Y'all ever wonder if mel is used to people calling her sensitive and perceiving it as a bad thing and then here comes frank langdon who tells her she's a sensitive person but that it's actually a strength, a positive, and that they need more people like her?

Bc I do and i'm going clinically insane.

Facts about your body after you turn 25, AKA things I wish someone had told me:

• you will get hair in fun new places. this is normal and fine.
• these places include (but are not limited to) if you don't already have them: your asscrack, your back, your ears, and moles. it's fine.
• some of you, dick or not, will also lose hair. this is normal, but also if you have ovaries maybe get this checked out for PCOS.
• your acne will probably change. some people get better. some people get worse. it's fine.
• your nails will probably get an infection or a fungus at least once in your life. this is fine. (but also let your doc know).
• how you gain and lose fat and where you do so will change. this is fine.
• how you smell will change. this is fine. (fishy or rotten smells mean doctor time though)
• if you have a prostate: it gets harder to pee. prostates enlarge as you age (get this checked regularly). this is fine.
• if you do not have a prostate: it gets easier to pee but not in a good way. as in as you get older, your pelvic floor muscles tend to lose some of their strength. this makes it harder to keep pee in. this is fine.
• all breasts and pectorals eventually sag, with the rest of your body. this is fine.
• a decent percent of the population will experience a cyst at least once. some of you will make up for the rest with multiple. this is fine, but keep them checked out by a doctor. (sometimes this is a condition! get checked for that too!)
• almost half of everyone gets hemorrhoids. it's a good idea to just expect them since your chances of getting them get higher the older you are. your toilet will look like a murder scene. definitely get your booty checked out BUT this is almost always perfectly normal. just eat more fiber. "but I already-" eat more fiber. and maybe suck it up and buy some hemorrhoid cream, you'll thank me later.
• yes, this means you will probably need to make an appointment for a doctor to see your butthole. it's okay. not only do they really not care but 1. they've seen weirder that day and 2. they'd far rather you see them now than later when it's been going on for forty years and now it might be colon cancer. it's okay. consider it a rite of passage.
• adults need more sleep than children. don't believe the myth that you need less than they do. that is capitalist propaganda to make you give up more of your life to the work grind, comrade.
• vitamins and medicine, something you are more likely to take as you get older, sometimes make the toilet turn weird colors. it's okay.
• if you still have your tonsils and get those little stones and get sore throats more than once a year you should plan on getting those suckers out before the tonsils cause an infection and go septic. if you're getting stones at all you should get those reevaluated every year, especially if the stones are bigger than a needlehead (or get bigger over time). it's gross and yucky. I don't care. get them looked at before you end up in the hospital.
• you'll probably need to add foot support to your shoes if you don't already do. this is fine.
• your body changes. sometimes it can feel sorta weird and upsetting that it isn't what it used to be. that is okay, and it is okay to be upset. just know that this is normal, it's normal to be upset or not upset, but don't let it hinder your quality of life. trans or cis, there is a certain level of acceptance you just gotta give your body and forgive your body for as you get older. it's okay.
• it's okay. I promise.

the pitt characters as dog breeds bc i have never consumed media normally in my entire life!!!

dr robby: neapolitan mastiff - i had to make robby a livestock guardian dog ofc, and neapolitan seemed perfect. wary around strangers, but highly protective and fiercely attentive

dr. collins: border collie - smart, hard-working, and elegant as fuck. need i say more?

dr. langdon: australian kelpie - they're hyperactive dogs that need work to thrive, and know how to muster sheep almost instinctively with little to no guidance. yes, i am calling langdon a dog that needs more enrichment, but works based on instinct.

dr. mohan: belgian sheepdog - incredibly intelligent, but also sensitive and loving. this breed is often described as workaholics. so.

dr. mckay: boxer - alert, powerful dogs that are protective and loyal. especially good with kids. often misunderstood.

dr. king: beagle - sweet, funny dogs that are known for being good-natured. beagles are very forgiving, to the point where (speaking purely from experience here) you find a lot of them being rescued from medical testing facilities. they just have such mel vibes.

dr. santos: staffy - deeply misunderstood dogs. they were bred for fighting, but they're gentle and protective, especially of children. this one might be an obvious pick, but it just fits her too well.

whitaker: rat terrier - it was this or bloodhound, but lets be real. he's a rat terrier. (i have a soft spot for rat terriers anyway, so-)

javadi: maltese - hardy and adaptable dogs. sometimes stubborn, but very smart.

dana evans: anatolian shepherd - very protective of their flock. loyal, and extremely intelligent, won't always obey commands. plus, a livestock guardian dog seemed to fit. she's just trying to keep her flock in order lmao

dr. abbott: scottish deerhound - hunt for long periods over difficult terrain, which feels fitting. good companion dogs, reliant and intelligent. i was between this or a canaan dog for him, but i settled on the deerhound because they just have abbott vibes.

okay i need to actually do stuff now and i already spent like an hour on this. but let me know if u want more :)))

I don't care about the mel langdon ship, but can y'all for the love of god stop putting mel into the assistant role in au's? It's giving sexism.

Do you watch the pitt?

Have you watched the pitt?

Will you watch the pitt?

When will you watch the pitt ?

I feel like the thing thats really different about the polish trans experience is that because the language is heavily gendered and asking about a persons gender is very much not normalized, now that my body looks mostly androgynous people started referring to me with grammatical forms that have never been uttered by human tongue before. Last week a woman couldn’t decide what gender I was so after trying several she settled on speaking to me in plural and infinitive

HOW TO WRITE A CHARACTER WHO IS IN PAIN

first thing you might want to consider: is the pain mental or physical?

if it’s physical, what type of pain is it causing? — sharp pain, white-hot pain, acute pain, dull ache, throbbing pain, chronic pain, neuropathic pain (typically caused by nerve damage), etc

if it’s mental, what is the reason your character is in pain? — grief, heartbreak, betrayal, anger, hopelessness, fear and anxiety, etc

because your character will react differently to different types of pain

PHYSICAL PAIN

• sharp and white-hot pain may cause a character to grit their teeth, scream, moan, twist their body. their skin may appear pale, eyes red-rimmed and sunken with layers of sweat covering their forehead. they may have tears in their eyes (and the tears may feel hot), but they don’t necessarily have to always be crying.
• acute pain may be similar to sharp and white-hot pain; acute pain is sudden and urgent and often comes without a warning, so your character may experience a hitched breathing where they suddenly stop what they’re doing and clench their hand at the spot where it hurts with widened eyes and open mouth (like they’re gasping for air).
• dull ache and throbbing pain can result in your character wanting to lay down and close their eyes. if it’s a headache, they may ask for the lights to be turned off and they may be less responsive, in the sense that they’d rather not engage in any activity or conversation and they’d rather be left alone. they may make a soft whimper from their throat from time to time, depends on their personality (if they don’t mind others seeing their discomfort, they may whimper. but if your character doesn’t like anyone seeing them in a not-so-strong state, chances are they won’t make any sound, they might even pretend like they’re fine by continuing with their normal routine, and they may or may not end up throwing up or fainting).
• if your character experience chronic pain, their pain will not go away (unlike any other illnesses or injuries where the pain stops after the person is healed) so they can feel all these types of sharp pain shooting through their body. there can also be soreness and stiffness around some specific spots, and it will affect their life. so your character will be lucky if they have caretakers in their life. but are they stubborn? do they accept help from others or do they like to pretend like they’re fine in front of everybody until their body can’t take it anymore and so they can no longer pretend?
• neuropathic pain or nerve pain will have your character feeling these senses of burning, shooting and stabbing sensation, and the pain can come very suddenly and without any warning — think of it as an electric shock that causes through your character’s body all of a sudden. your character may yelp or gasp in shock, how they react may vary depends on the severity of the pain and how long it lasts.

EMOTIONAL PAIN

• grief can make your character shut themself off from their friends and the world in general. or they can also lash out at anyone who tries to comfort them. (five states of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and eventual acceptance.)
• heartbreak — your character might want to lock themself in a room, anywhere where they are unseen. or they may want to pretend that everything’s fine, that they’re not hurt. until they break down.
• betrayal can leave a character with confusion, the feelings of ‘what went wrong?’, so it’s understandable if your character blames themself at first, that maybe it’s their fault because they’ve somehow done something wrong somewhere that caused the other character to betray them. what comes after confusion may be anger. your character can be angry at the person who betrayed them and at themself, after they think they’ve done something wrong that resulted in them being betrayed, they may also be angry at themself next for ‘falling’ for the lies and for ‘being fooled’. so yes, betrayal can leave your character with the hatred that’s directed towards the character who betrayed them and themself. whether or not your character can ‘move on and forgive’ is up to you.
• there are several ways a character can react to anger; they can simply lash out, break things, scream and yell, or they can also go complete silent. no shouting, no thrashing the place. they can sit alone in silence and they may cry. anger does make people cry. it mostly won’t be anything like ‘ugly sobbing’ but your character’s eyes can be bloodshot, red-rimmed and there will be tears, only that there won’t be any sobbing in most cases.
• hopelessness can be a very valid reason for it, if you want your character to do something reckless or stupid. most people will do anything if they’re desperate enough. so if you want your character to run into a burning building, jump in front of a bullet, or confess their love to their archenemy in front of all their friends, hopelessness is always a valid reason. there’s no ‘out of character’ if they are hopeless and are desperate enough.
• fear and anxiety. your character may be trembling, their hands may be shaky. they may lose their appetite. they may be sweaty and/or bouncing their feet. they may have a panic attack if it’s severe enough.

and I think that’s it for now! feel free to add anything I may have forgotten to mention here!

whumpy hints

some tiny details that tickle the whump senses

• dark circles, bloodshot eyes

• falling asleep fully clothed, possibly with jacket and shoes still on, legs/feet hanging off the foot of the bed or sprawled half-on half-off a couch

• the “oh shit, i’m gonna faint/nevermind i’m good” face (and aborted grab for nearest solid object or person)

• a character losing their footing for a moment on rough terrain. someone reaching out to grab them so they don’t fall and they both hold on for a hot second

• closing their eyes and leaning into a gentle touch

• shaky hands, shaky voice

• falling asleep at their desk at work/tucked away in an odd place

• doing things that are out of character & having others start to notice: losing their cool, being extra chipper or extra quiet, jumpy

• zoning out

• someone getting between them and whoever they’re having a heated exchange with, gently pushing them back with a hand against their chest or shoulder

• slipping out of sight from the others to lean against a wall, tip their head back and close their eyes

what abled ppl think is a massive problem for disabled folks: 13 year old on the internet faking something

what is actually a massive problem for disabled folks: "well you don't LOOK disabled, are you sure you're not faking? I'm not giving you accommodations until you PROVE you're not faking. Please give me, a stranger, your medical info and explain your condition to me in detail so I know you're not faking and only then will I respect or take you seriously"