#probably too personal

[writethrough]

So, I need some help/encouragement/advice…

There’s a cute guy at work, he knows I think he’s cute, and we followed each other on Insta.

He said he’d message me back if I reached out, and he did, but I haven’t heard a response since Wednesday, and I haven’t seen him since then either. And I’ll most likely see him Monday.

What should I do? Like, should I ask him outright if he wants to get to know each other, should I bring it up at all, or do I just take the no response as the response?

I’m confused ‘cause it seemed like he showed some interest and now this—like if he wasn’t interested, he wouldn’t have told my coworker that he’d follow and talk to me on Insta, right?

Tagging some of you ‘cause I think you’ll steer me straight: @bookshelf-dust, @bluebeardtheblasphemous, @nix-rose, @lululacava, @sadhours, @7-wonders

And of course @steph-speaks who’s let me vent to her about it.

[connectingconstellations]

Hi the world sucks and I have to stay off all my other social media because it's flooded with graphic images showing how much it sucks so send me some happy things please

[fallowhearth]

I've long had the habit, that whenever I needed something, I'd go ransack my Mum's garage in case she had one for the taking. This has been an extremely lucrative strategy as my Mum has some definite hoarder tendencies. Discovered today that there's no point anymore! Which is actually really nice as it's a direct reflection of the positive effects of divorce and retirement on her wellbeing. It's great she has the energy and happiness to sort through everything and get rid of the stuff that's no longer needed.

[imaloneandfree]

A brief summary of how the last few weeks have been going

[anniesocsandgeneralstore]

had a dream that my father was dying last night.

in the dream, i was screaming and sobbing as i ran to his bedside.

my father and i have a weird relationship.

one where i still think he's a great father and i can still spend time with him,

but he's also made me into someone extremely insecure, anxious, and unable to express negative emotion in fear of being punished.

yet i woke up crying from this dream.

because i love him.

and i think i'll call him today.

[jakeperalta]

I'm curious. what job would you do if money was no object (you just automatically had an income you could live comfortably on)? including work like volunteering, studying etc. please share in the tags :)

[floccinaucinihilipilificationa]

[egophiliac]

WAIT when did he get FANGS

[ewwww-what]

Floor time.

[stuckinapril]

Guys I realized you can’t compromise quality time on your core interests without compromising your own core self and fading away as a person . Did you know about this

[kimtaegis]

A Taegi Series, pt. 7: personal space ❌ being attached at the hip ✅

cr. namuspromised, jung-koook, 0613data

[umblrspectrum]

hi heres art so you pay attention to me now go read the tags

[onesidedradiostatic]

do you think vox has one of these with velvette too

probably as a soft copy posted online with a caption instead of a physical photo though. just to complete the unholy trinity of it being a requirement to take a photo with vox if you're associated with him

[icarusredwings]

Thinking about Logan forgetting that he IS infact gay sometimes. This man was born in the 1800s and has been in toxic masculine places for a very long time. Is the army pretty gay? Yes. But you aren't allowed to admit it or say it.

Logan: Why the fuck am I on the pride months staff member list? *shakes around paper*

Jubilee: *Blinks* ..... ??

Logan: *Crosses arms* Does it look like I'm gay!?

Jubilee: *slowly reaches for phone* Mr. Howlett Please come to the events organizer office

Logan: ?? Im right here.

Wade: *shows up* You called, Firefly? Oh hi pumpkin!

Jubilee: *Gestures to Wade* Is this not your husband?

Logan: And?

Wade: Ohhh is this about the thing in the closet? Look I swear I locked it!!

Jubilee: Im going to have Jean erase my memory of you ever saying that. Logan.... Is that your husband?

Logan: Yes??

Jubilee: Then you're gay.

Logan: No, im not!

Wade: YEAH!! He's bisexual.

Jubilee: Logan... Do you like men?

Logan: No! What do I look like a southern pansy?

Wade: YEA- wait.... what??

Wade and Jubilee: Should... should we tell him?

[shalom-iamcominghome]

If anyone is interested, please feel free to light a digital candle through Illuminate. I got a name a few years back, and it's a name I won't forget. May every name we have found be a blessing. May their names never be forgotten. May we never forget.

Never again means now.

[bixels]

The Ryoko Kui interview's reception is such a disaster over a pretty normal (yet still flawed) interview between a non-Japanese fan and Japanese artistic. This is discourse for discourse's sake, and it's no surprise that almost every Twitter user I've looked at who's using this interview to parade Kui around as a goated mangaka standing strong against Western ideology is anti-trans.

Like, I do think the interview was kinda wonky with its focus on fandom culture, which Kui clearly didn't have much interest in. But sometimes that happens. Sometimes interactions between two people, especially a fan and a creator, two people who view and interact with a piece of media in completely opposite perspectives, don't click. Does this really need to get blown up into a "West vs. East culture war" issue.

Anyways, Kui saying "I don't consider my audience's interpretations when writing. I leave it to their imaginations, but I have my own read on things too" is the healthiest, most normal thing an artist/writer who wants a non-parasocial audience could say. Artists and writers use this line all the time. If Kui didn't enjoy autistic Laius or Farcille headcanons, she would have probably voiced/signalled her discomfort, like she did on the topic of Senshi fanservice. Overall, Kui handled the interview really well. Props to her to sticking to her guns and keeping a healthy disconnect from the fandom. While I think the interviewer could've/should've been more tactful and restrained, the flaws in their questions is not a symptom of the woke mind virus trying to wriggle its way into the pure Japanese psyche. It's the sign of an over-eager fan who sees a piece of fiction differently than its creator.