Cry Me A River

[mariacallous]

[flintandpyrite]

Here are the 2024 vaccine recommendation schedules. They’ve already been wiped from the cdc site. Save them and share widely, especially to your friends with kids.

[chandra-telescope]

hope is a skill

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

hope is a weapon you are trained to wield

[chandra-telescope]

favourite additions

[chandra-telescope]

[tenaciouswritingdragon]

You cannot hide this in the tags, bestie. This is too lovely to keep a secret.

[wonderwyrm]

[i-scan-your-poems]

full scansion:

– ◡ ◡ / – ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – hope is a / weapon / hope is a / skill – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – hope is a / plant you can / care for or / kill – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – hope is a / discipline / something you / choose – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – hard to stop / looking for / easy to / lose – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – hope isn’t / something to / have or to / take – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – if you can’t / find it it’s / something you / make – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – make it from / willpower / make it from / spite – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – learn how to / weaponize / love in a / fight – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – hope is a / shield and a / thing to de/fend – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – ◡ ◡ / – end in it/self and a / means to an / end

metrical form: dactylic tetrameter catalectic rhyme scheme: AABBCCDDEE other notes: Line 1 replaces the second dactyl with a trochee. There is arguably a caesura after the second foot of each line: it’s the point at which the line 1 irregularity occurs and it’s often a sense break.

[mumblesplash]

hello! poem author here. i am in love with you if that’s ok

[shymagnolia]

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

[shymagnolia]

okay so i just got my dream job??? a week after applying to it?? and now i’m thinking….maybe this is the good luck post

[flagellant]

…..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment

likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post

[coffee-or-hot-cocoa]

i need all the help i can get for finals

[finnglas]

Hey so

the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like. 

So you know. 

This might be the real one, y’all.

[azaraspirit]

what the hell? i could use some luck *hits reblog*

[worldheritageposts-official]

World Heritage Post

[monsoonsosoon]

reblogging again… need it bad lol 

[happymakerdonutfriend]

he came back

[raptorcivilization]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a movie first and foremost about the destruction of minority neighborhoods and public transit by the American car industry. After that, it's a technological milestone. And then it's about cartoons

[inamindfarfaraway]

@cornfieldsrambles Your analysis is 100% correct and your Jessica Rabbit emotions are profoundly valid!

[fritokal]

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a lightly animated documentary.

(Look my dad was a train and streetcar historian. I wish I'd recorded his enthusiastic lecture about that movie before he died, because it came with citations about what historic figures Judge Doom correlated to.)

[sarahreesbrennan]

A meta comedy fantasy of my dreams with my favourite trope: How Does a Person Inhabit a Trope.

[octoswan]

I made these as a way to compile all the geographical vocabulary that I thought was useful and interesting for writers. Some descriptors share categories, and some are simplified, but for the most part everything is in its proper place. Not all the words are as useable as others, and some might take tricky wording to pull off, but I hope these prove useful to all you writers out there!

(save the images to zoom in on the pics)

[firelightinferno]

Oh, that’s very helpful indeed!

[writing-prompt-s]

!!!

[phoneticmeow]

[phoneticmeow]

Okay the funniest thing about this is that everyone’s saying I’m taking away his space by putting things in the window

He has this entire one right next to it with a blankie and he uses it exclusively for people watching. He really only goes to the other window when he decides to be A Menace

Also his name is Banjo

He as a stroller

[batsbirdsandspeedstersohmy]

Omg there been updates!!

[wilwheaton]

[radhexx]

This is great especially for women in the workplace who have learned kinda self-demeaning patterns of behavior in order to not be seen as a bitch. I started communicating this way in my VERY male dominated field and people definitely started taking me at least slightly more seriously. If that makes sense

[beardedmrbean]

[woody112704]

They really want people to start torrenting again eh?

[advanced-procrastination]

[reffitt-blog1]

Remember kids, piracy is bad. Stay away from these sites.

[msilverstar]

Yo ho ho, I don't mind paying some for streaming, but this is ridiculous. They're even bad at capitalism.

[makereadgrow]

RIP Joann, now what?

I wanted to make a post I could copy and paste and or link when I see folks asking where to buy fabrics when Joann is gone. I sew a lot, generally between 100-200 items a year and I don't do it on a big budget. Stores are not in a particular order.

Notions:

Wawak.com - start here, mostly stay here. Wawak is a supplier for professional sewing businesses and have the prices that show it. I will not pay for gutermann Mara 100 anywhere else. I buy buttons, tools, thread, and most elastic here.

Stitch Love Studio - this is where I buy lingerie supplies https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchLoveStudio?ref=yr_purchases

Fabric:

Fabric Mart - this is one where you want to sign up for emails and never buy unless its on sale. They run different sales every day and they rotate. Mostly deadstock fabrics but I buy more from here than anywhere else. Fantastic customer service and if you watch you can get things like $6 wool suiting or $4 cotton jersey. https://fabricmartfabrics.com/

Fabrics-Store - again, buy the sales not the full price. Sign up for the emails but redirect them to a folder because it is TOO MANY. They stock linen or good but not amazing quality. https://www.fabrics-store.com/

Purple Seamstress - This is where I buy my solid cotton lycra jersey. They have other things, but the jersey is what I'm here for. Inexpensive and very good quality. If you ask she will mail you a swatch card for the solids. https://purpleseamstressfabric.com/

LA Finch - deadstock fabrics with a fantastic remnant selection https://lafinchfabrics.myshopify.com/

Califabrics - mix of deadstock and big brands, easy to navigate and always seem to have good denim in stock. https://califabrics.com/

Boho Fabrics - good variety, nice bundles. I have also gotten some really great trims from here. https://www.bohofabrics.com/

Firecracker Fabrics - garment and quilting fabrics, really nice selection and great sale section. I've bought $5 yard quilting cottons here several times. https://www.firecrackerfabrics.com/

Hancock's of Paducah - Quilting fabric and some limited garment fabric. AMAZING sale section. Do not sleep on the sale section. This is my first stop when buying quilting fabrics. Usually the last stop too. Not particularly speedy shipping. https://www.hancocks-paducah.com/

Itokri - This is something a little different. Itokri is an Indian business with incredible traditional fabrics. Shipping to the US is expensive, but the fabric is so inexpensive it evens out. I generally end up paying like $30 for shipping. Beautiful ikat and block prints. https://itokri.com/

Miss Matatabi - this is a little treat. This isn't where you go to save money, but there are so many beautiful things in this shop. Ships from Japan incredibly quickly. https://shop.missmatatabi.com/

Lucky Deluxe - Craft thrift store, always has an incredible selection and fantastic customer service. I need to close the tab fast because I never go to this website without finding something I need. https://www.luckydeluxefabrics.com/

Swanson's - the OG of online craft thrift stores, but I find their website harder to navigate. https://www.swansonsfabrics.com

Honorary Mentions: I haven't shopped at these places yet but I have had them recommended and likely will at some point.

A Thrifty Notion - https://athriftynotion.com/

Creative Closeouts - https://creativecloseoutsfabric.com/ being rebranded to sewsnip.com on March 1 - quilting deadstock

Hawthorne Supply Co. - I just got this rec and I think I need to not look too closely or I'm going to slip with my debit card. https://www.hawthornesupplyco.com/

This is not an exhaustive list of everywhere you can buy fabric, or even a full list of where I shop. There are SO many options out there in the world. You also need to think outside the fabric store box. I thrift men's shirt fabrics for quilts and sheets for backing fabric. I don't do a ton of in person thrifting and my local stores don't get a lot of craft materials but every thrift store is its own universe and reflects the community it is in. Go out and find something cool.

Oh and final note: Don't shop at Hobby Lobby.

[great-tweets]

Beware!

[rayvenreayes]

Avoid sci-hub too👀

[queeranarchism]

From Ask for PDFs from People with Institutional Access

[prof-grace-aspen]

Also, everyone seems to forget this, but if you’re in college, CHECK YOU LIBRARY’S WEBSITE. they usually have access to a ton of journals. Sometimes a site that says you don’t have access will work if you access it through your school’s library website.

[queermaddscientist]

Get yourself a fabric store that will light your fabric on fire for you

No but legit I asked what the fiber content of something was and the guy didn’t know so he cut a chunk off and lit it on fire and felt the ashes and was like. Yeah this is mostly cotton with a lil bit of silk. And that was the moment I knew. This is it. This is the fabric store for me. Also that guy is marriage material. Not for me but damn some person is gonna be so happy with him.

[rawringthroughthetwenties]

Ok but this is actually one of the easiest ways to tell what something is made of! I did a textiles degree and one day as part of a class we all went outside with a pile of scrap fabric and set fire to the little pieces and recorded how they burned. We were given a chart that looked something like this to tell what each fabric was (it gets a little tricky is it’s a mix of fabrics though). Why did we do this? There is very little regulation in the textiles industry so a lot of materials are mislabelled as something they aren’t and sold for more than they should be, also sometimes people buy fabric second hand or discounted which doesn’t have any label at all. If you have a fabric you are having doubts about, cut a tiny piece off and do the burn test and you should know pretty fast what you are dealing with. Anyways your fabric store should be lighting things on fire because this means that they are actually checking what the fabrics are and aren’t trying to pass cheap stuff off as more expensive than it is.

[queermaddscientist]

Ooh! I knew it was a standard test but I hadn’t seen a chart as detailed as this thank you!

[baggnshield]

downloading a fic when ao3 dies (when you have the link)

looks like ao3 is down again and i was in the middle of a multi chapter fic when it died on me.

and if that happens to you, this is what you can do to download the fic:

copy paste https://download.archiveofourown.org/downloads/00000000/fic.html in your browser url

replace the pink bit with the number right after /works (that's the work id)

for instance, in https://archiveofourown.org/works/44970790/chapters/113154673 the highlighted bit (44970790) would be the number you swap for the 0s

the download link will look like https://download.archiveofourown.org/downloads/44970790/fic.html

if you want the fic to be downloaded as an epub instead, use .epub at the end of that link

it should start downloading on your device

i'm sure a bunch of people know this and use it but in case you don't, hope this helps

[nightingale-prompts]

Ghost Beauty Standards

So what if ghosts have their own scale for beauty?

Waxy pale skin, half-lidded eyes, empty eyes, colorless lips, ashen complexion, and sunken cheeks.

These are considered the most attractive features of a ghost without the extra bells and whistles.

Tim did not know this when he sat at his desk after pulling a week straight of sleepless case-solving and his desk neighbor was staring at him.

Danny had never seen anyone more beautiful until he noticed Tim. He looked like he could drop dead at any moment. Did he even drink water? Eating?

Those beautiful glassy vacant eyes made Danny blush. He couldn't take his eyes off him.

When class ended Tim sat up Danny heard his back crack from his still position. Thoughts of rigor mortis filled his head and the sound of popping bones was almost a turn-on. Danny didn't even know what that said about him.

Danny had to consider what to do next to tame his feelings. He could stop his attraction by helping his classmate improve his health. Or he could satisfy his urges by courting him.

[nightingale-prompts]

"He's just so pale and gaunt. Like a sickly Victorian." Danny whispered under his breath.

"Aww, baby pop has a crush~" Ember giggled affectionately nudging the body.

"You need to work quickly welp. Do not waste time lest a challenger come and steal your prize." Skulker blustered.

"But how! I can barely talk to him. Last time i just kept looking into his sunken eyes like an idiot." Danny disparaged feeling like girl with her first celebrity crush.

"Its simple. Kidnap him and make him your bride by force!" Frostbite growled.

"Frosty no, that's so old fashioned. These boys are still young." Ember countered. "You should serenade him."

"Don't forget gifts. Flowers and herbs to burn. Don't forget crystals, incense , and wine." Desiree joined in. "Of course, gold coins."

All the ghosts nodded in agreement coins were very important for any courting.

"Don't forget food, dearie. Sugar skulls are always a good idea, but sweet pastries and fruit are just as good. Spring water and quality coffee go a long way." Lunch lady said dropping off a plate of food for everyone before going back to the castle kitchen.

The next day Danny brought in a thermos of consecrated water from the north pole and pomegranate seeds he had harvested from the palace gardens.

Tim was confused but he took the offerings. Danny was elated and practically bursting with joy. They were courting now. Tim even offered him cookies that Alfred had made.

Danny continued to bring Time new gifts every day. All the while Tim was unaware of what he was agreeing to.

Tim once got Danny a coffee and watched the teen absolutely melt. Tim thought they were good friends and Danny was worried about his health.

[storytellingnovice]

Danny is taking all of the advice he can get, and Tim is returning the gestures! But the other ghosts aren't sure if this is gonna last because they still haven't met this 'gorgeous I swear, his skin looks like it's only gotten a collective 15 minutes of sunlight in the last 16 years!' person yet.

They send Kitty, Shadow, and Johnny to snoop.

Shadow is hiss-giggling into Kitty's back as she explains "he's actually gorgeous. Like, I literally thought he was a corpse for a minute. Danny better not screw this up because there is no way he is getting another date that hot again."

Johnny is grumbling behind her "he's not that pretty. His skin is pastier than mine sure, but you can only barely see his veins through it. Doesn't even have my sickly green complexion or nothing. His eyes aren't actually sunken, they just have bags under them that makes them LOOK sunken."

**********

Dick just wanted to see Tim's new friend! Asking Babs for an innocent little wire tap isn't like, THAT bad. It would have been fine if he hadn't accidentally broadcast the conversation onto the coms during patrol. Or if the conversation he was eavesdropping on hadn't been so.......fascinating?

"-Death Wish coffee so I definitely need to make that a normal thing but the marigolds were a bust. He just looked at me weird and asked why I was giving him carnations." New friend!

"Maybe his culture doesn't use them, did you ask if he'd like a different flower?" Young voice, a child? "Cause I know I'd be way more into Alheli (Hoary stocks) if I were into that sort of thing"

"Don't listen to him punk, cempasuchil (marigold) are a classic. Maybe he's just allergic to flowers or something? Try bringing him to a fabric store! Picking out fabric for a coffin is super romantic!" Male, late teens. Dick isn't sure if he he should be excited that New Friend!TM is apparently crushing on his baby bird or worried about the advice he's getting.

"Right, maybe next time" his name was Danny? Why is he-? What kind of person thinks picking fabric for a coffin is a good date idea? "Tomorrow he's taking me to look at the oldest graveyard in Gotham." Tim why?

"Damn Babypop! You work fast!" Huh? Why is this getting approval?

Danny sounds sheepish as he tells the others to shut up and that he's hanging up. Dick is confused and thinking about how invasive his search on Danny should be.

Dick 'slightly' panics when he realizes the others heard the call after Jason responds. "Picking a fabric that matches your partner actually does sound pretty romantic."

[nightingale-prompts]

I love this.

Jason is absolutely right, it's so romanic. It's basically like picking out the colors of your sheets for your wedding bed/wedding colors all rolled into one.

But Danny isn't ready for that commitment yet, give him time to get their funeral shrouds made. Let us not forget the procession. He's too young to plan all that out right now.

Dick better step in soon though or Tim may end up in a Corpse Bride style wedding.

[justwannabecat]

Everyone: *freaking out at the freaky death-themed courting rituals*

Jason: I don’t get why you’re so worried? If I had a boyfriend I’d want to have matching coffins. What’s the point of dying if you can’t die with someone you love?

…

(Roy: …huh… hey-)

[nightingale-prompts]

Damian is definitely seeing this go down and thinks it's normal. He has already secretly doodled what he wants his death shroud to look like a child drawing their future wedding dress. He wants it to be really cool looking.

He also wants to find Danny and stab him. He just wants to see how strong he is to see if he's worthy of taking Tim away.

Jason and Damian both acknowledge that Tim is attractive so suitors should be expected and Danny is showing the appropriate amount of respect to Tim.

[ailithnight]

Since Tim is apparently oblivious that he's being courted, and likely does not have the same instincts Damian and Jason clearly do, I imagine at some point he inadvertently ends up rejecting Danny's courtship.

Like, say an important step in ghost courtship is inviting them to your grave/resting place. For Tim, since he's still alive and doesn't have a grave, the equivalent would be wherever he feels safest; most at rest. His Nest maybe? I digress. Tim hasn't invited Danny to his 'resting place' so Danny decides to take the initiative and invite Tim to his first. Danny's grave/resting place is obviously back in Amity Park.

And Tim, busy with some case and completely oblivious to what's happening here, thinks Danny is just inviting him on a friendly road trip or something, declines. He just doesn't want to leave Gotham until he finishes this case. Not that he tells Danny that.

And Danny is absolutely devastated. Starts thinking back over all those not so enthusiastic responses to his courtship gifts. Starts wondering if maybe Tim was trying to gently turn him down all along. What if Tim only ever wanted to be friends? Or, Ancients, what if he doesn't want anything to do with Danny at all? What if Danny has just been bothering him? Dejected and heartbroken, Danny 'takes the hint' and withdraws. If Tim does want to be friends, he'll reach out, right? And if he doesn't... well, Danny won't bother him anymore.

[nightingale-prompts]

Danny would retreat to cry in his room if Tim basically broke up with him or didn't like him.

"Am I ugly? Does he think I'm not good enough? He's probably right. I mean look at him and look at me, we just don't make sense." Danny said crying into Nocturne's lap.

"That's nonsense. You are a perfect. I'd torment him for daring to reject you. That is if he ever sleeps." Nocturne said patting Danny's head "I don't like that boy."

Clockwork was very offended that Tim had the nerve to reject Danny. Even though he knew that he should respect Tim's response ghost don't listen to reason that well. Ancients like Clockwork are strangers to these new courting methods. Back in his day you wanted a partner who was amorphous and eldritch. The more spaning and powerful they were the better. How he managed to claim Nocturne he didn't even know. Sitting around and crying wasnt the answer though

"Danny if you wish to lay claim you must be more forthright. Your efforts have been good but mortals are dull creatures. Personally, I think you are better off with a nice spector. Perhaps a shade or writhe." Clockwork encuraged.

"Dear, a shade?! You can't be serious. It would never work." Nocturne scolded.

Danny sighed. Those two are on their way to another lover's spate. As always. He escaped before Clockwork settled on getting Danny an arranged marriage. Apparently there were some liminals that would be good contenders for Danny. But Danny wanted Tim not anyone else.

Then he met Red Robin and Danny never felt so betrayed by his feelings.

No, he had to wait to hear Tim's response first before trying to jump to a rebound. Even if Red Robin carried an aura of fear around him.

He won't go hopping from suitor to suitor.

[nightingale-prompts]

The next time Danny saw the other ghost he was glowing with delight.

"He didn't reject me." Danny said floating on air. "He was just focusing on his obsession."

Most of the ghost nodded and sighed in relief. It was perfectly understandable that they had to delay visiting each others resting places. Danny must have just jumped the gun.

Johnny 13 and Kitty didnt agree.

"A real man would be obessed with you. Like me and Kitty." He huffed.

Kitty tsked and shook her head.

"Johnny! You know it's not that easy. We don't choose what our obsessions are, we are just lucky to have each other." Kitty swooned.

"We get it. You two are perfect for each other and got to die together. We can't all be that lucky." Ember rolled her eyes. " Now tell us what happened BabyPop!"

"He told me his obsession. He called me to apologize. He was super busy solving a cold case. He said he really likes mysteries and will go days without rest to solve one." Danny said excitedly.

"OMG! He told you his obsession unprompted and everything." Ember joined in gushing.

Telling someone your obsession was no different than telling someone your weakness. Its different if you find it out from someone else but to reveal it to someone without them asking it means something completely different.

"An acceptable goal. He must be smart. I suppose he can't be so bad." Nocturne drawled drinking his tea, he was still reluctant to let this courting continue.

"I haven't finished he invited me to his apartment and apparently he never lets anyone come over. Apparently, he wants me to come to his resting place first, which makes sense since its closer." Danny beamed.

Nocturne dropped his teacup, Ember let out a gleeful shriek, Desiree looked like she'd explode, and Danny could hear Lunch Lady storming up the stairs.

"I can already hear the mourning bells." Kitty giggled.

*****

Danny was strange. Not in a bad way. He was far more interesting then normal people he met. When he tried to get Tim to eat regularly and drink something other than coffee he couldn't say no. Danny had those puppy dog eyes.

Tim genuinely felt bad about ditching Danny for a case but he had to focus and he can't focus with Danny around.

He especially needed to be on the look out with Phantom around. He didn't know his deal yet. From what he read beings like him seal out those close to death and Phantom has shown up near Danny's home.

He needed to make sure Danny's safe and maybe could convince Danny to stay at his place for a few days.

[storytellingnovice]

I didn't know how to turn it back into fluffy but @nightingale-prompts did it for me so here we go!

The batfam have been listening in and spying since that fist wire tap.

I don't know how Bruce would react here so he is off world unless someone else wants to pick him up.

Dick is concerned but exhausted at being the only sane one in the family. He is actively putting puzzle pieces together wrong, but refuses to do more than very awkwardly ask about how things are going.

Cass and Steph are living for this weird Addams family romance that is unfolding on Danny's side, while knowing that Tim 100% does not realize Danny does not want to be friend shaped. They are making comments that are going right over Tim's sleep deprived head.

Duke is getting romance vibes but slightly to the left. They recognize that it's happening but aren't quite on board because their brand of romance would be less death centered. Duke respects Danny's attempts at courtship enough not to sabotage. He does think Danny is kind of stupid, but it's the thought that counts right?

Damian is both taking notes and horrified that the best example for courtship he has is courting Drake of all people. Yes he's attractive, but this 'Danny' should have realized that Drake isn't worthy of such effort. He pointedly is not thinking about how he would protectively rage should Danny decide Tim isn't worth it.

Jason is both jealous of the romance happening to his brother who isn't even properly appreciating it, and living vicariously through Tim. He is nudging Tim into reciprocating with VERY romantic date spots (scary movies in a haunted theater, watching the stars from a projector in an abandoned observatory) while also making snide comments about how Tim has no game whatsoever. Jason is staring longly out of broken warehouse windows and the goons are wondering if Red Hood is going through something. They aren't going to ask, but they do gossip about possibilities.

Tim's friends know he's dating someone but haven't gotten any details yet. All they're getting from Tim is that he has a new 'friend' and they have yet to find a good enough bribe for Steph and Cass for all the details.

Tim is worried about his new very good friend Danny being maybe stalked by Phantom.

[mkarchin713]

Idea.

Bruce learns about Danny’s courting attempts and is getting a serious case of deja vu.

Everything that Danny and his friends are saying/suggesting is proper courting behavior sounds eerily similar to everything Talia did for him during their own courtship.

Seeing as Damian and Jason also seeming to agree with this courting method, and Bruce can only think of one thing that connects Damian, Jason and Talia, it can only mean one thing.

Danny and his friends are somehow connected to the LoA and this is all standard LoA courting behavior.

[nightingale-prompts]

(Bringing this back because I have new ideas and love every add on)

Bruce has his suspensions on Danny's behaviors and decides to monitor him. From what he can tell Danny is an earnest boy who works in a flower shop. (Explains all the flowers at least.) He's also a good student and calls his family regularly.

All around he'd be a decent son-in-law but the way he talks is just off-putting. Especially when he overhead Danny on the phone.

"It's just a special night. I want to go slow or I might get too excited and tear him apart." Danny said blushing.

The feminine voice on the other end laughs.

"Oh course I hope it is the other way around but Tim is so shy. I mean, me too but I don't want to wait for centuries. Ember said that if you want something you should go for it" Danny said "Anyways i need to pick out some new clothes for my overnight visit. Wish me luck~♡"

****

Bruce switched from detective mode to concerned parent mode.

"Tim, I heard that your boyfriend is going to your apartment." Bruce said awkwardly trying to break the ice.

Tim turned to face Bruce as he stopped typing.

"I know you didn't hear it from me because I don't have a boyfriend. " Tim raised an eyebrow.

"I know. I just wanted to remind you that...I love you and accept you. And if you ever want to invite your friend over it's okay." Bruce said gently.

"Didn't we already have this conversation when i came out and like many years ago with Dick came out? Or when Jason came out a few months ago? Or when Damian inevitably comes out because everyone in this family is some form of lgbt." Tim said exasperated.

"I'm just being supportive. I just want you to be cautious and careful with your new 'friend' and not to feel pushed into anything you aren't ready for. And to use protection-" Bruce went on his speech until Tim interrupted.

"Please do not give me the talk. Alfred already did this years ago. I'm erasing this entire thing from the security feed before Babs sees this." Tim was too late and the video was on the family group chat.

****

That evening Danny was at Tim's door dressed in his classic Victorian ruffled blouse that Sam said made him look like a fop. Danny didn't care he looked good and his outfit looked amazing with these shades and black parasol. Tucker said he looked like a fancy vampire hiding in modern society.

"You look nice, new umbrella?" Tim said simply knowing how extravagant Danny was by now. He was almost surprised by the lack of flowers.

"You're so sweet. And yes it is." Danny leaned down to kiss Tim's cheek.

Danny was already an inch taller but he was currently wearing heeled boots that gave him an extra few.

As for the kiss, that was also perfectly normal. Danny was just really comfortable around people and expressed his affection openly. Danny was just sweet and open with everyone. That's why Tim has to stop Danny from doing that with just anyone. God knows how many people would take advantage of Danny's innocent affection.

Danny interpreted that as Tim being jealous and loves to rile him up a bit every once in a while. If Tim ever fought for him Danny would absolutely melt on the spot.

That night Tim kept a lookout for Phantom. The ghost had a habit of sneaking into Danny's house and Tim had every intention to confront him. Danny is clearly unaware since he said he only met Phantom once or twice...unless...Danny wasn't tell him the truth.

Was there a chance that Danny and Phantom were...together? Did Danny not trust him?

No, of course not.

Phantom wasn't bad-looking the opposite but come on Danny was out of his league. And would Phantom even appreciate Danny? All the flowers and gifts and affection? Who would deserve all that? Who is good enough for someone that pure? Certainly not some ghostly stalker.

[decisively-o-indecisive]

Don't hide these in the tags!

[sirfrogsworth]

The short answer is... a tilt-shift lens.

The slightly more complicated answer is... Mister Rogers.

Depth of field is the area in front and behind your chosen focus point that remains in focus and then slowly gets blurry as you get farther away.

Shallow depth of field only has a narrow slice of the image in focus and gets blurry super quick. This is caused by a large lens aperture and being close to the subject.

Deep depth of field can extend through the entire picture if your aperture is small and you are super far away.

Usually the depth of field lines up with the image sensor of your camera. So if it is tilted forward, the plane of focus matches.

The stuff outside the green area would be blurry. The edges of the green would be slightly blurry. And the dashed green line would be the sharpest area of the photo.

But the tilt-shift lens allows you to create chaos with your plane of focus. In most cases, you would use this to flatten the depth of field so you can get a 2D plane entirely in focus.

If you were to use a normal lens, the bottom left and top right would be blurry.

But with a tilt-shift lens you can do this.

The green area is taking a little nap on the floor.

However, there is an unintended side effect created by this lens. (The "Scheimpflug intersection" if you want to go down the rabbit hole.) You can choose absolutely wacky planes of focus that create a very narrow depth of field over a geographically large area.

Believe it or not, this is when psychology comes into play.

And possibly Mister Rogers.

Our only reference for such a large area having a shallow depth of field is our memories of miniatures on TV. So Mister Rogers and Thomas the Tank Engine trained our brains to see this effect as... small.

Depth of field shrinks the closer you are to something. And when filming miniatures, you are placing the lens close to the scene. But the scene represents something big in our minds. We buy the effect, but not 100%. That blurriness wouldn't be there at a regular scale. So our subconscious remembers we are watching small things pretending to be big. It just files that away in the back of our mind.

And then when we see something like this...

Our brain is all, "Look at all that tiny shit!"

Without Mister Rogers, our brains may have never made these connections and tilt-shift photography may just make us wonder why everything is all blurry. That connection to past experience is vital for this effect to be convincing.

Brains are neat.

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