THEY ALL KEPT A PIECE OF THE SIGN. BEHIND THE PHOTO OF HIS DREAM. IN HIS CAPTAINS ARMBAND. IN HIS SHIN GUARD. IN THE BOOK HE DIDNT READ. SOMEWHERE SAFE. SOMEWHERE SPECIAL. FOR LUCK. FOR LOVE. FOR BELIEVE. AFC RICHMOND YOU BEAUTIFUL BOYS.
there will always be an angry man in your house. you will find him even when he is not there.
also that ted lasso episode should have come with an “emotional scene set in Van Gogh museum exhibit where a random docent delivers a message about the ever present nature of joy and beauty even within the pain of human existence” trigger warning for all of us who have been traumatized by doctor who in the past
Trent went from being a bully journalist trying to live up to his father's expectations (if we read the show through Lance's backstory), all buttoned up with the armor of professionalism as he tried unsuccessfully to break the new gaffer with embarrassment and shame, to a member of the club himself - not a footballer, but finding his own niche by writing something "deeper" - unguarded in just a t-shirt after a fun night out where he was able to completely be himself with someone who understands the struggle of being a closeted queer man, basking in that acceptance and camaraderie as he sings with the BIGGEST SMILE ON HIS FACE I'M
that 19th month cannibalistic bid for survival in the wilderness during misty quigley's teen years was literally just a detour on her inevitable one lane road towards murder and kidnapping in her adult years. i've said it before and i'll say it again misty was already like that. and i love her. misty came out of that harrowing experience smiling but disappointed they couldn't just stay there and eat each other forever.
The next Himbo event would be them huddled over at the whiteboard discussing plays on how Roy can win back Keeley.
I AM MANIFESTING THIS.
Coach Beard in the locker room, sleep-deprived while presenting his game plan to Ted and the boys:
when you download a pdf and it's called like 1328723486basdf12.pdf but then you gently rename it to what it's supposed to be. that's forming a bond with a hurt and wild mythological creature and reminding it who it is.
unstoppable force (wanting to be the kindest version of myself) vs unmovable object (all the anger and hatred I have inside myself)
You can channel that anger into kindness if you like. Or maybe take up boxing.
Sometimes self-care is going back and re-reading all the comments people have left you on every fic you ever wrote
no u cannot leave this hidden in the tags oh my LORD
Don't know how many times I've showed a non-Tumblr person a Tumblr post and had the whole thing derail because the poor soul actually read someone's user name.
"Why does it say--" *squints at the screen* "....aziraphale's flaming cock??"
"Oh no uh, ignore that."
@ fanfic authors: don’t apologise for writing filler chapters! i see this all the time!! filler chapters are so important to narrative pacing! a story needs downtime so the faster paced or denser elements have room to breathe! you’re writing a well balanced story!!! also, you’re giving me that filler for free! thats crazy!!! thats so kind of you!!! thank you for this gift!!!!!!
