#but she doesn't

[serafinapickelda]

I fucking love the EC detail that Andrew never laughs post-canon.

No because listen.

I think folk who don't like it read "Andrew never smiles/laughs" as "Andrew is never happy" - but 'happy' is not what laughing and smiling mean for Andrew. In the context of the story, Andrew laughing is a symbol of his medicated state. It represents how Andrew's life is completely at the mercy of others - first his body out of control, and now also his mind, his expressions, his reactions. It's a symbol of how everyone, his family included, preferred to have him drugged to high heaven rather than face the raw reality of the person that he is.

There is not some secret cheerful sunny boy hidden under that black hoodie and those armbands, just waiting for prince charming to come along and wake him up with a kiss.

Andrew - the person that he actually is - is quiet. He's someone who guards his words carefully, who expressed himself with action rather than in words or through facial expressions. When he does communicate it's via silences and cryptic comments that take work and love to understand.

Neil sees him for who he is and loves him because of it, not in spite of it. That Andrew doesn't laugh or smile with Neil doesn't mean that he's never happy, it means that he's found someone who sees and understands him, someone - finally - who speaks his language. Someone who knows that his silence means "this isn't nothing, this is everything", that his quirked eyebrow means amusement, that the glint on his eye means happiness, that shoving Neil's face away means that he's feeling so much he can't stand to look at it.

That's real recovery. It's self acceptance and the safety to not have to perform your emotions in a "normal" or "typical" way, because the people who matter understand you just fine and love you for who you are.

[the-heart-anon]

Mary is always seen as an angry black woman, Dorcas is too but she actually is angry

[lordcaptains]

orica regrets not destroying rykad minoris for the rest of her life

[darkcrowprincess]

Does Callum realize that his elf girlfriend is flexible to a crazy degree added with the moonshadow elf strength and powers? Rayla could probably fire a bow and arrow with her feet if she practiced enough and stretched enough. Could easily carry him like it's no problem even if he's a little taller and probably weighs more than her. She could so easily kill him in a number of ways. But she doesn't because she's Rayla. Callum probably finds it incredibly attractive though.

[sir--crow]

Rant incoming. tw: transphobia

tldr: my grandmother is a transphobe despite saying she "loves everyone" and is an ally. she's not.

just heard that my grandmother "encountered a transgender". I, luckily, wasn't on the phone with her, my mom was. I overheard how this poor trans woman was questioned, invalidated, and made to be an "it" by my transphobic grandmother. my grandma then had the audacity to say "she was in shock" and felt "in danger" fuck. you.

the worst part is that my grandmother says she progressive. that she's supportive of all people, but actions are louder than words. you can say u support me being queer and non binary, but u DARE treat my fellow people as less than? fuck you. take your lack luster "support" elsewhere. I hope she educates herself and does better, but she probably won't. she'll tell her fellow bigoted old white lady friends this story, and make this woman out to be dangerous. I'm so upset for this poor woman.

I know I'll never get the chance to apologize to this woman ever, but I'll say it here. I'm so sorry you went through that and had the displeasure of meeting my grandmother. I'm sorry you were misgendered and denied a service you should've gotten as a woman. and I'm sorry that that day was tainted with hatred for you. you don't deserve that, and wherever you are, I'm sending love.

[featherandferns]

Ι beg of you to write risk pt 3😭🙏😭🙏😭🙏

GIRL DO NOT WORRY THERE WILL BE A PART 3 EVENTUALLY.

The scene I have written out was originally meant to be in part 2. The original plot to part 2 was quite different to the one that ended up being made. But I definitely want to continue their relationship. I think it'd be so fun for them to now be a strong duo team in the Pogues - no more you're a kook, I'm a pogue, it will never work kinda stuff - and sort of series rewrite with kook!reader being a badass.

I haven't written this yet but I had this funny idea of her defending herself with a YSL stiletto or something. Or like using her kook status to sneak them into places. And I want her dad's classic cars to come into it more. And the warning that Rafe gave to her in part one has not been forgotten, don't you worry. Plus Ranger needs more screen time to just shine because he the goodest boy.

[qqueenofhades]

thank you for reminding me about jill stein (and that recount) because after i rolled my eyes i started laughing SO HARD and i really needed that

Oh, Jill Stein. The perennial literal-Russian-asset, corporate-shill, runs-as-Green-Party-catnip-for-stupid-leftists-while-making-gigabucks-from-dirty-investments, most-useless-candidate-in-history. Kinda hoped she was dead. Certainly hoping that this time, people are wise to her transparent bullshit. So, you're welcome?