plantingwallflowers

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[piratehwa]

inej: wait, why would heleen get the crow club?

kaz:

[rotzaprachim]

Reporter: we‘re here with Kaz Brekker, who fended off the world’s most powerful evil wizard earlier today. So Kaz, how’d you do it? Kaz: well thank ya for asking. I used the Brekker method. When I saw the Darkling approachin‘, I chewed up a tablet of alKa-seltzer i carry with me at all times. This created a foaming at The mouth appearance that made it look like I had rabies. Now I’ve thrown him off his rhythm. Then I reached into my jacket pocket and pulled out a flash bomb, like you can get at any haberdashery. When the guy flashes his murder powers, you throw the bomb, and you run in the opposite direction!

[thelittledrunkapple]

How women prepare for first dates

Bonus: How men prepare for first dates:

[sarcasticbabywhispererjess]

Accurate.

[pokemonprofessor]

Okay but the first set of gifs is not a joke like that’s literally how it goes.

[onemuseleft]

One of the girls at work won’t get in the guy’s car unless he agrees to let her take photos of him and his license plate to text to her mother. If he gets mad or makes a fuss she cancels the date and goes back inside.

[a-high-ass-ginger]

Reblogging for that 👆🏼👆🏼👆🏼

[whatistimeeven]

I’ve had someone take pics of me and my license plate on a first date before & I was okay with it. I’ve also had a friend allow me to view the tracking on her phone when she went to meet up with a guy the first time. This isn’t a joke at all & women have good reason to worry.

[legolokiismighty]

i have only ever met 2 people online, and made sure that we met up somewhere that was 1) public 2) close to my home. 

After, I walked to the dollar store that was a couple shops down until I knew they were gone, before walking home.

[breelandwalker]

Louis C.K. kind of nailed it. Men worry that their date won’t measure up to their aesthetic preferences. Women worry that they’re going wind up dead.

The disparity is RIDICULOUS, and the fact that dudes get offended when women try to protect themselves is hard proof that way too many guys Do Not Understand how dangerous it is to be a woman. (Not to mention it’s fucking insulting. “How dare you not trust your life and safety to a complete stranger whose intentions you have no way of knowing”?)

[breelandwalker]

Lookin’ at the notes on this post following my earlier reblog and just going….

Wow. WOW. Look at all these sheltered people and their internalized misogyny.

The point isn’t, “NOT ALL MEN ARE OUT TO GET YOU.”

The point is, “WE HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING A NICE GUY FROM A SERIAL KILLER.”

It’s not like they fucking wear nametags, okay? Moreover, the most awful people with the worst intentions often put on the nicest face or deliberately make themselves seem harmless and likeable, to lull potential victims into a false sense of security. (Read up on Ted Bundy sometime. It’s horrifying shit. Or read any thread on the “Let’s Not Meet” subreddit.)

In order to protect ourselves, we are forced to assume the worst of every man we meet, because statistically speaking, the biggest danger to women…IS MEN. Saying “not all men are out to get you, you’re just being paranoid” is like saying “not every car you ride in is going to crash, so buckling your seatbealt is stupid.”

When dealing with an unknown situation, in the absence of absolute proof of safety, exercising a little extra caution can be the difference between life and death. Shaming women for being what you may view as overly cautious is every bit as horrid as blaming them if something goes wrong later on.

And refusing to go to a secluded location with a complete stranger without letting someone know where you’re going, who you’re with, and how to find you is just common street sense, whether you’re on a date or just going out for business or social purposes.

If your life has been so sheltered (or your coping skills so incredible) that you see no need to distrust strangers or worry about the potential for violence, you should thank your lucky stars.

And you should also be aware that just because it hasn’t happened to you or anyone you know does not mean that it doesn’t happen.

Lemme say that louder for the people in the back.

Just because it hasn’t happened to you or anyone you know does not mean that it doesn’t happen.

[bilt2tumble]

Re-Reblog for relevant commentary.

[zafirozorro-deactivated20160501]

And if you won’t take a woman’s word for it because you are some kind of asshat, men who sleep with men also mirror these rituals because even men are afraid of other men based on men’s behavior and inability to understand “no” or take rejection well.

[ladytemeraire]

I’ll stop reblogging this when it stops being relevant

[nitrozz]

Alllll of this.  Being paranoid will often save your life.  Assholes who say otherwise need to shut their noise holes and stop acting like they know better. 

[the-perks-of-eating-pussy]

PSA

[forevrdreamingofbetterthings]

If I ever get in a new guy’s car I ALWAYS take a pic of him, the vehicle, the plate #, and send it to numerous ppl. 

Also, it’s story time! I’m pretty certain I saved my mom’s fucking LIFE by convincing her do this on a date with a fucking COP (which she thought was safer than going out with other men, but let me tell you, cops are the WORST partner abusers around, so pls be safe!!!!). 

She had only talked with him online and they were gonna go for a drive somewhere remote for some reason and she wasn’t going to take any precautions at all. I, being a well seasoned internet dater, was terrified by this prospect and warned her about how cops are actually much more dangerous than civilians and that getting in his car and going somewhere remote was even more dangerous. SO, I told her the best thing to do is to take a pic of him, his plates, then send it to me, and make sure you do it all right in front of him SO HE SEES IT. I warned her too that as a cop he should KNOW how dangerous this date would be for her, so if he kicks up a fuss about it AT ALL I told her to run like the fucking wind. 

So when she gets there, he is already in his fucking truck, doesn’t get out to greet her, so she takes the pics of his car, plates, and him and sends it to me and I thank her profusely. Then apparently she gets in his car, sees there’s a fucking BAT in the back, and doesn’t this fucker just kick up a damn fuss about her doing this. AND MY MOM DOESN’T GET OUT OF THE CAR!!!!!! OMFGWLJELWNLWEJFANMDS

So he starts the car and they drive away and she can already tell he’s a fucking creeper. At one point, he even tells her a truly sad story of his life and she reacts sadly and doesn’t this dickhead say “why aren’t you smiling?” as if that’s what women are FOR. She responds “You had just told me a very sad, personal story, smiling didn’t seem appropriate”, as if she’s just there for smile back at him and look pretty!!!! 

She texts me throughout all of this, telling me she’s increasingly getting uncomfortable and scared. He’s becoming increasingly hostile and unpleasant. She eventually texts me to ask me to call her and pretend to be my younger sister that lives with her saying that I’m sick (my mom’s a nurse). But my younger sis is 26, has a baby, is a personal support worker with some medical knowledge; and that didn’t seem like something strong enough to me that would make this dangerous fucker give up my mom. 

So what do I do?

I called her and pretended I was my little sister crying and freaking out because her baby is super sick and she needs her nurse mom at her side bc this is WAY beyond her knowledge or comfort level. Thankfully that worked and he turned around. But he wasn’t happy and that bat was still in the back, staring mom in the goddamn face. 

Later she called me and thanked me profusely and she STILL talks about it and how scary it was and how she is CERTAIN the real reason he turned around was bc I had insisted she send me those pictures.

Everyone, please be safe, definitely definitely take precautions! But also know that if something bad ever has or does happen to you, it’s NEVER your fault, even if you “didn’t take the right precautions”. That victim blaming rape culture nonsense is bullshit.

[your-local-god]

Psa

[iesika]

There’s a principal in evolution - false positives cost less than false negatives. If the bushes rustle and there’s no tiger there but you ran away because there might have been a tiger, you had to stop what you were doing and you lost a few calories running away.

If, even once, the bushes rustle and you don’t run away because it might not be a tiger, you’re lunch.

[strawberry-bi]

if you don’t support bi people because they “might cheat on you”, that’s biphobia babey!

if you don’t support bi women who have dated men, that’s biphobia babey!

if you don’t support bi men who have dated women, that’s biphobia babey!

if you don’t support nonbinary bi people, that’s biphobia babey!

if you call bi people dating the opposite gender “bihets”, that’s biphobia babey!

if you don’t support bi people because they are “inherently transphobic”, that’s biphobia babey!

if you don’t support bi people in general, that’s biphobia babey!

[ace-kaz-brekker]

Gonna expose myself with a uQuiz real quick

[ace-kaz-brekker]

these are mostly guys but there are some girls in there

Have fun >:)

[plantingwallflowers]

got kaz brekker and i am flattered

[plantingwallflowers]

hey there!! im looking for some new books by queer authors to read!! if you have any recs please let me know!! thanks :) 

[plantingwallflowers]

no i cannot use capital letters i am bisexual. 

[plantingwallflowers]

GENUINE FRAUD - 8.5/10 

*some spoilers may apply* 

- good afternoon nerds! last night i started and finished (rip to the studying i was supposed to do) genuine fraud by e. lockhart and it was pretty darn good

- it’s a mystery novel told in reverse, tracking the story of how jule went from being best friends with immie to impersonating her and fleeing Mexico 

- the storytelling was wonderfully done and consistently entertaining throughout the novel. i loved how face paced it was, never slowed down even when the events weren’t all that action heavy 

- the way the author developed the characters was incredible, i felt like i had a firm handle on who some of them were as people and that is always great 

- jule has got some serious problems. like wow. 

- personally i really enjoyed how i never quite could predict what had happened to land jule in each circumstance and the shock factor was great 

- overall excellent book and i will definitely be reading we were liars as soon as i can 

[thematicallycoherent]

My brain said “baz playing violin in the ocean” and i just had to draw it

[crowsnotvultures]

is this nOT WHAT HAP-

[brekkersblog-deactivated2024101]

Seeing as Netflix made up a site for shadow and bone it's more likely confirmed that the show will get season 2 otherwise they won't go through that much length. However if they want the show to have more seasons they gotta focus on plot and world building. Ratings for the show have gone down on IMDb and rotten tomatoes now which isn't a good thing. The show needs to marginally do a lot better writing wise next season because getting renewed for s2 isn't that hard but after that is whole another story. If the show can't attract more audience other than the regular fanbase then Netflix cancels it.

This is why book readers should stop gatekeeping and being toxic to the show onlies. If you won't let the audience grew then you are only reducing the chances of its renewal. It doesn't matter how much stream a show gets but rather the amount of accounts who are streaming it. The more the accounts the more it's chances of being popular and renewing.

[welcometomyposts]

so, this happened yesterday!

I reached 200 followers and I feel so 🥺

I really don't know why you follow me, maybe because of the Darklina content or my mum's comentary over Ben Barnes, or my Percy Jackson stuff but thank you

I remember a long time ago (two months or less) when I used to get excited over my post reaching 10 notes and now here we are

I hope you liked my speech

so yeah I wanted to thank @ninamorozova ❤️💛 @brekkercookie @itsdaughterofthemoon @kazbrekk-er @kallypsowrites @darklingswhxore @madeyoumyvillain @weepingnovellas @clubofthestarlesssaint @advictedtohim @bookavert @incorrectquotesconaisseur @windermerepeaksandpoets @nocontextgrishaverse @spencstan @blackpheonix @accio--wine @accio-dopamine @zeromournerszerofunerals @captainswanandclintasha @emiijemii @flowergirl2205 @iambecomeyourvillain @agir1ukn0w @aleksander-alina @darkling-starkov @im-someone-i-guess for being the coolest people around and for welcoming into this crazy world❤️❤️❤️

and to the rest of the mutuals I luv u🥺❤️

[brekkercookie]

CONGRATS @darklings-simp !!!!!

y’all should follow her she is one of the sweetest angels in this world 💕

[ghostcradle]

fans of characters that hate vulnerability will be like “i cant wait until they cry 😍 cant wait until the weight of their emotions breaks them 😍”

[kazmybeloved]

shadow and bone characters as textposts (3/?)

part 1 part 2

[starpeace]

god this scene i haven’t written would be so emotional if it came with 50k words of context i also haven’t written

[nicola-coughlan]

every friend group should have… (insp.)

[baelonthebrave]

the original crows trio is amazing because jesper is so excitable and bubbly and inej has more heart than all of ketterdam put together and yet both of them have chosen as their favourite person a mean little guy with the temperament of a wet cat