lyra
@lyraveling.bsky.social
33. arab lesbian in grad school studying monsters. she/they
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December 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
December 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I understand that a lot of folks have been misled by fear-mongering and powerful regressive voices but it’s still astonishing to me that so many have fallen for the idea that oppressively policing other people’s gender identity and expression could in any way be part of an enlightened future.
so excited to read this and so sad to say goodbye to these characters I don’t even know what I’d do with myself after
December 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
so excited to read this and so sad to say goodbye to these characters I don’t even know what I’d do with myself after
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My brilliant and butch (subtype: indoor) wife’s @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social THIRD book day is here! Welcome to the world, THIS BRUTAL MOON! Get the whole Kindom Trilogy from wherever quality books are sold! (Support local indie if you can! Request from your library! Books make great gifts!)
December 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
My brilliant and butch (subtype: indoor) wife’s @dr-bethany-jacobs.bsky.social THIRD book day is here! Welcome to the world, THIS BRUTAL MOON! Get the whole Kindom Trilogy from wherever quality books are sold! (Support local indie if you can! Request from your library! Books make great gifts!)
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November 30, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Long overdue Mel fanart ✨
April 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Long overdue Mel fanart ✨
lrp when i was a kid people asked me what kind of person i wanted to marry and growing up arab my immediate thought was the person had to believe in a free palestine. i was only a kid but i remember how unfathomable it was to imagine myself even befriending people who were zionists. but as an adult-
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
lrp when i was a kid people asked me what kind of person i wanted to marry and growing up arab my immediate thought was the person had to believe in a free palestine. i was only a kid but i remember how unfathomable it was to imagine myself even befriending people who were zionists. but as an adult-
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I expect nothing less from the brilliant @amalelmohtar.com, but this is gorgeous and heartbreaking in every way. You all should read it.
Free Palestine.
Free Palestine.
Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com
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Why I Need the Birds
A Love Letters Feature by Amal El-Mohtar - November 2025
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November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I expect nothing less from the brilliant @amalelmohtar.com, but this is gorgeous and heartbreaking in every way. You all should read it.
Free Palestine.
Free Palestine.
chono is so adora-coded in this i love her so much
November 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
chono is so adora-coded in this i love her so much
me: doing routine tasks
my brain: BUT I'M LEAVING FOR INDIA AND IT IS NOT FAR ENOUGH DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS A CORNER ON THIS EARTH THAT YOU COULD TRAVEL TO FAR AWAY ENOUGH TO FREE ME FROM THIS TORMENT I AM A GENTLEMAN MY FATHER RAISED ME TO ACT WITH HONOR-
my brain: BUT I'M LEAVING FOR INDIA AND IT IS NOT FAR ENOUGH DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS A CORNER ON THIS EARTH THAT YOU COULD TRAVEL TO FAR AWAY ENOUGH TO FREE ME FROM THIS TORMENT I AM A GENTLEMAN MY FATHER RAISED ME TO ACT WITH HONOR-
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
me: doing routine tasks
my brain: BUT I'M LEAVING FOR INDIA AND IT IS NOT FAR ENOUGH DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS A CORNER ON THIS EARTH THAT YOU COULD TRAVEL TO FAR AWAY ENOUGH TO FREE ME FROM THIS TORMENT I AM A GENTLEMAN MY FATHER RAISED ME TO ACT WITH HONOR-
my brain: BUT I'M LEAVING FOR INDIA AND IT IS NOT FAR ENOUGH DO YOU THINK THAT THERE IS A CORNER ON THIS EARTH THAT YOU COULD TRAVEL TO FAR AWAY ENOUGH TO FREE ME FROM THIS TORMENT I AM A GENTLEMAN MY FATHER RAISED ME TO ACT WITH HONOR-
traveling to spend the holidays w my parents in 2 weeks and messaging my arab mom “what are you feeding me?” like i’m a starving victorian child (she sent me a list of dishes)
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
traveling to spend the holidays w my parents in 2 weeks and messaging my arab mom “what are you feeding me?” like i’m a starving victorian child (she sent me a list of dishes)
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November 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
i should reread on vicious worlds before the release of this brutal moon but i also really want to read a memory called empire because i think it might elevate the whole reading experience
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
i should reread on vicious worlds before the release of this brutal moon but i also really want to read a memory called empire because i think it might elevate the whole reading experience
i thrive on routines and lately i’ve been so happy w my daily routine of classes and then library w coffee and a sweet treat and then gym. but now that the temperature is below 0 degrees i cannot wait to be outside of europe in for the holidays take me back to the deira
November 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
i thrive on routines and lately i’ve been so happy w my daily routine of classes and then library w coffee and a sweet treat and then gym. but now that the temperature is below 0 degrees i cannot wait to be outside of europe in for the holidays take me back to the deira
i’m going to be so insufferable when this brutal moon comes out
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
i’m going to be so insufferable when this brutal moon comes out
been listening to the entirety of unreal unearth: unaired today and it’s making my brain buzz. he was insane for these lyrics
November 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
been listening to the entirety of unreal unearth: unaired today and it’s making my brain buzz. he was insane for these lyrics
it is amazing how arcane was completely ruined for me as a show after s2. it brought me so much joy in 2021 and now it makes me feel…nothing
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
it is amazing how arcane was completely ruined for me as a show after s2. it brought me so much joy in 2021 and now it makes me feel…nothing
should i watch queen charlotte or is it too sad
November 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
should i watch queen charlotte or is it too sad
giggling as i add this to my six playlist
November 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
giggling as i add this to my six playlist
realizing that i often gravitate towards the same ship dynamics
- childhood friends
- had a fallout / separated at some point for at least 5 years
- one of them is bound by duty or higher power
- the "what do you want, adora?"
- childhood friends
- had a fallout / separated at some point for at least 5 years
- one of them is bound by duty or higher power
- the "what do you want, adora?"
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
realizing that i often gravitate towards the same ship dynamics
- childhood friends
- had a fallout / separated at some point for at least 5 years
- one of them is bound by duty or higher power
- the "what do you want, adora?"
- childhood friends
- had a fallout / separated at some point for at least 5 years
- one of them is bound by duty or higher power
- the "what do you want, adora?"
i still use twitter but i come here like it’s my private account. it just feels like a sanctuary
November 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
i still use twitter but i come here like it’s my private account. it just feels like a sanctuary
i always get compliments whenever i wear my hair up but i can rarely do that because my hair is too thick and heavy on my scalp which is why this should be the sign to cut it very short
November 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
i always get compliments whenever i wear my hair up but i can rarely do that because my hair is too thick and heavy on my scalp which is why this should be the sign to cut it very short
i baked a blueberry loaf late at night and then played hades and then wrote some fanfic for a ship only 10 people know about. truly living my best life right now
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
i baked a blueberry loaf late at night and then played hades and then wrote some fanfic for a ship only 10 people know about. truly living my best life right now
del toro's frankenstein said sometimes you absolutely should traumatize your dad back
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
del toro's frankenstein said sometimes you absolutely should traumatize your dad back
what if we're childhood best friends in a brutal military school and we're torn apart and had our lives ruined by an older woman who is also a mentor figure?
November 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
what if we're childhood best friends in a brutal military school and we're torn apart and had our lives ruined by an older woman who is also a mentor figure?