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๐Ÿ’›๐ŸŒ™๐ŸŒปonce a fangirl always a fangirl๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿ’œ Latest hyperfixation: 911Lonestar aka Tarlos writer || 18+ || ๐ŸŒˆ friendly || pronouns she/her Find me on ao3 as ImJustLikeMe

i hope it hurts a little less. day by day. week by week. i hope the ache in your chest eases. maybe it won't entirely, maybe it will. may the thought of feeling joy again alone be enough to keep you going, even if for a while.

In 1970, my mother's family adopted an intellectually disabled man named Horace. Horace was 56, and had been in an institution since 1921.

My uncle, who was 19, was working as an orderly at the institution where Horace lived. He only stayed a few months as the abuse he witnessed was too much for him. He had become friends with Horace and told him "I'll come back for you."

Horace replied "They all say that."

By that Christmas, Horace lived with my uncle and his family. My grandparents did the official adoption. Horace had never seen a Christmas tree, and that was his first real Christmas.

Horace died in 2010, at the age of 96. He laid down for a nap and just slipped away.

At least two generations of children grew up with him. He felt immortal to us. He loved Hot Wheels, pizza, cartoons and to talk to the portrait of my grandparents as he sat in his rocking chair.

He knew everyone's birthday. He loved unconditionally.

He had scars on his back from the institutions. If you asked him about that place, his face would screw up and he'd say "oh, it was a bad place. Bad place."

And for 40 years, he was safe, loved, and happy. He loved us in return.

No point to sharing this. But I still miss his laugh as he held a conversation with a portrait, whispering about his day to the people who had helped rescue him.

Memories of Horace:

  • He'd put anything in his pockets. This included pizza.
  • He would walk around the dining room table for hours, talking. The floor had shuffle marks.
  • I was forever called "the baby" because that's how he had met me.
  • We always joked that he would be the luckiest man in the world and would just die one day in his sleep. He did.
  • We also always joked that he had a free pass into heaven. He did.

Oh my god. ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’• The response to this in so little time is wonderful.

Horace deserved the world and I'm so happy his story moves people. Thank you for remembering him with me.

Still the best post I've ever experienced .

Not over the fact that they have matching bullet wounds in almost the same place what kind of soulmate nonsense ๐Ÿ˜–

Anonymous asked:

tkโ€™s incurable bitch syndrome (beloved)

I love it so so much. I have such a desire to go through episode by episode and collect all the bitchy little faces he pulls. Look at this lil pincushion. Heโ€™s so prickly and I just wanna snuggle him until he smiles

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I forgot the best one. Imagine telling someone youโ€™re pregnant and they look at you like this ๐Ÿ˜‚ Tyler control your face

More bitchy TK in season 4

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