not a mollusc

20s | queer | there's lots of stuff here | expect a queue

[nubbsgalore]

slope point, the southernmost tip on new zealand’s south island, is hit with such persistently violent southern antarctic winds that trees grow in the leeward direction. (click pic or link for credit x, x, x, x, x, x)

[bugslibraryy]

Ilya prescribing Shane kisses- he sees him stressed or grumpy or sad or over thinking or simple it’s been two hours since they’ve kissed and the Ilya is walking over grabbing Shane’s face in his hands and being like in a low quiet serious voice ok this is very bad you need at least- hmmm (he squints at him) like twenty kisses right now and kisses all over his face like mwah mwah mwah mwah until Shane gives in and smiles or kisses him proper

[bugslibraryy]

@isisisak beautiful tags “so many to go ugh I also hate this” perfect perfect perfect

[probablily]

@elliethefroggy ur tags are making me 🥺🥺

[lhavdil]

a hometown is a type of dead wife

[loontattoo]

the thing about hollanov + miscommunication is that no one is doing it like them

it's two characters who have different communication habits learning to understand each other over the course of literal years. it's two characters plagued by different but very understandable fears and holdups who consistently lie to themselves and to each other over the course of literal years. it's so juicy and well-executed.

what it's NOT is what I think a lot of people have come to expect from "miscommunication," which is usually just...characters simply not talking to each other, or characters failing to understand a very basic misunderstanding that have could been resolved by someone simply asking a direct question lmao

and because of that, it makes what hollanov have going on genuinely interesting to read/watch, and not frustrating in the same way I think a lot of "miscommunication" can feel. I mean it's still frustrating to watch them suffer for so long, but we aren't just watching two characters be woefully obtuse for the sake of the plot, we're watching them genuinely struggle to understand one another while also concealing their own feelings for reasons that are both understandable and well-established!!! it's frustrating in the way it's SUPPOSED TO BE!!

unfortunately, it also means that in order to understand their behaviours, you have to be willing to read them as the flawed characters they are, and understand that they both are at fault for how long it takes them to reach a level of healthy, open communication with each other. and unfortunately, that is a lot harder for some people than just being able to assign one character as "bad at talking" and therefore "the problematic one."

anyway [insert me and the mutuals when there's nuance post here]

[important-cat-pics]

[only-cat-memes]

[pangur-and-grim]

when you’re mean to me, this is who you’re being mean to

[pangur-and-grim]

NO!

[iftadwascool]

[tlirsgender]

They don't tell you this but besides the Beloved Mutual there's also the Longterm Follower who you don't follow back but they're always in your notes and you're kind of watching them. Checking on the longterm follower's bio every so often like turning over a log. She's trans now good for her

[tlirsgender]

Longterm followers I am putting fresh leaves and hrt in your enclosure

[tlirsgender]

Realizing I'm somebody's longterm follower who they don't follow back but check in on every so often. This is what's happening when you see the [Following] in your notes

[robfordthemusical-deactivated20]

Remember the time it was so hot in halifax that the lampposts melted because I completely forgot to post about it when I was actually in halifax so here it is 2 weeks late

[gentlemanbones]

They just look so tired and ready to give up.

[transhumanisticpanspermia]

this is an art installation

the melting point of steel is over 2,600 degrees fahrenheit

[candlelion-deactivated20140107]

it was a rough summer in halifax

[beastliness]

disgruntled

[amietita]

my mom requested a dancer in a vestido folklorico with a sword lol 🦜

[prenbyw]

Spoon in the shape of a fish. Carved from some Sycamore I found just outside Wivenhoe, Essex.

[hinako-supremacy]

op i love your fish so much i made it a png

they are now a school of fish

[laceyiscreating]

I’m gonna let it shine 🔥

prints

[yellow-cat]

help! my dog is sharp

[yellow-cat]

help. i cant fathom the sharp edges of my dog

[yellow-cat]

help. its something else now

[kreftropod]

[feyosha]

IT IS SAID THAT LOVE CAN SOOTHE THE SAVAGE BEAST

[natalieironside]

Due to my weird childhood and my weird brain, I have this very unhelpful compulsion to conceal Everything I do from Everyone. I Cannot be observed performing any action, no matter how mundane. My nervous system is convinced I'm gonna, like, Get In Trouble for eating food at dinnertime or sleeping in my bed at bedtime.

I've taken to asking myself, "Okay does this task actually require subterfuge or am I stealing a balloon on Free Balloon Day"

[natalieironside]

I see from the notes that we're all havin a normal one 👍

[sayuupi]

Polar bear cub named Momota! 🐻‍❄️

From GAO Aquarium Japan 🐾