#on the importance of tea

[ivytea]

letter-keeper's oath

[artlefty]

MMMMMMMMM GOOD THINGS ARE BEING SAID.

Martin consistently stutters, consistently allows himself to build up to a point where his frustrations have nowhere to go other than an abrupt spurt of anger that can almost seem out of character to him in the beginning but are, in fact, intrinsically linked to who he is as a person. He sidesteps his own comfort in favour of others' and expresses his feelings in providing for those he cares about. Simple gestures, like a cup of tea. And later (avoiding spoilers) Bigger Gestures.

Martin has convinced himself he does not matter and attempts to make himself small as a result. Be kind, be gentle and offer comfort to those around him in an attempt to convince them to let him stay. Historically he's been an emotional punching bag for others. His mother, then Jon- you can assume later Lukas too (though in a very different manner).

It's not until much later he starts expressing himself in more honest ways (i.e. post Lonely). He admits his faults and asks for things. Allows his anger and frustration to bubble up organically. Isn't as afraid to express these things as now he's confidant he won't be left in the dirt as a result of taking up space. "I am Martin Blackwood and I am not lonely anymore."

English tea is the most inoffensive thing to offer someone as a source of comfort. The smallest and most effective way to provide in a workspace that he has very little idea to what he's doing in thanks to fudging the records to get in in the first place. The mugs may as well have "Please keep me, I'm helping, see?" written on them. So yes. Yes and Thank you.

[shimmershy]

Buttercups and Golden Flowers

[strange-aether]

!!!TEA POLL!!!

(Herbal tea doesn't count, we're only counting the Camellia sinensis plant. That means black tea, green tea, pu-ehr, oolong, etc.)

I'm Canadian and my family drinks a lot of tea, but I wanna know how common it is in other countries that were British colonies, and how that compares against places that the British never stole.

Reblog for a larger sample size, we have to do SCIENCE!!!

[salthien]

that makes two of us, then hit 100k words today so, naturally, gay bugs were in order. i know i know it's a BIG departure from my typical art content but please bear with me.

@queruloustea congrats on the milestone and thank you for sharing so many wonderful words with the world!!

[linktoo]

the gay tea sip from teru. thank god it stayed. he does not tease mob about having a girlfriend. he sips in silence. thank for you adapting htis moment

[kagoutiss]

rly rough sketchies…..ft impa

[cubesugarss]

hiiai paper doodles

[levmada]

it’s so funny to me how the smartpass stories portray levi as a ‘tea enthusiast’ like 2 separate times when it’s actually the most autistic infodumping ever /pos.

one time, levi is stuck in a shop with a reporter cuz it’s raining. he kind of hates it at first bc he thinks the reporter is more of a gossip collector. but the instant he asks levi what he’s drinking levi is explaining in great detail where tea leaves are being grown, how they’re cultivated and how it affects the food supply for LITERALLY hours.

he wants the reporter to make a story about what matters here. he’s like ‘tea grown at high elevations are higher quality and these elevations are around the capitol but bc of the high demand for the lazy rich and no opportunity in the wider market, the land that could go to growing food-‘ etc

he gets trapped there in the early afternoon and can’t leave until after dark.

another time, original levi squad are perturbed bc of some tea the MP are urgently looking to repossess bc it’s ‘inedible’. levi is like: well aCtUAlLY these leaves are better than what we usually get because even a mule can tell it tastes better when [MOST DETAILED TEA STEEPING DIRECTIONS IMAGINABLE] but also because [INSERT INTRICACIES OF TEA LEAF SHAPE HERE] and i don’t see anything wrong with them because [INSERT METICULOUS STIRRING AND LEAF INSPECTION].

[catscraftsandcommentary]

Can't remember if I've made this post before, but eh, why not repeat.

The Accidental Warlord AU needs a daycare/nursery at Kaer Morhen, SPECIFICALLY so that Geralt can go play with all the babies, toddlers, small children, etc and hide from his responsibilities.

Just IMAGINE how adorable he'd be, buried in little tykes, play-wrestling with them, or reading to them, or cuddling them to sleep.

Their parents come to pick them up, and are immediately like "....uh, I need to have FIVE DOZEN MORE CHILDREN NOW, just so I can hang them off the horribly terrifying Warlord of the North, who can be completely disarmed with exactly ONE (1) small child."

After about the fifth time that various members of the council have to pry Geralt away from the nursery, the children start hiding him.

Well. Attempting to hide him.

Please imagine:

Eskel has been sent to fetch both Geralt and Jaskier, who had previously been sent to fetch the runaway lord. He walks in to find

- 1 suspiciously Warlord sized lump, covered in a truly hideous afghan (it was an early project of Ciri's, Geralt adores it but made the mistake of taking it to the nursery ONCE and has never been able to able to reclaim it since)

- 3 gleefully giggling children sitting atop said suspiciously-sized blanket-covered lump

- one missing Consort instructing said children - and several stuffed animals - on proper tea party etiquette (he may or may not be playing his lute - I bet one of his spares has made its way down there after how many times Geralt has hidden among the children)

- one Consort's bodyguard (Aubry) with two toddlers in his lap and three more cuddled close, all listening to a story about birds (illustrated by Aleksander, obviously)

And if you think that Eskel escapes the tea party ding dong you're wrong

[tommie-exe]

RAHH I HAVE WORDS TO SAY!!!!!

Now that i have captured your attention…..

Would anyone wanna join a minecraft smp heavily based off of phighting!!!

on my hands an dknees begging because i love it so much but dont have many other people to play with most times-

its super fun we play as kindof our own versions of phighters who have their sorta own things going on away from canon sorta like an au ^_^ we also have particle effects for those who want them (have to be related to character somehow) and pro and con potion effects that we place on you (also related to character and you get to negotiateit with us) !!

(quick note its vanilla minecraft 1.20.4 java)

im gonna attach some images which might be a lil old but just for funsies to show off our lil smp

photos from me (subspace) and friends (Banhammer & Katana)

[the-shotce-newsletter]

One of two drawings based off of a pair of Heckin Unicorn pride pins I need on my backpack yesterday. Fluffy ‘What If’ Raccoon City never zombified.

[fancynuts]

dennis with boba

[atomicnumber47]

DAY 2 !!!

[sunshinediaz]

fuck it friday 🫧

hi friends, @spagheddiediaz and i are going to be in the Same Place starting monday and i'm stoked about it + hope you're all ready for the tomfoolery

been suffering from 'starting new wips only to abandon them 1k in' syndrome and boy it is not fun :( anyway have some hoa eddie, mwah

He laughs. “You remind me so much of your mom sometimes, kid. She had that same attitude.” He nudges Christopher with his elbow. “She handled your abuelo so well.”  “He’s hard to handle sometimes,” Chris admits, quietly like he’s afraid they’re going to get caught sharing secrets, and it makes Eddie laugh all the more. “I like when you talk about her.”  “Hmm?”  “My mom. I like when you tell stories about her. And how you put her up all over the house, like she’s still here. It makes me feel like I knew her before she died.” A weight settles over Eddie’s chest right where Shannon used to lay her head. “You did, baby,” he insists, ducking his chin so he can see Christopher’s face when he turns his head.  Christopher shrugs. “Not really,” he says. “Not the way I know you or Buck.”  Eddie twists around onto his side. “I’ll tell you anything you want to know about your mom, baby.”

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[obsob]

happy birthday every thoroughbred race horse in the northern hemisphere!!!!!!!!!!!