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*Kajsa has left the single pringle club*
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ALSO i found this old preface for harlow
and WHY does it kind of slap??
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“...”
“When the lost bird falls, surely the rain will cease.
Every drop of broken blood will spill and touch the breeze,
When the skies are grey, and
No one’s around
To settle the sound
Of shattered calls
That’ll be when the lost bird falls.”
The bard sets aside his lute and takes a long swig of alcohol from a clay mug, setting it down on a weathered, wobbly stool that matches his own. The tavern is alive with applause and chatter, illuminated by warm firelight. Somebody calls out, asking where did the song come from, and the bard replies simply:
“Elysia.”
I have a good view of our entertainer from my seat at the counter. He’s old and crinkled with age, but that doesn’t stop him from looking alive. His dark brown eyes shine with resilience, bushy white eyebrows more expressive than I’ve ever seen, gravelly voice somehow more beautiful than that of a siren. The stool he sits on is old and creaky, one I assume he carries with him wherever he goes. Backed by the firelight, he has an aura of kindness and mystery.
He catches me looking at him and smiles, so I quickly turn away, staring at my hot drink. He’s probably thinking I’m too young to be here, wasting my earnings on spiked cider and hard bread. But he visits this tavern frequently, and I like to hear the songs he brings, especially the ones from Elysia. I never heard this one, even though I grew up there. It must be newer.
I consider myself to be some kind of lost bird if I’ve understood the song right.
Though they don’t know it yet, I’ve done everything to protect them.
That was always my job. I was never going to be queen. I was never going to lead armies. I was never going to be great, remembered, fearless.
I was never going to have what I wanted. But that was okay, because I could keep them safe.
I always knew I would protect them.
So here I sit in a tavern on break, tapping my own clay mug with my fingernails.
Clink, clink, clink.
Here I sit with knives strapped to my belts and inside my boots, poisonous vials in my satchel, death carved in between the letters of my name, syncopated to the beats of my heart.
I have become the kind of dangerous nobody sees, the kind nobody expects. No man would expect a girl like me to pull a dagger from the waistband of her skirt and have him dead in a moment.
No man would expect a highborn to be a monster.
But if I let it all go and be the person my world needs me to be, it will fall apart.
Emptying my cup, I shake off my thoughts and push the mug towards the bartender. He fills it back up and adds its price to my final bill; nothing I can’t pay for.
The bard leisurely picks up his lute once more, clearing his throat and carrying on to the second verse. I rest my head on my arms, feeling lonely, and listen.
“When the sky burns red, bleeding crimson tears
Blue flames will flow across the earth, and when the grey smoke clears
Purple will be the color that scrapes against the skies
Dancing across our deathbeds and relishing our demise…”
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congraduhmacationssss
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I hate that using shuffle on Spotify isn't actually a true shuffle
it just plays songs you've recently listened to or artists you've recently listened to and then throws in some other songs into the mix
like it's not even a true shuffle and it bothers me
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DEATH
YOUR DEATH
MY DEATH
EVERYBODYS DEATH
DEATH
death…
So yeah.
Sledding.
Wheeee….
I LEFT NO RING WITH HER
WHAT MEANS-
I AM THE MAN
SHE LOVES ME
I willlll be heeeerrrreeeeeeeeeeeeee
even if you decide to get rid of my favorite sweater
This has been a small section of my brain as it fails to memorize everything and then some. Thank you for listening, please come again.
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DAANG IT IM OUT OF REP but this is funny to me for some reason
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here’s another potential faire fit (don’t question the tape on the wall ok)
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on the aesthetic scale it’s prolly like a 7 but comfort it’s like 3
i need a better drape thing situation and also not to tie the corset so tight next time ☝
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@The cheeseman I audibly laughed at that
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literally everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong right now
I know that's not actually true but it seriously feels like it
I fell sick its not fun
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thank you ❤
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literally everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong right now
I know that's not actually true but it seriously feels like it
I fell sick its not fun
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there are other things other than feeling sick, but thank you guys
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literally everything that could possibly go wrong is going wrong right now
I know that's not actually true but it seriously feels like it
I fell sick its not fun
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I swear I got rid of these-
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okay so then it is your fault /j
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I SPY A TWENTY ONE PILOTS FAN
AHHHHHHHHH
FAVORITE SONG???-
AYYY SHORTY YESS a ton of people call me that on here!
Tommy is such a vibe
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I SPY A TWENTY ONE PILOTS FAN
AHHHHHHHHH
FAVORITE SONG???-
SOMEONE ELSE WHO USES POG AND SWAG OH MMY GASH YOUR MY NEW BESTIE HELLO MY NAME IS SHORTCAKE NICE TO MEET YOU!!!
/pos /hj
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I SPY A TWENTY ONE PILOTS FAN
AHHHHHHHHH
FAVORITE SONG???-
np btw, you seem super cool so yea
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I SPY A TWENTY ONE PILOTS FAN
AHHHHHHHHH
FAVORITE SONG???-
I've been listening to the newest release on repeat for about 3 days now sooooo I fricking live it
at first I didn't really like Next Semester all that much but it's started to grow on me so I really like the new theme they've got going on
I love the entirety of the Vessel album as well
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kajsa there's a YouTuber called Sam Does Arts and I feel like your art style radiates his art style's energy
do you watch him? if you don't, I think you would enjoy his videos
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hehe I knew what you were trying to say you're good
he is such a good art tutor like the way he explains things is so easy to understand so that's really helpful I love him (platonically)
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I swear I got rid of these-
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eddie if you had just accepted that you are a nerd and that that is one of the best things a person can be, my notifs wouldn't have died lol /hj /pos
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kevin got a facial today
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I swear I got rid of these-
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I got rid of them already (and made the effort to go through them)
majority of them were from SUs, specifically @Edema Rue's nerd case SU lol
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Thank you everyone :,)
it’s been really great today, one of my favorites by far!
Im 18 now and Im so excited for everything to come! :]]] -
there is pain
and there is sorrow
but nothing compares
to watching the light leave somebody’s eyes
when they say,
”you know,
i don’t think i ever loved you.”
there is pain behind that.
because not even a month ago you said to them,
”look into my eyes,
see my pain. my sins. my horrors.
look there, into my eyes,
and love me.”
and they said,
”i will.”
and now
they see you with contempt
with hatred
with regret and animosity
and they just want you gone.
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cal how are you so good at getting people to cry over your writing it isn't fair
I want this power too
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*inhale*
Hi people!
I'm having some... anxiety issues, shall we say?
Here's why.
SpoilerSo, camping.
tent,
don't like tent,
away from home in don't like tent,
not allowed to have phone so no help if I need it in don't like tent,
with people who don't accept me and who I've only know for a few months with no phone in don't like tent,
has to dress up like an 18th century woman in 80 degree weather with people and no phone in don't like tent,
has to stay for three days in hot clothing and hot weather with people and no phone in don't like tent.
So... I'm not going to be online until Saturday night ish EST.
Uhh...
if I'm on before that, my anxiety made me physically sick and it was bad enough that I had to come home early.
Love you guys...
~ Stick
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k so i’ve been working on that hadley drawing
and something looks wrong help
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sometimes my bran decides to inflict pain on its body and do stupid stuff. Today it decided that the best thing to do on impulse was to hit my boyfriend's backpack with the beginning of my wrist meeting my thumb full-force without taking the time to consider whether he had anything excessively solid in his bag. this is the result...
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Life update:
First day back to school this week was pretty chill, just hafta write a whole case for debate and then do a study guide for bio and that's basically it (it's really not but that's all I'm letting myself do for today. Baby steps!). Hoping to be done by 4:30 (that gives me 30ish mins).
My arm is officially hella jacked up. The pain has now spread through my whole arm, upper and lower, including my shoulder, I have next to no grip strength (accidentally chucked my phone while walking again due to this), and I never imagined unzipping my backpack could hurt so bad (physically). I can't even wash my hands without moderate to severe pain because of the rotating motion my arm makes. Oh, and did I mention it's my dominant arm? Lol so my mom said we should ice it and immobilize it with a wrap and a sling for the next few days--lowkey wish i was ambidextrous because that would make this so much easier. There's also some weird bruising going on with my veins on the inside of my elbow. Elbow... pit?
With show choir done for just over a month now, my life is less chaotic but also less awesome. Which is okay! I can't wait for next season.
ALSO I TALKED TO HALY DURING SCHOOL (we do this almost every day) AND IT MADE ME SO SCUDDING HAPPY AND I JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH AND I THINK I MIGHT VISIT HER THIS SUMMER. Fingers crossed!
Hoping to draw a lil lovey dovey scene between Nova and Xander a bit later hehe so that'll be fun
But yep
Scud what else did i want to say...
OH! Last night I was almost asleep when I heard meowing and felt little whiskers on my face and paws on my chest, and when I laughed, Oslo just plopped down right on me and purred and meowed quietly until I fell asleep. He likes his belly rubs lol. I just adore when he comes and seeks me out and lays down with me <333
like there are no words so instead have these pictures of him
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HE'S SO ADORABLE I CAN'T.
anyways i should go do my hwk now lol
