@candescent-candles

any pronouns

what-even-is-thiss

I remember years ago when I was still in therapy I told my therapist that I felt bad asking my friends for help because a lot of them were also going through some bad stuff and she told me

“You know, sometimes people in crisis will enjoy helping. It can be a distraction from their own problems.”

And then the next week I reached out to a friend who was in the middle of going through something about what I was going through and my therapist was right. That friend jumped at the opportunity to help.

And I’ve realized since then that my own problems rarely have anything to do with my ability to help others with theirs unless I am literally having an attack of some kind at that moment. In fact, it is actually refreshing to work on other peoples problems with them sometimes. Listening to problems you’re not soaking in constantly and helping your friend is often something you just want to do because you care about them. And you don’t stop caring about people because you’re having a hard time right now.

So I guess sometimes inviting someone into your sinking ship does work actually.

earlysea

I’m the founder of the “I suck at keeping the conversation going, but I really like talking to you” club

drinkwithme-exchange

Drink With Me: A Les Misérables Platonic Gift Exchange 2023

Hello everyone!!

It's been a year and we are back for another round of celebrating platonic affection :)

What is the Drink with Me Platonic Exchange?

It's a fandom event to celebrate the platonic relationships in Les Misérables! In it, each person gives up to three platonic ships, and receives another person's ships to make some kind of content for. Let's get the wine of friendship flowing!

How do I participate?

@p-trichor, @juliensorelisoverparty and @aromantic-enjolras are the mods.

Just send any of us a DM with the following :

  • Your three prefered platonic ships
  • Whether you're more aligned with the Brick, musical, or both
  • Any users/characters/other you want to avoid.

And we'll assign you a person accordingly (and keep that information confidential).

After the inscription process is done, you'll be assigned one person, along with their top three ships, and you can choose which one to make content for. You're not obligated to make content for all of them, we just want you to have wiggle room!

I can't write/draw, can I still participate?

Of course! Fics, fanart, videos, moodboards, gifsets, edits, etc.... All content is welcome!

What is the timeline?

Beginning today, the registrations are open till 10th June 2022. Your user and ships will be assigned within the next couple of days.

All the content must be uploaded on the 9th of August. And remember, it's a surprise, so please keep it secret until then!

Remember to tag the person who you're gifting, as well as @drinkwithme-exchange, and tag #drinkwithme2023

We want to see it!!

Feel free to drop a question in our askbox, if you have any doubts.

Happy creating!

sapientes

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let there be music.

mary oliver, evidence / hozier, to noise making (sing) / ruelle + fleurie, carry you / titanic (1997) dir. james cameron / anaïs mitchell, road to hell (reprise) / emily dickinson, hope is the thing with feathers / ariana grande, hope is the song / @silllllllllllll.da on instagram / rodgers and hammerstein, the sound of music / florence + the machine, free / bertolt brecht, motto

candescent-candles

A screenshot of an excerpt from Ocean Vuong\'s "Reasons for Staying," reading, "Because the hills keep burning in California. / Through the red smoke, singing. Through the singing, an exit."ALT
A screenshot of an excerpt from Ocean Vuong\'s "Reasons for Staying," reading, "Because the hills keep burning in California. / Through the red smoke, singing. Through the singing, an exit."ALT

ocean vuong, reasons for staying / @aristosmusical, interlude ii

chimeofthecomet

AAUGH i had this ask that said something like "Can you draw jack being comforted by davey i rely on fictional characters for comfort" and i sent it too early and deleted the ask on accident T_T anon i hope this finds you thank you for giving me the lovely prompt, comfort is my bread and butter

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kaiasky

How good is your mind's clock?

Find a stopwatch or stopwatch program. Hit start and start counting. At 5 seconds, close your eyes and keep time in your head. Stop the stopwatch as close to 20.0 seconds as you can.

How well did you do?

< 17.00

17.00-18.49

18.50-19.49

19.50-19.89

19.90-20.10

20.11-20.50

20.51-21.50

21.51-23.00

> 23.00

vanilla extract (show results)

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To the person reading this, I hope tonight treats you gently, and that tomorrow looks brighter

linecoveredinjellyfish

be sure to leave out milk and cookies for your good friend and pen pal jonathan harker tonight. god knows, he's gonna need them

qpr-competition

semifinal

on the left side: Peri Dubois and Abel Moreau from Entropic Float! learn about them here!

on the right side: Achilles and Patroclus from Aristos The Musical! learn about them here!

which do you like better?

Peri Dubois and Abel Moreau

Achilles and Patroclus

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qpr-competition

round three

on the left side: Chance and Shadow from Woe.begone! learn about them here!

on the right side: Achilles and Patroclus from Aristos The Musical! learn about them here!

which do you like better?

Chance and Shadow

Achilles and Patroclus

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barrywhelk

tbh I prefer to believe that Gansey and Ronan are, in fact, 100% platonic, but simply love each other so much that they continue to say absolutely lethally gay shit to each other at every given opportunity