Mess that you wanted

I feel like my legs look really thin here. but you gotta remember. I'm 6'1 so they're actually pretty thick. I'm just also tall so it evens out

there's this weird thing people fall into online a lot, where people assume that if the [perceived-to-be-inferior] version of [activity] is discouraged then people will, naturally, do [perceived-to-be-superior] version of [activity] instead. When really it's just as (or more) likely that if [perceived-to-be-inferior] version of [activity] is discouraged people just won't do it at all.

audiobook listeners are not necessarily people who would otherwise do a lot of traditional reading if audiobooks did not exist, many are people who simply would experience zero books. Booktok romance readers would not necessarily be reading the classics if booktok did not exist, many of them would simply not read. Fanfiction writers would not necessarily be novelists if fanfic wasn't an option, many would just be people who didn't write. You know?

i just know there’s been a point where ilya has said something really sad about his childhood and mr earnest sincerity hollander has shaned his eyes at him and said something about ‘i wish i’d known you then so i could’ve told you it was all gonna be okay’ and ilya has started bawling

I would watch Justice Smith read out the instructions on how to fold a pizza box at a minimum wage job. So I’m not mad at all about the casting but I am grieving fat Harris in my mind palace. I contain multitudes

omgg my sweet shanebug! he’s about to make a run for it! he’s about to go hide under his rock!