mokkkki

[mokkkki]

When I was young, I never really understood my parents insistence to only use olive oil imported from Palestine. It took a long time and a great distance in a process that was neither cheap nor convenient. The oil came in old beat-up containers that did not look appealing to me at all. In my head, if they wanted to support distant family back home, they could just send them money and save us and them a big hassle. We could just use the nice looking olive oil containers from the nearby store. Yet, this was never an option in our household. The only olive oil we used at home was from Palestine.

‎As I grew up and started a student part-time job, I worked with olive oil a little. I knew all about olive oil imported from Spain, Italy, and other countries. I knew which ones were better and more expensive. I also learned to tell, based on the pungent taste, which ones were extra virgin. I was tempted to use my employee discount to bring home one of the fancy bottles and use at our kitchen. I could not get myself to do it, and I did not exactly know why. I felt like it would be disrespectful to my parents even if it didn’t make sense to me. It did not feel right. It was not an option.

‎After living in Palestine for a year during the olive picking season, something changed. The olive picking season in Palestine is holy.

‎Palestinians relate to the weather based on how it would benefit or harm the olives. There is well-known unspoken rule about treating olive trees with respect. There is a day off from work just to pick olives. On public transportation, it is not unusual to hear someone on the phone telling their friend to stop by for their share of this year’s olive oil stored in what used to be a Coca-Cola or a liquor bottle. A driver will stop in the middle of the way to give his brother- in- law a jar of olives that are so close to one another that they start to crush showing their insides.

‎In Nablus, the owner of the Nabulsi soap factory takes pride in how picky he is about getting his olive oil. He insists on filling a cup to let me smell how authentic it is and smirks as he sees my diasporic facial expressions transform in appreciation of its strong smell running through all of my brain cells.

‎I started noticing how olive oil is an essential part of so many dishes. “Palestinians drink more olive oil than water” I would jokingly say and they would laugh in agreement. Olive oil is truly an everyday ritual.

‎They fantasize about its color when it’s fresh and remind me that it starts to change as it reacts with oxygen over time. They dip their bread into olive oil, just like that and without any additions, and enjoy it more than the sweetest of all foods. I can guarantee that every lunch invitation (عزومة) I received during the olive-picking season was a chance for my hosts to share their olive oil using Msakhan (a traditional Palestinian dish).

‎I now have a deeper understanding of the psychology behind the burning of olive trees by Israeli soldiers and why farmers moan at the scene as if they lost a loved one.

‎Wherever you are, if it’s accessible to you, make sure your olive oil is Palestinian. Your ancestors would want that.

- Dima Seelawi

[mokkkki]

Got to do not one, not tow, but THREE whole Spiderman skills. They weren't even all commissioned by the same person! Turns out people really love Spiderman a lot!

[mokkkki]

technical and visual brilliance!!!!!!

the Apotheosis of Peter Benjamin Parker

FINALLY done with my spideypool cowboy au fic fanart. I love uou blood red rangers.

Not usually my style but I guess mariano rossi infected me with semi-realism. YUCK!!!

[mokkkki]

goosebumps. look at how beautiful the colors are! their expressions! the fact that they are in the canon fits!>?!?!?!? i dont know what i did to be blessed with such talented readers <333

I don't post many drawings here.

Drawing dedicated to the amazing fanfic of @mokkkki 💞

[mokkkki]

I’m so speechless about this.

I go back to us

I love you much

It's not enough...

❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

dedicated to the gorgeous fanfic written by @mokkkki

[mokkkki]

4x3 - "connor's wedding"

[mokkkki]

Papa more Movie

🙏love yr work so much I am craving more

AAAA thank you so much!! im gonna assume youre talking about spideypool, ive only got around to writing the next chapter recently and it should be out by next week! but to tide you over, heres a snip <333

From the stillness, a crystal of beauty. "Wade," he breaths, not sure what he's trying to say until it hangs above him, beating. The name pulled from deep inside of him, his very organs unfurled like petals protecting this precious artifact.

[mokkkki]

I love your spideypool stories, I haven’t thought abt them in years but I stumbled upon your ao3 and immediately got sucked back into it😭 you literally inspired me to start writing again lol thank you🙏

OMG BABE NO WAY!!! thats fucking amazing, congrats on re-discovering writing and im so blessed to be a part of that <33333

[mokkkki]

If you haven’t heard it yet, you should check out the song baile inolvidable by bad bunny. It reminds me of blood red rangers so much lol

omg!!! you are so right, especially the lyric "y fuiste tú mi baile inolvidable" ❤️‍🩹 it's been added on the playlist !!! keep the recs coming guys, i love finding new songs through you all.

[mokkkki]

WHEN DO THEY KISS

if you're talking about wade and peter in brr 😇 never 😇

[mokkkki]

Wolves open their mouths and gently close their jaws on the jaws of another pack member, known as a rough kiss

Picture source

[mokkkki]

the way i started salivating and start working on the new chapter immediately. dude. peter's expression and wade's flower is everything to me.

They make me feel ill in ways that God didn't intend possible

[mokkkki]

harry du bois core

[mokkkki]

literally forever thinking about morrissey "we're both bisexual. real hip, huh? i hate sex"

[mokkkki]

moki found weeping dramatically and showing this to literally everybody EVER dare i say this is almost exactly how i visualize him!!!

Drawing of Peter Parker/Webslinger from “Blood Red Rangers” on AO3!

I’m really happy with how it turned out :D

If you like Spideypool and can handle more mature themes then I would highly highly recommend this fic!!!

The writer (give them a follow): @mokkkki

[mokkkki]

drawing pete!!

[mokkkki]

step 1: get sexy

step 2: let no one hit