Fallen Fairy Queen

Obsessed with pink, fantasy, and girly things

[fallenfairyqueen]

[littlepocketlove]

pink

[dracogotgame]

So, India is dying.

Look, I know a good number of you are from the US and things aren't amazing there either, but my country is literally on the brink of collapse. So I'd love it if we could talk about that for a minute.

If you can't do anything else, please just read and reblog.

A second COVID wave has taken out the healthcare system. There are no more hospital beds. There's an oxygen shortage. There's a critical vaccine shortage. The Central Government has thrown its hands up and is passing the baton to the State Governments to do what they can.

There are over 16 million covid cases. A record 330,000 new cases reported yesterday - comparable to the US at its peak. 187,000 dead as of today.

There is no plan.

Mass cremations are taking place. The cremation grounds are running day and night and they are short on wood. People are watching their loved ones die while waiting for a hospital bed, and then they're unable to give them the proper burial rights.

Hospitals are overwhelmed. Patients are being confined, two to a bed. They're the lucky ones.

We are on the verge of people dying in the streets.

This is the second-most populous country in the world. The largest democracy. A country that encapsulates over 15,000 years of recorded human history and has endured everything from famine to invasion to colonisation.

We might be at the end. This might be the thing that does us in.

People are dying.

People are dying.

People are dying and there is no plan.

More good news? Variants are popping up. A double mutation strain has shown up. It is resistant to current vaccines. This will not go away. This is the devastation they warned of when the anti-maskers were out protesting the minor inconvenience of covering their face in public.

My country is on the verge of an emergency state. Our government has failed us. This is as dire a situation as it ever could be.

Look. I don't do much with my life. I write fics, some of you have read them and that's pretty much it. I spend my days with my head in the clouds because that's where I like to be.

But two days ago, my grandmother tested positive, had to be taken to hospital and the ambulance caught fire.

She barely made it to the urgent care she needs.

So, here I am, using whatever meager platform I have to cobble this request together. Because I have to do something.

If you can, donate.

Or spread the word.

Help. Please.

[veronicasummersfelton]

To put things in perspective,

1 USD = 75.22 Indian rupees

1 euro = 90.99 Indian rupees

1 pound = 104.40 Indian rupees

Even a small amount of 5 or 7 or 10 of foreign currency will help a lot. Our government has essentially abandoned us. People have turned to social media for help. WhatsApp groups and DMs on twitter/insta is where we find help. Our helpline is a Google doc. Situation is so dire that hospitals are discharging patients due to lack of oxygen. Every night the same story, oxygen running out in hospitals, citizens running around to somehow arrange for oxygen with minutes to spare. Last night, we had manged to get oxygen to a hospital with 14min to spare.

Please, PLEASE help. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[chaoswhich]

(THIS REBLOG IS A COMPILATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS BLOGS TO THE OG POST FROM THIS POINT ONWARD. I HAVE RETYPED THEM IN A COHERENT AND COMPREHENSIVE MANNER. ALL BLOGS WILL BE CREDITED AT THE END)

25th April, 2021

The number of new cases has almost hit the 350,000 mark. The total number of covid cases in the country is just shy of 17 million. People are largely on their own now and help, if any, is yet to come. Most importantly, donate what you can. As little as 5 dollars can make a difference right now.

DO NOT DONATE TO GOVT. OR STATE FUNDS. THE ‘PM CARES FUND’ ESPECIALLY. IT IS A BLACK HOLE OF MONEY.

As someone else pointed out in the notes, there is no central helpline. All we have is each other and the little we can do in the face of this chaos.

We're resorting to social media to get help and spread awareness. We have literally the same tools you do. Please don't let this die yet. Please get the word out if you can't do anything else.

Take this message to other platforms. Spread the word. Those of you on Twitter, please use your voice to promote #indianeedsoxygen.

At the very least, please don't let this post die. Don't let more people die. Keep reblogging and yelling about it on social media.

Thank you so much and please, keep us in your thoughts

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This is a good time to mention that the blogs making this post are not affiliated with any charity or donation center and are not receiving donations on behalf of anyone.

This is a list of resources compiled partly by @dracogotgame and more importantly, by other people who have a better grasp on the situation than myself.

They are to the best of our knowledge great resources but we still encourage you to do your research and put your money where you believe it will be used best.

If you find more ways to help or donate, add them in a reblog - let's get as much information out there as possible.

Much love and please stay safe

26th April, 2021 - Update

Nonetheless, all the international efforts are heartening and will make a lot of difference.

But even as I write this post, the total number of cases in India is 17.3 million, 195,000 people are dead and the number of new cases continues to rise - last seen at 354,000

These numbers will not go down anytime soon, not with what we're working with. An oxygen cylinder costs roughly $ 7 right now. So does a hospital bed. You will save literal lives with just a little generosity. There is no such thing as adequate help right now.

But I want you to know how grateful this one Indian is to all of you who reblogged, used your platforms, opened your wallets, found the goodness in your heart to help and didn't give up on us.

Thank you.

Shukriya.

Lakh lakh dhanyavad.

We're nowhere close to done yet, so I am once again requesting you to please keep up with your efforts to get the word out there, make noise and help us reach the right people

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(NOTE THAT MOST LINKS BELOW ARE OPEN TO INTERNATIONAL DONATIONS AS WELL)

Lists Of Donation Links

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10ca5YH5YUtp7Qe63sVNX1SlepQcvzc4RCwLhMBvTJyE/edit

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eiobgyrl8iz-R1Dz7c4R5pzzzkuZLBj99vaC7T_UeVo/edit#heading=h.3ww7gntvd4ut

https://twitter.com/ChapmanLizzie/status/1385433368674725899

Specially verified: https://donate.indiacovidresources.in/#organisations

UK Link: https://www.khalsaaid.org

More Donation Links

healthcare-heroes

https://www.donatekart.com/MTD/Save-Patients/

https://www.charitynavigator.org

https://www.idrf.org

https://covid.giveindia.org/support-families/

https://www.oxfamindia.org

NGOs To Donate To

https://habitatindia.org/campaigns/help-us-support-our-covid-19-response/

https://www.oxfamindia.org

https://covid.giveindia.org/support-families/

https://www.udayfoundation.org/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/

https://goonj.org/support-covid-19-affected/

https://give2asia.org/covid-19-pandemic-response-india/

What is your Country doing?

List: https://qz.com/2001157/a-list-of-countries-helping-india-through-its-covid-19-crisis/

Germany: https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-digest-germany-rushing-to-get-oxygen-medicine-to-india/a-57332441

US and UK: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56881083

US : https://edition.cnn.com/2021/04/25/politics/covid-supplies-to-india-from-united-states/index.html , https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-amid-concerns-in-india-and-brazil-the-unused-vaccine-stockpile-in-us-7289009/

What to do to help if you’re an American citizen

A stockpile of tens of millions of vaccines exists in the US, a fraction of which could make all the difference to India right now. No one needs to die. Things are bad but Indian lives can still be saved without costing American ones.

Call your local representative and register your concern. Urge them to offer India aid by way of donating some of the vaccine stockpiles and removing the ban on raw material exports so lives can be saved.

April 27th Update- The US has agreed to give India raw materials to fight COVID19. Still unclear on if this is for all countries or if India is an exception due to the severity of the pandemic.

HOWEVER, no action has been taken yet. US citizens please urge your government to release the vaccines ASAP so that more deaths can be prevented.

Journalists and Media Outlets to Follow

I've linked their twitters as it provides bite sized info but most have youtube/insta/websites with more in depth content)

https://twitter.com/fayedsouza

https://twitter.com/thewire_in

https://twitter.com/scoopwhoopnews

Not your newspaper - Instagram

DO NOT trust OP India, ANI, Republic TV, Aaj Tak or Times Now as they are all staunchly in support of the central government who is responsible for a lot of the problems we are facing right now.

Tumblr Blogs/Pots to find out more about the situation:

@groundzero-and-deku

@dracogotgame

@spacegirlstuff

@bi-witch-of-chaos

https://www.tumblr.com/blog/view/covid19-india-resources

https://lemonsparkly.tumblr.com/post/649012775027343360/covid-19-help-guide-india

https://yetagaindisappointedbymen.tumblr.com/post/649178579334201344/dear-people-on-tumblr

HERE ARE SOME INFLUENCERS WHO ARE USING THEIR PLATFORM WELL

https://twitter.com/thevirdas

https://twitter.com/borges?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://www.instagram.com/p/COHa5DWF2db/

https://twitter.com/disharavii (I mean she's an activist not an influencer, but I didn't want to put her under journalists and media)

https://twitter.com/raaydedesi (for the Indian subcontinent)

BLOGS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED

@dracogotgame

@veronicasummersfelton

@groundzero-and-deku

@bi-witch-of-chaos

[dracogotgame]

A huge, huge thanks to @bi-witch-of-chaos for compiling all the resources on hand in this post, they're the MVP!

If you would like a well organised and easy to follow resource which has all the information but none of the formatting insanity of my previous versions, this is a good one!

As mentioned in the update, we've got good news from the US in terms of releasing vaccine raw materials to India and the decision to share 60 million vaccine doses with afflicted countries.

More than anything, this is proof that your voice matters and you can make a difference.

But time is still of the essence. So if you're in the US and want to help, please do not stop urging your local reps to fast-track these efforts! We are still facing massive odds with our healthcare system buckling and medical shortages on all fronts.

Friends in the US and elsewhere, your kind donations are the difference between life and death for hundred thousands of people. All links to donations in the post and a reminder to do your due diligence on the charity you choose - we want you to put your money where it will help the most.

Don't forget to spread the word on other platforms as well. #indianeedsoxygen

Use your voice. It makes a difference.

Thank you all, with your help we might just come back from this. And a huge thank you to everyone who has compiled resources, links and info!

[caffiend-queen-deactivated20260]

I’m donating (a pathetically small amount but as much as I can) to healthcare-heroes and have messaged the only two relatively sane members of congress from my state to push for vaccine donations and funding for oxygen.

I spoke with a beloved Tumblr mutual yesterday who watched her father die in the parking lot of the hospital - they couldn’t let him in because they didn’t have oxygen to send in with him. Please help, even if it’s emailing and calling your Congressional representatives and nagging the shit out of them. Spread the word and the resources here if you can.

[latent-thoughts]

Yes, please help. As much as you can. Every little bit helps. It's a hellscape here, and we're all going through tremendous stress and trauma.

Thanks @caffiend-queen , for helping and signal boosting this. ❤️❤️❤️

[kelseyeng]

Had so much fun designing this series of mermaid paintings based off of Indian saris! More art here: www.instagram.com/kelseyeng32

Also I am looking for illustration work - editiorial, YA, etc if anyone knows of anything :) 

Keep reading

[anthonynotgreen]

Indian mermaids?!? On MY DASH?!?

[keenmarvellover]

I will never not reblog this

[guerrillatech]

[fluffmugger]

amazon’s entire schtick is to run other businesses into the ground by undercutting prices then ruling over their peasant customers. 

[solitarelee]

FedEx just refuses to deliver to my house. It’s too rural. They just won’t do it. The USPS is gutted. If I need supplies or food or any emergency anything, am I going to risk the package being destroyed or never getting to my house, or grit my teeth and go with the chaotic evil monsters who will nonetheless give me the food or medicine I need? 

And guess what? Amazon is directly and indirectly responsible for both the state of FedEx and the state of the USPS. They were allowed to create a monopoly and they were PREPARED for the further gutting of the USPS we’ve seen in late 2020. In my rural area, with a pandemic on? I think people don’t understand what I mean when I say I have no choice sometimes, the same as I have no choice but to buy Comcast internet even tho it’s overpriced and unreliable. 

It. Is. A. Monopoly. By. Design. We’re being given no choice. The solution isn’t to attack the consumers; it’s to force the government to undermine the company and to actually support its citizens with things like the USPS. 

[jay-works]

Ethical consumption is a luxury afforded to the rich.

[quiet-nymph]

Bei Na Wei, Visual Storyteller

[illnessfaker]

( thread link )

[sugar-cafe]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWUD11l9dO/

[theoldreclaimingasia]

[samezukas-deactivated20171227]

so i don’t think a lot of people really understand how often south asian culture is misinterpreted and appropriated so i’m making a post about it right here.

any mention of third eyes

any mention of chakras

people wearing bindis when they shouldn’t be 

fucking “om” or “aum” tattoos or appliques on things like yoga pants. do you know how fucking disrespectful it is to put a symbol that is so important to my religion and culture on the ass of some white chick’s yoga pants

people wearing maang tikka when they shouldn’t be

anklets with bells on them are very important to the dance culture of south asia and it’s disrespectful to wear them outside of a traditional dance setting

feel free to add any more that i missed because i’m fucking tired

[samezukas-deactivated20171227]

this is okay to rb if you’re not south asian. in fact it’s encouraged that you reblog this post, regardless of your race

[fierce-little-afro-witch]

^^Anyone is capable of appropriation without meaning to, even other poc. Please respect!

[elithien]

Roller Babe [1/2/3]

[elithien]

𝔽𝕒𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕊𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕨𝕓𝕖𝕣𝕣𝕪 𝔻𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕓𝕪 𝕃𝕚𝕣𝕚𝕜𝕒 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕤𝕙𝕚

[levourdalak]

Pride & Prejudice (2005), dir. Joe Wright “Dreaming” (1928), by Maxfield Parrish

[dullnymph-deactivated20201230]

[lady-dedlock]

Jane and Elizabeth by Bethany Stancliffe

[belladonnamythics]

[fallenfairyqueen]

Golden Pomegranate

“Let’s play a game, Sunshine.” 

She runs through the wastes at a break-neck speed. Past the fields of brown grass, along the bank of the black river, and between the craggy mountains. She runs so fast her feet hardly brush the ground. 

The tree is in the distance, solitary and diminutive, bare save for one fruit: a plump, golden pomegranate. 

She needs to reach it first. She needs to win. The taste of victory is on her tongue, adrenaline and fear are there too. She can sense his presence behind her, next to her, around her. Even though she cannot see him, he is never far. If he wins... but he won’t, she won’t let him.

Her hand reaches out and her fingertips just brush against the cold, smooth fruit when...

“I’ve got you.” 

Hands come around her waist and hold her fast to his heated body. Victory tasted sweet, but defeat tastes bitter. She turns in his arms to face him, his smug grin lighting up his face. He looks boyish and care-free. Something stirs inside her chest. 

“I thought I was supposed to win this time?” She pouts and glares at him.

He smiles wider and brushes his lips against hers, she leans into him even as he moves away. 

“And what would you have desired to win, Sunshine?” 

Her expression changes from playful to one of danger, sharper and ready to pounce. He senses her tensed frame and looks upon her with curiosity. 

“Control. Power.” 

His grin turns wolfish and he gives her a wide berth. 

“Your wish is my command.”