and then I'll speak a little

Ila | '98 | Italy | nonexistentwench on ao3

[paparoach]

With the blockade imposed by Israel, it is extremely important to support grassroots organizations. They provide aid to multiple families on the ground. The Sameer Project is one organization. It is led by 4 Palestinians in the diaspora and Gazans are risking their lives while distributing the aid to ensure families are accommodated.

The Sameer Project provides food and shelter. As you know, the rainy season is persistent and many families have been displaced by the sea. The high tide has caused many to lose their tents, the only shelter they have. So please donate to the Sameer Project! With your support, they can branch out to families across the Strip!

Here is their Linktree, which also includes Venmo and PayPal.

South Gaza Aid:

South Gaza: Tents, Cash Aid, & Medical

***UPDATE REGARDING TENTS: there is a shortage of tents readily available for purchase due to traders withholding inventory. This is a combi

Refaat Alareer Camp Aid:

The Refaat Alareer Camp - by The Sameer Project

The Sameer Project, a grassroots aid organization led by four Palestinians in the diaspora, is proud to announce our first tent encampment p

North and Central Gaza Aid:

North and Central Gaza: Food, Water, Diapers + Milk, Medical Aid

Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza fac

[slayingasavagegiant]

SNOWSTORM WEEK 2026 ||

Day 2: Parallels with other couples → jondany + zuko x katara || and their’s is a song of ice and fire.

[yusiyomogi]

"or is it the sleep of an infant?"

a quick painting for day six of @ldpdlweek2026 (mental illness & angst)

[beetlewoman]

adult backpack wearers of the world unite

[sansaficexchange]

PINCH HITS

We have two requests in need of a creator! Deadline is ideally April 23th at 11.59 PM PT, however if you think you can do one of these but may need a little longer, please still get in touch with us to claim and we can discuss a timeline. If we cannot get these filled before April 24, we will need to delay reveals. If you want to claim a Pinch Hit please hit us up on email or discord. Same rules apply (minimum 500 words, need to respect the requiter's max rating and Do Not Wants)

SEE THE PINCH HITS HERE.

[shirazel]

claudia the vampire.

new iwtv art…. probably my best one yet, spent 10 whole damn hours on it. MY GOD. but it was worth because of claudia….my love….my sunshine… she deserves all my dedication and energy

[ditch-lily]

so when louis meowed how did he share that to daniel in the interview? did he sit at his 10 foot long divorce table with armand on the other end, look him in the eye and meow?? how did it go down louis I just wanna know

[1327-1]

based tags @runestele

[inthefallofasparrow]

Me: It was so difficult to get to this island, but now that I'm finally here, I desperately need some kind of public transport to get around.

This humble bird in particular:

[inthefallofasparrow]

Dominatrix: No, sorry, I've just broken my ankle. There's no way I'll be able to host your all-female whip party.

This eager bird, specifically:

[inthefallofasparrow]

Annoying flatmate: Hey guys, uh, can we just have a quick house meeting in ten? Just some 'stuff' we need to, um ... go over again, okay?

This exasperated bird, knowingly:

[inthefallofasparrow]

Camerlengo at the conclave for the next pope: (sighs) ... All right, I thought we all understood the dress code, but obviously we need to go over it again.

This bird, looking around awkwardly:

[inthefallofasparrow]

Me: Gee, I hope this tarot reading says I'm going to make some new friends soon!

This jerk, patiently getting ready:

[inthefallofasparrow]

17th century Witchfinder: By God's truest judgment, the heretic Will Scunthorpe has been hurled from a cliff for practicing the most vile of dark magicks. What now should follow? This hoary misogynist, trying to rile up the crowd:

[inthefallofasparrow]

37-year-old white incel: Um, actually, Officer, technically only these three are ‘katanas’. Those four are ‘tantos’, that’s a ‘wakizashi’, and the big one on the wall is a ‘nagamaki’ … What?... Why do I have so many weapons? … Oh, it’s just my, er …

This bird, trying to help out:

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

the way prehistoric animal documentaries will talk about extinction like it happens because of “a failure to evolve” as though evolution is a meritocracy is so funny and so scary

[chaumas-deactivated20240115]

this species persisted over the eons because of its Protestant work ethic to produce more of a specific kind of digestive enzyme that allowed it to extract 4% more nutrients from the dominant plant species in the area

[fungilicious]

i just wanted to hold / you in my arms

[starsciencees]

have you ever cried at work

yes, in front of other people (office job)

yes, in private (office job)

no (office job)

yes, in front of other people (retail, food service, or similar)

yes, in private (retail, food service, or other)

no (retail, food service, or other)

nuance/some case not covered/I have never had a job

Voting ended onApr 2

If you have worked both office and retail jobs pick whichever one was most recent

[hell-heron]

I think the whole "if you interpret Mr. Darcy in any way neurodivergent or socially awkward you missed the point of Pride and Prejudice and arguably can't read" backlash is getting a bit too black and white and also arguably a case of "we geologists must remember the general population only knows one or two feldspars" fallacy from bookish people on Tumblr.

Like yes class can't be separated from the ways his social unwillingness manifests and the reasons he can get away with it, but also I can't help thinking that a simile between the effort and commitment required to learn to play a complex musical instrument and that required to chat people up at parties would not be resonant to the general neurotypical extrovert population.

[hell-heron]

The problem with advice subreddits is that it's the classic place where the most apathetic people on the subject go ask questions of the most overly invested people on the subject, a mismatch that SHOULD be self-evident in the fact the person is asking strangers on the internet to begin with but often isn't

Typical conversations:

"Hi /weddingattireapproval I have been invited to my first wedding as an adult, my budget is one string bean, I usually just wear sweatpants and just found out about the existence of other dress codes yesterday. Is this dress okay for a cocktail event?"

"No this is more of a brunch date look, you need to look for something fancier than a sibling's graduation but not as fancy as going to the opera and also not white enough that a non-traditional bride might wear it at a rehearsal dinner"

"Hi /Gifts I have to buy a Christmas gift for my sister she's 18 years older than me has 7 kidswe live in different countries and we only talk on Thanksgiving and family funerals but I have a vague memory of her liking books"

"We all have too much stuff, just write her an heartfelt letter in which you ask her to free up a day where you will surprise her with 24 hours of uninterrupted quality time at a craft activity you chose. At HER house."

[yesornopolls]

Were you ever the guinnea pig for a change in education? E.g. the first year of GCSEs after O-Levels were scrapped, or the first year of T-Levels, or the first cohort of a new degree course, etc. (This is a very UK-centric poll in its framing BUT if equivalent situations in other countries' school systems are also applicable. First class in a newly built school, first to try a new program / change in curriculum, that sort of thing.)

Were you ever the guinnea pig for a change in education?

Yes

No

See results

Voting ended onMar 26

[stargazermeadow]

yall should take this face blindness test and rb with what you got bc im curious

70-75

65-70

60-65

55-60

50-55

45-50

40-45

<40

Voting ended onMar 23

Interactive measure of face memory, free, 3-6 minutes.

[hell-heron]

The Dilophosaurus swamp courtship scene in The Dinosaurs (2026) hits the vibes and atmosphere of Wuthering Heights better than Emerald Fennel

[dare-to-dm]

There was this one time I scratched up my cornea real bad and had to go to the hospital. Dealing with medical bureaucracy is always very frustrating to me, and that combined with the pain had me in a very bad mood. I was even crying.

I had to wait quite a while for the doctor to see me, but fortunately the nurse who was helping me had an excellent bedside manner and went out of her way to distract me. She expertly did this by getting me talking about books I'd read recently.

I went all in on criticizing the last book I'd read. I don't remember what it was, but I really hadn't liked it, and I denigrated it as "Misery Porn". And she was like "Hmm, that sounds interesting, tell me more". So I gave a general plot synopsis. As I was telling her that most of the characters were immigrant miners, she interrupted me to say "That's interesting, I didn't realize that there were mines in Missouri".

And at that moment time stopped for me and I realized that the entire time I'd been talking about the book, she'd been assuming I was talking about porn set in Missouri. I had just assumed that she had understood from context that when I said "Misery Porn", I meant "A story that is gratuitously depressing so that readers will think it's deeper than it really is".

Rather than being disappointed in our miscommunication, I was instead impressed with the level on non judgement she was showing me. Having a whole ass cheerful conversation about Missouri themed porn just to help a patient. I think about her all the time.

[dare-to-dm]

There have now been many responses to this post, but they all boil down to just 3 categories.

Nerds (affectionate): Actually, Missouri has many lead mines.

Health care professionals: This is just what working with patients is like.

Missourians: Missouri mentioned!