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This weekend at Jpopcon I saw the CUTEST Orym and Jester cosplay - BUT I COULDN'T FIND HIM AGAIN TO GIVE HIM MY DRAWINGS.

If he sees this somehow - You looked AWESOME!! I hope you enjoy your new dice!

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I just remembered my second Pride, where I made different flag themed daisy chain bracelets/necklaces to hand out. I need folks to understand something:

They were free.

They were fucking free.

They were maybe ¢60 of acrylic yarn each at the most, and the whole ziploc bag of them took 2 hours max.

Three people gave me sad eyes until I took their money.

Someone who was clearly the mom friend of their group made me take a $5 and gave a 10 minute pep talk.

At least four more people insisted on getting change to pay for the, once again, free bracelets.

In spite of all these shenanigans, the absolute best was this one person who I can only describe as, “queer surfer dude who looks like a boyfriend who looks like a girlfriend.” I can remember nothing of the outfit, only the impeccable vibes. I did the same thing I did with everyone else, explaining the bracelets were free, and they nodded along as they took the last 6 strand rainbow bracelet. As soon as they had it on their wrist, they pointed at something over my shoulder and, like a fool, I looked.

Next thing I know, they’re running off cackling, yelling, “YOU’LL NEVER CATCH ME!” and I’m holding a fucking $20. I had to stop at least two people from chasing them, cause they thought the person stole something, and then they tried to give me money cause they thought it was funny seeing me flail over people being Too Nice.

That was the year I got reverse-robbed at Pride. I hope everyone out there is having a good time and, in particular, that queer surfer dude is out there still causing benevolent chaos.

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*peeks head around door* 🚪

… hello?

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I'd just like to say sorry for the ask before about woke culture. It was quite wrong and inappropriate and Sorry for anything it caused.

My deepest apologies.

*rubs temples*

I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt here, because you are on my blog, so you can't possibly be that awful. In which case I'm going to assume you're young, and that the majority of what you said in your ask was likely things you've overheard other people say, rather than your own thoughts. This would make sense as the points you were making were very disjointed.

Because of this, I'm going to try and do my best to counter the views you've been exposed to.

Pride isn't lovely and it isn't about acceptance. Lots of people, even people who attend Pride, don't know this. Pride began as a riot, a protest - a single voice that multiplied rapidly and said "enough." And if it is loud, it is because we were silenced for years. If it is too much, it is because we have lived our lives being told we were not good enough. We will continue to protest and shout until our kindred in every country around the world is free - there are places where it is okay to kill someone for being gay, and even in so-called 'tolerant' spaces there are kids who believe they would be better off dead than living their life authentically. And until that's no longer true, we will continue to be vibrant and visible - not because we want you to know who's in our bed but because we want the youth of tomorrow to know there's a future worth holding on for, that it can and does get better.

And as for being 'woke' - the definition of woke means being awake, being aware. To be anti-woke means you are making a choice not to be inclusive of others perspectives and experiences. It baffles me how anybody considers 'woke' to be a bad thing.

The inclusion of more LGBTQ+, female, non-white, disabled and neurodivergent people in film, TV and other media is nothing more than a long-overdue correction that more accurately reflects the world we live in. Personally, my entire friendship group is some flavour of queer or ND, so a show like Heartstopper reflects that almost exactly. A show featuring an all-black cast will reflect somebody's experience and life exactly. Just because this media doesn't reflect your exact experience does not mean it is unrealistic.

And I'd like you to consider what it might be like for a black gay woman as a young girl, never seeing themselves represented in any mainstream media, anywhere. What does that tell you, subconsciously, if you never see anybody that looks like you or feels like you? It tells you that you, too, should be hidden away. That you don't deserve to be seen, or to be heard. That you don't get to contribute, to take a seat at the table.

Representation matters. And if you can't see that, then I can guarantee that you are most likely cis and white and have seen yourself in every aspect of media since you were a wee baby. And if you watch a piece of media and are irritated or put off by the fact you can't relate because they're all queer - imagine what its been like for those of us who've waited decades to watch a show where we finally can relate.

Some links to help you educate yourself a little further are below and I hope I haven't wasted 45 minutes of my evening here. I have faith that you want to do better and be a better ally, or you wouldn't be here.

Love to you, and sorry I wasn't more patient before. I'm gay and tired, tired of fighting just to be heard.

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Happy Pride Month y'all.

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Holy water thermos prayer box necklace, sterling silver

Next up in my apparent series of wearable containers. The thermos is such a lovely symbol of Aziraphale’s trust and love, and I really liked the idea of making it as a kind of prayer box.

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Meanwhile in the South downs Cottage 🌄☕

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I don't like asking for help - nobody does - but if you can help me get through this surgery and recovery, I'll be eternally grateful to you and I'll pay it forward. Thank you 🖤🤍

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I am begging people to learn how to accept multiple truths and situational morality instead of this weird hill to die on pure truth stanning culture that appears to be getting more and more popular in fandom spaces. Learn how to identify the nuances, please, I am begging.

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hey ao3 can you like give the extra $38k you made from this month’s funds drive to charity

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Big art day!

I fell in love with the Meatball Apocrypha as told by @malachitegrey so I had to do an arts about it.

Meatball and Father Crowley are from this fic here:

That fic takes place BETWEEN Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of THIS fic by @voluptatiscausa:

AAAND this is an alternate Chapter 2 for the same fic! They're all EXCELLENT so uh yes go read:

I adore dogs and especially pibbles/bullies so I was thrilled to have an excuse to draw a snooze-potato. :P

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having anxiety is like being given permanent unwanted custody of a halter arabian. like okay buddy is it panic time again. cool you probably need more exercise and an apple and then maybe you'll calm down.

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commissioned wiggly biggly dance

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JAYSUS IT'S DONE!

Started this one a couple days before the picnic chapter came out and couldn't finish it before release lol, but that's just as well because it gave me a chance to try my hand at painting a lagoon?! Lovely imagery to work with in @phoen1xr0se's Good Omens fic, "There is a Light and it Never Goes Out"!

This was a fun challenge piece as since I wanted to get a very painterly background, I had to force myself to be painterly on the lads as well so this was excellent shading/lighting practice and all that. Pretty happy with it, especially with their faces and with Crowley's hair. AND THOSE CROISSANTS! :D

Latest chapter HERE: AO3 LINKY