#I didn’t read the rest

[shadowed-yet-vibrant]

It’s fascinating how little the US at large knew about Walz before this week, but at the same time… it makes sense. He wasn’t their governor. They haven’t seen the incredible work he’s done first-hand, and they haven’t had years to appreciate his authentic charm.

He’s never been a politician who sought out the limelight - everything Minnesota has done in this historic year of progressive legislation and policy has been relatively quiet. He’s not on the road jockeying for the latest sound byte on CNN or some podcast - he’s working to implement the policies people want. He’s tweeting about Mountain Dew. He’s at the state fair eating fried food and talking to his constituents. This is the governor we know. A man who cares deeply about the work he does and the people he represents, not the fame, not the clicks.

He’s genuine. Minnesotans know that. Now it’s time to sell that to the rest of the country.

[dekariosclan]

Gale & Tav’s wedding invitation

[myokk]

Ive been drawing since I woke up & am so happy thst I made the time before work😇🙏

[pixlatedvampire]

You gave those wounds to your god, Enki. Did you think they would heal so easily?

(Uh Oh! Someone gave the priest catholic guilt!)

[cryingpariah]

Is this anything?

[disappearenceofsomeone]

ugh sick silly time wahhh

[not-the-coffee-machine4]

Me: *tries to see what the Queen fans on TikTok have to say*

*Jim hate*

*”facts” that may or not be actually true*

*”Freddie Mercury was bisexual-“*

*Using Barbara Valentin as evidence*

*thinking things that happened in the movie actually happened irl*

*general misinformation about everyone and everything*

Me: aaaaand back to Tumblr I go

(open tags at your own risk, there’s a whole essay in there)

[askchilchuck]

I’m sending my evil army of crabs to unleash the horrors on you >:)

What do you mean-

WHY ARE THERE SO MANY!?

[jane-morgendorffer]

to be absolutely fair to Shauna, if someone clocked me that fucking badly I would have also gone feral

[myokk]

[huntingrays]

man i’ve never had a ship that i genuinely wanted to become canon until valgrace

like with other ships i was chill or was fine with them just being friends or didn’t trust the author to do it right

but valgrace?

if they ever be canon i apologize for the person i’ll become

[aroaessidhe]

2025 reads / storygraph

Power To Yield

sci-fi/fantasy novella

a student doing a research project looks into a figure instrumental in building their new independent society, and becomes fascinated with him

when she meets him and learns more about the consensual ritual torture he engages in, which is necessary (though ethically complicated) due to the magic planet they live on

both are aroace and neurodivergent

free online (in audio too), also now published in an anthology (which is the cover I’m using here - I haven’t read the full anthology yet)

[colinfeatherington]

was thinking about how bad I feel for penelope that she had to watch her future husband be engaged to someone else then I remembered all three lead bridgertons so far have been engaged to someone before their actual spouse lol. daphne was promised to nigel, even if she didn’t consider it an engagement there was a contract and everything. anthony proposed to and got as far as getting to the altar with edwina. and colin proposed to and almost eloped with marina. the rest of the siblings need to break this curse before violet has a nervous breakdown. we need one lead couple where one half doesn’t have to watch the love of their life almost marry someone else!

[ilynotes]

Was in the middle of rereading internalized homophobia jealousy college au fic 😭😭😭😭😭 ao3 hates me

[too-many-rooks]

Me: I hate my job I hate my boss I felt like I had so much potential but I’m struggling to get anyone to take me seriously and get a job that would satisfy me intellectually and start living the life I imagined for myself -

Also me: Oh my god just like in slow horses

[luna-the-cretar]

I will never not love Sarnax taking phrases too literally. Especially since it usually involves him trying to be helpful, and not understanding that it’s just a phrase

Like Victoria mentioning the phrase “catch more flies with honey than vinegar”, and this man was SO ready to give Victoria tips on how to actually catch flies. I just. I can’t. I love him so much.

It’s like Shepherd keeps saying, Sarnax is a little rough around the edges but he means well.