Today was super long, kind of sad and VERY exhausting. I am finally home with hot food and a shower. Gonna try to get some drafts done before I pass out. Love you guys! Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Juniper gently placed herself down next to Thor. As she did so, her empathetic powers amped up, feeling the deep grief that Thor was experiencing. It ached in her chest, like a constant burn that just grew, brewing under the surface. “I am very sorry your majesty. I know how it feel to lose someone you love. I wouldn’t wish it upon anyone.”
She admired his complexion as he gazed up at the stars, as if his brother along with the rest of the fallen were guarding over him. Juniper knew very little of the norse beliefs, but she did recognize that Thor was confiding in the sky. “I will pray for their rest too then. As for strength, I am certain you will lead us to victory.”
Then she turned to muse at the stars, admiring the exquisite beauty of the starts glinting up against the ebony sky. They danced together in patterns, creating images, telling stories. “That constellation over there, do you know what it is?”
Thor let her join him, but his power was brewing a storm from the east, drawing it closer as he let his grief finally weigh on his heart. As she spoke he was distracted, moving to look at where she motioned. He smiled fondly, nodding. He explained it to her, the storm getting closer still as the wind picked up and lightning flashed through the clouds. “We should go inside, little one.” he urged. “My grief breeds stormy weather and I do not wish for my brother’s favored to be caught in this weather.” he moved to stand and offer his hand. “You will safe inside, and you need rest.”
“I am a romantic. I hope everyone has those experiences where you have, whether it’s a date that lasted all night or a date that lasted five seconds at the train station, moments that were so personal and so special, it was hard to explain to somebody else.”
girl culture is turning around every few feet when you’re walking alone to see if someone’s following u
Learn to peep through the corner of your eye so you’re not quite so obvious when you turn.
Putting in your earphones so hopefully no random men try to talk to/harass you but not actually playing music so you can listen for footsteps/other suspicious noises behind you.
feeling like someone is following you and subtly shifting whatever object you’re holding into a better grip so you can use it as a bludgeon if the person behind you tries anything
Being fucking terrified when street lamps give you more than one shadow
just girly things~🌟
Ok, buckle up for some advice from your local redhead who grew up in a collection of iffy neighborhoods.
Square. The Frick. Up.
No one to fight? No one near? Square Up.
Leaving work late? Going out on public transit? Square Up.
Don’t know how to fight? Terrified? Square Up.
Square Up doesn’t mean fists up and ready to punch in this case it just means shoulders back chin up and walk like you might be late for an argument.
The deal with the threats we face is that it’s classic predator/prey dynamics. Preds look for prey, not other preds. Walk like a predator not prey. Sometimes that doesn’t work. Sometimes that one pred doesn’t get the idea.
Sucks to be them. Cuz they’re not getting out of this without a serious slice of humble pie. Be it a simple comment or getting their skin cells under your fingernails, that’s up to them. Don’t talk more than absolutely necessary, keep it short and powerful. “I don’t have time” seems to work best for me bc it’s urgent, true, and usually not insulting enough to feel like a challenge. Stay visible, never hide.
You’ve been grabbed? Grab. Them. Back. Your hand over their wrist, nails digging into the softest skin possible. Take the power, take the situation, it’s yours. You grab that wrist and lean back, pivot on your feet, turn and use both your strength and body weight to swing them off of you. Yell. “Do not touch me!” They’ll usually become less interested after this point, you’re putting up too much of a fight, you’re ‘a psycho bitch’. Damn right you are you gorgeous beast.
If they don’t give up on you, God forbid, they attack? Go for broke. Hit the soft parts, throat and genitals are the best. Men: grab a handful of the Twins and squeeze as hard as you can while pulling and twisting. Women: same deal up top, tiddies are sensitive as we’re just as prone to crotch-shots as men. Can’t do that? Bite and Scratch. Get their evidence on you and yours on them. Nothing is more incriminating than a human bite mark. Be the reason they need to go to a hospital.
Yell and scream as much as possible, I don’t care what just scream.
No direct threat? Just the ol anxiety playing up? Trust your gut, the one time you don’t will be the one time you wish you did.
Contrary to popular belief, you can call emergency services. Tell the operator “I’m walking home and feel unsafe” and they’ll stay on the line with you, might even send a nearby squad car to give you a lift home. Don’t feel safe calling the police? Call or text your closest relationship. Talk to them the whole way back, text them every five minutes like clockwork.
All these things are two pronged: address the immediate threat and aid investigators in the future should the worst occur. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Have a well meaning but maybe dense friend? Ask them to walk with you, they may not have known you were scared.
Most people are great, they’ll help you even if you’re a frazzled thing pounding on their front door past midnight bc the shadows aren’t trustworthy. Go for the house with the nicest garden, I’ve never met a mean green thumb they’re always the loveliest.
When you yell make sure you yell as loud as you can in a deep voice phrases like “No!” and “Don’t touch me!” and “I don’t want to go with you!” because then any eye witnesses in the area will tell the cops that they were handling you against your will.
-FemaleWarrior
Also if push comes to shove, elbows are your friends! Elbow them in the stomach or side, even in the soft bits. kick them possibly in the knees (or the back of the knee, even better) and if you really need to get out of a situation, eye gouge them possible as a last resort. Head butting is efficient even hair pulling. It may distract them enough to get them to loosen their grip.
OKAY, so I originally really stuck on this question because the biggest concern I have right now is this:
I just want to be able to move on time.
My lease is up on February 10, 2019, and I need to move out of state with my bae – an almost 24 hour drive from Central Texas to Pennsylvania – before or by that date, or I’ll be without a home. So if anyone wants to help, my paypal is snarkwolf@yahoo.com. Every little bit helps.
Another way to help? Check out my redbubble designs and buy a few; a portion of those sales comes to me, and that will help as well. ❤
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