#Under Starling

[findasongblog]

Find A Song about love, superstition and distrust

Under Starling - Changeling

Changeling is a dreamy indie rock song with pop undertones. The song captures the essence of a couple ensnared in the complexities of love, superstition, and the unforgiving grip of distrust. The track is inspired by the heartbreaking story of Bridget Cleary; a woman murdered by her manic husband riddled with superstition.

The muddled narrative gives little clarity as to whose perspective we are perceiving. As the song unfolds, we see the lovers gradually succumb to suspicion and paranoia. There's a sense of unease, a feeling that something isn't right: "Take your heart and run, it's time to wake up."

The song breaks down to a spectral vocal surrounded by a poignant soundscape, foreshadowing the horrors carried out by the antagonist.

This tragic rock ballad is as catchy as it is bizarre.

Added to FAS Spotify playlists alt rock and relationships.

via Musosoup

#music #music blog #indie music #alternative music #alt rock #Under Starling #Changeling #superstition #indie #alternative #find a song

[kithj]

IM THE PERSON WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE SINCE WE LAST SPOKE A FEW DAYS AGO And i agree about how sad it is that most queer horror authors i dont vibe with. do you have any you DO like? im always on the lookout for more and from what i’ve seen of your book taste on here we have pretty similar taste in books. can be any genre of horror tbh im not picky

hehehe yes i'd love to give u some recommendations! though if i'm being honest i really haven't found that many authors in the genre that i really vibe with yet. im still on the hunt... may leitz is probably the only one i can recommend that is kinda in the same vein as the "popular" ones, but Leitz is someone who i think does well balancing the extreme aspects of it with characters that are actually interesting and sympathetic to read (as opposed to just one-dimensional cannon fodder for random violence)

i don't know if any of these authors actually refer to themselves as "queer horror" authors nor do i know with certainty if all of them are a part of the lgbt community, but um. well i like their books. these also all aren't strictly about the characters identity; some focus more on it than others so i'll just say it's horror + lgbt characters.

i'll start with extreme horror:

fluids by may leitz - this will be the most extreme book i recommend, and i've talked about it a few times before. it's about two women, named Dahlia and Lauren, who meet on tinder during the pandemic, and after only a few days of talking Lauren takes it upon herself to drive to Dahlia's hometown and try and "save" her. things escalate, and the two women's paths diverge. cw: extreme violence and gore, rape, incest (the two girls pretend to be related), emetophobia, suicide, eating disorder, murder, literally everything you can think of. this is Extreme Horror, and i wouldn't recommend this one for anyone that's not already familiar with the genre.

girl flesh by may leitz - while i didn't like this one as much as fluids, i'm just a fan of may leitz's writing in general so i'd still recommend it. this one has a bit of a pacing problem & does a lot of telling rather than showing, but i like the direction leitz takes this one in the end. i've talked about this one before too so you might remember me rambling about it. this one is about two women who are kidnapped and wake up restrained in a dirty hotel in the middle of the texas mesa. they work together to escape their captors as well as the wild mesa and maybe even fall in love a little bit on the way. cw: extreme violence, gore, transphobia/deadnaming, eating disorder, emetophobia, self-harm, rape. this one isn't as extreme as fluids but i'd still be cautious with it.

to be devoured by sara tantlinger - this one is a short novella you can read in one sitting. Andi really really really wants to know what carrion tastes like. she's fascinated by the vultures that circle the edge of her property, but her fascination soon turns to obsession, and Andi will stop at nothing to learn their secrets. cw: blood consumption, cannibalism, violence and gore, very graphic animal harm and animal death

okay now the rest are just more general horror:

house of hunger by alexis henderson - loosely based on the legend of Elizabeth of Bathory, this story takes place in a society that runs on blood. Marion travels to the House of Hunger to begin her term as a bloodmaid under Countess Lisavet, who has a mysterious ailment that renders her weak and bedbound unless she has a constant flow of blood to treat it. Marion gets to know the other bloodmaids, and in time begins to realize not all is as it seems at the House of Hunger. cw: blood consumption, violence, abusive relationships/gaslighting, death

alexis henderson has also written the year of the witching, and she just announced an academy for liars. i really like her writing so i plan to check out her other work soon-ish.

apparitions by adam pottle - again i talked about this one recently so you may have seen it already, but i NEED more people to read this book. this follows the story of a young man who was born deaf and raised in an abusive household until he was able to escape as a teenager, only to be institutionalized immediately after. there he meets another deaf teen, and for the first time in his life, he has a language that he can speak with and can finally be understood. cw: child abuse, institutionalization, homophobia, abusive relationship, ableism, violence, death, religious trauma, animal harm and animal death.

the luminous dead by caitlin starling - gyre price is a lone caver swaddled inside a hi-tech suit that allows her to dive deep underground to map mineral deposits off-planet. however, the person on the other end of the suit has other plans, and easily takes control of gyre and her suit, putting the two at odds with each other as gyre spirals into uncertainty and paranoia while also having to deal with the terrifying presence of the tunneler. cw: claustrophobia, death, forced drugging, violence, gore, abusive/toxic relationship

caitlin starling also has a few other books though i haven't gotten around to reading them yet and i honestly haven't heard much about them so i can't say how they compare, but the luminous dead is one of my favorites of all time.

the Sworn Soldier series by T. Kingfisher - i love these books, they're just short fun horror stories with a really charming main character. Alex Easton is a retired soldier from Gallacia, and has their own special pronouns in Gallacian (kan/kanself) as part of their occupation and culture, and is what we would consider nonbinary (not all soldiers identify this way, but Alex does). vicars in Gallacia use van/vanself, there are different pronouns for children and adults, etc. i think it's just really interesting and i enjoy what the author has done with the worldbuilding and language, and how seamlessly it fits into her writing. the first book is a retelling of the fall of the house of usher (and is the stronger of the two) while the second one has Alex returning home to Gallacia and facing off with an old Gallacian superstition that's haunting their family cottage.

again i don't really know how T. Kingfisher/Ursula Vernon personally identifies but i do recommend her writing regardless, she's written other horror books as well as some fantasy books & she's just incredibly skilled imo, easy and fun to read.

most of my TBR that i'm working towards is horror so maybe i'll update this post later with more.... i'm currently reading providence girls by morgan dante and into the drowning deep by mira grant.

morgan dante has a few other books that are all some flavor of gothic horror/romance and i'm very excited for their new book that just came out TODAY that's a carmilla/elizabeth of bathory reimagining. i'm planning on reading that Immediately (i preordered it) so i'll report back for it and once i finish providence girls, too.

the next few books on my TBR that are all lgbt + horror:

The Seep by Chana Porter

Thirst by Marina Yuszczuk

A Dowry of Blood & An Education in Malice, both by S.T. Gibson

Little Rot by Akwaeke Emezi (i think this one is a thriller actually and also isnt out yet but whatever. i recommend this author, they genre-hop a lot & have a decent amount of work published already)

Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon

and of course i always recommend looking up content warnings if you need to especially for the last few since i haven't read them myself and can't vouch for them just yet. but ummm hopefully you see something you like 😭 i'll stop yapping <3

#sorry i do favor f/f pairings or sapphic characters in books and thats kinda obvious here lmfao #anyways. thanks for enabling me to talk about books <3 #i really want to read the seep ive been dying to get to it. nyehilism recommend it to me mwah #into the drowning deep is beating my ass i WILL finish it today so i can move on #i'll probably post about it here once i finish i have Thots about it already #oh also i just looked and caitlin starling's newest book is under st martin's press which is being boycotted atm #so that's probably why i havent seen anything #the luminous dead is under harper voyager tho #ask #anonymous #long post

[disney-is-mylife]

Definitely the most Iconic list, if only because most people on Tumblr grew up with these movies lol. May the best baddie win. Happy voting! ❤

#Starling Polls #Disney Villain Polls #Disney #Disney animation #The Little Mermaid #The Rescuers Down Under #Beauty and the Beast #Aladdin #The Lion King #Pocahontas #The Hunchback of Notre Dame #Hercules #Mulan #Tarzan #original post #200+ votes #50 notes

[sailorstarr-chan4]

I cannot BELIEVE it took me SEVEN FUCKING YEARS to get back into Yona of the Dawn. This series is sooooooo good wtf kjkwehvkjehdkhfbef

#Starling ramblings #anime and manga updates #Yona of the Dawn #otaku issues #this is why I made a pact for 2024: NO MORE JUGGLING A BAZILLION ANIME TITLES #because of that nonsense I fell behind on sooooo many great titles like Yona! #and yes I fully intend to read the manga once the anime is finally under my belt

[hauntedandmurdered]

| SNIPPET • CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT YOU (CLANNIBAL)|

[...] "Clarice," he said urgently, as if he had the gift of reading her mind. "Don't hang up. You'll regret it."

"Are you in my house, Dr. Lecter?" Starling asked with all the self-control she could muster to restrain her rage. She switched off the light in the kitchen and went back into the living room, where she was greeted by the first rays of the dawning sun.

"I can feel your presence here and now, ex-FBI Agent Starling. You’re so close. You know what's even better? I can even smell you. L' Air du Temps, very seductive. When we first met, you avoided spraying yourself with a fragrance. Do you remember? My memories of that day are more vivid than ever."

Suddenly Starling could hear his unmistakably velvety voice twice, and it certainly wasn't due to the residual alcohol from last night's Whisky.

Her eyes darted feverishly around the room until they lingered on a slender figure by the curtain. She felt a pang in her chest that almost robbed her of her senses. The phone slipped from her hand. She had often imagined her reunion with Dr. Lecter in her dreams; most often she had fantasized that she would meet him when he was put back behind bars. She would have visited him as an act of courtesy and asked him about his condition, told him about Buffalo Bill and much more. He would have reminded her with amusement that he had always followed the downfall of her career with great interest. [...]

#clannibal #ao3 author #clarice starling #silence of the lambs #hannibal lecter #anthony hopkins #hannibal x clarice #hannibal 2001 #dr hannibal lecter #horror classics #jodie foster #thomas harris #ao3 #writeblr #writers on tumblr #writing #writerscommunity #I wrote a ~7000 words fic about our favourite ex fbi agent and most beloved clannibal in under a week #I didn't mind if I could just keep going like that #writing clannibal is therapy

[snakesinsocks2005]

Runs off like I didn't just drop an entire guy on you. Anyways

#his full names Silas Sterling and hes the silliest guy i could ever imagine #he comes from space from undisclosed causes (backstory not unlocked) and hes basically a stupid powerful entity made from light/energy #tho he tries to keep it under control (but once he got so bored he accidentally blew up an entire planet and committed Massive genocide- #-whoops) #his voiceclaim is ryan reynolds but with a layer of reverb+distortion #his vibe and personalitys very like a combo of bill cipher and the collector #hes hot to the touch and his hair defies gravity. living powersource swag amiright #wait fuck Silas Starling* #oc tag #silas

[clatterbane]

Perfectly Recreating Egyptian Mummification... Just To Taste It.

Speaking of other rather niche topics, this time from someone who generally does biotech.

Involving a chicken from the the store. Yes, they are very elaborately curing a chicken. The title makes the project sound much worse.

#video #the thought emporium #mummification #chickens #i made a bad attempt at mummifying a dead starling that i found in the yard #when i was 11 or so #not planning on tasting anything #my mom found it under the back porch #and threw it away #i don't know how she spotted the poor thing #my method way less elaborate #but it wasn't stinking or anything #yeah i was a weird kid #Youtube

[bardicious]

Read the summaries for the Silence of the Lambs book series, am SO pleased with the changes they made in Hannibal. Except for the part where Freddie doesn't die. That's always upsetting.

#Mongoose Under the Floorboards #hannigram #so basically will is like an amalgamation of his book version - clarice starling - and hannibal? I presume #very much love it #I had my doubts that there could be a life with hannibal and will together #but honestly the books literally have that happen with clarice #which is wild #doubt the movie honestly does the books justice? cause idk it was a bit meh #maybe Ill read the books

[sarcastic-clapping]

have any of you ever tried taking that statistical “which character are you” test as your worksona (aka the version of you that you pretend to be in order to perform labor and assimilate with capitalists) to see how they compare to your normal results?

if so were they different enough to cause a moderate to severe identity crisis??? asking for a friend.

#me vs. a version of me that is masking SO hard it’s oscar worthy apparently #i need to know if this is relatable or a self report #like…..norm under late stage capitalism or mentall illness? #genuinely tell me i’m curious #who was your worksona’s number one kin? who is yours? are they different? #me and my worksona are narrative foils. we are sworn enemies. we are contentious exes. #i might post screenshots of some side by sides bc some of mine are so fucking funny #like i may be clarice starling at work but at home i’m in hannibal lecter mode ig

[falling-hand-in-unlovable-hand]

FUCKING KIBBY ALERT

#I LOVER HER SO FUCKING MUCH ALREAYD AAAIUUU #HER NAME IS STARLING #SHE JUTS CAME HOME TO US AND SHE WAS HIDING UNDER MY BODYPILLOW TOTALLY SANDWICHED BETWEEN MY BED AND THE WALL #okay but we literally couldn't find her and we were lowkey scared she'd escaped somehere bcs that cat was fucking GONE #BUTS SHES SEVEN MONTHS OLD AND SHE USED TO BE A COLONY CAT BUT SHE GOT RESCUED ND WE GOT HER FROM A FOSTER MOM #AND SHES SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE RLLY SHY BUT SHE LET ME PET HER ALL OVER AND SHE CLOSED HER EYES AND PURRED ABD I LOVE HER SO MCUH AAAAIIAAUUU #kiwifae says shit

[findasongblog]

Find A Song describing a world in which mother nature has taken back what is rightfully hers

Under Starling - Canopies

The song depicts how the self-destructive and parasitic tendencies of the human race have us edging towards the point of no return - “lying deep in catacombs”. As we progress through the track, we make the descent from self-reflection, to pure demise as the earth begins to start its life anew without us.

Added to FAS Spotify playlists alt rock and our times.

via Musosoup

#music #music blog #indie music #alternative music #alt rock #Under Starling #Canopies #dystopia #indie #alternative #find a song

[enduredparadise]

(Starling) “ how you feeling?”

[Prompt]

“Exhausted,” she said with a sigh and an empty smile, leaning her head against the back of the chair and closing her eyes, grateful for the warm coffee Starling had offered her. 

Olivia had started the trek to Tidings almost immediately after she had woken at the Gunner base to find Andy gone; a note left scrawled for her saying he couldn’t stay, but he couldn’t risk her getting in trouble for going AWOL with him. 

The note had begged her to stay. 

Olivia left anyway.

She had seen Andy the night before when he had come back from his last outing, looking positively ill. After forcing him to sit and drink and eat and let her give him a once over to make sure it wasn’t radsickness, Andy had overflowed with what he had learned about the Gunners, about Quincy. 

The shock and disgust had settled deep within her stomach, had kept her up half the night, had gnawed itself down to her very soul. 

Andy was what kept her at the base that night. If he had said he was leaving, Olivia would have followed right after without a second thought. But he had confessed to be terrified of being alone, that he didn’t know who he was outside of the Gunners, if he was anyone. Despite her assurances that the Gunners actions were not Andy’s actions and didn’t reflect on him personally, Andy was still distraught, had said he had more to think about, more to figure out before he could let go of all he knew. That maybe, just maybe - he had no choice but to stay.

But Andy was gone before daybreak and all that was left of him was a piece of paper.

#starling #saltyspitfire #asks! #olivia #cut for length #sfw under cut #andy

[disney-is-mylife]

#Starling polls #Disney Film Era Polls #Disney #Disney Renaissance #The Little Mermaid #The Rescuers Down Under #Beauty and the Beast #Aladdin #The Lion King #Pocahontas #The Hunchback of Notre Dame #Hercules #Mulan #Tarzan #original post #400+ votes #50 notes

[sailorstarr-chan4]

I did it, I broke down the first 20+ Sailor Moon episodes to its essentials!

Sailor Moon memes: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7

#filed under: shenanigans on discord lol #Sailor Moon #Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon #Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon #Sailor Guardians #Usagi Tsukino #Rei Hino #Ami Mizuno #Starling memes #Sailor Moon memes #memes #funny #20 notes

[starlingchildgazingatthestars]

Ngl I love that I can read Harry Potter fanfiction FOR FREE and talk about/consume the books and movies I ALREADY OWN and therefore no more money is being spent and can embrace fanon more than ever before while still loving the books and have absolutely zero desire to play Hogwarts Legacy.

#you can LOVE Harry Potter with all your heart and soul AND not spend another dime on it :) #you CAN in fact say 'this series is near and dear to my heart and I will always enjoy it' AND 'but I really don't need to buy anything more #idk how this is so difficult; on one hand: There is No Ethical Consumption Under Capitalism true. #on the OTHER FUCKING HAND: this particular title is actively harmful to Real Motherfucking People!!!! #read your Harry Potter fics; Death to the Author and all that and dive headfirst into AO3 madness by all means!!! #but just! don't! BUY! ANYTHING!!!! IT'S NOT THAT HARD GUYS!!!! #(granted I come with an advantage: I'm not a gamer lmao but my fiance IS and he agrees with me 1000%) #Starling ramblings #Harry Potter #Hogwarts Legacy

[gelastocoridae]

Thinking about this conversation I had with my brother about the evolution of domestic cats.

Think about it: house cats retained every natural instinct and physical trait of their wild ancestors right down to the obligate carnivore digestive system, and every iconic pet cat behavior (catnip high, knocking things down for fun, making biscuits, etc.) is also seen in just about every wild cat we've checked... except for one.

The sheer magnitude of their sadism.

Their fuzzy little sociopathic sadism.

When dogs were domesticated they developed their own unique behaviors apart from wolves and symbiotic with ours to a point where we could then culture whole new instincts into entire breeds that owners can't just socialize out of their individual dog even when it's a mutt.

But when cats domesticated themselves, it was out of convenience to both of us - their warm, plentiful shelter for our freedom of pests. It was our convenience that they continue to kill the pests in our farms and houses, from foundation to rooftop, and kill them with extreme prejudice because our pests carried diseases, damaged our homes, ruined our crops, destroyed our food stores, and got in the way. We kept the good mousers, rewarded them for it, took care of them when they were sick or hurt, appreciated them for their qualities and intensified them just like every other non-dog domesticated animal. Result: cute, soft, killing machines with the sadism of human vengeance. Little super soldiers in our war against pest villainy.

They do not really have breed specific instincts unless founded with wild relatives, we have not changed their physiology, and many breed-specific physical traits are often lost unless inbred, or actively decrease their quality of life/lifespan/physical health. They are a land race that has decimated countless species wherever humans introduced them.

This EXCEEDS the vengeance and spite we see in wild cats, like tigers holding grudges, and lions slaughtering hyenas. Housecats enjoy the hell out of eating their feather toys, sharpening their claws, and downright torturing their live prey in front of their humans. They feel no remorse for that, they do not think about it, it is built into every cat that enjoys "cat tv" of birds and squirrels without ever having been outside, or watches moths fly around the house. It is just part of them. They were cultivated for a service the way some sheep were for wool, but their service was indiscriminate pest-control.

#long post #biology #science #cats #felis catus #not cited #actually wait #source: my cat who killed 3 starlings in 2 days on our carpet + outdid the mouse traps n tortured several to death in front of us #source: my cat who fears for his life if alone outside but eats moths/feathers like hes starving n catched mice he doesnt know how to kill #source: my sisters cat who cries when hes alone but has kept us up at night by play-hunting his toys and wants to kill the birds outside #source: my cat who was just Some Guy but killed a bunch of lizards living under the hoise #but anyway this is speculation based on what i learned of anthropology n genetics n dogs n animal behavior in uni & personal studying #please add ur two cents if u have it