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madhogthymaster · 11 days

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Master Recs: Webcomics (Vol. 1)

I enjoy webcomics. I like being exposed to accessible art, to witness the evolution of artists and storytellers who bring their individual viewpoints to the table, expressing themselves through the medium of free comic books! I spend an inordinate amount of leisure time perusing the old sequential literature. As a result, I follow a ton of people that would give it to me. Now, I wish to recommend a few of these works from my constantly expanding list. I shall begin with a small taster of five, currently ongoing projects to wet your appetite. Let us go.

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Preeny Has to Repeat 6th Grade by Jasmine Coté

Preeny is a brush-tailed kitty, fluffy both in appearance and personality, and she might just be the Chosen One to save the world from Darkness – as it is often the case. This comic vaunts a peculiar shtick: the setting is populated by adoptable furry OCs the artist has bought from DeviantArt kids, effectively creating a Kingdom Hearts style fictional universe for the Mid-2000's Sparkledog subculture. This works both as a unique selling point and as a clever metatextual conceit that informs the themes of the story, which is an earnest celebration of creativity, childhood and self-expression, untainted by the cynicism of "You Posted Cringe." It's funny, cute, sincere and it hits you right in the feelings.

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HELLO FROM HALO HEAD by Batshaped

The author describes it as "An exploration of the multitudes a person experiences as a response to trauma. Also cartoon animal adventures. I promise it's mostly funny. it's a trauma comedy! a TRAUMEDY!!!!" Indeed, I would say it's an apt summary. The strip began life as a series of Animal Crossing fan comics which would eventually spin into a darkly humorous, twisted yet oddly wholesome deconstruction of kinks and emotional repression. Soon enough, it was rebooted and morphed into the understated, original masterpiece that it is today. Every page oozes with ethereal colours, a delicate yet decisive trait and subtle foreshadowing as a yet unclear narrative starts taking shape behind the surface of "cartoon animal adventures." A rewarding read for those who enjoy to obsess over every detail and pick apart allegories. It's the Thinking Man's TRAUMEDY, if you will.

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Haus of Decline: Gay Comics by Haus of Decline

Sometimes, all you need to create a widely appealing classic is a good set-up, a punchline and impeccable comedic timing, all of which encapsulated into the confines of a traditional 4-panel strip. Actually, now that I have typed it, that is one of the most difficult crafts to master. Haus of Decline is a ubiquitous work that has managed to achieve the coveted "Meme Status", swimming in the immediate periphery of your Internet experience. You might be aware of it thanks to that one Steven Universe joke that stands tall as the most succinct and accurate parody of that show. As of right now, I am yet to encounter a single strip that isn't a comedic slam dunk or at least chuckle worthy. If you enjoy a spoonful of irreverent, queer, scatological, sometimes personal humour in your breakfast bowl than this is the cereal box for you!

Molly's Future Mishaps by Peyton Partyhorn

It's the year 2000, the Earth has blown up. Right before that, humans managed to send a rocket full of sea slugs to Europa, one of Jupiter's satellites. It is now the year 3000 on Europa. Molly the slug meets Jo, a sea bunny time traveller from the year 4000. After a soda-related debacle, they both wind up at the end of Time itself. The titular mishaps ensue. Molly's Future Mishaps presents an overly complex amalgamation of premises, each more outlandish than the last, that lays the foundation for what is, in essence, a straightforward character-driven piece. It explores a group of people attempting to finagle their way across Life, their feelings, anxieties, societal pressure, self-worth, many "What If's" and "What Could Have Been's", with timey wimey shenanigans serving as the backdrop for their reasonably scoped adventures. Their personal and interpersonal journeys keep the bizarre, somewhat nonsensical nature of the Universe grounded in a familiar space - in a manner not too dissimilar to that of a Douglas Adams' novel. In truth, the initial run of the comic mostly focuses on comedic high jinks, which tend to be hit or miss, but the writing improves dramatically when it starts exploring the characters' psychology and emotional hang ups. For me, personally, the turning point was the (inevitable) Time Loop arc, which I enjoyed for reasons that will become obvious if you know about my feelings for In Stars and Time. In short: this comic has a high-stakes Absurdist/Existential Sci-Fi premise that belies a refreshingly "Down-to-Europa" story about a bunch of 20-something cartoon slugs. It's relatable!

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Dolmistaska by AngusBurgers

In many ways, this one defies description. You should just go read it. Seriously, go read it! It's great! Exceptionally well-drawn too! It looks like an underground Punk comic from thirty years ago. It lures you in with the understated intrigue of its unclear premise, its oppressing atmosphere, environmental storytelling, savvy use of lighting and shading, before dropping everything on you all at once. The protagonist is a cat person with gremlin energy and a knack for vehicle-related heists. Read it. You'll thank me later.

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That would be all for now. There might be more webcomic recommendations in the future, whenever inspiration shall strike - or I get in a writing mood. Thanks for reading... and happy further reading!

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alethiometry · 1 year

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Rules: list eight shows for your followers to get to know you better.

Tagged by @aeide!

1. black sails. OBVIOUSLY. it's got everything. drama, intrigue, ocean gays, lying little wet rat twinks, anti-colonialist uprisings, caribbean history, grimy period-appropriate costumes, heartbreak, monologues, toby "saturday chillin don't fuckin @ me i'm chillin" schmitz calling himself daddy. everybody slays absolute cunt. it is THEEEE most perfect show ever created.

2. parks and recreation. rewatching p&r is an interesting experience because it was such a product of obama-era liberal america and the optimism just oozes out of every scene. also we don't like crisp ratt anymore. but it's also so genuinely funny and heartfelt and comforting! this show had a massive impact on my sense of humor, as well as i think framed failure in such a positive light: every character failed drastically at something over the course of the show, but through caring for each other were able to pick themselves back up and never let their shortcomings define them. i first watched it at a point in my life where i really needed that, so it has always stuck with me.

3. leverage. my comfort show to turn to when living in a post-capitalist hellscape that continues to reward billionaires for their moral bankruptcy while shitting on everybody else gets too depressing (so… like every day). is it campy and unrealistic? yes. do i care? no. sometimes you need escapism via direct action, heist hijinks, and extreme displays of bisexuality. also aldis hodge is one of the most beautiful human beings on planet earth.

4. supernatural. yeah yeah it's the hehe destiel meme show. but it was also tons of fun to watch every week, the worldbuilding started out fantastic (and then got progressively more and more insane), i think it's really the epitome of "really cool ideas with mostly lackluster execution". the bloody mary episode remains one of my favorite episodes of tv ever, and the fandom drama just keeps giving! i also met some of my dearest friends through the fandom, so maybe the real destiel love memes were the friends we made along the way.

5. twin peaks. the only show that made me so insane i went and got a tattoo of it. impeccable vibes, the experience of watching s3 and then memeing about it on reddit with everyone else who were all equally confused is an experience that will never be replicated.

6. love island uk. listen. fucking listen. i don't want this show to be listed here any more than any of you do, i'm sure. absolute bottom of the barrel brain rot that consumes my life and brings my workday to a grinding halt (thank you timezones) for the 2 months that each season is running. i absolutely have nothing good to say about love island uk other than it's sometimes really funny, usually unintentionally. but iain stirling's voice and those stupid neon pillows/beanbags and atrocious cursive font and catchphrases have wormed their way into my brain and nothing short of a complete lobotomy can remove it.

7. how to get away with murder. this wouldn't even be on here if saff and i didn't go on an insane binge of all six seasons last fall. but since we did… here we are. michaela pratt is an icon and has never done anything wrong ever in her life and i will die on this hill.

8. cunk on earth. this is probably recency bias speaking but oh my god i adore this show. it is exactly my brand of humor and i have so much respect for all the experts and miss diane morgan herself for making it through those interviews without breaking, because i would be fighting for my fucking life. this is the show that i will henceforth be recommending like a madwoman to all my friends.

honorable mentions: american vandal, derry girls, naruto, south park, dexter, elementary, orphan black.

i'm tagging: @winedark @seance @assassiyun @thatsouthernanthem @potsticker1234 @ciaramedba @doomcountry @thychesters <3

#tag games #cool story charlotte

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cinematicnomad · 2 years

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kat i’m finally almost done with sons of anarchy and i’m trying to figure out what to watch next, pls give me an elevator pitch on the best show you’ve watched recently thank you 🥰🥰

LAUREN!! i've never watched sons of anarchy so unfortunately i can't use that as a jumping off point 😅

THERE ARE TOO MANY SHOWS!! i'm sitting here like: has she seen succession? the bear? severance? yellowjackets? there are just TOO MANY good options out there. so instead lets go for the totally over the top silly recommendation of the show i've been catching up on/binging during my vacation: virgin river.

this show is the epitome of the SNL stefon meme—it has everything. a spunky lead with an impeccable wardrobe and a tragic backstory! a luke danes-esque bartender who just wants to take care of his loved ones and convince our lead that he's The One™! an illegal pot farm full of wayward criminals who inevitably cross paths with our heroes! an older couple rekindling their former love with each other! teenagers being teenagers! possibly the most hateful woman in this fictional universe??? a bizarre jennifer-lopez-from-enough-(2002)-style plot involving a character escaping her abusive husband hiding under an assumed identity! murder! bad boy turned good man! small town hijinks! who shot JR-esque cliffhangers! several pregnancies!

AND IT ALL TAKES PLACE IN THE SPAN OF FIVE MONTHS!

this show is ridiculous. it is peak popcorn. it feels like a hallmark movie met a lifetime movie and created a 4+ season monstrosity with no end in sight. is it good?? i don't even know! AND YET I CANNOT STOP WATCHING. it's on netflix, what are you waiting for, go watch it.

✨sleepover weekend✨

#ask #tripleaxeldiaz #it's after midnight and i'm driving back to DC tomorrow so i should be asleep #but nahhhh #i'd rather convince you to watch virgin river

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sorryimananti-romantic · 1 month

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!!! SPOILERS FOR SEPTIMUS HEAP !!!

what i really like about the Septimus Heap series is that (one of?) the main character(s) started off as a side character (question mark since Jenna is as relevant as Septimus so idk if shes mc or not)

while reading Magyk, i was fr thinking the entire series will follow Jenna's journey, and began wondering who Septimus was, and why the series was named after him

so when Boy 412 was introduced, i fr thought he was just as irrelevant as The Apprentice/The Hunter, i thought he was js there to build the plot 😭

but at the end of the book, when he was revealed to be Septimus Heap, i was literally (O□O?) like what main character is introduced as some half-dead boy found frozen in the snow 😭 (the plot twists in this series are plot twisting)

i recommend reading this series if you have time to kill (its rlly lengthy, 7 books), i cant rlly give feedback since ive re-read each book at least 5 times, so my opinion on it is just... yeah idk 😭

bookish anon

oh that's an interesting take on a main character. i haven't read this series but it sounds good and it will be added to my 'to read' list along with several others 😭😭

but for anyone who's looking for book recs [@elaichi-chai] (though you've spoiled it but like me i have goldfish memory so whenever i read it i will have no idea what is going on anyway)

also i have a weird love-hate? relationship with book series like either it will be a hit and i will binge read the entire thing no matter the amount of books without doing anything else (i go a little crazy with reading yes) orrrr i will keep the entire series on my bookshelf, pick the first book and read a few pages, put it back and pick it up a year later, repeat (me with a song of ice and fire series it's been 9 years i'm like halfway through the book but thanks to the amount of memes i've consumed of that series without even watching its tv adaptation that i can pick right where i left without needing to revise it LMAO)

alsooo you should read artemis fowl series it's like a criminal prodigy (a literal kid) and faeries and a whole universe and impeccable humour and plot and it's so so good. i read it when i was 12 and it's still one of my fav series ever, and it's prob the root of my obsession with languages bc the author created a whole new language for that book! i decoded it on my own to read what the texts said (there was an entire story in that language in between the novel itself) and it is one of my proudest brain moments LMAO

#ngl today i was feeling the urge to pick one of the unread books on my shelf and just read #yumi.asks #bookish anon

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the-starryknight · 3 years

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twelve favorite drarry fic reccers

these are some of the lovely folks who have introduced me to fics that broke my heart, took me on vast emotional journeys, and made me laugh my butt off. each of these reccers have different ways of presenting insightful (and often humorous) commentary, pointing out all the best bits of fic, and reminding me of all the lovely reasons I’m in this fandom. here’s a shout out and a thank you to these brilliant rec’cers! please thank your faves in the comments too <3

@sitp-recs - Witty, thoughtful, and oh-so-carefully worded, each of Liv's recs brings out the best in the fics described. Each time I see a new post, it’s a must-read! Liv creates such a kind and affirming environment that feels so special. Her themed weeks have left me utterly weak, going back to the masterlists over and over whenever I need a new suggestion.

@eat-yearn-cry - From when I saw the first four masterlists floating around to the absolutely fantastic posts now, I feel so lucky we get eat-yearn-cry's suggestions! Each of her recs is brilliant and informed, hilarious and sometimes sarcastic, and so clearly her. It’s an absolute joy to hear these thoughts, it always sends me straight to whatever fic she's poured her heart out about.

@dewitty1 - Dewitty has such excellent taste in fics, and always picks the best excerpts to share to get my interest piqued. I love seeing her masterlists across my dash and getting to see both fics i’ve read and loved and ones I know I must check out based on her opinion.

@thedrarrylibrarian - The ex-library worker and lover of organizing in me absolutely swoons at this blog full of gorgeously-tagged posts. I can see how much work is put into curating an excellent repository of fic, and gosh do I love it! I'm so looking forward to more of the Happy Hour series.

@drarryspecificrecs - Truly, I do not know how this blog manages everything, from fest recaps to daily recs, to answering endless questions and searching for fics. I remain in awe daily at the amount of excellent and beautifully organized content this incredible blog shares with us.

@dragontamerdame - Though I know Ash is no longer doing recs (and looking at their art, I cannot complain, what a beautiful application of their skill!) I still find myself revisiting some of their old lists because they are so well put together and so detailed, each one feels unbelievably comprehensive.

@dictacontrion - I’ve been a fan of Dicta's writing almost as long as I’ve read drarry fic, and I came onto tumblr this year to find a vast trove of daily excerpts and longer fic rec masterposts. Each and every rec is truly a treasure!

@hogwartsfirebolt - I absolutely adore HogwartsFirebolt's Netfics rec list, not only because it features some of my favorite fics, but what a brilliant way of sharing the fic love? While the taste in fics alone is impeccable, I loved the way this is put together -- I wish I could open up Netfics rn and dive into some of these shared faves!

@onbeinganangel - Not only does Marion share her beautiful embroidery with us, but she has chosen to use it to recommend fics! From the soft cotton of her What We Do In the Shadows rec to the threads of the others, they always make me run straight to ao3, and the fic recs are never amiss.

@zeziliazink - Zezilia's ‘fandom classics’ series, part 1 and part 2, genuinely feel like penguin classics I could pull right off the shelf, plus they’re full of utterly stellar drarry fics! I love how Zezilia has applied an excellent definition of 'classic' here and I wish I had a shelf full of fics like this.

@rockmarina - I've found myself cackling over Rockmarina's meme fic recs on more than one occasion, enjoying them for both the funny and the intensely dramatic fics. They immediately make me want to open ao3 because they are always, without fail, an absolute joy.

@queercore-curriculum - I'm not sure if Queercore would be considered a fic reccer, but each time I see one of the gorgeous, gorgeous binds on my dash, I have two overwhelming thoughts: 1) oh my god, wow, look at that (and that, and that, and that, as I scroll through each stunning image) and 2) I must read this fic right away if someone has spent so much time binding it. We are so lucky to get to see Queercore's craft!

#drarry #drarry fic reccers #harry potter #draco malfoy #drarry fanfic #drarry fic #drarry fic rec #add your faves to the list too!!!

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oatflatwhite · 2 years

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i wanted to send u that ”i love you, bitch, i aint never gonna stop loving u, bitch” meme but was too lazy to go find it so HOPEFULLY ITS THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS. anyway i do not watch the wilds but as always your taste in blorbo is impeccable and i am now stanning a chad that i have never heard speak 💕💕❤️💕❤️ loveu and wishing u well

opal this full on made me laugh out loud oh my god!!!!!!!! thank you so much for believing in me and my blorbos it means a lot. i absolutely DO recommend the wilds if u have am*zon but if not all u need to know is kirin IS a dumbass but he is MY dumbass

look at him. sunburned to hell but still refuses to wear his cap the right way round. zero braincells <3

#answered #opalinedaydreams #the wilds #kirin o'conner

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nightswithkookmin · 3 years

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TAE TELLS: JIKOOK

It's taken me days to get round to making this blog post- commenting on another Jikooker's analysis.

Now y'all don't need me to provide a tall list on all the reasons that this a bad bad idea for me. Lol.

Been there. Done that. Doesn't end too well.

Mi nar wan treble wif gudt piipel.

But I also don't want to shy away from the conversation; whether or not Tae is good at keeping Jikook's secret. Whether that is a tell. If it is, does that mean all the times he's 'exposed' Jikook were wrong analysis etc.

Let me start off by saying, I totally admire this content creator. I don't have a particular favorite Video creator- most of my go to YouTube jikook content creators are Spanish speaking content creators, Karmy and a few Iarmy- a lot of whom have disappeared off of the surface of the internet over the years.

These days I watch just about anyone that shows up on my recommendation or home feed. Used to leave comments and what not but I've refrained from that due to privacy issues and prefer to share my thoughts on my blog instead.

Haven't seen a lot of her analysis, but hands down agree with a lot of the analysis she's made in the few I've binge watched so far- thanks to y'all who recommended her to me.

I think for the most part she knows what the fuxk she is doing. She definitely knows what she is talking about in her videos and I like that. I admire that.

I don't disagree with anything I've seen so far on her channel. Especially her thoughts on Kook. Fearless Kook. Absolutely love those.

I think she could have taken time to flesh out her theory on this whole 'Tae is good at keeping Jikook's secret' bit cos it seems that's what causing the stir? I don't know.

'If Tae is good at keeping people's secrets then there is no way he could have exposed Jikook blah blah blah'

Sigh.

Tuktukkers will jump on anything to invalidate Jikook. Sigh. Sigh.

I can't put words in her mouth, but I don't think she was interpreting Jimin's words to mean that Tae is good at keeping others' secrets and so cannot 'expose' Jikook like we been saying in this part of stan land.

And if she did mean it like that then I'm afraid I'd have to humbly disagree.

My understanding of Jimin's assertion that Tae is good at keeping a straight face when it comes to others' secret is that, he meant Tae has a strong poker face and it's hard to tell when he is lying or telling the truth sometimes.

That's all Jimin was saying. In my opinion.

Which honestly, it's truth. Tae is such an actor. A talented one at that. I mean have you been watching Run episodes?! Ayayaya.

I won't play Russian roulette with him cos imma end up with bullets in my head.

Play Texas hold'em with him at your own risk.

I mean he is the king of blank expressions in BTS. Isn't that why RM describes him as 4D?

He's only what, honed that- should we call it skills, since debut! He's become a master at it. Add his impeccable acting skills to it and its kaboom.

His blank expressions to me sometimes seem like a coping mechanism, if you will. And often times, he deliberately induces it to mask his feelings- when someone says something he finds annoying or something he is uncomfortable with.

A typical example is when JK read 'Tae Kook' in the comments during their VLive and he pretended he didn't know what the fuxk JK was talking about- prompting JK to explain to him that that was their ship name yadda yadda. Insert skull head.

Now we all know HE KNOWS TAE KOOK.

I saw a lot of jokers running around teasing Tuktukkers with the whole "look, your bias don't know y'all ship exists bye'

Listen, I'd join in on the joke- nothing makes me happy than jokers pulling some tuktukker legs but just as long as we all know and agree that's not true.

They all know of their ships.

They've known since the beginning.

They know everything.

When he said get out of your imagination I don't think it was because he had no ideas what homegal was going on about on Weverse.

Tae has many tells. When he exchanges awkward looks with RM or Jimin when Jikook or JK does something outrageous that's a tell.

When he passive aggressively smirks after revealing a detail on the whereabouts of Jimin at 1am that's equally a tell.

The slight head tilt when he says Jk don't want Jimin to come that's equally a tell.

He is very observant.

He loves to observe Jikook when they are up in their shenanigans. In my opinion. So when he is quietly looking at Jikook, observing them with no expression on his face that's equally a tell.

JK is not the only one always watching JM.

I mean he was stood right behind Jimin when he and JK were taking turns staring at eachother while Joonie was busy being eloquent. Tae saw all of that but didn't react to it.

In the recent OT7 VLive when Jimin called Jk too big or something Tae was right behind them and as I pointed out in my analysis on that, he looked away almost as soon as JK turned to look at him- JK was conscious of Tae and he knew Tae was looking at them through the viewfinder.

Sometimes he feels compelled to call them out on it too like he did in the dynamite MV when he blurted out, let's not look in the cameras when JK and Jikook were about to do their weird eye fucking absolutely gay stuff that they be doing from time to time.

All these are tells. To me at least. And I think in her video she was simply pointing out yet another tell of Taes- his blank expressions around Jikook in certain moments.

Having a poker face is one thing, having a blank expression is another.

Like I said his poker face is deliberate. He turns that on in various situations ranging from mild to not so serious circumstances like keeping others from finding out he is a mafia in a game etc.

His blank expressions are often times involuntary. His resting face. Sometimes I don't even think he realises he's blanked out.

When he don't know what to do with himself he blanks out. It's similar to how JK intensely focuses on Jimin when he doesn't know what to do with himself on set or when the cameras are rolling.

When he isn't intensely focusing on Jimin he becomes fidgety or sometimes does some really weird expressions that have popularly become various memes under the heading Jungshook.

It's not just Tae. It's not just Jimin. They all have their tells and go to expressions when they don't know what to do with themselves on camera.

Tae has a strong poker face, he is a master of blank expressions, and he is notoriously one of the most passive aggressive members in BTS.

Any of these can be tells depending on the context and situation.

-As long as we are able to distinguish between these moments and expressions I suppose.

His expression when Jikook were narrating the rain fight for example would be a blank expression and not a poker face in my opinion- a poker face is a deliberate state of induced expressionless demeanor.

Yes he had a blank expression. But I don't think that that was deliberate. That's just his go to resting face when he is not active in a moment most times.

I found his comment, 'that was a long time ago' much more telling that he knew about the rain fight and that expression of embarrassment he had on later equally said that he knew and thought Jikook were being gay unprovoked.

But that is my thought process.

I gotta respect hers too. It's valid.

Him going blank dead silence when Jimin said he loved waking up to see JK's face was more of that 'awkward, can't believe JM just did that shook moments' he gets around Jikook from time to time when they do something very shocking and gay.

I'd be lying if I said I understood what she was driving at with that bit in her video but I don't totally disagree with that.

By her stating that, I don't think she implied the opposite of it. Nor did Jimin by his statement.

Tae has a good poker face don't necessarily mean he is good at keeping secrets. I think it is much more nuanced than that.

I mean he is good at keeping your secret until he misses his best friend and soulmate then it's 'JK don't want Jimin to come' 🤺🤺🤺

Sometimes I wish Jimin were a triplet so I can slipt him between Tae, JK and RM. Suga and Hobi don't mind sharing him with the others and it seems Jin only wants his mirror so... Lmho.

And yes, Tae does give Jikook away from time to time- blank face or not.

I hope this helps??

Signed,

GOLDY

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glitchydyke · 2 years

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hii we haven't rlly talked since the su search history thing died but!! anyway!! seeing your lil threads playing dr is rlly fun lmao

i actually finished playing ndrv3 like last week and i was wondering if you could recommend me anyone who has a dr blog with Good Opinions trade mark ^u^ i want some more dr on my dash but i don't know who to follow and you seem to have some pretty cool mutuals

btw happy new year!! 🎆🎆🎆

HI HI AND THANK U!! playing dr for myself has been v v fun after over a year of watching playthroughs

AND MY FAVE DANGANRONPA PEOPLE YES YES

@ohsayaka MANTISSS is so cool xis analyses of dr characters r SO INTERESTING and xeyre the #1 sayaka fan !! IM OBSESSED w xeyre dr fanart too ESP THE MAIZOSHIMA AND SAYAKA CONTENT??? IMPECCABLE and xe does rlly rlly amazing non-dr art too!!!

@adhdmondo PEBBLE the number one ishimondo fan….. shes so so good SHES ALSO PLAYING DR RN AND HAS THREADS W THOUGHTS !! big w thh content and always has v v good food

@theworldweirdweb eliza’s whole theme is so pretty and they have such good taste in characters!!! also a lot of stuff in their my stuff tag WKFHDK THE MEMES and the whole post abt the hiyoko being a child hc being uncomfy,,,, real

@catgirlchihiro THE URL OF ALL TIME geo is so good!!!! V GOOD CONTENT FOUND HERE AND THE WAY GEO DRAWS CHIHIRO IS SO SO PRETTY

@tenkaede THE URL AGAINNNN shld tell u everything u need to know abt their good taste…. big in danganronpa girls ESP kaede and lots of good madoka magica stuff too !!

@fujifrogs ANOTHER PERFECT URL the way faust studies the danganronpa characters…… AND hes the chihiro fan of all time what else could u need !!

@jolee THE danganronpa artist ever i want to put their art in my mouth. thanks

#FOLLOW THEM THEYRE GOOD #asks #julia 💗

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wellntruly · 3 years

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My Favorite Films of 2020

AT LAST, I’m calling it: I’m done with 2020 (movies)

Given the greater access to streaming rentals during These Times, my goal was to see if I could catch 50 entries in this year’s film slate, and I did it. A deeply pandemic-inflected benchmark from multiple angles, whether this will be my own New Normal I truly cannot say!

Thank god, I’d already written at least some sort of initial response to every single one of these, so each title links to my diary entry for the film on Letterboxd, which either ends there in just a capsule review, or further links to a longer write-up if I did one.

I’ve arranged the following list counting up from my #20 to my #1, then listed all the also-rans just in descending order, then lastly the docs in their own section because my brain really struggles to weigh fiction and non-fiction together on the same scale.

OKAY LET’S DROP MY TOPS:

20. Never Rarely Sometimes Always

Yes this feels almost like watching a mythic trial, but that’s its power

19. The Assistant

Should probably be higher; it’s personal!

18. The Personal History of David Copperfield

Should probably be lower; it’s personal!

17. Emma.

Very sneaky of this movie to make me into Knightley

16. The Old Guard

Sorry to come back and secretly edit this but. I still think about this. I still think about this. The legs!

15. Promising Young Woman

I think this movie hinges entirely on whether you think everything it’s doing is missing the point, or is the point. It’s an interesting piece of art in that regard, and I think some others too.

14. Bacurau

For all that I still feel the screen-time ratio is off here, the STYLE and STORY of this has stuck with me so hard all the way since LAST April. A friend once sent me a “Steal His Look” meme for Lunga and I still think about that all the time, too.

13. Wolfwalkers

The most gorgeous animation since Into the Spider-verse will get you far on my list

12. Shirley

THE BENNINGTON. JUMPED. OUT.

11. La Llorona

Latin American magical realism is practically a guaranteed get on me, so ultimately it’s little wonder this landed as high as it did.

And now we enter the final ten. Every one of these got here because something in my heart freaked out while I was watching it. It’s about to become less explainable!

10. Let Them All Talk

I had such a good time watching this sweet & mean literary boat flick that I felt like I was indulging in something illegal, or at the very least frowned upon. I also felt too drunk to care!

9. Mangrove, with a chaser of Lovers Rock

Kind of Steve McQueen to put the two best of this film cycle first and second. They make a lovely pair, a long & carefully structured story of Black struggle and a short & lyrical exploration of Black playfulness. Small Axe made this December special!

8. Martin Eden

The only way I can conceptualize it at this point is that it’s like this Italian Jack London film snuck up and robbed me blind, and now I’m just here cheerily rocking with my hands in my empty pockets going “I don’t know what to tell you!” Cannot wait to chaotically recommend this to casual acquaintances.

7. One Night In Miami

Nothing has made me miss the WARMTH of theatre like this movie.

6. The Nest

Please trust me and the seventeen other people who have seen The Nest when we all say without a lick of hesitation that it’s one of the best movies of the year.

5. Bad Education

F*CK this is good. Like The Nest, just another impeccable grift thriller. I love movies!!

4. The Vast of Night

One of those where I know exactly what my few problems with it are, however it does not functionally matter at all as I am in love with it. I’ve only watched two 2020 movies twice already, and this is one of them. The other is my #1.

3. Minari

Sometimes a year of hype cannot but leave you feeling a little let down by the time you can finally see it, or it’s Minari and leaves you a startled sobbing mess, in the best way.

2. Sound of Metal

This took me by storm. Or like the creaking, fragile quiet after the storm when you’re gathering up the pieces.

1. First Cow

I just Love! That! Cow!

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There are still a lot of other films from last year I thought totally had their appeals, just didn’t manage to crack my Top 20, and also…some other ones, so let’s just keep going, for the drama:

21. Another Round

22. Nomadland

23. Judas and the Black Messiah

24. The Old Guard

25. On the Rocks

26. Palm Springs

27. The Father

28. Night of the Kings

29. The World To Come

30. Tesla

31. Bill & Ted Face the Music

32. I’m Thinking of Ending Things

33. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom

34. Da 5 Bloods

35. Ammonite

36. Kajillionaire

37. Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

38. The Midnight Sky

39. The Trial of the Chicago 7

40. Mank (pls blank)

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And lastly, I also watched a bunch of documentaries this year, many of which were very different from the usual talking heads approach, and one of which was the Talking Heads. (It was actually just David Byrne but I couldn’t resist the Joke !)

Starting at the top this time:

1. Dick Johnson Is Dead

2. Collective

3. The Painter and the Thief

4. American Utopia

5. The Mole Agent

6. Time

7. MLK/FBI

8. Spaceship Earth

9. Mucho Mucho Amore

10. My Octopus Teacher

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#I'm posting this on April Fools Day for plausible deniability #JK I stand entirely by all this #movies #Wellntruly's Watch Log

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knifehecker · 5 years

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undertale day [long post]

it’s the 15th!! happy 4th birthday undertale!!! normally i try to do a little art or something but this year i decided to do something a little different. there’s a lot of content that’s become core tenets of my experience with the fandom -- changed the way i thought about the characters, how i engage with the fandom, opened my eyes to new ways of writing -- and i thought it’d be neat to compile some of those into one post to share with other people. so without further ado!!!

40-minute Deltarune Piano Medley - FaceImplosion [MUSIC]

ok, i know this is deltarune and not undertale, but this medley incorporates songs from both games so i’m gonna say it counts. and honestly, i could say a LOT about this piece!! i’ve watched and listened to a lot of ut/dr medleys, and this has to be the most lovingly crafted of its type that i’ve ever seen. Ever. a lot of care has been put into the order and combination of the songs (some funny, some sad, some mindblowing, ALL amazing) and the art is so good that every time i listen i find myself watching along. there’s a lot of easter eggs, especially for the attentive listener/watcher, and this medley deserves far more than the 6k views it’s gotten so far.

Undertale Album Project - Various Artists [MUSIC]

Songs From Mt Ebott is a collaborative album project that contains dozens of tracks from a score of different artists. i have a lot of favorite tracks from this album, not to mention the individual track art created for each, and if you’ve never heard of this project before, i really recommend giving it a listen! (FaceImplosion also did a piano track for this album, by the way, which i’m linking separately because it’s one of my aforementioned favorites.)

Chara - tigerblossom [MUSIC]

im not gonna lie. this was my favorite piece of fan music for a long time. it’s a medley mashing a few different songs together, short and sweet, but it comes together in such an incredibly heartfelt way at the end that whenever i end up listening to it i find myself wishing the track was about five minutes longer. they also have an underfell version of your best friend that i recommend giving a listen!

Photographs - FuriousPoplar [FIC]

in terms of “post-paci everyone lives au”s, there’s been a lot of ground covered by a lot of different people, and after a while the concept feels almost a bit...same-y? but this fic covers a sorely-needed conversation between an alive chara and asriel in a way that i’ve never seen approached by anyone else before. it’s cathartic, it’s extremely well written, and it doesn’t shy away from the ugly sides of trauma and recovery, which is so greatly appreciated. it also hit me...REALLY hard, which i think is a testament to how amazing this piece is.

Turn Back - foxsgloves [FIC]

i read this one pretty early on in my time in this fandom, and it’s continued to influence me long after. the premise: frisk keeps loading over the brief time asriel has his body in the epilogue, and simply spends time with him as they both prepare to move on towards the end. it’s sad. it’s cute. it’s amazing. it’s something i go back to reread sometimes late at night when i want to reread something friendly and familiar and a little sad. and its been one of my favorites ever since i read it.

You Wear Your Grief Like a Badge - Draikinator [FIC SERIES]

how do you even TALK about ywyglb? do i talk about nate’s impeccable voice in their writing? how true to character they are with the kids? how they set the scene of a post-pacifist world still shaking with the echoes of the past? the series starts with flowey taking frisk’s soul captive while chara and sans form an uneasy alliance in order to get them back, and then spirals into a tense, sweet, funny, awful, heartbreaking experience that reshaped how i viewed the boundaries of my own writing. draikinator’s writing has been and continues to be a huge inspiration to me, and i heartily recommend giving any of their stuff a try.

A Numbered List of Things That Aren't as Badass as They Sound (ex. Monsters, Suicide, Burning in Hell) - rosyy [FIC]

a brief glimpse into chara and asriel just before It Happens, While It Happens, When It Happens. the prose here is the sort of flowery delirious feverdream you’d expect from a kid dying of buttercup poisoning, and i love it to bits. i also want to mention a dr who crossover by the same author, because it has kris as the doctor and frisk as the stray they adopt, and its also the perfect antidote to the angst the first fic provides.

Risen Up (or, Of Fallen Children and Mountain Kin) - paradoxpangolin [FIC]

oh jeezums, how do i even start with this one? post-paci, frisk comes to the conclusion that the best way to ease the tensions between human and monsterkind is to put on a musical about their time in the underground!!!!.....except this leads to its own host of complications, and things get a bit Messy. this fic hasn’t updated in a bit, but it contains so much in its 140k of already published writing that i feel the need to urge you to read it anyway. i’m really partial to autistic frisks, and this fic has what’s got to be my favorite portrayal of that in ... probably the entire fandom? honestly, most (if not all) of the characters in this fic are autist, and it’s just. very good. i love.

you’re like a mirror, reflecting me - batterytriplicate [FIC]

a daemon au exploring what frisk and chara’s journeys might have been like with the extra distinction between monster dust and daemon dust. i completely forgot about this fic until i was trawling through my ao3 history for this post, and i’m really really glad i found it again. i think i was in the middle of trying to figure out this exact au when i first found this fic, and it did everything i was thinking of (and more) so much better that i felt more than content leaving it at that. so if you like his dark materials and want to see a fantastic little daemon au, give this a shot!

soulless-pacifist - vsemily [ASK BLOG]

soulless-pacifist..... if you’ve never heard of this askblog, you’re in for a treat. i wasn’t with it from the very beginning, but i started reading towards the middle of its main story arc and stuck with it to the end, and suffice it to say, it has to be my favorite fandom askblog to date, purely for how well its written, how well its drawn, and how it’s one of the....only askblogs i’ve ever seen come not only to a FULL conclusion, but to a satisfying one! the mun also worked with a programmer to create a fangame for its final arc, which is so above and beyond that im still kind of in disbelief. in short: this askblog followed frisk and their passenger after the events of a soulless pacifist route, and continues on with them as they grow together and find their place with a whole host of twist and turns in store. also, memes.

Shine your light with me, chase all the dark away - FancifulRivers [FIC]

this au follows frisk and chara after the events of the game. unlike most post-paci runs, though, chara has their own body back, while they and frisk are hiding back in mt ebott after the monsters have left to avoid the complications of being runaways and also.... incredible guilt and trauma. things don’t really work out like that, though, and i really recommend this read. fancifulrivers has also been an incredibly prolific writer who’s uploaded a lot of really good ut fics, so this is a great starting point to jump off of for their other stuff!

repercussions - proximally [FIC]

this fic... i think this one fic is the one that’s impacted me the most during my early days of this fandom. it’s short, and sad, and is a twist on the soulless pacifist ending that i was left thinking about literally for months after i first read it. instead of saying any more and risking spoiling it, i’ll just leave the author’s desc: “You made a mistake, and you pay for it with your life. “

The Great Boondoggle - Masu_Trout [FIC]

the premise of this fic is pretty simple. post paci, frisk is walking home. they come across a Bad Guy. hijinks ensue. but what sets apart this fic from others for me is the way frisk is written here. when this fic was published in early 2016, most frisks i came across were the...sweet harmless woobies that were pretty typical from the fandom. this is one of the first frisks i came across that was kind of mean, and a little cold, and had very obviously had a long upward climb to being the sort of person who chose mercy instead of fight. this portrayal is a lot more common nowadays, which i’m super grateful for, but since this is one of the first fics i came across that really nailed this portrayal, i felt i should leave this here. i also recommend their pokemon/ut au, which is toriel and frisk centric and i also love to bits.

and....well, i was gonna say “that’s it”, but i honestly had to cut quite a few things from this list to keep it from stretching the dash too much. there’s been a lot of incredible content created by this fandom over the years, and this is by no means a comprehensive list of my favorites. but these are some of the ones that impacted me in a really special way, and if you were kind enough to check them out and maybe even liked them, please consider leaving a kind comment for the creator! if you’re the author of one of these pieces reading this right now: thank you so much! im looking forward to finding even more favorites in this year and the next.

#undertale #deltarune #fic rec #longpost #long post #techinically its NOT the 15gh for me yet but theres like. an hour left #and i cant wait to post this anymore SO!!!!#idk theres a lot of stuff this fandom has produced thats been pretty. terrible #but there's just as much if not more stuff people have created thats changed the way i thought #about other people and myself and the way i interact with the world and all that #etc etc etc #anyway. im gay

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heamatic-a · 5 years

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Some fun Munday asks!

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♥: One thing you love about your Muse.

Answered here!

☂: Favorite kind of weather.

I do love dark, rainy days. Thunderstorms too (unless it cuts off my wifi then we have a problem :P ). Yeah I know, my Raiden is showing XD But yeah I love this kind of weather, mostly during summer and autumn!

✉: Any RPers the Mun admires.

I’m gonna direct you to this post HERE because I list pretty much anyone I absolutely adore and more :D

But I WILL give a special mention to a couple of people I cherish the heckie out of.

@fangedfear || @suffocationpit

Listen, Dany has been my best friend for almost 5 whole years now. I love her so much? Her writing is always impeccable, and her muses are always so thought out no matter if they’re OC’s or canon. In fact, my main OC is very entwined with most of her characters and I wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s an angel, literally, and if we spend one day without talking because we’re too busy and whatnot, it doesn’t feel like my day is complete. She’s basically taught me how to roleplay on this hellsite LOL Honestly, you wanna follow someone amazing, you won’t be disappointed. Even though we’re not part of the same fandom, I love seeing her posts on my dash, whether they’re roleplays or hilarious memes. I LOVE YOU DANY, QUEEN OF MEMES!

@kathexismania

I’ve known Kathy a few months now, and wow?! Just WOW?! She’s so easy to talk to, so funny and fun. It’s like we’ve known each other for longer tbh. Her writing is INCREDIBLE?! So poetic and beautiful, so inspiring! She’s pushed me to better my own writing, and always has encouraging words for me, especially when I sometimes doubt myself and my abilities to write or put my characters out there. Speaking of, her understanding of her characters are beyond this world! She doesn’t just write Hanzo and Kuai Liang, she BECOMES them, dives into their psyches and really fleshes them out. Getting a reply from her is always like Christmas. We have like, 378678 threads together and frankly, I don’t mind at all, because each one of them are so fun and chuck full of emotions and action, no matter the subject, be it angst, slice of life, smut, you name it, it’s a ride each time. ILYSM KATHY! Thank you for writing with me. ;u; And if you’re not already following her? HIGHLY RECOMMEND. 1000/10

@st-riley-the-brave

#st-riley-the-brave #stryleythebrave #╰ *:･ﾟ❤ ──❝ e-mails ❞ ❪ asks. ❫#╰ *:･ﾟ❤ ──❝ never let anyone treat you like a yellow starburst. You are a pink starburst! ❞ ❪ positivity. ❫

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louandhazaf · 5 years

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2 and 28!

Thank you!!!

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

Ooooh boy. Yes! I’d love to do a/b/o at some point. Soulmates! Exes to lovers!!! Sex worker or Cam Boy!! I’d love to do an advent fic!!!! Like, so much. I’ve wanted to do that for the past two years but I don’t write fast enough to write every day, so it’d have to be totally ready before December and so far that hasn’t come together. Maybe this year will be the year!

28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.

This question is straight up mean??? There are so many incredible writers in this fandom. Hmmmm. I had three sort of jump out at me, so I’ll list them, regardless of how many favorites I actually have.

jiksa -- She has just an incredible way with words. Like, her word choice is impeccable? So she’s able to pack so much into so few words. She’s brought me to tears multiple times (You’re a Universe, Such Sweet Sorrow, The Bones of Your Heart). I’ll read het fic because of her!!! (Rooftops & rowing boats ‘verse) and whether the fics are about fisting or a single dad or an apocalypse all of her words bring out so many emotions.

alexenglish // softly - their whole asofterworld project is ACES. I was so inspired to try and write shorter pieces because of them. They have written ace characters, and non-binary characters, and trans characters, and robot characters and magic realism and so many ships(!) and gender neutral pronouns and all of it is just... chef’s kiss. Their longer Nouis fics are amazing, so they come highly recommended, as does their WIP (which I think they pulled down, and which is another Nouis, actually, now that I’m thinking about it) that they’re reworking to repost. So I’m anxiously awaiting that fic to post.

becka - I was scrolling through trying to find a few examples of how much I loved her fics and like... I’m overwhelmed? There’s so many? Promise Not to Stop When I Say When is like, my top favorite fic ever, the whole Hold me closer in the night ‘verse is great, and all of these are amazing as well: your hand fits in mine like it's made just for me, Read you like a book, Five things that probably didn't happen after Nick Grimshaw played football, Sweat dripping down our dirty laundry, Let's just see how we go. Like, everyone should just go read all of these.

[40 questions meme // or ask anything!]

#disgruntledkittenface #Nic Answers Stuff

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GladNyx and 4 for the ship meme ⊂(･ω･*⊂)

From the ship asks: First impression of each other? Was it love at first sight?

I’m answering this on mobile, so my apologies for no formatting! This is a great question, because in Artificial Gladio and Nyx’s first impressions of one another amounted to the same sentiment: “Wow, this guy really thinks he’s hot shit.”

Imagine, if you will, 16 year old Gladio walking into his first quantum phasing class at the Coalition’s military academy. Up until this point, the instructors had been pretty much what he expected-authoritarian, impeccable uniform dress, by the book, and very aware of the Amicitia last name.

And then there’s Nyx.

He’s sitting on the edge of the comp station at the front of the classroom, twirling his braid around a finger and looking bored out of his skull. He’s wearing his standard uniform instead of the formal one mandated for Academy instructors, and even then he’s only wearing the pants and boots, opting for a t-shirt instead of the actual top half. Once Gladio and the other students have filed in and wait at ease, Nyx starts talking.

“Look, I’ll be fucking straight with you newbies. 90 percent of you aren’t gonna be able to to do this at all, and half of you that can are gonna be so ass at it that you may as well not bother. I have a month to cram this lesson down as many green throats as possible before I get shipped back out, so let’s get this shitshow in the air.”

Gladio’s temper starts to rise at this irreverent speech. He might be a teenager, but you don’t get raised by Clarus Amicitia, personal bodyguard to the King-Elect, without a healthy degree of respect for the Coalition.

“How should we address you, sir?” The question comes from a whip thin cadet, her blonde hair restrained in a severe bun.

“Not as sir, that’s for fucking sure. Nyx will do just fine, though if you wanna insist on bullshit regulations, Rusher Ulric works.” Nyx hops up from the desk after this and studies the room with narrowed eyes. “Who wants to be first up? We aren’t bothering with theory or any of that shit, it’s pointless anyway.”

“Me.” The word is out of Gladio’s mouth before he can stop it. He hates being told he can’t do something, so he’s got a point to prove to this asshole.

Nyx’s footfalls can barely be heard as he stalks toward Gladio, a predatory grin spreading across his face. “Astrals, it must be my birthday, ‘cause I sure do love when a green cadet with a stick up their ass is the first to volunteer. This oughta be fun.” Nyx tosses Gladio a phase module, which he catches.

“Ain’t here to have fun, Rusher Ulric. Here to learn.” Thanks to a recent growth spurt, Gladio’s able to look down at Nyx as he speaks.

Nyx throws his head back and laughs at this, complete with a knee slap. “Tell you what. You manage to even *partially* phase, I’ll write you a glowing letter of recommendation as long as my arm and give you full marks for the course. That’s how fucking sure I am that you won’t be able to do shit.”

Gladio learns over the next painful, torturous two hours just how right Nyx was. He swallows his anger and his pride and asks Nyx if he would be willing to spend some time one-on-one with him outside of class.

“Shitting Astrals, you’re serious?” Nyx asks. Once he sees Gladio’s stormy expression, he raises his hands in capitulation. “Fine, fine. You’re a stubborn son of a bitch, I guess. We’re ordering takeout though, and you’re paying. Consider it my fee.”

*****

With all the above in mind, it was definitely not love at first sight, although it didn’t take long for them to develop the most casual mentor-mentee relationship ever. Nyx gets deployed a fair amount through Gladio’s time at the Academy, but they comm when they can and catch up when Nyx is on leave in Insomnia. It’s during Nyx’s absences that Gladio probably realizes he has a bit of a crush, but it’s years before anything happens on that front.

This got long, but thank you for asking!

#ali answers #artificial #GladNyx #gladniss

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vinyatar · 7 years

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11 questions meme

tagged by @vardasvapors - thank you! i tried

1. What is the best breakfast you ever had? post 30-hour workday black coffee, fresh tater tots, scrambled eggs

2. What was your favorite book when you were 13 years old? the silmarillion ... i hogged the library copy for the whole year

3. Describe your ideal fic (one that you do not have to write) chronicles of the last alliance - a loose set of short stories. a slow accumulation of armies and confidence. pragmatic dwarves. empire of rhun, tears in nurn. darkness creeping into the bones of rhovanion. homesick numenoreans, gil-galad doing his best as high king, slightly maiarin/unearthly elrond, a stalwart cirdan, cameos everywhere. cynical sindar. war hawk exiles, mordor delenda est.

4. Describe a fanart you would like to see space vingilot

5. State 1-3 opinions on cheese salty, greasy. how does it work??

6. Describe your most recent public or mass transportation experience stood in a fast train and watched boston go by

7. Without checking to see if it’s correct, type something you have memorized (a line of poetry, a lyric, an equation) (yes i’m just straight up stealing this from june) SOsm = 2Na + glucose/18 + BUN/2.5

8. A random headcanon for anything elrohir and elladan stay to bury arwen and then ???????

9. What’s the nearest piece of art to wherever you are sitting right now (interpret as broadly as you wish) bookmark with ink painting of a panda lounging by a pond

10. A dumb opinion you used to have your happiness as an artist/writer/creator is built on what others think (still struggle tbh)

11. Freestyle here about a really good story (of any type) you recently read - "nights so frozen" by @simaethae - i love this concept. that the pelori are volcanoes, varda is genuinely horrifying, "in them is every star in heaven". also melkor being 100 percent done - finrod & amarie & story plaits by @imindhowwelayinjune - i love their dynamic w/ amarie's undercurrent of thoughts + sweet finrod being very close to how i would imagine him + impeccable dialogue

I don’t think I’m well connected enough to tag individual users, but here are some q’s if you’d like to carry on this meme. you can even reply to this post if you want just a few. do not be shy i do not bite -

1. what is your favorite pen or other drawing/writing utensil? 2. your favorite tvtrope and example thereof 3. do you take pictures of your food? 4. what do you want to be remembered for in fandom, any fandom? 5. does your image/characterization of elrond differ from movie!elrond? please describe or provide refs. (please do not be mean to h weaving) 6. how cold do your winters get? 7. do you want to take a vacation in middle-earth? where would you go? (assume you will survive this vacation) 8. who is gil-galad anyway 9. recommend a dish from local cuisine 10. mountain, forest, plain, or coast? 11. describe a fanart you would like to see (borrowed from vv)

#vinyatar is slacking #vinyatar et al #earendil in space #where the space vingilot idea began...

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