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“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you

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I named him Lasky as a tribute to one of the best Halo characters of all time.

A boy, a man, who went through so much devastating and tragic loss who refuses to give up his values and morals. Who shows so much resilience and strength after experiencing such a tragic trauma.

Getting this was such a huge step for my PTSD and I'm so proud of myself.

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When your bank account drops $6k all at once...

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I love this woman.

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Israel captured the Madleen. I'm so tired of this.

I don't care if I get kicked out of class or kicked out of school for wearing keffiyeh to class, but I'm going to wear it every day now.

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When somebody shares a quote by a famous author like it's something the author personally said and believed, but you know it was actually spoken by a character you're not supposed to like... 😐

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okay. listen. if you ever find yourself falling into a new ideological circle, pay attention. if you notice that you’re among people who define themselves as part of an “in-group” with a pre-prepared human “enemy” to constantly rail against—if everyone fantasizes about the mental state of these loathsome monsters, if they participate in witch hunts or (perhaps worse) poke bears and court harassment on purpose to comfort each other over—get the fuck out. you haven’t been enlightened to some grand conspiracy, there are no evil “enemies” or “degenerates” trying to rip apart the fabric of society, and you do not have the moral duty to “enlighten” anyone to whatever you think the “truth” is. it’s neither safe nor normal to spend hours of your day fighting with strangers on the internet

a lot of people wear this shit like a badge of honor, but it’s also not normal to hide your “in-group” status as a form of martyrdom, relishing when the “enemy” slips up around you. it’s comforting in the moment, but in the long run, you’re alienating yourself from the world outside of your bubble. the more you alienate yourself, the more vulnerable and lonely you become, and the harder it is to reject the comfort of belonging to the “in-group”

i’m writing this from the perspective of someone who grew up in a cesspool of awful, cult-like rural churches—which is its own situation—but i see similar shit happening in online communities all the time, both within and 800 miles outside of my own ideological principles. yes, every toxicass radfem i block seems to be trapped in a version of this vicious cycle, but i also see it happening in random queer circles and niche fandom communities. no one is immune, not even me. i’ve watched people fall into this shit and never make it out. be careful

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Whats this? Me posting themed art in a timely manner? 🤔

Woke up SUPER EARLY today and decided it was gay shark time! Happy June 1st yall! Its Pride whether the old fucking ghouls in charge like it or not! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

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@giftober 2023 | day 15: grief + HALO 4 (2012)

– Chief, I won't pretend to know how you feel. I've lost people I care about, but… never anything like you're going through. – Our duty, as soldiers, is to protect humanity. Whatever the cost.

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Ive been seeing more and more ai fan 'art' and I just want to say that I'd rather see your shitty photoshop skills and stick figure doodles than the lifeless dead eyed renderings of a forest killing machine that scalped millions of images from real artists. Ty.

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REBLOG POSTS❗❗ COMMENT ON FICS❗❗COMPLIMENT FANART ❗❗LEAVE LITTLE NOTES IN THE TAGS❗❗ BOOKMARK FICS YOU LIKE❗❗ TELL AUTHORS WHAT YOU LIKED ABOUT THEIR FICS❗❗COMMENT ON DECADE OLD FICS ❗❗ADD YOUR OWN ANALYSIS IN LONG POSTS❗❗ENGAGE❗❗ INTERACT❗❗ BUILD A COMMUNITY ❗❗

While people don't work for engagement, it certainly doesn't do any harm..

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MANY years ago, a 40k fan created this audio soundscape of what an Imperial titan might sound like in a battle. But only recently did another fan add 3d animation to it.

Owlcat's engine is basically incapable of properly showcasing a titan in the Rogue Trader game, so they make zero appearances. Which makes me sad, because they're one of the coolest things in a setting full of cool things.

Titans are the Imperium's ultimate ground weapons, capable of wielding literally apocalyptic weapons on their giant bodies. They are walking cathedrals covered in symbols of worship of the God Emperor, often the result of thousands of years of constant additions and embellishments.

The most successful titans have been around for nearly ten thousand years, and participated in the Emperor's Great Crusade to unite the galaxy. Although the Imperium CAN build new ones, albeit very slowly. (The first space marine game deals with defending a planet that produces them)

Titan pilots, or princeps, bond with their war machines even more than a knight pilot does. It's much like pacific rim, a single human brain cannot control something so big and so violent. But instead of bonding with another person, a princeps' mind interfaces with the titan's own consciousness. And by interface, I mean that they must mentally battle the titan's mind and force it to submit.

Titans all have EXTREMELY powerful machine spirits, some of which are so full of rage and bloodlust that they continually kill their pilots out of the sheer strain it takes to keep them under control. (are machine spirits the remnants of ancient ai systems that humanity used to use in the dark age of technology? are they literal spirits as the 40k universe slowly turns into a dark fantasy? that's a subject for another post!)

Titans are sometimes called God Engines because of the awe they invoke as they stride over battlefields. The ultimate visual sign of the Emperor's wrath.

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me: i tried a new croissant place for the first time today

bluesky poster: careful using "FRENCH" words, hunny.. the CHEETO IN CHIEF wants you to call them FREEDOM words now. INSANITY

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I love this feeling of it getting bad again 3.5 weeks before I go back to school after having not been in class for 2 months... Because I had to take a break because if I had kept going I would've crashed and burned so bad I'd be in the psych hospital so. Yeah. Things are great!

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Talking to a priest in Varrock:

"Nah I prefer to kill things."

That's an honorable profession. Lots of things need killing.

"Where is the nearest bar?"

Drinking will be the death of you!!!!!! >:C

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I was very lucky and was able to commission my wonderful friend @vjatoch to draw my dearest babies wedding!!! Just look how amazing it is!!!

I love just how happy they both look, it's so full of love and emotion I could cry 😭❤ Thank you so much Vja, I shall treasure this!

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I got the most beautiful, amazing and wonderous thing from my dear friend @ashalle-art today ❤

I mean look at them 😭 So soft and tender, their expressions, everything is so perfect! I mean look at her freckles 😍

I adore this so much, thank you so much! Means the world to me ❤