I'll always be a little insane about early days Dick's Robin and Barbara's Batgirl, especially before B revealed his identity to Barbara
Because for Barbara it is: I trust you, you're my best friend, I share this thing with you that is so unique and I can never share it with anyone else. But I also don't know who you are and if I'm right in trusting you, because it could be anyone under that mask. And you probably know who I am, but you haven't trusted me and you've never said. So I know you're out there, but I don't know where to look for you, or how. Because if I passed you in the streets, I wouldn't know that you're my friend. I wouldn't turn to you to be partners if we're in the same class, even though we're partners in Justice. I know you, but I don't.
And for Dick it is: I trust you, you're my best friend and I share everything with you. There isn't anyone my age who gets what I'm doing like you do. But I also can't tell you why, because despite the fact that I know you, I can't trust you, not really. Because you don't know who I am under here and I don't know how you'll react when you do. I share a school with you, but I can't be your friend. I'm an alien amongst peers, but the one person that gets me, who is my friend, is a stranger here. And it hurts, because you're right there, but I might as well be miles away, even though we're partners in Justice. I know you, but you don't.
Like I'm so emotional about them and I'm trying to capture this vibe in my Growing Pains fic, but I wanna explore this concept for forever
VERY IMPORTANT a dam in the Netherlands, the weerdsluis lock, is directly on a migratory path for spawning fish. They have a worker stationed there to open the door for the fish, but they can take a while to open it. So to keep the fish from getting preyed on by birds they installed a doorbell. Only, the fish don't have hands to ring the doorbell. If you go to their website, they have a LIVE CAMERA AND A DOORBELL that YOU RING FOR THE FISH when they're waiting, and then the dam worker opens the door for them! I can't express how obsessed I am with this. look at this shit. oh my god.
Please check on the fish doorbell once in a while :)
one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method
the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again
hey, don't cry. one cup heavy whipping cream, two tablespoons granulated sugar, three tablespoons cocoa powder and whisk until stiff peaks form for three ingredient chocolate mousse, okay?
@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks
Just saw someone with “use whatever pronouns you use for yourself for me” in bio. I honestly never considered the depth the pronoun metagame could have, we’ve barely scratched the surface with this shit