#Man...........

[shimamitsu]

i think it's interesting how in the earlier chapters you can see how shima and ririka had this mentality of us vs. them bc of their past experiences and trauma, as if they were living separately from the ones who were "happy". shima believed this for a long time and it's mentioned several times how he finds himself in a better place now but that makes him feel uncomfortable, bc that's not how it's supposed to be for him. i don't think ririka is entirely to blame for this mentality, even though she was pushy about this as we already know. shima had his own share of relationships with people (starting with his mom) that made him feel disposable if he didn't give them what they wanted from him, so he didn't value himself, and if he doesn't see any worth in himself... how will he even believe he doesn't deserve to feel miserable all the time? shima is always struggling to leave the past behind bc it's difficult for him to believe that he doesn't have to be trapped there anymore, that he deserves to be part of the shimmery world, to be happy.

that's why shima explicitly telling ririka that he doesn't want to be in that self destructive cyle anymore is one of the most important moments for him to me. it's shima genuinely believing that he can be selfish enough to be happy. that's huge.

and i love how it started with small things and it became bigger over time: setting boundaries with his friend, going back to acting, asking mitsumi to hang out at the trip, defending his right to play the role he wanted. now he listens to what he wants. he still can't feel like he completely belongs in "that side", but he wants to stay, so he WILL stay

[juniper-clan]

Windseeker’s descendants caused the Willy Wonka Glasgow experience

[shreddeddescent]

wanna see a magic trick?

abracadabra. goodbye beautiful legs

im crying my fucking eyes out rn how could i do this 😭😭😭😭

[marc--chilton]

wilson: any relationship that doesn't end in a breakup--

me: (thinks about wilson leaving in s5e1)

wilson: -- ends in death.

me: (thinks about the knowledge of cancer later)

me, devastated again: oh no. i wish i hadn't made this connection

[colonelparable]

It feels like I just found tsp again for the first time this is great I love old art

[sunsetsover]

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[kampflesben]

Me looking at my patients Potassium of 7.0 and all the doctor says Is "let's redraw labs in a few hours"

[3416]

mitch and auston...

[sherbovania]

does contacting your representatives always feel like talking to a brick wall? in the past couple days i emailed my reps on 2 separate issues (don't pass KOSA + raise tax reporting threshold for small businesses) and for both of them i received automated responses

for tax thresholds my message explicitly mentioned raising the threshold to $20k/year which is close to where it was at at the end of '23(? i think) and the response was like "thanks for voicing your concerns! i'm partnering with [some other rep not from my state idk] to raise it from $600 to $5k!" like cool. that's not what i said though and $5k is still very small. for KOSA it literally boiled down to "i 'appreciate' your concerns but i'm gonna pass it anyways! lol! protect kids!" like is this not the most aGGRAVATING THING IN THE WORLD????

[punisheye]

which type of romanticism are you?

pure romanticism

starry eyes, interlaced fingers, cooking for a loved one: you're pure romanticism. pure romanticism is an easy love and a mindless joy, it's knowing you'll always have someone around to laugh at your jokes and live in complete awe of you. pure romanticism entails gentle feelings of belonging, floating a foot in the air wherever you go, as long as you know that you have someone to love, and to love you just as much as you love them. you're an honest individual, and it shows that that's what you value most in a relationship. you often float through life and become frustrated with yourself for silly mistakes, but you need to take things slower and walk once in a while. life is not only the pursuit of love, but everything that you learn about yourself on the way. be kinder to yourself, be your own lover when things get tough. "we can die a thousand times in one lifetime" - david jones

[grunklebongrip]

When a fic doesn’t fit my head canons but it’s well-written

[deathtokillian]

Ideas are cooking for my pride outfit.

[lieutenant-sarcastic]

Fuck moon’s taking poison damage

[teaboot]

what annoys me about explaining evolution to people who don’t think it’s real is that everyone’s idea of how it works seems to be from this

Whereas the reality is far more like

[zhoudadudugongjin]

Look I love unconditional devotion love stories as much as the next person, but there's really something so deliciously raw about conditional devotion.

I have served you and I have loved you for decades, but I will not give up my principles for you. You cut out part of my heart and took it with you down that path that you insist on walking, but you walk it alone. Even when the bleeding, gaping hole you left in my chest kills me, I will not follow you.