Thorn Wilde

Went shopping. No jeans today, but I did find two really nice shirts. It feels weird and kind of scary shopping in men's stores still... I wonder if it will ever not. The clerk was female and, somehow, that made it a little less scary. Not sure why. Maybe I felt less like an impostor than if it had been a man. Does that even make sense? Anyway, new shirts acquired, and though the sleeves are somewhat unnecessarily long, these had fairly narrow shoulders, which is good, so I'm not swimming in them. Yay!

Wow, this chapter was kind of heartbreaking. Glad Travis told someone, though. It may not feel like it now, but it was probably good for him. Bottling up trauma can be very destructive.

That's a lovely idea. I may, too, if I can think of something...

Motherfucker! I would hate you so much right now if you weren't my friend, lol! Holy shit! EDIT: But then I probably wouldn't have worded myself this way if you weren't my friend either... In all seriousness, well done. You duped everyone. What a plot twist!

Ugh. Yeah, that one sucks too. I also know people with schizophrenia, as well as other diagnoses that can cause psychosis. Never known any of them to be dangerous to others, though some have harmed themselves. Either way, it's a bitch to live with and it's not okay to make fun of. Thanks for pointing that one out, it's not one I've heard much.

Cuuuute! Good morning, tim.

Morning, DiC! Once again, up by 10:30! Woot! I am improving. Party with my choir tonight. Gonna head into town a little later and buy some wine. Maybe some new clothes. I want jeans. Good ones. Boy ones. Let's see if I can find some that'll go on over this huge ass of mine, lol. I recommend cough syrup. That's where my sleepy comes from, I believe. Now it's just a matter of taking advantage of it so I can keep it up after I'm well again... Yeah, but your husband knows you're weird.

Thank you! I'm glad you found the wait worth it, and I'm sorry I left you hanging for so long. It means a lot that you took the time to read the conclusion. Thank you for commenting!

This weird thing is happening again, where I'm starting to feel sleepy at a reasonable hour. Thinking it's time to put the laptop away and begin contemplating bed. Goodnight, DiC! Hope you've all had a great day!

Well, Corbin doesn't know who Timothy is, and I wasn't saying he was doing it on purpose. But he just inadvertently drew the attention of a mobster to an undercover FBI agent, which very much puts Timothy's cover in jeopardy.

Hey, everyone. Paul and I went for a walk down by the lake. It was really nice. We were gonna have veggie burgers for dinner, but I've decided I'd rather have pasta, so we'll do the burgers some other day.

What?? Whaaaaaaat???? 😱😱😱 Plot twist!! Luca's spoken perfect English all along? What about Jenoah? Is his English perfect, too? Also, Corbin's an idiot. Now he may have blown Timothy's cover, and ffs, just trust Paul already! If he wants to tell you, he will! Trying to weasel info out of Chad is a dick move. Can't wait for more!

Oops! I fixed it.

Having read a bit further by now

Thank you for reading it, and for getting it.

Glad you liked it!

Yeah, I checked, and it's not canon. It's an alternate future comic. It takes place on Earth-70237, which is an alternate universe. All the Marvel universes have now been merged so they've retconned so much stuff, lol! Either way, though, this is a future that never happened.

Teddies are so important. I have loved many over the years.

Eh. Valentine's Day is overrated, lol!

I'm not sure Peter's semen being radioactive is canon, lol! But yeah, they're perfect for each other. Do you read the Spider-Man/Deadpool comic? It's so good!

Mental illness and disability carry a lot of stigma, and a lot of people don’t understand it. Assumptions are made about various mental illnesses and the people who have them. And the way that we use terms related to mental illness in everyday language to describe completely different things can do a lot more harm than you think it might. This isn’t about getting offended, by the way. This is about enforcing harmful stereotypes that actually hurt people who suffer from mental illness and disability. I’m going to go over a few phrases that I’ve heard intelligent, grown up people say. This is far from the extent to which terms related to mental illness are misused, but it’s a start. ‘I’m so OCD about this stuff.’ Are you really? Do you feel like if you don’t do this one little thing in exactly this way the world is going to end? Do you risk a panic attack if you deviate from your routine? For real? Because that’s what people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder experience. You don’t have OCD; you’re pedantic or nitpicky or just really thorough. That is not the same thing. Stop it. ‘He’s a little autistic when it comes to music.’ First of all, no one is ‘a little’ autistic. People are on the autism spectrum or they’re not. Secondly, being autistic is not the same as being Rain Man. Not all people with an autism spectrum disorder can pick up a skill as easily as breathing, and not all people who can pick up a skill just like that is autistic. Humans are complex. Either way, neuro-atypical people struggle so much to exist in the world we’ve created, a world that they don’t fit into because they experience things differently from how others do. Don’t diminish them. ‘The weather’s so bipolar!’ There are a few things in the world that are bipolar. Magnets, say. But when people talk about the weather like this, they’re not talking about magnets. What this usually means is that the weather is changing rapidly. The funny thing is that that isn’t even how bipolar disorder works. Bipolar disorder isn’t the same as mood swings. In fact, most people with bipolar disorder don’t swing rapidly at all; most bipolar people have fewer than four depressive, manic, or hypomanic episodes per year. People who have more frequent episodes have what is known as ‘rapid cycling’. But we’re still talking weeks or at least days, not hours, unless you’re having a mixed episode, which is fairly rare. ‘I will literally kill myself.’ No, you won’t. I don’t think any more needs to be said about this one, other than that it’s melodramatic as fuck. Oh, and it makes people take those who actually do want to kill themselves less seriously. ‘Well, someone’s off their meds…’ It’s true, if I get off my meds my behaviour will likely be a bit erratic. But for one, erratic behaviour does not mean a person needs to be medicated, and for another, the knowledge that you do need to be medicated really fucking sucks. I hate the fact that I will probably never not need medication. I will likely spend the rest of my life taking medication in order to function from day to day. Don’t turn that into a joke. There are others, but these were the ones that came to mind just now. When people say things like this, I never know how to respond. Calling them out on it can be really difficult, cause people get defensive about it, and I’ll end up backing down and I’ll have changed fuck-all at the cost of my own mental wellbeing. Like many other such 'debates', it’s not worth the risk. I’m not saying you can never joke about mental illness. Not at all. As a certified lunatic, I think mental illness jokes can be hilarious. You know, provided they’re actually funny. But if you’re not a person with mental illness, don’t ignorantly use our diagnoses for punchlines. It’s not original, most of the time it’s not even funny, and it’s a dick move.

I feel like I ought to go for a walk today. It's 9°C, virtually no wind, and sunny. Gonna top at 11°C around 4 this afternoon. That's the time to take a stroll around the lake, I think.

Ooh, yes, this one is entirely new to me too! Thanks for sharing!

You'll just have to read on and find out. This story is about a lot of things.