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valtsv:

valtsv:

something about substances so strong they can only be cut by that same substance (like diamond) gets to me. the self-fulfilling prophecy of it. you can armor yourself against any and all outside threats, but you’re still beholden to your own nature.

tag from @seithr: "#the nemean lion of it all'ALT
"After slaying the lion, he tried to skin it with a knife from his belt, but failed. He then tried sharpening the knife with a stone and even tried with the stone itself. Finally, Athena, noticing the hero's plight, told Heracles to use one of the lion's own claws to skin the pelt." (from wikipedia)ALT

*walks over to my board titled “is the desire to self-destruct innate or a learned behaviour?” and places another tally mark in the ‘innate’ column*