#I am in a very sapphic mood for them

[poisonheiress]

Since there are no Glitz and Glam head canons or reader inserts yet, I've decided to make my own and share them with you. These are romantic in nature and reader focused so be prepared for that.

Warning: Some head canons suggest a shared S/O while others are for a specific sister.

◆ To begin, I believe that Glitz and Glam are rather jealous lovers, regardless if the partner is shared or not. The jealousy spawns from their connection to Envy and their hellborne status. Low born demons are used to fighting for everything they have, and even with the social boost from their position as Mammon's new figures, Glitz and Glam can only go so far. Adding in their natural leaning for Envy due their birth in the 6th ring, jealousy can come on quick and heavy. As a result, Glitz and Glam worry about their partner's focus falling away from them especially in public, always trying to bring their attention back to them at all costs. While their jealousy normally doesn't extend to the other sister, a shared partner can cause a few spats between the sisters every now and again.

◆ While the Glam sisters are as harsh as Envy demons come, that same bite and vitriol is never extended to their partners even in earlier stages of their relationships. They may keep the same snark in teasing their partner, but they will never insult or degrade their partners. This rule extends to those outside the relationship too. Neither sister responds well to some no-name or paparazzi looking down on their partner as a joke or otherwise. After all, demons aren't kind beings, especially those who spent the beginning of their lives crawling out of the Envy ring's Abyss.

◆ Speaking of rank, Glitz and Glam would definitely spend massive amounts of money on their s/o once they become Mammon’s new figures. While they obviously aren’t getting as big of a cut as they should, it’s much better than what their payments used to be, and as part of their life, their wealth extends to you too. From new clothing and jewelry to elaborate dates, they relish in spoiling their partners as long as they are the only ones doing it.

◆ Their personal life with their partner is never going to be publicized for people’s entertainment if Glitz or Glam have a say in it. They made their peace with the sexualization and objectification that comes with surviving in Hell show business a long time ago, and they don’t want their partner to ever experience the same fate. Attempting to break into their partner’s home or extort their partner either ends in a new corpse for the cleaners or a one way trip to Sloth’s hospitals. Because of this, I don’t see them dating another performer especially one under Mammon’s domain. Neither will risk their one freedom in hell becoming Greed’s newest commodity no matter how much they care about the other person.

◆ For every outfit the Glam sisters buy you, they will steal some of your wardrobe in return. No matter how big or small your clothes are on them, they’ll find a way to make it work. It gets to the point where half your wardrobe has found itself way into their shared closet. Glitz favors hoodies and sweaters, especially cropped ones while Glam prefers taking jackets and shirts. Wearing your lover's clothing is seen as a passive form of marking in Hell, even more so if the clothing has their scent on it, and Glitz and Glam take full advantage of that.

◆ A lot of dates for you on both sides would occur in the Envy ring, specifically in its seas. Since a lot of Glitz and Glam’s early life spent constantly moving about the Abyssal zones, they know all the best spots and love sharing that part of their life with their partners. They also love these dates because it's a lot easier to run from paparazzi underwater and disappear into the depths of the sea. Glitz and Glam also like to bring back souvenirs from their visits to the Envy Ring like pieces of coral and pearls. Glitz has even tried to bring a devil-fish back over the border once, but customs wasn’t found of that idea. Sure, they could bring back other commercial goods, but when it come to Envy, they prefer giving their partners something they found or killed with their own hands, not something that can be bought anywhere else.

◆ Speaking of dates, Glitz and Glam do vary in their preferred activities. Glitz prefers more high stakes, wild kinds of dates like hell’s version of bungee jumping or sky diving. She’ll even take you to swim through the riptides if you want. Glam, on the other hand, prefers more lowkey events like hunting or adventuring into deep sea caves where you two would have more alone time. Of course, they enjoy the traditional dinner dates and events, but they’ll always prefer something exiting with you alone.

◆ Last but not least, physical affection. Neither sister goes beyond hand holding or a few hidden make-outs in public. If they're feeling bold, they may even pull you onto their lap or sit on your lap. At home, they are a lot more hands on. Being Glam’s partner means that she’d gonna be wrapped around you like a second skin. She likes to have her hands on you at all times if possible. Cuddling with her is similar to being a straight jacket with the grip she has. It gets to the point where she’d rather pick you up to move then let you move around at all. On the plus side, cuddling with her means gossiping for hours straight on anyone and everyone, and her connection to stardom means that she's never out of thing to talk about.

◆ While Glitz likes affection just as much as her sister, she doesn't need to be touching her partner all the time, choosing to stay and sit close to you to fill her urge in public. Cuddling wise, I think Glitz is the kind of partner who lays on top of you, putting all her weight on you, and the only way to get her off is to move her yourself. With you captive under her, she will tell every bad joke her sister keeps from entering their act and she won't stop until you laugh. Glitz also loves her sticking her cold, webbed hands under your shirt to warm them up, laughing like a banshee when you jump at the touch.

◆ In the end, the Glam sisters fall slow but love hard. They may have each other, but they crave another person to share their lives with that will see them as something more then Greed's newest product. You have to hang on to what makes you happy in hell, and they'll cling to you till the end of their lives if you let them.

#helluva boss glitz and glam #helluva boss #helluva boss x reader #glitz and glam x reader #glitz and glam x gn reader #requests are open #but I'd rather suggestions over exact requests if that makes sense #Sorry if these aren't the best #I had to make due with my own canon since we know so little about them #More headcanons about glitz and glam will come soon but I need more time to get them all settled #gender neutral reader #I am in a very sapphic mood for them #If this goes well #Ill do more stand alone stuff with them #I have an idea for helping them with their stage makeup so #helluva boss season 2 #helluva boss fanfiction

[wis-art]

little comic i made based on this ask @scyrus42 sent me

#sketch #doodle #comic #lucy #wiki #lesbian #my art #art #artists on tumblr #cute #idk i always wanted to do something ask blog adjacent #+very fun prompt i had lots of fun drawing it #sorry for little art lately i have not been doing that good #i am now on mood stabilizer meds hehe #demongirl #angel #hehe #sapphic #sapphic art #none of the options fit so i just doodled out this little comic about them

[napping-sapphic]

Reason of the week for why i need a gf/partner: take bath with me after work to make sure i don’t fall asleep and drown

#also to lovingly rub my scalp as they wash my hair #wlw #wlw mood #sapphic #sapphism #lesbian #was very close today #i think ive said it before but i usually am not the type of person who likes being cared for #BUT work has got me NEEDING that #never wanted to be held so badly before i s2g #criminal that i feel THIS single during PRIDE month smh #suggestive #cw suggestive #i guess?? #i don’t mean it that way but tbh i also don’t NOT mean it that way so if anyone wants any tags lmk #im always happy to add them #and if my future gf/partner/etc is out there: wtf why are you not here so we can cuddle so rude honestly :( #im gay and i like sleeping

[femslashfeb]

HELLO ALL

TLDR

No reblogging from the blog this year - posting prompts tomorrow the 31st

For the past few years I've very much struggled with reblogging everyone's activity in the tag. So this year I will not be doing so.

(OR maybe I will? I just don't want to commit)

Even if I knew how to make a bot that reblogs - a lot of people still use the unique tag to tag outside challenges. So I've always had to hand submit. However it became too stressful for me and for the past few years I ended up avoiding it until later weeks or even months.

If you noticed I didn't finish reblogging last year so- I've just given up on that.

Honestly I've struggled a lot with depression for the last 7 years or so. It's been harder and harder to find my way back to tumblr. It doesn't help that my phone can barely handle the amount of apps it already has.

My main account @puff-pink hardly ever updates because of my big sad. And I don't know if I'll ever get back on the horse in the same way I did before.

Some of you know me as an artist, and tho I still churn out subpar art for my day-job I've struggled a lot to make art for myself during my depression. Partially because one year I overworked my hand - and still deal in continual wrist aches. Even the weeks I don't pick up a drawing tool.

I intended this challenge for myself and maybe the small fandoms I was in at the time. But it took off among writers and creators of all types across all fandoms.

One year I even tried to tally the most popular fandoms but there were honestly too many to keep track of- and I stopped after the first three pages of submissions.

I don't claim to have invented the concept of FemSlash February. Before I started the prompts I swear I had heard the phrase somewhere. Tho not sure where. Perhaps it had been amongst my friends on Skype. Back when I had online friends and Skype(I'm still not sold on Discord🤷‍♀️).

However that January I thought it would be fun to partake in a challenge of some kind. But scouring tumblr and the general internet. I could only find half hearted efforts on fanfiction sites from years past.

I'm so proud of all my Sapphic creators on here that have partaken every year. Even if I've never shown favoritism or awarded anyone. I do notice those that actually complete the challenge AND those that keep coming back each year(looking at you H20 writer(I don't remember your username but there's a mermaid writer that's a writing machine)). I truly am proud of you especially in my shriveled state of creativity. Thank you for your efforts. For your hype. And for your love of women of all kinds across all the universes.

Each year I'm surprised to find even more categories I never thought to include. From mood boards, to doll photography, to ofc the classic art and writing. May your pencils forever be in union with your sister mediums.

On that note. There is a strict NO AI GENERATED ART or writing this year.

Not that I could physically stop anyone who does use AI. But I do not want that sort of thing associated with this challenge. It's become scarily good in 2023 to the point it can't always be identified. So I simply ask for the honor system when it comes to AI generated creations.

That being said. If you've made it to the end of this post:

Prompts will be posted tomorrow.

I usually prefer to give yall more of a buffer, but I've been busy. Both with Big Sad, rescuing some feral cats, my own life, errands, chores and work.

If you're still here- here is a preview of the first three days.

FEB 1 - black

FEB 2 - spring

FEB 3 - cake

The 14th as usual will be some sort of Valentine romance type theme(haven't decided specifically yet) and as always there will be a Rest Day.

Expect some repeat prompts. In the past I tried to avoid them but idc anymore.

It's also a Leap Year this year so expect one extra prompt to throw off the symmetry of what's normally 28 days.

Thanks for coming back this year. And thank you to those that still check on this blog.

❤️🧡🤍💜🩷

Keep loving girls

-PuffPink

#femslashfeb #femslash february #femslashfeb2024 #lesbian

[theladyragnell]

Hi! Happy new year 😊 It just struck me you're a voracious reader with (I think) quite a few romance novels under your belt and a talent for writing romance yourself, so I come begging a favour for the beginning of the year: if I wanted to read the most fun and indulgent and giggle-inducing romance in 2024, what would you you recommend? I'm hoping for something not only well-written, but triumphantly and unapologetically in its genre, if that makes sense. Thank you so much for taking the time to read (let alone answer!) this ask!

Oh friend, I love reading romance novels, please, buckle in, let's have some fun! You seem to be looking for the flavor that I tend to refer to as romps, as opposed to the more serious and dramatic or erotica-flavored romances, so let me give you a bit of a selection of those.

Contemporaries: Jennifer Crusie is the absolute master of banter, for all her best works are pretty old at this point! Bet Me and Faking It have aged the best in my opinion. I read Alexandria Bellefleur's The Fiancee Farce last year, and if you've ever read and enjoyed a "whoops, we have to get married for this clause in my relative's will" fanfic this one's for you. The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest was one of my favorite romances from last year, though it's a bit less bantery than these others. Oh! Talia Hibbert! Her Brown sisters books are a thing of beauty and a joy forever (Ravenswood is also good, but a bit more serious in tone and we're going for romps here). Jasmine Guillory is also worth a try, lots of fun if maybe a little less banter-focused. Oh! And a shoutout for two action romcoms I read this year, Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai and To Have and to Heist by Sara Desai.

Historicals: Tessa Dare loves a bantery romance, give The Duchess Deal a try on for size! Last year I read The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian, which was a joy, and I hear a lot of good about Sebastian's m/m books too, though I haven't been able to dive into them yet. Away from the romps, Mary Balogh is one of my all-time favorites (but start with her newer work, particularly the Survivors' Club series), I've been enjoying Christina Britton a lot lately, and Eva Ibbotson's books for older readers have my heart forever and always. (I feel like this section is reading less enthusiastic than the contemporaries, but it's just that I read so many historicals that it's hard to remember which book with Duke in the title stands out!) Oh! Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas somehow hits my loves perfectly, though again not a romp, I've got a rather graver taste in historicals. And Olivia Waite's sapphic historicals! The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics is the first one. And everyone recommends Courtney Milan, but The Duke Who Didn't is a true joy.

Fantasy: Fantasy romance is my genre crossover of the 2020s! It's my two favorite escapist genres mixed together, and when it hits the sweet spot it REALLY does. And my friend, I am looking you in the eyes and I am telling you to read T. Kingfisher's paladin books, starting with Paladin's Grace, if you have any interest at all in fantasy as a genre. (Fair warning: Kingfisher also writes horror, and takes great pleasure at least once per fantasy book of reminding you of that.) And now that I've given you the gateways, I'm also going to recommend you The Devotion of Delflenor by R. Cooper (it's not bantery, but I keep telling people, if you fall into my very specific sweet spot of having been in E/R fandom in 2013-2014 and having loved the Tortall books in your youth you NEED to read this, and even one or the other means you should, the pining is exquisite), The Sorceress Transcendent by Casey Blair, Olivia Atwater's Regency Faerie Tales series, and Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn.

... Okay, you asked for one book and I gave you SO many. That is because romance has so many tones and moods and subgenres, and only you know which one is going to put the biggest smile on your face! Hopefully I have given you enough information to make the choice that is best and happiest for you.

#anonymous #answered asks #if anyone else wants some book recs for your 2024 lay your questions on me

[beanghostprincess]

Thinking about transfem sanuso again (I love women I love trans women I love fem people I love saphics have I said I love women?)

You know about that one post of someone saying that if they had a lame ass bf they would hype the shit out off them before entering any room? That's them (not bc they think the other is lame but just to show off how beautiful and incredible their gf is)

Usopp putting ribbons and cute hair clips on Sanji's hair (I think she would like it)

Sanji liking to run her fingers on Usopp's hair on the mornings before she goes and prepare breakfast for all of them

Just them giving eachother quick kisses while they work

You said something about them sharing clothes (THAT WAS SO CUTE AND LOVELY I JUST AAAAAAAW LOVE THEM) so I had another thought about that

Sanji cares about her outfits and puts more thought into them so she does a little fashion show for Usopp

Usopp who doesn't care much about fashion (she looks good with anything but she likes her overalls and a shirt she has to put on since if she goes without one like she used to Sanji would die) but is Sanji's hype woman even if she doesn't get fashion that much but tries for her

*holds them gently* you have open my eyes to transfem sanuso and now they're my world :((

"I love women I love trans women I love fem people I love sapphics have I said I love women?" <- Same. Mood. This is like my whole identity.

OKAY SO ALL OF THESE ARE GREAT?????? I'M GOING INSANE THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA- I love them so much!!

YES! They would hype each other up so so so so much!! Sanji would literally scream how much she loves her girlfriend and how she's the best sniper at the top of her lungs for everyone to hear her. In the middle of a battle, she would literally be Usopp's biggest fan. And Usopp already does that in canon atp because I've lost count of how many times she compliments Sanji's food. And she's so loud about it too!! They would literally go to every person they meet and say shit like: "My girlfriend is the best sniper you'll ever see! Her aim is so good that her love arrows went straight to my heart!!!! *dies from a nosebleed or whatever*" and "Oh, actually I am dating the best cook in all seas!! Her food is so delicious it can send you to heaven and back and I would even say it gives you more strength and power than devil fruits themselves!!! And you can't have her because she's mine *mischievous/proud smile*"

I think Usopp one day catches Sanji cooking (the kitchen is usually closed when she works because of... Luffy reasons. But she always lets Usopp be with her) and she casually sees both of her eyes because her bangs are held by a hair clip. It does things to Usopp, honestly. When they're bored she always plays with Sanji's hair and does anything she wants to it and Sanji is just glad Usopp's touching her. Simp (derogatory but I understand).

Sanji, waking up earlier than her girlfriend, would absolutely love to worship her and stare at her for a while before getting out of bed. She'd run her fingers through her hair and whisper sweet nothings against her ear while hugging her close and kissing her all over (without managing to wake her up). She actually suffers a lot from the "I miss my girlfriend's warmth and I could sleep with her all day long" disease. But it's fine because an hour later Usopp is always in the kitchen to hug her from behind and see how she cooks breakfast and prepares food for lunch.

The quick kisses thing makes me,,, Go insane, honestly. I think it's so sweet and so real. They can't be apart. Do not separate them. They're SO clingy. Usopp often works in the kitchen while Sanji tries new recipes, so Sanji always asks her to try her food and judge it! It's always good, but Usopp always tries to give her very specific and objective criticism. Sanji always stops from time to time to give Usopp quick kisses after she has tasted a bit of her food, and when Usopp is feeling stressed for not getting something right in her inventions/drawings she always stands up to kiss Sanji. And I think they do this ALL the time. Whenever they are together without doing much, Sanji will always cling to Usopp and kiss her cheeks. And Usopp always kisses Sanji's knuckles and forehead for no reason all the time. These kisses are sweet and short but they mean the world to them.

OMG THE CLOTHES THINGY- Okay, so I LOVE it when couples share clothes. When my girlfriend wears my cardigans (lots of times. She's always cold and I would literally die before letting her freeze. I'm not a fucking monster. Always give your clothes to your cold girlfriends even if you freeze and turn to stone) I literally die. I think Sanji is basically the same. Usopp is dumb and careless and she's always wearing overalls without anything under or just bigass t-shirts and baggy pants. Whatever's comfortable (she's literally my girlfriend what the fuck- Also in my head Fem Sanuso literally dresses like me and my fiancé lmfao this is- This is very funny. I have so many clothes/aesthetic headcanons for these two. Should make a pinterest board or a post about it here or something idk). So she always ends up getting cold but keeps saying no!! That she's great!! (Liar) And Sanji always gives her her suit jackets. Usopp couldn't be happier, but Sanji always dies when this happens. On the other hand, Usopp's clothes are wayyy more comfortable than suits/dresses/skirts (which are basically all the clothes Sanji has if you ignore some t-shirts she barely wears anyway) and Sanji always ends up stealing them after waking up to make breakfast or whenever they are sure it's going to be a lazy day on the ship without anyone bothering them. Usopp loves seeing her wearing her t-shirts, especially because they're oversized (for both of them. Usopp likes baggy clothes) and Sanji's legs are more visible. Usopp dies every time.

Sanji always does lil fashion shows for her girlfriend every time she buys new clothes and Usopp is her biggest fan. And whenever they change to go on an adventure and Usopp wears eccentric hats Sanji would never wear, she hypes her up anyway because, after all, it's what her girlfriend likes. And she looks adorable anyway!

*holds them gently* I'm so glad you love them this much too because they mean the world to me !! <3

#they're so cute #the sapphics of sapphics #one piece #usopp #transfem usopp #black leg sanji #transfem sanji #sanuso #transfem sanuso

[cognitohazard-butchcock]

Better Boyfriend Pt. 2

I’m a little mad when you bring Kyle around again. Like, the very next day? I’m sitting in my room stewing when I hear him leave. And then you knock on my door. I answer, and you’re standing there, beet red, arms crossed.

I don’t wait for you to say anything. “That sounded disappointing as fuck, babe,” I say.

“I just thought maybe now he could…” you say, because you’re kinda dumb sometimes.

“What, do you think I fixed your broken pussy or something?” I ask, and you gape, “Well, newsflash, hun. You’re not the broken one, he is. It’s not your fault he can’t make you cum. It’s not like there’s something wrong with you that I magically fixed. It’s his dumbass who doesn’t know how to fuck you.”

You take a half step back with a whimper when I walk closer, our chests touching as I look down at you, “The only thing wrong with you is that you thought anyone but me could satisfy you.”

That’s when I hear the gasp that I’ve been looking for and I grab your chin and kiss you again. Finally, you speak. “I just… how did you know that I thought…”

“Because I know you. Better than he does, even. I hear how you talk about yourself when you’re on the phone with your friends.” A tear rolls down your face, and I wipe it away.

“Sorry,” you say, unnecessarily, “I… I know I’m messing up somehow. Either by doing this, or by inviting Kyle back over, or… I didn’t touch you at all when you…”

I kiss you again, and pull you into my room. Your eyes are wide when I pull away and I start to unbutton my shirt.

“Fuck,” you say.

“Yes,” I answer, “If the lady wishes it.”

You must be too preoccupied with my tits to laugh at how funny I am, because of course that was hilarious. But I’m not too put out by it. So I come over to you and pull your shirt off. You squeak, and shyly cross your arms over your breasts. You must not have put a bra back on after Kyle, because your cute little nipples are bared to the air.

I grab your bare hips and pull you in for another kiss, and you moan into my mouth, your lips parting and your tongue seeking mine, and I smirk into it. You’re so fucking gone on me. You want it so bad, it’s almost funny. I’m lucky I’m the first butch with the balls to eat you out, because otherwise you’d fall for them instead of me. I lift you from where you’re standing and you make a very high pitched noise before I set you on the bed.

“It’s… going to happen, isn’t it?” You ask, “You’re going to fuck me?”

“Unless you tell me not to,” I respond. I keep my voice easy, like I’m not inches away from devouring you in some kind of horny sapphic frenzy. You put your hands above your head and arch your back with a whimper. You are not good at asking for what you want, I’m realizing, so instead of making you wait, I pull your pants off.

I could drool. You’re soaked. I watch you seperate your legs and I see that even through your panties your legs have been coated in slick, and a line of fluid clings between your thighs.

“Please?” The word draws my attention back to your face, and I bite my lip. You’re looking at me with such big eyes, so pathetic and cute and needy that I almost ask if you practice that look in the mirror.

Instead of totally ruining the mood with that question, I crawl between your legs and lay over you to kiss you more, enveloping you in my body. I work my sweatpants off, and grind my cock on your cunt, and you whine. “You’re packing?” You ask, and I grin.

“I guess you wouldn’t know, but… trust me, I don’t need to add anything to my pants for vanity. Everything I got down there is au natural.”

Your eyes bulge like you’re about to have some kind of early-onset orgasm, and I pull it out. You cover your face, the way you do when you’re embarrassed, and I start rubbing my cock, making sure it’s as hard as possible before I split you on it. With my other hand I grab at your chest, pinching your nipple at first, enjoying the way you gasp, before I squeeze the whole thing, drawing a moan from you.

I’m satisfied with how hard I am now. I hook my fingers under the waistband of your underwear. I look up at you, and once you nod I pull your underwear down.

Your pretty little pussy. I could get off so quick just stroking myself and looking at it. Instead I let myself leak onto the bedspread and I crawl down to start eating you out again, the way I did before, but you grab my hair before I can.

“I just spent an hour having bad sex. If you make me wait any longer to have your cock in me I’m leaving.”

I tug on your hair and you yelp and pout, “You’re so fucking demanding.”

Before you can respond, I shove my cock into you and you practically scream. I’m gonna have to buy the neighbors fruit baskets. I push in harder, go deeper and your arms fly around me, nails digging into my back and I hiss at the pain, before pulling out and slamming back in.

“Cu-cumming!” You say.

“Already?” I say, “Then we’ll just have to keep going for a few rounds. Let’s see, how many times have you had sex with Kyle in the last week? Seven times? Sounds like you’re owed seven orgasms.”

I don’t know if you heard me, you might be too busy swearing and begging and sobbing with pleasure to pay attention. Instead I keep pounding and enjoy the welts you’re digging into my back.

Ugh. Do you have any idea how beautiful you look when you cum? I’m tempted to never tell you, so you don’t get self-concious over it. The way you shut your eyes, how your mouth falls open with a silent scream of pleasure. You’re a work of art.

I slow down a little and your eyes open, and you say, “Wow, that was-“

I’m a rude bitch, I know this. I inturrupt you, rude as ever, by putting your legs over my shoulders, and leaning down to pound you some more in a mating press and soon you’re babbling my name again.

“Fuck, fuck, fuck,” you say, like a religious mantra, “c-cum in me, I wanna feel you fill me up, I wanna feel you covering me in the morning.” That’s how I learned that as shy as you are, you can dirty talk like a champ. My mind is filled with images of you covered in my drying cum, sticky and satisfied after a night of rest. Waking up in my arms.

I thrust harder and try to focus, your moans and the way your hands feel. Our tits brushing. How your hair feels in my fingers. The clap-clap-clap of my hips on yours. I kiss you, and then say, “Cum for me.”

“You first.”

I pull your hair again, “Fucking demanding.”

But I do cum in you, my hips stuttering and bucking into you wildly. I barely maintain my steady pace, sensitive from climax, and I reach between our bodies to rub at your clit, and soon you’re spasming under me again, making that face and those noises that are quickly becoming permanent fixtures in my spank bank.

As we come down from our climaxes together, I let your legs back down, and I lay on you, our bodies sticking together messily. I kiss you again.

After a warm eternity of silence, you say, “Thank you,” so quietly, “I really enjoyed tonight.”

I whisper into your ear, “Oh did you think we were done?”

After all, we’re only at two out of seven.

#cogniwrites #cheating kink #trans butch #better boyfriend

[blamemma]

thank u for the tag @semperama 😌 any opportunity to talk about my favourite thing! books! 😌

An estimate of how many physical books I own: where i live currently i have 132 physical books, but i also have some in storage and some in my parents house, so i would guess maybe about 220-250 maybeeee

Favorite author: i really don't have a stand out author...authors who have published my favouriteeee ever books have then produced really lackluster other works in my opinion....i feel like someone who never lets me down is ottessa moshfegh because u get what u get with her but i don't think i'd claim her as an outright favourite??

A popular book I've never read and never intend to read: truly anything by colleen hoover i am all for big popular books that get a large specific audience reading again, but we can do better by young girls and get them reading something sliiiightttllyyyy better (not shitting on anyone who enjoys colleen hoover, again they cater to a specific market and i think thats great, just not my cup of tea, but from what i've heard she's got a couple of questionable opinions)

A popular book I thought was just meh: normal people! :)) god it bored me sooooooooo much which is a shame cause the tv show slaps

Longest book I own: a suitable boy by vikram seth, 1474 pages!!!!!!!! and i read it in two weeks during the height of covid lockdown and it was EXCELLENT

Longest series I own all the books to: probably game of thrones....never been a massive series gal so yeah thats the only one i can think of off the top of my head?

Prettiest book I own: i have a really beautiful collection of charles dickens' books even though i'm not his biggest fan at all (loved david copperfield, enjoy a christmas carol, have read great expectations) but they were a gift and they do look really pretty on my shelves at my parents house!

A book or series I wish more people knew about: urmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm okay not to like talk about it again.............but at swim two boys............it was highly applauded when it was first published and was very popular but feel like it's popularity waned but its got two boys trying to resist falling in love and choosing to spend time together by learning to swim in the cold dublin sea.......the tumblr girlies would eat that up nowadays......also bewilderment by richard powers i think everyone should read that book 😌

Book I'm reading now: briefly, a delicious life by nell stevens....only about 50 pages in so far but good fun, a sapphic ghost love story from what i can tell so far so intriguing....

Book that's been on my TBR list for a while but I still haven't got around to it: the fifth season by n.k. jemisin.....tried reading it but wasn't in a sci-fi mood so only got one chapter in and then it has just.....sat there......for like.....two years......

Do you have any books in a language other than English: no and i am ashamed.....

Paperback, hardcover, or ebook?: paperback anyyyyyyyyyyy day of the week let me BREAK that spine let me make you look worn and loved and read let me chuck you into my bag and u barely add any weight!!! i dont hate a hardback but avoid buying them unless it is a book i am DESPERATE to read asap or it's at a good price but yeah i am a paperback girlie <3 don't own an e-reader apart from having the kindle app on my ipad so v rarely venture into e-books and i am sorry but nothing beats the feel of a book in ur hands like i need to feeeeel the pages

tagging @gokartkid @monagasque @lilyrizzy & @karlmarxverstappen if u would like xx

#books #this was FUN #some of my answers could have been better maybe

[milfhandholder]

Redcliff headcanons bcs no one can stop me

Grell obviously fell first but kept it a secret because she just got out of a relationship (read: William) and isn't looking for a new one yet

However that all changed when Madame suddenly had the biggest sapphic revelation of all time (personally, I love seeing her as a lesbian with comphet but feel free to smoosh it around if you see her as bi / pan. I just know that this girl loves women)

Madame: what does it mean if I like someone whose gender expression is similar to yours?

Grell: you'd be gay, Angie

Madame, standing up: w a i t

Madame's very confident in her romancing expertise until Grell comes to the equation. At this point, they're very used to being affectionate with each other #girlythingz SO A GIRL IS PANICKING

Secretly, Madame thinks Grell's very cool in how unfazed she is with gorey stuff

Grell isn't cool actually, it's just the shoujo filter talking

The butler persona was definitely all on Madame, she's down bad since the beginning actually

They're not the healthiest couple on the block unfortunately. Like yes, they'd kill for each other but a big argument could make them kill each other instead

They don't say sorry either, just do a grand gesture and hope for the best

Madame is the one who likes to push Grell's buttons so when Grell's in a bad mood, she'd say something nasty in return and that's usually how they fight

Madame: your taste in men is horrible but I guess that's what happens when you're dead for so long

Grell: oh, like your sister?

They need to seek a couple therapist, I am so serious

As much as they love red, modern day wise, I think they'd have a different fashion style but still compliments each other. Madame is very business formal & the occasional sexy night outfits. Grell is just statement pieces

I like to think that if they met in a different time, they could be really sweet and shit but unfortunately that's not how it goes so we could only dream

They love gossiping so much

Grell laughs genuinely with Madame the most :(

They're like Drea and Eleanor from Do Revenge. A couple of besties who bring out the worst in each other but they do love each other!

Madame is the only person (other than Othello and sometimes Eric) who could make Grell a grumbling shy person

With how the relationship... started, Madame feels very comfortable confiding and ranting to Grell about everything and anything. Grell listens very tenderly because her wife has every reason to get mad at this rude man

Grell gives Madame a lot of nicknames. Some are normal (Angie and Ann), some are cringe in my opinion but unfortunately she's cringe like that

Madame: it's impossible to give you a nickname from your name

Grell: come on, you can do it. Try

Madame: ....Rellie-

Grell: actually, sweetheart and darling are fine

#kuroshitsuji #black butler #grell sutcliff #kuroshitsuji grell #madame red #angelina dalles #grelle sutcliff #kuroshitsuji grelle #grelle x madame red #redcliffe #redcliff #my favorite divorced couple #not surprisingly this isn't all of them

[fumiko-matsubara]

Heyy — I absolutely LOVE your art!! I’m kinda sad that there is not enough Rio Nakamura fanart in the Internet but you saved me. Are you willing to draw her again? Maybe with karma ? And I always thought about Shuu x Rio what is your opinion on that?

OH THANK YOU!! I draw Nakamura fairly often enough, usually when I'm on the verge of suffering from art block. She's fun and easy to draw and to think about. So, don't worry ❤💕

I might draw her with Karma too. The two hazards to mankind is a dynamic I've definitely thought about time and time again. Let's see if I'll find myself in the mood to draw them in the future 🤔

And about GakuRio... um

I'm sorry. I'm sure you'd want to know what my genuine thoughts about them are but I really just cant.

Nakamura being a sapphic bi who's only into feminine men (Nagisa) and all women is a semi-canon headcanon that is deeply ingrained in my brain, that the mere thought of her being with any guy outside that very specific category is something I just couldn't take seriously 😭

Not that I have anything against people who do ship her with other guys, that is. Y'all do you and I respect that. I'm just not willing to get anywhere near that lane.

It's just that this tweet has done serious damage to my brain and I can't go back 😭

Even with Chiba, despite the amount of Bakamura content I've posted over the years, my body just fully rejects the mere idea of viewing the way I write out their dynamic in a romantic lense 😭 There were like two instances when I drew them in a romance shoujo-manga manner and you easily can tell how UNSERIOUS I am with them lmao

#in my head #Nakamura and Jessica are problematic GFs who are having a blast terrorizing everyone in their campus 😂 #no but seriously #nakamura hates boring men (same) yet finds nagisa interesting and has made several advances towards other girls (yada and princess leah) #She's the number one (1) perpetrator when having nagisa crossdress then turns out later she was fr crushing on him #like??? #it all points to one direction and I seriously can't ignore it I'm sorry 😭😭 #ask box #ask anon #ask answered #thank you for asking 💜💜 #assassination classroom #nakamura rio

[steampunkforever]

One of the big parts of writing on film for me is the push and pull between objectivity and personal taste. For me personally it's easy enough to mainly write structural analysis of good films or gush over a bad film that's good while still being able to objectively speak to its quality. Personal enjoyment does not necessarily equal quality, however a film critic's writing also serves as an endorsement of a sort on whether to watch a film or not. Good thing I'm a tumblr blog you follow that filmposts about movies and am not paid to be a film critic.

Some time ago I went to see a Godard film with one of my best friends. I personally loved the movie for as French as it might've been, but my friend came away from the movie with the fact that "it's a very good film, but I didn't necessarily like it." On seeing the 1983 erotic vampire movie The Hunger, I felt much the same.

The Hunger is a very good movie. Just like Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with me, it deals with supernatural forces and brief appearances by David Bowie. Just like Blade, its opening sequence is one of the best blends of Vampires and goths to hit the silver screen. And just like Shaun of the Dead never saying Zombie out loud, The Hunger never actually mentions vampires.

This is a beautiful film from the director of Top Gun tackling some of the more subtle horrors of vampirism, chief among them being the selfishness of loving those who cannot share in your eternal youth. David Bowie is there sometimes, and so is Bauhaus (albeit trapped in a cage) but for the most part this is a film dominated by the vibes. Flowey curtains billowing in the wind. Doves taking off from marbles floors. Blade-Runner style lighting and film grain. This film is equally vampires and vibes.

Yet I wasn't thrilled. Maybe the pacing went too nightmarish, a blue-washed sapphic fever dream. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, as this film was much different than the sort of camp it was advertised to me as. Maybe I should just be objective here: this was a stellar film that fully mastered the eroticism of the vampire, frankly an icon of cinema, but I just didn't really like it on my first viewing. And that's ok as long as you still watch this one on my recommendation.

#The Hunger #film #filmposting #vampires #david bowie

[vodkacheesefries]

Okay so I finally watched the Netflix Avatar series and I have thoughts. Overall I actually thought it was okay. The rest of my thoughts are bullet pointed because it's easier for me to organize thoughts and keep them shorter that way.

What I disliked first:

They didn't trust the audience enough to fill in the blanks. The dialogue was really hand hold-y. It was almost like the writers were scared of silence and felt like they had to fill it.

They didn't/couldn't find the right balance between keeping the spirit of the cartoon and making it more serious. This caused the overall mood of the show to feel disjointed and almost like a different show at times.

Some of the wigs/bald caps werrrre...not great. Shoulda hired some drag queens.

I don't like that Mike and Bryan aren't involved. You can feel their touch missing.

I didn't care for the actor who played Sokka. It was partially what he was given to work with, like in the script, but I just...he didn't feel like Sokka. And I'm a Sokka girlie so that was sad.

Some slight changes were made to Aang's avatar state and. Idk. He doesn't even try to water bend this season? Weird choices, didn't care for those.

That was NOT Bumi. I refuse to believe that was actually him.

They needed more than 8 episodes. If they don't want to do a traditional 20+ episodic TV series, they need 10 at the bare minimum, but 12 would have been ideal.

Things that were okay:

Getting kids to act well is difficult, but I did think for the most part they did pretty good. But sometimes it was a little shaky.

Momo and Appa. They looked okay, but I hate it when things are very obviously CGI and have that like. Plastic shiny look to them almost.

They also weren't in the show enough for my liking.

The musical score for the most part, wasn't super memorable. The parts I do remember were the bits they took right from the show. Which is fine, I just wish they would have either done something completely new and WOWed me or utilized even more of the original score and really lean into it.

This could have been caused by the mood rapidly shifting from campy to Dramatic™️ so fast, but it sometimes it felt like an old kung fu movie and I think that saved some of the "worse" acting.

Things I, dare I say, loved:

Without getting too much into spoilers, because I do think the whole scene was pretty dope and you deserve to see it unsullied: Kyoshi.

Just in general, actually, the entirety of episode 2. The Kyoshi warriors were just. PERFECT.

The fight scenes were actually really well done and if they wanted to just film and animate people bending ala those old stick fight videos I'd watch that shit.

Oma and Shu are a win for sapphics everywhere

The avatar state visuals were also dope.

Dallas Liu as Zuko. He did SO well.

The Blue Spirit mask. Holy shit. That whole part of the episode. I love Zuko. So. Much.

While I'm talking about Zuko, because, AGAIN I love him, they made some additions to his backstory that I think worked really well. I can also see how, given they had 8 episodes to the original 20, these changes make it easier for people who didn't watch the original show to start to maybe like Zuko.

Ozai was already scary but he's. SCARY. Like. Daniel Dae Kim is scary in this role and I love what he did.

I did enjoy Azula being in it a little more than she was in the cartoon.

Most importantly: They let Sokka say ass. (Now let Aang say fuck.)

So like. Overall when I weigh what I liked vs didn't like, and how much I liked the things that I did, I'd give it a 3.5/5.

You will be disappointed if you go into it expecting it to be exactly like the cartoon. I do acknowledge I am an easy nerd to please, but just go into it with an "open mind" or whatever. Is it good? Eh. Is it fun? Yes! Will I watch it again? Probably not, but if there's a season 2 I'll watch it. 🤷

#rachel talks #i am mildly less than sober and was like everyone has to know my thoughts rn #anyway. #tldr: not perfect but fun

[thecouncilsinsideblog]

Mmm~ i want the answers to all of them darling~

Ask and you shall receive <3

1. Literally just you; I am an utterly useless, horny sapphic

2. I'm an attention whore, stop paying attention to me in bed and get bitten in a not horny way

3. See Answer 1

4. Neck, thighs, stomach/abdomen

5. I'm neutral on it, it'd have to be on a case-by-case basis

6. Sex; I don't masterbate

7. ✨️condom✨️......... also ✨️trauma✨️ so neither

8. Who says it can't be both? Rough or romantic, they're not mutually exclusive; just depends on the participants <3

9. Loud? I like the pretty pretty sounds you make

10. All the foreplay

11. All the teasing

12. I have yet to meet anyone interesting enough to hook-up with, so exclusively partner

13. All the kissing (to be fair, 99% sure kissing is a stim for me though, so...)

14. The Couch™️

15. If we can keep it to solely consenting parties? Yes

16. The Couch™️

17. ...The Couch™️

18. Bit of a paradox question, because I am always in the mood, and therefore enjoy spontaneous sex

19. Not really applicable (see Answer 12), but in general, yes

20. Fuck, I have to pick one? Mm... acarophilia?

21. No. Degradation/Humiliation are hard no's for me

22. ...Do I even have to answer this one at this point? Obviously yes; not only is it a special interest of mine, it is wonderful~

23. At the moment, be tied up. I'm not confident enough in my rope work yet, though in theory I love both

24. Mm, not as much? Perhaps a bit, but not really

25. Oh, yes haha

26. Hell yes, very much so (✨️sadomasochist✨️)

27. Doesn't really apply if I'm answering these as a list

28. Not really

29. See Answer 6

30. Oh, the more the merrier~

31. Not yet, that's something I would have to work through first (see Answer 7)

32. Receiving is lovely

33. See Answer 1

34. Not yet, but I wouldn't be opposed

35. In your arms <3

36. I don't and I wouldn't; the body is not solely mine, and that breaks the "keep the body safe and no permanent changes" rule we have.

37. On, off, makes no difference to me

38. No preferences, bodies are just vessels to me; doesn't matter how it looks

39. T-shirt and shorts, eos hoodie if I'm fronting before bed

40. You know the pins/needles and slight numbness you feel when a limb falls asleep? Like that

41. Depends on your definition of "extreme", because wanting/having your partner carve their name into your skin sounds pretty normal to me

42. The body doesn't have any, but assuming we're talking about mine, I wouldn't know?

43. I don't know, do I?

44. See Answer 6

45. A sharp knife

46. See Answer 6

47. For a bit of teasing sure, but not enough to craft a scene around it

48. Mm, like having Ferrus try to take front to rip out the throat of my partner and having to quite literally fight it off?

49. I don't watch porn, doesn't apply

50. Haha, like Sharpies? Knives? Take your pick, darling

#sinthechattybitch #go ahead and send asks darlings x #listen...sinisjustreallynormalaboutthis #nsft

[lunarsniperwifle]

I havent posted in a while so here's a lil life recap!

I started HRT in august!! Woohoo!! Its been going really well, Im so happy.

I had a lil vacay with my parents after my Tia's wedding in October, read cover to cover a book (Legends & Lattes, very fun very cute, and gay) and its the first book Ive fully read in a few years and cover to cover in about 24 hours in many years. It really sparked a lot of joy and got me back into the reading mood. Plus the story hit like all my boxes (fantasy, coffeeshop au style, sapphic, retired adventurer, past coming to haunt and help).

Next thing I read was She Loves to Cook She Loves to Eat. SO. GOOD. i adore them, i cant wait for more (i think i saw the author is on break atm which of course is fine take care of yourself!!). Im loving where its going, that theyre older women, that theyre falling/have fallen for eachother but dont know how to bring it up and are hesitant BUT working towards taking the next step together. I cant wait for them to communicate, and kiss.

I also got into Im In Love With The Villainess and omg. I adore it so much. I watched when it had like 4 eps out, watched em all. And then immediately bought all the light novels, manga, and claires POV LN that were out. And then proceeded to read all core/main LNs in less than a week. Then Claires then the manga. I adore it, I fell in love with this story so fast and stayed up nightly reading almost one LN a day for a week. I think the 2nd one is my fave, and it makes me so excited for the anime and for the manga to get translated and released. I am dying for the 2nd one from Claires POV as well (im sure i could maybe find it online same with the manga since thats up to the looks like Lily/Yu arc now in japan) but i kinda wanna wait for the print to come out so i can physically have and read it like the others. Rae and Claire's story means so much to me, and especially Inori-san's writing in general and being serious about certain topics and actually diving into them. I hopw with all my heart it continues to be animated, i have a feeling we'll wind with the scales of love arc for season 1 and tease vacation arc for start of 2 (and probably go through to the end of LN 2 for season 2 mayhap?) It deserves to have the entire story told through animation honestly.

I also got the bloom into you manga (got the 1st one to read and see if id like it and shocker i do so i have the rest of the manga, LNs, and manga anthology on the way and might get the bluray of the anime eventually to watch). Ive really liked the 1st volume so far, it has me excited to find out how the story and relationship develops! Also wow! It was very fast at getting into the love feelings i was kinda surprised (pleasantly)

And then when im done with that have the Whisper Me a Love Song in my sights for the next yuri story to dive into and adore.

Its been a wonderful time. Im real happy :3

#ILWTV #im in love with the villainess #legends and lattes #bloom into you #she loves to cook and she loves to eat #gay thoughts #lil life update

[chromochaotic]

Reads of 2023 Part II (so far)

i was sad i couldn't fit all the cover pictures in my Part I post without it going off the screen, so might as well split it into 2 posts! update as of 6/11!

thoughts/reviews:

Heaven Official's Blessing: Volume 1

It's happening! My friends have been deep in this author's works/fandom for a while now, I'm pretty late to the party... Well, I guess I've dabbled in some of the animated/live action content that's out there for the different series. Anyway, this was a fun read! There's something so lush about historical dramas that definitely comes through here. When you add in the bits of humor and adventure, the whole story is really refreshing.

Even though the translation is still a tiny bit unprofessional, it's clearer than other options, haha. I was able to get a way better sense of the world and characters on this attempt (I had a good time watching the animated show! But as my friend put it, the season moved lightning fast, so it brushed over a lot of things). I don't have any other real nitpicks, other than like... the odd sexism that pops up now and then. Lmao

I am ofc in love with the main characters... They invented love... They invented devotion... I'm also delighted by the pace of things! Their relationship has managed to be both teasingly slow (like, the gradual reveal of Hua Cheng's true identity) but also very satisfyingly forward (the escorting!! the painting!! the righteous anger!!). Excited to see where things go with them, and the rest of the cast! (3.5/5—would be a 4, but the translation still kind of hampers things.)

Naomi Vandoren's Forest of Light

The second art book I bought from this artist! Same thoughts as before; for a quick browse, this was a refreshing little collection. Her style is just nice and soothing, with some fun surrealism/dreamscape vibes thrown in.

I'm not sure I'll buy any more of these, since the book didn't add quite as much insight into the works as I was hoping. Plus some of the concepts don't really resonate with me/seem that well researched...

I think one of my favorite things included was this abstract work the artist did—she wrote that she started with random watercolor mark-making, and then turned that into a piece. Those were very cool explorations! (2.5/5)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian

Done!! With the series! (Unless... It looks like there might be some followups to the main story?) I understand why the darker tone got dialed up, and other than the excursion with Nico, why the story kind of broke from the wacky-roadtrip vibe of the others. It made sense, while still keeping some of the lighthearted narration from the others, which was nice. I think what I appreciate the most about the series is the fun it has with its world. (Side note—I watched the movie based on the first book recently, and I can only assume it didn't do well! Bc omg, it completely missed the mood of the books. Instead of lingering on the whimsy, they focused on... making Grover a very cringey stereotype? Nah.) (ALSO??? THEY CUT OUT MY DAUGHTER CLARISSE????? THE AUDACITY???????)

I think my biggest gripe with the book was the very weird way the Annabeth-Percy-Rachel dynamic was handled. Like, it just got kind of tiring after a bit, especially with the way Annabeth acted so uncharacteristically catty at times. Plus, like, Percy's off falling in love with Calypso after like 5 minutes, the girl is right that he's kind of flighty. Rachel's ending also felt, just... eh.

Other than that, I was very into the last book!! There were some really moving character moments, like, Nico struggling with his place in the story, everything we learned about Luke... AND THE BIGGEST MASTERSTROKE OF ALL!!! I have been waiting to scream about the sapphic Patrochilles take??? At the end??? Clarisse has two hands and she can hold both Chris's and Silena's. She was moved to go into battle!!!! For her!!!!! She defeated one of the most terrifying foes in NO ARMOR just with a SICK ASS SPEAR and I LOVE HER. Anyway no notes, except they better do Clarisse justice in the new adaptation or I will riot. (4/5)

Secrets of the Oak Woodlands

Ooo I'm out of practice doing these reviews... Mostly from a funny cocktail of outside factors slowing me down, but also because nonfiction can be such a slog for me to get through. Tragic, because I do want to learn more ecology, I'm just... bad at it. Anyway! Bought this book on a fun West Coast road trip, I think I picked this up in the Sequoia National Park gift shop? The writing itself is great, especially how it tackles some pretty complex concepts in a way that's approachable. The book doesn't feel like Baby's First Nature Guide, but it also doesn't completely lose me when it explores why coyote populations actually rise when they're hunted or why Oak Mistletoe is a keystone species.

Even though the watercolor illustrations in the book were lovely, I sort of wish the visuals could have focused more on the tougher scientific concepts being explained. Like, instead of the illustrated "anecdote" of a quail sitting sentry, it could have been good to have a cross-section diagram of an oak gall or something. I guess it's always hard to balance interest and clarity in scientific writing, though. Overall, I think this was a pretty good eco-starter book! I'm just a square peg trying to force myself into a round hole, reading these nonfiction books. (So... 3/5?)

The Dragon's Bride

Hoo boy... Hoo boy... Listened to this audiobook at the recommendation of my friend who's very into erotica/romances. Which was an adventure, for me! To start with the good points, I really like the founding premise of this whole world/story. Deals with demons walk that perfect line for me of intricate and taboo power dynamics—and at the same time, the author satisfied my inner hopeless romantic by making all the demons (that we've met so far, at least) morally viable! So yeah, the world building and characterization is really nice, tbh.

I think my two sticking points are the smut itself, and that I didn't find these particular protags very compelling... It's interesting comparing this to, say, an above-average smut fic. On the one hand this has better prose, but on the other hand the smut veered into being a little too flowery now and then... (not to say all the sex scenes were like that. Uh. There were some choice ones.) I also personally found the frequency of the sex scenes a little ridiculous, but for most people that's probably a positive! 😂 And then, when it comes to the main characters themselves, I think they were well-rounded and the dynamic itself made sense. The personalities just aren't the kind I normally latch onto, though—they're not my blorbos, you know? So, where I'd go into a smut fic already attached (and therefore more into the smut itself), these... I could take it or leave it, haha.

That said, this installment did pique my interest for others in the series. I'm curious about the one with the succubus........ And the one with Eve..................... Those tidbits seem more up my alley. :] Also, the voice acting was pretty fun, tbh. They got separate VAs for Briar and Sol, the two POV characters, and they knocked it out of the park (even/especially in the smut scenes)! (well, except for a very funny instance where the guy VA had to voice Briar's lines in a smut scene in a Sol POV chapter. Damn, did he try.) Might pick up one of the other installments... if they come out on audiobook! (3.5/5)

Legends & Lattes

Another recommendation!! From a different friend! Apparently this book is popular on booktok but since booktok sounds like a cesspool (not really—pls don't come for me) I'm glad I didn't know that going in. As a purveyor and avid consumer of slice-of-life fluff.......... I loved this!!! First of all, the main character is My Kind of Girl, and exactly the kind of character I want to see getting a happy ending. Then, the rest of cast provided so many different kinds of delight—the warm Found Family feeling of a grumpy kind father figure and an adorable little Creature baking actual cinnamon rolls and a prim but secretly dorky girlfriend and and and—so many greats! Even the antagonists were enjoyable, in their way.

Hmmm... for the negative part of my postive-negative-positive sandwich, I think I'd just echo what I've seen in a few other reviews—I could have done with a teensy bit more of the romance. Or I guess, more of the cuteness of it? All we really got was a little bit of lead-up and then a big get-together, but I feel like the romance scenes I like most (shy flirting, a tiny bit of pining) got sort of skipped over. It's not a huge negative! Especially for this story, which seemed like it hit exactly the balance the author intended. Yeah, I might have just had the epilogue cover the main ship being cute and in love, instead of the little righteous vengeance scene that we got.

So this was a perfect little comfort listen (audiobook again! with really nice acting done by the author himself!). I saw other people calling the first chapters slow, but tbh I loved the steady, hopeful mood that came from all that straightforward hard work happening and then paying off. A great story, if you go in with the right expectations! (4.5/5) (P.S.: also this article touches on some other L&L points that I think explain why it resonates so well in post-pandemic life) (P.P.S. now I'm trying to parse out why I liked this book so much more than House in the Cerulean Sea... I think part of it is that the cast felt more respected? Like, it was more than just The Most Special-est Pretty Boy and his Plucky Boyfriend Fix Fantasy Racism)

#hi my name is chromo #book review #? #i got real slowed down on the other nonfiction ecology book that i might dnf #plus i picked up some old crafting hobbies #AND fell into binging some comfort shows after getting bad news from the vet (that turned out maybe not so bad?) #so anyway! #been an interesting few months

[siriusly-sapphic]

For the ship asks: what is the most underrated and overtated ships in your opinion? <3

Shipping asks!

Most underrated ship: At the moment I wanna say Parvati/Luna and Dorcas/Narcissa simply because I am in a mood for them and no one else seems to be. But seeing as those are also completely random characters to pair up, I can see why. In general, I'm gonna go with the 'popular' femslash ships? Even for just dorlene, which is definitely one of the more like established sapphic ships here, it's so hard finding it in content where it's not the sideship to wolfstar or jegulus. (Like legit if you go to the Marlene/Dorcas tag on AO3, M/M is still the most popular category and something about that just kinda annoys me sometimes lol)

There are obviously a lot of different reasons why that's the case, I'm not mad at anyone or anything, but it's a little disappointing when I just want the girls to fall in love sometimes. In that trend though, I will stick to my initial Dorcas/Narcissa and Parvati/Luna because those are girls that deserve some love.

Most overrated ship: Not to stir anything, I mean no hate to any shippers bc y'all look like you're having a blast and I'm very happy for you, but I'm so very glad for tumblr making it easy to mute jegulus posts. I don't get the appeal, I can't imagine it's something James would ever do except for very specific AUs, I just don't like it and it's grown SO much recently (especially on tiktok where filtering content is so frustratingly difficult lol). They've become one of the seemingly 'established' ship in half the headcanons I see even for other characters, and personally I'm just never a huge fan of it when that happens to any ship (simply because what I love most about the marauders era is that none of it is established) but with drarry and wolfstar, at least I like the ships you know. I just don't like jegulus and it's so prominent right now. But again, obviously, y'all seem to be having great fun and this is what they made muted tags and dldr for lmao, I'm not hating on anyone. (God knows I have no right left to judge anyway).

(I will say, I see Crimson Rivers excerpts sometimes when I looked for sirius and narcissa content on twitter, and one of the recent (I think recent) scenes made me cry without even reading the fic, so I very much get why good fics like that bring people in lmao)

#im gonna tag this as anti jegulus just so people can avoid it #but im not anti it im just tired but scared of upsetting people #dorlene #parvati x luna #dorcas x narcissa #marauders #answered asks #shipping #anti jegulus #mxlfoydraco #thank you for asking!