thought it to be easy . Should I forgive myself for misunderstanding the limits of the human jaw or forgive others for not making the great effort ?

[ edit : fuck it was nothing . Most probably]

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There is a certain truth to me . And it never hurts the same . I had not , thus I not need . Once I have , a need is born . And I must get over this too . Just as I got over its lack , I must get over its lack after having it once . But the lack of never having and once having are both lacks . Lacks of the same family but just like siblings , very very different .

Should I curse the one who plagued me with wants ? I was fine coping with familiar beast of never having . Once having is a fanged beast I have no means to wrestle .

I have yet again turned weak . The work I did upon myself has turned to naught . The tricks of past cannot placate my insecure heart .

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Art by Alai Ganuza

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Art by Artem Chebokha

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#cat

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I just learned Jansport is making adaptable bags for mobility devices and thought I should share

They even have audio descriptions

[ID: a screenshot of the mobile Jansport website. There is a banner that says 'free standard shipping.' Under the banner is a link that says 'for audio description video click here.' Under the link is an illustration of 4 different types of mobility devices, each with its own adaptable Jansport bag. End ID.]

Jansport is a little pricey but it isn't like the adaptable bags are any more expensive than their other stuff, which is nice to see too!

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I hate the mothers of sons . Ungrateful bitches that think they are worth something because their son became successful . My mother is worth her weight in gold , her success is more if not equal to your son' s . How dare you speak those words to me ? I dare not repeat them not because it is not only not my place to tell you of them but also how disgusted I am .

Mothers of sons forget that their DIL are women too , that they themselves have been in this position yet everytime I expect better from them , they drag my expectation throught the fucking mud along with the dignity of my mother . Sometimes I'd wish you died . I wouldn't care for his tears . I wish to scream in front of him , that his best is not enough . We have always deserved more .

If you suffered , then my mother suffered more . Yet you dare pretend that you are the only one under such immense pressure .

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Art by Loputyn

#art #traditional art #Illustration #drawing #painting #Loputyn

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There is a scene in Cherry Magic that exemplifies what I love about stories with magic realism.

During a drunken game at a work dinner, Adachi and Kurosawa are asked to kiss.

Adachi braces himself. He’s uncomfortable with the whole thing and it shows clearly on his face. Kurosawa, who’s leaning over to plant the kiss and get it over with, notices his distress. So, instead of kissing him on the lips, he drops a quick peck on his forehead. 

Adachi - who can hear thoughts through touch - is startled at Kurosawa’s thoughts. He’s sorry. He didn’t want to force a kiss on Adachi like this.  Since Adachi already knows Kurosawa’s feelings for him, he follows the man out to check on him. This time when Adachi’s fingers accidentally touch Kurosawa, Adachi is the one to notice the other man’s internal distress.

Kurosawa is wrestling with himself. He had already told himself that Adachi would never reciprocate his feelings. So even though a small part of him was happy to get close to Adachi, most of him was crushed at the thought that Adachi must have hated the kiss.

The reason this scene is so great is because of what happens next. Kurosawa is the confident, outgoing colleague Adachi has always been in awe of. Adachi is introverted and doesn’t express himself too well. But because Adachi has heard Kurosawa’s most intimate feelings, he feels the unfairness of knowing too much. He understands that there’s an imbalance and feels compelled to correct it.

You can almost feel the crushing pressure on his narrow shoulders as he pushes himself to explain to Kurosawa why he looked distressed. It wasn’t because of Kurosawa, it was because he was inexperienced and afraid. He didn’t hate the kiss.

It wasn’t a confession, just a deep desire not to hurt the man who’s been exceptionally kind to him and somehow also seems to really like and respect him. But saying just that much would have been beyond Adachi, if he didn’t suddenly develop mind reading powers which made it impossible for him to ignore Kurosawa’s feelings.

The guy who would usually keep to himself, second guess anything he did notice about others, and live by a motto of inaction was pushed to speak out because he couldn’t pretend he didn’t know Kurosawa was hurting.

Of course a scene like this could be written without magic realism, but for a character as insular and hesitant as Adachi, you’d need magic to make this happen.

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I'm so glad that the UWMA franchise decided to start with a different type of bang this time around.

#between us #between us the series #until we meet again #uwma the series #between us ep 1 #uwma #win x team #winteam #thai drama #bl drama #thai bl

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After waiting for 3 years , finally , the real deal is here 🥹😭😭 .

When is this happening like for god sakes how many mvs must I watch to curb this craving for hemp rope

#winteam #bounprem #between us #betweenus #between us the series #uwmaseries #until we meet again #hemprope #thai bl #asian bl

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Oftentimes in denying yourself pleasure you do but store the desire in the recesses of your being.

#old fashion cupcake #if you feel lonely have an old fashion cupcake #cheering me right up after a good cry #i want a togawa cause nozue is my spirit gay

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Art by Ungfio

#wait asec mr reaper #i need to do this one last thing #art #painting #Illustration #ungfio

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Moon interlude. By astrofalls.

#a moon 🌙 #art