2025 on Tumblr: Trends That Defined the Year

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@oilyglasses
listen to me, this is so so important: you've gotta get used to really giving it your 60% as a default. like don't half-ass it necessarily but try not to go over 70% or so of an ass. you'll feel better and live a happier more fulfilled life, and on the rare occasions where you do need to lock the fuck in you'll be able to pull off bullshit that the sad miserable wretches giving it their 100% can never dream of, because they're busy draining themselves dry and you have energy reserves to spare.
firm believer you can't be a ''good person''. too much niuance to life.
you can be good (adjective) but you cannot be good (identity)
if you think you are good (identity) you are more likely to cause harm as you don't consider yourself to be capable of it
maarten inghels
@sherbertilluminated there's a line somewhere in Ursula Vernon's Digger that goes something like "it is difficult to be metaphysical around the truly geologically minded"
had a dream i was driving in the pokemon universe and something suddenly darted across the road and i ended up hitting a goddamn suicune. legendary reflexes though because i pulled out a pokeball and threw it out my window before she could run. caught her. said aloud "damn i wonder how often this happens." decided to immediately bring suicune out of her pokeball to check stats and i guess she could talk just like entei in that movie because the first thing she says is "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME???"
being on the internet for more than three minutes
when she says she doesn’t send nudes
when guys objectify women and expect them to send nudes
when someone asks you about your nuclear plans for russia
When Russia sends you nudes
#what the fuck happened here
This is my favorite post in all of tumblr
reminder that this post is now illegal in Russia
reblog it, because Russia can´t
Thanks Obama
When Russia makes this post illegal
I HAVE ONLY SEEN THIS IN SCREENSHOTS
I will reblog this every goddamn time I find it on my dash
I have a piece of tumblr history on my blog now
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Closest match: Bombyx mori BmN4 cell DNA, chromosome 24, sequence Common name: Domestic Silk Moth
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When the domestic silk moth sends you nudes
Domestic silk moth is just being friendly
Now the moth is banned in Russia
…well what the fuck is this
Art.
one of the most important tweets ever twote
Ever since I found out that earthworms have taste buds all over the delicate pink strings of their bodies, I pause dropping apple peels into the compost bin, imagine the dark, writhing ecstasy, the sweetness of apples permeating their pores. I offer beets and parsley, avocado, and melon, the feathery tops of carrots.
I’d always thought theirs a menial life, eyeless and hidden, almost vulgar—though now, it seems, they bear a pleasure so sublime, so decadent, I want to contribute however I can, forgetting, a moment, my place on the menu.
Feeding the Worms by Danusha Laméris
Stages Of Writing A Love Story
1. The Setup (Separate Worlds)
Each character is introduced in their own emotional world. We see:
Their wounds, needs, and flaws
What they want vs. what they actually need
Why love is currently not working for them
This stage sets up why the romance matters.
2. The Meet Cute or First Collision
They meet in a way that creates friction, curiosity, or disruption. This can be cute, hostile, awkward, or intense — but it must change something for both of them.
3. Attraction and Tension
They feel drawn to each other, but:
There are obstacles (external or internal)
They deny, resist, or misinterpret their feelings
Chemistry builds through proximity, conflict, or emotional glimpses
This is the slow pull stage.
4. Forced Proximity or Emotional Intimacy
Circumstances push them together:
Working together
Traveling together
Being trapped together
Sharing secrets or vulnerability
This is where emotional bonding starts, even if they don’t admit it.
5. The First Shift (Romantic or Emotional Breakthrough)
A moment changes the nature of their relationship:
First kiss
Confession
One saves the other
A moment of deep understanding
After this, the story is no longer “will they notice each other?” but “what does this mean now?”
6. The Honeymoon or Hope Phase
Things feel good. There’s closeness, trust, or passion. The reader is allowed to believe the relationship might actually work.
This makes the coming conflict hurt more.
7. The Break (The Black Moment)
Something shatters the relationship:
A betrayal, lie, misunderstanding, or revelation
A fear or wound resurfaces
External pressure pulls them apart
This is the emotional low point of the romance.
8. The Growth and Choice
Both characters grow:
They confront their flaws or fears
They choose love intentionally, not accidentally
They become capable of sustaining the relationship
This is where love becomes a decision, not just a feeling.
9. The Reunion and Resolution (HEA or HFN)
They reunite with honesty and emotional maturity. The story resolves with:
A Happily Ever After (HEA) or
A Happy For Now (HFN)
The emotional promise of the genre is fulfilled.
✦ Why This Structure Works
Romance isn’t just about attraction — it’s about emotional transformation through love. Each stage:
Builds intimacy
Introduces risk
Forces growth
Rewards vulnerability
That’s why it feels satisfying.
i love adhd. i have a lot to do at work today. i take my meds. i open the word document. i immediately misspell “benzodiazepines.” i go on tumblr to post “benzodiazepenis….” for the mutualés. and then it’s 45 minutes later and ive caught up on tumblr and checked the weather and read a fic and texted an ex and ordered new pens and looked up a recipe for chicken pot pie and posted about adhd and done zero work.
you CANNOT leave this in the tags that's so perfect and accurate
Yeagh for fuckin real...
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Do not attempt to out-malicious-compliance the staff at the malicious compliance conference.
Some dipshit decided to pay the conference fee ($250) in quarters. He handed us a wrapped plastic bag full of loose change. "It's all there," he said with a shit-eating grin, "you can count it."
Oh buddy. We're going to count it. What were you expecting?
At about the time I got to $60, he offered to give us $300 collateral so he could get his badge and go to the conference.
No, bud. You get to watch the most dyscalculic staffer count to a thousand while all your friends go in to the breakfast and find seats for the first talk.
"Ruining someone's day" is the favorite hobby of everyone here. Why would you hand us the perfect opportunity to wreck your shit and think that was an own? Half the con is calling him "Untraceable," the other half is calling him "Quarter Boy" and nobody cares what he says his handle is.
I spent an hour counting that and made him go fetch me baggies to hold it every fifty dollars.
This ended up being a good bonus prank for me too, because when the counting was done I wrapped the bags in gaffer's tape and spent the rest of the day handing it to people very casually while saying "oh here, hold this for a sec" and then watching they weren't ready for the weight (I only did this to people I know well enough to know this wouldn't hurt them).
It's an infosec conference, so it's a weekend in a hotel full of people whose favorite thing is breaking the law and whose second favorite thing is following the letter of the law while cheerfully violating the spirit.
Thank you, that means a lot coming from you, @unyanizedcatboys
Since it’s Spotify Wrapped season I thought I’d share this reminder that streaming services are killing the music industry. Musicians can’t make a living like this. If you love an artist, find them on Bandcamp and actually buy their albums.
Reminder: This friday (December 5th) is Bandcamp Friday! That means 100% of the proceeds from album sales on Bandcamp go directly to the artists you buy from.
december 2nd?? what the fuck. what’s next? december 3rd?? a 4th of december???? give me a fucking break.
and what’s after the 4th? the 5th??? the minor fall, the major lift????? the baffled king composing hallelujah???????