#;; literally anyone hmu

[munnchausenzip]

need 2 meet new people...SPECIFICALLY NEW PEOPLE WHO ALSO POST AND MAKE ART...

[kuni-kuun]

Clothes got mixed up at the laundromat with some other guys'

[sweetest-honeybee]

Wondering about stockpiling some cheap bust/waist comms for the holidays so save some extra cash

[hanscapons]

some jayce and viktor inspired tattoo flash!!

[allthemurders]

my levels of father brown obsession have reached new heights (spent ten quid on a guidebook to the cotswolds from circa 1950 and got so ridiculously excited about the 39 pages of adverts in it)

[wewere-here]

tired of waiting for new just dance lore to drop?

have you tried: filling the void with an absolute fuck ton of extremely complex and detailed headcanons about each character

[haruneski]

I drew a thing!!! You know this one!!!

[lesbianfakir]

How to work on art when your anxiety disorder has decided it’s something to be ashamed of HELP

[indigodawns]

hello <3 does anyone have any last-minute tips for idk . enjoying a (taemin!!!!!!!) concert when you have autism + adhd? HSJSJSJS

[jokerfic]

helloooo do you have any book recommendations that are quite similar to your work? 💓

oh this is SUCH a good question! also a bit difficult to answer because the better the book, the more up-my-own-ass I look for making a comparison. I'm just going to offer a little selection with very brief summaries/bullet points and hope that you guys understand that most of this list is aspirational and I'm not claiming to be a peer to any of these writers particularly. putting it under a readmore because I know myself.

the very first one that sprang to mind is Badger by C. M. McKenna. A recovering addict forms a mutual, deeply unhealthy obsession with a ruthless vigilante. even though they connect with one another on a level that they can't seem to reach with anyone else, the relationship is volatile and unsustainable. trigger warnings for sadomasochism and brief details about past child abuse and CSA.

Sunshine by Robin McKinley - a career baker is abducted by a gang of vampires and left as prey for one of their own. When dawn breaks and he still hasn't touched her, the tables quickly turn. (I haven't read this one in a while, but remember it as being very in keeping with the kind of romantic relationships I write--prickly, complicated, slow-burning, maybe a little unsatisfying in that you never get quite what you want? Robin McKinley's romances were definitely a huge influence on my taste in general, so her bibliography is worth checking out. The Blue Sword is also good)

Helpmeet by Naben Ruthnum - a woman brings her dying husband to his childhood home to care for him in his final days. Romantic, grotesque, a novella about devotion and obsession. A quick read at under 100 pages, but not always an easy one. cw for body horror and some generally gross descriptions of a guy who's basically falling apart, but absolutely worth it, I think. I read this in one sitting and have been recommending it since. I'm getting increasingly interested in blending horror and romance, and this project marries the genres perfectly.

I'm going to pivot slightly and lean harder into the "aspirational" side of things-- the following books don't so much have things in common with my writing (or my writing with them) but they scratch my brain every which way, I love them, I've reread all of them at least 3 times, and they're definitely in mind when I think about how to plot a story or set a scene or progress through a romance. (you'll forgive that the first 2 options are YA-- I have a whole lecture about YA's stranglehold on marketing and how lots of books that are by every other marker "adult fiction" get sucked beneath the YA umbrella even though they don't belong there just so they'll sell better, but we won't get into it now)

The Folk of the Air Trilogy by Holly Black - fae court intrigue, scandals, treachery, and backstabbing + a central couple that hates each other so much that they just have to do some smooching about it. you love to see it. A lot of stuff billed as "enemies to lovers" is fangless because they're worried about making the "enemies" too unsympathetic or too mean-- not here. Here, there are several times when I was worried either half of the couple was actually going to kill each other, lol. Violent mutual obsession. Difficult to put down once you've started.

The Six of Crows Duology by Leigh Bardugo - mean, nasty criminal wunderkind Kaz Brekker is out for revenge, and also to take over the city's underworld entirely. Heists on heists, thousands of plates spinning at once, a crew full of misfits, and a girl that has become his right hand, his confidante, and his conscience (entirely against his will). we love a high fantasy crime romp, especially with such a complicated relationship at its center.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt - I can't ever put together a books rec list without adding this. If there's a single person out there who missed the early 2010s tumblr craze and doesn't know what this book is about: a California misfit finagles his way into an elite private college in New England, where he becomes fascinated by a small, elegant clique of Classics students. He manages to infiltrate the clique, and slowly becomes involved in their personal entanglements, quarrels, secrets, and-- eventually-- murder. Everything that has ever branded itself "dark academia" is trying to do what TSH did and has failed miserably. It is the blueprint and incomparable. Tartt's lush prose seduces you as quickly as the clique seduces Richard, and, like Richard, you don't want to leave, don't want this charmed existence to end. At least half of what I do is trying-- pretty unsuccessfully-- to be in conversation with The Secret History. It accomplishes everything it's trying to accomplish, and it's a privilege to read.

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins - do you like found family? You won't for long. A fucked-up array of found siblings are being groomed to mysterious purpose by a father figure who has kept them locked away from the world at the Library, where they are raised and trained and tortured in turn. Carolyn, one of the more unassuming of these siblings, has a plan to get free-- a plan that quickly puts the whole world in serious peril. Like most of the rest of the books on this list, this one is un-put-downable, setting a breakneck pace and with compelling characters, and I'm just in so much awe at the way this is plotted-- it's a masterclass in compelling storytelling, and by a guy who's only ever written Linux manuals! I don't know how you write a debut novel like this. I think about it all the time.

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones - this is tumblr, everyone knows about Howl's Moving Castle, I won't belabor the point, but the book is different from the movie in a way that makes it very worth reading, and it's kind of the champion of bicker romance, a couple whose love language is low-level (to high-level) quarreling nonstop. they drive each other crazy and would also die for each other. so romantic <3

okay I've lost the plot. here's a bite size book rec blast to wrap it up and the points where I think we overlap: Piranesi by Susanna Clark (faith, optimism, gratitude and awe for the world you live in), The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (taking the frightening step to build intense intimacy with a stranger), obviously the Thomas Harris Hannibal books (complicated romance with a killer). Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff (sometimes, your protagonists have a rich inner life that you have to navigate carefully-- some more than others). The Checquy Files by Daniel O'Malley (sometimes your female protagonist is pitched headfirst into a dangerous and mysterious world she's not prepared for and has to wing it the best she can. this one is a reach because that applies to thousands of books, I really just wanted to include it because these are fabulous books and fun to read). Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (figures of great evil are vastly seductive, difficult to escape, and ultimately suffocating), Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor and The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock (try as you might, you can't outrun God). (SERIOUS trigger warnings for the last three-- violence, sexual abuse and assault, all the grotesqueness that comes with southern gothic-- basically assume if there's something bad, then it's in one of those books.)

I think I'll call it there. Sorry I quickly abandoned answering your question and instead spent most of the ask on "here's a book you should read. here's another book you should read" but in my defense. you should read some of these. what you read ripples out into what you write, and these are some of my favorites, so that should count for something, right? lol maybe not but thank you for asking anyway because this was fun.

[vintagecandy]

Of course, i have jervis tetch favoritism, i will not pretend, but it is nice to have his friends to draw him with. and they are friends, after they meet in the mad house lmao I just need Ed next... But that.... may take a long while as well, just fair warning lol.

[luguangs]

which danmei are you getting into for the philosophy!!!

it's called Eternal Burning (烧不尽) / The Fall of Rationalism by Hui Nan Que! i just finished reading it a few days ago

the MC is a philosophy professor so the philosophy takes a center stage throughout the novel, to my absolute delight. (he also has a mobility disability which is very refreshing to see btw)

it actually covers a lot of themes but if i had to summarize it, it explores the limits of reason as opposed to desires, the struggle for meaning, the nature of suffering, and the pursuit of happiness.

if you're familiar with philosophy terms, it mainly delves into rationalism, philosophical pessimism, and existential nihilism and talks about the different schools of thought of western philosophers such as schopenhauer, hegel, nietzsche, kant, russel, etc. i know this sounds dense but i thought it was all very well integrated within the narrative itself!

and while the philosophy is the main focus, it also has some very interesting discussions about astronomy, classical music, ballet, and visual arts that i enjoyed a lot.

however!!! even though i did enjoy it because i'm a huge philosophy nerd, i'm also extremely picky with my recs. and to be honest i would not exactly recommend this novel. the themes it covers are fantastic but i just feel like the plot leaves something to be desired. and trust me the romance is uhhh very toxic (i genuinely wanted to slap the ML several times lmao)

anyways while i can't in good conscience recommend it i also can't stop you from reading so pls just make sure to check the tws if you plan on checking it out! here's the carrd

[noscomnias]

haha so. guess who 100%ed all of natlan in 2 days but hasn't even finished the archon quest yet. me that's who

[pixellangel]

yall im. im miku miku ing so fucking hard right now. i feel so powerful

[itskindnessinfinite]

no cause the plot of the umbrella academy season 4 wasn’t even the main reason why i didn’t like it. it definitely sucked but it wasn’t the worst, most frustrating part. the thing i didn’t like at all was that it just wasn’t campy or chaotic or colorful or weird, it was just boring.

where was the funky soundtrack??? where was the colorful and campy visuals and vibes??? where was the overall chaotic dynamic between the entire family, not just certain duos/trios???

the side quests were so lackluster and boring and didn’t even have anything to do with the overall plot.

like just, what the fuck??? i never thought i would call the umbrella academy boring. cause even if certain parts of the previous seasons weren’t great, i was literally never bored. it was always entertaining and fun and dramatic and campy and i fucking loved it. season 1-3 made me feel every single emotion ever! season 4 didn’t make me feel anything at all.

season 4 just lost everything that made the show fun to watch and that’s just such a fucking shame.

[alienaiver]

does any of my fellow writers or readers wanna vibe-read (and minor-minor beta read but thats not a requirement since im confident in my general grammar etc and vibe / general thoughts are more important) my sfw disabled/chronic pain reader insert shinsou fanfic of a fever dream? its currently standing at 30k ish and not even finished, so absolute no stress abt being a fast reader!!

bonus if ur disabled urself in some capacity and able to pick up on my presentation and whether or not i end up making it too vague instead of relatable! tho not at all a requirement! the disability/diagnosis will not be specified, but as i suffer from pots/heds/fibromyalgia myself, those will be the type of experiences i draw from(but dont limit it to). reader is also described as using mobility aids, but it is as a whole described under 'dynamic disability'.

short summary is chronic pain reporter!reader is shinsous self-proclaimed biggest fan, and has a fan twitter about him. they (accidentally) post horrendously ugly pictures of him (if zoomed in) which his friends always does and makes fun of in a groupchat. on a drunken night he dm's the twitter account and a blooming relationship ensues, a will-they-wont-they back and forth as reader learns to let someone in and shinsou learns that he is lovable and worthy. it has minor elements of chatfic and some homemade art included of the horrendous, zoomed-in shinsou faces.

its a slow burn (estimate is 8-9 chapters of ~5-7k words per chapter) with a gender neutral reader in a timeskip world that is semi-canon compliant up until the war. chapter 1 thru 5 are all finished, whereas ch6 is 90 ish percent finished and the last ones are drafted and completely planned, with in-between scenes written down as well.

if youre at all interested send me a dm or an ask and we can discord or google doc it out :3 i have literally zero expectations except u sharing ur own thoughts so no technical knowledge, personal writing experience or anything needed. ive been working on this for a year and i feel im staring at it blindly at this point so a fresh perspective would be nice i think!!! i also dont mind if multiple people wanna do this, since ill just receive more feedback!!

if youre not interested in reading but wanna help me get the word out, id appreciate a reblog but not required 🥺✨