kintsukuroi

Another sword, another cairn. Cut up an old necklace for the chain. The background fabric is scrap fabric from a thrift shop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Photo doesn't do the fabric justice! It's very pretty!

Abandon all or nothing thinking. Resist false dichotomies and honor the VERY REAL AND COMPLEX space between “I like them” and “they’re my enemy and/or an actual bad person.”

MXTXtober Day 3: Family

then he spends months on the ship with rocky, slowly coming to terms with the fact that yes, he did volunteer for a suicide mission to save the world. he may be deeply scared and clearly not the first choice for the job, but he chose to do it. for the first time in years, he allows himself to sit with the self-evident reality that he is a good person, someone who is brave, someone who can rise to the occasion. the way he blossoms into a happier person while aboard the hail mary is due to his meeting with his soulmate, but it's also because his self-image is gradually reshaping itself for the first time in years.

then, of course, he finds out he didn't volunteer after all. he was forced onto the ship crying and screaming, a coward until the end. and of course, that's devastating.

but he's already reshaped himself.

Winter of the White Wolf by @klecrone

Alexandr Alexeevich Borisov - Seals (1912)

PLAYBOY: Do you ever get tired of talking about your friendship with Matt?

AFFLECK: I understand the questions. Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, they're friends, they're pals, they grew up together, isn't it great and cute? I get all kinds of questions, like, "So how's Matt?" or "What's Matt like?" And I don't know what sort of answers are expected.

Instead of saying Matt's fine and he's doing his thing, I'II be like, "Well, let me tell you about Matt. Matt can give a blow job in a way that's incredible, really special." Most of the time it's like Entertainment Tonight, and they can't air it. But then sometimes you think you're safe, but someone writes it down and it ends up being taken out of context in Out magazine.

PLAYBOY: Does Matt ever get pissed off about that?

AFFLECK: Matt gets it. We have a similar sense of humor, which I think is the main reason we're compatible as friends and in terms of writing. He always thinks it's funny. It's just a question of the rest of them.

PLAYBOY: Let's see if you've learned your lesson: What is Matt Damon really like?

AFFLECK: [Laughs] He gives a really great blow job.

The second reads

PLAYBOY: In his 1999 Playboy Interview, Affleck jokingly said of you, "He gives a really great blow job." Care to return the compliment?

DAMON: I do give great head. I definitely give a better blow job than Ben. I mean, I'm not lucky enough to be able to blow myself, but if I could, I'd never leave the house.