it’s so refreshing getting world news that isn’t an immediate threat to anyone’s life or just otherwise depressing. this is what world news should be. a big ole boat drew a penis and then got stuck in a canal and now a sizable chunk of world trade has ground to a halt. wonderful. this costs me nothing
backwards trope you fake breakup and realise maybe this is better
arranged divorce
you have increasingly terrible visits to a coffee shop centered on interactions with one barista until eventually one of you snaps and kills the other and one of the other baristas throws their hands in the air and says FINALLY i thought you guys would never figure it out
My ancestors, watching me dump an entire stick of cinnamon, two cloves, an allspice berry, and a generous grating of nutmeg into my tea, sweetened with white sugar and loaded with cream, while I sit in my clean warm house surrounded by books, 25+ outfits for different occasions, and 6 pairs of shoes, in a building heated so well I have the windows open in mid-autumn:
Our daughter prospers. We are proud of her. She has never labored in a field but knows riches we could not have imagined.
I like this so much better than the idea that our ancestors would be embarrassed or ashamed of us for being “soft” or some crap like that.
My ancestors, watching me stuff my face with fried chicken while studying: She eats like an imperial concubine and can afford to study like am imperial scholar. WE MADE IT
Now I crave a post apocalypse fic where outraged ancestors are absolutely determined that sliding into “the dark ages” not happen. They are on hand a) explaining how to do things without electricity b) scolding uncooperative descendants (like survivalist assholes who keep shooting at people). c) otherwise being very supportive while possibly telling horror stories of the past
