the one who waffles about gender and stuff

maeve | they/she, lesbian | student + writer find my studyblr @maeves-desk

[goddamnshinyrock]

The Trebond twins, long before and shortly before.

[turnways]

Actually, yes, at some point as an adult iIt is your responsibility to learn about history and politics outside of what you were taught in traditional k-12 education

[whyenn-reader]

as good of a time as any to share my list of activities I do during what i like to call Scheduled Soul Maintenence to avoid burnout

go on an aimless bike/ride/walk - move your body, do it for as long as you feel like it, discover new places near you weather that is a frog or a cafe

watch a new movie/read a new book/listen to a new album - get inspired, excercise having opinions and longer attention span, break out of consuming content and make a choice about what you want to expirience

create something in a medium i haven't used in a while - get out of a habit, rekindle a flame you haven't been upkeeping, making a friendship bracelet counts

go have a fun new drink/snack - arguably most important, have a little treat without rush, slow down and focus on physical sensations, treat yourself in a way that isn't landfillcore

meet with friends and/or go to a place where you meet strangers - human connection is good for you, (maybe some casual sex if you like that/try something new with your partner)

make some bad art - create for the sake of creating without any expectations

play an instrument - this can be anything that makes you reach a kind of flow state

go see something you haven't yet - get to know the cultural/geographical map of your area, this includes events, places, or just anything that makes you go out of your way to expirience something new, can be like a viewpoint or it can be a museum exhibit, anything you find cool

cook/bake something new - nurish your body, break out of cooking habits and routine, make it an event, plate it nicely too and i would like to point out that none of these have to cost more money than your usual lifestyle.

[friendlyconfessional]

How would you describe your book reading habits? Includes audiobooks. NO judgements.

one book at a time, slowly, periodically

one book at a time, veraciously, periodically

one book at a time, constantly

multiple books at a time, constantly

chaotically, sporadically

traditional book reading is not very accessible to me.

I do not enjoy reading books

other/multiple/bald

Voting ended onMar 9

[pixiishi]

recently finished the first six of crows book and wanted to draw my little misfits 🐦‍⬛

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[9fruit]

we need to bring back the simple art of just “come to my house and we hang out without an activity or pretense or meal” my friend hung out on my couch for seven hours today we just gabbed… no specific plans no activities involved. likeee let’s just hang out on my couch forever and ever amen

[shouty-y]

"Sweet mother, I cannot weave – slender Aphrodite has overcome me with longing for a girl."

[jadeddraws]

pictured above: thing 1, who constantly finds new & astonishing ways of engaging people in conversation,, and thing 2, who’s in possession of a social battery in the negatives & needs to be reminded to fix her face

insp by a photo of david bowie & iman!

characters belong to leigh bardugo

[broadwaybaggins]

CJ/Mallory for the crackship game

Oh, this could fuck severely.

Imagine CJ taking Sam's place as Mallory's potential love interest? Sam is still there, of course, but as an observer (who might flirt with Mallory but it's mostly to light a fire under CJ's ass that the woman has other options and CJ might want to stop dragging her feet?) Get rid of the Laurie subplot (or keep it if you want...) and get rid of CJ not knowing who Mal was, at first--she had to have known her during the campaign. They hung out, were friends. But then she shows up with her class for the tour and there's a spark there, one that CJ is content to ignore, at first, but then...wait, is Mallory McGarry O'Brien flirting with her?

And maybe CJ had to write a position paper (or the non-law school equivalent) of school vouchers that someone digs up and Mallory hears about it? Or a quote surfaces from the campaign that is damning out of context? And they bicker about that because Mallory is a teacher, how can CJ argue for vouchers??

Leo obviously has less influence over CJ's schedule than he does Sam's, but that doesn't mean he's not going to try to razz her about the fact that she might be going out with his daughter using his Kennedy center tickets that used to be his and Jenny's. And part of it is because he's so very protective of his daughter but he's also protective of CJ and he knows how subtle they have to be about this and this is one of the first times Mal has shown real interest in a woman and so he wants CJ to have to fight a little for it, he wants to make sure CJ is serious and not just flirting to flirt. He wants to know that CJ means it, because if this goes anywhere, it's going to be tough for all of them but for no one more than CJ and Mallory.

And maybe they do make it to the opera or maybe they go have bad coffee somewhere, maybe Leo does take them for dessert and he goes home and they close the place down talking. Maybe they share a cab home and CJ walks her to the door and it's so late and dark out she feels safe with kissing her at the door, so soft and tentative.

And then? Secret dating perhaps? Mallory finding every excuse to come by the White House? And then someone snaps a picture or a God forbid, a parent at Mallory's school sees, and suddenly they're being bombarded by angry PTA parents who don't want a gay woman teaching their kids and CJ is getting hounded by the press and oh, I've made it sad, but this could be so good actually??

[avalencias]

Maura shrugged. “Who knows?” she said. “Who cares, so long as we make them regret it?”

Kalasin smiled. She sat forward a little, and rested her drink in her lap, cupping Maura’s cheek with one hand - cool from the cold earthenware, soft from cream of roses that Maura could still smell on the air, ink-stained from her work. “You’ll be assigned to escort them to the border, won’t you?” she said. “When this charade is over?”

i’m still not over this scene from the wolf duchess by @rain-sleet-snow, what can I say

[holdtohealyourpartner-moved]

I'm curious. Tag this with your sexuality and what your favorite M/F ship is.

[lizziethereader]

Weekly Bookish Question #475 (January 11th - January 17th, 2026)

Does your current read have the potential to become a favorite of the year?

definitely

maybe

I hope I'll have some better reads this year

unlikely

definitely not

see results

Voting ended onJan 18

[ashstfu]

2026

fix ur sleep schedule

read fucked up books

watch fucked up movies

dance in the kitchen

learn one hard truth

drink more water

say no faster

let people misunderstand you

leave earlier when my intuition whispers “girl…”

learn a dead language

learn restraint

learn indulgence

refuse emotional illiteracy

FOLLOW JOY

fix my sleep schedule again, because growth is cyclical and i’m human

[goldensunset]

the nearest depiction of an animal or other sentient fantasy creature to you at this moment comes to life right where it is (i.e. cat photograph, shark plushie, dragon painting, etc)

what happens to you

i am so dead

i need to go to the hospital

maybe a few things to be looked at but i’m fine in the end

i’m totally fine

i’m totally fine and i’m happy

my situation is really really really specific lemme tell you about it

n/a

Voting ended onJan 11

assume it doesn’t know you (unless it’s actually a specific animal you’ve met) and that it’s normal for its species and would do whatever was natural for it. including being too giant for and destroying the room it’s in. as well as dying immediately if its environment can’t support its life

[inthetags]

Reblog and put in the tags your OT4 Ship from any fandom.

[grishaverse-chaos]

2, 9, 21

ty for the ask!!

2. Album of the year?

can't pick just one but my top 3 are: everybody scream by florence + the machine, the life of a showgirl by taylor swift, and west end girl by lily allen!!

9. Best month for you this year?

I think October or November! I started hanging out with a new friend who I may or may not have a huge hopeless crush on but anyway and generally did a lot of cool things (went to the theatre! started penpalling! wrote a short story for a lit mag! went to a debate competition!)

21. What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?

I decorated my room way more! I've been collecting maps to put up on my walls and added two new ones plus a poster from a concert I went to

[magikyle]

End of the year Asks

Song of the year?

Album of the year?

Favorite musical artist / group you started listening to this year?

Movie of the year?

TV show of the year?

Episode of tv or webisode that defined the year for you?

Favorite actor of the year?

Game of the year?

Best month for you this year?

Something that made you cry this year?

Something you want to do again next year?

Talk about a new friend you made this year

How was your birthday this year?

Favorite book you read this year?

What’s a bad habit you picked up this year?

Post a picture from the beginning of the year

Post a picture from the end of the year

A memorable meal this year?

What’re you excited about for next year?

What’s something you learned this year?

What’s something new about your place of residence (room, home, or general location) now vs the start of the year?

Favorite place you visited this year?

If you could send a message to yourself back on the first day of the year, what would it be?

Did you keep any New Year’s Resolutions?

Did you create any characters (in games, art, or writing) this year? Describe one