Me sittin’ here, seriously concerned for all the young kids who are gonna’ grow up in this fandom environment thinking they’re secretly evil monsters because their sex fantasies aren’t strictly pure or vanilla or because they ship something with an unhealthy dynamic. Soooooo many people must hate/be terrified of themselves.

Hey…….hey kids…….

You’re fuckin’ fine.

The human brain is weird. Sex fantasies ≠ actual desires. If you ask yourself, “would I want to act out this thing in real life” and the answer is “fuck no,” then you’re fine. Shipping is also not an indicator of what you would condone in real life. You are not secretly a monster. You are a human being. Human beings are complicated. Please calm down and treat yourself to a smoothie or something.

A lot of sentiments I see online about "just standing up for yourself" fall apart when considering that a common consequence of "standing up for yourself" is losing a key part of your current support network. It's hard to tell someone to stop being transphobic to you when you carpool with them to work, and it'll get a lot more expensive without them. Can your budget tolerate that cost, or is it the expense that stretches you too far? It's hard to tell someone that they need to be more polite to you when they're the one who helps walk you through legalese. Can you find someone else to do it for you, or are you left floundering? It's hard to tell someone to stop being sexist to you when they're the one writing your reference letter. Do you have someone else who can be your reference, or are they the only one whose letter would be accepted?

In order to be able to stand up for yourself, you need to be able to bear the potential consequence of that person leaving. You need to either have redundancy in your network, or be able to pay for what they did for you. Safety is about more than if someone will hit you.

me. me when a poem says something ive felt before

Givenchy F/W 1998 Haute Couture by Alexander McQueen

"The great thing about my job is that I go to get changed and there's a bodice, sword, dagger or a whole lot of chain mail. Juan Borgia has this whole military side, so there's a lot of armor, swords and flourishing headpieces. There's something great and transformative about putting on the clothes of a different generation." — DAVID OAKES

Y'ALL CAN EXCUSE RACISM?

Let's get one thing straight: I have no part in this chaotic mess (infact, I have blocked all the accounts mentioned below), but it's grinding my gears how it's devolving into another petty fanfic drama: case 607. I know this drama is getting the attention for certain individuals who are demonstrating mean girl behaviour and gossiping about other writers behind their backs. However, I am solely focused on addressing the racist and discriminatory remarks made by these individuals in the leaked text messages.

For those not in the loop, there's been a huge drama in the fanfic community involving leaked text messages from a group chat of four prominent members. In these messages, two users - Fae and Bel - have admitted to sending hate anons and talking smack about other writers behind their backs. Two other members left the group after it was revealed that B tried to make amends with someone who these two, Em and Ange, don't particularly care for. As a move to clear their names, Em exposed all the texts, trying to prove that Fae and Bel are the real villains here.

But wait, there's more! In these same chats, Bel not only mocked fellow non-English speakers but also bragged about sending rat emojis to an 18-year-old Pakistani writer who was already receiving racist anons. While everyone is focused on getting back at these two women for being shady af, it's mind-boggling how Em and Ange are suddenly jumping on the anti-racism train.

These two ladies stayed in the same chat as a fellow Pakistani writer was driven away because of racism, knowing full well that one of their own was contributing to it, and said NOTHING! Zero discouragement, no condemnation - they only hopped off when things got personal.

So here it is… I've had it with all of you hypocrites. You praise and encourage these women at every turn, feeding their egos like they're the second coming of Beyonce. But let's not forget who's always stirring up drama in this fandom - hint: it's these same people with a sense of entitlement the size of a planet. The issue is groupthink and y'all have all jumped on the bandwagon. You're worse than HBO's marketing department because just like their shitty teams, everyone involved here SUCKS ASS. You don't have to pick a side because they are all petty, mean losers. Bel and Fae are facing the consequences of their actions, which they rightfully deserve.

However, Em's exposé on Bel's racism seems more like an opportunistic move and it's disappointing that so many of you are supporting it. It's a predictable cycle now; there will be a half-hearted apology, an announcement of a hiatus, and then tons of people will flock to their inboxes to shower them with praise and excuses. It's ridiculous! I know there are many who feel the same way as me but are afraid to speak up because they don't want to upset the "village elders" and risk losing their connections and engagements. It's a joke atp!

Instead of taking responsibility for their own wrongdoings, they will come up with a list of 10 different cyber crimes by others to divert attention from their own nonsense. These very same women have confessed to creating multiple fake accounts, secretly stalking servers without mods noticing, and constantly harassing individuals through anon messages.

Yet, we are supposed to consider them as examples of moral integrity and ethical behavior? 😒

Sorry I'm going to be more normal about him

ok reblogging this again because you don't understand, i posted a fic with this excerpt in it today.

Daemon had admitted the draw to him was in part, for how much Aegon reminded him of her.  . “I have spent years exercising very little control over my desire for you, my sweet niece with your dimpled chin and full cheeks. Fair skin, silver waves, shining eyes that are so quick to grow teary when I please you.”  “Now your reflection is worn by a boy who wanders our halls. My nephew and his dimpled chin and high cheekbones. Fair skin, silver waves, shining eyes that I can’t help but wish to see water. I would resist if you wished me to, of course, but there is an inherent part of me that sees such features and immediately wishes to defile.”  . They did look very similar, she knew that.  Maybe that was why she was drawn to him, too?

from chapter seven of 'loyalty' !

"…𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭."

💔

"𝓔𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓐𝓮𝓰𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓻 𝓡𝓱𝓪𝓮𝓷𝔂𝓻𝓪 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓷𝓭, 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓫𝓸𝓽𝓱…"

"…𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓕𝓲𝓻𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓭."

💔

"𝓔𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓐𝓮𝓰𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓻 𝓡𝓱𝓪𝓮𝓷𝔂𝓻𝓪 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮 𝓪𝓽 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓮𝓷𝓭, 𝓫𝓾𝓽 𝓷𝓸𝓽 𝓫𝓸𝓽𝓱…"

his premature death and 20 seconds of screen time have bewitched me body and soul

my god i'm so obsessed with this words cannot even say 😭

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,

My love as deep; the more I give to thee

The more I have, for both are infinite.”

—‘Romeo & Juliet’ Act 2, Scene 2

A huge thank you to @plague-cattle-burial-ground for this beautiful piece inspired by William Shakespeare’s infamous tragedy. ❤️‍🔥

A romantic postcard illustrated by Clarence Underwood and postmarked 1919, though the drawing is circa 1910.

Gemma Ward & Bartek Borowiec Vogue Italia (2005) ph. Mario Sorrenti

A reproduction of Gustav Klimt’s “The Kiss” in Syria by Tammam Azzam