An unreliable mess living in a fucked up world surviving on nothing but friends, family, food and Halsey.
Australia, 15.
You are not a body. And you are not a name. You are so much more than either of those things.
You are memories; the ones that you have, and the ones that others have of you. You are emotions; happiness, anger, love, sadness, fear, joy, or regret. You are knowledge; the things that you know and the things that you teach. You are values; the ones that you actively portray and the ones that you are working towards. You are goals; the ones you’ve achieved and the ones you strive to achieve. You are mistakes; the ones that were necessary and the ones that weren’t. You are potential; everything that could ever have been and could ever be, every missed opportunity or unspoken word. You are thoughts; those left unsaid and those you have shouted from the rooftops. You are the things you love. You are the books you read. You are the people you meet and surround yourself with. You are the places you go. You are the air that you breathe. You are the music you listen to. You are the things that make you happy and the things that make you sad. You are who you want to be.
You are not a body and you are not a name. You are the person you choose to be, so why would you let such trivial things like a body or a name define the person that you are?
You are an infinite number of possibilities, so seize them.
Imagine: sitting by a fire, curled but against the girl you love. You can’t hear anything but the crackling flames and each other’s breathing. You are warm, you are content, you are in love.
Fellow collectors or Regina’s *Emma* faces, I present to you.
The masterpost
5x12
“Emma thinks I should leave?” - look
“Oh, Emma. I hurt because you do” - look
“Emma tells me to leave her here” - look
“Emma I don’t wanna leave you” - look
”I can’t leave “those” I love” - look
“I love” - look. That’s an *Emma* face
5x13
“My Emma, I can fix your sad with schematics!” - look
Look how happy she is she had an idea that could help Emma!
“My Emma, where did you go?” - look
5x14
“My Emma, I’m as equally terrified this won’t work as I am that it will work” - look
“Did it not work because I didn’t want it to or because you didn’t?” -look
5x15
“My Emma, we’re on a date, could you focus on me pls?” - look
“People are starting to stare” - look
“Act normal my Emma. *Flips hair to get attention*” - look
“He doesn’t like you much, does he? Emma, I like you“ - look
“Tbh you’re too good for Hook” - look
“Oh my Emma.. If only you saw you as I do”
“Don’t argue with your mother.. Or your mother” - look
“I gots your back my Emma” - look
5x16
*Error*
5x17
“Don’t worry my Emma. It was a dream, not a premonition” - look
“My Emma. I’m aboutsta lay the truth on you” - look
“I only say this because I love you and worry. Emma. You gots issues” - look
“Oh my Emma. I worry for Henry too” - look
“Let’s face this monster together” - look
5x18
Aka the Gay™ episode where Emma & Regina are in every scene together but barely look at each other or interact.
“True Love’s Kiss talk. Don’t look towards Emma. Don’t look towards Emma. Don- fuck I looked towards Emma” - look
“My Emma, I’m so sorry I can’t fix this for you” - look
“My perfect Emma already tried everything, you’re lying. Are you saying my perfect Emma lied?! My perfect Emma…(ง'̀-‘́)ง” - look
5x19
“We can always count on my mother to try to destroy the love in mine and Zelena’s life. My Emma, you remember my mother, all of season 2, right?” - look
“Gazing at Emma ft. rom com zoom after being reminded of season 2 Cora getting between her and Emma” - look
“Mama please. I couldn’t just leave my Emma. No chance in hell. Literally” - look
“It hurts my very soul, but I will do anything so my Emma is happy” - look
5x20
“About to rip out the heart of the thing I love most 2.0.. For her happiness” - look
“Watching the one I love most give half her heart to someone else” - look
“My Emma is in pain. Falling. I WILL SAVE YOU” - look
“Must put Emma’s heart back together NOW” - look
“I just put Emma’s heart back inside her” - look
Everyone is looking at Hades blaming him for Emma hurting, except Regina who won’t look away from Hook. “Her heart hurt trying to go into your body, Pirate, I’m watching you” - look
“We’ve been Team ‘Combined Powers Produce The Most Powerful Magic’ for years. I know the drill” - look
“I refuse to entertain the idea of leaving without you cuz it ain’t happening” - look
“Emma’s sad, so I’m sad” - look
“Let’s get you home Emma. Pirate and I agree on that” - look
“Call forth your most powerful magic. Magic is emotion.” - look
“True Love is the most powerful magic of all. Feeling the strongest magic” - look
5x21
“Emma, you’re too emo” - look
“Emma you’re thinking gay not thinking straight” - look
Intergifssion
“Love is sacrifice” - look
I’m aware this moment was not directly about Emma. But when Regina’s *Emma* face and *love is sacrifice* face are identical, it’s relevant.
Every time Regina looks at Emma, it’s a look of love, pain, longing, sacrifice. Regina hurts every time she looks at Emma, and still, she does it at every chance she has, to make sure Emma is happy.
5x22
“I sense my Emma” - look
“The only sunshine I’ve seen today” - look
“Whatever you do, don’t look at Emma. Very serious magic business. 👀” look
“She didn’t wanna be with him any more” - look
“Anymore bright ideas aka I trusted you to find him” - look
“You agreed to Hardee’s date, it’s not all on me” - look
“I don’t expect you to understand. I’m happy you don’t. Vulnerable.” - look
“You went up to the precipice” - look
“But thankfully you got pulled back” - look
STOP
These next two gifs are the ultimate “I love you, Emma”. It’s the moment between “Henry” and “my friends” where she is looking at Emma.
“If I revert, I lose everyone I love. Henry,”
“…”
“…”
CONTINUE
“She believes in me” - look
“You are good. She’s beautiful, she’s innocent, she’s everything that’s good in this miserable, stinking world.” - look
“I’d rather suffer than see that pain on the people I care about.” - look
“Everything I want but can’t have” - look
“I wish things were different” - look
5x23
“Want” - look
“My Emma, it hurts and I’m scared, but it’s gonna be okay. Don’t worry” - look
the momfriend: (is very gentle and comforting, carefully and calmly helps you work out the root of the issue, gives you lots of space and the affection you need)
the sisterfriend: (pushes you over) alright nerd what do i need to beat up for you? a boy? your feelings? do you need me to punch your feelings?
the dadfriend: (tries to be comforting, generally awkward, likes to make you laugh when you are feeling down, puns)
Romantic Crystal & Terrarium Encapsulated Jewelry by Kay Bells
Artist and owner Kay Bells of the indie boutique Ruby Robin (previously featured here)creates stunning handmade pieces, which are encapsulated with quiet reminders of nature. Although most of her pieces include flowers, a select few feature some of Earth’s most beautiful wonders, crystals.
Bells aim is to capture the inspiring beauty and vulnerability of nature into a romantic token, which could be worn every day. With a whimsical and victorian sensibility, Bells’ handmade jewelry resembles an object worn by fairies in a mystical forest. She explains:
“My handcrafted jewellery is designed to allow the quiet beauty of nature to shine, to stir the imagination, inspire wonder and encapsulate a microcosm of long forgotten memories. I make my jewellery using a range of strange and beautiful curiosities, found in the woods and on the mountain sides, on the windswept beaches and wild meadows.”
You can find more ethereal designs on her Etsy shop.
The thing I hate most about depression is that it tricks you into thinking you don’t have depression. It makes you think that nothing is wrong with you, that you just feel this way because you lack value as a person. Whether that’s in your relationships, your academics, or a view of yourself, it makes you think you aren’t good enough for any of that.
“It’s not the illness,” it says, “You feel this way because it’s who you are.”
Me: I can’t get out of bed today, what is wrong with me. I’m so lazy and terrible and I am a huge flake and there has got to be something wrong with me.
satire is “I’m going to take this concept to an extreme or absurd level in order to demonstrate how bizarre/nonsensical/illogical it is” and not “I said something bigoted but just kidding I didn’t really mean it hahaha”
Dang it I’ve written like 5000 words trying to explain this and I only needed this post to reblog
