I'm trying, okay?

*my head turns red and steam comes outta my ears like a steam whistle**

@guesst

“no one’s ever mad at me unless they tell me so” is the best assumption i’ve ever made

sorry for tagwatching but you still have to act like they aren’t mad at you imo! bc it’s the mad person’s duty to make it known if they want anything changed. it is never anyone’s duty to be a mind reader.

Also, on that note, if you are mad at someone and don't tell them, you also cannot expect them to know or do anything about it. Just like you cannot be expected to be a mind reader with other people, they cannot be expected to read your mind.

And like, sometimes that's fine! I definitely don't tell people I am mad at them if there's nothing constructive that will come of it! It's just also important to keep in mind because if you are hoping for a resolution, it can't happen unless you let the other person know what's up.

im starting to think you guys dont like it when stories make you feel things

happy anniversary totk!!

stop drawing for others. don't draw for yourself either. play video games

look, guys, this may seem ironic coming from a person with Verbose Disease, but I'm about to tell you the secret to winning social media: shutting the fuck up. you have a controversial discourse opinion? shut the fuck up and no one will know. can't participate in a boycott for various reasons? shut the fuck up and no one will know. you think or do something Problematic that has no bearing on anyone but yourself? shut the fuck up and no one will know. you haven't been keeping up on a pressing social issue? shut the fuck up and no one will know. your mind is a wonderful place where you can have all the bad takes in the world and they're all perfectly insulated from everyone and everything unless you try to excise them on a grand scale. you can take the mental L all by yourself without using a public platform as a confession booth and face zero repercussions and it'll be just fine. open up a damn diary and explain yourself there.

1) You should assume good faith (good intentions, the most flattering interpretation of their speech) when taking with people, 2) it is normal to do so unless you have a serious, ongoing reason as to not do so, and 3) if you do not regularly approach people, especially strangers, in good faith during discussions, then that is a sign of something wildly unhealthy within your psyche.

4) You do have options to change how you think, 5) it will require work to train your brain to approach people sincerely and 6) you may have to stop hanging out in spaces that are toxic or destructive.

But, 7) by tempering your mind, 8) taking accountability for how your words harm others and 9) not hanging out in places that give you an addicting, self-righteous, sense of anger, 10) you can move towards having meaningful, adult, conversations, honestly and openly with others, 11) in such a way where social safety and kindness allows you to be intellectually curious, exploratory, and to grow.

“we need to teach media literacy in schools” guys was i really the only person paying attention in english class bffr

sorry about the blood loss. do you uh. want it back *holds out my red dripping hands awkwardly*

i am a loser in ways you can’t even wrap your head around

just when i thought my comics couldn't get dumber... i surprise myself 👭

hate can be romantic. if you don't understand this you will never comprehend my warriors bond

This is how enemies to lovers works I think.

you misunderstand me. there is no reconciliation of enemies into lovers here. the states exist simultaneously. romantic hate. you do not understand my warriors bond

It’s not the forgetting that frightens me, you know?

It’s the going back. 

It’s the idea that you might have made so much progress in life, that you could…have come so far, yet still find yourself reduced to one terrible moment when you were young and helpless.

To become trapped as a frightened child again, and never to be able to move beyond it.

— Chapter 38: Shall Wither In Ruin And Rust.