Excellent First Line. High Expectations From Here On Out.

Excellent first line. High expectations from here on out.

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I have cats and I call them dirty, naughty, witch and stinky but as a joke and affectionately. I love cats but I can't comprehend people who actively dream up how to hurt cats. Like I get telling an asshole cat that someone will punt them if they continue to act shitty but I knew someone who was told that this person wished they could kick a cat so hard it gets bruises. Unbelievable.

The difference between dog-people-who-don’t-like-cats and cat-people-who-don’t-like-dogs is just so staggering and, quite honestly, disturbing.

Most cat people who don’t like dogs either don’t like dogs out of fear or because they don’t want the big time commitment and responsibility that owning a dog brings with it (-> going on walks, going to dog training school) and that’s that. I don’t think I’ve ever heard someone do a general character assassination of dogs.

But dog people who don’t like cats will really go on about how cats aren’t… capable of love or some shit? How they don’t want an animal who sets personal boundaries - the most cited thing is always the “and they will just hit you at random” (when that’s not even true; cats hit ‘at random’ either due to trauma/abuse or because they have warned you beforehand to stop whatever behavior they dislike and you didn’t listen).

That’s just so wild to me. Cats have such an awful rep for, what exactly? Having personalities? Setting personal boundaries? Not being fucking stuffed toys?

All I’m hearing when people complain about that is that they want a stuffed toy they can pick up whenever they want and can cuddle however long they want and then put back on the shelf when they don’t want to play with it anymore and I’m sorry but you don’t want a pet at all, you want a stuffed toy.

A dog doesn’t deserve you either?? I may not have personal experience with owning a dog, but I somewhat suspect dogs to have personalities too? To want affection when they want it too, and to want to be left alone when they need downtime too…?

And cats show love. How is it that in the year 2023, when cat videos are not even just on YouTube but also on tiktok and are literally on everyone’s fingertips, that people still have the misconception that cats don’t show love or aren’t capable of love that’s so fucking messed up it’s just so severely fucked up.

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Hi, I’m Ivy Curtain. I’m a writer who focuses on worldbuilding in contemporary fantasy. You can read my current novel, Midnight Favours The Meek on Wattpad and soon on AO3. It is a story about religious trauma, magic, love and finding happiness. I will update it every second week.

On this blog you can find extra content like the Mythology of the Patruh, artwork of characters or snippets before a new chapter will be published. No spoilers though.

A cursed bride, trying to make her family proud.

An outlaw still fighting for his people.

A diplomat looking to repay an old dept.

And a teen who seeks to finally break the cycle.

They won't find what they looking for and yet so much more.

The Patruh, last of the magical peoples, live among us humans in secret. Since ancient times they are hunted by a Christian secret society. Only in dreams they can be themselves and use their powers, in the magical city of Alasma.

Balria is the youngest daughter of the High priestess, looking for a betrothed in the high society of Patruh, when she gets cursed by the Goddess of the Lost. She has to appease the Goddess or find a way to lift the curse before anyone notices, or the reputation of her family is destroyed forever. Balria teams up with faithless outsider Tojas to find a break for her curse. But Tojas seems to have a motive of his own, a bold or reckless plan. And a heart for Balria.

Together, they uncover a secret that will shatter the very concept of magic.

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Also, several people who are immigrants won’t be able to tell the difference as daffodils don't grow in their native place. Do they deserve to die for that?

James Wong is one of the most beleagured men on Twitter. Not only did he recently get fired from the Observer for publicly objecting to platforming a TERF, he has a bunch of idiots arguing that daffodils (toxic) bundled like spring onions and placed in the produce section next to other alliums isn't dangerous because people should "know better" somehow.

Marks and Spencer is a UK-based retailer with some stores in a few other countries as well. I haven't seen daffodils sold like this in the U.S., but this is your regular reminder that staff at any given store don't necessarily know how toxic the plant products they're selling are. If you see something like this, bring it to the store's attention and also notify their corporate office.