the ocean burned

does anyone else live in verona or is it just the two gentlemen & the two households both alike in dignity

frankly love that there is a niche literature side of tumblr where people are just writing full shakespeare essays for fun with cited sources, all lowercase sentences, sixteen exclamation points. tags are getting peer reviewed. takes are getting nuanced. best reading you’ve ever heard of the odyssey is suggested in a post by someone with an avengers profile pic with zero punctuation and ended with “screaming crying throwing up.” it’s like role playing academia in an online jungle gym

My old person take today is that I feel like people have normalized being on your phone every single moment including when you're spending "quality" time with others so much that they're defensive if someone isn't ok with it. Yes, you have a problematic relationship with your phone and social media if you physically cannot put it down for a couple of hours to like, have dinner with your friends. It's a show of respect for other people's time and energy as well as important to be present and connect with people around you. Your parents who told you no phone at the table were right for that one.

you know it makes absolutely no fucking sense that they weren't sending each other nudes and videos on snapchat. for god's sake. it was 2013. ilya rozanov's snapchat was fucking off the rails. can you imagine. you NEVER fucking knew what you were going to see on one of his stories. their snap streak broken during rose. absolutely heart wrenching. for sale 2 snapchat videos of-- well let me not say. never worn.

the best fic you have ever read in your entire fucking stupid life: written by anonymous

Any time you feel like you’re behind (especially if you’re in your 20s, but this applies to literally anyone) just look yourself in the mirror and be like “boo hoo you didn’t peak when u were 17. So sad. Whatever shall u do” and I promise u will instantly feel so silly for ever worrying about it

The writer's barely disguised longing for a soft life shared with someone who loves them