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babybells123 · 26 days
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Can you imagine Jon and Sansa reuniting (which actually feels more like meeting for the first time) and absolutely chaotic angsty tenderness unfolding.
Jon’s perception on Sansa…..initially mistaking Sansa as Ygritte and having to pinch himself several times as to how he cannottt be comparing his lover to his sister for gods sake!! What would Ned think ???? But omg when the light from the fire catches in Sansa’s hair….and when she sings in that soft voice of hers and tends him with gentle hands, brushes the hair from his brow (perhaps her lips ghost over it), holds her legs to her chest and just smiles at him with that easy Tully smile, and when she kneels next to Ghost and buries her face in his fur and Jon can’t help but think what a lovely sight it is but Lady is dead and Jon feels immense grief for Sansa because he knows what it feels like to not be able to sense your wolf and Sansa is kind and soothes him when he wakes from nightmares in the middle of the night and sometimes her face will get real close (and she’ll be all flustered) because she’s worried for him and Jon just thinks oh she smells so sweet.. like flowers and lemons , a warm summers day, ahhh the bliss of youth , and sometimes his eyes will flicker to her lips and just linger on her face but then he’ll start blushing like some green boy yet how does he lament this all to his half sister when he can’t even process his own feelings and they all just appear through this conundrum of fleeting moments? So then he visits the godswood and prays prays prays for reprieve oh father forgive me I have sinful wanton lust-filled thoughts I’m going to kms what is duty what is love , duty is death to desire, I have no nefarious intentions I just want to love her and be loved by her am I truly this depraved, and did I mention I want to love her? Spare me from this treachery 😔😔😔(I want to love her so bad)
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Not a question. Just a THANK YOU.
I have always been called weird all my life and when I read your book Unmasking Autism, a lot of things made sense and I thought I may be autistic. When I mentioned this to 3 of my friends, I was met with “Try getting a professional opinion”, “You are being delusional” and “Stop giving yourself white people diseases”. This made me notice that people liked me for the strengths of my maybe autism and for the bad sides, they would tell me to get my shit together and stop being weird and unreliable. I am a 32-year-old Kenyan woman and I think I am super burnt out from masking and I just want to be alone all the time. I don’t speak to my mum or my sister either. My mum (who is a clinical officer) told me to get off anti-depressants and pray to god to heal me. I don’t believe in god, I love women and I want to spend the rest of my life with a woman and I could be autistic. These are things that won’t board well with my bible-thumping, homophobic family members. Lately, whenever someone asks me to come to my house, I immediately feel attacked because my house is the only safe space I have. 
Sorry for the gibberish. I guess what I am trying to say is, THANK YOU so much for writing about unmasking autism because it’s probably saved a 32-year-old child in Nairobi Kenya. I use the word ‘child’ because I feel like I am a child who is reparenting herself. I still have crazy anxiety but at least, I do not want to kill myself anymore.
When I get a notification for a new email and it is from your substack, my day significantly gets better because when I read your articles, I always feel seen and warm, like a hug from a loved one.
Sidenote: I hate my tits and uterus and I can’t wait to get rid of them when I turn 35 and have the money to do it.
Wow! Thank you so much for your lovely message. I am so glad the book has been helpful to you, and so sorry that the world is so weighed down with an ignorant, ableist, colonialist framework of mental health that has kept you from finding acceptance for so long. I am rooting for you to get that top surgery and hysto as soon as you possibly can!!
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dy6nsty · 2 months
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Sliding in with a request for you! I love the sleep token requests. I’m going through a breakup rn and wanted to see if you could do a sleep token HC on them helping reader through one🥺
I’m sorry to hear that, I hope you feel better soon <3
Sleep Token x GN! Reader /// Platonic, some serious & unserious scenarios.
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VESSEL:
To me I feel like he’d try to cheer you up with gifts, mainly trinkets too food and jewelry.
Anti-bed rotting. Dudes suddenly protesting against you sitting / laying in your bed for hours. Walk’s or anything to get you out of the house will do.
Comforting you though, he’s assuring you that the breakup wasn’t your fault and you’ll find someone better.
Let’s you know that you can talk to him if you need to. He’s always open to listen if you need someone to talk to.
Candles, but they’re fancy with rose quartz and meant for forgiving yourself. (These candles are also very nice and smell amazing, love it.)
When you talk to him he’ll make some poetic remarks or comparisons, like he always does but they’re very sweet :)
II:
“They were ugly. Too ugly, Y/N.” Acting like a bit of a hater, but it’s funny in some sort of way. Talking the most about the person who broke up with you, praying on their downfall.
Late night walks, catching fireflies or doing something like exploring areas that are filled to brim of nature (like you’d see in movies), because he likes the idea of an uplifting setting.
Offers you two hit his drums if you have any pent up feelings of anger or sadness.
Type of guy to bring you a plant with a special meaning because he can be cheesy like that. What did he pick? Lotus Flowers.
Encourages you to attend fun events he planned out for the two of you, some being more social settings or some being the two of you.
II would most likely affirm you on how you did all you could, it wasn’t your fault, there will always be someone for you, you’re not alone, and more things to soothe your nerves.
III:
Surprising you with your comfort foods and probably favorite drink, offering to watch rom coms with you.
He keeps an eye on you for the first few weeks but will only start to relax, unless he notices you’re still stress he’s doing all that helps. Until you’re better you’re deemed as healing to him.
He’s getting you a couple of new blankets or pillows, just for your comfort.
Opening your blinds and putting small things of lavender around your bedroom to help you relax and feel more refreshed.
Definitely not one to talk bad about your ex like II unless they were rather toxic or unhealthy. Regardless he’s supporting you the entire way.
He’s just a tad awkward when it comes to comforting but that doesn’t mean he won’t try. He’ll try to hug you, fulfill tasks for you, and more to lift the weight off your shoulders.
IV:
Also one to bring food and watch movies with you. Maybe even do skincare or something else to make you happy.
Let’s you rant to him, what happened, what went wrong, and he’s on your side the entire time while you talk to him.
Suggest you lay down. But if you don’t want to he’ll be up and ready if you need someone to talk to if ur feeling under the weather.
Always recommending things to do with him: Going to parks, getting out, walking, seeing the sunset, really anything that’ll make you feel better.
Gives you brand new plushies. Crochet, stuffed, or even ones he tried to make himself that look awful.
Listening to sad music with you, or some random hyper music if that’s what you like. He’ll be with you through it all.
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soobpricity · 9 months
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anti romantic
chapter 1 : love is a lie, i loved that lie
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synopsis : anti romantic, college student choi yeonjun who thinks he’s seen everything in a relationship, promising himself that he won’t go through another relationship ever again to prevent himself from going through another heartbreak. that was until he sees yn, a classmate, chasing his heart. will his walls be enough to scare yn away, or will they continue chasing yeonjun with all they have ?
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yeonjun walked into his first class of the day, americano in his right hand, tote bag hanging off of his left shoulder.. although he stopped as soon as he walked in, realizing that him and yoojung had the same class. he wasn’t necessarily surprised, after all him and yoojung had met because they were both doing a fashion design major.. however he had somehow forgotten, the problem also lied in the fact that it was almost a full class, meaning nearly all the seats in the lecture room were full.
yeonjun’s eyes examined the room, he couldn’t just pray that yoojung didn’t show up, because what if his manifestation failed and then he was stuck sitting next to a cheater. he couldn’t help but think how many times he was sitting next to her a day after she had cheated on him, how many times had he kissed her after someone else’s lips had been on hers. yeonjun bit his lip, chewing on it, deciding to play it safe. finding an empty seat to one of his classmates. not paying much attention to who it was, all he knew was that he had never seen them before. little did he know that the person next to him was completely fangirling over him, yet they somehow managed to keep their composure.
yn woke up today, thinking it was just gonna be another day full of lectures, admiring choi yeonjun from afar, and then eating before going to sleep. had someone told them that they were going to be sitting next to THE choi yeonjun for their first lecture of the day then they would have probably pinched themselves thinking it was another silly little daydream.
however, yn also woke up in a particularly magnificent mood. the sleep they had gotten was beyond being able to explain, their feet did not immediately get hot after waking up which usually made them get up earlier attempting to get rid of their hot feet condition. yn stayed in bed a little longer after being woken up from their noisy alarm. the walk to uni was not unbearable due to the bright sun or the freezing wind, rather it was a perfect mix of the two, the sun managed to not blind them the minute they stepped outside, and the cold breeze was much more bearable than they had expected. and before entering the lecture room, soobin, their baking buddy, had finally agreed to give them a handful of small little fruit tarts, which they had already ate half of them. and now- choi yeonjun was sitting right next to them.
while yn was bouncing their leg in excitement and nervousness, yeonjun was in the complete opposite situation, yes he was also bouncing his leg, but more due to nervousness, he really hoped that yoojung would not show up, he knew that he would have to face her at some point but he truly wished that it wouldn’t be today.
yeonjun’s wishes, however, were not met. the wooden door creaked open. yoojung walking in, her expression was noticeably worried, anyone in the room could connect the dots, yoojung and yeonjun had obviously broken up, or fought, but it was very obvious. especially when yeonjun and yoojung were constantly by each others side, their relationship was very publicly known, they always sat next to each other. and even though your wishes were being fulfilled, you couldn’t help but feel yourself worry over the couple.
even though it worried yn, they couldn’t help but come up with the idea of distracting the boy next to them. “hey, do you have some of the notes from yesterday ?” you asked, quite worried about the confrontation, you didn’t want to look like a creep nor did you want it to look like you were trying to take advantage of the fact that he had just fought with yoojung.
“.. i do,” it took him a moment before he replied, his blonde hair moved quickly as he reached into his tote bag, his americano waiting right on top of the table that multiple students shared. yeonjun’s hand lingered around his bag.. where was his ipad, the one he had written all of his notes in ? had he not put it in his bag last night before going to bed, although to be honest, last night was definitely not the best, after witnessing his girlfriend cheating on him, he went back to his place with kai, who took care of him throughout the night. “..not, i’m so sorry.”
yeonjun picked up his head, eyes finally meeting yours for the first time. your heart couldn’t help but pound, he was handsome from afar and it was even more unbelievable that he was this ethereal.
“it’s okay, i didn’t really need them. i just noticed that you looked a bit- uncomfortable.”
“oh- thank you.. ah- also can you send me your notes later.”
“y-yeah, i can.. but umm.. i hope my note taking system doesn’t bother you too much. i tend to write my notes a bit differently..”
“it’s fine, i’m the same way. oh should i give you my number ? it’d be easier than taking pictures of your notes.”
“whatever you’re more comfortable doing is fine, if it’s more efficient then i don’t mind.” you quietly spoke, realizing that the lecture had started. you watched as yeonjun signaled you to hand over your phone, copying down his phone number onto your contacts.
and yoojung could only watch your interactions from afar; the smile on yeonjun’s face as the two of you giggled over somethings which she didn’t know what the subject was. she really regretted last night, had she been more careful then she wouldn’t be in this situation.
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Personal Do Not Read Witchy Author List
There will be a google doc with updates as I find more authors to avoid. These are all my own personal opinion and I do take the author's actions into account when judging their ability to write legitimate information.
TW: Slavery, serial killers, racism, TERFs, creeps, neonazis, asylums, and a slew of other super unsavory things. I tried to make this list as PG as possible while highlighting the issues with these individual people. 
*Alestier Crowley. *
   He's a literal piece of garbage. Misogynistic, thief of a toooon of closed practices, has entire cults still dedicated to him, called himself a voice of God (both Abrahamic and apparently like 5 Egyptian deities??? I mean excuse me sir how about no??) He also declared himself ‘above’ Gods back in 1922 calling himself Ipssissimus. I hate Crowley so much I have literally stuck a picture of him to a dartboard before. He can suck an egg in the afterlife. He also put his own wife in an asylum for 'alcoholism’ because she wanted a divorce. The only thing he ever did right was get kicked down a flight of stairs at a temple once by a poet.
*Anastasia Greywolf*
   Appropriates at least Jewish practices if not every Indigenous practice there is. Wholeheartedly encourages people to use magic instead of going to a doctor for things like oh I dunno EPILEPSY And claims she has spells for like Marvel-level super powers which uh no Ana. You don't. Lots of Christianity for a supposedly FULL pagan and wiccan author. Her spells are all controlled like...so wrong. So, so wrong. Don't ask please. I can't begin to describe it. Advocates for smudging and uses phrases like "Cherokee Rituals", and the Romani G-slur. 
*Gerald Gardner*
   Made his own branch of wicca, the first technically, and his own coven had to make rules just so he wouldn't spill everything to any reporter that asked. Used Crowley as a main resource.
*Jason Miller*
   Claims to do Hoodoo. A horrible formatter, and generally super dismissive of being a rootworker and other potentially closed practices, has not been initiated. Has claimed that anyone can petition/pray to Papa Legba without initiation because "Vodou is a congregational religion/practice". From the Vodou and Haitian Vodou practitioners I have talked to that is VERY incorrect, it may be congregational but you still have to be involved in the community to be trusted with those practices because so much of it has been bastardized for media and racism purposes. He is also a student of Catherine Yronwode, who is another SUPER problematic figure in the Hoodoo/Rootwork community.  
 A link of his own words on culture appropriation which includes mild inaccuracy towards Indiginous Peoples and that they don’t ‘own’ certain practices when it’s very clear the wording of those practices DOES in fact come from those peoples. He’s fine with people being Yogis, or Shamans, or calling satchel spells mojo bags, and other such phrases and won’t correct people if they use such words out of context because “language changes”. Also says if someone within a practice says it’s closed to go to ANOTHER AND ANOTHER until you find someone willing to teach you??? That’s not how it works sir.
Source: https://www.strategicsorcery.net/on-cultural-misappropriation/
*Lisa Chamberlain*
   Not an actual person. This is a ghost writer name for a bunch of garbage literally copy and pasted from wikipedia into books. I wish I was kidding. 
*Lisa Leister/Lester/whatever other spelling she's used.*
   Such a major TERF. Like JK Rowling level TERF. Claims magic comes from a womb so anybody that doesn't have one isn't a real witch. Like WTF lady.
*Raymond Buckland*
  Where to start...uses the G-slur often. (His grandfather was romani so it blurs the line of blood quantum.)  Very sexist and obsessed with the idea of a woman getting uh...undressed for rituals while men stay dressed and more things I cannot say ina PG space??? As magic?? VERY anti-minor and LGBTQA+. Toxic, just plain toxic. Can't do it. I have read his Blue Book and it's the least problematic thing he wrote. I'm alright with it.
*Silver Ravenwolf*   WhOOO boy. So super anti-christian, which is fine and dandy...if you didn't claim to be in a lineage of braucherei/hexerei. Wiccan, like the type of wiccan that says no other witchcraft exists and yet has written folk magic books??? She really needs to make up her mind. Claims Satanists don't actually exist. Claims most Jewish powers worshiped "the Goddess" (whoever that is)??? Very cult-like language about "not telling friends and family about your new life/reality/experience/whatever". Also SO MUCH APPROPRIATION. SO SO MUCH. She also gets her history wrong, on a lot of basic information that most non-witches know about like say the Salem Witch Trials.
*Catherine Yronwode* Ooh man. So Catherine Yronwode’s career started as a comic book artist. She’s worked on such things like the Elvira comic, DNAgents, and a gaggle of super controversial trading cards which included the Kennedy Assasination, a serial killer collection, and the AIDS epidemic. Of which she was sued for using one half of the Hillside Stranglers duo in said killer trading cards without his permission, the judge sadly threw the case out because and this is a quote, “ If Bianchi had been using his face as a trademark when he was killing women, he would not have tried to hide it from the police.” There were two more from her comic days, but those aren’t super relevant besides the one that pushed the envelope of what sort of trading cards should be sold to children. On the magical side of things, I will be blunt here: As one of the ‘big bads’ of the Rootwork/Folk/Hoodoo community? I really REALLY dislike her. She has made numerous false claims about New Orleans/Haitian Vodou and that it’s only a very recent practice, non-religious, and slaves never used it because it didn’t exist yet??? History books and entire generations will disagree. An example would be this link of an open letter to her written by a New Orleans Voodoo practitioner and someone she wrote a whole article about: https://conjureart.blogspot.com/2013/10/open-letter-to-cat-yronwode-and-lucky.html
She owns a few different websites namely https://www.luckymojo.com/, has written numerous Hoodoo based books, and actively has accused numerous people who have asked her for sources and or disagreed with her of plagiarism and has slung more mud that you can shake a stick at. 
She also praises a book on Marie Laveau and yet discredits herself by calling New Orleans Voodoo a new religion/neopractice??? She’s just confusing as all heck to me.
*Christian Day*   This guy’s just a creep. One stuck in the early 2000s mall goth phase even though he’s over 50. He also appropriates Hoodoo and owns two Hoodoo shops as well as multiple other witch shops in Salem and recently New Orleans on the French Quarter (Which is pure tourist fodder and not a reflection of true New Orleans Voodoo/Vodun/Rootwork). He has also harassed ex-employees so badly it’s landed him in court. His book The Witch’s Book of the Dead also reads very much like a list of accomplishments rather than anything useful. All about his television spots and experiences doing that. (Did I mention he was in an episode of Ghost Adventures? Yes, that one with Zac Bagans??? And it did not make us witches look too great, honestly speaking.)
Sources for Harassment Claims: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salem-witch-gets-protective-order-against-warlock/
https://www.wcvb.com/article/warlock-christian-day-ordered-to-stay-away-from-salem-witch/8228072
*Yvonne and Gavin Frost*   I dunno how else to say this, I really don’t. These two? Pedophiles. Multiple writings of theirs included not-safe-for-work-or-children rituals that must include minors. Avoid. AVOID AVOID. AVOID ANYONE WHO USES THEM AS A RESOURCE! This should NOT be okay in any circle. They are VERY used within the Wicca religion so please be careful!!
*Orion Foxwood* Some of his information is very sound! I can’t fault him there. He does have a tendency to blend different traditions without actively TELLING you he’s blending them though. He’s and this is a direct quote, “He is a witch and Elder in Romano Celtic-Traditional Craft, High Priest in Alexandrian Wicca and teacher of the Faery Seership tradition. He is also the founding Elder of Foxwood Temple and a primary founder of the Alliance of the Old Religion, a national network of covens in his line that have united to preserve the ways of his Elders. He was the co-director of Moonridge, a center for metaphysical, Craft and Faery studies in Maryland” That’s an awful lot of traditions to juggle and not only write on but actively teach. He also performs conjure, which in of itself might not be an issue but Conjure usually blends into Hoodoo really quickly if one isn’t careful! A lot of the traditions he talks about from his family sound quite familiar, he’s clearly from Appalachia but his books on the subject blend in his other practices instead of keeping them separate. 
*Starr Casas*   She’s in the same category as Orion, only she doesn’t necessarily give her credentials to be teaching Hoodoo, and even wrote a whole book filled with Hoodoo love spells. She also co-owns a French Quarter Conjure Shop, which if you ask any practitioners from New Orleans...is catered to pure tourists and not a true example of the crafts from the area. 
*Shawn Engel*   I’m gonna be blunt here. More appropriation of the Jewish practices, Hoodoo, and other information that is just plain UPG without saying it’s UPG and encourages throwing hexes at political party members solo. I read The Power of Hex and had to put it down numerous times just to gather myself and not throw it away, I don’t know if it was tone or sheer level of appropriation...likely both.
*Kate Freuler*   Of Blood and Bones is chock full of Hoodoo, full stop. Only acknowledges that something comes from Hoodoo once and also gets basic mythology information on the Deities she mentions wrong in some cases. Also a lot of the book seems to be UPG because the bibliography is super small for a 300 page book.
*Dorothy Morrison*   I picked up Utterly Wicked once. A very odd book full of Hoodoo and Vodun spellwork and misinformation, the author is also Garderian Wiccan so even the writing of a book full of hexes is slightly...concerning compared to the Wiccan traditions and redes. Odd is the best I have to describe how I personally feel. I will say this again: Voodoo Dolls are not used to cause pain, stop bastardizing that single aspect of the practice. Thank you.
*Helena Blavatsky*
 I dunno how else to say this either, her philosophy and occult knowledge, called Theosophy is a portion of what inspired Hitler. Pure unadulterated racism veiled in a ‘Atlantian Race Theory”. Horrible stuff, read for a class project once and felt disgusting.
*Christopher Penczak*Whoo boy. On the surface he seems alright, one of the first ‘male’ witches I had ever heard of except for Scott Cunningham. But the more you dig into his work the more inaccuracies and Christian bashing you see. For example: Christianty was the first patriarchal society. Uhm...I believe you’re kinda forgetting the men who ran Rome and Greece there sir. He also fully proposes the ‘burning times’ were like a ‘witch holocaust’. NO! NO IT WAS NOT. You can’t compare the hundreds of years and MAYBE a thousand-ish people dying to the millions that died in the short timespan the Holocaust was a thing. Fuck Christopher for that comparison and also for claiming it was a ‘burning time’ to begin with. (History says that most were hung...or tortured. Burning is a very small number of that list in general. 
He makes a lot of sweeping statements and sees witchcraft as a religion and NOT a practice. He whitewashes, fully harps on the Wicca = witchcraft = religion thing and THEN hones in on the difference between “white and black” magic and how cursing is evil and yet highlights certain practices that actively practice...cursing...as they have for generations??? He (atleast) doesn’t demonize Satanism but does still backhand the idea anyway, that they CAN’T be witches because witches only ‘heal’. Cultural appropriation and fetishization of ‘Native’ practices while calling them primitive all in the same breath, I just can’t with this guy. I really can’t. 
*Amy Blackthorn* 
Owns a tea brand called ‘Blackthorn Hoodoo Blends’ she is white. When questioned by BIPOC individuals she complains and blocks them instead of explaining why she chose the name Hoodoo for just teas. TEA. She is also the author of Blackthorn’s Botanical Magic, Sacred Smoke (A book on smudging yikes on trikes), and Blackthorn’s Protection Magic. 
Proof of blocking: https://thisblackwitch.com/2016/04/01/blackthorn-teas-whose-culture-is-it-anyways/
*Tarl Warwick *
Is more commonly known as Styxhexenhammer666 on youtube and other social media sites. Has written a pile and I mean a PILE of occult based books including ones on Hermetic magic, ritualistic magic, demons, solomon, folk plants and healing, Kabbalah, and many MANY more. 
He makes no claim to being Jewish, and given his political wishy washiness, and multitude of controversies which includes claiming the Holocaust wasn’t ‘that many dead’, Charles Manson deserved release because he was ‘extremely innocent and didn’t kill anyone’, and fairly recently also wrote and published a book on Critical Race Theory and why it’s ‘garbage’. I can’t support him no matter how accurate some of his information may be (if any at all). 
*Temperance Alden* This really pains me to say, Temperance in her Wheel of the Year book made a claim that birth control “stunted her magical abilities” because it affected her hormones…in OTHER words unless you are a perfectly hormone producing WOMAN you don’t have great magical power. AVOID. AVOID. AVOID. That is a slippery slope to claiming medication will harm you, not to mention how TERF-y it is AND completely disregards that magic is for well…everyone. Such a stupid gatekeep-y concept. 
*Sarah Kate Istra/Dver*
Advocates for using ‘spirit animals’ regardless of Indigenous beliefs and concerns. Is also a known ally with the Piety Posse, a neo-nazi group of pagans who claim the term polytheist can only apply to them and if you aren’t a Hellenistic pagan…you aren’t pagan at all. They also advocate for animal sacrifices, blood tests to prove purity, and other horrible HORRIBLE stuff. 
*Sannion/H. Jeremiah Lewis*
Obvious Neo-nazi, keeps images of swastikas on his personal blog, and not the ones that the nazis stole from, the nazi one. And super SUPER transphobic.
*Edward P. Butler*
Major persecution complex, spends half his twitter complaining about how monotheists are destroying…I dunno…everything? Also defends Krasskova quite heavily. Antisemetic as well.
*Galina Krasskova*
Hellenic pagans watch out. Defends the AFA. A ringleader of the Piety Posse. There’s a lot more horrific stuff about her and I won’t go into extreme details. But TW: Romanticizes SA with deities, human sacrifice, animal sacrifice. Compares debating to the holocaust, lots of victim blaming, gatekeeping, and screams folkish. 
*Diana Cooper*
Racist. Hard stop. Also appropriates chakras. Has a weird belief that food controls skin color and that Africa will never be a good country because it’s the solar plexus of the universe…or something like that. I got 20 pages into the book and literally couldn’t go any farther. Did I mention this book was supposedly on dragons???
*Judika Iiles* So much appropriation, advocates for making altars and working with closed deities. Lots of incorrect information including dangerous spellwork like obsession spells. And one in particular that has roots in a racist stereotypes. Avoid please! 
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hazel-tv · 1 year
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Attacking you based on your favourite midnights track <3
Lavender Haze
You hate gossip but somehow still end up in the middle of it. It. wasn’t. your. fault. You want a love that feels quiet and safe so badly you’ve totally forgotten how to accept any other form of affection. That’s a hard way to live bestie :/
Maroon
You never let it show, but you are always stressed - about whether your friends hate you, about whether they’d have stayed if you just said something differently. You constantly feel blue (ironic because Red tv is your favourite album)
Anti-Hero
When was the last time someone hugged you? You exude confidence yes, but you don’t actually feel it. You constantly feel too much, like you're the overbearing side character in someone’s story; that when they get rid of you the audience will cheer. How can something so frail ever really be whole?
Snow on the Beach
You’re a dreamer above all else. You constantly dream up the perfect life, the perfect love. You find comfort in that. That may be a good way not to get hurt, but not an easy way to live jaan :/
You’re on your own, kid
You hate asking for help, which is ironic; because you always wonder how far along you’d be if someone had just…offered to help you when you were little. You were (are) a kid. You’re not gonna quit, mama didn’t raise a quitter - though she did raise a burnt out perfectionist who will settle for mediocrity.
Midnight rain
You had big plans, you were gonna be living in the big old city by now right? How’d they turn out? The burnt out Evelyn Hugo gentlemen. You pushed away everyone who didn’t line up with your one goal; and it hurts now to see that they’re doing better without you, while you’re so lonely.
Question…?
You’re the overprotective mom friend in the group, you won’t stand anyone bad mouthing the girls but it takes everything in you not to cry while getting your point across. You like to reminisce on old novelties, it’s not a bad way to live. But you do know that life only moves forwards right?
Vigilante Shit
You’re a reputation girl above all else, you’re a girl who believes in love at first sight, you are a self destructive girl, you want a love that feels quiet and safe so badly it hurts. You need to have the last word in a conversation. You are secretly sensitive but can’t let that show, you’re a girl who can’t leave the house without eyeliner on. Wonder what that says about you?
Bejewelled
It takes 13 compliments to make you believe you’re shimmering but only one arrogant comment to make it all go away. You try to exude confidence but people don’t see how you are being so brave about everything. You do realise you can let it out once in a while right? It’s not a crime to feel things.
Labyrinth
You feel unworthy of love but that is also the only thing you want. You’re definitely a hopeless romantic, and you can never shut up about things you find passionate, but then you look up and realise no one was listening. You feel like there is something intrinsically wrong with you, I wish I could tell you there isn’t.
Karma
You say you like to “live in the moment” but you feel terrified that this is all you have, and that after these couple of golden years your life will just be a slump. You keep choosing the life of the party thinking it’ll work itself out thinking “what’s meant to be will be”. I hope you’re right.
Sweet nothing
You find it difficult to formulate words, there is so much going on inside you but you can never get it out. Though, ironically, you love words. “For how much I loved words, it was surprising how often they failed me” you tell me. Just praying when the time comes you’ll know what to say.
Mastermind
You feel like you have so much to offer, you are smart and creative but not in a neurotypical manner. But you always feel like an outcast in friend groups. You may have even been in love a few times (with fictional characters of course) but you still feel like you haven’t (won’t) find your place in this world.
The Great War
You try to be comforting but you have a tendency to lash out unnecessarily when you think someone is going to hurt you - so you hurt them first. That’s not very nice bestie. You feel like the road ahead of you is too long, you’re sick of fighting. Well buckle up, there’s still a long way to go.
Bigger than the whole sky
You try to be resilient and optimistic but it only takes one snarky comment to make you cry yourself to sleep. You reminisce on old memories, thinking about what could’ve, should’ve, would’ve been and you can’t help but picture a different - a better life. Anywhere but here.
Paris
You love adventure, your love language is quality time, and somehow no matter how much you try; neither fulfils you. You are the social butterfly that no one really got to know personally, you're fun in a group but can’t hold eye contact for the life of you.
High infidelity
You’ve made your fair share of mistakes, but you still desperately want to be wanted. You fell like you are always too hard on yourself, you never forgive yourself for hurting somebody even if they forgave you. That is a hard line to walk my love.
Glitch
You tend to lean into your reckless spontaneity, pushing away every shroud of feeling thinking if you don’t feel them they won’t bother you. But it’s okay to feel things jaan i promise it won’t kill ya.
Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve
I know you don’t hear this often but: I’m proud of you. You’ve been through so much; and all your morrose dad leaving and trauma dumping jokes are your way of expressing yourself (or whatever self survived anyway). What happened to you wasn’t your fault, you do know that right?
Dear Reader
Hello therapist friend who objectively gives good advice but has never once followed their own advice, how are we doing today? You DO realise taking on everyone else’s burdens without laying down your own isn’t healthy right? Yea okay just checking.
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Could u do an angst t x reader in which like yn n him broke up months ago but like they kinda run into eachother n talk if that makes sense
HI oh my god this was buried embarrassingly deep in my reqs but if you're still around i hope you like it my love 💗
cw: swearing, angst, one guy being a creep on the street but other than that we good fam
“could i have that to go?”
your head snaps up from returning your wallet to your bag, ears piqued as you wait for more conversation, for the french undercurrent, for the way he �� and only he – will thank the barista a thousand times before exiting.
“thank you, thanks so much, man,” timothée says, and it’s too late to bow out gracefully.
scanning the coffee shop quickly, it’s a damning conclusion: either you make a break for it out the front door and pray he doesn’t notice, or you hide behind that particularly leafy fern in the corner. either option is mortifying, but wouldn’t it be just as mortifying for you to make small talk with your ex that steers clear of oh timothée you broke my heart by the way there’s still a ton of your shit at my place which definitely doesn’t still hurt to look at.
timothée takes his coffee and croissant and turns for the door and there it is, that unmistakable walk, and you’re eyeing up the fern when all of a sudden he’s standing right in front of you.
his green eyes are clouded with emotion as he looks at you, eyes flitting across your face. as if he could ever forget your features.
you duck your head quickly, but the damage is done. the feelings come rushing back, and you’ve no choice but to steady yourself against the counter of wooden stirrers and sugar dispensers.
you hand him the sugar instinctually. he’s in you. every detail lives on, even one month later, right down to how he takes his coffee.
he takes a breath, nodding his thanks as he quietly takes it from you, fingers brushing against yours and it hurts, it hurts so much, this thing that you used to do together.
“thank you,” he mutters, stirring the sugar into his cup. “and i’m sorry. i’ll find a different coffee shop.”
“that’s not gonna help,” you laugh bitterly, handing him the creamer. you’d give anything to forget.
timothée nods knowingly, laughing brokenly, and swirls the creamer into his coffee with another thank you. too polite, too stilted, too painful.
“it doesn’t help that you’re everywhere,” you force yourself to say it, heart aching at the pain in his eyes. but if the universe isn’t sending you some sign for closure, then why are you both standing in this coffee shop at 2pm on a random tuesday?
he stirs his drink once clockwise, then twice anti-clockwise, and you wait for him to tap the stirrer against the rim like he always does, but he doesn’t and it’s new and why is it suddenly blurry in here?
you blink rapidly.
it’s been a month. he’s making new habits now. he’s made new habits now. probably with somebody new. definitely not with you.
you move abruptly, snatching up your coffee and pushing the exit door when it’s screaming at you to pull, but timothée’s faster and he yanks it open for you.
“i thought i could do this but i can’t,” your words smush into his shoulder as you brush past him. you’re already halfway down the street when he catches up, his long strides doubling yours.
you stop suddenly with sudden intent to rip the bandaid off and he skids to a halt, nearly colliding with a stop sign.
sheltered under a scaffolding, you wrap your arms protectively over your chest in an attempt to hold together your broken heart.
“timothée, i can’t do this,” you repeat tearfully, looking up at him. he swims in front of you and you blink back tears only for them to splash onto the concrete. traitors. you knew you should have hid behind the plant.
at your tears, the weight on his chest doubles, a desperation so impossibly heavy he’s certain he won’t breathe right ever again.
“i’m sorry,” he croaks around the lump in his throat, and you can tell he means it. really means it. he’s aching with it, earnest eyes baring his entire soul as they blink back their own tears. “i know this is selfish and just a really shitty thing to do but i can’t see you again and not tell you – i have to tell you—”
“you mind not taking up half the sidewalk?” a stranger shouts, shoving his way past timothée but not before scanning your body sickeningly.
you shudder, tightening your arms around yourself, but when timothée goes to call him out, you grasp his arm. electricity pulses through you as if you touched a livewire, lighting every cell of your body. you flinch as if shocked, clasping the hot coffee cup in your hands as if it could somehow ground you.
“i have to tell you how unbelievably fucking stupid i am,” timothée tries again. you watch the way his hands shake around his own coffee cup, how the bag containing his croissant rustles against his nervous fingers. it takes everything in you not to reach out, to stop the shaking.
but that would mean one month of hard work down the drain.
“look, i really can’t do this,” you sniffle, looking just over his shoulder. you can’t meet his eyes. he’s standing right here, looking at you so tenderly. “we broke up. you broke up with me.”
timothée shifts his weight from foot to foot. his hands long to reach out, so he slides them into his pockets, anxious fingers twisting those rings around and around.
“i just wanna talk,” he says over the city noise.
shaking your head, you push yourself forwards.
he follows. of course he follows. he was the one who taught you this neighbourhood.
“i…” timothée falters, worrying his lip between his teeth. “i really miss you.”
you meet his eyes and it’s a mistake.
“you’re making it worse,” you wince, wiping under your eyes. you turn away and he lets you, and that really hurts.
“i’m sorry, i’m a dick, i know this is impossible,” timothée speaks so gently it almost shatters you.
you look back.
“i can’t go anywhere,” you choke, desperate for him, desperate for reprieve. “i can’t walk down the street, i can’t watch tv, i can’t go get a damn coffee without you being there.”
he deflates as your words sink in.
“and even if you’re not actually there, you’re still there,” you rant, gesturing to the buildings around you, the backdrops to the first time he showed you the best place to get bagels, and the best shutter to make out against, and the best street to dance in the rain on.
“you say shit like you miss me and i can’t move on,” you sniff, scrubbing furiously at your cheeks as more tears fall.
“i can’t move on,” he stresses, laying his heart bare right there on the dirty, messy street. “you think i wanted to end this?”
eyebrows furrowed, you stare at him in confusion. “you’re the one that did!”
“because i was hurting you, not because i stopped loving you!”
“what, timmy—” you balk, incredulous. “you never hurt me!”
he steps closer. “all those times i had to leave you, months at a time, with shitty phone signal, when all i could give you was a fucking hoodie to sleep with.”
you step closer. “that’s why you ended it? man, didn’t you see it? i was so close to loving you. the only time you’ve ever hurt me was when you ended it, you asshole.”
timothée can’t help it. he grins. smug bastard.
closer, toe to toe, you’re convinced he can hear your heart thumping inside your chest. desperate to fight the smile playing on your lips, you shake your head, stubborn to the very end.
“wait, wait,” his voice drops, serious again. “yn, i need to tell you how sorry i am, truly, i never intended to end it, i just thought that would be the least painful thing moving forward—”
“screw you, timmy,” you laugh happily, still shaking your head even when he closes the gap, and, oh, his hands still cup your face. guess some habits die hard.
“say it will be different this time,” you whisper against his lips. “say you’ll give me every damn hoodie you own.”
“and the best phone signal in the world, i’m talking all the fucking bars,” he adds, thumbs stroking over your jaw.
you’re still laughing against his lips when they find yours.
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Kai Anderson x DarkWitch!Reader
Summary: Crystal balls, a black cat and candles... this place couldn't be more stereotypical. 
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Kai once again found himself scrolling the web instead of sleeping.
Looking for anything interesting or something that could help his plan.
An ad did catch his eye, fortune telling.
'Fortune telling, 100% accurate or your money back.'
He scoffed at the obvious scam before continuing his search.
About five minutes later, the same ad popped up.
Now he wasn't too surprised, ads are a pain in the ass but as he tried to click to close it, he opened it instead.
And from then on, he wasn't even sure what he was doing. The next thing he knew, he had an email confirmation coming through for the appointment he booked.
Kai was honestly shocked with himself, he could be doing better things and yet, he stood in front of a black door. But then he thought, many people believed in these things. So, he could use it to his advantage to manipulate.
He knocked once before the door opened.
His eyes locked with yours.
"Hi, Andrew right?" and he then remembered he put a fake name in, he simply nodded and you guided him inside.
Crystal balls, a black cat and candles... this place couldn't be more stereotypical even if you tried.
He let out a long sigh.
"So, which one are you?"
"Sorry?" he turned to look at you sitting at the small table in the middle of the room.
"The sceptic or the hopeful?" you asked as he took a seat. "Ah, sceptic. Alright, what would you like to know?"
"The future." he simply said as he looked at your crystal ball.
"You are a smart man. Very smart indeed, I bet you came here to laugh at me and figure out my 'scam'. But your first mistake was putting in a fake name." Kai just watched you, did you break into his email? His computer? 
No.
"You plan on ruling the world but your little group is not going to be enough. You will go to prison and then a girl will shoot you, dead. The great leader... gone."
"How can you know that? You are just a scammer who prays on vulnerable people."
"Oh, how ironic isn't it? You will fail. Alone, you will, but if you want, I can help."
"How?"
"I already brought the Apocalypse to the world a while ago, but Michael died and... you don't need to know that. It's enough if you know that I possess powers and I'm looking for a new partner to cause mayhem with."
"Why should I believe you? For all I know you can be a cop." he leaned forward, elbows resting on the table.
You smiled Kai felt a shiver as all candles went out in the room, it was now completely dark. Then when everything came back, you sat with a book in front of you.
"You might not be the Anti-Christ, but you will do." he was confused. "Men are easy creatures, they can be led by their cock. You are much the same, but you are also smart. I like smart because when your inevitable end comes, you will try and blame it all on me, you would stab me behind my back. I love the thrill of betrayal. I tried getting your attention but you are so blind." you looked down at the book and Kai looked around the room.
"Alright, where is the camera?"
"In the bedroom, if you want to get kinky, you could film it." you said not even looking at him.
"Very funny. So you say that no matter what, I would die."
"Yes, however, you can die a loser who never achieved his goal or you can die a leader."
"And how would you be able to help me?" you smiled as you looked at him.
"I can easily confuse and manipulate people. I can make them do things they don't want to."
"Then why won't you rule the world?"
"Alone? What's the fun in that? I will tell you how it will go. You accept my offer, but not now. No, you will go home and do your research. You will find out more about me, about the people I killed. Then you will think about it, you will think for two days and then come back here. Exactly one week from now, you will knock on that door to accept my offer to be your partner. Why? Because I want to see this world burn. You will come in here, tell me your silly conditions including a little thing where you make me promise I won't let anyone kill you. Then you will take me to the previously mentioned bed because I do need proof that I will have a great time with you."
Kai was speechless, a rather rare occasion.
You smiled at him before turning back to your book.
"Who are you?"
"My name is Y/N. Previously known as Y/N Langdon, Michael Langdon's wife, but in this timeline, I never even met him so... I'm only Y/N but I'm open on becoming Y/N Anderson."
"You are crazy."
"Indeed. Crazy, insane, manipulative, dangerous, a murderer, delusional, cunning, smart and powerful." Kai looked at you, well, what he could see above the table.
"You are perfect." he said out loud but he didn't mean to.
You only smiled.
"You are just as perfect for me, you will see. I'm loyal and I can be kind." You stood up and went towards the front door, Kai followed you, he only now noticed you truly, your beautiful curves, your scent and just how smooth your skin looked, truly divine.
You opened the front door and looked at him.
"See you after a week. Let me just say this, you will doubt me, question my intentions, but why would I try to harm you? I could have killed you in your home many times or at the gym. I am just like any other girl. I just want to have fun." you smiled as he left, and you closed the door behind him. Now, the wait begins. 
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Now you were cursing yourself, you didn't need this many crystal balls... but the site you ordered from had a sale and you couldn't say no. 
They were completely useless anyway, just a nice way to decorate your home with. 
It also didn't help that the house you 'bought' was not the biggest.
You wanted a big house, somewhere you can fit your stuff. Stuff you certainly didn't steal...
You took a look in your closet, trying to find something to wear, you wanted to head out and get some rich guy to buy you dinner.
Just as you put on your favourite dress, you headed for the door, taking one last glance at yourself in the mirror as you opened the door.
You almost ran into him, he was raising his hand to knock just as you opened it.
"Oh, Kai." you turned back, looking at the clock on your wall. He was right on time, you just kept yourself too busy to notice that the week was already gone.
"I came as you said I would, I made my decision... as you said I would and I have conditions, but you already knew that, so, let's get inside I'll tell you my rules and then we can fuck."
"How romantic."
"You want romance?" he was genuinely surprised.
"Flowers, chocolate and all that."
"I'm not the kind of guy."
You smirked, "You will be." you said before you let him into your house.
Exactly like how you did a week ago.
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perfectlyvalid49 · 3 months
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Gentile here. I really don't want this to come across as....white savoury in any way but I need you and all Jews to know that no matter what, there are gentiles like me who see all the antisemitism which everyone else denies to their last breath and we will ALWAYS be with you.
You're not making anything up. You're not a liar. I see all the evilness of both the Left and Right. Since the dawn of time it sees, your existence has confused everyone. You're white and you're not. You're a capitalist and a communist. You're everything bad in the eyes of everybody else.
I pray for you all every day. I cannot stomach what I see so I can only imagine how it must feel for you all. I am so disgusted and sick and I can barely exist in this world where I am surrounded by extreme antisemitism. I am genuinely losing my mind because everyone acts like this is normal behaviour and not PREJUDICE, HATRED. But the rules never applied to Jewish people. Again you are cruelly the exception. As a person of colour in a country with a handful of Jewish people at most, I've always seen the antisemitism growing up. The jealousy of Jewish pain..The pure jealousy of everything Jewish. However in the past it was more subtle? But now EVERYONE is antisemitic and I am just so scared.
Praying you and everyone else stays safe during these times. It is heartbreaking how even your fellow Jews can betray you and deny their connection to Israel and be so self hating so they can be a good Jew. I love you all 💗
Thank you, Anon. Your words and prayers of support are truly appreciated.
You say that you can only imagine how we feel. It’s hard to describe. On the one hand we’re scared and angry and deeply, deeply worried. But on the other hand, it’s the kind of thing that you shrug at and move on – global antisemitism is on the rise, what else is new? A lot of my “five months” post is the result of me thinking about how those very different feelings fit together in my head.
Personally, I feel that as long as your ally-ship is centered around Jewish voices and listening to what we need, it isn’t white savior-y. Frankly, it’s needed. In the same way that women need male allies to stand up to misogyny because misogynists won’t listen to women, Jews need Gentile allies because anti-Semites won’t listen to Jews. Despite what the conspiracies say, we don’t have the power to change things on our own. If we could have gotten rid of antisemitism on our own before now, we would have.
It’s good to know that there are people out there who see what we see and find it sickening. I think it’s important to remember (for the sake of our own sanities) that while there are a lot of anti-Semites being very loud right now, there are also a bunch of decent folk who are expressing support in quieter ways. We love you too, Anon.
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Hey stormy,
This is confession time. I know you might get asks like this sometimes but please permit me. Jimin is my ultimate bias in KPOP. I love that man the way I would love my biological sibling and it even surprises up till now. I can’t recall many times I’ve cried , laughed and prayed for him and that even surprises me more…I fell into shipping jikook against my will. There isn’t any way you pay attention to jm without noticing things. At first, I was on YouTube and Quora but I always come across the sentiments that he receives too much hates because of shipping and off I go into investigation mode and here I am today. Jimin taught me a lot of things for which I will forever be grateful.
I’m from a part of Africa where homosexuality is considered a crime ( punishable by the law or Justice by mobbing them to death). It’s a sad situation because 95% of people in my country are grossly homophobic. Coming from such a background, I was firmly a non shipper. Because of my idol, I felt the need to leave my comfort zone so I branched out and learned. Homosexuality was a topic which we weren’t allowed to be curious or ask about but thank God for Technology. Now to the confession part, at first when I suspected jm and jk to be in a relationship, I really prayed for him and held hope in my heart that it wasn’t true especially when I learned how homophobic his country of birth is. I had this irrational fear and need to protect him but it was never about wanting him to conform to my standards. I love him regardless of who he chooses to love. I was mainly concerned for his well being and safety. Lol, after a while when it’s obvious to me that my prayers were null and void I mean look at jm and tell me that man is straight. I began manifesting yoongi because at least to me, yoongi is older and he is more likely to protect jm in case of any privacy breach. Yoongi is the type of guy I would have thoroughly endorsed if given the choice. The more time I spend in the fandom, the more I learn and the more I’m grateful for blogs like yours for putting ignorant people like us through. When I see anti- jikook or the subgroup, I side eye them and think ‘ I don’t want to ship jikook too you know, the heart wants what it wants…left to me yoongi is hot you know ’. I’ve grown to love jk so much and now I won’t trade him for anybody else. Looking back, I think I’ve come a long way… Jk, if at any point jm was showing signs of attraction towards yoongi pls I’m sorry for my fault🤣🤣. Forgive my bias. I won’t wish your partner on someone else again . Jokes aside…I love them both together now and I will continue praying for them and their safety.
I'm glad you find my page a safe place to learn and grow from your learned biases and I hope you continue to try to learn and grow more as well too. 💜 thanks for sharing
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"Useless efforts"
I found a very interesting letter from Fouché to Murat I’ve never seen before, on Autographes-Manuscripta, (the same site that featured a great letter from Lannes a while back). Stuff tends to disappear from this site after a time (a lot of these letters end up auctioned off to private buyers), so I’ve snagged the image of it. It’s difficult to read but I can at least translate the description and excerpts provided by the site:
The date of the letter is 16 May 1809.
Description:
A beautiful and long letter on Napoleon, the empire, its main allies and rivals, and especially the dynastic deficiency which threatens the Empire on the eve of the battle of Wagram against the Austrian army. Indeed, Fouché approached Talleyrand to organized Murat’s accession to the throne in the event of the Emperor’s accidental death on campaign.
Excerpt:
I have not had the opportunity to write Your Majesty since the departure of M. Salicetti [Corsican friend of Napoleon, former Minister of the Police and War in the Kingdom of Naples; Napoleon asked Murat to send him to Rome]. A lot has happened since that time. The Emperor left Paris on 13 April and arrived in Vienna on May 10. I hope that the Austrian monarchy, our enemy, will no longer be relieved and that the victor will at last occupy himself with constituting his dynasty in such a way that it will be sheltered from the storms. When it was learned in Paris that His Majesty had been hit by a bullet there was a unanimous wish that he would not leave his capital again before being able to leave children there. I’ve said it often and won’t stop repeating it: the friends of the Bonaparte dynasty will defend it with their courage and their blood, but they will make useless efforts if we have the misfortune to lose the Emperor before he gives the world heirs to his glory and his life. Our present situation is good outside and inside. Russia is still on good terms with us, and the Emperor Alexander seems sincerely attached to the Emperor Napoleon. Prussia is too little in the balance to count her. Austria is in dissolution. We are quiet inside—there is not a point in the empire where the slightest disorder can go unpunished. In Paris people always gossip, but they are good and docile there when they are not very irritated or tormented. We are sad during the Emperor’s absence and we impatiently await his return. The chronicle does not offer anything very remarkable. The archchancellor [Cambacérès] is still constant in his loves, the Prince of Benevento [Talleyrand] left the Baroness of Montmorency for the Countess R. de St Jean d’Angély. I counted on having the good fortune to write to the Queen [Caroline Murat] today, but I have had a fever for eight days and I have been asked to shorten this letter.
Fouché closes by telling Murat “I pray Your Majesty believe that at no time will he find a servant more faithful and more attached.” 
Regarding the woman Fouché claims is Talleyrand’s new mistress, the Countess Regnaud de St. Jean-d’Angély, Napoleon.org claims this was merely Fouché trying to stir up trouble for her and her husband due to their anti-Bonaparte connections.
Here's the image of the original letter from Fouché to Murat, under a cut since it's a bit large.
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I’m gonna infodump about some of my AUs because I don’t actually plan on doing careful buildup with these and I wanna talk about my AUs
In the fairy AU, I wanted it to follow Bing and Google as brothers as they discover the world of fairies through Chase and Chase’s capture by hunters or whatever. Bing meets Chase, a ladybug fairy disguised as a human when they meet. They get sorta close as friends, but Chase always seemed to be wary of something. He was always looking over his shoulders and wary of people.
One day, he finds Chase running away from a group of people chasing him down. Bing gets ready to take off to help, but Google holds him back, not wanting Bing to get involved in things that they shouldn’t be involved in. Bing shakes him off, Chase was a friend of his and he didn’t want to stand by if he’s in danger.
Chase runs and runs until he reaches the forest and dives through the trees. The hunters try to follow, but Chase wove in and out of the foliage with ease. Bing tries to follow and he manages to find Chase before the hunters do without getting caught. He wants to know what’s going on to help, but Chase won’t tell him anything, wary of Bing now too. Google comes onto the scene and approaches the hunters, wanting to protect his little brother. He makes a deal with them
Eventually the hunters do find them and Chase is forced to reveal what he is. He bursts into a bunch of lady bugs and scatters, trying to get away. Bing is thrown to the ground in shock and the hunters use him as a hostage. Google is forced to help and he draws Chase out, pretending to be on his side.
Chase is shot at with a device before he can scatter again and it forces him to keep his full form. More ladybugs shoot from the trees and bushes and form his wings and antennas. He collapses in pain and the hunters are quick to get to him and tie him up. Bing is released and Google runs over to protect him. The hunters thank them for their cooperation and Bing angrily tries to help, but is held back by Google. Google tells them to go and leave them out of whatever trouble they has planned and the hunters or more than happy to.
Later, Bing decides to head out to try and help Chase, whether or not Google approved. Google tries to convince him to stay where they are and forget Chase altogether. They were just regular humans with their boring regular lives. Whatever happened was none of their business. Google was also his older brother, his job was to keep Bing safe.
Bing refused, guilt hanging heavy over him. He was tired of sitting around and doing nothing. He wanted to do things, he wanted to meet people and he wanted to help Chase. Google can stay home and continue his boring life without him. Bing left to look for Chase
Meanwhile, Chase meets Henrik and the Host in the hands of the hunters. Henrik is a praying mantis (I think I can’t actually remember) with the device laches onto his ankle. He cant walk well anymore and sits in his cell most days. The Host is an atlas moth and had been unlucky. The device latched onto his face. He had ripped it off desperately and damaged his eyes, but he scattered and hasn’t returned to his human form since
Anti is a dragonfly and Dark is a butterfly. They are authority figures and are investigating the disappearance of fairies and the dismantling of fairy hunter organizations. Jackie is a firefly and Marvin is a bee. They were friends of Chase’s and usually kept in touch with Chase who preferred to live in the human world. When they find that he disappeared, they ask around and find out through Google that he had been taken. They choose to go looking for him and Google decides to join them to look for Bing
I’ve thought about making Bim the bad guy business man trafficking fairies but idk. I don’t really like the plot that much and I’ve sat on it for years
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Why are you atheist??
I’ve been staring at this ask for a while now since it’s such an odd thing to just ask and I was trying to figure out when I’ve ever mentioned religion so I can answer in response to what they’ve seen but I don’t know when I’ve mentioned it.
I’ve never been a person of faith, I remember in year 2 (6/7 years of age) I was at a school Mass and I realised everyone else around me believed what was being said whereas I thought what was happening was just another story. I’ve always took religious teachings as stories to teach morals and guidance but I never took them literally.
I used to attended a Greek Orthodox church on Sundays and I’m christened Greek Orthodox and I didn’t mind it because the priest was a lovely person. He would say things like Science is the pursuit of understanding Gods creation and he would talk about how important education is. But the thing that stood out to me was he once said being trans isn’t a sin, it’s the journey God planned for that Individual. So when I was younger I wasn’t aware of the more homophobic and transphobic sides of religion.
It wasn’t until I started attending the Catholic secondary that I realised that some people used religion to back up ideas of hate and I became very anti Christian and stopped attending church because as a young Queer kid the bullying and being told I’m going to hell all the time really got to me.
My mum also became very unwell, she has a chronic illness amongst many other disabilities so I also thought if there is a God he doesn’t care because why would he make a child watch there mother slowly die and loose her mind and become abusive.
I loved talking to my friends about their religions though, I’ve always been fascinated with beliefs and faith because I’ve never had any. I partook in Ramadan one year to support my friend who was finding it hard and their family invited me to Iftar and I really respected how important their faith must be for them to do this because it was very difficult. Another experience I won’t forget was watching my friends mum create a Rangoli because she put so much care and attention into it and it is still one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen because of that care that went into it.
But it wasn’t until I was 17 I started recognising not all religious people are oppressive, some people use it for oppression but if you take people individually who believe in it that’s not a bad thing.
But there are still things I don’t like, for an example at my secondary we were put into religious houses and mine was house Vanier, turns out that guy was an awful person. His name is Jean Vanier if anyone wants to look him up but it’s just disgusting. Also the priest at the Catholic Church closest to where I live was found out to be preying on children, I have no idea what happened to him in the end but it was a big deal in my town. I also live near some Jehovah’s witnesses who for a month straight harassed me after pride because I assume they saw me coming home with pride face paint and stickers on and I had leaflets about sinning coming through the letter box constantly, and even now they still bang loudly on my door to preach when I’ve explained me, my mum and dad all have diagnosed ptsd and find it distressing. My RE teacher also told our class how he pressured his friend who was SA’d into keeping her baby and he was so proud of himself and it made me feel sick, he did loose his job because he told a student they’ll die and go to hell if they take the pill even though they were taking it for medical reasons.
That’s the part of religion I hate, it’s those individuals I hate. I don’t hate religion or people who practice religion but I hate the fact those things happened.
One of the kindest adults in my life was the school Chaplin, she told me she prayed everyday for my mum to get better and she prayed for me during my exams. I spent a lot of time in the chapel because it was quiet when I was having panic attacks and she used to just sit with me and talk me through them.
I’ve lost track of what I’ve written but
I’m not anti religion. Me not being a religious person isn’t anti religion. I’m anti people using religion as an excuse to be horrible to others.
I’ve just never had any sort of beliefs, in my mind everything is just a coincidence. I don’t believe in an after life, ghosts, superstitions or anything like that either. But that’s who I am and I don’t think that should offend anyone. But I also know I could be wrong and I can’t tell anyone their religion is wrong or right because I simply don’t know that.
I think I prefer the term agnostic (a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God) over atheist because it’s as simple as I don’t know but I don’t think anyone is wrong for having faith.
But also I want to add I’m a white person talking about religion and my experience, all over the world people have different experiences so it doesn’t actually matter what I say. I’m just answering an ask and if you ever want to talk to me about religion I’m always happy to.
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“Hey Kid, Don’t Tell Your Parents.”
Got your attention yet? This website, along with sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Reddit, are a danger to kids. A lot of people may go, “I used social media when I was young and I’m fine” and sure. Maybe you are fine. But in a world so torn to shreds and divided by insane people, predators, zealots, and moral absolutists, there’s a much bigger threat now. 
Fact of the matter is, as of just recently there has been a trend of radicals saying, “Hey kid don’t tell your parents about this, they would not understand.” And while we know that phrase is normally reserved for predators, it’s also reserved for groomers. Or in this case people who are telling your kids that if they are not happy in SOME way, they are trans. Why prompted this? What else but this:
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This to be stacked on top of a recent video that proves CHILDREN are being fast tracked into transitioning. Which can be shown here. And is being done to SMALL children. Who are NOT getting mental health help. They are just being pushed through the Big Pharma pipeline. And congrats for everyone pushing that. You’ve created a class of people who will forever have to live off Pharma companies, and Surgeons. 
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And in the video you clearly see people are being harmed by this. Children who are NOT EVEN OLD ENOUGH to understand the consequences of sex, are being taken advantage of, having their bodies pumped full of hormones and having body parts cut off. HOW THE FUCK are they old enough to make that choice if they are not old enough to consent. AND DON’T TELL ME that shit is different because it’s not. YOU just need it to be different because that way you can make more people like you. 
OH. And before someone comes to me and says, “Oh well you can’t convince a person that isn’t trans to be trans”. TELL THAT to the thousands of detransitioner. We are sterilizing and mutilating KIDS! Many of whom will forever be dealing with mental health issues BECAUSE of the whole situation as well as probably body dysmorphia. And it’s because of people like you. 
If you see this and you are under 18 and you believe you are trans. Let me give you some advice. If a person ever tells you, to NOT seek mental health help. Or they tell you not to tell your parents about something.......Assume the person you are talking to is a predator. Because 9.9/10 times, they will be. And contrary to the false studies you see. We don’t actually have YEARS of data backing up that transitioning helps people. Because prior to now, it wasn’t really a big enough thing to DO research on. 
More than that. Imagine if you thought you were a chicken when you were 8. And your parents had your arms cut off to affirm your identity. It’s the same thing. And lastly. Hormone blockers  are NOT reversible. Any amount of puberty you miss while taking hormone blockers? Does not just come back. When you miss it, you miss it. And if you take blockers for years, and come mid-late 20′s you want kids? You might not even have the ABILITY to have them. 
If you are a guy and take blockers as a kid and end up with a micro penis. YOU BETTER PRAY you find a woman that loves you for you. Because sex likely won’t even be an option. Also girls. No. You breasts will NOT grow back. And there have been stories of 14 y/o girls having their breasts cut off, regretting it, then asking if they will grow back. No. They won’t 
And before anyone says anything, NO. This isn’t an anti trans rant. 
This is a rant against radical activists, who’s only goal is the transition of as many people as humanly possible even if they are not trans. And that should scare you. Because these people are now the reason we see fast tracking. How many people have to be scarred by you, and or kill themselves because they were not trans and wanted an escape? HOW MANY BODIES are you fine with?
Because I can bet, if we brought back all the people whom activists claim took their lives after “Not being affirmed enough” the problem would have been that they were depressed, not trans, and the transition only made things worse. How many kids and teens have to die until it’s enough? 
We need to put a stop to this. Laws need to be put into place barring kids from being put on hormones. Laws need to also be put into place saying that you need 2 years of mandatory mental health help before surgery is even allowed. Why? Because this is a mental health epidemic. And it needs to be handled PROPERLY by mental health professionals. (Oh and any of the ones that have signed off on fast tracking? And ones that are caught doing so in the future? Revoke their creds, and throw them in jail.)
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Street Fighter 6 Training Journal Part 1
Jun 17th
Well I installed the game, booted it up and spent the next like couple minutes fighting with the Capcom ID thing. Got that sorted out only to find that the online wasn't working so I went into World Tour, it's alright unfortunately I can't enjoy it that much due to graphic limits.  Also, after completing the first chapter of the World Tour, I'm even more of a fan of Luke. Sure, he's kind of a dude bro but he cares and is trying. What a great way to have players get to know your new character that previously has been despised by the fanbase.  ah the joys of being so bad, I forgot what it was like to sit on the grid for hours doing the same motions over and over again praying for them to connect because I have no idea why they do or don't or how they do.
Jun 18th
Decided to try out the character trials for the characters I’m interested in(Jamie, Luke, Chun, Guile). Could only get to 9 on Jamie Could only get to 7 on Luke Could only get to like 5 or something with Guile where I had to do a standing flashkick could only get to 4 or 5 with Chun.  decided to back out of the trials and learn a bit more about Jamie in training mode after watching his character tutorial. Figured out that his game play is pretty simple. Learned my pokes and anti air as well as basic baby combos. Gonna play randoms or friends tomorrow online.  Also decided to curb the drive rush mechanic till I get a better handle on my character, will probably bite me in the ass but I think it'll make learning the game less daunting for me.
Jun 19th
Finally got some time to play, played the arcade mode for Jamie and got the basic 2mk > 236 mp > 6K > 6K rekka drink down pretty consistently, well on player 1 side. Next is player 2 side.  Just gotta keep reminding myself, Rome wasn't built in a day and I really want to get better at Street Fighter.  I also learned that my rig can't handle ryu's stage. My frame rate tanks through the whole match, sucks cause his is one of my favorites, but can't do anything about it till I get a new pc.
Jun 27th
Jeez, it's been a while since I could play sf6. So in my short 2 hour lab session I learned: Jamie's dp has to hit pretty low cause if the first kick doesn't land he doesn't launch I can anti air with 2KK If I air to air with any button, I can dp after for extra damage. 2lp 2lp 2mp is harder than I thought and not reliable for me 5hp has to be canceled early The only way I've found to combo into H236 is 2hp(without any punish or crush factors that is) I'm comfortable doing my bnb on p2 side now.
Jun 29th
After watching Sajam's latest video on spacing/whiff punishing I hopped into the lab to practice whiff punishing and after seeing what Sajam showed with Jamie for a second or two I wanted to see what I could get off 5HK. Turns out I can get 236HP off 5HK, which can lead to bnb.  After that, I started practicing jump ins. And learned that j.mk>2mk won't combo into 236HP, but j.mk>5mk will. Eventually, I started practicing punish combos thanks to the built-in templates in training mode.  I believe it was around this time that dno showed up and called me crazy for practicing on p2 side to start. Anyway, I was practicing the punish combo starting with 5HK trying to see if I could get 2 drinks, I couldn't. Started tossing supers into the idea. 5hk>6Hk>super.  After doing this with Jamie's breakin' super, I tried his lvl3. Learned the timing for when to input after lvl 3 to continue combo. -realization- This is just trial 9 that I'm stuck on with Jamie. Goes into trials to confirm Yup Tries to complete trial Can't link shit Wtf lol.  Also, I can hear you thinking, "Danny, this is an awful lot of training mode. Why not go online?" Well, because a lot of the stages completely devour my frames, and I don't like looking at the grid any more than I have to... So once I get my new PC imma be fighting!
Jul 5th
After upgrading and installing again I played online and did my placements. They went about as well as expected honestly but that's okay. 
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Jul 6th
After reflecting a bunch on the matches I played last night, as painful as it was, I realized a few things. 1. I need to not worry about everyone else. My toxic trait is constantly,  and I mean constantly, comparing myself to others. Friends, family, other players, etc.  2. I realized that I was accidentally getting OD moves for punishes instead of supers cause I was hitting 2 punches or 2 kicks. 3. I'm pretty good at recognizing when I can take a sip with Jamie in neutral. (Though this is mostly because players my rank aren't as aggressive)  4. I can get full stacks with Jamie fairly often(again, cause of the rank), but don't do anything really with it except switch up my rekka combo. 5. I probably rely on Jamie's 5mk, 2mk, and sweep target combo too much.
Jul 10th
So yesterday, I played more online. Made it to Iron 3, and had a great time. The only characters I had trouble with were Lilly and Gief(modern). I don't think I won a match against any of them I came across. However, that was because of me messing up, and I recognized where I did.  All the top tier chars I played, I was able to hold my own against cause they weren't being as oppressive as I see higher elo. Also, they always 1 and done me every Ken, dj, and juri once they one the first match, gone to the aether lol.  The matches I played to completion were fantastic. I practiced my anti airs and recognized when to use them more. I punished with supers more. I was getting better at pushing my advantage when I had it.  Two final thoughts 1. I started actually using Jamie's divekick and it's been working out pretty well for me. I’ve been using it like I did Saberwulf's more for mobility, reaching the ground faster for punishes and side swapping.  2. Capcom really does send Manon's after you if you get a win streak lmao
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Tips for people converting to Catholicism as an adult?
For reference, I was raised baptist and I have Catholic family. I was always interested in Catholicism but I could never convert because of my family. I realized not long after getting accepted to college that the university im going to has a huge group of Catholics. There’s a Catholic Church on campus and a Catholic student center.
I’m just kind of scared of showing up and knowing nothing?? Idk. Sorry if this was a weird question 😊
tbh I’m kind of the right person to ask? I’m an adult convert, and I was raised Evangelical. I have one Catholic cousin, and she and I both went through RCIA as adults because our families were pretty anti-Catholic and have only really softened as a result of seeing how religious we both are. So I know exactly what you mean when you talk about not being able to convert because of family.
I’d encourage you to start out by going to a few Masses if you can. It’ll let you get a feel for how the service goes, what an ordinary Sunday looks like, all that good stuff. You’ll also be able to find out pretty fast if you like your local parish or if you want to go somewhere else.
You’re not going to get singled out - you’ll be one of many people on a Saturday or Sunday, and while the priest or priests might say hello on your way out you won’t get subjected to a ton of questions about who you are and how you are and if you believe. The Mass will be in English unless it specifically says it’ll be in another language, and if you’re in the US you’ve got better odds of finding a Spanish Mass than a Latin one - don’t worry about getting lost! There will also be either missals or books with the liturgy and the readings. You’ll be able to follow along just fine. When it comes time for the Eucharist near the end of the service you’ll be just fine if you stay in your seat and pray, nobody will think that’s weird, though you might have to get up to let other people around you.
If you like that, go to the student center! RCIA classes start in the fall, and there will probably be information or guidance for signing up while you’re there. If your student center is really giving you bad vibes (racism, homophobia, xenophobia, etc) but you like the parish it’s connected to, reach out to the parish office directly and ask about RCIA. If there’s another church in town you like better, ask there. Send an email and they’ll give you all the info. It’s a free program, and it’ll take up a couple hours once a week until Holy Week when it eats your whole life until the Easter vigil.
But my biggest tip is honestly to remember that you don’t come in knowing absolutely nothing. Being raised Baptist means you know the Bible pretty well, you know about why Christ died and what that means, and you know about a lot of the shared core values. You shouldn’t ever feel judged or singled out or pressured for being a Protestant convert, and if you do, then you’re not the one at fault here.
And of course my inbox and DMs are open if you need absolutely anything. I’ll be praying for you.
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