Alright so because of the nature of these, they are going to be Long Answers, so I will be posting them individually beneath headcanon banners shortly – but first I had to tie in the numbers to the questions and I need to call Shenanigans cause there is no way these questions were not deliberate Harri are you kidding me?!
I find that when it gets particularly tough to live my best life, it helps to think about the things that are going well. A lot of the time it is very easy to get caught up in all the ways that things just are not going according to plan – when all our energy is being spent on what is wrong and what needs fixing it is very easy to forget about what is going right.
I have a lot of things in my life that I am grateful for. And when things get really tough I think, remember where you were ten years ago? And I deliberately dredge up horrible memories because I am in a safe place to examine them – which is another thing to be grateful for, by the way – but also so that I can take a look at all the ways my life has changed for the better.
Sometimes it can be cathartic to think about how you were back then, and how far you’ve come today. Maybe you are not at your best life just yet, but you’re absolutely on your way to it! It is so important to remember that as human beings, we are always going to be works in progress, and no amount of pressure and stress is going to change that.
While it is true that pressure makes diamonds, I don’t really put a lot of value in shiny rocks. I would rather have a flawed geode in my hands that is growing and changing into something more beautiful each and every day – slowly and gradually, and often in ways I won’t ever see or notice – than something that has been manufactured by society into a perfect mold.
Your struggles make you who you are, even when they’re the most miserable fuckers imaginable. Even when it feels like the mountain never ends, it really is okay to take a seat where you are and just look down and see how much you’ve climbed already. It’s significant. Your best life isn’t at the top of the mountain. It’s in the time you take to get there, and all the hurdles you cross along the way. Don’t forget to stop and let yourself breathe – it’s okay to relax once in awhile.
Smack him with a flip-flop and point to the bedroom region very assertively and state, “This is not a responsible time for cleaning. Go to bed, you have work in the morning and this mess will not get bigger if it has to wait a few more hours.”
Uhm….ew. While generally speaking I just utilize headphones in cases like this, sometimes if it gets too annoying I have been known to ah. Participate.
Grab a broom, or stand on a chair with something that can make a good loud bang, and whollop your roof three or four times, then scold them.
If you know their number, use caller block and call them. Either hang up and do this until they give up or, be real assertive and inform them that the whole neighborhood is not interested in listening to their sex tape, please turn it down. Bonus: If in an apartment you can also do this by simply going downstairs and buzzing them til they answer.
“My dear Miranda,” His tone is fond, and there is a subdued delight upon his features which would take no effort to hide if he willed it. As it was, he saw no reason to conceal his amusement, for it was far kinder a response than the grim foreboding her words set upon him, “I do believe you’re becoming quite the dangerous radical yourself with such ideas.”
It was hardly an insult – in the privacy of their own home, in the quiet after the last of their guests had taken their leave, dangerous words like revolution and radicalism bore tones quite deadly in the times – of fondness, gratitude and even adoration.
“To conceal one’s true intent and ambitions at all times,” He mused, stepping into his robe so that he might remove his wig without damaging his clothes, “Not only sounds tiresome in the extreme – but also as dishonest as one can get. I’ve always admired our honesty – are you suggesting that for the sake of our ideals, we become more like the dishonest to whom we must entreat ourselves?”
A slight grunt is the only indication of exertion on Charles’ end as he is scrambled upon, though his arm does shift to form a supporting crook for the other to sit upon once they’d finished their arduous journey up his side. It was as much to support them as it was to make the sudden weight on his left a tad more manageable.
“You’re in an interesting mood,” He observed, not appearing too bothered by the sudden adornments he had acquired in the form of a human barnacle and the soft petals of a flower in his hair. “What’s the occasion then?”
@intolerablexsacrifice is actually the reason I decided to brave Black Sails. I had heard good things about it, but had also been warned that it pretty much dances over every trigger I possess so I should probably be careful – and I did a little google sleuthing and ultimately felt like it wouldn’t be worth the risk to my mental health? Then I met Malakh and was like – this person is really rad and friendshaped and I would really like? To know more about their character.
So I dove in head first and – as I tend to do when something sticks – I have yet to resurface.
Hilariously enough, Flint — was not all that interesting to me when I was watching the show ( which was good, because I didn’t want to step on the toes of the new friendbean ) but the more exposure I had to Malakh’s interpretation and their passion for the man, the more I began to get invested in the story around Flint until the next thing I knew, I was yelling about characters I didn’t want and tromping into my crew page to tack up new dossiers like heckin wanted posters. And now here we are, lmao.
@harriedwritings was someone I was a little nervous to approach but they were also barnacled to the new friendbean, so I figured it would be worth the shot and boy, I am glad I took that chance because Harri is a fucking delight. I absolutely love yelling at Harri – just in general, actually? They are very easy to talk to and their ideas make me go !!! a lot of the time.
We don’t have a ton of writing going on together yet but I imagine that will be changing what with Miranda and everyone wanting to puppy pile her xD I am really excited to see how things develop and honestly hammering out verses with Harri is a fucking treat because everything slots together so well?
Honestly I’m hype for both of these folks and I’m really looking forward to the stories we end up telling ❤
“How the fuck should I know?” Considering what little he knew of the woman amounted to a warmongering tyrant he hardly imagined an opportunity might arise in which he’d be finding out. Unless this was something he was supposed answer based on looks – in which case, he still didn’t fucking know, because when the fuck was he supposed to have seen a goddamn queen? “Probably a pass – I can’t see an English noblewoman being near entertaining enough and frankly, I’ve had my fill of their castaways enough to know the ones deeply embroiled in the idea of their importance will only annoy the fuck out of me.”
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