These Things, They Happen

My name is Ashley. I'm a 22 year old college graduate that works with kids and love my job. I also contemplate life and cry a lot.

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This is from our weekend at Colorfest and I think I look terrible but we barely have any pictures of us together soooo ❤️❤️ @indian_welder #us #selfie #couples https://www.instagram.com/p/BpzpC67l2Ol/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vpealkbyzs8e

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Been thinking about this precious gem and how much I want to see her again (please come to Maryland next tour) ❤️ @lights . . . . #lights #lightsarmy #lightspoxleitner #lightsbokan #wewereheretour #skinandearth https://www.instagram.com/p/BncwOABHE-m/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=e7e1tt60vicy

[thecommonchick]

get yourself a Jeffrey

[ruinedchildhood]

Source

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This episode took every shadowy decision Octavia has made and threw it into the stark spotlight of context.

We ask, “What is the creepy, cultist, ‘all of me for all of us?’” It was the saying Wonkru used to remind themselves that people LITERALLY used ALL of themselves; their very bodies were a protein source for those still alive.

We ask, “Why did Octavia burn the hydrofarm? She took away their choice!” Yes. And she was informed severely what would happen if people were free to make all their own choices. Abby told her that those who chose not to be cannibals starved to death on the Ark, and the people who did eat were ALSO destroyed. So in the Dark Year, she broke wills and forced compliance and held the guilt of those deaths rather then let her people destroy themselves by watching their families slowly die. Was burning the hydrofarm the right call? No. But now we know those images burned into Octavia’s brain was what made Blodreina, and right now Blodreina is in the drivers seat and Octavia is in the trunk. She did exactly what had made them unite and survive before, no more and no less.

We ask, “Why is Octavia so cruel and aloft and distant?” Because she was thrown into horrible, impossible decisions, and each time she was asked to scrape away a little more of her humanity by those closest to her, to “save her people”, to “do what needed to be done to survive”. And so she scraped and scraped and pushed her wants and horrors down until you can only see The Actual Octavia through the tiny chinks in Blodreina’s armor. And now Kane and Abby and Indra are left horrified by Blodreina, the monster they carved.

So yea, Bellamy is pissed and biting and he doesn’t understand. Until this episode, neither did we, and our reactions were the same. Think about it, Bellamy didn’t find out what went on down there. None of Spacekru did. The purpose of this wasn’t to inform the vast majority of the characters outside the bunker of what Wonkru went through. It was to inform us.

No one but the audience has seen Octavia crying, see her about to cut her wrists, see her facade crack as she whispers desperately alone to herself, “ this h a s to w o r k”. But NOW WE GET IT. NOW WE UNDERSTAND WHAT MADE HER THE WAY SHE IS.

And now we wait and see what it’s going to take for Octavia’s shell to finally break.

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THANK YOU everyone has been so hard on my baby Octavia but literally none of it is her fault. She was forced to be a ruthless leader

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How to avoid hangry children 101 . . . . #kids #workingwithkids #work #workingwithchildren #snacks #hangry

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Happy fucking Monday 😩 . . . #me #selfie #monday #morning #manicmonday #manicmondays #manicmondayselfie #happyfuckingmonday

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The sun is out but so are my allergies 😩😩 . . . . #me #selfie #sunsout #thursdaythoughts #allergies #allergiesgotmelike

[bookishbellarke]

Finding out Octavia and Crew™️ have been cannibals all along

[ogbellarke]

emori supporting her chaotic good husband and giving him a giant gun rb if you agree

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Facts

[dylanobrienisbatman]

RAVEN REYES GETTING TO KISS A CUTE SMART BOY WHO WOULD RISK HIS LIFE TO SAVE HER IS WHAT SHE DESERVES

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a guy walked into the cafe earlier. he was wearing what looked like an expensive orange turtleneck, and had his hair styled up like an anime character and honestly he looked like he was having a great time. anyway he came up and ordered, and i gave him a table number and said i’d bring his order over shortly. he smiled and went over to his table. when his coffee was ready, i took it over to him and set it on the table and said that i hope he enjoyed the coffee and that he has a good day. he thanked me for being really nice to him, and that he isn’t used to being treated like this because he gets a lot of strange looks from people. i told him that it was no problem, and that i thought his turtleneck looked really nice on him. as i went to walk away, he stopped me and said ‘you’re really nice, so i want to let you in on a secret’. at this point i looked up towards my coworkers, who were motioning for me to go back over to them, but at the same time i really wanted to know what the secret was, so i politely said ‘uh, sure’. he seemed fairly trustworthy. it was a public place anyway, so he couldn’t really do anything. anyway. he proceeded to turn away from the other customers and just fucking…took the top of his turtleneck off. he explained that he cut the bottom of this long shirt and added velcro to the ends of it to make it a turtleneck. he held it in his hands and said ‘i’m a liar. everyone thinks it’s a turtleneck. but it isn’t. it’s great to have dumb secrets.’ and then put the fabric back around his neck and thanked me for his coffee again. i’m kind of scared now. what does this man know? 

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If you don’t think The Dark Year involves cannibalism then we need to chat because what the fuck else could it be about???

[princesstigerbelle]

Here’s my cat patiently waiting for me to throw her toy after she brought it to me

Now here is her reaction when I ask her if “she’s ready” before I throw it. She knows what it means.

She’s ready guys

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Look what came in the mail today!! 😁😁😁 . . . . #lights #lightsbokan #lightspoxleitner #lightsarmy #skinandearth #skinandearthcomic #skinandearthworld

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My cherry tomato plants are fucking HUGE 🌿🍅 . . . #garden #mygarden #tomato #tomatoplant #cherrytomato #cherrytomatoplant