OMG YES PLEASEEEE I NEED THIS

Headcanon: I can muster a cogent argument for why it would make more sense or make for a better story if this were the case

Heartcanon: I don’t have a particular rationale for why this ought to be the case, I just like to imagine it’s true because it gives me the warm fuzzies

Gutcanon: it’s not that I actively want this to be the case – it just unaccountably feels like it should be

Junkcanon: I like to imagine it’s true because it gives me the other kind of warm fuzzies

Spleencanon: I insist that this is the case specifically to spite the author, because, like, fuck you, sir or madam

back to school reminders:

your grades don’t define you

mental health is a priority

not doing some homework assignments isn’t the end of the world

turn things in on time even if they aren’t completely done

you don’t need a perfect GPA to go to college

apply for scholarships

drama is exhausting; try to avoid it

ask for help when you need it

you aren’t stupid for not knowing everything

not every friend is a real one

teachers aren’t always right

everyone makes mistakes

you can do it

I wanted to add to this with my experience as a gay teenager who fell in love with a perceived straight guy:

I’m a Charlie kinnie so I can confirm: THATS HOW IT FEELS TO FALL FOR A ‘STRAIGHT’ GUY!!

I was so amazed with him, he was the center of my thoughts most of the time but at the same time I felt so sad. It’s such a strange feeling, loving someone more than I could allow myself to show. I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable, and I was scared to lose him because I loved him so much.

I wanted to be around him all the time, I longed for him to feel the same but knew in the back of my mind he would never. but like charlie, I was wrong.

For Charlie the moment that ‘changed the friendship to something else’ was the scene at the party where they kissed, and later had a talk about it

For me it was pulling him aside from our friend group and telling him about my feelings, it was when I knew things were going to change between us, for the better or for the worst. After a couple of weeks and some dates he officially became my boyfriend and we kissed.

It may have been an opposite progression from the show but It was still very similar (for my story it might’ve taken longer but it’s still similar)

There are other things that are different, such as the progression of the friendship and relationship and the showing of affection but all in all it’s very similar, and I find comfort in finally seeing representation on how young gay romance actually is, because there’s very little out there that actually got the point of how it is.

For anyone wondering; I’ve known him as a friend for more than a year and we’ve been dating officially for abt 2 and a half months and no, he’s not straight, and yes he started questioning his sexuality at about the same time he met me (which I’m not saying is connected but….)

I love him very much and hope we stay together because honestly I’ve never felt this way towards anyone else, but I am young so idk what’ll happen :/

I think we all agree that Heartstopper is amazing, both cinematic and story wise. But in my opinion one of the greatest things it accomplished is portraying pure, romantic love. Of course like most people that watched the show I felt incredibly lonely after, but I also felt at peace for the first time in forever. Somehow, I was always scared of falling in love because most relationships portrayed in the media focus on the physical and sexual aspect, which sometimes makes you forget that love is so much more.

Heartstopper managed to make me want to fall in love again and I love the show all the more for it.

Phandom Reverse Bang!

Art for holding onto you for dear life by @citrouillephan (@coffeeandgay on AO3) ♡ beta: @bladegays ☆ Thanks you both for claiming my art! I appreciate very much all your hard work, dedication, patience and support ♡

The work was much, much too stressful for them, Dan in particular. He’d planned to make this something he was proud of, but at the rate he was going, that definitely wasn’t going to happen. Leave it to Phil to see right through his boyfriend and book a month-long trip to a remote cabin in Scotland to calm him down and clear their minds. The following is what ensues on the island. It’s basically 20k words of tooth-rotting fluff, a bit of sweet smut and mild angst. Enjoy! 

[Read on AO3] [Jess’ tumblr post] ☆

Jess, thank you so much for writing such a lovely fic based on my art, you are a wonderful writer ♡ and Toby, thank you for being a fantastic beta for our team! Also, special thanks to @phandomreversebang for running this amazing event!

Coming out

How I, personally came out to my dad: a video of me coming out of a closet saying “so I’m gay, hi Dad!”

How Phil Lester wanted to come out: opening a closet door saying “hi I’m gay”

I’ve started watching Etho’s pov and I found this-

The fore has been shadowing!!

Not only that, but then finding out that grian is cheating on him because spending time with him feels like a chore to grian.

Scar finding out that even when fate itself connects him with grian, he’s still not his first choice.

But he ignores it anyways, because spending time with grian is always amazing, even though afterwards he always cries because he knows grian will never see him as his number one, his one and only, like scar does. He cries for the endless love that his soulmate doesn’t reciprocate or appreciate.

He griefs for the innocence of not knowing he loves grian more than he loves him back.

scar being really jealous of grian’s soulmate, whoever they are, jealous that he isn’t grian’s better– or at least other– half. scar feeling a little bit victorious whenever grian spends time with him, because who needs soulmates, anyway? they have each other, and that’s enough, right? scar feeling a little prick of fear whenever he thinks about how everything will change after grian finds his soulmate.

scar knows he won’t seek out his own. they don’t matter, because they’re not him.

only for him to learn that he is grian’s soulmate. 

scar’s heart almost stops right there.

Y. E. S

The collab we all need

@amazingphil @danielhowell @thatsthat24 

Princess Gem part two electric boogaloo

Mmmmm detail! Rendering all that gold was surprisingly therapeutic. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to go bleach my eyes from all this pink!

Shana tova, my friends! Happy new year! May your year be sweet! 🍎🍯