a bird story

something's lost but something's gained in living every day

[starlingkick]

hello! I'm sk, they/she pronouns. I live in the Great Lakes watershed, and I'm in my thirties. Below I've listed some things I've made that I am especially proud of, sorted by fandom. Art deco dividers by @strangergraphics

sk yaps is my tag for anytime I'm yapping.

feel free to say hi anytime!

Andor: memes | web weaves

fic rec: everyone wore hats | 500 words | Mon & Vel connect at a funeral

Conclave: memes

fic rec: in his fist | 10,700 words | Aldo Bellini travels to New York for his father's death and funeral. background Bellini/Lawrence/Benitez

The West Wing: memes | web weaves

fic rec: Modigliani | 2,600 words | Abbey Bartlet & Millicent Griffith, Evelyn Baker Lang/Millicent Griffith

[docholligay]

Possibly my spiciest take is that it's actually good to have people you respect and like that have some dogshit takes.

I think part of what is making young people lonelier, in discussing why they're increasingly isolated, is that they're so afraid of meeting someone who doesn't hold their same beliefs, and instead of being just core beliefs it is kinda ancillary shit.

It's actually okay to disagree even on social topics! Even on some political ones! But I mean, online you can start with "i love this mutual but they have a really bad/uninformed opinion about x media"

I know this is IMMEDIATELY going to be taken in bad faith, and yes babygirl, you are so right, I DO want you to go make best friends with both the KKK grand wizard AND your nearest nazi leader.

But seriously, as someone who has spent two decades doing community organization: finding ways to connect with different people is so so so important. There are people i follow here who ate 80% smart and their brain falls out of their head 20% of the time and that is GOOD FOR MY MENTAL ECOSYSTEM AND GOOD FOR LEARNING HOW TO BE A PERSON

LET'S ALL GO PISS ON THE POOR

[mikkeneko]

[notaplaceofhonour]

It’s also good to assume you probably are the friend whose brain falls out 20% of the time.

We all have blind spots, assumptions, and dogshit take from time to time. They can’t all be winners.

[keikomivra]

andor | narkina 5

this is all we have. what’s the alternative?

[jibunbosh]

I think one of the best things you can do as any kind of creative is to draw more inspiration from things completely outside of your artistic medium

[jibunbosh]

(with the enthusiasm of a sigma grindset guy telling you to get a side hustle) you gotta be waking up and saying stuff like "this chinese shadow puppet play really makes me want to write a ttrpg"

[archbudzar]

follow my art on insta

[westwingfan]

guys im feeling a type of way can anyone and everyone drop any trans tww headcannons they've got. either "they've been stealth the whole time" or "they realize something foundational to themselves at the ripe ole age of Adult" or anything in between?

[starlingkick]

I’ve said it before but: trans!Abbey! Notre Dame was an all men’s school when she met Jed there and changed his entire life. Most people assume she went to St. Mary’s (sure, valid, makes sense), but perhaps she’s trans and only came out after she graduated. Then she transitioned and changed all her paperwork before starting med school.

[sweetashe]

the lonely vulture of sadness and devastation: I’m so sad I wish somebird would hug me…

the kind and welcoming vulture of affection:

[copperbadge]

Went outside in Chicago just now and the air quality is "chewable".

[greatdumbking]

pierrefonds on colour film

[buckysknifecollection]

i feel like the youth should be reminded that the point of shipping is not for a ship to become canon. the point of shipping is to collect all the canon crumbs like starved mice, run away cackling and make some fun little scenarios with them just for the hell of it.

[divorcedlizbartlet]

Jed & Abbey Bartlet + Is The House Haunted? by @thatsbelievable

[lieve-muis]

You still have time. Time to change your wardrobe. Time to get divorced and married again. Time to change majors. Time to learn a trade from scratch. Time to pay off debts. Time to travel. Time to love and be loved. You still have your whole life ahead. Whether you're 19 or 66. You still have so much time. But you have to take it.

[starlingkick]

Raw vegetables are a risk for the diarrhea parasite

Frying things makes the air quality even worse (and the smoke is making it bad enough)

I don't want to turn on the oven because it's already so hot

This is not great!

[scorpionlafemme]

[haverst]

'you and me' by Diana Boier

source / Haverst

[cherryshoota]

[amazoogle]

the enemy drank water today. did you?

[ewoly5]

i drank water three days ago. im several steps ahead of the enemy. this is what it takes to win