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STORE CLOSED-!! thank you everyone for your support for both me and jez, we'll take the next few days to tally up orders and notes and order stock at the very start of january!

I'll update here and on twit when the items arrive and i begin shipping them out in batches, thank you so much again to everyone who grabbed something, LOVE U ALL...!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤🎉

[fuckmeyer]

Ok so I follow you because of your amazing analyzing and theories of twilight, but it's gotten to a point I have to consider reading your stories, and besides a Paul lahote story here or there over the years, I haven't really read twilight stories, especially ones that aren't about the Wolfpack.

I'm scared. So I wanted to ask about yours, what is it like?

Is it crazy like full of plot twists and insanity and madness covered into brilliance (the good kind) or crazy in a way that I start liking bella and edward (the terrifying part)?

(If you answer this, please consider the fact it might actually make me reread twilight (the original) and start ranting worse. For both our sanities, is it smart?)

Is it crazy like full of plot twists and insanity and madness covered into brilliance (the good kind) or crazy in a way that I start liking bella and edward (the terrifying part)?

both! liking Bella & Edward is THE biggest plot twist of this saga LOL. i'm not really one to hype my work so bear with me. here's the difference between Twilight & In The Afterlight:

the familiar:

setting. rainy rural PNW vibes

rough plot. girl meets vampire. vampire wants to kill her. love ensues. it starts you off in familiar territory, then slowly peels away as the story progresses. you'll find enough of the "iconic" scenes to keep you oriented in nostalgia, but not so much that you feel chained to the original book.

characters. no OCs. Bella & Edward are somewhat OOC, but their core traits are still intact.

the unfamiliar(ish):

Bella's personality. i think it was @blurry-walker who made this excellent point: we're supposed to like Bella because of how she's described, not by how she acts. Bella is not really selfless, mature, observant, compassionate, intellectual, or self-aware. which would be fine... if that were the author's intention. i've tried making Bella a mix between how she's described & how she acts: selfless, contemplative, & stubborn, with a sense of humor. & i threw in a backstory & hobbies - i.e, drawing, music, reading - so she has a life besides Edward. (she can still act like she's 18 tho. as a treat.)

Edward's personality. no stalking, no anger issues or mood swings, no misogyny, no invalidation of Bella's choices, no militant chastity. just a vampire who's lost his way & startled to discover he is every bit a part of this world as Bella. more humorous, more overwrought/ romantic, more contemplative.

the result is a relationship that's rooted in mutual respect, common interests & values, & genuine companionship. they talk about philosophy, they exchange mixtapes, they tease each other, & have slightly less self-control when it comes to sexual intimacy

James/Victoria plotline

twilight is less fairytale, more gothic horror

deeper thematic discussions (bc i think they're neat! :D). what does it mean to be you? how do you find yourself again when you're lost? what's the secret to keeping your humanity in death?

vampire/Cullen lore. what's the difference between a golden-eyed vampire and a red-eyed one? what are "la tua cantantes" and "mates"? why are the Cullens going to high school? what's the Cullen-Volturi relationship like? who are the Cullens, really? i'm trying to paint them as grayer characters & have their personalities/backstories make sense for who they are.

werewolf lore. i *hate* canon imprinting - how an imprinter loses him/herself to the imprint, how the imprintee can't say no, the fact that they imprint on CHILDREN when the theory behind imprinting is to "find the strongest genes"... NO. i hate it all. i hate that smeyer appropriates the legends of the Quileute tribe & how stereotypes/ tropes of Native people are perpetuated in this series. i especially hate the double-standards Bella puts on the pack vs the coven. justice for the wolfpack or bust

since you mentioned liking the wolfpack (same), the sequel, Come Nightfall (aka New Moon), has way more wolfpack content than the original, & we see a lot more interactions between Jake & Bella. (and Bella & Sam!)

i don't feel it's my place to tell you whether you should read this or even whether it's good. if it helps, this is what other people say:

"This… Was incredible. It was the kind of fanfiction that should be praised along the classics of the fandom, the kind you would want to print and put in the shelf in between Twilight and Life And Death."

"This is, to me, the epitome of great fanfiction--you took the story idea and characters and tweaked them to how you imagine it would be better as well as adding in your own flare, AND you have the story telling ability to back it up."

"You've managed to write something that not only surpasses the source material, but flies so far beyond it in nuance, craftsmanship, raw emotion and SMUT that it travelled through space and time continuum and shows no signs of stopping. Every time I think it can't get better, it does."

"I read both of your books in like 2 days; I couldn’t put them down. This is some of the best writing I’ve ever read on here."

"What a gem of a story. I read it in one sitting, the best canon rewrite I've ever read. Very very clever writing, engaging plot, and the most real Bella and Edward relationship I've ever seen. Everything about it, Bella and Jacob, Sam, Alice and Bella's dynamic, Billy and Bella, everything added so much colour to this story. I can't believe this came from Meyer's twilight and New Moon. Absolutely genius."

[basketobread]

AAAHHHHH I JUST SAW THIS THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR INCLUDING MY GIRLY!!!!! LUNARA LOOKS ADORABLE AND SO DOES EVERYONE ELSE THANK YOU SOOO SOSOSO MUCH AGAIN 😭❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

TAV APPRECIATION POST!! i TRIED to get one of each race but. im gonna be honest i had trouble identifying which tavs were meant to be half elves. and also half elves are pretty much just elf lite so like

is it obvious i didnt realize how hard it would be to fit everyone in when i made the canvas size. they are SQUISHED TOGETHER. dog is barely visible (or at least he would be if i turned the opacity up on all of them). anyway! tavs in sort of order:

bottom left (deirdre fawn) - @mooreaux

middle left (drifa) - @seahagart

top middle (bonnabelle) - @gobb

bottom middle (dagmar) - @aimoplaysbg3

middle middle (lunara) - @basketobread

in the middle of the left and the middle having a weird time (dog) - @bashcrandicoot

top middle (malas) - yours truly!!

bottom righter than middle (lilith! is lilith a tav? i think so) - @bludazey

top righter than middle (otholil) - @venusmage

bottom right (morgan) - @tadpole-apocalypse

top right (anma) - @zellk

[thatdeadaquarius]

So like I just went through almost all your language posts and I was wondering what if like the creator sometimes just switches languages out of no where and everyone is just like:😃. Cuz like they don’t understand what they mean and it happens randomly too or when they’re irritated and they just start cussing in like 3 different languages at once

IM SO SORRY TO DO IT TO YOU-

but i think ive written some stuff abt this before?

u know what tho.

ive got an even better idea. my “go-to” if you will.

Torture Alhaitham.

>:)

^^^ ALHAITHAM RUNNING U DOWN AFTER YOU SAY EXACTLY (1) WORD IN ANOTHER LANGUAGE HE’S NEVER HEARD-

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Sun: Gender neutral Reader (you/they/them)

Orbit: SHORT headcanons-ish?, Language shenanigans!

Stars: Alhaitham (suffer lol)

Comets & Meteors: Content Warnings: None Known & Trigger Warnings: None Known.

he’s watching you. constantly.

he’s always writing about you.

he’s following you around Sumeru City.

he’s following you around Port Ormos.

he’s at your house-

Alhaitham learns you speak multiple languages before any other akademiya schloar, and he’s submitting a thesis about “the Greatest Lords languages from their home world”

before you can even say “I’ll think about it” in any language u know lol

people have definitely mistaken him as your favored acolyte (not that he does much to deny it)

and talk to him like he’s your secretary?? …oh, welp.

Alhaitham knows your schedule for the next month within a week of following you

mans is willing to do the MOST to get you to sit down and just start talking in a language at him

want food? his specialty dish ingredients are always at the ready at his house

want literature? he’s offering to literally break into the akademiya (or giving you a copy of his house key to have access to his personal library all the time)

(tho kaveh is practically hugging you to his chest as you walk around perusing as he talks ur ear off lmao)

Haitham (he sometimes insists you call him when it’s just you two) wants to singlehandedly be the first person who understands every word you say when u coo at dogs in another language

or cuss out a fictional character for being stupid

CRYING U CANT EVEN GET MAD AT HIM BC

every time u get pissed he’s interrupting every other word you say to ask for definitions/clarifications of slang 😭

send help he’s made a red string theory board of all the languages you’ve used to try and just- make sense of all their rules and when you use them and how to tell the difference and oh no-

Alhaitham’s hanging pictures of you mid-sentence with ur mouth open or even worse when ur yelling.

…u know maybe its not for an akademiya project, maybe he’s just trying to humble you. 💀

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thanks again for sending this ask in!! :D

language sagaus my beloved <3

tbh i have likeeeee 54 things in my drafts rn? so needless to say im slow, BUT IM SO HAPPY U GUYS GAVE ME THIS MUCH TO FAWN OVER, REQUESTS OR NO <333333333333

:]

an iced coffee? for me?? :O

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Safe Travels Ariasdream,

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♡the beloveds♡

@karmawonders / @0rah-s / @randomnatics / @glxssynarvi / @nexylaza / @genshin-impacts-me / @wholesomey-artist / @thedevioussmirk / @the-dumber-scaramouche / @chocogi / @fallen-starr / @areaderofbooks

[kroosluvr]

My friend who got me into P5 is like CONSTANTLY sending me your comics to praise them. About how they’re so in character and they do everyone so well, yk, the like. And he’s shy as all fuck so I’m gonna send you love on his behalf. Your comics rock! I always walk away feeling like I know the royal trio a bit better :)

HI ANON SORRY IM SO LATE TO SEE THIS AAAA thank you and your friend SO SO MUCH ;w; <333333333333 this rlly means the world to me aaa im so happy you both like my p5/royal trio stuff!!!! WAILS AND ROLLS ON THE FLOOR

[sapphire-to-the-rain]

YOU ARE LITERALLY NOT BAD AT EXPLAINING THINGS this makes sense to me and i will be trying it asap

hello i am a huge fan of your planymphia art !!!! i scream in your tags all the time about this but i am DEEPLY obsessed with the way you do poses!! they're all so dynamic and cute <3

perchance would you mind giving us the insider info on how you make your art look all like... glowy/hazy ? like how the lineart or adjacent colors appear to be bleeding into each other :o idk if this makes any sense but hopefully you know what i mean kjdfkdj

Omg hello sapphire TT !!!! I honestly love reading all your tagssss, it makes me really happy reading all of your thoughts and feelings abt my art!!!! Thank u so mucchhh!!!

For the lineart bleed,, I copy my lineart, merge them, and add Gaussian blur effect then adding a red solid color, clipping that with blurred lineart, and changing the blending mode to linear burn (idk if this makes sensexddd) After that I put another solid color clipping it to the original lineart layer

This is what it looks like together! with and without the colors!!

here's also the layer arrangement !! I hope this helps!!! I'm very bad at explaining things adksgdakld

[euniveve]

FINAL UPDATE ON TUITION SITUATION

okay okay i am actually excited to tell you guys that i am OFFICIALLY BACK IN SCHOOL!!!! it takes a lot of miracles & a lot of your help; it wasn't easy but i am here!!!! also i have taken a part time job in a sense- i am not totally safe but i am getting there! i am getting a safe place in my life!!! I will still be writing, maybe I'll even have a comeback this year, but please keep rooting for me everyone! <33333 THANK YOU FOR STICKING BY ME THIS WHOLE TIME YEAH!!!!!<333333333333

P.s. i will be deleting my original post about the donation & the proof of my situation but you guys can find it, it's in the archive i think, i just dont wanna mislead people into thinking im still in a desperate situation regarding my school tuition; AIGHT THANKS THATS ALL

[collegetennisoriginstory]

OK. UM. first of all, hiiii! <3 ok lemme just gush a lil bit:

1. I LOVE UR FIC OHMYGOD HOLY SHIIIIIIIT

2. god, i don't even have the slightest idea of how tennis works, but this is just so????? like?????? you know. and i kinda get how the play goes?? YOU'RE AN AMAZING WRITER GOSH.

3. i actually remembered most of the characters?? considering there's a lot of em, this is practically a miracle. again, you're goddamn amazing. i dont know how. maybe the pace is great, but definitely THE CHARAS ALL HAVE PERSONALITY/DEPTH??? like, i actually even remembered the side charas!!! mike, thalia, diego, felix, that cool ass girl in that shooting game, etc. umh just perfecto.

4. THE TENNIS MATCHES ALL FEEL SO SATISFYING!!! <3333333 omg. i feel like WUOOOOOH u know. i feel so cool playing a cool talented mc omg im loving it (i play a i-win-everything type of mc becuz im a perfectionist with a fear of failure) the matches me on edge in my seat oh gosh <3 and when u win it somehow just go WOOOOOOOH again!!! AAAAAA<3

5. aw, and of course, my beloved rivals to lovers rayyan <3333 *sigh* the slowburn.... (hes actually my first & only one. i go: ohhh tension!?!? and make a run for it. um, if it's ok to ask, is there a lot of content in the romance area as of now or in the future? like, replayability in terms of romance? im sorry if this is rude, i didnt mean to, i suck at words & i wont ask that again.)

6. FOUND FAMILY YAY! FOUND FAMILY YAY! <33333 (we genuinely lack those in the if community pls.) soulmates w/ sam. ride or die diego. very reluctant ride or die G (imma be honest, his name is just so hard so my head for some reason just go Guacamole 😭). aww tobin u very big cinammon roll ill protect u. shenanigans. & others too many to name honestly.

7. help this is just so good i had to force myself to sleep at 3am for a 7am lecture and i sat in the front rows and i put my head on the table and the fricking professor called me out ohmygod- BUT IT WAS WORTH IT GODDAMN!! ILL DO IT AGAIN IF I HAVE TO! HA! i cant wait for the next update- i'm gonna have this fic in my head for the next week oh pls noooooo. (no pressure tho. u do u author! take ur time!!! ill be here to support u, whoo!)

8.ALL IN ALL, I LOVE IT I LOVE THIS I LOVE EVERYONE I LOVE YOU AUTHOR *runs over & hug you w/ consent* <333333333333

ok. um. that's not it but if i continue it's literally gonna be an essay so i'll stop.

author. i will die for this fic. ahaahahahah. if i may ask, what's ur fav IFs? (i really, really love this one so im kinda hoping maybe u have similar taste in IFs eheh. again, im sorry if this comes as rude or insensitive.) oh uh & if my long rambles bother u, i won't send it again sorry.

<333 okok. take care of urself, dont forget to eat healthy, drink water & good sleep. have a nice day :D

Wait. I think I might have missed replying to this I am so sorry!!! It gave me so so much joy. Maybe I subconsciously did not want it to leave my inbox haha.

1. And 2 -> THANK YOU!

3. Gosh this is such a great thing to hear. There are a looot of characters, and I definitely worry sometimes that it gets to be too much, but I think the IF is getting long enough for me to give enough-ish screentime to each character... though it takes me a while to cycle back to different side characters. I cant believe you remembered the cool ass girl in laser tag! :)

4. AWESOME to hear! 🥰

5. Yup, being a character driven IF, there will be a lot of romance (or friendship) beats / moments in the IF (which is already true now). The next couple of chapters will follow the same mix of sports, school and romance / hanging out, so you should already have a sense of how much romance there'll be (it'll just keep unfolding / developing for each of the RO routes!)

6. Hehe found family is my fave trope to insert in stories as well.

7. Hahaha aww oh no fictional college life is catching up to your real college life!!

8. HUG YOU BACK (with consent)!!🤗🤗

[teddybeartoji]

i'm gonna cry. phone died while writing this but it's way too important i pulled out the laptop.

OKAY SO. madK is a manga, the artstyle is AMAZING, very gorgeous and unique and i loved it A LOT. i'm not gonna give any spoiler bc i want everyone who sees this to go give it a try. please. i beg of you. i think not only you but also your fans are freaky enough to like this

once upon a time... a mortal summoning a VERY POWERFUL demon from hell. gives him his soul in exchange for a wish, that's the rule

oh! what may that wish be? yup, you guessed it. ❧ 𝖈𝖆𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖇𝖆𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖒 ❧

okay so you totally haven't asked yourself why the font change or decorations. it's actually not only for dramatic effect but also to abord the following detail!! the decors and the characters in hell are very traditional!! mix of traditional european (i'd say maybe french) architecture and fashion, along with some traditional japanese (?) garments. all in all AMAZING and shame on me for not being knowledgable enough to know every single detail and name of clothing by heart you can all bully me for that tbh

OKAY BACK TO THE PLOT. after some freaky sex involving a human and a demon whose body may or may not be eaten until there's barely anything left (... yeahhh this manga is the peak match my freak content i've seen so far BUT PLEASE. GIVE IT A TRY. FOR A DESPERATE SOUL LIKE ME. THERE'S NOT ENOUGH APPRECIATION. (where's my drink.(the hundreds of edits i voraciously CONSUME after finishing any type of media/content ever))

SORRY GOT OFF TRACK. so after those acts (for the freaks out there dw it's definitely NOT the last and not the most... unique things you'll see along the way) the human soul goes to hell

and bc atp i'd tell you too much and i wanna give you some suspense for you to go read it (i hope that functioned. that my way of writing right now was dynamic enough to peak your interest.) i'll just tell you

the manga is basically about the protag and K (get it cuz madK... mad K) matching each other's freaks (btw i hope you've seen the TV series hannibal my dears... it's also very amazing and if you ask i can also try to sell it even tho i'm probably bad at it but if you read this far maybe there's hope)

plot twist (or not bc very forshadowed) at the very end!! ngl for the end... i understand but it's so FRUSTRATING.

okay my job is done here but really it's beautifully written, there's cannibalism there's love and some really fucked up stuff (please be careful) and twisted relationships and good lord. the author is rlly good at anatomy. there's all kinds of monsters out there.

but all in love it's just a story about love. (awwwwww)

take care mickey, and thank you for being curious (?) about stuff i like - ik my asks are very very long and it must be draining for you, i don't really know how to shorten them most of the time because i rarely get the chance to express myself as much and as honestly :')

still, sorry and thank you for your time!

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SUNNNYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFGGG STOPPP THIS SOUNDS SO FUCKING COOL HELLO????? LITERALLY ALREADY WENT TO SEE WHERE I COULD BUY IT TOO HEHEHEHEHE i am a slow reader though and also.. so very unemployed so yk it might take time for me to get to that but i am very fucking into it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you're doing a very good job at selling it lmao this seems like it'd be fucking perfect for me:333333333333

AND IT'S ABOUT LOVEEEE<3333333333333333333

OMGG AND UR ASKS ARE NOT DRAINING PLSS I REALLY AM JUST SLOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! i love reading all what you send me hehehehe we are bonding rn:33333333 there's absolutely no need to shorten your asks love i promise i'll get to all of them it just takes me some time!!!!

[thevoidisscreamingbackatyou]

Etc etc (for the ask game)

DHSIFBSKDNKSDNOS THANK YOU FRIEND ILY <333333333333

apparently i have a very specific vibe lol everyones said the same things love yall <3

(also cool dice for you fogs >:3)

[alienaiver]

bacon has no respect for iwa whatsoever and i love that!!!

i'm always amazed by how well you characterize the hq guys but now i'm also in awe over your lovely cat characterization!!! that drabble will live in my head rent free, thanks for writing it!!! i didn't know i needed it but now i can't live without it ♡

KFSKEFNJS bacon's modeled after my very own menace, snøfle! (its like a local condiment kind of little cake that he looks nothing like) hoenstly i think my cat is worse than bacon bcos he'd probably also be childish and WHINE about him being the bed! not bite, not howl, growl or attack, just pathetically whine to make sure everyone knOWS hes miffed abt the current situation!! PFFT

i hope to find a guy like iwa one day who'll respect the sleeping arrangement of my cat (otherwise he wont be worth it) but still confess to me like that!!!!! that is the dream!!

thank you elle words cannot describe IN ANY LIFETIME OR UNIVERSE, how much ur reactions, praise and encouraging words mean to me!!! NOTHING!!! COMES CLOSE !!! it always brings me such immense joy ;;; <!!!3333333 (also im emoji-less rn due to being on my pc </3 DKNFSKFKJS) again thank you for always taking time out of your day to encourage me <333333333333

under eath is a pic of my cat and the condiment hes named after (honestly i just think it rolls off the tongue well)

[georgespaniel]

This was so unbelievably late I'm so sorry lmao, uni has been a bit mad lately. Anyway thank you @underscoreethan and @beachsread for the tags on this <3

Album: iliwys

Fav songs: paris <333333333333, the sound, loving someone, ugh!, love me, if i believe you

Underrated song: loving someone, it's kinda popular but i feel like it'd not talked about as much as it should be

Overrated song: i love them all but probably somebody else, it's good but there are so many fantastic bangers that get missed

Fav mv: love me, a genuinely iconic music video one of my favourite of all time

Skip: none <3

Rating: 100/10 best album

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(ik my main was tagged for this one but i'm posting it here as well i hope that's okay <3)

Album: abiior

Fav songs: sincerity is scary, i always wanna die, love it if we made, it's not living if its not with you, give yourself a try

Underrated song: surrounded by heads and bodies, very special and one of the first things i am learning on guitar

Overrated song: I like America and America likes me, I get what it's going for and it has kinda grown on me but it's not really my thing

Fav mv: sincerity is scary or tootime <3

Skip: sorry the man who married a robot, i do listen to you sometimes but you are the most skipped

Rating: 9/10

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Album: notes

Fav songs: i think there's something you should know, nothing revealed/everything denied, shiny collarbone (i will fight for it), if you're too shy, roadkill

Underrated song: having no head, it's such a fun vibey song and i might just be biased because i'm obsessed with george's production but its so good and deserves more love

Overrated song: I genuinely don't think any of them are overhyped tbh, maybe then because she goes but i still love it, just slightly less than most?

Fav mv: guys!!!!!!! made me cry

Skip: the 1975 and don't worry </3 don't dislike either of them but sometimes they're not the vibe I'm going for

Rating: 10/10!!!!!

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i'm not going to tag anyone because i'm 90% sure that everyone has done it atp and it's rather late but oh welll

[dinnerbug]

I'M NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT REMEMBERING NAMES TO TAG EVERYONE BUT THANK YOU AND ALSO THIS APPLIES TO ANYONE WHO SEES THIS I LOVE YOU ALL <333333333333

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[f3mcelbambi]

CONGRATS GURL🫶🏻🫶🏻 so happy you got into uni

AAAAAAAAAA THANK YOU SO MUCH

AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WISHED ME CONGRATS I LOVE YALL <333333333333

[inkykeiji]

how does it feel to have a group of the little pelicans from nemo who go “mine?” except we go “touya-nii?”

HAHAHAHAHAHA it feels incredible, it fills me with so much warmth it feels like my chest is about to burst!!! hehehe i love u all so much <333

[marylily-my-beloved]

<33333333333 <333333333333 thank you so much <£3333333333333 @starmanbutitsregulusblack @hedgehog-troops @hedgehog-troops @her-midas-touch @silence-between-seconds @discoveredreality @hijabi-desi-bookworm @hijabi-flavored-nerd @moonysbookstack @moon-girl88 @cressthebest @vintagetee13 @violet92959 @queenie-blackthorn @obsessedwith15deadwizards @bananacatmeow @virgil-upinthestars @chasingthestarss @ooggie-boogie-man @nrvscig @that-multi-fandom-hijabi @thatrandommatildafan @samisamousa @serenewrap @ everyone who sees this and any moot i forgot <33

Look at you. You're tired but you ain't giving up. I'm so proud of you.