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"Your wings are going over my mantle." As in a hug ?

The Fae King had just placed his child in the crib with the baby of the royal family and was about to grab the other before a lamp turned on, revealing the queen with a sword on her hip. "Wait, listen, I'll leave, I'll—" the Fae King started. "No one is leaving, and your wings are going over my mantle."

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I have recently seen a proof that just said "the proof is easy"

Proof in maths

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"Go make a parallelogram about it."

Are you asking me to do Category Theory?

Ignore probability.

Advantage makes high results more likely? No it doesn't. It makes them less likely. Also adding a bonus to your score makes it lower actually.

Fuck you, maths. Go make a parallelogram about it.

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Wanted to say that Chandra as a character is a large reason why I fell in love with Magic (the other being Tamiyo) I remember how cool it was to see her in a pack of M12 when I started, and then going on to reading her origin in a book and then origins itself. All that to say, I hope she makes another appearance sooner than later, (also loved playing her Phoenix in standard for what that’s worth.)

For no reason, you might want to pay attention to social media Friday afternoon.

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Watching Markiplier edge tonight, amazing stuff.

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I just reada really good fic but halfway through I realized "oh shit this is really familiar.... didn't I write something like this once?" And as I kept reading I kept predicting what happened next and the further I went the more convinced I was that they'd ripped off my story-

like, copied the ENTIRE plot and re-written it, just better than I had? The characters were more fleshed-out than mine were, and the POV was more interesting, and the pace made more sense- but it was MY STORY?

So close to the end I was like "holy shit.. do I message them? Ask if my story inspired theirs? Should I be angry? Flattered?" Cause their tags and description didn't mention me AT ALL, which, sure, it's fanfiction to begin with, but if you're using my work than at least credit me as inspo, right? Just to be courteous?

But I get to the end of the final chapter, and it's not finished, and I'm kind of disappointed cause I never finished my story and I was really immersed in their version now and had been looking forwards to seeing how they tied up my loose ends- so I scroll to the bottom to leave a comment, and.

It's MY URL.

IT WAS MY STORY THE WHOLE TIME.

THE ONE *I WROTE*.

In *2013*.

And FORGOT ABOUT

BECAUSE I WAS SO INSECURE ABOUT MY SLOPPY, SHALLOW, AMETEUR WRITING

And I'm just sitting here now staring into space thinking about every shitty story I've ever written now like

IT WAS ALL GOOD?

IT WAS GOOD THIS WHOLE DAMN TIME??

I'M A GOOD WRITER?????

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I'm listening

You are a tavern keeper who’s been in business for 15 years. A local crime lord is trying to extort you, sadly for them you know tons of adventurers who owe you favors, and even have mimics for chairs.

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you can thank me later

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After talking to a very good friend of mine and them talking about how early people might want sexual relations, I started questioning myself if I was really aroallo or if I'm aroace, and after coming to the conclusion that I don't really *know* what sexual attraction is (I was just horny) so I think I'll have to change my flag ;)

After doing some research, I have discovered that I'm aroace.

This makes sooooo much sense and I figured I'd share some of my discoveries to possibly help others who are struggling to figure it out if they're aro, ace, or both.

I used to be hypersexual before I worked through it in therapy. During that time frame, I would chase after people I was sexually attracted to but then once I had had sex with them, I would lose attraction to some degree with time. I would then force myself to stay in some type of relationship with them because I felt like I SHOULD feel that attraction because I pursued them so hard and I thought the feelings were genuinely there initially. Aka couldn't explain them away because I didn't even know where they came from. I couldn't even find the root of attraction sometimes.

^After the initial rush of what I perceive to be a crush, I would feel numb in the relationship. I tried to stick to the book to what I felt like was what a "good partner would do". Like being physically affectionate or doing whatever they wanted. This showed up as "pick me" behavior or trying to reflect the actions of a "character". Aka, I would sometimes go on YouTube and search what people want in/from their partners, even if that included imitating characters like from anime or show.

I would stay in toxic relationships under the thought process of "I need them and/or they need me" type of co-dependency. With often little or no sexual attraction and no romantic attraction (aka, I could care for them but not in a way that you would describe as butterflies. I felt more like I was taking care of them in a platonic way.)

I used to dream about having a big family which then turned into the idea of just wanting a big friend group because I realized that I didn't want kids, I just wanted to feel like I had a community.

This might be the more uncommon one but I feel the need to add it. I realized that it was really hard the idea of having purely "friendship" type friendships. I realized I was polyamorous and for me- there were very clear lines between friendship, relationship, and romantic relationship. I wanted a relationship with multiple people because I couldn't imagine having that level of closeness with just a "friendship". So friend group - turned into polyamorous.

The idea of the very sexual relationship felt like a deep discomfort within my soul. Something a lot of people pass off as "shyness" or "being insecure about your body"

Early on in my life, I physically could not imagine a romantic relationship and for me, romantic equaled sexual. The idea of going on dates, or being the level of close that you would see in a romantic relationship just wasn't for me.

I was criticized for doing what some others would describe as doing "romantic gestures" with family or friends. Aka: it's just being physically affectionate or having a lot of closeness. I never correlated certain actions with being romantic so I didn't see them as being weird to do with my family or friends. Like forehead or cheek kisses, sleeping in the same bed, a lot of hugging, etc.

Realizing that I have the strong need to be a "caretaker" AKA - also described as a love language of Acts of Service. I love cooking for people, I love cleaning, helping others with tasks, etc. Which is what I tended to do in relationships but I realized you can do that with someone platonically in your life. And like me, you might even crave a "house husband" type of role where you'd rather stay home and have someone else be the provider. No kids needed, possibly a "from home" job, this also doesn't necessarily have to mean that you want to take care of all the chores, just that you'd rather be taken care of or take care of your "nest".

I often thought libido = attraction. If I'm horny and I have a partner, and if I choose to have sex with them/wanted to, that meant I WAS attracted to them and wanted a relationship, romantic or not. Which was not the case either way.

This is all I could think of right now but I might make a reblog if I think of anything else.

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The SS Warrimoo, a passenger steamship traveling from Vancouver to Australia, was silently knifing its way across the mid-Pacific waters. The navigator had just finished calculating a star fix and handed the results to Captain John DS. Phillips.

The Warrimoo's coordinates were LAT 0º 31' N, LONG 179 30' W. The date was December 31, 1899. "Know what this means?" First Mate Payton announced, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line."

Captain Phillips was prankish enough to seize the opportunity to do the nautical feat of a lifetime. He summoned his navigators to the bridge to double-check the ship's position. He altered his course slightly to focus directly on his target. He then altered the engine's speed.

The calm weather and clear night worked to his advantage. At midnight, the SS Warrimoo rested on the Equator, exactly where it had crossed the International Date Line. The ramifications of this odd arrangement were numerous.

The ship's bow was in the Southern Hemisphere, in the middle of summer. The stern was in the Northern Hemisphere, in the midst of winter. The date on the aft portion of the ship was December 31, 1899. The date on the forward half of the ship was January 1, 1900. The ship experienced multiple days, months, years, seasons, and centuries simultaneously.

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Mood

The Aro/Grey-Ace Paradox

Being Aromantic and Grey-Asexual is funny, because I walk a thin line between Aroace and Aroallo, and yet if you asked me whether I'm straight or bi, I'll probably just look at you like a deer in the headlights.

@aki-bara @ashthenerdtheythem @freddie-77-ao3 @squiggle3worm @growinguparo @aroallo-corvid @aromanticofficial @aromantic-everyday

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Hi Mark. With a lot of talk recently in the online space about the unreasonable outrage and horrendous death threats towards the Commander Rules Committee and Commander Advisory Group, I want to thank you for being the proverbial "shield" for some of the most heinous and grotesque backlash towards WOTC as the unofficial public representative for MTG. I know it can be absolutely draining for your mental health to receive harassment in this position, so I just want to say I am grateful and empathize that you are in this position. With that being said, as one of the most prominent faces of Magic, is it possible if you could say a word or two about the aforementioned harassment towards the RC and CAG to deter these harassers and possibly share your own experiences regarding unconstructive hate to help the victims of such depravity (if you're comfortable sharing)?

There are advantages and disadvantages of being one of the faces for Magic. When people like something we're doing, even when I had nothing to do with it, I get lots of praise. Most players only know a handful of Wizards employees, so they tend to assume that the people they know are responsible for the things that are happening.

There is, of course, a downside to that. When things happen people dislike, I'm also the light rod for complaint. Whether or not I had anything to do with the issue in question, I get the blame. I am Head Designer. Many times, I did have a hand or a say in what happened. And when I'm responsible, or partly responsible, for something, I try to own up to it.

Players are not a unified front though. When we do thing X, some of you will like it while others will not. I often will get complimented for the same thing I'm being yelled at for.

From time to time, we do something a majority are unhappy with. At times, we do things a majority are *very* unhappy with. That's when things can get a bit ugly. There are a lot of civilities built into daily life. There are just things you don't do or say to another human being. Most of that goes out the window online.

For some reason, the anonymity combined with just how social media has evolved has emboldened people to do and say things they never would in person (and I should also acknowledge society has changed in ways that even what's acceptable in person has changed).

What this means is I get a lot of negativity, some of it very personal. I'm not just talking about people criticizing the in-game choices I've made (or often didn't even make), but comments on me as a person, about who I am and what they think of me. People tell me that want bad things to happen to me. Not just getting fired (although that's a popular one), people vocalize, sometimes quite graphically, about things they want to happen to me.

The first few times this happened, I took it pretty hard. Having lots of people attack you online, saying horrible things about you, is tough. Humans look to other humans for approval. It's just built into our DNA to want others to like us. Having people attack you hurts. You have trouble sleeping, eating, it just weighs on you emotionally.

I was bullied as a kid. This really isn't much different except its much higher in volume and very public.

With time, I learned to adapt to it. It's not that I enjoy people saying nasty things about me. It still sucks, but I've found ways to process it. I came to realize that someone being nasty is more a commentary on them than me. And I adopted a philosophy of looking past the words to the message behind it. Most people complaining didn't like a choice we made about the game. I could focus on the feedback and less on the delivery method. But that took years, and it has a lot to do with who I am as a person. I enjoy the things I get to do with a public profile, so I accept what comes with it.

I've made the conscious choice to build a thick skin and weather social media, so I can continue doing what I love. It saddens me that I have to.

I say all this because I don't know if people really process the harm they're doing when they get negative online, especially towards another person. Most people do not have the years of processing angry messages like I do.

Words have an impact and that doesn't matter whether you're speaking them directly to someone's face or typing them in the privacy of your home.

Bullying is not okay. Cruelty is not okay. Making a conscious choice to belittle another human being, especially because they made a choice you disagree with about a game, is not okay.

When you use ugly words, you are doing harm to another human being (sometimes many human beings). Imagine if someone attacked you like that, or a loved one, or a friend. Don't do something to another human being that would cause pain if it was done to you.

That doesn't mean you can't communicate unhappiness. It doesn't mean you can't vocalize that you disagree with a decision made. I would stress two things. One, make it about the decision and not the person who made the decision. Explain why and how the decision impacts you, not what you think of the person because they made the decision.

Two, watch your language. As I said above, words have power. They can be used to build or to destroy. Is the language you're using designed to hurt? If so, don't use it. Use other language. If you need to take time to calm down, do so.

Community is what we as individuals choose for it to be. One of the things I love about the Magic community is how kind it can be, how accepting it can be, how uplifting it can be. But that's because we each individually choose to do that. The Magic community can get ugly, but only if we allow it to become so.

So please, the next time you're making a message designed to do something destructive rather than constructive, take a moment to reflect. Why are you doing this? What is your goal? Is it your intent to hurt someone? Because that's what negative language does.

I ask the Magic community to be better. I know we have the potential. I've seen it.

Be part of the solution, not the problem.

Thanks.

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100% True

But they don't want to :/

Aro joy is moving in with your best friend.

Alloaro joy is knowing the two of you will have sex in every corner of your new shared flat.

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