an exercise in caring

“When I was 18, I had the idea that you found freedom by building worlds inside your head. That you had to go backwards in order to go forwards.”

Fantine Week 2026 (22nd to 28th June) Prompts

Monday: Paris

Tuesday: Cosette

Wednesday: Gold and Pearls

Thursday: Dreams

Friday: Martyr

Saturday: Ghosts

Sunday: Happy Ending

Reminder: Prompts are completely optional

Ahem.  *clears throat*  Is this thing on?  ^_^

Hello, fellow Feuilly lovers!

Feuilly Appreciation Week very early announcement post!

(Because, damn it, I am NOT forgetting this year! ;D)

All fanworks are welcome: fanfiction, fanart, photosets, gifsets, fanmixes, fanvids, polyvore sets, cosplay, moodboards – you name the medium, it’s welcome.  ^_^  The only requirement is that your fanwork be centered on Feuilly.

Gen works are welcome.  Ship works are welcome (platonic or romantic).  As long as Feuilly plays a starring role in whatever you’re creating, anything else can fly.  ^_^

The week will run from October 11th to October 17th.  

The tag for the week is #feuilly week or #feuillyweek.

I will be doing my best to track the tag and reblog everything posted for the week to this blog, but tags are still not the most reliable, so if you really want to be sure I’ll see it, please @ this blog in your post!

If you have any questions, feel free to direct them to the blog ( @feuillyweek ) or the mod’s blog ( @eirenical ). My only request is please don’t use the messages function on the feuillyweek blog. I don’t check the blog regularly and I’ll probably miss it. Please send an ask instead.

For more information, please try the FAQ.

— She called him father, and knew no other name for him.

A double up with @logic-and-philosophy and @bricktober + a freebie sketch

Day 23 - Reincarnation

Hello, my name is Nadin. I’m from Gaza. I’m a graphic design graduate, a wife—and now, a mother.

I finished my design studies just before the war began. I had dreams of starting a small studio, of creating art that told stories. I used to think about colors and fonts and the future.

Then, the war came. And the future became something we tried to hold onto, moment by moment.

On October 22, 2023, I learned I was pregnant when a missile destroyed my husband’s family home, killing 25 members—his mother, siblings, nieces and nephews—entire branches of our family in seconds.

We were displaced twice. Everything was gone—home, safety, routine, rest.

A few weeks later, I gave birth to our daughter. There was no crib, no celebration—not even stillness. But she arrived, quietly and beautifully. In her eyes I saw something I hadn’t felt in weeks: life that still wanted to grow.

Now, our days are shaped by decisions that could dismantle the future we are trying to build together.

Today, Israel’s government is discussing plans for a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip, including Gaza City and southern regions. The stated aim: to eliminate Hamas and later hand governing control to allied Arab forces—not Israel—but with no clear path to peace or normalcy.

The humanitarian fallout is devastating. More than 61,000 Palestinians have died in this war; hunger and malnutrition are rising sharply. Hospitals in north Gaza have shut down, and 193 people have now died of starvation, nearly half of them children.

Aid remains blocked, water is scarce, and many risk dying of hunger or disease long before future promises arrive.

We Don’t Know What Comes Next There’s no clear path forward—only uncertainty for our daughter’s life and our ability to survive another day.

How You Can Help I’m asking for support—not for comfort, but for survival:

Help us meet basic needs so we can breathe, heal, and preserve a world for our daughter.

Support us as I try to stand again on my own feet—even a glimmer of stability matters.