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Tumblr is being shitty and won’t let me read this comic, remind me to come back to this later bc from what I can see it looks really good

witch-without-gender:

thedaddycomplex:

So, okay, fun fact. When I was a freshman in high school… let me preface by saying my dad sent me to a private school and, like a bad organ transplant, it didn’t take. I was miserable, the student body hated me, I hated them, it was awful.

Okay, so, freshman year, I’m deep in my “everything sucks and I’m stuck with these assholes” mentality. My English teacher was a notorious hard-ass, let’s call him Mr. Hargrove. He was the guy every student prayed they didn’t get. And, on top of ALL OF THE SHIT I WAS ALREADY DEALING WITH, I had him for English.

One of the laborious assignments he gave us was to keep a daily journal. Daily! Not monthly or weekly. Fucking daily. Handwritten. And we had to turn it in every quarter and he fucking graded us. He graded us on a fucking journal.

All of my classmates wrote shit like what they did that day or whatever. But, I did not. No, sir. I decided to give the ol’ middle finger to the assignment and do my own shit.

So, for my daily journal entries, over the course of an entire year, I wrote a serialized story about a horde of man-eating slugs that invaded a small mining town. It was graphic, it was ridiculous, it was an epic feat of rebellion.

And Mr. Hargrove loved it.

It wasn’t just the journal. Every assignment he gave us, I tried to shit all over it. Every reading assignment, everyone gushed about how good it was, but I always had a negative take. Every writing assignment, people wrote boring prose, but I wrote cheesy limericks or pulp horror stories.

Then, one day, he read one of my essays to the class as an example of good writing. When a fellow student asked who wrote it, he said, “Some pipsqueak.”

And that’s when I had a revelation. He wanted to fight. And since all the other students were trying to kiss his ass, I was his only challenger.

Mr. Hargrove and I went head-to-head on every assignment, every conversation, every fucking thing. And he ate it up. And so did I.

One day, he read us a column from the Washington Post and asked the class what was wrong with it. Everyone chimed in with their dumbass takes, but I was the one who landed on Mr. Hargrove’s complaint: The reporter had BRAZENLY added the suffix “ize” to a verb.

That night I wrote a jokey letter to the reporter calling him out on the offense in which I added “ize” to every single verb. I gave it to Mr. Hargrove, who by then had become a friendly adversary, for a chuckle and he SENT IT TO THE REPORTER.

And, people… The reporter wrote back. And he said I was an exceptional student. Mr. Hargrove and I had a giggle about that because we both knew I was just being an asshole, but he and the reporter acknowledged I had a point.

And that was it. That was the moment. Not THAT EXACT moment, but that year with Mr. Hargrove taught me I had a knack for writing. And that knack was based in saying “fuck you” to authority. (The irony that someone in a position of authority helped me realize that is not lost on me.)

So, I can say without qualification that Mr. Hargrove is the reason I am now a professional writer. Yes, I do it for a living. And most of my stuff takes authorities of one kind or another to task.

Mr. Hargrove showed me my dissent was valid, my rebellion was righteous, and that killer slugs could bring a city to its knees. Someone just needs to write it.

This is the first time I’ve seen this post but I know I’m gonna love reading it every time it shows up on my dash

takaraphoenix:

Since I complained about accidentally writing a fic again, have a sneak peek into said accidental fic. Protecting Pack, the human Alpha Stiles Steter fic coming to an AO3 near you on April 7th:

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Why was Peter helping him? Why had he drained Stiles’ pain? Drove him to the Argents to find Boyd and Erica? Stiles didn’t understand it and the fact that the wolf refused to reveal what angle he was working was so damn infuriating. Which was why Stiles decided to keep Peter close, keep an eye on the wolf, until he knew what game Peter was playing.

Peter was too damn smart for all their good, if he was up to something, it’d be even worse this time around. Because he seemed much clearer and he had already been terrifyingly efficient and clever even out of his mind, so Stiles couldn’t imagine what Peter was capable of when he had his whole mind to put into his plans.

There was a vindictive, dark voice in the back of his mind that whispered he wanted to see it. He wanted to see Peter go after Gerard with the same single-minded focus and brutal efficiency as he had with Kate. He wanted to see Peter tear out Gerard’s throat and spill the man’s blood. Peter Hale was a merciless guard dog ready to sink his teeth into anyone who was a threat to those he considered his. And a part of Stiles wanted to hold the leash.

“Darling?” Peter’s voice was too damn gentle and concerned. “Do you want me to find them?”

Blinking slowly, Stiles stared at the wolf as a startling realization set in. He was already holding the leash. That was why Peter was helping him. Was driving him around. Wasn’t killing him. Stiles didn’t know why or how, but somehow, he had ended up holding the leash. The thrill this knowledge sent through Stiles was nearly as startling as the realization itself.

“Find them. I need to… They need to be fine. I need them to be fine. They’re pack. My pack.”

Peter tilted his head, greed in his too blue eyes. These eyes felt like they could see right through Stiles, understood the distinction Stiles had just made. Not part of whatever mess the Beacon Hills pack was right now, but specifically part of Stiles’ pack. Because nobody else had been looking for him, nobody else had been trying to protect him down there. Nobody else had been looking at him, the way they had looked at him when Gerard had tortured him. The way Peter had looked at him in the warehouse. That thought made Stiles frown and tilt his head.

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moringmark:

I liked this post, scrolled for like another minute before I went “SHIT FUCK SHIT” and scrolled back to reblog it

I always reblog this one when I see it on my dash. When someone posts their own art, writing, or music here they are really hoping you will share it.

bloody-monstrous-wolf:

writinginatree:

The Taste of Home

Relationship(s):Bodhi Durran & Xaden Riorson & Garrick Tavis & Riorson!reader, background Xaden Riorson/Violet Sorrengail

Summary: When the first snow falls in Aretia, that means it’s time for baking cookies, building a blanket fort, and lots of playfulness.

Warnings: Swearing, one tiny injury, the reader is implied to be on the smaller side physically and kind of a brat (sorry, I just got very self-indulgent with this 😅)

A/N: Since I mostly only bake recipes in my first language I’m not that familiar with English baking terminology, so please feel free to correct me if anything doesn’t make sense the way I phrased it!

It’s 4:32 in the morning when you burst into Bodhi’s room — and that’s entirely his own fault for not locking the door. He jolts awake, immediately reaching for a dagger as you jump onto his bed, excitedly whispering, “Wake up, it’s snowing!”

With an exasperated groan, your cousin drops his weapon and sinks back into the pillows. “It’s the middle of the fucking night, bubs.”

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chickfaker:

that includes vaping, ESPECIALLY cheap vapes you buy online from like e-bay. If you’re going to vape then get a good-quality one from a reputable source otherwise it can hurt you really badly. But don’t start a nicotine addiction if you don’t already have one. It’s really, really not worth it. I’m not going to use scare tactics or bash you or talk down to you if you already smoke or vape but it’s just some friendly advice.

chickfaker:

hey kids following me seriously don’t smoke…i know the commercials are fucking annoying but that doesn’t make it worth it and quitting is hard, i haven’t had a cig in like six months and i still get bad cravings and think about smoking every other day

People are reblogging this with tags like “why would you have a nicotine addiction, idiots, its boring/only for edgy points, smoke weed instead” and that just so utterly misses the point of my post…I didn’t start smoking for “edgy points”, I started because I grew up around a family that smokes, I was stressed as hell, and just that first cig made me feel better in the moment. 

I get what you’re trying to say but you have to understand that there are kids who grow up on tobacco, there are kids who don’t know how else to cope, there are kids who think it’s a small way to rebel against someone who hasn’t treated them fairly. Most of these kids are in poverty or are seriously struggling. It’s not fair to label them as nothing but attention seeking morons.

This falls into the category of “making kids feel like shit for smoking” which you shouldn’t do. It only breeds resentment and kids don’t deserve to feel that way. 

in full disclosure when i was at my worst mental health wise i debated starting to smoke every day exactly because i KNEW it was harmful and it would just bring me slowly closer to death

please, PLEASE take care of yourselves.

let me stress one more time: smoking is addiction. no matter what it is: tobacco, vape, weed - there are serious concequences to your health (and money), and it’s quite hard to stop doing it.

• you don’t want to spend time smoking while you could spend doing something else, even if it’s nothing.
• you don’t want to smoke in designated areas or outside, especially if weather is raging with all its might and its the only place you can smoke (not to mention the inevitable littering).
• you don’t want to smoke in your home, where it can take awhile to vent it (and if you don’t, guess what - second hand smoking is still toxic for your health).
• you don’t want to debate with yourself whether you should spend money on food or on smoking.
• if you smoked for awhile, you must build the nerves of steel to resist doing again, and dark days will be waiting for you to fail.
• there are people allergic to smoke - they can’t be around you when you smoke (hell, imagine if you’re one of them and you’re smoking).

it’s better to never start smoking - it’s easier and better choice in long run (and for every idiot that pressures you to start smoking - tell them to fuck themselves with whatever they smoke).

Don’t start smoking unless you want to ruin every long flight or long train ride or anything where you’re forced to be inside for a long period of time and unable to smoke. Smoking makes these situations like long flights, train rides, or anything that makes you stuck inside for a while complete agony. Don’t start in the first place.

Trans kids please pay attention!

If you’re currently on HRT or planning to get surgery, smoking can be *especially* dangerous and may prevent you from receiving that care.

• Smoking while taking feminizing hormones exponentially increases your risk of cancer. Why? Because your breast tissue (which is right above your lungs) is growing, which requires more oxygen & blood. If you’re smoking, that oxygen can contain carcinogens, which will now be stored in all that brand new tissue.
• Smoking while on estrogen also increases the risk of blood clots & heart attack
• Nicotine REDUCES the circulation of estrogen, so it can essentially nullify your hormones.
• Being a smoker puts you at higher risk during surgery by minimizing circulation, which can lead to infection and even tissue death.
• Tobacco companies *specifically* target the LGBT+ community (e.g. pride events, bars, etc) because they know we are 1. less likely to quit 2. face higher levels of stress 3. are less likely to have health insurance

Please know, I’m not sharing this information as scare tactic, but rather trans folks are often not given this information or have providers who aren’t aware of it.

You matter. Your body and health matters. We’re here for you ❤

Smoking and vaping is fucking rampant among people with EDs so

was unaware of those last two bits. and to my followers, PLEASE don’t start. its totally not worth it. I come from a family of smokers and had my experiences with it too. not fun in the slightest and just ends badly if you let it continue.