Sous-Sir & darc_light

Side note, if you spot glitter anywhere, no you didn’t. I have no idea where that came from ✨

Enjoying everything I’m learning at the SELF Bootblack Academy 101

The instructors have all been amazing and I appreciate them sharing their time and experience with us 💙
We also received this incredible brush as a gift from SELF for all us Bootblack babies (that’s me, I’m a Bootblack baby!).
~darc

Two people holding hands in connection preparing for their flight. There is an Old Fashioned and a Bardenay Mule on the table next to their hands

Pre-flight ritual complete, Atlanta here we come!

My absolute fav photos of us from NWLC weekend… walking into the contest, ready to present our best selves, wearing our armor… then us after the contest, still 1000% in love and supporting each other, just now in sweats and a tiara 😂
~darc

Women of Drummer kickoff in Boise! I think we’re off to a good start 😜

This board will be the gathering place for all the memories and *experiences* we have together this year.

I am so very much looking forward to this journey 🖤💙🤍

It captured so perfectly our intention to continue to push ourselves and grow together. We wanted a word that focused on being fully present in every moment, knowing that the path might be hard at times, but no matter the outcome we were going to make the most of it.

At the beginning of this year, Sous-Sir shared with me that he and his therapist had a great conversation about setting intentions. They talked about choosing a word to guide his/our path for the year.

Through a lot of conversations and introspection, we chose the word Experience.

There is so much story behind this photo that we just haven’t had the time to share…

Sous-sir and darc_light walking down a hallway in their Leather best, ready for the NWLC contest finale.

Northwest Leather Celebration Finale here we come 🫶

Porter made it safely to Sacramento!!

(as did Sous-Sir, Sarah, and i 😊)

Lots of things to button down still but hoping to get a good night’s rest before we kick off Northwest Leather Celebration with everyone tomorrow 🎉

I cant believe it’s here already 🙈🙈🙈

Sharing space with leather family
Bootblacking everything I can get my hands on
Talking, connecting
Being accepted, seen, loved
🖤💙🤍

~darc

The image is a screenshot from Tumblr with two text posts User: manlethotline To anyone wondering if it's worth it to tear down fascist posters or whatever. I spent a few months last year engaged in silent battle with another student at my school who was putting anti trans stickers up everywhere. I had it down to a system where every night I would walk the five block radius they went up in, and tear down all the ones I could reach, and use a stick to put duct tape over the others. Like, within hours of the stickers going up, I would have already purged the whole zone. I knew the basic schedule of whoever put them up based on when and where the stickers appeared. I probably could have found them in person if I'd wanted to. And I told all my classmates and friends what the stickers looked like and got them to rip them down too. And after a few months of this, the stickers slowed, and then stopped forever. My point is, a lot of this fashy or right wing stuff is one local weirdo. And if you pay attention, and do a little light organizing with your friends, you can basically make their efforts into a giant sisyphisean exercise in misery. You control your streets! Second post reads— User: alleecatblues Remember: It costs money to keep printing those stickers, but ripping them down is free.

When it feels like the world’s problems are especially huge and insurmountable these days…
It helps to remember that small daily acts of defiance make a difference.

Showing there are other people i fighting the fight here too helps keep us from losing that fire.
#fuckfascists

Hammin it up at SPLF’s Debauchery party!

We’ve only been at SPLF for a few hours and yet… already so many reunions, new connections, meaningful conversations, so much LOVE

It really is like coming home 🖤💙❤️🤍💙🖤

Can’t wait to see you there! 💙

Pre-flight ritual complete 💙 Daddy, porter, and I can’t wait to see everyone at SPLF tonight!

En route to an M/s weekend retreat! Stayed a night at the Shady Motel where the front desk clerk upgraded us to the double queen in room 69 😂

Valentine weekend with Leather friends & fam 💙🖤🤍