Little Red Riding Cat

...is either writing or thinking about writing. At the edge of "I'm old enough to be your favorite hag in the woods," thank you very much. 🔞

[littleredwritingcat]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“You’re hiding from something, Septa.”

“I’m not!”

You whirled around, face blazing.

“Ha! A coward after all!” Lyonel growled, pointing at you. “It wasn’t that you’d never had the chance to marry, eh? Fucking hells, you’re comely enough. You’re also endearing. That’s worse. That’s dangerous.”

“My face is-” You began the sentence with heat, then thought better of it and took a deep breath, tamping down what felt like rage clawing at the back of your throat. Lyonel grinned, victorious.

It made you wish you had something heavy to throw.

“The visage of a septa is of no concern,” you told him, turning back towards the Mother.

“Fine. But answer my question anyway.”

“You may send me away once you have your answer.”

“That’s a chance you’ll have to take. Go on. Do as you’re told.”

Edda shares her hopes and dreams with her father. It does not go well. No rest for an *almost* septa who's a little too interesting for her own good!

Note: Thanks again to @cha0ticr0b0ticticr0 for letting me spew ideas at you. @vhagars-dementia - you created this prompt and then let me run with it. I'm having the most fun!

Also, @princessphilly you have been so sweet and encouraging! I'm also going to tag @sconniebelle and @tenderhoof because what you write makes me happy, and I hope to return the favor.

Also also, big love @girlwiththenegantattoo @everythingbutresolved @aherdofbees @vintageglassheart02

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Hell yeah CLRG!

[imissthembutitwasntadisaster]

Feels like a bad idea maybe

[johannestevans]

Watched a documentary about abuse and advice one guy said to give children was, "Tell them that if someone is hurting them, to tell someone - and don't just tell one person. Tell as many people as possible, and keep telling as many people as possible until the abuse stops." and i really liked that

Bc so many ppl focus on the idea of telling A Trusted Adult, but even a well-meaning individual can fuck up and let abuse fall through the cracks or not know what to do

Whereas if a child tells LOADS of adults AND other kids, there's far less opportunity for an abuser to do damage control

Consistently telling their story and spreading it around disempowers the abuser to control and coerce the flow of information, or to utilise gaps and weaknesses in systems of reporting or welfare to isolate the child

Just really good advice. Not suprised I don't hear it more often.

[captain-price-returns]

[parakeet]

PlayStation putting out a legal notice saying they’re removing 500+ movies from user accounts days before announcing they’re getting rid of physical discs for games is an interesting choice

[feminist-space]

[hotvampireadjacent]

[dramatic-dolphin]

i love declining birth rates 🥰 "what a horrible problem! society will collapse!" oopsie it looks like you're gonna have to make having children worth it 😊 teehee you're gonna have to improve society in order to fix this problem, or it will all collapse. oh noooooo. how horrible. :3c

[weirdthingifoundonline]

[kittydealer]

u/Sonnylevrai

[mireeille]

kediş sahiplenirsem onunla yapacağım max aktivite

[mortalityplays]

here's a secret: whatever you're doing, you have to root for your peers with all your heart because it forces you to root for yourself too. I've seen people in various spheres of my life (workplaces, education, art, activism) fall into the trap of envy and resentment when they see others succeed while they struggle, and it always always goes hand in hand with them pulling back and giving up and stagnating.

when you let yourself get sour grapes about shit, you tacitly give up on yourself. when you sit around hoping other people will flop and fail so you can catch up to them, you stop trying. it's a fantasy of mediocrity, the vain wish that other people would walk so you could take the gold medal at a jog. wouldn't you rather come last place at 27mph?

[liberalsarecool]

Cosign.

[weird-goodbyes]

the greatest thing about the trolley problem conversation is that it immediately smacks you in the face with the real issue. maybe Tom was willing to do it when it was a woman who is older and who is the last one. But he finds out it’s Evan? No. No way. The trolley problem only works when you don’t love any of the people on the tracks. The greater good means nothing if the person you love most is the sacrificial lamb. But the thing is….almost everyone in the whole world is someone’s Evan. Of course when it’s numbers and hypotheticals, it’s easy. But when it’s your heart? The numbers mean nothing anymore.

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