Welcome, Everyone. It’s Good To Have You Here.

another important thing about solidarity within queer communities is that so many of us will identify with different labels (especially when we are young/still figuring out that we aren’t straight & cis to begin with) before figuring out how we identify longterm. E.g. gay people who start out identifying as bi, trans men who initially identify as butch lesbians, asexuals who at first identify as bisexual (because hey, that’s technically being equally attracted to multiple genders), and so on. In fact, most queer people, at one time or another, identified as cishet. So we of all people should be aware that figuring out our identities takes time, and is a winding path. 

And this is why solidarity in our communities is so important. And why gatekeeping is so dangerous. Because not only is each part of our community a longterm home, sanctuary, and support system for people of a certain identity, we also provide a path and an unofficial Welcoming Committee to new members of the wider LGBTQA+ community (especially young queer people, for whom a supportive welcoming is so important). And in turn, many of the people who find their way to us will be coming from a different part of the rainbow path. This is also why bigotry is so so damaging when it comes from within our communities, and why we each of us have a responsibility to examine our prejudices and acknowledge that being queer doesn’t automatically give us a pass–we are just as capable of bigotry as anyone on the outside, and in a unique position to do harm from within. Fight transphobia, fight aphobia, fight biphobia, fight racism and ableism and discrimination wherever you see it in our communities. And more than that, celebrate ALL the colors on our flags, and all of the diverse communities they represent. Solidarity makes us so much more powerful, as a community and as individuals. So I’d like to start by saying:

Welcome, everyone. It’s good to have you here.

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4 years ago

I hate hate HATE all those 2edgy 4me theories about kids shows. Like Angelica dreaming up the rugrats, or the ed, edd, and eddy children being ghosts, or literally anything that takes a lighthearted and fun kids show and has to turn it into some tragic take of rape or murder or misinformed mental illness. So you know what? From now on I’m gonna do the exact opposite. Every cool grim-dark show is now because of a bunch of children. To get us started: Game of Thrones: A middle-school DnD campaign with the most angry, vindictive DM who has promised to kill everyone’s player characters (and their family) by the end.

6 years ago

“Omg look at this fucking shit, gluten free mascara, ahaha, people need to be fucking stopped.”

Yes, I’m sure the person with a wheat allergy wanting to avoid putting wheat containing things near their eyeballs is truly the reason society is failing.

6 years ago

HEY IF YOU REBLOGGED THE WHITE BUFFALO CALF POST PLEASE DELETE IT!!!

it was a mistake to post it i didnt think it would go viral which is dumb i know!! the caretaker is worried about being located and these calves are SACRED and often stolen/killed/skinned !!!!!!! keep it in your heart and delete delete delete!! help me get the word out!!

4 years ago

so, i'm just daydreaming about geralt and jaskier,

as per usual,

and i made myself sad thinking about geralt apologising for snapping on the mountain, kinda curling in on himself, feeling slightly ashamed but also wary? cause when has he ever been graced with forgiveness? how often do people allow him to explain his actions? how many humans take the time to listen and be patient as he tries to express how... difficult it is, processing emotions when all his life he's been told he has none. so he resigns himself to losing his friend completely, prepares for a dismissive tone and a cold rejection,

and then,

hearing jaskier sigh and tell him that it's okay, that sure he was sad and a little angry at first, but time has passed and his love has always been stronger than his hate, and sure they'll need to talk about it more when ciri isn't around because they both need to be more communicative, but for now, it's okay and he forgives him,

but, not only that, he's sorry too! he should have given geralt maybe some time, a little space - for he had just lost yennefer and maybe he shouldn't have made light of the situation in the same breath as geralt's heart being broken?

like,

can you imagine?

geralt's reaction??

like how many people have apologised to him in the past? how many people have forgiven him but then went on to offer their own sincere regret in regards to the actions they've taken against him??

like, visenna will never apologise to him for what she did. the elder witchers will never apologise for what they did. stregobor won't, other witchers and humans and mages won't, geralt has probably never had someone offer themselves up for his forgiveness! either because they think there's nothing for him to forgive, or that he should simply shoulder what they've done, or they think themselves above such quaint little customs.

and idk,

geralt being apologised to,

jaskier forgiving him,

all the feelings which blossom and flood geralt's veins, it makes him a little dizzy, a little winded, his throat closes up and his mouth falls open in a silent acceptance - ciri probably softly elbows him to jolt him out of his stupor,

but jaskier shakes his head because he understands. with a small smile, he cocks his head and says i understand,

which probably rocks geralt even more, because even now, after the years that have passed, the bard can still decipher him on levels not even vesemir can touch,

and invites them to drink with him.

a gentle offer of friendship reborn,

and one which geralt takes with eager appreciation.

4 years ago

Okay, another “long term The Witcher books fan talking about the series” post from me.

I AM SO SORRY! But I thought that for some of you fanfiction writers here who write Geraskier stuff (and other ship fics, like Geralt and Yen! I respect all ships! ^^) those things might be useful or that they can be just fun in general for some people. Here is a bunch of canon things that I like but don’t often see in fics! Some of those will be totally innocent, but some are slightly more spicy (trying hard to not use any word that tumblr might not like).

But first a disclaimer! I am not sharing this to bash any fanfic writers for not being canon-friendly enough or to make anyone feel worse about their lore knowlage! You are an amazing fan, no matter if your knowlage is based on books, games, series or all of those! I am not an expert myself, I just randomly remembered some stuff so I thought I might share them. And fanfiction should be fun, it is about what you want to explore no matter if it’s canon or not! You do you! ^^ I just think some of those things might be fun to point out! So here we go:

Geralt:

- Witchers can’t blush – it’s due to blood system mutation.

- Geralt can’t get hard for some time after using his potions – Yennefer was able to get him “ready” in this kind of situation only by using a spell.

- Geralt is NOT an aggressive lover – while the scenes in the book are not really explicit, from reading them you can still see very clearly that Geralt is careful and gentle in bed. I am not saying that he can’t go rough if his lover wants that, because I am sure he can do it very well, but he definitely is not brutal. He cares about his partners, even if they don’t really know each other. He is also well aware that the way you act in bed affects your partner’s comfort.

- Women don’t find Geralt repulsive – while many people fear Geralt or find him disgusting, many women also find him extremely attractive. Some find him way more attractive than other men around them. He never has any troubles with finding someone to spend a night with him. In many cases those women are the ones suggesting something more. In the books there is even a scene where two women are thirsting over him, talking about what they would do with him and when he hears this, he is the one being uncomfortable.

Jaskier:

- Jaskier means “buttercup” - which is a very small yellow flower popular in Polish meadows and often growing close to roads.

- He looks about 10 years younger than he actually is - someone points out that he is nearly 40 but looks nearly 30.

- Jaskier was sometimes mistaken for an elf when he had his hair longer.

- He is really scared of pain – while he can be very brave while he travels with Geralt and he can be badass af, he is also a big drama queen when the smallest things happen to him. He is not really experienced with being injured so he overreacts. And despite being very proud, he can ask for mercy when he is afraid and helpless.

Yennefer:

- She can be very loud in bed – she is not ashamed of it and she thinks it’s actually healthy to let everything out.

- After l o v e  m a k i n g (I am really trying to not use the s-word XD) with Geralt she would often say “o jejku jej” or just “jejku jej” in Polish version – I couldn’t find how it was translated to English, but I would roughly translate it to “oh my my”.

- She is able to draw a bath with her magic - and she does that often.

I will update this list when I remember more things that have fanfic potential and please you do it too! :3

5 years ago
Medieval Weapon Concepts 
Medieval Weapon Concepts 
Medieval Weapon Concepts 
Medieval Weapon Concepts 
Medieval Weapon Concepts 
Medieval Weapon Concepts 
Medieval Weapon Concepts 

Medieval Weapon Concepts 

4 years ago
SHUKRI ABDI 2007 - 2019 (12 Years Old) Manchester, England, United Kingdom 
SHUKRI ABDI 2007 - 2019 (12 Years Old) Manchester, England, United Kingdom 

SHUKRI ABDI 2007 - 2019 (12 years old) Manchester, England, United Kingdom 

‘If you don’t get into the water, I’m going to kill you.’

Shukri Abdi was a 12 year old Somalian girl who was born and brought up in a refugee camp in Kenya having escaped conflict in Somalia. She arrived in the UK in 2017 and experienced horrific bullying from her classmates who called her ‘coloured’ and ‘half-caste’. 

In 2017 her body was found in the River Irwell, when police arrived children were still laughing as Shukri drowned. Greater Manchester police quickly declared the incident an accident. 

“Child Four said that Shukri seemed untroubled in the deeper water when she had her arm on Child One’s shoulder, but appeared to get into difficulties when Child One let go of her and swam back to the other children.”

“Then Shukri’s head went under and came back up. I think she was trying to say something but she couldn’t, trying to call out but she couldn’t,” Child Four told the court.  

Child Four was asked by the court if Child One was laughing when they could see Shukri struggling and sumberging beneath the surface.

Child Four replied “Yes” and said they presumed it was because they thought Shukri was joking about drowning, but Child Four said they could see Shukri wasn’t joking. Child Four jumped in the water to try to save Shukri. Child Three ran to get a stick to try to pull Shukri out.

“Child One was laughing for a couple of minutes,” Child Four told the inquest. “Child One was still laughing when me and Child Three were trying to help. Child One was still laughing when I jumped in.”

Child Four said that neither Child One nor Child Two were doing anything while Shukri was drowning, and that Child One only stopped laughing when the police came.

After jumping into the water to try to save Shukri, Child Four realised they would not be able to save her, so ran to the nearby Bury police station to alert them. Child Three did the same.

Child Four said that Child Three blamed Child One for the tragedy “because they let go of Shukri”.

- The Guardian 

It is claimed by the other children CH1 said ‘If you don’t get into the water, I’m going to kill you’ to Shukri before the incident. This was intentional and not an accident. Shukri, her poor mother and dear siblings deserve justice. They came to this country thinking they were going to be safe. Manchester claims to be open and honest and loving and yet a vulnerable child has died in their city. You need to be screaming for Justice. Inquests are not enough and not fast enough, not for Shukri, not for her mother. Justice. 

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4 years ago

college au where everyone is afraid of geralt bc he looks scary and wears all black and doesn’t talk to anyone and doesn’t show up to class all the time and ppl think he’s like. definitely done something illegal, like killed someone. 

but when ppl do see him around campus, he’s always with jaskier, his very mismatched boyfriend

and ppl always comes up with theories about how he and jaskier, his sunshine lollipops and very musically and socially talented boyfriend got together

someone says jaskier’s loud mouth got him in trouble and geralt saved him, like some fairytale and it was love at first sight

another says jaskier’s the one who saved geralt bc they saw jaskier throw a bottle at a guy for making a snarky comment about his boyfriend and jaskier’s definitely the scary one i swear it guys

others say jaskier is some sort of rich boy and geralt’s his bodyguard bc his family wouldn’t let him go to college for music unless he’s got a babysitter

in reality they’re both huge nerds who met at a Renaissance faire when history major geralt said jaskier’s hat is tacky and his doublet shouldn’t be That unbuttoned, i can see your undershirt and jaskier was like “why are you looking at my unbuttoned doublet, my eyes are up here oh no ur hot”

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