God let me live & boy am I taking advantage of it

If I had a normal attention span and dopamine levels, I would be uncontainable. And here I am, using tumblr.com to devour as much content as my picky yet insatiable brain can handle. Nice to meet you

[sapsandeparted]

Words cannot describe how much Sherlock Holmes means to me. Long post begins

I have always been a bookworm, but when I was a child (I'm talking pre-school and primary school), I had almost no control of my attention span, making it difficult to read long stories. Not only it was difficult to concentrate on reading and not letting my mind wander and make up my own plots with what I've just read, but I also disliked finding the page I've stopped on so I used to just... Open the book on a random page and continue reading. Bookmarks didn't help because I constantly forgot to use them or kept losing them.

I don't remember the exact age when I got the first book about Sherlock Holmes, but I remember that I made an effort to actually read it thoroughly from the very start to the very end, that's how much it captivated me.

When I was little, I reacted like "omg! A smart and observant detective who solves difficult cases! And he knows so much about so many topics! I also like knowing a lot of things! I need to read more", but as years went on, I realised I kept returning to those stories and realising

Can't form a long-lasting friendship? It's alright, Sherlock Holmes hadn't met John Watson until he was almost 30

Realise that people of opposite gender aren't nearly as attractive as they are "supposed" to be? Time to reread adventures of Mr Holmes who has never ever showed a speckle of interest in women!

Contemplating the fact that you're probably aspec? You know who almost definitely is too! Proceed as described in previous paragraph.

Concluding that you are clearly neurodivergent? Don't worry, your favourite victorian detective knows the deal!

To sum it all up, after many years I can definitely state that this man is if not a pillar of my identity, then at least an extremely valuable brick in its walls. He literally popped up in the critical checkpoints of pre-adult development so I could see a queer (in all meanings) person living a long and meaningful life doing what he loves with people who love and/or respect him and realise that I have a chance too, I just have to not give up and put in some work to make it happen.

[limbel]

we have to thank our brave soldiers in fandom who write gen fics. we have to thank our brave soldiers in fandom who write character studies and stories with no focus on romance or sex. we have to get on our knees and thank the brave soldiers in fandom who write about minor characters and friendship and family with no focus on romance or sex. i know it’s hard to care about characters in a world that seems to only revolve around ships but i see you. and i love you

[heckthis-heckallofthis]

Squad Leader the type of guy to think he's the only gay person in his circle of friends but newsflash: Queer ppl attract queer ppl and he is surrounded by the gayest cells in the body

[sapsandeparted]

Fun fact: blood cells (especially immune cells) attract each other by producing and releasing specific chemicals. SL's out there emitting queer pheromones or something

[lelanida]

It's Prizmix day! 🌈

[cat-esper]

"there's no platonic explanation for this" WRONG my characters are staving off the heat death of the universe through the power of friendship

[zukkaoru]

[ID: the Sue Sylvester "I am going to create an [x] that is so [y]" meme edited to say "I am going to write an platonic friendship that is so intimate" End ID]

[succubusboyfriend]

practicing self care less out of self love and more for the sheer logical reasoning of it’d be kinda stupid of me to expect myself to be able to function without proper maintenance

[succubusboyfriend]

“oh i don’t deserve rest and relaxation, i haven’t done enough, i haven’t earned it” and my car’s breaks don’t deserve break fluid because they aren’t breaking well enough to earn it. that’s what you sound like!!!!!

[reasonsforhope]

If you do not schedule time for maintenance, your equipment will schedule it for you

[theconcealedweapon]

Neurodivergent Person: (is good at something)

Neurotypical Person: "This means you're good at everything I consider normal, plus that, plus everything I consider similar to that, all on my command."

[lelanida]

Vault elder when it's 00:01 June 1st

[heckthis-heckallofthis]

Happy pride month @ the CaWF cast bc they're all queer in one way or another

[asexual-amanita]

As summer is approaching, I’d like to remind everyone that you are not entitled to ask someone to cover up their scars, self inflicted or not. I don’t care if they’re big, I don’t care if they’re noticeable, or purple, or all over their body, or what. You can’t police people’s bodies.

[asexual-amanita]

This also goes for my friends with feeding tubes, ostomy bags, central lines and urinary catheters. People are allowed exist in bodies that stray from the expected norm.

[whatbigotspost]

Love the scar positivity ❤️ This summer I am debuting my brand new 4 inch scar from skin cancer removal on my left shoulder. It makes me self conscious but I’m growing to feel it’s me now.

So let me add, if I may: go out dress however you feel best and if you’ve got exposed skin outdoors, use sunscreen…I promise you won’t regret wearing sunscreen. You may regret NOT.

My big scar is a part of me and will join the others as things I grow into loving but if I could go back in time and properly prevent it, I WOULD.

[donutdrawsthings]

my most sick and twisted fantasy

[donutdrawsthings]

I was honestly a bit nervous to draw and post this one, because it's such a deep rooted and genuine issue I struggle with. It's a thing I wish could be fixed in some way, but I feel pretty comforted it resonated with so many others too

[alyoshaeatsyodeductions]

Things I hate in Sherlock Holmes adaptations

Third sibling OCs

Sherlock being conventionally attractive and not even slightly balding

Watson being smh ugly

Watson being an idiot

Mycroft and Sherlock hating each other

Mycroft not being smarter than Sherlock

Mycroft being skinny

Irene Adler being Sherlock's love interest

Irene's fiance getting erased from existence

Moriarty being obsessed with Sherlock

Moriarty considering Sherlock equal to himself

Sherlock being straight

Mary getting erased from existence or completely mischaracterized

Moriarty being written as just "an evil guy" and the writers not giving a shit about his actual personality

Watson hating Sherlock smh??

[lelanida]

Scary stories from veterans

boo!

[sapsandeparted]

*sufficiently scared*

[lelanida]

Geographer at work

My hc is that Geographer drew this map. I mean, who else in the Desert could've possibly done that? I like it so much, it's so silly. With these little islands and all the local sights.

What's interesting is that it's pretty detailed, too. Except for Geographer's own island, which barely resembles the original. Geographer from the TLP story claimed that only important things deserved to be put on maps (He refused to acknowledge Rose on Prince's asteroid). So, seeing them neglect their own island out of all in the Desert means that they probably don't consider it important enough to waste time drawing it properly. This is kinda sad, bro. Do you want to talk about this?

[sapsandeparted]

Aww, he's so concentrated and diligent!!

If he really doesn't deem his island (and, therefore, his job and himself) important, that's so incredibly sad... I thought that he didn't go into much detail because he saw every other island clearly from above but didn't really understand how his own island looks from someone else's perspective, so he went "ah, crap" and just slapped a sketch of his own workplace on the canvas. Like, he's so engrossed in his studies that I won't be surprised if he forgot how his own island looks (except the very surface)

He needs a hug either way

[gardengnosticator]

friendship addicts will be like “i just need one more hit of your infectious laughter and zest for life”

[winged-thinged]

You have to let people love you. You have to let people get to know you. You have to let people help you. Being so completely selfless that you try to erase yourself off the face of the planet and never ask for anything and reject everybody's offers of support makes you very hard to love! Unfortunately. Emptying yourself out of everything that makes you, you is not actually what your loved ones want from you, generally. They want to make you happy! They will be so so sad if you don't give them the chance. It's not all selfish. I promise.

[fatsoupy]

eye-opening tumblr post for me included the words "people are meant to be burdens" as in humans rely on and support one another and it's not a bother it's our purpose; to love and be loved in return. so if you ever think you're being annoying just remember we were made to love and it's going to be okay