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Lint Roller? I Barely Know Her
One Nice Bug Per Day
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I love this trashy piece of garbage.
Mary Emmerling’s American Country Cottages, 1993
Steve Harrington Character Analysis
First cat video ever? 1899, colorized & speed corrected.
Giulia Piersanti’s costume sketches for Suspiria (2018) Pics courtesy of @vogue
SOPHIE shot by me in Glasgow - September 2019
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The Ring (2002) They Live (1988) Poltergeist (1982) Halloween (1978) Scream (1996) Us (2019) Videodrome (1983) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) American Psycho (2000)
Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood - Spring RTW 2019
Fake it ‘til you make it, right? Billy is good at that, at least he’s good at the faking it part. Not the making it part. Fake being straight? Yes. Actually being straight? No. Fake being carefree, like Neil’s verbal and physical abuse don’t bother him? Sure, he can appear as carefree as all the other directionless teens that wander the halls of Hawkins High. But actually feeling carefree? Hiding that flinch when someone comes up behind him too quickly? Stopping that flicker of relief spreading through his stomach from showing on his face? Well, he’s got those reactions down so they’re there for half a second, quick enough that he can put his relaxed, boisterous persona back in place with everyone none the wiser. So, yeah, he’s faking it.
Or he was.
Until Steve entrenched himself firmly in Billy’s life. Steve worked his way in, so slowly that Billy hadn’t noticed that Steve had taken up residence under Billy’s skin, wrapped himself around Billy’s heart, cradling it, protecting it like Steve thought it was the most precious thing in the world.
Like it deserved to be protected.
And now, Steve notices when Billy’s putting up this front, stepped into this carefree role. Sometimes it bothers Billy. Sometimes he just wants to not feel anything. He wants to pretend the scars from the Mind Flayer’s attempt to kill him don’t actually hurt. He wants to pretend he doesn’t wake up from nightmares, heart racing with absolute terror, breath coming in quick gasps as he tries to get enough air to scream. Sometimes he doesn’t have the energy to face all the things he’s done or that have been done to him.
Sometimes pretending is easier.
And, sometimes, Steve lets him pretend.
They’ll play a game of one-on-one, Steve blatantly ignoring every time Billy’s face tightens in pain as one of the scars pulls across his back or his lungs protest his gulping breaths. But Billy will see the concern in Steve’s expression and the war taking place in Steve’s brain – wanting to give Billy this period of pretending everything is normal while also not wanting to see Billy in pain. But Billy will shove the pain down, lick his lips, and put that shit-eating grin on his face while saying, “C’mon, Harrington, is that all you got?” Steve will sigh, but he’ll surrender to Billy’s exuberance, despite knowing that it’s mostly faked, and they’ll keep playing.
But, in the middle of the night, when Billy hears Neil moving down the hallway, saying, “Do we need to talk about Respect and Responsibility, Billy? Do we?” while his footsteps creak along the warped hardwood, causing Billy to wake himself up screaming, knowing, knowing that when he opens his eyes, Neil will be standing above him, Mind Flayer wearing Billy’s face standing right behind him, and ends up with Steve curled around him saying, “It’s just a dream, Billy, just a dream.” Well, then Steve won’t let him pretend.
Steve will run his hands through Billy’s sweaty hair, down Billy’s face, along Billy’s shoulders, grounding him into the here and now. He’ll whisper, mouth next to Billy’s ear, lips brushing over the shell, telling Billy anything and everything that comes to his mind, arms wrapped around Billy, his chest to Billy’s back. And Billy will eventually relax, Steve’s voice, Steve’s solidity, Steve’s steady beating heart, soothing Billy until his eyes start to get heavy and his own breathing levels out.
And Billy will know, with absolute certainty, that he’s also worked his way under Steve’s skin, draped himself around Steve’s heart, protecting it like Steve protects his own.
not sure if its the appropriate blog to send this to but the culture around "dont just like/give kudos, reblog & add comments!!" has just made me stop engaging so much in fandom at all. i have completely stopped using the like button for art/fic even if im reblogging it, just in case they dont notice ive rbed it as well or if i put it on a sideblog, and with fics especially if i cant think of something to say in the tags i dont reblog it [1/3]
the thought of the author being disappointed or angry with me for not commenting/only writing a word or two/giving a templated response is too much and stresses me out completely, especially since ive seen multiple creators calling their fans out either via vagueposts or by @ing/screenshotting peoples urls to shame them. i fully and completely understand why creators need the feedback - i myself post stuff occasionally and it does suck when its paid very little attention [2/3]
- but that culture that came up around it was so utterly paralysing to me that im largely disengaged at this point. i feel it has cooled down now but it had a real anger to it for so long that i just feel low key guilty for even looking at free fanworks at this point. you were one of the first bigger blogs i saw who loudly went against that culture so i did want to say thanks but idk what, if anything, there is i can do about feeling this way [3/3]
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*hugs* this is definitely a good blog to bring this question to. I’ve talked a lot about this, and I think it’s something that needs to be discussed more.
Authors who are doing this are bullying their readership and their fellow fans.
Yes, it hurts when people don’t visibly appreciate your hard work. Yes, it’s painful when other authors get attention you don’t. Yes, it can be demotivating and heartbreaking when you share something you love and hear nothing back.
None of that is a reason to lash out at people, to screenshot and shame them, or to make people feel guilty over something they do in their free time for fun.
Because guess what? Writing fic is also something you do in your free time for fun. If it’s not fun anymore, the solution isn’t to browbeat others into making it fun for you. The solution is either taking a break and changing your focus or finding something else that’s fun about writing since comments and kudos aren’t a reliable source of serotonin.
All of this is to say, anon, that there’s nothing at all wrong with reading fic and not saying anything afterwards. There’s nothing wrong with giving a thumbs up or a like or a kudos and leaving it at that. There’s nothing wrong with being quiet, or not having anything to say or being tired or just not wanting to comment.
You’ll probably need to consciously remind yourself for a while that reading without commenting is okay. Reading without leaving kudos is okay. Liking without reblogging is okay. It’s your blog, your time, your thoughts and feelings and you get to do (or not do) whatever you want with them.
*hugs* I’m really sorry that you’ve been made to feel this way, anon, and I hope it gets better for you. I hope those authors are able to find their happiness again too. I’ve been in that dark place where they are and it’s not a fun place to be. I’m so glad that I was able to make it out to the other side.
Gearing up for Valentine’s Day with a couple of cards for you all ♡♡♡ also be sure to check out @harringroveheart-on for more Valentine’s fun!
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billy hargrove in every scene (12/∞):
Well you know what happens when you lie.