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#to all my jewish friends: stay safe out there !!
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pov you commented something nice on a local jewish-israeli restaurant owner’s instagram to combat all the hate she was getting and got sent a video of a baby being tortured by the antisemites in her comment section
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stealth-liberal · 3 months
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Whew, I have a lot to say, and I know for a FACT that not a single non Jewish person on here will give a shit... but I have to vent.
Antisemitism in America is so bad that I honestly don't know if it's safe to send my daughter off to college in 2 years. She doesn't know either. Both of us have discussed her staying home and doing as much of her university education online, so as to keep her safe. She has sensory issues and an anxiety disorder... and already she has been rejected all over the place in her high school campus since 10/7.
The Women's Empowerment Club? The club leader has made it so that no female Jewish student feels safe there, and all of them quit. The little leftist neo nazi in charge of it probably cheered as they left and patted herself on the back for her "praxis". Maybe she can start goose stepping and yelling "Heil Hitler!" while she's at it. But she's not unique. Feminist organizations the world over deny mass rape of Jewish women. Why? Because it's Me Too Unless You're a Jew. They want us all raped and in the grave. Period.
The Pride Club? Forget it. All queer Jewish kids are persona non grata there. Apparently it's cool if Jewish queers are the subject of violence... and I can't say more or I'll start wanting to kill people. I am bisexual, my husband is bisexual, our daughter is lesbian. I have been part of this community since I was 12 as an ally and since I was 15 as a bisexual (took me some time to figure out what I was). My daughter came out in 4th grade for G-d's sake. We've been there, fighting the fight and now... queer organizations all over the world are abandoning us. They honestly hope we will all die, the more violently the better.
I was a proud intersectional feminist and a proud queer woman my whole life. Or at least ever since I could make decisions about that sort of stuff and what I believed. And I have been abandoned, my daughter has been abandoned, for blood sport. Her friends are pulling away from her and we all know why... because she committed the unpardonable sin of being Jewish.
Funny part? The Muslim Student Union has done nothing to her or the other Jewish kids on campus. Ponder that thought leftists if you will.
My son is in 8th grade and for the entirety of his 6th and 7th school years he was relentlessly bullied for being Jewish. We live in a red town and it was right wing antisemitism. It was so bad that I had to remove him for his safety from the school for a while. Now? It's left wing as well, he's catching it from both sides and I don't know how to protect him.
No one cares. Frankly, if my 13 year old son committed suicide to get away from it all... they would throw a party. Another dirty Jew/Zionist down... am I right? None of you give a fuck.
I marched, I protested, I voted, I phone banked. I lived my beliefs in action, and the left betrayed me. They fantasize about me and my children being raped and murdered. The more graphically it could happen, the better for them. Frankly, I think they get off to the videos Hamas released in the privacy of their rooms at night.
There's nowhere to run. Israel isn't an option. I know everyone thinks Jews are dripping in wealth... but I frankly do not have enough money to move my family to the other side of the planet. My husband is in IATSE, the stage hand local. There are no jobs waiting for him there. There are no jobs waiting for me there. I have no family there. Neither does he.
Actually, my husband isn't Jewish. I am, our children are, but he is not. He supports us in our Jewishness 100%, but he is not a Jew and he never wanted to convert. Which is fine with me... but how the hell does that work in a country where there is no civil marriage?
I'm not Orthodox, I don't want to be Orthodox. I want full egalitarianism, so I go to Reform, Renewal, or Conservative synagogues, depending on what is closer to wherever I live. Israel is a VERY Orthodox country, and the options are Orthodox or completely secular. This is a criticism I've been laying at Israel's feet for DECADES.
And Jew Haters better not use this as a way to say how awful Israel is. Not when the countries surrounding Israel are either dictatorships or absolute power, divine right monarchies who kill dissenters constantly.
So... there's really nowhere for my family to go. So I guess I'll stay where I am being a liberal Jew and waiting for the sick marriage of MAGA and Leftists to come to my door and kill me and my family.
None of you care. All of you would cheer. I'll never trust any of you again for the rest of my life. Till the day I die... I'll never trust any of you in any part of my life (online or offline) again.
1 in 5 members of Gen Z think the Holocaust didn't happen. 2/3rds of Gen Z think stories of the Holocaust are exaggerated and that Jews were somewhat complicit in what happened to us. Blame the victim...amirite? The rates amongst Millennials are not as horrific... but they're still bad. You all are going to commit a 2nd Holocaust and pat yourself on the backs. And when history remembers you all as the Nazis part 2... you will babble in your nursing homes that you were "Just trying to save the world from the Zionist/Jewish scourge."
When that happens, I hope you die in a puddle of your own shit.
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jewish-vents · 15 days
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I am a Jewish high schooler and my school has a relatively high Jewish and Israeli population. However, I still found "From the river to the sea Palestine will be free #SaveGaza" on one side and "Free Palestine" on the other side of a bathroom stall, both in large writing with the former taking up all of my line of sight. It's scary and I don't think that high schoolers know the implications of their statements. I do agree that Palestinian people deserve freedom and rights. Of course I do. But the use of that statement is terrifying. I'm scared to tell anyone about it because a lot of my friends are very liberal and they kind of fell silent when me and an Israeli friend were talking about Israel. Nothing political, just about the markets in Tel Aviv and how my rabbi went to Israel recently (for political reasons I did not bring up because that wasn't what the conversation was about). I'm scared to tell my mom about the graffiti because she'll freak out. I don't know what to do. Should I report it through the school's anonymous page? Will it even get flagged as hate speech at all? Would the school be more concerned about the fact that it's graffiti than anything else? I do plan on writing "עם ישראל חי you are not alone" on the wall next to it but will that just be counterproductive and make me get in trouble if I report the other graffiti as well?
I'm so sorry you're going through that. I would agree that highschoolers do not know nearly enough to be commenting on such a complex situation with that much certainty. I'm also not sure what the best course of action is. I can say I'm not going to encourage what is technically vandalism, but I'm also not going to discourage it. I just hope you stay safe.
I do think talking about it with your parents might be the best course of action here, if you feel like your parents are trustworthy. I would usually say to talk to the teachers or the administration, but we've also seen that in many schools and colleges won't actually do anything to protect their Jewish students.
Best of luck and stay safe. Also stay together, there is safety (and comfort) in numbers.
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unbidden-yidden · 7 months
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So here I am, unable to sleep again, because of the horrifying attack on Israel.
The stories keep coming out and for every new detail I find out, another part of my soul shatters.
[***massive trigger warning for the rest***]
I feel like I'm living in a parallel world to everyone who is not affected by this situation. It's been surreal to go about my work day and regular life as if the images of blood-soaked cradles, burned corpses, raped and wounded women, captives of all ages being taken away on vehicles, video of a small child being taunted for crying for his mother, body bags lined up in rows on the ground, torched cars and homes, and the raw grief of the surviving family members aren't burned onto the backs of my eyelids.
One account I read from a family member of the deceased was that she was beaten, raped in multiple ways and sticks shoved into each place, and left for dead. Another I came across spoke of a small child being forced to watch his parents tortured, killed, and hacked apart. Still another I saw was a report of several children bludgeoned to death so as not to "waste the bullets."
How can I possibly begin to process this?
These people look just like the people in my communities and the friends I've made across the sea. They have my Hebrew teacher's hair, my rabbi's cheekbones, they sound like the shinshinim kids we have each year. They look like the baby nephews of my fellow congregants. I could have davened next to any of them and never known. It is only sheer dumb luck that I don't personally know someone who has died or lost close family.
There has been a pit of dread in my stomach since Shimini Atzeret that will not go away. I find myself on the verge of tears at all times, yet have not been able to actually cry (which is not a good sign; an inability to express sadness in tears is a known post-trauma response for me) and I cannot rest normally. Sometimes I can distract myself for a bit, but the pain and grief rush back in immediately when I remember.
I can feel, in real time, this Jewish cultural trauma sinking into my bones.
And you might think I might be able to separate myself from it since I'm not there and don't have family there. But I can't, because I don't want to. I can't, because some tether bound me forever to the land as soon as my feet hit the ground there, and some part of my soul stayed behind when I left. I don't want to, because these are my people and so they are my adoptive family, even if I do not know them. I am my brother's keeper.
And so here I stand, half a world away from the danger, nervous and scared and grieving, searching our perfectly blue sky for signs of missiles that are not falling here and being startled constantly by the normal and unbroken landscape. The lush beauty of Midwestern autumn woods is juxtaposed in my mind with Middle Eastern walls painted in the blood of my people and their broken bodies beneath them. I see it in the waking light of day as clear as anything in front of me, and walk around like a person divided, in both places at once yet not being fully present in either. I cannot unsee it.
How can I possibly explain this? To myself? To the people actually having to live this nightmare? To the other people removed from the immediate physical danger but who do have blood relatives and/or other family there that they're just praying stay safe and come home at the end of the day? That they are constantly checking their phones for updates or even minimal signs that they're still alive?
The words fail me, but I the closest thing I have to an answer is love. I love my people and I would rather absorb this pain with them and carry it in my soul forever than look away from Jewish suffering. That is a promise I made by joining this people, that my fate would forever be bound up in the collective fate of klal Yisrael. Wherever you go, I will go; wherever you stay, I will stay; your people shall be my people, and your G-d my G-d. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus and more may Hashem do to me if anything but death parts me from you.
אַל־תִּפְגְּעִי־בִ֔י לְעׇזְבֵ֖ךְ לָשׁ֣וּב מֵאַחֲרָ֑יִךְ כִּ֠י אֶל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֵּלְכִ֜י אֵלֵ֗ךְ וּבַאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּלִ֙ינִי֙ אָלִ֔ין עַמֵּ֣ךְ עַמִּ֔י וֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽי׃ בַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תָּמ֙וּתִי֙ אָמ֔וּת וְשָׁ֖ם אֶקָּבֵ֑ר כֹּה֩ יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה יְהֹוָ֥ה לִי֙ וְכֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף כִּ֣י הַמָּ֔וֶת יַפְרִ֖יד בֵּינִ֥י וּבֵינֵֽךְ׃
[רות א]
I do not take that lightly, and I feel it in my bones. Some core part of me shattered at the same time as the rest of my community.
I cannot, and I will not look away. I will not close my heart or shield myself from this tragedy. And I will not forget.
עַ֥ל נַהֲר֨וֹת ׀ בָּבֶ֗ל שָׁ֣ם יָ֭שַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִ֑ינוּ בְּ֝זׇכְרֵ֗נוּ אֶת־צִיּֽוֹן׃ עַֽל־עֲרָבִ֥ים בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ כִּ֤י שָׁ֨ם שְֽׁאֵל֪וּנוּ שׁוֹבֵ֡ינוּ דִּבְרֵי־שִׁ֭יר וְתוֹלָלֵ֣ינוּ שִׂמְחָ֑ה שִׁ֥ירוּ לָ֝֗נוּ מִשִּׁ֥יר צִיּֽוֹן׃ אֵ֗יךְ נָשִׁ֥יר אֶת־שִׁיר־יְהֹוָ֑ה עַ֝֗ל אַדְמַ֥ת נֵכָֽר׃ אִֽם־אֶשְׁכָּחֵ֥ךְ יְֽרוּשָׁלָ֗͏ִם תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח יְמִינִֽי׃ תִּדְבַּֽק־לְשׁוֹנִ֨י ׀ לְחִכִּי֮ אִם־לֹ֢א אֶ֫זְכְּרֵ֥כִי אִם־לֹ֣א אַ֭עֲלֶה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֑͏ִם עַ֝֗ל רֹ֣אשׁ שִׂמְחָתִֽי׃
[תהלים קלז]
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pleasespellchimerical · 5 months
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Chag sameach! A guy brought a shotgun to a local synagogue today.
To my Jewish family: please stay safe and well, and may you fry many wonderful things.
To my non-Jewish followers: please call out antisemitism where you see it. We're all in this together, and your Jewish friends are afraid right now.
Just as we light candles to bring light into the dark, so each one of us is one of G-d's candles. We must be the ones to bring light to our dark times.
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pettytiredandjewish · 5 months
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Are you pro-Israel or pro-Palestine?
I honestly don’t think it’s any of your concern but if you really want to know my “stance”, I’ll tell you. You may or may not like my answer but I’m at the point where I really don’t give a flying F. So here we go-
A little background about me-I’m not Israeli, I’m from the states but my great-grandparents on my mom side left Germany sometime a little before WW1 due to antisemitism (they were Ashkenazi Jews.) Not everyone left and the ones who did stay ended up in the concentration camps/ghettos during WW2. Honestly if my great grandparents didn’t leave Germany- well there is a high chance that I wouldn’t be here and that this family tree branch would be non existent.
I’m gonna be honest I’m a “zionost”. There is no safe place for Jews. A lot of countries made it known for many years and they are still making it known to this day. Not only is the land of Israel is considered holy (I’m not super religious but I do recognize and respect that it’s a sacred and holy site) but it is also considered a safe place for many Jews who had to leave their own homes due to all the antisemitism/hate/etc. I’m not an “anti-Zionist”. Did you know that one of Russian’s leaders during- I believe the Soviet Union created that term as a way to help destroy Jewish culture during that era? That term just rubs me the wrong way.
I constantly worry about my friends and family. I worry about mine and their safety. I have to keep looking over my shoulder when I leave the house or when I go to the store, it to work… I know my parents worry too and I know my mom is secretly happy that I attended Shabbat services via online. I don’t want to think about what would happen if something happened to me or to my family/friends. But I don’t hide my “Jewishness”. I love being Jewish- I’m not ashamed of it. It’s a beautiful culture but it also is sad too. The history is not all butterfly’s and rainbows. We (Jews) have suffered for generations but we also overcome everything that people throws at us. Are we traumatized? Probably yes, but we don’t give up. We work hard to keep our culture alive so that we can keep passing it down.
The situation in Israel and Palestine is/has always been messy. It’s like a pressure pot- every little issue and conflict has been cooking up for some time. And every once in a while someone will let some steam out- to help let out some pressure but if you keep it covered and not let out the pressure, well it’s all going to build up and explode. And il that’s what’s happening here. That’s what we’re seeing now. This is the aftermath.
So to answer your question- I’m “pro Israel”: I think that Israelites have the right to live there. It’s their home. They did not colonize it. It is also not an apartheid state. Really people- please read a dictionary to understand these terms that you keep throwing out. Gaza’s government has been unstable for some time and it did eventually fell to hamas control sometime earlier 2000’s(?) for those who don’t know and or still in denial about what they really are- hamas is a terrorist organization. They’re not a resistance group of freedom fighters “fighting to save their people” cuz they don’t give a damn about their own people. They a literally using their own civilians as human shields. They’re stealing resources that’s mental for the civilians and using it themselves.
Also quick question(s) but why is Israel getting blasted for defending themselves after Oct 7? Is anyone gonna call out the other neighboring countries for how they are handling the situation- why aren’t they opening up their borders for refugees? Also why are most of y’all blaming Israel citizens and well- Jewish people in general- i mean I know the answer to this (*cough* most of y’all hate Jews and are using this as a reason to unmask yourselves).
I honestly could keep going- I’ve mostly kept this to myself, so it’s building up, but to be “nice” I’m gonna stop there for now. I don’t know what your “stance” is and I really don’t care per se- the whole situation has been stressing me out like crazy. If you don’t like my answer to bad so sad- I’m no one’s “good Jew”. If you or anyone have any questions you can ask but if you say some antisemitic crap I will block you and depending on my mood- call you out on it too. Have a happy holiday.
Am Yisrael Chai
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killing-time-w-kaz · 1 month
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I attended events almost every night this week and it all is making me grateful to be leaving college soon. On Tuesday, I went to kosher dinner, which is basically a meal at the chabad house (it’s free and means I don’t have to cook AND I get to hang out w some of my reclusive friends). On Wednesday, I worked an event for the bookstore that had several people show up who were openly hostile to me (from the pro-pal crowd on campus). On Thursday, I went to an antisemitism workshop run by a group of students doing a program called “Stories that Live”, which documents the stories of Holocaust survivors. On Friday, I went to Shabbat 100 (try to invite 100 people to dinner) and heard the story of a professor who has been harassed by her students for being openly Jewish. Today (Sunday), I went to a talk, “how do you Jew”, where professors and students spoke about their connections to Judaism. One Professor talked about how people don’t care about the complexities of his Israeli-American identity and position as a political scientist; they just see him as A Jew who is the enemy.
The posters advertising the antisemitism workshop, Shabbat 100 and How Do You Jew were all torn down. We used to have a private security guard posted outdid the chabad house, but in recent months we now have an armed police detective instead. A synagogue about 10 mins away has been graffitied with swatzikas TWO weeks in a row. Students don’t feel safe on campus. My mom, who normally doesn’t worry too much about my safety (she knows I know how to handle myself), told me to be careful and to stay safe.
People on my campus have the audacity to say that antisemitism isn’t a problem here at our college and our sibling colleges. I can’t imagine being so blind.
I’m burnt out from being around these people for the last 6 months. I love my department and my friends, but I cannot wait to walk across that stage and leave this place behind
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romanarose · 7 months
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Brother Best Friend!Marc Spector x fem!reader
Summary: Marc is your brothers roommate and best friend in college. When you attend the same school, you meet and fall in love with Marc Spector. You both try to keep it a secret, for fear of what he'll say... eventually though, the secret comes out.
Warnings: Brief smut, readers brother drinks alcohol, protected creampie, mentions of oral.
Immersability: Reader is not Jewish, or least knows nothing about holidays as she tries to learn. Picture above does nothing to describe reader, including height, I just thought it was cute and Em let me use it lol. Reader is fem and AFAB
A/N: Although I know no one owns the idea of collage AU's, I think in this fandom it's safe to say that @juneknight is a big inspo for a lot of us writing college au marc. June had said she doesn't mind other people writing college marc but I still wanted to give her credit for it as that series is something I love v v v much and is a fandom fav. If you havn't read any of it, check em out. June is amazing. Als, I feel like i've had similar conversations with people in different discord servers about this concept but I can't remember who or who said what? but y'all know how those convos go, everyone throwing things in. If you feel i ripped of something you said, know it was on accident and i can give you creds as well!
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Sex on a dorm bed was hard enough, but Marc insisted he wanted the bed raised so he could fit his mini fridge under there. 
And a pile of fucking junk, but thats neither here nor there. Marc looked like he packed up all his personal belongings into plastic bins. He must live far away, because he never went home, not even over thanksgiving break and he paid the extra money to stay over winter break coming up, citing he was Jewish so he didn’t really need to be home for christmas. But what about new years? And he never felt for Jewish holidays either. You know, because you had been looking into them all in order to properly greet him. 
A few weeks into classes your first year, your older brother introduced you and let you hang around them while you got oriented in your new school. You had told Marc ‘Happy Yom Kippur’ to which he politely smiled and thanked you, only for you to find out later that ‘happy’ wasn’t exactly the right verbiage. So, you did your best to research. It wasn’t until you were intently watching youtube videos on what everything on a passover seder symbolizes that you realized how hard you had fallen for him.
Lucky for you, your interest and effort had endeared you to him just as much. He fought his feelings for a long time. Your brother, AJ, had been his roommate freshman year and all four years since, and there was no goddamn way on this planet he’d let Marc date you, always telling you which guys to stay away from. He was one of those guys, wasn’t he? So he tried his best to avoid you.
Fate had other plans, a normal day where you showed up at their room looking for AJ had ended with you both tumbling into bed, starting a secret little affair. Marc was good at what he did, opening you up with his fingers first and spending so long with his head between your legs you wondered if he was even planning on getting off at all. But he did, oh god he did, blowing his load inside you and you both came with a loud groan that caused the next door neighbors to bang on the adjacent wall telling you to shut the fuck up.
So started your dirty little secret, sneaking fucks in where you could, hooking up in the public bathroom next to the laundry room, quick kisses in unused classrooms. There was one time AJ was supposed to be gone for a 3 hour class, and walked in unceremoniously as Marc was balls deep inside you, the jingle of the keys and the sound of the key in the door only barely giving Marc enough time to throw you under the covers. AJ was quick to realize Marc had a girl in his bed, closing the door. Covering your mouth, Marc slowly began fucking you as he told AJ the come back later, AJ giving him some good-natured ribbing before announcing he would be at the dining hall. You were back on the verge of an orgasm by the time he left the door, the thrill of near getting caught culminating in cumming hard enough you bit Marc’s hand that still covered you.
 It was hard, you wanted to be out. Marc wanted to show you off, to show all the assholes in school how you, YOU were willingly dating him. Prettiest damn thing he’d ever seen. And you, you just wanted everyone to know who you belonged to. You knew Marc had a reputation, and you knew being his girl, you were safe.
Most of all, outside of the public image, you just wanted to be able to be together.
You helped Marc climb back on the bed despite the fit of laughter. After he finished, Marc rolled off you, but seemed to forget you were on a twin bed and promptly fell off. That’s where the bed being raised came in, adding a few feet for him to drop down. You would like to have thought you would have been a concerned girlfriend, but once you saw he didn’t land on his face or anything you couldn’t stop laughing, especially at his grumpy frown. Fucker was funny as shit without trying to be.
When he finally climbed back up, you two cuddled back under the covers and you began to kiss away his frown lines all over his face until they eased in a smile, kissing you back.
“I love you, you know.”
You did. You knew that with your whole heart. “Love you right back, Marc Spector.”
It wasn’t two minuets later when AJ walked in to see you laying on top of Marc, only covered by the blanket, he quickly closes his eyes. 
“GOD DAMMIT! WHAT THE FUCK!” He shouts, Marc quickly pulling the blanket up more and rolling over to cover you with his body. 
“GET OUT!”
“YEAH NO SHIT, SICKOS.”
AJ left, going to the lounge and you knew it was over. He knew it was you. You were shaking, your anxiety through the roof and Marc tried to calm you.
“Shh, baby, it’s okay, it’s gonna be okay, I’ll take the blame-”
“WHY WAS THE DOOR UNLOCKED!” You scream.
“I’m sorry, I forgot!” 
“I WAS ON TOP MARC, IF HE HAD WALKED IN HE WOULD HAVE SEEN ME NAKED! ANYONE COULD H-HAVE WALKED I-I-I-IN!!”
Marc took your face in hands, sitting up and gently coaxing you. “Hey, baby, look at me.” You open your eyes, lost inside his and you knew you were safe. “I’m sorry, I’m really fucking sorry. But you’re safe, it’s going to be okay. I swear. I’ll never forget to lock the door again, I promise.”
Tearful, you express your fears. “I don’t know if there’s going to be a next time.”
Marc’s soft eyes are in contrast to his tense face. “You’re a grown adult, baby. He might not like it, but he can’t stop us.”
“But he’s going to be mad at you! He’s your…”
He chuckled. “My only friend?”
“Your best friend.” You correct.
With a sign, he strokes your face, knowing you both had to go out there and face him soon enough. “You’re worth it, okay? Whatever happens, you’re worth it.”
Overcome with emotions, you tuck your head into Marc’s neck. “It’ll be okay.”
You both got dressed, Marc opening the door to the loud, his body symbolically in front of you. Neither of you thought that there was any chance your brother would hurt you, but it was the gesture and what it meant. Marc would always be your protection.
“J, listen man, I can explain-”
“C’mon dude, all you had to do was text me to stay out so I don’t have to walk in on you fucking my sister.”
Everyone was quite, that wasn’t the response they were expecting. “I wasn’t- we weren’t- we were done,”
You smack Marc’s arm, whispering ‘gross’ and then look to AJ. “So you’re not… mad? You sounded mad…”
“I was mad because it was nasty, I don’t need to see that. I don’t give a fuck what you guys do.”
Marc was hesitant, but you moved out from behind Marc to join at his side. He spoke next. “You don’t care?”
AJ laughed. “I don’t care for her,” He clarified, smiling. “For you.” AJ pushed past both of you and made his way to Marc’s minifridge, stealing a beer.
“What does that mean?” Marc asked, incredulous and only semi-distracted by his roommate's theft. Bigger fish to fry.
“I mean,” AJ finished the beer and handed the can to Marc. “You know she cries every time she watched Revenge of the Sith, right?”
Marc turned to you and you shrug. “They were brothers, Marc!”
AJ continued. “She once cried because she wanted to make pasta but we didn’t have sauce. Like laid down on the kitchen floor and cried.”
“I was hungry and to broke to order food!”
“I offered to drive you to walmart!”
“I was tired!”
“You she bites her toe nails”
Marc jumped back in. “that’s why you’re so flexible”
AJ had enough “DISGUSTING! GET OUT! OUT!” He pushed you both out of the room he claimed you had defiled. “Go be disgusting elsewhere, sickos.” He slammed the door in your face as you laughed, giddy that the secret was out and it went well.
“Well, that was not what I expected?” You wrap your arm around his middle, walking towards the elevator. 
“Yeah… I thought I was about to get decked.”
Just then, you hear your brother scream your name down the hall.
“Y’ALL BETTER GET YOUR GODDAMN NASTY ASS UNDERWEAR OUT O HERE WHAT THE GODDAMN FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU!”
Marc turned to you. “You forgot your underwear?”
“I WAS PANICKED!” You defended yourself. “I COULDNT FIND THEM AND IM IN LEGGINGS SO I JUST ASSUMED I WENT COMMANDO.”
Sex was moved to your dorm from then on.
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Sorry this came to me today again and i had to write it.
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"Breaking your faith in humanity "... Truer words never spoken. There is knowing the true horror that was done to innocent civilians and being horrified by it. But then there is the ultimate sadness in how some people act now. How are people criticizing Paltrow for speaking the truth. Rape is not resistance!!!
Even on a mundane level, I can say as I first found you because of Buddie, I almost have no joy for it coming back. I'm almost grateful there were no shows this fall because it would have felt icky for me. But it still does even now. It feels vapid to find joy in something knowing how people suffered and are still suffering. I, of course, don't judge others who find solace in it. I will watch it and hope. I just find it hard to go back to a normal thing like shipping a fictional couple.
As always, I hope you're staying safe and sane. I hope you feel ok and maybe have the house situation figured out . xoxoxo
Hi darling!
I hope you're well. *hugs*
It's insane to me that the sentence, "Rape is not resistance" is something that actually needs saying. People who are truly against rape, are always against rape. They don't need convincing not to make Jews an exception. I have NEVER heard in any other context people saying, "Well, I'm against rape as an idea, but this specific case is okay."
If you're okay with some rapes, you've never truly been anti-rape.
But the fact that so many of those who say it, who supposedly justify it as anti-colonialist, are actually colonizers living on colonized land, is even more deranged, because it means either they're saying they're okay with they themselves, their families and fellow colonizer friends and colleagues being raped as well (I doubt that's what they mean), or they're applying this "notion" of rape being resistance in a discriminatory way, where rape is resistance so long as it's done to Jews living in the Jewish ancestral homeland. Which is not anti-colonialist at all, IS hypocritical and IS antisemitic. HOW can they take this stance, and not see how harmful to Jews it is? They're being pro-rape and anti-Jewish, while claiming they're motivated by empathy and concern for human rights!?
I'm so happy you found me thanks to my Buddie content, and I endlessly appreciate what an incredible, real ally to Jews you are. I'm generally very grateful for every 911 fan, who actually implements the show's notions of compassion, which include listening to marginalized groups about their own experiences (and Hamas' massacre, the motivation behind the war, the pain over the loss of so many Israelis and Jews by a nation which has survived a genocide, and still carries an inter-generational trauma because of it, the sense of betrayal over the rise in antisemitic incident on Oct 7 already, while the terrorists were still inside Israel, butchering, raping, beheading and burning people, these are OUR experiences. Ignoring us when we talk about them or telling us we're only motivated by bloodlust, an antisemitic trope, when we explain that we're much more concerned about liberating our hostages and preventing another massacre, that's speaking over us. Arguing with us on what is and isn't antisemitic, that's speaking over us, rather than listening to us. It's antisemitic in itself, and it's not something that's done to ANY other marginalized group).
I can't believe we're at the point where Jews have to beg people to just listen to us, listen as if we're human beings, and not caricatures of vampiric villains (again, a classic antisemitic trope), cruelly interested solely in destruction and death. But in response so many people just look at us, knowing there's a rise in antisemitism, and still go... "No."
When people in every fandom go around, not just blocking Jews and Jewish allies who believe a Jewish state has the right to exist in the Jewish ancestral land, but they're also telling others to block us, to silence our voices, to act like there is no pain and there are no victims on the Israeli and Jewish side of this conflict, it is hard to be enthusiastic about any fandom.
At the same time, I KNOW I'm living through a major trauma, the worst Jews have experienced since the end of the Holocaust. I've seen my maternal grandmother never really recover from the trauma she went through in the Holocaust. I've never seen her laugh without a touch of sadness and pain being there, she never went through one celebration without slipping aside for at least one moment and crying. After my paternal grandmother died, I discovered that her sister never had kids because of the Holocaust, and actually ended up taking her own life (up until our grandmother's passing, my sis and I were told she died of cancer). So I know how persistent trauma is. I know that the Holocaust did not end in May 1945, and I know that Oct 7 didn't end when Israel was freed of the 3,500 terrorists who invaded it that day. Oct 7 probably won't end even when the current war does. That's why I recognize how important it is to hold on to every bit of normalcy I can, to not let the trauma take over. And that's what fandom is in a sense. A semblance of normalcy.
Except fandom isn't normal anymore, not after I've seen incomprehensible amounts of hate and hypocrisy, including from people I trusted and liked, and thought liked me. My belief in the kindness of people (especially when it's people who love a show that is all about celebrating kindness) has been shaken to the core.
Which is why I currently honestly don't know what I'll do once s7 premieres. I'll watch it, obviously. And I am excited about some stuff I've seen. But will I write and gif? I don't know the answer yet. It's not a certain yes, it's not a certain no. I guess I'll see how I feel at every given moment. I'm not putting any pressure on myself one way or another. But I promise you that whether I post my Buddie content or not (let's be honest, if I watch 9-1-1, you better believe there will be Buddie content alive and kicking in my mind), I will never stop loving them, or thinking they're the ultimate battlefield boyfriends, and sweetest little family unit with Chris. :) And I know that if I do post, it would be an honor to be in this fandom with you, and those like you, who care about my people, and actually listen to Jewish voices (all of them, not just the few they can tokenize).
So... THANK YOU. I can't say that enough. And yes, I've moved into my new home, though it's not quite what it needs to be yet. But I'm getting there! Tiny steps still count, right? I'm sending you massive amounts of love, always! xoxox
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j-saying · 2 months
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To my fellow jews -
I'm going to be very careful about it, but this is something that needs to be said:
Brace yourself, Ramadan is coming.
What is Ramadan?
Ramadan starts soon (March 10th), and as I'm going to greet my Muslim friends with "Ramadan Kareem" and "Ramadan Mubarak", it's important to be careful. This isn't, by any means, to say that Ramadan is a bad thing, or "all Muslims are evil" or anything like that.
Ramadan is the 9th month of the Muslim calendar (Hijra). During the month, Muslim fast during the day (dawn to sunset). There's a special dinner at night (Iftar) with family and friends. Ramadan is considered a month of holiness, unity/community and joy in Muslim culture. It ends with Id AlFiter (10-12/04, this year), which is a 3-days holiday.
It's also considered a month of battles. Historically speaking, some of it tends to be a rise in anti-jewish violence, especially on Fridays - after people come back from the mosque (but not only). Mostly fuelled by the sentiment to "protect al-aqsa from the dirty jews!"
Again - this is not to, at any way, to say any Muslim is going to be violent. I try to say that some extremists Muslims sees it as a good chance to spread hate. They might even believe it, but it doesn't change the fact that this is harmful in many ways. And this spreads to others, and can end up in violence.
And hi, you know what does not help people get well-considered and calm decisions?
Being hungry.
Why do I mention it?
In this year, as anti-jewish violence is already at highest levels, I think it's important to be aware and risk management. It's important to be even more careful and aware.
I also see a lot of talking about the political suicide, and I feel like it is a serious concern. Please stop glorifying death.
Please stop praising suicide.
Idk what to do. Idk what to say exactly. I want to believe everything is going to be safe. I want to believe nothing's going to happen.
But I've read the history books. And I'm being realistic. Respect and suspect, as once said.
כבדהו וחשדהו.
So watch out, be careful. Both Diaspora and Israel Jews.
Be safe.
Safety advices I know for individuals:
SELF DEFENSE CLASSES - in case of attack, you are very likely to freeze. Practicing and preparing for attack can turn into instinct reactions like fighting back or running
If you listen to music/talk on the phone, keep one ear free.
Don't sleep on public transportation.
Walking on the sideways, stay on the inside part of the sideway, away from the road. (That way, if someone coming to drive gou over, you may get the chance to get out of the way.
Going twice for kids/strollers.
Same for standing in bus stops - if there are benches, stand a little behind the stop (while still visible), so there's something between you and a coming car.
Safety in numbers - walk as a group
Especially walking to/from Jewish places.
Feel free to share any other safety tips - for individuals, communities, or anything.
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ofshivelight · 8 months
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i haven't seen anybody really talk about this but as i transition towards being more observant i've been struggling a little with feeling almost embarrassed to let my friends & family know that i'm making some lifestyle changes. like i'm in no way ashamed of my jewish journey and in fact i love talking about it with people i don't know very well but it feels different with my friends. they know a very irreverent and nonreligious version of me, and i suppose i'm worried about them reacting weirdly to the reality of me being religious even though they've been reliably supportive up to this point.
adopting judaism into my life - especially some of the more restrictive aspects - has made a lot of my family members start wincing and looking at me with thinly veiled pity. i love my family & care what they think of me so it's just been. ugh i don't know. i can't talk about yom kippur without everyone suddenly frowning about my health even though it's perfectly safe for me to fast, or saying things like "i just don't understand the point" when i try to explain kashrut, just a lot of stuff like that. i haven't had to deal with this kind of mild but pervasive judgment since i came out as trans, and even then it's different. so it's been hard having to deal with it all over again with a new chapter of my life & identity. but we stay silly
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hero-israel · 9 months
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Hello! I've been following your blog for a fairly long while now and I just wanted to say I deeply appreciate the way you write about and discuss the political situation. I'm an Israeli Jew and my feelings about this country and the society here are extremely complicated, particularly with regards to the very bleak outlook of where the current government is going, but talking about our politics anywhere online has been an exercise in frustration, futility, and agony, and at times it can be extremely isolating to hear how the reality I have grown up with and am intimately familiar with because it affects every facet of my life is discussed by people totally foreign to and unaffected by it. I have friends from all kinds of different counties across the globe, cultures, societies, and from all walks of life; I have been lucky enough to find at least a few those who are sympathetic and willing to hear and understand my perspective and put aside their, and those who I simply don't talk about our politics with so we can continue being friends out of a certain mutual understanding that it's a subject best left untouched. But on the wider internet any discussion around the situation has been a nightmare with anyone who isn't other Israelis. I've found it especially frustrating to talk to diaspora Jews because many of them come in good faith, but just cannot grasp the reality of growing up with this as a part of your life, and it gets insanely frustrating to get lectured on why we're in the wrong, what we're meant to do, how we need to be the bigger person because we're stronger, in face of an enemy who prioritizes our destruction and genocide over their own well being, on top of the general colonialist guilt and projection that Westerners like to do out of ignorance and disinterest in actually informing themselves on the topic. And while I have plenty to criticize our country and our leaders for and I would be the first to admit the reality of bigotry and prejudice that is very much present in our society, I rarely see this failing discussed as something that impacts real human lives of the people (especially, you know, mostly Jewish people) who live here, and not as an abstractly humanitarian moral wrong with which to dismiss the legitimacy of our very existence. So, thank you for consistently speaking on this topic with such clarity and knowledge, and staying consistently informed, even-handed and fair.
I am deeply honored by this; thank you for your kind words. And I appreciate the pain that you must go through as you see that it is an active struggle for so many people to care whether you, your neighbors, your family, live or die.
And the issue of "you have to take the risk / be the bigger guy, because you're stronger" does keep coming up on this topic. I think more people need to open their minds to the possibility that the weaker side in a conflict can very well be the worse (Confederacy/Union, Axis/Allies, Al-Qaeda/USA), and also that the strong / weak dynamic is reversed - and the Jews cease to exist - the moment you set foot anywhere past the borders of British Palestine.
Thank you for reading. Stay safe, and I hope you get good news soon.
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dimonds456 · 5 months
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Howdy!
I'm Dimonds456, and welcome to my garbage pile. I'm a bat who stays up way too late and cannot decide whether or not to be productive. I draw, write, animate, play/write music, and I'm also insane so watch out for that.
I'm neurodivergent, disabled, queer, white, a singlet, fictionkin, and a proud cat papa. I am a cartoon character who is way too bouncy for their own good lol.
They / he / xe!
This is my main blog, but my ADHD ass also has a bunch more.
@dimonds456-art - my art blog! Almost all art gets rbed there!
@dimonds456-but-only-hlvrai - my HLVRAI sideblog! Because yeah why not. This is one of me current hyperfixations lol it's bad
@rubberhose-roy is my sideblog used to gush about 1920's-40's aesthetics, music, culture, ect., as well as an animation blog! All my animations specifically will be reblogged there, as well as any animation rambles or gushes I do.
I have more but those are the main three.
My fandom-specific blogs are:
@dimonds456-but-only-hlvrai (again)
@hlvrai-stuck-together - HLVRAI AU I run!
@halfnautica - Half Life / Subnautica AU!
@a-second-chance-su-au - Old SU AU that has been discontinued, but the blog is still there!
@batim-rewritten - a Bendy and the Ink Machine rewrite I'm working on
@cuphead-contract-au - A Cuphead AU where Mugman makes a deal (discontinued)
And, I have my own OC story, Follychromatic! I reblog all that stuff here, but its main blog is here!
@follychromatic
To see pictures of my cat, check the #Checkers tag! :D
Okay great. Now, DNI, trigger warnings, disabilities, special interests, and more below the cut. Make sure you read at least once, k? Thanks.
Welcome to my cave!
DNI
Trigger Warnings
Do not FUCKING interact if you are:
- A proshipper
- A bigot
- An LGBTphobe / transmed / ect
- Trump supporter
- Nazi / fascist / conservative
- Weird about furries or furry art
- Weird about fandom headcanons (specifically trans woman headcanons)
I will add more if anyone wants me to, or we can come up with a custom tag, like what I do for one of my friends! (#dimond don't look)
I will tag as much as I can, and if you want me to tag something specific, let me know! But as a general blog cover, things that appear on this blog often are:
- Current events
- Talk of / discussion of sexuality (sometimes boardering on NSFW but not usually)
- Blood
- Guns
- Flashing
- Talk of proshippers (I try to be respectful but also I don't stand for them and I don't support them. I block and move on, and try to explain why proship is bad, but eh. I've only been listened to like once lol)
- Swearing / swear words
- All caps
- Bugs
- Suggestive content / NSFW (RARE DONT WORRY)
DISABILITIES
Hiiii I'm disabled! Both mentally and physically. I talk about being disabled a lot and try to generate positive talk about it. I also vent about it. I've had quite a few of these, and I also try to reblog as much about others I don't have as I can to increase awareness and understanding. So yeah! These are just the ones I have, but they are not the only ones that appear on my blog!
Hyperthyroidism
Graves Disease
Graves Eye Disease
Astigmatism
Athsma
Audio processing disorder
ADHD
Autism
Trauma / PTSD
Brain fog / disassociation / memory loss
Anxiety
Depression
Cane user
Weak / trembling limbs / trouble walking / trouble holding onto things sometimes
More to be added lol.
This is also a meds/treatment positive blog, a self-diagnosis positive blog, and my general attitude is just "if you think something is wrong you're probably right, you know yourself the best, even if you don't know what exactly is wrong." This attitude has saved my life and other people I know. You don't need a diagnosis or medication to be disabled.
THIS IS A SAFE SPACE.
If you are Jewish, black, brown, Muslim, indigenous, any religion, any race, any sexuality, any weird gender, anything at all- I love and support you. I'm still learning, and I try to learn as much as I can, but I'm not perfect. If I say something offensive or something adjacent, it was NOT on purpose. PLEASE, PLEASE tell me what I said wrong. I will make an effort to improve in the future.
I directly support:
- All races
- All religions*
- All sexualities (except pedos, y'all aren't LGBT, I'm sorry. You're actively hurting children. I've seen it again and again. Stop.)
- All genders and pronouns
- All "weird" identities outside of that as well (I'm fictionkin myself)
- Protests and protesters
- Neurodivergent people of all types (and yes, this means NPD, schizo, and all those other types that are often seen as bad or evil. I love you, I see you, and I support you.)
- DID & OSDD systems
If I have reblogged or said anything that aligns with the bottom list, that was a mistake. PLEASE let me know and I will fix it as fast as I can. You reading this right now, I love you. I hope my blog can help you feel welcomed and like you have somewhere to go if you need it. /gen
I DO NOT support:
- Antisemitism
- Genocide
- Cults (*stuff like Jehova's Witnesses. I support the members, as they are victims, but I actively dislike the people on top who perpetuate the cycle. Not just JWs, but those are the big ones who come to mind. Hearts out to all the victims, I hope everyone gets to a better place soon)
- Racism in any way, shape, or form
- Religious discrimination of any way, shape, or form
- Israel specifically
- Trump, conservatives, Nazis, ect.
- Endo systems
MY FANDOMS / INTERESTS
I HAVE ADHD AND AUTISM AND I'M MAKING THAT EVERYONE ELSE'S PROBLEM /silly
The current special interests are HLVRAI and Half Life, current hyperfixations are Half Life and Poppy Playtime.
SPECIAL INTERESTS:
- Minecraft
- HTTYD
- FNaF
- Undertale / Deltarune
- BATIM / BATDR (unfortunately)
- Subnautica
- Biology
- Steven Universe
- Cuphead
- 2D Animation
- Writing
- HLVRAI
- Half Life
theres more but my brain is an egg :/
HYPERFIXATIONS (interests but not the special ones):
- Little Nightmares
- Hello, Neighbor (unfortunately)
- Petscop
- Portal
- Freemanverse (HELP ME)
- The Amazing Digital Circus
- The Owl House
- Gravity Falls
- Monster High (very first from what I can remember! I remember nothing though! But it's there!)
- Poppy Playtime
- Half Life
- Wild Kratts (I didn't even know there WAS a fandom until very recently, hi guys)
When it comes to ✨me,✨ I have a couple of original works as well! Specifically, Follychromatic! I won't get too into it here (bc shy) but it's 2D animation, rubberhose animation, magic, character-driven, action/adventure, mystery- yeah!
Outside of fandom, though, my special interests are biology, 2D animation, and writing. I am an animator and I suffer for fun.
YOU MADE IT! Have some Checkers for your time! :)
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burninglights · 6 months
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According to the Independent newspaper, Islamophobic and antisemitic hate crimes have seen a 130% increase in the UK over the past four weeks.
To all my Muslim and Jewish friends, please stay safe out there. Sending you all love and solidarity.
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perfectlyvalid49 · 5 months
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So, I got to have a “fun” experience yesterday.
My son is in first grade, and on Sunday mornings he has Sunday school from 9:30-11:30. Our synagogue actually has a lot of kids programming on Sunday mornings – the aforementioned school for kindergarteners and 1st graders, a music hour for younger kids, sometimes parties if there’s a nearby holiday. The Channukah party was two weeks ago, and yesterday they were actually going to be holding a parents’ forum to get feedback on what we want in a new clergy member because we’re looking to hire.
So at 9:25, my whole family is getting out of the car, meeting up with some of the other parents and chatting. My daughter runs ahead – she’s only four, but she’s trying to get into the school to see if she can talk the teachers into letter her come to class. She thinks it’s neat that there’s a second alphabet for her to learn and doesn’t want to wait until next year. My son and one of his friends run after her, so my husband runs after them so that the kids are supervised while I stay behind to help some friends unload their 1 year old and associated gear (stroller, diaper bag, etc.) from their car.
Everybody is laughing and having a good time, but as we start walking toward the door, we see that my husband is hustling the kids back to the cars. I ask him what’s up and he says that everything is canceled for the day and we should leave. Our friends ask why, and once he’s sure the kids aren’t paying attention, he tells us that there’s been a threat, and while they don’t think anything will actually happen, they’re playing it safe and cancelling all activities for the day. He didn’t have any more details than that.
We quickly made plans and wound up hosting an impromptu play date at our house, and the kids seemed mostly fine with it, though they did ask several times why school was cancelled, because it seemed weird. We distracted them with legos and some painting kits.
And everything wound up being fine. I have not heard any news, so I don’t think anything actually happened, but I agree that acting with an abundance of caution was the correct call. And obviously, nothing happening is better than something happening, but not having the threat in the first place would be best of all. I’m still trying to process it. Part of me is like, if whoever it is picked a Sunday instead of Saturday, then they can’t be very bright, as there are a lot more people present on Saturday. But part of me wonders if they picked Sunday instead because they were deliberately targeting young families/children. And that makes me worry too, because there’s a preschool/daycare in the building.
I still haven’t given my kids a good explanation for why school was cancelled yesterday. We told them that the teachers just decided that it wasn’t a good day for class, but I don’t think it answered all their questions. I’m hoping that they forget about it, because I don’t really know what else to tell them. I’ve said before that I want to protect them from the fact that some people want to hurt them just because they’re Jewish for at least a while longer. I don’t think they’re ready. I know I’m not ready.
I’m not worried about going back to my synagogue. I think their policies and procedures are sound, and they have a longstanding good relationship with local law enforcement. Since the beginning of October, they’ve increased security in a bunch of ways, and while I hate that it seems necessary, stuff like yesterday makes it feel like a good idea.
I dunno. To relate this to some of the larger conversations happening right now, I think that this is a prime example of antisemitism that is felt by Jewish communities, and invisible outside of them. Like, in the end, nothing wound up happening except a bunch of families getting hustled out of a building. It won’t be reported on, and most people will never know that anything happened. But “nothing” is still me having to figure out what to tell my kids, and plans getting cancelled, and people worrying for their safety. Due to the staggered start times of events, I’m sure our director of family engagement was there for at least 2 hours telling other people to go home, and I can’t even imagine how she must have felt telling people, “Go home, it’s not safe here,” while she stayed. Psychological attacks are still attacks. Even if you don’t hear about them, it doesn’t mean they’re not happening. When Jews tell you that antisemitism is an issue, please believe us.
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spookymultimedia · 5 months
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Was it something I said to make you feel like you're a burden?
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Kenny hates vampires
The four boys sat around in Kyle's room looking at the his book. It was a huge thick book about Vampire history that he got with his birthday money. He had just turned 13.
“it says that vampires are undead and live forever and ever. They can't eat food and they have to live off of blood!” Kyle explained wide eyed with a giant grin.
“Blood! That's gross!” Cartman said with disgust and giggled. “How do they even eat blood??”
“They bite on your neck and suck it through their teeth.”
“That's gay.”
“Nuh uh!”
“Yeah huh! It's like kissing up on some guy's neck, that's so gay.”
“Who said it had to be a guy?”
Cartman blushed, “It's still gay.”
Stan was leaning over Kyle's shoulder looking at the pictures with a smile. The only one who wasn't looking at the book was Kenny Mccormick, who just leaned back against the bed with a distant look.
“Kenny, come here!! Look at this gross-ass vampire monster!!!” Cartman called out pointing at a hunched over beast with fangs and wings.
Kenny came close and glanced at it unamused.
“I wonder what kind of vampire I would be.” Kyle mused.
“Jews can't be vampires! It’s a sin!”
“Nuh uh!”
“Yeah huh, you'd be playing into stereotypes that Jewish people suck blood from babies.”
“I wouldn't eat babies. I'd get my blood ethically.”
“I don't think blood is kosher Kyle.”
“WHATEVER!” Kyle shut his book and swatted Cartman with it with a grin.
“That hurt!!” Cartman whined and rubbed his arm.
“Crybaby.”
“Vampires are fucking lame.” Kenny spouted out from behind his parka.
“What?? No way they're super cool! They dress all fancy and sleep in cool looking castles. And they can live forever! Wouldn't that be awesome!”
“They're not immortal!! They get exposed to the sun and die!!” Kenny shouted.
“Jesus Kenny calm down, it's just fiction,” said Cartman, giving Kenny a worried look.
“Oh you're one to talk.” Stan retorted from Kyle's shoulder.
“Shut up!”
“Okay but I'd sleep in a velvet coffin and I'd be super duper careful about daylight savings! I'll just set the right alarm. Or I'd let my familiar let me know it's safe.”
“Garlic would kill you.” Kenny grumbled.
“So?? If I don't need to eat, why would I care?”
“IT'S NOT IMMORTAL!” Kenny screamed.
“Kenny.” Cartman grabbed his shoulders gently and petted his shoulder.
Kenny pushed him off.
“Why are you upset? It's just fiction! I know immortality isn't real, I just think it's fun to imagine. What's wrong with that?”
Kenny slumped over the bed and pouted.
“But, like, think about it. If I was a vampire I could stay up all night and play video games!” He said towards Stan. “And we don't need to eat or use the bathroom or do chores. We could just play forever in the dark.”
“Dude, that sounds like heaven. I wish I was immortal.”
Kenny sprinted out of the room and slammed the door hard, making a loud bang ring though the hall.
Kyle sat there stunned, “Kenny?” he stood up. Cartman grabbed his arm.
“Dude he'll be fine. He’s just being a baby.”
“I dunno, he looked really upset. Did I say something wrong??”
“Kyle. . .” Cartman sighed, not sure what to tell him that he would understand, “Just, leave him alone for a while.”
Kyle didn't listen. He broke away from Cartman's grasp and ran out the room.
“Kenny! I'm sorry. What did I say??”
Kenny flashed him the middle finger.
“Kenny! Talk to me? Please. Are you scared of vampires or something???”
Kenny kept on walking.
“Kenny??” He touched Kenny's arm trying to stop him.
“I SAID SHUT UP YOU DUMB FUCK!!!!”
He screamed into his face. Kyle flinched at him and stepped back.
Cartman ran out into the hallway and looked at them. He stared at them wide eyed.
Kenny turned around to keep walking, but then a whimper met his ears. It was Kyle. He was crying. Kenny slowly turned around and looked at his friend.
Kyle was staring at the floor with his face all twisted up. Tears were running down his face. He hiccupped and let out a cry. It was rare for him to see Kyle cry. He only ever cried when he was angry or when family died. The noise made Kenny's stomach twist up in guilt. Kyle didn't know anything.
Kenny ran back to him and pulled the taller boy into a hug. Kyle got on his knees and hugged him back. They both sat on the floor.
“I'm sorry.” Kyle choked out.
Kenny petted his back, “It's okay.”
He squeezed Kyle close. He nuzzled into Kenny's shoulder and closed his eyes. After a while Kyle had calmed down.
“Did I say something wrong?” Kyle looked up at Kenny and rubbed his eyes. Kenny looked past Kyle and saw Cartman staring at them. He then looked back at Kyle.
“No. .it's just. . .” He glanced at Cartman again as if he had an answer for him.
“Yeah?”
“They just freak me out.” Kenny lied.
“Why?”
“I don't know. It's stupid isn't it?”
“No, not at all.”
“I wanna go home.” He let Kyle go and turned away.
Cartman followed him, “I'll walk him home.”
“I'll go with you then.” Kyle stood up.
“No. Just, just stay here, I'll just walk him to the other side of the tracks.”
“Oh. Okay.”
He walked out with Kenny.
Cartman and Kenny walked quietly down the street.
“I wish I could tell him everything.” Kenny mumbled and kicked a soda can along the sidewalk.
“At least you got me.”
“I guess.” Kenny kicked the can across the yard. It disappeared into a bush. Tears ran down his face.
And if I could take it all back I swear that I would pull you from the tide
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