to the stars who listen

I’ve seen a lot of posts on my dash tonight about users who are threatening suicide, with other Tumblr members posting in effort to try to get ahold of them. I think you all should see this:

IF THERE IS EVER A TUMBLR USER WHO HAS POSTED A GOOD-BYE MESSAGE, SUICIDE NOTE, VIDEO, OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, PLEASE FOLLOW THIS POST.

1. Scroll to the top of your dashboard.

2. See the circular question mark icon at the top? It’s the third one over from your home symbol. Click on that, and a screen similar to the one in the picture will come up.

3. Where you can type in questions, the box with the magnifying glass at the top, type in the word “suicide.”

4. Click on the first link that shows up. It should say, “Pass the URL of the blog on to us.”

5. Type in the user’s URL and tell Tumblr admin that the user is contemplating suicide and has posted a message indicating that they are going through with it or will be attempting. Hit send! Tumblr administration will perform a number of actions to contact the user and take the necessary steps to prevent the suicide.

TUMBLR: THIS COULD SAVE A USER’S LIFE. PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE SUICIDE THREATS.

help.

“What women wear. What men wear. For me it’s not a question of that. If I see a nice shirt and get told, ‘But it’s for ladies.’ I think: ‘Okaaaay? Doesn’t make me want to wear it less though.’ I think the moment you feel more comfortable with yourself, it all becomes a lot easier.”

​“What’s feminine and what’s masculine, what men are wearing and what women are wearing – it’s like there are no lines any more.” 

“Clothes are there to have fun with and experiment with and play with. What’s really exciting is that all of these lines are just kind of crumbling away. When you take away ‘There’s clothes for men and there’s clothes for women,’ once you remove any barriers, obviously you open up the arena in which you can play. It’s like anything—anytime you’re putting barriers up in your own life, you’re just limiting yourself.”

Pairing: Stucky x Reader

Word Count: 1100

Warnings: Back from the dead to post something that is quite literally the sappy essence of this blog and also completely pointless. But hey - the world’s going to shit. Have some fluff. 

Summary: Steve picks up an old hobby.

A/N: Hey guys. It’s been a long time. 

I’ve missed you. More than I could ever say. You all have been the most wonderful, kind, caring people in the world, and I can’t thank you enough for your sweet words since I’ve taken a little break. I still won’t make any promises about the future, because everything is always so uncertain, but it feels good to be back right now. I’m getting some help now, and trying to give myself what I need. And right now, this feels like what I need. 

I hope you all enjoy this one a little, and I hope even more that you know how much I appreciate every single one of you. (Also I’m a bit rusty, so I hope you all can forgive me if this is a bit choppy or different. And to my American followers and friends - go fuckin vote.)

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Soft light cuts into fragments through sheer curtains. Scatters over flannel blankets and worn upholstery. Dusts across paint-stained, weary hands, smoothing a thousand little sunrises into pale skin. 

Ocean blue eyes track the way it moves. How it shifts and changes around him, swathing the house that has long since turned into his home in the most beautiful palette. 

Nigerians Demand End to Police Squad Known for Brutalizing the Young

Eyewitnesses Say Nigerian Forces Opened Fire on Protesters in Lagos

Black Lives Matter Everywhere. That’s Why We Should Support the #EndSARS Movement

People who have come out in support of SARS

A protester’s first-hand experience as to why they’re protesting

Shooting in Lekki tonight (warning for gunshots and some incredibly disturbing images in the replies)

Gathering at the Nigerian Ambassador’s House in Maryland Tonight

Please pay attention to what’s happening. The fact that the public is hurting and being brutalized at the hands of the elites should horrify anyone, anywhere. If you have any more resources, don’t hesitate to add them.

Official Twitter account for #EndSARS volunteer team helping protesters on the ground

If you are around the violence or part of the diaspora, this is a Google Docs form for mental health support for police brutality victims or anyone who knows a victim from the protests (via @/feminist_co on Twitter)

Candlelight vigil for victims from Lekki Toll Gate and other cities in Nigeria (Ibadan, Kano, Port Harcourt)

There are also protests currently going on in NYC, and London.

Nigerians fear a nationwide internet shutdown due to protests

Celebrities who have spoken out about the protests (link not including Jidenna, John Boyega, Janelle Monae, Kelly Rowland, among others)

COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF RESOURCES AND INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION (CREDIT ON TOP RIGHT CORNER OF FIRST PAGE)

constellations: personality

ursa major: what are the character traits that define you the most?

ursa minor: do you have hobbies or interests that no one knows about?

draco: what is the thing you like least about yourself?

lacerta: what is the thing you like most about yourself?

cepheus: do you vibe more with the term idiot, asshole or dumbass?

hercules: how are you with people? who is your favourite person?

lepus: what is your biggest flaw?

corvus: what are 5 things you appreciate about yourself?

orion: what element would you like to be able to bend?

hydra: are you the villain?

cassiopeia: take a random personality quiz on the internet and give us your result. the more obnoxious the better. 

centaurus: if you could fist fight one historical figure, which one would it be and how hard would you punch them?

gemini: which character (fictional or not) is your spirit animal?

lupus: which one do you identify more with: thoughtful idiot or thoughtless brains?

scutum: you acquire a death note. what are you going to do with it? Do you side more with the idea of Deontological Ethics or Utilitarianism?

stars: interests

aldebaran: what is your most obnoxious interest?

algol: favourite planet? favourite space object?

61 cygni: favourite time period?

castor: favourite band/artist?

pollux: draw the art cover of your favourite album/song

riegel: put your music on shuffle and give us the first five songs

betelgeuse: which video games gives you nostalgia for a place you have never been to?

agena: what is your favourite moment from a game?

deneb: you can turn one book into a movie,tv show or video game. which one are you picking?

atair: why is your favourite book, well, your favourite? do you have a favourite quote from it?

prokyon: grab the nearest book, to to page 145 and give us the first sentence.

acrux: where and when do you like to read the most?

spica: when do you consider a movie “good”?

antares: think of a movie which means a lot to you, now describe the first scene that comes into your mind!

proxima centauri: if you would have the chance to travel the world, which places or countries would you like to see?

algol: you have to assassinate someone. which weapon do you choose?

mimosa: what do you associate with your favourite colour?

sirius a/b: what’s your favourite sound and smell?

space objects: experiences

quasar: do you feel alone?

pulsar: when do you feel truly alive?

wormhole: what is the shadiest/most illegal thing you have ever done?

black hole: what has hurt you in the past that you don’t want others to go through?

white dwarf: post a picture or video from your favourite trip!

nebula: what is an experience you would rather forget about?

star cluster: what is something you have gained, something you have lost and something you let go of during the past year?

planet: have you ever lost something important, such as your passport, keys or a phone?

moon: “A man is made of memories. It is all we are.“ (Lawrence) what do you think this means? Do you agree?

comet: you have the chance to undo one thing or decision in your life, would you take it? If you are comfortable sharing: what did you change?

asteroid: have you ever lost a friend? do you wish you would still be friends?

meteor: have you ever eaten dirt? if yes: on a scale from 0 to 10 would you do it again?

rocketry: academia

saturn v: what are you currently studying/what do you wish to study?

delta iv heavy: what is your favourite thing about your degree course?

heavy falcon: what is a subject you are highly interested in but you would never study yourself?

sea dragon: if money, admissions and other factors would not be a problem, where and what would you like to study?

atlas v: favourite theorem or concept?

soyuz: language(s) you would like to learn?

MECO: how do you take notes?

SECO: what are your essentials for studying and note taking?

RCS: how do you stay focused and productive?

RP-1: favourite classes or subjects you took or are taking?

gas-generator cycle: what are the topics you like learning about the most?

partial-flow staged combustion cycle: what are the topics that interest you the least?

full-flow staged combustion cycle: your biggest student-sin? as in something you feel guilty about? 

RS-25: what do you carry in your backpack?

RD-270: Do you need silence to study? or do you like to listen to music? if so, what is your go-to study-playlist?

Merlin: what does your study-space look like?

Raptor: do you study at home or do you prefer to study at the library/in cafés?

OH MY GOD this is official: you’re 400 little penguins to follow me and that’s the most incredible thing! 

I don’t want to go all sappy but I still need to thank you, each one of you, because you all make me so happy words cannot describe how much I love you all. I wanted to do something because I want to give you back all the love you bring me, and that’s what I’m going to do right now with this list of my favourite fics!

Just a little disclaimer: there are a lot of fics but not for all characters! I only read for the Marauders, the Weasleys and sometimes Harry and Neville. You won’t find any Draco fic here for example, but I hope you’ll still enjoy this list! You should totally go and check all these amazing writers’ fics (but no pression of course!) Oh, and most of these are angsty af.

The fun begins just under the cut!

Pairing: Draco x reader 

Summary: Draco is beyond grateful for reader, who is the only good, pure thing in his life.

Warnings: none

A/N: it gets a little angsty at the end because i couldn’t resist…sorry in advance.

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Draco was all sharp edges. Everything down to the cut of his jaw was precise, honed. He was honest to a fault, intimidating without meaning to be, didn’t believe in sugar coating. He was his father’s loveless words, the quick smacks to the back of his head when no one was looking. It was rare to find him with a hair out of place, and his piercing gaze made many who managed to catch his eye weak in the knees.

But he only cared about you.

Where Draco was sharp, you were soft. Brushes of smooth skin against his calloused palms. Whispered giggles in the dark and an affinity for oversized threadbare jumpers – you wore his clothes more than you wore your own. It was you that Draco went to when his own sharp edges threatened to tear him apart. You who wrapped him in your arms and blanketed him away.

He found you in the courtyard on one of those days where nothing seemed to go right. He’d received a letter from home that had put him on the verge of tears for the better half of the morning. In potions, he’d added just a milligram too much of fluxweed, which had caused his potion to explode – Snape called him an idiot and made him clean it up without magic. To top it all off, he was so miserable during quidditch practice that the captain had threatened to kick him off the team and told him to go mope elsewhere.

You were wearing his jumper, Draco realized with a leap of his heart as he trudged towards you. It was an old quidditch quarter zip from fourth year that he had grown out of after a sudden growth spurt, but it was perfectly oversized for you. The jumper was so worn that one of the sleeves had an elbow patch and the threads were starting to pull out of the bottom. You had the sleeves pulled over your hands as you clutched a textbook. Herbology, maybe. Or maybe divination, judging by the way you furrowed your brows.

Draco couldn’t help but smile when you looked up, squinting into the setting sun as you heard him approaching. You sent him back a toothy grin and didn’t protest when he flopped into the grass and put his head on your lap. One of your hands immediately went to rest in his hair as you propped your textbook open on his chest. He knew it was divination.

headcanons

Dating Sirius Black and what it meant for you - @approved-by-dentists

popular! reader - @jamesmydeer

random - @jamesmydeer

Give me Sirius Black and a Slytherin - @ssserpensortiaaa

being in love with sirius black would include - @unfortunatelysirius

Dating Sirius Black would include - @sirius

Sirius Being Soft and Adoring - @firewhisky-kisses

Being Sirius Black’s Daughter… - @fandom-puff

Sleepy Padfoot - @pregnant-piggy

First Time - @firewhisky-kisses

Dating Sirius Black Would Involve - @oneshots-imagines-and-that

one shots

Burning Red - @gobletofweasleys

My Girl - @wizardwritings

not a date - @jamesmydeer

Love Potion - @dragonologist-in-the-making

Borrowed Sweaters, Stolen Kisses - @wizardwritings

My Love, My Soulmate - @iliveiloveiwrite

Jealousy - @with1love1anu

The risk of love - @with1love1anu

Snowflakes - @with1love1anu

Quills and ink - @with1love1anu

The bet - @with1love1anu

secrets and fears - @firewhisky-kisses

Our Godson - @nebulablakemurphy

Lost Time - @obsessedwithrandomthings

First Date - @im-a-writer-right

All Alone - @rainandhotchocolate

Golden Couple - @rainandhotchocolate

Dinner Party - @rainandhotchocolate

About What I Said Last Night - @rainandhotchocolate

skinny love - @blisfvll

say it back - @blisfvll

Figuring Us Out - @leahstypewriter

Snowflakes - @padfootagain

Mistletoe - @padfootagain

Dark Rain - @padfootagain

Back To Life - @padfootagain

Our little secret - @pregnant-piggy

50+ Reasons - @princesse-de-ravenclaw

The Five Times Sirius Felt Time Stop - @wizardwritings

mine - @thoseofgreatambition

Would You Be So Kind? - @beskarjedi

Smirk - @marauder-exe

Class - @futurewriter2000

Penny for your thoughts - @futurewriter2000

Possibilites - @breanime

Oblivious - @breanime

Make It Bright - @breanime

Other Half - @obsessedwithrandomthings

Sinking Sun - @peachesandpinks

Surprises - @peachesandpinks

found family - @firewhisky-kisses

Baby, I’m Yours - @theweasleysredhair

The Worst Wingman - @theweasleysredhair

Studying - @theweasleysredhair

Insecure - @theweasleysredhair

I Always Was - @theweasleysredhair

So Close - @theweasleysredhair

Just A Natural Fact - @iliveiloveiwrite

where all the good things are - @wondernimbus

What We Deserve - @hermioneshandbag

No Offense - @hermioneshandbag

A Valuable Part of Education - @hermioneshandbag

Second Star to the Right - @hermioneshandbag

Meant To Be - @hermioneshandbag

Don’t You Mind? - @hermioneshandbag

Truth or Spin the Bottle - @hermioneshandbag

Serendipity - @hermioneshandbag

I See You - @hermioneshandbag

object of affection - @yourssuccubus

Girl On The Go - @slytherinwriter618

Stains and Smudges - @sweeter-than-strawberries

Truth or Dare - @theweasleysredhair

Saved You - @im-a-writer-right

Mixtape - @iliveiloveiwrite

Green as the Ring - @isolemnlyswearpevensie

Something Happened - @nebulablakemurphy

a drop in the ocean - @wondernimbus

Deserving Better - @iliveiloveiwrite

Memories - @iliveiloveiwrite

Time Away - @iliveiloveiwrite

Put a Little Love on Me - @iliveiloveiwrite

Take me to your river - @iliveiloveiwrite

Come What May - @iliveiloveiwrite

golden snitch - @firewhisky-kisses

Space that he already had - @heloisedaphnebrightmore

Misunderstood feelings - @heloisedaphnebrightmore

fear - @maraudersmap123 

More Than Perfect - @ghostofstudentspast

What Could Have Been - @gobletofweasleys

I’m fine - @marveliskindacool

Like Tomorrow Won’t Arrive - @beskarjedi

waking up slow - @angelinathebook

Beside Me - @iliveiloveiwrite

overworked - @midnighttmarauder

smile - @midnighttmarauder

healing - @fandomlit

Stories and Scratches - @they-write-once-in-a-blue-moon

He isn’t Beautiful - @approved-by-dentists

soon - @iliveiloveiwrite

series

The Best Liar (1)  The Best Ass (2)  The Best Baked Potato (3) - @skeletonwoman

Blackout - @rainandhotchocolate  part 2  part 3  part 4  part 5  part 6  part 7  part 8  part 9  part 10  part 11  part 12  *in progress

Marbles - @rainandhotchocolate  part 2  part 3  part 4  part 5  part 6

The Fox and the Hound - @siriuslystargazing  *in progress

Heartbeat - @wreckofawriter  part 2

Just North of Paradise - @approved-by-dentists  *in progress

Doubtful - @mischievousmoony

Bad Terms - @slytherinquill

not your girlfriend - @unfortunatelysirius  part 2  part 3  part 4  part 5  part 6  part 7  part 8  part 9  part 10  part 11  part 12  part 13  part 14  

Oh Shit - @im-a-writer-right  part 2

Player - @blisfvll  *in progress

All The While - @hermioneshandbag  part 2  part 3  part 4  part 5  part 6  part 7  part 8  part 9  part 10  part 11  part 12

The Jimmy Jab Games - @im-a-writer-right

Truth Under Moonlight - @approved-by-dentists

The Sunrise - @accio-infinity-stone  

“I love you more than the sky and the ground but I can’t do this anymore.” - @hello-everyfandom  “No, it’s over. She ended it.”  “For a moment, listen silently, what does your heart say?”

“Sirius loves all the attention.” - @hello-everyfandom  “Everything between us is a moment.”

Love in the Order - @heloisedaphnebrightmore

Tell A Tale of You and Me - @omgrachwrites

Cursed - @pregnant-piggy

Home Is A Person - @approved-by-dentists

Hate That I Want You - @draqcnheartstrinq  *not complete

Pairing: Sirius Black x Slytherin!reader

Summary: Reader is the only girl in school who seems to be able to keep up with Sirius’ flirting. When Sirius finds her stargazing one night, they find out that they have more in common than just their charm.

Warnings: none

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Sirius didn’t know much about you. You were a mystery, not only to him, but to everyone at Hogwarts. All he knew was that you were a Slytherin, beyond beautiful, and witty enough to keep up with his flirty banter. It seemed as if every student knew your name and went out of their way to greet you in the halls. You were edgy, badass, and yet they all respected you. Sirius had once heard a third year gloating to his friends that you had smiled at him in the library.

You liked Sirius, even if you didn’t know much about him either. Your friends were notorious gossips, and they liked to share the rumours that milled about the school. Some of them were downright ridiculous, like the time that Sirius had allegedly fought off a grindylow in the Black Lake during a midnight swim. Others were more believable, like his affinity for peanut butter dog treats (though he adamantly denied it). Even though you often saw his brother Regulus around your common room, he never engaged in the gossip. In fact, unlike Sirius, he didn’t say much at all.

Sirius was a serial flirt. He flirted with every girl in your year, and sometimes it wasn’t even on purpose. He just couldn’t help being “naturally charming and irresistible”, as he had once told you. You didn’t mind the flirty banter. It was fun and kept you on your toes. And although you would never admit it, your stomach gave a strange flutter every time he looked your way.

Pairing: Sirius Black x Slytherin!reader

Summary: Reader is the only girl in school who seems to be able to keep up with Sirius’ flirting. When Sirius finds her stargazing one night, they find out that they have more in common than just their charm.

Warnings: none

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Sirius didn’t know much about you. You were a mystery, not only to him, but to everyone at Hogwarts. All he knew was that you were a Slytherin, beyond beautiful, and witty enough to keep up with his flirty banter. It seemed as if every student knew your name and went out of their way to greet you in the halls. You were edgy, badass, and yet they all respected you. Sirius had once heard a third year gloating to his friends that you had smiled at him in the library.

You liked Sirius, even if you didn’t know much about him either. Your friends were notorious gossips, and they liked to share the rumours that milled about the school. Some of them were downright ridiculous, like the time that Sirius had allegedly fought off a grindylow in the Black Lake during a midnight swim. Others were more believable, like his affinity for peanut butter dog treats (though he adamantly denied it). Even though you often saw his brother Regulus around your common room, he never engaged in the gossip. In fact, unlike Sirius, he didn’t say much at all.

Sirius was a serial flirt. He flirted with every girl in your year, and sometimes it wasn’t even on purpose. He just couldn’t help being “naturally charming and irresistible”, as he had once told you. You didn’t mind the flirty banter. It was fun and kept you on your toes. And although you would never admit it, your stomach gave a strange flutter every time he looked your way.

I always love Sirius fics where ‘reader’ like flirts back at him and is all sassy and sarcastic 

Pairing: Sirius Black x Slytherin!reader

Summary: Reader is the only girl in school who seems to be able to keep up with Sirius’ flirting. When Sirius finds her stargazing one night, they find out that they have more in common than just their charm.

Warnings: none

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Sirius didn’t know much about you. You were a mystery, not only to him, but to everyone at Hogwarts. All he knew was that you were a Slytherin, beyond beautiful, and witty enough to keep up with his flirty banter. It seemed as if every student knew your name and went out of their way to greet you in the halls. You were edgy, badass, and yet they all respected you. Sirius had once heard a third year gloating to his friends that you had smiled at him in the library.

You liked Sirius, even if you didn’t know much about him either. Your friends were notorious gossips, and they liked to share the rumours that milled about the school. Some of them were downright ridiculous, like the time that Sirius had allegedly fought off a grindylow in the Black Lake during a midnight swim. Others were more believable, like his affinity for peanut butter dog treats (though he adamantly denied it). Even though you often saw his brother Regulus around your common room, he never engaged in the gossip. In fact, unlike Sirius, he didn’t say much at all.

Sirius was a serial flirt. He flirted with every girl in your year, and sometimes it wasn’t even on purpose. He just couldn’t help being “naturally charming and irresistible”, as he had once told you. You didn’t mind the flirty banter. It was fun and kept you on your toes. And although you would never admit it, your stomach gave a strange flutter every time he looked your way.