oh yeah, i also thought i looked nice for the sleep token concert (black lipstick was applied later)

the only photo i took from sleep token because i was too busy just vibing with the show to take my phone out, but holy fuck was that one of the most amazing concerts i’ve ever been to (and i have been to a lot of concerts). blessed to have been able to participate in this ritual (and it’s pretty cool that i got to see them on the one year anniversary of the release of take me back to eden!). #worship

IT'S FINALLY ✨SLEEP TOKEN CONCERT✨ DAY TODAY!!!!!

My, my, those eyes like fire

I'm a winged insect, you're a funeral pyre

WIP Whenever

tagged by @pinkfadespirit! thank you so much!

i'm gonna go with an excerpt from the next (and penultimate) chapter of It Took the Night to Believe, the dragon age pacific rim au! (i also cannot believe how quickly this story is coming along, i don't want to jinx it but this may well end up being the fastest i've ever finished a fic)

“And I can let Jowan get out of the car again now,” Solona adds. “Oh fuck, is that why—” “I’ve known him since I was a child, Anders. You do the math.” Hawke snickers. “He’s bisexual, Solona, you know he can’t do math.” Anders nearly spits out the sip of bourbon he just took. “Ahem,” Isabela teases. “Merrill and I are right here.” “You two are outliers who should never have been counted,” Zevran replies with a smirk.

tagging (with no pressure, of course!): @dismalzelenka, @sillyliterature, @sulky-valkyrie, @ocean-in-my-rebel-soul

Chapters: 23/25 Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Anders/Hawke (Dragon Age), Anders/Male Hawke (Dragon Age) Characters: Anders (Dragon Age), Lirene (Dragon Age), Female Amell (Dragon Age), Hawke (Dragon Age), Male Hawke (Dragon Age), Varric Tethras, Nathaniel Howe, Isabela (Dragon Age), Merrill (Dragon Age) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pacific Rim Fusion, Past Anders/Karl Thekla, Mental Breakdown, Substance Abuse, Self-Destruction, Grief/Mourning, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, The Drift (Pacific Rim), Drift Compatibility (Pacific Rim), Past Abuse, Mental Health Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Depression, Angst, Heavy Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Medium Burn, Injury, idiots to lovers, Explicit Sexual Content, Title from a Sunn O))) song

After Anders loses his husband fighting kaiju, he loses himself to his grief, despite his friends' best efforts to keep him from a point of no return.

After Hawke loses his entire family and finds himself spiralling, his best friend tries to give him purpose.

But at the Kirkwall Shatterdome, against all odds, they discover they're both worth something more than they'd ever thought possible.

_____

next-day share, but…chapter 23: the battle for the breach

and now there are only two chapters to go!

Chapters: 20/25 Fandom: Dragon Age (Video Games), Dragon Age II Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Anders/Hawke (Dragon Age), Anders/Male Hawke (Dragon Age) Characters: Anders (Dragon Age), Lirene (Dragon Age), Female Amell (Dragon Age), Hawke (Dragon Age), Male Hawke (Dragon Age), Varric Tethras, Nathaniel Howe, Isabela (Dragon Age), Merrill (Dragon Age) Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pacific Rim Fusion, Past Anders/Karl Thekla, Mental Breakdown, Substance Abuse, Self-Destruction, Grief/Mourning, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, The Drift (Pacific Rim), Drift Compatibility (Pacific Rim), Past Abuse, Mental Health Issues, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorders, Depression, Angst, Heavy Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Medium Burn, Injury, idiots to lovers, Explicit Sexual Content, Title from a Sunn O))) song

After Anders loses his husband fighting kaiju, he loses himself to his grief, despite his friends' best efforts to keep him from a point of no return.

After Hawke loses his entire family and finds himself spiralling, his best friend tries to give him purpose.

But at the Kirkwall Shatterdome, against all odds, they discover they're both worth something more than they'd ever thought possible.

_____

i present: a smut sandwich with angst bread

happy birthday, woman of all time (and space)

The Good Place (2016-2020)

How did you escape? Was it exciting? Did you shank someone?

Your soul is troubled, child. I hope you found a balm for it here.

haha he really did he’s so silly!!

benefits of being a dragon

being a dragon

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You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.

I think the reason a lot of leftists struggle with disability justice is that they haven't moved past the concept that discrimination isn't bad because it's objectively "wrong." yes, sexists are objectively wrong when they try to claim women are dumber than men. yes, antisemites are objectively wrong that jewish people are inherently greedy and run the state. yes, racists are wrong when they try to claim that white people are the superior race. and so on.

but then with disabled people, there are a lot of objective truths to the discrimination we face. people with IDs/LDs do fall behind and struggle with certain concepts. physically disabled people are often weaker and less capable of performing demanding tasks than able bodied people. many of us with mental illnesses are more reckless and less responsible. a lot of us are dependent on others and do not contribute much "worth".

and guess what? disabled people still deserve a place in the world. disabled people still deserve the supports they need. because they are people, and that should be enough to support them and believe they deserve a place at the table.

if your only rebuttal against discrimination is its objective inaccuracies, you are meeting bigots where they are at. you are validating the very concept that if and when people are truly incapable of being equal to the majority, that means they are worth less. this causes some leftists to then try to deny the objective realities of disabled people and/or become ableist themselves.

your rallying behind marginalized groups should start and end with the fact that people are completely worthy of life and equity, because they are fellow human beings and that should, frankly, be enough.