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The Originals are in desperate need of some anger management classes

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started watching tvd again at season 3 and im actually living for klaus and stefan's homoerotic cross country murder trip

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the us bombing iran is fucking ridiculous and reprehensible but for all my fellow americans this is not about us this is about the iran and the other countries that get bombed by the us/weapons we fund every day. like until a bomb does get dropped in DC or whatever you do not get to make jokes about dying or nuclear war or whatever. god

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🌾 "Over 100 a day… just for bread!" 🌾

📍 The story of a family suffering in silence...

In a sweltering tent under the burning sun, a family is worn down by hunger and despair:

👴 A father crushed by helplessness

👵 A mother hiding her tears to stay strong

👦👦👦 Children with fading faces… no bread, no food, only hunger

🥖 Bread the simplest need has become a dream.

Its daily cost exceeds100. Even the public kitchens are nearly impossible to reach.

If you manage to get there, the crowds might trample you, or you risk being burned by the hot food in the chaos.

💔 Bread here is not a luxury… it’s survival.

🎯 Our plea:

Help us keep this family alive — even a share makes a difference.

Every act of support revives hope for the hungry.

✅ Vetted by @nabulsi, my number verified on the list is #219.

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this next chapter of even if it kills you is gonna be like 12k ohhh boy im sorry

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HI LOVE HOW ARE YOU IT’S BEEN WAY TOO LONG ❤️❤️❤️❤️

HI LOVE IT HAS!!!

im pretty good!!! living my unemployed summer life by traveling all around to see family and enjoy life before i have to be on the grind basically all semester (my final semester before graduating + managing editor of my college paper during my state's election season), been doing a lot of writing and crocheting and knitting and gym going and getting high lmao as one does

how are you ????

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lowkey becoming an originals stan through writing so obsessively for this fic

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just drove 4 hours to my mom's house and realized i left my laptop charger at home </3 it's a cruel world

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just updated after 6 days. WHO AM I

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i need the next parts of the prodigal daughter asap!

— i love it and i hope you have a great day btw! drink water and est something!

thank you for reading im so sorry i havent updated in forever!!! my inspiration is a very fickle thing and i hope i get back to it sooner rather than later<333

i hope you have a great day too

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at the level of writing delusion that every song i hear is somehow related to my story and my characters lol this playlist is going to end up being 100 hours long atp

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"just write a little every day" ok but what if i write nothing for 3 weeks and then suddenly type like i’m being hunted by god

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also happy father’s day to all my reader characters with fucked up/absent/dead dads. i’m sorry for what i’ve done to you🫶

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HAD ANOTHER WRITING EPIPHANY

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I was reading this post over on the Ao3 subreddit this evening and I think it brings up a lot of good points about how fandom, as a community, has been shifting in its treatment towards fanfic writers.

Fanfic is more popular than ever, which means there are more works "competing" for the readers' attention, who take on a passive approach that treats fanworks not as a means to talk to people with similar interests, but as content, as products. [...] Gift cultures thrive not on monetary exchanges, but on the expectation that the gifts freely given will be returned in an unspecified future through emotional and relational means. This used to set fandom apart, but it's slowly being absorbed into the mainstream way capitalism operates. Where does that leave us?

And it's demotivating to see the responses authors get when expressing their grievances with this state of affairs, or how they feel underappreciated. Being called entitled, told to write for themselves, or to promote their work as if writing and posting isn't enough. I write for myself, I post for the community. There are things I want to say about the source material and characters, and I do through storytelling. And I'm grateful about each of the comments I got, no matter how short. It's just that it doesn't feel like there's a community out there when no one talks back. Writers aren't just expected to write, but to do it for the "right reasons", and to also be as pleasant about it as possible, lest they'll be criticized by more people than the amount that's offering them support.

I've seen posts going around on tumblr that have approached this topic as well--that fanworks (particularly fanfic) should be created from the perspective of a perfect vessel that can pour, pour, pour out and never needs to be poured into. You should do it for the "right reasons" and not complain because "no one owes you interaction". But what is fandom if not interaction?

Writing fanfic is one of the most time-consuming labors of love that makes up a fandom. (That's not to say other fanworks aren't labors, time-consuming, or made with love. We're talking about fanfic). Your 300k+ enemies to lovers slowburn porn-with-plot fic that has reshaped the entire way you approach a specific pairing or media has been made with time, effort, for free, with the intention to be shared with you.

And in the state of current fandom, it has been made with the expectation to receive nothing back. Is that fair? Maybe. Silent readers exist and a kudos on Ao3 is at least an acknowledgment that some people read and enjoyed. But does it hurt to leave a comment? Even a heart emoji or an "I loved this, thank you for sharing!" is enough to at least start a dialogue, a conversation, form a connection.

That's not even to mention the isolation of fandom interactions to private Discords; time after time I've heard from fanfic authors who found out that there have been discord servers or twitter groupchats where their fanfic has been discussed, loved, and lauded at length--but never once was the author told this! Ao3 has comments for a reason. Many authors link their tumblr profiles or emails in their bio for people to reach out to them.

It's just a sorry state to see it go.

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shoutout to all the ppl that participated in the no kings day protests. fuck tyranny now and forever!

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A final signal. Gaza is completely cut off from the world—no internet, no connection—and Israel is blocking every attempt to reconnect, targeting anyone who tries. Now Iran is being bombed and the region stands on the brink of explosion while we remain trapped in deadly silence. If this message reaches you, it may be our last chance. Help us secure a safe home and education for our children❤️‍🩹 Don’t let Gaza disappear in silence.