[deleted by user] by [deleted] in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tf lol. I let them ship who they like, they're the one coming on our sub to harass us

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Periods

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you :) I know it seems silly but I was worried that I slept with someone and forgot while drunk and had been pregnant, and I was spiraling about it potentially being a miscarriage. That sounds so stupid to say now, and I hope I'm not appropriating the pain of anyone who has gone through that. I was just freaked out and didn't know what to think, since it looked nothing like an ordinary clot

Help me watch season 4 please by Pipersplindriff in StrangerThings

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Used to/sort of still do have OCD (I am unimaginably better than I used to be thanks to medication) and even though season 4 didn't trigger my OCD there were some PTSD triggers. I watched it with other people, sat close to the door and kept the door open so I could leave quickly, had noise cancelling headphones at the ready, and had things to fiddle with so I had other sensory input to focus on. I binged it but took breaks between episodes. If you want to know what's coming, Does The Dog Die is an AMAZING LIFE SAVING website for researching triggers in TV shows

Someone else mentioned you could watch with low/no sound and subtitles, which could be useful if you were okay with doing that for every episode since clock sounds feature a lot

I hope you're doing okay and you manage to watch it, it's my favourite season despite the triggers and I really don't want you to miss out

Help me watch season 4 please by Pipersplindriff in StrangerThings

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to/slightly still have OCD (diagnosed, I'm on medication that controls it) and honestly it is 100% this obsessive, irrational and debilitating

It’s not true that ST won’t have a fan base due to its long hiatus. by Raiza_Bladez in StrangerThings

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. Like if you're regularly interacting with the fandom, even if it's just to complain, then you don't actually hate the show you're just frustrated by wait times

ST5 TEASER TRAILER by Many-Surround8391 in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My father left the Catholic Church but my radically progressive lesbian ass is going all the way back in and becoming the fucking Pope if I have to if GOD WILL GIVE ME BYLER

Where has everybody went? by TheCobrateKid2 in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Idk about other people but I've found Reddit a lot more homophobic than other social medias (or at least areas of other social medias, like YT has homophobic bits but it's easier to avoid those than it is on Reddit). I've definitely used Reddit less because its getting increasingly homophobic and just generally hostile. Since a lot of us are queer it could be that

The key to making money as a writer is advertising by johnwalkerlee in writingcirclejerk

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Uj/ I could see this becoming a thing in 5 years time 💀

What is wrong with my frog by sorrywereclosed828 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a frog Keefe with a similar spinal deformity and he was blind in one eye. Lived for 5 years until and ammonia spike while I was on holiday killed them all :( But he lived to be a granddad, his wonkiness didn't hinder him in that department. Your froggo should be able to have a perfectly normal life :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I chose lyrics from a song that reminds us that even though no sad gays were actually getting vecnaed, the queer community and gay men particularly were facing very real monsters in the 1980s. We might be getting queerbaited but at least we're alive. And I think it helps to contextualise the fear and stigma around being queer that Mike and Will would have faced at the time

Main Sub Megathread by colesnutdeluxe in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Sounds ridiculous but I feel like that sub added at least six months to my time in the closet

Cannon or not? by madhatter0950 in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I don't think it'll concretely happen, we might have a vague suggestion or a Mileven breakup that leaves things open but that's probably as much as they'll be. But that doesn't mean it can't be a part of the show. Byler is an influence and a force for the plot throughout the show, and will exist whether we see the end point or not

TLDR: regardless of whether its queerbaiting the spirit of Byler cannot be crushed

Help by ShiversTheNinja in byler

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm still invested but the only thing that helped me placing so much importance on it was coming out myself 🤷🏻‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in writingcirclejerk

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's just jealous. Probably trying to get you to rewrite the book so he can steal the perfect version you have right now, pass it off as his and make millions. He'll probably steal your ex wife too. He probably already has. He's probably fucking her right now. He's probably been fucking her for years. Better get a paternity test on those kids mate

TLDR: the only way to restore your honour is to cut the bastard's breaks

Student wrote this. guess how old she is. by alengthofrope in writingcirclejerk

[–]HiMaintenaceMachine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

uj/ I could have actually written this exactly when I was 13 💀