"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
I fell asleep in my friends' arms. It was eleven at night, we were tired, curled up in a small pile on my tiny bed. I had my head buried in my roommate's side, and one of my closest friend's hand on my shoulder, steadying me. It was quiet and nothingness and peace and their heartbeats in my ears, my hands in their hair.
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
We pack four people to that little bed, you know. Laps used as footrests, collarbones as pillows, little lights like moonlight in rustic yellow bathed on their faces. The TV plays an anime. The words are repeated by my dear friend on my shoulder, curled close. My legs are asleep; my roommate may be, too.
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
The cat curls on top of our criss cross mess of legs and arms and heads on chests to absorb the warmth of us all. She purrs in contented peace. When my roommate and I are left alone in the quiet, she cries, and watches the door for our friends' return.
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
I will never kiss them but the top of their heads. I will never touch but the warmth of their arms. I will never take more than what's freely given, and in return I put my glasses on the bedside table fashioned from a guitar amp, and when I lean into their sides, I pick up my vulnerability and place it in their capable, tender hands.
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
I sing for them. I cry for them. I work and I run and I withstand the worst of the world for them, because some days I get to cradle their forehead on my shoulder and some days I get to see their shining eyes.
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
Maybe to you. But look beyond explanation. I love them. With my heart in my unsteady hands, with my nose pressed to the side of their head, with the buzzing in my feet and the warmth all around Iike the sunset pushing into the window.
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
Is it enough to say I love them? With no strings attached? With reckless abandon and utter devotion and freedom and kindness and fear?
"there is no platonic explanation for this--"
I cannot explain it any clearer. I love my friends. There is no more to say.
Ugh I'm so sick of college and school work I'm actually just going to give up this is horrible
vote bitches (affectionate) this is important information
touching grass isn't enough some of y'all need to drive out to the countryside and look at the stars
you'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling!!
(now available as a sort-of-wallpaper and print~)
BRO. I'M SO SAD RN. My therapist CANCELED my appointment today because she's SICK (obvs i hope she gets better soon) BUT BRO NOOOOOOOOOO
i literally have not had an appointment with her in weeks because she's dealing with a ton of health stuff rn and i MISS her and NEED TO TALK TO HER
the only good thing that's going to happen today is i bought an ace ring!! and it is supposed to be delivered today so !!!yay
anyways sry for the rant i just really miss my therapist and love talking with her and she had to cancel.....
if anyone sees this post i hope you have a great day (unlike me lmao) and that your therapy appointment is amazing and shit
AND WE'RE LIVE~~~
Help us fund this funky softcover edition of Winter's series of short stories featuring queer knights: PRISM KNIGHTS!!
The stories are a bit of a 6 shades of Gay situation where each colour of the rainbow follows a different queer identity in the shape of knights and royals. They're a messy bunch. Here's our quick pitch of the series at cons:
Coqelicot -- a redux of Rapunzel featuring evil lesbian knights. Bronze -- a redux of The Princess & The Pea featuring a nonbinary, ace knight caught in a time loop. Lamplight -- a redux of Beauty & The Beast featuring a trans knight learning to love and forgive herself. Juniper -- a redux of Cinderella featuring a tragic gay knight running from his past and right into a blacksmith's arms~ Sapphire -- a redux of Sleeping Beauty featuring a polyam ship between a dragon (she/her), a knight (she/they) and a royal (they/them)~ Velvet -- a redux of 12 Princesses featuring a bisexual knight overcoming grief.
We're funding a softcover anthology version of the series and I get pretty much nothing but high praise from folks who have read (and reread???) these books time & time again! We'd love to get your support for the project this time around (or a bit of a share if its something you want to see even more of)!
This is Puff.
I found him in a box at a vintage fair a couple days ago and in those couple days he has made me unreasonably happy every time I look at him.
So now you guys all get to bask in Puff's glory as well.
You're welcome.
Lesson 6: "Let's Have a Talk, First"- Stereotypes, pt 1
Lesson 6: “Why’s she so rude?” (She’s Not)- Stereotypes, pt2
Lesson 6: "Is He the Threat (Or Are You?)"- Stereotypes, pt 3
Application Example: How to spot a Stereotype: An Example
Before you ask me this, I need you to read every lesson and click and search through every single link!
There are as many ways to accidentally (or purposely!) scribble up a stereotype as there are stories to tell. It takes our entire lives to learn and keep up with the ways media (fiction and nonfiction) will find ways to depict us negatively in a narrative. Why would it be any easier for you? 😅
If you actually want to develop the skill to see what and how stereotypes manifest in your media, you have to study it. It will take you time! You will have to read, and then you will have to apply what you've read! That's part of media analysis and comprehension! Because at the end of the day, I could present you with a surface level, lovely story containing a stereotypical narrative, but if you didn't know what to look for and why, you wouldn't see it.
And again, I will always tell you to engage with Black stories. Why do you want to put me in your stories, but you don't want to engage with anything created by me? Why do you want to know how to write my voice, but you're not willing to read anything spoken by my voice? How else do you plan on figuring that out? What is your intention, here? Let's ask ourselves these questions!
I'm on my third reread of Red White and Royal Blue and wow I will never tire of it. This is literally one of my favorite books of all time I love it!!!
- 🧡💛🤍🩵💙 - she/they - aspiring writer - endless WIPs - loves cats, coffee, and music -
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