#anyone else need recs?

[displayheartcode]

I seen you like Tam Lin too! Do you have a favorite version of it?

For one that understands the pro-choice part of the narrative – Tam Lin by Pamela Dean

For ones that understand the vibes and having an angry/feral girl – The Darkest Part of the Forest and Tithe by Holly Black

For one that understands a major point of Tam Lin is to hold on tight and never let go – Echo North* by Joanna Ruth Meyer

And let me not forget the third book in the October Daye series, An Artificial Night

For one where the Janet figure falls in love with the evil queen – The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska

Fire and Hemlock...it's hard to recommend because of how weird it is. DWJ’s prose slaps and the stuff about memory is fascinating, but the age gap is.............uh...........yikes...

*Yes, yes. It's an East of the Sun retelling, but the second part is heavily inspired by Tam Lin

#anyone else need recs?

[raayllum]

I think it was reading @numptypylon's fic that helped cinch it for me, metaphor wise (which kudos for nailing the path metaphor emphasis like seasons ahead) in regards to like Callum and Rayla's devotion?

Because they've always felt equally devoted to me, but with two kind of caveats between both thought process and manifestation

When it comes to how that devotion manifests, we see repeatedly that for Rayla it doesn't always equal the same kind of prioritization that Callum offers (she tends to just have the Most Faith in her loved ones ever??) which makes sense given the way she knew her parents + Runaan loved her but she didn't always feel like their priority, and that they'd do things that were for her yes but also for the common good lumped in together. Whereas with Callum if he's devoted to you, you will be his #1 priority at least 75% to 99% of the time when it comes down to it, because that is how he shows devotion/love through consistency and persistence / general Togetherness

But the other one in terms of thought process / operation is where the paths metaphor Numpty uses I think is really useful and apt, and kind of perfectly illustrates how I & many others see them, because it's like...

Like Callum, Rayla will walk down every path she sees as an option to keep her loved one(s) safe, but unlike Callum, she just fundamentally doesn't see certain paths.

It's not that she sees them as options and doesn't pick 'em, it's that they don't even occur to her as concepts (i.e. she knew Claudia and her bag of dark magic ingredients were there in 2x07 and that there was a chain breaking spell, but it's very clear Rayla never would've considered that as a option given how she does approach freeing the dragon).

Meanwhile Callum, due to his immense intelligence and creative thinking, does see well - creative solutions. He does see those paths (like in 2x07) and because he sees them, because they are presented as options, he can and and will and has gone down those roads. Like Rayla, he'll take every path he sees - he just sees more of them than she does

and Idk, I think it's a very nice piece of not only description but very strong characterization

#path motif #rayllum #every separation is a link #characterization #cannot recommend numpty's canon compliant stuff enough #the characterization and voices are so good #fic recs #snake boi callum #added notes is like. rayla will take direction if she needs to #but she will generally fall back on looking to other ppl (callum) for direction #meanwhile callum is a leader and is honestly pretty bad at taking direction from other ppl #like he'll listen to rayla and to others but #he can also steam roll / will forge on ahead regardless of what anyone else thinks (see: like all of 5x05 and 1x09) #which is a great thing most of the time (see not letting go of magic) #also has its downsides

[romansmartini]

hii what are some of ur fav roman gerri fics? i just finished night steals and i’m in desperate need of a new slow burn fic

ooh i don’t know how much these could be considered slow burn (i am the king of reading short one shots) but these are my absolute faves:

love is: by darlingdarling

probably sweeter than real life rg but i’m only human and also the characterization is SOOO good. post canon stuff but written pre s4

evacuation strategies for a yacht on fire by devourthemoon

truly a classic, fake but real marriage, s2 ish era which makes me so nostalgic, plus i appreciate the more detailed references to lower manhattan because i’m an insane person that way

show me what you’re good for by parhelion_shoreline

phone sex, crazy good dialogue, roman being feminized 😈

the true encounter by wellprince

nasty in a good way, does gay roman things with jeryd mencken 😈

also really anything by @threeguesses but i especially i was born to beg for you for a post s3 + s4 narrative and sweet you rock and sweet you roll for just inspiringly in character smut

#asks #succession #romangerri #i also feel like i need more fic recs so anyone else chime in 😋😋😋 #i do love night steals also. such a real one

[nurseydexunsolved]

btw i just finished reading all of the fence comics/graphic novels i could find online and i am In. this is not enough. where’s the rest of it where’s the fandom i need HELP

#fence comic #fence #fence redemption #i think i still need to read fence rise and the novels? but im not sure if im missing anything else #wish this fandom were big enough for a reddit i need to CONSUME in a FOCUSED way #also if anyone has any blog or fic recs PLEASE hit my line!!! even if its just blogs that r curators & not original posters!! #mine

[brother-emperors]

Mazarin and d'Artagnan! like. listen. I'm reading Charles Samaran's book on d'Artagnan, and 'Colbert a dit que d'Artagnan fut une créature de Mazarin; rien n'est plus vrai,' sure was a sentence to read.

D'Artagnan, Capitaine des mousquetaires du roi, histoire véridique d'un héros de roman, Charles Samaran

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#d'Artagnan #cardinal mazarin #drawing tag #french history tag #ngl if anyone has any recs/pdfs they'd be willing to send my way on the historical figure of d'artagnan or 17th century french history #focusing on. like. this sort of thing. mazarin. richelieu. the man in the iron mask mystery. textbook recs. feel free to hit me up! #OH and politics ofc. im always interested in reading about politics. or anything else that could be interesting. my curiosity is broad. #ngl most of the english language texts on d'artagnan are about his book counterpart which is fun but not what im interested in rn #(and the texts don't need to be in english: i can read french) #WAHOO alright tags out of the way its been a hot second since ive made two posts here in one day

[viv-spn]

✨Hazbin Hotel Sketches✨

#hazbin hotel #new obsession #anyone else listening to Loser Baby on repeat or is it just me #husker hazbin hotel #I love huskerdusk!! #and I need fic recs #alastor #alastor hazbin hotel #husker #huskerdusk #sir pentious #fanart #sketch #artwork

[coffeeandcalligraphy]

lonan and harrison fanfic where all they do is watch movies & throw popcorn at each other

#my brain NEEDS THIS NOW #all of this is prompted by me seeing the ‘ppl who say why are you buying a physical copy just stream it need to jump into a hole’ post #<< paraphrasing I can’t remember what it said exactly lol #a couple days ago #AND SINCE THEN IVE HAD AN INSATIABLE NEED TO GO TO A THRIFT STORE AND #BUY A WHOLE BUNCH OF DVDs #anyway does anyone remember how I discovered that something loner & harrison have in common is a love for movies #WELLLLLLLL now that I need to write cute fluffy scenes of them actually being functional I need to figure out which #they are canonically into film noir BUT WHAT ELSE #last week I decided I wanna watch every single movie referenced in current joys songs (not an autisric choice at all) #so 80s & 90s here I gooooo #BUT RECOMMEND I NEED TO LIVE LIKE THEM #but also why is them having something in common so cute to me like are they not a COUPLE?????? #also I’m tired & been watching movies instead of writing because my brother left me his GIANT TV #BUT I CANT FIND ANY THAT ARE MY VIBE PROBABLY BECAUSE IM BAD AT LOOKING #AND QUEER MOVIE RECS PLS IM IN DESPERATE NEED OF GAY

[saintofdaggers]

my favorite avant-garde, art house and experimental short films

I'm not saying you can find all of these online, but you can find all of these online.

Shift (Toshio Matsumoto)

Atman (Toshio Matsumoto)

Ghost (Takashi Ito)

Grim (Takashi Ito)

Possibly in Michigan (Cecelia Condit)

Beneath the Skin (Cecelia Condit)

Kitchen Sink (Alison Maclean)

Les Indes Galantes (Clement Cogitore)

Emotion (Nobuhiko Obayashi)

Sisyphus (Marcell Jankovics)

Beauty (Rino Stefano Tagliafierro)

The Heart of the World (Guy Maddin)

The Big Shave (Martin Scorsese)

Song of Love (Jean Genet)

Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid)

Rabbits (David Lynch)

Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky)

#cinema tag #short film #art house #recs tag #experimental film #if anyone else has recs I'm taking them! #I need everyone to see beneath the skin and kitchen sink #they're very good I promise #my posts #cinemaposting

[sunnibits]

izzy girlies be like ‘I think I am going to indulge in a little treat :)’ and the treat in question is yet another fanfic about stede bonnet being the one who finally thinks to show tenderness to izzy hands and force him to endure softness until he melts and maybe cries a little

#izzy hands #ofmd #it’s me I’m girlies. this is purely ab me and also whoever else likes stizzy #god that’s an awful ship name #I do not think they would ever work but the fics are SO good I cannot lie 😔 #as far as the options we have so far go I def think stede is just the most useful and best character to force izzy with #bc he can force that mf to experience tenderness #it’s great #please god I need more fics about literally anyone gently taking care of izzy and making him cry from tenderness. pls gimme ur fic recs #I’m begging

[displayheartcode]

hiii hope you’re doing okay over there 💛💛 also may i have some amazing urban fantasy recs?? u always have the best, most wonderfully curated recs

i'm melting in this weather, jessi! melting!

here are some favorite urban fantasy book recs:

even though i knew the end by cl polk - a fantastic noir novella about a private detective, a gamble for her immortal soul, and the secrets we keep from each other

devil and the bluebird by jennifer mason-block - a stand-alone that reads like a folk ballad, a young girl trades her voice for an enchanted pair of boots to cross the country to find her sister

the city beautiful by aden polydoros - wonderfully seeped in jewish ghost stories, a teenager is possessed by the murdered spirit of his friend

small town monsters by diana rodriguez wallach - there comes a time when every teen must ask a simple question of what's scarier: the locked basement door or the smiley cult that's gaining power in your town

the conductors by nicole glover - a young woman's past comes back to follow her as series of strange murders strike in her antebellum-era city (hetty x benjy 5ever!!!!)

deep secret by diana wynne jones - one of the most weirdest and lovable books you'll come across. a sff convention! terrible job interviews! a centaur prince!

hold me closer necromancer by lish mcbride - a fry cook learns that he's a necromancer and is unintentionally on someone else's (scarier) turf

the warrior heir by cinda williams chima - after helping his aunt rob a grave, jack confronts his new inheritance as rival wizard houses plot to kidnap him

bitter medicine by mia tsai - she's the descendent of a god and he's not fully human. together, they're a blushing mess of feelings and complicated magic when their jobs collide

#oswlld #anyone else need recs? #other than the heat? doing good! adjusting well to my new job made chocolate chip cookies and plan on catching up on some arcs

[toruro]

Mika, I need to know your lip products because HOW DO YOU HAVE SUCH SHINY LIPS OMGG

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hehe i got u >_< tarte maracuja juicy lip in the shade orchid it smells SO nice and i love how it looks ^^

#✰ 🍄 anon #if anyone else needs makeup recs #igu 😻😛 #answered

[btscontentenjoyer]

Can you do a fic rec for Halloween stories. I've been wanting to read some but its hard to find them

Hello thank you for dropping in 💕💕

I was actually thinking of doing a fic recs list for spooky season but then I got a little too busy. Now that you've asked for it though, I might try and put at least a little one together some time soon. Maybe I can even include fics that are on my tbr as well since I feel like I haven't read enough supernatural stories 🤔🤔🤔

In the meantime, you can check out @sailoryooons and @gimmethatagustd 's blogs since Hali is doing a Halloween writing event and Jai has lots of spooky drabbles coming out this month! You can also check out this masterlist of upcoming spooky season fics to anticipate. Hali has a spreadsheet of supernatural and fantasy fics on her blog as well!

I'm also sure that more and more authors will be writing spooky things as Halloween gets closer! I hope this helps, and as I said, I'll try my best to come up with my own list of recs in the near future 💞💞

#also just to be clear by halloween stories you mean things like supernatural aus right? #let me know if you need anything else! #if anyone needs any recs in general i'm always here to help!! #i have a few veeery specific ideas for rec lists but i need to have time :(( #asks <3

[kuiinncedes]

lmao

#bro i've Only listened to hade/stown for like a week #over a week i think #and before that i was only listening to chinese music sometimes bc it was midterms and chinese music hits while studying lol #but also listening to ha/destown a Lot in btwn and before that #i'm like getting to the point where i want to listen to smth else #but idk what to listen to :c #bc before this i was getting to that point w all my other music LMFAO #ughhhhhhh ig i should find new music to listen to #but that takes so much effort LOL #i literally talked abt wanting to listen to h/adestown for like at least 2 years #all the stars had to align for me to listen LOL #i had to have HEARD some of it apparently and also just be not incredibly lazy and not in the mood for new music #i should go to my friend who has a lot of the same music taste as me for music recs tbh #ignoring the fact that she recommended me muna a while ago ASJDHGHADFLKGHF i'm just too lazy to actually listen to new music lmao #but i need new music ;-; #who am i kidding tho i'm just gonna keep hitting play on road to hell when the soundtrack loops thru again lmfao #bc i don't wanna figure anything else out LMAO #but anyway feel free to give me artist recs if anyone reading this lolll #there is abt a < .1% chance i actually like listen to anything LMFAO #jeanne talks

[celebrate-lesbianism]

Planning my summer wardrobe early because dressing masc in hot weather is NOT for the weak.

#thinking of giving jorts a go if I can find any that fit my thighs #does anyone else find that shorts are sized differently than pants?? I swear I always need to size up #lesbian #butch lesbian #butch fashion #masc #masc fashion #pls feel free to send inspo or recs #butch #mine

[seno99]

Calling all BKDKs, if I can steal but a moment of your time…

BKDKs, from a KRBK/TDDK shipper,

you are valid, and I love you, you make such beautiful fanart and probably even better fanfics, BUT I CANNOT SHIP THEM! I WANT TO BUT I CAN’T, ITS A CURSE! 😭 I legit have three fics open yet to be read but they’re all based around the recent arc, and I’m trying, because while I do love krbk and tddk, I originally started by shipping bkdk, then I discovered kiribaku after the Kamino arc and bkdk just, washed away lol. But I see moments, pivotal moments between them as characters and I WANT and feel the NEED to ship them but it’s like I can’t. 💀

It feels like my brain can’t wrap around bakugou being with anyone other than Kirishima💀🪦😔

So if I could steal but a moment of your time, could you send me a link or name/author of your favorite bkdk fic in the replies? 😭 Preferably not just smut recs… I want the hurty passionate soft Baku ones 😭❤️‍🩹

#does anyone else struggle with this? seeing all facts leading into a ship but unable to see it romantically?? #but basically I really need help finding the good fics #the bkdk tag is so huge it’s daunting for me #I trust y’all have good recs and I want the soft sweet and hurty ones #the ones that will let my dumb brain ship them fully #bakudeku #bnha bakugou #bakugou katsuki #bakugou x izuku #midoriya izuku #izuku x katsuki

[zeawesomebirdie]

This is probably just me not knowing how to utilise google correctly but WHY is it so hard to find Western novels about gay men that aren't romance novels

#vent post #not actually a vent lmao but thats the tag #like look #what i WANT to read is basically just; #gunsmoke. except the marshal is gay. nothing else is different #the rest of the story is normal #the focus is not the romance #and WHY is this SO HARD to find!!!! #like COME ON #yes this is user error i dont understand how to google things since they changed the algorithm to be all ads and whatever #but trying to add queer or mlm or whatever to the keyword searchs just brings up romance #and i will not object at all to romances that are a part of the plot #i just #i dont want to read straight romance #i would like to read about cowboys and gunmen and whatever Wild West things bc that is why i am here #and itd be nice if the romance was gay instead of het #ugh #anyway im gonna have to bother the librarians next time i go to the library bc if i have to write this myself i am going to #throw my laptop into the pond #if anyone has any queer and/or mlm western novels to rec lmk pls i need to read things or i will perish