Seeing Nerdcore Fan In The Depths Of Tumblr Was Not Something I Expected To See Today But I'm Not Mad

actually, no, you no what? the funniest part of the elden ring dlc discourse isn't the Mohg situation (though that was pretty good). the funniest part of the dlc discourse was that EVERYONE, without hesitation or exception, fell in love with igon everyone really said

an unfinished poem that's been decomposing in my files for half a yeay

I've heard tell of a necklace for when things go wrong

For when you can't write the words, can't sing pretty songs

Gives you a clean slate, resets, your problems are gone

It takes your breath away, all you have to do is put it on

It's an accessory of misery for people like you

When you fail at everything and you don't know what to do.

It's the perfect jewelry for when you're not pretty enough

When you're too weak to be tough, when all you need is a hug

Forget hugs, this necklace, it never lets go,

And even if it leaves a scar on everybody you know

Scars can heal, you were the one who first made the cut, right? So the least you can do is put it on and make it all right.

Tired of making mistakes? Hurting the people you love? Tired of everybody saying that you're never enough? The necklace makes you prettier, just be sure that it's tightened,

And give in to your feelings, it's okay to be frightened.

A lot of people say the ones who wear the necklace are cowards

Until they find that everything they ever loved is devoured

Cuz we can never go back, the necklace brings us ahead,

By taking your head, by taking your breath, taking regrets

You done messed up too badly, don't get to be fixed or resolved

So put it on, all it takes is a twitch and a twitch and you're gone.

The Necklace ends all your problems at the source, at the ultimate cause

One step, one snap, one swing, like the wave of a wand.

Okay this sums up why my knee-jerk response is to scroll past any post complaining about capitalism at this point—most of the posts are meaningless! They’re not actually criticizing the results of this specific economic system! This is what happens when people disregard words’ actual definitions. If everything is capitalism, then nothing is capitalism.

This was the thread that inspired this btw

Love how tumblr has its own folk stories. Yeah the God of Arepo we’ve all heard the story and we all still cry about it. Yeah that one about the woman locked up for centuries finally getting free. That one about the witch who would marry anyone who could get her house key from her cat and it’s revealed she IS the cat after the narrator befriends the cat.

G/t writing is rough when you're a character-focused writer who specializes in dialogue and exposition bc you'll be three quarters done with a story before you realize that you've made maybe one allusion to the fact that one of the characters is 100 feet tall and it's done nothing to affect the story 🥲

this was interesting and a little conviction to me because I think I (along with what i would assume to be a lot of people on this site) tend to be guilty of what I would call a sort of apathetic perfectionism, where in spite of a lack of actual effort to make positive changes and impact, I still claim that I hold myself to high standards and want to make the world a better place.

this doesn't even have to apply to morality or anything, even with school and work I find myself paralyzed at the thought of getting the wrong answer, instead of actively trying to find the right one. I never let myself progress or heal or learn or grow, just because I'm so terrified of making another wrong turn after a failure. I tell myself to wait, think, be responsible, don't chase after that yet, make sure you understand the whole thing before going in. and all the time I grow more irresponsible, foolish, and lazy.

we must pursue not the absence of death, but the furthering of life. we must chase the sun even as it reflects off the moon, and not wait until it's already noon.

how in the heck was Jane austen so good at writing dialogue. she's literally the best. I've seen no one better

Science Fiction writers setting out to create something new and exciting only to end up with religion-bashing nihilism:

Fantasy writers creating the most in depth, complex world and storyline only to make it impossible anyone without an English degree to read:

Anyway, y’all should tell me your top 5 favorite hymns (but watch out! I am reading into it)