A happy birthday

"happy birthday. i know it’s not a cake, but-. heh, i was gonna tell a joke about cake, but it's a little half-baked."

"Pfft, haha, okay. And don’t worry about that. I’d take this over any cake."

"i'm serious tho. happy birthday anomaly."

SO SATISFYING

Hello! Between college and other stuff driving me a bit batty, I’ve finally gained some motivation to do some writing! I’m in the early stages of posting it, but I started a new work on ao3 called “just let the thought of me die”. It’s a Danny Phantom fic with lots of my personal favorite aus, such as: Danny being in a full HAZMAT suit, no one knows about him being a halfa (not even himself for a little while), and so many more. If you’re at all interested, check it out! It’s linked below.

Also, any comments/interactions on here or ao3 are greatly appreciated!

Happy reading!

Questioning life choices

My thoughts won.

"This is the new me!" gives me edgy vibes idk

How and why did I make this, im probably gon make it digital😦

Figured I’d show you guys some stuff I’m doing for class! Here’s a self portrait that I have to do, I’m a little behind and have to start the under painting but better late than never!

As a trans dude, I feel you on identity struggles. I think a lot of the times we panic when we realize we don’t understand something about ourselves because it’s ourselves, Yknow? We should know ourselves, but I don’t think that’s entirely true, I think we’re always constantly learning things about ourselves and figuring out our own complexities, and gender is a large factor in that. Sometimes it feels really isolating, especially if no one else you’ve known has ever felt like this or spoken about it, but overtime you learn to let go and just enjoy being happy even if your experience isn’t the same as others. You’ll eventually understand what it is, even if there isn’t anything you can do to truly describe it or that doesn’t exist yet!

<:)c

what a mood

I'm watching a horror game livestream on twitch while munching down on some sun chips and I'm slightly sick

This hits different

Petra Vlhova wins her first WC of the season and gets comforted by Mikaela Shiffrin and Lena Dürr.

And ship…..DHANI duh

YESSSS ❤️😊🥰

AUTISM RULES.

crowley shifting into protective husband mode

‘My cat Max’ by Irina ♡

Ke Huy Quan wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All at Once 

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

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