Instead of looking backwards or forwards, look into what you have now. It may not seem like a lot if you look with judgement. Try to look again, with the clear intention of seeing things for how they really are. Can you name someone you love? What made you laugh today? Is there an activity you enjoy that you should do more of? Are you grateful for someone’s existence? Name a few simple things that make life seem more bearable at first, and soon you will see you have so much going on for you, right here, at the present.
being a student during peak pandemic was so fucking surreal like. “it’s not an excuse to fall behind” I cannot stress enough to you how much A Worldwide Plague Upending Life As We Know It is literally one of The Top Three Reasons to fall behind
can we just talk about how amazing it is that heartstopper has a character that is completely comfortable in his heterosexuality and doesn’t worry that doing certain things will make him seem gay
like
tao is the only non lgbt person in the friend group and he’s totally chill about it. he never once worries if charlie will develop a crush on him. he never questions if liking a trans girl makes him not straight. he kisses charlie during truth or dare and it’s not a big deal because they’re friends. he doesn’t care if people think he gave charlie the hickey. he’s not afraid to be flamboyant.
like i know this should be the bare minimum but the reality is that it isnt. especially for teenage boys. and i just think tao is amazing <3
Learn the skill of delaying your response when faced with someone who is intentionally trying to provoke you. Refuse to let others dictate your mood. Take charge of your emotions. You decide when, how, and whether you want to to react. You control yourself, no one else does.
charlie: “do you remember the first time that you kissed me? you didn’t even ask, you didn’t pause to wonder whether it was what i wanted and I went along with it because I had a crush and I didn’t know any better. I didn’t realise that you had all the control. When I eventually did realise, I thought this must be what I deserve, someone taking whatever he wants from me, whenever he wants treating me like I’m nothing the rest of the time. Now when ever, anything good happens in my life, there’s a voice in the back of my mind, telling me I’m worthless, and that I don’t deserve it, and now you want me to forgive you so that you can feel better about yourself? I’m glad you realise what you did was wrong, but you don’t get to ambush me into forgiving you. ‘Sorry’ doesn’t make up for everything you did to me. I really hope you become a better person so you don’t hurt anyone else, but I don’t wanna be there to see that happen. I don’t wanna see you ever again.”
