CLEAR SKIN IS SO ATTRACTIVE I’D CHOP A TOE OFF FOR CLEAR SKIN FOREVER

One of my favourite things when reading fanfiction is when you click with an author's style so much that you adore the fanfiction you're reading, and once it's over you need more. So you go to their page and hope that there's more for any fandom you might know- only there isn't any. They've written for other fandoms you aren't familiar with and never would've thought about before.

But you're down so bad for their style and talent that they got you wading in like:

If you don’t believe in redemption then you don’t believe that people can change and grow

You don’t believe in character development

You don’t believe that people learn and grow and change over time

What you knew in five years ago can change along with your mindset because of a new experience you had

Someone good can change for the worst and become bad

While someone bad can change for the better and become someone good

That being said forgiveness is one of the hardest things to do and you don’t HAVE to forgive someone that wronged YOU

But also remember that forgiveness is not only for the guilty but also for your peace in mind and helping you move forward and heal

"redemption arcs are toxic, you shouldn't try to fix someone!"

actually it is so important to me that being in community and experiencing human connection can save people. thanks

The Most Tumblr Punchline

I've noted before that my favorite punchline on Tumblr is "hang on, gotta look something up/okay that's funny."

Let me explain why:

It is a way to say "I don't get it" without blaming the joke or the teller.

It is a tacit admission of ignorance without shame or judgement.

It assumes responsibility for acquiring the knowledge the respondent doesn't already have.

It cues other people who Don't Get It to do the look-up themselves, allowing them to get that full impact of Getting It without derailing the post with explanations.

It gives subsequent readers, whether or not THEY got the joke, a little frisson of good feelings when they realize that someone else is now In On The Joke.

It not only makes the original joke funnier, it gets funnier the more often it's used.

AO3: *goes down*

Everyone:

oh yes it's that time of year again

The Shape of Ideas

Clark never felt pain until after he became Superman.

Soon™