#cautiously

[attollogame]

THAT ASK LIST!! IS BEAUTIFUL!!!

may i request some tousle or comb + volumes for operator dearest <3

Comb— comb fingers through hair

Volume—gaze in a way that says 'I love you'

Touch is strange in the way that a single action can be interpreted a thousand different times. A touch of a hand on a shoulder can be one of reassurance, or one of warning. A swat on the arm can be of joy, or of anger. Even a mere glance—where contact isn't made—can still touch in a way that can be easily mistaken.

He finds it hard to wrap his head around sometimes. When people touch him, he needs to think back about how the entire conversation or interaction has been going before he can determine if the touch is good, or if it's bad. Most of the time it's the latter—that's just something that comes with the job, he supposes.

But with you... with you, it's different. It doesn't quite feel like he needs to analyze every little interaction he has with you to know what your touch will mean, because truthfully... you have never reached out to him with ill-intent. In fact, you're probably one of the few people in this city who has shown him positivity in abundance. Maybe that's shaping his perspective of life. Probably not, but saying that you make waves for his existence sounds nice, doesn't it?

He thinks so, as he lets you run your fingers through his auburn curls again. You're working to untangle the way they've twisted and knotted with each other through the hours of hood-wearing and frustration-rustling he's endured. It was a long day. It was a frustrating day, and maybe you noticed it in his eyes, and that's why you reached out to him and—upon receiving his shy nod—drew him down to rest his head on your lap.

The small bedroom you're in is quiet, with the only sounds being your breathing and the low hum of a radiator in the corner. He doesn't have a lot of luxuries considering that he lives in the Under City, but he bought that radiator for you when you mentioned off-handedly you were cold one night. He also installed better lights for you, some rugs for your feet, your favorite foods in the fridge. He was trying to build a home for you with all that he had so he could repay you for the way you cared for him.

He sighs quietly as he feels your fingers comb through his hair again. Although he doesn't speak, he watches you as you work; watches the smile playing on your lips, the amusement in your gaze. He takes comfort in the familiar scent of you, of how your warmth seems to envelope him, your hands working to tame his stress along with those unruly curls. He watches you, and thinks how lucky he is to have you here. He watches you, and decides that he truly, truly loves you.

[bookishtheaterlover7]

I know we’re all feeling disappointed, angry, disgusted, discouraged, etc but I still believe in Chris. I still believe that he’s forced to do this. Going to one of the biggest events in Hollywood, giving her a peck after seeing the camera on them, selling the narrative that has been forced on him… I don’t see this as betrayal or accepting her behaviour. We all had a feeling that this was going to happen and it did. Because it’s the Oscars. It’s the perfect opportunity for Alba to rub shoulders with the elite.

I know how you all feel and you can lash out if you want to, leave if you want to and go through the emotions but I still believe that Chris is forced to do these things. Pretend to be happy with her. Even if they come out with a baby and claim that it’s theirs, it’s still not going to convince me at least.

This last sighting tells us that it’s still not over, unfortunately, but, for me, it doesn’t mean that Chris sold his soul or himself. Just shows me that CAA and AB see what we saw and make Chris sell this more. In my view, he’s doing what he must otherwise he will be blacklisted from Hollywood and will never work again.

I get how all of you are feeling, especially you Mod and @innersublimefury. You feel betrayed, hurt, not cared for, etc and I’m not telling you that you shouldn’t but I have the feeling that it will die down because after all the hints that Chris gave about how he truly feels about her, this is just him trying to survive Hollywood.

I’m still on Team Chris. 💙

I'll only let me walls down for a minute, okay.

After reading your message, An🫶n. All I can say is thank you 🥹

Because honestly I thought y'all would hate me for lashing out. And basically pour all my hate towards the two of them.

So, I'm thank you for telling me that it's okay for me to go through EVERYTHING basically. The betrayal, the hurt, all of it.

And it's going to be a while, and I won't make it easy for Chris to make his way back into my good graces (heart, whatever). But I won't give up writing his characters, because my writings are basically my children and I'm not willing to give them up.

Basically, thank you ❤️‍🩹 and I'm cautiously in #Team Chris, I don't want him to suffer. Grovel, but not suffer. But that doesn't mean, I won't spew hurtful words and shade in his direction. Just giving y'all a heads up.

Just give me time to mourn, and thank you 🤗

And now back to our regularly scheduled cold-ish front 😌

And I'm sure whoever is reading this thankful for your kind words, An🫶n 🤗

[tenth-sentence]

She stood up and began to go cautiously toward the guinea-pig.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" - C. S. Lewis

[cloudiilink]

Here's what I just finished! Look at him. His hair is stupid. I love him.

I definitely like this style more for digital works since I tried something new- and I think it worked out!

He's actually an entry for a competition,,, but he turned out gorgeous- I hope the printing doesn't wreck how nice this looks though

I'm cautiously tagging this as LU but... Lemme know and I'll take the tag away? Idk. I kinda wanna draw Four in a similar style to this tbh- would it be as cool? Idk.

[elceeu2morrow]

Louis going down to the barricade [London, 4.22.22]

[rockets-and-raccoons]

Me, to a colleague, half joking: Never underestimate my bad luck.

Me, 10 minutes later: *has to deal with a 7 grand robbery from my account: which is over 6 grand more than I have*

Me, 2 hours later: *get it confirmed that my body has stopped digesting food, and I may have to give up solid foods altogether*

Me, a further 3 hours later: *Has to hold my elderly rabbit as she takes a fit, hearing her scream from the first time since getting her, and watching the light flicker in her eyes*

[veliseraptor]

starting to get sort of twitchy about the way that the untamed fandom uses “genocide” to refer to the massacres of the wens and the jiangs. it’s just...functionally speaking genocide is a term used to describe the attempted or actual systematic extermination of a group of people because of who they are, and I don’t know that either of those massacres feel like they quite fit that definition.

in the case of the jiangs particularly they’re killed specifically because they’re an immediate political threat in the middle of a war (which obviously doesn’t make that okay, hopefully that’s clear). if that’s defined as a genocide, arguably any massacre could be called the same.

I think there’s more of an argument to be made about the wens, as it is shown that they’re pretty systematically rounded up and hunted down, but it isn’t completely clear what the extent of that campaign is - is it anyone with the surname wen? how extensive/broad is that net? - which makes the usage there again feel a little...ehhhh.

in general it does make me think of genocide discourse (yikes! what a phrase) in other fandoms I’ve been in, I guess. maybe it’s just the fact that it feels like a casual use of a very loaded word with a lot of weight and meaning behind it.

[jamsenpie]