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miseria-fortes-viros

yoooo guys these wings my dad made look INSANE i can’t wait to try them tomorrow

miseria-fortes-viros

i don’t think you understand i totally thought we were gonna die locked up in this castle but this fucking genius was like “im going to invent a way for humans to fly”. shout out to my dad he’s a real one fr

miseria-fortes-viros

LMAOOO this dude told me to be careful as he affixed the wings to my back…..dad no offense but you just invented flying and we have to go high enough to avoid the king’s archers. soo

miseria-fortes-viros

HOOOOLY SHIT YOU GUYS I AM SO AFRAID. THE GROUND IS SO FAR. HOW DO BIRDS DO THIS. OH MY GODS OH MY GODS OH MY GODS

miseria-fortes-viros

it’s so beautiful up here

miseria-fortes-viros

i don’t like seeing the ground. i’m going higher

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it’s cold and i can’t see anything. not sure if that’s better or worse

miseria-fortes-viros

by zeus….what is that thing…….it’s as bright as the sun and twice as warm

miseria-fortes-viros

the gods look truly down on me this day…apollo calls to me from his chariot of fire. a mere mortal. he must think my flight such a wondrous feat

miseria-fortes-viros

i don’t understand why but he’s coming closer. he is not supposed to stray from his path, lest the sun fall from the sky. why does he look so anguished to see me?

miseria-fortes-viros

oh. i am in his path

miseria-fortes-viros

it’s so hot…was it this hard to fly before? maybe i’m tired

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the wax

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he really does look like the sun…the light emanates from his fingers, his hair, his skin. he means to catch me. i reach for him

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his skin burns. i cannot hold on

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i slip through his fingers.

miseria-fortes-viros

it takes a really long time to fall from the sky. longer than i thought

miseria-fortes-viros

i wonder if he cried for me

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i pray to him just in case. i am grateful he tried. my palms are red and cracked from where they touched divinity. the ground does not look any closer than it was

miseria-fortes-viros

i have not seen my father since we took flight…i hope he escaped. i hope he will not witness this. i wish i could tell him how joyful these wings made me before the wax melted

miseria-fortes-viros

i do not regret it. i have seen with my own eyes what others will only dream of

miseria-fortes-viros

i am not afraid

miseria-fortes-viros

i am not afraid i am not afraid i am not afraid i am not afraid i am afraid i am afraid i am afraid

miseria-fortes-viros

please please please please please pleaseplease

miseria-fortes-viros

the gods will not save me. i suppose this is a lesson in hubris. i am forever a flightless thing

miseria-fortes-viros

please please please i have no coin for the ferryman if i am to die now i will never reach the realm of hades please turn me into a bird any bird or a bug or something anything please please pleasepleaseplease

miseria-fortes-viros

I AM NOT AFRAID I AM NOT AFRAID I AM NOT AFRAID I AM NOT AFRAID I AM N

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greelin

warm baked goods are insane. something so beautiful and almost maddening about absolutely tearing into them when they’re fresh. feeling warm all over after. I really do get vampires for real

greelin

people still regularly jumping on this post like “ummmm…” “what was that last part???” “not where i expected this to go AT ALL” what’s not clicking. Something is wrong with YOU. not me.

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maggotsandcream

Something I do find lovely about the first 4 Murderbot Diaries books (can’t yet speak on all of them) is:

  1. Murderbot chronically finding new scientists/travellers to claim as “clients” (whether paid or not) like one of those sheepless herding dogs that goes around finding sheep (or anything else they can herd like a flock of sheep). Like it clearly has a protect humans instinct and a desperate need for enrichment.
  2. Given its general lack of self awareness and unreliable narrator status, there’s no way in hell Murderbot is aware it’s doing this.
silas-lehnsherr

Murderbot: I just want to be left alone to watch my shows. I care nothing for these humans. I hate having clients.

Also Murderbot: *noticing unaccompanied humans that have nothing to do with it at all* Oh look, clients.

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elierlick

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This is one of the oldest surviving recordings of a trans person.

Masoud El Amaratly (1897-1944) was an Iraqi trans singer who became famous in 1920s Baghdad for his folk music. He worked as a farmer before transitioning in his teens. The mustarjil, a term similar to trans man, then moved to the city and sang in cafés. A music agent discovered him there and his fame spread across West Asia.

Enjoy this 1925 recording of him singing the traditional Iraqi song, "Khadri al Chai" ("Please Make Tea"). Check out Ajam's website for more.