#not AVOIDANT

[gayofthefae]

Here's my take: even if Mike suspected that Will had a crush on him, even if that idea made him uncomfortable, he still. would have. hugged him.

They are best friends of 9 years who haven't seen each other in 8 months, any suspicion would be only mildly grounded at BEST, and we do not know him to prioritize his comfort at the expense of Will's feelings.

Even if he wanted to avoid leading him on or something, he did not have time to calculate that decision. This might be a justifiable excuse for the later fight, but not the hug. He missed him and he would have hugged him before he even thought of that or temporarily prioritized the hug.

Even if he did think he had lost him, he would have taken an opportunity in which Will was visibly happy and initiated a hug to take it. He didn't just not hug him. He avoided WILL'S hug.

If Mike was scared Will had become distant, if Mike was scared Will had a crush on him, in the situation that we saw...he still would have hugged him.

[crabussy]

hey. don’t cry. crush four cloves of garlic into a pot with a dollop of olive oil and stir until golden then add one can of crushed tomatoes a bit of balsamic vinegar half a tablespoon of brown sugar and stir for a few minutes adding a handful of fresh spinach until wilted and mix in half a cup of grated parmesan cheese and pasta of your choice ok?

[chthonic-kids]

this person gets it

[vitwixt]

the original meme had the cadence of a futurama joke that's my only defense for this

[shorelinnes]

BDS added this section to their boycott page and I think people really need to read it:

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please remember, pushing unorganized boycotts without carefully fact-checking every company in the list can be actively HARMFUL to the boycott movement.

[stuckinapril]

[bi-hop]

we are literally so back, picky eater fans of dungeon meshi

[milanocookiesandivyprofen]

Say it with me, everyone.

ARO DOES NOT EQUAL ACE.

ACE DOES NOT EQUAL ARO.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE ARE BOTH. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THEY ARE THE SAME.

AROMANTIC AND ASEXUAL ARE DIFFERENT, AND SHOULD BE RESPECTED AS SUCH.

edit: holy shit, this post has gotten so popular it's getting aphobia notes! thanks y'all

[nubs-mbee]

The people against bows becoming a trendy fashion accessory has annoyed me sooo much lately. Saw a tiktok that was like “if you get uncomfortable with us saying wearing bows infantilizes women and supports the patriarchy, it just means you’re uncomfortable with us pointing out you’ve been engaging in a harmful trend/behavior 😌” aaaaaAAAAAAH people online are allergic to nuance

[blueskittlesart]

sharing mana

[laughingcatwrites]

As a reminder that good exists out there, a coworker recently confessed to me that he found out his child is questioning their identity (kid's gender redacted for this post). The kid is keeping it from him, so he can't say anything to them or show that he knows, but he's doing his best to get mentally prepared and educated so that he'll be ready whenever his kid does feel comfortable enough come to him.

For context, this guy is a big, bulky middle aged dude who loves sports and typical outdoor "manly" activities. As his coworker and friend, I know he's a kind and sweet teddy bear of a person, but his kid probably views him as a stern, authoritarian figure, the way most teenagers view their parents. His family lives in a conservative area, so I'm sure between that, their dad's looks and interests, and the fact that their dad is a Figure of Authority, the kid is worried that they won't be accepted.

But you know what? When he found out about his kid, the first thing he did was reach out to his closest queer friend and ask for resources for parents of questioning children. His biggest fears are that his kid will be bullied or discriminated against and won't feel comfortable enough to be themself. His second action was to find himself a mentor in another parent who went the same situation (kid coming out in a conservative town). The other person is preparing him for some of the struggles his kid may face and the fights he may need to take on as a parent to make sure his kid is safe and treated well.

Something I want to emphasize for people focused on language as the primary method of allyship is that when we spoke, he used some outdated terms and thoughts about gender and sexuality. That does not make him bad. These were the terms and thinking used about questioning teenagers when he was growing up and he never needed to learn more current ones. But now that he does have that need, he's throwing himself in head first because that's his kid and he's darn well going to make sure that his kid feels welcomed and has a safe place to be themselves even if they never come out to him.

[valtsv]

my main advice for writing an enemies to lovers relationship is to resist the urge to make the characters' loathing and attraction mutually exclusive opposing forces. it's okay if they're getting weirdly into it and having Thoughts whilst also sincerely wanting to kill each other with hammers.

[reimeichan]

oh thank god you can now reply/comment on posts as a sideblog

[meziniart]

Ruthlessness is mercy upon ourselves

[egophiliac]

(looks at upcoming card releases)

I'm in danger :)

[egg-noodle]

Spider web collar.