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Firstly, cats stim. They purr, swish their tails and knead their paws against pillows, blankets, and other soft things. Many cats actively seek out sensory experiences, like listening to birds singing, lying in a sunbeam, rolling against the grass, etc.

Cats have sensory sensitivities— many of them dislike walking on certain flooring, touching certain textures, and certain smells or sounds may make them anxious. Their fur is very sensitive, they can sense the lightest touch, or speck of lint, or dust and their skin will quiver until they can lick or rub it off. When they become overstimulated cats retreat into a small, dark place to recover.

Cats love routine. Many cats know the exact time that their owners wake up in the morning and will wake them. A cat with a routine is a happy cat— they love to have their meals or soft food on a schedule and will learn their owner’s schedule. Cats will become anxious when the schedule is disrupted or if their owner doesn’t follow their usual routine.

In the same vein cats are very wary and/or anxious when it comes to the introduction of new things or people into their environment. Cats require time and patience to get used to anything or anyone newly introduced. Cats also feel anxious when existing furniture is rearranged or when a new smell (like an air freshener) is introduced into the home.

Cats often have “special interests”, a particular activity or thing that they love and can spend hours enjoying. It could be playing with a particular toy, chewing on something, listening to the radio, or watching the clothes in the washing machine. My cat Kitty has a certain ball that she fixates on and will happily enjoy and obsess over for hours.

Finally, cats have a very distinct and subtle body language. The difference is particularly evident when compared with the exuberant, unsubtle dog. The slightest twitch of a tail or turn of the ears, the frequency and timing of blinks, and the positioning of the tail in relation to the body are all little movements that can express much. To the untrained eye it may appear as if a cat is bored, aloof, or unaware of its surroundings. But once you learn to recognize cat body language and understand cat communication, you’ll be amazed at the depth of emotion and how expressive your cat really is.

cats like to show their affection just by sharing the same space. a cat will generally want to be in the same space as you, even if you’re not really interacting and are half way across the room. still hanging out! 

they don’t always want to be touched, and can be easily overstimulated by physical affection.

they don’t like to make eye contact.

Honestly, i think it’s a very likely possibility. 

He was in shock, he began shaking, and it looked a lot like he started hyperventilating… i’m no expert, but to me, that sounds a lot like the start of a panic attack or an emotional breakdown.

As petty as it sounds (and trust me, it is very petty)… right here, Bakugou’s entire world view had just been destroyed. Texas smashed that shit, yo. It’s not even dust, it’s nonexistent. 

for his entire life, Bakugou believed that he was better than Izuku. It was a fact, pure and simple. He defined himself by this, and it was a major part of his identity. He was better than Izuku. Its what he believed, it was his entire reality, it’s how the world always was, and how the world would always be.

Except, it’s not. Izuku just beat him. he might be collapsed, unconscious, and on the ground… but he still beat him. 

again, as petty as it is, and it is EXTREMELY PETTY, Bakugou believed that he was better than Izuku since he was 4. he defined a large part of his identity on this simple idea. and in this one moment, it was completely shattered.

i honestly believe that, if All Might hadn’t been there, Bakugou would’ve had an emotional breakdown or a panic attack. All Might putting his hand on Bakugou’s shoulder snapped him out just enough to prevent a breakdown/panic attack, but he was still very shaken.

i think watching the other student’s matches helped to stave off Bakugou’s possible breakdown/panic attack. By watching them, he came to realize that it wasn’t just Izuku who was better than him, all the other students were just as strong as, if not moreso. 

Look at the first panel. he’s still in shock from his match against Izuku. but in the second, he’s starting to realize that he’s not the best, and he’s being forced to accept it. he’s being forced to accept that everything he believed was wrong.

i actually went to get the official translation of this scene because the scanlations don’t do it enough justice. 

“That icy bastard! No way I can measure up to him, either…!!”

Bakugou just admitted that he didn’t think he could go up against Todoroki. For his entire life, he thought he was better than everyone, not just Izuku. now, he’s admitting that he doesn’t think he can beat someone. 

Losing to Izuku shook him to the core.

(side note: i think that quote here is one of the reasons why Bakugou was so pissed when he won during the Sports Festival, because he wanted to win against Todoroki in a fair fight. he wanted to test himself, to see how much he’d grown. Todoroki didn’t fight back at full force, however, and Bakugou won because of it. 

He truly believed he couldn’t win against Todoroki at this point, but by the Sports Festival he had trained hard and had enough confidence in his abilities to fight against someone he once thought he couldn’t beat. really, it’s no wonder Bakugou was so angry after it all.)

If Izuku hadn’t spoken to Bakugou at this scene, i think it would’ve really hurt him. you could tell it was still stewing in his head as he was leaving the school. I think Bakugou would’ve fallen into a depression of sorts, or maybe become self destructive, if he didn’t let out those feelings and emotions somehow. 

(and by self destructive, i mean pushing himself to unhealthy levels. training himself harder, and harder, and harder, so he’d never be in that situation again, until he just couldn’t handle it anymore and he collapsed from exhaustion. for an example, think Vegeta.)

seriously, just look at Bakugou here. he looks totally numb, disillusioned, and completely unlike himself.

there’s fire in those eyes. there’s no explosive temper or anger or pride. there’s nothing.

Izuku’s declaration here helped Bakugou let out all those feelings and emotions. it gave him an outlet to express his frustrations. how, for the first time, he didn’t feel like he could beat someone. how he lost, how he fucked up, how he’s gonna get fucking better and he’s how he’s gonna beat EVERYONE, because he’s gonna be the best, dammit. 

it allowed him to cry, and vent, and express himself in a healthy way, instead of holding it all in, stewing in his head, and letting it out in a self-destructive way.

i really think that, if it wasn’t for All Might and Izuku, Bakugou could’ve easily had an emotional breakdown, a panic attack, or fallen into depression. but because of their interference, despite how small it was, he was able to snap out of it and vent his emotions in a way that helped him accept what happened and move on from his loss. 

he’s no longer stewing on the past and his mistakes, he’s focusing on the future and what he’s gonna do to get better.

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Video of Tama

^Nitama majestic, and below with Yontama

Yontama.

The shrine of Tama Daimyōjin (Great gracious deity Tama), next to the Kishi station where she worked.

Women scientists made up 25% of the Pluto fly-by New Horizon team. Make sure you share this, because erasing women’s achievements in science and history is a tradition. Happens every day.

If you cannot donate, that’s fine, spread awareness instead. I’m not trying to make anyone feel guilty.

many of us on tumblr are lgbt, and what started the lgbt movement in america? stonewall, a riot against police brutality that resulted in the burning of a building. sound familiar? without that riot, no one knows where we’d be.

martin luther king jr once said that a riot is the language of the unheard. after years of peaceful protest and violent response (being tear gassed), these people on the streets in minneapolis have realized that they’re going unheard, so they’ve done the only logical thing left to do. they riot because they’re desperate to be heard, and now we’re hearing them.

But these 'riots' started as a justified protest at the end of a long stretch of protests of the same kind and for the same reasons that haven't changed anything. People have the right to lose their chill. People have the right to be angry. When bullshit armed protests about some dicks' right to a haircut and chicken wings can exist without a bother, but protesting an unjust murder is suddenly an offense, then maybe it's time for a change of tactics.

Politicians laugh in the face of peaceful protests. They wait for it to pass so they can go on doing what they ever did all over, without any consequences.