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webtoon reading list

current reads

fluffy boyfriend (ep 107)

my gently raised beast (ep 9)

the advanced player of the tutorial tower (ep 19)

my incubus boyfriend (ep 14)

omniscient reader (ep 23)

beneath the camphor tree (#4)

return to player (ep 3)

stalker x stalker (ep 51)

my deepest secret (ep 24)

true beauty (ep 22)

mistaken (ep 5)

btw i just redownloaded webtoon like yesterday, so im only a few chapters in on webtoons i started when they first came out (ex: true beauty) 😭😭😭

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current reads

jujutsu kaisen manga (ch 3)

The Princess' OP Bunny (ch 17 bc i cant bring myself to read ch 18 since there are only 18 chapters out rn)

I raised the beast well (webnovel of my gently raised beast; ch 2)

tbr

eaten by the tyrant i raised (webnovel)

beauty and the beasts (webnovel)

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Amon: I hate you!

Blondina: Well, I hate me more!

Amon:

Amon, sighing: Baby, we've talked about this.

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HIS PERSONALITY IS MY EVERYTHING AHAHAHAHAHA

HE'S SKSOOSJSSK SO HANDSOME SHSISNSKSN

WHY AM I WEAK FOR MISCHIEVOUS CAT BOYSSSSSSS

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THIS BC IM IN LOVE WITH THIS TROPE FOR NO REASON 😭😭

TROPE: "Growing up with nobody to actually lean on, I finally found peace and love with someone... who turns into an animal?!"

MANHWAS:

• I Raised The Beast Well

• I'll Just Live On As A Villainess

• The Lady and the Beast

• The Fake Princess' OP Bunny

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^^^ THIS AND I STARTED READING THE LIGHT NOVEL AND IM IN LOVE THE CHARACTERS 😭😭

so anyways, i started readin my gently raised beast, and the mc is soo adorable, i'd sacrifice my life gor her😭😭

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this is the most cannon bakugou aftercareish one i've seen and i lIVE FOR IT 😩

omg the safeword headcannons are adorable !! would you mind doing one for bakugou and mirio and any character you’d like to add? <3

YOU GOT IT!

MINORS DNI 18+ ONLY

bakugou/mirio x reader + safe word

bakugou will stop what he’s doing immediately. No fanfare, nothing, just, “Okay.” and then crawling off of you or sitting you to the side. I don’t see him being super all over you after; he probably stands and stretches a little, gives you some time to sort through what you need before he turns to you, and rattles off a list of suggestions. “Water? Food? Bath?” He’s not trying to be mean, I swear! He’s just efficient! Whatever you want it’s just okay and then you got it. Water? Done. He’s got a bottle already ready and waiting to go. Food? Just give him a few secs. Bath? he’ll get the water running right now.

If you want cuddles he’ll carry you on his hip as he gets everything for you, calling you a big baby in the most affectionate way. He’s surprisingly quiet through all of this, I imagine, kind of like todoroki in terms of not really saying much, but meaning every single thing he says. Like, you did good. He relies more on action to comfort you, like little forehead kisses, kneading at your back, foot massages, a comforting hand on your thigh. Slowly rubbing your back until you fall asleep. Has food ready and waiting for you when you wake up. He grumbles a little bit about you snoring and drooling all over him...and then feeds you every single bite. 

mirio can be a little intense like he will wrap you up in his arms no questions asked, smiling the whole time. Big on affirmations, forehead touching yours as he slowly and quietly tells you that he loves you, you’re safe, he’ll take care of you. He’s got you. Will insist on pampering you kind of similar to Kirishima! Blankets galore, soft pjs, enough snacks to feed a small country, and something to distract you and keep you happy until you’ve bounced back. It’s okay if you don’t for the rest of the night! He’s got you, lots of little kisses and stupid dad jokes to try and get you to smile.

If you’re feeling better and up for another round he lets you take control, lets you set the pace on top of him. Just runs his hands up and down your body like you’re made of glass, pure praise flowing from his lips as he tells you how sweet you are, how good you feel, how beautiful you look hhhhhh.

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Information about me in case anyone wants to know!

Name: Rayah

Age: 19 (it looks ugly, i want to be 18 again)

Pronouns: She/Her/They

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I made a lil edit of Ralph Macchio! I hope you like it! Please don’t steal it!

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In an attempt to organize my life--and possibly guilt trip myself--I have decided to make a list of activities I can do in my free time instead of endlessly binge watching tv.

Things To Do In Your Free Time

read a book

exercise

dance

walk the dog

cook something new

study for school

study the piano

study a subject of interest

learn a language

play chess

compete in a writing competition

write a book

write fanfiction

study certain topics from game analysis to play better in games

world building

make an app

make a website

learn to code

tutor someone

animation project

start an online business

start an online start up

start a blog

learn graphic design

learn about advertising for business

do artsy activities

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I FINALLY FINISHED ALL OF MY ASSIGNMENTS FOR SCHOOL LETS GOOOOOO

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a disclaimer for the following post: i wrote this at a time when i was incredibly insecure. i felt incompetent in many areas of my life, and you can see that reflected in the books i chose to include in my list. although i did not lie (i really did enjoy all of the books on the list), these are not books that i think everyone should read. most of them did not change my life; they were good literature, and nothing more. i have grown up a little bit since making the list, and i recognize now how immature it was to make this list of books everyone “should” read, in an attempt to sound educated and feel intelligent. i’m not going to delete the list, because it does have some really good books on it, but life is too short to read books out of a sense of obligation. so either read these because you want to, or read something else instead :)

20 books everyone needs to read at least once because people will reference them in front of you your entire life:

“the faerie queene,” by edmund spenser. this poem is both an epic and an allegory, written in (mostly) iambic pentameter. it is divided up into six books (plus a little bit of a seventh) which you should read, if for no other reason than the fact that there’s supposedly an exclusive book club at harvard university for the select few people who have finished all six sections

“romeo and juliet,” and “othello,” both by shakespeare. these plays both involve two lovers who die because of communication issues. and they’re both super important to read because there are so many references to them, both in other pieces of classic lit., and in modern culture

“the picture of dorian gray,” by oscar wilde. if you can’t tell, this is my favorite book ever. if you can get past the purple prose, it’s one of the most ‘dark academia’ books ever. it’s got references to other famous pieces of literature (which i’ll include on the list), lots of gay shit, a dramatic young adult who loves shakespeare, and ofc, murder

“the brothers karamazov,” by fyodor dostoevsky. actually started reading this one to impress a boy; i think that perhaps he and i have different concepts of what is considered impressive, but the book has turned out amazing, so i’m happy. it has lots of wonderful philosophical and theological discussions. the one thing you may not like is that Dostoevsky constantly goes off on little tangents (like Herodotus). it simultaneously fascinates me and makes me want to smack him with a stick

“the prince,” by niccolo machiavelli. this isn’t classic literature so much as it is political science, but honestly, so many people talk about ‘machiavellianism’ without ever having read the original Machiavellian treatise, and it would be so much better to just read the book and then be able to cite machiavelli himself at your next political-philosophy discussion.

“the canterbury tales,” by geoffrey chaucer. these are classics. they’re filled to the brim with medieval language and sexual innuendo, but that’s part of what makes them so wonderful. if that’s not enough of a selling point, ‘the tale of the deathly hallows’ from “harry potter” is super similar to ‘the pardoner’s tale’ from this book.

“the divine comedy,” by dante alighieri. includes a crap ton of great history references and some super sick burns directed towards the corrupt people of dante’s time.

“meditations,” by marcus aurelius. the original metaphysical journal. probably the epitome of ‘light academia’ if i’ve ever read one

“the great gatsby,” by f. scott fitzgerald. jay gatsby is low-key super relatable…and so is nick, the third wheel…and so is daisy, who feels like women are forced by society to be ‘beautiful little fools’

“the iliad” and “the odyssey,” by homer. i will never ever be able to read ‘the iliad’ again without sobbing hysterically. :’((

“frankenstein,” by mary shelley. not only is this a great book in terms of philosophical potential, but there are so many great things to debate about in it. and, it’s written by a woman :)

“oedipus rex,” by sophocles. my favorite book in 9th grade, though god knows why my mother let me read it then

“metamorphoses,” by ovid. a collection of my all-time favorite myths, which every single person needs to read because it explains how the ancient romans believed the world operated, from the way the sun rises, to the reason we hear echoes.

“the aeneid,” by virgil. suggested by @catilinas :) the final addition to the holy iliad/odyssey/aeneid trinity, written hundreds of years after the last part, by a different author, and in latin instead of the original greek. chronologically ocurrs at about the same time as the odyssey, although from the trojan perspective.

“1984” (suggested by @alexickotowaffle) and “animal farm,” both by george orwell. i’m sticking them together because although the plots are completely different, they both remind me of today’s culture in rather unfortunate ways. but they’re very well written, and i do adore orwell’s style :)

“don quixote,” by miguel de cervantes. an absolutely hysterical book; i kept laughing out loud the entire time i was reading it. it satirizes getting wrapped up in the world of books, to which i’m sure we can all relate.

“hamlet,” by william shakespeare. finally crossed this off of my “to read” list and i absolutely loved it. hamratio (is that the ship name for hamlet x horatio?) is wonderful, the whole play is excellent, and i would highly recommend it

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a disclaimer for the following post: i wrote this at a time when i was incredibly insecure. i felt incompetent in many areas of my life, and you can see that reflected in the books i chose to include in my list. although i did not lie (i really did enjoy all of the books on the list), these are not books that i think everyone should read. most of them did not change my life; they were good literature, and nothing more. i have grown up a little bit since making the list, and i recognize now how immature it was to make this list of books everyone “should” read, in an attempt to sound educated and feel intelligent. i’m not going to delete the list, because it does have some really good books on it, but life is too short to read books out of a sense of obligation. so either read these because you want to, or read something else instead :)

20 books everyone needs to read at least once because people will reference them in front of you your entire life:

“the faerie queene,” by edmund spenser. this poem is both an epic and an allegory, written in (mostly) iambic pentameter. it is divided up into six books (plus a little bit of a seventh) which you should read, if for no other reason than the fact that there’s supposedly an exclusive book club at harvard university for the select few people who have finished all six sections

“romeo and juliet,” and “othello,” both by shakespeare. these plays both involve two lovers who die because of communication issues. and they’re both super important to read because there are so many references to them, both in other pieces of classic lit., and in modern culture

“the picture of dorian gray,” by oscar wilde. if you can’t tell, this is my favorite book ever. if you can get past the purple prose, it’s one of the most ‘dark academia’ books ever. it’s got references to other famous pieces of literature (which i’ll include on the list), lots of gay shit, a dramatic young adult who loves shakespeare, and ofc, murder

“the brothers karamazov,” by fyodor dostoevsky. actually started reading this one to impress a boy; i think that perhaps he and i have different concepts of what is considered impressive, but the book has turned out amazing, so i’m happy. it has lots of wonderful philosophical and theological discussions. the one thing you may not like is that Dostoevsky constantly goes off on little tangents (like Herodotus). it simultaneously fascinates me and makes me want to smack him with a stick

“the prince,” by niccolo machiavelli. this isn’t classic literature so much as it is political science, but honestly, so many people talk about ‘machiavellianism’ without ever having read the original Machiavellian treatise, and it would be so much better to just read the book and then be able to cite machiavelli himself at your next political-philosophy discussion.

“the canterbury tales,” by geoffrey chaucer. these are classics. they’re filled to the brim with medieval language and sexual innuendo, but that’s part of what makes them so wonderful. if that’s not enough of a selling point, ‘the tale of the deathly hallows’ from “harry potter” is super similar to ‘the pardoner’s tale’ from this book.

“the divine comedy,” by dante alighieri. includes a crap ton of great history references and some super sick burns directed towards the corrupt people of dante’s time.

“meditations,” by marcus aurelius. the original metaphysical journal. probably the epitome of ‘light academia’ if i’ve ever read one

“the great gatsby,” by f. scott fitzgerald. jay gatsby is low-key super relatable…and so is nick, the third wheel…and so is daisy, who feels like women are forced by society to be ‘beautiful little fools’

“the iliad” and “the odyssey,” by homer. i will never ever be able to read ‘the iliad’ again without sobbing hysterically. :’((

“frankenstein,” by mary shelley. not only is this a great book in terms of philosophical potential, but there are so many great things to debate about in it. and, it’s written by a woman :)

“oedipus rex,” by sophocles. my favorite book in 9th grade, though god knows why my mother let me read it then

“metamorphoses,” by ovid. a collection of my all-time favorite myths, which every single person needs to read because it explains how the ancient romans believed the world operated, from the way the sun rises, to the reason we hear echoes.

“the aeneid,” by virgil. suggested by @catilinas :) the final addition to the holy iliad/odyssey/aeneid trinity, written hundreds of years after the last part, by a different author, and in latin instead of the original greek. chronologically ocurrs at about the same time as the odyssey, although from the trojan perspective.

“1984” (suggested by @alexickotowaffle) and “animal farm,” both by george orwell. i’m sticking them together because although the plots are completely different, they both remind me of today’s culture in rather unfortunate ways. but they’re very well written, and i do adore orwell’s style :)

“don quixote,” by miguel de cervantes. an absolutely hysterical book; i kept laughing out loud the entire time i was reading it. it satirizes getting wrapped up in the world of books, to which i’m sure we can all relate.

“hamlet,” by william shakespeare. finally crossed this off of my “to read” list and i absolutely loved it. hamratio (is that the ship name for hamlet x horatio?) is wonderful, the whole play is excellent, and i would highly recommend it

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I ruin everything good because I’m so unstable.

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“If you like . . .” popular YA fantasy tropes edition

Assassins / fighting / traINING SEQUENCES

to satisfy your need for a good training montage 

Graceling by Kristin Cashore 

set in a society where members are ‘graced’ with one specific power, we follow a girl who is graced in killing, and working for a corrupt king

main is fcking kick ass as hell, lots of training fight sequences that you can pretend have a dope soundtrack

A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab - 

Lila fucking Bard??? And her knives?? Just read it, this series is killer and the main has the same obsession with her knives as I have with her p.s. you get magic competition montages what more do u want in life 

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 

NiNA and INeJ. This book has a rotating PoV system, and of the two main girls one is a gorgeous waffle loving sorceress and the other is a fucking knife wielding acrobat that will fill your need for sneaky sneaky spy/assassin types 

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner -

In the later books you get some thicc duels on training grounds that will make you shit yourself so not quite a sequence but read it anyways ok 

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff - 

Assassin training sequences like you’ve never fucking seen please read it and love it 

Le feminine and strong main 

To satisfy your need for more gals who are allowed to have both strength and femininity 

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - 

queen of your life stuns everyone with her gorgeousness and the reader with her strength?? 

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 

coming at ya fast for a second time, Nina is girly af and also loves waffles which is just a perk you’ll love her i promise 

Fire and Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore - 

the main in this book is a monster known for her unearthly beauty which makes men go mad when they see her? Also she is v feminine and soft and loves children and wants babies and is STILL SO STRONG THANK YOU for this amazing portrayal

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes -  

Cleo is a pretty fcking princess and a romantic and is strong thank you v much 

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima - 

Raisa goes to SO MANY BALLS and has crushes on boys and never shuns her femininity this is so important. 

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner - 

The goddamn Queen of Attolia she wears dresses and runs a kingdom what more do you want 

Le Romance 

enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, sexual tension

The Queen’s Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner -

Never will you be so wrecked over such subtle romance I’m not gonna spoil and tell you which trope is going on but I just need to plug this series every day so have it in every category 

Fire, Graceling, and Bitterblue by Kristen Cashore - 

all of these have romance and all of them are GOOD COMMUNICATIVE HEALTHY romances you’re welcome (ft. sexual tension on training grounds, star crossed lovers, and CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD)

Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo - 

fucking coming at ya again here we are lotsa good romances in this just go for it it’s clearly a winner psst. enemies to friends to lovers trope 

Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes - 

le enemies to lovers trope coming at you STRONG if you’re that kind of trash read it 

The Wrath and the Dawn by Renee Ahdieh - 

again, the enemies to lovers thing played out BEAUTIFULLY 

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor - 

urban fantasy featuring that otherworldly romance that you know you ate upppp p.s. romeo and juliet sorta deal 

Trick by Natalia Jaster - 

that whole “they get on each others nerves forever and bicker and then fall in deep love” shit (p.s. this is a little more nsfw but not as much as…..)

Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat - 

ENEMIES TO LOVERS THIS BOOK IS THE EPITOME OF IT JUST READ IT (p.s. explicit graphic content)

Nevernight by Jay Kristoff - 

Oh boy there’s some romance here it’s v nsfw also lgbtq+ rep and just all around how many tropes do u want bc shit it really does it all in the best way thx

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller -

A retelling of the Iliad it’ll tear your heart out read it read it now I beg you 

The Tiger’s Daughter by  K. Arsenault Rivera - 

Lgbtq+ !! just some gay princesses in love in an Asian-inspired fantasy setting with demons and everything you could ever want 

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a disclaimer for the following post: i wrote this at a time when i was incredibly insecure. i felt incompetent in many areas of my life, and you can see that reflected in the books i chose to include in my list. although i did not lie (i really did enjoy all of the books on the list), these are not books that i think everyone should read. most of them did not change my life; they were good literature, and nothing more. i have grown up a little bit since making the list, and i recognize now how immature it was to make this list of books everyone “should” read, in an attempt to sound educated and feel intelligent. i’m not going to delete the list, because it does have some really good books on it, but life is too short to read books out of a sense of obligation. so either read these because you want to, or read something else instead :)

20 books everyone needs to read at least once because people will reference them in front of you your entire life:

“the faerie queene,” by edmund spenser. this poem is both an epic and an allegory, written in (mostly) iambic pentameter. it is divided up into six books (plus a little bit of a seventh) which you should read, if for no other reason than the fact that there’s supposedly an exclusive book club at harvard university for the select few people who have finished all six sections

“romeo and juliet,” and “othello,” both by shakespeare. these plays both involve two lovers who die because of communication issues. and they’re both super important to read because there are so many references to them, both in other pieces of classic lit., and in modern culture

“the picture of dorian gray,” by oscar wilde. if you can’t tell, this is my favorite book ever. if you can get past the purple prose, it’s one of the most ‘dark academia’ books ever. it’s got references to other famous pieces of literature (which i’ll include on the list), lots of gay shit, a dramatic young adult who loves shakespeare, and ofc, murder

“the brothers karamazov,” by fyodor dostoevsky. actually started reading this one to impress a boy; i think that perhaps he and i have different concepts of what is considered impressive, but the book has turned out amazing, so i’m happy. it has lots of wonderful philosophical and theological discussions. the one thing you may not like is that Dostoevsky constantly goes off on little tangents (like Herodotus). it simultaneously fascinates me and makes me want to smack him with a stick

“the prince,” by niccolo machiavelli. this isn’t classic literature so much as it is political science, but honestly, so many people talk about ‘machiavellianism’ without ever having read the original Machiavellian treatise, and it would be so much better to just read the book and then be able to cite machiavelli himself at your next political-philosophy discussion.

“the canterbury tales,” by geoffrey chaucer. these are classics. they’re filled to the brim with medieval language and sexual innuendo, but that’s part of what makes them so wonderful. if that’s not enough of a selling point, ‘the tale of the deathly hallows’ from “harry potter” is super similar to ‘the pardoner’s tale’ from this book.

“the divine comedy,” by dante alighieri. includes a crap ton of great history references and some super sick burns directed towards the corrupt people of dante’s time.

“meditations,” by marcus aurelius. the original metaphysical journal. probably the epitome of ‘light academia’ if i’ve ever read one

“the great gatsby,” by f. scott fitzgerald. jay gatsby is low-key super relatable…and so is nick, the third wheel…and so is daisy, who feels like women are forced by society to be ‘beautiful little fools’

“the iliad” and “the odyssey,” by homer. i will never ever be able to read ‘the iliad’ again without sobbing hysterically. :’((

“frankenstein,” by mary shelley. not only is this a great book in terms of philosophical potential, but there are so many great things to debate about in it. and, it’s written by a woman :)

“oedipus rex,” by sophocles. my favorite book in 9th grade, though god knows why my mother let me read it then

“metamorphoses,” by ovid. a collection of my all-time favorite myths, which every single person needs to read because it explains how the ancient romans believed the world operated, from the way the sun rises, to the reason we hear echoes.

“the aeneid,” by virgil. suggested by @catilinas :) the final addition to the holy iliad/odyssey/aeneid trinity, written hundreds of years after the last part, by a different author, and in latin instead of the original greek. chronologically ocurrs at about the same time as the odyssey, although from the trojan perspective.

“1984” (suggested by @alexickotowaffle) and “animal farm,” both by george orwell. i’m sticking them together because although the plots are completely different, they both remind me of today’s culture in rather unfortunate ways. but they’re very well written, and i do adore orwell’s style :)

“don quixote,” by miguel de cervantes. an absolutely hysterical book; i kept laughing out loud the entire time i was reading it. it satirizes getting wrapped up in the world of books, to which i’m sure we can all relate.

“hamlet,” by william shakespeare. finally crossed this off of my “to read” list and i absolutely loved it. hamratio (is that the ship name for hamlet x horatio?) is wonderful, the whole play is excellent, and i would highly recommend it