#sockspeaks

yeah we put your girl in the fandom and they villainized her beyond comprehension. yeah sorry they took out all the nuance and made the argument completely black and white. yeah my bad. we can’t reverse it. sorry.

@the-real-ted-cruz Hii

at the end of the day, raven was right when she called apple selfish, but that doesn’t make apple wrong in calling raven selfish, too. of course raven’s glad other people can follow their own destiny. but the reason she didn’t sign because she, personally, didn’t want to. it wasn’t a grand rebellion, it was the terrified actions of a selfish girl. that’s okay—and interesting. we don’t have to treat “selfish” like a dirty word; it isn’t a moral failing. these girls attack each other with it because the idea of putting your own wants and desires over the feelings of other people is, in their world, unforgivable. we don’t need to do the same.

if you like EAH you might like: the isle in the silver sea! destiny retellings & fated tales played out by reincarnations + sapphic romance, but also SO much more (themes of immigration, colonization, monarchy)… super worth a read. might be posting about it more in regards to EAH!!

imagine being in love with your best friend who is so committed to her destiny she will lock herself into a marriage with a boy she doesn’t like at all. and she will condemn you, too, to a century of slumber. and she will mourn you the whole goddamn time but it won’t stop her from doing it. and SHE is the one who is labeled chappell roan coded. briar beauty is good luck babe coded and I won’t hear a word to the contrary