#long story short

[thisisustrying]

I hate it here so I will go to lunar valleys in my mind

t.s. + the motif of space

[hope-ur-ok]

maybe now people will finally show long story short some fucking respect

[stillgotscars]

long story short - taylor swift

[artelarium]

long story short by taylor swift.

[rhaegalsblog]

sweet nothing

[cametotheshowinsd]

Ask me why so many fade, but I'm still here...

[chipper-smol]

you cant do this to me we’ve known each other for less than 30 minutes

[baby-girl-aaron-dessner]

evermore & ocean imagery

[wineonmytshirt]

long story short // taylor swift

[titty-princess79]

Hii 💞

[existennialmemes]

When I say "long story short" please understand that I mean "short by comparison." Like the way watching all of the LOTR movies is technically shorter than watching all the extended editions

Not short as in "I will finish this story in less than three hours, without including a variety of bonus, unrelated sporadic memory content"

[loveisbraveandwild]

speak now taylor singing “i would lay my armour down if you said youd rather love than fight” then red taylor singing “this is the worthwhile fight love is a ruthless game unless you play it right” then lover taylor singing “threw out our cloaks and our daggars because its morning now its brighter now” then evermore taylor singing “when i dropped my sword i threw it in the bushes and knocked on your door and we live in peace” and now midnights taylor singing “and all i did was bleed as i tried to be the bravest soldier fighting it all with your army”

[imissa3en]

Incase anyone wants it, here's the next 4 months of a 2024 twst calendar!

Feel free to download, print them out or use them digitally!

Jan, feb, march and april here

[vroomvroomwee]

People are saying Rose's entire personality is based on her being trans, and it's just... not? I'm not sure we watched the same show. They had 1 hour to introduce us to multiple new characters, a new villain, Donna's life after the mind wipe, cool action scenes, and of course the heartwrenching reunion of Donna and the Doctor. And they still managed to tell us about what Rose is like.

She has a vivid imagination (from the metacrisis, but she doesn't know that yet), so she's into crafts and DIY. She uses her talents for art to save up money for her family. She's smart enough to notice it since I imagine her parents don't want to worry her about it. She has friends, aka Fudge, and I imagine there's more. She wasn't afraid to point out how the Doctor assumed the Meep's pronouns (she didn't know he's also genderqueer so lay off). She helped an alien who she should rightfully be terrified of, and even after she found out the Meep was being hunted, she risked her life trying to protect it. "Never mind me, we've got to save the Meep." Selfless, kind, compassionate, brave. Her being trans is an integral part of the story, so it makes sense that they would focus on it, but they still managed to wonderfully introduce us to a new character in the time they had.

[theanonymousninja247]

Random Turtle HC: Raph & Anxiety

*clears throat and approaches microphone before hitting whiteboard with a ruler* A-HEM! Behold my theories peasants!

As we see expresses in the VERY 1st episode of ROTTMNT, the turtles can recognize each others signature scents and can smell fear.

Raph especially is shown briefly through the brothers dialogue to be the most aware and self conscious about said scent to the point of becoming defensive about it.

This leads me to believe that due to both natural biological olfactory senses and increased abilities due to mutation, the turtle brothers (with an advanced ability tipping to Raph due to his size and sensitivity) can actually smell the hormone cortisol.

WebMD defines cortisol as, “Your body’s main stress hormone. It works with certain parts of your brain to control your mood, motivation, and fear.”

Simply put, the turtle boys can literally smell fear.

Now I know you’re asking yourself, “Okaaaaaay cool fun fact I guess, what does that have to do anything with me?”

*takes a step back and adjust glasses with a smirk*

My dear dear fellow tumblr, allow me to share the wonders of mixing fact, madness and media all in one! *sounds of maniacal cackling can be heard*

(I wrote this with the intent to be platonic but it could be romantic if you squint long enough)

•So we've established Raph can smell fear right?

•As a protective big brother who is quite literally in fact “BIG” he knows a thing or two about getting scared

• Especially when it comes to looking out for people he cares about

•Hes been fighting baddies for his family since he was a tot! From keeping away scary dreams at night, from crushed ancient metal zombies to terrifying alien virus monsters, there ain't much he hasn't seen

•So when you join the ranks of the Mad Dogz, you immediately also get a built in prtoector

•Raphs been looking out for the little guys his whole life, what's one more?

•Not to mention you're kinda cute, so he doesn't mind sticking around a little bit closer

•But you're different than most folks, Raph notices. I mean besides the fact that you WILLING want to be friends with 4 mutant turtles of all things.

•No besides your abnormal incredible bravery in looking beyond the status quo to reach out the hand of friendship to these reckless reptiles, Raph noticed that you just kind of…smelled

•Not in a bad way or anything just…you always seemed to have a lingering scent of fear on you

•And Raph would know. Hed recognize that scent anywhere. It's a scent that ghosts every hour of every day for him. Nighttime and being alone especially.

•Raph hates being scared. He's the biggest and the oldest. He's supposed to look after his peeps! And he can't do that if he's frozen with fear all the time!

•So what does he do? Raph faces the problem head on like he always do.

•You get scared a lot. That's understandable, but Raph decides to make it his business that you don't need to be scared when he's around.

•Raph’ll protect ya

•Be prepared to have this turtle subtly (orrer not to much so because although he's a ninja he ain't exactly tactful or subtle) watching you every time you and the gang get all together

•Its not hard. You've always caught his attention for some reason or another. So looking at you is something he does without even realizing it.

•He’s looking for triggers, anything that gets that heart rate of yours spiking and that scent start to waft.

•Fidgeting hands, bouncing knees, shutting down and slinking into your hoodie, nervous chewing, pulling or playing with your hair and pacing, he's got eyes on it all.

•Once a trigger has been spotted, Raph immediately tries to locate the source

•Too many people? Suddenly you find a 6ft something giant turtle behind you, letting you know with his massive presence alone that he got your back. Literally.

•He kinda likes this position because he can see everyone that comes close enough to interact with you and everybody can see him.

•All he's got to do is narrow his eyes a little a give em a flash of that all too familiar snaggle tooth of his if he thinks someone's being mean and he gets his unspoken threat across just fine

•Not to mention you're also close enough to grab if someone he doesn't deem fit for your attention gets a little too close for his liking. But he doesn't say that part out loud.

•Scared of talking? You suddenly feel the cool tip of his massive scaely alligator tail (anatomically correct alligator tail be darned, I'm going with the fandoms HCs for this one) gently wrapping around your ankle as a physical reminder that he's right there here to support you

•Overwhelmed and the world feels like it's closing in on you? Raphs massive size is a natural battering ram that allows him to pass through thick crowds with easy. He's not afraid to help heard you into a quiet little corner away from it all

•Years of practice with Donnie allows him the experience to ask you if you're good with touch.

•If yes, you know you're going to be instantly wrapped into his arms, pulled flushed up against the worn keratin of his plastron. Raph’s always been more of “hands-on experience” kinda of guy anyway.

•Raph gives good hugs. They're firm and tight, padded with the security of arms who have been holding the weight of the world for years.

•He will rest his chin on top of your head, gently guiding your head with the motion ever so slightly so you're somehow perfectly nestled right against his heart.

•It's a loud heart, especially when you're up so close. It's actually his strongest muscle and one he's most proud of. He cares about you, so he reckons he’ll allow you the privilege of getting close to it. In more ways than one.

•Raph doesn't talk much during these special security hugs. He's never really been much good with words anyways. Raph knows sometimes the noise can be too much, but he also knows that the silence can be defeaning. So being a turtle comes with some built in perks that make up a happy medium.

•Hes got a special churr saved for special situations just like this one. It's one of the lowest and deepest ones he's capable of making. More akin to a muted growl more than anything the way it vibrates his chest as you're pressed up against it. You can feel it more than hear it and it just takes a handful of minutes listening to this bad boy before Raph can sense your fear stink slowly dissipating and your natural sweet scent can return.

•Raph can smell fear, and there's something incredibly humbling for this Atlas of a turtle to have the sweet experience of watching that scent drift away whenever he gets the privilege of being close to you like this.

•”You don't need to be scared no more, Sweet Pea. Raph’s got ya. I'm gonna be right here until you're ready to face the world again. Until then, let me just hold ya.”

Dedicated to the one and only @anobodyinabog. Sorry this took so long,but I hope your day gets better Shortcake. Please know you're always looked out for and loved ok? 🧡❤️