Everything is terrifying, but humans are so strong.
Societies at my university are doing food bank drives. Italians are singing on their balconies and cheering health workers that go by. My university originally wasn’t going to close so lecturers took matters into their own hands and cancelled their classes, and now the university IS closing. When the government response isn’t strong enough, people are cancelling mass gatherings themselves and isolating to limit the spread. One of my friends is streaming to her self-isolating friends. My mum is going back to work tomorrow in an NHS reception. The Australian Grand Prix got cancelled and now 10,000+ people are watching an esports game version of the race on Twitch and making memes about it. All over the world, people are trying to cheer each other up.
My biggest problem with apocalypse movies, with zombie tv shows, has always been the way it portrays a world post-disaster. When humans were living in caves and hunting for survival, they drew art on the walls and told stories that were passed down in oral tradition. When London closed for the plagues, theater troupes would go around the country performing for the smaller villages instead. The human drive to create, to entertain, to adventure, to see and do new things, has always been and will always be unmoved by a crisis.
So yes people are panic buying, yes employers and governments are being selfish and cruel. But more than ever this has highlighted that, that is not what humans are. It’s something we’re pushed to be by this society, actual cruelty is an outlier.
I’ve been clinically depressed for a long time, so it feels bizarre to say: I love humans. I am overflowing with how much I really, truly, love us. Humans are silly, tender, hopeful, and social creatures. Even something as small as a long train journey, delayed and late at night, is enough for humans to take up solidarity. No matter what happens, what state the world is in, what alterations we have to make to our lives, we will never escape being recognizably, inherently human. Thank god.
sometimes i try to scroll past this but then i feel guilty
Edward Elric: *breathes*
Roy Mustang: I would die for you.
Riza Hawkeye: Can you stop w/ this shit honestly Colonel.
Also Riza Hawkeye: ...
*glances at Ed for like 0.2 seconds*
*whispers* I would die for you
@typhonisking and I were talking about @therealjacksepticeye ‘s playthrough of God of War and Ty brought up this very likely scenario LOL
This is my first comic I’ve posted online. So uh… enjoy? ^^~
scar and mei go to disneyland
Here’s something for your soul: Every single time Ed is cold, Roy’s jacket is on him within seconds. Ed doesn’t even get to FINISH the complaint of “its cold/I’m cold” the jacket is already on his shoulders. It’s like a reflex or an instinct. It gets to the point Team Mustang jokes around and says “you might as well just give it to him every time he steps into the office” and flustered Dad Roy™️ is just like “I just don’t want to hear his annoying complaints, okay?!”
I pretty much answer to the philosophy that Ed stole one of Roy’s jackets and drags it around everywhere, and Roy saw that he was happy and warm so he let him keep it and got a new one. Then, SURPRISE! Alphonse gets his body back and g u e s s w h o gets THAT one.
Basically Roy has many jackets and has passed them all onto his sons
Corgis being silly?
Here you go 😊 Enjoy ❤️
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Al: How to leave a table without being rude?
Roy: Eat the table
Maes: Good advice
So I keep seeing those “re-taking old family photos as adults” things all over tumblr and I thought…what if the Elrics retook their old family picture? (And yes this works because they’re totally all alive and well you’d better not tell me otherwise)
Totes gonna color it later.
I recently ran into this problem while writing and when I did some google searches for a solution I wasn't able to find a lot. My story is written in first person and I don't know how to introduce my character's name without sounding cheesy or cliche. The "My name is [character] is so cringey but I'm not sure how to introduce my character to the reader in a way that sounds natural. Any advice?
Have someone they talk to call them by their name.
Have a stranger ask them their name for a good reason (e.g. a barista or nurse).
Have them feel annoyed at seeing their name misspelled or hearing it mispronounced.
Have them fill out forms and whoever receives the form comments on the name (e.g. ”Oh, that’s a pretty name” or “Nice, that’s my cousin’s name” etc.).
Have them respond to hearing their name or one similar to it when it isn’t them someone is trying to communicate with (e.g. Kara hears someone call out “Karen” on the street, and turns her head).
Have them mention that another person in their social group has their name (e.g. ”The other Rachel in our book club said…”).
If they primarily go by a nickname, have someone who calls them by their full name make an appearance (e.g. a sudden phone call from their mother, who insists on calling them by their birth name).
Have someone make a joke/pun with their name (e.g. a rival calling them “Dick” when their name is Richard).
Have something associated with them carry their name (e.g. a family business called “Bob Howard & Sons” or a vanity plate on their vehicle).
They like searching through personalized keychain racks and magnet displays to see if their unusual name is in there this time.
Have it mentioned in roll call (this one’s a bit common in a school setting, but roll calls can happen in certain other settings too).
Have them read a letter, email, or something else addressed to them.
There must be a dozen other ways. Use these to brainstorm and find one that fits your story better.
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