Private Practice 05x22: 'Gone, Baby, Gone'.

something about you, and your voice, and your hands.

to be honest for a while now the world has passed over me in static. i feel it rumble overhead, unruly and unhappy, tire tracks over skin. when i close my eyes i see only refracted light and rain. no matter how much i sleep, i am exhausted over and over again. i have tried everything. girls and pills and makeup and prayer and chastity and sobriety and violence and tearing off a fancy dress and putting it on again. i might just be permanently shaped like this.

something about you, though. you cut into the soft bits. everything turns color-swift and loud. like you can push your hands through the fabric. like you can find me and pin me down. like all the running and fighting and biting down was pointless; i'd been home for longer than i'd counted. the first time you looked at me - really looked, caught my anxious eyes like a bird - i felt some little rabbit kick her legs, bound up somewhere in the razorwire radio silence dominating my heart.

i can't be known like that. i can't be touched like that. you can't love me like that.

i'll simply come apart.

Is leaving kudos on fanfics not common courtesy anymore?

Something I've noticed on AO3 in the last two years is the lack of kudos and comments left on fanfics.

Fanfics have an increasing number of hits, but their kudos and comments remain minimal.

I understand that leaving comments is daunting, but kudos is the easiest thing you can do to show support and appreciation for an author.

Part of me wants to blame BookTok and the commercialized consumption of books.

Readers are more demanding and impatient for content, but they're quick to move on once a book is published. It's a constant demand for 'More, more, more' without appreciating and/or supporting authors. And these readers are now getting into fanfic.

I don't want to complain because it's not productive. But if you're new and getting into fanfic: Support writers.

Support means leaving kudos on AO3, and if you're able, leaving a comment. It's simple courtesy.

bringing this gem from two years ago back to the light

i see we’re all having a normal one this auspicious ides of march

USamericans: Stand up for Science this Friday!

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

March 7, 2025. Washington DC and nationwide. Because science is for everyone.

There are a LOT of protests occurring in rapid succession recently, nationwide. Friday will be one close to my heart: stand up for science.

Among the many, many actions performed by the current US political administration is the dismantling and censorship of scientific institutions. I've already posted about some of these actions. If you're anywhere near as distraught as I am, this is an opportunity to show support. If you're queer, as most of my followers are, this dramatically affects you- most scientific censorship is occurring around queer research topics.

There will be events across the country: the federal capital, every state capital, and many, many local events. If you're a university student, or have a university nearby, they are most likely hosting an event.

My in person reach is fairly limited. I'll be attending my university's rally in a fairly isolated college town, and I'm not an organizer or anything.

What does matter, however, is numbers nationwide. Americans need to show that they support our scientific institutions: the ones that keep us healthy, keep our water clean, fuel our wonder for the cosmos, and so, so much more. If I can persuade at least a couple of you to make a showing with my online reach, then I'll have accomplished my goal.

Thank you to everyone in the wonderful community I've curated here <3

Maggie Smith, "The Hum", Goldenrod

In regards of the Trump government scraping all trans inclusion in its queer information portion of its websites I have made this thing. Spread the word. Don't let them pretend we never existed.

P.S: Don't like! Reblog! <3

EDIT: Well this got a lot of attention! I got a few users asking to print or repost my art and I am unimaginably grateful to everyone's interest, especially since it's a really simple drawing I made on a whim haha! Anyone who is looking to print these out to hang or hand out or repost on another platform is free to do so, although I ask you to credit me and let people know it's from my Tumblr profile! If anyone wishes to do anything else with my art or post and wants to clarify what I consent to then they can message me privately and I'll explain! <333 all my love to my queer siblings

EDIT: I made an LGBTQIA+ version with a focus on trans and intersex folks, it's on my pinned if you prefer this version of the acronym.

An important PSA to remember!

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i ship shadowroot but in like a toxic way that would require a diagram to explain

EMILY PRENTISS in THE RED TANK in CRIMINAL MINDS 3x03 | 'Scared to Death'