Kaleigh, by the way.

Oh, no, my non-involvement with Black art is because I'm not Black. Black people have gone long enough dealing with appropriation and people like me (non-Black) have taken up enough Black spaces enough. So really, I'm actually doing a good thing by non listening to Black music, watching Black movies, reading books by Black authors.

No, you see, trans people are so chronically fetishized and belittled that it's normal for me to feel suspicious and wary to see trans people in sexual contexts, intimate contexts, nudes, artwork, etc. It would be best in fact if I did not engage in erotic or romantic works involving trans people at all.

“there was only one bed” there’s always more than one bed, and if it’s a medium to nice hotel, they are legally required to walk you to another hotel if you have a reservation

people showing up at the hospital to see if you’re okay (unless they’re your emergency contact, they’re not getting anywhere near your room without a good reason)

similar vein: people waiting at your apartment door. most apartments have buzz entry lobbies and/or doormen, etc.

hiding bruises with makeup (VERY hard with just concealer; you’ll need a color correcting pallete typically)

back door activity prep taking two minutes total / never hurts / never not clean (take your pick)

people downing large amounts of alcohol who aren’t drinking regularly (you’ll be projectile vomiting after six shots and you will not feel human again for 24-48 hours)

people drinking liquor straight in large quantities (very few people do this…for a very good reason)

cigarettes not tasting like anything but vaguely like smoke/tobacco (trust me if you kiss someone who just smoked a cigarette, there’s nothing subtle about it, you’ll be scraping the taste of Marlboro reds off your back teeth)

restaurants / bars / coffee shops knowing every regular by name (yes many small towns have this but I guarantee you most are thinking “fernet branca guy” or “girl who can never decide if she wants vanilla or sugar free vanilla syrup”)

street fights resulting in 0 arrests or only the arrest of the “bad” guy (you’re both going to the drunk tank for disorderly conduct at minimum in most places)

petrichor. wtf is petrichor. most people are going to smell like cologne/perfume/sweat/other body odor/shampoo/etc.

“PERSON is suing me! oh no what do I do?!” (nothing. anyone can sue you for anything. the question is if they have grounds and their suit won’t be smacked out of court by the very first judge)

people moving in together right away with little friction (whose couch are we taking? what if we disagree on the spare room’s purpose? who’s gonna help you move? how much if the U-Haul? what if the water isn’t turned on for a few days? Etc etc)

teeth. someone’s always cracking a tooth or knocking em out IRL. massive blow to the mouth? teeth.

what is 100% accurate irl in fics:

My sister took more photos of my dress. I am very happy with how this turned out :)))))

He didnt realize he had to separate the males from the females (they'd been intermingled when he found them so it didnt occur to him) until suddenly all the females were pregnant and by the time he was able to separate them all out, he now had 80 guinea pigs.

This man became an awesome guinea dad to his 80 guinea pigs. On his tiktok he documents building them new, nicer outdoor homes, beginning to regularly grow grasses to feed them, while also spending over 100 pounds a week to keep them in supply of fresh veggies. He also treats them for lice and tics ever 3 months.