#and cared for

[bugsjunk]

k so whos gonna hold me close to their chest and run their fingers through my hair and tell me everything is gonna work out in then end

[bea-lele-carmen]

Ive cried inside deeply learning about what happened to Sylvia Likens a very courageous and great sister that has been a victim of unfair cruelty i am so shocked and deeply saddened by how cruelty is perpetuated and how vulnerable and so stunning people that had so much to give are unfairly victim of it and i wish this will stop and i ask for justice great care and protection for all the victims

[stickbug-made-entirely-of-spite]

What's up, peeps?

So, I was once again playing Legend of Mushroom. After about a week of building up the courage to try and make conversation in the server chat (give or take a day or two), I finally did it! My heart was beating so hard that it actually moved my whole body with every beat, but I did it :]

I really thought everything was going well, I managed to kind of hold a conversation and even earned myself a friend request in the process, but then I made the mistake of mentioning that I'm queer.

Cue the transphobic jokes, slurs, people ganging up on me whenever I try to contribute to the conversation, telling me that I'm either a man or a woman, and telling me to "stop making everything about gender" when I had in fact only mentioned it a handful of times because people were asking me questions about it.

I quickly gave up on trying to make friends.

One very strong panic attack later, and I'm stuck wondering why people are so mean

I didn't say anything bad or mean, I was just trying to contribute to the conversation :[

One kind person sent me a private message asking if I was okay, this person is also the one who sent me the friend request :]

It really made me feel a lot better, I'm extremely grateful ^-^

I'm still shaking, and I will be for a while, but I would be crying right now if it weren't for them.

Moral of the story:

1. don't ever mention anything about being queer in an online game server chat, it is never a safe space, and it will discourage you from ever typing another chat message again.

2. Reach out to people when you think they might need it. It never, ever hurts to check in on someone just in case. Worst case scenario, they'll just brush it off and continue with their day. Best case scenario, you just saved someone's life. I really can't stress this enough, don't be afraid to spread kindness in a world where it's so incredibly needed.

PSA aside, I hope you have a wonderful rest of your day 🧡 this blog is a safe space for anyone who might need a friend, or just someone willing to lend an ear. My messages are open, don't hesitate to pay them a visit for whatever reason. I care about you, and you're not alone

Yours truly, Stickbug 🪲

[ecstarry]

maybe i do believe in guardian angels

[drainage-system]

no one fucking cares !

[thebluestbluewords]

New dynamic that I will be having brain rot over

I’m catching up on vignettes and was absolutely delighted to have Leona greet Epel in such a chill way. Like, they’re on a sports team together and we’ve already seen that Leona does care about the freshmen on the team, so it makes sense! It’s just a joy and a delight for me personally to see them interact. Like, he’s not PLEASED about the whole thing, but it’s less murder vibes and more baby teammate who runs so far outside of his awareness most of the time that it’s just regular irritation.

Now all I want is Epel accidentally running into every single upperclassman in the school and accidentally becoming a magnet for secret help and gossip….

[baizhuo]

my apologies that the first thing i post after being super quiet is this but .... i believe that we need to STOP normalising ( or making it normalised in the first place ) that you are somebodies ‘ friend ‘ , let alone , CLOSE FRIEND , after just a single FOLLOW . nobody is my FRIEND after just following me anywhere on my blogs . & acting like you are my friend just because you follow me is .... really unsettling & uncomfortable . there is MORE to being friends than being mutuals . 

yes , i give people the OPPORTUNITY to interact with me . & people are allowed to be FRIENDLY with one another . i am not saying that isn’t allowed . that is fine . at the MOST people are acquaintances to me if we are mutuals . but nobody is my FRIEND until they have  ACTIVELY reached out & asked about myself or my wellbeing OUTSIDE of RP . 

i am not anybody's disposable writing partner . i am not JUST a puppeteer for whatever character i write . i am a human being . & honestly , i am not here to always be friends with every single person i meet . but i do not want people to immediately ASSUME that we are friends unless they have my discord & / or , at the very least , care about my well being enough to check up on me .