Anxious Bracelet

what do you guys think revali and link's love languages are?

for revali, it's absolutely words of affirmation but i'd also like to propose quality time as his "secret" love language. nobody wouldn't expect this stuck up birdie to be a sucker for doing things like flying together or napping in a hammock together, but once you think about it more, it makes more sense. and revali's arrogance and irritation are significantly quelled after getting back from a training session at the flight range or fishing in the hebra plunge with link.

for link, it's most certainly physical touch and i propose his "secret" one as acts of service. i love the headcanon that rito "kiss" by pressing their foreheads together and nuzzling each other or whatever, but i think link is the #1 rito kiss enthusiast. at this point, everyone in rito village has seen link on his tiptoes cupping revali's face in his teeny little hylian hands to initiate a rito kiss and revali's squawking and complaining, but ultimately returns the gesture much to link's delight.

i love the idea of revali braiding and doing hair maintenance on link as part of their nightly routine, or link looking for his weapons because where the fuck did they go until he finds revali in their shared roost, polishing his shields and retying his bow strings, all of his quivers fully stocked of regular and elemental arrows. revali is still quite bristly and blunt, so he's all mumbling embarrassed at being caught doing something sweet for his mate like, "it's incredibly dumbfounding that they still call you the hero of hyrule when your idea of weapon maintenance is sliding your blades against a rock like a bokoblin" or "i see now why you go through bows within a moon as quickly as you eat. you aren't changing your bow strings out and you're just using them until they snap! were i any less disturbingly infatuated with you, i'd dissolve our coupling for such atrocious behaviors." link just smiles at him, fond and warm, and any irritation revali feels dissipates into the air as he returns to the weapons, his feathers ruffling and muttering under his breath.

oop. now i feel like writing fic for this. 😳

okay wait i’m thinking about miles feeling a new pressure to be her mom’s perfect son and suppress her transgender thoughts and amp up the toxic masculinity but under the guise of being very comfortable with her masculinity and just wanting to bond with her dad more. But then she feels like she’s just using her dad and tricking him to feel better about herself despite also genuinely wanting to bond more. so she just distances herself from both her parents because she’s failing at being a good son so she doesn’t want to further mess anything up. out of sight out of mind with them. that’s nothing new, but now i want Pavitr to talk to her about it because he’s pretty masculine like the stereotypical masc dude. and nobody really questions that about him because he’s confident. masculinity is subjective and it varies in different areas of the world, pavitr stresses this & how Miles is already masculine in multiple ways that don’t take away from being whatever she’s got going on. and she shouldn’t have to be like. ugh okay look i’m in anguish and agony forever maybe…? do you understand what i’m trying to get at??? pavitr is trying to say that if miles wants to say that she’s doing “boy stuff” then it doesn’t matter what she’s doing, it’s “boy stuff” same with “girl stuff” or just “stuff”???? don’t trap yourself in the box bc that’s how you suffocate and die???

Reason to Live #9134

 Neon colored bracelets. – Guest Submission

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Me @ myself tonight: You are going to socialize with people your age and you're gonna like it!

Also me: But. But what if. They find out that im Too Weird and not just quirky

Me: WELL TOO BAD, YOURE GONNA SOCIALIZE ANYWAY

Artists before fidget spinners were a thing:

I think what people don’t understand about having a narc parent is how isolated you are and how they make you feel on the daily. I had major oral surgery today and I woke up in a dark house tonight.

She literally raised me with the belief that she’s terrified of a completely dark house. And because of that I would make sure a light was turned on for her. Whether she was inside the house yet or not. This woman left one light on and it’s where she was today before she left.

The entitlement and inconsideration is part of daily living with her. But I’m supposed to stay with her because she’s scared to be alone. I’m supposed to not want anything for myself. I’m supposed to not DO for myself because she doesn’t. Imagine your entire life they make you a caretaker and they complain every minute of every day about you to someone so you can’t even trust other adults in your life. And you can’t count on your parent either because they let you down often but expect the world from you.

girlhood is touching your earrings or necklace when you’re nervous

Does anyone else's anxiety manifest is super weird small ways? Like I ALWAYS buy rings a size or so too big because I get really anxious about not being able to get them off. And the thing is I KNOW I do this, I KNOW I need to get a size smaller than what I think I should in order to have rings I can actually wear but in the moment I can never convince myself to buy the correct size.

If I'm gonna craft to cope might as well make coping themed crafts 🙃

I put these ones up on Etsy if anyone wants aggressively colourful mental illness merch.

you know...i've recently had to learn about lab-grown crystals and their use in science for work-related purposes, and....look, i think it wouldn't be difficult to spin a cute little fic around some of this.

like...did you know that when you're growing crystals for specific kinds of scientific instruments, they have to be monocrystals in structure? and if that fails, they don't work properly, and can be made into jewelry instead so they don't go to waste?

like can you IMAGINE. jayce studying different kinds of crystals. maybe (allegedly) growing some. in like, a dorm room or something. testing stuff. it's his free time, he can do what he wants! personal projects are allowed, encouraged, even. and he's got all his own equipment! (and, you know, some of this stuff needs really specific containers - yes that is a vacuum chamber, don't touch it. don't sit on it!)

and it's pretty! they're different colors! they reflect light! humans are only so far away from crows in regards of dna, okay?

(don't touch that with you bare hands!)

(why? is it radioactive or something?)

(no, but you'll leave fingerprints and it'll distort the light beams!)

and he's careful about it! he knows what he's doing! most of the time! he wears goggles, he wears gloves, he's responsible!

but...look, sometimes things don't work out, and sometimes stuff breaks, and...yeah, it would be a shame for the pieces to go to waste!

so...maybe he makes it into jewelry. it's basically the same skill set. or, okay, not quite, but whatever. they're pretty! they still reflect light, just differently now!

and...look, he doesn't know why, but holding the crystal pieces is comforting, somehow, even when they're broken and functionally useless. This specific type is heavier than it looks, and there's something...grounding, in that. So he'll make something out of it, something to hold.

and maybe he'll give it as a gift.

maybe it's a thank you for helping him! for being there!

or maybe it's just a gift.

for, you know, just...being.

humans are only so far from crows, after all.

Crystal of the Day - Howlite

One of my favorite stones, today's stone of the day is Howlite. It's often overlooked because of its simplicity, but Howlite is not a stone that should be considered 'weak' by any means.

Howlite's beauty tends to give it a bad name due to the fact that it's often dyed to make a false turquoise, but in its own natural form, the purity of the white and the light grey veining that look almost as though someone has delicately run a pencil over it are a gorgeous break from some of the more 'showy' crystals (not that they're any less beautiful!) Howlite's properties are numerous, but its chief attribute is that of being a calming stone, helping to balance emotions and bring you a sense of peace when faced with anxiety and fear. It's for that reason that almost every calming bracelet I make for myself will always feature at least one Howlite bead (my favorite combination for calming being Howlite, Pink Opal and Sodalite, by the way). I suffer from severe anxiety, and always find myself soothed when I wear this simple little stone.

Howlite can also be an exceptional aid for easing anger, and can even be a handy friend for those of us in the Neurodivergent community, helping to keep the mind on track and focused.

If you're interested in the metaphysical, Howlite is a beneficial stone for those exploring past lives, and is a booster for the Third Eye Chakra point, helping to support intuition, as well as connecting with the Crown Chakra, allowing one to see the different possibilities ahead. It also absorbs negative energies, acting similarly to Obsidian and Black Tourmaline, as a barrier to 'metaphysical ick'.

ok so today didn’t go NEARLY bad as my anxiety thought it would lmaoo

Reason to Live #8491

  To buy the clothes / jewelry I always wanted as a kid. – Guest Submission

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i feel like i'm cosplaying