#soulmate material

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

[monowritestoomuch]

Ted Lasso fans, does Rebecca ever get back with the fella from Amsterdam or do we just suffer?

[annachum]

There are a number of animal motifs amongst Olden Literature

For starters, Colonel Brandon was often compared to a bear, a Swan, and even an elephant in the Sense and Sensibility

In truth, I think Colonel Brandon is more like a lion in spades

Male lions usually safeguard the tribe while the lionesses go out to hunt for the tribe

Also Colonel Brandon is a complex character even tho he at first appears in more broad strokes - he's a passionate lover, a doting father, a loyal friend, a gentle and calm soul outside the battlefield, yet a fierce intrepid warrior in battlefield.

Male lions are usually often more chill unless in attack, so ...

Also Mrs Jennings did say Marianne was ' as fierce and protective as a lionness '

Marianne may be sweet and gentle on paper, yet she's also highly passionate and fierce. She's also braver than most people especially in those times, since Marianne was often frank in her emotions and dared to Try things her more prudent sister Elinor may be nervous about trying.

In fact, Marianne's courage can be compared to Colonel Brandon's bravery. Both are brave in their own ways

And ofc someone with such a brave soul is never suited for a coward like Willoughby - Marianne is destined to be with Colonel Brandon, and it took both of them to experience dramatic transitions to be finally on a same page

[lumixre]

Hinata and Kageyama: *staring at each other intensively*

Tsukishima: what are they doing?

Yamaguchi: they're having a conversation

Tsukishima: I don't think this is how-

Hinata, screaming: YOU TAKE IT BACK, ASSHOLE!

Tsukishima: I give up.

[hockeyismyboyfriend]

Kevin won the “name the princesses” challenge, never forget (x)

[marsonder]

w o w heart palpitations indeed 💓💓💓

[boyd-seabiscuit]

Fall asleep in a public place in the middle of the day. Go for a walk. High five every shrub. Develop crushes on strangers. Cry in the middle of your room in the middle of the day. Chase every cat. Say hi even when your smile would do dull and your voice comes out hoarse. Thank all your bus drivers. Find a space that you feel secret and sacred to you. Create ritual for yourself. Find places and moments where you can hang out with your past selves. Try to be nice to them. Try to be nice to you. Look up. Try to imagine the alternative version of yourself that exist in the company of other people. Mock them, idolize yourself. Place lot of games with silence – watch it open up before you with possibilities and watch it challenge you in a staring contest. Sidle up next to it. Offer it some cheerios. Find a fictional loner pal. Figure out how to be alone together. Master your own “sullen broody” look, and make sure it doesn’t devolve into a sad pathetic one. Practice in the mirror if necessary. Walk alone at night lit up windows and all the lit up lives within them. Pause to see what’s on the TV if it’s angled your way. Listen to a lot of podcasts – alternatively, listen in on people’s conversation. Get angsty. Tell yourself you’re a lone wolf. Some people can’t handle being alone. Howl at the moon, mutter to yourself, whisper to stray cats, talk to the trees. Find a place where no one is around and shout out your favorite songs. Develop an intense bind with people who are also alone in public. Get personally offended when it’s revealed they were just waiting for friends. Wonder if you’ll get better at caring about other people the more you spend time with them. Wonder if you’re depressed or just an asshole. Wonder what the hell you’re supposed to be doing. Accept lonering as an ancient and noble art and everyone must learn at some point. Commit to excelling at it. Read all bathroom graffiti – forget to being a maker, and when you finally remember, realize you’re not sure what to say and you can’t hold up the line anyway. Stare at the stars. Wonder what kind of life form is out there and if it’s possible for it to be as cool and weird and boring as you. Make friends with your shadows. Forget that you are real. Forget what small talk is and what you’re supposed to care about. Eat by yourself. Talk to your grandpa, your grandma, your mom, your dad, your sister, and everyone else you encounter about the weather. Even though you’re bored of yourself as you do it you’re not bored of the weather. Talk to yourself in the mirror. Sing to yourself in the mirror. Dance wildly by yourself. Walk alone at night and resent every single person walking in a group and laughing together – just a little bit. Resent fictional depictions of friendships more intense than any relationship you’ve ever had in your entire life. Resent people talking about their friends or mentioning that they have friends or implying that they’ve ever talked to any other human being at all. Figure out how to do shit on your own. Go at your own pace. Create your own momentum. Delight in becoming an elemental being, a dreamy floaty glimmer of star girl no one can pin down. Accept that you are all of the above, but also an only occasionally-intriguing and permanently-pockmarked suburban flesh sack. Google people from your past you really don’t care about anymore anyway. Cultivate an awareness of your surroundings. Collect moments and create an inventory of smells and sounds and feelings to remember later. Observe all the people around you who you’ll never know – with awe, with despair, or with indifference, depending on the weather. Acknowledge that there are always going to be gaps between you and the rest of the world. Wallow in them. Get confortable in them. Make them into something. Revel in secret, inaccessible, magical, mundane inner world. Keeping going.

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‘Soulmate Material’ For Each Zodiac Sign Aries: Someone who feels like a partner in crime. The worst fear for Aries is that they’ll end up stuck to someone who wants to slow them down. They’ll stay single until they meet someone who wants life to be exciting, hates sitting at home constantly, and isn’t overly jealous or paranoid. They need someone who loves to travel and has a thirst to try new things so they can understand that a life together isn’t “settling down” so much as just going on adventures together. Taurus: Someone who supports them 100%. It’s very hard to get in a relationship with a Taurus because they don’t like change and they don’t trust new people. Ironically, they actually *love* being in relationships because they get to do all their favorite things: cuddle, have a steady home base, pamper each other, and be around someone without having to leave the house. They want someone who makes them feel safe enough to open up (and stay open). Their soulmate is someone who makes them feel safe and loved. Gemini: Someone who is the Ricky to their Lucy. Geminis are fundamentally curious, passionate creatures. They don’t do well with boring details and they’ve been getting crap for it their entire lives. They need someone who loves the good stuff about them and also has a complimentary personality where they don’t get annoyed by a Gemini’s lack of administrative skills. They need someone who completes them as a team. Cancer: Someone who makes them feel unconditionally loved. Love is the primary force in a Cancer’s life. It’s their motivation to do just about everything. Typically Cancers focus on giving love to people and making their friends and family feel special and cared for. Their soulmate is the person who gives this back to them. When they feel like they can 100% be themselves and have open communication of love flowing back and and forth, they will never be happier. Leo: Someone who makes them feel like a star. A Leo never sees anyone as ‘soulmate material’ like they see the person who makes them feel special and admired. This person is an equal partner, but they go out of their way to compliment their Leo and ensure they know that everything they do is noticed and appreciated. Their ideal partner loves to see other people be happy and successful, they’re the least jealous person you’ve ever met. Virgo: Someone who appreciates their anal qualities. Virgos can get a lot of shit for not being fun enough, but they actually *like* themselves the way they are. They need someone who will both complement them, and appreciate all the hard work, planning and care that the Virgo brings to the relationship. It is because of the Virgo that fun can be had, because someone is there to plan for it and pay for it and make sure the lights will be on when you go back home. Libra: Someone who loves their friends as much as they do. No one loves their friends like a Libra loves their friends. They need someone who isn’t jealous and LOVES having a large social group of people you are close to. Their soulmate is someone who genuinely loves having close friends around and having lifetime relationships with people outside of just your partner. They’ll want to have dinner parties and go to weddings and be party of a big, happy, loving community of people. Scorpio: Someone who is always on their team. Scorpios have feisty demeanors and hate being vulnerable, which are difficult things for people who also (secretly) love being in love. Their soulmate is someone who hates fighting and doesn’t play into the games Scorpios are prone to. They are straightforward and honest, allowing the Scorpio to feel safe and supported enough to be able to open up. Sagittarius: Someone who makes them laugh so hard they pee a little bit. The quality of a Sagittarian’s day is measured by how much of it they spend laughing. These are joyful people who fundamentally believe life is supposed to be fun. They need a partner who wakes up happy and sees every day as an opportunity to goof around and enjoy the thrill of being alive. Capricorn: Someone who shares their values. Capricorns have high expectations and want a lot out of life, this can be exhausting for some people but their ideal partner wants these same things. They’ll have old-fashioned values and tastes, be ambitious in career, and value their relationship and family above all else. Aquarius: Someone who stimulates their brain. Aquarians prize knowledge and thinking in unique ways. They could never be with someone who only had conventional points of view, or someone who accepted what other people told them without challenging it. The way to their heart is through lively conversation. They respect people who are free thinkers and someone who can challenge their own thoughts is someone they’d feel comfortable settling down with. Pisces: Someone who inspires them to make art. Nothing makes a Pisces feel like their dreamy self than when they have a muse that inspires them to create new art. They need someone who can leave them alone and give them space, but make them feel loved and peaceful when they are together. A true soulmate is one who appreciates their nature and doesn’t ask them to change, but inspires them to grow at a natural pace through the relationship.