my 50¢ on this:
It's a psychological problem. Humans are born with an instinct to worship others, particularly those who've accomplished what others could only dream of having. When it comes to shifting, the community doesn't rely on themselves but rely on the one's who have reached that level of "impossible". They see them as some kind of "god" and believe that if they put all their trust and support into the creators, they'll have a better chance at shifting themselves, which in my opinion is plain stupid.
moral of the story: stop relying on people who've shifted to help you shift, it's an individual journey !! you won't get anywhere closer to your goal if you spend all the time you could be spending in your dr putting others on a pedestal.
Idk something about how (some if not most) shifters will treat you better when they know you've shifted kinda reminds me of classism, like why is there a hierarchy in the shifting community 😭💔
when someone asks why I'm changing up Katseye's discography but 'Gnarly' just came out:
renewed manners | blaise zabini
blaise zabini | fluff | wc: 746
summary: the slytherin boys tease blaise about having a polaroid picture of you two inside of his wallet
Blaise felt that he was a rather normal man.
He grew up in a somewhat broken home—though he doubted anybody’s was truly perfect—with a good mom who hung around bad men. Bad men who helped him know what a good man was.
He’d learned early on what not to be. Treat women with respect, open the doors for them and pull their chairs in unless they stated otherwise. Protect them from dangerous assholes that would want nothing more than to break their hearts. Make sure that you’re an emotionally mature man, don’t invalidate their feelings and don’t act like a holier than thou kind of man. Respect them in a positive way, in a way that would make someone feel cherished and loved beyond belief.
Maybe he had fallen off his rails when he began to hang out with the Slytherin boys more often. He found himself sleeping around with different women from time to time—though his manners remained the same even still. Opening the door to his bedroom became a regular occurrence in Fifth Year, though he kept the door to his heart shut off to even the closest of his friends.
That was until you came along.
A lovely girl that he had been paired up with during a Potions project, completely innocent in a way that he had never met before. You hadn’t wanted Blaise for sex, for money, or for anything else that would annoy him. You never hated him either, though he wasn’t sure whether you hated anyone that you knew.
He had relearned himself when he began to hang out with you more. He held the door to the library instead of to his bedroom, and he had offered his heart in slow but sure increments. It was romantic and it was sweet, and it was everything that he had ever possibly needed to change.
And if he used his experiences with them to know how to treat you? It was nothing more than basic human decency to him now.
“Who’s this in your wallet?”
“What?” Blaise asked confusedly, looking over at his friends. He hadn’t hung out with them for a while, mostly because he had been hanging out with you so much. That wasn’t a bad thing on his part, at least not through his perception.
He hadn’t even noticed that Mattheo and Lorenzo had stolen his wallet until he had turned around. “This girl. In your wallet.” Lorenzo said, holding his opened wallet. There was a polaroid photo of him and you in there that his mother had taken of you both—hidden away in the kitchen with you resting on the counter.
“Who is it?” Mattheo repeated.
Blaise hummed and took the wallet back from his friends. “My girlfriend.” he murmured.
“Oh?” Theodore said, leaning over the couch. He had a smirk on his face that was hidden by his cigarette. “That’s who’s taken you away from us?”
“Mhm.” he nodded blankly at them. “I’m going on a date with her later, so I can’t stay long.”
“She’s pretty.” Mattheo whistled. “She good in bed?”
Blaise scowled at him, scoffing at his question. He hadn’t realized just how much his friends obsessed over sex, not until recently. “None of your business.”
“Whatever.” Mattheo rolled his eyes.
“Down bad.” Lorenzo chuckled, gently shoving Blaise’s arm. “We’ve still missed you though. New drama that happened, y’know.”
Blaise hummed quietly and looked over at Lorenzo. “Like what?”
“Theo and Pans are dating!” Lorenzo said excitedly.
Blaise raised his eyebrows curiously, looking over at Theodore. “Congratulations.”
“Thanks.” Theodore murmured.
Blaise sat down on the couch and opened his wallet again, looking over the photos his mom had taken again. He had introduced you just recently, though you two had clicked immediately. He remembered how his mom had taken to you as soon as you walked through the door, borderline ignoring him for you.
He didn’t quite mind though, he really thought you deserved it.
Maybe he’d introduce you to his friends soon. Only if you suggested it first though. As much as he had slowly distanced himself from their behaviors recently, he still considered them decent people.
“Okay but, are we not gonna talk about Blaise turning into a sap?” Mattheo chuckled. “A picture of her in his wallet? Really?”
“Never heard of that before.” Theodore whispered conspiratorially next to Blaise's ear. “He’s leashed up like a dog, I bet.”
Lorenzo laughed out loud at that. “Blaise’s a dog now?”
Blaise sighed dramatically, rubbing his hand over his forehead. Maybe he should distance himself further.
thank you so much for reading! i'm not sure whether i like this little drabble's style or not, but i wanted to do a character study of blaise compared to the rest of the slytherins. i feel like out of everyone in that group, he'd probably be the most respectful to women, hence this wonderous little drabble here <3
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nothing will change: your body and mind is already accustomed to everything in your dr, it'll feel like an ordinary ^^
Stop waiting to feel ur bed change, or the texture of your blanket to change. Shifting isnt physical.
— IS THE SHIFTING COMMUNITY TOXICALLY POSITIVE ? ( and why that’s impossible )
“Toxic positivity is the belief that people should maintain a positive mindset no matter how dire or difficult a situation is. While there are benefits to being optimistic and engaging in positive thinking, toxic positivity rejects all difficult emotions in favor of a cheerful and often falsely positive façade.”
Being toxically positive when shifting/manifesting is impossible—there is no such thing as false positivity, only real positivity. Positivity that comes from already having achieved your desires. Positivity that comes from already having everything you want. Positivity that comes from already being aware of all the corners of the multiverse that are yours. Positivity that comes from knowing the truth.
Rejection of all negative emotions is not something anyone in the shifting community encourages or tells you is necessary (that’s just silly.) But the rejection of feelings such as desperation (specifically) is a choice made when you understand that the 3D conforms to your beliefs and assumptions (arguably the most basic, absolute and rudimentary understanding of shifting & manifestation) and if you held the belief that you already have your desires and are already aware of your DR, you would not be desperately searching for an explanation as to why you aren’t.
So no. To recap, it is impossible to be “too positive” or “toxically positive” or “falsely positive” when it comes to shifting.
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🪽 : "act like an angel and dress like crazy."
↺ fashion moment — what's a styling choice fans often associate with you (e.g. "the jennie hairstyle")? how about that one outfit fans can and will never get over?
🔥 : "let's go beyond together !"
↺ ride or die — who's the member (or celebrity) you have the most chemistry with? what's your "ship" name? how did you first meet?
⛈️ : "top of the world I itched for.."
↺ pre-debut — what was life before you debuted? how did you start your career : a trainee, soloist, actor/actress? why did you choose this career path?
🎀 : "following our hearts, hear we are, here we are,"
↺ right decision — what was your "I made it" moment? did you always believe you'd be this successful? not established yet? no worries : who was your biggest supporter during the start of your career?
🌟 : "you light up my life."
↺ love for you (fans) — favorite memory between you and a fan? what's a photocard fans would cause a war for? what's your nickname amongst and why? have you ever been gifted something expensive and caused other fandoms to dislike you (sakura inspired)?
📸 : " I like it like that."
↺ I'm the shit ! — cuntiest moment in your career? how impactful are you? would the crowd go crazy over your mere presence? popularity: if you were to go down the street, how many people would recognize you?
⚡️ : "talking 'bout you, talking 'bout us."
↺ rumors — what are some rumors going around about you? any recent scandals about dating someone? how do celebrity news outlets react to the rumors? how about fans?
🍓 : "when the quality is bad but I am"
↺ vulnerability — what's your least favorite part about being famous? how do you take care of yourself on harder days? does the hate ever get to you? how do you deal with it?
🥥: "keep it on the low ~"
↺ 'savannah, slow down.' — has an interviewer ever caught you off guard before ("wow your English is so good" *was raised in America*)? what was your reaction? if not, has a member ever done something that made you do a double take?
🎧 : "DJ play my favorite song !"
↺ hit my line — what's a day off look like? any idol/celebrity friendships that would break the internet if anyone found out? secret relationships? what are you like on a day off vs. on the clock?
xoxo, nana ౨ৎ
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"you guys aren't the best couple ev-"
literally us:
🥮 I strongly believe I discovered the power to shift to connect with my heritage. I grew up in a japanese household—though I'm half brazilian—in the states so you'd think I would at least speak japanese right? no. Living in America as an immigrant means (for me at least) having parents who believe if you don't speak your mother tongue, racism would eventually come to an end, right ? They were wrong. Now I'm sixteen almost seventeen years old living in America using shifting as my primary way of connecting to my heritage .
🍓 nana she/her 08 infp (or e?)
"I stole her personality"
sawako kuronuma ⸝⸝ nana "hachi" komatsu ⸝⸝ jang wonyoung ⸝⸝ lee wonhee ⸝⸝ rory gilmore ⸝⸝ tpn emma ⸝⸝ stephanie soo ⸝⸝ gehlee dangca ⸝⸝ rei naoi ⸝⸝ nao yoshikawa .⋆
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manga .⋆ media anime .⋆
jujutsu kaisen ⸝⸝ gossip girl ⸝⸝ my hero academia ⸝⸝ bleach ⸝⸝ dandadan ⸝⸝ gilmore girls ⸝⸝ tdlosk ⸝⸝ kotaro lives alone ⸝⸝ the promised neverland ⸝⸝ death note ⸝⸝ nana ⸝⸝ kimi ni todoke ⸝⸝ harry potter ⸝⸝ 20th century girl ⸝⸝ wifty ⸝⸝ about time ⸝⸝ studio ghibli ⸝⸝ good morning ☆ call .⋆
reading... Wasted: A Memoir — M. Hornbacher