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Three executive dysfunctions in a trenchcoat

@maxkowski

I'm Mel (she/her) and I reblog random stuff. Nobody ever told me how to talk to people online.

idk when we decided that explaining yourself shouldn't be part of an apology but like. if someone was a dick to me and apologizes but I still don't understand why they did it I'm not gonna feel any better

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when homestuck fans say something random and generic is a homestuck reference its wrong and shameful and they should be pelted with tomatoes in the town square but when worm fans say something random and generic is a worm reference it's charming and quirky in an interesting way and everyone should be invested in it and mayhaps even take it as a reason to read worm

Anonymous asked:

I NEED thoughts about CG! Skullduggery and Regressor! Valkyrie…. Please… You’re the only person that I know of that is even aware of Skullduggery and AGERE at the same time lol

Oh yes!!! I have thoughts!! All of them!

Okay, regressor!Valkyrie and caregiver!Skulduggery is a dynamic that I love specifically because it would be so hard for both of them.

In the books, Skulduggery literally recoils whenever Valkyrie shows any sign of being a child, which I read as his denial about the fact that he's putting all of this danger onto a child's shoulders, and also an attempt to hold distance between himself as a mentor and a father, both of which he has trauma around, but only one involves trauma that he pointblank refuses to acknowledge.

Valkyrie (partially as a learned reaction to this) has a very hard time being weak around anyone: there are times, in exhaustion, where we see her taking comfort in Skulduggery: but when it comes to emotional recovery, she does everything she can to keep it away from him.

All of this to say:

Valkyrie as a regressor makes so much sense. She's been struggling with intense trauma from the age of 11, and her social isolation began long before that. Of course she needs a break from it sometimes.

I think she would have tried to keep it totally locked down, but eventually she would have confided in Tanith. Tanith is already her big sister, so who better to take care of her? And then certain events happen, and Valkyrie is basically left without a support system. I don't think she would want Fletcher to help, because she wants to be normal with him.

And Skulduggery notices that Valkyrie is running ragged, but he never really knows how to help. He tries to feed her more, tries to give her more days off with her family, but she seems to resent his efforts, wanting to throw herself into work, protesting that she doesn't need coddling.

(more under 'read more' because wow this is an essay)

i think if 'dude' is going to be gender-neutral there shd be an etymologically feminine word that becomes gender-neutral too. for equality. call yr guy friends 'babygirl'.

one of my friends did that to me and i'm not their guy friend anymore

one of my friends did

that to me and i’m not their

guy friend anymore

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

This awesome and fabulous woman giving the poor people of Florida a rare chance to see what a real politician looks like to perhaps give them some glimmer of optimism that one day their state might have a real government and actually be made livable

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Completely out of the blue thing, but this blank soldier with their posture and “I’m helping” expression just makes me chuckle.

It’s even funnier when standing next to them is Ostia, who’s so tall. Just a little guy dedicated to the job of serving under this massive lady with a dopey can do attitude.

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Elite tactical guardsman gotta look the part

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Okay but imagine you’re a tiny lizard living your humble & scaly life well hidden inside tomato leaves and then one day God starts leaving hills of brownies and avocado toasts three times the size of your head right by your front door.

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i love cishets and their somewhat ugly pride merch that lets us know they're at least fairly safe to be around i'm serious. like genuinely being like 13 and seeing random adults at the store in black "love is love" shirts where every letter is a different pride flag and the whole thing clashes horribly was the most comforting thing.

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^ type of guy id see in the local walmart age 13 who would give me the will to live for the next 5 years

Favorite video of all time, always reblog

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this is easily the best one. the slight facial expression change once he finishes talking. the horribly unnatural fall into the water. the nailed swimming animations. the ragdoll. this man is a national treasure