Unbearable
You are unbearable
In a way that I want to bite your bottom lip
To see if they taste as strawberry as they look
In a way that I look into a bookstore's window
And laugh at your pretentious love of
Embossed leather bound journals, like the one on the display
In a way that I try to place a song I've randomly hummed
Only to remember it because you keep belting it
In the shower while you use all the hot water to rinse your hair dye
In a way that I force forkfuls of the meat pie you've burnt in my maw
And resign myself to the loss of sweaters
And the presence of little birds with broken wings
You are unbearable in that
I have no money to buy you that journal,
Or the joy in my voice to sing that song like I'm praising a kinder god
I can only stomach food made by other hands
But they don't feel like home, they don't know how to make it like you do
You are unbearable in that
I know where you keep my sweaters, because I creep in
To drink your perfume and have my universe centered.
I cannot bear to kiss you, through it all, and break the mysticism if I knew
You don't taste like the sweetest fruit.
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The Be My Valentine Challenge 2024
An event from @timecanalwayshealyou
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The Be My Valentine Challenge is a challenge for writers, artists, and just any kind of creator, from the first of February to the 14th!
The idea is to create thirteen smaller, lead-up pieces based on the prompts; for example, ficlets/drabbles/one-shots, couplets, small artworks, individual gifs, et. cetera - and finish the challenge with a larger work; a fic, a full poem, a gifset, a big artwork, whatever sparks for you!
They can be a series or separate, and you're free to change mediums or fandoms for different days. If you'd rather create fourteen small works, or all large ones, or a combination of both, that's completely up to you! Prompts can be used after the event, combined, just do whatever! Only "properly" used prompts will be reblogged to this page, however.
The catch; it's all romance prompts, in the spirit of Valentine's Day and because everyone on this site is single and lonely.
Each day has a quote from an iconic or relevant romance film (The Notebook, Red, White and Royal Blue, The Fault In Our Stars, Pride And Prejudice, etc.), an iconic love song, and a romantic cliché, act, or item.
This account will be reblogging a few works (art, drabbles, ficposts, etc.) from the event tag (bemyvalentine2024) each day. Full tagging rules, the transcribed prompt list, and other event details are under the cut. If you're unsure about anything, send in an ask! Happy Creating!
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There will be an ao3 collection open from the first of February to the fourteenth for submission. Artworks, gifsets, etc. posted to tumblr should be tagged appropriately to be seen as part of the event.
The official spotify playlist for the event can be found here.
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Anyone who completes this event is considered a Valentine, and anyone who participates is a Lover. At the end of the event, a form will be put out, so if you wish to be tagged in a masterpost, keep an eye out! I won't be fact-checking, it's an honour system, so please be honest.
There will be completion and participation badges, too! They're in the works as we speak!
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Tagging System:
event tag - #bemyvalentine2024
prompt tag - #bemyvalentineno1, #bemyvalentineno2, etc.
(Or #bemyvalentinealt1, #bemyvalentinealt2, if you use alt promtps)
the theme or specific prompt/s you chose - #love poems, #quote, etc.
fandom or oc - #stranger things, #original content, etc.
any trigger warnings/nsfw tags if needed
and then your own tags!
Only works tagged correctly will be reblogged to this page, so please take note!
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Transcribed Prompt List:
Day 1: "But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."
Because You Loved Me, Celine Dion | Love Poems
Day 2: "I want all of you, forever. You and me. Every day."
A Thousand Years, Christina Perri | Growing Old Together
Day 3: "I fell in love with a world through her eyes."
Ocean Eyes, Billie Eilish | Love at First Sight
Day 4: "I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you."
Marry Me, Train | Wedding Vows
Day 5: "My love will keep me from being a lonely spirit."
When I Look At You, Miley Cyrus | Long Distance
Day 6: "People do belong to each other, because that's the only chance that anyone's got for true happiness."
Home, Edward Sharpe | First Love
Day 7: "It's so nice when you can sit with someone and not have to talk."
Sweater Weather, The Neighbourhood | Snowed In
Day 8: "I never wish to be parted from you from this day on."
Say You Won't Let Go, James Arthur | Love Letter
Day 9: "You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful."
Lay Me Down, Sam Smith | Widowed
Day 10: "Hold on, are you writing a song?"
I Want To Write You A Song, One Direction | Love Songs
Day 11: "To me, you are perfect."
Perfect, Ed Sheeran | Kissing in the Rain
Day 12: "History, huh? Bet we could make some."
Love Story, Taylor Swift | Historical Romance
Day 13: "I wish I knew how to quit you."
All of Me, John Legend | Making Up
Day 14: "You don't step in love, you fall in. Head over heels."
I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston | Valentine's Day
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