I Think A Lot About How We As A Culture Have Turned “forever” Into The Only Acceptable Definition

I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.

Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it’s a “failed” business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don’t actually want to keep doing that, you’re a “failed” writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it’s a “failed” marriage.

The only acceptable “win condition” is “you keep doing that thing forever”. A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a “real” friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a “phase” - or, alternatively, a “pity” that you don’t do that thing any more. A fandom is “dying” because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things.

I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it’s okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success… I don’t think that’s doing us any good at all.

Twisted Aquarium Mini Stickers

1.5 inch-ish stickers based off of all the fishy nicknames that Floyd gives to all his schoolmates!

Buying them as a set of 3 will be slightly cheaper at $5! The full set of all 24 friends are calculated as sets of 3, therefore is $40 ($8 dollars off!)!

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TWST Twisted Aquarium Mini Stickers - yinyuszi's Ko-fi Shop

★ Non-Waterproof Vinyl Stickers ★ 1.5-2" Tall! ★ These stickers are completely handmade and hand-cut! Therefore, the art and cutting will be

I have plans to make them into charms as well but I am not sure if others are interested in the idea so I currently only have Octavinelle as testers for the idea! If you have any interest for them as charms and are serious about buying, please let me know who you'd like to see in DMs so I can gauge some interest!

Keychains (Octavinelle only for now!):

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TWST Octavinelle Creature Acrylic Charm - yinyuszi's Ko-fi Shop

★ 1.5" Tall ★ Double-sided. ★ Azul comes with a purple D-shaped clasp. Tweels come with a white ball-chain. ★ Jade is the eel with the eyebr

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kki3ie

3 years ago

Happy birthday Ruggie ! 🎂

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omg whoever threw that pie went in for the KILL im imagining him just going flying after getting hit thats why hes on the ground i gotta draw that

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kki3ie

2 years ago

more twst art, this time the tweels!

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my art jade leech floyd leech octavinelle disney twisted wonderland twst fanart they are so unsettling... but also just silly d: and goofy >< still evil tho <3 look at floyds ridiculous shoes those are my favorite part also it was their birthday recently happy birthday evil twins!!

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kki3ie

1 year ago

I Loved Both Fairy Galas But The Emotional Damage I Got From The IF Version Will Haunt Me Forever I'm

I loved both Fairy Galas but the emotional damage I got from the IF version will haunt me forever I'm still sobbing from ortho's vignette

On a side note I wish they had at least shown us the boys returning to the dorms because those would've been two very different kinds of receptions.

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teehee twst fairy gala

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kki3ie

1 month ago

get 'em before they melt!

(the flavors are 99% vibes + first thought only thought, don't take them too seriously)

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art twisted wonderland these are so FREAKING adorable especially rook? and idia

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kki3ie

3 years ago

I Just Thought I'd Put The Gang So Far Together So You Don't Have To Scroll Too Much🦇 Any Other Villain

I just thought i'd put the gang so far together so you don't have to scroll too much🦇 any other villain suggestions are open ofc🙏 Also would you guys be interested in a fake event if I were to make one🌘🌘?

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twst i LOVEE these designs omgg

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kki3ie

3 years ago