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My girlfriend is on a cruise so while she’s gone I’m gonna cut the sleeves off of all my shirts

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Labubu au 🥲 (please don’t repost or upload to other sites!)

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i out pizza'd the hut

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Gleipnir (detail) by Walton Ford

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…are we dating?

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Little Citoyen

Revolution is afoot in Paris in 1871, and Erik has struck out on his own in the world.

read it on ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/31462910

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Israel cuts Gaza's final internet line, plunging it into total communication blackout.

Israel bombed the last main fibre route in Gaza, which means that as of June 12, all internet and fixed-line communication services are now completely cut off, further isolating Gaza amidst an ongoing genocide.

I am seeing more and more calls from inside of Gaza for help with eSims as that is currently the only way they can connect internally and with the outside world.

- Buy eSIMs here.

- If you can't afford it, you can donate any amount to this eSIM fund.

- Instructions on how to buy and share eSIMs.

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This isn’t my usual phandom post but its an important post that I previously thought should go without saying, but apparently it does indeed need to be said out loud. I’m hearing some very upsetting things and have seen screenshot proof of something that, highly unfortunately, absolutely tracks with past behavior of someone in phandom that has been a known problem to a number of people because they’ve seen it happen in real time over the years. I’m not going to name names publicly or post the screenshots at the moment because several minors are involved. However. Something needs to be said. 

If you are a minor, please please be aware that adults that send you explicit material, whether that be fic or art etc, who overstep boundaries and make you uncomfortable for any reason, who talk about sexual subjects or sex acts to you, who don’t take no for answer, who want you to go to bat for them against other people, who act like you should be able to be totally fine with discussing these subjects with them—that adult is NOT your friend. That is NOT normal adult behavior. There is something seriously wrong with that. Adults should not be asking you to delete chat history and keep secrets about what they said to you.  That is bizarre as fuck and any adult with common sense will know that. 

Sharing E rated stuff and talking about smut to minors is literally a CRIME. Its a serious issue for a reason. Adults who take advantage of minors this way literally have to be put in a register and kept away from minors. It doesn’t matter if you “agreed” or even asked to see it—the law is in place to PROTECT you. Its not your fault, do NOT let anyone tell you it is. Adults are supposed to know better, and they are not the victim if someone calls them on their creepy and predatory behavior. 

This is not a post about teens reading stuff online or looking for material on their own—we’ve all been teens ok lol. This is not about “what if a teen sees something explicit you wrote and properly tagged on ao3 and reads it”. This is about adults who go out of their way to initiate conversations with minors, especially in private but also in public, about explicit sexual material and discuss it with them. This is about adults who purposely promote and link minors material that should not be linked to minors. Adults do not need to be discussing the porn they’ve written with minors, they do not need to be talking to minors about writing that porn. You have adult spaces to do that in, not around kids. 

If you read this post and a name popped into your head—BLOCK THAT PERSON. Again, this is not normal behavior from an adult who absolutely knows better. Adults do not “forget” someone is a minor. Adults know that legally and morally, minors cannot consent. If someone is doing any of the behaviors listed above, even if its just one of them, even if you just feel uncomfortable around them and don’t know why, BLOCK THEM. Remove them from spaces you’re in, if possible. Your safety is more important than someone’s potential hurt feelings. 

If you read this and a name popped into your head and your first thought is to defend them—YOU are part of the problem. Anyone who defends an adult who sent porn to a minor and has a several year history of doing so AND screenshot proof is disgraceful. By all means, announce your feelings on it so that we all know who to block! This is an issue that numerous people can back up because they’ve spoken to the person in question and there are screenshots. Stop. Defending. Predatory behavior. 

Do better. 

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He paused in front of a stall selling flowers. There was a decorated sign hanging from the side of it which read for the woman in your life who does everything for you and loves you more than anyone. He stared at the sign, reading it twice, unblinking as the other shoppers bustled around him.

Well. That described Christine, didn’t it?

~ Read it on AO3! ~

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Come back, I have to tell you the plot of a fic I’ll never write and get you excited about it so we can all be disappointed with me later

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Seer of Secrets (552 words) by Mertens Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra | Phantom of the Opera & Related Fandoms, Phantom of the Opera - Lloyd Webber, Masquerade NYC Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Christine Daaé/Erik | Phantom of the Opera, Christine Daaé & Erik | Phantom of the Opera Characters: Christine Daaé, Erik | Phantom of the Opera, Madame Zephyrine Additional Tags: Fortune Telling, Immersive Phantom, Oneshot, Manipulation Summary: The angel sees—the angel knows!   Christine visits a fortune teller who has something interesting to say.

(See comment on this post for context! ☺️)

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If you haven’t you should def read this noir Phantom of the Opera fanfiction my god, what an inspiration

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16637309/chapters/39005381

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Did this ages ago for @intothemertensverse

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Hey all! I’d love some Phic recs if you have them (I’m sure y’all do 😜).

For reference my faves are “Unsung” by @wheel-of-fish and “A Stroll on Sunday” by @antiquarianne - I prefer E/C and canon compliant/post-canon phics, but will truly read anything with good writing!

TIA 🥰