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willow rosenberg is such an interesting character like what if devotion and love was a thing you could physically create, how far would you take it. like what if love was a thing you do to others instead of something mutual. cause if you break yourself down enough to confess to others what you want them to confess to you, you wouldn't know what to do with that. it would keep you in the place you were at 16, weak and helpless. so why don't you change it.

#i kinda hate the s6 “magic is drugs” thing but “magic as power” is so good #like what if magic made you unique #it made you gay #the slayer herself needs you #she doesn't just want you #she needs you #and you can take it as far as it can go #ughhhhhhhhhhh i love her #critically #willow rosenberg #btvs #buffy the vampire slayer

your comment+tags on the martha vs k9 post... literally thank you so fucking much. martha is one of the companions with the most gentle souls ever, she was nervous about hanging up on her mom when she was literally being eaten by a star for fucks sake. like how many other companions wouldn't think twice about hanging up on their mom right then? how many would make funny quips like "sorry mom lol!!"? and MARTHA is still in the running to be the "beat up the doctor" one? i wouldn't be surprised if i missed a moment where k9 actually shot at the doctor tbh

literally!! martha is a fantastic and layered character. she is a lot of things, but she is never a violent person. she’s brilliant, she’s a medical doctor, she’s dedicated her life to helping people!

and yet i *constantly* see posts like this

[image id: a screenshot of a tumblr post that reads: i am manifesting martha jones with a gun for 2023. end image id.]

and like this

[image id: a screenshot of a tumblr post that reads: i have my heart set on 15 appearing because of martha jones and a shotgun. the tags beneath it read #dw shit #insert gif of the cheshire cat #grinning here #she didn’t manage it the first time but she’s no quitter!!!! #doesn’t Have to be a shotgun. she can shove him off a cliff. end image id.]

there’s a ton of these posts that are like “if martha comes back in the 60th she should get to kick the doctor’s ass!!” like. bestie I don’t know how to tell you this but she forgave him 15 years ago. they are friends in s4. she has an entire life outside of him and she is happy. why do you want her to be hung up on some guy from a decade and a half ago? why do you want her to have an angry grudge against someone who hasn’t been a part of her life in a very long time? she moved on. she healed. which is a helluva lot more healthy than still being angry at him.

the doctor treated martha poorly, and that’s why she left. because she respected herself and she loved herself and knew she deserved better. but I don’t think she ever hated him. her choice to leave is framed as heroic. she steps off with a smile and a hug goodbye and a promise to see each other again.

whether or not you think martha should have forgiven the doctor is irrelevant, because she did. because she is a kind-hearted, loving person. and to frame her as otherwise is a really strange reading of her character. i just feel like a lot of people, when (rightfully) criticizing rtd for his treatment of martha, reduce her to something she’s not, and it’s not fair to her. and i’m not the right person to talk about this, so I won’t go on too long, but i think it would be wrong not to mention that a lot of it feels really racialized. this is a big problem as a whole, but i’ve noticed it a lot in fandom where people will take black characters and decide that they’re violent and they have to be Badass or something. it’s kind of gross. it’s really gross.

#this isn’t the bracket’s fault that people are doing this either #like i said i see it all the time #but. ugh. tldr martha is not a character who would beat up the doctor given the chance and if you think she is you should think about that #critically #she’s such a wonderful character and i love her so much and i feel like people discredit her Constantly #doctor who #martha jones #delia.txt #meta #kind of

The blood work is in: Not diabetic, not pre-diabetic, not close to anything like a risk of becoming pre-diabetic, actually incredibly low levels of anything like that, HbA1c levels like a champion.[1][2][3]

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[1]Wikipedia: "In general, the reference range (that found in healthy young persons), is about 30–33 mmol/mol"

[2]Also Wikipedia: The International Diabetes Federation and the American College of Endocrinology recommend HbA1c values below 48 mmol/mol (6.5 DCCT %), while the American Diabetes Association recommends HbA1c be below 53 mmol/mol (7.0 DCCT %) for most patients.

[3]Me: So 29 is fine, right?

#Still big though!#Still a 260 pound middle aged dude #sitting in an office most of the day every day #BUT #CRITICALLY #Not getting diabetic from it

........ i have decided i am unwell

#critically #PARK JIMIN #jimin #ptd in seoul #bangtan #taechnological #bts

dammit. i think i like anasui now.

#jjba #CRITICALLY #LIKE GOD I WISH HE GOT BETTER-DEMONSTRATED CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT #AND HE REALLY IS JUST INSUFFERABLE DURING YO YO MA #BUT… THE STAND??? THE LOOK??? THE BEING MORALLY QUITE SHIT??? PLEASE #I LOVE THOSE THINGS IN MY WOMEN #i assign him woman.#btw.#araki himself said that anasui goes ‘beyond’ gender i make the rules hes a woman in the kinda way non-women are. yes he is. no he isn’t.#smileblushemoji #i always KINDA liked him when his romantic shit isnt being construed for comedy and when his FF tendion isn’t at its worst #but like. at this point. i give up snfjjkfjb i thoroughly enjoy the bastard

how important love is and how much we need it in our lives

Nerdfighteria and Nerdfighters everywhere have encouraged me to be a more open minded and loving person. John and Hank have taught me how amazing it so to learn and to want to learn and to bring the amazing thing we call knowledge to the people around us.

John’s books have changed my life in ways I never thought possible and showed me how important it is to look at things from other people’s point of view.

Hank and John have taught me how important love is and how much we need it in our lives. They’ve taught me to think critically and ask questions, to never make someone feel stupid, and to give to those who need it.

I owe practically all of who I am today to the Green brothers, and I am so thankful to be part of the Nerdfighter community.

- Meredith