Yes, But Also, "Mine" Like A Dragon. Because As Possessive As It Comes Across, A Dragon Values Its Treasure.

Yes, but also, "Mine" like a dragon. Because as possessive as it comes across, a dragon values its treasure. It covets and admires it and wishes to be beside it at all times (quite literally buried inside it for some), *suggestive eyebrows* to protect it from those which would take it only for its base value and trade, neglect, or mistreat it. A dragon will literally die for what it decides is its, not in some Shakespearean self-sacrificing way of thinking life is not worth living without, though it would be devastated. It's because it would do everything in its power to keep it from the hands of those it deems unworthy (every other living thing unless proven otherwise), because the idea of what it cherishes not being given the respect it deserves is infuriating. It will fight tooth and claw, with every bit of breath in its lungs, to reclaim it if it is lost or stolen.

When a dragon takes a treasure into its collection it is the collection. People often misconstrue this concept as: "Oh, yeah, just become a piece of property that's owned by someone jealous but will ultimately still only see you as a thing."

That is not how a dragon views its treasure. That is how most other things do, especially humans. Its treasure, all of it, every single thing about it, is valued, faults and all. So, in terms of a person, to be "mine" to a dragon does not mean you are but a piece, a small thing of value, that might occasionally be doted on but mostly is ignored for something new. You are the treasure. As in, the entire fucking collection. The whole thing! You are the most valuable, wonderful, fascinating thing in all the world and it wants as much of you as it can get. It wants to explore every facet and find every piece of you no matter how hidden or treacherous to uncover, and will proudly call you its for the rest of its life, long after parts of you start to age, decay, and lose their shine. It will be just as proud to have you then as the first day it found you.

"Mine," like a dragon.

calling my lover "mine" but not in the way that my toothbrush or notebook are mine, mine in the way my neighborhood is mine, and also everybody else's, "mine" like mine to tend to, mine to care for, mine to love. "mine" not like possession but devotion.

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Meanwhile, my brain is like:

Godzilla? Is that you? 🥹

Rialto Beach, Washington. April 2021.

This has been co-opted as a Heroes post. Yes, I know solar eclipses happen all the time, but it's rare to see them so perfectly. *cue Heroes ambient theme*

Annular Eclipse 2023 - Midland, Texas

Credit: Jerry Hatfield

My favourite animated work of all time. 🍂🤎🎃

"But where have we come And where shall we end? If dreams can't come true Then why not pretend?"

Over the Garden Wall (2014)

ADHD Heritage Post

hyperfixations are so scary like yeah this could be a month long thing or i might be thinking of it everyday seven months from now. no way to tell