sometimes abuse victims will insist to others that they were/are not being abused. sometimes abuse victims will insist to others that it's okay they were/are being abused for whatever reason.

in fact, leading a victim to believe that what is happening is normal and fine and even good or righteous for whatever reason is a common feature of abuse, whether the abuser did it on purpose or not.

if an abuse victim in your life...

questions whether they were abused

goes back and forth about whether they think they were abused

tells you they weren't being abused, and then later says they were

If asked, the one person Gillius Liastra would call his enemy is Ascal Solaster. The two don't spend more than a few minutes in each other's presence, most would assume out of disdain; however underneath the boiling bitterness the two have, something sweeter was brewing. Those moments where they have a seemingly ceaseless amount of time together, without eyes lingering, it's revealed they don't have as much hate for each other as they thought. Can they sort themselves out before Gillius's past catches up to him? Read here to find out more.

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Link to book

I really like how the scientology speedrunning trend is developing, in this clip we see that the participants are

Not deterred by the closed door

Working as a group

Protecting their identities

Inflicting material costs to the institution via property destruction

Getting away at the end

featuring jupiters rings, amalthea (along with a bunch of other moons), the northern and southern auroras, and the great red spot

I've finally had time to draw for fun again oh my god!!!