#other than opening a door

[transmascissues]

“trans men don’t have any real safety concerns to worry about” i can’t wear a mask when i go into public bathrooms even though i’m higher risk and bathrooms are some of the easiest places to get sick because i don’t reliably pass when my facial hair is covered and i can’t risk not passing when i use the men’s room, but i also can’t just use the women’s room for safety anymore because i don’t reliably pass as either binary gender anymore. so my only options are to risk getting sick, take my chances with the consequences of not passing, or just never use the bathroom in public (which has its own health risks).

and today, it almost didn’t even matter that i was putting myself in danger to ensure that i passed because, thanks to a faulty lock and a man who didn’t think to knock, i came very close to having my half-naked body exposed to a bathroom full of cis men. if i hadn’t been holding my coat on my lap because there was nowhere in the stall to put it, every single guy waiting in the (very crowded) bathroom would’ve seen that i didn’t have a dick. how well do you think that would’ve gone for me? my money’s on Not Well At All.

#it took me a solid hour to stop shaking after #like yeah maybe the guy who opened the door would’ve have done anything but what about all the other guys? #i feel like the chances that None of those guys would’ve had a problem with trans people is pretty low #i’m so fucking lucky it didn’t happen but even coming that close was Terrifying #starting to use the men’s room consistently is…a time #but when i do it right i get less weird looks than in the women’s room so it’s not like there’s a better option #transandrophobia #transandromisia #transmisandry #virilmisia #virilphobia #anti transmasculinity #transmascphobia #trans men #transmascs

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

(loosely) that scene from potc... its so Them i think...

#apologies for the low quality scribbles i simply couldn't be fucked!! <3<3<3 #and they're a lil funky.... i havent drawn em in a while.... #but geez. man. oof. ough #the potential of the pining + Names ouagshashjafkanvfla #THE RITUALS ARE INTRICATE #scribble salad #franklydear #welcome home #ever since finding out how they call each other by last names my brain has been Mush over that #the layers!!! the potential for development!!! #what would the transition to first-name-usage look like #i feel like they're gonna be on first name basis Before they actually refer to each other by their first names #and maybe frank will call him eddie first.... maybe.... #leaving eddie to be the one maintaining a sort of 'professional' distance #but in the process making their interactions Way more intimate and emotionally Charged than they would've been otherwise #its about the suspense... about the 'am i allowed to know what your name feels like'.... #the 'i want nothing more than to know what my name sounds like in your voice' #receiving your mail and waiting for the time he finally allows that little distance to be closed with one simple syllable #or delivering the mail and waiting for him to open both doors w/ hand & name #both an allowance and a confirmation and an answer and a promise wrapped up in one little word #Im Just Speculating & Rambling at this point #OUGH FRANKLYDEAR <3<3<3<3 #i cant wait to watch them really go Through the Horrors while falling in love #bc when nothing is real or certain what else can you cling to but each other #so abnormal about them.... #wh has opened my eyes to the inherent romanticism & pain of mail carriers #they will always come to your door but they will also always leave #and the gifts they give you are always from someone Else #all you can hope for are those Moments where your fingers brush as they hand over letters #where the only true words between you are the ones hidden away in ink and belonging to neither of you

[borgevino]

She Has Just Turned Three

#she has literally never done anything wrong in her life #other than get lost in her own home and then yell at a door's hinges because she's forgotten that the other side is open #also she is very small! #she takes her mouthful of food and puts it on the floor so she can manage it better with her tiny mouth #cat

[kami-ships-it]

annotated floor plan of Cap's office

#I opened Photoshop to do something else #also caphavers related #but then #I realized I had actually no idea what his office looks like #other than that it has a desk and a door #maybe this will be useful to others as well #the camerawork in that scene doesn't exactly help #bbc ghosts #bbc ghosts captain #the captain #bonus mystery space in the lower left corner #what does he have there #wrong answers only

[chloecherrysip]

"C'mon, Luigi! Pump those legs!"

"I'm trying, I'm trying. I got bad knees!"

#mario movie #mario movie spoilers #super mario bros #mario and luigi #super mario bros movie spoilers #cherrysip edits #I LOVE THIS WHOLE SEQUENCE SO MUCH #other than just being a fun nod to 2D platforming it's just such an amazing way of showcasing mario's character so vividly #he is driven and athletic and impulsive and rushes into things and won't be told no #he moves full-steam ahead and makes it all up as he goes along #but!!! the one thing he IS always very mindful of is his brother and what he needs to keep up safely #even if there's some joking and complaining along the way they trust each other implicitly and will follow each other anywhere #even just the fact that mario opens the door at the end when he's on the outside and the gate obviously isn't locked and it's not necessary #it's just a nice little thing he does for luigi because they're brothers and he loves him ;_; #on a very different note: luigi straight up KO's a guy in the fourth gif lololol #and then promptly gets stuck in wet cement in the next one ;; poor bb he's just apologizing the whole way #i love themmmm

[sergle]

I think my favorite thing about doing ginger red hair instead of cherry red hair is: lying to people about it

#I love the cherry red / wine red and I'll probably go back at some point bc it's my Origin. #but for now. #I don't actively lie to people but bc it's a Natural and Plausible hair color #and I'm already pale and I dye my eyebrows to match my hair. ppl figure it's natural #and it has come up MULTIPLE TIMES. and I've recently been rolling with it instead of correcting ppl. bc who cares? #recent examples that come to mind (but I did correct them in this one) my surgeon assuming it was natural #and using my genetics as a natural redhead as a baseline to tell me about what I can expect from my future scarring #and then again later with the anesthesia. they were going to dose me differently #the anesthesiologist glanced at me when I came into the OR and was getting the stuff ready on his cart #and when he heard me talking to my doc and re-telling him that oh the hair isn't natural #he was behind the curtain like FUCK #taking shit off his cart and quietly redoing his setup #that's how I learned that redheads need higher doses of anesthesia than other ppl. #they also need more of the topical stuff like lidocaine. apparently they metabolize it faster(?) #ANYWAY he was going to up my dose thinking I needed it lol #so i almost got way more sedatives and pain meds than i needed bc of my hair dye LMAOOO #other more Normal Life examples was a country dude in full hunting gear holding a door open for me someplace #and I said thank you and he lifted his hat up to point at his (natural) red hair and said ''twins!'' #this one sticks with me because that was such a cute thing to do. what the hell #and at snakefest I was talking to some people at their food truck. there was an older guy who trapped me into a convo for like 30mins #he was Very Nice. and they were going to some type of irish festival next and said I should go too bc I'll be right at home #flat out just was like. this bitch looks irish #and I don't know why all of this is so funny to me. it has no reason to be.

[chirpsythismorning]

S5 opener REAL

#byler #will byers #stranger things #every season besides s4-5 opens with non main characters #for el we got a flashback of the lab followed by her perspective in the scene directly after #and I think for Will we will see something similar #with us getting the flashback of him in castle byers in the UD #followed by him in the present in the scene after #but what exactly would warrant that memory being brought up in association with Will in the present? #mayhaps his connection to the mindflayer and the UD run deeper than we realize… #it’s likely not something he could just rid himself of in s2 and now he’s all good #he literally still feels a connection to everything he is feeling #that means he is still technically at risk of being the spy in some capacity #the massacre at Hawkins lab also was a guiding force for El discovering the ‘truth’ in s4 #so it’s likely for Will this instance will operate in a way that re-contextualizes the events in the past up to now #like that time Will suggested they go to the hospital in s3 only for the flayed to be waiting for them #or how flayed Billy knew they were at the cabin… #all while Will was looking cryptic as hell in that scene watching over el #or the fact that he picked Billy in the first place the season after he focused on Will… #you know.. williams #I think the easiest way to introduce the castle Byers flashback is a dream honestly #specifically a dream within a dream #seeing that recent leak and Will looking like either he has a black or hasn’t slept in days #is giving very much ‘I am afraid to sleep bc I’m scared of what will happen’ #I think dude is not exactly possessed in the sense that we already saw in s2 with like the particicles #but he’s still vulnerable #the door is still ajar… #no but fr this idea of opening a door in your mind was so blatant in st2 AND s3b of teen wolf #I think a big part of it will be guilting Will over the fact that Will has helped him before without Will telling the others #hence his weird vibe in s3… like he’s already successfully fucked with Will post s2 potentially with us being none the wiser aka here we go

[kedreeva]

Proud: I have treated myself more kindly this year, allowing myself grace after making mistakes and making strides towards having a healthier relationship with myself. Good: I got a job before my old job was eliminated, so there was no gap in my income which was a huge relief.

Aw that's GREAT to hear, excellent job! Hopefully 2024 treats you equally kindly <3

Here is a very cautious Wendy, not sure what she thinks about the treats I put down

#bonus Polaris in the background #I want you to know that every morning #EVERY morning #I open that door in the background to let them into their yard #and I call WHERE'S WENDY??? #and without fail Wendy comes bolting out the door to see me #I didn't raise her we have no connection other than that I trapped her and brought her home #but she's SO friendly #and VERY interested in treats #wendy #my pets #peafowl #peahens #nye game #happy new years #asks

[flowercrowngods]

"Stevie," Eddie says, wincing at the stale air in the room. It's almost pitch black, except for the lamp in the corner that colours everything dark blue, and the glow stars on the ceiling that they'd put up together, making pretend constellations in pretend galaxies.

"Go 'way," Steve mutters, head buried beneath two pillows and hands clasped tight around them, as though that will be the thing that fixes him, that keeps the bad away. Eddie sighs, not at Steve, but at the awfulness of it all. He fiddles with the blister pack in his fingers, and allows the condensation from the water bottle in his other hand to soak his palm.

"Please, baby," Eddie says. "You need to take your meds. The doctor said - "

"Fuck the doctor," Steve curses angrily, muffled.

"Maybe later, once you've taken your meds," Eddie says calmly, or aiming for calm. He hates seeing Steve hurting, and Steve hurts a lot. More than he'd like. More than he knows he realises.

Steve emerges from his pillow prison slowly, blinking like it hurts him to do so, and Eddie knows it does, so he just holds out the water bottle, cap off, and Steve drinks greedily, throat working hard, whilst Eddie pops out two pills. Steve makes a pitiful noise as Eddie hands them over, but reluctantly takes them, screwing up his eyes against the taste before swallowing down more water.

"You did so good," Eddie says. Steve shakes his head then moans. "It's okay," Eddie says. "Back under the pillows now. The pills will work soon."

"I hate this," Steve says. "I hate that you have to see this."

"I know you do. I hate seeing it. But only because it's my favourite person in the whole world suffering. Not for any other reason. Please don't think it's for any other reason," Eddie says softly. Steve makes a small noise, already piling the pillows back over his face. Eddie reaches out and strokes the back of his hand.

Steve's hands clench, then unclench, before relaxing.

"I'll be around, if you need me," Eddie says, before standing. He pauses at the door. He looks at Steve's prone form, the invisible war in his head. "It's not rotten work, you know? Never, actually."

He pulls the door to, but doesn't close it entirely, just to make sure he can hear Steve if he needs to. He never, ever wants Steve to think he's a burden. Not when he loves that boy more than breathing. Not if it's you, not if it's me.

not if it’s us

#steddie #steddie fic #people will see this but no one will know but i do and my arm is still aching burning breaking but it’s whatever #Steve hurts a lot. More than he'd like. More than he knows he realises. #this one killed me it took me out it absolutely annihilated me i am deceased i hurt more than i realise too #chronic pain #steve has migraines #hey hey eddie just let steve not eat all day and then knock himself out with 1400mg ibuprofen on an empty stomach it will fix him #not mine #god poe just. idk. i adore you. thanks for leaving the door open 🤍 #love language: writing fics in each other’s ask box

[khaotunq]

At it again.

I do intend to actually clean the Sand one up and do it properly because I do have it partially built in the Sims because that's who I am as a person, but apparently we're doing Ray's rich boy rooms first.

In crayola coloured pencil and crayon because I never actually went and got my architecture degree and I can do what I want.

#adventures in ofts #my whiteboard has mlc ages and coral island fishing times written on it #the others have a skillet bread recipe and my grocery list on them #so scrap notepaper i found on the floor and colouring pencils it is #and also crayons because i couldnt find a felt tip #so this is. a lot more chaotic. #realising ray's rooms all have sliding doors rather than swinging doors fundamentally fucked me up #ray lives in a closet #he's just not very good at it #it's a very big closet tbf #i'm still not over the floral decorations theyre so #and also jojo/crew were sitting in what i assume is walk in/open closet space for the bathroom scenes #i'm so entertained #i was. not doing this on a flat surface. is my excuse #and not that i'm in a lot of pain and had too much coffee #i have a whole bunch of screenshots that are just me going ???? WHERE IS THIS #but i'll get there #this has so much missing from it

[maschotch]

aaron hotchner top five autism moments

“its a dog” lmaoo “maybe a dad knows” my ASS thats the autism babe

any time he stims. especially in eps like psychodrama or ashes and dust

wearing a whole ass suit no matter where they are. especially when the others complain about the heat like in a thousand words

“where are my clothes please” frazzled and out of it and being vulnerable in a new place without anyone he knows without his suit without any of the usual things that can ground him. still unerringly polite but his voice is raised and he’s growing louder and louder bc he’s upset (not angry) and there’s too much happening at once that he isn’t in control of

in revelations when reid calls him a narcissist and he immediately leaves the room and starts leafing through the bible while he asks everyone what his worst quality is. like yes it’s a little bit self deprecating but it’s mostly a genuine, practical question—even while his hands shake. he distantly knows that he’s making everyone else uncomfortable with that question but he has to ask so he can be sure he’s on the right track and he can’t waste time trying to make it easier for them to understand that

there are so many more that im probably missing but these are the ones i can think of atm. @eldrai would be a better person to ask

#his entire demeanor. perpetually neutral face. carefully curated tone. #the way he understands reid and garcia more than anyone else #the way he can handle pretty much any situation as long as a few basic conditions are met—and when theyre not he doesnt know what to do #his unique self-inflicted isolation from others stemming from a childhood where he grew accustomed to people not understanding #his unspoken but firm rules the others dont even realize are in place until somethings wrong (like his office door being open) #a little bit of everything about him #asks #aaron hotchner

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

In the lights out au, once some of the larger neighbors wake up, would it be possible to subdue Sally? Or at least tie her up until she wakes up for real?

hm... i don't think they would or could? she starts slashin' as soon as others are in range, and it's pretty tough to get past those claws. but i've been toying with an idea where, while Howdy and Frank are out looking for more supplies they find a new section that has building tools in it. hammer, nails. if they board up Sally's house, i think it would take a very long time for her to break out

#howdy waking up opens up a lot of new doors - literally! #he's tall and much stronger than wally / frank! #and poppy Will Not Leave The Office! #actually this is how they find their flashlight lmao #theyre all exploring and howdy just goes 'hey whats that' #and picks up a flashlight off of a shelf that was juuuust out of shorter puppets' view #he clicks it on and he and frank just stare at each other like surprisedpikachuface.jpeg #makes it much easier to find those pesky nails for hammerin'! #rambles from the bog #wh lights out au #poppy is the only one expressly vocal about boarding sally up #she's worried about her girlfrie- friend. bestie. soooo platonic no yuri here At All- #wally is... not against it! he doesn't like the plays! he doesn't like doing that to his dear neighbors #lmao almost wrote 'dead neighbors' ahaha Not Yet Little Guy!

[loving-jack-kelly]

Do we think one of Charley's kids is named after Frank bc to me. There's a little Kringas with the middle name Franklin. and every time Charley sees it it makes him sad because how to explain to his son that he's named after somebody Charley loves so much, Uncle Frank who used to be here all the time and used to be so silly and make him laugh when he was little, and now Uncle Frank doesn't visit anymore and now Charley gets sad every time Uncle Frank comes up in conversation and now when little Daniel Franklin Kringas asks if Uncle Frank can come to his birthday party or his baseball game or how come it's been so long since Uncle Frank came for supper, Charley has to take a deep breath like he doesn't know what to say. and when Evelyn and Charley are telling their kids the stories of their names it's so easy to say Hannah is from Grandma Kringas and Alexander from Mama's brother Uncle Alex, and Josephina Mary, well, Aunt Mary still visits sometimes. But Uncle Frank? How do they talk about Uncle Frank? He's still their uncle, but they don't see him. Where did he go? Why did he go?

#also that opens to the door to the kids (especially the younger ones who would only be like 10 at the end of the story) #being the first to welcome frank back when he tries to start to repair things with Charley #merrily we roll along #we know mary kept up with frankie jr so there's no way she fully abandoned charley and his kids after the interview #she probably doesn't mention them to each other at all but in my head she still hopes to be the bridge someday #and after the party. i genuinely think frank will have better luck reconnecting with charley than with mary

[vynnyal]

A little something like this, right?

#From memory for the most part #I've drawn these characters more times than I expected 😂 #I cheated and fixed a few things when I went to pick colors (and then didn't even use them) #Idk I felt nostalgic and decided to crank out a few bugs #Lesse... What stories do I got. It's been a while so I have quite the selection #Oh jdbdjvskhff my dog died from cancer of all things. Like seriously what the heck #While we were recovering I jokingly mentioned something about getting another rescue dog #Within the WEEK we had a pomeranian in our house. A pomeranian. 16 pounds. Pomeranian. #See the reason I mentioned it at all was to give our other dog- Tiger the 11(?) yr old maltipoo- company in his twilight years. #You know. Maybe another old pooch like Lucky that was chill and kind #And now we have Rudy aka SPITFIRE #He's fun though! I like him. He's always smiling and it warms my heart. I swear I can walk out of the house for an hour #and he'll greet my like I've been gone for years every single time #What else. Oh lol so I'm taking care of my neighbor's house for two weeks #A wwwk in and the cat decides to RUN OFF. In the middle of a THUNDERSTORM. #36 hrs later and I'm like aight this isn't great #After posting notices online etc I was sitting around and thought to myself something kinda dumb #See he likes listening to me play on their grand piano. They never use it but I do and the cat always lays at my feet while I jam #So I thought... what if I pied piper the cat home. So I threw open all the doors #And played for oh idk 20 min? #CAT WALKS IN. SITS ON THE FLOOR BESIDES ME #Cats. I stg #Eh that's all for now I'm sleeby #hollow knight #art tag #See ya!

[divinekangaroo]

A short while back, I received a beloved comment on a very old re-uploaded fic which offered a "between 'XXXX' and 'YYY' is [superlative] piece of writing, haunting me for years" so i go Hmm! I have no memory of this specific section! and look it up and

it's a description of a median strip

i mean, it's a good description of a median strip, and once i re-read it i certainly remember contemplating carefully and exactly what i was trying to convey, but it is, in actual fact, a description of a median strip

#this doubt forever strikes because man that was actually a good piece of writing what was i on? who was i? who was this person writing good? #but was that the peak of my existence!!!??!???!?!?? i shall never surmount this description!! *sobs* #the door doored doorily in the wall which was a wall which was a thing other than a wall but clearly not a door #the door in the other wall was open but no one noticed #so busy they were.staring at the doorily door which being closed was the only door that embodied the doorness of being a door #in a wall #don't forget the wall #did i mention the wall because there's also walls #everywhere.and don't forget the eyes are doors too.opening and closing like doors.interiors and exteriors.right? #no roof tho #this being an architectural metaphor for how domestic ruins entrap and stagnate! residential architectural forms are rooms of doom! dooooom #there is a floor though because floors are where people have to kneel grovel puke fall and draw outlines of the bodies that were never ther #sigh sigh sigh self deprecation this deadly deadly sin #whilst i battle with editing and cutting giant chunks of similar type descriptions which seem less than relevant; and wondering 'but would- #--that rando piece of distorted-elevator-reflection-description have become someone else's powerful haunting piece?' who knows... #my writing #editing man. 20000x harder than writing

[freak60000]

hi does anyone know what i can do with a stray cat that is visibly in pain and matted and hungry but can’t eat at all and won’t let us trap her also im home by myself and she’s sitting right in front of me

#she’s been coming over for a long time and we didn’t see her for like a week and here she is but she looks terrrriblle #idk what to do rn. other than let her enjoy the cool air with the door open