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kaz brekker wouldve been a great politican.

not for the people, but hed make great changes, and be smart enough to have great solutions.

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My average writing experience:

"Alright I think I'm almost done actually-"

*Google doc grows second health bar and a choir starts singing in latin*

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Why do the ship names "jiper" "jasiper" "jasper" exist when the elite name "Lightning McLean" is literally right there bruh 😭

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To the girl in my literature class who referred to the forgiveness of Mr. Tumnus as "just christian propoganda," you have lived rent free in my head for three years.

When you one day find yourself looking in the mirror and seeing Mr. Tumnus looking back at you, not because you were necessarily not brave enough, wise enough, or kind enough to avoid becoming Mr. Tumnus, but because everyone takes a turn being Mr. Tumnus, I hope you have a Lucy by your side.

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you think grey is the english spelling and gray is the american spelling but im here to change language and if we all do it it'll become real so hold my hand and do this with me:

grey is for cool-toned greys

gray is for warm-toned grays

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You know that scene in The Incredibles where they finally let Dash try out for sports and during his race the family is all shouting for him to slow down and then speed up so as not to show his powers. That’s how I imagine Sally and Paul are with Percy’s competitive swimming. Like Sally with Estelle on her hip and Paul with his face painted and Annabeth with a Go Percy sign just shouting from the stands like, “Too fast! Breathe above the water, Percy! Okay! Now you can speed up! YEAH PERCY! WHOOO!”

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Two lovers have reincarnated throughout history, destined to find each other and fall in love all over again. There’s also this third guy that reincarnates alongside them… we don’t really know what he does.

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My Roman Empire is that while watching TBOSAS I was more convinced that there was a more probable love triangle between Coryo, Sejanus and Lucy-Grey than I was that there was between Katniss, Gale and Peeta

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rose tyler visiting home wearing tshirts from artists and tours that havent happened yet or tv shows that dont exist yet and everyone thinking she just has weird obscure music taste and is rly weird. its 2006 rose tyler walking down the street and everyone who glances at her shirt is thinking ‘who in the fuck is olivia rodrigo and where did this girl get a 2024 tour shirt’

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hear me out

One of the crows casually in conversation at dinner brings up the “Oomen Incident” and its like “i havent seen kaz “silent mad” since the Oomen Incident”. And remember inej had been passed out so

“the what?”

silence.

and everyone returns to eating there food.

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Why must Doctor Who be good? Isn't it enough to have Scottish actors fighting for their life to act in the weirdest plot ever conceived by a human mind

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“you can’t just summon an entire fandom by two words.”

no mourners…

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Tips for writing those gala scenes, from someone who goes to them occasionally:

Generally you unbutton and re-button a suit coat when you sit down and stand up.

You’re supposed to hold wine or champagne glasses by the stem to avoid warming up the liquid inside. A character out of their depth might hold the glass around the sides instead.

When rich/important people forget your name and they’re drunk, they usually just tell you that they don’t remember or completely skip over any opportunity to use your name so they don’t look silly.

A good way to indicate you don’t want to shake someone’s hand at an event is to hold a drink in your right hand (and if you’re a woman, a purse in the other so you definitely can’t shift the glass to another hand and then shake)

Americans who still kiss cheeks as a welcome generally don’t press lips to cheeks, it’s more of a touch of cheek to cheek or even a hover (these days, mostly to avoid smudging a woman’s makeup)

The distinctions between dress codes (black tie, cocktail, etc) are very intricate but obvious to those who know how to look. If you wear a short skirt to a black tie event for example, people would clock that instantly even if the dress itself was very formal. Same thing goes for certain articles of men’s clothing.

Open bars / cash bars at events usually carry limited options. They’re meant to serve lots of people very quickly, so nobody is getting a cosmo or a Manhattan etc.

Members of the press generally aren’t allowed to freely circulate at nicer galas/events without a very good reason. When they do, they need to identify themselves before talking with someone.

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when i get into an artist bc their song went viral on tiktok it’s like wow social media is so neat we’re all having fun here together <3 but when an artist whose music i already like goes viral on tiktok it’s like oh everybody wants me 2 kill myself. ok

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remember when nico told jason "yeah i had a crush on percy back then, but i was young and impressionable, i already got over it"? brother in christ you're still, like, thirteen, why are you talking about your elementary school crush like he's your ex-wife whose betrayal made you vow to never love again