Your intrusive thoughts can’t hurt you. Your intrusive thoughts don’t make you a bad person. Your intrusive thoughts are just that. Intrusive thoughts.
It’s okay. Take a deep breath. You’re safe.
i got my isbn today for the book. 8 months to go. my mom and i were talking about what the next steps are. i was eating trail mix, standing on one foot, phone tucked into my ear.
"yeah," i said. "the problem is that tumblr as a market is like, not something that can be studied." there's this weird wave of nostalgia and affection for this place that came up over me: how lovely we avoid consumerism. okay, it sucks as a creator. but also? keep stickin' it to 'em.
my mother made the sound at the back of her throat that i also make, the one that means i've got an idea. "you should figure out some kind of reward for presale amounts. maybe you give out poems or a mug or a signed book or something. would your followers like that?" my mother is sweet, and kind, and i have no idea how to explain on this website you can buy someone crabs.
i put more m&ms down the hatch. i had to speak through peanuts and almonds. "if it passes 25 thousand i will print the book out in its entirety and eat it live on camera."
"oh god. no, you don't have to do that." she was anguished. "just tell them that you'd love them to read it, and that they've inspired you to write. you got started on that site, and they helped you keep going. raquel, you love these people. the community? you talk all the time about the other writers and artists and whatever else. tell them that you're hoping for their support, they'll come through."
"no," i assured her. i discovered i had dropped an m&m, but an ant had already found it, so it belonged to him now. i will let his little life have a surprise blue treasure in it, too. "i'm gonna fuckin' eat the book."
Why is asking permission for certain things, both romantic and platonic, one of the cutest, most heart-fluttering things ever?
- "Can I hold your hand?"
- "Can I kiss you?"
- "Would you like me to carry your jacket?"
- "Can I hug you?"
- "Would it be alright if we cuddled?"
- "Can I play with your hair?"
- "Might I walk you home?"
- "Can I tickle you?
- "Is it okay if I kiss you goodbye?"
- "Can I hold onto your arm while we walk?"
- "Can I rest my head on your shoulder?"
- "Is it okay if I call you (nickname)?"
- "I'd really like to kiss you right now, if that's okay with you,"
- "Would you let me take care of you?"
You don't have to magically convince yourself that everything is ok and that it isn't so bad. You're allowed to hurt and mourn and be unhappy. You just have to keep going. You have to not give up. It's just, you don't have to like it, you don't have to find non existent motivation or positivity. Holding on is enough.
i think my favorite thing about nimona is how genuine it is. like obvi there are other animations out there like nimona but i think this is the first time i actually appreciated it. all the characters have different body shapes and face structure
and their facial expressions are real and exaggerated (BALLISTER SHHHHSHHS ITS OKAY BABY🙏)
and just how their faces change a mile a minute:
like imo the only person who doesnt have that exaggeration is the director??? woman is so mild nd professional smh
List of “I need you to know that I have the biggest crush on you (aka: I might literally be in love with you)” prompts
- “You think I stare at you just for fun? Well, think again.”
- “I didn’t brush my hand against yours for you to snatch your hand away like that. My feelings are frankly, hurt.”
- “Your presence is just so… It fucks me up, but like, in a good way.”
- “I have a crush on you. And by crush, I mean like… I would literally die for you if you asked me to.”
- “I want you to be mine but I also feel like you don’t want to be mine and that makes me very, very upset.”
- “These Instagram stories aren’t just for anyone to see, you know?”
- “You think I did all of this for your attention? Well, unfortunately… You’re right. I’m an idiot in like. Or in love.”
- “The only reason why I’m letting you get away with shit like this is because I like you, you dense fucking cabbage.”
- “I think it would devastate me to find out you don’t like me back.”
- “Keep in mind that this isn’t something I do for just anyone. There’re a lot of things I’ve done that I’ve only done for you.”
- “The issue here is that you think I’m not head over heels in love with your dumb fucking ass.”
- “You’ve got me acting like a fool.”
Guys, gals and non-binary pals I have won tumblr
🔍ccÓ__)
i love how if you haven’t read the comic, nimona reads as fairly lighthearted, when in reality the comic was one of the most soul crushing things i’ve ever read
Recovery doesn't mean changing your behaviour overnight and being healed. It's a long process with ups and downs, mistakes and sucesses. Going 10 steps forward and 3 back. Struggeling, but having a goal in mind for a better life. You can do this.
can we talk about how AWESOME it is when the light hits nimona's eyes?
It's the same effect you get when you take a flash photo of an animal!!! it is an incredible detail to demonstrate that she is not human !!! I loved it
The equivalent of calling your teacher 'mom'... yes this is an excuse to draw wet cat ballister 🫡
you ever take a uquiz and realize halfway through that you don’t respect the author and their opinion is useless to you
everyone shut up except this person
“I hope that someday, somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight, and that’s all they do. They don’t pull away. They don’t look at your face. They don’t try to kiss you. All they do is wrap you up in their arms, without an ounce of selfishness in it.”
— Unknown
Me too…
