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my dearest 🌑🥀

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I love it when the same character honorifics are basically used as a barometer for an evolving relationship over the course of a story.

"...Princess" (Derogatory)

"Princess." (You have disproven several of my previous assumptions but I'm still guarded and critical.)

"Princess," (Mildly impressed but still snarky)

"Princess," (I am coming to terms with how much your office has demanded of you and am finally considering you an equal)

"Princess," (I genuinely respect you, your office, and how much you have grown beyond it since we have met.)

"Princess." (Uh oh I've started catching feelings and am now using your title to remind both you and myself of the distance between us.)

"PRINCESS!" (You are in danger and I am now utterly devoted AND DOWN SO BAD.)

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im sorry but genuinely how is the fire force anime still going. theres too much fanservice and the primary plot is basically the fucking same as promare. i dropped it after 3 episodes bc i just couldnt do it.

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something of an end

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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

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[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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sometimes love is someone pitting a cherry for you because you're not good at spitting things out <3

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Actually I know I promote smoking like no tmr but SERIOUSLY younger trans men and enbies who would consider top surgery in the future stay the fuck away from tobacco products until well after surgery, the chemical dependanty is easy to start and is HARD TO END. And to get top surgery you will be required to quit nicotine 6 months in advance because the chemicals in cigarettes prevent your body and lungs from healing properly, leading to a higher risk of complications or infections. I myself have struggled to quit and it's still actively something I'm struggling with because it's so incredibly hard to quit. Don't prevent yourself from a better future because of immediate pleasures yk. I want y'all to get that surgery. At least it's not the same for weed tho u only need to kick that for a couple weeks so just stick to pot and be responsible

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Would you guys be interested in seeing my Mahiru cosplay I'm doing for a con in LITERALLY A WEEK

The realization that it's a week away just hit me

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To my followers who also try to keep up with heartfeltgram, we're working on some good shit over there <3

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if anyone posts a translation of yuno t3 voice drama can you send it to me okay thanks (i need it asap because yuno is best girl aaaaaa)

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Happy Genderfluid Visibility Day!

This day is dedicated to those who are genderfluid, meaning having a gender that changes or moves over time. One can be fluid between any kind of genders, qualities, or expressions.

Fluid genders include demifluid, fluidflux, panfluid, polyfluid, genderfae, genderfaun, genderflor, and mutogender!

- 💙💚

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reading christopher's character through a shadow theory lens drives me insane

christopher's defining traits most other characters remember him by was that he was nice and caring to others, but a shadow is formed by what the conscious mind represses. a shadow's defining traits are everything you bury so deep inside yourself you don't even remember it's there. he didn't just happen to care about others, he was nice BECAUSE anthony refuses to

it was a tragedy from the beginning. a shadow like christopher couldn't originate from a good person

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discussion:

do y'all think that barbara's situation is an allegory for chronic illness and chronic pain? being praised for so much output despite how much pain she's going through? despite how visibly she's constantly suffering? and yet susanna calls it a "beautiful thing" for her to be outputting so much soot for shadows house. despite how much barbie has to berate her to help her. despite how cruelly she's being treated. i just think that it's all so relatable when you think about it.

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I believe Barbara is an allegory for many things: Mental distress or worse mental illness, forced maturity, infantilisation, glorification of pain and it all boils down to the awfulness of living in a cult

Barbara has sacrificed most of her youth for the House, she was forced to be mature in order to be an example to other children, she was forced to grow up, she appeared at first as a really serious and angry girl, one would say she sounds like a brat, I mean during her tenure, children were scared of her like she's a monster due to her temper and her Doll being scary and brutal, that's how they started out as. Yet those close to her do not actually care about her in the best ways: I'm not saying they're careless about her but the ways they treated as though she can't handle too much, which actually isn't all that illogical, Barbara is shown to not need anymore pressure and stress on her plate because she's not good at dealing with it and she doesn't need more of it, but doing so stopped her from actually getting further to acceptance of what will eventually come out and in a way, it's an outright disrespect, she's treated like a child who can't never accept that the world is very cruel to her so those around her gave her dreamy fleeting lies, they deny her the right to truth

Kate didn't disrespect Barbara when she helped Anthony keep up that disgusting act of Christopher because out of everyone she knows the most just how badly this can affect Barbara and her mental state might just break if this isn't treaded carefully, being brutally honest isn't actually a viable choice when you're trying to get Barbara to terms with her pain: The fact she lost 2 of the most dear to her: Christopher and Maryrose who are already gone according to the narrative. You gotta understand Kate here, she's basically a young child in a bad situation and is trying her damn best to change the Hell called Shadows House and even then Fate is stacking odds against her

Barbara's pain isn't beautiful, I believe others think so because that's what they were indoctrinated into believing, that their pains somehow will do good for others, not knowing it's just used to perpetuate more pains and only benefits to those in real power: The adults. Barbara is a tragedy, to her, if she realized that everything she had sacrificed for turned out to be lies upon lies, then how would she feel? That she basically wasted everything of her own existence until this point, Christopher was her drive to live until he isn't anymore and now she's at a time where she's struggling with what will happen to her now that things are out in the open, what sort of things out there is worth living for her

Barbara is actually written well for someone with trauma, I don't care if she's getting hated cuz she's not getting better magically, trauma doesn't disappear from day one even if it's cured by professionals, magically healed trauma is frankly one of the worst tropes in existence so I appreciate Somato actually treating this carefully and not turning Barbara into a perfectly fine ally of Kate just cuz she found out Christopher is dead

well said!!!! i really agree with all of these points!!

as for the note you made about kate: i made that post prior to me catching up, so i am thankful she at least apologized to barbara about it to be honest dnjdfnjdfnjdf

either way barbara will never be treated as an adult despite her physical age. she will always be seen as either a child or an energy source. and that, simply, is severely fucked up. she deserves better.

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Barbie had to be strong because Barbara couldn't be. Forcing herself to be strong just made others despise her, made herself seem monstrous or scary. It doesn't help that she's always scowling, that her teeth are sharp, that she has to hide any vulnerabilities for the sake of the Shadows Family. She threw away the good parts of herself for Barbara. But all that does is isolate both of them.

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finally caught up to shadows house. what a ride.

i also really like how lou has scarring from the incomplete unification. it makes a lot of sense and it shows that it was a painful experience.

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a post on twitter made me think of this so sorry if this starts discourse

"we need more male victims of sa" y'all couldn't even handle hikaru kamiki from oshi no ko