@ fic authors what do you personally consider a successful fic? What’s the bar?
actually writing the fic down
Ok so today I was on the bus with another trans guy and we were talking about how hard it is to get testosterone. The waiting lists, the price, all the doctors you have to go to, that kind of stuff. Except, we were calling it ’T’, like you do when you’re both closeted and in public.
Then suddenly the elderly lady sitting behind us was like ‘young men, either I’m going crazy or you both have never heard of supermarkets, they have shelves full of tea there! Do you need directions to one?’
To which my buddy starts to explain, because why not. ‘Well you see, we’re both trans, and… ’
The lady didn’t wait for him to finish his sentence. ‘Oh no, I don’t mind that at all! Now do you want to know how to get to a place that sells tea? I’m actually heading there right now!’
We let her take us to the supermarket. We let her show us, excitedly, where the tea was. We both bought loads.
This is beautiful
Sydney Aquarium, October 1997 photo by Roger Sargent
at least when i say "teehee this blur song is gay" i am saying it based on the fact that damon albarn has said he wrote it about a man.
list of mundane things that feel like ancient human rituals
- cleaning or wipe your bare feet
- breaking off a piece of bread and handing it to someone
- putting the weight of a basket on your hip or head
- eating nuts or berries while hunched over close to the ground
- seeing something startling just out of your line of sight and very quickly stepping or leaping on to a larger object to get a better view
- cupping your hands into running water to wash your face
- the unanimous protection of a baby or child in a public space where women are present
- when an elderly woman laughs and grips your forearm tightly
May I add?
- Touching someone’s face with the back of your hand to see if they have a fever
- Stopping to watch animals moving in groups (geese, fish, horses, butterflies, bees)
- Helping an elderly person to walk or sit
- telling stories around a fire
- huddling together for warmth when it’s cold
- marveling at sunlight through leaves
- wonderment at the brightness of a full moon
- bringing food to sick or grieving families
my my metrocard: the NYC subway system in movies & tv (yt)
Babygirl I know bandom lore I couldn't pay you to care about
it is a parents responsibility to play good music during their child’s formative years. make sure the nostalgia playlist is a banger
i love to make fun of notorious white woman Taylor Swift and all of her embarrassing attempts to appear deeper than a plate of soup.
happy to announce that this post is at the top of the taylor swift tag, meaning this is the most widely shared opinion regarding Taylor on this website at the moment.
POV: He’s your uber driver
blur performing live at the ocean room (1995)