#it's no problem

[whatamibutabutteredcroissant]

One time, on a walk with my best friend, I found a bumblebee half-alive in the road. I picked it up and carried it all the way home because I wanted to revive it with sugar water. It dropped off my hand countless times, probably doubled the length of the walk home, but I persisted. On paper, what reason did I have to do that? Bees only live a few weeks, and its wing was a little torn up. It would probably die tomorrow anyway. But I think bees are cute, and I wanted to see if I could save it- I always remembered my mum telling me about my cousin who fed bees sugar water to revive them. I was only little but the act of kindness stuck with me.

So I brought the bee home, we named it Bixbee, and my best friend went inside and got me some sugar water and a teaspoon while I sat on their gravel driveway with Bixbee. It fell a few more times while we were just sitting quietly together- I don't think it wanted to live much, or maybe it was just confused by everything that was happening. But after practically drowning itself in a teaspoon of sugar water, its wings started to buzz. Then it lifted off my hand and fell straight to the ground again. A few sips later, it flew for a few feet. I took it to the lawn, and we cheered as it flew off into the bushes. It made my day to see that little guy thriving.

I'm reluctantly a pagan. All of it feels ridiculous, but I've had things happen to me that I can't explain, and felt kindness from something I feel I shouldn't even believe in. Often, I wonder why any god would choose to watch over me- I'm nothing, a speck of dust on the tapestry of humankind. But out of the countless bees I've come across, I interacted with that little bee just because it crossed my path and I enjoyed seeing it flourish, wanted it to be ok for no reason other than it being alive.

So maybe the eyes of something bigger than me landed on the form of some little punk, and thought "that's nice. I want it to live." Perhaps that big old life form wants to help this little broken bumblebee just because it can. I can understand that.

(Ramblings inspired by @fels-fantasy-hoard and their post about god-human dynamics as human-bug interactions. Thank you for the writing inspo!)

[question-marked]

❝ you were hyperventilating in your sleep. ❞ (i wanted to send you something related to how you said eddie has nightmares and so i thought 'what if barton was around whenever he had one?' and i... yeah 😭 i hope this is alright, but if you're not in an angsty mood, it's totally fine if you want to skip over this!)

“Huh?” Edward questioned as he sat up in the bed. It was obvious that he suffered from another nightmare, since he was also sweating as well.

Looking at Barton, he sighed. “Another nightmare, unfortunately these happen way too fucking much! Flashback to my father calling me a stupid dumbass who would amount to nothing. I saw him clench one of his fists, and I could smell the alcohol too. Oh fuck…” Edward then placed his face in his hands, he didn’t want to cry but it was hard not to. 

“It’s just so fucking painful. Not just emotionally, but physically too. It hurts too much, I just wish I was stronger…my father would call me a pussy and all of these other names. I wish I stood up for myself and did something. But I was too scared…” Edward then looked down at the covers on the bed.

[coy-lee-q]

I um hate been tickled um is it bad that I love your art and fanfics..? 🥺 👉👈

YOU PRECIOUS BEAN OF COURSE ITS NOT BAD! 🥺

It's something that takes trust and gentleness and even then not everyone can stand it, but it's okay to enjoy others enjoying it. The way I see it, the more joy it makes, the better. I like it cute, sweet and fully consensual. It's an act of trust and bonding and so there's nothing wrong with their happiness bringing you happiness. It's contagious :3

[glitternightingale]

I just had a train of thought run away from me and I needed to share it with someone who is more talented than I, as well as open minded. I thought of you first lol

I don't know a way to say this delicately and I hope I don't offend anyone (I am always terrified of this happening lol) so I'll just say it:

What if Antonio had been born with Down Syndrome?

Pepa had Antonio at age 45, which is extremely late and at much higher risk for birth defects and complications. A family friend had a baby at the same age and her sweet daughter was born with Down Syndrome.

I'm just imagining sweet little Antonio with Downs not being much different than he is now, just a sweet, caring, considerate little boy who's afraid of disappointing his family but cares so much about all of them.

I'm also thinking about this extremely popular Disney movie having representation for kids with Down Syndrome and I love Antonio's character the way he is of course but it makes me sad to think of this missed opportunity.

Please tell me if this is way overstepping because I'm in love with this headcanon but I'm nervous it's crossing a line.

What do you think? :3

I think it's a wonderful idea.

You shouldn't be ashamed of abstract concepts that simply pop into your mind. You are human and are allowed to self-project, to find similarities between a work of art and your own life. You are allowed to want to explore the things that interest you even if there is no direct connection between them and real experiences.

For example, I have personally never dealt with EDs before and haven't made the acquaintance of a person with Down Syndrome yet. That's why I'm very open to criticism of how I portray them and love debates. I want to learn something and get in contact with people who can tell me more about the topics I'm interested in. However, since no extremes are ideal, I always try to find a middle ground between external opinions and my feelings of what I think is right.

What's more is, according to how you wrote your ask, you have no intention of causing harm! I can only encourage you to pursue this headcanon and make it visible in form of notes, fanfictions, ramblings, etc. because you might just make many people very happy who have longed for that exact representation.

Here are some questions that might help you structure your thoughts:

how would the Madrigal family dynamics look?

what (physical) adjustments would have to be made inside the house?

what could accommodating conversations be like?

Of course, this is very superficial since I haven't done my own research on Down Syndrome so, if possible, tell me about your ideas! Keep me updated!

Because now you ignited a spark in me, too. 💖

[candycoatedemoboy]

Thank you for your comfort in the tags btw 🥺 I'm so angry because this is not the first time tumblr's doing it and I'm not the only one who's suffering from it! It's like even if it appears in the official tag system, it just won't recommend it thus people won't be able to see the drawing or the post one spent time making!!😡

it’s no problem!! Tumblr’s tag system is so shitty that even if you can put it in the tags, it doesn’t appear on anything which makes absolutely no sense. your art and posts are amazing, Tumblr doesn’t even acknowledge the effort. it’s like they do anything but fix the problems people talk about. i’m so sorry, you deserve far better. it really really sucks

[fictional-worlds-are-exquisite]

it’s adam and EVE not this bullshit!

listen. listen my dude. i just checked your profile and it says your name is alfred but you’re dating this girl who isn’t even called eve?? but you literally just said it’s adam and eve?? so i think you have to break up with her, dude. sorry man. adam and eve and all that, you said it! better get to it!

[the-mirror-sunflower-owo]

Awww x3 look at that bunny, it came to sit next to him xdd