#and almost kissing

[inkskinned]

because sometimes there are invisible tests and invisible rules and you're just supposed to ... know the rule. someone you thought of as a friend asks you for book recommendations, so you give her a list of like 30 books, each with a brief blurb and why you like it. later, you find out she screenshotted the list and send it out to a group chat with the note: what an absolute freak can you believe this. you saw the responses: emojis where people are rolling over laughing. too much and obsessive and actually kind of creepy in the comments. you thought you'd been doing the right thing. she'd asked, right? an invisible rule: this is what happens when you get too excited.

you aren't supposed to laugh at your own jokes, so you don't, but then you're too serious. you're not supposed to be too loud, but then people say you're too quiet. you aren't supposed to get passionate about things, but then you're shy, boring. you aren't supposed to talk too much, but then people are mad when you're not good at replying.

you fold yourself into a prettier paper crane. since you never know what is "selfish" and what is "charity," you give yourself over, fully. you'd rather be empty and over-generous - you'd rather eat your own boundaries than have even one person believe that you're mean. since you don't know what the thing is that will make them hate you, you simply scrub yourself clean of any form of roughness. if you are perfect and smiling and funny, they can love you. if you are always there for them and never admit what's happening and never mention your past and never make them uncomfortable - you can make up for it. you can earn it.

don't fuck up. they're all testing you, always. they're tolerating you. whatever secret club happened, over a summer somewhere - during some activity you didn't get to attend - everyone else just... figured it out. like they got some kind of award or examination that allowed them to know how-to-be-normal. how to fit. and for the rest of your life, you've been playing catch-up. you've been trying to prove that - haha! you get it! that the joke they're telling, the people they are, the manual they got- yeah, you've totally read it.

if you can just divide yourself in two - the lovable one, and the one that is you - you can do this. you can walk the line. they can laugh and accept you. if you are always-balanced, never burdensome, a delight to have in class, champagne and glittering and never gawky or florescent or god-forbid cringe: you can get away with it.

you stare at your therapist, whom you can make jokes with, and who laughs at your jokes, because you are so fucking good at people-pleasing. you smile at her, and she asks you how you're doing, and you automatically say i'm good, thanks, how are you? while the answer swims somewhere in your little lizard brain:

how long have you been doing this now? mastering the art of your body and mind like you're piloting a puppet. has it worked? what do you mean that all you feel is... just exhausted. pick yourself up, the tightrope has no net. after all, you're cheating, somehow, but nobody seems to know you actually flunked the test. it's working!

aren't you happy yet?

#almost wrote the champagne line as ''effervescent'' but legit could not write it without saying ''effervescent like a snail'' #ah tumblr... #writeblr #warm up #idk . having trouble writing rn #ps i don't like to talk about it . it is my medical information. but before you ask. yes this is about being on the spectrum #i really don't like when ppl make my writing about how im [whatever ID]. i want it to ring true for the people who it rings true for #i don't want it to be like ''awwwww look at this person!!! she's the EXCEPTION!!! :)" ..... #no.... not really..... #idk something gross happens whenever i admit to certain conditions and i turn into like inspiration p*rnography #like yes they actually let us use keyboards these days #furthermore i just... dont feel comfortable talking about this part of me. i had too bad of a childhood. adhd is one thing... #this one im like. still coming to terms with. which is like. my own journey. #idk. just please be kind. some things are more private than others. this one feels private to me. #i do not know how to help others w/this . and i do not know how to help myself. i will talk about it if im ever ready. idk if that will #actually ever happen #ty in advance i love u im kissing you we are kissing somewhere on the spectrum

[hansoeii]

It's about who.

#like hozier said: #if someone asked me at the end I'd tell them “put me back in it” #darling I would do it again if I could hold you for a minute #darling I'd go through it again #I would still be surprised I could find you darling #in any life #hozier wrote francesca for lokius #I have unintentional manifestation skills apparently so I had to put them to use before the finale drops #needed lokius nation to get a kiss no matter what #why was the hardest part about this piece drawing the spaghettification #almost gave up on it because of it #loki #loki series #loki season 2 #lokius #lokius fanart #loki fanart #loki mobius #mobius loki #loki laufeyson #my art #digital art #fanart #illustration

[ecoamerica]

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#ACLA24 #ACLA24Leaders #youtube #youtube video #climate leaders #climate solutions #climate action #climate and environment #climate #climate change #climate and health #climate blog #climate justice #climate news #weather and climate #environmental news #environment #environmental awareness #environment and health #environmental #environmental issues #environmental justice #environment protection #environmental health #Youtube

[inklessletter]

Polaroid #1 May 28th, 1987

#inklessletter #trust the process #trust the series #steddie #stranger things #steve harrington #eddie munson #domestic love #black and white #digital illustration #fanart #digital fanart #stranger things fanart #st fanart #steddie fanart #polaroid effect #bw #almost kiss

[akanemnon]

To be fair, she found the letter on the floor of the school hallway...

FIRST - PREVIOUS - NEXT

MASTERPOST (for the full series / FAQ / reference sheets)

#deltarune #undertale #utdr #crossover #twin runes #twin runes comic #my art #deltarune fanart #undertale fanart #kris dreemurr #frisk #susie deltarune #alphys #well at least there was no cross dimensional shipping arc #but it sure bamboozled susie #the toriel not wanting kids to pass love letters in school is also a little reference #mainly to how she made Alphys change her desktop background #or how the dreemurrs went to chuch almost every day after bratty convinced asriel to give her his first kiss in truth or dare #she's got good intentions #but just likes to go a little overboard sometimes #kris your pica is showing again #just because the letter smells like sushi doesn't mean it tastes like it too

[milkywayes]

objective: interspecies communication. status: successful

#mass effect #shakarian #commander shepard #garrus vakarian #Shepard x garrus #femshep #mass effect fanart #video games #art #alien #illustration #artists on tumblr #I almost called this blue is the warmest color LMFAO #ive never drawn them kissing before can you believe it? rectified now #I'll leave the logistics up to you... maybe she's on a really tall box. maybe she's got her legs wrapped around his waist :-) #milkyart

[cloudpalettes]

something something self-restraint something

#mdzs #mdzs fanart #mo dao zu shi #lan wangji #lan zhan #wei wuxian #wei ying #wangxian #mxtx #TEEN WX !!!!! #HEAR ME OUT #lwj would do this me thinks #CHU !!!! #he panicked bc wwx can;t shut up ! #this is like. almost a kiss but not rly #this would def fluster wwx #and lwj too #wow i love them #smth out of a shoujo manga type of vibe #ty for coming to my ted talk #consider this my teen wx contribution #ok do u think they'd kiss fr after this not-a-kiss moment of weakness

[bbbbbbbbatman]

The real reason none of the batkids want the cowl is bc at some point after they started dating, Bruce decided the best way to keep his and Clark’s cover was to pretend they were in a polyamorous relationship with Superman and Batman, so suddenly the occasions where dick had to wear the batsuit to cover for Bruce became real awkward when they were around other people

#they had to stage a breakup when bruce died and dick became batman #bruce just got tired of too many close calls almost kissing the wrong person in public #and just said fuck it #they’re all mine #batman #bruce wayne #superman #clark kent #superbat #batfam #batkids #dc #dc comics #mine

[ruporas]

kisses of affirmation (ID in alt)

#vashwood #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #trigun #trigun maximum #ruporas art #oughrhhhh finally posting this here..... Very Romancey very Cutesy Very what do you call it... Indulging #for the longest time i debated on whether to post this comic at all on my socials - for some reason this was almost the limit to how far i #could push a romantic alternative that cusps ooc-ness for vw but then i ultimately decided its Fine. i couldv made it much more unbearable. #someone on twit qrt this with “vash is such a loser” which means i havent lost my way completely yet so its ok #(sidenote) script is a bit old !! bc this was meant to be a part two to an old comic..! the first kiss comic from feb #it branched off quite a bit that listing this as an actual part two would be kind of awkward now - but that was the initial intention #anyway. please enjoy! #long post

[demigods-posts]

all that i need is for percabeth to be in a situation where the only way they can make it out alive is if one of them can win over a group of monsters by telling a captivating and convincing love story. and it's just annabeth very dramatically and humorously reciting the first five books of the pjo series from her perspective. and the monsters are just eating it tf up. and percy's just facepalming so hard.

#annabeth: so then...i kissed him! 😤 #*monsters cheering* #annabeth: and then i had to hear him be burned alive and mourn him for two weeks 😫 #*monsters sreaming and crying* #annabeth: only for him to.crash his own funeral and reveal he was stranded on an island with a different girl😡 #*monsters boo-ing and cussing percy out* #it's almost identical to that scene in frozen 2 when olaf retells the first movie to the group of people #pjo #percy jackon and the olympians #pjo text post #pjo headcanon #percy jackson #annabeth chase #percabeth #percabeth headcanon #percabeth fluff #percabeth fanfic #percabeth textposts

[starwarjotta]

“Not that I’m complaining (quite on the contrary, actually), but you couldn’t have waited for two more minutes until the end of the battle to do that, sir.”

“How could I, with you giving me a smile like that, my dear?”

“...fine. I’ll allow it, this once. Sir.”

“:)”

my second @codywanfirstkissbingo work, for “battleground kiss”

#codywan #cwfkb2023 #commander cody #obi wan kenobi #star wars #battleground kisses #Cody is pleasantly surprised #even if he doesn't really approve of the timing of the kiss #but they have almost won the battle anyway so it's fine #he gets to kiss obi-wan #ngl I really liked doing this piece haha I had a lot of fun with it #also I feel like so many of my codywan arts is with them all dirty and battleworn??? but maybe not maybe it just feels so pffft #also cody where is your helmet #cody stop losing your helmet in battle pls #THEM #codywan every day all the time #my beloveds

[salmonpiffy]

This comic is drawn from the flashback scene in chapter 6 of Lie By Omission. I really recommend this fanfic

#my art #fan art #comic #god of war #god of war ragnarok #gow ragnarok #kratos #faye #laufey the just #fayetos #I love almost every moments from this fic but this scene is SO ... *chef kiss*

[pocketwei]

Strange as angels dancing in the deepest oceans

#they are almost every song on the Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me album by The Cure #your honor they are in LOVE! ! ! ! #art #ok is this sketch or is this illu. #illustrations #it's not important #what IS important is shanks' tan lines #very important #dracule mihawk #akagami no shanks #shanks #mihawk #akataka #mishanks #one piece #not to brag but i think i got the slight shine of pale & slightly damp skin on mihawk's forehead Just Right #this is so important to me #his complexion and the texture of his skin #he is the most beautiful man in the entire world to me

[sporkberries]

True Loves Kiss ( when kissing the messiah/the anti-christ please be cautious. though it may draw you out of the lonely it could also lead to severe facial scarring, but hey, you score either way!)

#jonmartin kissed in the lonely to me btw #im normal :) #jon braid agenda #also i think of jon kissing martin almost as cpr which is why martin is so despondent #my guy was GONE #lost in the sauce(the lonely) #dont like the JM one that much but i dont wanna look at it anymore :) #so fuck it we ball #need to stop posting stuff i dont like but if i dont do that ill never post anything ever and i quite like posting #im a poster #catch me posting #sorry im drunk time for real tags #tma #spork art #jonmartin #jonathan sims #martin blackwood #agnes montague #jack barnabas #i bet agnes and jack have a ship name but i dont know it #the magnus archives #thats it i think #anyways im gonna go to bed and wakeup with a hangover #gonna queue this actually #dont want notifications till i am OUT

[queerdraws]

oh yeah i also did this one.

#zolu #luzo #zoro #luffy #almost kissing meme

[hansoeii]

I'm very much not normal about loki and mobius right now

#the way I fully expected the show to just have them act like good ol' buddies #but instead they gave us extremely touchy mobius like that man couldn't let him go for a second #then LOKI ALMOST CONFESSING APPARENTLY??? #Mobius not caring about getting his skin ripped off cos all the cares about is his loki being alright #AND THEN THEM FALLING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER?? #And no mention of the selfcest kiss either and showing how sylvie just wants a normal little life???? #Feels like they're pretending that romance never happened and I'm hoping it stays that way #Anyways I'm so not okay right now like homy shit #This is either the greatest romance ever or another horrible queerbait added to the list #Loki #Loki season 2 #Loki season 2 spoilers #Lokius #Loki spoilers

[parasitoidism]

Persona 4 lgbt discourse is mostly unbearable and tired but I will always find it so funny that absolutely nobody ever brings up teddie being basically textually bisexual because it’s fucking teddie and nobody wants him on their team

#he kisses and almost kisses 2 different guys on the mouth. with intent. #also his weird crush on narukami what was going on over there #<I only said bisexual bc I was thinking of that specifically but also yeah there’s stuff along the gender axis too