My Piece of Web

A Clashe fic written for FE Scuffle for @amirahleigh's birthday with ch 1-3 by @itsmoonpeaches, ch 4-6 by @chocomd, and 2 spot arts by @priintaniere.

Fandom: Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Rating: T

Word count: 2,709

Summary: Five times Claude and Ashe kept their relationship a secret, and one time they announced it to the world.

Here, flowers bloomed more easily than they did in Fhirdiad. Even from the balcony of the Capitol building where the Roundtable convened, Ashe could see the clay pots merchants and other commonfolk alike had set out beside their doors. His favorites, of course, were the sea lavenders.

“Enjoying the view?” cut in a familiar voice. Claude propped himself beside Ashe, his left hand brushing against Ashe’s right, all smiles and irresistible charm.

Ashe glanced over at Claude, smiling pointedly. He could see the way Claude’s dark eyes sparkled, and butterflies fluttered inside his stomach. “You could say that,” he replied.

How time flies! Only a few days left before the venue doors open. Will you prefer balcony or orchestra seats? Either way, we can't wait to see you there!

Garth Brooks winning video of the year at the ACMs for a song about how none of us are free as long as there's racism and homophobia

Reba McEntire charting with a gothic horror song about an innocent man being executed by an incompetent judge and a corrupt sheriff

Willie Nelson being, well, his entire self tbh

Dolly Parton recording the hating capitalism banger of all time

listen. Alan Jackson, the archetypal mister big hat man sitting on a tractor singing about a pickup truck, wrote a shockingly normal song about 9/11 that was like "yeah I don't know jack shit about politics but my copy of the bible says we're supposed to love everyone" and then went on the radio and explained how he specifically wanted to write a song about that day that "wasn't vengeful". Miranda Lambert took the southern leftist slogan "y'all means all" and made it the title of a corny ass pop-country song for the Queer Eye soundtrack. Kenny Chesney stole a horse from a cop and Tim McGraw put the cop in a chokehold defending him, and I know that's not about their music but it is, and this is very important, fucking sick as hell

Luke Combs covering Fast Car and keeping the line "I work in the market as a checkout girl" and doing an interview about how he couldn't change a single word because it's not his story. king shit

Morgan Wallen doing I Had Some Help, literally the first song that spoke to me as a male survivor of domestic abuse. also shoutout to the guy for getting caught saying a racial slur and responding by specifically telling his fans not to defend him and raising a bunch of money for the Black Music Action Coalition. bro had an engraved invitation to the culture war and said "nah I'd rather be normal"

Shaboozey just absolutely obliterating the drunk roadhouse anthem glass ceiling

Maren Morris and Brothers Osborne with a song that okay, released in 2019 but I didn't hear until recently, about how good friends mind their own business and let you love whoever you want and also get high with you when you're broke

Kimberley Perry! If I Die Young Part 2!! "actually I'm glad I lived, bitch" ass song that I bet is gonna mean a LOT to kids fighting depression

Writer: Manda

Creating for White Clouds!

Aro and ace activism is healthcare reform, so that no one needs to rely on a spouse for health insurance, so that healthcare is available to everybody regardless of income, so that no one’s lived experiences or basic dignity are dismissed or overridden by doctors

Aro and ace activism is well-funded and expansive public transit, so that you don’t need to have someone on hand to drive you places if you are incapacitated, so that you don’t have to pay for an ambulance if you need to get to the hospital quickly

Aro and ace activism is disability and elder care services, so that no one needs a spouse to care for them, so that no one needs children to care for them, so that marriage is not a bind for disabled people, so that people on disability who want to and can live alone can

Aro and ace activism is community-building, it’s public events, it’s free social activities, it’s mutual aid, it’s activities that bring community members together without socializing relying on just a romantic partner

Aro and ace activism is developing a culture of believing when people tell you who they are and what they want rather than assuming you know them better than they know themselves

Happy international Asexual day 🙌🏽