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thalialunacy · 1 day
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[for the @calaisreno May Prompthagoreum Theorum. Cheers to ya'll for still following along despite it being, you know, June.]
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At first, partially because it's 6am, neither of them recognise what Rosie is actually saying. But it's clearly directed at Sherlock, who looks at John from the table with an eyebrow raised.
John shrugs. 'What was that, sweetheart?'
She helpfully points at Sherlock. 'Say sorry!'
'Oh ba--balderdash,' John says. 'There was an episode of that Australian programme about apologising, I didn't think--'
'Be sorry, Sherlock!'
Sherlock looks merely amused. 'What for, Miss Rosamund?'
She moves her pointer finger to John, but her accusatory gaze stays on Sherlock. 'You ate banana.'
'I… ate your father's banana without asking?'
She nods decisively. 'Say sorry.'
'I'm very sorry, John. I shall ask next time before doing anything nefarious with your banana.'
How they manage to keep straight faces, John has no idea, but they deserve an Olympic sodding medal in parenting for it.
'She's not even old enough to really get the concept of apologising,' he says as it occurs to him. 'I can't--'
'Nonsense, she's brilliant. Aren't you?' This last is to Rosie, obviously, as he clears away her cereal bowl.
John rolls his eyes. 'Oh, so now you're in favour of emotional intelligence.'
'When it applies to my--' He smothers a wince, John is certain of it, but rallies immediately. '--my young flatmate, here, absolutely.'
He stands before John can say anything else. 'Time to be off, yes?'
'Sherlock,' he starts a few minutes later, but they're halfway out the door and he knows he's being cowardly.
Sure enough, Sherlock waves it off. 'You're for pickup today, correct?' John nods. 'Good. I've that case, have to go make several witnesses cry.'
John hides a grin, in case his newly-pious daughter is paying attention. 'Try not to get arrested, yeah?'
'I make no promises,' Sherlock calls back as he heads off down the pavement.
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'John,' Sherlock says that night, once he's changed clothes and washed the distinct aroma of back alley rubbish off himself while John put Rosie to bed. 'You could take a turn from your daughter about the apologising. Be a good example.' His voice is light, but careful. Only a little bit mocking.
John, who is standing in the kitchen making coffee and around whom Sherlock has just reached to avail himself of the biscuits, is certain he didn't hear correctly. 'I beg your pardon.'
'No, you don't.'
John stares at him, mouth a little open. 'This? Coming from you?'
'Who knows you better?'
'No, I mean-- You never apologise.'
'Implying you yourself are a model for showing regret?'
John can practically hear the 'zing' of the direct hit, and it irks him. 'Fine, I apologise for nothing!' He stops. 'No, that's not true, I apologise for some things. A few things. Several things. I apologise for about half of the things!'
'That doesn't even make sense, you realise.'
'Shut up.' He pulls Sherlock to him. 'Shut up, you absolute wanker.' He drags their mouths together for a surprisingly filthy kiss considering how tired they both ought to be.
John has a suspicion, though, and he breaks the kiss. 'What's this really about?'
'Don't know what you mean,' Sherlock says against the skin of John's jaw.
'Sherlock…' He swallows, considers pulling back but isn't sure he'd be able to get through this if eye contact is involved. 'You know she's yours, right?'
Sherlock stills, his cheek brushing John's, and John feels him close his eyes. 'John, you mustn't say things that aren't true.'
'Oh for--' John does pull back, then, pulling on the back of Sherlock's neck and keeping him in check so he can't escape. He waits until Sherlock's focused on his face, on his nose today. 'Here's the thing: You're right. Beyond, you know, the big-- Beyond what we've worked out in therapy, I'm shit at apologising. I'll work on it for Rosie, and for you. Starting with--' He takes a deep breath. 'I'm really bloody sorry I ever gave you the impression I didn't want you as Rosie's father.' He sees and feels Sherlock's sharp inhale. 'I just thought you knew that you already are.' 
'John.' The air leaves Sherlock's body in a stream, warm and damp on John's skin. 'You're serious?' he asks, doubt small but lingering in his voice. 
John clears his throat, breaking their gaze to look down at Sherlock's collar. 'I asked-- Well, the papers have been drawn up, and I owe your brother now which will only come back to bite us in the arse, but--' 
Sherlock's mouth captures his in a desperate kiss, and John finds himself held so tightly he actually feels his heels parting from the lino.
'Sherlock,' John manages when they break briefly for air.
'Sorry, right,' Sherlock says, very near sheepishly, and loosens his grip.
'Don't be sorry, just, you know.' He tilts his head to indicate the hallway. 'Come to bed with me?'
Sherlock's eyes darken with a combination of lust and merriment. 'Where I can do nefarious things to your banana?'
John groans, then turns away and starts down the hall. 'Oh God, dad jokes now? I have so many regrets.'
'No, you don't.'
John smirks and holds the bedroom door open. 'No, I really, really don't.'
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rainbowsystemblog · 5 hours
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TW because somebody in our past said we:
can't be asexual because we have sex - some asexuals are sex neutral or sex favorable, you know? also one can like some elements of sex and some not
can't be asexual because we are traumatised - even if your identity comes from trauma I still think it's valid and it helps explain people how you function without going into drastic reasons behind it, I know then one believes somebody can be cured from trauma/sexuality but if one doesn't want to change anything about them why not used the term? I might be wrong but I still wanna use it...
can't be asexual because we tried sex - just because someone was looking for their identity doesn't mean after trying they can't say IT IS NOT FOR ME and THIS IS NOT WHO I AM, especially if someone was forced/manipulated into doing it
can't be asexual because our body reacted - even during rape one can have an orgasm, it doesn't mean they truly enjoy it, especially if someone was programmed to believe it's what they want (or reaction equals liking it) and to react certain way to touch/commands
can't be asexual because we find someone pretty - I am not art sexual by looking at the painting and finding it nice - I don't want to fuck it! also finding someone sexy doesn't mean I want to have sex with them nor being sexy is an invitation
can't be asexual while some of us were simply demisexual so obviously we experienced sexual attraction after awhile with somebody (which we didn't even know what it is before as we didn't look much at the body before)
can't be asexual because we have libido - libido is about the body's needs and not a person's wants
can't be asexual because we had/have plenty of sex - addiction (especially out of masochistic reasons or because of escapism) or being manipulated/programmed/forced to do something as I said, doesn't have to equal real needs and wants of a person who doesn't even have a healthy space to think about who they are as a person
can't be asexual as a host because other alters aren't - wtf? I won't even comment on this
host was saying she is asexual before diagnosis - nobody should try to change her anyhow - but the point is that finding out we exist that label was still about HER and not US as a system anymore especially if we had to adjust to the toxic situation created in a relationship at the time so we splitted those who were "willing" to have sex, I won't go into details in here as I already risked our privacy...
also someone:
can't be an abuser if was abused before - bullshit, one can continue abuse they experienced in life
can't be molested/raped because they agreed to sex - consent can be due to guilt, being manipulated or forced too - somebody can change their mind during sex and consent doesn't equal consent for EVERYTHING that happens during that act so anything that wasn't tried before requires permission - random touch and leaving someone or making them horny and leaving them is not ok - it doesn't mean you have to force yourself to finish somebody of course but it's good to talk about such matters and know how to act to not create uncomfy situations
can't be molested/raped because the body reacted - yeah, also could react with being paralised and you didn't notice so... not saying NO isn't consent
can't accidentally SA somebody - crossing boundary due to misunderstanding can happen but you have to fix it and explain + ask a lot of questions before doing anything, not everything can be asked about maybe but some rules aren't applicable 24/7 - they change as person's wants/mood/needs change then one has to inform about it and why so there are no complications later, especially if it's not NO forever but NO currently
doesn't have to ask their partner to be able to touch them if in a relationship - bullshit, relationship isn't consent
can't decide something wasn't for them after an act - you absolutely can back out from doing that ever again if that's not what you liked but it would be nice if you explained why while informing, one time consent doesn't mean consent forever
has to meet in the middle in the name of compromise - no, having sex with someone who doesn't want to just because you have needs is rape - not a compromise you force them to believe in because you want something they can't give you - break up and move on, jeez - you have hands! consider open or poly relationship maybe?
can decide aftercare isn't important - it is very important, it doesn't have to be long (like foreplay) but if you decide to just leave somebody, roll back and go to sleep then you just used them, there might not be enough time for that depending on situation but still it requires checking on somebody at least
can believe relationship doesn't require a lot of sex talk about boundaries and such - it's one of the most important conversations that will come back to you two like a bumerang, sorry not sorry, if you are annoyed and prefer someone to be abused by you - it's your choice but it's a wrong one as it makes you evil
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yoru-no-seiiki · 1 day
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SERIOUSLY, MINORS AND AGELESS BLOGS DNI, I WILL FUCK YOUR MOM WHILE YOU PLAY ROBLOX.
link to [part one] for those unfamiliar w/ my yan! cool kid works
@yuiiasathesilly both parents actually. these three come from a relatively affluent family. someone has to pay for all the hairdye yan! cool kid uses. in fact the both are them are kinda disappointed that the boys haven’t been using their resources as much as they want em to. cool kid has abused it the most, having an entire apartment ready for yan! reader to be kept in
@onyanjune mc does have backups! and good eye. the reason why they only deleted it in their phone is cause it’s what they have on them at all times. meaning that they’re giving our prez some leeway instead of immediate action in terms of blackmail.
in terms of their efforts, it’s purely cause they want their integration into the family to be smooth sailing. before yan! loser was an outcast he used to be pretty well known for his rich family, his brothers, and his high grades. yan! reader noticed that he usually kept to himself and suffered a little bit in terms of his siblings outshining him so much so they set out with that plan to make him completely reliant on them. it was mostly a backup that they had for yan! cool kid but he’s too above other people in general to care. same with yan! prez.
they aren’t trying to make their beloved jealous, hell they’d die if they ever accidentally hurt him in any way, shape, or form. yan! reader worships him too much. it’s more of side effect if anything. they do like to pretend as if they don’t think about him 24/7. which is frankly more annoying to yan! cool kid since he can’t exactly threaten/beat up his future spouse like he can with his brothers.
anyways off to our scenario (inspired by @carnivorousyandeere and i’s talk about sex positive/liberal parents lol)
“dad, i’m going to pursue someone from my class.” yan! cool kid leaned back and forth, rocking his dinner chair.
“oh? that’s great son. i was worried that someone as handsome as you wouldn’t put your face to good use.”
“yes yes, your father and i were worried that you weren’t bringing anybody home. all of our colleagues keep talking about how their children have been sleeping around but here we are with your monk of an eldest son and shut-in of a youngest.”
ouch.
“when i found out that all those condoms we bought you weren’t being used for sex i was devastated!”
“right son! and the lingerie sweetie! tell them about the lingerie!”
“mother, father! we’re eating!” yan! president yelled. he was already used to his parent’s lack of respect for privacy. it wasn’t their crude words that made him uncomfortable, it was the fact that his younger brother was coveting what was already his.
but his mother, as always, does not listen, “and we spent a lot of time getting those for you three to enjoy. and for what?”
“well, who is this lucky person?”
“they’re—“
“i’m full.” yan! loser stood up, wiping the food off his face and leaving. the door to the dining room slammed shut with a bang at his wake.
“as i was saying, they’re my classmate. the one whose house i went to before.”
“oh! the one whose pictures you have all over your room.”
“. . . yes.” yan! cool kid almost regurgitated out his drink from their nonchalant invasion of his room. his rebellious instincts told him to scream at them and question their behavior. but if he wanted to get their help he had to play into his role perfectly.
“oh son! just tell us what we have to do, we’ll support you all the way.”
bingo!
or not.
there was one thing yan! cool kid failed to factor into the equation. the fact that yan! president had been doing such a play since before the younger one even learned how to talk.
“what’s wrong, pumpkin?”
yan! president began his part with a gag. an expression of guilt, disgust and a hint of grief.
“it’s just that. . . i was planning on asking them out too.” and then, the tears. “they actually work as the secretary to the council and . . . no one else has been there for me like they have.”
“oh dear.” their mother looks at the two of them in worry. she already knew this was going to get messy quick.
“i’m sorry, dearest brother. i just can’t bear the thought of losing them.”
“you—“ yan! cool kid slammed his hands on the table. now at his full height which causes his chair to fall behind him. his fist pulled back, ready for impact and aimed squarely on the bridge of yan! president’s glasses.
“why don’t we all calm down, okay?” but their father manages to pull him back, overpowering the young man easily. with a smile he eases yan! cool kid away while their mother held yan! president in her arms. “we’ll think of a way for both of you boys to get what you want.“
“you. prepare a room for a new addition to our home.” their mother spoke, her fingers running through her son’s locks “we’re family we’ll get through this together.”
meanwhile under the cover of dark. . .
yan! loser pants, a hand in his pants as he pumped his cock to full mast. his meager, melodic moans muffled by one of your used pe uniforms covered in dried sweat and your scent. his eyes trained at the video of his eldest brother taking you.
he hated it. hated the way you seemed to be enjoying it (you weren’t). but since they looked alike it was the closest he could get to an image of you and him together. even if his brother couldn’t last a few rounds.
he moans one last time as he releases his spent into a condom, swiftly tying and throwing it to the rest of the pile that threatened to spill over from within the bin.
in his post masturbation haze, he wonders how all that liquid would look inside you instead and whines as he feels the blood rush back down there again.
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xiuminscheeks · 1 month
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"So you are telling me that you had feelings for me just like I did for you. Am I right?
You said you missed me.
Then tell me. How about now?"
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maddy-ferguson · 6 months
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women will literally accuse women and esp lesbian circles of "not unpacking ""man-hating""" alleged ""misandry" sweetie xo" getting offended ppl aren't appropriately uplifting how "men are amazing and awesome and attractive and i won't be shamed for thinking so" as if appreciating men is a real counter opinion than blame whatever gave women of every sexuality instance to be jaded weary cautious and tired and who'll complain every now and then and continue on with her life until she dies putting up with patriarchy. just welcome to the "woke" internet where misogyny's over and "man-hate" "shamed for not hating men" is worth springing to defences for
yeah i've only seen people talk like men's rights activists and think they're being unbelievably progressive on tumblr it's kind of fascinating. like i can see how seeing people hate on men could mess with people and stuff but you can't demand men appreciation posts that's literally the whole world outside of idk your tumblr dash (or even on your tumblr dash because fandom misogyny from people who think they're not misogynistic at all is really something). men get praised for "babysitting" their own kids like be serious? it's very let men be masculine
i don't think being like men are soooo gross and we hate them is actually constructive and it can definitely veer into transphobia (you'll always be a man/"a male" and thus a danger to women/why would you ever want to become a man they're the enemy and the bane of society etc) and homophobia relatively quickly?
but the way people ON TUMBLR ""combat that"" is often so off to me like if the most basic feminist principles offend you then i'm not really sure where to go from here. i remember seeing a post that was like "men aren't your enemy. they're your friend/brother/father/colleague/neighbor" with a lot of notes and like i don't know how to tell you this but that's literally who's most likely to harm a woman, the men she knows?😭 and obviously not every system of oppression is exactly the same but would you say the same thing to someone criticizing white people like...just very weird
i think women who are attracted to men and dating them making jokes about how they only tolerate being attracted to men because they have no choice and especially the whole i'm bi so i love every woman and only find 1 in a 1000 men attractive (very often said while in a relationship with a man) thing is obnoxious and annoying for like everyone who has to hear it lmao but also when women who date men make jokes about it (not about them being ugly or unattractive or whatever but about them being bad partners in general) it's like. what else are they going to do like you said they're gonna endure patriarchy for the rest of their lives and as girlfriends/wives/mothers they go through the most it's very bleak? idk. it's not like you can date a better man yourself out of patriarchy
of course men aren't a all as bad as the worst guy you can imagine and they're not all out to get you or whatever but saying things like "men don't all benefit from the patriarchy rich men benefit from the patriarchy but jake, 23, is not oppressing you" is like. kind of insane. jake, 14, was oppressing me like have you never interacted with boys in school😭 and it's not like it was entirely their fault we all have to outgrow misogyny it's just you know society etc but some of them never outgrow it lmao and just...the takes you see on feminism on tumblr are astounding i hate it here
#and like i do think that young guys who feel bad about themselves only having people who make them feel worse and who actively make them#worse like incels and idk youtube algorithms to turn to is a problem but like. again it's the same thing as white people who feel bad about#being white to me in a way like are women and GIRLS supposed to coddle them and say it's gonna be okay you're great even when they're#like actually harming them by being misogynistic to them? that's already what they're taught to do always#the notes on that male loneliness epidemic post i reblogged a few weeks ago still haunt me like OH MY GOD#and if you think misogyny isn't as prevalent anymore you're very naive. and probably misogynistic yourself#i'm not even sure young men being more feminist is true (well it's probably true when you compare it to like the 50s) but even#when men ARE like yeah women shouldn't have to do everything i can help with chores (the use of the word help is already a red flag lmao)#when you look at what they actually do they still do way less like i don't have links because these are tags on a tumblr ask but i read#somewhere that men think chores are 50/50 when they're only doing like 30% of the work? like it just seems hopeless#sometimes i'm happy and then i think about the mental load#sorry for not uplifting men 24/7 you can just hang out on the steve harrington tag or something there's actually a lot of people doing that#when someone said um does the ronance fandom not seem terfy to you...because of a post that was like can the lesbian ship ronance#be about the lesbian ship ronance not about steve A MAN#like you can't make this up#i meant it when i said the average tumblr user would benefit from being exposed to more misogyny like i swear they forget it's even a thing#like obviously they wouldn't BENEFIT from it lmao but their posts wouldn't be as dumb and that would benefit me🙏#ask
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guys i made a mistake.
#aka i scrolled through the entire becker siblings tag again on a whim and now im shinjichairpose.png#i dont even have specific thoughts theyre just rotating in my brain now#theres like. very small tidbits that i have stuck in there currently#like their weird thing with control(because i am thinking about that 24/7)#cyrus who needs control vs fawn who defers to it vs river who hates it#how they did that i dont know but im going to take a wild guess and say that its Very unhealthy#and also their relationship to both ortegas#i guess thats only tangentially related to the becker siblings but also like. the ortegas talking about the siblings together#getting drunk and grieving together and trading stories and blaming eachother for letting them die#getting out of their posthb messes because they dont have any (becker) siblings to depend on anymore so theyll have to settle for eachother#also in the survivor!river au im specifically haunted by the fact that river 'does not include ricardo in the package' when julia-#becomes his sibling#the resentment from All sides there??? holy shit#thats gotta blow up eventually right#like i can see ricardo feeling extremely guilty about river but at the same time???? him getting Angry#that river has the Audacity to steal his sister and not even treat him any better for it#so what if he lost his siblings? doesnt mean he has the right to have ricardos#Really funny fucked up reflection of fawns beef with julia but this time its the other way around#.anyway. <-experiencing normal thoughts and emotions#cyrus becker(s)#nmoc: fawn becker(s)#nmoc: river becker(s)#keeping up with the beckers#pulp speaks
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gxlden-angels · 6 months
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Hello! I apologize if this is a nosy question, but what is the silly feelings wheel app you were talking about in a previous post? My therapist and I have been working on identifying feelings but I still very much rely on a list of feeling words to have any idea what I’m feeling, so it could be a helpful resource. No worries if you don’t want to share, just thought I would ask :)
It's called How We Feel! I'm not sure if it's available on all devices yet, but it's on ios and the google play store for sure.
I've been using it for about a year. It's more of a chart than a wheel but people usually recognize the wheel better so that's what I call it. When you first start it has a 10-part tutorial about emotional acceptance and regulation, then it has suggestions for each category of emotion. You can access both at any time tho after those first 10 days.
It has a share option so you can have friends, which has been great for me cause it prompts me to check on friends and them to do the same for me. It allows you to just respond with a little emoji in like a "I'm here for you" little notification to your friend, or you can reach out to your friend on your own. Its really helped me cause I'm bad at reaching out when I need support so to me and I'm bad about taking on other's problems even when I can't handle it so being able to send a little emoji instead to make sure my friends know I'm there if they need me and them doing the same has been great
#I know I sound like I'm a being sponsored by this app but it's genuinely been incredible for my mental health#whenever I get frustrated in therapy now about not being able to describe a feeling my therapist asks me to think about the chart#he'll ask me what color I feel and go 'good! do you want to narrow it down from there or continue with just that?' and it's so helpful#I have such terrible alexithymia from both cptsd and autism#it took a year of working with him to even recognize when I felt angry or hungry or sick#my friends and I check in on each other regularly now but it feels less intrusive#cause it feels like indirectly reaching out so it's less pressure to directly respond#and it might not feel the same for everyone since it could be jarring to get a notification saying friend feels miserable#but now that I've gotten used to it I don't feel like I need to solve their problems and make them feel better#Like they might be miserable because they're sick! So I check in and they say they're sick but okay and I don't feel the impulse to solve#like I would if I just didn't see them then saw them in person and saw they looked miserable#I don't blame myself or feel like I personally need to fix everything because I know they felt like that from an outside source I can't#control but I can certainly help them if they want! It's their choice tho and I don't feel bad if they don't/I can't#I feel less need to control my emotions/force them to be positive like I used to cause nobody feels positive 24/7 and I can see it#I don't feel the need to be politely content like I did in church because no one can be 24/7. I've attempted to get my family to start but#they're still stuck in needing to not be openly negative. It also helps me accept that negative feelings don't last forever#Someone feeling miserable because they're sick eventually puts they feel tired. Then chill and I know they feel better and I feel better too#Anyways thanks for listening to me ramble about my silly little feelings wheel app I hope it helps you like it helped me anon <3
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anaalnathrakhs · 9 days
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"people love you uwu people care about you" okay? not my problem. love me less. can we work out a reasonable level of care where it's obviously not cool if horrible things happen to me, a human being, and you won't do any horrible thing to me, but you don't feel obligated to fuss over anything out of the ordinary i do and i have to shut up about it and perform Normal Human Emotions lest i commit an awful social faux pas and hurt your feelings?
#like idk. can you care about stuff that matters? i guess is what i'm asking?#sorry that my own self-directed problems hurt you <3#sorry that i'm a horrible person if i talk about it and a horrible person if i don't <3#i just shouldn't have problems i guess cant believe i didnt think abt that#sorry i don't really care if people would be sad to see me die#would actually be pretty nice to get past the huge feeling of guilt over not being helpful all the fucking time#like i can't go through life being a service dog for everybody around me#(and i dont to be clear. it's not possible and when i say i feel guilty over not doing it it doesn't mean i do 100% of the time)#(i do try to be helpful and useful and i hate missing an opportunity but also i don't have 24/7 free of obligations)#(and i can't magically spot and correctly understand what could need help)#(but i feel like it does take up a good portion of my life. mostly bc everybody around me has Problems rn)#(and because the overlap of ''things that feel good for me'' and ''things that are good for other people'' is pretty small so far)#it's just. yknow. i would like it if for once i could express a negative feeling without it being a huge offense to people around me#ejhrkthrjeh i know i'm just asking the universe if pretty please my actions could have zero consequences and it's overall unrealistic#but like. god. i wish for once it was met with indifference. casual vibes. not a huge deal yknow.#some of my friends do sometimes! it's nice! but of course i can't talk abt the problems that directly include them#i know it makes me so shit at reacting to ppls problems. like either i overcompensate with the worry cuz i feel like thats what they want#or i react coldly and dont provide anything useful to the situation#broadcasting my misery#vent
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thalialunacy · 23 hours
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[for the @calaisreno May Promptcation. two fills in one day wooooo that's how much i hate my job lolol]
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22) (23) 24: imperfect
The silence that greets John as he walks up the seventeen steps, bags of groceries in hand, is perfectly ominous. He's only been gone two hours, for God's sake.
… but he's kidding himself if he thinks Rosie & Sherlock can't do a significant amount of damage in twenty minutes, let alone two hours.
He resigns himself to a huge repair bill and/or an angry Mrs Hudson, and opens the door.
Sherlock is stood in front of the sitting room table, holding a squirmy Rosie. 'Hello, John.'
'Hi Daddyyyyy.'
John raises an eyebrow. 'She's very excited about something.'
Sherlock clears his throat and looks down momentarily. 'Yes. Well. We may have had an exciting…incident.'
John sets the bags down on the kitchen table then walks back to face them. He runs his eyes over his daughter, but doesn't see any obvious damage. 'Any blood?' 
'Absolutely not,' Sherlock says immediately.
'On either of you?' John amends.
Sherlock shifts Rosie in his arms. 'Not important.'
'Alright, I'll bite. What is important, then?'
'Well, first we need to apologise, because we may have--'
'Broke bowl,' Rosie interrupts him firmly.
John shakes his head. 'We break bowls all the time, I don't--'
Sherlock moves aside, and John sees what's on the sitting room desk behind him.
'Oh,' he says shortly, his heart plummeting somewhere into his belly. On the table sits a sad pile of ceramic shards where once a handmade bowl had stood.
His eyes start to sting. John has very little left of his mum, and she'd been especially proud of that bowl. He can feel his heart rate increase as anger begins singing through him.
'I'm so sorry, John.' Sherlock's voice is low, and John's gaze snaps to him. His cool eyes are muddled with worry, and that's enough to jolt John into action.
'Need a minute, thanks,' he says, enunciating clearly, and Sherlock doesn't hesitate to nod, then reaches for a toy with which to distract Rosie.
John closes his eyes and doesn't count to ten; instead he forces air into his lungs, pictures his baby girl, and begins to count her toes and fingers. This he does, over and over and over again, until he can breathe, until he feels the anger slip and slide on its way, transforming into resignation and maybe even a glimmer of acceptance.
It is what it is.
He opens his eyes and breathes out. His body feels loose, almost depleted, but the red haze is gone. 'What happened?' he asks, throat a bit rough, as he approaches the table. Part of the bowl is actually intact, though there are a few small cracks running along it like wrinkles.
'We were playing aeroplane,' Sherlock explains, 'and her feet made an unexpected landing, one could say.'
John's lips twitch. 'And you're all right? You didn't try to heroically save the shards and end up slicing your hand open?'
Sherlock's face-- John's not sure what to make of it, exactly, but he has the feeling that as soon as they've settled in for the night he's going to have the living daylights kissed out of him. He is very much on board.
'It's just a little cut,' Sherlock says. 'And I already have a plaster on it.' He shifts Rosie and holds up the wounded finger in evidence.
It's a Sesame Street plaster, and that for some reason breaks John. He feels laughter shake through his limbs. 'Oh, Christ,' he says, wiping his eyes and looking up at Sherlock. A final chuckle escapes him, then he nods. 'You know what we're going to do?'
'What are we going to do?'
'We're going to declare that what was once a bowl is now an ashtray. In its final form, like.'
Sherlock lets out a surprised huff of laughter. 'An ashtray, you say?'
Rosie is not to be left out. 'What's ash tray?'
John and Sherlock exchange a look, but Sherlock speaks first. 'Something that will sit on our shelf, right here--' He walks over to the bookshelf by the fireplace. '--right next to the one that we s--'
John clears his throat.
'--acquired from the Palace.'
Rosie perks up, no longer interested in the ashtrays one little bit. 'Palace?'
Sherlock realises he's landed into some Prince & Princess Time a split second too late to do anything about it. 'Yes, palace,' he ad libs. 'In the sky!'
Rosie's eyes go wide, and the corner of John's mouth turns up. 'Well done.' He walks over to where they're standing and kisses them both. 'I'm going to put away the groceries and see about tea, all right?'
Sherlock leans in and kisses him again before he can move away. 'Thank you,' he says quietly while shifting Rosie to his other side. 'I know that's difficult for you.'
John nods in acknowledgement, and picks up the newly-christened ashtray one more time. 'Looks a little… rough, but should work fine.'
'It has character,' Sherlock replies.
'Personality.'
'An origin story.'
'A palace!' Rosie interjects, throwing her hands up in the air.
John's grin matches Sherlock's smirk. 'Close enough.'
[ <3 ]
And we get a little further from perfection Each year on the road / I think that's called 'character'; I think that's Just the way it goes
[inspired by 'Imperfectly' by Ani Difranco, from the album Imperfectly, which I have been listening to obsessively bc of this, and it's been a marvellous, self-indulgent time.]
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pissfizz · 2 months
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I’m going to lose my mind oh my god I am so scared for this quincenera wtf
#NOT MINE BTW I MISSED MY CHANCE LMAO#but Jesus Christ family I’ve never met before flying in from Panama…. god I’m so scared#I’ve already been dealing with some wack ass imposter syndrome ass shit cuz of how I was raised this is gonna make it SO MUCH worse#I DIDNT EVEN KNOW PANAMANIANS GOT QUINCES#i was raised with almost zero influence from any culture whatsoever I wasn’t even raised close to that side of the family#and like I’m mixed with white but I can’t even use that as an excuse cuz the cousin who’s quince it is is also mixed#and that side of the family is super tied to the culture and they speak Spanish and shit#i don’t even speak Spanish even if the family from Panama doesn’t think ima. total embarrassment what if most of them don’t speak english#when I’m surrounded by white people 24/7 I feel like a total outlier but the second I’m around anyone else latine I feel like that but WORSE#i don’t speak Spanish I don’t know anything about the culture I’m from the fucking pacific northwest and do digital art and watch anime#i am so far completely removed from everything I’m gonna be sick#my grandma is already so judgy about stuff my uncle was even WORSE and made fun of the stuff that was too white or too American about me#my cousins throwing the party are the least of my worries cuz at least their mixed and second/third Gen too#but oh my god the family I’ve never met before I’m so scared I’m so scared#i was already thinking like. can I even call myself latine bc of how I was raised and how far removed I am from everything. I’m mixed so -#-should I just associate myself more with the white side of my family. am I being fraudulent by identifying with that term just bc I have -#-the blood is that even enough maybe that kid had a point when he said I shouldn’t count as hispanic if I don’t know spanish#and thinking about showing up to my cousins quince as. me. it’s terrifying it’s awful I want to go I want to meet these people I want to -#-celebrate my cousin and be happy for her but GOD what if everyone hates us and just tolerates us cuz we’re related to them#i would say we’re the black sheep of the family but I feel like white is more fitting cuz I feel like we’re just slightly brown white people#god god god I’m so stresssd out by this#is this a weird thing to be worried about is this stupid is this selfish#and to make matters worse I DONT KNOW WHAT TO GET HER FOR A GIRT#vent
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akatusk · 6 months
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sigh. I very specifically have Nev + Vyrthur paralleling Nađis + Gelebor to both compare/contrast their dynamics and characters and to process my own experiences and fears but I never have the mental energy to think about both at once so this is lost in their separate development
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lenievi · 1 year
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snw #5 (rewatch)
- I still love how fully Vulcan Spock moves like Sarek <3
- the thing about Spock is that it’s him who fears that T’Pring would reject him because he isn’t a true Vulcan, but that was never a problem for T’Pring (I know a lot of people say that she didn’t want him because he wasn’t fully Vulcan but that was literally never alluded to in Amok Time, and I’m glad SNW doesn’t make it a problem either - and hopefully keeps it that way) [looking forward to seeing Spock suppressing his “human” qualities more and more as the seasons progress.]
- I think Spock should have cut himself like he did Kirk 
- I don’t find Kirk attractive but he still looks better in the green uniform than Pike lol (I guess the stuff on the arms is what makes the uniform kinda weird looking)
- I just love Spock/T’Pring so much okay
- LMAO Spock was ‘dumped’ by T’Pring and went to a bar omg that’s hilarious actually
- oooh, he actually mentioned I’Chaya (I know that how he pronounced it is the correct pronunciation but I just... pronounce the “i” as in “interesting” not “ivy” lol) [Chapel here knowing about his pet sehlat and Sybok and Sarek while McCoy and Kirk are like kept in the dark LMAO it’s hilarious, don’t you dare changing that]
- I love this episode (too bad that I remember not fully enjoying all following episodes, except the finale, I guess. Hopefully it’ll change this time)
- omg Spock is like T’Pring you gotta pretend to be me and the moment Pike enters, he just forgets jdahakjfhkjsahfkjhfjh
(I still wanna know how Pike and T’Pring met)
- La’an and Kirk are made for each other. La’an also likes to get too into the role lol Would love to see them roleplay together tbh 
- I’m so happy Spock had sex that wasn’t forced (that’s why I guess I also like him and the Romulan Commander because that too was his choice, one he enjoyed)
current ranking of the episodes (based on my personal enjoyment, not on how good they are): 5 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 4
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loud-whistling-yes · 2 years
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Are all dudes who are both history and economics nerds just. Like That (derogatory).
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gibbearish · 8 months
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u ever have to back out of a drama explained video bc ur like. i agree that that person was in the wrong but the way youre presenting them is just unsettling
#like theres a difference between 'hey heres a breakdown of who waid what and what happened' and#'look at this zoo animal and what a freak they are for this freak thing they did‚ everyone point and laugh at them wherever they go forever#specifically if you put quirky music and a dramatic voiceover over a clip of someone having a screaming#breakdown in their car telling people to leave them alone i think thats uhhhhhh fucked up no matter what they did#and ppl will always be like 'well they could just log off so its fine' and its like a) didnt we learn in like elementary school that#cyberbullying is still real bullying#like to me that gives the same vibe as 'why didnt they just leave' irt abusive relationship if that makes sense?#like yeah physically they are capable of just logging off. physically they can choose to leave. but theres a lot more#that goes into it than just 'can i physically leave'#like. ppl who do abuse over the internet know how the internet works and know how to use#means other than ohysical strength to keep targets under their control#'if you dont respond to my messages whenever i send them ill kill myself. no i didnt directly say that but#i repeatedly messaged you at times i knew you had just gone to sleep faking suicide attempts making you feel#like its your fault for not being available to respond 24/7'#its 'youre the only person i can talk to about these things no one understands me like you. you are my whole support system and therefore#wholly responsible for my mental health#if you leave me ill have no one so you will be dooming me to fall apart on my own when i need support the most so you can never leave me'#its 'how can you break up with me right now knowing im feeling suicidal‚ its like you want me to kill myself‚ you did this deliberately bc#youre a bad person. my life depends on you staying with me and i will never not be suicidal#and even if i was you saying that would make me feel that way so you can never break up with me or youre responsible for me kmsing#im not saying thats at all the same as ppl taking drama too far and freaking out abiut stuff however i feel like a good portion of it#carries over specifically the fact that. they probably feel like they /have/ to stay logged in‚ to keep their drama public#they have to keep defending themselves and keep reading responses and keep going and going#plus like. of course its the big freakouts that get lots of attention and therefore get even worse#good or bad people like spectacle‚ you never see people calmly resovling disagreements because they.#get calmly resolved then everyone moves on and forgets it. so you only remember the wild ones#like esp for like. kids on tiktok#we all had meltdowns about petty shit at one point or another we just were lucky enough to grow up just before#social medias jumped over to video content so it doesnt have our faces tied to it#idk. i just think ppl should ask themselves 'how would i feel if an audience of thousands was watching my lowest moment like this'
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scare-ard--sleigh · 1 year
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i do for the most part try not to be like "they're misinterpreting my fave!!!!" but on the other i'm a switch with fandom-invisible sexual leanings (sub top) and i get unnecessarily ummmmmmmmm itchy when people try to say that My Favorite Ship is stringent on sex roles like i'm sorry but. one of them is not The Dom and the other is not The Sub, they hate each other too much for that
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Smth that I always come back to in the pee Nureyev experience is like. My view on Peter and Mags relationship and how I disagree with like 99% of the fanon interpretation of it (and also perhaps the canon starting in S4) (and so will ignore it henceforth) like Mag is . Nice. He's nice. I fucking know he lied to peets ok but he also like killed Mag so it evens out but it's heart wrenching to hear the audio when they're duping that New Kinshasa woman and they laugh so raucously (AND FREELY!!!! WHEN HAVE U EVER HEARD PEE SO FREE...) and well it's like. They love eachother . Kinda all I even have to say about that. I refuse to believe that Mag was a bad parent beyond the usual bad parenting of someone who isn't by any means ready or even nec willing to be a parent beforehand, but like anything that extends beyond that is so depressing to me... There's strength in numbers, even on Brahma, and pee used to have that with Mag. and anyway you cant take that away from me im putting my fingers in my ears and yelling if u try to reason w me GOODNIGHT & GOODBYE
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