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cove please get me through this month🫠🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Behold! Had this absolutely gorgeous body pillow design made of my husband by Addrossi (who is incredibly nice and I'm really grateful to). Person-sized!

On a completely unrelated note: If you make an inner pillow yourself don't stuff it in a closed room if you like breathing... Or not having to vacuum for ages for that matter...

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I was depressed and I just realized a few months earlier I may be trans and I didn't know how to figure any of that out. I was scared to try and figure it out at home and couldn't do so outside because covid, I didn't have anyone to really talk to about it and I didn't even know how to talk about it. And I hated that I hadn't been in a position to realize any of the gender stuff when I was growing up, rather than in my twenties, and then I stumbled upon this dumb little game which talked about growing up and which let you do things like that, which let you experiment with gender and where you could just be yourself. And what do you know I could do all of that for free, I only needed to spend money if I wanted to play more. I didn't even get through three of Step 1's Moments before I bought all there was of it at the time. I fell in love with everything about it before I knew it and then when I played it again a few months ago after a few years absence I fell in love with it all over again and harder than ever.

Okay community, I want to know your origin story! ✨

So if you could, please finish this sentence:

I started playing Our Life because...

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Whoever decided to only publish Smile Down the Runway in English as an ebook for 9 bucks a piece should be kicked in the shins repeatedly.

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Starting this in the same two weeks as three essays, a thesis concept and more may have been optimistic.

I think I’m just gonna try uploading a drawing a week. I’m not exactly good yet and I may not have the energy for most stuff, but I at least wanna try.

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what do you mean i won't be able to experience meeting a new neighbor, who loves the ocean, at the hill behind my moms house who will become the constant thing in my life where we stay by each other's side through thick and thin???? WHAT DO YOU MEAN I DONT GET TO EXPERIENCE A COVE HOLDEN I MY LIFE

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My therapist just told me my problem is that I need to write more fanfiction.

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Following the sentiment that God is omnipresent I have decided to stab the air. Since no visible blood appeared I can only assume God either: A) does not bleed B) bleeds in a color that cannot be observed by my eyes C) has colorless/invisible blood D) did not get stabbed hard enough

I wonder what color God bleeds.

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I wonder what color God bleeds.

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I think I’m just gonna try uploading a drawing a week. I’m not exactly good yet and I may not have the energy for most stuff, but I at least wanna try.

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Honestly picking up skating again is one of the few times I've enjoyed failure. Like yeah no, I'm still having fun even while hitting the ground like 7+ times in twenty-ish minutes. Kinda feels more like Souls failing? Sorta like "Oh this attempt is over, time for a new one." Mistakes gimme a full reset here. Also Slades are cool, I can just practice anywhere as long as I'm wearing the shoes and have the click-ons with me. Bored during break in-between uni courses? Click and go. Fucking about in town? Click and go. Its neat. I don't have to plan practice and deal with hassle like with regular skates.

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My attempts at learning to draw continue.

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Oooh... Shiny...

Crystals study

i'm so tired

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Violence

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Probably

No offense but I think some of you would be a lot happier writing a fictional atlas or encyclopedia instead of a narrative story

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BEHOLD: Snerp!

The first ever thing I drew with my first drawing tablet. No he's not missing a leg. Well he is. But it's definitely not a drawing mistake. You can see the stub, which once again is definitely not me not going down far enough with the pen, he got caught in a trap and he would appreciate it if you stopped looking at it and asking questions.

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Loving this, but feel like adding that most Links are of the lineage of Hyrulean Knights tho, albeit all orphaned. If memory serves only Wind Waker’s and Skyward Sword’s Links aren’t which makes an interesting case for the cultural renewal and birth of Hyrule through the return of the hero and origin of a new lineage to exist alongside the continued lineage of Hylia.

The theme of reincarnation in The Legend of Zelda franchise, as it pertains to Link and Zelda, can be examined through the lens of gendered notions of renewal and continuity. These notions shape the significance of reincarnation for both characters, reflecting deeper implications for identity, personhood, and their intertwined destinies.

Zelda: Reincarnation as Lineage and Continuity

For Zelda, reincarnation often ties into the bloodline of the Hylian royal family. Her connection to the goddess Hylia underscores a continuity rooted in the body—each Zelda is a direct descendant, inheriting not just her role but the burden of divine heritage. This aligns with traditional gendered conceptions where a woman’s renewal is tied to natural cycles—birth, lineage, and the perpetuation of bloodlines.

Zelda’s reincarnation represents a renewal of responsibility and trauma across generations. Each iteration of Zelda carries the memory, whether explicit or symbolic, of her predecessors’ sacrifices, struggles, and victories. This inheritance is embodied—Zelda’s identity is as much conditioned by her body (a vessel for Hylia’s power) as it is by her upbringing and circumstances. The physicality of this cycle also aligns with a feminine archetype of natural regeneration, where each Zelda is not a wholly new person but rather a manifestation of an eternal role.

Implications for Personhood:

• Zelda’s identity is tied to obligation and inheritance. She is less an individual and more a part of a larger, unbroken line.

• Her reincarnation emphasizes continuity over change, reflecting the idea that her personhood is shaped by what she carries forward—be it power, wisdom, or trauma—rather than personal reinvention.

Link: Reincarnation as Initiation and Cultural Renewal

Link’s reincarnation takes on a more artificial and cultural dimension, reflecting a masculine conception of renewal. Unlike Zelda’s embodied inheritance, Link is not tied to a bloodline but instead to the role of the Hero, which is bestowed upon him through destiny and initiation. Each reincarnation of Link undergoes a process of awakening, often tied to mastery of skills, acquisition of items, and acceptance of his fate.

Link’s identity is therefore shaped by circumstantial conditioning—he becomes the Hero not because of who he is intrinsically, but because he fulfills an external cultural role. This reflects a broader notion of masculinity as something achieved rather than inherited. His reincarnations emphasize transformation rather than continuity, with each Link being shaped anew by the trials he faces and the world he inhabits.

Implications for Personhood:

• Link’s identity is more fluid and contingent, shaped by external forces like quests, companions, and enemies.

• His personhood is defined by his actions and achievements, rather than by an inherited essence or lineage.

Reincarnation, Metempsychosis, and the Truth of Identity

For the common people of Hyrule, reincarnation might be understood in a simplistic, mythical sense as metempsychosis: the literal rebirth of souls, a fantastic phenomenon where the same individuals return time and again. This perspective aligns with a symbolic and moralistic worldview, emphasizing cycles of good and evil. The truth, as known to the Hylian royal family, is more complex and grounded in the intertwining of destiny, divine will, and cultural roles.

For Zelda, this truth highlights her as a focal point of divine continuity—a symbolic bridge between goddess and people, whose personhood is subsumed by her role. For Link, the truth underscores the constructed nature of his heroism: he is less a person and more a vessel for the cultural ideal of the Hero, an identity imposed by circumstances rather than inherited naturally.

Sharing of Trauma and Legacy

Both Link and Zelda experience reincarnation as a sharing of trauma and legacy:

• Zelda inherits the collective memory and burden of her predecessors, which can restrict her individuality. She is both herself and every Zelda before her, embodying the accumulated weight of the royal line.

• Link, by contrast, inherits the responsibility to act, but his individuality is less tethered to a shared memory. Each Link is a blank slate, conditioned by the era he is born into, which allows him to adapt but also means he lacks a consistent personal continuity.

Symbolic Gender Dynamics

The contrast between Zelda’s and Link’s reincarnations reflects symbolic gender dynamics:

• Woman as natural renewal: Zelda’s identity is rooted in the physical, the inherited, and the cyclical. Her reincarnation ties her to the earth, the bloodline, and the past.

• Man as cultural renewal: Link’s identity is constructed through actions, choices, and initiations. His reincarnation ties him to the ideals and demands of the present.

Together, their roles symbolize the balance of nature and culture, continuity and transformation, in the eternal struggle to preserve Hyrule.