Barana Hanabneiho Organisation (BHO)

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How to Help the People of Sudan?

Sudan is currently undergoing a brutal war that has left more than 12,000 people dead, more than 5.8 million internally displaced and m

Barana Hanabneiho Organisation (BHO)

Darfur Women Action Group (DWAG)

Hadhreen (7adhreen)

Nas Al Sudan

Sadagaat Charity Organisation

Sudanese American Medical Association (SAMA)

Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA)

Sudanese Diaspora Network (SDN)

Sudan Tarada Initiative and Save Al Geneina Initiative by Sadiea

Sudanese Red Crescent Society (SRCS)

Sudan Solidarity Collective (SSC)

Takaful Organisation

“That’s okay,” Cedar said, and it was true, but there was still a part of her that felt just the tiniest bit un-okay. There always was.

I am actually unwell. Cedar my poor baby 🫶🏼🫶🏼

Get ready for a Game Changer!

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Drawn in Photoshop, animated in Spine Pro. The final art piece I made for my bachelor thesis on GIF as a medium for art.

I’ve been researching digital art in the context of modern folk art, outside institutional or commercial art. I analysed almost 500 art GIFs across Tumblr, Artstation and GIPHY.

There’s almost no academic research on art GIFs, so it was important to me to examine and document it. I also examined the optimisation of GIFs and how it relates to web sustainability.

And because the bachelor program was focused on art practice, I then created my own art GIFs, and it seemed only right that I should do it through fanart of something I’ve been really into lately. Thanks @samreich and the rest of Dropout for giving me some unhinged content as inspiration. Watch ‘Game Changer’ everyone, it’s great.

So I decided to dip my toes into the Apple White drama (because I got hit in the head with a basketball like 3 times like 2 days ago so I’m pretty sure I got the common sense knocked out of me)

This is by no means a hot take, it’s quite literally such a basic opinion that you’ve seen like 5 times already. But I want to be included 🥺👉👈

Apple was manipulated since birth basically. Her trauma makes her terrified of uncertainty. Finding comfort in her destiny, preparing for it since such a young age- it’s understandable that she’d be horrified at Raven’s decision not to sign. (Also being told that she’d die go poof if Raven didn’t sign… that’s fucking scary).

However Apple was still a massive bitch to Raven. She knows that Raven doesn’t want to be evil. She knows that a terrible fate awaits Raven. And she actively pushes Raven to make the choice to go through that. To go against her nature, to hurt her friends, and to suffer for something that she was forced to do. That’s selfish. Apple acts selfishly.

But something I find interesting is that her motivations aren’t selfish. She doesn’t want her friends to suffer. To an extent, she believes that signing the storybook is better for raven. She believes that not signing will cause suffering and death for everyone. So in her mind, Raven is selfish. All Apple wants is for her friends to live good lives- and Raven wants to take that away? Oh, how selfish!

Except that’s Apple’s fear talking. Ever After is better because Raven didn’t sign. People can choose how to live their lives. Apple is just so wrapped up in her trauma that she can’t accept that. She can’t accept that things aren’t how she was taught, that what she found solace in and dedicated her life to isn’t true.

So really I think it boils down to the discussion of intent vs. actions. Apple made selfish decisions. Her decisions are absolutely influenced by trauma and manipulation, but they are her’s. Denying her any agency over what she did is pointless. And it also undermines her character development. She was meant to break out of those selfish decisions. And if those aren’t her decisions- then how did she even grow? And even though she thought that her decisions selfless, they weren’t. Which is why Apple is so goddamn interesting.

I think that at heart, Apple is a good person. But factoring her fear, trauma, and flaws she made selfish decisions. She made harmful decisions. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I honestly feel that Apple White lovers love her because she has a desire to protect those she loves. And Apple White haters hate her because she’s selfish, despite not even knowing it.

So yeah, that’s my two cents. Hope I did her character justice in my regurgitation of everyone else’s opinions analysis of her.

You will not use AI to get ideas for your story. You will lie on the floor and have wretched visions like god intended

Idea log #5

Changed my mind and am giving back Darling and Dexter’s twin privileges

I just like the idea of sassy Dexter and Darling coming into school with their dummy jock brother Daring and they’re all so very protective of each other

Darling is the youngest so baby privileges of annoying them at anywhere and at any point in time

Dexter is the middle child that neither eldest nor youngest really understand but support anyways

Daring is the golden child of the family but is also the most physically protective and will fight at any given time should they ask

And also def not inspired by UtenaRevolutionaryGirl BUT

Darling would really suit the prince act but I doubt her family would allow it… so imagine this-

Daring and Dexter are waiting for their sister and words speeds like a wildfire about this mysterious third charming

Word has it they’ve been sent to reform school since spellimentary. They’ve only been allowed to come because her parents thought their older brothers would keep them in line.

A rebel prince perhaps?

Someone overheard Daring saying he’d be having to train HARDER to keep up with their mystery sibling. So not only a possibly rebel but one who could be a match for even Daring??

The whole school is up in flames with rumors and gossip of this mystery. All of this leading back to Apple, who could have sworn Daring and Dexter had a little sister not a little brother.

But nonetheless she keeps her mouth clamped and listens in on her friend’s gossip. No use spoiling the fun and whatnot.

What she didn’t expect when they eventually do meet up with this “mystery prince” it’d be to them riding a dragon in a full plate of armor.

The knight reveals themself to be none other than self proclaimed “Prince” Darling.

Flashing a smile that rivaled Daring’s and wit that matched Dexter’s, she won over both royals and rebels with her- well - charm.

Everyone of course, but Apple.

No, she smiled of course and greeted Darling just like she always had. But then Darling smiled differently and got on her knee and kissed Apple’s hand.

The whole school seemed to scream at the same time.

And well Apple was certainly screaming, but only on the inside.

So let’s say, Apple had a bit of an early awakening with Darling like this.

(I’m now going to proceed to write fanfiction)