#body perception

Your needs and your body matter to me. They're lovely. I'd learn as much as I can and be here for you ❤️‍🩹

Magnus and Lestat | The Vampire Chronicles | Graphite | February 2026

Have a better look on ao3. . .

hi!! a bit of a story time here: i remember when i was younger, one of my friends and i were joking around about how skinny one of our friends was and she said "guys, don't body shame." if you asked me a few years ago, i would say that i think that body image is only a problem if you think you're overweight. as i've gotten older, i've realized that body image, to a certain degree, is a problem for everyone - whether they are over or underweight or even the recommended weight.

i have my own on and off days and i've had a few questions come in to my inbox asking me about what size i am/how tall i am/how much i weigh and i choose to not answer those because i know that if i were to read a post like that two or three years ago, i would break down and go down this really unhealthy route. i think something that really helped me was rewiring my brain and telling myself that i wasn't working out to get rid of my insecurities. i was doing it to be strong and healthy. what i learned was that even if i succeeded and got rid of that one insecurity, i would just find something else that i didn't like about myself and try to change that as well. rewire your brain. don't workout to change the way you look. workout because it can be fun and because you want to start a healthier lifestyle.

i also saw this tiktok that i really loved and it was this girl saying: your body is the least interesting thing about you. read that again. it is the l e a s t interesting thing about you, my love. she then went on saying to think about your favorite person and ask yourself if you would still love them if their body changed. i think most of you would say that you would and that the way they look doesn't matter to you. so many people love you for your personality. for all of those inside jokes that you share, the endless nights talking about that celebrity you both love, your empathy, your sense of humor, your selflessness, the list goes on. love yourself the way you love your friends.

also kind of off topic but i've realized that not everyone knows this so: remember that your stomach naturally gets bigger throughout the day. it's normal. you're just as beautiful at the end of the day when you're bloated as you are in the morning when your stomach is flatter. and remember!! your body is the least interesting thing about you. show yourself some kindness. take it easy.

Sounds and Smells Could Sway Our Self-Image

You don't always have to look beautiful just because you're a woman.

You are a female individual, you are a being who feels emotional, depressed, fed up, etc. situations and there will definitely be periods when you experience sadness and depression. You don't always have to look good, because looking good can make you feel bad at that moment;

The emotions you feel are very different, you have no reason to look good. Your nose may be big, it may be shapeless, your breasts may be small, your teeth may not have a smooth structure, your body may have stretch marks, there will be many situations like this, but we women are perfect even with these feelings and object perception, these situations give you self-confidence. Don't let it be a deficiency because you are a woman and you can make these situations perfect in any way you can with your clothing and make-up. With your aura, you have the capacity to make everything perfect with your looks and touches.

“idle ”

（This is a group work）

The work is an interactive video, the content focuses on the unconscious movements of the body.

We all do a lot of little things without realizing it. Maybe everyone's habits are different and we notice them, but they are there.

The boiling, the tearing, the explosion, these are things that often get our attention and are hard to ignore.

The work is presented by six videos with different contents

Three one-minute videos were sandwiched into three two-second clips: three long clips and three short clips of bored actions, like jiggling your legs, smacking your lips and shaking your hands.