#twisted words

[chaoticandlittledramatic]

"𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥 𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕔𝕙𝕖𝕒𝕡 𝕛𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕣𝕪—𝕤𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕪, 𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕙𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕒𝕝𝕨𝕒𝕪𝕤 𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕟."

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[spindlebeforesunset]

His Majesty

Warnings: Dubious Consent

Oftimes, you hoped for a blanket, even a thin and ragged one to bundle yourself from the cold. In the sparest, you would not have to rest with him, warm as all of him was, he was still a heartless beast. Your instincts as "his prey" told you to escape before, yet you stayed rooted to the spot and by the end of it, he had you where he wanted. Cornered, with little chance to escape.

"Is my wounded little herbivore all cold?"

Your heart pounded in your chest and your body stilled. A huff from the other side of the bed before you felt him flip himself on his side where you could feel his breath at your neck. You knew he could hear your thundering heartbeat, you knew he took sick enjoyment just from it, and you knew he was grinning right now because of it.

To think you even thought him handsome once just by the way he smiled, a true one - rare in any occasion, making it a blessing. Never again, not after he finally showed his true claws, not just to you, but to everyone.

The night was dark, the stars shone, the gusts of cold wind swayed his bedroom curtain enough to bring in a chill. Yet you finally stayed still, unmoving and undeterred from it all even as he slammed his hand down on your side of the bed. Not even when his fingers dug into the mattress and threatened to pull the stuffing out like an animal ripping its prey's neck.

"Answer me."

Leona did not request, he threatened as he did you; you heaved a sigh. Exasperation, no, for what little choice, yes. "Yes... Your Majesty." Your voice was dull and empty, but he learned to stop minding it long ago.

Gently, so gently, he twined his warm calloused fingers in yours and let the tips of his own brush over the markings of the shackles he once placed on your own wrists to keep you captive. It sickened you he could be a villain incarnate and pretend as if he had never done the err himself in the first place. The memories of the struggle to break free from the chains flashed in your mind as he brought your wrist up to where he could kiss it as if it were just a mere passing scar. Cold lips descended on them and you almost heard between his whispers, a soft I'm sorry. As if he was. At last he dropped his last kiss at the back of your hand, an act beyond his actual demeanour that you almost did not believe it.

He settled himself back on his pillow but pulled your back close to his chest and wrapped his arms around you. His tail slid down your leg and to your relief, that was all. You were settled and warmer now in his arms, but for what avail if this was how it was to be for the rest of your life? Always on edge, always in fear of him, the beast who you called King.

There was nothing left but for you to go back to sleep, in the land of dreams far, far away from here. You settled in once more on the soft silk pillow that felt less and less luxurious by the passage of time. You thought he finally fell asleep until he hissed:

"Sleep well, my Queen. You can't play with Cheka in the dungeon all tired now, can you?"

Because you killed his parents. Your own brother. Your own blood.

You monster.

[crystallineknight]

How can anyone read this kind of language and not feel immediately and urgently alarmed? Literally not a good word in here. The double-speak, the finger-wagging, the clear threat, the actual literal use of the word "reward" in context to those loyal to their agenda.

"Raise authoritative sources", did the person who wrote that possess a soul? How do you write something that manipulative and yet tone-deaf?

They could have posted an image of a pile of venomous snakes with the words "We Writhe In Lies" and it would actually be less of a red flag.

[redmeatwhiteskin-blog]

Sure wish I could kiss... I really miss kissing but UUUH I JUST GOT TEETH. 

[lovexxxlovethings]

problems with words and their impact; retarded

People don’t understand the impact of their words, especially words that are so commonly used with no bad intention. For example, the word retarded. I hate that word with a passion, and get really emotional when it’s used. You may argue it’s a word to describe a poor decision or something stupid, and that is the connotation it is usually used in. But, being a disabled person, retarded really hits my heart. The challenges brought upon in life as a disabled person are never asked for, and the circumstance a person is in, is not a choice they made. They want to have abilities, but the thing is they physically can’t. It’s just not physically possible. It’s a real issue, and it made to seem like this person that is challenged, is not a human. These people are human. I am one of the very lucky few that can speak up, because I have not been mentally impaired, but just because I can doesn’t make me anymore human than people who are challenged. Retarded makes it sound like they don’t have feelings, can’t do anything, and just plain exist. That’s not how it is. I have been called retarded my whole entire life, and I’m not. But if had a mental challenge, would that be a nice world to call me? To dismiss me as the common connotation of a stupid person. Retarded is often used in a way like asking how someone could be so idiotic, and these people are far from idiots. But even with all this, retarded is still government terminology, someone will get basically government identified as stupid their whole entire life. And my issue is that is not right, because no human is stupid to the point where they can’t feel anything. All I’m saying is retarded is not a joke, it dismisses someone as a human, and just because someone is challenged, they are not retarded. So, please stop using this word because disabled people are the ones most affected by it, and trying to validate their existence as a human each day. But using this word to identify humans, it gives people a reason, a classification, and it can lead to someone being dismissed and judged. So, before you promote and joke with language, you should know the backstory and impact of that language on people’s lives. By not using this word, you will support people who are dismissed as humans, and if enough people stop, it will impact greatly. But one person can make some difference.

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Let me know if you want a series on words and their impact. I would love to educate people! I have a lot more on so many more words where this came from!

[saltfield]

Squeaky Wheels

Slender snakes who hiss and spit

Bend their necks to twist and get

Fatal strikes on who forget

Slender snakes and where they sit.

[chaoticandlittledramatic]

"𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕒𝕟𝕥 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕟 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕨𝕖𝕥 𝕨𝕠𝕠𝕕—𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕥𝕚𝕔 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕦𝕝𝕝 𝕠𝕗 𝕤𝕞𝕠𝕜𝕖."

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[chaoticandlittledramatic]

"𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕥𝕒𝕝𝕜 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕝𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕪 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕚𝕥'𝕤 𝕒 𝕨𝕖𝕒𝕡𝕠𝕟, 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕚𝕥’𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕙𝕠’𝕤 𝕓𝕖𝕖𝕟 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕓𝕓𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕓𝕒𝕔𝕜 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕚𝕥."

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