do you permit it?

Being unconditionally polite, kind, and compassionate in a society that values and finds “deeper meaning” in aloofness and cynicism is subversive and thus punk
hufflepunk
it won’t be like what you imagined. maybe you get the road trip to the beach with coffee in your hand and the radio playing, maybe you don’t. but happy shows up. it’s in a 2 AM game of jenga with your new college friends. it’s curling up for another marathon of netflix. it’s meeting the person who will be your best man at the wedding. it’s 4:45pm in the library when the girl in the study coral across from you quietly whispers “i’m going to set everything on fire” and then turns to you and asks if you wanna take a break for dinner (say yes, she’s very nice and you both need a moment away from the stress). it’s the mornings they have omelettes and in good books and in a puddle that looks cool. it’s sometimes picturesque, but more often it’s full-belly laughter at stupid things on the floor of your friend’s house while in the background someone is debating the best way to win settlers of catan.
i know it gets dark early now and the tired is setting in and everything sort of feels blank and hazy and you want to spend ages staring at walls thinking of nothing
but happiness will find a way in. it will be small moments. look for them.
be kind to yourself. remember that your journey is your own. don’t punish yourself for not having accomplished as much as x person at age 16, 17, 25, 40– their journey is not yours. your journey is not theirs. just because they are “doing more” than you are at this moment in time, or at that moment in time, does not mean you have wasted your time. you have had different experiences, circumstances, and opportunities. it is not a matter of fault on your part. you will get there, day by day, no matter how long it takes.
I have never taken the time to do that before, and I am very sorry because you all deserve it, but I’m feeling sentimental so here it is:
tat’s list of the authors in my future library in no particular order (actually yes, the order the follow list gave me): ((I’ll want signed copy pls, ty))
I am too lazy to do all of the mutual follows and I wish I talked to you all more and I am sorry if you don’t appear on that list, it doesn’t mean I don’t love you or that I don’t think highly of you. I do. But the April Ludgate in me only shows limited emotions, please don’t take it personally.
bradburyd Alison!!! What can I say to you? You’re generally cool and are one of the littlest little sisters I have made on the internet and your cheerfulness is inspiring. I admire you and your dedication to things and how you do not act like the other girls your age I know in real life. And you like coffee so you’re automatically cool. And you’re well thought and a feminist and cool. And now I’ll stop, I’m starting to be jealous of you.
claireandthepipsqueaks MY CLAIRE. I cannot declare my love to you here, it’d be indecent. But know you’re the best of the best and I adore you and you continued to talk to me despite meeting me in RL. I appreciate that. You even made me find mice cute. You’re that good. You taught me all that I know, I am forever thankful for you.
guildensterns Lucy! The first thing I think when I see your url/avatar is that your voice sounds like Daniel Radcliffe and I am sorry. You’re a fellow Ravenclaw and I always enjoyed your wit, it’s a shame we don’t talk much. But, your words, I love them and it makes me smile whenever I see a Loud Poet video.
roseofrodents Since you wish to remain nameless, I’ll simply call you god. You are the best of the best and I love you and everything about you. And more. Despite what you think, I can rely on you and I do all the time. And I wish you’d see how awesome you are. And I am taller than you. DO NOT DENY.
asriels Ellie. I am jealous of your everything. You made me cry several time while reading your poetry. And you’re definitively in the top 5 of my favourite poets along Baudelaire. And please, please, submit your poems somewhere and get published.
sugarhighsandslashytoppings Morphy I adore you and admire you and you know that. You are the younger friend I have and yet, probably once of the wisest and I will always be impressed by you. And you said you’d kidnap Alex Turner for me, so.
competitivewinetasting My newest friend, Jasmin! I can thank Alison for introducing me to you. You’re as cool as her and I admire you, Doctor. Even though I don’t like people who combine great fashion sense and great conversations because they make me feel jealous, I do like you.
stonechimneys Jenny. There is not enough words to convey how much I look up to you and esteem your friendship. You’re the sweetest and so talented and have great music taste. If I ever meet you, I think the first thing I’d say would be ‘I am a big fan of yours’.
And I realise this list is just the list of people I am jealous of and aspire to be.
tat!!! how can you say such lovely things to me and expect me to respond to you in a coherent and reasonable manner?? you have always been such a great friend to me, and genuinely like the big sister i have never had. i simply can’t believe i’ve known you for 5 years now! AND OKAY I’M JEALOUS OF YOU TOO, FOR BEING SO DARN WITTY AND KIND AND AN AMAZING PERSON. I will also shower you with signed copies of any future books I write jsyk
to my incredible, quirky, hilarious, wonderful, kind, and beautiful inside and out bestie Alison - happy birthday!
so it’s technically 3 days after my birthday but I finally had the chance to read this and -
LEAH! YOU AMAZING, SWEET, FUNNY, DARLING PERSON, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. This made me CRY with laughter, and UGH YOU’RE SO PERFECT, THIS IS SO PERFECT, THANK YOU FOR BEING SUCH A LOVELY FRIEND AND MAKING MY BIRTHDAY SO SWEET
YOU ARE THE BEST FRIEND A GIRL COULD ASK FOR, REALLY, AND I APPRECIATE YOU EVERY DAMN DAY WOW
I don’t have the time or the space to ramble about you (when I really could write a 2000 word essay on how wonderful you are and how undeserving of your friendship I am) but i’m so glad you are a part of my life and i’m so happy that i can talk to you about EVERYTHING. thank you so much for this beautiful, not-at-all-ridiculous post. you are truly, indescribably, precious to me.
Happy Birthday!!! Alison you are a truly wonderful person and I hope you have an amazing day today that is full of lovely things. I may have only known you for around two years but, you’ve become a really good friend of mine and I hope we can still keep in contact with one another. I’ll miss watching the Teen Wolf Gag Reel in English lessons together and crying about pretty much everything in the Small Hall together. You’ll always be the Gwen Stacy to my Peter Parker. (I added John and Felicity too because I can, okay! We are them too.) Anyway, I hope you have a great birthday and have a great year ahead of you.
Also I created a little fanmix for you: here! I hope you like it. Once again, Happy Birthday!
i can’t stop sobbing raagavi you are the cutest person AND I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! I’m so happy we met in english and have spent the last 2 years becoming such good friends because you are so precious to me and i will never forget watching the teen wolf gagreel, or bitching about certain people. you will ALWAYS be my peter parker, because you are just as perfect and wonderful as he is, if not more so <3 <3
apparently, alison and i are best friends so i’m making a thing so you can go follow my best friend because she’s amazing and you won’t regret it!!!
OH MY GOD HONESTLY I CAN’T STOP CRYING LEAH WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME I’M A MESS I’M AN ABSOLUTE MESS YOU ANGEL YOU DARLING YOU BEAUTIFUL WONDERFUL PERSON
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❤ ❤ ❤ ❤ good because you’re my best friend too and i would never try to trick you //really// ily
ALISON YOU’RE SO IMPORTANT TO ME THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY!
#YOU KNOW THAT TEXT POST THAT’S LIKE#“THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU’RE BFF CALLS YOU THEIR BFF IS LIFE CHANGING”???#THIS IS THAT MOMENT I’M SO HAPPY
oh my goSH STOP LEAH YOU ARE TOO CUTE
I should have started calling you my BFF sooner because you’re just the BEST *u*
alison’s so cute and i’m so happy i know her (◡‿◡✿)

LEAH IS THE BEST PERSON IN THE UNIVERSE AND SHE DOESN’T EVEN KNOW IT, WHICH MAKES HER TEN TIMES COOLER LBR
i’m very happy i know you m'darling, because you bring life and joy and horrible heartbreaking ships into my life <3333
On the same day that same sex marriage began in England, this rainbow appeared above London.
The world is perfect sometimes.
the world is incredible. there are girls in this world, and there are also dogs. you can put melted cheese on any type of potato. sometimes flowers grow even when nobody is there to water them. right now on this same planet where we live there are people who are in love with each other kissing each other on the nose. emotions and colours are both things that exist. everything is so great