#also i just miss reccing things

[ckerouac]

I miss the big rec posts of old, so… I’m gonna do one.  And I'm going to be real extra about it. I’ve read & reread a variety of things over the past few months that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed, and figured hey, y'all might enjoy them as well.  Is there a rhyme or reason?  Of course not.  Are they all new?  Hell no, that’s the joy of an archive.  I also realized like half of them are spooky season themed, so... *shrugs* viva la spooky season. 

Game of Thrones

Dornish Sand by Aviss - (E, 5K, Oberyn/Ellaria/Jamie/Brienne) 

Jamie & Brienne go to Dorne, and the four of them bone.  Why there aren’t more of these four together, I don’t know.  More fics should be about sexy folks worshiping Brienne and this definitely hits it.

Royal Flush by @astolat - (E, 85K, various)

Canon divergence - what if during the Battle of Blackwater Robb found his way into King’s Landing, rescued Sansa, and killed Joffrey?  Where does the game go from there?  That’s the premise and it really is best to ignore the tags and discover the story as it goes because it is deeply engrossing and this is the type of story where being surprised and watching the chess match unfold is part of the fun.

Justified

Bad Apple Blues by @laporcupina  - (NR, 7K, Gen)

A S1 day in the life of Raylan at work, including but not limited to a hostage situation where the whole team gets to show off what they’re good at.  From one of my favorite gen writers, no matter what fandom they’re writing in.

In the Heart of the Holler by scioscribe - (T, 4K, Gen)

The stories say there's a place in Harlan County that will grant your wish on Halloween night.  Raylan thinks Loretta should stay the hell away from it.  Another one to head into spooky season.  Because as someone who grew up in a rural area, some places are just creepy as fuck and this has the vibes.

Underground by @sholiofic - (T, 3K, Gen)

Another preview to spooky season (do I have a thing for Appalachian scares?  apparently) with Raylan, Tim, and Rachel chasing a fugitive into what feels like a haunted mine.  There are far too many things you can only see from the corner of your eye that far underground.

The Mandalorian/Star Wars

ain’t no road i like as well as the road that leads to you by getmean - (T, 3K, Din/Cobb)

Post-BOBF, Din, Cobb, and Grogu go relax on a planet that is moist and green and definitely not Tatooine.  It’s soft, it’s sweet, and good lord the three of them deserve a break.

Find His Way Back by @catchclaw - (M, 9K, Din/Cobb/Obi-Wan)

What if Din and Cobb met 10 years earlier, and they ran into Tatooine’s favorite hermit and had to hunker down for the night?  It’s exactly what you hope it is, and turned me on to a new trio.

Hold Fast by @staranon95 - (E, 21K, Din/Cobb)

Post-S2, Din returns to Tatooine looking for peace, but he’s haunted by the darksabre, both literally and figuratively.  Cobb’s not doing much better.  Some of the best haunted by your past AND actually haunted that I’ve read and perfect going into spooky season.

Lest You Be Shining by @brightmouth - (M, 10K, Din/Cobb)

Cobb Vanth falls in love in the crux of a new era and it only hurts a little bit. It’s the 1960s, Cobb is an engineer working for NASA and Din is an astronaut.  Y’all, the absolute vibes on this one.  

take my revolution by @saltsprite - (E, 34K, Din/Cobb)

Take Din, Mandalore, and the darksaber, and make it Revolutionary Girl Utena. My 90s anime fan self couldn’t resist.

A Waste of Water by @magess - (E, WIP, Din/Cobb)

Din’s come back to Tatooine, Cobb’s past has come back to haunt him.  This one is currently a WIP, but the world building is great, the original characters feel fleshed out, and new chapters drop once a week.  I look forward to it every week. 

MCU

Can’t Keep a Good Man Down by @roboticonography - (M, 10K, Steve/Peggy)

After the serum, Steve has to deal with a persistent side effect. In his pants.  Did I get in the mood after Jen’s excitement in She-Hulk over Cap fucking to go back to an old favorite of the genre?  Yes.  This is exactly what you want it to be.

Rhythm, Interrupted by @staranon95 - (T, 1K, Gen)

Marc tries to keep his presence as minimal as possible in Steven's life for his protection even if Khonshu doesn't understand why.  I have such a soft spot for Marc trying to care for Steven before Steven realizes what’s going on, and this scratches that itch beautifully.  It’s short, it’s soft, it's what I wanted.

Ted Lasso

bell, book, and candle by fakelight - (T, 5K, Gen)

“There is something strange,” Ted announces gravely, standing in front of the whiteboard. “In our neighborhood. Well, our treatment room. But, you know, our general vicinity.” In large letters above his head, Beard finishes writing WHO YOU GONNA CALL? AFC RICHMOND.  A silly way into spooky season, for a change lol

Our Flag Means Death

The Keeper by @r0b0tb0y - (E, 7K, Ed/Stede)

Edward Teach becomes a lighthouse keeper. Everything goes wrong.  Another one perfect as we move into spooky season because it’s cosmic horror meets sea shanties.  And one you don’t want to know too much going into because the discovery is part of the fun.  

Like the Sea Around the Shore by @the-cimmerians - (E, 51K, Ed/Stede)

Are you looking for a fic that could easily be the first few eps of S2?  This is that fic. Ed and Stede find their way back to each other, the crew of The Revenge finds a way to talk it through as a crew, and a goldmine of callbacks and anachronisms are sprinkled through like the most fun easter egg hunt.  I can’t articulate how much I love this fic from an author who never disappoints.

A Night at Blackbeard’s Bar and Grill by soft_october - (T, 6K, Ed/Stede)

Restaurant AU. The manager at the new restaurant Stede is trying to review is being kind of a dick. A certain member of the waitstaff, however, takes a bit of a liking to him.  It’s fun, it’s light, it’s a delight.

The Sandman

Things That Never Happened In History Class by darth_stitch - (T, 2K, Dream/Hob)

Prof Hob teaches History 101, other immortals from other media make an appearance, it’s fun, it’s light, it’s a delight.  And Hob still gets irritated over Shakespeare.

#fic rec #i'm feeling extra so i'm going to subject y'all to my taste #also i just miss reccing things #it's how i used to find so much stuff #anyway! #justified #game of thrones #ted lasso #the mandalorian #our flag means death #the sandman #moon knight

[kim-woonhak]

My top songs (of the first half) of 2023 ✦ Boys Planet edition ✦

tagged by @lunetual @jikyu @leewonseo @lee-minhoe ty 💕

I've listened to over 300 new releases from over 100 different kpop artists this year so picking my top songs felt like an mnet-level survival show 😭 the irony that i never watched Boys Planet AND one of the songs is literally a Peak Time song is not lost on me ! 🙃 but i wanted to pick a trendy format so here we are 😈 anyways i included albums instead of songs that didn't make the cut since there's too many honorable mention songs that i have had on repeat this year 😭 but most of them are in these 22 albums (oo-li is on here twice and istj isn't out yet !)

if u like my gif template, here's the link ! pls credit me ty <3

tagging (no obligation ofc and if you've already posted will u tag/send me so i can see 🥺): @bahngentertainment @chrisbangs @coupsnim @dakbees @dive-in-the-blue @hannahbahng @hyunfelix @ingblr-s @jinniebit @kyubins @losergirlz @quokki @shorelinnes @starcatching @userjiung @userwoodz @wabisaba @woodziecup @yohanblr + anyone else who wants to share just say that i tagged u <3

#tag game #song recs #flashing tw #*ambiv.gif #ok i didnt have to go so hard but it's the holidays so i had a free day hehe #im actually very proud of my coloring for some of these gifs especially the BSS one .. had to borrow some mvs for the b-sides without vids #anyways yall shouldve seen the spreadsheet i had to use to get to 12.... also the biggest tragedy was number 13 was skz topline :(((((( #one thing about me is that even tho i love my noise music i also LOVE my ballads :') and clearly i love my boy groups 👹 #i tried to limit to 1 per album & artist except i can't do that to woodz so he got an exception asdfsdfjj OO-LI IS TOO GOOD IT'S UNMATCHED #i have so many other faves..... nct dream best friend .. nine (onlyoneof) beyOnd .. kep1er lvly .. holland number boy .. newjeans omg .. #epex sunshower .. enhypen bills .. dkb more than 100 reasons .. cravity groovy .. boynextdoor one and only .. blitzers macarena .. #billlie eunoia .. bae173 gt .. atbo next to me .. agust d haegeum .. (g)i-dle queencard .. cupid fifty fifty .. golden child weekends .. #ive kitsch .. jinyoung cotton candy .. kim jaehwan lucky! .. lee chaeyeon knock .. mark golden hour .. lun8 wild heart .. nct djj perfume . #sf9 puzzle .. stayc teddy bear .. purple kiss sweet juice .. &team firework .. tripleS rising .. viviz pull up .. xg left & right .. #.......just to name a few slkjdflajfdjlf DO U SEE HOW HARD THIS WAS :'( i DIED !!! #OK BUT IF I DID MISS UR FAVE PLS SEND ME IT I WILL LISTEN

[cha1cedony]

Idk what it is that makes me fixate so hard on one specific thing for years at a time, but I need it to chill out 😭 DnDads has been my only long-term media interest for like 1 and 1/2 years now, and it’s BORING to only like one thing ever lol I’m BORED!!! I need other things to be interested in, but I struggle with getting into new stuff (other than video games) sooo bad :(

That said, if you have DnD podcast recs that have interesting characters……… GIMME 👀 Also where the early episodes aren’t a nightmare to listen to 🙏 I have never listened to any other DnD podcasts, and I think it’s mostly bc the earlier seasons are always poor audio quality or like 3 hours long 😭 I’m also good with any type of narrative podcast. I just want compelling characters and platonic/familial dynamics pls. Stuff I can write sad shit about!! But also not TOO sad the whole time… maybe a little bit silly idk

So far, ones I’ve written down to listen to are Cast Party and Friends at the Table? I don’t know anything about either of them, though so? Also I keep seeing my mutuals posting Oxventure and Woe.Begone (although the latter isn’t a DnD podcast.. I think?) sooooo let me know your thoughts. And recommendations! Send me your propaganda! Tell me about your blorbos

#the only podcasts I’ve really listened to are dndads and tma #but not the new tma one or whatever it’s called #I don’t really remember anything about it and was never into the fandom anyway #it was interesting ig but just not for me #I listened to it on 2x speed 😭 #I’ve also listened to a bit of wtnv and it was fun #but I also just wasn’t super invested. I like the concept a lot though hehe #anyway pls give me podcast recs. you guys can probably assume my favorite types of characters/relationships #I’m easy to read lol #tv show and book series recs are also appreciated #but idk I feel like there are probably a lot of podcasts and audio dramas I’m missing out on #and I drive 45 mins - 1 hour pretty often so it’s nice to have something I can listen to instead of sitting down with #also my last super long-term media interest was fucking danganronpa 😭 #which I exclusively fixated on and talked about ad nauseum for like 4 years so. so yeah #chalcy stuff #tma #danganronpa #<- remembered I should probably tag things that aren’t what I usually post lol sorry #hopefully the other stuff doesn’t need tags

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

Phullo it is I again!

I am very glad that you actually responded and given me an actual advice since I was worried about the question I sent you.

Though besides that I have another question for you (hoorayyy)!

So, about the reading books earlier- I’m fortunately a bookworm too! It’s just that I notice I prefer reading the genre science fiction/psychological horror more than… anything else!

And while the books I am currently reading, ‘Flowers For Algernon’ and ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ (these books are seriously so wonderfully made they make want to tear my walls), DO have romantic aspects of it- it’s not really the main plot of the story..

‘Flowers For Algernon’ has amazing storytelling and is very unique- though I’m not sure if you’ve read it before but, it’s actually just the main character taking notes. Hence why there was a lot misspellings which honestly makes it a great touch if you know the context behind it.

On the other hand, ‘I’m Thinking Of Ending Things’ too shares the same uniqueness as the other, possibly even more unique if I must say so myself. Though I REALLY don’t want to make my story similar to them since I want to make it more heart warming than fucked up..

Which is why I feel like I have the need to borrow or buy at least one romantic book because, I lack of it. I mean I accidentally borrowed it one time but it was kind of disappointing.

I don’t know if its a good idea and if I should do it or not since does it really matter of the genre, or just the writing?

Still, if you have any good books that are in the romance genre. Feel free to recommend some to me!

-lots of love, from another bookworm

welcome back! happy to hear you're a bookworm as well <3 im writing those titles down since i read a criminal lack of sci-fi despite loving it

i actually don't have any straight up romance recs - i don't actively search it out (outside of fanfic), so any romance i read just comes with whatever book i've picked up. just straight up romance bores me, unless its a fic with a pairing i actively like. and even then, i need to take breaks from it unless the romance is interspersed with an actual plot. im not a romantically-geared person! i dont have single Main Plot Is Romance book on my shelves!

but imo its really just the quality of writing that helps. ive never been in a romance, im the child of two different divorces, and yet ive been told that i write romance fairly well. go fuckin figure lmao.

so actually my advice on romance is to just like. wow idk what i do is pick apart the romances i see on tv / in writing. what makes them good together, how do they act around each other, what are their love languages, what's their dynamic, what traditional romance things do they partake in, what dont they partake in, do they have anything nontraditional, do they work and why do / they dont they - does that make their relationship more interesting or is it flat. are they a good match.

you don't have to have every answer, but ive found that at least understanding their characters / dynamics, and having them interact in a way that suits them will help your romance feel natural. dont conform to tropes or tradition, that will just make the relationship flat and unrealistic. and you can always sprinkle in little things that you like / would like, which will help ground the romance and get you into the groove

tldr with romance, i think it's better to observe real life (whether that's paying attention to couples or reading reddit threads) & analyze in-love or in-a-relationship characters instead of just reading romance novels. bc honestly, and from what i can tell, they can tend to be over the top or cookie cutter

just realized you did not explicitly ask for romance advice! Oopsie! i got a little carried away here....

#another thing i like to do is analyze bad fictional relationships / ones i dont like #both bc it gives me a concise argument / explanation if someone gets on me about it #and bc it helps me understand what makes good romances Good #bc bad relationships make me sit there and ask 'well. what went wrong here? why dont they work? why do i hate this? whats Missing?' #and filling in those gaps teaches me what Does work. what will go Right. why i Love it. what Is there. #sometimes the answer is simply bad writing & after taking a deeper look #i can conclude they they Are good for each other - the show/book just shoved them together with no reason other than #'need romance' or 'boy meet girl' or 'love at first sight' #i mean there are some romances that i look at it and im like 'wow! this should not be happening!' #but i Like it because its interesting enough! a good example is aline & the darkling from the grishaverse #such a fucking unhealthy relationship. really well written. fascinating. hot as hell. important for the story/characters. #i wanted to rip them apart but also glue them together to see how horrible the train crash would be!!!! #absolutely unprompted #so i mean... i think i can rec books that Have good romances in them? but thats not the focus by any means #lemme know... i know im less helpful this time around but i hope im helping a little! #feel free to ask as many questions as you like - ill do my best with all of them

[aesnawan]

Hey friends, does anyone have a good book recommendation? I’m looking for a comfy read to start the year! Happy with sci-fi, fantasy, romance, anything really

#just missing that comforting feeling of reading #2023 was a tough year with me being too busy to do any of the thing I like #hopefully 2024 will be better! #fanfic recs that will make me kick my feet and giggle are also acceptable #encouraged even

[soldier-poet-king]

I need to learn to meditate

I have to stop being externally dependent on moods and events for peace. I need to learn to quiet my thoughts without external aids. I need to be able to calm myself. I want desperately to be able to just sit and do that. It would be good for me in so many ways

Everything is getting worse and traditional prayer is hard and mostly sends me spiralling into panic attacks or trauma induced nausea

Send me your fave books/lectures/resources/etc on meditation. Esp for big dumb idiots who don't know how to do anything.

#no but fr i am genuinely asking for recs and resources #the internet is full of sm bullshit #which yes i CAN sort thru. but if someone could give me some directions that would be nicr #also. if u r reading this and are a well meaning but misguided christian and feel the need to come warn me about the spiritual dangers #and how meditation is linked to pagan or new age religions or whatever. consider. dont do that. i dont care #go read some thomas merton and maybe youll calm down #(i dont think merton has a guide but ykwim) #literally was starting yoga at school eons ago and it was so good #and a well meaning scare tactic christian triggered my ocd so bad i stopped #and now my hip is too fucked for it #but i miss the peace i had that one semester #and i want that emptiness. that awareness #its not prayer but its the next best thing #i cant be filled with god but the emptiness is close. if all peace has a divine source or whatever #idk i really am just #needing to. stop my brain and my heart #and have a peaceful self emptying in a non harmful way #i need to learn to inhabit myself without panic

[rotisseries]

heyyyyyyyy. do y’all want a byler fic rec spreadsheet? bc i’ve got a byler fic rec spreadsheet right here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOpJq5PnIlZ5BQwYNK-ysbJl2Uc1p7ByD27OL21Uqrw/edit?usp=sharing

it’s as detailed as i could think to make it, with warnings and chapter and word counts, and it’ll be updated whenever i read new fics, if there’s any information missing, or you just want to recommend me something, send me an ask!

have fun :)

also p.s. it IS formatted for the dark mode on mobile so if the formatting is fucked up on pc or it’s hard to read pls tell me so i can see if i can do anything about it

#if there's any info you think is missing just tell me and i'll fix it #if you have recs i will take them but i reserve the right not to put it on there if i don't like the fic #stranger things #byler #fic recs #byler fic recs #also i did have a more general stranger things fic list but i feel like it's not comprehensive enough for ships that aren't byler #so i'm not sharing it

[nommedtail]

you CAN change between Male and Female at will in What in Hell is Bad it's just bugged rn lol the options don't show up on the normal version but the erolabs version of the app has it!

there's a very noticeable empty spot on the normal app ver but idk how I changed from Male to Female if the buttons weren't there lol

They added account linking as an option in a recent update so I bet it will be fixed soon tm with apolokeys

#vii plays whb #tbh my biggest problem is that ppl level up one at a time 😭 #what in hell is bad plz.. #also if one wants 'meta' picks for the first guy. elabs gives a tank (butt mammon) and normal gives a marksman (bath levi) #satan is a marksman. beel is melee. mammon & levi are the same classes as the free ones but diff skills #i do rec trying to have a tank for each color the miss chance w/ type advantage is just so good #my main is the normal app bc i want to play on my big ipad but the UI is wonky lol #(does unity not have big tablet sizes in its thing...a comic app i use had a similar problem lol)

[swinging-stars-from-satellites]

I come as bidden to ask for angsty fic recs! :D (Especially if they end good though, I just watched a TV show from which I am a little physically ill of Bad Things Left Hanging) 💛

ohoho yes good you've come to the right place!!! angst with a happy ending is one of my favorite tropes ever tbh, especially including lots of hurt/comfort!!! without further ado~

protective dad Bruce

family-wide angst with a side of character study

Jason and Bruce have very different ideas of remembrance

very angsty Cass fic for the Cass mutual ft. hope and healing

Damian and Jason have met before

the passing down of warmth from fathers to sons not quite their own

pretty heavy Babs character study (this author is REALLY GOOD)

getting shot is a great way to end a family feud (and Tim is a little bit feral for a hot second)

baby Dickie and a field trip gone bad

Damian thinks he's going to die (he's wrong) and Tim won't let that happen

Tim and Bruce and healing

Steph and Bruce get yoinked back in time and they are not having fun

Bruce just needs to see his kid alive

Steph telling Bruce "I think I'm bad" will stick with me forever

a little bit vague and a lot bit sad but everything is okay at the end, for the whole family

Dick and Jason being brothers

this one made me ache a little bit and then healed the bruises (B and the kids and the finite nature of human life)

I feel like this has probably been recced to you already but OUGGHHHH the family feels from Dami's POV... it's so good

this one is actually pretty soft and has a really cool concept (and ten bucks says you can probably guess why the title caught my eye) with Tim and Bruce

Dick is hallucinating his kid and it just might break him

SAD SAD SAD ANGSTY HOWEVER read the endnotes bc everything's gonna be okay

I KNOW this one's already been recced to you but honestly it fundamentally changed something in me. in the back of my mind I'm always on some level thinking about it. I cannot adequately explain just how much this fic wrecked me and how important it is to me. I'm just gonna say again what I told @called-kept after she first sent it to me: for middle children in the Wayne clan, sometimes dying (and coming back) is what it takes to realize how loved they are. (Kept actually pitched this to me with, essentially, "hey you like fics where the others are comforted in near-death experiences by the fact that Jason's already been through it, right?" though not in those exact words. and if i let myself I'm going to write a hecking epistle to you about this so I'm just gonna uh... stop talking now)

so ya know how I'm really emotional about Dick being a parent to Damian?

Jason is having panic attacks

Jim Gordon is SUCH a good dude.

Jason stress cooks/bakes

growing up is hard when you're a bird-themed vigilante

I don't usually go for soulmate AUs but this is a REALLY GOOD platonic soulmate AU (it made me cry)

ANOTHER fic that's made me cry and also the one that made me realize how deeply bittersweet I feel about Dick Grayson

Timberly dealing with being immunocompromised (a word which my phone apparently does not like smh)

brothers grieving together — sad but has a happy ending!!!!!

INCREDIBLY long oneshot (with a sequel that I also greatly recommend!!) with a lot of angst but!!! it does not stay there!!! as is a theme in this list there's also healing!!!! (Tim needs help to feel again. that's ok bc he has brothers.)

dare I say it THE Batfam angst (presumably with a happy ending) fic? I'm slowly making my way through it and AAAAGHJHHH it's SO GOOD the characterizations and relationships and struggles and fears and never giving up... so so good

basically anything by @envysparkler but I have like 90% of her fics bookmarked and this list is already super long so I'm just going to gesture wildly and excitedly toward Envy's AO3 and leave it at that

and last but not least one of the first Batfam fics I read and really really loved. a bird gets a bird of his own and Damian gets a new understanding and deeper relationship with his next-oldest brother

#one thing about me is that i will never miss an opportunity to wax poetic about looking back #'I'm glad it's you you who’s here for me. you who comforted me. you who never promised to come back but still did. you who loved me.' #i WILL sob about this fic okay??? never meet me in person because I'd be even more insufferable about these family dynamics #than i am online #(actually tho i would love to meet you irl. if you're ever in the northwest US lmk <3) #ANYWAY I'm half asleep and delirious could you tell?? and my fingers are freezing sjfkbakfjslgnslfj #as usual i have wayyy more in my actual ao3 bookmarks if you ever wanna dig through #I've been told i read freakishly fast so i go through a LOT of fics. mostly oneshots but. a lot. #and also once again feel free to dm me if you ever want to Discuss fics!!!!! or just fandom stuff!! or anything as you are a #beloved mutual who i would love to talk to #and with that said i REALLY need to go to sleep shfkbakfnakdj #<3 #Lu rambles #asks #mags tags #batfam #fic recs #lu don't lose this

[kinnbig]

have you done ramking fic recs?

👀 have you read my three ramking fics? 👀

.....okay I have to speak my truth 🫣 I haven't done any recs, and to be honest... that is because I have unfortunately not read very many ramking fics that I can wholeheartedly say I recommend 😬

(huge disclaimer that this is all just my personal opinion - I'm not saying anything is objectively bad or trying to tell people what they should or shouldn't write and enjoy - these are just my own subjective reasons for not having anything to recommend)

maybe I am just incredibly picky when it comes to fanfic (okay I definitely am) but the biggest thing I need to enjoy a fic is characterisation... if it doesn't feel like I'm actually reading about the characters I fell in love with, then what's the point? and yeah... a lot of ramking fic decides that once Ram and King are together, Ram is able to easily express his emotions verbally and just talk completely freely no problem. and obviously that's fine, everyone interprets characters in different ways - but I personally find it super frustrating and just kind of like

the other big thing is that a lot (and I mean a lot) of ramking fic leans very heavily into a kind of seme/uke husband/wife top/bottom dynamic that just isn't there for them in the show, and that imo completely mischaracterises both Ram and King (but especially Ram), and totally misses everything that is interesting and unique and compelling about their relationship to me. so many fics characterise Ram as this Big Strong Buff Intimidating Masculine Dom Top Protector and King as this Small Slender Gentle Feminine Submissive Bottom and it's just... not for me lol.

(also in the show Ram is the same height as King and not actually significantly broader than him, which. you would not know from reading fanfiction!)

so. yeah I am yet to find a ramking fic that is both well-written and commits neither of those sins, unfortunately... sorry, I know this isn't the answer you were hoping for! 🫣

#sorry anon bestie u asked a simple question and got a rant and no fic recs rip #i debated how to answer this for ages i'm sorry if it makes me seem like an asshole #also i don't tend to read G or tbh even T rated fics - even though i do often enjoy them when i do #so there might be a whole bunch of great ones that i've just missed out on! #ough the seme/uke top/bottom thing bothers me sooo much #yeah ram is aloof and kinda brooding some of the time #but mostly he's just a shy lil guy!!! especially around king! #by like half way through the show he is so soft and thoughtful around him.. #the hard seme/uke vibe is just not what their dynamic is at aLL #AND LIKE OKAY SORRY. but in WHAT UNIVERSE is ram a dom top. #okay sorry i'm done now i swear #darcey.txt #ask

[miserye]

I hate looking through my fic lists because IT MAKES ME WANNA READ THEM ALL AGAIN

#THE TAGS TURNED INTO MY REFLECTION FOR THE YEAR PRESS MORE AT YOUR OWN RISK #I said more it’s See all my bad HAHAHHA #I DONT have time #BUT I WANT TO #because I KNOW THEYRE SO GOODKSKDKDK #chatterye #someone interacted w my matsuhana shit and I miss them so badly #also I’ve been wanting to reread my favorite sunaosa fic recently #I think I will #ALSO SOMETIMES I JUST WANNA PUNCH PAST ME because WHAT AM I SAYINGFJCKDKFKDKFKSJFJKG #I’m reading my thoughts and sometimes I’m like so true bestie and sometimes I’m like BESTIE WHAT THE FUCK #but just CPing the summaries is easy and less embarrassing BUT ITS SO NOT FUN #WHERES THE CHARACTER #this might be pretentious of me to say but I think I really was the reason the hq fic rec fandom started to write their thoughts about fics #for fic rec lists because when I first started I don’t ever recall seeing like proper lists w a bunch of thoughts instead of just the links #or the summaries of the fics; I think it only started to become a thing after I started #I could totally be wrong about that don’t quote me but after I started I saw so many more lists like mine HAHAHAHHA #anyways sometimes I miss washy but it made me stressed out so I’m also glad to be away from it heheh #sad I never got around to certain ideas I had but I think my best was the Christmas tree I was so funny for that #this is my new year reflection mayhaps HAHAHAH #I will say i think overall I like matsuhana the most #I think they had the best fics and the least horrible fanon interpretations regardless of how old the fics were and all the fics were sogood #they make me so happy and I really loved so many ships but they came out on top even though I read so many other fics I always come back to #my matsuhana fics because they make such an impact on me also I have my favorite angst fics there which are written so beautifully #genuinely very grateful for those writers

[ourflagmeansgayrights]

i feel like everyone uses the ao3 bookmarks differently hfjkhdgkfhk like i saw someone be like "how do i mark that ive finished reading a fic??" but i ONLY bookmark fics if ive read the whole thing or im entirely caught up. i use my marked for later for fics i havent started or finished reading yet. and then i tag my bookmarks for if theyre complete or incomplete bc ao3 doesnt let u filter or sort ur bookmarks as thoroughly as u can when ur just browsing all fics

im curious tho how do y'all use ao3 what's ur way of keeping track of everything

#mine #not gay pirates #i also subscribe to unfinished fics ofc #and then ive been slowly re-reading my ofmd bookmarks #and if a fic is marked rec that means i didnt notice any of the ofmd Red Flag fic issues that i see a lot #(ed being rlly angry/violent/abusive or izzy being the brains behind blackbeard or stede teaching ed how to bathe himself) #i cant GUARANTEE that every fic i have rec'd is perfect but i didnt notice them #this is not a ringing endorsement tho i can miss some rlly obvious shit sometimes lol #also if a fic is NOT marked ''rec'' that doesnt necessarily means it has those problematic things i probably just havent re-read them yet #og #txt

[jackals-ships]

love the intricate ways my brain engages in nonsense anyways no one look me i am feeling BASHFUL,

#jackals barks #ship: villainous things #ship: playing with fire #puppytime tag #i just think he should come looking for us bc we lost track of time and missed a meeting #and were both in little guy mode. and sendaks first reflex is to Get Upset but we both 🥺🥺 and he just #immediate caregiver mode has been switched ON everything is cancelled he has to take care of his lil guys #+ + i read a uhhh. vashwood (?? is that the ship idk shit about these dudes but someone recced it and i went huh) fic an #it has altered my brain chemistry + informs the way im thinking about this dynamic rn #he is sweet and softe for once when were just lil guys and also lets me throw an entire fit when its too much bc sometimes you have to have #an entire tantrum without being judged such is the way of things #anyways im calm

[dullahandyke]

girl who has so so so much fucking homework oh my god: man i wanna make a list of all the comics i wanna read :) < hes not gonna do that either

#tachiyomi having a library thing is enabling me so much #the only thing stopping me entirely is that theres no way to make like. lists with orders n stuff #without fucking up the rest of my stuff #i literally had a phase a few months abck where i was like im gonna read SO much manga #and i saved like 300 to my tachiyomi library and i read like. 10. #and now im doing the exact same shit except instead of manga its the dcu #which is exponentially more confusing bcos its all interconnected and rebooted n stuff #like ill manage by rec reading lists but also the insatiable urge to read All Of It bcos i dont wanna miss out on anything... #plus it takes soo much effort for me to like. get into something by perusing the source material #instead of just letting myself be drawn into fanon #which i am Trying to work on but it is nonetheless an issue #plus homework is STILL an issue. #AUGH ok ill make a list of things to do ig.

[thedeadthree]

me looking at my brain to CREATE 🥀✨😵‍💫

#*personal #leg.txt #its been so long since ive made something you would think with the resurgence of things i loved returned to me once more #and ofc the a*soiaf and t*lou hyperfixations that leg brain would be shelling out things like hotcakes…… WRONG #(​and the returning f*allout and t*es eras hehe <3) #i also miss making lore posts i need to do them again 🌞✨😖 #pleased to inform that i did purchase f*allout 3 on pc this time so i could do another yelena playthrough hehehe 🌿✨🤭 #I MISSES MY BABY ! olga and yelena my surgeon girles MY SUN AND STARS MY BABIES 🌿🥼✨😖🤍🦢 #*MISSED <- darn technology 🥀✨😖 #ok ok but also……. t*lou x f*allout au because i need for my soul for olga and yelena to be besties 🌿✨😖 #(also logan and alaric interacting would be so INTERESTING oh my god sisjxjjx it would be lovely 🥀✨😌🥴) #(they just are that gif from the b*odyguard where they’re across from each other just like 😒 AISJUXHX) #(meanwhile olga and yelena: ✨besties✨ 💞🌸☺️ they’ll suffer each other’s presence for the loves of their lives 🌿✨😌) #iryna adopts lilibet ON SIGHT sksjzxhxj shes so her she’s like DAUGHTER 🖤✨😌 #(iryna bringing another daughter to her and rauls family when sksjjzhx) #gisela hunts down nias mother for SPORT for how she raised nia ajsjsjzh treating her like a lab rat as opposed to a daughter 🥀✨😤 #alaia and iryna and fiona besties on sight as well as they’re all artists in some medium (alaia and fiona are singers + iryna an artist 😌✨) #i need to start reading ifs again too alya and besties if you have any recs I would owe you my life 🥀✨😖 #i was thinking of that today and with the theme of me reconnecting with things i love i need to read those again i miss them!!!!

[pepprs]

ykw that was exactly the thing i was vaguing about earlier this morning btw (sorry). since saturday night the whole topic of [pausing here to transform into a hideous beast because of the word my phone was trying to suggest i put after ‘topic of.’ like could this get any more meta and/or disturbing] anyways the whole topic of.. me and how i am or am not situated like.. r*mantically. it’s been multiple times every day since saturday night that it’s come up in posts i see in irl convos in photo memory reminders in shows my family is watching etc. ajd im not like mad at anyone/thing for posting / talking about it it’s just i feel like exploding a little bit between me myself and i that’s all

#purrs #i know i am 23 years old and i have a lot of life left ahead of me. but i think it’s just hard because im almost always the least #experienced / most sheltered person in the room. and some of that isn’t my fault bc it’s a product of 💖generational trauma💖 but some of it i #is ithink. im skittish like a horse. i had to cut off my life here when i went abroad and then covid hit and i think i got so used to things #being fucked up and to seeing fewer people that isolation became normal for me and now trying to push myself past that is terrifying and i #get so easily overwhelmed by socializing and i hate it but also that’s everyone rn i guess bc we are living in hell. but im skittish like a #horse. i have damaged friendships with people i really cared about because they told me they liked me and i couldn’t handle that and im #haunted every single day by the thought of how i mishandled things at 17-18 and probably caused certain individuals a lot of pain that they #may still be feeling and i want to apologize but that might only make it worse so i never can. and ofc like im jealous and insecure bc ive n #never even been like.. idk. the closest i ever got to being in a relationship was w one of those ppl and i ran away at the point that we rec #reciprocated and i just feel stupid and defective and i hate that if i had to do it all over again i would probably do the same thing. #ive grown a lot emotionally in the last 5 years but im still so like… weak in some ways and there’s common sense / natural compassion things #that i can sense Wojld make sense to do but i just can’t. i am not a good friend or family member right now and so how on earth could i ever #be a good partner to someone. but also uhmmmmmmmmmmmmm life is very very hard to do alone and i would like to not do it alone. and i know #there’s hope but i also like. can’t handle it. idk. it’s a mess and im just depressed about it so hopefully talking about it candidly will b #be enough to like.. eliminate the possibility of it coming up again bc it’s hard enough when im not thinking about it it’s even harder when #there are signs and reminders everywhere that i am young and inexperienced and feeling cringefail misery and doom and jealousy about it #delete later #its also fucking insane bc you grow up and realize what you’ve been missing out on bc you were a kid and it’s like how do i even get there a #and then the older adults you live with and interact with regularly rub it in your face both intentionally and unintentionally and sometimes #without malice but it’s still like… can there please not be about 15 examples of the exact thing i want that are unavoidable and inescapable #at al times by virtue of my life situation rn. in the back of my mind there is always a thread agitated by that and it sucks