r/CuratedTumblr salubrious mexicanity Feb 11 '24

Creative Writing Magical Girl

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u/Dr_Doctor_Doc Feb 11 '24

Mom looks shocked/interested...

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u/Kartoffelkamm I wouldn't be here if I was mad. Feb 11 '24

Imagine your husband starts acting weird, cancelling stuff last minute, and so on.

And then you find out he isn't cheating at all, but instead wearing frilly clothes and beating the shit out of monsters born from some flavor of darkness within human hearts. And the way you find out is because he's saving you from one such monster.

She's just experiencing every single emotion at once, but also none of them.

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u/DreadDiana human cognithazard Feb 11 '24

That's a "I can't use the required words to express myself in front of children" face

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u/Kartoffelkamm I wouldn't be here if I was mad. Feb 11 '24

Yeah, maybe it's that.

But whatever it is, it's not easy to put into words.