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storybookprincess:

so a very long time ago, my dad worked with an arson investigator

this guy was often one of the first people on the scene following a suspected arson, once emergency services had done what they needed to do. at times, there were also civilians on the periphery. often, they were freaking out, and understandably so; their home or workplace had just, quite literally, gone up in smoke

this investigator wouldn’t try to calm them down. he wouldn’t comfort them or be a shoulder to cry on.

instead, he’d walk up to the person most visibly losing their shit, hand them a fire extinguisher, and say “hey, can you keep an eye out for any other fires, and if you see one, can you put it out with this?”

of course, there was no actual risk of another fire. he wouldn’t be on the scene investigating if there was even a chance that the fire wasn’t completely put out. but the bystander didn’t need to know that

because that person, without fail, would immediately pull it together, take the fire extinguisher, and stand guard. they were, at least temporarily, calm enough for this investigator to do this job

my dad has told me the parable of the fire extinguisher a hundred times, and i think about it a lot. i think about what it says about people and crises. i think about what it says about the grounding power of having a purpose. and i think about the importance of letting someone help me through something, even if that help is just going to be another casserole to throw into the freezer, because useless or not, that fire extinguisher might be the only thing holding them together

rontology:

rontology:

I love asking friends, without context, “what are you really into this week?” I’ll go first. this week I’m really into mouthwash and sudoku. Last week I was into peaches.

we used to be a society on here!! reblog, don’t like! I want to hear what you’re into!!! I’m literally looking into the nyt game Pips!!!

overthinkinglotr:

My relationship with the hobbit films is complex because it’s hard to explain to normal people that “I’m not necessarily a fan of the films but I am a HUGE fan of the fanon universe a bunch of us terminally online gay tumblr users collectively hallucinated around them in 2014”

judasrpc:

WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS

1. What’s the lie your character says most often?
2. How loosely or strictly do they use the word ‘friend’?
3. How often do they show their genuine emotions to others versus just the audience knowing?
4. What’s a hobby they used to have that they miss?
5. Can they cry on command? If so, what do they think about to make it happen?
6. What’s their favorite [insert anything] that they’ve never recommended to anyone before?
7. What would you (mun) yell in the middle of a crowd to find them? What would their best friend and/or romantic partner yell?
8. How loose is their use of the phrase ‘I love you’?
9. Do they give tough love or gentle love most often? Which do they prefer to receive?
10. What fact do they excitedly tell everyone about at every opportunity?
11. If someone was impersonating them, what would friends / family ask or do to tell the difference?
12. What’s something that makes them laugh every single time? Be specific!
13. When do they fake a smile? How often?
14. How do they put out a candle?
15. What’s the most obvious difference between their behavior at home, at work, at school, with friends, and when they’re alone?
16. What kinds of people do they have arguments with in their head?
17. What do they notice first in the mirror versus what most people first notice looking at them?
18. Who do they love truly, 100% unconditionally (if anyone)?
19. What would they do if stuck in a room with the person they’ve been avoiding?
20. Who do they like as a person but hate their work? Vice versa, whose work do they like but don’t like the person?
21. What common etiquette do they disagree with? Do they still follow it?
22. What simple activity that most people do / can do scares your character?
23. What do they feel guilty for that the other person(s) doesn’t / don’t even remember?
24. Did they take a cookie from the cookie jar? What kind of cookie was it?
25. What subject / topic do they know a lot about that’s completely useless to the direct plot?
26. How would they respond to being fired by a good boss?
27. What’s the worst gift they ever received? How did they respond?
28. What do they tell people they want? What do they actually want?
29. How do they respond when someone doesn’t believe them?
30. When they make a mistake and feel bad, does the guilt differ when it’s personal versus when it’s professional?
31. When do they feel the most guilt? How do they respond to it?
32. If they committed one petty crime / misdemeanor, what would it be? Why?
33. How do they greet someone they dislike / hate?
34. How do they greet someone they like / love?
35. What is the smallest, morally questionable choice they’ve made?
36. Who do they keep in their life for professional gain? Is it for malicious intent?
37. What’s a secret they haven’t told serious romantic partners and don’t plan to tell?
38. What hobby are they good at in private, but bad at in front of others? Why?
39. Would they rather be invited to an event to feel included or be excluded from an event if they were not genuinely wanted there?
40. How do they respond to a loose handshake? What goes through their head?
41. What phrases, pronunciations, or mannerisms did they pick up from someone / somewhere else?
42. If invited to a TED Talk, what topic would they present on? What would the title of their presentation be?
43. What do they commonly misinterpret because of their own upbringing / environment / biases? How do they respond when realizing the misunderstanding?
44. What language would be easiest for them to learn? Why?
45. What’s something unimportant / frivolous that they hate passionately?
46. Are they a listener or a talker? If they’re a listener, what makes them talk? If they’re a talker, what makes them listen?
47. Who have they forgotten about that remembers them very well?
48. Who would they say ‘yes’ to if invited to do something they abhorred / strongly didn’t want to do?
49. Would they eat something they find gross to be polite?
50. What belief / moral / personality trait do they stand by that you (mun) personally don’t agree with?
51. What’s a phrase they say a lot?
52. Do they act on their immediate emotions, or do they wait for the facts before acting?
53. Who would / do they believe without question?
54. What’s their instinct in a fight / flight / freeze / fawn situation?
55. What’s something they’re expected to enjoy based on their hobbies / profession that they actually dislike / hate?
56. If they’re scared, who do they want comfort from? Does this answer change depending on the type of fear?
57. What’s a simple daily activity / motion that they mess up often?
58. How many hobbies have they attempted to have over their lifetime? Is there a common theme?

whimsigothwitch:

Tiles! I want to have a kitchen wall full with different designs

willowrosenberg1997:

katniss really is the world’s best pov character. she is: obtuse, cynical, unobservant, delusional, hostile, paranoid, and flat out not interested in what is going on around her. I’m not being sarcastic I sincerely love reading a narrator who is lying to herself and the reader constantly. it just brings me joy

thatsthewrongwallcraig:

Write it shitty, write it scared, write it without a clue but don’t you be so spineless and have an AI write fanfic for you.

loveridden1999:

maybe i was made for loving things. maybe that’s what life is all about.

howl224tgeundying:

uncahier:

thetenthsunrise:

god i really fucking love the dúnedain, particularly the rangers. just as like. a concept. a people. an actual part of the story.

they defend the shire, without the hobbits knowing, because they’re doing what they can to keep it untouched by evil and the world at large. they sing and they love dancing and theyre all Tall. theyre almost all that is left of númenor. they do not seek payment for what they do–their cause is singular, and that is to fight against the very evil that brought their people to middle earth in the first place. they’re often strange and they’re certainly offputting to those who do not know them but in all we see of them, they clearly have close connections with one another. they can live for over a hundred years. they absolutely crash in rivendell half the time. their leader is playing a lead role in beren and luthien part 2.

god just. the rangers!!!

prinz-myshkin:

Bothersome beast, comforting friend

wvterways:

life really is so simple when you sit back and realise you don’t actually have to do a lot of things. i don’t have to be on my phone constantly. i don’t have to sit inside all day. i don’t have to reply to peoples messages straight away. i don’t have to have what’s in my fridge. i can go out and get groceries and make things that I’m craving. i can go on a walk. i can turn my phone off for a day or two. i can sit and read for hours on end. i can journal for as long as i want. i can mediate. i can cook. i can clean. i can breathe deeply. i can get myself a tea or a coffee. i can have meaningful conversations with my family. i don’t have to be in a constant state of “online”. i can disconnect. I’m not obliged to be here. my name isn’t being called out on a list. i can leave. i can take time away. i am allowed to live.

greelin:

trust between two people who could easily kill one another (especially when it would be the more sensible option in the scenario) drives me insane. you could kill me. you SHOULD kill me. but you won’t. and i won’t. and i’m going to go a step further and trust you to hold my life in your hands. as i hold yours. wild sick twisted etc

dailyflicks:

The Mummy (1999) dir. Stephen Sommers

lawfulgoodness:

alphacrone:

alphacrone:

when i say i like hiking, i don’t mean “eight mile backpacking trip with special gear and an emergency beacon” sort of hiking, i mean a three mile loop to go look at pretty things and then a huge brunch after.

this is in no way a slam on hardcore hiking, it’s very fun, but i mostly just need to lower people’s expectations when i say hiking is a hobby of mine

“No no, that’s ranger hiking. I like hobbit hiking.”