Every Morning A Cat Wakes Me Up. I Woke Her Up Today

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[puts several things in my coat pockets] inventory

This is it, the shot that took me out, the freedom that they've found in each other, the birds flying free, the soft light and the tenderness as they laugh and joke and avoid everything serious... but the consequences that are coming cannot be avoided and the life that they are flying from is waiting for them when they land, no matter where they land, no matter how far they fly...

Sometimes I feel weird identifying as aromantic AND polyamorous, because people act like it's somehow impossible, but, like...I really love the label aromantic, because I don't feel like I experience romantic attraction the same way as allos.

I don't consider romantic attraction important in a relationship at all, because I just don't really seem to feel it very strongly? Like, for me, an intimate partnership is grounded in being extremely good friends, being willing to care for each other emotionally, and building a life together. Romance doesn't have to be a part of it at all, but I'm not, like, repulsed by romance most of the time, so sometimes I'm cool with romancey-type stuff.

But, like, it's just not vital to me. But I like having multiple intimate partnerships because it feels comforting and stable not to rely solely on one partner for everything, y'know?

So anyway, shout-out to all the other aromantic polyamorous people!!! We exist, damn it!!!

Days in Yunmeng

so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

there's something so inherently queer in the way The Eighth Sense is being acted and ESPECIALLY in the way it's being filmed, and the cinematography and editing choices that keep taking my goddamn breath away.

the almost pain in the longing of short, broken glances to avoid being caught staring, the eyes darting over his whole face instead of lingering too long on his eyes or lips, the tentative broaching of conversation and testing of boundaries that only happens with that level of anxiety in a queer relationship

the constant fear of "what if he's not?" "what if i'm mistaken?" "what if i step too far?" which straight people rarely have to worry about, because at worst if you ask another straight person out you'll get meanly turned down, but if you're queer and you ask a straight person out the reaction could be SO bad, so you're scared and you're withholding but you're just WANTING

there are whole scenes where their friendship is clearly blooming and they both forget their sexualities and they're just having fun like they do with other people

and then there's always a moment where it THUDS back home again. the wetsuits. the showers. outside the bar. on the beach. where they're both so clearly HYPERAWARE of themselves and each other and feeling so exposed and so so scared but still desperate to be near each other

jaewon and jihyun are in parallel states of just YEARNING so badly that it makes my heart ache and my breath catch every time one of those scenes appears

hi! i am once again posting for the Abu Shammalah family's vetted gfm campaign. pls make sure to follow and boost his accs: @ahmed322 and @ahmed8311.

gofundme.com

Donate to Help the Abu Shammalah Family Find Safety and Rebuild, organized by Ahmed Abushammala

Dear Friends, Family, and Kind Strangers, I am writing to… Ahmed Abushammala needs your support for Help the Abu Shammalah Family Find

PLS HELP THE ABUSHAMMALA FAM

Displaced four times from our home, they now find themselves living in a single, overcrowded room with our cousins – ten people crammed into a space meant for one or two. The lack of privacy, the absence of basic necessities, and the constant fear for their lives have made their situation desperate.

i was finally able to talk to ahmed a while ago. i got his permission to share to you all what a lot of us and people before us had been echoing since the dawn of humanity.

the poll i made was me trying to relate and connect with the tumblr userbase who faces rental probs, and homelessness. i am hoping that you see yourself in their place. housing is a basic human right. just like land which gives us bread and rice. it is not really an up for debate issue. and this is also why oppressed and exploited ppl fight with their life for their security, for their dignity, for their identity, for their family and for their children's future. can we help ahmed raise the necessary funds for his family? this gfm was created last april. still at 22% of completion. can we give them hope and support? this is #161 on @/el-shab-hussein, @/nabulsi and @/moayesh gsheet; also posted by @/el-shab-hussein here

thanks to all who advocated for the abusweireh family so far. please continue doing so. you keep them afloat in the middle of everything. also, i beg everyone again to not hesitate to help other palestinian families pls! a small amount goes a long way. a reblog might be the reason someone donates. a simple post can alter their lives. show them that we care and that palestinian lives matter. pls.

everybody keeps saying "it should not happen to you first for you to finally care" or wtvr variation of it before but like i still do not see enough users w huge platform doing shit. and i am so sick and tired of it. stop ignoring the calls for help jfc there is an ongoing humanitarian crisis! your interests can literally wait omg

Hey folks, if you want to fight back against the twitterfication of tumblr USE IT LIKE IT'S TUMBLR!!!!!! REBLOG THINGS!!!!!! USE THE TAGS TO SCREAM AT YOUR FRIENDS!!!!!!!

i'm watching howl's moving castle and i've decided on a new maslow's hierarchy of needs