#but i wanted to share this

[grey-sides]

Billy is not soft and he is rarely sweet. Gestures of affection often make him tense up before Steve can convince him to relax. There's fear and upset under all the layers of muscle and bark. Of Billy laughing at gifts, at himself for wanting them, for accepting them.

Steve is the same. Sometimes. He doesn't like to let people see when things hurt him. Comments, people brushing off his ideas, his jokes. So he gets Billy, even if he doesn't like to peel back each layer.

But even when it is rotten work, it's still worth it. Like spending hours practicing basketball to get just a little bit better. To make one extra basket or guard one more player.

It's worth the annoyance to see one extra smile. To feel Billy relax just a fraction more.

Steve buys a regular chocolate bar. Not because he's too late to buy a heart shaped box. But because you can't start out running five miles, you have to build up to it.

He also gets a sheet of stickers, peels off a few to decorate the chocolate. Leaves the rest for Robin because he knows she'll find a use for them.

He scribbles his name on it, in silver sharpie, blows over the letters until they dry.

Steve holds it between his fingers, grip loose so he doesn't melt it too much before he can hand it over to Billy. He steels himself, pushes the mushiness away for a minute. They'll get there.

Billy meets him at the quarry, throwing rocks into the water like he would rather be anywhere else. Still, Steve smiles and notices how he doesn't look nearly as tense as he had expected.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Steve says softly.

He smiles over at him, holding out the chocolate bar. A peace offering. A sweetheart's gift.

Billy's eyes flick down to it. His lips harden before Steve sees them deliberately relax. He takes a step back which...isn't what Steve wants, and turns to the car.

Steve shuffles forward, holding the chocolate out still. He watches Billy reach into his backseat. Steve swallows, dares not too hope. Billy has never been soft. Maybe medium firm sometimes.

He pulls out a heart shaped chocolate box. Shiny red because Billy will probably say pink is for girls. He holds it out, reaches for the chocolate bar.

Steve feels silly. Maybe he could have gotten one of those chocolate roses. Or a card to go with it.

But Billy smiles at the chocolate, brushes his thumb over Steve's name while Steve grabs the box.

"Happy Valentine's Day," Billy says quietly.

He puts the chocolate bar down, steps closer to Steve. He looks like he's working hard to be calm, to not spook and run off. Steve looks down at the box for a moment.

"I should have gotten you more," Steve replies. He shakes his head for a moment and looks back at Billy.

"Next year, yeah?" Billy offers. He still looks...nearly delighted. He reaches out and taps the box of chocolates. "And you can give me your praline chocolates."

Steve laughs, nods easy at that suggestion. He pries the lid off, glances at the guide to find one. He plucks it out, offers it to Billy.

His smile widens when Billy doesn't reach out with his fingers. Instead, Billy let's him feed him and Steve huffs a soft laugh.

He leans in once Billy has the chocolate in his mouth, eager for a kiss.

His lips are soft when Steve presses them together. And he tastes a little sweet from the chocolate. Baby steps. One mile to five.

#harringrove #stranger things #grey writes #i know what i said #but i wanted to share this #so i did

[aka-indulgence]

Thought about this after rereading this piece I wrote dbjnd

Meanwhile at Nightmare’s castle:

#hsnsjdnjndjjnd #(joke) #but i wanted to share this #aka drawing #mr. steal yo gf nightmare #literally #nightmare sans #when writing: (very serious) #me doodling: what about. funy

[svenjaliv]

A quick time-lapse video of the first 20 minutes of a new painting I started, sped up a whole lot! For anyone interested in seeing a bit of the process. Not shown: the reference pic that was up on my other screen!

#art process #progress video #art video #video #emma swan #will i ever finish this #who knows #but i wanted to share this #Youtube

[onwardintolight]

After 9 years of missing dance, I finally went and tried out an adult ballet class last night. It was so wonderful and honestly very easy and low-key, being a beginner class, which is exactly what I need right now as it’s more important to listen to my body and not push myself than ever before since btw, y’all, I’m pregnant! Due this Christmas ☺️

I’m trying out a beginner jazz class tonight too and I’m so excited. I won’t be able to keep up with jazz as well as ballet (due to the pregnancy I’ll have to sit out anything with movements that are too sharp/jostling and some floor work), but since this is a super beginner class I think it’ll be fine and a great refresher.

Jazz has a special place in my heart; it’s what I fell in love with the most as a kid and was the most empowering and meaningful for me, but I was forced to give it up because of it being too “sexy” (though even the sexiness/sassiness of jazz was good for me back then as a traumatized kid because it gave me the opportunity to take back and own what had been taken away from me). I’ve had some more experiences with jazz here and there since then that convinced me it felt like coming home, but I’ve never gotten to really reclaim it. It’s what I’m hoping to really pursue after my pregnancy because I want to feel that freedom and power again and proclaim to the world how much I’ve healed.

#thoughts #dance #the trauma tag #I don’t update much here anymore #or anywhere 😅 #but I wanted to share this #some of you have been here and walked alongside me throughout so much of my healing process #so I want you to share in my victory too #both this pregnancy and taking dance again are huge huge milestones for me #that really show how far I’ve come in my recovery/healing journey #i still feel like I have a long way to go #but all the intensive therapy and work on healing the inner child/parts of me has paid off #last year I was able to try aerial silks #which was an amazing experience #a perfect way to push and challenge myself and experience something dance-adjacent #while still learning to carefully listen to my body and pace myself #something I don’t think I could have done in a typical dance class #but I knew I’d find my way back to dance #and take what I’ve learned with me #baby

[hopepetal]

New idea: My sona transforms into a dragon. but only a really tiny one. observe.

forgive me I've never drawn dragons before

this was ref (i think it was made by naomi_lord on instagram?)

#the sketch is part of a bigger drawing #but i wanted to share this #zera draws

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The math just adds up!

#dungeon meshi #falin touden #marcille donato #farcille #I always loved how chapter 27 ends with them both so bloody and 28 starts with them in the bath. #not just because of how iconic the bathtub moment is but because you know they had to scrap off so much gore first. #I think everyone in the party took a very long and methodical bath but Falin was basically *all* blood*. #Being covered in blood is one of those 'just girly things' that women deserve to stop being shamed about. #I just don't think Chilchuck is progressive enough. He probably made them take a bath first B*/ #Okay jestering aside I want to just highlight - #The magnitude of Marcille's joy at seeing her dearest friend again! Of holding her and sharing her presence in the same room! #Something about this reunion feels like a beautiful dream you are afraid of waking up from...

[wearenotjustnumbers2]

Yesterday marked the 100th day of genocide. Please, do not get used to this. Our people, killed, bombed, kidnapped, stripped, executed and starved is not normal. Our kids in pieces, their body parts collected in bags is not normal.

Israel has killed 23,700 human. More than 10,300 child. We'd need 177 school bus to carry the Palestinian children killed by Israel in gaza. 10,022 fatherless child. 8,352 motherless child. The wounded have their wounds rot and die waiting in front of the crossing. Maggots seen inside alive people's wounds. 5,500 pregnant woman will give birth in the upcoming weeks. 100 Days of Genocide. 100 Days of the world watching silently.

#if you want to share the text alone it's okay repost it i know a lot of people don't want to reblog videos or at least that’s what they said #palestine #gaza #israel #important #current events #free palestine #ethnic cleansing #free gaza #gaza strip #gaza under attack #gaza under genocide #israel apartheid #israel is terrorist #israel is an apartheid state #israel is a terrorist state #usa #america #joe biden #2024 #new year #netenyahu #yemen #video

[nipuni]

the snake of eden 🥰

#good omens #good omens 2 #ineffable husbands #crowley #anthony j crowley #my art #I love him!!! #something quick because I'm very busy im sorry 😭 #I have a ton of gomens sketches I want to work on when I'm done with my current deadlines I can't wait #I'm also making new outfits inspired by them!! #and I have a couple of poto paintings to finish!! and more poto content to share very soon eughuehg #also tempted to make doctor who fan art because I love tenth is there even still an audience for it? lmao #the audience is me 😌 #I'm always the most inspired when I'm busy as hell 🥲 #aaaaaa

[admiralexclipse]

#share and save and repost however you like #i do not want credit #aaron bushnell #free palestine

[bl00dalchemist]

So i finished reading dungeon meshi

#dungeon meshi #laios touden #marcille donato #izutsumi #chilchuk tims #senshi of izganda #dunmeshi #fanart #dungeon meshi fanart #lmao it actually got me a little out of my no social media funk #bc i wanted to share these #so have them

[perfectlyripeclementine]

calling my lover "mine" but not in the way that my toothbrush or notebook are mine, mine in the way my neighborhood is mine, and also everybody else's, "mine" like mine to tend to, mine to care for, mine to love. "mine" not like possession but devotion.

#nonbinary love #nblnb yearning #nb4nb #nblnb #wholesomeposting #yearning hours #ive been thinking about how some languages dont have a possessive tense #so you dont say “i have a thing” but rather “a thing is by me” #and like im not usually one for psycho linguistics and like critical thoughts etc etc etc #but i really like the framework of responsibility/commitment rather than ownership #i think about this mostly in terms of ecology #and relation to land #but i also love it as it applies to language shared between lovers #like i LOVE calling them mine or for them to call me theirs #but i'm also nonmonog and that was kinda weird to square for a while #and it clicked one time when i was talking about my neighborhood and i was like well #when i say my neighborhood or my city it's understood i'm not taking it away from anybody else #its understood i just mean the city where i live #so why cant we apply the same to lovers? #mine in the way i want to show up for you again and again #ok #done now

[orbitsdesk]

comment on 10cc - im not in love

#i just thought this was sweet and wanted to share #10cc #1970s #70s music

[innernightmarementality]

I know this is very random and not at all like my normal posts (and honestly kind of serious in a way?)but I decided to share this in Tumblr 👍 who knows, it might help someone.

So, I personally made a list a few years ago of things that help me when I'm on the verge of a panic attack, and it honestly helped. I wrote it on paper, in big writing and made it all colorful and nice to look at (so I'd actually look at it, and maybe remember it because of how it's colorful).

There's not a lot of things, but here is the list for anyone that'd like to see it:

-listen to music. It helps me focus on something else, and honestly music always helps me :)

-drink 👏 water 👏 I can't stress this enough, while crying, you 👏 become 👏 dehydrated 👏

-eat something, if possible. Sometimes, it helps with the sickness that I feel- although I don't recommend it if you think it might make you feel nauseous or throw up, just be sure to eat something after so you won't feel sick from that

-talk to someone. Like with music, it helps me focus on something else, and also talking to someone makes me feel less alone- although this might not be the case for everyone, since some people prefer being left alone to calm down

-write. Usually I try and write my feelings down if I can't talk to someone, so I'm still kind of taking them off my chest in a way 👍

Reblog to maybe help someone 👍 (or don't, I'm not forcing :))

#panic attack #panic attacks #list #tips for a panic attack ig #tips #hope this helps #hope this makes sense #hope this will actually help someone- #i know this is random #but i wanted to share this #became it might help #who knows? #i hope this aint weird honestly

[skoofie]

Friendly reminder that you should

Write that fic

Draw your OC

Redesign that blorbo

Plan that comic how you want

Create the content you want to see

Be cringe

Be free

The only thing that matters is you having fun! Not what others think!

#ski thoughts #i am cringe but i am free #this isnt directed at anyone btw #just been seeing a lot of people feeling too scared to share their thoughts (me too bestie) and sometimes we (also me) need a reminder that #we can do what we want forever #whos gonna stop you? #haters? #they want u so bad it makes them look silly

[tariah23]

The manga industry, especially JUMP, needs to hurry up and do away with weekly scheduling for mangaka. There needs to better regulations put into place for their health and safety because this is pitiful. Two weeks - monthly updates should’ve already been the standard for the manga industry at this point. These money grabbers will only continue to put the lives of these artists at stake for the sake of capitalism unless some serious changes are implemented.

#it’s just??? #at the end of the day all these people want to do is draw and write their stories and share them with the world #why is death from stress the end game for so many of them #this should not be part of the package when finally deciding that this is what you want to do with your life #rambling #I still never got over miura’s passing man #and Togashi is still here but he’s been suffering from the consequences of overwork #it’s just… all so bleak #fans just need to learn to be patient if these changes are ever made and to be respectful #your fav series is not gonna die just because you can’t get it right now #I’m glad that gege does this now like he takes a break every 2-3 chapters and that’s good #this should be normalized

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

not "i ship these characters" or "i want them to bond platonically" but a secret 3rd thing (I want them to be forced to interact by the Narrative bc they would HATE that)

#who needs romance when i can watch two narrative foils painfully tolerate each other's existence #bonus points if they are forced to Work Together To Solve A Problem #and they end up working surprisingly well together! #they make a surprisingly effective team! #they even confide some backstory with each other & bond a bit & understand each other better #and when it's all over they shake hands & amicably agree that they still cannot fucking stand each other #'this was an interesting sidequest & I'm glad we got to experience it. #but all things considered i genuinely never want to see your face again' #Enemies to Chained-Up-In-An-Abandoned-Bathroom-Together #to Enemies #two stray cats forced to share a cat carrier for a trip to the vet