Estel

(she/they) My special interest is the French Revolution (mostly Robespierre, Saint-Just, and Desmoulins). I'm trying to engage in the frev community more, so here I am! 🫶

[alipalestine2847]

Like a tsunami... a man-made earthquake... this is what the modern war machine has created... This is how they brag 70,000 tons of explosives on Gaza

We once had our homes,with our memories, loved ones, and warm lives... then everything was buried under the rubble 😥💔

Help us keep hope alive... every amount, no matter how small, will make a big difference 🙏🏻

🫂❤️‍🩹 Donation link:👇🏻

https://gofund.me/ed6e9cb6 ✅ Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is (#373) ✅

[estelvw]

So I just discovered this is what Saint-Just looks like in Assassins Creed. I've never played so correct me if I'm wrong. (I can barely play Yoshi Story) but it came up when I searched his name lol. Is this twink death?

[estelvw]

Little rant. Why do people feel the need to touch me when I'm wearing indigenous or Latina stuff. I was on my way to a powwow (not the most accurate word but we still use it don't come for me) and I stopped off at Tims to get a drink. A random old white lady grabbed my hair, ribbon skirt, and earrings and asked "are you doing a truth and reconciliation?"

Lady, I'm just trying to get my creamy chill 😭. She came up from behind me too, so I jumped like a foot in the air.

[nadin2003]

🕊 Nadin’s Hope: A Mother, A Memory, A Future

Hello, my name is Nadin. I’m from Gaza. I’m a graphic design graduate, a wife—and now, a mother.

I finished my design studies just before the war began. I had dreams of starting a small studio, of creating art that told stories. I used to think about colors and fonts and the future.

Then, the war came. And the future became something we tried to hold onto, moment by moment.

On October 22, 2023, I learned I was pregnant when a missile destroyed my husband’s family home, killing 25 members—his mother, siblings, nieces and nephews—entire branches of our family in seconds.

We were displaced twice. Everything was gone—home, safety, routine, rest.

A few weeks later, I gave birth to our daughter. There was no crib, no celebration—not even stillness. But she arrived, quietly and beautifully. In her eyes I saw something I hadn’t felt in weeks: life that still wanted to grow.

Now, our days are shaped by decisions that could dismantle the future we are trying to build together.

Today, Israel’s government is discussing plans for a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City and southern regions. The stated aim: to eliminate Hamas and later hand governing control to allied Arab forces—not Israel—but with no clear path to peace or normalcy.

The humanitarian fallout is devastating. More than 61,000 Palestinians have died in this war; hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply. Hospitals in north Gaza have shut down, and 193 people have now died of starvation, nearly half of them children.

Aid remains blocked, water is scarce, and many risk dying of hunger or disease long before future promises arrive.

We Don’t Know What Comes Next There’s no clear path forward—only uncertainty for our daughter’s life and our ability to survive another day.

Nadin’s Hope: Rebuilding Life for a Mother and Child

My name is Nadin, and I’m a mother from Gaza.

How You Can Help I’m asking for support—not for comfort, but for survival:

Help us meet basic needs so we can breathe, heal, and preserve a world for our daughter.

Support us as I try to stand again on my own feet—even a glimmer of stability matters.

If you’ve read this far, thank you. If you can give—thank you. If you can’t—just sharing this post is a lifeline I will never forget.

[abedmajed69]

💔🇵🇸 My Daughter Was Born Under Bombs — I'm Just Trying to Keep Her Alive

My name is Abdulmajid.

I got married one month before the war. Those were beautiful days — full of hope, love, and simple dreams. I dreamed of a small home, a quiet family, and a baby girl I could hold without fear.

But the war came… Suddenly. Brutally.

My mother was killed. My brother was killed. Children in my family were taken by the bombs. My home was destroyed. And my work stopped completely.

Then… in the middle of this nightmare, my baby girl was born. A tiny soul, innocent, unaware of the war. She cries from hunger, from cold, from the sounds of bombs shaking what’s left of our walls.

Today, I’m a father with almost nothing… Fighting every day to find flour, milk, or even a small meal to feed my child.

Prices are sky-high — a single 25kg bag of flour can cost $800. There is no work. No income. No safety. No stability.

I write this from under siege, hoping my heart will reach yours.

Abedmajed’s Hope: Rebuilding Our Family’s Life in Gaza

My name is Abedmajed Elderawi, and I live in Gaza with what remains of my once large and loving family.

Even $1 can make a difference. It can feed a child, buy milk, or bring a moment of peace. Be the heart that reaches Gaza. Be the hand that saves.

📌 Please share this post. Let our voices be heard — not buried under rubble.

Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #537 )✅️

[nasratya]

From Under the Rubble... I Write My Story 🌿

I never thought I would write these words… 😔

I never imagined waking up to endless screams,

Running barefoot through smoke and fire,

Searching for my mother among the rubble,

Only to find nothing but silence… a heavy silence telling me that no one will answer me anymore. 💔

In one moment, everything changed.

Our home became a memory, my mother’s embrace became the past,

And my father's face, now absent, is the last thing I hold in my memory.

They’re gone… and left my heart burdened with unspoken grief. 😢

But despite everything, we are still here… trying.

I survived with my younger siblings.

Yes, we survived… but who are we after survival?

Children without warmth, without a roof, with no place to return to.

We were displaced to an unknown place, carrying a bag empty of everything… except pain. 🥀

We slept in the open, waking every morning to a life that holds nothing for us,

But despite everything… we keep trying. 💪

I write to you today not to cry, but to ask for hope. 🌱

I ask you to be a small light in this vast darkness,

To extend a hand that can mend what the war has broken in us.

Your donation will give my siblings a chance to sleep safely,

It will provide us with food, shelter, and maybe even a new beginning. 💖

Naser’s Hope: A Teen Survivor Trying to Begin Again

My name is Naser AbuThaher. I’m 18 years old, and I live in Gaza.

✅️Vetted by @gazavetters, my number verified on the list is ( #586 )✅️

Any amount, no matter how small, is big for us

It’s a prayer, it’s love, it’s life. 🌟

In conclusion...

From my heart, and from the hearts of my little siblings,

Thank you to everyone who has donated,

Thank you to everyone who has read,

Thank you to everyone who has shared.

You are the proof that goodness does not die, and that humanity has no boundaries. 💚

[will-theclockwork]

[estelvw]

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[estelvw]

I always get a laugh out of Couthon, saying his disability was caused by having too much sex in his youth. Like I feel like me and my fellow disabled people should start responding to invasive questions with responses like that. Like I guess he actually thought that but I'm just think it would be funny if we came up with crazy explanations?

"Why can you walk some times and not others?"

As a child, I was cursed by a witch that I may not walk on the full moon!

The possibilities are endless!

Also, just like is Couthon just using his disability as an excuse to flex? Like I know, I flex on my friends that the government paid for my computer for uni, but as a joke, lol.

[estelvw]

I thought it would be cool to highlight a positive. Because right now feels like there's not a lot of positives. So if you didn't hear (I didn't until today), but on 18th of July (this year, 2025), Cuba banned surgical interventions on intersex minors!

I don't really know what else to say on the subject, but it's nice to hear nice things. ❤️

[estelvw]

i didnt know french fetishisation was a thing why are you naming your cat a male french name 😭 considering maxine is right there too 😭 weirdo

Huh? I mean, because she's named after Robespierre, so why would I name her Maxine? I don't know what you mean by fetishization. (I know what it is, but I'm just confused.) 🤣 Also, she's a cat. You really think she cares about the gendering of a name? People name their cat after objects and stuff. I know someone who named their cat Mouse! This is so funny, like I don't think it's that deep but...

[estelvw]

I got another cat. Her name is Maxime ;) (yes, I know it's technically a boys name, but like gender is stupid). She's such a fancy pants, lol. And she's such a sweetie pie, but she's very shy. Also, I feel I should specify that she is named after Maximilien Robespierre and not Maxime Bernier as my parents joked. I am not a supporter of the Peoples Party of Canada.

[estelvw]

If anyone wants to read the bummer fan fic I wrote, I'm putting the link here. I don't have a great contribution to Thermidor sadness this year because I've been so busy, but I thought I'd share this 😊. I hope if you read it you enjoy it. I'm trying to get better at creative writing (I've been told I write essays and fanfics like a robot 🙃), so hopefully, it's engaging?

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66133726/chapters/170438833

(How do a I link links better?)

[estelvw]

Why does he look like the vintage mascot for a produce company?!

(I say lovingly, lol)

[estelvw]

I just finished this art project! I've been procrastinating on this for so long! I started this in January, lol. I hope it turned out ok.

[estelvw]

Ok, so correct me if I'm wrong, but based on some reading, I did the Robespierre siblings in order of birth go:

Maximilien Robespierre (1758)

Charlotte Robespierre (1760)

Henriette Robespierre (1761)

Augustine Robespierre (1763)

Now, I was surprised by this because I kind of assumed that Henriette was the youngest, but from everything I read, Augustine was. Am I the only one who thought she was the youngest? I don't know why I assumed this. Is her birth year disputed, and I read that somewhere? Did I straight up make it up, lol? I mean, I guess things are just wonky with Henriette because she died, and there's way less information? That's my ramble lol.

[estelvw]

Ok, I gotta ask people who both understand the existence of thermidorian propaganda and have watched Rose of Versailles. If I watch it, will it annoy me with thermidorian propaganda? Because I've been wanting to watch it, but if it gets me worked up, I want to know going in, lol. Please help!? 🙏

[estelvw]

Ummm, who was gonna tell me that SJ nicknamed himself Florelle!?

Which is extra funny to me because it's also the name of a makeup brand lol

Might redraw this with him in the poster.