I hope something unexpectedly good happens to you this week.
my fave greek history story to tell is that of agnodice. like she noticed that women were dying a lot during childbirth so she went to egypt to study medicine in alexandria and was really fucking good but b/c it was illegal for women to be doctors in athens she had to pretend to be a man. and then the other doctors noticed that she was 10x better than them and accused her of seducing and sleeping with the women patients. like they brought her to court for this. and she just looked at them and these charges and stripped in front of everyone like “yeah. im not fucking your wives” and then they got so mad that a woman was better at their jobs then them that they tried to execute her but all her patients came to court and were like “are you fucking serious? she is the reason you have living children and a wife.” so they were shamed into changing the law and that is how women were given the right to practice medicine in athens
hey so uh the consuls asked me to talk to you about your divination techniques and uh. no yeah i get that you've been a great asset and successfully predicted the favor of the gods over the proposal to construct a new aqueduct. that was great, you're great. just uh. well we were wondering if maybe you could speed it up a little bit next time- yes i know the omens can't be rushed. but you did take like 30 minutes to read the entrails? and uh. to be perfectly honest we were all a little creeped out by the way you kept saying things like "oh that's a SLIPPERY one" and "come to papa little kidney." no no we're not asking you to switch over to augury, you're a great haruspex, really. if you could just not dig around in the entrails with a look of unbridled glee on your face quite as much that would be great. thanks.
this is your gentle reminder to stop fighting against your adhd and instead structure your life around it
buy a pack of chapsticks and put one in the pocket of all of your coats and jackets because you always forget to bring one and chapped lips is sensory hell
leave important things where you can see them. if they go in a box or a drawer you will forget they exist
put any appointments or deadlines in your phone calendar As Soon As you get them. set a reminder for a week before, a day before, an hour before, as many as you need as often as you need them.
when that little voice in your head says "i dont need to write that down, ill remember it" that is the devil talking!!! write it down anyway!!
plan for down time. have a few hours at the end of every day to just do fun stuff like engage in your hyperfixations. even if you didnt get all of your work done that day, have the rest anyway. you probably spent the whole day beating yourself up for not doing what you Should be doing, so you still need the break.
if you never eat vegetables because its too much effort to chop and cook them, get the frozen or canned shit. it doesnt go off for ages and you just have to microwave it. theres no point buying fresh vegetables if they just keep going off and being left to rot in the bottom of your fridge
if you struggle to decide what to have for dinner every day, take the decision out of it. choose a set of meals and eat those on rotation until you get sick of them, then choose some new ones and do it again.
its not stupid if it works! our brains literally have a chemical deficiency. you are allowed to accommodate yourself. go forth and stop making your life more difficult than it has to be because "this shouldn't be this hard". it is hard, so make it easier.
“background wolfstar” either means they’re the only ones who have their shit together or they are a FLAMING hot mess the entire time and there is no in between
Not gonna lie, if I was Orpheus, I just wouldn't have turned arou–
Did you hear that?
Eurydice?
Eurydice, are you still there?
Sorry, I trust you're there. That noise just startled me for a second there.
...
You are there, right? Sorry. Of course you are.
This is a long tunnel. My feet hurt... Do you think we can stop for a while? I won't turn around.
I promise.
...
I'll take that as a yes.
Do you know how much longer it'll take?
I... I don't know why I keep asking you questions. I know I won't get an answer. But you can give me all your answers as soon as we're home.
I'm so tired. Let's rest. Just for an hour or so.
I love you.
I won't turn around.
...
Do you trust that I won't?
Sorry, I just realized how often I keep saying that I won't. Do I really think you don't trust me? Do I not trust myself?
How long have we been walking? It feels like days.
I just... I hope it's over soon. I keep feeling like I see the light at the end of the tunnel but it's just my imagination.
But I won't turn around... I prom-
What's that noise?
Is that you?
Are you even there?
Sorry. Again. And sorry I keep saying sorry. Am I going insane? I know you're there. Right behind me. Just one step behind.
Has it been weeks?
I think my hair's longer than it should be.
Months?
Will we ever make it out?
I trust you're there. I trust you're right behind me. I can't hear you. I can't look at you...
I won't turn around. I promise.
...
I love you.
Eurydice?
I...
I won't turn around.
I won't.
I.
...
I don't think there's an end to this.
Should we keep walking?
Should I just...
I'm sorry, I can't believe I'm even suggesting that.
I won't turn around.
Because I love you. And I trust you're there...
I love you.
I can't see you. Or feel you. Or hear you.
How can I love you...
You're hardly there. I know it doesn't feel that way to you.
But I just... I won't turn around.
... I promise?
Has it been years?
When will this be over.
Do I even love you if I can't even bring myself to look at you?
Let me see you! I can't do this. Let me hear your voice, Eurydice!
Eurydice?
I can't... I won't...
Turn around...
Turn around?
How could I be so stupid?
But this won't be over until I do.
I truly believe that.
I love you.
Even if I never see you again...
Please understand, Eurydice. I'm breaking this promise out of love.
Please understand.
I'm sorry.
I'm turning around.
You're beautiful.
You shouldn’t date or become serious friends/partners with someone if you can’t stomach the thought of being stuck in a car or train with them for 16 hours.
Hi there! I'm RatBitchKinsTheFae or RattyKins! they/them, 19, and open to any friendly messages! Though I may take a while to reply (;ŏ﹏ŏ)
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