➳ richly colored earth or jewel-toned clothes made of heavy cotton and velvet
➳ tunics, trousers and tall riding boots
➳ leather waist belts and bracers
➳ lace-up bodices over billowy, off-shoulder blouses
➳ long flowing bell sleeves
➳ dramatic capes with hoods
➳ leather saddlebag-style purses
➳ absurdly long hair with intricate braids
➳ rosemary, lavender, patchouli and clove scents as perfume
➳ archery, horseback riding and fencing
➳ quiet time meditating/praying
➳ spend time doing a traditional activity like woodworking, fishing, writing, painting, jewelry making, leatherwork, baking, etc.
➳ listen to medieval-era or medieval-inspired music
➳ getting super absorbed into medieval-themed games like mount & blade: warband, skyrim and assassin’s creed
➳ watching medieval-inspired movies and tv shows (you know the ones)
➳ growing your own vegetables, baking your own bread, raising/hunting/butchering your own meat
➳ healthy, hearty meat and veggie stews
➳ dry, salted meats with bread and fruit
➳ mulled wine/mead paired with fresh fruit covered in sugar and aged cheese
➳ sweet custards, fruit tarts and fritters for dessert
➳ cedar, leather, or any autumn-scented candles
➳ king size beds with tall canopies, soft and warm blankets, fur-covered pillows
➳ medieval replica tapestries, ivy and small gargoyles as decór
➳ lanterns, tall candles in candlesticks, and fairy lights for lighting
➳ earthen-tone furniture, brown shiplap and brick on interior walls, wooden floors with plush rugs
➳ long wooden dining tables for friends and family to gather around
I don't really mind being on a creepy cursed ship where the captain is a tall hot middle aged man with some heavy traumatic past and a pair of beautiful sad eyes
teashop zuko is so popular because it hits different with cottagecore gays. that was probably the originator of it tbh. we saw a mlm being happy for once at a cute little shop where the aroma of freshly brewed tea always lingers and we all went “i want what he has”
“you either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain” do I look like I wanna die a hero? That’s boring, my goal is to become a villain who’s name is known by all
as a trans person, there is something so beautiful to me about the relationship between us and our bodies.
transitioning is an act of self love, but it is not physically easy. i would force my voice to be deeper before i started testosterone. i would bind unhealthily until i finally got top surgery. but surgery is painful, recovery is long, and injections are anxiety inducing. i have put my body through so much. in moments of weakness, i say i hate you. it is not your fault. but i hate you.
and yet, to me, my body says i love you. in so many different ways. it says you can do anything to me, and i will heal for you. i will never stop changing for you. i will give you the life you have always wanted. and i will never stop trying to keep you alive. i love you, and i don't know how to do anything else.
I honestly do not give a flying fuck what right wingers are about to say about Dr Who. Cos you know fucking what it was beautiful. The UK is full of transphobia at the moment and it's fucking terrifying. So that was all needed every last bit of that was needed. Every fucking moment. Because we exist and we need to be seen. And that scene in the kitchen with Donna and Sylvia my parents were sitting there nodding along because they felt seen. Because they have had to try so hard to get it right with me and my siblings and sometimes they fucked up but they found a way through. And us being like this is better than us pretending to be something we're not and they get that now. And there was a person in a wheelchair an actual fucking person in a wheelchair who was there for longer than 5 minutes and mattered. So I don't care what GB News and the Daily Mail and the Tory party have to say because I will always love this silly little sci fi show about dustbins with guns and metal people and an alien and their friend who do an awful lot of running. I will always love it. It has done what it has always done, it has made the people who felt alone feel seen. And to Russel T Davies and David Tennant and Catherine Tate and Yasmin Finney thank you, thank you so fucking much.
The poem is ‘Icarus Hypothesis Love’ by the wonderful @flightlesskiwi
MONKEY MAN (2024)
oh to carry a little pouch of gold coins on an adventure through an enchanted forest with only a loaf of bread and some honey to keep me going
first day of spring 🌷🌿
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