aw yes, motivation

✭ brushing your thumb over their knuckles while you're both not saying a word, just existing quietly in the same space like it's the most sacred thing.

✭ them absentmindedly playing with the hem of your sleeve because they want to touch you but aren’t ready to say it yet.

✭ “can i kiss you?” whispered like they’re afraid the moment might shatter if they speak too loud.

✭ their voice cracking just a little when they say your name for the first time in a long time.

✭ them resting their forehead against yours and just… staying there. No words. No movement. Just breath. Just nearness.

✭ sharing headphones and they keep looking at you during the best part of the song. you don’t even know what the song means to them but suddenly it means everything to you.

✭ "stay the night?" said so soft it might’ve been a wish.

✭ dragging their fingers gently down your back like they’re trying to memorize the map of your spine.

✭ tracing your features with their fingertip like you're a sculpture in a museum and they were not supposed to touch you, but god, they can’t help it.

✭ “don’t leave yet.” not because you’re going somewhere. but because being with you is the safest they’ve felt all day.

✭ their voice in the dark. low. quiet. like the night is just for you two.

✭ "this reminded me of you" and it’s just a stupid rock or a weird leaf but you hold onto it like it's a diamond because it's you to them.

✭ laying in bed, face smushed into the pillow, sleep-drunk and murmuring, “you make me feel like i’m home.”

Prompt List 2023 - alt text under the cut

A Fan: Wow, can’t wait to see the heroes’ children living in a world that has been made better by the original heroes, having a loving and respectful relationship with the hero I loved and respected as a child, and dealing with their own adventure that might not be as high stake as saving the world, but is important for their own personal journey. 

the hobbit was a lower-stakes story about bilbo helping some dwarves reclaim their ancestral home, and in lotr (the book at least) tolkien goes out of his way to talk about how bilbo lived for a long time rich and famous and happy, and that erebor and dale are prosperous and successful. the threat is something that bilbo brought home with him, but if bilbo hadn’t found it, it would have fallen into worse hands. 

let AO3 decide!

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

please vote.

In ANY country, but specifically if you live in the US, are of age, and are capable of it in any shape or form. Even though it’s not presidential elections. Even though you might think it won’t matter. 

Please vote. 

I understand it’s not easy all the time. I realize that saying ‘your workplace is legally required to let you go vote’ doesn’t do squat if your boss doesn’t care about the law. I am familiar with how difficult it is to have to slog through campaigns full of catchy, nice-looking words that, upon closer inspection, reveal a much more sinister and selfish political goal. 

I was able to vote by mail in my state - by ordering an absentee ballot online, having it sent to me, filling it out, and sending it in by mail again. It was great because I had the time to sit with it and read through all the options presented before me. 

There are MANY states which require NO-EXCUSE-NEEDED absentee voting. (As in, they’ll simply send you a ballot in the mail if you ask.)

Please, if you find it difficult to vote in person on the day of, check and see if it’s possible for you to vote by mail. In many cases, your state site may have an easy online application for you to order your ballot and receive it as quick as 2-4 days. 

Many states also allow you to vote early, on a day that you actually have off!

https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/

And as for the ballot itself - tons of websites now offer you on-demand lists of people on your ballot, with explanations on their states and what they’re about - and the only thing you need is your zipcode! I typically use the one my state provides, but you can also get them for basically anywhere by going to this website:

www.vote411.org

And look…

I know it isn’t a walk in the park, and I know politicians disappoint many of us, and it’s A) difficult to trust them and B) difficult to know you’re voting for a person who will make good choices. But we live in an age of information where we can look up what people’s stances are, what they’ve done in the past, and this is MUCH EASIER than it once was!

Don’t let people persuade you that voting does nothing! Look at Brazil!

 People who tell you that voting is useless are trying to stop you from voting - BECAUSE THEY, THEMSELVES, ARE OFTEN VOTING.

I come from an actual country where our votes haven’t meant SHIT for 20 years in a row. This shit built up slow and steady - boiling the frog, as it were. The US is far from perfect. But it’s far from pointless to vote, and KEEP voting. 

A couple months ago I had a surgery in my spine, which went wrong. I'm in so much pain and I'm still out of work because of it. I am on medical leave, so I am getting at least half my paycheck but I was already living paycheck to paycheck to begin with, so this is devastating.

My mom is dying, she has at most a week left, more likely a couple days, but she's already incoherent and I am beyond a mess right now. I can't breathe and the stress is making the pain so much worse. My mother was the only one I could actually talk to about being asexual and the lgbt spectrum and all my weird interests. She was the only one to encourage me to get diagnosed with ADHD and autism (she also has both). Losing her is losing a piece of myself that doesn't exist anywhere else.

I can't work right now, I can't even take care of myself, but I already maxed out two credit cards paying rent, utilities and food.

If anyone can help, even a tiny bit, I'd appreciate it. I know I don't talk to many people any more, the past few years has really been hard with my depression and I lost contact with nearly everyone...

But if anyone can, in here is my

PayPal

Venmo is: akersey2

And I enabled tips on Tumblr....

“take my hoodie; it’s cold outside.”

“can i hug/kiss you?”

“your hands are really warm.”

“you look adorable.”

“can i sleep next to you?”

“i’ll protect you no matter what.”

“i’ll always be by your side.”

“give me your hand.”

“i love you.”

“i really like you.”

“can i play with your hair?”

“your lips/hands/hair are/is really soft…”

“i don’t wanna get out of bed!” “well, you have to.”

“i had a nightmare…” “c’mere.”

“pinky promise?”

“let me take care of you.”

“are you blushing?”

“can we cuddle?”

“it’s okay, you’re safe now.”

“don’t worry. i got you.”

“i can give you a massage if you’re sore.”

“you’re as pretty as the stars.”

“don’t get up yet. please?”

“let me make you something to eat.”

“i really missed you.”

“trust fall!”

“i think i like you.”

“can i hold your hand?”

“you’re amazing.”

“as much as i love you, please go to sleep.”

“i got you a present.”

“you’re my safe spot.”

“you wanna get some ice cream?” “it’s 2 a.m.” “and?”

“let’s go on a car ride.”

“breathe.”

“kiss me.”

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