#just a eenie lil bit.

[sylviesnrmts]

My favourite things about Ace Attorney :>

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~ Part 1 ~ Relationships

Narumitsu. // >:) It's my favourite ship ever atm, they bring me so much joy ahhh (I have thought about them non stop for 4 months omg)

Mia Fey x Lana Skye // In college they dated and or explored each others bodies so to speak. (not actual but that's my hc) (Also there's rlly good fanfics on ao3 that take place in a timeline where Mia didn't get conked and Lana didn't get Ganted which r rlly wholesome.)

The sheer intensity of Godot's love for Mia. // That is true passion.

Ron and Desirée DeLite // THE STRAIGHT COUPLE EVER. This is real love! At points you wonder if Dessie is just with him because he’s rich but no! She just really loves him. 🧡

Franmaya // Very swaggy. Wholesome and I LIVE FOR THE FANDOM INTERPRETATIONS OF THEM!! 🫶🫶

Klapollo // I haven't played Apollo Justice but I eat minor spoilers for breakfast. Klavier just decides from first sight. That is the one. "I've never felt this way about a man" And he just flirts with the short king while Apollo is oblivious but also is madly in love IDK AGAIN I HAVENT PLAYED THE GAME YET BUT I AM IN LOVE WITH THEM. (THE SHIP)

Faraskye // So cute, idk much about Kay Faraday but their designs together r rlly cute and I've seen a few edits of them which r rlly wholesome. 🫶

Doug Swallow.. x Feenie. // I read a fanfic about them and da bunch of objection.lols and I'm ngl they grew on me.

Maggey x Gumshoe // The age gap is iffy to me but they are extremely wholesome. (Weenie lunchboxes, anyone? :3)

Adrian x Franziska // They are similar, that's for sure. I can't help but feel the perverse power dynamic though that would likely be their undoing. Or maybe, They could change each other for the better. Adrian lets Franzy get more acquainted with her softer side, and Franzy teaches Adrian to be stronger and more confident! Ok now I have to write a fic about that. Feel free to use that idea, my treat.

April May x Ini Miney // I saw some fanart of them on Pinterest 😼 They both got a bit of an act goin, but they r very cute.

Dahlia Hawthorne/ Melissa Foster x April May // April and Ini's acts, dialled up to 11. I read a really good fic of them. I drew them too and I would do it again :)

Franziska x Ema Skye // (As adults) Pretty wholesome ngl.

Mia x Lana x Godot. // I dub them the hottest polycule in anime. This is assuming that Lana isn't lesbian (likely story.) and we would have to do some timeline gymnastics to give these three a happy ending but I think they would make a very good poly ship :)

Lana x Angel x Mia // Kinda popular on Tumblr, actually. (I just remembered I am ON TUMBLR right now...) Very cute. I want to draw them.

(I had a rainbow sherbet mother energy drink today 🤤 It tastes like nerds, would recommend.)

Edgeworth and Franziska siblings // They are bouncing in my head like a screensaver constantly. I love Sound the turnabout melody because it shows us how much love Franzy has for Miles.

“Why’d you go and dress him (Miles’ dog) up?”

“I thought it would make you smile..” IMSOBBING

And when Miles becomes Manfred’s disciple, Franziska is off to the side, literally in the shadows. But what does she do? The sweet girl who wants nothing more than to follow in her beloved papa’s footsteps and become a great prosecutor, watching as her papa gives his attention to the boy he took in as his own? She gives that boy the biggest smile she can muster. Her little head is filled with nothing but love and admiration.

Even as an adult, Franziska admires Miles. Her main motivation for even BEING in the second game revolves around him. It is made clear that she isn’t going after Phoenix because of her father, but because of Miles. She believed that Phoenix was the reason for Miles choosing death, and she was NOT going to let him get away with it. (I will add more later, I could go on about them for hours.)

Ema and Lana Skye // I think about them at least once a day, let Lana go see her sister PLEASE she's done her time ok let my girls be happy and investigate together... 🙏 anyway Lana risked and lost so so much to protect Ema..

Dahlia and Iris Hawthorne // Iris loves her sister so very much. Dahlia sees her as dirt. Been thinking abt them alot today. Iris was willing to help with Dahlia’s schemes despite not being evil herself.

Phoenix and Maya sibling relationship // They will forever be siblings to me lel.

By extension I feel like Mia and Phoenix were like family cuz they were like 🥲 all they had

Signal samurai trio // Especially as kids they r so fcking CUUUUTETETTEEE give me lifeee

Also narumitsu art where they are kids makes me so happyyyy cuz they r so!! adorable!! <3

Phoenix and Trucy being father and daughter // 🥲 Phoenix, can.. Will u be my father too? 🙏 (father issues) They are the adhd dad & adhd daughter representation we need but ya'll aren't ready for that information. (Direct quote from a post I made on my main 💀💀)

Gumshoe and Edgeworth friendship. // Trust. They have their own ways of showing their respect for each other 😭 but they work very well together and r close even if they don't act like it! (Or if Gumshoe's salary reflects it. 😭)

MIA AND MILES’ DYNAMIC. // I love how many interpretations there are of these two’s relationship. For one we got them being besties. I love this and yes I have drawn art of it. Then theres them hating each other’s very guts. This is reasonable! Also interesting. I wish we were able to see Mia’s reaction to the reason Phoenix became a lawyer. That would be very interesting. Anyway they live in my mind. Novice bimbos forever <3

Phoenix and Franziska friendship // When they manage to tolerate each other they r very cute and fun!

Trucy and Franzy auntie and niece relationship // This one is specifically because of the "How to court a fool in three months" fanfic. But they work so well together and I rlly want to see more ppl to utilize them :)

Miles and Gregory Edgeworth // All the art and posts about them are so very wholesome and Gregory seemed like a great dad. (I can't wait to learn more about him in AAI :3)

Manfred VK and Miles Edgeworth //

Drops this and runs but I run into a pole and get knocked unconscious 😵‍💫 I posted this btw 😵‍💫

Will be adding more cuz VK fam r the only thoughts in my brain rn.

Larry Butz.. and Maya Fey.. but their relationship is that of a fun uncle and silly niece. // This one may need some explaining. This is very much projection cuz these two remind me of me and my uncle (literally the funniest dude I know) Well not actually my uncle but a family friend. But yk.

Then I played... 😡 trials and tribulations 😡 And this bitch ass Butz was flirting with Maya! WTF?! Was that necessary?? Did anyone laugh at that? No! I could write a whole essay on how Larry's character got obliterated throughout the trilogy. He went from one of my favourite characters, to me actually cheering a little when he had something bad happen. (I still love him tho and choose to pretend that he doesn't become a shell of himself after the first game.)

(“Not exactly a friend… but yes, I know him” Cracked me tf up. Deserved lmao.)

---Not plot relevant spoilers for bridge to the turnabout ---

Going off from that I want to touch on Larry and Pearls friendship. // This had potential! Just kidding! It was ruined from before they even saw each other. Larry hears Pearl over the phone and goes "oH wHaT a CuTiEeE!" in a weird way. My c*nt that is a whole 8 year old child. But if we IGNORE THAT GRRRRRRRRRRRR.

I like in the anime adaptation of farewell my turnabout, Larry is rlly nice to Pearl :) And in bridge to the turnabout, this could be a hot take but I think the whole 'loser shack' thing was hilarious. Larry was so enthusiastic and boisterous and Pearl was just like yeah guess I'm here.. and as soon as Phoenix comes around she turns her full attention to him. Idk I just thought that whole exchange was charming.

--- Spoilerz over ---

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-- Hints at sexual shit ahead if you don't want to read that then all g — I removed some cuz idk 😭

These ones are just for shits and gigs.

Phoenix and Larry college situationship. // Had to throw a bit of a curveball at ya. I don't fucking know why this is in the back of my head but it is.

Ema and Franziska // This was from like one person on twitter or Tumblr but I like it. Bitter exes, get it. 💅

If by some miracle Edgeworth isn't a virgin (and also isn't asexual of course!) by the time he actually gets with Wright then I think he would do it with Gumshoe or agent Lang. Trust. I refuse to believe he would ever think about a woman that way 😭 And also the man's just married to his work he don't got time for that.

But why Lang gotta go around telling him to be a good little pretty boy or whatever the fuck gay stuff he says to him. (I have only seen a few screenshots, I have yet to meet Lang in the game 💀💀)

Anyway I just had to get that out there lmao. Don't take this too seriously 🤣

That's all for now! I was typing this for about 2 hours longer than I expected. Anyway please share your thoughts in the comments or tags!

Have a great day or night and if it is night then... please go to sleep. (5:22am 😻) Goodnight

Update:

Stfu tryna give people advice on when to sleep when I pulled an all nighter this week and got very disoriented the next night or maybe the night after (last night?!) because the last 48 hours had merged together to form a blur 😭

[guy-writes]

"You seal my heart away!" (Selkie! Kyle "Gaz" Garrick x GN! Reader P.1)

Warnings: None, no pronouns are mentioned other than 'you'

You moved into a little seaside town after your grandparents gave you their house. You end up getting acquainted with the town's seal theme and the friendly pretty guy visiting his family.

Moving to your grandparents' little seaside town house wasn't as bad as you thought it’d be. You settled in nicely, the town welcomed your arrival.

You decided to explore the main strip of the town, where all the little shops and cafes were. It was a blazing summer day, people were out and about doing their own shopping or enjoying the day. You could hear some kids laughing while playing at the beach just further down. You then decided to get yourself a drink at a cafe, mostly as a way to treat yourself after all the work of moving.You walked over to the one that won the game eeny, meeny, miny, moe. 

“Sealvester’s, huh?” You mumbled under your breath, looking up at the little sign above the door that had a seal wrapped around a coffee cup. It was cute… and you noticed the town seemed to lean heavily on the seal/beach theme. 

“It’s not very original if I'm being honest…” you heard someone pipe up beside you. You turned your head to look at said person. You gave him a startled look since he seemingly appeared out of nowhere.

He gave you a bright smile. 

“Sorry for startling you, I just couldn't help but notice you staring at the sign,” he muses. Your face heated up in embarrassment.

“Ah- I was just… I don't know, taking it all in?” You finally answered with a shrug. You weren't entirely sure why you stood in front of the Cafe like some kinda weirdo. You felt more embarrassed that someone caught you. He gave you a friendly chuckle before opening the door for you. 

“No need to be embarrassed,” he spoke, reassuring you that it was fine. Obviously you were going to take the new place in. You thanked him quickly before walking inside, he soon followed after you as you both got in line.

The cafe was very homely, with blue and white as their main interior colours. The counter where the barista took orders from was in the shape of a boat. It was a bit packed with people sitting at the tables and enjoying their lunch, the line was also pretty long. You looked over to your right and noticed photos of some seals that were on the wall, they had names under the photos.

One stood out to you, a seal named ‘Gaz’ who had a handsome brown and black spotted coat and big brown eyes. The man observed you staring at the photo and piped up once more.

“That one’s real friendly if you ever run into him on the beach,” he chuckled.

“The seal?” You questioned.

“Yeah, him and his group, real friendly bunch, and cute,” he added with a smile.

“Oh, well, I hope I get to see him,” you smiled back.

“You probably will soon, lil’ guy is known for coming up to cute things like you,” he beamed. 

Your face suddenly felt hot, no way this guy was flirting with you. You looked away from the photo and towards the man, deciding to give him a hard time.

“Ah, so, I’m a thing now? That’s rude…” You snickered while crossing your arms in mock hurt. He paused, taking in a moment to digest your words. He shook his head as his smile grew wider, it seemed a bit shy.

“No, definitely not!- You know what I mean…” Was all he could get out, before it was your turn to order. Looking over the menu above the barista’s head you mulled over your options. Sadly, it didn’t look like they had any fun seal themed items, so you quickly ordered a drink that sounded good- one with strawberries and whipped cream. You paid before shuffling over to the pick up area then waited for them to call out your order. The man from earlier slid up beside you. 

“I just realised I never introduced myself, I’m Kyle.” He spoke, bringing up his hand for a handshake. You took it, giving it three firm shakes while also introducing yourself. 

“Are you visiting or anything?” He decided to ask.

“Oh, no- my grandparents left me their house here so… I thought I might as well move in, there wasn't anything back in my hometown anyway,” you explained. Although it wasn’t as simple as that, you gave yourself a year to think heavily on the subject. But you hated the thought of your grandparents' house going to waste when they worked so hard to make it a home. Plus, you didn’t want to sell the place since it had fond memories attached to it. 

“Helena and Arthur?” The man inquired, you were a bit surprised he knew. 

“Yeah, how’d you know?” 

“My mum, she was friendly with them, they happened to mention they were moving away. Said they were giving their house to their grandkid,” he clarified. 

“Oh, yeah, that makes much more sense,” You nodded along, “So, are you just visiting?”

“Yeah, I’m on leave and decided to visit my family… plus, I have a family event,” Kyle shrugged.

They called out your order and you grabbed your drink. The condensation from it felt nice considering it was pretty warm outside. You pulled it towards you and took a small sip. Turning to face Kyle, you finally got a good look at him. He was very pretty, sporting the most beautiful brown eyes.

“Wow, you have really pretty eyes…” You mumbled out, he looked a bit taken back but quickly recovered with a shy chuckle. You froze once you realised what you said and felt your face heat up, again. 

“Sorry- that was really out of the blue, um… Anyway, I should probably get going, it was nice meeting you Kyle!” You awkwardly stumbled on your feet walking in and out the cafe’s doors. You gripped your drink as you walked by the window, feeling his eyes on you as you passed. 

That wasn’t mortifying at all.

-

“Wow, what a flirt, so… why didn’t you ask for his number again?” Your friend spoke through the phone. She was enjoying this immensely, laughing as you recalled what you were up to this morning. You were taking a stroll through the empty beach, the sun was low on the horizon as the water lapped on your feet. It was pretty calm and quiet in the evenings here you noticed, the weather cooling down had warded off the beach goers. 

“Uh, because I just got here? I wasn’t thinking of nabbing his number off him,” you mumbled out lamely and your friend laughed. You just sighed fondly, hoping that sooner or later she could come visit. You bet she get a kick out of the seal theme they’ve got going on. 

“But other than that, what else did you see there?” 

“Well, there was this-” You paused, spotting something in the distance, a little ways away from you. It looked like a little blob of brown and grey. Your friend asked what was wrong while you cautiously walked closer…. When you did get closer you noticed it was a seal. They were just lounging around, content as could be. They had a nice brown and black spotted coat and brown eyes, which felt familiar to you…

It was Gaz.

This is your first time seeing a seal this close. He didn’t seem to mind you, he acknowledged you with a tilt of the head before plopping his head back down on the sand and rolling over to show his stomach. 

“Hey, are you okay??” You finally heard your friend yell into the phone. You yelped and quickly pulled the phone away from your ear. 

“Yeah- sorry… There’s a seal lounging on the beach right in front of me,” you explained. You looked around for other seals in the area but there seemed to be only Gaz. He was staring at you now, probably observing you to make sure you didn’t try anything. You were a good distance away in case he decided he had a problem with you. 

“Ohhh jeez, I thought you were in trouble… Well, I guess that explains the town's seal theme,” your friend chuckled. 

“Yeah, that’s true-” you were cut off when you saw Gaz roll back on his stomach, he started galumphing towards you. You froze, watching Gaz galumph towards you like he was on a mission. You started backing away, you were not about to be mauled by a seal on your first day. This just seemed to make him hone in faster on you.

“Oh my god!” You shrieked into the phone.

“What- what??” Your friend sounded panicked.

You couldn’t get anything in before Gaz was upon you. With his front flippers he started swatting at your leg, but he was being very gentle about it considering his claws. After a few more swats, Gaz rolled onto his back again and looked at you expectantly. He stared at you and you swore the pool of brown would swallow you whole. The seal sneezed before tilting his head again. 

“Uh… I don’t know what he wants,” You finally spoke.

“What do you mean? The seal?”

“Yeah he got closer… and he’s just staring at me…” You explained.

“That’s weird… I wouldn’t touch it if I were you,” your friend warned.

“I wasn’t planning on it but- they are literally at my feet!” You stared at Gaz before looking over at the way you came, he swatted at your leg again to get your attention, then looked pointedly at their stomach.

“Does the seal want me to pet him…?” You vocalized to your friend. The seal moved their head up and down like it was nodding along at your question.

“Is that even allowed?” Your friend asked.

“Um…. I don’t think it is?” you frowned before just deciding to go for it, as stupid as that decision was. You were dealing with a wild animal, but Kyle’s words from earlier rang in your head. 

“That one’s real friendly if you ever run into him on the beach.”

“You probably will soon, lil’ guy is known for coming up to cute things like you.”

Well, if you did get mauled at least he was cute. You gently placed your hand on his stomach, soothing over the fur lightly. Gaz was content with this and relaxed more, it almost sounded like he was purring. At that point you finished your conversation with your friend before hanging up the phone. You stayed a little while longer, cautiously petting the seal. A little while after when the sky was now turning a dark blue, Gaz perked up when he heard a noise, rolling back on his stomach and galumping towards the water. He disappeared into the waves. 

You stared at the spot he occupied before looking out at the water. His imprint was left in the sand and your mind, you weren’t sure what to make of this encounter. Dusting off your hands you headed off towards your house, hoping you wouldn’t run into any more seals that wanted to be pet.

Part 2 (Coming soon)

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[captain-pheonix]

Blu scout and red sniper getting into a fight on the battlefield, but its just insanely homosexual?

A/N: Yes!!! Thank you sending this in 🤣 also sorry it took so long life has been busy plus I got a million bouts of writers block trying to finish this 😞

Caught ya.

Sniperscout/speeding bullet Oneshot (Scout x Sniper)

Warnings: Maybe a teeny eeny bit suggestive? Blood, knives, death before respawn, yelling if that’s triggering, Scout and Sniper beating each other up

Sniper could hear bullets firing and loud screams from every direction. He had just respawned from the other Soldier killing him for the fourth time. He seemed to have been getting targeted recently.

“Bugger.” He grumbled under his breath. He stepped out of spawn and he heard calls for help coming from the right of him. Sniper ran and started fumbling down the staircase to intel as fast as he could. He lifted his rifle to his face and looked out the scope rounding the corner, but his field of view was instantly splattered with red. He could hear blood-curdling screams of pain and familiar laughter. Sniper froze up. The Scout had been cackling like a hyena, dominating him at least once in every battle for the past week. What did he find so funny? Whatever the reason for this sudden interest, Sniper wanted to know before he personally assassinated him when the battle was over.

The Australian threw his gun to the ground, but he couldn’t manage to get his Kukri before the Scout knocked him hard against the back wall, aiming straight at his head.

“Ha. Maybe I should be your new Sniper. Your aim is TERRIBLE!” The Scout chuckled, then everything faded to black.

The familiar clicking noise, and Sniper was thrown back into spawn once again. He had to come up with a strategy, or nothing would get done this battle.

He began thinking before leaving spawn. The administrator sounded over the speakers: “Your intelligence has been dropped.” Sniper knew one thing: the Scout was going to come back to get the case when he respawned. If he could ambush him before he got there, he might have a chance.

Sniper headed to the intel room and waited around the corner.

Some time had passed and he was starting to wonder if he should just give up sitting there. Then, he heard the fast pattering of footsteps echo through the rock and concrete walls.

Sniper pounced at the Scout’s legs as soon as he rounded the corner, intel falling off his back and knocking them both to the cold floor.

“CAUGHT YA, YA LIL’ PRUDE!” Sniper shouted aggressively. He looked at the scout squirm for a moment caught under his grip like a wild animal. Then he just stopped.

“Fine, hot stuff, you win.” The Bostonian looked at Sniper and made eye contact. His face had a cheeky and sly expression on it, despite him being extremely red in the face. Was that just Exertion? What was going on? It seemed like he wanted to be caught.

“What’d’ya want from me!?” Sniper asked him. “Because I’m gonna—“ Scout cut him off with a sharp blow to the face. Sniper was knocked into the ground in pain, and Scout was kneeling over him, giving him several more weaker punches. His blue shirt getting slowly more painted in Sniper’s blood.

Sniper snatched his Kukri and slashed it across the BLU Scout’s face. He let out a high pitched yell, and Sniper took the chance to push him into the wall, pinning the smaller man down again.

Scout opened his eyes to find Sniper’s sweltering angry face, which he only smiled back at.

“Oh, you’re smilin’ now? Think that’s funny?” Sniper muttered.

“Nope. I think it’s super terrifying…in a hot way.”

“WHAT!? WHAT THE BLOODY HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?”

Scout managed to shimmy his hand out of Sniper’s, and he brushed it under his chin before kangaroo punching the Australian down to the ground with his leg. Now it was Scout’s turn to pin him down. His Kukri was just out of reach, but it didn’t stop Sniper from trying to grab it.

“Quit wigglin’, already.” Scout smiled down at him.

“Agh. You bloody—“ Sniper was cut off by Scout leaning down to kiss him on the cheek.

“Been trying ‘ta get your attention all week. Don’t lie, I’ve seen how you look when you’re about to shoot me. You get all red and you have a hard time aiming for me? Sound familiar?”

Sniper broke eye contact, embarrassed.

“An’ when my other teammates a’ there, you always go for them first. I’ve noticed a little pattern with you, Snipes.”

Sniper was dead silent. Now it was his turn to become beat red. “…fine. Maybe I don’t wanna shoot someone who isn’t as much of a maniac as everyone else in this dump.”

“When we met at the bar, I might’ve got a tiny hallway crush too…” Scout looked at him, confident but red enough to explode.

Sniper pulled him into a kiss. Something Sniper could’ve only dreamed of. He reached up to hold his waist. Scout’s hand drifted up to rest on Sniper’s face.

A gunshot shot out one of the security cameras from their right, breaking the kiss.

One of the team’s spies re-cloaked and ran out of the room.

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Haha hopefully that was gay enough. I do in fact love writing gay little men. Thanks for sending this in! 😂 and thanks for reading, dear viewer!

[tenpintsofsundrop]

I’m rewatching Titans season 3 to catch up for season 4 and I really wanna dump about Dick a lil. I’m sorry if this is just garbled info that you don’t get but I really had to put this somewhere :’) feel free to just skim over this ask!

also i’m sorry if this is formatted weird, tumblr is acting up for me </3

i’m a tiny eeny weeny bit of a dc comics nerd and something I’ve loved about Dick’s character is his commitment to his family. In the comics, while Jason still has a strained relationship with his family, his relationship with Dick is stable for the most part. I get that Titans is about The Titans and not so much the ‘bat family’ but again, I would have loved to the family dynamics explored a little if there had been more seasons.

And it just hurts me heart to see Dick be such a bitch to his honorary kid brother. Like dude stop it please.

(also pleaser bear with me, I’m remembering stuff about Dick from earlier seasons just off the top of my head, so if i say smth that’s rlly off about his character, please correct me!)

In the comics, I especially love Dick’s relationship with his youngest brother, Damian. He takes a major paternal role in Damian’s life while Bruce is absent and some terrible, traumatic things go down and Damian just adores his brother for it, even if he’s too stubborn to admit it.

This isn’t me saying Comic!Dick>Titans!Dick at all! it’s mostly me saying I wish we could have had more of him as a whole to see how they adapted his character and his growth.

tldr; I’m sad titans was canceled because I would have loooovveeed to see more of Dick’s growth.

this is so funny omg. you need to talk to @star-mum because we have both decided that Titans!Dick is Public Enemy Number One and it sounds like you're there too

(long winded rant below the cut but thank you for letting me talk about this lmao)

so in general, I don't read a lot of comics, but I know a lot of comic book lore because of youtube videos, tiktoks, etc. (because my general curiosity brings me to watch videos about that stuff) and because Jaycen talks my ear off about that stuff and I love her for it <3. and it's also intensely interesting to me, because I read a lot of DC fanfiction (because it's one of the most diverse and well written fandoms when it comes to fanfiction) and you can always tell when someone is using comic book characterization for characters vs strictly Titans characterization for the characters - which, the ladder is rare. Most people are only fans of the comic version - which is very understandable.

But Comic Dick Grayson vs Titans Dick Grayson are miles apart (especially considering that Comic Bruce is a calm, well rounded father who adopted Dick out of the goodness of his heart and raised a well rounded, polite, charming son, and Titans Bruce is a sociopath who adopted Dick as a coping mechanism, emotionally abused him for years, which resulted in him raising a 'son' with intense anger issues and pent up rage, and then Bruce tried to commit suicide when he realized he made the same mistakes with Jason).

Comic Dick is the golden boy.

He is very sociable, charming, sweet - he's a playboy because he has intense natural empathy, and in general he's known as the 'golden boy' because he's well rounded in every aspect. He's smart, he's a people person (without pretending), he naturally meshes well with others, he has a good natural compass for justice, he's clever.

Titans Dick is a fucking mess.

Bruce emotionally abused, and it informs so fucking much of his character and his issues - he has attachment issues; he desperately wants a family/a long term attachment but he refuses to form one because he doesn't want to get hurt, so he is constantly pushing people away, he has pent up rage because of how he lost his parents (and because of how Bruce treated that loss, telling him that the world is cold and cruel and no one is ever going to comfort him in that world so he has to make his own justice through violence). He takes every single loss or injustice (however big or small) deeply personally, he doesn't fucking talk about his feelings or communicate properly.

And Jason does get the brunt of the ... wreckage? Of Dick's issues.

It is very clear that because Bruce 'replaced' him with Jason, Dick is consciously or unconsciously taking out his anger toward Bruce on Jason. This is not a problem in the comic books, because Bruce and Dick have a great relationship. But in Titans, Dick and Bruce have a lot of unresolved problems (as much as Dick claims he has forgiven Bruce) so when he sees Jason going down the exact same path he went down - no parents, no proper guidance in the world other than Robin and being Bruce Wayne's little pet - it makes him furious toward Jason because he is furious at a past version of himself.

So because Dick has a lot of unresolved anger and fucked up communication issues, rather than being gentle with Jason and guiding him (and becoming Jason's new mentor, a better mentor than Bruce) he just takes his anger out on Jason because he is unconsciously fighting a past version of himself that let himself believe Bruce Wayne was a good parent.

And when it comes to Season 3 specifically with Red Hood - oooof - I have so much to say about this.

Nightwing and Red Hood are such intense parallels in Titans.

When we first meet Dick, he is at an intense turning point with his violence - he is very brutal, and though it's clear that he thinks killing people is shocking and wrong, he thinks nothing of doling out severe, brutal, possibly life-changing and disabling injuries. And what really gets me is when Dawn is shocked by the level of violence that Dick is displaying, and she is clearly concerned by it.

So when he becomes Nightwing, he reforms himself - he comes back from the edge, he eases up on the violence, and he has a lot of self reflection and realizes that it wasn't about the criminals, it was about him. And he makes an effort not to be as violent.

But it's clear that when he sees Red Hood - someone who kills criminals without a second thought - Dick simply sees a path that he could have gone down. Especially with the themes of that season 'killing vs not killing'. Dick thinks that he's morally superior for easing up on his violence and not killing, but really, when he sees Red Hood, he just sees an alternate version of himself - someone who was fucked up by Bruce and went down a different path, and someone whose ways are maybe a bit more justified than he would like to admit.

So rather than being brotherly toward Jason, rather than acknowledging the legitimate mental illness and trauma that Jason has, Dick talks about Jason (and Red Hood) as though he is a concept. As though Jason is doing this out of spite and pure evil, because Dick wants to extinguish that side of himself that would have embraced Red Hood's ideals if he had gone down the wrong path himself.

Those are my thoughts lmao. Titans Dick doesn't have the capacity to be brotherly toward Jason unfortunately. That's why he's so annoying

[chrispy3]

THE LEGION OF STATIONERY!!

human edition :)

sooo i had designs of them before but since i have replayed the game recently i thought i would revamp them!

design thoughts! (and pronouns)

Colored Pencils (he/him):

- Red case translated to red coat! I also wanted to include the pencil design on the ends of his coat since thats something i did in the og design and still thought was super fun!

- i added sort of a pencil shaving ‘spats’ onto his boots bc i had it at the top of the old boots but changed how the boots looked and didn’t want to lose that little detail!

- his hair is ringlets dyed different colors ofc to mimic colored pencils :)

Rubber Band (she/he/they):

- mostly i just tried to mimic the shape of rubber band in the game! so the hair loops up top, and the shape of his garments!

- i did add a cape attached to the choker around their neck, because it felt fitting for her to have a cape to whip around dramatically (and it adds to the silhouette nicely i think!)

Hole Punch (he/him):

- probably the most similar to my og design! i mostly wanted to change up the colors a bit

- i wanted to give him like a very classic looking disco outfit, because i think if someone is as into disco as hole punch is, they will go hard on the aesthetic! (btw i think his fit is probably also super shiny/glittery in some way i just didnt do that here! (omg i should do a version with tassles))

- but obviously with the twist of lots of (i forget what theyre actually called but the holes punched into his outfit)(this word always escapes me… gibberts?? gibbets… widgets? w…something…)

Tape (they/she):

- i thought it would be cool if they had a sort of biker gangster vibe so i incorporated some of that look into their design (their hairstyle, taped chest/jacket combo, loose baggy pants)

- they do have gold knuckles that are supposed to be like the tape ripper thingy :)

- i do also enjoy the idea of tape having a bike! i just didnt draw one fjfjfj

Scissors (she/her):

- i wanted her to be the tallest and Most Intimidating looking

- the ballet sort of look is something i picked up from the way scissors moved in the fight, i translated the fact scissors basically stands on a point into someone standing on their tiptoes and then i kind of based most of the rest of her look on that (which gave me some good excuses to add bows that look like the handle of a pair of scissors hehe!)

- she also has two blades that are basically If U Ripped A Pair Of Scissors In Half i just didnt draw them

Stapler (he/him):

- i picked a dog breed that i thought would fit the way stapler looks in game! so a longer bigger kind of dog with a shiny black coat :)

- he is a doberman pinscher! idk i think hes just a little guy. i may have drawn him a lil small idk i didnt properly reference like scale or anything

oh speaking of scale! in reference to real life im thinking that these guys are actually around the size you would imagine most craft supplies to be (so like scissors being several inches at the most (some of them in craft supply form are obviously more long than tall so i just improvised what i thought would be fitting)) and then mario would just probably be eeny in comparison like he is in the game haha

[celestial-lily]

just hear me out bro. just like hear me a little tiny bit out. just like a teecny eency little bit. just a eeny teeny weenie lil bitsie witsie.

...what if DC just like stopped making Bruce Wayne a shitty dad. We have enough bad dads in media!! give us !! a good one!!!

[pokemonmarinebiology]

Intro post!

Hi! My name is Jacob (18yrs, he/him), and I'm from the Hoenn region! I used to live in New Mauville, but I recently moved to Mossdeep City because I got hired as a Laboratory assistant to the research station here! I mostly do the grunt work, but that's ok because I have *crippling* thalassaphobia.

Button - Jumpluff (Starter and Ace)

Button has been by my side since I was a kid, he was the first pokemon I had and he's been my favorite ever since! Every spring I have to put a leash on him, otherwise he'll fly away and explode.

It might be weird to have a support pokemon as my ace, but Button fills that role because he always helps me get out of sticky situations; be it with Sleep powder, encore, Rage Powder, etc.

Bleebus - Magmar (Battle Pokemon)

Bleebus is your usual bulky fire type, and she packs a punch too. I caught her on vacation to Johto about 3 years ago, and ever since then she's been a mainstay of my team. She is also a functioning emergency stove, and that's saved me more times than I can count.

At least 10 people have come up to me just to tell me how ugly Magmars are, but I very much disagree; she's the prettiest Magmar ever!

Chuck - Relicanth (Battle Pokemon)

I found Chuck on a diving expedition as a kid in Pacifidlog town, about 7 years ago. I was pulled away from my group by an underwater current and Chuck brought me back to them! He seemed to hang around with me the rest of the trip, so I begged the tour guide to let me take him and he eventually agreed; and he's been fighting valiantly alongside me ever since! Apparently most Relicanth aren't supposed to be cyan though.

Completely unrelated, but getting pulled away from my group then was mentally scarring. I swear there was some giant pokemon in the distance beelining for me..

Knight - Corvisquire (level 37) (not battling anymore)

I was Wonder Trading about 11 months ago (before it got banned for being unethical) and I was given this lil gal as an egg, so I've had the pleasure of raising her from infancy to now.

She hasn't battled for a bit because of an accident that happened last time, and I think she's still shaken up by it. I can tell she's so close to evolving though! If she could just push a little more I'm sure she wouldn't have to worry about getting hurt like that again.

Megasaw - Nymble (big baby)

Despite his intimidating name, Meg is an extremely timid pokemon (Disclaimer: I lost a bet and had to let my friend name my next pokemon). I haven't even been able to get him to battle more than 3 times total! I've been told that once he evolves he'll be so much stronger and aggressive, but at this rate I doubt it. I'm probably gonna have to spend my life's savings of Rare Candies to get him to evolve.

Eeny (dad), Meeny (mom), Miney(daughter), and Mo (son) - Maushold (Helpers)

Honestly, I love these little goobers. They help out around my house and the lab, doing all the things I might be too busy (or too tall) to do. And it's not like I'm forcing them to, Eeny and Meeny actively encourage Miney and Mo to work in order to vent their precocious amounts of energy. They're not too bad at battling either, and have saved my butt plenty of times. They're also the only pokemon I have that can terastalize, which makes sense since they're from Paldea.

Asmodeus - Manectric (pet)

Azzy isn't on my team preview because, we'll, he ain't really a fighter. He's all bark and no bite, n he's even left me to get attacked by pokemon he's 4x super effective to! I still love him though, cuz he's a total lap dog and never shy to ask for cuddles (which I will always happily agree to)

[keikakudori]

Those eyes. Those eyes were unsettling. They were brown, and warm, and seemingly benign. They looked so docile like a teddy bear or something weird like... Well, Shinji wasn’t fooled. He knew there was more to this man than he let on. Like teeth. Like claws. Where was he hiding them?

“Hmm? Ahh, why got a fukutaichou if not to make ya do my dirty work, eh?” He twisted his neck further, until his head was horizontal to his shoulder. His hair falling over his face, his hand and his wrist. Idle hands. His hand on the desk started tapping again, with a single finger this time. Tap tap tap. Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Yeah. He chose him. He picked him and plucked him out of the sea of identical black uniforms and planted him by his side. So he can watch him... But what did he see?

“Ohhhh, you don’t think you can rise to the task?” The smirk turned into a grin. The captain shuffled and lounged side-way in his chair, putting his feet on the edge of the desk. He should ask. Why was he ‘content with being his fukutaichou? Was it only platitude? Was it more? Why... why? Why? He should ask... “Ya afraid of a lil’ more responsibilities, Sousuke? Wouldn’t’ve guessed from someone like ya. Always workin’ so hard.”

But he didn’t. He changed the subject. “Maa maa... you’re done with all that paperwork already? You can go home then. It’s a bit earlier than usual, yeah? Take the night off then. Give ya something real to smile for...”

              all predators knew how to hide such things. sometimes, at night, they might slip free. the flexing of claws upon the tatami mats of his room, the baring of fangs under the moonlight as he wove his plans over one another. perhaps shinji might see them, one day, if he was unfortunate enough to come across his lieutenant in the dark. if he was unfortunate enough to rile the beast that lurked behind the gentle façade that was the fukutaichou that was busy arranging the paperwork neatly even in the midst of the conversation. ever industrious he was, carefully setting things together to ensure that they would be gotten to in the proper order. 

              ❝ it’s not that i’m afraid of responsibilities, ❞ came the answer in that equable tone as if none of his feathers could be ruffled, ever be ruffled. ❝ if you keep holding your head like that, hirako-taichou, your neck will be sore later. but .. no. not afraid. i am very much quite content here as your fukutaichou as i said. i have plenty of responsibilities as i am now, after all, and i suspect that yamamoto-soutaichou would prefer that i ensure that you keep up with your work. why would i seek to change that? i certainly don’t feel up for having him yelling at me for allowing you to slack off. ❞

              upwards moved those brown eyes before he was smiling once again. how sweet that smile. how innocent. he seemed nothing to worry about when he smiled so. if anything, he seemed charming. so many of the young women around did seem to sigh over him and follow him with their eyes -- and not just women either. he exuded a warmth to his personality, a charisma, but in equal measure, aizen played himself as a little shy, a little self-effacing. it was perfect. even if some did flirt with him, he found it a little amusing. but it slipped just as fast as he blinked at his captain once, twice.

              ❝ ah -- no. i haven’t finished it all yet. this was simply your paperwork, hirako-taichou. i still have mine to attend to. but if you’d prefer i leave and wait to finish it tomorrow -- ❞

              shinji, allowing him to go play around without keeping an eye on him? how strange that seemed. and just leaving the paperwork until tomorrow didn’t seem right either. it would just mean there’d be even more to get done before the week was through and he’d have to pull an all-nighter to get everything done in time before the deadlines for the trivial things was turned in.

[bi-scottsummers]

The Hollow: a summary

(contains spoilers) ((duh))

starring: fire boy, water girl and karate kid

secondary characters: that sassy guy with the shades, my mom the witch, bunch of dead guys and some talking cows (also those three lil bitches whose names I can't remember)

• waking up in a white rubix cube is really bad for your neck

• oh look!!!! it's an old thing!!!!

• hARDCORE PARKOUR

• there just had to be wolves

• the cliff scene; in which the weird guy with purple skin has a better fashion sense than I do

• are these cows high??

• "sorry, i dropped out of Minotaur For Beginners in 5th grade"

• Mira is a furry CONFIRMED

• pLEASE STOP HAPPENING PLEASE STOP HAPPENING PLEASE STOP HAPPENING— (AKA kai is the most relatable person on planet earth)

• why can't they just have some soup

• hello mrs witch—oh shit there are three of you

• pardon me, are you mister creepy dude, sir?

• goddamnit Garry

• death is a good bro (AND HIS ICED TEA IS NOT TOO SWEET OKAY SHUT UP—)

• they save the donkey

• fire boi is smort and adam is a raging homosexual who is super proud of his boyfriend

• everything is going wel—nO WAIT ADAM WHAT DID YOU D O

• the boyfriends have their first fight and i can't stop c r y i n g—

• karate kid finds out he's Hulk's grandson.

• water girl is evolving into mermay gorl!

• aphrodite pays the gay bois a visit (she totally ships it)

• BREAKING NEWS: confused bisexual is in denial. get the fuck out of the closet, kai, i'm not getting any younger over here

• oh look it's a cyclops with the mentality of a five year old. this should be fun

• Bob the Builder strikes again

• there's a boat. That's pretty much it

• wowza that's a lot of calamari

• weirdy guy is a little bitch but also really nice

• a talking tree??? seriously????? jesus christ what is this the wizard of oz

• they climb a giant chain. also, adam is not dealing with Kai's fake-hetero bullshit. come on, kai.

• kai is scared. adam, you can let go of your boyfriend now.

• they risk their lives for a twig, because why not

• kai, signing your boyfriend up for a death match is not cool

• Adam goes karate kid™ on this hoe's ass

• 3 lil assholes show up and steal their stick of destiny. not cool, guys.

• they get portal-zapped by weirdy guy (again)

• oh look!! another spaceship!! because the last trip in one of these things turned out SOOOOO well

• oh what's that??? there's another monster??? hate to say I told you so but BITCH I TOLD YOU SO

• hey look, it's the first time weirdy guy doesn't bail them out

• the amusement park; in which the mimes have the most glorious moustaches I have ever seen in my life

• kai fixes another thing!!

• kai rescues the dworf mime and is now a flaming homosexual. (Literally)

• kai pls stop pestering ur bf

• hey Adam, u need some peanut butter to go with that jelly?

• quicksilver is pretty much the only chill one here. i don't like the cotton candy girl.

• insert unnecessary flight scene where kai keeps pretending to be heterosexual

• yes hi, i'd like a plate of grilled zombies

• kAI WTF DID U STEP ON

• somehow they're not dead yet

• Matt Murdock is that you

• okay, this is cool, they're almost out of this pla—wAIT WHAT WHERE IN THE HOLY FUCK DID THAT COME FROM

• UM OKAY FIRST OFF, NO

• SECOND OFF, N O

• Adam is WAY too gay for that hetero shit sorry mira

• the talking tree is a bit of a bitch. also, kai starts some beef

• RIP weirdy guy, your screen time is over

• who needs teleportation when you can have a tree yEET you across an entire forest???

• don't pet the polar bear

• okay now you can pet the polar bear

• adam is not happy with his boyfriend being turned into an icicle

• hi my name is giant ice monster and I'm here to ruin everything

• I hAVE 12% oF A pLAN

• so many ice puns. so. many

• *narrator voice* it was at this moment Kai realized.....he'd fucked up

• #GiveAdamABreak2018

• the lil bitches have upgraded to major bitches

• Return Of The Polar Bears: coming soon to theatres near you

• "that's a good thing right????" lol bitch u thought

• Titanic 2.0

• it's a bird, it's a plane, it's.........A VEGETARIAN SHAR—no I'm kidding it's a whale lmao

• sPiDErS?!??!?!?1?!!1?4!3?/?<>\>?

• not this fucking spaceship again

• who doesn't love the taste of jet fuel??: featuring the sassy bi kid

• gay cuddles ):>

• weirdy guy gets even weirder

• "nOt mE fOoL" bitch lay off it's his first day

• these spiders got some trust issues™

• eenie meeney minie moe catch a spider by its—oh shit this dude's missing two legs nevermind

• "where did u learn that???" "Spider repair school" kai can u not for one second

• "it's okay, Kai, we're good" "Adam—" nO MIRA LEt tHeM HAVE tHeIR MOMENT

• Mother Nature is being a royal shit

• not these guys again

• jOhnNY kARAte~~

• is speedy Gonzales literally the only one here with any fucking chill

• johnny karate kicks some ass and gets the glow stick of destiny

• [cue the mental breakdowns]

• where the fuck did the sun go

• death, nobody has time for your lemon scones. go reap a soul or something

• the tree lends them a hand (literally)

• i think this dragon is broken

• mermay gorl defies the laws of physics

• the world's deadliest green screen kills basically everything

• started from the bottom and they're still currently at the bottom

• somehow they're not dead

• Vanessa is probably a cyborg

[hp-again]

Rereading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: Chapter Sixteen - A Very Frosty Christmas

CHRISTMAS TIMEEEE IS HEEEEERE (its not even halloween yet but the hype is so real)

“Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow...” “I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough.”

savage harry strikes again!!!!!

- HAHAH fred and george are roasting ron about lavender asking if she has brain damage and ron A WIZARD retaliates by throwing an actual fucking knife

“Percy definitely not showing his ugly face, then?” asked Fred. Mrs. Weasley turned away before she answered. “No, he’s busy, I expect, at the Ministry.”

literally pains me to read percys name FUQ A DUDE FOR HURTING MOLLY 

Malfoy was definitely up to something, and Snape knew it, so Harry felt fully justified in saying “I told you so,” which he had done several times to Ron already.

ah yes harry because that is a very unannoying,  non-dickhead thing to do and will totally get people to see your point of view

- ‘a cauldron full of hot, strong love’ will forever be my favorite title of anything ever

- also people are still being mean to fleur and im not here for it yall!!!!!!!!!!

- the ministry is still holding stan shunpike in azkaban :’(

“But I do not forget that during the year I taught at Hogwarts, Severus made the Wolfsbane Potion for me every month, made it perfectly, so that I did not have to suffer as I usually do at the full moon.”

ok..as much as i hate snape. gotta give respect where its due. like he was a DICK to remus when he was teaching and hes the one who got him fired but like he could have made things so much worse for him by fucking up the potion so ill give him that at least.

- 1. POOR BB REMUS is being forced to live with the werewolves to try and get them to not be on voldemorts side and it hurts my heart 2. fenrir greyback is mentioned and EW

- hahahahah ron just got his christmas present from lavender and all i can say is... FUCKING SERVES U RIGHT FOR MAKING HERMIONE CRY u a lil shit head in this book ron..the fuck outta here.

He hesitated a moment, then said, “Is Hermione really going out with McLaggen?” “I dunno,” said Harry. “They were at Slughorn’s party together, but I don’t think it went that well.” Ron looked slightly more cheerful as he delved deeper into his stocking.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

- kreacher got harry a christmas present and harry didn’t get him one in return. sure, it was a package of maggots BUT STILL. its the thought that counts. sweet angel kreacher. 

- more random than harry and ginny? REMUS AND TONKS. like forreal where did this come from??? was jkr just in a very like loving mood when she read this book? idk but girl i am CONFUSED

- scrimgeour and percy just busted into the christmas feast and I DO NOT APPROVE ONE BIT. scrimgeour is trying to be like ‘who wants to go on a stroll with me?? eenie meenie minie... HARRY POTTER’ and it SUCKS yall

“You never get it right, you people, do you? Either we’ve got Fudge, pretending everything’s lovely while people get murdered right under his nose, or we’ve got you, chucking the wrong people into jail and trying to pretend you’ve got ‘the Chosen One’ working for you!”

OOOOOOOOOOHHHHH kill em

“I haven’t forgotten, Minister...” He raised his right fist. There, shining white on the back of his cold hand, were the scars which Dolores Umbridge had forced him to carve into his own flesh: I must not tell lies. 

literal chills. HARRY IS GOING AWF

“Well, it is clear to me that he had done a very good job on you,” said Scrimgeour, his eyes cold and hard behind his wire-rimmed glasses. “Dumbledore’s man through and through, aren’t you, Potter?” “Yeah, I am,” said Harry. “Glad we straightened that out.” And turning his back on the Minister of Magic, he strode back toward the house.

*im a boss ass bitch plays in the background*

DUMBLEDORES MAN YALL. IM NOT CRYING YOURE CRYING

WELP if you liked that, follow me for more chapters!

[consulting-celiac-in-the-tardis]

16 Things That Only Happen If You're a Chronically Ill 20-Something

New blog post! When you have a chronic illness and are only in your 20s, life can be a bit...interesting. Instead of struggling to juggle late-night partying with early mornings at school or work, you may just have a hard time getting out of bed every day. And as someone who was diagnosed with fibromyalgia at 11 years old and celiac disease at 16, I know how isolating it can feel to have health issues at a young age. That's what inspired me to write this post about all the funny ways a chronic illness impacts a 20-something's life. My hope is that if you also have a chronic illness and are on the younger side like me, this post makes you feel less alone and reminds you that there are people who TOTALLY get what you're going through. And if you don't fall into this category but know a chronically ill 20-something...here's a little peek into what aspects of their life are probably like.

So without further adieu...here are 16 things that only happen if you're a chronically ill 20-something!

1. You're constantly being told, "You're too young to have *insert random medical problem here*."

I've even heard this from my dentist, y'all.

2. When you do find someone your age who understands, fangirling is inevitable.

Talk about spoonie partners in crime. (And if you ever feel like you need to vent to someone who totally gets it...don't feel shy about direct messaging me on Instagram!)

3.  Your wild Friday night involves refilling your pill organizer.

Am I the only one whose mind is kinda blown by the idea that some people don't own or need a pill organizer?!?!

4. Somedays, you don't know if you're tired from school and work, sick or having a flare up.

Eenie, meanie, minie, mo...especially if, like me, one of your main symptoms of being glutened with celiac disease is extreme fatigue.

5. You are an expert on the best TV shows to watch or the best books to read for hours (or days) at a time.

Because when a flare up hits, Netflix really is life. (And if you like documentaries, love food or are looking for something interesting to watch, check out my list of epic food documentaries on Netflix!)

6. You rarely go anywhere without your water bottle, purse or backpack (packed with some backup drugs).

I only recently discovered (thanks to my post about 15 Ways Anyone Can "See" My Invisible Illness, Fibromyalgia) that I'm not the only person with fibromyalgia who's always thirsty!

7. You're one of the youngest people in your doctor's waiting room.

Yes, thank you, I am in the right place.

8. You go to social events as soon as they start...so you can go home and take your sleeping pills at a semi-Godly hour.

You might say chronic illness determines my curfew.

9. You find fun ways to cope with or celebrate your chronic quirks.

For example, I'm a huge fan of Celiac Cutie's t-shirts, which I won in an Insta giveaway!

10.  Along with homework, your planner is full of chores like "make doctor's appt," "reorder pills" or "do PT exercises."

'Cause if it's not written down, it ain't getting done!

11. You're constantly balancing FOMO with FOPTH: fear of pushing too hard.

To be 100% honest...I do feel guilty for all the social invitations or grad school activities I say no to. But sometimes you just have to put your health first. And "little things" to other people - like going to a late-night reading or attending a busy dinner party - can trigger a flare-up or a couple of very bad days for us.

12. You have a routine or schedule you need to follow to feel your best...for better and for worse.

When you have a chronic illness, life often feels like a puzzle you're finding new pieces to every single day. And when you find daily activities that make you feel a whooooole lot better...you keep doing them. Sometimes, it's hard for other people to understand that our somewhat "strict" routine is just our way of trying to set ourselves up for a healthier, happier life. But I can say from experience that the people who really matter will accept your quirky rituals. So you do you!

13. Dating feels a whooooole lot more complicated.

Because romance is complicated enough without having chronic illness as a third wheel. However, as I've said in previous posts (like 5 Gluten Free Lessons From a Celiac's First Relationship and 9 Hilariously Accurate Reasons to Date Someone with Fibromyalgia), finding a supportive partner is soooo worth all the time and effort you spend searching.

14. You've gotten pretty dang skilled at advocating for yourself!

'Cause no one knows better what you need than you!

15. You sometimes feel tired of explaining how real your invisible illness is, or that you won't ever "be healed."

One of the hardest things about invisible illnesses is that people can have a hard time understanding how serious your condition really is...and how much you might be hurting even if you look "fine." Ditto for explaining that chronic diseases can't be "grown out of," especially to people your age who might know even less about chronic illnesses than the average older adult.

16. BUT you've learned that you're a lot more resilient, strong and capable than you thought.

Can I get a "Hell yeah"?!? For sure, when you have a chronic illness in your 20s, life looks a lil' different than people expect. But your health challenges also make you one epic chronic illness warrior. And "normal" 20-something challenges like finding a job you enjoy or moving into your own place don't stand a chance when you've conquered so many other challenges in life!

My Final Reminder to 20-Something's Living With Chronic Illness

No matter how old you are, it's easy to fall into the trap of comparing yourself to other people your age and to feel wrong or out-of-place because of your chronic illness. But know that you are not alone! In fact, six and ten adults have a chronic disease...and you might be surprised to discover you're not the only twenty-something in your friend group that can relate to this post!

What's one way your chronic illness makes your life a little quirky or unique? Tell me in the comments! via Blogger http://bit.ly/2SbfGPZ