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rubikor · 1 year

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💧🔥.

#genshin impact #childe #tartaglia #diluc #chiluc #not my usual #but i tried something new #wasn’t too bad

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grellestan · 1 year

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greta van fleets music is written with a passion i thought only a lesbian could possess

#this means josh kiszka is a lesbian guys #sorry this isn’t kuro related #greta van fleet #greta van meme #not my usual #josh kiszka

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amewinterswriting · 5 months

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I don't like talking about real life stuff over here but I need to scream into the void about this.

Some people might know that @red-pen-ally is my wonderful wife, and you might even know that we were in a long distance relationship for a very long time, even once we had married, due to the hard work and savings needed to meet UK immigration standards. But we eventually overcame those hurdles and have been living together for just shy of 2.5 years. We've been making plans for the future, considering a (very small, probably half-derelict) house purchase in the next few years and generally trying to get plans off the ground.

The news today hit me like a sucker punch. The income threshold for family visas will nearly double (as will all the associated fees and surcharges) just about exactly when we need to renew her visa. Up until now, I had been very confident in our financial situation and we wouldn't have had any problems renewing her visa. Now, we're scrambling to either double our income or our savings with less than 5 months notice, or else we will be separated again. (Also, Merry Christmas, the gift of uncertain fear and panic is definitely an original one, you bloodsucking bastards)

I've been physically sick through the stress of it all day. @red-pen-ally has been intensively job hunting for anything that will help keep her in the country.

And the stupid thing is, we don't actually know what the rules will be when we apply, given it's a renewal of a visa and not a new application. Different sources (the Home Office and No. 10) are saying conflicting statements - that we either will need to meet the new, higher threshold or that we will still be held to the previous threshold as she is already in the country.

Can I repeat again that this is something we need to know within the next 5 months? How are we supposed to plan for the future when a politician can arbitrarily decide to move the goal posts with such short notice?

Anyway, this is my little informational pity party. There's not really much of anything anyone can do about this unless you happen to work at the Home Office (there's a change.org petition that you could sign but I highly doubt it will influence decisions made. Still, it'll take five seconds and it might help? I signed it anyway), but if I happen to go a little quiet on Tumblr for the next few months, that'll be me just screaming, crying and biting people about how desperately unfair the whole situation is.

#ame talks #not my usual #british politics #immigration #i am also happy to answer any questions about the immigration process and legal hurdles involved #whether you want to know for writing or simple curiosity #i know a lot of educated people in my life had absolutely no idea how difficult it was to immigrate to the UK #they only knew otherwise once I had told them exactly what we needed to do

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voldemorts-tap-shoes · 9 months

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Sneaking in one last microfic for the @cruelsummer-ficfest ! Thanks for another great fest 💕

Lavender Haze

The bar is quiet tonight, which is exactly how Draco prefers it. Even when it’s full, Half-Breeds isn’t like the raucous pubs of Diagon Alley or the posh clubs Blaise and Pansy like to drag him to. The primarily non-human clientele are just there for a cold pint and to get away from the world. Outcasts, like him. No one is there to make friends, or to pick up a one night stand; they all want to be left alone, and that suits Draco just fine. Besides, most anyone he might know from his Death Eater days—the ones he heard about this place from in the first place—is in Azkaban.

He polishes off his firewhiskey and motions for another as someone plops onto the stool beside him. “Draco Malfoy at a creature bar, I never thought I’d see the day.”

So much for his solitude. Lavender Brown is the cheeriest person in here, though her once sickly-sweet voice has lost some of the brightness of youth. Of course, it’s not youth they’ve lost at all, both of them far too young for all the horrors they’ve seen. It’s innocence.

He gives her a stiff nod of acknowledgement as the bartender sets a fresh glass in front of him and then looks to Lavender. “Wolfsbane, please,” she chirps. Draco starts, and she chuckles as the bartender walks off again. “It’s a cocktail. Although they do brew the potion here, too. For those who can’t get it elsewhere.”

“How does he know which one you want?”

“It’s not the full moon, silly. And Simon knows I don’t need the potion.”

“Oh.” He’d heard, of course, that she had been attacked by Greyback during the Battle of Hogwarts, but he didn’t know the extent of the damage. They weren’t what anyone would call friends, and he had hardly kept up with anyone in the months since the war ended.

“You don’t ever say too much, do you?” Lavender has one eyebrow quirked at him, her head tilted to the side like a confused puppy. Even under the scars that dominate the left side of her face and neck, she’s quite pretty for a Gryffindor. No, he’s not supposed to think like that anymore, although changing his mindset has been quite an effort. His fellow Slytherins couldn’t care less, but Draco saw from the inside out how rotten their side was. It’s not something he wants to define him anymore.

“Not much to say,” Draco replies, hoping his quipped tone will convey his desire to be alone. But Lavender tosses her handbag onto the bar top, settling in.

“Everyone that comes to this place has a history, things they’re not proud of. I know you do, too. There’s no judgment here. So if you have something you want to get off your chest, you can talk to me.”

She twirls the straw around in her fizzy little drink, not looking at him, and Draco waits for her to say more, to push him. When she doesn’t, he finds the words spilling out of him anyway.

“No one cares,” he mutters. “No one cares that we lost the war, that we shouldn’t have been fighting it to begin with. They’re all just glad it’s over and moved onto the next thing like nothing ever happened.”

“But you care.”

“Yeah.” Draco chuckles darkly. “Fuck me, not sure why. I was as horrible to the other side as anyone.” He’s hit with a pang of guilt, though he can’t say he ever did anything to Lavender in particular. But Weasley, her friends…

“People change,” she says with a shrug. “All this shit is new to me, too.” She waves her hand around the bar. “The werewolf scene, I mean.”

“But you’re not…?”

“No, I won’t ever transform. Doesn’t stop people being weird about it.”

Lavender absently traces one of the scars on her neck, and Draco’s eyes follow the angry red mark until it disappears under the neckline of her top. He finds himself wondering for a moment what else is under there and then shakes his head. Maybe he’s had one firewhiskey too many tonight.

“I’m sorry,” Draco says. He’s not quite sure why he’s apologizing—it’s not like he bit her, but he still feels partially responsible for her fate. “That you have to deal with this.”

She shrugs again. “It will get better. For you, too.”

“How do you know that?”

“Because I’ll be damned if I give a damn what people say about me.” Her glossy lips twist up into a smile, and as he sees the fire in her eyes, Draco realizes for the first time that they might have something in common. “Just take it one day at a time. You’ll get there.”

She starts to slide off her stool, but Draco puts a hand on her arm to stop her, surprising them both. He’s even more surprised when she doesn’t pull away. “You can stay,” he blurts. “If you want.”

Relief settles in as she gives him a little nod and shifts back into her seat. Though Lavender is the last person he would have thought to confide in when she walked in, he feels like she actually sees him as a person. Not Draco the Death Eater, not Lucius’s son…just Draco.

It’s not a feeling he wants to let go of just yet. He wants to stay in this hazy little bubble of friendship that’s formed between him and Lavender. Fortunately for him, she seems to want to stay there too.

#cruel summer fic fest 2023 #draco malfoy #lavender brown #not my usual #microfic

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romanoffsbish · 11 months

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I thought Tumblr was a safe place. It once was. But my bubble is popped as I watch anons tear apart my mutuals for their gender identities. Y’all are disgusting, and I hope you choke.

#not my usual #y’all don’t deserve kindness

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letsdeinen · 1 year

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I found it!!

But.... These..... Are.. Far more horrible than i thought....

My... Look at this 'old' sketch

Yeah.. This from the bad days... Took inspiration from Junji Ito style and story to make this...

The whispering woman.... Ring any bell?

Should i post them all? In here?

I could if you want to?

Mostly David and Roger (not that kind of nsfw thing).

(body horror? Manipulation? Lunatic?)

Ciao... My dudes? Awaiting your response!!

#i'm sorry #not my usual #inactive due to mental exhaustion and felt disappointed towards social media #feel free to comment #still liking Pink Floyd

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notjordie-gvf · 2 years

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should i start posting recipes on here? would y’all like that?

#recipes #food #not greta van fleet #not my usual #i’m gonna use the tags anyway #greta van fleet #josh kiszka #danny wagner #sammy kiszka #jake kiszka #danny gvf #josh gvf #gvf #sammy gvf #jake gvf #sam kiskza

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scrubbby · 2 years

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Feeling dissatisfied with my art, I decided to do a painting study of this cute cat pic but got carried away and made something with an evil aura. Even still, I love the little creature I made.

#digital art #cat #cat meme #cat art #cat drawing #art #painting #digital painting #digital drawing #digital illustration #illustration #not my usual #drawing #artwork #study #art study #artist on tumblr #this was supposed to be posted yesterday but tumblr was giving me hell and a half trying to post this so I gave up.

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mimimar · 1 month

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the woman who holds the moon

prints available here. my cover for this month's issue of baffling magazine.

#i can finally share this piece!#this cover was based on a short story called “moon bearer” by celia daniels that features on this issue of the magazine #the character designs are mine #also there's a sale on inprnt again so my prints are cheaper than usual!#illustration #artists on tumblr #illo #lesbian #wlw #sapphic #lesbian art #wlw art #sapphic art #queer art #baffling magazine #blue #moon #night sky #queer fantasy

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littlelightfish · 1 month

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Funny things I found out playing with language setting in Netflix while looking episode 15:

Chilchuck's scream sounds HAUNTED in brazilian portuguese. Give it a try if you can.

(You can hear it here)

In spanish dub, Senshi says: "tocó mis senos de hombre", which means "he touched my man boobs" in Spanish. And I think that's the best dub line one so far.

#i love replaying certain scenes (usually screams) to see how they nailed it in other dubs #ive done it with Chilchuck & Mickbell screams because they're the funniest ones #give it a shot if you can #its really funny to hear certain character voices in other languages #for example. brazilian portuguesse gave both mickbell and chilchuck un-childlike voices (in japaneese both sound like little childs)#and they reused Chilchuck's japaneese screams for most of the other languages because he is so high-pitched and full of terror that it work #dungeon meshi #chilchuck #chilchuck tims #dunmeshi #delicious in dungeon #senshi #senshi of izganda #senshi dungeon meshi #idk how do you people screen record the episodes #if i knew how to i would put the shots here #my shit #thanks to the one that made the clip on Chil's scream im in love here <3

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ardri-na-bpiteog · 3 months

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Also increasingly aware that a LOT of people "manage" getting through the 40+ hour work week by sleeping less than is healthy and relying on stimulants like coffee and energy drinks to keep them going.

For people who are unwilling or unable to do this...work really does just dominate your life. Like we really should not have to rely on unhealthy practices just to have a social life or keep on top of housework or whatever.

I know I post about this a lot but I'm so TIRED all the time and it's just so depressing that this is how we're expected to spend the one life we have.

#i have to get at least 8 hours of sleep a night to even barely function #with sleep #getting ready for work #commute #cooking #and errands #I typically have maybe 2-3 hours to actually do what i want in a day #and I'm usually too tired to actually do the things i want to do #and that's with a very short commute #if i actually had a long commute I'd basically do nothing but work #i see my friends like once every few weeks or months #because we're all so fucking busy with work and have such little time for socialising #and none of us even have kids or anything!!

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ato-dato · 10 months

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