desperate for a need to rise

+sofie — she/her, xxi, usa, gmt-3 « what hurts you, blesses you. darkness is your candle. »

[andromaque]

The earth is heavy and opaque without dreams.

Anaïs Nin, from The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 3: 1939-1944 (via andromaque)

[just-shower-thoughts]

Books are weird. You just stare at paper with ink on it and it transports you anywhere.

[vrgos-deactivated20190413]

why is my only coping mechanism doing my makeup.. like oh i want to die? u know what will fix that? glittery eyelids

[powerfrogarchive-deactivated201]

making friends is all that matters! being nice is all that fucking matters!

[powerfrogarchive-deactivated201]

i dont mean this in some weenie way i mean this with my fucking fists up

[straightboyfriend]

Abuse isn’t “straight culture” & abuse in gay relationships needs to be talked about more often & taken more seriously

[yikes-cancer-deactivated2018081]

61.1% of bisexual women experience domestic abuse.

43.8% of homosexual women experience domestic abuse.

37.3% of bisexual men experience domestic abuse.

35% of heterosexual women experience domestic abuse.

29% of heterosexual men experience domestic abuse.

26% of homosexual men experience abuse.

ABUSE IS NOT STRAIGHT CULTURE

[scintillq]

Dear Marvel’s Runaways and Karolina fans, 

Because of the rising tensions within the fandom, I have some questions for y’all: 

1. What words would you use to describe Karolina and her character? (No, gay and/or lesbian doesn’t count. Think outside the box for a change) 

2. How many of you watch the show solely for the fact that it’s adapting a lesbian comic book character into the small screen, instead of the plot? 

3. Did you read the comic series in which the show is based on? 

It doesn’t matter if you did so before the show came out or after, so that you could get a better feel for the characters, but if you did, you’d know that throughout the first volume, self-discovery is a prominent theme in Karolina’s story arc, and that it manifests in different ways — becoming aware of her alien heritage and realizing that her family is not who she thought they were, which were subjects that were the center of her arc.

Hell, coming to terms with her sexuality was a secondary plot point for Karolina, and it wasn’t fully explored until the second volume. Contrary to popular belief, she didn’t come out overnight at all. The road of discovering her attraction to girls was a long and arduous one, especially when the events beforehand took a toll on her mental health and overall self-esteem. Karolina’s character was the epitome of a coming-of-age story. 

The fact that so many of y’all are completely disregarding that and pushing for her to come out early is not only sad, but downright disrespectful to her character. Wanting more representation in the media you consume is one thing, but actively reducing people and characters to just their sexuality is something else entirely, which is exactly what most of you are doing in the tags. 

Karolina is so much more than her attraction to girls and instead of hunting down, bullying and sending death threats people who ship your NOTPs, you should take a good luck in the mirror and ask yourselves if you’re really watching the show and staning Karolina for the right reasons. The show has only been on for four weeks and quite frankly, y’all need to chill and take a couple of seats.

[undomielle]

01/12/17 // December

[summer-roberts]

Secrets only live in shadows and there are no shadows in the light.

[expressions-of-nature]

Cappadocia, Turkey by Yonatan Anugerah

[mountain-sides-deactivated20131]

[cinoh-deactivated20180826]

[dailyironwing]

I think what the world desperately needs right now is better understanding. There’s a lot of confusion, anger, emotion and ignorance. I think ignorance is the biggest problem. Moving forward, we really need to start listening to each other and we need to start reaching out our hands to help and understand rather than to fight. All of this conflict is just going to push us further and further down the road to destruction and chaos. It’s not a good way to be.

[faheys]

you are the music in me — high school musical 2 soundtrack 

[valtsv]

tv aesthetics: stranger things

Why are you keeping this curiosity door locked?

[fureilige]

“I feel like a kid again.” - Blanc (1994), dir. Kieslowski

[thenicestavenger]

Hey everyone! Guess who’s broke and nearly homeless!

That’s right it’s a me Manny. I’m so freaking tired and done y'all. I’ve been in a state of chaos for almost a year now and the endgame is in sight. I have a new job coming up and a new therapy coming up, so I just need to not be homeless for a lil longer.

In May I was interred at a Mental Health crisis center due to Suicide ideation. Only to be released and hurt physically almost immediately by breaking my foot, due to a seizure. And on the 2nd of this month I was interred again, this time for only one week.

As some of you may know changing medication so quickly so sporadically is absolutely torture. You’re nauseous, your confused, you’re anxious, and your out of balance. There’s so little to be done about it, except power through. Because of insomnia, generalized anxiety, panic attacks, and so many other symptoms I’ve been unable to work in any sort of stable way, because of this I lost my job and I’m in need. I don’t want to be on the streets so I’m putting a side pride and breaking this exhausting silence. If you can’t help by donation, sharing is unbelievably helpful and could really save my life right now.

https://www.gofundme.com/mannys-recuperation

[thenicestavenger]

Thought I would add my PayPal since it might be easier for some. Thank you all again, this means so very very much to me.

www.paypal.me/mannysfund

[scintillq]

Ugh. I'm so sorry :( I'll try another: Soft kisses

🌸 Soft Asks 🌸 | Status: Open

Soft Kisses: Describe your OTP 

Oh, man. Where do I even start? I’ve had so many OTPs throughout the years. Let me start off by saying that while I do enjoy shipping, it can sometimes take a lot for me to ship something, but when I do, it can quickly become my new OTP. So, I can’t really choose one in particular. Instead, I will describe the types of ships that tend to become my OTPs. 

Friends To Lovers is, no matter how cliché, is one of my favorite tropes of all time. There’s something about two people in a friend suddenly sharing lingering gazes and brief hand-touching that makes my heart soften like no tomorrow, especially if the two are discussing things they probably wouldn’t talk about with other people. 

It doesn’t matter if they’ve been friends for a few months or many years — it’s so endearing to me to see a character become conflicted after realizing how hot their friend looks while wearing a swimsuit, for example. Don’t even get me started on fake dating-like situations that leave both parties feeling breathless, still craving the taste of each other’s lips. 

Seeing a pair of good friends blossom to falling hard for one another after rooting for them is just the icing in the cake. I can’t mention how many times I’ve screamed “about damn time!” to my screen or happily jumped around upon seeing my OTP become canon. It’s just so satisfying, you know? 

Hell, it could be by doing something small like sharing their first kiss or having a tearjerking reunion. It could be by doing something bigger like one of them confessing their love for the other during a fight or the sexual tension between them finally breaking by partaking in some slow, soulful love-making. I’m still gonna celebrating the fuck out of of my ship sailing!