The best portion of your life will be the small moments you spend smiling with people who matter to you. 

© Ronya Galka

I used to hate using ‘love’ liberally. I felt it was a sacred word only to be used in very special occasions. Now that I’m older, I’ve come to the realization that love should be shared and felt and received with reckless abandon. Love these characters, love this food, love things in the moment, even if they may seem tiny and insignificant to others. I think it makes life a little more soft around the edges. 

That moment when you get off Tumblr and stop reading fan fiction and enter the real world and you're just shocked by the amount of heterosexuality.

Word count: 286,966 Chapters: 55/55 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mycroft Holmes & Sherlock Holmes, Molly Hooper & John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & Molly Hooper, Sherlock Holmes & Greg Lestrade, Greg Lestrade & John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & Mrs. Hudson, Mrs. Hudson & John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Molly Hooper, Greg Lestrade, Sally Donovan, Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes), James Moriarty, various original supporting characters Additional Tags: Romance, Drugs, Serious Illness, Physical rehabilitation, Mental Breakdown, Mycroft Being a Good Brother, Depression, Pain, Established relationship (although they’re not exactly sure what it is that they’ve established), Anxiety, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Dissociation, Miscommunication, Sports, casefic, Sherlock’s Violin, Friends to lovers (or the aftermath thereof), Awkward Sexual Situations, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Sexual Identity, Slow Burn, Sickfic, Body Image, POV Sherlock Holmes, POV John Watson, POV Mycroft Holmes Series: Part 2 of On Pins And Needles Summary:

The sequel to The Breaking Wheel, in which Sherlock goes to rehab (of the other sort), starts scraping his life back together, attempts to solve a case, and tries to make sense of what it actually means to be in a relationship.

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Rec: An incredible journey into the mind and body of Sherlock Holmes. I’ve labeled this as a sickfic but it’s really a recovery fic, charting the physical and emotional journey of the aftermath of Sherlock being stricken by Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune disorder of the nervous system. We really get a vivid picture of Sherlock’s frustration and fear over the weeks and months, not just at his physical and mental condition but also at his fledgling romantic relationship with John. To add to the angst-mix, Sherlock is depicted as neuroatypical, bringing a lifetime’s worth of baggage and mishandling that needs to be dealt with before any of the hated “Progress” can be made.

What I really liked is that this fic tackled the problem from several angles, involving athletics, music, chemistry, and a new case. I thought at first that the title referenced a torture rack (which it might also do) but there is also a beautiful metaphor that’s developed through the course of the story which I didn’t pick up on until quite near the end, which adds another layer of brilliance to an already masterful piece of writing. Sherlock’s past, especially relating to his brother, is also given a particularly good exploration. With obscure poisons, flashback nightmares, a twice-murdered corpse, drug dealing, and fresh medical drama to twist the knife just a little more.

This is the second part of a series, and although I would recommend reading the first part for best understanding (and because it’s an awesome fic), all of the most important points are explained within this installment so it could also be read as a standalone.

getting emotional over fictional couples was not how i envisioned my adult life

The most relatable Sherlock gif ever

and which applies to any ship in any fandom actually 👌🏻

Character: Death / From: DC/Vertigo Comics ‘Sandman’ Series by Neil Gaiman / Cosplayer: Silhouette d'Amour / Photo: Rachel Mia (2015)

americans: fight over soda vs pop

germans: you are like a little baby. watch this 

[list of 57 different yet equally unsettling words for apple core]

in case anyone though this was exaggerated: here is the list. be prepared.

WHAT EVEN

hi Germany excuse me quick question but what the fuck

omg, what even! @missmuffin221 explain??

@zungenbrecher

It’s very very regional! I for example use ‘Grips’ or ‘Apfelgrips’ …'Grips haben’ means to be clever btw… The correct term is ‘Kerngehäuse’… The beauty of German Language. @morgendaemmerung89 @missartemisholmes @alexaprilgarden @katzensprotte what do you use?

Ha! *pops knuckles* These are my favourites. Where I come from (northern/middle Germany, almost no dialect spoken there), we say Griepsch. In my husband’s family, Butzn is very common.

A nice example for words that vary a lot depending on the region is this one:

What do you call the small first (or last) piece of bread? (Yes, we’re German, we have have fucking amazing bread over here!)

I call it Knust, Mr aprilgarden goes for Rampfl.

Do you have anything to add, @ennisgarland, @lakritzkatze, @andrealein, @thebeesteas and @andthetardis? :)

Knützchen! That’s a Knützchen! @mandysimo13 The madness continue! @loveismyrevolution @mylastvow @waitedforgarridebs how do you say to that?

It’s Knerzje for me and Renftl for the hubs. Go figure! @foolforlesserthings - I always thought the way the hubs said it was more an “up North” thing?

John Watson.

From this sketch set!  Posted separately for your reblogging enjoyment. There was a repost of this one going around a little while ago which was unfortunate, but it was amazing to see everyone’s positive comments in its tags, so I want to give a huge thank-you to everyone for that! <3

Andrew Scott looks just the way I look like when I look at Andrew Scott

^^^ this

ahhh ... nope, can’t handle this ...

Death of the Endless

Fandom: Harry Potter

“Mehrmals hatte Sonja sich in ihm verbissen und Blut und Sperma geschluckt. Doch jetzt warteten beide nur noch sehnsüchtig auf die Orgasmen. “

#wtffanfiction-de #harry potter #nsfw #leider hatten die Orgasmen an diesem Tag aufgrund einer Störung im Betriebsablauf ne halbe Stunde Verspätung #und die Klimaanlage funktionierte auch nicht (via @wtffanfiction-de )

Und dann kamen sie auch noch auf dem falschen Gleis (an). In umgekehrter Reihenfolge.                                                          

@missmuffin221 - your kink!

@isitandwonder who the fuck is Sonja? Deutsche, die Sprache der Dichter und Ficker!