Btw there is something that literally no one can take from you no matter what and it's a grounded, embodied knowledge and understanding of who the fuck you are

Does anyone have that post that's the comic of the goth girl taking off her boots to reveal fluffy pink socks and glaring

Repeating to myself under my breath like a mantra: Do not, under any circumstances, swear any chivalric oaths of fealty to any princesses. Do not, under any circumstances,-

I must not swear chivalric oaths of fealty, chivalric oaths of fealty are the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fealty. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the visor to see its path. Where the fealty has gone there will be nothing. Only my own oath to myself will remain.

theyre called broad shoulders because theyre for women

[with full awareness I am about to offer the most violent and least helpful solution to the problem at hand] perhaps it is time... for a woman's touch

To perfect

“No one is coming to save you.” I disagree ! I believe many people made up of many small moments come to save pieces of you , even if just briefly. The mentor who believed in you . The friend who said they’re proud of you. The family member that makes you laugh . The random person who held the door for you out of nothing but kindness. The teacher who took extra time to help you understand. The person who smiled at you when you walked into a store. The little kid who looks up to you. The person who randomly complimented you. Being “saved” isn’t about being whisked away and all your hardships gone, it’s about the people and things that remind you life is not all hardships, it is kindness, love, gentleness, softness, care, thoughtfulness. It is many moments made up of your lifetime that keeps you going and showing you the world is still beautiful, and will always be. Despite.