Hey, so sometimes you can't do something or can't be somewhere because it's not possible, or those places don't exist, or you're physically or financially not able to, or some other reason, and I think it's totally alright to put yourself in imaginary scenarios in your head.
Not just in your head, make art of it! Make those personas, create those AUs, make those self-ships, rewrite a piece of media, reimagine and add onto a fictional place! You're part of the fictionfolk community? Take that source or media, do whatever you want with it, it doesn't have to be accurate to your memories!
I used to do all that stuff to help me fall asleep, and I wish I had that imagination still!
Hey, look at me. Look at me. Iāve said it once and Iāll say it again: you need to condition yourself to being okay with being inconvenienced by things. The first time I spoke about this I meant it in a mental health way- it is good to go out to the store and see people versus just ordering alone at home- but there is another more pressing societal issue you should be more concerned about as well.
Any service you rely on for convenience can be weaponized against you the moment you begin to rely on it. Streaming used to be a cheap and convenient way to see movies at home. It is now exorbitantly expensive, you need multiple accounts just to get what you want, and any of those movies can be taken from you at any time. And unless you have gotten used to going through the āinconvenienceā of owning physical media, you can do nothing about it. Same goes for buying things on Amazon. Same goes for any service like DoorDash etc. These companies WANT you to be reliant on them for convenience so they can do whatever they want to you because, well, what else are you gonna do?
Same thing goes for the uptick in AI. If you train yourself to become reliant on AI for doing basic things, you will be taken advantage of. It is only a matter of a couple years before there are no free AI services. Not only that, but in the usage of AIās case, it is robbing you of valuable skills that you need to curate that you will be helpless without the moment the AI companies drive in the knife the way they have done with streaming. Delivery. Cable. Internet. Etc. It will happen to AI too. And if you are not practicing skills such as. Writing. You are not only going to be at the mercy of AI companies in the digital world, but you are going to be extremely easy to take advantage of in real life too.
I am begging you to let go of learned helplessness. I am begging you to stop letting these companies TEACH you helplessness. Do something like learn to pirate. It is way more inconvenient at the beginning, but once you know how, it is one less way companies can take advantage of you. Garden. Go to the thrift store (older clothes hold up better anyway). These things take more time and effort, yes, but using time and effort are muscles you need to stretch to keep yourself from being flattened under the weight of our capitalist hellscape.
Inconvenience yourself. Please. Start with only the ways you are able. Do a little bit at a time. But do something.
For Valentine's event! I'm so deeply in love how you write, especially Doflamingo!! So maybe, True love's kiss for him?
Anyway thanks for your works they're all amazing šš
DESCRIPTION: True Love's Kiss- The moment they realise they're in love
WARNINGS:Ā none (at least I don't think so, other than the fact is about Doflamingo)
CHARACTERS: Doflamingo
WORDS:Ā 1,420
A/N: At first I was tempted to link this to Immune To Your Charms but then decided against it so we could have a different version of Doffy and another version of his realisation he's capable of love. I hope you enjoy what I came up with for this for you anon. Thank you for the request!
*REQUESTS ARE OPEN*
DIRECTORY | PROMPT LIST | KO-FI | VALENTINES EVENT MASTERLIST
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Doflamingo thrived on the adoration and unequivocal loyalty of his family, his most trusted elite officers in the inner circle ready to throw their lives down should he simply say the word. The rush that would flood his system when his subordinates and civilians bowed low before him took him flooding back to his short lived days in his rightful standing as a Celestial Dragon; itās never quite the same that his nostalgia had preserved in his memory but it's as close as itāll ever get. The only other thing that ever came close to giving him a surge of true satisfaction and happiness is when you, one of his best and most precious officers, would throw him that sweet smile contrasting with that sharp and dangerous gaze of yours and greet him with a smooth āHello Doffy.āĀ
He could always count on you to see to it that any mission he gave you was executed perfectly and without hesitation. Not only did you take pride in your efficiency and skill but seeing it recognised in a man like Doflamingo mattered to you too. You knew that Doflamingoās trust and reliance on you had nothing to do with the fact that you were Doflamingoās current lover. As it was, you understood your place in the whole situation, just as youād witnessed with his previous entanglements.
It was only ever going to last as long as your King wished it to. Should anyone else ever catch his eye and attention and he wished them to warm his bed instead of you, you would be cast aside in that regard. You came to terms with that long ago and idly part of your mind always wondered when that day would come so you enjoyed what you had for as long as Doflamingo wanted you that way.
One morning you were summoned to his office for your latest mission. Wordlessly you accepted the information he handed over to you and began to read it over while listening to his every word. āSeems someoneās been pushing their nose into places that doesnāt concern them. Thatās the most recent location we could learn so itās likely theyāve moved on already.ā He explained, his sinister grin in place. āI know itāll be no issue for you to track them down and taking care of them before returning home to me.ā
āSure you don't want me to take my time?ā You asked curiously, finally lifting your head with your own smile curving your lips. āYou normally enjoy it when I make them suffer first.ā
āYouāll already be spending time away in search of your prey, my dear.ā Doflamingo explained while rising from his seat to step around the desk to stand in front of you. Never needing his strings to make you move or respond in the ways he wished, you simply always knew. Keeping your eyes on his face, you turned to face him, stepping back until the desk was now behind you and his hands settled on the wood to playfully cage you in. āIād much rather have you go and kill and come back, otherwise Iād just miss you too much.ā
For the smallest moment his words threw you off but you quickly controlled your expression. Unfortunately you werenāt fast enough and it hadnāt gone unnoticed to Doflamingo. Lifting one hand away to pinch your chin he made you look firmly at him, refusing to let you go until he got answers out of you. Doflamingo knew you wouldnāt have to force it out of you. The second he asked, youād answer. āNow what was that look for? What could I have said to possibly create such a face?ā
āJust surprised my absence would have such an affect on you.ā You explained calmly, your smile returning. āThereās plenty here thatāll keep you company if I take too long. Speaking of, with your permission, Iāll go straight away Doffy.ā Doflamingo regarded you silently and moved his hand from your chin to thread his fingers into your hair and pulled you in as he leant forward to capture you lips in a harsh, bruising kiss. Under his lead, you effortlessly followed the pace and intensity of the kiss, only breaking apart when he allowed it to. Breathless and dazed you could only stare at Doflamingo when he released you, offering a small but determined nod when he ordered you to complete your mission as fast as you could.
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Two weeks went by and still you hadnāt returned, leaving Doflamingo to feel restless. Uncomfortably so. He had been receiving updates from you steadily up until a few days ago, everything in code and brief but you hadnāt given him any signal that something was wrong. You were closely on the heels of your target who you were certain youād catch up to soon. Doflamingo had no doubts about your abilities, you were one of his best so he knew youād get the job done but still something was annoying him about it all. He was also unshakable in his knowledge of your loyalty to him, there was no way youād leave him but he still needed to know what was causing his agitation. Thinking back to the day you left he remembered the look of genuine surprise that captured your usually self-assured features when he spoke of how heād miss you.Ā
Your little comment about others keeping him company also hadnāt gone unnoticed by him either. Truth be told now that he had the time to think about, you had lasted so much longer than anyone else had as his lover. Those that came before you held no true interest with him, simply attractive things that allowed him to satisfy his needs before he kicked them out of his bed and sought his next source of entertainment in another person. You held his every attention, staying close to him even without having to give your body or touch to him. It was you he wanted and he had meant what heād said when he said he missed you when you were gone, only now he seemed to realise just how much.Ā
Two more days passed before you returned to Dressrosaās Palace, walking slowly and tensed. At your arrival in the entrance hall, you saw a few servants hurrying in different directions most likely in search of Doflamingo to let him know. You didnāt know why they bothered, he was going to be the first person you sought out to report the success of your mission and apologise for taking longer than you should have. You were only halfway up the staircase when Doflamingo appeared at the top, watching you climb the last few steps until you were beside him.Ā
Carefully he inspected your face. You looked exhausted, dark circles under your eyes and your shoulders slumped slightly. You were barely staying awake, he could see the steeled focus in your gaze as you were determined to remain conscious enough to greet him with an attempt at your usual sweet smile. āHello Doffy. Sorry I took longer than intended.ā
āWas the mission successful?ā
āMhm.ā You nodded before covering you mouth to yawn. āTarget was a nuisance though.ā
āIn what way?ā Doflamingo lifted you effortlessly into his arms and carried you to his quarters.
āDevil Fruit user.ā You explained with a mumble, a small hum of contentment breaking from your lips when you were laid down on his bed, sinking against the pillows. Doflamingo tilted his head curiously at that revelation. Had he known that the target had an ability, he would have ensured you were better prepared for that. Doflamingo felt relief wash over him to see youād been unharmed, knowing better than anyone how monstrous Devil Fruits were, and made sure that in future you would be better prepared so there would be no surprises like that on your missions. āDoffy? Why am I in your room?ā
āI had your things moved here while you were away, of course.ā He chuckled watching you struggle to open your eyes to look at him in confusion. āIt seemed as though you had a lapse in awareness about your standing with me. Your place is beside me always and there will never be any room for anyone else. Understand, love?ā For emphasis he pressed a tender kiss against your lips.
āI understand.ā You hummed softly, the loving smile gracing your lips suddenly securing itself in Doflamingoās regard as something no-one else could ever come close to competing with.
a term for when your gender is influenced, connected or affected by your kintypes' genders. for example, a kintype with a certain gender makes you feel more aligned with that gender yourself, or when the way your kintype experiences or expresses gender shapes how you understand or present your own gender.
this is different to genderotherkinnic, genderNH or kingender, but it may overlap.
FICTINGENT.
pt: fictingent. end pt.
a kintingent term for fictionkin; for when your gender is influenced, connected or affected by your fictotypes' genders.
THERITINGENT.
pt: theritingent. end pt
a kintingent term for therians; for when your gender is influenced, connected or affected by your theriotypes' genders.
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š COGNITONE !!
Flags: cognitone flag | simplified flag
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ā kog-nit-own ā
š Cognitone ā a term to describe the current state someone's brain is in. As in describing how it is currently functioning. [ ex: one might use the term "frogtonal" if they feel as though their thoughts are jumping from place to place or as though they are undergoing metamorphoses. ]
. . . A cognitone can be anything and anyone can be cognitonal. This is a fluid identity that can be hoarded and constantly changing depending on how an individual wants to label themselves and what words they feel best describe their experiences.
ā Etymology ā cognition & tone
š ā įŖ¹ įŖ¹ flag meaning ;; the flag is meant to resemble a brain and the bident in the center is meant to resemble a tuning fork. The colors are picked from associations with thought and mystery as well as for aesthetic purposes.
āā requested by nobody. coined with help from @uber-gender & @adorable-abomination
ā°ā coined by mus. flag by mus.
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so the other day a castmate of mine was talking about having once been a little girl (at this point, i all but short-circuited because said castmate is a man in his mid-sixties and my brain had its little moment of ā!!!!! trans person!!! and heās OLD!!!!ā) and being asked if there was a famous person he looked up to or wanted to look or be more like. and he saidā again, as a little girl at this pointā āsanta claus!ā and everyone thought he was weird for it.
and this story doesnāt read as well over text because you really have to see the guy. but he looks just like santa claus. heās got the long white hair and the beard and the belly and everything. and i just. the amount of secondhand trans joy i experienced is truly insane. iām gonna get old! iām gonna get old the way i wanna get old! hey everybody youāre gonna get old; weāve been doing it for years!
anyway shoutout to the santa claus of my cast and to every older trans person we love you so fucking much
š„ Manyself is a term for those with many selves, these selves can be separate consciousnesses or not, they can also have varying levels of sentience. This term is tailored to focus on the users own unique experience it can mean many different things depending on who is using it.
āļø Anybeing can use this term whether singlet, median, or plural.
Constelic attraction is any type of orientation or attraction that is impacted, influenced or caused, by oneās constels in some way. Some examples are
- someone with a constel who is bi and identifies as bi because of it
- someone who is aro but feels attraction due to their constel
- someone who is attracted to a character because their constel is attracted to them
Feel free to make your own flags! Please tag me if you post them, Iād love to see them. Thereās a list of flags Iāve already made and will post bellow the read more
Tag list (if youād like to be added or removed let me know!)
Above image is a pride flag with every color band represented by a NASA image. White is Earth clouds, pink is aurora, blue is the Sun in a specific wavelength, brown is Jupiter clouds, black is the Hubble deep field, red is the top of sprites, orange is a Mars crater, yellow is the surface of Io, green is a lake with algae, blue is Neptune, and purple is the Crab Nebula in a specific wavelength.
