ClaireApr 15
Micro SF/F by O. Westin

Before the entrance to the superhero academy, the boys compared powers.

"What do you do?"

"Er..."

"C'mon, spill!"

"I can add pockets."

"Like, interdimensional?"

"No, just normal, usable pockets. To any garment, matching any material."

"What use is that?"

"If I can help anyone I'd be happy."

#MicroFiction #TootFic #SmallStories

Apr 15 at 2:20pmWeb
Show threadPersephoneApr 15
@MicroSFF every woman on the planet falling over themselves to help him. "Seriously dude how does this work? "
"Patriarchy brother"
Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Apr 15
@mindpersephone @MicroSFF And he is blacklisted from the women's garment industry forever.
Show threadAmbraven ​Apr 15

@MicroSFF

"Would you be interested in the support track?"

Show threadBrent Guernsey, Artrocity StudioApr 15

@MicroSFF

🎵 "...Pocket-m-a-a-a-n, Pocketman."

Show threadTrisha Lynn 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 🇨🇦Apr 15

@Brentguernsey @MicroSFF

🎵 "And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
Till pockets disappear from all my clothes
He is the man upon whom we all trust
Oh yes, yes, yes...

He's the Pocketman." 🎵

Show threadPier HegemanApr 15
@Brentguernsey @MicroSFF Triangle Man hates pocket man
Show threadFaintdreamsApr 15
@MicroSFF if that Boy likes dating girls, he is never, ever, not gonna have a girlfriend ! ,🤣
Show threadPseudo NymApr 15

@Faintdreams @MicroSFF

I saw your comment before the original story, thinking it might be some lewd joke. The actual story power is much, much better.

Show thread一脚踢登胫骨骨折的柠檬慕斯Apr 15
@MicroSFF fantastic power! I’d ask him to perform miracle on 80% of my dresses!
Show threadkhitomershamsterApr 15
@MicroSFF the hero every woman needs
Show threadHTTP 1.1/418 Old Teapot Typewriter FontApr 15
@MicroSFF WOMEN THE WORLD OVER WILL PRAISE HIS NAME.
Show threadL. B. HeuschkelApr 15
@MicroSFF L A year or two later, the pocket making boy was the most popular kid in school, at least with the girls.
Show threadЯ⊛ḶḶ model ‽‽‽Apr 15

@MicroSFF

beats the hell outta my superpower: glancing at the clock at precisely 12:34.

Show threadHowToPhil (Phillip R)Apr 15
@MicroSFF I have a hat with pockets, and it is glorious
Show threadArdentArchivistApr 15

@MicroSFF

Methinks the girls would be a lot more appreciative…!

Show threadaburka 🫣Apr 15
@MicroSFF reminds me of this one https://mastodon.art/@MicroSFF/115945463568202841
Micro SF/F by O. Westin (@[email protected])

"My husband complains about the cold," the man said. "Can you teach me a spell to keep him warm?" "I can teach you to bind hair into a net to catch heat," the wizard said, "using arcane counting and a pair of fine wands." After a while, the man said "Isn't this knitting?" "This, too, is magic." #TootFic #MicroFiction #SmallStories

Mastodon.ART
Show threadMarion 🦋☀️Apr 15
@MicroSFF
My hero 🤩😍🥳🥰
Show threadEduardo PinhoApr 15
@MicroSFF "What use is that?" Says the herobro who is able to move fast and break things (literally).
Show threadJane in NZApr 15
@MicroSFF Best superpower ever.
Show threadMidgePhotoApr 15
@MicroSFF
How to be popular with girls.
Show threadElisabeth MApr 15
@MicroSFF "What use is that?"
"It gets me laid, bruh."
Show threadCassandrichApr 15
@MicroSFF +1000 rizz
Show threadArd the RichApr 15

@MicroSFF
"Are you fast?"

"My record is 9 minutes 54 seconds."

"How many garments?"

"One pocket."

"Can you do it from a distance?"

"I need to touch ... with needle and thread.
... But not just that, I can also teach boys to make pockets."

"Coooool, show me!"

Show threadgrrl_aexApr 15

@MicroSFF

pockeetttss....POOOCKETTTTTTSSSSSS....

Show threadJohnsApr 15
@MicroSFF I love how everyone's mind went to the same place.
Why, then, designers do not put pockets on women's clothing??
Show threadMicro SF/F by O. WestinApr 15
@Johns_priv Plain old sexism (and tradition), apparently. (A reader on BlueSky provided this article:
https://fashionmagazine.com/style/womens-pockets/ )
The Real Reason Why Women's Clothes Don’t Have Pockets - FASHION Magazine

Why are women’s pockets virtually nonexistent? Perhaps the answer lies in the purse industry.

FASHION Magazine
Show threadXdejApr 18
@MicroSFF
TL;DR: "legendary editor Diana Vreeland took over at Vogue, she reportedly thought purses were “a drag” and wanted to devote an entire issue to celebrating pockets. But it’s said she was denied by her publishers because of the financial support they got from handbag advertisers."
@Johns_priv
Show threadHeathen 🐈Apr 15
@MicroSFF
Spandex hero suits don't have anywhere to put your keys, I can imagine him being extremely popular.
Show threadEnby_In_The_FieldsApr 15

@MicroSFF

Gawd they would make me so happy by adding some pockets to my rain jacket or the High Vis
/^-^/

Show threadDr. SobekApr 15
@MicroSFF Soon every one will wonder why all the girls are trying to go out with pocket-boy :D
Show threadDr. SobekApr 16
@MicroSFF Though, I’m pretty sure there are people with that super power in the real world, people like @lhaulde , iirc.
Show threadLhauldeApr 16

@Sobex @MicroSFF Indeed I do.

Just a reminder that it's no surprise that pockets (large ones) are so rare in women clothes and I definetely love that satirical poetry by Alice Duer Miller, a writer who fought for women suffrage.

(because, I mean, at some point someone really decided that pockets were out of fashion for women, maybe with one of these ideas in their mind, or something as stupid)

Show threadVerainApr 15
@MicroSFF Useful for carrying magic rings.
Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Apr 25

@MicroSFF @moriel

Give me a marsupial pouch.

Show threadMoriel 🏳️‍⚧️Apr 25
@jrdepriest Not sure why i was tagged on this, but sure, i'll take one of those too!
Show threadJ. R. DePriest    :EA DATA. SF:Apr 25

@moriel

Weird. Not the first time recently I've noticed someone extra getting tagged. I wonder if it's a bug in Moshidon or just user error.